rE Daily.. Nebraskan
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VL. XVIII. NO. 108.
LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1019.
PRICE FIVE CENT8
PERGLER DISCUSSES
HEW CZECH REPUBLIC
Visiting Diplomat Describes Con.
ditions in His Native Country
at Convocation.
Expresses Gratitude of His Pecpl
to the United States for
Their Assistance.
Charles Pergler, official diplomatic
representative of the Czechoslovak
republic, spoke at convocation In Me
morial Hall yesterday morning on the
pubt history, present condition and fu
ture prospects of the land of his birth.
Mr. Tergler first reviewed the his
tory of education In the new republic.
'Interest In education has always been
a salient fact In Czech history," he
said. "Under the Austria-Hungarian
regime there were no Czech schools,
even In the nineteenth century. It
took political barter and trade to es
tablish the Prague University in 1882."
Mr. Pergler next gave the history
of the Czech people. "Our history has
been a struggle of the Czechs against
the Germans, who tried to Germanize
them. The first wars were religious,
ihey were fought for freedom of con
science; moreover, they were fought
for the preservation of Czech nation
ality." Fight Against the World
He FaicI that after this the Czechs
had to fight against practically the
whole world. The result was exhaus
tion a?d the loss of Czech independ
tnce. . Before, Bohemia, the country of
the Czech people, was a prosperous
land of 3,000,000 inhabitants. After
Iht treaty of Westphalia, the country
was little more than a desert with a
population of 800,000.
"After 200 years of living death
came a revival. Largely due to the
women, who kept hidden, the Bibles
written in the Czech language, to re
appear when an age of tolerance ap
peared again, Czech life and national
ity were preserved.
"In 1848 the Czechs rebelled against
the Hapsburgs. But the nation was
t-ti'l too weak and the rebellion was
crushed, as the Hapsburgs crushed
every thing that stood in their way.
Mr. Pergler. declared that the dis
memberment of Austria-Hungary was
the biggest factor in ending the war.
Germany would never have dared risk
a war without the help of that country.
The purpose of the war was to pre
serve Austria-Hungary. With the
growing Slavic domination in Hun-gar-,
German domination was threat
ened. A letter written by a German
'Statesman in 1913 stated that Germany
is a great power could not continue
unless Austria-Hungary was con
trolled.
'The most prominent thing in Bo
hemian history is a stra'n of idealism,"
Mr. Pergler continued. "The Hussite
war was the first in history fought for
Idealistic purposes. The present war,
as far as the United States Is con
cerned, was fought for the same pur
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EEBRASRA WOMEN WRITES
THESIS AT BRYfl MAWR
A letter has been received by the
department of sociology from Miss
Gwendolyn Hughes, who was in the de
partment two years ago. She now has
the Susan B. Anthony scholarship at
Bryn Mawr College, wher she Is contin
uing her work in sociology, to finish
for her Ph. D. degree, which she ex
pects to take next year.
Miss Hughes' thesis is a phase of
the study of the home life of women
in Industry, working out under the di
rection of Dr. Susan Kingsbury of
Bryn Mawr. Her problems are soma
f the most vital questions in the so
clfll and economic world of today,
o their solution will be of great
ponance in modern industry. -
SUBSCRIBE FOR
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
BA8KETBALL EDITION
WILL BE OUT FRIDAY
The Dally Nebraskan will pub
lish a twelve page special bas
ketball edition Friday morning,
containing an account of Thurs
day's games, a review of the
Cornhusker basketball season,
the Inter.-fraternlty and co-ed
tournaments, and a record of the
Nebraska high school basketball
tournament.
Extra copies will be printed
and distributed to the thousand
tournament visitors who are in
Lincoln.
ENGINEERS TO INSPECT
COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS
Second Day of Road Institute
Brings Large Attendance
to Sessions.
The Tuesday sessions of the Second
Nebraska Road Institute were very
well attended and excellent programs
were presnted at each meeting. Many
additional guests wer registered yes
terday and the attendance promises to
increase daily. Splendid talks were
made by Attorney General Davis of
Nebraska, State Engineer George E.
