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VOL. XV. NO. 107.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
fl, S. TOURHAMEUT
OPENS TODAY
EIGHTY-EIGHT SCHOOLS IN THE
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
Three Divisions Start PlayCom
huskera and Coach Watch
Various Player .
The ninth annual Interscholastic
brasketball tournament for the cham
pionship of Nebraska starts this aft
ernoon, with eighty-eigJt teams en
tered from every county, every nook
and every cranny In the state. Spur
red on by the hope of bringing honor
to their school, cheered by friendly
faces of the university folk, in the
presence of the Cornhuskers and the
new coach for Nebraska, there is
every incentive for the. high school
man to labor for the championship in
his division as he never labored be
fore. The division of the schools into
three classes, where each school can
meet its opponent on equal terms,
has made for the better opportunity
for all to show their worth. The
smaller schools will not be pre-ordained
to failure in the first round;
some must lose, of course, but they
will lose fighting on equal terms with
an opponent who does not have them
outclassed before the whistle is
blown.
Todays' schedule will be:
IN THE ARMORY
Crete vs. Fremont 3:00 p. m.
Shelton Bye
Friend vs. Plattsmouth 3:15 p. m.
Hebron ,....Bye
Lincoln vs. Central City.... 4: 00 p. m.
Osceola ; Bye
South Omaha vs. Sutton. . .4:15 p. m.
Havelock vs. Hastings ...5:00 p.m.
Omaha vs. Seward .5:15 p. m.
Chadron vs. Unl. Place 7:30 p. m.
Columbus ...Bye
Newman Grove vs. Gothen
burg ....7:45 p. m.
School of Agriculture vs.
West Point 8:30 p. m.
Wilber Bye
Geneva Bye
Beatrice vs. Fairmont 8:45 p. m.
AT THE CITY Y. M. C, A.
Bethany vs. Hardy 1:00 p. m.
Rising City vs. Falls City. 1:15 p. m.
Pierce vs. Atkinson ......2:00 p. m.
Nebraska City vs. Stanton. 2: 15 p. m.
Harvard vs. Steele City 3:P0 p..m.
Arlington vs. Auburn 3:15 p. in.
Fullerton vs. Cozad 4:00 p. m.
Randolph vs. Nebraska
School for Deaf 4:15 p. m.
The Student Should Know
THE
HIGH SCHOOL BAS
KETBALL TOURNAMENT
The state interscholastic basketball
tournament, which opens in the Ar
mory and City Y. M. C. A. this' after
noon, is the biggest thing of its kind
la the world, bringing eighty-eight
teams, or about 803 high school boys,
to Lincoln.
The tournament was started In
1911, with an entry list of seventeen
teams. It has grown in size by leaps
and bounds. Jumping from sixty-seven
laBt year to the present number. Beat
rice, starring Dick Rutherford, won
the first tournament, Omaha follow
ed and then Ceneva. Lincoln has won
the tate title In the last two tourna
ments, and Hebron wca in Class B
SEASON TICKETS $1
FOR TOURNAMENT
Season tickets for the high school
basketball tournament, which begins
this afternoon, are on sale at the Stu
dent Activities office, the university
Y. M. C. A., the city Y. M. C. A. Col
lege Book store and by girls on the
campus.
The price is $1. which admits the
holder to all games, including the
finals, which will be held in the city
auditorium. The games in all num
ber over 100. Tickets are not trans
ferrable; any breach of this rule
makes the ticket liable to cancella
tion. NEBRASKANS DINE
WITH DR. STEWART
125 Students and Business Men Ban
quet New Coach Last Night
Dr. E. J. Stewart, the new athletic
coach for Nebraska, was tendered a
royal welcome last night at a banquet
at the Lincoln hotel, by about 125
ptudents and representative business
men of Lincoln and Nebraska.
The athletic board was the host,
1 and everything was prepared in a
manner appropriate to me occasion.
Among those on the toast list were
Governor Morehead, Mayor Bryan,
Regent J. A. Miller, Rev. L. D. Young.
H. K. Burket and C. C. Quiggle. Each
assured Dr. Stewart that he comes to
a state which Is full of loyalty for
her institutions and resources. This
loyalty is typified by the support
that all citizens give the university
in its contests with other school on
the football field. All parts of the
;ife of the state represented pledged
to the new coach their heartiest sup
port in the great task before him.
