Ztbe Bailv IHebraekan ".$' , . , ,.. '. Vol. X. NoT 151 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1911. Price 5 Cents. s r COMPANY C WINS ANNUAL COMPETITIVE ,-H COMPANY I 18 A CLOSE SECOND 'AND OTHERS DO WELL. 0UTMR1E GETS THE INDIVIDUAL Large Crowd 8ees Prize Cups""Pre .sented to Winners. Woodrow ! ' , Wilson Makes- Speech. ff JAt yesterday's competitive drill Company C won the honor of being the best drilled company. Company C had a score of 498.25 out df a pos sible 520, Company I being close on their heels with 495.9 points. AU though Company D made the hlghdst score for its drilling prowess it toolc longer, in its maneuvers. The points for speed were so arranged that the swiftest company got 30 points and 5 were deducted for each place down -the ladder, This left J) company without any score for speed to its credit, 'since it took more time than any of the others. Both leading companies were very speedy in .execution. The following table shows the exact score of ench company. . Company Drill Tlmo Average C i. 478.26 20 498.25 1 470.9 25 495.9 A 462.2 90 492.2 D 479.85 0 479.85 M 465.4 10 475.4 K ., 451.9 15 466.9 B 448.25 5 453.25 Possible score. For time, 30, for drill 490, a possible total of 520. The Individual. J F6uTmeir" from each Tompany--en tered the competitive drill for indi vidual honors. Sergeant Richard Guth rie of Company C won flrBt place and Sorgeant Kenneth Warner of Com pany A second for the individual cup. Six m'en, Bliss, Epperson, Edison, Al line, Warner and Guthrie, drilled per fectly for about five minutes without anyone falling out. Gradually, how over, -they began to make breaks and only Alllno, Warner and Guthrie were left. Both Captain Yates and Colonel Kremer endeavored, by giving a rapid fire of commands to spell one man down, but all three drilled In perfect tlmo and executed every move called for until finally Alllno fell out on a matter of form. Sergeants Guthrie and Warner did not take loner to fin ish the questions, Guthrie standing the tost better than Warner. The Judges were officers of the regular army. Review. Following the Individual drill, at a regimental review, Colonel Kremer and Captain Yates presented to Cap tain Charles Bennett of Company C the "Omaha cup" which becomes the property) of that company for ono year. The entire company marched put' of lino to receive it and thence across the field to tho loft of the 'staff to roview tho othor companies as thoy marohed -past. It was the first time for several years that Company. C haB received military respects from the other companlea and marked a tri umph for Captain Bennett. This is- its third victory in the history of com petitive drill. Bennett proved himself to be a wise compandor. While some of tho othor companies were wearing themselves out In the hot sun that bent down up on tho drill field Bennett's men woro lounging In tho shado of some trees, on the south side of the campus quiet ly awaiting their turn. Incidentally they received final orders from tho of ficers and men were given an oppor tunity to ask final qestlons. Bennett put the spirit Into his men. Ho told them that they could win if they Just kept cool, and 'they did as he ordered. All Lincoln Men. After the com pet and Just before the review Captain Bennett told his men that he felt sure they had done tholr best, thanked them for their loyalty to him and told them that If they had not won they Bhould by no means feel badly. "If wo have won we will glory In It, but If another company has suc ceeded let us honor them,'.' he said just before he marched them into the battalion line. Cups were presented to Sergeants Uuthrle and Warner by Captain Yates is trophies of their winning' the in dividual honors. A brother of, Rich ard, Lieutenant Robert Guthrie of the regular army, won the individual drill for iwo consecutive years When he was in the university. Lieutenant Ernest Wohle'nberg was presented with the "Major Bookman cup" for winding the rifle shoot. All three of the individual honor men and Captain Bennett are Lincoln men and are grad uates of Lincoln high school. Governor Wilson. During tho afternoon Governor Wil son of New Jersey drove onto tho field In an automobile accompanied by com mercial club members, to pay his re spects to tho cadets. Maneuvers wore ceased for a few minutes to hear a few words of greeting from Governor Wilson, in which he complimented the university upon the soldierly np pearance of its men. TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OIRL 80UVENIR PROGRAM OF SENIOR PLAY DEDICATION TAKE8 PLACE TODAY. Dedication ceremonies of tho sou? venlr program of the senior play to the most be'autiful coed will tako. ploce at tho matinee performance this afternoon nt tho Oliver theater. All the decorations will be up by this timo and thoro will be nothig now added to tho show In tho evening, ox cept that tho participants may he more tired. Many have been timid about buying seats for the afternoon. evidently thinking tho performance In the evening will be better. This Is not, the case. The reverse will likely be true, if there is any difference. Students who have not purchased tickets have been urged to attend 'hi the afternoon, since It is almoBt im possible to securo good scats for the evening performance. Tho seat sale for the matinee was a little more