The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVII, NO. 69.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IVANT CORHHUSKER
PLANS KraflMDMM
Student Members Ask Further
Consideration on ib
HEARING TO BE GRANTED
pean Stout Will Call Meeting of
publication Board Either Today .
or Tomorrow
A letter to Dean 0. V. P. Stout,
chairman of the publication board,
tas been sent by the student members
0f the board in response to the re
quests of many students that the
character of the 1918 Cornhusker bo
reconsidered. Tho lottor asks that the
board meet again before Christmas
recess to discuss tho make-up of the
yearbook. It is understood that Dean
an,it will call tho board together, in
compliance with this request, either
today or tomorrow.
The proposed war-time Cornhusker,
which was planned by one of the
faculty members, has met with con
siderable opposition among the stu
dents, who believe that the yearbook
should portray othor phases of Univer
sity life besides the military. The
war Cornhusker as outlined is to be
a book of war material the names of
tho men who have gone, their branch
of service, a review of the Red Cross
work and war relief activities. Stu
dents have expressed themselves to
the undergraduate members of the
board as wanting a reduced Cornhusk
er containing this feature, but not a
Cornhusker comprising it alone.
The Letter
Following is the letter to Dean
Stout.
To Dean O. V. P. Stout, Chairman Pub
lication Board:
The student members of tho publi
cation board request that a special
meeting of the publication board be
called before the Christmas recess to
reconsider the action of the board in
changing the character of tho Corn
nosker from a representative year
book to a war issue.
Although the student members at
that time were opposed to the change
the faculty members decided the pol
icy Since that time such opposition
has developed to the faculty plan
among the studonts, that the student
members of the board believe the issue
of such a book would be against the
wishes of the entire student body.
The editor-in-chief and business
manager of the Cornhusker are in
hearty concurrence with the student
members of tho board.
Signed:
E. C. JEFFREY, Senior.
KATHARINE NEWBRANCH,
Junior.
BROOKS VANCE, Sophomore.
WAYNE L. TOWNSEND, Editor.
HERMAN B. THOMPSON,
Business Manager.
ARTISTS PLAY IMPORTANT
PART IN EVERY BATTLE
Prof. Blanche Grant Tells of
Interesting Ruses Made
Possible by Camouflaging
"When William Glackons, president
of the Independent Artists, was asked
if artists should bo eliminated in con
scription, ho replied 'Not for an in
stant! If you are going to start elim
ination why not save tho scientists
and tho doctors? As much art as a
nation wants or will accept will spring
up during the war and after the war,
for art is the nation's thought. Art is
valuable in war-time, but it should be
bred through war conditions. It is
always a couple of jumps ahead of
what the rest of the nation Is think
ing," quoted Prof. Blanche Grant in
her lecture on comouflago Wednesday
night In tho Art gallary.
She spoke of the great work that is
being done in camouflaging by the art
ists. They must go up in aeroplanes,
take notes, then come down and uso
their art for their country In hiding
tents, huts, and to draw the enemy's
fire. To hide the cannons the cannon
Itself, -where the bright highlight Is
liable to show, is painted black, and
the sides grey, making tho whole
Practically sink Into the ground."
Locomotives, battleships, autos, tents
all are camouflaged -with tan or
Sreen paint, spotted to look like trees,
craters and rocks.
She told of the road to Armiens,
where an enemy aviator watched for
the troopa that passed along vainly
becauso of tho canvas, painted to look
like tho road and tho bordering trees,
that covered tho road and the march
ing troops. Even tho soldlors them
solves are camouflaged their blouses
and helmets being painted and paper
soldiers with guns are sot up to draw
the enemy's flro. Tho outpost work is
also very important tho making of
stumps and trees over night to replace
tho real and to hide tho Bentinols.
Propaganda was the other phaso of
art work in tho war which she spoke
of tho making of enrtoons to put the
war vividly before the peoplo in order
to wako them up. Sho told of Bairns
father, tho English artist, who was re
moved from tho front lino trenches be
causo ho was of moro worth drawing
cartoons to "keep Tommy laughing
at himself," and of Raemaker, the fa
mous Dutch artist, who tolls the price
in his cartoons at any price. "Wheth
er at work in their studios, with the
great guns or the hand grenade, at
rescue work or at camouflage, the art
of throwing dust in tho enemy's eyes,
tho artists are doing their part in this
war."
