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The Daily Nebraskan VOL XVII. NO. 13rt. UNIVERSITY OK NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. THURSDAY, APRIL IS. 191$. MirjUESQTA MEET MIES PROBLEM Higb Schools Have Field for Scheduled Date BEATRICE MAKES BID offfPt Guarantee f Recelpta and Record Crowd t Hava Athlete Brought Thera With pood wither In our favor nd the men full of pep e etching 1 getting Into first flis shape for the opening 'vent of the track season t Don Moines ntrt Saturday. The ir-en on the squad have been working hard all this week and from the ap pearance of thinga Nebraska should make a very creditable showing at the big middle west relay classic at Drake. The exact personnel of the team mhich will make the trip has not as yet been announced, but there is a wealth of material from which to pick them and Coach Stewart has every reason to believe that they will stand a pood chance of bringing home the bacon. May Transfer Minnesota Meet At present' there is a very strong possibility that the dual meet to be held with Minnesota on May 4 will not be staged at Lincoln. May 4 is the date of the annual state high school track meet and as all the schools out in the state have made their plans with this in view it is highly improbable that that event can be changed. Then there is the mat ter of finances. For the past several years Nebraska and Minnesota have been staging these dual meets and there has always been a standing guarantee of 1450 to the visiting team. This year Nebraska's athletic funds are not quite so overflowing as might be desired due to the fact that the re ceipts have been less than in the last few years and also to the fact that the athletic department has donated Quite a considerable sum to the Red Cross. Coach Stewart has tried to have the meet transferred to Minnesota but they in turn do not feel qualified to make us a guarantee for the trip and so that method of solving the problem is of no avail. Beatrice Bids for Event However, there is one vay of meet ing the situation which may prove sat isfactory, and that is to stage the meet at some other place. Dr. Stewart made a visit to Beatrice with this in view yesterday and reports that as far as Beatrice is concerned that pro posal is entirely satisfactory. The down-state city has made a guarantee of 400 for the meet, and while this Is not the entire sum that is required to get the Minnesota athletes here, still it would cover a large part of the expenses of the meet. On the contrary if it is held in Lincoln the total receipts would, judging from past records, be about $75 or -$100, and so from a purely business standpoint it is advisable to take the meet to Beat rice.. Beatrice is very enthusiastic about the prospects of getting the chance to stage such an affair and Superintendent Stoddard of the Beat rice high school assured Dr. Stewart that he would have a record breaking (Continued from nace one.) WOMEN TAKE ACTIYE PART IN WAR WORK Make Mand Inquiries as to Methods ' in Which They Can Serve Country That the women of . Nebraska are endeavoring to serve their country in the new fields of war emergency work lately opened by the government is shown by the numerous applications for information received by TYof. Sarka Hrbkova, head of the Slavonic Language department, who Is also chairman of the women's committee of the State Council of Defense. The most direct may to secure in formation concerning civil service ex aminations or employment In war emergency work, according to Miss Hrbkova. ia to write to the Depart ment of Civil Service, at "Washington, D. C. Among the fields of wor now open to women are stenography, wire less, chemical research, and clerical work in the Ordnance Department. !VAR BABY IS TO 1 BE HOME PRODUCT Cornhusker Printing Contract Let to Lincoln Firm BEHIND ITS SCHEDULE Delay in Placing Contract Necessarily Retards Program f Yearbook Staff Working Double Timt "IMS Cornhusker." may not be readv for diMribution, before shool U oul, due to the fact that the Illinois company, mho wore to print the an nuals, have withdrawn their contract. Three weeks mere lost in securing a new printing firm to do the work mc cessfully. The new contract has been finally let to a Lincoln company, who commenced work on the annual im mediately. Although the Lincoln business men have supported the Cornhuskor in former years to quite an extent, it has been impossible to have a Lim-c'n firm do the printing, because they could not meet the bids J of outside competitors, by several hundred dollars. The Illinois firm raised their figures, which made it possible for the annual to be printed at home. Therefore the annual mill be a born citizen of the state it repre sents. On account of this delay, Wayne Tomnsend and his 6taff are m-orking double time, in order to get the "Corn busker" out on schedule if there is a possible chance. Cuts of all pictures have been finished and the engraving is of the highest degree. This year's Cornhusker is going to be the most novel and complete annual ever pub lished at Nebraska, mhich mill more than compensate the students for the delay. PROF. SARKA HRBKOYA TO ATTEND CONVENTION Will Go to Washington to Meet With Chairmen of National Women's Committees- Prof. Sarka Hrbkova, chairman of the woman's committee of the State Council of Defense, will attend the convention of chairmen of women's committees, to be held in Washing ton, in May. The meeting is called by Dr. Anna Howard Sham-. National questions mill be discussed but the main purpose mill be to devise ways in which the women of America can help win the war. An effort m ill be made to elim inate the overlapping fields in mar activities mhich tend to diminish the efficiency of the organizations doing mar work. WILL CHANGE SCHEDULE OF SURGICAL DRESSINGS CLASS The next meeting of the nem- sur gical dressings class, under Miss H. I. Redford, mill be held Thursday eve ning at 7 o'clock. At