Tlh Daily Nelbra
VOL. XV. NO. 38.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
IBSEN'S GHOSTS
DREWJBIU HOUSE
ALL ACTORS RECEIVE PRAISE
FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE
WONDERFUL WORK IS DONE
Stellar Roles Were Played by Maurice
Clark, Carlisle Jones and Miss
Elsie Jones Much Enthus
iasm Manifested
The poplarity of Ibsen's "Ghosts"
as presented by the School of Drama
was demonstrated bya full house at
their presentation In the Temple
theatre Wednesday evening.
The work of Miss Elsie Jones, Mr.
Maurice Clark, and Mr. Carlisle
Jones was exceptional. Mr. Jones'
interpretatoin of Jacob Engstrand, the
crippled carpenter, was prehaps xthe
feature of the evening. When the
play was presented last spring, Mr.
Jones had but two days of preparation
but nevertheless gave a very satis
factory interpretation of his part A
few more rehearsals enabled Mr.
Jones to portray the crippled Eng
strand in a manner beyond criticism.
Engstrand was typically Scandinav
ian. Miss Elsie Jones as Mrs. Alving,
and Maurice Clark as Oswald, her
son, played their parts exceptionally
welL Both these young people are
experts in the art of facial expres
sion, a feature In the last scene,
which makes it one that will long be
remembered. Mr. Clark has a certain
ease and grace which lends itself
readily to the Interpretation of such
a character as Oswald. Harold Camp
bell gave an able interpretation of
Pastor Manders. Miss Camille Leyda
as Regina, though having a minor
role, had one of the most difficult.
Her acting when Regina finds out the
truth about Oswald, was noteworthy.
The presentation of a play such as
Ibsen's "Ghosts" is an undertaking
that cannot be attempted by every
group of amateurs. The University
School of Drama is to be compliment
ed not only in putting on such a play
but also for the creditable manner in
which It was produced. In this trage
dy Ibsen has given one of the most
scathing indictments of immorality
that has ever been portrayed In lit
erature. The consequences of a fa
ther's sin are powerfully presented.
The same spontaneity was not man
Hested this time in the production
as last sring. Some of the students
felt that the play was too deep for
them. Others again were more opti
mistic, declaring such plays are In the
legitimate field of University theatri
cals. AIL however, are united in the
view that the play is very powerful.
GREER VISITS EA8TERN SCHOOLS
Inspections Made of the Systems of
Accounting at Chicago, Illinois,
and Iowa
Registrar V. K. Greer visited last
week at the Universities of Chicago,
Illinois, and Iowa, to Investigate the
methods of keeping records and office
accounts. He Is satisfied that the
method used tat Nebraska will answer
better than some, and as well as
any, he examined.
He thinks the system In use in
Illinois is the most practical of those
he saw but took Into consideration the
fact that they had a much larger office
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ariea in many Instances are nearly
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double ours. The general scheme of
the Registrar's office here will not be
much altered as a result of Mr. Greer's
investigations. Mr. Greer left Sunday
evening and returned Friday morning.
Girls' Club Plans Party
The Girls' club board met in Facul
ty hall yesterday, when plans for a
game-party were laid. Some plans
were made for the Cornhusker party
which will be given at the time of
the boys' Cornhusker banquet.
Concerning the game-party on No
vember 13, many new ideas were giv
en. A dearth has been felt at the par
ties where nothing but dancing has
been provided. This time dancing is
to have little or no part in the af
fair. First, at 2:30 o'clock there will
be a general discussion of the point
system. It is one of the systems in
use in other schools, and if Nebras
ka would not fall behind, it must ac
cept the advisability of grading and
rating the positions filled by students.
Then there will be games, both new
and old. Watch for an announcement
of these later. Plan to come, full of
enthusiasm.
Work has been offered by down
town department stores to college
women who are recommended by Dean
Ethel Coldwell and Miss Ethel C.
Scribner, general secretary of the Y.
W. C. A. Through a former Wash
ington student, the Y. W. C. A. hopes
to give women work as clerks during
6ales and Christmas rush season.
Washington Daily.
Results of Inspections
Comnanies B. F and C were in
spected Tuesday evening under the
new efficiency plan, registering tne
following scores:
Company B, Capt Burnham, 74.5
per cent.
