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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1915)
VOL. XIV. NO. 157 THE CITY'S FOUNDING TO BE RE ENACTED HELD ON THE (ATHLETIC FIELD State and City History to Be Given in Part by Original Actor Plan to Attend This Production cstav for the Pageant" is the motto npper classmen are adopting and pass ing on to the Freshmen. The effort is being made to have a large percentage of the University enrollment on the Athletic Field Saturday to witness 'the pageant of the city of Lincoln. 7anv of the characters in the affair are University students, and these have been practicing steadily for the past two weeks. Elaborate costumes are to be supplied and the whole event is to be made one that will not soon be forgotten. Besides the stu dents, Lincoln residents will have places on the program, and some of the original actors of the scenes which the pageant will present will be here. Thomas P. Kennafd, the first secre tary of state of Nebraska, will be here, and it is probable that several others of the old-time executives will attend The pageant, which presents the founding of Lincoln is divided into a number of scenes. The Lincoln Commercial Club agreed to build a lare Dlatform in the ceDter of the Field, and on this the actors will ap- near. The grandstand on the north side of the Field will protect a large number of persons if the weather con tinues its late "unpleasantness," but Director Loveland of the Weather Bureau is of the opinion that Jupiter Pluvius will have packed his grip ana flr.n n before Saturday. He will be the one person that will not stay. The first scene of the pageant rep resents the coming of the settlers to Nebraska. Throughout all the pro gram there is music to interpret the actine by bringing out its significance la the second scene the Redman, the one-time lord of Nebraska, appears A large band are seen on a journey to Salt Creek. It is on the banks of tfcat one of their number makes a prophecy of the coming of the whites, and tne conse ouent founding of the city. The plain tive melodies of the Indian music are used in this scene, most of the music having been adapted from the Omaha Indians' tribal songs. The next scene shows bow Lincoln was founded. The ihraa fi-innmiBsiftTipra who were ap pointed by Governor Butler to deter mine the capital of the new state are bhown before the house of Captain Donovan in the village of Lancaster. After some consideration, Lancaster is chosen as the site for the new capi tal. The fourth scene celebrates the tvf.i----n .r-.f tY.a cnvernor which makes Lincoln the capital of the state This part has more than historic in terest. as it is at this time that the opposition of the town of Omaha de- veloDs. The canital of the territory of Nebraska was then in Omaha, and ih. v,i. rinct for such it was resisted the transfer of the gov ernmental effects. Secretary Kennard was obliged to steal the state seal irom tiaaaa. ana in me -lance number of young men represent the Infuriated mob that formed a posse 7 . g . . . ! 1 PHI SATURDAY t nut all this ana Tlhe Dally NebiFSisIlmQ UNIVERSITY OF the rest of the story wm oe givru .., . - t Saturday. Every son ana aaugnter 01 the ctatP who is nrivileged to attend should be found in Lincoln Saturday QT1ri from what we have seen of the rehearsals, we predict That they , will not be disappointed. TRACK MEN DELAYED BY DERAILED TRAIN Nebraska Stars on Way to Missouri Valley Meet Did Not Arrive in Time for Preliminaries E. It Scott, Frank Erwin, and Frank Reavis, representing NeDrasaa um- versity in the Missouri vaiiej in rinlnmbia too Jate A'l tc U, ttin'cn .u . m . . . . T" Vi rt Friday for th5 preliminaries. iu Wabash train on which they traveled was derauea ieiccii c-.-w Brunswick, Mo. and the party was detained several hours. Their failure to participate in the preliminaries, however, did not bar them from par ticipation in the meet. - TWO REPORTERS RECEIVE PRIZES . l-,,f Ivan G. Beede ana iwrguei man Receive Reward for Repor - torial Work on Nebraskan t,.o r. Rpede. '18. of David City, and Miss Marguerite Kauffman, '17, of Hardy, have been awarded ia anu in .nctivelv. by the eaitor oi iu Daily Nebraskan for their work during the past semester. . The Student Pub lication Board provides ii w nnrf.rial work. In the peuueu iw i past this has usually been spent di rectly, but it has lately become the custom to reserve the amount until the end of the semester and award it on the basis of merit. This semester, the money has been given to the two membersof the staff who have worked most consistently and faithfully dur ing the entire time for the best inter ests of the paper. They led the staff in assignment records. Mr. Beede wh 100 per cent and Miss Kauffman with V8 per cent- I ...J . . NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1915. i SENIOR PLAY FRIDAY LEON SNYDER AND ELLA WIL LIAMS IN LEADING ROLES HAUPTMANN'S- SUNKEN BELL Presented at the Oliver Theatre Under the Direction of Miss Alice Howell An Allegor ical Play The presentation of "The Sunken Bell" by the Seniors at the Oliver Theatre Friday evening wil mark the close of school activities for the year 1914-15. The play, this year is per haps the biggest and most difficult m.r,rinr.tlnn ever attempted by a