HE DAILY NEBB ASSAM
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TIIE DAILY NEBRASKA!!
Chas. II. Epperson.... Editor-in-Chief
r.onr v nrim Manarinr Editor
. i Millar A mux-late Editor
John Cejnar Associate Editor
M. L. Foteet Business Manager
Roy Harney.. Asst. Business Manager
REPORTORIAL STAFF
Iran O. Beede Edgar D. Klddoo
Jean Burroughs Jospeh Pekar
vuiann tiniittnd John WenBtrand
Jack Frarer Marguerite Kauffman
Offices: News, Basement, University
Hall. . ,
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tstration Building.
Telephones: News, L-8658.
Business, B-2597.
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nnder the act of Congress of March
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THE AWGWAN
The Nebraskan has no desire to
knock the Awgwan. The destructive
critic is the bane of any community.
We have no criticism of Awgwan's
form to offer. It compares favorably
with most similar publications in the
college world. The time put in on
the art side, together with the work
of a good printer, has made the maga
zine pleasing to the eye.
But on the side of substance, we
regret that we cannot say as much.
The quotations of two days ago mere
ly illustrate what those familiar with
college publications have known for
some time that Awgwan is not up to
what it can be.
Whose fault is this? Is it because
those in charge of the paper are in
competent? No. Awgwan is not up to the proper
standard because it does not have
student support. Of course, It has a
good subscription list It has good
advertising patronage. It Is read
at each issue by practically
every member of the student body.
But It takes more than these things
to amount to school support in case
a humorous publication.
The Awgwan, more than any other
type of school paper, needs student
help by way of contributions of ma
terial. The same three or four men
cannot put out every issue, and have
each one new, original and humorous.
Men who can do this do not exist
A certain amount of the work of one
man is appreciated. But the contin
ual appearance of one line of ideas,
no matter how good at the beginning,
ceases to be of interest after a cer
tain length of time.
Three or four men have been writ
ing the substance of Awgwan this
year. This is not because they wished
a monopoly, but because they can
get no one else to work. This be
ing the case, is It any wonder that
some plagiarism creeps in?
There are many men and women
In school who can turn out good ma
terial for the Awgwan. If fifteen or
twenty were to work as these three
or four have worked, the Awgwan
would be as good on the inside as
the cover indicates. The Awgwan de
serves to live. But it cannot live in
a community whose only contribution
is a knock because nothing original
is found. No man can object to the
substance of the paper unless he has
done bis 6hare to make it a success.
If you want the Awgwan to rep
resent Nebraska, get busy and help
write it
ditures: Rental of hall, 7; refresh
mnt. 13.85: music. $12: doorkeeper,
ii Kft- total. 124.35. A. W. Tell, chair
man. Audited February 23, 1916. T.
A. Williams, agent student activities.
W. E. Hardy, of the Hardy Fural
ture company, will speak to the mem-
hr nf the University Commercial
club on Thursday afternoon
o'clock in U 102. Everybody
vited.
at 4
is in
UNIVERSITY NOTICES
Tickets for the Y. W. C A. mem
bership luncheon at the Lindell hotel
Saturday must be bought by Thurs
day evening.
The Palladian society will have a
momhpm nrntram Friday eve-
ning, February 25. Visitors will be
welcome.
The Scandinavian club will meet
in Art hall of the library Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. A. L.
Weatherly will speak on the subject
of the Ford expedition in Scandinavia.
All Interested are cordially invited.
can be snagged away from the other
frats and into our noble order. ote,
brothers, vote.
3. On the third of next month an
informal dance will be given with an
Imported orchestra and when the Fll
Gammas hear of it they will expire
with envy.
"4. On next Saturday night at mid
night three shuddering neophytes will
he inducted into the awful mysteries
of our. mighty band. Let no brother
forget to bring a barrel stave.
They Learn Greek Alphabet
"Greek Letter societies are harm
less and moreover are of great good,
Many a collegian has, through them,
learned the Greek alphabet so thor
oughly that he has remembered it
after French and trigonometry have
cantered from his memory. Ex.
LOISA
See the murky caldron boil!
Herbs I sought with pain and toil
Seethe to make a baleful spell
May the magic serve me well!
When the magic sign is made.
And the incantation said,
Loisa, of the yellow hair,
Of the witch-wife's curse beware-
Loisa, laughing, young, and gay.
When you passed me yesterday.
With your lover at your side.
See the ugly hag!" you cried.
Then crossed fingers suddenly,
Fearful of the evil eye.
Fingers crossed shall not avail
Gainst my curse's potent bale!
Loisa, tender, young, and fair.
What know you of grief or care?
Ere the leaf that's green is brown.
Grief and care shall strike you down!
Constance Rummons, '16.
Harold A. Prince, '14. Delta Tau
Delta, of Grand Island, has filed for
the position of county attorney of
Hall county.
