DAILY NEBRA'BKAM
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T1IE DAILY HEBRASKAN
Chat. II. Epperson.... Edltor-in-Chlot
George E. Grimes.... Managing Ed tor
Eva L Miller Associate Editor
John Cejnar Associate Editor
M L. Poteet Business Manager
Roy Harney. .Asst. Business Manager
REPORTORIAL STAFF
Ivan 0. Beede Edgar D. Klddoo
Jea Burroughs Jospeh Tekar
Vlvimne Jlolland John Wenstrand
Jack Fraser Marruerlte Kauffman
Offices: News. Basement, University
Business, Basement, Admin-
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Telephones: News, I'M8-
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Entered at the postofflce at Lincoln,
Nebraska, as second-class mall matter,
under the act of Congress of March
3, 1879.
. AN INSULT WITHOUT REASON
Students do not have to go far in
in the city of Lincoln to discover
that they are hated by a certain
class of people. These persons are
those who learn only by what is
placed before them by way of spec
tacle. Consequently they have formed
their opinion of the "rah-rah" boy
from Company Q parades and other
similar outbursts of enthusiasm. They
will never learn differently, because
they have no desire to do so.
But now something happens that
brings to the students with particular
force the painful fact that this opin
ion is more prevalent than it was
formerly thought to be. One of the
city papers last evening published an
alleged interview with a member of
the Lincoln police force. In which the
officer is supposed to have said that
the burglaries now so prevalent are
being committted by students.
Just what is meant by this? There
are many classes of students in Lin
coln, and the term is Inclusive of
alL Does he mean' that the students
are as a class responsible for a large
number of criminals? Does he mean
that the worst problem now facing the
police is the keeping of representa
tive young people of the state within
the law? Or does he mean mat one
or two demented persons who call
themselves students have been de
tected taking the property of some
one else.
An explanation is clearly due. We
will admit that wooden Indians have
sometimes found their way into the
homes of students; we will concede
that , business signs have decorated
the walls of persons to whom they
do not belong; but we deny that the
students of the University of Nebras
ka are responsible for any wave of
crime that is annoying the police of
Lincoln. Yet those in other places
who read this alleged interview will
conclude that Omaha may have her
Tenth street gang. Chicago her
"Hell's Half Acre," but Lincoln has
her student body.
"MINERVA" TELLS UNI. GIRLS
OF JOURNALISM FOR WOMEN
(Continued from page 1)
"How about the people you work
with?" I suggested.
Meets Interesting People
"Inside the office as well as out
side," she replied, "the girl In news
paper work has unusual opportunities
of associating with Interesting people.
It is my experience that newspaper
people, from the veriest cub up, are
ambitious, broad-minded, clannish,
educated and thoroughly worth while.
They are always ready to help each
other and eager to see each one make
good. The girl who asks no special
favors because of her sex will find
no opposition to her on that ground
from the men Journalists.
"I think general reporting Is valu-
i . . .nmon a. means uuiw
an end only. It Is broadening t rub
elbows with all classes, teaches tact
r.d stilf-confldence in approaching all
manner of persons, breaks a girl of
a common tendency to be self cen
tered (the fault of adoring parents),
develops democracy, accuracy, brev
ity in expressing thoughts and teachea
most valuable lessons in sensing
appraising events from the human In
terest appeal they have to the general
reading public
"However, there is an irregularity
about peneral reporting which girls
generally don't like. We are fond of
doing things on schedule time, do not
find rush and confusion especially
fascinating. Sometimes, also, in gen
eral reporting, boldness and persist
ence have to be carried to undesirable
extremes.
"Feature and publicity work are
phases of journalistic work especial
ly suited to women, I think.
"Interviewing Is one feature of
journalism at which women are often
particularly adept going behind the
scenes of celebrities' lives and writ
ing in a chatty, sympathetic vein of
human, everyday fetaures of those
live. A woman who has a personality
and appearance which inspires confi
denceand confidences is a success
fuf Interviewer.
