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VOL. XV. NO.W.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
JOURNALISM CLASS
VISITS NEWS OFFICE
pR0F. FOGG'S STUDENTS SEE
STATE JOURNAL
ALL DEPARTMENTS SHOWN
Newt U Condensed arid Telephoned
to the Smaller Town Put
in Print In Half an
Hour' Time
Members of the Journalism class of
Prof. M. M. Fogg visited the Nebras
ka State Normal office Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons. Mr. Harry
Dobbins of the Journal very kindly
conducted the students through the
building and explained the , different
departments of a dally newspaper.
First, they went to the office of the
managing editor, Mr. Jones, and from
there to the "Morgue" where a cata
logue of all the prominent people in
the country. Here cuts and all prev
ious articles printed in the newspaper
are kept.
The telegraph editor was receiving
news sent out by the Associated
Press. This is condensed and tele
phoned to about a dozen 'small towns
in the state. A couple of news items
that had just arrived were read to
the students, who saw it in print an
hour after, on the front page of the
evening paper.
The society editor and Mr. Bixby
were visited next. After a few jokes
between Frof. Fogg and Mr. Bixby.
the class went to the office of the
city editor, Mr. S. A. Fossler, who cor
rects the copy from the reporters and
writes the heads for the stories. When
the reporters had heard of the advent
of the clas. they fled, in a very un-reporter-like
manner. None were seen
afterward.
The typesetting, linotype and mono
type machines were "explained to the
visitors, who saw the different pro
cesses of "assembling type In gal
leys," "pulling proofs" and "making-
up the pages.
In the stereotyping department, the
visitors saw the paper macho mats
made and the metal plates cast from
them.
The press room was the last place
visited. Here the class was shown
the mechanism of the rotarv web per
fecting press, which has a capacity
of 430,000 four-page newspapers an
hour. Each received a newspaper as
it came from the press. On the way,
the class passed the mailing and de
livery rooms, from which the papers
would soon be sent to thousands of
readers.
SENIOR LAWS ARE GOOD NOW
The calling on the carpet of the
Senior Laws certainly had the de
sired effect. The formerly boisterous
aggregation is now as meek as the
Proverbial lamb. Dean Engberg's in
terview calmed these nolsemakers in
most remarkable manner. The drop
Ping of a pin was easily heard dur
tog their 8 o'clock class and surpris
es as it may seem, none of them
were asleep. It is a much mooted
Question whether the calling waa the
cause or whether the 8eniors are pull
tog some of that "Just before Chrlst
I am as good as I can be" stuff.
FOWLER DISCUSSES MILITARISM
Reads a Paper Before the World
Polity Club General Discussion
Follows
The World Polity club , met in the
regular session In the Political Semi
nar room, Tuesday evening.
Mr. Kirk Fowler read a paper on
Military Training in American Col
leges, followed by a discussion and
criticism. Mr. Fowler emphasized the
point that military prepartlon is like
life insurance in that it insures the
people to fear no other nation.
Other members disagreed on this
point, because, as some declared, prep
aration for war causes other nations
to fear ours and to prepare for war
against us. War becomes the final,
inevitable outcome. The idea pre
vailed, however, that the only thing
to do is to prepare to defend the na
tion without losing sight of the ideal
of world citizenship and peace.
The next meeting of the club will
be held January 11.
Corrected Chess Schedule:
RbTand Rodman vs. H. J. Finley.
Andrew Meyer vs. J. E. Okey.
J. E. LeRosslgnol vs. C. C. Eng
berg. H. E. Brehm vs. Rudolpr Prokop.
C. A, Hoppold vs. J. A. Cejnar.
-L. L. Murphy vs. W. H. Wilson.
R. H. Lambert vs. Harold Roth
rock John Ashby vs. Allan F. Reith.
j R. P. Rhodes vs. C. J. Lehmkuhl.
Oscar Nelson vs. Ernest Brock.
L. O. Vose vs. A. C. Debel.
E. A. Worthley v. A. E. Van
Meter.
George Darlington vs. Oliver
Anthea.
Joe Pekar vs. Felix Newton.
Philip Sheehan vs. G. W. DeFord.
Felice Fulton, ex-'l, of Beatrice, is
spending this week at the Delta Gam
ma house.
