Si'- if Ibe 3Datl IRebraskan is 'j i m m im m w V) j 6" 45 '.W f'ws.2 IVf S3 i i!ftW : w Ir. .-, .ti .'54! Vol. XII. No. 82 CHANCE GIVEN FRATER NITY MEN TO PAY BACK ParvHellenic Basketball Commences Early Next Week With Promise of Much Blood. The annual aeries of prize fights commonly known as basketball games between the fraternities Is about to start, beginning nex week with one game in each division. The board managing the games start to run them through as quickly as possible. The schedule of practice hours was announced some time ago. Since that time the "gym" has been the scene of many a pugilistic encounter in prep aration for the coming contests. The two divisions will be made on the same basis as last year; that Is, alphabetically. Much more Interest has been taken this year than formerly. As a result the contests will be close and excit ing. I-Jist season's victors were the Sig Alphs. Their chances look pretty bright for a "repeat" this year. In the first division I). II. and A. T. O. will probably battle in the championship scrap but the second promises a bat tle roal The medical college, on learning that the games are about to start, have offered a new live hour covirse In "First Aid to Injured." It is thought by that department that much prac tical experience in straightening bent physiognomies and broken legB can be secured. If anyone can Invent a de vice that will supply copious draughts of oxygen to playerB who have flirted too much with "Queen Nicotine," he will certainly become rich at the ex pense of frat ball-tosserB. INTER-CLASS TRYOUTS SAT. Embroyo Debaters to Be Given a Chance to Show Worth In Com petition Tommorrow Morning. The preliminary contests at which the members of the interclass debat ing teams are to be chosen will be held Saturday morning, February 8, at 9:00 o'clock. Candidates must give their name and side desired to the chairman of their respective class board, or leave It in Professor Fogg's office! U. 206, by Thursday noon. The board will draw lots for order of speaking Thurs day afternoon and announce the re sults In Friday's Issue of the Nebras- Jcan. In these contests the contestants will all speak seven minutes, except the first affirmative, who shall have five minutes and then three minutes In rebuttal. The speaking will take place in the following rooms, seniors. U 212; juniors, U106; Sophomores U 302; freshman, U 102. Judges will be members of the faculty. In the rhetoric bulletin case, In the south hall, Is posted a statement -of the question, a list of articles on the subject, and other pertinent Infor mation. liJfc UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 1913 FAST GAME FRIDAY NIGHT I VARSITY EXPECTING STIFF EN COUNTER WITH WESLEYAN AGGREGATION. NEW MEN ELIGIBLE FOR TEAM Basketball Team Showing Improve ment Since Minnesota Trip and Is In Good Form for Clash With Klein's Proteges. Friday night the varsity basketball team will play a return game with Wisluyan. This promises to be a very fast game aB tho Coyotes have not quite recovered from their defeat of three weeks ago. A letter from Coach Klein of Wesleyan reveals tho fact that tho Methodists are in better form and physical condition than they were on the 18th. Up to date they have a perfectly clean slate excepting for their defeat by Nebraska. They have completely outclassed such schools as Kearney Normal, Tarkio and Peru Normal so the Cornhuskers expect a stiff battle. It will be re membered that in 11)09 Wesleyan beat Nebraska two games, the Bcores be ing 8 13 and 21-18, making a total score of 02-32. Since the Minnesota game the team has improved wonderfully. The new semester has brought Bevoral phe nomenal players to light and compe fion for positions is becoming keener every day. A large squad Is out overy day for practice and the prospects for a cham pionship team are Improving. Among the men showing up the best are Stry ker, Haskell, Underwood, Carrier, Carrier, Hde and Hawkins. Hawkins is the only new man on the team and has made an exceptional showing so far this season. 8trykor and Haskell also have both been putting up a fast game and can be counted upon to do their share of the playing. Following is a summary of the free throws made during games this year: Made Missed Pet Haskell 15 16 Hyde 4 10 Hawkins 2 3 .483 .285 .400 KIOSH MATERIAL DELAYED Stone for Base of Weather Station Has Not Been Received Other Material In Readiness. Work on the weather kiosk has been at a standstill for the last few weeks becauee of the delay in the shipment of the stone for the base. The stone will be taken from a Vermont quarry, but It is nof known by the depart ment of physics whether it has been shipped or not. All the fixtures and instruments are here and when tho stone arrives they will be installed im mediately. When completed tho kiosk will be