The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVII. NO. 62.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DEAN HEPPNER MAKES
APPEAL TO ALL GO-EDS
Asks Their Services to Meet
Demand for Bandages
GREATEST HELP AT FRONT
Red Cross Room in Nebraska Hall
to Be Open Full Time
For Work
A direct appeal was made to all
University girls to aid In every way
possible the Red Cross drive for sur
gical dressings, yesterday, by Dean
Amanda Heppner. She urges that
each girl give as much time as she
can spare, to the making of these
dressings, which are at this time 8
greater necessity than almost any
thing that can be supplied to the men
at the front.
The making of the dressings is not
difficult, and experience is not neces
sary. Speed and cleanliness are the
main requisites. The Red Cross has
notified all chapters to increase their
efforts in order that the great number
of dressings needed may be supplied.
A cablegram received from M. P. Mur
phy, head of the Red Cross commis
sion in France, which stated "Red
Cross Btandard surgical dressings in
millions must be sent over (to France)
with all possible speed," shows the
vital need of this work.
The dressings must be sent at once
as word- has been received that the
demand Is so great that many hospi
tals are entirely out of dressings sur
geons are obliged to resort to the use
of newspapers or other substitutes to
care for the wounded.
Must Give Double Time
Work must begin Immediately with
double the number of workers if the
quota from Nebraska is to be fulfilled.
liins wno nave uccu uumft
work regularly are requested to give
twice as much time as they have been
firing, and those girls who have never
attended, are urged to help share the
responsibility of turning out the appor
tionment to be sent from Nebraska.
The Red Cross rooms in Nebraska
hall will be open every day from 9
until 12, and from 1 until 5, except on
Saturday, when workers are asked to
report to the Red Cross headquarters.
Girls are asked to wear wash waists
or aprons, and some kind of a head
covering.
Dean Heppner's Appeal
Following is Dean Heppner's letter:
To all Young Women in the Univer
sity: "May I appeal to all women, facul
ty as well as students, to read and
consider seriously the article appear
ing in the Daily Nebraskan yesterday,
under the heading, "Red Cross Sends
Call to University Women." The de
mand that Lincoln supply at least
3,600 dressings per day for ten days
must be met and the University wo
men will surely wish to contribute
their share. Speed and cleanliness are
the chief requisites. The Red Cross
room in Nebraska hall will be open
today from 1 to 6 p. m. on Tuesdays,
and from 6 to 9 p. m. the following
days except Saturday. Devote all the
time that you can possibly spare from
your college studies to this urgent
need. All students who can not lend
any assistance during the day will
have an opportunity to make surgical
dressings in the Red Cross rooms of
the Scottish Rite cathedral at 15th
and L streets every evening and all
What Happens When We Try It
Oh, say. can you sing from the start to the end.
What so proudly you stand for when orchestras play u.
When the whole congregation, in voices that blend,
Strike up the grand hymn, and then torture and slay it.
How they bellow and shout when thayre first starting out.
But "the dawn's early light" finds them floundering about.
Tis "The Star Spangled Bannnef" they're trying to s ng.
But they don't know the words of the precious old thing.
Hark! The "twilight's last gleaming" has some of them stopped,
But the valiant survivors press forward serenely
To the "ramparts wo watched," where some others are dropped
And the loss of the leaders is manifest keenly.
Then "the rocket's red glare" gives the bravest a scare.
And there's few left to face the "bombs bursting in air
TIs a thin line of heroes that manage to save
The last of the verse and "the home of the brave.
From the Ladies' Home Journal.
day Saturday. Men workers are also
welcome.
"I sincerely hope that no girl will
fail to respond to Major Murphy's ear
nest call for aid in a matter which
means 'The most vital thing that the
women of America can do for the sol
diers in this war."
AMANDA HEPPNER.
