The Daily nebraskan
UNIVERSITY OF NKNUASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, DKCKMHKR 17, 1918
PKICB FIVE CENTS
OWE HUNDRED YET
TO 8E DISCHARGED
All Men Discharged from Service
Except Few Cases of
Sickness
Authorities Trying to Get Coats
For Men Who Were Dis-'
charged Without Them
A11 ,,, one hundred nun of the nnl- j
versity S. A. T. C. unit, have now been
discharged from the service. Those
remaining can not be discharged at
the present time because of sickneBs,
nd will be transferred to som per
manent enmp if they have not recov
ered by Decern oer 21st. Official, have
stated that about half of the men who
are sick will be discharged before the
end of the week.
Following the dismissal of the pri
vates in the university training corps,
the lieutenants are now being dis
charged. Many of them are from other
universities in the middle west, and
are returning to their several colleges.
Captain Drake, however, will remain
at the university for some time, and
will be the last member of the S. A. T.
C. to leave the post, Many minor de
tails enter into the work of the final I
windup of military affairs, and it is
probable that the captain will be at
the university for a month or more.
Some Discharged Without Uniforms
One hundred men at the farm cam-
pus have hoon rtfophnreoA n-tthftnt
their uniforms because of the shortage
that was discovered as the last of the
uniforms were given out. University
authorities are trying to "induce the
proper government officials to send
coats for the men, and if it is within
their power, the coats will be forth
coming for the men. Vice-Chancellor
Hastings sent a letter to the quarter
master's department in Omaha Mon
day morning, one to Minneapolis, and
one to Secretary Baker at Washington.
A large number of the men who
have been demobilized during the
past week have returned to their
homes, some with the intention of re
turning the second semester, but
many have seen the last of their col
lege days. It is believed that about
fifty per cent of the men will return
to college, while the other fifty per
cent will resume work on farms or
accept positions in which they were
employed before coming to the uni
versity. When a woman asks for your can
did opinion, she usually means your
candied opinion.
FAIR CO EDS ENDURE
TRIALS OF DOUGHBOYS
Six Nebraska co-eds proved that
they were capable of enduring any
amount of marching that regular har
dened doughboys could when they
Packed their few belongings and a
bunk of bacon into a handkerchief and
resolutely set out over the salt bot
toms west of Lincoln, about 10 o'clock
Sunday morning, for Raymond.
. We've heard tales of suffragetts
Edging miles and miles, but there
ere always some who fell by the way
B!le. The plucky Husker girls all
8t"ck it out the whole twenty miles
Md found their way back to Lincoln
wfore dark, at 5:15 o'clock.
A large number of the Phys Ed
Klrls declared their intention of going
i the long, long hike, but when it
came to crawling out of their warm
n I dreBfrlnS for a lon tramp,
but tn immortal six got cold feet
na had to remain in bed to keep
them .
- irom rreezlng
1 LB
. cMa8 who now hav a twenty-
to their credit and feel the
F" '
,en r e dealing with these fundamen
RrJ and Gertrude Lehr. j tal world problems. j
HUSKER MAT ARTISTS
MEET THIS AFTERNOON
Cornhusker mat artists are summon
ed to meet at the athletic director's
office this afternoon, iVccmber, 17,
at 3 o'clock. According to advance
dope, .the padded mat and wrestling I
tights are not going to take, a hack
neat to any other sport personage ;
this winter. Nebraska has developed
some wonderful wrestlers in former I
years, and this announcement opens j
up the field for the huskies who nre i
inclined to exhibit their skill on the
padded mat.
AWGWAN BEGINS DRIVE
FOR STUDENT SUPPORT
University Comic Launches Sub
scription Campaign Co-eds
Compete for Prize
Awgwan, the university's comic
magazine, which is this week conduct
ing an extensive subscription cam
paign, announced a total of 300 new
subscriptions for Monday. With a
dozen or more co-eds competing for
the prize, which is a bound volume of
this year's Awgwan with the winner's
name embossed, an interesting and
lively campaign is booked for the rest
of the week.
Harold Weeth, business manager of
the Awgwan, is directing the drive
with the aim of placing the magazine
in the hands of every university stu
dent. Girls will solicit the entire
campus this week in an effort to se
cure a subscription list which will as
oun; ttie management, me undivided
support of the student body, both fi
nancially and in the way of apprecia
tion. The Awgwan is the most striking
and most popular humorus college pa
per in the middle west. It has an indi
viduality quite lacking in other papers
and covers a field which is a vital
and interesting part of college life.
Campus chatter, clever cartoons, snap-
1 py editorials everything which is a
reflection of campus life, is here pre
sented in an original and attractive
way. The form of the Awgwan Is sim
ilar to the national magazines, Life
and Judge, which in their columns
often contain extracts from the uni
versity monthly.
