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VOL. XVI. . NO. 153.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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RED GROSS SUPPORT
IS PATRIOTISM TEST
AL80 TEST OF EDUCATION, PRO-
FE8SOR FLING A83ERT6
Atkt If University Glrla Are Willing
to Sacrifice Willow Plumes for
Their Country
Support of the Red Cross, the
French war orphan fund, and similar
things is a test of patriotism, Dr. F.
M. Fling, head of the department of
European history, declared in a lec
ture to one of his classes yesterday
morning.
"One of the best proofs of patriot
ism Is the way you buckle down to all
of these things especially the
women," he said, "for the men are the
ones who are to be relieved by the
Red Cross.
"Some people are saying these days,
when you auk them to help In the dif
ferent war work, 'So many demands
are being made for money.' Just for
tbe fun of the thing I would like to put
one of them, say one of the women, in
the place of a Belgian woman or a
French woman, whose family depend
ed at least fifty per cent upon the
work of a man who was killed at the
front.
Is Worth Sacrifice
"We haven't any idea yet what sac
rifice means," Professor Fling went
on. we ve got on our hands the big
gest war in the world's history. We
must be willing to sacrifice something,
SPECIAL ELECTION
STUDENT COUNCIL
CONSTITUTION
Notice la hereby given that a
special election li called for ths
adoption of the constitution for
the student council Friday May
29, In Memorial hall, west en
trance. Polls will be open from
9 to 12 and 2 to 5. All students
are eligible to vote.
FLORENCE I. M'GAHEY.
Acting Registrar.
FINNEY WILL NOT
RUN AT AMES
CORNHUSKER HURDLER LEAVES
COLLEGE FOR SUMMER WORK
Was a Good Rival For Simpson
' "Squirt" Owen Will be Ready
to Compete
236 REGISTER FOR -
CANNING COURSE
STUDENTS WILL LEARN BEST
METHODS; TEACH OTHERS
Nebraska will enter the Missouri
Valley meet at Ames next Saturday
minus the services of "Mike" Finney.
The tall hurdler has left school and
gone to Wyoming to take up summer
work. His going robs the Cornhusk
ers of six sure points and possibly
eleven. The six sure points are in
the hurdles. ,,Mike" could have run
second to the great Simpson of Mis
souri, had he stayed in school, in both
because it is worth sacrificing some- the hurdle events. As it is these six
thing for. nnlnt. mrlll rr tn Mlaamirl tha nnlv
pVlllVO TV III O'"' iwJVV vsav vu-,r
urn i you spare zd cents, ou cents,
a dollar, fop those In France who are
fighting our battles. How many girls than an even chance of nosing out the
in this University would cut 60 cents Cornhuskers. The other five points
off a hat, or buy cheaper shoes ?" might have come from the 880 relay
Professor Fltnr aminrtAd that nnJ which the Cornhuskers had a fine
one need worry about the people who chance of winning with Finney on the
were thrown out of employment be
cause less luxuries were in demand.
"We're going to win the war, Presi
dent Wilson said, if we have to sacri-
nee everyming. This might mean
willow plumes It would be a good
deal of a strain, of course, to do that."
team.
The going of Finney leaves Just nine
men to take part in the meet. The
other valley schools will have from
20 to 25 men entered. The Cornhusk
ers, however, are not conceding vic
tory to any team, unless the Nebras-
Freshmen and sophomores failed kans go stale from over-work between
signally to show that they really now and Saturday,
understood the war and what it Owen Will Run
means, when but fifty ot them came to It was feared for a while that the
the war orphans' meeting last week, services of "Squirt" Owen would be
in the opinion of Professor Fling. The lacking in the Saturday meet, but it
looks at present as if the injury which
he gained in running over an eighth
of a mile on the cinder tracs. wun
one foot bare, would yield to treat
ment before long. He will be at a
disadvantage, however, as he will be
hindered from training to Ue full ex
tent this week. The quarter mile is
the one race the Cornhuskers would
like to be successful in Saturday and
it is up to Owen to be the winner.
The annual girls tennis tournament Such a feat as the one Owen per-
t N'ebraska is now on. Preliminary formed last Friday has led the coach
matches are being played this week to believe that it will have to be a
nd the finals will be played Saturday much better man than "Squirt" that
morning. Owing to the rain yester- defeats him this week and is there
day some c.f the matches scheduled fore placing much confidence in him.
for then were postponed but will be The other members of the team are
Played later. all in fair shape. Werner, on whose
The schedule for the preliminaries ability and endurance the final stand
ing of the Cornhuskers will depend,
is in good condition and with decent
weather conditions should be the indl
vidual star of the meet.