The financial statement of the
Comus club dance held February 19,
In the Temple, is as iollonrs:
Total receipts, XZZZO. Total expen-
FITCH AND THE GREEKS
George Fitch, the noted humorist
from Knox college, often took ad
vantage of a chance to portray Greek
Letter societies in a humorous light
When asked once to give a disserta
tion on them he gave the following:
"The Greek Letter society was in
vented over one hundred years ago In
an American college and there are
now so many of them that the Greek
alphabet is becoming sadly over
worked and must soon be enlarged to
take care of the rush of business.
"Contrary to popular supposition.
the members of these societies do not
spend half their time writing letters
in Greek. No doubt, they could if
they chose, but the kind of letters
that father understands and answers
most kindly must be written in Eng
lish, and the Greek letter member Is
usually a most faithful correspondent
as far as his father is concerned.
The Supposed Secrets
"A Greek Letter society is com
monly supposed to be a gang of des
perate young men who have sworn
over ab loody skull to stand firmly
by each other and never to reveal
the name of the brother who blew up
the courthouse. It Is supposed to be
so powerful that when twenty or thir
ty young men with pompadour hats
get together in a black cellar under
a red light and whisper in case-hardened
voices they can defeat the noble
young candidate for congress who is
supported only by a few shivering
magazines.
. "We are about to divulge the four
principal secrets of the Greek Letter
society.
"Turn down the lights,- please.
They are as follows:
The Actual Secrets
"1. The rent of the chapter house
is now two months overdue and to
morrow the high priest of Delta
Flush chapter is going to try to Jolly
the landlord along another month.
"Z. If a certain tow-headed fresh
man is made president of his class he
COLLEGE SPIRIT
"Some men mean by college spirit
something finer than lawlessness, dis
sipation and rowdyism. They mean
the loyalty of an institution which
makes a student guard its good name
by being manly and courteous In con
duct at all times and in all places.
They mean the sense of responsibility
which aids a student in forming hab
its of temperance and Industry. They
mean that eagerness to make a grate-
Iful use of his opportunities which
leads a student to keep his own body
fit, his mind alert and thoughts pure.
By college spirit some men mean this
and far more; they mean that loyalty
to a college which rivets a man to the
severest tasks of scholarship through
which he gains Intellectual power and
enthusiasm, without which no grad
'uate is an entire credit to any col
lege; and finally they mean that vision
of an ideal life beyond commencement
which shows a man that only through
the rigid subordination of transient
and trivial pleasures can he hope to
become the only great victory a uni
versity ever wins a trained, devoted,
and inspired alumnus, working for the
welfare of mankind.'' The Atlantic
Monthly.
FOUR STUDY HEBREW
BY CORRESPONDENCE
The Hebrew language can be
taught by correspondence just as well
as can the English language and sev
eral students have studied it in that
way recently, according to Prof. L. B.
Wolfenson, chairman of the course in
Semitic and Hellenistic Greek lan
guages of the University of Wiscon
sin. There are no regular corre
spondence courses in the university,
but special courses have been pre
pared for individual students. Three
students have so far completed
courses outlined by Professor Wolfen
son, and one student is at present re
ceiving instruction.
Charles E. Campbell, our district
manager, will be at the Savoy hotel
today for the ptrpose of interview
ing students for summer employment
We guarantee $4.44 per day to men
who can fill requirements. National
Map Co.
After dinner dances at McCormick's
Cafe. Open till 1 p. m. 129 South
Twelfth street
Scott's Orchestra, Call, B-1482.
Spring Suits,
Furnishings
and Hats for
Young Men
WE WILL GIVE A LITTLE PRESENT
with each dollar Purchase this week only.
College Book Store
Facing Campus
"Den" in Easement.
HELP STUDENTS
Buy BUTTER NUT BREAD
Inspected, Wrapped and Sold by Students
He University School of Music
RELIABLE INSTRUCTION IN ALL
BRANCHES OF
t.!us!c Dramatic Art Assttstla Dancing
ASK FOR INFORMATION
WILLARD KIMBALL, Director
Opposite Campus 1 1th & R St.
Printing that's better, at Boy da, 1ZS
North 12 Hi.
Lost February 14, at library or on
way to Law building; ladies' brown
kid glore. Please leare at reserve
desk.
For Rent A rery desirable front
room; for men students; modern. 620
North ictb st 210-9S-100
THE
133 North 12th Ct
Telephone B2311 and BUSS
Cleaners, Pressors, Dyers
For the -Work and Service that
Pleases.- Call B2J1L The Beet
Equipped Dry Cleaning Plant in the
West One day serrioe If needed.
Reasonable prices, good work, promjt
service. Repairs to men's garments
carefully made.
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A. XL Pedea
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