Zhc 2atlp flebraehan VOL. XI. NO. 99. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY MARCH 5, 1912. Price 5 Cents a w ADyERTISMEN.TS WILL BE MADEJNTERESTING CONTE8T MAKE8 IT MORE PROF ITABLE TO READ THEM. ORPHEUM TICKETS WINNER'S REWARD Twd Reserved 8eats Will Be Given Away Each Week as Result of Novel Scheme. Do you ever read tho advertise ments in tho Daily Nebraskan? Woll, it may bo profitable for you to do bo hereafter. Business Manager C. C. Buchanan of the pally NebraBkan has inaugur ated a plan whereby ho expects to make tho advertisements about tho moBt intoreBting copy in the "Rag." A contest of tho following nature will be commenced this week and will continue each week heroaftor: On one of the five days on which tho "Rag" is published some dlBintorest'fT1 ed person will select at random from tho list of subBcriberB to the Daily Nebraskan one name. Tho name chosen wulthon appear in one of the advertisements in tho papor. Nobody but the management will know the lo cation of tho ad or where in tho par ticular ad the name may bo found. Any subscriber bo fortunate as to find his name In one of tho advertise ments can call at tho Dally Nebras wan office and receive two tlcketB for tho best reserved seatB at tho Orpho um tho following week. Not more than one subscriber's name will appear each week and a cIobo scrutiny of all tho advertisements will be advisable for it may appear in any of them. 1 KANSAS STILL HAS HOPES. Father of Woodbury Brothers Peti tioned to Withdraw Objection. Fearing that all hopes for succobb in track athletics this spring wore gono with the announcement that the Woodbury brothers would not bo al lowed to enter any events this yoar on account of parental objections, tho Jayhawkor athlotcB got busy They drew up a petition addressed to the objecting father that his boyB be al lowed to ontor the valley meets this year. Since this petition has been presented and the mattor taken under advisement thero has been a remark able awakening of interest in track work. Tho Woodbury brothers are groat athletes and without them Kan sas is left without hope on tho track. Miss Trigg Will Speak. "Tho Association and tho Wage Earning Woman" is tho subject for tho address by Miss Grace Trigg at tho 5:00 o'clock Tuesday meeting ot tho Y. W. C. A. Miss Trigg, who is now tho oxtonslon secretary for the city Y. W. C. A., has, for several years, been doing industrial work in connection with tho association in Noworsoy. Sho 1b a Nebraska grad uate, class of '06. ENGINEERS' WEEK. . 1. 8peclal Convocation, 11:00 a. m., March 5, Memorial Hall. 2. Rally. 8:00 p. m., March 6. M. E. 108. 3. 8peclal Issue of "The Dally Debraskan," March 7. 4. Smoker. Delta Upsllon house, Thirteenth and R. 8:00 p. m.r March 8. t Banquet. 6:00 p. m., March Lindell Hotel. ENGINEERS AT CONVOCATION PICTURE OF FORMER DEAN RICH ARDS WILL BE PRE8ENTED BY 8IGMA TAU. At convocation hour this morning in Memorial hall a program will bo given by students and members of tho faculty of tho Engineering Col lege. ThiB will bo one of tho Impor tant featuros of Engineers' Week. Ho committee has announced that there will bo a special section re served for engineers. Tho engineers' quartet will give several appropriate songs. Probably tho most Important number on tho program will bo a proBontatlonto tho Engineering Collogo by Sigma Tau, tho honorary engineering fraternity, of a picture of former Dean Richards, now at Illinois University. Tho pic ture will bo accepted by Chancellor Avery, as acting dean of tho collogo. Prof. O. V. P. Stout -will give a re countal of tho history and statistics of tho growth of tho college. "JERRY" SMITH IN CITr IS ONE OF NEBRA8KA'8 OLDE8T AND M08T 8UCCES8FUL BOTANY 8TUDENT8. Pharmaceutical Meeting. Tho Pharmaceutical Bocioty of Ne braska hold a mooting Friday evening, March 1. Tho following officers wore oloc'tod: President, H. L. Thompson; vice-president, MIbb Nellie Ward; secretary, J. Sohlborg; treasurer, O. R. Cono; corresponding secretary,, L. A. Thompson; sergeant-at-armB, G. S. Hoag. J. O Smith, '88, othorwlBe known as "Jerry" Smith, passed through Lin coln yoBterday on hla way to Now York City. Mr. Smith Ib one of Ne braska's oldest botany students, hav ing been in the first clasB to use microscopes. Ho was also a charter member of tho Som. Bot. After receiving hiB degree, Mr. Smith waB connected with the Ne braska experiment station. His chief work there wtyfi experimenting with Nobraska'B wllif grasses, of which he gathered tho seeds and demonstrated for the first time which graBBGS were best to cultivate. When M. Smith loft Nebraska ho wont to Europe, where he studied in a German university. On his return ho stopped in Australia, Japan, and Mexico, in which ho made botanical trips. Returning to tho United States, he came to Nebraska and took his master's degree in 1892. After finish ing his school work he wont to Wash ington, but was thero only a short tlmo until ho was soA to tho Hawaiian Islands. There ho estab lished tho first government experi ment station. After a few yeare In this work he went to Honolulu and entered into a very successful private businoBB. Air. Smith waB In Lincoln only n few hours, but expects to return In about two weeks. At that time he will make a