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The Daily nebraskan
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1918
PRICK FIVE CENTS
OF
Lptain Drake Thinks it Improb
ble That Student Soldiers
Will be Equipped
Jjbancellor Haatnigs Sends Univer.
sity Protest to Washington
Headquarters
Nebraska's student army will doubt-
jesa be demobilized without receiving
Liforms. Indications are that mili
ary officials will consider it imprac
ticable to issue equipment at this time
Although university authorities are di
recting every effort to procure for the
men the fulfillment of the condition
'implied in the contract
Chancellor W. O. Hastings, acting
'on behalf of the university senate,
W two letters to government auth
!orltes yesterday, including one to S. A.
!t. C. headquarters, Washington, D.
!c, and another to the quartermaster
'supply depot in Omaha. Every effort
lis being made by university authorities
I to properly clothe the men before their
'departure and the letters sent demand
that the government issue the uni
forms as agreed in contract.
impracticable at Preaent Time
"It is my opinion that the govern
ment will not decide to issue clothing
to the men of this unit under present
conditions." said Captain Leslie G.
Drake, S. A. T. C. commandant, when
questioned last evening concerning the
eventual issuance of equipment to
members of the Nebraska University
students' army training corps. The
university commandant said that it
would take at least twelve days to
issue the equipment, during which
time, moot of the men will receive
their discharges.
Captain Drake said further than the
cost to the government of the distri
bution of uniforms at this time would
be excessive, and that he did not be
lieve that because a few are inade
quately clothed, could justify an ex
penditure of approximately $50,000
upon uniforms, to be returned within
a few months.
The fact that all other S. A. T. C.
units in the state of Nebraska, as well
as nearly every kindred organization
in the country, received government
equipment some time ago, is regarded
by university officials as sufficient
Justification for a similar dlsV 'NiHon
here especially in view of the fact
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CAPTAIN ALLYN DIES '
OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE
Colonel Highly Commends the
Gallant Work of Nebraska
Alumnus in Letter
Word has been received of the
death of Captain Arthur Allyn, '14, of
Hastings, Nebr. Notification of his
death watt received Saturday in a let
to from the colonel of his regiment
to h' parents. Colonel Anderson em
phasizes the gallantry of Captain
AHyn and asserts that he deserves a
h'Kh place In the history of the United
States. The letter follows:
Effect Far Reaching
November 10, I918.-Mr. Arthur E.
Allyn. 418 West Seventh street. Hast
Nb' My dear Mr. Allyn: In
tending m- sympathy permit me to
Pre my roal gr)ef fop the diath of
cUr n " the result of wounds re
' in frtin on October 23. last.
actio yU that hIs conduct in
acter" f the moBl gallant char
ca, decisions beneficial to his
?Z2r7 ,h,a dl8po8,t,ons of
cm. 7" ,nRure ftn ultimate suc-
tha (;n 0cfobr 27) at a pivotal point
rm!e,e,rnnin'd lh 8ucceS8 for tw0
rttam Allyn-g adzing and holding
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a certain lino two days before his fa
tal wound made It possible for us to
launch an attack that gave us ground
for controlling n maneuver that not
only brought the commendation of
high headquarters, but was far reach
ing in Its effect.
It is hard for me to write. Those
who have made sacrifices are in no
mood for platitudes yet. Mr. Allyn,
there is, after all, something in giving
one's life in a soldierly, manly way for
his country. There are many Ameri
can graves scattered through France.
You. may rest assured that the one in
which you are interested deserves a
high place in the history of the United
States. Very truly yours. A. P. Ander
son, Colonel. 312th infantry.
FLING TO BE MEMBER
OF PEACE COMMISSION
Former University Professor is
Chosen as Member of Mili
tary Personnel
Major Fred M. Fling, head of the
European history department of the
University of Nebraska, has been se
lected to go to France as a member
of the American peace commission.
Major Fling has been in Washington
since last spring, when he was grant
ed a leave of absence from the uni
versity to enter the historical depart
ment of the war college, where he has
been engaged in compiling a history
of the war.
A High Honor
The appointment of Major Fling to
the military personnel of the confer
ence comes as a distinct honor to the
former university professor, although
he was chosen to enter the historical
division because of his extensive
knowledge of European history to
which he had been a deep student for
years. Since his call to Washington
he has conducted a thorough research
into the past relations of European na
tions and peoples.
