The Bally Nebra
VOL. XV. NO. 30.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2G, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
PROHIBITION TO
BEJRGAIIIZED
DISTRICT SECRETARY OF THE SO
CIETY WILL SPEAK.
ORATORICAL PRIZES OFFERED
Organization to Take Place November
9 A Person I to Be Choten to
Represent the University In
the Contests
The local branch ot the Intercolleg
iate Prohibition association will be or
ganized on November 9 In the Temple
theatre, at which time Mr. Burgstaller,
district secretary of the association,
n ill speak in behalf of the prohibition
movement
There will be a great opportunity
tor students interested In public
speaking as well as those who take an
interest in the prohibition movement
in and or itself. Students who are
-capable of speaking in public and ot
conducting personal interviews will be
chosen from this organization to take
part in the prohibition campaign next
summer and autumn. The contest for
choosing a person to represent the
University in the various contests ot
the Association will be held about the
first of April.
The purpose of the association is not
merely to organize but to make a thor
ough study of the liquor problem in Its
civic, social and economic aspects, and
to prepare for service in the settle
ment of the liquor question.
Last year 1S1 colleges reported sys
tematic study of the liquor problems.
Six hundred and thirty-five students in
1S5 colleges competed in the various
prohibition oratorical contests. One
thousand, tweNe hundred original pro
hibition oratoins were written last
year and gave many times an- educa
tional force of much advantage.
A contest with three prizes $50, $25
and $10 will be held about the mid
dle of January. Those desiring to take
part in this contest must hand in their ,
names and subjects before December
1, to George I. Craven. Six persons
have already handed In their names.
PUN A MATHEMATICAL CLUB
Forty Students Have Accepted Meet
ing to Be Held Thursday Dean
Davis to Speak
In order te stimulate an Interest in
mathematics and to provide for the
consideration of some of the many
and varied applications of mathemat
ics which cannot b TjiVpti uti in the
class room, plans have been perfected 1
OT vuc virt fc.ni 7.A Triin or ""rw iifm i h-jii i
club. Membership in the club mill be
limited to those who have shown pro
ficiency in mathematics.
Of about fifty students nominated,
to membership, forty have accepted.
lfle enthusiasm shown by' the elected
members assures the success of the
organisation.
The first meeting will be held in the
faculty room of the Temple on Thurs
day evening, Oct. 2&, at 7: SO o'clock.
Short talks by members of the de
partment will be given, followed by a
discussioa of plans tor tie rear. The
oeeting will be closed with a brief
address by Dean Davis.
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CAPT. YATES AT PLATTBURG 1
Former Commandant Instructed in
Summer Camps Held in East
Camp Life Reviewed
Plattsburg camp, at Tlattsburg, N.
Y where many college and business
men were instructed in military man
euvers, was visited by Capt, Yates
while on duty with the militia of Mass
achusetss and Pennsylvania this sum
mer. There were three camps, each of
which lasted a month. The first camp,
composed of college men, numbered
about 1,400, and the other two had
about 2,000 men under training.
The morning, from 6 o'clock until
noon, was spent in close and extended
order. The afternoon, from 1 to 4: SO
o'clock, was spent in studying either
cavalry, artillery or engineering work.
Then the men had a half hour to
swim" before parade. In the evenings
va Tnp.T listened to an hour and half
lecture. This routine was Interspersed
with maneuvers in which the men
tfl in ti function with a brigade
of regular soldiers.
The camp meant a great deal of
sacrifice on the part of the busy men,
many of whom spent their regular
vfncmn In cam ps. The work was
extremely bard, but 411 expressed their
desire to return next summer.
The men were divided Into compan
ies of 150 men each, commanded by
two regular army officers and one
non-commissioned officer. All Instruc
tors were chosen for their excellence
in a certain line of work and succeed
ed In making their pupils proficient In
that line In the few days In which
they drilled them.
