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Howard Marfln ,. - Managing Editor
Clarence Haley - News Editor
Le Rosa Hammond News Editor
Ruta 8nydar - Aeaoclata Editor
Kenneth McCandleaa . Sporta Editor
Halaa Glltner Society Editor
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GJta H. Qardnar Dualneaa Manager
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Patricia Maloney
Story Harding
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Gayle Vincent Grubb
Sadie Finch
Oswald Black
Marian Henaingar
Edith Howe
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A WORTH WHILE DISCUSSION
Widespread interest has been created on the campus over the
discussion of the case of "a lonely student." Each mail brings us
messages from various students, submitting their opinions, and we
print today, a splendid article by a faculty member, on ways and
means of alleviating the plight of our lonely students. The up hill
road that such students are bravely traveling, makes a deep impres
sion upon those Vf us who have never viewed life on the campus
from this new angle. Too many of us have been living among the
so-called "privileged classes" privileged in that we enjoy the pleas
ure of friendships. That a student should not have friends, is a
foreign idea to most of ua.
The student who lives in an atmosphere of friendship, is the
student who gets the most enjoyment out of hia college life. A friend
ly smile, and a happy word cost us nothing, but they mean much to
our school-mates. To walk across the campus giving a smile and a
"hello" to a dozen friends is a joy. How hard it must be to go to-and-from
classes for a whole day, always meeting the stares of
strangers. One who has spent a week in a large city alone, or has
stopped for a day or so, in the largest hotel in the largest city of the
country, can appreciate the feeling of despair. A great university,
like a great hotel, is the loneliest place in the world without friends.
We boast of the democracy of America, and especially of the
Middle-West, while here on our own campus a voice is raised to
challenge the democratic spirit of our university. The cry of a single
student, however; should not be taken too seriously. We should con
sider the matter carefully, but at the same time, we must remember
that among three thousand students, it would be decidedly singular
if there were not some who were dissatisfied. We should aim to
bring about the greatest happiness of the greatest number, and if that
is accomplished, we cannot hope to do much better. We should aim
to bring about the greatest happiness of the greatest number, and if
that is accomplished, we cannot hope to do much better. We should,
however, lend a sympathetic ear to the cries of distress that are
raised and do all in our power to aid the disheartened and lonely ones.
MOLTING SEASON IS HERE
Good taste and patriotism should both hasten the fang-deferred
molting season of some of Cornell's war-scarred veterans whose leath
er puttees and bandbox uniforms lend a near-martial air to the
campus. The military display presents a rather discordant note and
would appear to indicate a tardy tailor, or a peacock disposition.
Suspicions rather well founded indicate that some of the crip
pled veterans of the Battles of the Training Camps desire to prove to
the community that "service" was their middle name: It must be
admitted that there is some satisfaction in returning to Alma Mater
and preening one's uniformed feathers for a brief strut. But that
affection wears off in due time, and usually lasts anywhere from one
to two days. Then comes a rush to the "cits" again, and one dons
the long trousers of yesterday with a sigh of satisfaction and relief
at being able to jump out of the near-limelight shiny puttees earn for
one.
Among other things it should be noted that the Cornellians who
saw real service abroad were the first to get out of their uniforms.
And the soldiers afflicting the community are composed very largely
of second "louies" with post-bellum commissions. The community
grants esteem and honor to the man who has made good, so he need
not separate the mothballs and .that uniform more than a day or so.
The f ellow who is afraid that somebody will miss out on the fact that
he, too, "seen his duty and done it," Is the lad who continues to
blossom out daily.
Yesterday was the heydey of the uniform; the nation has had Its
military atmosphere and now it looks forward to tackling newly arisen
problems. And In this scheme of things, where does the "uniformed"
civilian fit in? He only sertes his own pride, and tends to disorgan
ize the formation of a serious atmosphere around the campus.
The war department's ruling that officers and men must get into
civilian clothes immediately after returning to civilian life unfortu
nately robs of the opportunity to do the right thing on their own
initiative. So attention need only be called to the recent ruling.
And Cornell will no longer appear as a pseudo-armed camp.
After all, the unirorm Is not the test of service. Those who affect
to continue to wear it are not yet in tune with the peace-time order
of things. And those "soldiers" should recollect that assuming the
uniform does not exalt them above their classmates. They should
reflect that everybody not individuals alone did his share of the
world's Job.
Ithaca's tailer? are very busy; but not too busy. Cornell Daily
Sun.
