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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1913)
-r- rsrpj( - .' ifcui i$m ii i ii ytg (ni n y -vp,vyf jji"l'J yy)i 'y-y jihhwi jnm; yi.ul.i'iii lu1!,.nT),y.yli ... ,i.. - " ' o. :TT V, THE DAILY NEBRASKAN K flr- v r M t Ik I'M. ' L viT' THE 8PIRIT OF THE PRESENT (Continued from Pago Two) Of building for the future. Farm and shop In perfect bond of amity agreed That learning, skill In arts and , In dustry Should be presented to their children's minds. And so, by genorous gifts of land en dowed, Her Prst step guided straight by clear eyed men, Our Alma Mater came to aid tho State. 1 Thp State had chosen wealth to be her goal. She piled up heaps of golden corn and grain T.o overtop tho hills. She tended flocks And herds along the placid Platto. She made Her liiiBv cities, too, and said with pride. "These have I built, thiough diligence, on bluff And plain. In this accomplishment I And My joy, my life. Now all I ask is years In which I may enjoy these pleasures for My goal Is reached and I am well content.' Yet whpn tho cries of men, oppressed by Spain, Rang in hor ears, she sprang at once to aid. She sent not merely of her wealth but more Sho gave her sons as ransom, free ing thus That weakei nation from the tyrant's graBp. And oft, to stricken ones she sent quick help To match their need, if born of water, wind Or tire Though swift to act when cities, states Or nations culled, sho did not heed the cries Of multitudes who struggled In the dark. She scanned the world for huge phil anthropies, But failed to see her children's suf ferings. While thus ihe state was waxing rlcl and strong, Our Alma Mater tolled with equal zeal. Her aim was speculation, knowledge, thought, Pursuing which she loosed her bond with state. And thus from mutual helpfulness at firbt The State and School drew wide apart. At last The one saw only wealth as worthy end Of life; tho other lived for mind alone. Indeed, to eucIi a gap the difference grew. That only clinking gold came from the State Where once had flowed close sym pathy and love. Some scholar, wiser than tho rest discerned A moving force outside his cell which bocks Did not explain. Ho heard a busy hum Which Aristotle failed to note. Ho said, "There's something hero of Interest. Let us see The nature of the thing and analyzo To find out its meaning, what It Is and how It works." And from his search ho learned that life lias mere to tell than musty tombs. He saw In men tho living thought interred in books, And wont with Joy to learn of man from man. The State, surprised to seo herself held up To open gaze, declared that School should keep To books', her provinuu, luuvu tu- those things She had. But when she learned from good advice That men of letters understood her heart E'en better than herself, sho welcomed them. Then when they told her how to till the soil, And showed right was of choosing grain to plant,, And learned through long experiment which feeds Were best to give her cattle and her flocks, She saw the use of learning and she sent Her children in still greater numbers that They too should know the secret of the soil And strike aright all Nature's sym phonies Of corn, nnd cattle, wheat, sweet fruit and grass. They learntd not only grains and cattle there, But how to throw a span of steel across Tho treacherous stream, how spin tho spider's thread Of wire and sent along its voices, light And force. And some e'en saw that Government Was likewise studied, much in self same way; That Histoiy had secrets which might aid In solving vexing problems of the State. So, on returning to their homes and work, They held In mind the things they heard in school. I And when they wished increased re turns of grain The Alma Mater showed them how to plant, And what to plant and when to sow and reap. She built their bridges, laid their roads and all Was done with large increase of State's great wealth. lHRHr JTW 111 tot- w&'Iaj-- nfrT iM nil iWmmfUmW H ArSljMm maaaaaaaaaaaammaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw 1 mFlLWLw H ymfif KnIB HI (Continued on Page 4.; THE LUCKY BLUEBIRD--" The Soul of Happiness" All Sizes Ali Styles25c to $2.00 at Uni Jeweler :: HALLETTS, :: 1X43 O St Established 1871 "We need the Bluebird for our Happiness." Maeterlinck Copyright 1913 The Home of Kuppcnheimer Better be sure than sorry! Clothes that you get from us you know are right we stand behind them. In case of disappointment, your money cheerfully re funded. 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