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THE DAILY IOWAN  The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa
VOL. XVIII—NEW SERIES VOL. III  IOWA CITY, IOWA, SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1919
NUMBER 63

CHICAGO DOCTOR IS TO ADDRESS MEDICS AT COMMENCEMENT
Dr. Dean Lewis, Lieutenant-Colonel, Chosen to Address Graduates
TO GIVE WAR EXPERIENCES
Forty Three Degrees Will Be Conferred— March 27 Is Date of Exercises
   The senior medical class will receive their diplomas at the next University convocation, to be held in the natural science auditorium, Thursday March 27, at 10 o’clock. Dr. Dean D. Lewis, associate professor of surgery from the University of Chicago, will deliver the principal address on “Medical Experiences during the Last Offensive.”
   Dr. Lewis has just recently returned from active service in France, where he was lieutenant-colonel of base hospital, number thirteen. He has had many interesting experiences and his work at the front has been of great value to wounded men.

Forty-three Degrees
   Classes will be suspended after ten o’clock, and the faculty members will appear in their caps and gowns, Forty-three degrees of M.D. will be conferred to forty two men and one woman at this time.
   The early graduation of the medical class is the result of the request of the War Department to the medical faculty last spring to extend the education of medical students through the summer and speed up their schooling. Therefore the regular course was continued through the summer months, bringing the graduation of this class in March instead of the regular time in June.
   The senior medics have spent the full nine months in the course and most of these will be ready to take up their hospital work as [internes] either here, or in Illinois, or in Missouri.
   
NAVAL RESERVISTS MAY JOIN R. O. T. C.
   Naval reservists may join the R. O. T. C., according to information received from the bureau of navigation. Upon completion of the reserve officers’ training corps course of instruction, the bureau will discharge naval reservists to enable them to accept a commission in the army reserve corps. 
   Because of a misunderstanding of the status of the R. O. T. C. in the various colleges and universities, it has been held until now that members of the naval reserve force cannot join the 
R. O. T. C. When the bureau of navigation was informed that members of the R. O. T. C. do not enlist in the army and are not in the military service, it was decided that naval reserve men may enroll.

BEGINNING COURSES OPEN NEXT QUARTER
   Freshmen may enter the University at the beginning of next quarter, according to a statement made by Dean George F. Kay. Entrance is possible also for upperclassmen and graduate students.
   Each department in the college of liberal arts will endeavor to offer beginning courses in required work, including freshman English and some of the foreign languages.

PRAISES HOMER G. ROLAND
Stars and Stripes Say Iowan Made Magnificent Record
   The Stars and Stripes, official newspaper of the A.E.F., refers in its issue of February 7 to the death of Homer G. Roland, prominent University of Iowa student, in these terms:
   “Sergeant Homer G. Roland went through the trying weeks of the Argonne battle as a field agent with one of the divisions in the thick of the fighting. Despite his poor health, a buoyant spirit kept him on the go for a long, hard hours, often under fire, and he would not relinquish his post until after the conclusion of the armistice. Then he came back to Paris and entered a hospital, unfortunately too late, as the progress of the tubercular trouble acquired during the days and nights of magnificent service cannot be stayed.”
   Roland died in a Paris hospital on Christmas eve. He was formerly editor-in-chief of the Daily Iowan, and was, when he left for service, acting director of athletics for the University.

FRENCH WAR AUTHOR LECTURED FRIDAY
“France and the World of Today” Subject of the Discussion On League of Nations
   “World leaders at Paris are but drafting into law the league of nations born in 1914,” was the statement of Madame Bernard who lectured on “France and the World of Today” in the natural science auditorium Friday evening.
   Madame Bernard emphasized the necessity of everyone’s being well informed on the early events of the war if the present situation is to be understood.
   Germany sent her menacing ultimatum to Belgium and King Albert replied, “I, and my people fight.” England entered the war on the side of justice and humanity, and the second stone in the league of nations was laid. “British aid,” stated Madame Bernard, “was spontaneous, and England’s ten million came to strengthen the wavering line.”
   Russia laid the third stone in the league of nations when she sent her Cossacks down into Prussia,” asserted the speaker. She pleaded that we think kindly of Russia even though she seems untrue because she is only an example of more Germany efficiency in destroying the morale of a people. “When Italy refused to ally herself with the central powers, the fourth stone in the league of nations was laid.”
   In closing, the speaker declared that “It was not for law, it was not for gold, it was not for the love of fighting, but to make a new world possible that this war was.” Madame Bernard is traveling in the interest of the national Y. W. C. A. war work campaign.

