Daily Nebraskan
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VOL. XVII, NO. 57.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
USE OF STRINGENT METHODS CHECKS
SPREAD OF SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC
Certificates of Immunity Re
quired Until Noon Today
NEW CASES REPORTED
NO
Nearly Two Thousand Students In
BPected and Treated at Armory
Yesterday-No Classes for Many
Due to the successful administra
tion of the rules governing the small
pox situation and the co-operation of
the students and faculty In comply
ing with them, there have been no
more cases of the disease contracted
by either students or others con
nected with the University. Certifi
cates will be required for admittance
to the campus until noon today.
This afternoon Dr. R. A. Lyman will
make a complete record of all those
who have complied with the rules
Issued This record will then be
compared with the official list of
students in the registrar's office and
those not reporting noted These
students must be inspected daily be
fore being admitted to the campus
No official count has been made of
those who were inspected and vac
cinated at the Armory, but Dr. R. A.
Lyman, who supervised the work has
estimated that between sevetneen
and eighteen hundred were taken
Sreof Dr. H. H. Wait, Dr. R. H
Wllcott and Dr. R. G. Clapp assisted
with the vaccination of the men
while Dr. Lyman took charge ot the
inspection of those who had already
been treated. Dr. Daisy M. Hanson,
with the assistance of Dr. Pbilbrick,
Miss Bedford and Mrs. Max Wester
man. Red Cross nurses, took
care of the inspection and vaccina
te of the girls. Dr. M. J. Breen
and Dr. Susan Field had charge of
tbe work at the State Farm. Those
ENLISTMENT PERIOD FOR ,
DRAFTED SOON TO CLOSE
Begistered Men Who Volun
teered Before December 12
May Have Choice of Service
All men who registered on June
5 under the selective draft act will
be unable to enlist in the army after
December 12. Request that this fact
be given the widest publicity among
the students of the University n&
received yesterday by Chancellor
Samuel Avery from Major R. E.
Frith of the recruiting station at
Omaha.
"This decision of the war depart
ment is far-reaching and effects in
the neighborhood ot 200,000 men in
this district. I will appreciate very
much if you will announce this
fact to the student body of your
college at the first opportunity.
"15y enlisting before the 12th every
applicant has thfl privilege of select
ing the arm of the service which
he desires; all branches of the serv
ice with the exception of cavalry
are now open. I have a recruiting
office at Lincoln so that if there are
any young men who desire to enlist
they can apply to this office for acceptance."
Ross Hammond Predicts
War Willjnd This Spring
Iloss L. Hammond, editor of the
Fremont Tribune and member of
the congressional party which re
cently returned from a month's visit
in the war zone ot France, predicts
that the war will end this Bpring.
He bases his Judgment on personal
observations ot allied activities along
the battle line in France and a
study of the morale of the allied
forces and of the German prisoners.
Mr. Hammond was in Lincoln Sun
day and Monday, visiting his son,
LeRoss, at the Fhi Delta Theta
house.
in Cambrai, Mr. Hammond be
lieves, the allies have made progress
( on a big offensive drive which, al
though many times predicted since
Britain assembled its millions in
France, has never succeeded. He
lso believes that the British have
at their command the artillery and
V'
who had been vaccinated within the
past year or had smallpox were
obliged to present a certificate to
that effect before they received an
order giving them admittance to the
campus.
Long Line at Armory
At 8 o'clock Monday morning the
east entrance leading to the Armory
was crowded with students, and a
line over half a block long waited
for admittance to the committee in
charge of the Inspection and vaccina
tion. Until noon there were no less
than a hundred persons waiting at
any time. The eleventh street en
trance was also well crowded with
students and faculty scrambling to
get to 8 o'clock classes and many
were turned away because of failure
to present the proper evidence of
the immunity to the disease.
Some prominent members of the
faculty were seen walking from the
south gate with somewhat heart
heavy look when they had been in
formed by the stern gate-keeper that
no one whether instructor of student
was free from the rules as set by
the committee. For this reason
many of the early morning classes
were not cauea ana m some in
stances all forenoon classes were
dismissed.
