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VOL. XVI. NO. 118.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
D
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APPEALS TO FRATS
TO HELPJN TRACK
COACH STEWART CALLS ATTEN
TION TO NEBRASKA'S NEED
Disastrous Season Promised Unless
More Candidates Appear for the
Track Team, He Declares
Director of Athletics E. J. Stewart
has made an appeal to the fraternity
men of Nebraska to help build up
a track team that will save the
school from what promises to be a
disastrous season. In a letter ad
dressed to all of the fraternities, the
coach points out the fact that but
fourteen men have so far turned
out for track practice, when between
250 and 300 ought to be on the field
every night.
It is not too late to save the team
from ruin, the coach says, and he
makes his appeal to the fraternities
as representing organizations of men
that be can get a hold upon, and
frankly puts the matter up to them.
Participation In the track work will
not cause the baseball team or the
spring football work to suffer, the
coach says.
Coach Stewart's letter follows:
March 19, 1917. To the Fra
ternities, University of Nebraska.
Gentlemen: I have alwayB believed
one of the obligations to which
fraternities are pledged to he that
of supporting the most important
of student activities, athletics.
"May I presume that your or
ganization has the best interests
of football, basketball, baseball
and track at the University of
Nebraska at heart? If so may I
count on your organization to take
an active step to save the track
team from what promises to be a
disastrous season?
"We have a score or more of
fraternities at the University of
Nebraska and if each chapter
would take the desired step of in
sisting that it's most promising
material turns out Immediately and
regularly for track, the problem
would be solved successfully.
Track, normally, at . institutions
where this sport has been a suc
cess, has from 150 to 300 candi
dates regularly training through
out the winter, and spring. Ne
braska University lias just four
teen candidates for the Varsity
trying for the track team, with one
meet (Kansas City A. C.) already
passed. It is true there are some
twenty or twenty-five freshmen
working, but of course they will
not bp of any help to the 1917
Varsity.
Only 14 Varsity Candidates
"Fourteen candidates for Ne-
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SENIOR PLAY
TRYOUTS MONDAY
Registration Will Be Held Today and
Tomorrow In U 106 Copies
f Play on Reserve
Tryouts for places In the cast of
the senior play, "The Witching
Hour." will be held Monday evening
at 7 o'clock, and registration for the
tryouts can be made in U 106 at
U o'clock today and at 10 o'clock
tomorrow. Copies of the play have
been placed on reserve at the library
fr all those who intend to try out
for parts.
"The Witching Hour," chosen by
the class at its meeting last week,
'8 a romantic comedy well suited to
college production, and with the
dramatic talent in the class from
hich to draw, it is expected to be
success that will be remembered
among senior plays.
INSTALL PROFESSOR
BORROWM AN'8 WATER
SOFTENER AT FAIRBURY
The firm of Cartwrlght-Caps Co.,
which has charge of Prof. George
Borrowman's new water softener, are
installing a new laundry plant in
Fairbury, Neb., where Prof. Borrow
man's process will be used. Besides
being used in laundries, this process
Is proving adaptable io a more domes
tic use, and several Installations are
being made in Lincoln for such use.
WORK HARD AT
BASEBALUND TRACK
Cinder Artists Getting Fast Into
Shape Likely Looking Ball
Players Show Their Goods
Twenty-five baseball men and twen
ty track athletes occupied the atten
tion of the coaches on Neoraska
field yesterday afternoon.
The track men will be in. the spot
light for the next few days, getting
into shape as soon as possible.
There are a number of men of ex
ceptional ability on the squad this
year. Among them are Werner,
sprinter; Finney, - hurdler; Owen,
quarter-miler, and Captain Overman
in the mile. All of these men are
cpected to make names for them
selves in Valley circles and it is
hoped that they may prevent Ne
braska from receiving the drubbings
she got last year.
The men on the baseball squad
are still chasing flies and picking up
grounders, although a few of the
pitchers have begun to warm up.
Among the leading prospects of the
twirlers are John Riddell and John
Pickett.
There are a number of candidates
for each position in the infield. It
will be a real Job to pick out the
best. No line can be gotten on out
fielders until batting practice is
started, as heavy and consistent hit
ters will have the call over the
fielders in the gardens.
