THE DATLY NEBRASKAN
The Daily Nebraskan
Property of
THE UNIVERSITY OF
Liinooln
NEBRASKA.
HEED B. DAWSON
Edltor-ln-Chlof
Phoiio L.-74R1
Monnirlnff Editor P. C Sponccr
Aoolivto Editor Ruth M. Bqulrce
ABnoclate Editor R, V. KoupaJ
Athletic Editor C K. Morse
IlEPORTOIUAL. STAFF
Carrie Oonuui
W? E. HftKr
Elizabeth Hyd
lAon Palmr
.1
John I.ans.
(Jenihllno Kmiffmnn
HiiKh McVlcltcr
F. M. Morrlam
. IMiilllpI
nuslnoofl Manngor Frank 8. Pcrkina
Ami. BuBlncsB Manacer. .Ruflaell F. Clark
Sabnorlptlon prlco J2.00 por year,
payahlo In advance.
Slnglo ooplefl, 6 cents oaoh.
Entered at tho poatofllca at Lincoln,
Nebnipku, an accoml-clana mall mattor,-
undor Ute Act "Of-CongTe-of March 3,
1879.
The DAIL.Y NEBRASKXN purposo to
be the fre voice of student oontlmont;
to be fair; to be Impartial; to seek advloe
as well on offer It; to truthfully ploturo
oolloge llfo; to iro further than tho more
printing of news by standing for tho
highest Ideals of the University; In short,
to serve the University of Nebraska,
tho natural InborntorlcB arc not closo
to tho campus a Held trip of from ono
to several weeks 1b made by tho stu
dents to such placo whoro actual con
dltlons can bo studied. It seems only
fair that our studcntB bo given this
samo privilege. Wo have never known
a forestry student who failed to do his
back work in tho required time, so
why not glvo him tho benefit of tho
doubt, at least until ho proves that he
cannot do the work In a shorter time
than tho usual period.
What a Forester Should Be..
Tho definition of what a forester
should be, by Dr. C. A. Schonk, for
merly professor of Diltmoro Forest
School, well deserves reproduction. It
may also servo os Information to those
who think that forostors' llfo is a con
tinuous picnic. Dr. Schenk says:
"A foreBtor should stand tho lifo in
tho woods like a tree and should stand
the knocks In the mill like a log lest ho
go to waste with tho culls."
TKE FORE8T 8CHOOL
NOW
RANKS WITH YALE
MICHIGAN.
AND
Much Credit Due Dr. Bessey for His
Interest In Department and
Selection of Professors.
June 1(
Forester's Diary.
Loft main camp.
beam
Ten
Ruined.
The Forest School In the University
was established In 1902. It was dur
ing tho spring Bemester of that year
that Ur Bessey gac an address lit
chapel upon tho Nebraska Forest Re
serves and in a spirit of prophesy Bald
to Chancellor Andrews that Nebraska
would some day haVo a Forest School.
Directly after the address Chancollor
Andrews asked Dr. Bessey to lay out
a course of study for forestry and that
fall quite a few men transfered their
courses to it.
Tho next jear Dr. Bessey closed tho
preliminaries of an engagement with
Mr. Frank G. Miller which resulted
in his appointment to bo the first pro
fessor of Forestry In tho University
of Nebraska. Mr. Miller held that po
sition for four years, during which
Thursday, April 23, 1914
To tho members of tho Botany De
partment wo most humbly dedlcato
our Issuo of the Dully Nebraskan.
They have permitted us to en
croach upon tholr territory and es-
-tublish-u- library- and ofllce- on thelrJ
already crowded tloor of Nebraska
Hall. From the time we roturn In tho
fall until we leave In the spring they
tolerate with patience those iioIbob
and actions more udnpted to the for
ost than the buildings of a great uni
versity, and still are cheorful to help
us with the problems we havo to solvo.
It is to them that our alumni owe
-much forthelr-presenL-standlngJiL tho
forest service, and wo fully realize tho
importance of TTotnny Tn our course.
We hope to see the time in tho near
future when new buildings will per
mit more space for both tho Botany
and Forestry departments and tho
members of the Botany staff will no
longer be inolested by tho Foresters
In the realm of Nebraska hall.
The custom of the Forest Club edl
llon of the Daily Nebraskan on Arbor
Day was estubllshed two years ago.
Consequently tho Foresters havo
again taken it upon themselves to get
out this supplement.
As tho forest school is still now in
tho University," and since our nub
bers do not compare with tho En
gineers or the "Ag8" It becomes impos-
"Ktblo for-tiB to fill the paper with-1
news concerning foresters. Therefore
we publish some articles that will help
the University public become better
miles from man or
Soaked. Sleet storm p. m. Frozon
not dead yet,
Juno 11. Hailed, rainod and snowed.
Blankets got on fire. t Doused them In
rlvor to quonch fire. Rather cold bod.
Juno 12. piankets freeze stiff dur
ing night. No rain today, just snowed.
Blankets Won't thaw out. Feet got
cold while working. Took off shoes
and socks and ran round In snow to
warm thorn.
Juno 13 FRIDAY. Our hoodoo day.
Only poured, rained and snowed. Grub
getting short. Ono pancake for broak-
-faaL Drlnk-ofLwater tor dlnneran(L
tea for supper.
Juno 14. Fine day. Only rained six
hours. Saw tho sun. Blankets thawed
out. Still wot. Found petrified bone
in creek. Made soup for breakfast
Two bites of rico for dinner. Also a
pine cone. Four beans for supper. Tea
again.
