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VOL. XVI. NO. 75.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1917.
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"EMILIA GALOTTI"
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APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE FOR
GERMAN DRAMATIC PLAY
Musical Program, In Keeping With the
Play, a Feature of the
Production
(This appreciation of "Emilia Ga
lotti" was contributed.)
Probably never in the history of
local dramatic circles has a more dig
nified, stately and successful produc
tion been staged than that of Lesslng's
"Emilia Galotti," by the local German
Dramatic club In the Temple theatre,
on Friday evening. Certainly it was
the climax to the already large num
ber of successes which this enterpris
inf club has scored since its organiza
tion about eight years ago. As was
the case in former years, the success
of the production is due in no small
measure to the untiring and faithful
efforts of Miss Heppner, the efficient
coach of the club.
The play is a classical tragedy, writ
ten in the language of the eighteenth
century, and it deals with the inflam
ing passion of an Ttalian prince of the
Renaissance period and the lack of
independence of the thought and
action of the heroine, Emilia. The cos
tumes used in the performance were
those of the period represented, and
were most elaborate and beautiful.
The stage furnishings consisted of
handsomely carved furniture, luxurious
rugs and rich draperies, arranged in
a manner to secure the most pleasing
effect. The stage pictures, grouping
effects and the evidence on every hand
of attention to the .minutest details
which go to make up a successful per
formance were the subject of much
favorable comment on thep art of the
most critical observers.
Curt itt Grove Welcomed
Curtiss Grove "as Gonzaga, Prinz von
Guastalla, played his part with all the
grace and ease which is associated
with this role. At every stage of the
performance he was completely mas
ter of the situation, and his every ap
pearance was welcomed by the audi
ence by an appreciation seldom ac
corded an amateur.
Anna Luckey in the title role, played
well the part of the shielded child
who all her life has had her opinions
formed for her; who lacks independ
ence of action; and who as a result
is not master of her fate. She won
the audience in her first appearance,
and held it throughout the perform
ance. Magdalene Craft, in the role of the
Grafln Orsina, had opportunity once
again to display her great versatility.
Her every action, from the bending of
her fingers to the full movement of
her body lent color and suggestion to
her role. Patrons of the German Dra
matic club have learned to expect
much from this popular young lady,
and she exceeded their greatest ex
pectations in this performance.
Friedrich Rabe, as Marlvelll, cham
berlain to the prince, was one of the
favorites of the audience. His ability
through facial expression, through
voice modulation and through gesture
to convey to the audience the full
significance of his various schemes
elicited much favorable comment.
Clara McMahon, as Claudia, the
mother of Emilia, displayed rare dra
matic ability, especially at the close
of the third act, when she was re
peatedly called to the stage by the
enthusiastic audience.
Minor Roles
The other roles were all well taken
M follows: Adoardo, the father of
Emilia, Gerhardt Naber; Camillo Rota,
illian, Alfred Hinze; Appianl, Emilia's
bridgegroom, Walter Wetland; Contl.
the painter, and Pirro, servant,
Robert Nesbit; Angelo, Alfred Hinze.
The musical program was quite in
keeping with the classical production,
ft was rendered by a trio consisting
of Edward Walt. Mrs. Carrie Raymonl
THETA SIGMA PHI
INITIATED FIVE
NEW MEMBERS
Theta Sigma Phi, Journalism soror
ity, initiated these new members yes
terday :
Jean Burroughs. ,
Helen Dlil.
Eleanore Fogg.
Marion Henninger.
Fern Noble.
These members, with Ruth Beecher,
Vivienne Holland and Eva Miller, now
make up the Nebraska University
active chapter. A charter was granted
to Theta Sigma Phi last spring.
'THE GREEN STOCKING'
WILL BE JUNIOR PLAY
Try-outs for Cast Will be Held Before
Examination Week Play Set for
March 23
"The Green Stocking," a modern
comedy with the scene set in London,
and written by A. E. Mason, one of the
most popular of English playwrights,
has been chosen by the Junior play
committee for their annual production.
The date has been set for March 23.
Try-outs for places in the cast will
be held some time before the semester
examinations, although the exact date
has not yet 'been announced. Those
who intend to try out for the play
should read it first. It may be found
in the library, and at the Regents'
book store.
