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VOL. XV. NO. 139.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN. FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 191G.
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CORNHUSKER TRACK
TEAM OFFJO AMES
SIXTEEN MEN REPRESENT NE
BRASKA IN FIRST DUAL MEET
Captain Scott and George Irwin the
Only Veterans, but Huskers
Hope to Win
Nebraska meets Ames next Satur
day in her first dual- track meet of
the year. Ames presents a veteran
team that hopes that the bacon will
be home cured. There are eighteen
old men in the Ames squad, while
Nebraska presents but two, Captain
Scott, and George Irwin, both of
whom are sprinters.
The question of Nebraska's chances
is this: "Will the team, composed
mostly of sophomores who have per
formed well in practice, be able to
hold up under the nervous strain of
competition?" If they can and they
can, so the men say Nebraska has
a good chance of winning.
Coach Reed will send a squad of
sixteen men. They will leave Lin
coln at 4 o'clock today on the Rock
Island.. Friday night will be spent
in Des Moines and Ames will be
reached Saturday morning.
The men who will be taken and
the events in which they will take
part are:
100-yard dash, Scott, Irwin; 200
yard dash, Scott, Irwin; 440-yard dash,
Bites, Owen; 880-yard dash, Grau;
mile run, Overman, Spohn; 2-mile
run, Ricker, Garrison; pole vault,
Liebendorfer; 120 hurdles, Bolton;
220 hurdles, Wiley, Bolton; high Jump,
Wiley, O'Brian; broad jump, Wiley,
O'Brian; discus, O'Brian, Corey; shot
put, Shaw, Corey.
PICK CAPTAINS FOR
GIRLS' RELAY TEAMS
BEATRICE DIERKS, CAM'LA KOCH
IRENE FLECK, LUCILE LEYDA
Relay Races to Furnish Thrills Girls
Limited to Four Events
Captains for the class relay teams
to run in the annual girls' track
meet, May 4, and temporary baseball
captain for the freshman and sopho
more teams have been chosen by Miss
Ina Gittings, director of the women's
gymnasium. The relay captains are
Beatrice Dierks, freshman; Camilla
Koch, sophomore; Irene Fleck, Jun
ior; Lucile Leyda, senior. Gertrude
DeSantelle will act as temporary cap
tain of the freshman baseball team,
and Blanche Higgins will organize
the sophomores. As soon as the reg
ular teams are picked, the members
will elect permanent captains.
The interolass relay race promises
to be one of the most exciting events
of the meet. Each' class team wi'l
be made tip of eight girls. Only
those who show the most speed at
the relay tryoutg will be members.
The race will cover the full length
of the running track on the athletic
Held.
The girls of the winning relay team
will receive three points each toward
their track record; those of tWnec
ond best team, two points; ad those
of the next best, one point'
A slight change has tn rn& in
the regulation of the meet this year.
A girl may enter no. more than four
events. First place la any event
ALPHA 2ETA ANNOUNCES
SEVEN NEW PLEDGES
Alpha Zeta, honorary agricultural
fraternity, announces the following
pledges:
Chester Grau, 'IS, Fremont.
Tarl Olson, 1S", Genoa.
Wylie Ward, '16, Overton.
Ray Carpenter, Fontanelle.
Leo McShane, '18, Omaha.
Frances Coulson, '18, Norfolk.
Warren Eller, 'IS, Lincoln."
"SALESMANSHIP LIKE
GASOLINE-WiLLIAMS
Sales Manager of Cushman Motor
Works Addresses the University
Commercial Club
"Salesmanship in any department
store or factory or wholesale house
may be likened to gasoline in an auto
mobile. It is what makes it go," de
clared N. E. Williams, sales manager
of the Cushman Motor Works, speak
ing to the LTniversity Commercial
club in U 102 at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Williams told of the beginning of
modern salesmanship with John Wan
amaker. "The definition of salesman
ship," he explained, "is the art of pre
senting the true value and merit of
an article In a way to create its sale."
"There are four steps in each sale,"
continued Williams. "The first step
is to secure attention, the second is
to arouse interest, the third is to cre
ate desire and the last to resolve to
buy. Many men get as far as the
third base and die on the stretch for
home."
Five qualities are required in suc
cessful salesmen: Honesty, health,
industry, knowledge of human nature
and knowledge of your goods. Some
may say that enthusiasm is neces
sary, but every man who is indus
trious is brimming over with enthus-j
iasm. Many men are successful in(
obtaining prospects, others in making
some sales, but only the men who
have the foregoing qualities succeed
in making a full auota of goods, ac
cording to Mr. Williams.
