The Daily Nebraskan
VOL, XVII, NO. 139.
UNIVERSITY OF NKBRASKA, LINCOLN. FRIDAY. MAY 3. 1918.
PRICK FIVE CENTS
HUSKERS TO CLASH
Willi GOPHERS
Track Teams Meet at Beatrice
Tomorrow Afternoon
MINNESOTA IS CONFIDENT
Report From Camo Full of Optimism
Nebrakan in Good
' " Condition
Saturday afternoon at 2: SO, the
Gophers and Cornhuskera will decide
the supremacy of Nebraska and Min
nesota at Beatrice. The outcome of
the meet is as much in doubt as it has
ever been, although the optimistic
stories from the Gopher camp have
case considerable gloom over the Ne
braskans. Coach Stewart is leaving
no stone unturned and with the ex
ception of Finney and Grau, his track
team is in the best possible condi
tion. Gopher Strong in Field
The Gophers are counting on mak
ing a clean sweep of the field events,
as is evidenced by a telegram received
from the Minnesota coach which de
mands, that the Javelin and hammer
throw he included in the events.
Munn, Hubka and Sehellenberg, the
Nebraska weight men are inexperi
enced in the hammer throw, but they
have been showing class in the re
maining weight events and may cop
off a second" or two.
Minnesota is an unknown quantity
in all the races except the half mile,
but Judging from her work last year,
the Huskers should be able to score
heavily in the races. Stevens, who
took second in the open 440 at Kan
sas City and "Let" Hanson in the
mile have heen added to the squad,
since the Ames dual. Nebraska is
counting on taking both relays, as the
Huskers have a quartet of sprinters
in each of tnese events, who are a
match for any relay team in this sec
tion of the country.
REGISTRATION DROPS
ONE-FIFTH FOR YEAR
War Cuts Enrollment More
' Men Than Women at First
ot Year
Statistics of this year's registration
show a falling off of 30 per cent in
the number of men and 14 per cent
In the number of women enrolled last
year, or a total registration decrease
of 23 per cent for the University this
year.
This (percentage of decrease is quite
uniform throughout the several col
leges with a few exceptions. The
school of commerce decreased 50 per
cent in its enrollment of men and
showed a gain of 50 per cent in the
number of women. This Is due in
part to the changing of colleges by
men who were in the commerce de
partment last year and the natural
Tesult of the war upon women in busi
ness. The college of medicine in
creased its registration by 5 per cent,
for which the war may be also be held
to account.
The teachers college suffered a de
crease of 73 per cent of their regi
stration of men and show a slight
gain in the number of women.
The lower classmen show practical
ly the same percent of shrinkage as
the seniors.
In spite of the much-talked-of
men "Upon the campus the registrar's
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Pre-Mcdics Called to
Poils Thursday, May 9
Pre-medic elections for president,
third reserve officers training cam?
iHoa TirAsMMife. secretary and treas
urer for next semester will be held j
In Bessey hall lectures room, o-
o'clock Thursday, May 9, 1918. Nomi
nations for president, including Geo.
Johnson, Melvin Newqulst and Roy
Vinsant, ware made at the meeting on
Thursday, -May 2. 11-12 o'clock.
DISCUSSES VALUE OF
MODERN LANGUAGES
Qnimman Speaks Before Lan
guage Teachers
TEXTS ARE TOO TRIVIAL
Say Proper Study of Foreign Tongue
Should Increase Facility in
English
Trof. P. H. Grummann, head of the
college of arts and sciences will dis
cuss "The Cultural Value of Modern
Languages" at the modern language
teachers' association in Chicago today
and tomorrow. Professor Grummann
left for Chicago yesterday afternoon.
Professor Grummann appeals to
teachers of foreign languages that
they teach more than facility in the
language, "The intelligent acquiring
of any foreign language presupposes
a constant fortifying in the mother
tongue. Is it not time that, in the
interests of cultural values the lin
guistic training be so correlated that
foreign language training will really
clarify the student's knowledge of his
mother tongue?"
