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Daily Nebra scan VOL. XVII, NO. 19. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS first ALL-UNIVERSITY PARTY COMPLETE SUCCESS Nearly l,5o7"students and Faculty are Present COMMITTEEWELL PLEASED Armory Is Overcrowded-May Hold Next Party at th. City Auditorium Nearly 1.500 students and faculty attended the first all-University party I the year at the Armory Saturday e enin. the 08t,jBU1c cessful mixer that has been held in vpnro Tnrouglioui ihusiasm was at its height and there was not a dull moment from the time the first few began arriving at 7:30 o'clock until shorty after 11:30 Crock when the last departed. A number of faculty and their wives stood in the receiving line as the stu dents arrived and welcomed them to the University's fun-festival. At about $ o'clock , the entertainment in the PymnaMum began. Sophomores and Juniors, seated on the south side of the room, engaged in a cheering con test with the freshmen and seniors on the north side that (staged on the football field), would enable, the team to win against Yale or Harvard or both in the same day. and then feel able to take on the Coyotes. A hobble race, a thirty foot dash, a relay race, and a tug of war which would never have been recognized as such on the field made up. the events of a track. meet between the north and south sides and furnished more amuse ment to the spectators than the real article could possibly have done. The sophomores and juniors finished with a comfortable lead over the freshmen and seniors, although the . freshmen felt that the thirty feet, stepped by Professor Caldwell, should be meas ured again. Program Given At a little after 9 the scene of the party was shifted to the Convocation- room for the program.. Both bal conies aadiae-downsiajrs. werecom pletcly .filled and a. number, were forced to stand in the back of the room. Nearly one thousand students rose to their feet and sang "The Corn husker" with violins and piano ac companiment under the direction of Mrs. Carie B. Raymond and then. ran through the varsity yells with D wight Thomas leading. Professor EI H. Barbour, presiding at the program. . welcomed the stu dent and thanked them for the sup- t Continued to Page Four) Palladian Literary Society Entertains Many Students Pal adian Literary society held an open meeting Friday evening for a large number of students. Several mask a! numbers, instrumental and vocal made up the program. - An hour was ppent with games after the pro gram. Palladian society announces its weekly meetings in the bulletin board in University hall and in The N'ebraskan. . Students are always In vited to attend the weekly meetings. Prof. Babbitt at Minneapolis Prof. Shirley D. Babbitt, of the de partment of rhetoric, went to Min neapolis Saturday to attend the fun eral of his uncle. Sadie, Rothholz. '20, went to Om aha Friday to attend the Ak-Sar-ben. Helen Harrington, '21. went to Omaha Friday to be maid of honor at the Ak-sar-ben ball. ' Marie Shrylock, '19. and Mary Haller, '17. visited the Alpha Phi house Saturday and Sunday. Marie Shrylock teaches at Table Bock this ear and Mary Haller, at David City. FRENCH ADOPTIONS NOW TWO HUNDRED THIRTY United States Has Agreed to Care for One Hundred Fifty Thou sand Orphans The bi-monthly report of the fatherless children of France fund shows an increase of ten new adop tions, bringing the total up to two hundred and thirty. Many organiza tions of the University have pledged themselves to the support of a Pnini-a war orphan, and it Is hoped that the rest of the various clubs, fraternities, and sororities will fol low the good example et by thpwt beginning volunteers. The Un!ed States has agreed to take care of ne hundred and fifty thousand of "ee orphans during the year. A pledge of support has a duration of two years. Following Is the report up to October 5, 1917: Previously reported $12,561.15 Received from sale of med als and applied on adop tion of orphans 79.65 Contributions and pledges.. 402.50 Total to Oct. 5. 