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Tuesday, July 18, 1967
By Bob Thomson
NU School of Journalism
The year was 1897, tuition
at the University of Nebras
ka was five dollars for life,
and a stage-struck young
man named White Cloud
Smith was pursuing an edu
cation in dramatics at the
university.
"My father wanted me to
be a preacher, and later a
lawyer," Smith recalls,
"but all I ever wanted was
to be in show business." He
said that he studied drama
tics under Mrs. Howell (The
NU theater is now named
for her) and that he played
trumpet in the NU Band be
fore the bandsmen had any
uniforms.
Football was the big sport
at Nebraska in 1897, and
Paul Pillsbury was the
team hero, he remembers.
After NU won i big game,
he said, people would pa
rade through all the stores
In Lincoln.
Looking back in his me
mories during an interview
at his Lincoln home, Smith
recalled that football was a
lot rougher in those days,
with the players wearing
steel elbows on their uni
forms. Kneeing was a com
mon practice on the field.
"Paul Pillsbury talked
me into trying out for the
team,' Smith said, "but, in
the first game, I got kicked
in the head, and I didn't
come to for about two
weeks after that." This put
an end to any thoughts
about playing football, he
said.
Show People
He waited on table at the
Grand Hotel in Lincoln
while going to school, he
says, because that was
where most of the show peo
ple stayed when they were
in town, and he was always
looking for the opportunity
to join a traveling show.
At this point he old man
lit a small cigar, and pro
ceeded to recount some of
the events of his exciting
life.
Born in North Platte in
1879, White Cloud Smith was
the son of a Kentucky har
ness maker and of a wom
an who was part Pawnee
Indian. He was raised la
Fullerton, which be recalls
was a tough town in those
days.
Buffalo Bill
When he was 14 Smith
joined the Buffalo Bill Cir
cus playing trumpet in
Buffalo Bill's Cowboy
Mounted Band. He stayed
with this circus for three
years until his father made
him go to the University.
After that, he was w 1 1 h
Ringling Brothers Circus
for a time and later be had
his own Cloud-Rose Wild
West Show.
When he was on the
Chatauqua Circuit (travel
ing tent shows which took
the place of vaudeville) he
appeared on the same plat
form with William Jennings
Brvan.
Sometimes, be says, a
show would fold, and be
would have to work on the
railroad or telephone lines
or whatever kind of work
be could pick op until the
btxl thou came along.
"I was quite a boxer as a
kid, and could also ride
any horse you could throw
a saddle on" he claims.
Smith recalls proudly that
in his travels be got to
meet such boxing greats as
Jun Jeffries, Jim Corbett
and Joe Louis. He says that
be got to see Joe Louis win
the Golden Gloves heavy
weight title in St. Louis,
Mo.
Testimonials
Among Smith's treasured
possessions are several
briefcases stuffed with let
ters and testimonials to the
success of this venture.
Most of these are from
grateful high school admin
istrators during the days
when he put on what be
calls his "high school lyce
lim tour."
He would visit a high
school, put on his Davy.
Crockett 'l and then give
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to the students.
When Smith became too
old to tour, during World
War II he became superin
tendent of the school at the
Nebraska State Penitentia
ry. At that time there was
a mandatory retirement
age for teachers, so he had
to leave the penitentiary job
after five years.
Later however, a friend
at the State Capitol got him
a job guiding tours through
the building, and he enjoyed
this work for seven years.
Sometimes, he said, he
would put on a performance
for some of these groups,
and he has many memen
tos from this period in his
life.
A great thrill in Smith's
life came when he and one
other member of the Class
of 1897 were honored at a
recent NU Alumni Roundup
Luncheon. As it happened,
the other honoree was the
sister of Paul Pillsbury, the
football star, and she also
came from . Fullerton,
Smith's home town. He re
called that the Gass of '97
graduated 100, which was a
record at that time.
The interview with this
memorable and fascinating
old man was drawing to a
close, but be bad one part
ing word for the young peo
ple of today.
