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y V ...., , . .. ; . ? I t ; . ' 'rrrti Daily Nelbr VOL. XVI. NO. 1. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS v .ti J i CHANGES MADE III FACULTY ROSTER REGENTS APPROVE MANY NEW APPOINTMENTS Or. Whitney Succeed Dr. Powen as Head of the Zoology Department Many new names appear on the uni versity faculty roll with the new semester, and returning students will find that several faces, long familiar, have gone. Dr. J. H. Powers, head of the zool ogy department lnpa?t years has left and n his place the university has Dr. David D. Whitney, of Middleton, Conn. This is the only change made In the head of a department Other changes that have taken place ia the university administrative or faculty personnel, or additional ap pointments are given below. Faculty Change Floyd Wambeam. agricultural edi tor to succeed Frank C. Dean, re signed. R. C. Hibben, instructor In dairy husbandry to succeed E. A. Markham. J. J. Thiel. assistant professor of Germanic languages to succeed A. J. Wedektng. Dorothy Mayland. fellow in Ger manic languages. Jefferson H. Broady, professor of law to succeed Walter L. Pope, who becomes professor of law in the Uni versity of Montana. Shirley D. Babbitt, instructor In rhetoric j Addle Reynoldson. scholar in Amer ican history- " - " Homer B.' Latimer, Instructor In zoology to succeed "Dr. ArnholL Aural Scott, instructor la home eco nomics in agricultural extension. Lulu Mae Coe, assistant to the dean of women. EarU. Beck. Instructor in English literature. Minnie F. Watson, instructor in nor mal training. Agricultural College William Rabak, instructor In agri cultural chemistry. Louise Meredith, instructor in home economics. E. L. Jenkins, instructor in animal husbandry. Walter Campbell, instructor in phy sical education to succeed A. R. Sil vester. John P. Senning, instructor in Amer ican history. Warren Ichler, instructing mechanic ia charge of machine shop in mechan ical engineering. Harold J. Stockman, scholar in chemistry. Ruth Curtiss, Sarah Can field, Ma tilda Peters, instructors in home eco nomics. New appointments to the college of medicine faculty at Omaha include Dr. H. E. Eggers, John T. Meyers, Dr. James L. Patton, Dr. Robert D. Sen rock. KEW COURSE l!i FORESTRY GIVEN BYBOTAHY DEPT. A course on introduction to forestry, under Prof. R. J. Pool will be offered by the botany department this sem ester at 9 o'clock Tuesdays and Thurs days. It is open to all students. The course is designed to give ft general survey of the content and aims of forestry, to review forestry In the United States and abroad, study the tree and the forest, and the pro fession in general. The abolition o the forestry col lege & ysar ago made it advisable, in the opinion of the botany department. to offer again the introduction to for estry as h. general study covering the forestry fkld. The course was given in the days before the college of for TEA FOR TIRED CO-EDS AT THE Y. W. C. A. ROOMS Tired co-eds, or thirsty co-eds, or just plain co-eds, (and some not so plain), will be served tea and wafers at the V. W. C. A. rooms in the Tem ple during the present week, by the association girls. This Is a past' cus tom, continued for several years, and it has proved immensely popular with the girls, who find that a hot cup of tea, and a few moments' relaxation, help revive drooping and homesick spirits. Upper class girls will wel come the freshmen at the association rooms. Professor Nicolet a Student Professor Nicolet of the horticul tural department, attended summer school at the Massachusetts agricul tural college. His courses were main ly the study of plant materials. DR, STEWART, COACH WITH BIG RECORD Dr. E. J. Stewart, Nebraska's new all-year coach and director of athletics is a man with whom everyone, espe cially new btudents should become ac quainted. He has a very pleasing per- sonality s well as ability along ath letic lines. Mr. Stewart graduated from Steu benviile high schol in 1895. He played (Continued on page 2) CADET OFFICERS SERVING WITH NATIONAL GUARDS The university military department begins the year without the services of three of the highest cadet officers, Colonel Burnham, the Majors Craig and Nye serving on the border with the Nebraska national guards. The first order from the secretary of war, that college etudents would be allowed to return to their schools, has been recalled, and none may return, pending investigation