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The Daily NebrAskan
VOL. XVII, NO. 72.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2. 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SECRETARY LANE WILL
SPEAK IN LINCOLN
Is One on Program at the War
Conference January 18-19
SECURE EMINENT BRITON
Sir Frederick Smith, Attorney Gen
cral of England Will Address
the Mass Meeting.
The program of tho Nebraska War
Conference, and the convention of tho
Nobraska Four Minute Men will be
held in Lincoln at St. Paul's church,
January 18 and 19, being arranged by
the bureau of speakers and publicity
of tho Nebraska Slate council of de
fonse, of which Prflfessor M, M. Fogg
Is the director. .
Secretary Franklin K. Lane, of the
United States Department of Interior,
has been secured by Professor Fogg
to speak at the convention. It is a
difficult matter at this time to get
members of the cabinet away from
their many duties at the capitol, and
tho opportunity of hearing Secretary
Lane, who" is considered by many to
be one of the most inbuentlal men at
Washington, is a great privilege to
the people of Lincoln. Sir Frederick
B. Smith, attorney general of Eng
land, and recently arrived in America
with the British War Mission, is the
second renowned speaker obtained by
Professor Fogg to address the mass
meeting at St. Paul's church, Friday
evening, January 18.
Two other eminent speakers, wiiose
names have not yet been made public,
will be sent from Washington to
speak at the main meeting' of the
convention, to be held oh Saturday,
January 19, 1918. Several section
meetings during the two days are be
ing arranged by the bureau associated
witli which is the state committee.
The names of the speakers will be
published tomorrow.
Prof. Gmmmann Discusses
Teaching of German
An article on "Problems of tho Ele
mentary German Course," by Profes
sor P. H. Grummann, director of the
school of fine arts and professor of
German here, appears in the last De
cember issue of The' Modern Lang
auge Journal. This Journal is pub
lished monthly by the federation, of
modern language teachers' associa
tion. Professor Grummann points out in
his article the fact that the old pre
scribed curriculum, with its Latin
and Greek, is being gradually aban
doned and that as a result the modern
languages must supply the classical
instruction formerly received through
the Latin and Greek. Professor Grum
mann. also advocates the correlating
of German with Latin and English,
instead of isolating it as many teach
ers do.
TELEGRAPH SCHOOL SENDS
FOUR MEN INTO SERVICE
Department Receives Addition
al Equipment Enrollments
Increase Daily
Four recent enlistments by students
in the University telegraph school,
have been reported by Mr. W. M. Her
bert, director. In another week four
more men will be ready.
The enlisted men are as- follows:
D. J. Hileman, enlisted at the bal
loon school, Omaha.
Paul H. Hogman, enlisted at Fort
Logan, Colorado.
Arthur Walker, enlisteii at the
Great Lakes Naval Training school.
Walter S. Beeman, enlisted, and will
be called soon.
Since December 15, there has been
an Increase of twelve new students In
the school, making a total enrollment
of 68 students. New supplies which
have been ordered for some time, and
which are expected to arrive any day,
will make it possible to accommodate
a much larger number of students,
than are at present taking the course.
The supplies Include now buzzers and
radio cquipmont.
Mrx Arnold Klug, who has boon
addod to tho teaching staff is giving
lectures on radio equipment, construc
tion, and operation. Tho staff is now
composed of four instructors, und tho
work Is being 'carried on with great
speed and olllciency.
William Randall, '14, and Florence
Hill were married in Lincoln last Sat
urday. Randall, who is now practic
ing law in Omaha, was twice presi
dent of his class at the University. He
was a member of the Kosmet club.
Miss HallJ who also attended tho
University, is a member of the Chi
Omega sorority. Mr. Randall is a
member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.
WHISKBROOM PROMISES A ,
KNOCK FOR EVERYONE
New Girls' Magazine to Be
Ready for Students in
Short Time
Brickbat or boquet oither way it
strikes people they will want a
"Whlskbroom" to remove cobwebs
lurking here and there in self-satisfied
corners of their cranial cavities. All
the choicest bits of gossip will bo
printed and it is predicted that quite
a cloud of dust will be raised.
John will get a copy because it
makes his hat a size larger, Helen will
get one because it dwels on the be
setting sin of her best enemy, Mildred
will get one to send to Dick at camp,
and Betty will buy one because, al
though it steps on her toes pretty
hard, she has a good sense of humor.
The day "Whlskbroom" comes out,
the first part of February, will re
semble April Fool's day half the
school scowling over how they have
been joked with and the other half
laughing at them.
