The Daily Nebra
kan
VOL. XVII, NO. 12.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ANNUAL ATHLETIC
REPORT IS MADE
Shows Profit From Football To Be
$5,565 Tennis Only Other
Sport Paying
NOTRE DAME RECEIPTS BIG
The annual financial statement of
the athletic department for the year
ending August 31, shows that only
two branches of athletics brought
profit. The total net gain from foot
ball was $5,565, and that from tennis
is $15. Track was the heaviest loser
with basket ball eecond.
A total of $38,891.87 was received
during the year from football, while
the expenditures were $33,326.40. The
largest amount reauzea was mat irom
the Notre Dame game, $12,921.25. The
receipts from the Kansas game were
7 9i7fifl A total of $14,409.94 was
paid out for guarantees and per-
centums.
Fnllowine is the redistribution and
recapitulations as made In the report
f t A. Wil lams, treasurer oi me
athletic board:
RE-DISTRIBUTION
Receipts and expenditures by de
partments:
FOOTBALL
Receipts
son son tickets. Eood for all
sports (60) $ 3,105.to
Citizen's season tickets
529.50
Drake University, game
at
Lincoln
Kansas Agricultural College,
583.50
game at Lincoln 1,427.00
Oregon Agricultural College,
game at Portland, Oregon
Wesleyan University, game
at Lincoln....
Iowa State College, game at
2,520.54
254.25
Lincoln 4,630.75
Kansas University, game at
Lincoln 7,247.00
Notre Dame University,
game at Lincoln 12,921.25
Iowa University, game at
Iowa City, la 3,500.00
Railroad fare refund, Oregon
trip, by business men for
tickets purchased
Railroad fare refund, to
Omaha- for tickets pur
purchased Sale of equipment
Band benefit, for the Oregon
trip
1,108.30
11.02
7193
981.03
Total ....$38,891.87
Expenditures
Printing $ 218.35
Coaching and managing 4,007.73
Assistance to coach and
manager 391.51
Advertising 961.05
Equipment, suits, apparatus
and supplies 2,177.75
Officials, services and ex
penses 1,107.10
Guarantees and percentums 14,409.94
Transportation and all trav
eling expenses 8,740.71
Scouting 396.30
Training, massaging and
druggist's supplies 405.34
Police service 104.00
Telephone and telegraph... 179.37
Decorations 58.41
Oregon rally expense 9100
Rental of chairs 10.82
Miscellaneous' 10.82
Net gain 5.565.47
Total ..$38,891.87
BASKET BALL
Receipts
Season tickets, good for all .
sports (15) $ 776.40
Brandeis, one game at Lin
coln lfi.00
York, one game at Lincoln. . 6.50
Wesleyan, one game at Lin
coln and one at University
Place 170.00
(Continued on page four)
GIRLS' CLUB HAS 222 MEMBERS ,
EXTENDS CAMPAIGN TO
REACH GOAL OF 600
Up to last night 108 members had
been added to the Girls' club during
the present campaign. The total mem
bership now numbers 222. The time
has been extended until Friday night
and it is hoped that a goal of 600 mem
bers will be reached. Yesterday the
red side was leading the whites.
MISS MARGARET ROEBLING
WILL HAVE CHARGE
OF Y. W. C. A. BAZAR
Miss Margaret Roebllng, '20. is to
be chairman of a new committee of
the Y. W. C. A who is to have charge
of a bazar which will be given Im
mediately after Trankselving, The
proceeds will be expended for new
furnishings tor the Y. W. C. A. rooms.
Edna Ogden, 16, Is teaching li the
WcCook schools this year.
LATEST REPORT OF
FRENCH ORPHAN FUND
Shows Total of Over $12,000 and
220 Adoptions Made Through
Lincoln Committee
The report of the Fatherless Chil
dren of France fund, to date of Sep
tember 21, 1917, made by Max Wester
mann, treasurer of the Lincoln com
mittee, shows a total of 12,093.40. Sev
eral new adoptions, made through the
Lincoln committee, brings the total
figure to 220. The complete report of
Mr. Westermann follows:
Previously reported $12,093.40
Received from sale of medals 88.75
Contributions and pledges. . 379.00
Total to September 21,
1917 $12,561.15
Additional adoptions:
Faculty Row (Starr St.), Lillian
Bridgman, Secretary.
R. J. Kilpatrlck, Beatrice, Neb.
W. H. Kilpatrlck, Beatrice, Neb.
Gertrude Keelor, Hastings, Neb.
Ruth Anderson, Kearney, Neb.