Uni- versity cast. It is allegorical in jl, nature and deals with the struggle of a bell founder to attain his ideaL The play was written by Cksrhart Haupt mann, the noted German author. The cast is working steadily under the direction of Miss Alice Howell, and everything promises to be in good shape by Friday night. The leading parts are taken by Leon Snyder ana Ella Williams, both of whom have been prominent in University dra matics. The cast is as follows: Heinrich, a bell iounder. -Leon Snyder Magda. his wife Eva McNamara Two children, beys, aged 5 and The Vicar J- C: Beard The Schoolmaster L- L. Lynch The Barber, J- W. Ferris Old Wittikin.. Nettie Le Grange Rautendeleln Ella Williams The Nickelmana Harold Campbell The Wood-Sprite Ford Bates Four Elves Frolds and Dwarfs. Villagers The scenes are laid in the mountain and the village below. Liberty Bell in Lincoln Th. liberty bell, which Is soon to be 4Vin from its residing place in Phila delphia to the Panama Exposition at en Francisco, will pass througa L-m -t t.-i the fair July 9. The tUiU wuvv - - I hell will arrive in Omaha at 5 a. m and leave at 11 a. m. it will arrive in Lincoln at 12:45 p. m. and leave t 3 n m. It will arrive in Hastings at p. m. ana leave iuiuj """"'" It will arrive in McCook at 10:30 p.m. and leave at 9:30 p. m. VESPER SERVICE, FOR SENIOR GIRLS Y. W. C. A. Will Have Special Vesper Services on Campus Sunday Afternoon at 4 o'clock something new is being planned by the Young Women's Christian Asso ciation for the Senior girls, a is to ho a Senior ve6per service on the campus on next Sunday afternoon at i o'clock. Senior girls axe to come in their caps and gowns to make the service more impressive. Anyone else who cares to come may do so. Several Senior girls will take part in the program. Rnoh a service forms a regular part of the Commencement Week program at. other schools, and it is hopea max the custom wUl be continued here at Nebraska. CO!.!!.!E!;CEI.!EIIT WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JUKE 9TH Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler of Univer ity of California Will Give Ad dress at St. Paul's Church The forty-fourth annual Commence ment of the 'University of Nebraska will be celebrated Wednesday. June The procession. Including the Univer sity Band, Regents, cnanceuor. anu meets of the University, administra tive officers, members of the faculties. alumnL former students, candidates for degrees, students and friends, will start from Library Hall on the cam pus at 10:00 o'clock. At SL Paul s Church, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Ph. LL. D, president of the University of California, will give the Commence ment oration. The subject of the ad dress is "The Cross Purposes of Ken." price 5 ce:;ts. !BED fflWICHlS LIST OF PROMOTIONS IN MILI TARY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL YEAR H. G. Hewitt and J. t x"" . ... i.Ia..I and Lieutenant Colonel Large Number of Applicants for Commissions .The work in the Military depart ment for the present college year has been officially closed, and the officers who will'have charge for the ensuing year have received notice of their ap pointment. In spite of much criticism the department has had a successful year, as is evidenced by the fact that a large number of officers have ap plied for and received appointments. H. G. Hewitt, captain of company G, is to be the coloneL Mr. Hewitt has been prominent in University af fairs being on the debating team. member of the Innocents society, and chairman of this years university Week Association committee. The following is the list of promo tions in full. Field and Staff Officers H. G. Hewitt. coloneL J. E. Allison, lieutenant colonel. C. A. Hauptman, major, executive and delinquency officer. P. M. Wickstrum, major, 1st bat talion. A. J. Covert, major, 2nd battalion. W. C. Chapin, major, 3rd battalion. Lu L. Ewing, major, unassigned. W. A. Biba, major, unassigned. S. K. Clark, major, unassigned. I. K. Frost, captain and adjutant P. N. Temple, captain and quarter master. B. V. KoupaL captain and commis sary. KL Y. Craig, captain, unassigned. E. L. Liebendorfer, 1st lieutenant and battalion adjutant, 1st battalion. W. Ll ' Wright, 1st lieutenant ana battalion adjutant, 2nd battalion. C E. Glasser, 1st lieutenant ana battalion adjutant, 3rd battalion. H. J- Schwab. 2nd lieutenant ana battalion quartermaster. Non-Commissioned Staff Officers E. J. Krauhulik. regimental sergeant major. C. V. Traphagen, regimental quar termaster sergeant. E. J. Althouse, regimental commis sary sergeant. H. L. Gayer, regimental color ser geant A- J. McGee, regimental color ser geant K. K. Martin, battalion sergeant major. 1st battalion. D. W. Fauquet battalion sergeant major, 2nd battalion. H. F. Langdon. battalion sergeant major, 3rd battalion. Rifle Company Walter HalL captain. E. A. Dailey. 1st lieutenant. IL E. Gribble. 1st sergeant. IL C Southwell, sergeant. Band D. T- Lane, captain. W. M. Locke. 1st lieutenant. A- V. Hlava, 1 st lieuten-nt. U. S. Harkson. 1st lieutenant. W. A. Schumacher. 2nd lieutenant. J. F. Nelson. 2nd lieutenant R. V. Bixby. 2nd lieutenant. R. J. Saunders. 1st sergeant. R. L. Thiesen. sergeant M. Elxby. sergeant F. Id. Stricter, sergeant- (CooUjlued on page 4) juicuc m.ixM