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    Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVII, NO. 66.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. MONDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CHRISTMAS PARTY
DELIGHTS STUDENTS
All.University Celebration of
Holliday Season Saturday
SING YULETIDE CAROLS
Program of Music By. String Quartet
Is Feature of Program in
Armory
While the great pine tree in front
of U hall gleamed with multi-colored
lights, over three hundred people en
joyed the Christmas party in the Ar
niory Saturday evening. Because of
the cold the carols were sung inside
instead of on the campus.
The first part of the evening was
given over to a program concluded by
the singing of "America" by the audi
ence. The string quartet composed of
Edw, J. Walt. Jesse. Wilfcins, Wm. T.
Quick and Lillian Eiche, furnished the
music.
The music program consisted of the
following:
Quartet, Op. 12. . . . Mendelssohn
Andante espressivo Canzonetta
.String Quartet
"There's a Song in the Air"
Oley Speaks
Genevieve Rose
Minuet Boccherini
Liebesleid Nessler
Moment Musical Schubert
Serenade.. Victor Herbert
String Quartet
"The Watch of the Shepherds" Se
lected from Ben Hur
Myrtis Downing
Quartet, Op. 192 (from "The Beauti
ful Maid of the Mill") Raff
Andante The Proposal.
Allegro The Mill.
String Quartet
Tree Illumination.
Christmas Carols, led by the Univer
sity Chorus. Harold Lewis, Pianist
"America"
The room was decorated in true
Christmas style with evergreens and
bells. Two Christmas trees on either
side of the organ glowed with colored
lights, while the carols were sung.
After the program, refreshments were
served consisting of apples and sur
prise boxes containing nuts, raisins,
candy and animal crackers.
While the guests were still examin
ing their packages, dancing began in
the big room and soon many were glid
ing over the floor to the tune of "I
Don't Want to Get Well."
SPECIAL CONVOCATION
FOR JUDGING TEAM
First Time that Nebraska Has
Won High Honors at
National Show
Convocation was held at the farm
Friday morning, in honor of the stock
judging team that won first place at
the International Live Stock show at
Chicago the previous week. The
meeting was in charge of Prof. H. J.
Gramlich, head of the department of
animal husbandry, who gave a brief
account of the meet and of the splen
did work that the team did.
Professor Gramlich said that the
principal cause of the success was the
team work the men displayed. Team
work is Just as important in a stock
Judging team as in a football team, and
the Nebraska men had been carefully
coached along this line.
This is the first time In the history
of the show that highest honors have
been won by Nebraska. And this time
the Cornhusker team appeared as a
dark horse, upsetting all the dope, and
winning by a larger margin than any
previous victor. The team brought
home with them the huge cup, which
will be kept here until the next show.
To obtain permanent possession of the
cup, a school must win it three times.
So far, no school has won it more than
once The Nebraska team also had
the honor of having one of its mem
bers, W. P. Roberts, get the highest
score of all contestants.
The coaching stafT this year was
forced to work under peculiar disad
vantages. The draft had taken most
of the experienced men of last year,
and it was necessary to begin work
ith material that was almost entire
ly unacquainted with the work. The
departmental or family method of
coaching was used. The members of
the coaching staff, and the branch of
ork directed by each, are Prof. J. H.
Gramlich, horses and cattle; Prof.
H. B. Pier, sheep, and Prof. E. L. Jen
kins, hogs.
The members of the stock Judgiing
team are W. F. Roberts, Earl Hogue,
A. B. Anderson, Glenn Sftapp, Chester
H. Grau, and Carl Dale, alternate.
Medals to Student Soldiers
A committee has been appointed at
the University of Minnesota to look
into the cost of sending every former
member now in war service a bronze
medal of appreciation. While it is
expected that the alumni will raise
the greater share of the funds it is
hoped that fraternities and other or
ganizations who have members in the
service wild see to it that their own
members are .provided with medals.
Remember "Poilus" Too
The "Sammies" are not the. only
ones who are going to receive Christ
mas presents this year. The Y. M.
C. A. of the University of Ohio has
sent thirteen boxes of clothing, food,
tobacco and candy to the "poilus."
Support French Orphans
The faculty members at the State
University of Iowa are supporting two
French orphans with the proceeds of
the play which they put on last
spring. The $315 taken in will be
enough to keep both children four
years.
