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Vol XII. No. 87
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 1913
Price 5 Cents
Charter Day Meet Friday
TODAY IS "RAG" TAG DAY 'nhale"tobe
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Event Occurring For the Second Time
Has Moderate Success Last
Year Results May Bring
a Bigger Paper.
Today the student who makes so
bold as to disport himself about the
campus without a "Rag" Tag decorat
ing his garments will find himself be
selged on all sides with such beseech
ing femininity or masculine insistence
that he will experience material dif
ficulty in maintaining his self pos
session not to say his self defense
without shedding from tho inner re
cesses of his money bag one of those
shining circles which is the curse of
mankind ('specially of the species of
mankind that has so little of the
really man in him as to "mooch" off
of his condescending neighbor to learn
in each morning's "Rag" what other
people are doing for their University.
For today is "Rag" Tag day. "Rag"
Tag day is a comparatively new institu
tion at Nebraska, it having been inflat
ed into the school but last year, but
with all Its newness it is, unlike all
other days set apart at Nebraska for
some special occasion, an undesirable
one. "Rag" Tag day is by its very
nature a day for celebration, not of
Nebraska spirit, but of a lack of that
very spirit for the purpose of instilling
that for which the day was set apart.
To the average student who finds
himself requested to move away from
the price of an ordinary theatre ticket
for the benefit of his college publica
tion, "Rag" Tag day may appear a bore,
or even an insult. But it ought not
to appear so. The purpose of "Rag"
Tag day is to jostle, with all possible
gentleness but likewise with all nec
essary force within the bounds of de
cent respect, the students of Nebraska
into doing a duty that is so obviously
apparent that it would be dllllcult to
say that any student could neglect it
from oversight or misunderstanding.
Through the medium of tired feet and
hoarse voices "Rag" Tag attempts to
impress the student with the idea that
tho "Rag" is run, not for tho pleasure
of those behind it, but solely for the
purpose of making the task of tho stu
dent a more pleasant and Intelligent
one.
(Continued on Page 3.)
Annual Event Comes Friday of Junior
Junior Week Cast Is
Working Hard.
The Junior play, "Nathan Hale," will
be given on February 21, at the Oliver
theatre.
It Is one of the largest productions
that Clyde Fitch has ever put out, and
one of the strongest dramas of today.
The story is of a young school
teacher, Alice Adams, who fallB deeply
in love with Nathan Hale, the martyr
to American liberty. The story is
true to history and many historical
settings are shown, but what strikes
the audience most forcibly is the In
tense love between Alice and Nathan.
The villain or the play is Fitzroy,
commander of the British army and
incident ly one of Alice's suitors. When
he discovers Nathan Hale in the
British camp he doses no time in con
demning Hale to die as a spy.
The parting of Alice and Nathan
comes in the final act and is the
strongest and most intense love scene
that could be imagined. As the cur
tain goes down, Fitgroy tears Nathan
from Alice's embrace and has him car
ried off to the gallows.
Miss Helen Sorenson will take the
part of Alice, and Guy Klddoo will
impersonate Nathan Hale.
KANSAS AGGIES PLAY
HERE ON SATURDAY
Manhattan Bunch Expected to Put Up
One of Stiffest Conference
Contests of the
Season.
The basketball game with the Kan
sas AggicB has been postponed until
Saturday night on account of tho
commencement exerclBOH coming on
Friday night. The game is considered
by both coa h and players iih the hard
est game of the year. The Angles have
an enviable record so far this year,
having defeated both Kuiihiik and Mis
souri Universities.
With the exception of Captain Car
lier the Cornhuskers are in perfect
physical condition and should, from
outward indications score" a victory
over the Aggies.
The game with Wesieyan on Friday
night made a change In the individual
records of the men. Kosh Haskell is
now first with 28 field goals to his
credit. Hlrd Strjker is hccoikI with 21!
STAG SOCIAL TONIGHT
CONFERENCE AT CRETE
Sixty Students Expect to Represent
Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.
M. V. Arnold is Conference
President
The Annual Nebraska Students'
Missionary Conference will be held at
Crete February 21-23. One hundred
and fifty delegates are expected from
the different universities and colleges
of the state. Twenty-five of the Y. W.
