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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS!
NEW BESSEY HAIL IS
ATTRACTIKGATTENTION
Visiting Scientists Pronounce New
Home of Science Departments
Model of Convenience
GREAT HELP TO STUDENTS
The improved conditions for the de
partments of botany and toology in
the new Bessey hall has made it pos
sible for the work to be continued with
greater vigor than ever before. This
has been due both to the design of
the building for such work, and to the
specially and originally . designed
equipment
The building itself is a three story
structure nearly three hundred feet
long, with light for laboratory work
coming in through large north win
dows. The class rooms are located,
generally along the south side, with a
large lecture room on the ground floor.
The stairways are copied after those
in the Zoological building at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, and are so
arranged to be of greatest conveni
ence. Most of the work of the department
of toology is carried on on the first
floor. Much of the furniture has been
designed by Dr. Wolcott so as to make
the work comfortable and conveinent.
In the north laboratory In which the
work of the beginning classes is car
ried on .the tables are so placed as to
give direct north light for microscopic
work. The service table, designed y
Dr. WolcotJ, has everything needed
within a very short distance. In the
laboratory for experimental toology,
each desk has gas. electric and water
connections within reach of the stu
dent sitting at work. The sink is so
arranged that by having a sort of
trough run v up the middle of each
desk, every student has access to It
without getting up from his seat
In the department of botany, the
furniure Is also of special design, and
so convenient that it has attracted the
attention of a great many botanists who
have been through the building during
the summer. Tha- Freshman., labora
tory really consists of three labora
tories, all exactly alike, and separated
by large doors, so that it desired, b
opening the doors one large labora
tory may be formed. The library Is
very well equipped, having modern
steel stacks, cases, and periodical files,
and is available for student use. Prof.
FiUpatrick has been spending a great
deal of time in getting aU of the books
and pamphlets filed and into shape,
and it is nearly completed. The library
Itself is one of the largest In. North
America, having some 15,000 volumes,
and pamphlets. Also most of the im
portant American and European peri
odicals are at hand.
The hyberium also is again avail
able, after having been housed In the
Museum for six years. It Is composed
of over 225J00 specimens, besides the
State hyberium, which has about
25,000 more. It is now In steel caaea
and very accessible to the etudentS;
MUSICAL CONVOCATION
GirarrorioitROW
Stringed Orchestra Will Give
Symphony Program of Three
Overtures
A symphony program will be given at
Convocation at 11 o'clock in Memorial
ball tomorrow morning, under the di
rection of Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond, di
rector of music Te program, con
sisting of three overtures, is the first
musical program of the school year.
The program follows:
Von Weber Overture to Der Frel
achntx. Schumann Overture to Manfred.
Mozart Marriage of Figaro.
Edward J. Walt wIU play first vio
lin; Jessie Wllklns, second violin;
William T. Quick, the viola; Lillian
Eiche, the cello; Mrs. Carrie B. Ray
mond, the organ.
From Camp Dodge
This is "The Tale of the Egyptian
Interpreter." It's been passed from
soldier td soldier, but if you happened
to miss It, here's your chance.
Not so very long ago, the story
goes, the British war office received
a letter addressed to "The Manager
of th Rrttlsh ArmT."
' It s from one of the Egyptian
interpreters, who was attempting to
explaSn a prolonged . absence from
duty.
"My absence is impossible said
the letter. "Someone has removed my
wife. My , I am annoyed."
That was the entire explanation.
But Ibe. war department thought It
was enough. The Camp Dodger.
PLAN SCHOOL AT FARM
FOR COUNTY AGENTS
Twelve Graduates of Home Eco
nomics Department Appointed.
County Agents in the State
A special school for graduates of the
State Farm who are intending to be
county agents, will be held October 1
to October 8, at the State Farm. This
is being held in accordance with the
new ruling of the national conserva
tion. Lectures will be given during the
session by teachers at the State Farm,
except on Thursday when several peo
ple from outside will speak. Mr.
Wattles, state food administrator, will
speak on, "The Hoover Program for
Food Conservation." Mrs. Z. T. Lind
sey, chairman of the women's depart
ment of 'the Red Cross society of Om
aha, will speak on, "Women's Part in
Wat Relief." Prof. Sarka Hrbkova,
of the department of Slavonic lan
guages and literature, will speak on
"The Work of the Council of Defense."
