The Daily Nebra
SKAN
VOL. XVII, NO. 81.
UNIVERSITY OP NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. TUESDAY. JANUARY 15. 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DR. LUCKEY DENIES
HE IS UNPATRIOTIC
i
gays He Is Loyal to President
and Democracy's Cause
DID NOT TEACH DISLOYALTY
Declares Star Intuited Patriotism of
Nebraska Student by Its
Insinuations
An expression of fealty to and faith
in the president of the United States
and a denial that he has been to his
knowledge unpatriotic was made to
The Nebraskan yesterday by Dr,
G. W. A. Luckey, dean of the graduate
school of education, who was caned
before the council of defense a week
ago on the charge of making disloyal
utterances.
The particular charge for which Dr.
Luckey was called before the council
came following an impromptu talk
before the Open Forum club some
time ago, in which he criticised the
German school system. Dr. Luckey
said that at the time the alleged dis
loyal statement was made he was
scoring German autocracy and its
dominance of the German school sys
tem. He is reported to have said in
this connection that he would Just
a Hef "live under a government run
by kaiser Wilhelm as by kaiser Theo
dore," He declared that c j was not
sure to his exact words, but meant to
imply, not a comparison between Em
peror William and any American, but
to convey the incomparibility of the
idea of autocracy. His thought was,
he said, that even a benevolent despot
was undesirable, and that the name
of autocrat was immaterial.
Students Loyal
The charge of disloyal teaching,
about which council of defense mem
bers also inquired, was also denied
by Dr. Luckey. He declared that such
an accusation was, if nothing else, "an
incrimination of the patriotism of Ne
braska students."
"I do not believe that a more loyal
body of students and professors can
be found anywhere in the country.
Nebraska students would not coun
tenance disloyal teachings for a mo
ment," he declared.
The story in the Lincoln Star last
Tuesday regarding a petition denying
disloyalty in Dr. Luckey's ' classes in
slnuated that many of the professor's
students were signing the paper to
make sure of the credit hours. This
story Dr. Luckey branded as an insult
to the integrity of his students. They
were not so easily bought, he declared.
The accompanying rumor that Dr,
Luckey himself started the petition
was also denied by him. He said that
he knew nothing of the paper until it
was showed to him signed.
Conflicting Reports
The conflicting stories coming from
Dr. Luckey's students who denied that
the professor had made disloyal ut
terances of any kind, and those com
ing from the Star, inferring his lack
of patriotism and opposition to the
war, started The Nebraskan's investi
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NEBRASKA ORGANIZATIONS
DISCUSS FARM PROBLEMS
Historical Society, Pioneers,
and Memorial Association to
Consider Rural Questions
The forty-first annual meeting of the
Nebraska State Histdrlcal society be
gins today. All meetings are in the
Temple theatre unless otherwise in
dicated on the program. The auxiliary
organizations, the Nebraska Territorial
Pioneers' association and the Ne
braska Memorial association will also
hold their meetings today at the Lln
dell hotel.
The program of Nebraska State
Historical society follows:
PROGRAM
Tuesday, January 15
President S. C. Bassett, Presiding
8;00 P. M. General Tonic: Farmers'
Movements in Nebraska, 1857-1917.
Early Farmers' Clubs and Granges:
Nemaha County, Hon. Ben T. Skeen,
fjrownville; In Otoe County, Hon. Pat
"ck Roddy, Nebraska City; In Saun
ters County, Hon. W. H. Dech, Ithaca;
' Butler County, Hon. Frank F.
Loomls, Edholm.
The Anti-Monopoly Movement: Be
ring tn Buffalo County, Hon. J. JjL
""'er, Kearney; The State-Wide Move-
ment, Hon. I. D. Evans. KGenesaw:
Farmers' Combines In the Legislature,
non. inos. j. Majors, Peru.
Wednesday, January 16
President S. C. Bassett, Presiding
8:30 A. M. Annual Business Meeting:
uepori or secretary, Report of
Treasurer, Report of Committees,
Election of Officers, Miscellaneous
Business.
9.30 A. M. The Farmers' Alliance.
Kecoilection of Farmers' Alliance
Lecture Work, Hon. 0. Hull, Alma.
Beginnings of So-operative Buying
Through the State Alliance, J. M.
Thompson, Lincoln.
The Struggle Over Merging the
Farmers' Alliance in the .Populist
Party, Hon. Charles Wooster, Silver
Creek.
The Non Conformist and Central
Farmer in Nebraska, C. Vincent, Oma
ha.
Woman's Part in the Farmers' Alii
ance, Mrs. Otto Mutz, Lincoln.
The "Farmers'. 'Alliance" and "Ne
braska Independent," Charles Q. De
France.
