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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1916.
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STEWART PLAYS PIANO;
HUSKERS PLAN PLAYS
BAND MEN NEARLY MISS TRAIN
AND HAVE TO RUN TO GET IT
Photographers Busy Snapping Pictures
Jack Best In Happy Mood
Enjoys Trip
BY DWIQHT P. THOMAS
(Special Telegram to The Daily Ne
braskan.) Nampa, Ida,, Oct. 19. Cornhusker
rooters on the special train bearing
Nebraska. University's football team
and band to the Pacific coast, have en
Joyed the spectacle of a doughty coach
playing popular airs on the piano while
his pupils scratch their heads over the
best plays to be used against the Ore
gon Aggies Saturday.
For the coach has decreed that the
lineup of men to enter the game when
the whistle blows will very largely de
pend on who hands In the best outline
of the way to direct the attack against
the foreign foe. After his chalk talk
In which he explained the attack that
the Aggies are expected to develop,
Stewart turned the task of planning
the defense, and the counter-attack
over to the Cornhuskers, and they are
busy on the strategy of the coming
game.
Coach Struma Piano
Meanwhile the coach himself light
ly strums the piano, whenever he finds
an opportunity to get his fingers on
the keys. "Arrah Go On, I Want to
Go Back to Oregon" flies oft the key
board as Corey wonders whether he
should box his man In or out. Stewart
strikes up "Pretty Baby," and Rhodes
and Rlddell plan a gain of ten yards or
so through tackle. And so it goes,
with the team gaining added confi
dence and determination as the goal is
neared.
One of the best Incidents of the trip
so far happened when the train pulled
out of Laramie, Wyo., yesterday. Two
of the members of the band, Plttman
and Bush, had strolled off down the
street to examine the Wyoming weath
er, or perhaps In some softer pursuit.
.Whatever they were looking for,
they had difficulty in placing it, for it
had not been found when the whistle
blew and the train began to snort in
preparation to pull out. Pitt and Bush
started toward the depot on the run,
and as they entered the yards the en
gine began to pull out. They fired up,
but the stoker was doing likewise.
With comrades on the rear of the ob-
GEESEN FORGES
ONJN TENNIS
BEAT8 CROWNOVER AND GOES
INTO THIRD ROUND
Weather Indefinitely Postpones Play
8econd Round Matches Not
Completed
Ed Geesen, University tennis cham
pion of last year, qualified for the third
round of this year's tournament by
easily defeating Crownover, Wednes
day afternoon, 6-0, 6-1.
The weather took a hand in the tour
nament yesterday, and play has been
indefinitely postponed because of
enow. There are still four matches to
be played In the second round before
the semi-final begin In earnest
Kenner defeated Caldwell Wednes
day, thua making himself, eligible for
the second round. Following Is a list
of the matches yet to be played in the
third round:
Rogers-Anthes.
Weaver-Glldersleeve.
Jeffrey-Kenner.
James-Watkins.
Beginning with the semllflnals. the
matches will comprise the best three
sets out of five Instead of two out of
three as In tie preliminary rounds.
servation shouting and waving encour
agement, Pittman put all the speed he
possessed into his long legs, and Bush
came following after. They gained,
and as the train left the siding, they
simultaneously grabbed the step rail
on the tail end car, and pulled them
selves aboard.
Jack Best Happy
Old Jack Best has been in the best
of health, and Is feeling fine. Some
of the trainer's friends had feared
when he started out that the trip
would be too much for him, as his
health Is not of the best, but Jimmie
has been fine all the way. And he is
happy. As he watches his youngsters
talk over the game in prospect, and as
he hears the band swing Into the Uni
versity anthems, his eyes brighten and
his smile grows broader.
The first arrival of the train in the
depots along the way has caused little
fervor, now that the Nebraska border
has been passed. But before the
wheels have ceased to turn, the band
a off, and away on one of its most
spirited tunes.
The effect has been magical. Towns
folk flock to the depot, and a crowd
gathers around the band to applaud
the efforts of the players. Few of them
have heard as good band music, and
the University is receiving the best
kind of boosting because of the fine
showing of its representatives.
Many Photographers
At every station almost a flock of
photographers, amateur and otherwise,
representing the newspapers, or mm
ply out for the excitement, have been
on deck to snap the team. The boys
... wttinx used to nosing, and line up
almost by force of habit to be snapped.
