The Daily Nebraskae
VOL. XVI. NO. 41.
UNIVERSITY OP NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VARSITY IDLE BUT
SCRUBS WORKING
SECOND STRING REHEARSE NEW
KANSAS UNIVERSITY PLAYS
Freshman Backfield a Quartet
Stars to Give the Cornhuskers
Plenty of Trouble
of
The scrubs cluttered up the land
scape on ' Nebraska field yesterday
afternoon while the varsity enjoyed
another day of Bluffing.
A big surprise will await the var
sity when they appear this after
noon. It will be In the form of a
husky freshmen bunch who have
learned a new repertoire of Kansas
plays.
It Is a safe bet that if Kansas
possessed a backfield of the quality
of the Nebraska first year men it
would be a cinch for them one week
rfrom Saturday. But they do not
possess said backfield and since the
freshmen do the varsity will have
considerable on their hands ( when
they report for duty this afternoon.
Freshmen Stars
Kellogg, Schellenberg, McMahon
and Day are the names of the quar
tet and they are four men that any
coach in the country would be glad
to see on his freshman squad. The
first three named can outrun any
man now on the varsity, while Day,
though lacking phenomenal speed,
has great line-hitting ability.
Other men on the freshman squad
will be Kennelmeyer, Munn and Flem
ing, all well over six feet and weigh
ing over 200; Hubka, who is expected
to fill Captain Corey's shoes next
year and several others" who will all
tip the beam around 200 pounds.
The entire varsity is expected to
report for practice this afternoon in
fair shape. It. Is hoped that one
week's rest will Instill enough fight
and confidence into the team to over
come anything that Kansas may have
in the way of a team.
When a team has several of its
main cogs injured it takes confidence
away from the rest of the men. This
"was the main cause for the small
score Saturday, which in fact, was
large enough when the physical con
dition of the men is considered.
The honor system will be put to a
vote of the student body in Hamline
university soon. If two-thirds of the
voters favor the system it will be
used during the semester exams. Ex
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS
The library has just received the
following new books:
Agriculture, Somerville.
Big-Veda-Sanhita. Mueller. .
Byron's Works: Letters and Jour
nals, six volumes; Poetry, seven vol
umes. Edited by Murray.
Civilization of China. Giles.
Conservatism. Cecil.
Co-Partnership and Profit-Sharing,
Williams.
Doctor Dibdin's Northern Tour, two
volumes.
Germany of Today, Tower.
History of Scotland, Rait.
History of University of Chicago,
Goodspeed.
History of University of Maine,
Fernald.
History of Witchcraft Delifsion in
New England, Drake.
Ingalls of Kansas, Connelley.
La Follete's Autobiography.
Polar Exploration, Bruce.
Science of Wealth, The; Hobson.
Shelley. Gtodwin and Their Circle,
Brailsford.
Shelley's Works, seven volumes;
edited by Forman.
' Socialist Movement, The; Mac
Donald. The Hague Convention and Declar
ation of 1899 and 1907, Scott
The Newspaper, Dlbblee.
PROF. DANN GIVES
INTERPRETATION OF
THIRD SYMPHONY
Bcethuven wrote his Third Sym
phony In honor of Napoleon, Prof.
W. I. Uann stated yesterday morn
ing as he interpreted the symphony
to a rather small but interested
audience.
This Is Bethoven's heroic sym
phony. He did not dedicate this to
Napoleon, however, because just as
he had completed it, Napoleon de
clared himself emperor and thus dis
appointed the great musician, who
changed the wording of the dedica
tion to "a great man."
Professor Danri will continue the
Interpretation next Tuesday morn
ing, when he will play the second
movement.
UNION SOCIETY
PLANS SEVEN ACT
VAUDEVILLE SHOW
A seven act vaudeville will be put
on by the Union Literary society at
an open meeting in the"Unorpheum"
Union- hall in the Temple Friday
night, with the orchestra beginning
at 8:30 sharp.
Following are the attractions which
will be presented: A, Pathe's Week
ly; JJ, Ivanovitch and Sandovitch,
from the Imperial Russian ballet; C,
Mental Telephathy; D, Pavlowa; E,
'Pyramus and Thysbe a la mode";
F, Wm. Jennings O'Brien in positive
ly his last appearance; G, Sara
Hearturn.
