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February 29
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Cornhusker Day
February 29
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Cornhusker Day
VOL XV. NO: 95.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, FEBBUARY 21, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
FOR JIEW PAVING
RECOMMENDS THAT REGENTS
PETITION TO PAVE TENTH
Nebraskan Anti-Noise Campaign Bean
Fruit In Action Taken
Friday
The good roads committee of the
Lincoln Commercial club Friday after
noon recommended to the board of
regents that the university petition for
the resurfacing of Tenth street past
the campus. This action of the club
is a result of the campaign waged by
the Daily Nebraskan to eliminate un
necessary noises about the campus.
All that is necessary to secure the
new surface Is a petition signed by
the regents who as representatives of
the university, are owners of fifty per
cent of the property affected. The Com
mercial club has urged that the uni
versity take advantage of the law that
but thirty per cent of the property
owners need petition for paving on
streets within a certain distance of a
government building. The close prox
imity of the postoffice to the university
campus would make a petition signed
by the regents sufficient to secure the
paving.
What action the regents will take Is
only a matter of conjecture. The board
however, assist in securing the new
asphalt surface to Thirteenth street
leading to the campus, and that might
be a hopeful sign that Tenth street
will receive a quieting coat.
CIVIL WAR PAPERS
BOUGHT BY LIBRARY
The library has just purchased a file
of the Chicago Daily Times beginning
with 1861 and continuing during the
Civil war and the Reconstruction
period. This will be exceedingly valu
able for the work in American history
especially as the papers are in good
conditions and are printed on an ex
cellent quality of paper. The Times
was edited by W. F. Storey and was
so strongly copperhead in its attitude
that it was at one time ordered 6up
ri eased.
University Night
This season of the year brings Uni
versity Week to the especial atten
tion of the student public The fact
that this is only the second year of
life for this institution demands that
more than ordinary care be taken in
preparing and carrying out the pro
grams.
One of the greatest enemies the
university has to contend with is the
adverse sentiment in the out-state dis
tricts. This is due to the fact that
few-of the people of those districts
know the university as it really is.
They base their vizualization of school
life on the occasional stories of po
lice regulation of student conduct, or
of a boy sneaking Into a girl's party.
Their opinion of the school is that
it is a place to spend money and
condemn the souL This Is not true
everywhere, but the Idea exists to a
surprising extent
The way to cure this evil is to ac
ZUMWINKLE GETS NEW JOB
Otto Zumwinkle has accepted a posi
tion as instructor of gymnasium classes
in the Lincoln High school. The em
ployment bureau of which he was part
manager will be placed in the hands
of John Riddel. The university stu
dent activities office regrets Zum
winkle's departure.
MENDELSSOHN PRO
GRAM INTERPRETED
"Midsummer Night's Dream" and
"Fingal's Cave" to Be Given
At Tuesday's convocation the Uni
versity quintet under Mrs. Raymond's
direction, will render two attractive
overtures, "Fingal's Cave," and Mid
summer Night's Dream." These are
among the finest of Mendelssohn's
compositions, and it will be a rare
treat to hear and enjoy them.
While in England, Mendelssohn
once visited the Hebrides off the west
coast of Scotland, and he was much
impressed with the wild grandeur of
Fingal's Cave on the rugged and lone
ly isle of Staffa. He afterward com
posed this overture in commemoration
of that visit.
This cavern, carved out by the ac
tion of the sea waves, is remarkable
not only for its imposing dimensions
and its wonderful resemblance to hu
man handiwork, but also for its reso
nant quality. Fingal is Norse for mu
sical. . When the sea is smooth the
waves make a gentle murmur through
Its hollow depths, but in time of
storm, the fury of the sea as it
rushes with the roar of artillery into
these pillared portals sheeted with
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BRADFORD RESIGNS;
CHOSE NEW MEMBER
Change Made in Personnel of Publica
tion Board
Principal H. E. Bradford of the
school of agriculaure, one of the mem
bers of the student publication board
has resigned. Prof. L. W. Chase, head
of the agricultural engineering depart
ment, has been appointed to the publl
cation board in place of Principal
Bradford.
quaint the people with the school as
it really is. To do this, University
Week has been established. It takes
to the people the results of student
j activitiy outside of the classroom by
means of the entertainments of the
Glee club, the Band, the Dramatic
tlub, and the Debates. The life of
the classroom is given in Doctor Con-
dra's lecture on school life.
