The Dally Nebra
sk
VOL. XVI. NO. 72.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10. 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DESCRIBES SOLDIERS
LIFE IIURENCHES
MISS HELEN MARY BOULNOIS
CONVOCATION SPEAKER
Praises Americans in French Ambu
lance Corps Convocation Audi
ence Stayed Full Hour
The intimate side of the life of sol
diers of France, England. Serbia and
Austria was shown to University stu
dents at convocation yesterday by Miss
Helen Mary Boulnois. a British writer
and speaker who spent some time In
hospitals behind the Allies lines, but
who is now traveling across America
in the interests of war relief.
About one hundred students and
faculty members heard Miss Boulnois.
and they became so engrossed in her
absorbing story that they insisted that
she spend the full hour instead of the
usual half-hour period alloted for con
vocation. Before introducing the soldiers of
the allied armies. Miss Boulnois denied
the statement often expressed since
the beginning of the war. that the
middle west is untouched by the wave
of sympathy and compassion which
is sweeping over other parts of this
and other neutral countries. The mid
dle west, she declared, was taking a
real interest in the war.
Praise for Americans
The hundred odd Americans doing
ambulance service behind the trenches
in France were highly praised by iliss
Boulnios, who described the difficult
and dangerous work they have to do
in bringing the wounded from the first
line field hospitals back to the larger,
better equipped hospitals in the rear.
Beginning with the French soldier,
she spent some time telling incidents
which showed the national traits of the
different races making up the allied
army. The PoulL a name which
meens "the bearded one," applied to
the private soldier ol France, is a gay,
dashing, brave fellow, who has be
come Inhis great crisis devoutly re
ligious. The Serbian, she described as
a "huge, hard, gentle brigand, the
cleanest man I ever saw." Little
packets of soap and washcloth pleased
him more than tobacco, she declared.
The Serbians were the best uniformed
of all the allied soldiers. Miss Boul
nois said.
In an Italian Hospital
In the Italian prison hospital at
Genoa Miss Boulnois got a glimpse of
the injured Austrian prisoners. Scarce
ly one of them were itching for an
other chance to fight, she said, and
declared that many of them had told
her that they never knew when they
were wblsked away to the front, who
they were fighting for, nor why.
The English Tommy Atkins. Miss
Boulnois believes. Is the most Inter
esting, most, lovable, soldier of all.
He Is scarcely ever serious. Is a chronic
warbler, and bis Celtic strain makes
biro brave at times almost to fool
hardiness. Illustrating the typical Tommy At
kins and bis soldier brother, l'atrick
O'Brien. Miss Boulnois told a story
known all over the allied bospitaM.
of "the Irishman what couldn't te
shot." Stationed in the foremost
trench for skirmish duty, the Intrepid
Celt took great delight In exposing
himself on the trench wall and eating
bis meal before the whole German
army. When an unusually successful
German sniper was at last brought to
earth, the Irishman again startled bis
comrades by creeping out to the body
nd getting marks of identification so
that bis officers could write to the
dead German's family.
The last .exploit Miss Boulnois told
About the charmed Patrick might well
be tlaued with some of the adventures
f Brigadier Gerard. When the yellow
flag, ctlled the gas flag, and hoisted
to fat mine if the wind blew In a
direction that would send tbe gaseous
fames into tbe enemy's trenches, was
SELECT PLAY FOR
UNIVERSITY WEEK
"Alias Jimmy Valentine" Selected for
Production Spring Vacation
The University Players, under the
direction of Miss Alice Howell, will
produce the play, "Alias Jimmy Valen
tine" for the road show during Uni
versity Week. The book has arrived
from the publishers and rehearsals
will start in the near future.
The University Players are also ex
pecting to again give their success,
"Ready Money" in several towns out
in the state, and possibly in Lincoln.
It will be shown in David City Jan
nary 20.
UPPER GLASSES
ARE TOO MODEST
JUNIORS AND SENIORS SHY FROM
THE CAMERA
Too Slow Getting Pictures Taken for
the Comhusker, the Staff
Declares
The Cornhusker staff is greatly dis
appointed at the lack of interest and
the slowness which has been shown
by the juniors and seniors in getting
their individual pictures taken for the
annual, according to Business Mana
ger DeWitt Foster. The call for
these photos was not issued until after
the Christmas vacation so that The
Townsend studio would be free to de
vote their time and place to this work.
But tbe students have not responded
in a manner that is satisfying to the
staff.
Manager Foster Is very anxious to
have the book out on schedule and
h ears that the onlv way that this I
can be done is to have each student
do his or her part. The pictures
should all be in within a very short
time so each one should get a uaie
for a sitting right away.