DRILL CADETS IN WAR
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Major Burnham Commands at Ma
neuvers on Nebraska Field
The university cadets had some
real instruction in army maneuvers
yesterday when the first battalion
drilled as one company at war
strength. Major Burnham, of the first
battalion, commanded. The company
consisted of four platoons of four
squads each, totaling about 135 men.
The movements were in both close
and extended order. Skirmish work
was done and the corps; als had the
pleasure of distinguishing themselves
by deploying their squads on a line
a block and a half long.
War strength drill Is necessary for
the officer' in the regular army before
he can receive promotion. The regu
lar army war strength Is 144 men to
a company, and at present hardly
any of our companies have more
than 100 men.
counts five points; second place, three
points, and third place, one point
The all-aroand winner receive a
gold medal, the two next best, silver
and bronse medals.
WILL SELL IVY DAY
FUN CONCESSIONS
Richard Koupal to Receive Bids from
Students Only Next Monday
Richard Koupal, chairman of con-
rpssions fni th Ivv lYiv rwlohrul inn
at Electric park, will receive bids
from students who wish to handle
the different concessions, Monday. ,
The committee has decided to sell thej
rights to the boating, shooting gal-
lery, baby doll booth, etc., to stu-;
ik'ius wno wish to iuahe some iiioiu-j
on the day. The concessions will be
sold outright to the first good bidder
Monday, but Koupal will not receive
any offers until that time.
The dance hall will not be in
cluded in the concessions. Accord
ing to the present plans of the com
mittee, the small admission price at
the gate will not admit to the dance
hall, as hundreds will go to the cele
bration who will not want to dance.
Different arrangements will be made
for the trotters.
All committees on the day are mak
ing elaborate preparations for the
finest Ivy Day in history. The cam
pus program, and the program of
sports, dramatics, concerts, lunches
arid the dance at Electric park in the
afternoon will be jammed full of in
teresting things, with hardly a mo
ment's let-up.
An Appreciation
of 'Jeanne D'Arc'
(By Sherlock B, Gass)
Those who saw Mis Howell's pro
duction of "Jeanne D'Arc" at the Oli
ver on Wednesday evening were giv
en a treat such as we rarely have in
Lincoln. A month ago we had a play
that should have been as good. 1
refer to David Warfleld in "Van Der
Decken." That play had all the qual
ities of poetic drama-remoteness in
time, remoteness in place, and an at
mosphere that lifted it from the trite
ness of daily things. And the staging
was good beyond the praise of words.
But the play was spoiled by an actor
who lacks the first requisite of the
actor; he could not read his lines.
With an unsympathetic voice and a
miserable articulation he did his best
to snoil his part, as Mrs. Fiske has
taught many actors on the profession
al stage to do.
I hope that I do not spoil my praise
of Miss Howell's production by ap
parent exaggeration when I say that
to a genuine lover of plays "Jean-s
D'Arc" must seem the better done
of the two. If the local play must
give w-ay to Belasco's stagecraft, It
must be remembered that Belasco is
a carpenter and a painter of the first
water. But in all that is of prime Im
portance to the drama itself "Jeanne
D'Arc" was so much better than ine
Flying Dutchman" that there was no
comparison. The poetry of the lines
came to the audience as poetry; word
and uhrase and rhythm sang them
selves into the feeling of the action,
lifting and yet humanizing It into that
hither realism that results when the
emotions are stirred not by the spec
tacle but by the Idea movingly ren
dered by the actors. Not the carpen
ter but the poet held the stage.
For all this Miss Howell Is to
be thanked. For not only did she
play the principal part herself, which
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START TICKET SALE FOR
CONVENTION LUNCHEON
. Tickets for the Girl's club lunch
eon, Saturday, May G. at the Lincoln
J hotel, have gone on salo. The lunch
eon will be in honor of the Girl's
club convention delegates.
Unless the girls are given special
permission to attentf some of ' the
meetings, this will be the only con
vention affair at which all university
women ma "e "
II C nQlTV TEMMIQ MEN
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"LA I Alilto AUultO
Meet on Nebraska Courts Tomorrow
Afternoon Ellis and Gardiner
in the Singles
Confident because of their victory
over Wesleyan last Saturday, the Ne
braska tennis men are prepared to
take on the Ames Aggies for several
'iets tomorrow afternoon, the games
to be Dlaved on the varsity courts
just east of the athletic field. The
entire personnel of the Nebraska team
is not made up, but Harry Ellis and
James Gardiner, who played the sin
teles last Saturday, will again take
that duty upon their competent shoul
ders.
