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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1910)
K ..mWwaewa , i'5'gsi!.1 g Aiwwrysy,,iituni ": TTrTir:gyigg J " , j - . J5TS-! t. '....', " " 1 .',. - ..'... ' t ' TT ' ., - f iftebtaeKan y l .'. M'-n '--.. V. 006 THE VICTIM OF - A DAg GDNSPIRKCY GENUINE COMEDY 8TAGED ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. TKf FOUR PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS A "CopV Frpfe'sqq.r, Fair Co-ed and a Family Dog Give Good Comedy on the Campus for Benefit of 8tudents. ' "Tlio university campus Is a rather peculiar place to itacro a farce, b'lt nevertheless a comedy of tho highest Quality hold down tho boards on tho ca'mfiuB Thursday.' Tho principal characters of the comedy wore ono of the university professors, a popular co ei, a patrolman from tho police sta tion and a dog. Tho scene Is laid on tho campus for this tone-Act comedy and tho tlmd Is ibout 3 o'clock 'Thursday afternoon. On all, Bides may ..ho .seen co-dda and " men, students standlngabout In wide mouthed excitement," and full of cur loslty.. Also more, dogs. Enter the Dog. As tho scono opens tho "cop" en tera tho portals qf tho campua lead ing "dear old Sport" arid-also eighteen othor of his canine friends by ropes. Tho "cop" starts for tho "dog house" on the north side of tho campus, fol lowed closely by his canlno company. (Thoy have to follow bocauso he loads. After half of his jourtioy had been completed tho "cop" and hlB canlno following meet tho professor. Tho manner in yvhich Jho dogs aro being handled an4 dragged aldng was far from satisfactory to oven a mem ber of tho S. P. C. A. Tho kindly heart of tho professor breaks forth with Bynipathy for tho dogs and ho really becomeB angry over the man ner in which "dear old Sport" Ib treat ed. Ho approaches tho cruel "cop" and bogs him to easo Tils cruel treat ment and uso a more humane manner In treating tho members of his canlno following. . Enter the Heroine. "Dear old Sport" has been a family dog for soveral years. Old ago-on-tored ono day upon his life of happl- ness and it was decided to send him to tho police station where It was hoped that tho days of his earthly career would end. But fate decreed hat tills was not to bo. Dally demands by the members of tho medical college for dogs was tho cause of "dear old Sport figuring In ono of tho best comodlos over given on tho unlvorslty campus, As tho burly "cop" crossed tho campus leading "dear old Sport" to . his doom, his former njlstreas, ono of tjio university's popular co-eds spied ..hlnT.-Sho immediately, rushed across 'the campus unmindful of tho "Koop Qjf'W&W1 Bibs and; endeavors tt Vdscuo nor old pet. Before her at tempt t rescuing becomos a reality tho professor and the "cop" have mot Tiioir argument reaches the ears of many of Ihp students and their angry words causa tho heroine io siop uuu hesitate. But grasping her courage in both hands ho continues her chaso in pursuit of tho life of her "dear old Sport." Tho nrofessor, unablo to convince tho "cop" of- the cruelty of his work, pBBOs on, but before the dog-catchor can again resume his Journey the her olno approaches him -and 'begins her plea to save thd life of Sport. Her pleas are In vain for the cruel heart of the ''cop" can not be turned by the tears of tho fair co-ed and "dear old Sport" and bis eighteen canine friends arq 5cd away to their doom at the dog houso of the medical college. Ex uent tho horolno weeping bitterly, fol . lowed py sympathizing co-eds, and other members of tho student body. Vol I. Nof4,, . .i 80RORITY HOU8E8 TO CLOSE. No Callers on 8unday Afternoon Dur ing Mlsa Wilbur's Address. All sorority houses will cIopo Sun day afternoon from 2 to G o'clock to allow theg1rhf to attond tho Y. W. C. A, mooting which will bo addressed by Miss Theresa Wilbur. Miss Wilbur has been working horo faithfully for soveral days and tho 'sororities, roco hlzlng In her work a wPrthy cause, mutually agreed lo forpgo ,tho UBual custom of receiving callers Sunday af ternoon, and will thus be enabled to hear tho address. 