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VOL. XIV. NO. 90.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
KHUN RECORDS
ATHLETIC EVENTS RUN OFF IN
GOOD STYLE IN GYMNASIUM
FAST TIME IN RACE EVENTS
Reavi and Shaw Break Former
Record", While Harkson and
Reese Tied Two University
Records Time Fast
Two records were broken and two
tied at the track meet yesterday after
noon. Reavis broke the pole vault,
going 11 feet 3 inches. The former
record, 11 feet 2 inches, was made by
Linstrum, '13. The 12-pound shot-put
record was broken by Shaw, who
hurled the shot 44 feet 7 inches, beat
ing the former record, held by Herbert
Reese, '13, by half an inch. Harkson
tied the fence vault. 6 feet 8 inches.
Reese tied the record for the 25-yard
dash, covering that distance in 3 sec
onds flat.
The events in order were:
1. Fence Vault First, Harkson;
second, Hummel; third. Giffln. Height,
C, feet 8Vfc inches. Former record, C
feet &l& inches.
2. Pole Vault First. Reavis; sec
ond, Linstrum. Height, 11 feet 3
inches. Former record. 11 feet 2
inches, A. C. Linstrum, '13.
3. 25-Yard Dash First Reese; sec
ond. Scott. Time, 3 seconds. Former
record, 3 seconds, E. W. Brannon. '11.
4. 12-Pound Shot-Put First, Shaw;
second, Reese; third, Ross. Distance.
44 feet IVz inches. Former record. 44
feet 7 inches, Reese, '13.
5. Running High Jump First. Hum
mel; second, Ross. Height, 5 feet 4
Inches. Former record. 5 feet 9 Inches,
Athes, '07, Knode, '07,
6. Running High Kick First, Ku
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"EASY MARK" NUMBER
OF AWGWAN IS OUT
Clever Issue Is Produced Editorials
and Local Humor Show Snap
and Keen Wit .
"The Easy Mark" number of the
Awgwan is out in all its glory. The
chief conspirators have done their
worst and the result is an Issue that-
is worth reading. The cover is illus
trated by II. Greer and the design is
a clever dedication to the Kosmet
Klub. The usual number of Jokes may
be found, the editorials are snappy,
and the cartoons are as appropriate as
cartoons should be, but the part that
will probably attract more attention
than the other divisions is the "Gen
eral Catalogue of the University of
Nebraska." The next number of the
Awgwan will be the "Prom" number,
out March 1. Then the editors are
going on a vacation and the law stu
dents will prove that they have as
much ability as the scribes that have
made our contemporary interesting by
publishing on March 15 the "Law"
number. (Law me!)
. 1 :
MANY STUDENTS SPEND
HOLIDAY AT HOME
More Than Usual Number Leave City
" Enough Charter Day Medasl
to Go Round
The students began flocking back
to Lincoln at an early hour yesterday
afternoon. More than the usual num
ber went home for the extra day holi
day. Some of them returned to be
present -during the Charter Day pro
gram, while others waited until alte
last night or early this moning for
their return voyage. The campus pre
sented a deserted appearance. There
were not even enough students pres
ent to carry on the usual campus
gossip. The situation was well sized
up by Maurice Clark yesterday morn
ing. He was examining the medals
on display in front of Memorial Hall
when he was heard to exclaim: "Well,
from the looks of things there will be
just about enough to go around to the
students who have stayed over."
KOSMET SEAT SALE
STARTS WITH RUSH
Line of Students Had Formed Before
Box-Office Opened Reservations
Held Until Thursday Night
The seat sale for "The Easy Mark"
Ktarts off with a rush and everyone
will have to hurry if they want good
seats for this most popular of all stu
dent shows. The seats held in re
serve will be kept until Tuesday night,
when, if they are not called for, they
will bo placed on general sale. With
the opening of the box offlce Monday
morning there was u stream of stu
dents waiting to reserve seats, and the
reservations have been going fast all
day.
Rehearsals nre scheduled for every
day this week and every effort Is be
ing put forth to make the show the
best ever. The music has arrived and
will be placed on sale on the campus
this week. This score comprises the
song hits of the show and should have
a good sale among the students. Every
indication points to a very successful
show.
GIRL'S BASKET BALL
CAPTAINS APPOINTED
Class Squad Leaders Named to be Re
sponsible For Team Practice and
to Assist Picking Teams
Squad captains for the four, classes
in girl's basket ball practice for the
coming tournament have been appoint
ed: Marie Clark, Seniors.
.Minnie Rohrer. Juniors.
Frelda Iseuberg, Sophomores.
Camilla Koch, Freshmen.
The duties of these girls are to get
their men out to as many practices as
possible, to assist In the coaching,
and to help pick the teams. The
tournament comes the 26th of this
month and all of the classes are work
ing hard with the odds In favor of the
Sophomores
MIDWINTER GLASS
THIRTY-THREE FROM SEVEN COL
LEGES RECEIVE DEGREES
DEAN BURNETT GIVE ADDRESS
The Black Masques Entertain the
Graduates at an Informal Re
ception After Jthe
Exercises
The nineteenth annual midwinter
commencement exercises of the Uni
versity of Nebraska were held last
Monday evening at the Temple Thea
ter. Degrees were conferred upon
thirty-threo who had finished their
work at this time. The exercises
were presided over by Chancellor
Avery.
