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VOL. VI. NO. 46.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, NO EMBER 15, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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LARGE AUDIENCE
GREETSJIR. GIKEY
DECLARE3 RELIGION AND EDUCA
TION CANT BE DIVORCED
Religion Not "An Overgrown Institu
tion Brought Down from the
past"
"Neither religion nor education can
afford to be divorced the one from the
other," summed up Dr. Charles W.
Gllkey, pastor of Hyde Park church,
Chicago, and Chicago University
faculty rtiember, In his talk on "The
Relation Between Education and Re
ligion," before the largest convocation
audience of the year In Memorial hall
yesterday morning. The unusual
crowd was swollod by the presence of
over one hundred members of the news
writing class under Prof. M. M. Fogg,
who occupied tables at the front of
the room and busily took down the
speaker's words.,
"I am often reminded," said Dr.
Gllkey, of the answer Mr. Borden P.
Brown made to a student of his who
asked him 'Is It this way or that
way? 'When yoifgrow older,' said
Mr. Brown, 'you will find many ques
tions which can not be answered by
either or. To answer many questions
Intelligently, and have right on both
sides of the question, you must not
either or, but both and!"
Religion, emphasized Dr. Gllkey, was
one of these questions. The Idea that
religion can get along without educa
tion is rapidly passing, although even
today, he confessed, there were relig
ious leaders "more picturesque and
interesting than profound" who
scorned the facts of science and tried
to "drop Darwin and his contempor
aries over the brink Into the eternal
pit because they belived in the doc
trine of evolution." Without educa
tion, religion Is thin, bard, superficial,
and brittle breaking under the great
strain of life.
Religion Compared
Bringing to bear a clever illustra
tion. Dr. Gllkey compared religion
without education to a high-powered
automobile, filled to the brim with
gasoline, but carrying on the driver's
seat an Inexperienced man who had
neither knowledge nor the outlook to
see far ahead and steer a steady, even
course.
On the other hand, education with
out religion. Dr. Gllkey pointed out,
Is fully as boneless. "It is like a
magnificent machine steered by a skill
ful driver without gasoline. It lacks
the motive power, the guiding force,
which religion furnishes. The machine
might be driven, he said, by the force
of selfish amMtlon, but although it
might make speedy progress, would
run amuck Instead of keeping to the
road. He called to mind Aaron Burr,
a brilliant man. and yet morally worse
than uneducated.
Not an Overgrown 8uperttltlon
That rel'glon was not. as the under
graduate who, peeping over the border
of learning, and therefore apt to be
come extravagant in his attitudes,
would say "an outgrown superstltutlon
brought down to us from the Immemor
ial past." College students, like other
average human beings, wiil talk longer
about rellirlon than any other subject
under the sun, he said.
"Whv Is it thnt B'lly Srnday can ta!k
to more people than any other Ameri
can. lncludinK Theodore Roosevelt? It
Is not because of bis plcturesqueness
or his slsne. nor his theology, which
for that matter, T do not think much of.
It is beratife Billy Sunday Is talk
ing dlrectlv to one of the fundamental
interests of human life."
Dr. G11kev deprecated the ante
bellum attltnde of many men learned
in history and other branches of knowl
edge, who. declaring disbelief in re
llglon, cite doctrines of theology which,
although they were believed one hun
dred years ao. are no longer held to
day. "Reltr'on is itself transform
ing, and for the better. But not only
FRATERNITIES DROP
PLEDGES OF XZ MEN
The withdrawal of twelve pledges
has been announced by five of the Uni
versity fraternities. They are as fol
lows:
Sigma Alpha Epsllon R. F. Janes.
Delta Chi William Cleveland, Rob
ert Proudflt.
Kappa Sigma Oakley Cox, John
Majors, Harry Bixby, Dana Williams.
Beta Theta Pi W. L. Dunn, Seneca
B. Yule.
Sigma Nu Karl Dieckelman, C. F.
Rundqulst, C. N. Druse.
W. H. TINKER TONIGHT
AT MOTS MEETING
PROMINENT Y. M, C. A. WORKER
TO SPEAK IN FACULTY HALL
Is International State University Sec
retary for the Christian Associa
tion Speaks at 7 O'clock
W. H. Tinker, international state uni
versity secretary of the Y. M. C. A.,
will speak at the association men's
meeting tonight at 7 o'clock in Faculty
hall.
Mr. Tinker is doing a highly special
ized work with the Y. M.. C. A., and is
a man who has the keenest insight into
the state university and Its problems
relating to the men students. The local
Y. M. C. A. feels fortunate in having
secured him for the meeting tonight.
