The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVIII.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1918
PRICE FIVE CENTS
UNIFORMS WILL B
ISSUED THIS WEEK
Government Approves University
protest and Will Fulfill Con
ditions of Contract
Demobilization Will Proceed as
Fast as Equipment Can Be
Given Out
Because members of the University
of Nebraska senate demanded last
wefk, that the government carry out
ts contract with regard to the issu
ance of equipment to members of the
students' army training corps, men of
this unit will be discharged in the
near future, wearing regular army
equipment, A message received by
Ctptain Leslie G. Drake Saturday
morning ordered winter clothing to be
issued, providing such issuance would
not delay discharges later than De
cember 21.
Vice-Chancellor Hastings received a
telegram from E. K. Hall, business su
perintendent of the S. A, T. C Wash
Ington, D. C, advising that the entire
contract with this university had been
approved as submitted, and that equip
ment would be issued as agreed.
The situation at this university re
garding issuance of clothing has been
a subject of considerable controversy
between university officials and mili
tary authorities during the last two
weeks, a large shipment of equip
ment having been returned by the
army commandant on the theory that
an issuance of clothing would entail
too great an expense at this time.
University authorities demanded that
the government fulfill its contract bj
issuance of equipment before demob
ilization, this demand being granted
at Washington headquarters.
Barracks Cost Government $50,000
According to an estimate made by
university officials, and sent to Wash
ington headquarters, barrack and mess
hall equipment and construction for
the S. A. T. C here has cost approxi
mately $70,000. A conservative esti
mate of the return to be made when
equipment and fixtures are salvaged
amounted to $20,000, making the total
cost to the government after deduc
tion, about $r0,000.
Men Confined to Barracks
An order issued Friday night con
ned all members of the army corps
to the barracks, supposedly to guard
i he health of the men. Drill has been
suspended indefinitely, and nearly all
formations dispensed with. Retreat
and reveille have been made informal,
students merely standing at their
bunks during these formations.
Final preparations for distribution
of winter clothing were completed yes
terday, Section B, city campus, being
the first unit to be served. As fast as
the uniforms can be distributed, the
work of demobilization will be carried
on, pivsent plans contemplating the
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JAYHAWKS TO SUPPLANT
S. A. T. C. WITH R. O. T. C.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Dec' C With
the passing of the students' army
training corps mill probably come the
reserve officers training corps.
A telegram was received from the
war department this morning asking
fhe authorities opinion on the estab
lishment of t,uch a corps at the Uni
e rsity of Kansas.
An opinion of the men students will
probably be taken on the matter, ac
cording to Dean Kelly. The estab
lithment of the R O. T. C. here will
fot mtan the same amount of mili
ary work as it required by the stu
dents' army training corps. The work
tfcfcen in the R. O. T. C, except the
summer camps, will only be physical
wle. Exercise in seme form will
Probably be required by the school
nUorities though perhaps not as mil
itary training.
ALL BRANCHES OF NAVY
OPEN FOR ENLISTMENT
Tract ically all branches of the U. S.
navy are wide open for enlistments
now, according to Ensign F. G. Con
diet, head of the Omaha recruiting
station. The service is open to all
men between the ages of IS and 35
years, regardless of the draft. All
calls for induction have been cancell
ed and the original procedure of en
listments has been re-established.
Radio operators and apprentice sea
men are especially wanted. The only
branches of the service that are not
open for enlistment are the yeoman
branch, aviation branch, moulders and
pattern makers. Firemen are also
wanted very soon.
Applicants shohld go to the U. S.
navy recrditing station, T00 Faxton
bdilding, Omaha, Nebr. They will be
sent to training stations at once.
NAVAL COMPANY TO
GO BEFORE DEC. 21
U. S. N. R. F. to Be Retired From
Active Duty Men May Stay
in Service
Infinite orders regarding the dis
posarbf the members of the S. N. T.
C were received at headquarters Sat
urday. According to orders, all men
desiring to be discharged from' the
service or to be retired to inactive
duty will be released before Decem
ber 21.
All naval men must fill out a brief
questionnaire which is to be turned
into naval headquarters. The ques
tions are asked in order to obtain in
formation regarding the status and
the desires of all sailors.
The following questions must be
answered by each man and answers
turned into the company commander:
1. Are you enlisted for four years?
2. Are you enlisted for ihe dura
tion of the war?
3. Are you in the naval reserve
force?
4. If you are enlisted for four years
or for the duration of the war, do you
desire to remain in the service or to
be discharged immediately?
5. If in the naval reserve forces,
do vou desire to remain on active duty
jor be retared to inactive duty?
