The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVIII.
UNIVERSITY OF NEHRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1918
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NO. 15
PI YOUNG
FALLS VICTIM
Tpidemie Gaining Ground In Uni
venity Circles But No Need
of Alarm
in Cases Receiving Medical Care
-School Not to B Quar
antined Yet
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Spanish Influenia continues to mark
up its dally toll of victims on the uni
versity campus, TJie latest fatality
rtsulted Saturday evening when Paul
Young of Nebraska City, a member of
the freshman class and a pledge of
Sfcmi N fraternity, died after an ill
neis of three days. The funeral will
be held at his home In Nebraska City,
Tuesday afternoon. Members of
Sigma Nu will attend the funeral
Over three hundred case have been
reported In the university and the Ne
braska training detachment, and new
cases are daily coming to the atten
tion of Dr. Clapp and Captain Hamll
. ton.
There is no need, however, for stU'
dents to become alarmed, according
to Dr. Clapp, for it is a state of panic
which makes the epidemic difficult to
fight and to control. He says that if
everyone will be unusually careful to
take special precautions, it will not be
long before the influenza germs will
be stamped out. A copy of the in
- structions that were given out last
week for personal hygiene, is posted
in the basement of Grant Memorial
hall, west end, where all may read it
All cases that have been reported
so far are receiving medical care, and
are isolated in temporary infirmaries.
These are houses near the campus
which have been turned over to the
university, and where the patients are
now quartered. Some permanent in
firmary will be established as soon as
the arrangements can be made.
As yet there has been no official
statement made concerning the prob
able closing, of the university. Dean
Carl Enberg said that unless the con
ditions becomes decidedly more criti
cal within the next few days, the uni
versity will not be quarantined.
Classes will continue during the week,
according to the regular schedule.
Benjamin Lake, Loren Hayes,
George Fletcher and Sidney Goodfel
low, who have been ill at the Sigma
Nu house for the past few days, are
recovering.
UNIVERSITY COUPLE WEDS
Miss Dorothy Sanford of Lincoln,
daughter of C. W. Sanford, and Alfred
A. DuTeau of Merrill, Wisconsin,
were married Monday afternoon at
2:30 at the home of the bride's pa
rents. Dr F. L. Wharton officiated,
nd the marriage was solemnized by
the simple ring ceremonly. . Only the
immediate members of the families
ere present. Mr. DuTeau is a mem
ber of he Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra
ternity and a player of note on the
Nebraska varsity football team. He
"a been ordered to report at Seattle
within the week for three months'
training in naval aviation. Mr. and
Jrs. DuTeau lert for the west at 6:30
Monday evening.
The bride wore an attractive bur
Nady broadcloth Buit and a chic lit-
6 hat to match. She carried a bo
Juet of Ophelia roses.
AIR SERVICE OPENED TO
SEPTEMBER REGISTRANTS
. Jhe government has authorized the
to7hCUn 01 7000 draft registrants In
tel air 8erv'ce according to word re
ved by the air service test board
Ind They may be TOliintarlly
caiUC,ed r drafted- m8t be physi
y WaliAed for general military ser
e, and must have registered on or
rJS SPtember 12. and must have
"ceived their serial number.
is an opportunity for Imme-
diate
over-seas duty and will give
en- , - - good chance for a
6S'0n- Me from practically
trad are needed In order to
equip the new air squadrons and to
bring old ones up to normal strength,
and the only occupations barred are
expert chemists, railroad men and tel
egraph or telephone men. Applicants
can apply in person to the board at
the army building. Fifteenth and
Dodge streets, Omaha, or may send a
typewritten letter stating la detail
their education, knowledge and experi
ence, the work they have done nince
leaving school, and for whom they
worked, inclosing their classification
card which should show their serial
number, and credentials or certificate
of their school college or university
work.
Liberty Bond or Liberty Bound,
which will you have it?
FRATERNITY MEN CAUGHT
A number of fraternity men have
been sent to the hospitals or Isolated
in their houses. Among them are:
Lloyd Bunts, Ernest Haverly, Duncan
Cull, Loran Hastings and Jack Rogers
at the Beta Theta Pi house. Lawrence
Hitch, who has been very ill at the
sanitarium, is much better. Stuart
McDonald is confined to his room at
the Phi Delta Theta house. Arden
Butler, who has been at the hospital
for several days, has returned to the
Delta Upsilon house. Amos Glnn is
ill at the hospital. Elmer Sehellen
berg, who has been ill at the Alpha
Tau Omega house, is very much bet
ter, though still under orders to re
main in bed. Maynard Dunlap, Sid
ney Stewart,- Arthur Busch and
Earnest Walters are also under til
doctor's care at the same place.
Bonds Build Airplanes. Buy Liber
ty Bonds.
