The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. .Win. xo. j)4
LINCOLN, THURSDAY, FKIUiUAUY 20, 1919.
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UNIVERSITY NIGHT
IS DRAWING NEAR
Compulsory Athletics Will Make
Men Out of NebraskansStewart
MilU AkY department husker mat artists
MAKES APPOINTMENTS
OFF FOR AMES MEET
Students and Faculty Granted
Short Time In Which to Re
verse Their Lives.
Walter Blunk Resigns as Chair
man of Committee Harold
Long Chosen as Successor.
dnly two weeks more! Two Ions
weeks until at last we are free to
break loose and bubble over to our
In art s content! Two weeks until the
pent-up enthusiasm of the livest stu
dent body in the United States will
pet its chance to spend itself to the
utter utmost! Two more weeks of
peace for the faculty and those more
or less unfortunate individuals who
happen to be what we call "promt
nent students!" Two more weeks in
which they must completely reverse
their lives if they desire to escape
the ruthless stroke of the axe! Two
more weeks till the time when each
University student comes into his
own and for once is free to do, say
and be on the outside what he is on
the inside all the time! In other
words, two more weeks until Uni
versity Night, Saturday, March 8, 8:00
p. in., City Auditorium!
The University Y. M. C. A. was
the originator of University Night
and it is the sponsor for the event
but the whole University takes part
and the tradition has become so firm
ly implanted in every loyal Corn
husker's heart that the event
probably never cease to be looked
upon as a custom that really ex
presses true Nebraska spirit
A change in the management has
been made necessary. Walter Blunk
because of other activities being com
pelled to resign as chairman of the
committee in charge. Harold Long,
'19. has been chosen as his successor
and is rapidly perfecting plans to
iCoiitiiuitit on I'nire Throe)
NEBRASKA EXPERIMENT
EMPLOYMENT STATION
Professor A. A. Reed Returns
From Inspection Trip of
Eastern Universities.
Prof. A. A. Reed returned Sunday
:rm a three-week trip in the east. He
H nt several days in Washington in
(inference with the United States Bu-
r'.-au (if Education and the United
'at-s Employment Bureau. On bis
way to Washington Professor Reed
sited the Universities of Iowa, Wis
consin, Michigan, and Pittsburg, mak
ing investigations for the United
States Department of Labor.
The University of Nebraska has
lf' n an experiment station for study
ing the possibilities of a national sys-t-m
of employment bureaus since last
June. Since then, two thousand, four
hundred and eighty persons have been
r-eommended for various positions.
n thousand, eight hundred and
seven different persons or towns have
n ade use of the opportunity offered
lh-ni, and asked the bureau to recom
mend teachers for them. Professor
Reed made recommendations to the
United States Employment Service
liureau founded on the observations
1 e has had opportunity to make con
cerning the possibilities of co-operation
of educational institutions in the
I'lafing of teachers.
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lr. K. J. Stewart has prepared the
following article Betting forth his
views on compulsory athletics. Ac
cording to his opinion, the University
of .Nebraska should adopt the plan of
compulsory participation In athletics.
Lr. Stewart .cites how the United
States has organized an army of in
ferior numbers with more strength
than the vast multitudes of the enemy.
This was accomplished by means of
the excellent physical condition of the
men, which is characteristic of the
average American Boldier who has un
dergone the rlgll physical training ad
ministered in the ranks of our armies.
With the adoption of the inter-mural
system of athletics at Nebraska all
students will receive the benefits de
rived from physical exercise. Athlet
ics In the past have been participated
in by only a few individuals who have
attained succes as athletes before
their entrance into the university. The
new plan would necessitate a larger
gymnasium, a new and larger athletic
field, equipped with baseball and soc
cer fields, and tennis courts. The new
athletic program would serve as a
magnet in swelling the enrolment at
the university and incidentally make
Nebraska a larger and better institu
tion. The article given for publication by
Dr. Stewart follows:
A hundred years ago Wellington
said: "The battle of Waterloo was
wen on the playing fields of Eton and
I larrow."
Major Thomas Keilly of the 165th
Infantry, a graduate of New York Uni
versity, and an officer whose men did
the full share of fighting in the world
war, is quoted in the New York Eve
ning Sun in November as follows:
"The soldier game consists of about
eighty per cent grit and twenty per
cent of the veneer of training and it
strikes me that the training in youth
that teaches a man to make a flying
tackle plung through a line, slide to a
base, block a man off, or to hit straight
irom the soldier, has the gymnasium
variety beaten in the turning out of
soldiers."
