TH DAILY NEBRASKAN
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Official Paper of th
lnlvrlty of Ntbrtaka
FERN NOHLE Editor
LEONARD W. KLINE. , . .Mng. Editor
GEORGE NEWTON.... New Editor
ARNOLD WILKEN News Editor
RUTH SNYDER Society Editor
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Entered at tha poatofflca at Lincoln,
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mler the act of Congresa of March I.
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Reportorlal Staff
Edith Anderson Frank Tatty
Anna Burtleaa Francis Flood
Oylord Dat Is Carolyn Reed
E. Forrest Eetea Edna Rohrs
Dean Ferguson's appeal to all en
gineering 6tudents to let nothing of
lesser Importance than military ser
vice or its equivalent deflect them
from their college course applies equal
ly to all university students. The
world needs trained men and women.
There are enough of the untrained to
fill the positions open to them.
A former university student, now In
the navy, recently wrote: "You know
I did not secure my degree. At the
end of three and one-half years I ac
cepted a position which at that time
looked too good to be turned down.
The other day I took examinations for
the six weeks officers' training school
at Annapolis. I passed the examina
tions all right, but my recommenda
tions were held up because I was not
a college graduate. I had not consid
ered that last semester in school of
so much importance."
The opinion of an ignorant person
if of as great value as that of a person
who "knows everything," it has been
said. There are many so-called edu
cated people who opinions are so fixed
that no amount of evidence one way or
the other changes them. They give
the impression that they knew all
about it from the first, though often it
was impossible for them to do so.
Such fixation of opinion is as much
the result of the way they were taught
as anything else. There is too much
of the "it is true because the book
says so," attitude among teachers of
today. This is particularly true of
untrained teachers.
When students learn that authors
are human as well as anyone else and
that they can not but unconsciously in
terpret as they write, the students are
going to be deeper thinkers them
selves. They will look beyond the
statement they read in their texts.
University classes usually consider
enough different texts, which are sup
plemented by lectures, so that students
realize that authorities often do not
agree. But in many high schools and
grade schools the situation is a differ
ent one. There may be only one text.
Teachers 6hould encourage pupils to
study carefully, then form opinions
that may be changed if more material
is found that justifies it.
IN CONCLUSION
We have tried to be Just, to support
tlat which deserved succeed, that
which would make a better school, to
oppose that which was petty and
mean. We have had opinions and we
have not hesitated to express them.
We have been frank In the things we
have stood for, expecting the same of
students and faculty. We have not be
lieved in "behind closed doors" sort
of meetings and criticism.
We have felt that students were
hampered from working out their own
problems by authority from the top
down. Perhaps the fact that our coun
try was at war to make "the world
safe for democracy" impressed upon
us that college students, as well as the
peoples of Serbia, of Poland, of Bel
glum, should be allowed to rule them
selves. We have felt that the spirit
of the college would be improved if
students were obeying and enforcing
their own laws.
.FINAL EXERCISES
SHORT THIS YEAR
(Continued from rsjre one.)
to and including that of 1S95 are en
titled to one delegate; all classes
since that to two delegates. The gen
eral business meeting will be held at
the University Farm at 7:30 o'clock.
Following ft the alumni address will
be given by ProL XL W. Thatcher,
dean and director of the department of
agriculture at the University of Min
nesota. This address Is always given
by some one who has been out of
school for twently years. Dean Thatch
er graduated In 1S98.
At nine o'clock the class carnival
will be held. Miss Nellie Compton, '96,
is chairman of the committee and sho
says that some novel features are bo
Ing planned. The class celebrating
Its twenty-fifth anniversary won the
trophy last year.
Individual Reunions
The Individual class reunions will be
held as follows:
1878 Fortieth anniversary of the
class of 1878. H. II. Wilson has Is
sued Invitations to the six living mem
bers of the class which has lost but
one member In forty years. They will
meet for luncheon at his home,
1897 Twenty-fifth anniversary. Mrs.
Frank II. Woods will entertain the
members of the class of 1893 at her
home, Sheridan Boulevard and Lake
street, at a luncheon at 12:30.
1898 TwentfMh anniversary. The
class of 1898 will meet at the Com
mercial club for luncheon, 12:15. Mem
bers notify secretary, Miss Frances
Gere. 849 D street.
1899 The class will meet for lunch
eon at the Commercial club at 12:00
noon. Members notify Mrs. C. O.
Bruce, University School of Music.
1900 The class will meet for lunch
eon at the Y. W. C. A. at 12:30. Mem
bers notify the president, fred C. Wil
liams, 1702 Sewell street.
1902 The class will meet for lunch
eon at the Commercial club at 1:00
p. m. Members notiry me president.,
Mrs. Robert D. Anderson. 123 II
street, or A. M. Vosb, secretary.
1903 Fifteenth anniversary. Lunch
eon at the Commercial club at 1:00
p. m. Members notify the secretary,
Miss Edna Gund, 234 South Twenty-
seventh street.
1906 Picnic luncheon. Members
will meet at alumni headquarters at
12:00 noon to' be taken by automobiles
to picnic grounds. Notify Mrs. Louise
Allen Good, 1448 E street.
1907 Friday, May 24, reunion to be
held at Omaha. Lincoln members will
meet at the University Temple at 2:30
to be taken by automobiles to Omaha
Members who can not leave then will
take the 4:30 Burlington train. The
class will be entertained at dinner
by Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Sunderland and
provision will be made for all who
wish to remain over night.
1908 Tenth anniversary. Luncheon
at the Commercial club at 12:00 noon.
Members notify the secretary, Mrs. C.
Petrus Peterson, 1800 South Twenty
second street.
1909 Arrangements are underway.
1910 Class will meet at the Com
mercial club at 12:30. Members no
tify president, Ralph Moseley, or the
secretary, Mrs. Edward Gehrke.
1911 Class will meet at the Com
mercial club. Members notify the
president, Harvey Rathbone.
1912 The class will meet at 12:15
for luncheon at the Commercial club
Notify the president, C. L. Clark, or
secretary, Marjorie Selleck.
1913 Fifth anniversary. Class will
meet for luncheon at the Commercial
club at 12:45. Notify the president,
A. L. Hiltner, or the secretary, Mrs.
Carl Bumstead, 1810 South Twenty
third street.
1914 Luncheon at the Commercial
club at 12:30. Members notify Mrs.
Chas. Roberts, 3158 Sheridan Boule
vard.
1917 First anniversary. Luncheon
at the Commercial club at 12:30. Mem
bers notify the secretary, Ethel Hart
ley, 2345 R street.
Senior Pins
Black Mask
Silver Serpent
Saddle and Sirloin
Dramatic Club
Union
Palladian
School of Music
T. C. H. S.
P. B. K.
Sigma Xi
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Special Attention to Students
The University School of Music
AND OTHER FINE ARTS
1918 SUMMER SESSION
Begins Monday, June 17th, lasting five weeks
NORMAL COURSE FOR SUPERVISION OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIO
SUMMER COURSE IN PLAYGROUND
SUPERVISION AND STORYTELLING
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