The paper is published under the
direction of Sigma Delta Chi, journal
istic fraternity. Herman Thomas, '20,
is editor-in-chief, Dwight Kirsch, '19,
is managing editor, and Harold Weeth,
'20, is business manager.
The first issue of this year's book
will be out on January 1, and will be
followed by five others, which will ap
pear monthly. The subscription price
of the magazine is 7.r cents.
A large circulation outside the uni
versity is indicated this year. Many
student soldiers who are leaving
school are asking to receive the pa
per as a means of keeping in touch
with the brighter side of college life.
Assistant Sergeant "Ed" HoMow,
formerly of Cuba, is right there when
it comes to figuring schemes to get
into the mess hall early.
RECONSTRUCTION COURSES
TO BE GIVEN AT KANSAS
Several new courses are being given
in the history department next semes
ter One course in "War, Peace and
Reconstruction" will be given by Trof.
E E Melvin and other members of
the department. Another course will
be offered by Prof. H. C.-Cbubb on
"Greater European Governments.
This will Include a discussion of the
governments in the war autocracy on
one side and democracy on the other.
There is & movement all over the
country to develop courses dealing
with problems of war. peace ,.
-itn pro"'"1"- " ' Peterson
-st.
. T ZiUtoto offer students
BASKET BALL MEET
GOES TO SAILORS
Company C Defaults Last Game to
Have Been Played
Yesterday
Navy and Company C Have Clean
Record of Games Actually
Played
The call of HOME triumphed over
duty yesterday afternoon and the Com
pany C quintet of basket shooters who
were billed to engage the Navy "gobs"
in the finals of the inter-company bas
ketball tournament, failed to Bhow
their faces at the gym door, os the
championship of the S. A. T. C. whs
awarded to the sailors by default.
The tars are still sticking around
the barracks, awaiting their releases
while the doughboys have nearly all
hiked for their homes, and not a ves
tige of the runners-up could be found
on the premises for the battle Mon
day afternoon.
The inter-company basketball league
was inaugurated under the auspices
of the "N" club and Secretary Healey
of the army Y. M. C. A. last Thursday
afternoon, and it was to be completed
and the championship be awarded
Monday, but on account of the de
mobilization of the soldiers, which
started Friday morning, the plans
could not be carried out. The Navy
quintet defeated Company A in the
opening number of the scramble by a
sccre of 16 to 10, and Company C de-
ec-Vci Oomvnr 1 fcr nrat t- IS -to
12, in the second number.
Company A forfeited its game to
Company C, and the Navy tars drub
bed Company B, Friday afternoon, in
the second round of the tourney. This
left the sailors and Company C tied
for the final honors, and on account
of the sickness of Captain Bailey,
of the Navy team, the finals were
postponed from Saturday until Mon
day, but when the time came for the
initial toss-up only the Jacks were on
hand and they copped the pennant.
Final standing of teams:
Won Lost
Vnvv 3 0
Pet.
1000
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.000
.000
.000
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Company C 2
Company B 0
Company D . . .0
Company A 0
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Chorus Supper
The chorus will meet this afternoon
at 5 o'clock for rehearsal in Memorial
hall instead of in Art hall. After re
hearsal, supper will be served, follow
ing which there will be a party.
PAN HELLENIC COUNCIL
UNDECIDED ON FORMALS
Board Postpones Final Settlement
' of Question Until Thurs
day Meeting
Probable that Sororities Will Re
turn to Custom of the
Annual Formal
Formals and their -effects were con
sidered at a meeting of the Pan-Hellenic
council Monday afternoon. This
was the first time that the question
has been brought up before the coun
cil since formal parties were discon
tinued last year, and considerable dis
cussion took place. No definite deci
sion was made, the matter being left
for a vote at the next meeting, which
will be held Thursday at 5 o'clock.
The question, as it was presented,
was whether or not the sororities
should return to the custom of having
formal parties, which prevailed at the
university in former years. Some of
the delegates had already talked the
matter over with their sororities and
,0,i the opinion of part of the girls.
But as the meeting was more for the j
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R. J. SAUNDERS REPORTED
AS MISSING IN ACTION
Ha.Miiond J.. Saunders, '17, of Red
Cloud, Nebr., is reported missing in
action in Frame while- piloting a
scout plane. No official report ton
firming or denying his death has been
made by the war department.
Sounders w as a member of the In-
nocents in school and w as very prom-j
inentin all branches of activities. He i
was captain of the bnnd in his senior '
year and manager of university week. '
The missing aviator was a member of
the Kappa Sigma fraternity and of
Kosme-t Klub.
NAVAL RELEASES START
COMING IN FROM LAKES
All Men Out on Dec. 20 Sailors
Ask Further Action on Uni
forms Question
Forty-six releases from active
duty were received at naval headquar
ters yesterday and others are expected
today. The releases are dated Decem
ber 20, at which time the men's pay
will stop. None of them will be let
out of active service until this date.
