The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVII, NO. 97.
HE CONFERENCE
TO 0PEJ1T0N1GHT
Crete Scene of National Benefit
Workers Meeting
300 DELEGATES TO ATTEND
Great Body of "North American Sty
dents Mobilizing for Christian
World Democracy"
North American Students Moblllz
ins for Christian World nomocracy" is
,he slogan hlch will resound through
the halls of Doane college from Fri
day evening until Sunday night when
GOO del pates from all over the state
gather for the big college workers'
conference to gain inspiration and
study for carrying on the religious
work df the schools throughout tho
country for the coming year. This
Univort-ity is planning to send al least
100 students representing every or
ganization of the school. All the fra
ternities are planning to send at least
two or three delegates to represent
ac.h one, and Miss Florence McGahey,
Dean Amanda Heppner and several
other members of the faculty are going
as chaperones. It is open to everyone
and all who wish to take advantage
of this fine opportunity are welcome.
The expense is trifling as the dele
gates will be given lodging and break
fast at the Doane dormatories and at
private homes. Railroad fare and sup
per and dinner is the sum total of ex
penses the students will have to bear.
Movement Nation-Wide
This movement is being started sim
ultaneously in all the universities and
colleges of the land under the auspice
of the Student Volunteer organization,
and it is an outgrowth of the national
conference at Northfield, Mass., in Jan
uary, at which the University of Ne
braska was represented by Walter
Judd. Several national workers will
be at the conference and will conduct
the classes and discussion groups.
The purpose of calling so many stu
dents together is to discuss the vital
problems confronting the Universities
in the last few years and to crystalize
action and plan a definite program of
work to meet the growing'needs. It is
to create more serious thinking and
a better spirit among men. So many
of the boys who have trodden the
c rooked path since Joining the army,
say, "Why didn't somebody tell us
what we were getting into and pre
pare us to meet these temptations."
Business Men Take Part
As a result of the visits to the fra
ternity houses last Tuesday and
Wednesday, by prominent business
men, who put the proposition up to
the men, several fraternities are plan
ning discussion groups and have
shown deep interest in these ques
tions. Trains on the Burlington for Crete
leave at 5:55 and 6:15 o'clock this eve
ning and one returns to Lincoln Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock, making it
very convenient for delegates.
All who are planning to go and have
uot handed in their names are asked
to leave them at the Y. M. C. A. office
at the Temple before noon today.
PROS. F. H. FLING TO
TEACH WAR COURSE
Nebraska Instructor to Con
duct one of Seventeen War
Time Classes at Wisconsin
Prof. F. M. Fling will give a course
on "The World War" at one of the
seventeen special war courses to be
given at the 1918 summer session of
the University of Wisconsin which be
gins June 24.
Prof. E. A. Ross, who Just returned
from Russia, will give "Present-Day
Russia;" Prof. J. R. Commons, "Labor
in War-Times ;" and Prof. F. A. Ogg.
"Diplomacy of the Great War."
A series of lectures will discuss the
war from historical and diplomatic
angles, the engines of modern war
fare, geography of the war rones, army
and public sanitation, war finance, rood
production and relief work.
Other special war courses include
the boy scout and camp fire girl move
ments, first aid to the Injured, wireless
telerranhr. mrHtarr drill and bacterl
, , -
ology for women who wish to take
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. FRIDAY.
men's placet In public health work.
The home economics department
w ill give courses in elementary dl-1
etetics which lead to the Red Cross
dietetlans' certificate, food and fuel
conservation in the home, home mar
ketlng, food preservation, child wel
fare and housing of the working
classes.
Warns Ranchmen Against Storms j
Prof. O. A. I.oveland is extending!
valuable service to the ranchmen in ,
central and western Nebraska by
warnings through the telephone and I
telegraph which show tho time of j
uproacbing storms.
KHOTEST TO SENATOR
HAS 399 SIGNATURES
Exactly T.P9 members of the faculty
of the University or Wisconsin signed
the prote!' "against those utterances
ami actions of Senator Robert M.
