The Daily Nebraskan
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14. 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOL. XVH, NO. 90.
SEHDDELEGftTES TO
STATE COHFEREHGE
100 University Students to At
tend Volunteer Assembly
at Crete
MOVEMENT IS NATION-WIDE
Modeled After Northfleld Meeting
Fraternity Houset Vlalted by
Prominent Business Men
At least fifty men and fifty women
of the University will go to Crete Fri
day and Saturday of this week to at
tend the State Student Volunteer con
ference, held there February 15th to
17th, Friday to Sunday. The delegates
will represent every organization and
interest on the campus. This meeting
will be a continuation of the National
Student Volunteer conference held In
January at Northfleld, Mass. It's work
will be to lay out and supervise all
the religious work of the colleges and
universities of the state for the fol
lowing year. According to its pro
moters, it is even more It is a cam
paign intended to enlist thousands of
college students In a program of deep
and serious thinking on the really big
facts of life, touching particularly on
questions connected with the war. It
is not a local movement, but it is be
ing inaugurated in every state in the
country, and along practically the
same ideas. It is being pushed for
ward by men of national reputation
as workers in this field The slogan
of the concerted campaign is "North
American Students Mobilizing for
Christian World Democracy," and it is
probably the most gigantic and ex
tensive program ever planned for the
student world.
Speakers Go to Fraternities
The meeting at Crete will be at'
tended by about 300 students and
faculty members from Nebraska
schools. Just as men of national repu
tation are conducting the general cam
paign, men of prominence throughout
the state are forwarding the plans for
the Crete assembly. The first step
taken in Lincoln was made Tuesday
and Wednesday nights, when promi
nent business men dined at most of
the fraternity houses and made brief
addresses on the necessity of college
men acquainting themselves more
thoroughly with the fundamental prin
ciples at the bottom of the world war,
and with the moral and social issues
involved, as well as the political
ones. So far as possible, the men
were alumni of the chapters they
visited. Following is the list of the
speakers at the fraternity houses:
Alpha Sigma Phi. A. S. Dougall,
W. A. Luke; Alpha Tau Omega. Guy
E. Reed; Alpha Theta Chi. Arthur
Hiltner, George L. Towne; Beta Theta
Pi. Judge Ralph Wilson, John Rose
borough; Delta Tau Delta. John Rid
dell. Judge E. J. Hainer, Dr. E. B. Fin
ney; Delta Upsilon, Eugene Holland.
E. J. Sias; Phi Delta Theta, Dr. Pills
bury; Phi Gamma Delta. W. A. Sel
leck; Phi Kappa Psi, H. G. Hough, A.
L. Haecker; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, T.
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CADETS DRILLED IN
BATTALION FORMATION
Expect to Hold Parade Later in
Season To Introduce Com
pany Buglers
Battalion drill is this year becoming
a prominent feature in the work of
the University cadets. Wednesday
evening durinsr drill hour the various
fompanies were formed into their
respective battalions, and while at
attention the cablegram from Colonel
Yates, former University command
ant, was read.
Soon after Colonel Roberts took
charge of the military work at the
Vnlverslty, he had the cadets drill in
battalion formation one evening.
Wednesday was the first of a series of
battalion drills, and later In the sea
son it is expected that parades will
be held.
Another new feature being Intro
duced by Colonel Roberts Is company
huglers. Heretofore the various com
panies have been assembled and dis
missed by one bugler, but after prac
tice of two weeks or so, it Is expected
o have each companv have its own
bugler.
MID-WINTER GRADUATES
ASKED TO REGISTER
Members of the mid winter gradu
ating class are asked to leave their
names and addresses with the alumni
secretary in her office In the basement
of the Administration building. Per
manent University records are kept at
alumni headquarters, and all graduates
are asked to do their part in keeping
these records as complete as possible.
ASKS HELP WITH
UNIVERSITY HONOR ROLL
The University honor roll, perma
nent records of which are being kept
at alumni headquarters, is constantly
growing. Students who know of any
changes of addresses among their sol
dier friends should report these' to
headquarters. The January issue of
the Alumni Journal contained over
1,000 names. Over a hundred names
have come in since. The additional
list will be published in the April
Issue.
