Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVII, NO. 14.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
The
MAY BE NO FORMAL
PARTIES THIS YEAR
Chairmen of Councils to Ask
Reduction of Parties ln
Number and Ostentation
BELIEVE GREEKS WILL HELP
Formals at Nebraska this year of
the kinds of former years will prob
ably be few in number. The Faculty
committee on student organizations
at their meeting last Thursday morn
ing decided that under present con
ditions there should at least be less of
this sort of social life. They decided
that fraternities and sororities should
be asked to restrict their formal par
ties "in mimher and ostentation." Ac
cordingly Prof. Amanda Heppner,
dean of women, will ask the chairmen
of the Pan-Hellenic and the Interfra
ternity councils to recommend such
restriction at their next meeting.
The Greeks so far this year have
shown themselves very willing to co
operate with the committees in re
stricting the number of their social
events and in practicing economy and
it is thought very probable that the
councils will decide to comply with
the request of the faculty committee.
It is hoped that this year, at least, all
parties will .be held in the chapter
houses or on the campus instead of
down town.
The committee also granted the re
quest of a number of students to form
a new literary society, the Delian.
The organizers, a number of which
are from the Latin department, have
had meetings the last two weeks to
discuss plans of the society.
Mr. W. C. Giffin, '15, has been spend
ing a few days on. the campus and re
turns Friday to resume his geological
work with the Emporia Oil company.
PHI DELTA PHI GIVES
LIST OF NEW PLEDGES
Professional Legul Fraternity
Elects Ten to Membership
This Year
Phi Delta Phi, the legal professional
fraternity, announces the pledging of
the following men:
Herbert T. White.
Roland V. Rodman.
Raymond Parry.
Arnold A. WMkens. ,
Roscoe L. Rice.
Albert S. Johnston.
A. Farley Young.
Edward Gillette.
Herman G. Schroeder.
Albert J. Phillips.
a. A. Mahood, "10, M. A. '11, re
ceived his Ph. D. degree at Oornell
last June. .Immediately after his
graduation he accepted a position as
senior research chemist 'in the II. S.
forest products laboratories at Madi
son, Wls.-
Komensky Club
The Komensky club will hold the
first meeting of the school year in
Music hall, Saturday evening. The
meeting is especially for new stu
dents. Cook Tells of 27,000
Men In War Review
Camp Mill, Hempstead, N. Y., Sept.
29. Lieutenants McMulIen, Poteet,
Proudfit and Shoemaker send regards.
Lieutenant Herb Reese is abroad, the
four first-named officers are with or
ganizations here in the Rainbow divis
ion. We had a wonderful review before
Secretary of War Baker, Sunday
27,000 men in line. You cannot im
agine that many and neither can I.
Saw about 3,000, but not more, at one
time. Just a moving sea of soldiers.
My regiment is from Iowa and has
many of my old friends from home
among the older officers.
I am very busy, hut feeling well and
gaining weight. The responsibility
of course, is big, with forty men to
train, but many of my platoon had
border service.
Now, I would like to ask you to put
a couple of "Rags" in an envelope as
first class mall and send them to me.
I don't know yet who succeeds me as
associate editor. Do not send me the
paper regularly yet as it will be diffi
cult to send quickly except as first
class mail.
My address is:
Company C, 168th Infantry,
Camp Mills,
Hempstead, N. Y.
I remain for auld lang syne and
the great days to come, most sin
cerely, RICHARD E. COOK,
2nd Lieut., Inf., U. S. R.
WILL GIVE THREE
ADDRESSES THIS WEEK
Prof. Sarka Hrbkova Will Speak
On War Subjects at Lincoln
Meetings
Prof. Sarka Hrbkova, head of the
department of Slavonic languages,
will give three lectures this week. To
night she will talk on "Making? De
mocracy Safe for the World," at a
meeting of the Lincoln Business Wo
men's club at McKinley school.
Thursday night she will speak on
"The State Council and Conservation
Work," at a meeting of women who
expect to become county agents at the
state farm. Friday evening at a meet
ing of the Deborah Avery chapter of
the Lincoln D. A. R. at the home of
Miss Mary Ray, she will give a resume
of the war.
Prof. Dena8ton Away Prof. N. A.
Bengston of the geography depart
ment was away the first of the week
on consultation work in the Missouri
valley flood plain.