(Noon Lunch at Commercial Club)
1:30 P. M. Mutual Farm Insurance:
The Rise and Progress of Farmers'
Mutual Insurance in Nebraska, J. Y. M.
Swigart, Lincoln.
Co-operative- Buying and Selling:
Beginnings of of the Co-operative Ele
vator in Nebraska, Hon. J. S. Canaday,
Minden; Present Status and Future
Prospects, J. W. Shorthill, Aurora.
The Farmers' Co-operative and Edu
catlonal Union: Early Development
in Nebraska, Hon. H. C. Elwood,
Creighton; Present Status of the Ne
braska Organization, Hon. C. H. Gus-
tafson, Mead.
The Later Grange Movement: Its
Revival and Progress in Nebraska,
Hon. J..D. Ream, Broken Bow.
The Nebraska Farmers' Congress: Its
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ORGANIZED AGRICULTURE
MEETINGS BEGIN TODAY
Corn Growers, Horticulturists
and Sheep Raisers Arrange
Programs
The first programs of Nebraska Or
ganized Agriculture will be held today
at different places in the city and on
the state farm campus. The meet
ings beginning today will last through
out the week, closing on Friday, Jan
uary 18, 1918.
Of special interest today, will be the
program arranged by the Corn Im
provers' association. The program is
divided into "Field Crops in Relation
to War Problems," "Corn and Corn
Shows," "The Land Problems," and
"Crops, Soil and Climate." C. G. Wil
liams of Wooster, Ohio, who will
speak this afternoon, is one of the
best authorities on agronomy in the
country.
The fruit and corn show, which has
been a feature of past meetings of
Organized Agriculture, will be held
as usual in the city Auditorium. The
exhbit of fruit, flowers and potatoes
will be under the auspices of the state
hbsticulture society. Nebraska pota
toes will also come In for considera
tion. Four or five of the biggest pota
toe producing counties in northern
and western Nebraska will have coun
ty exhibits. Cut flowers and potted
plants will be on display also. All
of the exhibits will remain open until
4 o'clock Friday and nothing will be
sold or dlsDosed of by any of the
exhibitors until that time.
Following Is a program of the meet
ings of Organized Agriculture today:
Nebraska Corn Improver' Association
riant Industry Hall. Room 110
ft on a. m. Live Stock as a Factor In
Food Production During the War,
Kteers and Hogs, ti.
J. Oramlich, Lln-
coin
The Dairy Cow. J. H. Frandsen. Lincoln.
10:00 a. m. rooa i-rouinm x-ruui ,
Chemist's Viewpoint, F. W. Upson, Lin
coln. .
10 - 4. a. m. Cost or i-roaucuun nu
Food Prices rmrlnK the War. Dean E. A.
Burnett, University Farm. Lincoln. -
11- 20 n. m. General Discussion, led by
E. I'. Hrown. Pavey.
1:30 p. m. Facte-a Influencing the Yield
of Corn, C. G. Williams, Agricultural r.x
Deriment Station, Wooster, Ohio.
J -no p. m. The Seed Corn Sit uation. T.
A. Klesselbach. University Farm. Lincoln.
Vis mThe value of Continuing
Competitive Corn Exhibits, F. . -IUst,
J0 p m-The Futility of the "Pretty
Ear" Com Show. Edwin Hopt Lincoln
1-45 P. m. uiscusBiun, "j
Crau. feennlngton; J. O. Shroyer. Hum-
iao d m. Election of officers.
State Bosrd of Agriculture
Lincoln Commercial Club
S 00 t) m. Report of committee on cre
dentials' Veport of president: nomination
oTproi members; sretarys report:
insurer's report: report ofcommlttee on
revision of premium list.
Horticulture
Llndell Uotel
45 a m. Address of Welcome, J. E.
Milier, mayor of Lincoln.
efar W-War Lin
co1"' (Continued on pe two)
FRATERNITIES PLAY FAST
SEMI-FINAL GAMES
Phi Kappa Psi and Alpha Tau
Omega Victors
WERE LAST YEAR'S RIVALS
Promise of Intercollegiate Brand of
Ball In Finals Tomorrow
Evening at 6 O'Clock
Two of the best games ever seen
in an inter-frat basketball tourna
ment were played In the semi-finals
last night, when Phi Kappa Psi de
feated Phi Epsilon, 16 to 7, and Alpha
Tau Omega put Delta Tau Delta out
of the race by grabbing the long end
of a 13 to 10 score.
The Phi Pel's put up a strong game
against the Slg Eps, and their playing
indicated that it will not be any easy
job to cop the finals from them. Their
stars, in last night's game were Kel
logg, Day and Smith. Dale and Town
send both played good ball for the
losing side.