The address by Dean Burnett of the
College of Agriculture was made in
teresting especially to those who have
studied the question of the increased
demand for food in the United States
and the decrease of surplus lands to
supply this demand. The speaker was
optimistic as to the outcome of the
situation. He pointed out the great
strides that scientific agriculture had
made in meeting the call for the in
creased amount of food and held out
the hope that the introduction of the
study of agriculture into our. public
schools as one of the common
branches would undoubtedly go a long
way toward solving this economic
problem. Dean Burnett then im-
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NINETY COUPLES
ATTEND LAW HOP
One of the Best Dances of the Season
Professor and Mrs. Fossler
Were Chaperones
The dance held by the Freshman
Laws was one of the best of the sea
son. Professor and Mrs. Foster chap
eroned the dance held at the Rose
wild dancing hall Saturday evening.
Ninety couples were in attendance,
and pronounced it. the best University
dance of the season. One of the
crow ning features was the distribution
of roses to the girls with the pro
grams. " New dances and new steps
were at their maximum, and this con
nected with the l'ac't that there was
no limit to the "pep" demonstrated,
the good time can be explained.
Refreshments were served, consist
ing of punch, candy and wafers. Mr.
Bryson. as chairman, says it was a
financial success.
Students Vote Today!
Exercise Your Franchise!
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; :
JUNIOR PROM NEXT
SATURDAY EVENING
Committee Refuse to Tell Plans for
PartyPromise a Feature Dance
From Start to Finish
The Junior Prom will be held Satur
day night, March 6, 1915, at the Rose
wilde Party House. The Prom prom
ises to be one of, if not the, classiest
social events of the present season.
The chairman of the committee Is
very secretive as to just what the
party is to be like, and when asked
for a statement concerning the Prom,
simply said: "Tell them they are go
ing to receive the most pleasant sur
prise of their college careers." He
said definite announcements would be
made within a few days, but that until
then he had nothing more to say.
The various members of the com
mittee are working hard making defi
nite arrangements. Several of them
when interviewed refused to talk, and
a few simply said. "Wait and see."
" The chairman of the financial divi
sion of the committee said, "Just say
that the place is Uosewilde, the time
is March 6, 1915, and the price is three
dollars for a real class dance."
FISCHER FINISHES HIS
SERIES OF LECTURES
Large Attendance of Students and
Much Interest Manifested in
Series cf Lectures
Dr. Martin H. Fischer, professor of
physiology in the University of Cin
cinnati, finished his lectures on the
treatment of nephritis and allied con
ditions last Friday. These lectures
were seven in number and were given
under the following titles: (1) Experi
mental foundations for the treatment
of nephritis; (2) Fallacy of the salt
restriction therapy; (3) Prognosis in
nephritis; (4) Kidney efficiency
tests; (5) Prophylactic measures
against nephritis; (6) On the etiology
of vascular disease and its relation to
'nephrites; (7) On the nature, cause
' and relief of glaucoma.
i The average attendance at these
lectures was about two hundred. They
J were very beneficial as well as inter
esting. They were much appreciated
by all.
FORMER STUDENT NOW
INJSAHE ASYLUM
Says He Forged Checks in Order to
Get .Jail Sentence and Study
Penal Methods
Smith Widen, a graduate of Iowa
University, was confined to the insane
asylum at Chicago last week. He
stated that he had forged checks in
order to be sentenced to the asylum
so that he could study penal methods.
When taken to the asylum he totfk his
confinement with pleasure, saying it
would afford him an opportunity to
study the insane. Widen created a
sensation at Iowa University during
the past three years, where he studied
psychology. His pranks caused much
comment. His parents reside in Aus
tin, Texas.
ULDtT D liliuu
CYCLONESGET BACK
HUSKERS DROP LAST GAME OF
EASTERN INVASION
NEBRASKA IS IN POOR FORM
Unable to Stop Cyclone Offense Score
Stands 25 to 11 Against Them
Win Other Two Games
Easily
Ames came back last Saturday after
noon and administered a 25-11 defeat
to the Huskers in the last game of the
eastern invasion. Nebraska had won
the game of the previous evening
24-12, and at that time the chances for
an all-victorious trip were especially
bright. The secret of the Ames vic
tory lay in the previously feared slump
of the Cornhusker quintet and the
fierce, irresistible work of the Cy
clones. Nebraska's offense never got
well started. The guarding . of the
Ames defense was so close and their
offense' so fierce that the Husker team
work appeared only in flashes. Ruth
erford and Campbell played the most
consistent game for Nebraska, al
though the Cyclone defense held them
down to fewer goals than they regis
tered in any previous game of the trip.
Hugg was not up to form and had lit
tle success In converting the frequent
Ames fouls into Nebraska points.
Cramer, right guard, was the point of
the Ames offense, and scored five of
the Cyclone's goals. .
Ames started the game with a rush,
gaining the lead, which they held
throughout the major portion of the
contest. Swiney scored first, when he
registered a free throw for the Cy
clones. Cramer soon followed with a
goal from the field. The game was
PRIZE AWARDED TO
FRESHMAN STUDENT
Law Books Given to Freshman Law
Student Making Highest Grade in
Dean Hastings' Class
By receiving a grade of Do per cent,
the highest in the class, in Dean Hast
ings' course in the history and system
of the common law, E. Everett Carr.
a freshman law student, secured the
valuable book prize awarded by Gal
ligan & Co. of Chicago.
This company is a large book firm
and each year awards a copy of "Cy
clopedic Law Dictionary" to the one
in this particular course who excels
his classmates. The book Is a large,
well-bound volume and one that Mr.
Carr may well be proud of and one
which will be exceedingly useful to
him when he hangs up his shingle.
The book contains all the words and
phrases used generally by members
of the bar and any lawyer may be
happy to have It upon his desk.
Mr. Carr is an all "E" man, a hard
working student, and Is a member of
the Acacia and Phi Delta Phi fraterni
ties. at OLIVEft Dox Office
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