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Nebraska!!
VOL. XVI. NO. 26.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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2,000 CHEERING STUDENTS
BID GODSPEED TO TEAM
GREATEST DEMONSTRATION OF
NEBRASKA SPIRIT
Football Team and Band Leave for
Portland Backed by Hopes of
All Cornhuskers
Scratch a calm, self-centered, mid-night-oil-burnlng
Nebraska University
student and you will find a yelling,
cheering, confident, loyal, true and
fanatic partisan to all that is held
dear In the name of Cornhusker.
Nebraska University students in the
past have been accused of lacking
spirit. That illusion has ' been dis
pelled, even Coach Stewart gladly ad
mitting last night that he was mistak
en in thinking that this school lacked
the spirit of others he had known.
For last night's farewell for the
team was the greatest demonstration
of college love and loyalty to Nebras
ka University that has ever been
seen here. The football team is going
to Portland knowing that the hearts
of the students who remained benind
are with them to the end.
Armory Filled
Half an hour before the rally start
ed co-eds and varsity men began to
fill up the Armory. Dick Rutherford's
wish that the walls would be pushed
out was nearly fulfilled, for the crowd
not only packed every corner of the
auditorium, but overflowed on the
stairs and landings leading Into the
ball.
Cheer after cheer arose as the band
entered, members of the team came
In and took their places on the plat
form, and the chancellor and coaches
sat down.
It was a happy crowd, one that felt
confident that its team would go forth,
and battle well, and that in victory
or defeat Nebraska would not suffer
because she was not well represented.
Stirring Music
The band never played better. Stir
ring music thrilled the crowd into that
keen-edged excitement that will move
a mob. Hearts throbbed faster and
the blood coursed through the veins
with a tingle as old number one, U-U-Unl,
was given again and again, by
the men, by the women, by all to
gether. Homer Hewitt, chairman of the rally
committee of thirty, presided. He first
Introduced Vic Halligan, assistant
coach, former captain of a great Ne
braska eleven, and the old "What will
we give 'em? Halligan," rose again.
Halligan asserted the team faced a
problem such as never before had to
f.
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be solved by a Nebraska eleven. The
Cornhuskers were going out, not mere
ly as representatives of Nebraska, but
also to uphold the honor of the middle
west against the Pacific coast. Vic
wouldn't say it, but all through his re
marks one felt that he was confident
the team was not unworthy of the task
reposed in it
Captain Tim Corey
Captain "Tim" Corey got up, to say
for the team that they appreciated
the demonstration of the students.
"We are going out to try to show them
up, and we are going to do it," he s:i'd,
while the rooters shouted approval of
the sentiment.
Then came Chancellor Avery, who
cal:el ipon the team to renemb-r that
Nth; ska expected every man to do
his duty, and expressing his complete
confideace that the men would do their
duty for their school and for th?ir
state Our love, our hopas, and our
affection go with you," he said. "Ne
braska knows that you will do your
duty."
Cries of "We want Stewart," brought
the coach to his feet with tho confes
sion that he had been wrong in think
ing last week that Nebraska lacked
student spirit. But he did not under
estimate the strength of the opponent
to be met at Portland. He pleaded
fir every student to think and hope
and pray for victory with all his
might next Saturday, and he asserted
that the psychic wave would be felt
on the battlefield. In closing he
pledged the team, and they responded
by leaping to their feet, to the senti
ment, "For Nebraska we will," and
then the students pledged themselves
to the same. It was an inspiring mo
ment. Dr. Condra was the last speaker.
He recalled the famous players of an
older day, and he, too, admitted that
never before had there been such an
outburst of enthusiasm as was dis
played last night. He made a plea for
a bigger University spirit, so that no
student would do anything petty or
mean or selfish that would reflect dis
credit upon his university.
As the band played, the thousands
poured out of the Armory to get into
the procession to the train.
Torchlight Parade
The torchlight parade wnich escort
ed the team, riding in state in a
decorated carryall, was in the opinion
of onlookers, the biggest thirig that
has ever been gotten together to give
a Nebraska football team a rousing
sendoff.
Easily 2,000 students, of whom 800
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"PERSPIRING ABILITY"
OF SUNFLOWER PLANTS
IS MEASURED
A collection of apparatus of various
kinds in the drug plant garden south
of Nebraska hall yesterday aroused
the curiosity of students passing By
the building.
By way of explanation, Dr. Weaver's
class in advanced plant physiology an
nounced that the "perspiring ability"
of three sunflower plants was being
measured. Readings were made at
hourly intervals from 7 o'clock until
6, measuring the exaporation of water
from the plants, the velocity of the
wind, the temperature, humidity of
the air, and evaporating power of the
air.
The experiment is one of a series of
experiments which the class has been
conducting in the field.
C. M. FREY NAMES NEW
THIRTY-ONE STUDENT EDITORS
CHOSEN FOR YEAR BOOK
New Summer School Section Covert
Senior Managing Editor Meisin
ger and Kirsch Artists
The 1917 Cornhusker staff was an
nounced yesterday by Charles M. Frey,
editor. The staff has been chosen
first on ability and secondly to strict
ly represent the student body. It has
been organized on the principal of di
viding the work and not the depart
ments of the book.
