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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1909.
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GAS3 SEE8 NO USE IN SCHOOLS
OF JOURNALISM.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED
NEWSPAPER WORK NOT TECH
NICAL PROFESSION.
Action of Missouri, Wisconsin and
Minnesota in Establishing Special
Departments Held To Be a
Move in Wrong Direction.
That schools of Journal Ism, such as
have recently been established at Mis
souri, Wisconsin and Minnesota aro an
unnecessary and unwise addition to
the university curriculum is the opin
ion jof Professor S. B. Gass of the
Nebraska rhetoric department. Pro
fessor Gass speaks not only with tho
authority of a college professor but
also with that of a writer who has
had some practical experience in tho
-work in question. He is well qualified
ot estimate tho value of special train
ing for newspaper work.
"I must confess," said Professor
Ga&s yesterday, "that I am radical In
my opinions of the worth of Bohools
of journalism. I toko a view in
opposition to many collego men and
newspaper workers. 1 do not bollovo
in schools of journalism as the term is
now understood. Newspaper work is
not a technical profession such as law
or medicine. Itrcqulros not such spe
cialized knowledge. Tho newspaper
.writer needs to know human nature,
and that is a subject of the very
broadest sort.
Study Humanities.
- "The man who expects to be a
journalist must, of course, be able to,
write correct English, but a school of
journalism Ib not necessary to ac
complish that. Further Uian tho rhet
orical requirement, ho Bhould have a
knowledge of the widest possible
range. There is nothing In tho col
lege curriculum that may not be of
value to the Journalist. Especially
careful should be his study of the
humanities history, Latin, Greek, lit
erature and the now humanities, po
litical economy and sociology.
"A comprehensive knowledge of
literature should be his particular aim.
This 1b an essential requirement of
any general cultural course. It is nat
ural that it should be so. Literature
Is tho written record of man's activ
ities. Iihiddition to literature, the man
studying for journalism should study
Latin and Greek In order to gain the
exact drill which those subjects Im
part. He should study history, and
the political sciences for the facts
which he may learn as well as for tho
.training.
"I now conduct In rhetdrlc 23 a
course in newspaper writing and yet
this class is hardly more than a class
In composition. Tho only way for a
man to gain a good newspaper style is
by practice, and the college course
vcan not offer the necessary facilities
for .that For every facility that" It
can offer tho actual offlce work gives
muhy'tlriieB that amount.
' Not College 'Function. '
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"In any case, I doubt tho advisa
bility of a university establishing a
course in journalism .even if the util
ity should be proven.-, The 'product
of journalistic endeavor Is essentially
something which 1b not the best.- The
newspaper writer is in the very na
ture of his work obliged to do things
which are not the best. He must em
; phasize namos, and. lie must play up
the' sensational, These -and other 're
quirements qf good newspaper writing
' are not consistent with the best that
thcro Is in literature. For this reason
I, doubt the wisdom of n course teach
ing these things In n un)vorslty. In
teaching good journalism the univer
sity will bo teaching something which
is lower than tho best, and that is
not within tho province of the col
lege, I bcllove."
HE DISCOVER8 NATIVE TOBACCO
Old Nebraska Man Makes Valuable
Find In North Dakota.
Gllmore, a Nebraska graduate In the
class of 1007, has made n discovery of
considerable economic voluo whllo
doing work on IiIb master's thesis In
botany. Mr. Gllmore chose for his
ndvanced degree to work up a paper
covering tho ubo of plants by the In
dians. In this connection ho' has visit
ed the Indians of the Nebraska and
Dakota reservations and Iiuh collected
much data.
In a reservation In North Dakota ho
found an old Indian, 73 years of age,
who was producing native tobacco.
Samples of tho plant were taken and
Mr. Gllmore now proposes to repro
duce tho tobacco.
The discovery of a native tobacco
that can bo grown in the Dakotas
and Nebraska may have an import
ant economic value. It has always"
been known that tho Indians of these
states used many native plants about
which the white men know nothing.
These secrets of utility have been
lost as the advancing civilization led
the younger tribesmen to adop,t the
white man's ways. The fact that na
tive tobacco could bo grown In these
western states had died with other
Indlnn 'knowledge and the discovery
by Mr. Gllmore Is thefefore of groat
interest.
FIRED BY INDEPENDENT CUBAN8
Nebraska Graduate Loses Experiment
Station Job.
According to a letter received from
William T. Horn, 1898, that Nebraska
graduato has resigned IiIb position as
chief of a department of the Cuban
experiment station. His resignation
was requosted, and tho action taken
by tho Cubans In his caso was but
part of a general crusado that Is being
waged against all Americans in the
island since tho natives were given
their Independence a few monthB ago.
Mr. Horn has made good since
graduation. He was in Alaska for
u time and later he studied in tho
New York botanical gardens. He
wont to Cuba several years ago and in
time acquired a position of import
ance in tho experiment station work.
