The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, September 28, 1911, Image 1
ZEbe8)aih- flebraekan VOL. XI. NO. 3. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 1911. P ce 5 Cents. IW r- ; i h - m rr SPECIAL CONVOCATION FOR FIRSTYEAR STUDENTS SENIOR CLASS 80CIETIES TO CON DUCT THE EXERCIES. MEETING HELD NEXT TUESDAY MORNING Innocents to Meet Men In Memorial Hall Black Masque Has Charge of Girls In Temple. Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Season ticket bookB, containing twenty-four admissions to football, basketball, track and baseball, at the University of Nebraska in the coming year, can be had for $3.00. This amount pays your general admittance to absolutely every athletic event in the school this year. Reserved seat books wilt cost $5.00 for tho season. Now purely as an economic study, "Can you beat It.'1 Put in a little college spirit and get that ticket NOW, either at the University Y. M. C. A., or at ths Co-op Bookstore. DEBATERS START WORK AT ONCEJN EARNEST COACH FOGQ QET8 HI8 MEN IN LINE EARLY. 'SHIP SUBSIDIES" THE QUESTION Nebraska to Meet Two Teams This Year Iowa and Minnesota Scheduled. Judging from tho success of tho ' "Freshmen convocation held a year ago, the Innocents and Black Masque Sen ior societies have decided to repeat the nerformanco again this year' To this affect, announcement Is made that on next Tuesday a double convoca tion will -be held for tho especial ben "cnT of tho first year class! Tho men will meet in Memorial "hall under the auspices of the Iniio cents', while tho Black Masquo will conduct a meeting In tho Tomple In the Interest of the co-eds. Chancellor to Speak. Chancellor Avery will be the princi pal speaker at both gatherings. It Is Tieedless to say that his message to tho now students will be worth hear ing. It Is rumored that members of tho 'varsity will be thero to add some light ns to the contemplated success of the season. In addition several alumni and prominent students will give short addresses. All Freshmen are urged to keep this date In mind, for It. Is for their bene fit and advantage that tho c'onvoca- tion-isbeing" hold; 'Harry Ankeny and Bob Hawley have charge of tho men's meeting, while "Ruth Haller will preside over tho young ladles. fORM fARM (LUB COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE MEN FORM NEW CLUB AND RENT HOUSE. 'Another organization has bedn born into tho University family.. Twenty mombers of tho College of Agriculture have associated themselves, forming tho "Farm House Club," which Is now housed -at 1436 S street. Among tho moving spirits of the club are Arthur Anderson, a well known member of tho football squad, and Will Forbes, tho present secretary of the Unlvor COLONEL SMITH NOT HERE. Cadet Executive Taking Work Omaha New Appointment Probable. at Colonel A. L. Smith, of the cadet regiment, Is mlBsed at tho Armory ho cause of the unexpected tranBfor of his studies to Omaha. Ho wont to consln. Intorcolloglato dobatlng work for 1911-12 has already begun at Nebras ka, and with a considerable numbor of oxperloncod debatorB and much promising now material already hard at work, chanccB look good forscarlot and cream to again wavo victorious In tho 'Central Debating League, con sisting of tho universities of Nobrns- ka, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Wia- the motrorolls not expecting to re main, but because of conditions found it best to go to Omaha this wlntor, thoroby shortening his course by ono year. Smith Is popular among tho officers and steps were taken to get him to reconBldor. but ho seems to have do- slty Y. M. C. A. The membership is cI(led definitely. Some of tho ofllcerB not confined to tho College of Agrl- lmVe 8UggG8te(i that he remain as col culture, but Includes also engineers oneli coming down for Thursday even who are specializing In agricultural en- lng rOVOWBi leaving tho Lleutenant glneerlng and academics who are tak- Colonel In charge at other times, but lng their major In agriculture. . t j8 gonerally thought that a now ofil- No Freshmen are eligible to mom- cor wiu flnnlly bo appointed. Captain bershlp except those who are gradu- Yate8 nnB not nB yot iSBUeu- any Btnte ates of tho School of AgrlcultQro. " ' ment regarding any vacancies In tho On Firm Footing. regiment. The Farm House Club Is Btartlng nn a substanTlaT "footing Blnco" it -is PROFESSOR CALDWELL WRITES TELL8 INTERESTING STORIES OF HIS TRAVELS IN FOREIGN LANDS. 