Albert J. Covert, senior managing
editor, is at the head of the staff. Mark
Havens of Omaha, has been made
freshman editor. The student sec
tion, the joke section, is to be in
charge of Harrison Gayer, Ralph
Sturm and Vlvienne Holland. Only
two artists, in contrast to the four of
last year, have been named. These
are Leroy Meisinger and Dwight
Kirsch.
Summer Department
A new department has been added
this year in the "Summer" depart
ment, with Mae Youngsen in charge.
Ivan Beede and John Cook are named
to look after athletics. Mr. Beede had
this department on last year's staff.
Several places on the staff have not
yet been filled and will be given out
If you imagine that you resemble
some famous man, say nothing. The
resemblance may cease the moment
you open your mouth. Laurentian.
This great ear of corn was taken
with the team to Portland last night,
and will be paraded in the face of the
enemy next Saturday. It is represen
tative of the state and of the Univer
sity. The three men who designed the
Cornhusk, and through whose efforts
the funds were raised to take it on
the trip, are also shewn. They ac
companied the team to Oregon, and
are, reading from right to left, John
A. Cejnar. W. A. Bauman and B J.
Novotny.
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PHI DELTA CHI
PHARMACIST FRAT,
HAS OWN HOUSE
Phi Delta Chi, the pharmaceutical
fraternity, has the house at 1426 E
street, running smoothly now. This
is the first year of its establishment
at the University of Nebraska as pro
fessional fraternity running its own
house.
The furniture was donated by the
alumni as well as a considerable li
brary, so that the fifteen members
have easy access to a good library.
The installation was fostered by Dean
Lyman and N. P. Hansen.
Already the local chapter is getting
ready for the assembly of the grand
council, which occurs some time in
February with representatives from
the other fifteen chapters in the
United States.
CORNHUSKER STAFF
later. The staff as it now stands is as
follows:
The Staff
Editor-in-chief, Charles M. Frey.
Business manager, Dewitt Foster.
Senior managing editor, Albert J.
Covert.
Freshman editor, Mark Havens.
Publications, Wahlfred Jacobson,
Fern Noble.
Fraternities, Byron G. Hays.
Sororities, Anna L. Lucky.
Athletics, Ivan G. Beede, John B.
Cook.
Military. F. C. Jeffrey, E. L. Lieben-
dorfer.
Debate, Ira D. Beynon.
Faculty, Arlington G. Blotz.
Student section, Harrison I. Gayer,
Vivienne Holland, Ralph M. Sturm.
Organizations, Mildred Weseen, Wil
liam F. Urbach.
Summer section, Mae Youngsen.
Staff artists, Leroy Meisinger,
Dwight Kirsch.
Law editor, John Loder.
Engineering editor, Charles E. Gla
ser. Medical editor, E. J. Krahulik
(Omaha).
Agricultural editor, B. J. Novotny.
Pharmacy editor, Harry McMurry.
Staff photographer, Carl H. Peterson.
University extension week, Ladlslav
Kubik.
Pageant, Clara Schulte.
Student activities, Florence Wirt.
Dramatics, Lucile Becker, Caroline
Kimball.
CHINESE PAINTINGS
IN ART GALLERY
EXQUISITE SHOWING OF ART ON
EXHIBITION YESTERDAY
By invitation of Prof. Blanche C.
Grant, Dr. Walter H. Hiltner and wife
brought several Chinese paintings to
the art,, gallery yesterday, where they
were on exhibition from 2 to 5 p. m.
They were of considerable interest to
art students and several of Lincoln's
art critics stated that they had never
seen an exhibition of Chinese paint
ings which in any way compared with
these.
The paintings are the originals
painted by Chinese artists all the way
from 1,000 to 1,800 years ago. Critics
in the Orient have said that these are
some of the finest Chinese pictures in
existence. There is one panel about
twenty-five feet long representing the
coronation of an ancient emperor, in
which the coloring, although a thou
sand years old, still shows the exquis
ite Judgment of the ancient artists.
Four paintings of Chinese birds and
flowers are still delicately tinted. All
are done on silk and are startling
wheu one realizes the comparative age
of things Oriental and Occidental. It
shows the startling development of the
artistic temperament of the Chinese
I people ages before American life was
' ever known.
STUDENTS TAKE
TOWARD MEDICAL BUREAU
CO-EDS DECLARE FOR
MEDICAL BUREAU
HEAR PLAN DISCUSSED AT MEET
ING IN MEMORIAL HALL
Fifty Girls Found Physically Deficient
in Examinations Made This
Year
The woman's meeting in Memorial
hall yesterday morning for the pur
pose of furthering a medical super
vision department in the University
was very well attended. Ethel Stone
of the Black Masques, had charge of
the meeting and Dean Mary Graham
introduced the speakers.