Johnson, Mr. B. A. George, and Mr. R.
O. Green at the morning conference.
During the afternoon the visitors
were taken to the state farm campus
where an interesting program was
held in the Agricultural Engineering
building, led by Mr. A. S. Mirlck and
Profesor L. W. Chase. Supper was
served in the home economics building
at the farm. In the evening the re
ports . on Lancaster road activities
for 1918 were read by County Engi
neer Edgren and Deputy Erickson.
Promptly at nine o'clock thjis morn
ing Mr. George P. Wolx, president of
the Nebraska Good Roads Association,
will speak on "Nebraska Good Roads
Association ' and Its Activities,' fol
lowed by a report of the work done in
the South Platte counties by the O. L.
D. Highway Association. This discus
sion will be led by Mr. C. H. Roper,
president of the O. L. D. Highway As
sociation. A paper on "Denver and
Eastern Colorado Highways" will then
be read by Mr. E. E. Sommers, com
missioner of District No. 1, of the
Colorado Highway Commission.
Make Tour of nspection
In the afternoon at two o'clock an
Inspection trip will be taken to the O.
L. D. Highway in Lancaster County,
and Improvements including new
bridges, culverts, and grading from
Havelock to Greenwood, will be point
ed out to the guests from out m the
state. The new five and one-half miles
of paving from Lincoln to Emerald, a
small village to the west of the city,
will be traversed. Automobiles will be
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Lincoln Prepares Entertainment
0 For Visiting
Plenty of entertainment has been
provided for the visiting high school
basketball men who are guests of the
city for the remainder of the week.
The drawing card on the entertain
ment program will be the big mixer
... i, . v ht n i
this evening at tne cuy i. m. -
nooinm The fun commences at
seven-thirty sharp and all men are
urged to be within the gates by that
time if they wish to enjoy all the pleas
ures of the mixer. Dr. O. E. Condra
will be the master of ceremonies and
will be in complete charge of the ac
tivities. The keys to tne cuy wui oe
turned over to -the atnieies Dy uov.
McKelvle, who will make the address
of welcome. me ieaiure ui "u.6ui
frolic will be the "Worm a ureaiesi
Lincoln high school men. Refresh
ments are to be Berved by a bevy of
attractive Lincoln high school girls.
The Y. M. C. A. nas mrown open u
nortals to the visitors and the instltu-
air at Kail nlav.
Hon extends to ever, uclu..
er and manager tne counes.es nu
MISS BURNER TO TALK
Oil CAMPUS PROBLEMS
National Student Secretary of Y
W. O. A. Opens Campaign for
University Girls.
The campaign dealing with campus
problems was opened Tuesday aft
ernoon with a tea given by Miss
Amanda Ileppner, introducing Miss
Oolooah Burner, national student sec
retary of the Y. W. C. A.
Miss Burner has just returned from
France, where she has been with the Y.
W. C. A. for the past year organizing
the work of the nurses in the base hos
pltala. At the present her headquar
ters are In New York City. Since she
Is a graduate of the De Pauw Univer
sity, Indiana, she is acquainted with
both the campus and outside life. She
Is visiting the universities and wui
leges giving a series of talks on tne
life of the students.
At vespers Miss Burner piled the
girls with questions pertaining to the
democracy of the campus and student
self-government. She will answer
these at convocation, which will be
held at the Temple Thursday morning.
instructors will excuse anyone who
wishes to attend, from 11 o'clock
classes. The library is to be closed,
and It is up to every Nebraska girl
who is Interested In her school and its
activities to support this meeting by
attending and urging others to do so,
The University Band will play. '
Girls Make Plans Today
Today there will be a meeting from
11 to 1 o'clock at the Woman's Hall for
all University girls. The W. A. A.,
W. S. G. A., and Y. W. C. A. cabinet
will assemble this evening at 5 o'clock
for the purpose of formulating ideas to
present at the mass meeting which
will be held Thursday) evening at 7
o'clock. ..This mass meeing is for v
ery University girl, Girls aire asked to
submit their own ideas at these dis
cussions, which are wide-awake meet
ings for wide-awake people.