The Wednesday evening meetings
have attracted each week men inter
ested in the student problems. Mr.
Tinker was secured with difficulty, as
his time has been very full since he
has been in Nebraska, and he must
leave Wednesday night for Kansas uni
versity. SHOW UP STRONG .
JN TRYOUTS
FRESHMEN PROVIDE LIKELY CAN
DIDATES FOR OYLMPIC EVENTS
Sophomores Will Meet for Tryouts
Tonight Schedule of Events An
nounced by Committee
Some capable competition for the
sophomores in the annual Olympics
was uncovered at the freshmen try-
outs and "pep" meeting in the Armory
last night. Not only will numbers aid
the first year men In the pole fight.
the bie event on the program, but In
the Individual competition wrestling
and boxing the sophomores are
doomed to have a strenuous struggle.
Munn, of Falrbury, freshman foot
ball man, Is who the freshmen have
uncovered for both the heavyweight
boxing and wrestling. From the way
he plowed through his adversaries in
the tryouts, this young giant, severaj
inches taller than the heroic six feet,
will prove proficient in both these
branches of competition Saturday. In
the manly art, of self-defense, Munn
let loose some haymakers which drew
gasps of awe from the onlookers and
gasps of agony from his opponents.
Boxing and Wrestling
The middleweight boxing and wrest
ling, and lightweight boxing, will re
main undecided until Thursday night
when those who survived the long pre
liminaries will fight It out for the
honor. Andrews, Alliance, and Daven
port, Lincoln, remain from the field of
middleweight boxers, and Hinds of
David City; Studley. Creston; Robin
son, Cbwles; and Wendland, Plymouth,
are the four still contesting the middle
weight wrestling position. Hinds, a
big man who barely slips under the
158 pound limit, looks good at this
weight Hanson and Riddenspracher
will decide the lightweight boxing.
Before the tryouts, Chairman Augus-
DEBATERS TO BE
CHOSEN TONIGHT
POURTEEN TO TRY FOR KANSAS
TEAMS
Debate Will be Held December 14 at
Lawrence and in Lincoln After
noon Preliminary '
Nebraska University's debating
teams to meet Kansas in a dual battle
December 14, will be chosen this after
noon in a preliminary to be heldd in
Law 101, from 3 to 5 o'clock.
The question to be debated will be
the question for the Kansas debate:
"Resolved, that the submarine war
fare on commerce as now conducted is
incompatible with the rights of neu
trals and the laws of nations as re
gards non-combatant enemies."
Order by Lot
The order of speakers was decided
by lot yesterday. The Judges will be
members of the faculty, interested in
the debate work and in the question
under discussion. The decision will be
announced as soon as possible after
the contest closes.
This is the order of speakers:
Affirmative
Robert B. Waring, Law '17, Geneva:
Leonard W. Kline, '19, Blue Springs;
D. Gilbert Eldredge, Law '18, Omaha;
Anton H. Jensen, '18, Blair; William F.
Heyler, '18, Edmond, Okla.; E. Everett
Carr, Law '17, Beaver City; A. C.
Krebs, Law '17, Friend; William C.
Cull, Law '17, Oakland; Milton J.
Keegan. Law '18, Alliance.
Negative
Charles M. Frey, '17, Law '18, Lin
coln; C. Ivan Winslow, '18, Beaver
City; Wahlfred C. Jacobson, '18, Om
aha; Chas. E. Schofield, '18, Lincoln;
James G. Young, '18, Lincoln.
Ohio State university won from
Oberlin by a score of 128 to 0 in a
recent football game. Ex.
BEETHOVEN'S THIRD
SYMPHONY THURSDAY
AT CONVOCATION HOUR
Beethoven's third symphony, which
will be given at convocation tomorrow
morning, was played before the Lin
coln Matinee Musical association at
the First Congregational church, Mon
day afternoon.
This symphony is one of Beethoven's
greatest works. There are four move
ments to the symphony, which tell of
the life of the hero, the grief felt at
his death, and the joy in the remem
brance of his life.
KOMENSKY KLL'B
TO ENTERTAIN FOR
HOMECOMING GAME
v Home-coming night will be celebrat
ed by the Komensky Klub by an elab
orate program given in Palladian hall,
Temnle building. The program will
include a short one-act play, panto
mime take-off on active members of the
club, and short informal talks by grad
uates, who will come back for the
football game. Among those who will
be present are: Hedvic Provaznik,
Crete, Nebr.; Albin Fojda. Clarkson,
Nebr.'; Clara Janouch, Falrbury; P. M.
Lawrence, Clarkson, Nebr.
