The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVII, NO. 91:
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HERS FIJI FOR
1 1 W w
BEST OF SCHEDULE
Creditable Showing Made on
Trip in Spite of Defeats
PLAY KANSAS THIS WEEK
... ria.h With Ancient Rivals of
Scarlet and Cream on Friday
nd Saturday Nights
With the three hardest games of the
8eaon off their hands, and with all
the remaining games of the season to
be played at home, the .Cornhusker
basketball team la hoping to wind up
their Missouri Valley schedule with
honors. While it is true that the team
was beaten in three games with Wash
ington and Missouri, nevertheless, the
outlook is brighter than it has been
At any time of the year.
Coach Stewart feels that his team
did not show up at all badly in its
Initial trip away from home. At Wash
ington, pitted against a team of giants,
Individual stars, they were forced to
play on a floor about twice the size
of the one tney naa Decome accus
tomed to. Naturally, they were wind
ed and tired before the first half was
' over. At Missouri, although they
played against an even stronger team,
they had had a little more experience.
This is especially noticeable in the
second game with the Tigers, which
ended in the low score of 16 to 8. The
Missouri coach told Dr. Stewart that
the Cornhiiskers were the hardest
titlnr and hoat HpfAnsivfi team llfi
had ever sent a team against.
The point in which the team is de
ficient now is the offense. Crack bas
ket shooters are woefully lacking, and
the teamwork must bring the ball
right under the basket before points
can be counted on. On the other band,
the defense Is all that could be wished
for from an inexperienced five. This
will be a material factor to be relied
upon In the games to come with Val
ley quintets.
Play Kansas Next
The really big games of the season,
and the ones that will mean the most
to the team, are the ones Friday and
Saturday of this week with Kansa.
Kansas Is the ancient rival of the Uni
versity in everything, and If the team
can drub them, it will feel that it has
In part accomplished its purpose.
The coaches and players have already
started hard work in preparation for
the game. It is expected that the Ne
braskans can cop one and even both
of these games, if the students will
give the proper support. Nebraska
has several old scores to settle with
the aggregation from the Jayhawk
state, and every loyal Cornhusker Is
making plans to come out to these
games and help his team.
NEBRASKA SPEAKERS
ARE THIRD IN RANK
Director Blair Writes Chairman
M. M. Fogg That Spirit
Shown Is Great Aid
That the Nebraska Four-Minute
Men branch of tho United States
Committee on Public Information Is
now the third largest In the country
and that "in no state" is "better ex
emplified than in Nebraska," the
spirit of which has enabled this arm
of tho government to do its work,
Is tho statement of tho director of
the Division, Wm. McCormick Blair,
in iiis ieUer of greeting, sent through
Prof. M. M. Fogg, state chairman, to
the 1000 and more Nebraska Four
Minuto Men on the occasion of the
Four Minute 'Men Conference the
conference of the government's of
ficial speakers on war questions to
moving-picture theater audiences an
audience (the largest and most repre
sentative In the United States) of
more than 1,000,000 a week addressed
by over 20,000 speakers, 1,075 of
whom are in Nebraska.
"On January 2," says Director
Blair, "our records showed that the
state of Nebraska had 162 local chair
men eui"olled which gives our organi
zation third place in point of num
ber of local organizations among the
43 states and territories of Alaska
and Hawaii in which our work Is
now In full swing.
(Continued on page two)
One Instance in Which
Freshmen in Probation
Got What They Wanted
Purlng the past week the Fresh
men of most of the fraternities have
been suffering the humiliation of pro
batlon. One group of freshmen were
instructed to serenade a certain so
rority. The band gathered and pro
ceeded to the sorority house.
They gathered on the front porch
and started to emit moans of "Throw
out the Life-line." a well known
Sunday School hymn. The lights of
the house went out but the cries con
tinued. The men did not see help
coming very fast so they proceeded
around the house.
As they hastened about tho houso
in the dark the group ahead was
suddenly stopped. The rest of the
men came up only to be caught in
the neck by a clothes line stretched
across their path. They had found
their lifeline but they got It in the
neck,
PROUDFIT RECEIVES GIFT
OF SOLDIERS' COMMITTEE
Word has recently been received
from Robert W. Proud fit, who is now
pecond lieutenant of Company C, 130th
Machine Gun Battalion now in France.
