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si s' f-v-;ttf;V7-.:: ji . f v ' ".f rt 5)ailv l5H VoL Vni. No. 71. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1909. fricc 5 Cent ' F , . y -r ',--..-. n v , . . xlbe IRebtaefcan 4 t I. 1 i V rOR ONE MORE WEEK ART EXHIBITION WILL REMAIN OPEN TILL JANUARY 23. fINE EXHIBITION IS OFFERED Nebraska 8tudents Given Chance to See Unusually Excellent Display of Pictures at Annual Exhibi tion In Library. Urged by the fact that there aro yet many university students and citi zens of Lincoln who have not taken advantage of the oxhlbitlon of paint ings now bolng mado in tho fine arts hall o! the Library building, tho Ne braska Art association has decided to continue tho display for one more week. Tho gallery will therefore bo open all of noxt week. In connection with tho extension of time, a member of the association yesterday called at tention to tho fact that all expenses have now been met and all further rocolptfl will bo used directly for tho purchase of another art work for tho university gallery. "We havo been somewhat disap pointed," said this gentleman, a pro feasor in tho university, "over tho showing mado th Bfar by tho stu dents. The attendance has boon only about two-thirdB tho UBual figure. Just what is the cause for this falling off I do not attompt to say. I fool, how over, that tho students should bo lm pessed with the fact that this exhi bition, although not" conducted by a uniyerBity organization, is yet so closery allied with the university that it deserves their heartiest support. "The aim of tho Nebraska Art asso ciation is to educate its members and citizens of the state generally to a better appreciation of art. To thlB end it is endeavoring to establish hero in Lincoln an art gallory of high grade. This gallory Is situated In fine Arts hall of the Library right here on the campus-and Is thus a part of the university to just as much an extent as if It were tho property of the university ltsolf." Will Buy Pictures. For several years past the art asso ciation has brought to Lincoln and exhibited a fine collection of pictures. A comparatively normal chargo has been made for admission to these dis plays and tho money so obtained has been devoted to the purchase of pic tures for permanent places in tho art gallery. Last year tho association was successful in purchasing a fine piece of work valued at soveral thousand dollars. This year it hopes to be able to make somo addition in either tho form of a picture or of a cast or sculp tured work.. Tho expense of bringing tho pic tures to Lincoln and of exhibiting them have been met by tho early part of the exhibit and every admission now paty In is utilized directly toward tho purchase of an art work which will be of pormanent value to tho uni versity, i This "alono should bo an In ducement to university students to patronize, the exhibit aside Jrpm the personal advantage gained. Fine Exhibition. The personal value of viewing the pictures is the most, important to the university student It 1b seldom that one who has not tho privilege of travel to tho larger cltteB is able to gain entrance to so yarled an exhibit and to .one of 'bo high a standard. A NebraBkan In speaking of the advant ages to 'the student, recently summed it up as follows; "In the exhibition of the Nebraska Art association, .there are, pictures by all the 'foremost American painters and by many foreign ones. Therp are pictures portraying, all sides, of life. These paintings cannot put be of great- value to the university stu- dont. By him especially they Bhould bo studied not merely looked at. Tho student must not think that ono visit to tho gallory is sufficient. He should go many timoB ovon though for only a fow minutes each time. He should study each picture, analyzing tho char actors or scene and endeavoring to understand whatthe artist has sought to express. If this is done tho student cannot but recolvo some culturo from oach such study. This will bo tho foundation of a still further apprecia tion of art in later years. If not ac quired at this porlod of tho student's life, it is doubtful whether tho deslro for artistic understanding ever will bo Bought for." TALK8 ON MU8ICAL SETTLEMENT Miss Helen Gregory, '95, Bpoko in a very onteresting manner at chapel Thursday morning on tho "Music Set tlement in New York City." Sho told In a striking manner of tho work which broad-minded people aro doing among tho unfortunates In New York I City in tho way of developing a better citizenship through tho agency of good music. Miss Gregory declared that while tho pooror classes needed food and shelter and warm clothing, tho thing which they most needed was moral and intellectual stimulants. We must foster their artistic Impulse it wo aro to preserve tho best traditions which thoy brought from the old world. In New York City the best of music is being brought to tho weaker brotht er8. Concerts are given every week and the most famous artists of tho country have sung before theso poor, peoplo and they say that nowhere do thoy And such an attitude of oager attention and Inspiration. Tho work of tho musical settlement Is being conducted by people who bollovothat the only way to develop tho best that is in our new citizens is through tho Inspiration of great music. JOSEPHINE HU8E A CANDIDATE. Is First One to Get Into Race for Junior Class Head. Miss Josophlno Huso is out for the presidency of tho junior class. Her cundldacy was announced late yes terday afternoon when she consented to make tho race on tho solicitation of many of her friends. Miss