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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SIS
RUTHERFORD TO
COACH WASHINGTON
ASSISTANT COACH ACCEPTS ATH
LETIC DIRECTORSHOP THERE
Will Have Complete Charge at St
Louie Institution Hie Athletic
Career a Striking One
Dick Rutherford, assistant coach
and former Cornhusker star, has
accepted a position as athletic direc
tor at Washington University in St
Louis. Rutherford notified the au
tborities there of his acceptance Tues
day night after the athletic board
failed to meet and take action on
his application for a dismissal.
Rutherford will take up his work
about September 1 and will be in
complete control of all athletic work
in addition to receiving a larger
salary than he has during the past
year, Rutherford will have the ad
vantage of working with new and up-
to-date equipment in all lines.
Nebraska's Great Star
With the going of Rutherford Ne
raska loses the one great, out-stand
ing athletic star in his history. There
is no form of athletics at which
Rutherford is not a master hand,
and he left a very remarkable rec
ord behind him when he graduated
last spring. Rutherford has never
played in a football game that Ne
braska lost; he was on three Mis
souri Valley championship basketball
teams; and was twice western inter
collegiate champion wrestler in the
158-pound class. He is far above the
average as a gymnast, tennis and
baseball player, and is one of the
best handball players the University,
Phillips Brooks Symposium
A Symposium of the life of Phil
regular meeting of the Phillips
Brooks club to be held in Faculty
hall this morning at 11:30. It will
Include the following: His life, J.
A. Kline, 20; his ministry, Knute
Carlson, of the political science de
partment; sayings of Brooks, Ray
Cowen. '19; representative American,
Mr. Miller. All those interested are
invited to attend.
FACE PROBLEM
OF PLACING MEN
Baseball Coaches Must Choose the
Proper Man and Place Varsity
Wins Scrub Game
NEBRASKA GYMNASTS
TAKE HIGH RANK
Chicago's Winning of National Cham
pionship Places Nebraska, Third
in Western, Among the Strongest
The University of Chicago gym
nastic team which won first place at
the western intercollegiate meet held
at Iowa City three weeks ago, easily
won the national intercollegiate gym
nastic championship in competition
with the leading eastern colleges last
week.
The Nebraska gymnastic team
which, because it took third in the
western meet, ranks among the high
est teams in the country.
IMAGINATION VITAL
IN SUCCESSFUL LIFE
DR. EDWARD MIMS PAYS TRIBUTE
TO POWER OF MIND VISION
Delivers Address Before Joint Meet
ing of Phi Beta Kappa and
Sigma Xi
FOUR RECRUITS
FROMJTUDENTS
Regular Army Office Announces En
listments U. &. Gray Leaves for
Naval Training Station
Four new recruits In the infantry,
cavalry, and signal corps branches
of the regular army, have been an
nounced by Sergeant C. Washer, of
ficer in charge, as students in the
University. They are: Titus R.
Davis, '20, of Lincoln; GuyH. Moates,
19, of Plain view; Clyde M. Krebs of
Grand Island, and Lester Robinson,
ex-'18, of South Omaha.
Davis was the only student among
those who reported at the regular
army headquarters yesterday who
was accepted. He enlisted as a
cavalryman. Moates and Robinson
left Tuesday afternoon for Fort
Logan to go into training, Moates for
service in the medical corps, and
Robinson in the signal corps. Krebs
enlisted in the infantry.
Complying with the order issued
by the war department during vaca
tion, the department of electrical en
gineering has dismantled the wire
less station maintained at the city
campus. This wireless station reached
Prescott, Ariz., 950 miles' distant, at
one time.
One student, Ulysses S. Gray, '20,
of Atalia, Ala., was called by the
order for the members of the naval
reserve to mobilize. He left Wednes
day morning for Great Lakes, 111
for three months' service in the
naval training corps.
Imagination, as Seen
By Dr. Edwin Mims
Not memory but It rolls
away the mists and makes the
old, loved, familiar faces look
down upon us.
Not logical analysis but con
tinually illuminating the soul
by intuition and insight.
Not will but what else so
helps us to move toward defi
nite achievement?
Not faith but it makes
creeds become realities.
Not perception or concep
tionbut it adds vividness to
all that we see.
PROFESSOR GRANT TO
LECTURE ON EXHIBIT
IN GALLERY TONIGHT
The baseball situation is becoming
more complex daily; complex from
the standpoint of choosing the proper
nan for the right place. There are
everal candidates out for every posi
tion and all play a good brand of
ball.
Six pitchers have put -in an ap
pearance so far. They are: Pickett,
Rlddell, Mackey. Berquist, Crown
pver and Reynolds. None of these
men have done much at curve ball
P'tcning to date, devoting their time
o control and speed.
Thlesen. Schumacher and Brown
."owed up for practice yesterday aft-
,n and Kot Into the scrimmage
w a little work. These three men
"ave had more than the average ex
perience and give promise of develop
"ig into valuable material.