FRESHMAN CONVOCATIONS
ELEVEN O'CLOCK TUESDAY
Women in the Art Hall and Men
in Temple Theatre Today for
Big Programs
The annual freshman convocations
will be held this morning at 11 o'clock,
to welcome the marticulates and to
acquaint them with some of the uni
versity customs and traditions. There
will be two separate meetings, one
for the men in the Temple theatre,
and the other for the women in Art
hall. Plans for the first year class
will be discussed and regular uni
versity history and "dope" will be dis
closed. For the girls' convocation a very
lively program has been arranged,
and one that will be of interest to ev
ery freshman girl. The exercises will
start with the singing of the "Star
Spangled Banner, followed by music
by a Hawaiian quartet. - Mrs. J. T.
Lees will give a four minute talk on
girls' activities and their chance to do
war work in connection with school
pleasures and duties. Ruth Welch
will speak on the opportunities offered
to the freshman girls through the
Young Women's Christian association,
and Madeline Girard will tell about
the Women's Athletic association.
Women's Self Government organiza
tion will be represented by Katherine
Kohl. Dr. Winifred Hyde will speak
for a few minutes on current univer
sity topics of interest to girls. The
program will be concluded with a
solo, "The Marseillaise," by Margaret
Perry.
All first year men will gather togeth
er at the Temple at eleven o'clock to
day, to become acquainted with the
dearest traditions of the university,
and to assimilate some the the true
spirit of their alma mater. Talks v 'M
be made to the freBhmen by men who
are abreast with the spirit of the
times, and who will give many help
ful hints to them about the conduct
of their lives while students of the
university.
Captain Maclvor, Professor R. D.
Scott and Coach W. G. Kline will
speak to the men. A few of the stu
dents will "be called upon also rorj
short talks. University yells will . be
given by all the men, and a spirited
and peppy time is assured to ali. The
noils will be closed during the convo
cation hour so that every first year
man can afford to be present.
AIM
TES PR MED
L
Exciting Campaign Comes to An
End Fates Decided
Today
Polls Open at Nine O'clock in
Armory Close at
Five
POLITICAL CANDIDATES
Senior President:
Francis Whitmore.
Wilson Dryans.
Junior President:
Orvllle Ellerbrock.
Paul Peterson.
Sophomore President:
Helen Larson.
Charles Gillllan.
Freshman President:
Chalmers Seymour.
Don G. Glldersleeve.
Howard Bennett.
Clarence Dunham.
Emil Frost
Edward E. Bilon.
Senior Publication Board Merrv
ber:
Mary Helen Allensworth.
Madaline Girard.
Junior Publication Board Mem
ber: WTebb Richards.
Neil Chadderton.
This morning at 9 o'clock the polls
opened for the election of six univer
sity students to places of honor in
the community circle of the University
of Nebraska. The election today
promises to be one of intense inter
est, because the pre-election campaign
has been systematically carried out
by each of the sixteen contestants,
and it is impossible at even this late
hour to throw any light on the possi
ble outcome of the election.
The election booths will be open to
day from nine o'clock untir eleven.
They will be closed during the convo
cation hour so that all freshmen of
the university will be able to attend
the assemblies heing held at that hour.
They will open again at two o'clock
and will remain open until five. This
gives studenty only five hours during
the day in which to visit the polling
booths .and will necessitate that they
arrange their time so as to be at the
polls at the right times. -
Although the name of Leonard Win
terton appears on the election ballot
today, it was withdrawn from the list
last week. With this exception all the
other candidates whose names ap
pear on the ballot will run as before
announced.
MANY NEBRASKANS
NOW IN WAR WORK
IN CAPITAL CITY
Cornhusker Civilians and Soldiers
Helping Win the War at
Washington
Among Them, in Their Special
Departments Are' Majors
Avery, Stout and Fling
Washington. Oct. 5.--Of course it is
an obvious fact that the war could
not be won without the active co-operation
of Nebraskans. but it is surpris
ing indeed to find how many former
University men and women are living
temporarily in the war capital, devot
ing their time and their various abil
ities to achieving our ultimate victory.
Some of them are in uniform the
khaki of the army, the service of the
navy, and even In some instances the
what'ever-it-is-women-call-it of the nav
al reserve as worn by an ex-co-ed.
First, naturally. a Cornhusker
thinks of Chancellor Avery, serving Tor
the period of the war as a major in
the chemical warfare service, division
FIN POLITIC!
of university relations. Major Avery
has his otTk-e in the surgeon general's
building, a temporary structure hur
riedly set up for the present exigency.
Then there as Major Fling, head of
the department of European history,
one of the seven historians charged
by the government to write the au
thentic record of the war. Major O.
V. P. Stout, formerly dean of the col
lege of 'engineering, and Major C. J.
Frankforter, an alumnus of Nebraska
and formerly head of the department
of chemistry at the University of Min
nesota, are stationed here in their re
spective fields. -Captain Buck has
forsaken rhetoric for army Intelli
gence work, and though still occasion
ally contributing articles to the
nation, spends most of his time now
at his studies as captain of the division
of military intelligence.
Many Students There
Fomer students in large numbers
have paid the capital visits and not a
few. of them have decided to remain
here for the length of the war.
