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UNIVERSITY OP NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
BREAK TV0 RECORDS
III INTERCLASS MEET
NEW MARKS: MADE FOR BROAD
JUMP AND SHOT PUT
Wiley Start Sophomores Wi with
Ease, Followed by Freshmen,
Juniors and. Seniors
Little "Cub" Wiley and big Ed
Shaw provided the features of the in
terclas track meet on Nebraska field
Saturday afternoon, when the former
broke the university broad jump r&c
ord, and the latter set a new mark
in the 16-pound shot put. Wiley's
leap was for 22 feet, 7Va inches, Just
four inches beyond the former rec
ord hunft up. to 1310 by. E- Sf. Munson.
Shaw's shot put . heave was for 40
feet, VA inches. The old record,
made in 1914 by Charles Meyers, was
2S feet, 6 inches. -
On the whole it was very much a
Wiley day, the old York high school
star taking four firsts and making
the most points of any individual en
tered. ' O'Brian scored second with
one first, two seconds and a third
place; and Owen was third among the
individuals, with a first and a second.
All three of the men were represent
:!"S ing the sophomore class, which won
.; the meet with' ease. ' The freshmen
: were second, the juniors third, and
.'y the seniors a poor last.
Pretty Races Run
The day was almost ideal, with very
little wind, and warmth enough in
air to loosen the muscles of the ath
letes. The crowd that turned out for
the meet was a miserable one from
; the standpoint' of size..'.' The specta
, tor's were rewarded, however, by some
of the prettiest races ever run on a,
Cornhusker track.
The time . made in the diff erent
events, and the fact that the under
classmen starred, is one of the most
encouraging things that has happen
ed in - Nebraska track athletics in
some time. Not only is a successful
year insured for 1916, but there is
the promise that for three more years
at least, the Cornhuskers are going
to be worthily represented on the
track and in the field. ',
More thrilling dashes than the cen
tury and 220 of last Saturday have
never been seen at Nebraska, In the
first race, Wiley, Scott and Irwin
were so closely bunched at the finish
that it was a mere matter of inches
as to who was the victor. They were
nlaced in the order given, however,
and the official time was announced
fit 10 1-6, although one or tne iimers
caught the men at 10 flat. The 220
dash was a dead heat between Scott
and Owen, with Irwin u close second
The time in this was 23 2-5 seconds.
Owen ran a beautiful race in the
440-yard dash. He started off at a
moderate canter, was fully ten yards
behind Bates, who took the .lead with
the gun, when ' the first turn was
rounded. From then on, Owen speed
ed up. until' he had overtaken and
' comfortably -passed the leaders. Then
he loafed into the home stretch. At
that his time of 53 seconds was not
so bad. '
Javelin Throw Appear
The javelin, throw, appearing for
the first time, proved of great inter
est. It was the prettiest field event
of the afternoon. O'Brian, Tith a
cast of 145 feet, 10 inches, took first
place and hung up the mark that will
stand b a record for the time being.
The summary:
100-yard dash Wiley, first; Scott,
SIGMA PHI EPSILON INSTALLS
NEW CHAPTER AT AMES
J. L. Woodward and A. R. Balis,
members of the Nebraska university
chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon, last
week assisted in the installation of
a chapter of the fraternity at the
Iowa state agricultural college at
Ames. The local chapter of Kappa
Kappa Kappa, which was organized
three years ago, was made a member
of Sigma Phi Epsilon. The fraternity
was founded twenty-five years ago at
Richmond, Va., and the new chapter
at Iowa is the fortieth in the frater
nity. :
ADVERTISING ESTES
PARK CONFERENCE
HAROLD W. MOORE OF DENVER
PRESIDING OFFICER
Students from Colleges of Seven
States June 9 to 18 Are
Dates for 1916
The university Y. M. C. A. has
mailed out to cabinet men and others
interested in the summer Rocky
mountain student conference, held
each June at Eestes Park, the pros
pectus giving the plans for the 1916
conference, June 9 to 18. With stu
dents going from Colorado, Kansas,
Montana, Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma
and Nebraska colleges, and Christian
leaders of world-wide reputation, the
conference promises to be most valu
able and enjoyable.
Harold W. Moore of Denver will be
the presiding officer of the conference
this year. He is one of Denver's lead
ing business men, known as a real
man, a true friend and an inspiring
leader.
The sessions of the conference
have been especially planned .to be
practical as well as Inspirational. The
preliminary pians call for life work
institutes, personal interviews with
the leaders, studies of the Bible and
spread of the ministry and kindred
topics.
