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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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BUSKERS VANQUISH
SOUTHERN JAYHAWK
OWEN AND
WERNER
WIN
LAURELS IN TRACK MEET
Nebraska Overwhelms Ancient Rival,
77 to 37 New Broad Jump
Record
Griffith Owen and Charles Werner
ire two names that today stand in a
place of as great honor as any ath
letic heroes Nebraska has ever pro
dacid, because It was principally
through their untiring efforts that the
Cornhuskers were able to swamp the
Jtrhawks in the annual dual track
meet last Friday afternoon by the
score of 77 to 37.
"o"ren is a candidate for the great
honor, not because of the number of
points he won but because of running
over three-quarters of a Up In the
cme relay with his left foot bare, his
shoe having flown off after the race
started, and the cinders digging Into
the flesh with erery stride. Not only
did he run barefoot but he won the
rate by closing up a gap of some 20
feet
Werner performed a feat that has
never been equaled by a Cornhusker
track athlete when be scored twenty
pouts by placing in five events and
then ran in the winning relay team.
His records were excellent in every
event whether he won or not. In the
114 yard dash Werner made 10Vi
seconds in winning the race. A little
later he ran the 220 in 22 seconds,
which was remarkable running for a
curved track. In the high Jump he
cleared 5 feet 10 Inches for a tie for
rst place and in the high hurdles be
hid easy time following Finney in,
winning second in about 16H seconds.
To crown it all he entered the broad
Joaip and made the remarkable leap
of feet for second place, being
beaten by of an Inch. This makes
a new Nebraska record for this event
The former record was 22 feet Sx
laches.
These two men, however, can not
claim all the glory for the lopsided
victory. Finney, Reese. Crau and
Graf, all winners of at least one first
place must come in for a share of the
fc&nor. Reese made two good records
when he put the shot 59 feet 11 inches
and threw the discus 120 feet 7 inches.
His mark in the shot is two inches
short of the Nebraska record made by
Shaw last year. Finney duplicated his
feat of a week ago in the high hurdles,
topping them in 15:3 which is a new
Nebraska record. He won the lows in
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College Girls Will Do Their Bit
By Cooking And Washing Dishes
College men have been
leaving
school by the scores, the hundreds,
ya. even by the thousands, answering
right cheerily the call to the army or
to the farm.
But the girls, for the most part,
have bad to stay on the Job. pouring
over their books, with the few excep
tions of the girls who wfthdrew from
Khool because they wanted to plant
a garden, or to take the place of aome
aaa called by the w ar.
Tbey Lave amnsed themselves and
cone a real service, too by bandage
circle work, selling war babies, or
done some similar exciting service.
Bat real work has not made its ap
to them.
Comes now Mrs. Henry S. McDonald
of Omaha, and offers the college girt
war task. What it is?
Washing dishes for farmers' wives.
With men Socking to the farms In
great numbers, much Joy was felt over
tte increased production tins assured,
hut little thought was given the wom
a who bad to cook the meals, serve
Item, and wash the dishes for the
tired help.
Mrs. McDonald thought of Ler,
MRS. SAMUEL AVERY
MADE PRESIDENT OF
FACULTY WOMAN'S CLUB
Mrs. Samuel Avery, wife of Chan
cellor Avery, was elected president of
the Faculty Woman's club of the Uni
versity for the coming year, at the
annual picnic of the club at the statu
farm last week. Other officers selected
were Mrs. Charles Fordyce, first vice
president; Mrs. H. J. Gramlich, sec
ond vice-president; Mrs. Benton Dales,
third vice president, and Mrs. George
Condra, secretary-treasurer. The meet
ing was the last for this year.
As hostesses for the faculty women,
and for the families of the members
who came later to the farm for a picnic
supper, were Mrs. George Hood. Mrs.
H. E. Bradford. Mrs. R. Davis. Mrs.
C J. Frankforter. Mrs. T. A Kissel
bach, Mrs. J. P. Senning. Mrs. G. A.
Stevens, Mrs. A F. Thlel, Dr. Hattie
Plum Williams, Miss Margaret Fedde,
and Miss Alice Loomis.
JUNE & IS DATE
FOR ARMY DRAFT
ALL MEN BETWEEN 21 AND 31
MUST REGISTER
University Men Will Have to Mail
Registration Cards to Home
Communities
June 5 is the day set by the presi
dent as the day of registration for the
selective draft for all men between the
ages of twenty-one and thirty-one.
