The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVII. NO. HO.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. TUESDAY. MARCH 12. 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Ililll QU1HTET
STATE mm
Local Lads Out-Class Omaha
in Finals
S HELTON HEADS CLASS B
lower-class Setups Prove Thriller,
of the Tourna-
ment.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Results In Basketball Finals
Class A
Lincoln ....29 Omaha 13
Class B
Shelton Oakdale ....23
Class C
Exeter 12 Hardy 14
Class O
Ravenna ...30 Seward 2
Class E
Scrlbner ...17 Sidney .....16
Class F
Gretna 32 Bayard ....31
Cla.s Q
Boelus 20 Randolph ...19
Class H -Osmond
....17 Culbertson .16
For the fourth time in the history
of the Nebraska High School basket
ball tournament Lincoln battled her
way to the top of the pile and copped
off the honors by winning the cham
pionship in Class A. In 1914 and 1915
and again in 1917 the Capital City
lads fought their way up to the rag,
but never has she had. a team that
so far out-classed all rivals as the
team that won this year. Lincoln
was clearly the victor from the start
and won each game that she played
by a very comfortable margin. Omaha
who was expected to give her a hard
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JOHN BENDER WRITES
FROM TRAINING CAMP
Former Well Known Cornhusk
er Athlete Training Men
for Army
A very interesting letter has Just
been received by the Cornhusker man
agement from John R. Bender, famous
ex-Cornhusker athlete .and football
star, who is now Division Athletic Di
rector at Camp Servier, South Caro
lina. "Johnny" has a responsible po
sition and is apparently enjoying his
work as turning out physically At
soldiers for Uncle Sam's army. Be
fore the entering the war service, he
was professor of physical education
and athletics at the University of
Tennessee. His letter follows:
"Dear Sirs:'
"Someone has been kind enough to
send me the Daily Nebraskan, much
to my Joy and pleasure, and I saw
where you may be interested In some
military pictures.
"My work in the army is to put on
games and contests and exercises that
together with the regular setting up
exercises will relieve the monotony
of drill and produce agile, skillful,
well balanced men, physically, men
who through their athletics will have
developed confidence and courage and
aggressiveness and fighting ability.
The idea Js to finally work out In our
army a thorough program of natural,
useful, non-constrained exercises that
through strenuous work will mean en
durance, health, suppleness, ability.
"I have been granted leave of ab
sence from the University of Ten
nessee, where I was professor of phy
sical education and athletics for the
Past year. My stay in the army will
be a year at least and so long as the
health of my family will permit it,
possibly through the period of the
war. We have been assigned as phys
ical training officers by the war de
partment and many of us have been
appointed as captains In our- work.
There is really grearroom for this
line of work In the army and I am sure
that it will not be long before a real
Program will be adopted by the War
Department Dr. Joseph E. Ray croft
of Princeton University is the head ot
cur army training work, working in
conjunction with Walter Camp, who
head a the navy work, between the two
a splendid system Is bound to be
worked out.
"Kindly give the Dally Nebraskan
editor my regards and many thanks
for the Dally. Also turn over to him
the gist ot this letter for his paper
it he desires to uro it.
"Very sincerely yours,
"JOHN R. BENDER.
"Capt. N. A."
MID-SEMESTERS WILL
LAST THROUGH WEEK
Held During the Regular Class
Periods
FINALS
MAY
18TH
Five Days' Spring Vacation Will
Begin Thursday,
March 28
Mid-semesters are now under way.
To most students the first half ot
the second semester has seemed ex
ceedingly short. The examinations
began . Monday and will cover the
larger part of the week. As usual
the examinations will cover one hour
upon one of the days of the week
air the regular time that the class
meets. The last of the mid-semesters
will be on Friday.
As all are anxiously looking for
ward to spring vacation it might be
of Interest to know that the vaca
tion will begin Thursday, March 28,
and will last till Tuesday, April 12.
