THE DAILY NEBRASKA? Oliver Theater Saturday Night, January 20th Only Appearance of MME. YVETTE GUILBERT The Famous French Artist Price, $2 to 75c Martin Ceck'a Orpheum Circuit 2:20JTwice Dally 8:20 Mr. Martin Beck Presents SARAH PADDEN And a Company in "THE CLOD" James MULLEN & COOGAN Alan MARIE FITZGIBBON BERT LEVY LOUIS LONDON James SILVER A DUVAL Helen Hearst's International News Orpheum Concert Orchestra AMELIA STONE AND ARMAND KALISZ In "MAMZELLE CAPRICE" Matinees 25c Nights 25c-50c-75c Always a Good Show BERT A HARRY GORDON In "Stop, You're Flat" FLORENCE LA BADIE In "Divorce and the Daughter" PATHE NEWS THE PARSHLEYS In a Musical Offering Time 2:00, 7:00, 9:00 Matinees 10c Nights 15c MAJESTIC Today MRS. VERNON CASTLE in PATRIA PEGGY HYLAND and ANTONIO MORENO In "ROSE OF THE SOUTH" Time 1:30, 3:15, 7:15, 9:00 No Advance in Prices Adults, 10c Children 5c Last Three Days MARGUERITE CLARK In the Story of a Girl Who Could Not Tell the Truth "Miss George Washington" Admission Eves 15c and 10c Admission Mats, 10c and 5c Shows 1:30. 3. 6:30. 8, 9:15 Venus 10 PENCIL No matter what course you're taking you need this famous pencil! AECAUSB of the superlative qual ity of material and workmanship, VENUS Is admittedly the finest pencil it is possible to make. If you like a thick soft lead that marks so that tou can read the writing half way across the room, choose the soft de grees 6B SB 4B. For short hand notes or easy writing 3B 2B B (medium ton ) are popular. For sketching, gen eral writing purpose, etc.. HB-P H 2H (medium) will prove desirable. For drafting, a me dium hard pencil gives the best results ani yonll like 3H 4H SH en. For reYy thin, narrow lines for extremely accurate graphical charts, maps, details, etc, 7H MI SH are available. Look for the distinctive water mark finish on each of the 17 b'ack degrees and bard and DiHjiuru copying. Your professors will confirm these statements aa to the tr.ritj of VEXU3 pencils. For sale at the college book store. AMERICAN LEAD PENCIL CO. 215 Fifth Ave. Dept H H, New York NOTE: Send us your name and address and we shall be pleased to have sent ts you for test a box of VENU& drawing pencils, VENUS copy ing pencil and VENUS Eraser r" U SOCIETY SOCIAL CALENDAR January 19 Military ball, dinner dance, Commer cial club. Farm house dance, Lincoln. January 20 Iron Sphinx, formal, Lincoln. Farm house banquet, Lincoln. Junior Law hop, Rosewilde. George Wilson, '15, is at the Beta Theta Pi house. Nye Morehouse, '12, is spending the week in the city. Dwight Griswold, ex-'l", of Gordon, is at the Alpha Tau Omega house. Mrs. F. Copsey of York is visiting her daughter. Helen Copsey, '20. Frank Mead, '13. of Omaha is a guest at the Phi Delta Theta house. SI6 ALPHS BOWL OVER PHI PSIS Win Match at City Y. M. C. A. Alleys by Twenty-Pin Margin Sigma Alpha Epsilon bowled over! Phi Kappa Psi in the iuter-fraternity contest at the city Y. M. C. A. alleys last night, winning a close contest on a total pin score of 2.221 to 2.231. Pern' Branch of the Phi Psis rolled the highest score, 530 for the three games. His best game was 224 the highest bowled during the match. Shaw for the Sig Alphs bowled 320. (otal score, their highest Summary: Phi Kappa Psi Van Brant 140 126 173 433 Gardiner 167 119 166 4i2 Seaman 15$ 147 117 422 Branch 162 144 224 530 Saunders 121 115 122 358 748 751 702 2201 Sigma Alpha Epsilon Huffman Shaw Williams Rush ... Miller ... 132 ISO 129 441 .... 166 169 1S5 520 .... U9 116 137 442 .... 123 113 154 3M .... 141 148 13? 428 751 726 744 221 Bowling Today Beta Theta Pi vs. Phi Gamma Delta, citv Y. M. C. A. at 1 o'clock. Saturday Kappa Sigma vs. Alpha Sigma Phi. citv Y. M. C. A. at 1 o'clock. CHINA PURCHASING MORE DIFFICULT SAYS HOME ECONOMICS DEPT. Purrhaiinz of china is now a more difficult matter than ever before oin to a fluctuation of prices, accorcmg to the home economics department China has advanced as much as 33 13 per' cent In the last year. However, though the choosing of china is much more difficult than ever before, it Is stin possible to secure dnrbla and attractive china at mod erate prices, especially when purchases are made at stores which bad urge stocks on hand a year ago. Three considerations enter into the purchase price of china quality, pat tern and design. It pays to buy china of ood quality a it is much more ! durable, owing to its elasticity. Pat jtern may often be secured In many ! grades, as for example the Minton pat i tern which is copied in plates