The Daily. Nebraskan
VOL. XVII. NO. lOh.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN. THURSDAY, lARCH 7. 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DPEIIIIIC GAMES IN
EKE FAS
Thrillers and Close Matches
are Feature
INTEREST ON INCREASE
Omaha Commerce Loom. Big In
Class C Ravenna, Sidney, Louis
ville and Culbertson Are Strong
t
So far as Classes C, D, E. F. O and
H are concerned, the Eighth Annual
Hlgb School Basketball tournament
' being staged this week by the athletic
department of the University. Is going
to be the best meet ever held. The
teams are showing real . basketball
(era and hare already staged some
pretty battles that promise exciting
times after the weaker teams have
been weeded out.
The classes are very close together
In the brand of basketball being played
nd the teams In the classes are still
closer matched. At present, Omaha
Commerce Is looming up strong In
Class C. with a defeat of 44 to 2 to Its
credit against Humboldt. Ravenna
beat Clarkson 41 to 10 In Class O. and
promises to make a strong bid Tor
honors. Sidney. In Class E, showed
exceptionally good form, and will
prove a stumbling block for any op
ponents It will meet. Sidney beat
Tobias 22 to 9 through good team
work and clever Individual work.
Class F contests were marked by close
scores throughout The teams were
all pitted against weaker opponents
in games that could give no Indica
tion of their real ability when hard
pressed. Louisville, in Class G, and
Culbertson, In Class H, ran up good
scores on their opponents and should
be in the race for the finals. All dope
at this stage of the meet Is bound to
be uncertain. Some of the teams met
much weaker ones, and so deserve no
particular credit for big scores. Other
teams were content to win by smaller.
though safe, margins and there will
probably be 6ome dark horses un
covered before the semi-finals are
ever.
The scores and line-ups for the first
round in these clashes follow:
CLASS C
Exeter. Franklin and Omaha Com
merce were winners in games played
at Auditorium Wednesday night. North
Platte failed to appear and Holbrook
was awarded the game by default.
Franklin High school defeated Pax
ton in the hardest fought game of the
evening. Paxton took the lead at the
start and held it until the last minute
IS HERE ARRANGING
CIVILIAN RELIEF WORK
Organizing Department to Help
Families of Soldiers Fight
at Front
Miss Verna Elsinger of Omaha was
in Lincoln this week to arrange with
the University extension department
tor co-operation In the civilian relief
work. Miss Elsinger Is the field
worker for the 'central division 'of
the civilian relief department of the
American Red Cross society, her
headquarters at Chicago. '
This department has to do with
helping the families of enlisted and
drafted soldiers. The purpose Is to
keep the soldiers' homes properly
iinected with the war work and Is
social study of war conditions. The
department has listed all the families
and is helping apportion the allot
meiits of salaries out to relatives of
the men. On account of the great
numbers of men to classify and the
complicated offlclal business con
nected with the money matters, there
has been some delay and trouble in
distributing salaries. Field workers
have organized thoroughly and are
also looking after the child welfare
in homes where the fathers are i
government service.
Miss Elsinger, after consulting with
Mrs. T. F. A, Williams of the so
ciology department and Prof! A. A
fceed, bead of the extension depart
ment, decided to organize Nebraska
civUajj relief through the University
extension department- Local com
ttltteet wCl be appointed In every
LOWER CLASSES
T MEETS III FINALS
of play when Sprout tossed a ringer
from a difficult angle. The playing of
Morris was the outstanding feature of
the game.
The line-up was as follows:
Franklin 23, Paxton 18
Sargent f ..Krat
Morris f Q. Hartman
Sprout c Humsted
Harvey g...... W. Hartmau
Vedder g Sundman
Coals Morris, 7; Sprout, 4; C. Hart
man. 4; Humsted. 2; W. Hartmau. 2.
Foul Goals G. Hartman, 2; Har
vey. 1.
Referee Neuman.
Scorer Kacer
Exeter easily defeated Wahoo 21-12,
outclassing them in all departments
of the game. The team work of Exeter
was supberb, with Adams the main
cog of their machine. Epperson ol
Wahoo starred, caging four b,askeU
from the center of the floor.
The line-up was as follows:
v Exeter 21, Wahoo 12
Costello f Epperson
McCleary f Pospisel
Adams c , .. Johnson
Smith .....g Nelson
Lefler g Haldeman
Goals Costello, 2; McCleary, 2;
Adams, 6; Epperson, 4; Haldeman, 1.
