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VOL. XV. NO. 123.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
GIRLS HOLD MASS
MEETING TODAY
START MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
FOR CLUB
Committees on New Members, Post
ers and Publicity Named
A mass meeting of all university
girls will be held in the Temple
theatre after convocation today as a
rally to start the Girls' club member
ship campaign with enthusiasm and
interest. Nominations for officers for
the coming year will be made by the
members of the club.
Immediately after the meeting the
membership campaign will begin,
Louise Coe, general chairman, has di
vlded her forces into two sides, which
will work in rivalry during the cam
palgn. They are represented by tags
of contrasting colors scarlet and
cream which will be worn by the
girls who Join the club now.
Florence Wirt, '17, is leader of the
"Whites," and will be assisted by
Doris Slater, Hermine Hatfield, Edna
Ogden, Ora Neff, Florence Sandy,
Helen Schwab, Marion Reeder, Kath
erine Newbranch and Harriet Ramey.
Bertha Dritfmeier plans to lead the
"Reds" to victory with the following
force: , Hester Dickinson, Mabeth
Beach, Edla Collins, Dorothy Davies.
Katherine Helzer, LaRue Glllern, Gen
evieve Bechter, Winifred Moran and
Sara Thurman. At the, close of the
campaign, the losing side will enter
tain the winners.
The publicity committee consists of
Edith Youngblut and Jean Burroughs
for posters, and Eva Miller and Mar-;
guerite Kauffman for The Daily Ne
braskan. CONVOCATION
The University Glee club will give
selections from its extension week
program at convocation Thursday
morning at the Temple theatre. The
program is as follows:
Ballad, "Lochinvar" (Sir Walter
Scott) Wm. Hammond
Prison Scene .11 Trovatore
Hawaiian Melodies "
Nebraska Hawaiian, Quintet
College Songs Selected
This will be the only opportunity
The Student Should Know-
THE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
"Sttident Volunteers! Is that a now
organization?" someone was heard to
inquire.
"No, I should Bay not! It is very
much alive. There has been a society
at Nebraska university since 1915," a
member replied.
"Well, tell mo about It. What Its
purpose is, and who belongs to it. I
don't like to miss out on anything."
"All right, then, here it is: Its pur
pose is to interest more students in
the foreign missionary work; to holp
those already interested to know more
about the work in the foreign coun
tries; to help support some mission
ary in the 'field,' and to prepare Its
members for foreign service: This
year the membership has grown to
nineteen.
"The members are Livingston Gor
don, Stanhope Tier, Glenn Everts,
Harold Campbell, Paul Fouts, Earl
NNUAL
DROP "SALOON" FROM
"YELLOW DOG"
Objection Causes-Misleading Title to
Be Changed
In order to prevent any possible
misapprehension, the title of "Yellow
Dog Saloon" for the place where liquid
refreshments may be had at the Farm
ers' Fair Friday at the farm, has been
cut down to "The Yellow Dog." All
the drinks to be served will be of
the mildest sort, and some of the agri
cultural college students wanted the
fact to he known beyond- the shadow
of a doubt. So they "carried their ob
jections to. Dean Engberg, who readily
saw that the word "saloon" might
give rise to a misapprehension. Con
sequently the name of the place has
been changed.
TESTING AIR IN THE
LAW BUILDING
Chemists Will Learn Whether Violent
Petition State Facts
Chancellor Avery has ordered a
chemical investigation to be made of
the air in the law building and li
brary, to determine whether the air
is as bad as was stated in a petition
circulated among the law students,
but never presented to the chancellor
or other university authorities.
If the investigation discloses that
the air is bad, there will be new" con
duits cut, and possibly new windows.
Disinterested people have said that
the wording of the petition gave an
impression not strictly in accord with
the facts. However, the chancellor
is determined to learn the exact con
dition, and if a change must be made
in the building, it will be done at once.
MID-WEST QUARTERLY
OFF THE PRESS SOON
The Mid-West Quarterly, edited by
Profs. P. H. Frye, H. B. Alexander
and P. M. Buck, will be out soon. Of
the eight articles In this Issue, three
are by university instructors. Dr.
Louise Pound has written on "Bal
ladry," Professor Frye's article is en
titled "Screenings" and Professor
Buck has written of "Americanism."
university students will have to hear
the Glee club. No admittance will
be charged.
Starboard, .George Odgers, Charges
Hoffman, Will Urbach, Jess Watson,
Margaret Seeck, Mildred .Weseen, Eu
nice Munson, Louise Upson, Felicia
Hckner, Dorcas Chrlstensem Blanche
McCartney, Doris Slater and Mrs. S.
