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, W-. -- . Nelbraskaiini VOL. XVI. NO. 6. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS line FRESHMEN CONVOCATION THURSDAY AT 11:00 INNOCENTS AND BLACK MASQUES IN CHARGE OF MEETINGS Men Will Meet in Memorial Hall, Girls at the Temple Band to Play Freshmen men and women will get together for the first time tomorrow at convocation hour, when a special first year men's meeting will be held in Memorial hall, and the first year girls vKl gather at the Temple theatre. The Innocents will be in charge of the men's convocation, and the Black Masques will have charge of the rally for freshmen girls. Both organiza tions have arranged for a peppy gath ering, with speakers who will bring the message of the university home to the underclassmen, and get them start ed on school activities. The band will be a big feature of the men's rally. After it has played some of Its best .Chancellor Avery will ex tend a short greeting and welcome to the freshmen. Then Assistant Coach Dick Rutherford, who spent his four college years at Nebraska, will talk to the men from the point of view of the man interested in athletics, and will explain to them how to get started in that branch, and what the university expects of her men. Guy Reed Will Speak Guy Reed, manager of athletics, will speak to the men' on different school activities, and the attitude they COLLEGES ORGANIZE FOR DRHAMPAIGN W. E. BAKER IN LINCOLN TO GATHER DRY FORCES Organization Meeting Called for Music Ha.'l, Thursday, 7, p. m. --All Invited Nebraska colleges and universities are organizing for the dry campaign. Those in Lincoln will be assisted in this work by W. Everett Baker, rep resenting the Intercollegiate Prohibi tion association of the United States. Baker arrived from Chicago Saturday and will be at Lincoln an entire week. His itinerary of Nebraska colleges reaches into the middle of October. Baker declares that the only motive for special study of the liquor prob lem, by college students, is that of some kind of deputation or campaign work, some practical service for the solution of the problem. He tells of a training class of 40 members which met with substantially full attendance every Monday night at Pennsylvania state college, last year. Every week end two trained deputation teams were sent out from the group and the enthusiasm for the work constituted the vitality of the league. At the University of Tennessee, seven men, last year, under the leader ship of Harry Gray, a Junior, conduct ed meetings in the largest churches in Knoxvllle. People contributed, after these meetings, over $200 to the col lege work there. One professor re marked that not only were the boys doing good school social service, but that the university was placed in a favorah'e light before a desired con stituency. Michigan Students Seven hundred students In Michigan Tolunteered their services, last May, to the Michigan dry federation. One hundred and four of these were from the University of Michigan. Baker be lieves the University of Nebraska should do even better. He insists that college people can not do effective work without special training: "We need the goods' and the ability to deliver the goods" j should have towards them, Ray Smith, another alumnus, who has been a mem ber of Nebraska intercollegiate debat ing teams, will be another speaker. ' The freshmen will have the Olym pics, the annual class battle with the sophomores, explained to them. Every thing that the first year student should understand about his school will be talked of, and every freshman who has the proper class loyalty is expected to be out. At the close of the meeting, the freshmen may redeem their cap re ceipts for skull caps, and may buy caps and toques. Girls' Meeting The freshmen girls' meeting at the Temple will be addressed by several of the more prominent senior girls, and by two of the faculty women. Miss Mary Graham, the dean of women, will explain the university's opportunity for womanhood to the girls. Miss Louise Pound, assistant professor of English literature, known as the best woman athlete in the mid dle west, and one of the best in the country, will tell the girls about women's athletics at the university. Louise Coe, president of the Girls' club, will tell of its activities and the opportunity it holds forth for the girls. Mary Haller, president of the univer sity Y. W. C. A., will represent It on the platform. Marguerite Kauffman, former member of the publication board and reporter on the staff of The Daily Nebraskan, will speak of the journalistic opportunities. properly prepared with accurate scien tific material, they can render the cause an immense