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The Daily NebrasKan
Property of
THE UNIVERSITY OP
Lincoln
NEBRASKA
HEED D. DAWSON
Edltor-ln-Chlof
Phono
L-74R1
Managing Editor P. C. Sponocr
Awocinrto Editor.. Ruth M. Sqirfra
Associate Editor R. V, Koupal
AUilotlo Editor C K. Morse
rbpohtoriaLi staff
Carrlo Ooman Hortonso Knuffmnn
Qornldlno Kaurrman
Hugh MoVlckor
Ethel Arnold
Fr Mr Morrlam
Knna Nelson
W. B. Hagr
Elizabeth Hyde
ICarl Janouoh
Leon Palmer
John Lnnz
Buslnww Manager Frank S. Pcrkln
Awrt DuslncBB Manager.. RUbboII F. Clark
sound llko unfalrncaa to you? It cer
talnly docB'not to ub. jDbea thh? spund
Subscription price 12.00 per year,
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Entered at tho poBtofllco at Lincoln,
Nebraska, an second-claw mall matter,
undor the Aot of Congress of March 3,
1879.
Tho DAILY NEBRASKAN purposes to
bo tho ''frWvoieoofBtuaont-Bentlmwitr
to be fair; to bo Impartial: to seek advice
u woll am offer It; to truthfully picture
ooUoge llfo; to go further than tho moro
printing of nowa by standing for the
Wghost Ideals of the University; In short,
to serve the University of Nebraska,
llko Inefficiency? yo ueiicvo it wa
Juat good ordinary common sense.
What do you think?
"T, W." bolloVos that the clasB presi
dent's, not tho Y. M. C. A.( should ap
point tho committee. Thla suggestion
vould sot much bettor It It wore In
othor surroundings. What tho NB
BRASKAN would advocate Is to turn
this cntirply over to the student coun
cil, But for tho present wo are satis
fied with tho committee which man
aged tho - recent University Night.
Thoy wore not unfair, they wore not
guilty .of favoritism, thoy were
ofrtclont. What more could you ask?
Wo aro afraid, after Investigating
tho facts, that "T. Wj" ot nl. aro suf
fering from an acuto caso of "sour
grapos." Tho engineers submitted a
play which fallod to come up to the
standard required. Thoy wore refused
pormlaslon to put on an Inferior act.
Thoy at onco accuse tho committee of
unfairness. What would you think of
a freshman who tried out for the Dra
matlc Club, put on an Inferior piece of
cldo whether or not they will have a
council, It Is up to the class organlza
UoiiB tu iglvu-them this opportunltyr
and to do it at once. LET'S HAVE
A LITTLE ACTION, CLASSES.
People We Know.
Igcrnla Montgomery of Superior and
Hattle Ogden of Genoa aro visiting In
tho city.
Miss Carolyn Preston, the station
artist at tho State Farm, leaves to
morrow morning for Fort Collins,
Colo., where she will make entomo
logical drawings at tho Colorado Col
lego of Agriculture. She expects to
return next September.
"Clothes-Bond"
Jones' Orchestra. Phono L-1686,
Tuesday, March 31, 1914
work, waa not elected" to memTfersh i p,
and who then solicited sympathy by
accusations of unfairness and partial
ity? Engineers, write a good act noxt
year and you will find tho committee
ready and eager to have you present
It. But pleaao don't accuae unjustly
thla year's committee further.
AN UNWARRANTED CRITICI8M
In an article signed "An Engineer,
T .W.,". tho University Night commit
tee is unfairly criticised and unjustly
,accuBed. Tho nub of tho whole Is
UhlB: (1) Thero wero too fow organi
zation represented to mako up a true
all-Unlvoralty Night; (2) Several or
ganizations wero refused tho right .to
participate; (3) Tho committee should
be appointed by tho class presidents,
not the Y. M. C. A. These aro tho
causes for complaint. In presenting
his argument, "T. W." did got hesi
tate to accuse tho committee of unfair
nose, of favorltlam, of Incompetency.
Let ub seo what aro tho grounds for
""complaint
.University Night can of necessity
And still the ornhuskor football
team is without a captajn. Perhaps
this is a good thing, but wo can't see
It that way. We want a captain. How
about you?