R. Pier. Mr. Gordon is president and
Miss Seeck vice president.
"As to the meetings, the men and
women hold joint assemblies every
two weeks and separate ones the al
ternate week. At this time some par
ticular country or problem is discuss
ed. The band is also divided into
teams of three each, which speak at
the young people's societies of the
LLincoln churches. Their aim, here is
to prorogate' the missionary spirit
and to give information concerning
the Student volunteer band.
"The last meeting was held Sun
day, April 2, at the home of .Doris
Slater, when Mr. Urbach spoko on
'Japan The band Ib glad to welcome
visitors, so come some time."
lUET LINCQLN HQTEL, 6:30 p-m-
MARY HALLER NAMES
Y.W.CJ. CABINET
Eighteen Girls to Handle Association
Work in 1916-17
Mary Haller, '17, the newly elected
president of the university Y. W. C.
A., yesterday announced the cabinet
appointments for next year. The
eighteen girls will have charge of all
the association's activities.
Those appointed are as follows:
Doris Weaver, '17, vice president.
Ethef: Stone, '17, secretary..
Olive Iiehmer, '17, treasurer.
Louise Coe, '17, advertising.
Helen Hutnpe," '18, social.
Florence Bishop, '18, music.
Majorie Cobb, '18, rooms.
Edna Ogden," '17, social service.
Florence Wirt, '17, missionary.
Helen Schwab, '17, mission study.
Cecile Baldwin, '17, Bible study.
Bertha Drlftmler, 17, church affilia
tion. Harriet Ramey, '18, conference.
Constance Lyford, '17, association
news.
Jean Burroughs, '18, publicity.
Edith Youngblut, '18, poster.
Marion Kastle, '17, alumnae.
Virginia Gallentine, devotional.
SUGGEST DATES FOR
THE TRIP TO OMAHA
Formulating Plans for All-University
Expedition Cost About $3
April 29 or. May 19 have been sug
gested as tentative dates for Univer
sity Day at Omaha, when the entire
student body will be the guestsof the
Commercial club or tne metropolis
for one whole day. These dates have
been submitted by the Innocents to
the university authorities and to Man
ager Parrish of the Omaha club, with
the recommendation that one or the
other be adopted.
Plans for the day will be rapidly
drafted, and announced through The
Dally Nebraskan as they are adopted
by the Omaha club. There "has been
some speculation as to the number of
students who will make the trip, it
having been suggested that the prob
able maximum expense of $3 will bar
a portion of the undergraduates. This
amount covers railroad fare and pos
sible incidentals. The Omaha busi
ness men have declared that the whole
expense of entertainment at Omaha
will be borne by them.
VARSITY MEN OFF
FOR MINNEAPOLIS
GYMNASTS, WRESTLERS, AND
FENCERS IN W. I. G. A. MEET
Max Baehr Represents Nebraska In
Fencing Drewing and Otoupsllk
Head Teams
Nebraska's representatives In the
Western Intercollegiate Gymnastic
association meet at Minneapolis Fri
day and Saturday nights left for the
north yesterday at 6 p. m., accom
panied by Prof. R. G. Clapp and A. R.
Silvester, wrestling coach. The uni
versity will enter wrestlers in all six
events, five men In the gymnastic
events, and one mart" In fencing.
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ENGLISH CLUB HIDES
SECRET OF MYSTERIOUS JUG
Mystery! High on a musty shelf,
above volumes andvolumes of rhet
oric books, authorities on English
composition, and perhaps a biography
or two of some ancient writer, there
sits a jug not a 'little brown jug,
etc." but a big, tannish jug. Al
though the cobwebs are hanging from
the ceiling and are draped over the
pictures, the "big tannish jug" shines
brightly, and in large black letters
can be seen the words "English Club."
Professor Gass averred that "cider"
is kept in it, and served at every
club meeting, by the official keeper,
"a student you know." He also said,
"Let me see, Miss Pound was one of
the charter members, I believe."
Professor Buck Insists that Profes
sor Gass Is official keeper of the jug,
and Harvey Hess is his assistant.
Will someone please unravel the
mystery of the jug?
SORORITIES PLEDGE
TEN MORE GIRLS
Last Pledging of Year Six Societies
Did Not Pledge
On the last pledge day of the year,
ten girls were pledged to seven sor
orities. Six sororities did not pledge.
The following Is the pledge, list:
Alpha Chi Omega Katherine Gear
hardt, Newman Grove.
