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VOL. XVI. NO. 65.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.JLINCOLN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ATHLETES GETTING
MORE JAN SHARE
ENGBERG WOULD HAVE MEN
TAL ATHLETICS RECOGNIZED
Proposes to Award Debating and Judg
ing Teams With Varsity Insignia
t
as the Football Team
- Declaring that the University should
recognize the men who represent her
in mental athletics as much as those
who represent her in physical ath
letics, Executive Dean Engberg, in a
toast at the Phi Alpha Tau banquet
for the debaters, declared that he pro
posed to do all he could to establish
such recognition in the University.
Dean Engberg asserted that the men
who were on the Nebraska debating
team brought as much honor to their
school, if not more, than the men on
the football team, and should be re
warded accordingly. He included the
judging teams of the college of agri
culture as worthy of as much recog
nition. His remarks were greeted with
applause by the two score students at
the banquet, as well as by the faculty
men there.
At present membership on a Ne
braska University debating team, tak
ing that as an example, is rewarded
only by membership in Delta Sigma
Rho. Neither the University nor the
student body accords honor in any
way approaching that given the ath
letic teams. During the past fifteen
or sixteen years the debating teams
have had a better record of victories
than have any of the athletic teams.
PHYS. ED. GIRL'S
CHRISTMAS DINNER
Dick Rutherford Played Santa Clausat
the Annual Party
Yesterday
The physical education department
held its annual Christmas dinner
Thursday noon in the Armory. This is
the only party of the year to which
tho men are Invited and they were
present In full force. The room was
in red and green and the Christmas
tree occupied the prominent place.
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A three-course dinner was served '
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by Ora Neff, Lillian Wirt and Gertrude
Beddls. The tables were decorated
with small Christmas trees, and at
each place was a shiny red apple with
a lighted red candle on the top.
After the dinner Dick Rutherford,
in the guise of Santa Claus, gave each
one a gift from the Christmas tree.
These presents were accompanied by a
verse of poetry and these were all
read aloud.
About forty-eight attended the din
ner. Dr. and Mrs. Clapp and their two
daughters were the honor guests. The
decorations were arranged by Francis
Whitmore and Katharine Kohl.
PROF. BUCK TO EDIT
MID-WEST QUARTERLY
IN PROF. FRYE'S ABSENCE
Prof. P. II. Buck, of the rhetoric
department, will have charge of the
"Mid-West Quarterly," in place of
Prof. P. H. Frye, who is spending the
winter in Florida. Professor Buck
will have charge of publishing the
magazine for the next year. The Jan
uary number will be out In a week or
two.
Professor Buck has announced that
he will be .lad to loan copies of the
magazine to those students who would
care to read the acsount of the Ford
Peace Expedition written by William
Noble, '16, and published in the last
number.
New Stadium
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Ohio state by the time football again Verity of 4he subscriptions came
comes around. The stadium was sub- from men in the local chamber of com
scrlbed for at a jubilation banquet merce.
P08T-MORTEM ON
KAN3A8 DEBATE3
TO BE HELD TONIGHT
The annual "post-mortem" of the
dual debate with Kansas, Wednesday
will be held in the debate seminar
room, U. 107, at 7:15 o'clock this
evening. Members of both the affirma
tive and negative teams will be there,
and a general discussion of how the
double victory was, won will be held.
This is an annual affair, and is open
to the public.
AGRICULTURE JOINS
NATIONAL GROUP
Farm Magazine Affiliates With Others
Olson Back From
Chicago
Carl Olson, '18, business manager of
The Agriculture, monthly magazine of
the college of agriculture, has returned
from a meeting of the national asso
ciation of agricultural college maga
zines in Chicago which resulted in
Nebraska becoming a member of the
association, which now numbers nine
publications. The official affiliation
will take place next March.
The purpose of the association is
co-operation. Membership Is limited
to the larger agricultural college pub
lications. The other universities rep
resented are New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and
Missouri.
