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VOL. XL NO 32.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN WEDNESDAY NOV. 8, 1911.
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FRATERNITY MEN GIVE
CORNHUSKER FEEO DATE
GREEK LETTER MEN ABANDON
PLAN FORMERLY ANNOUNCED.
CORNIIUSKER BANQUET NOVEMBER 25
Big Annual Feed Set for Grand Finale
to the Contest With the Michi
gan Wolverines.
At a special mooting of tho Intor-
fratornlty Council last night tho Greek
letter men of tho university voted to
withdraw all claim to tho night boforo
tho Michigan game as tho date for
their annual banquet, on account of
tho action of tho Innocents society in
fixing tho date of tho annual Corn
husker banquet as .November 25.
Tho fraternity men decided to givo
tho banquet at this time at a meeting
last spring on account of tho largo
number of their alumni who are ox
pected to return for tho big game.
Tho senior socioty having chargo of
tho all-university affair later saw tho
desirability of tho date, and applied
for it
Tho fratornlty council members
woro instructed by their chapters to
withdraw In favor of tho big football
banquet, which it is now settled will
bo given on November 25, following
the Michigan game. Tho Greek ban
quet will bo deferred until the second
semester.
SOME STUDENTS OLD ONES
AVERAGE AGE OF NEBRASKAN8
DETERMINED BY FIGURES
OF REGI8TRAR.
Tho averago student ago at tho Uni
versity of Nebraska is twenty-four
years. Several years ago statistics
woro made for tho legislature which
brought this fact to light. It is tho
opinion of tho registrar's forco that
the avorage ago has not changed.
Tho recent tendency for first year
studentB to matrlculato at a youngor
ago is offset by tho raise in tho en
trance requirements, which keeps
many eVibryo scholars another year
in high school or preparatory school.
F0RESTERSP0WW0W
HOLD AN OLD-FASHIONED FEED
AT COTTONWOOD
GROVE.
MILITARY DALL COMMITTEE
OFFICER8 ELECT TONIGHT VAN
DU8EN, LORD, AND CAR- .
ROL OUT.
SIMPLIGITYVIGTORIOUS
CO-EDS NO LONGER CRAVE THE
GAUDY COSTUME FOR CAM-
PUS WEAR.
The Nobraska girls havo found tho
secret of "how to go to school with
out buying a dry goods store."
Simplicity in tho co-ed apparol is
gaining favor not only with tho fac
ulty, but with tho girls thomsolvos.
Tho hope is being oxprossed by tho
entire male student body thut they
may never again bo visited with a
plague like tho Merry Widows of a
year past AIbo to sit behind a blue
satin waist of last year's party dress
is a good deal like the morning after
taste and a velvet skirt leaves an Im
pression like the last rose of summer.
Tho faculty are declaring that tho
rise of dress simplicity leads to high
er scorcB in tho scholastic race.
Tho tailored suits, simple shirt
waist, dinky felt hats aro hero now
and tho universal hope is that they
havo come to stay.
GROUP PARTIES ENJOYED
NOVEL METHOD OF'ENTERTAINt
ING NEW 8TUDENT8 PROVE8
8UCCE88FUL.
Thq group parties given laBt Satur
day afternoon by tho Y. Wv C. A. for
tho now women students wero suc
cessful in every way and woro greatly
enjoyed. Tho students woro enter?
tained at different homes in tho city.
'A- chafing dish party, a children's
party, a Hallowe'en party, a kensing
ton and "stunts" and , games com
prised tho entertainments. '
Theso gavo an opportunity to the
now students to become acquainted!
Last Saturday afternoon tho for
estry department hold its annual pow
wow at Cottonwood grovo at tho state
farm. A great football gamo between
tho Sophs and Seniors and tho Juniors
and Freshmen was tho chief attrac
tion. After a great many casualties
the final score remained 0 to 0.
Aftor tho game a log sawing con
tost was pulled off. In tho firBt bout
tho Sophs conquered tho Freshmen,
but wero tied in tho second round.
Boforo breaking up, a big feed was
had around a number of campflres,
over which was cooked a sumptuous
repast.
Afterwards tho wholo crowd wont
in a body to the show at tho Oliver,
whore they occupied front seats in
tho students' box.
SORORITIES WARNED
ARE ADVI8ED TO WATCH AT-
TENDANCE AT CLASSES
MORE CLOSELY.
At a mooting of officers of tho cadet
regiment tonight at 5 o'clock a chair
man and maBtor of ceromontos for tho
annual military ball will bo electod.
W. E. Carrol is an announced candi
date for tho business ond of tho com
mittee, whllo Carl J. Lord and Dana
B. Van Duson aro aspirants for tho
grand march prominonce. Carrol has
no known opposition.
One committee.
Tho non-commlaloned ofllcors, who
are entitled to places on tho big com
mitteo, aro gotting ready to organizo
their "Non-Corn Club" and select tho
honored men for those committeo
places.
Last year both tho commissioned
and non-commissioned mon had a
manager or chairman and a master
of ceremonies. This made a dual or
ganization all around. It has not yot
been decided just what tho form of
the committeo this season will bo,
but there is a movo on foot to do
away with tho non-com chairman and
master of coremonios.
