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be S)ail IRebraskan VOL. XI. NO. 116. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY APRIL 5, 1912. Price 5 Cents GORNHUSKERS STAFF OF HUMORISTS NOW BUSY "COLLEGE LIFE" DEPARTMENT A FEATURE OF ANNUAL. MOST ALL OF THE COPY IS NOW IN Pictures All Secured and Big Univer sity Publication Is Being Whipped Into 8hape. Volumo VI of tho Cornhuskor. the annual publication of the upper classmen,- Is dally (and night'. of late) rounding Into shape, the pictures are all taken, and moBt of the copy Is In, yet not once has It leaked out that It 1b to be "tho best book ever." How ever, the ' management has emerged from Its conservative nook long enough to impart tho glad tidings that for onco In tho history of tho institu tion there is to bo a Joke Department that will be a reality, and this is not said In disparagement of any previ ous attempt. The point Is that Van Dusen has found a good Joker In the pack who sees the funny things of college life and is not afraid to put In print and picture the results of IiIb poruslngs Sam R Buck is the editor of the nov city section Katherine Yates has charge of the compilation of tho clever stuff aB it comes from the fertile brains of the joke staff Miss Yatos was also editor of the Literary De partment, but getting tired of her prosaic duties switched over to the sunny side of life Some of the rest of the troupo are Ruth Munger, Searle Holmes, Earlo Taylor Ralph North llejen Mitchell, Jessie Bechtoll Fay Hartley and GraccTTtyan are tho "George-Do-Its" and tho "Blzzy TzzyH" of tho '12 Cornhusker, and they expect to surpass their namesakes be fore the season Is over All Will Be Proper. Tho jokes and joshes of which men tlon has been made will be incorpo rated in the section entitled "College Life," not out of disrespect for the university training that we get, but because it 1b felt that wo are too young to take life seriously There Ib nothing conservative about this ag gregatlon of punsterB, yot the edltor In chief promiBes that nothing will get by that doeB not fit comfortably within the realm of proprioty From fifty to seventy-five pages will be devoted to the cauBo of humor These will be filled with snapshots, humorous sketches and cartoons galore, touch ing upon every phase of tho college world that can bo discovered Critic Ibiii and comment will bo lovlod on the faculty from tho chancellor down to tho tomplo janitor, and as for the students themsolvos, no ono from the disappointed ofllcesoeker to the presi dent of tho Society of Innocents will be spared In tho effort to convoy to tho laity tho true Btatus of our dally existence. Tho campaign for material was scarcely begun whon there waa do posited In tho coffers of tho depart ment reams of passably clevor folly Tho campaign closes In twelve days, and for tho boat Joko or squib handed in by ono not a member of tho staff tho management will gladly glvo a copy of tho Cornhuskor. 5WEELEY THE EDITOR JUNIOR CLASS ELECTS MEN TO EDIT NEXT YEAR'8 CORNHU8KER. Ralph Sweoloy was was selected odltor-ln-chlof of the 1013 CornlniBkor at a meeting of tho junior class at tho armory yesterday morning Joan Cain was choBen senior managing editor for next year at tho same tlmo. Sweoloy is at present managing editor of tho 1912 Cornhuskor, Neither of tho candidates had any opposition Sweeley Is a member of Alpha Theta Chi and Cain of Phi Delta Theta Tho election of three other officers held at a recent mooting beforo It was discovered that no quorum was present was confirmed. TheBo officers are Florence Hostotlor, vlco president; Allan Bechtor, treasurer, and Imo Huntington, treasurer. An amendment to tho constitution of the class to provide for the holding of all future elections under tho Aus tralian ballot system was proposed as well as an amendment providing for the selection of Ivy Day orator next ear by tho members of tho class In stead of by a committee Both these amendments will come up for action at tho next meeting of the class PLAY BY AjJTUUENTS "THE COLLEGE CHAP" 18 FIR8T DRAMATIC PRODUCTION BY FARM TALENT. SIGMA NUS GATHERING FOUR CHAPTERS ARE REPRE SENTED BY DELEGATES AT DISTRICT CONVENTION. The sixth district convention of Sigma Nil fraternity opens this after noon with a large attendance of dele- TftFHeHHt--aiul aimiuil already on hand. Four chapters are represented Ty delegates, Minnesota, Cornell, Iowa and Ames C. C Nye, Inspector of the district, nnd It J. Bannister, grand councillor, aro In attendance and will take an active part In the convention A formal danco wlMbo given the visitors this evening at the Lincoln, and Saturday night tho convention h.mquet will be hold The banquet and dance will bo unusual In the Urge number of alumni and visiting Men. from other Bchools present Active men and delegates present from other chapters will be Iowa Stewart. Callander, Brown, McMahon, Shepard, Cooper, Allen AmeB Smith Wells. Kelliher Minnesota Sears, Schoonmaker Cornoll West, Craft. Alumni of the University of Nebras ka who will be here are: Wunder, Adams, McKee, Mon Hawley, Cobb. DinBinore, Emery, Elseffor, Amos, DobBon Visiting alumni of other chapters are- Lord, Kansas; Moore, Ames; Baker, Goulden; Wlckstrom, Kansas; Mickey, Cornell; Hanks, Central Col lege; Caasady, Amos; Empklo, Iowa; Hart, Michigan; Turner, Cornell; C. C. Nye, district Inspector, Iowa; R. J Bannister, chief councillor, Iowa. $800,000 8chool Building. A new building at tho University of Toronto, to cost about $800,000, will provide for the gymnasium, tho ath letic union, tho students' union, andj tho Y. M. C A. Omaha Still Winning. Through a serioB of post-season gameB