The Dai
NEBRASK
VOL. XX. NO.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, OUTOHKJt 19
rKIC'E FIVE CROTS.
AN
LY
SPECIAL Til
10
Bound-Trip Fare and Lower Pullman
Included in $170 Rate maae
By Railroads.
125 Fares Necessary
Students May See "Big Ten"' Con
ference Game During Stopover
in Chicago.
A round-trip fare of 170, including
ir Pullman berth and tax, -w
Ill
ir football fans on a special trai
tn the eastern rim of the United
States when Nebraska plays Rutgers
November 2, at the Polo Grounds
New York City, and on November
when the Huskers meet Tenn State
in
at
siate College, Pennsylvania, if pres
pnt nlans are carried into effect
This will combines for students ' the
enjoyment of seeing eastern college
games with a sight-seeing tour to the
Atlantic coast.
Negotiations were completed last
week between representatives" of the
railroads and Cornhusker enthusiast
for the chartering of a" special train
to convey the football squad and Corn
hunker rooters on the eastern journey
The itinerary provides for stops in
Chicago and Niagara Falls on the
wav to New York, and on the homo
ward trip, a visit to Bellefonte, near
State College. The itinerary with
stops is as follows:
The Proposed Itinerary.
Friday, Oct. 29 Depart from Lin
coin at 4:30 p. m., via Burlington
railroad.
Saturday, Oct. 30 Stop in Chicago
for practice workout by the team
During the afternoon, the team mem
bers and tourists may attend a "Big
Ten" conference football game at the
University of Chicago field. Depart
for Niagara Falls 8 p. 1 m., or later,
via Michigan Central railroad.
Sunday, Oct. 31 Arrive Niagara
Kails 8 a. m. or later. Tourists and
team members to enjoy sight-seeing
trip to the falls. Depart 8 p. m., via
New York Central railroad.
Monday, Nov. 1 Arrive New York
City about 8 a. m. Five days stop in
New York.
Friday, Nov. 5 Depart from New
York 8 p. m., via Pennsylvania rail
road. Saturday, Nov. 6 Arrive Bellefonte,
Pa., for the Penn State-Nebraska
football game. Depart on homeward
journey about 9 p. m., arriving in Lin
coln Monday morning, Nov. 8, mak
ing return trip via Pennsylvania and
Burlington railroads.
125 Fares Necessary.
The railroads will require that 125
round-trip fares be .sold in order to
insure the chartering of a special
train, such as conveyed the Corn
husker squad and rooters to Portland,
Ore., four years ago. The football
party will include thirty persons, on
which basis the committee must pro
cure ninety-five additional fares from
the ranks of Cornhusker followers.
The special train, which the railroads
have pledged to provide, will com
prise not less than five standard
Pullman sleeping cars, a baggage car,
a dining car and an observation car.
The fare for the round-trip, including
lower Pullman berth and tax is J170.
Guy E. Reed of Lincoln, former
manager of athletics at the Univer
sity, has consented to act as chair
man of the committee in charge of
the special train project. Cornhusker
supporters s id Nebraskans generally,
who may wish to make the trip with
the Cornhuskers for the two eastern
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University Calendar
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19.
Vespers, 5 p. m., Ellen Smith
Hall.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20,
Zoophs club, evening.
Lectures by Charlotte Adams,
11 a. nv and 5 p. m., Ellen
Smith Hall.
Kappa Phi meeting, 7 p. m-,
Faculty Hall.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21.
Math club, evening, Faculty
Hall.
Lectures by Charlotte Adams,
11 a. m. and 5 p. m., Ellen
Smith Hall.
NEW
INTERCLASS SOCCER
LEADERS APPOINTED
Plans for Girls Tournament Under
Way Teams to Be Chosen in
Several Weeks.
Class soccer leaders have been
chosen and preparations for tho girls'
interclass soccer tournament are now
under way. Practices will continue
for several weeks before class teams
are chosen.
The girls who will be soccer lead
ers for their classes are: Senior,
Edith Burton; Junior, Elizabeth Ball,
and Sophomores, Davlda VanGilder.
The Freshman leader has not yet
been chosen because the physical edu
cation instructors and W. A. A. soccer
leader, Ruth Fickes, have not hud
the opportunity to observe the llrst
year girls in action. Now that physi
cal examinations are completed and
regular Freshman classes have been
started the officials can devote more
time to the sport. Ten practices are
required for eligibility for a class
team.
Practice hours are posted on the
W. A. A. bulletin board. A W. A. A.
member will be in charge of every
practice.
