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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1912)
I Qhe H)aih IRebraskan VOL. XL NO. 142. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912. Price 5 Cents V ELABORATE PROGRAM PLANNED FOR CAMP CAP. YATES AND STAFF TO FUR NISH ENTERTAINMENT. GRAND MILITARY MOP FRIDAY NIGHT Camp Avery Starts Tuesday and Will Close Saturday Visitors' Day To Be Held on Friday. ( amp ver opens Tuesdaj and the rnilitarv depaitment is buried with the double amount of work entailed bj a pieacation camp and a govern inent lnnpectlon but two days befoie The definite announcement was made laHt night that the inspection would be held Saturday morning and one matter of anxiety was lifted from the brain of the poor, over-worked cadot. The encampment this year is to be one grand long, Bwoet time for ofH ceih and men alike Fight special Builington Pullman dining car cooks will turnish the "grub" and between eats the regiment will be entertained by Held meets, band and glee club concerts with a big military hop, free to all the cadets as a final spree Fri da evening In ears past the Nebraska cadets have merely had an ordinary military establishment, but this ear Captain Y.ites, Colonel Smith, Captain Moon of the (uartermastei's department, and Captain Kotlar of the commlssarv decided that they would make an epoch in the military department and have just completed plana that will leave no room for dissatisfaction on the part of the cadet. Camp Will be Cool. The camp is located In a largo cool paik just seven blocks out of Crete Along the banks of the I31ue river, a little ways above camp, are docks and boats and possiblv some canoes Theie is also a place for bathing hero, and the soldier bojs will have the advan tage of those shut up in Lincoln next week in this iespect In the even lngs big campflres will bo lighted and everything possible done to give ever bod as good a time as possible The tents of the entire regiment will be put up in a long street as is done in the iegular army encamp ments, but which has been heretofore impossible on account of lack of room About seventy tents of tho wall vari et will be pitched in addition to the "cook shack" which Captain Moon put up Thursday while in Crete Commits sioned officers and privates will sleep alike in tents, the only difference be ing that the ofllcerB must sloop on cold cots, while then menare given straw Visitors' Day Friday. Visitors' day will bo Friday and tho department lias a loug program pre paied for tho entertainment of guests Special paiades Vvlll bo given and --wther unusual features. The last of H-Jhreo field nicets to be held will oecurKrlday inHic late afternoon, and Friday oveTiTng from eight to eleven, the cadets will dance to tho strains of music furnished by members of the j egi mental band. This danco will bo open to all cadets and will cost no body anything except gratitude to the ofllceis who have planned tho event A train leaveB on tho Burlington at CHORUS DELIGHTS HEARERS LEONI'S CANTATA GIVEN BEAU TIFUL RENDITION AT CONVOCATION. 'The Cate of Life," tho dramatic cantata given at convocation jester day b the Cniversity Chorus under the diiection of Mrs Carrie 15 Hay mond, was attended by one of 'he largest audiences of tho year The huge sie ot the audience and their enthusiastic appreciation of this great classic are alone ptoof enough of the fact that Cniveisitj students appie iate something else besides ' tag time " The production took nearly an hour but during the whole time the audi ence was held in delighted attention The scene of the action was in Rone in the time of Caesar The Btory por travs a little band of Christian mar tvrs who met death in the arena be cause of their faith With magnificent effect the sevm five choilsters, aided b a special oi chestra and soloists and the pipe or gan, brought out the grandeur of t.ie tras a little band of Christian mar bio pomp and shining gold," the (load of Caesar's letuining legions and 'the blare of loud and stirring trumpets," the fearless lijmn of those about to die and their final triumph The work of the special soloists i'lobus, Mr Reuben Walt, Portia, Miss Winifred Hjde and Chier Priest of lupiter, Mr ( harles II Miller and the orchestra accompanimen' was verv beautiful and effoctive Dr. Williams Injured. l)r Harry I. Williams, athletk dl rector of the Cniversity of Mimic sota was injuied yesteiday when his automobile was struck by a train. l)r Williams was pinned beneath the car and was hint about the hips It is thought that his injuries will not piove serloiiB PRAISE CONANTS EFFORTS LAW STUDENTS ARE ELATED OVER SUCCESS OF THE BARBECUE. Kver since the first law barbecue, a vear ago, it has been a matter of the wildest speculation in the minds of academics what that ferocious bunch would do when turned loose It is curious but true that the mind must have proper environment in which to grow or it cannot be ex pected to bring about the desired re suits, and another thing in connection may bo mentioned that "opposition fans the flame " Now there seems to be no place where the legal throat will respond to the legal spirit quite aB truly as in tho good old "U" build ing Foi th 1b reason some of the older and more conservative Iaws are undecided whether it is for them to bo thankful for a brand new building next year Do not infer from this that there wasn't any noise at the barbecue, but that there was too much room in which to yell the pleasure of hearing the echo and re echo of the