This publication, the Girls' Book,
which is gotten out by the members
of Theta Sigma Phi, the journalistic
sorority, is distinctly a focal maga
zine, containing poetry, prose and
blank verso, it will bo sold for 50c
and subesriptions may be given to the
members of Theta Sigma Phi or left
at The Daily Nebraskan office.
University of- Nebraska's Roll of Honor
nr r :;;iz;z:;zm r sari
the year in the University at the time of the persons withdrawal.
Neal G. H.. 356th Infantry Ambu
lance company, Camp Funston, Kas.
Nel&on, Elmer K., Recond lieuten
ant, E. O. R. T. C.
Nelson, Harvey 339th Field Artil
lery, division 88, Camp Dodge, la.
Nelson Henning Frithjoh Camp
Doniphan, Ft. Sill, Okla.
Nelson, J. F., Headquarters com
pany Fifth Nebraska Infantry, Camp
Cody, Deming, N. M.
Nelson, Jean O., enlisted in signal
corps of regular army.
Nesblt Andrew, Sanitary Detach
ment, Fourth Nebraska Infantry,
Camp Cody, Deming, N. M.
Nesbit, Robert A., K Company, 2nd
Infantry, Ft. Shafter, Hawaii Terr.
Newkirk. Lee Ross, lieutenant in
infantry. Address wanted.
Newman, L. R., Company 5, C. A.
C. N. G., Ft. Rosecrans, Cal.
Nidy, A., lieutenant of infantry. Ad
dress wanted.
Night, Geo. W.. sergeant 355th In
fantry. U. S. A., Camp Funston, Kas.
Noble, Myron D., 109th Train and
Military Police, Medical Detachment,
Camp Cody, Deming, N. M.
Noble, Wm. F., Quartermaster
Corps.. Camp Joseph E. Johnson,
Jacksonville, Fla,
Noerenbcrg, F. W., I Company, Am
bulance Train, Camp Funston, Kas.
Noh. Leonard F., 4th Nebraska In
fantry Band, Camp Cody, Deming, N.
MNolde, Carl. G. Company. 355th In
fantry. Camp Funston, Kas.
Nordgren, Jno.. H. Company, 134th
N. P. Infantry, Camp Cody, N. M. .
Norris. L. E., first lieutenant, 46th,
Infantry, U. S. A., Ft. Benjamin Har-
rison, Ind. ,
Northwall, M-, Medical Division.
Address wanted.
Nye Maurice, second lieutenant,
First K O. T. C, Ft. Snelling, Minn.
Obrian, Brian, first lieutenant Bat
ter F, Field Artillery, Camp Dodge,
O'Brien, Jno. J., I Company, R. 9. T.
C. Ft Snelling, Minn.
b'Connell. D. L., A Company, 135th
infantry. Camp Cody. Deming, N M.
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE PLANS
"WAR DINNER" FOR FRIDAY
All Faculty Members Urged to
Attend Will Discuss
Peace Proposals
The faculty dlvisionjiof the Patriotic
league of tho University will' give a
"War Dinner" at the Tempie. on Fri
day evening, January 4, 1918, at. 6:15
o'clock. AH members of' the faculty
and administrative force, with wives
and husbands, are invited to bo pres
ent, whether members of the league
or not.
Peace proposals will be tho topic
of tho after dinner discussion. The
price of the dinner will be be fifty
cents a plate. Tickets to the "din
ner" must be secured at the Students'
Activities ofilce, or from Allen It.
Beach at the Farm finance office, by
Thursday noon.
DRAFTED MEN MAY
ENLIST IN NAVY
The following Instructions issued to
the local exemption boards from the
office of the Provost Marshall allows
drafted men of Class 1 to enlist in the
Navy at the present time.
1. Section 161, S. S. R., does not
prevent registrants who may bo placed
in Class 1 from enlisting in the Navy
or Marine Corps, after December 15,
1917.
2. A registrant who has been classi
fied in Class 1 may enlist in the Navy
if his liability order number is such
that he is not within the current quota
of his Local Board under a present
call. '
3. "All officers and enlisted men of
the Naval Militia, Naval Reserve," etc.,
are in the Naval Service of the United
States. See Note 3 to Rule XII. at
page 40, S. S. R.
