Ibe IDailp IRebraskan
VOL. XI. NO. 154.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, MAY 28. 1912.
Price 5 Cents
DATE SET FOR SENIOR PLAY
ARMY REGULATIONS PREVENT
WORKIZER'S REAPPOINTMENT
THOUSAND NAMES ALREADY
SECURED FOR TAX PETITIONS
FIND ARGUMENTS FALLACIOUS
REFUTATION MADE OF OBJEC
TIONS TO SINGLE TAX.
JUNE 8EVENTH FINALLY DETER
MINED UPON.
PLAY MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
Big Cast Now Working on Shake
speare's Comedy Special Orchestra
to Play Mendelssohn's Overture.
The date for tho senior play ban
Anally boon Bet for Juno 7 TIiIh date
haH been announced after two weeks
or more of uncertainty Tho former
date was June 8, but a conAlct with
tho graduating oxorciseB of the Unl
vorBity School of Music occurred. In
asmuch as Carl F. Steckolburg. direc
tor of the orchestra, also wished to
bo present at tho Conservatory exor
cises, tho date had to be changed.
I'ormlBslon was asked of tho com
mitteo on Btudent organizations to
hold tho play on Thursday, Juno (,
but this request was refused because
there would be school the following
day.
Two performances of the play will
be given, one in tho afternoon and
one in the evening
Spoclal pains are being taken with
tho costumes, which have been or
dered from Theodore Lichen of
Omaha.
Tho Arst rehearsal with the orches
tra will be held tonight at the Temple
thoatro. Another rehearsal of tho
entire cast will occur Thursday morn
ing at tho Oliver.
Mrs. Green, who is in charge of the
fairy ballet, has been the pupil of
some of the best aesthetic dancing
teachers in Now York and Philadel
phia. She did all of the solo dancing
In the same play when it was given
by Swarthmoro College three years
ago, with tho accompaniment of the
Hen Groet orchestra Sho comes to
Lincoln twice a week from her home
in Beatrice for the rehearsals Miss
Hay of the physical education depart
ment Is assisting her.
The class of 1911 set a precedent In
holding the play a week before com
mencement In order that the rest of
tho school might see it If the pa
tronage of "Midsummer N'ight's
Dream" this year justlAes it. it is
probable that all future class plays
will bo held about the same time
Otherwise, 4Jie play will probably be
held, as formerly, during commence
ment week, where a good audience of
"old grads" and visiting friendB 1b as
sured. DEAN BESSEY ENTERTAINS
Professor Atwell of Northwestern the
Guest of Nebraska
Botanists.
Professor Atwell, of Kvanston, Illi
nois, waB visiting Dean HeBsoy yes
terday. Professor 'Atwell has been head of
the botany department at Northwest
ern University for over twenty years.
He inspected the botanical labora
tories of tho University and was preB
ent at Professor HeBsey'B one o'clock
lecture Professor Atwell also at
tended the annual banquet held by
formor studonta of Northwostern
Position of Commandant Must Now
Be Filled by Lieutenants Ac
cording to New Ruling.
The following letter was received
yesterday at the Chancellor's olllce in
regard to the reappointment of Cap
tain Workber as commandant at tho
University of Nebraska.
"War Department,
"Washington, May lit, l'tl'J
The ( 'hancellor,
'The Unlversltj of Nebraska,
"Lincoln, Nebraska
"Sir Referring to your letter of
the 10th Inst , requesting that Captain
John C. Worki.or. Coast Artillery
Corps, be detailed as commandant of
cadets at the Cnhersity of Nebraska
on the expiration of the detail of Cap
tain Halsey K. Yates, Infantry, the
Secretary of War directs me to inform
vou that the policy which has been
strictly applied by the War Depart
inent during the past year and which
will be followed in the future, pro-
ides that details to colleges will be
conllned to tlrst lieutenants or second
lieutenants of over live years' ser
vice; that captains will be relieved
at the end of their regular three
years' term of duty and that this pol
icy is made necessary by reason of
the great number of captains absent
fiom their organizations.
"Very respectfully,
"A. F. LA 1)1).
"Adjutant General "
RECEIVE MEDICAL DEGREES
Board of Regents Meet in Omaha
Changes Made in Organization
of School of Fine Arts.
The Hoard of Regents met in special
session last week and transacted rou
tine business as follows:
Upon the recommendation of the
medical faculty the degree of Doctor
of Medicine was conferred upon the
tollowing named candidates:
Andrew Dobble Drown
Ralph Philip Higgins.
James Taliaferro Maxwell.
Walter Chafey Moodie.
Clark L Phillips.
Weaver Aldus Rush
George Irving Helton.
Jesse Day Taylor.
James C Tucker
Other business was taken up by the
board. The committee previously ap
pointed to consider a more complete
organization of the Hchool of Fine
Arts submitted a report The follow
ing suggestions were approved by the
board:
That the School of Fine Arts be
made a part of the College of Arts
and Sciences, with same entrance re
quirements. That art students be matriculated
in that college and given college credit
in line arts courses.
