The Daily nebraskan
VOL. XIX. NO. 11.
LINTOLN, NKMKASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOUKK 1. l!l!l
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POLITICAL POT
BEGINS TO BOIL
Students Will Cast Ballots for
Class Officers Tuesday,
October 7.
Candidates Must File Applica
tions With Registrar Not
Later Than Friday.
Old Man Politics will make his
yearly Invasion on the campus within
the coming week and he promises
that he will stage one of the most
hotly contested student elections In
the history of the University of Ne
braska. The bumper enrollment this
fall together with the pre-war atmos
phere are two important Indications
that keen rivalry between the can
didates for office will feature next
Tuesday's election.
Seudents anticipating entering the
political game this fall should file
their candidacy with registrar lm
mediately. Filings will close Friday,
October 3. Early filings Is desired by
the registrar in orderlhat the candi
date's scholastic standing may be In
vestigated and to see if the candidate
is qualified for the office that he
seeks. Those fulfilling these require
ments will have their names placed
on the ballots'.
Election Next Week
Tuesday. October 7, has been des
Ignated as official election day at the
university. This gives the candidates
ample time to look the ground over
frame his platform , organize his
forces, and then drum up the votes
A large number of students have ex
pressed their desire to cast their hats
Into the Dolitical ring this fall. From
many sources comes the report that
the "dark horse" gang is framing for
a big victory over those supported by
the school political organizations. It
Is expected that the largest number of
applications for office will be received
at the registrars office by Friday.
The call for applications for offices
of the four classes has' been an-
Elections for" the minor offices in
each class will be held after all the
classes are organized. There i3 al
ways hot competition for these minor
offices and It behooves every student
to' attend the first class meeting
called by the newly elected president
By so doing will afford the opportuni
ty of sharing m two school elections
Nebraska is enjoying her greatest
year in the history of the institutidh.
She boasts with pride of her many
thousand students and of her prog
ress made in campus extension. These
are a few facts that Indicate mat
Old Man Politics will keep true to his
assertion that the 1920 election will
be the biggest ever,
nounced.
MM CO-EDS ENTER
TEIIHIS TOUBIIAMEIIT
The . girls tennis tourney will begin
as soon as the courts are dry. Several
girls are entered, but more can still
get in the race. Those who wish to
enter 6hould sign their names' on the
W. A. A. bulletin in the Armory. An
nouncements In regard to the tourna
ment will be placed on the W. A.
bulletin board. The winner will be
awarded 50 points In W. A. A. The
elimination process will be used.
Cora Miller- Is sport leader. The
list of entries for the tournament
follows:
Ina Des LesDernler Frances Foote
Irene Springer Eva Holloway
Jessie Watson Blanche Gramllch
Lucy Anneman Joyce Rlndstrom
Cora Miller Dorothy Teal'
Helen Weeee Blanche Clemmona
Harriett Ford Teo Sherman
Nellie M. Bates Ida Reeves
Marguerite Simter Nancy Pennoyer
Gladys Weese Ida Garison
Irene Leslie Ruth Murray
Melvina Stille Lottie Tensplr
June Frederickson- Ruth DuBois
Edith Mick Sadie B. Finch
Ruth Swenson Vera Garrison
Ruby S wesson Margaet Herman
Josephine Rupman Myrtle Olsen
Jean Ellsh Elizabeth Reed
Beulah Grabell Nelle Holtz
Dorothy Swart- Amy Brown
lander Adelite Deltman
Margaret Baldwin Leone Mills
Mary Baker Marie Curron
Julia Wilson
The department of ZoMogy reports
the completion of Vol. C. Zoological
studies. The .department exchanges
these article with institutions in eD
parts of the vorld in return for lmi
txi papers. The Prince, of Monaco
founder of the Oceanic Institute rre
Cuentfy exchanges articles witi. n
.ipr-iwdL
ENGINEERING CLASSES
SEEK NEW QUARTERS
Owing to the unusually large en
rollment In freshman and sophomore
engineering, the Department of Ap
plied Mechanics hns been forced to
make more room for the drawing and
descriptive geometry 'classes. The
west room on the fourth floor of Me
chanics Art Hall, formerly used by
the Radio Department of the Voca
tional Training unit, has been 11 tied
unit, has been fitted up as a drawing
room to take care of the overflow
This will relieve the crowded condl
t!(ns which hindered the work of tl3
department so much last yenr.
