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PTTHTl TTv o tl tx T tl fl Febroarf 29 Is Cornhusker Daj February 29 Is Cornhusker Day VOL. XV. NO. 90. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, FEBBUARY 14, 1&16. PRICE 5 CENTS. Importance of Remember, flrt of all, that an elec lion is a choosing by the people of their servants, rather than a .lottery for a coveted plum. Remember that the positions to be filled today are the most Important that will be brought to your attention this year. Remember that the men you chooae to AM the positions of either editor or junior managing editor of the Corn husker must be of broad acquaintance ih .chool affairs, and a full under- standing of what they mean. He must have far more than ordinary original ttv. He must have an artistic taste that will produce a book to compare favorably with the best In the country Remember that the business man ager of the Cornhusker must have a wide acauaintance with the aavenis ing and printing games, and must be PRELIMINARY GAMES AREGALLED OFF The game between the sophomores and juniors in the preliminaries of the girls' basketball tournament, which was scheduled for 1 o'clock Friday afternoon, was called off for the reason that the juniors failed to show up. Miss Clark, who had charge in the absence of Miss Gittings from the city, then cancelled the games be tween the freshmen and sophomores and the juniors and seniors, which were scheduled for Saturday morning. It seems that last year the pre liminaries consisted of ten minutes of play between the freshmen and sophomores, and ten minutes of play between the Juniors and seniors, the winners playing- for the championship. This year, however, Miss Clark said it was her understanding that full games would be played, and each team would meet before the finals, ..but when one of the teams failed to appear to play in accordance with this understanding, she thought it best to postpone the games until Miss Gittings' return. . Alpha Kappa Psl Pledge Alpha Karpa Psl, professional com mercial fraternity, announces the pledging of Ralph Theisen. Pantalets Avoear For First Pantalets, worn coyly by our moth ers in the good old days, and familiar to most of us who have family albums at home with a page or so of fading tintypes, pantalets are back. Should It be pantalets are, or pantalets Is be ing worn? But passing the grammati cal question of number, two (or four) pantalets appeared at one of the parties given last Friday evening. They made a sensation, that must he admitted, and some differences of opinion were heard as to whether they ere pretty. The general opinion, however, was that their first appear ance was a great success, and predic tions were fteely made that the first step having been taken, many more of the article of dress would appear at university functions within the next two weeks. - The girls who appeared In them Voting Right thoroughly reliable. A man who must be constantly under the close super vision of the Board of Publication will never benefit the school. Remember that the class president will have direct or Indirect supervision of many things of great Importance to the class. Will he have the Interests of the class as a whole at heart, or those of only a few? If his Intentions are good, has he the ability to properly put them In effect? Remember, above all other things, that you are selecting a man to do your business; that your pocketbooK and the reputation of the school are involved. Therefore vote according to merit, and not according to previous promise. Remember, also, that you are not a dispenser of public charity. There fore vote according to merit, and not for the one who needs the money. Juniors Owing to a delay in the Junior panel designs, any Juniors who have not had their Cornhusker pictures taken may have their sittings either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of .t . i. i iu - n,m vJ mis ween, aim men iwiuica wn accepted. Flo Boyles, '15, who is teaching domestic science in the Kenesaw high school, was at the Alpha Chi Omega house this week-end. SHANTZ EXPLAINS PLANT GROWTH Dr. H. L. Shantz spoke to the mem bers of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma XI Saturday evening at the Temple, on "Water as a Factor in Plant Produc tion." He based much of his results