The Daily Nebraskan VOL. XXV. NO. 110. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCHC 18, 1926. PRICE S CENTS. R, 0. T. C. IS DEFENDED -IN RESOLUTION Reserve Officers Declare De fense Act is Consistent With U. S. Ideals JEWETT GIVES ADDRESS Cadet Commandant Points Out Evils Of Lck of Preparedness In The Past Resolutions defending the Nation al Defense Act of 1920 and the R. O. T. C. as an integral Prt of the system, and declaring them consist ent with the ideals of the American people were passed unanimously by the Lincoln District Unit of the Re serve Officers Asscociation in their monthly meeting at the Grand Ho tel last night. The resolutions followed short talks by five representative students of the University, Messrs. Craig, Har- rington, O'Connell, Wehmer, and Webster, all of whom expressed the opinion that a small portion of the student body was in sympathy with the movement recently inaugurated to abolish compulsory drill here. Lieutenant-Colonel F. F. Jewett, the commandant of the Nebraska R. O. T. C unit, delivered the principal address of the evening discussing the provision of the preamble to the Con stitution "To Provide For the Com mon Defense." Lack of Preparedness It Evil Colonel Jewett pointed out the essential Americanism of defense, of preparations which guarantee the integrity of the things held most dear by all. He pointed out the evils brought on this country in the past by lack of preparedness and showed the effect on training capable lead ers, the abolition of compulsory drill would have. During the discussion the move ment was declared to be a nalional movement receiving substantial sup port from agencies reeognizedly op posed to American institutions dur ing the course of the discussion in regard to the support of youth in the seeking abandonment of compulsory drill. Aid From Government Judge George A. Eberly of the State Supreme Court and a Lieutenant-Colonel of infantry reserves call ed atention to the fact that the land grant institutions had accepted a substantial gjijt from the Federal government with the agreement to fulfill certain obligations. As long as we keep this trust fund, he de clared, we are bound to keep the trust which means no less than loyal support of compulsory drilL He de clared that it was the duty of every faculty member, every student, and every citizen, so long as they were willing to make use of this trust fund, to loyally support the agree ment under which it was granted. The resolutions which were unani mously acepted by the Reserve Offi cers Association v.-;re drawn up by a committee composed of Dean O. J. Ferguson, Major, Signal Corps; Mr. Ralph P. Wilson, Major, Judge Ad vocate; Judge E. B. Chappell, Cap tain, Judge Advocate; Dr. T. J. Thompson, Captain, Chemical War fare; and Mr. Archer L. Burnham, Lieutenant-Colonel Infantry, The resolutions were as follows: Resolution Paed "Whereas, the National Defense Act as adopted by the Con gress in June 1920 is a constructive military policy consistent with the ideals of a free people, and, "Whereas, the R. 0. T. C. is an in tegral part of this defense plan, and, "Whereas, the R. O. T. C. has within the training it offers the ele ments of man-building discipline so much-needed today, "Therefore, be it resolved by the Lincoln District Unit of the Re serve Officers Association, in regu lar meeting assembled that the con tinuance of compulsory military training at the University of Nebras ka has our unqualified approval and rapport." The address of the evening deliv ered by Lieutenant-Colonel F. F. Jewett of the University R. O. T. C. Unit follows in part: Discuss Preabla The Constitution of the United States begins, an you all know, with this preamble; We the people of the U. S. in ordej. orm more perfect union, es tablish justice, provide for the com ffln defense, etc, do establish this constitution of th TT S. t is the phrase "provide for the -mmon defense" that I wish to dis cuss. The lessons of any war are very pidly forgotten by the people. Ev en our representatives in Congress fe Prone to feel that there is no need r any preparation for future wars anQ So state. The nnpaent mnvc Blent against compulsory military Time Limit On Senior Scholarships Extended Aplications for the gift scholar ship of fifty dollars offered an nually by the Faculty Women's Club to any senior girl who is wholly or partly self supporting, will be received until April first The scholarship will be paid in two installments, twenty-five dol lars being presented at the begin ning of each