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VOL. XV. NO. 71.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN. TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1916.
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DISCUSS THE ORIGIN
OF THE JIAME "RAG"
QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO ITS USE
A8 A NICKNAME MADE
STARTED FROM "RAG RILEY"
The Name Seems to Stick with Pecul
iar Tenacity Hope for a More
Dignified Nickname Are
Held Out
How did the name. "Rag." origi- wlu Poted. The university stu
nate? Many time I have heard this dent who tan,7 languages be
suestion asked by outsiders. "Is the be ha9 to ls makIn great
Rag the real name of the University , mlstke and m orrT he dId not
paper?" Thus we see how universally make " 7 of languages a busl
tte nomen "Rag," has come to be .p. and a Part of bl
plied. The question has often come Professional training."
up in my mind bow did each a name j
,"rr. I REPORTER SETSJiEWS EARLY
facts in connection with the origin of
the nickname. ' Hlxenbaugh, of the Ford Peace Party.
In pursuance of this quest of facts j Tells How News Was Stolen
I consulted some ol tne "Ola timers .
around the University. After a quest
fraught with many difficulties, I gath
ered the following' information. It '
seems that many years ago the Unl-j
versity of Nebraska did not bave a
dally paper at alL Some of the first !
attempts at weekly publications had
precarious careers. Finally, some j
young man of shining executive abll- i
ity founded The Hesperian." This ,
conservative sheet, although it bad a
hrilMant ntroor vaa nnt at all Ion?.
lived, for the University bad wllhin
its fold a young man with a vision. His
rst name was Frank Riley and his
vlilon was a dally paper for the Uni
versity of Nebraska. Of course, he
vss its first editor-in-chief.
As a consequence of his position as
editor-in-chief he was jrlven a surname,
hlcb made the young man justly fa
mous. He began to be called "Rag
Riley." and simultaneously his paper
began to be called the "Rag." I have
mer been able to learn the particular
reason for calling such a conservative
sheet a. the Daily Nebraskan by the
tnltifytag title of the "Rag." but I
inppose it ls for the same reason that '
a fat man f. r.n c,,m - vrti,.
less the title sticks with the tenacity '
or g;ue to a postage stamp and be
cause of its very inapproprlateness is
sood advertising.
The Comus club gave a dance at
Music ball. Saturday evening. Prof.
nd Mrs. H. B. Pier were cbaperones.
IXHSUAGE HASBEEII USEFUL
n
wr Pierce in a Letter to Prof. Fobs
a Letter to Prof. Fobs
ler Tells What an Asset
ft Has Been
Prof. L. Fossler received abetter
from Dr. W. D. Pierce, entomological
distant of the United States Bureau
i Entomology at Washington, in
fcicb he stated some rather interest
los facta concerning the use of his
Wivtrsity education.
In rpy to sn Inquiry from Prof
fotster as to how be bad ued-h.s
fcnsuajres i!nCe leaving school. Dr.
Trce taid that be considered them
U Kogt valuab'e studies be took out
of bis own specialties. "Hard
'y a day has passed." be writes, "in
,Je tweiTe years since I left the Unl-
verelty. if at my office, that I have
not bad to use some foreign lan
guage, a recent piece of work assign
ed to me required digesting a great
mass of material written In Latin.
Cerman, French, Spanish, Italian, Tor
tuguese, Hollander, Swedish. Danish,
Russian and even Japaneses."
Dr. Pierce thinks that a man of
Eclence in this day of progress saves
much time if he can read foreign lan
guages, since other lands are pro
gressing as rapidly as our own and
they cannot afford to work out for
themselves theories and principles al
ready discovered by men of other
countries.
"In almost every line the more lan
guages a graduate knows the better
position he can get and the faster he
from other Reporters
Another interesting extract from the
letter of December 12. from Walter
Hlxenbaugh:
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bo wa8' or rather Parted to be. a
cub reporter for the Washington
Times, but who had been working on
the business staff as letter file clerk.
Wednesday night he was given notice
that his services would be no longer
needed after reaching Christiana and
he an completing plans which he
must have considered for some time
They materialized Tuesday at 2
o'clock, when a tug drew up to the
Oscar II and two trur.ks laying on the
cccK were piu on uumu. juuu.nij
Eierman walked hastily across the
deck, bis coat on his arm and a cane
in his hand, and descended to the tug.