' ;The klub expects to entertain one
h,,n,iro iwnnla or more. Invitations
have been sent out to all Bohemian
people living in Lincoln and vicinity.
It Is Intended to make the meeting a
genuine "home-coming" for all the
Bohemian students who have attended
the University.
Minnesota
A point system has been estab
lished here, whereby no student can
make over a certain number of points
graded on the number of offices he
has held, this, it is believed, will
prohibit the monopoly of activities,
increase efficiency and lighter bur
dens. Ex.
GORNHUSKER STOCK
IS GOING HIGHER
i
TEAM SHOWING LOTS OF OLD
TIME GINGER
Caley, Corey and Otoupalik Feature
Practice Last Night in the
Cold
Cornhusker stock has risen to almost
par during the past week. If it wasn't
for the inability of some of the men
to grasp the signals as rapidly as
they are given, it might be said that
the prospects for a victory over the
Jayhawks were almost bright.
The men are commencing to show
the kind of spirit they exhibited
against the Oregon Aggies. They work
as one large machine and make the
freshmen put forth their very best
efforts to keep from being run over.
The practice last evening, which was
behind closed gates, was featured
by the work of Caley, Otoupalik and
Corey. Caley made frequent gains
on wide end runs and Otoupalik and
Corey worked forward passes as If
their very lives depended on the suc
cess of each pass. Dobson and Seizor,
alternating at righ half, both did fine
work in going around the ends.
Stove for Caley
Coach Stewart has decided to install
a stove at some convenient point on
the fieM for the use of Caley, especial
ly if Saturday is a cold day. There Is
a stove in the office at the entrance to
the field and yesterday afternoon Caley
thought It would be a good stunt to
get warmed up while the coach was
giving him a rest.
But when the coach was ready to
use him Caley could not be found.
However, after a session of yelling at
him, he appeared. On the first play he
went around end for thirty-five yards
and in about three plays he had gone
over the line.
A total of eighty yards in four plays.
MOVIES FOR THE
ENGINEERS AT THEIR
MONTHLY MEETING
Moving pictures showing the use of
machinery in building roads will be
shown by a representative of the White
Automobile Co., of Cleveland, at the
monthly meeting of the engineers in
M. E. 206 at 7:30 this evening. Stu
dents who have seen this film at other
places say that it is very interesting
and instructive. In addition to this
film, a shorter reel showing activities
of the engineering faculty and stu
dents will be shown.
CHINA IN NEED OF
MUCH FROM AMERICA
CIGARETTES AND INDECENT PIC
TURES WRONG IMPRESSION
Miss Josephine Fagundus Tells Y. W.
C. A. Girls of Work by Grace
Ccppock In China
Miss Josephine Fagundus, general
secretary oi the city Y. W. C. A.,
spoke to the girls at the Vesper service
Tuesday evening. Her subject was
"Y. W. C. A. Work in China," and she
told of the great good which was being
accomplished through the Y. W. C. A.
organization over there. She said that
at last, by means of trade industries
and various means of communications,
the door of China had been opened.
They are ready and willing to receive
Christianity if we can only furnish
people to carry It to them, according
to the speaker.
Missionaries who have studied the
conditions over there declare that
American cigarettes and Indecent pic
ture shows which have taken a strong
hold on the Chinese people, and are
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DR. GILKEY SPOKE TO
THE Y. M. C. A.
CABINET
Dr. Gllkey, who was tie convocation
speaker yesterday, spoke to the mem
bers of the Y. M. C. A. cabinet for
half an hour yesterday morning before
the convocation.
His talk, which was informal, was
largely an effort to help the cabinet
men feel their responsibility and the
opportunity that was before them.
Probably fifteen of the cabinet men
were at the meeting. Steele Holcombe,
president of the association, intro
duced Dr. Gilkey.
WESLEYAN LOSES
TWO FOOTBALL MEN
Harold Hinman and Owen Steeves Die
of Typhoid Within Ten
Days
Two prominent football men of Wes
leyan University in University Place,
Harold Hinman and Owen Steeves,
have died within the last two weeks of
typhoid fever.
Hinman succumbed to the illness
yesterday morning, dying at the
Everett house. He had been ill four
weeks.
Steeves died ten days ago at his
home in Panama.
Hinman was twenty years old and a
liinlor- in WeBlevan university. He
hailed from Newman Grove, Neb. He
played In the backfield on the football
team, and was a pitcher on the base
ball squad.
Steeves was a lineman on the foot
ball team. Neither he nor Hinman
played against Nebraska this year, on
account of injuries.
