THE DAILY NEBRASK AN
FIGHTING PARSON
VERY POPULAR
NATIONAL CHAPLAIN OF AMERl
CAN LEGION IS LIBERAL IN
BELEFS.
Believei in Dancina and Has Wide
Reputation at Referee for Boxing
and Wrestling.
Chanute, Kas The fighting instinct
w hich won for the Rev. Earl A. Black
man, the newly elected national chap
lain of the American Legion, the till
of the "fighting parson of the Thirty
filth" during the World War, has
stood him well in hand since he came
hnrk to his 'Peacetime vocation a
pastor of the First Christian church
here. Enlightenment gained in his
war service created new ideas as to
the scope of religious activities. The
new planks he inserted In the church's
platform created considerable opposi
tion. But thus far the "fighting par
son' has won.
"We have never had dancing in the
church," he said, "the main reason
being that we have no suitable room
for it. I do not favor the use of the
sanctuary in the church for any pur
pose other than worship, but believe
the church could well have a dancing
floor in a building adjacent to- the
church, or in the same building; also
billiard tables, social and card rooms
If they seemed to be required to meet I
the social needs."
Policy Is Popular.
Mr. Blackman's church has a motion
picture machine for use in connection
with services. Indications are that
bis policy is popular. On this point,
Mr. Blackman said:
"Our church nasi outgrown its pres
enfplant. A lot has been purchased
and a new building is contemplated.
The, church usually is crowded Sun
day evenings, about three-fourths of
the audience being young people. Fre
quently many are turned away before
the service starts so crowded is the
auditorium."
The career of the Rev. Mr. Black
man has been diversified. He wp.s
born in Kendallville, Ind., October 2,
1S82, on a farm, and received a com
mon school education. He studied
steam and machine designing in Pratt
institute, Brooklyn, X. Y followed
engineering and electrical work, in
cluding firing a locomotive; assistant
engineer on a steam yacht in Xcw
York harbor; chief engineer of an
jnterurban power house in northern
Indiana and worked in an automobile
factory at Kokomo, Ind. These ac-!
tivities overlapped some with farming
and going to college where he earned
his own way.
While attending the University o!
Kansas he helped pay expenses by
evangelistic singing, preaching, run
ning a traction engine in the wheat
fields, private boxing lessons and sell
ing automobiles.
In 1914 he became pastor of the
Chaunute church and has held this
position since, with the exception of
two years spent in military sen-ice.
Saw Overseas Service.
Mr. Blackman was commissioned
first lieutenant and chaplain and was
mustered into federal service August
5, 1917. He saw a year's service overseas.
After the armistice was signed, Mr.
Blackman challenged any chaplain
in the A. E. F. to a boxing bout under
auspices of the Y. M. C. A. The chal
lenge was accepted by Chaplain Rex
roed, of the Xinety-first division. All
arrangements were made, but the
bout was stopped by the "G. H. Q." It
was overseas that he gained the title
of "the fighting parson," because of
his activities as boxer and boxing
releree.
"I have re fe reed perhaps two hun
dred bouts since I returned from
"France," he said. "I have a class in
boxing for high school boys, meeting
once a week."
Hue to the opposition within his
church to his policy on amusements,
Mr. Blackman once each year has sub
mit:ed his resignation. Last spring
it was rejected for the third time and
a raise in salary was voted him. This
be declined to accept, however, stat
ing that he made money in addition
to his salary by refereeing boxing
bouts. His new duties as national
chaplain will not interfere with his
pastorate.
EIRGE TELLS POLICY
ON PUBLIC ADDRESSES
The Social Science club, a student
organization, recently presented to the
regents of the University of Wiscon
ln a letter which protested the ac
tion of President E. A. Birge In re
fusing to grant them the use of the
gymnasium for a public address by
Scott Hearing and which urged that
the policy of "an open forum" be es
tablished at the university. At the
meeting of tho regents, on Dec. 7, Pres
ident Birge outlined his opinion of
tb matter In a statement which read
In part as follow:
"Three facta must be carefully con
sidered. First, tho appearance or a
speaker upon a university platform or
in a university building always has
been regarded by the people asi mean
ing at least that the university invites
its students to hear the speaker and
Insofar endorses him, though not ne
cessarily his ideas. Perhaps this situ
ation ought not to be, but it Is an un
doubted fact. The belief is reflected
in the triumph with which college so
cialist clubs write to their central
organizations of their success in "put
ting across' their speakers.
"Second, at the present time there
are literally hundreds of propagand
ists, the salaried publicity agents of
all sorts of colleges in order to Rd
vnce among the situdents the meas
urea and principles wnicn tney are
bound to promulgate.
"Third, the parents of our students
have entrusted them to us to be ed
ucated at the university. L'nder the
laws of the state the regents are giv
en control or that education, not only
in the class room, but in all uses ol
the facilities of the university. The
contiol of the use of buildings for lect
urea has always been one of the dut
ies placed by the regents upon tlvj
president.
