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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1920.
ROAD INSTITUTE
PLANS PROGRAM
iT Hrka Good Roads Boosters
NebwSl Meet on Campus
March 1 to 5.
,920 HIGHWAY PROGRAM
1920 OUTLINED
m arrangements are now complet-
i-"U.e. -hlch w..l be
Sunder the auspices of the ong -Srfi
coilepe the week of March 1
elusive, on the city campus of
ihA university.
' fcfttuivs of the institute this
a 1H l 11 'Kether and Ret
Lalnted smoker on the evenings of
Jrch 1. On Thursday evening the
2i banquet will be held at the
Scoln hotel. Prof. 0. W. Sjogren of
At department of agricultural en
.Ineerta will have charge of the
Lja institute banquet this year. It
Bromioes to be the largest and best
banquet in the history of the road in
Hitute. The evenings of Tuesday and
Friday will be kept open ,0 nl,ow R
sufficient time for meetings of road
or?aniiatloxi other than the road in-
iti,al'-
Among the t.lented speakers the
following tav; b-e secured. Their
subjects will I'f as indicated:
Address, A. Harnett, dean of Ne
tuska road boosters.
Ytienl Aid in Nebraska, James ('.
Wonders, federal district engineer.
Administration and Organizal'.ou of
iKpiitments of Public Wotii, K. H.
Xuny, chief of the bureau oi iads.
Construction of State Hi!e.hwaf, A.
S Mirkk, vhief construction engin
r. George K. Johnson, secreViy de
partment of public works.
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1 RIZK ADDRESSES
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
Lincoln Physician, Native of Syria,
Tells of that Country's Social
and Educational Future.
On TuewUy evening Dr. Rizk. one
of Lincoln's prominent physicians, nd
4resed Uie Student Volunteers of the
university. Dr. Kizk is a nativt of
Syria, havir.fi spent the greater part of
his life in Galilee, near Nazareth. He
'is educated in a Christian mission
college, from which he took his A. B
degree Later he came to America,
altered the University of Nebraska
ind completed the work for a degree
of Doctor of Medicine.
Dr. Rizk rpoke of the importance
of Syria as a potential, commercial,
ocifcl, educational, and religious cen
to. He pointed out the significant
Put It was destined to play as ilx
peat commercial highway between
few and Africa, and the European
und Asiatic countries. Germany in
her plans fur world dominion, recog
niied this fact and entered the teach
ing of tbe Syrian language In many of
to schools. Rerause of its location
KtaUnned on Pag? Four.)
Si. LZLAND TO SPEAK AT
T. M. C. A. FORUM TODAY
De R. Leland. Presbyterian
Student Pastor, will lead the discus
' M Ue Y. M. C. A. Forum today
": "T o'clock on the subject, "What
Cowtitutea Success or Failure?" The
yg phases of the question will
consider: -Do. s a Hank Account
Hv Fur.s H-lp?" "Does Blue
J Helpr- -can Your occupation
V w Jfr Your Success?" All
irsrsity men are u,.Red to attend
DeBAUFRE GIVES PLANS
FOR ENGINEERING COURSE
An outline of tentative plans for
the mechanical engineering course
waB given by Prof. W. DeBaufre, head
of the department, at the meeting of
the mechanical engineers Wednesday
night. The plans involve a correla
tion of the shop units into a more
direct factory form and the produc
tion of engines on a production basis.
C. A. Sjogren gave an account of his
trip to the east to buy machines that
could be used In the department al
Nebraska.
IIUSKERS SEEK TO
RETURN TO VALLEY
Nebraska Will Reapply for Mem
bership in Missouri Conference.
Nebraska will seek readmission to
the Missouri Valley conference as a
result of action taken by the universi
ty board of regents at its meeting
Tuesday afternoon.
The regents' requested Chancellor
Samuel Avery to write to the heads
of the conference and ask that the
Husker j institution be readmitted.
Chancellor Avery will make the re
quest for readmission.
It is a question of whether Nebras
ka will be Immediately reinstated to
the conference, although a majority of
the schools are known to be favorable
to the Husker return to the fold. Ne
braska has a game scheduled .with
Rutgers next fall to be played In New
York City. The game is in direct vio
lation of the Valley rules, which pro
hibits the playing af games off of the
college campus.
The governing heads of the confer
ence may decide to readmit the Husk
er institution Immediately as soon as
the RutgerB game is played or may
decide to overlook the New York City
game and immediately reinstate Ne
braska. Only One Omaha Game
In the event that the Huskers are
immediately taken into the confer
ence. it would be Impossible under the
Valley rules to play another game in
Omaha. Providing that the Huskers
are not readmitted to the conference
until after the Rutgers game next fall.