Demerit System to
Be Used in Regiment
The department of Military Science
has instituted a demerit system for
absences and tardies at drill. Each
man has his name posted on the
bulletin board in front of the Armory
at the end of the week and the offense
for which he has one or more de
merits is opposite his name.
By this system it is hoped to lower
the number of cuts and tardies.
Tardies especially have been a hin
drance to the work of the Military de
partment in past, years. The short
time which as allotted for drill neces
sitates that each man be on the job
when work begins in order that he
may get the instruction which begins
at the exact time for which it is
scheduled. Promptness is one of the
prime requisites of the soldier and it
is to develop that virtue that the new
scheme has been worked our.
The demerits do not count only
against the man to wliom they are
credited but ate also laid against the
company of which he is a member.
This will be made one of the main
points by which companies will be
rated at "compet" in the spring. The
company with the least demerits will
have the better chance of winning
and the one with the most will run
yih a handicap since the demerits
vi.li be a part of the point system by
which the "compel" is judged.
Robbers Enter Phi
Delta Theta House
The Phi Delta Theta house was also
isited by prowlers Saturday night,
.hen marauders robbed members of
tore than $100 in cash. It is thought
that the housebreakers entered be
tween 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning.
As the members of the fraternity
generally sleep on the sle?pii.R porch.
no disturbance was heard during the
night. No clue has been discovered
hich will lead to the arrest of the
thieves.
Ethel Louise Coe's
Work to Be Shown
During November there will be an
exhibit of the paintings of Ethel
Ixjulse Coe. a Chicago artist Miss
Coe has taught for some years at
Chicago University and at the Art
Institute. A group of Chicago paint
ings will be shown In addition as an
ample of the art work of Chicago
Art Institute.
Also in November a local art or
ganization formed by local artists and
former students and alumni of the
Fine Arts department will exhibit its
ork In the gallery.
Engineering Magazine
Distributed Today
Charles T. Mlnnlch, editor-in-chief
of the Blue Print, the University en
gineering magazine, announces that
the first Issue will be ready for dis
tribution today. The magazine Is de
voted to subjects of interest to en
gineers and has articles by students
and professors In the College of
Engineering.
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The Laws as They Appeared Before the Notre Dame Game.
The Law College, having been
accused of a lack of Cornhusker
spirit, displayed a genuine enthusiasm
and loyalty at the game Saturday.
Two hundred fifty members of the
college attended the game together.
Each Law was arrayed in a scarlet-and-cream
cap bearing the Law in
signia. The members of the college
COURTS FOR
TENNIS PLAYERS
Physical Department Plans Revival
of Game at the University
of Nebraska.
Twenty-one new tennis courts for
University use will be ready soon, if
present plans of the Physical Educa
tion department, under the direction
of F. V. Luehring, are carried into
effect.
It is the hope of Director Luehring
that Nebraska may come to the front
in tennis, as she has in other sports.
With this aim in mind, he has ar
ranged for the completion of fifteen
new courts for University men and
six additional courts for co-eds. These
will be ready for use this fall. The
women's courts will be located in the
vicinity of Ellen Smith Hall and those
for men will be placed on various
vacant lots near the campus.
No Tennis Enthusiasm.
University authorities have com
plained that so far little enthusiasm
has been shown on the part, of stu
dents in regard to the playing of
tennis. If this interest increases the
number of courts to be laid off will
be in proportion to the amount of
enthusiasm shown, according 1o mem
bers of the Athletic department.
A meeting to discuss the beginning
of tennis as a sport at Nebraska has
been called for Wednesday evening,
October 20. This meeting will be for
men only. All those who are inter
ested in tennis as a sport and who
believe that they might be able to
make their "N" in tennis are asked
to attend this meeting. Those who
are promoting the advent of tennis at
Nebraska are asking tha a large
number of University men attend.
Director Luehring will speak and an
those who wish to try out for the
University team will have an oppor
tunity to sign up.
' Funeral of Walter H. Johnson.
The funeral of Walter II. Johnson.
'24, Delta Chi pledge and Freshman
at the University who was found dead
at the bottom of the Y. M. C. A. pool
Wednesday night was held Sunday.
The pall-bearers were chosen from
the fraternity to which he had been
pledged this fall.
Co-Eds Trade Books and Pencils
For Mesh Bags and Powder Puffs
Do you remember her in high
school when she carried her big black
note-book, well filled with paper, and
two or three text books? And do you
recognize her now as the same per
son? When she acquired the even, un
dulating marcel you thought vaguely
that she looked more of a co-ed and
less of a Plattaville type. When she
procured the dainty swagger or a
co-ed you thought of Plattsville as
even further away Now, with the
absence of any paraphernalia sug
gesting class-rooms you think the
change Is complete.
