C3' TheDaily NebraskatlQ
VOL. XV. NO. 124.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
STAGE IS SET FOR
FIRST FARMERS FAIR
NOON PARADE TO BE THE OPEN
ING EVENT
Home Economics Girls Will Provide
Food for thev VlBltors to
the arm ' . .
Farmers Fair has finally arrived.
a rrnnrt rush, such as the state farm
has never witnessed, is. transforming
the scholarly atmosphere to that or.
thp world of frenzied barkers, na
ture's freaks and the tented city. The
students of the Ag. college are throw
ins: themselves into the work of put
ting on the finishing touches with a
vim which the professors jealously as
sert has never been displayed in the
classroom or laboratory; As the hour
draws near, additions are being erect
ed here and there to care for the host
of visitors expected. Everywhere the
greatest interest has been displayed,
and hundreds of Lincolnites haVe der
cided to celebrate with the university
students at the Farmers' Fair.
The city "peace" department has
decided to send out a squad of blu
coats to keep the mob in order. The
Ags. are, however, mindful of the sue
cess of the Fair in years to come, and
are not trusting entirely in the effi
ciency . of the officers. A special
squad of policemen, composed of the
biggest specimens of farm manhood
on the campus, has therefore been
organized, and the law is to 1)e ob
served in every particular. (Since the
"Yellow Dog" is no longer a "saloon,"
visitors are assured that liquid re
freshments may be obtained up to a
late hour of the night.
Parade Down Town
Arrangements have been made with
Mayor Bryan for the passage of the
big parade from the farm, past the
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Co-Eds Conquer Cowardice;
Defy Spooks in Laboratory
Are co-eds. cowards? Five Nobraska
co-eds upset all old traditions about
feminine timidity Wednesday night byt
staying in the awfullest place In aa
the campus the anatomy laboratory,
all by themselves, and working until
10 o'clock in the company of the
"stiffs."
Lots of peoplo in this school do
not know that there is as awful a
place on this campus as anatomy
"lab." Perhaps this lack of knowledge
is duo to the fact that tho place is
Inhabited only byjho "Dents," "Med
ics" and "Phys. "Eds." The "Phys.
Eds." develop their lung capacity and
"wind" by climbing to the fourth
floor of Mechanic Arts building every
Monday and "Wednesday afternoon,
where 4he walls are all white plaster
and skylights, where they wear white
aprons and caps and where they turn
white the first few weeks of their ex
istence there. But that is wandering,
from our story about Nebraska's five
brave "Phys, Ed." co-eds.
"Cutting up" was fine last Wednes
day afternoon. The balmy spring
breezes that wafted through the "port
holes'' worked their charms. The uni
versity band playing on tho athletic
field was most tantalizing, and Dr.
Arnholdt found it necessary to men
tion work.
JUNIOR
BARBOUR ADDRESSES PICK
AND HAMMER CLUB
The Pick and Hammer club held
its firdt open meeting of the year
Wednesday evening in tho museum.
There were about sixty peoplo pres
ent. Prof. B. H. Barbour gave his
lecture, "Prehistoric Man." Ho has
just secured Beveral new slides and
he now has a very complete set on
this subject. This same lecture was
glv.ni at the Faculty club banquet
just before vacation.
The club is entertained at each
meeting by a lecture by some mem
ber. The next lecture will be by
Jerome Burnett on South America.
Thin will ho followed by Brian
O'Brian's lecture on tho same sub
je'et. Both men have been there and
have some very Interesting material
on different parts of the country.
The club was recently organized by
students of the geological depart
ment. Anyone having or carrying
seven hours geology is eligible to
membership.
REV. LELAND WRITES .
SERMON FOR DAILY
University Pastors to Conduct
llgious Department
Re
Rev. Dean R. Leland, university
pastor, will write a short sermon for
the university students, for publica
tion in Monday's Daily Nebraskan.
Reverend Leland's article will be the
first of a series of articles and ser
mons on religious .topics to be pub
lished each Monday in The Nebras
kan, and to bo written by the univer
sity pastors.
In addition to Reverend Leland,
Rev. E. "W. Worthley and Rev.
G, J. Pope will contribute to tho new
department. The articles will be de
signed to meet the reljgious interests
of tho university students.