Plans for enlarging the scope of the
magazines and for increasing their
circulation were discussed at the meet
ing, attended by all the business man
agers, and by several editors and as
sistant business managers. One of the
features was a visit to the plant of
the A. E. Dlckman Seed Co., the larg
est seed firm in the world. The men
were guests at luncheon by Mr. Dlck
man. Olson declares that the trip was a
profitable one in numerous ways, and
he is planning a bigger magazine for
the college of agriculture. A sub
scription campaign amnog the men of
the college will be launched during the
Christmas vacation to raise the circu
lation of Agriculture to 1,000.
CHRISTMAS AWGWAN
WILL BE OUT TODAY
xiie unnscmas nuuiuci ui &
m be out today. It contains many
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interesting features ana a spienaia
holiday cover by Lyman Thomas. It
will be an interesting book to take
home.
BOTTLER COUNTY WILL
SOON HAVE COUNTY
AGRICULTURE AGENT
David City, Neb., Dec. 14. The name
of Butler county was added to the
list of Nebraska counties now employ
ing county agents Saturday, when
farmers from all parts of Butler county
gathered here and formed a perma
nent organization for the purpose of
hiring a county agricultural agent.
Frank Hess of Surprise, Nebr., was
elected president of the newly formed
organization. W. E. Hewitt of David
City, was chosen secretary. A board
of directors was also picked to direct
the work of the organization.
The association expects to employ a
county agent who will start work early
in January. Butler county thsu be
comes the tenth county In the state
to employ a county agricultural agent.
Nine other counties are cons'dTlmJ;
employing agents, although the agri
cultural extension service of the Uni
versity of Nebraska (in co-operation
with the United States department of
agriculture) has funds to support Buch
work in but three more counties.
L,i, , Vnrfhwestern game. The
COURSE IN PRACTICAL
LEGISLATION OPEN
Registration Must be Made Before
Vacation With Director
A. t. Sheldon
Students who wish to enter the class
in practical legislation (Pol. Scl. 33),
which meets Thursday evening, Jan
uary 4, 7:15 p. m., at the state house,
should see Director A. E. Sheldon,
Room 306, University hall, before the
Christmas vacation. It is necessary to
make special arrangements for regis
tration in this course. Only students
who have had adequate equipment will
bo accepted.
The course is designed to give prac
tical experience and contact with legis
lative work to students who are able
to render assistance to the Legislative
Reference bureau in its work for legis
lators. A credit of one hour will be
given for the first semester of this
course: two hours' credit will be given
for the second semester.
CITY MANAGER TO
BE DISCUSSED BY
LINCOLN OPEN FORUM
The Lincoln Open Forum will havo
a number of prominent speakers at
the meeting Sunday night at All Souls
church, Twelfth and H streets. Don C.
Ix)ve, ex-mayor of Lincoln; W. E.
Hardy, ex-president of the Lincoln
Commercial club; George W. Woods,
of R. O. Dunn & Co.; Frank M. Coffey,
state labor commissioner; and Prof.
L. E. Aylsworth, of the political
science department will discuss "The
City Manager Plan of Municipal Gov
ernment." This Bubject promises to be an issue
in this spring's municipal campaign.
Steps are on foot to get a bill through
the legislature to permit the city of
Lincoln to adopt this plan.
Construct Tunnel
Students at the University of Cal
ifornia have started work on the dig
ging of a tunnel 1,800 feet long as a
part of their work in mining engineer-,
ing. The object of the work is to
famtUarize the students with all the
mechanical processes of mining and
at the '.'..me time to give them actual
exnerience.
Sir Rabindranath Tagore to
Speak in Lincoln January 8
Sir Rabindranath Tagore, the dis
tinguished poet and holder of the
Nobel prize for poetry in 1913, who
will speak at the Oliver theatre Jan
uary 8. on "A Mesasge to America." is
regarded as having the deepest, broad
est and most sympathetic understand
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WHO WILL V
LECTURE HECE..,
SCHOFIELD HEADS
PHILLIPS BROOKS CLUB
Organization Formed of Students
Who Will Go Into the
Mlnl.try
Charles E. Scho field, 17, Lincoln,
was elected president of the Phillips
Brooks club for the coming year at
a meeting of the club last night. Mal
vern Hall, '18, Lincoln, was elected
secretary. Schofleld, Hall, Ray Cowan,
'19, Stratton, and John A. Klein, '20,
Omaha, were named for the executive
committee.