Hubo Is tho flrBt and only candidate who has begun a campaign for tho junior office. It 1b rumored, however, that another candidate will bo In the field soon, Last night It was said that Arthur Darth, engineering student, was con sidering the advisability of trying, to get tho office. Nothing, though, is cer tain yot about hlB making tho race. Tho announcement of Miss Huso's candidacy caused considerable specu lation on the campus yesterday after noon as to the chances of a co-ed's bolng elected to tho highest office In tho third' year class. Tho general sentiment seemed to be that' under tho present conditions in that class a popular girl stood an equal chance with a boy of getting the office. Tho report of Chairman W. W. Mun son, of tho junior informal committee,' shows ,that the dance suffered a de ficit of only about $10. The sale of tickets at the door was" large and the threatened largo deficit waB thereby averted. Coming as it did, on -the night before the sophomoro hop, and with a dance at the governor's man sion on the same evening, the com mittee are to bo congratulated upon' their' success with the dancp. Moot courts In the law college will open again Saturday after the Christ mas recess. ,A large number of cases are on docket, and the court will probably bo busy most, of the day. Tho jury panel has been drawn and the members served with summons. AMES. AGGIES TONIGHT FIR8T GAME OF THE CHAMPION 8HIP SCRIES. HOT CONTEST IS ANTICIPATED The Non-Fraternity Men Decide to Hold Their Meet on February Sixth The Committees Agree on Events. Tonight's llno-up: NEBRA8KA. AMES. Walsh (Capt.) rf Brown Wood If Herbert Petrashek c 8chroeder Bell rg.. Lau Perry Ig Case OFFICIAL8. Umpire Plnneo, ex-Northwestern. Referee Hewitt, ex-Nebraska. Tonight in tho nrmory tho univer sity basket-ball five will lino up against Ames In tho first contest of tho Borles for tho championship of tho Missouri Vnlloy. The contest prom ises to be one of high class and It, as well as tomorrow night's gamo be tween tho same two teams, is attract lng considerable attention. It will be remembered that tho schools of tho Missouri Valley confer onco havo been divided Into two sec tions in order to cxpidlto tho arrang ing of the basket-ball schedule. Tho southern dlvlBion includoB tho teams from Missouri, KanstiB and Washing ton, while tho northern. .section, is made up of Nebraska, Ames and Drako. Tho way things aro now ar ranged each team In each soction will play four games with every other team in that section, two of the games to be on tho homo grounds and tho other two to be on the grounds of tho opponents. In this way every team in the league will play eight games in tho championship series durlrig tho season. After these games havo been played tho team In tho northern sec tion having the highest percentage of. games won will play a series of throo games with tho team of tho southern section having tho highest percent age In that division, for tho champion ship of tho Missouri Valley. Early Games Don't Count. On account of this arrangement it will be seen that all of the other games which havo been played here tofore this season between teams of tho Missouri Valley conference do not count In determining the champion ship title. Ames has met both Kan sas and Missouri, and Nebraska has met Kansas but none of thcBe games count as a part of the championship series. It is for thiB reason that very little disappointment was felt, by the local enthusiasts when the Cornhusk era were defeated at Kansas last week. It was not tho aim of Dr. Clapp to have the team In first rate condition for tho Kansas games aB such prepar ation would havo been unnecessary. However, the local squad has been working hard every night this week and thoy will be in excellent shapo to meet tho Aggies, in tonight's con test Judging .from comparative scores it Is expected that the CornhuBkers will be able to win both of theso con tests, but a hard fight Is expected In both of them. Tho Jayhawkers were able to defeat the Ames aggregation by a larger mar gin than thoy did the Nebraska team, and Wednesday, night tho Agglos werp defeated by tho Wosleyan team by a score of 31 to 21. However, in speak ing of, this game, Dr. Olapp says that he does not bonslder it too strong an indication that the Cornhuskers will have an easy time of.lt tonight He says that the Wosleyan team is stronger than it has( been for years and' that they put up a great game against the Ames team. ' , Yesterday morning the committee appointed hy tho non-fraternity mon to havo charge of their Indoor moot mot In Dr. Clapp's office together with a similar commlttoo appointed by tho president of tho Intor-frat athletic board, for tho purposo of dotorminlng the list of ovents to bo obsorved In tho Charter Day meet and to agroo on tho scoring of the ovontB. Sovon ovonts wore agrocd upon as follows: 25-yard daBh, shot -put, polo vault, high kick, running high jump, fenco vault, end ropo climb. In tho Charter pay moot an Intor-clasB rolay will bo substituted for tho fratornlty-non-fraternity relay. It was decided to scoro tho ovents, 5 points for first placo, 3 for second., and 1 for third. The A. A. U. rules will govern tho moot. Tho following Bchomo has beon de cided upon for admission to tho throo meets. ReBorved seats to any ono of tho three (that is tho Intor-frat moot tho non-frnt moot, or tho Chartor Day moot) will bo twonty-flvo cents, but for thlrty-flvo cents a ticket can bo bought which will bo good for a re Bervod seat to each of tho throo. It was decided to hold tho non fraternity moot on Saturday