'he Daily Nebra
VOL. XVI. . NO. C2.
ASK REGENTS TO
GRANT HEARING
PETITIONED TO LISTEN TO ARGU
MENTS FOR JOURNALISM
Student and Outside Committee Would
Show Cause for Establishment
of New School
A petition, asking the board of
regents of the University to grant a
hearing on the matter of a college of
journalism to a committee composed
of members of the Btate press associa
tion, Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma
Phi, will be presented to the members
of the governing body of the institu
tion, as they meet in regular meeting
today.
The petition, briefly resuming the
reasons for establishing a journalism
college at Nebraska, asks the regents
to set a time when they can go over
the matter in detail.
It follows:
To the Members of the Board of Reg
ents of the University of Nebraska:
The newspapers of the state, which
reflect and guide public sentiment, are
a most important factor in the life and
the uplifting of the commonwealth;
To have graduates of the University
broadly trained in the fundamentals
of newspaper-making for public ser
vice, would be of fundamental service
to the state along many lines;
The University of Nebraska has not
yet given this work emphasis com
mensurate either with the importance
of the work itself, or with the Uni
versity's own rank as an educational
institution ;
Must Leave the State
Many of Nebraska's young people
looking toward this field of work are
now compelled to leave the state for
that broad training which is now gen
erally recognized as necessary for the
journalist, while young men and
women looking to other fields of en
deavor are enabled to obtain adequate
instruction in the state's own univer
sity; The need of and demand for a col
lege of journalism in the University
of Nebraska have been demonstrated
by the rapid growth of the courses in
Journalism already begun in the Uni
versity; and by the fact that over 100
students have elected these courses
thjs semester a registration much
greater than that of several existing
university schools when they were or
ganized; We are informed that the work al
ready effectively begun as aforesaid
can be developed into a college of
journalism at comparatively small ad
ditional expense, which would be
amply justified by the value to the
University and the state of such a
college;
The Press Association
The Nebraska State Press associa
tion, at its last meeting held In Lin
coln,, formally recognized the Import
ance of this college by unanimously
calling upon the legislature and the
board of regents to establish a college
of journalism.
For these reasons, Sigma Delta Chi
and Theta Sigma Phi, the Journalism
fraternity and sorority of the Univer
sity, as representatives of the students
interested in the Journalism work, re
spectfully ask the board of regents to
fix a time when a committee of these
organizations and of the State Press
association, may appear before the
board of regents and the chancellor of
the University, for the purpose of pre
senting and discussing the question of
the establishment of such a school.
A. E. BRTSON. JR,
President Sigma Delta Cbl.
VTVTENNE HOLLAND,
President Theta Sigma Phi.
Military Interest Lacking'
Only twenty-five men turned out for
the first Informal meeting of those in
terested In military training at the
University of Michigan. Michigan was
the school that only had thirty men
oat of 6,000 students out for football.
NEGATIVE DEBATERS
OFF FORLAWRENCE
WARING, CARR AND WINSLOW
ENTRAIN FOR KANSAS
Dr. Maxey Will be With Team Hard
to Find Judges to
Officiate
R. B. Waring, '17; E. E. Carr, '17;
and C. Ivan Winslow, 18, members of
the negative debating team, left for
Lawrence this morning at 7 o'clock
over the Union Pacific. They will ar
rive in Lawrence this afternoon, and
will have a day of rest before meet
ing the Kansas team in Fraser hall
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Prof. Edwin Maxey preceded the
team to Kansas City, leaving Monday
afternoon, in order to clear up the
matter of judges for the Lawrence
debate while on the ground. Only one
Judge has been secured definitely.
Judge John B. Park and Judge H. L.
McCune of Kansas City, who agreed
to sit in Judgment providing court
were not in session, may not be able
to get away.
The judge problem at Nebraska is
also assuming a serious aspect, since
the news came Saturday that Prof.
Paul E. Peck, department of history,
Grlnnell college, had been taken ill
and could mo come to Lincoln. Late
last night no one had been secured and
Professor Fogg Jiad received more
than a dozen declinations. It has been
found to be almost impossible to
secure faculty members as judges be
cause the debate will be held on a
mid-week night, and they cannot miss
their classes.
Decline to Serve
Among those who wired yesterday
that they could not accept the offer
were President Jessup of Iowa Uni
versity, Prof. Jacob Van Der See of
University of Iowa, and Justice H. E.