DR. BE88EY RETURNS
(Continued from page 1)
all tho vegetation for sttidy purposes
as near as possible. Dr. Bessey has
pictures of some- ot the plants. Ho
states that tho plants are the ugliest,
prickliest things ho has ever seen.
Tlio cactuses wero especially studied
bv tho professor. One of tho moBt
surprising plants that was seen by!
Dr. Bessey was a prickly Jiackberry
tree. Practically ail plants growing
on tho desert are prickly. Over 90
per cent of tho plants is water. It
is romarkable where tho plants get so
much water whore there Is so little
rainfall.
Although Dr. Bessey studied most
of tho time, ho was called on to give
Beveral addresses before the univer
sity students of Arizona. On the 19th
lie talked to tho botany class of the
GET BU8Y, CLASSES university. Professor Thornber, wiho
Tho Innoconts, Black Masques and jB the head of tho Botany department
Girls' Club have put tho student coup-1 0f the university, is a graduate of this
cil question squarely up to tho classes. ! University. He Is highly respected
Each class Is to elect members to a I throughout tho whole region as a
constitutional convention, which will j botanist. Charles E. Torrel, another
draw up a constitution to bo proBented graduate of this University, Is also a
to tho entire school for a vote. So member of tho faculty there. Ho
far only tho senior class has acted in! teacher tno Spanish and French lan-
any way, and thoy have turned tho'gUage8i
Suits for Men & Young Men
We've started many a thing in our
day but nothing that compares
with our "CLOTHES-BOND" suits
at
$12.50. $15 and $18
Better come in and let us show you
how to save from $2.50 to $5.00!
Armstrong Clothing Co.
GOOD CLOTHE8 MERCHANTS
give a place on Its program to but a
limited number of acts. This is self
apparent. Tho committoo issued an
open invitation, oven an exhortation,
to all organizations to submit to tihom
written sketches of proposed acts.
Many, including tho onglnoera, turned
in their sketches. But thoro wore
many moro than could be used. Tho
only things that could bo done was to
accept the best, and refuse tho reBt.
This Is exactly what tho committee
did. All could not bo accommodated.
Is it unfairness, is it favoritism to give
THE
places to those acts whlcbr1noBt-Tner-J-effect next all: The oonstltutlon-lf Br Beaaey address was T-he-
ited them?
The engineers, wo admit, wore re
fused tho prlvllego of presenting their
act. But thoy wero among those whom
the committee believed to bo loss
" Worthythan those presented; InBtoad-
of Jwing unfair to tho engineers, the
committee was most consTdoraToT TVIr.
Charlesworth notified them that thoy
would bo expected to present an act,
oven before the committoo was defl--nltely-namedr-He-told-thenHo-get-to-work.
and s.ubmit a. sketch. Tho on
glneers didn't get busy, Tho College
of Agriculture started to work much
later, but they presented, in thot opin
ion of tho committee, a bettor act than
did tho engineers. So thoy were given
a place on tho limited program, and
tho engineers wero not. Does this
whole-matter overito-..thelrprealdeni,
who as yet has made no appointments.
Wo can't understand why tho classes
havo not gono ahead with their busi
ness. Tho student council has great
possibilities for Nebraska. The whole
matter has boon gono over by tho or
ganizations which investigated the
proposal and has been found worthy
of consideration. Why all the delay?
It will take this convention some
little tlmo aftor they -have been elect
ed to formulate an ydoflnlte plan to
be submitted to the students. This
must bo done' at onco If it Is to come
to a voto this spring and bo put Into
- -On- the23rd,DivBessey-was.calleL
on to give tho Honor Day address.