Because all the people cannot come
here and see what we are doing, we
take the university to them. If they
approve, it will mean that they will
desire their children to becoma a
part of this social unit If they do
not approve, the old opinion will pre
vail. If they approve) it will mean a
Greater Nebraska. If the do not,
It will mean a dwarfed Institution.
You are responsible for the success
of University Week. Cet busy, and
show the people of the state that the
university is an institution worth
while.
SENIORS LOSE
TO SOPHOMORES
Class Basketball Title Won by Sopho
more Girls
The Sophomore team upset the dope
and won the Interclass Basketball
Championship from the Seniors in the
annual tournament Saturday night, by
a score of 13 to 10.
In th efirst round the Sophomore
team after a hard struggle bested the
Freshmen 10 to 6. The work of Camilla
Koch, the Stophomore center, was the
feature. She caged three baskets, one
of them being of the long spectacular
kind. Helen Hewitt, captain and center
of the Freshman team, registered two
baskets and played the floor In good
style. A collision between these two
stars threatened for a moment to rob
the game of its luminaries.
The Senior team romped away with
the Juniors, handing them the small
end of a 24 to 9 score. The passing
and goal tossing of the Leydas, Ca
mille and Lucille, was easily the fea
ture. This pair played team work in
admirable style and counted for 22 of
the 24 points made in the game by the
Seniors. Lucille Leyda made eight
baskets and Camille three, one of
which was almost from the center of
the floor. The Juniors fouled con
tinually but the Seniors failed to make
many of the free throws. For the
vanquished Ermine Carmean played
the best game, at forward. During this
game the Senior star forward while
carrying the ball down the boor was
noticed to cast a shoe violently high
above the scoreboard. Soon replaced,
the game continued merrily on.
In the finals the Seniors lost to
the Sophomores. It seemed to be a
case of Koch vs. Leyda with the first
named parties having a little the bet
ter of the argument. The Soph team
was the more aggressive and by colse
guarding led the Seniors at the end
of the first half 7 to 4.
The Seniors were not able to head
off the plucky Sophomores and teh
game ended 13 to 10, giving the Sopno-
mnres the title. As in the first rounds
the work of the Leydas and the Kochs
was the outstanding feature. Camilla
Koch nlaved the best game seen on
the local floor in many a day, getting
four field baskets and throwing two
fouls. Two of her baskets were of
the vaudeville variety from difficult
angles. The Leydas were too closely
watched to get started but Lucille sue
ceeded in tallying three field goals.
The line-up
seniors. Sophomores.
t.n... r C. Koch
Brown,
K-niionharirer .re Anderson
C. Leyda lg Kirkwood
Riesland rf Nichols
L. Leyda If B. Koch
Field goals: L. Leyda 3, C. Koch 4,
B. Koch 1. Foul goals: Riesland 4,
Nichols 1, C. Koch 2. Referee, Dick
Ruthorford.
KOMENSKY ELECTION
The Komensky Klub elected the fol
lowing officers at a meeting last Satur
day night:
Rudolph Prokop, '16, president.
Llbble Breuer, Sp., vice-president.
Loura Folda, '18, secretary.
Virgil Hlava, '17, treasurer.
Miss Sarka Hrbek. critic.
Louis Misko, director of music.
Clement Swoboda. '18. reporter.
t ni- w io oorp-pant at-arms.
Earnest Sukovaty, sergeant at-arms. (
FACULTY MEN MEET
Seventy-five university faculty men
attended the dinner of the faculty
men's club at the Lincoln hotel Friday
evening. With Chancellor Avery as
leader the probable attitude of the
next legislature as to the university
was discussed.
SIGMA CHI'S END
PROVINCE MEETING
Fraternity Problems Discussed at
Convention Held Last
Week
Sigma Chis from five states includ
ing Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas
and Colorado, concluded their annual
Province convention Saturday evening,
with a banquet at the Lindell. The
convention throughout was one of the
most successful in the history of this
province.
W. C. Hennings, grand praetor of
the Sixth province, presided at the
meetings, and discussions were had of
the fraternity ills and their remedies.
Resolutions were adopted for a more
uniform regulation of fraternities.
The banquet was attended by about
ninety active Sigma Chis and alumni.
Yale C. Holland, of Omaha, presided
as toastmaster and toasts were re
sponded to by Dr. J. M. Bannister,
Omaha; George M. Spinlock, York;
Fred Armstrong, St Louis, Mo.; Fred
M. Shepherd, James L. Brown, Chester
H. Aldrich, Dr. J. L. Stevens, W. E.
Hardy, Lincoln.