The date for the regular monthly
meeting was set for the third Thurs
day of each month. The executive
committee was instructed to present
a program for the work to be done
during the new year at the next meet
ing, January 18.
The club, which was formed four
years ago, is to promote the interests
of students who are considering the
ministry as their life work.
SILVER SERPENT8
TAG FOR LINCOLN
POOR TODAY
Silver Serpents, Junior girls'
organization, are tagging Uni
versity Btudents today, for the
benefit of the poorer kiddles of
Lincoln. Can you not help
spread the Christmas cheer that
you are enjoying?
MORE PEOPLE TRY
OUT FOR KOSMET
THAN EVER BEFORE
More people tried out Wednesday
night and last night for the Kosmet
Klub play than for any previous one in
the klub's successful career. Many
clever skits were put on by the various
people and It will be hard to pick a
caste out of so much talent.
The caste will probably not be an
nounced until after the Christmas
vacation.
Dartmouth A portable theater has
been constructed with which the stu
dent opera will make its tour of the
East next spring.
ing of the human heart and soul of
any living person. He is one of the
most powerful spiritual figures in the
' world, yet he is an intensely practical
man. .
This will be Sir Rablndranath's last
appearance in America. He was orig
inally booked to be in Lincoln January
9, but due to sickness and falling
health cancelled all of his engage
ments. The citizens of Lincoln who
secured him, made a last effort to get
him to come here and he gave them
one of his last ten dates, January 8.
Ho will sail from San Francisco for
India. January 27, to spend his last
days in his native country.
Sir Rabindranath Tagore is the most
beloved man In India, regarded alike
by the greatest and humblest of the
people. He is to India what Shakes
peare ia to England. His poems, which
express the heart and ideal of his
people, won great fame even before
he was known to be the author.
Sir Rabindranath has perfect com
mand of the English language as well
as his own. His poems and songs are
not translated but are written In Eng
lish and his exrresslons and thoughts
differ so as to appeal to the race and
type of people he is talking to. He
gets the unique spirit of the people
into his lectures.
His life is described as being so gen
tle that birds have no fear of him.
Seats will be on sale at Miller &
Paine's daily from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Tickets will be sold from 25 cents to
$1.00.
NEBRASKA FARMER
OFFERS PRIZES TO
AG COLLEGE 8TUDENTS
About thirty students of the college
of agriculture have entered the con
test for the prizes offered by the "Ne
braska Farmer" for the best three
themes describing some process of
farm management. The piltes ate $3,
$5 and $3. The the:ne must state
actual facts, must tell real problems
that have been worked out. Theoriz
ing will not be consideied,
J. A. "AVERY SPEAKS
ON VALUE OF ADS
EXPERT TELL8 COMMERCIAL
CLUB NEWSPAPERS BE3T
Definite Rules Must be Followed If
Advertising Is to be Made
Successful
J. H. Avery, advertising manager
of the Hardy Furniture company, de
livered an address to the University
Commercial club yesterday afternoon
on "Wasted Money in Advertising."
Mr. Avery emphasized the fact that
the greatest reason that money is con
stantly being wasted in advertising is
that the ordinary man does not only
not know how to advertise, but does
not realize that there are any definite
rules which must be followed. The
first ad may not pay but constant ad
vertising based on sound business
principles does pay.
The advertiser must remember, how
ever, that the ordinary article will only
allow a small per cent to be spent in
advertising. And yet many follow the
example of advertisements of such
articles as Peruna forgetting that the
original cost of Peruna may be only
10 cents on a dollar bottle. The ad
vertiser must not only fix upon a cer
tain definite percentage for advertis
ing purposes, but he must decide
where and how to spend it.
Newspaper Ads Best
"I personally think," said Mr. Avery,
"That money spent in newspaper ad
vertising brings the best results.
Money spent In program and com
munity bill board advertising is prac
tically lost. Three things must always
remembered in the first place create
attention, then give your strongest dis
tinctive selling feature, and lastly tell
him who you are.
