ffft$pittv-TNt -v '" '" '-'V ' '- v, ;-v. i i; Mi f JJ I TheDaily Nebraskan ,1 V? I Sarilor Prom Saturday Sthlor Prom Saturday VOL. XIII. NO. Ill UNIVERSITY OP NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1914. Price 6 Cents ; p4Wv ; UNIVERSITY NIGHT MANAGERS OF STUNTS MEET WITH THE COMMITTEE. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE BAND TRIP SUCCESS i "I b -r u X' S . r.' ' i u i li :, I) TICKETS ON SALE NEXT WED, ' ( " i " Committee Planning on -Filling the Oliver With Students From the Orchestra Pit to the Roost Banner Program. Tickets for the annual University Night production are to be forthcom ing Wednesday noon at the Templo The Joy-night is scheduled for Friday nlgKt7tth"oJ"01lv'6'r; and In order '"to give the BtudontB first chance at the limited seating capacity of the theater they will got first attention. Last year nil the tickets for the performance were claimed by noon of the day after they wont on .sale. This year the niBh will be fully as great. he sy.Btem of exchange tickets will bemused. Students will call at tho Temple for exchange tickets, and then present these with ten cents at tho Ollvor box office for reserved seats. The. tickets will bo available from 10 until 2 o'clock Wednesday and Thurs day. Tho Oliver will honor only thoBO Who hold tho exchange tickets. It will bo first come, first served, and tho -lrVittft-y41'L4"-HlgfcrJh"ff'11 nf "" rn of one-to a person. The Oliver cannot accommodate tho ontlro student body and'lt will bo necessary to have each person call for and get his own ticket. Practices for the "stunt night" are going On, and the program is now got- tlng-tho-polishlng touohes.- -Thls-noon iho managers of the several stunts meet with the committee to put the machine in good running order for the fllghrPridar night. ThejOllver-stage will be avallablefor rehearsals later in tho week, and arrangements will be made today for the order in which tho ' acts will bo prepared. Tho University Band, whjch has Just returned from a successful tour of a number-of cities in the -state,- will be on the program, together with skits and take-offs glvpn by different de partments, several "oetoro thb cur tain" patters, and in all a program with about nine different parts. It is .planned, furthermore, to run the show on tlmo this year bo that the house Will not bo held until a late hour, as was tho case -with tho last year's show. 'KONOP-SPEAKS-OrTlJE ' IMMIGRATION BILL .Congressman Konop. Formerly No- hraaka Student Charter Mem. -ber of Komensky Klub. The Slavonic department Is In re ceipt of several copies of Congressman Konop's speech on the Immigration bill, which ho delivered before the -House off -Representatives not long ago. Representative Konop made a careful study of the subject and much .information can be gotten from the speech. It may bo interesting to tho stu dents to know that Hdn. Mr. Konop !b a former student-of-thls University, having taken two years' work here, and later graduating from the Univer sity of Wisconsin. Mr. Konop .is one 5f fhT charter members of the Nebras ka University Kpmonsky-Klub. in "me ory & . u - -p-ua ir-o eazmmm . 1-WTwe court ray , fcjg Ti&lSMBBsSa. (Copyright) STUDENT COUNCIL MOVE MENT STILL WAXES HOT Met In Library Committees Report Now In Miss Qrahamsfffce-- Fwmity Members-Speak; : - Last-night-in tho .Library building was held tho third meeting of students interested in tho student council move ment Tho entire time of tho assem bly was taken up in hearing the re port of tho student council committee, consisting of Chan Trimble, Will Ka van, Sam Griffin, Beth Hyde, nnd Bess Rogers; Tho report of tho committee is a lengthy one, embracing experience Itlrtho counciWn-nearly- threo-score sohools, and is divided into five main sections: Formation of the council in different schools; plan of organiza tion; powers and scope; benefits and advantages, and general points. Copies of thlB report may bo had by calling at' Miss Graham's office. 6 "gist vt the report "brought out that the formation of the council dif fered in minor details in nearly all tho schools, but that tho design in each case was to givo the students some measure of control and responsi bility. Iho-threomaln-causos-forits adoption wero a desire for student so government, a need for closer co-opor-litlon between faculty and students, and a demand for the centralization of student sentiment. The control of the council is expected to extend to such matters as student traditions, athletics, dances, elections, student manners on tho campus, cheating, stu dent sentiment and student activities generally. It" also Appeared that in nearly all colleges whero a student council existed the faculty was a su preme vetoing, or at" least" a control ling and correlating authority.. Most schools where it has been tried ex press themselves as satisfied with the results obtained, and are desirous that (Continued on ,pagb 3) l Jrrzx uA r7 r i v Jx!:!w?4cin'a.iEi-!: , ONLY MACHINE OF IT8 KIND WEST OF NEW YORK Dr. Lyman Greatly Interested Ten Dogs Capacity Artificial ResplratrorTNe"wl One of tho best respiration ma chines and the only one west of Now York Is now stationed in tho basement of Nebraska Hall in tho department of pharmacy. This machine was mado at Cornell University by Mr. Hoyt and has a capacity for putting artificial breathing into ten dogs, although only two at a tlmo wjll bo worked on. The record of the breathing of tho animal is taken on a smoked paper