'Head Professor H. W. Caldwell of the Hrstory department, who Is spend ing a year's leave of absonco in Eu rope, writes Interestingly of his re cent travels in a letter received by Professor Perslnger. Professor and Mrs. Caldwell were In Dresden When tho letter was written, but had but recently visited Eisenbach, a little city remarkable as having been the birthplace of Bach, and tho homo of Martin Luther and Frooholl, It was in; a house in tho village that Martin L'uther is said to haYO had trouble with Tho Devil, and according to Pro fessor Caldwell, to have thrown an ink bottle at him, which missed and ruined a wall, "At least thero is ink recognized and endorsed by a dozen or more of tho members of tho faculty of tho College of Agriculture. Tho club was organized for tho mutual benefit of tho mombers, and has no social aspirations. It numbers among Its membership tho strongest men In tho College of Agriculture, and stands for manhood and substantial scholar ship. Contrary to prevailing rumors, tho Farm House Club Is directly con nected with neither Alpha Zota, the honorary agricultural fraternity, nor tho Agricultural Club, but Includes members of both professional organizations. PROFESSOR SMITH" MAY LEAVt RUMORED THAT H. R. 8MI?H WILL ACCEPT MINNESOTA OFFER. According to rumor ProfeBEor H. R. Smith of tho. Agricultural Collego, Is considering a call from tho University of Minnesota. Ho Is at presont out of tho city, so no confirmation or do ninl of tho rumor could bo secured. YATE8 LIKES THE BAND. CHATBURN AT CHICAGO MEETING Nebraska Professor a Member of In vestigation Committee. Professor Georgo It. Chatburn 1b In Chicago today, where ho has gone to attend a. meeting of a committee of the American Society for Testing Ma terials on Standard Tests and Specifi cations of Drain Tile. This committee there now," he says, "and that is the consists of fifteen mombers of tho story they toll." ' THURSDAY CONVOCATION ORGAN RECITAL , By Mrs. Raymond PROGRAM '" ' Sonate . . . . , Rogers '' Allegro con brio Scherzo Prayer and Cradle 8ong;Giumant Gavotte r Martini Meditation, '. -. Toccata . , . . , Mailly Many Applicants for Military Musical Organization. society comprising drainage engineers, testing engineers and manufacturers of drain tile. Its object is to devise standard specifications for drain tile which will bo submitted later to tho entire society for adoption. It is thought that perhaps a year or possi bly two years, will be required in studying and testing before a final decision will be reachod. . , Tho society Is a branch of tho In ternational Society for Testing Ma terials and standards adopted by It are very likejy to become international in scopo. . c "Tho cadet band is tho largest .and best In tho state justas it was last year," said Captain Halsey E. Yates, speaking of tho regimental musicians for this year. "Nearly all of tho pld men are back and thero are so many now ones that a numbor will have to bot turned back into tho companies." Tho band will consist of at loast sixty pieces. Arrangements aro now being made by Captain Yates, whereby tho band will probably bo given op portunity to participate in tho Ak-Bar-Ben parade at Omaha, Last year the band played in tho parade and tho Ak-Sar-Ben committee allowed them their expenses, and the citizens of Omaha showed them a fine time. It Is hoped that, tho same ar rangement will bp made this year. Within a week, tho preliminary de bate will bo held to select tho sixteen mombers of tho Intorcolloglato Dobato Seminary (Rhetoric 22), announces Professor of Rhetoric M. M. Fogg, whq has been in chargo of 'varBlty dobat lng for eleven years. First Debate December 8. December 8 Is tho probable dato of tho big forensic battles of tho school year, when Nebraska's representa tives will meet thoso of tho Univer sity of Iowa at tho Temple thoator, and thoso of tho University of Minne sota at Minneapolis. Tho ((ucstlon for debato will bo: "Resolved, that tho United States Bhould adopt a policy of shipping sub sidies." Tho Cornhusker debaters will h'nnSlb tho "afnrmaIivor"oT"tinr-BttbJoct at home and tho negatlvo at Mlnno r.polls. Sjnco 1907, when tho league waB or ganized and Nebraska was Included in it on account of her demonstration, in the defeat of Kansas and Missouri for ensic teams, that tho CornhUBker stato was clearly in tho class of tho other members of tho big league, tho five universities hnvo competed annually. Will Have Two Teams. Each university Is represented by an affirmative and a negative team on tho question for dobato, and tho fivo debates take place simultaneously, ono In each city where a participating uni versity is located. Nebraska's contest at homo this year will bo of particular importanco and interest because tho opposing teams, those of Nebraska and Iowa, tied for first .place last year, each winning both its contests. Wisconsin at Lincoln and Illinois at Urbana, wore defeated by tho scarlet and cream teams, in spito of tho fact that 'Nebraska's op ponents wore considered two of tho' biggest mombers of tho league, , . PHI DELT8 TO BUILD. Will Erect a $15,000 Home on Their 8 Street Property. Give Out- Equipment. . Rifles and equipment wero Issued to tho old cadets yesterday, and the same wll be issued to selected cadets chosen for'the Tatt parade ' Announcement is made that Phi Delta Theta is to build a $15,000 homo In tho near future. This adds ono more. houBo to tho growing 'list' of pa latial Greek residences. Tho houso is to bo built on tho Phi Dolt prop-t orty on S street, where their old homo Js now being torn down, largely through tho efforts of tho members themselves. fr" It J 4 A- Kg. h- q, t ..: j