Were Vaccinated At Its Office
The city health department reports
that about four hundred students
Many reported during the middle
and latter parts of last week and a
large number reported . yesterday
both In the morning and afternoon.
There is no charge connected with
the vaccination.
After Tuesday noon the daily in
spections for those who have not
been vaccinated will De as iouowa.
Dr. Clapp G 206, 11-12 and 2-3
o'clock.
Dr. Hanson S 202, 1-2:30 o'clock.
Dr. Lyman, Nebraska Hall, 206,
2-4 o'clock.
other offensive equipment which will
make the drive irresistible.
The Americlan headquarters in
France were visited by the congres
sional party, which returned before
the Rainbow division landed. Mr.
Hammond declares that America is
already in close touch with the war.
He described the headquarters as
being closely connected with activi
ties as either the British and French.
The morale of the French army,
he said, was wonderful, despite the
fact that they have been "bled
white" by the three long years of
war. He expressed confidence in
the ability of the French to hold out
indefinitely, bearing their full burden
if necessary.
VANDERPOOL TO HEAD
BUSINESS STAFF OF ANNUAL
Appointed Last Week to Till
Vacancy Left by Charles
Peterson
Merrill .Vanderpool, '19, was ap
pointed .business manager of the
Cornhusker, last week, by Helen
Loftman. who is acting as Junior
president since the withdrawal of
Jean Nelson. Vanderpool has re
signed his position of assistant busi
ness manager of The Daily Ne
braskan, to take up his work on the
Cornhusker. His place will be filled
by appointment by the student publi
cation board.
The place on the Cornhusker staff
was left vacant by the withdrawal of
Charles Peterson, elected last fall.
The board met Monday noon, and
discussed further plans for the Corn
husker, although no definite action
was taken. Earlier in the year tbe
idea was advanced that on account
of the war, no Cornhusker should be
published, but this plan met with
little favor from either the faculty or
student body. However, it is prob
able that the contents of the annual
will be to some extent different from
those of its predecessors. Possibly
a few of the more frivolous features
will be omitted, and war features
substituted. It is the plan to de
vote considerable space to the
alumni who are now in training
camps or at the front.
The board is planning another
meeting to be held soon, to deter
mine more definitely the nature and
the contents of the publication.
John L. Kennedy to Speak
on Fuel Conservation
Mr. John L. Kennedy, federal fuel
administrator of the state of Ne
braska, will address two audiences
at the Temple theater today, one this
afternoon and one this evening. He
will speak chiefly on the conserva
tion of fuel during the war, and the
various plans by which it may saved.
The county committee for the con
servation of fuel under the chair
manship of Prof. J. E. LeRossignol
has been engaged lately in investi
gating the prices charged by county
dealers for coal. It is the duty of
the committee to ascertain whether
or not the prices being charged for
fuel are excessive. If after investi
gating the matter thoroughly, the
committee finds that excess profits
are being made they will have the
power to regulate the prices to a
uniform rate throughout the county.
GALA TIME OF YEAR
AT CORNHUSKER PARTY
Co-Eds Planning Unusual Pro
gram for Annual Fun-Fest
in Armory Friday Evening
The annual girls' costume party,
which will be held Friday evening
in the Armory at 25 cents admis
sion per costume, will be Btartlingly
surprising. Wlerd sights are being
secretly plotted, original make-ups
are being hastily gotten together.
Every group in school is being
given a chance to put on a stunt.
These groups are asked to phone
Dorothy Pettis or Alice Temple, the
title of their stunt by this evening
as the -list for the program must
be handed in to the printed.
Silver, Serpents will sell ice cream
at the party, so girls who like choco
late goups or ice cream cones should
come financially prepared. Dough
nuts and apples will also be served
and not charged for. The profits
of the party will go to the Y. M. C.
A. fund. Silver Serpents will use
their money for their annual Christ
mas dinner forthe poor.
When the stunts are over there
will be dancing. University girls
will play the two pianos.
While the actual stunt secrets
will not be divulged of course, it- is
rumored that Dr. Stewart and his
football team will play the most
important game of the season, prob
ably with the University of Chicago.
And there will be all sorts of wlerd
dancing at this mysterious festival.