In spite of the warning of uuy tteea,
a few tried to bum their way out At
Julesburg two who thought they could
get through with the band, and who
are said to have been Keyes and
Schmidt, were detrained. The stowa
ways watched the special pull away
from them and sadly turned their
faces toward Nebraska.
Friday the train will mane me mp
down the beautiful Columbia river val
ley to Portland. On one side the ooara
blue river, and on the otner iue moun
tains, will fascinate them. The daily
practices will be continued.
The team is In the best of shape.
The brief practices yesterday, when
the boys ran through a stiff signal
practice In jerseys and running trunks,
while the cold winds and snow made
the goose-flesh rise on their bare legs,
have not suffered In the least from
their arctic experiences.
1,000 KIDDIES
INSTRUCTED BY
EXTENSION SERVICE
More than 1.000 Nebraska kiddles
received Individual Instruction in me
fruits and vegetables
this season under the direction of
h. n,i rlrls' club leaders of the ag-
.,n,.r.i fivtension service of the
University of Nebraska, according to
extension specialists' report
compiled.
The total attendance at the 113 can
ning demonstrations held throughout
Nebraska during the summer was
3 375 The number of cans of vegeta
bles put up by the children under Uie
direction of extension instructors was
1 279. an average of more than one
can per child. These figures, however,
give only a bint of the amount of can
ning done as the children carried out
at home the Instruction they receive
at demonstrations.
Phi Alpha Delta, the legal fraternity,
has taken the house at 729 South
Tenth street This Is the first time
that either of the two law fraternities
i t,mA ttnnfie.
The men are now moving in and It
Is expected the house will be well
filled. A law library will be main
tained, part of which las already been
collected.
The Nebraskan Will
Just before the Nebraska football
team trots upon Multnomah field at
Portland, Ore., tomorrow afternoon, to
do battle for the University, the state,
and the Missouri valley against the
GIRLS CLUB PLANS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
TEA AND FOOTBALL LUNCHEON
DECIDED UPON BY CO-EDS
Committees Appointed Luncheon Will
Precede Important Game
with Ames
A tea on the afternoon of Thursday,
October 26, and a football luncheon
for co-eds only on November 4, have
been decided upon as the two next
social affairs to be given under the
ausDices of the University Girls' club.
The tea will take the place of Miss
Graham's regular Thursday afternoon
teas. It is especially hoped that the
freshman girls attend, to get better
acquainted with the other University
girls.
The football luncheon will be an
other opportunity for the girls to show
that spirit which caused so much fav
orable comment after the great rally
last Tuesday night. The luncheon will
precede the game with the Iowa State
Aggies from Ames, a team that looms
up now as the biggest rival Nebraska
will have for the Missouri valley cham
pionship honors, by virtue of the de
feat given Kansas university last bat
urday. The following committees have been
appointed by the Girls' club council:
Tea Committee
Rose Anderson, Jessie Jean Baum,
Frances Bollard.
Football Luncheon i
Decorations Dorothy Pettis, chair
man ; Milrae Judklns, Gwendolyn Dray
ton, Helen Young, Winnlfred Moran,
Ann Brundage, Ruth Whitmore, Fern
Simmons, Faith Dedrick.
Tickets Harriet Ramey, chairman;
Elinor Bennett, Lucile Wilcox, Valen
tine Minford. Myra Stenner, Larue
Gillern, Margaret McCoy, Kate Helzer.
Publicity Edith Youngblut, Mar-
euerite Kauffman.
Menu Card Marian Kastle, Helen
Kendall, Fern Noble.
W, D. LEYIS TO TALK
FOR CHARLES HUGHES
MMtina Under Auspices of Hughes
and Fairbanks Club
William Draper Lewis, dean of the
University of Pennsylvania law school,
will address the University students
t a. rallv at the Temple theater ton:or-
row night, under the auspices of the
University Hughes ana fairoanns
club.
The meeting will start at 8 o'docK,
and all University students, no matte
r-hot iir nolltical faiths, are invitea.
Dean Lewis is known as a keen politi
cal speaker, with a pleasing plstrorm
presence, and be has been taking an
active part In the republican cam
paign.
Tnfcn Polk, who graduated with
high honors from the college of law
last June, will preside at the meeting.
The committee In charge of the
meeting, appointed by Carl Canz. pres
ident of the Hughes and Fairbanks
club. Is composed of Ralph Lahr. Hen
ry Campbell. E. E. Carr and Spray L.
