The Daily Nebra
scan
VOL. XVIII. NO. 29
UN'IVKRSITY OK NEBRASKA, UXCOLX, FRIDAY, KOVKMRKR 1, 1918
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PASS IN REVIEW .
FOR INSPECTION
gludent Soldiers and Sailors Well
DiiTed, Say District
Inspectors
ENTERTAINMENT FOR MEN
That the student army training
corps of the University of Nebraska
Is settling down Into perfect organi
zation was the opinion of District In
spector Lieutenant Russell G. Cren
Iston and Captain A. A. Padmore, Q.
M. C who witnessed "retreat" Wed
nesday night at which time all mem
bers of the S. A. T. C. and S. N. T. C.
psssed in review.
The inspecting officers stated that
the unit here had progressed excep
tionally well and was doing excellent
work considering the short length of
time it had been under way. Until
this time there has been a constant
transferring of men between conrf
panies but definite squads are now
assigned and every man will know
his place.
To Entertain Soldiers
The drill of the army is not the
only side of life for the student sol
dier, however. Beginning Saturday
night of this week one hundred men
in uniform will be selected to attend
a dance at the Lincoln Commercial
Club. Also on Sunday afternoon of
each week one hundred men will be
taken to dinner in different Lincoln
homes. From three to five on Satur
day afternoons, beginning week after
next, the Orpheum will be open to
men in uniform. Because of the fact
that Section B men are uniformed at
the present time they will be the first
to share these festivities. Section A
men need not become excited, how
ever, and think they have lost out be
cause of not being "uniformed for
there is no doubt that Section A will
have it's turn. There have been some
BOYS OF THE KHAKI "
AGAIN IN TOILS OF
"THE DAILY GRIND"
He-opening- of the Portals "Gladly
Received hy Many Others
Express Regret
The re-opening of the university to
members of the S. A. T. C, and the
resumption of c'ass work Thursday,
-was received by the men with diver
imi feelings. Many, while not want
ing to shirk the duties of the drill,
were heard to express their opinion
as being more than willing to start in
upon the grind of study once more.
The freedom from study for the
last two weeks has given the men an
opportunity to catch up 'in their les
sons, and to become thoroughly ac
customed to the routine army life.
During the vacation they have becqme
ettled in the barracks, and are now
Wn to the brass tacks of army life.
rrIn h&s been the big thing in the
We of the men for the last two weeks.
acd ten mile hikes taken in the late
evening, after a hard day's drill on
the none-to-Boft streets of the city,
nave hardened the men to what they
n'ay expect while they are in the army
of the United States. .But for an the
fi mile hikes, many of the men say
, 1 thpy would be glad to do noth
lne but drill 12 hours a day if they
could pet out of the "ever lasting
grind."
V.Tille the class work' was very ir
regular yesterday, 6na there were to
"ious misunderstandings on the part
C. ,h" far,uMy end students, many of
b clasps -R-ere held as per schedule.
a assignments wvre msde fr the
'aiing week. M0Pt of the instructors
nTlT mef 'ith tb students o take
. cn- fir-d redder new students.
fcn, T,r? f'W nela classes for the full
misunderstanding among men as to
which section they belong. .V.I men
taking vocational work are In Section '
IST.'
registered for collog'atv
Socthn A whether they.
' V. Vsy..AV am i V . . : , . - ...
farm.
S. A. T. C. men at the farm arc
vet-ling down to systematic wo k as
wll as those located in the city. The
men there arc quartered in new bur
racks and have mess facilities the
same as those of the down town
'ampus. There has been a recent
:rsnsfer of about four hundred and
ff'y men to the farm from bore.
There are about one hundred anx
.ous soldiers running around with a
"heard anything yet shout who govs
nd when?" having reference to selec
ion for officers' training schools. No
'nfcrmation Is out as yet concerning
bis and the men will Just have to
i&tiently awa't their call.
ECONOMIC COURSES ARE
DR0PPEDF0R SEMESTER
Because of the withdrawal from
the university of rrofessor G. O. Vir-
tie, the courses in foreign trade and
economic history that were given by
'.Im, will be dropped from the sched-
s of classes. His courses in Eco
nomics 1 and la will be given by Pro-
essors England and LeRossignol.