Last year there were Red Cross
nurses, old maids, policewomen,
Hawaiian, "darkies," "bums," gyp
sies, and many others. "A Day in
Turkey," (Blue Beard in Pantomime)
was given by Pit Beta Phi. Delta
Delta Delta represented "Maids of
1620." Two years ago Alpha Chi
Omega danced the Highland Fling,
the Alpha Delta Pi members were
Dutch girls, Chi Omega had a "Box
Party." Kappa Kappa Gamma gave a
style show, Kappa Alpha Theta gave
a Hawaiian musical number.
CONVOCATION
Dr. Guernsey Jones, head of the
department of English history, will
speak on "Poland and Ireland," at
Convocation at 11 o'clock this morn
ing in Memorial hall. Dr. Jones
has made a particular study of these
two countries.
He will compare the status of
Poland with that of Ireland, consid
ering the fact that Poland is under
the rule of Germany and that is
controled by England.
One week from today Prof. B.
Shimeck, professor of botany. Uni
versity of Iowa, will speak on the
conditions in Bohemia. Professor
Shimeck is one of the most promi
nent Bohemians in this country.
fin nerember 17 a special Con
vocation will be held in the Temple,
under the auspices of the Congrega
tlonallsts, in connection with the
rpiphratlnn of the anniversary of
the landing of the Pilgrims. H. C.
Herring will be the principal speaner.
Thursdav morning of this week
Rex Fair, instructor of the flute at
the University school of music, will
give a flute recital at the Temple.
Mr. Fair Is very much in demanu
over the state for uch programs.
MEN TO GATHER IN
FOR CELEBRATION
University Will Honor Foot
ball Team
REPLACES OLD BANQUET
But Is Not Continuation of Old Idea
Will Resemble Gridiron
Dinners
The Cornhusker banquet is no
more, may it sleep In the scrap
heap where broken dishes and other
discarded things belong. But the de
sire of students to honor the foot
ball team which was, long, long ago,
the purpose of the Cornhusker ban
quet lives on. And it will find ex
pression in an all-University men's
banquet the varsity banquet which
will be given this coming Friday eve
ning, probably in the Red Room of
the city Y. M. C. A."
The varsity banquet will be recog
nized by University authorities, and
will try to make itself worthwhile
to all University people, both faculty
and students. It will resemble the
old Cornhusker banquet In only two
particulars in one of its capacities
serve as a tribute to the football
team. There will be more than that
behind it. however. It is hoped that
it may become in time an annual
fall banquet following the close of
the football season when, besides hon
oring the Cornhusker eleven, students
and faculty may be brought together
in the interests of a. greater Ne
braska. In keeping with the times,
the banquet will be made as inex
pensive as possible. It will cost
seventy-five cents or a dollar a plate.
In arranging the banquet, the idea
of the gridiron dinner of Washington
will be used to some extent. Four
skits, or "take-offs" on University
people and affairs have been planned
URGES SYSTEMATIC STUDY
OF CONSTRUCTION IN
TEACHING OF GERMAN
Prof P. H. Grummann, head of the
school' of fine arts and professor
of Germanic languages and litera
tures, has written an article on
"The Que:Mon of Methods," which
appears in the last issue of the
Pedagogical monthly.
The article deals with thejeaching
of German and takes issueith the
natural method of teaching and cer
tain phases of the direct method.
Professor Grummann advocates a re
turn to a more severe and sys
tematic study of gramatical con
structions, and emphasizes the de
sirability of more literary reading
texts in German courses.
NEBRASKA LAWS TO MEET
KANSAS CITY DEBATERS
Tryouts This Week to Select
Team to Argue Merchant
Marine Question
A debate of the question of gov
ernment ownership of a Nebraska
Marine has been scheduled between
the Nebraska college of law and the
College of Law at Kansas City to be
held at Kansas City December 21.
Tryouts for places on the team will
be held this week and will be limited
to students regularly enrolled in the
law college. Those who wish to try
for Places are asked to leave their
names with either. Dr. Edwin Maxey
or Prof. G. N. Foster. Nebraska laws
have the affirmative of the question.
Those who are in charge of the
debate and who have made arrange
ments for the contest wish to make
it clear that this debate is in no way
connected with the regular inter
collegiate debating of the University.
