The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVII, NO. 74.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. FRIDAY. JANUARY 4. 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GREEKS ARRANGE FOR
BASKETBALL TOURNEY
Acacia to Meet Alpha Sigma
Phi Monday
RHODES HEADS BOARD
Sixteen Fraternities Entered Semi;
Finals Will Be Held January 14
and Finals January 16
Inter-fraternity basketball will start
noxt Monday afternoon at four
o'clock and n week from the follow
ing Wednesday the final game will be
played. A schedule committee ap
pointed by Roscoo B. Rhodes, presi
dent of the inter-fraternity athletic
board Thursday morning drafted a
schedule which will enable the fra
ternity teams to get their games out
of the way in less time than it has
over been done In the history of the
school.
With Edson Shaw in the chair the
intorfraternity athletic board elected
Rhodes, president; Cable Jackson,
vice-president; and H. E. Bowers, secretary-treasurer.
President Rhodes
then appointed a schedule committee
composed of Shaw, Jackson and
Rhodes, and a track meet committee
composed of Robert Brown, Jack Jack
son and Glen Graf.
The Schedule
The schedule committee met imme
diately following the board meeting
and drafted the following program
of games.
1. Acacia vs. Alpha Sigma Phi,
Monday, January 7, 4 o'clock.
2. Alpha Tau Omega vs. Alpha
Theta Ch, Monday, January 7, 6
o'clock.
3. Delta Chi vs. Delta Tau Delta,
Monday, January 7, 0:30 o'clock.
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FORMER COMMANDANT
SEES LONG FIGHT AHEAD
Lt. Col. H. E. Yates, Now at
Bucharest, Says University
to Play Big Role
A nlea for the development of the
moral force of the students of the
country, as one of the most important
factors in the winning of the war, is
contained In a letter received by
Chancellor Avery from Lt. Col. H. E
Yates, formerJy commandant of cadets
at this university. Colonel Yates
points out that at this time, more
than over, wo must have a personal
and collective discipline, a respect
and a loyalty for superiors, and a high
standard of personal conduct, u we
want to help our country as much as
possible in the present crisis. He says
that the maiorltv of our young men
will bo needed in some branch of
work before the war is ovor, but
states that on tho other hand, every
one who Is left at homo will also nave
plenty to do, and that as students we
should keep this fnct constantly be
fore UB.
T.t r.rft VnfPB wiir commandant
here from 1909 till 1912, and loft hero
to take up higher work, ho is ai
nresfinf mllitnxv attache in the Amer
ican legation at BucharestrRoumanla.
where hd" holds an important position,
and is one of the most prominent and
influential men in the service there.
Col. Yates is a bother of W. S.
Yates, of Lincoln.
The letter follows:
American Legation
Office of the Military Attache
Bucharest, Roumanla
JaBsy, October 29, 1917.
Chancellor Avery,
University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebr.
My dear Mr. Chancellor:
After a year's experience on this
front, where as elsewhere, tho enemy,
when they do not consist of German
troops, are at least managed by them,
1 am convinced that wo have a long
and a hard fight on our hands.
May I say a few words as to tho
work of the University of Nebraska
during tho -war.
Tho majority o! your young men
"will be needed as officers for the
army; those from tho medical col
lege as doctors; and many of the
young women aB nurses. They should
keep this constantly before them and
put In every minute but at tho same
time not neglect to keep themselves
physically fit. Those not chosen will
have plenty to do at homo.
This war is going to bo won by us
mainly by our moral force therefore
our Universities must dovolop this to
the utmost.. West Point is the best
school wo have-not because of Its
educational qualities, hut becauso it
best develops character. And it is ox
actly character morale which is the
deciding factor in war.
Wo must havo in our Universities a
personal and collective discipline, a re
spect and a loyalty for superiors, and
a high standard of personal conduct
and thought If thoy aro going to assist
our country as they should. We must
have much higher standards than ex
isted previously.
Of course, this Is not new to you.
It is exactly what you and the faculty
have been working for In the past
but now it is so important and so ab
solutely imperative that I cannot re
frain from writing a few lines.
That the University of Nebraska
will bo in the foremost ranks in this,
I firmly believe.
With kind regards, and best wishes
for the University, I am,
Very sincerely,
feigned) H. E. YATES,
Lt. Colonel, National Army,
Military Attache.