SPEAKS AT LINCOLN
DEBATE ASSEMBLY
Prof. M. M. Fogg, University Debat
ing Coach, at High School
Mass Meeting
Prof. M. M. Fogg of the depart
ment of rhetoric, intercollegiate de
bating coach, yesterday morning
spoke at a mass meeting at the
Lincoln high school cabled to give a
send-off to the team which debated
Omaha high school on the Monroe
Doctrlira for te Amherst cup at
Omaha last evening.
Superintendent of Schools F. M.
Hunter, '05, a member of the Ne
braska debating team against Kan
sas in 1902 and Missouri in 1903,
presided at the Convocation. All
four of the class teams and the
school team were present, the lat
ter leaving immediately after the
Convocation for its train for Omaha.
H. O. Hewitt, '13, law, '17. member
or the team that defeated Minnesota
In 1913, who is in charge of argu
mentation and debate In the Lin
coln high school, accompanied the
team.
CONVOCATION
The string trio will present the
following program at Convocation at
11 o'clock this morning:
Norwegian Dance .Krleg
Ave Maria Shubert
Minuet in G Beethoven
Adagio' Molto
Allegro Vivace : Arthur Foote
Misa- Jessie Wilklns will play the
violin. Miss Lillian F.lche, the cello
and Miss La Rue Moore Shire the
piano.
LINCOLN "KIDDIES"
TO HHP BELGIANS
WILL ALSO SEE ALICE'S ADVEN
TURES IN WONDERLAND
Starving . Children Will Get Money
Raised From Performance at
Oliver Saturday
Lincoln boys and girls will have
a chance Saturday afternoon to help
less fortunate children in starving
Belgium and at the same time to see
the fascinating . adventures of Alice
in Wonderland when the dramatic
department of the University will
produce that play at the Oliver
theatre. The admission for children
will be fifteen cents, for adults, twenty-five
cents.
All of the money raised from the
performance will go to the Belgian
children's relief fund, to which Amer
ican children everywhere are con
tributing. Lincoln "kiddles" will not
be asked to donate anything; they
will be given a chance to see a
play that all children like and know
that the money they pay to see the
play will go to buy food and shelter
for helpless Belgian children, largely
orphans.
This will be the " second perform
ance of "Alice in Wonderland." It
was put on in the Temple theatre sev
eral weeks ago, and was hugely en
joyed by the children who saw it.
The cast, which contains able stu
dents in the dramatic department,
has been working faithfully since its
first production, and it is expected
to portray changeable Alice and her
exciting ramblings just as well as
people who did not really make them,
can.
Gladys Corrick, '18, will play the
part of Alice. Paul Dobson, 19 will
be the March Hare; Earl Jeffery,
18, will be the Mad Hatter, and
Deyo Crane, '19, the Cheshire cat.
DR. CHARLES M'KENNY,
MICHIGAN EDUCATOR,
TO ADDRESS TEACHERS
Dr. Charles McKenny, president of
the State Normal school at Ypsilanti,
Mk-h., will give several addresses
before the Southeastern Educational
association which meets at Nebraska
City, April 5 and 6. Dr. McKenny
lectured . before the Teachers' Instl
tute of Lincoln last fall. -
Dr. McKenny has an unusually
strong personality, and while hisH
message is inspirational, it is thor
oughly scientific. The subjects of
his lectures are "What Should the
School Do for John?" "Schools for
all the people" (following a program
given by the pupils of the State
School for the Blind). "What of
the Public Schools?"
Three Wisconsin men left Madison
yesterday to Join the American ambu
lance corps .in France. All were
from Madison.
The Convicts Applaud Skillful
Presentation of "Green Stockings
"Green Stockings," the junior class
play, was produced for the especial
benefit of the convicts at the Ne
braska state penitentiary last night,
and those whose mail is addressed
to Lancaster enjoyed it hugely. The
rough spots that had been apparent
in the play' when given Monday at
the asylum, were gone, and the per
formance indicated that the class
and the cast is going to enjoy a
triumph when the play is produced
at the Temple theatre Friday night
of this week.
