The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 03, 1915, Image 1

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    ALL SENIORS
Dally 1 Nebraskan
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the first semester
of next year by
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VOL, XIV. NO. 82.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1915
PRICE 5 CENTS.
The Dal
Iv Nebraskain
THE LABOR PROBLEM
CHILD LABOR CONDITIONS' ARE
GRAPHICALLY SHOWN
PROFESSOR EAVES LECTURES
Factory" Children Submitted to Moat
Deplorable Conditions Plea Is
Made for Conservation of
Vitality
Those who failed to hear Professor
i. nolle Eaves give her. illustrated lec
ture on "Child Labor In the United
States," last Tuesday at convocation,
missed an exceedingly Interesting and
instructive half hour.
Miss Eavea brought the child labor
problem home to her listeners by
showing pictures of some very un
satisfactory child labor conditions
which may be seen not more than
three blocks from t our University
campus. One of ' these pictures
showed some of the unsanitary con
ditions of the newsboys and the de
plorable environments in which these
boys are placed. These pictures de
scribed more graphically than any
words could the need for advance
legislation on this subject
One of the striking points brought
out by the lecturer was that there are
over 3,000,000 chiid laborers in the
United States who are employed in
the work of the cotton mills, the
mines, the glass factories, canneries
and other similar work. These chil
dren spend on the average 3.368 hours
of the year in the factory, while the
total number of daylight hours for
that period is but 3,728. When we
take into consideration the fact that
the school children Bpend but 1,000
hours per year in the school, we may
partially realize what this means to
the young workers, and also realize
the danger of allowing such an insti
tution as modern child labor to exist.
Miss Eaves closed her talk by a
Dlea for the conservation of national
vitality by providing for better school
and playground facilities for Young
America. This question is especially
nertinent at the present time in Ne
braska. the state legislature being in
session, and spending part of its time
in investigating Ms phase of the
labor problem.
Bio Donation
According to the Syracuse Daily
Orange, a draft for $100,000 from the
executors of the will of the late Mrs
Minnie Hackett Trowbridge,' was re
ceived by Chancellor James R. Day
of the Syracuse University on Decern
her 26. with the provision that the
sum be applied to the erection of a
new building for the college or law.
Tho will provided that the building
be erected to the memory or Mrs
Trowbridge's father, Robert Hackett.
who attained eminence in the legal
profession in New York City.
Columbia University
Because of the extensive theatre
going population at Columbia Univer
sity the university daily makes it a
point to criticise favorably or adverse
the various new plays or musical re
citals in New York City
SENIOR PROM TICKETS
May Be Secured from the Committee
Everyone Urged to Buy.
Ticket Early
Senior Prom tickets may be secured
from P. O. Southwick, O. II. Cumwin
kel, Robert Holland, Ruth McMlcheal,
Marie Robertson, Don Mapes and Carl
Ganz. This committee requests that
all intending to go to this dance pur
chase their tickets Immediately, so
that plans may be made accordingly.
College Men and Prohibition
In a recent issue of the Georgetown,
Tex., "Megaphone." an article appears
In regard to the call for the aid of
college men In the fight against John
Barleycorn. It is expected that with
the aid of 3,000 college men 5.000,000
votes for the cause may be secured.
FRESHMAN LAWS
DANCE SATURDAY
Tickets to Be Sold at Minimum Price
Rosewlld Party House Se
cured for the Event
The Freshman Law Hop, to be given
a week from next saiuraay msm,
February 13th, promises to be a social
event well worth the consideration of
those who enjoy that popular pastime
The dance will be given at the Rose
wilde Party House, and the music will
be furnished by a high class orchestra
of seven pieces.
The members of the committee
have conceived the idea of putting on
this dance at just as low a price per
ticket as the cost of the arrangements
will uermit. In this way each indi
vidual will keep his personal share of
a balance wnicn, n niKuei i"iwu
tickets were sold, would be on hand
to turn into the class treasury.
Tickets are on sale at $1.00 each.