evening; February 6th. Tho date for tho intor frat moot hns already beon set for Friday ovonlng, February 12th. EMPHA8IZE8 ITS IMPORTANCE. Dr. Fling Discusses Art Exhibit at Chapei. Ton minutes of tho chapol period yesterday morning were given to Dr. Fllug to speak on the importance of thn art exhibit which la now being h'eld In tho art gallery of tho Library. Dr. Fling told briefly of tho import unco of tho work which has been dono In bringing this exhibit to Lincoln nnnunlly, and spoke also of tho im portance of- preserving tho reputation of Lincoln as an art center. While interest In tho art exhibit has been growing both in tho city and In tho schools of Lincoln, Interst in the university has even seemed to bo growing loss for tho last year or two. This Is probably duo to the fact that tho students havo not had tho matter fully called to their attention but nevertheless it fs n state of things that should not bo ullowed to oxlst Dr. Fling declared that up to tho present timo the expenses of tho exhi bition havo beon just about paid. From now until the close of tho oxhlbitlon all money that is taken in will bo ap plied towards the purchase of a new picture for tho local gallory. There fore every dollar that is spent by students for admissions in tho futuro will .be a direct contribution towards tho onlargoment of tho local gallery. "A ROYAL FAMILY" 18 CH08EN. To Be Presented as Class Play by Seniors in June. "A Royal Family," a three-act com edy by Robert Marshall, is tho pm duction -to bo put on by tho senior class. The play, which was procured from Charles Frohman, has a cast of twentythreo characters. The plot is concerned with tho royal family of a little principality that is on tho verge of war with a neighboring kingdom. The king, to patch up an otherwise disastrous affair, decides to betroth his daughter to the prlnco of the rival kingdom, (Wt the daughter objects. The prlpco, ;who is also doubtful as to the s desirability of his futuro wife, comep in disguise totsep her. TJndor an asBumed, name he falls in love, she returning his affections, and they wed. Tho play is much like "Graustark," but has an abundance 'of real humor far in advance' of that novel. The cast has not been chosen as yet The try outs for places will be held on Feb ruary 8. , The best oyster stew la the city Is that served at, The'' Boston Lanch. Try It ADOPTS NEW SYSTEM REGULATIONS FOR REGISTRATION ABE ADOPTED. TICKETS TO IE GIVEN OUT Failure of Students to Prooure the Tickets Will Be Likely. to Re sult in Their Being Forced to Pay Three Dollars. Tho great trouble which has invari ably been experienced by tho- regis trar's office In enrolling tho total num ber of Btudonts of tho univorsity in tho short tlmo of ono wook now prom iBes to bo obviated by tho how plan which has boen workod out in tho registrar's ofllco for tho registration of students. Tho oBsential foaturo of this plan is tho fact that it Books' to avoid the confusion and rush of the last few daya of registration by giv ing all students, in advance, num bered tickets which entitles thorn to register at a cortain hour. At tho beginning of this year an attempt to rollovo tho congestion of registration was mado when all sta donts were required to register before thoy went homo for the summer vaca tion. Tho plan did not, however, se cure tho desired results, bocause stu dents woro permitted to register as they came, and consequently sV iea, lino ,wus -always we&tii&lobffitk&' door, and many woro unable' to regis ter witliin the specified time, ovea though they were on hand for several' dnys while registration was la pro gress. Details of Plan. Registration this semester will last from 10:00 a. m., Monday, January 25, to 6:00 p. m Saturday, January 30; ' All students, wtiothor regular or un classed, will bo required to secure numbered tickets in advance of the regular registration days. These tickets will bo impartially distributed at tho registrar's office during the week of January 18.23', and are so given out as not to conflict with ex aminations. It will be more than over neces sary this year for students to consult their advisers bofore going to the registrar's office, as tho failure of the student to be ready to 'complete- his registration when his timo comes is likely to result in his bolng forced to pay tho lato registration fco of $3.00. Only tho number of tickets will be -given out for each half day that can bo easily accommodated by the- force in the registrar's office. Engineers Cared For. At tho beginning of tho present se mester a great deal of confusion was. caused among the engineers of the. university by the attempt to have the laboratories in use both during the mornings and the afternoons, This a necessitated a. doublo shift, so that students who had. laboratories in .the morning might take their class work during tho afternoon and students who had laboratories in tho afternoon might take their class work in the4 morning. The plan did not work, en tirely smooth, and to obviate .this all engineers must this semester see the engineers' program committee' for the schedule of subjects and the assign ment of recitation and laboratory hours. As an" additional aid to quick regis- , tratlon and a convenience to students t who have examinations to pass, room 204 in Administration hall will be fitted up as a waiting and study room. . The registrar is confident that these provisions will make registration week this year the most successful of any In recent' years and will at the , same time make it much the easiest, for the office force. .1 ' r i ii ..! '"'J - 3 " !