le Daily Nebraska
VOL. XVI. NO. 117.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNEESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FOUR UPHOLD
SUFFRAGE CAUSE
.VOTES FOR WOMEN" SUBJECT
OF SPECIAL CONVOCATION
Tw0 National Workers and Prof.
Louise Pound, and Prof. F. M.
Fling Speak
The cause of woman's suffrage was
upheld by four able speakers at a
special Convocation In Memorial hall
at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs.
Ilalsey Wilson and Mrs. T. T. Cot
nam, national suffrage workers in
Lincoln helping to conduct the school
for suffrage, Trof. Louise Pound of
the department of English literature,
and l'rof. F. M. Fling of the depart
ment of European history, spoke In
favor of the movement. There were
about two hundred men and co-eds
present.
John Z. White, lecturer on the
single tax, scheduled for the regu
lar Convocation, wired at the Ir.st
moment that he would not reach
the city until the afternoon, and no
regular Convocation was held. Word
came too late to shift the suffrage
Convocation to the regular hour.
Women Lacked Confidence
Prof. Louise Pound was the first
speaker, and she declared that "one
of iliri greatest reasons that vonien
have not received the ballot before
this is lrt-cause they have lacked
continence in memseives. ane Haiu
she Vnew the women of the T'niver
sity were just as orderly, law aliid
inp, successful In studies, and care
ful in expenditure of money as their
brothers, and asked why there should
he fear that there would be tiny
difference if the women were given
the opportunity to take a part in the
affair.' of the state. If the women
are weli-conducted here," she con
cluded, "and their Influence is for
the better and they are a safe elec
torate in college, why should thoy
be any less safe on a political level
than with their brothers outside of
the school?" she continued.
Mrs. Ilalsey W. Wilson was the
second speaker, introduced by Eva
Miller, '18, who presided at the meet
ing. Mrs. Wilson said that the time
had come when women, through the
women's clubs, realize that they
hive a field which they must pro
tect. In order to give women the
power to protect their own particu
lar nelds they must have the bal'ot,
she said. "The women want the
. ballot to go out Into the world and
inrrect the situations which are detri
mental to honest living," and con
cluded that "women should be em
powered to do their work and serve
REVISED PLANS FOR
NEW BUILDING
Faculty Committee Receives Blue
Prinu for Social Science
Hall Yesterday
Revised plans for the new social
science building arrived yesterday
from Architects K'oolldge and Hodg
don of Chicago, and were inspected
nd approved by Professors O. V.
p- Stout, H. W. Caldwell, and O. R.
Martin, the faculty committee In
fhargo of the plans. The appear
nt'e of the west front has been
tightly altered and a few changes
"ade in some of the class rooms.
The plans will now be submitted to
he board of regents again for con
sideration. The first plans for the building
e not accepted because of the
Penditure that would be required
'n the present time of Inflated prices.
d the regents Instructed the arch!
ects to draw up another set, cut
" down on the size of the bulld
lnR somewhat.
the state the same as the men are
allowed this privilege."
Women Largely Indifferent
Prof. F. M. Fling, head of the
European history department, de
clared that "the women don't have
the ballot because the majority of
the women are indifferent to it." He
urged a greater amount of work on
the part of the suffrage advocates
In showing to the Indifferent the im
portance of the ballot. He showed
that development had been toward
greater education for women and
recalled the statement made a few
years ago that in twenty-five years
women would form the educated
part of society. For that reason,
he argued, women should be given
the ballot to help shape our social
Institutions. He said he believed that
the ballot would be given to women
as soon as they realize it is more
than a piece of paper.
Mrs. T. T. Cotnam, the last speak
er, said "We must admit women
Into the electorate in order that
they may be able to more intel
lectually serve the state." She de
clared that the only desire in ask
ing for the ballot was that they be
able to serve the state. She quoted
the recent statement of President
Wilson: "We must tap new springs
of democracy to avoid stagnation."
All of the speakers were well re
ceived and enthusiastic applause fre
quently followed their remarks.
SOPHOMORES WILL
GIVE JFJENEFIT HOP
Next Saturday Evening in Armory
Dance Will Be Held to
Clear Class Deficit
The sophomore class will hold a
fifty-cent benefit hop in the Armory
Saturday, March 24, to make up the
deficit in the class treasury and to
pay for Cornhusker engravings.
