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VOL. XIV. NO. 104.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
SOPHOMORE VIGTOHY
II
SECOND YEAR GIRLS WIN THE
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
TAKE GAME FROM SENIORS
Seniors Unable to Equal Sophomores
in Speed Final Game Resulted
In a 36-16 Victory for the
Underclassmen
The Girls' Sophomore basketball
team won from the Seniors ia the
lnterclass finals last Thursday night
hy the score of 36-16.
The same was close until the last
part of the second half, when the
Sophomore five forged ahead, piling
up the large score. The Seniors,
whose star was Marie Clark, were not
able to keep up with their opponents'
speed. The Senior mainstay was
Marie Clark, who played a consistent
ly brilliant game through both prelim
inaries and finals.
The chief Sophomore scorers In the
first half were limine Carmean and
Henrietta Hawkins, who were effi
ciently backed by the whole team; in
the second half, all of their players
made successful shots at the basket
In the preliminary Freshman-Sophomore
game the latter won, 12-7. . Ca
milla Koch (captain), and Beatrice
Koch were the stars for the first-year
girls.
The Junior-Seaior game was taken
by the Seniors to the tune of 10-6 in
a rather slow game. Minnie Roher
(captain) was the principal scorer for
the Juniors. Final lineup:
Senior Sophomore
Alice LeMasters. r f Henrietta
Hawkins
Mary Murphy... 1 f .limine Carmean
Marie Clark (C.) 4 c Ernestine
Lindberg
Ethel Rorber r g .. .Frieda Isen-
berg (C.)
Alice Hanthorn.. 1 g EvaFiske
Substitutes Athan for Hanthorn,
Tolles for Athan.
GoalB Seniors, Clark 6, LeMasters
1; Sophomores, Carmean 9, Hawkins
5, Lindberg 3, Isenberg L
Final score Sophomores 36, Sen
ior 1C.
Umpires-Rutherford.
The French pantomimic dance by
Miss Isabel Coons and Miss Frances
Tulhill was perhaps the daintiest.
aesthetic dance ever given here In
the University. Coming at it did be
tween the halves of the interclass
finals, the impression was made
greater by the contrast Both of the
young ladies were in French ballet
costumes, pretty an! unique.
The two folk dances by the Sopho
mores, one a Russian and the other
an Indian, both in costume, were also
very attractive.
Lineup in preliminaries:
Freshman Junior
Beatrice Koch... r f Minnie
Rohrer (C.)
Grace Nichols... 1 f Alva Reed
Camilla Koch (C.) c TheodoraDodds,
Clara Reisland
OIlie Kirkwood,
Rose Anderson, r g -Adella Kallen-
barger
Edna Coffee 1 g ..Cornelia Frazer
Arthur Frennd: "Why is it that the
Germans spell kulture with a W
MathDde Watson; ' "Because the
English control all the seas." Student
Life.
PALLADIAN GIRLS
HAVE ANNUAL BANQUET
Informal Banquet at Home of Profes
sor Stuff Chauncey Smith Proves
an Excellent Toastmaster
The Talladian girls gave their an
nual banquet last Friday night at the
home of Professor Stuff. The pro
gram was short and spicy. Chauncey
Smith acted as toastmaster and held
his old record for wit and humor.
The annual banquet given by the
Falladian girls has been called the
best of its kind in the history of the
society. It was informal from start
to finish. Supper began at 6:30 in
the evening, but it was nearly two
hours before the program was fin
ished. All reports seem to testify
that this was one of the rare events
of the year.
Chauncey Smith acted as toastmas
ter and proved himself to be one of
the chief sources of entertainment
His sense of humor ranges from the
best to the worst; but he was at his
best on Friday night
UNI. WEEK EXECUTIVE
BOARDJS SELECTED
Work to Be in Charge of Manager
Contracts Signed for Entertain
ments in Three Towns
The work of formulating the
schedule and plans for the week will
be in charge of the permanent secre
tary, manager and assistant manager,
assisted by the members of the execu
tive board. Contracts have already
been made in Wahoo, David City and
Seward, and one of the managers left
yesterday for Ashland to attempt to
secure an additional Contract Those
incharge- of the five attractions which
will be taken on the trip are "Busy get
ting things into shape. The first at
traction will open in Wahoo, Wednes
day, March 24.