Governor Neville has issued a procla
mation making that day a public holi
day and calling on the citizens of the
state to aid in making the registration
a success.
The responsibility of registration.
according to the authorities, rests en
tirely with the Individual and not with
the state or county authorities. There
will be no one to compel the registra
tion but after June 5 it will mean im
prisonment for those who do not carry
registration certificates. No matter
how good an excuse a person may
have for not being drafted he is re
quired on or before the day specified
to put that excuse in writing.
Every man is expected to register
at bis regular voting place and in bis
own precinct. This means that Uni
versity students within the age limits
who do not vote in Lincoln, will have
to obtain registration blanks from the
city clerk at the city hall and fill them
out and mail them so that they will
reach the city clerk of the town in
which they vote on or befote June 5.
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'boa ever, and has already enlisted
eight Omaha college girls, most or
them Nebraska University students,
who have agreed to go open farms dur
ing the summer and help in these
chores of the farmers wives. Thus
they will be doing their bit.
No romance here of making ban
dages for wounded heroes, thrills
from doing the poetic thing, but Just
plain, hard, ordinary labor that has
little of attractiveness.
The girls? Ruth MeDonald. daugh
ter of the sponsor of the movement,
and a Kappa when she was here;
Hazel and Carol Howard, w ho will be
remembered at the Delta Gamma
boose a few years ago; Bertie Hoag.
who attend the University Ust year
and the year before; Both Thompson;
Marguerite Marshall, who graduated
last year, a TbeU. aad Florence Jenks.
In the University now and also a
Theta.
-Our college boys are doing their
bit by going back to the farms to belp
the farmers, and It Is time that our
college girls turned in to help the
farmers' wires.- Mrs. McDonald He- j
clares of her project 1
NEW NEBRASKA!!
STAFFJS NAMED
IVAN G. BEEDE OF DAVID CITY
CHOSEN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Leonard Kline Managing Editor
Publication Board Names Two
Women Associates
Ivan G. Beede. 'IS, of David City,
was elected editor-in-chief of The
Daily Nebraskan for the first semes
ter of 1917-13, by the student publica
tion board. Friday noon.
Leonard W. Kline of Blue Springs,!
Nebraska, of the class of 1919, was 1
elected managing editor. Richard E.j
Cook. '24. of Omaha, was made asso-j
ciate editor, with Fern Noble, 19. of;
Shoshone. Ida., and Katherine New
branch. '19, of Omaha.
For the business staff the board
selected Walter C. Blunk. '19. of Grand '
Island, as business manager again, '
and George Driver, '19, of Unadilla. i
and Merrill Vanderpool. '19. of Pierce,
first and second assistant business
managers, respectively. j
The New Editor
Mr. Beede succeeds George E.
Grimes. fS. of Omaha, who has served j
on the staff for three semesters. The
new editor-in-chief was a reporter dur-
ing his freshman and sophomore
years, associate editor last semester
and managing editor the present
semester. He has also had experience
in newspaper work on metropolitan
papers.
Leonard Kline, the new managing
editor, has served as associate editor
during the present semester. Fern
Noble was re-elected to the associate
editorship she has held the present
semester, and Katherine Newbranch,
who is also made associate editor, has
served as society editor the past
semester. Richard Cook, the new
man associate, is the special cor
respondent of ThefN'ebratkan at Ft
Snelling at the present tfcne.
The new staff will publish its first
naner during registration week of
September. 1917.
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
BEGINS TOMORROW
WORK OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
SUBJECT OF CONVOCATION
Girls' Club ta Have Charge of Tables
Where Memberships Will
Be Taken
With addresses by A E. Burton. Red
Cross organizer of Denver, and W. E.
Hardy of Lincoln, at Convocation at
11 o'clock tomorrow morning, the cam
paign for Red Cross memberthip will
be launched In Lincoln. Prof. W. G.
Wyer. University librarian, has charge
of the University's part in the cam
paign. Mr. Burton will tell of the work of
the Red Cross In peace and in war.
