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The Daily Nebraskan
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
EDITORIAL STAFF
Katharine Newbranch Editor-in-Chief
Gaylord Davla . Managing Editor
Helen Howe Aaaoclate Editor
Howard Murfln EdItor
Jack Landale Editor
Oswald Black Sports Editor
Helen Olltner Soc'etr Edltor'
BUSINESS STAFF
Glen H. Gardner Business Manager
Roy Wythers Assistant Business Manager
REPORTORIAL STAFF
Patricia Maloncy Marian HennlRger Sadie Finch
Story Harding Oayle Vincent Grubb Uhe Nelson
Mary Herzing Katlierine Brenke Viola Klelnke
Offices: News, Basement, University Hall; Business, Basement,
Administration Building.
Telephones: News and Editorial, B-2816; Business, B-2597.
Night, all Departments, B6696.
Tublished every day except Saturday and Sunday during the col
lege year. Subscription, per semester, $1.
Entered at the postoffiee at Lincoln, Nebraska, as second-class
mail matter under the Act of Congress of March S, 1879.
UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS '
It is decidedly to the interest of the students, faculty, adminis
trators, and state citizens to get behind the athletic situation as it
exists at Nebraska at present. As we stand now we have a record to
tie proud of. We have made this record under severe difficulties.
Kvery year the strain becomes greater. Our Comhusker nerve is all
that is keping us going now in the face of the odds against us. We
have the men. the coaching staff, the spirit f which to make the best
athletics, but we lack the facilities.
Ames has just refused to play Nebraska on Nebraska territory.
According to the schedule Nebraska was to play two games at Ames
and the Iowa Aggies were to play two here. Hut they refuse to come
on account of the Nebraska floor. Such an arrangement would give
Ames the advantage of their home floor, with no advantage for the
Nebraska team.
Ames' refusal is based on the ground that the floor at the Uni
versity of Nebraska is too small. There are no out-of-bounds lines.
It was with a considerable amount of exertion that Dr. Stewart
persuaded Drake to play on Nebraska ground. Already our athletics
is beginning to suffer. Our management cannot book games w ith the
colleges that are logically the materially w ith which we should play.
Every citizen of the state should take this matter to heart and do
something for his state while the Cornhuskers are still holding their
own. Each student of the University has a part to play to discharge
the loyalty he owes to his college. Likewise each citizen has a duty
to perform to keep up the educational institutions of his state. Are
you doing yours?
Consciously or otherwise, there has been a tendency toward ex
travagance in school and class social affairs. Hops, which in former
times have cost the student a dollar or a dollar and a quarter, raised
to two or three dollrs. Each class has a hop a semester. The two
upper classes usually have in addition to this a Prom, or a formal
party. Heretofore the two kinds of parties have been totally distinct
in character. This year such has not been the case. Hops, as they
were given by the Sophomore and Junior classes this semester, have,
except in the name been almost as pretentious as the proms were
formerly.
Such a tendency is an outgrow th of the times. The students of the
University are trying to reinstate the school on a pre-war basis.
When -the class hops raise the ticket price, relatively the price of
prom tickets goes up a notch or two. It is a struggle to make the proms
pay. It is furthermore undemocratic. With prices so high students
generally cannot afford to take in all the parties, and as a result some
of the parties do not pay. .
We must keep our parties democratic and within reach of most
of the students. Let us noLtry to make our demonstration commen
surate with our joy at having again, after several long months of
trials, and sacrifices, and disappointments, a college with all. the
aspects and activities of an up-to-date institution.
We fail to be stirred by the promise that the University Students'
Directory will be out "ready for distribution by the beginning of next
semester." We have been patient, and impatient, tolerant, cross, hope
ful, and indifferent in turn. First there was the war, then the short
age of labor "on account of the war," delay, both on the part of the
students who furnish the copy, and on the part of those who read, and
assemble, and put out the copy.
In normal times, despite the inevitable disappointments and mis
haps, the directories have been out by the end of the second month of
schooL There has been more than twice that time so far this year and
as yet we have nothing but a promise of a directory for the beginning
of the next semester.
The directory is like Carcasonne, always just ahead and in sight,
but unattainable.
Too many of the things we ask for
are not worth having.
STATEHDUSEEDSSfP
Item of lnteret Gleaned From the
Doing, and SayMfii of Members
of the Legislature.
Propose New StMe Home
pLpcc.sfor the. ration of
tol building that will crCii'
Nebraska are better at this session of I
the legislature than they have e of
been before. The sentiment in Uor
of replacing the editlr hlch now dis
graces the state seem to be . Wrif
unanimous among the senators and
! representatives. '
I ...11 r I U It'll, inc. r
a gallant flht two years ago in btl H
of the capitol bill then l"! ! !
legislature, is already preparing to In- .
troduce the new bill this year.
The Constitutional Convention ,
vhmKkA lesislatur ;
will provide by law U-r the calling of ,
a constitutional ronntlon. Hie mai ,
ter of the selection of delegates and j
v. jf.ti. must he inconorated in
a law rassed by this session of the
legislature. There is nothing to pre
vent the convention from submitting
its work to a vote of the people at a
special election, but it is assumed that
the changes proposed be submit-
ted at the general election m (
Salary Question Bobs Up
The salary question threatens to fall t
like a deluge over the Nebraska legis- j
latnre. More than one member has &
tentative arrangement by which the j
various county officers throughout the
state may receive increased compensa- j
tion. Despite the fad that county offl-
cers were but recently elected knowing j
exactly what thf ir salaries were to be, .
the hint is quite general that many of
them have whispered to the represen- j
tative from the home district that a ,
raise in pay would be most welcome.
