The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVIII. No. 117.
LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH, 26, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WORK PROGRESSING
Oil UNI BUILDINGS
Social Science and Teachers' Col
lege Buildings Ready in
Sixty Days.
Foundation Walls for Animal
Pathology Laboratory to Be
Completed This Week.
Koports from the superintendent
of construction at the university indi
cate that although a large amount ot
rork has been contemplated for the
near future, plans have not yet ma
terialized enough to make a definite
statement of the changes which will
take place in regard to Nebraska's
building activities.
The work on the social science and
teachers' college buildings is now being-completed
Quite rapidly, and it
conditions remain as favorable as
they are at present, these buildinds
should be finished within -sixty days
at the outset. The carpenters are
biuy putting on the Inside finish or
trim, completing the hanging of doors,
and the surfacing of all wood work.
After waiting for more than a year
for the hardware for both buildings,
it has finally arrived and will be in
stalled immediately. The marble set
ters are now engaged in finishing the
lavarories and polishing and touch
ing up the other parts of the build
ings which are of marble construc
tion. Construction at State Farm
The new laboratory for animal path
elegy and hygiene on the state farm
campus is progressing nicely. The
contractors expect to have the foun
dation walls and the first floor con
structed by the end of ' this week.
The building will be of the same-architecture
as the other new buildings
at the farm, and will contain two
stories and basemeni. The materials
used in its construction will be red
brick and cut stone. When com
pleted, the laboratory will be com
pletely fireproof, and will be fitted
out with the latest and most modern
equipment for the study of pathology
and its various branches.
All except one of the barracks at
the farm, which were used formerly
as headquarters for the S. A. T. C.
men stationed there, have been razed.
The one remaining building will be
utilized as a general storehouse for
university and agricultural use.
01 REORGANIZES
FACULTY- GYM CLASS
Not satisfied with confining the
sporu-for-all program to the forma
tion of intercollege, interclass, inter
fraternity and interboarding-club bas
ketball leagues for undergraduates,
Director St John has reorganized the
faculty gymnasium class and interest
la being revived by Introducing a
faculty basketball league.
Forty members of the faculty at
tended the class, which is under the
Personal direction of Director St
John, this week. Four teams Agri
culture, Engineering, Arts-Education
"id Commerce-Law are already In
new league, and two others will
Probably come in.
Mich can be said for the new ven
Jnre in the way of athletics for the
wulty. There is. of course, the physi
cs benefit the exercise, to be derived
"ro the class work and the recrea
'n from the competitive games of
volleyball and biakeiball. Conducting
eork of university offices and in
8 ",ctinR classes are confining at best.
,nd ""else Is not the most regular
Jrt of the day's routine. But aside
?m the Physical good, there is the
;- lnR with me Probably uiuei of
Je men know one another, but
is no place like the gymnasium
0 ually jet chummy.
nd the armory is good building
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INTERESTING TALKS
AT GIRLS' VESPERS
Genevieve Freeman presided at the
weekly vesper service held Tuesday
evening at the Woman's Hall. Helen
Howe guve a vocal solo. Several stu
dents gave short talks on what tht
church meant to them. LaVerne
"oyd rpoke of the inspiration derived
from the contact of meeting in com
nion worship with other people. Be
atriee Long told about two phases oi
the Sunday School, Bible study and
teaching. She said that the educa
tional value of Bible study is very im
portant as it la often quoted in litera
lure. Ruth Berry gave a report on
tne Young People's Society. She
spoke of development in leadership
t-nd character received from taking
a part In the Young People's Society
ench week, and emphasized the value
of Individuals for work In the church.
CO-EDS DISPLAY SKILL
IN WIELDING THE BAT
Nebraska Women Like National
Sport and Will Play Inter
CItss Games.
Without waiting for varsity base
hall enthusiasts to start the pace,
Nebraska co-ed athletes are enthusi
astically practicing the national game
and preparing for the Interclass
"'.atches next month.
About forty girls will be chosen
on the four class teams and there is
?pne very good material in each
class. There is, at the same time,
plenty of opportunity for any girl
with ability to get out and earn a
place for herself on the various nines.
The practices have been conducted
in the gymnasium up to the present,
but as soon as the weather is fit
hey will be continued on the ath
letic field.
Last spring the mateh games were
played in spite of wind and. rain and
the seniors carried off the honors
with Blanche Higgins pitching and
Mildred Chapin catching. Helen Hew
ett will probably toss the ball for
this, year's seniors and the competi
tion for the catcher's position is close.
The freshmen show prospects of de
veloping as good a baseball team as
they did a basketball team in the
basketball season. The juniors and
seniors will also be well represented
and the games will be hotly con
tested. Nebraska girls have shown a splen
did grade of baseball and are develop
ing an extra amount of skill this
spring under the coaching of Lillian
Storey and Helen Hewett Every
university girl who wants to play
baseball and win W. A. A. points
should come out and join the baseball
squads.