PATRICK’S PHOTO IN DIGEST
   A picture of Prof. G.T.W. Patrick of the department of Philosophy appears in the March first issue of the Literary Digest. Professor Patrick has written an article on the Next Step in Applied Science, published in the Scientific Monthly, and a brief review of the same article in condensed form appeared in The Digest.

CITED FOR BRAVERY
[picture of Vernice Weems]
   Vernice Weems, Iowa ‘15, after eighteen months’ service during which he was wounded and was given the French divisional citation, the Legion of Honor, because of his bravery, is contemplating a return to the University next quarter.
   Enlisting in the Marines in August 1917, Weems spent several months at Paris Island and Quantico and then sailed for France. He was wounded and received his citation for bravery in the battle of Belleau Woods last June. After spending three months in a French hospital he was invalided home to Portsmouth, VA. Nev E. Weems, senior medic, is a brother of Vernice.

LEARNING TO HANDLE MITS
Students Study Boxing Under “Dad” Schroeder, Protégé of Gibbons
   Sophomores in the physical training classes are taking up boxing for one week. Instruction is in the hands of E.G. Schroeder, director of physical education.
   Training will be after the manner of boxing instruction in the army cantonments. All the different blows will be taken up in progressive order. The course is also open to others not in the sophomore classes.
   In addition to his years of athletic experience Mr. Schroeder attended a special intensive course of two weeks at a Central Bayonet and Physical Training school at Princeton during the first part of last November. As the only representative of the three states of Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska, he was sent by the government to take this training under expert army men. Tom Gibbons, a brother to the famous boxer, was the boxing instructor at the school.

MECCA DAY PLANS ARE NOW COMPLETED
   Plans for the engineers’ Mecca day celebration are well underway. The homecoming will begin Saturday night, March 15, with a dance, and end the next Tuesday with the play, “Safe at the College.” Dean W.G. Raymond, Col. Morton C. Mumma and Major B.J. Lambert will be speakers at the banquet at the Jefferson Monday night, March 17.
   Practically every engineer will take part in the parade March 18. No particular subject is to be represented, but every group will put on a stunt of its own. Motion pictures of the parade will be taken if possible.

   Dr. W.B. Callander, a student in the University in the 80’s, died recently at his home in Stockton, [Kas].

STUDENT CONFERENCE HELD
Discuss Democratic Principles for College Y.W. Workers
   The national student conference of the Y. W. C. A. which was held at Evanston Feb. 20-23, in considering the challenge that student life is undemocratic, attributed this condition to the following reasons: toleration of exclusive organizations, undue emphasis on leadership instead of citizenship, stimulation of responsibility in a few instead of in all, aloofness of students from really great interests, failure to think honestly and straightly.
   Concrete united objectives for the whole school and application of unselfish principles would solve these difficulties, it is thought. Cooperation of students and faculty, and education for intelligence rather than information, by learning to draw one’s own conclusions is the ideal of the Y.W. conference workers.
   Mary Anderson, senior, was a student delegate from the University. Mrs. Nellie S. Aurner was to have represented the faculty but could not go because of the University convocation.

SWIMMERS NEEDED FOR VARSITY TEAM
Coach Armbruster Issues Hurry Call for Candidates— First Match With Illinois
   Although there are a number of good men out for the swimming team this year, more candidates are wanted for both the varsity and the freshman teams. Coach D.A. Armbruster says that there is an excellent chance for new men on the squad. Even men who cannot swim have an opportunity to win their letter in the plunges. Heavy men are desired for this event.
   A meat will be held with Illinois March 8 or 15 in the conference meet will be March 22. The University is permitted to enter four men in each event, and there are not yet enough men out to fill the places.
   A.H. Hanapel, I. Weidlein, J. Inghram, and E.S. Rademacher are to represent the University in the 40 and 110 yard dash and the 220 easy style swim. Dethlefs and Carmichael are swimming in the 200 yard breaststroke. In the backstroke Whipple, Kohrs, Lambert and Scott will be entered in the fancy diving event.
   The freshmen are showing up well this year. I. Shepherd is swimming the dashes close to conference time. Brown and Inghram also promise to do good work in their events.
   Since the Illinois meet will be held soon, Coach Armbruster wishes men want to try for a place on the team to report immediately.

DEBATORS ARE SELECTED
   Philomathean literary society, in tryouts held Friday evening, selected the following freshmen to represent it in the freshman debates to be held soon.
   Affirmative team: Raymond Marple, John A. Helsley, Elmer Lengthe. Negative team: Fred Evans, William D. Moore, Morris Dorsey. Alternate: Ben Cochran.
   The question was, Resolved: that interstate telephone and telegraph lines should be controlled by the federal government.

