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VOL. XV. NO. 153.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1916.
' PRICE 5 CENTS.
"GIRL WITH THE GREEN
EYES" MAKES BIG HIT
SENIOR CLASS PLAY MOST
JOYABLE IN YEARS
EN-
Excellent Work Done by Student
Actors in Parts Most True
to Life
That a university audience ever en-
Joyed a class play more than they
did "The Girl with the Green Eyes,"
the Clyde Fitch comedy presented by
the seniors last Thursday night, would
seem Impossible. University students
have presented many more finished.
productions, many aspiring to greater
heights in dramatic art, many more
annealine in other ways, but there
was a sort of a homey feeling about
this play, and watching the" people
that all knew so well act the various
parts, in some instances only too true
to life, so that everyone acquainted
with the university at all just thor-
oughly enjoyed himself.
The cast had been gotten together
and rehearsed in a space of little
ht with f,pP
customary skill, Miss Howell secured
am th mTimi.m of effort,
. i,, nntohiv
well presented Miss Lucile Leyda. for
instance, and Charles Epperson, Cath-
erine Atwood and Harry Magnuson.
The opportunity given Percy Spencer j
and Lucile Leyda to show their re-1
spective skill Upon the piano and in I
aesthetic dancing was not lost, and
their little snecialties added much to
the play.
The Footman's Uniform
Russ Israel's footman's uniform and
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OMAHA PRESS CLUB
FEEDS JOURNALISTS
Three Omaha Dailies Show Workings
of Their Plants
Prof. Fork's journalism students
weer the gue3ts of the Omaha Press
club and the three daily newspapers
of the metropolis Omaha day, lunch
ing with the press men, and viewing
the three newspaper plants in opera
tion in the afternoon.
The luncheon was held at the Pax
ton hotel, with Fred Carer, of the
Omaha News, as toastmaster. He call-
ed upon A. E. Long and Victor Smith
of the World-Herald, and Miss Ethel
Arnold, Chas. 1L Epperson, M. L. Po-
teet and Albert Bryson of the univer
sity journalists, for short talks.
At the Omaha News office a flash
light picture of the group was taken,
and Ruth Beecber was engaged to
write a story of the trip. A picture
of her at the typewriter was snap
ped and published. .
Victor Rosewater and T. W. McCuI
lough took the journalists through
the Bee plant. At the World-Herald's
new office they were received by
Harvey Newbranch, '93, editor-in-chief,
and W. R. Watson, manaclne editor. I
"
Doane PowelL cartoonist for the
Bee and formerly a student of the
university, drew a cartoon of the stu-
uuu. mai was published in the Sat-
urday paper. He will present the
original of the cartoon to Professor
Fogg, who will hang It in the Jour
nalism seminar room.'
CORNHUSKER WILL
BE OUT FRIDAY
The Cornhusker will be issued Fri
day, according to an authoritative an
nouncement made Saturday by Assist
ant Business Manager Blunk. The
books are out of the hands of the
binders, and will be shipped from
Chicago not later than Tuesday, ar
riving here in time for distribution
Friday.
GOPHERS WIN TRACK
MEET FROM HUSKERS
THEY SCORED 73', POINTS
TO
NEBRASKA'S 48J2
Take Lead ,n Da8hes where Nebraska
Expected to Point Rainy Day
and Muddy Field
Nebraska's high hopes of winning
fr0m Minnesota in the dual track meet
0n Nebraska field last Saturday were
disappointed by the score of 73 to
48, which the Gophers piled up in the
drizzling rain on a muddy field. When
W "asn aaa oeen
run. and the Cornhuskers had scored
but Pints. tor second in
the century run by Captain Scott, the
small crowd of rooters had an inti
nation of what the result would be.
Perhaps he prettiest race of the
meet, at least from the Nebraska point
of view, was the quarter mile, which
Owen won by ten yards after trailing
the field into the stretch. Owen's time
of 51 seconds is within a second of
the local record. Wiley's failure to
place in the high jump was a surprise,
but the little athlete took the broad
jump and the low hurdles handily.
Summary:
100 yard dash Ballentine, Minn.,
first; Scott, Nebraska and Johnson,
Minn., tied for second. Time: 10 sec
onds.
120 yard hurdles Martin, Minn-
first; no second. Time: 1G seconds.
Mile run L. Hauser, Minn., first;
Rapacz, Minn.; second. Time: 4 min
utes, 33 and seconds.
220 yard dash Ballentine, Minn.,
first; Johnson, Minn., second. Time:
22 and 1-5 seconds.