There will be no classes upon Mon
day but they will begin as usual on
Tuesday. This gives the students
five days of vacation counting Sat
urday and Sunday.
Due to one week vacation at Christ
mas instead of the usual two weeks,
school will be out the last part of
May, one week earlier than it has
dismissed in the past. The final ex
aminations wilL begin on Saturday,
May 18, and will last till the 24th.
Commencement will be held on Mon
day the 27th.
EDUCATORS DISCUSS
BIG SCHOOL PROBLEMS
National Leaders Talk on Plans
For Centralization of
Teaching Systems
The National Educational associa
tion has Just held its annual meeting
at Atlantic City, N. J. The meetings
lasted a week and many different
phases of educational problems were
discussed.
One of the newest features of this
meeting was the school for superin
tendents and principals which was or
ganized last year. These secondary
men had four sessions in which they
discussed high school propositions.
The Junior high school was especially
emphasized and men from different
parts of the country told of their ex
periences with this new innovation.
There seemed to be two main ideas
in the discussions at- the general
meetings. The first and most urgent
was war work and the schools' rela
tion to it. There were many opinions
as to how to obtain the best results
and to get real co-operation. So many
H-ar vmrv movements have gone ro
the schools for aid and encouragement
that it is now a serious problem wnicn
tr. rfne. Only so much such volun
tary assistance can be given if any
real school work is to De accom
plished. The second question which has been
developing for some time and which
r must unon be solved is that of a
national system of education. Now
each elate, county ana tawi
have its own Individual system and
so many new ideas are under con
sideration that no plans are very defi
nite. . So a tenoency toward centraiiza
tinn rnnldlv showing up and promis
ing to become important. The idea sug
gested is to compile a minimum laoie
f ih most advisable subjects for
different types of schools, and then to
encourage the larger scnoois 10 eiaoo
rate sufficiently on that plan to fit
their needs.
The Smith-Hughes vocational edu
cation bill recently passed is working
towards this plan. The government
has put aside a large amount ot money
for vocational training and this is to
be distributed among the states pro
vided they furnish an equal amount.
r-prtAln vocational subjects will be re
quired and the work will be strictly
supervised. If it does not conrorm 10
ih reeuiaiions. ihe funds will be with
drawn. This Is the first Btep to a defi
nite centralized system and will prob
ably be followed by a broader and
more complete development.
BREAK EVEH WITH
KANSAS FARMERS
Ineffective Playing Gives
"Aggies" Last Game
HUSKERS SHOW FORM
Nebraska Freshmen Drop Both
Games With "Aggie" First
Year Men
Nebraska 31-17, Kansas Aggies 2326
Nebraska wound up the 1917-1918
basketball season last week with
two games with the Kansas Aggies
by splitting eveu with the visitors.
The first game Friday afternoon was
a good exhibition and was well at
tended by the visiting high school
boys. It was clearly Nebraska's game
from the start, the team playing to
gether and giving an exhibition""of
basketball that1 fairly astounded the
Farmers, who were rather expecting
an easy victory. Coach Stewart
shifted the line-up for the game some
what, putting Reynolds at Thomas'
position at guard, and shifting Hubka
from center to the other guard, and
putting Phillips in at center in order
to increase the team's weight. The
new arrangements worked fine, as
the "Aggie" bunch will bear witness.
Jackson," "Shelly" and Hubka were
the point getters for the Huskers.
Jackson shot in five field goals and
made three free throws while Shelly
came close along for the honors with
five goals and Hubka with three.
Reynolds played his first entire game
with the team in this game and did
exceptional work at guard. This is
his first year with the squad, and he
should make a valuable asset for
the , nucleus of the next season's
quintet. Captain Vantine and Clarke
were the especial stars for the "Ag
gies." The summary of the game
is as follows:
Nebraska 31 Aggies 23
Jackson f -. ..G.Hinds
Shellenberg f Vantine
Phillips c Whedon
Reynolds ..g. Clarke
Hubka g. J. Hinds
Field goals Jackson, 5; Schellen
berg, 5; Phillips, 1; Hubka. 3; G.
