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'VTiwwymwwiytww j j Uhc Bails IFlebraehan VOL. XI. NO 59. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY JAN. 3, 1912. Price 5 Cents I. m GOLD RECEPTION OFFERED TO RETURNING STUDENTS STORMY WEATHER PREVENT8 RETURN OF MANY STUDENTS TUESDAY CLASSES POORLY ATTENDED Celebrations at Home Make Students Reluctant to Return to Ardorous Duties at the University. The Now Year offered n very cold reception to the reluctant Btudents who began pouring Into Lincoln yes terday. Most of the aforesaid stu dents, not wishing to cut short tho celebration at home, resolved to start the now year right by arriving as late as posBlblo hence tho numerous yawns In Tuosday's classes. In fact, some resolutions went oven farther, for the absence list is still alarmingly largo. These, however, are minor details In comparison with tho hardships en dured by tho groat majority, who re turned promptly, and with a firm de termination to brave the elomontB, and to preparo their lessons. Frozen water pipes, locked doors dusty books, dlshovolod rooms, whose atmosphere would intimidate even the dauntless Dr. Cook such wore a few of tho obstacles to be overcome, by plumb ers at 1.00 per hour, and will powor at tho expense of great physical suf fering. In the fnco of all these trials, to ariso at seven a. m Tuosday, to bo arested in tho process of dressing by tho sight of one's own breath con geujod In mid-air, to rush breakfast less to class, and then to "be greotod by a cold room and tho announcement that, the Instructor will bo unablo to bo present can one wondor at tho in crease of prime? Vacation days had been busy with the most of tho students, soical do ings In every town keeping tho ro turned Nobraskans busy each ovenlng until early into tho morning somo nights. DayB wore filled In similar manner and thoro wore fow who did Btudying in tho vacation days, but all roturnod to Lincoln feeling that thoy would, bo glad to get Into tho harness a gain. "4' v A few Btudonts stayefl In Lincoln thoso who lived hero' and Uiobo who lived too far away to mako It worth tholr whllo to go homo. Tho mem bers of tho nKickerbocker Chib and tho Cosmopolitan Club wero all in Lincoln and tho foreigners, who at tend tho school here, practically all "remained. Nebraskans Marry. Two formorm Unlvorslty of Nebras ka students wero married at Colum bus, Neb., December 27. Mr. Loroy Taylor of South Omaha, former en gineering student, and Miss Margaret N'ouman, a" former A. B wore mar ried at thq homo of Miss Nouman's paroits In Columbus on that day. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will live In South Omaha, where Mr.'Taylor Is employed with tho Omaha Tco and Cold Storage company. ,Unl students aro Invited to try tho Y. M. C. A, Barbers. You will liko their work.' FRATERNITIEjnW OUT AQUA PURA GETS COLD FEET AS MEALS ARE PRE- PARED. "Frozen out" was tho Icy greotiug which mot soveral of tho rfatornltics and sororities upon their return to Lincoln after tho vacation days. Not only frozen out, but on account of tho freezing of pipes and boilers stoves in tho Phi Gamma Delta, tho Phi Psl, and in tho Alpha Phi houses tho mom- hers of thoso organ izations went hun gry Monday night and all day Tues day. Indications lato Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning Indi cated that any dinners that wore oaten Wednesday would probably bo of restaurant brand. King Boreas had merely performed his annual little trick on Nebraska fraternities, for thoro is hardly a year passes that soveral organizations do not come back to Lincoln and pay out soveral fortunes to plumbors to havo tho house fixed up again. Pipes that had not been sufficiently drained when tho' owners left for over Christmas had either burst or frozen tight and no kind of Inducement was sufficient to induce the recalcitrant aqua to return to a condition of warmth that would boat tho frigid atmosphere But such is life ROBERY DEPRIVES TWO CO-EDS THEFT AT SIGMA NU HOUSE DE- STROYS XMA8 PLANS OF TWO GALLANT8. At least two" fair co-eds wero de prived of oxpoctod Christmas presonts because of tho robbery of tho Sigma Nu house on tho Saturday boforo Christmas. A pearl pendant belonging to Ed Adams and a lockot studded with dia monds, tho property of Will Randall, wero taken from tho boys' rooms, Tho Jowolry was placed In a drawer and tho doqr of tho room locked. Mr. Adams is not absolutely Biiro that he locked the door on tho day of tho rob bery, although ho had been in tho habit of doing so previously. Thinking thnt somo of tholr fratern ity brothers wore playing a practical joke on them, tho two boys did not report tho affair to tho pollco until a couplo of days ago. So far no trace of the jewelry haB been found. Noth ing elBo was taken from the frat house.' Professor Hoffman Goes East. Prof. J. D. Hoffman of tho Engineer ing callogo will leave Saturday on an extended business trip throughout the east. He will visit in Buffalo, N. Y., Kokomo and Lafayette, Ind