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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
CONVOCATION FOR
FRESHMEN PLANNED
NEW SUPPLY OF - CAPS TO BE
ORDEREO
OLYMPICS ARE NOT FAR OFF
Oatea Are to Be Announced Later
Effort Is Being Made to Make.
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This Best Freshman Class
In Years
The supply of Freshman caps has
been entirely disposed of and the com
mute; in charge has placed an order
for- an additional amount. Several
f the first year men were a little
slow In making their demands known
and are now clamoring for the popu
lar headgear.
A Freshman Convocation is being
planned for the n,ear future, when
several prominent men around the
campus will be called upon to give
short ta'lks full of school spirit Be
tween now and the time that the An
nual Olympics take place, several of
these meetings are to be held.
One of the members of the commit
tee explained to a reporter, "We are
making an effort this year to make
the best Freshman class in the his
tory of Nebraska. To have a suc
cessful student association we must
commence with the Freshmen and edu
cate them with the proper school
spirit It is with this idea in view
that we are doing everything in our
power to organize as a class. The
class is one of the best in quality and
quantity that we have had for several
years and there is no reason why we
should not be successful."
The date for the Freshman Convo
cation and for the Annual Olympics
will be announced later in the week
The Saturday morning of the Notre
Dame game is now being considered
possible for the Olympics, but has not
been definitely decided upon. The lo
cation of the meet this year is also
undecided, as the Athletic Board
seems to be making some objections
to the use of the grounds for this pur
nose. It is claimed that lest year these
festivities were the cause of a badly
damaged field.
Y. M. C. A. Banquet Reviewed
Plans for ' the fourth annual, ses
sion of the Lincoln Training School
were discussed at the Y. M. C. A. ban-
auet Monday evening. The organiza
tion, which has for its purpose the
training of teachers for Bible work
in various churches, meets each year
at the Y. M. C. A. with a faculty of
expert Bible teachers. - .
A number of ministers of the city
took an active part in the banquet,
preparatory to enlisting their churches
in the 'work.
About 250 Masons attended 'the re
ception given to the Masonic students
of the State University and members
of the faculty at the hall Tuesday eve
ning, under the auspices of Lincoln
lodge, No. 19. A banquet was served
at 6:30 o'clock and the meeting was
largely informal giving the new stu
dents, who are Masons, an opportun
ity to become acquainted. The speak
ers included Prof. E. H. Barbour,
Charles E. Gunnels, president oJ the
Acacia fraternity: Sam Whiting and
H. H. Wilson.
OBSERVATORY UNDER WAY
To be Two Stories and Constructed
" ' of Cement Location East of
' Nebraska- Hall
Prof. Goodwin D. Sweezey has be
gun the present school year with the
greatest of optimism. . His dream of
t!.e last three years is .about to be
realized, for a new observatory is to
be built, according to all indications,
before the end of the year. '
The new building will be cement
two stories high, and adorned with
two omes which will contain .the old
and new telescopes. The observa
tory will be a model one in every re
spect with class-rooms, laboratories;
constant temperature, photography,
and dark rooms. It is estimated that
the proposed building will cost from
$20,000 to $25,000, and will be situated
Just east of Nebraska Hall.
Professor Sweezey also hopes to in
stall ther his new twelve-inch, tele
scope, the result of three years' labor
of the students of the Astronomy de
partment. With this new instrument,
he hopes to make some discoveries in
the heavens. He invites students and
the public In general to vist the pres
ent observatory Friday nights, promis
ing all a chance to view some of tbe
interesting things in- the constella
tions.
There are over fifty students en
rolled in the Astronomy Department
this semester.
TEACHERS COLLEGE GROWS
Enrollment Larger Than Ever Before
Increased Twenty-Five Per
Cent
The enrolment in the Teachers' Col
lege of the University of Nebraska is
larger this year than ever before,
showing an increase of twenty-five
per cent over last year.
Seventy-five of the Senior class are
assigned to actual teaching in the
Teachers' College High School, where
they are to gain the art of instruction,
through the application of theories
studied in the class room.
The enrollment in the Temple High
School is as large as desired in spite
of the fact that the new Lincoln High
School was expected to detract from
its enrollment.
Change in Libraray Building
Rooms 360 and 307 in the Library
have recently ben remodeled, form
ing one large room for the use of the
class in designing. These rooms were
formerly used by the students in draw
ing and painting, who now occupy
the Art Gallery.