Much of the material collected by
Professor Fling has been used by
Colonel K. M. House in his conferen
ces and will undoubtedly form an im
portant part in the peace discussion
Major Fling had been an ardent
champion of the cause of the allies
prior to America's entry into the war.
lie was a prominent scholar in
French history and through extensive
research work he had acquired a deep
insight into the life of all European
countries and the part they were
playing in the world war.
He will accompany the presidential
party which leaves today or tomor
row for France.
SCHELLY RETURNS TO
HUSKERS FOR GOOD
Star Halfback is Back from Train
ing Camp and Will Play
Against Washington
Elmer Scbellenberg. halfback on the
1918 Cornhusker football eleven until
he left for the infantry officers' train
ing camp at Rockford, 111., three weeks
ago, returned to the Cornhuskers
Monday and got into his football re
galia in time to work out with the
squad last night. He has been play
ing on a team at Camp Grant and is
in condition to jump in at his old po
position and meet Dick Rutherford's
Washington Fikers next Saturday at
St. Louis.
Cypreanson was the first to return
to the fold and Dobson was the sec
ond, then here comes Schelly, and the
old lineup Is regaining its old tim
form. The probability of a victory
over the Mlssourians is much more
certain fcince the halfback's return,
and the Cornhuskers will tear down
the St. Louis gridiron like a motor'
driven mowing machine.
Schfllenberg's return comes Just at
the beginning of the basketball season
and he wiii be ready iu duu Ms indoor
togs ith the other veterans.
A NEBRASKA S. A. T.
YEARS
7HI5 1$ THE VNIfOfcM
I l'NWORE ALL THE TlN )
I WAi IN TfiL J - .
' AWA
BASKET BALL MEN
WILL MEET TODAY
Captain Jackson Asks Cage Art
ists to Report at Three
O'clock Today
While Coach Kline an his football
warriors are capering around at the
M street ball park in preparation for
their last encounter of the season with
Dick Rutherford's Washington uni
versity eleven at St. Louis next Sat
urday, Captain Cable Jackson will
call his basketball clan together to
morrow afternoon in the gym for pre
liminary rehearsal.
Men will have to furnish themselves
with suits and shoes until the outfits
are received from Chicago. Twelve
dozen uniforms have been ordered and
should arrive any time.
The Armory, which has been used
for barracking the soldiers, has been
cleared of cots and will be ready for
the basket flippers to take the floor
as soon as the medical examinations of
the S. A. T. ('. men have been com
pleted. The first practice, which is
scheduled for .'! o'clock tomorrow,
will be staged in the chaple. Men are
instructed to report in the east end
of the basement to Captain Jackson.
A good crop of last year's high
school basketball stars are on hand
and several old "N" men, however,
this fact should not play ghost to any
other basketball aspirant who has the
ability to toss the sphere through the
loop. Nebraska has the chance to put
a quintet in the field this year which
will eclipse any thing yet developed
at the Musker institution and only a
banana peel in the middle of the floor
can possibly spill them on their vic
torious campaign against the enemy.
STOCK JUDGES THIRD
IN CHICAGO CONTEST
The University of Nebraska stock j
judging team won national honors at
the International Livestock exposition
which opened Saturday at Chicago by
taking third place. First honors in
the event went to the Ontario Agri
cultural college of Quelph. Onl. This
is the first time that premier honors
in this contest have gone to a Cana
dian college since 1911.
Lat year the Nebraska team won
first place in this contest The Husk
er team made a unique appearance,
being composed of a sailor, a so'lier,
two crippled men and a university
woman. Miss Eva Ashton, a senior in
the agricultural college, made her
fir, ttemrt at Judrfng stock in a
contest and carried off fifth honors
. .Vnnn 4.,lnv and tvelfth dflll.
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t-rs in the general list.
C. MAN ABOUT FIFTY
HENCE.
GIRLS TO HAVE MERRY
FESTIVAL FRIDAY EVE
Annual Cornhusker Party for
University Women to Feature
Novel Entertainment
All the girls in the university will
attend the annual girls' Cornhusker
party Friday night at the new Wo
man's building This is the one party
of the year from which all members
of the male sex are absolutely barred.
In spite of this set rule, many a Don
Juan and Charlie Chaplin are inevit
ably seen in company with their fair
friends. The big feature of the party
is the way in which the girls vie with
all others to-have the most complete
and the most original camouflage.
This year's party tends to eclipse
those of former years, for the commit
tee in charge has announced that the
skits being planned are unusually
clever.
