Daily Nebraiskae
VOL. XVI. NO. 116.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Toe
0 4 IS TO BE
OMAHA DAT
STUDENT BODY WILL BE GUESTS
OF METROPOLIS
0wh Alumni Association Appoints
Committee to Co-Operate With
Publicity Bureau
i lias been set by the Omaha
. i a '
fhamln r of commerce, bureau of pub
licity snl alumni association as Uni
versity of Nebraska" day, when the
entire student body will be the guests
of the .metropolis.
Definite plan for the entertain
ment of visiting students will begin
this week, following the appointment
pr the alumni association of a com-1
tnittee. with S. O. Cotner, '12, as
chairman, and Ray Higgins, 13, and
William Kavan, '15, as the other
member, to co-operate with the other
orysniiatioriR of the city. Work on
the day's itinerary will probably not
be completed very long before May
4. for it is planned to include every
thing that students in all ines of
work will want to see. together with
general entertainment.
Omaha lay was started last year,
and will probably become an annual
holiday. Although the time for the
trip a year ago found the most dis
agreeable weather, a large number
of students, going usually in college
or departmental groups, made the
trip. It is expected that the excur
sion will be much larger this year
if anything like decent weather pre
vails. First Omaha Day
On the first Omaha Day. students,
when they arrived in Omaha, marched
up Farnam street headed by the
cadet band, to the municipal head-Quarter-,
where headquarters were
established, and from here the stu
dents, dividing into parties, made
trips over the city to points of the
most interest to them. Early in the
f-renini; -he students gathered for
a ouffet luncheon at the auditorium
and in ;he evening attended an "en
tertainment de luxe" given by the j
a:ninni association, at which Corn
hnsker "rep" and spirit were given
reifrn.
SENIOR PLAY ON
NEW AGREEMENT
Business Manager Must Make Play
Go Before Reward Is His, Ac
cording to Plane Drawn Up
The senior class of this year does
cot puarantee the business manager
of the piay $loo as has been the
cwtoin heretofore, according to an
reenient drawn up between John
B. Stoddart, business manager, and
Uarguerire Kauffman. president, and
01:ve I-hmer. secretary.
According to the articles govern
toc the production of this year's
Ilr. the business manager and the
lf are to divide- "fifty fifty" after
U of the expenses of the play have
-n paid. The agreement also stipu
j""s that all rompliraentartes are
' he p'mhj in the bands of the
in-f. manager.
Aerw-mc-nt between class of' 1917
nd business manager of the senior
Play;
Ail exposes of the play shall
"W b- paid.
or the profits above all ex
Ppes fi';y per cent shall go to the
e- ar. i f.rtjr p,,r cent to the hugJ.
1 All romplimentaries shall be
'n the hands of the business
&anirr
ARCI ERITE O. KAUFFMAX,
, , President.
JUVE LEHMER, Secretary.
B 8TODDART, Business MgT-
MAY WINS IN
PEACE CONTEST
Spoke on "Solution to International
Problems" Will Represent Local
Association in State Contest
Don May, '18, Madison, S. D., speak
ing on "Solutions to International
Problems." won the local contest of
the Intercollegiate peace association
and will represent the University in
the state contest April 3, irf which
will also be entered orators from
York, Doane, Ootner, Bellevue, Cen
tral, Creighton and University of
Omaha.
In the contest besides May were
eight University men, speaking on
various phases of the peace prob
lem. May's speech was well ana
lyzed and well presented. Prof. G.
O. Virtue of the department of po
litical economy, was Judge.
PREPARE WELCOME
FORJIII. WEEK
Holdrege Promises 2,500 at Every
Performance Alumni Prepare En
tertainment for' Students
Twenty-five hundred people at
every University Week performance
is the promise that came by tele
graph from Holdrege yesterday to
Business Manager R. J. Saunders
from Ralph E. Kiplinger, local
booster for the week and Nebraska
alumnus.
The Holdrege people are sending
out 15.000 circular letters to people
in that vicinity, calling attention to
the University attractions and invit
ing attendance at the band and glee
club concerts, dramatic club and road
show 8 and faculty lecturer.