"I have tried to exercise this duty
as a public trust, exercised by me
for the people and in particular for
the thousands foparents whose chil
dren are at any given time in attend
ance here. The question which I have
constantly asked myself is "What
would the wise parent of a boy or
girl who is here want me to do in
this case?" I have talked with literally
thosands of Wisconsin parents during
the past thirty years. I know their
eagerness for their children's fture; I
have listened to their hopes and fears
for the children at college.
"This matter of the 'open forum
comes before the regents as it has
more than once been presented to me.
It means, if granted, that every prop
agandist of every sort of doctrine, re
ligious, scientific, or social, is to be
given full and free opportunity by the
regents to use the facilities of the
university to teach his doctrines and
to secure proselytes from among the
outh committed to us by their par
ents. Xow, if I know the Wisconsin
parent?, they do not want me to do
this.
I do not think that parents send
their children here to be kept in a sort
of intellectual cotton wool. They are
to be trained to face the problems ot
the day as they will meet them in
after life. I am sure that no one who
knows of the lecturers which I have
ppproved, either for classes or for the
public, is likely to accuse me of gross
timidity in this matter. But there is
certain decent avoidance of the ex
tiemer types of propagandise which
I believe, parents expect of me, and
this I have tried to secure alike in re
ligious, scientific, and social fields.
"There is another side to this mat
ter. The regents' sules prohibit in the
regular class room instruction any
thing which is 'sectarian in religion
or partisan in politics.' I have regard
ed the rule as an essential safeguard
of liberty of teaching in a public insti
tution. For if the freedom of speech
is to be maintained, it must be exer
cised, like freedom of any kind of hc
tion, with due-regard to the freedom
of others and to the community in
which It is exercised. To me at least
il seems that the policy of the 'open
forum' might have an effect on free
dom quite the revese of that for
which its sponsors look. I believe that
if the regular teachers of the universi
ty had freely indulged in sectarian or
partisan teaching their action would
have led inevitably, not to a larger
freedom, but to unwise and unbearable
restrictions. So in this case also; is
it at all e'ear that the operation of the
Yprn forum' converting the university
lectures into a 'free lor all' among
contending propagandists and prosely
tors, will speni to the people of the
state so much a 'forward movement
to be hailed with di-light, as an intoler
able nuisance to be abated?"
provides for a parliament of states
and a parliament of unions as a
means to govern the country.
8. Bolshevism is elm ply an experi
ment in state government. Bolshev
ists do not think the proletariat is
yet ready to govern Itself, so they
have a central government, but they
are looking to the day when the pro
letariat will be ready for complete
self-government.
VETERANS EXPRESS
THANKS TO CO-EDS
(Continued from page 1.)
would have been unable to put on the
drive, had it not been for the kind
and thoughtful assistance of the Mortar-Board
In enlisting the services and
working out the details for the other
young women's organizations of the
University,
Be It, Therefore, Resolved that the
Lincoln chapter of Disabled American
Veterans assembled in session Janu
ary 5th, extend a hearty vote of thanks
and appreciation to the various wo
men's organizations of the university
who volunteered their services In our
hour of need and notwithstanding the
severe cold weather acquitted them
selves in a manner that would be an
honor to any ex-soldier of this country,
Be it further resolved, That these
resolutions be spread upon our records
and a copy thereof be forwarded to
tho Mortar-Board and organizations
participating.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN DAVEY,
Lincoln chapter Disabled American
Veterans.
Tho passerby (to motorist at road
side, who is red in the ace and pop-
eyed from pumping up a tire):
"What's the matter? Have a punc
ture?" Motorist (after counting fn). "Xo,
I just thought it would be a good idea
to change the air in this ti;o."
Great Sayings By Small People
Get off the earth; Martha Ann
Evans.
Let's go to the Lindahl: Anon.
Gosh: Insignificant
Heaven's sake: Corinne Crandall.
AG. STUDENTS HEAR
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Did ur sister go out for athletics
this year?
Yes, I think sho. held tho world's
record for jumping at conclusions.
Little Woodrow Wirsig, followed by
his dog, Sandy, trotted in, holding out I
paper bag.
"Want a wemon dwop, papa ? '
"Why, yes, honey." Papa, diving in
to the bag, noticed that tho contents
seemed a little more sticky than
necessary, but he took one.
Woodrow solemnly watche '. tho
process of absorption, then:
"You wike 'at dwop, papa?"
"Yes, honey, it's good. Thank you
so much."
"Sandy didn't. He wicked 'em. but
he didn't wike 'em'
SMOKIN' CORN-SILK.
Us a-smokin' corn-silk,
Maw cant Me;
Xever let her siell yer breath;
Xo slr-ee!
Rub yer hands with catnip
Down by the well
An' chew a bit of sassafras
An' maw can't tell.
Corn-silk sigarets,
Good enough fer kings!
Spike can Inhale 'em, too
An' I blow rings.
What's Shep a-barkin' at?
Darn his hide!
Make Shep shut his mouth '
An' come this side.
A dog always bawls you out;
Xever known to fail;
Some day we'll tie a can
To old Shep's tail.
