The Daily Nebraskan
lTxxv. no. in-
MORE INTEREST
IS CREATED IN
DRILL PROBLEM
Two Legion Posts Make) Reso
lution! t Followed by Uni
versity Student Ideas
D1SCUSSEPAT BANQUET
H.rriioP Speaks Petrfotismi Then
University Student Malt
Remarks
A dny' development In the com
pulsory military drill discussion on
Thursday brought out two more
resolutions by American Legion
posts, five resolutions by social and
professional groups on the campus,
nd lively discussion of the whole
problem of peace, pacifism, and pre
paredness at the annual Interde
nominational banquet at the Grand
Hotel, where Thomas Q. Harrison,
of the Youth Movement .spoke on
"Patriotism-Pagan or Christian."
Interest in the movement . seemed
more lively out in the state than on
the campus.
That the early church was the
first peace society was one of the
opening thoughts in Mr. Harrison's
talk. He first showed an historic
justification for pacifism. The great
civilizations which have perished, he
said, were those that took up the
sword. Those which remained paci
fist like China and India, have sur
vived through centuries, he said.
Changing Foreign Policy
"It is not the militarists, but the
hard-headed econimc imperialists,
who will drive us into war," ho pro
phesied in discussing the germs of
war in our changing foreign policy,
which since the Great War is being
more and more influenced by the fact
that America is riow a great world
investing nation with interests in the
foreign lands and especially in the
Orient and South America. Greed
of private interests, he blamed as one
of the most potent forces in starting
up conflicts.
The East is coming to look upon
the United States with suspicion, Mr.
Harrison said. One of the greatest
factors in their rising distrust, he
declared, is the spread of military
training In the universities. Ameri
can students, he believes, should ex
tend a hand of friendship to the
youth of other countries.
Open Discussion
A lively open discussion followed
in which speakers for -and against
compulsory training took part.
At the same time the banquet was
in session, resolutions in favor of
compulsory military drill were an
nounced by Sigma Tan, professional
engineering fraternity, Alpha Gam
ma Rho, Delta Chi, and Lambda
Chi Alpha. Earlier in the day, Farm
House fraternity had published a
similar resolution in the city papers.
Over the news service wires came
reports of resolutions In favor of
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FIRST PRACTICE
DRILL OF SEASON
M Sigma and Pi Kappa Alpha, Win
ners of Interfraternity Shoot,
Awarded SIdns
The first practice review of the
season was staged on the University
drill field last night, the companies
assembling at 5 o'clock. A feature
of the review was the presentation
f 'he skins to the Mu Sigmas and
' Kappa Alpha, Winers of first and
econd place respectively in the in
terfraternity shoot.
A very good review," was the way
Lieutenant-Colonel F. F. Jewett,
Commandant of the Nebraska R. O.
T- C. unit characterized it "Of
conrse it took a little more time to
night because this was the boy's first
"Perience in this sort of thing.
e'll get some of the rough edges
knocked off, and things will go a lit
tle smother next time."
CONSULT ABODT LIFE WORK
Ml Frances Greenough at Univer
;ly To Advis Student
g.1?189 Frances Greenough, women's
Odent secretary of the Baptist Edu-
Sat rd wiU at the University
turday, Sunday, and Monday. Miss
enough is a member of the Life
ruC0Tnmittee of e Council of
S Barda of Eation.
ences .ere' 6he wil1 told confer
ee lth any who may wish to
Point ab0Bt life work- AP-
Dr or may be arraned through
ce'f. J- pPe. An informal re
gion will be held for her at the,
StetVn,rnt HUse' 1440 Q
dock. turday between 3 and i o'
t . , "aptist c-irls end t'ivir
nre invited
tO Til''- t
Paintings of Prominent American
Contemporary Artists in Display
Twenty-Four Canvasses Comprise
Collection in Oils To Be on Ex
hibit in Art Gallery Uuntil March 1
Twenty-four oil paintings, circu
lated by the American Federation of
Arts, will be on exhibition in the
University Art Gallery from March
19 to 81. This collection is of in
terest, both because of the attract
iveness of the paintings, and because
it contains the works of the most
prominent contemporary American
artists.