Catherine Hicks, Kearney, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. McKelvie, Lin
coln. Mrs. F. P. Quick, Lincoln.
Total number of adoptions through
Lincoln committee, to September 21,
1917220.
ALL-UNIVERSITY PARTY
COMITMAPPOINTED
Students and Faculty Chosen By
Dean of Women to Have Charge
. of Campus Parties
The general committee for All-University
parties was announced yester
day by Dean Amanda Heppner. This
committee will have charge of campus
parties for the coming year, and will
have its first meeting this evening at
7 o'clock in Faculty hall, in the Tem
ple. Those appointed are as follows:
Lucile Wilcox, Nellie McKesson,
Evelyn Caldwell, Valentine Minford,
Theda Waterman, Harriet Ramey,
Clara Schulte, Lillian Wirt, Ruth
Shively, Ros Anderson, Ruth Snyder,
Eva Miller. Winifred Williams, Edith
Yungblut, Kate Helzer,' Katharine
Newbranch, Vesta Mawe, Helen Loft-
man, Jean Burroughs, Ivan G. Beede,
Wayne Townsend, Kenneth Saunders,
Jean Nelson, Leo McShane, Georo-e
Driver,-Leonard Kline, Dwight Thom
as, Leslie Ellis, J. G. Fowler, Hugo
Otoupalik, Walter Roberts, Ruban
Saxon. Roger Jenkins, Frederick Cot
ter, Paul Conner, Alfred Hinze. Wil
liam Urbach, Walter Blunk, Phillip
Jones, Prof. H. W. Caldwell, Dr. Pool,
Prof. E. H. Barbour, Prof. J. E. Le
Rossignol, Prof. W. F. Dann, Miss
Fannie Drake, Prof Marguerite Mc
Phee, Dr. Winifred Hyde, Prof. Laura
Pfeiffer, Dr. Hattie Williams.
Fort Snellinz Soldiers Begin To Real-
ize Task Ihey
By Geosoe
Fort Snelling, Minn., Sept. 25.
After a week of diRKing trenches
heaving shovelful after shovelful of
dirt from its natural resting place,
after fashioning fire bays and trav
erses, and barb wire entanglements;
after simulating assault against, ana
attack from trenches: after six days
and nights of this, Nebraska stu
dent officers at the second Snemng
trainine camp believe that it will take
months and years perhaps before the
kaiser's armies are beaten, ana tne
war aims of the United States and her
allies, accomplished.
For Germany can, and doubtless
has. nerfected trench systems for de
fense from the present war line to her
border and beyond, and trenches offer
wonderful defense possibilities against
even greatly superior forces of men
and supplies of ammunition, as me
future officers here at the fort talk
over the proposition, they agree that
it is going to take much more than an
army to win it is going to take sup
port from home in giving and in con
serving, s that the allies will still
have plenty when the central powers
are in want.
A trench now. after the experience
of tree years of war, is much more
than a ditch. It is a hole in the
ground, all right, but carefully con
structed with firing bays affording
nrotection. drainage systems to carry
away water, sanitary arrangements to
nreservA the health or tne troops.
trenches and cits to deceive the cam
eras on hostile airplants, and all de
signed and built to be as near line me
urroundinK natural scenery as possi
ble. And it is said now that firing is
always over the top, and never
through loopholes. More than that,
the soldiers are forbidden to talk
aoout
Y. M. C. A. WILL LAUNCH
CAMPAIGN TOMORROW
Association Asks For Students'
Support in Membership and
Finance for Their Work
HELP MEN IN MANY WAYS
Friday and Saturday of this week
the University Y. M. C. A. will ask
for student support of its work in its
annual finance and membership cam
paign. The work of the association
this year has covered a number of
fields for students benefit, all of
which require a certain amount of ex
penditure and the Y. M. C. A. now
asks the students for help that they
may continue their work.
The finance campaign among stu
dents will not only aid In local work,
but in work among boys in the city,
and also among our soldiers in the
camps.
The Y. M. C. A. is the local unit of
the only organization offering Chris
tian fellowship and a social program
to the American soldiers at the front
and in training camps. Many of these
soldiers were in school with us last
year. Many of us may be at the front
with them next year. By coming in
close touch with the men in the camps
the Y. M. C. A. is one of the greatest
forces for good there.
The association is financially main
tained by the students, faculty, citi
zens, and interested friends. There
is no stated membership fee, but each
member Is asked to make a voluntary
contribution toward its support. Any
student or party connected with the
University may become a member
providing they are in sympathy with
the spirit and purpose of the associa
tion. A combined membership is also
offered by the University and city or
ganizations for those desiring a pro
gram which promoted fellowship
through the privileges offered in the
gymnasium, swimming pool, game
rooms and dormitory of the city build
ing.