this meeting a vote mill be taken to decide which evening the class mill be held, since it is inconvenient for some students to attend mith the present schedule. All the girls are requested to bring aprons and head coverings.. Applicants for Lumber Camps Must Arrange Now Willard Kimball announces that all men of the University desiring to go to the summer lumber camps should arrange with him at once at his office, 411 Security Mutual build thTe sre n ??'rrA number of applicants and he must know before his departure next m-eek Just how many men he has to make provision for. The lumber camps are located at Steamboat, Colorado, in a very agree- able region and the work will be adapted to the students since the tim ber is 6-inch timber and easy to cut and handle. The period of the labor is from June 1. to September 1 with wages at 1 3.50 per day from which ?1 is reserved for board. The railroad fare one way is refunded. Mr. Kimball states that he will make the quarters of the University stu dents the most desirable and will give men from this college a "bunk" ; to themselves. All arrangements for this work should be made npt latter than the middle of next week. STUD T BE Supt. C. E. Chowins Advocates New Tennis Courts APPROPRIATES BUDGET Provides for Equipment of Grounds in Report of Construction Program to Board of Regents The University may have nem- ten nis courts after all, even though the athletic association is out of money, if the regents act favorably upon the budget of the Mipoi iniendon of grounds and buildings. Supt. Ohas. K. Chop in, a new cham pion of the terinis cause, has provided in his budget for some very much needed improvement in "no man's land" between the nem- chemistry building and the athletic field. He proposes to recTaim this back yard of the University hy clearing up all the unsightly debris and tree ttnmps that row prevail around the rem- chemistry building, grade the mhole area and construct about six nem- tennis courts; in short, make it look more like a University campus than a deserted battlefield. Advocates New Courts Mr. Chomins points out that grad ing is necessary to secure proper drainage for the ground around the engine room, and suggests that the east fence of the athletic field be moved eastmard to the chemistry building so as to include the tennis courts in the athletic field. While the moving of the fence is but a sug gestion nevertheless the superinten dent feels that some landscape repair should by all means be provided for in that part of the campus and be lieves that the construction of about six new tennis courts is the most logical and practical solution to the difficulty . If the newly graded ground is not put into clay courts it mill have to be seeded dom-n at an equally great expense, and no peti tion of 200 signers for more grass has as yet been presented. The regents are nom- temporarily ad journed from the meeting to act on the budget mhile Acting Chancellor Hastings is getting more information and estimates from - departmental heads. He mill call the meeting again this meek to take final action on the an nual budget. It is not likely that any other mat ter such as the election of a new dean of the arts and science college or action on Red Cross training mill be taken up at this meeting. CONVOCATION The last of a series of programs by the University orchestra mill be given at Convocation this morning in Me morial hall at 11 o'clock. All of these have been well attended and the mu sic enjoyed very much. This morning the quartet accompa nied by Mrs. C B. Raymond on the organ "will play the following move ments from the Symphony in D by Brahms: Allegro Moderato Allegretto Grazioso Allegro Conspirato The quartet is composed of Mrs. August Molzer,. first violin; Jessie Wilkins, second violin; Wm. T. Quick, viola; Miss Lillian Eiche. cello; Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond, organ. PROF. LY. CHASE RECEIVES COMMISSION AS MAJOR Tractor Expert cf University Fac ulty to Enter Ordnance De partment of Service Prof. L. W. Chase, head of the agri cultural engineering department of the state farm, has been commis sioned as major in the Ordnance De partment of the amy. according to m-ord received yesterday morning. Professor Chase mi!l probably be as signed to the motor section of the de partment, as be is a tractor expert. He has a wide reputation in this par ticular line of work. He is a member of a large number of scientific socie ties and organizations. It is not known mhen he mill be called into service. II mm PLAYERS SCORE SUCCESS STAGING NOVEL COMEDY Audience Flcased with "Advcn. tures of Lady Ursula" COSTUMES ARE A FEATURE Well Balanced Cast Handles Well the Difficult and Unique Situations Developed by Clever Deception Quaint costumes and unique situa tions both tense and humorous, car ried the audience along mith the cast in "The Adventures of Lady Ursula." given by the University Players at a departmental meeting in the Temple theatre last evening. Stoddard Robinson, as the quarrel some '"Dent." helped greatly to keep the play swinging along at a good pace, and Webb Richards got his double-meaning lines "across." Reu ben Clausson. Kvangeline IVlton. as Mrs. Fcnton. and Leland Tomle car ried the comedy parts m-ell. Paul Pet erson. Floyd Rivet t, Paul Dobson and riH Iakke AiA rtnsistenllv rood I 1 II I I 1 Wl'll' - ..... . v ... - - -. ' '"ork in the reusing yet tense duel scene. Oeorge Pushnell played his part unusually m-ell for a person in a University play for the first time, and Elizabeth Brown far from disappoint ed her friends. Kleanore Fogg, as the girl masquerading as her brother and almost forced to fight a duel, played I her part spiritedly. Only noticed by a fern- of the audi jence mas the clever m-ork done in making the same scene into three different rooms. Not once was the scenery shifted and yet the audience did not confuse the three different scenes. (Continued on page three) JACK1ES