The Daily nebraskan
NO. 104.
MASS MEETING
SLATED TUESDAY
n of Student Council Con
Ration and Honor Spirit
Proposed.
LARGB ATTENDANCE URGED
meeting for all students will
, held" Tuesday at 11 o'clock for the
m.e f onsi.UM-i.ig the change in
;;"erPcons.i....ion of the Student Coun-
n and to inevstigate the honor spirit
J. the University. Students point out
It the constitution Is too difficult to
taterpret and many of its clauses arj
too Tague and general. A revision
and a number of amendments is nec
esoary according to members of the
founcil. The mass meeting will pro
bably lie held in l0L
The met-ting will he informal accord
ing to Uwrence Slater, president of
the Student Council, who will preside.
K Lumper attendance is urged and it is
desired that every one participate In
,he discussions because the opinion
on both sides of the issue is necessary
in order to retain the best results. The
Student Council is in an embryo stage
having hevn organized only last year.
number of obstacles have been con
fronted nvently in which the consti
tion fails to specify certain issues in
connection with the University. The
honor spirit if practically a new thing
at Nebraska but is employed to a
good advantage in many schools In the
couutry The honor spirit is a fore
runner to the honor system. Many
students believe the spirit should b-J
cultivated at the present time, espe
cially during the mid-semesters this
week
Amendments to the constitution and
the honor spirit proposition which will
be proposed Tuesday will be voted on
by the student body of the University
within the next two weeks.
Curds bearing Information on the
merits ii the honor spirit and honor
system will be distributed Tuesday
amoiij: all the students on both tho
city ami Farm campuses.
UNIVERSITY COMMERCIAL
CLUB HOLDS INFORMAL
T.t- University ComercU-1 Club
held -u ;nformal dancing party Friday
(vemiii.- at the Lincoln Commercial
Club. Kcrt carnations were used in
oecori.t;up the ballroom an1 were
liven imt later in the evening as
favors. Perpertir.p pnpers was a
f aturt- f the evening.
Chapi-rcins were Trot, and Mrs.
Lrnes 5. Le Rossignol and Prof, and
Mrs. 0;(ar Koss Martin.
Refreshments were served during
the --..L!I.-.
News of the day
Soiled Down for Busy Readers
The Hague, March 13. Neither the
KvKahvr nor the Crown Prince were
'newed in the recent over-throw of
the Orman government. This in for
mation whs given out by a reliable
source toti&y.
Washington, March 13. France has
bt-n saddened by the accusations of
Wilson, who declared that the French
militarism is the cause of the clog
Kin? ot the wheels in diplomacy.
Berlin, March 13. Two governments
are trying to operate in Germany. The
military men are the seeming masters
of the situation. The policy of the
new j:evrriment is to carry out the
Pea treaty and -To preserve the Ger
"a dignity.
Washington, March 13. The fate of
the peace treaty will be decided today,
according to advises from official cir
The article X situation will be
vcte on and dispensed with before the
adjournment nert Monday.
Stockholm, March 13. Internal up
val occured today la Sweden wbea
the parliament voted a dry country and
'o separate the state and church con
neetioaf,. These are two Important de
cIom reached by that Socialist bodv,
J"t Wore their recent adjournment
VALKYRIE GIVES TEA
AT ALPHA PHI HOUSE
The second of a series of attractive
teas given by the Valkyrio was held
Saturday afternoon at the Alphi
Phi house. The rooms were cleverly
decorated with suggestions at St.
Patrick's day. Green candles in
crystal sticks 'with green shades
were used on the tea tables, and Dres
(!en baskets ai'ed with sprini; flowers
end tied with hows of "-een tulle were
placed on pedestal i throughout tin
house. A program consisting of -
whistling solo hy Florine Reed, a violiu
number by Ire'" Harh.n, a donee hy
Elizabeth Doyle, a id a group of Irish
sonis by Ma'varct Terry, "vas give..
UNIVERSITY PLAYERS TO
PRESENT SUBTLE DRAMA
"The Witching Hour" Promises
to be Heaviest Production
of Year.
