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WOMAN'S EDITION TteDaMyNebra VOL. XV. NO. 144. ; UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1916. PRICE 5 CENTS. GIRLS BREAK LOCAL UNIVERSITY RECORDS HELEN HEWITT 8ETS NEW MARKS IN THROWING She l Also Individual Point Winner, with Grace Nichols Second, and Julia Quinby Third University girls records fa the bas ketball and baseball throw were hroken by Helen Hewitt, '19, of Al liance, Neb., at the fifth annual girls' track meet held on Nebraska field yesterday afternoon. The sophomores won over the freshmen In a baseball game by a score of 22 to 9. Helen Hewitt, '19, all-round win ner, won the gold medal, making 16 points; Grace Nichols," '18, won the silver medal with 10 points; Julia Quinby, '18, with 9 points, won the bronze medal, and Rose McCarthy, 18, and Blanche Higglns, 18, tied for fourth place with 8 points each. A strong Nebraska breeze handi capped the girls somewhat In, the baseball throw, otherwise the weath er was ideal for a track meet. The girls in their "middles" and bloomers wearing ties and headbands of their class colors (made a. gala picture on the field. The university cadet band played and the grandstand was filled with about 400 enthusiastic onlookers. Baseball .Game The sophomores walked away with the freshmen in the baseball game, although the freshmen played a good game. A five-inning game was play ed, according to indoor baseball rules. Richard Rutherford acted as umpire. Home runs were knocked by Blanche Higgins and May Means for the sophomores, and Ruth Morgan and Helen Hewitt for the freshmen. The final score was 22 to 9 in favor of the sophomores, who will receive trophies. DELEGATES NOW "TOTAL TWENTY-EIGHT Twenty-eight delegates representing seventeen colleges are here attend ing the Girl's club conference. The following is a list of the visitors: Colorado Agricultural College Gladys Fan. ' Colorado College Helen Garnett. Cornell Dorothy Winner, Amy Luce. DePauw Alice Frost. - Grlnnell Lois St. John. Illinois Irene Liggett, Marion Mauley. Indiana Mary Callahan. Kansas Mona Clare Huffman. Miami Elsie Hudson. Michigan Helen Humphreys. Minnesota Margaret Reynolds, Pearle Knight. Missouri Ingred Nissen, Margaret Drew, Gladys Udell. Northwestern Alberta Thorn burgh, Florelle Gore. Ohio Mary Albaugh, Olga Elfrltz. South Dakota Genevieve Kelley, Mary Hundemer. Washington Katherine Brooks. Wisconsin Charlotte Bodman, Inez Noll, Helen Zillmer, Leslie Blanch ard. WEATHER FORECAST Tonight: Fair and slightly cooler. Robert Young, Convict, Cartoons Junior Class Play '4' ' tifcfdir fa Robert Young, No. 6712 in the Ne braska state penitentiary, who drew the cartoon of the junior play, "The Man of the Hour," that was given at the penitentiary before its public presentation in Lincoln, is serving a sentence of one to seven years for grand larceny, the alleged crime hav AWARD IVY DAY CONCESSIONS Four Still Open to Bids Bowling Al ley, Pool Hall, Doll Rack and Shooting Gallery The senior Ivy Day committee in charge of the concessions at Electric park yesterday awarded the conces sions to the students as noted below. The bowling alley," pool hall, doll rack and Bhootlng gallery concessions were not awarded, but notice is given that they will go to DeWitt Foster If higher bids are- not received before Monday. They should be bid upon separately. Other concessions will be managed as follows: Boats DeWitt Foster. Refreshments J. R. Kenner. Confetti Ralph Thorpe. Candy. Wheel DeWitt Foster. Check Stand James Glffen, John Cejnar. Fortune Telling James Giffen, John Cejnar. Miss Leslie Blanchard, national sec retary of the college Y. M. C. A., is a special delegate to the confer ence. 7A int. yur iizam-'Ai Zrrjar six &;y tin ing been committed in Norris county. Young has served but two months of his sentence. With good behavior, and favorable action by the state par don board, he can secure his release in ten months. The cartoon contains a note of pathos in the drawing of the hoop REGENT MILLER ADDRESSES UNI. COMMERCIAL CLUB J. E. Miller, of Miller & Paine, spoke to the members of the univer sity Commercial club yesterday after noon at 4 o'clock in U 102 on the "Stevens Bill." r Miss Edna Froyd, of Nebraska univer " stty, president of the Middle West ern Intercollegiate Association for Women's Self-Government. J ss Jsf ZLrs?