Tine Daily Nebraskami
VOL. XVI. NO. 73. .
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TWO CLUBS FORM '
ON DRILL PROBLEM
ANTI-COMPULSORY GROUP FINDS
RIVAL ORGANIZATION
Jensen Heads Student Who Would
Make Drill Voluntary at
Nebraska University
Everyone had a thoroughly good
time at the meeting at the Lindell
hotel last night, when a student or
ganization to put drill at the Univer
sity on an entirely voluntary basis was
formed, and a rival organization was
got together on the spot for the
avowed purpose of combatting the first
in its intention. , A lot more fun is
promised the University as a result
Most interesting as a feature of the
evening was the entrance into the bus
iness of the meeting of Col' John G.
Maher, who delivered an impromptu
and impassioned speech in favor of
patriotic Americanism, in spite of the
effort of the chairman. C. A. Soren
son to head him off.
After Col. Maher' had spoken, the
antis of the antis, the men who favor
a continuance of the present system of
military drill withdrew, leaving the
hall to the organization of the volun
teer movement, if it might be so called.
These last then proceeded with the
organization of their club.
Rival Officers
So the University now has, as offi
cers of a club that is pledged to secure,
if possible, legislative enactment mak
ing military drill entirely voluntary,
thesp men:
President, Anton II. Jensen.
Vice-president, R. B. Warren.
Secretary-treasurer. M. Lilliefors.
Executive committee, Earnest Lim
leen, Charles Schofleld. Ozro Woods
and C. A. Sorenson, the latter being
the only alumnus officer.
Of the rival organization, whom
their opponents insisted on ' calling
propagandists, these are the officers:
President, Leonard Trester.
Secretary-treasurer, M. C. Hildreth.
And a publiaity and debate commit
tee. By actual count, fifty-seven students
went into the meeting room at the
Lindell hotel, about 8:20, when the
meeting began. This number had been
swelled to seventy interested partici
pants and merely curious, as well as
opiKnents, before the evening was
over. A fifty-fifty division occurred
in the middle of events, forty men re
maining to organize the originally pro
posed club, and lhe others forming the
rival orgatlzation.
Sorenson In the Chair
C. A. Sorenson, an alumnus of the
University, who has been said to be
the prime mover In the thing, took the
chair, and appointed M. Lilliefors tem
porary secretary.
Sorenson gave a speech in which
he said the purpose of the meting was
to organize to try to abolish compul
sory military drill at the University.
He declared that In Europe today the
young men were fighting for the ideals
of the old men; and that had the
young men been in the saddle two
years ago, there would have been no
far. ,
"The time has come for America to
lake the lead for a philosophy when
there will be no war," he said.
"The University authorities I feel
certain, consider you In a sense unde
sirable citizens, because you have
token this step." Sorenson declared,
after complimenting the audience on
their courage in taking the stand they
did. Then he requested those who
"ere against them not to take this
'me and place to voice their objec
tio8n. Sorenson then called for expres
ions of the pleasure of the house.
ne man of the opposing force was
cn his feet with a suggestion for a
kte. L. e. Zook proposed a pub
licity committee. Anton II. Jensen
M then called upon by the chairman.
MRS, WILLIAMS TO
TALK 0NJ0CI0L0GY
GRADUATE TEACHERS CLUB TO
HEAR HER SATURDAY
Program for Second Semester Out
lined Other Faculty Men to
Speak
The Graduate Teachers' club, a so
ciety for elucational research, will hold
the first of its meetings at the home
of Dr. G. W. A. Luckey, 1439 R street,
Saturday evening, at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs.
Hattie Plum Williams, of the depart
ment of sociology;, will give the ad
dress. The subject for study during the
year will be that of the general prob
lem of the school of education, "The
value, use, community control of play
grounds and recreation centers."
Membership in the society consists
of associate members, students in the
graduate school of education; active
members, holders of master's or doc
tor's degree, together with a graduate
teacher's diploma; and honorary mem
bers, faculty of the graduate school of
education. Meetings of the society are
open to all eligible members.
Officers of the Club
C. B. Cornell, Ph. D., is president of
the club; Miss Grace Munson, Ph. D., is
vice-president; and Miss Rose Yont,
Ph. D., is secretary and treasurer.
The faculty speakers for the meet
ings of the society during the year
are:
February 3, Prof. R J. Pool, Botany.
