VOL. XV. NO. 145
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
WEAR GREEK
MLS
COSTUMES IVY DAY
ttWUE AND LUCILE LEYDA T0
mure
GIVE SrtwiMi- w-
i Tvrt May Po'et '"tead of ne' Wlth
Twenty-Four Dancers
The Program
Stunning Greek costumes of special
design will be worn by tlie girls in
L May Pole dance on Ivy Day, for
tie first time since the custom was
established. The entire crowning
aremony will be carried out after
fte classic manner, and the dress of
He queen herself will be a Grecian
Dodel.
An original dance by Camille and
Luclle Leyda will be one of the most
attractive features of the morning
cunpus program.
Instead of one May Pole dance there
till be two this year, with twelve
iris taking part in each. The cere
mm? will be much more elaborate
I ai nroch more beautiful than in prev-
I -m years, according to the plans of
the committee.
The Ivy Day oration by Guy Cham
bers of Sidney will be on the sub
ject, "Democracy, Nebraska's Her
iiage." The ivy will be planted by
Ererett Scott, president of the senior
tl&ss, who will be assisted by the jutf
lor president, Harold Holtz. The sen
ior class poem will be read, although
the senior committee has not yet an
tranced who the poet will be.
ELECT FIVE TODAY
TO ATHLETIC BOARD
Election Ballots Must be Marked for
Five Election Rules
The election of the five student
members of the athletic board will be
leld today, from 9:30 a. m. to 12:30
IB. and 1:30 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. The
polls will be in Grant Memorial hall.
Every ballot must be voted for five
ondidates. All ballots which do not
how a vote for exactly five will be,
me void. The names of the candi
dates will appear in alphabetical or
der on the ballot.
Below are the rules and regulations.
WerniDg the election:
Article XII. Election of Student Mem
bers of the Athletic Board
Section 1. The election shall take
Place oh the second Monday of May.
fte polls shall be located in Grant
Memorial hall, and the hours of vot
tyihall be from 9:30 a. m. to 12:30
Kn. and 1:30 p. m. to 4:30 p. m.
2. All male students of, at
one semester's residence at the
fctorsity, who have made twelve
(tf) or more hours credit during their
t previous semester, are eligible to
t the election of student mem-
the athletic board.
,Sec- The registrar of the univer
"T hall provide a list of all stu
y ho are eligible under the fore-
requirements, and no one who
jnts himself as a voter shall be
PTn a ballot until his name is found
ttl eligibility list or until he pre
7s1 certificate of eligibility from
registrar.
T" Any student eligible as a
teat ttaT become a candidate for
to sfident membership on the
lojles with the secretary of
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SEND PICTURE OF
CHICAGO BANQUET
A photograph of the Nebraska ban
quet at Chicago, at which Chancellor
Avery was the guest of honor and
principal speaker, has been sent to
the alumni office by Ernest H. Allen,
a former Nebraska student. Mr. Al
len writes: "We enjoyed the chan
cellor's talk very much."
WOULD RAISE GIRLS
IDEALS--STANDARDS
MISS BLANCHARD ADDRESSES
GIRL'S CLUB CONFERENCE
Urges Co-operation Between Y. W,
C. A. and Various Stuednt Asso
ciations in College . Wond
Y. V. C. A. and student govern
ment associations of women should
co-operate in helping women college
students realize their highest ideals
according to Miss Leslie Blanchard
national Y. W. C. A. secretary, speak
ing to the Girl's club convention Fri
day. Loyalty to alma mater, square
ness, unity and solidarity among
women, democracy, and preparing the
girl for ideal citizenship in the life
of the world are the things the worn-
pn's rollpee organizations should
strive for.
"We exist for a religious purpose,"
said Miss Blanchard, in speaking of
the Y. W. C. A. "We believe the best
work is the teaching of the Christian
religion. We have a working reli
gion under us. The Y. W. C. A. has
pulled the women together, then
comes the league to carry out the
work."
Undesirbale social standards can be
raised by co-operation and more ethi
cal and honorable standards of life
established. "We have a tendency to
put religion in a 'cubby-hole" and
not mix it with our everyday life,
asserted Miss Blanchard. "People
have the idea that the association is
Interested only In religion. The girl's
league could do a big thing if they
. - i a i - t,
oniy wcuia co-operate.
