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THE v NEBRASKA a I ..rf THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Ollltial Taper of the University of Nebraska WAN G. BEEDE Editor LEONARD W. KLINE. . . .Mng. Editor FERN NOBLE Associate Editor KATHARINE NEWBRANCH Associate Editor ARNOLD WILKEN . .Associate Editor GEORGE DRIVER . . Business Manager MERRILL VANDERPOOL Asst. Bus. Mgr. News Basement University Hall Business, Basement Administration iiug TlnhnneB News. L-8416 Business, B-2597 Mechanical Department, B-3145 Publl-hed every day during the college iiubscrlption price, per semester, 11. Entered at the postofllce at Lincoln, Nebraska, as second-class mall matter under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Tomorrow at convocation "commun ity singing" wil be tried for the first time at Nebraska. Led by the chorus and organ, students will sing Univer sity, national and folk songs dear to all of us. Group singing is an ad mirable method of fusing group spirit and should make better Cornhuskers of all of us. The Nebraskan publishes in this issue a listof about 150 students and alumni who received commissions at the first officers' training camp at Fort Snelling. In addition to this number the University has almost that many more ex-students and graduates in tht second training camp, probably over 100 in the national guard and a repre sentation in the national army which cannot be estimated. Seven hundred soldiers and officers, it would seem, would be a conservative estimate of Nebraska's active representation in the war. If this were all Nebraska University had to give, we could well be proud of her. But there are yet the men who are to enter the service and not to be underestimated the indirect support of Nebraska students and faculty members, support of the kind which has now set as its goal J50.000 in liberty bonds. Now that Nebraska spirit and Ne braska football ability have disposed of the first big obstacle which threat ened to halt the march of the 1917 Cornhuskers through their terrific schedule students should lose no time in getting ready for Michigan next Saturday. While the Notre Dame game, known from past experience to be a terrible strain upon the team, was perhaps the most dreaded one on the schedule, the conflict with the Wolverines is admitted by all to be the one whose outcome is the most doubtful. It will take every ounce of Nebraska spirit to keep the Cornhusk ers, almost a thousand mile3 away, fighting a winning battle. The Ne braskan will try to help to unite the support oehind the team next Satur day by leasing a special wire from the Michigan field to the Armory. Students then can get together on the scene of many a spirited rally and cheer the team to victory. As last Saturday it is the solid support of the students that is needed and the "psychic wave" which, according to Dr. Stewart won the Oregon "Aggies" and Iowa games last year, will not be lacking when the Cornhupkers face their hardest battle. When Chancellor Avery and other educators of the state meet in the conference ralied for today to decide the question of scheduling a recess of three weeks "luring cornhusking time th.y will tind that thev are faclne in the calm ni'oncrits of after-thought a ' project conceived hurriedly in enthusi asm. There was an obvious shortage of labor, it had to be met. The ap parently loSii-al thing to do was also I f nriti'inl In !... -1 ..I .1 I v..-- (luiiiwin IIIIIJ III 111. ClOtJ UUWI1 the whole, educational system of the slate umil the corn crop had been iaid away. Hence the agitation for the recess. But when the proposition was laid upon th table for a while the fallacies of the plan became evident. It would throw thousands of girls un necessarily out of school for more than a fortnight, and it would also re lease a number of men w ho would not be of value in harvesting the crop. In addition to these objections and the further one that the recess would he an unavoidable expense to those who lived in the outlying parts of this state and in other states, the plan must face the probably irrefutable objec tion that it will yield few more men for work in the cornfields than a thorough-going system of conscription. which could easily be organized not only in the University but in the sec ondary schools. This last objection incorporates in it also the realization that, under the "selective" plan the schools would not be closed and the process of education could go on un hindered. So great are the objections to the recess that apparently the only thing which will make its adoption necessary is that the vital need of huskers cannot be satisfactorily an swered in any other way. THE SURENESS OF UNCERTAINTY "The only sure thing in life is death." Was it Emerson or Billy Sun day who said it, or neither? Anyway, its originator would be worthy of the utmost consideration had he not been so cocksure in his statement, thereby disproving his own reasoning. As it is, he said something. The older we get and the more we rub elbows with the world, the less sure of ourselves we become. When we were sixteen we were sure we were personally appointed to save the world from itself. At eighteen we had come to the idea of letting the world save itself and at twenty we began to consider the advisability of saving ourselves from the world. The change in perspective is the natural result of discovering that the things of which we were sure originally were not sure at all. When you have the feeling that you are perfectly sure of something, reconsider.