The Daily Nebraskan
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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
What do you really know about your University, when you get
down and think about it? What do you know about its traditions. Its
government, its student organizations. Its courses of study, aside from
those in which you have come in direct personal contact?
This week is a good time to ask that question, with the thousand
high school basketball players here, all of whom are keenly alive to
what is going on about them. Interested In the Unlrersity. and curious
to know as much about It as possible. What could you tell one of
these, If asked to give somewhat of a detailed discussion of the
University?
If you don't like the safety-first girders on University hall, perhaps
you would be Interested In knowing that the building was started
before a railroad ran Into Lincoln, and much of the material had to be
hauled overland. In this time of war across the water and grave
national peril to the United States, when University men are preparing
to answer a call to duty, it Is Interesting to read the inscription on the
front of Grant Memorial hall, and learn why the building was put up.
and what the men stood for In whose honor it was raised.
How many of you have ever taken a walk north on Twelfth street
to the new chemistry building or the Bessey building, and with those
In front of you, got a glimpse of the splendid campus of the next gen
eration? How many know what the building plan of the University Is,
and why it was important that the appropriations fight at the legis
lature should fall, as it did.
It would be a good thing for many a one of us to get one of the
high school students who is in Lincoln for the first time this week,
take him about the campus and out to the farm, and in showing him
the University, learn a lot about It for ourselves.
WHERE ARE THE ALUMNI?
The regularity with which the University becomes the center f
a fight at every session of the legislature, when it seems that the insti
tution which should be most carefully fostered almost has to struggle
for Its very existence, brings up the question of where are the alumni
of the University and what are they doing?
Nebraska Is an old enough school now, and its alumni are scattered
enouen In the state, for all of the people to have a thorough under
standing of the University. There should not now be misconceptions
regarding either its purposes or what it is accomplishing. One would
think that the alumni would be acquainting all of the people with the
splendid part the University is taking In the better development of
the state.
That they are failing to do this seems apparent from the debates in
the state legislature. There is a fundamental misconception about the
University among certain legislators. They do not hesitate to propose
and fight for measures that would work a positive harm.
Now if the alumni were active in support of the school, this would
not occur in each biennium. If for no other reason than as good poli
tics, much of this questionable work would not be done.
The indifference of the alumni la illustrated by a little Incident
that happened the other day. A man upon whom had been conferred
three degrees by the University, returned to his alma mater. He talked
a lot about how glad be was to get back, and so on, but he lost no
time In retreating when It was suggested that he might like to sub
scribe for the University Journal and pay bis alumni dues of a dollar.
UNIVERSITY NOTICES
Women's Orchestra
AH girls Interested in the forming
f a women's orchestra are asked to
meet in the Temple theatre Thursday
morning after Convocation.
NON
COMPOS
MENTIS
THE LAST CALL FOR BREAKFAST,
OR OUR DAILY THINK
Uneasy lies the head that wears the
first straw hat of the season.
Contributed by Request
You've heard of the bull in the
china shop well, Grove Porter went
to one of these University teas the
other day.
Post Mortum Scriptum.
Gee! Grove, how could you do it?
The Shun has set.
Well not forget.
How we got het
"O onion. O sucatasch."
Who wants to be a poet,
A handsome poet be;
So everyone would know it.
And anyone would see!
Visiting Teams
Free Service on Repairs to all Basketball
Equipment, Uniforms, Etc.
Step to the Phone and Call B6289 or B6389
. ARMSTRONGS
Athletic Department
Someone has been slurring this won
derfully exquisite poetry here. We
would'a thunk yu'd be more kind John.
A: 'Feel like chewing the rag to-4
day."
B. "How's that?"
A: "Had such a ripping time, and
nearly split my sides laughing."
Optimism may be worry on a spree,
but pessimism Is worry on a Jag.
Blow, wind blow.
We shall have snow.
And what'll we do then,
Poor us.
We have pawned our coat.
And we're dead broke.
And whatll we do then.
Poor us.
O razburry, O sarsaparilla.
THE DAYS GONE BY
SENIORS ELECT
MINOR OFFICERS
Knutsen, Olive Lehmer, Proudflt and
.. Ijichi Form Cabinet Discuss
Senior Play
Seven Years Ago Today
About fifteen men were preparing
to represent Nebraska at the Omaha
indoor meet and were exepected to
win points in short and long distance
runs and hurdles.
Dr. J. T. Lees completed an interest
ing series of lectures on the "Ober
Ammergau Passion Play.'
Five Years Ago Today
The high school basketball tourna
ment opened with several sensational
clashes featuring South Omaha, Elgin
and University Place.
Four Years Ago Today
After a lapse of two years the Corn
buskers were planning to enter the
Western intercollegiate gymnastic
meet to b held at Wisconsin university.
son and A. W. Tell. The profit if any.
will be turned over to the club. Signed,
A. W. Tell. T. A. Williams, agent
student activities.