FRESHMEN TO MEET
DOANE FIVE TOMORROW
Varsity Schedule Opens Janu
ary 1 9 With Fast Camp
Funston Aggregation
The basketball season for the Uni
versity of Nebraska will be opened
tothorrow night, when the freshnian
team will journey to Crete, where they
will meet tho team from Doane acad
emy. This game was originally sched
uled for tonight, but it was postponed
a day to give the freshmen as much
time as possible to get into condi
tion. It is not known just what kind of
a team Doane will have this year, but
If they beat the- freshmen tomorrow
night, it will be conceded that It is a
real one. The freshmen have been
Dlayintr a whirlwind game, and giving
the varsity an almost daily sovere
trouncing. So far, tho names of only
six firat-year men who will be taken
to Doane have been announced. These
are Beaklns at center, Howarth and
Neumann, guards, and Patty, Bailey
and Kacir, forwards. Two more men
will be taken, making a total squad
of eight. After this game, the fresh
men team will have a regular schedule
to be played out, with academies, high
schools, and the freshmen of other
schools.
The varsity schedule will not start
until tho 19th, when the all-star team
from Camp Funston will play here.
This team is expected to put up one
of the best exhibitions of basketball
ever seen on a Nebraska floor, and If
the Cornhuskers can beat them, or
even hold them to a close score, a
successful season will be assured.
The team is made up chiefly of ex
Wesleyan stars, and includes Johnson,
Anderson, Hughes, of Wesleyan; Bur
konroad of Omaha; Carlson of Minne
sota; and Hodge of Williams.
Another formidable thing about the
Funston team is the fact that on New
Years night they drubbed tho strong
Camp Dodge team by the largo score
of 44 to 27. When it is considered
that the Camp Dodge team is made
up of such men as Campbell, Hugg and
Nelson, all former Cornhusker cap
tains, and other stars from other col
leges, it would seem that the varsity
is going to havo its hands full on the
19th.
Farm Instructors Attend
Meeting jf Engineers
The department of agricultural en
fTinnnrlnf fir the University of Ne
braska was represented at tho annual
meeting of the American society oi
AirriPiiltnral Engineers held at Chi
cago last week by three representa
tives, Prof. L. W. Chase, Prof. O. W.
Sjogren and Prof. I. D. Wood. Pro
fessor Chaao gave a report on uio
tractor tests which the department
rind nt Fremont. Profes-
cMntrrpn fa chairman of the com-
DUl J"H - -
mitteo on power farming machinery
and Professor Wood is cnairman oi
the committee on agricultural engi
neering in extohsion.
J. E. Hogue dhosen
County Agent oi manue
t v. unmin. a student of the State
University and a member of, the cham
pion stock Judging team at the Chi
cago International a few weeks ago,
has been chosen county uBe"t
Nance county. ,
TOWNSEND ANNOUNCES
PLANS FOR CORNHUSKER
Will Represent Student Activi
ties and Organizations
DROPS USELESS SECTIONS
Unique Feature Will Be Letters From
France and Honor Roll Staff to
Be Announced Soon
An outline of the 11S "Cornhusker"
has been made public by Wayne L.
Townsend, editor-in-chief. Owing to
the recent agitation regarding the
type of yearbook to be published, the
statement has been issued at tho
earliest possible moment in order to
acquainj students with tho exact kind
of book to he expected.
According to Che outline, all stu
dent activities and organizations will
be represented as heretofore. Tin
name proportion of the book will be
given to organizations as has previ
ously been the custom and no phase
of student life will be eliminated.
The Cornhusker management desires
it distiiretly understood by the student
body, however, that in order to meet
the spirit of patriotic economy which
now permeates all University activi
ties, several superficial sections which
have appeared regularly in other
Cornhuskers will be noticeable by
their absence in this year's edition.
Such sections include the so-called
beauty section and inane and lengt;iy
editorials.
The elimination of such stock sec
tions and the condensation of otheiT
will result in emphasizing the war
activities of the University and of
University men. In consonance with
general student opinion, the annual,
while subordinating the ordinary ac
tivities of the University to the war
endeavors of the institution, will not
sacrifice any portion of the former.
Unique in its content will be one
portion of the book devoted to ex
tracts from the letters of University
men now serving on the French front.
Manv of these letters have already
been received, and will present an in
teresting account of what University
men have and are doing in the actual
fighting and suffering in Europe.
