The Daily nebraskan
NO. 65.
LINCOLN, XKHRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1920.
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
REFERENDUM TUESDAY ON
OMAHA ATHLETIC CLUB BOWS
BEFORE 1IUSKER BASKET TOSSERS
INTERCOLLEGIATE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND
TREATY REFERENDUM
Sample Ballot
I am in favor of one of the following propositions.
(Mark X in box after the proposition which you endorse, but IN
NO CASE VOTE FOR MORE THAN ONE PROPOSITION.
Vote for One (X)
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PEACE TREATY AND LEAGUE
mhraska to Join With Other Colleges Tuesday in Taking Vote
Schissler's Team Has' Everything its Own Way and Grabs Both
Games Wfth Speed Demons of Metropolis.
SATURDAY GAME A 26-23 VICTORY
Omahans Defeated by 51-10 Margin Friday Evening in Arraory
Before Large and Enthusiastic Number of Students.
Proposition I. I favor the ratification of the League and Treaty,
without amendments or reservations.
VOTERS TO HAVE SIX CHOICES
fiffht Voting Places Will be Provided for Greater Convenience on
City and Farm Campus.
A referendum will be taken Tuesday
0D the league of Nations and the
peace treaty In universities and col
leges throughout the country. Polls
(t the university will be open all day
to studentR and faculty. There will
be eight places of voting instead of
only one as In former elections.
Ballot boxes will be placed In the
following buildings: Law, Library.
Social Science. Bessey Hall, Temple.
Engineering, and one at the Farm cam
pus. The ai:n of the Increased num
ber of votlnn places is to encourage
voting by making It more convenient
and to ellm'nate long lines. The com
mittee urges students to express them
selves on this important Issue.
Adjoining this article Is a sample
ballot that will be used tomorrow In
the referendum. It contains the six
propositions to be voted upon and In
structions for marking the ballot. An
other article is printed favoring the
adoption of the peace treaty by Fred
M. Fling, professor of European his
tory. Tomorrow's issue will contain
aa article opposed to the league and
treaty.
A per..cn voting more than once
will mike invalid his first and all other
ballots.
ATHLETIC HELD
TO DE EXPANDED
Plans Include a New Gymnasium
250 by 200 Feet.
Those Interested In athletics at the
rtate university are smiling when they
think of the great expansion of the
itbletic field on the city campus. The
extension to the north includes a half
block beyond I' Hall Including the
width of the street besides. This
makes it three fourths of a block
longer north and south than It was
before. The old field was 350 by 450
feet; the new field is 525 by 625 feet
in dlmeninn The old track proper,
was small and far from large enough.
The new 'one is standard site. The
lonpest measurement of the old track
wan from east to west; the new is
longert from north to south.
The grandstand will lie west of the
track and will be 450 feet long. For
the sake of economizing space the un-l
der part of the grandstand, beneath
the seats, is to be used for a ware
house where university supplies are
to be stored.
The land for this extension is pur
chased and so is already owned by the
university. This latest acquisition is
of the width described above. From
east to west it extends two full blocks
Including also the width of Eleventh
street. Some forty odd buildings
tand at present on the new strip.
These will be cleared away by spring.
The new gymnasium building will
stand north of chemistry hall. It will
he 250 by 200 feet In dimension. Chi
cago architects are now at work on
the plans. There will be an indoor
field and track 100 by 225 feet. The
main floor will be two stories high.
There will be lockers, team and pool
rooms in the basement. On the first
floor there w in be the gymnasium, the
trophy room and a balcony extending
up from the pool room.
The second floor will include the
wrestling, boxing and fencing rooms,
a hand ball room and the upper part
the gymnasium.
The exct location of the tennis
worts has not been definitely settled.
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6:30 O'clock
STORY HARDING
ELECTED NEWS EDITOR
OF NEBRASKAN
At a meeting of the publication
a-uril Thursday, January 8, Story
litirdlng was elected nvws editor of
ihe Daily Nebiudknn. t . HI the vac in
cy caused by (he rrvyr.allon cf Ca.-I.f-le
Jones curly In Lecember.
