V. m. C. A. EDITION
The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVII, NO. 119.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 27. 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FDOTBALL GRY IS
STILL HE MEN
Coach Asks For Twenty Addi
tional Candidates
TRACK PROSPlcT BRIGHTER
Ames Here One Week from Saturday
No Men out for Weight
Events
The success of the spring football
practices which have been inaugurat
ed m Nebraska this year, is still some
what doubtful. So far only a relatively
few men have reported for work, and
the prospects for some real workouts
ire becoming more and more uncer
tain each day. As General Leonard
Wood, who Just returned from the bat
tle fields of Europe, says, the urgent
cry of the war now is men, men, men.
And so it is with the football situation
In Nebraska the cry of the coaches is
for men, men, and still more men. It
Is not because there are not enough
men in the school, for notwithstanding
the heavy drain there has been on the
football squad, there are still plenty
of men in the University who, if they
only knew it, would make excellent
that every one sits back and either
thinks that it is too nice weather to
gridiron material. The real trouble is
get out get all "tired out" or else they
believe In letting the other fellow do it
all, and the other fellow is too often
apt to do the Bame and the thing
never gets done.
If the present plans of the athletic
department are to be carried out
there must be at least twenty more
man nut fnr the resrular evening grind.
At present the work consists mostly
In sprinting practice on the track for
the pnrpose of getting the men hard
ened into condition, but very shortly
the work of blocking and tackling will
be gone into and it is planned also to
give the men some scrimmage work
of a more peppy variety. But to do
this we must have men.
Track Prospect! Brighter
Everything is not gloom however,
and by the way of a little consolation,
the prospects for the track are look
ing Bomewhat better. Several new
men have appeared on the track In
the last couple of days who make
things look like we would be able to
get into things in the proper manner
by the time the . Ames aggregation
makes its appearance on the field a
week from Saturday. But there Is
still room for a number of more men
here, too. As yet there are but two
men out for the hurdles and one for
the pole vault and the high jump,
while in the weight events practically
no one has entered. It takes co-oper-tlon
and hard work.
ANNUAL TRIP TO ESTES
ABANDONED THIS YEAR
Larger Conference To Be Held
at Lake Geneva, North of
Chicago
For several years delegates from
Nebraska Association has gone to
Estes Park for ten days in June to
get training and inspiration for the
next year'B work. As a war measure
this year tha Estes Tark conference
has been cancelled In favor of a
similar yet much larger conference
at Lake Geneva, Wis , Just north of
Chicago.
The association has always de
pended for Its leadership upon thes9
conferences but this year the need
of such a conference Is far more
Important. It is necessary to train
and use younger men In Y. M. C. A.
work and In addition to this fact we
must carry the greatly enlarged war
program.
It la recognized that the Northfleld
conference has meant a great deal
this year to the study program for
students and has made it possible
to enlist 200,000 students in these
classes.
Lake Geneva must play this part
in the regular association work fdr
next year. Those Interested either
In going or in helping others to go,
should see Wm. F. Urbach or Walter
Judd.
UNIVERSITY NIGHT IS
FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Total of $09.05 To Be Turned
Over to Gilkey Campaign
Fund
The final report of the University
Night, performance Issued yesterday
by Chairman William F. Urbach,
shows Hi at l,r37 students and faculty
members were present and that $Gfl.9.r
Burplus was realized and turned to the
Bible study committee to partially de
fray the expenses of the Ullkey cam
paign. Up until last year the I'nlvertlty
Night has resulted in a deficit, but
staging the event at the Auditorium
has lessened the cost to such an ex
tent that a profit can be made. There
is, however, no endeavor to make
money, the object being firsr to please
the University.
The committee directly responsible
for the program is made up of men and
women selected regardless of their
connection with the Y. M. C. A. or the
Y. W. C. A., but keeping in mind their
part in University activities and their
ability to help with such a program.
The committee this year consisted of
William F. Urbach, chairman; Flor
ence Bishop, Theda Waterman, Ruth
Hutton, Harold Long, George Driver,
Ray Cowen and Laverne Stone.
In the working up of a program all
organizations are asked to submit a
sketch to be considered by the com
mittee. About fifteen organizations
usually respond and the best of the
sketches submitted are selected.
Following is the financial statement:
Tickets sold 1377 at 15c, total, $206.60.
Complim'entaries, 160.
Total attendance, 1.537.
Expenditures
Auditorium $'0.00
War tax 30.65
Orchestra 10.00
Walt. Bros 8.00
Miscellaneous 38.00
Total $136.65
Profit $ 69.95
GYMNASTIC EXHIBITION
CANCELLED ACCOUNT WAR
No Trip To Be Made This Year
By Gymnastic Team to
Western Meet
The war has claimed another victim.
The annual gymnastic exhibition has
been called off "on account of the
wnr" anH thus the students have lost
one more evening's entertainment.