DECIDE HONORS III
TENNIS THIS WEEK
FINALS OF CO-ED TOURNAMENT
WILL BE HELD 8ATURDAY
Two hundred thirty-six University
students have registered for the
special course of lessons in canning
which will be given at the state farm
beginning Wednesday evening and
lasting until Saturday afternoon of
this week. This course in canning
will be given later in the summer in
27 Nebraska towns through the agri
cultural extension service of the
University.
The purpose of the course is to
place knowledge of the best methods
ot canning in the hands of every
Nebraskan, so that the reserve supply
of food in Nebraska homes, will be
much greater than ever before.
"Nebraska housewives are prepar
ing to meet the threatened food short
age by planting a large acreage of
gardens," said Miss Maud Wilson of
the Extension Service, in speaking of
the canning schools. "Much of the
produce of these gardens will be
potatoes, beans, cabbage, and the
like, which require no care beyond
placing them in a good vegetable
cellar. However, a large part of the
increased acreage will be devoted to
string beans, spinach, tomatoes and
com which must be canned or dried
if they are to be saved for winter
use."
Will Teach Others
Attendance at these canning schools
will be limited to those who pledge
themselves to teach others how to can
vegetables and fruits. When they
have been trained they will be used
to teach groups of women or girls in
their own localities. Garden super
visors and their helpers will be per
mitted to attend. Each person will
be charged an amount sufficient to
cover the cost of materials used in
the lessons. Each canning school will
last two days.
The school will be held at Alliance,
Beatrice, Bridgeport, Broken Bow,
Chadrjn, Columbus, Curtis, Fremont,
Geneva, Hastings. Holdrege, Kearney,
Kimball. McCook. Norfolk, North
Platte, Omaha, O'Neill. Pern. St. Paul.
Scottsbluff, Superior, Valentine,
Wayne, Lexington, Lincoln, York.
Y. Y. C. A. CABINETS
IN CAMP AT CRETE
SPEND WEEK-END AT OAKWOOD
LODGE, SUMMER CAMP
Twenty-five girls, members ot last
year's and the newly organized Y
W. C. A. cabinet, spent the week-end
at Oakwood lodge, the Y. W. C. A.
summer camp, near Crete. The
chaperones were Dean Mary Graham,
Miss Fannie Drake, Mrs. H. C. Biggie
Btone, Prof. Elda Walker, and Esther
Bennett.' The party made the trip
from Crete to the lodge by a launch
up the Blue river.
Kate Helzer, '18, the commissariat,
took Immediate charge after the camp
had been reached and put the first
kitchen squad to work. Swimming,
boating and hiking occupied the after
noon. In the evening a business ses
sion of the cabinet was held, at which
Valentine Minford, 18, presided
Esther Bennett, who was president of
the- Y. W. C. A. two years ago, gave
a short talk and reports of plans for
next year were given by various com
mittees. Melba Quigley gave an ac
count of the north central field con
ference at Minneapolis last week, and
Helen Loftman reported in full on the
newly appointed freshman commis
sion. Dean Graham then explained
the work of the Red Cross campaign,
to be held this week. Rain interrupted
the campfire circle and the girls were
forced to continue their meeting under
shelter.
Sunday morning Mary Haller con
ducted a service out in the woods, and
Miss Drake preached a short sermon.
Later in the day the party packed up
and came back by launch to Crete
and from there by train to Lincoln.
PROP. WILSON WILL SPEAK
TO JOURNALISM STUDENTS
The Journalism students in Profes
sor Fogg's news writing and news
paper editing courses will be ad
dressed this evening in Music hall, the
Temple, at 8 o'clock, by Prof. H. H.
Wilson of the college of law. The
title of Professor Wilson's lecture is,
"The Newspaper and the Law ot
Libel," a subject the students have
been working on lately.
The lecture, while for the particu
lar benefit of the Journalism students,
will be open to the public.
CARL CARLSON IS
PRE-MEDIC PRESIDENT
Carl R. Carlson of Pacific Junction,
la., was elected president ot the Pre
medic society for next semester at
the last regular meeting of the society
Friday. Walter H. Judd, of Rising
City, was elected vlce-prseident, and
Hiram Studley, Creston, treasurer.