C. A. girls and about an equal num
ber of Y. M. C. A. men are planning
to go from the University
Six students' meetings including a
banquet on Saturday night will be held.
The leaders and speakers are all ex
ceptionally ablo men Tho president
of tho conference is a University of
Nebraska man, Merle V Arnold, who
is secretary of tho university Y. M.
C. A. Tho following well known
speakers will assure a succesful con
ference: J. Lovell Murray, Bishop F. M. Bris
tol, Titus Lowe, E. W. Ellis, Thomas
King, E. J. Simonds, J. W. KippB.
Tho expense is so slight that it will
keep no one away. Tho fare to Crete
Big All-Men Get-to-Gether Affair in
Armory Comes But Once
a Year.
On Thursday evening, February 13,
In the Armory, will be held the An
nual Stag Social. This is open to all
men of the University and it is hoped
that everyone will tako advantage of
the only opportunity to get togehor.
Tho commitee promises that here
will not be a dull moment during the
evening. Following Ih a program of
a few of the stuntB to be pulled off.
Wrestling, boxing, tug-of-war for
class championship, and other sports.
Refreshments will be served.
The long, tiresome talks that usually
make such meetings a bore, have been
dispensed with.
The University Band will furnish
music and there will be some rousing
songs rendered by the Glee club.
In short, this Is an opportunity for
all University men to have a good
time and get better acquainted. Don't
forget the time and place Thursday,
February 13, 8:00 p. in., in the Armory.
Admission free
and return is eighty-two cents and
the registration fee Is fifty cents. This
is practically the only expense as the
delegates will bo entertained by the
Harvard plan that is, lodging and
breakfast will bo provided by the local
asosclation.
Everyone who Is Interested Ib urged
to see the Y. M. C. A. or Y. W. C. A.
secretary in regard to further plans.
IK-DOOR MEET TOMORROW
ANNUAL EVENT TO BE HELD IN
ARMORY 8EM (FINALS
COME TODAY.
WILL HAVE MATINEE DANCE
Boxing Matches, Wrestling Bouts and
Every Other Kind of
Contest Included In
Program.
Friday afternoon tho Annual Char
ter Day in-door athletic moot and
matinee dance will take place. ThiB
promises to be much more popular
than in former years as the interest of
the student body seems to be aroused.
The meet will be snappy, first class In
every way, well worth seeing without
the extra inducement offered by tho
dance
The elimination contests for tho
Charter Day meet were held amongst
scenes of interest and enthusiasm.
Many of those who have been practis
ing for several months had their first
chance at actual competition.
The most Interest was evinced in
the 2f-yard dash. There were sixteen
entries and the first and Becond men
were pickeTl for the semi-finals today.
The men winning their heats were:
Zumwlnkle, Irwin, ReeBo and Wheery.
The other entries for the eventB
named, are as follows. High kick:
Meier L., Myers, I'hllbrick, Radcliff,
Davis, Israel. Rope climb: Ounther,
Israel, BarneB, Wade, Nider, Roberts.
Fenco vault: Radcliffe, Flansburg,
Davis, HanBon, Roberts, Shields. High
Jump: Rosb, Smith, MeyerB, CD.;
Hansen, Wiloy. Bole Vault: Reavis,
Undstrum. Shot-put: Ross, Meyers,
C. B. ; Hansen, Roose, Sadilek, Towle.
Another feature has been added to
make the meet a succesB. "Dynamite"
Ganz and "Swede" Gunther will put
on a wrestling bout. They have both
been practising new holds and promlso
a thrilling match. "Turp" Frank an
nounces he has been feeding on raw
meat In preparation for his fight. Tho
price has not been changed, but is
still 25 cents.
The meet will start promptly at 2:00
and the dance, which pr6miBes to bo
quite a Boclety event, will start at 4:00
o'clock irrespective of whether tho
meet has finished or not.
ALL ENGINEERS, NOTICE
All orders for corduroy trousers
muBt be at Magee & Deemer's by Sat
urday, February 15. ThiB 1b the last
day that the special price of $3.76
will hold.
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