he Dally Nebraskae
VOL. XVI. NO. 17.
UNIVERSITY OF "NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THLRSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VARSITY AGAIN IN
SECRET PRACTICE
COACHES THINK DRAKE WILL
PROVE TOUGH MORSEL
Roy Cameron in First Appearance in
Scrimmage Gladdens Hearts
of Rooters
The varsity and scrubs tangled in
a second secret practice on Nebraska
field yesterday afternoon in prepara
tion for the opening game with Drake,
which Head Coach Stewart and his
assistant, "Dick" Rutherford, look
upon as a tough morsel for the Corn
buskers to swallow. Although the
practice was confined mainly to scrim
mage in which the scrubs, assisted
materially by Dick Rutherford, who
played the role of a Drake left half,
battered at the varsity defense, em
ploying Drake formations, the Husker
mentor is looking past the opening
contest to the coming of the Kansas
Aggies the following Saturday.
The appearance of Roy Cameron,
veteran of two years ago, in actual
scrimmage, is considered a consider
able boost to both offense and defense,
although he was placed at guard yes
terday afternoon. During his first
year on the varsity, Cameron played
tackle, but was shifted to center his
second year, at which place he was
considered the strongest man in the
valley. Up to the present he has been
Vept from getting into the game be
cause of an injured knee, which is now
sufficiently healed to permit strenuous
usage.
Drake In New Role
The Drake eleven, which will open
the Cornhusker season as it has done
for two years past, will come to Lin
coln in a new role. Heretofore they
have been the guage by which the Ne
braska offensive was to be measured.
This year they come as real valley
contenders. There are seven veterans
on the Drake team, three of whom,
Sprong, Blackburn and Blodgett, were
chosen by some authorities for all
Missouri valley berths. The four re
maining places have been filled from
the phenomenal freshman squad of a
year ago, which made a practice last
fall of going out on the practice field
and whipping the varsity by one or
two touchdowns.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
SMOKER SATURDAY
The annual smoker of the Univer
sity Commercial club will be held at
the Lincoln Commercial club building
Saturday evening at 7:80. in the east
balcony of the club dining room.
Members of the faculty of the school
of commerce, Professors LeRossignol,
Virtue, Stevens, Martin, Bullock and
Cole will give short talks.
Not only will there be smokes, but
food and drink will be on hand Tor the
students. Rumors have it that cider
and doughnuts will be the refresh
ments, but that has not been definitely
stated.
All members of the club, as well as
all students in the school who expect
to become members, are invited to the
smoker.
It Isn't Everyone Whose Head
C. A. Sorensen, assistant director
and counselor of the legislative refer
ence bureau, introduced J. Frank Han
ly, candidate for president on the pro
hibition ticket, to a University audi
ence at the Temple theater, Wednes
day evening at 6:15, as "a man of
presidential size." If Mr. Hanly's hat,
then, fits Mr. Sorensen's head, does
not Mr. Sorensen have a head of pres
idential size?
Even this distinction, however, does
not prevent Mr. Sorensen from deplor
ing the loss of a very becoming hat
Mr. Sorensen had his own hat when
TO USE OMAHA
PAGEANT PARADE
FOR HISTORY WORK
Director A. E. Sheldon of the legis
lative reference bureau went to Oma
ha today to view the historical pageant
in the hope of utilizing the material
for his Nebraska history work at the
University and elsewhere.
The semi-centennial really comes in
1917, but Omaha offers her celebration
in connection with the Ak-Sar-Ben at
this time, while Lincoln will do honor
to this occasion during commencement
week next spring, in the annual pa
geant. RARE CURIOS FOR
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
Professor Conant Donates Philippine
Objects Goddess Pelee's Hair Also
Professor Conant of the University
of Michigan, formerly of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, has collected and
donated to the state museum an in
teresting series of Philippino objects,
including shoes, basketry, spoons and
forks made of horn, tusks of native
wild boars, iron bracelets inlaid with
brass, hand-wrought brass ornaments,
variety of earrings, bamboo bottles,
wooden spoons, knives and forks, some
of which are elaborately carved, bam
boo hairpins and combs, carved bam
boo opium boxes, opium pipes, bamboo
tea-strainer, weaving shuttles, and
three carved idols.
