Daily
elbraskae
VOL. XVI. NO. 91.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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FIRST DAY OF
SHORT COURSE
University Faculty and Student Take
Part In Merchants' Short Coune '
Now In Session
The opening session of the Merch
ants' short course was held yesterday
at the Lindell hotel. After the open
ing exercises, Mayor Bryan gave the
address of welcome. V. C. Crooks,
vice president of the Federation of Ne
braska Retailers, responded.
Arthur E. Swanson, director of even
ing courses at Northwestern Univer
sity school of commerce, Evanston, 111.,
spoke on "Present-day Tendencies In
Merchandising." He mentioned four
groups as interested in the merchan
dise business manufacturer, whole
saler, retailor, and consumer and
each Is pulling more or less for his
own Interest.
The business of the consumer Is the
most important of all as his demands
are less stable. The manufacturer
first and then the wholesaler awoke to
this idea and now cater to the con
sumer. The retailer has been the last
to realize the Importance of the con
sumer's demand, but, having now done
so, because of his strategic position
next to the consumer, he will soon
have the largest control, Mr. Swanson
thinks.
The next speaker was Emerson E.
Smith, advertising manager of Speler
& Simon's, who spoke on "Advertising
Plans for the Retailer In the Small
Town." The esentlals of successful
advertising are that It must be seen,
read, believed, understood, and acted
upon. Much advertising is wasted as
it is mere announcement and does not
create a want. Jluman nature Is be
hind everything and one must study
the minds of his customers and create
a favorable impression.
The program for today follows:
W. C. E. Elliott, president federation
presiding.
10:30 a. m. "The Retailer and His
Community," Frank I. Ringer, commis
sioner. Nebraska Manufacturers' asso
ciation. Afternoon Session
Prof. J. E. LeRossIgnol, director of
the School of Commerce, presiding.
1:30 p. m. "Lessons for the Small
Ketaller from the Chain Store," Arthur
E. Swanson, director of evening
courses. Northwestern University
school of commerce, Chicago.
2:30 p. m. "An Accounting System
for Small Retailers," Prof. O. R. Mar
tin. asRociate professor of accounting
and business administration, Univer
sity of Nebraska.
3:30 p. m. "Salesmanship," Penn P.
Fodrea. sales manager, Iten Biscuit
Company, Omaha.
IN INTEREST OF
GIRlSMfOCATIONS
Miss Hamilton, Maimi Dean of Wom
en, Is Visiting Nebraska Uni
versity This Week
Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, dean of
women at Miami college, Oxford, O.,
who is visiting American colleges dur
ing sabbatical leave of absence, in the
Interest of a movement for girls' voca
tional work, arrived in Lincoln yester
day and will probably be at the Uni
versity throughout the week.
Miss Hamilton represents the asso
ciation of college women of Ohio, who
propose to establish in that state a
bureau for the placing In vocations of
girl graduates of all Ohio colleges.
The association will employ women
who have made a special study of
Ohio problems and Its possible voca
tions for girls. Three placement
centers are planned, one at Columbus,
one at Cleveland, and one at Cincin
nati Miss Hamilton is also making a
study of general girl problems In
the American colleges.
DEATH CLAIMS HER FLOWERS
Death has her flowers again, and the
art department Is rejoicing. Some
tlmr, ago the floral wreath in the hand
of Death in the plaster cast, "Death
arresting the hand of the sculptor,"
tuken from the original by Daniel
French In Arlington cemetery, was
broken. But it hus been mended by
assistants in the department, and,
save for the pure whiteness of the
plaster, is scarcely discernible.
DEAN A. F. WOOD
TOJIAR YLAND
Nebraska Alumnus, formerly at Min
nesota, now President of Mary
land Agricultural College
Albeit F. Woods, B. Sc. '90, A. M.
'92, who has been dean of the college
of agriculture of the University of
Minnesota, has resigned to accept the
presidency of the Maryland Agricul
tural college at College Park, Md. The
change means an advancement in sal
ary from $7,500 to $10,000 a year.
Dean Woods was a prominent stu
dent when he was In the University,
specializing in botany and agriculture
al subjects, and receiving his inspira
tion from the late Dean Charles Ed
win Bessey. When President Vincent
resigned at Minnesota to become the
head of the Carnegie foundation, Dean
Woods was considered for the place.
He accepted the Maryland agricultural
college presidency before the regents
of Minnesota University elected Mar
ion LeRoy Burton as the head of that
University.
