' cifc)NnrpMi! "" " f' J"" Tc55" " ' "-ran.-'-r-pqp ft! n Tm reT'-(--rt cr . st , v - i i fu V4 r FheBai ly Nebr askan 1 VOL: XIII. NO. 121 UNIVERSITY OP NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1914. Price 6 Cents 1SKERS DO WELL SI6 ALPHS VICTORS APRIL SHOWERS 1 ' im, . I I III I II !!!-! T t PS 1 Wl GUNTHER WINS 8EC0ND AND PA8CAL THIRD AT CHICAGO. GO TO 5TEXAS WEDNESDAY Nebraska's Team at Chicago Makes Exceptionally Strong Showing Meet at Lincoln Next Year Southwlck 8how8 Class. Phil Southwlck, gymnast; Fred Ounthnr, Carl Ganz' and PaBcal, wrestlers, aro back from Chicago. Southwlck appeared in tho gymnastic events and did very creditable work. In tho wrestling, Gunther won second In hiB weight. Gunther throw tho Minnesota and Indiana men and lost to Hobbett of Iowa in tho finals. Ganz lost to Myers of Indiana by a decision. "Pascal- throw the 'Chicago man and Jost a twenty-minute draw -with Indiana, who throw Minnesota and won first. Tho meet next yoar will bo held in Lincoln, and prospects aro very good for a successful meet Coach Reed is introducing a novelty into spring track work. Every Thurs day evening the track squad will take dinner together at tho Templo. A nominal feo of 25 cents will be charged Mr. Reed hopes to promote a more friendly feeling between the members of the team. It Is hardly possible, with tho men living apart, to know much of one another without oncon a-whllo meetings aslde-f rom on .the cinder path. 0 Tho Nebraska wrestling team leaves Wednesday evening for Austin, Texas, where they will tackle tho Texas Uni versity men Saturday evening. The men will reach Austin about Friday noon. Friday afternoon they will tako a spin on tho road and end ,up with a light workout in the Texas gym. They will then rest up until Saturday even ing, when tho-meetTwlll-bo-BtagedT- " Coach Stiehm had about twenty-five JootbalL men. jout Jastniglit, Jt wja a mighty peppery meeting and a very satisfactory one. Tho men are getting help that-they would never get in. the fall simply because they now receive individual instruction from the head coach. CO-EDS QUARANTINED ON rr TfflBTKNTrsTREET Doctor Declares It to Be Dlptherla Another Student Attacked" With Smallpox. Emily Wol80 and Marguerite Blrbon baugh, rooming at 331 North Thir teenth street, were quarantined Satur day morning with diphtheria. The girls have been put in charge of a nurso and confined to the third floor." Tho remainder of tho house was fumi gated so as to kill any germs. The girlB who wero fortunate enough to escape the quarantine objected to tho smell of ,tho formaldehyde, and the health officer was compelled to take them out in his car for an airing. Harry Rokahr, another University student, rooming at 1337 R street, also found- it necessary tOrgo Into confine1 ment on account of an attack of small Vox. Ho was taken to the isolation hospital Saturday morning. The other eleven boys rooming at this placo were vaccinated by the. health authorities. (Copyright) SENIOR PLAY TRY-OUTS - - Tfl-BE-HELD-TODW Proceeds to Be Divided Want Play Early in May Assessment Ex changed for 8eat8. Senior play tryouts tonight marks tho first stop in tho active preparation of the 1914 class play. Whllo tho number trying out is hot as largo as -the. committee, desires, yet there is plenty of material for a capable cast. A number have hositated to try out because they thought there were many others trying out. The result has boon, especially among tho girls, that it has been necessary for tho commit tee to personally urge somo of tho most capable members of tho class to try out. Miss Howell, who Is to coach tho play, is to bo tho solo judge of tho try outs. They will bo held in tho Dra matic Club rooms and contestants should register for places with Don Ahrons,r wWwill top in IT106 from "11 to 12 o'clock today. "" The committee appointed by Presi dent Hascall has mado arrangements for the disposition -of the proceeds of tho play. Tho first two hundred dol lars of net receipts is to be devoted to tho payment of tho class debt and tho balance, If thero is any, is to go to the chairman and 'manager of the play. This is a larger amount than any previous class has realized from the senior play, tout tho committee felt that the manager this year was not entitled to as, .much as has been cus tomary in the past because the "class this year is badly in .debt .' There is a strong sentiment among the oommitteo and prospective mem bers of tho cast in avor of giving tho play early in May this, year. May 8th is the dato that has b'een suggested. May 30 was tho dato originally agreed (Continued on page 8) DE LUXE CORNHU8KER QFFERED FOR POEM Seniors Getting Frantic Urgent Call for Poets and Near-Poets to 8eek the Muse. Can you write a poem? If you can tho senior class needs you and needs you bad. So urgent Is tho demand for somo ono to pen a senior poem that Mr. Gill, tho chairman of tho commit tee in charge, has offered a do luxo -1014-Cornhusoker- to -the-person who writes it