Every spring for years the physical
education department has hud one
evening to entertain the student body
with an exhibition in gymnastic drills,
and folk dancing, tumbling, aesthetic
dancing, and work with dumb-bells ana
gymnasium apparatus. The proceeds
in the past have gone largely to" pay
the expenses of the gymnastic team on
their yearly trip to the western colleg
iate gymnasium meet In CBicago. This
meet has also been called off on ac
count of the war hence there is no
necessity to raise funds for this purpose.
Dr. Charles W. Gilkey of Chicago is to spend four days of next
week in our University in the effort to strengthen and deepen
religious work and feeling among the faculty and students. Dr.
Gilkey was here last fail for a day and spoke at convocation. Those
who heard him are enthusiastic about his powers as a public
speaker as are those who' know him as to his character. He will
devote himself to the effort to touch all that is best and highest
In the possibilities of student life.
Those who were fortunate
w r a i...k.nn when he was
T. IY1. iiiviivvi. - -
. j M-ii - u. lmni.aa4 hw that force with which he
developed the Idea that we who are left at home must not f get
that those who are fighting our battle at the front are after all
only doing so that we may freely and in a free world develop char
acter and citizenship here at home. It lies with us to make our
communities worthy of the sacrifice or else our dead will have
died In vain.
Dr. Gilkey with all his power cannot do this alone. Without
our assistance he cannot even do any of it amongst us. If w hold
ourselves selfishly or carelessly aloof he would as well not have
come.
Can we not give ourselves
. . . .
attendance at all his meetings?
JUNIDRSGtTTITLE
IN FINAL DEBATE
Win Unanimous Decision Over
Sophomores Yesterday
ARGUE PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Winning Team Composed of Robert
Moodie, William Maddox and
Walter James
Excelling the freshmen in argu
ment and rebuttal the junior debating
team, consisting of Robert Moodie
of West Point, William Maddox, of
Falls City and Walter James of
Brush, Colorado, won the unanimous
decision of the judges in the final
debute of the interclass series In
Law 101 yesterday afternoon. The
question was, "Resolved, That the
United States should own and oper
ate the railroads of the United
States."
The freshman team, winners from
the sophomores, was composed of
Reuben Claussen of Beatrice, Leo
Sturgeon of Alton. Illinois, and Law
rence Slater of Lincoln. The judge
were Prof. J. P. Senning, of political
science department and L. W. Kline,
'19. G. V. Lundmark, 18, of Omaha,
chairman of the interclass debating
board, presided.
The Juniors urged in the case
which won (the debate for them that
the chance to the system of govern
ment ownership and operation was
necessary in that the present system
had failed completely to provide
efliclent, economical and just service.
They pointed ont the discriminations
which existed and which regulation
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EMPLOYMENT BUREAU IS
BIG AID TO STUDENTS
Helped to Find Positions for
Wage Earners Aggregating
$2,500 This Year
There is one department of the Uni
versity Y. M. C. A. that helps many
men who work their way through
school. The University Employment
Bureau finds jobs for men that want
to work for board and room, regular
employment, or odd time work. Also
at the first of the year, students are
directed to residences and rooming
houses where rooms can be secured for
the school year. No charge is made tx
the students for any work done by the
employment secretary.
Up to date, the Employment Bureau
has filled over four hundred jobs- since
the beginning of school. Many of these
have been odd jobs in the residence
districts for spare time. The most
popular work is earning board in res
taurants" or In sorority and fraternity
houses. About seventy-five men have
done work to earn rooms. Over fifty
miscellaneous Jobs were given such as
office and store work. Many calls are
now being received for gardening and
out-door Jobs. The earnings of men
put in employment by this department
since the opening of school, aggregate
about $2,500. .
enough to hear Dr. Ward at the
throuah our city a xew wetn
and mm a cnance ry umim9 ,n
W. G. HASTINGS,
Acting Chancellor.
NEBRASKA TO CHINA
FUND NEARLY COMPLETE
$1,207 is Total Amount Sub
scribed Excellent Spirit
Has Been Shown
That the Nebraska-to-China cam
paign has been more than success
ful and beneficial both to Miss Grace
Coppock and to the girls of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, was brought out
at veRpers, Tuesday at C o'clock in
the Y. V. C. A. rooms. Over $1,207
has already been subscribed and
about 450 girls seen by the various
teams.
Bernlce Miller, chairman of the
committee which has been working
on this campaign, presided and
called on the captains, or their rep
resentatives, for reports of the mon
ey, number of girls seen and also
what the campaign had meant on
the campus and to themselves per
sonally. Summed up the opinions of
the girls were as follows: that China,
during the past week had been much
more real and nearer, that Miss
Taylor and Miss Ting had broadened
and inspired every girl they really
came into touch with, and that the
canmaien had brought out even more
vividly the spirit of the times--that
of unselfishness and sacrifice. Before
the reports Gertrude Munger gave a
vocal solo.