Twelve graduates of the home eco
nomics' department have been ap
pointed county agents and will begin
their work thruout the state as soon
as the course of lectures closes.
LARGE NUMBER AT
GIRLS' CONVOCATION
Program of University Songs and
Yells and Faculty and
Student Talks
That good grades should be chosen
rather than many dates and a gracious
personality rather than lots of fluffy
party gowns was one of the secrets
imparted to freshmen girls at convo
cation yesterday morning by women,
who through experience, have learned
to know the University.
This convocation program, under
the direction of the Black Masques,
was a sort of Initiatory one. Univer
sity songs were sung and University
yells were given. School activities
were pointed out, which it .was said,
would bring friends and enjoyment as
well aa campus recognition to those
who sought them.
Prof. Amanda Heppner. dean of wo
men; Prof. Louise Pound, professor of
English and sponsor of University
women's athletics; Dr. Winifred
Hyde, associate professor of psychol
ogy; Edith Yungblut. '17. Girls' club
president; Valentine Minford, '17. Y.
W. C. A. president, and Eva Miller,
17, editor In-chief of the Daily Ne
braskan, first semester last year, were
the speakers. Dr. Hyde led the sing
ing and Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond, di
rector of music, played the piano.
Frances Whltmore, '19. and Lillian
Wirt. '16. were yell leaders.
Dean Amanda Heppner emphasized
the Importance of study. "The new
student must learn that studies come
first." she said. "School activities are
important, even essential to a well
developed personality." she said. She
asked University women to be sensi
ble concerning social affairs. "No
University girl should at this critical
time practice intemperance when so
many University men are sacrificing
everything for the country." she said.
In conclusion Dean Heppner ad
.iei freshmen women to cultivate
art, not Just for art's sake, but to cul
tivate "art for life's sake." mis can
h Hnno Rhe said, bv reading books
and magazines in the library, hy going
to the art gallery often ana Dy attend
ing the Thursday morning musical
.nnrnritlnn DroenmB.
Lucile Wilcox emphasized the im
portance of friends in the University.
"Do not limit yourself to any society
or clique." she advised, -nut mow
everyone. Be democratic above all
things."
Edith Yungblut explained the or
ganization of the Girls club and some
of the club's plans for the year. The
annual girls' football luncheon Is to
be held October 20. and the costume
Cornhusker party later in the year.
She said that the club was to carry
out the Ideas of all Unlversly women,
an dthat the club board would be glad
to receive suggestions at any time.
"Our purpose is to make our Chris
tianity real la. University life." Valen
tine Minfofd said. She told of Ves
pers every Tuesday evening in the
Y. W. C. A. rooms, of the social serv
ice work, and Bible study the asso
ciation does.
Km Miller told of the fascination of
J newspaper work and explained that
girts naa ice opponuuu "k
the Cornhusker, and Awgwan or Daily
Nebraskan. Professor Pound spoke
hopefully of a woman's gymnasium
and athletic field some day. She ex
ploited that all University girls who
wished co'.d take part in athletics
(Conl Jed on page four)
ANOTHER CHANGE IN
MILITARY DEPARTMENT
Appointment of Capt. R. D. Dick
inson Revoked and Colonel
H. L Roberts Appointed
THIRD SHIFT THIS YEAR
Word was received yesterday at the
Chancellor's office that Captain Ralph
Dickinson, retired cavalry officer who
was to be the new Commandant at
Nebraska, would be unable to report,
and Colonel Harris' L. Roberts, retired
infantry officer, will report in his
place. Colonel Roberts is expected to
take charge of the Military depart
ment within a few days.
The appointment of Colonel Roberts
as Commandant marks the third ap
pointment for that place this year.
Captain E. L. Grisell. reired and sta
tioned at San Francisco, was first to
take charge of drilling the Cadet reg
iment, and just a few days ago, word
was received that his appointment had
been revoked, and Captain Dickinson,
then stationed at Fort Monroe. Va.
was to be sent in his place. It is hot
known why Captain Dickinson could
not come.
With the appointment of Colonel
Roberts; It is expected that the mili
tary work at Nebraska will be under
direct government supervision within
a few days.
Prof. J. H. Bridgeman .associate pro
fessor of civil engineering has been
acting as head of the Military depart
ment during the absence of Acting
Commandant O. V. P. Stout on a
week's investigation trip covering the
location of a new school of Irrigation.