Emil Carlson is represented by
"Venice." Carlson is one of our
foremost accomplished marine paint
ers and probably the foremost paint
er of still-life in America. All of
his works are distinguished by their
finish and are infused with an emo
tional quality firmly held in check.
His landscapes and marines present
nature usually in a serene mood, but
full of power.
Ben Foster's "In the Pine Woods"
is low in key and poetic in feeling,
as are all of his landscapes. He is
one of the thirty-five American art
ists represented in the Luxemburg,
Paris, which is the highest honor a
living pain r can receive from an
other nation.
Gaspard In Display
"Tiensten," by Leon Gaspard, dis
play all of his powers as a colorist.
He delights in portraying the vivid
hfled life of China, Mongolia, and
Russia, and of our American In
dians. While Mr. Gaspard was on
one of his trips to the Orient, he
was seized by some Chinese out
laws, the notorious Hunghutzes, and
was obliged to pay tribute in the
form of a portrait painted of their
chief, which speaks well for the art
istic sense of this tribe. Gaspard's
subjects are usually landscapes with
many figures.
Childe Hassam is the foremost
exponent of Impressionism in this
country. He paints in both oil and
water colors, and his etchings alone
would insure his lasting fame. He
is represented by two canvasses,
"Mouth of Connecticut River," and
"Georgian Chair."
; - Levy Has Works Shown
t Hayley Levy has one of his most
favorite subjects, a harbor scene,
"St. Ives." River scenes, the fishing
schooners of Gloucester, docked at
the picturesque boat landing, and the
quaint street scenes of that summer
art colony are the subjects most gen
erally associated with his name. One
of his paintings, "The Crabbers,"
hangs in the University Art Gallery.
It was purchased by the Nebraska Art
Association from their annual exhi
bition two years ago.
Robert Spencer has a painting
"The River March," in this collection,
He was represented in the Modern
Art Exhibition which was on display
here in December. The everyday
life of ordinary people may be said
to interest him most, judging from
his paintings. Spencer is of special
interest to us because he was born
in Nebraska.
The Art Gallery will be open to
the public on week days from 9 to
5 o'clock and on Sundays from 3 to
6 o'clock.
IOWA DEAN VISITS CAMPOS
C. A. Phillips Inspects College of
Business Administration
Dean C. A. Phillips, of the College
of Commerce, Iowa State University,
paid a visit to the Nebraska College
of Business Administration, while on
his way to the coast Thursday morn
ing. March 18.
Dean Phillips, author of the well-
known study of economics entitled
"Bank Credit," as well as many
other works on similar subjects, spent
part of the morning inspecting Ne
braska's College of Business Admini
stration. He took lunch, just before
leaving, witH members of the Eco
nomics and Business Organization
faculty at the University club.
WEATHER FORECAST
Friday: Unsettled; probably
rain; not much change in temper
ature. Weather Conditions
Maximum temperatures of 70
or above occurred yesterday
throughout Nebraska and Kansas
and. in the western parts of Mis
souri and Iowa, and temperatures
are above freezing this morning
throughout the' Missouri valley,
attended by considerable cloudi
ness but no rainfall as yet except
North Dakota and Montana.
arm and cloudy weather prevails
1 1
the southwest ana rain has iau
in Texas and Louisana. Tem-
npmtnres have risen rapidly in the
Mississippi valley and the Lake
region.
THOMAS A. ELAIR,
I.Ieteorolocist
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA,
Muslo Students Go on
Week-End Concert Tour
The A Cappclla choir, consist
ing of forty-five students of the
University School of Music, under
the direction of Dean John M.
Rosborough, left Thursday noon
for a week-end tour 'to Kansas
City, where they will sing Sunday
afternoon and evening. Their
program also includes concerts at
Falls City Thursday evening, and
at St. Jocsph, Mo., Friday and
Saturday evenings. They will re
turn Monday.
LOVING CUP IS
SENT MU SIGMA
National Engineering Fraferni
ty Receives Token from
Graduates
SERVICES ARE WEDNESDAY
A silver loving cup will be present
ed by seven graduates of '25, in hon
or of the whole class Wednesday eve
ning by Prof. Clark E. Mickey to
Mu Sigma, National Engineering
fraternity.