FAMOUS EXPLORER TO TELL ADVENTURES IN ARCTIC REGIONS
Was Cut off From Communication With the World and Thought to be Lost
DISCOVERED NEW RACE
As Commander of Canadian Arctic Expedition Gained Fame By Finding New Land
   To have wandered for a year in polar regions, cut off from all communication with the world, and to be given up for lost, is one of the experiences of Vilhjamur, famous arctic explorer and alumnus of this University, who comes to lecture in the natural science auditorium Wednesday night.
   For the past ten years Mr. Stefansson has been studying Arctic regions and northern peoples. In 1913 as commander of the Canadian Arctic Expedition he brought himself into fame by the discovery of a hitherto unknown land at 77 degrees and 43 minutes north latitude. This land, according to his reports, had a low coast line running back into the hills; Arctic animals were [abundans]; geese and other birds were seen. It was upon this trip that the party lost touch with their base of supplies and were believed to have perished.
   Discovered Blond Esquimo
   To Mr. Stefansson belongs also the distinction of discovering a new race of people, the blond Ecquimo]. His distinguished work in the field of polar exploration has placed his name with Peary, Shakleton, and Scott, as one of the greatest explorers of this generation.
   Mr. Stefansson’s preparation for his work began at this University. Graduating from liberal arts in 1903, he took post-graduate work at Harvard. Then followed a period of practical study at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
   The explorer is coming to the University under the auspices of the Women’s League.

R. O. T. C.  MEN SPECIALIZE
Detail Cadets To Various Branches of the Service
   Men of the R. O. T. C. are to be detailed for special instruction in various phases of military work, such as bayonet practice and army paper work, in view of making them instructors in their respective companies.
   Application has been made for officers of the field artillery, engineers, signal corps, medical corps, and ordnance department to come to Iowa City and confer with Colonel Mumma and President Jessup about establishing these branches of service in the R. O. T. C. unit at Iowa. The branches of service decided upon are to be established this spring in order that the men this year will have some benefit of them.
Captain Donald A. Preussner, an expert rifleman and formerly instructor under Colonel Mumma in the school of small arms at Camp Benning Ga., is coming to Iowa to take charge of the rifle instruction in the military department. [handwritten in blue – He didn’t]

   The woman’s League council will meet Monday at 3:30 in room 113, l. a.

