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Prof I'lillo M Ruck, of tho depart uiont of rhetoric, Iiiih an inniiiK in t lie current number of t lie Literar) Digest i In thin Ikhuo, October 6, a paRe Ih given to a diHcuuHion of an artirle writ ten b I'rofeHHor Ruck on the subject of Jack London and his writings up pealing in tlie Methodist Review Quot-1 lug from the Digest, ho lead "To bo a symptom and a menace at the same time must bo a stiaiiRe ex purloin o toi an authoi, but that is just i what one educatoi declines Jack Loir don to be HIh books extol and stiimi late oui best virtues 'our loo of the1 Htionuoiis lite, oui goneiositv, out com age, oui coolness', but In the same token lie stimulates also our woist vices oui IhoiightlohH, leckless, in consequential cneig, oui love of a blind conflict, our so called iefoim and piogi essi enoss ' Like ouiselves, sa s ' Prof. Phllo M. Buck of the University of Nebraska, Jack London 'adoies big men who set tradition at naught, who sot oultuio at naught,' and because of this lie 'Is probabh the most populai author in Vmeriia toda ' Riofessor Ruck has the wtltton evidence fioni the theme papers of his pupils that he is the idol of 'the average college man ' As these themes express, it tho.v 'adoie his chaiaiteis because of their viiility, their master fulness, their nbilitv to tight, to tiainple down opposition ' Stu "With Jack London, tho writer con tlnuoB 'war is tho natural state of ex Istence ' 'Not war that some state or countrj ma) be exalted there Is little or no lrtiie in patriotism to tills Indi vlduallst - nor war that some nbstnwt piliKiple may lie asserted, but "war that the concrete rights of the Individ ual ma) be respected In cone lusion Professor Ruck finds the rault in London to be a lack of Hue culture, and that his heroes fail in the same ineasuie "'Admirable as are many traltB of the barbaiian, Ills indiisti), Ills goner oslty, Ills courage, his cooIiiosb, his cleaniiesH of life, his love of nature, there are as many other traits, equally necessary to a well rounded Individual, of which the baibarian Is profoundly ignorant As has been hinted before, Ills virtues are all of them purely ex ternal, evei object he contemplates Is distorted by tho lens oT his peculiar lndivlclualit . life with him is a per petual struggle to assort the worth of his peculiar aims, in a word, his lr tues are all purely active virtues, and all directed to individual ends Rut culture, true culture, is often passive and never purely selfish It is passive in that, before it can work, it compels the individual most thoroughly to know j himself and the world about him In its "desire after perfection" it insists that a man puige his nature of all ignorance, prejudice, and false knowl edge, that he seek for himself "a com plete humanitv " that alone can give him a stead outlook on life, the power "to see life Hluadih and to see it whole", that before he set himself an aim for life a man inquire what life is and what constitutes a vvoithv aim, that belore he puts on ins armor tor a battle a man make sine that the fight be a worth one, and that the .fruits of victor be a deeper Know lodge and a riper experience, and that if in this battle he be defeated, this defeat will not bilng in its tiam bitter teats and remorse, and a loss of faith in sc If 'and others, but will, on the contiaiv. be a new foice to a moi.il and intellec tual regeneration How different this liom the sudden and caielss abandon of the baibarian, full of trust in self and in a favoring destinv dents follow 'bieathlossl) the unequal conflict between the force of an into! llgeiit individual and the collective force of socio!) and tiadition Moie over, as the writer is in position to know, "thev with delight diaw the an alogv between the masculine vlitues of his heroes and the masculine v utiles with which the college boisoikei goes forth to the battle of crackling ribs and straining tendons which settles the rival supremacy of institutions of learning and culture for one ear' It Is the 'return to the piimitive in the present' that explains the popularity of such stories as 'The Sea Wolf,' 'The Call of the Wild,' 'Ruining Da) light,' and oven 'Martin Kden ' In the Mot ho tllst Review (New York, September) we read "'His heroes aro successful so long, and only so long, as the) employ this -delight In life in a conflict with nature and with men in natural surroundings In the field of their own choice, and with this fair and even handed oppo nent, their success is assured No dif Acuity apparently is great enough to cause them a moment's apprehension, no game is so strenuous that they are forced to withdraw before the desired end; no stakes are so high that they do not meet them willingly, in craft. In akill, in courage, In strength, the) are equal to any emergency ' STOCKS THE DOPE FOR CADETS Fashion's Decree, as Started by Lieut Bowman, Is that Cadets Will Wear Soft Neckbands. University cadets will be permitted to wear stocks during drill this jear The) will not be the fluffy, lacy vari et) that Reau Rruminel made famous, but something much more common, an old handkerchief will do, folded several times about tho neck and just showing above the uniform collar For all dress occasions the cadets will suf for undei a "stand up" collar, hitherto dreaded as a part of the required uni form Tills is not entirol) an innovation in the military department, for two )ears ago Captain Yates made use of the same idea, each compaii) having itB ow n color This announcement was made dur nig the second lecture to the cadets last evening The commandant spoke brietl) about the principles of'courtesy arrd discipline, and discussed tho fun daniontal points in the formation and construction of the United States army fiom the commander in chief to its , lowest units MUSIC! UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Ab there is no longer any school of music connected with the State University you are at liberty to take your music with us. Every department of musio complete. 22 ARTIST INSTRUCTORS IN CHARGE 22 JOHN RANDOLPH, Dean of the Faculty. ALOYS C. KREMER, favorite pupil of ARTHUR FRIEDHEIM. GUSTAV C. MENZENDORF, AUGUST MOLZER, CHAS. E. EWING and AUGUST HAGENOW. FREDERIC C. FREEMANTEL and many others REGISTER NOW. LINCOLN MUSICAL COLLEGE Oliver Bldg., 13th and P Streets. Auto B1494 STUFFING THE BALLOT BOX IS NOW FULLY ELIMINATED BY THE AUSTRALIAN METHOD The Australian Method is fully applied to our Breeze Proof Australian Wool Hiking Coats, cut in nifty models for college men. ARMSTRONG CLO. CO. 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