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VOL. XIV. NO. 134.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
JUNIORS
BREAKFAST ON STATE FARM
CAMPUS
EXTRA CARS LEAVE AT 7 30
All Seniors Invited at Guests Break
fast Served In Cafeteria Style
Entertainment and Athletic
Event
Two extra cars will leave O street at
7:3i) Saturday morning In order that
all the upper classmen may arrive at
the State Farm together forthe Junior-Senior
breakfast. All Seniors are
invited as guests of the Juniors to en
joy the merry making and breakfast
taking.
The breakfast to be given in honor
of the Seniors is an innovation in inter
class entertainments, but the present
Junior class which has been excep
tionally successful in managing class
affairs are planning for a successful
entertainment and hope to establish
this event as an annual custom. It
appears that the need of such an affair
where the upper classmen could meet
freely and informally has been felt
and the promoters of the idea hope
that the proposed breakfast and fur
ther entertainment will prove to be
the desired event. None but upper
classmen will be allowed to attend.
Special arrangements have been
made by the chairman of the commit
tee to have the breakfast served on
the farm campus in cafeteria style
tnder the direction of the Home Eco
nomics department A variety of
articles are included on the menu so
that everyone may select to suit his
taste.
At a meeting of the Junior commit
tee smaller committees were named
to have control of arrangements for
special street . car service. Junior
ticket sale and entertainment. Al
though no definite schedule has been
made for the entertainment and ath
letic events the ball grounds will be
used and a fight to the finish base ball
game will probably be staged between
the girls. It is expected that several
of the athletes who have taken part in
previous athletic contests will step
out to win more honors for themselves
and their class, while there is no doubt
that many now unknown stars will
step into the limelight.
Varied entertainment will be fur
nished for both men and women and
provision will be made for cars in
order that all may return to town at
noon.
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY
AT CONVOCATION
Seventh of the Musical Program Drew
a Large Audience Last Concert
Before May Festival
The seventh of the series of Bee
thoven symphonies drew a large audi
ence yesterday at Convocation. Un
usual interest was attached to this
symphony as it is to be played by the
Damrosch orchestra at the afternoon
concert of the May Festival on May 6.
Many expressions of regret were heard
from the students because the sym
phony could not be given in full owing
to the Senior meeting at 11:30. This
will be the last concert at Convocation
before the May Festival and it has
not yet been decided whether the two
remaining Beethoven symphonies will
be given this semester or next year.
fThe students have shown the keenest
appreciation for music of this kind
and their close attention has been
very gratifying and inspiring to the
musicians. It is certainly the unani
mous desire of faculty and the stu
dents that such programs should be
come an established institution at Ne
braska.
SORENSEN JUDGED
DEBATE IN SOUTH OMAHA
South Omaha-Nebraska City Contest
as Judged by C A. Sorensen and
Attorney Anan Raymond
C. A. Sorensen helped judge the
South Omaha-Nebraska City debate
Monday evening. South Omaha won
ty a two-to-one decision. Attorney
Anan Raymond of Omaha, former sec
retary to the Chancellor and inter-collegiate
debater, was also a judge. Mr.
Sorensen says that the debate was un
gual in being a debate between three
rirls and three boys Nebraska City
furnishing the feminine team.
Professor Dean: "Mr. AUison-er-iust
what is packing?"
Jimmy (through whose shell a hu
morous thought flitters): "Me thinks
'tis the fleece from, the plunger, sir."
Why should the United States worry
about their standing army? When
every girl above fourteen years of age
understands the use of powder and is
only waiting for a call to arms. Spec
tator.
THE DEPARTMENTAL
BASEBALL LEAGUE
Aggies Drop Their First Game to the
Freshmen by a Score of
11 to 9
Standing of the Teams
Won Lost
P.C.
1000
.500
.500
.333
.000
Academics 2 0
Engineers 1 1
Laws 1 1
Freshmen 1 2
Aeeies 0 1
The Aggies dropped their first game
in the Departmental Baseball League
when the Freshmen beat them 11 to
9 yesterday afternoon on Nebraska
Field. Loose fielding on the part of
the Farm boys was responsible for
their defeat. This was the third game
for the Freshmen, so that they have
been able to develop a team.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock the Laws
will meet the Engineers. These teams
are evenly matched and a good battle
for second place may be expected.