Y.M.C.A. ELECTION COMES
WEDNESDAY AliD THURSDAY
The election for president and boys'
directors of the University Y. M. C. A.
will be held at the Y. M. C. A. rooms
in the Temple beginning Wednesday
morning, March 12th, and closing
Thursday afternoon, March 13tn, at
one o'clock. Ballots may be cast as
early as eight-thirty o'clock Wednes
day morning.
The candidates for presidency are
Chris Christiansen, Agriculture, '20,
and Lawrence Slater, Law, '21. Men
who are taking work at the state farm
are requested to come in to the Tem
ple and vote there.
Basketball Players
privileges of association membership
during the 1919 tournament. A guest
membership card will be issued
through the managers to all men
upon) their arrival in the city. The
card entitles the privileges of the
swimming pool, shower baths, game
room and cafeteria.
Besides this, ther will be varsity
games Friday and Saturday between
the Cornhuskers and Grlnnell College.
All visitors will be admitted free to
these contests. The games should be
of exceptional interest to the out-of-town
players who have announced
their desire to witness a big league
combat. The Huskers are in fine fet
tle for the games with the Iowa quin
tet and competition for superiority
will be unusually pronounced.
Mptt wishing to make a tour, of the
city to inspect the various industries
will be able to secure competent guides
who will gladly accommodate their
services. Trips to the state prison,
the Havelock shops, the Lee broom
works and Gooch's flour mills afford
Interesting sights.
DOORS SWING OPEN TODAY ON
NINTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Hundreds of High School Athletes
Primed for Battle Pour Into
Lincoln.
Sixty Games with Continuous
Playing Today Will Be Fought
in Opening Rounds.
The ninth annual High School Bas
ketball Tournament is in full swing
and the wax floors of the Armory,
Chapel, city Y. M. C. A., and Auditorl
uni will tremble all day under the
fierce fighting of the preliminary
round. At eight o'clock this morning
eight teams jump for the sphere and
start down the straight and narrow
way which leads to the championship.
Sixty teams will have been eliminated
tonight and some thrilling battles will
have been fought. The feature game
between Lincoln and Omaha Com
merce will take the Armory floor at
4.00 p. m.
Every train yesterday discharged Its
load of athletes who under the guid
ance of an "N"' Club man sought out
Dr. Stewart's office, where they were
given their numbers, tickets and final
directions. Many teams stole a march
on their rivals by arriving on Monday
and working out on the floors where
their fate will be decided.
Lincoln Plays Today
The big game today will be between
Lincoln High and Omaha Commerce.
Both of these teams are conceded
chances for the class A cup, and their
meeting in the preliminary adds zest
to the speculations. The big combat
starts at four o'clock this afternoon in
the Armory.
Hayes Center wired in to headquar
ters yesterday that they had a mixed
team. Two names on the lineup have
a decidedly feminine flavor, which,
however, will not bar them. They are
playing under boys' rules and no pro
ision in the archives of the N. H. S.
A. A. touch upon such a complication.
Hayes Center will meet either North
Loup or Palmyra in the Chapel tomor
tow at 2:30 p. m.
Tonight at eight o'clock all visiting
players will be treated to a big enter
tainment in the gymnasium of the city
Y. M. C. A: The university athletic de
partment will act as hosts and one of
the features of the program will be a
minstrel show put on by Lincoln High.
The following is the complete pro
gram for today of all classes:
Class A (Armory)
First match 1:20 p. m.
1. South Omaha vs. Norfolk.
2. Stanton vs. Sheon.
3. Fremont vs. Plattsmouth.
4. Geneva vs. Omaha Central.
5. Lincoln vs. Omaha Commerce.
6. Newman Grove vs. School of Ag
riculture.
7. Schuyler vs. Grand Island.
8. Harvard vs. University Place.
SOIL SURVEY BULLETIN
TAKES'UP BLUE SKY LAV
An interesting bulletin has just been
published by the Nebraska Conserva
tion and Soil Survey under the direc
tion of Dr. G. E. Condra, on "Blue Sky
Versus Square Dealing in Land and
Oil Business." This is the eleventh
consecutive bulletin published by the
department.
