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toujj-'jv THE t)AILY NEBRABKAN 2)aU Bebvaehan Published by tho 8tudont Publica tion Board of tho UnlvorBlty of Ne braska. EDITORIAL 8TAFF Editor SEARLE F. HOLMES Managing Editor. EARLE H. TAYLOR AflBodato Editor. FRED McCONNELL ABBodato Editor... BURTON 8. HILL BU3INE88" 8TAFF Manager C. C. BUCHANAN Abb'I Manager... JAMES MORRISON Circulation Managor LEO BREEN 8UB8CRIPTION PRICE, $2.00 PER YEAR Payable In Advance. Single Coplet, 6 Cents Each. Telephone: Auto 1888. Night Phonc Auto 1888; Editor, Auto 1035; Manager, Auto 1821. ICntorcd at tho pontofflco at Lincoln, Nehrntiku, na second -cIiibs mall matter, under tho Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. SATURDAY. MAHv'H oO, lil2 CHOOSING THE ORATOR. Tho newly Inaugurated ByBtom of chooBlng tho Ivy Day orator, as Insti tuted by the senior cIobh, lias boon tho subject of much discussion. Thero aro strong arguments both for and agalnBt tho new plan. It 1b justly assorted that the orator cIiobou by a faculty commltteo may not be a representative member of his class, meaning briefly that ho is not well known, or that he is too well known In this case tho Ivy Day oration would not ho the popular attraction that It should be Considered In this light, the ly Day orntion is strictly a class affair and permits of no faculty inter vention. On tho other hand, tho power of bo lection In tho handB of competent JudgoB 1b more apt to roBult In the recognition of ability than Is popular election. Competition before unpreju diced Judges doos away with all pob "BTbTirry orirallttClrtwlrcTralltTiKrTrhich has come to play such an Important part In all school activities. Those aro tho main arguments pro and con; It seems to resolve Itsolf Into the question of whether or not the Ivy Day oration is strictly a class affair. Should the orator bo chosen because ho is a representative of hifi claBB, or Btrictly because of his ora torlcal ability? LITERARY DEPARTMENT Searle F. Holmes, Editor. ENGINEER BILL'S EXPERIMENT. Chandler Trimble. CHAPTER I. Have you over noticed that the fel low that wears your forty dollar dress suit always raises tho biggest objec tion when you ask him to loan you car fare? Don't try to oxplaln It; Its a condition, not a theory. Some poo plo aro made that way. However, that has nothing to do with the story. Once upon a timo thero was an en gineer who attended the University for the definite and strange purpose of accomplishing something worth while after graduation ThlB may bo a good plan, but in actual school life It does not pay. A man with such a halr-bralned Idea has welded a brass collar around his neck and labeled It "Trouble." lie has a clanking chain of restraint and worry snapped on It running along an almost endless clothos-llnoB of work that it tied to a poBt way out In tho dim futuro some where. You boo It Is a dog's lifo at best. One day tho onglnoor noticed a peculiar phenomenon. Ho observed that ovory time ho attendod a dance or tho theater ho accompanied the same girl. He said to himself, "Why 1b thlB?" It was not because of her mental qualities, for sho was light headed being a blond' Nor was It becauflo of her hands, for they were too small to wash dishes. Sho was flvo feet four Inches tall, and, working on this clue, he covered a dime's worth of note paper with figures, broko six "four II" Dixon pencils and a slide rule In trying to oxplaln tho thing by tho theory of molecular attraction. But the effort was a failure. Realiz ing then that ho was face to face with an unexplained scientific phenomenon, ho set out in a perfectly dlBpaBslonnto, analytic Bplrlt to discover this single unknown in tho clear fluid of hlB life Ho wrote a little poem ono night and carried It In tho bnck of his watch. It went something like this: My heart Is like a test-tube hot, Half full of U.jO, I guesB; It's up to me to find tho "What" That causes It to effervesce CHAPTER II. (Will be given In tho next Issue of tho literary department. It continues tho thrilling story with unabated fury, starting out thlB way. Now the Engineer had a frat brother who was studying the Fine ArtB. He majored In feminine psychology and the art of graceful rushing. He did not know what he would do when he graduated He said he had not thought about graduating All 8tudentB Bhould visit the "Col lego Inn Barber Shop at 127 North !2th. S L. Chaplin, Prop. ALPHA OS DINE. Annual Banquet Comes Tonight Many Alumni Are Back. Commencing with a formal dance last evening, get-together festivities aro being enjoyed by a largo number of returning Alpha Omicron PI alumni and tho members of the active chap ter. A tea will bo given tho active girls this afternoon at the frat house by tho alumni and a banquet at the Llndell this evening will complete the list. The dance last night at the Lincoln was a pretty affair, especially marked by the number of older glrlB who re turned for the event. After the banquet this evening a number of toasts will be given both by alumni and active members. The sub jects will be- ".lacque Rose," Helen Steiner. "The Bud," Carrie Coman. "The Stem," Mrs. Fred Hunter. "Tho Petals," Lucilo Johnson. "The ThoniB," Tersella Blrkner "The Fragrance," Mathilda Stendon. "The Culling." Alfrleda Powell. Miss Stella Butler will act as toast mistresB. Tho alumni in town for tho dance and banquet are: Kathorlno Follmer, Frederlcka Stenger, Janet McCallister, Alfrelda Powell, Edna Speler, Belle Tyfan, Katherlne Ryans, Elsie Pelper, Alma N Iff en, Laura Peterson, Helen Burr, Mrs Nolle Kitchen James. For your orchestra call O. L. Jones. Auto L-8605. The College Inn Barber Shop. Stu dent trade solicited. 8. L. Chaplin & Co. 127 N. 12th. HATS BUDD Dutch Roll, En glish Turnovers, $2 and 2.50 values $1.55 THE NEW MODEL Think of every feature you wish a typewriter to possess, then carefully examine the Model 5 L. C. Smith; you will find ovory feature there. More L. 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