HIGH SCHOOLS TO HOLD
STOCK JUDGING CONTEST
The annual inter-high school stock
judging contest will be held at the
University Farm, March 29. Any
high school is eligible to send a
team, which usually consists of three
students and one alternate. All high
school students are eligible except
those who stood among the top five
in a previous contest The prelim
inorv workouts will be March 28. A
large number of all classes of stock
will be available for me juagms
work. All high schools which teach
agriculture usually compete in this
contest Ribbons will be distributed
to the prize winners.
Uam something each week! We
a-quire our own virtues, but our an
restore get credit for our vices.
Old "Dad" Plunkett advises! "Take
this advice." says wise old Dad. -and
ycull avoid a fight. Think twice, and
then if you're still mad. Just keep
vour mouth closed tight."
ENGINEERS' NIGHT
SET FOR TUESDAY
Machinery of All Kinds to Be
Exhibited and Explained
During Evening.
Use of Wireless Telephone and
Other Electrical Experiments
to Be Demonstrated.
The annual engineers' night will be
held Tuesday evening, April 2. The
electrical engineering program will
be in charge of Oliver P. Reed, while
Seth Taylor will work out the stunts
for the mechanical engineers, and
Paul Lindley is preparing an interest
ing entertainment for the civil engi
neering students.
The program for the electrical stu
dents has been almost entirely com
pleted. All machinery will be run
ning and each type of machine will
be explained and exhibited. There
will be exhibitions of lighting effects
welding of nails, use of the wireless
telephone and other electrical expert
ments. Probably high frequency work
will be shown and explained. Movies,
'.he property of the White Motor Com
pany, will be shown in M. E. 206, and
if possible the high frequency tests
will take place between reels.
Large exhibits have been prepared
by Korsrneyer's, which will deal prin
cipally with electrical accessories. A
similar exhibit will be offered by the
Traction Company. These exhibits
will be held in the south end of the
electrical engineering laboratory.
The object of engineering night is
to show the rest of the university
what the engineering college is ac
complishing and what the students of
that department are doing to co-op
erate with their instructors in gaining
the utmost from their courses.
CAMPUS THREATENED
DY SMALL POX SCARE
Chancellor Avery Advises Vacci
nation of All Students Ex
posed ta the Disease.
That students should take extraordi
nary precautions to prevent the possi
ble recurrence of an epidemic of
smallpox such as occurred last year
is indicated In a letter which Chancel
lor Avery sent to all instructors at the
university Tuesday.
"Miss Miriam Poof; a laboratory in
structor in the Department of Chemis
try, has contracted small pox and has
evidently been ill with the disease for
about a week, during which time she
ha 8 been in sufficiently close contact
with the students of the chemical lab
oratory to endanger a considerable
part of the student body. Therefore,
students and members of the faculty
who have been exposed and who have
not been successfully vaccinated with
in one year should be vaccinated at
once. Prompt attention to the matter
may avoid the necessity of geenral
vaccination and inspection, such as
was required during the epidemic of
a few years ago.
Vaccination! Free
"Dr. Hallle Ewing will vaccinate the
women of the faculty and student
body free of charge between 10 and 12
a m. or 2 and 3 p. m. daily In S 203,
and Dr. Clapp will do the same for
either men or women in G 206 between
11 and 12 a. m. or 2 and 3 p. m. daily."
Helen Owen was the first girl at the
Woman's Building to have the small
MT She did not find it out until she
had almost recovered. Miriam Pool,
who also rooms at the Woman's Build
ing, took the disease and was sent to
the Isolation hospital immediately.
M-b'.s Gidsou Is the Ut penwa to be
reported to have it. All freshmen and
other students who were not vac
cinated for smallpox last year should
be raccinated at once to. keep the dis
ease from spreading.
LINCOLN ALUMNI PLAN
FOR NEW ASSOCIATION
Miss A. C. Hunter has been ap
pointed by M. A. Hyde, as publicity
agent for a new alumni association to
bo organized at a meeting of the
alumni of Lincoln and suburbs April
3. The meeting will be held at 7:30
p. m. in the Commercial Club rooms,
and plans for organizing a local as
sociation will be completed. The pur
pose of this association is to look
after matters of interest to members
of the university and alumni, and to
serve ns an inspiration for alumni
in other places. There will be brief
speeches by H. II. Wilson, George
Lee, Sarah Mulr, and Rev. W. T.
Elmore, alumni who are especially
interested in the plans to be followed.
Music will be provided by L. C.
Oberlles.
, The executive committee at work
at present are M. A. Hyde, George
Hager, R. S. Mosley, O. J. Fee and
Mrs. C. W. Roberts.
PIES, DOUGHNUTS AND
CAKES KEEP ONE DUSY
So Writes Professor Alice Howell
From Canteen Work in
France.
