The Dally Nebraskao PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. XVI. NO. 77. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1917. GFTTING READY FOR STATE HIGH TOURNEY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO . BE FOUGHT OUT MARCH 7-10 One Hundred Schoola Expected to Participate Announcement Sent Out by Athletic Department The athletic department is already starting work on the state high school basketball tournament which will be held here from March 7 to 10, inclu sive. This tournament, in which about eighty teams took part last year, is the largest event of its kind in the United States. It has steadily increased in popularity in the state, and the num ber of entries has been growing every year since the beginning. Over five hundred announcements are being sent out by the department and it is hoped that one hundred or more schools will be entered when the big race for the state champion ship is finally under way. Three Classes of Teams There will be three classes, as there were last year, A. B and C. with games on the Armory, Chapel and City Y. M. C. A. floors. The finals will be played at the city auditorium as usuaL The department is also mailing, un der separate cover, a blank to be filled out by the authorities of the various schools, giving the standings and abil ity of the athletes In those schools. With this data to work with, the athletic department can keep a line on the good athletes of the state and possibly prevent many of them from going to other schools when they might better be working for Nebraska. "THE HEW YEAR" FOR Y.V.y. VESPERS Value of Resolutions Discussed by Leaders Special Music Furnished "The New Year" was discussed at the Y. W. C. A. Vesper service Tues day evening. Vesta Mawe, as the first speaker, referred to New Year's reso lutions as something thought of only for the first few days of each year and inen put aside and forgot. She sug gested a better plan that resolutions be made whenever one finds that one can do better in any way, and so live every day the very best that one can. Helen Humpe spoke on "Lent and Easter." She said that our religion would have amounted to Utile if it had not been for this day of resurrection. We need this time of revival and In spiration which is suggested la spring and in nature herself, and should take advantage of the season of Joy when all life is born anew. . Two Thanksgiving Gifts ttorotby Adam bo n, in her talk on Thanksgiving, did not attempt to enumerate the many things for which we may be thankful, but suggested two new thoughts for that-kfulneBS. One was to be thankful for a friend who i sympathetic, for a perfect sym pathy and understanding is difficult to acquire. Then alio. let us be thankful for the gift of unselfishness, and, in the coming year, strive toward that as our ideal, so that we will be hle to give to others something for which to be thankfuL "Christmas" was Ruth Milford's sub ject, and in her talk she set forth the wish for the old-time Christmas of un selfishness and cheer: that we might think more of the true spirit of the season instead of its giftit and obliga tions. Marion Reeder was the last speaker and her subject was "The Whole Year." She said it Is the Jong stretches which come between these holidays, that give us time to grow and eelop. "Each day brings forth a JAPANESE STUDENT TO TALK AT Y. M. C. A. MEETING TONIGHT Mr. Kano, a Japanese student, who came to Nebraska University on the advice of W. J. Bryan, will speak at the midweek devotional services of the University Y. M. C. A. in the mu sic rom of the Temple tonight at 7 o'clock. He is a well educated man, who speaks English well, and whose father is a great personal friend of Mr. Bry an. He has been in the United States since last fall. His subject will be "Religious Conditions in Japan." "RAG" GAMPA'GN HEARING THE END Close Contest for Subscription Prizes, Business Manager Blunk Says Although divulging no names, Wal ter C. Blunk, business manager of The Nebraskan. announced yesterday that there were several close contenders for the prizes being offered in the sec ond semester subscription campaign, which closes Friday evening at 5 o'clock. The contest for subscriptions will give The Nebraskan a good boost for next semester, Blunk also de clared. The fact that a campaign for sub scriptions during registration week will be held, has no effect upon the present contest, for no prises will be offered at that time. It has been sug gested that those who wish