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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1919)
r i-a. ft-- T II R DAI LT NKBBA8KAN The Dally Nebracknn UNIVERSITY Or NEBRASKA OFFICIAL PUEUOATION Dsctmbsr S, 1919 Gamma Thl Deta entertained at tea In hi nor of Miss Ellmbith Nrldg l Berkeley. California, the visiting dele gate of the fraternity. The guests were received by Mlsa Drldge. Mrs. Sai-ui.l Waugh. and MIhs Harrlette Ashbrooke. Mrs. Leon Decker and Mrs. Edward Arbrecht assisted ..' the tea table. J EDITORIAL STAFF Marian Henninger Edltor Carolyne Reed Associate Editor Laureioe B. BtrZZZZZZZZZ -Managing Editor KOrrt BatM ZZZZZZZZZ. - - Nwi E11101" Sadla pinch 'ZZZZZZZZZ'. - Society Kdltor Orrta B. Oaaton.lZZZl. ........ - - Sports Bdltor rrs 1 i 1 i C" A gtohlxtS Kane 1 BUSINESS STAFF Roy Wythers.. Fred Bosklng Baal Coryell Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Circulation Manager Ofllcee: News, Daaement. University Hall; Business. Baaemeat, Administration Building. Telephones: Newa and Editorial. B2816; Business. B-J697. Night, all Departments. B 4204. Published every day except Saturday and Sunday during the col ! year. Subscription, per semester $1.26. ntered at the poatofflce at Lincoln. Nebraska, aa second-class mail anatter under the Act of Congress of March S. 1879. II For This Issue FORREST ESTES News Editor KEEP ON STUDYING With rumors following in the wake of other rumors as to the present stage of fuel shortage at the university and as to when the university will be obliged to close its doors, students are In a more or less tense condition. The possibility that an enforced vacation is iu store for them In the near future is the uppermost thought in the minds of students. Added to this feeling of uncertainty and unrest is anxiety for those who are suffering because of the present crisis. No surety that they themselves and their families will not experience actual suffering is another factor which makes for restlessness. This being the situation, students are apt to quit studying. Many argue that if classes be dismissed soon a few recitations lost now will be of no consequence. These people are merely marking time; they are making no advance. In this period of "watchful waiting," the sane thing to do it to apply ourselves to our studies. Mere con jecture and speculation is a waste of time. Those who have signed the call for Tolunteer workers in the mines have done all they can do until they are called. In the meantime all that is to be done is to v make the most of time still remaining for classes. The business of getting an education is an essential industry. The fuel authorities recognize this and are making it one of their first endeavors to place more coal at the disposal of the university. Men who have volunteered to help prove that one class cannot dic tate to' the American people do not wish the educational institution malntlaned by the people of Nebraska for the people of Nebraska to close during their absence. The patriotic spirit which prompted their volunteering would repudiate the idea of closing the university until they returned. One motive in their signing the call was to render It unnecessary to dismiss classes. To close the university would seem an admission that a clash between a small percentage of the popula tion of the country could paralyze the industries of the nation and force the people to take up their fight. When hundreds of Nebraska students pledged themselves to a cause in order that tha rest of us might not be interrupted in our endeavor to secure a neducation, it is our cue to "stick to the Job." COLLEGE AND THE MAN Training men for leadership is what President Wilison stated a few years ago, when he was still the chief executive of Princeton college, as the big work and purpose of colleges. Many individuals are accustomed to look upon a college diploma as the "sesame" to the door of success in the keen competition, in the struggle for the survival of the fittest, In the great arena of life and action. When the laBt text book has been closed and the last lecture attended there still remains the man. The day has passed when the business man has come to sneer at the college bred man because the majority of the men who are college graduates have made good. On the other hand there Is a goodly minority who assume careers in the industrial or business world who do not make good. The why of it may be found to originate far back in the days of high school where the individual allowed himself to drop Into a rut and to be one of the group which permitted itself to be led rather than to lead, he permitted himself to adopt the habit of slothfulness and a spirit of contempt for the task with which he happened to be associated; and to place himself upon a false pedestal above that of other of hia associates. Given the opportunity to attend college, the individual still permits the same kind of spirit to develop within him self and by the time he Is ready to take his place in the ranks of the world's workers he has come to overestimate his worth. Viewed from the standpoint of