6. Anv men desiring to remain in i
active service must signify their in
tention in a letter to the commandant
of the th, 10th and 11th Naval Dis
tricts. It is probable that most of the men
will be retired to inactive duty.
About one-half the number will return
to their homes and not continue in
school. Medical officers of the navy
will be sent here to give physical ex
aminations to ibe men before retir
ing them. 1
Members of the naval company
have as yet received no pay, subsis
tence, or uniforms and until such mat
ters are arranged the- men cannot be
dismissed.
SERGEANT E. H. LARSEN
IS KILLED IN ACTION
Sergeant Edward II. Larsen, former
ly of the agricultural oolhege. and
prominent in the activities of that In
stitution, was killed in action on the
western front in France, October 12.
ISIS.
He was a member of the 1916 stock
Judging team which won the national
title. He was also a member of the
Saddle and Sirloin club, and of Phi
Gamma Delta.
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A GREAT SUCCESS
Bigger, Better, Funnier
Ever Gorgeously
Costumed
Than
Various Stunts Cleverly Executed
By Different School
Organizations
Out from the mysterious veil
of
night, into the penetrating snow-white ;
glare of unnatural luminance trooped
Hula girls, bums, harem favorites,
dominoes, Japanese maidens. Indians,
soc iety belles and beux, clowns, wait
ers, Columbias, coons, and Robin
Hoods, momentarily visible to the mas
culine eye and then vanishing into the
exclusive feminine realm, temporarily
arranged within the Armory. Soldiers
and sailors forgot traditional rivalry
and mingled as a distinct unit. Fair
Jackies and Ladies'-HomeJournal
Yanks tripped about in the improvis
ed -No-Man's Land," disregardful of
the boisterous S. A. T. C. serenade on
the outside.
Stunts Are a Feature
The party was bigger, better, and
more atmospheric than in previous
years. Achoth's stunt, which opened
the bill, was of the tiredusiness
man" variety. They called it "Raint
bow Division, Camouflage;"' the cos
tume scheme being worked out in the
colors of the rainbow. Theta Sigma
Phi, in "Belinda's Beaux," gave a satir
cal representation of S. A. T. C. life.
Three boys, and three girls, as the
"Alpha Delta Pi Babies," sang tuneful
bits of song backwards. Chi Omega
pictured the intricacies of registration
day, the strain of the abnormal rush,
i week, and other red-letter events of
the past few months, in a series of
pantomimieal presentations. Alpha
j Omicron Pi, aided by masks placed on
the backs of their heads, gave a gro
tesque terpsichorean skit called
Looking Backwards," which depicted
a reversed humanity. Pi Beta Phi, in
a very creditable manner, burlesqued
"The Girl on the Magazine Cover," by
making it a masculine affair. Gamma
Phi Beta rendered "The Peerless Side
show" with the hawking "Barker,"
tight-rope walker, strong man, 'nevery
thing typical of the fast disappearing
pa Kappa Gmma ably acquitted them
personated famous "well-knowns,"
among whom were Kries Fritzler, Den
St. Rufus, and Padderwhisky. Alpha
Xi Delia in "The International Rag,"
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JUNIOR CLASS ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR SEMESTER
Gaylcrd Davis, Fae Ereese, Arthur
Yort and Patricia Maloney
Are Chosen
The junior class, at an enthusiastic
meeting held Friday, elected officers
for the present semester, and after a
spirited discussion, decided to give a
semi-formal party this year instead of
the usual formal which the class is
accustomed to give.
Gaylord Davis, was elected vice
president of the class. Fae Breese
secretary and treasurer, and Arthur
Yort and Patricia Maloney were chos
en sergeants-at-arms.
The much mooted question of a
junior formal was debated by mem
bers of the class, with the result that
it was decided Jo await until the sec-
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party. The class determined to give j
a dance which mould serve all the pur j
poses of a formal, but which would
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all restrictions are removed from I
cial functions, the class decided taj
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servation, and it Is expected that all j
other classes will follows the example j
i S. A. T. C'S URGED TO
CONTINUE SCHOOL WORK
University authorities are anxious,
to schedule classes for vtudenta who
are now coming back, stated Dean
Engberg when interviewed Saturday.
The students have ample opportunities
to do preparatory work until they
take up the regular work next semes
ter. New classes are now being or
ganited in mathematics, agriculture,
law, political science, economics and
French. A class in war aims is also
organized for those who have failed
t In that subject up to the present time.
or those who have been unable tq
carry all the work because of the con
flicting war program. The instructors
are willing to co-operate with the stu
dents in arranging for definite courses.