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THE DAILY IOWAN The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa VOL. XVIII—NEW SERIES VOL. III IOWA CITY, IOWA, SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1919 NUMBER 63 CHICAGO DOCTOR IS TO ADDRESS MEDICS AT COMMENCEMENT Dr. Dean Lewis, Lieutenant-Colonel, Chosen to Address Graduates TO GIVE WAR EXPERIENCES Forty Three Degrees Will Be Conferred— March 27 Is Date of Exercises The senior medical class will receive their diplomas at the next University convocation, to be held in the natural science auditorium, Thursday March 27, at 10 o’clock. Dr. Dean D. Lewis, associate professor of surgery from the University of Chicago, will deliver the principal address on “Medical Experiences during the Last Offensive.” Dr. Lewis has just recently returned from active service in France, where he was lieutenant-colonel of base hospital, number thirteen. He has had many interesting experiences and his work at the front has been of great value to wounded men. Forty-three Degrees Classes will be suspended after ten o’clock, and the faculty members will appear in their caps and gowns, Forty-three degrees of M.D. will be conferred to forty two men and one woman at this time. The early graduation of the medical class is the result of the request of the War Department to the medical faculty last spring to extend the education of medical students through the summer and speed up their schooling. Therefore the regular course was continued through the summer months, bringing the graduation of this class in March instead of the regular time in June. The senior medics have spent the full nine months in the course and most of these will be ready to take up their hospital work as [internes] either here, or in Illinois, or in Missouri. NAVAL RESERVISTS MAY JOIN R. O. T. C. Naval reservists may join the R. O. T. C., according to information received from the bureau of navigation. Upon completion of the reserve officers’ training corps course of instruction, the bureau will discharge naval reservists to enable them to accept a commission in the army reserve corps. Because of a misunderstanding of the status of the R. O. T. C. in the various colleges and universities, it has been held until now that members of the naval reserve force cannot join the R. O. T. C. When the bureau of navigation was informed that members of the R. O. T. C. do not enlist in the army and are not in the military service, it was decided that naval reserve men may enroll. BEGINNING COURSES OPEN NEXT QUARTER Freshmen may enter the University at the beginning of next quarter, according to a statement made by Dean George F. Kay. Entrance is possible also for upperclassmen and graduate students. Each department in the college of liberal arts will endeavor to offer beginning courses in required work, including freshman English and some of the foreign languages. PRAISES HOMER G. ROLAND Stars and Stripes Say Iowan Made Magnificent Record The Stars and Stripes, official newspaper of the A.E.F., refers in its issue of February 7 to the death of Homer G. Roland, prominent University of Iowa student, in these terms: “Sergeant Homer G. Roland went through the trying weeks of the Argonne battle as a field agent with one of the divisions in the thick of the fighting. Despite his poor health, a buoyant spirit kept him on the go for a long, hard hours, often under fire, and he would not relinquish his post until after the conclusion of the armistice. Then he came back to Paris and entered a hospital, unfortunately too late, as the progress of the tubercular trouble acquired during the days and nights of magnificent service cannot be stayed.” Roland died in a Paris hospital on Christmas eve. He was formerly editor-in-chief of the Daily Iowan, and was, when he left for service, acting director of athletics for the University. FRENCH WAR AUTHOR LECTURED FRIDAY “France and the World of Today” Subject of the Discussion On League of Nations “World leaders at Paris are but drafting into law the league of nations born in 1914,” was the statement of Madame Bernard who lectured on “France and the World of Today” in the natural science auditorium Friday evening. Madame Bernard emphasized the necessity of everyone’s being well informed on the early events of the war if the present situation is to be understood. Germany sent her menacing ultimatum to Belgium and King Albert replied, “I, and my people fight.” England entered the war on the side of justice and humanity, and the second stone in the league of nations was laid. “British aid,” stated Madame Bernard, “was spontaneous, and England’s ten million came to strengthen the wavering line.” Russia laid the third stone in the league of nations when she sent her Cossacks down into Prussia,” asserted the speaker. She pleaded that we think kindly of Russia even though she seems untrue because she is only an example of more Germany efficiency in destroying the morale of a people. “When Italy refused to ally herself with the central powers, the fourth stone in the league of nations was laid.” In closing, the speaker declared that “It was not for law, it was not for gold, it was not for the love of fighting, but to make a new world possible that this war was.” Madame Bernard is traveling in the interest of the national Y. W. C. A. war work campaign. PATRICK’S PHOTO IN DIGEST A picture of Prof. G.T.W. Patrick of the department of Philosophy appears in the March first issue of the Literary Digest. Professor Patrick has written an article on the Next Step in Applied Science, published in the Scientific Monthly, and a brief review of the same article in condensed form appeared in The Digest. CITED FOR BRAVERY [picture of Vernice Weems] Vernice Weems, Iowa ‘15, after eighteen months’ service during which he was wounded and was given the French divisional citation, the Legion of Honor, because of his bravery, is contemplating a return to the University next quarter. Enlisting in the Marines in August 1917, Weems spent several months at Paris Island and Quantico and then sailed for France. He was wounded and received his citation for bravery in the battle of Belleau Woods last June. After spending three months in a French hospital he was invalided home to Portsmouth, VA. Nev E. Weems, senior medic, is a brother of Vernice. LEARNING TO HANDLE MITS Students Study Boxing Under “Dad” Schroeder, Protégé of Gibbons Sophomores in the physical training classes are taking up boxing for one week. Instruction is in the hands of E.G. Schroeder, director of physical education. Training will be after the manner of boxing instruction in the army cantonments. All the different