FOOTBALL RALLY
SLATED THURSDAY
Urgent Request Issued for Cheer
Leaders to Report for
Tryouts at Meeting.
Cornhuskers out! Thursday -light
the team will receive one of the
greatest send-offs in the history of
the school before they leave for Ir-wa
City. The armory, where the mon
ster pep rally is to be held, will be
packed to the roof with students
cheering their team to victory, it
present predictions come true.
The game with Iowa to be staged
on the Hawkeye gridiron Saturday
afternoon will be a hard tussle. The
Nebraskans are at a great disadvant
age in having to play the first game
of the season away from the hemp
field. Then, too, the "dope" from
Iowa 6hows that the two teams are
about' evenly matched as to weight
and experience. This means that
Nebraska's victory must be won
through courage and real hard work.
The team must be made to feel tnai
every single Cornhusker is back of
them, that the folks back home are
boosting, and boosting hard. Ne
braska expects to win from Iowa but
only after a gruelling battle, and the
Armory will be filled with boolers
tomorrow night to let the team Lnow
that Nebraska is with them.
To Present Chant
The University Band, numbering
about seventy-five pieces will furnish
some real live music. The new Ne
braska chant is to be taught to me
students. Prof. R. D. Scott has pre
pared a chant to vie with the famous
Rock-chalk, K-U, with a war song
of the Omaha Indians as a basis.
Cheer leaders are requested to re
port to 'jk'iin Hopkins, and anyone
wishing to try-out for the position is
to bo iven an opportunity at the
rally Thursday night. A toil lor
prospective cheerleaders was issued
several lays ago, but as yet there
has been il' tie response. Orgajlzcc
cheering is of vital importance to
help ths learn on through a victoii
ous season.
COMMERCIAL CLUB IS
ORGANIZED FOR YEAR
Business Students' Organization
Plans for Year a
Activities.
At a very spirited meeting held
Tuesday night, the University Com
mercial club made plans for a bigger
and better organization for the com
ing school year. The annual open
ing smoker for the benefit of new
students will be held Friday, October
10. This reception will probably be
held at thei City Commercial club
rooms. Definite announcements will
be made later.
The club endeavors to supplement
the regular school work with prac
tical knowledge as well as to act as
a get-together social club. Every
year men from Lincoln and different
places throughout the state address
the club on various lines of business
so that a great deal of practical bene
fit is derived by every member.
Although the active membership of
the club is limited to the men in the
college of business administration,
men from other colleges are welcome
at the meetings. The introduction of
a publication devoted to the interests
of the college is under consideration
at the present time.
Officers of the clubs for this year
are O. W. Hanson, president; Arno
WesseL vice-president; Otis' Apple
gate, secretary; John Burley, trea
surer. The following committees have
been named:
Initiation Harold Hullng. chair
man; Otis Appiegate ana uoyi
Hawke.
Program George Driver, chair
man; Arno WesseL Dwight B-delL
O. W. Hanson.
By-laws Paul Connor, chairman;
Abe Zook. John Burley.
Publication Gariord Davis, chair
man; M. J. Carey. Lau-en Waldorf.
Students Show School Spirit
Buy Many Season Tickets Tuesday
The first day of tho big I'rlvo for
two thousand season ticket pur
chasers started off Tuesday wliU a
rush, over eight hundred of the paste-
boards being sold. Members o;' the
Vikings, Innocents, and BlacK Ma;iks
wire on the Job early and conducted
a strenuous - campaign all da long
Tables were located at various points
on tho campus In charge of the Bh'ck
Masks. A great many students who
were not reached In this way were
solicited by Innocents and Vikings
to get In on the bargain in football,
though comparatively few needed
very much In the way of a heart to
heart talk to bring the necessary
shekels into action.
Those in charge of the campaign
were optimistic over the result of
the first day's work, though realiz
ing that but three more days are
SCHOOL SECURES MORE
LANGUAGEPROFESSORS
Heavy Fall Enrollment Necessi
tates Additional Aid from
Many Teachers.