Only eighty-five will be available, ex
rinsivfi of "coniDs." which will be un
usuall yfew.
The Saturday night date seems to
have been chosen with discretion
the following Monday being Charter
Dave and there will be no classes, so
it is said. This will make it a rare
oDDortunity for those studiously in
clined, to take in a high class dance
at a minimum cost. .
pnminittwmcn ure i Bryson. chair-
VUUUUivwv -
man; Lahr, Ridell, Rankin, Metcalfe,
and Peterson.
PRESBYTERIAN YOUNG
PEOPLE MEET TOMORROW
One of a Series of Entertainments for
the Young People of the First
Presbyterian Church
A '-get-together" meeting will be
held for the young people of the First
Presbyterian church tomorrow night
It is one of the many which have been
hold during the past semester and are
always enjoyed by everyone. It is the
Bl mof the young people to meet in a
social way once in two or three weeks.
The form of entertainment, ic varied
from dinners to fudge parties and fun
makei Everyone Is cordially invited to at
tend and partake in this jollification
at the church, February 4.
U uulic) WbaLaLaD Special Offer
1
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CLASS PLAY CHOSEN REGISTRA
TION THURSDAY
THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY"
Play Highly Recommended Large
Number Needed to Complete
the Cast All Juniors Are
Eligible to Try Out
"The Road to Yesterday" is the
name of the Junior play which will
be given at the Oliver Theatre on the
19th of March. This play has been
highly recommended and has been
Droduced with great success in some
of the other prominent universities of
the country.
Registration for the tryouts has
been arranged for Thursday morning
in U 106 at 11 o'clock. Another regis
tration will be held at that hour on
either Friday or the first of next week.
The tryouts will be held in the Temple
Theatre on either Tuesday or Wed
nesday evening of next week.
The large number necessary to
make complete the cast will enable
many of those wishing to try out to
get a place in the play. It has been
rumored that oftentimes exceptional
talent is discovered in some of the
contestants for -the first time when
they try out for such events as this.
It is not essential that the contestants
have previous training in dramatic
art.
Chairman Harkson of the play com
mittee is very enthusiastic in1 regard
to the success of the Junior play this
year because 316tickets have already
been sold and calls for stil more are
being made. The period for special
reservation at $1.50 for two tickets is
now a thing of the past and the $2.00
price is in effect and open to anyone.
GLASS DEBATING
-TEAMS AT WORK
Keen Competition Expected Sopho
more Team Already Organized
Other Debaters Chosen Soon
The debating tryouts for the various
class teams will be held Tuesday.
February 9. All persons desiring to
debate will hand in their names at
the office of the aDily Nebraskan be
fore Saturday of this week.. The ques
hich has been published before
is, "Resolved, That the government of
tho United States should prevent the
sale of munitions of war by citizens
of this country to European belliger
ents."
The Sophomore organization has
heen completed and the debate will
be held in U. 106. Beginning at 7:30
n m. each speaker will be allowed
ten minutes in a main speech without
rebuttal. . It is expected that the com
petition will be keen.
n Is iid to the other class organiza
i tn onpnro their rooms and
The debate is not far off and
it Is expected that those interested
should get prepared. So it Is up to
the chairman of the Freshman, Junior
SoTitnr committees to arrange
these different details.
union
RYOUTS
PROFESSOR AYLESWORTH
RETURNED YESTERDAY
Was Called Away From City on Ac
count of the Death of His
Brother
Prof. L. E. Aylesworth returned to the
city last night after an absence of
six days, caused by the Illness and
death of his brother, Homer E. Ayles
worth, Law '10, of Aurora. Nebr.
Range of Wireless Extended
Ann Arbor, Mich.. Jan. 20. As sooif
as repairs have been completed, the
wireless station at the University of
Michigan will have a regular working
range of 3,000 miles and will be able
to work with stations both on the At
lantic and Pacific coasts.
STUDENTS AIDED DY
THE LOAN FUND
Twenty-five Students Take Advantage
of Fund Three Hundred Dol
lars Has Now Been Paid
One hundred dollars has been re
ceived by the committee in charge of
the Student Loan Fund as the third
installment in the donation of Mrs.