"Try to cultivate strong
friendships," he said.
"Good friends have been a
big help to me all my life."
He went on to say, "I have
never gotten rich in what I
did, but I had a lot of fun.
and I've made a lot of
friends."
NU Research Will Affect
High School Curriculum
By Margie EngeTkemler
NU School of Journalism
Computers are giving
high school students in
dividuality rather than
numbers.
The University of Nebras
ka Agricultural Education
department is involved
with research that will not
only affect the subject mat
ter of vocationally oriented
high school courses but the
curriculum structure of all
classes, according to Dr.
James Horner.
Horner, a professor of
agricultural education and
chairman of tbe depart
ment, is also director of the
Nebraska Research Coordi
nating Unit for Occupa
tional Needs (RCU).
Tbe U.S. Office of Educa
tion has given a grant to
the Nebraska RCU as a
state- i d e coordinating
agency for research for oc
cupational needs and stimu
lation of research for voca
tional development, accord
ing to Horner.
Program
RCU has a four-fold pro
gram to stimulate re
search, collect information,
process it by a computer
and publish the findings,
Horner stated.
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occupations through tbe Oc
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program.
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By Bob Thomson
NU School of Journalism
"What do you think of
Daylight Savings Time?"
This question was asked
of ten downtowners in Lin
coln Tuesday afternoon, as
part of a journalism class
assignment at the Univer
sity of Nebraska.
Of the ten persons inter
viewed, seven were in favor
of the "fast time" and three
were opposed to the
change. Their answers re
vealed an awareness of the
extra hour of daylight in
the evening, but they dif
fered in the extent to which
they were either pleased by
this, or somewhat unhappy
about it.
Police Cruiser Officer Al
Kelly, of 4301 W St., said
that his trapshooting
league meets at 6 p.m. and
continues until darkness
falls, so this gives the
league members an extra
hour of light to shoot by.
Cris Cook, 13. of 3501
Woods Ave., a freshman-to-be
at Pius X, said,
"It gets dark too late to
have any fun." Her com
panion. Ann Rierden, 14.
who lives at 3011 Summit
Blvd.. took a different view,
saying, "I can stay out la
ter now, and goof-off."
A Lincoln cab driver who
likes to fish at night, Wal
ter Keller. 45. of Martell.
said that he likes being
courses to be developed to
meet standards of these oc
cupations are computerized
and finally added to the
high school vocational cur
riculum. Horner added.
RCU is also exploring an
experimental program of
flexible scheduling, which is
under the guidance of Stan
ford University. Nebraska
is one of five states cooper
ating in this study. Alliance
and Omaha South high
schools are being used as
experiment stations, Hor
ner continued.
Flexible scheduling
is based on tbe modular
schedule theory. A modular
is a unit of time, which is
usually 20 minutes, be ex
plained. Instead of classes meet
ing every day of the week
for one hour, a class would
meet, for example, three
times a week for one unit
of time with a mass lec
ture and then be subdivided
into labs for extra work.
Lab Units
A lab may meet once a
week for six units. One in
structor may have several
labs but only five to six
students in each lab, be said.
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Lawrence Becker
able to get off work and
still have an extra hour of
daylight after he gets
home.
Mrs. Lester Rutherford,
who lives at 2300 Orchard
says, "I like to go to bed
early, but now it stays "light
until nine thirty or ten,"
and she also said that dur
ing hot weather it is hard
to get to sleep, "because 9
p.m. is the hottest part of
the day."
A carpenter, Henry Fin
ney, 45, of 1301 N. 21st St.,
enjoys having extra time in
the evening to do things at
home, but an electrician,
Lawrence Becker, of 4209
St. Paul, says it makes the
evenings too long, and it is
"hard to get the kids to go
to bed on time."
T. E. Vopat, who lives at
4124 Dunn Ave., feels that
the new time can be con
fusing if one is traveling,
but he likes it anyway be
cause he has more time at
home. He said that he
doesn't care about the
morning, but likes the eve
ning hours.