service. They bene fit themselves, their university, the community and the state. The "ques tion rnnvAss survev" offers an oppor- unity to those who are not prepared for expert speaking and furnishes the best possible training for platform work. Music of all kinds is in great 'demand. Baker's secretarial work for the I. P. A. in the east last year has acquaint ed him with the problems peculiar to college situations and the examination j of large quantities of literature, favor able and adverse, ana or BCienunc mat ter, has enabled him to judge the com parative value of material, in a way which should be specially helpful to prospective workers. A preliminary conference was held Saturday even ing. A meeting of university people was held in Faculty hall Tuesday noon and an organization meeting has been called for Thursday evening, 7:00 to 8:30, Music hall. IIUSKER RIVALS . SHOVIMGSTREHGTH Iowa, Ames and Kansas Expecting Strong Teams This Year While the Cornhusker machine is being rounded into shape and confi dence is growing in the new work, re ports from other schools do not seem to nredict very much happiness. Bear dope, of course, is always prevalent at this season, so that much can be dis counted. Kansas began practice with thirty men out This, however, does not dis courage Coach Olcott In the least One Joy that is added to the Kansas chances Is the fact that Burton, an an iw tackle In 1913, Is back in uni form. Burton weighs about 200 pounds and will no doubt offer stiff opposition to valley tackles. Veterans at Ames Ames found fifty men out at the in ifi.i nractiee. Five veterans remain. with which Coach Maysee has to form the nucleus of the team. With Dfn field in the line. Aldrlch, Jones wid Parker are the other letter men. ; 100 GIRLS AT FIRST'Y. W. C. A. VESPER SERVICES Nearly one hundred girls were in attendance at the opening vesper serv ices of the University Y. W. C. A. last evening in the association rooms at the Templo. For the first meeting of the year the large crowd was unusual and it was necessary to bring in extra chairs to seat everyone. Mary Haller, '17, president of the association, wel comed the girls, old and new, to the Y. W. C. A. The relations of the uni versity girl to the Y. W. C. A., the privileges gained from the associa tion, friendships formed and the real meaning of the work was explained to the girls In brief talks by Louise Coe, Doris Weaver and Florence Wirt. Gertrude Munger sang a contralto boIo. SORORITIES TO MAKE RUSHING RULES DEFINITE The Pan-Hellenic council decided at a meeting held last evening that sev eral of tho rushing and pledging rules were indefinite. Dr. Louise Pound was asked to write the insertions neces sary to make these rules clear. It was voted that the chairman have power to make a special case of the pledf lng of a girl if it was proven to her that the glrl3 credits did not come in by August 31, due to the school superintendent's and not the girl's carelessness. It Really Wasn't Quite Fair to Baliman, at That While the first convocation, and Chancellor Avery's address were very pleasant and profitable for the several hundred students who packed Memor ial hall to listen to the head of the university, the whole affair was more or less of a tragedy for one man 1n the audience. Strangers who entered the doors may have noticed, down in the front row, a rather good looking young man, neatly and quietly dressed, whose face, at the beginning of the exercises, wore a look of pleased expectation, as one who contemplates apple pie a la mode after a light lunch. Those who observed closely may have noticed that this same young man. after the chancellor got well into his speech, bore upon his countenance an expression of resigned pain, as one who had finished the apple pie a la more, and found that it didn't sagaci- ate with his coporosity. It will be remembered that before STIEHM'S LUCK TURNS MEN BACK FROM THE BORDER Even the government cannot resist the Stiehm roller when it once gets started. The eight letter men of the University of Indiana still at the bor der, have been released by order of Secretary of War Baker. These men will be back in the near future to fill the nositlons and make a drive for the Big Nine pennant rather than Villa's arm. How he does It no one Knows, but everyone admits that when "Jum- hn" eoes after a thing he gets it ana little surprise will be felt in Nebras ka should Indiana climb into first place during the time Stiehm is there. FRATERNITY RUSHING The fraternity rushing season ends at 12 o'clock today, with a meeting of the members of the interfraternity council In Professor Buck's; office, when the names of ttie pleuges will be presented to be certified