Foul Goals Epperson, 2; Adams, 1.
Referee Rhodes.
Scorer Finney.
Holbrook won by default.
Omaha Commerce romped off with
Humboldt in easy fashion, playing a
brand of basketball which makes them
favorites for the Class C champion
ship. Goodman, Cameron and Ma
honey form the nucleus of Omaha's
scoring machine, and are bound to
cause trouble for their opponents in
tomorrow's game.
The line-up was as follows: '
Omaha Commerce 44, Humboldt 2
Goodman f Kilbright
Mahoney f ; Smith
Koofer c Dorland
Bernstein g Gouid
Lornsen g Franklin
Goats Mahoney, 7; Koofer, 5; Good
man. 5; Cameron. 5.
Foul Goals Goodman, 1; Dorland, 2.
Substitutes: For Omaha Commerce
Cameron.
Referee Neuman.
Scorer Kacer.
Hardy 23, Hickman 18
Bixby f Wissell
Myers f Van Burg
Wright c DeVries
Welmer g Schneider
Elam g Boefl
Field Goals Blxby.. 2; Myers, 5;
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county and important Red Cross divi
sion of the state and courses will
be arranged to instruct local com
mittees on their work.
Miss El6inger is a trained social
worker and has been located in
Omaha until recently transferred to
Chicago. She visited Mrs. Williams
here, who has been giving a civilian
relief course this semester and will
conduct an institute' specializing in
this phase of sociology in the sum
mer session.
Catharine Dodge spent Saturday and
Sunday vifiting at her home in Fre
mont. Clyde Moseman of Emerson visited
at the Delta Chi house the end of the
week.
Daphne Stickel and Florence Jenks
,rt of the
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their home in Omaha.
GAMES
CLASS A (Armory)
3-50 Lincoln vs. Stanton.
7:30 South Omaha vs. University
Place.
7. 50 Fremont vs. Gothenburg.
8:30 Omaha Central vs. Newman
Grove.
CLASS B (Armory)
10:00 Oakdale vs. Holdrege.
10 20 Minden vs. Schuyler.
2 :3 Nebraska City vs. Sutton.
' 50 Friend vs. Shelton.
CLASS C (Auditorium)
3; SO-Hardy vs. Wilbur.
7 30 Central City vs. Clay Center.
7: 50-Franklin vs. Exeter
8:30-Holbrook vs. Omaha Com
merce. CLASS D (Auditorium)
10:00 Kenesaw vs. Greensham.
JO-0 Ravenna vs. Edgar.
2:30 Plain view vs. Seward.
PAN-HELLENIC ACTS
ON DANCE ORDINANCE
Council Pledges Self to Uphold
City Ruling
AGE LIMIT SET AT 18
May Decide to Continue Closing all
University Affairs at 10.30
O'Clock
Perhaps the most Interesting meet
ing Nebraska Pan-Hellenic has tver
held took place last evening when
the council pledged Itself to do all
its could to -enforce the city dance
ordinance which goes into effect this
week. The council after a discussion
voted to approve the ordinance. A
number of the active delegates feel
ing that the ordinance was unfair in
that it would prevent- a large num
ber of freshmen "minors" from at
tending dances, such as the military
ball, for which tickets have been
validated, did not vote on the "ap
proval." The matter of the time of closing
sorority University parties was dis
cussed. It was stated by alumnae
members of the council that the
opinions they had heard on the sub
ject had been in favor of continuing
closing the parties at 10:30 o'clock,
but the x council as a whole declined
to take any action until its mem
bers had conferred with the groups
which they represent.
The question as to whether stu
dents under eighteen years of age
could attend the University dances
for which tickets are validated, un
less they were accompanied by a
parent or legal guardian, was raised.
It was found by a study of the ordi
nance that those students could not.
The question of legal guardian was
brought up and it was opinioned
that sorority chape rones would not
suffice as "legal guardians."
The time at which sorority Uni
versity parties will close will be defi
nitely decided at the next meeting
of the council next Wednesday eve
ning at 5 o'clock.
