TlhBaL!ly Nolbra
LA8T DAY
Organization
Cornhusker
Pictures
Feb. 19.
VOL. XV. NO. 85.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, FEBBUARY 7, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
NEBRASKA BEATS
AGGIES TWICE
FIRST
CONTEST
SECOND
WAS
EASY
CLOSE;
Takes Another Step Toward Miouri
Valley Championship
Nebraska took another step toward
annexing the Missouri Valley cham-
nlonship by decisively defeating Ames,
35 to 21, Friday night, and 31 to 13,
Saturday afternoon.
The first game showed Ames a much
better team than Nebraska expected
The score was close, and early in the
second half Ames took the lead. This
was quickly overcome by Nebraska,
when Hugg placed several shots from
the middle of the floor.
The second game showed the su
periority of Nebraska from the start,
Four free goals and-a basket gave us
an . early lead, while Ames acquired
but one basket This lead was kept
tin durine the entire game. Ames took
a spurt during the second half when
Braydon shot three baskets. .
Rhodes Scholarships
Most students do not think about
the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford, un
til just before the examinations are
held, when it is too late to prepare
for them. The library has arranged
a display of books in the reading
room for the present week, for the
purpose of interesting students in
these scholarships, in the life of Cecil
Rhodes and his object in founding the
scholarships and in the advantages of
.student life at Oxford. These books
may be found on the table near the
entrance to the reading room.
Ohio State
All the colleges of the western con
ference have swimming teams with
the exception of Ohio State. Some of
these are only intramural, Illinois for
instance, but for the most part, they
are regular college teams and meet
the athletic clubs of various cities.
POLITICAL POT
BOILS BUSILY
Greer Rules No Vote Gathering at the
Polls Next Monday
With the filing of Everett 1. Scott
tor senior president, and Harold B
Holtz for junior president, and Wayne
Town8end for junior managing editor,
nd Charles M. Frey for editor-in
chief of the Cornhusker. the unlver
'ty political pot has been set to boil-
to?. No candidates have yet an
nounced their intention of filing for
freshman and sophomore presidents.
for the Cornhusker, several candi-
aates have announced their intention
of filing and are already canvassing
se student body for votes. Ivan G.
Bde is after the junior managing
jwtorehlp, and Ellsworth Moser and
jitt Foster are seeking the job ot
"Mlness manager. These latter two
on the business staff of this year's
rnhu8ker.
ReglBtrar Greer has announced that
efe is to be no canvassing, near the
at the coming election, whict
M held Monday, February 14.
Lincoln9 s Trusteeship
Two years ago the question of uni
versity removal was submitted to the
vote of the people of the state. They
decided to leave the institution where
it now is. The proposition is settled,
and a discussion of the wisdom of the
people's choice is not in order at this
time.
Those familiar with the history of
the situation two years ago will read
ily recall the activity of Lincoln peo
ple in opposing removal. The main
campaign against such a step was car
ried on from this city, and it was
largely due to this factor that re
moval was defeated.
The fact that a state gives a city
the care of an institution, implies a
trust to that city to care for it prop
erly; and the fact that the city be
comes active in influencing the people
of the state to leave that institution
where they can more conveniently
care for it, implies a full acceptance
of that trust.
trust being properly exe-
Is this
cuted?
There is about the campus an un
necessary amount of noise. This comes
from three sources: A firm, Just
south of the College of Law, dealing
in traction engines; the cars of the
Lincoln Traction company; and the
extra noise, caused by defective pav
ing, from the heavy traffic in this part
of the city.
This condition can be remedied.
The engine establishment can be re
moved to a remote part of the city;
the traction cars can be run over
other lines without serious inconven
ience to anyone concerned; asphalt
or similar pavement can be substi
tuted for that now existing.
These things are a matter of com
parative simplicity in the government
of a city.
Lincoln, you cannot afford to neglect
this trust.
