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VOL. XV. NO. 92.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, FEBBUARY 16, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
Fibruari 29
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Cjnfcoskei" Day
TIES THE
FENCE VAULT RECORD
HARKSON
NO
Indoor Track Record! Broken
at Annual Charter -'
Day. Meet
No records broken ana one record
tied are the results of the Charter
nay meet. U. 8. Harkson tied his
own record of last year in the fence
wilt by clearing the bar at 6 feet
JV4 Inches. He also secured first place
In the rope climb. Llebendorfer ran
him a close second, securing first In
the pole vault and second in the run
ning high kick. Summary:
g.irrri dash-
First, Scott; second,. Owens; third,
Purney. Time 3.1.
Rope climb (18 feet)
nrst. Harkson; second, Koupal;
Hod DrewinK. Time :7.
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intorrlass relay
iw. seniors (Scott, Irwin, Israel,
ifAi-tM: second. " sophomores (Towns
nd. Owen. Purney, Strum) ; third,
frAnhman f Werner, Kelly, Bryans
Beckford); fourth, Juniors (Bolton,
Cast. Brian, Spohn). Time '18.1.
"Pole vault
First, Llebendorfer; second, Jones;
third, Reed. Height, 9 feet 2 inches.
12-pound shot put
First, Shaw; second, Hennessy;
third, O'Brian. Distance, 42 feet 8
inches.
Fence vault
First, Harkson, second, Drewing;
third, Miller. Height, 6 feet 8V&
inches.
Running high kick
First, Israel; second, Llebendorfer;
third, four tied. Height, 9 feet 2
Inches.
Running high jump
First, Werner; second, Albrecht;
third, Engstrom. Height, 5 feet 7
Inches.
Officials: Referee and starter Dr.
R. G. Clapp. Judges of finish Guy
E. Reed, W. A. Luke, O. B. Anderson.
Timers George Dayton, A. R. Syl
vester, R. B. Rutherford. Scorer Carl
Ganz Clerk of course E. Moser. An
nouncerJoe Flaherty.
Stanford
M. House, '19, well-known Southern
California prep school herdler, and
holder of the world's interscholastic
low hurdle record, was awarded the
distinction of being the best prep by
Fred W. Rubien, secretary and treas
urer of the A. A. U., in his annual
rating of the world's track stars. He
gave "Peg" Murray the highest place
among university low hurdlers. S.
ellah, '13. former star Cardinal pole
vaulter, is given the All-American
Position in this event; and George
Horine, '13, ia ranked far up- in the
.high Jump.
CAN YOU NAME ITT
The Daily tyebraskan offers a prize
f 11.50 for the beat name for a page
devoted primarily to the interest of
the women student such as was
Published Tuesday.
The name should be appropriate to
the page which will be devoted to
toe expression of the student opln
'on as reflected by the "co-eds." The
"me must be submitted before 4
o'elock Saturday.
WHY MR, HARE'S ARGUMENT MUST FAIL
In today's Forum is an article by
A. M. Hare, which advances the theory
to which we referred in yesterday's
editorial. Mr. Hare is a man of wide
experience in school affairs and his
opinion Is deserving of special at
tention. He contends that the univer
sity is an institution supported by
the state, and that it has no right to
select his amusement in advance, and
force him to contribute to their up
keep. Concedingrtor the sake of ar
gument, that he is correct in theory,
do the facts justify the attitude?
There is at Nebraska a student body
of about three thousand members
considering campus students only.
Practically all of these receive bene
fit from athletics, The Daily Nebras
kan, mixers, debate, and other related
activities. A relatively small number
support these activities financially.
The others are "moochers."
To equalize the burden of support,
and to increase student interest, it is
proposed that we adopt the Single
Tax. That this measure will secure
its object is conceded by Mr. Hare.
The only point left for discussion,
therefore, is the right of the univer
sity to levy the tax.
The individual cannot object, to this
tax if it is spent for things from which
he receives his share of benefit, for
he is merely paying for what he gets.
And he certainly cannot object to its
being levied for things in which he
has no interest, if he is not included
in the assessment. The only thing
of which he could possibly complain
is the fact that to him is shifted
the burden of proof of showing that
he isone of the few who are not bene
fited by the expenditure of the fund.
This matter of procedure, Mr. Hare
will admit, is justified by the fact that
so large a majority should be subject
to the assessment.
Conceding, therefore, for the sake
of this argument only, that Mr. Hare
is right in theory, who is there to
complain? The man who receives the
benefit is forced to pay for it. The
one who does not is excused.
The mere violation of an abstract
theory should1 not be sufficient to pre-,
vent the adoption of a measure for
common good, when there is no one
to complain of such violation.
DR. HOWARD SPEAKS
AT COMMENCEMENT
REGENTS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
The following new appointments
were confirmed by the board of re
gents yesterday: W. A. Runnalls, in
structing mechanic in the department
of agricultural engineering to succeed
Fred B. Coe, resigned; Elmer L.
Rhoades, temporary instructor In farm
management; George Mogridge, lec
turer on arrested development of the
mind; Adolph B. Lindquest, clinical
assistant in opthalmology and otology;
Elizabeth Elsasser, assistant nurse in
charge of free dispensary; and E.