ALUMNI PLANNING
ANNUAL REUNION
N. Z. Snell, '82, president of the
Alumni association, has called a meet
ing of the alumni class officers for
7:45 o'clock tonight at alumni head
quarters.
President Snell wishes the officers
to meet with Dr. H. P. Wekesser, '08,
who has recently been appointed
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee, so that plans for class stunts
for 1 alumni day can be made. An
automobile tour of both campuses and
a luncheon at the farm have already
been decided upon.
The president and secretary of the
claps of 16 have been asked to at
tend the meeting in order that their
class may get into closer touch with
the Alumni association.
UNIVERSITY COMMERCIAL
CLUB TO ELECT OFFICERS
A president, vice president, secre
tary and treasurer will be elected at
the meeting of the university Com
mercial club, to be held May 18, in
U 102. All candidates for the above
offices are hereby instructed to file
their candidacy with me before Thurs
day. May 11. E. J- Althouse, president.
WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT
THE STUDENT COUNCIL
1. It will mean that the students
have an organization to represent
them on all occasions.
2. By unifying student life it will
create a better Nebraska spirit.
3. By being representative of the
various departments of the university,
it will create a greater and more
wholesome departmental spirit
4. It will mean the adoption of
the Single Tax, which will produce
better student activities.
5. It will mean the adoption of the
Student Union, which will produce
more democracy among the students
6. It will mean the creation of a
University State, having .functions
similar to the state at large, thus pro
ducing a laboratory in self-govern
ment
7. The results In other schools Jus
tify its adoption here.
8. It will bring order and unity
where now we have disorder and
chaos.
CHORUS OF EIGHTY
FOR COMING PAGEANT
MUSIC TO BE SUNG IN CHICAGO
MAY 28 GENERAL NOTES
Work on the coming Pageant of
Lincoln is being pushed rapidly under
the general direction of- Professor
Scott. The performance is a complex
one and calls for effort in many lines
The vtr.'ous features are being work
ed up by special groups.
The chorus is being trained by Mrs
Raymond A chorus of sixty women
and perhaps twenty men is expected
to take part. The women's chorus
is to be divided into several parts
In the first part of the pageant a
chorus of women, representing Indian
tribeswomen have a song and march
which Ehould be one of the most im
pressive scenes in the performance.
For the women who are to take part
a very beautiful costume has been
designed, the Ftriking feature of
which are the fine blue and white
Indian blankets one of the finest
Indian blanket designs on the mar
ket.
Singers Represent Stars
The main chorus for the first part of
the pageant is a chorus of sixty in
the mythical scene.- Here the sing
ers represent stars. The costumes
are tc be of a delicate green with
ttar ornaments and wands and feath
er headdress. Particularly at the two
night performances It is anticipated
that a very lovely effect will be ere
ated by ths group. There are a num.
ber of special features, including a
duet, an octet, and a mixed chorus,
which is to take part in the two finale
scenes the Willow dance, ending
Part 1 and the Rainbow dance at the
lose of the whole. '
The Willow dance and the Rainbow
dance are being designed by Miss
Charlotte Whedon and will be given
by her and her class with the as
sistance of several university girls
who have already established a repu
tation as graceful dancers. The uni
versity girls engaged for these parts
are Misses Lucile-and Camille Ley
da, Miss Katharine Newbranch, and
wo have been been studying with
Miss Whedon, Misses Lulu Mitchell
and Virginia Chapin.
Dorothy Ellsworth Sings
Dorothy Ellsworth. '17. is to take
DR. CONDRA HEADS
CONSERVATION CONGRESS
Prof. G. E. Condra, director of the
state conservation and soil survery
and head of the department of geog
raphy and conservation at the Univer
sity of Nebraska, last Thursday was
elected president of the national eon-
servationcongress, which convened in
Washington, D. C.
FETE DAY, THE BIG
EVENT OF WEEK
THIRTY-SIX HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
TEAMS WILL COMPETE
Twelve Champions Will Argue Pre
paredness Question Omaha Ex-'
pected to Win in Track
The university will be host to thir
ty-six high school track teams and
twelve high school debating cham
pions Saturday of this week, when the
annual high school Fete Day will be
observed. The high school entry list
is the largest in the history of the
yearly tournaments, and will bring
close to 200 high school stars to com
pete on Nebraska field.