GIRLS' STUDENT
RALLY TUESDAY
LOUISE S. HOLMQUIST, NATIONAL
WORKER, COMING.
CHITTICK CHAIRMAN
UNIVERSITY NIGHT
The
candidates have until Friday to
weir written applications, and it
" Dected that there will be several
PPlications for each of tue offices.
The fact that at least a half dozen
organizations are known to have
have started their scenarios for Uni
versity Night without the slightest
reminder from the committee, is proof
enough that this evening of amuse
ment is recognized by the student
body as a permanent event and one
of undisputed success.
Martin Chittick has accepted the
chairmanship of University Night and,
together with Harold Holtz and Glenn
Everts, expects to set a record for this
type of an entertainment. "However,
it will be absolutely necessary," he
. . . .a ( ll A ...tMl
says, ror an organizations w buuuu
a synopsis of their 'stunt' by Wednes
day night, February 9." It iB under
stood that they will be returned by
the following Saturday, in order to
give a full three weeks for practice.
Last week proper representatives of
each of the several clubs, societies and
school departments were presonally
approached by a member of the above
committee and urged to begin imme
diate action. The response was cer
tainly encouraging. At least fifteen
organizations either reported that they
were already working on a "skit" or
that they would submit one by Wed
nesday night.
The following organizations have
been asked for a demonstration of
their ingenuity: Agricultural club,
Pharmaceutical society, cadet band,
university quartet, "Ye Toilers of the
Law Shop," Komensky Klub, Engl-
. ' .1.-1. Oln-mfl TtoltH
nevra. 1 umDiinR ciuu,
rht Commercial club, Cornhusker,
German Dramatic club. "Phys. Ed
r.irla " Glee club. Wrestling depart
ment, School of Dentistry, Chemistry
club, and the "Helmet and num.
CORNHUSKER GROUP
PICTURES NEXT
Organizations Must Be Snapped
February 19
by
With a record of more junior and
senior Cornhusker pictures than ever
before, there has been set up a stan
dard that should be lived up to by
the other departments of the book.
The next two weeks are to be de
voted to group and organization pic
tures. Mr. Townsend is giving these
pictures precedence over all other
work for this time, and has worked
out a systematic time schedule ao that
there will be no wasted time in han
dling them. If there are any organiza
tions that have not already scheduled
their dates, arrangements should .be
made at once, for no pictures will be
accepted after February 19.
There are always a few organiza
tions which plan on getting thtir pic
tures taken the last convocation per
iod before the time limit and then
when they find that this time Is filled
up, feel that they should be given
an extension of time for their picture.
It is the belief of this year's manage
ment that the student body want to
see the book gotten out on time, and
to do thls.all organization pictures
must be taken by February 19. There
fore, the management does not pro
pose to make any extension of time
February 19 is the last day.
UNI.
PLAYERS OPEN
POLK OPERA HOUSE
The University Dramatic club for
mally opened the new opera house at
Polk.'Nebr., with two performances of
"Believe Me, Xantlppe," Friday and
Saturday nights. The opera house
was crowded to its utmost capacity
at both presentations.
Fling Talks on War
Dr. F. M. Fling spoke before the
Palladiahs, Friday evening, taking the
European war as his topic. He stated
that the real causes of the war can
be traced back to the seventeenth
century, saying that the assassination
of the crown prince of Austria and
the subsequent mobilization of troops
were only mere pretexts to start
fighting. He cited many instances
which caused him to reach his conclusions.
P re-Medic Society Elects
The Pre-Medic society meeting was
held in Nebraska hall 210, Friday eve
ning at 5 o'clock. About seventy-five
Pre-Medlcs were present. Election of
new officers resulted as follows:
Charles Weymuller, president.
William Matousek, vice president.
David Ford, secretary.
Charles Heustis, treasurer.
Different College Delegates Will
Seated Together at Meeting
Be
Most gratifying reports have come
from the various schools and colleges
in and around Lincoln as to the size
of their delegations to the student
rally to be held Tuesday afternoon at
5 o'clock in the Temple theatre. As
far as possible college delegations will
be seated together, and pennants and
songs will make . them recognizable.
Nebraska girls are very happy to be
hostesses for such an event as this
promises to be and to have as the
speaker for this occasion such a wom
an as Miss Louise S. Holmquist.
It seems fitting that Miss Holmquist
should speak to students for as exe
cutive for the Department of Method
of the National Board of the Young
Woman's Christian Association, she is
director of wonderful research labora
tory. When one thinks of a laboratory
one pictures rows of shelves with
many bottles and much equipment for
experimenting; but in the ninth and
tenth floors of a beautiful gray stone,
eleven story building, in the heart of
of New York city, is a laboratory of
a different sort, over which Miss Holm
quist presides. This laboratory ex
periments with and demonstrates work
of many phases for girls, not only in
New York but all over the country,
and is in reality the Department of
Method and the building in which it
operates is the national headquarters
building of the Young Women's Chris
tian Associations.
With all the adaptation necessary
through city, country and student com
munities, the work of the association
is carried on by, through and for girls
at home and at work, country girls,
immigrant girls, young girls, girls in
industry, colored girls, Indian girls,
professional women and students in
preparatory schools, colleges aiW uni
versities. It is Miss Holmquist s task
to administer the department in such
a way as to correlate city, student
and rural work so that each type may
fit its own mission and contribute to
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Cold Feet Cause Fire
EARL KETCHAM
WINS SCHOLARSHIP
Pari Ketcham. '18, an Omaha high
school graduate, has been awarded the
scholarship to the University of Ne
braska given by the umana umu
club Ketcham Is the first man to win
this scholarship. Heretofore applica
tlons for it have always been made
by women. Keicnam is ic6"-
the engineering department
PAN-HEL STUNT
PARTY PLANNED
An interfraternity "Btunt" party at
the Alpha Sigma Phi house is planned
for February 11 at 8 o'clock. Each
fraternity and sorority will assist in
some short act the Orpheum idea
being carried out. This is the first
party of its kind at Negraska, and
every Greek should try to make it a
big success.
McGill
Intercollegiate contests have been
discontinued at McGill university,
Canada, on account of so many of the
students Bervlng in the armies in
Europe.
A couple of cold Kappa feet were
the innocent cause of a fire early last
Thursday morning that might have
burned the sorority home down. The
story leaked out, in spite of the deli
cate zeal of the girls to keep it secret,
and the main fact may be verified by
a glance at the west steps to the Kap
na K'nnna Gamma house at Seven
teenth and L streets.
The girls have a sleeping porch
where some of the brave ones have
challenged the wintry blasts to drive
them in. One of the girls enjoyed the
breezes well enough, but for the past
two or three weeks she has been un
able to get enough covers on her feet
to keep them warm.
The thought struck her of the hot
brick of our grandmother's day.
Brought up to date, this suggested
the electric flat iron, with a warm
current running throughout the night.
Surely this would solve the problem.
All went well until about 4 a. m.
Then the iron began to warm toi
earnestly to its task, and the over
heated feet of the young lady warned
her that mischief was afoot. She
awoke to find the bed clothes afire.
With a scream she leaped from the
covers, called her neighbors, and shlv
eringly the girls cast the flaming bed
off the sleeping apartment to the
ground below. All went blissfully to
sleep again.
The bed, still blazing, had fallen
to the steps. Soon the fire had started
something there, and the wood began
to crackle. hat the ultimate result
might have been is a matter of con
jecture, but fortunately tna iurnaca
man appeared on the scene at this
stage of the affair and put out the
fire.
In spite of attempts at concealment.
she thought, and she put her idea into! rumor has It that the feet belonged
operation.
to Miss Dorothy Stevens.
