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Final Notice
Cornhusker Pictures
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VOL. XIV. NO. 69.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
IRISH PLAYS GOOD
THREE PLAYS GIV EN AT TEMPLE
THEATRE LAST NIGHT
SCHOOL OF DRAMA IN CHARGE
Enthusiastic Audience Greets First
Production of Plays to the Stu
dent Body Miss Howell
' Coaches Plays
Last night, at the Tempi Theatre,
the University School of Drama pre
sented three Irish plays under the
direction of MIbs Howell. The plays
were given some time ago before the
Women'B Club of the city and were
received so favorably that it was de
cided to give them again for the ben
efit of the student body.
The three plays were each one act
In, length and ach presented a dis
tinct phase of Irish life. The first
one, "Spreading the News," contained
the most characters and was probably
more enthusiastically applauded than
either of the others, although it is
hard to say which of the sketches was
the best These plays were the first
of the monthly performances which
will be staged from now on by the
School of Drama. The Board of Re
gents has granted special permission
tn If t t-a TTnnroll art that tha varinlia
plays may be presented during the
week.
Miss Alice Howell deserves consid
erable -praise for the able manner in
which she has overseen the working
out of the three little acts presented
last night. It has been due to the
continuous laboring of Miss Howell
that this school has from year to year
presented lnished productions of the
best plays given before American au
diences. Her students also deserve
mention for the manner in which they
take the various parts assigned to
them. Every Btudent takes a differ
ent part in each play, so that in the
course of the year each has a chance
of working along many different lines.
The play-loving public will look for
ward with pleasure to the next month
production.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MEETS NEXT WEEK
Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting to Be
Held In Lincoln, January Twelfth
to Fourteenth
The twenty-eighth annual meeting
of the Nebraska Stato Historical So
ciety will be held in Lincoln, January
12th to 14th. The Nebraska Terri
torial Pioneers' Association and the
Nebraska Memorial Association are
also planning to meet here at the
same time, bo several of their meet
ings will probably be held together.
Carefully planned programs, which
promise to be very interesting, have
beer, arranged for these days. The
meetings will be held, for the most
part. In the Temple. There will be
several musical numbers, the Instru
ment used being one which Chief Jus
tice Ferguson brought to Nebraska in
1855, and which was recently donated
to the Nebraska State Historical So
ciety by Mrs. A. N. Ferguson of
Omaha.
The banquet will be at the Lincoln
Hotel Thursday, January 14.
Freshmen women of the University
of Kansas have planned a "tacky"
party for Saturday night Each girl
is to dress in the oldest clothes she
ctn find, and pries will be awarded
to the raggedest
GYMNASTS TO MEET
HERE NEXT APRIL
Western Intercollegiate Gymnastic
Association Meets Here for First
Time in Many Years
The Western Intercollegiate Gym
nastio Association will meet at Ne
braska Borne time in April. The
schools that will take part are Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska. The
team has not yet been selected, but
it is thought that Rutherford, Ganz,
Pascal, Otoupallk and Balis will make
up the wrestling team. Other persons
quite likely to participate in some of
the events are Southwick, Drewing,
Griffin and Harkson. Nebraska -will
not be represented in the fencing.
Since this is the first time the gym
nastic association has met here for a
number of years, considerable Interest
is sure to be displayed.
SUBSCRIBERS ARE TO'
ELECTSTAFF SOON
Staff of Daily. Nebraskan Will Be
Elected on January 21 No Can
- didatea Have Yet Announced
In another portion of this paper ap
pears the official announcement of the
election of officers of the Daily Ne
braskan. This is the first time in the
history of the school that students
have been permitted to express their
preference for the offices of editor-in-chief,
managing editor and the two
associate editors. Only paid up sub
scribers of the Daily Nebraskan will
be allowed to express their preference.
Candidates for the position of man
aging editor must have served at least
one year on theDaily Nebraskan or
Its equivalent. They must have car
ried at least twelve hours success
fully during the preceding semester.