Y. M. C. A. GOSPEL TEAM
WILL VISIT AURORA
Four Association Men to Hold
Meetings Under Auspices of
Ministerial Association
Following a custom of past years of
sending out gospel teams over the
state during Christmas vacation, the
University Y. M. C. A. will send four
men to Aurora next week to hold
meetings there under the auspices of
the Aurora Y. M. C. A. and the Min
isterial association. The members of
the team are W. F. CJrbach, '18; Ray
H. Cowen, '19; Roger Jenkins, '18, and
Lawrence Slater, '21.
The meetings are held to interest
young men of high school ago in the
Christian life and to bring Christian
ideals to them in such a way that they
will seem real. The boys are taken
on hikes, feeds are given for them and
meetings are held.
The association feels that the work
is especially important at the present
time because of the many evil influ
ences of army life to which the young
er boys may soon be exposed.
Professor Buck has started a class
in English for five hundred men at
Camp Cody, who do not speak English.
Leroy Melsinger is working under
him.
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University of Nebraska's Roll of Honor
CHAPTER SIX
Chapter six of the Honor Roll contains the "L" names and a few ofthe "M" names. The next list will
be published January 1.
Anyone knowing of men who are not listed here or of whom the University has had no previous record will
leave their names with Miss Annls Chaikin, alumni secretary. Be sure to give the complete name, address and
the year in the University at the time of the persons withdrawal.
Lahners, Thos. First Lieutenant
Medical Corps, R. O. C Address
wanted.
Lahr. R. O. Lieutenant Key west
Barracks, Key West, Fla.
Landervou. Harold 337th Field
Artillery, Division 88 Camp Dodge,
la.
Lane, Darrel T. Quartermaster
Corps Camp Dodge, la.
Lancer. Jerome, Francis uaptam
lOGth N. Y. Infantry Camp Wads-
worth, S. C.
Larson. E. L. Private, H uom-
pany, 355th Infantry Camp Funston,
Kas. . ..'
Larson. Forest Enlisted in Artil
lery, Now in California.
Larson, Herbert F. 351st Infantry
Camp Dodge, la.
Laverty, Cecil F. Company E,
355th Infantry Camp Funston, Kas.
Lee, Linford II. Sergeant Y. M. C.
A. Omaha, Nebr.
Lefler, Jay C First Lieutenant
214th Pioneers Ft. Riley, Kas.
Lehman, Asa First Lieutenant in
Regular Army, France.
Lerch, Harold J. U. S. A. C, Sec
retary 582, Concentration camp Al
lentowh. Pa.
Letton, Harry P. Captain 111th
Engineers, National Army Camp
Bowie, Texas.
Liobers, Fred August Sergeant F
Company, 314th Supply Train, 89th
Division Camp Funston, Kas.
Liebmann, Morris Nathan Colonel
105 N. Y. Infantry Camp Wads
worth, S. C.
Liljenstolpe, Carl A. K. Enlisted
In 7th Nebraska Regiment.
Llnquist, Adolph Bernard Captain
Medical Division Address wanted.
Littrel, Irwin First Company Ft.
McArthur. California Antl-Alrcraft
on way to France. '
NEARLY EVERY HUSKER
A RED CROSS MEMBER
Students Willingly Contribute
to War Relief Fund
CAMPAIGN ENDSTOROMMOW
All Students Not Reached by Com
mittee Asked to Fill Out Cards
at Student Activities Office
Every Cornhusker a member of
the Red Cross is today's slogan on
tho campus. Nearly every student
and faculty member has renowod
their subscription and contributed
toward this work. There remain a
few whom the committee has been
unable to reach on account of their
change in address since the last
student register and it is the request
of those in charge of the campaign
that each person call at the Stu
dents Activities oflice and fill out
their membership card.
The canvassing program has been
complete in evory respect and the
results are very satisfactory. During
the past week University women
have called at the fraternity and
men's rooming house to take the
subscriptions while the men have
canvassed the sorority houses.
The most effective part of the
solicitation is the plan adopted
whereby each student and faculty
member is indexed according to the
record in the registrar's oflice and
when called upon they are either
required to make the payment or
assign a reason for their failure to
do so. This reason is written on the
card held by the solicitor and a
record is thereby kept of those who
are in sympathy with the movement.
So far few people have refused ot
do their bit in renewing their mem
bership. It is impossible to make an
estimate of the amount already se
cured through the drive because the
committees have not yet reported.
It is the aim of J?rof, R. D. Scott
who is chairman of the campus
drive, to finish the work at the
University tomorrow.
