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PAGE TWO THE DAILY IOWAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Tuesday, April 22, 1919

THE DAILY IOWAN
A morning paper published for the period of the war four times a week-Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday-by The Daily Iowan Publishing company at 103 Iowa avenue, Iowa City
Member Iowa College Press
Entered as second class matter at the post office of Iowa City, Iowa
Subscription Rate        $2.00 per year
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
C.H. Weller, chairman, Gretchen Kane, secretary, E.M. McEwen, E.S. Smith, Alice E. Hinkley, M. Elizabeth Hendee, Mary Anderson
EDITORIAL STAFF
MILDRED E. WHITCOMB, Editor-in-chief Telephone, Black 1757; Office Hours- 8-12; 1-6 daily, Room 14, L.A. Building
Rowena Wellman- Managing Editor
Associate Editor Ralph E. Overholser
News Editor     Eileen Galvin
Exchange Editor.  Nancy Lamb
Humorous Editor. M. Elizabeth Hendee
Sports Editor  Leon H. Brigham
BUSINESS STAFF
ROMOLA LATCHEM - Business manager Edward Chamberlain- Advertising Mgr. Telephone 935; Office Hours 3-5 daily, 103 Iowa Ave
"I have never had a policy. I have simply tried to do what seemed best each day as each day came. " - Lincoln. 
Night Editors
Elizabeth Hendee
Elsie Katz

THAT $60 BONUS 
   Do you remember, fellows, that $60 bonus for which you wrote and rewrote a dozen letters before you had one perfect from a military viewpoint? That will be coming in some day in the mail and all those thousand ways you have planned to spend it will come into your mind at once and you will be nonplussed. 
   The Iowan has a simple way out of your difficulty, and if this has already occurred to you it will strike you as rich. There is a task you started to do one time which is unfinished. Just because you did your part nobly and well for a period is no reason why you should stop before the job is done. Some of you too feel it a little because you did not get to do all you would have enjoyed doing toward that task. Now is your chance to accomplish more and finish the whole thing up right. 
   The liberty loan campaign is on, the Victory loan campaign. Take your $60 and invest part of it in a bond or add to it and invest in a bond or add to it and invest in a larger bond. Finish up this war which you have already willingly assisted. 

BOLSHEVISM OR ANTI-MILITARISM?
   No more R.O.T.C.! No more military drill! This is the cry among the male students of many colleges throughout the country. Organized opposition is being offered to over- 
   A recent issue of The Cornellian re-
   A recent issue of the Cornelian reports that strong opposition on the part of the men to overthrow this organization at Mt. Vernon has been a comparative success. At State Teachers' College the R.O.T.C. was organized by a newly appointed captain on April 7 while on the following day a mass meeting of the men was held to reject it. At this meeting the men decided to stand as one body in refusing to accept any military obligations whatsoever. Educational and military authorities are stifled at the attempt and have yet taken no action to force this upon an unwilling group. At the University of Michigan, the R.O.T.C. has been abolished. 
   Such opposition evidently is a result of the anti-militarist propaganda spread throughout the country. The anti-militarist organization has its headquarters in Washington and is daily sending out material to over 600 newspapers, furnishing arguments to debaters and sending out public speakers to defy the entrance of what is called "Prussian Militarism" into our free institutions. 
   What is significance of this movement? Is it not a threatening menace? If the movement continues and is accelerated by the overthrowal of R.O.T.C. units, serious consequences are inevitable. Something must be done. It must be conceded that there is some justification for opposition but this opposition should not be so secret, so undiplomatic and so forceful as to prevent its control. 

THE DOCTOR AND THE WAR
    Figures made public by General March recently reveal that the battle death rate in the United States army in France exceeded the disease death rate, a thing that never happened in previous wars. The battle death rate for the enitre American army was 20 in every one thousand a year. In the expeditionary forces the battle death rate was 57 in every one thousand. The disease death rate was 17 in every one thousand in the expeditionary forces and 16 in the army at home.
   No previous war has ever approached these figures. The Mexican war’s battle death rate was 15 in every thousand and the disease death rate was 110 in every thousand. The battle death rate in the civil war was 33 for every thousand and the disease death rate was 65.
   Had it not been for the influenza scourge the disease death rate would have been proportionately low. Of the 32.15 men out of every one thousand in the service who died of disease 30.071 died of influenza or pneumonia, leaving only 2.081 deaths from other diseases.
   It is obvious that the battle death rate should be higher than in previous wars because of the superior weapons used by men, yet the fact that this is the first war of all time in which the battle death rate exceeds the disease death rate in spite of the superior implements of war, is in itself a glorious monument to medical science. Doctors and nurses have won the admiration of the world by their faithful and successful war against the ravages to mankind. All of the heroes did not fight on the battlefield.