Because of the short time before
the dance in which to sell tickets,
arrangements have been made to
sell them at the door of the Armory
Saturday evening, but to assure the
success of the undertaking the com
mitteejiopg to sell as many as pos
sible before thaT time.
Plans have been suggested to in
troduce some novel stunts during
the evening and efforts will be made
to make the dance a good Informal
affair.
Tickets may be had of the fol
lowing: Helen Loftman, Katharine
Newhranch, Wilson Bryans. Robert
Wenger, William Johnson, James
Maloney and John Charles Wright.
GRANDMOTHER'S
JOB AND YOURS
Four Co-Eds Discuss Relative Posi
tion of Women In the World
From Different Points of View
The subject "Your Grandmothers'
Job and Yours," was discussed from
four points of view at Vespers yes
terday afternoon. Mary Hedrlck, '18,
talked about the grandmothers' gen
eral attitude toward life; Vesta
Mawe, '18. dealt with the social side;
Fern Noble, '19, with suffrage, and
Melba Quigley, the church.- Carrie
Moodie, .'17. presided at the meeting.
Our grandmothers job was differ
ent from ours. Mary Hedrlck and
Vesta Mawe brought out. She could
not have a "vocation" like women
of today. Today all those things
with which she occupied her time
are done by machinery or foreigners.
Suffrage does not mean Just vot
ing hu Includes the whole civic re-
Eponsibility, Fern Noble declared.
he said that the reason women ao
not have suffrage is because they
do not . take enough Interest in it.
The church has grown up outward
ly from little wooden buildings
to the magnificent ones of today.
LEAVE TOMORROW
FOR WESTERN MEET
Wrestling and Gymnastic Teams and
Fencer Will Go to Iowa City to
Compete In AnnQal Contest
The varsity gymnastic and wrest
ling teams and University fencer will
leave for Iowa City Thursday to com
pete In the Western Intercollegiate
gymnastic, fencing and wrestling as
sociation meet to be held there Fri
day and Saturday.
Captain Drewlng, Adkins, Weaver
and GifTin are the gymnasts to make
the trip. Drewing and Adkins will
compete in all the events; horizontal
and parallel bars, flying rings, side
horse and tumbling. Weaver will
perform on the parallel bars and fly
ing rings, while GifTin will be a rep
resentative on the horizontal bars,
side horse and in tumbling. Max
Baehr will represent the University
in the fencing events.
On the wrestling squad will be
the following men: Barnes, 125
pounds; Brian, 135 pounds; Ander
son, 143 pounds; Fuchs, 158 pounds;
Otoupalik, 175 pounds, and Dale,
heavyweight.
The wrestlers will leave Thursday
morning, the gymnasts and fencer
following in the afternoon. Ruther
ford will be in charge of the former.
Dr. Clapp of the latter.
PHILLIPS BROOKS CLUB
TO HEAR SYMPOSIUM OF
HIS LIFE THURSDAY
A symposium of the life of Fhiliips
Brooks will be given by members of
the Phillips Brooks club at a meeting
in the banquet hall of the Temple
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. J. A.
Kline, '20, will speak on his life;
Knute Karslon, graduate student, on
his minstry; Ray Cowen, 19, on his
sayings, and E. 'Miller on Brooks
as a representative American.
PROF. BARBOUR ON
NEBRASKA ELEPHANT
Will Give its Geneology Before Sigma
Xi Tomorrow Evening Replaces
Prof. H. F. Roberts
Prof E. H. Barbour will lecture
before Sigma Xi Thursday, iMarch
22, In Music hall on "The Geneology
of the Nebraska Elephant." Prof.
H. F. Roberts, who was scheduled
for the address is unable to come.
Professor Barbour has the material
on hand that will probably clear up
the history of the elephant as com
pletely as is that of the horse.
After the lecture he will conduct
the audience through the museum to
examine the specimens there.
The lecture will bo delivered In
a ioiular style for the benefit of
the students who are interested in
the subject.
Melba Quigley pointed out. But un
derneath all this there are the same
fundamental principles which today
it is just as necessary to understand
and appreciate as It was in our
grandmothers' time.
