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-valu Ij Uhe 2)aih IRcbraskan VOL. XII. NO. 27 UNIVKRSI IT ()! NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 1912. Price 5 Cents 4- DID THEY GET YOU ? FINE GRADE OF CALFSKIN GOES AT ONE DOLLAR AN INCH. MEDICS DO A GOOD BUSINESS Tanned Hide Said to Belong to "Shorty Gray" Brings Good Price as Sou venirs Dr. Poyntcr Denies the Story. Talk about the millions ol dollars which the i cpoi teis of tin- li.iilj Ni' hraskan earn each ear, the nielial students ol the Univ crsit v have then round far outclassed, if the rumois Moating around the campus vesteidav are well lounded Fifty seven pie es oT lcid leather ol a fine made aie said to have heen disposed ol to the mi wary ones as pieces of the hide, the personal skin, of Shorty Gray of es caped convict lame How the buyers explained the sudden appearance of so much ol the epidermis ol this noted character on the market is not certain, hut Hie fact lemains that I hey paid $1, one whole simoleon, a genuine bean, mind you, lot the afoiesaid tanned hide That this spurious aiticle was the real thini', is denied by the authorities of the medical department Dr I'oyn ter, who has entile control of tin- an atomy department, was very emphatic in Ins denial ot the story, saying that such a thing was absolutely impossible, as the students in the medical depart merit were all gentlemen The Dally Nebraska!! does not doubt the absolute gentlemanlyness of every medic, but it has a strong "hum h" that they are also extremely good business men If this is true our hat goes off to the man who conceived the scheme. ENGINEERS TO ATTEND ORPHEUM Annual Stunt to Be Pulled Off Next Week by Math Sharks. Next Friday. November 1, the engi neers are to have a big Orpheum party This is an annual affair and is one of the stunt nights in which the engi neers drown thoughts of Calculus arrd Steam 10 in the glare of the footlights Chairman Schultz is making arrange ments for a big party All engineers are invited to come out for a gay time Tickets may be secured from any of the following men: J. C Schultz, C C. Keirle, K Kolls, C. J. Wohlford, II II Harmon. H. B. ENGLISH ON FREE TRADE Rhodes Scholar from Nebraska Con tributes to the Public. A recent Issue of the Public, a po litical journal edited by Louis F Post, contains an instructive article on "Free Trade" by Horace B English Mr. English is Nebraska's Rhode scholar at Oxford. He has been in Germany for some time and is well able to treat his BUbject from both the Gerjnan and EngllBlu viewpoint. SENIOR OFFICERS CHOSEN Gene Cam Resigns Managing Editor ship of Cornhusker C. L. Rein Elected to Fill Vacancy. niei'i nr o! I h'- i him c !.: -, vv as (ailed in Memoiial II. ill yesteielay by 1'iesideni Mulligan and sonic leuty ol the top ' Li'-'-iiM n M '-ponded 'I Iir busi ness oi the dav consisted ol the elec tion ol niiiioi oM'k els and ol the j-cnioi managing . I i t i ol the Coinhuskci, and ol (lie .inuouii' I'lin nt ol olhrial appointments to clai-s committees SOIIM'Wh.ll Illl.ltlOlls election le suited in the following pi isnlis being honoi ed K e pi i sldi nt , lit t t V I 1 ake Se i I't.ti v Kal In line Yates Treasuiei, (Jc orge Wilson The pi esidelit lead a leltel from Gene Cain in which the latter an iiounced his unwilling but necessary resignation lioin the position ol senioi managing editor ol the Cornhusker, and C I. Kern was elected to the pes t ion w tthoiil oppoi.it ion 'I he appoint nienls to c ommit tec were thin announced :,' published in .vesteidav .s h.nlv eln.rkan l'ie. dent .Mulligan ee hi- ih.it l.vo (otie. I lolls be m llle 'II tin ll I as p I'll I I,' d ill t hat t In name ol ( ; Ci oi : In added to tin hup committee and I li n. line ol Mi eta Hills be ( hanged to Hieta lliehl TENNIS FINALS PLAYED TODAY Meier to Meet Williams This After noon Last Game of the Fall Tournament. The semi final -. ol the lall toutna merit of the I'niveiMty club were played yesteielay alternoon Williams and Meier were the winners ot the afternoon mate he- Hot li ol these men played on the I'eiu Normal team, and last summer weie runners up m the doubles of the Clav Couit tournament at Omaha In the II ist match Williams defeated Siissman in stiaight sets winjiiiig the first by a score ol 7 to ." and the last ti to 1 This match was the haidest fought dm ing the ,il tei noon, and it was after a veiy haul sciap that Williams finally won Meier del ea) eel Gaidmci in stiar;ht sets Gaidiner won lioin Finley in the third round, thus qunlilying for the semi finals The Gardmei Finlev match was a bitter contest lrom the first serve to the last in the fourth set The scores of this match were 4, ! 1, 5-7, 8 (J. In the Meier Gardiner match the for mer had a. comparatively easy time of it after the lirst set, which went 9-7, the next set was easily won by l! to 'A The finals will be played this after noon if the weather continues favor able, and it will be a good scrap bo tween these two team mates The con test will start at '.' o'clock arrd it costs nothing to be an onlooker TO RECEIVE NEWS FROM FIELD Live "Dope" from Kansas and Missouri Will Give Condition of the Teams. 