Complete Honor Roll
A complete honor roll, with a record
of noteworthy contributions of indi
viduals to the great struggle, is in
process of compilation. Sketches of
camp life in the various training
camps and cantonments where the
greater portion of Nebraska's soldiers
are found will constitute a consider
able section.
As an artistic production combining
all that is best in the way of typog
raphy, binding, quality of paper used
and arrangement of material, the 1918
Cornhusker, according to manage
ment, has been outlined and the ma
terials chosen for the best type of
book possible.
Announcement of the staff of tho
annual will probably be made the
first of next week. Owing to the de
lay in the preparation of tho book
caused by the resignation of two man
agers, the work must necessarily go
forward at a considerably speedier
rate than usually. The business man
ager is endeavoring to have organiza
tions and individual seniors and
juniors have their pictures taken im
mediately in order that delay in the
preparations of these sections may
not interfere with the issuance of the
book oh time. !
FACULTY WAR DINNER
TO BE-HELD TONIGHT
Professors F. M. Fling and
Guernsey Jones and Dean
W. G. Hastings to Speak
The economical "War Dinner" to
which all members of the faculty and
administrative force are invited, will
be held at the Temple, on Friday eve
ning, January 4, 1918 ,at G:15 o'clock.
The "dinner" is being given by the
faculty division of the Patriotic
league.
A program has been arranged by a
committee, and after the dinner there
will be a general discussion of the
German and Russian peace terms.
Prof. F. M. Fling, Dean G. W. Hast
ings and Prof. Guernsey Jones, are on
the program to discuss tho situation.
It is expected that Regent Ned Brown,
and Prof. Edwin Mnxey will also talk.
The speeches aro to be followed by
a general discussion on peace terms.
A fow matters of business will bo
taken up by tho Patriotic league
toward the close of tho evening.
To Give Short Course in
Farm and War Mechanics
As a patriotic war measure the de
partment of agricultural engineering
of tho University of Nebraska will
offer a four weeks' course in automo
biles, trucks and traction engines this
winter. It will be especially for the
drafted man or the man enlisting in
the army who desires to get Into the
automobile or other mechanical branch
of the service, and for the man or boy
who expects to stay on the farm and
who wishes to learn the short cuts
in farming, by using a modern tractor.
It is expected that many drafted men
will take advantage of the course.
Among the subjects to be taken up
will be wood work, forge work, ma
chine shop practice, and repairing en
gines. The course will begin Janu
ary 21 and will close February 18.
JENKINS MADE COLONEL
OF CADET REGIMENT
Succeeds E. O. Jeffrey Cotter
Is Lieutenant Colonel Ur
bach and Young Majors
Roger Jenkins, '18, major of the
second University cadet regiment, was
named yesterday as colonel in General
Order No. 1 issued by Colonel H. L.
Roberts, to take the place of Earl
G. Jeffrey, who has left to enter the
third officers training camp at Ft.
Riley, Kansas. J. F. Cotter, major
of tho first battalion, was appointed
to fill the vacancy left by Lieutenant
Colonel Hollis H. Kirsch, who will also
enter training at Ft. Riley. Cotter
will retain his position at delinquency
officer.
' W. F. Urbach, 'IS, former captain
of Company B, was named as major
for the first battalion and J. G. Young,
Law '20, former captain of Company
G, for the second battalion. J. F.
Thomas is promoted from First Lieu
tenant of Company B to captain and
Arch Brenker from First Lieutenant
and Adjutant of second battalion to
captain of Company G.
Following is the official order:
January 3, 1918.
GENERAL ORDERS
No. 1
The following promotions are here
by made 'in the First Regiment Uni
versity Cadets.
Majojr, R. A. Jenkins to be Colonel
vice Jeffrey withdrawn.
Major F. T. Cotter to be Lieutenant
Colonel vice Kirsch withdrawn. '
Captain J. C. Young to be Major
vico Jenkins promoted.
Captain W. Urbach to bo Major vice
Cotter promoted.
First Lieutenant J. F. Thomas to be
Captain vice Urbach promoted, as
signed to Company B.
First Lieutenant A. Brinker to be
Captain vico Young promoted, as
signed to Company G.
COLONEL U. S. ARMY, Rtd.,
Commandont.