Company F, Captain Howard Had
ley, 68 per cent.
Company C, Capt H. 9- Holcom, 64
per cent . ,
Three more companies were inspect
ed last night.
HEVTOII RECEIVES LETTER
Authors' League of America Asks that
' He Become Member- Prominent
Men in the Society
Mr. Felix Newton, '06, has Just re
vived a letter from the Authors
League of America, asking him to be-
come a member. Winston cnurcc.ni
is president of this organization, and
Theodore Roosevelt is vice president.
Tiia ounri1 consists of such men as
Samuel H. Adams, George Ade and
Duron Johnson.
The Authors' League of America
was organized to help one to get the
full value of one's rights and adequate
nrtootfnn for them- It advises on the
probity of publishers, aramauc, aim
. ... a
motion picture concerns; n aias m
the making of collectoms; It repre
ont th author In settling differ
ences. The knowledge of the league.
which is at he disposal of tne mem
is th sum of the experiences
of the foremost authors of the United
c0 hn. at various times, nave
been confronted with every form of
attempted infringement of their rights.
on to their less experienced
conferees the methods and policies
that they have evolved In securing
protection.
Membership in tne league
.-aa .. dutv by its members.
Each member Is expected to contrib
ute his experience for the common
benefit 1
GERMAN DRAMATIC
CLUB HOMECOMING
ENTERTAINMENT TO BE GIVEN
FOR THE UNIONS
CLUB PRODUCES MANY PLAYS
.This Organization Gives a One-Act
Play Each Month Besides an
Annual Play Tribute to
Miss Heppner
The German Dramatic club will
hold its first homecoming of former
members this evening. The club mem
bers will meet in Faculty hall at 7:30
p. m. and at 8:15 p. m., will go to
Prof. Amanda Heppner
Union hall, where they will enter
tain the unions with their program.
Probably no other club in the uni
versity enjoys the same loyalty of
Its active and former members as
does the German Dramatic club. This
is no doubt due to the character of
the work and the ideals of the club.
which give it a unique place among
similar clubs in other universities.
There is no other club in this coun
try which produces a one-act Ger
man play once each month. Very few
clubs produce an annual play, where
as the Nebraska club has since Its
organization produced one long play
each year. In keeping with the pur
pose of the club, jonly high class
drama has been offered. Among me
annual productions the more preten
tious have been: "Minna von Barn-
elhm," "Flachsmann als Erzieher,
"Die Journalisten," and "Das Ver
lonne Paradies."
The students who take part in these
plays are not all Germans. Many
important roles have been played by
Americans, who, notwithstanding the
difficulties of a foreign language, have
completely lost themselves in their
roles. Through this serious work
they have required fluency in the
language and ability to Interpret the
drama.
The annual productions are attend
ed lareelv by the general public, al
though a great number of university
students take an Interest in mem,
f ..f r the club contributed $100 to
the American Red Cross association
out of the proceeds from the play.
The club is proud of the fact that it
ha never had a deficit
On the night following the regular
annual production, the club gives a
banquet at which usually some of the
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alumni are present. The regular meet
ings of the club are always well at
tended, and each member is required
to make an appearance at least once
year in a role of 100 lines.
The remarkable success of the Ger
man Dramatic club is due in no small
measure to the untiring efforts, the
keen enthusiasm and the superior
ability of its coach, Miss Amanda H.
Heppner. Her work has elicited fa
vorable comment not only in univer
sity communities, but also in the Ger
man metropolitan press of this coun
try. Already the interest in the forth
coming annual production, Suder-
mann's "Das Gluck im Winckel," is
making tiself felt and the coach and
cast will spare no effort to make it
equal to the high standard set in
former productions.
For the entertainment of the guests
at the homecoming, the club will pro
duce in addition to a musical pro
gram, Pohl's "Die Schulreitehin," the
cast for which is as follows:
Magdalene Craft
Baronesse Lucil Nietoch
Engelhardt von Meiningshausen . . . .
Gerhard Naber
Baron Casar von Wedding
A. J. Wed eking
For the first time in the history of
the University of Washington, Fresh
men will be pledged to the university.
