THE-DAILY NEBRASKAN
University 'Student Writes of
Experiences In Central America
Co-lncldent with Homecoming day
comes letter from a former Nebras
ka student in Guatemala City, Guat
emala, Central America. John C.
Shepard, a junior in the College of
Business Administration last year, is
the writer. Mr. Shepard left Lincoln
last spring for Purto Barrios, Guate
mala, but ill health caused him to
move to Guatemala City, where he be
came connected with Empresa Elec
tries, of Guatemala. He will return
to the University next year, he writes,
The letter dated October $ follows
Offlice of The uauy jMeoraskan,
University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dear Friends: Last May I left
Lincoln and sailed from New Orleans
to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala; yet
within another year I shall be back at
Uni once more. I wish I could see
the football games this fall.
Some said it was only the lure of
the tropics that was taking me to a
tropical country. Possibly it was the
'lure' but I little realized just what
the lure would be. As it is expressed
here 'the lure of the tropics: forty'
seven different odors, each one sepa
rate and very distinctive.' My trip
through the South and on the sea was
wonderful with the exception of our
last day on the water, when we ran
into a water-spout which rather upset
things on the steamer, including our
appetites. I was very fortunate in
securing two very good time-eX'
posure pictures of the storm.
When we landed I found myself in
a little town of about three thousand
Indians and negroes. The streets
were only paths, with the exception of
a gravel walk which extended about
two blocks. Sanitation was unheard
of, and the only amusement was ten
nis; but as it rained every day and
every night, that amusement was out
of the question. It was nothing but
a frontier life for me and that did
not agree. I spent a little better than
half of my first three months in the
hospital with the malaria and com
plications. I do not think anything
can run down any one's health quick
er than the tropics and malaria. Find
ing that climate would not agree with
me I came to Guatemala City, which
is about fifty miles from the Pacific
coast.
We are at an altitude of 5,000 feet
and at the end of my first four weeks
here I felt as good as ever. It is a
wonderful climate and will do anyone
good. At present it is so cool at
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
SOCIAL WORJC MEETING
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Family," "The Mother's Pension Law
in Nebraska," "The Family, the
Child, the School," and "The Family
as the Unit of Society." " A round
table discussion will be on the sub
ject of "Family Problems in Nebras
ka Communities."
The third section, adopting as its
subject, "Children," will meet in
room Social Science 101. Howard
Kennedy, former judge of the Omaha
juvenile court will be chairman. Sub
jects will be "The Delinquent Boy
from the Institutional Standpoint,"
"The Delinquent Child and Proba
tion," "Children of Broken Homes,"
"Standards of" Foster Care for Chil
dren," and a round-table on "Child
Problems of Dependency and Delin
quency in Nebraska Communities."
The afternoon session, the last
meeting of the Conference alone, will
be a general meeting of all delegates
with the subject, "State Institutions."
Speakers will be L. C. Oberlies, chair
man of the State Board of Control,
Dr. J. H. Mattai, superintendent of
the Orthopedic Hospital, Dr. D. G.
Griffiths, superintendent of the Hos
pital for the Insane; and Mrs. F. J.
Birss, member of the State Board of
Cnotrol. The meeting will be held in
the auditorium of Social Science
Building.
The evening meeting will be a
joint session with the Nebraska
League of Women Voters at the Tem
ple Theater at 8 o'clock. Miss Julia
Lathrop, vice-president of the Na
tional League of Women Voters, will
be the speaker. Miss Lathrop was
appointed to the Children's Bureau
in Washington in 1912, soon after its
establishment She has written many
reports on child welfare civil service,
and care of the insane. Miss Lath
rop was president of the Hlinois
League of Women Voters and was
elected to her, present position last
April.
The military department is sched
uling matches for the rifle team this
year with more than fifty colleges
and universities. In matches and
practice last year, more than 220,000
rounds of ammunition were fired.