A. II. Dinsmore will leave today for
Great Falls, Moat, where' he will be
gin his work as boys' secretary of the
Y. M. C. A. The association at that
place is now erecting a splendid new
building, which will be finished within
a few weeks. Mr. DInsomer may
spend some time visiting in the west
before beginning his actual work. For
Darts of eight years he has been con
nected with the Lincoln Y. M. C. A.
Journalism Class Meets
Prof.,M. M. Fogg's class in news-
writing, met in Law 211 Tuesday even
Ine. This course known as Rhetoric
43, is practical work in newswriting.
The idea of the course is to accom
plish the necessary practice work
done by the cub reporter, during his
first year in the newspaper game.
Beulah Brewster. '15, is living on
her claim inn Clayton, New Mexico.
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Know the University
September 23 'Musical Convo-
cation. Organ Recital, Mrs. Ray.
mond. .
September 23 Convocation in
University Museum under the di-
rection of Prof. E, H. Barbour.
Stptember 30 Musical Convo-
cation. Symphony program, string
quartet
October 2 Excursion to Unl-
"versity Farm in charge of Dean
E. A. Burnett. ,
October 5 Convocation in Me-
chanical Engineering (Building
under the direction of Dean O. V.
P. Stout.
October 7 Memorial Service
in honor of Dean Bessey.
October 12 Convocation in Art
Gallery. Prof. F. M. Fling, "Cul-
tural Opportunities." -
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GREEKS ANNOUNCE
LISTOF PLEDGES
V."
LARGER NUMBER THAN USUAL
IS NAMED
SOME LISTS NOT PUBLISHED
Sophomore Pledging Expected Next
Pursuant of Uusal Custom
Rest to Be Published
Later
Fraternity pledges were officially an
nounced Wednesday noon, when rush
week came to a close. The Greek let
ter men chose a larger number of
men than in previous years, probably
because of an increase in enrollment
and because the fraternities feel that
Spohomore pledging will be in prac
tice in Nebraska In 1916. It is also
said that a 'larger number of Fresh
men appeared to fill the" demand of
the fraternities.
Acacia: Benjamin H. Beck, Univer
sity Place; Homer Gooding, Fullerton;
Harold Holz, Randolph; Volney Black
man. Beaver City; J. W. Kinsinger.
Milford.
Alpha Tau Omega: Walter O. John
son, Omaha; Elmer Capmbell, Omaha;
Gilbert Kennedy, Omaha; Dwight
Barnes, Tecumseh; Lud Johnson,
Kearney; Franklin Pittman, Chadron;
Harlan Stover, Ord; Richard Sherman,
Riverton, Iowa; Jack Fulton, Beatrice.
Alpha Sigma Pi: Arthur Gray, Co
lumbus; Paul Dobson, Ulysses; Bern
ard Diers. Ulysses: Louis Herman,
Omaha; Clare Anderson, Omaha;
nian WallaA Hmfthar BeattV DOUthit.
Fullerton; Rolla Van Kirk, Neligh; B.
W. Matllck, Lincoln.
Alpha Theta Chi: Roy True, Lin-
coin; Leonard Trester, Lincoln; How-
ard Smith, Lincoln; Lloyd Evans.
Cody, Wyo.; Wilber Tinkcom, Codyuaving vacated the offices of the
Wyo.; Victor Graham, Omaha; Ken-'tnree commissioners, there is nothing
dall Fradenberg. Omaha: Wilford Nef-
son, Genoa; Elmer Wltte, Swanton; -
Orpheus Polk, Louisville.
Beta Theta Pi: William Johnson, Beif
Pawnee City; . Norman Curtice, Lln-j ihe railway commission have not
coin; Mllledge Bullard, North Platte; admitted that their offices are vacant.
Carl Ford, Enid, Okla.; Leslie Dunn, They have continued to transact busi
Weeping Water; . Carl Welner, Lin- ness ever since Attorney General
coin; Fred Klepser, Weeping Water; (Reed issued his opinion declaring them
Lloyd Shannon, Waterloo; Paul Flot- non-existent They have issued or-
how, Omaha; Ted Lonam, Lincoln;
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PROF. POUND MAY BE DEAN
Death of Harvard Law Dean Causes
Vacancy Former Nebraska In
structor Being Considered
Prof. Roscoe Pound of the Harvard
University law faculty and former
Dean of the 'College of Law at Nebras
ka, is being considered for the dean-
ship of the college of which he is
now an instructor.