to by the registrar, if their entrance credits are n rlght , .. . The rushing season just ended is the last under the old Interfraternity rules. The new ruling of the board of re- . t,f fi-aternitJea must equal the general scholarship average for all fra ternities in order to pieago iruuirU, STUDENT ATHLETIC TICKET SALES ON THE INCREASE Eighty-two students had taken ad vantage of the low rates for the stu dent athletic tickets the first three days they were offered for sale. While this is less than a tenth of the number who are expected to purchase the tickets, It is considered a favor able record, because the first game of the season is yet two weeks off. The record of sales for the three days was: September 16, $84; Sep tember 17, $100; September 18, $144. Each day's sales showed a substantial increase over the preceding day, indi cating that as the first game ap proached, the rush would become greater to secure the tickets and save almost $15. STEWART AND REED GUESTS OF JHAHACLUB Coach Stewart and Manager Reed will leave for Omaha this evening, where they will be entertained at a smoker given by the University club. This club is composed of Nebraska alumni and is a real booster for a greater Nebraska. For this reason they are Interested in the new coach and want to meet him and hear what he has to say about football prospects at Nebraska for this year. the chancellor plunged into his talk, he spoke a few simple words regarding the Hainer scholarship cub, men tioned that it has been won by the Phi Kappa Psl fraternity, and then set it to one side. The secret of the young man's trag edy is this: He was Richard Baliman, selected by the Phi Psis to receive the cup from the chancellor's hands. In the morning he had washed and shaved with more than usual care, put on his freshest shirt and collar, and most becoming tie, and mentally at least, rehearsed how he would ap proach the platform with a neat smile and ingratiating manner, and accept the cup on behalf of his fraternity, from the hand of the chancellor. So when the chancellor, in contrast to former years, merely set the cup over to one side, Baliman was de prived of his opportunity, and the shirt, smile, et cetera, were so much waste material. Hence the tragedy. COMMANDANT PARKER MADE A CAPTAIN LAST SUMMER Commandant Samuel Parker of the university cadets, who was a lieuten ant during his first two years at the university, was promoted to a cap taincy during the past summer. After assisting in the mobilization of the 6tate troops in Lincoln, before the Fourth and Fifth Nebraska regiments were sent to the border, Lieutenant Parker took his examinations in Tex as, and shortly afterward received the rank of captain. He has been receiv ing congratulations from friends who have noticed the two bars on his shoul der straps. ENDS AT 12:00 TODAY has gone into effect, and now governs the rushing. Those fraternities whose scholarship average is equal to or above the gen eral scholarship average, may pledge men without regard to rushing rules, during the following semesters. There will be no fixed rushing dates, al though entrance requirements must be met before a man can be pledged. Thursday evening all the members of the Greek letter societies, includ ing the new pledges, will meet togeth er to discuss fraternity problems, and hear the new rules explained. DR. MAXEY TAKES PLACE IN GRIDIRON BLEACHERS NOW A BENEDICT, WATCH E8 VAR SITY FOR FIRST TIME Scrimmage Reveals Strength of Fresh men and 8c rubs Punting Practice The big feature of yesterday's var sity practice was the appearance in the bleachers of "Doc" Maxey for the first time this season. Although the Doctor is now a married man, the benedict's lit has had no visible ef fects on him yet, and he is handing out the same old line of jokes and stories as of old. Aside from "Doc," there was not much of a stir at the practice except that caused by the varsity. The varsity scrimmaged against a mixed team of subs and freshmen. The work of the varsity was featured by long runs by Cook and Caley and by the fine interference of Doyle, Gardiner and Riddell. In the line Corey, Wilder and Dale are showing up more bril liantly every day. Dale is especially expected to make good this year. He has the reputation of being the strong est man in school and as soon as he absorbs more knowledge of the finer points of the game, he should be a wonder. For the scrubs, Hoadley, Day and Kosltzky showed great defensive ability, while Kellogg and Hubka also showed up well. Punting Practice Before varsity practice Otoupalik I BUSINESS WOMEN'S CLUB TO HOLD FIRST MEETING THURSDAY At the first meeting of the Business Women's club, 5 o'clock Thursday, September 