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VOL. XV. NO. 149.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, MAY 14, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
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WESLEYAN, 90 TO 27
O'BRIAN AND WILEY HIGH POINT
WINNERS FOR NEBRASKA
Captain Scott Equals University Rec
In 100-Yard Dash Methodist
Never In Running
Nebraska had an easy time with
Wesleyan in the dual track meet last
Friday, the Cornhuskers -winning all
first places except in the 220-yard
dash, the half mile and high Jump.
The summary:
100-yard dash Scott, Neb., first;
Irwin, Neb., second. Time, 10 sec
onds. 220-yard dash Fetz, Wesleyan,
first; Scott, Neb., second. Time, 231-5
seconds.
Broad jump Wiley, Neb., first;
O'Brian, Neb., second. Distance, 21
feet, 1 inches.
Half mile Cozier, Wesleyan, first;
Grau, Neb., second. Time, 2 minutes,
41-5 seconds.
220-yard hurdles Wiley, Neb., first;
Bolton, Neb., second. Time 27 4-5
esconds.
Mile run Garrison, Neb., first;
Spohn, Neb., second. Time, 4 min
utes 52 3-5 seconds.
120-yard hurdles O'Brian, Neb.,
first; Bolton, Neb., second. Time,
17 2-5 seconds.
Pole vault Liebendorfer, Neb.,
first; Davis, Wesleyan, second.
Height, 11 feet.
440-yard dash Owen, Neb., first;
Bates, Neb., second. Time, 51 1-5 sec
onds. Two-mile run Iticker, Neb., first;
Grunig, Wesleyan, second. Time, 10
minutes, 46 4-5 seconds.
High jump Haworth, Wesleyan,
first; O'Brian, Neb., second. Height,
5 feet, 5 inches.
Shot put Shaw, Neb., first; John
son, Wesleyan, second. Distance 39
feet, ly-t Inches.
'Djiscus throw Corey, Neb., first;
O'Brian, Neb., second. Distance, 120
feet.
Hammer throw Corey, Neb., first;
Buckner, Wesleyan, second. Distance,
115 feet 9 inches.
Relay race Forfeited by Wesleyan
to Nebraska.
TICKETS READY FOR
BIG OMAHA TRIP
The university authorities mupt
know, as nearly as possible, how
many students are going to Omaha on
the big trip next Friday, as E. V.- Par
rish, manager of the Omaha Commer
cial club, and the man who is in
general charge of the reception, will
be in Lincoln Tuesday to make final
arrangements for the trip.
The Omaha business men are going
to provide badges for the students
from the different classes and de
partments, and are anxious to know
how many badges to have made. Then
preparation must be made for the gi
gantic feast Friday evening in the au
ditorium. Tickets for the trip will be on sale
at the registrar's office as well as at
the railway station. Tickets will be
redeemed at the railway station by
the railroad, if the student finds at
the last moment that he cannot go.
Students intending to make the trip
can notify the registrar, The Dai'y
Nebraskan or their teachers, prefer
ably the latter.
The Innocents and the Student Council
Thus far no reply has been received
to our demand in Friday's issue that
the Innocents publish their rules of
eligibility. A few members have
been heard to remark that the organi
zation is a senior society and that
sophomores are not eligible.
As a secret organization, the Inno
cents have a right to select men in
dependently of popular will, and to
keep their rules of membership se
cret; but in ' so doing, they must
waive all claim to being a representa
tive student, body. Popular knowl
edge and approval of the method of
election, if not popular selection it
self, are necessary to make the or
ganization a representative body.
The Innocents have a right, as a
private organization, to take up only
those matters which they deem fit
to take up, to refuse to tell what, if
anything, they have done for the
school, to keep their entire proceed
ings secret; but in so doing, they
must waive all claim to being an ad
ministrative, legislative, or judicial
student body. For knowledge of what
is being done, and of what members
are doing the proper work, is neces
sary to make an organization useful
to the public. ,
As long as the present system lasts
the Innocents can, under the cover of
secrecy, do absolutely nothing for the
school as a whole, and fear no ex
posure. They can meet any criticism
with the reply, "We do not tell what
we do. Therefore, you cannot prove
that we do nothing." They can se
lect their incoming members without
the least regard for merit, and no
one can prove such to be the case.