I
? jjTUDENT OPINION
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To the Editor of the Dally Nebraakan;
Your attack on the "untamed atti
tude of the first year prodigals" last
Tuesday was rather strikingly remark
able. To picture such a condition aa
you quote from Princeton would be eu
tlrely unfit for our democratic and pro
gressive University of Nebraska. The
autocratic decrees of Princeton upper
classmen against their newcomers are
certainly ridiculous, mirth-provoking,
and foolish, when read by a western col
lege student. It seems the upperclass
men have nothing to do but to add re
strictions upon restrictions Upon tna
innocent freshmen, who really should
be shown the true aspect of life at an
Institution of learning, not a reforma
tory. It is fortunate that Nebraska Univer
sity has sidewalks wide enough lor
upperclassmen and freshmen to pass
each other, while the "first year prodi
gal" must step off the walk at Prince
ton when passing upperclassmen. It
leaves me the Impression that Prince
ton must have very narrow "one-horse
power" walks. The upperclassmen,
whom Providence had brought into the
world a year or so sooner than the
freshmen, should associate . with the
latter just as much aa with their own
classmen. This would wipe out any
accidental sign of caste, and would un
doubtedly result in a better and finer
University of Nebraska.
EDWARD KUSHNER, Freshman.
IN DAYS GONE BY
Fourteen Years Ago Today
The girls basketball team left for Co
lumbia to play the University of Missouri.
Eleven Years Aflo Today
An order was Issued making it nec
essary for all members of the cadet
battalion to wear tan shoes at drill.
Seven Yeara Ago Today
A cafeteria for co-eds was opened in
the Temple.
Four Yeara Ago Today
Coach Stiehm organized an inter-department
baseball league.
Two Years Ago Today
The' Junior play cast presented
"Green Stockings" at the state peni
tentiary. Thirty co-eds who were winners of
"Ns" organized the Women's Athletic
Association.
ALUMNI NOTES
Captain Leon E. Norria, architec
tural engineering graduate of 1918, has
been assigned to duty with the 33d In
fantry in the Panama Canal Zone.
Edward O'Rourke, a graduate of the
civil engineering department at the
university in 1912, who has been in
military service with the 210th Engi
neers at Camp Funston, received his
discharge March 5th and visited the
engineering departments Thursday.
Adolf Blunk, '17, an electrical engi
neer, who has been a first lieutenant
in the coast artillery, visited the engi
neering departments yesterday. He
was in France five months, but did not
get to partake in the "real fight," for
he took his position in the front lines
just at the time of the signing of the
armistice. Lieutenant Blunk will im
mediately take charge of the car sj.
tem for the Durham Traction Com
pany of Durham, North Carolina. This
is a branch of the Henry L. Doherty
Company.
Ray Kellenberger, A. and S., '14, has
written Profesor Weseen of the
rhetoric department at the university,
that he is still stationed with the 37th
Sanitary Squad "over there." This is
a unit of the American Expeditionary
Forces. He reports that he is In a
large central camp, with but few pros
pects of returning home for three or
four months at least. Kellenbarger
was formerly connected with a news
paper at Seward.
Homer L. Kyle, a law graduate of
1915, in a recent letter tells us that he
is now stationed at Saarburg. Ger
many, and to use his own expression
is "watchfully waiting" for the word
to "move on back to his American
blighty." He was practicing law in
Lincoln before he entered the service.
Elmer W. Hills, '09, has received n!s
discharge from the army and is back
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Paine
at his former position as head-of the
school of commerce at the Oregon Ag
ricultural College at Corvallis. His sis
ter, Ruby Hills, '15,died last October,
a victim of influenza. She was at the
time of her death in the Treasury De
partment at Washington, D. C.
The Alumni Headquarters received a
letter from Frank F. Tucker, '94, and
his wife, who are home on vacation
from China, where they have been do
ing missionary work. They inquired
as to how tke class of 1894 was going
to celebrate their twenty-fifth anniver
sary. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker intend to
be present at the semi-centennial celebration.
CITY EDITORS TO HOLD
NATIONAL. MEET IN MAY
George Lamb, '11, is now secretary
manager of the Walnut Export Sales
Company in New York City. This com
pany was organized exclusively for the
export business.
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The third annual convention of the
National Association of City Editors,
one of the largest gatherings of work
ing newspaper men ever held in this
country, will meet in Chicago, May 17
18. Every state will be represented by
active newspaper men, and the delega
tions of certain states will number al
most 100 members.
Speakers announced so far are the
Princess de Ligne of Belgium; F. P.
Glas, Birmingham News, president of
the American Newspaper Publishers'
Association; Irvln Cobb, magazine
writer; James Schemmerhorn, publish
er, Detroit Times; W. E. Lewis, New
York Telegraph; W. M. Reedy, Reeays
Mirror, St. Louis; E. W. Howe, Atchi
son Globe; W. G. Harding,. U. S. sen
ator from Ohio; R. L. McCardell, New
York World; Prof. W. G. Bleyer, direc
tor of the Univerblty of Wisconsin
Course in Journalism; and Clyde P.
Steen, New York, president of the as
sociation. The city editors' association repre
sents a nation-wide movement to or-y
ganize city editors, reporters tni ether
staff workers into one national associa
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