The Daily Nebra
skan
VOL. XVII, NO. 2.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RUSHING SEASON
IN FULL SWAY
Officially Began at Noon Yester
dayPledges in Evidence
On Campus
LIST OP CHAPTER HOUSES
The fraternity and sorority rushing
season opened ?.t noon yesterday with
as much display and even more ener
gy than in former years. All of the
prospects which had been kept in the
dark were brought forth and during
the afternoon a number of pledge pins
and ribbons were seen over the cam
pus. The large number of new students
this year are being eagerly looked
over for prospects to fill the places of
the many old members leaving
last year and during yesterday after
noon the energetic rushing never
halted. Last evening the rushees were
entertained at the chapter houses at
dinner.
Nearly all of the Greeks will occupy
their houses this year contrary to the
prediction toward the close of last
year. The number of old students re
turning to their houses has in nearly
all cases been larger than was ex
pected. For the use of students until the
regular directory is issued, The Ne
braskan has prepared the following
list of fraternities and sororities with
their house addresses and telephone
numbers:
Sororities
Achoth, 1232 R St., B-1697.
Alpha Chi Omega, 1410 Q. B-6450.
Alpha Delta Pi, 420 So. 14th, B-1556.
Alpha Omicron Pi, 1325 It, B-2567.
Alpha Phi, 1237 R. B-4512.
Alpha Xi Delta, 1527 M, B-6095.
Chi Omega, 740 So. 17th.
Delta Delta Delta, 2603 O, B-2827.
Delta Gamma, S. E. Cor. 14th and
R, B 2472.
. Delta Zeta, 1437 Q, B-4489.
Gamma Phi Beta, 340 No. 14th,
B-2227.
Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1410 R,
B-1885
Kappa Alpha Theta, 1548 R. B-3580.
Pi Beta Phi, 500 No. 16th. B-3447.
Fraternities
Alpha Sigma Phi. 1340 R, B-4511.
Alpha Tau Omega, 434 No. 17th,
B-3523
Alpha Theta Chi, 1545 F, B-2683.
Beta Theta Pi. B-1110.
Delta Chi, 1620 R, B-1562.
Delta Sigma Delta, 1522 S, B-1408.
Delta Tau, 345 No. 14th. B-2596.
Delta Upsilon, 1610 R, B-2100.
Kappa Sigma, 1141 H, B-3581.
(Continued on page three)
PROFESSOR M. M. FOGG
TO DIRECT PUBLICITY
Will Have Charge of War Speakers
Over the State
Professor M. M. Fogg, of the de
partment of rhetoric, has been ap
pointed as director of the depart
ment of public information in the
state of Nebraska. He will have
charge of the work of carrying to
the people of Nebraska all informa
tion concerning the war which the
government wishes to be emphasized,
the reasons the war is being waged
and the necessity for standing behind
President Wilson so that it may be
carried to a successful conclusion.
Professor Fogg, is to have charge
of the Nebraska division of what are
to be known as "four-minute" men
will act as representatives of the
federal government in presenting to
the people information officially given
out by the United States government
In the form of four-minute talks to
moving-picture and theatre audiences
over the country. In this way the
facts may be placed before millions
of people and they can be given an
intelligent view of the war activities
and problems.
The department of "four minute"
men is the only agency for this par
ticular line of work which is recog
nized by the federal government and
the field is large. Volunteer speakers
are wanted in all cities and towns
FRESHMAN CAPS
Freshman, start your Univer
sity lif riplit by buying a green
-ap and helping to uphold h tra
dition. The green cap is not a mark of
disgrace; it is a sign of genuine
class spirt.
You will not he laughed at if
you have one you might be
laughed at if you don't.
STUDENTS URGED TO
REGISTER FOR CHORUS
CLASSES THIS SEMESTER
The attention of all students who
sing, is called to the University
chorus.
The chorus organization is a well
established feature of University ac
tivities. Each year a number of mas
terpieces, both oratorios and operas
are presented with orchestra accom
paniment. Members of the' chorus
who are sufficiently expere'inced are
given opportunities to do solo work
from time to time.
Rehearsals of the chorus are held
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5
o'clock, in Art hall. Men who drill
may rehearse on Monday from 7
o'clock until 8 o'clock instead of Mon
day and Wednesday. One hour of
University credit counting toward
graduation is given for each semes
ter's work. The work is in charge of
Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond, director of
music.