Ostry Enters War Service
Principal J. M. Ostry of the Bruno
schools, who is a former student of
this University, has given up his
school work in order to enter military
service. He enlisted recently In the
aviation corps but will be here for
several weeks studying French and
telegraphy, until he is called.
Miss Vance to Washington
Miss Julia Vance, acting head of
the home economics department,
leaves Saturday for Washington, D.
C, to attend a meeting of the home
economics food administration direc
tors. This convention will last the
whole week.
Attends Extension Meeting
Miss Mary Elian Browu of the ex
tension department, left Wednesday
for Washington, D. C to be present
at the Junior extension service meet
ings. C. W. Watson, also of the ex
tension department will attend these
meetings.
Junior Debate Tryouts
Tryouts for Junior class debating
teams will be held In Law 101 today
at- 5 o'clock.
To the Women in the Graduating
Classes of the College and Uni
versities: The United States Food Adminis
tration calls you to its Fervice. Our
need is so great that we appeal to you
to prepare yourselves as best you can,
and -to. enlist for the great work that
must be done.
There will be diversity of asks and
therefore diversity of talent and train
ing can be used. All our questions
now center in food; its production, its
distribution, its use, its conservation.
The more you know about these things
the more valuable you will be, and
the greater will be your service to
humanity.
If you have not already done so, we
urge you to pursue studies dealing
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be reinforced by courses in chemistry,
physiology and economics. It will be
well, too, if you have acquired the
arts of public presentation of your
knowledge to the people who so much
need it.
Fortunately most of our educational
institutions now offer courses which
give the necessary training for this
work, but to the others an appeal Is
being sent to provide such -instruction
wherever it is possible.
More detailed suggestions and di
rections will be published soon. To
day your country asks you to resolve
to do what you can in this the hour of
extreme peril to the democratic peo--1c
cf the world.
F'" Faithfully yours,
HERBERT HOOVER.
Kllj MSlfiKo 1UU1ID
PARTY FOR FRESHMEN
Will, Entertain Protegees in
Temple Saturday Afternoon
from 2 to 6
A senior-freshman girls' parly will
be given by Dean Amanda Heppner
at the Temple Saturday. February 16.
from 2 o'clock to 6 o'clock. There will
be a program in the early part of the
afternoon. Games and dancing will
follow the program. Refreshments
will be served.
an senior and freshmen girls are
cordially invited. Admission win oe
free.
II!
1HUSKEHS OUT
TO LICK JAYHWKERS
Result of ' Two Games With
Kansas Will Mean Much
TEAM WILL DO ITS SHARE
Promises to Fight to the Finish
Puts it Oft to Student
Body for Support
The two basketball games of the
entire schedule that mean the most to
the student body and. team and
coaches will be played Friday and Sat
urday nights of this week, when the
classic rivals of Nebraska, the Kan
sas Jayhawks. will invade the Corn
husker camp for their annual mix.
Beyond the fact that Nebraska must
beat Kansas simply because it is Kan
sas, the standing of the two teams in
the Missouri valley championship
race will be largely decided by the
outcome of these two games. There
for, It is expected that both nights
will see the gym in the Armory packed
to the doors with enthusiastic, loyal
Cornhuskers.
While the dope on the outcome of
the games is indefinite, and fluctuat
ing, it is not altogether unfavorable
to the Nebraskans. Kansas has beaten
Washington university badly in two
games this week. Washington beat
Nebraska badly last week. But there
seems to have been something wrong
with the Kansas-Washington games,
for these who have been watching the
conference race closely declare that
Kansas has been showing form that
would place it below Washington by
a considerable margin. Washington
beat Nebraska by much greater mar
gin than Missouri did. On the other
hand, Missouri beat Kansas two games
on the Kansas floor. Kansas has either
shown a complete reversal of form, or
Washington took a bad slump, or Mis
souri was In good form when it beat
Kansas, or was playing loose when
it defeated Nebraska. - Or maybe Ne
braska did not play consistently on
its trip to Washington and Missouri.