This happened under tho American
protection of the lBland. When tho
Cubans were for a second tlnieglvfen
control of their own affairs they at
once began to fire tho Americans
holding government positions." ' ' T(ho
crusado has been active and few of
tho United States citizens are now
left in tholr positionssof trust. '
INTERESTING TREE PLANTATION
Professor Phillips Visits Experimental
Stations. 4 tt
Professor Philllns has jmt roturned
from a four days' trip to some of tho
tree plantations of the state. During
his trip he mado plans for the estab
llshmerit of an experimental' planta
tion on tho ranch Of Hon Mr. tfolfe.
of Nuckolls county. This will be a
place' whore the success of various
kinds of forest culture can bo noted in
order that tho ltnowledgo so gained
can bo used in the planting and cul
ture of trees in, Nebraska. 5
. Professor Phillips also visited the
Robeson plantation of j Hardy Catalpa
at Pawnee City. This Is one of tho
most noted plantations in the United
States, , because it haB proven the
value of that kind of trees. .
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Alpha' Thota Chi vfraterrity' wllj en
tertain at a house party Friday even
ing, March 10th. ' T,
MERCER WILL COME
THE Y. M. C. A. BRINQ8 NOTED
SPEAKER TO UNIVER8ITY.
HAS VISITED MANY COLLEGES
Has Seen Many Phases of Humanity
Through His Years of Work
In the Bowery of New
York City.
The Y. M. C. A. has been success
ful in its attempt to bring Edward C.
Mercer to tho university. With one
of tho most peculiar histories thai
could be the lot of any man, Mr. Mor
cer has become ono of tho most
prominent of collego Y. M. C. A. work
ers and Is In greater demand as a
speaker than almost any othor man
on the platform.
I Mr. Mercer will bo In tho city for
several days, but his most important
meeting .will be a large mass meeting
of men to bo held in tho Temple
theater, Friday ovenlng. Dr. Condra
will preside at this meeting and do
lares that his Interest in the general
student welfare prompts him to this
action. Tho university quartet will
sing, and if tho present plans aro suc
cessful, tho meeting will bo ono of
the most rousing' that has been held
at tho Temple for a good while. Mr.
Edward C. Mercer
Mercer will speak on tho subject,
"College Grads on the Bowery."
History of Life.
Mr, Mercer is a momber of ono of
tho most prominent families in Vir
ginia, being a cousin of the late Presi
dent Chester A. Arthur and a great-great-grandson
ol General Hugh Mer
cer, tho Revolutionary general. Ho
vas one of the most prominent stu
dents at tho University of Virginia
and was a'nlembor of a prominent
fraternity. Wbllo there ho began
drinking in solal way, and as tho
habit grew on him he became a con
firmed drunkard, without home or
friends. ' i
He was advised by his closest
friends to commit suicide, but was
finally taken by- a cousin to the Mc
Auley mission in Now York city,
where he in tlirio reformed and be-,
came 'the assistant superintendent.
Ho thus for many years came info tho
closest contact with tho Bowery lifo
of New York city and had every op
portunity of learning through direct
contact with that lifo of the subject
on which he speaks.
Mtfets Fraternity Men.
Mr. Mercer has tho distinction o(
having met during .tho last1 few years
more coljogo fraternity' men than' any
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Bays: "I havo covered 05 per cout
of tho largor universities of America,
mooting about 10,000 collego men u
year, and havo boon in more fratornllv
houses than any ono man in America."
Whllo ho is at tho University of Ne
braska Mr. Mercer plana to spond a
good deal of his time with the fra
ternity mon, and if it can bo arranged
ho will visit them In their houses.
At tho University of Virginia Mr.
Mercer was a member of tho Beta
Thota Pi fraternity and is therefore
especially' qualified to speak to fra
ternity men. Ht was also one of tho
leaders of the school In all collego
ucttvitlos Ho was captain of tho
varsity baseball team, a member of
the gloo club and a leader In tho
social lifo of the college.
Gets Favorable Notice.
Wherever Mr. Mercer has spoken
ho has boon greeted by large audi
onces and has aroused groat enthusi
asm. In speuking of his address, the
Daily Illlni says:
"Tho speaker showed sympathetic
appreciation of tho normal problems
that confront collego men. His sta
tistics wore startling. On a single oc
casion ho found fifty-nine college men
in tho New York broad line. In tho
Tombs he discovered that a large pro
portion of the inmates wero men of
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collego training. . Mr. Morcor made a
quiet, but very eloquent appeal for
character .and moral uprightness."
A unique mothod of advertising the
presence of Mr. Mercer has beon
adopted by the Y. M. C. A. At tho
beginning of tho weok posters wore
put up containing simply tho word
Morcer. Later new notices were put
up which told tho datojof Mr. Mer
cer's appearance. Lastly, posters wjll
bo put up telling the whole affair.