to give their friends entered in the present campaign the benefit of their subscrip tions should subscribe, at once. Only cash subscriptions count in the con test Those holding receipt books should check them in late Friday or Saturday morning, so that a complete check may be obtained upon the campaign. CARR ENTERS RACE FOR IVY DAY ORATOR Everett Carr, senior, prominent de bater for the last two years as a mem ber of teams victorious over Kansas, yesterday announced he was a candi date for Ivy Day orator.. Robert War ing and Charles M. Frey oppose him. CABARET 'TEA BY COLLEGIATE ALUMNAE Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woods' Home Will Be Place University Students to Take Part The association of collegiate alum nae has planned A "cabaret -tea," to be given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woods next Saturday afternoon. Students of the University are Invited. The guests will sit, at small tables and drink tea, while dancers, players and ringers, many of whom are Uni versity students, do the entertalning. The admittance charge is twenty etc cents. ria clnreri are: Margaret Perry, 20; Elizabeth BonnelL 12; Francis cal'dwelL '14; Lenore Burkett 17; Mrs. Charles Matson. ; Miss an derpool 17. and James Collier. Hawaiian dancers are: Henrietta Schlesinger. Rita Mayer and Donna Custln. Flayers are: Helen Wallace, Mirian Frosh, Marjorie Sbanafelt Eula Mar shall. Luther Andrews, Miriam Little and Holen Cfaase. uew responsibility, and although we may fall one day. we always have a tomorrow in which to regain ourselves. It is. after all. In the days between tie big days, that we have time to think and train ourselves to live better and to do more real service." Fern Noble presided at the meeting, and Ruth Welch furnished special mu sic ' it Order Of The Golden Fleece" Makes No Mention ofJasons Nebraska is likely to have a brilliant social event in the near future. It is rumored that meetings of Twins' clubs and Married People's clubs are soon to be cast in the shade by a Red-Haired Dinner, to which all undergraduates of auburn tresses will be eligible. "Near-Reds" are to be barred, says the committee in charge of the pro jected dinner. The committee con sists of Melba Quigley, '17, Eva Miller, '18, Elizabeth Brown. '20. with Profes sor Louise Pound of the department of English literature in contemplation for the position of "faculty adviser." Says the committee: "All shades of squash, carrot, scarlet, flamingo and orange are to be admitted promptly; tut candidates who shade off into lem on or taffy-color on the one hand, or into characterless brown on the other, will be barred as 'Nears'." Against their claims the committee will remain firm as adamant. UNI, CHORUS TO SING GERMAN JOLK SONGS DR. WINIFRED HYDE WILL BE SOLOIST AT CONVOCATION Musical Organization Studying Folk Songs of the Continent, Will Give Program Tomorrow At" convocation tomorrow under the direction of Mrs. Carrie Raymond, the University chorus with Dr. Winifred Hyde as soloist, will present the sec ond number of the series of folk songs. Last year this series began with the presentation of folk songs of the Brit ish Isles. The folk songs of the conti nent are being studied this year and ueni are oemK omuicu - the program tomorrow will consist of Carman folk sonrs. The follow ing program will be presented: "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." "Prayer During the Battle." 'Watch on the Rhine." University Chorus "Forth From the Depths of Sadness" Fran I "The Little Sandman" Brahms "In the Time of Roes" ReJcbardt Dr. Winifred Hyde "A Quiet Valley." "Parti ng." "Tbe Linden Tree." University Chorus "Schwestercben" Brahms Feinsllebcben, du sollst"..., Brahms 'Spinnedliedcben Reimar Dr. Winifred Hyde "Uw fm r im Thee." "Hedgerose." "The Soldier Farewell." University Chorus A reserve officers' training school will soon be established at Purdue uni versity, according to a recent an nouncement by war department offi cials. Ex. E A. VOHTHLEY HEIOS RATIOM COKFEREKCE OF CHURCH WORKERS At the conference of church work ers in state universities in Chicago last wek. Rev. E. A. Worthley. the University Methodist student pastor, was elected president of the national organization. Rev. Worthley and Dean R. Leland. tie Presbyterian student pastor, returned from the conference with many new ideas. Ith many new rdePTTere are now there. The dye that It pruceaU Wntrlwo universi-ie. with Presby- used In coloring candies and for cuJ terlan student