ENGINEERING STUDENTS
GIVE GAVELS TO OFFICERS
OF STATE LEGISLATURE
The gavels, made by engineering
student of the University, were pre
sented to the lieutenant governor,
president pro tern of the senate, and
speaker of tbe house of represents
tires, at the state capitol yesterday.
i-.i,-,.. unssrd John Mattes and
- .
r- TaVum thA rentlemen no ;
received the gavels, expressed tneir
pleasure In the gifts. Eacn was a
neatly turned piece of wood, wuo an
"X" Inlaid.
Th custom of presenting the gavels
ht rnntinued for the past fifteen t
years. At eacn session oi m '"
lature the presiding officers are given
the little souvenirs of the workman
ship of the University students.
Columbia The Frosh are to have a
new variety of cap that will protect
their ears from tbe cold. Ears inai
were red with the cold have been pre
dominant heretofore, but now it has
been decided to throw away the dinky
little caps until spring, and to wear
a toque instead. This, will do away
with tbe Joy of the upperclassmen in
thumping the ears of the Freshmen
when they were red. Ex.
raised Just in front of the German
trenches, forecasting a "gas attack"
upon the Allies, the Irishman leaped
from the trenches before he could be
.topped and went after the Hag. To
reach It safely tra" In t'f miracu
lous, but be was seen not only to do
that, but to stretch up his band to pull
It down. When the band appeared,
bells began to tingle all Vmg the
German trenches, and seven or eight
different kinds of fire opened upon the
Irishman. His comrades in the
trenches ducked for shelter, giving
blm up for lost, but a half boor later
be knocked on bis lieutenant's door,
bearing the flag., with "Colt strafe
England" upon IL
BASKETBALL MEN
TAKE BOOKS ALONG
COACH ORDERS STUDIES DURING
FIRST ROAD TRIP
Wants to Lose None o the Squad by
Flunks Form Colleges to Meet
This Week
The basketball team, which left yes
terday morning for Indlanola, la., to
start a four game series with Simpson,
Grinnell, St. Joseph's college and Ham
line college of St. Paul, Minn., wjll
have no easy time on the trip. Coach
Stewart ordered every men to take all
his books along and put in all the
time possible in studying in order to
be eligible next semester.
The trip, coming as it does so close
to examinations, would, under ordinary
circumstances, interfere seriously with
the men's studies. However, since the
coach has adopted the plan of having
the men study while away it is proba
ble that they will be able to meet their
final examinations with some degree of
success.
The men making the trip are Cap
tain Campbell, Flothow, Nelson, Wertz,
Collins, Flynn and Jackson.
Assistant Coach Rutherford is !n
charge of the freshmen and varsity
scrubs, and practices will be held at
the regular hours during the week.
CHRISTIANITY IS '
THE jNDIAN NEED
Declares Edith- M- Dobb, in Talk at
Y. W. C. A. Vesper Services
Miss Edith M. Dobb bad many in
teresting stories of Indian life to tell
the girls at the Y. W. C. A. Vesper
service Tuesday evening. After relate
Ing a number of incidents showing the
humorous side of Indian life, she told
of the purpose of the f. W. C. A. work
In the school, and the great need for
the continuation and development of
such work.
The Medicine Lodge, she said, is the
most degrading religion In the state,
but it is necessary that the Indians
have some religion In order to have
proper standing among their people.
If they do not have Christianity then
ther must cllne to their Medicine
Lodee. The call, therefore, is lor
i Christianity In the schools to substi
tute for the heathen beliefs.
The work. Miss Dobb said, is as yet
very primitive, but even now young
men and women are being helped very
greatly by It. The Indian girls have
no Ideals of Christian womanhood and
they look to white girls for these
Ideals in order that they may carry
them back to their people. The return
to the life on the reservation is ex
tremely hard for a time, because the
gins are ridiculed and tortured on ac
count of their change In dress and
manners. A girl witn sirengin ..'
in Turner, however, can do a great
amount of good among the other girls
of her tribe.
In closing Miss Dobb summed up
the true need of the American Indian
In the words of an old Indian chici
who said that all his me ne
watched to find something the white
. . it. In A (on vhlrh
TOAO COUld giV! mo
would help his character. At last he
found it-not the white man's ability
to gain wealth and landbut rather
bis knowledge of Christianity.