Organizations Take Part
Each sorority and organization in
the school will be represented by a
stunt of some sort. The first part of
the evening is to be given over to a
rather elaborate program and the lat -
ter part to dancing. Of course refresh-
ments will be served.
The committee in charge of the
nnrJv is -omnofifi of iho m pm hfrs of
the Girls' club board, Katherine Kohl,
Elinore Rennet, Alice Temple, Mar
jorie Barstow, Gwendolyn Drayton.
Genevive Bcchter. Grace Stuff, Mary
Brow ti( 1 1, Tae Breese and Dorothy
Pettis. They plan to have the party
in the new Woman's building contrary
to the former custom of holding it in
the Armory. However, if the furnace
in the building, which has been out of
order for the past week, is not depair
ed by the end of the week, the party
will be held elsewhere.
Last Year's Program
Last year the girls showed some
originality. Alpha Xi Delta put on a
minstrel stunt that would have done
credit to the Orpheum. Delta Gamma
f.atuml lu panfornime the smallpox
epidemic which raged on the campus
lui-t year. Kappa Alpha Theta and
Chi Omega gave some very touching
portrayals of the soldiers in France.
An Italian street scene was remark
ably well handled by Delta Delta
Delta and the Union Literary society
surprised the guests with a clever lit
tle skit called "The Woman of 1917,"
in which woman replaced man in the
field and factory. These are only a
few of the many clever things that
last year's girls did. This year they
will be even better, if the predictions
of the committee are to be credited.
A chronic liar is far better than the
liar who has spasmodic attacks of
veracity.
RUTHERFORD HOT
PlflflllU TRICK
Washington Coach Clears Himself
From Reflections on His
Sportsmanship
"Ringers" Are Bona Fide Mem
bers of University Hnskers
Preparing for Battle
Reflections on the good sportsman
ship of Dick Rutherford, former cap
tain and assistant coach of the Corn
husker football eleven, which have
been floating about in Husker sport
ing circles accusing him of "ringing
in" three old professional athletes to
use against Nebraska next Saturday
at St. Louis, are shown up to be abso
lutely false by a telegram received
from the Washington coach by Pro
fessor Scott yesterday.
The papers for the last two days
have contained charges that three
men, Eber Simpson, former captain
and quarterback at Wisconsin univer
sity; Halfback Evans, former player
and coach at Mississippi university,
and professional baseball player, with
the Cleveland Americans; and End
Feuerborn, former professional ball
player of Detroit, Mich., and Salt
Lake City, Utah, have been "scooped
up" by Rutherford within the last
three weeks and are to be used in the
Washington university lineup Decem
ber 7.
Rutherford Explains
In reply to an indirect protest
against the use of the "ringers" the
Missouri coach emphatically denies
that the men are not bonafide members
of the Washington university football
team and members of Section A, of
the S. A. T. C. at that. He expresses
surprise that any question sould have
arisen as to the eligibility CT his play
ers, and mentions that he has been
playing the season with the under
standing that competition was to be
between teams from Section A, S. A.
T. C. He further states that he has
played the entire season without a
protest from opposing coaches.
The telegram is:
i W. G. Kline, University of Nebraska:
j Telegram received. What does pro
1 test involve? As I understand the sit
uation, all competition is between Sec
tion A, S. A. T. C. All our players
I are bona fide members of Washington
j university and of Section A, S. A. T. C.
Have played all contests this season
' wi"OUl pretest. Not concerned about
j Missouri valley honors.
ft- D. Rutherford.
Puts Rutherford in Wrong Light
The accusation that he is not play
ing fair puts Rutherford in the wrong
Iiht entirely. When the government
took over the Missouri valley athletics
they lifted the ban on freshmen and
prohibited any men from playing oth
er than members of Section A, S. A.
T. C. or regular students of the insti
tution. This quite naturally let in a
host of sterling players who would
have otherwise been ineligible. Ne
braska profited immensely by the
change, which brought Lantz, Monte
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CONSERVATION WEEK
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
Because food conservation has been
lost to view under the excitement
caused by the armistice a program for
conservation week has been announc
ed by Gurdon W. Wattles, federal
food administrator for Nebraska.
The program is:
Sunday, Dec. 1 Reading of Hoov
er's message in all the chrches of the
state.
Tuesday, Dec. 3 General meetings
throughout the state under the aus
pices of the county food administra
tions. Friday. pv. 6 Special programs
all schools of the etate.
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