The Daily Nebraskan
YOU XVIII. NO. GO
UNIVERSITY OF NERRASKA, LINCOLN. THURSDAY, !)! CEMl'.KR 10, 1918
PRICE FIVE CENTS
919 CflRNHUSKER
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Issues Call for Freshman Assist-ants-Rare
Opportunity for
First Year Men
Original Sections to Supplant
Those of Former Years
Work Has Commenced
Kntnt WVnger, 'ditor.in-ehl-r f
the l'tlli Cornhusker, announces that
Vnrk on :he nniiual has (ommenceJ
and that the policies and general out
lines vi the publication are rapidly be
ing 'formulated. Although no offlc'al
announcement of the Cornhusker staff
will he made until after the holidays,
nearly nil positions have been filled
and the work will begin In earnest
directly after students return from
the Christmas recess.
The management of the Cornhusker
Is ini:iatig a new and unltjue policy
this year as regards the manner In
which students wishing to work on the
Cornhusker. will receive their appoint
ments. Those expecting to work on
the Cornhusker with the view of pos
sibly being editor-in-chief in their sen
ior year, will start In their freshman
year by learning the details connected
with the publication of such a book
The work of the freshmen will b?
largely routine, but will give them the
necessary foundation to handle the
larger problems In the third and fourth
year work. At the end of the firit
year, the editor will select three of
the' freshmen who have done the best
work and recommend them for the
position of junior managing editor
This is an elective positcin. and a
member of the sophomore class is
chosen vach year to serve in that ca
pacity during his junior year. The
junior managing editor is then the
loylcal tandlcVte for the editor in
ehief bec ause during his junior year he
has had the opportunity to work with
the editor, and ha3 learned all the
secrets connected with getting out
Ih? university annual.
Call for Freshmen
Tl' editor of the Cornhusker has
issued a call for freshn.an assistants
for the 1919 y ear book, and asks that
all first year men interested in the
work, call at the Cornhusker ofliee this
afternoon between one and five
o'clock. Six freshmen will be selected
for the work, and their names will
be announced with the rest of the
man' in the first issue of the Dally
Nebraskan after vacation. This is
an unusual opportunity for freshmen,
as they have never had the chance
In former years to work on the Coin
uusker. The new policy to be adopted
is in use in all the larger colleges
and universities of the east, where it
Is a great honor to work on the col
lege annual. Men start in their first
year to compete with each other for
the more important positions of the
junior and senior years.
New Features for Annual
A departure will be made this year
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
CELEBRATE THIS WEEK
University students are getting a
few of the joys of Christmas some
what prematurely this week. Be
cause of the fact that most of the
m?n and women will return to out-of-town
homes next week, many uni
versity organizations are holding holi
day celebrations this week.
Fraternities and sororities are en
Wing big dinners at the houses. Most
01 them are upholding their ancient
custom of having a Christmas tree
n1 6'ving presents from Wool worth's
Pular mock.
,RThe rPular week end parties prom
to be crowded to -iht- limit as
0st of the men wish to have one
hot d Ume ,n a real 8cial way I
iLFe "hi,UnK the trail back to the;
visit
'u, lor a nice quiei
!,h the home folks.
front some of the time worn policies
and jireo'dentg of former .wars. In the
miik- up of the Coi nluuker. Several
of the ectlons that have been the
features of bygone days will be
otnitud. and In their Mead will he
placed new and original sections. The
book will be larger than ever before,
and will embody a wealth of Interest
li'K ai ptrtlnent iniiterlal. Tln mili
tary featuiv will take an Important
place thin year, and a section devoted
to traditions, will add much to the
sentiment of the hook, making it all
the more dear to the hearts of stu
dents, who keep und trt-asuw their
Cornhuskers. us a vital part of th ir
university life.
UNIVERSirV MIGHT
PLANS UNDER WAV
Stunts Being- Arranged for Tenth
Annual Affair Program Com
jjleted After Christmas
Y. M. C. A. Prcbably Not to Man
age Event This Year Promises
to be Best Ever Held
University Night, that one time in
the whole college year when the stu
dent may do exactly as he likes, and
say exactly what he pleases, is once
more appearing on the horizon. Some
time in March, the tenth annual Uni
versity Night will be hold in the city
auditorium. This affair which con
sists of campus impersonations and
clever skits is a real tradition of the
university and a part of the college
life which every student loves to re
member in after years.
University Night was originated
nine years ago by the University Y. M.
C. A. and every year since that time,
the student body has lived in antici
pation of this relished bit of fun for
weeks and weeks in advance of the ac
tual affair. Its popularity has in
creased with the successive pleasur
able evenings'.
To Ec'ipse Former Years
Because it is to eclipse all other
vears in originality and ingenuity,
plans are already under way to pre
pare a program worthy of the occas
ion. The committee desires that all
organizations who will present skits
begin work on them at once. A good
plan would be for the time during the
holidays to be spent in racking- of
brains for new and individual Ideas,
for the working up of some real im
personations. This is the one night in
the year when literally speaking, the
student has absolute free speech, and
some of the faculty are usually given
a chance to see themselves as others
see them.