The provision of sub-paragraph (a)
Section 1E51, S. S. R., means that any
registrant may enlist in the Navy or
Marine Corps after December 15, 1917,
upon the presentation to a Recruiting
Officer of a certificate showing that
his order number is so low (whether
he may be in Class 1 or in a deferred
class), that he is not within the cur-
OTonnell Emory F., H Company,
5th Nebraska Infantry, Camp Cody,
T
ninm, pn Elliott. Naval Training
Station Detention Camp, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Oury, Wm. Harrison, Major, care
Adjutant General, U. S. War Depart
ment, Washington, D. C.
Overman, Wallace Leroy, Army Y.
M. C. A., secretary, Camp Funston,
Kas.
Owen. Hubert K., U. S. Army Bal
loon School, A. S. S. E. R. C Ft.
Omaha, Nebr.
Oyler, Sherman, Ft. McArthur, I
Company, C. A. C, San Pedro, Cal.
Pace, Geo. L., Room 369 Barracks,
U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Paddock, Richard Bowles, Captain
Signal Corps, American Expeditionary
Forces, France.
Page, Garnett E., 71st Aero Squad
ron, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex.
Palmer, Lawrence Arthur, second
lieutenant, U. S. A. Quartermasters
Company, Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va.
Park, Durward Belmont, lieutenant.
Address wanted.
Partridge, Edwin M., 3211 Wiscon
sin Ave., Washington, D. C.
Pascale, Henry, provisional second
lieutenant Infantry Regular Arm;j.
33rd Division Illinois troops, Houston,
Texas.
Patterson, Harold C Sanitary Train
300, Ambulance Company 335, Camp
Taylor, Ky.
Patton, James McDowell, captain.
Address wanted.
Paul, Chas. Eston. Camp Dodge,
Des Moines, la.
Paulus. Albert A.. Hospital Train
No. 21. R, O. T. C, Ft. Benjamin Har
rison, Ind.
Pearson, Harold A., 3rd R. O. T. C,
Ft. Riley, Kas.
Pearson, James, first lieutenant, D
Company, 3rd Engineers, Ft Shafter,
Honolulu. Hawaii Terr. -
Pederson, Hans Christian, first lieu
tenant Address wanted.
Pener, C. II.. captain. Infantry, Ft
Leavenworth, Kas.
Perkins, Frank S.. 350th Infantry.
rent quota of his local board under
a presont and existing call. (From
opinion rendered Decombor 6, 1917,
bv J. S. Easby-Smith. Major J. a.,
Assistant Executive Officer, War De
partment, Office of tho Provost
Marshall General, Washington, D. C).
Alpha Sigma Phi announces tho
pledging of Byron Hunter, '19, of Fre
mont. E. H. Dunnaway of Ogden, Utah, Is
spending a few days at tho Alpha Sig
ma Phi houso before leaving for the
Third Officers Training camp.
Sergeant Forrest Larson, ex-19,
now stationed at Camp Pike, is visit
ing at' the Sigma Nu house.
ODELL TO SPEAK AT
DAIRY CLUB MEETING
Interesting Series of Programs
Planned for the Rest of
the Year
The first of a series of meetings of
the Dairy club which have been ar
ranged for the first Thursday evening
in every month, will be held January
3 In the Dairy auditorium. Mr. Frank
G. Odell, president of the Farmers
Loan Bank at Omaha, will give a talk
on "The Relation of Farm Loans to
Agricultural Students."
A very Instructive program has
been outlined by the University Dairy
club for thet meetings for the re
mainder of the school year. It is the
plan of the club to make Thursday
evening of each month "Dairy Club
Night."
The meeting Thursday evening is
open to the public, and an especial
invitation is issued to students who
are interested.
At the last meeting of the Dairy
club it was decided to purchase a
service flag, to be hung in the Dairy
Industry building. There will be fif
teen stars, to commemorate the mem
bers who are now in the service.
The Christian Science society will
meet in Music hall, Temple, Thursday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Students and
faculty are invited to attend.
I Division 88, A Company, uamp uouge,
la.
Perkins, Harry, 338th Field Artil
lery. Division 88. Camp Dodge. Ia
Perley, Edward G., provisional sec
ond lieutenant, 40th Infantry Regular
Army, Ft. Sheridan, 111.
Perrin. Courtney Dale, captain in
Signal Corps. Camp Funston, Kas.
Perry, Claiborne Gordon, first lieu
tenant, G. Company, 2nd Battalion,
163rd D. B., Camp Dodge, Ia.
Pershing, Jno. Joseph, General In
charge of American Expeditionary
Force?, France.
Peters, Jno. Arthur, lieutenant in
Training Camp at Ft. Riley, Kas.
Peterson, Carl, I Company, Ft. Snell
ing, Minn.