Dr. Stewart then told the ban
queters the things he stands for. The
primary element of a successful ath
letic record for any school is that of
cleanliness in everything it under
takes. He pledged his best efforts to
turn out a victorious team, if it can
be done consistently with this prin
ciple. In closing, he suggested as a
motto for the Nebraska of the future,
"For Nebraska, We Will."
DeWitt vs. Kenesaw 5:00 p. m
Kimball vs. Exeter 5:15 p. m
Creighton vs' Franklin
Academy 7:00 p. m,
Schuyler vs. Ord 7:15 p. m
Minden vs. Broken Bow... 8:00 p. m
Ewing vs. Elm wood 8:15 p. m
Fairfield vs. Sidney 9:00 p. m
Grand Island vs. Alliance. .9:15 p. m
I laEt year, when the schools were clas-
To the high' school athletes com
ing to Lincoln, the tournament means
much it means, primarily, getting ac
quainted with each other and. with
the university. -end it means a better
brand of scholastic basketball. But
to the university It means still more.
It means getting in touch with the
boys who will be future wearers of
"N's." of inculcating in them the dem
ocratic spirit. It Is indeed signifi
cant that every man on this year's
varsity basketball squad played schol
astic basketball in the tournament
The tournament deserves and gets
the support of the student body; the
more support given It, the greater
and more far-reaching the results. j
TO OUR HIGH
SCHOOL VISITORS
The Daily NeoratKan takes this op
portunity to extend you a welcome on
behalf of the student body of the Uni
versity of Nebraska. You are visiting
a great institution of a great state.
It is a product of a steady, progres
sive growth. Those who have gradu
ated from it and have gone Cut into
the world have been proud of the fact
that they have had a part in its life.
The university is now entering on
a great period of expansion. To the
north and east you see excavations
for the new buildings that are to
house the class rooms, libraries, and
laboratories of the future. The stu
dents are at present attempting to
secure the adoption of the Single Tax,
a measure that will permit the growth
of student life commensurate with
that of the institution. On all hands,
as never before, you see the evidence
of a desire fcr a greater and better
Nebraska.
But remember that a greater and
better Nebraska rests with you not
with us. The leaders in the activity
you see on all sides have been for
the most part members of the high
schools that you now represent
Those schools must supply the lead
ers of the future. It depends upon
you and those of your classmates who
were not favored with the trip to
Lincoln to furnish the men and
women who are to make the Nebraska
of the Future.
Investigate all matters relating to
the . university carefully, therefore.
Tell the people at home about It Re
gard it as your future home. And If
the results for you are the same as
they have been for your predecessors,
we will once more take pleasure In
extending to you the hand of wel
come next September, when you cast
your lot with us, and become one of
many who are proclaiming the fol
lowing motto:
"For Nebraska, We Will."
CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS;
CHINA'S GREAT HEED
Dr.
George Verity Declares
Address Last Night
in His
China has' a civilization that Is the
oldest now existing, and that is dis
tinct and unique In its philosophy, Dr.
George Verity, for twenty-five years
a resident of China, declared before
the third meeting of the World Out
look Seminar at the Y. M. C. A. rooms
in the Temple last night. We think
the Chinese barbarians, but we are
mistaken and must learn to know the
Occident as the Occident must learn
to know.
Our supercilious attitude toward
the .Chinese was once matched by
their feeling of superiority over us.
according to Dr. Verity. They once
thought they possessed the acme of
all civilization. They pitied us be-i-nnR
we weren't born in China.
Their feeling of superiority was
hnne-ed to madness, however, with
the advent of foreigners, the lntroduc-
tlon of opium, the opium war, tne
forced opening of Chinese ports, the
forced permission to allow mission
aries to enter th Interior. France's
( Continued on page 2)
Y. W. C. A. GIRLS DISCUSS
BENEFITS OF JUBILEE
"Jubilee Aftermath," a discussion ol
what the fiftieth anniversary month
had done for the university girls "f
the Y. W. C. A., was held at vespers
"Tuesday at 5 o'clock, with Jeannette
Finney presidtng. The o'd and new
officers told of what the month had
meant to them, of the benefits It had
been to the association, and of the
work that the future held in store.
This vespers service concludes the
celebration of the anniversary month.
