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'-v Daily Nebra VOL. XVI. NO. 2. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS skae BUCK SOWS WARNING ON FRATERNITY RUSHING CALLS ATTENTION TO INTERFRAT COUNCIL RULES Official Rushing to Commence Satur day End to Come Next Wednesday A warning to fraternity men to ob serve the rushing rules, and not to schednle parties for the entertain ment or incoming students before Sat urday evening at 6 o'clock, has been sent to each Greek letter society by Prof. P. M. Buck, jr., chairman of the inter fraternity council. The letter does not make any men tion of penalties that will be imposed on societies that do not observe th rushing regulations. Officially, rush ing is elated to begin Saturday even ing. September 16, at 6 o'clock, and to close Wednesday, September 20, at noon. Professor Buck has a6ked the fra ternities not to give out the names of the men they have pledged until these can be gone over by the registrar, to see whether they are eligible for pledg-! ing. Each pledge must have at least 28 hoars of entrance credits, and be car.. ing at least 12 hours of univer sity work. Up In the Air Fraternities have been very much up in the air regarding the rushing dates, and some of them went so far a tn (trhmlnto Hato with niRhce for the first three days of registration, and not to schedule many dates dar ing the official rush week. Other fra ternities, observing the rushing lim its, did not schedule any dates with prospects during registration. The result Is that both groups of fraternities feel that they have been wroDged. The fraternities tha do not observe the rushing limits may be penalized and not permitted to pledge, with the result that their rushing: gains them nothing. At the same time they find it difficult to make dates! during the actual rush week, because the other group has heavily dated their man. ' On the other hand, the fraternities that tare observed the rules face the prospect of having their rivals gain a lead that cannot be overcome, during J registration week. If they break tie rules and date with the men. they also face penalised. the possibility of being GIRLS EABKIKS OWH WAY Hi LARGER RUBBERS THIS YEAR More university girls are this year paying part or all of their own ex pease by doing work while attend ing the college than ever before, ac cording to faculty women In charge of the employment for girls. The num ber of partially elf-cupporting girls has Increased steadily year by year, and the old illusion that only a man could earn bis omn way to higher edu cation. Is giving way. One of the surest ways Tor the co-ed to belp pay ber own expenses Is to do housework for board and room, and many bave undertaken this work. It is said that Lincoln women who bave helped university girls in this way have received them Into tbelr homes as one of the family, and made the work a most a part of the family life. The little bit of dally bone work, as a relief f-om the exactions of the class - room, tas proved a helpful balm to homesickness in more than cne cane. In addition to doing bouse work, the girl have -found that clerical and stenographic positions, tutoring, sew ing and dressmaking, and TrlDdred lines of work are open to those who inwift add to their allowances. . In a Dilemma In short the fraternities are in a dilemma, and it seems that either course they pursue can result in noth ing but loss. There has not been any back-biting among them, the' feeling has simply been that there has been a misunderstanding and that they must make the best of It all. A mass meeting of all fraternity men is called for Thursday evening, September 21. to which all pledges are invited, when the new rules which are to go into force will be explained. A great outpouring of Greeks and near Greeks is expected. This meeting has been held with the greatest success for the past few years. Professor Buck's letter on the rush ing problem is printed below: To the Presidents of the Fraternities, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. Oentlemen: I wish to call your attention to the rules governing rushing and pledging which are In force until the close of the present semester. It is the desire of the council that the fraternities ob serve these rules in spirit as well as in letter especially as this is the last time they will govern our actions. Rushing begins on Saturday even