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VOL. XI, NO. 89.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY FEB. 20, 1912.
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TWO-YEAR CONTRACT IS
CLOSED WITH GOPHERS
ATHLETIC MANAGER EAGER AN
NOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH
MINNESOTA.
BASKETIALL TEAM LEAVES TIDAY
Winners of "N's" May Be Given a
Life-time Pass to University
(Sporting Events.
SORORITIES PLEDGE SEVEN
GIRL8' MID-YEAR RUSHING 8EA-
80N 18 ENDED 8ATURDAY
NOON.
Athletic Manager Eagor stated yes
terday that ho had succeeded In. clos
ing a two-year contract with Minne
sota University, tho first football garao
between tho schools under this agree
ment to bo played at Minneapolis
next October 19, the second, In 1913,
at Lincoln.
Tho agreement was reached only
after protracted negotiations botweon
tho athletic authorities of the two in
stitutions. Negotiations with both
Michigan and Wisconsin aro still
ponding. '
To Honor "N" Winners.
At tho mooting of the athletic board
held yesterday evonlng tho question
of giving life-tlmo admission tickets
to all ",N"wearers was discussed and
met with goneral favor, although no
definite step was taken. It is pro
posed to glvo all men who havo se
cured an "N" an alumnus pass, ad
mitting thom to all Nebraska Univer
sity athletic contests. Some definite
action will bo taken on this proposi
tion at tho next meeting of tho board.
Tho basketball team will leavo Lin
coln today for an Invasion of Iowa.
Drake will bo encountered Wednes
day and Thursday and tho Amos team
Will bo played Friday and Saturday,
tho Cornhuskers returning homo Sunday.
Lincoln; Kappa Kappa Gamma, Mar-
garotta Burke, of Omaha, and Helen
Hall, of Lincoln; PI Beta Phi, Graco
Porter, of Lincoln; Delta Dolta Delta,
Ramona Troupe, of Lincoln, and
Florenco Baird, of Liricoln.
JUNIOR PLAY IS READY
BAND AND GLEE CLUB QUARTET
WILL RENDER MU8IC FOR
DRAMATIC PRODUCTION.
Tho rushing season for sororities
closed Saturday noon. Tho following
girls wero pledged: Kappa Alpha
Thntn. TTnrHofc Pnrmnloo. of Omaha!
Alpha Chi Omega, Cordelia Condra, c4Blmpl ono altnou6u tno Plot involved
Tho story of "A. Royal Family,"
which Is to bo given by tho Juniors
at tho Oliver, Friday evening, Is a
runs tho gamut of several trying situ
atlons. It portrays tho troubles of a
European monarch' In seeking to In
duco his daughter to marry tho crown
prince of a neighboring provlnco for
tho savo of preserving peace botwoon
tho two countries. She does not en
joy tho novelty of marrying a stranger
and Is Induced to mako. tho sacrifice
only at tho solicitation of a crafty
prelate, who succeeds in arranging
things satisfactorily to all concerned.
Tho juniors aro using tho samo ver
sion of "A Royal Family" as was used
by Viola Allen when sho played hor
encasement at the Lvceum Theatre
Tho Inter-class debating board motlIn Now York. As tho name would
TO DEMTEjffl RECALL
JNTER-CLA8S DEBATIN BOARD
SELECTS A QUESTION FOR
FORENSIC CONTE8T8.
SPRING VACATION TO
LASTjNLY SIX DAYS.
REGISTRAR RUTLEDGE ALLAY8
RUMOR8 OF AN EXTENDED
REST.
IT WILL NOT INCLUDE EASTER
Latter Date Comes Too Late, 8lnce
Recess Is Planned to Divide
Semester.
at 1:00 o'clock Monday and selected
as a question: "Resolved, That the
movomont " f or tho recall of judges
should recelvo tho support of public
opinion."
This question will bo used for both
tho preliminary, and final debates.
Owing to tho lato start, tho tryouts
will bo held at 7:30 o'clock Monday
night. Tho preliminary Intor-clasB
contests will bo about two woks later
and tho final dobato on Phi Beta
Kappa day. Tho rooms in which tho
tryouts aro to bo hold aro as follows:
Freshmen, Music hall, Tomplo;
sophomores, U. 10G; juniors, U. 309;
seniors, U. 207.
It is urged that all Intending to try
out see tholr respective committees at
once.
FATE HANGING IN BALANCE.
8ENIOR8 TO ELECT TODAY.,
Gus Lofgreh Is Only 'Candidate Now
In Field.
The senior class will meet at 11:30
o'clock this morning to elect a presi
dent for the coming semester. So, far
only- ono candidate has entered tho
field, and all indications point to a
quiet oloctlon. Gus Lofgron,"the sin
gle aspirant, Is so well known among
members of the sonlor class that his
election is practically assured.
Bearing in mind, however, tho
vagaries of former elections,, Lof greri
has not been ldlo and has his forces
' ,well organized. ,
, BATE8 SUCCEEDS CURTI8.
New Head of "University Night" Com
mittee s Selected,
With tho departure of Randall Cur-'
tls for his homo at Omaha, Verne
.Bates has been selected to take
charge of the arrangements for "Uni
versity Nflght" Tho date for tho
event is set for March 2, but may be
changed owing to conflicts with
.events, A committee meeting will bo
held soon to reach .a decision on this
point At this meeting the question
of holding two performances! ono in
the'1' afternoon and the other in the
evening, also will be settled,
Committee on Delinquent Students Is
Now In Session.
