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Vol. X. No. 63
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1911.
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RESTS WITH THE STUDENTS
HONOR A PART OF EDUCATION
A8 WELL A8 GRADE8.
HONOR SYSTEM" IS DISCUSSED
DEAN BE8SEY AND DR. FLING
SPEAK AT CONVOCATION.
"Movement Cannot Come Frorrr the"
Faculty," Declares Dr. Fling. "A
Matter of Am I My Brother's
Keeper," Says the Dean.
. Perhaps at no time during the year
has tho question of student honor been
more squarely put before the Btudent
body than at tho convocation Thurs
day morning, when a program was
given in the iritorest of the "Honor
System" movement. Memorial hall
was filled with enthusiastic students
who followed intently and earnestly
tho well presented pleas of Dean Bes
sey and Dr. Fling, who hnd been se
lected to discuss the matter. They
had prepared thomselves for tho oc
casion, and for the most part their
remarks wore such as would warrant
tho student's approbation.
Dealing with the subject from its
broadest aspect, Dean Bessey consid-
erelTTIolioFa matter oT cuimwunltjriiF-
toreBt, and not mere personal con
cern. "Assuming that wo are in gen
eral honest," he said, "wo muBt not
lot tho matter drop there, but con
sider tho case of tho other fellow,
who, on account of circumstances per
haps, is not so blessed with moral
stamina. Wo have among us those
who are poor In their moral make-up,
Just aB wo have thoso who aro poor
in worldly attainment?. Dishonesty
Is sometimes temperamental.
A Temptation.
"Tho man who comes from a well-
fed meal Is not naturally tempted by
tho sight of tho grocer's stock, but
take the man who suffers from hun
ger, and tho same situation would
create a temptation too strong to re
sist. So In tho affairs of tho student,
ho who In tho small and mechanical
sense Is hungry for knowledge is
tempted to secure it by dishonest
means as a final alternative. The
'Honpr System'- derives its greatest
commendation from the fact that it
Imposes on us all the duty of caring
for and working for our weaker
brothers.
"Tho "students have it within their
power to enforce canons of honor.
But they muBt first havo the desire to
TloTo; A"BBoon-as-itr becomesto be
generally believed that a cheat is an
odium in tho community, then tho
student has made his greatest ad
vance In preventing dishonesty.
Thore Is nothing stronger than public
opinion, and when once It Is aroused,
there Is no force which It can not
. quell."
Dr. Fling bemoaned the fact that
so many BtudentB displayed indlffer
onco toward this movement. Ho no-
. ticed many leaving the campus as
Boon as classeB were dismissed, ap
parently unaware that a moral move
ment was trying to gain some recog
nition, from the Btudent' body as a
whole.
Above Physical Existence.
"Honor," ho said In part, "Is abovo
- pnyslcaLexlBtence. It is more impor
tant than life itself, It Is a part of
character,' and" of man's best person-
ATI!
POETRY
CAUSE OF
We might ha' been a poet, but
we "ain't." Wo may be a poot yot,
who knows? We are really very
-much -grieved, nml not TrUtHo
peeved, to receive such a call
down from the leader of the gray
cap brigade. Truly wo had not
considered oursolves to bo a poet,
and wo had tho good sense to even
then call ourselves a "would-be
poet."
Did wo know we were a bum
poet? Well, we Bhould guesB yeB;
we have been gueBBing for some
four years in college, and wo guoss
wo guessed juBt about right. But
oh, good "Gil," alias "Shake
Speare," whq over guessed that
you would become a literary critic?
Who over dreamed that you would
see the imperfections in that beau
tiful little ballad which we dedi
cated to your own dear self? Oh!
Oh! Oh! now we know! You
might ha' boon a poot, but you
'ain't."
Why last, year, In 1910, we put
away childish habits and forgot
that we had ever attempted to
write poetry. We know full well
that we are a poetical "flssll," and
that is why, in the year 1911, wo
iaWTMoTte"r totheslT cr proseT
Wo do not expect you to under
stand all of our thoughts when
thus expressed. But if wo cannot
write in rhyme, we'll write in proBe
this time. We hope that jail" will
understand, for If ho does 'twill be
so grand.
We are not a poet and we know
it. But wo Btoop to listen what
allty. 'Human relations depend upon
It, because dishonesty and falsehood
aro destructive of society. The
troublo is that students have' a double
standard. For the most part It is
lower than that of tho best people
outside. Thero is cheating In all
grades, even teachers have been
known to cheat. Tho reason for this
is that we have a false conception of
education. We strive to get our les
sons, secure high marks, and diplo
mas all these aro secondary. The
real husk is the education that savors
to character building, and Intellectual
development in its highest respect,
resulting in service to our fellow
men. The result of this false concep
tion is that we try to appear edu
cated. The teacher becomes the en
emy of the student, which Is disas-
Jxous.nniL aLJllLlImoB-diBgraceful Jr.
UU1IUU UI1U MIUVUlDltjr VIIVIOD.
Dr. Fling agreed with tho dean that
11nA n -1 t m....l t . sitftlna '
I the correction of this evil lay In tho
nanus or mo siuuem. luimiit iu
them, he urged that they- como out
openly, in print, declaring that "you
aro unequivocally opposed to dishon
est work of nil kinds; that the-stu
dent standard must not be a double
one, but as high as tho highest moral
standard in human society. Do this
in writing, and bo bring it home to
overv student, to aid in tho educa
tion of his conscience. The persistent
cheater will still remain, but no can
be dealt with If the majority of the
student body becomes the prosecutor
instead of his defender. Now all this
can he done if you will make up your
mind to do It. It has been successful
fn The sbuWDo we'Tecognlzo" our
inferiority?"