Gone is the familiar black note
book. Gone are the well used text
books. Gone or tho pencils and the
pens. In their place Is a new French
hi
met at 2 o'clock at the Law building
and marched to the Athletic Field in
a body. A part of the students' sec
tion had been reserved for them.
Under the leadership of Fred Rich
ards, '23, they succeeded in putting
forth an enormous volume of sound in
behalf of the Husker team. The new
Law College yells were introuced be
tween lulls.
SECRETARY OF WAR
R. 0. T. C.
Editor's Note: The following
is one of a series of selections
from the speech of Secretary of
War Baker, delivered last month
it the opening of the Pennsyl
vania State College. It deals
fundamentally with the Reserve
Officers' Training Corps and is
especially valuable to those who
are now taking military science
since it shows the need and the
ibject of this work. The speech
was thought by the Pennsyl
vania authorities to be so valu
able and instructive that th'e
college had the entire speech re
printed for distribution. The
following excerpts are laken
from the speech in order to
show Nebraska students the
value and idea of military
?cience.
Some idea of the general standing
and importance of the Reserve
Officers' Training Corps may be
gained from the recent speech of the
Honorable Newton D. Baker, secretary
of war, which was delivered at the
opening of the college year at the
Pennsylvania State College. The
speech opens with a recapitulation of
the work at Penn State, the large
number of students enrolled in the
U. O. T. C. which exceeds the enroll
ment at Nebraska by very little.
In opening his address the secre
tary of war stated that each college
student, seeks to eliminate everything
which he thinks would tend to pre
vent his specializing in some par
ticular branch of work. In doing so
the student is ofen tempted to forego
exercise and thus neglect his body
without realizing that health is a
necessary part of a successful life.
This, the secretary points out, has
forced colleges to institute some com
pulsory courses which will force the
student to keep his physical condition
up with the mental.
However, he states, the It. O. T. C.
not only furnishes exercise but
teaches the individual lessons of co
ordination, co-operation and discipline
as well as having great value from
the patriotic standpoint.
He says: "We have lately come
through a great war. In it the United
States was called upon to mobilize
itself as a nation, and the problems
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reader, with her name neatly written
on the fly-leaf. Protruding from the
top of this book are two or three
sheets of history note paper. Bulg
ing from the middle of the book is a
gleaming silver pencil. And with
these she attends her classes. We
forget one important article however.
We have omitted her mesh-bag. And
we can't do that, for the mesh-bag
is more important than the book.
Now she has the essential points
of a co-ed: her marcel, her swagger,
her one lone text book, and her mesh
bag. There are other phases she has
to acquire this first year but once
having achieved the afore-mentioned
points, she has mastered the rudi
ments of ths frequently discussed, the
frequently misunderstood, and. In
spite of it all, the much liked co-ed. j
DR. G. E. CONDRA PILOTED
ACROSS NEBRASKA IN AIR
Moving Pictures Taken for Soil Sur
vey Department Will Be Shown
in Nebraska Schools.
CHADRON, Oct. 16 Driven by
Avaitor Gardner, the man who carried
the pig from Governor McKelvie by
airplane to the governor of Wiscon
sin, Dr. George E. Condra arrived in
Chadron in a large three passenger
plane, on th'e first leg of his trip
across Nebraska and back, taking
moving pictures of the topography of
Dawes county from the air.
His route lies along the Niobrara
valley to Chadron, and return through
the . Platte valley across the state.
The project of taking pictures from
the air for topographical purposes is
a new undertaking for the soil sur
vey department of Nebraska. Still
life photographs are also taken from
the plane, and slides made to use in
connection with the motion pictures
in making a real pictorial map of
northwest Nebraska.
Many Photographs Taken.
All photographs are taken at alti
tudes varying between 300 and 3,000
feet, according to the nature of the
country. Many different views of
Chadron and environs were secured
to make a part xof Dr. Condra's
records. When completed by the
state these pictures will be available
to municipalities and schools for edu
cational purposes.
Members of Axis Club
Hear Prof. Aylesworth
The Axis club was addressed Tues
day evening following the club dinner
at the Y. W. C. A. by Professor Ayles
worth of the Department of Political
Science of the University. Professor
Aylesworth spoke on "Election Laws
of Nebraska." This was followed by
a club round table. Professor Fer
guson led the club in a group of new
songs. Plans were made for a mem
bership campaign which is to be
staged in the near future. The pro
gram committee of the club met Mon
day evening and with its chairman
Miss Clarissa Delano, made plans for
the rest of the year's meetings. The
next meeting on October 26, will take
the form of a Hallowe'en party when
promises of a novel party are given.