The idea expressed by the doners
of the cup is that every year the per
son with the highest scholastic aver
age shall have his name engraved up
on it They also wished that the
person with the highest scholastic
attainment for the year 1925-26
should have his name on the cup.
A high individual standing means
a fraternity of high standing. The
graduates believe the cup would be
an incentive towards higher scholas
tic average.
Edward R. Bickord, employed by
the Empire Company of Oklahoma,
sent the cup to the Engineering De
partment. ENGINEERS HEAD
KAVAHADCH TALE
"More Real One and Less Politicians
Are Needed," Declares
Pennsylvanian
"More engineers and less politi
cians are needed in the engineering
problems of today," declared Prof.
W. H. Kavanaugh, of the University
of Pennsylvania, in an after-dinner
talk to the members of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers at
the Grand Hotel Thursday evening.
Prof. Kavanaugh is a member of
the committee of A. S. M. E. that
looks after the branches in different
parts of the cojjntry. -
Thirty members of the local sec
tion attended the dinner. The speak
er was introduced by Prof. J. W.
Haney, of the Engineering depart
ment. Discusses History
Prof. Kavanaugh discussed the his
tory and purpose of the A. S. M. E.
The society was organized in 1880.
At first it was only, for graduate en
gineers but after several years stu
dent branches were started. At
present there's eighty-eight branch
es throughout the country. The to
tal membership of the society is be-
twen sixteen and seventeen thousand.
"There are three advantages of
having student branches," stated
Prcf .Kavanaugh in speaking of how
the student branches of this society
cam eto be started. "There is an ad
vantage to the society, an advantage
to the school, and An advantage to
the student."
According to the speaker, student
branches keep up .the membership of
the society, promote more interest in
the school in which they are, and
probably attract more people to the
institution.
Teaches Men Speaking Ability
"One advantage of having student
organizations is that it teaches men
to talk before a group of men. This
training is very important in the
business life of an engineer," con
tinued Mr. Kavanaugh.
in discussing the engineering pro
fession, the speaker expressed his
hope that engineers would take more
interest in public affairs, particularly
politics, since most of the public im-
'provements are engineering prob-
lems. Mr. Kavanaugh urged the en
gineering students to think of the
i large problems that face the modern
! engineers, to broaden their point of
! view as much as possible,
i The A. S. M. E. is offering a prize
!of $150 for the best essay on "The
Effect of the Cotton-gin on the His
tory of America foi the Tirst Seven
ty Years." Two other prizes of ?25
each are offered for thabest papers
' on any mechar.ic-al engineering sub-
' ject
POOL STATES
REASONS FOR
LATE PLEDGING
It Would Bring Up Standards
Of Fraternities and of
The University
MEN PICKED WITH CARE
Raise Scholastic Standing! Do Away
With Frictioni and Cat Select
Croup of Men
"I am in favor of second semester
pledging, in fact, of sophomore pled
ging," declared Dr. R. J. Pool, chair
man of Interfraternity Council, Wed
nesday, in an interview with a repre
sentative of The Daily Nebraskan.
According to Dr. Pool, such a sys
tem would give the fraternities time
to pick the men they wanted more
deliberately and carefully, thus en
abling them to get a really select
group of men; would raise scholas
tic standing of the fraternity; would
enable the fraternity to be run with
less friction J and would eliminate
some of the class of men coming to
school merely to get a pin.
"Undoubtedly this would be a
benefit to the University," stated Dr
Pool. "It would raise the entire
standard of fraternities. Fraternity
men are naturally university students
as are other men. Their activities
good or bad, reflect on the Univer
sity as a whole. Thi3 system ought
to help raise the general standing
of fraternities in the matter of schol
arship and the other ideals that they
are supposed to stand for. In schol
arship, records of the man's work in
his first year of school could be ex
amined, and a better knowledge of
his ability and character could be
obtained."
Better Than Present System
"I am not ready to say that the
University ought to adopt it at
once," he continued, "but I do think
it would be a better system than the
one we have at present. It would
mean a good deal of confusion until
the scheme had been put into work
ing orderit would take two or
three years posibly. But that does
not mean much when we think of the
permanence of the University and the
future possibilities of fraternities."