which is .graduaHyre.volYfid.ibontA cyjinder on a Hurthulo kymograph. Tho old bol-, lows apparatus sinks Into oblivion when Compared with this wonderful machine. Tho air is sent into tho lungs and drawn out exactly as in actual life by means of a tank con trivance which works perfectly. Dr. Llyman is, and can hardly, help .but,bo, very enthusiastic over- this addition to his .department , - SPRING VACATION-TO E UTER.HEREAFTEB Senate-Decides That Two Weeks Later Will Be' Better Joy ,Rldes Will le In Season. u After this y.ear spring vacation wlll comb in the spring season Instead of tho .season of snow and cold, as was "tho case of tho recent vacation. The Senate has placed the time as the ninth week of tho semester; of two weeks- later than the vacation this year. This decision, will bo greeted enthusiastically by tho returning and future students. The planned for pic nics and rides will then be a reality, instead of a fondly- cherished dream frozen out by the now, v . -V ' .' Q SPRIN6 FEVER COMES WITH SPRIN6 BIRDS 0 Germs of the Dreaded Disease Hang Around the Campus In Armies." " - Fom I gate; Well, spring:JavrhaBfltrjjfikJthe campus at last, and' everybody Is un dergoing its tortures. You can toll it by a thousand signs around school, particularly If you are an old head and aro wise. First of all, look at those hats distorted shapes, soaring brims, screaming birds and coy flowers most of all, tho sad, bare heads" of those who h'avo not, yet their spring ead-gear- and havon't the- "norvo to- appear In their old velvet creations: Then notice tho students as they hurry (?) ""along to classes; those laugorous movements, drooping heads, sad, pensive expressions and (general) soul-stricken countenances. This weather does got one, that's nil, most anyone of the utter uselessnoss of: their existence; can set you to wondering what you've over done or over will do worth while. But then wo know you aro worth -whllo-and-onoor after you-get-acoli- matedio IfiV sweet sunBhlno you'ir got over these' mysterious doubts and vague forcjhodrngs.'.Tust start fiTfulS"" ing and work tho charm on tq some body olso. Good lqck to" you. Competitions for the parts in "Tho Student Superior," the annual Black friars musical comedy, have been an nounced, and the men with footllght ambitions are laboring over the libret tos and songs. k This spring's produc tion, says tho press agent, is to be characterized by more plot and less frivolity than, former Blackfrlar shows. But two of tho. fifteen parts are femi nine roles, and accordingly the cow. petition of tho men for these is great. I Purdue, texponeht 8TATE PAPER8 LOUD IN THEIR PRAISE OF CADET MUSICIANS. PLAYED SIX TOWNS ON TOUrt Organization Is Enthusiastically '.Re celved Everywhere and a Fine Time Reported as Well ast Financial Success. ' ,v ' ho-UnlverBlty Band returned at- mldnlght Saturday from a wook's tour of tho stato, which included tho fol lowing towns: Wahoo, Fremont, Tho band playod ton concerts In all, throe of which woro special pro grams given at tho high schools of Fromont, Schuyler and Central City, at tho urgent invitation of the city su perintendents. Tho organization carried about forty mon, traveled in a special car and was royally ontortalnod. at oaoh tojvji vjs ited. Cltlzons in each community woro lavish in' their praise of the ex oollent nppearance of 'tho men, their gentlemanly conduct, and the surpris ingly high character of the, music re dered. Superintendent Waterhouse of. Fromont was emphatic in his state ments regarding the good advertising which the band .'gave r the University, Mr Rnirn King nf- Pant ml Olfy ra. marked that it was tho best amateur band which ho had ever heard, while at each porformahco a return date was requested. Members of the band are enthusiastic- over the reception given, them ' "By tho people of the state, and report -tho-trlp-a-suoeeBs-In-every-partloularr Mrs. Cornell appeared on eaoh pro gram in a group of Norwegian, songs, and-wlth-hor-pleaslng-personality-amd beautiful rich voice never failed b win tho hearts of her audience. At Schuyler tho band was joined by Miss Helen McAllister of Xtolumbus whose readings wero a delightful addition to the programs jvhich followed. In'commentlng dh the tripf"Frofes sor Cornell said: "It was 'a big-under-' taking, hut I feel more, than repaid for tho drf6TnrythTTflfty$eptIotr which we received and by tho knowl edge that we wore doing a valuable service for tho University,. I may say frankly that wo had to win our way (Continued on page 2) COLLECTIONOF-ANCIEIIT TABLETS AT NEBRASKA' Translations Reveal Prayers,. Letter,' - - Contracts, Etc., Written ' " i-' -e ' , ' ' ' . -JMOOBrCr "ProTessor' Barbour Tjas receptlifriF i- celved a collection of clay tablets from Babylonia and Assyria. -The tablets aro about six inches square and are of red sun-baked clay and covered with- uniform inscriptions, Several 6t the larger ones contain smaller tablets within them. The translation of the tablets prove them to bo temple offer ings, prayers, letters, receipts and contracts. Archeologlsts claim that these wre written in 2400 B. C during the reign, of NefeuchAchnep-zer and Cyrus the last of the Babylonian kings. These tab- lets may be seen, on exhibition on the Ilfecond floor, of the museum. "I l ji a ..; .JK4 VJ .-A . A i-V x.l .a jti. r4 vH j 1r 'a i a ' . rf -nj f,l . j 4 T J fl .M "Tj- y ' i -'Z f-ry ' A- ..- ,r v -y t 'An . r . --r -! '.- 'sNi- V. , 4 i h J Ah; 4 ', i Hf- ;i J ,