The museum is also in receipt of a
large and unusually fine sample of
Pelee's hair from Hawaii, donated by
Dr. Paul H. Ludington of Omaha,
Neb. Gas bubbles, exploding in cer
tain melted lavas, draw out long, fine
brownish hairs which float in the wind
an dlodge in certain crevices and ra
vines. This is known as Pelee's hair,
named after Pelee, an Hawaiian god
dess. This is a dark brown color,
closely imitative of human hair.
ENGINEERS HOLD
FIRST MEETING
Program Especially Designed to In
terest Freshman Students
Th P.nc-in purine societv held its
first meeting Wednesday evening.
Pursuant to a general custom te
meeting was of particular interest to
freshmen. After a short talk by the
president in which he explained the
Durnoses and aims of the society,
Dean Stout of the Engineering college
took charge of the program and called
upon the head professors of the vari
ous departments for short talks.
The Engineering society is sponsor
for all activities in the Engineering
college. The engineers' hops, man
quets, smokers, engineers' week and
engineers' night, held each spring, are
onndiirtfld under its auspices. The
society is also Ihe owner and publish
er of The Nebraska Blue Print, a semi
technical magazine for college engi
neers.
The officers of the society are Adolf
Blunk, president; C. B. Dempster,
vice-president ; A. W. Ackerman, secre
tary; A. W. Tell, treasurer; C. B.
rwTnnster. editor -in-chief, and J. W.
Galloway, business manager of The
Blue Print.
Is Of Presidential Size
he stepped on the platform with the
former governor of Indiana. Mr. Hanly
also had a hat; he had one when he
left. So did Mr. Sorensen. But tie
hat which Mr. Sorensen carried away,
ctapii though it was and correct in
size, was neither so verdant of shade,
nor wide of brim as the one in his
possession when he entered the thea
ter. Altogether it lacked the dash of
his former chapeau.
Before any sympathy is extended it
should V made clear which of the
gentlemen made the first choice of
hats. '
THIRTEEN MAKE
DRAMATIC CLUB
MISS ALICE HOWELL ANNOUNCES
NAMES OF SUCCESSFUL ONES
Eighty Competed for Places, the Larg
est Number in the History of
the Club
Thirteen of the eighty University
students who tried for places on the
Dramatic club were successful, ac
cording to the announcement of Miss
Alice Howell, associate professon of
dramatic art, and one of the judges.
These thirteen are Daisy Park, Ash
land; Gladys Appleman, Alvo; Olive
Means, Orleans; C. E. Hagelin, Paul
Hagelin, F. A. Johnson, Wahoo; Ralph
Lahr, Elizabeth Brown, lone Fogg, Lin
coln; Ralph Anderson, Genoa; Gwynne
Fowler, Bellevue; Ralph Morrow, Cen
tral City.
Largest Tryouts
The tryouts were the largest ever
held by the Dramatic club. They
were witnessed by a number of facul
ty members, and members of the club.
Some of the pieces were mighty funny,
according to those who attended, and
some very exct llent work was done.
The club will commence work soon
on the annual play, although what this
will be has not yet been announced.
CONVOCATION
The First Beethoven Symphony will
be given at convocation today, Memor
ial hall, 11 a. m. The movements are
as follows:
Adagio molto allegro con brio.
Andantino cantabile con moto.
Menuetto.
Adagio allegro molto e vivace.
Mr. Edward J. Walt will play first
violin; Mr. Ernest Harrison, second
violin; Mr. William T. Quick, viola;
Miss Lillian Eiche, cello, and Mrs.
Carrie B. Raymond, organ.
