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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN OfTVlil rpr of th I'nlvvralty of Nabraaka I'KRN NOHLK Editor LKONAKP W. KLINE.... Mng. Editor GEORGE NEWTON.... Nowi Editor ARNOLD WILKEN News Editor RUTH SNYDER Society Editor KARL ST AR HOARD . . Sporting Editor HORACE TALCOTT. Acting Pub. Mgr. ftfflr mm Ktwt Pmeinftit Unlvtmlty Hall Buameaa. liiment Admiiiiatrauon MaihaiiUnI Department T.litnKAntl KuolnrM, P-2587 Publtuhed every day durlnf tha roller tar except haturuay ana puwi.j. Subscription prica. per emewter. L vniipi mi thm noBtofflo at Lincoln, ki.kr..ii mm ' arcond-claRa mall matter nder tha act of Conrea of March S, 1I7. . Reportorlal Staff Edith Anderson Eleanore Fogg Arn Burtles" Grace Johnston Oaylord Darts Carolyn Reed Oswald Black Frank Tatty E. Forrest EBtes Francis Flood Edna Rohrs ONE MINUTE MEN A novel plan of keeping the chil dren informed concerning recent cur rent events, especially those related to the war, is being successfully car ried out in the lower grades by a number of Lincoln students who ex pect to teach next year. Every pupil Is made a "one minute man." His work Is to discuss once each week, or whenever his turn comes, some current event. This plan Is a drill In oral composition. The Interested pupils must know all the news to be able to discuss what they consider the most important. The younger pupils are given an incentive to learn to read difficult material. One little boy in his "one minute speech" suggested that all the little boys In his room wear overalls so that wool would be saved for the soldiers. DR. HOWARD'S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS We are printing extracts from the address given by Dr. G. E. Howard, head of the department of sociology and political science. University of Nebraska, at the twelfth annual meet ing of the American Sociological so ciety at Philadelphia. Pa. Dr. Howard presided at this meeting. His presi dential address was on "Ideals as a Factor In the Future Control of In ternational Society." Dr. Howard is one of Nebraska's most renowned men. The office held by Dr. Howard is one of the highest over held by a member of the Uni versity ff.eu'ty. Former presidents include Franklin H. Giddings of Co lumbia University. Albion W. Small, University of ( rkago, and Edward A. Ross, University of Wisconsin. Dr. Howard says: "It is an accepted law among social psychologists. I believe, that crisis in human affairs clear the way for change, often with a view to pre venting or to ameliorating future crisis. Is it not possible that the present world-war so frightfully and cynically destructive of the most precious matertal and spiritual as sets of civilization may afford a unique opportunity for such social re organization as shall prove a guaranty of lasting world peace? That such a catastrophe as this could occur in the twentieth century has to very many seemed incredible. The vision of some persons is still dazed from the shock. Bewildered by the apparent wreck of ideals, they are Inclined to despair of the utility of all idealism. In particular, the dream of a world without wars is mocked and derided. Happily on the other hand, there are many men and women with long vision, with true historic, sense, who do not despair; who see clearly that the ideal of peace if not futile; who understand that the present cataclysm is due to the imperfection of the so cial order; to the sway of false ideals of human welfare and to wrong sys tems of social relations which may be replaced by truer ideals and bet ter systems. For a negative result of every war is to justify the ideal of human brotherhood born in times of peace. The economist is resolved to find out and remove the causes of antagonism which lurk in false eco nomic theories and selfish commercial systems; the political scientist seeks a remedy in broadening the franchise' and in democratizing the government of states; while the publicist finds a safeguard in an up-to-date more thor oughly moralized code of International law or In a world-league to enforce peace. Indeed an ideal of democracy, finer than that which now prevails, even in Great Britlan or in the United States, must arise if democracy 19 to play its proper role as the conserver of peace. No doubt the democracy 'which now exists is a safer Instru ment of oociai control than is au tocracy or class rule. Democracy, however perfect, makes for peace; au tocracy and class privilege at their rNt tend toward aggress! n and strife. In every land which aepires to true democracy sex privilege In political affairs must cease to exist; and the woman the original social builder, the mother of industry, the first In ventor of the arts of peace must be