REGISTRATION SHOWS
DROP ON FIRST DAY
About One Hundred Students
Less Registered Yesterday "
Than a Year Ago
SCIENCE COURSES POPULAR
Two hundred eighty-nine students
had completed their registration when
the doors closed yesterday evening at
5 o'clock. This 13 a drop of about one
hundred in the registration for the
first day last year, but a part of this
is attributed by the registrar to some
delay in handling the first of those in
line in the morning.
The number of students standing in
line in Memorial hall during the day
was nearly as large as in former
years and there were some who were
turned away last evening.
The engineering, agricultural and
other scientific courses received a
heavy enrollment, due probably to the
fact that the war has created a great
need for men trained In these lines
in all kinds of. service. Nearly half
of the students in the engineering col
lege last year left school to enter war
service.
having theatres or motion picture
houses.
The state council of defense will
aid Professor Fogg and William Mc
Cormick, director of the "four-minute"
men will cooperate with him
from Washington headquarters.
All of the work of the department
of publicity is under the supervision
of the United States bureau of public
information, of which George Creel is
chairman. The secretary of the state,
war and navy are members of this
board.
Miss Nell Drake is in Lincoln visit
ing her sister, Miss Fannie Drake,
on her way to Bryn Mawr, where
she has a fellowship in educational
psychology.
NEW BUILDINGS ARE
NOW READY FOR USE
Bessey Hall and Agricultural Engi
neering Building Occupied
With the beginning o" registration
yesterday the University of Ne
braska enters upon its 49th year, bet
ter fitted than ever before to meet the
needs of the students.
The building program on both the
farm and the city campus has been
carried forward during the summer
and two new buildings will be ready
for use for the srst time this year. On
the city campus the new Bessey hall
on 12th street has been completed
and the departments of botany and
zoology are already installed and
ready for the year's work. . Chemistry
hall, the new structure on 12th and
S is practically completed, but will
not be in use at once because of the
difficulty in obtaining the necessary
equipment.
The work of construction on the
new teachers' college training build
ing on S street is now in progress and
the contract has been let to Assen
macher & Co. for the construction of
the new Sociel science building.
On the farm campus the new dairy
husbandry building will be ready for
use and the agricultural enginering
building will be In the course of con
struction. In all of theso buildings
the finest laboratories and equipment
available are being installed.
Chancellor and Professor Pugsley
at Omaha Chancellor Avery and Pro
fensor C W. Pugsley, professor of ag
ricultural extension, attended the
meeting of the Nebraska food com
mission held in Omaha yesterday.
BAND IS NO MORE A
CADETJJRGANIZATION
Will Be Continued as Elective
Course No Conflict With
Drill Hours
NEW MEN TRY OUT TONIGHT
For the first time since its organi
zation, the band will not be a part of
the military department. An officers'
training corps, such as the military
department is at the present time,
has no use for a band and the author
ities decided that in order to fulfill
the requirements of the government,
in regard to maintaining the officers'
training corps, the band would have
to be removed from the military de
partment, and the first and second
year members compelled to take mili
tary science.
This move, however, does not mean
that there will be no band. Dr. Cor
nell, the director, has made it possi
ble for members of the band in the
future to get one hour's credit, per
semester, as an elective subject. This
does not excuse the members from
drill, but the schedule of practice
hours will be so arranged that mili
tary science and band work can be
carried at the same time.
Tryouts for the band will be held in
the Temple theatre this afternoon at
5 o'clock, and at the same time tomor
row afternoon. The first practice will
be held Monday of next week. Dr.
Cornell has requested that all old men
turn out to the first practice ready to
begin work immediately, as there will
be a job for the band within a short
time. The regular hours for practice
have been placed at 5 o'clock on Tues
day and Thursday; a third hour will
be decided later.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT
OMAHA COSTS $150,000
Provides Clinic for People of
State
The completion of the new hospi
tal building for the college of medi
cine of the state university on the
Omaha campus, marks an epoch in
the history of that part of the state's
educational system.
It is of equal advantage to the peo
ple of the state, as it provides a clinic
where those who are unable to pay for
surgical or medical treatment can re
ceive the most skilful care free of
charge. The building cost $150,000
and is built with the idea of service.