Members of the play committee de
cided on "The Green Stocking" after
long deliberation over a wide field of
available plays. It is well adapted to
amateur production, containing Just
enough of the serious to make it worth
while, but sustained throughout by the
humor which has made almost every
one of Mason's plays of lasting popu
larity.
THE SINGLE TAX
(By Chancellor Avery)
To the Students of the Univer
sity: The regents of the University
are perfectly willing to collect
from every student a fee, known
as the single tax, to support
student activities, provided that
such a fee is desired by those
who are actually to raise the
money, namely, self-supporting
students and the parents or
guardians of those not self
supporting. Students of the lat
ter class should write home
and ascertain the wishes of their
financial backers before voting
on the subject.
IHTERCLASS WRESTLING
MEETJ? PLANNED
Twenty-four Men Will Compete in
Final Event Rutherford Calls
for Mat Artists
Assistant Coach Rutherford, who has
charge of the wrestling class that
meets every Monday. Wednesday and
has announced that, following
examinations there will be an Inter-
class wrestling meet
T,,t will first be held within
the various classes to determine who
shall have the privilege of representing
each in the big event.
The divisions will be the same as in
Inter-collegiate competition, 125, 1S5.
145, 158, 175 and above 175 pounds.
rm.li ni trivB tweutv-four men a
chance in the final competition and
any number wlil be given cnances in
the try-outs.
Anyone wishing to register for a
chance to try-out for his class taem
should let Rutherford know as soon
as possible, so that he can get the con
testants lined up as soon as possible.
FORM CLUB OF
MARRIED FOLKS
Twenty University Couples Meet for
Good Time Ban Refreshments
C. L. Culler, President
Twenty couples met and formed the
University Married Folks club at Mr.
and Mrs. C. I Culler's, 1735 R street,
last Saturday evening. In the election
of officers, Mr. Culler was made pres
ident, Mrs. F. C. Jean' vice-president,
and E. O. Blackstone secretary and
treasurer.
Recognizing its unique character,
the club started out at its first meeting
to be strictly original by passing a
rule that no "refreshments," either
food or drink, are to be served at its
meetings. It was the prevailing opin
ion among the club members, after the
women had traded recipes for squash
pies and devil's food cake, that the
members were much better supplied at
home with such luxuries than the
single folks, and that a good time
could easily be had without them.
The next meeting of the club will
be held in Faculty hall, Saturday
evening, January 27. At this time the
organization will be perfected and a
series of meetings for the rest of the
year planned. All married folks who
are students in the University are in
vited to attend the next meeting. The
requirement for eligibility
is that
shall V,e
either the husband or wife
registered in the University.
INSURANCE A FIELD
FOR WOMEN'S WORK
Professor Steohens Tells Business
Woman's Club About Writing
Policies, Soliciting, Etc.
Professor Stephens of the economics
department, gave a talk to the mem
bers of the Business Woman's club on
"Life Insurance and the Woman," last
week.
The different kinds of policies, their
advantages and disadvantages were
explained, as well as the attitude of
insurance companies toward insurance
for women.
Professor Stephens said that there
is. no doubt, a great opening for women
in tho insurance business. A number
of eastern companies are putting in
departments for women, with women
managers, clerks and agents. There
are about 7,000 women in the insur
ance work in the United States and
Canada at the present time, 137 as
medical examiners, ninety-two branch
aeency managers, 514 -as soliciting
agents and about 6,000 employed as
cashiers, stenographers, policy writ
ers, bookkeepers and assistants. The
salary of a successful agent ranges
from $200 to $400 a month.
Women are bv nature born philan
thropists and teachers," concluded Pro
fessor Stephens, "and they have the
tact required to know where, wnen
and how to begin as well as stop when
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Mnlo Choristers At
Had Cause To
How several male singers in the
How several mai
University cnorus occujj.c-
a pre
carious position during the lecture at
the Oliver theatre by Rabindranath
Tagore last Monday evening is still
discussed in chorus circles. Had
Tagore spoke for five minutes longer,
the young men believe, the frail sup
port upon which they sat would have
slid from under them and they do
not know Just what would have hap
pened. When it became known during re
hearsal that there were not enough
seats in the raised stands for all the
SENDS WAR RELIEF
CHECK TO NEW
CASH AMOUNTING TO $1,245.69
COLLECTED FROM UNIVERSITY
Uncollected Balance Remains to
be
Sent Later B. H. Fancher
Gets Check
Twelve hundred forty-five dollars,
sixty-nine cents, the University's con
tribution for the relief of war prison
ers in Europe, was forwarded Friday
to the international treasurer of the Y.