There is no need for anyone to feel
that his time for the remanider of the
semester would be wasted. In many
instances a full semester's credit can
be obtained by doing extra work
Y. M, C. A. RETURNS
TO PRE-WAR BASIS
Association Aids Men to Work
Their Way Through the
University
The university Y. M. C. A. will soon
change its war program to its pre
vious policy of being a strictly Corn
husker institution. At present the
most important work is to find places
of employment for the members of the
S. A. T. C. who decided to remain in
school, and work for their board and
room. The employment bureau of the
Y. M. C. A. is especially anxious to
assist students who would like to
continue their work at the university,
but who feel that they cannot afford
to spend four years in college at their
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own expense. The heartiest co-opera-
tion is assured those who are willing to
work for a part or all of their ex
penses. This is an excellent oppor
tunity for students, who otherwise
would not have the means to secure
a university education.
In the meantime, the war work is to
be continued. The entertainment is to
be modified to suit conditions. The Y.
M. C. A. is to be the headquarters for
the boys, that are coming home, while
they are in the city. The finances are
insured for a time, and reading ma
terial and other equipment is on hand
at all times for the use of the soldiers
and sailors. The army athletic pro
gram will probably be worked out by
Dr. E. J. Stewart, upon his return to
the university. The informal educa
tional program, conducted especially
for the benefit of the soldiers, will be
discontinued. This includes the teach
ing of French and instruction through
posters .circulars and pamphlets.
Mr. Luke, executive secretary of the
Y. M. C. A., is attending an industrial
conference at Atlantic City. The pur
pose of tbts meeting is to formulate
plans for the readjustment of econom
ic and industrial conditions. Definite
arragnement w ill be made for the work
of the educational institutions in the
period of reconstruction.
PEACE CONCERT GIVEN
AT KANSAS UNIVERSITY
LAWRENCE. Kan., Dec. 3 More
than one hundred citizens of Law
rence and members of the university
took part in the peace concert given
in Robinson gymnasium last night.
I The concert celebrated the allied vic-
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NEBRASKA LOSES
TO PIKER ELEVEN
Washington University Victorious
by 20 to 7 Score in Post
Season Game
Professionals in Lineup Give Corn
huskers Claim to Valley
Title
Jumping into the lead early in the
second quarter, the Nebraska Corn
buskers were unable to maintain their
advantage over Dick Rutherford's
Washington Pikers at St. Louis last
Saturday and they suffered their third
drubbing of the season by a 20 to 7
score.
Neither side was able to score in
the initial quarter but Nebraska put
over one touchdown and the Mis
sourians shoved two across the line in
the second quarter. The third stania
was also scoreless but before the
game was over, Washington had rung
up one more score and brought her
total up to 20.
With only a few seconds more to
play in the first chapter, the Huskers
plunged down the field to the enemy's
four yard line only to batter against
a stone wall. The opponents took the
ball and from behind the line. Simp
son kicked out of danger as the whistle
blew. Forward passing featured most
of the plays with Dobson and Simp
son shooting the ball.
One of the most spectacular fea
tures of the battle came late in the
second quarter when Simpson shot a
pass on the thirty yard line to Feuer
born, who raced seventy yards through
the Husker defence for a touchdown.
Huskers Assume the Lead
Near the beginning of the second
stanza, the Cornhuskers invaded
Washington territory to within strik
ing distance of the goal and then Dob
son shot a forward pass to McMahon,
who caught it behind the chalk marks,
and registered the first score of the
game. Howarth kicked goal and the
score stood 7 to 0, Nebraska.
Pikers Pluck PJums
After this exhibition of football,
Rutherford's star backfield got to going
and piled up two touchdowns along
side the Huskers' one. They marched
down the field using passes and line
plunges, Evans and Berger covering
nineteen yards on two forward flips
and then Halfback Evans circled left
end and brought the pigskin to Ne
braska's five yard Jine. On the next
ply Evans charged through cen
ter for a touchdown and Simpson
kicked goal.
The seventy yard run from a pass
by Simpson accounted for the sec
ond Washington score and at the
termination of the first half the tally
stood 14 to 7 in the Missourians' ta
vor. The third period was as barren of
scores as a door knob is of feathers,
both aggregations battling the fifteen
minutes without crossing the goal
once. The final chapter, however, pro
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FRESHMAN BAN REPLACED
AT WESTERN CONFERENCE
CHICAGO, Dec 7 Members of
western conference athletic teams who
left school and enlisted in the service
will be eligible for college sports
when they return despite the fart that
some may have acted as paid coaches
and athletic instructors in training
camps, according to a decision of
western conference officials here to
day. They voted to allow returning
soldiers to resume college athletics at
the pouit where they left off.
The freshman ban, which was lifted
by government officials when they
took over college sports last October,
was again clamped down on first year
men. Universities are trying to get
back to a pre-war basis as soon as
possible and this is one of the first
steps.
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