. . . .vn a. Ullll rIClll Iff
which Immediately drew away. Every
one was surprised and thought that
' B,tfcn Permission to go ashore
or was going to Liverpool to san
eventually tor America. But Baeraan.
fool that be was. couldn't concea his
exultation and be yelled back, I II be
a millionaire an hour after I reach
YorK WD knew the
truth. He had talked wltn tne prize
crew lieutenant and through him had
secured premisslon from the harbor
master who was the military officer of
"the port, that inasmuch as he had
Important business in New York, and
bad touched do European port, to
Ktor from the Oscar II to the
'Stockholm, which bad been released
Zi""u1p 'ZZZrt"W"t
i Remission secured the night before,
if ... . ... Arnv atran
Uith Underwood L Underwood to
j take back bis pictures with the inter-
national news service to take bis
movies, revised bis pres. new. and ai
2 o'clock left with all the new. of
the Ford expedition in bis esslon.
Conslder the situation to realize the
wild excitement that followed. Here
was a shin, interned in a belligerent
harbor, all cables, wireless and letters
subject to a delay while they were
ent to London. Cables would be de
layed only a few days. Letters per
haps weeks (we Lad been tola mall
would reach New York from Chris
tiana sooner than from KJrkwalL)
Here was America eagerly awaiting
(Continued on page 2)
THE JUNIOR PLAY TRYOUTS
Will
Be Held on January 20 The
Play Is "The Man of
the Hour"
The tryouts for the Junior play will
be held Thursday, January 20, in the
Temple theatre. All Juniors who wish
to take part should register at the
table in U. 106 between 11 and 12
o'clock on Tuesday and Thursday,
January 11 and 13. The time for each
tryout will be assigned, a limit of
five minutes being put on each per
fonnance.
No requirements of previous dra
matic work or training are made. Peo
ple are urged, however, to tryout in
groups, since situations are more eas
ily worked up in this way. If any
are unable to arrange to tryout with
others, the person in charge of regis
tration may be able to assist them.
Incidents and situations must be
taken from "The Man of the Hour,"
which ls on reserve in the general li
brary. REPORTERS' NOTICE
The Cornhusker picture of the
Daily Nebraskan staff will be
taken at Townsend's on Satur
day morning. January 22, at 10
o'clock.
No reporter whose work has
not been kept up and whose name
does not appear in the reportorial
list at that time will be entitled
to a place in the picture.
Those whose names have been
dropped may be reinstated by
seeiDg lhe manapng editor and
eettine their "copy" in for the
rest of the semester.
C. E. PAUL.
Managing Editor.
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CORKHUSKERS IN DIRE NEED
Must Capture Business College Stu
dent Help of Student Body
(Implored?)
While soliciting an "ad" from the
Nebraska School of Business, the
business manager of the Cornhusker
was told that bis space brought no
results, and no amount of poiite ar
guing by 6ald business manager could
alter the views of our friend of the
Business College.
This offer was at last voiced by the
pedagogue of Business. "If you will
bring me one full course student, IH
buy a whole page of your Cornhusker
space"
Now the burden of proof Is on the
Cornhusker manager, snd if there is
anyone In the University who can give
aid in this quest they will be doing a
great service to the Cornhusker, and
the business manager intimates that
they might not lose anything person
ally. Somebody must do their duty.. It is
not In accordance with Nebraska tradi
tions to let bluffs go by uncalled.
Ralph Hill, ex-'l, of Hebron. Is via
king at tbe Phi Camma Delta bouse.
The Sigma Phi Epsilon fra'ernlty
gave a dance Saturday evening at the
Llndell hotel for forty couples. Prof.
nd Mrs. T. A. Bengston were cnaper-ones.
Kearney Club' Elects Officers
The Kearney club met in the Y. W.
C. A. room of the Temple, Saturday
evening, January S, for the semi-annual
election of officers and a social
hour. All the old officers were unani
mously re-elected. A happy wedding
resulted from leap-year proposals writ
ten by all the aspiring and qualified
candidates present and accepted by
those eligible. A wedding luncheon
was served and the party broke up
wishing the young couple long life and
happiness.
The Chi Omega alumnae gave a re
ception, Saturday afternoon, from 3 to
6 o'clock, in honor of their new house
chaperone. Miss Mary Axt, who re
cently came to Lincoln from Staten
Island, N. Y. The party was given
at the home of Mrs. Roy H. BJorkman.
In the receiving line were Miss BJork
man, Miss Axt and Miss Amanda
Heppner. The active chapter assisted
in serving and directing the guests.
MORE FOOTBALL HONORS
Rutherford and Chamberlain Are
Picked by Oregon Paper for
Ail-American Team
Captain Rutherford and Chamber
lain of the 1915 Cornhuskers were
picked for the Ail-American .team by
"U-No-Me." in the Portland Oregonian.