Deemer of Iowa supreme court. Pro
fessor Fogg was in communication
with a professor in the University of
Iowa, and a Des Moines lawyer, for
merly a Harvard debater.
A picture of the Kansas team which
will arrive in Lincoln Wednesday
afternoon at 5:40, and will meet Ne
braska in the Temple theatre that
evening, has been placed on the In
tercollegiate debate bulletin board on
the first floor of University hall, to
gether with a picture of the debate
seminar at work.
Interest in the debate, which will
decide whether Nebraska's splendid
record in debate shall also be inter
rupted as the football march was. In
sures a record-breaking attendance
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PHI ALPHA TAU
BAIIQUEJJEBATERS
Public Speaking Fraternity Will be
Hosts After Tomorrow's
' Argument
Phi Alpha Tau, the public speaking
fraternity of the University, will give
a banquet in honor of the debating
teams of Nebraska and Kansas, after
the two clash on the submarine war
fare question tomorrow night
It has been the annual custom for
this organization to give a banquet for
the teams, and last year's affair was
attended by a number of notable men
in the city. One of them. Governor
Morehead, has stated that he will come
tomorrow, and be very glad of the
opportunity.
One man of each team will be asked
to respond to a toast. Prof. Fogg, the
Nebraska debating coach, will prob
ably talk, and there may be one or
two others ot say a few words. The
judges of the debate will be present
The banquet will be held at the Lin
coln hotel.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER
GORNHUSKER FEASTS
WILL JjEJO MORE
DEAN ENGBERG PUTS STOP TO
CELEBRATION BANQUETS
Asserts Students by Their Actions
Show They do Not Wish Con
tinuanceRaps Innocents
The Cornhusker banquet is dead.
Declaring that the students by their
conduct have failed to respect the ban
quet as a Nebraska University insti
tution, and so have demonstrated that
they do not care for Its continuance,
Dean Engberg yesterday said their
wishes in this regard would be re
spected. In so doing he criticised the present
Innocent body for their inefficiency
and their inability to stop the display
of animal spirits at the football feast.
Not to be Expected
"This sort of thing is hrrdly what
would be expected of a University
gathering," the dean said, in speaking
of the banquet of last Friday night
He had not been there, but newspaper
reports and talks with students had
informed him of the napkin-bread-ball
battle royal staged by the banqueters.
"It was not the work of men who
are supposed to have reached the years
of discretion. It is not what people
of the state expect from persons whom
they are educating free of charge.
"The students of the university
have shown through their actions that
they have no respect for the Corn
husker banquet as a University insti
tution, and so do not desire its con
tinuance. Their wishes will be re
spected." Then Dean Engberg reverted to the
Innocents, the senior honorary body,
who were in general charge of the ban
quet. Innocents Failed
"The Innocents, who had charge of
this gathering failed to do their duty
in keeping order, and consequently
will not be entrusted with any further
responsibilities," the dean said. "Three
or four of the Innocents are very
strong men, but the majority of them
are not of such calibre as to command
universal respect. A board publicly
elected or appointed, consisting of the
strongest men in school, will command
more respect than any self-perpetuating
body. It is hoped that the students
will take sufficient interest in the
proposition to establish a student coun
cil." Dean Engberg stated frankly that
while he appreciated the fact that
some of the Innocents had worked
hard and were good men, it could not
be denied that as a whole the ody
had failed to fulfill its functions this
year. He said that hereafter, when he
wanted a thing done, he would be
very likely to select the men whom
he knew would do the thing and place
the responsibility with them, sure of
it being accomplished.
The Banquet Is Dead
The death of the Cornhusker ban
quet, and it is dead unless the students
i,nr mil f aiiv different attitude to
ward it. will probably be generally j
regretted among the men students, as
it had become an affair In honor or
the football team for which there is
no substitute Just now apparent
A number of years ago conditions at
the banquet were bad, the liquor ques
tion causing some trouble. This has
not been the case in recent banquets,
and liquor was not the bottom of the
trouble Friday.
The last banquet has come in for
some very caustic general criticism
because of the napin-bread battle of
the banqueters. A battle which drove
some men to hide under the tables,
while nearly all were forced to wrap
their handkerchiefs about their heads
for protection, took place between
courses.
