The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 10, 1912, Image 1
r TIbe 3)ath IFlebrasftan VbL. XI. NO. 83. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY FEB. 10, 1912. Price 5 Cents V . . f te N high school teams to Hold tournament soon ATHLcVrE8 WILL GATHER FOR ANNUAL COMPETITION. 5TR0ko AGGREGATIONS ARE ENTERED r,f Adrbra First to Mako Entry -"Dog" Eager Is In Charge of Affair. Tlio Stato High School basketball tdiirhamont will bo held in the Gym nasium, Thursday, Friday and aStur lay March 7-9. The high schools ftave until Fobruary 25 to enter. But fewJiayo entered to date, Aurora be ing the first. "Dog" Eager has charge Ot thd tournament again this year and expects at least fifteen teams to en ter. Beatrice won the championship last year, but has not shown championship form so far this seasdn. University Place has a yory strong team and will have ib bo reckoned with. Omaha, SoutnOmaha and Lincoln also have good aggregations and will mako a strong fight for tho cup. ' Cup for Winner. Tho Tucker-Shean" cup, valued at $40, wUl'be awarded the winning team as a permanent trophy. Tho Tucker Shean company gavo the cup last year. Tho teams which win second and third places will bo awarded ban ners. Tho eligibility rules are those of: tho Nebraska High School Athletic Association. This tournamont is one of the best Tneans of bringing the' University be fore tho attention of tho high school students of tho sta,to, especially the 'tblotoq, Tho teams were entertained !at tho fraternity houses last year and hjs pojicy will likely bo retained this year. A PKPATRIGKOMPOSER "OLAF," BY CONSERVATORY PRO- FE880R, WILL BE PRESENTED MARCH 5 AT OLIVER. "Olaf," a now opera written by Pro cessor Howard Kirkpatrick of tho vo cal department of tho University School of Music, will bo rendered at the Oliver theater on the' eyening of Marph 5. Extensive preparations are beings made at tho present time to produce tho opera. Mr. Kirkpatrick Is well known as a vopal Instructor. Ho received a part of his education at Oborlin, Ohio, fin ishing at Llepzig, In the Royal conser vatory. He has since studied voice un fler the tutelage of Vincent Vanlnl of FJprenco, Gottsehalk of Chicago and Mqban of Now York. He has been 'with the school of music sinco 1900, during wh(ch stay ho has becomo well acquainted throughout tho west. "FIreworshlppors" 1b a cantata op fr jfrom Professor Kirkpatrlck's pen. 'it has been rendered many times dur ing ,tho paBt five years, always with enviable receptions. Tho subject of ths piece is original with him whereas ''QUf" is founded on a modern dra jnwjp poem by Cox. -r flTe scene of tho opera is laid In a Ijtfre moyntanious country in tho far gijst A, terrible dragon continually yuej) the nation. ' The story tells of the manper In which a deliverer is fotjmd. . ANDERSON ENGINEERS SIGMA TAU GUE8T8 OF PROMI NENT ENGINEER PANAMA CANAL VIEWS. ' George G. Anderson of Denvor, a prominent export ongineer, addressed a largo crowd of engineering students and their friends in M. E. 20G last night. The lecture was given under tho auspicoB of Sigma Tau, tho en gineering fraternity, Mr. Anderson be ing their guest. The crowd included not only en gineering students, but many inter ested academics and friends of en gineers. Tho pictures of tho canal zono and construction details of tho great ditch wore clear and tho ex planations interesting. A banquet was tendered Mr. An derson at tho Lindoll hotoljust before tho lecture. STODENTS TOJISIT EOROPE J. F. TATE AND M. F. GOODBODY ARE GOING ABROAD SOON. Immediately after the mid-year graduation, J. T. Tate, a well known student of the University of 'Nebras ka, will Btart for Now York City where he will bo mot by M. F. Good body, formerly a student at Nebras ka, and they will sail for Europe about March. The principal object of Tate's trip to Europe will be to attend tho Uni versity of Berlin for tho time re quired In obtaining a doctor's degree in physics from that university. He is of tho opinion that it wll ltako him about two years and a half after re ceiving a Master of Arts degree at Nebraska at tho mid-year commence ment. Tho object of Mr. Goodbody's visit to Germany and other points abroad will bo primarily to travel and see tho country. He will return somo time next fall and from that timo will bo engaged in the brokerage busi ness In New York City. Tho two stu donts will visit a fow weeks in Ire land and, England ' beforo going to Germany. J. T. Tate has been well known at Nebraska throughout his college course as a very thorough student, having made tho brilliant record of abtainlng both a Phi Beta Kappa and a Sigma Xi. For tho tfast semester he has been doing Instructing in phy sics and working on his thesis for an A. M. He has not only ben well known as a student but as an athlete as well. On the 1910 tennis team ho made an "N" and also played in all the principal games with other schools. It is also his plan to attend tho Olymplcan games in Stockholm, Sweden, if possible, as well as some, of the other noted events