The University rifle range is open to
all students for practice.
night that one must wear light top
coat. Our summer begins in Febru
ary. In my short stay here I have
been in practically all parts of Guate
mala. In the center of this country
is nothing but desert and cactus much
like Arizona. The heat on this des
ert is terrible and as the fisherman
said of the whale, "she blows and.
blows and blows."
The distance from Puerto Barrios
to Guatemala City is 200 miles and it
takes twelve hours of steady travel
ing on the small three-quarter gauge
railways here. These trains are much
the same .is our street cars in Lin
coln and are not any too comfortable
to take a long ride upon.
Lo' 'ng back to my first few daya
in t' u city, I see myself , walking the
streets with a Spanish dictionary and
trying to think of some plausible
manner in which I could inquire
where some building was, or what I
could order for my next meal. It
wasn't funny then, but now that T
am where only Spanish is spoken, and
few Americans seen, I am rapidly im
proving in this language.
The financiers have gone to Spain
for the famous bulls which will be
used in the great arena bull fight
the first of December. The matadors
everyone goes to these fights. About
are the idols of the people here and
five bulls and horses are killed in ono
afternoon.
I would greatly appreciate hearing
from all of my old friends in Uni
versity.
JOHN C. SHEPARD,
Regards,
Empresa Electrics, Accounting de
partment, Guatemala City, Guate
mala, Central America.
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A Freshman Commission for men
is being organized by the University
Y. M. C. A., similar in function to
the Freshman Commission for women
now operated under the auspices of
the Y. W. C. A. The purpose of the
commission is to promote discussion
groups and to promote interest in
Y. M. C. A. undertaking.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Uni
versity students unable to follow the
team on the football trips, will watch
the game as reproduced on the grid
graph. Student activity tickets ad
mit to the hall where the reports are
received.
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SLACKS are a new
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Men's Section.
They are made with
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the wide belts now be
ing worn. They are
cut full with 18 to 20
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favored colors are Lon
don LavenderrJreci-n.
Grey, Poudre Blue ana
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PROCLAIMS EDUCATION WEEK
Governor Bryaa Urge Observance
During November.
A boost for "American education
week," during the month of Novem
ber, has been given by the following
proclamation which Governor Bryan
issued Thursday:
"Every American citizen who feels
the responsibility of his citizenship
has already realized the importance
of the education of American chil
dren. However, it is not easy to
choose in a system where many the
ories are offered one, the exact plan
by which to train our children to be
come honest, intelligent, valuable
members of society; to give the right
instruction in ethics which is so great
ly needed in our complex, modern
world, and to develop fine character,
while at the same time producing
alert intelligence is a task worthy of
our most serious attention and most
careful study.
"Therefore, in order to encourage
public consideration of these matters
and to encourage the working out
and adoption of a system that will
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"CRADLE ROBBERS"
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VISUALIZED NEWS PICTURES
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SYMPHONY PLAYERS
SHOWS AT 1, 3. 8, T, 9.
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Other Entertaining Pictures
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SHOWS AT 1, 3. S, 7, .
A Shop that is pat
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The
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give to .every American boy and girl
equality of opportunity in education,
I, Charles W. Bryan, governor of the
state of Nebraska, hereby designate
the week of November 17 to' Novem
ber 23, 1924, inclusive, as American
education week, and recommend that
the program as already planned,
namely; Monday, Constitution day;
Tuesday, Patriotism day; Wednesday,
School and Teacher day; Thursday,
Illiteracy day; Friday, Physical Edu
cation day; Saturday, Community
day; and Sunday, For God and Coun
try day, be followed wherever possi
ble and that the schools, churches and
various civic organizations of the
state co-operate in making the ob
servance of the week a success."
A new system of having the first
year students in the College of Law
report with their case notebook from
time to time for advice and confer
ences has been put into effect this
year. This system serves as a check
from day to day on just what the stu
dents are doing.
A pleasing variety and low prices
combine to make The Temple Cafe
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University Players
Present
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Temple Theater October 23, 24, 25
Special Saturday Matinee
Seats at Ross P. Curtice Co.
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