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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1918)
THE nMLY NEBRASKAN ALUMNI Marjory Green. '17. In teaching phys-j leal cducalon at the Washington stato college this year. During the "flu" epidemic she nursed soldiers there. Tho following la an extract from a let-, ter received by MIkh Chalkln at the alumni office: "It seems as though 1 were a long ways from V. of N. I am teaching physical education bore at Washington state college. Just at present our col lege is closed on account of 'ho "flu." bo I am nursing the S. A. T. (Ys at on of our churchc which had been con verted into a hospital. Tho boys are certalny lovely and appreclati every thing you do for thera." Lieutenant Randall F. CurlU. "12. is with the 350th Infantry. Fiance. , Miss Amy Armstrong. A. B. and M. A., University of Nebraska, 'who is teaching In the McCook achool. Is spending a few days In Lincoln with friends during a forced vacation. Geneva Seeger, '17, Is teaching In Malvern, Iowa. She wrote tho follow ing letter to Miss Chakin, the alumni secretary: My Dear Miss Chakin: "I am teaching in Malvern this year have the subjects of Domestic Sci ence and French. There are two oth er Nebraska girls on the high school faculty, Eva J. Drokan, '14. who is principal, and Bessie Bayley, '16, who is teaching English. "Sincerely yaurs, "Geneva Seeger, '17." Dale F. McDonald, '11, has recently been promoted to the rank of major in the infantry. He is with the army general staff college, A. E. F., France. Ernest W. Schaufelberger. '16, is taking special laboratory training in bacteriology and chemistry for sani tary work at the Yale army lanoratory. New Haven, Conn. He was inducted into military service from Lincoln to Camp Funston on June 20,- 1918. He was transferred to the Yale army lab oratory, October 21, 1918. In a letter received at the alumni office, he says: "As but 250 men are lrere in train ing, and the men are drawn from sol diers and civilians of the state, I feel very fortunate In having received tne chance to receive this instruction. Yale is a great institution, well equip ped and an organized, thorough staff of Instructors." GARMENT CLEANING SERVICE LINCOLN CLEANING AND DYE WORKS 326 South 11th Leo Soukup, Mgr., B 6575 C. H. FREY Florist 1133 O St. Phone B 6741-6742 LUNCHEONETTS SERVED I L U E R ' S RESCRIPTION H A R M A C Y BEST PLACE TO EAT ORPHEUM CAFE 1418 O Special Attention to University Students fli S. CAFE 139 South Eleventh On 11th at P Street SARATOGA RECREATION FLOORS CHAS. N. MOON AIRMEN HAVE THEIR THRILLS Mist Excitement of Golno "Over the -.Top," but Life Has Some Enliven Ing Momenta. , In n little cxtaialnet some way tnm tho front several officers hnd finished dinner and were dawdling over tJWIr lliiuoiiis. The conversation hnd turn ed upon what It felt like to iV over the top. Sinlthson had Just ben honing forth, nnd he turned chnflinit'ty to Cl iiko, n balloon oPUer lilted In fii make up.n foil', ai1 remarked: "Anyway, you air merchants escape That I" v "Do we?" answered the bnlloon of ficer, removing his pipe. "I'll Just tell you what it feels like for us to make a forced parachute descent. "I was up one day, very low visibil ity, squatting Just under the clouds, when without warning three Boche planes dwooped down. "Every machine gun and 'Archie' in the neighborhood started off for miles around. I felt a bit dazed, but reallt ing what was up, yelled to the other fellow with me to get oveiv took off my telephone mouthpiece and scrambled to the edge of the basket. Instinctively I saw the panorama around, the white rig-rag of trenches In front and be hind the dull gray sea, with here and there a ship. I remember thinking im personally what a long way to the ground 3,000 feet was I "But, drawing a breath, over I went and dropped 200 feet, when the ropes began to tighten around me, and I realized In a flash the parachute had opened. "I saw the other chap floating away beneath me and I couldn't help think ing we must look llfce a number of mushrooms chasing each other. Sud denly the earth rushed up to meet me with an awful bang and I found my self mixed up with some sheds. But actually I had alighted quite gracefully and was only bruised and suffering slightly from shock. . "It really wasn't much except for the first awful leap, and even that was afterward compensated for by a dear old lady to whom I showed the para chute spread out at home and who re marked: 'How clever it was to have Jumped from a balloon into such a mall sheet.'" Out of a Russian Prison. Many of the commerce bureau's for eign representatives have been obliged to carry on their work under trying and often dangerous conditions during the last four years, but the experience of Roger E. Simmons, lumber trade commissioner assigned to Russian ter ritory before our entrance into the war, has probably beer unique. Shortly after escaping from prison, where he had been placed under sen tence of death, he wrote the bureau the following brief account of the progress of his lumber Investigation while In prison: "While In prison I found two learned fnronters. several sawmill owners. practical men, and a former member of the cabinet. Information received was very valuable." This shows an official avidity for data that speaks for Itself. Commerce Reports. Such a Punster. She was a fisherman's daughter, and wore her hair in a net. The city youth came round to court her, and here are a few things he said : "My love, you hold first 'place' In my heart. Although I 'flounder' about In expressing myself, my 'sole wish Is that vou will save me from becoming a crabbed' old bachelor. I shall stick to you closer than a 'limpet,' and from you a 'wlnk'll be the rod to guide. To S9tbw wtfll 'skate' o'er life's rough rocks and when I look at your haad I shall say., 'Fortune smiled upon me when I put "herring' there." And the lady dropped her eyes and sweetly murmured, "You giddy kip perl" London Tlt-Blts. Scientific Masterpiece. One of the most distlngulsaed fea tures of the town of St Mlhiel, France, la a piece of statutary, carved out of the solid rock by Llgler Rlchier, a pu pil of Michael Angelo, and a native of St. Mlblel. It is a representation of the burial of Christ Each of the fig ures is life size. The figures are so carved out that one may pass among them. In 1870, when the Germans oc cupied the town, the piece was cut In the middle by the Invaders so that it could be carried away. 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