The Springfield Republican says:
"There will be keen regret that ill
health and consequent despondency,
following physical inability to do his
work, led Prof. Ezra Ripley Thayer,
dean of the Harvard law school, to
take his life. He was a great worker
and intensely devoted to the law
school, where his father had won dis
tinction. "Because of his enduring interest
Dean Thayer refused the place on the
.state supreme court, which was of-
fered him by Governor Foss. The
son in looks and mind resembled his
father, the late Prof. James Bradley
Thayer. Harvard now confronts the
necessity of supplying the place which
Dean Thayer filled, and the selection
of his successor will be no easy mat
ter." TWO-CENT FARE UNDER FIRE
Attorney General Reed Declares Of
fices Vacant Should Give Bond,
He Thinks
Attorney General W. E. Reed de
clared the offices of the state railway
commissioners vacant August 21 and
asked Governor Morehead to appoint
three officers in their places. He
based his opinion on the supposition
that the railway commissioners, like
members of the executive department
of the state, should give bond for the
faithful performance of their duty.
Governor Morehead has taken no
atcion on the request of the attorney
general. Now it becomes the duty of
the attorney general, as one of the
parties to the suit of the Missouri Pa
cific Railroad company, to defend the
two-cent railroad fare law which was
passed by the republican legislature of
1907.
The state of Nebraska, the three
railway commissioners and the attor
ney general have been made defend
ants in the federal court in a suit
filed by the Missouri Pacific railroad
alleging Jhat the two-cent fare law is
confiscatory.
Commission Ready to Defend
Railway Commissioners Clarke, Hall
and Taylor are said to be anxious
to defend the suit, but they have been
declared by Mr! Reed to have va
cated their offices; The state of Ne-
braska not being an individual, does
not care much about the suit So it
is up to Attorney General Reed to de-
fend m federa.l court the Nebraska
't.uunt f lasr Mr Roprf In A I
newcomer in office.
shall he proceed to defend the two-
cent !aw an by himself or shall he
CftH on the railway commissioners
wnoge offices he has declared vacant?
ift for Mr. Reed to do but get him-
gejf together with the "state" and de-
fend the two-cent fare law all by him-
'jers. including a Judicial order en-
joining an electric power transmission
CHAMBERLAIN AND
ABBOTT ARE BACK
TWO VETERANS RETRUN; IN AC
TION THIS AFTERNOON
INDULGE IN LIVELY PRACTICE
Regulars Battled Freshmen and Sec
ond Team on Nebraska Field
Another First Year Team in
Scoreless Fray
Rlvalling the soar of wheat a little
over a year ago, was the predicted
jump in Cornhusker stock when it
was learned last night that the two
prodigal sons of the Cornhusker
camp, Chamberlain and Abbott, would
take their old-time positions in the
Husker lineup, beginning with this aft
ernoon's practice.
Abbott and heap big Time Corey,
who accompanied him home day be
fore yesterday to plead the case before
the parental court, returned last night
from David City, where the final dic
tum was delivered which enabled the
Husker gaurd to return for his final
year of football. From the abode of
Chamberlain comes a dispatch which
states that Guy is due to arrive in Lin
coln this morning and will be in ac
tion on Nebraska field this afternoon.
With six regulars to build around,
the problem of developing a sixth Mis
souri valley championship eleven be
comes less difficult. Chamberlain will
complete as formidable a backfield as
the west can boast, and with a veteran
of Abbott's ability to bolster up the
line, Nebraska's usual always-dependable
line is practically assured.
The Varsity were given forty or
fifty minutes of real scrimmage last
night. Bucking the Freshmen squad
for two regulation periods, they were
allowed a ten minutes' rest, after
which the so-called Varsity was sent
against them. In the first fray, the
Husker regulars succeeded In cross
ing the first-year's goal twice. Otou
palik, playing football on the second
team in the last stage of the scrim
mage session, recovered a , fumble
and ran thirty yards for a touchdown.
Later, after a zig-zag play In which
the regulars had some advantage, the
first team pushed across their oppon
ents' goal line, ending the festivities
for the afternoon
While their team mates were buck
ing the Varsity, another Freshman
eleven was engaging in a scoreless
fray with the Cotner Bulldogs at
Bethany. In the fierce endeavor to
decide the battle one way or another,
it extended far past regulation time.
line from increasing the voltage of
its line.
The railway commission and its ex
pert accountants stand ready to help
defend the two-cent fare law. If the
attorney general, who has declared
them out of existence insists on do-,
ing all the work himself, how can the
commission interfere? Must the com
mission defend itself in the federal
court and must the attorney general
defend himself so far as the passen
ger rate law is concerned, or shall
both Join with the "state" and work
harmoniously together? These ques
tions are being asked at the state-
jhouse.