He acknoweldged the Christmas gift
sent out by the soldiers' committee
of the University of Nebraska. He
says that all of the men in the battal
ion are happy and are awaiting the
chance to start real action.
University Students to
Take Pharmacy Test
The state board of pharmacy has
Its quarterly examination at Omaha
today and tomorrow. Three Univer
sity students will take the examina
tion. They are Webb Russell, J. P.
Bryan and W. J. Teter.
DEDICATE BUILDING
FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES
Corner Stone Laid at Noon
Yesterday The Principal
Structure of New Campus
The dedication exercises for the new
Social Science building, which Is to
bo the chief structure in the new
campus group were held at noon
yenlerday.
Prof. H. W. Caldwell, head of the
department of American History, pre-
ided and members of each department
to be represented in the new building
spoke. Prof. Gurnsey Jones, head of
the department of English History,
told of the advantages of the better
conditions under which work can be
done in the new building. Prof. Alex
ander told of the growth of the
Philosophy department since 1889 with
Dr. II. K. Wolf at Its head. Prof. C. E.
Perslnger of the American History de
partment expressed a wish that "the
udKiiicnts of nil who era to wonc
within this new hall of the social sci
ences may be so wisely directed that
they shall find themselves helping and
not hindering, for they will be power
less to prevent tho progress of the
people of our state towards a democ
racy that shall surpass our present
one as mucn as it surpasses wioso oi
the past."
From the political science depart
ment. Prof. Hutton Webster spoke;
he regarded the building as a symbol
of tho growing unity between the vari
ous social sciences. Prof. Fling of the
European history department said that
he regarded the growth of the new
campus and the new building as typi
cal of man's more conscious shaping
of his own destiny in the present and
the future as. contrasted with the past
and it also forecasted the rise of i
world state.
Prof. J. E. Le Rosslgnol, head of de
partment of economics, emphasized
the significance of the union in one
building of "materialistic" economies
with the more spiritualistic sciences,
closing with the asserton that only by
co-operation of spiritual and material
forces could true progress bo attained
The Social Science building will be
the largest on the new campus, con
ing approximately $300,000. It Is to be
of brick, similar to the Chemistry
building, and built in colonial style.
It will probably be ready for occu
pancy the second . semester of next
year.
The stone was laid at tne southwest
corner of the building. A moving pic
ture operator filmed the exercises for
the geology and conservation depart
ment which is keeping a record of the
events in Nebraska history.
I T WIS
SORORTY TOURNEY
Takes Final Game From Chi
Omega, 6 to 5
MAY BE ANNUAL EVENT
Every Sorority But Three Repre
sentedThen Games Played to
Decide Championship.
The first inter-Rorority basketball
tournament was played last Saturday
afternoon, when eleven teams went
through to the finals in a series of
elimination matches, Delta Zeta
won first honors in the meet by de
feating Chi Omega in the final game,
6 to 5.
With three exceptions, every so
rority in school was represented in
the tournament. Gamma Phi Beta,
alpha Chi Omega and Achoth for
feited their games. The games
started in the Armory, at about 1:30
o'clock, and were played in five min
ute halves. The meet was staged
under the auspices of the Women's
Athletic association.
The meet started with two rounds
of preliminaries. In the first round,
Chi Omega, Alpha Omicron PI and
Kappa Alpha Theta, respectively de
feated Delta Gamma, Alpha XI Delta
and Alhpa Delta Pi. In the second
round, Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha The
ta. Alpha. Phi and Delta Zeta put
Delta Delta Delta Alpha Omicron
Pi, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi
Beta Phi out of the race. Chi
Omega beat Kappa Alpha Theta, 10
to 1,' in the semi-finals, and Delta
Zeta beat Alpha Phi, 6 to 1. Delta
Zeta won the finals from Chi Omega,
6 to 5.