brisk fast evening than It had been at any time previous. PAN-HELLENIC BALL . NEXT MONDAY NIGHT ANNUAL AFFAIR IN HONOR OF GREEK SI8TERS. TRANSPLANTING OF FRAT PINS Shirt Waists to be Considered Full Dress Large Number of Tickets 8old. PUBLICATION BOARD MEET8. Elects Editorial Staff of Dally Nebras kan This Afternoon. The students' publication board will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock at which time an editor of the Nobras kan will be elected to tako tho placo of S. O. Cotner, Who has resigned. A managing editor and two associates will also be chosen. Those elected will compose tho staff of the Dally No brasknn for the first semester of noxi year. OASTLT GLAD WARRIORS OF . err'" COMPANY Q" ON THE MARCH Serpentining back and forth across the street between Ecven and eight hundred men formed the annual Com pany "9" parade last nigjht. The long lino of ghostly clad marchers- ex tended several blocks and thousands or spectators thronged the streets as It passed. The walks were almost Im passable for those who followed the procession. It was only nt limes the street cars were able to go right through. ' At no time Was tho delay great. Order and discipline marked the whole affair- and there were no accidents to mar the happiness of the occasion. Bennett Commanding. At 8 o'clock comnanv "Q" was mar shaled into lino by the officers of tho seven companies, Captain Bennett of Company, C commanding. Tho spec tral night shirts formed in a long line nt the armory and thence wound Its way to the business section of tho city. The Lyric theater was one placo visited, and tho half-surprised audience received tho ghostly proces sion for sometime, the stage talent having retired. At Rlggs' bovorages had been provided to quench tho thirst Plans for the Pan-Hollonlc Informal to bo given In tho auditorium Mon day evening, May 29, arc now com- plote and the commltteo of tho inter fraternity council in charge of tho affair nromlso that tho dance this year will be 'one of tho best dances. Tho Pan-Hellenic Is tho animal donco given by tho fraternity, mon in honor of their -Greok letter' sisters, and IB by Immemorial custom, " tho function which seems most favorable to tho'. transplanting of fraternity 'pins. Chnlrmnn Ynlo C. Holland, who n tho prospects for this year woro under discussion, blushed delicately, and . hinted that this mntter had been well taken enro of by the committee, also, and that Bultablo retreats would bo provided for those desirous of culti vating tho common or garden variety of frat pin. According to authorities on such subjects, however, it may safely bo predicted that tho third element of tho equation -will also be present, and in the vnrious chapter houses, schol arly sportsmen are quietly laying odds on one thing and another. Tho auditorium will bo decorated lavishly with university colors, and ' plans are being considered for pro viding Jjoatha-ioctho, accommodation. of the marchers who were beginning to get weary. At the Lincoln hotel the commercial club had assembled around the ban quet board In honor of Woodrow Wil son. All paused and the speaker was even forced to stop as soon as' the" yells of Company "Q" filled the cor ridors. At tho Llndell nnothor hand out wns provided. The march through the buildings was somewhat slow this year owing to the fact that tho Or phoum had closed for the summor and there was no engagement on at the Oliver. The Last Rites. When tho marchers had become tired of tho parade thoy repaired to tho athletic Jleld where an immense bon-fire was built. The long file clrt cled around tho field and gradually closed up on tho flaming boxes. Yells and songs were tho order until the fire had begun to dlo down." Then what jvas left of tho night shirts wore given to tho flames and all departed for home. ' A largo crowd filled the grandstand and somo had gathered, In othor quarters of tho1 field to witness tho last rites of Company "Q." of tho vnrious sororities and guests, to assist in tho locating of partners with moro 'convpnlonce. Tliis lias seemed necessary on account of tho . largo number of tickets sold, which Indicate the presence of an unusually "big crowfl. ' " According to tho committee shirt waists will be considered' full dress '. for the occasion. Tho dance Is strict ly Informal In every respect, and there are no requlromont as to apparel savo thoso of modesty. Dancing will be gin at 8 o'clock, and will continue un til the program of twenty-two dances Is complete, tho Tuesday after being a holiday. Chancellor and Mrs. Avery and tho Greek-letter members of tho-faculty with their wives aro to bo patrons and patronesses of the ball. The commit tee in charge Js Yale Holland Victor -Krause, and Sam R. Buck. Tickets may be had of any member of tho inter-fraternity council. ,By nn almost unanimous vote of the colleges represented in tho I. C.A. L., "Bob" Elliott, captain of tho Wabash collogo. track team, was reinstated in the league. Elliott had. been declared' Inellglblo because of having received bis tuition for Instructing gymnasium classes last wintbr. It was, only by a vote of tho colleges in tho lenguo that ho whb reinstated. DoPauw univer sity, which was tho first to question Elllott'a eligibility, waB tho first to vote for his reinstatement. SENIOR PLAY TODAY, MATINEE AND NIGHT ( ,- C H--ij ?J iff -