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VOL. XIV. NO. 40.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1914.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
HEW
FRATERNITY
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA COMES TO
NEBRASKA.
MAKES EIGHTEENTH CHAPTER
Medical Scholarship Fraternity Local
Chapter Will be Organized
Within the Next Two
Weeks.
Word has just been received by the
University of Nebraska, College of
Medicine at Omaha that a chapter of
the Alpha Omega Alpha, the Medical
Scholarship Fraternity, has been grant
ed to the University of Nebraska. This
society occupies the same place in
medical colleges that Phi Beta Kappa
occupies in the College of Arts.
Alpha Omega Alpha was founded at
the University of Illinois in 1902, and
at th present time has chapters only
in those medical schools which have
the highest possible rating. Of the
twenty-seven A plus schools In the
United States chapters exist only In
seventeen, namely:
University of Illinois.
Northwestern University.
Jefferson Medical. College.
Washington University.
University of California.
University of Toronto.
University of Michigan.
Cornell University.
McGill University.
University of Chicago.
Western Reserve University.
University of Pennsylvania.
Harvard University.
Johns Hopkins University.
Columbia University.
University of Minnesota.
- Syracuse University.
No new chapters have been granted
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KQMEHSKY GLUB TO
SEND FUNDS ABROAD
Met Saturday Evening Money to Be
Raised by Selling Statues of
Komensky.
The Komensky Club held its bi
weekly meeting last Saturday even
ing. They had a short program con
sisting of a duet by Misses Mae
Hurka and Louise Misko, an Imper
sonation, "Under the Linden Trea," by
Bess Strejc; a paper, entitled "The
Present Call to Bohemia," by Miss
Anna Jelen; two numbers by the Ko
mensky orchestra, and the Komensky
"Mirror," a true reflection of the daily
life of the members, by Rudolph Pro
kop. At this meeting, also, the members
discussed means by which they may
send aid to the needy or wounded
Bohemians who are engaged in tne
present European struggle. It was
finally decided to get statues of Ko
mensky, which will be sold for one
dollar each. The amount over the
cost will then be sent to the sufferers.
Although the club usually meets
only once In two weeks, owing to the
"homecoming" next week a special
meeting will be held In Art Hall on
Saturday evening, November 14.
It is an Interesting fact about the
Komensky Club here that in the na
tional books It has the very highest
record In membership, individual
work and wideawake action.
0. T. SWAN LECTURE TONIGHT
Will Address Forest Club Tonight
Now In Employ of United tSates
Government,
0. T. Swan, '04, In charge of investi
gations of wood utilization and eastern
products of forests, is on the campus
today lecturing to the Forestry Depart
ment. Tonight he will lecture to the
Forest Club in room 2, Nebraska Hall.
Mr. Swan is a Nebraska man who, as
usual, has made good.
UNITED FARMERS
HAVEBIG MEETING
Thirty Per Cent of Entire College
Present First Meeting Held
This Year.
On last Saturday evening the United
Agricultural Society held its first meet
ing of the year in Horticultural Hall
of the Plant Industry Building on the
state farm campus. There was about
thirty per cent of the entire College of
Agricultures present and as it is re
ported the girls were In the majority.
The purpose of this society is to bring
the Home Economics Club and the Ag
riculture Club eogether. It is the only
Agriculture Club In the University In
which the boys and girls can get to
gether. It is also one of the youngest
institutions in the University, being
started last year. Its present success
indicates a promising future for one
fact, because of its democratic nature.
All present report a good time and
a decided success for the organization
itself. Part of the entertainment of
the evening was a mock field meet,
after which refreshments were served.
There will be about four more meet
ings this year and all students of agri
culture are requested to come out.
The flower of Minnesota's fair sex
will clash with that of Wisconsin upon
the Armory gridiron this afternoon at
3 o'clock. The game promises to be
one of the most exciting of the season,
a regular "hair-pulling," in fact.
Distinctive uniforms have been im
ported for this occasion direct from
Paris.