Plain substantial architecture, calcu
lated to last for many generations,
heating, ventilation and lighting care
fully planned by experts adds to an
equipment that is of the best.
Department to a Floor
Each floor houses its special depart
ment; the medical patients will occu
py the first floor; the surgical, the
Becond; miscellaneous cases the third
floor and on the fourth, three operat
ing rooms, an X-ray department, a
clinical amphitheatre and small lab
oratories. The receiving department,
the offices, the library and the in
ternes' quarters are in the adminis
tration wing. On the ground floor to
the north is situated the pathological
department and to the south are the
main kitchen and dining rooms. Large
porches on each floor join the north
and south wings. A promenade roof,
paved with tile, extends over the ad
ministration wing.
In the hospital rules is stated on
what conditions patients will be taken
Into the hospital. All diseases except
insanity, epilepsy, acute contagious
diseases, pulmonary tuberculosis and
leprosy will be treated at the hospi
tal unless in the estimation of the
authorities a case cannot be helped
by bringing the patient to the hospi
tal. No money can be received by
members of the hospital staff from pa
tients for their professional services.
Alloted by Counties
Patients to the hospital will be al
loted from all the counties in the
state according to the hospital accom
modations in that county. Every
county is given a certain number of
days at the hospital during the year.
One day is counted when a patient
from a county lias occupied a bed at
the hospital for one day.
These vary from 210 for the small
est county (o 5.234 for Douglas coun
ty and the average number of days
will probably exceed 300 for the aver
age county. The hospital Btan" Is
made up of the members of the facul
ty of the Nebraska college of medi
cine and receive no compensation
from the state nor are thpy allowed
to accept any from the patients. More
skilful treatment Is apt to be secured
this way than by any other, it Is
claimed.
"N" BOOKS NOT OUT
TILL FIRST OF WEEK
ACCOUNT WAR DELAYS
The 1917-18 "N" books, published
annually by the University Y. M. C. A.,
will not be ready for distribution until
the first of the week because of the
delays in printing and binding due to
the war situation. Only eight hun
dred copies have been printed this
year.
The "N" books are very useful
pocket guides for the student contain
ing the University calendar, helps for
the new student, a list of the officers
of the University administration, and
information concerning both the Y.
M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. One de
partment describes a number of Uni
versity customs and there are depart
ments for athletics, military science,
student organizations and publica
tions. MANY SUBSCRIBE
FOR NEBRASKAN
University Paper Will Continue
Policy of All the News
First
PLAN SERVICE FEATURES
The first day of The Daily Nebras
kan subscription campaign was en
tirely successful according to the bus
iness management last evening. Al
though yesterday was the first day
that many of the new students had
seen the University paper, the sub
scription list contained the names of
a large number of freshmen.
The Daily Nebraskan this year will
furnish to its readers all the Univer
sity news when it is news. Subscrib
ers will receive their copy every morn
ing at 10 o'clock at Station "A." Com
petent reporters will "cover" every
department of the University and all
University activities. Students will
be kept informed concerning the lat
est sporting developments, the prog
ress of the squad and the "dope" be
fore the games, as well as a complete
account after the games.
Last year The Nebraskan had a spe
cial reporter on the Cornhusker trip
to Oregon for the game with the Ore
gon Agricultural college, and daily re
ports of the trip and a report of the
game were wired trie office. A special
wire was run to Memorial hall when
the team went to Iowa and students
followed the game as it was played.
The same kind of service will be con
tinued this year for the Kansas and
Michigan games.
Owing to the fact that the single
tax is not to go into effect this year,
it is necessary to have a separate sub
scription for The Nebraskan. Stu
dents may give subscriptions to the
canvassers on the campus or leave
them at the student activities office in
the basement of the administration
building, or the news office in the
basement of University hall.
SECRETARY BIGGLESTONE
TO LEAVE FOR WAR WORK
First Meeting of This
Cabinet Sunday
Year's
II. C. Bigglestone, secretary of the
University Y. M. C. A., will leave in
a few days for Fort Omaha, where he
will engage in war work. Later it is
possible that he will go to France to
continue the work. The board of di
rectors granted him a year's leave of
absence at their meeting yesterday.