Each fan has his pet theory of the
situation, and Is absolutely certain
that he has it all doped out right.
Team Has Lots of Fight
But fans do agree on one point
Nebraska is going to beat Kansas if
it is within the range of human pos
sibility for them to do so. So far as
the team itself is concerned, the Scar
let and Cream are under a slight hand
icap. Nearly every player is crippled
in some way or another, from the re
sults of last week's games, and the
strenuous practices that have been
held. And the team's lack of experi
ence is still strongly in evidence. A
fair offense has been worked up this
week, and the defense strengthened
until few attacks can penetrate it.
However, the chief asset of the team
is its fighting spirit; and by the way.
Nebraska's fight and pep this season
is fast becoming the talk of the val
ley. The Missouri coach told Coach
Stewart that never in his career had
he sent a team on the floor against
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FOUR ATHLETIC CAPTAINS
TO BE CHOSEN TONIGHT
Board Will Select Leaders in
Basketball, Track, Wrestling
and Baseball
Four varsity athletic captains will
be elected by the athletic board Thurs
day evening. Basketball, track, wres
tling and baseball will be the sports
for which leaders will be selected.
Cable Jackson who has been select
ed by the members of the basketball
team as their leader will probably be
chosen by the board for that office.
It is not known who will be selected
for the other three places. A meeting
of all letter men in track will be held
shortly before the board meeting at
which time a man will be recommend
ed to the board as suitable to lead the
cinder-path athletes this spring.
Among the wrestlers there Is not a
veteran and the captain will have to
be selected from among the new men
of this year. There will probaly be
an election by the members of the
team that went to Ames last week.
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MUST HAVE PHOTOS
TAKEN BY SATURDAY
Cornhusker Management Is.
sues Last Call for Pictures
WANT ALL REPRESENTED
Publication Board Requires Full
Amount to Be Paid Before Prints
Are Sent to Engraver
The time has come when It must be
demanded that the Cornhusker pic
tures be gotten in at once. Because
of the unsettled condition of school the
time has been extended until Satur
day of thU week but thia will bo the
final date for any pictures to be taken.
There are a few Junior and senior
pictures still to be taken. The man
agement realizes that these persons
are desirous of having their pictures In
the book, but that they have simply
neglected to get them taken. Special
arrangements have been made where
by all who have not had their pic
tures taken can do so at Townsend's
studio on South Eleventh street some
time before Saturday of this week.
All organization pictures should also
be attended to before Saturday. A de
posit is required of all organizations
at the time that the picture is taken.
It is for the good of the organizations
that their pictures should appear In
the Cornhusker as this book Is In a
great degree a representation of what
the organization is doing.
Deposits Mutt Be Made
Many students have had their pic
tures taken but have failed to make
the required deposits. It is required
by the student publication board that
the full amount be paid before the pic
tures can be sent in to the engravers.
Since it is necessary that any one sec
tion of the book should be complete be
fore it can be sent to the engravers,
it is found that there are a few stu
dents or organizations that are hold
ing up particular sections of the book.
At this time of adverse conditions it
is particularly desired that the stu
dents do everything in their power to
help in gathering the material for the
Cornhusker.
It is probable that if the war is still
in progress next year an annual book
will not be attempted. Also there are
numerous persons in school who wi'.l
never return from their trench life.
For these reasons it is probable that
the junior pictures will never again
appear in an annual book. For the
added reason that many will never re
turn, all students should make an
earnest effort to have their pictures
appear. Even if they are not particu
lar about having their pictures in the
book, their friends will be anxious to
have this book as a memorial of the
friends and associations of their
school life.
Albert Freitag, '13, who has been sta
tioned at Camp Grant, 111., has recently
been transferred to the Third Officers
Training camp.
Major C. B. Robbins, '98, adjutant
of the 67th Brigade, has been appoint
ed cpmmander of the Second Officers'
school, Camp Cody.