220 yard hurdles Wiley, Neb., first;
Martin, Minn., second. Time: 26 and
3-5 seconds. '
Half mile run L. Hauser, Minn.,
first; Overman, Neb., second. Time:
2 minutes, 1 and 4-5 seconds.
440 yard dash Owen, Neb., first;
Fischer. Minn., second. Time: 51
8econd8 -
Two mile run Watson, Minn., first;
Rapacz, Minn, second. Time: 9
minutes, 58 seconds.
Pole vault Liebendorfer, Neb.,
first; Bros, Minn., second. Height:
10 feet, 6 inches.
High jumo Moerscn, Minn., first;
O'Brian, Neb., second. Height: 5 feet,
6 inches. .
Shot put Shaw, Neb., first;
Sprafka, Minn., second. Distance: 39
feet, 9 inches.
Discus throw Corey, Neb., first;
Gillern, Minn., second. Distance: 116
feet, 8 and inches.
Hammer throw Thorson, Minn.,
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hi j.eei, xu mcuea.
Javelin throw Snrafka. Minn., first:
O'Brian. Neb., second. Distance: I4l
feet. 10 inches.
Broad iumn-WIlev. Neb., first:
Bierman. Minn., second. Distance: 21
feet, 5 Inches.
Relay race Forfeited by Minnesota
to Nebraska.
INSTALL CHAPTER OF
THETA SIGMA PHI
SEVEN CHARTER MEMBERS
JOURNALISM SORORITY
OF
Miss Vina Lindsay of Kansas City Post
Installing Officer Professor Fogg
Helped Get Charter
With seven charter members, the
Nebraska chapter of Theta Sigma Phi
honorary journalism sorority, was in
stalled in Lincoln Saturday evening.
Miss Vina Lindsay of the Kansas City
Post, formerly of the University of
Missouri, and a member of the soror
ity, came to Lincoln to act as the
installing officer.
The members of the society are Miss
Ethel D. Arnold, '16, of Valentine,
former associate editor of The Daily
Daily Nebraskan; Ruth Beecher, '18,
Hastings; Clara Dodds, '16, Broken
Bow, formerly on The Nebraskan
staff; Mollie Gilmartin, '18 Lincoln,
on the State Journal staff; Vivietine
Holland, '17, Lincoln, now on The Ne
braskan staff; Gertrude McGee, '18
Rapid City, S. D., and Eva I. Miller,
'18, Fremont, present associate editor
of The Daily Nebraskan.
The installing officer was enter
tained at a dinner at the Lincoln hotel
before the initiation. She left for
Kansas City Sunday.
Membership in the sorority is lim
ited to those university women who in
tend to enter the profession of jour
nalism. The local chapter was se
cured after several months v petition
ing, in which Prof. M. M. Fogg, teacher
of journalism, took an active part.
With the new society the journalistic
profession has an honorary organiza
tion for both men and women, Sigma
Delta Chi for the men having been
installed several years ago.
NEBRASKA SEVENTH
IN RIFLESHOOTING
Nebraska university finished seventh
in Class B of the university rifle shoot
ing matches conducted by the war de
partment during the past year, accord
ing to the announcement made by the
National board for the promotion of
rifle practice at Washington. The class
B scores are given below:
University of Michigan ..12831
Notre Dame University 12823
Princeton University 12749
University of Maine 12734
Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege 11682
University of Idaho 12675
University of Nebraska 12663
University of Wisconsin 12643
Yale University 12628
Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 12388
Mississippi Agricultural and Me
chanical College 12489
Oklahoma Agricultural and Me
chanical College 12121
University of Arizona 11505
GIVE LAST SYMPHONY CONCERT
The last of the series of symphony
concerts which have been given at
frequent intervals during the year by a
string quartet: E. J. Walt, Ernest
Harrison, William T. Quick and Miss
Lillian Eiche, accompanied by Mrs.
Carrie B. Raymond and Miss Louise
Zumwinkel, was given at convocation
last Thursday. The program' con
sisted of two symphony poems, "Or
pheus" and MLes Preludes," by Franz
Liszt.
ELECT TOWNSEND
COMMERCIAL CLUB HEAD.'
M. C. Townseiid was elected prei-l
dent of the University Commercial!
club last Thursday, defeating Delos
Anderson, for the place. R. H. Walker
was made vice-president over Jack
Hartman, F. T. Cotter was made
treasurer and A. C. Filter secretary.
All of the proposals for university bet
terment made by the Daily Nebraskan
the Student Council, the Student
Union, and the Single Tax, were en
dorsed by substantial majorities.
