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VOL. XVI. NO. 130.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Nebraskai
AENID REMINDED
ROMANSOT DESTINY
VERGIL SANG OF IMPERIAL HER
ITAGE, PROF. SANFORD SAYS
Roman History Professor at Convo
cation Discusses Latin Epic
Not so Stirring as Homer
"ThP Aneid is an epic of national,
not personal, fortunes," Prof, F. W.
Sanford, assistant professor of
Roman history and literature, sum
marized Virgil's famous poem yes
terday morning at Convocation in
Memorial hall.
"In Roman history," Professor San
ford continued, "the state had at an
early date come to be an object of
veneration. But it was not a venera
tion based upon any conscious and
speculative philosophic conception.
The state was never to the Romans
a superbeing that could do no wrong.
It was the summation of the slowly
conceived ideals of a people emi
nently practical, and called upon by
force of circumstances rather than
by choice to preserve the peace of
the Mediterranean world.
Why Vergil Chose Aneas Legend
"Pride of empire and responsibility
for the orderly well-being of the
world controlled by Rome is a most
striking note in the poets of the
Augustan age. The Aneid is full
of such sentiment. Virgil's choice of
the Aneas legend was no doubt In
fluenced by the opportunity It of
fered of representing Rome's destiny
as a decree of fate issued in a dis
tant past and so sanctified by a long
series of actual successes. The most
striking passage devoted to this idea
is perhaps that in the sixth book,
where Greece is yielded the palm
In artistic efforts, while the Roman
is reminded that his glory, his art,
is to rule the peoples with Imperial
sway.
"The first six books of the Aenid."
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EXAMINATIONS FOR
MARINES III MAY
STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR COM
MISSIONS IN FIRST-L'NE DE
FENSE SERVICE OF NAVY
The department cf military science
has received a letter from the head
quarters of the U. S. Marine corps
at Washington stating that an exami
nation of civilian candidates for ap
pointments as second lieutenants in
the Marine corps will be held on
May 10, furnishing students of the
University who are physically sound
n excellent chance to secure ap
pointments. The marines form part of the first
line of defense, serving both on land
nd sea. Their life in time of war
1 by no means the easiest, for the
marines do perhaps more than their
alioted share.
The Marines are well paid, consid
ering all, the pay and allowances of
officers being the same, grade for
fade, as those of officers of the In
fantry of the army. The base pay of
the second lieutenant Is $1,700 per
nnum, in aditlon to which quar
ters, light, and beat, or commutation
thereof, are allowed.
Captain Parker will furnish any
Interested student with further in
formation.
TEMPLE
SATURDAY
AEIL 2 1ST
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G6H
IOWA STUDENTS TO
MEET, SATURDAY NIGHT
Letters From Two Governors and
Three University Heads Will Be
Read at Hawkeye Club
When students who come from Iowa
meet in Music hall Saturday eve
ning, they will hear greetings from
two governors and the heads of
three of the great educational Insti
tions of the country.
Chancellor Samuel Avery of the
University of Nebraska, Dr. Walter
Jessup, president of the State Uni
versity of Iowa; Dr. James Pearson,
president of lowa State College,
Ames; Governor Keith .Neville of
Nebraska and Governor W. L. Hard
ing of Iowa were all recently made
honorary members of the Hawkeye
club of the University of Nebraska.
They have written to President
Harold B. Porterfle'd and Secretary
Mabel Piatt of the club expressing
their appreciation, and Porterfield
will read the letters at the meeting
called for Saturday evening..
This is the first get-together the
Iowa students wil have had since
their organization March 7. Mu
sical numbers and other features are
planned for the program.
SNOW SCENES ARE
EXHIBITFAVORITES
A NUMBER OF NOTABLE PIC
TURES ATTRACT ATTENTION
IN ART GALLERY
The exhih'tion of the American
Art association which is now to
be seen in the art gallery has an
unusually large number of notable
snow scenes, representing a great
many different types.