FILLMORE AND BOX BUTTE
COUNTY REPORTS RECEIVED
. The State Conservation and Soil
Survey department has Just received a
published report on the soil survey of
Fillmore county, Nebraska.
An advanced copy of the map of the
soil survey of Box Butte county has
also been received. The final report
will come in a few days.
The field work on these reports is
made by the state and federal surveys,
but the publications are issued at
Washington.
JUDD IS ELECTED TO
LEAD Y. M. C. A. WORK
Active Member of This Year's
Cabinet to Succeed Ray
Cowen as President
Walter II. Judd, '20, of Rising City
was yesterday elected president of
the Y. M.,C. A. cabinet for the com
ing year. He will take the place of
Ray II. Cowen, '19,. of Stratton, who
has entered war service. Cowen
also acted as general secretary but
-it is probable that a special secre
tary will be engaged next year to
take charge of that work.
Judd has been very active in the
cabinet both this year and last. He
was chairman of the Bible study
committee and was representative to
the big Volunteer conference at
Northfleld, Mass., the meeting which
was the start of the big fight for
Christian World democracy. He has
been at the head of the organization
work in the establishing of Tues
day evening discussion groups at the
various fraternities. Judd was in
charge of the big convocation in the
second Red Triangle drive.
ELECT DELEGATES TO
CHICAGO CONVENTION
Madeline Girard and Fae
Breese to Represent Nebraska
W. A. A. Pt April Meeting
Madeline Girard and Fae Breese
were elected representatives to the
National Convention of the Women's
Athletic Association which is to be
held in Chicago on April 12, 13. at the
meeting of the University W. A. A.
Tuesday evening in the gymnasium.
Gertrude De Santelle was elect
ed hike leader and Irene Springer basket-ball
leader.
I HI. C. I DRIVES
IN
Great Success Met With In All
Student Campaigns
$23,000 TO RED TRIANGLE
Oversubscribe Quota by $8,000 In First
Undertaking Large Attendance
at Volunteer Classes
The outstanding event of the first
semester from a Y. M. C. A. stand
point was the Red Triangle campaign
in November. The drive was not
officially conducted by the student
association, but by a general Uni
versity committee. A goal of $15,000
was set for the University of Ne
braska and in a great patriotic con
vocation held November 23 at the au
ditorium over $23,000 was subscribed.
Most of the subscriptions were to be
made in monthly installments and
have been coming in very promptly.
Already over $15,000 has been paid
in. The secondary results of the
campaign the effects on the stu
dents themselves, who. sacrificed in
order that their fellows in arms
might have more of the comforts cf
life were perhaps even more valu
able than the money raised.
The campaign gave an entirely
new note to University life a dis
tinctly war note. It did a great
deal to broaden out students, giving
them a vision of world needs of to
day than Just a narrow local vision.
Helped Discussion Groups
The Red Triangle campaign made
possible the organization during the
second semester of a great many
groups of men and women meeting
weekly to discuss Christian prin
ciples as they relate to the present
world situation." These are not in
dications of men becoming effeminate
and "pious" but they are indications
that virile men and women are ans
wering the greatest call to be heard
today not so much the call to enlist
in military service as the call for
every . Individual to enlist in some
sort of world service. University
students are thinking in world terms,
they are reorganizing their modes of
living on a war basis, they are work
ing not for America alone but for
all the peoples of the earth in seek
ing to make possible a true world
democracy. They are searching anew
the life and words of Christ to find
how His principles fit into the world
situation today.
It is such questions and problems
that these groups are seeking to
solve and reports indicate tht every
where a hearty response is met with.
Almost half the men in school are
being reached by these classes. The
leaders are faculty members, busi
ness and professional men, and stu
dents. Almost all of the fraternities
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SOCIAL COMMITTEE HELPS
STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT
Four Big Events Arranged For
Men During Past Year By
Association
Work of the Social committee of the
association this year ' has centered
mainly about four principal events.
The first two were "Open Houses" at
which new and old students number
ing nearly to 100 at each meeting,
were entertained during vacation
week. Varied programs were present
ed at each of these meetings, and at
the second gaatherlng the freshmen
were given an opportunity to meet
with upperclassmen and with members
of the faculty. Coach E. J. Stewart
gave an interesting talk to the fresh
men on the opportunities In athletics.
The third df the meejtlngs held was
the All-membership party held No
vember 17, following v the Kansas
Nebraska football game. The enthus
iasm of the victory made for one of
the best meetings of the year at tils
time.
The last social event was the post
exam Jubilee which was held February
2. The celebration this time was over
th timely defeat of Captain Flunk and
his cohorts, and there was nearly as
much elaHon as of the time after the
Kansas defeat.