Automotive Engineers
Will Meet Here Soon
The Minneapolis section of the so
ciety of automotive engineers will hold
a meeting here shortly to discuss
standard forms for testing tractor en
gines. The agricultural engineering
department of the University of Ne
braska has been doing considerable of
this sort of work, being one of the pio
neers in making tractor tests. Pro
fessor L. W. Chase has just returned
from a meeting of the committee on
standardization of the American So
ciety of Automotive Engineers held at
Minneapolis. While there he visited
the engineering departments of the
University of Minnesota, looking over
the equipment with a view of furnish
ing the new agricultural engineering
building at Lincoln.
University of Nebraska's Roll of Honor
CHAPTER THREE.
Chapter three contains the E, F and G names on the honor roll. Chapters one and two, published Thursday
and Friday, contain all preceding names. Send all names and corrections in today's hat to Miss Ann.s Chaiken,
alumni secretary. They will be published in the final chapter. Put the names you know in today's collection on
.. . .. l. .u--. - if ia nnhlifihed.
your writing list, iip ana save cei.ii
East, Arthur M., International Y. M.
('. A. War Work Council.
Ellsworth. Ralph A., Barracks 623,
Camp Perry, Great Lakes, 111.
Ehvell. Joseph M.. Sergeant, 314th
Ammunition Train and Truck com
pany. Camp Funston, Kan.
Emley, Arthur Averill. 351st In
fantry, Division 88. Camp Dodge, Des
Moines, Ia.
English. Horace 15.. Psychological
examiner. Camp Devons. Ayer. Mass.
Epperson. Ohas. Haylett. Company
1, first R. O. T. t, Fort Snelling,
Minn.
Everts. Glenn S., 35Gth Ambulance
company. Camp Funston, Kan.
Fair, Fred C D company, 12th En
gineers (railway), American Expedi
tionary forces, France.
Ferguson. Robert, first lieutenant,
cure Headquarters train, 109th Mili
tary Police. Camp Cody. Deming. N. M.
Field, Edmund, Company 4, second
H. O. T. ('., Fort Snelling. Minn.
Filter. A. C. E., Company 109, Camp
Funston, Kan.
Finley. Robert Halbert, Aviation
Section Signal Enlisted Reserve corps.
IT. S. Army Balloon school. Fort Oma
ha. Fishwood, Hallie M., first sergeant,
Infantry headquarters, 355th Regi
ment, Camp Funston, Kan.
Fitzgerald, Wr.i., Headquarters com
pany, 355th Infantry. Camp Funston.
KFlansburg. Robert H.. sceond lieu
tenant. Fort Snelling, Minn.
Flory, P. J-. U. S. Naval Force Re
serve force.
Flothow. Paul G.. 351st Infantry,
Division 88, Camp Dodge. Ia.
Folsom. Willard M.. second lieu
tenant, Field Artillery. 338th, Camp
Dodge, Des Moines. Ia.
Forbes, Earl, Aviation corps. Mine-
0,FoSte' Chas. De Witt, first lieuten
ant, first R. O. T. C. Fort Snelling.
Minn.. 175th Brigade Headquarters.
Founts. Henry V.. address unknown.
Fowle Guy O., Engineer corps.
.Ivy . careY'M. C. A.. Vallego Cal.
Fowler. Frank Parker, in training
in Radio branch of Navy. Naval Train
ing station. Great Lakes, 111.. Camp
CHANCELLOR ASKS FOR
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIPS
In
Signed Letter Urges
Employees to Support
Campaign
All
Chancellor Avery in a signed circu
lar letter to faculty members and Uni
versity employees, announces the
plans for a Red Cross campaign simi
lar to the recent Red Triangle drive,
to be begun on the campus soon. He
hopes that a like support and contri
bution of the students will make pos
sible the same if not a greater success
than was attained in the latter in
stance. The Red Cross makes this campaign
with a view to gaining funds to take
care of the overhead expenses so that
the larger and more irregular contri
butions may be employed solely for
the care of the wounded and the
needy. This is a membership cam
paign primarily and its object is to
gain the individual pledge of every
student, faculty member and others
connected with the University.
The chancellor's letter follows:
To the Faculty, Administrative Officers
and other Employees of the Uni
versity: The splendid success of the Red
Triangle drive encourages the hope
that the coming Red Cross member
ship campaign may be equally suc
cessful. This campaign will be for
$1.00 memberships for the year 1918,
and is independent of previous contri
butions or donations to the Red Cross
fund. It is the intention of the na
tional organization that the member
ship fees shall cover the entire over
head expenses of the American Red
Cross in its world wide activities so
that donations to the Red Cross will
not have to bear any portion of the
burden of management. Having con
tributed your membership fee your lat
er donations will, be spent exclusively
for relief of suffering soldiers or for
hii r
Decayur, 841, Company 52, care Mr.
Hopkins.
