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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, taAY 25, 1909. .
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CLASS ANNUAL OUT
CORNHUSKER MAKES ITS AP
PEARANCE ON THE CAMPUS.
IS AN UNUSUALLLY FINE BOOK
MINOR FEATURE8 AND GENERAL
ARRANGEMENT GOOD.
Numerous Roasts on Well-known Stu
dents .Attract Attention and
Cause Fun Artistic Work
of a High Grade.
Tho 1009 Cornhusker, the annual
publication of the upper classes of the
university, was Issued yesterday. Tho
books were. distributed early In the
afternoon and by 5 o'clock practically
all of those subscribed for had been
called for. This means that nearly
the entire edition of one thousand
copies is now In the hands of readers."
One hundred and fifty which the re
gents disposed of and sonio others
have not been sent out to subscribers.
But with these exceptions the 1909
Cornhusker Is Jn the hands of its read
ers and their opinion as to its quality
was rendered yesterday.
"The best ye't," was tho common
expression among those who had read
the book. Others who had not per
sued' It carefully were equally well sat
isfied with a few hasty glances here
idjthere. From evory point of view
JKbook seems to have been a buc-
''ceslT if student bplnlon countB for
anything. General arrangement and
minor details alike are worked out to
excellent advantage- and nothing- was
spared in the way oX expense or ef
fort to make the publication worth the
price.
An Artistic Book.
One of the notable featurep of this
year's Cornhusker Is Its artistic
beauty. The book Is beautified every
where by" neatly executed drawings
and clever cartoons, to say nothing of
the numerous photographs of students
and faculty members.
The publication opens with a univer
sity Bong by former Chancellor SJB.
Benjamin. Andrews. Following this
comes an introductory drawing Illus
trative of "Cornhu8kordom," -and then
are shown pictures of Chancellors
Andrews and Avery and of the battle
ship Nebraska.
The staff of the book occupies a
couple of pages with W. A. Robertson
heading the list as editor-in-chief. O.
Bentloy is-listed as 'business, manager
and the. following, head the list of as
sistants' under the title of managing
editors: B. "W. Hills, 1909; R. S.
Moseley, 1910; C. P. Peterson, Law
1909; L. B. Sturdevant, Medical 1909.
The Department System.
The book is arranged throughout
on the department system. Each -college
of tho university has Its own de
partment and in this section in each
case is a statement of the faculty of
the' college, a brief history of it as
Ja part of the university, and then .in
dividual photographs and "write-ups"
iof the members bf Its senior and jun
ior classes.
For the first time In the history of
'Nebraska annuals', the" state farm is
represented as a separate division of
.the school. The farm, department was
prepared by a farm editor and the ag
ricultural matter is treated just as is
.that of the other collegqs.
' Athletics, introduced by a picture of
jCoach "King'1 Cole, follow the depart
fment material, , Football, baseball,
basketball, track, , cns$-country, gym
'pasties and girls' athletics are all rep
resented, The military department
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, iJienaiiiB juuMBiug niJiiutu auuu wiui
' 'Its photographs of officers and com
panies, Jtmuernuies . ana . sororities
follow, the military with a couple of
pages for photographs and rolls of
members. Neat and arltetic- arrange
ments of photographs characterizes
tho Bororlty section.
Many Organizations.
Preceding the frat section are listed
the other organizations of the univer
sity. These are numerous and includo
the Palladians, Union, Y. M., and Y.
W. C. A., English Club, Gernian Club,
Medical society, Latin Club, Entomo
logical society, Catholic Students'
Club, Kosmos Club, Engineering so
ciety. Nebraska chapter of the Amer
ican Institute of Electrical Engineers,
Komensky Club, Hawkeye Club, Col
lege Equal Suffrage league, Dramatic
Club, University chorus, Forest Club,
Republican Club, Intercollegiato and
class debating teams, and class soci
eties Including Innocents, Black Mas
que, Vikings, Sliver Serpent, XI Delta,
Iron Sphinx and Spikes.
The joke department concludes the
book. This Is of a superior order and
Includes roasts and jokes galoro. It
is probably considerably better than
the-similar departments of past Corn
huskers. "
BREAK EVEN
IN THE
DOUBLES.