MID-SEMESTER
SORORITY PLEDGING
NOVEMBER
25
Mid-semester sorority pledging is
to be Saturday, November 25, from
5 to 6 o'clock, the Pan-Hellenic coun
cil decided at a meeting held In
Music hall Tuesday evening.
MISS CONKLIN TO
BE HOSTESS AT
1 INFORMAL TEA
Miss Clara Conklin. head of the
department of romance languages,
will act as hostess in Miss Graham's
place at the tea given in Mrs. Wool
man's honor this afternoon. The tea
will be given in Art hall from 3:30
to 5 and all students and members
of the faculty are cordially invited.
Miss Graham is to attend the state
teachers' meeting at Omaha.
CHORUS STARTS
WORK Or MESSIAH'
HANDEL'S ORATORIO TO BE SUNG
CHRISTMAS TIME
Professional Singers May Help
Solo Parts Will Be a Con
vocation Program
in
Rehearsals have been begun by the
University for the presentation of
Handel's "Messiah" in a Christmas
convocation program. Although Tne
Messiah" baa been sung frequently
by University choruses for years past,
a large majority of this year's mem
bership chose it for the Christmas
program.
Handel wrote "The Messiah" in
three weeks and this sacred oratorio
has come down as the greatest of
his compositions, generally ranked
above even his "Largo."
Professional Soloists .
It is probable that several profes
sional soloists will assist in the
Christmas presentation. The oratorio
choruses, opening with "And th
glory, the glory of the Lord" are
tlgorously and interestingly prepared.
"The Messiah" is seldom if ever
gi.en in its entirety. Among the
most widely sung parts is the selec
tion, "I Know That My Redeemer
Liveth."
OMAHA TALKING
FOOTBALL GAME
REVIVE ANCIENT PLEA TO SEE
THE HUSKERS
Prohibit Game at Omaha, Unless
With Creighton
Although the Missouri valley con
ference rulings strictly forbid the
scheduling of a football game in any
other city but the seat of the home
office of one of the schools, Omaha
alumni, always strong supporters of
Cornhusker football teams, are put
ting forth every effort to accomplish
the impossible.
Omaha alumni, individually, through
alumni . organizations and the newly
formed Cornhusker club, are setting
up a concerted clamor for a gunie
between Nebraska and another rep
resentative team in Omaha in 1917.
The Nebraska-Oregon Aggies game,
which was played in Portland, where
only a branch of the university is
located, is taken as a precedent by
the metropolitan alumni, who point
out that the College of Medicine
is at Omaha.
At the time of the arrangements
for the Oregon Aggies game in Port
land last winter, valley rulings in
regard to the scheduling of such a
game were somewhat indefinite, but
as a concession to the rules com
mittee, Chancellor Avery later intro
duced at the annual meeting of the
conference representatives, a rule
making it impossible for a Missouri
valley team to play another school
on any other grounds than one of
the home campuses, the home cam
pus being described as situated in
the town where the general officers
of the school are located.
"COLLEGE CITIZEN
SHIP" AT VESPERS
Girls Give Idea of Duties of Co-Eds to
Their University Violin Solo
"College Citizenship" was the sub
ject of the Y. W. C. A. Vesper service
Tuesday evening. The meeting opened
with a violin solo by Jean Priest.
The first speaker was Nell Youngers
on "Our Obligation to Loyalty."
Miss Youngers gave three definite
ways in which one should be loyal.
First to the University as an insti
tution; that we cansider the student
body as a whole, rather than merely
our own personal interests, and in
all that we do to think of the influ
ence we might have on others, and
how our actions might reflect on the
student body. In our attitude toward
the professors we should be fair and
do our part. Instead of expecting too
much of them. Her second point
was loyalty to our friends. We should
stand by them and be careful to
say only the good things about them.
In the third place, loyalty to our
selves, in having the strength to
stand for the principles which we
think are right, and not give way too
easily to Impulses.
Ethel Stone spoke next on "Obli
gations to Our Personality." She de
fined citizenship as the pushing ahead
of worthy movements, and also obed
ience to law.. She said the highest
law for us to obey as students was
that law of our own consciences.