Those in attendance from out of
town were, Dix Teachenor, Kansas
City. Mo.; B. C. Garside, Colorado
Springs; R. M. Cornwall, Spencer,
Colo.; E. P. Tesdell, Denver; Thos.
Dacy. Kansas City, Mo.; B. H. Brat-
ney, St. Louis, Mo.; Geo. Hetzel, Can
ada; Herbert M. Potter, Wm. Gaehner,
Claude Tipton, Harry Cummings, H.
D. Landis, Seward; Yale Holland, Ed.
Polleys, Art Wernner, Ed. Bannister,
B. C. WTiitmore, Nye Morehouse, J. M.
Bannister, Omaha; George O. Dorsey,
Geo. H. Falter, Plattsmouth; Rex Ful
ler, Fred Horton, Omaha; Glenn Leroy,
Falrbury; Stewers, Grand Island; W.
C. Hennings, St. Louis, Mo.; Judge
DeGrag, Des Moines, Iowa; Fred Arm
strong, St. Louis, Mo.; Wm. Baugher,
Omaha.
The annual Y. W. C. A. luncheon
will be held Saturday, February 26,
at the Lindell hotel. Toasts will be
given by representative girls and
women. At this time the election of
officers for the next year will be held.
Tickets will be on sale on different
parts of the campus the early part of
the week.
Dean Engberg's Statement
To the Students of the University:
The University of Nebraska has
many things to be proud of, chief
among which is the sterling character
of its student body. Now, the honor
of the university is so inextricably
bound up with that of each Individual
student that no one can do a dis
honorable act without striking at the
honor of the university, and so re
flecting dishonor on all the other stu
dents. This was felt very keenly last
Friday evening when a few "gallery
ends" were trying to break up the
Kosmet Klub play. There Is no harm
in Judicious letting off of steam dur
THE KOSMET PLAY
ONJIGH PLANE
"THE KNIGHT OF THE NYMPHS"
'FULLY SUCCESSFUL
Musical Comedy of Different Order
Than Plays of Former
Years
The Kosmet Klub's fifth annual
play, "The Knight of the Nymphs,"
presented at the Oliver theatre last
Friday evening, proved one of the
most artistic productions of the organl
ation. The play was of decidedly dif
ferent type than last year's; it was
more ambitious in design; and it
reached a higher plane of artistry. It
may be questioned whether it as com
pletely fulfilled the purposes of a col
lege production that is a matter of
personal opinion. On the whole, the
play seemed superior' to former pro
ductions. One careless piece of stage manag
ing was apparent in the first act, and
was not remedied during the course of
the play. Miss Gertrude Munger, who
sang the lead with a beautiful con
tralto voice that she used most grace
fully, was hidden from the view of
half of the audience during two of her
duets with Jack Elliott. Not only did
it destroy much of the illusion to have
Mr. Elliott singing love ballads to a
post, but it placed Miss Munger at a
decided disadvantage.
With this one exception the play
was well-staged and the scenic effects
were good.
The fairy scene in the second act
was one of the finest pieces of staging
put on in Lincoln, and the dancing was
far better than would have been ex
pected. The play from start to finish
demonstrated that the university pos
sesses more beautiful singers, more
graceful and artistic dancers and more
talent generally than the average citi
zen dreams of, and in getting this fact
before the public the Kosmet Klub is
doing a service to the school.
The play was notably scarce in
"catchy" music, the kind that can be
used for the newest form of the dance.
On the other hand the music was more
artistic, and on a higher plane than
that of past years, and Mr. Meisinger,
Mis Burroughs, and Mr. Raver are to
be complimented for putting the lyrics
on such a high plane. The same must
be said of Mr. Clark, whose book
offered a skillfully designed plot and
clever lines.
It is difficult to give especial mention
to any member of a cast when the
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ing the intermissions it may even
provide a pleasant diversion but no
right-minded person will disturb the
program with asinine braylngs. The
strongest and best force in the uni
versity is student opinion intelligent
ly applied, and to this force I appeal
for the protection of the honor and
good name of the university. When
each student fully realizes his respon
sibility In this matter the silly fools
whom "for the good of our souls" we
have always with us will be quickly
and effectively silenced. (
Signed.
CARL C. ENGBERO.