The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVIII. NO. 54
UNIVERSITY OF NEIHJASKA, LINCOLN, WFPNRDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1918
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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BE SUITED HERE
NeW Military Organization Will
Follow Upon Disbanding
Of S. A. T. C.
port Men of Section a Keceive
Discharges and Leave
For Home
A unit or the reserve officers' train
ing (oi ps at the University of Nebras
ka will supplant the present S. A. T. ('.
,i7;.ti;n. which is" being demobi-
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liz.'il this week. ' i
Vice Chancellor W. CJ. Hastings re
i.,.vkI a telegram from military head
quarters Washington, 1). C. yestcr-j
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the immediate establishment of a unit
of the Reserve Officers Training
rum here. The communication tur
stated that an officer had been
ther
a.k'inci as commandant at this uni-j
vt rsity. who would report immediately j
after the demobilization of the S. A.
T. ('.. for the purpose of organizing
the new unit.
D.iision was made at a meeting of!
the hoard of regents, last week, to ask j
the p nnission of the war department j
to le eMahlish the II. O. T. C. at this
university, with an organization t-im-1
ilar to the unit of last year.
Colonel Roberts was the command
ant of the H. O. T. C. at Nebraska imi-i
veivity last year, at which time three p aue from the campus to the Audi
battalions, consisting of four compan- toiimn. The S. A. T. C. will march
ies each, were organized. It is not ; aa a unit.
proljanle that the former command ! A liberal supporter of Gladstone
ant will be assigned to the unit this land Home Rule, an ardent admirer of
vear since lie was a retired officer, j Abraham Lincoln and a student of
and present plans of the government
contemplate assigning an officer on ac
the duty to Nebraska.
Although no tentative plans have
teen formulated, it is quite pro. table
that the military department will be
entirely reorganized by the new com-
r!iM,i.,,i wiw.iii.i ihis hi ilnnp the
.pointed bv the commandant:
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lust year will not be reinstated,
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PRACTICE COMMENCES
IN EARNEST TODAY
No Glocm Clouds Hovering about
Huskcr Camp Many Recruits
in Freshman Squad
I!a.-!.et ie.ill practice started off in
real eniest yesterday afternoon r.nd
the pi-'jiecis were soaring up around
the tn.lK-y wires. The array of ma
teria and Hie exhibition of basket
sliouimi: gave every indication of a
powerful aggregation. Several more
new f.ires showed up. among whom
were Monte Munn. center on the var
sity football team and center on the
Lincoln Htjtte quintet last winter.
Usher, a midget from Omaha, flashed
some ( h ver, fast work, and many oth
ers made themselves conspicuous by
hiilividii.,1 playing.
AH of last year's freshmen are
"'k in their togs, with the exception
"f Ik-acon. and all will be eligible for
h" varsity i,is year. The freshman
f'iiad is gaining regular proportoins,
""'I in vpiif of the fact that first-year
''' may be barred by the Missouri
Galley moguls, M conference at Kan
sts City the latter part or this week.
a htrgc number of men are taking ad
vantage of the preliminary training
Cl,.d lining up for next season's team.
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- .. I lh. .-...pel. 11 was
3 -a. W .,arf ., 5 o - HocU
as not enough time to get in
Ul oper amoun, of ,-erk needed. ;
" 'hue was set ahead. '
TWO MORE DEATHS FROM
INFLUENZA IN 24 HOURS
Twp more members of the S. A.
T. ('. unit died yesterday. Edward
V. Stirk. of Battle Creek. Neltr.. died
late Monday night at the Stale Farm
! hospital, after a brief Illness. He was
taken Hick with Spanish Influenza,
which later developed Into pneumonia.
T 1. ... n 01 ..I - e
I jumi u. v uim, u ii ii' in r in
Company D, died Tuesdty afternoon
at the "T" street hospital of the In-
! fluenza. Word of his deatli was sent
! to his parents, who are expected to
arrive in Lincoln today.
Ninety-nine per cent of the men who
never marry wouM he ashamed to M
;he woiid know the societ side of their
life.
If a cirl doesn't marry her lirst love
if isn't her fall 1 1 .
BRITISH PEER TO SPEAK
Lord Charuwood Will Talk to j
Students and Faculty at
Three O 'Clock
Lord Charnwood, a prominent mem-
bc.r of the British peerage who is on
a four months' tour of the United
States, will speak on "Democracy in
England and the United States," at a
mac-s meeting in the Auditorium, this
ai'tornoon at :i o'clock. Classes will i
be dismissed and the students, and
faculty will lorm and march in pa
his lifp tnd times, the Britsh peer is
npfiiliarlv titled to promote under
standing and sympathy between .his
and the United States. The
newly appointed committee for I ro-
looting an Intellectual Entente among
the allied and friendly countries, se-
U-fted a subcommittee on relations
with America, of which Lord Cham-,
wood is chairman.
