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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY JAN. 10, 1912.
Price 5 Cents
VOL. XI. NO 64.
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WISCONSIN AND TEXAS
AFTER NEBRASKA GAMES
SOUTHERN STATE AND BIG EIGHT
SCHOOL PROBABLE COMPETITORS.
AMAZONS SEARCH FOR SPATS
CHARACTERS IN DRAMATIC CLUB
PLAY CAUSE COMMENT
AROUND CAMPUS.
COACH STIEIIM IS A BUSY NAN
Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Ames,
Kansas, and Others After Games
With the Cornhuskers.
All-year Coach . O. Stiehm is pro
gressing nlcoly with tho arrangements
for the 1912 football schedule. He is
in correspondence with, the Universi
ties of Wisconsin, Texas, Kansas, Mis
souri, Minnesota, Illinois, Ames, and
several minor institutions. Already
tho number of open dates has been
diminished to very few, although no
exact announcements of these can be
made until one or two of the big
games are definitely placed.
Minnesota has written offering us
tho choice of two dates, October 19
or 2G, but wishes us to return to Min
neapolis. This offer iB not regarded
as serlouB by the lanky coach, as he
thinks that after our experiences of
tho past season wo are under no obli
gation to make such a trip at such a
time in tho season, especially to play
in Minneapolis.
Stlehm telegraphed tho manage
ment at Wisconsin yesterday in an
endeavor to conclude a contract for a
Nebraska-Wisconsin game to be
played in Lincoln, November 23-iIf
this game is secured, the success of
tho season next fall would bo insured,
it is thought, as tho Badger team tho
past year was a. cIobo contender for
Big Eight honors, and Coach Richards
is keeping Camp Randall, tho Badger
training camp, full of candidates
through tho winter and spring, In con
templation of oven greater successes
noxt fall.
Texas University, of Austin, 1b also
quite anxlouB to play with our Corn
huskers. They have offered us a
game, November 18, but nothing has
boon done as yet looking toward ac
ceptance. In case we are unsuccess
ful In securing a big game for tho
close of tho season on Nebraska field,
tho southern trip may bo regarded fa
vorably, providing a sufficient guaran
tee 1b made.
"WANTED A pair of gray spats."
Tuesday morning a number of ex
traordinary looking individuals woro
seen wandering around the campus
shouting this at regular Intervals. A
Jook of anxiety was spread over their
faceB and they appeared to bo dan
gerous. When asked as to tho cause it was
found that they were Amazons and
woro to put on a play Saturday even
ing at the Temple. Explanations were
made that one of their loading char
acters was minus a pair of gray spats
which were essential to tho produc
tion. Mayer Bros, and Armstrongs
woro suggested as being good adver
tisers in tho Rag, and with sighs of
relief tho unhappy ladles wont their
way.
The play Is to be put on by tho
Dramatic Club and promises to bo a
show worth seeing. Rehearsals have
boon hold for the last six weeks and
many of tho school's most prominent
peoplo have been risking flunks dur
ing this time in order to become ef
ficient actors.
Ono hundred and fifty tickets woro
taken Tuesday by tho State Farm.
Tho best of the tickets are still on
Bale and will bo open for reservation
on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
They may bo obtained of members of
tho Dramatic Club or at tho Univer
sity Bookstore.
SEMESTER RAPIDLY CLISING
PROFE880RS PREPARING FOR
THE END BY A 8ERIES
OF TESTS.
LA FIESCHEJICTORES
NATIVE OMAHAN TALK8 AT CON
VOCATION ON INDIAN RACE
OF THE PLAINT8.
A real, llvo, genuine Indian gave au
address at Convocation yesterday.
Mr. La FJoscho, or "Tho Arrow," is a
native, full-blooded Indian. He Is tho
son of tho last chief of tho Omahans,
and was born and raised on a reser
vation. Mr. La Flescho has devoted his llfo
to tho study of his raco, and now
stands as the most eminent authority
In America on othnology. Ho has
boon In tho service of tho govornmont
for many years, and has recently pub
lished an autograph on the Omaha
tribe, which Is tho best article on
Indians that has over boon published.
Tho subject of his .address yeBtor
day was "Geography of tho American
Indian." Ho gave many interesting
sketches of tho former life on tho
plains, and sh'owed tho influonco
which tho wandering tribes had loft
upon our present geography. In
nameB, particularly, tho country bears
amplo witness of the red man's occu
pancy. Chicago "tho great smell,"
translating It freely; Topoka "tho
place where we got good Murphies;"
tho Platto river or "flat water;"
Omaha or the "first man;" Nebraska
called "Nobrathka;" and oven Lin
coln itself, which means "salty city,"
or "stonobreakorB' city" are a few of
tho nameB which tho Indians have
given us; names ohco significant,
now meaningless.