He will emphasize the work studenU
can do for the society, especially In
their homes th:s summer. It is
planned to establish Red Cross cen
ters over all the state, centers where
supplies will be gathered and sent to
state headquarters.
r The Girls' club will have charge of
tables in the various buildings of the
farm and the city campus where mem
bership may be taken. Saturday they
will sell membership buttons on the
main streets of Lincoln.
Cartered by Congress
The American Red Cross is char
tered by congress. It Is the only volun
teer agency for relief commissioned by
the government in case of war or dis
aster. President Wilson Is president
o" the .aociety. Its accounts are
ajiui'ei by the war department
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MEN GET FIRST
CALLTO ACTION
SMELL SMOKE, BUT NOT SMOKE
OF BATTLE
Study, Drill, and Hikes Occupy Time
of Nebraska Men in Fort
Snelling Camp .
WHAT NEBRASKA MEN ARE
DOING AT FORT SNELLING
Taking "seasoning" hikes,
which are gradually made long
er. Taking anti-typhoid innocula
tions. Studing several hours a day.
Drilling several hours a day.
Waiting for mail in long lines,
at the post .headquarters.
Learning how to aim accurately-Learning
to wrap packs.
Eating heavily and sleeping
well.
Reading The Nebraskan.
Fort Snelling, Minn., May 18. Men
in training at Fort Snelling Thursday
smelted smoke, but not the smoke of
battle. It was the first call for action.
1 The call was to fight fire that broke
'out in brushwod in a gully near the
administration building.
The Second company was hurried.
150 strong, to the scene of disaster,
but military police were putting out
the fire, using the reservation appa
ratus. Therefore the men smelled
smoke and that was about alL
Nebraska men, with the 200 others
in camp, are taking short hikes with'
out arms every day. The officers of
instruction are very particular in
drilL
R J. Saunders was in the Second
company barracks last night for a
visit He was feeling fine, be said.
One needs as many text books here
as in the University, but one has a
different system of assignments.
There is theoretical as practical work,
and plenty of both.
Former University cadets are learn
ing that it paid to strive while cadets
to execute drills just right Those
who did not are in trouble in a place
like this, having so much to unlearn.
MEDAL SALES FOR
OEPHAIJSJIOW $800
UNI. PLAYERS AND PROFESSOR
ADOPT FRENCH WAR BABY
Total Adopted in Lincoln, 105 Stu
dents Encouraged to Start Move
ment in Homes
Three hundred dollars is the total
reached by the sale of the bronze
medals for the benefit of French war
orphans. The total number of orphans
adopted by Lincoln people, to date, is
105. The sororities are coming to the
front in this movement and with the
support of University classes, the out
look for more adoption is favorable.
Among those who have recently con
tributed are the University players
and Prof. Sherlock B. Gas.
The money which is contributed is
sent through a committee to the
mother of the child adopted. The Lin
coln committee suggests that if the
people who contribute wish to get Into
closer touch with the child adopted,
they might send little personal gifts
on the child's birthday or at Christ
mas time. If they would like to bare
a photograph of the child, it has been
suggested that they send a money or
der for a few francs. These children,
all of whose fathers have been killed
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CARLOADS OF BEANS
FOR SEEDS SOLD BY
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
The two carloads of bean seed, pur
chased by the agricultural college of
the University of Nebraska to retail
to citizens of the state, have been sold,
and no additional orders for seed can
be booked, it was announced here to
day. Orders have been pouring in for
nearly two weeks, and the influx of
checks and money orders for beans
seems to be increasing. However, no
more beans are available, and the ex
tension service Is returning remit
tances.
"The great demand for bean seed In
dicates that the farmers of Nebraska
have been fully awake to the advan
tares of beans as a war crop." de
clared Prof. P. L. Gaddis, of the exten
sion service, who has had charge of
booking bean orders. "They are easily
grown, especially on sod. and are an
excellent human food.
CORNHUSKER READY
FOR DELIVERY SOON
850 Books Shipped by Freight Cannot
Be Issued Today, Is
Announcement
The 1917 Cornhusker will not be de
livered Monday, as originally planned,
according to the management Satur
day, as np to that time the books had
not been received. Word has been
received by those in charge to the ef
fect that S50 copies have been sent
from Jefferson City, Mo., and bills of
lading showing the shipment of 100
copies May 14, 200 copies May 15, 400
copies May 16, and 150 copies on May
17, are in hand. These books will be
distributed as soon as they arrive.