The Minnesota Daily, in comment
ing editorially upon the loss of Dean
Woods, has this to say: "The de
parture of Dean Woods will mean a
loss, not only to the University, but
to the agricultural interests of the
whole state."
SCANDINAVIAN AND
TEGNER ENTERTAIN
FOR LEGISLATORS
The Scandinavian club and the Teg-
ner society held a joint meeting at
the home of Prof. J. H. Frandsen,
1401 North 33rd street, last Saturday
night. Members of the Stato Lcgis
lature and faculty were present in
addition to the active members of the
two societies. A program was given
by the students and refreshments
were served.
KOMENSKY CLUB
TO GIVE PLAY IN
NEBRASKA TOWNS
The Komensky club is preparing two
plays, "The Spendthrift," and "The
Girl's Seminary," which they will give
In several towns over the state during
spring recess. The club feels that in
this way it can bring these towns in
much closer touch with the University
and will try to secure for the trip those
towns which they feel should be bet
ter represented. The plays will be
presented In Bohemian.
REGIMENTAL DANCE
TO COME
SATURDAY NIGHT
Thn fortv-eiKhlh annual regimental
dance, to be given at the University
armory Saturday night, will have an
ihp en lovable elements of the "mixer"
although It can't be given that name.
th chairman announced last nigm.
The admission will be twenty-five
cents per person.
Every University student is Invited.
Pnatorn bearing the Invitation were
spread about the campus yesterday.
t, nHia etven on the poster-is for
two people, it has been announced.
Good music will be a reature or me
nartv. The regiment hopes to clear
enough on the dance to place it on
a more sound financial basis.
The dance will commence at 8:30.
GO-ED TEACHERS
AREAPPOINTEO
Thirty-Four Students in Teachers' Col
lege Assisting In Instruction In
Lincoln Schools
Thirty-four University young women
have been appointed cadet or assistant
teachers In the Lincoln public schools
for the second semster of the present
school term,. Credit will be granted
by the Teachers' college for the work.
Superintendent of Schools Fred M.
Hunter has assigned the student teach
ers as follows:
Bancroft school Ruth Jbrgensen.
Belmont Marie Shryock, Esther
Lind.
Capitol Mary Eastham, Marguerite
Chittenden, Geneveive Roberts, Fern
Simmons, Dorothy Wallace, Evelyn
Caldwell.
Clinton Helen Hildreth.
Elliott Susie Scott, Dorothy Feary.
Everett Helen Dayton, Agnes'Olson.
Trescott Beulah Copeland.
Hay ward Helen Tooley, Mary
Hughey, Beulah Wagner, LaRue Gil
lern, Gertrude Donovan.
McKlnley E ill ma Nlelson, Myrtle
Peterson, Helen Young.
Park Mildred Gillllan, Given Dray
ton, Golden Rule, Irene Marts, Hen
rietta Hawkins, Lotta Haney.
Whittier Susie Antrim, Lenore
Noble.
Art work Geneveive Roberts, Eve
lyn Caldwell, Miss Feary.
SUFFRAGE TEA
THISJFTERNOON
Workers in the Cause to be Guests
at Home of Mrs. Frank
Woods
Suffragists of the city, the state and
the University will be guests at a
tea to be served this afternoon from
3 to 5 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Frank Woods. University girls who
have been interested in the suffrage
cause will pour.
Wives of the legislators will be
present. The tea will be purely In
formal, and all University girls who
are interested are cordially invited to
attend.
This will be the second suffrage tea
of the present year of especial inter
est to University girls. The first one,
held last fall in the Temple, was
most successful, and was the begin
nings of the formation of a branch
of the national collegiate suffrage as
sociation at Nebraska University.
VOTING STARTS
FOR Y. W. C. A.
OFFICERS TODAY
University girls will express their
preliminary preference for the new
officers of the V. W. C. A. today in the
ballot boxes which have been set up
in the rooms in the Temple. The
girls are asked to name any members
they think capable for the various of
fices, and these nominations will be
considered by the committee when
the ticket Is made out.
To Give Play For Children
"Alice In Wonderland"
"Alice in Wonderland" will be
played by the University Dramatic
department at the Temple theater,
February 17, matinee and evening.