semester of her sen ior year. Application blanks may be ob tained at Dean Heppner's office. Credentials should be presented in person to the chairman of the Scholarship Committee, Mrs. C. J. Frankforter. TWELVE SENIORS ELECT OFFICERS Voting for Two Offices Was by Ballot; Other Business Made Less Formal INVITATIONS SELECTED Twelve seniors attended the meet ing of the class called by William S. Trumbull, president, Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of elect ing minor class officers. Robert A. Tynan, of Stella, was elected vice, president with a total of six votes. Dale Babcock, Lincoln, received three votes, and Hugh Cox, Lincoln, two votes. Ihe n&ne of Edward Morrow had also beeti placed in nomination, but was withdrawn when it was found that he is a junior. Dale Babcock, Lincoln, was elected secretary by a vote of six, Edgar MacLeod, Bozeman, Mont., being se cond with three votes. Mr. Mac Leod was the only nominee for treas urer, and the president declared that his election was unanimous. Volta Torrey, Aurora, was the only person nominated for sergeant-at-arms, and his election was also made unanimous. Voting for vice-president and secre tary was by ballot. On other offi cers and all motions before the house it was by snapping of fingers. Sample Invitations on Display - The president announced tnat the invitations for commencement have been selected, and that a sample will be on display at the College Book Store soon after the spring vacation. The meeting was thrown open for discussion of general business, but no remarks were made except in re gard to future meetings of the class. A motion to the effect that there be no more meetings this semester was over-ruled by the chair. A mo tion instructing the sergeant-at-arms to notify all seniors by telephone if another meeting is called, was pass ed by the snapping of ten fingers. Because of the absence of the per son who was elected secretary, the president requested Volta Torrey, sergeant-at-arms, to serve in that ca pacity. ARI1Y BOARDS START MOTION TODR Nebraska Has Attained Distinguished College Rating For the Past Two Years The army inspection boards which annually inspect R. O. T. C. units for distinguished college ratir.g this week started on their tours. Three of the boards will inspect college units in the three army areas of the United States; another will inspect the military schools; and the third army board, which will come to Ne braska some time in May, started this week in Arkansas, and -will swing through the southern border states to California, and then back here through the north central states. The University of Nebraska has attained distinguished college rating for two successive years. The board which will inspect the Husker cadets willl be composed of Lieutenant Col onel Lewis Brown, Jr., cavalry, on duty in the office of the chief of cavalry; and Major Martin C. Wise, on duty with the general staff, G-l. Creighton University in Omaha is being inspected this year for the first time, since the unit was organized there four years ago. Convocation Held For Students of Pharmacy The Pharmacy students held a special convocation this morning at 10 o'clock. The objert of the meeting was to organize in pre paration for Pharmacy week. Short talks were made by fac ulty members. Mr. iBukey, Mr. Lewton, Professor Burt, and Dean Lyman. Melvin D. Gully, chair man of Pharmacy week, Donald Dunbar, and E. Elgie Calvin also gave short talks. RENAISSANCE OF YOUTH IS TOPIC OF FORUM TALK Thomas Q. Harrison Declares We've Got to Learn to Live Together LARGE CROWD ATTENDED New Spirit Sweeping Over Countries j Views of Eminent Students Are Conflicting "The greatest factor in the renais sance of youth," declared Thomas Q. Harrison in his address, "The World Wide Renaissance of Youth," deliv ered before the World Forum yester day noon, "is the realization that weve got to learn to live together." The weakness of the youth movement in America was pointed out. Mr. Harrison opened by telling of a group of former British soldier" in the London slums who had rcver had a common school education who were discussing their problems. Their crying question according to Mr. Har rison was "what are the youth of America thinking of these prot eins ?" Youth Spirit Everywhere He then called attention to the new spirit of youth sweeping other coun tries. At a conference last year near Paris, representatives of eleven countries met to discuss methods of bringing a stop to war. He told how, the German and French youth were hand in