Colleges Form Union
A large number of representative
American universities, colleges and
technical schools have united to form
the American University Union In Eu
rope. The purpose of the union is to
provide the privileges of a simple club
for American college men on furlough
In Paris. It Is helpfuin locating men,
reporting casualties, visiting the sick
and wounded, and serving as a means
of communication between American
college men in France. Headquarters
are provided with an information bu
reau, writing and newspaper room, li
brary, dining room, bedrooms, baths,
tn infirmary and a gymnasium.
Charges are reasonable so that mili
ary men of any rank may have access
;o these quarters. Informal social af
'airs are planned from time to time
ind afternoon tea is served daily for
those of English tendencies.
FOURTH NUMBER OF
AWGWAN OUT TODAY
Students Urged to Call Early
for Their Copies at
Station A
The largest and cleverest issue of
Awgwan published this year is num
ber four, ready for the students this
morning. It is a thirty-six-page num
ber with real humor and original car
toons from first to last. Th.? cover
page by Dwight Kirsch, staff artist,
entitled "Over There," and showing
the triumphal entrance of Nebraska
men in France is especially attractive.
Some of the best cartoons appear on
a special page of campus take-ofis.
There are campus camouflage absurd
ities, animated translations in the
French department and a touching
piece of art entitled, "Your Nose
Knows." I). K. Bryant has several
good drawings.
Single copies of Awgwan may be
obtained at Station A this morning
and are for sale at all of the main
news stands in Lincoln and Omaha.
Students are urged to call for their
copies promptly. Back numbers may
be had at the business office in the
student activities' office.
Lieutenant Reed to Tell
of Fort Snelling Training
First Lieut. E. F. Reed. ex-'18, will
address University students this after
noon at 3 o'clock in University hall
207, on "University Training and Fort
Snelling Competition." His address
was first announced for only the
members of the course in argumenta
tive composition, of which he was for
merly a member, but the meeting has
been thrown open to the student pub
lic. Lieut. Reed was commissioned
at the Second Fort Snelling Reserve
Officers' Training camp. He leaves
soon for Fort Sheridan, III.
Investigates Farmers' Clubs
Frank Harrison has gone to Nemaha
and Richardson counties to secure in
formation regarding the first farmers'
clubs and granges formed in Nebras
ka. This Information will be used at
the annual program in January.
ADDED SMALLPOX CASES
PRECAUTIONS INCREASED
First Case at Farm Campus
Reported Yesterday
RULES MUST BE OBSERVED
Committee Notifies Students That
They Must Be Inspected or Ex
cluded from Classes
A case of smallpox has been dis
covered at the State farm, the first
case to be reported on that campus.
With one or two new cases develop
ng dally. University officials are tak
ng immediate measures to provide
!or either the vaccination or the daily
nspection of every one on the ram
?us. There are still many students who
ave not complied with the regula
tions. A large number of those stu
ients who made arrangements for
laily inspection in preference to vac
cination, have failed to keep their ap
pointments with the doctors regularly,
ind a still larger number have neither
been vaccinated nor made arrange
ments for Inspection. The authorities
have obtained the names of all these
delinquents, and are determined to
round them up. Yesterday afternoon
a statement was sent to each delin
quent on the list, reminding him of
the rules, and warning him that fur
ther non-compliance would result in
exclusion from his classes. It is be
lieved that in most cases this remind
er and warning will be sufficient.
The officials are not greatly alarmed
at the continual development of new
cases, but are nevertheless determined
to see that the proper precautions are
observed by all. They say that the
cases now being reported are con
fined chiefly to those students who re
fused to be vaccinated, and have since
become exposed.
NEW ALL-VALLEY TEAM.
LISTS FIVE HUSKERS
C. E. McBride of Kansas City
Star Chooses Three Elevens
Shaw Captains First
Five Cornhuskers are picked for the
first all-Missouri Valley team of C. E.
McBride, sports' editor or the Kansas
City Star. Shaw is made captain of
the first eleven and is placed at tackle
with Rhodes. Schellenberg. Cook and
Dobson among his team mates.
Four Nebraska men are placed on
his second team. Ilubka is given a
tackle bejrth. Wilder and Kositzky
are placed at guards and Day is given
the center position. McMahon Is
placed at half on the third team.