of the effect their discharge mignt have upon the organization of the border guard Chancellor Avery has received from Senator Norris, however, ft letter in which the senator declares that be will do his best to secure the passage of a bill through congress, granting furloughs to college guardsmen. If such a bill passes, the university offi cers would soon return. Among the other students and for mer students on the border with the Nebraska guards are James Allison, Russel Philip, Adrian Brian, Jack Bo wen, Keith Grant and Dick Lyman. AT THE AG. COLLEGE The cafeteria of the borne economics department expected to move to the boiler bouse In the agricultural engi neering building, but on account of the mt f the war on the prices of 'building material the agricultural en- - a Ma "I , , v" ; : ; , gioeering building will not do ouui 'and the cafeteria will be forced to 'serve meal at its old stand in the home economics building. FARM HOUSE HIGH 111 SCHOLARSHIP MEN'S ORGANIZATION LEADS ALL SECRET SOCIETIES Both Fraternities and Sororities Show Improvement In General Average Farm House, a fraternity composed of men taking agricultural courses, carried off the secret society scholar ship honors last semester, with an index of So0.5, high above the frater nities, and outranking even the high est sorority. .This grade indicates an average grade of over SO per cent of all the men in the organization. Delta Ganivna captured first place among the sororities, with an index of 293.6. Second place was won by Alphi Chi Omega with 2S9.7, and third by Kappa Alpha Theta with 2S3.4. There was a general improvement in sorority scholarship during the second semester of last year. Acacia was second in the list of men's societies, with 244.8, and Bush- nell Guild was third with 224.3. Alpha Theta Chi, local, was fourth with 203.1. leading the fraternities in the interfraternity council last semester. The Hainer Cup The Hainer scholarship cup will again be held by the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity during the coming year, be cause of the rules of its presentation made by the donor, E. J. Hainer of Lincoln. The cup is to be awarded to the national Greek letter fraternity in the interfraternity council, having the highest general average during the year. Phi Kappa Psi, with a general average of 186.9 was first among those fraternities ooming under the rules. The fraternities showed a better scholarship standmg on "the whole, the lowest mark being higher than the lowest grade of the previous year. Executive Dean Engberg. who com piled the scholarship statistics, had no comment to make upon them yester day, saying merely that he had not had time to study over them. DEATH OF DOROTHY ELLSWORTH Dorothy Ellsworth, a prominent senior girl, took her own life late this summer by drinking acid, the day after her fiance, Shirley Fossler, for mer university student and assistant city editor of the Lincoln Journal and News, had died. Miss Ellsworth was on of the most able of the senior girls. She had tVen mart In several university plays. had a" leading role In the pageant of j 1916. was active In Girls' club and Y. W. C. A. work, a Black Masque, and a member of the Delta Gamma sorority. , In Charge of Food Study Miss Leila Corbin cf the home eco nomics department, has been trans ferred from the high school to the university. Miss Corbin will have charge of the courses offered In food study. University Girls Take First Prizes in State Fair Exhibits Ye scorners of the value of higher education for women, ye criers against culture in favor of cooking, against textbooks in favor of tatting, against courses of instruction in favor of canning and crocheting if such ye be have been put to rout, utterly flabbergasted as it were, by the feats of the university girls who competed with the good old-fashioned house wives (and Heaven bless them) at the recent state fair. In onen competition with the best cooks, the most expert needleworkers among the fair sex in the state. Miss Anna Lackey. Miss Cornelia Critten den, Miss Helen Burns, and Mis Flor ence Schoenleber, captured first prem STATE EDITORS TO ADDRESS STUDENTS PRACTICAL NEWSPAPER MEN BE BEFORE U. OF N. JOURNALISTS Professor .Fogg . Announces .New Feature for News Writing and Editing Courses Nebraska editors are to co-operate with Frof. M. M. Fogg this year in the university's instruction in prep aration for journalism. A series of addresses by newspaper men of