'I liHHigh the activity ol Charles Yo chum, who is in charge of the athletic news of the Nebraskan, nr rangenieiilH have been made with the athletic editors of the Kansas arrd Mis souii papers whereby live, up-todate accounts of the football teams of those schools will appear in the columns of the Nehi.iskan fioin clay to day In return for this lavor similar arti c les concerning the Cornhuskers are to he sent to those schools In this way the fans of each school will be kept In formed about the condition of the other team Missouii and Kansas are both look ing lorwarcl to the Nebraska game as the best of the season, and their war nois are being primed to bring down the Cornhusker record when they meet in the annual clash Reports from this hostile territory will be authentic and will give the other side of the M V argument SEVEN MAKE DRAMATIC CLUB Small Number Out of Forty-two Can didates Gain Membership in Dra matic Organization Special Tryouts for Some Later. S"V(ii students were elected into mcmhciship in the Univeisity Dra malic Club last night The tryouts weie held m the Temple Theater There were forty two aspirants in the tr.vout, the successful ones being" It K Amerinan, E If Dunamny, Robert Gerlaw, G II Williams, Mil dred Daniels, Elsie Peterson, Esse Jones. In the cases of a few of those trying out a special tryout will be held in the near future to give the Judging committee a further opportunity to make a decision. Those persons so concerned will be notified by the sec relary. GIRLS' CLUB STARTS ANEW. Success of Picnic Breakfast Leads to 1 Enthusiastic Plans for Future. j The I'niveiHity Girls' Club, an or gani.ation for all the girls of the Uni versity, has been organized several yeais, but has experienced a stronger revival of interest during the past two years than ever before The Farm Band. The Farm band is now well under way and promises to be better and brassier than last year. The breakfast for glrlB held at the Farm last Saturday was such a suc cess that the annual luncheon to be given by the club on the noon of the Kansas Nebraska game is being looked forward to with pleasure by the co-ed host The plan is to have all the girls go In a body after the luncheon to the athletic field, where the- will occupy a reserved section. PLANS UNDER WAY FIRST ANNUAL HOME-COMING DAY IN PREPARATION. OLYMPICS HELD IN MORNING Day of K. U. Game to Be Devoted to Entertainment of Returning Grade Banquet in Evening for Alumni Only. The day of the Kansas game will see a new custom added to the evergrow ing list of Nebiaska traditions For some time the Alumni Association has been working on a plan to get the "old grads" back to their alma mater for some special event lleretofoin some have co mo back for a football game, some for the Cornhusker banquet, and others for graduation work How It Is planned to have the day of a big foot ball game on the home Meld as a home coming day each year Tire Kansas game has been desig nated this year as the game to which the alumni will gather Five thousand postal cards have been sent to Corn husker alumni all over the country by the athletic management, which is working with the Alumni Association to make this day a success In addi tion the Univeisity Journal, which Is received by many alumni, Is boosting the proposition Various other meth ods of publicity are being used, so that the first annual home-coining day will probably be the best advertised univer sity event in years In addition to the Kansas Nebraska game on the afternoon of November It!, entertainment will be provided in both the morning and evening for the visitors In the morning it Is planned to hold the annual Olympic truggle between the two lower classes In the evening will be held a big ban quet under the auspices of the Lincoln alumni at which only graduates will be allowed. Various plans for the better merit of the University will be brought up for the consideration of tho men who are most vitally interested in the welfare of the old school. Fraternities and other sod ties are planning to hold their annual banquets during this week also, so that there will be plenty to attract and entertain everyone. Many other schools, especially In tho East, have the same cuBtom which is to be introduced here In all theso schools they are very enthusiastic over tho re Birlts which follow these annual affairs, and they attribute much of the loyalty of their alumni to theBc annual affairs which keep them In touch with univer sity developments There Ib no rea son why this event should not be a great success from every standpoint, and It will be If the efforts of tho back ers of the idea count for anything. Alexander Begins Addresses. Dr. H. B. Alexander will begin a Beries of two addresses on "Bergson" before the Students' Liberal Religious Union at All Souls' Church, Twelfth and H, Sunday, 12:15. All students Interested are invited to attend. Deutscher Geselllge Vereln Meets. Der deutscho geselllge Vereln meets Saturday evening, October 20, at 809 North Twenty-ninth. Every member Is urged to come, A very Important business meeting. Frl. Pope and Frl. Ebmeyer will entertain. J . fs nKsastrxut iiki