A. E. Carter of New York City. Mrs.
Carter's donation of $500.00. to be paid
in five yearly installments, is in mem
ory of her husband, a graduate of the
engineering college of the University.
Three installments have already been
paid.
Together with the interest from the
other donations of the other founders
of the fund, this donation from Mrs.
Carter brings the total amount avail
able for student loans up to $300.00.
Nearly twenty-five students are tak
ing advantage of this opportunity to
borrow money, and last semester a
large number of applications were
turned away, since the funds were ex
hausted. Professor G. R. Chatburn, chairman
of the committee in charge of the
fund, says that applications will now
be considered, and is of the opinion
that before long the money will again
be out in use.
The loan fund, although founded for
the benefit of the engineers, is now
open to students in any college of the
University.
REGISTRATION FOR
CHOflUS STILL OPEN
Special Hour in Evening Set for Men
Who Take Drill Symphony -Program
Next Week
Registration for chorus will be left
open a few days longer. Attention of
the men is called to the special chorus
for men which meets in the Temple
Monday evenings. Grand opera
choruses are being studied at this
time. A request has been made that
the men sing some of these selections
at a convocation program.
The symphony programs will be re
sumed next week. Doctor Dann will
play over the last movement of the
fourth symphony Saturday at 5 p. m.
In Art Hall.
TEAM WORKING HARD
GARDNER HAS TAKEN MYER'S
PLACE AT FORWARD
DOPE FAVORS THE COYOTES
The Ministers Are a Veteran Aggre
gation Only One New Man In
Lineup Shields at Cen
ter for Nebraska
The Husker quintet of basket
piercers upon whom .rests the fierce
hopes for revenge of the entire Uni
versity is straining every nerve to
overcome the setback caused by the
loss of Myers. Gardner, a new man
who has been ineligible until this se
mester, is playing a good game at for
ward, and his fellow townsman.
Shields, is playing at center. Team
work has been badly shattered by the
shifting around of the men, but prac
tice has been fierce and fast. The
forwards are developing almost dead
ly accuracy at piercing the basket,
while Rutherford and Hawkins are
playing the floor with their old time
dash and effectiveness.
Madame Dope, that elusive indi
vidual who feeds upon the imagina
tion of metropolitan sport scribes, and
lives on the revenue she receives for
false lips tipped, gives the Parsons an
advantage over our Huskers in the
coming battle. Last year Wesleyan
defeated our otherwise invincible
Cornhuskers two out of three. Our
team this year is not up to the stand
ard of last year's crew, while Wes
leyan has what may well be called a
veteran aggregation. Members of
the Wesleyan team have been playing
together since they were old enough
to attend Sunday school. From the
Sunday school league they graduated
into the University Place High School
team, and from there into the Wes
leyan varsity. Four of last year s
team are at it again this year. One
new man, Hughes by name, has joined
the class, and it is gathered from
dope which is stamped with the ap
proval of the Holy City school that
he is just as much at home as if he
were one of the old guard.
Whatever the result may be in next
Friday's contest between our Huskers
and Coach Kline's "point a minute"
aggregation, the populace is sure to
see a game that will not be coon for
gotten. And although we are com
pelled to bow In submission to the
latest decree of dope, still there lurks
somewhere in the heart of every Corn
husker the fierce hope that the Husk
ers will send the dope bucket a-splash-ing
and get sweet vengeance for the
disaster of a year ago.
Oberlin Gets $3,000,000"
Oberlin, O.. Jan. 19. A bequest of
$3,000,000 to Oberlin University by
Charles M.. Hall, the aluminum mag
nate, who died recently In Florida, was
announced today by President 11. C.
King. The bequest is in the form of a
$2,000,000 cash endowment to be used
for any purpose; $500,000 to be used
to build a new auditorium; $100.0t0
for -the auditorium's maintenance;
$200,000 to be spent for campus improvements.
Jluniors and Seniors
in particular