"Newspapers are catering more to
women's activities, and a woman's
page editor nowadays holds a respon
sible position. She does not merely
ihronlcle club end society events, but
on a large paper, directs a corps of
assistants in reporting the activities
of women, and the many allied inter
ests of women civics, city beautifica
tion and sanitation, household prob
lems and up-to-date, scientific ways of
handling them, conservation of health,
fashions, markets, shop news, etc. .
Less Sob-Sister Stuff !
"'Sob-sister stuff is giving way to
feature writing of a more substantial
nature, I believe. The writing oi
women's editorials, such as those be-
in written for a New Yonc paper
by Rheta Childe Dore, a University
of Nebraska product, is growing in
noDularity. Well informed women
who can discuss questions of the day
from a woman's point of view are in
demand; this Is a new departure in
journalism growing apace with the in
terest taken in public affairs by the
women."
Women publicity experts are in de
mand. There are many 'causes and
institutions which require publicity
through newspapers, special organs,
bulletins for general distribution, etc.
Corps of such workers are employed
by the Women's Christian Temper
ance union, the equal suffrage organ
izations, the Young Women's Chris
tian associations, organizations op
posed to child labor, organizations to
fight contagions, such as tuberculosis,
historical associations, child better
ment and other features of conserva
tion, etc. It is through general news
paper work usually that an alert girl
learns these phases of publicity work,
and can secure such connections If
she wishes. The translation of the
work of specialists into the language
and stories that appeal to the general
reading public is most fascinating and
high grade journalism, I believe.
Newspaper Service
'Newspapers are developing wars
of riving service to their readers
through question and answer depart
ments. Information bureaus and de
partments and . campaigns conducted
by experts. The larger newspapers
hire clever persons to launch and car
ry on campaigns, of soclalogical and
civic importance. For Instance, the
New York World, and many other
papers, sent Santa Claus ships to war
ring countries, raising the money, etc
through newspaper campaigns; a
woman writer for the World Investi
gated and Inaugurated the Penny
Lunch plan for feeding school chil
dren, which has spread over the coun
try. Miss Sophia Irene Loeb on the
same paper conducted a campaign last
winter which resulted In ths securtnf
nf the Widowed Mothers' Pension law,
and she and other women writers
worked in behalf of the school chil
dren in athletics, gardening and other
directions, giving medals to encour
age children in following worth while
pursuits. What was more frivolous
but probably equally interesting were
pretty girl contests, which resulted in
sending a number of ' to the ex
position, and dress contests.
These are only a few examples of the
kind of feature writing which Is fas
cinating and worth while in which
women writers are making successes.
Such feature work is carried on on
papers of almost all cities the size
of Lincoln and larger In the coun
try."
UNIVERSITY NOTICES
German Club Meeting
The Deutsche Geselllge Vereln will
meet Thursday at 7:30 o'clock in the
evening at the Alpha XI Delta house,
1527 M street.
Senior Class Invitations
Senior class invitations are now on
sale. They must be bought this weeK
as no orders will be taken after Sat
urday.
Engineering Meeting
The Engineering society will meet
tonight at 8 o'clock In M. E. 206. "
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HARRY E. WELLS
Harry E. Wells, announces that he
is the Republican candidate lor
County Clerk, and respectfully soli
cits your support. Adv.
German.. Lunch
and Cafe, R. C.
11Z1 P itreeL
Schelder, manager.
The Mogul Barber Shop, S. L. Chap
lin, proprietor. 127 North Twelfth.
Meal tickets; 15.50 for J4.60. 7
North Twelfth. Newbert Cafe.
G. E. Spear, B. Sc., M. D., Univer
sity of Nebraska, '03; physician and
surgeon. 1417 O SL B-30ZL
After dinner dances at Mccormick's
Cafe. Onen till 1 p. m. 129 South
Twelfth streeL
Lost Delta Zeta sorority pin. Call
B-4889. Reward. 219-110-112
Lost Bunch of keys. Finder re
turn to Dr. Condra and receive re
ward.
. Lost Phi Kappa Pal fraternity pin.
Return to Daily Nebraskan office and
receive reward.
Lost Farm House fraternity pin.
Return to student activities office and
receive reward. 217
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