PROF. H. B. LATIMER
HONORED FOR RESAERCH
WORK IN SCIENCE
s
Prof. II. B. Latimer was recently
elected a member of the American As
sociation of Anatomists In recognition
of his research work. Membership to
tbe society Is not obtained until some
meritorious research work has been
completed and published. '
FINAL EXAMS ARE
CLOSE AT HAND
Grind Period on Now Students Will
Miss Charter Day
Holiday
Two more full weeks, and only two,
before the final examinations, accounts
for the copious amount of midnight
electricity to be discerned from board
ing house windows during the wee
small hours, this week.
The faculty have decreed that the
final examinations for this first semes
ter of work in the years of our Lord
1916 and 1917, will start January 27
and continue until February 3.
When the second semester grind be
gins again there will De no nouaay
until spring vacation, which is held the
first week in April. The higher pow
ers have done away with the annual
charter day holiday, and students will
have to be in their usual classes this
day February 15, just as an ordinary
day.
The further significance of this lat
ter fact is that there can be no mid
week parties this year. Last year
parties were scheduled on the day be
fore charter day Monday evening.
This year the usual study periods will
hold forth.
SIX MEN' WILL
TRY FOR JUNIOR
CUSSMESIDENCY
The semi-annual announcement made
in The Nebraskan yesterday that the
political pot was boiling brought some
more bubbles to the top of the cal
dron. In the junior class, steam Is
already befogging the issues. Besides
the two men mentioned yesterday
Max A. Miller of Lincoln and Merle
Townsend of Tecumseh friends and
political allies of F. T. Cotter of Om
aha, George DeFord of Staplehurst,
Carlisle Jones of Neligh. and Ralph
Anderson of Genoa have hinted that
these men will be shaking hands with
old friends within the next few days.
FRATS TO COMPETE
IN BIG TOURNEYS
START TONIGHT
Interfraternity basketball and bowl
ing tournaments will commence to
night, when the Delta Tau Delta bas
tthaii team will clash with the Alpha
Theta Chi on the Armory floor, and 1
Phi Kappa Psl will meet Kappa Sigma j
and Alpha Sigma Phi will meet Sigma
Alpha Epsilon in bowling at the city
Y. M. C. A.
The D lt-Alp'na-Thet basketball
hnnit he a. corker, as both
fail"-
teams have always figured strongly in
the race for the championship. The
game will start at 6:20 p. m.
Little "dope" Is available on the
bowling matches. Alpha Sigma Phi
have been very strong in this sport,
taking two championships ana are
said to expect to repeat this year.
GOSPEL TEAMS
REPORT TONIGHT
Work of University Men at Tecumseh
Will be Told
About
A reDort of the four-day meeting
conducted by the gospel teams of the
. . a tt l
University of Nebraska ano eiejmi
at Tecumseh during Christmas vaca
tion will take up the time at ttfe regu
lar T. M. C. A. devotional meeting in
the music room of the Temple, tonight.
Secretary H. C. Blgglcstone will re
port on the preparation made by the
gospel team and the people of Tecum
seh for the meeting. President Steele
Holcombe will discuss the work as
compllshed with the boys and young
men, and Walter Judd will review the
general meetings. The meeting will be
turned over to this discussion to give
all students an opportunity to become
thoroughly acquainted with gospel
team work.
NEW PLANTS FOR
DRUG GARDEN
Tea, Coffee, Chocolate and Areca
be Raised by the
University
Will
A novel addition to the Nebraska !
drug plant garden has just reached the ;
pharmacy college. It is a shipment of j
tea, coffee, chocolate beans and areca j
seeds. The shipment is from the Ales-1
andra gardens, owned by the Williams ;
company of Ceylon, India. j
The seeds will be planted in the hot
house and the plants shown as some
thing of a novelty. The seeds were
packed in a big box of charcoal and
were partly germinated when opened.
MASS MEETING ON
DRILL TONIGHT
Men Who Favor a Voluntary System
Will Gather at the Lindell
Hotel
a mass mee.tine will be held at the 1
Lindell hotel tonight of all men who
are interested in legislation to make
military drill at the University pure
ly a voluntary thing. The meeting
will open M 8 o'clock, and there will
be speeches by students, and proba
bly some older men.
Anton H. Jensen, in talking of the
movement yesterday, said that it had
been in preparation for a month or
more, with himself, C. A. Sorensen, an
alumnus of the school, and Ernest
Lundeen as the prime movers. He
stated that they were acting not as
students, but as citizens of the state.
At tonight's meeting it is purposed
to organize a club that will take up
the matter and see what can be done
with the legislature. A number of
members of the latter body are said
to have made the statement mat u
they were convinced the objection to
drill was common among a large part
of the student body, they would take
fcowe action on the matter.