The state conservation and soil sur
vey, under the regents of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, covers the soil, for
est, water, potash resources, road ma
terials, industries, and the , investiga
tions of foreign realty Gold in Nebras
ka. The survey is under the advisory
authority of the state conservation and
welfare commission. This commission
is composed of Hon. S. R. McKelvie,
chairman, Governor of Nebraska; Dr.
Samuel Avery, vice-chairman, Chancel
lor of the University of Nebraska; Dr.
Class B (Armory)
First match 8 a. m.
1. Columbus vs. Sutton.
2. Central City vs. Oakdale.
3. Osceola vs. Auburn.
4. Crete vs. Ravenna. .
6. Havelock vs. WJlber.
6. Mlnden vs. North Bend.
7. Arlington vs. Kearney Military
Academy.
8. Beatrice vs. York.
Class C (Auditorium)
First match 8 a. m.
1. Exeter vs. Seward.
2. Fullerton vs. Sidney.
t. Syracuse vs. David City.
4. Elgin vs. Tilden.
6. Hardy drew a bye.
6. Nebraska School for Deaf vs.
Scribner.
7. Alliance vs. Kimball.
8. . Dunbar vs. Stella.
Class D (Auditorium)
First match 12:30 p. m.
1. Gresham vs. Upland.
2. Kenesaw vs. Superior.
3. Pierce vs. Chester.
4. Edgar vs. Tobias.
5. Meadow Grove vs. Wahoo.
6. Nebraska City vs. Ogalalla.
7. Aurora vs. McCool Junction.
8. Clay Center vs. Waco.
Class C 'Y. M. C. A.)
First match at 12 p. m.
1. Fairmont vs. Franklin Academy,
2. Gretna vs. Sterling.
3. Randolph vs. Burwell.
4. Elm wood vs. Wausa.
5. Giltner drew a bye.
6. Milford vs. Plalnview.
7. Bethany vs. Loup City.
8. Creighton drew a bye.
Class F (Y. M. C. A.)
First match 8 a. m.
1. Deshler vs. Shickley.
2. De Witt vs. Verdon.
3. Trumbull vs. Broken Bow.
4. Campbell vb. Wisner. j
5. Greenwood drew a bye.
6. Lyons vs. Louisville.
7. Beaver Crossing vs. Holbrook.
8. Bloomfleld drew a bye.
Class G (Chapel)
First match 12:20 p. m.
1. Dorchester vs. Waterloo.
2. Hooker County vs. Valparaiso.
3. Talmage vs. Adams.
4. Carroll vs. Waverly. ''
5. Indianola drew a bye.
6. Rock County vs. Swanton,
7. Ansley vs. Juniata.
8. Coleridge drew a bye.
Class H (Chapel)
First match 8 a. m.
1. Cedar Rapids vs. Winside.
2. Dannebrog vs. Trenton.
3. St. Edward vs. Bralnard.
4. Cortland vs. Wayne.
5. Hayes County drew a bye.
6. North Loup vs. Palmyra.
7. Alexandria vs. Nelson.
8. Craig vs. Walthill.
G. E. Condra, executive secretary, di
recor of the Nebraska Conservation
and SollSurvey; E. R. Danlelson, sec
retary of the State Board of Agricul
ture, and A. El. Sheldon, director of the
State Legislative Reference Bureau.
This latest bulletin issued by the de
partment is a state welfare paper
based on the survey's experience in
administering the provisions of the
Blue Sky Law relating to the sale of
foreign realty in Nebraska. The pur
poses of the paper are to:
1. Review the provisions of the
Blue Sky Law of Nebraska.
2. Show the methods used by pro
moters of unsound projects.
3. Point out the effects of bad in
vestments in land deals.
4. Warn agalnut dealing with per
sons who evade the law or mislead the
public.
5. Review the elements of good
business and safe investments in land
and oil propositions.
6. Assist in conserving the state
welfare.
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