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VOL. XIV. NO. 114.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1915 -
PRICE 5 CENTS.
A GOOD
PRODUCTION
JUNIOR PLAY UPHOLDS STAND
ARD OF FORMER YEARS
"T.HE ROAD TO YESTERDAY"
C,st Handles the Difficult Plot In a
Pleasing Style Miss Phebe
Folsom In the Lead
ing .Role
The uJnior class worthily upheld
the standard set by former class pro
ductions with their pleasing presenta
tion of "The Road to Yesterday" at
the Oliver Friday night. A larger
audience than witnessed "The Man
From Home" a year ago filled the
house and attended with keen inter
est the enacting of this dream play of
Old England.
The play, coming from the joint pen
of Beulah M. Dix and Evelyn G. Suth
erland, is a love tale which finds its
expression in the theme of reincorna
tion. Its presentation is difficult be
cause of the widely different periods
portrayed. The cast faced the inter
pretation of both the cultured London
life of today and the atmosphere, dia
lect and mannerisms of Lincolnshire
three hundred years ago. Although
the individual interpretation of the
players was excellent, the able way
in which the plot was handled was
due in great part to the thorough drill
and keen insight of the coach, Miss
Alice Howell.
Miss Elspeth Tyrrel, impressed with
the wonderful possibilities of the
theory of reincarnation, wishes her
self back three hundred years that
she may live for a while the life as
she lived it then, incarnate'in Elspeth
Tyrrell of that day. She makes her
wish on Midsummer's Eve, and, in ac
- cordance with an old English super
stition, it comes true. She finds that
the Elspeth Tyrrel of long ago was in
any but happy circumstances. In the
midst of Shakespearean surroundings,
she is a runaway lady in sore need.
At different times' she encounters her
friends in different positions of life.
Her sister is a gypsy queen, her aunt
the proprietress of a wayside tavern,
and Mr. Adrian Tompkyns, who as
sured himself that he was Oliver
Cromwell in the good old days, is
tender of ale in the tavern. The hero
appears, and a pleasing romance is
woven in and out among her rather
morbid experiences. The situation
finds its climax in the fourth act,
when she awakens on the same Mid
summer's Eve among her friends, and
meets for the first time in real life
the hero.
Miss Thebe Folsom as Elspeth led
the cast down the road to yesterday
ith rare ability. Throughout the un
raveling of the plot, whose successful
understanding rested largely upon her
Interpretation, she handled each inci
dent with equal ease and brilliance.
In every phase of her varied situation
ate was at home, conveying fear, be
wilderment and happiness to the audi
ence by the slightest movement or
expression. Miss Lucile Leydji as
Melina Leveson and Mellna Tyrrell,
toe gypsy lass of yesterday, carried
part with vigor and charm, por
ting with especial vividness the
W,W gypsy queen.
rviHe Chatt as Kenlem Paulson,
retired soldier and villain of long ago,
the strongest of the masculine
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AWGWAN DELAYED
Will Surely Be Out This Week Ac
cording to Management Trouble
In the Printing Office
The Law number of the Awgwan
will be out this week, according to
Mr. Hugh Agor. This edition has
been seriously delayed on account of
trouble in the printing office at Beth
any, where it is published.
THIRD SYMPHONY
ATCONVOCATION
Beethoven Wrote the Pastoral Sym
phony One Hundred Years Ago
Piece Unrivaled in Its Class
The Third Symphony program will
be given at Convocation tomorrow
morning.
It is one hundred years since Bee
thoven wrote the Pastoral Symphony,
the first great piece of program music,
and it still remains unrivalled in its
class.
The titles prefixed to the movements
indicate the images which were before
his mind, but he defines this symphony
as more the record of impressions than
any actual representation of facts.
The symphony opens with the prin
cipal theme in the violins as sweet and
soft as the air of May itself, and this
and other short phrases are repeated
over and over again. This monotony,
which is never monotonous, is akin to
the constant sounds of nature and the
delicious, natural, May-day, out-of
doors feeling of this movement arises
in great measure from this repetition.
The andante is definitely laid by the
brookside and hence the murmur of
the water is heard throughout almost
the entire movement; but while the
brook forms the background, various
other motifs occur all illustrative of
summer and the busy noise of life. In
the coda occur the imitations of the
nightingale, quail and cuckoo which
have become so celebrated.