A general favorite Is Bruce Crane's
"La6t Snow." "Autumn Fleet," by
Jonas Lee, is perhaps the largest
picture In the room and is a signifi
cant one. It represents a harbor,
crowded with sails, and is remarkable
for its rich coloring and its composi
tion. A great many people are attracted
by Joseph Pearson's "Ducks in
Marsh," while "September Breezes,"
by Charles C. Kearns is a kind of
storm center in the gallery. The
art department has found that ihls
is the case when any of Kearns'
work has been exhibited here. Those
who admire him do so almost vio
lently, while others are extremely
critical of his work.
Some Widely Discussed Pictures
"Fallow Acres" is by Carlson, the
same artisj from whom the Univer
sity purchased the large canvas
which hangs at the entrance to the
library. Randall Davey's "The Man
and the Monkey" has been widely
discussed wherever it has been ex
hibited in this country. "The
Peonies," by Breckenrldge is worthy
of note and "The Balcony," by Olive
Rush is also a favorite.
"Early Autumn," by Charles Reif
fel. a landscape in very brilliant
colors, occupying a prominent place
on the east wall of the art gallery,
Is another center of interest. Marian
L. Pooke's "Air Castles" has attracted
much attention.
Among local artists. Mrs. Dean R.
Leland Is represented by a potralt
and an autumn scene, Mrs. A. R.
Edmiston has a forest scene and a
pergola. Miss Helen Wilson, a form
er student, has on exhibit some still
life studies and a scene in Jack
son Park, Chicago. Prof. Blanche
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ATHLETES GET
TRACK MEDALS
FIRST FOREIGN MEET AT DES
MOINES SATURDAY TRYOUTS
FOR TWO-MILE RELAY TODAY
The athletes who took part in
Saturday's track meet received their
rewards yesterday when they were
given the medals that had been pur
chased by the athletic department.
One hundred dollars was spent in
buying the medals for this one meet.
Fifty five men participated Satur
day and thirty or possibly more
received one or more of the prizes.
A large number of men has been
out the last two nights than at
any time in several years and pros
pects art becoming brighter every
day.
First Foreign Test
The first foreign meet of the sea
son will be at Drake next Saturday
when a squad will be sent to Des
Moines to take part in the Drake
relay carnival. A 2-mile, mile and
half-mile relay team will be sent
as well as men to compete in the
individual events.
A special half-mile race will be
held on Nebraska field this afternoon
to determine the make-up of the 2
mile relay team. Captain Overman
and Grau are practically certain of
places. The other two men will be
chosen from a field including Graf,
Stevens, Bryans and Jackson.
Nebraska will have a good half
mile relay team and should be able
to send over four quarter milers that
will give good accounts of them
selves. Club House at lowa
The state college of Iowa has begun
a new club house, which is to cost
$35,000. It is to be used for the ac
commodation of visiting teams during
tile swimming room, a trophy room,
and a reception room, in addition to
the usual lockers, showers, etc. Ex.
PROFESSOR BUCK
LEAVES TO ATTEND
DINNER OF N. Y. NATION
Prof. P. M. Buck of the depart
ment of rhetoric left yesterday for
New York city, where he will at
tend the semi-centennial dinner of
the Nation magazine, of which he Is
a contributor, Thursday evening.
On his way back Professor Buck will
fill lecture engagements in Pittsburgh
and other points and will be one
of the speakers at the national in
terfraternity council banquet in Chi
cago. He will return to Lincoln a
week from Monday.
SCHOFIELD WILL TALK
AT MIDWEEK SERVICES
OF Y. M. C. A. TONIGHT
Charles E. Schofield, '17. will talk
at the midweek service at the Y.
M. C. A. room this evening at 7
o'clock on "University Problems."
The meeting Is open to all stu
dents. C. Grant has contributed a canvas,
"Among the Catskills."
Other pictures of interest are:
"Winter Glow." by Gardner Symons;
"A Dutch Fisherman." and "The
Bridal Bonnet." by by Leopold Sey
fort. strongly reminiscent of old
Dutch paintings.
