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RIG SUCCESS FOR
UNIVERSITY WEEK
RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE
SEES VACATION SHOWS
Tov.ni Enthusiastic Over Numbers
Citizens Get Acquainted
With University Students
The largest audiences before which
the University out-state programs
have ever been given was the feature
of the 1917 University Week, which
closed last night with the faculty
lecture at Holdrege. All of the
towns were enthusiastic over the
work of the University and supported
jt in every way possible. The press
in the various towns evidenced the
fact that the people were very well
pleased with the showing which the
University talent made. At all of
the towns the committees were able
to pay all expenses on the night of
the first program.
At every place the towns were
giving their best accommodations for
the oroKrams and yet all except the
Urge three-thousand capacity audi
torium at Holdrege were filled. At
Oxford the completion of a large
auditorium had been delayed and
the numbers were given In a garage
which was prepared at the last min
ute. Four hundred and twenty-five
came out to hear the program and
a number had tobe turned away.
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TURKISH DANCE TO
FEATURE KOSMET
SCENERY EFFECTS TO SURPASS
PREVIOUS PLAYS
Annual College Musical Comedy Will
Be Given at the Oliver Theatre.
Friday Night
A Turkish dance, arranged by Miss
Charlotte Wheedon, In which will
take Dart Ruth Whitmore, Francis
Whitmore, Katharine Newbranch, Wini
fred Williams. Elizabeth Doyle and
JeariH I'reece, will be one of the fea
tures of the annual Kosmet klub
p'y. 'The Diplomat," which will be
given at the Oliver theatre Friday
sight of this week.
The danef will be simply, one of
the features of what is considered
the tx-st play Kosmet has produced,
strengthened by new music, and
tiven a setting of scenery that is
beautiful. The srtene. in a Mediter
ranean inland, affords wonderful op
portunity for beautiful stage effects.
The scenery has been newly painted,
and surpasses any that the Kosmet
bat yet had. Costumes used in the
play m have the brilliance and va
riety characteristic of tire little is
land kingdom where the play' has
Wn set.
The Final Touches
The rant is patting on the final
touches by nightly rehearsals di
rected by Prof. R. ' D. Scctt.
lba author of . the play. Leroy
Miiiriirr. who wrote the mafic, is
Playing for the rehearsals.
Tickets held on reserve at the
Oliver box office and not paid for
i ill be turned back and sold this
vening at 6 o'clock. The Klub gives
arning to students who hare, se
wed reservations, that they must
flald for today.
The Rrandeis theatre In Omaha
bu serured the Kosmet play for
APril 21. Saturday night. The pres
nce of Walter Johnson as the lead.
nd Ellsworth Moser in a principal
trt, together with Katharine New
branch three Omahans has given
Pecia1 local Interest to the pro
duction ftf fV I. . w.
In order to take the play to Omaha,
iU tA a v a aisaA' m
be necessary to engage a
I MISS GEOrrORTH, n T U -Ainill VI
MISS GEOPFORTH,
Y. W. C. A. SECRETARY,
AT VESPERS YESTERDAY
Miss Gertrude Geopforth, exten
sion secretary of the city Y. W. C.
A., spoke at Vespers yesterday about
the work that has bi done by a
commission, appoi- y the na
tional board, called the commission
on thrift and efficiency. Her subject
was "Helping Pennies Into Dimes.
Gertrude Munger, '19, sang.
PROTEST AGAINST
WIDESPREAD WAR
FACULTY MEMBERS SIGN RESO
LUTION
Ask Congress to Follow Precedent
of 1798-1800. to Be Content With
Defensive Measures
A petition signed by ninety-nine
members of the faculty of the Uni
versity which was sent to the
president and Nebraska delegation
in congress? protesting against
aggressive participation by this na
tion In the European wars, has Just
been made public by the faculty
members.
Other members of the faculty had
previously sent in a petition denounc
ing pacifism as "dangerous" at such
a time.