The books were out of the printers'
hands one week before the contract
specified, according to T. A. Williams
Saturday, but it is understood that
they were delayed in Jefferson City
because of the poor shipping facilities
there. The books were ordered by
freight as the management did not be
lieve that an added expenses of $150
express charges would be warranted.
The management wishes - to an
nounce that students in school who
did not order the book but wish a copy,
at present, may leave provisional or
ders and a deposit at the Student Ac
tivities office, and if any of the books
ordered are not taken they may ob
tain them. If there are none remain
ing the deposit will be returned. Al
though 100 less books were ordered
than had been contracted, those in
charge believe that because of the
large number of withdrawals a number
of the books will be left.
Cat Invades Office. The Daily Ne
braskan has not been without a cat
for many years, but this semester
seemed to be an exception until a
purring feline made her appearance
Friday night The mouser made but a
brief stay, and did not reappear Sat
urday morning.
Corey, Watkins and Lahr
Feature Ft. Snelling News
"Fort SneUicg. Minn. Tim Corey! that any others were moved, the as-
was moved Into one of the auxiliary is that the .
t tranferring the old Husker football
barracks from the Eighth company on anotner comply was of-
account of congested conditions. Space J fic.lent to tjTe an the necessary ac
ts well filled. Corey, Phil Watkins commodatlons In the first company,
and Ralph Lahr went over to see tie It la Interesting to note, too. that
river tonight Cook" j Lahr and Watkins went over to see
Richard E. Cook, the special corre-; the river, both have lived their whole
spondent of The Dally Nebraskan at young lives on the banks of Salt creek,
the reserve oQcers' training camp, J It Is to be expected that when they
had only this to say about the Ne-; reached a camp so near the Missis
braska men at the camp. In his latest slppi. the "Father of Waters" mA
dispatch. The vagueness of the mes- excite their interest and their curl
sage leaves much to conjecture. ! oslty. The first sight of that noble
To one fully acquainted with Tim ; stream must have given rise to strange
Corey's bulk, the statement that con-; new filings In the breasts of the Lfn
gested conditions were found where ' coin high embryo oKcers.
be was, does not come as a surprise, j Perhaps Cook will sen! more news
As the correspondent does not stats tonight
PERSH'IIG TO LEAD
TR00PH0 FRANCE
FORMER UNI. COMMANDANT TO
COMMAND AMERICAN FORCES
President Wilson Gives Ordera Time
of Departure Not Known May
Affect Commencement
Chancellor Avery declared Satur
day afternoon that he did not know
whether President Wilson' order
that General Pershing would lead
the first expeditionary force of
American troops to France would
make It necessary for General Per
shing to cancel his engagement to
deliver the University commence
ment address or not. Members of
General Pershing's family in Lincoln
said Saturday that they had not
heard from him and did not know
of his plans. No word was received
from General Pershing by the Uni
versity. The fact that the date of the de
parture of the commander-in-chief
for France wifl probably be kept a
military secret means that the Uni
versity will have to do without exact
information as to whether or not Ger
eral Pershing can come to Lincoln
June 13 or not If he finds it neces
sary at the last moment to cancel
his engagement, a new speaker will
have to be secured at the eleventh
hour. The fact that many governors
of neighboring state will be in Ne
braska for the semi-centennial cele
bration makes it certain that a good
speaker can be had.
President Wilson has ordered a
division of approximately 25.000 Amer
ican troops to go to the European bat-
th? front under the command of Major
General John J. Pershing. This first
American force will join the ally
forces in France as soon as practic
able. General Pershing and bis staff will
precede the troops, going to Europe as
soon as possible, it was indicated at
the white house. Tire date of the de
parture of the general, and of the
troops was not made known, and the
hope was expressed at the white house
that as little speculation as possible
on this source be indulged In.
Once Nebraska Commandant
General Pershing was at one tiae
commandant of the Nebraska Univer
sity cadets, and he has always retained
a personal interest In this University.
Late last winter be accepted the in
vitation of the University to deliver
the commencement address June 13.
during the week of the semi-centennial
celebration of Nebraska's statehood.
The Pershing Rifies. the crack drill
ing company of the city campus, is so
named from the former commandant
General Pershing has presented a gold
medal each year to the cadet most ef
ficient in military science, the award
being made on commencement day.
In the announcement that General
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