1917.... $13,043.30 Additional adoptions: F. B. Tipton, Seward, Neb. (2). Hans Hansen, Hastings, Neb. (2). Mrs. C. J. Mortensen, Ord, Neb. A. E. and Melvin Brugger, Tshi kapa Kasai. Congo Beige, West Africa, for Florence Brugger, Ober lin, O. Prof. Laura B. PfeifTer, Lincoln. Mrs. Dean It. Leland, Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Walsh, Omaha, Neb. Hutton Webster, Jr., Lincoln. Total number of adoptions to date, 230. FIRE IN BOILER HOUSE DOES $500 DAMAGE Quick Discovery Prevented the Flames Reaching Lower Part of Building and Engines A fire that might have proven very disastrous broke out in the Univer sity boiler house Saturday forenoon about eleven o'clock. It was dis covered however before it had reached a serious stage and the fire department .succeeded in reducing the flames before material damage was done. The origin of the fire cannot be directly traced but it Is thought that either a piece of red hot metal falling from the smoke stack or a live coal out of the forge was the cause. The root on the engine room suf fered the greatest damage but that above the engine room was also par tially destroyed. Fortunately however- the flames did not reach - the lower parts of the building and were prevented from doing any harm whatever to the engines or boilers. The heaTY frame work of. the roofs withstood the' heaT, "only" "Ihe sheet ing and slate being materially af fected. The loss estimated at between $500 and $600 and the reconstruction work which is now being done in that department will be slightly hin dered as a result. Prof. Fling Speaks to Camp Cody Soldiers Prof. F. M. Fling spent four days of last week at Camp Cody. Deal ing, New Mexico, where under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A., he lec tured to the soldiers on "Significance of this World War." The Y. M. C. A. has undertaken an educational work at all the camps. They are providing build ings where he men may read and study, and where they may hear some of the prominent men in the country who come to lecture to them. At Camp Cody there are five of these buildings, each one accommo dating five to six hundred men. Professor Fling lectured at four of these buildings. He explained to the men Just what this war really means "a struggle between two ideals. democracy against autocracy and im perialism." Professor Fling visited the entire camp and says that he found every thine in snlendid condition. The per cent of illness is very low, only three per cent of the men being afflicted with any kind of sickness Ina Gittings visited Wilma Woods the end of last week. Daphne .Stickle. 20, Josephine Lane, '20, Alice Sedwick. '20, Eunice FIke, '20. and Louise Watkins, '20, spent Saturday and Sunday in Om aha. Ruth Enyeart. '17, visited the Delta Zeta house Saturday and Sun day. She is teaching in the Os ceola high school this year. Henrietta Dorland, ex-'18, is teach ing in Lincoln this year. She drove to her home in Aurora Sunday morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Bell, from St. Paul. Nebr., visited their daughter. Dernice. at the Alph Chi Omega house the end of the .week. Mrs. Henry Johnson from Omaha, visited her daughter. Beatrice, at the Delta Gamma house the latter part of the week. Mildred Bowers. '19. of Verdon, and Alice Sedgwick, '20. of New castle. Wye., were In Omaha for the Ak-sar ben hall. MEASURES TAKEN TO MEET YEAR'S HARVEST PROBLEM Chancellor States That Stu dents May Withdraw to Help Free Coaching Owing ot the deereuse in the labor supply in the country, thero are many demands every day for young men to help in industrial work. Espe cially during the harvest time thero cially during the harvest time there is a greater need than ever. It is very probable that there nre a num ber of students at present who would be willing to drop out of school for a few weks to render patriotic serv ice in food conservation and inci dentally to secure funds for contin uing their education during the ret of the year. Good wages are given in almost every case and satisfac tory living conditions maintained. One of the recent requests for help is that of Hon. E. M. rollard, '93. Mr. Pollard is one of the largest fruit growers in the country and needs 15 able bodied fruit gatherers for about four weeks to harvest his apple crop. He will be in the Alum ni office, basement of the Adminis tration building, this evening at 7 o'clock. In order to meet this problem and to allow those who wish to go a means, Chancellor Avery has decided to give leave of absence to students on industrial service and to give them free coaching with assistants upon their return. The complete statement as given out by the Chancellor, Saturday fol lows: The Chancellor's Statement "The University officials desiring to serve the country in every pos sible way during war times have been not a little puzzled in regard to the subject of student labor and how it can be used most effectively. Suggestions have been made from time to time that during the corn busking season the school should be closed. "This, however, hardly seems feasible owing to the fact that many of