The release papers state on them
that the men are merely put on in
active duty and that they are subject
to call at any time that it is found
necessary to use them. Men placed
on the inactive list are also required
to keep the commandant of their dis
trict informed of their address.
Ensign Webber, in charge of the
company, is doing his best at this
tinj to itinlc the men feel better
toward the service in which they are
enlisted. He has revised entirely the
daily program.
First call in the morning is now at
6:45 a. m. Three formations are held
each day at 7 a. m., 11:50 a, m., and
5:50 p.m. Men are given liberty each
evening from 6 to 12 p. m. Men are
expected to attend classes and work
on special details, if necessary.
Guards are being kept at the bar
racks for the purpose of protecting
all property.
The question of obtaining uniforms
has again been taken up with uni
versity officials and further action is
expected on the matter. A petition,
signed by all members of the com
pany who have not received uniforms,
requests that either financial com
pensation or uniforms be given to
them.
Hot-Foot
Kaiser "What account are my
brave troops giving of themselves?"
Ilindenburg "A running account,
your Majesty." Baltimore American.
Helpful Herbert
What a friend we have in Hoover,
All the skins and thieves to bear.
What a surplus-far remover
All our hungry pangs to share.
Ever present help in trouble.
Guide, philosopher and friend,
pass the shark-meat and fried stubble.
Will the conflict ever end?
Credited to "Exchange" by Ameri
can Motherhood.
S. A. T. C. MEN SIGN AT
COLLEGE BOOK STORE
It is desired that all S. A. T. C. and
S. N. T. C. men sign their names on
a list at the College Book store be
fore leaving school. These names are
for the students' directory and should
be gotten in before Thursday of this
week.
The committee in charge of the di
rectory are anxious to get the names
of all men, regardless of whether they
are leaving school or not.
Y. W. C A. Vesper
Y. W. C. A. vespers will be held
at 5 p. m., today at the hostess nouse
house in the Temple building. Mrs.
EvanfecMne Long Pope will give a pro
gram of Christmas music.
FRATS TO RETURN
TO FORMER LIFE
Old Members Plan to Resume
Work at University During
Second Semester
New Houses Are Rented and
Bright Future Is Ahead for
College Greeks
The storm of battle is past, the
war clouds are rolling off into the
dimness of the horizon and the sun
of fraternity life is once more rising
over the campus of the University of
Nebraska. For over a year and a half,
the home life of fraternities has been
anything but what a freshman is led
to expect and what is now past his
tory. In the good old days before
the war, w hen there were no harassing
questions to distract the student, and
when life rang along like a song, fra
ternity life was a part of college.
But during the past two years, ever
6ince the United States started in to
win, the university has been barren of
the joys that are a vital thing in the
j life of the fraternity. But now that
j a normal condition is settling over the
j university, with this disbanding of the
S. A. T. C. and the return of men
men from other camps in the United
States and from overseas, fraternities
will come into their own.
Frat Houses Reopen
Several houses have been reopened
and the men have moved in from the
barracks. Others who gave up their
nouses t tre Beginning or trie school
year and had club rooms down town
will open new houses after the holi
i days or the first of next semester. The
I Phi Kappa Psis have rented their
j house for the rest of the year, and
the members will continue next se
mester, the plan of boarding at the
house. Ralph M. Thorpe who is in
the coast artillery at Fortress Mon
roe, will receive his commission be
fore returning to school. Calloway Van
Uecar from Camp McArthur, will be
in school next semester. William
Richardson has already returned, and
Lyman Meade, and Perry Branch,
Floyd Wright, George Stone, and John
Fike are expected later.
Sigma Nu will vacate their club
rooms in the Liberty building in the
next week and are expecting to move
into their old house at 2530 Q street.
Only about a dozen men will continue
in school for the remainder of the se
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It is rumored that St. Pat has de
cided to visit Rolla and bring some of
his far-famed snakes. As said snakes
bite it is nuff said.
"MESSIAH" TO BE GIVEN
AT XMAS CONVOCATION
The -university chorus will give its
annual presentation of Handel's ora
torio, "The Messiah." in Memorial
hall, Friday morning, at 9 o'clock.
"The Messiah" has been presented ev
ery year for twenty-four years as the
Christmas convocation, and has be
come almost a tradition. It is especial
ly welcome this year, as it will be the
first musical convocation since the
opening of school. Classes will be
dismissed from 9 to 10 o'clock.
The singing will be accompanied by
strings and organ. The soloists are:
Vera Augusta Upton, soprano; Maud
Fender Gutzmer, contralto; Charles
H. Bagley, tenor. The orchestra is
enmnosed of Edward J. Walt, first
violin; Jesse Wilkins, second violin;
Wm. Quick, viola; Lilian Eiche, cello;
Mark Pierce, double bass; Louise
Zumwinkle, organ. Mrs. Carrie B.
Raymond, director of the chorus, will
conduct the music.
Some one said that everything
would be dated from today. Guess
whr?