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VOU XV. NO. 103.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
TO HAVE OR HOT TO
HAVEMC COIIUELL
SHOULD BISHOP McCONNELL BE
BROUGHT IN APRIL?
University Associations Decldlnfl
Confllct with Revival Dates
of Lincoln McConnell
Whether the university Christian
associations should proceed with the
planned university religious meetings
with Bishop McConnel as speaker, or
put them off and Join hands with the
the Lincoln churches in a six weeks
revival campaign to be conducted by
Evangelist Lincoln McConnel, was
discussed at a meeting of the cabinets
of the two associations at the Temple
last night.
A good deal of difference of opinion
developed as to the proper course to
pursue. Some feared that downtown
ministers might mistake the univer
sity's attitude if Bishop McConnell
came to Lincoln, while others held
that the bishop's meeting would be
for such a short time relatively, and
he Is such a splendid leader spiritual
ly, that the university could not well
run the risk of losing him entirely.
Definite decision was put off for a
week, until a committee can report
definitely upon the probable as orig
inally planned.
The cabinets also devoted consid
erable time to a discussion of the
coming university Ak-Sar-Ben, March
18, at the Temple.
The plans for the Ak-Sar-Ben are
assuming definite shape. A parade,
a sketch in the theatre, different
stunts by many university organiza
tions, hot waffles and coffee, are
among the things already planned for
the evening. David Bowman and
Helen Humpe are the heads of the
association committee which is plan
ning the affair.
There was also some discussion as i
to the wisdom of a joint cabinet pro
gressive dinner part. March 23 was
fixed as the tentative date for this af
fair. Twenty-five members of the two
cabinets were present.
Why You Should Suport Single Tax
A short time ago there appeared in
the Forum an article signed by Mr.
C. O. Weber which present very
well the arguments of those opposed
to the Single Tax. The burden of
this argument is that student activi
ties are now supported by those who
are able to pay, and that to equalize
the support would be "as obnoxious
as It is true." '
On the first point very few figures
are available. It is, we believe, the
general Impression that the conten
tion Is not true. The poor student
Is generally the first to subscribe to
The Daily Nebraskan, and the first
to buy an athletic ticket in the fall.
The rich student is generally the most
consistent borrower of The Nebras
kan, and the one to try to get into
the athletic contests for nothing. It
is impossible to determine this with
out counting noses, which is out of
the question.
However, a few figures are avail
able on The Daily Nebraskan. The
subscription list shows that 15.6 per
cent of the fraternity men and wom
en subscribe to The Daily Nebraskan.
Of the non-fraternity students, 22 per
cent are subscribers. Of course, this
is not conclusive. There are many
fraternity people who are working
their way through school, and there
are many non-fraternity people who
are rich. But it is the general consen
sus of opinion that fraternity mem
bers have more financial resources
jthan other students. At least, these
figures are the best that can be ob
tained without an investigation of the
financial standing of each subscriber.
. Turn now to the remaining argu
ment, that equal support is an un
equal burden, because of the benefits
derived. We have never advanced
the theory that the Single Tax is per
fect lrom the standpoint of scientific
economy. We do not advance it as a
panacea for all the evils along these
lines at Nebraska. The perfect meth
od would be the one that can weigh
all the objective and subjective bene
fits derived, and charge at so much a
unit. But science has this feat yet
to perform. -
Our teachers of problems of gov
ernment inform us that we are taxed
by the state, In return for which we
receive the state's protection of our
lives and property. Each man is
taxed according to the value of his
property. Yet no one will maintain
that such a system is absolutely just.
The man who Is never in court is
taxed equally with the one who is con
stantly appealing to judicial tribunals
for aid. But no one hesitates to pay
his taxes because he fears he will
not have as many lawsuits as his
neighbor. The analogy holds good to
the extent that in matters of general
welfare, the fact that a system Is not
accurate from the standpoint of the
perfect, should not bar its adoption,
when it Is more equitable than the
one now In use
At present, all receive the benefit
of activities at Nebraska and only a
few pay. Under the Single Tax all
will receive the benefit and all will
pay. We maintain, therefore, that the
Single Tax is Justifiable from the
standpoint of principle.
CONVOCATION
Prof. G. D. Swezey, head of the as
tronomy department, will lecture at
convocation this morning on "Famous
Observatories." His lecture will be
illustrated by stereopticon slides.
Mere Mice No Longer
Frighten Nebraska Girls
You may bring on your stories of
Molly Pitcher, and Pocohontas, and
other young ladies of strong charac
f Ar on rnur&eeous dispositions they
fail to measure up to the Nebraska
zirls who have defied tradition, tran
scended the instincts of their sex and
announced "their freedom from an an
cient fear. Nebraska university co
eds are not afraid of a mouse, or of
mouses!
Last night the Y. M. C. A. and the
Y. W. C. A. cabinets held a Joint
meeting at the Y. W. C. A. room in
the Temple. Nice meetings, those
Joint meetings, but that is another
tale. The tale we tell belongs to a
mouse, who sized up the audience, de
cided he could have sec fun, and
ran under the chair upon wTiIch sat
Miss Mildred Peery.