s the lines of work connected with the University lead directly to spec- (Continued on page three) CONVOCATION Dean O. V. P. Stout, dean of the college of engineering, will speuk on "Military Activities of the Univer sity," at Convocation tomorrow morn ing at 11 o'clock in Memorial hall. Dean Stout has been commissioned major in the engineer's section of the officers' reserve corps of the United States army. He is expecting a call at any time and has arranged his work so that he can leave as soon as he is called. The various activities the Univer sity in the war, through its students or faculty members who have enlisted in some phase of war work, the courses it is offering on the subject, will be discussed. Freshman Supervisors Will Meet Tuesday A meeting of all the seniors ap pointed as supervisors of freshmen will be held in The Daily Nebraskan office at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning.. The second stage of the system which incorporates the individual attention of a senior to several members of the first year class throughout the year, will be started at that time. The first work of the freshman su pervisors was done during registra tion week, when a large number of new students were taken in hand by seniors, advised as to their course, and led through the mazes of the registra tion process. Geography Department Studying Road Materials The department of geography and conservation Ij now in the midst of an extensive investigation of the value of various road building mate rials to be found in the state. The work was carried on this summer by H. F. Wetherbee. 'IS. The depart ment has completed investigations of rock materials, and will now turn its attention to soils and sub-soiles adaptable to this work. The work Is being carrteu on in co-operation with the state and the eovernment- All tests are maae ac cording to government standards. All ledges in the state have been tested, and different outcrops of the same ledge have often been studied. The most important tosts applied to' the rock ure known .as the tough ness, hardness, abrasion, absorption, cementing value and specific gravity tests. The object of the toughness test is to go an Indication of the ability of the sample to withstand the impact of traffic. The amount of force necessary to shatter the sample is taken as an indication of tough ness. The hardness test shows the ability of the rock to withstand the abrasive action of he raffle. The abrasion test serves the same pur pose. The absorption test shows how much water the rock is capable of absorbing. In the specific gravity test, the weight of a cubic foot of the material is found. The results of all these tests are tabulated and kept on file by the department. The tests are conducted in the materials testing laboratory under the supervision of Prof. C. E. Mickey. NEBRASKA JUDGING TEAM WINS NATIONAL CONTEST Defeats Missouri by Two Points Hepperly Has High- est Individual Ranking The Nebraska stock Judging team, composed of I. W. Hepperly. Nor folk; Earl Hogue, Crete; A. E. An derson, Lincoln; Chester H. Grau, Washington; W. F. Roberts. O'Nell, and M. A. Townsend, Tecumseh, alternate, captured first place at the national swine show contest held in Omaha October 3. The keeness of competition between the teams is indicated by the fact that Nebraska won by the . narrow margin of two points, making 2879 out of a possible 3750. Much credit for this splendid victory is due to the untiring ef forts of the coaches, Professors Gramlich and Jenkins. Ira W. Hepperly won first place for individuals and received a cash prize of $50, with a score of 639 points from a possible 750. In this class Nebraska succeeded In placing four men among the high ten. . Mr. Hepperly . has been drafted and it was. only through the -.efforts of Governor Keith Neville that he was enabled to compete in this contest. The team will be seriously handi capped In future contests by his absence. (Continued on page four) Dr. Condra Investigates Blue Sky Land Sales Dr. G. E. Condra of the Land division of the Blue Sky department of Nebraska has of late been re ceiving several queries from Ne braskans who "fell for" a land fraud perpetrated last summer. Certain persons claimed to be In a position to buy up large quantities of highly desirable land at the next govern ment sales of the Indian land in Oklahoma. They also led their vic tims to believe tbat the lands con tained oil. Dr. Condra has investi gated the case thoroughly and re ports that in his opinion the lands in question are mere remnants and not at all