WHAT CAN YOU DISCUSS?
   The men who would mould public opinion, whose counsel is sought on comprehensive subjects, whose advice is desired by men of influence and political power, the leading educators of today, the same professors you give ear to each morning are giving lectures on world problems each Wednesday night at the Y.M.C.A. 
   If the leading men of the country seek the opinions of our professors and if townspeople find time to enjoy these lectures, as they both do, surely the low student can afford to hear them. University products are expected by the world at large to be conversant on current topics. Some of them must be a bit disappointing when they come home at vacation time unable to discuss anything except fraternity dances.
   Tomorrow night Professor Plum will discuss a question of paramount interest, The Monroe Doctrine in Relation to the League of Nations. To miss this timely lecture is to neglect your education. Boycott Charlie Chaplin and Constance Talmadge for one evening and take your date to the Y.M.C.A. After the lecture is over there will still be plenty of time to get a good seat at the 
Glee club concert.

Y.W. CABINET APPOINTED
Committee Chairmen for Coming Year Selected by Officers
   The Y. W. C. A. cabinet for the next school year has been appointed recently. It is composed of the executive officers, who were elected a short time ago, and the chairmen of committees, who are chosen by the retiring president and vice-president and the new president and vice-president.
   The following people have been selected to complete the cabinet:
   Social service, Margaret Dolliver, Loyalty club, Helen Rundorff; Employment, Mildred Taylor; Oakdale, Eloise Junk; Old Ladies’ Home, Essie Atwood. Hospital visiting, Helen Von Lackum; Children’s Hospital Florence Fisher.
   Social, Magdaline Grimm; receptions, Alveretta West; teas, Bessie Tye; “cozies,” Helen Lake.
   Voluntary study, Leone Barngrover; Bible study, Gladys Haberley; world fellowship, Iva Baker.
   Meeting, Beatrice Gates; assistant, Florence Overholt; Membership, Eula Van Meter.
   New Students, Reva Meardon; publicity, Helen McAlvin, poster, Alma Held; [bulleting] board, Ida Paule; association news, Ophelia Miller.
   Finance, Clarice Knudson; assistants, Minnie Crooks, Sadie Clapper, and Anna Thompsen.
   Church relationship, Kathryn Dayton.
   Committee meetings, Agnes Knight; arrangements, Julia Hysham; announcements, Elsie Katz; poster, Helene Messer.
   Music, Blanche Miller.

   Miss Lucille C. Franchere entertained at a recital at the meeting of the Humanist Society last night. The bachelors of the society acted as hosts and served refreshments.

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DELTA CHI GIVES FORMAL
Party at Montrose Hotel in Cedar Rapids is Very Unique
   The formal party of the Delta Chi fraternity, which was given in the Montrose hotel at Cedar Rapids Saturday, was one of the unique social events of the season.
   The party was started at 3 p.m. with informal dancing in the Montrose ball room. The dinner dance began at 6:30.
   The programs were cleverly interspersed with bits of verse suitable to the courses of the dinner and the dances between courses. Favors were silver spoons embossed with the fraternity emblem and engraved with the initials of the guest.
   The last number was a carnival dance. Horns, gaily colored hats, toy balloons and confetti transformed the ball room into a whirling mass of color and laughter.
   Chaperons were Col. and Mrs. Morton C. Mumma, Coach and Mrs. Howard H. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Tobin of Vinton.

 [advertisement] DAINTY LUNCHES between or after classes. Drop into WHITING’S PHARMACY On Dubuque St. 

   Achoth sorority will entertain a dancing party at its chapter on Saturday evening. Prof. and Mrs. E. Lewis and Frances Dearborn [unreadable] chaperon. 
   Marion Hopkins of Dubuque [spent?] Easter Sunday with Etna [unreadable] the Pi Beta Phi house.
   Josephine Moffet of [Shenadoah?] visited at the Kappa Kappa [unreadable] house this week end.