Nebraska could play one of the games
scheduled for the 1920 season in Onia
ha but would have to abandon further
contests in the metrosolls after that
date.
POINTS OF INTEREST
THE MUSEUM
Probably one of the most interest
ing and least known buildings on the
campus is the museum where many
rare and wonderful sights greet the
eye.
An you enter the door, to the left
stands a huge block of valuale wood,
Pseudotosuga Taxifolia. This block
of wood is of the yellow fir tree, an
Oregon Pine. This wood is 525 years
old.
This tree ranges from British Col
umbia to Mexico, but Is at its best in
Oregon and Washington where it
forms large forests and sometimes
exceeds 300 feet In height. It Is the
most valuable tree of the Pacific re
gion. The wood of this tree is hard,
strong and jurable. It is very difficult
to work with it and it is largely man
ufactured luto lumber and used for all
kinds of construction. The bark of
this tree is, serviceable for tanning.
This tree is distinguished from the
hemlock-spruce by the absence of res-
in-vesciles in seeds, by smooth
branches and by cones fringed with
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TAKE-OFF NIGHT
TO DE APRIL 17
Evening of Fun Again Postponed
Because Date Set Conflicts
With State Tourney.
HIGH SCHOOL TO BE STAGE
University night has been postponed
to April 17. Thi3 is the earliest date
when both a closed night can bo set
and a building can o secured. The
high school auditorium will be used.
This Is the third date that, has been
3et for university night. It was orig
inally schedule I for iVarrh ti, but
the committee in charge (ou.-.u the
ii v .vfditorium cou i not be utxd on
account of an ":der of the fl:-c com
inlss'oners and th r no otlr. large
place of assemblage could be ob
tained for that evening. It was then
postponed till March 13. This date
was nlso found unsatisfactory because
It conflicted with the state high
school basketball tournament.
Other university activities, includ
ing university week, April 3-10, and
the use of the high school auditorium
for other events make it impossible
for an earlier date than April 17 to be
set.
W. S. O. A. WILL GIVE
TEA IN WOMAN'S HALL
The W. S. O. A. Is in charge of a
tea which is to be held Friday after
noon from three to five at Woman's
Hall.
This is the first oi a series of teas
which are to be held weekly undei
the auspices of the different woman's
organU:lu;is of the school. The en
ter! al.nmor Is at the teas will be varied
and ini erecting, and all girls of the
university are urged to attend.
F02MER NEBRASKA MAJOR
DISPERSES VIOLENT HOB
Adjutant General DeWeese Plays
Prominent Role in Kentucky
Race Riot..
Major Morrison is in receipt of a
Louisville (Kentucky,) newspaper tell
ing of the stirring scenes during the
recent liots in Lexington, in which
former Major J. M. DeWeese of the
military department, figured piomi
mently. Former Major DeWeese Is
now adjutant general of the Kentucky
National Guard and it was in this ca
parity that he took charge of the sit
uation when serious trouble was
threatening.
The trouble grew out of the murder
of a child. A negro was con
victed and sentenced to the electric
cluiir. The crowd which was gathered
about the courthouse suddenly became
threatening. The newspaper report
of the affair continues, "The front
ranks pressed from behind, slowly
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
The five men who have been
fined for falsifying lunch checks
at Miller and Paine's cafe or for
leaving without paying, have
been placed on probation. Fur
ther offense of this either on
the part of these men or any
other student in the university
will be followed by suspension.
DEAN ENBERG SAYS
AMUSEMENT CRAZE
CAUSE OF FAILURES
"A good many students have found
that loafing on the job. does not pay.
said Dean Engberg yesterday when
questioned about the unusually large
number of students expelled trom
the university for failure in work last
semester. "One good reason for the
delinquency," he continued, "is the
craze for amusements."
That the delinquency board has
been more than usual this semester
is the opinion of upperclassmen in
the Institution. "A great many stud
ents have had to be sent home,' said
Dean Engberg, "and a large propor
tion of students not failing have not
secured the good they should have re
ceived from their studies."
Notre Dame Sure That Huskers
Will Fall Easy Victims to
Clever Court Tactics.
WRESTLERS CHOSEN
FOR OMAHA MATCH
Mat Artists Selected Yesterday
in Tournament to Pick
Winners.
The second day of the wrestling
tournament marked the completion
of bouts in all classes except the 158
pound event. The tournament was
held to pick a team to send to Oma
ha for the matches with the Omaha,
February 23. The following men, if
eligible, will represent Nebraska at
Omaha; 125-p'nd class, Votapka; 135
pound class, Long; 145-pound class,
Troendly; 175-pound class, Pickwell;
heavyweight class, Hoyt. These men.
with the exception of Troendly, were
winners In their respective classes.
