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February 29
Is
Cornhasker Day
February 29
Is
Corohusker Day
VOL. XV. NO. 89.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, FEBBUARY 11, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
IfHSITY GIRLS ARE AGAINST
PROPOSED BEAUTY SELECTIONS
HI ACK MASQUES AND SILVER SERPENTS REFUSE
BL CORNHUSKER REQUEST
Bclievs Nebraska Womanhood Stands for Ideals of Worth
Rather Than Mere Physical Charm.
Nebraska university girls, speaking
through the Black Masques and the
Silver Serpents, have refused to se
lect the twenty most beautiful uni
Tersity girls for an honor section in
the Cornhusker, on the grounds that
Nebraska womanhood stands for more
than mere physical charm, and that
the worth of a woman does not de
pend upon her beauty. The decision
was made at a meeting of the Black
Masques and Silver Serpents yester
day noon.
Paul Babson, business manager of
the Cornhusker, had asked the senior
and junior organizations to nominate
especial distinction from all the girls
of the school a few who were chosen
for their beauty alone, would be to
belittle the position of the society and
to act against the good of the uni
versity."
A member of the Silver Serpents
heartily agreed with this comment,
and speaking more particularly of ne
society said: "The Silver Serpents is
an organization to promote good fel
lowship, helpfulness and friendship
among the girls. To discriminate
against some merely because they
were not as attractive as others would
not help us attain our object, and
twenty of the most beautiful girls for I would be manifestly unfair
a beauty section of the Cornhusker
It Mas proposed to have the subscrib
ers to the book vote upon these, the
ivtit recAivine the highest number of
vntpn to be eiven a place of honor in
the university annual.
Statement in Letter
The organization met, but instead of
selecting the girls, the Black Masques
and Silver Serpents sent this letter
to Babson:
"Mr. Paul Babson: In accord
ance with the action taken at
the joint meeting of the Black
Masques and the Silver Serpents,
we wish to notify you that these
societies did not see fit to make
a choice of girls for the beauty
section of the Cornhusker.
"The reason for such action is
as follows:
"It is contrary to the aims and
purposes of the two organiza
tions which emphasize worth
rather than beauty. Organiza
tions which attempt to promote
good fellowship among all univer
sity girls could not consistently
make such a discrimination.
"Black Masques,
"Silver Serpents.''
That the action of these societies
reflects the almost unanimous opinion
vi uie iemimne university students is
Indicated hv the rnmmanta that havf
been heard on all sides in praiso of
me action taken. Girls of every class
nave declared that an nrhitrorv aplp.r
tion on the basis of beauty alone
kUs far short of the ideals of Ne
braska womanhood held at the uni
versity.
One member of the Black Masquea
"d this to say: "Shortly after the
Publication of the 1915 Cornhusker,
the rirln n Vii- vnA -
- " v iuui ai ill Ob wcici;
laughed at the section began to real-
" at Jt was a reflection upon the
caooi that a selection on the basis
oeauty alone should be made. So
'aen the societies met this noon the
tirls were unanimously opposed to the
bought of a similar section.
The Black Masques are selected
tom among the most worthy girl3 cf
we junior class, on a basis of their ae
ries and ability In all-round lines.
Fo this organization to select for
So the
Silver Serpents were unanimously op
posed to the request of Mr. Babson."
Suggestion Is Made
The suggestion was made to the
Cornhusker staff that if it was truly-
desired to honor some university worn
en that an attempt be made to choose
eight girls who would be really rep
resentative, as for instance, two girls
from each class who were known for
their all-round ability and worth.
This suggestion met a ready re
sponse from the staff, and Paul Bab
son announced last night that in all
probability the Cornhusker would con
tain a "Nebraska Girls" section, with
pictures of eight girls most truly rep
resenting the spirit, of womanhood of
the university and the state. It is
possible that the "Black Masques and
Silver Serpents will be asked to help
in this selection.
Similar Action at Vassar
The action of the Nebraska girls
finds a parallel in a similar decision
made by the undergraduates of Vas
sar college, when the question of the
selection of the May Queen
and the daisy chain bearers for Vaa-
sar's annual fete came up. The girls
voted against making a selection, or.
the grounds that too much attention
was being paid to the attractiveness
of the fair sex and not enough to the
real worth of womanhood. In the
opinion of the Vassar girls, American
women will not reach their nignesi
and truest sphere of influence until
less attention Is paid to beauty ana
more is paid to reai buuu
strength and chaaracter.
The members of the Black Masques
who took part in the conference were
Florence Angle, Louise Brownell. Lulu
Mae Coe. Marie CuBack, Edna Froyd.
Jeanette Finney, Camille Leyda, Laur
etta Lord, Ruth Mills, Blanche Rich
ards, Doris Slater. Freda Stuff and
Hester Wyman.
The members of the Silver Serpent
wpre: Ruth Burcn, imu-u
TnniK roe. Hester Dickinson, Dorothy
Ellsworth, Marguerite Kauffman. Ethel
Kittinger, Olive Lehmer, came
Mnodie. Edna Peeler, Anna Russell,
Helen Schwab, Doris Scroggin. Lulu
Shade, Esther Smith and Genevieve
Welch.
Lincoln9 s Malfeasance
Heretofore we have discussed only
negligence in the conduct of the city
of Lincoln. But fresh in the miuds
of those in the university is an act on
the part of the city which, in the ab
sence of a better explanation, must be
interpreted as excuseless.