This is the first time the department
has presented a play purposely to
draw children. The children flock to
the "movies" where their Ideals are
heighted by melodramas of the most
sensational sort, where their idol Is
Charlie Chaplin. Here is a step In
the right direction to give the child
PHI DELTA CHI
CONVENTION HERE
Pharmaceutical Fraternity Meets Here
Next Week, with Delegates
From Fourteen States
The annual convention of Phi Delta
Chi, national pharmaceutical frater
nity, will be held in Lincoln February
19, 20 and 21. Delegates from four
teen Btates will be present at the con
vention, which will meet lu the Lin
coln hotel.
Azor Thurston, Columbus, Ohio,
state chemist, is grand president of
the fraternity; Charles F. Poe, of the
college of pharmacy. University of
Colorado, Boulder, is grand vice-president;
F. F. Ingram, Detroit Mich., is
grand secretary; M. P. Hansen, of
Lincoln, is grand treasurer. The
grand officers will bo the guests of
Mr. Hanson while in Lincoln.
There are sixteen chapters of Phi
Delta Chi, in the following univer
sities and colleges: Universities of
Michigan, California, Southern Cali
fornia, Minnesota, Texas, Pittsburgh,
Iowa, Ohio, Oklahoma, Colorado, Pur
due, Philadelphia, Northwestern, Co
lumbia, Philadelphia college of phar
macy, Massachussetts college of phar
macy and Nebraska.
The Nebraska chapter was installed
in 1912, and started its house at 1426
E street at the beginning of this
school, year.
WRESTLING HOLDS
INTEREST NOW
Tryouts This Week for Class and Var
sity Teams Nebraska Meets
Iowa February 24
The attention of the athletic depart
ment will be centered on wrestling this
week. Tryouts for the four class teams
and for the varsity team that Is to
represent Nebraska at Iowa on Feb
ruary 24 are to be held.
These tryouts will come as follows:
Freshmen, Monday night; Juniors,
Tuesday night; seniors and sopho
mores, Wednesday night. On the
three succeeding nights the varsity
tryouts wil lbe held. The matches
will start at 7:30.
Coach Rutherford wants all men who
can wrestle to report for their class
tryouts will be held. The matches
men this would bring out to pick
from, he hopes to find enough material
to make a good varsity team.
Brian, the varsity 135 pound man of
last year, will be in school this semes
ter and has declared his intention of
getting out for the team as soon as he
can arrange his schedule. The addi
tion of Brian fills a large gap in the
' Cornhusker wrestling lineup and raises
the number of last year's men on the
squad to' three.
Rutherford must now uncover men
for the 125, 158 and heavyweight
' classes. Scott, a Junior, has a fine
show for the 125 pound class. Fuchs,
another Junior, has the 158 pound class
'practically sewed up. In the heavy
I weight class there are several con
(testants but none have shown varsity
class.
ren an afternoon of clean high class
amusement To be a success it needs
the support of the mothers, brothers,
all of the older children. It is true
that "the old man of seventeen" might
scoff; but the young man of seventy
will find keen pleasure in hearing once
more the words which once held him
spellbound:
"Will you walk a little faster," said
a whiting to a snail,
"There's a porpoise close behind
us and he's treading on my tail.
UNIVERSITY GIRLS TO SHOOT
University co-eds are going to learn
to shoot. All those who are Interested
in piercing the bulls-eye with bright
new rifles will have a chance to learn
the art in a special class to be or
ganized under the charge of Sergeant
Allen, of the department of military
science. It Is to be known as a class
In snapshooting for girls. The time
will be arranged after registration is
completed.
SUFFRAGISTS TO
TALK AT CONVOCATION
Special Convocation Thursday With
Tea at Noon State Senate Will
Vote on Limited Franchise
Limited woman's suffrage, granting
to the women of the state a vote upon
president, and municipal officers and
all others whose election is not pro
vided for by constitutional enact
ment, will be voted upon in the state
senate Thursday afternoon.
The day will be a big one In suf
frage circles in the University and
the city. There will be two big meet
ings of suffragists, the first a convo
cation In Memorial hall at 11:30, and
the second a suffrage tea at one of
the local hotels. University girls are
Invited to the tea, as well as the con
vocation. The convocation will be given over
to a discussion of the suffrage prob
lem, and there will be a number of
short talks at the tea. University girls
will be among the speakers. Many
of the suffragists will go to the state
house to listen to the debate and
watch the vote upon the suffrage
measure.
Limited suffrage can be granted to
women without constitutional amend
ment, wherever the constitution does
not state specifically that males over
21 are to vote upon the officer.
Getting this form of suffrage will
not deter those who are interested in
the cause from continuing their efforts
to secure an amendment to the consti
tution In 1918, which will give the un
limited franchise to the women, on
equal basis with the men.