In the allegro we turn from the land
scape to the rule and boisterous mer
riment of human beings at their vil
lage dance or fair. The storm which
bursts upon the dancers comes on
abruptly and a splendid war of the
elements rages before the hearer, fol
lowed in the allegro by the shepherd's
hymn of gratitude and thankfulness at
the passing of the tempest.
This symphony was first performed
at a concert at the Imperial Theatre,
Vienna, December, 1808, and several
attempts have been made, in disregard
of Beethoven's own injunction, to per
form it with scenery and even action.
COLORADO PROFESSOR
VISITS UNIVERSITY
Director of Extension Division of
Neighbor University Attended
National Extension Conference
Dr. Loran D. Osborn, director of
the University Extension division of
the University of Colorado, was a
visitor to the University this week.
He had been in attendance at the first
National University Extension Confer
ence at Madison, Wis. A permanent
organization was formed. Doctor Os
born was particularly Interested in
the first trial of. University Week
which the University is undergoing
during spring vacation. Thissort of
extension work is a regular 'part of
the "extension service of many large
state institutions, and Wisconsin par
ticularly has developed the contact
with the state by this method.
UNIVERSITY NIGHT
SOME CLEVER WORK DONE BY
STUDENTS AT OLIVER
STUDENTS CROWD GALLERY
Ten Numbers Given Without Delay
Student Audience Wild in Their
Cheers for Better Work New
Newspaper Distributed
has come and gone. Like the previ
ous ones, it was filled with kindly
humor and the spirit which makes the
blood grow warmer.
Some of the acts were good and
some of them were bad, but none of
them were "rotten." The Band opened
the program and received their usual
quota of applause. Professor Hoffman
then gave a three-minute talk on the
history and purpose of University
Night, in order to get the right at
mosphert for the following acts. But
it later developed that this was un
necessary. The students had the
spirit and they were ready to appre
ciate anything. Their applause came
at regular intervals without provoca
tion. In case of an extra, good piece
of work being given they would show
their appreciation by keeping silent.
Their uncontrollable cries was only
equalled by their numbers. The three
floors of the Oliver were crowded with
a mass of humanity. The line before
the gallery entrance started to form
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ANNUAL GYMNASTIC
EXHIBITION HELD
Many Students Perform at Afternoon
Exhibition in Armory Saturday
Followed by Mixer Dance
The annual gymnastic exhibition
was held Saturday afternoon before a
large and enthusiastic audience.
Both the men and women depart
ments participated and many unique
features were shown.
The woman's department opened
their part of the program by giving a
pretty aesthetic dance allegretto by
the Freshman class. The Sophomore
class, under the direction of Miss
Hanky, gave a graceful wand drill
The Normal Training class ap
peared In three numbers. The first,
a short lesson, showed a number of
odd German steps. The second was
an aesthetic dance, "Mid-summer
Night's Dream," by twelve of the
girls. Special costumes were used for
this dance and it was a pretty and
graceful exhibition. The third num
ber was a Maypole dance and was
out of the ordinary, as there were no
poles. Two of the tallest girls acted
in this capacity and were wound with
ribbons.
The men's department led the pro
gram by a gymnastic dance by the
Freshmen called the "Teddy Bear."
Many peculiar and Interesting fea
tures were shown in this dance, much
to the amusement of the audience.
Otoupolik and WiL?n staged a short
fast bout of wrestling. Many odd
holds were used, causing grotesque
positions, but at the same time they
showed skill in handling themselves.
The Freshman class then gave an
exhibition of the regular class work
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THREE DAYS LEFT
Order May BeGiven for Cornhuskers
' Until Wednesday Noon
Orders will be taken for the 1915
Cornhuskers until Wednesday even
ing. The sale during the pastfew
days has been small and two hundred
volumes must yet be sold in order for
the management to go ahead with
their present plans.
MATINEE MUSICAL
JECITAL TODAY
Two Hundred and Forty-Fifth After
noon Concert Will Be Held In
Temple Theatre at 3 O'clock
The Matinee Musicale will give its
two hundred and forty-fifth afternoon
concert at the Temple Theatre at half
past three o'clock on Monday after
noon, with Miss Nell Cave as pianist
and Robert ' D. Latsch as baritone
soloist. "The Chamber Blue," a poem
by William Morris, with musical set
ting for ladies' voices by Arthur Fick
enscher, will be presented. The pro
gram :
Sonata, Op. 90 Beethoven
Etude F (Melodie) Arensky
Twelfth Hungarial Rhapsody Liszt
Miss Nell Cave
Aria, "0 du mein holder Aband
stern," from Tannhauser Wag
ner. Three Roses Red Norris
Allah Chadwick
Die Uhr (translation) Loewe
Robert D. Latsch
Howard Kennedy at the piano
"The Chamber Blue"
Arthur Fickenscher
Soloists: Miss Eula Marshall, so
prano; Mrs. E. A. Schloss, contralto;
H. C. Johnson, tenor.
Quartet: Mrs. Raymond Murray,
first soprano; Mrs. Fred Funke, seo
ond soprano; Mrs. D. C. Turley, first
alto; Mrs. R. O. Hummeil, second
alto.