A boy has Inherited an Idiotic fear
of a jewel with a certain colored stra
ta in it. This weakness is discovered
by a drunken associate in the gamb
ling rooms of Jack Brookfield, a pro
fessional gambler. The boy strikes
wildly and kills his tormentor the
boy is crushed by the deed is sen
tenced to die the Supreme Court of
the United States hears the case and
renders a decision. The aversion is
bt ought to the attention of one of the
Justices by means of a letter of sentl-
nental importance. See the result
Augustus Thomas' great drama,
"The Witching Hour."
This subtle drama, involving, love,
tragedy, mental telepathy and patho3
will be presented by the University
Players Stock Company Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday night March 18-19-20.
Reservations may be obtained at Ross
P. Curtlice's, beginning Wednesday,
March 17.
The cast has been very carefully
chosen from the best talent of the
Dramatic Department and will include,
Genevieve Addleman, Herman Tho
mas, Herbert Yenne, Walter Herbert.
Neil Brown, Olive Means, Glen Foe,
Carlisle Jones, Helen Harrington, Al
'red Reese, Carl Peterson, C. L
Coombs, and George Stone. This Is
the heaviest drama of the year and
the mysterious sequence of the play
will interest all theatregoers.
PROF. FOGG A MEMBER
OF IUDGING COMMITTEE
One of Three University Instruc
tors to Decide Grinnell
Cornell Squabble.
Prof. M. M. Fogg, with Dean J. P
Hall of the University of Chicago
Li-w School and Prof. Von Tungeln,
Department of Economics, Iowa State
(t. liege, judged the Grinnell-Corncll
delate Friday evening at Mt. Vernon,
Iowa, on "Compulsory arbitrary leg
islation for labor disputes in public
service corporations." "The judges con
scrvice corporations." The judges con
sidered the work of uncommon thor
oughness in mastery of the subject and
in clear and effective presentation of
it." says the professor. "Dean Hall,
thought it the best debating he
had heard in several years." Split de
cision was given to Cornell, whose rep
rcsentatives were in charge of R. E.
H '.instead (Illinois), last year teacher
ir the Omaha Central High School.
Professor Fogg was in South Dako
ta Thursday, making an address at
Gregory on "High-School Discipline
through Argumentative Composition
and Debate," and judging the Gregory
Burke debate, one of the concluding
contests in the South Dakota High
School Debating League of 90 schools.
TEACHERS' COLLEGE MAY
EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR
Professor C. W. Taylor states that
the faculty in the Teachers' College
will confer with reference to a suit
able exhibit from that college for the
state fair. It is hoped to show sam
ples of the work actually accomplished
by students in practice high school.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1920.
PLAYERS SCORE
SUCCESS FRIDAY
Mrs. Bumstead-Leigh" Makes
Hit With Large Audience
at Temple Theatre.
STOCK COMPANY MAKES HIT
Snappy, finished and with many
lokes that forced the actors to wait
until the audience had ceased laugh
ingthis was "Mrs. Bumstead-Leigh,"
given Friday night at the Temple by
the University Tlayers Stock Co. One
of the very best of the plays or this
year, the performance was distin
guished 'for the smoothness with which
it went off, the stunning gowns and
the rilliant piece ot character work
which Melba Bradshaw, "Mrs. Bum-
stead Leigh," gave before a very ap
preciative audience. Not this year
has a more Intelligent part been
played on the Temple theatre stage.
Delbert Metzinger, as the orating
'momentalist," was the comedy hit of
the evening, in the near future ne
will play in one of Barries plays,
The Old Lady Shows Her Medals."
Mildred Gallahan captured the hearts
of her listeners from the start, and
Fred Jensen made an unusually in-
terestina butler. Nellie Freer got
an abundant share of the laughs
Marlenne Gould created a very sweet
and appealing role and George Bush
nell surprised his friends by the
smoothness with which he played the
part of the villain. Rudolph Sand
stedt, Margaret Howes, Herert Yenne,
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GIRL HOQPSTERS
BEGIN TOURNAMENT
Bed Dark Green. Pale Green
and Yellow, Winners in
First Round.