LaFollette which have given aid and
comfort to Germany and her allies
in the present war," which was re
cently circulated on the campus. This
number represents 9:? per cent of the
faculty members, of the rank of in
tlTiictor or above, who are in resi
dence in Madison at this time.
The original protest, with the sig
natures, has been filed in the library
of the state historical society, and
a copy of the list of names has been
sent to Senator LaFollet'te.
CORNHUSKER STAFF ASKS
FOR SOLDIERS' PICTURES
Students Can Greatly Help by
Handing- Photos to Staff
Will Be Returned
The prominent feature of the Corn
husker, for 1917-1918, is to be the mili
tary section. In order that this por
tion of the Cornhusker be the best that
it is possible to make it, the entire
student body of the school must give
the staff its heartiest co-operation.
The management of the publication
wishes to make it plain to students
that it is their book, and that they
have as much to do with the getting
out of the book as has the staff of
about fifteen members.
What is most needed for the Corn
husker this year is pictures of the Uni
versity of Nebraska men in t he service.
Any student of the University who has
a picture in his or her possession of
some former Nebraska man, is request
ed by the editor to bring it to the
Cornhusker office in the basement of
University hall. The best of care will
be given the picture and it will be
returned to the owner, mounted, and
in the same condition as when it left
his or her nossessior?. If any student
has a friend or relative in the service,
who Is a eraduate or an alumnus of
i he University, he is urged to write
him for a snap shot taken of the sol
dier in uniform. The management Has
made this request for pictures before,
tint onlv a few students have as yet
contributed any photos for publication.
Letters from Frai ce, and rrom tne
men in the training camps are also de
sired. In fact anything that concerns j
.l. TT.,citr onMiaro at the front
I lie L'UIYCJ nji uw.
will be welcomed by the editor.
Next Week to Bring Subscription
Campaign for "Nebraska's war Baby"
Co-Eds to Canvass for 1918 Cornhusker From Tuesday Until
Saturday Lowered Price of Two Dollars Brings Book
Within Reach of Every Student Is Only
Record of School Year
The subscription campaign for the
J918 Cornhusker will begin next
Tuesday. February 19. and continue
until Saturday. The book this year
will be the best that has ever been
put out. due to a number of new
features which have been added.
The price has been reduced from
three dollars, the price paid last
year, to two dollars. In an interview
with the business manager yester
day, he stated such a reduction could
be made possible only by an In
creased sale of the book. Thus, if
the book fa to be a financial suc
cess, it will be necessary that every
Ftudent give, his loyal support. Kvery
me is urged to be prepared next
veek to make the initial paymert of
fl.F.O when making subscription.
Thoe students who leave the
University this year at in other
POLITICAL FILIll)
WILL CLOSE TODAf
Executive Dean Asks Non
Fraternity Men to Enter Race
TEN CANDIDATES OUT
Only One for Each Office Except Ivy
Day Orator Randall, Jeffrey and
Eldridge Want Platform Job
The second week of filings for the
coming election of next Tuesday, will
close today at 5 o'clock, after two
weeks of the iiuietest political cam
paigning ever witnessed at Nebraska.
There is yet time for other candi
dates to file, and Executive Dean,
Carl ('. Engberg. in an interview last
night, said that he wished to urge
tho non-fraternity men of the Uni
versity to come out and file today,
in order that the school would have
a real election on next "Tuesday, in
stead of the cut and dried affair that
it promises to be.
Everet Randall. Earl Jeffrey and
Gilbert Eldridge have filed for Ivy
Day Orator, and Lester L. Dunn has
resigned. With the exception of
these changes, the line-up of candi
dates remains unchanged. The three
new men who have filed are all mem
bers of the Fhi Alpha Tau public
speaking fraternity. Randall and
Jeffrev were both in class debates
last venr and Eldridee was alternate
'on the affirmative team that debated
against Kansas. Lester L. Dunn has
resigned because of his recent en
listment in the army. He is a radio
operator of the highest standing, and
is waitine his call to the front, which
t evTiected to come bv the end of
the month.
