THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
OirUlal Taper of the
University of Nebraska
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LEONARD V. KLINE Mng. Editor
f ERN NOBLE Associate Editor
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under the act of Congress of March S,
IST9.
In past years Cornhusker teams
have never fought so bravely as when
on a foreign field, for they have known
that back home, awaiting the outcome
of every play. Nebraska University
was waiting, confident of the strength
and fortitude of its team. And the
reason that they have known this, the
reason they have felt it every minute
of the game, is because Nebraska has
never allowed a team to go into an
enemy country without first giving it
a send-off which showed it how potent
that interest was. Tomorrow at the
convocation hour students will hold
a football mass meeting to send the
team on a journey as important as any
that has ever been undertaken in Ne
braska football. To properly show
that we realize this, that we have
truly set our hearts upon an all-victorious
season, we should have a
record-breaking rally both in attend.
ance and enthusiasm.
Thf freshmen who were digusted
with the first-class meeting yesterday
morning should not be disheartened
and .lose interest. All of us learn by
experience. Instead of dropping out
of class activities they should pray
that this meeting will furnish a lesson
devoutly to be learned and proceed
on the assumption that it has been.
The gathering seems to have been a
confused meee, more resembling a
small-town board of trade at closing
hour than a University class meeting.
The only thing which has met the ap
proval of those who peeped in to see
how things were progressing was the
attendance, which upper-class men
agree was excellent. Among the
things objected to was the taking of a
standing vote on the election of the
minor officers when a good number of
those present were forced to stand up
for lack of room the entire time.
There were also incessant calls for
recounts, for the naming of candi
dates, and an over-emphasized atmos
phere of boisterousness. In fact, it
was so distressing that that fact itself
should encourage the average fresh
man. Things are at least not likely to
grow worse.
for
The question of dismissing schools
cornhusking apparently stands
about where it did when we all started
to discuss it the matter is up to the
individual institutions to decide. But
the conference of educators accom
plished something, anyway, it showed
that the heads of the schools them
selves were almost unanimously
against the recess, and it is reason
able to suppose that the executive
boards will respect this opinion. The
report of the meeting in yesterday's
Xebraskan shows that the farmers
represented were in favor of closing
down the schools. This is not, how
ever, an indication that they neces
sarily considered it .the only available
plan; it means that they thought the
easiest way out of a difficulty which
is particularly distressing to them was
to turn loose the whole student force
of the state. It is very probable that
they will find, if they consider the
question again, that the same results
can be obtained, with less waste of
time and energy, by a well-enforced
system of conscription. As far as Ne
braska University is concerned, the
regents, when they will be called upon
again to decide what measures shall
be taken to help meet the labor short
age, will have found one more case of
indisputable proof that the general
sentiment and the bulk of opinion is
against the recess.
"A SONG OF FREEDOM'
"A Song of Freedom," sung at con
vocation yesterday morning by the
University chorus, was written by
members of the University faculty.
Professor Minnie T. England, of the
department of economics, wrote the
words, and Dr. V. F. Dann. head of the
department of history and criticism of
fine arts, composed the music.
The song follows:
Oh hear the nations calling us,
And hearken to their plea;
This is no time to hesitate,
At stake is liberty!
Our mighty forces let us join,
On land, in air, on sea;
The whole world must be rendered safe
For loved democracy.
Chorus
Yes we w ill rally, rally all our forces.
Freedom for all for all our cry shall
be;
Beneath the Stars and Stripes with all
resources
Brave men will fight to make the na
tions free.
All. all together, loyal, firm, united.
Strong in our faith in God, Just on
high,
O freedom dear, to thee our hearts
we've plighted.
For thee we'lll live, we will live, or we
will die.
The battle rages fiercer still.
And millions are the slain;
For freedom let us do our bit,
Or ttood is shed in vain.
We pledge our service, wealth and
lives.
To cause of liberty.
Till right with triumph shall he
crowned,
The world from strife set free.
We don't say ,,Harrverrd" but "Har
vard" chief cause of transap
palachin levity,
Whereupon they gently and consider
ately set us right; and seem
surprised when we offer no
apology,
Because they know no more about
how to handle the tricky.
shifty, risky, rowly-growly "r"
than they do about the mys
teries of Australasian archaeol
ogy. Out where the obedient sun fre
quently stands still.