Peterson, Chas., Address wanted.
Peterson, H. R., 134th U. S. Infan
try, Camp Cody, Deming, N. M.
Petrashek, Otto, Great Lakes Train
ing Station, Great Lakes, 111.
Petee, Warren, drafted. Address
wanted.
Pettygrove, Edward Neal, private
C. Company, 355th Infantry National
Army, Camp Funston, Kas.
Phares, Paul Frederick, private, D
Company, 40Sth Telephone Battalion,
American Expeditionary. Forces in
France.
Philbrlck, Fred C, Aviation Sec
tion, S. E. R: C, American Ambassa
dor, London, Eng.
Phillips, Clifford Fuller, Second R.
O. T. C first lieutenant It C, Ft
Snelling, Minn.
Phillips, Elmo Elsmere, private A
Company, 134th U. S. Infantry, Camp
Cody, N. M.
Phllp, Wm. R., provisional second
lieutenant, 8th Artillery, Regular
Army, Sparta, Wis.
Pickett, Jno. C. Address wanted.
Pierce. James Herbert, Third R. O.
T. C, Ft. Snelling, Minn.
Pierce, Roger S., G Company, 61st
Infantry. Camp Greene, Charlotte,
N. C.
Pinckney, Charles Edward, first
lieutenant active service in Hawaii
Islands.
HUSKER BASKETBALL
IS LOOKING UP
Cripples Back in Game at First
Session After Recess
FRESHMEN BEST IN YEARS
First Year Squad Shows Remarkable
Form ' in Scrimmages with
the Varsity Squad
With the resumption of basketball
practice after the holiday vacation,
Nobraska stock has taken a slight
rise. More men are out, some of the
cripples are getting back into the
game, and candidates are showing a
little more form than previously.
At yesterday's practice there were
more men out than at any othor
session this year. Coach Stewart had
material enough to form three varsity
nnri two freshman teams, and for the
first time was able to give the squad
the proper kind of a workout. Schell
enberg's injured foot has healed, and
he will be out for practico regularly.
Schroeder, one of the most promising
candidates, who was thought to be
out of tho game for some time to
come, was on the floor again, al
though he did not participate in any
scrimmage.
The freshmen continue to have the
edge on the varsity in scrimmage. The
first-year men have one of the best
freshman teams in the history of the
school, and are drubbing the varsity
consistently. Friday night of this
week they will go to Crete to play
Doane academy, in accordance with
the new ruling of the Missouri Valley
conference to the effect that fresh
man teams be alloAved to make out
regular schedules. While little is
known of the strength of the Doane
team this year, it is: believed that tlie
Nebraska freshmen will be able to
give a good account of themselves.
The men who were played on the
first varsity team yesterday afternoon
were Jackson and Schellenberg at
forward, Hubka at center, and Adkins
and Kellogg at guard.
FOUR-MINUTE MEN WltL
HAVE CONVENTION JAN. 19
The convention of the Nebraska di
vision of Four Minute Men of the
United States committee on public
information has been called by Pro
fessor M. M. Fogg, state director, to
be held in Lincoln at the time of the
War Conference, January 19, 1918
At this time there are 161 Nebras
ka cities and towns organized under
the supervision of Professor Fogg.
These official Nebraska speakers of
the government, in moving picture
theaters, number at present over
1,000 men. In tho entire country
there are 19,000 speakers. Nebraska
has one-nineteenth of the speakeis
of the whole country. It is forecasted
that when tho next official report of
the head council at Washington is is
sued. Nebraska will stand first in the
number of Four Minute Men in the
field.
A representative of the division will
be sent by Washington to speak at
the conference to be held January 18
and 19.
CAMP PICKS COOK
AND RASMUSSEN
Cook Named Among Quarter
backs of Season Rasmussen
on First Service Team
Johnny Cook of this year's Corn
1 l.-r, to tha Nfihrnskan whose
O o -'
claim for recognition reached the
ears of Walter Camp, traditional
chooser of "All-American" football
elevens. He is mentioned among mo
leading quarterbacks of tho season in
an article in Collier's for January 5.
Camp picked no official college
eleven, but selects three service
elevens instead, listing on them form
er college stars in the training camps.
Johnny Rasmussen, a Cornhusker sub
statute, of 15, is placed at end on the
first eleven.
In place of his first, second and
third "All-American" elevens Camp
complied a list of players -who had
received especial mention in their own
sections, arranging them under thelr
positlons. Cook Is tho only Missouri
Valley man on the roll.