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VOL. XI. NO. 86.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY FEB. 15,1912.
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"RUG" TAG DAY PROVES
. TO BEJIG SUCCESS
OVER ONE HUNDRED PAID SUB
SCRIPTIONS OR PROMI8ES
8ECURED.
CAMPAIGN WILL BE CONTINUED
Enough 8ccurcd to Pay Off Outstand
ing Debts of Publication.
"Rag" tag day Ib over and all con
cerned in securing subscriptions har
bor a feeling within their weary
hearts that their efforts to scatter the
little red "N's" about the campus were
not In vain. The "Rag" business staff
expresses the prediction that the re
sults of the day will bo entirely sat
isfactory. In general the students re
sponded very liberally to the appeal of
the Rag for Assistance and as a re
sult the debts of the paper have been
approximately cleared up at tho time
this issue goes to press. Tho Boost
ers' club and tho Black Masque will
continue to solicit tho rest of the
week and by that tlmo Manager Buch
anan thinks tho publication will have
enough ahead to run probably tho rest
of the Bomostor.
Promise Means Contract.
The days' work netted about 310
subscriptions, only 50 of which are
paid up, tho rest being merely prom
ises to subscribe. These promises
constitute a contract and those sign
ing them must pay at some timo dur
ing tho semester. All receipt books
must be in by Friday noon, when tho
campaign will be formally closed.
"Rag" tag day was installed as a re
sult of a call Issued several days ago
by tho Chancellor to somo fifty stu
dents, at a subsequent meeting of
which, it was decided that the only
expedient means of remedying the de
plorably low list of subscriptions was
to institute a tag day. Consequently
every class In the University was can
vassed between tho hours of 9 and 11
yesterday and tables In charge of tho
Black Masque were placed In the en
trances to University Hall and the
Library building.
fINAL EXAM FOR CADETS
Second Year Men Have Qulzz In
Knowledge of Tactics.
NINETY STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN
DEGREES AT COMMENCEMENT TODAY
Thirty degrees will be granted at
Commencement exercises this oven
ing, tho candidates having secured fa
vorablo recognition at a faculty meet
ing held yosterday. Those to bo grad
uated are:
Yesterday was the day for which
the Bocond year cadets havo been
yearning final exam in tactics.
When roll call was held in the Armory
tho number of pockets bulging with
manuals and tho number of furrowed
brows gave evidence that something
was up.
The cadets were examined by bat
talions, being marched to different
tallonss,- marched to different places
on the campus. The examination was
most of tho questions could be an
swered by using common sense.
Whether any failed is not yet
known. Howoverj to Co. A. S. Smith
is due much of the., credit for tho
' preparation that was given for it. For
the last week he has been drilling
the cadets in the very questions that
were asked, and It is safe to predict
that those who attended class passed
the examination with ease.
Graduate College.
Master of Arts: CooperBmith, Sam
uel, A. B. 1910, University of North
Carolina zoology; Foomster, Silas
Calvin, A. B. 1907, Drury college
American history; Hahn, Henry H.,
A. B. 1890, Ohio Northwest Univer
sity Educational theory and practice,
political science and sociology; Tate,
John Torronco, B. Sc. 1910, University
of Nebraska physics.
The College of Arts and Sciences.
Bachelor of Arts: Curtis, Randall
Fuller; Davis, Earl Harrison; Davis,
Guy Russell; Fitzgerald, Zora Eliza
beth; Hathaway, Margaret Hazel;
Lute, Carrie Lula; Miles, Frank C;
Moffett, Beatrice; Shanok, Bertha.
Bachelor of Science: BliBh, MorrlB
Joslin.
The Teachers' College.
Teachers' Collogo diploma and Uni
versity Teachora' certificate: Bonson,
Charles Emilo; Blodgott, Rachel Nol
lie; Hathaway, Margaret Hazel.
The College of Agriculture.
Bacholor of Science: Currier, Edwin
Lovejoy in technical agriculturo;
Hammond, Lucy Hortenso In homo
economics; Phillips, Richard Allison
In forpBtry.
The College of Engineering,
Bachelor of Science: Ackorman,
George Morris in civil engineering;
Berger, Edmond S. in mechanical en
gineering; Blackstono, Georgo Blanch
ard in civil engineering; Codington,
Waring Lafayette In clvl engineering;
Dlttorllno, Ezra in mechanical engi
neering; Laubach, Walter Howard In
civil engineering; Wolosonsky, Frank
in electrical engineering.
College of Law.
Bachelor of Laws: John Clancy
Mullen, William J. Scott, Sylvostor
Shonka.
MANY ATHLETES ENTER
BIG CHARTER DAY MEET
RECORD8 MAY BE 8HATTERED,
8AY8 DR. CLAPP, WHO 18
IN CHARGE.
WINNERS WILL BE GIVEN MEDALS
Class 8ecurlng Most Points Will Be
Awarded Banner Contestants
Weeded Out In Preliminary.
SIGMA XI ANNUAL. ADDRESS
Professor Johannsen Discusses "Prob
lems In Heredity.'