Nebraska Players Los' the Contest In
Singles "to Kansas.
The Nebraska tennis team which
went up against the Kansas veterans
at Lawrence Friday and Saturday,
managed to secure an even break in
doubles but lost the singles to the
Jayhawkers. .
The weather for the play was excep
tionally good, but the new courts at
Lawrence made the ball difficult to
handle for. the Nebraska men. The
teams were very evenly matched with
the exception of Watson of Kansas,
who is probably the best player- in
the Missouri valley. Smith played a
beautiful Igame In the singles and
Flowers and Smith did some effective
work In tho doubles.
I The scores for the contest in doubles
are as follows: WatBon and BIglew,
defeated Weaverling and Hubbel, 6-2,
6-3, 6-4. Flower and Smith defeated
Wood and Moetz, 6-3, G-3, 6-4. In the
singles Wood won from Flower, 6-4,
6-0, 6-1. Watson won from Smith, 6-3,
6-1, 8-6. BIglow beat Hubbel, 6-1, 6-0,
6-6. Weaverling beat Moetz, 1-6, 6-1,
6-2, 6-4.
Three Nebraska men won their "N"
and three Kansas men their "K" In
the contest. The Nebraska "N" men
are Flower, Smith and Weaverling.
The Kansas letter men are Watson,
BIglow and Wood. Saturday evening
the Nebraska team was entertained
at the Alpha T.au house. Next year
an attempt will be made on the part
of Nebraska to secure the contest
with" Kansas In the fall instead of, the
spring. This will obvlate'tho present
inequality between ' Nebraska and
Kansas which Is 'due to the difference
In the playing season. At present Nebraska-can
only get a little practice In
the spring-AVhlle the Kansas team, of
ten playing all winter within doors,
can begin out iloor workTjeveral' weeks
ahead, of, this school., fc .
WILL GIVE PICTURE OF
POUND.
The Senior Class Presents a Likeness
, of Former Dean. )
The gift of tho senior law class to
the -University of Nebraska will be a
large picture of former Dean Roscoc
Pound of the law college. A platinum
print has, been obtained from Profes
sor Found and' the picture will be en
larged for the law .college.
It Is considered by tho senior laws
that it is especially appropriate' that
the class should present a picture of
Dean Pound as it "was whi the pres
ent- seniors were iresnmen tnat no lert
Nebraska.. While at Nebraska Dean
Pound had a strong hold on tho law
students and was one of tho most
popular men who has ever taught in
the law college, - - f
An assessment of fifty cents is be
ing levied on each senior .to' pay ttfe.
cost of the picture. W
SUCCESS Of THE YEAR
8TENIOR PLAY PROMI8E8 TO
THE BE8T OF 8EA80N.
BE
SPECIAL SCENERY BEING MADE
The Plot of the Play Is Laid
In an
Imaginary Country and Some
what Resembles That of
Graustark.
With one of tho strongest casts ever
picked from a senior class "Tho Royal
Family," tho senior play to appear at
the Oliver theater, Juno 8, promises
to bo one of the successes of the
school year. The cast Is working hard
and effectively at the finer touches
in their parts and with the material
at hand will put on such a play as has
never before been seen at Nebraska.
The play Is one of Charles Froh
man's successes and is a comedy
throughout. Miss Howell who hab
charge of the play expresses herself as
more than pleased with the work of
the members of the class who take
part. Tho work of Guy Montgomery
who takes tho leading part Is excep
tionally good. This will bo Mr. Mont
gomery's lust appearance on the uni
versity stage. Other characters whp
are proving strong actors are Miss
Holcome, Miss Stegner, Miss Day, Yale
Holland, Searl Dans, Verne Glddlngs,
Mr. Dobbs, In a strong comedy part;
Mr. Froyd, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Thomas
as aid-de-camps and Sheldon Coons
as a dude are indlspensible to the pro
duction. 8pecial Features.