Following are the first and second
teams picked:
First Team
Ends Rhodes, Nebraska; Lornberg.
Kansas.
Tackles Shaw, captain. Nebraska;
Nettles, Kansas.
Guards Rhoda, Kansas Aggies;
Barker, Ames.
Center Wallace, Ames.
Quarter Foster, Kansas.
Halfbacks Schellenberg, Nebraska ;
Cook. Nebraska.
Fullback Dobson, Nebraska.
Second Team
Ends Laslett, Kansas; Key. Kan
sas Aggies.
Tackles Hubka. Nebraska; Whe
don. Kansas Aggies.
Guards Wilder, Nebraska; Kosit
zky. Nebraska.
Center Day, Nebraska.
Quarter Boyd, Ames.
Halfbacks Pringle, Kansas; Ruble,
Kansas.
Fullback Nlelson, captain. Kansas.
Many Chemists Needed
The demand for chemists in this
country and in other countries has
never been so great In the earth's his
tory as it is today. The government
Is calling for the usual number of
chemists for the regular peace time
activities. In addition it is calling for
men to help In the munition factories
and In other pursuits Incidental to
war plans. The need for the Indus
trial chemist Is speeded up to a high
er pitch than ever before, and the
glowing inducements of the industrial
world by the government have lured
many veteran chemists from the
teaching profession, thus causing a
great shortage In this field.
No War Against German Literature
"Everyone seems to understand that
we are at war with the Hohenzollerns
and not with the Goethes and Schll
lers," said Prof. H. C. Thurnau, head
of the German department of the Uni
versity of Kansas in refuting the ar
guments of those who propose to drop
the study of the German language
from the college curriculum. The de
crease in the enrollment in the Ger
man department has not been more
marked than in any other department
of the university, which all goes to
show that students are not letting
their patriotism interfere with their
education.
New York Student Honored
Dudley L. Hill, '18, science, is one
)f the four Americans recently cited
.'or distinguished service with the
LaFayette Escadrille in France. He
was the first undergraduate to leave
New York University to join the
French forces and has been seeing ac
tive service for almost two years now.
His latest exploit was on the Verdun
front the bringing down of a German
fighting plane and escaping from the
other which accompanied it.
PROFESSOR SHIMEK HAS
INTERESTING WAR MESSAGE
Former Instructor at Prague to
Deliver Forceful Lecture
This Morning
"The. Friends of Our Enemy" will
be discussed by Prof. B. Shimek, head
of the department of botany, Univer
sity of Iowa, formerly professor of
zoology. University of Nebraska, at
11 o'clock convocation this morning in
Memorial hall.
Professor Shimek is one of the most
noted Bohemians in America. He is
in Lincoln to give the annual Sigma
Xi address He has the reputation of
being a forceful and very interesting
speaker.
After graduating from the Univer
sity of Iowa, Professor Shimek taught
sciences at the Iowa state academy
for a number of years. He then ac
cepted a position as Instructor of zool
ogy here at Nebraska, resigning in
1S90 to go back to the University of
Iowa as professor of botany.
In 1913 and 1914 Professor Shimek
was exchange professor at the Uni
versity of Prague. His parents lived
for years in Austria. Professor Shi
mek is therefor in a position to know
first hand of the subject of which he
is to speak.
Many Husker Foresters
Now In the Service
In the last number of the American
Forestry, which is the official paper
of the American Forestry association,
Dr. Raymond J. Pool, head of the de
partment of botany, finds in the list
of American Foresters in the service
a number of Nebraskans. M. S. Bene
dict Is a first lieutenant in the tenth
regiment of engineers, and his brother
Raymond E. Benedict, is a major in
the same regiment. Both of these
men were great Nebraska football
players. Among others mentioned
were Lieutenant, Walter F. Goodman,
Lieutenant Richard T. Guthrie, Carl
L. Janouch, John C. Kitridge, Enoch
W. Nelson and Lieutenant E. F. Woh
lenburg. All of these men are either in the
tenth regiment of engineers, which Is
now In France, or in some branch of
the service in one of the camps In
the United States. All were students
who did special work in the Botany
or Forestry departments, and who left
good positions In the forestry service
to enter the army. The tenth regi
ment is commanded by officers who
were high up in the forestry service.