That the degree of Hachelor of
Arts be offered in such courses as
present facilities permit.
Tli is matter whb further referred to
a committee consisting of tho Chan
cellor and Regents Haller and Allen,
with power to make bucIi modlAca-
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Guy Reed Optimistic Over the Popu
larity of Tax Idea With
8tudents.
The success of the circulation of ttie
single tax petitions can well be do
termined by the fact that half of tho
petitions have been handed in and on
these It has been found ttiere are
about 1 000 names When the other
half come In, It is thought by many
of tliOBe Interested, ttiat altogether
there will bo about 2,000 names
To all those who have single ta
petitions out it Is urged that they
turn them Into the ofllce of the Daily
Nebraskai! as Boon aB possible so all
the names may be counted and tho
oilier necessary work be done It Is
very Important that this be done lie
fore the Arst of June in order that
the proposition can be submitted to
the Hoard of Regents
The reason for such a successful
campaign is the fact that those in
charge of the circulation worked most
diligently all their spare time on the
campus in getting Bigners for the peti
tions. It 1b this same spirit that will
make the single tax a success next
year providing the Regents Hee At to
nstall the system at the University
Palladians Hold Picnic.
The Palladians held an all day pic
nic at Crete Saturday which was
largely attended and thoroughly en
jov ed by everyone
CADETS PREPARING FOR C0MPET
Annual Military Contest to Be Held
Friday, Followed by "Shirt-
tail" Parade.
Next Friday at 1 :i() p in will occur
Die annual competitive drill ot the
Military Department The regular
program will be followed, both nidi
vidual and company drill being given
the same afternoon Stiff rivalry ih
anticipated, as almost eveij compan
in the regiment lias been working
towards this end since the spring va
cation. Compan.v enthusiasm has
been rising steadil.v during the past
few .vears. Some of the companies
are wearing badges to distinguish
them Iroin the "ciooks" in other coin
panics.
Tile contests will be held on Ne
braska Held No plans ot action have
been given out, but it Is expected that
the companies will be drilled separate
ly as has been done In past years
Very attractive programs are be
Ing prepared for the event. They will
give of each company's officers their
yell, colors and past records The
whole will be printed in scarlet on
cream colored paper, giving the whole
a strictly Cornhusker appearance.
The individual drill will be held Im
mediately after the company compet
A team is selected by a previous .con
test in each company and these teams
are put through a drill that leaveB as
the last man the winner of the gold
medal
Regimental parade follows, Hn which
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ARGUE FROM WRONG PREMISES
Seven Reasons Formulated by Amtl-
taxers the 8ubject of Comment
Around the Compus.
It Is a noticeable fact that among
the several reasons set fortli In tho
petition circulated agaliiBt ttio slnglo
tax not one contends that It would
be detrimental to the University or
that It would retard the development
of a greater University and a greator
and more unified bc.IiooI Bplrlt. Hut
leaving this fact out of consideration,
each reason set fortti in the "yellow
petition" becomes unsound upon an
examination.
"First It ignores the free and Inde
pendent will of the student." Technic
ally, speaking, this Is true Neverthe
less, we must recognize the fact that
all organized society is a matter of
give and take In order to enjoy Its
privileges the Individual must give up
some of the rights that might havo
been tils tiad he lived in a little world
all to himself. It is no more compul
sion than making a property owner
put in paving at his own cost when
he would prefer a dirt street. If one
is going to enjoy the privileges of a
great university tie must put some
thing into It to make it great This
is much like tho personal liberty argu
ment which is advanced for tho
saloon. There may be arguments, but
it is not this one.
"Second It assumes that every
Btudent 1b able to bear the burden."
This is a mistatemeiit, to mention It
in the gentlest terms. There is a sav
ing clause which allows tho Chancel
lor to remit the fee where It would
be a hardship on the student to pay
it. Those opposing t lie scheme argue
ttiat the student is too proud to tako
advantage of tills. Hut experience has
shown that none are too proud or too
rich not to go to the authorities and
plead povertj in order to get back a
special registration fee. If the plan
worked a hardship It would be tho
student's ow n fault.
"Third It is too socialistic in char
acter to work well where factions are
apt to be In control " This statement
goes upon the false assumption that
factions will be in control more than
at present and that all men are dishonest-
-that the special committee of
tho faculty would Indulge in the pas
time of graft to tho detriment of these
few, when the books would bo open
to public Inspection to show how they
handled the money Trust must bo
placed In someone and someone must
administer the affairs of organized
society. ThlB argument cannot bo
countenanced in any form In which it
may bo put.
"Fourth The minority are defense
less in case those In control should
ignore their interests." Would this bo
any more true under tho now system
than under the one now in vogue?
AUhough in theory it might not bo
true. In actual practice the inevitable
result has been that tho minority has
always boen forced to glvo in to the
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CORNHUSKERS AT THE TEMPLE AT 10:00