March 3, Prof. F. M. Fling, European
History.
March 24, Prof. L. A. Sherman, Eng
lish.
April 21, Prof. G. W. A. Luckey, Edu
cation.'
May 19. Prof. H. K. Wolfe, Philoso
phy. .
June 2, Prof. George E. Howard, Po
litical Science and Sociology.
GOOD SEAT SALE
FOR GERMAN PLAY
"EMILIA GALOTTI"
The sale of tickets for "Emilia Ga-
- . . . . TT
lotti" is going splendidly, as usuai n.
W. Enderis of the Lincoln Freie Presse
has purchased fifty tickets which he
will distribute among his employes.
The Germans of the city show a great
interest in these plays by their loyal
support every yar.
Many of the students of the Ger
man department have read Lessing's
"Emilia Gaiottl.- and much more inter
est is shown this year by the student
body than in past years. The senti
ment is expressed by the girl who ex
claimed "I have never been so anxious
to see any play before."
FRAT PIN-SMASHERS
START TOURNEY
KAPPA SIGS AND SIG ALPHS WIN
FIRST CONTESTS
Phi Psi and Alpha Slg on Losing
Side Close Battles Both
Matches , ,
, inh. Pnoiinn beat Alpha
Sigma Phi and Kappa Sigma trouncedl
Phi Kappa PsI. in the opening game
of the Interfraternlty bowling tourna
ment, af the Y. M. C. A. alley, last
Both matches were closely fought,
the Alpha Slg-Sig Alph argument be
ing the hardest to decide, the losers
actually compiling more pin totals In
the three games than their victorious
competitors.
AngeJl of the Alpha Sigma FM team
was high man of the evening with a
toUl threegame score of 665. He
also rolled the best single game 204.
Former'Chancellor Andrews
Was 73 Years Old Yesterday
' Elisha Beniamin Andrews, chancel- braska University as its chancellor. Ho
lor emeritus of the University alnce
lUii, t;tTit-ui tttr-u ma act -uij -iiiilu uutn-
day yesterday, at Interlachen, Florida.
Former Chancellor Andrews was
born in Hinsdale, N. H., in 1844. He
enlisted In the civil war as a private,
but was advanced to second lieutenant
for distinguished service, before the
end of the conflict. During the war
he lost an eye.
He was ordained a Baptist minister
in 1874. Five years later he became
president of Brown university, con
tinuing in that position until 1898.
Two years after that he came to Ne-
PHOTO OF LINCOLN
STATUEJTO TAGORE
Picture Will be Hung Over the Lincoln
Press In the "Abode of
Peace"
A photograph of the famous French
srtatue of Abraham Lincoln, on the
west end of the state capitol grounds,
framed, and bearing a suitable inscrip
tion. was sent to Sir Rabindranath
Tagore in Omaha yesterday, by the
Lincoln committee, headed by Dr. F.
M. Fling, which made the arrange
ments for the Tagore lecture Monday
night.
The legend on the picture states -that
It is a statue of Lincoln, presented by
the citizens of Lincoln to the boys of
the famous Indian school, The Abods
of Peace, over which Tagore presides,
and in the interests of which he is
making his lecture tour of America.
Dr. Fling stated yesterday to his
class in European history I. that
Tagore had been deeply moved by the
action of the Lincoln committee in giv
ing to him the surplus over the ex
penses and guaranty of the lecture. It
was the first time this has been done
in the United States, other cities find
ing some other use for the money.
The money, amounting to $410, will be
used for a printing prey? that has been
long wanted at the school, and that
will be called the Lincoln press.
Prints of a full-face photograph of
Tagore have been made by Cornell's,
and are selling for ten cents.
DR. MAXEY WRITES
ON LLOYD-GEORGE FOR
BOSTON TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Edwin Maxey. professor of pub
lic law and diplomacy in the college
of law. wrote an article on David Lloyd
George, the new British premier, ttwt
was published in the Boston Tran
script for December 22. It was a
careful study of the man who has been
called the "Roosevelt of England."
What Did The Kappa Bar glar
Want With Silk Hose?
The Kappas had a burglar.