BOTANY STUDENTS
STUDYING TREES
ON UNI CAMPUS
The beginning classes in botany are
studying the trees on the campus as
part of their laboratory work. Under
i"e airecuon oi an assisia.ni me biu
dents are making an identification key
of the different varieties of trees in
an effort to become familiar with the
more common kinds.
Dr. R. J. Pool says that this phase
of the work has been neglected, and as
a consequence, not one person in a
thousand, excepting botanists, are able
to identify the ordinary native trees.
The fifty different kinds of trees on
the campus will present a good deal of
work before the students become fa
miliar with them.
Cook and
LORIN CALEY
Lorin Caley and John Cook, two
speedy quarterbacks oi iasi )w
football team, found themselves with
out their old jobs when practice start-
ed this year, as Coach Stewart does
KAPPA SIGS TAKE
25 BAND TICKETS
FIRST FRAT TO COLLECTIVELY
BOOST BENEFIT DANCE
Other Organizations Expected to Do
the Same Ticket Selling
Campaign Hums
The Kappa Sigma fraternity has
bought and paid for twenty-five tick
ets to the big band benefit dance at
the city Auditorium October 13 the
dance that will help pay the expenses
of the University band to go to Port
land, Ore., with the football team for
the game with the Oregon Aggies,
October tl.
The Kappa Sigs thus become the
first Greek letter organization to put
its members to the test, and do so
much to help the band on the trip.
Captain Saunders of the band is a
Kappa Sig, and his fraternity brethren
have been unwilling that any other
bunch beat them to the honors.
Others to Do Same
Every other Greek letter society is
expected to buy an equal number of
tickets, however, and several have al
ready promised that their members
will do so. Boarding houses near the
campus have also signified that they
will take equal numbers of tickets,
and the student world that lives in or
ganizations will be .reached in this
way.
The campus ticket selling campaign
will continue with undiminished vigor,
as the Innocents, the band and the
football team believe that every man
in school, if the proposition is put to
him, will take a ticket, whether he
dances or not. It is the least a man
can do, as one Innocent expressed it,
to buy a. ticket that will result in so
much good to his University and his
state as the proposed band trip would
be.
OBSERVATORY OPEN
MONDAY EVENINGS
T
Professor Sweezey to Give Lectures
on Popular Astronomy at 9
The plan which proved so popular
last year of holding the astronomy ob
servatory open to the public on one
evening each week will be continued
in i ; joar, nuwui uhik iu . mraoui
Sweezey of the astronomy department,
The observatory will be open from
8 to 10 each Monday evening, provid
ing the skies are clear. At S o'clock j
Professor Sweezey will give a brief
talk, illustrated by lantern slides, on
a popular subjec t to be selected later, j
After the talk Professor Sweezey will
be on hand to answer any questions
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Caley Had to Hunt
not use a quarterback in his forma-J
tiona.
The coach employs, for his offensive
work, a direct pass from center to
jbackfield, lining up four men ia a row.
ALUMNI PRESIDENT
HERE TO TALK
PLANS FOR
1817
Frank II. Woodland, '00, president
of the Alumni association, was at
alumni headquarters yesterday dis
cussing general plans for the coming
year. Mr. Woodland is a prominent
attorney at Omaha and chairman of
the, teachers' committee of the board
of education there. He expects to call
a meeting some time next week of the
executive committee, the members of
which have not yet been finally deter
mined upon.
APPOINT 14 NEW
RHETORIC READERS
Department Enrollment Now 1,450
Largest in History
The enrollment of the thirty-eight
classes of the rhetoric department Is
estimated at approximately 1,450, and
fourteen readers have been selected to
read the themes and hold the confer
ences. The conference problem has been a
serious one this year, as the rhetoric
offices are not large enough for the
increased number of students. Addi
tional rooms, 110, 111 and 112 in Uni
versity hall, have been secured.
The readers of themes are:
Gertrude Moore, who taught in the
Albion high school for two years prior
to last year, when she did graduate
work here at the University.
Mamie Meredith, 13, who is work
ing on her M. A. degree and who read
themes for the advanced classes last
year.