desirable. In his Judgment the people who bit on this scheme simply gave an utter stranger the legal authority to act as their agent in the purchase of very poor lands at public auctions handled by the government. His advice to all would be to lose what they already have invested, and not get in any deeper. Helen Houston. '19. spent the lat ter part of the week in Omaha attending the Ak-sar-ben. Marian Henninger. '19. visited the Alpha Phi house Saturday and Sun day. She is teaching in Genoa. Mrs. Payson I. Treat, Grand Presi dent of the Delta Gamma, left Lin coin Sunday evening on her way to Iowa City. Hazel Irene Marts, '19, is visiting the Delta Delta Delta house. She is teaching at Beatrice this year. Marearet Tourtelot. '20, spent tne latter part of the week at her home In Adams, Neb. Mystic Fish Elect Sixteen Members From First uiass Mvstic Fish, freshmen girls' hon orary society, has elected, sixteen girls from the freshman class to be members for this year. The girls who have been chosen are Margretta Rouse. Doris Lichtenstiger. Doris Nichols. Ruth Begley, Ruth Sprague, Helen Bovlan. Marguerite Ehlers, Lucile Baughman, Dorothy Doyle, Kathleen H&rligau. iniidred oulliey, Doris Hostetter, Valera Downs, and Effie Starbach. NEBRASKA PILES UP BIG SCORE AGAINST WESLEYAH Goals Come in Quick Succes sion From the First SCHELLENBERG IS STAR Wealeyan Unable to Make First Down But Three Times Dur ing Entire Game By Dwight P. Thomas Without a fang left and mlnuj most of their hair and hide, the Wes leyan Coyotes crawled whimperingly back to their lairs in University Place Saturday evening, with the sad tale for the home folks, that tbey had been mercilessly trampled under foot by the Cornhuskers by a Bcore of . 100 to 0. It was not a real foot ball game, it was a track meet with the Nebraskans carrying off the honors in the dashes, hurdles md distance runs with equal ease. Although the whole Nebraska team showed up as n Dunch of star. against the lighter Methodists, to one man, Schellenberg, must go the palm for the most brilliant work of the day. Shellenberg gained on end runs and offtackle bucks and not only gained but gained long dis tances. His most spectacular run, and the most spectacular of the day, was early in the first quarter when he evaded the Wesleyanites by clev er dodging and. with the aid ot valuable interference, ran 80 yards for a touchdown. Dobson, the only other backfield man to stick through the whole game, was but a short ways behind Schellenberg, with his line bucks and return of intercepted passes, one of which he carried across the line after a forty-five yard run only . to have the ball called back to the twenty yard line for a penalty on Ne braska for holding. Kellogg, Otoupalik and Cook, the other members of the backfield, had an easy time getting through and around the Methodist line. Nebraska Line Strong The Nebraska line was a stone wall on all occasions, - allowing the Wesleyan backs to make first down only three times during the game. Munn, Rhodes and Hubka, at the ends, were present when and where they were needed and repeatedly cut the Coyote runners down for losses. Captain Shaw and Wilder at the tackles did all that could be ex pected, and more on most occasions. (Continued on page four) Freshman Laws Will Elect New Set of Officers The freshmen laws are on the rampage as a result of the recent election. Last Thursday's vote was held by some to have been fraudu lent and on the' next day the president. J. F. Thomas, persuaded the other officers to resign their re spective positions and announced that a new meeting would be held. Friday morning's meeting failed to bring the two parties to any agree ment and after a failure of the temporary chairman, E. Potast, to obtain a vote on the matter the re-election date was set for today at 8:50 o'clock when the question will be settled definitely. PROFESSOR HUTTON WEBSTER PUBLISHES BOOK ON MEDIE VAL AND MODERN HISTORY Professor Hutton Webster has Just published "Readings In Medieval and Modern History," being the fourth in his series of textbooks for secondary schools. The volume extends to about four hundred pages of text and notes. A final chapter deals with the "Diplomacy of the Great WTar" on the basis of the official documents issued by the contending powers. NEBRASKAN FREE TO UNIVERSITY SOLDIERS Believing that Nebraska men ar.tivelv eno-aired in the war are just as anxious for news from the campus as their iormer ciassmaws ftr 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. 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