CONVOCATION
Dr. Louise Pound, professor of Eng
lish literature, will speak on "Tradi
tional Songs in Nebraska," presenting
some typical examples, this morning
at Convocation.
Professor Pound has studied Ne
braska folk songs extensively. A col
lection of such songs gathered by her
was lately published by the legisla
tive reference bureau.
MISS DODGE IS
VESPER SPEAKER
THIS AFTERNOON
Miss Adelia Dodge, student secre-,
tary of the north central district of
the V. W. C. A., will speak at Vespers
this afternoon on "Dramatized Re
ligion." Mildren Gillllan will sing.
Miss Dodge Is in charge of the
student work in Minnesota, Iowa,
North Dakota, South Dakota and Ne
braska. She Is well known as an in
teresting talker and she has had years
of rich experience to draw from.
SIG EPS TROUNCE
THE SIG ALPHS IN
FRAT TOURNAMENT
In the second game of the second
round of the lnterfrat basketball tour
nament the Sig Eps cleaned up on
the Sig Alpha by the score of 31 to 2,
There was no comparison between
the two teams. The Sig Eps played an
unbeatable brand of basketball and
their opponents had no chance from
the start.
Pickett of the winners was the in
dividual star though he was closely
pressed by his team mates, Town
send and Albrecht.
SUBJECT TO WILL
OFJHE VOTERS
Political Candidates Start in on Last
Week of Campaigning Elec
tion a Week from Today
With the election coming Just a
week from today, the dozen University
political candidates, seeing their fate,
"subject to the will of the voters,"
gradually making its handwriting seen
on the wall, are settling down to last
meetings and steady consistent over
hauling of "the machine."
The campaigns In the four classes
this year have been notably remark
able so far for one thing, and that is
the comparative stability of the move
ments started by the various candi
dates. Not a single one of the cam
paigns which were well launched by
registration week have given anything
like official notice that the machine
will be taken off the track.
In the senior class, Lad Kublk, of t
Clarkson, and the suffragette candi
date, Marguerite Kauffman, of Hardy,
are both winding the curve on t.) the
home stretch, apparently neck and
neck. The unreliable co-ed vote is
expected to decide this contest.
The Junior political hand still has ,
five cards in it, and no one has ven
tured much money yet on any one of
the cards. The whole quintet appears
to be claiming, with equal right, Judg
ing from apparent strength, the posi
tion of ace high. Max Miller, of Lin
coln; F. T. Cotter, of Omaha; Carlisle
Jones, of Nellgh; Merle Townsend, of
Tecumseh, and Ralph Anderson, of
rienoa, are t.ll bent on coralling the
Juniior Job.
The position of editor-in-chief of The
Cornhusker, which, by tradition, Is
handed down to the Junior managing
editor, will apparently go without op
position to the present Incumbent of
the latter position. Wayne L. Town
send, of Cook, who, with what appears
to be a perfectly good machine in the
field, has been left to snort around the
track by himself.
The sophomore race is, as usual,
split up by the division in the honors
to be fought for the presidency and
the junior editorship of the Corn
husker. Fay Pollock, of Lincoln, and
William Johnson, of Pawnee City, can
didates for president, have the voting
list fairly equally divided between
them, as do Roy Bedford and Robert
Wenger, both of Lincoln, the two
Cornhusker candidates.
The freshman presidency race is
sMH muddled, with no one definitely
out for the jobs. Some stir has been
made which has divided the class
somewhat, with Vahn Gaddis. of
Hastings, heading one faction, and
Michael Dalley, of Omaha, the other.
THE JUNIOR PLAY
ISJOSTPONED
Date Set Forward to April 6 to Allow
Cast More Time The
Ticket Sale
The date for the Junior play, "Green
Stockings," by A. E. Mason, has been
postponed until April 6, to give the
case sufficeint time to work It up.
Practice began last week under the
direction of Miss Alice Howell, profes
sor of dramatic art.
Although the pre-registration ticket
sale was satisfactory, the results up to
date are not pleasing to Homer Rush,
business manager, who emphasizes the
fact that the Junior class must sup
port the play in order to "put it
across." A guarantee of three hundred
dollars is required before the produc
tion can be'; staged.
With a cast of junior class stars led
by Elizabeth Erazim and DeWitt Fos
ter, and under the direction of Miss
Howell, who has coach6d dozens of
successful University plays, the popu-
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