The other towns on the 1917 cir
cuit are equally enthusiastic about
the shows. McCook has adopted the
motto of "make or break" with in
tentions to do the former. All of
the towns are showing a lot of "pep."
The students who are going on
the trip are sure of royal entertain
ment at the different towns. Alumni
of thlp University, prominent people
of the owns, declare that the truest
hospitality in the state is to be
found in the west, and that they are
going to show the students so good
a time, and give them so warm a
welcome, that the University Week
tour will again come west.
PROFESSOR LYNN. TO,
SPENDS HER LEAVE OF
ABSENCE IN N. Y. CITY
Professor Margaret Lynn. M. A,
'00. associate professor of English
literature at Kansas university, is i
spending her year of absence in
New York city. Miss Lynn spoke
at the annual Phi Beta Keppa din
ner last spring. Since In New York
she has visited May Whiting Wester
mann, formerly an instructor at Ne
braska, at Bronxville. She has writ
tea friends of attending a University
of Nebraska dinner recently.
SENIORS WILL WRITE
GLASS POEM BEFORE
SPRINGJECESS COMES
Senior poets who plan to read the
class poem on Ivy Day and to have
their work go down a the official
tribute of the class to the Univer
sity, will have completed their work
snd have handed It in at the office
of student activities for consideration
by a group of faculty Judges, before
spring recess, according to an an
nouncement made by .Marguerite
Kauffmann. president, yesterday.
The class poem, besides being
read on Ivy Day. U printed in the
invitation booklets.
ELLA FLA6G YOUNG
TO VISIT NEBRASKA
NOTED EDUCATOR COMING TO
STATE NEXT MONTH
Will De One of the Speakers at the
Educational Association Meeting
in Nebraska City April 5
For the first time, an educational
association in Nebraska has se
cured Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, former
superintendent of schools at Chicago,
for its program. She will give two
addresses at the Southeastern Ne
braska Education association, which
meets in Nebraska City April 4-6.
Thursday morning, April 5, Mrs.
Young speaks upon the subject, "Op
portunity and Education," and Thurs
day evening her topic will be, "The
Genius of America."
A recent biography of Mrs. Young
gives an interesting sketch of her
half-century's connection with the
Chicago public schools. Beginning
there as a grade teacher in 1862, she
advanced steadily, receiving the ap
pointment as assistant superintend
ent in 1887. She resigned this posi
tion in 1899 and became associated
with John Dewey in the department
of education of Chicago university.
After five years in this work Mrs.
Young again became connected with
the Chicago public schools, and m
1910 was made superintendent, which
position she resigned in 1915. Mrs.
Young is now diving in Washington,
D. C, and is engaged in writing and
lecturing. In addition to her educa
tional interests, she is especially con
cerned in advancing the two causes
of peace and pf woman's suffrage.
CONVOCATION
John Z. White, lecturer on the
single tax and initiative and refer
endum, will take the single tax for
his subject at Convocation this morn
ing in Memorial hall at 11 o'clock.
He has been studying and lecturing
on land problems for a long period
of years, and has addressed Lincoln
audiences before in 1911 although
this will be his first appearance be
fore University students.
Following the regular Convocation,
a special euffrage Convocation will
be held at 11:30 o'clock, at which
Mrs. Halsey Wilson and Mrs. T. T.
Cotnam. national suffrage workers
here in Lincoln helping to conduct
the school for suffrage. Prof.
Fred M. Fling, head of the depart
ment of European history and Prof.
Louise Pound, of the department of
Junior Play "Green Stockings,"
Makes Debut At Insane Asylum
With her cast for the junior class
play, "Green Stockings." under her
wing. Prof. Alice Howell went to the
state hospital for insane last night.
The performance there, rough in
spots because a whole week of work
still remains to give the piece its
final finish, was so ably produced
that it gives promise of a University
dramatic triumph at the Temple Fri
day, when the curtains will be drawn
for. the University public to see the
play.
The players had a remarkably
good time, and so did the audience
of some 600 patients that laughed at
the comedy, drew tense at the proper
moments, and applauded both before
and after acts. Dr. Ewing was tre
receiving agent for the "hospital, and
she made the student visitors feel
mightily at home.