- It is a sure sign that you are looking at it crooked. When you curse yourself for lacking perfect con fidence in your convictions and sit uations, console yourself with the thought that is the chronic and nat ural state of humanity. There are too many conflicting emotions and too many opposing factors in life to. make any part of it a sure thing. More than anything else, probably, this problem of being unable to feel sure of themselves, their futures, their potentialities, worries young peo ple. It is nothing to worry about. Generations of hundreds of thousands of years have given up the struggle before; have laid down just as un certain as they began after living their lives of doubt and groping, more uncertain at the end than they were at the beginning, sure of nothing but death, of which they know nothing. Why not change the old adage? The only sure thing Is uncertainty. Lni versity of Washington Daily. WILL ORGANIZE THIRD SERIES OF OFFICERS' CAMPS (Continued from Page One) training offered by the institution are not eligible for admission. Graduates and undergraduates who are eligible as indicated above and who desire to be admitted to the training camp must apply on the blanks provided for the purpose and forward the completed application to "the instructor in military tactics" of the institution from which the appli cant graduated. Instructions on the application should be followed careful ly. Letters of recommendation are not wanted, but only the names of three responsible citizens who know the applicant best. Each applicant must be examined physically at his own expense by a reputable physician, who will fill out the physical report forming part of the official application blank. Applications will be received between October 15 and December 1. N'o application received after Decem ber 1 will be considered, but will be promptly returned to the applicant. Examining officers will be instructed to designate the full quota of princi pals and the same number of alter nates, provided the number of quali fied applicants admits of this. In se lecting men to attend the t-ard will tions: Character of the applicant as re gards conduct, leadership, ability to learn quickly, ability to instruct oth ers, general suitability, J. e., military appearance. Organization of Training School The normal strength of each train ing school will be about 44o students, organized into one infantry company and one light artillery battery. The schools will he under the supervision of the division commanders, who will detail the commanding officer and the instructor personnel. They will be organized at such places as the commanding generals of the territorial divisions and depart ments concerned niay order, and will be under their supervision. Status of Students Enlisted men of the Regular army. National guard, and National army will be carried on detached service while j students at training schools. They . will receive pay and allowances of their grade. Graduates of the institutions listed, if selected to attend, will be required! upon reporting at the school, to en iifet for the duration of the war. If, after completing the three months' course they are not recommended for commission, they will be required to remain in service and finish their j listmtnt. While students they will re- a iw.inres of privates, firsl class this will be about ?30 per Sumth Plus food, clothing and Qar- tCAll men who successfully complete the three months' course and are so recommended will be carried on a lis as eligible for appointment as second ieutenants and will be commi-jtoned as vacancies occur in the order of merit determined by performance while at the training school: Provide that their services between date o graduating and date of occurrence of their vacancy has been satisfactory. The training camps described in this memorandum are primarily for men to be commissioned in the line. The Quartermaster General, Chief ot Ordnance, Chief of Coast Artillery, Chief of Engineers, and Chief Signal officer have been authorized to organ ize such schools as they may deem necessary for the training of men to be officers in their corps. No application will be received at the War department. CATHOLICS -LOSE TO HUSKERS, 7-0 (Continued from page one) at the tackles opened holes big enough for wagons to go through and stopped everything that came their way. At the guards Nebraska had the Hoosiers farther out-classed than at any other position with the possible exception of center. Wilder and Kositzky could do anything they wanted to with the Hoosier line and they did it. Gain after gain was made through the holes they opened and nothing resembling a gain was made through the middle of the line by Notre Dame. At the start of the game Nebraska was so out-classed for a short time and when they finally struck their stride things began to move. Triple Pass Play The only score came after Cook's fifty-five-yard run. Rhodes added fif teen yards on a triple pass and Otou palik went over from the five-yard line in two smashes. Shaw kicked the goal. Nebraska had a chance to score at the start of the second half, but pen alties lost the score. Notre Dame threatened several times during this half, but were successfully beaten back. McMahon, Kellogg and Riddell, three strong members of the team will be in excellent shape for the Wolver ines, having been given a rest in this game. The Lineup Following is the lineup of the two teams: Rhodes le Hayes DuTeau It Andrews Kositzky lg Zoia Day c Rydewski Wilder rg Madigan Shaw (Capt.) ...rt Philbin Rwlrloll ra Vntr ,v-I Schellenberg ...Ih-q .(Capt.) Phalen Cook rh-lh Gipp Dobson lfb-rh Bahan Otoupalik rfb-fb Miller Officials: Referee: Masker, Northwestern. Umpire: Griffith, Drake. Field Judge: Anderson, Missouri. Head Linesman: Wyatt, K. C. A. C. Equip Drafting Room The department of geography and conservation is equipping room No. 4, Nebraska hall as a drafting room. The first piece of drafting to be under takein will be a large base map of Ne braska, on a very large scale, and in eight separate sections. WE GUARANTEE OPTICAL ACCURACY Accuracy in Examinations Accuracy in Ftting Accuracy in Adjusting Accuracy is our watchword and the keynote to our constantly growing business. HALLETT Registered Optometrist Estab. 1871 1143 0 Special Attention to Student Trade Orpheum Shoe Repairing Co. 211 North 12th Street Have your EYES examined and glasses fitted by W. H. MARVIN. O. D. Thoro. Up-to-dtae Methods 1234 "O" St. Opp. Miller & Paine "Join the Pep Parade" We believe in our team,' we can beat Notre Dame. PEASE DRUG GO. 1321 O St. Ernest Schaufelberger, '16, Mgr. 1 HL LE B ARON - ...... .i. V0CUSTUDIU5 f Offer exceptional opportunities to. 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