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mall matter under the Act of Congress of March 3. 1879.
Stan for Engineers' edition in iliargv of today's Nebraskan.
H. H Wood. -17. Chairman. C. 1. Dempster, '18
K. I j. Ketcham. 'IS.
We saw a woman have a fit in church tlve other Sunday. As
we start to address the student body through this black fountain
pen of ours we again feel depressed with the same unearthly feel
in? of incompetency that swept over us on that occasion.
li is unite true that "coming events cast their shadows before"
but it's a poor fool that starts to cross a bridge trusti.ig in the
shadow of the on-coming express to warn him of the train's
approach. With "conipet" day after tomorrow and Ivy Day and
commencement only a few weeks off, Nebraska should have started
her planning for next fall, and as we begin to plan for the future it
would not. be amiss if we should glance around and see, if we can,
to just what extent the great war has stretched its gruesom shadow
towards us. To begin with, some of the boys have enlisted. What
ever you think of them personally, salute them, for they were will
ing. Captain Parker has received orders to leave his post, here to
help train officers for the great army that next August is to give
us. The mechanical engineering building has been ordered closed
after 6 p. m. for its equipment is to well suited for the making of
munitions to he left unguarded. The campus is patroled by mili
tary police, for the buildings are government property and valu
able. The wiivlnss is down, by order of the war department in
Washington. The students at the State Farm are beginning to
leave school and go back to the now truly serious business of raising
a nation's food. Full credit for the semester's work is being given
them. The interfrateruity council has asked that social functions
be curtailed and the profits of the Pan-Hellenic dance are to be
given to the Red Cross work. Many are sending their applications
to Fort Snelling asking admission to t lie reserve officers' training
corps. The medical college is planning to run through the summer
in order to fit its graduates as quickly as possible for government
service. These are but signs of the timi s. Perhaps it is partly
curiosity that directs our attention to them, at least with some of
us that is true. Nebraska is not taking America's entry into the
war too seriously, rather she is not taking it seriously enough. It
the eastern schools the thunder of artillery and the whir of the
aeroplane keeps the martial spirit alive. They are preparing for
war while the student body at Nebraska still speculates. The time
for speculation has passed the time for planning is lrere. We should
cease wondering if we are going to be sent to the trenches in
Europe and start preparing ourselves to go there when callvd. We
should cease wondering if the allies can defeat Germany and lay
our plans so as to help them do it. Individually we must plan, plan
unselfishly and honestly for tomorrow will be the day of action. It
means that many of us will not come back next fall. We are not
pessimists; "pessimists, are always cowards" we are merely sure
that Cornhuskerdom will plan and act unsulfishly.
Yesterday we had a patriotic rally and Nebraska expressed her
self. Nebraska is not afraid of t he shadow nor is she of that
which casts it. She is proud of her citizens because she knows
that when tin- time conies we will be ready to do our bit "because
we're there."
The Alumni edition of the I'niversity Journal is out. H is full
of the most interesting kind of news aud it is to be regretted that
every graduate and undergraduate will not receive one. The mem
bership of the Alumni association is $1.00 a year. Any one who
has (mended the I'niversity, whether he was graduated or not. Is
eligible for membership. At prest-nt the Alumni association so
far as numbers go is not proportional to the benefits and pleasures
that it offers its members. Every senior who graduates in June
should join the association at once and keep his membership up
as the years roll by. In the meantime we have another duty to
perform in this direction.
Spring time is the time when most of Nebraska's traditions
are perpetuated. Let us do this with dignity and honor for if
Nebraska wishes to bind ber graduates to her she will find no other
way one-half so effective as by a fine net of pleasant memories
spun over him by her traditions.
I jet us this spring remember that as her graduate body grows
in loyalty and number so does Nebraska grow, and to that end
let us dedicate our traditions, reverently and proudly.
Technical papers throughout the country have been clamoring
for a statement from the "society for the promotion of engineering
education" in regard to the immediate enlistment of the American
technical student In the army. The Daily Nebraskan regards it in
the nature of a scoop that it should be the first paper in the
country to publish a statement of the president of this society on
this subject. Every one should read Professor C'hatburn's article
in. this issue.
Engineers and the War
Following Is a list of engineering students who are leaving
school to enter various branches of war emergency employment:
Kenneth Craig, third year civil., national guard service March 26.
H. H. Keller, first year civil, to Join regular army, April 4.
C. D. .McClellan. first year civil, engineering corps of army,
April 16.
Lowell Sims, first year agricultural, emergency farming, April 19.
Grant Bloodgood, third year agricultural, emergency farming.
April 20.
Roy Kelly, first year mechanical, emergency farming, April 23.
E. A. Ruttner, first year mechanical, emergency farming. April 23.
L. K. Orr, second year mechanical, emergency work in mill,
April 23.
David Hileman, second year mechanical, emergency farming,
April 23.
H. ('. Gulldner, third year, six-year mechanical, emergency farm
ing. April 23.
Albert Husboom. second year, architectural engineering, emer
gency farming, April 24.
C. I). McConnell, second year mechanical, emergency farming,
April 24. '
This list is the record at Dean Stout's office. There may be sonu
freshmen who are leaving on similar duties who are not on record at
his office.
Prof. Chatburn Says Engineers Can Serve
Country Best By Staying In School
It goes without saying that ewry
citizen of the United States should
bea patriotic American ; that he should
do that for which be is best fitted
to up hold the honor of his country.