.Mi. llor'Urg Is a aoonomore In 1 -university,
n freshman in the Ihw cot
lege, and has been prtr.i. !o;r hi s
activities. He served on the reportor
ial staff of the Daily Nebraakan for
one and a half years, and is a mem
ber of the editorial staff of the Aw
gwan. His home is at Nebraska City.
He is seigeant-at-arni of the sopho
more class and a member of Phi Kap
pa Pal.
MISS CLARK TALKS
TO NEBRASKA WOMEN
National Presbyterian Student
Secretary Tells of Travels
at Y. W. C. A. Tea.
Admiring girls pressed about Miss
Mary Eliza Clark, national student
secretary of the Presbyterian chuch,
to catch each word of her conversa
tion at the lea in her honor, he"tl in
Faculty Hall Friday afternoon. The
tea was given by the church affiliation
committee of the Y. W. C. A. in order
that as many girls as possible might
meet Mi3s Clt!k during her wet-l. end
visit at the university.
She came west from her headquar
ters at New York to attend the stud
ent Volunteer Convention at Des
Moines, and is taking this opportuni
ty to visit colleges and universities
in Iowa, Nebraska, n-! South Dakota.
Prior to this trip she vit-ited a number
o.' colic js in the 31. To use the
expression she quoted, she is "feeling
the pulse of the colleges."
Her extensive travels In the United
States made her conversation espe
clalv interesting to the girls. She was
reared In Pennsylvania and was grad
uated from Wellefcley. She with her
parents moved to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia two years ago. Recently, when
made national student secretary of
the Presbyterian church, she went to
New York through Arizona and Ken
tucky, visiting home mission schools
on her way.
As Miss Clark conversed upon var
ious subjects, it was observed that a
New England accent softened her
tones. An occasional gesture, as well
as her slightest movement, was ex
pressive of her thought.
When so many girls gatnerea
in
(Vacuity hall at one time that individ
ual conversation courd hardly reach
them all. Miss Clark gave a talk
about the home mission schools she
visited and the serious need for them.
She told of the children to the moun
tain districts of eKntucky, who at
tend school about six weeks in a year.
"School," she said, Ms the least of
their troubles."
The Rev. Mr. Leland. Presbyterian
student pastor, and Miss Claire Mc
Klnnon. general secretary of the Y.
W. C. A. constituted the receiving
committee. Light refreshments were
served.
Miss Hark laughingly said she
thought of writing a book on colleges
and devoting one chapter to college
slang. She has found that each col
lege has its own dialect.
When Nebraska scenery was men
ttoned. Miss Clark became very en
thuslastic. While praising California,
she said that, when there, she missed
the old-fashioned Nebraska snow
storms.
CORNHUSKER BANQUET
Proposition II. I am opposed to the ratification of the League
and the Treaty in auy form.
Proposition III. I am in favor of the ratification of the Treaty
and the League, but only with the specific reservations as
voted by the majority of the Senate.
Proposition IV. I favor any compromise on the reservations
which will make possible Immediate ratification of the
Treaty and the League.
Proposition V. I favor the Government proceeding to make
peace with Germany at once and leaving the question of a
League of Nations to be settled afterwards.
Proposition VI. I favor a compromise on the reservations of
such a character as will avoid the danger of defeating rati
fication while still making clear that America can only be
Involved In war by a declaration of Congress, that domestic
questions and the Monroe Doctrine are questions entirely
outside of the jurisdiction of the League, that plural votes
of any member are all disqualified in the event of a dispute
wherein we are disqualified from voting, and that on decid
ing to wlthdrarw we are to be the judge of whether our obli
gations have been met.
W. J. BRYAN WILL
AEDXESS STUDENTS
Two of the nation's greatest 'lead
ers will give addresses to university
students this week. Monday morning
at eleven-thirty, W. J. Bryan will ad
dress students and faculty at a special
convocation in the Temple. He will
talk on a non-partisan subject, this
being requested by the Federation of
Church Workers of Lincoln who in
vited him to speak.
Tuesday at the regular convocation
Bishop H. C. Stuntz will speak on the
subject, "The World's Need for
Moral Leadership." Tuesday after
noon Bishop Stuntz will hold personal
conferences with the students.