Some signers of the second peti
tion have declared that even though
they did oppose aggressive action by
the American government, they are
now ready to support the government
in conducting the war, although the
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PROHIB CONTEST
TOMORROW NIGHT
Six Students Will Compete for
Oratorical Prizes Offered by
Intercollegiate Association
Six University students will com
pete tomorrow evening for $50 in
prizes in the intercollegiate prohibi
tion oratorical coatest at the Temple
theatre at 8 o'clock. There will be
three prizes of $25. $15 and $10 given
to the contestants which win the first
three places. The prize are given
by the Francis Willard prohibition
organization of this city.
The students who will discuss the
question of prohibition and Its prog
ress are Harold B. Porterfield, '20,
Essex, la., who will speak on "The
Fall of the Kings;" H. L. Reed. '19.
Beaver Crossing. "Prohibition Through
Politics;" Wm. F. Heyler. '18, Ed
mund., "The Progress of Prohibi
tion ;"W, B. Zimmerman, '20, Lincoln.
"National Prohibition;" Miles Hil
dreth. "20. Lincoln. "Prohibition and
the War." and Harold T. Landeryou,
20, of Lincoln. "National Efficiency."
Prof. M. M. Fogg of the department
Of rhetoric atid iiilercoileisiau; debate
coach will preside at the contest,
rka iiHr who have been se
lected are: Mr. T. F. A. Williams.
'92, law, '94. Rev. J. P. Anderson of
the second Presbyterian church and
Mr. Fred Mason. The contest has
been announced in a number of the
ia.oa nd it Is expected that a
large number of students Interested
in public speaking will be present as
well as those interested In the dis
cussion of the liquor question In its
various phases.
special train for the company of
seventy-flce,' including a special car
for the scenery. The trata will prob
ably leave Lincoln Saturday noon.
University alnmnl at Omaha are talk
ing of a dinner for the cast at me
'University club, preceding the play.
P. B. K. SIGMA XI
ADDRESS TONIGHT
Dr. Edward Mima to Speak Before
Joint Meeting of the Societies
on "Imagination"
Dr. Edward Mims of Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, Tenn., will ad
dress the annual joint meeting of
the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi
societies at the Temple theatre to
night at 8 o'clock. His subject will
be "Imagination."
Dr. Mims is a distinguished scholar
and ih author of a number or
volumes of southern verse and fic
tion. He is a member of the Phi
Beta Kappa from Cornell, where he
took his Ph. D degree.
The custom of holding a joint meet
ing of the two societies was estab
lished two years ago and was in
tended to be a feature of the mid
year commencement, but it was im
possible to hold the meeting at that
time this year. The meeting tonight
at the Temple is open to all those
interested in the subject.
The War and the University Summarized
Chancellor Avery outlines the part the University may play in
the war and names some of the things he will suggest to the board
of regents, faculty and students for consideration.
The mechanical engineering laboratories are offered to the
federal government for use in whatever way desired, possibly for
the manufacture of ammunition.
Chancellor Avery and Dean E. A. Burnett of the college of
agriculture meet with men from all over the country at St. Louis
to discuss the best plans for conserving the nation's food supply In
the present emergency. '
Ninety-nine faculty members signed a resolution which is sent
to Washington protesting against a purely aggressive war and
asking for no more than a naval war for the defense of naval
rights.
The executive committee of the Woman's Naval Reserve meets
and gets ready for work.
Students ask for application blanks for commissions in the
officers' reserve corps.
The medical and aerial branches of the regular army enlist a
number of University students, who are immediately sent to
mobilize.
The annual summer camp of the officers reserve corps is
killed by an official order from the war department pending more
active service by the members.
IIITERCLASS MEET TO
TESTJRACK MEN
More Entries Wanted for Some
Events in Competition Sat
urday Afternoon
The big spring Interclass track
meet will take place as scheduled
next Saturday afternoon on Nebraska
field. The only thing remaining for
the arrangements to be complete for
the event is the finishing out of the
entry list.
Entry blanks may be had from
Jack Best. All blanks must be re
turned by Thursday evening if the
applicants are to le allowed to take
part In the meet.
There are still a few events in
which only a small number of bm
have appeared. Chief among these
iho imn hurrfHnr events. So
far Finney Is the only man of known
class to have reported.
