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VOL. XVI. NO. 95.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1917.
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HUSKERS WIN AND
LOSE AT LAWRENCE
Take First Game 21-19 but Backslide
in Second Contest Jayhawkers
Pile up 30-10 Score
Lawrence, Kas., Feb 17. One game
to Nebraska's credit on her southern
trip was the final result as decided
tonight when Kansas overwhelmed the
Oornhuskers 30 to 10. Friday night
Nebraska, playing in brilliant form,
won from the Jayhawkers 21 to 19.
Her showing tonight was a complete
reversal.
In the game tonight Kansas swept
the Nebraskans off their feet and Ne
braska never even once threatened to
take the lead. At the end of the first
half the Jayhawkers led, 11-5. The
second half saw an even worse dis
parity, with Kansas continuing to
draw away from the Huskers.
Wertz, Nebraska guard, distin
guished himself In the second game
by a brilliant goal which he tossed
into the basket from the middle of the
floor. The Nebraska players could
not hit the hoop, and were not able
to keep the Jayhawkers away from
the goal.
In the first game Friday night, Ne
braska showed brilliant form, starting
out with the lead and keeping it
throughout the first half, which ended
7-6.
Kansas came back at the beginning
of the second period, and looked for
midable for a while, but the Corn
busker guarding cordon tightened and
Kansas was helpless to make points
when she needed them. In the mean
time the Nebraska scoring machine
let out an extra notch and passed the
Kansans. Captain Campbell of the
Cornhuskers was in good form, lead'
ing the scoring with two field goals
and seven free throws. Flothow
scored three goals from the field, and
Nelson tossed two.
AG, SCHOOL CADETS
MADE JUNIOR CORPS
Another Division of Federal Army
Unit Made at State University
It is Announced
Cadets of the school of agriculture
on the state farm campus have been
made a Junior division in the United
States reserve officers training corps,
according to a telegram received Sat
urday by Chancellor Avery from Ad
jutant General McCain, at Washing
ton, D. C.
The telegram read:
"Bulletin issued establishing in
fantry unit junior division reserve of
ficers training corps. Ask your in
stitution." This means that the "prep" school
cadets at the state farm will become a
part of the federal army unit, almost
as fully as the University cadet corps,
which has been made a senior divi
sion of the reserve officers training
corps.
The government will furnish to
these cadets their uniforms and equip
ment free of charge. There will be
no pay by commutation for the of
ficers, as in the senior division. Com
mander Parker said, nor will provi
sions be made for a camp of cadets
in the junior division.
Captain Parker is not certain
whether there will be much change
made in the course of instruction. The
act of congress creating the reserve
officers corps provided for nine
months of instruction, and the school
of agriculture lasts but six months.
This may mean more Intensive train
ing for the six months the cadets are
In school.
Ohio State. William Jennings Bryan
addressed the students of Ohio State
university at their chapel exercises re
cently and spoke before the suffragist
clubs of the town of Columbus. Ex.
CREIGHTON ORATOR
WINS STATE CONTEST
Elmer Barr Gets Nebraska Collegiate
Oratorical Honors
The first place in the annual Ne
braska collegiate oratorical contest
held at Bethany in the Christian
church auditorium last Friday even
ing was won by Elmer Barr of Crelgh
ton University, speaking on the sub
ject, "Democratic Discipline." Delta
Bowen of Hastings college won sec
ond place and L. R. Gregory of York
college was given third place. Miss
Bowen spoke on "The Dawn of Rus
sia" and Mr. Gregory spoke on "The
Criminality of Nations."
DESCRIBES CHINESE
LIFE AND NEEDS
Miss Coppock, '05, Missionary Writes
Interesting Letter to University
Y. W. C. A. Need Workers
Grace Coppock, '05, national secre
tary of the Y. W. C. A. in China, whose
headquarters are at Shanghai has writ
ten the University Y. W. C. A. a very
interesting letter telling of the people
with whom she is working, and the
need of more workers. It is for the
support of Miss Coppock that the Ne
braska to China Campaign is being
conducted this week.
"In Peking I witnessed the opening
of the Y. W. C. A. We have been
looking forward to this day for nearly
seven years. Mrs. Soong, just elected
president of the Board of Directors,
took the chair and in a most dignified
and capable manner presided over the
important meeting. I shall not soon for
get the first meeting of all the mem
bers in the presence of whom the di
rectors signed the constitution. Truly
it was a memorable occasion when
this long standing hope was realized.