partors. eighteen uni- ( nary purpose I yZiTZo Kanaas-While the student director- Urge .umber ' " r-Ji ,e, are really free to anyone, it ba. jCongrUonal. Melodist one, give at least ten cents for the ing rapiily- Engage the Red Room The Red Room at a local hotel has been engaged for the noon hour; and early next semester the "Order of the Golden Fleece" will gather about a well-laden board for dinner together, followed, possibly, by a program short but full of color. Those undergradu ates who "feel the call" are urged at cnce to see some member of the com mittee, and be passed upon for eligi bility, to become properly registered, tn nrovide themselves with "dimmers" and to be ready to attend. A few of the prominent eligibles mentioned on the campus are Beth Wallace, Grace Rood, Gladys Hellweg, Edith Martin and Magdalene Kraft iiim f-niu for standing room for spectators have been received, among them one from Miss Grant of the Art department. These are being consid ered by the committee. SIG ALPHS WIN FROM KAPPA SIGS BASKETBALL GAMES A WALK AWAY, 43 TO 4 Victors Loom Up as Contenders for Championship as Result of Last Night's Showing The Sigma Alpha Epsilon basketball team were returned the winners over the Kappa Sigs. by the count of 43 to 4, last night, when they met in the fourth game of the interfraternity bas ketball series. As the score indicates the game was a foot race with the Sig Alpha always in the lead. They started scoring soon . , after the game began and Proceeded with something resembling real team work, to push the score to rZe mark set by the Delta Taus in the first game of the series. " Davenport, Engstrom and Shaw did the big share of the work for the vic tors. For the Kappa Sigs there was no star, although Skilstadt who scored the four points, showed flashes of form at times. The showing of both teams was a distinct surprise to those who are fol lowing the fortunes of tbe fraternity basketball teams. Tbe Sig Alphi showed strength that no one supposed them to have, while the Kappa Sigs were far below the form they were ex isted to show. The lineup: Sig Alpha Kappa Sigs Engstrom f Skilstadt Davenport f Humphrey Shaw c Orr Wilder -g Hoadley Kmley g Robertson Substitutes Nolan for Emley. Field goals Davenport 8. Engstrom 7. Shaw 5. Nolan 1, Skilstadt 2. Free throws Engstrom L 0,1 LYMAN 6ETS DIAGRAM OF THE C0JHINEAL BUG A greatly enlarged diagram of an insect that produces cochineal, a red dye. was sent to Dr. Lyman by Br. Henry Kraemer of - Philadelphia, a leading authority on crude drug plants and products of the United States. Dr. Lyman admired Dr. Kraemers draw ing so much that a copy was sent to pfclxmacy college yesterday. The nroducer of cochineal is a little insect that attaches" itself to the cactus , Uye, MILTON J. KEEGAN SELLS STORY TO THE BLUE BOPK MAGAZINE A story of the Nebraska sandhills and a Nebraska prairie fire, and, , or course, a Nebraska girl and hero, writ ten by Milton J. Keegan, "18. Alliance, has been accepted by The Blue Book Magazine, according to a letter re ceived by Keegan yesterday. The story was written last semes ter in Rhetoric 25, a course in narra tion under Prof. P. M. Buck. TRYOUTS FOR ROAD SHOW JANUARY 24 All Sorts of Opportunities for Different Kinds of Skits to Make the Exhibition. Tryouts for places in the road show that will be given as a part of the Uni versity Week exhibitions will be held Wednesday evening, January 24, at the Temple theatre, and not Thursday evening, as was previously announced by the management Any sort of a musical stunt quar tet piano, ukelele, etc., might get tet piano, uaeieie, eic., wi&ui 6r. j away fine, one of the managers said yesterday. The physical education de partment has some specialties that would be good. Vaudeville stunts, dramatic sketches, all of these would be given a might respectful hearing. The road show. University Week, will tour the six towns of Hastings. Holdrege, McCook, Red Cloud, Oxford and Cambridge, April. the first week in DR. HAROLD GIFFORD OF OMAHA LECTURES TO FIRST YEAR MtDICS Dr. Harold Gilford of Omaha lectured to the first year medical students ye terday on "The Opportunity for Work in Diseases of the Eye." This series of lectures is given as a part of the course on the history of medicine. mini i tin DIM AIIU Llis CRITICIZES TOGORE University Professors Take Issue with Hindu Philosopher Who Lectured Here Dr. R. A- Lyman, dean of the col lege of pharmacy, expressed a distaste for Sir Rabindranata Tagore, the Hindu poet