Chancellor Avery said yesterday
afternoon in speaking of the matter,
that the principal reason for the drill
being on the bases it now is, is that
Abraham Lincoln signed the act pro
viding for military drill in colleges un
der the land grant, and that the Uni
versity was trying to live up to both
the, spirit and the letter of the law.
THREE PLAYS ARE
CONSIDERED BY
JUNIOR COMMITTEE
The selection of a play for the an
nual nroduction of the Junior class has
narrowed down, it appears, to one of
the following: "The Fourth tstate,
"Tho Truth In That." and "Green
Stockings." The play committee will
meet Thursday at 11 o'clock In 107 D,
and It Is probable that tbe final select
tion will be made at that time.
Booth Tarklngton, for a long time
the favorite of the University public,
has nothing to offer this year, and the
committee has been forced to look else
where. Several of George Fitch's
-I.-. ,t,it, Ivan kfa favnrablv re-
celved, are also under consideration.
Tho ions: deliberation of the comuit
tee has been caused by a determina
tion to get the strongest possible play
that can be produced by a class cast.
DAILY NEBRASKAN
SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN
Prizes
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Cornhusker.
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husker. Third prize, 1917 Cornhusker.
For fifteen ubscrlptioni, one
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Daily Nebraskan.
Five cents for all other sub
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or noL
! "EMILIA GAL0TT1" '
TO BE PRODUCED
GERMAN DRAMATIC CLUB IN
NUAL PLAY
AN-
pay
is Said to Illustrate the Perfect
Technique of the Classical
. Drama
On"' Friday evening. January 12, at
the Temple theatre, the German Dra
matic club will present Lessing's clas
sical tragedy, "Emilia Galotto," their
annual play. This presentation Is
given under the direction of Miss
Amanda Heppner, assistant professor
of Germanic languages, and is un
doubtedly the greatest undertaking the
club has ever attempted.
This play, together with one of Schil
ler's, was used by Freytag, the critic,
to illustrate the perfect technique of
the classical drama. All of the parts
are heavy ones. The play is to be
given in costumes of the eighteenth
century. The costumes have been
secured from Omaha.
The cast is as follows:
Emilia Galotti Anna Luckey
Odoardo Galotti Gerhard Naber
Claudia Galotti Clara McMahon
Gonzola, Prince of Guastalla '
Curtiss Grove
Marinelli, Chamberlain. Friedrlch Rabe
Camilla Rota Alfred Hinze
Conti. court artist Robert Nesbit
Count Appiani Walter Weiland
Countess Orsina Magdelene Craft
Angelo Alfred Hinze
Pirro Robert Nesbit
Scene Laid in Italy
The scene is laid in Italy at the
time of tbe Renaissance, wnen petty
princedoms cut the country into dis
associated fragments. The ruler of
one of these principalities. Prince Het-
tore Gonzola, meets and becomes
enamored with a charming young girl.
Emilia, the daughter of Colonel Galotti.
who has been brought to the prince's
court, principally at the instigation of
his mother for a social season. A
match has been arranged between
Emilia and the Count Appiani, a young
noble, dear to the heart of the stern
old colonel, Emilia's father, ana me
two young people are to travel to the
Count's country to celebrate their wed
ding. The prince, apprised of this, is fur
iously angry and his councillor, Mari
nelli, suggests a plan whereby the
prince may yet carry on his illicit love
affair with the Innocent Emilia. The
prince impatient, meets Emilia at
church and avows his love to her,
frightening her by his Intensity. Mari
nelli, Ignorant of this, carries out his
plan, in which prtUnded robbers way
lay the bethrothal party on the lonely
road before the prince's villa, Dosalo.
Emilia and her mother take reruge in
the prince's house. In the melee, the
count Is killed.
Colonel Galotti, to whom the news
of the misfortune has been brought,
rides post-haste to' Dosalo, and meets
there the discarded mistress of the
prince, Orlsna, who has become aware
of the plot Urged on by her Jealous
fury, Galotti resolves to kill the prince,
but at the plea of Emilia, who cries
out that this sinful have.
She tens
him the story of the old Roman, Vlr-
glnlus, and he turns his dagger against
her instead.
STATE CONSERVATION
COMMISSION MEETING
The state conservation and welfare
commission meeting yesterday noon
at the Commercial club, elected Gover
nor Neville president to succeed ex
Governor Morehead; Chancellor Avery
vlr-e-Drealdent. and Dr. Condra sec
retary.
Tho commission, which has advis
ory supervision ovr all department
and surveys relating to state develop
ment and publicity work, has decided
upon a course of extension this year.
Dr. Sheldon ! another University
man who Is on the executive committee.