blood-curdling being lacking The Laws take off their hats to tho IVY W FOR SENIORS ANNUAL CELEBRATION DEVOTED TO INTERESTS OF UPPER CLASSMEN. Ivj Da, the one daj In the ear devoted to festivities exelusivolv in honor of the senior class, will be Mav 2'1 This daj has evei.v jear proven a feature of intense Interest not onl to the senior class, but to the three others as well The program the liiini of which is traditional contains activities in which a ver large mini her of organizations aie iepiesented and In which ever student in school ninj Unci more or less enjoyment The piogram is In three divisions In the morning the seniors perform the annual ceremonies ot planting the iv and singing the class song Thor follows the delivery of the clasB ora tion and the reading of the cIiisb poem The morning progiam, closing with the Maj pole dance, is held en tliclj on the campus Classes to Compete. In the afternoon the Interclass track meet Is held at the State Farm All classes enter In the various events and the fact that individual medals are given to the contestants Insures a large' number of entries and a spirited contest The baseball game between the Spikes and Sphinx concludes the athletic events At ." o'clock the In nocents for the succeeding vein are announced Supper is served at the Farm and is free to all holding tickets Such an arrangement does awav with the necessity or leaving the Farm for sup per and it becomes an eaBy matter to be on hand for the band concert which Is given from 7 to 8 o'clock UUer in the evening the Dramatic Club is arranging to give a short play in the open air. t The admission of twenty five cents admits to both day and evening pro grams and includes supper at the Farm. WORKING ONJOMEICONCERT GLEE CLUB EXPENDING ITS EF FORTS ON ANNUAL PROGRAM. The Cniversity (Wee club will give a homo concert, Friday evening, Ma 21th, at tho Oliver This concert Is expected to be something moro than the oidinary, as practice Ib being con ducted four nights per week now, tin dor the direction of A SamuelBon. The members are working hard and there will be now question as to the quality of the concert Mr. Samuelson is very well pleased with tho way everyone concerned Ib taking hold and says that ho is moro than satis fled by tho way thoy are developing There has been a quartet worked up that is Bald to be as good as anything that tho University has produced in several years Great things aro to be expected from this quartet. The program Friday evening Is to bo varied Tho first part is to bo en tirely claBBlcal, while tho last part will bo composed of "stunts " Also, tho Mandolin club will take up half an hour on tho program All tho ef fort of tho Oleo club for tho year have been expended on this homo con- ANNUAL TRACK CONTEST WITH GOPHERS TOMORROW WILLIAMS INVADES NEBRASKA WITH FAST MATERIAL. STIEIiM'S MfN IN G80D CONDITIO Racely Out on Account of Injuries, But McGowan, Christmas and Beaver in Good Shape. Hatuidav afternoon Nebraska meets her old erieinv Minnesota on Nebras ka Field in what promises to be the closest fought tiaik contest of the vein I'ndauntecl b the Kansas de lent, the (oinhiisker team will enter the field Saturda) with the confident deter ruination that the Gophers must bo beaten. Minnesota Is unusuallj strong In her track team this year and tho fifteen men representing her will be those who have been winning almost all the meets in which they have been en tered so far this ear Coach Wll Hams Is preparing to meet Coaches Stiehm and Reed with a lineup of athletes who will put up a fight worth remembering Racely will be unable to enter tho Bprlnts for Nebraska because of tho sprained ankle which he received last week at Kansas, but Christmas and Heaver aro expected to make a good showing Minnesota's work In tho sprints Ib an unknown factor at pres ent as no "dope" on this event has reached Nebraska aB yet. Interest In Relays. The exciting events of the day will bo the half mile and the mile relays. Minnesota Is rumored to have Bovoral fast long distance men, but this Ib one contest In which Nebraska has an ex cellent Bhow, as McGowan, tho holder of tho Missouri valley record in tho half mile, is in fine shape and Is "doped'' to make some fast time. An derson, on the mile, made a great show lug at KariBaB In taking llrst place and Is expected to do great thlngB tomorrow NebraBka Ib also strong on tho relay, her present team having run away from every ono yet run up against In tho half, the mile, and tho two mile relay tho Cornhusk er team is scheduled to pile up tho points, Robs, Nebraska's weight man, is to compete with ono of tho best Bhot-put-ters in tho valley, Frank, captain of tho Minnesota team. If ho wiriB, this will bo greatly to his credit aB a weight man In tho high and broad Jump not much is known about Minnesota's work except that it Ib fast and con sistent. Reavis did good work for Nebraska last Saturday in tho Kansas meet and will probably repeat it to morrow. Cromwell is matched against Bomo of the best jumpers In tho val ley in the broad Jump, but his every day work predicts that he will at least place well. Hastings has been show ing up well in the pole vault so far this season, winning a place In every meet he has entered and is expected to take that ovont tomorrow. At the Kansas meet laBt Friday a large crowd of spectators was present which was quito a contrast to tho few who sat on the bleachers at tho Ames (Continued from page 40.) ( Continued on page 4.) I MINNESOTA MEET TOMORROW (Continued on Pago 3)