They will be given the opportunity to
become acquainted with the ideals
of the institution in which they are
starting college life, they will learn
of Its traditions, they will be able to
become Intimate with the principles
of student government. They will
later be called upon to use this right
of suffrage, and It is appropriate that
they should now find out tlie under
lying thought of this student rule.
The university works on a definite
plan of student development; Fresh
men should know of it They must
know, if they are to work intelligent
ly, to avoid the mistakes and defeats
of the past and better plan for
achievement in the future.
ACTIVE VOLOT DISCOVERED
Populace Overcome by Fear Hope for
Quiet Soon Powers Have Prom
ised Investigation
The office force of the Daily Ne
braskan has been much annoyed the
past week by the rumblings of an in
fant volcano which has started oper
ations in the southwest corner of
the editorial dungeon. The thing
spurts and emits all sorts of weird
noises during every hour of the day
and night It is thought that fear of
this monster is the paramount reason
for the faliure of a number of staff
members to submit their "copy" reg
ularly. The staff has opened negotiations
with the powers that be, and although
those bodies by long practice have de
veloped some shrewd diplomats with
uncanny ability to keep from making
any definite promises, it is under
stood that the broken steam pipe may
be inspected today. If the fates are
willing and no other excuse can be
formulated, it is hoped that the re
pairs will be attended to by next
week, and that the greatest crisis
that has come to the Nebraskan since
the Engineer's dance was scheduled
for Sunday, will be thus passed
through safely.
Breba DuhL '13, Gladys Lowenberg.
17, and Nell Ryan will spend the wwk
end at the Alpha Omicron PI house.
KANSAS HUSKIES
N0tZ. MARKS
HUSKERS GRINDING UP AXE FOR
THE JAYHAWK
KANSAS LINE A HEAVY BUNCH
Cornhuskers Have Light Practice Yes
terday Afternoon Saving Up for
the Jayhawkers Kansas De
pending on Fake Plays
That the Jayhawkers will give the
Huskers a battle equal to that put
up by the South Bend aggregation, is
little doubted by Nebraska authori
ties, and Coach Stiehm is saving up
this week with the intention of work
ing his best .fighters into good fighting
trim during the days just prevoius to
the game.
The Kansas machine has a line that
will outweigh that of the Huskers,
and although their scoring machine
doesn't work so well, they will trust
to holding down Nebraska's score
and working through on one of their
trick plays, of which they have a
greater number than any team the
Huskers have faced this season. . .
The Jayhawkers are using their de
feat at the hands of Oklahoma as a
bluff to throw Stiehm off his guard,
but the tall instructor is answering
them in kind by saving up his men
for the big day. Many of the regu
lars will occupy prominent positions
on the sidelines throughout the Ne-braska-Wesleyan
game Saturday, and
none of them will stay in the game
longer than is necessary. The Husk
ers had a very light workout yester
day afternoon under the direction of
Assistant Coach Hoeffel and Captain
Dick Rutherford. Place kicks were
tried by varsity with the second team
bucking, and some time was spent
practicing kicking and running back
the balL
At 5 o'clock Mr. Hoeffel ordered two
laps around the field and a shower
bath.
"Lum" Doyle led in the merry chase
around the field, encircling it twice,
as the crow flies and getting it done
within an incredibly short time. Proc
tor lost count after he had been
around once, but the vigilant Husker
captain sternly ordered him to cir
cumnavigate the field a second time.
Proctor explained afterward that his
right eye had an astigmatism and he
always saw double, consequently one
always seemed like two to him.
The afternoon was pleasant but
there were signs of storm in the air
Husker storm, bound for Lawrence,
Kan.
DR. CLAPP TO READ ARTICLE
Addresses State Teachers' Association
Subject, Motor Activities
and Health
Dr. Raymond G. Clapp, head of the
department of physical education, and
Miss Ina Estelle Gittings, director of
women's gymnasium, gave addresses
at yesterday's meeting of the Nebras
ka State Teachers' association in
Omaha. Dr. Clapp's subject was "The
Relation of Motor Activities to Health
and Education," and Miss Gittings
talked on the "Present Opportunities
of Physical Education." Miss Marie
Clark, instructor in the physical edu
cation department is also attending
the convention.