Fowler, Win. Kirk, provisional sec
ond lieutenant, Field Artillery.
France, Chas. W., 17th Aero squad
ron. Fort Worth. Texas, care Camp
Hicks, Officers Mess.
Frankfurter, Clarence Jackson, sec
ond R. O. T. C, Fort Snelling, Minn.
Frey. Chas. Millard. Headquarters.
59 th Depot brigade, Camp Cody, Dom
ing. N. M.
Fricke, Edwin, second Training
camp, Fort Snelling. Minn.
Fudge, Harry, Headquarters com
pany, 5th Nebraska Infantry. Camp
Cody, Deming, N. M.
Gallagher. Edw. M., Balloon pilot in
Government school, San Antonio,
Texas.
Gannt. Robert. 351st Infantry. Divi
sion 88. Camp Dodge, Dps Moines, la.
Gardiner. James I.. Army and Navy
Y. M. C. A., Newport. It. I.
Gardner, C. A., 355th Infantry, Camp
Funston, Kan.
Garrett, Melvin M., captain. 352nd
Infantry, Division 68. G company.
Camp Dodge, Des Moines, la.
Garrison, Wm. L., assigned to E
company, 25th Engineers,, Camp Dev
ens, Ayer, Mass.
Gaver. Harrison I., first lieutenant.
Infantry, U. S. R. Headquarters, 28th
Infantry, A company, American Ex
peditionary forces, France.
Geiger. Carl E., Headquarters com
pany, 5th Nebraska Infantry, Camp
Cody, Deming, N. M.
Gentzter, Russell W.. bugler. I com
pany, 355th Infantry, Camp Funston,
Kan.
Gere, Raymond T., address un
known. Geriman. H. P., Seventh Training
company. Coast Artillery. Fort Mon
roe, Va.
Giffln, James Leslie. Aviation sec
tion. S. O. R. C, Fort Sam Houston.
Texas.
Gill. Barney, captain, R. O. T. C,
Fort Snelling. Minn.
Gillespie, Raymond B.. second Offi
cers Training camp, Fort Snelling.
Minn.
Gillette, Edward, Base Hospital,
the aid of the civilian population in
the stricken countries.
' It is especially desired that the
membership include everyone on the
yearly or monthly pay roll of the in
stitution. In case, however, the can
vass falls short of this amount, it is
planned through a later, special sub
scription among those who have al
ready given generously, to raise as
many dollars as there are missing
names from the list. . Professor Scott
has consented to act as chairman of
the committee in charge of the can
vass at the city campus, while Pro
fessor Filley will act in the same ca
pacity at the farm campus. Here is
an opportunity for the University
again to show its practical patriotism.
Will not everyone embrace with en
thusiasm the opportunity to place his
name on this honor roll?
Very respectfully submitted,
S. AVERY,
Chancellor.
Women Take Telegraphy
Over fifty per cent of the students
enrolled in the wireless telegraphy
course at the University of Wisconsin,
are women. They are taking the
course primarily to fit themselves for
commercial operators. The majority
of the men in the class will soon be
called into government service and
will probably be placed in the signal
corps.
Josepha Seely Chosen
Head of Union Society
Josepha Seely was elected president
and Burch Reynolds was made vice
president of the Union Literary socie
ty at a meeting of the society held in
Union hall Friday evening. Miss Helen
Janike was chosen for secretary and
E. M. Bronse for treasurer.
A program was given, the chief fea
ture of which was a mock trial involv
ing a breach of promise suit which fur
nished much amusement - for those
present. Prudence Macomber read
"The Man Without a Country" and
several musical selections were given.
The program was followed with the
regular social hour, after which the
business of the society was conducted.
ward 47, Isolation camp, Camp Funs
ton, Kan.
Gish, Wesley Gibson, in training in
Radio branch of Navy, Naval Train
ing station, Great Lakes. 111., Camp
Decatur, 841, Company 52, care Mr.
Hopkins.
Glade. Geo. II., Jr., Aviation Signal
corps. Camp Kelley, San Antonio,
Texas.
Glei?. F L., Headquarters company,
355th Infantry, Camp Funston, Kan.
Good. Paul P., Ensign on staff of
Admiral Sims, U. S. Embassy, Lon
don, England.
Doogman. Walter F., provisional
second lieutenant, Cavalry, Regular
Army, Fort D. A. Russel, Cheyenne,
Wyo.
' Gorey, F. P., Company 24, Third
Regiment, Great Lakes, III.
Graham. Clyde T., sergeant, Second
Battery, Ctlt Field Artillery, American
Expeditionary forces, France.
