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THE DAILY NEBRA g K A W
The Daily Nebraskan
THE BEST UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD
EDITORIAL 8TAFF
George B. Grime. VT'rmto!
Ivan G. Beede Managing Ed or
Fern Noble Associate Editor
Leonard W. Kline: Associate Ed or
Eva Miller Contributing Editor
Dwight P. Thomas Sporting Ed tor
Katharine Newbranch Socletr Ed
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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 INFLUENCE OF THE WAR
The war has had the effect upon the University students of showing
thrm the necessity of service, and creating in them the desire to co
operate with things worth while, to a degree that has not been known
before the call came for all to do their bit. The conversations have
taken on 'a more serious tone; the spare hours are utilized to a better
advantage, on every hand is seen the consciousness of a duty to one s
''Because of this change, a change which is nothing but a develop
ment the meetings of the freshman and sophomore classes and of the
Unfversitv girls today will arouse an interest that would not have
been felt'a vear ago. Then a call to give time and care-to a purely
unselfish task might have met with a refusal; now the question is
what can be done, how much can be done and how best to do it.
The freshmvn will meet in the Temple theatre and the sopho
mores in Memorial hall at 11:30 this morning, to hear Professors Fling
and LeRossignol tell of the work for the French war orphans, and
to suggest to these students, a splendid work to do in their home
towns during the summer, as well as to point out to thrm a means
of leaving a memorial that will be significant not only to Nebraska
University, but to the whole world.
The girls of the University will meet at 7 o'clock tonight in the
Y. W. C. A. room, to hear a practical talk full of suggestions as to
lines of work University women may take up this summer to help their
nation most efficiently. The girls will not be given theory, but they
will be told exactly how, in the three months of vacation, they can
spend their time to be of valuable service to the United States.
These three meetings will be among the most important of tire year
They should be well attended.
THE FIGHTING SPIRIT
Every University student has seen athletic games won by weaker
teams from strong ones, because the weak organization had the fight
ing spirit, the determination to keep on struggling until the battle
was won. or the fighter himself was downed.
One of the surest lessons of the business world is that the man
or woman who keeps up the fight, directing the best efforts of muscle
and brain and heart to the task, can overcome big odds and reach a
place near the top.
Freshmen have come to the University, found themselves in a
new environment, with tasks that confused them, and have quit.
Others, with stronger odds against them, have fought on, stayed, and
won a place among their fellows.
The historians of the war tell us that it was the spirit of fight,
of keeping at the task in spite of every discouragement, that enabled
inferior French forces to stay the German tide twenty miles from
Paris, and turn back the conquering armies.
Men who have been victims of the drug habit, have set their
wills to conquer, and by grit and the fighting spirit, have freed them
selves of the slavery.
The ability to form a decision as to the right, to set an ideal
for accomplishing it, is given power when it is coupled with the determi
nation to keep at the task until it is done. The fighting spirit wins.
FORUM
To the Editor of The Dally Ne
braskan: There's more than ono way
of ;'helplng Kaiser Wllhelm." We may
Join his active forces in Europe, if
possible; we may unduly hamper our
own government In a successful prose
cution of the war; or we piay conduct
a war against autocracy, and all it
implies, in such an undemocratic man
ner as to strengthen our opponents In
their belief that they are the real
champions of democracy.
I feel. I am sorry to say, that the
editor of The Dully Nebraskan was
guilty of such an un-American act as
set forth In the last of the above pos
sibilities In his editorial for Tuesday
entitled "Helping Kaiser Wllhelm."
Not only that, but I fear I must charge
my otherwise personal friend, the edi
tor, with a bit of rather unfair play.
Certainly the editor can have no
grievances if the Forum Is used to
point out the truth of these state
ments.
The editorial referred to concerned
a letter to the Forum, a letter written
from the pacifist viewpoint complain
ing of the failure of the government
to submit the question of peace or
war to a vote of the people. This
letter was a little too liberal to pass
thru the two by four meshes of The
Daily Ntebraskan's editorial policy I
have read the letter referred to and
would say that, although I would have
welcomed a referendum on the ques
tion of war or peace, I cannot see,
despite this failure to provide for a
referendum, sufficient ground for thus
declaring the war wrong. I am glad
I can sav, and that without any spirit
prompted by national bias, that the
United States was more democratic
in its declaration of war than any
other country.
