The Daily Nebraskan
flL XVII, NO. 134.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN. THURSDAY. APRIL 25. 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
uract sighed
special work
ent for Training Com
1 With Captain Knight
MORE INSTRUCTORS
iH Fores In Engineering Depart
Murt Be Increased Remodel
Mdingt foi Soldiers Ue
(May 15th 65 aoldiers will b in
at the University of Ne
a. Cptln Andrew Knight, hold
jl authority from the War depart
tau signed the contract in tripli
tut will bring this camp for spe
aking to the University.
is being started today to pre
.tarracks for the soldiers. The
rintendent of grounds and bulld
,ku been given orders to Install
r baths and toilet equipment in
;oka hall where those that study
it dty campus will be quartered,
aldiers that take training on the
i campus will be housed in the
.torse barn, the Judging pavilion,
to machine shed. Flooring and
r remodeling will be necessary In
buildings and the superintendent
ginning work on these also. No
ge is necessary in the Temple
jsrla or the cafeteria in the Home
wnlcs building, where the men
to fed.
. Increased Instructing Force
V engineering department will ln
m their teaching force by about
in Instructors. No definite ar
Huents for securing these have
?been made. Minor changes will
sessary along other lines in the
wring department on both
oaes.
Aorataa to the terms of the con
i. a copy of which is to be placed
lie today, 250 men will be given
aSng in automobile mechanics; 50
achine shop work; 200 in radio
smphy; 90 In tractor mechanics;
tvood shop work, and 20 In wheel
& practice. Those studying
aobile, tractor and wheel-wrlght
Panics will camp at the farm cam
)tsd train there. The rest will
in the city campus.
To Continue Indefinitely
iases are to be held eight hours a
I with an hour of military drill
sing and evening. The camp life
Straining that is purely military,
ike under the supervision of reg
;irmy officers.
camp will be started May 15 and
(Continued on page four.)
JUDGING TEAM
HNS HANDSOME TROPHY
sncellor Receives Valuable
Bronz Statue Recently
Awarded to Huskers
handsome and valuable trophy
"ffly won by the Nebraska stock
team has been received at the
sailor's office.
is a brcnze statute of a prize
! standing about two feet high and
Uaed at $700.00. It Is known as
'I A- Spohr Trophy, and Is award
er the Chicago Stock Yard and
"f Company. It Is awarded an
f to the winner of the stock
C? contest and a.nyot winning it
?to successive years gains per
xt possession- The University of
was the first to win the honor
J- In 1914 and 1915 no contest
held, Purdue University won It
and Nebraska In 1917.
y trophy will be kept at the chan
office for a few days and will
1 Placed In the library building
5 la.no.
I EDA WALKER TO AH)
: H BARBERRY CAMPAIGN
ld Assistant in nreau of
taat Industry WiH De
) troy Rust Plant
; educational worker la th
"Ty t radiation campaign. Dr.
. Walker, associate professor
of botany has accepted the position
of field assistant in the bureau of
plant Industry. The movement
against the barberry bush, which
menaces the nation's wheat crop, Is
purely a war measure. It la esti
mated that Nebraska's wheat crop
for 1917 was reduced by 900,000
bushels by black rust. This para
site which grows on the barberry
bush, can be carried for many miles
by the wind, hence the work of
eradicating them In the towns where
they have been planted for ornamen
tation Is as necessary as eradicat
ing those within the immediate
vicinity of the wheat fields.
In urging that barberry bush be
dug up. a distinction is made be
tween the "common" barberry and
the harmless "Japanese" barberry.
The common barberry has a notched
leaf at the tip. and may be either
green or purple. It is a tall shrub
with bright yellow flowers in longated
clusters. The Japanese barberry is
a low bush, with smooth leaves
and pale yellow flowers scattered
promlsciously over It.
WORK IS COMMENCED
ON NEW TENNIS COURTS
Scraping Being Done and Clay
Provided for
READY IN TWO WEEKS
Chas. E. Chowins, Superintendent of
Grounds and Buildings, Estimates
Ground Will Be in Condition
Work on the six new tennis courts
was begun Wednesday. Charles E.