the state will be given during the year especiallv for the students in the courses in news writing and news paper editing. These addresses will supplement the classroom instruction in various stages of city and country journalism writing, editing, editorial policies, etc. The following incomplete list of speakers others will be announced later was announced yesterday: A. L. Bixby, The Nebraska State Journal. John Cutright, editor of The Lincoln Daily Star. Harry T. Bobbins, editor of The Lincoln Evening News. Ross Hammond, editor of The Fre mont Tribune. Edgar Howard, editor of The Colum bus Telegram. Norris A. Huse, ex-'04. editor of The Norfolk Daily News. Will Owen Jones, '86, managing edi tor of The Nebraska State Journal. James E. Lawrence, law, '11, city editor of The Lincoln Daily Star. T. C. McCu'lough. managing editor of The Omaha Bee. Richrrd L. Metcalfe, editor of The Omaha-Nebraskan. formerly editor of Theh Commoner. E. P. Purcell. editor and proprietor of The Custer County Chief. Broken Bow. Victor Rosewater, editor of The Omaha Bee. former regent of the uni versity. W. E. Watson, managing editor of The World Herald, Omaha. HONOR E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS To honor former Chancellor E. Ben jamin Andrews, through whose efforts funds were secured for build ing the Temple, a bronze tablet was placed in the lobby of the building last week, the gift of the class of 1915. The tablet bears a suitable inscrip tion to Chancellor Andrews. The former chancellor has written to Chancellor Avery, expressing his appreciation of the honor done him, and his gratitude to the students who have kept him in memory. In Par ticular did he thank the members of the class of 1915, the chancellor and Professor Grummann for the part they had in securing the tablet Clothing Study Course Miss Ruth Curtis, daughter of Dean Curtis of the University of Iowa, will have charge of the courses In cloth ing study In the home economics de partment this year. iums at the state fair exhibits, forcing many more experienced women to look vainly to their laurels. Miss Luckey won the most honors, taking first in canning of halved pears, first In canning of white currants, sec ond in canning of whole cherries and third in canning of tomatoes. Miss Crittenden was awarded first place In crocheting lace on a linen towel, and second in cross-stitching ft bride set Miss Schoenleber was given first place in handsewlng ft corset cover, ano first In canning blackberries. Miss Burns wen second In crochet ing ft bag. And they have all been active in uni versity life and studies. WORK IN MUSIC TO BE ACCREDITED BY THE UNIVERSITY Courses leading to the degree of bachelor of science In music will be offered by the schol of fine arts this year, by arrangement with accredited, instructors in music in the city. The announcement that work in mu sic would be accepted for university credits was made early this summer by Prof. P. H. Grummann, head of the school of fine arts, who has had the plan In mind since he took his posi tion. The new plan will enable uni versity girls who are specializing in music to take university work and earn a college degree. The work done in music must be approved by the university, and there are certain requirements that must be met Rabbi Singer of Lincoln is added to the university faculty as in structor in the theory and history of music, with the addition of the new work to the curriculum. H. G. BIGCLESTONE NEWJfJil. SECY After a year of association work un der entire student control, the Y. M. C. A. again has a general secretary, in the person this year of Harry C. Bigglestone. graduate of the Univer sity of Iowa and the University of Chi cago, and assistant secretary of the Chicago university Y. M. C. A. last year. Mr. Bigglestone was recommended to the Y. M. C. A. board as the best in a field of ten possible secretaries. He is thoroughly alive to the prob lems of the college man, deeply sym pathetic with the spirit of the Y. M. C. A- and a man who itt orc gains the confidence of the student. The Y. M. C. A. begins the year un der the most favorable auspices in recent years, as the debt was com pletely paid off during the summer. The local association has this year determined to pay all of its own ex penses without recourse to the Inter national Y. M. C. A. board, if possible. NEW AG. PROFESSORS Two new professors will be in the dairy husbandry department this year. F. M. Colcord, a