Text Too Trivial
Professor Grummann asserts too
many of the reading texts abound in
the trivialities of foreign trave lat the
expense of solid literature. "Espe
cially the German classes have been
exploited shamefully with reading
matter of this kind," rroressor urum
mann says. VOne is tempted to be
lieve," he adds, "that it was a -conscious
attempt to advertise modern
Germany."
"The teacher should be a potent
factor in the building of national char
acter. The study of international cul
ture is purely a comparative process.
The teacher, however, must constant
ly study foreign life with reference
to the possible contribution that it
may make to American life."
Teacher Often Immature
"We have seen great numbers of
immature students in German univer
sities, training for teaching careers
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HISTORY TEACHERS
HERE FOR SESSION
Attempt to Standardize History
Courses University Stu
dents Invited
Tonight and tomorrow the history
teachers of the state will meet here
for their annual spring session. The
chief work of the association this
spring is to be the completion of a
course in history for the twelve grades
of the public schools. The course
has heen in process of formulation
for a year, and it is expected that in
their present session the history
teachers will be able to complete it
and to recommend It to the school
boards, superintendent and principals
of the state. University students who
are majoring in history probably will
be interested in the discussions and
decisions of the associated, and are
given a cordial invitation to be pres
ent at any or all of Its meetings.
COMPANY "Q" WILL
PARADE THIS EVENING
Company "Q" will parade to
night following competitive
drill, according to tradition. The
gang will gather in front of the
Armory at 8 o'clock. No regu
lations as to costumes have
been laid, but every marcher
must wear his drill leggings' to
show that he is a member of
company "Q.w The parade will
wind down to Sixteenth and O
and will then follow the band
and the winning company on
its victorious march.
Rowdyism In such a time as
this cannot and will not ho
tolerated. The parade is planned
as an outlet for enthusiasm and
is scheduled with the assump
tion that no one will take ad
vantage of the confidence
placed in him. Remember to
night that you are not only a
member of "Q" but a student of
the University of Nebraska and
conduct yourself accordingly.
INTEREST OF SCHOOL
CENTERED IN COHPET
Big Military. Event Starts To
day at One O'clock
UNUSUAL INTEREST SHOWN
Company Spirit I Enthusiastic
High School Cadet Not
to Drill
Today at 1 o'clock, the lid is taken
off the biggest event for the year of
the military department. The annual
competitive drill is scheduled to be
gin shortly after 1 o'clock on the Ath
letic field. The cadet companies will
fall in at their usual places by one.
Probably interest in "compet" this
year is greater than ever before, not
only because the war has caused a
greater interest in military science
than has been shown for a long time,
but also for the reason that with the
exception of commissioned officers,
few of the cadets have ever taken
part in a competitive drill before. Be
yond mere rumor, it is almost impos
sible for any man drilling to tell in
any way Just how his company com
pares with the others, and there has
been treat speculation as to who will
load the annual shirt tail parade to
night. Interest Is Keen
Interest has become very great, and
keen competition between the compa
nies, of the cadet rogiment has been
exhibited during the past two weeks.
The men have taken an interest in
their own work greater than has been
exhibited for many weeks, and the
changes that have taken place in
military work of all kinds has been
very marked for so short a time.
Arm signals and skirmish work espe
cially have received attention, and
during drill hour for the past ten
days, nearly every large vacant place
on the campus had lines of uniformed
men lying on their faces, and firing t
imaginary enemies, with squad Tushes
indicating another trench taken, and
furious charges with war whoops suf
ficient to strike terror into the hearts
of all who heard. When the men have
marched In after drill, a goodly por
tion of Nebraska soil accompanied
them, and the cleaners over the city
are reaping a fortune from suits be
ing made spick and span for today.
Last night and the night before
many of the companies held councils
of war in the form of smokers, witih
the result that the spirit of competi
tion has reached a high pitch.