The art exhibit began April 6
and will continue until May 6. Stu
dents may secure season tickets, it
has been announced, for half price,
fifty cents.
CATHOLIC STUDENT CLUB PLAY
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SDBMIT STUDENT
UNION PLAN SOON
HOPES TO GIVE STUDENTS SOME
THING DEFINITE BEFORE
SEMESTER CLOSES
The committee to formulate plans
for a student union at Nebraska
met yesterday morning, and as a re
sult of action taken it has announced
that it hopes to submit to the stu
dents for consideration before the
closeof the semester a definite out
line for a Nebraska union.
The most important thing dis
cussed yesterday was a permanent
home for the union. The commit
tee is working with a number of
plans from other universities, includ
ing complete blue prints of Michigan
University's new million dollar build
ing. 'Members of the committee said
that it is probable the first plans
submitted for consideration will close
ly resemble the Michigan plan.
Committee Appointed
Prof. E. H. Barbour of "the de
partment of geology, was appointed
as the head of the building commit
tee, with Theodore Metcalfe, A. E.
Bryson, as the other members.
The organization committee is com
posed of O. J. Fee, chairman;
R. E. Campbell, Prof. E. H. Bar
bour, Edward Partridge, Theodore
Metcalfe, and Manfred Lllliefors.
The plans which the committee is
considering, if adopted, will do away
with the great difficulty at present
of finding sufficient room to accom
modate the students at all-University
functions. They also provide for
cafe service, a dance room large
enough to accommodate mixer crowds,
reading tables, smoking and rest
rooms, pool tables, and a barber
shop.
THETA SIGMA PHI
ANNOUNCES 5 PLEDGES
Journalistic Sorority Elects Dr. Louise
Pound to Honorary
Membership
Theta Sigma Fhi, honorary Journal
istic sorority, has announced five
new members as the result of the
second semester pledging. Dr.
Louise Pound, of the department of
English literature, was elected to
honorary membership.
Following are the pledges:
Dorothy Colburn, '19, Lincoln.
Lucile Gass, 17, Flattomouth.
Ednesa Kimball, '18, Casper, Wyo.
Katharine Newbranch, '19, Omaha.
Lenora Noble, '19, Shoshone, Idaho.
MISS COPPOCK WRITES
OF SUCCESS IN VISIT
TO SECURE SECRETARIES
In a recent letter to a friend, Miss
Grace Coppock, '05, of Shanghai.
China, who is in this country for
a six months' leave of absence to
secure thirty-six new secretaries to
go to China this fall, writes that
he has secured almost half the
number she requires.
Mi6s Coppock has been here only
about a month. She is at present
in Toronto. Canada, conferring with
the national committee of the Ca
nadian Y. W. C. A. in regard to
their work In China. She has been
asked to go to London In July to
consult with the world's committee,
which has headquarters there. She
will spend a week at the University
of Nebraska in the latter part of this
month or early In May.
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GLEE CLUB WILL
SING AT CONVOCATION
Program Tomorrow Will
Some of University
Week Hits
Include
The glee club will present selec
tions from its University week pro
gram at Convocation in the Temple
theatre tomorrow morning at 11
o'clock. Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond
will personally direct the club.
1. Nebraska Song.
2. "Morning in the Dewy Wood"
Hegar
3. Stringed Sextet Selected
Messrs. Baer, Starboard, Dobson,
Rohrbaugh, Wiltse, Allen
4. "Pilgrims Chorus," from Tann-
hauser Wagner
5. Quartet. "Boys of the Old
Brigade" Parks
"In Silent Mead'' Emerson
Messers. Overman, Skillstad, Vander
pool, Lively.
6. "Toreador Song," from Carmen
Bizet
Lively and Glee club
7. Solo "Even Bravest Heart Must
Swell," from Faust ....Gounod
Lively
8. "Soldiers Chorus," from Faust
Gounod
PRE-MEDICS MAY
NOT TAKE RECESS
STUDENTS WILLING TO ACCEPT
CONTINUOUS SESSION IF WAR
DEPARTMENT ASKS FOR IT
In answer to a letter sent by the
war department to all Class A medi
cal colleges of the country asking
their attitude on a continuous ses
sion without summer recess, sopho
more students in the Pre-medic de
partment expressed their willingness
to go to Omaha in June instead of
September to continue their work.