A retired woman, Mrs.
Henrietta White, 1321 S.
18th St., stated emphatical
ly, "I like it!" She said
that she used to live in the
East, "so I'm used to it"
Lincoln mail carrier,
Rudy Sterzer, of 5231 S.
50th St.. was somewhat in
different to daylight savings
Tbe computers f i g n r e
each student's schedule.
The researchers say they
are excited about the pro
gram as the performance
of the students has in
creased and they may ad
vance at their own rate, ac
cording to Leon Engelbart,
research associate in agri
cultural education.
RCU is also working with
research that would influ
ence attitudes to vocational
programs and choices, Hor
ner stated.
This project is sponsored
in the north central region
of tbe U.S., according to
Horner, who said the focus
is on rural youth. Nebras
ka researchers reviewed
the literature for this pro
gram. In order to influence at
titudes, the researchers are
concerned with the anatomy
of decision making. Educa
tion is important as the fac
tor which guides the occupa
tional decision. Homer said.
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but said that he has more
time to do things, and that
he "can't see any harm in
it."
By Margie Engelkemier
Daylight Savings Time is
still causing controversy
in Nebraska.
Many people still refer
to tbe "old time" and oth
ers think their garden now
has longer growing time.
In an attempt to discov
er campus opinion a re
porter asked University of
Nebraska students, "What
do you think of Daylight
Savings Time?" The an
swers were interesting and
amusing.
"It's allright. That's all
I've got to say," stated
23-year-old George Libal
of Lexington. Libal is a
graduated student in ani
mal science.
Others had plenty to
say.
"I like it because you
get more sun-rays," com
mented suntanned Jenny
Smith, 20, an elementary
education major. Miss
Smith resides at 641 Eldora
Lane.
Serious Effects
For the serious effects of
Daylight Savings Time Mike
Nerud, vice-president of In
nocent's Society, had this
to say:
"I think it's allright for
the city man for pleasure
time. But it's hard to get
work done as you don't set
tle down until later. How
ever, it's good for the
businessman because cus
tomers should have a ten
dency to go shoppin in the
daylight." Nerud. of San
do? Hall, is 21 and is an
kJ. jaI science major.
A married student pair
approved of the time
change in general. "I think
it's great. It gives me time
to do things in the even
ing. Tbe biggest gripe I've
beard is from the farmer,
but he can quit work in the
evening if he wants," Gary
HaDeen said. HiJleen, 25,
is an electrical engineering
major.
His wife. A r 1 e e n, 25,
added, "I like Daylight Sav
ings Time as I'm gone all
day and it gives me time
to do things in the even
ing, particularly outside.
The disadvantage is it's
hard to get my little boy
to bed." She is an elemen
tary education major. They
reside at 3730 X. 48th St.
Getting children to bed
seems to be a problem for
many student mothers "I
like it for every reason, ex
cept that it stays too light
too long at night. My baby
can't sheep," noted Jean
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She is a home economics
major.
Sleep Problem
However, some find they
can't get enough sleep. "I
don't like it. I guess it's
okay but it seems like I
don't get enough sleep,"
said Judi Hutchinson of
5103 Walker. Judi. 20, is a
human development-elementary
education major.
"I like it. I get off work
at 5:30 p.m. so I have time
to play tennis or golf. But
on the weekend I go home
to work for my Dad and
we have to work nntil dark
and then it's too late to go
to town," mentioned Neil
Balfour of 1430 ldylwild Dr.
"I supported Tiemann
and I feel it was a neces
sity to change because oth
er states have Daylight Sav
ings Time. A lot of people
don't pay attention to the
new time and that makes
me mad," Balfour added.
Balfour, 20, is a business
administration major.
Tom Waton, a law major,
stated. "I like it, because
everything you want to do
takes daylight to do, well
not really everything. I'm
citified. Now if you want
to appeal to my farmer
image. I wouldn't like it."