There is some feeling among the
fraternities now, Dr. Pool believes,
that it would be a good thing to adopt
this system, although by a fraternity
vote it would probably be defeated
now. In his opinion local fraterni
ties are coming to take the interfra
ternity point of view, seeing that it
is necessary to deal with the frater
nity problem as a broad interfra
ternity matter. "When there is a
feeling," he asserted, "that fraterni
ties ought all to get together and
face their common problems as a
unit, they will see the wisdom of sec
ond semester and sophomore pledg
ing."
Avoid Popular Criticism
He stressed the point that there is
a good deal of popular criticism of
fraternities based on the feeling that
as these organizations are selective
groups, they should accomplish the
most worthwhile things in school.
Since they don't, there is a feeling
against them, for the public thinks
they are not living up to their oppor
tunities and obligations. He pointed
out that if the fraternities had a
semester or year in which to look
over the freshmen they would be
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Attempt to Mark Historical Spots
Of Nebraska Is Sponsored by D.A.R.
An interesting and unusual ac
count of an effort to mark the his
torical spots of Nebraska is given in
the "Nebraska History and Record
of Pioneer Days."
A movement for the purpose of
keeing alive the love of country
through the reservation of historical
spots has been started by the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution. Ni-ku-mi
chapter of Blair, Nebraska, is
gathering data as to the exact loca
tions and dates of historical spots of
Nebraska with the idea of erecting
suitable markers.
Local history becomes the original
source material from which not only
the annals, but the drama, novel, and
poetry of a future community will
be written. These markers will
stand as a monument to the ambi
tious, perseversnt, and sterling
qualities cf our pioneers and will be
an incentive to the present and
future generations to think a little
more deeply and seriously of the
things really worth while.
In 1803 President Jefferson start
ed an expedition to explore the
United States' newly acquired posses
sion, "The Louisiana Purchase,"
which was then a vast region of
I country reaching from the Red river
of the South to the Bntish posses
sions, and .from the MiVKis:ppi to
'the Pacific His pr: ..,:, ycret.-.rr,
' FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1926.
Information Concerning Compulsory
Military Drill Issued by Chancellor
Dergsten and Norling
Receive Appointment
Two assistant business mana
gers for the 1926 Cornhusker
staff were chosen at a meeting of
the Student Publication Board on
Thursday afternoon.
The men chosen were Ralph
Bergsten, '28, Omaha, and Oscar
Norling, '28, Litchfield.
HOSKERS ARGUE
SOUTH DAKOTA
Debate Wednesday Evening;
Fifth Time Two Have
Met
NO DECISION TO BE MADE
When Nebraska debaters meet
South Dakota next Wednesday eve
ning, it will be the fifth time that the
two schools have met in interscholas
tic -debating competition. The Ne
braska spokesmen have met the South
Dakota debate representatives annu
ally since 1922, and although no
decisions have been made as to the
winner, the contests have been hotly
argued with the decisions being
awarded only in the minds of the
audience.
The no-decision debate has met
with much approval in interscholastic
debate circles, in that it allows the
audience to partake in the discussion
of the subject at the close of the
formal argument in the form of
open-forum discussions, conducted by
the presiding officer.' With the
timely question, "Should Congress Be
Given Power to Regulate Child
Labor," being debated upon next
Wednesday evening, it is expected
that the open-forum feature .of the
contest will again be quite lengthy.
- Nebraska Has Affirmatire
Nebraska will uphold the affirma
tive, team being composed of Lin
coln Frost, '27 Lincoln; Edward G.
Jennings, '26, Lincoln; David Sher,
'28, Omaha; and Reginald Miller, '29,
Lincoln.
Tickets are on sale at the College
Book Store, Latsch Brothers, the
University Y .M. C. A., and the Stu
dent Activities office, besides being
available from members of the ticket
committee on the campus. Group
reservations may be made through
the business manager or sales repre
sentatives. The tickets are fifty cents each.
Mbmbers of the ticket committee
follow: Edith Sadler, Ruth MacLeron,
Elizabeth Ortman, Oral Rose Jack,
Millicent Ginn, Alex McKie, Robert
Hoagland, Dwight Wallace, Wendell
Cameron, Laddimer Hubka, Hafrold
Zimmer, William Cejnar, Eldred Lar
son, Merle Jones, Robert Weller and
W. Smith.
The Nebraska negative debaters
meet the University of Iowa debate
team next Thursday evening, March
25 At Iowa City. The team to make
the trip will consist of Ralph G.