The incentive given by a friendly
and shall it be said? an Intelligent
audience, spurred the cast to heights
of achievement, and the Mason comedy
ALPHA SIGS TAKE
GAME FROM BETAS
TWO STRONG TEAMS MEET IN
v FRATERNITY BOWLING
Angell and Gayer of Alpha Sigma Phi
Bowl High Scores Curtice
Leads Betas
Alpha Sigma Phi, last year's cham
pions in the interfraternlty bowling
tournament, which upset the "dope"
by defeating Delta Upsllon last week,
continued in excellent form last
night and defeated Beta Theta PI,
another strong contender. Both the
first and second games went to the
Alpha Sigs. The total score was,
Alpha Sigma Phi 2458, Beta Theta
Pi, 2282.
Angell and Gayer of Alpua Sigma
Phi led the high scoring with 213
and 199. The consistent, average
bowling of the entire Alpha Sig team
featured. Curtice led the Beta scor
ing with 183.
Following Is the score in detail:
Alpha Sigma Phi
Gayer 141 192 199 532
Crandell 133 156 153 442
Angell 149 213 147 509
Langdon 170 189 188 547
Dobson 173 150 105 428
Totals 766 900 792 2458
Beta Theta PI
Stoddard 164 134 134 432
Curtice 154 183 175 512
Chapin 120 127 173 420
Folsom 158 126 188 572
Hahn 135 129 182 446
Totals 731 699 852 2282
WANT MEN WITH
BOTANICAL TRAINING
Dr. R. J. Pool, Head of Department,
Gets Request for Men From
Africa as Well as America
Dr. Pool of the department of
botany has recently received a num
ber of requests from different sources
to recommend men for positions re
quiring a thorough knowledge of
botany. One of these is from C. C.
Mengel & Bro. Co., of Louisville,
Ky., exploiters or mahogany, chicle,
dye woods, cocoa beans, palm oil,
and other tropical products, asking
for a man as assistant manager in
their logging operations on the Gold
coast In Africa. They would also
be able to use a number of men in
other operations in Central Africa
and Central America.
Another request Is from Robert R.
Hill, grazing examiner in the United
States Forestry service at Albu
querque, N. M. He desires a man to
take charge of work In grazing
studies in the national forests of
the southwest. These positions re
quire a thorough botanical training,
especially systematic botany and
plant ecollogy.
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could not' have been more spiritedly
portrayed. The story of the English
girl who had worn the green stock
ings so much, her mythical but
ardent lover, and' the complications
that ensue when the mysterious sol
dier finally appears, proved a most
happy play to give, and the shut-ins
of Warden Fenton were vociferous
in their approval.
The cast will hold its last and
dress rehearsal tonight. The play
committee will meet today to make
final preparations for the play, and to
arrange for the decorations for the
Temple theatre. The seat sale has
been good, and reservations are still
being made hourly at the College
Book Store.
GIRLS' CLUB
EASTER PARTY
IS SATURDAY
An Easter party for all University
co-eds will be given by the Girls-
club in the Temple Saturday after
noon beginning at 2:30. The pro
gram will Include games, dancing,
and refreshments in Music and
Faculty halls. Members of the club
hope to make this the biggest and
best enjoyed of any of the parties
they have given this year.
GIRLS APPOINT
A. A,
Constitution for Women's Athletic
Association to Be Submitted at
Meeting .This Morning
The organization of a University
of Nebraska Women's athletic asso
ciation is fast being completed.
Blanche Higgins, '18, temporary chair
man, appointed a committee yester
day afternoon, which met in the eve
ning at the Delta Zeta house and
drew up a constitution which will be
presented this morning for the ap
proval of the association at a meet
ing in S 102, Armory, at 11:30.
The committee which met with
Miss Higgins included Beatrice
Dierks, '18,jCamille Koch, '18, Lettle
Irion, '20, Dawn Flanery, '18, and
Miss Dorothy Baldwin. All Univer
sity women who are eligible for mem
bership in the association should at
tend the meeting this morning. A
nominating committee will be ap
pointed by the chairman and the final
election of officers will be held a
week from today.
BIRD LOVERS CLUB
WILL ELECT OFFICERS
THIS EVENING
The newly-formed Bird-Lovers club
will meet Thursday evening at the
home of J. H. Harley, 1221 J street.
The purpose of this meeting will be
to effect a permanent organization.