Warden Fenton's Shut-ins To
See "Green Stockings" Tonight
From their Monday night success
at the state hospital for the Insane,
the junior play cast, headed by
Elizabeth Erazim and Ted Metcalfe.
will go to the state penitentiary to
night, to present the play "Green
Stockings" to the shut-ins at Warden
Fenton's asylum. This will be pre
liminary to the production of the
play at the Temple theatre Friday
night.
As the plot of the play talis upon
the ingenuity of the attractive heroine
to alibi, and mistaken identity oc
WILL ORGANIZE
WOMENATHLETICS
Nucleus of Association - Formed at
Meeting Yesterday Committee
Will Report Today
The nucleus of a University of
Nebraska Women's athletic associa
tion was formed by women who have
won "N's" or have been members of
a class team, yesterday morning at
11 o'clock in S 102. About thirty
five women were at the meeting.
Blanche Higgins, '18, of Schubert,
president as temporary chairman.
Mrs. C. B. Lee and Miss Dorothy
Baldwin, instructors of physical edu
cation, gave short talks. The chair
man was empowered to appoint a
committee to draw up a constitution
for the association. The committee
will be announced today.
Mrs. Lees emphasized the impor
tance of organizing the association at
once if the department is to receive
any of the money from the single
tax next fall. "Everyone in the
world is organizing," Mrs. Lees said.
"Big schools, little schools, working
men and workingwomen, all realize
they can accomplish more that way.
You girls want the association in
order to have something that is your
very own, that you can run to suit
yourself."
Associations Elsewhere
Miss Baldwin described the asso
ciations of other schools, particularly
the universities of Chicago and Wis
consin. She said the object of these
associations was to reach a large
number of women, make them inter
ested in athletics. "We ought to have
more than four basketball teams and
two baseball teams," she said. "We
want enough teams so that every
girl who makes the effort will make
a team."
Thursday morning in S 102 at 11:30
the committee will make its report,
and the organization of the asso
ciation will be perfected. The quali
fications for membership in the as
sociation now are that the girl holu
an "N" or be a member of a team.
It is probable that the requirement
will be changed to the earning of a
certain number of points in athletics.
An individual trophy, which all girls
will work for, will probably be a
lettered sweater.
'GREEN STOCKINGS" A
HIT AT WISCONSIN,
DAILY CARDINAL SAYS
"Green Stockings." the play the
Nebraska University juniors will pre
sent at the Temple theatre Friday
night, scored a big hit last Friday
evening when the juniors of the
University of Wisconsin presented It
t the Fuller opera house in Madison.
The success of the production at
Madison was complete. The leading
lady. Miss Marjorie Kinnan. who had
been quarantined for scarlet fever,
escaped in time to make a triumph
of her part, and to Judge from the
Madison press dispatches, the comedy
proved of the type that Is peculiarly
suited to University presentation.
The play was given at both mati
nee and evening performances at
Wisconsin.
curs in Itf it is expected to meet
with an euthusiastic response from
the convicts, many of whom are in
their present plight because their
alibi failed, or because, it is alleged,
a case of mistaken identity occurred.
Miss Howell's productions are well
known to the long-termers at the
penitentiary. The junior class play
of last year made a tremendous hit,
and other productions have proved
most popular. The performance to
night is expected to repeat the suc
cesses of the others, and even, go
beyond them.
ADLER, VARSITY
CHEER LEADER,
LEAVES SCHOOL
Leo J. Adler, '18, of Omaha, one
of the two varsity cheer leaders, has
left school, going yesterday to his
home, where he will enter business
with his farther. Adler has been
prominent in junior class activities
all along.
PROF. BUCK INVITED
TO SPEAK AT CHICAGO
INTER FRATERNITY DINNER
Prof. P. M. Buck of the rhetoric
department has received and expects
to accept the invitation of C. D.
Tracy, president of the interfraternity
council of the city of Chicago, to
be the speaker at the annual dinner
of the council some time in May.
Professor Buck will be the guest of
Mr. Tracy, who is president of the
Blackstone hotel, and a member of
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
HEARING ON
STUDENT COUNCIL
Charter Commission Announces Pub
lic Meeting at Temple Tomor
row at 7 p. m.