hand in their sincerity to bring about a new era of internation al relations. And after the confer ence was over, he said, they went back to carry the- new message to the youth of their countries, a mes sage of cooperation in international problems. Mr. Harrison then pointed out the conflicting views of eminent stu dents. He pointed out the challenge of Professor Lothrop Stoddard of Harvard that the yellow peril threat ened the white world with war and destruction. Then he turned to other authorities of high standing who pro claimed that the Nordic white peril threatened war and destruction. Both, he showed, predicted war be tween the two races, 't 'is the problem of the war situation," he said, 'which confronts students to day. 'Glen Frank, recently Selected as president of the University of Wis consin, has pointed out that we have the. opportunity to go forward to a new rennaissance or the alternative of a lapse into a new dark ages." In this regard Mr. Harrison pointed out the inabality of our waging a suc cessful drawn out war. He showed that "a low birth-rate and high civil ization cannot compete with a high birth-rate and a low civilization in a drawn-out struggle. As H. G. Wells has said, 'It is a race between educa tion and annihiliation.' " Mr. Harri son pointed out that the problem was to advance education and justice ahead of the tendency toward des truction. "We must," he challenged, "ac quire economic and political inter nationalism or go down." ! Peace Movement in Germany Mr. Harrison then pointed out the rapid spread of the youth movement in other countries as observed by him recently. "In Germany," he said, "I was amazed at the extent of the peace movement. The University students there are often militaristic but the masses are for peace." j "Youth wants to tell the world that there is a better way to settle disputes than with the bayonet and shell-fire. The youths who came out of the war see it in its real light. In the midst '-of war nothing could be done. It is only now when we are out of hate and hell of modem (Continued To Page Four) FIRST PRACTICE REVIEW IS TONIGHT Presentation of Skins to the Winners of Inter-Fraternity Shoot Is Feature The War Department inspection for distinguished rating will be held May seventh, according to informa tion received at the military office today. Nebraska has won distin guished honors for the past two years and they are intending to repeat A feature of the first practice re view, to be held tonight, will be the presentation of the skins to the win ners of the - inter-fraternity shoot held just after Christmas vacation. The Mu Sigmas were the first-place winers, and the Pi Kappa Alphas were second. The "dress rehearsals" will be staged almost every week from now until the annual inspection. First call will be made at four-fifty, and aembly at 5 o'clock. Varsity-Freshman Grid Banquet To Be Tonight The Varsity-freshman football banquet will be held toniul-.t'at the University Club at six o'clock. All football men who were out for work last year were sent invitations, and Coach Bearg extended an invitation to all the men who were practicing this spring; the new men who were not known. There will be several good speak ers on the program and good music has been obtained, which will add to the entertainment. DEBATE TICKETS PLACED ON SALE Nebraska Takes Affirmative Against South Dakota On Child Labor ARRANGE GROUP SEATING Tickets for the Nebraska-South Dakota debate to be held in Mem orial hall Wednesday evening, March 24, will be placed on sale this morn ing. Tickets may be secured at Latsch Brothers, the College Book store, the University Y. M. C. A., and the Student Activities office, or from members of the ticket sales committee. Tickets will be sold for fifty cents each. Groups desiring to attend the de bate in a body may make reserva tions through the business manager or ticket sales representatives. It is expected that several delegations from Nebraska high schools and col leges will attend the intercollegiate argumentative classic as in former years, and reservations should be made as early as possible. Open-Forum Discussion Follows Nebraska will uphold the affirma tive of the inter-state contest on the Regulation of Child Labor by Con gress. As in former years an open forum discussion will be held follow ing the debate in the form of a give-and-take rebuttal with the audience questioning the speakers on points brought out during the formal argue ment. The 'question, "Should Congress Be Given Power to Regulate Child