Tho committee on delinquent stu-
donts Is in session this week, acting
on tho cases of students who failed to
mako tho necessary hours last semes
ter. Professor Engberg said that un
til next week tho committee would
havo nothing-to report He had noth
ing to say aB to the number of stu
dents who aro under consideration,
but said that as soon as tho commit
tee had finished its work a report
would bo made.
Imply, tho play requires olaborato
costumeB and attractive settings. Tho
former will bo furnlBhod by an Omaha
firm, whllo tho commlttoe has gone
to spocial oxpoiiBO to provide tho nec
essary extra scenery.
Miss Alice Howell is coaching the
play, tho music for which will be fur
nished by tho band. Tho University
Glco Club quartet has .been engaged
to sing somd lyrics Incidental to tho
Play.
Soatd went on sale at the-Oliver
Monday morning. Tho boxes will bo
occupied by members of tho faculty
and University organizations.
PROM COMMITTEE TO MEET
JUNIOR FORMAL DANCE WILL BE
LIMITED TO EIGHTY-FIVE
COUPLE8.
.TO SELL GERTRUDE HALL.
Deal Is On to Dispose of Famous Old
Landmark.
A deal is on whereby tho famous
old landmark, Gertrude Hall, is to bo
sold. Tho deal Is to bo consummated
March 18, but the present owner, T. H,
Matters, of OmahaA refuses to state
what the now owner intends to do
with the building.
Formerly this stronghold of tho co
eds was a hotel. About 'six years ago
it was remodeled aB a dormitory and
at the present time nearly ninety
women llye there.
Wesleyan Coach Speaks.
Coach Cllne of Wesleyan spoke' at
the Sunday afternoon meeting of the
Farm Y, M. C.- A. Mr, Johnson of the
Qlee Club sang.
There "will be a very important
meeting of the Junior Prom commit
tee at 11 o'clock this morning in U.
IOC. Several important arrangements
aro yet to bo completed and dvery
member must bo present
Chairman May has announced that
tho tickets are now on. sale. Only
elghty-flvo aro to bo sold. Over half
that number havo already been dis
posed of and tho remainder practic
ally all promised, hence tho success of
tho dance is assured,'
Definite announcements as to tho
tlmo, and special features of tho prom
will he given out later In the week.
Wild but hopeful rumors to tho ef
fect that spring vacation this yoar
would bo longer than heretofore, and
would bo changed so as to lncludo
Easter, aro groundless, according to
Roglstrar E. M. Rutledgo.
Tho spring recesB, as officially sot
by tho Board of Regents, will begin
at 8 o'clock Monday morning, March
18, and end at noon on Saturday of
.tho samo week, March 23. It thus
continues only six days, whoroas
rumor had It that tho porlod would
bo ton days or two wooks this spring.
Howovor, aB few classes aro
scheduled for Saturday, most students
will enjoy a vacation really beginning
Friday afternoon, March ID, and con
tinuing until Monday morning, March
25. Counting Sundays, this will really
mako tho vacation nlno days Instead
of six.
Must Exhibit Finery Here.
Ab Easter comes April 7 this yoar,
University folk whoso homes aro in
other cities than Lincoln are doomod
to give tho initial exhibition of tholr
now Easter flnory In tho capital city '
instead of at homo..
Registrar Rutledgo explains that the
Bpring rocoss doos not lncludo Easter
becauso It was desired to havo tho
vacation divide tho somestor as even
ly as possible, and Easter coming
rather lato tills year, does not happen
to hit tho mlddlo week of the second'
semester.
Secretary J, S. Dales of tho Board
.of Regents Is authority for tho state
ment that tho Regents havo not
changed the dato of tho vacation,
Work for Mechanics.
It is announced that thero will be
eleven heats of iron run in tho foun
dry of tho Mechanical Engineering
laboratory this semester, about two
heats will bo run every three weeks.
Froa 2,000 to 3,000 pounds of Iron aro
cast at each heat. Tho University
public la invited to visit tho foundry
whenover these heats aro being run.
The largest piece cast this winter was
one weighing-1,008 pounds, for the
base of the large telescope being con
structed by engineering students. The
largest piece cast last year weighed
883 pounds. Both of these are now
being completed la the Mechanical
Engineering building.
PHARMACI8T8 NOW NATIONAL.
Alpha 8ljjma Rho 8ecures National
Charter In Phi Delta Chi.
', Alpha Sigma Rho, a local pharma-'
ceutlcal fraternity, has obtained a
charter, and is now known as Phi
Dolta Chf, a national organization.
Tho present membership Is as fol-
lows:
L. E. Wallace, P. M. RogerarA. R.
Irwin, Bowers F. Huntsman, E. M,
Hansen, Z. H. Lo Long, Thomas Lahn
ers, W. C. Becker, Jeffries, L, R. Eby,
Lawson, F, J. Porruso, N. P. Hansen,
C, W. Mitchell, and H. O. Nlolson.
INTER-CLA88 GAMES BEGIN.
Seniors Meet Freshmen and Juniors
8ophomores Tonight.
Tho first inter-class, basket-ball
games will' be played tonight, the
seniors meeting the freshmen and
the juniors the sophomores.- - The
first game will begin at 7; SO o'clock.
The second series will' be played on
February 22 and the third and last
February 24.
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