National Prohibition
There is not the slightest opposition
at either end of the capitol to ratifying
the national prohibitory amendment.
At no time has there been any doubt '
that this would be done, and the ratifi
cation bill will be the first one Intro
duced and acted upon in both houses,
taking precedence over the legislative
salary and expense appropriation meas- j
ure. Representative Hostetler would
like to have his name on the ratifies-
tion bill to be given tl preferential
number of House Roll No. 1.
Issues Proclamation
Governor McKelvie's first proclama
tion deals with the rejief of suffering i
In Syria and Armenia. He says: "In i
order that this worthy relief work may ;
be facilitated and encouraged in Ne-
braska. and with the thought in mind :
that the dollar that is given to a
worthy charity is the dollar that most !
often returns to bless the giver, I do
set aside the week of January 12-19 a9
a time that every citizen shal give
thought to the need of the suffering
people of the Near East and shall con
tribute as generously as he can afford."
Amend Primary Law
Senator Bushee of Kimball want: to
change the primary law so as to get
rid of some of the unsatisfactory re
suits that have been experienced
through it He believes that 90 per
cent of the voters do not know enough
about state candidates below governor
to make an intelligent selection among
them, and that they express their
choice blindly by voting for names in
stead of men.
GOOD EYESIGHT
A PLEASURE
If you do not know the de
lightful sense of seeing ev
erything, far and near, with
a clear vision and a feeling
of satisfaction, then
See Us For
Better Glasses.
HALLETT
Uni. Jeweler
Established 1871
1143 O
AT THE LINCOLN HOTEL
SUrting Saturday, January 11th, a
6eries of Dinner Dances will be given
in the Cafe of the Lincoln Hotel.
A Table d'Hote Dinner will be serv
ed from six to eight-ehirty at $1.50 per
person, which will include the even
ing's entertainment. Dancing from
six-thirty until eleven-thirty.
A cover charge will be made for
after treatre partie, Large dancing
space, moonlight and novelty dances.
Music by Schembeck.
Reservationss hould be made to In
sure tables. Adv.
Labor Legislation
Labor legislation varying from
strikes to child labor and from em
ployment agencies to the law regulat
ing pay day will be submitted to this
session of the Nebraska legislature.
Probably a score of bills and amend
ments Intended to correct or establish
rules governing labor and labor condi
tions are in readiness for introduction.
ORPHEUM DRUG STORE
OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT
A Good Place for Soda Fountain Refreshments after the Theatre and
after the RosewUds Dance
CARSON HILDRETH, '95 and '96
Schembeck Originals
Friday Nite
BIG SUBSCRIPTION PARTY
Rosewilde Party House
Eleven Twenty-six P
$ 1 .50 Including War Tax Jan. 1 7, 1 9 1 9
No matterVhtyu y
SAY IT WITH FLOWERS"
CHAPIN BROS., 127 S. 13th
B2234
Women Control Schools
Nebraska counties are partial to
women as county superintendents of
schools. The educational rjectory
Just issued by the sta.te department of
education lists sixty women as having
been chosen at the last election to
these positions. This leaves but thirty,
three of these jobs for the men. Many
of the women are serving third and
fourth terms, others still longer.
Twelve men were retired and women
elected in their stead at the recent
election.
Oppose Government Ownership
All three members of the Nebraska
railway commission expressed then
selves in a telegram to President Elm
qulst of the national association of
railway commissioners as being op
posed to the plan of W. G. McAdoo for
continuing operation of the railroads
under government guarantee as to
earnings, with a view to their ultimate
retention and purchase by the govern
ment The commissioners think (he
roads- should be turned bark i. e
private owners as socn as po O 4o.
Under Personal Direction Orpheum Circuit
Pill
Matinee 2:15
Evening 8:20
4 - DA - 4
STARTING WEDNESDAY MAT. JAN 15
A POSITIVE SENSATION
Langdon McCormick, Presents
"On THE HICH SEAS"
A spectacular Meelodrama by George Melrose
with
ROBERT HOLDEN and BENNET JOHNSTONE
WALTER C. KELLY
The Virginian Judge
OFFICER VOKES and DON, THE INEBRIATED CANINE
THE RIOS. SENSATIONAL AERIALISTS
JIMMY
BLANCHE
THE CREICHTONS
SONGS AND PATTER
"RENO"
ECCENTRIC-PANTOMIMIC-COMEDIAN
WILBUR
WILLETTE
.HILL & WHITTAKER
A MUSICAL SONG INTERLUDE
ORPHEUM CONCERT ORCHESTRA
ORPHEUM SCREEN TELEGRAM
CURRENT EVENTS IN PICTURES
STARTING WEDNESDAY MATINEE
EVERY WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
BARGAIN MATINEES
700 Main Floor Seats, 25c 1
Evenings 25c, 50c and 75c
Roberts
SANITARY
DAIRY LUNCH
GOOD FOOD
WELL COOKED
PROPERLY SERVED
MODERATE PRICES
Open 6:30 A.M.- to 12 P.M.
1238 "O" Street
Music in Evening. 5:30 to 7:30
Schembeck' Orchestra
C. H. FREY
Florist
1133 O St. Phones B 6741-6742
W. S. GAFE
139 South Eleventh
25 PEfR CENT OFF
on all
UITS & READY TO WEAR
OVERCOATS
C. L, FLO DE E N
131 So. Hth SL
GARMENT CLEANING
SERVICE
LINCOLN CLEANING AND
DYE WORKS
328 South 11th
Leo Soukup, Mgr B 6575
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