Between quarters all training rules
will be suspended and the players will
feast upon peanuts, doughnuts and ice
cream cones. In case any one over
eats Doctor Elinor Lynch will be on
hand to make repairs Minnesota
Daily.
iA submarine named K-9 would possi
bly be called a dog-of-war.
UNIVERSITY DAY AT
THEJOLICE COURT
Three University Students Arraigned
For Speeding Only One Pleads
Guilty to the Charge.
Today was University day at the
police court, when several students
were arraigned on charges of speed
ing. CharLes Golden and Roy Cameron
were-said to have gone down O street
Sunday night at a speed far in excess
of that allowed by law. When ar
raigned this morning Golden pleaded
not guilty and had his hearing set for
November 17.
Ralph Sturm, on a similar charge
also pleaded not guilty. His hearing
was set for November 14.
Only one believed himself guilty.
This was Leon Gillilan who was re
warded his efforts to be honest by
being assessed a fine of $1 and costs.
GROSS COUNTRY TEAM
TAKES LAST PLACE
Captain of Team Explains Reason
Makes Frank Statement of the
Situation.
Cross, country running at Nebraska
has become a joke. Nebraska has
finished a poor last, a fair third, and
another very poor last in the past
three M. V. C. meets. The reason is
not hard to discover. At Ames, usual
ly the winner, cross country is a
major sport. A special coach devotes
his attention to some thirty-five candi
dates. At Kansas a winning team
gets a big "K." At Nebraska, the
pitiful little squad has neither coach
nor a possibility of winning a real
"N." So I say either devote a fair
proportion of attention to cross coun
try so that it doesn't advertise Ne
braska in an inverse ratio to the repu
tation built up by the football team
either do this, or abolish It altogether,
and of these two alternatives, I believe
the latter is the better.
CAPTAIN 1914 CROSS COUNTRY
TEAM.
UNION SOCIETY HAD
ROOMRE-DECORATED
Now Inviting a'nd Ready For the In
formal Reception to be Held
Saturday Evening.
The Union Society has completed
the re-decorating of its rooms on the
third floor 6f the Temple and they are
now ready for use. The walls have
been retinted in dark green and the
furnishings changed to match, making
the rooms very Inviting and comfort
able. The Society will celebrate the
change by holding an informal recep
tion Saturday evening at 8:15 to which
all university people are invited. A
program of particular interest has
been prepared for this occasion. Social
stunts and refreshments will also be
there to litelp in making merry.
REPORTER VISITS THE
ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL
Witnessed Several Very Interesting
Operations Pre-Medlcs En.
couraged to Come.
One of the reporters of the Nebras
kan had occasion to visit the State
Orthopedic Hospital yesterday and
while there witnessed several opera
tions of great interest. One of the
operations was on a baby Buffering
with cleft palate, another was for club
foot and both of these were performed
by Dr. Lord of Omaha. The hospital
Is open to the Pre-Medic students of
the University and should be used
for their benefit. The cases were very
interesting and will be remembered
by the reporter who was fortunate
enough to get to witness them. Many
of the Pre-Medic meetings will be held
at the hospital In the near future.
Convocation
Illustrated Lecture
on
South America by
Professor Persinger
Memorial Hall 11 A. M.
SPIKES GIVES DANCE.
Holds Dance for Initiates Saturday
. Night Dr. and Mrt. Condra
Were Chaperones.
. The Spikes held their first dance for
the new initiates last Saturday night.
The dance was one of the best held
tbls year. The grand march was dis
pensed with and the programs given
out at the door. Dr. and Mrs. Condra
were the chaperones.
HOMECOMING ISSUE OF
THE AWGWAN TODAY
Contains a Hearty Welcome to the Old
Grad Clever Cartoons and
Witty Sayings.
The "Home-coming" issue of the
"Awgwan" is out today and is dedi
cated to the annual home-coming event
of the year in athletics. The front
page cartoon is by Leslie Slack and
represents a good old man with a Ne
braska pennant and a cigar in his
hand. His face shows that some re
mark has been made at the cost of this
institution and he is ready to take the
matter to the manly art of self-defense
if necessary. A welcome to the old
grad is expressed by another cartoon
and poem by the same man. These
are on the introductory page of this
issue.