A special smoker and business meet
ing, at which the affairs of the society
for the year will be wound up, has
been scheduled for this evening at the
Alpha Tau Omega house, Twenty-sixth
and O streets.
CORNHUSKERS OUT
TOMORROW MORNING
MANAGEMENT EXPECTS SUPPLY
ON HAND BY THEN
Provioional Orders Will be Filled
From Forfeited Contracts by
Students Who Withdrew
Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock the
students may receive their 1917 Corn
huskers at the office ot student activi
ties, according to the belief of those
in charge. Up until 6 o'clock last
evening the books had not arrived
and distribution today was impossible.
A large number of students have
left provisional orders at the office
and if the books are not all taken by
those who previously ordered them,
these late-comers will be supplied.
The large number ot students with
drawing from school without making
arrangements will probably be the
cause of many forfeitures of orders.
The management is sending out let
ters to those who withdrew without
ordering one of the books to send
their order at the present time if
possible. The chance that many ot
the students will not be in school next
year makes this year's book of par
ticular value to them.
BUSKERS HELP TO
MAKE BUMPER CROP
ESTIMATED THAT 500 ARE AIDING
OOO PRODUCTION
In
Town and Village, All Available
Space is Being Used For
' Cultivation
828 ARE EMPLOYED
THROUGH BUREAU
Y. M. C. A. Office Has Secured Jobs
Netting $11,000 for Year Ending
April 1
University Will Be Canvassed For Red
Cross Membership Today
's as follows
1 Knapp vs. Bennett. Tuesday, 1
P m.
2. Brown
P m.
vs. Lonam, Monday, 4
vs.
3- Gibbons
ay. 5 p. m.
Welch vs. L.
P- m.
5 Brereton vs
P m.
6 Walker
1 P- m.
vs.
DeSautelle, "Tues- fact that the meetings were held at
11:30 and not at 11 was no excuse.
You are not here for social affairs.
he said, "not simply for a diploma.
You're here because of the relation
education has to life. This is a test
of your education."
The speaker reminded his class tnai
Noble, Wednesday,
Hellner, Tuesday,
Jeffords, .Tuesday.
7- Hewett vs. Dierks. Wninrir when neoDle. twenty-five or thirty
10 a. m. lv.ra hni. were looking back upon
8- Paper vs. F. Noma. WaJhi this neriod. and recalling what they
3 D. ni. A. n tialn thA thine to a suc-
i u act uuutr w Mf.r
9. Andnrann ni.. u a 1 .....hi MinMiisinn it would be nneasy
VH . a. vuiu, muuuny, i v . .
for some who had done noming io
think about that One's peace or
P. m
10- Carmean vs
nesday, 5 p. m.
Higgins vs.
5 P m.
Hastetter, Wed-
Minford, Tuesday
mind is worth considering. The mat
ter, the professor concluded, is be
tween each one and his conscience.
Nebraska University students will
be given their chance to help the Red
Cross, America's indispensable ally in
her war with Germany, today.
Convocation this morning will be a
Red Cross program, with A. E. Burton,
a national organizer ot the society,
and W. E. Hardy, chairman of the
Lincoln chanter, as speakers. Tables
where University students may enroll
for membership will be placed on both
the farm and city campuses. They
will be in charge of the girl's club.
The canvass of the University today
will be in connection with the open
tnr of the campaign for 10.000 mem
bers In the city of Lincoln, which will
continue until Saturday.
Mr. M. G. Wyer, chairman of the
committee in charge ot the University
campaign today, has announced that
all arrangements for a thorough can
vass of the student body have been
made. Enrollment in the society may
be that of an annual member, requir
ing a fee of $1; a subscribing mem
ber, who gives $2 annually; or a life
member, who subscribes a single pay
ment of $25.
A Chance to Help
Students are expected to look upon
the Red Cross campaign today as an
opportunity to help in the war in more
than a general way. for the announce
ment that General Pershing, a former
commandant ot cadets at Nebraska
University, will lead an expeditionary
force to France has made the canvass
a special call to Cornhuskers. It
will be the University's one oppor
tunity to do something toward taking
care of the troops which are to be led
by a former Nebraskan. The Univer
sity committee expects a very general
subscription to the cause.
