The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, December 17, 1912, Image 1
I&tjfcftom ggilH,MMJlH'IMa TLhc Hath flebraehan Vol. XII. No. 61 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 1912 Price 5 Certl WRITES THE PRIZE PLAY ! condra considered authority palladians recall old times BACKING ALMA MATER FRED EALLARD, MEMBER CLAS8'8 to Edit ,mPortant Industrial Series Will Be Up-to-Date Refer ence Works. IN CRAIG CONTEST. Dr (i E Condra, head ol tin depan- iiu'iit ol" geography and consei atlon recently filtered Into contract with one ot the largest publishing houses whereby he in to edit several volumes in a series of industrial leaders The books, five or six of which will bo put out next year, will take up in a systematic j the leading resources ol the United States, and their Indus trial development. Each volume will be written b a competent nulhorlty on that hUoject The authors are ue lected from the universities and col leges l'rol. Hengsion will write one of the books For several yeais Pi of. Condra has ' boi n urged to take over this work on ni-oupt of his close relation to the national conservation work. More over, he is considered one of the best OF 1909, WINS FIRST PLACE WRITING PLAY AS A BUSINESS Play Favrably Commented on by Bos ton Papers Had to Compete With Many Strong Productions. John Fiedenck Ballard, a former Nebraska man, lias been awarded the -.to! n Craig pri.e for the best pla wiit ten by Harvard and Kadcllffe stu (Uii n acorling to a letter recently re reived by Aliss Alice Howell of the De partment ol Elocution Irom Professor Daniel Ford, tormerly of this Unlver sit., but now located in Miuneapolis. Eiflhty MeT.br, s and Alumni Gather WTH pUFLCAT0N 0F NEW BUL. Around Fest.il Coard For 41st An- I.ETIN GRADS TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH CAMPUS. PUBLICITY 10, BE THE SLOGAN Alumni Association Will Issue Journal Devoted to News and Boosting for the University's Ex pansion. Making Hs initial bow to the nlumni called with pleasure (hose -good old I r ,lu' l "iv,'rHl, tmM ,lu" try. (x s I the hist issue of the new Alumni Hul- ..t . i i H cj.. i..ii ., nr i.xt active members and " ,,:1 l,m" "" ,,,u "" "" oulu'""' "' nual Banquet. Saturday ev 'iilng at the Llndell Ho tel the Palladiens held their Torty-flrst .1 it . . na I h.ui ,ik t. one which eclipsed all lormei spiends and for which tlu' inauageis. i lei man Wlebe and lgerna Montgoinei onie in tor a large amount ol tied!1 From ti 'M) till the tune Ciev sat down to the bai.tiet la ble tin parlois ere lllled with laugh-1 ter and nu rriiueut. the newer Tnem-1 her1- getting bettci acquainted, the I others reassuring themselves that they I were acquainted, while tin alumni re- Al 7 30 twnty alumni gathered in the ban quel hall. Chancellor Avery, toast .nastei, bet ore introducing the speak ers, proposed a toast to the health of last week. It closely resembles the t'niversity Jo'irunl, the mission of wh.ch It lh partly fulfilling. In both si.t . quality of paper, and arrange- In addition to the cash prize of $500. , loaIed mou ou economic conditions In l'rol. Caldwell, the guest of honor. Im'nl of 'u'rl"1- Mr ihillaid receives weekly royalties the I nileu States, and is able to -. ... i.:.. .i i.:..l. ...ill ..r... 1... I rum mih imi. v mi .. .., aai-i ..- .. aulhorltul lv,.ly un ,.a(., HllojPCt .season is oei, net him a nice little treated loituiK In his letter to Mr. Ford, the Tu. bo'oks wU, bu blinUui U) (hoBe playriKht also slates that the pla out j,, Turr Qf ConH.n nnd ...1.I..1. -.! . ..,.,t..,l .!.,,.. ....... ,..w. u-i'lr ' Yvuii.ii u.v ,-tum. !.... .. w, " wlll b1 brought down to date Hesides who, on account of illness, could not Ik present I'lu alit:unl speakers, Mrs F V Stall, Prof Chase, and F. T A Wil l's appearance, according to the Ini tial editorial, is due to a demand ou the pint of the alumni, to whom it now belong1- It Is dedicated to the up- ten by a Kentucky man and himself! Hams revi-ed the incidents of tin, ,,,lll"11" (" ""' I'nlvtTHlly in all Its early days of the uiiierslt The ac tle members ollering toasts weie being books that will appeal to the Manel Daniel)-. Elsie Ebiimi. I (( e and M V Arnoh1 punllc they may be used for refer ences and as text books in the schools and ( olleges. in rollaboialion Mr. HalUiu! was a member of tho class of ILH'5 and two years later took his musters degiee. While in his .Senior oar ho displayed an interest in theatrical anairs, and aftPT enter- EXHIBIT NOW IN FULL SWING ing Harvard became a prominent mem- ber of Professor Maker's class in plny- writlng In the interim between his Quality and Selection of Pictures Sur- colleg courses he spent In Colorado passes Previous Exhibits "The and Chicago. While in the latter place Tw0 Fishermen" Aattractlve. he eerved two seasons as u stage hand , .... . ., i i .i , 'I tie annual art exhibit comnt'iiced at the Illinois and Carrick theatres, where he got a considerable amount of Saturday evening with a reception for hlb training in the technique of the the stockholders ot the Nebraska Art stuge Association in the gallery. Library been in charge ot