In the sprints Stanley Henry is
the latest addition. From his ap
pearances so far Henry looks like
. roil comer and should share some
v, hnnnr n the shorter dis-
stances Saturday.
Saturday's meet will have added
intpro.t from the fact that it will
In a large measure determine the
makeno of the varsity track squad
for the coming season. The two
varsity men finishing nearest first
place will be given preference over
.nrfiHatorf for the - varsity
squad.
WOMAN'S RESERVE
PLANSjOR WORK
Executive Committee Meets in Naval
Office and Perfects
Organization
The executive committee of the
Woman's Naval Reserve league met
last evening in the naval reserve
office and organized for active busi
ness.
The following committee chairmen
were appointed by the committee:
Organization, Florence Bishop, '18;
campus committees. Myrtle Beeler,
'18, general chairman; (a) bandage
circle. Harriet Ramey, '18; (knit
ting, Gertrude Munger, "19; (c) Red
Cross committee, Edna Ogden, '17;
advertising committee, Vesta Mawe,
"18.
Miss Beeler will talk concerning
the naval reserve league and explain
its purpose at the Girls' club Con
vocation to be held Thursday.
The executive committee will meet
at the naval reserve office Saturday
at 1 o'clock when the various com
mittees will give their reports.
GIRLS' CLUB TO
GIVE CONVOCATION
Nominations for Board Members and
Music Comprise Program for
Meeting Tomorrow
The annual Girls' club Convocation
will be held tomorrow morning in
the Armory at 11 o'clock. Nomina
tion for board members for next
year will be made and a musical
program will be given. Louise Coe,
17. of Nebraska City, president of
the club, !l! preside; Gertrude
Munger, '19, Helen Possner, '18, and
Dorothy Rhodes, '18. are among those
on the musical program.
inniimi rt iho nffirpra and mem-
bers of the board will be held next
Wednesday. The nominations tomor
row mill be for two members of the
board from each class in addition
to the nominations made by this
. I rU ftollanr an1
years ooaru. auj iroiucui,
!,te president and three -ember.
will be elected from the Junior class;
the secretary and three members
from the sophomore cjass, and the
treasurer and three members from
the freshman class. '
The following girls have been noml
nated by the board:
Juniors Dorothy Adamson, Jean
Burroughs, Kate Helzer, Winifred
Moran. Ruth Shively, Edith Yung
blut. Sophomores Genfiv'ieve Bech
ter, Elinor Bennet, Kafharine Kohl
Fern Noble, Dorothy PetUs. Fresh
menHelen Bjorkman. La Verne
LINCOLN WINS DEBATE
CHAMPIONSHIP OF EAST
CENTRAL DISTRICT
Lincoln high school debaters, under
the direction of Coach H. G. Hewitt,
'15, law, '17, won the district cbam-
nionshio of the east central district
by defeating Wilber yesterday morn
ing in the Lincoln high school as
sembly room. The Lincoln team re
ceived the . unanimous decision of
the Judges. Principal Newlon pre
sided at the contest.
REGENTS TO DECIDE
ATTITUDE ON WAR
will MEET PROBABLY NEXT
WEEK FOR LEGISLATION
Postpone Gathering Until After the
Legislature Has Closed Will
Consider Early Graduation
One of the most important meet
ings of the present board of regents
will be held following the close of
the legislature, probably next week.
The official attitude of the University
in the war, and what part it is to
take, will be decided, and the board
will also consider the action of the
legislature pertaining to the Univer
sity. Chancellor Avery, in a statement
made during recess, outlined some
of the things he would ask the board
to consider. The list included the
early graduation of seniors and
juniors in the college of medicine
and the giving of credit hours to
those who leave school to enlist and
for special service as engineering or
agricultural experts.
STUDENTS ANSWER
COUNTRY'S CALL
Applications for Reserve Officers'
Commissions and Enlistment in
Army Follow War Declaration
Students returning from a week's
holiday at home found Lincoln, the
seat of University life, buzzing with
with preparation for America's en
trance into the world. No sooner
had the University convened yes
terday than applicants from among
the students for commissions in the
officers' reserve corps, the national
rarH nd reeular army began in
: earnest.
