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VOL. XV. NO. 57.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
GOVERNOR MOREHEAD
PBESIDESAT DEBATE
HIS ACCEPTANCE OF PROFESSOR
FOGG'S OFFER ANNOUNCED
THIRD JUDGE IS UNSELECTED
The Two Judge Secured Art Profet-
or Brink, of K. A. C, and Pro
fessor Griffith, of William .
Jewell College
GoTernor John H. Morehead Las ac
cepted the invitation of Prof. M. M.
Fogg to preside at the Kansas Ne
braska debate In the Temple theatre,
Friday evening. No word has been
received as to who will officiate ai
the Lawrence end.
Judees for the verbal combat Frl
d.iv have been difficult to get. Two
have been secured tor the contest
here, Prof. Paul F. Beck, professor or
history. Iowa college, GrlnnelL and
Judge C. O. Lee. Ames, Iowa. Twelve
declinations have been received in
trvine to eet the third Judge, most
of them Iowa Judges and law profes
sors. Neutrality has never been def
finitely expressed as a basis for their
refusals.
At Kansas the same difficulty In get-
tine the third man has also caused
some trouble. The two already secur
ed are Prof. Carl M. Brink, Depart
ment of English Literature, Kansas
Agricultural college, and Prof. E. E.
Griffiths, History. Political Science
and Debating colege, William Jewell
college. Liberty, Mo.
Public interest "tn the dual debate
transcends that shown In former years
when Nebraska met such opponents
as Wisconsin. Illinois and Chicago,
due, among other things, to the im
portance of the question and the cur
iosity of the student body as to
whether Kansas really will "stage a
comeback."
Delegations are expected from many
high schools in the Nebraska Debat
ing league, which is arguing the same
question, particularly Lincoln high
school. Business Manager Lane an
nounces that the sale of tickets is
indicative of increased Interest. .
ARRANGE FORFOOTBALL LIST
Professor Barber Has Been In St.
Louis as a Member of the Ath
letic Board
At this time, when the third all
successful football season has closed
and has been celebrated in various
ways with true Nebraska spirit, hopes
for coming conquests begin to take
form and the attention of all football
enthusiasts is turned to those who
"take thought for the future" and de
termine the time and place of the bat
tles for the next war.
Among these is numbered Prof. G.
E. Barber, president and veteran
member of the Athletic board. He has
Just been in St Louis assisting In the
arrangement of next year's schedule.
It Is said that Prof. Barber has not
missed a single game for ten years,
and Is thoroughly acquainted with
the material and ability of the teams
Of all thn ftrhnnla In the middle west
It Is to be expected then that thre
will be a worth-while schedule next
year.
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ARRANGE SCHOOL GARDENS
Professor Pugsley Goes to Grand
Island Upon the Invitation of
the School Board
Mr. C. W. Pugsley, director of the
Agricultural Extension Service of the
College of Agriculture, left Monday
for Grand Island to talk over the mat
ter of school garden work there, upon
the invitation of the Grand Island
school board.
Gardening and canning societies
were to be formed In co-operation
with the state societies. A part of
the regular scholastic course would
be taken up by this subject, and one
credit point given for the work. The
instructor of agriculture In the schools
would be relieved of enough work so
that he could take direct supervision
of the gardens. He would be kept
all summer and help on all phases
of the work.
The School of Agriculture would
send out experts who would take
charge of the marketing of the prod
uce, give lectures on special subjects
and give practical demonstrations.
Mr. Pugsley spoke at Holdrege, Fri
day, to school children, teachers and
parents on the plans and scope of
the school garden work.
Players Receive Sweaters
A carnival was given by the stu
dents of the School of Agriculture Frl
day evening, under the auspices of the
Y. M. C. A., at which ?76 was ralsea
for the purchase of football sweaters
for the School of Agriculture football
team. The boys who will receive their
A" sweaters this year are Erwin Car
penter. headquarters; James Griffith,
Walthill; Harry Johnson, Lincoln, a.
W. Kreuger, Stelnauer; Ben Love,
Valparaiso; Charles Mockett, isormai.
Harrr Nelson. Walnut; Roy Phillips,
.Walthill; Lewis Osborne, Broken
Bow; Charles Stretten, Lincoln; Al
fred Thomsen, Florence; Charles
Wheeler, Lincoln; Carl Llebers, Mln-
.den; Horace Culbertson, uaaoia
City.
Talks on Modern Development
Prnf. C. L. Dean will speak to the
student section of A. S. M. E. on "The
Modern Development" this evening, at
7:15 o'clock in M. E. 206.
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Prof. Grove E. Barber
CONVOCATION
Today, 11 a. m
Dean W. G. Hastings
"DEBATING"
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. Thursday, 11 a. m.