80HPOMORE3 TO SYRACU8E. Basketball Team Left on Burjlngton 'Yesterday. A basketball, team composed of sophomores left on tho Burlington for Syracuse, Nebraska, yesterday after noon at 3.25. Tho sophomores aro de termined to win tho class basketball chairiplonshlp of the university this year and as a preparation for the series they aro .going to play In tho near-by towns of the state. Tho mon who composo tho team are Landers, captain, Klddoo, Krug, Swan son, Korstlon and Gibson. Tho Syracuse team Is. composed of both high school men arid members of tho town team'. GERMAN SOCIETY MEETS. " t ' New Club Meets and Listens Joan Illustrated Lecture. Tho Deutsche vVorelu met yester day In U 202 and was entertained by Professor FosBler with an oxtromely Interesting lecture on the- Rhino coun try. The hscturo was beautifully Il lustrated throughout with lantern slldo views. Pictures wore shown ofl the Rhine valley, Frolborg, Stvassborg, Coblenz and groat stretches of vino yards, and tho ruins of old historic castles of the medieval robber barons. Tho mooting was not as well attended as it might jifty.fi been, but. the. audi ence did not lack In appreciation, and Professor . Fossler waB rewarded by nn outburst of appfauso . for Tils ef forts. A committee of Miss Baker, Mr. NuBsbaum, Mr. Bohanuan,' Miss Mc Veigh, and Mr. Hubormann, was ap pointed to draft plans for a .closer and permanent organization of tho society. FRESH STUDENT BALKED. Washington University Man Gets More Than He Expected. Tho following Incident Is related by the Washington Dally: A perfectly Ir resistible -well-known frat man blow in to Marin's Cafe on Fourteenth avenue this morning and, after ostentatiously looking around tho room, picked out a table presided -over by Maud, a nlco- looking blonde. Artor glancing over the' room, ho looked up ab the fair one and remarked: "JSlcfiJlpy. UUl&jom!' "Yes It Is," said Maud, "and so was yesterday; my name Is Maud, and I know I am a Uttlo poach and have pretty blue eyes, and I have boon horo qulto a while and like tho place, and don't think I'm too nice a girl to bo working In a restaurant; If I' did, I would quit niy job'; and. my wages aro satisfactory, and I don't know if there. ln-n enftd ?lmw nr n rtnn,n n tnwn.tn nJu night, and if there is I shall not .go with you, and I am from Belilngham, and am perfectly respectable,1 and my brother Is cook In this cafe and ho welgl3 200 pounds and has a poovish disposition, and only last week ho wiped up this dining room floor' with ,i a fresh student who tried to make a date with me) Now, what'll you have?" "A waffle will bo all this, toorhlng, as I'm not very hungry.'.'', ( paked. beans, baked on the;pfeml8ea and served jiioit with delicious brown bread, 10c. at Th Boston Lunch. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY, FIRST INDOOR MEET TO BE HELD TONIGHT NON-FRATERNITY MEN ARE EX PEGTED TO 8ET RECORD8. INfORMAL DANCE AfTER, THE MEET Many Old Men to Contest for Places and Competition Keen to 8et Records That Greeks Will Not Beat Next Week. The annual non-frntornity Indoor athlotlc moot will tako placo tonight in the armory. This meet is ono of tho important indoor moots of tho year. It was in augurated last winter and affords an opportunity for many mqn to win modalB. who would not bo ollglbo to do so In other meets of tho year Only amateur athlete' registered in any col- lego of tho unlvorslty or belonging to any class may ontor this moot, pro viding he is not a fratornlty man. No formal entrance application Is nec essary and consequently the names of those who will compete are not yot known. . The commltteo which has chargo of tho meet is as follows: - ' H. O. Perry, chairman; Joo Burke, of tho senior class; S. P. Dobbs, of tho junior clasB; W. A. McGown, of tho sophomore class, and R. O. Funk houser of tho freshman clasB. Few Men Out. Not ac many men as Usual -have