The regiment Is now In France taking
care of the supply of timber in con
Junction with the French forestry ser
vice. Captain-Elect Rhodes
Gives Dinner for Team
Captain-elect "Dusty" Rhodes gave
a dinner for the football team Sun
day noon, at the Sigma Nu chapter
house. All the men were present ex
cept Farley Young, Bill Day and Ed
Kositzky, who have left to enter some
branch of the service. The wittier
Huskers told of their various experi
ences since they had been members of
the U. of N. varFity, and Coach Stew
art made a short talk.
BASKETBALL CANDIDATES
HAVE SHORT WORKOUT
Start Second Week's Practice
With Scrimmage Principles
MORE MEN ARE. WANTED
Coach Issues Call for players Games
To Be Scheduled for Freshmen
This Year
The second week of basketball
practice started last night with a
peppy practice devoted chiefly to the
principles of scrimmage.
The varsity was represented by
Jackson, Thompson and Koehler at
forward, Munn at center, and Anthes
and Spear at guard. The showing
made by the team was as good as
could be expected so early in the sea
son. A dearth of candidates for both
teams has become a serious problem
that Is causing Coach Stewart no lit
tle concern. Candidates are needed
badly for the varsity, and they are in
still greater demand for the fresh
man team. The coach urges that all
men who have ever played basketball
or who want to learn to play, report
for practice at once. Plenty of ma
terial is necessary to the develop
ment of a good basketball team, and
this material has so far been lacking
in both the first and second teams.
Freshmen to Have Games
A special inducement to candidates
for the freshmen team is found in a
ruling of the Missouri Valley confer
ence, made at Kansas City last week,
that will allow games to be scheduled
for freshmen teams this year, as well
as for the varsities. Taking immedi
ate advantage of this ruling, Dr. Stew
art has already scheduled several
games for the freshmen varsity. Kan
sas and the Kansas Aggies will both
bring their freshmen teams with them
when they play here, for games with
our freshmen, and there will be , the
usual return games played. Games
will be arranged with the freshmen
of other schools, and with some of the
leading high schools of the state, bo
that the first-year men will have a
well-filled schedule.
The varsity schedule this year will
be fully as heavy as those of previous
years. While it Is true that so far
less than the usual number of confer
ence games have been scheulded,
plans are under way for at least eight
more, to be played with Drake Uni
versity and Ames college. Then, Jn
addition to these conference games,
several outside games will be played.
The team will meet Northwestern,
probably Wisconsin and Minnesota
and other big schools of their class,
and several of the smaller schools in
Nebraska and Iowa.
Interesting Program at
English Club Meeting
The English club met at the Alpha
Xi Delta house Saturday evening with
Miss Williamson and Augusta and Ada
KIbler. Miss Augusta Kibler read a
story written by herself entitled "The
Minister Scores a Trump." This story
was published in the Mothers' Maga
zine. Miss Rose Anderson, accom
panied by Miss Edna Hathaway, sang
a song, the words and music of which
were written by Miss Hathaway. ITlss
Pound read a Russian play, "Love of
One's Neighbor."
Christmas Program
at Vespers Today
All University girls are invited to
attend the special Christmas program
at Vespers today, at 5 o'clock, In the
Y. W. C. A. rooms at the Temple. Ruth
Hutton will preside. Elma Dykes and
Estelle Lull will sing a Christmas
duet. Lucille Wilcox will speak on
"Christmas Gifts." Helen Kendall
will talk a few minutes on "Christ
mas Greens." Ruth Welch will tell
about "The Christmas Tree."
California to Play Notre Dame
Coach "Andy" Smith of California
wants to play the Notre Dame eleven
In 1918 and negotiations are already
under way. His plan Is to take the
South Bend team to the coast next
fall and then play them In Chicago In
1919.