21, in U-102, Mrs. Minnie England will talk on the need of such an organization in the university. The remainder of the time will be spent socially. The purpose of this organization is to create a bond of fellowship among women who are preparing themselves for work outside of the home. Al girls are welcome and those in the economic department are especial ly urged to come. Anton W. Skudrna, who graduated last year. Is with the American Sugar Beet company at Rocky Ford, Colo. He is doing chemical work for the company and reports that everything is very satisfactory. ASK QUESTIONS ON ACTIVITIES OFFICE Beaver City Principal Would Pattern 'I After University Methods. The work done by the student activ ities office, which has charge of all funds of student ' organizations, has aroused the interest of other organiza tions in the state, who are anxious to learn the methods employed by the office which was established by Chan cellor Avery a few years ago. Yesterday T. A. Williams, agent of student activities, received a query concerning the office from Glenn E. Miller, principal of the Beaver City high school Princloal Miller declared that the efficiency of the office had created a state-wide reputation, and that he was anxious to get Information concerning the methods employed. Principal Miller said that he thought the system used here could be employed with profit by his high school. The office will send to him a de tailed report on its methods of work, and help him in every way possible In installing the system In Beaver City, if he ehould decide to do so. and Dobson engaged in punting prac tice. The kicking of both of these men is excellent and especially Is the work of Dobson being noticed, as he has been somewhat hampered by In juries so far this year and in addition lacks experience. However he Is ex pected to develop quickly under the eyes of the coaches. Prospects for the best freshmen team Nebraska has ever had are grow ing better every day. Two more high, school stars appeared yesterday. Lantz, all-state quarterback in 1914, from Kearney, and McMahon, all-state half in 1915, from Lincoln, are the two. Lantz is a midget with worlds ot speed, while McMahon 1b rather husky and one of the fastest if not the fast est men who have turned out so far. The practice for the freshmen con sisted mainly In falling on the ball and a little signal practice. Munn and Kellogg practiced goal kicking from placement and both showed remark able ability. Munn and Chamberlain Many of the spectators are begin ning to already compare Munn with, the great Chamberlain, and not to Buch a great disadvantage to the new man, as might be supposed. The freshles had to pose for the camera man before they were allowed to depart for the shower. The varsity squad is in very good con dition to date with the exception of Cameron, who is being bothered with a crippled knee and will not be able to get into scrimmage for a few days. UNIVERSITY GIRLS' P ARTYS ATU RD AY SIXTH ANNUAL CO-ED RECEPTION TO FRESHMEN GIRLS Girls' Club and Y. W. C. A. In Charge Purpose, to Welcome Freshmen The sixth annual all-university girls' party in honor of the freshmen girls will be given next Saturday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock, in the Temple under the auspices of the Girls' Club and the Y. W. C. A. A play by the Y. W. C. A. girls will be given in the theater beginning prompt ly at 3 o'clock, followed by a general get-acqualnted reception, refreshments. dancing and stunts in Faculty hall. To welcome all freshmen girls at the University of Nebraska is the real purpose of this big university girls' ' party which, during the last five years has become one of Nebraska's worth while customs. Every year t from five to six hundred girls attend. Last year, regardless of a stormy day, five hundred girls turned out to wel come the freshmen, and, as one new little girl remarked, "I felt as If I had met every girl in school at that party." The committee in charge of the party this year is planning a rousing time for the freshmen and every ef fort will be made to make them feel at home. The names of tbe all-freshmen girls will be on file in the, library building Thursday, and evry sopho more, junior and senior eH asVed to draw two names, three if possible, and personally see that she gets to the party. There will be no charge for admission. Shirley Babbitt has been eeed in structor of rhetoric here Tvrnka. Mr. Babbitt graduated from Mlrhlean university In '15, and secured bis A. M. In '16. His home is at "o""hton, N. Y. The growth of tb rbe'orlc classes made the election of another Instructor necessary. Robert Reasoner. ex-'K. bs re turned to college after a year's ab sence.