Mr. La Flescho is now In Lincoln
to bo prosont at tho mooting of tho
State Historical Association, and will
deliver several addresses boforo tho
convention.
SENIOR PROM SET FOR
JANUARY NINETEENTH
FORMAL AFFAIR OF UPPER CLA88
TO BE HELD AT THE LIN
COLN HOTEL.
NOVEL PROGRAM BEING PLANNED
Chairman Pearse Promises a
Dance, and Guarantees
No Cabs.
Fine
Tho Senior Prom will bo glvon at
tho Lincoln Hotel, Friday ovonlng,
January 19th. Barring tho Military
Ball, this will bo tho first University
formal of tho year, and will bo .a wol
como relief from tho crowded in
formal b which havo so far discour
aged tho dancing public. Judging
from the rapid sale of tickots, which
has, to dato, nearly oxhaustod tho
supply, this oxclusivenosB is appreci
ated. Chairman Pearse has gono to con
siderable troublo and oxponso to got
a program which will bo novol, and,
If tho word of tho mombors of tho
committee Js to bo bolioved, ho has
succeeded beyond tho highest expecta
tions. As usual, only seniors, juniors
and alumni aro to bo admitted, and
oven a personal appeal to tho Chan
cellor will bo of no avail.
A provalonco of cabs at tho last
few dances has caused somo fear that
they will roturn to their former promi
nence at tho Senior Prom; tho com
mittoo, however, expresses its desiro
that such bo not tho caBo, and that
tho time-honored vehicles bo ignorod
excopt in case of an oarthquako or
somo equally unusual storm,
SELLECK MAO PLEDGE
University Students Seriously III.
F. C. Cooper, '14, is Borlously ill
with typhoid fover at tho Lincoln Sani
tarium. Ho was taken sick shortly
aftor tho holidays. His homo is at
Springfield, S. D.
Lowell Gregg, '14, was compelled to
roturn to his homo in South Omaha
yesterday on account of an attack of
typhoid fever.
Professors of various branches ap
pear to bo leading up gently to the
final exams this year. In a large num
ber of tho courses the instructors
havo planned a schedule of minor
tosts to cover tho review. Recitation
periods will bo taken up witn a sys
tematic inventory of tho studensmlnd
boforo tho final "close out."
In ono Instance a political eclonco
teacher has placed upon tho board a
written program, which gives the
class official "hunches" for systematic
"cramming."
R. T. Crano Dead.
R. T. Crane, tho millionaire manu
facturer died yesterday in Chicago at
the ago of 80. Ho won notoriety dur
ing his llfo by his spirited attacks on
colleges and all higher education. Mr.
Crano had just completed a pamphlet
regarding his investigations at the
University of Illinois.
WANTS TO 8EE NEW AUDITORIUM
ERECTED AT STATE
FARM.
Hon. W. A: Selleck spoko at Convo
cation at tho Stato Farm yesterday.
AUDITING DANCE ACCOUNTS
UNIVER8ITY HOPS WILL HAVE
FINANCIAL AFFAIR8 STRICTLY
UNDER SURVEILLANCE.
No longer will tho chairmen of tho
Noticing that tho crowded condition various hops bo allowed to got rich
of tho room forced many to stand, ho at tho expense of toes stepped upon
launched the first boom for an audi- and feelings injured by an ovor-
torlum adeauato to tho needs. Ho . crowded danco.
stated that he would start a move
ment for such a building when the
next legislature convenes, should ho
Tho auditing committee of tho Uni
versity, after peacefully slumborlng
during a couplo of years, has at last
TEMPLE THEATER
8:J5 SHARP
75he Dramatic Club
Presents Pineiro's
"The Amazons
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Saturday, Jam 13, 1912
Twenty-five Cents
bo chosen to represent Lancaster awakened and promises 'to audit tho
county another term in tho state body. 1 accounts of oyory danco chairman
from now on.
Vera Stahl Returns to Chicago.
Miss Vera Stahl, Achoth, who is
Btudying music In Chicago under for
mer Professor Stevens of this Univer
sity, returned to her work yesterday
after a few days' visit at the chapter
house.
This was formerly dono for Univer
sity dances and tho report published
in tho Nobraskan. This year, how
ever, only ono report has been print
ed, and that through tho honesty of
tho chairman rather than tho desire
of tho committee. ,
BASKET BALL, f
Drake
Friday and Saturday
Informal Dance, Friday NigHt
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