Miss Ina Gitting3 told of the condi-
tios in the University as they now ex
ist. Four hundred and eighty girls
were examined this year, of whom
fifty were physically deficient. The
fifty who are unable to do gymnasium
work are turned loose to care for
themselves and are in no way under
the corrective influences of the de
partment. '
Miss Gittings pointed out that this
problem could be met in one of two
ways; either by the introduction of a
well equipped hospital on the campus,
or by a more strict and complete med
ical supervision.
Miss Alice Loomis of the home eco
nomics department told of her Wiscon
sin experiences. Wisconsin has a
medical supervision department where
for the added one dollar registration
fee, every student in that college is
entitled to medical advice.
Statistics Quoted
Statistics show that 118,000 consul
tations have been given there in the
last six years, Miss Gittings said.
There are as many girls registered at
Nebraska as at any of the larger east
ern girls' colleges such as Vassar,
Wellesley and Smith.
Doctor Hompes explained how this
had come to be a national question.
He told of the needs of such a move
ment and the opposition it meets. It
is the imperative need of the students
who leave the care of their homes and
come, here without anyone to look
after them.
Several girls voiced their opinions
on the matter and a unanimous vote
was taken to advance the movement.
HAD A LONG WALK
After walking from Los Angeles to
New York City between March 31 and
September 14, Merle B. Van Houten,
of Seattle, has entered Ohio State uni
versity. His trip from New York to
Colu.-nbus, O., was by train because of
lack of time. Exchange.
'13 CLASS GIFT NOT
YETJURCHASED
Reported $200 in Fund, But Nothing
to Commemorate Class on
Campus
With more than $200 in its posses
sion, according to reports gleaned yes
terday, the class of 1913 has as yet
failed to buy its gift for the Univer
sity.
Owen Frank, 'Husker football star
of a few years ago, was treasurer of
the class the second semester of the
school year when the fund for the
class gift was collected. W. W. Wen
strand was the president- The class
held several meetings with heated dis
cussions as to the best disposition to
be made of the money, but no decis
ion was reached.
The most concrete suggestion was
that the class buy an ornamental foun
tain to be placed in front of the sun
dial. The campus is still unadorned
by the fountain.
FIRST STEPS
URGE MEDICAL
BUREAU FOR MEN
Meeting Ends Without Definite Action
Yesterday Morning
Prof. Barbour, Dr. Stsvens and Prof.
Grummann Spoke Need Greater
Than Realized
Prof. E. H. Barbour and Dr. J. F.
Stevens urged the establishment of
free medical inspection in the Univer
sity at the men's mass meeting held
under the auspices of the Innocents in
the Temple theater yesterday morning.
The men expressed their sympathy
with the movement by enthusias'.lcally
applauding the speakers, but no steps
were taken toward definite action.
Both speakers declared that the
number of defective students Is far
greater than is generally realized, and
the fatal results which may follow neg
lect of seeming trivial matters is the
big thing to be considered by the Uni
versity populace. Prevention rather
than cure is the keynote, they said.
"You are the two per cent of Amer
ica's population who are to be the
guide and light o the country there
is nothing too good to bo done for
you, and nothing in this direction
which you thould not do for yourself,"
seid Professor Barbour.
General Plan
The general plan as it was outlined
bv Professor Barbour and Dr. Stevens
is similar to that which has been em
p.oyed at most of the birger universi
ties for more than a decade H calls
for a fee at registration, for which the
student is given free medical inspec
tion. A capable physician would be
placed at the head of a university dis
pensary. Students would be urged to
go to the university physician upon
the slightest of provocations. "Many
a life has been lost by a scratch," de
clared Professor Barbour.
Dr. Stevens said that, although the
state could and undoubtedly would fur
nish this protection for the students
under the care of a state institution
like the university, the best plan to
provide for the bureau of free medical
inspection would be by the registration
fee proposed. "Then everyone would
have an interest in it, would feel that
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GIRLS' CLUB COUNCIL
MEMBERS CHOSEN
Representative Body for 1916-17 to
Consist of 42 Members
The members of the University
Girls' club council for the season of
1916-17 have been chosen and will
meet this evening at 7 o'clock in the
Y. W. C. A. rooms, for the first meet
ing of the year.
The new members are as follows:
Valentine Minford La Verne Boyd
Orell Freeman
Edna Hathaway
Margaret McCoy
Helen Lofland
Dorothy Kenny
Helen Young
Ann Brundage
Blanche Higgins
Mildren Reese
Fay Teal
Lucile Wilcox
Helen Lewis
Mable Lewis
Mable Estes
Margaret Crue
Ivy Nation
Helen Sparks
Helen Saunders
Harriet Holly
Averid Fouts
Marie Stroemer
Florence Atwood
Elizabeth Yoder
Mildred Weseen
Hester DickinBon
Gladys Holland
Olive Lehmer
Marian Reeder
Mae Youngsen
Helen Holtz
Josefa Seeley
! Grace Southwell
Blanche Swoboda
j Helen Reiher
Janet McQuistian
i Helen Thompson
j Hannah McCorkindale
t Mary Helen Allensworth
I Gwendolyn Drayton
1 Jane Kathern Kingery
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