We strengthen the arms of our op
ponents, however, when we put too
tight a clamp on discussion. Then
the puppets of autocracy can cry out:
"See what an undemocratic govern
ment we are fighting; we are Justified
in our war against such a puwer." Let
us, therefore, I bay, be not less demo
cratic than the fov we fight lest we
give him ground for false charges.
Certain of America's recent actions
are now being attacked in Germany,
and incidentally in Russia, because
they were undemocratic. In this way
we furnish enemy propagandists with
no mean amount of ammunition.
Realizing that a democracy's weakest
point is war, still I see no reason for
surrendering one of our most cherished
privilege: the freedom of the press.
As for the charge of unfairness, let
me ask: If the letter was more than
the Forum could stand, how can the
editorial column stand a discussion of
the letter? If it la fair for the editor,
to discuss one side In the editorial
column, would not fairness dictate that
the other should be allowed to present
his views?
ANTON H. JENSEN.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS
It commencement 8peaker. Dr. R.
Lyman, dean of the college of phar
macy, left the city Wednesday to make
a commencement address at Atlanta.
He will also speak Monday evening
at McDonald, Kan.
Chicago Botanist Here. Dr, J. M.
Coulter, head of the department of
botany at the University cf Chicago,
Is In Lincoln. He gave a talk to the
liotanlcal seminar Wednesday after
noon, and in the evening addressed
Wesleyan students at Wesleyan university.
Fifteen Years Ago Today
Tim Cornhusker track team won
from Doane 68 to 40.
Twelve Years- Ago Today
Only four high schools of the state
had registered for the annual high
school interscholastic track and field
meet.
GOVERNOR Dl ilGNATES
Y. M. C. A. WAR WORK WEEK
Governor Neville has Issued a proc
lamation designating the week begin.
nlng May 20 as Y. M. C. A. war work
week and asks for contributions to
the cause. The proclamation follows:
"Our country is entering upon a
great crisis. By a degree we have
been brought to engage In what may
be said to be the greatest war of all
times. In order to accomplish the high
moral purpose that has moved our
country to enter the conflict, every
resource of the nation will be taxed
to the utmost. The demand on our
young men will be In proportion to the
magnitude of the undertaking and
duration of the struggle. The Young
Men's Christian association has been
and will continue to be, an important
factor In serving this great republic.
Immense sums of money must be
raised and expended for the better
ment of the men in the field and the
trenches and no one agency is better
equipped for this work than the Y. M.
C. A.
"Therefore, In keeping with the re
quest of the president of the United
States, and joining hands with Oregon,
Idaho, Virginia, and other states, I,
Keith Neville, governor of the state of
Nebraska, do hereby set apart the
week beginning May 20, as Y. M. C. A
war work week. And I do hereby re
ouest the ministers of the various
churches to make special mention of
this matter in their congregations and
urge the people to co-operate with the
Y. M. C. A. in the campaign of the
week for the raising of funds to assist
In carrying on the war to a speedy and
successful conclusion."
Eight Year Ago Today
Omaha high school upset all dope in
the track meet and crowded Lincoln,
hailed as a winner, to second place
and York third.
UNIVERSITY NOTICES
Nebraskan Staff
Applications for election to the fol
lowing positions on The Daily Ne
braskan for the first semester of the
school year 1917-18, 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.
bulletin board in regard to the Louis
ville camping trip Friday and Saturday
of this week, May IS and 19. Esther
S. Anderson.
Pre-Medic Meeting
A special business meeting of the
Pre-Medic society will be held Friday
at 5, Nebraska hall, Room 210. Elec
tion of officers will take place.
Cadets
The military department wishes to
announce that all men enrolled in the
University regiment who have not left
school must drill at the regular time,
or credit for military science will be
withheld from them.
Christian Science Society
The Christian Science society meets
tonight at 7:38 in Faculty hall, Temple.
