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VOL. XV. NO. 81.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, FEBBUARY 1, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
NEBRASKA PLAYS
OREGON AGGIES
TEAM TO MAKE LONG TRIP TO
THE FAR WEST .
All Other Games but Iowa for the
Home Field Notre Dame Comet
Thanksgiving Day
The Nebraska footb'all schedule for
vt vear has just been completed.
Arrangements have been made so that
Nebraska will play the Oregon Aggies
at Portland, Ore. This will be the
first time that Nebraska has ever ven
rd Into the west, and it will be the
longest trip any of her teams have
vpn. The only other trip the team
will make "will be to play Iowa at
Tnura r.itv. The strong Notre Dame
team will meet Nebraska on the home
field, Thanksgiving day.
The complete schedule is:
October 7 Drake at Lincoln.
October 14 Manhattan at Lincoln.
October 21 Oregon Aggies at Port
land, Ore.
October 28 No game.
November 4 Ames at Lincoln.
November 11 Wesleyan at Lincoln.
November 18 Kansas at Lincoln.
November 25 Iowa at Iowa City.
November 30 Notre Dame at Lin
coln. Skating in Full Swing
With a smooth coat of ice to glide
upon, the hockey players and fancy
skaters will be in their glory this
week on the new university skating
rink. The ice, which was flooded last
Saturday evening, remained untouched
Sunday in accordance with the Sun
day closing order issued by the uni
versity authorities. But the rink will
be open till about 11 o'clock in the
evenings, so that those who have got
the "bug" and desire to take up the
new fad of ice dancing may Indulge to
their heart's content.
Donald Gallagher, "19, of O'Neill,
who left the university the latter part
of last semester, has returned to fin
ish the year.
REGISTRATION IS LARGER
The registration for this semester
exceeds registration for the same se
mester last year by 169. The total
number registered for the second se
mester last year was 2.218; the total
for this year is 2.387. The follow
ing figures show the registration by
days for the second semester In 1915
and 1916:
1915 1916
Wednesday 447 475
Thursday 523 554 '
Friday 650- 560
Saturday 589 579
Monday 109 219
Total 2218 2387
The registration for the first semes
ter this year showed an Increase of ten
per cent over last year. Although the
exact figures are not available, It Is
known that there is a marked Increase
in the nnmber of students registered
in the school of commerce. This shows
that there Is a tendency toward the
more practical side in the college cur
riculum. Students are beginning to
demand that their studies be useful as
ell as cultural.
The increase in the number of stu
dents at Nebrask university, though
not phenomenal. Is marked and steady.
KOSMET KLUB PLAY
TITLE IS PUZZLING
Which is it, "The Night of the
Nymphs," or "The Knight of the
Nymphs?" The Kosmet Klub says
that it is immaterial, merely a matter
of expressing an opinion. The bolder
and sterner element of the student
body will undoubtedly prefer to regard
as the title: "The Night of the
Nymphs" a night when all the fairest
of the woodland fairies assembled at
some mythical festivity. The fairer
and more genteel portion will un
doubtedly find a more fitting interpre
tation in "The Knight of the Nymphs."
In her mind's eye she pictures a
rough, stalwart and handsome pioneer
with the bearing and tendencies of a
Daniel Boone; he lived in a wild and
rugged forest, the hero and ideal of
thousands of beautiful nymphs; each
day as he took his trusty musket from
the wall and ambled down to the trail
to commence the chase, the bugler
nymph would give the signal from a
high rock and, as if by magic, thou
sands of fairies would appear out of
the shadows to follow and protect
him.
Every university student will have
an opportunity on February 18, 1916,
of giving his own interpretation as
to the spelling of the title of this
year's annual Kosmet show. The
cast, under the supervision of Prof.
Scott and several able assistants, is
holding regular and strenuous rehear
sals to get the new play in shape.
The business manager has sounded
his first warning as to the sale of
tickets. Saturday morning, February
12, is the day for the wild rush. To
those who have endured the struggle
of former years and who have a
knowledge of the demand for Kosmet
tickets at the Oliver this will be suffi
cient. The prices this year will be
from 50 cents to $1.00.
Pete Wohlenberg's Store Takes
Place of Ancient Coffee House
Look here, you fledgling, what do
you know about chess, anyway" It
was Dr. A. L. Bixby. of Daily Drift
fame, talking, and his remarks were
addressed to Prof. Edwin Maxey, of
the university law college. Dr. Bixby
was playing a game of chess with
Dean Engberg, and Prof. Maxey had
offered the dean a few suggestions.