Edward C. Johnston, '09, who has
been located at Little Rock, Ark., as
manager of the Western Newspaper
Union, has been transferred to the
office at New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Demlng are living in
Lincoln until the former, who is at
tending the University, leaves for war
service. His folks will move from
Fairmont to a 1,540-acre ranch located
60 miles southeast of Denver In Elbert
countv, Colorado, where they will do
farming ana" raise stock.
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POSTPONE MEETING
Dr. Milliken Unable to Address
Phi Beta Kappa and
Sigma Xi
The combined annual meeting of the
Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma XI socie
ties has been indefinitely postponed.
Dr. R. A. Miliken, who was to address
the meeting, is unable to leave his
work with the National Council of
Defense. It has not been decided
whether another speaker will be se
cured or wsether Pr. Miliken will give
the address at a later date.
iO-llIER GRAOS
WILL B ETD EG R EES
Fifty-Two Students Recom.
mended for Graduation Friday
FIVE BELOW LAST YEAR
Prof. J. E. LeRosalgnol Will Give the
Address Acting-Chancellor W. G.
Hastings to Confer Degrees
Fifty-two students, according to the
faculty recommendations to the chan
cellor and board of regents, will re
ceive degrees at the annual mid-winter
commencement to be held in the
Temple theatre tomorrow evening at
8 o'clock. Thjs is only five less than
the degrees conferred at the same
time last year. The arts and science
college furnishes twenty-four of this
number.
Prof. J. E. LeRosslgnol, head of the
school of commerce, will deliver the
address. He has chosen for his sub
ject, "Canada and the World War."
Acting-Chancellor William G. Hast
ings will confer the degrees and in
the absence of Governor Keith
Neville, Adjutant General H. E. Clapp
will give the military commissions.
Dr. W. W. Bolt of Plymouth Congrega
tional church will be the chaplain.
The board of regents will meet to
morrow morning to act upon the rec
ommendations. Following is the list of graduates
recommended :
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Master of Arts
Byers, Earl Alexander, A.B. 1916, Mid
land College, Germanics.
Stoner, Walter Wells, A.B. 1893, Otter-
bein University, Educational, Theory
and Practice.
Vose, Leonard Owen, B.Sc. 1917, Uni
versity of Nebraska, agricultural
chemistry, bacteriology.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Bachelor of Arts
Beachy, Fern Lydia
Beard slee", Elbert;
Conner, Paul
Fisher, Elsie
Franklin, N. Victor
Fudge, Elizabeth May
Henninger, Ruth
Horsfall, Alice 1
Kenner, James Rupert
Kirsch, Hollis Harlan
Murphy, Bradford Janes
Orr, Fred Loper
Palmer, Lawrence Alfred
Rice, Adolph Lemuel
Sands, Robert Lyman
Sheldon, Ruth
Shores, Ward Adrian
Wells, Frederick Nichols
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Buerstetta, Blanche
Bachelor of Science
Dally. Claude Franklin
Dungan, Edmund Dale
Kimball, Kent K
Physical Education Certificate
Sheldon, Ruth
Certificate of ihe School of Commerce
Kirsch, Hollis Harlan
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Dale, Carl Core
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AWGWAN GIVEN BOOST
IN JUDGE COLUMN
Nebraska Humorous Monthly
Ranked With Harvard Lam
poon and Princeton Tiger
The Nebraska "Awgwan," ihe txaf
vard "Lampoon" and the Princeton
"Tiger" make up the page "With, the
College Wits" in the February Judge.
This is quite a plume in little boy
Awgwan's hatband for the "Lampoon"
and the "Tiger" are known, through
out the United States as the leading,
college humorous publications. Since
Princeton and Harvard draw the best
men from many states and Nebraska
as only a middle-west state university
has only the students of practically
one state as contributes, it makes the
honor even greater.
Starting at the top of the page with
the familiar face, figure and pipe of
Chief Awgwan-, continuing through
five new and "hot" jokes and ending
with a picture by Dwight Kirsch "An
Old Fashioned Circular Starecase"
Awgwan takes up a column in the
middle of the page flanked by his two
artistic eastern rivals.