the Omaha high school basket ball team, which won tho state cham pionship here, is now tied with Kansas City and Ottumwa, la., for the cham pionship of Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri "Tho College Chap" Ib the name of the play which tho senior class of the School of Agriculture will proBont at tho Temple theatro Saturday night Tho dato waa originally sot for this evening, but at tho requost of certain mombers of tho local clergy who ob jected to tho performance being held on Good Friday, the chango was made to Saturday. This Is tho first attompt on tho part of tho agricultural students at dra matic work and Ib In line with Prin cipal Fred Hunter'B policy of having tho students enter Into various lines of activity. Mildred Bovlns, a member of tho University graduating class, is coach ing the play and expects her proteges to do creditable work. Tho prices for tho entertainment will be 35 contB and 25 cents, and tickets will bo on tale at tho Tomple box ofTlco tomorrow. BALLAH ABLEJ0 BE OUT BASEBALL PLAYER'8 INJURIES NOT SERIOU8 WIND MAR SQUAD'S PRACTICE. The injuries sustained by Blalno Ballah while practicing for baseball Wednesday afternoon aro not so bad as first thought Ballah wim able to be about the campus yesterday and watched baseball practice, though In clti.en's clothes He expects to be out-wlth. lha-reaLQl tho players next week Baseball practico yesterday after noon was marred considerably by tho high wind which made it exceedingly difficult for the outfielders to Judge fly balls Batting practice was In dulged In by most of the men Tho first real strenuous work will come next week, tho coach hoping merely to get the men In something approach ing condition this week They are rapidly working the stiffness out of their limbB and recovering their bat ting ejes Practice games will Boon be Btarted, there being enough players out to form nearly three teams, though very unevenly distributed as regards positions Union to Hold Open House. Tho Union Literary society will hold an open Iioubo at the society rooms In the Temple building tonight. A musical program will bo given, after which refreshments will be served. EXIT TENNI8 COURTS. Men and Teams Fast Preparing Site of Law Building. Work on the new law building is progressing Though only six teams and ten men njg? at work now, more will bo put to work as fast as they can bo used with convenience A six-foot board fence has been erected around tho north and oast sides of tho site, and the tennis nets and posts taken down. About throo feot of black loam has been removed thus far, but it has been tested and found that there Is about nineteen foot of thiB rich soil. It has beon suggested that this loam has quite a value and that It might pay a considerable amount of the coBt of removing. There is loft a distance between the boundaries pf the now building and the new engineering building of about 250 feet by 150 feot. which la room enough for another building the size of tho new law building. SIXTY CANDIDATES OUT FOB m TRUCK TEAM 8TILL DEARTH OF MATERIAL FOR 80ME EVENT8. FRESHMEN ARE TO MEET FARM TEAM Looks Good for Nebraska In 8prlnts, But Field Contestants Are Lacking. In splto of tho fact that some sixty candidates have reported for work on the track thero Ib yot a groat scarcity of men In a number of events. Par ticularly iB tho doarth folt In tho field events, nlthough weight mon aro need ed badly and broad Jumpers are fewer than at any tlmo In tho last throo or four years. Thoro aro several valu able weight men who havo not yot re ported fpr work. Although tho dlBtanco team will bo Btrong under tho leadership of Ander son, who Is without a poor In tho val ley, thero aro still opportunities In that direction for sovoral good men. The list of sprinters Includes some of tho best men tho University over had and their previous oxporionco and present Btrength gives promise that thoy will clean up tholr events In all the meets of tho season. TryoutB April 11. The tryouts for tho Drake relay will bo held on Thursday, April 11. To this meet Nebraska will send a half mile team, a mile team and a two-mllo team Tho freshmen will havo a dual moot with tho farm track team and will bo able to compete In tho Ivy Day moot where medals aro given for places. AsBlstant Coach Reed states that tho uxeiit'nLfreshman team is tho strong est the school has seonfor years. The Candidates. Tho following Ib a Hat of tho mon who aro working creditably in the va rious events; Sprints May, Christmas, Wherry, Racely, Brannon, Reese, Zumwlnkol, Wiley, Scott, McKlnney, Morrison. Middle Distance Becker, McGowan, Robinson, Hlltner, Beaver, Barnoy, Wohlenberg, Stryker Long Distance -"-Anderson, Kennedy, Bates, Boggs Jumps Russel, high; Hanson, high; Hastings, high; Kruao, high; Crom weTT, broad. Weights Harmon, Bhot and discus; Bloodorn, discus; Ross, shot; Hanson, allot; Brown, shot; Strykor, ahot. Hurdles Weasel, low; Russel, high; Frost, high; Nelson, low; Roberts, low; Kruso, high; Barney, low. Polo Vault RiiBsel and ReavlB. Already tho men aro rounding into shape and beginning to work out tho soro spots. Tho Ames meot will bo hold April 27, on tho home field. Amos has an exceptionally strong team this year. MILITARY APPOINTMENT8. Harmon and Waters Become First Lieutenants Through Promotion. The military department has an nounced the following appointments: First Lieutenant Co. C Second Lieut. C. C. Harmon, Co. F. , First Lloutonant Co. D Second Lieut. J. A. Waters, Co. D. Second Lieutenant Co. B Corporal V. D. Smith, Co. D. Second Lieutenant Co. -D Corporal E. O. Walker, Co. D. First Sergeant Co, B Second Llout. G. A.-Walker, Co. B. &: