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0 . if I U: .J. ..-U-V 1! If J 2 i -'VI 't- i THE DAILY NEBRASKAN PROF. STEPANEK TELLS FRESHMEN ABOUTENTENTES Explains Political Situation in Balkans and Meaning and Purpose of Little Entente. ADDRESSES BOTH GROUPS Tells of Own Personal Experi ences in Europe Following the Close of the War. "Ententes Little and Big" was the subject of a lecture given to the fresh men of the College of Arts and Sci ences Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, by Prof. Orin Stepanek of the English department. Professor Stepanek explained the political situ ation in the Balkan countries, describ ing, in particular, the meaning and purpose of the Little Entente. "An Entente is a group of nations that agree to understand each other in time of war and to misunderstand each other ever after," Professor tt panek declared. He pointed out that the Big Entente, composed of Eng land, France and Russia, and which was brought into existence by Edward VII, of England, and had held to gether before and during the war. After the close of the war the Big Entente practically collapsed- On the other hand, the little Entente is made up of countries which during the war were at swords-points. Professor Stepanek gave several personal ex periences in Europe to illustrate how the peoples of the different Balkan countries hated one another. The Little Entente which first came into existence in 1920 was at the first made up of Czecho-Slovakia, Jugo slavia and Roumania. Since then. Poland, Italy, and a number of other Balkan countries have joined, the al liance, Professor Stepanek explained. He emphasized the fact that Czecho slovakia under the leadership of Ma saryk was the leading spirit in the formation of this alliance. Masaryk, the first president of the Czecho-Slo-vakian republic, is a remarkable man, the professor explained. Before the war Masaryk was a professor in the University of Prague. During the war Masaryk published a book "The New Europe" dealing with the divi sion of Austro-IIungary, which was consulted by "the statesmen of Eng land, France and Italy when the peace treaty was being made. On account of his opposition to the government, when the war broke out, a price was set on his head by the Austro-Hun-garian government and he was com pelled to flee the country. Professor Stepanek then explained how Masaryk was recalled to act as president of the Czecho-Slovakian re public when the war ended. "The first thing Masaryk did after putting hi3 own country on a sound financial basis, was to act as a good friend and Samaritan to the other Balkan countries," Professor Ste panek stated. This action, he ex plained, resulted in the formation of the Little Entente. The professor stated that all the countries in the Balkans with the ex ception of Hungary are in sympathy with the Little Entente. Hungary is Maygar, a racial strain Asiatic in origin, while the other Balkan coun tries are Slavic. This racial solidarity is one of the factors, according to Pro fessor Stepanek, that made the Little Entente a success. Professor Ste panek stated that the lesson to be drawn from this is that nations must be drawn together, either by a com mon hatred or by a racial solidarity, if any alliance or League of Nations is to succeed. Professor Stepanek told some of the experiences he had in Europe im mediately after the close of the war. In speaking of the troubles in the Bal kans, the professor described a plebi scite as "a game in which the idea is 'let's see who gets killed first."' Facts concerning the climate, nat ural resources, industry, "commerce Jewelry On Easy Terms For a limited time we are offering $30 Diamond Rings at $39.50 on terms of $4.00 per month and you wear the ring out on the first payment of 25c. 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Williams' Shaving Cream is as pleasantly better as the new cap. For Williams' is the fast est beard softener known and, in addition, it is of distinct benefit to the skin. Try giving your face the wholesome care of Williams'. It makes you look and feel your best. Notice fhehinged cap. You can't lone ii-and the tube hang upl Sfosvinj Cream and customs of Ciecho-Slovakia were given by Professor Stepanek. "There is something about an earth worm that seems to scare the coeds more than skinning a cat does," an assistant in the zoology department confided to a reporter recently. "Picking up a live frog is pretty re pulsive to them at first too, but with a very little practice all of their timid ness disappears. Most of the students seem to enjoy working with the cats." "I have seen more fellows that ab solutely refused to touch an animal when they first entered the class than I have women. No matter how dis agreeable the task seemed to the coed when she first entered, I never yet have seen one who did not get over it in a hurry, and go to work with zeal. The men as not so enthusiastic in such a short time," the assistant, who is a man, stated. No fainting spells have occurred in any of the zoology sections among either sex. "One girl came very near fainting one day," another assistant said. "She came up and thought she would like to see the cats. We showed them to her and she turned pale and almost fainted before we could get her out of the room. But that same girl enrolled in zoology some time later and enjoyed all of the work." There is a large proportion of women who take zoology from prefer ence than there is of men, although most of the students in the work are preparing to become physicians or zoologists, members of the department state. Michigan Daily. Clothes don't make the man. the hair-cut. 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