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The Daily nebrasecan
V0LXV1H. NO. 127.
PRICE FIVK CENTS
LINCOLN, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1019.
FOLITICS IS ABOVE
ALL A PUBLIC DUTY
Palbey Tells Students to Make
Sacrifice and Accept Office
When Time Comes
gays College Graduates Make Best
Legislators Practical Ex
perience Good Advantage
"I hope the young men and women
of this university who are going out
Into ihe business of the state will not
look upon politics as something to be
shunned but will make the sacrifice
to accept office when the time comes
and help to get rid of the professional
politician." said Dwlght S. Dalbey,
speaker of the House of Represen
tatives, when addressing Prof. Sen
ator's eight o'clock Political Science
class last Friday.
"I would like to leave in your minds
the importance of taking a greater in
terest in politics. The country is
faced with serious problems, and in
terests who do not have the best in
terest of the country at heart are try
ing to control. You young people look
at thines from a different angle and I
advise you to take an office; when the
time comes,
"Business people have looked down
upon politics and have left the run
ning of the government to the hands
of men who make a business of poli
tics. The business man is the one
who should go to tba legislature. He
makes a good lawmaker because he
has the practical experience back of,
him. Dont go into politic! with the
idea of making a business of it. The
man who makes a business of politics
is afraid of his re-election and fre
quently stoops to commit acts which
his conscience tells him is wrong.
College graduates make the best legis
lators and some of the most valuable
men in the present legislature are
graduates of this university. They
are men who have been successful in
business amd use their experience to
good advantage.
Politics a Public Duty
"I am in. politics because I consider
it a public duty. I feel that citizen
ship is a responsibility and if the busi
ness man don't sacrifice a little time
to accept an office, the idle man will
take it for the salary.
"The state will soon be selecting
men for the constitutional convention.
The old constitution made in 1870 has
become entirely inadequate for present
day needs. It is vitally Important to
the welfare of the state that the draft
ing of this new constitution is not
left to the professional politician. It
must be written by men who are big
enough for the Job, and I sincerely
hope that it will be a high class con
vention composed of men who know
what good government Is and that
they will write a constitution which
will be of everlasting credit to the
-tate."
(Continued on Paire Three)
The Student Should Know
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Nebraska Historical Society was
founded in 1878. Robert W. Furnas
as the man who most diligently
forked to establish it In 1879 the
State University offered to house the
Historical Society on the campus and
11 has been situated here since that
time.
At present Mr. A. E. Sheldon Is
uperintendent and secretary cf the
oclety. Mr. E E. Blackman has
charge of the Museum which position
n has held for twenty years.
The State Historical Society main
tain a museum especially rich in
archaeological material, Indian coa
tsapg and beaded work. One costume
Jone coat $1,500 dollars. The dis
mal value Is beyond calculation, but
,l actual value In a conservative esti
ttate la puce4 at $10,000. The
oeum ia open to the public every
47 from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
OMICRON NU ANNOUNCES
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
At the regular meeting of Omicron
Nu, the following were elected to of
fice for the coming year: President,
Estella Warner; vice-president, Julia
Mockett; secretary, Ruth Whitmore;
treasurer, Pernice Mitchell. The coun
il members elected were Ruth Sheldon
and Beatrice Schenck; editor, Helen
Oiltner; and historian, Verna Buchta,
The Omicron Nu conclave is to be
held this year at Albany, New York,
June 19 to 21. Miss Alice Loomis,
national president; Evelyn Black, na
tional secretary; and Estella Warner,
chapter president; will be the repre
sentatives of the Nebraska chapter of
Omicron Nu at the conclave.
Omicron Nu will have a luncheon
Friday, May 23. during Semi-centen
nial week, in honor of the alumni
members throughout the 6tate.
DEAN BURNETT IS NOW
AT A.E.F. UNIVERSITY
Dean A. E. Burnett Now in
France is Stationed at
Beaume University
Dean E. A. Burnett of the College of
Agriculture who is a member of the
army overseas educational commission
is reported, by a Lincoln friend to be
stationed at Beaume. The Stars and
Stripes, the official paper of the A. E.
F. for March 7 contained the follow
ing article:
"Beaume university, the army's
great educational institution awaits
the coming of thousands of ambitious
men of the A, E. F. wh have enrolled
for the various courses offered.
"The big college received Its first
students yesterday. They" came from
the S. O. S. Today and quotas from
the First, Second and Third armies
will arrive. Classes will be started
on the 10th. rians are being made
for a formal dedication on the 15th,
which, it Is expected, General Pershing
will attend.
"Formerly a huge base hospital cen
ter, the buildings at Beaume taken
over by the army for the educational
DUTDOses have been converted . into
class rooms, laboratories, dormitories
and recreation and entertainent halls
capable of accommodating 40.000 stu
dents. There are nearly 1,000 build
ings and of this number 400 will be
used for class rooms. When in full
operation, Beaume university, with its
agricultural college at Allery, win De
the largest educational center in the
world.