Wednesday evening at drill hour the
men of Company E appeared with rib
bons designating their identity, and
since that time, ribbons are in evi
dence, not only on most of the cadets,
but also some of the fair co-eds are
seen with them.
Large Crowd Expected
It is expected that there will be a
large crowd out to the "compet," to
day, as not only those in the Univer
sity, hut also many outside of the
school are taking great interest in the
work of the cadets, and will undoubt
edly he in the stands. One disappoint
ment was the ruling that only Univer
sity cadets would compete. The high
school company was broken up, the
men distributed among the Univer
sity companies, and these men took
great interest in the work, expecting
to take part. However, since "com
pet" is really a University affair only,
it was thought bet to dispense with
the high school men on this occasion,
although they have drilled like vet
erans. SILVER SERPENTS
HOLD INITIATION
Junior Honorary Girls Society
Takes in Seventeen for
Next Year
The following girls were initiated
into Silver Serpent yesterday evening
at the Gamma Phi Beta house:
Alpha Chi Omega, Helen Holtz;
Alpha XI Delta, Helen Fischer; Alpha
Delta Pi, Irene Doty; Alpha Omicron
Pi, Lorene Hendricks; Chi Omega,
Mildred Adams; Delta Delta Delta,
True Jack; Delta Gamma, Betty
Brown; Kappa Kappa Gamma, Daisy
Parks; Kappa Alpha Theta, Dorothy
Wetherald: Alpha Phi, Genevieve
Loeb; Achoth, Alfreda ItfacPiang;
Gamma Phi Beta, Harriett Ashbrook;
Detal Zeta, Mable McAdams; Pi Beta
rhi, Carolyn Reed; Barbs, Helen
Lewis; Union, Jean Landale, Ruth
Sheldon.
HIGH SCHOOLS VISIT
TOMORROW FOR AUNUAL FETE DAY
Eleventh Annual Debate of
State Leagne in the Morning;
U PARTICIPANTS ENTERED
Question is Compulsory Military
Training for High
School
The morning ot the annual high
! school fete day tomorrow will be
devoted entirely to the eleventh an
nual state debate of the Nebraska
High School Debating League. The
debaters will speak on the question,
"'Resolved, That Compulsory Military
Training Should be Established in the
Public High Schools of the United
States." The discussion will start
promptly at 10 o'clock in Memorial
hall.
Practically all plans for the debates
have now been completed. All the
preliminary contests have heen held,
or will be hehld today, and the order
in speaking of the teams has been
arranged. Judges for the contests
have not yet heen announced.
It was the intention of the league
to hold team debates this year, but
the plan was postponed for another
season, at least. The high expense ot
such a project rendered it imprac
ticable at this time, and added to that
was the fact that the fete day was set
ahead two weeks, leaving too little
time for the teams to get ready. It
is probable, however, that several
inter-district team debates will be held
nevertheless. These will he arranged
for today.
Fourteen Participants
It is expected that the. debates this
year will be of a higher quality than
ever. There will be, in all, fourteen
participants, and they are the cream
of the high school logicians of the
state.
Prof. M. M. Fogg, of the department
of rhetoric, pre&Meht'of the' 'debating
league, and Prof. H. W .Caldwell, sec
retary, have completed the day's sched
ule so far as possible. The teams
will speak in the following order
(since all the teams have not yet de
bated, the standing of smoe of them
is still uncertain) :
Affirmative
1. Minden
3. Omaha (?)
5. Alliance
7. Beatrice (?)
9. Ravenna
11. Madison or Wisner (?)
13. Edgar (?)
Negative
2. Teachers College High School
4. Omaha (?)
6. Wymore (?)
8. Randolph
10. McCook
12. Madison or Wisner (?)
14. Red Cloud.
Alpha Kappa Psi Elects
Officers for Next Year
Alpha Kappa Psi met Wednesday
evening at the Kappa Sigma house
and elected officers for the coming
year. The new men chosen were:
Mark Hooper, president; Fred N.