blows will be taken up in progressive order. The course is also open to others not in the sophomore classes. In addition to his years of athletic experience Mr. Schroeder attended a special intensive course of two weeks at a Central Bayonet and Physical Training school at Princeton during the first part of last November. As the only representative of the three states of Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska, he was sent by the government to take this training under expert army men. Tom Gibbons, a brother to the famous boxer, was the boxing instructor at the school. MECCA DAY PLANS ARE NOW COMPLETED Plans for the engineers’ Mecca day celebration are well underway. The homecoming will begin Saturday night, March 15, with a dance, and end the next Tuesday with the play, “Safe at the College.” Dean W.G. Raymond, Col. Morton C. Mumma and Major B.J. Lambert will be speakers at the banquet at the Jefferson Monday night, March 17. Practically every engineer will take part in the parade March 18. No particular subject is to be represented, but every group will put on a stunt of its own. Motion pictures of the parade will be taken if possible. Dr. W.B. Callander, a student in the University in the 80’s, died recently at his home in Stockton, [Kas]. STUDENT CONFERENCE HELD Discuss Democratic Principles for College Y.W. Workers The national student conference of the Y. W. C. A. which was held at Evanston Feb. 20-23, in considering the challenge that student life is undemocratic, attributed this condition to the following reasons: toleration of exclusive organizations, undue emphasis on leadership instead of citizenship, stimulation of responsibility in a few instead of in all, aloofness of students from really great interests, failure to think honestly and straightly. Concrete united objectives for the whole school and application of unselfish principles would solve these difficulties, it is thought. Cooperation of students and faculty, and education for intelligence rather than information, by learning to draw one’s own conclusions is the ideal of the Y.W. conference workers. Mary Anderson, senior, was a student delegate from the University. Mrs. Nellie S. Aurner was to have represented the faculty but could not go because of the University convocation. SWIMMERS NEEDED FOR VARSITY TEAM Coach Armbruster Issues Hurry Call for Candidates— First Match With Illinois Although there are a number of good men out for the swimming team this year, more candidates are wanted for both the varsity and the freshman teams. Coach D.A. Armbruster says that there is an excellent chance for new men on the squad. Even men who cannot swim have an opportunity to win their letter in the plunges. Heavy men are desired for this event. A meat will be held with Illinois March 8 or 15 in the conference meet will be March 22. The University is permitted to enter four men in each event, and there are not yet enough men out to fill the places. A.H. Hanapel, I. Weidlein, J. Inghram, and E.S. Rademacher are to represent the University in the 40 and 110 yard dash and the 220 easy style swim. Dethlefs and Carmichael are swimming in the 200 yard breaststroke. In the backstroke Whipple, Kohrs, Lambert and Scott will be entered in the fancy diving event. The freshmen are showing up well this year. I. Shepherd is swimming the dashes close to conference time. Brown and Inghram also promise to do good work in their events. Since the Illinois meet will be held soon, Coach Armbruster wishes men want to try for a place on the team to report immediately. DEBATORS ARE SELECTED Philomathean literary society, in tryouts held Friday evening, selected the following freshmen to represent it in the freshman debates to be held soon. Affirmative team: Raymond Marple, John A. Helsley, Elmer Lengthe. Negative team: Fred Evans, William D. Moore, Morris Dorsey. Alternate: Ben Cochran. The question was, Resolved: that interstate telephone and telegraph lines should be controlled by the federal government. FAMOUS EXPLORER TO TELL ADVENTURES IN ARCTIC REGIONS Was Cut off From Communication With the World and Thought to be Lost DISCOVERED NEW RACE As Commander of Canadian Arctic Expedition Gained Fame By Finding New Land To have wandered for a year in polar regions, cut off from all communication with the world, and to be given up for lost, is one of the experiences of Vilhjamur, famous arctic explorer and alumnus of this University, who comes to lecture in the natural science auditorium Wednesday night. For the past ten years Mr. Stefansson has been studying Arctic regions and northern peoples. In 1913 as commander of the Canadian Arctic Expedition he brought himself into fame by the discovery of a hitherto unknown land at 77 degrees and 43 minutes north latitude. This land, according to his reports, had a low coast line running back into the hills; Arctic animals were [abundans]; geese and other birds were seen. It was upon this trip that the party lost touch with their base of supplies and were believed to have perished. Discovered Blond Esquimo To Mr. Stefansson belongs also the distinction of discovering a new race of people, the blond Ecquimo]. His distinguished work in the field of polar exploration has placed his name with Peary, Shakleton, and Scott, as one of the greatest explorers of this generation. Mr. Stefansson’s preparation for his work began at this University. Graduating from liberal arts in 1903, he took post-graduate work at Harvard. Then followed a period of practical study at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The explorer is coming to the University under the auspices of the Women’s League. R. O. T. C. MEN SPECIALIZE Detail Cadets To Various Branches of the Service Men of the R. O. T. C. are to be detailed for special instruction in various phases of military work, such as bayonet practice and army paper work, in view of making them instructors in their respective companies. Application has been made for officers of the field artillery, engineers, signal corps, medical corps, and ordnance department to come to Iowa City and confer with Colonel Mumma and President Jessup about establishing these branches of service in the R. O. T. C. unit at Iowa. The branches of service decided upon are to be established this spring in order that the men this year will have some benefit of them. Captain Donald A. Preussner, an expert rifleman and formerly instructor under Colonel Mumma in the school of small arms at Camp Benning Ga., is coming to Iowa to take charge of the rifle instruction in the military department. [handwritten in blue – He didn’t] The woman’s League council will meet Monday at 3:30 in room 113, l. a.