The Daily Nebraskan
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EDITORIAL STAFF
George E. Grimes Editor-in-Chief
Ivan G. Beede Managing Editor
Fern Noble...! Associate Editor
Leonard W. Kline Associate Editor
Eva Miller Contributing Editor
Dwight P. Thomas.'.... Sporting Editor
Katharine Newbranch Society Editor
BUSINESS STAFF
Walter C. Blunk Business Manager
Fred W Clark Assistant Business Manager
Offices: News. Basement. University Hall; Business, Basement.
Administration BuiMing. . '
Telephones: News, L-4841; Business, B-2597.
Published eveTy day during thecollege year. Subscription, per
semester, $1. j
Entered at the postoffice at Lincoln. Nebraska, as second class
mail matter under the Act of Congress of March 8. 179.
The response of the University to the call of the nation has
not been more a matter of action than it has been of attitude, of
complete willinpness to do whatever is deemed bvst to be done, and
to do it cheerfully and with all one's power.
The withdrawal of seven hundred students from school is a
reflection of the patriotic feeling that is felt in the breasts of all
of the students. Fully realizing that some have left .imply a. a
means of getting credit hours, it must not be forgotten that the
are taking up men's work for a cause that requires men
The students and the facuU.es of the foreign un.jrer.lt .e. have
been the leaders in the fight for their cc.unt.res in the war. The
Students and the faculties of the American universit.es have proved
no le quick to seize the opportunity for service No group under
stand? so clearly the necessity for action, and it is not surpris.ng
that the response should be so immediate.
A scene was enacted at one of the fraternity houses the other
night thai doubtless has had its counterpart in every fratern, ty
boarding bouse of students. After the evening meal the fr atermty
songs wen, started. These changed into the University songs and
then without a word being spoken, but because of a common feel.ng
of that which was nearest their hearts, the men stood up and sang
"America" and "The Star Spangled Banner," with eyes br.ght, and
faces serious but not sad.
Every man and every woman of Nebraska is ready to do work.
A selective draft for both sexes could not but fail to meet with
the co-operation that means success.
UNIVERSITY NOTICES
Nebraskan Staff
Applications, for election to the
following positions on The Daily Ne
braskan for the first semester of the
school year 191718, will be received
at the student activities office until
5 p. m. May 17, 1917:
Editor-in-chief, managing editor,
woman associate, man associate, busi
ness manager and assistant business
manager. Application blanks can be
secured from the secretary. T. A.
Williams, secretary student publication
board.
since the appearance of the older pub
lications, the Seminar has resumeu
the publication of reports. These re
ports are published locally, and with
out expense to the University or the
state.
The seminar publications have at
tracted favorable attention of many
botanists.
PREPARE POST FOR
COMING RECRUITS
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FORUM
The Forum
To the Editor of The Daily Ne
braskan: In closing the Forum, the
editor of The Nebraskan did two
things: (1) He assumed that he had
the right to close the Forum to
those letters that "smacked of un
patriotism and un-Americanism." (2)
He set himself up as the judge of
what should be included under those
terms.
To both of these points we cannot
agree. In regard to the first: The
Forum is based on the principle of
five and open discussion of all pub
lic questions. It is a means for any
student to express his opinion on a
public matter. It is not onesided
or restricted. Its one great char
acteristic is its accessibility to all.
It does not represent the opinion or
policy of the regents, of the chan
cellor, or of the editor. It belongs to
the
obliged to ask just what the editor's
definition of "smacking of unpa
triotism," and of "un-Americanism"
is. We know of one letter, written
to the Forum not long ago, defending
the principle of free speech. That
letter was not printed. We are again
constrained to ask whether such a
letter would come under his definition
of unpatriotism" and of "un-Americanism."