The tournament produced many
close bouts. Following is a summary
of finals: 125-pound class, Votapka, vs.
Kunze. Won by Votapka on a fall In
the second bout and a decision in the
first.
135-pound class. Long vs. Salter.
Won by Long on a decision.
145-pound class, Thomas vs. Paul
son. Won by Thomas on a fall in the
first bout and a decision in the sec
ond.
158-pound class, undecided.
175-pound class, two out of three
falls.
Heavyweight class, Hoyt vs. Dale
Won by Hoyt. Hoyt won the first fall
pnd Dale defaulted.
Confident, that the Nebraska Corn-
huskers will fall easy victims to their
clever court tactics, the Notre Dame
basketball quintet is coming to Lin
coln tomorrow for a two-game tangle
with Coach Schissler's baskcteeis. Al
though the Catholics do not have a
clean record so far this year, they
have met and defeated some of the
very strongest basketball teams in the
country and are a bunch of hoopsters
much to be feared. Only last week
they downed Coach Gauthier's Michi
gan Aggies at Notre Dame by a' de
cisive score and also won from the
fast five representing Wabash Coll
ege. This latter sctiool 'is known all
over the middle west for the great
basketball teams it produces. For the
past few years they have outclassed
all Big Ten and Missouri Valley
teams.
Much has been heard of Notre
Dame's particular shining light. His
name Is Mehre and he is reputed by
critics and players everywhere to be
a wonder at the basket game. "No
tre Dame has a man who can hit the
basket from any place on the floor,"
was the final warning sounded in the
Huskers' ears by the Michigan Ag
gies. And this man is Mehre. There
is no reason to doubt that the Irish
wonder is every bit that his adherents
claim he is and his work against the
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PROF. MICKEY ELECTED
TO GOOD ROADS COUNCIL
Prof. Clark E. Mickey, of the en
gineering college, has been elected
to life membership in the General
Council of the United States Good
Roads Association. This includes
membership in the Nebraska Slate
Council and is considered a high hon
or.
DID YOU KNOW THIS
Was there ever a person who did
not enjoy himself poking around in an
old attic and allowing his memory ex
ercise itself in little imaginings about
what might have happened there once
upon a time? He picks up a scrap
of something or other and the first
thing he knows, he is buried deep in
a soliloquy and has thought of all
kinds of things ami events and per
sons with which the thing he holds
iu his hand may have been associated
Well, since he has come to the uni
versity, perhaps he hasn't thought
much about attics, probably because
it has never occurred to him that a
university might have attics or gar
rets. Well, they have, and nice
spooky, dusty, and cobwebby ones
they are too! And just packed full
of old rubbish! Some people think
janitors have no sense of imagination
but they have in the university or
they wouldn't be keeping all the junk
piled away that they do.
So the next fine day that there is
no class because the Lincoln Traction
Company was at fault or the baby
had the croup or the thousand rnd
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CATHOLICS SEEM
OVER-CONFIDENT
GAMES BEGIN TOMORROW
NIGHT
WILL TELL ENGINEERS
BENEFITS JIFGOOD ROADS
Mr. Harry Burhans of Denver
Secured to Address Nebraska
Road Institute.
A prominent Denver man has been
secured to give an address before Ne
braska Road Institute in Lincoln f-oni
March 1-5. Mr. Harry Burhans, secre
tary of the Denver Tourist and Pub
licity Bureau will talk on the value
good roads have been to Denver.
He estimates that road improvements
in the vicinity of Denver has increase
the number of tourists 100,000, He
will show the benefits derived bv the
community from good roads.
Actual demonstration of road con
struction and maintainence will be
given on the third day of the conven
tion, March 3. The work will be un
der the charge of the county engi
neer. A small space has been re
served in the basement of the mechan
ical engineering building for station
ary exhibits. Any person desiring to
make an exhibit should communicate
with Prof. C.'E. Mickey of the engi
neering college.
"N" CLUB MEETING
A meeting of the "N" Club is
called at the the athedei ctr
A meeting of the "N" Club it
called at the athletic office,
promptly at seven-thirty to
night. Because of recent devel
opments all plans and commit
tees for the basketball tourna
ment must be reorganized. Ev
ery member is most urgently
requested to b present without
fail. It is a meeting of utmost
importance.
Feb. 20 and 21
Friday-Saturday
6?
NEBRASKA
VS.
Armory
7:30 P. M
NOTRE DAME