Grainger. Harry K., in France.
Grant. Robert F., second lieutenant,
first R. O. T. C, Fort Snelling, Minn.
Graul, Keith S., volunteer, American
Expeditionary forces, France.
Gray, Ulysses Shreman, assigned
from Fort Snelling to Aviation school.
Greenslip, J. P., second lieutenant.
Infantry. Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Greenstone, S. A., lieutenant, E. O.
T. C, Company 5, Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. "
Greere, Roy M., Headquarters com
pany, 344th Field Artillery, Camp
Travis, Texas.
Gridley. Cecil J., Regiment, 23rd Di
vision, National Guard, Camp Grant,
Houston, Texas.
Grimes, Geo. E., Company 7, Ne
braska, second R. O. T. C.Fort Snell
ing, Minn.
Griswold, Dwight. lieutenant. 127th
Field Artillery, Camp Cody, Deming,
N. M.
Gross, Norman S.. in training in
Radio hranch of Navy, Naval Training
station. Great Lakes, 111., Camp Deca
tur, 841, Company 52, care Mr Hop
kins. Guthrie, Richard Terrell, Camp
Robinson, Wis.
Guthrie, Robert E.. captain. Coast
Artillery, U. S. A., Fortress Monroe.
Vi.
FOOTBALL CLEARS
$7000 FOR RED GROSS
1917 Cornhuskers Hand Over
Big Sum to War Work
LOSS AT OTHER SCHOOLS
Nebraska Only Member of Valley
Conference Without Deficit at
End of Season
As a result of the extraordinary
economy practiced and the careful
management of athletic funds during
the football season of 1917, the de
partment was able to turn over to the
Red Cross funds a Christmas present
of $7,000, possibly one of the largest
contributions from football Teceipts
from any school in the United States
for this purpose. This is in sharp
contrast to the report of last year,
when a deficit of $4,500 was shown.
Chancellor Avery, in presenting the
funds to the chairman of the local
committee, Hon. W. E. Hardy, men
tioned the fine spirit in which the man
agement and the football players co
operated in making this gift possible.
There was no unnecessary expenditure
for clothing and in some instances the
gridiron heroes were content to wear
shoes that blistered their feet. The
economy in this and other respects
can only be appreciated when we are
reminded that the total gain this year
exceeded last year's figures by nearly
$13,000.
The results were obtained in the
face of unusual difficulties occasioned
by the war. Among these was the
problem of gaining the public inter
est. In this regard the Lincoln Com
mercial club and the Rotary club were
very helpful, having lent all their in
fluence toward enlarging attendance
at the games on the Nebraska field.
Although the tickets sold were less
than the number last year, the general
spirit both about the campus and out
side of the University was very en
couraging and hopes are expressed
that the remainder of the year's sports
will prove equally as successful.
The letter of presentment written by
the chancellor to Hon. W. E. Hardy
follows:
December 15, 1917.
Hon. W. E. Hardy,
Chairman Lincoln Red Cross, Com
mittee, City.
My Dear Mr. Hardy:
Having gone over the matter care
(Continued on page three.)
FORM COMMITTEE
OF TWO HUNDRED
Permanent Student Committee
for Promotion of War
Work
The committee of two hundred, a
permanent organization of Nebraska
students to take c harge of all branches
of war work, lias been formed, and will
first be active in the Red Cross drive
which begins tomorrow morning.
The committee includes two divis
ions, one of men and one of co-eds.
The co-eds will have charge of the Red
Cross campaign, while the men will
have other work to do later in the
year. The organization will continue
to be active until college closes in
June.
Besides the one hundred men and
one hundred co-eds, the committee has
twenty squad leaders, ten for each
division. These squad leaders were
elected at a meeting of the committee
Friday evening. They are: co-ed di
visionHelen Giltner. Frances Whit
more, Kathryn Kohl, Hannah McCork-
indale, Daisy Parks, Genevieve Addle
man, Helen Minor, Marion Hompes,
Lenore Hendricks. Elizabeth Doyle,
Marion Hall; men Harold McMahon,
Walter Johnson, Kenneth Saunders,
Harold Gerhart. Ivan Beede. Wayne
Townsend, John Cook, Lawrence Shaw.
Herschel Bowers, Walter Mackey,
CONVOCATION
Dr. Newens. newly-elected director
of the University school of music, will
give a number of readings at regular
convocation at 11 o'clock tomorrow
morning in Memorial hall.
Dr. Newens is a speaker and reader
of national fame. He has appeared
often on the Chautauqua platform.
His interpretation of "A Message from
Mars" brought him wide recognition.