Score by innings:
Freshmen 14301 211
Aggies 0 0 9 0 0 0-9
Batteries Fresbmeu, MehmOi, Rey
nolds and Gibbons: Aggies, Branigan,
Heller and Selzer.
Linup:
Freshmen Aggies
rnhKnn c Selzer
Mehlhof. Reynolds p Branigan
Heller
Florine lb Allen
Tully 2b Lai
Pace 3d Gardiner, J.
yanjer ss . . Gardiner, C. H.
Pace. A. E If DeLamatre.
Strand, Zulke
Ford cf Gillen
Leonard.
Reynolds rf ....Strand. Kelly
Base hits Freshmen. Mehlhof. A. E,
Pace. Face. Florine; Aggies. Selzer 2.
Laird. J. Gardiner, Gillen. Branigan.
Heller.
Two-base hits-A. E. Pace. Gibbons.
?ord. C. H. Gardiner.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA'S RANK
FIRST
HIGHER THAN FRATERNITY
Figures Show That Fraternities Are
Gaining Slightly in Comparison
vXchoths Much Higher
This Semester
By a comparison between the soror
ity and fraternity grades, the figures
show that the fraternities are gaining
slightly on the sororities over the
standing maintained between the two
for the last semester of 1914. At best,
however, the sorority grades show
wonderfully better scholarship than
the fraternity grades.
To ascertain the standing in per
cent, divide the Index number by nine
and add the figure to fifty six. This
will give the average grade of the or
ganization on the basis of one hun
dred. The Kappas rank first with an aver
age for the first semester of 270.4,
which is 66.1 points higher than that
attained by the Acacias, who led the
fraternities. The Acoths follow with a
close second of 269.9.
The official report has been given as
follows:
GERMAN CLUE! PLAT
TO BE PRESENTED AT TEMPLE
FRIDAY
SORORITY SCHOLARSHIP
First Semesteh 1914-15
Rank Index C-FD
Sorority Women 241.6 4.2
Sororities
Kappa Kappa Gamma. .. . 1 270.4 1.5
Achoth 2 269.9 3.1
Kappa Alpha Theta 3 263.5 4.2
Delta Delta Delta 4 261.4 4.0
Delta Gamma 5 243.3 2.3
Alpha XI Delta 6 235.8 3.8
Alpha Omicron Pi 7 231.0 6.0
Pi Beta. Phi 8 231.0 6.1
Delta Zeta 9 229.8 2.2
Alpha Chi Omega 10 1 229.0 1.4
Alpha Phi 11 227.2 6.6
Chi Omega 12 210.6 3.5
Gamma Phi Beta 13 18S.5 ' 9.9
First Semester 1913-14
lO
Rank Index CFD
241.4 " 4.4
12
4
1
3
11
10
6
9
8
5
7
256.6
198.7
252.4
269.2
254.2
220.8
224.5
241.4
227.2
232.8
249.0
234.5
Not organized
1.4
10.4
8.6
2.7
3.0
4
7.2
2.9
5.0
3.
1.6
1.1
Three-base hits Strand. .
Home run Kelly.
Base on balls Off Branigan 5, off
Heller 3, off Mehlhoff 2, off Reynolds 1.
Struck out By Branigan 1, by Hel
ler 4, by Mehlhoff 3, by Reynolds 6.
Hits Off Branigan 3, off Heller 4,
off Mehlhoff 5, off Reynolds 5.
Error in Fraternity Standing
By mistake the official report of the
fraternity grades which was issued
from Dean Engberg's office yesterday
was changed by the editors of the Ne
braskan. In the case of the standing
of the Sigma Chi fraternity, the stand
ing for last semester read:
Rank Index
17 80.7
It should have read:
Rank Index
17 8.7
CFD
37.5
CFD
37.5
LAW BARBEQUE IF
TICKETS ARE SOLO
Event Will be Held at Capital Beach
if One Hundred and Twenty
Buy Tickets
U
DER NEFFE ALS 0NKEL"
Anniversary of the Death of Schiller
to Be Commemorated by German
Dramatic Club Will Be
Given at Hastings
'Gentlemen are requested not to
smoke on the campus."
"How about the engineers?" Min
nehaha. Daily Kansan.
PRACTICE FOR GIRL'S
AKIIUAURACK MEET
Gymnasium Will Be Open at Special
Hours All Girls May be Excused
to Attend Meet
General practice for the Girls' An
nual Track Meet to be held May 11,
has begun. Following Is the schedule:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri
day, at 10:30 and Wednesday at 10
o'clock. Tuesday and Thursday at
2:30.