A. E. BESTOR COMING
FOR WAR CONFERENCE
Head of Speakers' Division of
National Information Com
mittee to Give Address
Director A. E. Bestor of the Speak
ers' Division of the United States com
mittee on Public Information, .com
posed of secretary of state, secretary
of the navy, secretary of war and Gen
eral Creal, has notified Prof. M. M.
Fogg, director of tho Speakers of
Publicity of tho State Council of De
fense, that he will speak at the Ne
braska War conference in Lincoln on
Friday, January 18, 1917.
Director Bestor, who is president of
the Chautauqua institution, N. Y., will
speak at one of the day meetings of
the Nebraska War conference on Fri
day. He comes with Secretary Frank
lin K. Lane of-the Department of In
terior, and the Rt Hon. Frederick E.
Smith, attorney general of England,
he speakers of the mass meeting- of
the Avar conference on Friday evening
at St. Paul's church.
The exact program for tho confer
ence has not yet, been announced. It
will depend to a large extent on the
time of the arrival of the speakers
from Washington. s
WILL TRAIN CO-EDS
FOR WORK DURING WAR
Instruction in Stenography and
Telegraphy Planned
WOMEN TO REPLACE MEN
Demand for Stenographers Acute
Registrar Wants Names of Those
Who Would Enroll
A school of stenography and' tele
graphy for co-eds has been outlined '
and, will be put into the curriculm if
there is found enough demand for it.
The school would train University
women for positions with tho govern
ment and would fit them for places
left vacant by men who have entered
military service.
In order to assure the course, a
minimum of twenty students must be
secured for the school of stenography.
A maximum of fifty can be handled in
the class in telegraphy. It has been
announced that the course in tele
graphy will be open to non-University
women upon the payment of the regu
lar matriculation fee. Prospective
students in either of the courses are
requested to notify the registrar be- "
fore Wednesday, January 9.
The cost of either course, which
will be in the nature of a University
laboratory fee, will be $6.
The class in tt graphy will be
given from 5 to 6:45 o'clock on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday evenings,
if plans mature. The stenographic
course would include instruction in
shorthand and typewriting and would
be given three nights a week.
Demand for Women
The two courses come as a direct
answer to the urgent demand for sten
ographers and telegraphers caused by
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UNIVERSITY PLAYERS -TO
PRESENT "EXPERIENCE"
Aljegory of Adventures of
"Youth" Is Interesting -Story
Tho University Players will present
the big moral play, "Experience," at
the Temple theatre next Thursday
evening. The play consists of ten
episodes and tliere are thirty char
acters. Twenty students take part in
the play, almost all of them doubling.
The story consists of the adventures
of "Youth," who goes out to see the
world, leaving his sweetheart, "Love,"
at home with "Hope" to comfort her.
He chooses between the road to Fame
and the Primrose Path, does no( heed
"Ambition" or "Opportunity" and fin
ally becomes a dope fiend. In his
downward course he meetB "Excite
ment," "Law," "Doluslon," "Deceit,"
"Pride," "Snob," "Slander," "Blue
blood" and "Intoxication." He is fin
ally saved by tho memory of his
mother and goes back to "Love."
Especially good is tho scone In the
dope den. Elizaboth Brown as "Habit,"
Floyd Rivett as "Delusion," Robert
Moodio as the murderer', "Crime,"
Eleanor Fogg as the old hag, "Degre
dation," Merritt Chaffee as "Youth"
and Myrtls Downing as "Experience"
make it a really gruesome scene.
The gambling scene is another of
the best ones. In this Paul Dobson
takes the part of "Superstition,"
Stoddard Robinson is "System," Rob
ert Moodles is "Stupid" and Floyd
Rivett is "Good Nature." Genevieve
Addleman as "Frivolity," Carolyn Kim
ball as "Beauty," and Gladyce Apple
man as "Fashion," do some clever
work in the exhilerating cafe scene.
Merritt Chaffee, Myrtle Downing and
True Jack as "Pleasure" tako the
leading parts. The tickets at twenty
five cents may be bought from any
member of the department and must
be reserved after January 5.
Phi Alpha Tau Votes
To Give February Dance
At a meeting of Phi Alph Tau held
at. the Delt Chi houseWednesday even
ing it was voted to. give a Phi Alpha
Tau dance. Tho date was set for tho
first Friday of February and tho
dance will be given in the Delta. Chi
house. Other business was discussed
at the meeting and a short Bocial hoar
followed.