Gardner.
Sixty candidates turned out for fall
baseball practice at Hsrrard. The
freshman aspirants outnumbered the
regulars two to one. That's why Har
vard wins. Exchange.
Telegraph
The Team For The School
Oregon agricultural college, the fol
lowing telegram will reach the squad,
sent, on behalf of the University, by
The Dally Nebraskan:
"Nebraska University is with you In
spirit. Good luck. Win!"
SIGMA CHI IN
TROUBLE AGAIN
POLICE CLAIM STOLEN RUG USED
IN FRATERNITY HOUSE
Executive Dean Engberg Investigates
National Officers of theFra
ternlty May Come
After two of its pledges had paid
fines of $10 and costs day before yes
terday for stealing some pool balls
and cues from a hall at Sixteenth and
O streets, the Sigma Chi fraternity got
into further trouble yesterday when
the police department declared that an
Oriental rug belonging to the Lincoln
hotel had been used by the fraternity
for several months.
After the arrest and fining of the
two men, the police went to the fra
ternity house. Before that, however,
the rug had been bundled up and sent
to the hotel, addressed with a simple
typewritten label and sent by mes
Rfineer to the hotel, it is said. The rug
is said to be a valuable Oriental piece
worth $125, and the managers of the
hotel told the police that it had been
missine several months.
The trouble of the two pledges the
other day was followed ty a request
of the fraternity that Its housekeeper,
Mrs. Grace Balls, resign, it is reported,
She is the daughter of one of the mem
h(rs of the police force. Her resigns
tlon was followed by the charge that
the fraternity had jised the stolen rug.
Taken to University
Officers of the police department de-
Hriflrt to take the matter up with Chan
cellor Avery, and he was consulted
oftArnnflti. The result of
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the discussion was not made known,
but a charge had not been filed against
the fraternity and their was no declar
fttlon that one would be.
Executive Dean Engberg, who is In
rhnree of the discipline of the Unlver
Bitv. is Investigating the happenings of
the past few days, and the question of
punishment, if any is meeted out, win
probably rest with him.
National Officers Coming?
n has been stated unauthoritatively,
that some of the national officers of
the fraternity may come to Lincoln
to help clear up the matter. It will
be recalled that two years ago. when
a cloud rested upon the Sigma Chis,
a visit of the national officers was fol
lowed by some of the membra leaving
school. The report was current at tnat
time that should there be further trou
ble, the national fraternity would more
severely discipline the local chapter.
DR.
WOLCOTT TO
LECTURE ON BIRDS
TO AUDUBON 80CIETY
Dr. R. H. Wolcott, head of the zool
ogy department will lecture before
the Nebraska Audubon society Satur
day night In Omaha, on "Bird Life In
Western Nebraska," The lecture will
be illustrated, showing the habits of
the birds peculiar to this region.
The slides have been prepared by
the members of the department and
are of real Interest In that few know
the birds native to this area, such as
the white-throated rockswift the mag
pie and burrowing owl.
Prussian chemists have discovered
that cherry stones or pits contain fats
and oils, and at present every school
boy and schoolgirl In- Prussia Is col
lecting them and delivering them at
the nearest government depots estab
lished for that purpose In the cities,
towns and villages. Exchange.
BLIZZARD BLANKETS THE
CAMPUS; STUDENTS CAUGHT
EARLIEST SNOW OF ANY DURA
TION IN UNI HISTORY
Snow the Same that Caught the Foot
ball Team on Western
Trip
University students were caught
unawares by the blizzard which began
early yesterday morning and gathered
momentum during the day, with tne
mercury constantly falling. Heavy,
saturated snow made the sldewalKs
approaching the campus sluggish, and
toward evening this froze enough to
make walking in the strong wind peri
lous.
The snow, which is some of the
same brand received by the Cornhusk
er football team Wednesday at their
stop at Julesburg, came with a strong
wind and falling temperature between
7 and 8 yesterday morning. Students
making 8 and 9 o'clocks on the down-
inwn nnmniiH. were blinded by the
driven snow which clung to the eye
lashes tenaciously. The wind blew
stronger during the afternoon classes,
and a genuine blizzard was expected
by some.
CAN THESE BE WIT
OR JUST PLAIN
STUDENT BLUNDERS?
The following were found in Ne
braska English themes, according to
an authority ordinarily reliable. They
are good anyway:
"Cleopatra was one of the most vac
cinating women of her day."