Big Cadet Event.
Tho military ball Ib the ono big
social event of tho cadot year. It is
more prominent oven than tho annual
band concert by tho cadot band. Ar
rangements will bo made, bo members
of the officers club state, to make tho
danco this year oven more elaborate
than tho one last soason.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FINALLY ANNOUNCED
THE DATE8 FOR UNIVER8ITY
FUNCTION8 8CHEDULED.
THEY WILL BECOME PERMANENT
Miss Ensign and the Social Committee
Selection for 8peolal
Dates.
ENGINEERSJAKE SPANISH
PROFE880R 8TOUT CREDITS FOR
EIGN TONGUE IN HI8 DEPARTMENT.
Reports havo boon sent out by Miss
Ensign to all sororities concerning
unexcused absences. This Is dono to
help raise tho standard of scholarship,
as each unexcused absence takes
thrco per cent from tho final grade.
Tho fraternities are also trying to
raise their scholarship. Soveral of
the men's organizations got tho
grades of all their members every
week from Professor Bngberg.
Y. M. (. A. NEEDS HELP
A GREAT CAMPAIGN 18 NOW ON
TO INCREA8E THE MEM-
BER8HIP.
The Young Woman's Christian Asso
ciation needs tho actlvo interest and
support of every young woman in the
university.
Tho membership fee Is ono dollar.
This may Jjql given to any mo of tho
membership committeo or lefFln the
association office in tho Temple.
Plcaso bear In mind that member
ship is open to all vomen students
In tho university.
Chemists Buy Air Machine.
A liquid air machine and a prossuro
tank for use with tho, llqulfler have
been ordered by tho chemistry de
partment from Germany. .
Due to tho action of Professor Stout
of the Collogo of Engineering, tho en
rollment in the Spanish department
has considerably increased over that
of last year. Beginning this semes
ter, work in this department is cred
ited by tho engineering faculty, hone
several have availed themselves of
loarnlng a little Mexican in connec
tion with their shop work.
CHANCELLOR WELL RECEIVED
IDAHO-NEBRA8KA 80CIETY GIVE
HIM CORDIAL GREETING
AT BOISE.
Chancellor Avery was given a largo
reception at Boise, Idaho, by the
Idaho-Nebraska society, composed of
former university students. Tho
chancellor told of tho growth of the
University of Nebraska, tho school
now being sovon times as large as
when Chancellor Canfi'eld took chargo.
CORNHU8KER TO PRINT STORIES.
Literary Editor of Cornhusker Adver
tises for Essayr-and- Stories.
The literary editor of the Cornhusk
er wants OBsays and stories on phases
of college life. Sho has also inti
mated that even poetry good poetry
will bo accepted. Miss Kathorino
Yates, literary editor, will bo In tho
Cornhusker office each Tuesday from
11 to 12 to receive any material, or
they may bo left there.
In order to obtain for such annual
student functions as aro doomed
worthy, tho support of the Btudont
body aB a wholo, a committoo consist
ing of tho presidents of tho Y. M. and
Y. W. C. A., tho editors of tho Nobras
kan and Cornhuskor, and tho leadors
of tho two sontor honor societies, In
noconts and Black Masques, has ar
ranged a sohodulo of pormanont dates
upon which no other functions than
those listed will bo permitted by MIbb
Ensign to bo glvon.
Placed Far Apart.
Tho dates have boon placed as far
apart as possible, and with a vlow to
avoiding friction or crowding. Such
dates as aro found satisfactory will
be mado annual, and published in tho
university catalogue.
It is thought that by so fixing those
dates alumni and former Btudents will
bo ablo to koop bettor tab on tho
dates for such functions as thoy may
wish to attend and bo ablo to arrange
tholr affairs accordingly in advance.
Tho dates as fixed aro as follows:
Saturday, Nov. 25, Cornhusker ban
quet. Friday, Dec. 8, Intercollegiate de
bate. Saturday, Jan. 13, Dramatic club
play.
Friday, Jan. 26, Band concert.
Saturday, Feb. 10, County Fair.
Friday, Feb. 23, Junior play.
Saturday, Mar. 2, University night.
Tho dato for tho Senior play has
not been definitely settled as yot, ow
ing to doubt as to tho arrangomont
for senior examinations.
NO FRENCHJLUB YET
8TUDENT8 IN ROMAN DEPART-
MENT UNABLE TO OR-
GANIZE.
Although somo agitation has boon
raised on behalf of a fow students for
a French club, nothing sooms to be
stirring in that direction. Miss Conk
lin, who controls, tho destinies of the
romance students, feels that tho time
is not yet ripe for such an organiza
tion and is consequently not pushing:
the project Thoro is, however, a
flourishing conversation circle in the
department which in many ways ful
fills tho demand.
NO MORE TUBBING
80RORITY GIRLS DECIDE"7T0
ABANDON OB8TREPEROU8 ',
PRACTICE.
No longer, will sorority freshmen be
"tubbed' The university authorities
havo expressed tholr disapproval of
this method of punishment because of
tho shock and also because the prac
tice is too boisterous.
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