ing, September 16. at six o'clock, and closes at 12 on Wednesday, Septem ber 20. at which1 time the list of pledges must be announced to the chairman of the counciL They are not to be published until the registrar has had an opportunity to check ti?m to see if all are eligible, that is, flat each pledge has at least 28 hocn of en trance points and is carrying 12 hours of university work. Adult specials must have the equivalent of the 28 points of entrance credits, one univer-1 . sity hour of credit being regarded as equivalent to one-fourth of one en trance point No parties or dinners must be sched uled before Saturday evening to which incoming students are Invited. A mass meeting of all fraternity men is called for Thursday evening, September 21, to w hich all pledges are invited, when the new rules which are to go into force in the second semes ter are to be explained. It is hoped1 that all fraternity men will be present Other matters of interest to the frater- nlty situation in Nebraska will here be discussed, Cordially yours. t rx m-r-ir j Chairman Inter-Fraternity Council. EX-STUDENTS ARE COMING BACK IN GREAT NUMBERS This fall lias marked the return to the university in probably greater numbers than ever before, of students who have attended for a time and then dropped out for a year or more. A reason that has been suggested for this return of old students is the gen eral prosperity that is being experi enced In the state, with good crop and high prices, and money compara tively "loose." LEOII gillilan FIRST SUBSCRIBER To Leon Gillilan Hardy, Neb, member of the class of 1915, belongs the honor of being the first subscriber to this semester's Daily Ntbraskan. Gillilan made sure that none would be ahead of Lim in taking the varsity paper, by subscribing as soon as pub- llcation of last semester's "rag" was 'discontinued. The second alumnus to arbmioe was Kenneth Snyder of Omaha, class of 15. former managing editor of The Nebraekan. Kussel C Israel, 'lr now practicing law In Kansas City, mailed a sn'oKTip- tion that was received at tkt office yesterday. Wins New Athletic Honors ';--V . ; ,'. :i " 'i ; .- ' r - :.t ;. ...i'- V I : a t - ' -'J ! Miss Louise Miss Louise Pound won the stAte golf championship for women at the Omaha Field club course last summer, establishing a new woman's record. She has also held championship titles VARSITY DEBATE TO START NEXT WEEK KANSAS WILL BE PROBABLE! DECEMBER OPPONENT Only Three Members of Last Year's Teams Return Will Organize Seminary ! University of Nebraska's intercollegiate debating, For work the in preparations will start early this year next week. The present expectation is that in December Nebraska will again lock logical boras with Kansas, which she met last year for the rst time since 1504, and won the decisions both at Lincoln and at Lawrence on the affirmative and the negative cf the question of increased armament. Of the eight members of the 1S15 teams onlr three, it is understood. will be in the university this year E. Everett Carr. law, '17. Beaver City, FRESHMEN ENJOY 1 Y" OPEN HOUSE Open house at the T. M. C A. last night drew a hundred or more enter ing students, who enjoyed several hours of hilarious fun and made new friends among other underclass and upperclass students. Two fast and furioui games of "hot hand" were staged in tie course of the 1 festivities. Caleb Jackson and Matt j Finner acting as major domos for the J fun. and Con Wilson and Will Urbach being the chief receivers. Harry Bigglestone. the new set re- tary. and Steele Holcombe, the preei- i dent, met the new men. Other cabi- j net men were present, and an evening , of hearty good feIlowL!p was spent ( Officers of the Law Ended Dawson's Ford Adventure John CVjnar and Homer Lawson. both of Omaha, had many and dubious adventures during the patt summer, when Cejnar was selling indestructi ble aluialnum ware to overworked bouscwivti, and Lawson was brighten ing many homes by prevailing npon the lords and masters thereof to pur chase beautiful paintii-gs. The conple worked mainly in the western part of Nebrasla. and to ex pedite their labors, bought one of the ever-popular Ford cars. They had some adventures and misadventures with the Ford out west but managed to get i- Lincoln with It a few Any before the state fair opened. Lawson then conceived the brilliant Idea of using the Ford as a taxi to convey visitors to the elf y to the state ; " :j7 -' ' " 'K -J Pound. in tennis, and is known as an expert ski-runner, bowler, and basketball player. Her hobby is teaching Eng lish literature, and presiding over Phi Beta Kappa meetings. of the affirmative team, and Charles E. Schofield. 