-'' rue i ; l ' fi 'i f It MX a rilMli zi(M .? ' skirt," seen for the first time by the convicts. Young caricatured himself down in the corner of the drawing. He sent the cartoon, by devious chan nels, to Ralph Lahr, who had a part in the play, and who .gave it to Miss Howell, professor of dramatics, who coached the play. MISS HAYDEN EXHIBITS PAINTINGS Miss Sarah Hayden, associate pro fessor of drawing and painting, is giving a public exhibition of her paint ings at Art hall this week. These paintings consist of a wide variety of subjects flowers, landscapes, "still life" pictures and portraits, In oil, water colors or pastel. One of the most interesting of Miss Hayden's paintings is a portrait of her sister, for which she received a prize of $50 at an exhibition at Chi cago. Her paintings, "A Lacemaker," and "The Beguinage," were done in Belgium; "The Vinery," in England; "A Rural Scene" in France. There are also scenes from various parts of America. SILVER SERPENTS HOLD INITIATION The annual initiation of the Silver Serpents was held at the Gamma Thi Beta house at 6 o'clock last evening. Tegner picnic at Epworth park Sat urday, May 6. Meet at Tenth and O streets at 4:50 o'clock and take the Asylum car. 'fx J L 1. 1 SELF-GOVERNMENT AND STUDENT LIFE STUDENT ASSOCIATION CREATES AND CONSERVES OPINION Charlotte Boden Discusses Influence on Life of University Women "The Student Self-Government as sociations wield public opinion which may under proper guidance influence every other group in the university," said Miss Charlotte Boden, at the Girl's club convention meeting Thurs day afternoon. "They are a change from the traditional manner In which colleges were handling problems of student life." The self-government association is the creator and conserver of student public opinion. It creates a general attitude toward a thing, which says, "That sort of thing is not done here." It helps very materially in bringing freshmen Into a realization of what is expected of them as univer sity women. As soon as a Btudent gets to a college where there is an effective, self-government association his false attitude, which he held in high school, that the teacher is a natural enemy will not even have a chance to get a start, because each student is, as it were, put on his honor to act In accordance with the Ideals of the community. The association teaches young women the best ways which are avail able to deal with young women and children, in social service. Develops Social Life Another important reason for the justification of the self-government as sociation is the aid it affords in de veloping the independent social life and expanding the means of inter course, among the young women stu (Continued on page 2) CONVENTION OPENS WITH BUSINESS The delegates of the Middle West ern Intercollegiate Association for Women's Self-Government arrived yesterday morning at 10:10 o'clock on a special car via the Burlington from Chicago. The first meeting was open ed by a short welcome address by Dean Mary Graham. Edna Froyd. 16, president of the Girl's club, then took charge of the meeting. After roll call and the reading of the constitu tion, a "motion was passed that all Girl's club members be admitted to the meetings, but with no right in the discussions. The meeting was ad journed at 11:45 o'clock to meet again in the afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. GERMAN DRAMATIC CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS The last formal meeting of the Ger man Dramatic club was held in Fac ulty hall Wednesday evening. A short German play, "Nur Nicht Heiraten." was presented by Geneva Seegar, Ethel Klttinger, Hester Dickinson and Lena Llpsey. The election of officers was held, and Gerhart Naber, '17, was chosen president; Alfred Hinze, '18, vice president; Clara Schulte, '17, secre tary; Fred Rahe, '18, treasurer; An na Luckey, '17, librarian; Martha Win ter, '17, student member of the cast committee, and Trof. A. J. Wedeklng the faculty member.