Mr. Bigglestone has had charge of the
Y. M. ('. A. work here since last fall.
He came from the University of Chi
cago. This year's cabinet will hold its
first meeting Sunday morning. Of the
13 cabinet members, eight are now
on hand. These are Hay H. Co wen,
19, president; W, F. Urbach. '18. so
cial; Walter Judd, '20, bible study;
L. W. Kline, '19, publicity and publi
cations; Bernard Thomas, '18, indus
trial service; E. W. Lundeen, '18,
rooms and campus publicity; Geo. D.
Driver, '19. membership and finance,
and Vaughn Itussoin, '19, mission
study. The remaining cabinet places
will be filled in a short time.
Blue Print Publication
The Blue Print, the official publica
tion or the engineering college, has
found the enterprise of four issues per
year too much for the support which
has been given the edition. Dur
ing the present year only two num
bers will be issued. A directory of
former students in engineering will
probably appear In one of these issues.
TWO STARS RETURN
TO FOOTBALL FOLD
Kositzky and Wilder, Veteran
Guards, May Be in Lineup
This Year
WESLEYAN OCTOBER SIXTH
By DWIGHT P. THOMAS
Nebraska's football stock took a
sudden and unexpected jump yester
day afternoon when it was announced
that Ed Kositzky, a veteran guard of
two seasons would in all probability
return to school and don the mole
skins for another season. Coach
Stewart has been trying to persuade
Kositzky to return for some time, but
Ed had made up his mind to go east
to school and hope of his returning
to Nebraska was given up. A final
letter of appeal and advice was writ
ten by the coach and apparently
brought the desired results.
With the report of Kositzky's return
came the rumor that there is still a
possibility of Wilder, the other guard
of last year's team, also returning.
Wilder was caught in the draft and
has been strongly tempted to enlist
as his number would be called in the
second draft. Coach Stewart has
been advising him to use his best
judgment in the matter, at the same
time' pointing out the advantages of
attending the University until time
to go.
If these two veterans should return
to the gridiron this year, the biggest
problem of the coach would be solved,
as he at present has nothing but un
tried material to work with in devel
oping three men to fill in the two
guards and center position.
Stiff Workouts Daily
Stiff workouts were on the program
for yesterday and Wednesday and
these will continue to grow harder
every day up to the first game of the
season, with Wesleyan on October 6.
The coach will take no chances on
surprise strength of opponents this
year, and after he takes charge Satur
day will train the men as carefully as
If it were the Notre Dame game that
came first on the schedule.
Hugo Otoupalik, whose return has
been expected daily, was out for his
first practice yesterday afternoon, and
booted the ball around with most of
his old-time form. Otoupalik is a
man, about whose condition the coach
never has to worry. A little work to
get up a good sweat and "Otie" is in
fine shape for a battle. He will prob
ably be used at his regular position as
fullback this year, and in sharing the
punting with Dobson.
(Continued on page three)
Y. M. C. A. ENTERTAINS
STUDENTS AT TEMPLE
A Second Meeting- Tonight at 8
O'clock
Nearly fifty new students were en
tertained in the association rooms of
the Temple building last evening at
a stag party given by the University
Y. M. C. A. The program and amuse
ments provided gave an opportunity
for the new men to become acquaint
ed with each other and with the older
men, and a number expressed their
appreciation of the help it was to
them.
A second meeting of University
men will be held this evening at 8
o'clock, in the Temple.
All of the men who were out last
night are invited to attend tonight
and meet other new men that come.
A program of pantomime has been
prepared and speakers will be present
who will tell the men of the different
phases of University life.
The programs and parties are in
charge of Will F. Urbach, '18, chair
man of the social committee.
Prof. Hoffman at Purdue
Prof. J. D. Hoffman, who has been
in charge of the department of me
chanical engineering since 1911, is
now professor of practical mechanics
at Purdue university. His vacancy
here has not yet been filled.
NEBRASKAN FREE TO
UNIVERSITY SOLDIERS
, Believing that Nebraska men
' ,ively engaged in the war are
1st as anxious for news from the
, iampus as their former classmates
are for word from them, the man
agement of The Nebraskan will
send the paper free of charge to
every Cornhusker soldier whose
address is known. You can help
by sending lists of addresses to
The Nebraskan, either mailing
them to Station A or telephoning
them to the business office, B-2597.