Brooks, '27, Lincoln; George Healey,
'28, Lincoln; Lloyd Marti, '27, Lin
coln; and Munro Kezer, '29, Fort
Collins, Colorado.
Captain Lewis, and Captain Clark,
both of whom were officers in the
army, were detached for this peril
ous undertaking. Not until July 30,
1804, did the party reach the place
on the Missouri river, now known as
Ft. Calhoun, where they held their
council with the Indians on August
3. These men were the first white
men to be camped on Nebraska soil.
At this point the government estab
lished Ft Atkinson in 1819. It was
later abandoned in 1827.
It is the hope of Nt-ku-mi Chapter
that in the very near .future the site
of old Ft. Atkinson may be preserved
for future generations. The D. A.
R.'s expect to ask the aid of every
chapter in the state and to take the
matter up with congress, asking for
an appropriation to establish a state
or national park at old Ft Atkinson.
Ft Calhoun was taken as a claim
by John -Goss, in the summer of 1854
and was soon after turned over to a
company, but was not laid out in
blocks and lots until 1855.
In July, 1854 ,a party starting
"from Quincy, 111., to colonize Ne
braska territory, reached Omaha,
which had just been laid out Tiy the
Nebraska and Council Bluffs Stenm
Ferry Co. It is said that this latter
company, becoming alarmed at the
Ihiued To Prr? Tc-r)
Wisconsin Has Decrease of One Half
Since a New Ruling Has Been
Enforced) Personnel of Advanced
Courses Decreased
Attempting to secure accurate In
formation on the question of com
pulsory military training, the follow
ing data has been secured and offer
ed for publication by the Chancellor's
office:
During the school year 1922-23
there were registered at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin 7386 college
students of whom 1528 took nyli
tary training. The law making mili
tary training voluntary at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin went into ef
fect for the school year 1923-34
During this year there were regist
tered in the military department
1126. In the school year 1924-25
the registration was 1124. During
the present school year the registra
tion is 804. If military training had
been retained as a required subject
for freshmen and sophomores, the
registration in the military depart
ment at Wisconsin, in view of the
growth of the student body would be
over 1700 instead of 804 as at pres
ent
Professor Issues Statement
The professor of military science
and tactics at the University of Wis
consin states positively that he has
never made any statement to the ef
fect that military training at Wis
consin is better since made volun
tary. He further states that since
this training is no longer a fresh
man or sophomore requirement, the
personnel from which to select men
qualified to pursue the advanced
course has dangerously decreased and
that the reserve corps product in fu
ture years from the University will
fall below the quota for replacements
desired by the United States War
Department.
MUSICAL NUDBBRS
FEATURE PROGRAU
Flute and Piano Selections are Pre
sented at Convocation In
. Temple Theater
The musical convocation given in
the Temple Theater, Thursday at 11
o'clock, consisted of a group of se
lections by Rex Elton Fair, flutist,
and Earnest Harrison, pianist.
The program presented was:
Sonate Number 3 Handel
Adigo ,
Allegro
Andante
Bouree
Minuett
Romance J German
Andalouse Passard
Minuett (Old Style) Fair
Nocturne Op. 2, No. 2 Chopin
Characteristic Russian Piece ....Popp
This same concert will be repeat
ed Sunday afternoon, March 21, in
the Art Gallery of the Library, at 4
o'clock, for the benefit of those who
were unable to attend the convoca
tion. NINETY-TWO ELEMENTS EXIST
Swezey Reports on New Scientific
Discovery of IHinum
Prof. G. D. Swezey reports there
are ninety-two elements in the uni
verse, and that the latest discov
ery of a new element was made p
few days ago by a University of
Chicago professor, who found the
element while analyzing some of the
refuse from manufacturing -plants,
applying it to tests.
The result was the discovery of
this new element which now leaves
only four elements to be discovered
by scientists. The University of
Chicago's professor's ,name is not
known at this time, as he desired to
keep his identity hidden until a la
ter date. He named the new ele
ment Hlinium, after the state of
niinois.
Associated Women's
Students Stop Teas
The weekly teas given every.