In return for the support of the stu
dents the University association pub
lishes for the students the "N" books
free, out of the regular budget, and
the University directory at cost. It
also maintains and directs for the
men of the University, a reading and
study room in the Temple building;
an employment bureau to assist stu
dents in securing work; a social pro
gram including "At Home" for fresh
men; the annual Christmas party;
University night; a religious program
of Bible study classes, weekly devo
tional meetings, shop meetings, gos
pel teams, mission study classes, work
with boys of the city, and systematic
co-operation with the Sunday school
classes of the local churches, and an
educational program including Eng
lish classes for foreigners.
Have Vetore mem
E. Grimes
The first officers' schools were full
of men who stepped out of the college
class room Into the ranks. The plea
for the second camp was for men of
maturitv. but the colleges have scored
again, tor their graduates were in the
majority of men who were appointed
from business life to the training
camp.
So there are a lot of men, who,
while they like to get together and tell
of the bright things their sons are do
ing, or who spend Saturday afternoon
writing home to their wives rather
than going in town to the movies, they
still feel the impulse to get into a
bunch with the younger men, in that
digestive half hour between supper
chow and evening study, and carol
forth In close harmony. The old time
songs are the favorites, except for
this one, which does splendid service
on the march:
Hello, Oscar, your life is Just as short
as mine;
Hello. Oscar, we're going to hold the
allied line.
Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust.
If the shrapnel don't get you
The bayonet must.
Hello, Oscar, your chance is just as
good as mine.
Second pairs of shoes were Issued
today. The first ones seemed funny
istn stvle. but were liked for 'heir
comfort. Now the comfort is taken
a matter of fact, and the men have
learned that the shoes are beautiful.
too. They are taming oi sarins me
second pair for Sunday.
T6 like to write mure ,oui Major
General Carter, who commands the
Central department, is coming tomor
row. Tht may mean an Inspection,
so there is a bit of housekeeping for
every soldier tonight.
LIBRARIAN WYER WILL
LEAVE NEXT WEEK
Has Been Asked By Library Asso
ciation to Help in Army
Cantonments
Malcolm G. Wyer, of the University
library, has been asked by the War
Service committee of the American
Library association, to obtain leave
from his University work for three
months, and take charge of organiz
ing the library work in one of the can
tonments. With the co-operation of
the Red Cross there will be a central
library, taking entire charge of all the
books and reading matter, and distrib
uting headquarters in the Y. M. C. A.
Mr. Wyer expects to leave about Octo
ber 1.
Miss Carrie Hesseltlne, '11, was on
the campus yesterday. She has been
teaching in the Curtis school of agrl
culture and the Broken Bow high
school. Miss Hesseltlne is under ap
pointment as a missionary to India
and sails November 9.
John Selleck, '12, of Lincoln, who
has been working for the National Re
flector company of Chicago, has been
drafted.
HUSKERS PREPARING
FOR FIRST BATTLE
Spend Yesterday Afternoon in
Trying: New formations on
Freshmen
Playing as if the freshmen eleven
were the Jayhawk crew, the varsity
ran around them, through them and
over them, shoved their noses into the
ground, stepped on .their heads and
used them instead of the ground to
walk on, in yesterday's practice. The
first year men took it all peaceably
enough, but several varsity candidates
who occupied places on the scrub line
resented the tactics of the first team
and some lively battles took place.
Several new formations were tried
out by the varsity and were good for
long gains. - The slippery ball made
forward passing almost impossible
and fumbling easy. The men are hav
ing a hard time, to date, in getting on
to the signals, and the coach is giving
them a hard drill each day at learning
the numbers for the plays.
Paul Dobson, last year's punter and
halfback, has shown unlooked for
ability in the past few nights practice
at bucking the line. Paul has devel
oped the happy faculty, so often lack
ing in otherwise good men, of going
through the line whether thehole is
in the right place or not. Oncethrough
he has been giving exhibitions of side
stepping and dodging, that have
brought favorable comments from
coaches and spectators as well as his
fellow players.
Ross, the 266-pound freshman, who
appeared on the field for the first time
Tuesday, got into the scrimmage yes
terday and proved to be a stumbling
block to a number of the first team s
plays. Although not able to move
around very fast himself, he makes it
practically impossible for a varsity
man to move him, and if a play comes
ms way, ne is mere to meet it.