17, Lincoln, and Robert j B. Waring, law, '17, Geneva, of the i negative team. Of the other members of the affirmative team. S. C. Zimmer man, law. '17. and J. L. Polk, law, '17, ere practicing law in Lincoln, and A. C. Swensen, '17, Is teaching English (including debating) and civics in the Blair high school. Guy C. Chambers, law. '17. of Sidney, is practicing law in Lincoln with Judge Holmes, and H. F. Schwab. '16. of McCook, will be in business, it is reported, at Lara mie, Wyo. Prof. M. M. Fogg, in an announce ment yesterday on the intercollegiate debate bulletin board In University ball, requested that those students confer with him who are interested in securing membership in the inter collegiate debate seminary. The mem bers of the seminary usually fifteen will be selected as soon as possible j after the question is decided on. at an open try out debate. EDUCATIONAL TALKS FOR AG CLUB MEMBER8 Talks on different subjects of agri cultural and general interest will be made to members of the agricultural club and others who are interested at the Ag club meetings this fall. Grove Porter, the club president, announced yesterday. The first meeting -of the club will probably be held the last Thursday of September, with regular monthly meetings thereafter, The Ag club took the lead In Ne- J braska university in the growing ef- fort to secure the honor 'system, and had a prominent part in boosting other agricultural college activities, notably the first Farmers' fair, which proved so successful last spring. fair grounds. Accordingly he sta tioned himself in a favorable place, and advertised bis wares, offering to take strangers and friends to the grounds for 20 cents, a cut of a Jitney on the prices charged by the more rerular chauffeurs. All went well for a time, and Law son bad carried nine passengers, en riching his exchequer to the amount of fl.W, when an officer of the law interfered with the business by tak ing Lawson to the bar of Justice to face a charge of operat'ig a motor vehicle as a common carrier without having previously thereto obtained a license or legal terms to that effect j Lawson was discharged and did not bave to pay a fine, but the experience proved so discouraging that be did not j re-enter the business. CORNHUSKERS TAKE THE FIELD FOR FIRST WORK THIRTY-PIVE CANDIDATES THE GRID WEDNESDAY ON Fat Men Lose Sweat in Calisthenics Coaches in Charge Saturday 1 "I got "er. She's mine. 'At 'Ereya go. Nice work Jim." a boy. Thus was the 1916 football season opened on Nebraska field yesterday afternoon. Although not officially begun, it was nevertheless opened as were some of the freshiee' eyes who viewed for the first time the beginning of a real foot ball season. At 3 p. m. sharp Messrs. McGlasson and Thurber appeared and preceded to fumble the ball around. From then on the candidates appeared in a steady stream. Big men, little men, fat men and skinny men, until a total of about thirty-five bad appeared. This num ber will be greatly Increased as soon as registration is over and the coaches get out After they had all limbered up, by attempting to kick and catch, for a few minutes, the squads were sep arated into the varsity, in charge of Captain Corey, and freshmen, in charge HEWITT-THURMAN WEDDING Homer C. Hewitt, '14, law, '17, mem ber of the university debating team that won from Minnesota in 1913, member of the Innocents, colonel last year of the university cadet regiment, and teacher of argumentation and de bate in the Lincoln high school, mar ried Miss Sarah B. Thurman at the home of the bride's parents, Oconto, August 24. Miss Thurman was grad uated from the Lincoln high school, and she attended the university last year when she was also one of the secretaries of the Lincoln Y. W. C. A. On their return from Estes park, Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt will be at home at 1230 K street STIEHM HAVING SOME HARD LUCK Former Varsity Coach Loses Stars for Hoou'er Football Team Coach "Jumbo" Stiehm, who devel oped five championship teams at Ne braska university before going to In diana as head coach this fall, is having a lot of hard luck in