TheDaSly Nebra
VOL. XIV. NO. 140.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN; THURSDAY, MAY G, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
ANNUAL SHEAK DAY
LITTLE NOTICE GIVEN UNDER
CLASSMEN SENIORS SPENT DAY AT CRETE
Annual Exodua Was Less Noised
Abroad Than Usual Many Vacant
Seats in Class Rooms Very
Few Detained in Town
A large number of Seniors left yes
terday morning for Crete, on the 8
o'clock special, to attend the annual
Senior Sneak Day celebration. The
members of the graduating class were
on this occasion the guests of Chancel
lor and Mrs. Avery, and all spent a
very enjoyable day.
They received -notice Tuesday night
from the weather department that the
morrow promised to be fair, which
seemed to settle the question of the
weather. They succeeded in keeping
practically all information concern
- ing their departure quiet. However,
yesterday morning at an early hour
our illustrious Seniors began to stir
and there was no farther question as
to when they would leave. It had been
rumored that a number of sororities
and fraternities planned to lock up
their gay Seniors and prevent them
from going. These plans were now
put into effect. Jim Malone had prom
ised, however, to release all .those so
imprisoned and his work was now at
hand.
Cay scrambles and frantic efforts
for release were now made much to
the success of the Seniors, and when
the wheels of the special began to
turn at 8:30 practically every one ex
pecting to go was on board.
Everyone was attired in picnic
garb; the day promised fair and en
thusiasm was abundant. Provision
had been made for an ample supply of
lunch and no one went hungry at
either 12:00 or 6.30. Arrangements
were also, made that those who might
be smitten by the pangs of hunger be
tween these hours might be served
with light refreshments.
Plans had been made for amuse
ments by land and sea and these in
due turn were put into effect. Our
sage but gay Seniors to whom we look
wkh such profound respect broke loose
from fettered conventionalities and
did the day justice.
The first bit of news that came to
the majority of the students of the
absence of the Seniors was the pres
ence of an unaccountably large num
ber of vacant! class-seats. On second
thought it was found that the uplift
ing influence of the profound learning
of our Seniors was missing there was
then an audfble stir among those
present.
"Yesterday's Daily Nebraskan gave
the first authoritative news of the
celebration, it stating that the Seniors
ould return at 7:30 that evening. On
schedule time the Seniors returned.
-Their day had been cut short a little
by rain in the afternoon, but otherwise
everything took place as expected.
Law Barbecue
Financial statement of the Law Bar
becue held at Capital Beach April 29,
!915. is as follows:
Total receipts, 114 tickets at 50
ents each, $57.00. Expenditures, re
freshments $21.07. cigars $4.20, ser
vke $6. car fare 30 cents, incidentals
15.44. total $36.26. D. W. Swarr,
chairman. Audited May 5. 1915. T. A.
Williams, Agent Student Activities.
More Gymnasts Needed
Captain Drewlng of the 1916 Gym
nastic! Team has Issued a call for all
men interested in fancy and heavy
gymnastics to meet in Dr. Clapp's
office at 11 o'clock this morning. The
new captain intends to begin work Im
mediately at preparing the Husker rep
resentatives for the Western Intercol
legiate Gymnastic Association meet
next spring. The purpose of the meet
ing is to get the prospects together
and outline the work for the remain
der of the school year.
The work of Nebraska in the meet
a month ago, the first meet in which
the Huskers had a full team entered,
was eminently satisfactory, and Cap
tain Drewing hopes to better this
year's performance in the 1916 meet
of the association.
TAKE EXCEPTION TO
HIS LIST OF HONORS
Officers of Beta Sigma Beta Object to
Listing Epperson as Member in
Joke Section of "Cornhusker"
The board of control of Beta Sigma
Beta have taken exception to an itam
in the School Life section of the
"Cornhusker" wherein C. E. Epperson
was referred to as a member of the
organization, according to a statement
made by the president late last night.
The matter was taken up at yester
day's regular monthly meeting and it
was decided to issue a public state
ment of the facts. The objectionable
piece appeared in the Uni notice
column of the miniature "Nebraskan"
and reads as follows.
'i, Chas. Epperson, desire to run for
some office. I am qualified. Member
of Silver Slinks fraternity hall No. 105,
Union. Beta Sigma Beta. D. K. E, in
cog, student of the University of Ne
braska." In an interview with a Nebraskan
reporter, the president absolves the
"Cornhusker" and Mr. Epperson from
all blame, and makes plain the fact
that their only object was the correc
tion of the error.