should bo drafted by May first, only a
month away. There should bo at
least a week of discussion before tho
election bo held, and then at least a
week bofore the membership of tho
coundUr provided ' ltwit3 passed, bu
made up, This would put tho final
"election dangerously noar-tho end of
tho' school year. r
Tho tlmo to act is now. If this plan
la to bo attempted this year it must be
.dono-at oncfl. WJiatla.tho matter
With the classes? Why haven't they
The Honor Day at Arizona University
Is similar to our P. B. K. Day, and
It Is a very formal affair. Three or
four members of each class whose
gradoB aro the highest in their -respective
classes are selected and their
names are read off at n goneral as
sembly of tho students and faculty of
tho University. The program may be
more closely compared with our grad
uating exorcises. The faculty wear
their caps and gowns at those exer
cises. As Dr. Bessey stated, they do
things up right on this day. Tho topic
University School of Music
Established 1894
Opposite the University Campus, 1 1 th and R Sts; In-
-structions Given-inAll Branches-of-Music. Students-
may Enter at Any Time. Beginners Accepted.
WILLARD KIMBALL', Director
elected their members to tho conven
tion? It is clearly tho duty of tho
various presidents senior excepted
to call meetings for this purpose and
call them before the week is out. This
domands immediate attention. The
atudonts want an opportunity to do
Building of a Great Unlveralty." Tho
address received much favorable com
ment. Tho doctor was requested to
attend several banquets while at TJuc
son which were given especially In his
lionoiv - - :
On his return trip Dr. Bessey
stopped off at Phoenix. Hero bo be
camoIntoresTedTn a hew American In
dustry, i, o., date palm growing. The
industry is under the supervision of
ihft-government and ,1s fairly well
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- THE
LINCOLN BUSINESS COLLEGE
Is fully accredited by the National Association of Accredited Commer
cial Schools, and offers tho best to be had In equipment, courses and
Instructors.
Elegant New Home, 14th and P Sts.,
1st Corner East of City Y. M. C. A.
B7?4
E. C. BIGGER, Pres.
W. N. WATSON. Y. Pres.
w. A. bobbins, sec'y
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Rubber Sole
$3.50
MAHOGANY TAN, STRAIGHT $5.00 VALUES
BUDD, 1415 O STREET
established. Tho dates grown out
thero aro as good as any grown else
where. At Denver, Dr. Bessey was met by
a delegation of Nebraska University
graduates and former students. Ho
was taken out for a fast rido by
Charles Hendy, Jr., '98, who had no
regard for speed limit ordinances, At
noon about thirty old Nebraska men
mot at tho Auditorium Hotel, where a
banquet was hold. Hero Dr. Bessey
was again called on for an address,
whlbh was all punctured by University
yells. After tho banquet another auto
.ride was taken and then Dr. Bessey
resumed his Jofarney to Lincoln, arriv
ing hero Saturday.
Dr, B.essey Is scheduled to give' lec
tures on his oxporlencos and knowl
edge gaiqed on; this trip before the
Nebraaka Academy of ' Sciences and
the Botany Seminar during the first
week in May. The dbctor states that
he enjoyed the trip very much. The
gained is invaluable
knowledge
tho entertainment feature of the
was very pleasing.
and
trip
' Farm Convocation.
Convocation at State Farm this
morning. Ollvo Johnston and Rebecca
Shay, soloists; Jesse Clark, piano accompanist.
LECTURE ON THE STAR8
TODAY AT CONVOCATION
Professor Swezey Will fllvo, an illus-.
trated Lecture on "Nebulae"
. ' at 11:00 O'clock.
Mumps at State Farm.
Tho treport comes from the State
Farm that fifteen or twenty students
aro being confined to their rooms with
tho mumps. No severe enses are re
ported. It has been called to the reporter's
attention that this confinement must
bo particularly distressing during this
fine, balmy "sprig wedder," when, the
rich red blood of farmer boys surges
with ambition and "pop." ,
Convocation today will bo another
Illustrated lecture. This lecture will
bb on "Nebulae," by Professor Swezey
ofTho dppartment qf astronomy. This
lecture will bo both interesting and
instructive. This will bo a splendid
opportunity for tho professional star
gazers to learn somothing' of tho
"heavens," scientifically.
''Back iDast" in Connecticut a ,glrl
saved herself by climbing out of a
window on a rope mado of stockings.
It's a delicate subject, but wo have al
ways been under ho impression that
girls in this- section of, the country
would havo to be as llght'aa a feather
to duplicate .her feat. Ex.
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