Skits Submitted After Holidays
Soon after Christmas the Daily Ne
braskan will announce the committee
which will have charge of the plans for
the program. All skits must be pre
sented for approval seme time early in
February. The sooner they can be
turned over to the committee, the bet
ter University Night will be.
"MIKE" SELZER STAR OF
AVIATORS' GRID TEAM
Lieutenant "Mike" Selzer, '17. for
mer Cornhusker football star, has re
turned from Chanute Field, Illinois,
where he has been in the aviation
service, and is making a short visit
at the Phi Kappa Psi house.
Recentlv, Chanute field football play
ers defeated their brother aviators
from Scott field in a peppery game
cn Illinois field 6 to 0. The lone
score of the game came in the last
five minutes of play, when Selzer. left
half-back in the Chanute lineup, went
over for a touchdown. His many
Mends at the'University will be glad
t0 ,earn that despite hfs
in the air " on many occasion, of late,
he still knows how to play foo.ball
and play it well.
e oni FOR
mil
Committee Sets Goal at $1000 and
One Hundred Per Cent
Membership
Appeal This Year Greater Than
Ever Before Drive to Close
Friday Noon
One hundred per cent and over the
i . ... . . t
rep m me annual ueo. ross inemuer
ship driva Is the goal of the campaign
j workers at thi university of Nebras
ka. At eight o'clock this morning the
movement to canvass the entire stu-
v.
dent body of the university was
launched on the campus. The cam
paign will last until Friday noon in
pider that everyone may be given an
opportunity to subscribe. Twenty-five
I girls will have the buttons for sale.
The price of each button Is one dollar.
The purchase of one of them entitles
the wearer to one year's membership
in the national organization of Red
Cross.
The committee in charge of the cam
paign has set one thousand dollars as
the goal to be reached by Friday noon.
As this will be the last time this year
that students will be asked for any
war subscriptions, that quota should
be easily filled. The United War Work
Campaign included all other organiza
tions in one big total. The unlv ity
went on record for an oversubscrip
tion .then, and will go on another
such record at the end of this week.
Call Is Very Urgent
This year more than ever before,
there is need for support for this
merciful organization. The boys who
have gone to France have given their
all for the sake of justice and human
ity. Some of them, appalling num
bers when figured up, are returning
to this country badly wounded. These
boys must be taken care of, and the
money which was raised last year has
been nearly exhausted by the contin
ual drain upon it for relief work in
France and at the cantonments. So
everyone should make it a point to
answer ready to the 1919 roll call of
Red Cross.
Faculty Committee at Work
The committee members of the fac
ulty division for the various buildings
on the campus are as follows:
University Hall Prof. W.H. Cald
well. Library Hall Dr. Winifred Hyde.
Administration and Pharmacy Max
Westerman.
Mechanical Arts Building Prof. W.
C. Brenke.
Mechanical Engineering Prof. L. F.
Seaton.
Bessey Hall Prof. It. J. Pool.
Chemistry Building Prof. Fred W.
Uppon.
Temple Prof. Staley.
Electrical Kngineering Prof. V. L
Hcllister.
Physics Laboratory Prof. L. B
Tuekerman.
Law Building Prof. John Senning
MuseumProf. E. H. Barbour.
Armory nr. R. G. Clapp.
SAILORS PAY CHECKS
RECEIVEDWEDNESDAY
Men Enlisted Oct. 3 to be Paid
Fifty Dollars More Release
Certificates Arrive
Fay checks for one hundred ana
fifty sailors were received yesterday
by Ensign Webber and will be dis
tributed at the time of their release.
This money is for apprentice-seamen
who have been in the service about
two and a half months. Further
pay will probably be sent the men at
a later date. .
More release papers also came in
this morning. Over half of the papers j
I
CROSS
have now boon received und the o'h
ors are expioted today and tomorrow
All necessary data bus boon collected
und nothing but ihe urilul of all !
hum certllu litis Is nwai;ed.
No uniforms are now ev peeled. Tin
men are receiving f ft y didhirs for the
smites to tlr government und from
this amount they are paying for
clot lies which they have worn since
I hey enlisted, for board and lodging
for over two weeks and for blanket
that have bvon stolen from them.
Clothes will probably be Issued to
the men although no practical use
can bo made of them. Something
less than half of the men arc expect-!
Ing to return to school after vacation.
CHORUS TO PRESENT
HANDEL'S "MESSIAH"
Twenty-fourth Annual Presenta
tion of Famous Oratorio
Friday Morning
Talented Orchestra to Assist
Classes Excused for Xmas
Convocation
The university chorus will present
Handel's oratorio, "The Messiah," with
strings and organ accompaniment, in
Memorial Hall Friday morning at nine.
"The Messiah" has been given an
nually for twenty-four years as, the
Christmas convocation. This is the
first musical program of the school
year. Classes will be dismissed from
nine to ten o'clock.