"TWINS CLUB" WILL
ELECT OFFICERS FOR
SEMESTER FRIDAY
The "Twins Club" will hold a meet
ing Friday evening at the home of the
"Chamberlain twins" at 1746 Wash
ington street, to elect officers for the
coming year, as was decided at a meet
ing yesterday. About twenty-four peo
ple were-preaent at-the -meeting and
they wished to urged all old members
to come to the next meeting and to
extend an Invitation to all eligible
freshmen.
Will Establish Hospital Unit Dr.
Ogla Stastny, who graduated from the
medical college In '13, has been work
ing with prominent business men of
the state to establish a hospital unit
from Nebraska. Miss Stastny was in
the city Saturday to discuss the pro
ject and secured the hearty support of
several Lincoln men.
Kositzky Finishes Football
At Nebraska This Year
Ed Kositzky, although the last man
into the Cornhusker camp, was one
of the first to grab a regular place
on the team. Kositzky has had two
years experience at guard, and in that
time has developed ability, surprising
in one with no more weight to help
him than Kositzky has.
Weighing little more than the aver-J
age backfield or end man, Kositzay
uses his speed and what weight he has
to the greatest advantage In all of his
playing. He had no superior in any
of the tcms Nebraska played last
year, in getting down the field under
punts, and many times it was Kosit
aky who nailed the runner before he
had bad time to get started.
Kositzky, with Shaw. RiddelL Cook
and ptoupalik, will have served his
time at Nebraska when the Syracuse
game Is finished on Thanksgiving day.
His work has been consistent to a
conspicuous degree and unless all
signs of his early p'aylEg fail, his best
season is yet to come.
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EIGHTY REGISTER FOR
DRAMATIC TRYOUTS
Unusual Interest Being Shown in
Club and a Most Successful
Year Promised
Registration for the Dramatic club
tryouts closed yesterday with a total
of eighty. Last year the total was
nearly ninety. The commitee in charge
has been busy for two weeks and there
is unusual interest shown in the club.
It is believed that there is an abund
ance of very good material on hand
to make the year a most successful
one. Usually there are hardly enough
boys registering, but this year nearly
half of the total are boys. The try
outs will be held Thursday night at
the Temple.
Prof. Dixon Gives Books Prof. W.
M. Dixon of the University of Glas
gow. England, has presented the Sla
vonic department of this school one
hundred copies of his booklet, "Bo
hemia and Its Rights to Independ
ence." Prof. Dixon Is a teacher of
history in the university and has had
several such booklets put out by hii
school.
FIRST YEAR MEN MEET
IMMEMORIAL HAIL
Are Tol dof Duties and Opportun
ities as Members of
Freshmen Class
One of the argest gatherings of
freshmen yet seen at any University
meeting crowded into Memorial hall
for their annual convocation yester
day morning. " It is estimated that
nearly 300 were present and all showed
by their spirit that this year's class
is to be one of the livest that has
entered the University for some time.
Before the meeting of the Univer
sity ban dappeared on the campus and
sounded its call, drawing a number of
the backward members of the class
along with the rest Varsity yells led
br DwIght'P. Thomas were first on
the program. Following this demon
stration Dean Carl C. Engberg was In
troduced. He urged the men to begin
at once to fix for their work a defin
ite schedule. The time to do it was
now, as a right start will mean in
most cases nearly the same sort of
work to the end. By fixing a schedule
at once and following it new students
will be able to keep the more Impor
tant things from being crowded out
by numerous petty things which con
tinually present themselves. He did
not advise the student to give up all
amusement but urged that it be taken
in moderation and thai. It be fitted
Into tbe schedule In such a way as to
Interfere a'i little as possible with the
more serkus University work.
bd Shaw, captain of the Cornhusker
football team, spoke on the opportun
ities afforded the freshman in athlet
ics. Not only was it excellent physical
training but it was a chance to do
something of real benefit to the school.
He" urged that all first year men who
possibly could get out for football or
some other Varsity sport.