Alpha Delta Pi Ruth Sanford, Fran
ces Sanford, Omaha; Fern Noble, Sho
shone, Idaho; Leona Wood, Erie, Pa.
Alpha XI Delta Marie Clark, Uni
versity Place; Jessie Apple, Broken
Bow.
Alpha Omlcron PI Hazel Cook,
Omaha..
Delta Zeta Grace Nichols, Lin
coln. Gamma Phi Beta Virginia Chapin,
Winside.
COMMERCIAL FEAST
TO BE BIG AFFAIR
Savory Menu and Rare Smokes Have
Been Secured
The annual banquet of the Univer
sity Commercial club, to be held Fri
day evening at the Lincoln hotel, will
be one of the biggest affairs strictly
for the school of commerce. Richard
V. Koupal, who Is in charge of the
arrangements, has secured the large
dining room for' the event.
The exact menu has not been an
nounced, but the hotel chef is laboring
to evolve something most delicious.
A. J. Althouse, known as an expert
on different brands of tobaccos, has
selected a rare growth of the weed
for the enjoyment of the banqueters.
The complete toast list will be an
nounced In tomorrow's Nebraskan.
LAWYER MUST HAVE CHARACTER
University of Pennsylvania Will In
vestigate Morals of Law Students
Philadelphia, Pa. Beginning with
the present year, no candidate for a
degree from the law school of the
University of Pennsylvania will re
ceive his sheepskin, no matter how
high his standing, unless his moral
character is approved by tho faculty.
That such a regulation has been in
corporated in the statutes of the law
school became known today. Provost
Smith says it is the first time that
any educational institution has stip
ulated such a requirement for a de
gree.
FARMERS' FAIR TO BE
HUGE SPECTACLE
PICNICKERS TO USE GROVE AT
THE STATE FARM
Program of Parade, Athletics, Side
Show Attractions and Dance
Will Be Given
"Farmers Fair" Is rapidly assuming
proportions which justify the faith of
the Ag. students in its success. Extra
preparations are being made to ac
comodate the crowd expected. Tents
are being erected along the "Pike,"
and booths and stands are being- set
up by busy canvasbacks and roust-a-bouts,
while the home economics girls
are busily engaged in preparing the
"feed." All college of agriculture
classes will be excused all day Fri
day, and the entire university farm is
to be turned over to the Fair. All
departments will hold open house and
visitors are welcome to Inspect their
work. All questions will be willingly
answered by the professors in charge.
Various societies, families and par
ties are planning to picnic in the farm
grove, and the management is making
preparations for all who wish to en
joy the first picnic of 1916.
Porter Heads Athletics
Grove Porter has charge of the ath
letic events in the afternoon and has
a splendid program. He Is leading
off with some, fast baseball games,
beginning at 2 p. m. University ath
letes will compete in the various track
events to be held later in the after
noon. Prizes will be awarded to the
winners. The greased pig contest is
expected to provide some real thrills.
The obstacle race is another feature
event, and Porter has announced a
first prize of ?1 worth of tickets good
any place on the "Pike," from tho
"Yellow Dog" to the dance, or the
"Devil's Den."
The dance committee promises that
the floor will be waxed with special
care and that the dance is to be one
of the biggest and best Lincoln has
ever seen. Taylor has engaged two
orchestras, with a total of fifteen
pieces under the leadership of Hagen
sick, to play for the dancers. To al
low dancers to go In and out, a novel
scheme has been adopted by the man
agement. Dances are to be 5 cents
each, thus giving the dancers an op
portunity to get out and visit "The
Big Show," "The Japanese Tea Gar
den," "The Fortune Teller," or some
other attraction.
B. G. Hayes has a regular Orpheum
bill to offer In his "Big Show." He
has engaged several acts which have
never before appeared in Lincoln. He
expects his "Milk Maids' Chorus" to
score a big, hit, and claims that his
"Aesthetic Dancing" act is second to
none. The "Minstrel Show" Is another
act that Hayes Is banking on to win.
County Fair Atmosphere
The real county fair atmosphere is
to be provided by confetti stands,
shooting gallery, ball and diamond
stunts, hamburger and lemo stands,
and freak shows.
It is hoped that the "Farmers' Fair"
at Nebraska university will soon
flval tho farmers' fair os it is pre
sented at Missouri university, where
i is the biggest event of tho school
year. Townspeople and farmers from
all over the state attend the Missouri
fair by the thousands, and it is claim
ed that tho fair I the gest advertising
the University of Missouri has.
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