THE DAM(E) THAT FAILED
CONVOCATION
HON. C, F. REAVIS
Congressman First District
11 A. M.
Home Economics to Meet
A meeting for all girls taking Home
Economics will be held Wednesday
evening, October 27, at 7: SO o'clock
in Music hall. The purpose of the
meeting is to form an organisation
for Home Economics girls which will
serve to unite them and broaden their
knowledge of their work. A social
hour will follow the business meet
ing. PROTEST THESWITCH TRACK
Petition Is Signed by 450 Persons Liv
ing Near the University Filed
with City Clerk
A petition protest in? aeainst the
construction of a switch track into
the university campus across Tenth
street was filed with the city clerk
just before the council met this after-
j a -i-tT.
noon. The petition was sigupu -"
more than $50 names of property own
ers and residents living in the neigh
borhood which would be affected by
the track. The university regents are
very anxious to have the switch track
constructed at once. The ordinance
came before the council for third
reading this afternoon. The protesting
oitirens claimed that the university
could find a much more suitable loca
tion for the track.
NOTRE DAME ENTERTAINED
One Hundred and Thirty Nebraska
Students and Alumni Banquet
Visitors Good Spirit Shown
The disappointment to the Notre
Dame team through Miller's failure to
kick goal was entirely negatived Sat
urday evening at a banquet and enter
entertainmcnt given at the Lindell ho
tel, by the Catholic Students' club. In
the mingled yells and general good fel
lowship the Hoosiers showed that
they were good losers and fell in
readily with the Nebraska spirit
The speakers of the evening were
introduced by Rev. P. L. O'Loughlin.
Terrance Lonam, '19, welcomed the
visitors In behalf of the club." John
J. Led with, '03, gave some sober
afterthoughts of the big game. Ex
Congressman John A. McGuire, 'SS,
commented upon clean- playing
through life as exemplified in the
game.
Rev. M. Walsh, vice president and
director of athletics at Notre Dame,
described the organization through;
which their great teams are molded, j
Out of the 1,100 students, they have:
as many as ten cistinct rootoaii
teams that play among themselves.
He remarked tnat Nebraska mas one
of the few universities which is riot
afraid to meet them, and expressed
a desire for a continuance of the re
lationship established Saturday.
Pharmaceutical Meeting
The Pharmaceutical society will
meet rext Monday evening to lay plans
for getting out the 1S1S-1S rharmacy
Tear Book and plan for the Univer
sity Night program.
STIEHM FIXING
UPNEW GAME
PREPARING A SURPRISE FOR THE
AGGIES NEXT SATURDAY
AMES CLAIMS NINE VETERANS
Aggies Hard 'to Beat, Is Believed
Stiehm Will Take No Chances with
Iowa Farmers Mayser Hopes
to Spoil Husker Plans
Wtih the University soldiers sta
toined. in front of the gates to guard
against the entrance of spies from the
Hawkeye state, and with admittance
barred to everyone, Coach "Jumbo"
Stiehm Introduced a new wrinkle for
his fighters to master and use in the
battle with the Ames Aggies next
Saturday.
Just what this new combination
amounts to nobody except "Jumbo"
and the Hu Jeers know. If we did
know we wouldn't tell, because we
are partial Jto Nebraska, and we might
want to ask a favor ot the coach
sometime. Coach Stiehm did this
same trick last week. No one knew
what he was up to till' Riddel and
Chamberlain began picking the ball
cut of the air in the spectacular man
ner which resulted in victory for the
Huskers. What kind of medicine is
the mighty leader preparing for Ames?
Will he work out the problem of
Husker interference, which is perhaps
Nebraska's weakest point, will he
plaster up his line until the holes
become invisible or will he keep on
developing the forward pass and use
the same mode of attack against the
Aggies as that which brought the in
vincible Catholics to their knees? Long
headed prophets, who have one eye on
the approaching contest claim that the
Huskers will have to make use of
everything they've got if they hope to
lick the Aggies.
With nine of last year's veterans,
two of whom are all-Missouri valley
stars, in the lineup and Coach May
ser, ex-Washington and Jefferson
coach, who has sent out winning teams
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ELECT MAHYHIW MEMBERS
Der Deutsche GeseUige Verein Also
Select Officers Two Honor
ary Members
Der Deutsche Geselllge verein met
recently and elected Gerhard Naber
president, and Caryl Spaulding treas
urer. The following students were
elected to membership:
Clara Schulte.
Gertrude Strieter.
Selma KaieL
Anna Luckey.
Axel Sw?nson.
John A. Cejnar.
David Hay ken.
Hedwig Bon ek em per.
Margaret Seeck.
Magdaline Wurper.
Anton Jensen.
Alfred Hinze.
Leslie Ellis.
Irene Wupper.
Hermine Hatfield.
Miss Kathertne Canaell and Miss
Lelia instead, graduate stndeata,
were elected to honorary membership.