The usual arrangements for recrea
tion time in the mountains will be
made. Nebraska men who have gone
to the conference declare no vaca
tion has been so enjoyable as that
near the inspiring peaks of Estea
Park.
THE JUNIOR-SENIOR
BREAKFAST APRIL 29
The annual junior-senior breakfast
will be held next Saturday morning,
AdHI 29. in the grove at the state
farm. The ticket selling campaign
starts today, to last until Thursday.
Each junior who buys a ticket pays
for himself and one senior.
A menu committee, headed by Doris
Scroggla. is planning a hot breakfast,
plates to be served at 8 o'clock. Fran
cis Purney will have charge of the
annual track meet. The ticket sell
committee of fifteen juniors hopes to
place 200 tickets before Thursday.
Virgil Haggart and Anne Russell
have charge of the sale of tickets
which may also be securea irom me
following juniors: Albert Covert,
Spray Gardner, Adolf Blunk, Kenneth
Craig. Raymond Saunders, Florence
Wirt, Louise Coe. Bertha Driftmeier,
Mary Haller. -May Youngson, Ruth
Quigley and Dorothy Ellsworth.
1,000 VISITORS FOR
ENGINEERS NIGHT
EXHIBITS RANGED FROM TELE
SCOPE TO TRACTORS
Every Department in the College Rep
resented in the Comprehen
sive Display
Winding their way with the guides
among the throbbing engines at least
1,000 students and Lincoln people
spent Friday evening in Mechanical
Engineering hall, viewing the exhib
its of the engineers, everything from
a huge twelve-inch telescope to a
large tractor.
The electrical engineers' exhibit
attracted a considerable number of
spectators where the many dyanmos
filled the air with a whirr and the
Tesla transformer made in the labor
atory put on weird effects.
Several types of Corliss steam en
gines puffed away where the mechan
ical engineers' exhibit was located.
These ranged from a two and a half
horse-power engine to 300 horse-power
giants. There were also to be
found a number of gas engines, one
tandem engine and the ice producing
plant, which attracted a great deal of
attention.
In the testing laboratory, double
knots tied in quarter inch "stock"
iron were given away as souvenirs.
In the foundry, small "N" appendages
cast out of lead were given away.
Plows of all manner and kind and
description, miniature tractors that
one could pick up and carry, and
other farm implements formed the
exhibit of the agricultural engineers.
There was also a manual training de
partment where the various tools
were shown. The "Blue Print" was
also represented. A large, tractor was
brouKht over from the farm ana
placed in front of the power house,
where it attracted much inspection.
The engineers also took possession
of the tower of "U" hall and placed
a strong searchlight there. With this
they roved over the campus and the
surrounding neighborhood, picking
out not only pedestrians on the walks,
but showing up the numerous urea
ones that dotted the tenches on the
campus.
Interdepartmental Hague
HOW THEY STAND
Won. Lost. Pet
Academics ..' 1 0 1.000
Aggies , 1 0 1-OPO
Engineers 1 0 1,000
Commercials 0 1 -000
Toora ' . 0 2 .000
TODAY'S GAME
Laws vs. Commercials, Nebraska
field, 5:45.
LAWS DEFAULT TO AGGIES
The Agricultural college baseball
team won from the Law college team
Friday afternoon by default, the Laws
failing to put in an appearance, al
thoueh the Agries had a nine upon
the field ready to play. The Laws
are scheduled to play the School of
Commerce nine this afternoou on Ne
braska field.
WATCHING COST ON
GASOLINE TRACTOR
The agricultural engineering de
partment is using a gas tractor and
five-bottom plow for much of its
spring work this year, a local imple
ment company lending the outfit. An
exact cost record is being kept, and
the results are being awaited with
considerable interest, because of the
unusually, high price of gasoline at
the present time. With gasoline at
20 cents a gallon, prospective tractor
owners are interested in comparative
costs of gas and horBe power.
BELIEVES GOD CAN
DO BETTER THAN NOW
McCONNELL ADDRESSES MINIS
TRY CONFERENCE.
Many Speakers Tell of Occupation
in an Ail-Day Session at the
Y M Ci A
In his address on "Some Things
that a Minister in Embyro Should
Know" at the Y. M. C. A. Saturday
morning, Lincoln McConnell said that
the philosophic riddle is the existence
of fhe universe and the doctrines of
sin, redemption and judgment.