Lincoln's home-coming address is
given in this paper and it is certainly
worth the while of every Nebraskan
rooter to get the "Awgwan" and read
this memorable speech. There are a
great many clever cartoons in this
edition, especially on "Willie's Home
coming." The sorority house chatter
is very good and exceedingly true to
life.
Illinois Freshmen Demand More
Employment.
Nearly 400 students of which ninety
per cent are freshmen have applied for
work at the Y. M. C. A. employment
bureau of the University- of Illinois.
Only 137 students have been given
positions at which they can earn
enough to pay for their board. The
head of the employment bureau says
that the department has never been
so swamped with men after work.
The tie game with Oklahoma spoils
our chances of an ever-victorious
team, but the prospects are good for
a never-defeated squad. Daily Kan
Ban. THE BLUE PRINT
DIVIDENDS PUZZLE
The Dividends Were Issued in the
Form of a Steak Roast Several
Members Missing.
For fear that there may be some
misunderstanding in regard to the
Blue Print dividends, which, according
to the Nebraskan yesterday, were de
clared to have been paid, members of
the staff wish to inform the public
that the dividends were in the form
of a steak roast at Miss Branson's
bungalow.
The feature of the event was the fact
that three more couples started for
the cottage than the number that
reached it. Business Manager of the
Blu'e' Print Is still at a loss as to what
may have happened to these parties
for he has not seen them to this late
date.
WORLD-WIDE PEACE
PROFESSOR FLING MAKES CLEAR
THE SITUATION.
UNIVERSITY BAND PLAYED
Oliver Theatre Well Filled Other
Prominent Speakers Announced
For Future Meet
ings. Prof. F. M. Fling of the European
History department Is gaining con
siderable recognition and popularity
by his frequent lectures on the differ
ent subjects brought before him by the
Great War. As is quite often the case,
many misunderstandings arise over
the discussions of such ordinarily deli
cate topics and" Prof. Fling says he is
continually niisunderstood.
His address at the Oliver theater
Sunday, before a large audience, was
well delivered. In the course of the
afternoon he spokw of the logic In the
supposition that in the future all dis
agreements between nations would be
settled by diplomacy "we would en
joy," he said, " a social circle of the
nations, in which inimical spirits had
no place nor would be countenanced."
"This was is the end, the last crash
of an old, outgrown system," he said,
"and in the future public opinion will
make any such abomination as war
impossible." World institutions would
obviate the necessity of nations' going
to war, was his opinion.
"Outraged Belgium," could not be
neglected. A collection amounting to
$75.39 was received. This, together
with the numerous shiploads of evi
denced sympathy, will be forwarded
to the American far correspondents'
"devastated fields" and "profaned
Louvain" to relieve any suffering that
may have been caused.
UNIVERSITY ARMY
DEFENDS BUILDINGS
Take Their Stand in Front of Univer
sity Hall Hold Position For
Period of One Hour.
The standing army of the University
of Nebraska took their stand in front
of the old University Hall late yester
day afternoon. Te opposing forces of
desirei and natural inclination did their
best to dislodge our forces but the
commanding voices of the officers suc
ceeded in keeping the boys in yellow
at their posts of duty. It was only for
the short period of one hour however,
that this stand was maintained and
then the ranks broke and the men
sought Individual ehelter. It is to be
regretted that the army of the Uni
versity Is so forgetful of duty and love
for their colors that they will beat a
retreat In such disorderly fashion as
was witnessed last evening. But after
all maybe It was only one of these
stfategetic retreats typical of the
foreign nations. Perhaps the latter
is the beet idea, at any rate it is
hoped that the army will again collect
themselves and take their stand to
night. (And the old flag never touched
the ground, boys, and the old flag
never touched the ground.)
Kansas The freshman girls at the
University of Kansas have planned
long hikes every Saturday in order to
become acquainted.
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