Establish Permanent Organization
"The army educational commission,
which will supervise the program of
education at Beaume and throughout
the A. E. F., established headquarters
at Beaume last Saturday. Col. Ira L.
Reeves, a former professor of military
science at Purdue University and later
president of the faculty of Norwich
University, is commanding, Dr. John
Erskin, professor of English at Colum
bia University will act as president
(Continued on Tag Three)
The State Historical Society also
keeps on file'in the library every news
oaper that has ever been published in
Nebraska since tne year 1895. They
comprise 13.000 volumes and they are
so arranged as to be available to the
people on short notice. They also
have over 700 slides illustrating the
history of Nebraska, the only charge
being the expense of transportation.
They hae a traveler mawm enn
aisting of twelve glass case, of repre
sentative curios which are sent to
Bchool. and libraries throughout the
'Another phase of the work of this
aociety is the collection of early photo
graphs and manuscripts. They are ar
Ied and classified. The library
contains complete references on jren-
, western history. The Historic
cU w Uhe to collect all historical
tZorl appertaining to the early in
habitants of Nebraska.
COPPOCH CAMPAIGN
WILL ElID TUESDAY
Over Twelve Hundred Dollars
Has Been Reported By
Co-Ed Solicitors
Money Will be Used to Support
National Y. W. C. A. Sec
retary in China
The Grace Cop pock campaign will
end Tuesday evening. The teams so
far have been very successful and the
sum subscribed before Saturday noon
was $1,250.50. The goal set for the
campaign was $1,500 but the returns
from the alumnae and the money col
lected Monday and Tuesday are ex
pected to exceed this amount. This
money will be used for the support of
Grace Coppock, a graduate of Ne
braska, who is the national secretary
of the Y. W. C. A. in China.
The following captains and their
committees have turned in the record
ed amounts.
Alice Allen $ 51.00
Ada Stidworthy - 52.25
Fae Breese - 38.50
Mary Brownell 34.50
Helen Doty 34.65
Bertha Helper 61.00
Madeline Hendricks 165.50
Viola Kleinke 117-50
Jean Landale 71.50
Caroline Reed - 84-50
Hazel Snethen 83.50
Grace Stuff ".&u
Mary Waters 113.0O
Dorothy Wetherald 84.50
Florence Wilcox 71.00
TRACTOR COURSE IS
DESIGNED TO HELP
IN ROAD PROGRAM
Inquiries are coming to the univer
sity school of agriculture concerning
the tractor short course which begins
at the university farm next Monday.
Indications now point to a rather
liberal enrollment. On account of the
time of year, faculty members were
dubious about the wisdom of the
course. However, the need of trained
men for the Nebraska road program
caused them to go ahead.
Road building will begin next week.
Four contracts will be let immediately
and one a week for several weeks, ac
cording to State Engineer Johnson.
Four million dollars will be spent on
roads this year. It is estimated that
200 tractor operators and mechanics
will be needed. It Is probable that
their wages will range from $6 to $8
a day.
The university short course is de
signed expressly for the purpose of
aiding in the road program by helping
provide trained men. The regular
short course season is over. Regis
tration for the course will be next
Monday forenoon at agricultural hall,
farm campus. Work will begin that
afternoon. Other than a $10 registra
tion fee the course Is free to alL
Miss Coppock Writes
of Work in China
Miss Fannie Drake, of the univer
sity Y. W. C. A has received a letter
from Miss Grace Coppock, a Nebraska
girl, who is national secretary in
China. She writes in part:
The pre-organization committee re
iterated their desire for a Mandarin
speaking secretary for Foochow.
They proposed that either one of the
present staff be sent to Peking for a
year of study or that the aext secre
tary to be appointed to Foochow have
a year in Peking and later continue
her study of Mandarin In Foochow.
The committee expressed! their prefer
ence for the latter plan but left it for
the national committee to decide. I
v-ve difcovered that the secretary
who" to" preparing for Foochow ahouM
be equipped wHh Pekingese rather
than Nanklngece.
I was very much pleased with the
place our secretaries hold In the life
of Foochow both among the mission-
SWENSON WAS ELECTED
TO P. B. K. MEMBERSHIP
The Thl Beta Kappa Council an
nounces that due to an error, the
name of Axel C. Swenaon was omitted
from the list of names of those who
were elected to membership in the
society.
OMAHA NEWSPAPER
WOMAN WILL BE
HERE THURSDAY
Mrs. Eva Mahoney, editor of the
Woman's section of the World Herald,
will be the guest of the Theta Sigma
Phi Thursday evening. A ainner win
be held In her honor at 6:30 o'clock at
the Lincoln. She will speak at 8
o'clock in the evening at the Woman's
hall about her work in journalism.
This will be open to everyone.
GREEKS OPEN AtiHUAL
BALL TOURNEY TODAY
Phi Delts and Sigma Nu's to Lock
Horns on Athletic Field
This Afternoon
ThA Phi Delts and Sigma Nu's will
onen the inter-fraternity baseball
tournament this afternoon at four
o'clock on the athletic field. Hot com-
notition is sure to develop in the series
as the Greeks have been getting their
toAm in shane and priming up for the
battle. The winners of first and sec
ond place will be presented with
leather skins.
