wgim - t V J" The Daily Nebraskan VOLl'Xm. NO. 69 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1914 Price, 5 Cents Tt ANNUAL DEBATE LETTER PROF. FOGG PREPARES FOURTH LETTER TO 125 PAST MEM BERS OF SEMESTER. SCATTERED-MAINE TO JAPAN Reviews Years Debating Successes and Gives News Items for Men Who Have Worked for Nebraska's inter-Collegiate Debating Reputation. During the holidays the fourth an nual news letter of the university de bating hoard wa sent to the 125 inein hers of Nebraska's inter-collegiate de bate teams and seminaries. Prof. M. M. Fogg, as secretary of the hoard, prepared and mailed the letter, which is in typewritten form, eight pages, containing news of interest to the for mer members of the teams. The following extracts are taken from the letter: "University of Nebraska debaters on December 12 were awarded another double victory duplicating that of 1910 and of 11H2 when they won from Illinois and Wisconsin twenty of the twenty-four judges in the eight debates of the last four years voting for Ne braska's representatives. . . ." ".... Fuller knowledge of the sub ject, more careful use of evidence, greater clarity, concentrated 'fire and skill in refutation and rebuttal these were the considerations that won the votes of the judges lawyers, and pro fessors of law, political science, and classics." ". . The work of this year pre sented' the job of training many new men. Only four former team and seminary members were in the group of sixteen. Against Iowa and Minne sota they met the teams which have caused Nebraska more trouble in the matter of judges' decisions since she pulled into bigger company in 1901-02." In further pages, news notes of in terest were gien. It was especially mentioned that three of Nebraska's Rhodes scholars have been connected with the seminary in debate: Samuel M. Itiniker, ex-'()9 (Wisconsin '07) Ox ford '10, Harard '13; Horace It. Eng lish, ex-'12. Oxford '14; Paul F Good, Amherst '1'5, law '15, Scholar-elect. The plan of holding debates be tween Nebraska's two teams In several cities in the state, to demonstrate a further extension of the benefits of inter-collegiate debating was men tioned. Short biographical sketches of forty nine former members of tho seminary and teams following, including the fol lowing names: W. L. Bates, Emory R. Buckner, H. J. Burtis. M. L. Corey, J. R. Forbes, B. Harrison, II. C. Hath away, Arthur Jorgenson, C. A. Kutch er, B. G. Lewis, A. M. Oberfelder, A. Ramond. G. M. Tunison, J. T. Votava, R. A. VanOrsdel, G. W. White. R. A. Phillips of Deadwood, S. D., was a campue visitor this week. Everybody Is Talking About It SPHARO STYX ANNOUNCES CAST OF FUN FESTIVAL SAT. JAN. 17 Long Anticipated Disclosure Made Preparations Continue With out Cessation. The cast for the big Spharo Styx Fun Festival Saturday January 17, was announced yesterday by John T Prince, Director. It Includes a mini her of people prominent in school dramatics and numbers forty-odd. Sixty-six characters apeared during the process of the show but a small number of parts are so eonncctud as to make it possible for this number to present the affair. The cast: Esther Wheeler, Kate Denman, Isabel Toons, Tamzon Munker, Gladys Low enberg, Essie Jones, Marguerite Rustln, Cordelia Condra, Mary Collins, Win nie Dalzell, Neil Kirkwood, Wanda Kiininel, Cloyd Stewart, Rockie Am merman, L. O. C-liatt, T. Erie Keefer, A. Emley, Paul Griswold, Lloyd A. Barnes, Merwin S. Swaynie. William Aldrlch, Leon Samuelson, Russell Israel, George A. Spooner, Joseph Al drlch, William Aldrlch, Fred L. Bab cock, L. A. Barnes, Rex Blxby, Clar ence Clark, Dana Cole, B. Westover, A. Emley, Robert Finley, Virgil Hag gart, Julius Harpham, C. Mickel, A. P. Miller, W. H . Paver. L. Scott, Louis Wettling. Tomorrow morning blocks of seats may be reserved for the organizations of the school, to be held till six o'clock Wednesday night at six o'clock. The general sale will commence Monday morning and indicated by the inquir ies pouring into the managers ears, expected to be filled with Vfussers" early in the week. Tho dowstalrs is reserved seats will be at a premium Rehearsals go merrily along each with a less wealthy tribe of Btudents. with the balcony and "coop" filled afternoon and evening. An absolutely finished product is the promise of the club and It is determined that such a "Fun Festicval" shall be presented as is seldom seen at eastern schools and lias never been produced at Nebraska. Nothing in expense or work is to be spared in the staging and a number of elaborate mechanical devices have been invented and prepared for this occasion. HEWITT SPEAKS TO RHET '13. The class in argumentation (rheto ric '13) was addressed the latter half of the hour yesterday afternoon in U 100 by Homer G. Hewitt, '14, who opened Nebraska's winning