In case the war department deems
this course necessary, the request
will formally be made to Chancellor
Avery, the University senate, and
board of regents. A continuous ses
sion of the medical college was men
tioned by the chancellor at the out
break of the war as one of the things
that he would ask of the board of
regents, but he specified juniors and
seniors in the Omaha college
If the college course for the Medics
should become continuous, it would
require one hundred and twenty
eight weeks to graduate them; the
course in such a case would be
shortened from thirty-six to thirty
two weeks for the school year.
Want Younger Men
The war department has expressed
a preference for younger medical men
who have had the most modern and
efficient training, and there is need
for more of them than can be trained
at the present time.
While the general standard may
be lowered (.lightly in this emer
gency, due to the shortened term, the
men will be more highly-trained than
ever in essential subjects, in the
opinion of Dr. R. A. Lyman, head of
the college of pharmacy. The change,
if made, would of course not be a
permanent one, but would be made
because students and faculty feel
that they owe all they can do to
aid the government in successfully
organizing every branch of the mili
tary service.
Twenty on Field Trip. Twenty
members of the class in georgraphy
21 will make a field trip to South
Bend Friday and Saturday.
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FUGHS IS CAPTAIN
OFWRESTLERS
ELECTED TO HEAD NEXT YEAR'S
. TEAM BY "N" MEN
Many Details Occupy. Postponed Meet
ing of Athletic Board Five
Get Wrestling Letters
Rudolph Fuchs of Stanton was
elected captain of next year's wrest
ling team last night following the
granting of wrestling "N's" to the
following men: Otoupalik, Fuchs,
Barnes, Brian and Anderson. Frank
J Adkins of Lincoln was elected to
captain the gym team. Clyde Drew
ing and Adkins were awarded the
gymnastic "N."
Fuchs is a junior and has been on
the varsity one year. He has been
one of the hardest workers on the
team and except for a little hard
luck this year would be the holder
of. an excellent record.
Rearrange Fnancing
The awarding of the letters was
done by the athletic board at a meet
ing filled to the brim with small
matters of business of various na
tures. One of the actions taken by
the board was the rearranging of
the methods of handling the finances.
So much money is being handled by
the board at the present time that
the methods used a few years ago
are not adequate now. One of the
new steps taken wal to have all
vouchers read and approved by the
board before being paid.
New Tennis Courts -
Two hundred dollars was the limit
fixed by the board on the amount
to be paid for rearranging the track
on the athletic field to make it a
full quarter mile. Action was also
(Continued to Page Two)
NINE STARTS FOR
I0VAJRIP TODAY
VARSITY SQUAD APPEARS ON
FIELD IN FIRST NEBRASKA
UNIFORM IN YEARS
Those baseball fans who wandered
out to Nebraska field ytsterday aft
ernoon were treated to the sight of
the varsity squad in new, "spick and
8 pan" togs.
The new uniforms with their red
jerseys, with white stripes down the
arms and "Nebraska" emblazoned on
the front in white, their gray pants
with the green stripes, their sox
with large red and white stripes and
their ,gray caps, with the red bills
and white "N's," are the first regu
lation varsity uniforms to be seen
on the field since valley baseball was
banned six years ago.
Play Creighton Friday
Eleven men appeared on the field
yesterday with the new suits on and
one more will be given out before
this afternoon, when the team leaves
for Ames. Two pitchers and a
catcher are the only extra men to be
taken on the whole trip, it is pos
sible that one or more men will
meet the team in Omaha Friday for
the two games with Creighton.
Those making the trip are as fol
lows: Captain McMillan, Caley,
Crownover, Harney, Shaw, J. Rid
dell, Pickett. Crandall. Rogers, Press
ley, Mackel and Coach Rutherford.
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