taking' placo in the old country In an Inter view, he said: "I am going to have a good time and see all .the country I can while I am abroad, as well as make ,a Phd., from the University of Berlin. Goodbody and I have ar ranged to carry along our, wheelB, and wo shall make many trips over land before he returns to the United States," PI PHIS HOLD BANQUET SEVENTY MEMBER8 OF 80RORITY, INCLUDING VI8IT0R8 PRES ENT AT OCCASION. Tho annual banquet of PI Beta Phi was hold last night at tho Lindell Hotol. About seventy membors of tho sorority woro present, Including representatives from tho Iowa, Mis souri and Kansas chapters. Kato Hcacock, 1906, was toastmis tross, and called for tho following toasts: "Pioneerd," Mrs. Funke. "Neighbors," Lucilo Wilkinson of Kansas. "Slavery," Fanny Lane. "Sod House," Miriam Clark. "Prospectors," Mrs. Burgort. "Arrow," Florence- Schwake. "Prairlo Schooner," Eula Bates. Tho out-of-town alumnao who at tended tho banquet wore: Gertrude Qulgloy, Ruth Heacock, Mrs. Darlono W. Burgort, Uarda Soott, Georglna Davis, Jasmine Sherraden, and Kato Heacock. WHY STUOENTSTCOME HERE PRINCIPAL HUNTER FIND8 MIS SIONARY WORK 18 M08T EF FECTIVE AGENT. Principal Hunter has tabulated tho rosultB of a recent investigation aim ing to find out what influences are bringing the students to tho Farm. The findings are as follows: Newspaper advertising 4 Bulletins and personal letters 32 Influence of teachers in homo schools 34 Influence of friends in schools 176 Influence of attendance on tho Short Course 12 From these figures It is very appar ent that tho most potent forco in bringing students to school is the "missionary" work of those In school. PLAN GOOD CORN CAMPAIGN. Four Trains Will Carry Five Speakers Over the State. Owing to tho poor condition of seed corn over the state, the Farm Exten sion department of the University Is sending out seed corn .trains. These trains will take out speakers which will bo furnished by tho University. Tho week beginning February 26 four trains aro to bo sent out on each of which there will bo five speakers. They will speak of the importance of seed corn testing in order to secure a good yield of corn. Few farmers who do not 'tost' their seed corn realize the poor corn that was grown over tho Btate the past year. Very low germination tests have been the rulo over the state In general. FRE8HMAN DANCE HELD. First Year Students and Friends Waltz at Lincoln. The annual jarty of the freshmen class was held last night at the Lin coln hotel. Elmer Hansen was mana ger and Bob Harloy master of cere monies, a fair sized crowd attended. A good time was reported. )j Jit- fe 4l -ikt 4s6 t & 4i& Jk k. ilL ifc. ltd. &. ltd. TJv t Jv TJv 7JC Tv Tfv 7y 7fT 7fX 7fv fv " IT " " NO GRAFT8 OR FAKE8. ' "The Trail," to be given to- night at the Temple, will be an $ All-Unlverslty affair. There will be no "sells'" In the entire $ program, no fake side-shows. $ The ten cents admission at the $ door admits to the big Wild West program In the theater at 8 o'clock. k sV k L kw L& kt & .akl ss 1 li tj t k- jr 3fr Tjr Tfr r ?v Tfr r "V fr " fi r HISTORICAL PAGEANT TONIGHT c ) GREAT WE8TERN "TRAIL TO BE PORTRAYED BY 80RORITIE8 AT THE TEMPLE. Tho annual college Y. W. C. A. fair, under a now namo and vtth now fea tures, will be hold tonight in tho Tom pi o building. Tho "main show" will bo 'held in tho theator at 8 o'clock1. Tho ten conts gonoral admission ad mits to this big performance. Plans aro being made to mako this a groat ovont of tho yoar. STODENT WRITES MUSIC C. L. CONNOR COMP08E8 8CORE8 FOR "THE DIPLOMAT," K08 MET CLUB PRODUCTION. Tho music for the KoBmet club opora, "The Diplomat," has been comi posed and submitted to the ciubJFor approval. Tho composer is C. ii Con; nor, a former student of tho Nebras ka law school. Tho music is original and snappy, which Is tho exact thing desired for tho nature of the opora which the1 club will put on in the spring, Connor hailed from Kansas univer sity last fall and registered In the University of (Nebraska where ho studied law until a short time ago. He Is a member of tho Phi Kappa Psl and tho honorary debating society, Dolta Sigma Rh'o. Tho general try-outs for all parts in the cast of thd KoBmont club play will bo hold In the music room in tho Tem ple theator at 8.: 15 o'clock Tuesday ov; ening. MEDIC8 ELECT OFFICER8. E. A. Linger. Will Head 8oclety This 8emester. At the regular meeting of tho Med ical Society at 5 o'clock Friday after noon, the following officers were elect ed for the coming semester: President, E. A. Linger; vice-president, L. E. Hanlsch; secretary, L. P. Sanman; ' treasurer, Besse Mason; ' sorgeant-at-arms, A. W. Adson. A 8TUDENT8 TO AID FARMERS. ' Drainage Students to Straighten "Dead Man's Run!" Some practical work is being done by the class in farm drainage. Land owners along "Dead Man's Run" wish .to straighten the stream and put, in a drainage system next summer and the students will survey the stream, mako the plans and estimate the cost Ms- . && Win , 4.fctrfi : SLvjsLiii Ji t JBjttjA.J