"Redemption must go as far in us
as sin has gone. If I didn't believe
that God could do better than He Is
doing now, I wouldn't preach. This
state of affairs is transitory. I could
never charge to God the meanness
and eordidness that is taking place.
"There are two sorts of things:
those things that are changeable and
those that are changeless, those
things that come and go and those
that are eternal. Here belongs hu
man nature. The twentieth century
has in no way changed human na
ture; the natural man is just as good,
just as bad, just as savage. You can't
educate the bristles out of a hog."
The thing that a young minister
needs most is the eternal "I know"
an absolute, certain knowledge that
some things are true. He must have
the conviction that he is right and
not be changed by other people's
opinions, according to Mr. McConnell.
Mr. McConnell's address was a pari
of the vocational conference on the
ministry, given under the auspices of
the University Y. M. C. A. Among
the other speakers were Rev. C. J.
Pope, Drs. Jeffrey, Young, Chapman
and Walte, Mrs. T. F. A. Williams,
Rev. Tompkins and Chancellor Ful
mer of Wesleyan university.
SPECIAL CARS FOR
BEACH DANCE
Miller and Seacrest Head Committee
of Ten Ticket SeSlers
Final arrangements have been made
for the subscription dance at Capital
beach April 29. Ward's seven piece
orchestra will furnish the music.
Boats have been secured and will be
available for those who enjoy pad
dling. According to reports from
Max Miller and Joe Seacrest, who .ire
ln"charFe"of the dance, tickets arc
going fast, and it will be necessary
to pay for them before Wednesday.
SDecial street car service to the
beach has been arranged for. The
first car will leave Ninth and O
WESLEYAII LOSES
TENNIS MATCHES
CORNHUSKERS WIN FIRST DUAL
MEET IN HISTORY
Last Doubles Set, Going to Deuce,
Furnishes the Real Thrill
of the Afternoon
Playing on a hard fast court on
the Nebraska campus, the Cornhusk
er tienpis sharks drubbed the team
from Wesleyan university Saturday
afternoon, taking all three matches
played. Harry Ellis, James Gardiner
and Orville Chatt were the Nebras
kans who won the first tennis meet
the state university has ever taken
from the Methodists.
Kline and Weed represented the
University Place school. They were
redoubtable tennis men, but their
caution fell before the brilliant on
slaughts of the Nebraskans, whose
play at times approached mid-season
form. Especially was this true of
Harry Ellis, who had his famous
back-hand stroke thoroughly in hand,
and tamed, so that he could use it
at will with deadly accuracy.
Ellis Easy Victor
The first match was a singles bat
tle between Ellis and Weed. Ellis
won two straight sets in handy fash
ion, 6-3, 6-3. He was never in dan
ger and showed plenty of reserve
strength at every game.
The singles match between Gardi
ner and Kline followed. The Wes-
leyanite won the first set, 6-1, and his
followers perked up courage. Their
remarks from the side lines seemed
to bother Jimmle a bit, and his play
ing was erratic. He recovered form,
however, and took the second set, 6-2.
The third set was but a trifle harder,
Gardiner running it out in 6-3.
The most interesting tennis of the
afternoon was displyed in the doubles,
when Wesleyan attempted a come
back on the second set. In the first
set, Nebraska won easily, 6-2, taking
the opening game on Kline's serve,
in love. Chatt lost his first service
in this set, and Kline won a service,
but the Cornhuskers were never in
danger.
Wesleyan Braces
The second set was a different
story, however, for after Nebraska
had made the score 5-1, and the small
crowd was beginning to leave, Wes
leyan displayed an unexpected brand
of good team work and well-placed
shots that enabled her to take four
games in a row and run the set to
deuce, and then give them the ad
vantage of a single game.
Faced by this unexpected emer
gency, Ellis and Cbatt drew them
selves together, and Chatt won a serv
ice, bringing the score to 6-all. On
the next service by Kline, the men
played each shot carefully, and Ne
braska forged to a one-game lead. On
Ellis service the game, set and match
was taken, 40-15, Kline sending the
last shot, a weak one, into the net.
Next Saturday, the Nebraskans will
play Ames on the university coart.
streets at 8:15 o'clock.. The second
will start from the same place at
8:45 o'clock.
The following men are selling tick
, fnr thn nartv: Max Miller, Joe
Seacrest. J. L. Caley. Tea Aieicaue,
Spray Gardner, DeWitt Foster. H. J.
Schwab, Rawson White, R. Rogers,
Willard Folsom, Fred Burstetta and
Mr. Davis.
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