Semi-Finals Slated for Five To
day on Armory Court.
The first round of the Monte Carlo
lu sketball tournament was played Sat
u:day morning in the Armory. One sid
ed scores featured the court battles.
The girls, however, displayed some
clever team work and cage shooting
at these games and the co-ed teams
promise to surprise the veteran var--ity
men in the final grind of the tour
ney. The Red, lark Green, Pale Green,
and yellow basket teams wede victors
in Saturday's festivities. The Red
aggregation piloted by Mary Stephens
easily conquered the Whites by the
decisive score of 35 to 7. Captain
Stephens starred for her team. Thi
Purple team took the small side of the
argument with the Dark Green, the
final count being 19 to 5. The Pale
Greens succeeded in winning their
?ame with the Pinks. The tally was 16
to S. The Yellow and Green quintets
staged the fastest and most hotly con
tested game of the opening round. Th
score was even in the last few min
utes of play, but the Yellows managad
to annex a field goal and free throw
shortly before the referee's whistle
sounded. The final score was 14 to 21.
The semi-finals will be played this
ifternoon at 5 o'clock between the
Reds and the Dark Greens and the
Tale Green and the Yellow aggrega
fens. The championship tussle Is
slated for Tuesday at 5 o'clock. The
class teams which will enter the inter-
tourney will be chosen this week.
COUNCIL WILL HOLD A
PARTY FOR "GROWN-UPS"
The primary kindegartec council of
the State University recently visited
the orthopedic hospital In the Interests
of their special study. The council will
soon hold a "Grown-Up Children's '
party. Sad? e Rothholz, a member of
the advisory committee, is traveling n
California this semester. Mabel Mac
Adams a member of the council has re
turned to the University of Nebraska
after a long Illness.
PROFESSOR CHAIRMAN OF
NEW LOCAL ORGANIZATION
Prof. M. M. Fogg, who during the
war was state director for Nebraska
Ol' the Committee on Public Informa
tion, and later served In the army as
head ot the College of Journalism or
the A. E. F. University, Franco, ha
been appointed by. the Lincoln Com
nicrclal Club's Americanization Com
mittee as chairman of a committee,
the other members of which are Rov.
Dr. S. Mills Hayes, rector of Trinity
Church, and Superintendent J. H. New-
Ion of the public schools, to investi
gate the scope ot the work which the
commercial club should undertake in
the field of Americanization.
UNIVERSITY Y. M. C. A
TO ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Voting Tuesday on Leaders for
Coming Year Open to Ail
College Men.
Election of officers for the Univeisi-
t Y. M. C. A. will he new Tuesnav
In the "Y" rooms in the Temple. All
men of the University are eligible to
vote In this election.
Candidates for offices for the ensu
ing year are as follows:
For president, Paul Cook and Charles
Spacht.
Vnr viee-nresident. Lawrence Bratt
and Clarence Dunham.
Vnr spcretarv Archie Jones and
Clyde Wilcox.
In order to bring the election before
the student body, the committee on
nominations makes the following brief
statements in regard to the qualifica
tions of the different men.
Paul Cook has been a member of the
cabinet for the last year, having charge
of the "Y" Forum.
Charles Spacht has already had ex
perience in this kind of work, having
So-n nresident of the student "Y" for
a vear at Peru Normal. He has been
active on Jpecial committee work
here.
Lawrence Bratt has been active in
religious work both on the campus
?.nd in voung people's activities else
where.
Clarence Dunham is now serving in
the cabinet as secretary and is in
close touch with the association pro
giam.
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GIRL'S MINOR SPORTS
CONTEST SLATED SOON
All Girls Are Requested to Sign
Poster on the W. A. A.
Bulletin Board.
The girls' minor sports contest will
be held March 30 at 3 o'clock in the
Temple Theater. Aesthetic dancing
and Indian club swinging are inclua-
ed in this contest. All girls who are
gcing to enter must sign immediate-
on the poster of the W. A. A. bulle
tin board. At least six entries must be
made in an event in order to hold it.