return ing homo about January 1. Typhoid Fever Cases. Elizabeth Bonnoll of Lincoln and L. A. Tllckman of Seward, Nebraska, aro both very III with typhoid foyer. Junior Practice. Members of the junior class foot ball team will meet at gymnasium .at 11 o'ctaok Thursday morning JOHN A.4 LAWLER, Mgr. LEAP YEAR BRINGS NEW WOES MASCULINE CONTINGENT MUST PLAY THE WAINTING GAME FOR TWELVE MONTH8. Look out, boys, your, time has conic. LEAP YEAR IS HERE AT LAST. Sunday evening a largo number of fair co-e'ds wore seen wandering about the campuB armed with marriago licenses. Two weeks ago tho Dally Noraskan issued a warning that such would be tho condition after January first, but the clarion noto passed un heeded. Already one student of old Nebraska has fallen before tho on slaught and rumor has it that many morc are on the verge of capture. Tho sltuution as it now loks is critical. Always foromost In giving is readers all the news and keeping nothing from thorn, tho Dally Nobras l.nu hns put on a special staff to covor this during tho next twelve months and tho readers will at all times have advance information on the condition of affairs. MAYLAND DIES AT SEWARD. Prominent Medical Student Succumbs lo. Heart. Trouble. William F. Mnyland of Seward, No raska, a first-year medical student at tho University of Nebraska, died of heart trouble at his homo in Seward last week and wns buried Sunday. The leath came at the closo of a sickness which began boforo Thanks giving. Mayland was not feeling well when ho returned from his Thanks giving vacation, and three days later he was again takon 111, from which h never recovered. Mr. Mayland was a member of tho Phi Rho Sigma fraternity. Ho was regimental quartermaster sergeant and an announcement of IiIb death was made last night in a special order is sued by Commandant H. E, Yates. ENGINEERS TO DANCE. Annual Hop of Mechanics Held Next Saturday. Next Saturday ovenlng tho on ginoers will give their annual hop at tho Lincoln. Plans have been made for soveral novel features, and tho committee definitely , announcos that tho attendance wil bo limited to olghty-fivo. In vlow of this fact, the price will bo $1.50. All tickets have been disposed of, and as no moro will .bo Issued, thoso who have procrastinated at purchas ing will bo obliged to go elsewhere on Saturday ovenlng. Dr. Sherraden HI. Dr. William D. Shorraden of Omaha, father of Jasmine Sherraden, is very ill in his homo in Omaha, He was attacked by typhoid' fever on Christ mas and since tho flrst.day of serious IIlnoBB haB not materially Improved. Tuosday evening his condition Was reported very law. Georgo Bros., Danco Programs, Mon ogram Stationery, Motto Cards. NEBRASKAN FORCES TO MOVE OFFICE SOON NEW CAFETERIA CAUSES 80ME UNLOOKED-FOR TROUBLE. C0RM1USKER STAFF TO 00 ALSO Book Store to Bo Placed in Basement of the Administration Building. Great GunB! Tho Daily Nobraskan is soon to havo a moving day. Its publication office will o moved to tho east end of tho Administration build ing basement. Whllo tho Rag pon-pushors nnd moulders of Btudent sontlment were at homo enjoying Christmas turkoy, tho powors that bo got tho bcBt of thorn and decided to oust tho wholo . push from tho present offico and put tho Regents' book storo in tho room now occupied by tho Nobraskan and Cornhuskor. It 1b a sudden move. It has takon tho management by Btirpriso, but all aro ready for anything that may como. Moro spaco Ib needed by othor depart ments Tho now University Y. M. C. A. cafetorla is responsible for tho edi torial and business offices being thus moved. Tho book storo Is to bo moved into tho present editorial quarters, in' order to make room for tho eating house in tho Tcmplo building. The chango will be made as soon as pus Bible. STUDENTSjLOPE RALPH KISSINGER AND MISS TROXEL MARRIED IN. ST. JOE . ON SHORT NOTICE. Eloping after an acquaintance of three Bhort weeks, Ralph Kissinger of Falrfiold, Nebraska, and June Troxcl of Lincoln, both University students, wero mqrrlcd in St. Joseph, Mo., dur ing vacation. Three weeks boforo tho time of tho elopement, tho pair wero introduced, tho tlmo being tho ig Michigan-Nebraska football game. It was a case of love at first sight and shortly after tho meeting the two wero secretly! en gaged. When Christmas vacation camoMr, Kissinger and his brido started for Falrfiold, where Miss Troxoll planned making a visit at tho Kissingor homo. On tho way the Idea of tho elopement was formed and, first going to Omaha and then to St. Joo, the miirrlago was performed. ALPHA THET8 HAVE ACCIDENT. Boiler Explodes When Fire Is Built In Stove No Injuries. H. B Pearse and. Sid Evans were slightly injured during tho holidays by the explosion of a water tank of tho stove at (he Alpha Theta Chi house. Tho boys, not knowing that the tank had been drained, dttompted to build n.flro,'and,a serious explosion resulted. Fortunately, neither of. .them wero seriously Injured, merely receiving small cuts aout tho hands' and wrists. i I; I .11 1 1