The line-up for this game was as
follows: . I -
Phi Kappa Psi Sigma Phi Epsilon
Kellogg f Townsend
Smith f.. Hoffman
Thorpe c , Dale
Day g Gardiner
Wright g Burnham
A. T. O. Wins Hard Battle
The scrap between A. T. O. and
Delta Tau resembled an intercol
legiate rather than an inter-fraternity
mix. Both sides had plenty of stars,
good teamwork, and the game was
played fast and clean. The entire
A. T. O. team showed such good form
that it was impossible to select any
individual stars, while Hubka and
Gillian showed up slightly better than
their Delta Tau teammates.
The line-up was:
Delta Tau Delta . Alpha Tau Omega
Gilliland f Schellenberg
Strohmer f Thomas
Bekins c Gerhardt
Hubka g Neumann
Richards g Bailey
Phi Kappa Psi and Alpha Tau
Omega will play the final game for
high honors tomorrow night. This
primises to be another fast game, and
will not be won until the last whistle
blows. There will be more than the
usual rivalry between the two teams,
because the same two played the final
game in last year's tourney. Phi Psi
won that-game, upsetting all the dope.
They are determined to repeat their
performance this year, thus gaining
the unusual distinction of having won
the championship twice in succession.
On the other hand A. T. O.'s vow they
are going to avenge their defeat of
last year, by giving their opponents
a sound drubbing tomorrow. A. T. O
is given a slight advantage over Phi
Psi, but the dope may again be upset.
At any rate, it is going to ba a real
game, with lots of pep and action.
HENRY L. SOOTHWICK
TO READ "RICHARD III"
Noted Interpreter of Shake
speare to Entertaint Temple
Tomorrow Night
Henry Lawrence Southwick, presi
dent of the Emerson College of Ora
tory, Boston, Mass., will give a drama
tic reading of "Richard III" Wednes
day evening, January 16 at 8 o'clock in
the Temple theatre.
Mr. Southwick was on the stage at
one time. He has played both In the
United States and in Europe with Au
gustus Dally and is at present with a
lyceum bureau. He is a man of broad
culture. His lectures will bear the
test of searching literary criticism and
he has won enviable distinction as a
reader, especially in the Interpretation
of Shakespeare.
"The Brooklyn Eagle" said of him:
"Mr. Southwick is a speaker of marked
literary talent as well as of dramatic
powers far above the average wit
nessed on the stage. The excellent
impression made on his first appear
ance before the Brooklyn Institute the
day previous was heightened by his
reading of 'Richelieu. The climaxes in
the closing acts of the play were taken
with a fire and dash that made the
nerves tingle."
"Richard III" was the play chosen
by the elocution classes, who are re
sponsible for Mr. Southwlck's coming
to Lincoln, from the list of readings
he offered Including "Julius Caesnr,"
"The Rivals," "Othello." "King Lear,"
The Cardinal King" and others.
Admission for tonight's program will
be 25 cents. '
Offered Excellent Position
Mr. Charles Lesh, who was a gradu
ate of the college of pharmacy last
year, has been offered a position as
assistant professor in the college of
pharmacy at the University of Okla
homa, but could not accept because of
the fact that he had already enlisted
with the University of Nebraska base
hospital corps.
Short Course Begins Monday
The winter course of the school of
agriculture at Lincoln will begin next
Monday, January 21. There is still
time for any one to enter the course.
It will not be necessary to write in
advance, but arrangements will be
made upon arrival for every one to
register and secure rooms near the
school. Any man or boy, over fifteen
years of age, can enter the four weeks'
course. A wide variety of studies,
embracing every farm subject, will be
offered.
Automobile Course
The department of agricultural en
gineering of the University of Ne
braska will offer a four weeks' course
in automobiles, trucks and traction
engines this winter. It will be espe
cially for the man enlisting in the
army who desires to get Into the
army who desires to get into the auto
mobile or other mechanical branch of
the service, and for the man or boy
who expects to stay on the farm and
who wishes to learn the short cuts in
farming by using a modern tractor.
Among the subjects to be taken up
will be wood work, forge work ma
chine shop practice, and repairing
automobiles, trucks and traction en
gines. The course will begin January
21 and will close February 16.
EYE WITNESS TO GIVE
HIS ACCOUNT OF WAR
Ross Hammond, Noted Fremont
Journalist, to Speak at
Convocation Today
A description of conditions on the
world's battlefields as seen by an eye
witness wil! be the theme of an nd
dress to the student and faculty body
at today's Convocation, by Ross Ham
mond. Mr. Hammond is a Nebraska man
who has gained a wide reputation as
one of the leading Journalists of the
country. He has edited a Fremont
paper for a number of years past
with a success that has room for him
no little recognition.
Today's lecture will be a vivid plc
turization of Europe's great battle
fields as Mr. Hammond found them on
his personal visit to the front from
which he has Just recently returned.