M. C. A. by A. J. Covert, general chair
man of the campaign Just closed.
Covert sent the following .letter to
B. H. Fancher, international treasurer,
New York city:
"Lincoln, Nebraska, January 12,
1917. Mr. B. H. Fancher, treasurer
International Committee Y. M. C.
A., 124 East 28th St., New York
city. Dear sir. Enclosed I am
sending the check of the student
activities department for $1,245.69
(twelve hundred forty-five dollars,
sixty-lnine cents), which consti
tutes the fund collected from stu
dents and faculty of the Univer
sity of Nebraska in behalf oaf the
prisoners of warring Europe. A
smal uncollected balance will be
forwarded in the near future. Al
low the University students and
faculty to extend its best wishes
for the success of your movement.
"Respectfully,
"ALBERT J. COVERT, general
chairman student committee."
SWIMING GLASSES
FOR MEJHTUDENTS
Dick Rutherford Will Instruct Men at
the City Y. M. C. A. Must
Register Now
The University of Nebraska will,
with the aid of its athletic depart
ment, give its men students a chance
to learn to swim during the next semes
ter, if said M. S. are favorable to the
plan and show their willingness by
supporting the undertaking with their
presence when the proper time comes.
Swimming classes under the direc
tion of Dick Rutherford . will be con
ducted at the city Y. M. C. A. There
will be classes for beginners and
classes for the human fish, or poor fish
as the case may be. There will also
be classes in diving and fancy swim
ming, and it is probable that some
of the water sports will be taken up,
though rowing will not be started
until later.
The course will not be given credit
in the University, but it is hoped that
this fact will not keep any one from
entering the class.
It will be necessary to charge a
small fee o cover the rent of the
pool, but the size of this fee will de
crease as the numbers in the differ
ent classes increase.
Everyone interested in this project
Tagore Lecture
Sing Hallelujah
singers, another seat was spliced out
' of two boards, one long heavy board
and the other a thin, green one. The
singers put their feet Just where they
could and when one wanfed to change
position he warned those sitting near
him in order that they might move at
the same time.
The heavy board began to slide off
the thin one shortly after Tagore
opened his lecture. The gap grew
and grew, but the boards bravely
hung together. As the end was com
ing, the lecture closed and when the
chorus arose to sing, "Hallelujah," the
boards were adjusted again.
SEWARD ALUMNI
CELEBRATE HOMECOMING
AT BANQUET SATURDAY
Chancellor Avery, Regent Brown,
and three members of the University
faculty responded to toasts at the ban
quet of the Seward alumni at their an
nual homecoming last Saturday even
ing. Chancellor Avery, a member of
the class of 1892, gave a toast to "Ne
braska"; Regent Brown, also of the
class of '92, on "Alumnae"; Prof.
Harry E. Bradford, '04, to "Agricul
ture"; Prof. G. E. Condra, '97, to
"Alumni"; and Prof. Alice Howell, '05,
to "Alumnus."
Chancellor and Mrs. Avery, Regent
E. P. Brown, and Miss Annis Chaikin,
08. alumni secretray, motored to Sew
ard Saturday afternoon in the chancel
lor's car.
PALLADIANS ENJOY
"TOM SAWYER"
New Members . in Costume
Give
Scenes from "Tom
Sawyer"
Palladian literary society enjoyed a
clever program given by the new
members in Palladian hall last Friday
evening. Some of the principal num
bers on the program were scenes taken
from Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer."
The parts were all taken by new mem
bers in costume and a great deal of
merriment was created. The program
follows:
"Palladian Up-to-date". .A Pantomime
Piano Solo Mirth Walker
Scene from "Tom Sawyer"
Mark Twain
Part I Monday morning.
Part II On the way to school.
Part III At school.
Saxaphone solo Evans Hutchins
"A Telephonic Conversation"
Verna Buchta
"Whitewashing the Fence"
Mark Twain
Piano Duet
. . .Verna Buchta and Mirth Walker
DAVID VARON WILL
GIVE ARCHITECTURAL
LECTURES THIS WEEK
David Varon, architect D. P. L. G. F.,
will commence a series of Illustrated
architectural lectures tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock in the gymnasium.
taking for his subject, "Architecture
and its Relation to Academic Studies."