All candidates must file their applica.
tion before January 14. The election
will be held Friday. January 21.
The voters will merely indicate
their preference for the different
offices, and if these candidates are
satisfactory to the board of publica
tion they will be considered elected,
but the board retains the authority to
choose the men who seem most fitting
for these positions.
WRESTLING CLASS
STARTS OUT BIG
Eighteen Men Out to Learn the First
Holds Sylvester Has
Class
The wrestling class was organized
last Wednesday evening. There were
about eighteen present and the funda
mental principles of the sport were
illustrated. The class is under the
direction of A. R. Sylvester and will
meet every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. Regular credit will be given
for the work in accordance with the
other gymnastic work. The class will
meet in the Armory, whicb will be
used exclusively for this class at the
time mentioned.
warn oti war
PRESENTED GERMAN SIDE OF
PRESENT STRUGGLE
GAVE A VERY ABLE ADDRESS
Explained How Both England and
France Have Violated Their
Neutrality Laws Many
Times
Professor Kunnemann ably present
ed the German side of the war ques
tion to a large audience at the Tem
ple, Wednesday" evening. His senti
ments were enthusiastically received
by the Germans present, who consti
tuted the major part of the audience.
Professor Kunnemann spoke con
tinuously for two hours and attempted
to show how Germany was absolutely
guiltless in this war. England and
France were painted in dark colors
and Sir Edward Grey was upbraided
mercilessly for his alleged treacherous
diplomatic acts.
Many of his statements were of very
great interest. He asserted that both
France and England have broken neu
trality agreements, not only in former
wars, but also in the. present one;
that both had broken the neutrality of
Belgium, and documents purporting to
prove this were produced. China's
neutrality was also discussed.
German militarism was discussed
and the professor asserted that Ger
many was the least militaristic coun
try of Europe. The German army was
ascribed a new function that most
people thus far have not seen. The
speaker said that the German army
was one of the greatest cultural influ
ences in the world and that even the
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socialists owe their progress and de
velopment to it.
America's efforts to help tbfe dis
tressed in Belgium were given a de
cided rap. That our aid was nothing
compared to what the Germans have
done and are now doing for the Bel
gians was one of the startling state
ments made. According to the picture
painted by Professor Kunnemann, Bel
gium had only been shot at and in
jured in a few places and as' a whole
was In a very fine condition. Unfor
tunately, however, very little evidence
was produced on this point
The Japanese question was again
brought up to the attention of Amer
icans. That Japan was to become a
dangerous power on the Pacific was
asserted. The attention of the audi
ence was called to the fact that this
power would be directed against the
United States unless some way was
found to prevent its growth. The
method presented was the complete
victory of Germany in this war. If
this happened, then Japan would be
put into her proper place and the
United States and Germany would go
arm in arm in complete harmony and
pnlnv ereat peace. Why this could
not be true under other conditions was
not satisfactorily explained.
The professor touched upon many
other phases of the war question and
gained favor with the audience by His
scholarly presentation.
Thieving in tho gymnasium at the
University of Minnesota Is a thing of
the past. A large safe has been
placed in one of the offices in the
building and here any valuables may
be deposited for safe keeping.
PROFESSOR BENGSTON'S
BOOKJS WELL USED
Now Used In Twenty-Six States The
6ales Much Larger This Year
Than During Past
Professor Bengston of the depart
ment of geography several years ago
wrote a Manual of Physical Geogra
phy. The publishing house has re
cently notified him that the second
year's sales have been more than
those' of the preceding year. The
Manual is now being used In twenty
six states. The rapid adoption and
widespread use of this book is con
vincing evidence as to the calibre of
our geography department, and indi
cates that Professor Bengston is an
authority on the subject he treats.
About a hundred women annually
earn all or part of their" expenses at
the University of Missouri.