Labor?" is indeed a live one, and it is expected that several instructors will make class assignments covering the subject as brought out by the speakers next Wednesday evening. The ticket sales committee com posed of Wendell Cameron, Richard Brown, John Allison, Eldred Larson, Kenneth Cook, and Robert Hoagland, has appointed sorority and fraternity representatives to manage the sale of tickets in each house on the cam pus and it is expected that many group reservations will be made fol lowing the Greek meetings early next week. The complete list of ticket sellers will be published Fri day. RIFLE TEAM WINS ONCE, LOSES TWICE Victory Over Dennison Added To the Defeats by Cinncinatti and Illinois Universities The University rifle team dropped their matches with Illinois and the University of Cinncinatti, and won from Dennison University, according to the reports received today. Nebraska's score for last week was 3682. Their most crushing defeat was at the hands of the University of Cinncinatti's team, which turned in a record of 3821. Scalise of that institution shot for a phenomenal score of 39, missing one point in his standing score from a perfect record. The Illinois score was 3786, and the Dennison score 3223. Students of Pharmacy Subscribe for Fund The students of the College of Pharmacy have subscribed $1725 to a million dollar fund which is being raised to build a headquar ters in some central location in the United States. This will house the head of activities of the ten piituiiiaceulicai organizati is that exist in the United Stau-J. On a total occasion the phar macy students have subscribed $500, making a total of $2225. The Pharmaceutical students of the United States have to date subscribed $100,000. $25,000 of this has been paid, and better than $600,000 of the million dollar to tal has been raised. Mr. E. S. Slater of the Uni versity of Minnesota was present on our campus last week in the ted and fostered by the American interest of the campaign, origina Pharmaceutical association. SPRING GRID PRACTICE IS SATISFACTORY , Football Squad Prepare for I o.ii c : a i. Ran Signals SEVENTY-FIVE PRESENT Tackles Must Be Developed To Fill Weir's Position as Freshmen Are Inelegihle Coach E. E. Bearg sent his football squad through a good workout Wed nesday afternoon. The men were still loosening up their muscles, and preparing for earnest scrimmage. A good deal of passing was done, and the punters were training their toes. Marrow, Kahler, Krall, Bronson, and Presnell did the punting, and all of them showed up fairly well, Bron soii, Krall and Presnell especially) Passing practice, with Bronson, Kah ler, Presnell and Marrow tossing the! oval consumed a good portion of the time. The linemen were given some blocking practice, as a part of the forward passing game. The men were divided up into two teams, and ran signals for a good while. Scrimmage Starts Saturday Spring practice so far seems very satisfactory. Yesterday there were about seventy-five men present. A large number of these are unexepri enced, but they will all be given a good chance to show what their. abili ties are. Forwarding pass plays are being worked on, in preparation for actual scrimmage, which will prob ably start on Saturday, according to Coach Bearg. One problem which confronts the Husker mentor for next fall's varsity is the development of tackles. Ed Weir's position will be a hard one to fill. Lonnie Stiner, the captain-el' ect, has a bad knee and a slight in jury may put him on the sick list any time. The best prospects for this position are Stiner and Molzen, a relief tackle last year who saw some action in games. The regular fresh men tackles, Craig and Richards, are both ineligible for competition next season, so all men of any promise will be given close attention. ALL ORGANIZATION WRITBUPS DDE NOW Presidents Should Send Articles In At Once As This Section Is Nearly Completed The write-ups for several organi zations in the 1926 Cornhusker have not turned in at the office. It is very important that these stories be completed in the near future as the section is about ready to go to press. The write-ups are to be about two hundred words in length. They should contain something of the his tory and work of the organization, as well as its plans for the future. This latter idea should be stressed for the book this year is the "Corn husker of the Future." Many Articles Missing The presidents of the followir organizations are asked to write these articles and hand them in at the Cornhusker office in