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PAGE TWO THE DAILY IOWAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Tuesday, April 22, 1919 THE DAILY IOWAN A morning paper published for the period of the war four times a week-Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday-by The Daily Iowan Publishing company at 103 Iowa avenue, Iowa City Member Iowa College Press Entered as second class matter at the post office of Iowa City, Iowa Subscription Rate $2.00 per year BOARD OF TRUSTEES C.H. Weller, chairman, Gretchen Kane, secretary, E.M. McEwen, E.S. Smith, Alice E. Hinkley, M. Elizabeth Hendee, Mary Anderson EDITORIAL STAFF MILDRED E. WHITCOMB, Editor-in-chief Telephone, Black 1757; Office Hours- 8-12; 1-6 daily, Room 14, L.A. Building Rowena Wellman- Managing Editor Associate Editor Ralph E. Overholser News Editor Eileen Galvin Exchange Editor. Nancy Lamb Humorous Editor. M. Elizabeth Hendee Sports Editor Leon H. Brigham BUSINESS STAFF ROMOLA LATCHEM - Business manager Edward Chamberlain- Advertising Mgr. Telephone 935; Office Hours 3-5 daily, 103 Iowa Ave "I have never had a policy. I have simply tried to do what seemed best each day as each day came. " - Lincoln. Night Editors Elizabeth Hendee Elsie Katz THAT $60 BONUS Do you remember, fellows, that $60 bonus for which you wrote and rewrote a dozen letters before you had one perfect from a military viewpoint? That will be coming in some day in the mail and all those thousand ways you have planned to spend it will come into your mind at once and you will be nonplussed. The Iowan has a simple way out of your difficulty, and if this has already occurred to you it will strike you as rich. There is a task you started to do one time which is unfinished. Just because you did your part nobly and well for a period is no reason why you should stop before the job is done. Some of you too feel it a little because you did not get to do all you would have enjoyed doing toward that task. Now is your chance to accomplish more and finish the whole thing up right. The liberty loan campaign is on, the Victory loan campaign. Take your $60 and invest part of it in a bond or add to it and invest in a bond or add to it and invest in a larger bond. Finish up this war which you have already willingly assisted. BOLSHEVISM OR ANTI-MILITARISM? No more R.O.T.C.! No more military drill! This is the cry among the male students of many colleges throughout the country. Organized opposition is being offered to over- A recent issue of The Cornellian re- A recent issue of the Cornelian reports that strong opposition on the part of the men to overthrow this organization at Mt. Vernon has been a comparative success. At State Teachers' College the R.O.T.C. was organized by a newly appointed captain on April 7 while on the following day a mass meeting of the men was held to reject it. At this meeting the men decided to stand as one body in refusing to accept any military obligations whatsoever. Educational and military authorities are stifled at the attempt and have yet taken no action to force this upon an unwilling group. At the University of Michigan, the R.O.T.C. has been abolished. Such opposition evidently is a result of the anti-militarist propaganda spread throughout the country. The anti-militarist organization has its headquarters in Washington and is daily sending out material to over 600 newspapers, furnishing arguments to debaters and sending out public speakers to defy the entrance of what is called "Prussian Militarism" into our free institutions. What is significance of this movement? Is it not a threatening menace? If the movement continues and is accelerated by the overthrowal of R.O.T.C. units, serious consequences are inevitable. Something must be done. It must be conceded that there is some justification for opposition but this opposition should not be so secret, so undiplomatic and so forceful as to prevent its control. THE DOCTOR AND THE WAR Figures made public by General March recently reveal that the battle death rate in the United States army in France exceeded the disease death rate, a thing that never happened in previous wars. The battle death rate for the enitre American army was 20 in every one thousand a year. In the expeditionary forces the battle death rate was 57 in every one thousand. The disease death rate was 17 in every one thousand in the expeditionary forces and 16 in the army at home. No previous war has ever approached these figures. The Mexican war’s battle death rate was 15 in every thousand and the disease death rate was 110 in every thousand. The battle death rate in the civil war was 33 for every thousand and the disease death rate was 65. Had it not been for the influenza scourge the disease death rate would have been proportionately low. Of the 32.15 men out of every one thousand in the service who died of disease 30.071 died of influenza or pneumonia, leaving only 2.081 deaths from other diseases. It is obvious that the battle death rate should be higher than in previous wars because of the superior weapons used by men, yet the fact that this is the first war of all time in which the battle death rate exceeds the disease death rate in spite of the superior implements of war, is in itself a glorious monument to medical science. Doctors and nurses have won the admiration of the world by their faithful and successful war against the ravages to mankind. All of the heroes did not fight on the battlefield. WHAT CAN YOU DISCUSS? The men who would mould public opinion, whose counsel is sought