eranted. throuth the ballot, a full voice In nodal control. "Ideals are the lever of civilization The idealist is the pioneer of social progress. The idealist who dreams on a full mind Is the most practical of men. All the great deeds which constitute permanent civilization are the achievements of a very few ideal Ists. These are the Inventors in the Tardean sense. All the rest are imitators, helpers. The Idealist Is the creative engl neer who dreams a bridge over mighty river; a subway under a great city; a railway across a continental mountain range; a ship canal from ocean to ocean. The idealist Is the Inspired social architect who dreams a plan for the sanitary or moral cleansing of a great city; the cam paign for purging politics of graft; a law for saving little children from the tigerish man of the factory or the sweatshop; a referendum for banish ing from the commonwealth the sa loon, that chief breeder of pauperism, sin and crime; a conference for the rescuing from the hands of predacious greed, for the use of the whole peo ple, of the remnant of our country's natural wealth. The idealist is the statesman the head of the nation who dreams a scheme for safeguard ing democracy and guaranteeing peace throughout the world. Should not America, my friends, In the war and after the war, by purg ing and raising yet higher her splen did ideals of human brotherhood, be found worthy of leadership la, bring ing the dream to pass?" WEIGHING MILES How much do 3,000 miles weigh? Answering this question we may say that 3,000 miles weigh 5,000 tons, 10,000 soldiers, or a few hundred graves in France. One of the first things taught us by the war is the meaning of imponder able values. Ships are like men in that they can not be in two places at once. If they are somewhere in the South Atlantic bringing wheat to us, they can not be in the northern sea lanes taking soldiers to Europe. More over, for every ship on the long haul to Argentina two are taken out from the shorter haul to France. It makes no difference how you figure it, by time or money, or wheat or soldiers. Every ton of wheat added to our store by transport from South America means double its life-giving value lost to the allies in Europe. Of course, we must all have our bread, but before we eat that extra and unnecessary slice we should be careful to figure out its cost. U. S. Food Administration. WORKING UNDER PRESSURE "I care not how my cook makes muffins, but I must know how her mind works," says Chesterton, or words to that effect. Translating this into modern terms it would read: "1 do not care how much wheat there is, but I must know where it works best." Just now wheat is like some men. It works best under pressure. In this year of 1918 there are four places that wheat may be. It may be in Australia or Argentina, in which case it is unimportant, for those coun tries are glutted with it. It may be in America, where its value is well understood. Or it may be in Europe, where It will do some of the hardest and most necessary work for the al lies, serving with the soldiers of France and Italy and with our own regulars and nationals In the trenches. If Americans want to get the most food pounds of work out of wheat, they will send all they can of it to Europe, where the pressure is high. U. S. Food Administration. MAY TRAIN ARMY MECHANICS HERE (Continued from page one. department on both the city campus and farm campus. The University would receive re muneration" from the government to cover all cost of conducting this army camp, including running and overhead expenses occurring In the engineering college. Other Schools Have Camps This system of special technical training is being carried out In other universities throughout the United States, notably the University of Wis consin, where 400 drafted men from Iowa began a two months' grind of study and drill April 10. A T. M. C. A. secretary and building have been pro vided for these men as in other camps. 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"I can remove my veil," said she "Much better than my glove." The Short Circuit said Too Flat Now Roger, In a state of choler. Thrust his head 'neath a big steam roller And my, we were surprised to find How it bad broadened Roger'a mind. Daily Minnesoran We Don't Wish Anyone Bad Luck! Gone are the boys from my classes. gone to war; Thin are the ranks of the callers at my door; Gone from my side to another one, T know; I still can hear those tenor voices, sweet and low. 1 wonder, I wonder how their uni forms do fit, And who now hears those tenor voices, sweet and low? Ekay. ESTABLISHED 1887 PHON1 14 Leave your order for those new Spring Clothes HEFFLEY'STAILOKS Don't put it off. 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