TEN NEBRASKA MEN
STARTRIFLE SHOOT
Were Matched Against Lehigh Uni
versity Yesterday Rank In
Class "C"
Ten men represented the University
of Nebraska yesterday in the first
round of the Intercollegiate Rifle
Shoot. They were matched against
Lehigh University, another Class C
team. The team was composed of the
following men: Abbott, Abel, Captain
Armstrong, Dailey, Hall, Line, Ohlsen,
Sharp, Southwell and Temple.' Four
alternates shot for places on the team
In the next match, a week hence. In
case they hand In a higher average
than the lowest scoring men of the
team today they will replace these
men next week. The four alternates
are: Hewitt, Gribble, George and
Towne. Nebraska has eight more
teams to meet, one each week until
the 4th of March. They are, in their
order: Mississippi, Idaho, Yale, Michi
gan, Ariona, Kansas, Rhode Island,
and Washington universities. Owing
to the poor showing made by last
year's team, Nebraska was placed in
Class C for this year's shoot, but the
preliminary work of the team is in
dicative of an excellent showing in
this year's shoot.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
WANTMILITARY DRILL
Five Hundred Students of University
Have Signed Paper in Favor of
Military Instruction
Five hundred students of Princeton
University have signed a paper in
favor of having military instruction
at Princeton, and it is expected that
the faculty will grant their request.
Participation in the military work will
be voluntary. Dr. Joseph E. Raycroft,
head of the department of physical
education, is chairman of a special
faculty committee on the matter and
has been in communication with Ma
jor General Leonard Wood, U. 8. A.
L
SOLDIERS WERE TOO MUCH FOR
THEM
THE FACTS OF THE MATTER
Playing Under Unfavorable Rules, the
Nebraskans Were Unable to
Withstand Attack of
the Soldiers
COR HUSK
By H. I. Kyle.
The score was not 31 to 20 in favor
of the Cornhuskers in the game at
Fort Dodge, Wednesday night The
score was not in favor of the Corn
huskers at all, alas! The Soldier team
won, 23 to 18. It seems that the.
"flashes of team-work" alluded to in
yesterday's fanciful yarn were all on
the other- side. All reports of the
game agree that the reasons for Ne
braska's defeat were a lack of prac
tice and the fact that the game was
played under Amateur Athletic Union
rules, with which the Cornhusker
squad was unfamiliar, they having
been coached to play according to In
tercollegiate rules, which are not near
ly so strict as the A. A. U. rules. At
the end of the first half the score
stood 16 to 14 in the Huskers favor,
but in the second half they were un
able to locate the basket at all, except
for two free throws.
The line-up:
Company G Nebraska
Hale R. F .Hugg -
Boggs R. G. Hawkins (Capt.)
Smith C Meyer
Caldwell L. G Rutherford
Larson .'. L. F. ; Shields
Field goals Hugg (2), Meyer (2),
Shields, Rutherford, Hawkins, Boggs,
Smith (2), Hale (2), Larson (5).
Free throws Hugg (2), Smith (2),
Hale.
Officials Rtferee, Townsend; um
pire, Reed.
The team played the Hamline Col
lege five at St. Paul, Minn., last night. V
Tonight and tomorrow night the Corn
huskers will mix with the Gophers in
Minneapolis, after which they will re
turn home.
CLIPPINGS FROM THE
GEOLOGYDEPARTMEIIT
Professor Schramm Starts Trip Home
ward Mr. Brookings Visits
State Museum
Mr. A. M. Brookings, a naturalist
who has made several notable ex
changes with the State Museum dur
ing the past few years, visited the
museum during the week. Mr. Brook
ings lives in the western part of the
state.
A former assistant In the depart
ment of geology, Mr. Lewis Chapman,
who is now geologist for the Pro
ducers Oil company, came to the Uni
versity Monday in search of a geol
ogist for the southern oil and coal
fields. Mr. Delbert Williams, U. of
N. '13, was given the position. Mr.
Williams has been an assistant in the
department of geology for the past
three years. He will leave in a few
days.
Professor Schramm of the geology
department sailed from Guatemala
January T on his trip home. He will
arrive in Lincoln in a few days.