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COMPULSORY DRILL
The question of whether military
training is compulsory at the Uni
versity of Nebraska has occasioned
much argument of late among stu
dents. Those who have maintained
that military training is not compul
sory at the University have evident
ly confused the rulings of Univer
sity authorities with the conditions
imposed upon the institution through
its acceptance of the status of a
land-grant college. In the Univer
sity catalog, without reference to
the act of Congress, there appears:
"Each undergraduate man in the
University proper is required to re
ceive military instruction during
four semesters."
That statement is clear and defi
nite. But whether military training
should be compulsory at the Univer-j
sity is another question.
Paul Blanshard, field secretary
for the League for Industrial Dem-I
ocracy, who spoke at the University'
this fall, was asked by several stu-(
dents whether the land-grant act of
Congress imposed compulsory mili
tary training upon colleges which
accept the donations provided by
that act. Mr. Blanshard promised to
send documents to show that drill is
not compulsory under the provisions
of the act.
Documents which seem authentic
were sent to those students recent
ly. These papers cite an opinion of
the attorney general of the state of
Wisconsin:
(1.) The Morrill land grant act
makes it compulsory that the Univer
sity of Wisconsin provide facilities
for military training, but the statute
in question does not require that
military training be compulsory as
to the students attending the Univer
sitv: (2.) The statute would be
" w ' :
compiiea wun n me univcioii.j
maintained a course in military
training within the common accepta
tion and meaning of that term; (3.)
The statute would be plainly violated
if the state of Wisconsin abolished '
military training at the University.
"In accordance with this de
cision the state of Wisconsin
by act of legislature abolished
the compulsory feature and
made military training optional
in the state university, which is
a land grant college."
The wording of the act itself is
obscure, and it would be difficult to
decide whether it actually provides
that military training shall be com
pulsory. However, as the Wiscon
sin attorney general pointed out,
"Had Congress intended or contem
plated that a course in military tac
tics should be a compulsory require
ment of each eligible and qualified
student, it would have been a very
simple and easy matter to have so
worded the act."
The exact wording of the only
part of the act which might be inter
preted as making military training
compulsory is that the funds derived
from lands granted by the United
States
"Shall be inviolably appro
priated to the endow
ment, support, and maintenance
of at least one college where the
leading object shall be, without
excluding other scientific and
classical studies, and including
military tatics, to teach such
branches of learning as are re
lated to agriculture and the
mechanic arts, in such manner
as the legislatures of the states
may respectively prescribe, in
order to promote the liberal and
practical education of the in
dustrial classes in the several
pursuits and professions of
life."
If the decision of Wisconsin is
correct, then, it seems that military
training is compulsory at the Uni
versity of Nebraska only because of
the action of University authorities,
and not because the University is a
land-grant college.
The College Press
COUNCIL SUGGESTS.
Since the wave of popular enthu
siasm for democratic government in
colleges has somewhat subsided, stu
dent councils at this and other
schools have been hard put to it to
maintain their dignity, not to- men
tion their importance.
When students took their self gov
ernment seriously, student councils
were the thing; They worked, if to
no purpose, at least hard and serious
ly, and tried to do great good. But
after most undergraduates found
that self srovernment was not all it,
was cracked up to be, the councils
fell into evil ways and election to
them was merely an honor to men
tion in the yearbook.
At Harvard they have fallen upon
a plan which they hope will help the
council. Up there they propose that
half of every meeting shall be open
to the students generally, who shall
be at liberty to express opinions. It
is hoped that the council will profit
from these suggestions, and perhaps
take some action upon them. All
this is, however, dependent upon the
supposition that students will attend
the meetings.
We are glad to hear that here at
Ohio State the council has, in the
manner of the headline writers,
"suggested drastic changes." We
have faith in the seriousness of the
purpose of Mr. Fiorette. We believe
he really hopes to make something
of the dead wood organization he
inherited. We wish him luck in his
endeavor. Ohio State Lantern.
fore, a proxy football team had ap
peared and a very exciting rally had
been staged with real speeches and
real yells. The party was not to be
a dancing party, although that was to
be one feature of the evening's en
tertainment. Light refreshments
were to be served and "a good time
was promised to all."
Final arrangements for the Corn-
husker Banauet were being made.
There were to be talks by Coach
Stiehm, Chancellor Avery, Captain
Halligan and others. The manage
ment also promised a bigger and bet
ter menu than had ever been served
before. It was said that the manage
ment was doing all in its power to
do away with the rpughhousing and
drunkenness that had been notice
able in the past. Three hundred and
fifty tickets had been sold and the
Innocents were in charge of a Tag
Day to raise the sales.
TOWNSEND Portraits. "Pre
serve the present for the future."
Adv.
Notices
Vanity Basketball.
Varsity basketball practice will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30.
Union.
There will be an open meeting of
the Union Literary Society Friday
evening at 8 o'clock in the Temple.
Every one is invited. .
Basketball Managar.
All persons wishing to try out for
basketball manager must register the
first of the week at the athletic of
fice. Lutheran.