FRESHMEN ELECT
MINIM OFFICERS
Show Preference for Girl in Spirited
Meeting Held Yesterday
FRESHMEN MINOR OFFICERS
Frances Whitmore Vice President
Martha Noble Secretary
Carl Ford Treasurer
Faye Simon Sergeant-at-Arms
The above minor officers were se
lected by the freshman cjass yester
day at a meeting in Law 101. Some
spirit was shown in the competition
for offices, especially in race for treas
urer between Paul Ludwick and Car'
Ford. There were evidences of a po
litical "ring but it was unable to
dominate the meeting.
President Flothow called the meet
ing to order and thanked the class
for his election. He immediately
called for nominations for the minor
fofflcers. The election of these offi
cers was the only business before
the meeting.
The Black Masques;
Are They Puffed Up?
Time was when maidens fair af
fected a distaste for food and plenty
of It The girls of Shakespeare's
time might lunch upon meadow lark's
tongue after a delicate breakfast of
thin porridge, and top off the. day's
repasts with a nibble of cake and
a sip of light Rhenish wine. Then
they were ready to faint properly into
the knight errant's arms when he
spoke of blood during his evenins
call, go to their chambers, and fa'
to a beautiful sleep under the spell
of the tire-woman's flattery.
Time not only .flies, but it changes
So does girls. That is, girls change.
Their flightiness is something that it
does not behoove a mere man there
we gave it away to talk about
According to a story that appeared
In the woman's section of this paper
yesterday, the quiet room of the Ar
mory Is Just what its name implies
Therefore, girls are forbidden to eat
their lunches there. That can con
note but one thing, and that thing is
the point that we are bearing down
upon here, that the modern girl is not
ashamed of the fact that she gets
hungry, and knows how to take
prompt and effective means of satls-
tying that hunger.
This point established, we get down
to our ttorf.
The other day the Black Masques
planned a little meeting, and In or
der that they might deliberate more
MISS HOWELL GIVES
OUT JUNIOR CAST
DON
MARCELLUS AND LOUISE
. SCHAVLAND LEADS
"The Man of the Hour" to Be Given
at the Oliver Theatre
on April 14
Don Marcellus and Louise Schav
land will play the leading roles In
the "junior class play, "The Man of
the Hour," to be given April 14, ac
cording to the announcement made
by Prof. Alice Howell yesterday. Im
portant characters are also repre
sented by Howard Wilson, Maurice
Clark and Ruth Henniger, while
Ralph Lahr carries an unusually
clever and humorous part.
The play is a story of modern life
in New York city, in which tn idle
young man awakens to the real pos
sibilities of life and makes something
of himself. It Is a real 6tory, full of
life, fun and good-natured flirtation.
The complete cast Is as follows:
Alwyn Bennett Don Marcellus
Charles Wain wrlght.. Ho ward Wilson
Scott GIbbs Maurice Clark
Henry Thompson Jack Elliot
Perry Wainwright Ralph Lahr
Richard Horrigan 5pray Gardner
James Phelan Joseph Flaherty
Judge Newman Everett Can
Henry Williams Harry Gayer
Richard Roberts Paul Raver
Arthur Payne Ladisaus Kubik
Ingram Robert Waring
Mills Cecil Lafferty
Dallas Wain wrlght. Louise Schavland
Cynthia Garrison Ruth Henniger
Mrs. Bennett Marjorie Green
effectively, arranged for a few sus
taining things on the side.
Lulu Mae Coe lives at 423 North
Thirteenth street B-35S0. She is a
senior and a Black Masque.
Mary Steele lives at the same place.
She is a freshman and answers the
telephone.
One of the members of the standing
committee on food of the B. M.'s
called B-S580, heard that Miss Steele
was at the other end of the wire,
and delivered a message for Miss
Coe.
Mary went downstairs with her
message. "The Black Masques want
you to bring over iwo-tb;rd3 of a
dozen clean cups," she said.
Passing the affront to the cleanli
ness of the dishwasher. Miks Coe ex
pressed her intention of obeying the
will of the Masqued Marvels, ls they
are now called in the east,) and went
to meeting, carrying the cup.
The girls transacted. hut little busi
ness, when they thought of the rood
In store. "Where are your puns?"
they chorused to Miss Coe.
"Puffs? I haven't worn thorn for
six years," came the surprised re
sponse. "Worn them! We eat Vin."
The truth dawned upon Miss Coe.
"Not today, ?ov don't" she said, end
they didn't The meeting ended with
the girls hungry?
Do you get It? Miss Steele had
been asked to ask Miss Coe to get
two-ttirds of a dozen of cream puffs.