Other great soldiers of ancient and
modern times have expressed fully as
emphatically their preferences for the
athletically trained soldier.
Today the athletic nations hold the
sword of victory taken from the pros
trate form of Germany. The United
States, the most athletic nation on the
globe, in a single year of fighting, and
with a mere handful of soldiers as
compared to the enormous armies of
her enemies, swung the balance of vic
tory so quickly, so surely that even
the most enthusiastic American mar
veled. Germany's soldiers, who for al
most five years had advanced and re
treated almost at will over the armies
of France and England, were first sur
prised, then shocked and then
stunned into a state of mental and
physical helpessness by the impetuos
ity of the Americans' irresistible
charges. The German nign commana
saw her prize troops put to utter rout
by an army inferior in numbers, but
possessing a power of attack, a new
courage, ana a pep wnicn nau. noi
previously been displayed by any of
the world war pacticipants.
This new element which produced
such quick and decisive results was
a production of the playing fields of
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America. The greatest athletic nation
in the world had loosed upon Germany
an army, numerically inferior, but one
with an athletic training which trans
formed it into an Irresistible force.
Pen pictures by our war writers of
the battle fought by our American
boys prove conclusively that once the
Yanks were started towards Berlin,
they could never be stopped. Ger
many recognized this new element fn
the make-up of a foe and suddenly her
hitherto impregnable defense crum
bled. And now with the war over, there Is
on foot a movement to make compul
sory the deveopment in Young Amer
ica or this element which proved so
valuable in winning the war. A bill
making athletics compulsory has al
ready been passed in Oregon, while
similar bills are in process of prepara
tion in practically every state in the
Union. New York already has In op
eration such a law in her public
schools.
Thus far Nebraska has faied to see
the handwriting on the. wall, but in a
few years the beneficial results se
cured by other states through compul
sory athletics will be so apparent that
the Cornhusker state will follow this
lead. Why not now?
Draft board figures indicate that
more than one million of our youth
were unfit for military service. A very
small percentage of these million in
visibles were reclaimed through any
national reconstructive system. It is
safe to say that these figures would be
impossible if the United States had
universal law compelling participation
in some form of athletics.
It is true that not every student
could participate in football. Certain
.ypes would not be permitted to par
ticipate in hard, long distance train
ing. But some form of outdoor sports
could be played by the strong and by
the weak, by the old and by the young.
It would be a very simple and easy
task to have a physical examination
and where possible permit the student
to choose the branch of sport which
he preferred, but if the medical exam
ination showed him physically unfit to
participate in the branch of his choice,
he could be assigned to such a sport
as was best qualified to produce the
greatest benefit to him.
Naturally this would necessitate
baseball fields, football fields, tracks,
tennis courts, handball and volley ball
courts, soccer fileds, and in fact a
well equipped athletic plant. Our leg
islature will be asked in the very near
future to appropriate a sufficient
amount to give Nebraska University
a much needed gymnasium and ath
letic field. In years to come our leg
islature will learn that any thought
which they might now have of objec
tion to the expenditure of this amount
of money was groundless and that one
of the most valuable pieces of legisla
tion passed by them was that granting
opportunity for the physical and moral
betterment of the young men and
young women,' boys and girls cf our
public schools and colleges.
The war wil naturally bring about
many changes in all of our pre-war
ideas about education, and the surest
of all of these changes will be the new
idea about compulsory participation in
athletics of every man and woman in
college.
It is not too late to do your duty in
the support of your college paper.
We are still taking subscriptions for
the Daily Nebraskan, so drop in and
give us your dollar.
Harold B. Long Chosen Colonel
of Regiment; Walter Judd and
Carl Junge, Majors.
Clyde E. Johnson selected to Be
Delinquency Officer of
Unit.
Harold B. Long was appointed colo
nel of the R. O. T. C. regiment Wed
nesday evening. Long was captain
of Company K. which won compel
last year. He received his commis
sion as second lieutenant in the in
fantry at Camp Pike last summer and
was stationed at that camp until
'.ischarged in January.
The following order was issued at
drill last night:
1. The following appointments are
hereby made in the R. O. T. C. Regi
ment, Senior Division:
To be Colonel Harold B. Long.
To be Majors Walter Judd, Carl
L, Junge.
To be Captains James B. Haiiey,
commanding Co. A.
Wilson D. Bryans, commanding Co.
B.
Donald P. Parry, commanding Co.
C.