The department of modern langu
ages at the university numbers among
its faculty several new members this
term. These new professors are es
pecially proficient along the lines
which they have chosen to teach, r.nd
have all had wide and varied exper
ience. Clifford S. Parker, assistant pro
fessor of modern languages re
ceived his A. B. and A. M. degrees
at Harvard University. He conies to
university from that college, and was
also formerly a first lieutenant on
the adjutant general's staff.
Herbert H. Vaughn, another new
addition to the modern language fac
ulty, returns to the west after an ab
sence of ten years spent in the east.
In 1897 he made his first voyag-J to
Europe, and in 1899-100 he spent a
year at the Chateau de Lancy in Gen
eva. In 1903 Professor Vaughn was
graduated with an A. B. degree from
the University of Michigan, and from
1903 to 1905 he studied in the Harv
ard graduate school. He received his
Ph. D. at Harvard in 1906. From 1905
to 1907 Professor Vaughn taught ro
mance languages at the University of
Kansas, and in 1907-08 he was instruc
tor of French at the University of
Michigan. He spent 1908-09 in Italy,
Switzerland, and France, and in 1909
10 instructed in Trinity College. Dur-hab,-
N. C, where he had complete
charge of the department of modern
languages. From 1910 to 1912 Pio
fessor Vauglin taught romance langu
ages at Dartmouth, and In 191? he
taught the same subjects at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. This new
(Continued on Page Three.)
American Love tor Uancing Better
TAsvM nthor Art. qttv.q Prnfessar
1 IIUII XAUIJ
hie .iiocc hoforoNhe nnpnine
In his address before the opening
convocation at Columbia University,
Professor John Erskine of that insti
tution declared that one of the great
est needs of the present day ia fur
therance of the ability to really enjoy
leisure hours. He urged that it is
one of the duties of American univer
sities to lead in the development of
popular enjoyments; that music, danc
ing, and art as enjoyed by the great
masses of Americans should receive
the attention of the higher institu
tions of learning.
He says in part:
"The great need of us all today
is skill to enjoy leisure. We shall
have more free time, but what can
we do with it? Recently Georges
Dubamel wrote of the peril to French
manners and culture, now that the
laborer has an eight hour day some
extra leisure, that is, which the
French poet did not think his country
men were trained to profit by. it
leisure Is an embarrassment for the
French, with their capaacity for self
entertainment, their wide-spread pro
ficiency in the arts, their love of ideas.
and their ability to express them.
what is it for us. who have so few re
sources in ourselves!
Enjoyment of Leisure
Even now our free hours bore us;
we have so many Ideas but cannot
exchange them, and though beauMru;
arts appeal to us. we are untaught to
practice them. We particularly neea
that teaching which has gone from
ths curriculum the teaching of the
humanities, of the things that increase
the enjoyment of leisure. No doubt
Jt Is In vain to restore them In their
old form; better to build them up
again by training aU the humane ap
titudes of which we are conscious.
available to pass the mark that has
been set. In this short time tho most
concent i ated e.Tort will be exerted
to bring every straggler into line.
Of course it Is realized that there are
some who did not purchase tneir
tickets the first day for very good
reasons, but who have planned to
takt. advantage of the opportunity
before the time Is up; but aside
from such allowances there still are
a great many who will have to be
reached. The support the team Is to
receive this year can be estimated,
not only by what la heard over the
campus, but by some other practical
expressions of spirit, such as signi
fying the Intention to be In that root
ing section at every game BACKING
'EM UP.
The first day started out brilliantly.
If every day Is as good, that goal
will be passed. "BUY A TICKET!"
ALL-UNIVERSITY PARTY
PLANNED FOR STUDENTS
First Mixer of Season
Armory Building
October 11.
Slated in
for
The first All-University Party w
in
take place In the Armory on October
11th, one week from this coming Sat
urday. That night will be closed nignt
to all other university affairs, and
everybody will be on hand in the Ar
mory for the one and sole purpose
of having a real and genuine get
together.
The idea of a university "Mixer
bcecame a reality, only a comparative
few years ago, and since that time
has grown so in popularity that the
walls of the Armory will soon begin
to bulge from the crowd, if attendance
increases as it has in the past.