This is not an accusation; it is mere
ly to show that such is entirely pos
sible. For these reasons, therefore,
Nebraska needs a body that will be
representative and desirous of doing
things for the good of the school.
This can best be obtained by creat
ing an organization with legislative,
administrative and judicial duties, se
lected by some method of popular
election, and operating with the
widest publicity. Hence the need of
the Student Council.
The Student Council and the Inno
cent society are not necessarily in
conflict. The latter is a beautiful
and well established tradition, with
which we have no desire to interfere.
But we insist that it lay claim to
nothing beyond what It always has
been an honorary senior organiza
tion. In fact, from the practical
standpoint, the Innocents will have
more influence under the Student
Council system than at present. Their
opinion will bear the great weight
that the opinion of such an organiza
tion should bear, and as an advan
tage over the present plan, they will
not Irave to bear the stigma of things
left undone.
There is room for both the Inno
cent society and the Student Council,
and there need not "be any conflict
between the two ideas.
STAKL OF WEST POINT
WINS HJ. DEBATE
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WIRT, SOUTH OMAHA, SECOND;
MISS SCHWAB, THIRD
Close Contest Among Eleven De-
baters for Places "Prepared
ness" the Question
Marion B. Stahl, of West Point,
won first place in the ninth annual
contest of the Nebraska High School
Debating league in Memorial hall
Saturday morning. Louis Wirt of
South high school, Omaha, won sec
ond, and Nellie M. Schwab of Mc
Cook won third. Professor Fogg,
who is president of the league, pre
sided. The question debated was, "Resolv
ed, that congress should substantial
ly adopt the recommendations of the
secretaries of war and the navy for
increased armament." Dean William
G. Hastings of the law college, Prof.
George H. Foster and Albert Watkins,
state historian, were the judges.
In addition to the winners, these
high school students debated: Law
rence Slater, Lincoln; Amelia Hamil,
Bloomfield; William Reynolds, Nel
son; Howard Aikman, Hastings; Mel
ville Wilson, Clay Center; Ralph Per
so, Sidney; Gwendolyn Connely, Au
burn, and Ralph G. Brooks, Sargent.
SERVE NEBRASKA MADE
DINNEUT OMAHA
Every Dish on Menu Produced in
This State and Manufactured
in the Metropolis
A "made-ln-Omaha" dinner, every
bit of which will be of Nebraska pro
duction, will be Berved the state uni
versity students at the Omaha audi
torium Friday evening, at the end of
the visit to the metropolis as the
guests of the Commercial club and
the citizens. The food will be sup
plied by packers, creameries, bakers,
wholesalers, manufacturers and fruit
dealers, and served under the direc
tion of the Merchants' Market Week
committee.
When E. V. Parrish, the Commer
cial club manager, visited the uni
versity last week, he said that this
meal would be a revelation to the
students of the food products indus
try in the state. It would show them,
he said, that Nebraska grows and
manufactures foods for the most
tempting of meals. The dinner will
be served, probably buffet fashion,
at the auditorium at 5:30 o'clock.
PROF. J. E. LEROSSIGNOL
TO TALK TO ENGINEERS
The agricultural engineers will meet
Tuesday, May 16, in M. A- 206 at 7:30
p. m., to listen to a talk upon the
"Value of a Commercial Education In
Engineering' by Prof. P. E. LeRossIg
nol. Th's la the last regular meeting
of the year, and every .member is
urged to be present.
CONVOCATION
Miss Lillian Conberg will give a
violin recital at convocation Tuesday
in the Temple theatre. Immediately
after her recital, Dr. W. F. Dann will
give an Jnterpretive talk upon
two symphonic poems by Liszt. The
poems will be the convocation program
for next Thursday, by the string
quartet and organ.