the hanging of the pictures, says that it is the beat ex- The title of the prize play is, "He- lieve Me, .Xantlppe." and is an eftec tle and original play of American life and manners. Copies of the HoBton Transcript and the lloston Post have 'nihil that has been held for ten years devoted considerable space to an an-' Though there are not quite as many alysls of the play and to a sketch of ' .... oc,r,i for the . hlbit last year the quality and selec tion surpasses any seen In the gallery the author. All ot these accoutn make prominent mention of the fact thai Ballard was n student at the Univer sity ot Nebraska before entering liar j for several years. Hall Proiessor Crunimann. who has ,OI. Heveral days the heavy cannonad ing kept our windows trembling The nierlcan marines have been guarding the college foi several weeks, and are keeping us in a good frame of mind." I'rofessoi Sciplo was formerly an instructor in the College of Engineer- departments (ieorge W Cllno, the secretary of the Alumni Association, is the editor of the publication, the campus news of which will be under the charge of l'rol' A A. Heed The address made by N Z Snell, SCIPIO SAFE IN THE BALKANS ireiiBiinT ' ihe association, setting foith the policy of the organized forces of the alumni, Is the leading ar ticle H the Hulletln. In effect the ar ticle also sets forth the purpose of tho paper, which is the offclal organ of the Nebraska graduates and ox-students It pleads, first, for harmonious uctlon between the University authorl ties and the alumni association, sec ond, lor the Chancellor and the re gents to map out a definite plun of action; thlid, that the alumni of the state get back of the proposition and Former Nebraskan Professor Writes That Americans Are Not Affected by Turkish War. '1 he llalkan war is not causing I'rofessoi- and Mrs L A Sciplo much worry . according to a letter Just re ceived by friends in Lincoln. Mrs. Sclpio in the course of a letter to Mrs A J Morley of this city sayB: 'No harm has as yet come to ub, but gle it cordial and hearty support; i and fourth, that the legislature and I the people be "rented with tho utmoBt fait uess Publicity is to be the slogan I ol the ahsoclatlon, so that the people of the state may know the actual needs of thi University and the legls- vard. Mr. Hallaid is now residing in Cam bridge, and is writing plays aa a busi ness, having dropped out of college temporarily at least. He is secretary of the MacDowoll Memorial Colony, and is prominent In literary circles in Boston. REITZEL GOES TO CHICAGO. Will Attend Conference of Y. M. C. A. Secretaries with J. W. Nipps. Secretary it. J. Keltzel of the V. M. C. A., and Mr. J. W. Nlpps went to Chi cago Sunday evening to attend a con ference of student secretaries of the middle west. There they will diBcuss Borne of the important problems that have come up at tho present time. They will return Tuesday The picture thai Is attracting most attention and Is really the niaster pioco of the exhibit is "The Two Fish ermen," painted by C. W. Hawthorne of New York. The picture is about five feet by seven. It is hung at the center of the north wall nnd being ao large attracts the V&rst attention of the lsltorb upon entering tho room. Luring the exhibit, which continues until January 4, there, will bo several talks made by persons Interested In painting and the fine arts. The first of these will be this evening by W. M. 11. French, director of the Chicago In stitute of Fine Arts, and brother of Chester M. French, tho sculptor of the Lincoln monument. W. N. t 11 f illlfl I'lUt Vi(ll- I'.lkjl CTl jwl rw.rw.. F' J -"-" ""'Matin' may realize the need of suffl- a position in a college In Constant!- ( (.,(nt ni,proprlullouH. nople founded and operated by local - Th(J ,. ,8 tQ be tho moanB Qf Americans , . ., , ... , ... ., keeping the alumni in touch with the conditions on the campus and among the "old guard." Articles setting forth the needs or gains on the campus, alumni notes, and current campus notes make up the contents of tho paper. It is to be lBBued semi-monthly. M. . FRENCH TO ILLUSTRATE SPEECH I Founder of Chicago School of Art Lec tures at Convocation. Mr. W. M H. French, tho founder ot l , tho present School of Fine Arts in i Chicago, a school with a worldwide I fame, will deliver a lecture at convo- cation this morning. The lecture will G,rls to Gather This Afternoon For 'bo one of unusual interest to those' Special Meeting, whom art In its many forms is a de- . . The Tuesday afternoon meeting CHRI8TMAS PROGRAM AT Y. W. light, for it will emphasize the strik ing, interesting side of art. Mt. form of a Christmas progrum, In which , French will Illustrate Ills lecturo with sketches as he talks, showing the i transformation that can bo produced m a picture by a few simple lines, I added or erased. of the V. W. C A. girls will take the all pie co-eds are Invited to take part. Miss Claire McPheo will toll a Christ mas tulo and there will he a special musicul program, a string trio and a solo by Miss Longman. 1 w V- i ! i ni n i mil ,i ---,- tw . n. T- - -,., -.-, .... ... . ,.r i. . r-7 0 -i h