FIRST SERIES OF
DEBATES GLOSED
In High School League, Beatrice, Nor
folk, Trenton and Guide Rock
Were Victorious
Beatrice, Norfolk, Trenton, and
Guide Rock have been declared win
ners in first-series contests of the
High-School Debating League on the
question of government ownership and
operation of railroads.
Beatrice defeated Auburn at Beat
rice, March 1, by a two-to-one deci
sion of Prof. J. & Brown and Prof.
H. H. Hosford o Doane College, and
Max Merrill, attorney, of Fairbury.
Clifford Phillips, ex-Law 14, of Beat
rice, presided.
The representatives of Beatrice,
supporting the negative, were Henry
Wing, Hugo Lang, and Rutgers Van
Brunt The members of the Auburn
team were Clarence Danley, Lewis
Tyler, and Virginia Ailor.
Trenton (affirmative) won a unani
mous decision over McCookat Tren
ton. Norfolk (affirmative) defeated Madi
son at Norfolk by a unanimous deci
sion. The members of the Norfolk
team were Harold Anderson, Elmer
Beeler, and Florence McWhorter.
In the Southern district Guide Rock
(affirmative) won from Red Cloud at
Guide Rock, February 26. The deci
sion was unanimous.
OH IS SELECTED
PRESIDENT WHEELER OF UNI
VERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
One of the Foremost Men in the World
of Scholarship and Education
Graduated From Brown
University in 1875
Chancellor Avery has received a
telegram from President Benjamin
Ide Wheeler of the University of Cali
fornia at Berkeley announcing his ac
ceptance of the State University's In
vitation to deliver the address at the
University Commencement exercises
in this city on June 9, next
In the world of scholarship and
education there are few men who
J stand as high as Doctor Wheeler, and
because of his broad learning and
great skill and polish as a speaker,
the University is congratulating itself
upon its success in achieving this ex
ceptional man for the most important
occasion of the academic year.
President Wheeler has had a long
and successful career as a teacbar.
He graduated from Biown University
in 1875, took his doctor's degree at
Heidelburg in 1885, and has since at
various times received the honorary
degree of LL.D. from Princeton, Har
vard, Brown, Tale, Johns Hopkins,
Wisconsin, Dartmouth and Columbia
universities. President Wheeler is a
specialist in Latin and Greek. He
spent the first twenty-five years of his
professional life as an instructor in
the classics in Brown, Cornell and
Harvard universities. Since 1899 he
has been president ot the. University
of California, which has prospered
greatly during his administration.
Through his extensive publications
and many lectures on classical sub
jects. Doctor Wheeler has become
very widely known in the educational
world. In 1909 he was appointed by
President Roosevelt to the exchange
professorship at Berlin. In his ad
dress the guests of the university on
Commencement day are promised one
of the most exceptional cultural treats
of the scholastic year.
UNIVERSITY HIGHT
REHEARSAL AT OLIVER
Committee in Charge Will Be Prssent
at Rehearsals of the Different
Acts at Oliver on March 20
This week the committee In charge
of the University Night program will
be present at the rehearsals of the
different acts which will appear on
the Oliver stage March 20, represent
ing various organizations of the insti
tution and typifying the activities of
the school.
The committee is well pleased with
the progress the orgjnizations have
made so far, md says the acts, as
well as the curtain stunts, are fast
being put into presentable shape and
that by the timi the date set for the
entertainment arrives the entire pro
gram will be ia excellent form for
presentation.
EXPERIENCES ON THE
MEXICAN BORDER
Lieutenant Bowman Will Address the
Cadets Monday at Five Soon to
Leave for Post in Philippines
Lieut E. N. Bowman, former pro
fessor of military science, will address
the cadets at five o'clock today on
the subject of his experiences on the
border and in Mexico.
Lieutenant Bowman left here last
September for Galveston, from which
place he sailed for Vera Cruz to Join
his regiment This regiment the 4th
U. S. Infantry, belonged to the expedi
tion which occupied Vera Cruz. The
troops were withdrawn a few weeks
ago. Lieutenant Bowman has now
been assigned to the 13th Infantry,
which is located in the Philippines,
and will sail from San Francisco, May
5. A two months' leave of absence
will be spent visiting friends in Ne
braska. He arrived in Lincoln Fri
day.