"We do not1 consider the 'Cornhusk
er itself responsible." said the presi
dent. "We simply wish to make the
facts of the matter known. Nor does
any ill-feeling exist toward Mr. Epper:
son. He is not a member of our or
ganization, however, and although he
has been pointed out at various times,
has never been considered seriously
by the chapter. The error was prob
ably made by an associate working on
the humorous section -who was not ac
quainted with the facts."
AWGVVAN OFFICE HAS
JAKING VISITOR
Thieves Appear to be Especially
Attracted to Contents of Awgwan
Office.
Still there exist at Nebraska "wolves
in sheep clothing." These present
themselves -to tlvTworld as students
seeking for knowledge but to some in
dividuals they appear as common
thieves seeking for booty.
The latest robbery took place in the
awgwan office. One Cornhusker and
eighty cents were taken. The change
was in a new overcoat which was
overlooked, showing that the robber
had very poor taste or was modestb
working up his profession. The theft
tbe Cornhusker shows much bet
ter judgment but It is hard on the
original possessor.
THEBELGIAU BENEFIT
PROGRAM ON ORDER OF THE
ORPHEUM
VAUDEVILLE - MUSICAL ACTS
Students Are Promised More Than
the Worth of Their Money En
tertainment Saturday After
noon at Temple
Some of the numbers to be given at
the Belgian Benefit Vaudeville on
Saturday afternoon, besides the local
ly composed dramatic and musical
sketches already announced, are a
French Pantomime dance "Jean and
Jeanette," a novelty tumbling act, and
Hawaiian and other songs by a male
quartette. The program as a whole
will be on the order of an Orpheum
program, with high-class talent as
sured. Students who are willing to
add a quarter to the relief fund are
promised more than their money's
worth if they attend.
Says a member of the faculty. "Not
much has been done on the Univer
sity campus during the year to swell
the Belgian fund. The Phi Beta Kappa
society gave a hundred dollars early
in the autumn and a few student or
ganizations, Kappa Alpha Theta and
certain others, gave generously. But
as a whole the students have done
little or nothing, compared with the
pupils in the High School and in the
grades. The Poles and the Bohem
ians and the Servians' are in need of
help also, hut their need is not the
greatest. The German and the Rus
sian and the Servian nations remain
to furnish some assistance to their
subjects, whereas the Belgians have
no nation left."
It is hoped that the sympathetic
minded will be on hand Saturday af
ternoon, attending the Benefit Vaude
ville instead of moving pictures.
HAPPENINGS FIVE
- YEARS AGO TODAY
University Social Functions Limited
Because of Small Pox Epidemic
Nebraska Hall a Hospital
Five years ago today Chancellor
Avery issued a proclamation declaring
that no university orsouuauw.
to hold social runcuonu m u",
hotels or churches owing to the wide
spread epidemic of small pox.
vohrosir Hall 310 was converted
into a hospital for the vaccination of
University men.
A card of thanks fcas sent to Chan
cellor and Mrs. Avery for the banquet
served for the students confined at
the "Hotel de Peste," commonly
known as the Pest House.
The following poem was published:
"Twas in the restaurant they met,
One Romeo and Juliet; .
Twas then he first fell into debt,
For Romeo'd what Juliet."
The final examination In Domestic
Science in Texas University is a din
ner That is to say. each student has
to prepare a meal for six. persons,
making out her own menu, doing the
marketing, cooking and serving. In
order to relieve the members of the
class of anr expense, tickets are sold
to the dinners, each girl being allowed
to dispose of six.
Invites Delegates to Pan-American
Scientific Congress
An Invitation to Nebraska University
to send delegates to the second Pan
American Scientific congress was re
ceived by Chancellor Avery yesterday
from Secretary of State Bryan. The
congress will meet at Washington, De
cember 28, 1915, to January 8, 1916.
The meeting was originated by the
United States for the purpose of estab
lishing better relations between the
American republics and cementing the
friendship between them.
Teh chancellor intends to take up
the matter of the Nebraska University
representatives with the University
senate. It is possible) that he may go,
should University business require
him in the east at that time. The ap
pointment does not carry funds for ee
penses. THE LAST ISSUE OF
BLUE PRINT PAPER
Edition Wi'l Contain Articles by Ne
braska Graduates Who Have
Distinguished Themselves
The fourth and last issue of the
rtiiiB Print for this year will be out
May 13 and 14.