Paintings by Kirsch
In Eastern Exhibit
Dwight Kirsch, '19, of Lincoln, who
entered four pictures in the Stu
dents' Competitive exhibition at
Philadelphia, has had four of them
hung in John Wanamaker's store in
Lofgren, Gus Adolph Gth Training
Company, C. A. I., First Lieutenant
ordnance Ft. Monroe, Va.
Look, Al. B Company, Gunners'
school Great Lakes, 111.
Loriks, Emil Carl G2 Aerial Squad
Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas.
Ludi, H. J. Headquarters Com
pany, 127 Field Artillery Camp
Cody, Doming, N. M.
Lyman, Ralph G. B Company,
:141st Machine Gun Battalion Camp
Funston, Kas.
Lyman, Richard F. With Replace
ment Troops Ft. Leavenworth, Kas.
Lynch, Verne M. B Company. 35th
Engineers Camp Grant, Rockford,
111.
Lynde, Earl J. Sergeant B Com
pany, 18th Engineers, Railway, Amer
ican Expeditionary Forces France
Via New York, U. S. A. P. O. No.
705.
Lyon, Geo. J. Engineer, United
States Regulars. Address wanted.
Lyons, Jno. Assigned from Ft.
Snelling to Aviation school.
Lzicar, Geo. Presidio Training
Camp fith Company San Francisco,
Cal.
MacGregor, W. E., lieutenant, 129th
Infantry Medical department, Camp
Logan, Houston, Texas.
McBrien, Dean D., Camp Pike, Ark.
McCague, R Infantry, address is
wanted.
McClellan, Claiborne, B company,
9th Engineers, mounted, Camp Stew
art, El Paso, Texas.
McCrory, Wm. N., 28th company, Re
cruits, Fort McDowell, Cal.
McCullough, Phillip Morgan, first
lieutenant, 40Sth Signal Corps Battal
ion, American Expeditionary forces,
France. !
McDole, Gus Raymond, address fs
wanted.
Philadelphia. There wore about 1,000
pictures entered by studonts all ovor
the country especially from Phila
delphia and thoso that were hung
were put. on sale nt the store.
All four of KIrsch's pictures wero
hung in the art gallory hero last
fall. Thoy were the portrait of his
uncle, dono in oils, the water color
sketch of Lake Michigan, the pastel
of a corner of tho art gallery and
the charcoal and watercolor portrait
of Miss Louise Stoll in old-fashioned
costume and serving the 37th star
on the flag. This last picture was
made on tho occasion of Nebraska's
37th centennial celebration.
Victrola Records for Soldiers
The fraternity houses of the Univer
sity of Wisconsin are being canvassed
for magazines, pennants, posters and
Victrola records to be sent to their
former members now in tho training
camps. Already 1GG pennants, 1GG pos
ters and GO Victrola records have been
sent to Camps Grant and MacArthur.
It is hoped that they will add a touch
of homeness to the barracks and make
the soldiers' quarters more livable.
ANNUAL SINGING OF
"MESSIAH" THIS MORNING
Chorus and Orchestra at Con
vocation Chancellor to
Present Hainer Cup
At the annual musical Christmas
Convocation program at 11 o'clock
this morning in Memorial hall, a
program consisting of the singing of
the "Messiah" by the University
chorus accompanied by Lincoln solo
ists and an orchestra, Chancellor S.
Avery will present the Hainer
scholarship cup to Kappa Sigma fra
ternity. This Hainer cup has been held
for the past three years by Phi
Kappa Psi fraternity. It was offered
for competition by E. J. Hainer of
Lincoln in 1914 when Phi Kappa Psi
won it and have kept it until now.
Christmas Convocation programs
such as will be given this morning
have been a tradition at Nebraska
for more than twenty years. Stu
donts and faculty who cannot find
time to attend many of the programs,
find time somehow to hear the
"Messiah." The program is under
the direction of Mrs. Carrie B. Ray
monds
The soloists, all of Lincoln, are
Mrs. Jessie Doyle Murray, soprano;
Mrs. Arthur Gutsner, contralto;
(Continued on page three.)
McDonald, Dale Francis, captain, Of
ficers' Training camp, Presidio, San
Francisco, Cal.
McDonald, Donald, second lieuten
ant, Field Artillery, first R. O. T. C,
Fort Snelling, Minn.
McDonald, W. B first lieutenant,
address is wanted.
McGeachin. Wm. It., captain, Engi
neers, U. S. R., Ocean Park, Cal.
McGoe E. O. R. C, Fort Bejiman
Harrison, Ind.
McGlasson, Harold E American
Infantry, Officers' Training school,
France.
McGowan, Walter F., School of Avia
tion, Cornell university, Ithaca, N. Y.