James Harvey, the toastmaster. was
powerless to stop the battle and
the war went merrily on until the
cover, were removed and the speaking
began.
INNOCENTS ANSWER
DEAN ENGBERG
OECLARE HE HAS BEEN UNJUST
IN PUBLISHED CHARGES
I
Senior Organization Says Every Pre
caution Was Taken to Prevent a
a Rowdy Banquet
After reading a statement credited
to Dean Engberg, and published yes
terday afternoon in the Lincoln News,
referring to their conduct of the Corn
husker banquet last Friday night, the
Innocents, who were in charge of the
affair, made a statement of their side
of the case last night.
They declare that Dean Engberg has
been unjust when he charges the mis
conduct of the 600 stuaents on the thir
teen men who were in charge of the
affair. They ask that he make more
specific his criticism of the body, and
assert that they took every precaution
to prevent a repetition of the rowdy
ism of the banquet of 1915.
Their statement follows:
The Statement
"It is to be regretted that any man
holding the position of authority and
influence as does Executive Dean Eng
berg could be guilty of such gross in
justice as was evident in his article
in the Evening News of Monday,
wherein he charges the misconduct of
600 students upon a body of thirteen
men who had the preparation of the
Cornhusker Banquet in charge.
"His statement that this body as
a whole are not of such calibre as to
command public respect and confi
dence is a very pointed and personal
reflection on the character of each and
every member of that body and can
not, we believe, receive the hearty en
dorsement of the student body. We
feel Justified in -demanding that he
make specific in its application the re
flection which he has cast upon the
organization as a whole.
Effort Put Forth
"The greatest ingratitude is the atti
tude which he has taken for the honest
effort put forth by the men to counter
act the very things for which they are
being condemned. The facts of the
case are that every precaution had
been taken before the banquet to pre
vent a repetition of the rowdyism and
vulgarity shown at the Cornhusker
Banquet of 1915. His knowledge of
the affair is not first hand and he has
expressed himself an hearsay of the
matter. The all important question
is why was not the executive dean of
this school there and why were not
the faculty members there to help out
in such a situation? Their enswer
comes back that they had no chance
to buy a ticket. The man who says
that he did not have a chance to buy
a ticket is mistaken as they were on
sale at the College Book Store. Dean
Engberg himself had an invitation to
buy a ticket and another faculty mem
ber when approached replied that he
considered it a disgrace to be asked
to attend such an affair. This, was the
general racuiiy auuuae.
The one who could have been and
should have been the key note to the
situation was not there and yet in his
absence he asks that a bunch of thir
teen men take the responsibility, for
the misplaced enthusiasm.
"THE INNOCENTS."
CONVOCATION
Dr. Hamilton Wright Mabie will
talk at convocation this morning in
Memorial hall on "World Relation
ship." r. Mabie Is one of the distinguished
men in the Baptist church, and has
written many articles on religious and
historical subjects. He has traveled
all over the world, sepndlng consider
able time studying the conditions of
the different peoples which make up
the human race.
12. 1916.
CHRISTMAS FESTITAL
TO BE GALA AFFAIR
ELABORATE PLANS BEING MADE
FOR FIRST YULETIDE PARTY
Christmas Carols to be Sung Under the
Stars Holiday Customs of
Other Climes
Merry Christmas'.
The greeting may seem a bit prema
ture, but the plans for the Christmas
festival, next Saturday evening, on the
campus, make certain that it is going
to be a merry Christmas for the Uni
versity folks.
Jolly Old St. Nicholas, as most of
us used to sing in our even younger
days, will be on the campus, with a
brilliantly lighted Christmas tree and
an entertainment that is bound to
warm the cockles of the students'
hearts, and help them take to their
homes the real Christmas cheer.
Messages of Cheer
While the tree is blazing with lights
bearing the message of the good cheer
of the holiday season, the students,
under the direction of the director of
music, Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond, will
sing. Carols of the Yuletide, the good
old songs that everyone loves, will be
chanted. Arrangements will be made
to throw upon a screen the words to
the songs, so that everyone will be
able to take part.
Different organizations in the school
will give Christmas stunts. The Ko
mensky club will demonstrate some
of the holiday customs of Bohemia,
and students who hail from other
foreign lands will do the same.
Toward the end of the evening, if
the students wish it, there may be
dancing in the Armory. The real
Christmas spirit will be the feature
of the party, however.