The course in Economics I, meeting
't 10 o'clock Monday, Wednesday and
Friday in IT lft 2 will re taken over by
ofessor M. T. England. Economics
a meeting at 11 o'clock Monday, Wed
lesday and Friday in U 102 will be
Tiven by Professor LeRossignol. On
iceount of the fact that the work of
he present term is not so far ad
vanced as usual, it will" be possible
'or students to register in either tlass
t this time.
Professor Bullock will take a fourth
ectioa In commercial geography at
ho state farm on Tuesdays and Ytrurs
ays at 4 o'clock, and th's section is
pen for registration by all students
.ho are on the state farm campus.
KAISER MUST ABDICATE SAYS
LEIPSIG PAPER
"In the" minds oft he German people
epponsibility for the present situation
enters more and more clearly each
'ay on the person of the Emperor."
So says the Yolks Zeitung of "Leip
ig, Germany, in discussing the Ger
man peace nogotations.
"We see in William Tl the last Ger--cn
military monarch. He must
eel 'that he can no longer be what he
ps thought himself since the first
lay of his reign an instrument sent
iy God and, cbove all, the thief of the
nost brilliant and best organize 1
army. "
"In 1885 the Emperor said he would
-acrifice eighteen army corps and 42,
000,000 inhabitants rather than give up
a single stone conquered by his grand
father. Two million dead are -more
hnn eighteen army corps.
"The Emperor always has asked
Treat patriotic sacrifices from his sub
jects. It Is now for him to show his
spirit of sacrifice and to withdraw.
He would thus give a brilliant example
of his understanding of the times and
would permit the German people to
obtain better peace terms."
VISITED HT7SXER
In a letter to Tl. T. Scott of Lincoln.
dated September 12. Grville Chart,
i former university student and mem
ber of Thi Gamma telta, mentions
a visit- which he had with Lorence !
Cal"y, Husker quarterback of the ,
1S16-1917 season. j
Chatt haB headquarters in Paris j
and is quartered in one of tire hotels !
there. ' He erpects to be able to enter ;
either the legal department or the ,
aviation service soon.
MERLIN B. VVYATT
Pr. Merlin B. Wyatt, a graduate of
Wesltyan and of the I'n"iveris:y of
NebrnsV. died at his home in Man
ring. Is- I- had boor. r'tiS ,r'
Manr.'ng for the rt ten" ycrs. hhv
ir.g r"ot-:ved h's M. D. d Tree in l?fT.
He loaves a w
i !'r jivl tro ch:ldrf,n. a
pni mv!:er.
W. Wy2t
snd a lr"rcr.
GISCUSSIGN GROUPS
OFFICIALLY ENDORSED
Privates and Officers Alike Ap
prove Discussions on Sol
diers' Problems
Classes Org-ataired in S.
and S. N. T. C.
University
A.
at
T. C.
The attitude of military men to
wards the open discussion groups
v.hiih are heid in training camps
throughout the country is well indicat
ed ty the following words from Gen
vral Boll: "I conflOr the oren ds
'usfions on Sundays in the barrackf
:o be of incalculable worth to my men
ind to my country." The command
:nt cf the Great Lakes naval station
isked the Y. M. C. A. secretaries there
o start such groups for his men be
fere they did anything else, saying
There is no bigger factor !n estab
lishing morale.' "
Such groups have been organrzee
at the tiniversity under the ausplceF
rf the army V. M. C. A. The rropo
itirn was presented by Walter Judd
it the time Mr. Percy Atkins, who
tas with the Rainbow division do
ing "Y" work, talked to all men in
the S. A. T. C. The book to be usefl
as a guide in the discussions is called
'he "Soldiers' Spirit." It outlines and
gives suggestions for discussions of
problems that young men meet in the
rmy. The response by the men in
dicate that thty are heartily in favoi
f the proposition and Y. M. C. A
'eaders count on a large attendance
n the first meeting which will be held
cext Sunday morning.