"Unless you are giving something
away you must make your ad easy to
read. Imagine that you are selling to
one man and talk to him."
PROF. BOBBINS TELLS
YOUNG LAWYERS THEY
MUST HAVE THE GOODS
"You must deliver the goods," said
Professor Robblns in his talk on
"Where Locate?" to the members of
the Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity last
nlKht.
Professor Robblns advised the law
yers not to go to the city unless they
were socially inclined, but to go to
some medium-sized town and try and
get in with some leading law firm.
"But," he said in describing the kind
of town, "you can never make money
where there is none."
Mr. Robblns is a professor of con
tracts in the law college.
A student at Milsaps college In Mis
sissippi was last week denied the
right to transfer to the state univer
sity because of the fact that he was a
member of a fraternity. Mississippi
has a state law prohibiting fraternity
men's attendance at any of its educa
tional institutions.
Over eight dollars was stolen from
the change money of the magazine
at the University of Illinois last week.
It Is thought that the theft was com
mitted by some person not a student
but it is questionable whether the
"honor system" will stay.
FIRST CHRISTMAS
FESTIVALTOMORROW
8ANTA CLAU8, CHRISTMAS TREE,
8TUNT8, ON CITY CAMPUS
Students Only Invited to the Party-
Presents Hung on the
Dancing In Armory
The University of Nebraska's first
Christmas tree, with a real Santa
Claus, gifts, and everything, will be
lighted upon Jtho campuB tomorrow
evening at 9 o'clcok.
For an hour before that the stu
dents will have been enjoying a Christ
mas festival in the Armory. If a cir
cus press agent were available some
Justice might be given to the stunts
that will appear on the program. They
are novel, interesting, and Christ
masy. A skating dance, given by girls of
the physical education department,
will be not the least of the interesting
events. The stage will be made Into
a miniature skating rink, . and the
dance will be one of the most skillful
in the repertoire of the department
Then there will be a minstrel show.
The man who does not enjoy thiB
kind of a stunt is still unearthed by
Rtngling Brothers, and that is enougm
comment for that stunt.
A Foreign Flavor
Christmas stunts with a foreigm
flavor will be presented by the Ger
man students, and by a group of
Hawallans, who may not be strictly
native, but who have, nevertheless,
basked at the feet of the spirit of
Queen Lllloukalani. The Latin and,
the Komensky clubs are thinking they
may have stunts ready for the party.
Definite announcement to that effect
cannot be made, and some will b
drawn to the festival Just out of curios
ity to know whether these will or not
appear on the program.
The different performances In the
Armory will be given at the same
time in different parts of the building.
Then they will be repeated, and given
once more. The crowd meanwhile,
will shift from one attraction to the
other. The theory of the thing is that
on which the dime musee used to be
run in the olden days one wonder
after the other, keep moving please.
After all have had their fill of the
different Christmas stunts, an ad
journment to the campus will be taken,
where the real Yuletlde fun will start
with Santa Claus presiding.
Decorations Yesterday
A part of the committee were busy
yesterday afternoon putting the first
decorations on the Christmas tree, the
big pine Just south of University halL
It towers up in the air higher than
any of the trees that will be brought
In from outside the city, even for the
municipal tree, and it is truly a bean
tiful thing. i
In the shadow of the tere, cast by
the moon that is going to rise above
the scene, Christmas carols and songs
will he sung by the students. Mrs.
Raymond, the director of music, who
has been directing Lincoln people In
their community singing, will direct
these songs.
Some of the students on the campus
with very good voices, will sing, and
there may be a solo or two from Borne
musical Instrument The songB of the
evening will be thrown upon a screen
so that all may Join in. Santa Cans
will distribute gifts of candy, apples
and popcorn to his favorites, the Ne
braska University students.
Then, for the time that remains of
the first University Christmas festival,
there will be dancing in the Armory
for those who care to dance.
Boston Tech The members of the
engineer corps are continuing their
J study of knot-tying, and expect to
take np rigging and blocking in m
jnear future. A complete equipment
jfor a company of engineers has been
shipped by the government and Is ex
.pected to arrive some time In Deceta-Iber.