Will Become Annual Event
The interest with which this tourn
ament was received would indicate
that Inter-sororlty basketball Is to be
come an annual event. A large
crowd witnessed the entire tourna
ment Saturday, and showed no little
interest In the games. The games
were all hard fought and fast, and
real skill was In evidence on every
team. The leaders In the two di
visions, Chi Omega, and Delta Zeta,
defeated the other teams in the field
through better all-around playing,
both In teamwork and individual play
ing. The final game was the fastest
of the meet. Chi Omega led, 5 to 0,
till the last three minutes, when
Delta Zeta, with a spectacular finish,
ran up six points. Blanche Hlggins
for the Delta Zeta's, and Camilla
Koch, for the Chi Omega's, were the
stars of the game. The playing of
Ermine Carmean, of the Kappa Alpha
Theta team, was also worthy of espe
cial mention.
Preliminaries First Round
Chi Omega 10 Delta Gamma 4
Bess Sherman... f... Elizabeth Brown
Beatrice Koch. . .f. . .Janet Thuniton
Camilla Koch....c Helen Black
Margaret Cowden.g. . . .Ruth Lindsay
Bess Chaney g Vivian Virgin
Alpha Omicron PI 6 Alpha XI Delta 4
Doris Hostetter..f Pearl Olson
Lorene Hendricks. f Lucille Keith
Mary Waters c....Erma Quesner
Mildred Gillilan. . .g. .. .Helen Larsen
Lucille Mauck....g....Jane Beachler
Kappa Alpha Alpha Delta
Theta 15 pl 4
Ermine Carmine, .f. .. .'Georgia Boggs
Mildred Smith... f Lucille Woods
Katherlne KohL.c Fern Noble
Orpha Carmean.. g. Helen Whlsenand
Margaret Dodge, .g. .. .Llla Prolllnger
Second Round
Chi Omega 15 Deita Delta Delta 0
Beatrice Koch...f Ruth Welch
Bess Sherman... f.... Marlon Hompes
Carc'.l'a Krwh c... Elinor Bennett
Bess Chaney g. . . .Clarlbel Hager
Margaret Cowdcn . g Donna Gustln
(Continued on page two)
HUSKERS LOSE TO
AMES MAT ARTISTS
Inexperienced Team Succumbs
14 to 26 Nebraska Gets
Two Falls
Nebraska's green wrestling team
succumbed to the attacks of the vet
eran Iowa State grapplers when the
representatives of the two school
met last Friday at Ames, by the
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"FETE OF NATIONS"
A COMPLETE SUCCESS
Over 800 Attended Temple
Party Saturday ' Night
MAY BE REGULAR EVENT
School Authorities Believe Enthusias
tic Reception Given Party Would
Justify Making Annual Affair of It
Over 800 students and faculty mem
bers attended the "Fete of the Na
tions," the big all-University party
given at the Temple last Saturday
night. In spite of the elaborate plans,
everything went off smoothly, and the
party was undoubtedly one of the best
ever held in the history of the school.
The stunts provided by the different
University organizations all proved
popular. All the actors were well
trained and the skits were cleverly
arranged. Wherever possible, the cos
tumes and settings were adopted to
the country the organization was rep
resenting, and beautiful efiects were
obtained. The minstrel show and the
Hawaiian music of Al Alpaki proved
to be especially good drawing cards,
and the rooms where they were play
ing were always packed to the doors.
Pageant Was Headliner
The headliner of the bill, though,
was the pageant "America." Aside
from the interest it would attract any
where, thl3 pageant was of particular
interest in University circles, because
it was written and produced solely
by University talent.
University authorities feel that this
party was by far the most successful
all-University affair of the year. In
fact, so much enthusiasm and ingenu
ity was displayed by the various or
ganizations, in the productions of
(Continued on page four.)
UNDERCLASS DEBATERS
CHOSEN IN TRYOUTS
Will Begin Preparation for
Contest at Once Upper
classes to Choose this Week
Freshmen and sophomore debating
teams for the annuul Inter-cluss de
bates were chosen at the tryouts
held Friday afternoon In Law 101.
The Sophomore representatives are
R. A. Robinson of Broken Bow, J. H.
Koehler of Geneva, and Harriett Ash
brook of Mitchell. E. Forrest Estos
was chosen alternate.
Reuben Claussen of Beatrice, L. E.
Slater of Lincoln and Leo Sturgeon
of Alton. Illinois, with Otis Apple
gate of Gibbon as alternate will rep
resent the first year class. Tryouts
in the Junior team will be held the
latter part of this week and the
seniors will probably chose their rep
resentatives the first of next week.