Chowins estimates that they will be
ready for students within two weeks.
The finance committee passed upon
the budget allowing for the appropria
tion Saturday. The work is being
done by Y. T. Stephens Excavaltag
Company, which has handed the ex
cavations for all the new University
buildings.
The clay for the new tennis courts
will be from that which was excavated
from the site of the new Social Sci
ence building. It has been decided not
to move the athletic field fence east
nl include the tennis courts in the
athletic field. All the land around the
new Chemistry building Is to be land
scaped. Th tennis courts may not be of
much use to University students Je-trti-p
vaoAtlon. but the summer school
students will enjoy them. They, will
also add very much to the appearance
of the campus. In the fall opportun
ity will be found for using them by the
regular students.
OVER HUNDRED HUSKERS
NOW AT CAMP DODGE
Lieut. F. S. Perkins Writes
There are 105 Nebraska Of
ficers Stationed at Iowa
In a letter received at the Corn
busker office from Lt. F. S. Perkins, it
is found that there are now 105 Ne
braska officers at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
He Indicates that the men are kept
(Continued on page three.)
Wilder Chosen to
as Leader
Harold Wilder, '19. of
Central City, known to
bis Cornhusker cohorts
as tb "cave-man" . was
elected captain of the
1918 football machine by
the members, of the team
last evening to fill the
vacancy left by Roscoe
B. ("Dusty") Rhodes who
leaves soon for his home
iuAnsley to go with the
draft quota from his
county In May. Wilder
played at right squad or
left tackle during the
past season and due to
his ability to get Into
every play was one of
the most conspicuous
line men on the team
One of the surest ways
In which a team could g-o
wrong was to UT sead
A play through Wllders
t I,. ' Nil
EH on
FELT pUffi
Every Sign of Conflict Mus
tered in by Spring
CADETS HARD AT WORK
Spending Overtime in Endeavors to
Master Drill Manuals Before
Arrival of "Compet" Oay
No "perfect peace" or "solitude"
is Inspired by the event of spring
on Nebraska campus this year. Very
much to the contrary Hie huskle
commands of officer are heard all
about the campus directing their
. companies in various movements
over and, preparing them for the
big annual "compet" which is to take
place Friday afternoon. May 3.
The drilling of the University
cadets has reached a point in ex
cellency not common to student sol
diers of previous years and the en
thusiasm of the men is such that
a perfectly peaceful observer who
by nature hates the cruelties and
senseless destruction of war, before
he Is aware, Imagines bayonets di
rected 'squarely at himself and can
hear the Incessant cracking of the
machine guns so really that his
higher Instincts impell him to move
from the scene of the imaginary con
flict and betake himself of his bomb
proof cellar (also Imaginary) under
an educational edifice.
Corporals "Botch" Commands
All during the evening hour the
hoarse commands are heard: "Com
pany right turn," "right by squads."
Every command is executed in ex
cellent order by the subordinated
cadets, so perfectly in fact that the
captain already beholds the mirage
of the award on "compet day." Ills
countenance assumes the attitude
of the sublime and his voice ap
proaches the eloquent when at the
command "right front Into line" a
corporal desirous of an advance
position and also entertaining a
(Continued on page four)
CO-EDS TO COMPETE
IN SWIMMING MEET
Class Teams Prepare for Con
test to Be Held in Lincoln
High School Pools
Ay nn,ntiiinn a PTner.ted at the
,IUC UIiJLlt"-
girls' swimming meet to be held Satur
day. April 27, from 4:30 to 6:00 o'clock
in the Lincoln high school pool.
All women stuaems are iuiw
no admission will be charged.
i ut nf mckA training has
several o , ,,,, i
produced some quick and skillful
swimmers who will exhibit their abil
ity to manage themselves ai
performances done in rivalry with oth-
it. Affipnt The competitors
era rnuonj - .
will be Judged both for form and
speed. Winners will be awarded points
In the Women's Athletic Association.
which will count rowuru u -
sweater.