"He was an invertebrate reader."
"The duodecimal system is used in
filing books in the University library."
"Find references to magazine arti
cles in "Fool's Index."
AG CLUB WANTS
MEDICAL TAX
FAVORS PROJECT AT FIRST MEET-
ING OF THE YEAR
Dean Burnett, Prof. Sheldon and Prof
Sjogren Spoke at Gathering
Last Night
The first meeting of the Agricultural
club, for the school year of 1916-1917
was held last night at the Temple with
150 members present Dean Burnett
of the college of agriculture, Professor
Sjogren, and Prof. A. E. Sheldon of
the legislative reference bureau, were
speakers of the evening.
Before the regular meeting began
a few University yells were given to
call forth the real spirit of the organ
ization. Dean Burnett of the college of agri
culture, was the first speaker. He of
fered the services of the college of
agriculture to the Ag club and urged
that the club feel free in asking assist
ance from the college whenever It was
needed. He also commended medical
instruction to the college of agricul
ture and urged that a medicinal tax
be established for the purpose of em
ploying a physician to give medical
attention to the students whenever
they require It free of charge.
Used by Others
This system works successfully at
Minnesota and other large institutions
throughout the country, and deserves
more consideration here, the dean
said. ,
Professor Sjogren said the Ag club
wss organized In 1909 for the purpose
of showing the people of the state the
progress made along agricultural lines
and for the lndividnal members It
verves the purpose of creating ?ood
fellowship.
Prof. A. E. Sheldon of the agrlcul-
This is the earliest snow of any dur
ation that Nebraska has had in years.
Pioneers recalled the coming of the
blizzard of 1898, which came up sud
denly on just such a day as Wednes
day.
Delays Farm Students
Farm students were bothered by the
storm much more than those making
classes on the city campus, bireei
car service was tied up somewhat dur
ing the first class-hours of the morn
ing, and made schedule time with dif
ficulty through the day. Those living
In the residence section came late to
morning classes on the down town
campus because of belated street cars,
but were not so badly hampered.
By Thursday night the campus
buildings and the kiosk in front of
University hall had been capped with
a heavy blanket of snow deminlscent
of holiday vacation: The library
steps were deserted, and as a conse
quence, the library lobby was utilized
by co-eds to meet their fussing classes.
Although the storm which took Lin
coln by surprise Thursday morning Is
the same one which greeted the Corn
husker special, enroute to Portland,
Ore., a day before, football followers
could attach no especial significance
to It.
FACULTY CONCERNED;
STUDENTSJISAPPEAR
Several Have Dropped from Sight,
Leaving No Hint as to Whereabouts
University authorities are concerned
ar to the whereabouts of several men
students who have discontinued their
classes without notifying the regis
trar's office. In several instances ill
ness may have been the cause and the
University is anxious to look after the
welfare of students who may not be
properly cared for under such circum
stances. Dean Carl Christian Engberg has
communicated with local bolice au
thorities regarding the disappearance
of one student. He said that he does
not as yet feel worried over the case,
but is anxious to locate the man If
harm has come to him.
Should Tell Officials
Much of this Inconvenience and
worry will be eliminated if students
will notify University officials when
they leave school either temporarily
or permanently for illness or other
reasons.
"A man in one of my classes seemed
ill in class one day. He left before I
could speak with him and has not yet
returned or notified the officers. Of
course I am worried about him and so
are the executive officials," said Prof.
Fred R. Hanley.
tur reference bureau, gave a very In
teresting: Illustrated lecture on the
history of agriculture In Nebraska. His
remarks covered the progress made In
agriculture in the state from the time
of the primitive man to the present
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day, when moaern macmnery uoou.
After the program a short business
meeting was held In which I. W. Hep-
perly, '18, was elected vice-president
and B. G. Hays. '17, sergeant-at-arms.
Favors Medicinal Tax
The Az club went on record as In
favor of the medicinal tax and effort
will be msde for Its establishment in
the Ag college.
The Ag club dance will be held at
Rosewilde, November 8. The ticket
go on sale Tuesday, October 23, and
will be reserved until Thursday, Octo
ber 25. for Ag men. Tickets may be
obtained from G. A. Blots. B. G. Hays,
Harold Neff, Chester Grau, Ralph
Harpe, H. B. Morgan and Carl A. Ol
son. Scbembeck's seven-piece orchestra
will play.
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