The varsity lined up against a
fombinalion scrub and Lincoln high
bool team yesterday afternoon for
"ongg scrimmage. The first team
rted strong and finished the same
V. having things about as it
Pleased throughout.
Prof. Blanche C. Grant, associate
professor of drawing and painting.
will lecture on the present art ex
Libit Thursday evening in the art
gallery. This is the annual exbibi
tion of representative paintings of
American artists.
The art department wishes to call
attention to the fact that all students
who wish to obtain season tickets to
the exhibition may get them for half
price, fifty cents.
LLOYD SHARP DIED OF
PNEUMONIA TUESDAY
Death Comes After Brief illness at
His Home in De Witt Was
Sophomore Engineer
Lloyd L. Sharp, a sophomore in
the college of engineering, died of
pneumonia at his home In De Witt
Tuesday evening, according to word
received by University friends yes
terday. Sharp was taken ill during spring
recess, and had been sick but a
short time when he died. The funeral
will be held Friday at De Witt. ,
"No man can be a leader who doec
not appeal to the imajlntion of
men; nor can a movement be made
to prevail unless It is rooted in this
imagination."
Dr. Edwin Mims, professor of Eng
lish at Vanderbilt, speaking at the
Temple theatre Wednesday evening,
set forth an appeal for appreciation
of the vital power that he said
imagination yields "in cultivating
religious, business, social and na
tional life." It was to members of
Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa at
their annual lecture meeting that
Dr. Mims delivered his message.
Imagination Works With Reality
That we can read books but can
not make them live without imagina
tion and that books are the deadest
of dead things to most people was
the belief set forth by the speaker.
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ANTI-DRILL MEN
DISSOLVE LEAGUE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ADOPTS
OFFICIAL RESOLUTION
Hold
Heated Discussion over Just
What Form Resolution
Is to Take
The University league to abolish
compulsory drill, formed last winter
to work for the abolishment of the
compulsory system of military science
in the University, was yesterday His
solved by the official action of the
executive committee, which adopted
resolution announcing that. In view
of the present situation the league
declares Itself disbanded.
A heated discussion lasting over an
hour followed the assembling of the
committee at the call of Anton Jen
sen, '18, president. Although the en
tire committee favored dissolution
under existing circumstances, the
contents of the resolution which
would identify the position of the
league formed the bone of strong con
tention. The question of interna
tionalism early entered into the argu
ment and divided the committee into
two factions. The resolution merely
covering the fact that the league de
clares itself dissolved, passed by a
vote of 4 to 2.
Against Militaristic Tendencies
Although disagreeing widely as to
just what should be interpreted as
the league's attitude toward the pres
ent preparations for military serv
ice, all of the members, according to
Jresident Jensen, agreed that there
should be no measure passed to
handle the present emergency which
would give America in ensuing peace
ful years a systematized militaristic
policy such as the one which Ameri
ca has now entered the war to help
to crush.
Following is the resolution:
"Be it resolved by its executive
committee that in view of the pres
ent situation, the University league
to abolish compulsory drill declares
itself dissolved."
PRAISES NEBRASKA TYPE
OF PHARMACOLOGIST
Prof. A. D. Hirschfelder, Pharmacy
Department Head, Writes for As
sistant Instructor From Nebraska
Dean R. A. Lyman received a let
ter from Prof. Arthur D. Hirschfelder,
head of the department of pharmacy
in the University of Minnesota ask
ing for a man to fill the position of
assistant instructor in pharmacology
there. He spoke very highly of the
type of men coming from Nebraska
especially, and mentioned in connec
tion M. B. Chittlck, '17, an assistant
at Minnesota.
The following is quoted from Pro
fessor Hirschfelder's letter: "I am
hoping to develop the chemical side
of pharmacy and I believe the Ne
braska type Is the best type of man
available In the west."
ALPHA SIGS ARE 0
ROWLING CHAMPS
WIN INTER FRATERNITY TITLE
FOR THIRD SUCCESSIVE TIME
CARE OF FOOD
RRSJTWAR STEP
CHANCELLOR AVERY SAYS THIS
IS STATE'S PRESENT DUTY
Farmers and Food as Important as
Fighting Men Students Can
Practice Economy
Defeat Delta Upsilon, Runners Up,
On Y. M. C. A. Alleys Last Night
Take All Three Games
CO-ED WOULD BE
RADIO OPERATOR
Helen Minier, '20, of Oakland, ap
plies at Naval Training
Office
ANNUAL CADET
INSPECTION TODAY
Colonel Penn of the Regular Army
Will Review Cadets on the Ath
letic Field This Afternoon
One University co-ed has asked to
be given a chance to enter active
service for her country. Helen
Minier, '20, of Oakland, yesterday
filled out an application blank at
the naval training association offices
for the position of radio operator.
Her application will be acted upon
mniediately.. MUa Minier says
fhe is anxious to go to the training
station at Great Lake, III., to prepare
herself for service.
Other University co-eda will serve
their country through the woman's
naval reserve by repluving niea called
to the front, and by making band
ages and supplies.