Corn-silk cigareta
(Grab that pup)
Beats real terbacker
Till yer grown up.
Chas. L. Ed son.
After tvery near
a m mm
wra S Lire
at
HVE CENTS
The Flavor Lasts)
"May I print a kiss upon your lips?"
She gave her sweet permission;
So they went to prass and 1 rather
guess,
They printed a whole edition.
Why is a senior like a kerosene
lamp? He is net especially bright,
is often turned down, genera'Iy
smokes and frequently goe; out ai
nisht.
Making Changes?
k.. . . i. i ' . tnHnpps in your courts, next HonioHtor? Tf
rnm? " 80"10 ,onm?rt'l "ilw-'lthiT part time or full pro-"
huslX 'nVu"C 1S n S"",m of P''UOat ,hHt U morc than
KNTKR AN V MOXOAY DAY AND NIGHT CLASSES
NEBRASKA SCHOQL OF BUSINESS
T. A. Blakeslee, A. B., Ph. B., President.
(Accredited by American Association of Vocational Schools)
Corner O and 14th St.. LincoIni Ne'br
O Bt.
"Grading Up The Heard" Sub
ject of Carl Day, Weeping
Water Cattle Raiser.
LEROSSIGNOL GIVES
TALK ON SOCIALISM.
(Continued from page 1.)
danger, was to await developments
and by retreats and delays to tire out
the invading army. Fabian socialist
would let time and evolution bring
about an Ideal state of affairs. Mean
while they would strive for govern
ment reform and state ownership
and regulation of industries.
5. State socialism is the principle
that the state should conduct all bus
iness for the best interests of the
people. Under such a system all work
ers would be servants of the state.
Just the antithesis of state socialism
is anarchy. Anarchists often develop
from state socialists who have be
come disgusted with their pet and
have become haters of all government
and law. It is wrong, therefore, to call
anarchists socialists.
6. Sydicaliats believe in decentral
ization of the government They would
have the unions supreme, and the
government carried on by a central
committee of .unions. The central
government, ' however, would not be
Powerful.
7. Guild sociallpm is a combination
of state socialism and syndicalism. It
Carl Day of Weeping Water led
ureu rriuuy uimer tue ausnlces oi
the organized agricultural committee
giving some good reasons for "Grad
ing up The Herd." He emphasized
the importance of marketing grain
and legume hay crops through live
stock. It makes an easy way of mark
eting farm produce. He brought out
how the livestock would help main
tain the fertility of the land.
Mr. Day gave the beginner some
very good advice on starting, a pure
b:ed herd. He does not want them
to go in debt for a lot of stock, but
to start gradual and work up. He
made it very clear that it is more
ipiofj'table to have a few valuable
animals than to have a larger numbeT
of pure breJs with no SDecial breed
ing or individuality. Mr. Day is ei
pecially interested in culling the pure
b.ed herd, do not keep 'an animal just
because it has a good pedigree, it
must have good individuality along
with the rest.
"Encourage beginners to market
some of their cattle on the open mark
et," said Mr. Day. for this supplies
them with necessary cash. If the
breeder tries to sell all his stock
through private sales he will be com
pelled to take commercial paper some
of it having no value. He sighted cases
where pure bred steers went on the
market and brought as much as com
mon pure bifd bulls.
Mr. Day wants the stock breeders to
do missionary work among the corn
growers by encouraging them to fee l
some of their own corn instead of
hauling it to the market.
The last topic of Mr. Day's was
defining a well arranged ranch or
fa'm, describing the pure bred draft
horse for farm work, pure bred cat
tle, hogs, and sheep ,to consume his
fed. He said that the buildings must
be well located, substantially built,
but not showing any great amount ofs
luxury, for the place which has loo
much Invested In buildings is not like
ly to b'j as profitable as a moderate
ly Improved farm.
Yc:ice over Vi.e telephone: Is that
you, darling?
Jean: Yes, Who is this?
A peanut sat on the railroad track,
Its heart was all aputter,
Xo. 9 came thundering past,
Toot-toot Peanut butter.
E. H. S. Xews.
Cross Wire!!
Two guys on. a telephone:
"Are you there?"
"Who are you, please?".
"Watt."
"What is your name?" .
"Watt's my name."
"Yeh, what's your name?"
"My name is John John Watt."
"John what?"
"Yes."
I'll be around, to see you t' is
afternoon "
"All right! Are you Jones?'
"Xo, I'm Knott."
'"Will you tell me your nane.
then?"
"Will Knott."
"Why not?"
"My name is Knott,"
"Xot what?"
"Xo not Knott Watt, William
Knott."
K T V. .. 1 t,
'Will you "be home this afternoon?" B
"Certainly
"What?"
"Yes"
"Aw, shut up!
Knott."
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all the letters of the alphabet:
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Friday, January 13
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No charge for checking.
Dancing at 8:30
Twas Yes
I rsked her if she would marry me;
She shook her head with hair of brown
She shook her head, but oh, you see,
'Twas not sideways, but up and down.
Exchange.
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