The editor seems to have the idea
that all who do not agree with him
have a grudge against him. The
kaiser has the same idea. Yours
truly,
R. T. GERE.
For Student Government
Omaha, Neb., May 3, 1917. To
Faculty and Students of the Uni
versity of Nebraska: The Omaha
alumni council of Alpha Sigma Phi.
recommend that your faculty and
student body of the University of
Nebraska adopt student control.
This council is composed of men
lrom universities and colleges from
A. i I
student body, and every p.u.ie.i- ! .. -prlinn of the coun-
has the right to use it freely. The ; witnessed the suc-
. va r,tlint tfl do With What 1 . .
is
written in it: it is his business
cess of student government.
T-i n:.t,ai;.n at Vctirnclra has
to print what the students write. If djscugged with lhe slu.Jents
there is any criticism, it falls upon , N4,brBBka and the alumni mem
the students who write the articles. s ag & faave decided
It is the only part of the paper mai . 9n0r,tion of student govern-
Farmers' Fair Banquet
Financial statement of the Farmers'
fair banquet wfcjjh was" held at the
Lincoln Commercial club April 13,
1917, is as follows: Total receipts,
$167.50; total expenditures, Lincoln
Commercial club, $140; printing,
$13.50; decorations, $13.50; door
keeper, $1; total, $168; deficit, 50
cents, to be taken up by Ag. club.
Audited -May 2, 1917. Signed, G. W.
Blotz, chairman T. A. Williams,
agent trident tictivities.
Engineers' Banquet
Financial statement of the engi
neers' banquet which was held at the
Lincoln hotel Saturday evening, April
2S. 1917, is as follows: Total receipts,
$126.25; total expenditures, Lincoln
hotel. $102; cigars and incidental ex
penses, $8.94; printing, $8.75; door
keeper, $1.00; total, $120.69; profit,
$5.56, to go to the society. Audited
May 1, 1917. The complimentary list
was as follows: L. B. Weaver, R. E.
Campbell, F. A. Wirt, Captain Parker,
F. T. Darrow, C. E. Glasser. Signed
E. M. Kadlecek, chairman. T. A. Wil
liams, agent student activities.
Vaudeville Hop
Financial statement of the vaude
ville hop which was held at the Rose
wilde party house Friday evening.
April 27, 1917, is as follows: Total
expenditures, rental hall, $25; refresh
ments, $21; music, $29; printing,
$13.55; doorkeeper. $1.50; total, $90.05;
total receipts, $138.75; profit, $48.70.
to go to G. K. Kirsch. Audited April
28, 1917. The complimentary list was
as follows: G. H. Kirsch, W. B. Jef
rey, J. L. Gifnn, Byron Hunter, Miss
Gertrude Munger, Orris J. Pothost,
Will Garrison. Earl Moffet, Chas. S.
Keyes. Fred Buerstetta, John G. Rath
bun, Ralph O. Lahr, E. D. Starboard,
H. H. Kirsch. Signed G. K. Kirsch,
chairman. T. A. Williams, agent stu
dent activities.
Waters at this point. There are two
bridges, lithe and majestic, spanning
the stream at the fort. It is the
clear cut splendor of the cliffs, which
extend for miles south down the val
lev, intermingled with the green won
der of the rugged hills, that ake
the people of this part of V . -. ta
say: "You cannot match luib any
where."
What Recruits Will Find
The men who are coming here will
enjoy the beauties of nature and they
will enjoy rigors and hardships
after they become accustomed to this
training life.
No officers could be more courteous
than the army veterans who are to
direct the training of the hundreds
of young men at Fort Snelling this
summer.
Uncle Sam is taking these men
back to nature to care for them in
the big outdoors. He will not permit
anybody to waste the bright hours of
the morning in bed. Early rising
will be not an innovation but a reg
ular fixture in this camp as in most
military camps.
There is a hum and a stir at the
fort; in a few days the men who are
to do much in winning this war
against Germany are coming to this
gaTden spot to learn how to do it.