on comprehensive subjects, whose advice is desired by men of influence and political power, the leading educators of today, the same professors you give ear to each morning are giving lectures on world problems each Wednesday night at the Y.M.C.A. If the leading men of the country seek the opinions of our professors and if townspeople find time to enjoy these lectures, as they both do, surely the low student can afford to hear them. University products are expected by the world at large to be conversant on current topics. Some of them must be a bit disappointing when they come home at vacation time unable to discuss anything except fraternity dances. Tomorrow night Professor Plum will discuss a question of paramount interest, The Monroe Doctrine in Relation to the League of Nations. To miss this timely lecture is to neglect your education. Boycott Charlie Chaplin and Constance Talmadge for one evening and take your date to the Y.M.C.A. After the lecture is over there will still be plenty of time to get a good seat at the Glee club concert. Y.W. CABINET APPOINTED Committee Chairmen for Coming Year Selected by Officers The Y. W. C. A. cabinet for the next school year has been appointed recently. It is composed of the executive officers, who were elected a short time ago, and the chairmen of committees, who are chosen by the retiring president and vice-president and the new president and vice-president. The following people have been selected to complete the cabinet: Social service, Margaret Dolliver, Loyalty club, Helen Rundorff; Employment, Mildred Taylor; Oakdale, Eloise Junk; Old Ladies’ Home, Essie Atwood. Hospital visiting, Helen Von Lackum; Children’s Hospital Florence Fisher. Social, Magdaline Grimm; receptions, Alveretta West; teas, Bessie Tye; “cozies,” Helen Lake. Voluntary study, Leone Barngrover; Bible study, Gladys Haberley; world fellowship, Iva Baker. Meeting, Beatrice Gates; assistant, Florence Overholt; Membership, Eula Van Meter. New Students, Reva Meardon; publicity, Helen McAlvin, poster, Alma Held; [bulleting] board, Ida Paule; association news, Ophelia Miller. Finance, Clarice Knudson; assistants, Minnie Crooks, Sadie Clapper, and Anna Thompsen. Church relationship, Kathryn Dayton. Committee meetings, Agnes Knight; arrangements, Julia Hysham; announcements, Elsie Katz; poster, Helene Messer. Music, Blanche Miller. Miss Lucille C. Franchere entertained at a recital at the meeting of the Humanist Society last night. The bachelors of the society acted as hosts and served refreshments. [advertisement] TAXI PHONE 1700 MURPHY’S SERVICE Office HOTEL JEFFERSON [advertisement] BANNER DAIRY LUNCH Offers you Wholesome Meals at Reasonable Prices 11 South Dubuque Street [advertisement] NORTHWESTERN TEACHERS’ AGENCY FOR ENTIRE WEST AND ALASKA—THE LARGEST AND BEST AGENCY Write immediately for free circular BOISE IDAHO [advertisement] OH BOY! Did you ever taste those Sweet Rolls served for breakfast in the JEFFERSON COFFEE ROOM and JEFFERSON QUICK LUNCH SERVICE CAFÉ They are simply wonderful. Delicious coffee also—n’everything. DELTA CHI GIVES FORMAL Party at Montrose Hotel in Cedar Rapids is Very Unique The formal party of the Delta Chi fraternity, which was given in the Montrose hotel at Cedar Rapids Saturday, was one of the unique social events of the season. The party was started at 3 p.m. with informal dancing in the Montrose ball room. The dinner dance began at 6:30. The programs were cleverly interspersed with bits of verse suitable to the courses of the dinner and the dances between courses. Favors were silver spoons embossed with the fraternity emblem and engraved with the initials of the guest. The last number was a carnival dance. Horns, gaily colored hats, toy balloons and confetti transformed the ball room into a whirling mass of color and laughter. Chaperons were Col. and Mrs. Morton C. Mumma, Coach and Mrs. Howard H. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Tobin of Vinton. [advertisement] DAINTY LUNCHES between or after classes. Drop into WHITING’S PHARMACY On Dubuque St. Achoth sorority will entertain a dancing party at its chapter on Saturday evening. Prof. and Mrs. E. Lewis and Frances Dearborn [unreadable] chaperon. Marion Hopkins of Dubuque [spent?] Easter Sunday with Etna [unreadable] the Pi Beta Phi house. Josephine Moffet of [Shenadoah?] visited at the Kappa Kappa [unreadable] house this week end. [advertisement] [emblem of Venus]The largest selling quality pencil in the world. VENUS PENCILS [hand drawing of VENUS pencil]17 black degrees [unreadable] and 3 copying [unreadable?] FREE Trial samples of [unreadable] VENUS pencils [unreadable] free on request. American Lead Pencil [unreadable] 215 Fifth Ave., Dept. 8 [unreadable] Of all stationers and stores throughout the [unreadable] [advertisement] TEACHERS WANTED For all departments of school work. School officials will [sel?]elect teachers for next year. A MAXIMUM OF SERVICE AT [A?] MINIMUM COMMISSION RATE. Commission 4 per cent. Territory, central and western states. Write today for blanks. HEUER TEACHERS’ AGENCY Cedar Rapids, Iowa [advertisement] We Will Launder Your Negligee Shirts in a way that makes them look much better than [unreadable] possible when they are sent elsewhere. You will find that we wash them thoroughly, [unreadable] so carefully that the colors stay bright. Don’t mail your laundry home. All you have to do is phone 294. New Process Laundry “The Pride of Iowa City” PHONE 294 [advertisement] Pictures Picture Frames Book and Craft Shop 124 E. Washington Street