And water runs uphill.
That's where the capital W EST
begins.
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Out w here the smoke is a little less j
smoky, j
Out where the railroad's a litt'.e i
less poky,
Where they cut their steak on the
chipped beef wheel 1
And fry it brown as a roast of veal.
Out where they raise world's cham- j
pion cereals, vegetables, prise fight-;
ers. sunflower orators and fliv-!
vers,
Out where they boast of the greatest
of rivers.
Out where all males over 6 years of
age look uoon chewing tobacco !
as the one indispensable ration, j
I Out where the nresenre of ladies has
not the slightest effect upon
THE
The Stars and Stripes henceforth shall
be
A sign to every land.
That those who fight for freedom's
cause
Shall as our brothers stand.
We dedicate anew our lives.
In all humility,
To larger service for mankind,
O God of Liberty!
DO YOU KNOW A SOLDIER'S
RANK BY HIS UNIFORM?
Not very long ago it was extremely
easy for anyone to tell an officer from
a private by his uniform. Very differ
ent seems the case now to the majority
of people. But in reality there is a
clear-cut difference instantly evident
to one who happens to know slight
but significant differences in the uni
forms. How we envy the man who
can watch a crowd and pick out the
different officers.
"There goes a first sergeant in the
infantry. That last man was a cap
tain." he says pointing out men who
look exactly identical to us.
These are the details that tell him
their stories.
A private or non-commissioned of
ficer wears a plain hat cord, blue for
infantry, red for artillery, yellow for
cavalry. An officer wears a hat cord
profanity and expectoration.
Out where they have recently be- .
come cognizant of the fairly
well authenticated fact that
there are
Several European nations at war.
Out where, having chased, captured
and corralled art. they point
out that for sheer, genuine,
aesthetic enthusiasm they are
some devotional.
But where they think that because
we don't slop all over when
contemplating the wonders of
nature we are cold and un
emotional, Out where they look back upon the
East, financially necessary but
otherwise a burden, much as !
the haughty captain of a clip
per ship used to regard the
supercargo, i
And are fairly confident that if God I
Almighty knew the country bet- I
ter he'd quit heaven and move
to Chicago.
Out where the flour is milled,
And the cattle are killed.
And the beer is brewed.
And they drape the nude,
That's where.
With a row-tow-tow,
And a ra-ta-ta.
i And a w hale of a whooping big
initial to start with,
The W-E-S-T begins.
ROCKING THE BOAT ORPHEUM
THURSDAY
Eva Taylor and Lawrence Grattan
appear in a farce comedy entitled
"Rocking the Boat." It deals with a
honeymoon, mistaken identity and a
life insurance policy. Assisting quite
ably are Walter Fishter and Adelle
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All officers wear the stiff cap with
the braid and the coat of arms in
front, which indicates the state. Reg
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the United States. The soldier's cap
is identical in shape with his officer's
but it lacks the braid, and instead of
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An officer's collar tells his state,
arms of service and regiment; crossed
rifles for infantry, crossed sabres for
cavalry and crossed cannon for ar
tillery. The symbol "U. S." supplants
the state abbreviation for regular of
ficers. A disc of bronze on his collar
tells you where the soldier hails from,
with "U. S." for the regular. On the
left side another disc gives his regi
ment, company and arm of the service.
Leggings of all men not officers are
olive drab canvas with lacing. All
officers wear leather leggings while
on duty.
The enlisted man, private or "non
com" has a cuff on his overcoat sleeve,
or else a strap of cloth which buttons
the sleeve tight around the wrist. An
officer's overcoat is cuffless with black
braid on the sleeve to tell the wearer's
rank. A eun'less sleeve without braid
indicates a second lieutenant. A son
tache of one row of braid indicates a
first lieutenant, a captain has two
rows, a major three, a lieutenant
colonel four, a colonel five.
The soldier's coat sleeve bears only
two rows of stitching, an officer's a
row of brown braid.
Two bronze buttons on the back of
the belt indicate a soldier, two bone I
buttons an officer.
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