The officers will be elected. Every
one interested in birds and bird
life is especially Invited.
SEVEN ENTERED IN
PROHIBITION CONTEST
Six Men and One Co-Ed Will Try
For Francis Willard Oratorical
Prize April 12
Seven students, among them one
co-ed, will compete in the annual
Francis Willard prohibition oratorical
contest to be held in the Temple
theatre Thursday, April 12. The
contest will take the place of the,
regular intercollegiate meeting this
year, because the state battle takes
place before the Nebraska orators
will be able to prepare their manu
scripts. Those who have signified their in
tention of entering the contest are
H. L. Reed, '19, W. T. Landeryou,
20, C. Epperson, '20, W. F. Heyler,
'18. Frank Hixenbaugh, '17, M. C.
Hildreth, '20. and Helen Elizabeth
Holtz, '19. The winner of the first
place In the contest is awarded $25
by the Francis Willard Prohibition
society, the winner of second place
$15. and of third place $10.
PROF. HRBKOVA TO
SPEAK BEFORE STATE
CLUB FEDERATION
Prof. Sarka Hrbkova, head of the
department of Slavonic languages will
speak on "Bridging the Atlantic," at
the sixth annual convention of Ne
braska federation of women's clubs,
Friday evening at North Platte.
Professor Hrbkova spoke before
the Lincoln Travel club Tuesday aft
ernoon, on "Modern Russian Litera
ture." The club met with Mrs. Har
riet Spauldlng. Miss Hrbokva dis
cussed Garshin, Kuprln, Sologub,
Andrew and others of the recent
school of writers.
HOPE HELD ODT FOR
PERMANENT PEACE
PROF. F. M. FLING SEES THIS
IN RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Temple Theatre Crowded to Hear
Lecture on Recent World
History Events
Hope for permanent world peace
lies In the placing of governmental
powers In the hands of the people
who are governed; and Ruspla's join
ing of the ranks of republics Is a
mighty stride in that direction, Prof.
Fred Morrow Fling, head of the de
partment of European history, told a
great crowd in the Temple theatre
yesterday morning. Professor Fling
was lecturing to his class In Euro
pean history 2, but the lecture was
given at the Temple so that other
students and townsfolk who wanted
to hear it could be accommodated.
The lecture was a significant one.
It showed, first of all, that there is
a deep-seated interest in the world
affairs on the part of the University
students, scores of whom stood up
to hear Professor Fling give his
talk. And it was a matter of pride
that the University has a man who
can speak so illuminatingly and au
thoritatively on a question of such
deep import.
The lecture was thrilling. Carry
ing his hearers step by step through
the different phases of the week of
revolt to the final overthrow of
absolutism and the triumph of
democracy in Russia, Professor Fling
showed that this was the result of
years of work by patriotic Russians,
and that the result was a great thing
for the world as well as for Russia.
The concluding paragraph was per
haps the most significant.
Significant In World History
"Not only is this one of the great
events in Russian history, but it is
one of the greatest events in the
history of the world," the speaker
declared, "for the Russian people
after a thousand years to make an
end of absolutism. It has immense
possibilities. It Is a great thing for
the world when the 200,000,000 of
Russia become a democracy twice
as large as our own, and take their
place in the group of peoples Qf the
world that believe in government by
the people. The future organization
of the world rests upon democracies.
We will never get international or
ganizations until the control of the
affairs of every people is in their
own hands. We will be assured of
world peace when all the peoples
of the world are under democratic
government."
"This revolution in Russia is un-
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LUTHERAN CLUB
PLANSJOR HOUSES
Organization May Establish Prece
dent by Maintaining Two Room
ing and Boarding Places
The Lutheran Students club will
vote on the plans which a commit
tee have made for houses for the
club next year, at its meeting Sat
urday evening at 8 o'clock In the Y.
W. C. A. rooms. The club is con
sidering renting two houses occupied
last year by a sorority and using
thepi as rooming and boarding houses
for the members of the club.
If the club votes favorably on the
house plan and the consent of the
committee on student organizations
In obtained the club will have houses
of its own next year. It is expected
that there will be about twelve wom
en who will occupy the women's
house and about fifteen men staying
at the house for the men.
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