DEAN HASTINGS AT
CONVOCATION TOMORROW
Will Speak on Interesting: Subject
of "Pacificism, Anarchism,
Materialism"
Dean William Granger Hastings,
dean of the college of law, will speak
on "Pacificism, Anarchism, Material
ism," at convocation tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock in Memorial hall.
"Some of the ideas for this lecture
were suggested to me by reading Tol
stoi's 'Thebvania Lubi," Dean Hast
ings told a reporter.
Since the beginning of the war Dean
Hastings has made an intensive study
of its different phases, and his lec
ture will be one of the most interest
ing of the school year.
J. C. Resler, '10, formej-ly instructor
in the Oklahoma state normal school,
has accepted the office of city man
ager of Weatherford, Okla.
Chas. W. Potts, '03, of Deerwood,
Wis., is prospector and explorer for
manganese and iron ores on the Min
nesota and Wisconsin iron ranges, tie
writes the alumni office. "This pros
pecting is done by machinery in
which we use diamonds for our drill
ing." ASKS FOR MEN FOR
WAR EMERGENCY WORK
John R. Mott Sends Request for
Y. M. C. A. Service in
Russia
Prof. Sarka Hrbkova, head of the
department of Slavonic languages, has
received a letter from General John
R. Mott, of New York City, general
secretary of the international Y. M.
C. A. committee, asking for recom
mendations for young men to do war
emergency work, particularly in Rus-
sin
Among the questions asked the ap-
nHranta are experience in navy, army
and national guard; business train
ing, laneuaees studied, musical ami
ity, experience in operating a moving
picture machine, why he seeKs army
association service rather man serv
Ut- with the colors.
There are three 'kinds of positions
own-rlerical. executive and super
vising, and the work is social, educa
tional, physical and religious.
f Jnmln Lad Becomes Sole Editor of
News Sheet When 13 Years of Age
Within the past two years a new
publication has appeared in the ranks
of Lincoln Journalism that seems to
have a real future before it. It is
known as the Lincoln Tribune, and is
published weekly nine months of the
year, omitting the time from the mid
dle of June until the middle of Sep
tember. The editor and publisher of
the little sheet is Adelbert B. Cline.
Interest in the paper Is strengthened
by the fact that Cline at present is
only sixteen years old, and when he
started the work was only thirteen.
The different departments of the
paper are handled by reporters. The
editorial and press work is done in
the basement of Cline's home, at 1920
B street. Cline sets the ads himself,
and has the straight news matter set
up on a linotype. He has a Job press
on which he prints the paper.
The paper was started two years
ago and has Income a regular "hobby"
with Cline. It was formerly printed
In six or eight pages, but the size was
FIRST ALL-UNIVERSITY
PARTY IS SATURDAY
Committees Are Planning; New
- Type of Entertainment For
All Students in School
"BE DIFFERENT" IS MOTTO
The first of the new all-University
parties will be held Saturday even
ing in the Armory. Committees are
already busily planning new forms of
entertainment that will be the last
word in "something different." There
will be provision made for every stu
dent in the University. Of course there
will be the dance for those who dance,
but the feature of this year's parties
is to be the entertainment for those
who do not. and th best part about
it all is that the price remains the
same as before, only twenty-five cents.
The program and entertainment
committees refuse to divulge any of
their secrets at the time this goes to
press, but are promising some sur
prises for next week. Some of the
best entertainment in school will be
rounded up and it is probable that the
band will be out for a celebration after
the Wesleyan game.
Formerly most of the -receipts at
the door were spent for refreshments
and the orchestra for the dancing.
This year it is planned that an equal
amount will be spent tor entertain
ment devices.
The committee chairmen which have
been appointed to take care of the
first of the new parties are as fol-
lnws :
Reception. Edith Yungblut; pro
gram, Dwight Thomas; entertainment,
Kenneth Saunders; dance, wayne
Townsend; refreshments, Lucile Wil
cox; finance, Walter uiunK; auvei
tising, Leonard Kline; decorations,
Harriet Ramey.
ENGINEERING SOCIETY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Different Departments Described
to Freshmen at Annual Recep
tion Wednesday Evening
At a meeting held Wednesday night,
the Engineering society elected the
hnnrd nf officers for the following
year. This board is composed of the
chairmen of the different sections ana
thfi rhairmon of the general society.