At the stroke of midnight. Tuesday,
a dirty hand, under the terrified eye
of Edith Martin, entered a window,
took from a writing desk a pair of
silk stocking and pocketbook contain
ing $5 "and exited. This happened ai
the Kappa Kappa Gamma house, 1701
L street
Edith Martin and Bess Wallace room
on the ground floor. They like fresh
air. and generally have their windows
open. Tonight all tf the ground floor
windows at the Kappa house will be
About midnight Miss Wallace left looked once more beneath them. The
About nw burnIng. robbery was not reported to the police;
he room, leaving th , l.gM D s Nebra8kan
toe IZZZX itttT, andjfromoneof the mose-conslstent Kappa
she looked over that way, and saw a men on the campus.
ws chancellor until the end of the
went on a tour around the world, and
has since then been in private life.
Chancellor Andrews is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon, Loyal
Legion of the G. A. R. His best known
work is "The Call of the Land."
Last fall a tablet to Chancellor An
drews was placed in the entrance to
the Temple, which was built largely
as a result of his activity. When he
heard of this, on his sick bed in
Florida, it greatly pleased him, and he
sent his deepest thanks to the Univer
sity. FOSTER NAMES HIS
BUSINESS STAFF
FIVE UNDERCLASSMEN WILL
SOLICIT ADVERTISING
Staff Again Declares That Juniors and
Seniors Must Hurry With
Pictures
Business Manager DeWitt Foster
has announced his business staff for
this vear's Cornhusker. The members
are Rawson White, '18. of Omaha;
Charles Peterson. '19, of Omaha;
John C. Wright. '19, of Lincoln; Nor
man Curtice, '19, of Lincoln.
Manager Foster has called a meet
ing of his staff for 5 o'clock tonight
in the student activities office. The
soliciting of advertising will be ex
plained and the work will be appor
tioned. Each member of the staff will
have a definite department and will
be held responsible for hi part of the
work.
The staff will soon start to solicit
fur the annual and it is
expected to have this end of the book
cmplete in thirty days.'
The Cornhusker staff again empha
sizes the need of having all Junior and
senior individual pictures taken now.
This is the only thing that can delay
the book, it is asserted.
CONVOCATION
FOURTH BEETHOVEN
SYMPHONY CONVOCATION
PROGRAM TODAY
The Fourth Beethoven symphony
will be played at convocation IHU
morning In Memorial hall at 11 o'clock,
by the University string quaet. tin-Vr
ii direction of Mrs. Raymond.
The program:
Aduglo allegro vlvur.
Adagio.
Allegro vivace.
l'iiale allegro ma non tropno
.Mr. Harrison. Mr. QuUk. tfr Wu'r
and Miss Eiche will play.
hand steal in. She said it was a dirty
hand. If the police follow that clue,
several prominent University men
might be implicated.
Miss Martin screamed. With scarce
ly a perceptible pause, the hand ex
plored the writing desk, conveniently
near the window, encountered the
purse, and removed it. A second trip,
and the silk stockings were added to
the collection. Then the hand made
good Its escape.
The screams roused the rest of the
sorority girls, and the house chaperone.
The story was told: then they all went
back to their beds, after having first
DELTA TAU DELTA
DRUBS ALPHA THETAS
FIRST FRATERNITY BASKETBALL
GAME A WALKAWAY
Did Not Produce Thrills Anticipated
the Final Score Was
43 to 6
Winning from Alpha Theta Chi by
the multiplication table score of 43-6,
Delta Tau Delta, interfraternity bas
ketball champions of last year, flashed
some team work and individual class
in their first game last night on the
Armory floor which convinced visit
ing scouts on the side lines that the
champions would be very much averse
to relinquishing the trophy.
Showing precision and speed in their
ieamwork, which would do credit to a
five in mid-season, the Delts ran away
from their opponents early in the con
test, and were never even closely pur
sued. A tall, nimble young man named
North playing forward, was the most
prolific basket shooter, but "Stubby"
Grant, Schroeder, and Stromer also
were Inspired. Ear-ly in the second
half Grant plucked well within the
enemy's territory, the ball out of the
air and deflected it with a nonchalant
flip which sent it sailing straight
through the hoop.
Alpha Theta Chi scored their first
and only goal before the Delt3 got
started. They fought gamely to the
end, but were unable to corner the
speedy Delta Tau flippers .who evaded
them, sent a shower of shots at the
hoop. The first half ended 19-2. The
second half was a repetition of the
first, with the Alpha Thets scoring
two goals, and the Delts 24.