Naval Section Has Classes
The naval section of the S. A. T. C.
will also have similar discussion
groups except they will use another
book as a guide called "His Master's
Way." Merlin L. Springer, who was
sent from the Great Lakes school to
the university to Join the S. T. T. C.
made the following statement ;n p;'a!s
rf this work:
"Men who have returned from t(
naval training stations are wide in
'heir praise of the work and helpful
ness of the discussion groups. It is
here that the fellows get together an3
talk over their troubles, and really
come to know and appreciate the oth
er men; where he helps the other fel-
lew forpet his sore spots and where
in turn ms mean uimgB mm nwubui.
are crowded out.
"The men rather looked forward to
Sunday morning and the group meet
nrs. Fully forty percent of the men
were regular attendants at the (lis
cussion groups. This is a remarkable
showing and reveals the interest the
NOTICE
Members of the S. A. T. C.
n-ho are interested 1n Journal
istic work, will be giad to know
that The Taily Nebraskan is
making an effort to find c-apable
men in the army corps who can
do general reporting work on
the paper. The management of
The Daily Nebraskan wishes to
Fecure the services of one man
from each company of the S. A.
T. C. who will represent his
company on the paper, and
write up the news items about
his particular company that are
ucique and which are cf Inter
est to the student 4body as a
Tvhole.
Applications from those in
terested in the opportunity to se
cure a position on the I'niver
fi:y paper will le received by
the Manag"ns Editor, St-ation A,
Linonln. Nebraska. The men
wi'l be given a trial, and th?
euceysful candidates will be
j,-H in the reiilar staff of
Tl-e r&yor. They wHi receive n
FMpu'nd Fum for the work
:Vy do. bi d ciH be givn credit
, thc e-.:i"': iai oe'um: s cf the
: :! e jKrr.
nien hold in such eetinp!s. Er ) '
dally is this so when one con-lUr-tl.it
a g:cat mar-v men were s'wavs !
rut on wevk-end shore teavts It i
hoped r.rd tvrectcd that every nm
w il ally himself wiih cue ot his com
yar.y groups and tke an active par; '
in the gathering?." j
Originated at PlaUsturg j
These groups were the outgrow n ,:
an o; gar.izatien at riatisbnrg. wht j
at first consisted of Just a lYw r.i : ,
gathered toeihr to t-a'k over mimi I
problems that confront all svi.i:v.j
The group Increased in rumbc:s tin !
.il almost the whole company wtij e.t j
rolled in regular discuss or.. Off, I
ivrs, seeing the worth cf such cl:.ses
reccnimended that they he startel it.
clher schools and camps. ow the
movement is e-onr. try-wide, and.siml
lar organizations meet in "Y" hut-
(across the sea
GOV. RECOMMENDATIONS
HIT FRATERNITIES HARD
War Department Suggests That
Greeks Give TJp Activities in
S. A. T. C. Schools
Suspension of all fraternity life and
activities in colleges and universities
which have the students' army train
ing corps, except such business meet
ings as are necessary to hold the op
ganizations together, was recommend
ed by the war department !n a letteT
which has been sent out to college fra
ternities over the country.
"The war department, considering
hat fraternity activities and milita-y
liscipline are incompatible in the very
nature of things, feels that it is to the
best interests of the service that th
operations of fraternities in institu
ions where units of the students'
irmy tra'ning corps are established be
msponded for 1h& period of the pres
ent emergency," the letter declared
"It further- feels that the best inter
ests of the fraternities themselves re
quire sue'h suspension, considering
that the continued operation of the
fraternities must result due to the
rapidly changing personnel and com
bined circumstances in lowering tne
high ideals established by the fratern
iWes themselves, as well as in heavy
financial loss to them."
The recommendation comes to the
University 'of Nebraska after most of
the fraternities have adopted measures
looking to the shutting down of so
ciety life for the period of the war.
The very nature of the S. A. T C
makes it practically impossible f r thi
Greeks to maintain expensive chapter
houses. At least 90 per cent of the
members are now living in the bar
racks provided by the army, and have
their meals as well, under goverrirm-n!
supervision. With the tie of collect
ive living and collective eating broken,
the close bonds of fraternity life are
broken. The men are peparated and
do not have the opportunity of getting
together during the day and evening.
So for these reasons, fraternity life
as led in the olden days, . must be
abandoned by the Greeks until after
the war.