The gymnasium will be open at
these times for track practice only and
there will be someone present to in
struct the uninformed.
The events In which all girls are
eligible are: 25 yard dash. 50 yard
dash. 40 yard hurdles, shot-put, run
ning high jump, basketball throw and
pole-vault
All girls who attend the track meet
will be excused from classes bv giv
ing their names to the gatekeeper.
If "Alibis" to the number of one
hundred and twenty are furnished
the proper authorities, the annual law
barbecue will be held at Capital Beach
Thursday. The -"Alibis." which are
demanded by the Law Faculty, are to
be in the shape of tickets. This is
demanded to assure the attendance of
large number of the lawyers. In
times past is has been the custom for
a large number of future chief justices
and ambulance-chasers to absent them
selves from classes on this day and
fail to appear at the barbecue. What
they did in the time alloted to them
cannot be guessed but Prof. C. A. Rob
bins, noticing that the reference books
on Torts were becoming worn, report
ed the matter to Dean W. G. Hastings
and he decided that the students must
either have their much needed rest or
attend classes under Doctor Maxey.
Hence if one hundred and twenty
tickets are not sold today the barbe
cue will not be held.
No special cars will be run to the
grounds but the barbecue will begin
at 9 o'clock and continue well into the
afternoon. In the morning a baseball
game will be played between the three
classes. This will be followed by a
tug of war between the Juniors and
Freshmen. The Seniors will out-pull
the winners. Short distance races will
be held. They will include every sort
that can be legally had. The time
honored potato and the venerable
three-legged as well as all other freak
races will be held.
At noon the barbecue proper is
scheduled. In past real barbecues
have been given. They seemed very
entertaining but in no ways satisfied
the appetite. A barbecue looks very
nice in print but in actual practice it
has proved to be provocative of indi-
The finishing touches are being put
on the production of Schiller's "Der
Neffe Als Onkel," to be presented in
the Temple Theatre next Friday even
ing by the German Dramatic Club. The
costumes have been ordered from tho
Lieben Company of Omaha, and a
heavy advance seat sale indicates that
the cast will be greeted by an unusual
ly large public.
"Der Neffe Als Onkel" is an amus
ing and highly entertaining comedy by
the popular German author, Friedrich
Schiller. The development of the plot
rests upon the very close resemblance
between the Colonel von Dorsigny and
his nephew, Franz von Dorsigny. Dis
guised in the uniform and wig of his
uncle, Franz flees to Paris from his
garrison in Strassburg and is met by
his sister who mistakes him for her
uncle. She informs him of the ap
proaching marriage of his cousin
Sophie to a young nobleman, who is
to appear shortly with the uncle. Franz
declares that the weddin shall never
occur, and acting on the suggestion
of his valet, he decides to impersonate
his uncle; to report the death of the
intended bridegroom; as uncle to give
his consent to the marriage of Sophie
to himself, as nephew; as uncle, to
depart hastily on an Important mis
sion only to return immediately as
nephew and claim his bride. The plan
works smoothly until the real uncle
arrives with the real bridegroom. Then
ensues a succession of scenes in which
the uncle is mistaken for the nephew
and vice versa, the valet himself
ignorantly betraying the entire plan
to the uncle, whom he held to be the
nephew. In desperation he calls upon
the police for assistance and succeeds
to some extent in avoiding the logical
results of his blunder. The charms of
the widowed sister of Franz captivate
the nobleman intended for Sophie's
bridegroom and this clears the way for
the marriage of the cousins.
The nlay is full of brilliant repartee
and intensely interesting and puzzling
situations. The time of the action is
the eighteenth century and the cos
tumes, which are in keeping with this'
period add much to the stage effect.
Au orchestra composed of members
of the club will furnish the music. In
addition Miss Gladyce Weil will play
Chopin's "Waltz in A Flat," and Miss
Julia Reusch will sing Schiller's "Des
Madchens Klage" to music by Schu
bert. The cast will present the play in the
theatre at Hastings on May 12, the ar
rangements for the trip having already
been made by the coach. Miss Amanda
Heppner, who has spared no effort to
make this performance one of the best
ever given by the club.
gestion. This year a picnic dinner will
be given.
In the afernoon the Honorable C.
Petrus Peterson will deliver the ad
dress. Members of the supreme court
have been invited and will give short
talks.
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