Every effort Is being put forth to
make the costuming and stage setting
the best to bo had. Somo of tho scen
ery Is being painted especially for this
production aid the costuming, with its
rich tfnd vivid coloring in court cos
tumes and military attlro, will prove
more than attractive. Some special
featnros will be Introduced.' A seven
yeahold boy will take the part of a
little prince. This Is tho first time
that a small boy has ever been intro
duced In a university play. A quar
tet chosen from the glee club will also
sing in certain parts of the perform
ance. Two performances will be given on
June 8, one In the morning and one
In the evening. Tickets may bo so
qured at the box office of the Oliver
theater.
Nature of Play.
The play itself is one which canr
not help but win universal ap
proval. Like Graustark the scene Is
laid in an obscure and imaginary prin
cipality of the old world. 'The humor
ous side of the triais and tribulations
of rulershlp are depicted with a vivid
imagination. War is imminent with
an adjoining principality of the imag
inary name of Kurland The king
and his family, advised by council,
press tho princess to mrry the prince
of this Kurland to settle matters. Be-'
lug a woman, and a very romantic
woman, the princess naturally refuses
for the obvious reason jthat fine has
never seen him and yvlll marry pnly
for' love. f
The old cardinal, the king's best
friend, has a ,plan whereby the jriald
en will marry, the prince 'and that be
causoshe lovea him. It seems that
the prince had once been a scholar un
der1 the, cardinal and he Is now brought
to the court by the' cardinal Incognito,
as a friend. The prince acceeds to
this tho more willingly because he
has a natural desire to see his future
bride. Act II shows the development
of the love affair which develops rap
idly, like all story book affairs,
The prince, as Count Bernadlne,
gets the princess' consent to marry J
according to her father's w'lshos. She
promises, thinking she Is sacrificing
her love for count Dornodlno. They
go through a touching faroWoll; im
agine her Joy when at tho botrothal
she finds' the crown princo to be no
othorthnn her lover Count Bernadlne.
So they lived hnpplly ever after.
Cast of Characters.
The cast of characters as decided
upon at the tryouts Is as follows:
Tho King Guy Montgomery.
Tho Prince Yalo Holland.
Cardinal Casono Searl Davis.
Father Anselm Vorno Glddlngs.
Princo Cliarles Wlnlflold Ghcal,
Baron Holdenson Stuart P. DobbB.
Lord Herbert Bruce Fullerton.
Lord Chamberlain Amos Thomas.
FlrBt aide-de-camp Dan McCutch
eon. Second aide-de-camp Hugh Robert
son. Third alde-de-cump F. M. Woller.
Secretaries Arthur Johob and El
mer Hill.
Mr. Cobb Guy Matteson.
Two barbers Earl Wilson and C. P.
Jeffords.
Angela Besso Holcombe.
Queen Louise, Stegner. '
Countess Caroline Vera Fall. .
Ladies In waiting Fanchon Hooper,
Constnnce Syford, Lorrane Hemplo,
Lucy Hewitt, Lucy Woods.
ADDRE8S BY NOTED FOREIGNER.
Dr. Tschermak 8peaks on "Mendel's
Law or Heredity."
Dr. Tschermak, of tho University of
Vienna, at 4:00 o' clock yesterday af
ternoon addressed an audience of stu
dents and professors on "Mendel's
Law of Heredity." Dr. Tschermak
spoke at length on tho applications of
Mendol'8 law to plant and animal
breeding. He demonstrated tho prin
ciples onAwhlch Mendellsm attains its
theories and tho practical working of
these principles,
Dr. Tschermak Is one of three ac
knowledged world authorities on the
principles of Mendellsm. He has
studied tho principles of the theory
for years and his works In Europe
have attracted considerable atten
tion. At present he Is touring America,
lecturing at a number of tho principal
unlverlstles, on, the subject In which
he is mdst interested.
Mendellsm has to do with tho ef
fect of crossing or hybridization. Its
fundamental principle Is that if two
species of plants or animals be
crossed or hybridized a certain per
centage of the next generation will bo
of a nature similar to one of the two
hybridized species, a like percentage
will be similar to the other, and an
other part will possess characteris
tics of both.
HAS A BANQUET AND INITIATION.
