THE DAILY NEBRASKA.
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Official Paper of the
University of Nebraska '
WAN O. BEEDE Editor
LEONARD W. KLINE. .. .Mng. Editor
FERN NOBLE Associate Editor
KATHARINE NEWBRANCH
Associate Editor
ARNOLD WILKEN .. Associate Editor
DWIGHT THOMAS . . . Sporting Editor
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Entered at the postofflce at Lincoln,
Nebraska, as second-class mall matter
under the act of Congress of March 8,
1879.
The statement by Chancellor Avery
in the Lincoln press last evening de
fending Miss Amanda Heppner, dean
of women, against attacks that have
been made upon her loyalty by people
outside ' the University because, ap
parently she was, before her appoint
ment as dean, an instructor in Ger
man, calls from The Nebraskan a repe
tition of its plea for safe and sane,
though active, patriotism, instead of
harmful, misdirected fanaticism. This
is another example of patriotism going
off at half-cock and causing damage
because it missed the mark. There is
much of this sort of thing, and prob
ably will be throughout the war. But
it should be kept to the minimum. The
Nebraskan hopes that, while Nebras
ka students will always be aggressive
and energetic in their patriotism, they
will nevertheless be sane and just.
Nebraska University will have to
morrow, its last opportunity to make
good on the Y. M. C. A. war work
fund. Because of the absence of
Chancellor Avery, the University cam
paign has not yet had the advantage
of an all-University convocation, bo
big an agent at other colleges. But
preparations'have been completed for
a parade and mass-meetin-j for the
cause that will equal in size and im
pressiveness the patriotic Jemonstra
tion of last spring. ClassM will be
excused from 10 to 12 o'clock in or
der that every faculty member and
student may be there. Patriotic
workers will set forth at that t;me
the purpose of the campaign :ir.d ex
plain Just what is expected of Ne
braska University, and -pledges will
be taken. The campaign so far has
been hindered because it has not had
an official convocation of this kind,
but now the time has surely come ior
students to come forward as they
will and shoulder Nebraska's share
of the burden.
home much more now than before, but
as yet we haven't really done anything
for our country and aren't en"tle l
so much praise. When you see men
with the Croix de Guerre, Legion ot
Honor and two or three chevrons for
wounds, you feel mighty insignificant
. 1 must close. 1
blame for such a condition hope to get more letters from you
chief reason . why aspirants for Offi
cers' Reserve Corps fail. It is a
"mental and physical Indifference."
He finds the fault evident In inac
curacy of thinking and acting, ob
scure enunciation, carelessness and
awkwardness of bearing
The
the adjutant general lays with the
national school system, where fur
flcient emphasis has not been put
upon mental and physical alertness.
Many men fail at camp because
of inability to articulate perfectly.
A man who cannot issue .commands
clearly cannot be trusted with hu
man lives. Not only must he speak
distinctly, but with a certain volumo.
As to careless thinking and poor
carriage, the officer said:
"Too many schools are satisfied
with an approximate answer to a
question. Little or no incentive is
given increased mental effort to co
ordinate one's ideas and present
them clearly and unequivocally, it
is next to impossible for military in
structors to do much to counteract
the negligence of schools in this re
gard. This again has cost many men
their commissions at camp. Three
months is too short a time in which
to teach an incorrigible "beater-about-tho-bush"
that there Is but one
way to answer a question oral or
written, and that is positively,
clearly and accurately.
"I have further noted at camp
that even some of our better mili
tary schools have turned out prod
ucts that may have the bearing of a
soldier in ranks, but a carriage total
ly different as soon as they "fall out."
"A last Important element that
seems to me has been lacking in the
moral and mental makeup of some
of our students here Is the charac
teristic of grit. Not that they would
have proven cowardly in battle, nec
essarily, but some have exhibited a
tendency to throw up the sponge
upon the administration of a severe
rebuke or criticism."
OUR LETTER FROM FRANCE
soon. Love to all of you
"ALFRED."
In order to make the football rally
next Monday evening the- last rally
for the last game the 1917 Orn.'iuskors
will ever play the big affair it should
be, some sacrifice will bo required -f
students. Monday evening is a busy
time for most of us, but it is the only
rally hour available, and t- students
are requested to make arrarpements
for sparing an hour that evening f
honor the team. Fraternities, sorori
ties, and other organizations tht't have
their regular weekly meetings at that
hour, are asked to find some ether
time, If possible, to transact the
week's business. The fact that thtrt
will be only two days of school be
cause of the recess probably will make
it possible to abandon them altogethei
until school commences again.
The Inconvenience that will be
caused is slight at most. We have but
this one last chance to show the men
on the team our faith in them, this
one opportunity before they doh their
uniforms for the last time to pay trib
ute to the splendid work they have
done for Nebraska. For what they
have don they deserve this token of
our appreclotlon, for the battle they
have yet to fight they need to feel
the rallying spirit of every Cornhusk
er. And loyal Nebraskans will re
arrange the ordinary routine of things
In such a way that they can be free
to do their part in this last and most
vital rally of the year.
Slouchiness Has Caused
Many Officers to Fai
"Slouchiness' of various kinds ia
named by H. P. McCain, adjutant
general of the United States, as one
Alfred L. Adams, ex-'lS, first lieu
tenant in Company. D last year, and
now "somewhere in France" with Per
shing's army, has written a letter to
his parents, published in the Omaha
World-Herald, which gives some very
interesting news about what the
American boys in France are doing.
Lieutenant Adams also very modestly
deprecates the honor which people in
the United States are inclined to give
the army in France, before they have
seen actual fighting. The letter fol
lows: "Somewhere in France," Oct. 25.