This war upon which we are enter
ing may be over this summer. We
all hope so. Rut the chances are
that severe and trying times are
before us; that several years may
elapse before the peace for which
we are longing becomes a reality.
Since we are in the war let us
carefully and dispassionately con
sider the needs of not only the pres
ent but also of the future. Prepared
ness, the husbanding and conserving
of all our resources in men and ma
terials, is an absolute necessity.
President Wilson has told us of the
importance of mobilizing the farms
and industries. The fact that tech
nically trained men are being
searched out by the government
proves the great need of 6uch per
sons. It is hardly necessary to
mention the leading part taken in
the war by engineering, chemistry
and agriculture. The farms are to
be called into their highest state of
cultivation to supply foodstuffs. Man
ufacturing chemists are busy mak
ing explosives, medicines and anti
septics. The engineer must devise
means for transporting the raw ma
terials to the mills and factories, and
from them in turn to the place of
use. Tools, machinery and equip
ment must be supplied with the
same certainty, regularity and con
stancy as guns and shells. Not only
are trained engineers needed here
at home but on the field of battle.
I There are military roads to build,
rivers and gullies to bridge, field
fortifications and trenches to lay
out and construct, siege equipment
to set and operate, water supply and
sanitation to provide, communication
by telephone, telegraph, wireless,
aeroplane to maintain, and hundreds
of other things to look after. These
must be done in a quick and ef
ficient manner requiring the best,
etiort of thorough training and high
est intelligence. In war time, also,
demolition is quite as necessary as
construction, and requires a high de
gree of skill to do it efliciently so
that it will retard the progress of
the enemy and at the same time do
as little damage as possible to the
future occupation of the country.
It is estimated that there are in
the United States about 20,000,000
men of military age of whom, per
haps, 200,000 are technically trained.
This ratio of 1 to 200 is hardly
sutlicient in times of peace and cer
tainly should be no less in periods
of war. Should the war continue for
one, two, or more years, the supply
could only bo maintained by the
utmost efforts of the engineering and
technical colleges. Some of the east
ern universities in the excitement of
the moment have stated that they
would dismiss their classes and turn
their buildings into barracks and
their campuses into drill grounds
A sane view of the situation will
show that much better use would be
to continue theso schools in the
functions for which they were
created. Likewise students who com
plete their courses will be mani
foldly better able and better equipped
to perform their patriotic duty to
the government than if they drop
their school work and take up the
drill of the camp. We say nothing
against patriotism; we applaud it and
uphold it in every possible way; we
hope every man who feels he can
best serve his country in that man
ner should enlist. Hut do not be
hasty. "Stop, look and listen." Walt
for Uncle Sam to call. If selective
conscription should prevail, and It
now looks as though it would, all
available persons will be listed to
gether with the duties they can best
perform. In this way an army, mili
tary and industrial, will soon be
formed and each man will be able
to "do his bit" in the most etllcient
manner.
Students are doing their duty when
preparing scientifically In the school
for the things outlined above. The
faculty and schools can show their
patriotism by remaining at work all
summer, if necessary, to speed up the
output.
GEORGE R. CHATBURN.
UNIVERSITY NOTICES
"Ag" Mast Meeting
There will be a college of agri
culture mass meeting Thursday eve-
i ning at 7:30 in the Temple regard
! the Farmers' Fair. An "Ag" club
business meeting and election of of
ficers will follow mass meeting.
J. L. Harrison, civil '08, visited
the engineering headquarters on his
return from the Phillipine Islands
where he has been engaged with
the bureau of public works. Harri
son was supervising engineering of
the soils division and his work was
mainly highway building and bridge-
work which was carried on by the
administration. Very few contracts
are let for such work as It has
been demonstrated that the adminis
tration can complete the jobs at a
( saving of from 10 to 35 per cent of
.price and finish them much more
quickly than the contractor would.
D. G. V.
The Deutscher Gesellige Verein will
meet Thursday night with G. O. Cast,
660 South Twenty-eighth. Dr. Schrag
will speak.
The Bandage Circle
The bandage circle meets Thurs
day afternoon in the basement of
the First Congregational church from
2 to 5 o'clock.
Home Economics Club
The last regular meeting of the
Home Economics club will be held
tonight at 8 o'clock sharp in the
V. W. ( A. room, Temple. Officers
for next year will be elected. A
great deal of impatient business will
be transacted. Every loyal and pa
triotic H. E. girl is requested to be
present.
Tegner Play
The Tegner society will present
a play entitled "En maste gifta sig"
at the meeting Saturday night. This
is a translation of the well known
German play "Einer muss heiraten."
The meeting will be open to all
who may wish to come, and the Teg
ner members are urged to Invite as
many outsiders as possible.
Foundry Work
All freshmen taking foundry work
will meet at 4 o'clock Tuesday and
will port off 4 to 6 p. m. Meetings
will be held every alternate Friday
at the same hour. This will give
each one a chance to pour his own
molds at every heat instead of once
or twice as was the case when heats
were taken off by several classes.
The agricultural engineering de
partment reports that it is nearly
impossible to secure farm machinery
this year. Tire equipment in the
farm machinery laboratory U badly
depleted and It Is practically impo.
slble to got any two row equip,
ment, while there la a regular famine
on plows of all kinds
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