graduate of the University of Illinois will take the place left by Mr. North. R. C. Hibbon, a graduate of Ames, will have charge of the courses In dairy manufacturing. COLLEGE ALUMNAE OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP TO UNDERCLASS GIRL The Nebraska branch of the asso ciation of collegiate alumnae is offer ing a scholarship of $100 to a Univer sity of Nebraska girt. Fifty dollars of the scholarship will be paid the first semester, the remainder the second semester. The following are a few of the re quirements: 1. The applicant shall be preferably a girl entering her sophomore or Jun ior year at the university this falL 2. At least twelve hours of univer sity work must be carried each sem ester. 3. The applicant' scholarship must be of ft high quality. It would facilitate the work of the committee if each applicant would state In her application, her major and minor subjects, also the profes sors under whom she ha taken the most work. Application should be sent by September 14, 1916. to any of the following: Mis Sarah Mulr, 1801 South Seventeenth stree Mis Gene vieve Lowry, 930 South Fifteenth street, or Mis Mary Graham, admin istration ball. University of Nebraska. Further information concerning the re quirements for the scholarship may be had from Miss Graham. Florence Bishop, 18, returned Sun day from Long Beach, CaL. where she ha been with., her parent for the past two month. MAKE PROGRESS Oil IIEWJUILDINGS DAIRY HUSBANDRY BUILDING COMPLETE BY NOVEMBER 1 Mill Work Will be Late on Betsey Hall and Chemistry Building Work on the three new buildings, Dairy Husbandry hall, Bessey hall aad Chemistry building, was delayed by strikes and lack of sufficient laborers during the summer, but in spite of that the progress has been satisfac tory. The Dairy Husbandry building on the farm campus is practically com pleted, and will . be ready for class room and laboratory use November 1. It will then contain the best of the modern apparatus for teaching the dairy industry, and from the stand point of efficiency be without an equal the country over. Bessey Building The superstructure of the Bessey building is also about done, and all of the building work will be finished, in the opinion of Superintendent of Construction Chowins, within thirty days. There is considerable doubt that the building may be used this school year, as the mills will not prom ise to begin filling orders for equip ment until February 1. The contractor on the Chemistry building has not been able lately to get enough bricklayers to speed up the work, only ten working on the building in the past few weeks. No contracts for new buildings were awarded during the summer on ac count of the continued high cost of structural steel. Bids were again re ceived on the agricultural engineering building, but the contract could not be let. Change Building Plans That the regents will be forced to substitute reinforced concrete for structural steel, if the building pro gram is to be carried on as originally planned, is becoming the general belief. Architect Hodgson of Chicago is drawing .all of the tentative plan for proposed buildings now with con crete specified instead "of steeL The J agricultural engineering building on ' the farm, and the social science bulld I ing on the city campus will probably be built with this basic material. Wheu the new Bessey building is completed so that Nebraska hall may be vacated, the plan is to raze the latter building and use much of the material from It for the teachers' col lege high school building on the city campus. The new teachers' college building will then be semi-fireproof. The added space gained in the Tem ple building by the removal of the teachers' college will be used for an enlarged university cafeteria. PHI BETTA KAPPA DROP GREEK AND MATHAS REQUISITES No longer will aspirants to Phi Beta Kappa scholarship honors be com pelled to Uke Greek or Lt!n to quali fy for membership In the scholarship fraternity at Nebraska university. By vote of the Nebraska Alpha chapter early this summer, the ancient lan guage and mathematics requirement was removed, and all student who become eligible for the A. B. degree will also be eligible for the P. B. K. key. Excellence In scholarship will of course gulda" the society In making the elections, end ft student to be elected to the Nebraska, university chapter must have completed at least sixty-four hours in this school. estry was established. 138626