When the cast.-arrived about 7
o'clock and pitched on to the stage,
the men making up there, they were
abashed somewhat to see more than
200 women psWents file in and sit
down to watch the grease paint go
on. The curtain was hastily lowered
FLING TO TALK ON
RUSSIANJEVOLUTION
PUBLIC INVITED WEDNESDAY
MORNING AT TEMPLE THEATRE
European History Department Head
Declares Russia Has at Last
Joined Ranks of Democracies
Prof. Fred M. Fling, head of the
department of European, history, will
lecture on the recent revolution in
Russia Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock in the Temple theatre. The
lecture is open to the public and
University students who care to at
tend. The announcement that Professor
Fling will lecture on this latest
development from the world war is
enough to attract a capacity crowd
at the Temple. Professor Fling has
not been heard in an address at the
University for both students and pub
lic since his memorable Convocation
address shortly after the outbreak
of the war.
Lecturing to his class in European
history 2, Monday morning. Profes
sor Fling declared that the recent
events in Russia comprised one of
the most extraordinary revolutions in
modern times.
"The revolution of last week marks
the entrance of Russia into the great
republics of the world," he said. "It's
a tremendous thing when a great
people like that takes its place among
the democracies of the world."
Students In European history 2 will
occupy a reserved section in xne
theatie, but the rest will be thrown
open to the public.
PILATE FIRST JUDGE TO
FEAR RECALL, JUSTICE
TELLS BIBLE CLASS
About forty students Sunday heard
the trial of Jesus by the Jews and
Romans discussed at the weekly
meeting of the student Bible class
at First Presbyterian church.
Justice C. B. Letton of the state
supreme bench said that Pilate, who
found Christ "innocent of sin' and
then reversed his decision to con
demn Him to death, was among the
first judges to fear the recall. He
told how Pilate was informed that
Tiberius would take his position
away from him if he did not con
demn Him who claimed also to be a
king.
English literature, will . speak, and
the cadet band will play.
while this preliminary work was fin
ished. Then, to fill in the pause before
the curtain went up, one of the girls
played "Temptation" from the opera
"Thais." The audience liked it so
well, that she was forced to play the
very identical piece over again. Then
the curtain went up.
It would do no good to deprive
the University people of the fun of
seeing the comedy by telling the
story. Elizabeth Erazim proved a
charming heroine, Catherine Pierce
an attractive ingenue. Ted Metcalfe
played the hero with reserve and
still with dash, and Carlisle Jones the
fop with rare ability. The others
were equally good.
The advance sale of tickets con
tinued Monday at the College Book
Store. Reserved seats are open to
the students and general public
alike now, and while the sale has
been heavy, there is still time o get
good seats In the house for Friday
nighL
The junior play committee' will
meet this morning in the Daily Ne
brakan office, to perfect plans f;r
the production.
PROF. H. F. QUICK WILL
SPEAK HERE FRIDAY
To Address Faculty Men's Dinner
Club on "The Vital Thing
in Education."
The March meetiug of the Faculty
Men's Dinner club will be held Fri
day evening. March 23, at 6:30 in
the Red room of the city Y. M. C.A.
Prof. Herbert F. Quick of the Kan
sas State agricultural college, will
speak on "The Vital Thing in Edu
cation." The committee in charge of the
dinner are Prof. E. W. Sanford. as
sistant professor of Roman history
and literature; Prof. E. M. Wilcox,
head of the department of agricul
tural botany, and Prof. P. M. Buck,
of the department of rhetoric.
WANT 20 GIRLS
TO SELL ANNUALS
Cornhusker Management to Give
Gotdpieces for Work During Sales
Campaign March 26, 27, 28
Wanted Twenty live, hustling
girls to sell 1917 Cornhuskers dur
ing the sales campaign March 26,
27, 28. This is the announcement
made by the business statf. Twenty,
ten, and five dollar gold pieces will
be given as prizes to the three girls
who sell the most books respectively.
and each one of these will also get
a Cornhusker with her name em
bossed in gold upon it. The book
alone is worth $3.50.
Heretofore prizes have been given
which were not always useful to
the winners, but this year the staff
will make it possible for the lucky
ones to buy what they particularly
desire.