' A great number have written for
the privilege of taking the examina
tion f,or the reserve corps, and the
enlistment has scarcely started.
Regular Army Men
The aerial and medical branches
of the national guard and of the
regular army also received student
volunteers yesterday and days pre
ceding. Among the first to go from
the University after the declaration
of war were Charles Copeland, '19,
who has been taken Into active serv
ice as a member of the sanitary de
tachment of the Fourth Nebraska
j federalized
guard, and Guy H.
Moates. '19, who left for the mobiliza
tion point at Fort Logan, Colo., yes
terday, as a member of the medical
corps of the regular army. In the
detachment sent to Fort Logan In
Moatesj c arge was Le er
Robln-
inn ot-'IX. who eniisiea in me
aerial branch of the regular army.
Harley Brown. '16, was ordered to
Fort Logan Sunday as a recruit In
the aviation corps.
Archer Burnham; cadet colonel, has
received word from the war depart
ment that his application for a com
mission In the officers' reserve has
been accepted and he has been in
structed to take the examination In
the near future. The examining
Boyd, Helen Holtz, Jane Kin eery,
Carolyn Reed.
PART UNIVERSITY
WILL PLAY IN WAR
CHANCELLOR AVERY OUTLINES
WHAT INSTITUTION MAY DO
Suggests Early Graduation of Medical
Seniors and Full Credit to Those
Who Leave to Enlist
Chancellor Avery, upon the actual
declaration of the existence of a
state of war between the United
States and Germany during spring
recess, outlined some of the things
the University might do to help in
the war, these to be presented to
the board of regents, faculty and stu
dents for consideration.
Among the suggestions the cnan-
cellor made were the immediate grad
uation of the seniors in the college
of medicine and to continue the work
during the summer to permit an
earlier graduation of medical juniors.
To facilitate enlistment and to free
agricultural and engineering experts,
he will suggest that students in good
standing be given their full credit
hours for the semester if they drop
out to give their services to the gov
ernment.
Early Graduation
Following ;is a report of the state
ment by the chancellor:
"In order to aid the government in
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VARSITY NINE
DEFEATSCLEANERS
MEN SHOW EXCELLENT FORM
AGAINST FAST AMATEUR TEAM
Pickett Does Some Exceptional Pitch
ing, Striking Out Ten Men
in Four Innings
In a baseball game with the Lin
coln Cleaning and Dye Works team
last Friday, the varsity refused to
be "cleaned" and won a ten-inning
contest by the score of 6 to 5. The
game was not a scheduled affair,
being a practice, bout for both nines,
but it resembled a real game in sev
eral ways.
Pitching Staff Let Loose
The most pleasing thing about the
game from the Cornhuskers point
of view was the work of the pitch
ers, Pickett, Mackey and Berquist.
Pickett especially deserves great
credit. He was In the game for four
innings and in that time struck out
ten men, .seven of them in a row
at the beginning of the game. Mackey
ana Berquist took up the burden for
the rest of the game and held the
Cleaners to a very few hits.
The work of the entire varsity was
of a brand to give great promise for
the rest of the season. The field
ing was clean and the hitting was
heavy and frequent. A substitute
outfield which was used in the
iast few innings proved to be as
good as the first string and one of
these men, Johnson stowed the game
away In the tenth Inning when, with
a man on first he drove the ball
over "the left fielder's bead.
The lineup follows: AngeL 3b;
McMulten, 2b; Hoadley, cf; Harney,
lb; Crandall. rf; Rogers, If; Wlthey,
ss; Shaw, c; Pickett, p; Mackey. p;
Berquist. p; Zulke, rf: Pressley If;
Johnson, cf; Crownover, ss.
board for this district comprises Cap
tain S. M. Parker and Dr. Allen of
Lincoln.
The military department has re
ceived official word that the summer
camps of the reserve corps have
been eliminated this year In the ex
pectance of preparation for active
service.
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