Schellenberg, Kellogg and McMa
hon, the three backfield men who are
expected to do great things this year,
were all absent from the scrimmage
yesterday because of injuries. Mc-
Mahon and Kellogg were on the field
for signal practice, but were kept out
of the hard work. McMahon has an
infected foot and a wrenched shoul
der. Kellogg has been bothered most
of the season with a bad shoulder and
Schellenberg has been out of the line
up for several days, having had a rib
hurt in a practice last week. Just when
they will be allowed to get back to
work is not known.
N" BOOKS DISTRIBUTED
AT TEMPLE TODAY
UNTIL SUPPLY EXHAUSTED
The "N" books, annual University
handbooks, have been received and
will be distributed at the Y. M. C. A.
information desk in the Temple, be
ginning at 9 o'clock this morning:.
Only 800 copies have been printed and
it is probable that all will be given out
today.
The handbooks are published free
by the Y. M. C A. for students' nse,
and contain many valuable helps and
useful Information.
Jeannet McBride, '21, is visiting
Ruth Merrick on her way home from
Washington, L. C. Her brother. Cap
tain Logan McBride, '13, will leave
for France soon.
Lucille Eratim and Hilda Odi plan
to spend the week end in Omaha.
STRINGED ORCHESTRA
AT CONVOCATION TODAY
First Musical Program of
Year in Memorial Hall
This Morning
the
PROF. DANN INTERPRETS
t
The first musical convocation of the
school year, an overture recital, will
be given by the string quartet and or
gan this morning at 11 o'clock in
Memorial hall, under the direction of
Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond, directtor of
music.
Edward J. Walt will play first vio
lin; Jessie Wllkins, second violin; .
Wlilliam T. Quick, viola; Mrs. Lillian
Eiche, cello; Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond,
organ.
The program:
Mozart Overture to Figaro.
Von Weber Overture to Der Frel
schutz. Schumann Overture to Manfred.
The following interpretation is writ
ten by Prof. W. F. Dann, head of the
department of history and criticism of
fine arts:
"These compositions, though prim
arily written as the opening numbers
of dramas, may be considered as in
dependent works, and they are often
rendered, as today, solely for their
own interest and excellence.
"Not so long as symphonies, nor
elaborated on so generous a scale,
they nevertheless have the character
istic marks of their respective com
posers and at the same time reflect
the general character of the scenes
they introduce.
"Figaro" is a comic opera, and the
music is appropriately light and gay
In tone and treatment. Mozart, above
all other composers, had the gift of
unfailing spontaneity, and his music
always possesses the charm of pure
and limpid melody. Compared to later
work the Mozartian handling of the
orchestra is simple and obvious, but
the perennial freshness and childlike
grace of Mozart's genius will ever pre
serve his music from staleness and
neglect, despite changing tastes and
the enlarged resources of modern har
mony. "Der Freischuetz" is a romantic op
era and Weber is the first of the so
called romantic school of composers.
How different his music is from the
older classic style is plainly evident
More melodious than Beethoven's,
more complex than Mozart's, his mu
sic is more modern than either in its
appeal, and finds perhaps a readier
response in these days.Many will rec
ognize in the opening adagio the orig
inal of a favorite hymn-tune, and other
familiar melodies appear now and then
in the overture anticipations of parts
of the succeeding opera. In his power
to suggest ghostly horrors and infer
nal mysteries by the tonal art, and his
consummate mastery of orchestration,
he was a worthy predecessor and
teacher of Richard Wagner.
"Schumann, too, was an exponent of
the romantic school of music, and
throughout his compositions he
strives to fuse literary ideas with mu
sic. His thorough education in litera
ture as well as his strongly original
musical genius admirably fitted him
for this work, -and a good example of
his manner of treatment is this over
ture to Byron's "Manfred, the hero
of which dramatic poem is a kind of
magician who suffers from a vague
remorse. The poem abounds in word
pictures of Alpine scenery, and Schu
mann endeavors to arouse similar
feelings in his musical illustrations.
SERBIAN FLAG DAY
YESTERDRAY NETS NEARLY
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS
P
Students and faculty yesterday sub
scribed nearly three hundred dollars
to the cause of the Serbian nation.
All seemed to realize the real need of
help and solicitors reported that their
requests received more consideration
than is usual for tag day requests.
The money will go to field hospital
work.
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UNIVERSITY SOLDIERS
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actively engaged in the war are
just as anxious for news from the
campus as their former classmates
are for word from them, the man
agement of The Nebraskan will
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