This -is his lordship's third visit
,o this country. He arrived in Amei -
i? in September and will leave early
in Jmu irv. After giving a speech on
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LORD CHARNWOOD
Lincoln at the Illinois centennial cele
bration. October 5. he delivered a
course of lectures on the Schiff foun-
dati.-Mi at Cornell coucenui.s
Contributions of the British Empire
fi vili7H I ion."
..lunt.-.n- eml.uno,.. , an
- "" , SMZTc,oe, oT
Acts. He is a , and has
the Mome Defense ce
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BURNET PICTURES
SCENES IT FRONT
Surgeon of French Educational
Mission Recounts Personal
Experiences of the War
Members Conduct Tour of In
- spection Following Lecture
at Bessey Hall
i Because deaths resulting from In
A dramatic -and intensely interest- j nuenza and pneumonia, were nol
ing versicn of his experiences on the
battle front formed the address of
Dr. Etienne Burnet cf the French edu
cational mission who spoke at tha
chapel in Bessey memorial hall at
ten o'clock yesterday. Dr. Burnet is
,i surgeon of the French army and
;!inv the opening of the war he has
kept in close touch with every. situa
tion of the great struggle.
The doctor reviewed the war from
the day of its opening until the slgn-
i ing of the armistice and he described
vividly many of the scenes which
i came under his personal observation
while he was in the service. He
mentioned particularly the conditions
at the various fronts, the drive of
1914, and the Serbian situation.
"During the first months of the
war," said Dr. Burnet, "I was at
tached as a doctor-to the cavalry di
vision. My state of mind, especially
from, the outbreak of hostilities to the
victory of the Marne, may be ex-
resse(i jn two words Ignorance and
anxietv. Since it was so difficult
to secure any reliable inrormaiion
about Belgian or the French troops
which had gone into Alsace, the sus
pense was terrible.
"In July, 1916, I was sent to the
eastern front in Macedonia, which
was in progress of transformation.
The eastern army became a large
army that pushed out its front to
the northern boundaries of Mace
donia lik-e a great crescent.
Purified by Battle's Heat
Particularly did Dr. Burnet empha
size the deep impression which the
war has made upon the people oi
France and the wonaenui vnaUe -
j has wrought in the lives of those
;wlio fought for her ideals. "It was
not the scholar that brought the
1 deeper values into the life of France,
said the doctor. "It was the man
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HOME ECONOMICS DEPT.
TO TRAIN DIETITIANS
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Plans are being made in the depart
ment of home economics for a two or
five hour course in the preparation of
dietitians, the amount of credit de
pending upon the time spent in diet
lritchens and in hospital work.
The students from the home eco
nomics department who have gone
. . i .ti ,,-nrk nreviously have not
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been able to obtain any practical
,.i,. while in the university. The
work in the three diet kitchens, in
connection with the S. A. T C, af
fords an opportunity for this train
ing At present nine students are en
gaged in this work. - Since there will
Le less opportunity next semester for
the laboratory part of this course,
nudents who have planned to become
dietitians should see Miss Margaret
r-AA nt the earliest opportunity, in
border to arrange for at least some
work before Christmas.
Acting Dean Poynter of the College
of Medicine and Miss Loomis of the
home economics department are ar
ianging a system whereby students
may act as dietitians in the university
hospital next summer.
A number of graduates of the home
economics department are now acting
as dietitians in various hospitals, one
in France, three in military hospitals
In Texas, and others in civil hospitals
in New York and other states.
Indications are that the demand for
trained dietitians will increase rather
tnan uni"" "v
1700 SOLDIERS DIE
Official Report Shows 338,000
Cases and Huge Death Toll
In Army Camps
Washington, Dec. lQ.r-An official
summary of the results of the influx
enza epidemic in the army camps and
military centers in the United States,
made public by the war deptrtment
today, shows that there were .'illS.L'a"
cases of the disease up to December
1, with approximately 17.000 deaths.
separately grouped, only upproxi
'mate figures "were given for i hose-
due to the epidemic. From Septem
ber 13, the date of the outbreak, to
Deetmbor 1, l'Jfi'Jt deaths from all
cases were reported by military sta
tions in the United .States. Associ
ated Press.
NAVAL COMPANY AWAITS
ORDERS FROM CHICAGO
Medical Examinations for S. N.
T- C. Completed Yesterday
Reports Sent In
Medical examinations of all S. N.
T. C. men but those in the hospital
were completed yesterday by medical
officers. Those men who have not
fully recovered from sickness will be
retained in the service until they are
able to pass the physical examination.