Co-Eds are Backward
The prophecy given out last week
that numerous co-eds would be out
for various offices, has not been ful
filled, as only one has filed so far.
Elizabeth Erazim, is a candidate for
tSie senior tiass presidency. All the
other nine candidates are men. The
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JUNIOR CLASS DEBATERS
SELECTED YESTERDAY
James, Maddox and Moodie
Will Hold Forth Against
Seniors
Walter James of Brush, Colo., Wil
liam Maddox of Falls City and
Robert Moodie of West Point were
selected yesterday to represent the
juniors in the annual class debating
contests this year. Earl Starboard
of Lincoln was chosen alternate.
More than the usual amount of
talent was shown in the tryouts and
it is expected that the third year
class representatives will prove to
be quite a factor in the tourney be
fore it is over. All of the men on
the team have had experience in
high school debating.
The seniors expect to hold their
trvouts earlv next" week, according
to C. V
Lundmark, president of the
i intpr-Hass debatine board. As usual
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years should take with them some
record of the days that all men who
have ever attended college term the
riches and dearest days of one's life.
This year's Cornhusker Is such a rec
ord. In fact. It is the most complete rec
ord of all the phases of life at the
University of Nebraska that was ever
published. It contains above all
photographs, letters, words of com
ment and praise of the men now
representing Nebraska students in
the trenches, the camps and in all
the other departments of the war.
That Is why the record of this
college year at the University of
Nebraska has been so appropriately
termed "Nebraska's War Baby." The
1917-1918 Cornhusker is truly "some
baby." for the character of Its con
tents and especially its price, appeals
directly to the student.
FEBRUARY 15. 1918.
there is the same amount of back
wardness on the part of the upper
classmen to get out and uphold the
honor of their class and especially
In the senior class this year the lack
of aspirant has been noticed among
the men. The chairman wishes to
.All attention to the fact that co-eds
should feel it their duty to take over
the tasks of the men here as well
as elsewhere.
It is probable that the freshman
sophomore debate will be held in
March.
MERMAIDS PREPARE
FOR SWIMMING MEET
A swimming meet, representing
class teams and individual events,
will be held at the end of the com
ing term. All girls who can swim
are urced to sret on a class team
and thus win 100 points toward an
"N" sweater.
Tickets for the term entitling the
holder to ten swims are on sale for
$1.00 with Miss Raldwin, on all week
days, 9:30 to 10:00 o'clock.
Receive Map of Buffalo County
The soil map of Bugalo county,
published by the U. S. Bureau of
Soil in connection with the U. S.
Soil Survey, has just been received
at the conservation and soil survey
department.
MID-WINTER COMMENCEMENT
WILL BE STAGED TONIGHT
Acting-Chancellor Hastings to
Confer Degrees Prof. J. E.
LeRossignol to Speak
The annual mid-winter commence
ment will be staged tonight at the
Temple theatre at 8 o'clock. Fifty
two students will receive degrees.
This is only five less than the num
ber last year when fifty-seven were
graduated.
Prof. J. E. LeRossignol, head of
the school of commerce, will give
the address of the evening on the
subject: "Canada and the World
War." Acting Chancellor William G.
Hastings will confer the degrees and
Adjutant General H. E. Clapp will
give the military commissions in
absence of governor Keith Neville.
Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond will have
charge of the music.
The board of regents will meet
today to finally pass upon the names
that have been recommended to
them by the faculty. It is probable
that they will also take some action
at this time toward the selecting
of a new dean for the arts and
science college.
University of Illinois
Unfurls Service Flag
Students of University of Illinois
spoke their praises of the men who
have gone to the front from the
ranks of learning yesterday when
they unfurled from two poles in
front of their library the flag that
contains approximately 2,685 stars
indicating the great drain that the
war has made upon the student pop
ulation of that University.
Special services were held for th
flag ceremony, the band headed a
review of the brigade and the gov
ernor of Illinois together with other
prominent men. gave addresses.