SPECIAL BASKETBALL EDI
TION T0 BE OUT AT
11 TOMORROW
The eight-page special basket
ball edition of The Daily Ne
braskan containing the com
plete reports of today's games,
the schedules for the semi-finals,
a review of the Cornhusk
er Reason to date, a review of
the three co-ed tournaments
and special articles on the
tournament and University
sports will be ready for distri
bution at Station A at 11
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Copies will be distributed free
to regular subscribers and to
the members of the high school
teams. Coaches or superintend
ents in Lincoln with their teams
should call at Station A for
copies for their men.
SENIOR GIRLS TO
. MEET THIS MORNING
New Method of Choosing Black
Masques to be Explained
at 11:30 O'Clock
The Nebraskan wishes to correct an
error which appeared in Wednesday's
Issue, when it was announced that
there would be a meeting of all senior
women that morning. The meeting
wtii be held Thursday morning (today
(Continued on page three)
TODAY
2:50 Bethany vs. Morrill.
CLASS E (V. M. C. A.)
3:50 Meadow Grove vs. Scribner.
7.30 Waco vs. Superior.
7:50 Shirkley vs. Steele City.
8 :.0 Franklin Academy vs. Sidney,
CLASS F (Y. M. C. A.)
10:00 Bayard vs. Dunbar.
10.20 Bloom Held vs. Wausa
2:30 Polk vs. Waterloo.
2:50 Bladen vs. Gretna.
CLASS G (Chapel)
3:50 Juniata vs. Louisville.
7:30 Bloes vs. BurwelL
7:50 Jtandolph vs. Elmwood.
8:30 Howells vi. Ansley.
CLASS H (Chapel)
10:00 Hayes Center vs. MascoL
10.20 Albo vs. Culbertson.
2:30 Wlnslde vs. Courtland.
2-50 Osmond vs. Gering.
HIM
TIES CENTER
Games in Classes A and B
Pack Armory
LITTLE DOPE AVAILABLE
Lincoln Has Advantage Over Small
Auburnltes and Wlna 34 to3 Oma
ha Has Hard Fight with Aggies
The center of interest during the
first day's round of the eighth annual
basketball tournament which began
yesterday morning at 9 o'clock was
found in the games between the teams
in Classes A and B. While the games
as a whole were pretty much on the
pep order still the playing was peculiar
In the fact that very little dope as to
the real strength of the teams was to
be gained. Beatrice, who usually
makes a strong bid for the honors, did
not send a team this year at all, and
several of the teams who as a rule
make a flying start did not come up
to their usual form.
Omaha Has Hard Battle
The game between Lincoln and Au
burn was rather poorer than was to
he expected from two teams with as
good records as these two have thi3
year. However, this was not due so
much to the lack of prowess on tho
part of the teams as it was to their
difference In size. Lincoln must have
t utweighed the Auburn lads by about
twenty-five or thirty pounds per man.
but Auburn put up a scrappy gme
against overwhelming odds and de
serves a good deal of credit for her
spunk and perseverance.
The game between Omaha and the
School of Agriculture was somewhat
better although the boys from the me
tropolis had the best of it from the
start. The fact that, the Farmers
vere a pretty heavy aggregation iid
that Omaha did not show an extra
amount of form makes it hard to de
termine very much as to the fut.ire
outcome of the Omaha quintette.
Newman Grove came up as sort of a
dark horse by trouncing the Norfolk
five to the tune of 32 to 16, while Fre
mont cleaned up on the Harvard boys
by 22 to. 11.
By far one of the most interesting
games of the day in either Class A or
C was that between Friend and Have
I.ck. Both teams fought like tigers
from start to finish but the Friend
team came out at the long end of the
score and whipped the suburbanites by
p. 19-16margin. If Friend can keep
up the brand of ball that she exhibited
University Soldiers to
Get First Lieutenancies
Among the names given in the
army and navy Journal of those
whose promotions from second to
fir-t lieutenants were confirmed by
the senate on February 25th, are the
following men from the University
of Nebraska:
Verne Austin ex-'19. first cavalry.
Camp Douglas.
W. F. Goodwin. '17, 15th cavalry.
Camp Douglas.
Edward Terley. ex-'19. 40th infan
try. Camp Sheridan.
Merrill V. Reed. 14. 40th infantry.
Camp Sheridan.
Phillip E. Watkins. '17, 3th in
fantry. Fort Snelling.