Hellner, vicepresident; Gaylord Davis,
secretary -treasurer; Chas. J. Lehm
kuhl, sergeant-at-arms ; Park Thorn
ton, chapter editor.
Is New Head of Agricultural
Engineering Extension Work
Prof. C. D. Kinsman, '12, M. S.,'pur
due University, who has been teaching
in the rural engineering department
at Purdue, has been appointed head
of the agricultural engineering exten
sion work in the University.
NEBRASKAN POTISIONS
Applications for election of
the positions of Editor, Manag
ing Editor, two new Editors,
woman Associate Editor and
Business Manager of The Daily
Nebraskan for the first semes
ter of the school year 1918-19
will be received at the student
activities' office up until 12
o'clock noon, May 16, 1918.
T. A. WILLIAMS, Sec.
UHSITY
Track Meet Expected to be1
Close and Fast
GOTHENBURG IS FAVORITE
Much Expected of Layton, Star of
Last Year Lincoln, Fremont
and Omaha Strong
The largest high school track meet
of the year will take place Saturday
afternoon on Nebraska field, when
over 100 men representing 17 high
schools, will fight it out for the state
championship.
The odds are in favor of the strong
Gothenberg aggregation, since they
easily out-distanced all their rivals
in the recent Southeastern meet. No
one questions the superiority of their
star man, Layton, to anyone in the
state and the other high school
coaches have conceded Gothenberg SO
points before ever an event is run
off.
Other Squad Strong
Lincoln high has been working out
with the University team the past
week and Coach Hager has a promis
ing bunch ot athletes. Their team is
composed of such stars as Don Mc
Meekin, present holder of the Cali
fornia state record in the high Jump;
Gish, holder of the Kansas record in
both the hurdles, and Nichols, the
colored distance runner, who won the
mile in last year's classic. The other
members of Hager's well balanced
team are K. McMeekin in the 440-yard
and pole vault; Munn and Young
meyer in the weights.
The strength of Fremont is an un
known factor, hut many dopesters are
picking them as the possible dark
hors of the meet. Fitzsimmons, all
state basketball center, stands a good
chance of carrying off at least two
gold medal 8. Omaha has a team of
"vSScrans-the most notable of which
are Noble in the 'SPTintB, Maxwell,
the all around athlete, in botb hurdles,
and Nelson in the mile.
Rivals to Run Again
Everyone who attended last year's
meet will remember the sensational
race between Nelson of Omaha and
Nichols of Lincoln in the mile. These
men will again go to their marks Sat
urday and a great battle is antici
pated. Thirty-four have entered the
100-yard dash, which necessitates the
running of three preliminaries.
MANY ASK TO BE SENT
INTO TRAINING CAKP
Military Department Receives
Application of Seventy-Seven
University Men
Seventy-seven applications have
been received to the fourth officers'
training camp at the office of the
military department. In order to "be
considered, the applications had to "be
in the hands of Colonel Roberts, com
mandant of the cadetB, by Wednesday
evening, up to which time that num
ber were In. As there will be only a
total of 58 men selected from the list,
35 in Class C, and 23 in Classes A
and B, Colonel Roberts will spend a
few days in looking up the qualifica
tions of the applicants, including rec
of the accepted meu will he announced
ords in the University, and the names
probably by Monday.
Last week the first announcement
of the fourth camp was made, and
since that time, the office of Colonel
Roberts, who is in charge of the Ne
braska division, has received applica
tions in every mail. The applicants
will not be required to report in Lin
coln for physical examination, hut In
stead may be examined by any phy
sician of good repute, with another
xariinaMon when they reach camp.
Students from the University, who
will he in Class C. will need only pass
a physical examination, the recom
mendation of the commandant being
all else that is necessary.
The camp opens on May 15th, the
Nebraska quota probably going to Ft
Riley. This is not the R. O. T. C
camp, which is for men ii the i O.
T. C. only, hut one or the regular of
ficers' training ca-up.