Plan Local Centers
In his speech at Convocation this
morning, Mr. Burton will tell of the
work of the Red Cross and outline a
plan by which students can help by
co-operation as well as subscription.
Red Cross bureaus in towns all over
the state will be established where
supplies will be gathered for the Red
Cross workers at the front, and sent
to state headquarters for distribution.
The American Red Cross is char
tered by congress. It is the only
volunteer agency for relief commis
sioned by the government in case of
war or disaster. President Wilson Is
president ot the society. Its accounts
are audited by the war department.
The present Red Cross membership in
the United States is 250,000. To sup
port its field and base hospitals, Its
doctors and nurses, and to provide the
necessities of military relief, the
society needs a membership of at last
$1,000,000. j
Eight hundred and twenty-eight Uni
versity men secured employment
which brought in more than $11,000
during the year ending April 1, 1917,
through the employment bureau of the
Young Men's Christian association,
according to figures recently compiled
by John Riddell, in charge of the
bureau.
The figures also show that of the
828 records of employment, 285 of
them offered permanent work, while
the other 543 were for odd Jobs, some
lasting a month or more. Calls were
filled for faculty men, Lincoln busi
ness men, and residents all over the
city.
Prof. W. W. Burr, ot the department
of agronomy, who returned from a
trip over the state recently, made the
statement yesterday that Nebraska
farmers were putting in such crops as
were never known before, and that
every available bit of ground was be
ing employed for the production of
food.
At least five hundred University
men are helping in this work of forti
fying the nation against a food short
age, and their help is known to have
been an important factor in bringing
several communities to the "satura
tion point" of crop "planting.
Students Answer Call
The first call came In the early
spring when, with practically all of
Nebraska's winter wheat killed, espe
cially in the eastern section of the
state, agricultural experts saw that it
was vital that every bit of ground be
used to raise some kind of food. Ne
braska students answered the call, as
soon as the faculty senate ruled that
credit should be given them if they
left college for such work, and went
to every section of the state to spread
the gospel of land utilization, and to
practice what they preached.
Today they are Just bringing corn
planting to a close, or are preparing
for a bumper crop of beans a product
which has this season outgrown the
garden and entered the field. The
acute need ot laborers has of course
not been materially lessened, but the
addition of 500 men to the working
force has relieved the tension some
what, and the service University men
have rendered is recognized as in
valuable. With the closing of college in June,
fully 500 more students will be re
leased for farm work.
CHANCELLOR IS SPEAKER
AT DAKOTA COMMENCEMENT
Chancellor Samuel Avery will deliver
the address at the thirty-first annual
commencement of South Dakota state
college Tuesday, May 29. His sub
ject has not been announced.
BLACK MASQUE
HOLDSJNITIATION
SENIOR GIRL'S SOCIETY TAKES
IN NEXT YEAR'S MEMBERS
POSTERS FEATURE
STUDENT ART WORK
Annual
Exhibition of Department's
Products Are on
Display
A display of work done by the stu
dents of the art department during
the past year, including a number of
charcoal drawings made by the class
in antique and a number of posters
is now on exhibition in the art gallery.
The work on posters has been a
new departure for the department
this year and the results have been
pleasing, instructors say. A compari
son of the work done at the first of
the year with that done recently
shows a great deal of progress has
been made and some original ideas
worked out
.The exhibit also includes some ex
amples of the work done by tbe water
color classes under the direction ot
The Black Masque, senior girl's
society, held Its initiation in the Tem
ple yesterday. It was planned orig
inally to go to Pen woods for the
occasion, but rain prevented. The
thirteen initiates served a picnic sup
per for this year's members in Faculty
hall, after which the formal initiation
ceremony was performed in Palladia n
hall.
Those who were initiated were:
Dorothy Adamson, Florence Bishop,
Jean Burroughs, Kate Helzer, Vesta
Mawe. Valentine Minford, Winifred
Moran, Harriet Ramey, Marion
Reeder. Ruth Shlvely, Lucile Wllsox.
Edith Youngblut and Miss Florence
McGahey. Miss McGahey, who Is act
ing registrar, is an honorary member
of the society.
Miss Louise Mundy and of the class
in design under the same instructor.
One case in the gallery is filled with
samples of china painting done by
Prof. Henrietta Brock's classes. The
designs used on the china are in all
cases original, and were worked out
in the art and design classes. The
exhibit also includes work done by,
the night art classes this past winter.
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