Miss Macy Sprac-her Gets'
Government Appointment
Miss Macy Spracher. assistant in
the botany department, has received
word of her appointment to a fed
eral position in the United States
department of agriculture at Wash
ington. D. C. She has been placed
on the staff In the seed laboratory
of the bureau of plant industry and
her work will be an investigation of
pure seeds. She took the civil serv
ice eraminarton about a year ago
The position offered her Is a re
eponsibJe one. the plant Industry
bureau being one of the most Impor
tant In the agriculture department
Miss Spracher was graduated from
Wesleyan University In 1912. Is a
graduate student of Nebraska, and
baa held a fellowship In the botany
department for the past year.
Edwin Duff. Nebraska City. CoL
Edwin Zimmers. Camp Cody, and Capt.
Harley. Camp Dodge, were guests at
the Sigma Chi house Sunday.
II
BALLTOUHNEY
OFJTHLETIC STAGE
this afternoon there Is little doubt but
that she will be a strong contestant
for the finals Saturday.
Very few individual stars were in
evidence during the day's play. Max
well of Omaha. Ekstrom of Newman
Grove, Chesney of Lincoln and Varney
of Friend showed up exceptionally
well.
The Class A and B games summarle
are as follows:
CLASS A
Hastings 6, University Place 11
Andrew f Haverly
Gates f Kauf
Harrell c Llmmering
Alabaster g Dlllow
Harper g Dutton
Field Goals Gates, 1; Harrell. 1;
Alabaster. 2; Haverly, 1; Dlllow, 1;
Dutton, 1.
Free throws Gates. 1.
Substitutes: For University Place
Aden. Hare, Tromble; for Hastings
Brooks, Kohl.
Referee J. Riddell.
Lincoln 34, Auburn 3
Chesney f Davis
Jungmeyer f Anderson
Munn .'. c." StufT
Girard c Mutx
Lamb . ...g Hanniford
Field goals Chesney, 5; Jung
meyer, 8; Munn, 2; Lamb. 2.
Free throws Anderson, 4.
Substitutes. For Lincoln, Holland,
Glsh, Wynkoop.
Referee Waugh. '
Geneva 11, So. Omaha 17
Nicholas f - Wilson
McKinney f Oswald
Fussell c Etter
S walls g Emlgh
McGlauly g Dennis
Field goals Nicholas, 1; McKinney,
Fussell, 2; Oswald, 1; Etter. 6.
Free throws McKinney, 3; Wil
son, 3.
Substitutes: For Geneva -Wilkins
and Camp; for So. Omaha Bremen.
Volx, Ratacek.
Referee Waugh.
Stanton 24, Hebron 11
Klopp f Wright
Dewitz f Otten
Perry c Burgess
Chase g Bozarth
Glaser g Her
Field goals Wright. 2; Her, 2;
Klopp. 4; Dewitz. 3; Perry, 4.
Free throws Wright. 3; Klopp, 2.
Substitutes: For Hebron Barr;
for Stanton N. Klopp.
Referee Healy.
Taking advantage of their oppon
ents lack of speed Fremont- stepped
ahead of the Harvard aggregation
(Continued on page three.)
Mrs. Frances Vandecar of York
visited her sister, Helen Cbpsey, the
end of the week at the Alpha Phi
house.
Mrs. Earl Neeley and Winifred Mc
Henry of Gering were guests of Mrs.
Carroll at the Alpha ..I Delta house
the latter part of the week.
C. H. Hyde, ex-law '15, now in the
aviation service and stationed at
Champaign. 111., was visiting at the
Bushnell Guild house Sunday.
Annual Engineering Trip
of Inspection Next Week
The annual Inspection trip for
junior and senior engineers will be
held Friday and Saturday, March 15,
and 16.
The trip will take in the gas
plant, the mecbanical equipment of
the Lincoln hoteL the Traction Com
pany's, power plant; the Ice plant
of the Beatrice Crcaccry Cuiiny,
the A Street pumping station and
several buildings now under con
struction. This trip is open to senior and
junior engineers and also to sopho
mores who receive special permis
sion to attend.
CONVOCATION
Convocation this morning will be
a violin recital by Jean Lamont
Schaefer. given In the Temple thea
tre at 11' o'clock. H. R. Chenoweth
will accompany on the piano. - The
following program will be given.
Romance Svendsen
Mazurka "ObertasV Wieniaksky
Polish Song "My Joys
ChoplnTaborowskj
Romance "Bohemlene".Boldl-Schaefer
Mazurka de Concert Muria