It was in Pete Wohlenberg's cigar
store on South Eleventh street, the
loafing place of the chess and check
er enthusiasts of Lincoln. It is a
place of Its own kind. In the back part
of the stock-room, with its requisite
show and display cases, filled with
hundreds of pipes, thousands of
cigars, great quantities of tobacco, and
a large assortment of canes, are the
chess and checker tables. They are
four In number and there are plenty
of chairs. Around these tables there
always is a crowd of men. A thick
haze of smoke is a characterise fea
ture of the room, as is the constant
noise of moving pieces, cries of
-check" by the players, the voiced in
terruptions of the onlookers. Through
the door at the rear comes the pun
f frnh tobacco, and the
men can be seen, sitting at their
tables, deftly rolling cigarets.
,.itr how skillful you may d
there is always some-
at cuuci
one around to give you battle. More
than this, you and your opponent will
not play alone, u is
rule of the place that anyone may
offer suggestions and make any com
ments on the game that he sees fit
T n P P T T I T 'I' T T I " T ! T
BOARD MAKES STATEMENT
The following members of the
Student Publication board do-
sire to state that they are col-
lectlvely responsible for the elec-
tlon of another candidate over
Mr. Paul to the position of edi-
tor-in-chief of The Daily Nebras-
kan. This statement is made in
view of the fact that Mr. Paul
published In The Nebraskan ac-
cusations of unfairness against
the chairman of the board in an
action which represented the
careful decision of the whole
board:
II. B. ALEXANDER,
P. H. BUCK. JR.,
L. M. PALMER,
R. M. STURM,
MARGARET KAUFMANN.
Ninety-Five Jobs Filled
The employment bureau which was
organized at the beginning of this
year has filled ninety-five positions
since January 5. This success has been
due partly to judicious advertising and
partly to the co-operation of the stu
dents themselves. A "student seeking
employment must leave his dally
schedule at the bureau so that he may
be reached at any time of the day. So
far only two positions have been left
unfilled.
All Daily Nebraskan subscrip-
tion books must be turned in at
the Student Activities office be-
fore 5 p. m. today.
to make. This adds to the democratic
atmosphere of the place and makes
for good fellowship.
For it must be noticed that all
classes of men play here. At almost
any bo:r of the day you can find from
one or two of our university profes
sors present. Dr. Maxey, Dean Eng
berg, Profs. Henry Blumberg, W. C.
Brenke. E. L. Hinman and J. E. Le
Rosslgnol, are frequent players, with
Profs. Searle Davis and P. H. Frye
stopping in occasionally to look on.
From time to time you can see such
noted chess players as Dr. A. L. Bix
by, John Mockett. Will Price. Frank
Parks, and so on down the list. A
mail carrier and a bricklayer are ha
bitual players among them. A num
ber of the Lincoln business men play
occasionally. Each man rubs elbows
with the others, and whether you know
a man or not, makes no difference.
After a few visits to the place you
can feel on intimate terms with any
of the other men who play chess or
checkers there.
During the noon hour you can
the most games, because then the
men are free from office and shop.
Aiii 'f you do not go down to Pete's
some neon hour, you will miss some
thing worth seeing. You will hear
Will Prlco come in and start, before
he has closed the door, to comment
on the games. You will hear Dr.
Bixby call someone a "saphead" or
. "lauehlng hyena." Prof.
win h there also. He will
muc; " -
make some witty commem j
CORNHUSKER FILMS
ESCAPE BIG FIRE
A portion of the pictures and cuts
for the Cornhusker athletic section
were damaged by smoke and Water
during the fire which caused a $20,000
loss In the Brownell block last Fri
day. This section was all ready to
be sent off for engraving. However,
it will be delayed only a short time,
and the delay will not affect the time
of the Issue of the Cornhusker in any
way. None of the films were destroy
ed, and the photographer is busy re
printing. Frat Bowling Schedule
The interfraternlty bowling contest,
which will be played at the Y. M. C.
A. alleys, is to start this week. The
alleys can be secured every afternoon
from 3 to 5 o'clock. Each team is to
stand its own expenses. The sched
ule, which is of the elimination type,
is as follows: Sigma Phi Epsilon vs.