Now the Young Men Christians, too
much gentlemen to alarm the Young
Women Christians, said not a word,
although they all saw the mouse. They
hoped at least they fhought he
would probably go away from there;
the girls would never know, and no
harm would be done. The secret was j
too much for Everts, however, who
burst out, "There's a mouse over
there; let's run."
The expected didn't happen. The
girls displayed but slight interest. Not
one made even a preliminary move
toward Jumping upon her chair.
The boys began to look disappoint
ed. The fun was a flat failure. Jean'
nette Finney, president of the girls'
association, seeing the obvious down
cast faces of the young men, remark
ed. "We girls are used to them, you
boys don't need to get excited." The
nine Y. mers blushed a bit, and
turned again to thoughts of the busi
ness before the house.
It seems that the girls have posi
tively become friendly with the mice,
or at least the mice with them, and
that for at least threo weeks three
mice have formed the habit of play
ing tag and leap frog in the girls'
rooms, under their chairs, even be
tween their feet Nary a scream or a
rush for a high spot of safety can
the mice now elicit from the, Ne
braska co-eds. ;
All of which, we opine, is some de
parture from tradition.- j
SEAT SALE STARTS
FOR JUNIOR PLAY
The junior play committee yester
day commenced the advanced seat
sale for the junior play, "The Man
of the Hour," to be given April 14
at the Oliver theatre. It is neces
sary that the class guarantee the
theatre management $100 for the use
of the house, and the advance sale
was started thus early in order to
get this amount in.
The tickets now being sold are
numbered, and reservations of the
best seats In the house are being held
for the early buyers. The price of
seats, In the words of Chairman Bry
son, is "two for $1.50."
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MARCH, THE LION,
' BRINGS "HEAVIES"
Although fleece-lined underwear has
not been in vogue, March did not
come in as a lamb yesterday. Ola
man Weather decided the campus
benches were not sufficiently thawed
out for bench work and the spring
fever bacilli have turned over in their
beds for another beauty sleep. The
poor robin who was observed on the
campus a week ago has gone Into hi
bernation because of cold feet. But
even though March has played the
Hon before the game la over the
steaks will be lambs and the month
will end with simshlre.
MISS CARRIE MOODIE, '15
President of the Local Achoth
Chapter
AGHOTII OPENS
IIATIONAIJPLAVE
SEVENTY-FIVE DELEGATES COME
FOR MEETING
Business Meetings and Social Af
fairs Are Planned
The first meeting of the national
conclave of the Achoth sorority will
open this morning at 9 o'clock. Seventy-five
delegates arrived yesterday
afternoon from Iowa, Illinois, Kansas,
Wisconsin and North Dakota.
Achoth sorority was founded at
this university in 1910 and now has
ART ASSOCIATION
BUYS NEW PAINTING
Secures
Carlson's "Winter Dream
Days" for Gallery
The Art association has purchased
John S. Carlson's "Winter Dream
Days," a picture that hung in the gal
lery during the last exhibition ana
had many admirers. "Rarely have we
bought a picture," declared Professor
Grummann yesterday, "on which the
sentiment In favor was so unanimous
as for this one."
An exhibition of textiles will be
placed in the gallery within a few
days. It is also announced that early
in Anril there will be an exhibition
of art In household furnishings.
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MISS ELSIE MATHEWS, '12
Of Lincoln, Grand President of the
Achoth Sorority
eight chapters throughout the west.
The officers of the sorority are as
follows:
Elsie Mathews, '12, Lincoln, grand
president; Olive Branden, Lawrence,
Kan., vice' president; Edna Green,
Lincoln, secretary; Ruth Pepper,
Seattle, Wash., treasurer; Etta Smith,
Lawrence, Kan.," editor-in-chief.
Many social affairs will be given
during the week for the visitors. Miss
Green and Miss Mathews will give a
luncheon to the officers this noon.
This evening they will be entertained
by Miss Alice Humpe and Mrs. How
ard Gramlich at the home of the lat
ter, 3220 Starr street. At a luncheon
to the officers Friday noon at Ma
sonic hall, the mothers of the town
members will be hostesses.
A dance will be given Friday eve
ning at Rosewilde. Saturday nooa
the conclave will be entertained at
the Commercial club by J. H. Humpe,
D. E. Green, Prof. George Chatburn
and C. P. Mathews. The University
Girls' club will give a reception at 4
o'clock Saturday and that evening the
conclave will take dinner at the Lin
coln hotel.
Sunday the guests will be taken
for a ride about the city by Electa
chapter of the Eastern Star. The con
conclave will close Sunday noon with
a farewell dinner at the Lincoln.
GIRLS' CLUB PARTY
FOR ACHOTH VISITORS
The University Girls' club will give
a party In connection with a recep
tion to the visiting members of the
Achoth sorority, Saturday afternoon.
in Music and Faculty halls in the
Temple. The program will consist
of stunts, a "take-off" on University
Night and dancing. Every university
girl is Invited and urged to come.
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