The tournament is held under the
direction of the inter-fraternity athletic
association and if any of the frater
nities on the schedule are sure they
are not entering a teani they should
notify Clarence Swanson, William
Mackey or John Pickett immediately
in order that the hchedule may be re
vised. It will be necessary for every
team to pay an entrance fee before
the opening game. This money will
be used In the purchase of the prize
skins.
Preliminary Schedule
Today:
Sigma Nu vs. Phi Delta Theta
4:00 o'clock
Tuesday:
Farm House vs. Delta Tau Delta
4:00 o'clock
Alpha Tau Omega vs. Delta Chi
6:00 o'clock
Wednesday:
Alpha Sigma Phi vs. Alpha Theta Chi
4:00 o'clock
Phi Gamma Delta vs. Phi Kappa Psi
6:00 o'clock
Thursday:
Acacia vs. Sigma Phi Epsilon
4:00 o'clock
Kappa Sigma vs. Sigma Chi
6:00 o'clock
Friday:
Pi Kappa Phi vs. Bushnell Guild
4:00 o'clock
Junior and Sophomore Girls
Make Merry
The world's greatest circus gave a
performance at the Armory before a
large audience of Junior and sopho
more girls Saturday afternoon. The
production was directed by Silver Ser
pent, honorary Junior society.
The main show began with a parade
of the entire troupe led by a band of
which J. P. Sousa might well be
envious. Then came the big acts. A
chariot race, in which hobby horses
were conspicuous, created much ex
citement and mirth In the audience.
This was followed by trained uiluials
which accomplished almost human
feats, the roller skating bear winning
the admiration of all. Madame Zlnga
rala, the famous i?ht-rope walker,
risked her life on the wire while the
spectators held their breath at ber
daring, while death-defying acrobats
paled the cheeks of all who saw them.
During the entire performance a band
of clowns performed antica which
would have made the Great Stone Face
chuckle.
WTien the main performance had
IB
CINDERS FLY FAST
111 Utll SPEED SHOW
McMahon, Stephens, Bryans,
Fuchs, on Varsity Relay Team
Defeat Yearlings
Promising Speed Material on
Husker Roster Carson Indi
vidual Point Winner
The letter relay team, composed of
Fuchs, Bryane, Stephens and Mc
Mahon, won the feature event of the
all-unlverslty track meet last Satur
day through the work of Captain Mc
Mahon. Ed. Smith, anchor man for
the new quartet got off to a two yard
lead over "Mc," who overhauled him
on the turn in spite of a slight stum
ble and charged down upon the tape
with three yards to spare.
It was a pretty race from start to
finish. "Rudy" Fuchs led Gibbs at
the end! of the first 220 by two yards.
Mortality took the stick from Gibbs
and passed Stephens in the second
sprint. Deering maintained this lead
over Bryans and "Mc" saved the "N"
team from defeat by stepping off the
last 220 in 22-4.
Hugh Carson, a freshman, ran away
with the highest individual honors by
capturing two first place medals, three
seconds and one third. "Jack" Egan
and Lyman each accumulated two
firsts. Carson won his honors in the
hurdles, broad jump, pole vault, discus
and lavelin throw, thus proving to be
the best all around track andl field
man of the day.
Elvstone, former Lincoln High track
man, proved one of the real finds of
the day. He tossed the javelin m
great style to a distance of 133 feet.
Dick Newman won, the half mile from
Campbell by a dogged sprint up the
home stretch. Campbell had set the
pace for the entire distance with
"Dick" on his heels. -
SUMMARY OF EVENTS
880 Yard Relay
Letter men first; time, 136-3.
Letter men New men
1. Fuchs Gibbs
2. Stevens Morearity
3. Bryans Deering
4. McMahon Ed. Smith.
Two Mile Run
Egan, first. ,
Troendly, second.
Harper, third. ;
Time 12:48.
Mile Run
Egan, first.
Harper, second.
Ted Smith, third.
Time 5:02.
880 Yard Dash
Newman, first.
Campbell, second.
Time 2:10 25.
(Continued on Paite Three)
at Keal Circus
ended, the dashing, young ring-master
announced further attractions in the
adjoining room. These ' consisted of
numerous side shows at whose portals,
"barkers" of genius enticed all to
enter. There were the seven wonders
of the worldi, and then some. Among
the most popular were the trained
grasshoppers, which Jumped through
rings, Jumped rope, told time and
ages, and In some instances could
even speak. Alluring Hawaiian music
brought throngs to the tent of the
Kuia aiaens. Other attractions were
the snake charmer who "ate 'em
alive," the thinnest woman In the
world, the only Bavarian lynx in cap
tivity, and a fortine teller who read
past, present and future.
Prie of delicious popcorn and ye
old fashioned peanut brittle made the
"Knock-down-the-nlgger-baby" booth
the Mecca for all weary clrcui e-oers,
nor was this circus without pink
lemonade. It was all that one's heart
could desire and more. Was It a suc
cess? Well everybody had a circus!