on experiments he had conducted at Akron, Colo. Dr. Shantz classified plants as drouth enduring, drouth escaping and drouth evading. He explained how Plants were able to live through drouth, and quoted interesting figures on the relation of transpiration oi nt water from plants and the tern perature and rate of evaporatio mn me air. Time at Dance were of contrasting types so that a good opportunity was afforded for inwardly decide how wauM nnnear on her. One girl, dark, medium height, wore a " .... dress, showing about rour incnea iv friilv earb below the dress. The other girl whose hair is bronze colored, wore a dress that might be called a shade of apricot, and more of her pantalets were exposed. w ia hard to find a comparison ior the things-they are not like the Tur kish harem gowns or trouserettes and like nothing that occurs at this writing to the reporter. They were cute, they were cunning, and on the whole very n tii eve. The dress worn over them was not distinctively orig inal. There were hoop skirts aplenty at vf h novelty of these wan as nothing compared to the pantalets. POLITICAL SCRAP WILL END TODAY No Soliciting of Votes Allowed Near the Polls Class politics for this year will come to an end today. The polls will be open in Memorial hall from 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 5 p. m. There is to be no soliciting of votes near the polls, so it is presumed that the election will be free from the personal antagonism which has existed in previous elec tions. Everyone will be at perfect lib erty to vote as his or her conscience prompts. In the freshman class, Paul G Flothow is alone in the running. Flo- thow is a student in the Arts and Science college. In the sophomore division, the fight will be the closest. Warren F. Hart, Engineering, of Lincoln; Carlisle L, Jones, Law, of Neligh; Norman B Musselman, Arts and Science, of Falls City, and Lawrence F. Pathe, Engi neering, of Milford, are seeking the chance to pilot the sophomores this semester. The indication Is that this class will poll a full vote because of the class and Cornhusker offices. Harold F. Holtz, Engineering, of Burley, Idaho, and Ralph L. Theisen, Arts and Science, of West Point, are seeking the Junior honor. Both men are well known in school circles. Here also the fight will be close. Winfleld K. Miller, Arts and Science, of Lincoln, and Everett B. Scott, Arts and Science, of Kearney, aspire to head the seniors on the last lap of their school work. MEET AND MIXER FOR CHARTER DAY The annual Charter Day indoor athletic ontest and mixer will be held in Memorial hall tomorrow, at 1:30 o'clock. The following events have been scheduled and entries made. 1. 25-Yard Dash Record, 3 seconds. E. W. Brannon, '11; H. S. Reese, '15. Preliminaries, First Heat 1 Bolton, 2 Keith, 3 Bryans, 4 Flint, 5 Townsend. Second Heat 1 Bates, 2 Purney, 3 O'Brian, 4 Beckord, 5 Larsen. Third Heat 1 Scott, 2 Sturm, 3 Townsend, 4 Larsen, 5 Warner. Semi-finals of winners of first and second place in preliminaries. 2. Pole Vault- Record, 11 feet 3 Inches, A. C. Lin- strum, '15. 1 Reed, 2 O'Brian, 3 Liebendorfer. 4, Israel, 5 Gardipee, 6 Giffin, 7 Jones, 8 Miller. 3. 12-Pound Shot Put Record, 44 feet 7 inches, Herbert Reese, '13. 1 Shaw, 2 Flint, 3 Reese, 4 O'Brian, 5 Hennesy. 6 Riddell, J., 7 Rid- dell, T. 8, Corey, 9 Kositzky, E., 10 Kositzky, W., 11 Dale. 4. Fence Vault Record, 8 feet 8 16 inches, A. B. Chain, '09; U. S. Harkson, "15. 1 Harkson, 2 Drewing, 3 Purney, 4 Scott. 5 Noddings, 6 Giffen. 7 Miller. 5. Running High Jump Record. 5 feet 9 inches. Paul Athes, 07; J. C. Knode. '07. 1 Flint, 2. O'Brian, 3 Purney. 4 Jen- (Continued on page 3) 1 E STUDENT BODY TO . VISIT OMAHA III MAY METROPOLIS COMMERCIAL CLUB EXTENDS INVI- TATION AND CHANCELLOR ACCEPTS E. V. Parrish Writes of the to Omaha of the Nebraska university students, 2,000 strong, will make a trip to Omaha this spring on the invitation of the Omaha Commercial club. E. V. Par ish, manager of the Omaha club, has extended the invitation to Chan cellor Avery, and the chancellor has decided to accept on behalf of the stu dent body. The visit will probably be made in May. The Invitation The letter sent the chancellor by Mr. Parish is as follows: The Commercial Club of Omaha, February 11, 1916. Chancellor Samuel Avery, University of Ne