Alpha Tau Omega; Sigma Nu vs. Al
pha Theta Chi; Sigma Chi vs. Delta
Chi; Alpha Sigma Phi vs. Sigma Alpha
Epsilon. The winner in this group
will play the winner in the following
group for the championship: Acacia
vs. Beta Theta Pi; Phi Gamma Delta
vs. Phi Kappa Psi; Kappa Sigma vs.
vs. Delta Upsilon; Phi Delta Theta vs.
Delta Tau Delta.
BOARD ACCEPTS
HARKSON'S RESIGNATION
The Student Publication board Mon
day noon accepted the resignation of
U. S. Harkson as business manager of
The Daily Nebraskan, and appointed
T. A. Williams, student activities sec
retary, acting business manager. Hark
son will work with the acting busi
ness manager and M. L. Poteet, assist
ant, for the time being.
Dr. Bixby 's moves and then there will
be a word battle royal between the
two "docs" and it will be an interest
ing one.
Just how Pete's became the chess
and checker resort of Lincoln, no
one knows, but as long as he main
tains his tables it will remain so. For
the players all like Pete. He is oblig
ing to the last degree and offers
them many accomodations.
Besides the game tables, there is
another thing for which people bless
Pete. He keeps a magazine and news
paper stand. If you wish to read, you
are at liberty to pick out your favor
ite periodical and sit down to read
in chairs provided for that purpose.
There are frequent disputes on war
topics. "There is an old German, Au
gust Esser, who comes in regularly
to read the latest edition. He pulls
his eye-glasses down to the end of his
nose, hangs his cane upon his arm,
leans against the show case ana reads.
Sometimes he becomes vehement in
I his comment upon the war articles,
for he is pro-German through and
through, and uses his cane to empha
size his remarks. Invariably, there
is someone there to dispute him ana
then there is more excitement. Any
one may feel free to enter these dls
cussions. Taken all in all, there is
not another place in Lincoln where a
more congenial spirit exists. If one
has been there once, he will find hlm
se'm dropping in, more and more often
until at last he awakens to me i
that he is an habitue.
WOULD ADD TO
MILITARY TRAINING
POMERENE BILL AFFECTS THE
STATE UNIVERSITY
Ohio Senator Proposes Measure Plac
ing University Military System on
Preparedness Basis
Nebraska university may become a
secondary West Point, if the bill in
troduced into congress January 25 by
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, passes. Un
der the provisions of the measure,
President Wilson would be given au
thority to establish a four years' re
quired course of study in military
science and tactics In all colleges and
universities. Chancellor Avery helped
frame the bill when he met, a few
weeks before congress convened, with
the executive committee of the Na
tional Association of State Unlver
ties, of which he is a member.
The military instruction would only
be established at the request of the
university, and a minimum of 100 stu
dents in military science would be a
pre-requisite. All graduates of the
course would be reserve officers of the
army, subject to call to the colors
within ten years.
Horses, arms, equipment, and neces
sary transportation would be at the
expense of the government and the
suggestion has been made that the mil
itary students receive some compensa
tion. Instruction would be given by
United States army officers. If the
measure passes, an additional com
mandant of cadets would be needed
for this university.
. Dean Fordyce's Father Dies
Dean Charles Fordyce yesterday re
ceived a telegram announcing the
death of his father at Houston, Tex.
The dean will leave Lincoln this morn
ing for Houston, to attend the funeral.
AFTER COLLEGE WHAT?
Public service and social work are
the fields chosen for the library dis
play of books on vocations during the
coming week. A valuable book in the
collection is "Universities and Public
Service," which contains an address
by S. S. McClure on public service as
a career, articles on the city manager
as a career and other interesting pa
pers. The following books are placed
on the reading room shelves:
Beard, "Woman's Work in Munici
palities." Bruere, "The New City Govern
ment." Cabct. "Social Service."
Davis, "The Field of Social Service."
Devlne, "The Spirit of Social Work."
Earp, "The Social Engineer.'
Faltz, "The Federal Civil Service."
Foster, "Practice of Diplomacy."
Gross, "The American Consular
Service."
Howe, "The Modern City."
Nearing, "Social Religion."
Reed, "Government for the People."
Schuyler, "American Diplomacy."
Toulmln, "The City Manager."
Van Dynem, "Our Foreign Service."
Vocations, Volume 6.
Francis II. McLean, of New York
City, secretary of the American Asso
ciation of Organized Charities, spoke
to the Political Science 8, class at
3 o'clock Monday afternoon.