It contains the following articles by
Vfhrasttn graduates, who have dis
tinguished themselves in their various
lines of endeavor:
"Acceleration Curves of Electric
Motors." C. A. Atwell, E. E. '14, now
with the University of Illinois.
"Fnriiioatinn of the Bubonic From
New Orleans," H. P. Letton. C E- '09
Sanitarv Engieer U. S. Public Health
Service.
"Diesel Ensrines." George L. Sulli
van. M. B. '08, Professor of Mechani
cal Engineering, University of Santa
Clara. -
"Military Topographical Sketching,"
C. W. Weeks, E. E. '99, 28th U. S. In
fantry. "Graphic Methods and the Presenta
tion of This Subject to the First Year
Engineering Student," M. F. P. Cos
telloe, C. E. '06, Associate Professor
of Agricultural Engineering Iowa State
College.
Besides these there will be complete
notes of the Engineering society.
Premier-Wrestler Sick
Ben Dales, '16, one of Nebraska's
premier wrestlers, has been sick for
some weeks. Some time ago be was
taken to the Lincoln sanitarium. It
is thought that his sickness may be
due to a strain or over-exertion of
some kind. Incurred while wrestling.
He was reported yesterday as slowly
improving.
"TOLSTOI AIIO THE
IDEAL OF PEACE"
Professor Gats Will Speak at Convo
cation This Morning on Subject
of Timely Interest
Prof. S. B. Gass, of the Rhetoric
Department, speaks at Convocation
thia morning on the "Tolstoi and the
Ideal of Peace." This subject is singu
larly pertinent at this time when
Russia Is sacrificing so much of her
nation's blood and wealth. It is of
Interest not only as far as Tolstoi's
w of peace is concerned but also
In indicating a possible under-current
in Russian politics. Tolstoi's works.
in many instances, reveal the powerful
influence the Ideal of peace had upon
him.
JAYHAWKER
SWIG
STEDDAR WEIGHT MATERIAL LES
SENS HUSKER CHANGES
HANDICAP MEET POSTPONED
Rain Preventt Free-For-AII Event-
One Real Wortout Remains For
Husker Squad Spohn Out
of Two Mile Event
A short deluge which soaked the
cinder-path made impossible the free-
ofr-all handicap scheduled for yes
terday afternoon, and the squad was
forced to content itself with a short
siege of indoor work. McMasters and
a few distance men, however, braved
the shower and paddled around the
track for a little while.
Only one good workout remains for
the Huskers before the coming of the
Jayhawkers. Distance chances were
lessened when Spohn of the two-mile
corps, was called home yesterday by
Lthe sickness of his father. The proba
bility that he will run Saturday is
slight.
The squad is showing marked im
provement, and although the chances
to out-point the Kansans with the
strong delegation of weight men to
boost their number of firsts, are slim,
still Nebraska will run them an even
race. Kansas has a colossal advantage
in their sterling wtight men which
will be hard for Nebraska to balance
on the track. On the cinder path,
Kansas is doped for first in the 100 and
440, having in these events, Hilton,
and Rodke. Rodke Is the best 440
man ia the valley, and is also good in
the longer distances as demonstrated
by the fact that he came in first In the
five-mile cross-country meet last fall.
It is fairly safe to concede 'Ne
braska first place in the pole-vault.
Kansas has the same sky scraper
that they had last year, and unless he
has improved materially will not be
able to surpass the height Reavis will
set up.. In the two-mile, McMasters Is
continually shaving down his former
times, and may put over a surprise Sat
urday. The Kansas delegate, however,
reported to be as fast as the valley's
fastest, and on the strength of that is
doped to come in first in this event.
In the broad jump. Ankeny has
proven a pleasant surprise, but is
handicapped by an injured instep
which will prevent him from making
his best distance Saturday. Nebraska
will probably place in this event, how
ever. In the high jump things look
good for the Jayhawks; their Jumping
five feet ten regularly. Little dope is
to be had on the subject of the Kan
sas relay teams, but that which is
available agurs that the Jayhawkers
will cover the distance Saturday a
little faster than the eyclone runners
did on a slow track last week.
TENNIS MATCH WILL
BE PLAYED TOMORROW
Tournament With Omaha Postponed a
Day Team Will Also Play
Creighton While In Omaha
. The tennis team with the Omaha
Medical College has been postponed
until tomorrow. Ellis, Chatt and
France will make the trip. The team
will remain In Omaha over Saturday
and play Creighton University Satur
day afternoon. The Creighton match
is expected to be especially strongly
contested.