The committee in charge is com
posed of Mike Finney, Cabel Jack
son, Steele Holcombe, Eva Miller,
Mary Haller and Helen Humpe.
STEWART IN CHARGE
OFJASKETBALL
ONLY THREE LETTER MEN ARE
AVAILABLE
Promising Material From Freshman
Squad Gives Hope for a
Good Team
The 1916-17 basketball season was
officially started on its way last night
when Coach Stewart took charge of
the athletes and directed the practice.
The prospects for a winning team
are not as bright as they have been
in some other years, as far as having
old men on the squad is concerned.
The only letter men of last year that
are available are, Captain Campbell,
Harvey Nelson and Jim Gardiner.
Jack Hartman and Ted Riddell were
on the varsity squad last year and
they are expected to make strong bids
for places on the varsity.
Good Material Out
The men who won their places last
year will not have an easy time keep
ing them this year. Last year's
scrubs and freshmen teams have given
forth a large assortment of good ma
terial. Among the most promising of
this class are, Wertz. Bell, Tucker,
Jones, Schumacher, Flynn, Flothow,
Collins, Toungmeier and Jackson.
These men have all bad quite a bit
of experience and any of them may
prove valuable In Coach Stewart's new
system.
There is still a cry for more men.
The coaches want more candidates,
but all those who do not appear In a
short time will receive a rather cool
reception when they do see tit to get
out.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ODTSIDE DEMANDS A
JOURNALISM COLLEGE
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION FAV-
ORED THE MOVE
Different Editors Declare University
is Failing Behind In Important
Matter
The demand for a college of journal
ism has not come solely from within
the walls of the University, where the
enrollment in journalistic courses has
grown from thirty-odd to a hundred
and a quarter. Two big forces from
the outside have not only endorsed the
movement for the college, but have put
shoulder to wheel and boosted. They
ate the press and education.
At its meeting in Lincoln, Novem
ber 18, the Nebraska Press association
unanimously passed resolutions favor
ing early action upon the part of the
board of regents and the legislature
toward the establishment of a Journal
ism college. The resolutions were in
troduced by Edgar Howard of the
Columbus Telegram, and the motion
for their adoption seconded by Ross
Hammond of the Fremont Tribune.
Metropolitan and country press have
worked alike in the interests of the
college. Following are excerpts from
some of the editorials that have been
high points in campaigns being car
ried on by the press of the state for
the college:
Victor Rosewater Says
Victor Rosewater, The Omaha Bee
(Teaching Journalism in the Univer
sity): "The demand is surely here
and the time is now ripe to meet It
We know of no asset that would prove
more profitable to the University than .
to have , graduates making news
papers that reflect and guide public
sentiment of the different communi
ties of the state."
Harvey Newbranch, The Omaha
World-Herald (A Colege of Journalism-:
"If every city and town in Ne
braska had one or more such news
papers (produced by thoroughly trained
graduates in Journalism) the boost
given the state along many lines
commercial, industrial, political, social,
educational, artistic, and others
would be beyond computation."
N. A. Huse, The Norfolk News (Ne
braska University Asleep) : "The Uni
versity of Nebraska owes it to the
state and to the young men of the
state looking for useful and compensa
tory occupations, to give newspaper
training that importance which it de
serves and which it is receiving In
other states."
What Ross Hammond Thinks
Ross Hammond, The Fremont Tri
bune (A School of Journalism) : "The
Nebraska University is not rendering
the service it is capable of giving the
people."
The educational association of the
state, although they have taken no
official action upon the proposition,
have signified their belief in the need
of a college of Journalism In more
ways than one. The Middle-West
School Review, Nebraska's official
school Journal reflects the attitude ot
the teachers and schoolmen of Ne
braska in an editorial in its December
number.
"The elementary, grade, and high
schools would profit from the school
of journalism quite as much as future
newspaper workers. Nowhere else In
the University is such practical every
day English taught as in the news
writing course. Teachers, several of
whom are taking the work, will find
this training most directly applicable
to their needs accurate, terse, direct
English expression.
"It would give big returns for the
comparatively small money outlay nec
essary to start it"
The Largest Band
The largest university band In the
United States is at the University of
Illinois. Over 200 pieces formed the
band when it gave IU twenty-elxtl
annual concert a week ago.