RIDDELL AND COOK
RALLY ORATORS
WILL REPRESENT TEAM AT KAN
SAS GAME RALLY
Riley and Harnsberger, Underclass
Presidents, Will Arouse Pep on
Approaching Olympics
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The simple announcement that Ted
Rlddell and John Cook will make
speeches at the football and Olympics
rally tomorrow morning should be
enough to draw a big crowd of the
co-eds at any rate.
For Ted and John have not appeared
in public as orators of the day, thus
far, and the speech tomorrow will be
for each of them their maiden effort
in pre-advertised eloquence.
They will not be the only speech
makers. Coach Stewart, and Assistant
'Coach Vic Halllgan will talk. But
both of them are polished orators well
versed In the tricks of stage appear
ance, and have been heard before so
that what they will do on the platform
tomorrow is not so muc hof a mystery.
Other Speeches
Two other speeches, important be
cause they will bear upon the other
side of the rally the Olympics Satur
day morning will be given by the two
presidents of the underclasses, Joseph
Riley for the freshmen and Carl Harns
berger tor the sophomores.
Riley and Harnsberger will exhort
their classmates to gird themselves for
the fray, and will invite the rest of the
school to witness the contests.
The band will be there.
The rally for the Kansas-Home-coming
game and Olympics battle Btarts at
11 o'clock promptly In Memorial hall,
Thursday morning.
The entire chapter of Delta Tau
Delta are planning to attend the ban
quet given at the Hotel Fontenelle,
December 2, by the Omaha Alumni
association of the fraternity. Col.
James B. Curtis of New York City,
president of the fraternity, is expected
to be present. Alumni and active
members from the neighboring chap
ters will attend.
GLASSES TOGETHER
ON MIXER PARTY
ALL STUDENTS WORK. TO MAKE
AFFAIR SUCCESS
Class Presidents and Vice-Presidents
on Committee High School
Students Barred
All of the University classes from
freshman to senior are. working to
gether to make the Home-coming mixer
Saturday night at the Armory a real
welcome to the alumni who will return
for the Kansas game, as well as a
Jolly party for the University students.
The committee in charge consists of
the presidents and vice-presidents of
the four classes, with a few others.
Harold Neff, the president of the senior
class, is the general chairman. As
sociated with him from the student
body are Doris Scroggin, also a senior;
Lloyd Tully and Marlon Reeder,
Juniors; Carl Harnsberger and Mary
Helen Allensworth, sophomores ;
Joseph B. Riley and Margaret Dodge,
freshmen; Searle Davis, Vancil K.
Greer and Harriet Bardwell represent
ed the alumni at the first meeting of
the committee.
The faculty reception, starting
promptly at 8:15 will bo one of the
features of the mixer. A program,
lively and entertaining, full of the Ne
braska spirit, will be another. Dancing
will be a third, and refreshments will
be a fourth.
The Crowd a Feature
The good time that goes with a
crowd of true Nebraskans, celebrating
a game played by their own Cornhusk
ers, will, of course, be the feature that
will be the greatest drawing card.
No high school students will be al
lowed at the mixer, and those that do
get by the door and attempt to dance
with the University students will be
politely but firmly asked to leave.
The attempt will again be made to
have as many girls come without dates
as possible.
The girls' organizations have con
fessed they would Just as soon come
without men as with them, but the
difficulty seems to be that the men ask
for the dates, and the co-eds do not
like to refuse.
So a special effort will be made this
week, to get the men to desist asking
for dates. They will be told that the
girls will be there anyway, and that
they can pocket 25 cents, save time,
and really make a hit.
MYSTIC FISH
PLEDGE SIXTEEN
Initiation and Banquet Thursday
and Dance Friday
Night
Mystic Fish, the honorary freshman
inter-sorority organization, will hold
its annual Initiation and banquet
Thursday evening at the Lincoln hotel.
They will give a dancing party Friday
evening at the Alpha Phi house.
The Initiates are aB follows: Alice
Temple, Bernlce Bell, Irma Stephens,
Luclle Mitchel, Agnes Olson, Helen
Haggart, Vernie Moseman, Genevieve
Loeb. Jane Beechler, True Jack, Mable
McAdams, Susanna Jobst, Catherine
Benner, Mary Rahn, Luclle Woods and
Doris Bates.
Beta Pi, the second fraternity for
colored men, has been Introduced at
Illinois and is hoping to obtain
charter from Alpha Phi Alpha, the
national, In the near future. Ex.
Good-Bye Spoon ers
Concluding that nothing distracts a
student's mind from study like spoon
ing, - President Mason of Boker uni
versity decided to Issue peremptory
orders that no more spooning In, at
or around his Institution shall be
carried on In the future. Ex.
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