An Interesting Group
"One evening during my week in
that fascinating capital city, I had a
most enjoyable time at the home of
Mrs. Tong, a friend of ten years
standing. She used to live in Shang
hai, but moved to Peking some four
years ago and was eager to have me
meet some of her friends there. The
group she invited was a most inter
esting one all ladies. I think I shall
go right around the table to intro
duce you to them first there was the
wife of the speaker of the Senate,
then the wife of the president of the
Board of Agriculture, next the wife
and daughter of a prominent physi
cian, then the wife of one of the edit
ors of the oldest newspaper in the
world, next the President of the Pe
king Y, W. C. A., then the wife of the
Chinese ex-consul-General to San
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REV. J. H. HOLMES
CONVOCATION SPEAKER
Noted New York Pastor Will Speak
Tomorrow on "The Interna
tionat Mind"
Rev. John Haynes Holmes, pastor of
the Church of the Messiah of New York
City, will speak at Convocation to
morrow morning on "The Interna
tional Mind." Mr. Holmes is mak
ing a tour of the west, and comes to
Lincoln from Iowa City where be has
given a series of lectures before Iowa
University students.
Miss Annis Chaikin. '08, alumni sec
retary, who has beard Mr. Holmes
speak in New York, says his church.
hlch is one of the largest in the
city is always crowded.
A luncheon for Mr. Holmes to which
University students are invited will be
rfvn Tuesday noon at the Windsor
hotel. Rev. A. L. Weatherly, minister
All Souls' church, has made the
arrangements for the luncheon.
Tuesday evening Mr. Holmes wui
,fMv under the auspices of Lincoln
Open Forum on "The Challenge of
Industrial Democracy."
CIVILIANS MAY
JOIN RESERVE
Men With Technical Knowledge May
Get Commissions Without Pre
vious Military Training
An opportunity for civilians with
more than ordinary technical training
to serve their country in time of war
as officers in the reserve corps, with
authority and salary equivalent to that
of regular army men, is outlined in
general orders No. 32 relative to the
regulations of the national defense act
covering that branch.
This means that men trained like
members of the university faculty, no
matter whether they have had pre
vious military training or not, may re
ceive commissions in the army reserve
corps after passing suitable examina
tions, and may thus immediately step
into responsible shoes.
The divisions of the officers' re
serve corps, as provided for by the
regulations, are the line and staff. In
the division of the staff falls the sec
tions of the reserve corps in which
civilians can get commissions. They
include the medical corps, dentt1'
corps, veterninary corns, nflficers re
serve corps; Adjutant General's offi
cers reserve corps, the Judge Advo
cate General's Officers reserve corps
Inspector General's Officers' reserVe
corps; Quartermaster Officers' re
serve corps; Engineer Officers' re
serve corps, Ordnance Officers' re
serve corps; Signal Officers' reserve
corps. The line sections include the
Infantry Officers' reserve corps, caval
ry Officers' corps, Field Artillery Offi
cers' corps and Coast Artillery Offi
cers' corps.
Section 38 of the reserve act, as
passed by Congres June 3, 1916, says:
"In time of actual or threatened
hostilities the president may order of
ficers of the Officers' Reserve Corps,
subject to such subsequent physical
temporary duty with the regular army
in grades thereof which cannot, for
the time being be filled by promotion,
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WEAVER AND ADKINS
WIN "GYM" CONTEST
Take First on Parallel and Horizon
tal Bars in First Section
of Annual Contests
The first section annual gymnastic
contest of the department of physical
education, was held in the Armory
Friday afternoon with E. M. Weaver,
'18, winner of the first place on the
parallel bars and Frank Adkins, '19,
last year's winner of the stnte Y. M. C.
A. gymnastic tournament at Omaha,
winner of first place on the horizontal
bars.
The other contestants placed in the
following order: parallel bars, Drew
ing. Adkins, Noh and Giffen; hori
zontal bars, Drewing, Weaver, and
Noh.
"Brighten The Corner, 99 Is Spirit
At First Red-Haired Luncheon
"Sing a song of fleeces.
Tints of gold or pink;
Forty round the festal board
Make the watcher blink."
This was one of the poetic tributes to
the Order of the Golden Fleece at their
luncheon in the Japanese room of the
Lincoln hotel, last Saturday noon.
About thirty-five red heads, each head
a little redder than her neighbor's,
sat "around the festal board" and re
joiced in .common over their brilliant
pates.
Prof. Louise Pound, who presided,
read the following telegrams:
"New York, February 17.