The Cornhuskers were preparing for
tbe championship series with the Jay
hawkers basketball five with two mei
who had starred during the season un
able to play.
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ALUMNI NEWS
Rhetoric I
The make-up examination In Rhetoric
1 will be given on Saturday. March 10,
from 9 to 11 o'clock In U 207.
Orrlcron Nu
Omicnra Na will meet in Pslladian
hall Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock
for a brief business meeting.
Sigma Delta Chi
Meeting of Sigma Delta Chi at Alpha
Theta CM house. Sixteenth and T
streets, Thursday evening at :15.
Mystic Fish
There will be a Mystic Flab meet
ing Wednesday at 6 o'clock at the
Kinnt Alnha Theta house. 1648 B
street.
Com us Club Dance
Aa unlimited number of tickets
have been validated for the Com us
club dance which is to be held at tha
Rosewilde Saturday evening, March
17, 1117. Tbe complimentary list la
aa follows: Chaa. M. Prey, ML B. Poa-
Two Years Ago Today
Preparation was begun on the junior
play, "The Man From Home," with
Ella Williams and Cloyd Stewart In
the leading ro'es.
IL H. Plum, 12, has accepted a
position as assistant In the electrical
engineering laboratory.
F. H. Paustlan, 1, who is connected
with tbe Nebraska Telephone Co.. of
Omaha, visited the engineering depart
ment Tuesday afternoon.
Leon J. Pepperburg, '05. A. M. '09,
who is engaged in geological work In
Baa Francisco, visited the geological
department Tuesday. He is a son of
R. V. Pepperburg of Lincoln.
O. J. Lyon, B. Sc. '83, C. E. '16, who
Is on leave of absence from his pro
fessional duties at Union college,
Schenectady, N. Y visited friends in
the engineering college yesterday.
W, R. Calvert, '04, mining engineer
with offices In Kansas City, Mo., and
Salt Lake City, Utah, addressed the
classes in geology Tuesday morning!
Mr. Calvert was formerly an Instruc
tor in Arizona university, later in
Washington university, and a member
of U. 8. geological survey.
A. J. Elliott opened the Robbin's
campaign at the University of Ne
braska by an address to University
students in tbe Temple.
The master clock which was to ring
all of tbe bells in tbe University build
ings was installed In tbe observatory.
One Year Ago Today
Tbe ninth annual basketball tourna
ment opened with eighty-eight teams
entered in the race for the champion
ship of Nebraska high schools.
Dr. E. J. Stewart. Nebraska's new
coach, was given a banquet by about
125 students and representative busi
ness men of Lincoln and Nebraska.
II With Rheumatism
Ferris W. Norris, '16, assistant in
electrical engineering last semester,
is ill at his home with inflammatory
rheumatism.
Norris was intending to leave
Lincoln at once to take up his work
with the General Electric Co. of
Schenectady.
About forty seniors attended the
class meeting held yesterday morning
at 11 o'clock and elected Henry Knut
sen, of Lincoln, vice president; Olive
Lehmer of Omaha, secretary; Robert
Proadfit, of Friend, treasurer; and
Taro Ijichi. of Lincoln, sergeant-at-arms.
The right to give complimentary
tickets to the annual senior play was
placed in the hands of the business
manager. Prof. Alice Howell. Fifty
per cent of the money cleared by the
play, above the 1150 that goes to the
regents, was voted to the business
manager, the rest to the class. The
class "assessment was discussed but
not decided up, but will be decided at
a special meeting later in the year.
A committee to draw up a class con
stitution is to be appointed by the
president.
Lectures on Delacroix. Prof.
Blanche C. Grant of the school of fine
arts, gave a lecture, "In the Days of
Delacroix." at the Lindell hotel Mon
day afternoon, tracing the contribu
tions of this French artist.
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Basket Ball
Championship Trophy
Offered by Magee's Store for the Nebraska Inter
Scholastic Basketball Tournament, Championship Class B.
Magee's will be headquarters this week for basketball
players and fans. Everybody will drop in to see this trophy,
to examine the score charts of the tournament, and to see our
Exhibit of Spring
Styles for Young Men
Stunning Suits that college and high school ft-llows will
be crazy about. Belted and gathered-baek models, patch or
vertical pockets, silk yokes and sleeve linings. MateiraK
include the popular blue and green flannels as well as many
handsome tweeds and mixtures. Don't miss this distinctive
showing of the kind of clothes you want to wear.
$15, $16.50, $18, $20, $25
SPRING STYLES IN TOP -C0AT3, HATS,
SHIETS, NECKWEAR, SOFT COLLARS, ETC.
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Twenty-Third Year Jut ommancinf
If any teacher in all bnmchte) of music to ehooM from.
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