DR. STD3GLXTZ BEFORE
SIGMA XI SATURDAY
Head of Chemistry Department at
Chicago University Will Give
Address
Dr. Julius Stieglitz, head of the
departmout of chemistry of the Uni
versity of Chicago, has been se- chapter of Sigma Xi.
Rifles and bayonets are being
cleaned, uniforms pressed, shoes
shined and clean collars being ob
tained by the cadet regiment of the
University for the annual inspec
tion by Col. Julius A. Penn of the
regular army.
Cadets "fa!' in" at 2 p. m. today
and are excused from further classes
for the day.
Colonel Burnham reviewed the regi
ment Wednesday in preparation for
(he review and inspection today. The
band will be out in uniform. The
student body and public in general
is invited.
Alpha Sigma Phi, for two years
interfraternity bowling champion
again cinched the championship by
defeating Delta Upsilon, its closest
competitor, on the Y. M. C. A. al
leys last night. All three games of
the match went to the Alpha Sigs,
The D. U.'s, who started out in the
lead in this year's tournament,
failed to live up to their reputation
and were more than 200 pins behind
on the final count.
(jranaau or the Alpha Sigs was
high man, with a score of 205, which
was the only big mark of the eve
ning. A better average maintained
by all the men on the team won the
match.
Slow Game for Championship
Compared with some of the earlier
work of both teams, the showing
made In the championship battle
was disappointing.
Following is the score in detail:
Delta Upsilon
L. Weaver 175 163 154
Nims 159 120 ' 176
Wenk 142 170 159
Owen 155 171 121
E. Weaver 146 155 188
492
455
571
477
489
Totals 777 779 198 2354
Alpha Sigma Phi
Angell 179 167 142 488
Crandall 205 177 155 537
Langdon 190 139 199 528
Gayer 177 170 127 494
Dobson 180 180 182 542
Totals 951 833 805 2589
cured to address Sigma XI next Sat
urday, April 14, at 8 o'clock in the
physics lecture room. His subject
will be "The Electrification Theory
of Oxidation and Reduction." The
society will also hold a luncheon in
his honor at the Commercial club
Saturday noon.
Dr. Stieglitz is a noted authority
on chemistry and is now president
of the American Chemical society as
well es president of the national
CONVOCATION
i
The University of Nebraska Girls
club will have charge of Convocation
this morning in the Armory at 11
o'clock. Members of the club will
nominate officers and board members
for next year. The present board
Las already made some nominations,
and the club will add two members
of the club from each class to the
list. A musical program will also
be given.
Louise Coe, '17, of Nebraska City,
president of the club, will preside.
Gertrude Munger, '19, Helen Possner,
'18, and Dorothy Rhodes, '18, are
among those on the musicU program.
'Moderation in the use of food,
careful conservation of the supply
on hand, and intensive cultivation of
Nebraska's acres to produce a bigger
crop yield, will be the first thing
this state will do to help the cause
of the United States in the war, ac
cording to Chancellor Avery, who re
turned yesterday afternoon from a
conference of agricultural experts of
the middle west, called at St. Louis
by Secretary of Agriculture Houston
The thing that the college student
can do to help along this program,
as important to success as the en
listment of a large army or the win
ing of many battles, is to stay on
the farm, if he is a farmer, is to
preach and practice economy, and
encourage insofar as he can, more
and better tilling of the earth. The
college man who has spent his sum
mers in the past selling books or
clerking in the dry goods store, can
show his patriotism this summer by
working on the farms, and helping
garner the crops that will make up
the food supply of the coming year.
Food Problem the Big One
The men who met at St. Louis
recognized very clearly, the chan
cellor 'said, that the food problem
was the big one the country had to
face. Last year the United States
consumed and exported more than
it produced, meaning that it not only
use up the 1916 crop, but it made
heavy inroads into the surplus. The
nation this year faces a heavier de
mand upon its food resources, with
the possibility of fewer farm laborers.
The failure of most of the winter
wheat crop, and the heavy losses
to stock during the winter, add to
the critical aspect of the situation
none to good. So the men returned
from the St. Louis meeting bearing
the message of more farming, bet-
ANOTHER SALE
OF CORNHUSKERS
Management Will Sell Books at 014
Price, $3, on Monday and
Tuesday
Because many students delayed
their orders for the 1917 year book
until after the close of the campaign
and were denied the advantage of
the $3 price, the cornhusker man
agement has announced that oil Mon
day and Tuesday of next wicT stu
dents may buy the book at the old
price by paying half of it down.
Following the close of the cam
paign just before recess, the man
agement was so besieged with re
quests for the book at the old price
that it was deemed advisable to make
this concession to every one. It
has been definitely announced, how
ever, that no books will be sold for
less than ?3.50 after Tuesday of next
week.
The first sales campaign was fair
ly satisfactory, running about even
with that of a year ago, but it is
necessary to sell several hundred
more annuals this year to pay out
because of the increased cost of ma
terials and printing.
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