Hinds, 2; Vantine, 2; Whedon, 1; J.
Hinds.
Free throws Jackson, 3; Vantine,
5; Clarke.' 2;.
Referee Allen.
The Second Game
Id the game Saturday, Dame For
tune seemed to favor the men from
Jayhawk-land, and they won hands
down by a score of 26-17. The team
started the game with the old-time
line-up. But for some reason the
fellows could not seem to get to
gether and the first half ended with
the score 19 to 3 in favor of the
Aggies. In the second half things
began to run a little smoother. Rey
nolds was again sent in and the
team got the old husking machine
to working and made fine work of
the Farmers. Stewart tried to give
most of the subs a chance during the
game for he sent in most of the sec
ond string men on the squad before
it was over. However Nebraska was
unable to overcome the big lead
which the "Aggies" had gained in
the first half and the game ended
with the score 26-17.
Jackson and Shellenberg were
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PATRIOTISM FEATURES
WEEK'S CONYOCTIONS
Prof. H. H. Wilson Speaks
Tuesday Girls Mass Meet
ing Thursday
Two natriotic Convocations is Ne
braska's program for this week. To
day Prof. II. H. Wilson win speaic
on the "Present State of the War."
The band will be at the Armory at
11 o'clock to preface Professor Wil
son's address wlih the national airs.
Thursday a mass meeting of the
girls is pljrnned to discuss the Red
Cross and other patriotic measures.
The speakers 'will be Miss Kowgill.
Mrs. Whitfield and Miss Hrbkova.
All girls are urged to be present.
At the close of the Convocation, girls
will be asked to register for the
times at which they can work in the
Red Cross rooms.
Librarian to Washington
Miss Edna Noble, librarian ot the
State Farm, has been granted two or
Dosslbly three months leave of ab
sence to take a position in the library
in the United States Department ot
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
HUSKERS TO RAISE
FUND FOR SOLDIERS
Nebraska Students Asked to
Build Ball and Bat Fund
"OR CORNHUSKERS AT CODY
All Day Thursday and Friday Morn
ing to be Tag Time "A
Quarter or More" the
Slogan
To make it possible for Nebraska
students and other soldiers at Camp
Cody, Deming. N. M., to hurl spitballs
and slam out home-runs these spring
is the purpose of a Camp Cody ball
and bat fund which will be raised
among University students and pro
fessors this week. Thursday all day
and Friday morning has been set as
the time for (raising the subscrip
tions. The amount needed is about $250,
and to raise It will require that stu
dents and professors individually give
"a quarter or more." This phrase
has been adopted as the slogan of the
campaign. In student terms, "a qdar
ter or more" amounts to one and
three-fourths packages of cigarettes,
one and two-fifths malted milks, or
two cans of smoking tobacco at the
corner drug store.
Expect Liberal Response
The funds will be raised in response
to a request from several former Ne
braska students, among them Andrew
Nesbit, regimental athletic director,
for athletic equipment for a contingent
at Camp Cody. Nebraska students
who are enjoying college life in ap
proaching spring-time will be the last,
it is thought, to refuse to give "a
quarter or more" to make sure that
the country's soldiers in leisure mo
ments may have their chance to play
the great American game.
The campaign will be thoroughly
conducted on the campus by both
co-ed and men solicitors. Everyone
will be asked to give a quarter, and it
is asked tkatthose who feel unable to
give that much inform the solicitors
to that effect and they will not be
approached again.
College Men in France .
Have Paris Club House
A letter was received by Chascellor
Frank Strong of Kansas University
from the American University Union
in Paris, giving the names of the
young men from the University of
Kansas who are in France and have
registered at the Union headquarters.
! The headquarters has the privilege
of a simple club for college men and
their friends passing through Paris or
on a furlough. The privileges include
an information bureau, writing and
newspaper room, library, dining room,
bed rooms, baths, social features, op
portunities for physical recreation, en
tertainments, and medical service.