As the name "Mixer" suggests, for
malities of introduction are complete
ly done away with, and whether tnose
present have ever seen each other
before or not, makes no difference;
for when the melting pot breaks up
for the evening everybody is expected
to know everybody else.
There will be a program, and me
kind' that can be most enjoyed, for
nearly everyone enjoys doing -soine
thing himself considerably better
th:;n watching the attempts of -.moth
er. While an opportunity to enjoy the
finest talent will be afforded, there
will be certain events that will call
for the best ability in the crowd. Of
course there will be dancing for ev
eryone who enjoys the graceful art,
and the best of first class music is
assured.
There will be an announcement of
the committees later, but each and
every student is expected to delegate
himself a committer of one to see
that he is at hand at the appointed
time.
-J " -
I If the university has lost its students
If the university has lost its students
of Greek, let it serve the large num
ber who would study painting, sculp
ture, singing, writing, 2dancing.
It takes courage to mention dancing
tefore one's scholarly colleagues, but
the truth is that American love
dancing better than any other art
I had almost said better than any
other occupation. If this is one of
our talents, why should we not in
crease it? Serious it is now; wny
6hould it not be sufficient? If Uie
graduate faculty hesitates to install a
practical course in dancing, how in
consistent of them to accept a docu
ment thjesis on the dancing the
Greeks did some time ago. I speak
of dancing, but the principal con
cems all the arts in which we have
made a beginning, and all the pas
times we genuinely love. If our use
of leisure is to satisfy and make hap
py we must learn to d beautifully
and significantly the things we like to
do we must develop them into fine
arts; and it Is the opportunity of the
university to lead in this develop
ment In music we love ragtime; the
opportunity is to build up out of
those rhythms a national music no
ble and sincere.
Rafltims as an Art
"Other schools of music are far
better developed but no other so
well expresses us. our kind of bu
mor, our kind of sentiment. If in a
hundred years ragtime ! transformed
Into the art It should become, and if
we university professors meanwhile
do not see the light, these mir be
written on the early symptoms of
American tnusr la 1119. But If the
university is to be the leader. It will
help create tie art. not wH to glean
in the footsteps of the creators."
MISS WYKOL SPEAKS
AT VESPERS TUESDAY
Over two hundred university 'girls
gathered nt Vespers yesterday at five
o'clock to hear Miss Wykol speak
upon the subject of "Adventure. and
Democracy." Miss Wykol Is the Na
tional Field Secretary and during the
war she was located at Camp Funs
ton. Her talk was an Inspiration to
college women to venuture In their
thinking beyond the college campus
In national and International affairs.
Following the talk Miss Gertrude Mil
ler fa wired the gathering with a vocal
solo.
From Navy
To Gridiron
Cornhusker center of 1917 who re
turned to play with the Huskers this
fall alter his release from the navy.
Day was an ensign in the U. S. navy
and his release from the service of
Uncle Sam to the Husker football
team was secured only after the in
tervention of Senator Hitchcock.
Day is showing up well in practice
on the varsity squad.
CHEMISTRY POPULAR
WITH I1EWSTUDEIITS
744 Freshmen Help Pack New
Science Building for
Instruction.
Seven hundred and forty-four fresh
men are now enrolled for chemistry
in the university according to reports
issued from the office of the registrar.
This report is indicative of the can
ner enrollment in the univeisity
proper. The largest chemistry class
has an attendance of 269 students
which makes a comfortable arrang
ment almost impossible. Sufficient
room in the freshmen laboratories is
a boon to the first year students
Popularity of organic chemistry has
Increased the registration in this de
Dartment to 150. All pre-medic and
dental students are required to take
this course.
The largest class that ever ap
peared for general psychology is
reeistered this fall. There are 325
double the number of last year. Com
Darison with two years ago is im
noKsible for students are now allowed
to register for ethics who formerly
were reauired first to take psychol
ogy. Two hundred students appeared
for the ten o'clock division. This was
divided, the sophomores going to Dr
Rufus Bentley and the Juniors and
seniors to Dr. Winifred Hyde. The
per cent of men students is notice
able. The professors report that the
war has given a decided Impetus to
the study of psychology. The sub-
lect Is pursued only by the upper
class students and is not opn to
frPBhmen.
