THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
ARMY LIFE FILLED
WITH MANY CHANGES
Fifteen Hundred Men Flock to Enter
Unit Early In Month of
October.
Morale of Men Falla with Fading
Chance of Going Over
Sea.
Thanksgiving day, two months after!
the Inauguration of the Nebraska Uni
versity Students' Army Training
Corp. finds tn ,ocul un,t '"'stinK
under very different conditions than
most of its members had anticipated.
Members of the students' army train
ing corps came to the University this
lull with an Intense longing Tor immv
dlute service In France, and with am
bitions to become leaders In the field
of their choice.
When notice was glwn at the Ne
braska 1'nlverslty early last summer
thnt a large unit of the S. A. T. C. was
to be established here, Dean George IX.
Chatburn was appointed campaign dl
ivctor for the state of Nebraska. Act
ing In this capacity. Dean Chatburn
conducted a most vigorous campaign
to get enlistments in the Nebraska
University students' army training
corps. His success was very gratify
ing, over fifteen hundred men Joining
the Nebraska unit at the opening of
the school year. Gradually this num
ber was Increased, new Inductions add
ing a goodly number. At the present
time approximately twenty-five hun
dred men are enrolled as student sol
fliers. Training School for O. T. C.
Because of the great demand for
competent company officers, the S. A.
T. C. was designated at the outset as
the logical preparatory school for offi
cers' training camps. Civilian appli
cations for entrance to central officers'
training schools were no longer ac
cepted by the government after the in
auguration of the new army training
unit. Frequent calls were made for
embryo officers, and over three hun
dred Cornhusker soldiers were trans
iered to O. T. C. to take the courses of
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Saving the Public
$1,483,359.00
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as compared with the O street
location we now occupy, there
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special training prescribed by the government.
The government had two ntulu ob
ject k In sending the boys to the No.
brusku 1'nlverslty an members of the
regulur aarmy. The firm of these was
to prepare the men for Immediate ser
vice in France an leaders and as oftl-
corn, and the second was to Rive eueh '
man an education which would bo ofi
lasting benefit at the close of the war
and which would be of great value dur
ing the reconstruction period.
Armltltce Injures Morale
The signing of tho armistice, which
called forth the greatest burst of mili
tary enthusiasm cwr witnessed In
Lincoln, found the Nebraska student
soldiers training with genuine sincer
ity. Naturally all Incentive for over
seas service was lost, a 1 the morale
of the men was seriously Impaired.
The fact that every member received
valuable Instruction is certain to dem
onstrate that the S. A. T. C. hns been
worth while.
Following the organization of the
S. A. T. C. on the Cornhusker campus,
Capt. Kdmund J. Mativor was appoint
ed as commander of the unit. Trior
to that time the former commandant
had acted as commanding officer of
the special training troops now known
as Section "B." Captain Maclvor made
an ideal leader for the student soldiers
and the men under his command re
spected him and took him as their In
spiration and guide. He was an ar
dent exponent of strict military court
esy and insisted on strict enforcement
of discipline. At one time the men
were severely reprimanded because of
a breech of military discipline and a
lasting impression was left with each
student soldier.
Captain Maclvor's sudden departure
from the local army unit came as a
great surprise to all the mm under his
command, as well as to his many
friends in Lincoln. When the an
nouncement that the war was at an
end was flashed throughout the world
Nebraska's war leader felt that there
was little Incentive for future work as
leader in the S. A. T. C. here. His res
ignation was accepted by government
officials two weeks ago, and he left for
Washington immediately to descend
into civil life once more.
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Athletics Play Stellar Role
In Developing Fighting Men
While the war has temporarily par
alyzed athletic activities, It has
brought out the Insignificant fact that
a nation's efficiency depends upon the
physical and Intellectual health of the
Individual, and that both of these can
bo attained through physical culture.
Most people have a mistaken Idea
about gymnastics and athletics. They
think the main purpose of physical
culture Is muscular development.
While this Is undoubtedly the funda
mental purpose of athletics, yet it Is
by no means the only benefit to be
derived from systematic physical ex
erclue. In Its broadeBt sense, physical
training Involves mental, moral, and
physical development. All the requis
ites of a good soldier are found in a
successful athlete. Doth must lead a
clean life, and be regular In their nab-
Its. Immorality, drunkenness, and
gambling, the vices that military au
thorities are successfully combatting,
are not tolerated by any supervisor of
athletics. The name code of morals,
tho same standards of right and wrong
are to be found among the men In can
tonments and those In athletic organ
izations. The athlete has to study, under
stand and obey the laws of health -u
order that he may reach the highest
efficiency. The same Is true of the
soldier. He must live right and think
right. Men have learned more about
attainment of efficiency through ath
letics than through moral Instruction.