Walter Kempton, a former Nebraskan,
send in the following clipping:
Tbe time has come for the Ail
American selection. With apologies to
Walter Camp, the god-father of Ail
American teams since time beg2n, we
submit a team that Is the greatest
combination that ever trod on paper in
the Stove League:
Center Wesbecher, Washington
and Jefferson.
Guards White. Syracuse; Weyan
Army.
Tackles Eeckett. Oregon; Buck.
Wisconsin.
Ends Chamberlain. Nebraska; Bas
ton, Minnesota.
Quarter Barrett. Cornell.
Halves Mahan. Harvard; Ruther
ford, Nebraska.
Fullback Abraham, Oregon Aggies.
Abraham, of the Oregon Aggies, is
the most talked of player In the Unit
ed States, because of his remarkable
playing In the game against the Mich
igan Aggies. The papers of the mid
dle west pronounced him the greatest
player ever seen In those parts, not
even excepting tbe renowned Heston,
who bad no superior in bis day east
or west. He can pulverize the line.
or skirt tbe ends with equal facility.
He is as strong on aeiense as oi
fense. and is a terror at leading the
interference for the other backs.
Mahan is the best halfback in the
east, and ranks alongside of Jim
Thorpe, Brickley and Ed Coy, who In
'turn have been crowned king ft the
(gridiron. Mahan was two-thirds of
'the Harvard team this season. As a
'punter and drop-kicker combined, be
! surpassed the classiest bunch ever de-
Iveioped since Pat O'Dea. and Hersch
Jberger wer in tblr prime fifteen
years ago.
i Rutherford, of Nebraska, la the
! class of the middle west.
Olcott, the former Yale player who
was center on tbe AU-Amerlcan team
of 1600 and has been coaching var
ious tennis since. Including three years
at tbe Nary, Is authority for the state
ment that two greater players than
Rutherford and Chamberlain of Ne
fContlnoed on page 1)
LAWS PLAN DANCE
ATROSEVILDE
SO-CALLED "HARD TIME8 PARTY"
WILL BE HELD
ON LAST DAY OF SEMESTER
After All the Examinations Are Over
Will Be a Fit Time to Hold
Celebration Committee
Is Announced
The Laws will give one of their fa
mous "Dollar Dances" on January 29,
at tbe Rosewilde. Considering that
the dance is given on the last day of
the semester, after all examinations, it
is expected that there will be a popu
lar demand for tickets, not only by
the Laws, but by students in all other
departments.
Hard Times Suggested
At the first meeting of the comlt
tee it vaj suggested that In keeping
with the price, it should be called a
"Hard Times Party." To follow this
out, soft collars and shirt waists would
be in order. No -nal action on this
feature o. the party was taken. Ulti
mate decision will be announced at a
later date.
Commence to Dance Early
Following the strain of examinations
it is anticipated tint all will be anx
ious to lay aside "dull care," and the
committee has arranged to start the
dance at 8 o'clock sharp.
Committee Announced
Tickets can be secured from the fol
lowing men: Spencer, Ellis, Speler,
Delzell, Stierges, Towoelle.
Juniors: Caley, Gardiner. Metcalfe.
Freshmen: Schwab, PoteeL
The dance will absolutely be lim
ited to seventy tickets.
Art Talk at Convocation
n rt I incrv will talk on the
! Dr.
j Art Exhibit this morning at Convoca
tion. About six of the more Import
ant canvases will be shown. Students
this year may attend the Art Exhibit
for L0 cents the season. Single admis
sion is 25 cents. Speakers at the
Exhibit this week are: Tuesday, 8
p. m., Martha Pierce, supervisor of
Drawing. Lincoln high school; Thurs
day. 8 p. m.. Prof. F. M. Fling; Satur
urday, 8 p. m.. Prof. W. F. Dann.
Miss Golden Rule, of Harlan, Iowa,
and Miss Eloise Cary, of Beatrice,
visited during the week-end at the Al
pha Phi bouse.
PBE-UEOICSMLO A KEETIK8
Plans Are Made to Spend the Money
That the Orflanization Has
Accumulated
The meeting of the Pre-Medic so
ciety was held Friday evening. In
N. 210. There were about seventy-five
or eighty men present The secre
tary's report shows that the society
has about $30 on the right side of
tbe ledger.
Plans were made for a meeting at
which they will have an illustratea
talk by Dr. Franklin Banner, a talk
by Dr. Lord on "The Medical Man and
the Railroad," and later go for an
oyster stew. The entertainment will
probably be held sometime near the
middle of tbe month.