Practice on the oratorio has been
going on for several weeks and the
music promises to be excellent. Sev
eral members of the chorus, however,
who were in the " S. A. T. C. have
gone home since its disbanding, thus
leaving the male parts of the chorus
a little weak.
Talented Orchestra Participates
The orchestra represents a collec
tion of the best talent in Lincoln.
Edward J. Walt, first violinist, is j
the leader. ;
The soloists are Vera Augusta j
Upton, soprano; uaua enae. um -
1UUI , lUJIUttUU, V HOI ivq 'r--.-
tenor. The orchestra is composed of
Edward J. Walt, first violin; Jessie
Wilkins, second violin; Wm. Quick,
viola; Lilian Eiche, cello; Mark
Pierce, double bass; Louise Zum
winkle. organ. Mrs. Carrie B. Ray
mond, director of the chorus, will con
duct the music.
Tho program follows:
Tenor Recitative, "Comfort Ye My
People."
Tenor Aria, "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be
Exalted"
Chorus, "And the Glory of the Lord
Shall Be Revealed"
Pastoral Symphony
Strings and Organ
Soprano Recitative
"There Were Shepherds Abiding
in the Field"
"And Lo the Angel of the Lord"
"And the Angel Said Unto Them"
"And Suddenly There Was with
the Angel"
Chorus, "Glory to God in the Highest"
Contralto Recitative. "Then Shall the
Eyes of the Blind"
Contralto Air, "He Shall Feed His
Flock"
Soprano Air, "Come unto Him"
Chorus, "Hallelujah"
Complain of Muddy Walks Much
complaint has been voiced by students,
in regard to the muddy condition of
the side-walks on both sides of the
new social science and teachers'
buildings. Recently the dirt, which
had accumulated from extensive haul
ing was removed and the side-walks
w'ere made visible again. Since that
time, however, excavation has been
started for the laying of heating-pipes
from the city campus to the new build
ings. The result is that the walks are
almost completely submerged again
in places and sin-? rne recent rain
pedestrians have teen given a real
taste of "Flarders mud".
USTOI MP fW
HERS ii VISIT
Dr. Stt'vart Froposcs That the
Kansa3 Scldiers Come Up nnd
Stay All Next Week
Ten Candidates Battle for Berths
on the Varsity No New
Bookings for Trip
i
Even before the Cornhuskers make
their Initial swing Into Iowa and Illi
nois territory next month, the Ne
braska basket flippers will probably
see some real service here on their
own floor, If negotiations betwen Dr..
Stewart and the basketball coach at
Camp Funston pan out satisfactorily.
The Nebraska athletic director re
ceived a telegram from the Funston
coach yesterday asking for a couple of
games with the Huskers. He stated
that they were putting a team In the
field again this year and wanted
some big games for their schedule
in order to keep up the morale of the
men around camp.
Doctor Stewart sent a reply last
night suggesting that the Funston
tossers come up and visit the Corn
husker camp next Monday for a week
or so, in which time they would get
in a wek of solid practice and wind
up with a couple of matches before
the sporting public.
Huskers Need Practice
The Huskers are in need of a great
deal of stiff practice to shape them
for the formal opening of the season
against the Hawkeyes at Iowa City,
January 3,"anfl doc swwart was oniy
too willing to snatch up the Funston
offer.
Wednesday's drill was devoted most
ly to developing team work, shooting
baskets and handling the ball on a fast
floor. Ten candidates were working
on the varsity squad and all were
showing up well. Hubka, Jackson and
Shellenberg from last year's regulars
were tearing things up and Neumann,
Howarth, Lanphere, Patty, Gillilan.
Gardner and Busch were also perform
ing like regular basket tossers. GiPilan
and Neumann exhibited exceptional
; owarth( Patty and Ga,Mne.
were not entirely out of the limelight.
Dr. Stewart had no new announce
ments concerning further bookings
for the opening trip starting at Iowa
City but the jaunt will probably in
clude games farther north and east.
Old "Dad" Plunkett advises: "Take
this advice," says wise old Dad, "and
you'll avoid a fight. Think twice, and
then if you're still mad. just k.ep
your mouth closed tight."
Corn's do not grow on a shoe tree.
An ice man isn't necessarily a nice
man.
Kids start to work very early in life.
Some of them get a job cutting teeth
before they are a year old.
The only woman that mo.-t women
will trust their husbands with is the
one th?y see in their mirrors.
CHRISTMAS VACATION
COMMENCES SATURDAY
Vacation for the holidays will begin
Saturday, December 21, at 6 p. m. and
last until Saturday, December 21, at f
p. m. Practically all university stu
dents will find it possible to return
home for this period of time. School
will be held on New Year's day. the
same as It was last year.
The week's vacation seems to be very
acceptable to the S. A. T. C. men who
expected to be in the service at this
time and who were promised but or?
day leave of absence from the post.
The influenza epidemic which for
a time threatened the continuance of
school for the" rest of the semester
seems to have subsided a great deal
and school conditions are practically
normal again.