Lynn MacQuiddy, scholar in biochem
istryall of the Medical college of
Omaha; Mabel Winters, assistant in
the stenographic bureau; Alva Wilson,
scholar in zoology.
The title of Irving S. Cutter, of the
Medical colege at Omaha, was made
dean, head of the department of Bio
chemistry and director of the labora
tories. The title of the department
of medical chemistry was changed to
biochemistry.
The following changes in title were
made in the faculty of the college of
medicine at Omaha: J. C. Moore, jr.,
from assistant in dispensary to clini
cal assistant in. medicine; F. A. Van
Buren, from lecturer to instructor in
anatomy; M. G. Sherwood, from as
sistant in micro-anatomy to assistant
In histology and embryology.
The resignation of Fred B. Coe, in
structor in forge work, was accepted.
The Industrial committee was given
power to act in regard to the consoli
dation of the agronomy departments
and the fixing of the status of the
members of the staff.
Mr. Chowins was authorized to pro
ceed to connect the new buildings at
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JEAN BURROUGHS
rt the Comoosers of Kosmet
Play Music
SCARLET FEVER
IN OMAHA SCHOOL
Scarlet fever has put in its appear
onoA nt the Medical college in Omaha
Rovpml students are in the hospital,
and several more quarantined because
of exposure.
All of the students doing clinical
the hosoital are subjected to
a rigid examination each week, and
nnnoOita rvrAmnHon taken 10
(jtci j jwddimiv '
nrPVAnt a sDread of the disease."
The, Rparlet fever epidemic which
visited Omaha last fall with several
fatalities has never been quite stamp
j .,f TMn however, is the first
appearance of the disease in the Med
ical college
URGES PREPARATION
CITIZENSHIP
FOR
OFFERS $5 FOR 10
UNI. SNAP-SHOTS
The progress of the European war
is continually increasing upyui ..uni
ties in this country for the accumula
tion of wealth. Now comes the Corn
husker staff and offers five dollars
for the best set of ten "snap-shots,"
which is submitted to them within
the next two weeks. The only re
quirement is that the "snaps" pertain
to either, university life or university
people.
The Leap-Year Cornhusker man
agement vows that this year's produc
tion will contain more snaps and
representative pictures than any past
book. Contribution boxes are being
Dlaced in the different fraternity
houses and a large collection obtained
in this manner.
Contestants for the five dollar prize
are requested to bring their collec
tions to the Cornhusker office any
afternoon between the hours of 2
and 4 o'clock.
Forty-Two Degrees Conferred Upon
Graduates at the Temple
Theatre Last Night
Dr. George E.' Howard, addressing
the university graduates at tho twen
tieth annual mid-winter commence
ment exercises at the Temple last
night, declared that the ultimate func
tion of the university is preparation
for citizenship, and he urged that an
ever-increasing proportion of the a n
and women which the university sends
out to their various callings bi in
spired by intelligent ideals of social
welfare, and have courage to defoud
them.
As usual, the college of arts and
sciences presented the highest number
of degrees, sixteen being given the
right to place B. A. after their names.
Eight degrees of bachelor of science
in agriculture were awarded, five of
master of arts from the graduate col
lege, three of bachelors of science in
medicine, three of bachelors of law,
two of bachelors of science from the
arts and science college, three teach
ers' college diplomas, one degree from
the college of medicine, and one mili
tary commission.
Chancellor Avery conferred the de
grees. Mr. Altinus Tullis sang Wood
man's "A Birthday," Mr. Ernest Har
rison accompanying her. Invocation
was pronounced by Rabbi Jacob Sin
ger. Dr. Howard's address, "The Chal
lenge of the New Humanism," is
given below:
May I deliver to you the message
of our times as I get it? The spirit
of the age, I believe, is revealing to
us students, teachers, and especial
ly educational administrators a new
opportunity and a new responsibility
v.Uch it challenges us to accept, lor
over four centuries learning, educa
tion, has concerned Itself more and
more intimately with human nature
and the actual conditions of human
life. It has undergone a slow process
of humanization, marked by crises or
CORNHUSKER NOTICE
All organization pictures for the
Cornhusker must be taken by Febru
ary 19.
Thirty Students Depart
Some thirty odd students have left
Rrhool in the last few weeks. Tnis
sudden and secret departure has been
due to the activities of the delin
nuency committee, as announced yes
tprdav. The students who are so
compelled to leave may not return to
school until next year and receive no
r-aAit for the work in which they are
delinquent, but must take the sub
jects a second time.
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GIRLS' RALLY
FOR THURSDAY
"A special rally for the girls' inter
class basketball tournament will be
held Thursday at 11 o'clock in the
chapeL
The permanent captains of the
girls' teams are:
Cornelia Frazer, senior; Marjorie
Green, junior; Margaret Anderson,
sophomore; Helen Hewitt, freshman.
At a meeting of the teams yester
day cuts were drawn for opponents
in the game Saturday night. The
result fixes the first game between
the freshmen and sophomores and
the second between the juniors and
seniors. The third and final game will
be between the winners of the two
preliminary games.
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