Phi Alpha Tau Hold Last Feed at the
Llndell Hotel.
Phi Alph Tau, the honorary debat
ing fraternity held its last banquet
and initiation of the year last evening
at the Llndell hotel. Two men," J, T.
Votaya and S. C. Stoner were initiated
and were present at the banquet. Guy
Montgomery acted as toastraaster and
Introduced the speakers of the even
ing. The following toasts were given:
"Tho Future of Phi Alpha Tau,"
Frank Peterson. .
'The Vitality of the Active Chapter,"
Elmer Hill. ' ' l j
"Our Sister Chapters," R. A. Van
Orsdel.,
"Aspirations 'of Phi Alpha Tau," J.
T. Votava.
"The Value of Phi Alpha Tau," Pro
fessor French.
Professor Stuff of the department of
English Literature, delivered the
commencement oration of the Liberty
high school, of Liberty, Nebr.,' last
Friday evening. ,
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TRIUMPH ON TRACK
CORNHU8KER8 DEFEAT KANSAS
BY 69-68 SCORE.
PLACE IN HIGH JIMP DECIDES
VICTORY COME8 IN LA8T EVENT
ON THE PROGRAM.
Harriel for Nebraska' Clears Bar While
Johnson Falls Giving Nebraska
an Opportunity to Win by
Taking Relay Race,
In a meet far moro sensational nnd
oxcltlng than anybody had predicted
and one Hkoly to go down In tho an
nals of scarlet and cream track ath
letics with a place among tho great
est cinder path contests over partici
pated In by the local state institution,
the Nobraska track team led by in
trepid and dosorvlng' Captain McDon
ald, defeated tho greatest and most
feared rivals of the Cornhuskcrs, tho
Jayhawkors, of Lawrenco, Kami., at
the state fair grounds Saturday after
noon, by tho score of 50 to G8.
It was a meet that Nobraska won
only by putting everything it had in
to a competition which tho visitors
made the fiercest one the local athletes
have boon participants in.thls sonson.
Victory came to the Cornhuskers in
the last ovent on tho program, for be
fore that was pulled off, tho fighters
of Coach Hagorman wore In tho lead
by four points, having at that time
their total of 58 points. But with all
duo respect to tho fleet runners who
outdistanced nnd outclassed their rival
contenders Jn tho relay, It must be
said that tho quarter did not alone
win the meet. It was slight little
Hamol with his leap of 5 feet; 6
Inches In the high Jnmp, that re
vived Nebraska's hope when certain
defeat Beemed at hand, and gave the?
chan.ee for bringing victory to tho
scarlet and cream.
Hamel's Sensational Part.
Hamel's dramatic part came in the
last minutes of tho meet, after prac
tically all of tho crowd had gone back
to tho city, uellevlng Nebraska had
lost the games to Kansas. First place
in the high Jump had been secured by
Smith of Kansas, and Hamol and
Johnson, of Kansas had failed to go
over the bar at 5 feet, 5 inches In
three trials.
At this point tho meet was stopped
for ten minutes while Coach Hagor
man debated with Referee Phllpott the
question of having' the two men tied
for second place take three more
trials at tho bar. Hagerman insisted
that his man did not have to jump. any
more and that the meet was a victory
for Kansas. Referee PhilpotU how
ever, decreed that each of the two
tied Jumpers should take . thrde ' more
leaps at tho bar at 5 feet, 5 inches,
and then, if neither cleared it, the
three points for second place should
be divided. Had Coach Hagerman
been allowed his way, the me,et would
have gone to Kansas, for the Jay-'
hawkers- would then have had 59 1-2
points, by a split of tho points of sec
ond place In the high jump. This 'di
vision would have given Nebraska'but
52 1-2 points, and, even if the local
team had won the last event, the re
lay race, the 5 points secured thus
would have made its 'total but 57 1-2
points still leaving it 2 scores behind
the Jayhawkers.
Jump Three Times.
Acting on the order by Referee, Phil- a,
pott, Coach Hagerman sent his athlete '
to the field, ;Both the Jaybawkerand '
Hamol took two trials , at the r
resting at 5 feet, 5 inches and eackV,
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