An athlete or soldier soon finds out
that he can not do his best when using
alcohol or tobacco, and he learns the
great lesson of self-mastery, self-possession.
Discipline of Athlete
Discipline, the main factor in the
maintenance of an army, is the chief
moral value of athletics. Not com
pulsory discipline, but voluntary obe
dience, are the distinguishing char
acteristics of the successful soldier
and athlete. An athlete must exer
cise self-control in contests of rivalry.
He must be prepared for the crisis
when the winning of the game de
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pends upon him. Courage, unselfish
ness, generosity, and modesty are
prevalent characteristics of both the
athlete and soldier. The man with a
streak of yellow will never occupy a
prominent place In athletics. Football
and other competitive sports develope
the confidential, self reliant fellow, the
fellow that will buck the line, and go
over the top. Cowardice and treach
ery arc the worst sins of which either
an athlete or soldier can be guilty.
From the efficient sol Jler comes the
development into officer material. A
square - shouldered, athletic fellow,
whose very structure vibrates with
superb strength and vigor, is the one
who will make the successful leader
and gain the confidence of his man.
It is not always the size, but the
soundness of the individual that
counts.' The opponent to be feared is
not the loud-mouthed, town bully, but
the calm, deliberate individual, who
carefully studies his antagonist.
Physical Education and Sound Health
Physical education prepares one not
only for active service at the front,
but also for the work of reconstruc
tion. With our present complicated
system of living, good health Is al
most an impossibility. And yet good
health is the base of all business suc
cess. A man puts out his noblest
efforts when he enjoys doing a thing,
and to enjoy business or to enjoy life
a man must be in sound physical con
dition. Any young man who desires to
be a leader, a winner In a business
game, or any other game, should early
realize the importance of strengthen
ing, building up and tuning up his
physical machine.
Of course It is necessary to have an
ambition, but ambition alone will not
get a man anywhere, unless he has a
head, a body, and hands to carry out
his ambition. He must back up his
wishes with action, he must be alert
and tactful. All these qualities are
directly dependent upon a man's phy
sical condition.
Popularity of Baseball
Of all forms of athletics, baseball
has been the most populur with the
American soldiers. The Introduction
of the game Into Franco was received
with great ovation, and proves another
binding tie between the Americans
and French. The game, hitherto un
known to tho French people, has
gulned immense popularity since tho
landing o( American troops on French
soil. Huseball has been the greatest
recreation of the boys "over thore."
The marking out of a baseball dia
mond was the first thing done by tho
soldiers when establishing new quar
ters. Football has proved to be tremen
dously popular unions the men in the
cantonments, especially In colleges
and universities having S. A. T. C.
units. While most of the colleges are
sadly depleted of football material, yet
the same former spirit of rivalry ex
ists. Military authorities recognize
the great value of this game of games,
and in most cantonments football prac
tlce la compulsory.
The Olympic Games
The Olympic games are probably tho
oldest form of organized athletics, hav
ing a direct military bearing. The
Greeks were the foremost people in
recognizing the value of systematic
physical exercise as a war prepared
ness measure. The!r methods were
crude, however, and their main object
in physical exercise was the acquire
ment of brute strength. They failed,
to develope mind and body or to pro
duce athletes of symmetrical propor
tion. It is this feature that made the
Greeks a sturdy, rugged, warring na
tion. Their system of physical train
ing was mostly along military lines.
Athletics are fast gaining a place of
recognition in the curriculum of mili
tary training. The variety of competi
tive sports appeals to the average sol
dier more than the strict regulations
set down in drill manuals. Further
more military training is suggestive
of monarchies and autocracies, and for
that reason it is very unpopular among
democratic, liberty-loving people. Com
pulsory physical education and physic
al culture are the nation's best means
of preparedness.
Half the battle is in what you do be
fore you begin.
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location alone. In its construc
tion its new ideas in equip
ment and efficient arrangement
of departments, our new store
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and Cents reaching into every
department.
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