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The Daily Nebraskan
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THE INNOCENTS
The endorsement of the Student Council by the Innocents society
last night not only lends powerful aid to the movement, but it also
demonstrates that the senior society Is alive to the needs of the
University, and will play a prominent part in the attainment of
student self government. It sets at rest, too, the unjust fear that has
been felt In some quarters that this body would oppose the council.
The co-operation of men as closely identified with student
activities as the Innocents is needed it the Student Council is to be
successful. By showing that they are am.Ious to lend their aid the
Innocents have also justified their own existence, and have insured
the continuation of the Innocents body as one of the finest of the
Nebraska traditions.
A BETTER UNIVERSITY NIGHT
The announcement by Chairman Harold Holts of the University
Night committee, that the stunts for this year's program will be put
upon a higher plane, will be welcomed by the vast majority of
students.
University men and women are not coarse, and they do no
enjoy having coarse productions branded as representative of the
University on the big stunt night of the year. The chairman should
be firm In his Insistence that nothing suggestive be, admitted in any
performance. . .., .
This does not mean that prudery will govern the exhibition.
Clean, wholesome fun is what is wanted. The curtain should be
rung down on an act that oversteps the bounds.
CHARTER DAY
Charter Day has been abolished as a University holiday, because,
in the opinion of the faculty senate, the students did not want it.
Lack of attendance at the track meet and mixer in the Armory at the
Charter Day a year ago, was the basis for this belief.
The abolition of the day as a University holiday does not do
away with the fact that the University was founded on February 15.
Nebraska should observe this day in some splendid celebration that
will be reminder to all of the students and faculty of the benefits
of education they are getting because the batMe for higher education
was fought and won some generations ago.
It has been suggested that Charter Day be celebrated this year
by a special convocation that will he a worthy memorial to the
birth of Nebraska. Charter Day comes on Thursday this year, and
such a celebration could be planned without interfering with the
regular class work.
This might be the beginning of a fine Nebraska tradition.
NEWS AND EDITORIALS
Mr. Gere, in his Forum article, has mistaken the editorial opposi
tion of The Daily Nebraskan to the anti-drill agitation, for an un
fair treatment of the question, and he has mistakenly asserted that
the paper has never attempted to present the movement impartially
As a matter of fact the news pages of The Nebraskan have
contained as much, if not more, publicity for" the efforts of th
students w-ho are trying to abolish drill, than for their opponents.
The news has been hadled impartially, and without bias.
The editors of The Nebraskan consider it the function of the
college paper to take a stand, editorially, upon such questions as
these, as a help to the formation of student opinion on the subject.
The Nebraskan has, therefore, been doing its duty as it sees it
to point out that the agitation is basically against drill, that it is
sponsored by pronounced pacifists who have opposition to any form
of military training as their guiding principle. That some or the
students connected with the movement are conscientious is not 10
be doubted. It is the more unfortunate that they have formed a
rather unhappy alliance.
NON
COMPOS
MENTIS
Our Dally Thought
There are sufrraoettt, and suffra.
jests. There are a few of each on the
campus.
A Michigan mun has written an arti
cle deploring the amount of " fussing"
(otherwise known as calling on) the
rtMran rvvrwis. 'He sa'8 that be-
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cause of the society life at Northwest
ern and Wisconsin the football teams
of these two schools are very inferior
in rank. He also predicts a like fall
from the high pedestal that Michigan
sits upon, if the men do not give up
the "perfume parties, dances and pink
teas."
Mercy, mercy, what will we do if
all the college men lu tills country
don't stop their society and go back
to the knotted clubs and raw meat!
"Better stunt night planned," said
a headline yesterday. Them's familiar
words, Agnus, but maybe it's so.
Do you ever get blue and discouraged
When you just want to turn and
run,
And you wish that the world were a
grave-yard,
And your resting place marked by
a stone?
Does the world ever look like a dark
closet
Where your mother put you when a
bad child,
And there are shadows in all of
the corners.
With the door locked from the out
side? If life has taken on such a mantle
Such as the darkness of night.
There's only one way to change it
And make things look and come
right
.lust sit down and look all aoont you,
See the ones' who are more unfor
tunate than you,
Then think what you'd do in their
places
And you'll thank jour stars, you
are you.
FORUM
To the Editor of The Nebraskan:
In the Nebraskan for February 6,
there is an editorial beaded "Time to
Call a Halt," an editorial in which
there are several statements that
need correction.