University Hall as soon as possible : A. S. C. E., Delta Sigma Pi, Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi, Sigma Delta Chi, Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Zeta, Delta Sigma Rho, Gamma Epsilon Pi, Innocents, Iron Sphinx, Mortarboard, Pershing Ri fles, Phi Sigma, Scabbard and Blade, Vikings, Band, Corncobs, Dramatic Club, Kindergarten Club, Komensky Club, Nu-Med, Pharmacy Society, Palladian, Sigma Lambda, Student Council, Uni Players, Uni Quartette, Dairy Judging Team, Dairy Stock Judging Team, Stock Judging Team, Debate Teams. STUDENTS ASKED TO MEETING Lincoln Engineer's Club to Hold A Monthly Gathering Monday The Engineer's Club of Lincoln will hold its regular March meeting Monday, the 22nd. A dinner at 6:15 and a short business meetiri, v.'hich will be held at the Grand d tel, will be followed by a program in Room 206 of the Mechanical Engineering Building at 7:30. The first speaker, a representative of the Atlas Lumnite Cement Co., of Chicago, wil speak about the proper ties, uses and manufacturing of the Lumnite Cement. Mr. M. Howard of Woods' Brothers Construction Co., will give an illustrated talk on the new sea wall now being built t Gulf Port, Louisiana. Motion pictures and stereopticon views will be shown. Students and faculty are invited to attend the program. Ei&ineering i students, especially, are urged to be ' present. WEATHER FORECAST Thursday: colder. Generally fair; Weather Conditions Fair and spring-like weather prevails inv the Missouri valley, the Great plains and the mountain and plateau states, with temper atures generally above freezing. Somewhat colder weather con tinues in the Mississippi valley and the eastern states. Rain hns fallen in Texas and on the north Pacific coast, and light scattered snow in the Lake region; else where the weather is fair. THOMAS A. BLAIR, Meteorologist RELAY TEAMS WORK OUTSIDE Practice " in Passing Baton to Overcome Fatal Mistake Of Last Year KANSAS FIRST, APRIL 17 With the track men taking to the outdoor track for their workouts, Coach Schulte is preparing for two relay teams which are expected to come close to world records this spring. In the 440-yard and mile relays the men composing them are unusually fast. One world's record could have been hung up last year but a slip of the baton was fatal for the team. The practice this early is in passing the baton and it is hoped that this will overcome this mishap. The teams that were doing the passing Wednesday night were: Dav enport, Wyatt, Dailey, and Locke. The other men who must be consid ered in making up the team are Hein, Reese, and Lewis. The slip up of trips to the Texas relays will cut the squad out of a chance to compete there, but plenty of competition will be encountered at The Kansas and Drake ralays. The latter is one of the great meets of the outdoor season, and Nebraska will have to exert herself to win. The outdoor season opens with the Kansas relays April 17; then Ne braska will go to the Drake relays. Dual meets with other valley schools will be run and the final meet is the Missouri Valley meet here in Lin coln. ACKBRT LECTDRES ABOUT PARASITES Hook and Tape Worm Most Danger ous to Human Beings; Illus trated by Series of Slides "The hook and tape worm are the most dangerous of human para sites," declared Dr. James E. Ackert, dean of the Graduate School of Kan sas State Agricultural College and an eminent zoologist in an address given Wednesday evening before the members of the Phi Sigma society on "The Parasites of Man." "Great research has recently dis closed many valuable develcpaients in the work cf medical zoology," Dn Ackert pointed out. In 1923 a brill iant young physician by the name of Leighty became interested in par asites of man and animals and for ten years he studied exclusively in this field. In 1891 Theobald Smith discovered fever in cattle and with the aid of a Nebraska man by the name of Ward, a trained chemist, did much in the stamping out of the dreaded disease. Dr. Ackert illustrated his lecture with a series of slides. An open dis cussion followed the address. SHOW BEST NEGRO PAPERS Long's Bookstore Has Display Chos en By E. F. Gordon A display of America's ten best Negro Newspapers chosen by E. F. Gordon of the Boston Evening Post, will appear in the center window of Long's Book Store today. This is in connection with Negro Literature Week, March 15-21, and Thursday, March 18, is Negro Journalism Day. rhis week is sponsored by Semper Fidelia, a campus negro organiza tion. The officers of this club