braska, Lincoln, Nebraska. My Dear Chancellor: In behalf of Omaha I want to extend to you and the students of the Univer sity of Nebraska an invitation to visit Omaha at your convenience. It occurs to me that there would be a mutual advantage in our invitation being accepted in that it would permit Omaha to appre ciate more fully what the univer sity is doing for Omaha and the state. At the same time it would permit the students of the university to learn of Omaha and the import ant part it bears to the state. Omaha being the metropolis of the state, naturally a very great per . centage of all the activities con verge into this city; In fact, Omaha is but a clearing house for the state and it should be of much educational value to your students to learn more of the ac tivities here and of how they are working for the development of the state. The university is a . vital factor in this development work, and in many Instances our efforts are directed along the same general lines as those of the university. Should you accept this invita tion, every convenience possible will be provided that tho stu dents may observe and investigate "NO GAB" RULE KILLS ONE ALIBI The Pan-Hellenic board has called to the attention of the university oi gauizations the rule against taking hired conveyances to formal parties with a warning to the penalty for the Infringement of the rule no party for four months. An interested spectator wonders what will the poor student with an 8:30 o'clock engagement for "her" formal do, when he arrives home at 8 o'clock, all shaven and perfumed, to find that his dress suit has not been returned from the cleaners "Blame that freshman." tta will no longer be able to tele- nhnn. "Mary, my cab is late; I'll be out as soon as I can ret there." Tis a broad statement a 1 gives ample Advantages to Students and Proposed Visit anything they may desire in Oma ha. All we ask is that you indi cate what would be your pleasure and we will place every conven ience at your disposal. We will welcome any sugges tions you wish to make, and will be guided by the desires of the university faculty in our arrange ments. With kindest regards, wishing you continued success, and trust ing that you will accept our in vitation, I am, Very sincerely yours, E. V. PARISH, Manager. While the plans for the invasion of the big city are, of course, indefinite as yet, there is no doubt that the students are going to like Omaha, and Omaha like the students. The Invi tation was broad and liberal enough In scope to indicate that the Com mercial club of the metropolis is go ing to "spare no pains" to entertain the students. The Proposed Plan One or two special trains will leave Lincoln in the morning, and be met at the Omaha station by the Com mercial club reception committee. Ar rangements will be made for the en gineers, if they so desire, to visit the big shops; for the agricultural stu dents to view the stock yards; for the Journalists to drop in upon the Omaha newspapers, and for the artists to see the Linlnger art gallery. The club has been famous for its good dinners, and it is expected that the one to be served the student body will arouse the most jaded palate. The party will continue in the after noon; there are possibilities of mati nees, visits to shops, etc. Toward evening the expedition will again en train and be hustled back to Lin coln. It is apparent that the occasion can be made a great joy-day for the uni versity. Plans for the event will be put into some tangible shape soon, so that Omaha , can begin to make preparations for her guests. time to scurry "here and there" to get the necessary articles. No, it isn't the spectator's imagina tion. It has happened. In fact it is almost tradition. Surely, the "no cab" ruling Is a big opening for some ingenious and original Inventor. LIBRARY SHUT TO 200 STUDENTS During four hours one day last week more than 200 students were turned away from the library on account of insufficient accomodations for study. According to the count made by the assistants, the total number entering the reading room was just a few short of 2,000. During the four busiest hours the average number was 217 fifty-seven more than the number of rhairs available. Between 8 a. m. and 6 p. m. tte average number was 170 ten more .ban the room can ac comodate.