The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, November 18, 1911, Image 1
wrr 'iS t ZEbe 2)ath IFlebraekan VOL. XI. NO 40. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN SATURDAY NOV. 18, 1911'. Price 5 Cents. rwx V. CRANE'S CRITICISM AHAGKED BY STOUT ENGINEERING PROFESSOR LEVELS CHICAGO MAN'S ARGUMENT. CRANE'S STATEMENTS UNQUALIFIED Chicago Wholesaler's Criticism of American Colleges Not Well Re ceived by Intelligent Students. WOODEN INDIANS AGAIN POPULAR ONE APACHE GETS GOOD HOT BATH Crane's Uttlo pamphlet on "Tho Fu-1 homes Tho excitement has all blown over. Again tho decorations may bo placed In tho corner of tho "frat" houso din ing room and on tho landing In tho hallway. Pretty framed cigar signs, wooden Indians, stuffed hams, fake bunches of bananaB, dress-making forms, brassware and other novol sou venirs are again taking to their old tlllty of Technical Schools" may bo road with some profit by engineering studentB of maturity and discrimina tion," says Prof. O. V. P. Stout of tho . Engineering college. "But I will say that vfo may -appropriately apply tho old criticism that it contains much that is good and much that is now, but that which is good 1b not now and that which is now is not good. Stout Quotes. '"It does not seem unfair to quote as a characteristic statement tho follow ing: 'Whenever a railroad company is needing the services of a strictly first-class engineer It may bettor se lect a successful railroad contractor.' Mr. Crane makes this statement with out qualification. And as a specimen of his logic, tho following: 'Not more than flvo per cent of tho Pennsylva nia Railroad's strong men have re ceived a technical school education. Another notable fact is that tho lists which tho colleges sent mo of em ployers seeking their young men con tained the rallroadB only. This prob ably does not reprosont more than ten per cent of the total number of largo railroads in this country, so that if only flvo per cent of tho Important men in ten per cent of tho railroads aro technical school trained, It is evi dent that they aro equivalent to not more than one-half of one per cont of tho total number of Important em ployes of all tho railroads.' Not Enough Grade. "It may bo admitted that he gets 'In on the raw' a llttlo In respect to tho statements of engineering schools calculated to lead to tho inference that employers generally are always scrambling to employ the engineering graduate. However, wo do receive applications for men, and In good yoars It has happened that tho supply of graduates baa fallen short of the demand for them. 'The, tenor of Mr. Crane's paper throughout Indicates that ho. has In mind only tho prepara tion of men for service with tho largest concerns, and those chiefly in tho field of manufacturing. It Is true that these large concerns, including tho rallroadB, aro so organized that a (Continued on pago 3.) A couple of weeks ago tho polico comploted a series of raids In which it was discovered that nono of tho fraternities really owned any great amount of stolen goods. At that time tho ones on tho inside tajttlcd about, "All tho stuff's boon ditched; don't worry." The clouds have blown away, all now Is quiet. And, furthermore, It Is whispered now that tho old friends aro returning to tholr podestals on tho staircaBO landing, to tho prottieBt nook in tho parlor and to tho cornor of tho chapter room. An old wooden pie faced Apacho was recently dug up from under tho cement floor in tho collar of one houso and, after receiv ing a spongo bath, "a la tub," was dressed up In his old smoking jacket and placed in tho chapter room. "And tho worst of it is," laughed a collogian yesterday, "we had him all tho tlmo and tho 'cop' couldn't get 'hop.'" Ho didn't know that a No braBkan reporter was near whon ho spoko. It Is also rumored that a minlnturo tonsorlal souvenir has boon installed in a local church fraternity house. Yes, tho smoko has blown nway. SUFFRAGETTESIWAKE UP COMING VISIT OF MR8. PANK- HURST AROU8E8 MUCH INTEREST. Mrs. Emma Pankhurst, tho greatest of the many militant suffragottes of England, will speak In Lincoln, Tuos day, November 21, on her favorlto sub ject. Nebraska's suffragette organization tho Equal Suffrage Club, Is expected to tako a new leaso on its obblng llfo. Last year the Equal Suffrago socloty was one of the live organizations o tho co-edB of Nebraska, but this sea son it has hardly taken an active interest. Tho boys of tho school were a little chary of tho club last year, fearing that If tho suffragettes bocamo too actlvo that, besides voting as they do now in the school and class elections, there will bo fomlnine bosses con trolling tho votes of tho various groups of students in Nebraska. Some talk was made of having Mrs. Phnkhurst speak at one of tho Uni versity convocations, but no definite resultB have boon obtained. GRANTE ONTHE WARPATH PROMINENT CHICAGO WHOLE SALER 8END8 ENGINEER8 SOME "FACTS." TWO HUNDRED FOL LOW ROOTE GORNH 8 SKERS LOYAL 8UPPORTER8 GO M. V. CHAMPION8. WITH TORCHLIGHT PARADE A SUCCESS Long Line of Humanity Escorts the Team to the 8tatlon Team Is