Everyone, whether a leader or not,
has a personality, though It may not
be brought out clearly. By following
our conscience as guide to ideals,
it will lead to the development of
our personality
The last speaker was Miss FeddeL
of the home economics department.
In her talk on "Obligations to Serv
ice." she first complimented the girls
on their fine clubs and or anizations
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APPOINTMENTS TO
WEST POINT OPEN
FIVE VACANCIES IN
ALONE
NEBRASKA
Places for Cadets From Other Western
States Army Rules on
Admission
Following is a list o the cadetships
at the United States military academy
for which candidates are to be ap
pointed, on the nominations of senators
and representatives in congress, for
the entrance examination that is to be
held beginning on' the third Tuesday
in March, 1917, for admission to the
academy on June 14, 1917. An asterisk
() indicates two appointments:
Nebraska Senator Norris; Con
gressman C. F. Reavis, 1st district;
Congressman Charles O. Locebk, 2nd
district; Congressman Charles H.
Sloan, 4th district; Congressman
Moses P. Kinkaid, 6th district.
Iowa Senator Kenyon, and 2d. 3rd,
5th. and 6th districts.
Missouri Senator Stone, and 1st,
4th, 8th, 10th, 14th, 15th and 16th
districts.
Kansas Senator Thompson, and
1st, 3rd, 5th. and 6th districts.
Colorado Senator Shafroth, and 1st,
3rd, and 4th districts.
The law requires that each person
nominated for appointment shall be an
actual resident of the state or district,
or territory from which the appoint
ment is to be made.
Rules for Admission
Admission to the Academy may be
either by examination or certificate,
as set forth in the following excerpt
from the regulations of the war (le
pra tment:
Admission by Examinations. On the
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DR. DOLE DISCUSSES
LIBERAL EDUCATION
"MANY PEOPLE LIVING IN SLAVE
CONDITION
Liberal Education Should Fit One
for Useful Service in the
Social Universe
University education along with the
education in general should establish
the ideal of a liberal education for
everyone, declared Charles F. Dole,
president of the Boston Twentieth
Century club and of the American
Society for the Abolishment of War,
to a small convocation audience yes
terday morning. Mid semester exam
inations and the report that Bryan's
speech would take the place of the
regular convocation cut down' the at
tendance.
A liberal education, in the words
of Mr. Dole, is the education of a
free man; the training of the mind
not for selfish or mercenary gain,
but for a useful service.
Comparing the people of today with
the inhabitants of Athens, only about
one-tenth of whom were free men,
Mr. Dole said: "A multitude of
people today are living In a slave
condition. They do tiot enjoy their
work; theS' work for what they can
get out of it; or they do not work
at all, but live off or others." All
these people, he said, were not free
and happy, but full of fear, fearing
that they would lose their pos
sessions. Preparedness Movement
One of the causes of the prepared
ness movement, he said, was because
a class near the parasitic feared they
1qm Rome of the thJngg
now have.
Summing up the idea of a liberal
education which would fit one for a
u?cful service in this .social universe,
Mr. Dole named the following things,
PROF FOGG TO
OMAHA TO TALK
ON PUBLIC SPEAKING
Prof. M. M. Fogg is called to Oma
ha this morning to attend the annual
meeting of the Nebraska High School
Debating league, which has been
scheduled for this afternoon instead
of Thursday afternoon as hereto
fore. He addresses the argumenta
tion and public discussion section of
the state teachers' association tomorrow.
FIRST EVENTS OF
TRACK MEET THIS
AFTERNOON AT 4
Captain Overman of the track team
has called the attention of the track
men who will take part in the fall
meet this afternoon, that the events
will start" at 4 o'clock sharp, and
will be run off In the following order:
100 yard dash, 880 yard run, and two
mile run.
which, although not to be found In
the curriculum, should be obtained
from such an education:
An open mind a mind that, be
cause it was open, would be fair;
would not fear a serious question,
but would answer whatever question
it look up by a positive, construc
tive conclusion.