(Continued on page iourj
Succeed Rhodes
of Husker Machine
position and If the play
didn't go near him he
was usually near the bot
tom of the pile when the
whistle was blown. In
spite of this fact, how
ever he was one of the
few men on the team
who has been ready to
play his best on the day
of the game.
Wilder was chosen as
right guard on the all
Valley eleven because of
his ability to break thru
and spill Play" before
they were started and to
ret down under punts al
most as quickly as the
ends. The smashing
fearless confidence and
the ability of the new
captain-elect will be a b.g
asset to the Cornhusker
machine when it hits Itc
vsr!; schedule next falL
Sigma Gamma Epsilon
to Hold Open Meeting
There will be an open meeting of
Sigma Cam ma Kpsllon Thursday at S
o'clock In Museum 301, at which there
will be illustrated lectures by mem
bers of the fraternity on subjects of
geologic Interest. These will Include
"The Cyanide Process In Cold Recovery-
by A. S. Clayburn. and the "Flo
tation I'rocess" by C. A. Ilappold.
Those Interested are cordially invited
to attend.
Prof. Leva B. Walker to
' Take Government Position
Frof. Leva D. Walker of the botany
department has received a three
months' oppolntment as pathologist
in the small fruit investigation at
Washington. I). C. While there she
will be associated with Dr. C. S.
Shear, former Nebraskan, who Is at
the head of the small fruit Investiga
tion. NEBRASKA PINS HOPES
ON SPEEDSTER OUARTET
Plan Winning Track Events to
. Offset Field Work
AMES HAS MANY STARS
Brings Team of High Valley Standing
to Compete with Cornhusker Rep
resentatives in Saturday Meet
Nebraska pins its hopes of victory
over the Ames Aggies, Saturday, on
Captain Townsend. McMahon. Finney,
and Graff, who are expected to repeat
their early season form and win a
large majority of the track events,
which must be done in order to offset
Nebraska's weakness in the field.
Ames is confident of duplicating last
year's victory and Coach Merriam has
rounded out a well balanced team, In
order to uphold the high standards
of former "Cyclone" track teams.
Wilken, the star vaulter of the Mis
souri Valley, stands a good chance of
raising the conference record Satur
day, for he has a habit of clearing
nor 12 feet in his daily workouts.
Nebraska will also be well represented
in the pole vault and should come in
' for at least three points, as Gerbarr
has made 11 feet on several attempts.
Coach Stewart is experiencing consid
erable difficulty in finding men to take
care of the broad and high Jumps, two
events in which Ames looms up par
ticularly strong, through the showing
of Dimmick and Boyd at the Missouri
dual. Boyd and Dimmick have marks
of 22 feet or better in the broad jump,
while they are both high Jumpers of
no mean ability. The shot put seems
to be a toss up between Wagner ana
Hnhka. since both men have shoved
the 16-pound ball over 40 feet. Discus
is also In doubt, as neither school nas
Droduced so far, a man who has placed
in valley competition.
Nebraska Relies on Speedsters
The real strength of the Nebraska
team lies in the runs and the track
followers are counting strongly on
Mclahon and Townsend, the scarlet
and cream speedsters, to make it first
and second in the two short dashes.
Yort is able to be out for the 440 again,
which advances Nebraska's stock con
siderably. Four of the fastest distance
runners in the conference will face
the starter's gun, when Graff, Kretzler,
Hawthorne and Kromer go to tbelr
marks in the mile and two-mile runs.
Kromer. Stone and Hawthorne gath
ered 24 points in the long distance
races Against Missouri, which makes
i. tn hat iha Nebraska runners will
have keen competition in these gruel
ing events.
Coach Hager of Lincoln High chal
lenged Stewart to a special half-mile
rejay between Lincoln High and the
University freshmen. The challenge
has been accepted and the freshmen
are determined to clean up the high
school lads, as they did last winter in
basket balL Clllllan, Newman, Smith,
Bailey, Hilly and Danforth are the
freshmen candidates who will run for
places on the relay team in th try
outs tomorrow' afternoon.