which j range In price from 10 cents to $1.25 jeach. As to design, many persons ! often par premium for queer-shaped dishes with convoIuUons wnicn are beautiful and which make washing more difficult Yale A total of seven university credit Is now allowed by the Yale faculty for military work done in the college brigade. This rule was re rontlr nassed by the faculty because of the growing Importance of the mil-1 Itary situation throughout. tne civil ized world. Ex. Hazel Sabin, ex-'17, of Beatrice, is visiting at the Alpha Phi house. Max Merrill, 10. and William Nev ille, '15, of Falrbury, are in the city. Ethel Chace, '17, is entertaining her brother, E. R. Chace, of Stanton. Edna Froyil, Mfi, has returned to Tecnmseh after a visit at the Alpha Oniicron PI house. Mrs. E. S. Heath, (Miss Shropshire A. M. '12), who was formerly assistant j in the department of English literature j here at Nebraska, is visiting friends j in Lincoln this week. Mrs. Heath j is on her way from Atlanta, Ga., to ' her home in Berkeley, Calif., where ; Mr. Heath. '05, Is working for his ; doctor's degree. I Do you need help in rhetoric or i in economics? I can help you.; (50c an hour). F. C. Winship. Address Box 1162, Station A. PRIZES FOR ESSAYS ON MILITARY DRILL MARYLAND NATIONAL DEFENSE LEAGUE OFFERS $275 IN CASH Essay to Be on Subject of Universal Drill Arguments Invited on Either Side Prizes of $100. S50. $25 and $10 each are offered by the Maryland league for national defense for the best essay of not more than $1,000 words on "Universal Obligatory Military Training and Service." The judges of the contest will be representatives from five Baltimore papers: S. L. Davidson, of The Sun; Joseph Y. Brattan, of the Baltimore American; James Locke, of the Balti more News; Frank F. Patterson, of The Evening Sun. and Walter R. Hough of The Star. Contest Rules The rules governing the contest are as follows: Essays must not exceed 1.000 words. Only one side of the paper is to be Vbt-i. All essays are to be typewritten. The name and address of the au thor must appear on the upper left hai d corner of the first page of each essay. All essays must be received at the offices of the league. 10 Garrett build ing, before February 13. 1917. AH essays received are subject to use by the league. Articles and information on the sub ject will gladly be furnished by the league. H is desirable to compete for the essay by writing from one point of view rather than to present a general discussion of the subject. GIRLS' SWIMMING CLASSES TO CLOSE THIS WEEK END Thursday and Saturday are the last days on which girls' swimming classes will be held this .semester. Many girls have learned to swim this season and many who learned last year have been enjoying the sport. It is hoped that similar arrangements can be made for next semes-ter. A new class m ill be organized as soon as possible and tickets will be on sale in the physi cal education department KEARNEY COUNTY CLUB FORMED; OFFICERS NAMED The Kearney county club, made up of students from Minden and sur-. rounding territory. was organized Sat urday evening with Fred Liebers, '19. as president Victor W. Madsen, '17, vice-president; Roy T. Bang. '00. sec retary; Leata Jones, treasurer, and Ernest Lunden. 'JS. reporter. Active members of the club, according to the constitution drawn up. shall consist of students in the University who tare lived and done to school in Kear ney county. The club has planned a wide rang-? of activities, including, among other things, to annually entertain all Lin coln people who are former residents of Kearney county; to Increase the number of Kearney county students in the University: and to assist Kear ney county people in securing Univer sity week in years to come. 208 Fine Kensington, Kuppenheimer and Kenmor OVERCOATS 1 Vermont The senior girls have been holding coffee and doughnut sales in the corridors during class hours. The proceeds of this sale will go to the class treasury. Ex. PRIVATE COACHING (Officially approved) in Rhetoric and Economics by PROF. FRED C. WINSHIP 1804 Q St Lincoln Box 1162, Station A Think Ahead! These we the days when care of your figure wul count as the years go by. For your figure the corset is responsible. will take care of your figure today tomorrow and in the days to come you will retain your youthful lines. Take the necessary time for a careful fitting. $3 and up. For Sale by MILLER & PAINE Inc. . 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