Prof. II. Alice Howell, who left
last June for canteen work overseas,
writes the following in a letter to
Miss Ethel Hartley:
"I wrote you from Paris last week
stating that the doctors had insisted
upon my taking a rest, and I am at a
beautiful spot on the Mediterranean
near Nice. It is very beautiful, but
instead of feeling rested, I am get
ting more and more tired every day.
Just lazy. . Anyway I'm going back
to my doughnuts and boys in another
week.
"My French home is with a French
family at Neuf Chateau where I went
to live when I first started working
as a librarian last July; the family
have adopted me as their own. My
work has been in the canteen at
Neufchateau since shortly before
Christmas. I have a little rolling
kitchen, several orderlies and people
to do my bidding, two German pris
oners; and I make cakes and pies,
six or seven hundred doughnuts a
day, and fifteen gallons of ice cream,
and take them to five base hospitals.
I have an ambulance at my disposal,
and ride ten miles each day and de
liver the goods to 500 boys.
"Don't stop writing till August 15.
When does the university open next
fall? Be sure and tell me so I can
secure passage home in time. The
Red Cross may make us go home
before.
"ALICE HOWELL."
Along with her other work. Miss
Howell is .continuing her dramatic
work in Paris. At present she is 'giv
ing readings, and hopes Boon to be
able to put on a play.
DR. MIIJOKUCHI TO SFEAK
Oil IMPORTANT QUESTION
Dr. Minakuchi of Japan, who has
been closely associated with Raymond
Robbins and Fred B. Smith In the
Men and Millions" movement a few
years ago, and who was one of this
party that took a trip around the
world, will speak Thursday morning
In the Temple Theater, at convoca
tion, on the "Yellow Peril vs. the
White Peril." Dr. Minakuchi comes
very highly recommended, and is
considered one of the best Japanese
speakers on the platform in this coun
try today.
One can declare war, but it takes
two to conclude peace.
The hard part about on easy job is
the getting thereof.
Some people act as If they had
corner ongoodneas.
FINAL TRYOUTS FOR
INDOOR MEET TODAY
Aspirants for Honor of Competing
in K. C. Contests Must Be
Out This Afternoon.
The Big Show Saturday Will
Start Missouri Valley Track
Season For Cornhuskers.
Aspirants for the honor of com
peting in the big indoor meet at Kan
sas City Saturday will be given a last
chance to show their speed this after
noon. The fifty yard sprints will be
run off at 4:30 and the first heat in
the quarter mile event will be staged
at 5 o'clock. The cinder course should
be dry and firm by this afternoon and
after five-thirty. Coach Stewart will
probably be ready to announce the
candidates who will compete in K. C.
Saturday night.
The big show in Kansas City Sat
urday will start the Missouri Valley
track season as far as the Corn
huskers are concerned, and will give
them a good line-up on the strength
of the other valley contenders, espe
cially Missouri and Kansas. The
Tigers and Jayhawks are expected to
send a strong representation and the
Nebraskans will have the chance to
test their speed ' against the men
whom they will battle for the valley
tionors later in the season. Coach
Stewart now plans to enter about six
men.
Jayhawks Hope for Vengeance
The taste of last year's perform
ance at Kansas City still lingers in
a good many mouths around Lincoln
and Lawrence. Those who followed
the 1918 meet will remember that for
the first time in the history of the
big annual indoor speed-fest, the K.
U. spikesters were beaten in the
relay event. Harold McMahon, "Mick"
Townsend. "Chet" Grau, and Art Yort
furnished the combination which
hopelessly distanced the Crimson
team. The Jayhawks are probably
preening their feathers and hopping
around with an eye or vengeance.
The track season which lies ahead
offers wholesale opportunities for
Cornhusker track men to earn their
"N" and help lteep Nebraska stock at
par. The team will make at least
six and possibly seven trips Into for
eign territory. The following sched
ule has been mapped out:
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STATE SCHOOLS ON
ACCREDITED LIST
Seventy-nine secondary schools' in
Nebraska were placed on the accred
ited list for the current year, at the
meeting March 19 to 22 of the North
Central association of colleges and
secondary schools in Chicago.
Prof. A. A. Reed, of the University
of Nebraska, was re-elected chair
man of the commission on secondary
schools. These are approved Ne
braska schools:
Lincoln High school and teachers'
college.
Omaha Central school, Benson,
South and Creighton academy.
Hastings High school and acade
my. University Place High school and
Wesleyan academy.
York High school and academy.
Kimball Kimball and Kimball
county.
Albion. Alliance. Alma, Ashland.
Auburn, Aurora, Beatrice. Blair,
Bloomfield, Bridgeport. Broken' Bow.
Cambridge, Central City. Chadron,
Columbus, Crete, David City. Exeter,
Fairbury, Fairfield. Fairmont. Falls
City, Frnk!in academy, Fremont,
Friend. Fullerton. Geneva, Gothen
burg. Grand Island. Harvard. Have
lock. Hebron, Holdrege, Humboldt.
Kearney, Lexington. McCook. Madi
son, Minden. Nebraska City. Neligh.
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