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c VOL. XIV. NO. 20. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1914. PRICE 5 CENTS. BESSEY Oil A TRIP ADDRESSED STUDENTS OF, WASH INGTON UNI LAST WEEK BACK TO NEBRASKA MONDAY Scheduled Fop Several Talks Dr. Pool to Speak Before Botanists of the Central States. Dr. Bessey will be In St. Louis the latter part of this week as an invited guest to the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Missouri Bo tanical Garden. He will also deliver an address before the assemblage which will consist of the leading bo tanists of the world. The garden was founded by Mr. Shaw of St. Louis, who endowed it with the greater part ofhis fortune, and now contains some of the best specimens in the west. Dr. Bessey was also prevailed upon by the chancellor of the institution to deliver the convocation address to the students of Washington University Wednesday morning. He will take as his subject, "From Moscow to Arratt: A Professor's Journey Through Rus sia." The Botanists of the Central States will also be In session in St. Louis Saturday and Dr. Bessey will probably drop in on them to help represent Ne braska. Dr. Pool is to read a paper at this meeting, entitled, "Plants that Have Come Into the Roger's Woods." As a windup to his stay in St. Louis, Dr. Bessey wil be the guest of honor at a banquet and reunion at the Mar ' quette hotel Saturday night; held by the U. of N. Club of Missouri. He will have charge of his classes as usual Monday morning. REGISTRATION FOR KOSMET TRYOUTS Tryouts May Be in Song or Acting Parts Register Either Today or Tomorrow In Temple. Those desiring to try. out for the Kosmet Klub show phould register either today -or tomorrow at the in formation desk In the Temple. The tryouts will be held Wednesday even ing in the Temple Theatre. Tryouts may be made either with' a song or with a light comedy acting part. There will be a pianist present to play music for anjr applicants not having their own accompanist. The Play this year has lots of college at mosphere and presents a great variety of parts everything from a football coach down to the humble grind. So fall the local thespians ought to find suitable, roles in which to display their talents. ' The strong probability that the play will be taken to Omaha and Beatrice this year has started the registratiou for tryouts off with a rush- Profes sor Scott predicts that with the keen interest shown In the tryouts, and ex ceptional possibilities offered by the Play, that the show will be the biggest success ever scored by the Klub.' FOREST CLUB MEETING The Forest Club is very fortunate in having Mr. Frank Harrison to de liver an illustrated lecture on "The Forests of Central America." Mr. Harrison haR made several trips to Central America and a very interest ing as well as educational program is assured. The lecture will begin at 7:30 p. m., Tuesday, October 13, in Nebraska Hall, room 110. There is no admission and non-members are cordially invited. H. R. RIGDON, Acting Secretary Forest Club. NEW UNI DIRECTORY ISJM SALE TODAY Bigger, Better and Handier Than Ever BefoTe Price This Year Will Be Fifteen Cents. The new University Directory will be put on sale today. Copies may be secured at the Law College, Armory, Library, University Hall, and the Temple. The business manager stated that 2,000 copies had been ordered, which is an increase of 600 over last year. The copies last year only lasted a day" and a half and there were many demands which could not be supplied. The directory this year is much bet ter arranged than ever before. The management have arranged it so that all the telephone numbers come at the end of the lines and directly under each other, so that one may find any number easily and quickly. The book seems to be much more accurate this year also, due to the fact that It was checked over twice with the Regis trar's lists and address books. A di rectory of the students attending Tem ple High is included in the back of the book. A few books have been bound in leather for office use, and these should be secured early as there are but a few copies of them to be had. The management wish to express their appreciation to Mr. C. E. Benz, who secured the campus and frater nity telephone numbers, and also to Mr. Glen Everts, who secured a list of all" fraternity members and the par ticular fraternity to which they be longed. PHI DELTA THETA PROPERTY INJURED Fire Destroyes Lower Floor Caused by Jealous Freshman Starting Furnace. Yesterday afternoon the fire depart ment "answered a "hurry up" call to the Phi Delta Theta home, where they found the lower floor In flames. The fire was caused by a freshman who Btarted the furnace fire but who failed to remove an old broken bunch of shingles from near the furnace. These shingles contrary to instructions de liaered to the freshman, so he says, caught on fire and a general conflagra tion was the result. The fire burned up through the floor and badly damaged the lower floor. A shower bath, delivered by the ener getic flremie-n, helped increase the damage. Lucky for the Phi Delte they had their house insured and so can remodel to suit themselves. They doubtless will Install a new spanking machine for freshmen who in the future start things "which theycannot finish.- ' ' ' PAUL MS IS DEAD STRICKEN AT THE FOOTBALL GAME SATURDAY. HIS DEATH CAME SUDDENLY Rushed to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Vain Great Surprise to His Many Friends in University. Paul E. Yates, '13, a promising young lawyer of this city, was taken suddenly ill at the athletic field last Saturday and died at 8:00 p. m. ,Sun day evening, at St. Elizabeth's Hos pital. He had gone to the game with some of his friends and it was shortly after the game had started that he had an attack of uraemic poisoning. He was at once rushed to the hospital, but did not regain consciousness. Mr. Yates, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Yates, 2145 A street, was a mem ber of the 1913 law clags. He received his A. B. in Chemistry at the UniVer sity in 1910. He was a member of the Acacia fraternity and a very promi nent man in school affairs. He com posed one of the college songs and was also an officer in one of the cadet bat talions. Since his graduation he has been in the employment of C. Petrus Peterson law firm and had a very brilliant future before him. Miss Katherime Yates, aster of Mr. Yates, was killed in an automobile accident over a year ago while on her way to attend a play. CONVOCATION The Present War By Dr. EDWIN MAXEY Memorial Hall, 11 A.M. Those English agents who are at tempting to transport some Missouri mules ovier to Europe are far greater heroes than the English soldiers who are facing the German cannon Daily Kansan. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE . IS NOW WORKING Big Event Will be Held Week From Saturday Outline of Events Out Soon. Arrangements are now being made for the Olympics which will come off a week from next Saturday. A com mittee has been appointed which will have charge of the event. This com mittee will arrange the various attrac tions but at this writing nothing has been done by them. Definite arrange ments will be announced soon. All events will be compiled in such a way that there will be no conflicts. Members of Hie Freshman and Sopho more classes will find the outline of events in this paper as soon as they are made out. DR. ALEXANDERON "GREAT WAR" Dr. Alexander, head -of the Philos ophy department, will deliver the first of a series of lectures on the "Great War" In Music Hall at the Temple, Wednesday evening at T o'clock, tak ing for his subject, "The War and Men's Ideals." There will be three lectures in the series. They will be given a week apart. Dr. Alexander's subject next Wednesday will be, "War and the Educational World." These addresses will be quite instructive and very interesting. They are held under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. and are free to all. LINCOLN TO PLAY OMAHA SATURDAY Will Play on Nebraska Field Kansas Results Announced by Plays at This Game. Next Saturday Lincoln High will play the high school from Omaha on Nebraska field while the Nebraska University boys are running over the Kansas farmers. The gam Saturday will start at 3:30 and there will be a curtain raiser between the second teams representing, the Omaha and Lincoln schools. This second contest will start promptly at 2:00 p. m. During the past years of football activity Lincoln has played Omaha sixteen games and Lincoln has won seven while Omaha has the honor oU winning just the same number. Two of the sixteen games resulted in a tie. So according to the dope on the situa tion the game Saturday should be a go-getter from the first kick-off. Stu dents of the University of Nebraska may purchase season tickets to the High School game for one dollar. There are four games on the home ground and the teams representing the schools of Omaha, Aurora, York, and Topeka, will be the four victims. Tickets for the game Saturday will be fifty cents unless purchased before Thursday at the High School where they will be only thirty-five cents. Professor Called Away. Professor Grummann of the German department was called home because of the sudden death of his mother. His classes are being conducted by his assistants. INTER-FRAT COUNCIL MEETING YESTERDAY Met With Inter-Sorority Council Co operative Buying Object of the Meeting. Yesterday between 5 and 6 o'clock a joint meeting of the Inter-fraternity Council and the Inter-sorority Council was held in room 207, Uni building. The meeting was called by Profes sor Buck, president of the Inter-fraternity Council, to discuss co-operative buying. It was proposed that each fraternity' and sorority contribute three dollars per month toward office expenses and the salary of a secretary. This secretary is to have charge of all buying. To this will be added some clerical work in the matter of keeping a scholarship record of all fra ternity men. Prof. Buck stated that he did not think the work would re quire more than three or four hours each day. The salary will be from $25.00 to 40.00 per month. Students are eligible. WOI OF STUDENTS DICKINSON AND DEBEL WRITE EXCELLENT PAMPHLETS. DECLARED TO BE ABLE WORK "Bank Deposit Guaranty in Nebraska," and "History of the Primary in Nebraska," the Two Subjects. Mr. Sheldon of the Legislative Ref erence Library has two very interest ing pamphlets now ready for the printer. One of these is a work on, "Bank Deposit Guaranty in Nebraska," written by Z. Clark Dickinson, a stu dent in the Political Economy Depart ment last year, and now a student at Harvard Law School. The other is an article on "History of the Primary in Nebraska." This article was prepared by Mr. N. H. Debel while a Fellow in the Political Science Department last year. Mr. Debel ig-now at the Univer sity of Illinois. Mr. Sheldon says that these are two very able pieces of work, both con taining material never before printed. Much research work and a great deal of time was spent in gathering the material preparing tha pamphlets. Those who are interested in the very latest material on these subjects will soon be able to satisfy their desires. Interfrat Secretary. A good man, with experience in buy ing, is needed to act as interfraternity secretary. About four hours' work daily. A good salary will be paid to the right man. Send letter of applica tion with references to P. M. Buck, Jr., U. 107. Call on or before Thurs day noon, October 15. ENGINEERS' HOP AT THE LINDELL HOTEL Season's First Hop Scheduled for Oct. 23 Keen Demand for Tickets Absolutely Limited. The first hop of the year will be given by the Engineers, October 23d, at the Lindcll Hotel ballroom. As usual, there has been a keen demand by all the University fussers for tickets to the first big social event of tne season. The committee announces that the dance will be absolutely lim ited to 100 couples. The elevator at the Lindell has been rebuilt so that the dancers can pass directly into the ballroom with out going through the foyer as in the past. Tickets may be obtained from any one of the following members of the committee: R. P. Wagner, chair man; Kirk Fowler, master of cere monies, or A. A. Luebbs. Co-eds for War. The latest list of registrations from the Military department shows the names of three Nebraska co-eds. This shows the spirit of the Nebraska girls. The names of these three braves are: Vivian Holland, Pud Condra, and Gladys Lowenberg. U?30A.M. Wlcmou'al Hall m 4T M ii V i i (0)