Hero is your chanco to beat Mr. Swift at his own game. Sov oral lyricists about tho campus have signified their intentions of walking homo arm-in-arm with tho big book, but so ftr intentions aro all that have been offered. If you havo over -writ-ton a. Thyme Jnyourlifo, Jmakeuan filtoit, The .competition.. lB.nQt-knfln.: If you mako an nttempt anywhoro near credible you will win tho prom ised reward and havo your name writ ten in" tho halls of fame for all times. SENIOR DELEGATES' TO G0UNGILG0NVENTI0N Ten Members of Graduating Class Are Selected First Appoint- ments Made. President Haskell or the senior class leads with the appointment of dole gates to tho Student Council consti tutional convention. The following is tho list: - Bessie B. Rogers. Elizabeth Hydo. Erma G. Naoye. Chandler Trimble. S. S. Griffin. R. A. Smith. J. L. Drlscoll. W. 0. Weiss, R. F, Lyman. J. W. Whlsenaud,' 4 f ' sv i 1 V PROFESSOIUHORLWILL .: REMAIN-AT-KEBRASKA Reconsiders Resignation "Head Pro feasors" Abolished at Sen- f ate Meeting. Students at tho .Farm" are particular ly exuberant over tho fact that Pro fossor Hopt, instructor in field crops, has reconsidered his resignation of last week and will remain with tho University or'NotoraBka: Tho-difflcul--tios out of which his resignation arosp havo been adjusted and it is hoped by all that there will be no further cause for trouble. At a mooting -of tho University Son ate last Saturday morning complete reformation of the .faculty system of the TJnlvoraItybf "Nebraska -waB dls-- cussed in abolishing the titlo of "head professor." Thq titlo "adjunct professor" was formally abolished, leaving four ranks of professors below the "chairman" anddoansr-instructorr- assistant-pro- fesBor, associate profes'sor and profes sor. . - , Tho "head professors" who will be come "chairmen" subject to removal are Professors Alway, Barbor, Bar bour, 'Bruner, Caldwoll, Chase, Chat burn, Clapp, Condra, Fling, Fossler, Frandsen, Fryo, Hoffman, Howard, Kiessolbach, Lees, Loomls, Luckey, Pugsley, Skinner, Wilcox and Wolfe. Farm House Banquet. Tho Farm House fraternity held their annual banquet at the chapter house Friday evening. H. C, Merrick presided as toastmaster. Toasts wero given by A. V. KJelson, O. W. Sjogren, R. W. Carpenter, R. O. Smith, P. T, Meyers 'and V. J. Heinle. "Saturday evening an informal party was held at the Temple The following alumni were present: R. H. Camp, H. C. Mer rick, W, D. Stolk and A. H. Beckhoff. FOR THE THIRD TIMET- NOW THE OWNERS. THETAS WIN SORORITY RELAY Phi Delta Theta Gets Second Place "86ven" 'Myers Easily Outclassed AlLOthorCompfltltlonJWthJJO Points Individually. By winning tho intor-frat indopr ath letic moot for tho third time, tho ignnt-AlphaEpBllottH!ratornltyrl: camo tho permanent possessors of tho championship shlold laBt Saturday aftornoon. This shield was offorod a numbor of years ago by tho Intor-Frat Board and will horoattor.. adorn tho walls of tho Sig Alph house Second place was wdn"uy lJhrT3oIta Theta and third, .by Alpha Theta Chi. Only fivo toams woro entered in the meet and a small crowd attended tTio ex- hlbitlon. "Sovon" Myora of tho Big Alph fraternity was clearly, the 'bright and Bhlning light of tho entire ovent, capturing four first places, nottlng twonty points, and also making' a good run in tho rolay raco. ,. Phi Delta Thota easily took th.o first tfaroo places in tho polo vault with their artists, tho Roavls brothers and "Stonoy" Linstrum. The total num bor of points for tho different fraterni ties wero as follows: Sig Alph ,vTr.T....74iY,..3i tPhi-Doit T: . . . :'. ; . .28- Alpha Thot r. ,;;...,, 23 ' Phi Gam ......,,.. IB Beta ..,. .'..-..... 5 Thetas Have Fastest Man. Ono of tho most excltlng&evonU .of tho afternoon was the inter-sorority rolay raco, which was easily won by Kappa Alpha Thota, with- Delta Gamma, second. ""Tho members of the winning team were; Rood, Israol, Oliver and Howard. Tfio fioIIowTng sororities entered teams: Alpha (Delta Delta Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta and Trl Delt. (Continued on page 3) DELTAJAMMA BAWQUET AT LINDELL SAT. NIGHT Large Number of Alumni and Active Merniwra Present at Annual Gathering. , -- Tho Delta Gammas held their an nual banquet at tho Llndoll Hotel, Sat urday evening. About eighty-Aye ac tlvo members and alumnlUwere pres ent. Tho outrof-town guests were: Lena Deweeso, Mrs, Maurice Deutacfc; Dorothy Ringwalt, Elma Milikeo, Clara Schneider, Winifred 'Sherraaa Updike, Carol and Hazel Howard, Mm. "Paul Hoagland, Mrs. Russell Harris, Emma and Augusta Harngberger, Mar garet Guthrie) Ruth, Gould, Mr. Jam Evans, Mrs. Harold Evarts, Mr. L. W. Titus, Ethel Tukey, In Sackett, Mr Carl Shafer, Marguerite Stewart, Ruth Sterne, Mrs, Arthur Smith, Mrs. W. 0. L. Ramsey, M,ra, Lyle Milllk, Am Minor, Madge Medlrith, Mra. Fr4 Cusoaden, Mrs. X. C. Cutter, WUW mlna Bucher, Irene Brown a4 Lain, Berry. WIN SHIELD .! v Kl 3 ;i .j k ' li . s 1 HK i i , ' jr sj O Kr 4." r, JLn w ji.Aa.i S4"'. , i . Irl. a Ajku