Watson, 22, resides at 4020
MSt.
One reaction to the jus
tification of Daylight Sav
ings Time: "What's the use
of cutting off a string on
one end and attaching it to
the opposite end," Jeannie
Fox pointed out. She is a
21-year-old home economics
major living at 4821 Col
fax. A note to professors: If
you want to know why stu
dent's are sleeping during
lectures and doing poorly
in cbsses it's because Day
light Savings Time gives
them time to be outside at
night.
By March Tinkham
NU School of Journalism
Rural people have always
set not only their clocks,
but their lives with the sun.
Now the clocks has skipped
a tock some where in the
Nebraska legislature and
farmers have complained
the most.
Surprisingly, when ten
people from rural Gage
C o u nty were given a
chance to comment. Day
light Savings Time came
out two votes ahead.
The traditional farmer's
point of view was voiced by
Gary Meints, 18, from near
Holmesviile. "It's all right
in town, but not on the
farm. It just doesn't work
(tut. You have to work la
ter," he said.
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father's farm. He will en
ter Fairbury Junior College
this fall.
"The biggest drawback
for the farmer is getting
chores done in time to at
tend meetings and things."
says Mrs. Marion Root. 46,
a farmer's wife and opera
tor of Betty's Beauty Salon
near Holmesviile.
Reset Clocks
"If we could just set our
clocks back we'd be okay,"
says Mrs. Marvin Phillips,
24, of Rockford. Her hus
band trucks farm supplies
and always gets home late.
She works at Beatrice's
Mennonite Hospital and has
to get up earl y. Conse
quently she says she doesn't
think much of the system.
Mrs. Ray Dell, 39. a
farmer's wife who lives
near Beatrice was flatly op
posed to the system. "I
don't get to bed as early
and I have to get up at the
same time," she said.
On the other hand, it
doesn't bother Mrs. LeRoy
Wegner a bit. Mrs. Weg
ner, 22, of Barneston, is
also a farmer's wife, but
she's from Taunton, Mass.,
and says she's used to the
system.
It's the national basis for
the system that Mrs. Fred
Petersen of Beatrice fav
ors. Mrs. Petersen, a long
time junior high teacher,
says, "when part of the
states do it and part don't,
it's confusing. I wouldn't be
in favor of it then."
"I kinda like it because
of the much longer eve
nings. Don't know how IU
like it when days get short
er," says Edgar S. Bur
roughs of Rockford, a re
tired grain elevator mana
ger Mived Feelings
Also worried about the
coming of fall is Gaye Ma
son, 20, of Holmesviile. a
junior majoring in English
at the University of Xe-
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Mason is clerking until 6
p.m. at a Beatrice drug
store and says the longer
sunshine hours after work
are "great."
However, looking forward
to fall and the start of ;
school, she remembers last
spring when the daylight",
kept her and other students
from getting studies done;
until late in the evening."
"It's just too easy to goof
off while it's light." she
said.
Mrs. Chester Kassing, of .
rural Beatrice, a farmer's
wife and star of KWBE
Beatrice's "M a rgaret's
Notebook", commented on
ly that she likes it.
Lyle E. Bernhardt, who
lives near Beatrice, store
owner and manager, fav
ors the system.
"I had it in National
Guard Camp in Minnesota
and I always kinda liked
it. Only thing is, I don't
think you get all the sleep
you need," he said.
Tractor Meeting
Attracts Experts
Representatives from a
dozen foreign countries
were among the partici
pants in an International
Tractor Test Code meeting
at the University of Nebras
ka College of Agriculture
and Home Economics Sat-
urday.
Nebraska has the oldest
and largest tractor testing
station in the world. It
also has the only official
tractor testing station in the
United States.
Nebraska participants in
the meeting included G. W.
Steinbruegge, Delbert E.
Lane and John Sulek, trac
tor test board members:
Lester Larsen, tractor test
engineer and Milo Mum
gaard, assistant tractor test
engineer.
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