IS
MORE DISCUSSION
cometh from tho pen of the mod
ern "Shake Spoaro" seo tho issue
of Wednesday, January 4th) . Hark!
JJowjOgoila.ticalJs'iShako-Spenre
Hero Ib what ho Bays:
"Now, tho ProBidont is Irish,
Tho kind you cannot kill;
Truth crushed to earth shall rlso
again,
And Just liko truth is 'Gil.'
" 'SHAKE SPEAR.'
"P. S. This is absolutely our last
nppearance."
Wo are almost tempted to writo
a poem when wo road this bit of
verso. Wo noto with pleasure that
Shako Speare writes in rhymo.
Now tho president is Irish,
But wo aro Irish too;
Tho prexy Btoops to crlticiso,
But we have else to do.
So wo hasten to our lessons
To while away the time.
A poot never will wo be,
But may we writo in rhyme?
P. S. This Is not our last ap
pearance. Now, gentlemen of tho Jury, since
-we- -hnvo-bcctrftiBBure'd by "Shako
Speare" that ho Ihib positively
made his last appearanco (as ho
stated on the flfrst page of Voh X,
Np. 60 of "Tho Daily Nobraskan),
wo shall assume that In tho futuro
wo may be able to write poetry
without fear of criticism. Wo
therefore claim a victory for
"A WOULD NOT BE POET."
DR. LAWRENCE TO SPEAK.
Will Address University Women Next
Sunday..
Dr. W. W. Lawrence will address
the women of tho University of Ne
braska next Sunday, January 8, at 4
p. m. Dr. Lawrence has been promi
nent in the religious' circles of Lin
coln, and promises to give a very in
teresting address to tho women Sun
day. It is urged that every Univer
sity women, whether Y. W. C. A. mem
ber or not, make an effort to hear this
address. Tho meeting will bo held
in tho Y. W. C. A. rooms.
BEING COMPLETED.
Dean Richards Working on Program
for January 18.
The program for the dedication of
the new mechanical engineering lab
oratories Is being rapidly completed
by Dean Richards of tho college of
engineering. At tho present time all
arrangements have not been com
pleted. The entire program will be
announced in a few dayB. An infor
mal meeting of the board of regents
will probably be held the same day of
the ceremonies or the day previous.
Tho ceremonies will be marked by tho
conferring of a number of honorary
degrees upon a number of the promi
nent engineers who have been gradu
ated from the state institution.
Notice.
A meeting or the Tegner society will
be hold Saturday evening in Science
hallirrtho-Temple7- A 'program-will
be given. Topic: Selma Lagerloff.
GOTNER TO BEJRE TONIGHT
COACH GIVE8 A88URANCE THAT
GAME WILL NOT BE FARCE.
TEAM MEMBERS DESIGNATED
8EVEN "OPENER8" NAMED FOR
SATURDAY C0NTE8T.
Dr. Clapp, Who Has Been Visiting In
Eastern Points, Will Return
to the University
Today.
What will probably constitute tho
line-up of the Unlvoralty vorBlty
basket-ball team Saturday in tho
opening game with Cotnor university
waB yesterday announced by Coach
Field. Although an attempt will bo
mado to try out ovory varsity squad
mombor in this initial contest, tho flv.o
"openors" have been decided upon and
are ns follows: W. C. Hutchinson
(captain), forwnrd; A. H.Hlltnor, con
tor; S. Carrier, forward; J. P. Gibson,
guard; 0. Frank, guard. R. Owons,
forward, and G. Kidoo, guard, woro
also specified as probable team mom
hers. The other members of tho
squad that will bo given an opportun
ity to show tlielr condition aro Minor
and Waters. Whether or not White
and Elliott will bo allowed to do any
"shooting--will not bo known until
Saturday evening, but tho coach has
dcclarod definitely that if given the
least possible- opportunity these men
will bo played and bo allowed to dis
play their ability. Both havo worked
hard for a position on the squad, and
will undoubtedly bo carried through
the season as regular squad mombers.
Squad Condition Good.
The varslty-froBhman scrimmage
Thursday night proved ono of tho
most advantageous "work-outs" of tho
pre-season's practice. Tho varsity
men showed tho best work of tho
year, obtained a bettor knowledge of
each other's abilities and handled tho
ball bettor than previously. Tholr
weakest defect in the freshman game
was poor "shooting," but slde-llno re
marks aro .that this fault will bo over
come easily by Saturday night in time
to run some of tho "Cotnerltos
ragged."
"I think It will be ono of tho closest
games of tho yoar," Is tho reply given
by Coach Field when asked concern
ing tho "dope" on tho Cotnor gamo.
"Some of the University students
think It will bo a farce or fako, but I
can assure them that Cotner's record
alone Is enough to make them a for
midable opponent." Cotner won flf
"teWcoffBecutlvff uameff lastryearrand
has a spotless record, even so far as
Nebraska Is concerned.
Coming Today.
Dr Clapp. the University physical
director, will return to Lincoln today.
He remained In Des Moines yesterday,
attending the Missouri Valley Confer
ence, tho principal business of which
was to decide whether collegiate var
sity baseball players should be per
mitted to play professional ball during
the summer months. This question
has been the cause of many disputes
and some hard feeling in the past and
Its definite decision 1s looked forward
to by many Nebraska athletes Dr,
Clapp Is returning from an extended
trip through many of the large east
ern points and Is expected to have
-many-thlngsroMntere'st -to-teH-when-1
he arrives.
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