VARSITY TRACKSTERS
MAKE SHOWING
Girls Best Spellers
At a recent test held at the Uni
versity of Iowa, five hundred first
year student were given fifty hard
words to spell. The girls made an
average of twenty-one- errors; the
men thirty-two. An important fact
brought out was that there was a
close relationship between mental
ability and ability to spell. Ex.
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distinctly belongs to tne siuaem. material value,
editor may run all else in or , 6tudent body.
The
nhmit the DaDtr in his own way; i
the
Forum is the students' sacred
property. In our opinion, when tne
editor undertok to s'ate what should
be put in the Forum and what should
not be, he violated the rights of the
student body. If such a course is
allowed to continue, then the Forum
cannot be said to exist; it mitiht as
well be included in the editorial
column
In accordance with the plans at uni
versities and colleges, where student
control is in existence, we would
suggest that the student be given
control of all activities in which they
participate, that is athletics, publica
tions, forensics. etc. Further, we
would suggest that the student board,
consisting of representatives from
various classes, and the faculty, have
ilumn. j ,ne power 0f recommendation In all
Now as to the second point. If we nertaininr to student life.
are forced for the present to y.eia on of gtu(Jent government
to the right of the editor to inter- , md thjng the
fere with the Forum, then we re j facuHy thooge
: j The fact that no colleges ever re
gretted or discontinued student con
trol ia tho rtfet tmcitivp nrnnf nf (lia
I '" '
merits of the system.
You want to make the University
of Nebraska the university, so why
not adopt a system of control that
will bring more loyalty and better
co-operation among' the faculty and
itudent body.
OMAHA ALUMNI COUNCIL OF
ALPHA SIGMA PHI
SAY BOYS
Ik-tier pet a wrist watch
before poinp to w ar.
The only IpraHifal
wav to c-arrv a timepiece
$3.00 to $35.00
HALLETT
UNI JEWELER
Established 1871 1143 0
Five Years Ago Today
Nebraska easily took the track mc;t
i from Ames by a score of 69 to 45.
SSO yard dash Overman, Grau, 2:04
:3.
2 mile Graf. 9:59.
High hurdles Finney, :16.
Low hurdles Finney, :27:2.
Discus Corey, Gorham, Reese, 117
feet, 10 inches.
Shot put Shaw, Corey, Reese, 37
feet 6 inches.
Javelin Rutherford, Rid4 11. ,135
feet 7 inches.
Pole vault Barnes, Gerhart, Nims,
Davis, tied at nine feet.
Broad jump Werner, Jones Zum-
winkel, 22 feet 4 inches.
PUBLISH NEW SERIES
OF BOTANICAL SURVEY
The People's Home Library has
been adopted as the official report
of the International Aid Association
which has 250,000 members. The
object of this association is to lower
the death rate and teach economy.
The association believed the distribu
tion of P. II. L. will aid in accom
plishing these objects.
Daily average of agents in the field
this season is over $13. A banner
year for selling to farmers. tf
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The new series No. 1 of "the Bo
tanical Survey of Nebraska," has Just
been published by the botanical sem
inar. The number contains reports of
researches by Dr. J. E. Weaver, asso
ciate professor of botany, and Albert
F. Thiel, a student of botany, on
phenomena in connection with prairies
and forests. The publication contains
sixty pages, and is illustrated by num
erous figures and half-tones. It is a
contribution to our knowledge of plant
life of the prairies.
"The Botanical Survey of Nebraska"
was organized by the Botanical Sem
inar on August 24, 1892. The original
numbers of the survey were con
tributed by J. G. Smith, Herbert
Marsland, Roscoe Pound, P. A. Ryd
berg, A. F. Woods and F. E. Clemonts,
with the late Professor Bessey as the
botanical advisor. The survey thus
constituted, published eight reports
upon the flora of Nebraska. At the
present time, none of the original
members of the survey are connected
with the University, but with the ac
cumulation of data and other material
Lawrence Bruner, professor of ento
mology U. of X. The biggest bug
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