The speaker has acquired through his
experience as a journalist a power of
description peculiar only to experts
in the newspaper field. The students
and faculty members are especially
invited to avail themselves of this op
portunity to learn something of In
terest about the present great strug
gle from an undisputed authority on
the topic.
Mr. Hammond has, aside from his
other work, maintained an active in
terest in University of Nebraska af
fairs. Through his newspaper he has
been instrumental In promoting edu
cational interests within the state. lie
will doubtlessly give an account of
the fighting conditions as they relate
generally to the student.
SECRETARY LANE SENDS
REGRETS TO PROF. FOGG
Son's Departure for France
Makes Impossible Filling of
Conference Engagement
Secretary Franklin K,. Lane of the
department of the interior has' ex
pressed in the following telegram to
Prof. M. M. Fogg his regrets at feel
ing obliged to break his engagement
at address the Nebraska War Con
ference Friday evening in St. Paul's
church:
"I regret very much that you have
had to ask Mr. Bestor to release me
from my promise to speak tn Lincoln,
but my son, who Is a lieutenant in
the aviation corps, is sailing for
France next week and Mrs. Lane and
I must see him off. I had hoped to
be able to take part In these war con
ferences, and It Is with a great deal
of regret .that I find I am not going to
be able to-do so.
"FRANK! .IN K LANE."
HUSKERS START FINAL
WORKOUTS FOR FUNSTON
Opening; Game Promises to Be
Fastest of Season '
PROFITS TO CAMPATHLETES
Southeners Have Some of Fastest and
Best Known Basketball Men
In Country
Interest in basketball circles of the
University centers entirely upon the
coming game with the soldier team
from Camp Funston, Saturday night of
this week. Coach Stewart Is working
hard to get the team in the best possi
ble condition, dopesters are busy figur
ing out the chances of beating the
Funstonltes, and the varsity candi
dates themselves are making a last
Ldesperate effort to beat out their com
petitors and make the regular five.'
Indications now are that Saturday's
game will pack' the gym full of Corn
husker rooters. There are several
things which are responsible for this
belief. In the first place, interest In
basketball has been growing through
out the country, and this year it is
expected to be more .popular than ever
before. The fact that shis is -the first
game of the season for Nebraska will
arouse still more interest. The team
for this year has been largely an un
known quantity. It Is Inexperienced
and light, and will have to fight against
odds Saturday and in every game It
playc The more help the rooters give
it, the less these odds become. People
who go to the game expecting to see
a walk-away for the soldiers are pretty
liable to be disappointed. The varsity
has been going at a fast clip, and are
conceded to have a fifty-fifty chance of
holding their opponents down well. If
not of beting them. During the past
week the team haa been showing form
that, if it keeps it up, will turn out
fully as good a squad as last year's.
The team will be the first one of its
kind in the history of Cornhusker bas
ketball. There is not a man who could
be termed a crack basket shot, but
on the other hand, the team will work .
and fight harder, and get more tries
at the ring, to make up for this defici
ency. It will be a real" rover" team,
and can be relied upon to make plenty
of trouble for any aggregation it may
meet. ' 1
Profits to Camp Athletic Fund
Beyond the appeal to school spirit,
for support of deserving team, there
is a special appeal that is being made
to get a record crowd out for the game.
All the receipts of the game are to
be donated to the Camp Funston ath
letic fund. This does not even ex
clude local expenses, but means every
cent taken in at the door. It is for
this reason that the regular students
tickets wil! not be accepted Saturday
night. Soldiers say that athletics pro
vide their best entertainment. They
are compelled to manage the financial
affairs connected with the teams them
selves, and have a hard time making
both ends meet. There are many ex
Cornhusker athletes at the camp, and
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AWGWAN AGAIN BRINGS
CHEER TO CAMPUS
Fifth Issue Out Yesterday
Wood Print Cover by
Kirsch a Feature
The fifth number of the Awgwan,
comic magazine of the University,
was issued on the campus yesterday
morning. The-book surpasses in many
wayi all other copies put out this
year. The striking wood-cut cover by
Dwlght Kirsch, is one of the main
features of the issue.
Many well drawn cartoons, interest
ing editorials, exchanges, and good
Jokes fill the paper. Wayne Town
send, editor-in-chief, has three excel-,
lent editorials on "Again-Why Not,"
"Reasons Sufficient," and "Concern
ing Criticism." The art staff com
posed of Donovan Bryant, Dwlght
Kirsch and Verne Jenkins, have done
much to make the paper as attrac
tive as it is. This issue Is better
filled with cartoons than any previous
number of this year or last.
The cover entitled "No Smoking on
the Campus," is a wood cut, carved by
Dwlght Kirsch. It Is done in golden
rod, and decorated with blue Ink.
Kirsch has been a member of the
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