Dr. G. E. Condra Inspects Soils
Dr. G. E. Condra is spending a
great deal of time this month in
passing upon land and oil projects
seeking to sell in Nebraska.
Sigma Delta Chi
Makes Fians for Shun
"The Evening Shun," which annually
appears as a part of the University
Night performance, was outlined 'at a
meeting of Sigma Delta Chi, the Jour
nalistic fraternity, in The Nebraskan
office last evening. The old motto of
the paper, "Hew to the line, let the
chips fall where they may," was recog
nlzed in the making of assignment",
promising, members of the fraternity
believe a shun that will at least equal
those of years past
Wayne Townsend. '18, of Cook, was
elected president of the fraternity, re
placing Ivan Beede, '18, of David
City, the retiring president. Herman
Thomas, '20, of Hebron, was elected
secretary. Walter Johnson, '19, of
Omaha as vice-president and John
Charles Wright, '19. of Lincoln as
treasurer, were reelected.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NEBRASKA BATTLES
Cornhuskers to Take Issue
With Southern Tossers
HAVE LENGTHENED FLOOR
To Satisfy Demands of Jayhawks
Stewart Extends West Side of
Gymnasium Team In Form
The first series of Missouri val
ley conference games to be played
on the local floor will start tonight.
when Kansas and Nebraska will meet
in a clash, the outcome of which
will .have a groat deal to do with
the standing of the two teams at the
end of the valley race. The second
game will be played tomorrow night.
The games will be played in the
Armory, and will start at 8 o'clock.
Students' athletic tickets will admit
to both games.
The odds on the Kansas games are
now about even. The Cornhuskers
have been improving steadily, and
should show good form against the
Jayhawks. Schellenberg, who has
become the mainstay of the team,
was taken to the hospital yester
day morning with blood poisoning,
but it was done rather to prevent
the development of further infec
tion, than because of any serious
trouble, and "Schelly" will appear in
both games at his fordward position.
Team in Good Condition
The team is in good condition for
the games, but will still be handi
capped by their lack of experience.
For this reason, everybody who is a
loyal Cornhusker is going to be out
to the games if he possibly can.
It is generally acknowledged that
the Huskers' chances of copping the
games will vary directly as the num
ber of rooters coming out.
The team that will start the game
has not been announced yet, but
will probably be practically the same
as that nsed in former contests.
Reynolds, a new man, has also been
showing up well, and fans are ex
pecting him to be given a chance
to show his worth soon.
The gymnasium will present a new
aspect to students tonight. In or
der to get Kansas to schedule the
games. Coach Stewart had to agree
to secure a larger floor than the
only one available on the campus.
It was finally found impossible to
comply with the Kansas require
ments, and instead a compromise was
effected, whereby the gymnasium
was to be enlarged. The west basket
has been moved back some dis
tance, and the floor now measures
approximately 85 by 40 feet. This
will afford a faster game, and both
teams will play better ball on the
bigger floor.
PROF. SARKA HRBKOVA
HAS HOPES FOR RUSSIA
Chairman of Woman's Division
State Council Says Stricken
Country will Emerge Safely
"Russia will come out all right, in
spite of 'calamity howlers,"' declared
Prof. Sarka Hrbkova, chairman of
the woman's division, state council
of defense, speaking before the
Thursday morning lecture club at
the home of Mrs. Julia E. Spalding,
2221 Sheridan Boulevard, yesterday
morning.
Prof. Hrbkova's subject waB "The
World War to Date," with special
reference to the Russian situation,
a subject- upon which she ia an
authority.
She feels quite optimistic abont
the future of Russia and says that
the radical socialists will soon fall
and Prof. Miljukov and his party
of moderates will gain control, but
not until the influence of Trotiky
and the radicals have spread through
Germany and Austria. The dissatis
faction and revolutionary nnrest that
the bolshevik! propoganda will cause
in Germany and Austria will do more
for the allies than any army Russia
could muster.
Miss Hrbkova said that we must
not criticize Russia In her struggles
through a complete change in gov
ernment for even If America should
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TO NIGHT