L. C, Wimberly, '16, a member of
the Phi Beta Kappa honorary frater
nity. Hester Wyman, '16, who has taught
two years in a high school in southern
California.
Mrs. Jessie Lee (Jessie Beghtol, '11),
who was formerly instructor in the
girls' gymnasium here.
1 Prof. F. C. Winship, who has been
professor of rhetoric at the Kansas
(Agricultural college for several years,
anrt who is now working for his doc
tor's degree here.
Magdeline Craft, '16, who received
a fellowship in the German depart-1 make the arrangements for the bail
ment last year, and also the scholar- qUet.
ship given by the German Dramatic
club. I .
Elizabeth Atkins, a graduate of Wes-
leyan, who has taken graduate work
here and
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who last year studied at
Miss Atkins has written
several poems and translated a num
ber from Hindoo poems.
Raymond A. Smith, '14, law, 16, of
Lincoln.
E. M. Burr, '17, of Aurora.
E. Everett Carr, law, '17, of Beaver
City.
Jean Burroughs, '18, a member of
the Lincoln Daily Star staff.
New Jobs
JOHN COOK
either of whom can receive the pass.
It is as halfbacks on this new arrange
ment thai Cook an. Caley will have
to make good this year and rooters
who have watched them in the work
outs believe that they will be rood.
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STUDENT UNION
COMMITTEE BUSY
FIRST MEETING HELD YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON IN MUSEUM
Data to Be Collected Constitution
Drafted Plan Submitted to
Students
The first meeting of the student
union committee since its appoint
ment by the chancellor last June, was
held yesterday afternoon in the office
of Prof, E. H. Barbour in the Univer
sity museum.
The committee determined to start
at once to assemble all the statistics
and facts regarding student unions in.
other schools, get these together in.
tangible form as soon as possible, bo
that a plan could be worked out for
presentation to the Nebraska Univer
sity students for adoption here.
While many of the committee were
not able to attend the meeting yester
day, a goodly proportion of them were
there, and the interest and active
work of all of the others was assured.
Draft Constitution
At an early date the committee wilt
draft a constitution for a proposed stu
dent union at this University, and
submit it to students at a big mass
meeting. Members will be solicited,
and the charter members of the Ne
braska University union will form a
working nucleus of the final organiza
tion which is expected to embrace
every University student.
"I forsee in the union one of the
most useful things that can come to
the University, Professor Barbour
said last night in discussing the plan.
He declared that the committee was
going to work faithfully, and would
soon have a definite project for con
sideration by the students.
CADET OFFICERS
BANQUET WILL BE
HELD OCTOBER 12
Members of the Cadet Officers club
met last night and decided that the
annual banquet of the officers would
be held October 12, at the Lincoln ho
tel. A committee consisting of Cap
tain Althouse. Major Holcombe and
, Captain Rohrbough was appointed to
TUESDAY TAG
DAY FOR BAND
GIRLS SOCIETIES WILL BE BUSY
ON THE CAMPUS
Black Masques, Silver Serpents and
Xi Delta to Help Send
Band West
Tag day to help raise funds to send
the band to Portland will be held next
Tuesday, the Black Masques, senior
honorary organization; Silver Ser
pents, junior society; and Xi Delta,
sophomore society of the co-eds being
the taggers. All the money will go
into the fund lo help defray the band's
expenses.
The Black Masques will tag the
University girls. Every one will be
given a chance to contribute any
thing, as one said yesterday, from a
nickle to forty dollars.
Tag the Men
The Silver Serpents and the Xi
Deltas will tag the men. They will cot
ask for contributions, but they will sell
tickets for the band benefit dance at
the Auditorium the evening of Octo
ber 13. and every man who buys a
ticket or who can show that he has
bought one, will be given a tag.
The band will be busy throughout
the whole day. playing music hither
and yon upon the campus. Much of
the dance music that will be played at
the big party will be played then. No
less than 2.000 tickets must be sold
for the benefit daace, the boosters de
clare, and they promise the best danra
music of the University yr.
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