Omaha, with a veteran track team
composed of practically the same men
who won the meet with ease in 1915,
is expected to carry off the honors
again. The large entry list insures
the appearance of any number of
"dark horses," however, and a bitter
fight in every event is anticipated.
But little is known of the strength
of the teams other than of that from
Omaha.
The debaters will hold forth in the
morning in Memorial hall. They will
debate one of the livest issues of the
present day, the question of whether
or not the United States 6hould adopt
a "preparedness" policy. This ques
tion has been fought out in the ninety
odd towns in the league sine the mid
dle of February, and the high school
representatives who talk here will be
primed with an abundance of "pat"
arguments on both sides of the ques
tion. The debate will be the league's
tenth annual contest.
GIVE RATTLER TO
DR. R. H. WOLCOTT
A rattlesnake about 2 years old and
20 inches in length was given to Dr.
Tt. H. Wolcott of the zoology departr
ment, Friday afternoon, by several
boys, who caught it east of University
Place while out hunting.
Omaha Great for Its Size; Some Facts
Omaha, which invites the university
to visit her on May 19, has an area
of 29.3 square miles, and a popula
tion of 185,312, showing a remarkable
growth, which if not so substantial
might be classed as spectacular. Al
though thirty-third among American
cities in population, Omaha is:
The second largest live stock and
packing center in the world.
The fourth primary grain market
in the world.
The second largest distributing cen
ter for agricultural implements.
The largest range market for feed
er sheep in the world.
And has the largest bank clearings
per capita of any city in the United
States with the exception of Chicago
INGARD NISSEN, GIRLS
CLUBS PRESIDENT
MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY CHOSEN
FOR NEXT CONVENTION
Gladys Udell of Missouri and Kath-
erine Brooks of Washington,
Other Officers
Miss Ingerd Nissen of the Unlver
sit yof Minnesota was elected presi
dent of the Middle Western Intercol
legiate Association for Women's Self
Government at the concluding session
of the conference Saturday morning.
The University of Minnesota was se
lected as the place for the next meet
ing p'ace, to be held in the first week
of May, 1917. "
Miss Gladys Udell of the University
of Missouri was elected vice presi
dent and treasurer of the conference,
and Miss Katherine Brooks of Wash
ington university was made secre
tary. The election of officers and the
choice of next year's meeting place
ended the fifth annual session of the
conference. The Nebraska Girl's club
entertained the delegates at luncheon'
at the Lincoln hotel Saturday noon.
Most of the visiting girls took Satur
day afternoon trains out of Lincoln
for their own universities.
SCIENTISTS MEET
HEREJHIS WEEK
After a Day in Lincoln Will Make
Field Trip to Fontenelle Forest
The twenty-sixth annual meeting of
the Nebraska Academy of Sciences
will be held Friday and Saturday of
this week, the first day's meeting
being in Lincoln, while the seconu
day iwll be spent in a field trip in the
hFontenelle forest near Omaha.
The forest contains between 500 and
CO acres of land lying between Oma
ha and Bellevue and fronting on the
Missouri' river. It has been recently
secured by voluntary gifts from Oma
ha citizens, and will be dedicated as
a permanent reserve for Nebraska
birds, animals and plants.
Prof. Lawrence Bruner of the uni
versity is president of the academy
this year. The other officers are: A.
E. Sheldon, Lincoln, secretary; A. J.
Mercer, Kearney, treasurer; C. O.
Carlson, Crete, G. E. Condra Lincoln,
G. D. Swezey, Lincoln, C. W. M. Poyn
ter, Omaha, M. R. Gilmore. Bismarck,
N. D. and G. R. Chat burn, Lincoln,
vice presidents.
and New York. Omaha boasts the
largest refinery of fine ores in the
world, the annual output being $39,
000,000. As a manufacturing center -it
takes rank with the leaders.
Omaha is sixteenth in bank clear
ings total, a remarkable thowing con
sidering the cities for which it makes
the pace. The total for Omaha's
banks was $982,670,880, in 1915. or a
per capita of $6,072, nearly twice as
much as Denver, Memphis, St. Paul,
Louisville, Seattle, Portland and Mil
waukee, cities twice and thrice as
large in population. Omaha's bank
clearings can be traced directly to its
large Industries, notably its live stock
and packing, its grain interests and
its manufacturing and jobbing.
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