McGurk, John Scribner, United
States Army Balloon school, A. S. S.
E. R. C, Fort Omaha.
McLafferty, Joel, Aviation section,
Signal Enlisted Reserve corps, United
States Army Balloon school, Fort
Omaha.
McLaughlin, Chas. Francis, second
R. O. T. C, Fort Snelling, Minn. To
be captain of infantry at American
Lake, Wis.
McLoren, D. W., 337th Machine Gun
Battalion, Camp Dodge, la.
McMillan, James, second lieutenant,
first R. O. T. C, Fort Snelling Minn.
McMullon, William Lowe, Jr., I com
pany, lGGth Infantry Regiment, Ameri
can Expeditionary forces, France.
Mackey, Marion, 4th company, C. A.
C, Fort Winfield Scott, Cal.
Marcellus, D. D U. S. Cavalry, Fort
Gellaiston, Wyo.
Markham, Edgar A. corporal E com
pany, 5th U. S. Engineers, Brownsville,
Texas.
Maquis, Vance Wm., 23rd Engineers,
Camp Meade, Md.
Marsh, Harry Griffiths, U. S. Balloon
school A. S. S. E. R. C, Fort Omaha.
PERSISTENT JINX IN
BASKETBALL CAMP
Follows Up . Attacks With
Injury of Schroeder
CANDIDATES STILL NEEDED
Coach Asks Men Eligible for Varsity
1jo Give Support Several
Expected to Report
If ovor a basketball team entered
into the season with a jinx right at its
heels, that team is tho Cornhusker
five for this year. The hoodoo has so
far been unusually active, and fans are
awaiting Ills next move with no little
apprehension.
In tho first place, the season was
opened with only two men from last
year's varsity squad in school. Then
it developed that one of these, the cap
tain of the team, and a veteran in the
game, would bo out for the entire sea
son with a gamo knee. There was
some hope, however, that these handi
caps could be overcome with a big .
squad of candidates to draw from for
this year's team, fifty or sixty, at
least. There has been an average of
about twenty-five men out, including
the freshmen candidates. And a large
percentage of these men are almost
entirely inexperienced. They are all
willing workers, and will make first
class men for the future, but they can
not make much of a showing in Mis
souri valley basketball circles this
year. The latest appearance of the
jinx was made Tuesday afternoon,
when he swooped down and cut
Schroeder out of the game for at least
a month, with an injury of precisely
the same nature as that which is keep
ing Captain Riddell out. Schroeder
was one of the few m,en who had had
any real experience, and was being
counted upon to hold down a regular
berth at basket guard on the regulars.
His loss will prove a serious set-hack
to the team.
The same jinx seems to have been
after even the freshmen. In last
night's scrimmage, the varsity took
sweet revenge for the drubbings they
have been receiving, and walloped the
first-year men gloriously. The blame
for this, though, can be attached to
the freshmen, themselves, rather than
to any marked Improvement on the
part of the varsity. A promising new
candidate appeared last night, in the
person of Adkins, pole vaulter, and
captain of last year's gym team. He
was used at basket guard, and showed
form) that may enable him to fill
Schroeder's shoes at that position.
Scrimmage will continue to be the
rule in practice until after the holi
days. It is hoped that there will be
more candidates out then, and that
some real results can be obtained.
Coach Stewart will start in immedi
ately to teach the men some real bas
ketball, and bring them down to the
finer points of the game, and it will
be easier then to see just what tho
team will be for this season.
THOMPSON IS NEW
CORNHUSKER MANAGER
Appointed by Publication
Board to Take Place of
Merrill Vanderpool
Herman Thompson, '19, a Junior
in the engineering college, was ap
pointed by the Student Board of
Publication to succeed Merrill Van
derpool as business manager ot the
1917-1918 Cornhusker. This Is the
third change in the business manage
ment. Charles Peterson, who was
elected by the junior class to the
office left the position vacant when
he left school to enlist. His place
was later filed by the appointment
of Merrill Vanderpool. Vanderpool
left school last week to serve with
the Nebraska base hospital.
Dunn Is Vice-President of
Phi Alpha Tau Fraternity
Lester Dunn, '18, was elected vice
president of Phi Alpha Tau, pro
fessional public speaking fraternity,
at a special meeting at the Bush
nell Guild house last evening, to take '
the place left by Earl Jeffrey, who
leaves next week for the second of
ficers' training camp at Fort Riley,
Kan. Phi Alpha Tau will give a
banquet for the visiting debaters at
the time of tho Intercollegiate con
tests next semester.
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