Following is the line-up:
Delta Tau Delta Alpha Theta Chi
Stormer lg.. Austin, Nelson
Hager, Irwin rg Dinsmore
Schroeder c Henry
Grant If.: Witte
Mulligan, Norton .if Tincomb
Referee, Schumacher.
NATIONAL PHARMACY
FRATERNITY WILL
CONVENE IN LINCOLN
Phi Delta Chi, the national pharma
ceutical fraternity will hold Its conven
tion In Lincoln, February 19-20-21, at
the Lincoln hotel. About twenty chap
rs will be represented and enter
tained by the local chapter and their
alumni who will hold a reunion at
the time of lhe convention.
N'. P. Hansen, national treasurer,
will entertain the national officers at
his home, and the Nebraska chapter
will hold open house for the visiting
Icli-j.': tes.
HUSKERS BEAT
SIMPSON COLLEGE
! BASKETBALL TEAM EARNS VIC
TORY BY 20 TO 13 SCORE
Campbell's
Floor Work' a Feature-
Nelson and Collins Led
Scoring
The basketball team opened the
season with a victory by the score of
20 to 13 over Simpson college of In
dianola, la., Tuesday night.
The. feature of toe game was too
close guarding of the Cornhuskers and
the floor work of Captain Campbell.
Nelson and Collins ledvthe scoring
with three goals apiece.
The Simpson team was almost help
less against the guarding of toe Ne-
braskans and could only count fonr field
goals as a result of the evening's work.
The other five points came from free
throws.
Flynn and Jackson, the only substi
tutes taken on the trip were given a
SINGLE TAX AGAIN
6EF0RESTUDENTS
FACULTY WISHES TO KNOW THE
GENERAL OPINION
tach Student Asked to State Hit
Views Registration
Week
The single tax, for which the stu
dents have agitated almost from time
immemorial in the University, will
again be placed before them during
registration week of the second semes
ter of school. Each man and woman
who registers will be asked to fill out
a blank card, stating whether or not
he is in favor of the single tax, and
what the views of his parents on the
proposition are.
This announcement was made yes
terday afternoon by Dean Engberg.
He said it was highly important that
the students learn their parents' feel
ings at once. The single tax is prob
ably familiar to all but the freshmen
students, but campus discussion will
help the underclassmen formulate their
opinions on the matter.
The vote that was cast after a pro
tracted campaign conducted by The
Daily Nebraskan last May, was not
large enough to give the University
authorities and the board of regents
an opportunity to learn the real stu
dent sentiment. Less than 500 votes
were cast, not more than one-fifth of
the students on the campus.
Get Universal Opinion
During registration week, however,
the opinion of every student in the
University can be ascertained. If there
is sufficient majority In favor of the
plan, it will have some weight with
the board of regents, who will have to
decide the matter. The vote last
spring was not significant enough for
them to act upon It.
The number of hours each student
Is registered for will also appear on
the card, so that the faculty may know
exactly who should be excused from
the operation of the tax.
The single tax, in brief, provides
for each, student at the beginning of
the semester, to pay, with his usual
fees, another fee that will grant him
admission to all athletic events of the
University, the debates, give him The
Daily Nebraskan and the Cornhusker,
and probably provide also for medical
supervision.
The plan is being used with splendid
success by many other universities In
the country. The students find It Is
much more economical, the college
spirit Is better, attendance and student
support for every worthy activity Is
secured.
TEGNER SOCIETY
SPECIAL MUSICAL
PROGRAM SATURDAY
A special musical program will be
given by the Tegner society at the
regular semi-monthly meeting in MubIc
hall of the Temple, Saturday evenln.
All Scandinavians are Invited to the
program, which follows:
Song, Norse male quartet.
Piano solo, Esther Loren.
Duet, Paul and Clifford Lo-en.
Early Tegner history, Dr. Anderson.
Violin solo, Helen Buckley.
Song, Norse male quartet.
chance to show whaf they could do, In
the second half, and from reports both
showed to a good advantage. '
The line-up:
Nebraska Simpson
Campbell f Weldln
Flothow t Archie
Nelson c y. . Simpson
Collins g Grant
Wertx g Graves
Substitutes Bates for Graves. Daft
for Simpson. Jackson for Wertx. Flynn
for Collins.
Field goals Nelson 3, Collins 3.
Wertx, Campbell. Flothow, Weldln.
Archie, Simpson.
Free goals Campbell 2. Archie 5.
Referee Thomas, Michigan. ;
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