To the mademoiselles of the Golden
Fleece:
"But this is charmant this organi
zation, based on the Legendes du
WRESTLERS CHOSEN
FORJOWA MEET
Burgess, Brian, Anderson, Fuchs, Otou
palik and Maloney Win Out
In the Tryouts
As a result of the recent wrestling
tryouts the following men will repre
sent Nebraska in the dual meet with
Iowa, at Iowa City, next Saturday
night: 125-pound class. Burgess; 135
pound class, Brian; 145-pound class,
Anderson; 158-pound class, Fuchs;
175-pound class, Otoupalik; heavy
weight class, Maloney.
The men will bo under the coach
ing of Rutherford for the rest of the
week. It is hoped by the coach that
much improvement will be shown by
the men at the end of that time.
Captain Otoupalik is the only man
on the squad that is regarded as a
sure winner. He is expected to re
peat his victories of last year and
again win the Western Intercollegi
ate wrestling championship.
Of the other men little is known.
Brian was on the varsity part of the
time last year and is expected to do
good work this year. Fuchs is the
most promising of the new men and
should make almost as great a name
in conference wrestling circles as his
predecessor, Rutherford.
MRS. EDDY AT
VE&PSRS TUESDAY
Will Speak in Connection with Ne
braska to China Campaign
Mrs. Katherine' Willard Eddy, of
Kansas City, who is connected with
the foreign department of the national
Y. W. C. A. will speak at Vespers to
morrow evening at five o'clock, on "Is
It Nothing to You?"
Mrs. Eddy is in Lincoln to assist in
the raising of $1,500, in the "Nebraska
to China Campaign," which goes to
the support of the national secretary
ship, a position held by Grace Cop
pock, '05.
Wednesday evening a mass meeting
will be held, and subscriptions
pledged. Every University woman
will have an opportunity to help in
this campaign.
SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON
TO INSTALL SATURDAY
Geological Fraternity Granted Pick and
Hammer Club, Will Place
Delta Chapter
Sigma Gamma Epsilon, a national
geological fraternity, will formally in
stall its Delta chapter, granted the
Pick and Hammer club, next Satur
day evening. Sigma Gamma Epsilon
is a professional fraternity for men
who intend to go into geology, mining
or metallurgy.
The Pick and Hammer club which
will comprise the Delta chapter was
organized February 22, 1916, by stu
dents of the geological seminar with
a charter membership of twenty-two.
Fleece d'Or. Je prends beaucoup d'in
terest, "Veuillez accepter, mademoiselles,
l'expression de mes sentiments les
plus distingues. Je vous embrasse
tendrement
"YVETTE GUILBERT."
"To the Titan-Haired Young Ladies of
the University ot Nebraska:
"Love and greetings to the Order
of the Golden Fleece. Even In "Gloria's
Romance nothing happened that was
more wonderful than your luncheon!
"Yours forever,
"BILLIE BURKE."
The receipt of the telegrams from
these two famous red-haired women
was very impressive.
A sympathetic letter was received
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COLORADO ALUMNI
OBSERVE CHARTER
DAY WITH BANQUET
Charter Day, February 15, was ob
served by the Colorado University of
Nebraska club, by a banquet In the
Shirley hotel, Denver. An "Uncle
Sam" program, consisting of address
es illustrated with lantern slides,
showing "Uncle Sam's" work 1 Colo
rado, was given.
R. S. Hiltner, '94, A. M. '96; Fred
W. Morrell, '02; L. H. Douglas, '11;
and A. E. Palen, '07. had charge of the
program. The officers of the asso
ciation are, Orien W. Fifer, 'S9, presi
dent, and Z. E. Crook, '97, secretary.
ALPHA TAU OMEGA
DEFEATS JELTA TAUS
Trims Last Year's Champions 16 to 5
In Interfraternity Contest Are
Favorites for Cup
The A. T. O's. are today strong
favorites for the inter-fraternity bas
ketball championship as the result of
their decisive victory over the Delta
Taus Saturday afternoon by the score
of 16 to 5.
As a close guarding game the con
test Saturday has not had an equal
in the entire series. The only goals
registered by the Delts were of the
long distance hair-raising variety, and
most of the scores of the winners were
the results of quick shots or long
ones.
Zumwnikel and Schellenberg, of the
A. T. O's. were the individual stars
of the game. The floor work of the
latter was especially brilliant and al
though carefully watched throughout
the contest, he managed to drop in
two field goals. Zumwinkle showed
unexpected goal shooting ability and
using his speed to the best advantage,
he escaped his guard long enough to
roll in four field goals.