BAND TO APPEAR IN LINCOLN Fifty-Piece Detachment of Sousa's Famed Naval Band Here April 19 Students of the University will have the opportunity of hearing the re-nom-ned Jackies' band soon. A fiftv niece detachment of John Philip Sousa's world famed naval band from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station will arrive in Lincoln at 1:50 a.m. April 19 to participate in a Libertv Loan Rally. This band has made a tour of the tenth Federal Re- fiM-T-P. district in the interest of the third Liberty Loan and have created a deep impression m herever they have appeared. Story of Sousa Band A storv of the manner in which the great naval band mas organized follomrs: Cantain William A. Moffett, com mandant of Great Lakes Naval Train ing Station m-atched meditatively one afternoon last April as his bluejacKet band mhich then numbered less than one hundred pieces, move to and fro on the broad drill field, mastering a new march m-hich Bandmaster Rich ard Tainter and J. M. Maurice were introducing. Captain Moffett m-as im pressed by the rapidity -mith m-hich the young musicians learned to march. "Music nerhans has more pomer to enthuse -patriots and to stimulate re cruiting than any other . force," Cap tain Moffett reasoned. "This coun try needs a great band to arouse her. That band should be developed into the greatest in the Navy." That was Captain Moffett s dream. The dream has become a reality. Shortlv after this country m-as plunged into war Captain Moffett asked permission to have John Philip colics rnoctor musician and world re- nouned bandmaster, enrolled as a lieu tenant. Th eNavy Department con sented. Sousa assumed charge of the When it m-as knom-n that the great March King was personally directing the band. Great Lakes Naval Train ing Stattion quickly became the Mecca of young musicians throughout Amer ica. From the Western coast, from the Western coast, from the East, from the South and throughout the Middle West they came all young men am bitious' to study under Sousa and happy in the knowledge that thejl were serving their country. The band expanded. Its fame reached the East. New York invited Captain Moffett to send his musicians to be the principal attraction at the greatest Red Cross of the ages. The band captivated New Yrokers. The day after Lieutenant Sousa led 250 (Continued on page three.) PRICE KlVi: CENTS GERMAN GESELUGE I'EHEIIIIKK Votes to Discontinue in Re sponse to Criticism ITS MOTIVES MISJUDGED Member of Club Saya Its Purpose Has Been Misinterpreted, Nevertheless Ready to Accord With Requeata When the storm of criticism, distrust and charges of dixloyalty emanating from the students of the University twept domn upon the Deutsche Geael lige Verein its members m-ere faced by a sentiment that they had not supposed to prevail upon the campus and accordingly they called a meeting at the earliest possible convenience to respond to that sentiment. There mas little or no discussion as to the advisability of the move at the meet ing that took place. The members seemed unanimously agreed that there mas one and only one course to pur sue nd that was to disband their organization at least tor the period of the mar and to resume it only when conditions warranted such a step. Exptaina Reason for Continuing When asked to explain the exist ence of the club thus far and also to account for the unadvertised meet ings held during the school year a responsible member of the club said: "I think it unnecessary to excuse our course thus far. We have pursued it only after sounding the opinion of students and members of the faculty. Among the students as a class we have found them until this time well divided on the question as to which mas the proper step to take at the present moment. Some, it Is true, have criticized us harshly for. continuing to hold meetings as an organization, but there have been as many, we believe, who have taken the opposite view and have said that university students mould be fair in considering our po sition and would understand the pur pose of the organization to be to aid students in their efforts to master the study of German. Since the beginning of the war bow ever m e have ceased to converse In German or to do anything that might in any way be interpreted as being out of sympathy with the great Inter ests of our own country. We have continued the existence of the organi zation only because it seemed logical that after the war the same organiza tions m-ould be continued for literary and scientific purposes, the same ob jects being had in view hitherto. Meetings Not Secret Our meetings m-ere not secret and me are sorry that such a charge has been broucht against us they were merely unadvertised and this course was adopted after persons understand ing the campus sentiment had been consulted and had advised us that it m-ould be mise if me mished to hold meetings not to advertise them be cause, although students of the Uni versity might understand our motivea and take no offense at our continuance. there m-ere nevertheless persons out in the state mho. not knowing the pur- (Continued on page three) STATE GEOGRAPHY COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING SATURDAY Discusses Plans for Making Study of Geography Hore Adaptable to Demands To further the advancement in geography teaching throughout the state, the general committee of the Nebraska council of geography teach er's met Saturday in Nebraska hall where a new course of study was dis cussed. Sub-committees trom various parts of the state have been working on the subject for some time. The idea is to make geography as adaptable and useful as possible in the elementary and secondary schools. The members of the general com mute are: Chairman, Jeannette C. Nelson. W. F. Campbell, Supt. W. T. Poucher, Prof. E. E. Luckey, Prof Rose Clark, Supt- C. E. Collett, J. A. Woodward. Supt. J. H. Beveridge, Miss Sue Wilson and Miss Edith Johnson of the city schools. s.