MUSIC RECITAL AT THE TEMPLE
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Sixth of Students' 8erles To Be Given.
Next Thursday Evening.
Tho sixth students' recital of tho
university school of music will be
glyon Thursday evening, March 18th,
In tho Templo theater at 8 o'clock.
The public Is cordially Invited. Fol
lowing Is tho program:
Grlog, Ballade, G minor Arvld
Sanmeleon.
Horrocks, Tho Nightingale; D'Hard
olot', I Hid My Love Sarah Margin.
Haydn, -Thome and Varluitlonsj F
minor Elsa Given. '
Chadwlck, Ho Loves Ale, Tho Dan
za Llnna Tlmmerman.
Dvorak, Humoresque; Mos'zkowski,
Seranata Hedwlg Jaoggi. . . .
DeLara, Songs of Twp Lives:
There was a Song.
Into my life.
Through life there runs a chain.
Across tho' Void.
Lula Carnes.
Strauss-Schuott, 'waltz, "Geschlch
ten aus "dem Wlentfr Wald Bessie
Chambers. . v
Gounod, waltz, song from "Romeo
and Juliet" Francelia French.
Beethoven, concerto, G inor Alle
gro conbrlo.
(Cadenza tyy Boothoven.)
Mario Allen.
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(Second piano. Mrs. Jones,)
Reserved Seats.
Seats for tho inter-class athlqtio
meet Sainrdayevening may be re
served at the Co-op. without, extra
charge. The dance affer the meet will
begin promptly at, 10, regardless of
whether or not the'nieetis finished
by that time. r
Several Students Fired with indig
nation because they thought they
were buying a $6.00 pen for $2.50;
but they found! out that it was only
a fairy story1.4 They bought Swans at
tho Co-op this; week.
ftEFJMAN CLUB MEETS.
ThQ German club win meet tpnjght
wih Professor Foaaler,
PICKING THEIR TEAMS
CLA88E8 HAVE PRELIMINARIES
FOR BIG MEET.
ENTRY LIST PROBABLY SATURDAY
Athletes Are Enthusiastic About the
Event and Will Do Good Work.
Big Crowd Is Expected
to Attend.
With only two days intervening bo
foro tho first unmial Intor-clasH moot,
tho athletes of tho university aro mak
ing tho final arrangements for tho
big .contest. For tho Inst two or threo
days tho dlfforent clauses havo boon
holding preliminaries for tho solcctlng
of tho men who aro to roprosent
them. Many of tho entries for vari
ous events havo been mado, but tho
list will not bo completed until prob
ably Friday night, whon tho last of
tho trials by somo of tho classes will
bo hold.
Dr. Clapp oxpocts tho moot will bo
a very interesting one, as f a best ath
letic strength of tho university will bo
shown on tho four 'earns Saturday
night. .Stuart Dobbs, who has charge
of tho student end of the moot, said
yesterday aftornoon that practically
all of tho probablo point winnow for
tho varalty team this spring will bo
represented In tho Inter-class gamos.
This ho said would Insure A decidedly
interesting contest.
Basket Ball Informal.
In connection with tnnd following
tho meet will bo hold tho last In
formal armory danco of tho yoar. Ad
mission to this hop will bo twenty- ,
flvo cents in addition to tho general
admission fee. This danco will bo a
big attraction, as it will bo tho first
one that has been held in several
weeks.
Plenty of soots will bo sot iip .for"
tho big crowd that Is expected to at
tend tho moot. Tho side bleachers
which wore used during tho basket
ball season will bo put In placo. These
Will take caro ot GOO or 700rpooplo.
Arrangements aro bolng mudo by
the committee in charge of tho (meet
to have tho games run off in 'fast
time. Th6y, roalizo that oho 'pf' tho
things which makes a track' .meet
"slow" is the delay in pulling o'ff
.events. To do, away with1' this defec't
in the meot Saturday ,thoy aro plan
ning to havo two or threo of the
game's going" on at" ono time. This
will -not. only get tho games over In
a short-time but will ajlso help to Keep
up tho interest qt the spectators who
will have something to watch all ,tliey
time, , c
Call To Be Soon. - i
Tho inter-class meet has kopt Dr.
Clapp from getting (ho track men
assembled In a general call for spring ,
practice, and as sqon as It is over he k
will probably ask them to report for
the training season. All of the men
who will take part In tho work of tho
varsity this spring are among tho
representatives of the different class
es and they are getting ready In
training now, although the practice
season has not yet beon formally
opened.
Baseball praotlco Is still Volng held ,
in the gymnasium, each aftornoon.
Manager Eager said yesterday that if
the present pleasant weather contin
ued for the next few days that the
squad would be taken out to Antelope
park the latter part ot tho week. Tho
bleachers, which wero placed- at the
ball park for the football games last
fall are now being removed and .the
diamond will -bo in shape, for practice,
within threo or four days, 4 '
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