Juno 15. Clear, beautiful day. Two
bcana Jqil Jjreakfaat. Ground jbojip
bone for dinner. Very appetizing. A
TfiuTanfl some water for supper.
Juno 1G. Same pall with fresh water
for breakfast. Buck found bean in his
pocket. Cooked it and ate all of It.
Wo'drank tho soup It made, popularly
called "bean soup." Reached railroad
that night. Ato for dinner 3 steaks.
2 quarts of milk, 11 sIIcob of broad
with butter.
And thon ho diod.
acquainted with forestry ns a whole,
The forestry department and tlietTF
-dont
A great deal or criticism is often
directed at forestry students by a few
of tho instructors and professors be
cause they persist in wanting to leavo
sohool a little early In tho spring or
who got back to school a little lato In
tho fall. It has always seemed to us
that when a student who takes enough
Interest in his work to make tho sac
rifice necessary to do nine months
school work In eight should bo given
an even chance. Many of our students
have gone out on some special work be
fore school closed and perhaps some
havo returned to school late In tho fall
because they wero receiving valuable
forestry training In the woods. Hero
at Nebraska wo havo no very largo
forestry tracts for laboratory work,
ns Is tho case with some other forestry
schools. In all forestry schools where
time ho did much toward upbuilding
tho dopartment. Upon his resignation,
Dr. Bossoy was again called upon to
find a man for the position. The re
sult wns the selection of Prof. Frank
J. Phillips. Ho was a diligent worker
as well as a fine personality, and
Boon brought the school up until it
ranked with the best forestry schools
of tho United States. In tho spring
of 1911, Adjunct Professor Sponslor
became tho head of tho department,
and Mr. W. J. Duppert was appointed
adjunct professor. These two men
kept tho school at the standing where
Iirofcssor-EhllllpsJetL-lL In 1912,
Spring is Here
Are You Ready For. Spring?
If not come in and let us
make you ready by fitting
you out in new " Spring Togs."
We Will Show You The Newest
Fulk Clothing Co.
1236-38 O St. LINCOLN, NEB.
Joys of a Forester.
Thank godness those years of school
are o'er,
And we're In tho real thing at last.
We aro out on tho job and hero to stay,
We long not for the days gone past.
The past was full of human shams,
- Of-up-to'datej-clvllized-freaksr
But now wo're- through- with such as
that,
We're out whoro nature speaks.
"We
"lovo Hi e
range)
""greirr-AVildmoTintnin-
Tho needle covored forest floors.
Was there over before such joy In life
As ours In God's great out-of-doors?
Wo eat with hearty appetite,
Wo drink from mountain brooks;
A thousand wonders each day wo see,
For wo read In nature's book.
And our work though hard Is not so
bad,
For wo know It Is something worth
while.
And the time comos soon when all will
bo glad
Wo ever wero given n trial.
So who shall say a foresters' lifo
Is a llfo of worry and caro?
I say It's a life that's full of joy,
.But.wlth burdens that all must bear.
J, R. B., ex-'13,
Professor Sponslor resigned and for
the fourth time Dr. Bessey was called
upon to find a man to bo head profes
sor of tho dopartment. Under the
recommendation of Henry Solon
Graves, chief of tho United States
Forest Service, Mr. W. J. Morrill was
chosen and he is at present tho head
professor.
JMr. JT. Chllda waa appointed as
sistant professor last year. Though
we havo lost many good mon, It ,vas,
with one exception, because higher
salaried positions wero offered else
where thnn Nebraska would give. To
Dr. Bessey We owo practically every
thing for tho establishment of the de
partment, and ho can rightfully bo
termed the Father of the Forest
School.
Although Nebraska Is one of the
most treeless states of the Union is
no reuson why we should have no
forest school. At the University we
have tho best Botany, Engineering
and Geology courses offered in connec
tion than any other school in the
United States. We aro located only
a few hours' ride from the J. Sterling
Morton estate at Nebraska City, where
is found nearly all trees of commercial
importance. i is half u day's Journey
to tho Government Nurseries at Hal
sey, where some of tho most extensive
nurseries andplanting experiment
stations of tho Forest Service are
fcENTS, Awnings, Paulina, Bed
( Sheets, Duffle Bags.
Wl Tents made to order,
Tents slightly used at a bargain.
We Rent Tents of all Sizes
Lincoln Tent & Awning Co.
A. E. WORK, Manager
1024 P Street Phone B-1977
vibe Cafeteria
of the University Y.cM.C.cA.
The Best Place for Students to Eat
located. Each spring many of tho stu
dehtaT6ttioToTOTTmrcttcul exportoTnnrn
along that lino. Furthermore, wo are
more centrally located than any other
forest school, as far as timbered re
gions of tho United Stntes is con
cerned. The Lake states, tho Oznrks,
the Colorado Rockies, the Black Hills
aro not far from Lincoln, while but a
short distance farther the Southern
pineries, the Southwost, or the Idaho-
Montana recion is reached. The-
school was mado still stronger In Wt-
when a post-graduato course leading
to a .master's dogreo In forestry wns
added.
That Nebraska ranks with Yale and
Michigan is brought out by tho stand
ing of Nebraska mon In thoVjlvll Ser
vice examination last year.X In tho
throe examinations ' given, R. T.
Gutherlo ranked highest in tho forest
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