Beethoven's Kreutrer Sonata
Pianaforte and Violin
Mr. Alois Kremer
Mr. August Molzer
Temple Theatre
TEACH YOUR FRIEND
HOW TO SLIDE
GRIDIRON WILL BE TURNED INTO
A SKATING RINK
ICE HOCKEY IS FASHIONABLE
University Students Given Chance to
Learn the "Pigeon Wing" The
Field Will Be Ready for Ice
Man in a Few Days
The work of transforming the ath
letic field into a skating rink has
been begun and In a few days the
only thing which will be lacking to
wards a first class sliding place will
be an evening's visit from Jack
Frost.
The establishment of a 6kating rink
for lovers of the "figure eight" and
-pigeon wing" is a new experiment on
the part of the athletic managers, and
It is expected to rub off tne rougn
edges and teach blundering University
student not only how to slide through
Hfp. but also lo endure the hard
knocks and bumps they are bound to
encounter when they go out into tne
world.
students who are fond of Ice hock
ey will find this a pleasing lnnova-
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MILITARY BAUJII JANUARY
Price of Tickets Has Been Reduced
to Two Dollars Will Be a
Formal Affair
The Military ball, given by the
members of the Officers' club of Uni
versity Cadet Regiment, promises to
be one of the "best ever." The com
mittee in charge are already at work
trying to make this dance a big fea
ture of the year's formal season.
In the first place, the tickets are
going to cost ?2, whereas all other
formal dances have cost $3. Nothing,
however, such as programs, orchestra
or refreshments are going to be sacri
ficed in this reduction. The tickets
are first to be sold to members of the
Military department, then those re
maining will be placed on sale for the
other students.
The dance, which is to be held at
the Lincoln January 21, is an annuar
event, in which all officers appear in
full dress uniform and is distinctly
military In all Its features.
Vesper Speakers Announced
The Y. W. C. A Vesper service to
day will be in th enature of a Christ
mas prologue. The speakers are:
McCaiSey!EvaMiller andMlss Fan
nie Drake. There will be a cnnsi
mas tree and a surprise for everyone.
All girls, whether members of the or
ganization or not, are urged to come
and enjoy this meeting.
Tuesday of next week the Vesper
program will be a song recital by
Mrs. Lillian Helms Polly.
Belgians Express Gratitude
Prof. Louise Pound of the Depart
ment of English Literature, recently
received a lithographed document
from the Commission for Relief in
Belgium, expressing "for the people of
Belgium their deep appreciation and
lasting gratitude" for her services in
raising funds, to a considerable sum,
for their assistance, last year.
The Freshman girls of the Delta
Gamma sorority entertained the
Freshmen members of other Univer
sity sororities Saturday afternoon at
an Informal tea at the Delta Gamma
chapter house.
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
' MET JI FREMONT
OVER 100 DELEGATES FROM THE
COLLEGES OF NEBRASKA
DISCUSSES MISSIONARY FIELD
Largest Presbyterian Church In the
World Is In Africa Many Stu
dents Have Gone There as
Missionaries
The annual meeting of the State
Students' Volunteer association was
held in Fremont December 3 to 6.
There were 125 delegates from the dif
ferent colleges and universities In
Nebraska present The University of
Nebraska sent twenty-six men and
women.
Mr. P. A. Reichel, traveling secre
tary of the Students' Volunteer Move
ment with headquarters In New York,
presided at the sessions.
Mr. A. C. Hull Y. M. C. A. secre
tary from South America, spoke on
"The Challenge of South America."
Mrs. McCleary, Presbyterian mis
sionary to Africa, told about the larg
est Presbyterian church In the world.
It Is In Africa, and has a seating ca
pacity of 5,000 and a membership of
3,000.- When Mrs. McCleary went to
this mission, thirteen years ago, she
found six Christians. Last spring', on
the Sabbath before she left for Amer
ica, there were over 8,000 Christians
in the town.
Dr. G. W. Taft, president of the
Grand Island college, spoke on "The
Message from the Orient," and "The
King's Call." Mrs. E. A. Raynor, of
University Place, described "The
Work in the Philippines."
The Student Volunteer Movement
was started at ML Herman, Mass., In
188G. Over 6,000 student volunteers
have actually sailed to foreign coun
tries. Nebraska has thirty-five grad
uates in active work at the present
time.
Fourteen students from the Univer-
i sity attended the meetings In Fre
mont last week. Included In tne party
were: Glenn Everts. Harold Camp
bell, Paul Fouts. Will Urbach. J. B.
Watson, L. D. Gordon, Steele Hol
combe. T. R. Pier, Brooks Harding,
j Ernest Lundeen, Ray Bigelow, Vaughn
Russon, Mr. Mayer and F. M. Hall.
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I Last Gathering of the Club Before
Christmas Holidays Is Addressed
by Bishop Tihen
The Catholic Students' club met
Sunday afternoon in the Music halL
l Bishop Tihen, in an instructive ad
dress, dwelt upon the power of relig-
Ion and the value of righteousness.
He compared the voice of conscience
to strains of soft music the sound
being crushed when violent noise Is
heard.
After the address by the bishop, a
short musical program and a reading
followed. In the business session It
was decided to hold a dance some
time In January, and to give a club
play. If possible. Father CLoughlln
wished all the students present a
merry Christmas.
The next meeting of the club will
be January