"Dear Folks: Mail today. Letters
from you all and a friendly letter from
the English lieutenant I met in Liver
pool and who expressed the hope that
friendship might be cemented between
the United States and England, and
eave worth-while suggestions for
trench life.
"The first thing I am going to tell
about is the aeroplane ride I had last
Sundav. Throueh fortunate circum-
atanopa T ent this ODDOrtUnltV. I was
given a helmet, got in the machine be
hind the pilot in a little car iiko a
nntnrpvctfi Ride car. the motor speed
ed up and we were off across the field.
We got going faster and faster and
sed bumping, which
meant that we were in the air. Then
the earth seemed to drop away and it
seemed as if we slowed down almost
, if urn u-ore stnnnpd. for the earth
seemed scarcely to move and there
was no vibration except tliat oi me
engine.
"It was a bit misty, so we only went
up about 200 meters, but it certainly
nt)v in h mi there alone and
see the country spread out below you.
We turned, the wind pressure on the
face was very heavy and cold. too.
Then we circled around toward the
aviation field. The pilot shut off the
engine and we glided down, me eanu
Jumping up at us and coming faster
and faster. Then we touched ground.
bounced up, then toucnea i?rouim
again and rolled up to the starting
point, and my ride was ov.:r.
"The society notes enclosed In let
ters received give me iniereauu6
it reminds me of a clipping
received by a fellow reserve officer
from his home town paper, n
- - nroioe nml ha read It to
one column ui i.,v.
us amid our loud hoorays and laugh
ter He is one or me rnoi iu,
young men raised in this part of the
trv. etc.. etc. It surely furnished
us great amusement
"It seems tunny 10 uei
weather you have been getting as you
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been raining and cmuy IU,U"
peeu , ,A vesterday,
?a? .nfno nut on an old-
but iook sumo 4i..u...v, r- - Rine
fashioned compress at night (using
one of those Kmi
x j tAan t am much better.
POSe I H.UU luucj - .
P "Jamie doesn't have so much on me
now for I am subscribing for eight
Krty bonds of $50 each to be paid
... mr,tMw ualarv. 140 to De
.7v t vrv month. This seems
LCI u
to me a suuu 7 r fnr
us next Sunday. Mother probably la
interested In this, ana i win
her then. However, folks at home
don't want to get the Idea that we are
heroes until we do something. As
yet it is a big adventure, although not
altogether pleasant, and easy; in fact
there are a lot of us who appreciate
Tiie following letter from Oakley R.
Cox with the American Expeditionary
forces "somewhere in France, has
been received by his mother in Lin
coin Cox is very enthusiastic in his
praise of the work of the Y. M. C. A.,
saying that he never welcomed any
thing more in his life than the
erection of the building near his
camp. The complete leH r follows:
"With the American Expeditionary
. Forces 'Somewhere in France.'
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 191".
"Another week and no change, still
working hard trying to learn this old
war game. It is quite interesting, but
some of it takes a little more work
than the rest. The afternoon we spent
firing the two kinds of machine guns
that are used in the French army.
They are sure powerful. They fire
800 shota'per minute. We have done
nooriv overvthtnz there is to do, from
digging trenches to shooting machine
yuns they haul us to the drill pround
in large trucks, some of them have
trailers on back. We generally ride
for 20 or 30 minutes and nearly every
day we go to some new place, which
makes it all the more interesting.
We expect to be here about a week
more, but from here I don't know
where we go. This is a very interest
ing old village.
Monday was Liberty bond day, so
we had a holiday and three of us rent
ed bicycles and rode out to different
towns. We went through an old cas
tle that belonged to Louis XIV. . The
old priest who is stationed there, took
us into an old den, where he showed
us old tapestries, the most beautiful
hand work I ever saw. He couldn't
speak a word of English, but between
the French I learned at school and
my old friend dictionary, I got along
fine. We drank wine with him and
had quite a time. He took us out
Into his garden and we ate figs and
almonds, they certainly tasted good,
because we were powerful hungry.
We pay 7 francs per day for 2 meals
that amounts to $1.40 per day. Some
price, but such is life.
I saw by the paper where they are
capturing quite a few German spies
in the United States. Over here yes
terday they captured 7 Zeppelins near
Paris, they were returning from raid
ing England. They, are sure pulling
off some dirty tricks in this war. The
stories the French soldiers tell us
about them make one's blood boll.
They installed an American Y. M.
C. A. here last week. Believe me, I
never welcomed anything so much In
my life. They sell chocolate, Jelly,
gum, cigarettes, cookies, writing pa
per, tec. Believe me, they are doing
fine work in this war, always on the
Job, in the thickest of the fray. I have
to draw a map of, some trenches to
hand in tomorrow,' so must close.
"OAKLEY R. COX."
ALUMNI NEWS
... .ii m ten acres. This
Dftrreis oi u - .
talk was followed by a, talk by E. J.
Churchill on some documents of war.
rAllTrrTlOWARD'8 HILARIOU8
HIT AT THE ORPHEUM
Charlie Howard capitalizes his small
stature and peculiar personality and,
with the aid of Margaret Taylor and
Frank Williamson, scores a hilarious
Wt in Cured'-H. M. D. In Salt Lake
Herald-Republican. Adv.
A notice of a meeting of the Uni
versity of Nebraska Alumni club of
Denver, was received this week. The
meeting was held at the Metropole
hotel with forty-one members present
out of seventy-five residing in the city
and a total of one hundred and forty
live in the state. Following a dinner
a talk was given by Cassius A. Fisher,
consulting geological engineer, on in
dications, development and production
of petroleum oil. He took up complete
history of the subject and sketched It
through the Texas and Wyoming
fields. Among the Interesting state
ments that he made were, that Wyom
ing: furnishes seven per cent of the
commercial gasoline In the United
States and one well in Salt Creek dis
trict supplied sixteen hundred million
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