much longer visit. ( K08METREHEAR8AL8 BEGIN. Rehearsals for the Kosmet Klub opera are to commence at once. All those who were sue- cesful in tho tryouts are asked to report In the basement of tho Temple promptly at 7:30 o'clock tonight. THEY LIKE JAGER'S WORK OMAHA ALUMNI A8K THAT PRES ENT ATHLETIC MANAGER BE RETAINED BY UNIVER8ITY. At a meeting of tho Omaha Ne braska Alumni club, Saturday even ing, a resolution was passed favoring the retention of "Dog" Eager as Corn husker athletic manager. Judgo Charles Foster presented tho roBolu tion and declared that the alumni of Omaha thought Eager had worked so well with tho financial side of Ne braska's sports that it would bo dis astrous to lose him now. A resolution was also passed In favor of playing a game at Omaha, preferably with Crelghton. An election of officers was also hold with the following results: President, Frank H. Woodland; vice-president, James E. Rail; secre tary, Amos R. Thomas; treasurer, Ralph R. Rainey; directors, Clement ChaBe, Rabbi Frederick Cohn, CbarleB E FoBter, J. D. Ringer, and W. H. Wheeler. HOGE CROWDS BURLESQUE UNIVERSITY NIGHT 8UCCE88FUL FROM STANDPOINT OF THE PERFORMANCES, University Night, successful from the standpoint of tho performances, was marred by tho crowded condition of the Temple theatre and by the failure to keep faith with the an nounced lntenti6n of not opening tho theatre doors until U'o close of the Nebraska-Kansas brfskotball game An enormous crowd witnessed tho bur lesque, one, In fact, that demonstrated forcibly that in tho future larger fa cilities muBt bo secured for tho affair. Tho program consisted of eight numbers. Tho first of theso was a selection by the Mandolin club. The next was an original ono-act playlet writtenjjv Dana Van Duson. It wab proBontedTjy a cast of four. The Qlee club rendered two selections. Among tho parodies woro "A Faculty Mooting," by the Palladlan and Union societies; "Dqc Lyman's Drug Store,'' by the Medics; "Down on tho Santa Fo," by tho Engineers; "A Farmers' Institute," by tho agricultural stu dents, and "A Picture of Rush Week," by tho various fraternities. Of theso, tho engineers' performance was quite tho beat. Tho affair was undor the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. and was In charge of a commtoo of which Verne Bates was chairman. , Tho Y. W, O. A. of tho School of Agriculture has elected the following officers: President, Edna Day; vice president, Emma Stonger; secretary, Lois Glfford; treasurer, Abigail Mc Connoll. i r f 11 TEAM FINISHES SEASON WITH SPOTLESS RECORD CORNHU8KER8 BEAT KAN8A8 IN LA8T OF CONFERENCE GAME8. JAYHAWKERS ASK FOR ANOTHER TRIAL They Insist on Series of Three Games to Decldo Championship of Valley. By winning from Kansas Saturday night, tho Nobraska baflkotball toam established a now rocord, that of not being defeated by a conference toam during tho ontlro soasrfn. And yot Kansas Insists on a championship Borlea, Managor Hamilton ptating that KanBaB is still In tho raco and harf hopos of overcoming tho four defeats handed it by Nobraska. Just whoro tho throo games will bo played haa not yot boon decldod. Manager Ham ilton dosiroB to havo ono game playod In Lawronce, one In Lincoln and tho third in Manhattan, whilo Managor Eagor wants ono playod In Lawronco, ono in Kansas City, and if a third Is nocossary, to havo It staged oithor ln Lincoln or Omaha. Saturday's Game Close. Nebraska, using only ono rogular at tho beginning' of tho first half, finally nosed KanBaB out, by substi tuting Its regular team and a "bleach er" substitute, by a acoro of 2! to 28. Tho game as a wholo was entirely un satisfactory, being marred by rough tactics of tho visitors, incompotont work on tho part of tho roforoe and interruptions by the audience, which were in part justifiable. Haskell and Brown Star. Haskell for Nebraska and Brown for Kansas woro tho stars of tho evening's contest, especially In scor ing baskets, Haskoll getting four while Drown made flvo, which with eight free throws made over half tho polntB scored by his toam. Carrier, Frank and Hlltner playod Btollar games and were responsible for over coming tho lead oBtabllBhod by Kan sas in tho first half. Of tho substi tutes, Hyde playod great ball, but was unfortunate In not being ablo to locate tho baakot. Kavan made his first appearance in a Cornhuskor suit, being called from 'tho bleachers when Nebraska ran out of substi tutes near tho end of tho second half, and played a good game for tho tlmo that ho was In. Tho Hno-up and score: Nebraska Pob Kansas Hydo 1. f Brown Nagl r. f. .Stuckoy (capt) Hiltnerf c....t: Boohm Carrier 1. f Qroonloes Underwood r. g Hlto Substitutions, Haskoll for Nagl, Honzlik for Hydo, Stryker for Hiltr nor, O. Frank for Underwood, Kavan for Honzlik, Smith for Groonloes, Baldwin for Brown. Goals from field, Nagl (1), Hlltner (2), Carrier (2), Frank (3), Haskoll (4), Honzlik (2), Brown (5), Stuckey (3), Boohm (1), Groonloes (1). Throws from foul lino, Hyde (1), Brown (8). Reforeo, Toutbn (Wisconsin). A mooting of the student branch of A. q. M. E. will be- held Tuesday, March 5, at 7:30 p. m, Id, m". E. 206. The subject to bo dlacusBOd 1b 'Open Feed-water Heaters vs. Closed Feed water Heaters." All engineers are urged tp bo present N- '" i i" i.