English Club
The English club will meet Saturday
evening, May 19, with Eieanor Hin
man, '20, 2825 South Twenty-fourth
Street at 8 o'clock. New members will
be initiated.
The Assistant's Club
Election of officers for 1917-18. Pro
gram and social entertainment to fol
low business meeting, Thursday night
at 7:30 in the Music hall. All assist
ants invited.
Field Geography 10
All women in the field geography 10
class read the notice on the geography
GRADUATE TEACHERS WILL
MEET. SATURDAY WITH
DEAN G. W. A. LUCKEY
The Graduate Teachers' club will
meet Saturday evening at the home of
Dean G. W. A. Luckey, 1439 It Street,
at 7:30. Dr. H. K. Wolfe will speak
on "The Psychology of Research," and
Mrs. W. G. Hiltner will report her
observations of the schools in China.
There will also be a musical program.
The last meeting of the year will
be a banquet to be held at the Lincoln
hotel June 2. Dr. G. E. Howard will
give the address on "The Social Value
of Graduate Study." Cards have been
sent to all eligible members. Those
who have not received them are asked
to notify the secretary.
German Dramatic Club
The last meeting of this year of the
German Dramatic club will be a picnic
this afternoon. Members will meet at
5 o'clock at the home of Miss Amanda
Heppner, 944 Washington street.
Girls Track Meet Tickets
Unsold track trickets should be
turned in Thursday morning at Miss
Gittings' office, S 203, Armory.
ALPHA CHI SIGMA
CHEMICAL FRATERNITY,
ANNOUNCES 4 PLEDGES
Alpha Chi Sigma, the national
chemical fraternity announces the fol
lowing pledges: D. L. Gross, Wlsner;
Roscoe Abbott, Lincoln; A. C. Chris
tensen. College View; LeRoy Athey,
Ord.
Cadets Inoculated
Three hundred and fifty cadets in
the University of Minnesota have re
ceived their first inoculation against
typhoid fever, and the rest are being
treated at the Pasteur Institute daily
at the rate of fifty a day. These ca
dets will all have to have a second
and perhaps a third inoculation before
they will finally be immune from ty
phoid fever. Ex.
S. M. U. Farmers
The Southern Methodist University
of Dallas will have a farm in order to
enable 200 young men to work their
way through college. The farm is in
charge of an expert, who will instruct
the students. One hundred and fifty
S. M. U. students are taking military
training, and a permanent company Is
being organized. Ex.
TEACHERS WANTED
Boards are electing teachers every
day for next year. If you are not
yet located register at once. We covef
all the Central and Western states.
Only ZWZ commission, $1.00 regis
tration fee. Commission payable In
fall of year. Write today for blanks.
TEACHERS' EMPLOYMENT
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THE DAYS GONE BY
Eleven Years Ago Today
The senior class celebrated sneak
day at Milford.
Nine Yeara Ago Today
Wahoo won first place in the annual
interscholastic debate held in Me
morial hall.
8even Years Aao Torf.
The Jayhawk tennis team Bhowd
excellent form in thn thi ?
meet with the Hunkers and won J?
mnttll 1,11 rnn In U .. i . 7
UnlverBltv Html
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the presence of Halley's comet.
Five Years Ago Today
Nebraska's new law hniMin .
...6 BU(.K
was to cost $85,000 when completed
who just ui.-ki""iiib 10 lane shape,
Two Years Ago Today
The cast for the annual senior play
"The Sunken Boll," was chosen with
Leon Snyder and Ella Williams In th
leading roles.
One Year Ago Today
The Omaha number of The Dally
Nebraskan was published.
Marseillaise
The Alarselllaise of '93, "To arms,
to arms, citizens."
The Marseillaise of '17, "To farms,
to farms, countrymen." Ex.
ORPHEUM DRUG STORE
OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT
A Good Tlace for Soda Fountain Refreshments after the
Theatre and after the Rosewilde dance
tudents
Beyistor for yur mutio work at
THE UNIVESITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Twenty-Third Your Jut commencing
Xfanj teachen in oil branohe of music to choose from.
Dramatic Art Aoethetio Dancing
Ask for information
WLLLARD KIMBALL, Director
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