The Royal Palace Hotel at 8 Rue
de Richelieu, which has recently been
built, has been chartered by the
Union. It is in the heart of the great
boulevard district and is easily acces
sible from all parts of Paris. It is
near the Louvre and the Tuileries Gar
dens, and is within a block of the Pa
lais Royal station of the "Metropoli
tan" the Paris subway.
ELECT HEW OFFICERS
F)R FRESHMAN CLASS
Committee Announces Hop
Will Be Held in
April
At a meeting of the fresman class
Thursday morning, the election of of
ficers was held. The co-eds and the
men shared honors. The following
is the list of the officers elected:
Florence Wilcox, vice-president ; Frank
Patty, treasurer; Rhea Nelson, secre
tary, and Harry Howarth, sergeant al
arms. The plans for the freshman hop are
already under way. The committee
reports that the party will probably be
held some time In April. This will
be the one function that the class will
hold this semester.
W1IIS
I SETTLE FDR
PHOWONGt
JVill Omit Cornhusker Pictures
Not Paid For
MUST SETTLE TODAY
Sophomores, Given Till Friday to
Arrange for Payments at
Townsend's
Although the day of grace set by
Business Manager H. B. Thompson
for completing payments on the Corn
husker pictures of seniors and Juniors
is here, there are still a number of
students ot both classes who have
not settled their bill. Some ot them
have merely paid the deposit, and
others have paid absolutely nothing.
If these payments are not maid at
once, it will be necessary to go on
with the work of publishing the an
nual and omit the names of those
who are still behind. The money
should be paid today at Townsend's
studios. Since the sophomores have
had less time to arrange for their
pictures, they are granted a little
longer time, and have till Friday
as the final date for completing pay
ments. Although numerous warnings have
been sent out, it Is possible that some
students are not aware of the fact
they have not paid the entire amount.
To avoid any such misunderstand,
the complete list of names of Juniors
and seniors who still owe the studios
money is published below:
Organizations Not Paid
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers.
Agriculture Staff.
Young Women's Christian Associa
tion. Nebraskan Staff, first semester.
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers.
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GIRLS' CLUB TO GIYE
PARTY FOR ALL GIRLS
Will Celebrate Release From
Mid-Semesters in Temple
Saturday
To celebrate "mid-semesters over
again," the University Girls' club will
give a party for all University girls
Saturday afternoon of this week from
2:30 until 5 o'clock in Music hall,
the Temple. There will be no ad
mittance charge. Funds already in
the treasury will be used to pay for
refreshments. There will be a 6hort.
novel program after which there will
be dancing.
All University women are urged to
come out to this party which will be
one of the most entertaining of the
school year. The program committee
is working on the program yet it re
fuses to disclose the secrets it is
planning. The refreshment commit
tee is searching the Lincoln delica
tessan shops for things to eat. Mem
bers of the Girls' club council are
asked to see that the girls in the
houses they represent are told of the
party.
Innocents in. France Send
Ivy Plant to Chancellor
Acting Chancellor Hastings re
ceived a box from France last Fri
day in which he found an Ivy plant
wrapped in moss and moist dire. It
had been gathered upon the fields
of France by Lieut. Marcus Potus
and Lieut. Herbert Reece and sent
as a remembrance ot their Alma
Mater In behalf of the Innocents of
the American Expeditionary Forces.
Dp: Raymond J. Pool, head of the
botany department, has placed the
plant in the greenhouse and It Is now
growing. If it continues to grow, it
will be planted on Ivy Day. Follow
ing ia a. codv of the card which
Acting Chancellor Hastings received
in regard to the plant:
Dear Chancellor: Enclosed find a
plant of ivy gathered on the fields of
France by Lieutenants Marcus Potus
and Herb Reesesent as a remem
brance of our Alma Mater in behalf
of the Innocents cf the American Ex
twdltlonarT Forces.