who spoke In Lincoln re cently. In a lecture Monday before first year privates In the University cadet regiment "I was asked to lake part in the movement to bring Tagore to Lin coln." taid Dr. Lyman. "I considered that I was too busy a man to take part in any such thing. Education alone will not build character; It is the thing we call religion that builds char acter. And a religion 11 e xagores. which does not make things better for women and children is put tommyrot" Prof. P. M. Buck, lecturing to stu dents of rhetoric, has taken Issue with the remarks the Hindu poet made In his Lincoln address concerning the condition of the people of India before and after the British government ob tained control of the country. He said that Tagore'S" statement that the peo- nle renerally did not profit by the change la a misrepresentation of the situation, and that the common people have benefited . greatly. Professor Buck said that be consid ered It rather queer that the Univer sity chorus should ring The Messiah" to welcome a "pagan." BOWLING TONIGHT . Kappa Sigma vs. Alpha Sigma PhL Phi Kappa Psi vs. Sigma Alpha Ep sDon. Games will be rolled at the city Y. M. C A. alleys, commencing at 7:20. TRESTERS CUDGELS "RANKPACIFISTS" SAYS ANTI-COMPULSORY DRILL MOVEMENT JUST A VEIL Leader of the Organization to Continue Drill on Present Status Speaks His Mind After the executive committee of the military drill advocates had decided, in a metting in Law 101 yesterday morning, that the facts showed the opposition society, formed to protest against compulsory military drill, "ap parently would not debate the ques tion until after the legislature had con-' vened," L. W. Trester, president is sued the following statement of the situation: "The men who are back of the movement are rank pacifists. The leader of the movement was a member of the Ford peace party and his pur pose is to secure the abolition of everything that tends toward prepar edness. The movement to abolish compulsory military drill appears as merely a veiled movement to do away -...., . with drill altogether, which will be the result if they succeed in striking out the compulsory part " Verges on Un patriotism "In these trying times when there is a grave question as to whether any of the belligerents In Europe are ourv friends and when the countries to the south of us are avowedly not our friends, such a movement verges on unpatriotism. When one-half the world is at war and every move we make is questioned by one or the oth er, we may rightfully question the mo tives of such men in seeking to abol ish drill in our University, when such a movement would tend to defeat the very purpose that the national govern ment had in view when it paased the Morrill Act to prepare for a national emergency. "If we abolish compulsory drill we will lose a commandant and two as sistants who are paid by the gov ernment and in turn will be forced to hire a commandant We will also lose all ordnance supplies, such as guns and ammunition and would not get complete uniforms, which the govern ment is now preparing to give us. Also during the junior and senior rear the cadet would continue to draw his uni form and also get commutation of ra tions (19.00 a month), which would be a great benefit to the man working his way through school, but which would be lost if compulsory drill were abolished. "L. W. TRESTER." DAIRY HUSBANDRY BUILDING DEDICATION TONIGHT AT STATE FARM The Dairy Husbandry hall, the new est building cn the state farm campus, will be dedicated tonight the exer cises to commence at S p'clock- A reception will be held first, at which an opportunity will be had to examine the building. Chancellor Avery will preside over the events. Members of the University regents. Dean E. A- Burnett of the college of agriculture, Raymond A. Pearson, president of the Iowa state college of agriculture; B. IL RawL chief of the United States dairy division; A- L. Haecker, former professor of dairy husbandry, and J. IL Frandaen. pres ent professor of that department will give addresses. The University glee club will sing. Purdue A model resolution by the dean of the science department "I have resolved to try to catch up with the great problems of tie world, to know what they are, to know what factors are In them, and to know what their solution means. I shall be less a mere machine and more a real man, and I shall ke-p in touch with all the life of the modrn world before me and contrast it witVthe ancirnt world be hind me." Ex.