MUSICAL PROGRAM .
F0RC0NY0CATI0N
Lillian Helms Polley and University
Chorus to Give a Number of
Wagner's Selections
OPERA PROGRAM
Lillian Helms-Polley
and
The University Chorus
Chorale from "The Mastersingers''
Wagner
Pilgrim Chorus from Tannhauser"
Wagner
(For male voices)
Spinning Chorus from "The Flying
Dutchman- Wagner
Rosina's Aria from "The Barber of
Saville" Rossini
Lillian Helms-Polley
Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin"..
Wagner
final games iii frit
basketball series
Contest Lays Between Phi Psis, Alpha
Theta Chis and Delta Taus Final
Games Will Be Played Soon
Elimination games in frat basket
ball soon to close. Three teams re
main undefeated. Alpha Theta Chi
and Delta Tau Delta in first division,
with Phi Kappa Psi in second.
The decisive battle will soon be
fought Fans of war and warriors
who are too timid to face the Eu
ropean fire or too wise to join Teddy's
band of defenders, along with Bixby,
will be able to watch the' war of all
nationalities termed "Greeks" at the
plunge for final battle in the near
future.
The Alpha Thets and DeltaTaus
will soon decide who shall fight the
Phi Psis. Meantime, the Phi Psis
watch the maneuvers of the second
division of the allies with some de
gree of interest and a good deal of
nervousness.
What will be the result?
The Alpha Thets say they will put
the Delts to ruin and march into the
camps of the Phi Psis. while the Phi
PsU maintain that they can withstand
anything but a "blockade."
Those who want to see real foul
play, downfalls and recalls may have
their highest expectations fulfilled if
they wCl watch for the schedule of
these games.
BIGGEST III WORLD
SEVENTY TEAMS ENTERED IN
HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND ON WEDNESDAY
Elimination Process Will Continue
Until Saturday Night, When the
Finals Will Be Staged Inter
est Greater Than Ever
Over six hundred high school ath
letes will gather in Lincoln this week
to compete in the biggest basketball
tournament in the world. Seventy
schools will be represented. From
Wednesday afternoon the time-
scheduled for the commencement of
the elimination contests until Satur
day night the different, teams will bat
tle for the honor of their respective
schools. By Saturday night the pro
cess of elimination will have left four
undefeated teams, and on that even
ing the two final contests for the
championship will be held.
Three cups have been donated by
Miller & Paine, Armstrong Clothing
Company, and Tucker & Shean; the
cups to go to the winning teams of
the two divisions, A and B. and to the
winner of the Consolation tourna
ment Because of the limited space afford
ed by the gymnasium, where the ma
jority of the games will be held, only
one thousand season tickets have been
validated. As has been the custom.
these season tickets, allowing the
holder to witness all the games of
the tournament may be purchased for
one dollar at the three book stores or
at alumni headquarters.
The tournament is rcheduled to fol
low a somewhat different plan from
that followed in previous tourna
ments. Three championship contests
will be held for the winners of the
preliminary games in three different
classes, A, B, and Consolation. In the
beginning, all entries are divided into
two classes: A and B. In distinguish
ing between A and B teams, tie
record for the year, the number of
veterans on the squad, previous tourn
ament experience, the size of the
school and town were all considered.
The Consolation tournament will be
staged by those teams eliminated In
the first round of Class A and Class
B elimination contests.
In previous years, Omaha, Beatrice,
Geneva, and Lincoln have won the
championship of the state. Because
of the new method of grouping, the
large number of entries, and the pro
verbial dark horses, speculation as to
this year's champions has been lim
ited. In Class A, Lincoln High, Oma
ha and Hastings all look good. Three
other strong teams, whose reputations
precede them to Lincoln, are Pierce,
W iber, and Mema.
Eastern "Big Three" Pick Question
for Next Debate
The big trio of universities. Harvard,
Princeton and Tale, will debate this
year on the question, "Resolved. That
the best Interests of the United States
demand a prompt and substantial in
crease in her army and navy."
The dehate, which Is to take place
March 26, will be triangular. Harvard
meeting Princeton at Princeton, Tale
meeting Princeton at New Haven, and
Tale meeting Harvard at Cambridge.