This contest is as important as bas
1-ethall or any of the other tourna
ments scheduled for the spring sea
son by the w. A. A. it is important
that a large number of co-eds take
part In U. First, second, and third
places are awarded in each event. The
winner of first place receives 60 W.
A. A. points, second place 25, and third
place, 15.
FOUR MAY BE ELIGIBLE
TO NEW SCHOLARSHIPS
The University of Nebraska au
thorities have received an invitation
ic name scholarship holders for the
American Scandinavian Foundation.
Tnese bear a stipend of a thousand dol
lars for the academic year of 1920-21.
There were ten such scholarships lat
year but the number is to be doubled.
V.ork in many branches of study, hu
manistic as well as technilogical will
be offered. The state university Is
asked to name four, not later than
April 1.
FIVE CENTS PElt COPY
HUSHERS PLACE .
IN INDOOR MEET
Nebraska Tracksters Out-Distance
Redmen in Mile Relay
Event.
250 ATHLETES COMPETE
At the Indoor track meet at Kansas
City Saturday the Husker track team
placed in three events. The meet wa3
under the auspices of the Kansas City
Athletic Club, in which 250 athletes.
representing the colleges of the mlddl.3
west, participated.
There was no school competition, as
the meet was an individual anar.
The individual taking the most poinU
was awarded a silver trophy cup. As
yet the officials have not announced
the highest point man.
Fifteen men represented Nebraska
at the meet. Williams placed third in
the 1,000 yard run, which went at the
fast pace of 2:29. Gish tried for third
iu the high jump with men from Man
ual Training High, Kansas City, and
Westport High of Kansas City. Th-5
winner cleared the bar at six feet. In
the mile relay ebraska outclassed the
L.dians from Haskell Institute. Owens,
F.can, Carson, and McMahon winning
for the Huskers. The time was 3:4"
4 5.
This is a good showing for the Ne-
braskans as competition was keen, and
the season yet early.
LOCAL ENGINEERS TO
ATTEND CONVENTION
The University chapter of the Ameri
can Association of Engineers will send
two delegates to the first assembly of
the state engineering chapters whicit
i.- to be held March 24 at Omaha. Tb.s
purpose of the assembly will be to
bring about a unity of action between
all the members when state questions
are brought up for consideration. Thi
Lincoln and Omaha chapters had re
cently voted favorably upon such a
step and invited the students of tho
College of Engineering to aid them.
This is significant in that the engi
neering students are recognized as a
real factor in handling problems
throughout the state. Their opinions
and suggestions will be given the same
consideration as those of the practic
ing engineers of the state. This re
sponsibility will make them better fit
to meet problems when they leave
university.
DELTA CHI VICTIM
OF NIGHT PROWLER
WHO SEIZES $525
Awaking from a dream and finding
it to be true may bo delightful in
some instances but not so with tho
member of the Delta Chi fraternity
who awoke at four o'clock Saturday
morning and found that the house had
been robbed of three hundred fifty dol
lars and two diamond stickpins, val
ued at one hundred seventy-five dol
lars. From all indications the plot was
very carefully thought out. Chi, the
Poston Bull mascot who has been act
ing in the capacity ot watchman, dis
appeared Friday morning and the thor
ough "cleaning" occurred the follow
ing morning.
This finger artist apparently docs
not wish to be known a,s "The Gen
tleman Crook" for not satisfied with re
lieving the clothes, dresser drawers.
and bill folds ot their currency, he
even carried off all of the 6treet car
checks and all the "war tax" in the
house.
All sorts of clues were suggested
by the poverty-stricken men from,
His taking Lincoln street car checks
and leaving Omaha car checks proves
that he is a Lincoln man," to "He's
a student or the pennies wouldn't look
so big to him," were suggested. Agree
rient was finally made with the detec
tive who had charge of the case that
the only hope of catching the crook
lies in his pawning the two tie-pins.