Three reprimands were not suffi
cient, but the fourth, a cruel, cruel
threat mentioning credits, grades and
other essentials of a college educa
tion, inspired tho girls not only to
work but with a desire to work. Five
o'clock, closing time, found the co-eds
still "cutting up" this time, however,
in a more serious sense of tho word.
. At 6 o'clock, 'two of the little party
made an expedition down to earth,
over to the univeraity cafeteria, return
ing with "hot dogs." "baked beans, hot
rolls, cinnamon rolls, ice cream,
oranges and Hershey's. Yes tho
brave ones ate their dinners in the
laboratory. Then they worked some
more. No one knows, how hard they
labored. Ten poor penitentiary duf
fers, pickled In formaldehyde, were all
that remained to see. The girls work
ed with a determination- to "square
themselves with Dr. Arnholdt. They
labored with tho said remains until
10 o'clock, singing "Work for the Mid
night Is Coming."
If anytroubled spirits of those who
furnish the anatomy students with ma
terial for experimentation were hang:
ing about, they would have recognized
the co-eds as Marjorie Green, Lillian
Wirt, Ora Neff, Betty Doyle and Car
rie Butler.
PLAY
IRON SPHINX INITIATE
FRATERNITY PLEDGES
SOPHOMORE INTERFRAT SOCIETY
FOLLOWS EXAMPLE OF 'SPIKES'
Latter Was Discontinued Last Fall
Practice Said to Be Bad
Although tho interfraternity coun
cil last fall discontinued the freshman
interfraternity organization known as
the "Spikes," largely because uninit
iated pledges to fraternities were
taken in as members, the Iron Sphinx,
sophomore Interfraternity society, last
night held an initiation and took into
its membership men who are not ac
tive fraternity men, but who are
pledged to some of the Greek letter
societies.
The Sphinx, are not, however, a
strictly fraternity organization. Two
years ago the custom of initiating one
man who was not a member or pledge
of any fraternity, was started, and
has continued since. .
At the same time the "Spikes"
were banned by the interfraternity
council, an initiation was about to
be held at the "Robbers' Cave" south
of Lincoln. Representatives of the
council visited the cave, interrupted
the initiation.-and talked with the dif
ferent freshmen, securing their prom
ises not to be initiated. As far as is
known, that promise was kept.
"We did this to protect ourselves,"
one of the fraternity men said about
the action regarding the "Spikes." "It
has been found bad for the fraterni-?
ties to have men initiated into other
secret organizations before they be
come members of their own frater
nity." SENIOR GIRLS PLAN
IVYDAY PROGRAM
Will Hold Meeting to Practice Songs
Saturday
Although Ivy Day is a month away,
tho senior girls are meeting to plan
for it. This year they are attempting
to make the campus , program more
elaborate than formerly.
On Saturday afternoon, April 8,
there will be a meeting in Faculty
hall of the Temple at 2:30 o'clock.
Every senior girl is urged to come; to
make this meeting even larger than
the others. New Dlans will be made
and others completed. Ivy Day songs
will also bo practiced at" this time.
BOWMAN TO WRESTLE ' .
IN PLACE OF BRIAN
A telegram from Minneapolis yes
terday afternoon called David H. Bow
man to tho north to wrestle for Ne
braska in the lightweight class in tho
western intercolleginte meet in place
of Adrian Brian, who went to the meet
with the team tho day before. Why
Brian cannot wrestle is not known.
Bowman won the championship last
year, but has not been in tho best
condition this spring.
GUY CHAMBERLAIN RELEASED
Guy Chamberlain, ex-football star,
who signed to play professional base
ball for Wichita, has been released,
according f o word fro mthe ' Kansas
ity. It is said that a sore arm pre
ij rtt.nmininin T-miTi fTInc Intri rhll
YBIKBU WIlUO'"
dition to pitch. He returned to his
home
?on SATURDAY SSfcS
ANNOUNCE TOAST LIST FOR
COMMERCIAL CLUB BANQUET
The University Commercial club
has been very fortunato in securing
speakers for its annual banquet,
which Is to bo held this evening at
the Lincoln hotel. The comploto toast
list, with the subject upon which
each speaker will talk, is as follows:
Prof. J. E. LeRossignol, toast
master. Chancellor S. Avery, "Scientific Re
search as a Phase of Commercial Edu
cation." Hon. E. P. Brown, "The Farmer as
a Business Man."
H. K. Burket, "Commercial Educa
tion and Community Welfare."
0. J. Fee, "Commercial Education
and the Co-operation of Business
Men."