WORKERS ON BESSEY
BUILDING STRIKE
TWENTY-FIVE WALK OUT, ASKING
WAGE INCREASE
Demand Refused Omaha Labor Dele
gates Started Trouble
Twenty-five laborers working on the
Bessey building at Twelfth and U
streets struck Saturday noon for a 20
to 60 per cent increase in wages, fol
lowing a visit to them of representa
tives from the Omaha laboring unions.
Men being paid 25 cents an hour, are
asking 30 cents for common laborers,
35 cents for concrete mixers and 40
cents for carpenters' assistants, and
time and a half pay for extra hours.
Selden & Breck, the general con
tractors for the building, refused to
accede to the worker's demands, and
posted a sign advertising for more
help. Policemen were called to the
scene Saturday to prevent possible
trouble.
Only four men of the laborers stayed
on the Job when the others quit, and
one of these was won over at noon. If
the contractors are unable to obtain
more workers Monday morning, they
will keep as many bricklayers as pos
sible busy with the three laborers.
Several weeks ago laborers on the
farm buildings struck because common
workers were being given Jobs that
were held to be the work of skilled
men. This difficulty was adjusted
within a few days, however, and the
men went back on the job.
E. C. JEFFREY, CO. F,
WINS SQUAD COMPET
Squad competitive drill, last week
resulted in E. C. Jeffrey of Company
F winning first place with a score of
282. The other scores were: R.
Jenkins, E, 279; G. A. Milby, G,
273; II. F. M. Hall, D, 268; S. A. Wil
son, M, 263. The judges were Lieut.-
Col. Wickstrum, Major Burnham, and
Major Covert.
CLASS SCRAP NOW
A THING OF PAST
Class fights before the annual senior
picnic are no more, according to a
statement issued by Chancellor Avery
last week. The chancellor feels that
he has a right to make the conditions
of acceptance of his annual picnic to
the seniors, since he bears the ex
pense except railroad fare, and he has
ieclared that while the invitations
will be issued next year as usual, it
will be with the understanding that
they are withdrawn If scrap occurs.
The chancellor is in no wise
angered at the flght a weeg ago, but
h,e feels that the danger lino is pretty
close, and that if the affairs are not
stopped they will develop into some
thing serious. So he has uade the
new ruling regarding the picnic that
he shall ie the seniors.
iOMAHA MAKES 500
STUDENTC WELCOME
METROPOLIS EXTENDS GLAD
HAND TO UNIVERSITY
Informal Dance Held After the Big
Luncheon Special Tours Proved
Most Interesting
The 600 university students who en
Joyed Omaha's hospitality last Friday
returned to Lincoln late that evening,
declaring that they had been given
the most royal entertainment, and
that they had not only learned a lot,
but that they had had the time of
their young lives. Omaha extended
the glad hand, her gates were thrown
open, and nothing was too good for
the students. .
The special" train left the Burling
ton station here at 7:40 o'clock with
352 students aboard. This number
was swelled by many who had gone
up to the metropolis the preceding
day, and by others who took later
Friday trains. Many students stayed
over in Omaha for the wek-end, those
who returned on the special, reach
ing Lincoln at 11 p. m.
Met by High School Band
When the students detrained at 9
a. m. in Omaha, they found the Oma
ha high school cadet band and regi
ment waiting at the station to lead
a parade to the auditorium, the co-eds
riding in automobiles, the men march
ing in the street headed by the Ne
braska university band. At the audi
torium, the students divided into
groups, according to departments,
and made the tours that had been
planned for.
Every business house that was vis
ited gave a most royal welcome. One
firm gave 1,000 carnations to the stu
dents, and all helped in the gigantic
dinner at the auditorium.
And that was a real dinner. Served
buffet fashion, it contained the finest
of Nebraska's food products, and
there was more than enough. The
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HUNDREDS WATCH
NEWSPAPER FILM
Lincoln Journalists Thought Tribune
Show a Trifle Far-Fetched
Several hnudred people, including a
number of newspaper men from the
downtown news offices, crowded M. E.
206 last Friday afternoon to see the
Chicago Tribune film, "Racing the
Deadline," which wes Eerured through
the efforts of Prof. M. M. Fog of
the university journalism classes.
The film purported to show the ad
ventures of a reporter on the Trib
une getting a big tcoop for his paper,
and as the plot ran its course the
Tribune plant, with many of the fa
mous people on its staff, was thrown
upon the screen.
Local newspaper men were frankly
disappointed in the picture, and did
not think that It was true to
life, certainly not to newspaper life
as found In Lincoln, They confessed
that they could not understand how a
reporter could afford the pictured
home, or a maid, or not to go to
work the next day 'as usual. In spite
of Its improbability,
howover, - tho
film proved enjoyable.
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