Sigma Phi Epsilon will entertain
about eighty couples at the annual
dance at Lincoln hotel. Friday, April
26. The chaperones will be Mr. and
v rt nan lei son. Mr. and Mrs.
John Barton, Prof, and Mrs. N. O.
Bengston. and Prof. E. I
The out of town guests will be Lt. Roy
M. Inbody and Lt, IL Thusen of Camp
Dodge; Glen Ruby,, Denver, Colo.;
Harry Sanders, omana, r.eD..
Marshall, Panama, Neb.; Wilbur Sh-r
man, Tecumseh. Neb.; and Charles
Brown of O. T. C, Camp Funston.
Kansas.
REGENTS CHER
LUTEIN IDT
Discussion of Vital Problems
Prolongs Session
MEET AGAIN THIS MORNING
Cantonment Contract Ratified Up
hold Dr. R. G. Clapp Council of De
fense Petition Regarded Seriously
Consideration of weighty problems
now confronting the board of regents
prolonged Its session last night until
nearly 12 o'clock, when adjourn
ment was taken until this morning
at 9 o'clock.
The government contract for the
army cantonment at the University
was presented as prepared by Cap
tain Knight and Dean O. J. Ferguson
and ratified after a short discussion.
The petition of the State Council of
Defense was taken up after routine
matters had been disposed of and
its consideration occupied the rest
of the time unril adjournment. The
final actton oi the board will be
taken after conclusion of the dis
cussion which begins this morning.
The work on the annual budget
which was left over from the last
meeting was not taken up and will
be held up until the discussion of
the defense petition la ended. A
good deal of workv will be required
before the budget can be passed
upon and it is probable that it will
cause another late session before
finally approved.
The executive committee of the
regents met at 5 o'clock to hear Mrs.
J. Beghtol Lee concerning her opin
ion of the physical education depart
ment affairs. Dr. R. G. Clapp was
present. After the hearing the com
mittee met in conference and last
night rendered its opinion that Dr.
Clapp was Justified in asking for the
resignation of Mrs. Lee on the
grounds of insubordination.
CADET BAND TO PLAY
LAST CONCERT OF YEAR
Will Entertain Students With
Series of Select Numbers
at Regular Convocation
The University cadet band will
give a musical program at Convoca
tion at the regular Convocation hour
today, in Memorial hall. This is
the last concert to be given by the
m -
band this year except ior a iew
extra occasions for which it has
been secured to take a part.
The band has been working hard
on a program to play before the
students today. It will consist of
marches, selections and popular
pieces. Probably some pieces writ
ten by Professor Cornell, director of
the band, will also be made part
of the program. The band concert
is hailed generally as the most pop
ular Convocation numbf-r of the year
and the students invariably turn out
in large numbers to hear the campus
musicians.
Today is not expected to be any
in Via ile since Professor
Cornell's company has qualified
again this year as a bunch of excel
lent entertainers and a good program
is assured.
OUT TO WIN!
We are in the war to win; and
thereby to put an end. we hope for an
time to the horrible threat levelled
against civilization by the German
government We must win; we must
have no other thought. Defeat would
mean the destruction of everything
enlightened statesmen, philanthro
pists churchmen and patriots. Includ
ing our own beloved forefathers bae
struggled for down through the ages.
Victory in this war will establish lib
erty ani peace on a sure foundation
for our descendents. They will not
have to suffer as we have suffered.
But to win requires something more
than mere declarations. It requires
long-sustained, cooperative, encen
trated effort on the part of all of us
It requires great sacrifices made, not
reluctantly and grudgingly, but cheer
fully and willinlgly. It requires loyal
ty in thought, in word and Udeed.
Let us send our young men to the bat
tlefield with the firm assurance that
behind them Is a great nation united
In their support. Such an urDf
will sustain and Inspire them and
make them Invincible.
j. W. WADSWORTH. Jr.