The state university practice school
which is now held in the new teacto
ers college building at Fourteenth
and S streets has an enrollment of
about 140. This is the average sue
Dreferred for .such a school. There
are about forty practice teacners.
The bbzb school also has twenty lour
university students who have work
to make up to complete their full en
trance requirements.
Th Palladlans had an excellent
meeting last Saturday night A large
rmi-d of students and alumnae at
tended the Annual Reception. A pro
gram constating of several reading
j Mr. elps of the conservatory oi
u.io and a vocal duet by the MUat-s
Burgess was greatly enjoyed by every
one.
"BILL" DAY
I0VANS DECALRE
THEYWILL VAN
Huskers Inclined to Differ With
Neighbors Plenty of
Hawkeye Money.
Freshmen Slackers "Turn Out
i or practice or Turn In
Suit" is Dictum.
The ttuin i.v fighting hard to get
into shape for ihe Iowa battle Sat
urday. A continuous two and one
half hour scrimmage with the fresh
men on the State Farm athletic field
Tuesday afternoon took the kinks out
ol some and showed others that there
is a lot to be learned about that game
of football.
The outcome of the game at Iowa
City Is a big bet. It was reported
Monday evening that a telegram from
the Hawkeye camp said there was
from $r.'0 to S1.000 worth of money
running around loose over there w hich
would cover any Cornhusker lucre,
odds even. If this report be true it
shows' that there is a heap of confi
dence oozing around over In Hawk
eyeville. While Iowans are telling of the
wonders of their eleven, Nebraskans
are telling and feeling the same .bing
and way. It remains to be seen which
guess had the best English on it. Be
cause they w hipped Nebraska 12 to 0
last season in Lincoln, perhaps Hawk
eye bugs are a wee bit justified in
feeling that they can repeat on their
own home field and with the 1918
squad intact and reinforced by older
veterans.
No Gloom Here.
Students and fans who have been
watching coach Schulte pounding his
football material Into a team feel the
chances are extra promising toward
lugging back a healthy victory to
Lincoln . These feelings are not aU
mere sensations. The squad which
Coach Schulte will hurl at the Iowans
is a formidable, husky bunch.
The average weight per man will be
at least 180 pounds per man. About
twenty-Seven of the varsity squad will
make the trip to Iowa. The weight
of the men and the way they will pro
bably stand against Iowa is shown by
the following table:
Player position weight
Swanson.... 1. e 172
Wilder L t 1$5
Young 1. g
Monte Munn c. 205
Bill Day c 1G5
Made Munn r. g 185
Lyman r. t 203
Kellogg r. e -1"5
Howarth q. b. .. 165
McGlasson q. b 160
Schellenberg 1. h. -172
Dobson r. h. 175
Dale f- b 205
Hubka f. b 185
Drop Lazy Freshmen.
Freshmen who have drawn suits
and don't turn out to practice regular
continued on Page Three.)
SUBSCRIPTIONS RUN
HBHJHS. A. DRIVE
Sorority Total is $706.38-Alpha
Omicron Pi Wins
Victrola.
The final figures of the Salvation
Army drive show that, with Alpha
Omicron Pi leading the sororities and
each fraternity subscribing, the Uni
versity's subscription will exceed the
quota, of ?1."00.
The All'ha Omicron Pi sorority will
receive the Victrola which was of
fered by Ross P. Curtis Co. to the
sorority securing the largest subscrfp
tion. The billiard table offered bj
Mrs. Ed Dierks to the fraternity hav
ing the large-t donation will be ?ward
ed as soon as the complete reports
are in. , .
The amounts raised by each sorori
ty follow:
SORORITIES
Alpha Omicron PI
21.SJ
Alpha Phi
5.0
47.55
3.35
1S.07
169 91
82l
87.:')
53.17
Alpha Chi Omega
Delta Gamma
Kappa Alpha Tbeta
Alpha XI Delta
Delta Delta Delta
Achoth "
Alpha Delta Pi
Gamma Phi Beta .
.$7;6.3S
Sorority total
v- . ,nmkr Of -PublfctioJt
of the Modern Language Assort'
has Just been received. It coa?ta a
article by Ml LO
Ue Pound on "The BalUd sal th
Dance."
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