First sopranos: Miss Lenore Bur
kett, Mrs. J. H. Hansen, Miss Eula
Marshall, Mrs. Raymond Murray.
Second sopranos: Mrs. Chas. Cone,
Mrs. Fred Funke, Miss Mariel Jones,
Mrs. L. H. Trester.
First altos: Mrs. D. M. Butler, Mrs.
L. E. Mumford, Mrs. E. A. Schloss,
Mrs. D. C. Turley.
Second altos: Mrs. Phil Easterday,
Mrs. R. O. Hummeil.
Miss Hilda Chowlns at the piano.
Mrs. Howard Kennedy at the organ.
Edith Lucile Robbins, music direc
tor. LEGISLATORS HELD
BANQUET AT LINDELL
University Men Represented on the
Toast List Doctor Condra Pre
sented Nebraska Pictures
Members of the legislature ban
queted at the Llndell Hotel Friday
night, where the fellowship rivaled
that of the annual Cornhusker ban
quet The University was well repre
sented on the toast list by Chancellor
Avery, Mr. A. E. Sheldon of the Legis
lative Reference Bureau, and Dr. G. E.
Condra. The University Band and
Quartet furnished music.
After the banquet Doctor Condra
showed his Nebraska pictures. The
most popular was the legislature in
action. The members enjoyed seeing
themselves when in the heat of an
argument Representative Taylor of
Custer county received an extra share
of the "kidding.-
TO BE REORGANIZED
INTER -DEPARTMENT BASEBALL
LEAGUE AGAIN THISSPRING
FIVE TEAMS INSTEAD OF TEN
Number of Teams This Year Will Be
Cut in Half Plans for Organi
zation and Rules of
Eligibility
With the first signs of Spring,
which almost made their appearance a
few days ago, plans for the reorgani
zation of the Inter-department Base
ball League have been completed by
Coach Stiehm. The need of such an
organization has long been realized
by the athletic department, which
first organized the league last Spring.
It failed to accomplish its purpose at
that time because too many teams
were formed, causing scarcity of ma
terial in some of the departments and
the consequential uneven matching.
The present plan provides for much
more efficient organization. The
school will be divided into five de
partments instead of ten, thereby
eliminating last year's weakness and
assuring a live, pepful league.
The league was formally organized
by the Athletic Board last Spring to
stimulate intra-mural baseball. Mem
bership consists of the following
teams:
Agriculture, Law, Engineering,,
Freshman Academic, and Arts and
Science. Eligibility is legislated as
follows:
Agriculture All students registered
in the College of Agriculture, includ
ing agricultural engineers, shall be
eligible for the Agriculture team.
Engineering All students regis
tered as engineers, including, civil,
electrical, mechanical, and architec
tural, shall be eligible for the En
gineering team.
Law All students registered or
majoring in the College of Law shall
be eligible for the Law team.
Freshman Academic All students
registered as Freshmen in the College
of Arts and Science shall be eligible
for the Freshman Academic team.
Arts and Science All students In
the College of Arts and Science, ex
cepting Freshmen, shell be eligible for
the Arts and Science team.
The plan suggests that the respec
tive departments call a meeting of all
students interested in baseball this
week for the 'purpose of electing a
manager, who shall have charge of
the organization and management of
the team to represent that depart
ment The managers will confer with
Coach Stiehm immediately after their
election relative to schedule and
equipment A tentative schedule pro
vides for two games between each
team, or twenty games In all, with the
championship decided on the percent
age basis.
The arrangement for only five teams
instead of ten will clarify the com
petition, and the prospect of a live
league of five evenly matched teams
with a game once or twice a week,
is sure to be met with enthusiastical
ly. It Is rumored that the Laws have
already made arrangements for a big
pep meeting, and It Is probable thatw
within the next day or two the differ
ent departments will have gotten to
gether and started the ball rolling.
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