a duplicate of the government weath er observatory at the corner of Tenth and O Btreets. INTE.RPER'TYnnCEN.F'L... HDULionco rnr.or.ni nuLco Girls Decide at LaBt That Fair Com petition is Impossible and Give up Bad Job for This Semester. What happened at the meeting of the lnler-sorority council last Monday evening? That is what the majority of the student body is wondering. Of course the council has given out what it sa s happened but rumor hath It that far more Interesting would bo the actual lacts. All the so cherished rules formulated by the committee last spring and given out aa the su perlative in smoothly working regula tions are abandoned and the council has virtually admitted that It 1b pow erless to deal with Infringements of its own members. Certain accusations have been made several times this past semester that tho rules in regard to rushing and in particular in regard to tacity pledging have been grossly violated by almost every sorority in school. No definite evidence has ever been produced or at least given out convicting anybody of this crime of spiking, but Tuesday morning the campus was rife with the wail that some one had "mon keyed" with (Ire and was being doc tored for the ensuing Injury. Of course no ofllcia! sanction was given tills rumor nor was it denied, but the fact remains that three new rules were substituted in short notice for those so carefully worked out last May. The new rules absolutely pro hibit nny entertaining whatsoever of freshmen at a sorority house and also of any rushing partlles on the part of these societies. This means in sub stance that no girl will be rushed un til uhe has made her twelve hours credit, that is noxt September. No changes in the pledging rules have been announced but freshmen girls having made their hours last semester will bo pledged as soon aB tho reports are in, about February 15. STATUE FUND INCREASING Subscriptions for Komensky 8tatue Are Dally Coming In Bohemian Sculptor 8voboda Already at Work. The sum of the subscriptions for the erection of the Komonsk.y statue on the campus is already near the one thousand dollar mark and 1b growing rapidly. Subscriptions are coming In every day from practically all parts ot the west in spite of the fact that Bo hemians and Bohemian organizations throughout the country have contrib uted over twenty-flve thousand dollars for the care of the sufferers among the Balkans allies. Word has been re ceived that tho Sculptor Svoboda has already commenced the work in Bo hemia and Miss Hrlck estimates that the statue will be on the campus in about a year. J.: J Price 5 Cents NO SIGMA XI ADDRESS PART OF CHARTER DAY PRO GRAM DROPPED BECAU8E OF ILLNE88. COMMENCEMENT A DAY EARLY Because Regular Date Falls on Satur day February 14 Is Chosen Next Year It Falls on 8unday and Is Held Monday. Next Friday, February 14 will bo commemorated the founding of tho university forty-four years ago, com monly known aB Charter day. The regular date for the observance of this day 1b Fobruary 15 but according to the rulo holding In such casoB the day Is moved forward to tho 14th to make It fall on a regular day of tho weok. The Sigma XI address alwayB given on this occasion haB boon abandoned for this year. Prof. C. J. Keyser of Washington university at St. Louis was selected for this occasion but ap pendicitis prevents him from filling Hie date and no substitute has as yet been found. After such Investigation the committee in charge have decided (hat the best thing possible was to drop this part of the program altogeth er and put more stress upon the other events of the day. Friday morning the Hoard of Re gents will meet and make up the list of those who will receive degrees in (he evening In the Temple. In the af (ernoon, the annual indoor track meet fakes place. A concert will be given by the cadet band In conjunction with this event and the Pershing Rifles may present a drill. Next year Charter day falls on Sun day and this custom which places tho exercises on Friday this year will push them forward to Monday, Febr uary 16. ACTORS WILL ELECT OFFICERS Regular Monthly Meeting of Dramatic Club Comes This Evening in the Temple. The regular monthly meeting of the Dramatic Club will bo held this even ing in the club rooms in the Temple. The principal business which will be disposed of will be the semi-annual election of officers. The program will be in charge of Reavla Gist. PHARMACI8T8 TO BANQUET Will Entertain 8tate Board and Promi nent Pharmacists at Lincoln. The State Board of Pharmacy will hold its quarterly examination In the Temple February 12-14. An the night of the 12th the Pharmaecutlcal Soci ety of tho University will give a din ner in honor of tho members of the State Board at. the Lincoln hotel. Many prominent members of the pro fession will be present. ' 't.rt.' .V3r -. i i