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XLhc Haih IRebraskan VOL. XI. NO. 118. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY APRIL 9, 1912. Price 5 Cents N i MYSTERIOUS IMPRINTS FOUND ON OLD BOULDER HAND AND FOOT LEAVE IMPRESS ON CAMPUS RELIC. WHAT THE DANCES COST SOMETHING LIKE $6,000 EVERY YEAR IS EXPENDED ON FORMAL PARTIES. THEIR SIGNIFICANCE IS UNKNOWN May Have Been Made in Prehistoric Timet or By Indians In Their Devotions. While mnny arc the fussers and fusserosses who have lingered about the old boulder that stands Just south of the sun-dial and fountain In the center of the campus, perhaps very few of thorn have over so far diverted their attention from the traditional use to which the rock has been do voted as to have notlcod anything peculiar In Its nature. A close Investigation, however, throws a mystorlous halo of curiosity about the object. The stone, being of granite and of glacial origin, has sev eral of its sides worn and polished by glacial action, and particularly the upper Bide, which Is flat and almost level On this side are numerous markings and helroglyphicB, among which are a perfect imprint of a hu man foot and a less perfect one of a hand The general design that covers the upper side la that of two creased llneB, one of which Is curved Into an arc and tho other, straight This marking, resembling tho imprint of a crow's foot, enn bo found all over the upper Bldo of tho rock in all sizes and pointing in all directions. Foot Almost Perfect. The markings of most Interest, how over, aro tho human hand and foot Tho latter looks aB though some prim! tlvo near relative of Adam had stepped on the spot while the rock waB In a soft Btato and the impres sion had remained as the material hardened Tho hand Is not nearly bo perfect, although it 1b exactly the Im pression that would be made by a hand placed on a soft material with out being pressed vory hard agalnBt It By close observation the outline of the foot, with tho toeB, Instep and heel Intact, and In exact proportions, may bo plainly Been a few Inches from the southeast corner of the upper Bur face The hand, of which tho palm Is tho most visible portion. Is an Inch or two nearer tho south edge, and while not so plain, can yet be soon Tt might bo added that tho Imprints are much moro visible 'neath tho slanting rays of tho moon than In daylight. Professors Have Theory. Much aB wo would like to attribute those mysterious impressions to some unknown gentleman who lived his al lotted span on this planet In Its earllor caroor, Hiobo who aro In a position to know aro a bit Inclined to forbid this indulgence. Those professors who aro acquainted with tho history of tho boulder Bay that It was brought from the six or seven hundred miles north and deposited near tho present site of Hartlngton, Nobr , by a glaclor Tho fact that no signs of Indian habitation wore found In tho immediate vicinity, but some wero found some distance off, lead to tho belief lhat tho stone waa an object of worship amdng the original Americans. Tho Bo-callod crowsfoet aro by some interpreted as signals of direction of travel among them. What Ib the significance of tho (Continued on page 4.) Expense Incurred In giving dancoB at Nobraska compares quite favorably with tho cost or oven Wisconsin's vaunted Junior Hop, according to some figures recently compiled by a University man Formal (lances run up tho expanse account about $2,000 for the girls each year and about $5,000 for the boys every othor year As there are nine sororitleB, this Is only a matter of $2Q0 each, which 1b only the cost of giving a very moder ate affair, such as the authorities limit the girls to Ab the fraternities give only one formal In two yoarB, much moro expenBQ Ib gono to and more elaborate dances aro put on At one recent party the favorB alono cost over $100. which is very little moro than tho average Programs and re freshments run the bill up to some where near $500 These flguroB take no account of tho personal expenses of those going to the dances This matter dlfferB widely because If cabs and flowerB are taken the expense Is much higher Dresses also cost the girls a large amount of money Recently a $500 silk dress wns seen on the floor, with several almost matching it The aver age coBt of tho gowns worn, however, is much below this figure Besides the, fraternity formals, the general University formals, such aB the junior prom and the senior prom, add to the total If all thoBo dancos were given in one year, and personal expenses, droBses and evorythlng else figured in. the whole expense would run up to about $15,000. This does not seem bo awful small for a western university like Nobraska after all, does It? TO ACT ON ALUMNI PLAN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS WILL., HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING TODAY, DATES FORJEXT YEAR SEVERAL EVENTS ALREADY ARE SCHEDULED BY UNIVERSITY SOCIAL COMMITTEE. Datos for Boveral events have al ready been scheduled for next year on tho books of tho University Bocial committee This has been done in order that these dateB may bo kept free from bing hampered by other evontB of a lesser nature, as each event in tho list below is of interest to every Btu ('.ent in the University. No definite dates havo been put down for the Junior Play and tho Glee Club Concert, owing to tho fact that the dates for those events had not boon made for tho opera house The list aa scheduled Ib as follows: November 2, "Tho Trail." November 10, annual Dramatic Club play. December C, debate or Cornhuskor banquet December 13, debate or Cornhuskor banquet. February , Junior Play. March 8, University Night. April , Glee Club concert.. The Kosmot Club will bo given a date if It puts on a production. Sigma Taus Dance. Sigma Tau, the honorary engineer ing fraternity, entertained at a danc ing party at the Sigma Phi Epsllon house, Saturday evening. At a mooting of the Hoard of Ro gonts to bo held today tho proposed plans of the alumni fraternity men for the changing of tho present per sonnel of tho Inter-fraternity council will bo acted upon This suggestod change would involve tho placing of two alumni members and one active member from each fraternity on tho Intor-fratornlty board, tho selection of a general supervisor of accounts or treasurer for all tho fraternities and the installation of a fraternity mothor In each house The proposals have met with no lit tle opposition from tho actlvo mom bora of Bomo of tho fraternities, who prefer to retain the balanco of control in the hands of tho actlvo chapter. It Ib llkoly that expressions from tho active chapters will bo hoard aB well as tho proposals of tho alumni mem bers. In many reBpectB tho mooting of tho board today will bo ono of the most important of the year Tho budget for next year will bo allowed and tho matters of leaves-of absence, salaries, etc , will be threshed out The con tract for tho erection of the new medical school building Ib also ex pected to be allowed at this meeting COACH GETTING LINE ON BASEBALL PLAYERS ABOUT TWENTY OF BIG SQUAD LOOK LIKELY. THERE IS ONLY ONE HAS J CINCHED Cam So Fast at 8hort He Probably Will Encounter Little Opposition. Barber Goes to Meeting. Professor narber of tho Latin de partment leavGB today for Cincinnati. Ohio, whoro he will attend tho annual meeting of tho Classical Association of the Middle West and South. About thirty states will bo represented on the program and 2,000 educators will attend Professor Barber had an Im portant part In the organization of this association EASTER ATTRACTS MANY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ATTEND CHURCH SERVICES FOR VARI OUS PURPOSES SUNDAY. "Easter Sunday drow toN church a large number of University students Many co-eds wore present, all in now sultB and hats, though, of courBO, they scorned the assertion that they went to "show them off " Tho men, too, wore not lacking. Several fraternities sent largo dele gations, often as many aB three or four I3esldes tho men who wore "stag glng it," a large number wero soon in tho company of co-eds. All of those looked quite embarrassed, though the co-eda perhaps because they wero more used to church, seemed cool and collected Ono brother and Blator wero even seen together. The co-edB wore qulto enthusiastic In their praises of the sorvlcos. "Wasn't tho music lovely!" exclaimed one "And I got my now hat all planned out." Tho men, however, wero moro crit ical "I don't care at all for that min ister," said ono. "Why, I didn't Hkg him the other time I heard him, either ' Peru Club to Meet. Tho Peru Club will meet Saturday evening, April 13, at the home of Pro foBBor and Mrs Brownell, 2627 P street. DaBeball at Nebraska Ib beginning to materialize Prospective candi dates for tho various positions aro looming up and within a short tlmo the permanent JobB will bo awarded by Coach Stlohm After a wooK of gonoral workout the, largo squad that reported at tho beginning of practlco has boon overhauled and about twonty of tho men are now being closely watched in order that twolvo or four teen of tho best may be picked for tho team Starting this wook, tho coach has boon putting the men through a moro detailed practlco, consisting of Infield work, batting and tho working out of pltchors Yesterday tho men Wero tried in several positions, some going I from the Infield to the outflold, catch ers going to tho fields and pitchers oven working at tho various stations In order that tho coach might get a better lino on tho mon Three Good Backstops. Pearson. Towlo and Buol aro the three most llkoly mon for tho back stop position Pearson and Towlo can play othor positions than bohlnd the bat, Pearson bolng a fair first Backer, while Towlo can play either In tho infield or In the outflftld. Buol Is perhaps tho host fielding catcher of the three. At tho first station Underwood seems to have everything his own way. Ho Is a good Holding first base man and is a fairly good hlttor. Poar son is second choice for tho position. At socond there aro throe or four men who look alike at present, and it is hard to say just which ono will land tho Job Flory, Hartwoll and Clino aro the most promising Flory is perhaps tho best of the three, yet Cllno has a record at Peru that is hard to heat and Hartwoll is a per former of groat promise Carr a Great Player. At short there is only one man, and that Ib Carr. In Carr tho team will have ono of tho best fielding short stops that Nebraska over had and in addition he is a good hlttor. Ho is fast, a cloan fielder and has a whip that Is almost perfect. Carr is also perhaps tho host pitcher on tho squad. At third Haskell and Lofgren will fight it out. Haskell is a demon at tho bat and a fast little Holder. Lof gren Is a splendid fielder, but his bat ting ability is In doubt. Tho race Ib cIobo and both mon are so good that either will fit nicely in the lineup. What tho coach Ib most worried about Ib his pitching staff. JuBt now ho has Rodman, Carr, Purdy, Wake, Schmidt and Armstrong. Only ono of those, Schmidt, is a left bander. It Is certain that somo good men must bo developed out of theso In order to balance with the rest of tho team. Oliver Look Good. For the outfield the team has four (Continued on page 4.)