Two years ago, one of the reasons
advanced for removal was the fact
that in the extension work a spur
could be extended from railroad lines
to the farm campus, from which the
Unloading of materials could take
place, thus saving thousands of dol
lars to the state. To refute this argu
ment, Lincoln told the people that a
similar spur could be constructed in
town, extending north of the campus,
from the Missouri Pacific and North
western lines to the buildings being
erected.
When the construction work began
last fall, the regents submitted to the
city commission a measure carrying
this promise into effect Such a plan
would save the people of the state
$15,000. The only opposition to the
plan was advanced by certain resi
dents of the north part of town. Their
reasons for the most part were idle
fears, with no foundation in fact. Anu
yet the commission refused to fulfill
their obligation.
Just what reason is there for this
attitude? Are the imagined fears of
a few of Lincoln's voters of more Im
portance than the confidence of the
state? Are the wishes of a few tax
payers or more moment than $15,000
of the people of Nebraska? Or does
the confidence that comes from the
fact that the university is located hero
for all time cool the ambition to
please the people that ambition
which was so evident two years ago?
Lincoln, these are questions that
you must answer sooner or later.
WEATHERLY SPEAKS
OFJORD PARTY
Declares Much Was Done for Welfare
of Nations
SHANTZ ADDRESSES
P. B. K. AND SIGMA XI
"For the first time in the history of
the world a group of common people
of one nation met with those fioii
other nations to work together for
peace," said Dr. A. L. Weatherly in
bis talk on the Ford peace expedi
tion at convocation yesterday morn
ing. "This is a big step forward and
means much for the future welfare
of nations."
Dr. H. It. Shantz of the Bureau of
Plant Industry of the United States
Department of Agriculture will deliver
hA annual address before the local
chapters of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma
XI at the Temple theatre Saturday,
February 12. His subject, "Water as
a Factor in Plant Gorwth," will be
illustrated.
Dr. Shantz is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, receiving his
Ph. D. degree in 1905. After gradua
tion he became an Instructor in the
department of botany in the Univer
sity of Missouri. From there he went
to tho department of agriculture and
Th nhieet of the Ford ueace party
was to anneal to the Eoodwill of the ! ot nrPRont fa nlant physiologist in the
people of the four neutral nations to office of alkali and drouth resisting
organize a conference to. suggest to ; piant investigation, working in tne re
the belligerents a basis of settlement j gj0n of the Great Plains and Great
ofthe war. This basis to be founded ! Basin.
on principles of justice and humanity, j
"We did foolish things," confessel!
Dr. Weatherly with a smile, "and we
were not as smart as our critics. But .
men that do things make mistakes.
And it is better to have tried and
failed than not to have tried at a 11. J
POUTIGAL FIGHT
DRAWSTO CLOSE
The political campaign of the as
pirants for the 1917 Cornhusker will
be brought to a close Monday, Feb
ruary 14, when the voters of the
junior and sophomore classes shall
decide whom they will reject. Tho
campaigns have been particularly cpen
and free from personal antagonism.
This is no doubt due to the calibre of
the various contestants, all of whom
have proven themselves above petty
politics.
Charles M. Frey and Edgar D. Kid-
doo are the candidates for editor-in-chief
of our next annual. Frey is a
Junior Arts and Sciences, his home is
Sterling. He is the junior managing
editor of the 1916 Cornhusker. Kid-
( Continued on page 3)
Football Stars Teach
Girls "One-and-Over"
DR. P. L. HALL
TALKS EFFICIENCY"
"Efficiency is the cutting out of
r 1 v
waste." This was the Keynote oi ur.
P. L. Hall's address before the Uni
versity Commercial club yesterday
afternoon.
"In the business world we are con
fronted with exactly the same conui
tion of affairs." went on the speaker.
"Never in the historyof the world has
a man starting out with nothing in Lis
hand had as much opportunity to sut
ceedas he has now. He has only to
show efficiency." Doctor Hall was of
the option that the business woiid
u waVine uo more and more to its
opportunities and that the number of
labor saving devices win increase
many times. J
'Tis a hard cruel world and the most
of us have forgotten childhood days
and have become so dignified that play
iB below our leveL Anyone who has
happened to see the sparkling eyes
and bouyant youth that emerges from
the doorway of the gym at 9:50 o'clock
on Tuesday and Thursday mornings
will wonder the reason for such a
sight No fountain of youth has been
discovered in a corner of the gym,
neither is there a good fairy up there
to wave her magic wand. These joy
ous students are members of the
playground class, "physical education
40" taught by Miss Ina Gittings, ana
they have been playing the good old
games.
Last semester the class work was
theoretical, but the work this semester
is practical, and the students meet in
the gymnasium and play games, all
kinds, ranging from "ring around the
rosy to "ante over." f
Every member of the class is forced
to demonstrate what he knows and to
tell what he remembers of the "good
old days." The assignment for each
class meeting is a list of ten games.
The lists are read aloud, and com
pared, and any game that is suggested
and not known by the members of the
class is taught by the one who sug
gests it.
The co-eds star in teaching "Farmer
in the Dell," "Mulberry Bui-h." etc..
while the men grow enthusiastic over
"Duck on the Rock." To the delight
of Miss Gittings and the oel Mem
bers of the class.a demonstration of
"One and Over" was given yesterday
morning by star players, with all the
laughs of a true comedy and all the
disasters of a tragedy. It was as ex
citing as a gridiron battle and in fact
as realistic with the presence of Ruth
erford, Corey, Riddell and Otoupalik.
Many of the co-eds screamed when
Otoupalik didn't play fair and was
submitted to "punishment" but it was
a splendid performance, and it is great
fun to regain one's lost youth.
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