ACCOMMODATION
Prison Visitor "My good "man, is
there anything 1 can do for you in
the ot'tside world?"
Convict "I'd appreciate it very
much, lady, if you'd call on the mayor
and ask him to extend to me the free
dom of the city." Buffalo Express.
FEMININE GEAR
"We're talking of taxing gowns, face
powder, feathers and silk hosiery,"
remarked Congressman Wombat
"Welir
"I hope the women won't cite that
8S an example of man-made laws."
Courier-Journal.
FL'GHTS
Father "foney has wings anC
house rents make it fly."
Son "Yes. and some houses have
wings, for I've seen many a housefly."
Father "You're smarter than your
dnd. my t-en. but I alwhys thourht hst
ro pun of the boure but the ch'mrfy
Tue.- B'-y's Life.
FLUENZA FORBIDS
NOTRE DAME GAME
Lincoln Still in Grip of Epidemic
Saturday's Fray is
Cancelled
OFFER HOOSIERS NOV. 2S
That old geezer. Span sh Flo, still
has the city of Lincoln by the throat
and refuses to relax his deathlike
grip. Within twelve hours ot the
time when the Notre Dame Hoosiers
were to board the cars for Lincoln,
the aforementioned rascal lifts a
scrawny arm and forbids the staging
ot the game.
Professor Scott, director of athletics
at Nebraska, wired Coach Roxkne at
Notre Pame late last night that the
Huskers would be unable to enter
tain his warriors on the scheduled
date. The whole proposition thruds
to the bottom like a bag ot wet sand.
Coach Kline has been toiling with his
pupils for weeks, in anticipation of
the coming conflict, and the Notre
Dame nrentor was dittoing his efforts.
Both schools w-ere getting keyed up
to high G and were getting out their
megaphones for the cheering.
Lincoln Still Quarantined
The state ban on public gatherings
lifts at midnight tonight but condi
tions in the city of Lincoln are sti'l
serious enough to compel the coun
cil to sit tight for a while longer. This
puts the kibosh on the theatres,
which were planning on opening Sat
urday, and on the churches which in
tended to start Bp again Sunday.
Offers Thanksgiving Date
In the same telegram, DirestCT
Scott is offering the Hoosiers the
Thanksgiving date, which cannot be
disposed of for love or money. The
Northwestern management declined to
switch from November 23 to Turkey
Continued on page 4
j NEBRASKA BOY HELPING
TO CLEAR THE SKIES OF
"THE EVERLASTING HUN'
Lieutenant Dexter Ashley, formerly
of Omaha, writes to his mother from
France telling of some of the hair
breadth experiences that liave befal
len h'm durirg the short period he ha
lecn on the battle front. A' letter
received from Ashley -on September
ISth, just after he had been Trans
ferred from the British squadron to
France, gives an inrerest-Ing resums
of exciting experiences "over there."
"Have reached my squadron at front
and the fellows lire eenain'y a gei'ir
j hunch; have not got into what they
call "war flying' yet as we new ar
rivals in the squadron have three
weeks to 'brush up and polish off.' If
a fellow proves Vmself good before
that, "however, they Jet him go. He
then becomes a proper war pilot
and that is the thing.
"Our squadron has been doing good
work in the scrap that's bringing in
such good work for the allies. The
other night eight or ten -of them out
and ran Up against a larger forma
tion cf Hunc, with their best machines.
The Huns had the advantage of our
boys in height, which is a great fac
tor, and dove on our machines. Our
fel!owshiiik they pucceeded In shoot
ing three of them, and then dove like
blazes for our lines, as they were out
classed entirely.
"When they came back two of our
boys were miss'ng, although they only
worric-d alxrut one. as the other had
'.been een after the fiirht and was
, thought. to have had a forced landing,
i They heard ef bim lafr as having
: arrived at a es-ua!ty clearing ttaiion.
' He had been shot throurh th back
but not seriously, and is pronahty row
on bis way to TtMrhty. The o-h'-r fel
low V9? riven up fer l"vt. ps one of the
f.'l-Ts had seen 1 in gfinc '' wn or.
bis b-r'ck ar-d then go .'n'o a tU-w spin
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