Ivan Beede told of the numerous
other school activities which were
open to the first year men. Politics
especially offered, he said, practical
training. There were opportunities
along Journalistic lines also open. In
work with the oCrnhusker. Awgwan
or The Nebraskan. He emphasized
the remarks made by Dean Engberg
concerning the Importance of starting
right the first year. Often times, he
said. "a person does not begin o real
ize ow much more he should have
done in bis college course until the last
month of his senior rear when the
Phi Beta Kappa grades are being
read." He expressed his pea sure at
the" spirit In which the class had held
to Nebraska's oldest tradition and de
cided to a man to wear the green
caps. They are not for Inconvenience
and subordination but for help in keep
ing the class together until It Is bet
ter organized.
The convocation closed with 300
freshmen all In on "Number One."
READING ROOM IS
OPEN" TO STUDENTS
Y. M. C. A. Has Large Assortment
of Magazines and Periodicals
On First Floor of Temple
Among the services rendered by
the University Y. M. C. A. is the pro
viding of Its reading room on the first
floor of the Temple. This room is open
to all men of the school from 7 a. m.
to 10 p. m. Here they may read, rest,
study or play games, as they choose.
(Continued on page four)
VARSITY GIVES SCRUBS
ANOTHER DRUBBING
Forward Passes Have Hard Sled
dingEnd Runs Used With
Better Success
MORE SPEED MEN FOR TEAM
Scrubs and varsity rubbed each oth
er's faces in the mud for more than
an hour and a half yesterday, in a
grueling practice in which everything
in the varsity's repertoire was tried
out. Most of It succeeded although
the forward passes had rather hard
sledding at times. End runs and off
tackle bucks netted ground whenever
tried, sometimes much and sometimes
little.
McMahon and Otoupallk did most
of the heavy work for the varsity and
were able, quite often, to get through
the scrubs for good gains. Dobson,
in the past few nights' play, has been
showing more fight than he exhibited
last year and as a result has been
going through the scrubs repeatedly
in line plunges.
Several Freshmen have been show
ing good work in the practices of this
week. Neuman, a sturdy little man,
at fullback for the scrubs has proved
a hard nut to crack and Dale, a husky
tackle, has been doing good work on
the line. Owen Frank, although hav
ing no protection in the way of good
Interference, has given the varsity
some good practice in learning to cut
down a fast, shifty runner, of the kind
they will probably meet several times
during the season. A new first year
man appeared on the field for yester
day's practice, who experts say will be
a full sized man when he grows up.
At present he weighs only 266 pounds,
but his immediate friends are hoping
that he will soon regain his health.
McMahon, Day, Hubka and Henry
are the members of last year's scrub
team, who have shown the greatest
ability to stick on the first squad.
Hubka has been tried at end and
tackle and looks like a comer In either
position." He weighs over 180; has a
fair amount of speed and makes up
for everything he may lack by a world
of determination. The other three men
have been filling backfield positions,'
with Day and Henry alternating at
center.
Kellogg and Schellenberg, two other
members of last year's team, have
been unable to show what they have
in the way of football knowledge, so
far In the season, being kept out on
account of injuries. Young, Munn,
Teter, Triplett. Shaw, Kriemmelmeyer
and DuTea'u other new candidates,
have all been played alternately on the
varsity and scrubs and have. all shown
that they have plenty of ability and
need only seasoning to make valuable
men.
STUDENTS WILL HEP
SERBIAN CAUSE TODAY
Flag Day Money Will Go to Field
Hospital For Benefit of
Small Nation
Today is Serbian benefit flag day on
the campus. Students will be given
an opportunity to do their bit for the
Serbian nation now overrun by Ger
mans and Austrians.
Mrs. Paul Yeftish, who has been n
the country recently and who spoke
at Convocation last week, spoke to tha
Black Masques and Silver Serpents
last evening and told them of added
need in that country for help from
America. The money given by stu
dents and faculty today will go to a
field hospital In the Macedonian reg
ion. A large number of American sol
diers will probably be stationed there
and our gifts will be a help to them
as well as to the Serbians.
The Black Masques and Silver Ser
pents will have charge of the work
among the students today.
NEBRASKAN FREE TO
UNIVERSITY SOLDIERS
Believing that Nebraska men
actively engaged in the war are
just a anxious for news from the
campus as their former classmates
are for word from them, the man
agement of The Nebraskan will
send the paper free of charge to
every Cornhusker soldier whose
address is known. You can help
by sending lists of addresses to
The Nebraskan, either mailing
them to Station A or telephoning
them to the business office, B-2597.