This is the first time that a debate
of this character has been arranged
and a great deal of Interest is being
shown by the law students. Nearly
every team that represents the Uni
versity in the regular intercollegiate
debating has a number of law rep
resentatives among its members and
it is the belief that Nebraska will
be able to put out a team that the
Kansas City aggregation will find
difficulty in outfighting and out-thinking
in the short time that remains
before the contest.
VARSITY BANQUET
OF VICTORIES FRIDAY
to take" the place of the usual list
of conventional toasts. Following
these, and winding up the affair, will
be two short talks, one by a Ne
braska alumnus, reviewing the foot
ball season and thanking the team
for the work it has done for Ne
braskaand the other by Rev. L. D.
Young of the First Presbyterian
church, devoted to a subject of the
greatest interest to Nebraska Univer
sity this year and as long as the
war lasts.
No Rowdyism Tolerated
This is the plan for the first var
sity banquet as announced by the
senior and alumni committee yes
terday. It Is intended to appeal to
every student and faculty member
really interested in Nebraska Uni
versity both in its football past and
Its future. It leaves no room or of
fers no excuse for rowdyism, and
such attempts will not be tolerated.
The committee has announced that
everyone who purchases a ticket
must give his assurance that he will
not disgrace the University by
rowdyism. The presence of those
who feel they cannot restrain them
selves Is not desired. The men who
have assumed the responsibility of
giving the banquet are making no
attempt, they say, to revive the
Cornhusker banquet as such, but
have tried rather to find a true
outlet for the expression of loyalty
and interest in the school which
originally brought forth the fall feast.
Edson Shaw, Wayne Townsend,
Merle Townsend, Dwight Thomas,
Ivan "Beede, John Cook, Ted Riddell,
Ralph Sturm, Hugo Otoupalik and
Will Urbach, form the senior com
mittee in charge. Harvey Rathbone,
11, is at the head ot the alumni
committee. Prof. R. D. Scott of the
department of English literature, is
co-operating with the committees in
arranging the skits for the banquet,
and Walter Johnson, '19, assisting
him.
YEAR'S NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS ARE ANNOUNCED
New List Given Out Completes
Organization of Military
Department
Announcement of the appointments
for headquarters company anil for non
commissioned officers was made yes
terday by Commandant H. L.
Roberts. This completes the an
nouncements for appointments from
the military department for this
year, as the commissioned officers
were named about a month ago.
Those who received appointments
to the headquarters company are
M. L. Hooper, sergeant major; R.
B. Ford, supply sergeant; E. F.
Witte and I. L. Watson, color ser
vants; Stewart Hadley, L. Towel
and H. Harvey, battalion sergeant
majors, and C. L. Tindall, private
Q. M. C.
The noncommissioned officers ap
pointed to the office of first ser
geant are: D. D. Barry, Co. A;
E. J. Garrison, Co. B; W. M. Her
bert. Co. C; G. W. Hopkins, Co.'D;
Dwight Higby, Co. E; Paul Emerson,
K; Raymond Haggard, Co. I, and
Co. F; J. O. Nelson, Co. G; M. E.
Havens. Co. II ; Richard Hadley, Co.
I. if. V. Kapplns, Co. L.
The complete list of appointments
follows:
Headquarters Company
Sergeant major M. L. Hooper.
Supply sergeant R. B. Ford.
Color sergeants E. F. Witte and
I. L. Watson.
Battalion sergeant majors L.
Towel, S. Hadley and H. Harvey.
Private Q. M. C C. L. Tindall.
Company A
First sergeant D. D. Parry.
Sergeants G. L. White, P. J.
Peterson and J. Gavenman.
Corporals P. F. Anderson, K. A.
Tool, G. L. Stone, R. H Whitham, E.
Lucky and II. T. Sandusky.
Company B
First sergeant E. J. Garrison.
Sergeants Homer Carson and I.
R. Sterba.
Corporals Herbert Yenne, C. C
Hardy, W. M. Bauman, C. H. Brehm.
II. O. Studley, H. L. Black and C.
Buffett.
Company C
First sergeant W. M. Herbert.
(Continued on page two.)
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