"POST MORTET ON KANSAS
Two Debates Discussed This Evening
by Professors and Team Mem
bersOpen Meeting
Th two intercollegiate debates,
which Nebraska won from Kansa last
Friday evening will be discussed this
evening at a "post mortem" a "post
mortem" over the Jayhawked with
the reuffled feathers. The event will
open at 7 o'clock in University hall
106. The meeting will be open to the
University public.
The work of the teams thai met in
the Temple theatre will be criticised
by Prof. M. M. Fogg and one or two
other members of the faculty and by
members of the winning team. The
contest at Lawrence will be describ
ed by Prof. Edwin Maxey and by
the team members who were awarded
the honors.
Such a . discussion of the intercol
legiate debates has been held for
several years.
To Debate Monroe Doctrine
That the Monroe Doctrine be abol
i.horf will be the Question for inter-
class debate, as decided by the chair-
men of 'the lnterclass debating com
who met with Prof. G. N. Fos
ter of the Law college, Tuesday eve-Trv-outs
for the lnterclass de
bating teams will be held Friday and
and Saturday, January 14 and 15, the
daces to be announced later. The
teams may choose a student coacn,
but all faculty coaching is Darrea.
PERSINGER STATES VIEWS
Makes Formal Statement a to His
Stand on Fraternities Wishes
No Misunderstanding
In connection with the stand taken
by the Interfraternity Council against
high school fraternities, the opinion
of Prof C. E. Persinger may interest
the general public. It is as follows:
I find that my relations with the
students in my classes is increasingly
embarrassed by the fact that my po
sition in regard to fraternities and
sororities is no loneer a matter of
general student knowledge.
For that reason, I wish to make
this semi-formal announcement to
whomever It may Interest or concern
that I am still unreconciled to the
recognition of fraternities and soror
ities by any of our public educational
institutions, and I wish to do nothing
that may in any way be construed
as recognizing, endorsing or approv
lng such organizations.
Inasmuch as this is intended mere
ly as a statement of my own position,
and not as an attack upon or attempt
ed propaganda against such student
organizations, I hope it may have tne
good fortune to escape being made
the occasion of any controversy.
C. E. PERSINGER.
TO OCCUPY JHEW QUARTERS
Alumni Association Will Be in the
Northwest Corner of the Ad
ministration Building
npRirfPs the erosser building affairs
on the campus, minor matters are
also being attended to. The curiosity
of those who have seen the work
going on about the northwest corner
of Administration hall will be re
lieved by this announcement:
The Alumni association will occupy
new quarters within the next few
days. The basement room to the
north of the west entrance of the Ad
ministration building has been fitted
up and will be known as the Alumni
room. For the last few years the
association has been occupying quar
ters in the basement to the south of
the entrance along with the auditor
of student activities and the assist
ant athletic director. For some weeks
workmen have been converting the
old storage room Into habitable quar
ters. An outside entrance at the west
has been constructed. Eventually,
it is planned to give the Awgwan
quarters in the old room.
REFERENCE BUREAU IS BUSY
Much Progress Is Made In the Work
of Revising Legislative
Bills
The Legislative Reference Bureau
has nearly completed a study of the
progress made toward standardizing
and revising legislative bills in the
different states in the union.
The first work In this field was
n hv Nebraska two years ago and
was embodied in the report of the
Tuintlve Reform committee in
mnhlet form. The demand for tnis
pamphlet has far exceeded the sup
ply. ..
The first national conference on tne
subject will be 'held In Washington.
D. C. March 31. in connection with
the American Political Science Association.
DR. MAXEY IS CONGRATULATED
Many Rumors Are Current and More
Definite News Is Awaited with
Much Eagerness
Congratulations were the order of
business in the Law college yester
day morning, when Dr. Edwin Maxey
met his classes after having been l
away for a few days' vacation.
Friends of the football rally favor
ite immediately consulted the corners
of the daily papers where the mar
riage licenses were enumerated, but
found nothing there to quench their
curiosity.
Students taking work under Dr.
Maxey are awaiting In breathless si
lence (?) for the Instructor In Inter
national Law to tell the whole truth
in regard to the matter. Upon good
authority, however, it is stated that
.. ...
mere is no noticeaoie increase in me
number or cigars smotcea Dy tne L,aws,
nor any noticeable decrease in the
number of cigarets consumed by said
persons.