Among the soldiers stationed here
is Sergeant LeRoy Merslnger,'17, who
was transferred here from Camp Cody,
Miss Helen Shields, a freshman in
the University last year, is employed
in the division of military intelligence
under Captain Buck.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Reginald Wood
ruff, both '18, of Lincoln, both well
known University students, have been
here for some time, but Lieutenant
Woodruff has recently been transfer
red to Hoboken, N. J., where they will
go shortly. Mrs. Woodruff was before
her marriage, Lucile Foster.
Clarence E. Hinds, '18, stopped in
Washington not long ago to make ar
rangements for his Journey to France,
where he has been appointed an as
sistant accountant in the war depart
ment's offices over there. He was in
town long enough for a reporter for
the Washington Post to interview him
about the "hot spell" in Nebraska.
Earl B. Gaddis, an alumnus of the
class of 1906, is not the least con
spicuous of Nebraskans in Washing
ton. He is secretary to Senator Hitch
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MIAHON NOW A JACKIE
AT GREAT LAKES CAMP
Star Halfback Leaves Nebraska
After Brilliant Career
in Sports
Won
Distinction in Foot
Track Athletics and
Dramatics
Ball,
Harold McMahon. the speed demon
on the Husker football team, is now a
jackie at the Great Lakes naval train
ing station. He turned in his football
togs and departed Sunday noon for
Chicago.
Mac came from Lincoln high school
in 1916, where he made an envious
record in both football and track. He
won a place on the all-state eleven
and received notice as a likely candi
didate for all-Missouri valley honors.
He got out for freshman football in i
the fall of 1916 and broke into tha var
sity lineup against Michigan the fol
lowing year. He held the right half
position throughout the season and
conducted himself with such brillian
cy that the Missouri valley officials
placed him on the third all-valley
eleven.
McMahon starred in track sports
last spring and was picked by sport
critics as one of the ten-, fastest
sprinters in the mid-western confer
ence. His advent into the Jackie camp will
no doubt be welcomed by the sailor
boys' coaches. He will be in the
same vicinity with Paul Dobson, last
year's phenomenal fullback - for Ne
braska, and may see service on the
same eleven with him this fall.
Besides being conspicuous in ath
letics, McMahon was a member of the
university players and appeared in a
number of dramatic productions last
year.
NOTICE, NAVAL LIEN
Great Lakes naval men are request
ed to call at Station A for mail which
has been accumulating there.
HUM DIE
E
Coach Kline Offers Hoosiers a No
vember Date Season Lim
ited to November
Dan Cupid Grabs Al DuTeau And
He Leaves for West Shelly
Still Sick
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Coach Kline received a wire yester
day from the officials at Notre Dame
that their game with the Huskers on
October 19 would have to be cancelled,
In view of the latest war department
orderB forbidding trips that necessi
tate the absence of team members for
longer periods than from noon to taps
on Saturdays. The Nebraska mentor
fired back an offer at noon for a game
on November 9 and he had received
no word from them last night. That
date on the Husker schedule has been
open all season and if the Notre Dame
authorities can arrange to come then,
it will fit beautifully into Nebraska's
plans.
The Camp Funston contest set for ,
next Saturday is the only other num
ber on the Nebraska bill for October
since the West Virginia game for Oc
tober 26 has been abandoned. Kline
has heard nothing to the contrary and
is making preparation for the battle.
Camp Funston is not an S. A. T. C.
unit and so does not come under the
war department ruling.
The ruling advises that during Oc
tober, the football activities be con
fined to inter-company games, and
On November 1, an all-star eleven be
picked to represent the school thru
out November which is to be the real
competitive season.
Captain Maclvor, who has the final
word in all matters concerning the Ne
braska detachment, is not perturbed
over the Washington orders and be
lieves that the instruction is the main
thing and by sending officers and in
structors to accompany the team, that
certain trips can be made.
Second Veteran Leaves
On top of the news of McMahon's
withdrawal comes the announcement
that Al DuTeau, varsity left tackle,
has fallen victim to a shaft from Dan
Cupid and left with his bride for
Seattle Monday evening. He received
his call to the naval aviation and will
be stationed at a Pacific coast camp
for the time being. This shoves
another Job onto the coaches to de
velop a line man for DuTeau's va
cancy. The stockey left tackle has been one
of the bulwarks of the Cornhusker
line and with his departure, leaves
only two veterans on the team.
Schellenberg it Better
Captain Schellenberg, who was a sick
man during the Iowa game Saturday,
was unable to report for practice Mon
day. His condition was much improv
ed yesterday and he wanted to get up
but the doctor's orders were to stay in
bed. He is expected to be in his place
on the field today Lantz and Dana were
also missing from the Monday drill
on account of sickness.
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS ARE
SUSPENDED THIS WEEK
Miss Amanda Happner announced
Monday night that all university so
day functions would be suspended
this coming week-end. The all-univlr-sity
party which had been planned for
Saturday night will be postponed in
definitely because of this ruling, and
until the influenza epidemic Is under
control, no further sociay functions
will be held. .
The action came as a result of a
consultation between Chancellor Hast
ings, Dean Engberg and Miss Heppner.
After carefully considering the matter
they decided that !f the university
was not closed, that tt least the so
cial functions should be discontinued
until the influenza stopped spreading
among the students.
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