The Lutheran Bible League meets
for Bible study, Wednesday at 7
o'clock in Faculty Hall.
Dairy Maid's Ball.
Annual Dairy Maid's ball, Friday
night in the Agricultural College
gymnasium.
Iota Sif ma Pi.
Meeting of the Iota Sigma Pi Wed
nesday at 7 o'clock in Chemistry
Hall.
Vanity Basketball.
Varsity basketball at 7:30, this
week on account of interfraternity
games.
At Club.
There will be a meeting of the Ag.
club at the Dairy Auditorium, Wed
nesday at 7:30.
Kappa Phi.
Kappa Phi open meeting, Thursday
from 7 to 8 o'clock in Ellen Smith
Hall.
Christian Science Society.
The Christian Science Society will
meet Thursday at 7:30 in Faculty
Hall Temple.
A free lecture on Christian Sci
ence will be held at the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, Sunday, at 2:30.
REJUVENATING THE CLASSICS.
The suggestion of the Tower that
the Latin and Greek requirement
might well be stricken from the A.
B. degree fails to shock us. Not that
we expect to be shocked by the
Tower, but because, since the over
throw of Aristotelian scholasticism,
the classics have received one blow
after another, and Latin and Greek
remains today the supreme grace of
the learned, cultured man. The
Dartmouth would, however, not dis
agree entirely with the attitude of
the Tower, nor could any one who
endured a lower Latin course at
Dartmouth. There is absolutely no
impression given the student that he
is having the privilege of acquaint
ance with a literature. Always the
impression given is that he must
grind out a knowledge of the lang
uage, a knowledge based on the dif
ference between the ablative of
agent and the ablative of attendant
circumstance.
There is no answer to the argu
ment that a knowledge of the lang
uage is necessary to an appreciation
of the literature. That, however,
does not necessitate putting all
effort on the subjunctive of exhor-,
tation and completely overlooking
the life reflected in the "Letters" of ,
Pliny or the origin of the Priam
story in Virgil.
Professors of the classics seem to !
work on the assumption that five
years of language study are neces
sary before a study of the literature
can be begun. That five year grind J
is just what turns many embryo
scholars away from Latin and Greek. .
The Dartmouth contends that the !
clnuira ran hp rejuvenated, and that '
the rejuvenation can be brought
about by studying the language and
the literature hand in hand. It may
be necessary to read many of the ,
classic works in English translation, ,
but surely that in itself is no evil. If j
only the study of accusatives was
sprinkled with a wide reading of the
writings of Livy and Horace, then we
might hope 'or something besides
dull periods in Latin classes.
The Dartmouth can see no reason
for making further loopholes in the
curriculum by which the student can
escape from those courses which can
best make him the cultural man he
desires to become. The Dartmouth.
The Winter Months
ran be made profitable month., if spent in intensive study along fm"la'
lines. Business trainin will get you the best results in the least time. Our
graduates ar in demand. ...
Enter any Monday.
NEBRASKA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
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Ten Years Ago
The women of the University were
to celebrate the annual Cornhusker
Dartv in the Armory on the coming
Friday. Ten cents admission was to
be charged. It was stated that there
was not to be a formal program for
the party because it was not a form
al affair. There was to be, however,
a large number of stunts to be given
during the evening. The year be-
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Correct Tuxedos
The theatre, the opera,
the dance and other
social functions are
with us, and the Tux
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Here they are cor
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and priced down to
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know the importance of
looking fit. Good ap
pearance counts much
in the game of life. The young
man who dresses with taste has
a decided advantage.
But it is surprising how little
thought the average man gives
to his hat. It is his crown, yet he
seems to stop dressing at the neck.
Be careful in your selection of
your headwear. When you buy a
hat, select a Stetson. Its style is
right, its quality means long wear.
Math Club.
Meeting of the Math club Wednes
day at 7:30, in Ellen Smith Hall.
Reception and program for new
members.
Lutheran Club.
Business meeting of the Lutheran
club, Thursday, at 7 o'efock in So
cial Science 111.
We Ae Aa
General meeting of the W. A. A.
in Social Science Auditorium Wed
nesday at 7 o'clock.
Freshman Commission.
The dinner for the new Freshman
Commission is to be Tuesday, Decem
ber 9, instead of December 4, as pre
viously announced.
Theta Nu.
Theta Nu meets Wednesday at
7:15 at the Beta Theta Pi house, 900
South Seventeenth Street.
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Freshman Council meeting, Thurs
day at 7 o'clock in Temple, 101.
Pershing Rifles.
Pershing Rifles meeting, Wednes
day in Nebraska Hall 306 at 7:30.
Math Club.
The meeting of the Math Club will
be held Wednesday at 7:30 in the
Y. M. C. A. rooms at the Temple
instead of at Ellen Smith Hall as
previously announced.
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But if Mark Hopkins was an inspired teacher, it
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ing student.
Sometimes Garfield's praise of his professor is
quoted in disparagement of present day faculties
the assumption being that we as listeners are
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it is the teacher who has lost his vision.
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