case against Minnesota in the December 12 debate on immigration. On invitation of Professor Fogg, Mr. Hewitt spoke, his work Illustrating several matters of logical and rheto rical structure which the class is at work on in the uniting of an argu ment due next week. W. J. Bryan visited Kansas Univer sity recently and addresses the stud ent body. Ex. OFFICERS GIVE ANNUAL MILITARY BALL TONIGHT Few Ttickets May be Obtained This Morning Officers in Uniform Will Have First Places In Grand March. Owing to the recent ruling affecting dancing, and permitting the tango and other dances, the tickets for the mil itary hall have sold like the proverbial hot-cakes for the last two days. How ever, there may be some left this morning, in which case they may be obtained at the Nebraska otllce, U-7, from 12 to 12:15 and from 1:45 to 2:00. The dance will begin, according to the committee, at 8:45 o. t. OdlcerB especially are notified to he in the Lincoln lobby by that time, since first places in the grand march will be re served for men in uniform. There are sixteen dances on the program. The grand march will be lead by Joe Johnson, major of the First bat talion and master of ceremonies, and Miss Agnes Partridge; Kirk Fowler, Captain of company C and chairman of the hall, and MIbs Dorothy M. Hrap ham. Lifting the Ban Comes as a Surprise To Many Students i Although a number of students felt that the authoritative atmosphere was J becoming more favorable to the Intro Iduction of the newer dances, the an i nouncement that the ban had been re moved, came as a surprise to the ma jority. Knowledge of the new ruling furnished the topic for much conversa tion and discussion about school. The impression gathered from Btudent com ment is that they receive the long desired liberties favorably and with appreciation. Student sentiment seems to bo to live up to the standard now desired in conformity to the rules, but owing to the many varities of tango and other new dances that have been in troduced here, many seem at a loss to know just what varities will be ap proved. NOON GETS GOOD APPOINTMENT Congressman J. H. Maguire Selects Law Student for Private Secretary. Joe Noon received the appointment today of private secretary to Congress man J. H. Maguire. He leaves tonight for Chicago where he will assume his new duties immediately. Noon is a member of Delta Chi fraternity. THE BAND CONCERT. By special dispensation of the com mittee on student organizations the band concert will bo given the flrat night of the second semester, Monday, February 2, In the Oliver. BASKETBALL SEASON OPEN FIRST GAME OF 8EASON WILL BE PLAYED ON GYMNA SIUM FLOOR. EX-UNI'S COME BACK FOR BLOOD Last Year's Defeat Does not Daunt, Are Said to be 8trong This Year. Basketball fans will get their first glimpse of this year's Comliuskers next Saturday evening, when the season will be officially opened with a game between tho "would-boB" and the "has-beens." In other words, it will Huskers, now striving for the Missouri Valley championship, and a band of ex-hunkers, who havo left tho Nebras ka floor for their homes in Omaha, but who are coming back to show the younger men how the game Ib played. Tho Omaha team Is to bo composed, of Carl Nagl, "Stub" Haskell, "Anmiy" Amberson, Paul Anthes and Guy Hutchinson. All wore well known bas ket shooters in days gone by, and the last named, Hutchison, was oiico captain of the Cornhuskers. The first regular game will be played on the local floor January 23 and 24., with Wesloyan as tho oppon ent. The remainder of the schedule that is , that part that has so far been arranged Is as follows: February 4 Highland Park at Des Moines. February 5 St. Joseph College at Dubuque. February G-7 Minnesota at Minne apolis. February 9 Company "K" at Ft. Dodge. February 20-21 Ames at Ames. February 27-28 Ames at Lincoln. Organization Pictures Must Be Taken By February 15 Is Ruling The Cornhusker office Ib the scene of great activity at the present time and will be for the ensuing four months. Business managor Swift Is busy with the details that he declares will make the 1914 book the best ever. The desire of the staff is to have tho book a typical student publication, more stress being put upon all Btudent activities both on and off the campus, than in former publications. The business manager has Bent let ters to the various student organiza tions advising them that the time limit for tho organization pictures is Feb ruary 15. All pictures not in by that date will appear in the book. A new feature in the organization picture department will be shown by having all pictures being taken in groups, this feature never having bean, thoroughly adopted heretofore. With hi pictures taken in groups the display will bo at tractive and uniform. Snapshots of all (Continued on Page Four.) i