At Chicago hope is growing that
the "Big Nine'' Conference will retain
baseball as an intercollegiate sport,
with the news that at four of the in
stitutions there is strong sentiment
against its abolition, as suggested by
the Faculty committee at its meeting
some time ago.
The University of Illinois with the
formal action by Its Senate, went on
record as favoring the retention of
the game. Sentiment at Chicago,
Ohio State and Wiscont.j, according
to reports here, may refuse to follow
the Faculty committee's suggestion.
Illinois' votes forces a reconsidera
tion of the vote by the committee on
Conference before the universities
themselves vote upon It. Illinois, it
seems has been asked for a two-year
football contract with Dartmouth.
Chicago Maroon.
Jeanette Welsh of Central City will
be a guest at the Alpha Phi house,
Friday.
HUSKERS PLAY NOTRE DAME
Strong Hoosier Eleven Is Placed on
the Nebraska Football Schedule
for Next Year
Another game with Notre Dame is
on the program for Nebraska and the
big game will be played on Thanks
giving day. Cornhusker. rooters are
assured an exceptional game for the
favorite football day of the year.
Coach Harper wanted very "much to
have the Cornhuskers visit him in In
diana next year, but the schedule
makers couldn't see it that way. As
sistant Director Guy Reed wired hi3
ultimatum Tuesday and Wednesday
noon received the assurance that the
Hoosiers would accept the one-year
contract for a game on Nebraska field
Notre Dame will have a great team
next year, led by Stanley Cofall, the
halfback who has won- honors for two
years. The contest staged this fall
makes it certain there will be keen
interest in the exhibition next year.
In order that the women of the uni
versity may have proper protection
for their life and morals, the advisor
of women recommended, that all ordi
nary dancing parties end at midnight
because the streets of Lawrence arc
dark at 12:30 o'clock Kansas.
. Fraternities are prohibited from
building houses which cost over J25.
000. California.
STIEHM'S SUCCESSOR
STIUJNSETTLED
NOTHING DEFINITE HAS BEEN
DETERMINED ON
RUTHERFORD IS MENTIONED
if
a Graduate Gets the Position,
Is Likely that the 1915 Captain
Will Be Named Serious
Problem at Hand
It
The question, "Who will be the next
Cornhusker coach?" Is as near unset-
; tled as wnen stiehm's resignation
i
waa announced. At least, nothing def
inte has come from those who will
select the Wisconsin man's successor.
The number of people who want to
see Dick Rutherford put in charge of
Cornhusker, athletics seems to in
crease every day. The whirlwind cap
tain of the 1915 crew deserves the
honor if the committee intends to put
a graduate in charge.
The University men realize that
they are up against a serious problem.
Despite the gallons of advice poured in
by outsiders they are not going to
spoil the broth over a hot Aire. There
will be careful investigation of a
number of prospects, if present plans
are carried out and it is almost a
certainty that no definite announce
ments will be made before another
month has rolled around.
Dr. Clapp, chairman of the coach
hunting committee, said Wednesday:
"Personally, I haven't made up my
mind as to who should be elected
coach. I think other members of the
committee feel with me that the mat
ter is too important to be decided hur
riedly. We really haven't investigated
the field at all. I think I would be safe
in saying that we won't reach a de
cision for some time yet.
As between Dick and some of the
other possibilities mentioned in press
dispatches and in rumors, the honors
all go to the Beatrice boy. He is rated
as the greatest all 'round athlete Ne
braska ever had the honor of enter
taining. Gilmour Dobie of Washington
is rated as a great football coach but
there have always been ugly rumors
that his methods wouldn't be tolerated
in the M. V. conference. In fact, it has
l been necessary for him to scneauio
games far away from home because
nearby teams refused to meet him and
his- well aged team.
"I have just written two pages to
the committee, telling why I think
Dick should be given the job," said
one man who won his letter this year.
"I'd write ten or a hundred more if
I thought it would help any. Dick
knows football and the fellows would
follow him anywhere. There isn't an
other man like him in the country."
From that it would appear that
those who know Dick best know bet
ter what his value and ability would
be.
Qhristmas Awgwan Out
The Christmas number of the Aw
ewan is out and is a splendid issue.
The Modern Shakespeare deserves es
pecial mention. Those looking for
anmA new lokes to spring on the
people at home will do well to get
a cpy and prepare to amuse the small
nwn It will also put dad In better
humcr for the Christmas celebration.
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