I have been watching this movement
to abolish compulsory drill ever since
Its beginning, with a great deal of
interest And especially I bare not
iced the manner in which The Nebras
kan treated It My purpose in writing
this comes from a desire to see fair
play, which The Nebraskan has not
been giving the question. It has all
along treated it as an "uprising," a
thing that must be suppressed, and
bas never attempted to present the
movement Impartially, or to allow It
to be fought out on its merits.
Now, the young men back of this
movement have a right to their opin
ion, and they have a right to put it
before the student body. Just as the
men opposed to the movement have
the same right If the former are in
the right no amount of suppression
can keep them down, and if they are
in the wrong, then the more the ques
tion is discussed, the sooner it will
die.
The impression an observer receives
is that the editor is afraid to have it
discussed.
Specifically, the TniBptaternects I re
fer to in the editorial are in calling
this movement "the anti-drill" agita
tion, and in calling it "unpatriotic."
The movement is not an "anti
drill' agitation. It is an anti-compulsory
drill movement a movement to
make drill voluntary. v
The editor calls this movement
"unpatriotic." By this definition, all
Americans who do not believe in con
scription are "unpatriotic." Oui f jre
fathers were "unpatriotic." They be
lieved in voluntary service.
The test of patriotism is the w ill
ingness to fight and to die, if need
be, for one's country. Wbo is the
more patriotic, the man wbo fights
or drills because he wants to, or
the man wbo fights c. drfv be
cause be bas to? It T. GERE.
1 heard
That there is
A new girl
On the eampus
And that she is a wonder,
That is. everyone
Is wondering
Where and who and
How she is.
Furthf rmore
She is an heiress
In disguise!
And 1 wondered
Again
Why hcinj-si-.r.
Disguise themselves
And air-esses air
Thorn fives.
Have you ever
Noticed how
Many snobs aren't
And the yellow shoes
And many diamonds
Go with dirty fingernails
And "1 seen." "Gee. Red,"
Et cetera.
H takes a false-alam
To excite the neighbors
But it doesn't
Bother the firemen.
Mi to about the would be's.
Then why is it that
Heiresses disuise their
Identity?
Heiresses are tie
i-iaff of the social life
For some people
Money may be the
Root of all Evil .
But the Froit on tea
Tree is very FdihU.
In this poverty-stricken
Institution
An heiress or two
Would lend a
Glint and glamour
To our modest little circle.
Especially if they would
Die and leave their
Cast-off jewels and wealth
To the general fund
For the education and uplift of
The would-be's
That mottle the
Landscape.
BRIEF BITS OF NLWS
Twin Valentine Party. The Twins
club of tfte University, to which all
student twins are eligible members,
are planning a unique Valentine party
for Friday evening, February 9, when
the club will meet with Elliott Davis,
3116 Holdrege street.
An experienced salesman with good
references wanted during vacation.
Must have ability to manage men.
The Midwestern Company, Topeka,
Kansas.
Regimental Dance. The cadet regi
ment is making arrangements for an
informal regimental dance in the Arm
ory Saturday, February 17. Special
features are being planned by the
committee, composed of Capt. John B.
Stoddard and Capt. Adolf Blunk.
To Discuss War Problems. Law
rence Slater, a student in the Lincoln
high school, will lead a discussion on
"The United SUtcs and World Teacc,"
at the regular mid week devotional
meeting of the University Y. M. C. A.
in Music hall. Temple, tonight at 7
o'clock.
Farmers Average Income. In a
farm management Burvey just com
pleted by the farm management de
partment t.f the college of agriculture
on stxtv-three farms covering 13,608
acres in Seward county, It was found
that the average farmer there is get
ting $1,121 a year for his labor.
western Nebraska are quite different
from those commonly encountered
along the Missouri river, and no given
locality has as many as 400 birds. Any
local bird list will grow slowly after
the 200 mark has been passed.
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Progress in Night Classes. The
night classes in mechanical engineer
ins: open to mechanics and shopmen
are continuing to the satisfaction of
those in charge, according to Prof. I.
D. Hoffman, head of the department
of mechanical engineering Much in
terest has been shown by those who
have taken up the work and very
few have dropped their courses.'
Girls' Club to Meet The Girls' club
party, scheduled for last Saturday
afternoon in the Temple, was post
poned because so many of the co-eds
went home at the week end. Louise
Coe, the president, said yesterday that
the party would be given Saturday
afternoon, February 10, at 2:30 o'clock.
In the Temple. This will be the first
girls' party of the second semester.
Nebraska Birds. More than 400
different kinds of birds "make their
homes in the state of Nebraska, ac
cording to the entomology depart
ment of the state University college
of agriculture. However, the only
kinds of birds one ordinarily sees in
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