his first year at the Hoosier institution. Five or six of the experienced men on the Indiana team are lost beca-ise they are serving in the Indiana guard on the border, and cannot return. As many more promising members of last year's freshmen team are also with the border guards, and Stiehm will bave to develop raw and comparative ly untried materiaL The most crushing blow to the Hoosier hopes came last week, how ever, when the news leaked out that the varsity captain, Freal Mcintosh, would not be able to play this year because of typhoid fever. Mcintosh had fully expected to be back for an early start, bat recently be was strick en with the Hlcees, and Is now sick In an Indianapolis hospital. Indiana baa to face ber hardest op ponents for Big Nine conference hon ors early in the season. A week from tomorrow the schedule opens wit; the Perdue game, and the Chicago game follows very soon after. The Slavonic department U In r- ceiDt of an Inquiry from a New York commercial agncy asklrg the facili ties of Nebraska for teaching Rnstlan and allied lan go ires. The agency states that after the war Is over that there will be a large demand for men qualified to take positions In the Slavic countries of Europe. The Rurfm language will not only be valuable for cultural purpoe. but also for practi cal purposes, was av lainijui i pressed ty Professor Hrbkova. J of Otoupalik. Punting and returning were then practiced, and Manager Reed decided that if Munn, a fresh man, was to receive the proper amount of practice the fences would have to be moved out a ways. Calisthenics Tried Calisthenics followed and great beads of sweat rolled off of some of the smaller men. The varsity men lost no fat and very little sweat, as they know how to treat calisthenics. As notable examples we cite Mr. Cook and Mr. Doyle. The fat men received the real work out when it came to falling on the ball. For fall on it they did, indeed, but they stayed on it generally Instead of rolling off of it in the usual fashion. A brisk practice of forward pass ing and a jog around the track com pleted the first day's practice. The men who appeared for the first practice were: Gardiner, Corey, Caley, Cook, Selzer, Proctor, Hoadley, Doyle. Moser, Dale. Otoupalik White, Keller. Kositzky. Rhohdes, Clark. McGlasson. Ralston, Thurber. Baer and Wilder. These were all varsity men cr fresh men of last year. The freshmen who were out were: Munn, Loty. Cox, Young, Janda. McGoogen. Kelog. Kennelmeyer. FACULTY RECEIVES UMISTUOENTS Chancellor's Reception Saturday Night in Art Hall Chancellor and Mrs. Avery will give their annual reception to all univer sity students In art hall, second floor of the library, Saturday evening. In the receiving line, in addition to the chancellor and his wife, will be the deans of the different colleges and their wives, and other faculty men and faculty women. The usual cordial invitation to all students to attend the reception has been made. Upper class students will be present to introduce the newcom ers, make them acquainted with their instructors, and with each other. The Y. W. C. A. rooms will be the meeting place for many of the girls who wish to attend the reception. They will gather at the association and go together to art ball shortly before S o'clock. "N" BOOKS BEIKG DISTRIBUTED RY THE Y. I.!. C. A. Two hundred N" books, the student handbooks published annually by the University Christian associations, were distributed at the Temple this morning at 8 o'clock. Additional quantities of the books w ill arrive from the printer during the day and other days this week, and will be passed out free of charge at the desk at the Temple. The "S book in general follows the style of previous books, containing a complete resume of the university, and being of especial value to the fresh men. The book is put up in diary form. It contains pictures of Harry C. Big glestone, the new general secretary of the Y. M. C. A.; Steele Holcombe, the Y. M. C A. piesldent and Mary Hal Ier. the Y. W. C. A- president The staff for the 11 book waa Gorge Grimes, editor: Eva Miller. Clen Everts and Jean Burroughs, as sociate editors, and Carl Harnsberger assistant business msnager. At Chicago Anniversary r. it i pinmni nnA Dr. TTtMon at tended the twenty-fifth anniversary of the University of Chicago, held -at rtiir-arn in thm r!v part of Jane. They are both graduates frcra that university.