A CORRECTION
In the Nebraskan for Friday,
January 9, University Night
was announced for the evening
of March 16. This date should
have been March 6, when the
evening of fun and merriment
at the auditorium will be staged.
Professor Fling Defends
The Leagne of Nations
By Fred Morrow Fling
The League of Nations was made
the foundation of the treaty of Ver
sailles because it was a world necessi
ty. Speaking in Christlania in 1910,
Theodore Roosevelt said that "it would
be a master-stroke, if those great
powers honestly bent on peace would
form a league of peace, not only to
keep peace among themselves, but to
prevent by force, if necessary, its be
ing broken by others. The ruler or
statesman who 6hould bring about
such a combination would have earned
his place in 'history for all time and
his title to the gratitude of mankind."
The war came because the world was
not organized and because world af
fairs were managed by politicians, lost
in unmanageable detail, and not by
statesmen with vision, with sufficient
imagination to manage the details and
o comprehend situations in their en
tirety and in their historical setting.
If the war has noi taught us that
there can be no such thing in the
world today as "tribal liberty." then
the war has been fought in vain. The
only way to escape a repetition of
1914, or even worse, is to give the
world, now compact and interdepend
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 16
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WILL MEET TUESDAY
The Nebraska State Historical So
ciety will hold its annual meeting Tues
day in the library building. Reports
and election of officers will be features
of tne business meeting, which will
take place at 1 o'clock In Room 109
next to the Historical Society rooms.
Following the business meeting, Gov
ernor McKelvle will talk, and several
other speeches will be given on the
general topic of "Nebraska in the
the World WTar." The complete pro
gram follows:
The Demobilization and Return to
Peace, Gov. S. R. MceKlvie.
The Nebraska Fuel Administration
Hon. John L, Kennedy, Omaha.
The Nebraska National Guard, Col.
P. L. Hall, Greenwood.
The Nebraska State Council of De
fense, R. M. Joyce, Lincoln:
The Liberty Bond Campaign in Ne
braska, E. F. Folda, Omaha.
History of Burt County in the World
War, Hon. J. R. Sutherland, Tekamah.
The Three Hundred Fifty-fifth Reg
iment. Cant. Earl Cline. Nebraska
City.
ent, the international institutions that
should have been given it before the
war.
Thru the instrumentality of a presi
dent of the United States a world or
ganization has actually been called
Into existence; the nrst.meetlng of
the council "will be held next Friday,
but no representative of the United
States will be theif for the senate
of the United States has rejected the
Treaty ,of Versailles, chiefly because
it contained the Co nant or a League
f Nations. Fortunately, the Cove
nant was made the foundation of the
treaty and could not be rejected with
out rejecting the treaty; moreover, the
people of the United tSates and. even
the senate, are in favor of a league
In some form.
We are asked to express our views
as to what shall be done under the
existing circumstances. I can do little
more than repeat what Mr. H. H. Wil
son has said so well. I would have
the treaty ithout amendments, if it
conld be had. but it evidently can not
be had. Let us have the league, then,
with reservations thi.t will not destroy
Its usefulness, reservations that '.will
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THE NEW SENIOR PIN
Above Is a reproduction of the new
senior class pin that Is to become the
new standard pin. It is the result of
the efforts of the pin committee of the
class of 1920 and was designed by
Dean Ferguson.
These pins have already arrived and
are on sale at the College Book Store
for $2.75. Rings with the same design
can be had for $6.00.
WORK ADVANCING ON
1920 CORNHUSKER
Students and Organizations Must
Have Pictures Taken This
Week for Annual.
Work on the various sections of
the 1920 Cornhusker is advancing ra
pidly and outlines of the departments
of the book have practically been
finished. Arranges ents have just
been completed for a full picture and
writeup section for the medical college
in Omaha.
The delay of students and organi
zations in having their photographs
taken for the book Is seriously ham
pering the editorial work. Arrange
ments had to be made with the en
graver to have the time limit for cuts
extended until February 1, and the
tuff is spending considerable time in
an effort to have all of the Junior and
senior students and all organizations
represented in the annual.