arc; Milton Bledsoe, President; John Ad ams, Jr., Vice-President; Harold S. Adams, secretary; Lloyd R. Williams treasurer. Tennis Courts On City Campus Ready March 18 The tennis courts on the city campus will be ready for use on the afternoon of March 18. All men registered for tennis should report at once to Dr. Clapp's office. INTEREST IN DRILL GROWS OUT IN STATE Alumni Protest Against Drive For Voluntary Military Training; HARRISON WILL SPEAK "Patriotism Christian or Pagan" Subject cf Address by Pes Leader Discuss . fbout compulsory mili tary tra. : g 'aiiist which- move ment was staHed a few days ago. by a group of ministers is expected to swell the attendance at the Inter denominational banquet this evening, where Thoma . Q. Harrison, secretary or the Leagr of Youth for Peace. will speak or "Patriotism Pagan or Christian." He will touch on the R. O. T. C training. Tickets for the banquet are on sale until noon at the Y. Ik C. A. and Y. W. C. A. and from Tniversity pastors. Meanwhile, judjrinjr from the stor ies appearing in the bier dailies of the state, there is more interest be ing displayed in the matter out in tha state than among the students on the campus. The Omaha papers this week carried almost every day stor ies on the discussions, besides print-' ing resolutions and editorials. The action of Accacia fraternity in vot ing 42 to 1 in favor of drill was given front page setting in the Omaha World-Herald. Lincoln papers have, likewise given the matter attention. Others Endorse Move Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity Wed nesday unanimously endorsed the Acacia resolution in favor of com pulsory drill. Pi Kappa Phi an nounced Wednesday evening that a poll in their trroun indicated the same attitude in favor of compulsory drilL Fourteen members of the executive committee of Omaha Post No. 1, Am, erican Legion, adopted a resolution Wednesday in support of compulsory drill at the University of Nebraska. The resolution called for appropriate action at the next monthly post meeting. From Fremont a lengthy statement by the commander of the Veterans of the Foreign Wars, Guy Seward, in strong favor of keeping" the drill was put on the wires of the news service. He declares the attack on eomoulsorv drill at Nebraska was only a part of an organized movement of pacifism that threatens to sweep the nation. Meant Life in War "Too many of our buddies paid with their lives as a result of this same sentiment that would abolish military drill in our state institution," declared the commander. In the State Journal was printed today a long letter by Frank D. Ea ger, department commander, United Spanish War Veterans, in which he deplores the lack of preparedness from his experiences in Cuban fight ing, and comes out vigorously in fa vor of R. O. T. C. training. The letter is given at the end of this story. While the voluntary drill forces are getting their campaign under way. Colonel Jewett, commandant of cadets, has received within the past two weeks eighteen commenda tory letters from alumni who took military science. All the letters are full of praise for the actual benefits the authors think they derived from taking the military course, especially the advanced sections. Letters From Old Crads "Anyway, when my two-year-old son goes to college he will take fom? years of military work, if I can In fluence him to do it," writes Ernest IL Hickman, of Bartlesville. Okla homa, in closing a page-and-a-half letter. W. E. Flake, superintendent at Stanton, writes in part: "To me. as far as I look back over my university life, I feel that the work taken in the Military Department has bad a greater influence on me than any other course taken while at the Uni versity. Instead of causing me to favor militarism, the reaction has been entirely opposite. The drill gave us a much needed exercise and corected slovnely habits of personal appearance, but the greatest value in the military training, is its dis ciplinary training." . "If try experiences with Military work had only taught me how to re ceive and give orders, I would count the time I spent on it more than worth while," writes Herbert Rath- sack, '24, Omaha, Manv Benefits Received Self-assurance, poise, and leader ship are the three factors moot often mentioned in the letters. The Eager letter from the Journal follows: " Editor The Journal: Doubtless you have observed, as I have, the recent activity to abolish military in?truc tion in our universities and ccllcrs, and also to do away xviih t ;- (O (Continued To PejrJ Four)