The time for the freshmah-soph-omoie
debate has not been definitely
decided but it will probably be held
some time this month. The winners
of the underclass contest will meet
the' visitors of the Junior-senior de
bate on Phi Beta Kappa day. The
question this year is concerning the
retention of government control and
operation of the railroads after the
war.
Annual Military Ball
Will Be Given March 8th
The Military ball, the annual party
given by the Cadet Officers' associa
tion, will be held at Rosewllde the
8th of March. This party which has
formerly been one of the most pre
tentious affairs of the season, will be
an Informal this year. One precedent
is to be fo!!o?""1 In that all cadet of
ficers and privates are expected to
v.ear their uniforms. Shembeck's Jazz
band will furnish the music. Tickets
may be had from Adjutant Merrill
Williams for $1.
CONVOCATION
Prof. E. II. Barbour, head of the de
partment of geology, will speak at
convocation this morning at 11 o'clock
in the Armory. "Recent Discoveries"
will be his subject. The lecture will
be accompanied by moving pictures.
Professor Barbour has done a great
amount of research work and is very
well acquainted with bin subject.
Lately be has made several trips into
western Nebraska to collect material.
LULL
DELAYSJLECTIOH
Postponed One Week Filings
Open Friday Evening
WANT MORE CANDIDATES
Executive Dean Believes More Interest
Should Be Shown Gives Chance
To Others to File
The general election for the sec
ond semester has been postponed until
Tuesday, February 19, by or-der of the
Executive Dean Carl C. Engberg, be
cause of the fact that only one candi
date had filed for each of the offices
except that of business manager of
the Cornhusker. Lester L. Dunn of
Lincoln, who filed Friday as candi
date for Ivy Day orator, completed the
ballot. .
Dean Engberg gave out tho follow
ing yesterday in an interview concern
ing the action taken:
"When Informed a few minutes be
fore 5 p. m. Friday that only one can
didate had filed for each office, I de
cided to postpone the election for one
week. It is nothing but a farce to
hold an election under such circum
stances. It is hoped that other can
didates will file, so as to make it worth
while to hold an election. No one
should do so, however, unless he
comes up to the high standard set by
the present candidates, those who have
already filed."
Dean Hastings' View
Acting Chancellor Hastings, when
approached by one of the candidates
on the subject said that the postpone
ment was made so that students could
have more of a choice in the election.
He said that he felt it especially nec
essary that a wide range he given for
the selection of the candidates to fill
the Important positions on the school
publications, but felt that more can
didates should file for all offices. The
authorities wish it clearly understood,
however, that their action is to be in
no way taken as a reflection upon the
ability of the candidates already regis
tered. They feel that tho selection
can be democratic only if the students
are given some range of selection.
It is hoped that other candidates
will file, but it is desired that only
those who are capable and have the
best Interests of the school at heart
should make application for the posi
tion. No other candidates have been
added, to the list published Friday, but
it is expected that several will swing
into line before the end of the week.
The co-ed vote this year will be a
particularly strong factor in the elec
tion, and It is expected that the wom
en will put at least two more candi
dates in the field.
PHI ALPHA TAU WILL
GIVE "HATCHET" DANCE
Public Speaking Fraternity
Hooks Up With Schembeck
and His Jazz Band
Phi Alpha Tau, professional public
speaking fraternity, which recently
adopted on probation the , motto,
"Less talk and more action," will
stage "hatchet" dance at the Rose
wllde party house with Schembeck
and his "Jazz" band Friday, Febru
ary 22. The fraternity is primarily
devoted to the development of the
Bpeech arts including dramatics and
debate and although this is the first
dance which the Nebraska chapter
bns planned there seems no reason
to believe they will suffer from in
experience. Tickets for the "hatchet" affair
were validated yesterday and will be
on sale on the campus, while they
last, by the members of the fra
ternity. Women's Committee Gathers Data
The women's committee of the state
council of defense has been gathering
data on the branches of preparation
for war service which are being offered
by the educational Institutions over
the Btate. About fourteen schools hav
reported, so far, and the majority have
put in first-aid, BleuOgraphy and tyre-writing.