Postal cards urging students to have
their photographs taken at Town
sends studio in the next week, are be
ing mailed out by the management
Individuals may h'.ve pictures Uken
at any time of the day and organiza
tions can make arrangements for
group pictures.
Business Manager 1-rrnk Patty stat
ed Saturday th.v all organizations
which have had pictures taken, but
which have not paid for space in the
Cornhusker, must do so before the pic
tures are sent to to the engraver.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
FOR LEGION IS CII
1920 Dues of $2.00 Must be Paid
at Once.
The campaign for 1920 memberships
in the University of Nebraska Post of
the American Legion is now on. Mem
bership dues are $2.00: $1.00 for na
tional dues for the American Legion
Weekly, $.50 for state headquarters,
and $ 50 for the local post. Members
who paid dues for 1919 will be cred
ited for whatever amount they paid
on 1920 dues. The 1919 membership
expired Jan. 1, 1920 and all members
who have not paid 1920 dues are held
delinquent. After a reasonable lime
in which to pay 1920 dues, persona not
paying them will be considered abso
lutely delinquent and under the con
stitution of the legion a delinquent
member has no right to wear the but
ton. Upon payment of dues, the na
tional membership card will be is
sued, which will indicate that the be?r
er is a member in good standing, fully
accredited for the year 1920 and such
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Rallying from a 5610 defeat Friday
night, Warren Howard's Omaha Ath
letic Club basket tossers held their
own against the Huskers Saturday
night, Schissler's team winning by
only a three point margin,, the final
count being 26-23. The Cornhuskers
did not show the same danllng speed
in the second game which was so
characteristic of their playing in the
Friday encounter. Reinforced by
Koran, veteran guard, the Omaha
team displayed clever team work Sat
urday night and at several stages of
the fray looked like winners. Both
games were played in the Armory be
fore many spectators. The Cadet
band was on hand as usual and led in
the noise making.
The Huskers had everything their
own way in the first game, as the
score indicates. During the first half
they accounted for eighteen points
while Omahans gathered but four.
Quinn, Ritchie and Koran, much
touted veterans, failed to appear Fri
day and this accounts, to a certain
extent, for the poor showing of the
team. The Cornhuskers all played In
"tip-top" form, and Schissler's pony
team had the visitors completely be
wildered, registering thirteen field
goals in about as many minntes.
Smith and Bekins tied for the scoring
honors, each making five baskets.
Russell gathered four, Patty three and
"String" Jungmeyer flipped a couple.
"Chuck" Kearney, Creighton Univer
sity star, played the best game for the
Omahans.
The Saturday night game was dif
ferent in every way from the first
encounter. The Omaha team rallied
and played excellent basketball. The
Huskers slumped and almost dropped
the game. Over-confidence probably
was partly responsible for the work
of the Nebraska team. Kearney again
starred for the visitors, making fifteen
of the twenty-three points credited to
his team. Eleven of these points were
due to free throws. Manske, the giant
center, shot the ball through the hoop
twice. Les Burkenroad. who is re
puted to be the greatest basket artist
ever developed in Omaha, failed to
exhibit any of his prowess to any great
extent.
Bill Hussey was the chief point get
ter for the Huskers, making three
field goals and one free throw. Smith
and "String" Jungmeyer each regis
tered two baskets and Patty accounted
for three free throws. Schissler used
practically the same lineups in the
second game as In the first, starting
with Hussey. Russell, Jungmeyer,
Paynter and Captain Schellenberg.
The pony team again took the floor
in the second half but failed to show
the same brand of basketball as they
did the previous night W. G. Kline,
ot Cotner, referred both games.
The line-ups and summaries:
FIRST GAME.
Nebraska.
Player P- ' 1 1 "
Pickett F 1
Hussey F 6
Collins F. 9
Smith F 5
Russell F
Patty F S
Q TtinvmAVPr C 2
3
2
1
10
8
8
5
2
10
0
0
0
2
0
w m c
Munn -C
Bekins C
Paynter G
W. Jungmeyer G
Newman G
Schellenberg : G
Bailey G
Totals
Jtl
7 9 51
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