The Daily Nebraskan
UNIVERSITY Or NEBRASKA OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
EDITORIAL 8TAFF
Gaylord Duvls KdltorlnChlef
Howard Murfln , Managing Editor
Ja k Landalo Nw Editor
Clarence Haley Acting News Editor
Ituth Snyder Associate Editor
Kenneth McCahdless Sports Editor
Helen Glltner ; Society Editor
BUSINESS STAFF
CJen II. Gardner Business Manager
Koy Wythers Assistant Business Manager
REPORTORIAL STAFF
Patricia Maloney (Jaylo Vincent (Irubb Marlun Henninger
Story Harding' Sadie Finch Edith Howe
Mnry llerzing Le Ross Hammond Genevieve Loeb
Offices: -News, Basement, University Hall; Business, Basement,
AdmmivtratloB Building.
Telephones: News and Editorial, B-2S16; Business, B-2597.
N'ight, all Departments, B 4204.
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mail matter uider the Act of Congress of March 8, 1879.
THE UNIVERSITY PLAYS HOST
This week the University assumes the role ot host for the hun
dreds of high school athletes that will throng the city from Tuesday
evening until late Saturday. It is estimated that fifteen hundred
visitors will be here by Tuesday night, many more arriving on Wednes
day morning. Games are to be played at the City Auditorium, the
Y. M. C. A., the Armory, and in the Chapel, making it possible to
play off fifty-six games the first day, and leaving but eight games,
the finals in each class, to be played Saturday.
Nebraska welcomes these out-state athletes and will endeavor to
make their brief stay lyre one that they will remember with pleasure
for some time to come. In order to add to the attractions of the
week, the Varsity has arranged to play two games with Grinnell Fri
day and Saturday. Special prices are to be made for the visitors so
that they may all see games. Another attraction Saturday afternoon
will be "the game between the Varsity freshment and the National
Bankers of Omaha. The games will give the high school players an
exhibition of the calibre of college basketball, it being impossible to
arrange any other kind of entertainment that would be more readily
appreciated by the visitors.
The Daily Nebraskan wiil issue a special basketball edition on
Thursday for the benefit of the visitors, so that they may have a per
manent souvenir of the tournament to take home with them. We
urge all students to do their utmost to show the visiting athletes a
good time while they are here, in order that they may want to return
when they are ready to enter colege.
UNIVERSITY NIGHT
The ninth annual University Night was a complete success from
the standpoint of attendance. Every seat in the entire Auditorium
was sold before the curtain raised on the first act, and an eager
audience awaited the first fire of campus gossip and ridicule that was
released. From the start, it was evident that the standard of the
skits was not as high as in other years. Three or lour gave evidence
of careful thought and preparation, and were received with loud ap
plause by the audience, but several were lacking in the necessary
"punch. 'that is necesary to make home talent a success.
University Night is one of the fondest traditions of the University
of Nebraska. For eight years students have looked forward to its
coming with great antienpation, and committees have spent days
and days in the careful preparation of skits that would produce whole
hearted applause and laughter from the student audience. It now
remains to "carry on" the spirit of University Night, and to attempt
to make each succeeding years' performance better than those that
have gone before.
Changes in courses and requirements are announced from a num
ber of the more conseravtive eastern universities. Princeton an
nounces a new policy which will entail a "very radical modification
of our present curriculum of such a nature that our present fresh
men and sophomore studies may be more flexible and our entrance
requirements more liberal." That may mean a slight change or it
may mean a revolution. Generally in the welsern universities sweep
ing changes of this kind will not be required to keep step with modern
thought. In some of the universities, in fact, it would not be easy to
make the courses more flexible or entrance requirements more liberal
than they are at present.
The city man has long lived under the delusion that his country
cousin's children enjoyed perfect health. The United States Bureau
of Education, Department the of Interior, says that it is not so, and has
taken steps to give the "barefoot boy with cheek of tan" the benefit
of medical supervision in his rural schools. The boy's sister also
needs, it, for, according to the bureau's investigation, adenoids, astig
matism, malnutrition, and defects of teeth and ear are almost as
prevalent among the boys and girls of our rural communities as among
city children. And the unfortunate part of it is that at the present
time there is no such widespread provision for the examination of the
health of the country children as there is in almost every city, nor a
hundredth part of the remedial facilities.