The third man of the team will be
selected today, when Phil Watkins
and Orville Chatt are expected to bat
tie for the honor. The lucky one
will pair up with Ellis in the doubles.
Watkins yesterday defeated Phil Mc
Cullough, 6-3, and then won from Nel
son, who had just beaten Weaver.
But a small crowd of rooters watch
ed last Saturday'? contest They were
rewarded by a classy exhibition of the
game, and it is hoped that more will
turn out tomorrow. No admission
price is charged for the meet
DISCUSS FOREIGN
POLICY J)F AMERICA
Roland Hugins of Cornell University
Before World Polity Club
A fair sized audience of students
and members of the faculty heard
Mr. Roland Hugins, of Cornell Univer
sity, address the World Polity club
last night The subject of Mr. Hugins
discussion was "America's Foreign
Policy."
The speaker emphasized the fact
that in this time of world turmoil It
is necessary for the United States
to pursue some national foreign pol
icy in our International relations. It
is foolish to suppose that this will
be the last war. As Israel Zangwill
said, "Every generation wants to see
for itself this thing called war."
Mr. Hugins believes that we should
continue to uphold the Monroe Doc
trine as such a policy will make
South America part of the interna
tional domain and allow the Latin
American countries to have a free
hand In working out their own desti
nies. The United States should sup
port a preparedness policy not mere
ly one providing for accumulation of
munitions and Implements of war
fare, but a preparedness policy of a
double-barreled variety combina
tion of well thought out policies by
which we remain free from entang
ling foreign alliances, with sufficient
physical force to protect ourselves la
case of foreign encroachment
SENIORS DON'T WANT
FINAL EXAMINATIONS
CONSULT CHANCELLOR ON POS
SIBILITY OF BEING EXCUSED
Vote to Assess Each Member for the
Class Play Ratify the Contract
with Paul Temp'e
The senior class, meeting yester
day, decided to ask the chancellor
and the university senate to excuse
the members from final examinations
this June. A committee composed
of Richard Koupal, chairman, Sievers
Susmann and Carolyn Funke was ap
pointed to conduct the negotiations
for the class.
The class is making this request
because of the fact that it is the cus
tom in many other schools, and be
sides, members say, the final grades
are made up and submitted at least
. .
a week before tne aay lor ine nnai
tests. Chancellor Avery was in Chi
cago last night, but may return to
Lincoln today. The committee will
interview him on the proposition very
soon.
The class ratified the contract with
the business manager of the class
play, Paul Temple. The contract is
the same that has been adopted by
senior classes for the past three
years for the payment of their play
manager.
It was voted to assess each mem
ber of the class $1 for a ticket to the
class play, which will be given May
18, in order to insure the financial
success of the production. The tick
ets will be distributed within a few
days, and the seniors will have first
choice of seats for the performance.
The plans for the annual senior
sneak day were also discussed. The
date is maintained as a deep, dark
secret but the upper classmen are
planning a happy time at Crete.
SENIORS ASK FOR POET
The senior class is still in need of
a poet to compose the class ode for
Ivy Day. Any who have words-worthy
ambitions are asked to hand a pro
duction to A. C. Krebs or mail it to
330 North Thirteenth street, his resi
dence. A faculty committee will
choose the poet.
CHORUS READY FOR
MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Damrosch Orchestra, LeBaron and
Wheatley to Feature Program
Rehearsal of the university t bonis
for the Sant Saens' oprra. "San-son
and Delilah," to be given as part of
the annual May music fos:kal next
week, insure the best music of re
cent years, it is said. Miss LeBsron
wiU be the heroine, ami Mr. Wheat
ley will have the role of Snmpon.
The Damrosch orchestra, wliiih
plays Tuesday, is larger than any ever
before in its history, with sfvtnty
five pieces. Mrs. Raymond, super
visor of music, who has been drilling
the chorus, declares that the festival
this year will surpass any that it
has been the pleasure of the univer
sity to hear. The -ftival will be
Monday and Tuesday, three perform
ances being given.
Grlnnell students have just pre
sented "The Witching Hour." In w hich
a spohomore man and a sophomore
woman had the leading roles.