Chairmen chosen for the different di
visions were: C. E., H. a. Thompson,
'18. Ag. eng., J. M. Root, '18. E. E.,
H. A. Langdon, 18; M. E., L. M. Solto,
'18. R. B. Saxon was chosen chairman
of the general committee.
The meeting was as much in the na
ture of a reception to the freshmen,
as a business meeting. Prof. O. J.
Ferguson, In the address of the even
ing, welcomed the first year men to
the society and gave them some good
advice as to their school life. He was
followed by professors from each de
partment, who spoke briefly regard
ing the value of a technical training.
Prof. L. F. Seaton spoke for the Me
chanical engineer department; Prof.
V. L. Hollister for the Electrical en
Hnpers! Prof. L. W. Chase for the
Agricultural engineering school; Prof. J
G. R. Chatburn for the department
of Applied mechanics; Prof. J. N.
Bridgeman for the Civil engineering
section.
Harold McGlasson, '19, of Lincoln,
nnd Oaklev Cox. '20, of Lincoln, are
both 2nd. lieutenants "somewhere in
France."
Ann Pennington, '20. spent the week
end at Nehawka, Nebr.
cut down to four pages this fall. The
subscription price is fifty cents a year
and the advertising rates fifteen cents
an inch. The paper already has a
circulation of around 500, and is rap
idly growing in popularity among the
residents of South Lincoln. It con
tains the general news, of the city, but
specializes on those items of interest
in South Lincoln. The Tribune has
a nice list of advertisements. Some
interesting plate service is used, in
cluding an occasional short story.
The most interesting part of the
paper is the editorial page. Here are
discussions of topics of the day, both
of local and national interest, that
would shame many an editor on big
rr nnnrrs for their conciseness and
authenticity. Besides these, there are
the usual group of short observations
that have a real punch behind them.
The entire paper Is in exact accord
ance with all the modern views of
Journalism, and is one that speaks
well for the ability and enterprise of
Its youthful editor.
LARGE NUMBER ATTEND
MEETING OF PALLADIANS
A Short Talk by Dean Engberg
and Musical Numbers Make
Up the Program
Nearly seventy students attended
the regular weekly meeting of Pal
ladian Literary society in Palladran
hall, Friday evening. Dean Carl C.
Engberg spoke for a short time con
cerning the benefits to be derived from
arranging a definite schedule for one's
work and the amount of time which
could be saved by this way. Several
musical numbers were given.
After the program an hour was
spent in games and entertainment
events.
Sigma Xi Meets Officers of Sigma
Xi held a short business meeting Fri
In the office of Prof. O. J.
Ferguson, to lay plans for the coming
year. Another meeting will be an
nounced soon to make more definite
arrangements.
FOURTEEN ELECTED TO
ENGLISH DRAMATIC CLUB
Eighty Students In Tryouts at
Temple Theatre Thursday
Evening
Fourteen students were elected to
membership in the English dramatic
club from the eighty who tried out
Thursday evening. The tryouts were
held in the Temple theatre ana tne
time from 7 o'clock until 10 ociock
was taken up with the four-minute try
outs for individuals and the six min
utes for srrouns.
ThA rlnh expects to maintain its
usual high standard of productions
this vear in spite of the fact that it
has suffered greatly from loss of men
for war service.
Following are the 14 students elect
ed to membership:
F. Woolen.
Myrtis Downing.
Leone Mallory.
Michael Dally.
Elvera Johnson.
Herman Thomas.
Beulah Aylesworth.
Paul Dobson.
Ruth Wilson.
Octavia Beck.
James Colton.
Ruth Lindsay.
Cable Jackson.
Earl Starboard.
UNION LITERARY SOCIETY
HOLDS SECOND MEETING
Large Number Enjoy Program of
Games, Musical Numbers
and Playlet
The Union Literary society held its
second regular meeting for the year,
in the Union hall, Temple, Friday
evening. A large number of visitors
were present. A program, consist
ing of musical numbers, readings and
a farce-comedy, was given, following
which games were played and refresh
ments served.
Nine Years Ago Today
Ex-President Taft. who was making
a tour as presidential candidate, was
a guest in Lincoln and spoke before a
University audience at the Temple.
Eight Years Ago Today
Chancellor Samuel Avery loft to
attend the inauguration ceremonies
installing Professor Abbott Lawrence
Lowell as president of Harvard Uni
versity, and to speak before the an
nual meeting of the state universities
association at Cambridge, Mass.