Acocrding to statistics furnished by the Bureau of Education, a
full half of the men rejected for physical defects by the army and
navy medical boards in the last year and a half were defective be
cause their health in childhood had been neglected. The sane thing
seems to be to reach the country children through their schools, as
the city children have been reached for a long time. Tn o important
a work as health conservation it is difficult to believe that the various
state and county authorities will hesitate to fall In with the govern
ment's plans, which call for an expenditure of less than two thousand
dolalrs a year per county.
It is to be hoped thta the plan will be quickly instituted through
out the country, for obviously tloe health of the children comes before,
and not after, those matters of 6uch absorbing interest to the rural
press: good roads, bigger hogs, and more bushels to the acre. Outlook.
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SOCIAL CALENDAR
March 14.
Achoth formal Lincoln hotel.
l're-Medlc Society Kosewilde.
Delta Zeta House dance.
March 15.
Alpha Omlcron PI formal Lincoln
hotel.
Achoth banquet Lincoln hotel.
Phi Delta Theta House dance.
Beta Theta PI -I louse dance.
' Chi Omega House dance.
Members of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Nebraska who have re
turned rrom military service were
guests at a diner given in their honor
by Professor O. J. Ferguson, who has
been acting head of the college of en
gineering. Covers were laid for thirty-five
in the Chinese room of the Lin
coln Hotel, niong the guests of Honor
were Dean O. V. P. Stout, Prof. Leon
Chase, and Prof. E. E. Bracken.
SOCIAL EVENTS
March 7.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon gave its for
mal party Friday evening at the Lin
coln Hotel. Ninety couples attended.
The hall was decorated in the frater
nity colors, purple and gold and
palms. In the midle of the room a
large American Hag filled with bal
loons was suspended. The refresh
ments also carried out the fraternity
colors. The chaperons were Mr. and
Mrs. V. C. Beachly, Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Beckman, and Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Sawyer.
Sigma Chi entertained twenty-five
couples at a house dance Friday eve
ning. The chaperones were Mr. and
Mrs. Chester II. Ager, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward O'Shea, and Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Fordyce.
March 8.
One hundred couples attended the
formal party of Kappa Kappa Gamma
Saturday evening at the Linocln Ho
tel. Lamps with shades of light and
dark blue, and palms were used as
decorations. The chaperones were
Miss Louise Pound, Mrs. M. A. Miller,
Mrs. Will McHoberts, Mrs. H. E. Main,
and Mrs. J. W. Campbel of Omaha.,
The out-of-town guests were Lois
Files, i Katherine Scott, and Viola
Wittmer of Falls City, Winifred
Brandt, Martha Smalley, Helen Alle
man, Margaret Hoffman, Jacy Allen,
Dorothy Collier, Margaret Harte,
Margaret Parrish, and Jean Kennedy
of Omaha, Martha Morton of Nebras
ka City, Elizabeth Thompson of Al
bion, Margaret Fadley of York, Pauline
Powers and Allegra Westgate of
York, Gertrude Miller and Phyllis
Johnson of Kearney, Wilma Coates,
Marjorie Itussell, and Peggy Sorenson
of North Platte, Frances Rouse of
Sioux City.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon held its an
nual banquet Saturday evening at the
Lincoln Hotel. Seventy-five were pres
ent. A color scheme of purple and
gold was carried out. Dr. George Sid-
ler of York was toastmaster. A cab
aret stunt was given by Orpheum tal
ent.
Kappa Kappa Gamma entertained at
a luncheon at the Lincoln Hotel Sat
urday noon in honor of the out-of-town
guests who are spending the
week-end with them.
The active chapter of Delta Zeta
was entertained Saturday in Omaha
by the alumae chapter. They attend
ed a luncheon at the Blackstone Hotel,
followed by an Orpheum party. After
the Orpheum, tea was served at the
home of Sadie Rotholz, '21.
W. S. G. A. gave a hard times party
Saturday afternoon at Woman's Hall
for all University girls. The guests
came dressed to suit the occasion and
appropriate games were played. The
following program was given: Violin
solo by Bernice Allen, a reading by
Leslie Wethers, whistling solo by Alyne4
O'Laughlin, dancing by Ruby Swen
son, and a piano solo by Corrine
Rogers. Apples and gingerbread were
served.
IMIdren Kenney, 'S3, and I "n ca
Guam, '22. have HI with the
grippe for the past week at the 11
Beta Phi house.