Pleased. PHI ALPHA TAU PLEDGES FOUR MEN PICKED JO JOIN THE -HONORARY DEBATING OR-GANIZATION. Phi Alpha Tau, the honorary- debate and public Bpeahlng" fraternity, an nounces the following pledges: Ben jamin Harrison, Harold Prince, Jean Hargreaves, and Clayton Radcllffe, Professor Edwin Maxey, ex-Regls-trar Harrison, and George W. Kline, secretary of the Nebraska Alumni As Uoolation, were elected to honorary membership. ( NEDRASKA COEDS EXCLUSIVE PREFER SMALL GROUP8 TO GEN ERAL EXCUR8ION TO KAN8A8. Engineering studonts at Nebraska and other schoolB aro receiving copies of a booklet published by Crane, of Chicago, who poses as the eternal en emy of tho big universities. Hitherto ho has devoted his timo to attacks on tho morals of tho Institutions of higher learning. Now ho comeB forth with his booklet to warn all engineer ing students that tho subject as pre sented in tho schools is absolutely useless In practical llfo! Wo wonder If tho gentleman has been reading tho frequent notices printed in the No- braskan telling of tho success of Ne braska engineers. Really something must bo dono with Crano or ho may attack the Convoca tion hour next as a total waste of timo. FRENCHMEN ELUNK 8PECIAL DELINQUENT CLA88 OR GANIZED TO HELP THE HELPLE88. Two hundred rooterB of tho Scarlot and Cream loft Lincoln laBt night bound for tho Jayhawkor football camp at Lawrence, Kansas, to root for tho Cornhuskors in tho final strugglo for tho Missouri Valloy titlo. Tho train was a special ovor tho Union Pacific. Tho loyal band of rooters woro given a bravo llttlo send-off by tho unfortunates who wero unable to boo tholr way to make tho trip this year. The sceno was somowhat similar to that Thursday night whon tho team was sent off on its journey, with tho train pulling out by tho light of four hundred torchos, oxcopt tho rootors had no torches. Band Goes Too. Tho military band was a prominent "gang" on tho spoclal and will prob ably bo a strong ally of tho rootors on tho Lawrenco Hold. It was a happy loklng bunch of root ors who left, adorned with tho gaudy ribbons of tholr University, and thoy fully oxpect to roturn as happy as thoy loft. Somo of Nebraska's root ers left tho ovonlng before, going through Kansas City, but tho greater number took advantage of tho Union Pacific spoclal and left in a body. Be sides tho ones who went from Lin coln, it is oxpected that there will bo some from Kansas City and othor towns south of hero who will root a llttlo for tho Corrihuskor's .victory. That whispering rumor that aids newspapers says that there woro sev eral and Jn fact moro than several of Nebraska's studonts will travel to Jay hawkor land without giving tho cruol railroad company any of their good hard kale. Thoy traveled in divers hard ways, but thoy will bo there. Tho co-eds prefer going to Kansas in small groups, with an Individual chaperono, choosing tholr own trains and time, to a general University ex cursion. This fact seems to have been brought out by the sad fate of tho big excursion plan for todays game. The little onthuslasm manifested did not warrant oven an attempt to work up a glrla' delegation tar Kansas and this year's experience emphasizes the co-ed attitude. A fair delegation has gone to Lawrence .independently, and no doubt the K. U. warriors will bo shown that Nebraska men have feminine support back of them. Nebraskan Elected. . Claude L Alden, '08, who was for merly superintendent , of schools at Overton, has been elected county su porintondet of Kimball .county. A delinquent class will soon be started in beginning French. This action is necessary because of the largo number of studonts who failed to pasB tholr mid-semester examina tion. Instead of paying for private tutor ing, the students will all be grouped in, one section and a teacher placed over them. By this help It is hoped that they will pass the final exam. IASKETBALL MEN IUT VAR8ITY VETERAN8 AND GOOp NEW MATERIAL 8HOW UP FOR PRACTICE. ROBERTSON AND QUARTETTE PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY MEN'S MEETING ""ATOLIVER AN- NOUNCED. At the men's meeting Sunday after noon at tho Oliver theater, Doctor Robertson, an eminent lecturer, will be heard. The quartette from the First Congregational church will fur-, itsh special music,' A great many University men attend these meetings, which are held under tho auspices 'of the City Y, M. C. A., tho college or- gafizatIon co-operatltg. Every evening from four till five tho basket-ball squad occupies Me morial Hall for practice. Hilton, Car rier and White of last year's varsity and Nagl and Stryker of the freshmen aro already rounding into form. Sev eral now men aro also trying out. On Saturday afternoon tho bunch stages a big game in the Armory and the ..playing makes our basketball. prospects look promising, jj Aj, jJji hs t U l 1 ;& U jfa U tf 4 lv v ff W f f p r n ff Reports on the Nebraska-,. Kansas game will be given out from the Lincoln Star office at Eleventh and M streets. The Star has a direct wire te. the $" grounds and will have reports every few minutes. . xi u l u U V k , Lf L W, , &, & L K' P r o n W T a -i ', kt ; .