Fine Guarding
Vifquain and Schumacher, the A. T.
O. guards, gave one of the finest ex
hibitions of guarding seen in any of
the fraternity games. North, star for
ward of the Delts, was held practically
helpless throughout the contest, not
being given a single shot at the
basket.
Grant and Stromer did the best
work for the Delta Taus. The latter
guarded Schellenberg as though he
had been told to "ride" his man and
was fulfilling his instructions to the
letter.
This game leaves the A. T. O's. as
opponents for the winner of the Slg
Ep Phi Psi battle, in the finals which
will take place Friday night at 6:30 in
the Armory.
The lineup:
Delta Tau-5 A. T. C-16
Grant f Schellenberg
North f Zumwinkle
Christopher c Shaw
Schroeder g Vifquain
Stromer g Schumacher
Substitutions, Riddell for Stromer,
Field Goals, Zumwinkle 4. Schellen
berg 2, Shaw, Grant, Christopher 1.
Free throws, Schellenberg 2, Grant.
PROFESSOR STUFF AT
PRAYER DAY VESPERS
Will Speak at All-University Serv
ices, February 25 Universal
Day of Prayer
Prof. Frederick A. Stuff of the de
partment ot English literature will
speak at an All-University vespers
service In Memorial Hall Sunday after
noon, February 25, at 4 o'clock.
This day has been appointed by the
World's Christian Student federation
as a universal day of prayer for stu;
dents, and all universities and col
leges in the country are to be asked
to observe the day.
On this Sunday as well as yester
day, Lincoln churches will give over
one oft their services for the students.
The newly-formed association of re
ligious workers among the students
will have an active part In this.
I CLASS OFFICES
DECIDED TODAY
Will Vote In University Election at
City and Farm Campuses The
Candidates
Senior Ballot
President
Ladisiaus Kubik.
Marguerite Kauffman.
Ivy Day Orator
E. Everett Carr.
Charles M. Frey.
Junior Ballot
President
Ralph E. Anderson.
Fred T. Cotter.
Carlisle L. Jones.
Max A. Miller.
Merl C. Townsend.
Editor-in-Chief Cornhusker
Wayne L. Townsend.
Sophomore Ballot
President
Will T. Johnson.
Fay H. Pollock.
Junior Managing Editor Cornhusker
Roy Bedford.
Robert S. Wenger.
Business Manager Cornhusker
Charles Edw. Peterson.
Freshman Ballot
President
Henry M. Dally.
What still remains one of the most
interesting University political situa
tions in recent years lost some of its
Interest Saturday when the list of
candidates for wrtiich students will
vote tomorrow disclosed that two un
derclass officers, freshman president
and business manager of the Corn
husker, would go by default to Fdward
M. Dally and Charles Peterson of
Omaha. As has been more or less
of a custom in recent years, the edit
orship of the 1918 Cornhusker went
also by default, Wayne L. Townsend.
of Cook, who was managing editor this
year, being the only candidate.
The polls will be open from 9 to 11
and from 2 to 5 at both the city and
farm campuses this year, it was an
nounced from the registrar's office Sat-
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PHI DELTA CHI
COUNCIL OPENS
Thirty Delegates from Fourteen States
Guests of Nebraska Chapter
During Annual Conclave
The annual grand council of Phi
Delta Chi, pharmaceutical fraternity,
began at the Lincoln hotel yesterday
with a reception and dinner for thirty
five delegates from the sixteen chap
ters of the fraternity. The council will
continue until Wednesday, during
which time the delegates, with as
many more alumni, will be guests of
the local chapter.
The program for today includes ses
sions of the council at the Lincoln at
9:30 and 1:30 o'clock, and a stag
party at the chapter house at 7:30
this evening. Tomorrow, the dele
gates will have luncheon at the Com
mercial club and In the evening will
hold the grand banquet at the Lin
coln. Wednesday, the closing day,
will be occupied with sessions until
8:30 in the evening, when the dele
gates will enjoy a theatre party.
In addition to the scheduled pro
gram, the local chapter Is planning
other forms of entertainment for the
visiting delegates, Including auto
mobile rides about Lincoln.
The grand officers of the fraternity
from out-of-town aru guests of M. P.
Hanson, of Lincoln, who is himself
grand treasurer. The other grand of
ficers at the council are Axor Thur
ston, grand president, of Columbus,
Ohio; Charles E. Poe, grand vice
president, of the University of Colo
rado, Boulder; and F. F. Ingram,
grand secretary, of Detroit, Mich.
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