Thursday at Ellen. Smith Hall by
members of the Associated Women's
Student Board have been definitely
postponed. Arrangements for the
teas are made by the general tea
committee, of which Catherine Mc
Whinney is chcirman. The last tes,
hcM March 4, typified the season in
its motif, the "Mad March Hare,"
adapted from "Alice in Wonderland."
Oldest Book at McCI'J
T.TcGIIl university claims to hsvp
? ol.lest bcx.k in ti'" "f-. It 5
r --e f.r.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
NINETY GRID
MEN PRESENT
AT BANQUET
Cornhuskers Entertained by
Athletic Board ; Bearg Pre
sides At Dinner
SCOTT TRACES FOOTBALL
"Nebraska Spirit" has Been Feared
By Other Teams, He Telia
Crowd
Members of the Husker football
squad attended a dinner given by the
Athletic Board for them last night at
the University Club. Many of the
men were unable to attend, but there
were about ninety present.
Coach E. E. Bearg presided at the
dinner, and immediately after the
meal was concluded, he introduced
all the members of the Athletic Board
as the hosts of the evening. Prof.
R. D. Scott acted as spokesman for
the Board. He spoke, tracing the
Nebraska football teams since their
beginning, and showed how "Nebras
ka spirit" has always been feared by
other teams.
Ed Weir, captain and all-American
tackle of last year's team, thanked
the Athletic Board for the dinner,
and said that he was sure that the
Huskers that will wear Nebraska's
colors will keep up the fighting spirit. .
Newman Will Not Return
Dick Newman, coach of the fresh
man squad, was asked to say a few
words. It was announced that he
would not be here next falL
Lonnie Stiner, captain-elect, and
Charles Black, the new basketball
coach, were introduced. Chancellor
Avery spoke a few words, saying that
he was very well impressed with
the squad.
A playlet, written by Owen Frank,
was presented. It pointed out the
importance of maintaining a good
scholastic standing. Owen Frank
played the part of Dean Engberg,
much to the amusement of the Dean.
Gregg McBride, Lincoln Star sports
writer, impersonated the various
freshmen who were brought before
the Dean. ! Leon Spregwo- -did -mM -
as an upperciassman. jjoc .Mc
Lean, football trainer, was an old-
timer. Coach Bearg acted himself.
Had Three Purposes
The banquet had a three-fold pur
pose. First, it was a tribute to tne
old team. The importance of keep
ing eligible for athletices was stressed
throughout. Lastly, it was shown
what great value was attached to
spring practice. Coach Bearg said
that next fall, Nebraska is going to
concentrate her efforts toward win
ning the Valley Championship, which
was the big fault of last season's rec
ord. John Curtis, an alumnus of Ne
braska, gave a talk to close the eve
ning. He showed what an honor it
was to wear an "N." He urged the
men to keep up their studies.
TRACK MEN BEGIN
ON OUTSIDE T70R5
Coach Schulte Has Squad Limbering-
Up; Berths on Team Can
Still Be Had
Rumors of Coach Schulte taking
Locke, Weir and Rhodes to the Texas
relays are nothing more than rumors,
and as Coach Schulte said, "We don't
know a thing about it" At the first
of the season plans were laid to at
tend the relays but these never ma
tured and the matter was dropped.
The squad was enjoying the out
side atmosphere and taking it easy
in general. There is bo much differ
ence from indoor and outdoor track
that the men have to begin over
again and adjust themsedves to the
new conditions. Roberts, Searles,
and Zimmerman loosened up in the
half mile, and Dailey ran a flight of
110-yard low hurdles in 12.7 sec
onds. Rhodes was practicing in the
high jump. Stephens and Shaner
were both getting over 20 feet in the
broad jump. I
About 250 men are reporting for
track and working out every day.
This is not enough, according to
Coach Schult-e, for on the outdoor
track, there is room to accomodate
500 men. Schulte wishes to impress
the men that great openings for the
places -on the team will be had and
that work must be done now to try
to fill them.'
Swezey Will Talk at
Campus Observatory
The observatory on the car-pus
will be open to the public from 7
to 10 o'clock next Tuesday even
ing. At 8 o'clock a ih-rt
tr&Ud. H-rt.re v. IX .e fitin ly T. f.
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