OMAHA EASY VICTOR IN
STATE HIGH SCHOOL MEET
Omaha high school was an easy
winner in the annual Btate high school
track and field meet last Saturday,
scoring 53 points. Lincoln was second
with 21 and Beatrice third with 9.
Omaha had an exceptionally well bal
anced team, with Morearty and Fulla
way the particular stars. Hollstein
of Stanton showed splendid form in
the sprints.
TO OPEN LININGER ART
GALLERY TOJTUDENTS
One of Nation's Finest Collections
May Be Visited on Friday Trip
PROF. POOL HEADS
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Prof. R. J. Pool, head of the botany
department of the university, was
elected president of the Nebraska
Academy of Sciences last Friday eve
ning, succeeding Prof. Lawrence Brun
er of the university. Dr. Pool is the
second head of the botany depart
ment to be elected president of the
Academy, the late Dean Edwin Bes
sey being the first.
J. M. Howie, of Lhe Peru state nor
mal school, was made vice president
of the organization. A. E. Sheldon,
head of the legislative reference bu
reau, was re-elected secretary, and
A. J. Mercer of Kearney was made
treasurer of the society.
The Lininger Art gallery at Omaha,
one of the finest private collections
in the country, and the best west of
Chicago, will be thrown open to th?
students who visit Omaha next Fri
day, at the special instigation of Re
gent Haller. Mr. Haller has sent a
letter to Mr. Parrish, of the Omaha
Commercial club, and to Chancellor
Avery, advising them that the gal
lery will be opened and that the
students will be made welcome.
This will give students who make
the trip an opportunity of Beeing the
originals of some of the world's most
famous masterpieces, and to study
pome of the best American, as well
as European, art.
BOTANY SEMINAR ON
ANNUAL FIELD TRIP
The annual field expedition of the
Botany Seminar was made by fifteen
instructors and advanced students of
the botany department last Friday
and Saturday. The party1, led by
Prof. R. J. Pool, was joined by a
group of students from ,the Peru
state normal schpol, under the direc
tion of Professor Jean, and spent
the day studying the vegetation of
the bluffs and meadows near Peru.
Friday evening, Professor Pool
gave an illustrated lecture on "The
Natural Plant Life of Nebraska" be
fore the students of the normal
school.
PROF. ALEXIS SPEAKS
Prof. J. E. Alexis attended the meet
ing of the Society for the Advance
ment of Scandinavian Study at Madi
son, Wis., last week. Professor
Alexis, who i3 secretary of the so
ciety, responded to a toast at the an
nual banquet.
ABANDON TRIP TO
FONTENELLE FOREST
The proposed field excursion of the
members of the Nebraska Academy of
Sciences to the Fontenelle forest Sat
urday had to be abandoned because
of the rain. This Is the second year
that wet weather has prevented the
scientists from visiting the forest, last
year being the first that the trip had
been planned.
The program of the association
was completed Friday, so the acad
emy adjourned Saturday morning,
when it was found that the trip to
the nature reserve could not be made.
SHOPPING PLEASURES
FOR CO-EDSAT OMAHA
When in Omaha, next Friday, uni
versity women will want to pend
their extra time In doing their early
summer shopping. Here are some
suggestions which may enlighten the
troubled feminine mind.
How about fudge aprons to em
broider, all made, ready for use
Shoes, so important a requisite for
all manner of sports, arc reinskin,
nubuck and canvas, w ith rubber
heels.
The sports sweaters of silk, silk
fibre, silk and wool, are very popular,
and are much in evidence on the
street.
Passed and approved by the Na
tional Censor "Milady," are the new
Eport skirts. Shantung silk, Jersey
silk, wool and silk, golflne, palm
beach and taffeta are particularly'
good.
Tissue lined envelopes are some
thing new. Black and white Pekin
stripes are much in vogue.
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