"Building Materials, Their Decora
tive Possibilities and Limitations,"
will be the subject of his lecture
Thursday at 8 o'clock in M. E. hall.
Friday evening at the same time
and place, he will talk an "Architec
ture and Furnishings of Good Taste
and Efficiency."
must let Rutherford know immediate
ly so that he can go ahead with ar
rangements for the securing of the
pool.
OFFERS GORNHUSKER
FOR CAMPUS PHOTOS
Contestants Must Submit Snap-Shots
Before February 1 Staff Reserves
Right to Use All
The Cornhusker staff announce that
it will offer a prize of a Cornhusker
with a gold embossed name upon It
for the ten best snap-shots of campus
scenes, prominent , people about the
University. These must be presented
to Business Manager DeWltt Foster at
the Cornhusker business office In the
student activities office before Febru
ary 1.
The staff wants the students to take
an interest in the annual and feel it is
their book, hence the offer. One of
the conditions of the contest is that
the right will be reserved to use any
of the pictures that may be handed In.
FOOTBALL THE ONLY
iMi ininiir
TREASURER'S REPORT FOR YEAR
SHOWS LOSS IN OTHERS
Complete Statement Issued of Fiscal
Year in Athletics Ending August
31, 1916
Football had to bear the burden of
all other Cornhusker athletics for the
fiscal year ending August 31, 191G,
the game of the gridiron being the
only sport to show a profit, according
to the annual statement issued today
by T. A. Williams, treasurer of the
athletic board.
The profits of the football season of
1915, $10,143.28; contrasted with the
loss in basketball of $1,360.19; in track
of $1,994.70; in wrestling of $153.41:
in tennis, cross-country and skating of
$280.72. These deficits cut down the
net gain for the year to $4,541.18.
Atheltic receipts from all sources
for the year amounted to $38,127.52.
The cash on hand from the preceding
season was $1,813.15. Total expedi
tures for the year reached the total of
$34,586.34. The athletic board also
invested $1,000 in a farm mortgage
drawing 7 per cent interest.
Best Revenue Makers
The Notre Dame game with $11,
768.25 the Kansas game with $8,441.24,
and the Iowa game with $6,937, were
the main sources of revenue for the
year. Athletic tickets sold to students,
good for all sports, brought in $4,776.
The report shows that cash amount
ing to $928 was taken in at Omaha
during the football season, $828 for the
Notre Dame game and $100 for the
Iowa game. The board has no means
of arriving at the sale of tickets to
Omaha people who bought their seats
in Lincoln.
Other schools that met Nebraska on
the gridiron at Lincoln received $10.
679.96, as their share of the receipts.
Notre Dame took $5,574.03; Iowa $3,
500; Washburn, $350 and the Kansas
Aggies $500.
Basketball Receipts
The bulk of the receipts for the
basketball season came from 12 per
cent of the season tickets, amounting
to $573.12; Wesleyan's two games at
Lincoln yielded $120; Kansas $114.50;
Iowa Aggies $46.60; Drake $51.50, ana
Tarkio only $3.
The Kansas track meet paid $142.50.
The others yielded not enough to mat
ter. No receipts other than the four
per cent of the athletic tickets were
credited to tennis and wrestling con
tests in Lincoln. The Kansas tennis,
trip paid $50.
Coaching for all sports cost $Z.-
904.36. Officials' salaries and ex
penses amounted to $1,313.42. Trans
portation and traveling expenses,
enulDment, advertising, and training
and massaging members of the differ
ent teams, accounted for the greater
part of the rest of the expenditures.
Scouting trips during the football
season cost $535.99. This was for ex
penditures incurred usually by Assist
ant Coach Joe HoeffeL in looking over
Nebraska's opponents and getting ad
vance information on their plans of
attack and defense.
GERMAN FOLK-SONGS
FOR CONVOCATION HOUR
German folk-songs will be rendered
by the University chorus at convoca
tion next Thursday morning. These
will be the first of the folk-songs ren
dered by the student singers this year,
a series of programs covering folk
music of the British Isles having been
given last term.
Among the German folk-songs under
rehearsal are: "Ein Feste Burg,"
"Prayer," "Watch on tte Rhine,"
"Parting," "Linden Tree." "How Can
I Leave Thee," "Hedgerose," "Soldier's
Fareweil."
There promises to be a record regis
tration for the chorus for the second
semester. The membership during the
fall reached 180.
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