To be 1st Lieutenants Clyde E.
Johnson, George W. DeFord, com
manding Co. D.
George S. Salter, commanding Re
cruit Co. No. 1.
Harold Huling, commanding Re
cruit Co. No. 2.
2 1st Lieutenant Clyde E. John
son will be delinquency officer.
3. The above officers will rank
from February 3, 1919.
C. J. FRANKFORTER.
Capt. C. W. S. U. S. A.
There are now about four hun
Ired students registered for drill and
he Military department is rapidly
getting the regiment substantially or
ganized. COLONIAL PROGRAM
AT ARMORY SATURDAY
George and Martha Washington
Will Entertain Uni Students
Saturday Evening.
George and Martha Washington will
be at home at Mount Vernon ( (ar
mory) Saturday evening at 8 o'clock
to all university students. Everyone
is invited. The people who will take
.part in the program will all be in cos
tumes. George and Martha Washing
ton will be upper classmen, but their
identity will not be revealed until Sat
urday evening. The following pro
g:am will be given:
Welcome address..George Washington
Vocal solo .. Martha Washington
Harp solo Marjory Shannonfeldt
Duel dance "Little Boy Blue and
Bo Peep"..Ruth and Ruby Swenson
Violin solo ...Dorothy Towner
Male quartet Cable Jackson, Her
man Schroeder, Floyd Paynter,
and Charles Atkinson.
Minuet Marjory Barstow, Fae Breese,
Ruth Fickes, Genevieve Lammes,
Gertrude De Sautelle, Ruth Dubois,
Donna Gustin and Margaret Lang
Later in the evening George and
Martha Washington will serve refresh
ments to all their guests and open up
the ballroom. The ballrloom will be
effectivey decorated with flags and
cherry blossoms. This wil probably be
the last all university party this year
and everyone is urged to come.
Dr. Clapp Leaves With Team of
Five Grapplers for Hawkeye
School Today.
Tournament to Be Big Event
Nebraska Coach Expects Hard
Fight for Honors.
The Cornhusker wrestling team
leaves for Ames at 1 o'clock today.
Dr. Clapp is taking the following five
men with him to represent Nebraska:
Troendly, Salter, Fuchs, Dobson, and
Hoyt.
The question of eligibility caused a
little difficulty in the selection. Until
the last minute, Dobson's scholastic
standing seemed rather doubtful, but
Dobbie dug up a couple of hours'
credit yesterday afternoon and there
by straightened the line up. Troendly
has been suffering from a little sore
ness, but is now in fine shape and is
sure of a blue ribbon.
Hard Contests
The Cornhusker grapplers have no
easy match ahead of them. Ames, it
will be remembered, cleaned up the
floor with Iowa State two weeks ago.
Dr. Clapp refereed the match and
knows the strength of the team his
men will try to down. According to
the Nebraska coach, the contest was
the fastest inter-colegiate wrestling
tournament he ever witnessed. It was
a fierce aggressive match all the way
through, four of the six decisions be
ing won on falls.
The Ames team will have four ex
perienced men to pit against the Ne
braska representatives. Lockling in
the 135 will go a round with Salter.
Schalk In the 175 will have to defend
Ames honor against Dobson, and
Breeden in the heavyweights will
have Hoyt to contend with. Fuchs and
Troendly are almost sure winners In
the 15 and 158 pound classes, respec
tively, but only the old Cornhusker
pep will bring the jeweled belt back to
Lincoln.
Keen interest in wresting has been
displayed in the Hawkeye state this
year. There were six hundred paid
admissions at the Ames-Iowa State
tournament and the Nebraska contest
promises to draw a record crowd.
Wrestling interest around'the Nebras
ka campus is growing steadily, and Dr.
Clapp is trying to schedule a Missouri
Valely tournament for Lincoln.
HOMER COMPTON TO SING
AT CONVOCATION TODAY
Mr. Homer Compton, tenor, will sing
several songs at convocation this
morning in the Temple at 11. Miss
Minnie Stabler will accompany him.
The Hainor scholarship cup will be
awarded by Chancellor Avery before
Mr. Compton's recital to the Sigma
Nu fraternity fc-r first rank among the
social fraternities in schoarship the
last school year.
Mr. Compton will sing:
Where'er Ye Walk Handel
When the Bloom Is on the Rye
Bishop
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Dvorak
Wandering Schubert
By the Sea
Beloved, It Is Morn Aylward
I Had a Dove Busch
A Banjo Song Homer
Inter Nos MacFayden
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