For the eirls who are not so for-
tunate as to be one of the three
leaders but who have sold a certain
number of the books the business
management has decided to present
them with a Cornhusker with their
name embossed so that everyone
who works Is sure to be rewarded.
Those who are interested and who
want to sell the books should see
DeWitt Foster, business manager.
any day this week between 11 and
12 ajelork at the office of student
activities.
FROST AND BERQUIST
TO TALK ON CONCRETING
TO ENGINEERS TONIGHT
The program for the meeting of
the Engineering society Wednesday
will comprise illustrated talks by
E. E. Frost, ex-'15, and George M.
Efcrquist, '16, on "Concreting Undet
Difficulties."
Frost and Berquist have recently
returned from western Kansas, where
they constructed a bridge across the
Arkansas river. Their knowledge of
the subject will be practical and
direct from the field.
WEST AND ESTES
WIN SCHOLARSHIP
IN SUMMER CONTEST
Paul West, 20 won $300, andE.
Forrest Estes, '20, $250, in a nation
wide campaign for scholarships con
ducted by the Review of Reviews
company last summer. These scholar
ships were paid in cash to the stu
dents. During the past three years over
1,500 hundred students in colleges
and universities throughout the coun-
try have won these scholarships, I
given by the company every year. 1
NELSON TO LEAD
BASKETBALL FIVE
ELECTED CAPTAIN OF
HUSKERS YESTERDAY
1918
Eight Men Campbell, Nelson, Rid
ded, Jackson, Flothow, Wertz,
Flynn, Collins Get Letters
Harvey Nelson, center on the var-
isity basketball team for the last
two years, was yesterday elected
captain of the basketball five for the
coming year. The selection was
made by the members of this year's
team following the awarding of let
ters by the athletic board of the
following eight men: Campbell, Nel
son, Riddell. Jackson, Flothow, Wertz,
Flynn and Collins.
Nelson's record for the two years
he has been on the team is one to
be proud of. Last year he played
a steady, consistent game throughout
the season and had no small part
in the winning of the championship.
This year he has played in every
contest and has put up a game sec
ond to no man on the team.
Strong Team Next Year
The new captain came to Nebraska
from the University of Wisconsin,
although his home is in Omaha. He
is a student in the college of law.
All the men who received letters
have played strong games this year
even though they did not become
Valley champions. Captain Campbell
of this year's team will be the only
man to be lost by graduation. With
seven of the eight letter men back
and one of the best freshmen squads
in years as material next year, a
great team may be expected.
FOUR CO-EDS ON
OPENINGS FOR WOMEN
AT VESPERS TODAY
"Your Grandmother's Job and
Yours" is to be the subject for
I Vespers today. Fern Noble, '19.
Susie Souther, '18. Mary Hedrick.
j '18, and Melba Quigley, '17, will give
j short talks.
,
j OUTDOOR DRILL BACK
AFTER WINTER INDOORS
I
Companies Form for Maneuvers Last
Evening Two More Army Men
to Aid Instruction
Mr. Outdoor Drill came back to the
University Monday. For four months
he has lain idle because the weather
was too cold. Now he has come to
camp with the cadet regiment until
the term closes in June.
Outdoor Drill stands for a great
deal of marching, skirmishing, stand
ing straight and learning to handle
one's gun as the manuals say it
should be handled, but he is not al
together unwelcome, for the indoor
classes in theoretical military science,
have become rather monotonous.
The companies all drilled rather
raggedly Monday, but there was a
great deal of "pep"
There are two more sergeants from
the regular army on hand than there
were last fall. This means that the
training will be more thorough.
There will be the regular instruc
tion in signaling.
Each company is doing its best
to Iron itself into shape to win
honors in the competitive drill.
Junior Co-Eds Wallop Faculty
At Illinois, university there Is a
basketball team composed of women
faculty members, and this team con
tests with the various co-ed class
teams. The teachers are -not such
bad players, either, as is shown by
the fact that the Junior girls, who have
an exceptionally strong quintet, were
scarcely able to down the faculty team,
winning by the narrow score of 26 to
22. Ex.