Ensign Webber, in charge of the
unit, for the time of disbanding, has
sent reports of examinations, trans
portation allowances, and all other
necessary data to the commandant of
the division at the Great Lakes Naval
station and Is now awaiting orders to
disband the unit.
The working force from Omaha,
which is .giving the medical examina
tions, will have completed all their
work by tonight and will return to
Omaha tomorrow. Ensign Webber
will remain here until all work is com
pleted. " Trying to Get Uniforms
Ensign Webber stated that the men
here we.'e entitled to uniforms and
that he would make an effort to ob
tain them. Dean Engberg also wired
the district commandant" at the Great
Lakes station and the war department
at Washington in an effort to obtain
them for the men. '
The ensign also remarked that
trouble had been experienced by all
forms. Only a few companies where
naval officers were placed in charge
have already received equipment. The
issuing of uniforms at this time would
probably not delay the disbanding of
the unit, as orders must be received
from the Great Lakes station before
the men can be retired from the
serv ice.
Those men who desire to remain it.
active duty will probably be called to
the Great Lakes naval station and
tile un-ui i'"'1 " -
ex-jtiiere enlisied aa recruits in the regu
Iar navy. These men will bo required
to sign up for four years.
The disposition of the Naval Re
serve at a later date is etill uncertain
but they will more than likely be al
lowed to remain in civil life unless
some new war emergencies arise. It
is possible that these men will be
called out in the summer for further
training, but no definite plans have
been made to that effect.
News Writing Students
Cover Charnwood 's Speech
Members of Professor M. M. Fogg's
New's Writing class (Rhetoric 43) will
report the address of Lord Charnwood
In the auditorium this afternoon at
3 p. ni., and submit tneir copy by to
morrow morning. This Is a practical
piece of newspaper work in reporting
speeches and meetings.
One of the laws of gravity Is not to ,
laugh at your own Jokes j
INFLUENZA STILL
IN M S
One Hundred Cases Are Isolated
In Army Hospitals Con
tagion Spreading
Captain Buck Appeals for Addi
tional Nurses to Aid in
New Cases
The Influenza situation at the Uni
versity of Nebraska is assuming the
nature of a violent epidemic. With
a decided Increase in the number of
cases reported yesterday and several
additional deaths, the second alarming
outbreak of the dread contagion ap
pears to be spreading over the cam
pus. Unless this is checked imme
diately, it may become imperative to
close school by the end of the week.
General conditions indicate the advis
ability of this course, although uni
versity authorities have not as yet
expressed approval of such action.
Student Soldiers Suffering
Over one hundred cases of the in
fluenza are at the present time iso
lated in the army hospital, forty
cases being reported in the infirmary
at the state farm, sixteen in the hos
pital on the city campus and about
fifty either isolated in barracks or un
der observation.
Two nurses on duty at army hos
pitals have been stricken during the
last few days and have had to leave
their work, one having scarlet fever,
and the other a light case of the in
fluenza. Captain Buck Appeals for Nurses
Captain A. O. Buck, detachment
surgeon for the students' army train
ing corps, although very sick him
self, issued an appeal from his sick
bed, Tuesday morning, for more
nurses. He found it impossible to
procure trained nurses in Omaha,
or Chicago, while the situation in
Lincoln did not permit any nurse to
leave her work. The Lincoln Bed
Cross chapter was successful in ob
taining nurses for the army hospital
yesterday to help in the emergency.
A movement was started by Mrs. E.
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STUNTS AND DANCING
WILL FEATURE PARTY
Committee Is Planning To Make
Saturday Night After Truly
Representative
The plans for the lirst all-univei sity
party which is scheduled for Satur
day evening. December 14, ar-- u
premising that no one will want to
miss out on it. The custom in the
past few years has been to have porno
sort of a party at which everyone in
school might get acquainted with his
classmates and enjoy the same sort of
a good time that lie would have at
any other school dance. Then, too.
these parties were so arranged that
those of the students who did not care
to dance would be able to find amuse
ment in the programs that were pro
vided. Clever stunts and musical num
bers have prevailed in the past, and
this year are to be eclipsed by stili
more clever stunts.
This year it has been very hard to
plan a real all-university party be
cause of the difficulties in the way of
"flu" vacation and S. A. T. C. orders
which confined the men to the post.
But now that the boys are being dis
charged, and things have returned
to more normal conditions, the old
time pep and enthusiasm will be in
evidence Saturday night at the Arm
ory, and the new students at the
university will have a chance to find
out just how much fun a real all uni
versity party is.
W. C. C. S. Pays Expenses
Dr. J. W. Carter, of the War Camp
Community Service, has announced
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