The Student Council charter con
vention will hold an open, public
meeting at the Y. W. C. A. rooms
in the Temple Thursday night at 7
o'clock, to get the opinion of the
students as to the best methods of
electing the representatives for the
Nebraska student council. :
This meeting will be open to all
students who are interested and any
who may care to discuss with the
commission the problem before it are
invited to do so. The commission
has also asked a number of promi
nent and representative students to
come and give their views.
Miss Mary Graham the dean of
women, who i3 the chairmen of the
student council charter convention,
announced yesterday afternon that
tho committee had secured about all
(the information to be obtained on
the workings of the student council
in other schools, and was anxious
to get the Nebraska campus opinion
now. , j
LAST GIRLS' CLUB
PARTY SATURDAY
All Co-Eds are Invited to Attend at
Temple Plan All-University Hike
Following Spring Recess
The last Girls' club party of the
year, and what the club hopes to
make the best party of the year, will
be held at the Temple theatre at
2:30 Saturday afternoon. All Uni
versity girls are invited to come.
There will be dancing, games, and
refreshments.
A hike, in which all of the girls in
the University will be asked to take
part. Is being planned by the club
to come soon after spring recess.
Just how far afield the route will
take the hikers has not been an
nounced, but It is expected that a
great bevy of co-eds will tramp Into
the open country.
STRING TRIO WILL
PLAY TOMORROW
AT CONVOCATION
At Convocation Thursday morning,
the string trio will present the fol
lowing program:
Norwegian Dance Krieg
Ave Maria Shubert
Minuet In G Beethoven
Adagio Molto
Allegro Vivace Arthur Foote
Miss Jessie Wllkins will play the
violin. Miss Lillian Eiche, the cello
and Miss La Rue Moore Shire the
piano.
TEAMS FLOCK TO
NEBRASKA FIELD
FOOTBALL, BASEBALL AND TRACK
ENJOY GENUINE WORKOUTS
The Thud of the Pigskin, Smack of
the Mitt, and Pat of Spiked
Shoes, Announce Spring
Nebraska Field was the scene of
great activity yesterday afternoon.
The crack and smack of the base
ball against bat and glove, the cries
and signals and the thud of the
football mingled with the pat, pat of
the track men's spikes to make the
observer realize that spring had in
deed arrived.
One football eleven, two ana four
ninths baseball teams and a piece
of a track team were all busy start
ing the season's outdoor work.
The football men, under the direc
tion of Coach Stewart, practised
punting and catching at a warming
up exercise. A variation of an out
door basketball game followed. The
point of the game is to work the
ball across the field of play by a
series of passes, and register a
score by finally getting the ball to a
man' standing at the end.
A brief session of signals followed
the earlier workouts. Captain Shaw
was in the backfleld and ran the
team. Dobson was the only other
letter man out for the first practice.
The baseball men, with Ruther
ford in charge, had batting and field
ing practice, with careful instructions
to save the arms. The men were
so relieved to be outside, however
that not a little speed was in vi
dence. Manager Reed was out getting
the track men started right. All the
promising varsity material was out
at some time in the afternoon.
RECOVERED FROM
SCARLET FEVER
GETS APPENDICITIS
Dwight P. Davis. '19. who was re
cently relieved from quarantine for
scarlet fever, was taken ill with
appendicitis at the Pi Kappa Phi
house Monday and taken to St.
Esther's hospital for operation yes
terday.
PROF. HOFFMAN AT
MIDWEEK Y. M. C. A.
DEVOTIONAL TONIGHT
Prof. James D. Hoffman, of the
college of engineering, will speak to
University students at the midweek
devotional service of the Y. M. C.
A. this evening at 7 o'clock in the
Y. M. C. A. rooms, on "Why I Am
Here."
FLING'S LECTURE
AT TEMPLE FRIDAY
History Department Head Will Talk
on Recent Revolution
in Russia
Prof. Fred Morrow Fling's lecture
on the revolution in Russia will be
given this morning at 11 o'clock in
the Temple theatre. The public Is
Invited to the lecture, which will bo
heard by the class in European
history 2.
Lincoln papers have carried notices
of the lecture, and a large crowd
of Lincoln people who are interested
in the war will attend. Students
who do not have 11 o'clocks are
also expected to attend the lecture
in large numbers, because of the in
terest in the striking change in the
government of Russia, anl the wide
reputation of Professor Fling as a
lecturer on the European war.
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