Prof. W. L. Johannsen, of the Uni
versity of Copenhagen, delivered aho
annual address of tho Sigma XI soci
ety last evening, before a largo crowd
in tho Tomplo theater. Ho was intro
duced by Prof. R. A. Emerson of th6
Botany department at tho Farm, and
spoke on tho subject "Problems in
Heredity."
His talk Consisted in showing that
the character of all living things is
dependent upon the nature of the
gametes producing them and tho en
vironments they receive after they
are formed by tho union of these
gametes.
"We cannot change a child," was
his thought, "but wo can change the
environment in which it is placed for
the better, by giving it a good edu
cation, proper surroundings and thus
change its life."
Several times during his speech the
Professor touched the humor of his
hearers by his rather original play on
the English language and their inter
est was kept at a high pitch through
out the entire talk.
At the close of his speech Dr. Jo
hannsen encouraged those who were
setting out in the research work of
Bclence, saying, "What we now know
is limited, but what we do not know
is infinite."
PROF. HOFFMAN SPEAKS
Tells Hardware Dealers of System
In Heating.
"Rag" to IssuV Tomorrow.
Despite tho fact thatoday Is a hoi
iday and will bo observed as such by
a mass of the students,, the Daily No
braskan will be issued Friday morn
ing. All tho features of Charter Day,
including commencement, track meet
and band concert, will be covered in
full In tomorrow's 'Issue.
Professor Hoffman delivered an ad
dress Tuesday before tho Nebraska
retail hardware association, which is
holding a convention in Lincoln this
week. Tho subject of tho address was
"System Jn Heating and Ventilating."
Professor Hoffman has prepared a
chart showing tho average outdoor
temperature condition for each day
of each month from September to
May for the last 30 years, also show
ing average fuel consumption and
range of temperature which must bo
considered. From this chart he drew
conclusions as to the methods In ubo
at present in designing heating systems.
NEBRASKAN ENCOUNTERS DtEfKULTlES
Poor Drainage System Holds Up "Rag"
Copy Delivery.
A Nobraskan editor got Into trouble
up to his ankles last night when ho
attempted to wade across an alley way
between O and P streets on Four
teenth streets to deliver tho news copy
to the compositors. It seems that, for
somo unknown reason, the "alley way
south of the Western Newspaper
Union building has not proper drain
age facilities to take care of ordinary
rain. The melting snow backed water
up Into the alley so that passage was
next to Impossible.
No Y. M. C..A. Meeting.
No Y. M. O. A. mid-week meeting
will bo held tonight The meeting will
be addressed by Professor Stuff one
week, from tonight on the subject,
"The Sources of a Great Man's
Power."
Nebraska's annual Intorclass Indoor -track
meet will bo hold on Nebraska
Charter Day this year, starting at 2
o'clock this aftornoon In Grant Mo
morial Hall.
Formidable track teams from oach
class havo boon ontored and tho con
tost for tho points in tho moot will
bo close. Dr. Clapp, who is in chargo
of tho meet, declared that tho prelim
inary moot hold Wodnosday aftornoon
gave promiso of a possiblo record or
two being brokon today.
Tho preliminaries brought down the
number of men in oach ovont to at
least six, and only tho finals and soml
llnals will bo run thlB aftornoon.
Medals to eB Awarded.
Gold, silver and bronzo medals will
bo presented to tho wlnnors of the
evoutB, and a bannor will bo pre
sented to tho class scoring tho groat
est number of points. All men,
whether affiliated with a class or not.
aro eligiblo to enter any of tho ovents
in which still remain places.
Dr. Clapp will bo in chargo of tho
meet today.
Tho program follows: - w
Pershing Rifles company and indi
vidual compotativo drill.
Music by University cadet band.
25 yard dash. Record 3 seconds
E. W. Brannon, 15 Semi-finals First
heat: Scott, Whorry, Morrison, May.
Second heat: Brannon, Racoly, Zum
wlnkel, Robinson.
Pole vault. Record, 11 feet, ono and
one-half Inches A. C. Linstrum11
Russell, Reavls, Graham, Israel, Mc
Farland. 12 pound shot put. Record, 44 feet,
four and one-half inhces Sid Collins,
'II Strykor, Halligan, Reese, Under
wood, Ross, Gilligan, Hanson, O.
Meyer, Whitman, Scott, Harmon.
Fence vault Record, 6 feet, eight
and one-half inches A. B. Chain, '09
Coffey, Black, Brannon, Stryker, Mil
ler, Hansen, Radclif.
Running high jump, Record, 5 feet
nine Inches Paul Anthes, '07; J. O.
Khode, '07 Hastings, Hansen, Kruse,
Russell, Graham, Thomas.
Running high kick. Record, 9 feet
five and five-eights Inches W. G. De-""
maray, '11; H. S. Ford, '11 Keif er,
Meier, Radclif, Hansen, Black, Aran
son.
Rope climb (18 feet). Record, 6 sec
onds L. Peck, '06 Brannon, Sandy,
Israel, Barnes, Black.
Interclass relay. Senior, Junior,
Sophomore, Freshman.
Referee and starter Dr. R. G..
Clapp.
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