a practical business world we have the following statement In the latest issue of the American Magazine, by Percy N. Straus, a Harvard man of the class of '97 and a man of national reputation as a business man: "1 have too firm a belief in the real value of a college education in the business world to claim that It is the key to the door of success. The door of success has no key. one has to batter it down. A college education at most merely gjTM weight to the battering ram and power to the biceps behind it. Moreover I must admit that I have seen a few men who apparently would bar stood a better chance of passing through that door if they had never seen a campus save from a sidewalk." Purdue Exponent G PERSONALS Lucille Nit ache, '20. will leave to day for Omaha, whre she will unnain for the rest of the week. Helen Harrington, '21. has born ill for the last few days at tho Delta Gamma house. Jack Austin. '23. has returneJ to school from Omaha, where he had Ken visiting for the first part of this week. Lucile Johnston, '23, will leave to !?y for Omaha, where she will visit for a few days. Helen Williams. '23. will spend this week end at her home in North Bend. Dorothy Killian, of Kearney. Is a guest of her sister Gertrude Killian, at the PI Beta Phi house. Dorothy Barkley, '22, has been ill at her home m Lincoln this week. Sam Brownell. '21. who has been ill with an acute attack of Influerxa, is recovering. BUBBLES The dawn of day leads us to look forward to a successful tomorrow In loot ball at Nebraska. Fall parties are divided into two classes. Fall parties of the first class consist of downtown dances during the lal! year, while parties of th sev ond class consist of those men who take a girl to the Orpheum after she has seen the show once. The cold spell has been broken. Weather predictions from the Iiialto say it will be "Fair and Warmer." Chocolates made by "Good to the last atoms Nut and Fruit Centers S2MJ5I The fuel committee has performed one important service. It has kept the telegraph wires hot. It would be satisfactory to most of the students if the university were to run on its present schedule f.T the remainder of the school year. The establishment of an aviation library is an important step towi'-ds higher education. Theatrical review of "The Dolls House" recently presented at the Temple theatre says that Mme. Ham mer was a knockout. Whether the university should shut down Is a close question. DR. K. J. POOL GAVE EXPERT TESTIMONY IN DAMAGE SUIT Dr. II. J .Pool of the Botany Depart ment has recently returned from Col umbus, Ohio, where he has been giv ing expert testimony in the District court regarding damage done vegeta tion by sulphurour fumes from a num ber of large fertilizer plants located there. The farmers in the vicinity of Col umbus found, some time ago, that their crops were being ruined by gas and smoke from the factories, und they called for expert investigation. Dr. Pool was called, and in conjunc tion with several others the investiga tors soon became convinced that the sulphus gas in the smoke from the fertilizer plants was responsible for the loss. A suit In the courts re sulted, alleging several thousand dol lars damage and the testimony of the investigators was required. During the recesses of the court Dr. Pool found time to visit Ohio State University, and as particular ly interested In observl'iw the methods and equipment of the Botany depart ment. He declares that the depart ment in that school falls short of be ing as well equipped as the one at Nebraska. He w?s entert&.'ned at dinner by Profeseir Traneau of the department, and met other members connected with the teaching of Bot any tt Ohio state. He was a spectator at the Ohio- Illinois game and saw Illinois win the championship of the Big Ten confer ence in the lout three seconds of the game. Tnere was a crowd of twenty thousand at the game, but Dr. Pool declares that Nebraska rooters dis In selecting your Christmas Gifts for Men, you'll find it much easier to choose them at a store like Farquhar's, where men's tastes are catered to and understood, and where complete stock of fine, practical, useful gifts await your choice. Step in now while selections are most complete. It will be well worth your while if you're seeking men's gifts. hirqohais -THE HOMI OF OOOO CUJTHt Diamond Rings get especial attention here. We are ever on the alert for stones that measure up to our stan dard of value and have recently secured a num ber of beautiful gems. HALLETT UNI JEWELER Lstb. 1871 1143 O Why Wear An Old Hat? Let the LINCOLN HAT WORKS Renov&te or remodel your h&t &nd youu will gmile with i&tisf action 1136 O St. YONE NOGUCHI The famous Japanese poet, will lecture on "East and West in Literature and Life" Lincoln Hotel Banquet Hall Saturday Evening at 8 o'clock Seats priced at $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 DON'T LET COLD WEATHER interfere with your wants. Our service car passes your door, so call B338i ECONOMY 14140 CLEANERS, PRESSERS ft DYERS DEVILISH GOOD CLEJLKER3 EM play much more pep and enthusiasm than was exhibited that day.