been out for practice on. account .of the fact that tho gymnasium could not bo used during examination and regis tration week. With jaovoral mon in school this year who toqk places in last yoar's meet, It Is thought that now records will bo made during tho evening. The- mon who were jvlnnors last year -and who-aro- now in school aro: Powers and Porry in tho 25-yard dash Graham and Hammond in the polo vault, Burke and Toblsca In the fence vault, Graham in tho high jump, Collins in tho shot put and Long In the high kick. Theso men aro all expected to be point winners tonight. Tho following aro the events of tho meet: . ' . ' 25 yard dash. Pole vault. Running high jump. 12-pound shot put. Fonco vault. High kick. Ropo climb. Tho officials aro: Referee',. I. P. Hewitt. - Starter, Dr. R. G. Clapp. Judges, W. D. Woatherford, "Dad" Elliott and Dr. Maxey. Timers, E. O. Eager, D. McDonald, I. P. Howltt.- Clork of the course, C. E.Hoopor. Start on Time. The meet will start at clghtro'clqck sharp and tho successive events Virill bo run off rapidly. Following the events of the meet an' Informal dance will bo hold in Memorial ball. Re served seat tickets entltlo the holder to admission to tho dance free of chargo. Also holders of jx season tickets for tho three Indoor meets aro admitted free to this Informal. Next week, Pobruuryll' liccurn thu Inter-fraternity meet -and February. 1 tho fraternlty-non-fraternlty meet is to bo held. One tickq't with coupon for all of tlfeso ovonts and tho two In formal may bo secured for seventy flvo cents. Single admlBBlon is twen-ty-flve cents nnd not Including tho lri formals; ' Tho three winners of oach. of .tho events at tho moet tojilghfcwUh tho three winners of tho various ovpnts In the fraternity meot'-wM compete in the charter day meet which tdkes placo' February 15; Medals will Ue awarded at all three meets." FEBRUARY 5, 1910. SUFFRAGE LEAGUE TO MEET. Organization of University Women to Assemble Tonight. Tho Collogo Equal Suffrago loaguo will meet this ovenlng, Fobruary 5, at 8 o'clock at Muslo hall In tho unlvorslty tomplo. Prof. Gcorgo E. Howard x will Bpoak on "Tho Origin and loaning of tho Movonient for Equ'nl Suffrage." The nlm of tho Collogo Equal Suf frago lcagiio is to further tho interests- in tho woman's suffrago movo nient among both graduates and un-dor-graduates. It Is hoped that those who liavo not thought about tills question will givo tho argumonts for and against careful consideration. It Ib equally important that thoso who already believe in equal suffrage should reallzo and nssumo tho Bpeclal obligations resting upon thorn and identify thomriolvoH with this effort, at least by giving It tho Biipport of tholr nnmea. SOPHOMORE MEETING. Second Year Men Elect Members to Debating Board. Tho bophomoro class mot in U 100 yesterday and elected two mombora to tho student dobatin board. Presl- d,ont Powers called tho mooting to or der at 5 o'clock and called for nomi nations. A. W. Vasoy and D. M. Rogers wore nominated and olectod unanimously. Both aro dobators of considerable experience Tho class of 1912 wilj meot' in tho chapol at 11:30 Tuosday and elect of ficers f6r the present Bomostor. This meeting is arousing a great deal of Interest. Three candidates for pres ident are working hard. Thoy are R. D. Hnwley, R. W. Garrett and B- B. Grl8Wold. MORE MEN NEEDED. Mo,re Bass Voices Wanted for the Unl verslty Chorus. More bass voices aro needed for tho unlvorslty chorus, Tho chorus Is at preaont composed of between olghty-flvo and ninety jrplcos. Tho registration so far this semester has been very good. All of tho oxtra voices now needed aro thoso of men who canning bass. A limited num ber of rnon who aro drilling can bo excused for chorus work on Wednes day and Thursday evenings, nnd can drill on Monday and Tuesday even ings. FREE BAND CONCERT. Band to Entertain University Public! Monday Wight. A grand concert will bo given by tho members of tho cadet band Monday evening in tho Temple theater. ThlB is the first concert to bo given by the band this year. There will bo no charge for tblso. evening's entertain ment, but admission Is by ticket Thoso tickets may be procured Mon day at tho Temple free of any charge. AnyonoiTnay" come and got a ticket for this 'concort, but no ,ono will be admitted unless they have the neces sary pasteboard. FORE&T CLUB MEET8. Tree Men Eject Officers and Transact Other 1niW6tahl Business, At a recent meeting of tho Forest Club the following officers wore elect ed: President, E;.G. PolloyB. Vice-president W. .W. 