The courage of one's convictions
independence, fearlessness. Courage
doe." not begin with putting a gun
o.i the shoulder and going out to
Siioot. somebody. Every beast has
tliht kind of courage. There is an
)tl)er kind which makes a man stand
up for the things he oelieves to be
right In the face of criticism and
condemnation.
Good temper and spirts the ability
to enjoy oneself and be .kindly to
those around him.
Spirit of Co-operation
A spirit of co-operation cultivation
of the will to make the most of the
.joint efforts with others. No man
has a liberal education of whom it
may be said : "A good, capable
fellow, but he can't get along with
anybody."
Public spirit the devotion of one's
ability and training not for his own
gain but for the world at large.
Example of the man who receives the
free benefits of a great state insti
tution, and then instead ot devoting
his acquired knowledge for the good
of the commonwealth, selfishly uses it
to further his personal wealth.
Modesty the realization of one's
insignificance in the complex life of
the universe and the free and un
stinted giving of what one has with
out expectation of praise or glory.
DIRECTORIES ON
SALE TODAY
BEST EDITION OF BOOK PUB
LISHED AT NEBRASKA
More Names Than Ever Before Uni
versity Hall and Library
Selling Places
The 1916 University Directory, pub
lished by the Young Men's Christian
association, came off the press at 8
o'clock 'last night, and will be sold
on the campus today.
University hall, main corridor, cen
ter, will be one distributing point,
and the Inside of the Library' an
other. The DookB will be on sale
from 8 o'clock until 6. They will cost
20 cents.
The directory this year is the larg
est and most complete ever pub
lished. It is the handiest possession
the University student can have. Six
teen hundred copies of the booklet
have heen printed. If the sales of
last year are an indication, the en
tire number will be quickly sold.
Last year directories soli for 50
cents a few months after they were
published.
PREPARING FOR
ANNUAL CLASH
FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES
BOTH CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Chairman Wenger of Sophomores
Calls for Candidates Fresh
men Organizing
In order to get things lined up for
the sophomore Olympic tryouts, Rob
ert Wenger, chairman of the second
year Olympics committee, has an
nounced that all capable candidates
in the boxing, wrestling and tug-of-war
events, report to him within the
next day or two. This is the after
math of a long meeting of the soph
omore committeee Monday night,
when plans to squelch the rising con
fidence of the Freshmen were laid.
President Riley and Olympian
Chairman Augustine of the freshmen
have announced no definite plans for
the freshmen tryouts which must be
held in the near future, but report
that enthusiasm is fast increasing
as November 18, the date of the an
nual freshman-sophomore battle ap
proaches. There has been little or no indica
tion of pre-Olympic outbreaks; both,
classes having decided to conserve
all the "pep" so far as possible for
the big scrap. That there will be
an unusual amount of enthusiasm in
evidence at the Olympics is the opin
ion of all upperclass committeemen
who have been observing the two
classes. The freshmen of this year
have shown unusual class spirit for
even a first-year bunch, and their
remarkable support of the all-freshman
mixer proves that they can eas
ily organize. The sophomores on the
other hand, wh- when they were
freshmen last year, almost estab
lished a record for class activities,
have evidently preserved all the
spirit of old and will bitterly contest
the claims of the freshmen for
recognition.
The only son of Sir Rabindranath
Tagore, the poet, has recently grad
uated from the Illinois agricultural
school, and is now on his way to his
home in India. Ex.
THE DAYS GONE BY
Five Years Ago Today
Sororities decided to abandon the
practice of tubbing.
A University French club was be
ing organized.
Prof. Guernsey Jones talked at con
vocation on the situation in Morocco.
The Omaha University club was in
the process of organization.
Two Years Ago Today
Sigma Psl, the honorary athletic
fraternity. Installed a chapter at the
University of Texas.
The following appeared In The
Daily Nebraskan: "Don't forget mid
semesters this week. You freshmen
had better break all dates. The girls
will appreciate it and you need the
time.
A ban was put on the mid-week
Vogue dancing parties.
One Year Ago Today
W. J. Bryan came out against
Woodrow Wilson's national defease
plan.
Dr. Louise Pound spoke at Y. W.
C. A. vespor service on "Girls and
Their Books."
The Board of Regents met in the
office of Chancellor Avery. Several
new appointments were made and the
track proposition discussed.