Two "Grads" of '86
Recognize Each Other
Two members of the class of '86
met for the first time since their
graduation from Nebraska at the re
ception for alumni of the University
Saturday evening in Ellen Smith Hall.
Many other students who had not
seen each other for many years
recognized each other at this gather
ing.
Kathleen Hearn, '86, principal of the
Aurora High School, and James Fotta,
'86, prominent Tckamah business
man, were the two alumni who were
both graduated thirty-four years ago,
and yet recognized each other at
sight Saturday night .
These two Nebraska "grads" enter
tained a large circle of the younger
alumni with reminiscences of their
school days. The painting of Ellen
Smith, the first registrar at the Uni
versity and one of the firfist mem
bers of the faculty, brought back
niany memories of the time when the
worst crime at school was to "skip
class." This picture of the Hall's
namesake hangs In the building bear
ing her name.
The Homecoming program Satur
day, In connection with the big foot
ball game of the season, provided
many opportunities for former stu
dents and professors to renew ac
quaintances.
Phys-Ed Girls Meet
in Ellen Smith Hall
Physical education normal girls
will meet Wednesday evening at 6:15
o'clock in Ellen Smith Hall for dinner.
This will be the first get-together or
the season for all girls who are taking
the physical education course. Fresh
men, In particular, are invited to
come iut and get acquainted with
their fellow athletes. The committee
in charge is composed of Lois Peder-
son, Frances Gable and Bernice Bal
ance. They promise a real feed and
a rousing good time, all for the sum
of 35 cents.
E
Team in Fair Condition After Satur
day's Battle With' Notre
Dame's Huskies.
Hubka's Injury Better
Coyote Team Winner of Two Stiff
Games Will Probably Out
weigh Nebraska.
Notre Dame has been here and
gone. The Catholics won from the
Huskers by the score of 16 to 7. Ne
braska's men are not discouraged in
the least over the showing made
against the Irish. Notre Dame has
one of the strongest teams in the
country today and to be defeated by
such a small score is no disgrace
whatever. In defeating Nebraska
Coach Rockne of Notre Dame said
that he expected to see his team go
through the entire season without a
single defeat.
Coach Schulte had his proteges out
early yesterday afternoon and began
the process of strengthening up the
weak places. Next Saturday Ne
braska mixes with South Dakota. Ne
braska's followers will remember the
game with South Dakota two years
ago when the Coyotes held the Corn
huskers, 0 to 0. Nebraska had all
the breaks in this game and con
sidered themselves lucky that they
were not defeated. South Dakota has
a big team this year and are coming
to Lincoln with the expectations of
trimming the Huskers. The Coyotes
have played two games this season
and very little can be learned as to
their real strength. Their games so
far have been tame affairs, winning
both games by large scores.
Team in Good Shape.
Coach Schulte reports that the
team as a whole came through Satur
day's battle in pretty fair shape.
Hubka, who smashed the Catholic's
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MISS PFEIFFER ON
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Miss Laura B. Pfeiffer, in
structor of European History at
the
University, has set forth
views on the league of
her
nations, as follows:
I believe in the league of
nations, because it represents
for the first time in history an
honest, concerted effort on the
part of the great nations of the
world to accomplish two great
objects and provides the ma
chinery by which they may be
attained. First, it aims to make
future wars impossible; and,
second, it unites the nations in
an effort to further the com
mon good of humanity.
To attain the first object it
provides the machinery for the
settlement of international dis
putes, by arbitration, for the
abolishment of secret treaties
and understandings, for inter
national reduction of arma
ments and for curbing the am
bition of aggressive nations. It
has in action a new force in
human affairs more powerful
than military force. Internal
public opinion working through
the league's machinery is a
force which no nation can long
ignore, much less defy which
will do much to settle national
differences without resorting to
military force.
In rtpect to the second ob
ject, the league is no longer a
theory, but has become a vital
force in tasks that are distinct
ly humanitarian. It has estab
lished International offices for
fighting disease, especially the
epidemic of typhus in Poland;
for
repatraiting prisoners oi
from Siberia, for fighting
war
the opium traffic and for stamp
Ing out the traffic in women
and girls. It is working for
better conditions of labor and
is protecting the backward peo
ples of the earth.
In
all of these conceited
efforts
for human usefulness
America has no part. For our
own sake as well as for tne
sake of the unfortunate who
are suffering as a result of the
great war, we should contribute
our resources and our peculiar
abilities to the settlement of
the world's affairs.
HUSKERS
PHEPAR
SOUTH
DAKOTA