'Bennett Secretary and trdasurer O. S. Swen son. The Forest Club Annual 'wtilcb: is expected. w,lll bfj tho best annual in years ifat present in the "hands of the printers' and 'Will bo out next week. At" this meeting the club decided on u design for thplr now pins. These pins will be made as Boon as possible. Thoy are very unique in design and are ,'an embiom 'bf a'lreo stump. Price 5 Cents. PLOT ALMOST PROVES SUCCESSFUL JIT PROM QUICK ACTION OF COMMITTEE FOILS ATTEMPT TO ENTER. A BEAUTIFUL DECORATIVE EffECT Red Light Threw Dnamy Glow Over Draperies of Smllax and Pop pies Two Orchestras Add to Charm. Only tho quick action of tho Junior prom commlttoo yestorday' provontod' a number of studonts who did not hold tlckots from attondlng tho danco last ovenlng. Lato yostorday afternoon a plot was dlscovorod which had It boon succoBsful would havo resulted In many more than tho limited numbor of couples attondlng tho danco. Tho plans, as dlBclosod, wero somo what as follows. It -scorns that a numbor of studonts who had boon un . ablo to securo tickets tp tho danco had discovorcd a moarifl whdroby thoy hoped to bo nolo to attond without them. It was reported to tho com mittee that thoy had rented rooms in tho Lincoln Hotol lp which thoy woro going to socroto thomsolves until tho danco had commenced. Thoso rooms wore on tho uamo floor as tho danco hall and balcony and, after tho danco bad Btartod, it was tho plan of tho plotters to stroll out onto tho balcony and mlnglo with tho crowd. Plot Discovered. ' Luckily tho plot was discovered yes torday and Chairman Hathaway took immediate 'steps to prevent its suc cess. Ho had checks in roadlnoss to, provldo to oach pereon ontorlng tho danco hall which was to ontltlo him to remain. All persons without chocks woro open to tho chargo of having ontorod without a .ticket Tho danco Itself was a decided sue- . cess In ovory respect About a hun dred couples wero present which in cluded many alumnae from over tho state. Tho grand march, which opened promptly at 8:00, while not 16ng In cluded scvornl now figures. A Fairyland. Tho hall and ospeclaly tho balcony was turned into a veritable fairyland for tho ovenlng. A dreamy glow from tho red lights enhanced the decorations-of smllax and popples. The bal cony was draped with smijax forming arches between jWposta. In the cen ter of each arch wa Ban urn contain ing smllax and popples. Tho orchestra was partially concealed behind palms, smllax and poppies. A string quarot was concealed be hind a tank of the samp decorations on. tho balcony and added its muBlo to th charm of the lights and(decpri- uops. Tho refreshments; consisted of, fro zen punch and wafors. Tbp programs were, of simple white with Jho words "Junior Prom" embossed on the cover ati4 an eight page insert. They con tained eighteen dances and the muslo was prpnounced by all tie boat that has ever been played at a University danco.. . Tho spot light wag used extensive -iy throughout v fbo Hanco-and added greatly to tho charm, of tho yfhple af fair. Dean' and Mrs. Richards chap eroned tho dance., Governor and Mrs. Shallonbergor were present among, tho patrons ,and patronesses. Tho others w,ere Mr. and Mrs. John L. Teeters, Colonel- and ,Mrs. C, J. Bills, Captain H. E. Yates, U. S. A. , . ' ' " v ATTENTION Mqmbers of' the poutsbo OojuJiplUgo yeroln report promptly at 3:lj 'today, at Townsond's to have tho club's pic ture taken for the "Cornhusken"