Six Years Ago Today
Prof. H. W. Caldwell and Mrs. Cald
well were traveling in Germany, on
a tour of Europe for which Professor
Caldwell had a year's leave of ab
sence. Five Years Ago Today
A Woodrow Wilson club was formed
by twenty-five students, for the sup
port of Wilson and Marshall among
University students. Bob Harley was
elected president.
Three Years Ago Today
Prof. F. M. Fling delivered an ad
dress at convocation on "The Imper
ialism of the German, Empire."
Pre-Medic Society
Pre-Medic society will meet Tues
day at 11 a. m. in Brace hall, general
lecture room. All freshmen Pre
Medics are asked to be present. Meet
ing Is a business meeting to organize
the Medic society.
Mr. J. F. Stolz, '99, for two years an
assistant in the University museum,
was a guest on the campus Thursday.
VARSITY TRIMS SCRUBS
25 TO 0 IN FIRST GAME
Make Four Touchdowns In Spite
of Fierce Resistance of First
Year Men
PASSES MORE SUCCESSFUL
By Dwight P. Thomas.
In a game full of thrills and not very
much expert football the varsity
scrambled through the freshmen Sat
urday afternoon and won by a score
of 25 to 0. The first half was all in
favor of the varsity, but in the last
two periods with Coach Frank' at the
helm, the freshmen braced and after
the first few minutes gave the varsity
a real battle.
The chief amusement of the after
noon was furnished by Ross, the 266
pound - freshman, who persisted in
getting in the road of the varsUy men
and hindering their further progress.
In the last quarter this same man,
with Triplett, who was borrowed from
the varsity squad, opened up holes in
the varsity line several times that let
a scrub backfield man dash through
for a small gain.
Shaw, Rhodes and Dobson
For the varsity Captain Shaw,
Rhodes and Dobson did the best" work.
The bright and shining star of the
freshmen was Swanson, fullback, who
met the varsity men at their own
game of hard and fierce tackling.
Koehler, Jobes, Redelfs and Howarth
are other men on the freshmen team
who showed up well.
Koehler started the game well for
the freshmen by grabbing Munn's
kickoff on his own goal line and carry
ing it back to the thirty yard line be
fore being halted by the varsity. His
teammates could not keep up the work
he had started, however, and the
scrubs were forced to punt. Cook
failed to return the punt,. The varsity
then began a steady march, using end
runs and off tackle drives, which end
ed in a short forward pass from Cook
to Day for the first score.
On the next kickoff the varsity re
ceived the ball and again took up the
march to the goal. Cook made the
score on a 24-yard run through a
broken field. Captain Shaw kicked
goal, but on a second try, which was
for the first touchdown, missed. Score,
varsity 13, freshmen 0.
The next score came after more
end runs and tackle bucks with Mc-
Mahon going over from the two-yard
line on a tackle drivel-Shaw missed
goal, the ball hitting the uprights and
bounding back.
A very short intermission was tak
en between halves and the varsity
again received the kick and made
short work of another score with,'
Cook carrying the ball. Dobson
missed the goal.
Score, varsity 25, freshmen 0.
Then the worm turned.
Freshmen Start Things
Things began to happen in the mid
dle of the field when varsity forward
passes started to fail. Three had
been successfully completed in the
early parts of the game, but in this
quarter they would not work. When
two of them had failed the varsity
tried other tactics but on the next two
downs lost ground and the ball went
over to the freshmen in the middle of
the field. The scrubs made a first
down, and helped by varsity fumbles
took the ball to the varsity ten-yard
line, where they were held for downs.
The varsity then tried every means
of scoring, but all failed. They then
resorted to a form of attack that no
one expected them of having, that was
Dobson's toe. Dobbie has always pos
sessed a trained toe, but has used it
entirely for punting. At this stage of
the game, however, he was called into
action as a drop kicker and narrowly
missed a goal from the 47-yard line.
Munn, the giant tackle, was then
called into operation as a place kick
er and right here happened the event
that almost permitted the freshmen to
score. Swanson broke through and
blocked the kick, and Howarth, com
ing through on the dead run, scooped
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UNIVERSITY SOLDIERS
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actively engaged in the war are
just as anxious for news from the
campus 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.