E. E. Smith, "University Training
for Business Administration."
GIRLS NOMINATE SIX
FOR PLAGES ON BOARD
Two from Each of Three Under
classes Membership Cam
paign Begins
One hundred ariti fifty girls attend-
ed the Girls' club rally at the Tem-
pie yesterday, and nominated six more
girls for membership on the Girls'
club board for 1916-17. The girls nom- The attitude of the associations to
inated yesterday will be placed on the ' ward Lincoln McConnell since then
ballot with the girls nominated by has been one of watchful waiting. It
the board a few days ago, and from was thought best to see what mes-
these names club members will se- sage he brought before actively en
lect the new board at an election next , gaging in the support of his down
week. have heard him believe that he has a
Tho girls nominated yesterday are town meetings. The cabinet men who
as follows: .have heard him believe that he has a
Junior class: Bertha Dritfmeier, message which will appeal, to the uni
Dorothy Ellsworth; sophomore class, ( versity students.and so the invitation
Blanche Randall, Hannah McCorkm-(to speak will probably be extended
dale; freshman class, Lois Hardy, soon.
Helen Randall. The cabinet men are planning a
Followine the meeting, the mem- Sunday morning meeting at the Tem
bership campaign began.
PRIZE STOCK IN FARM PARADE
The prize stock of the university
farm, cattle and horses, will be pa
raded about the grounds as a part of
the afternoon's program of Farmers'
Fair. This will give visitors an-opportunity
to inspect the finest cows,
horses and bulls in the state.
CLASS OF '09 PLANNING
FOR ALUMNI REUNION
The executive "committee of 'the
class of '09 held a business meeting
Tuesday. . evening to discuss the re -
t T.mn Dlnno tnr a ilinnor in
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the practice dining room" at the farm
were made.
The Old Adam Will Show,
Declares Miss Pound
"l notice in yesterday's Nebras
kan," said Miss Louise Pound of the
department of English literature, "that
Professor Gass suggests my connec
tion as a charter member with the
history and mystery of the Cider
Jug, traditional in the English club!
I'm not a bit surprised. There were
other charter members, as Herbert
Bates, of tho Brooklyn Polytechnic
institute: Prof. H. M. Belden, of the
University of Missouri; Harvey New-
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brancn, oi xne umanu ivoiiu-n.aiu,
not to mention Professor Alexander,
INVITE MG CON NELL
TO ADDRESS STUDES
Y. M. C. A CABINET TO HELP THE
DOWN TOWN REVIVAL
One Address at Convocation and Sun
day "Meeting for Men, Are
Planned
The University Y. M. C. A. cabinet
yesterday decided to invite Lincoln
McConnel, the evangelist who is con
ducting a series of revival meetings
for five down town churches, to speak
before university audiences. While
plans have not been completely formu
lated, It is probable that Mr. McCon
nell will deliver at least two lectures,
one at convocation and anothor to
the students of the law college, as
was done by Raymond Robins last
spring. It may be that the cadets
will listen to -a lecture by McConnell
In place of drill some afternoon after
inspection.
It will be remembered that the Y,
M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. cabinets
recently recalled their invitation to
Bishop McConnell of Denver to con-
duct a three days' religious campaign
at the university, so as not to con-
flict with the revival planned by the
city churches.
ple for university men only, wiien an
opoprtunity will be given to hear Mr.
McConnell. Other meetings for both
men and women of the campus may
follow.
These plans are in but a tentaive
stage as yet, and their final approval
must rest with the evangelist and the
down town pastors. It is not thought,
however, that any opposition will de
velop, but that on the other hand the
churches will be glad to co-operate In
the university meetings.
GLEE CLUB DANCE
Tho Glee club dance will be given
J Saturday night, April 8, with Schem-
hooVc rtrrh pstrn. nlavilltT. A. fl.
i wyuik w - ' "
Brenker, Edward Geesen and William
Mackey are the committee,
of the department of ptllosophy.
Now, why shouldn't u hova been Pro
fessor Alexander who introduced the
cider? But since the days of Adam,
it's been the thing to select the wom
an. Much as the press dispatches,
I noted, always made Mme. Rosika
Schwimmer responsible for whatever
happened in connectioji with the Ford
neate expedition. Professor Gass was
merely following in the footsteps of
Adam; and the cider in his jug is de
rived from the original apple. It was
inevitable!"
9:00 O'clock
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