Alice Reese, '22. and Mary Hardy,
22, spent the week-end In Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stone of Omaha
visited Josselyn Stone. '22. Saturday.
Gertrude Mcllale. '21. went lo her
home In Falrbury for the week end.
Uelen Hyer. 'IS. who is teaching In
Wllber. spent Saturday at the Alpha
Delta PI house.
Milrao Judklns. 'IS. of Upland, spent
Saturday and Sunday at the Alpha Phi
house. ' V
Margaret McDougal. "18. of Tecum
seh, visited at the Delta Delta Delta
house Saturday and Sunday.
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Frances Wahl. aim
Rockwell, '22, went to Omaha Satur
day. Marvel Trojan. '22, Gertrude Hen
derson, 21. Boh Henderson, 22, went
to Omaha Saturday.
Marian Guriiey. '22. spent Saturday
and Sunday at her Home In Fremont.
Helen Larsen. ex-'21. of St. Paul, Is
a guest at the Alpha XI Delta house.
Geraldine Brown. '21, spent the lat
ter part of the week at her home in
Cambridge.
Delia Cobb, '20, and Clare Stoy, '21,
visited Sarah Cole, 'IS, in Omaha Sat
urday and Sunday.
rwu Uostetter. '21. went to her
home in Douglas for the week-end.
Elizabeth Thompson of Alvo was
a guest at the Delta Gamma house for
the week-end.
Mrs. Martha Woods Halley of Rapid
City, S. D., returned to her home Sat
urday after a six weeks' visit in Lin
coln. Lieut. Harry Reed, ex-'19, was at
the Bushnell Guild house Saturday on
the way to his home in Beaver Cross
ing, where he will spend several days
before returning to Camp Dodge.
Irene Smith, '22, and Madelene Hen
dricks, 22, spent the week-end in
Wahoo.
liunhnell Guild announces the pledg
ing of Ansel Claburn of Monroe and
Richard Meisner of Blair.
Ferris Chesley, '20, and Garold
Stryker, ex-'21, spent the week-end at
the Phi Delta Theta house.
Els worth Moser, ex-'18, Lieut. Har
old Pearson, ex-'21, Russell Best, 20,
and Warren Best, ex-'21, were visitors
at the Delta Tau house during the
week-end.
Harry Rinderspocher, Bob Thomp
son and Clyde Barton were visitors at
the Beta Theta Pi home last week.
DAILY DIARY
RHYMES
He raised his hand and as silence
reigned
He rose to his five foot ten,
A tower of eloquence keen as a knife,
A disciple of quill and pen.
"In the years I've worked on the Daily
Star
I've used many and many a Cub;
Three hundred and fifty have come
and gone
From the clever one to the dub."
Such were the words that I heard my
self From the King of the Daily Star;
Lawrence JoHrnalist, Teacher, and
more
The best of my bets by far.
But it happened a wit on the "amen"
row
With a volley of jokes in his head,
Had picked out a pun in the lay of
the words
As he turned to his neighbor and
said:
"Three hundred and fifty cubs he's
used?
He must be in charge of a lair;
For a man who has handled so many
cubs
By Golly, old man, he's a Bear."
PERSONALS
Mildred McFarland, '21, and Lucile
Nitsche, 20, spent the week-end in
Omaha.
Mrs. S. E. Cowden of Riverton, a.. Is
visiting at the Chi Omega house.
Mrs. Guy Fowle, who was Fern No
ble, ex-'19, is a guest at the Alpha
Delta Phi house.
FURTHUR APPOINTMENTS
MADE BY COMMANDANT
Central Shining Parlor
WorH -Guaranteed
Hat Mocking a Kpecia'.tv
Fraternity, Sorority
JEWtLRY
We make all kinds.
Prompt deliveries.
HALLETT
UNI JEWELER
Ectab. 1871. 1143 0.
N. S. Cafe
139 South 11th
Additional appointments in the R.
O. T. C. unit were made last week by
the commandant. Fred C. Campbell
and Arden W. Godwin have been cho
sen captains, Edward T. Busch as
band leader, H. H. Lewis as dram
major and Thcunas L. James as cor
poral of the band. ,
Walter H. Judd wa -ntioned In
the Nebraskan as regimental In
strnctor In small arms firing regula
tions and has been promoted from
major to lieutenant colonel, and Her
man II. Jensen has been appointed
major and regimental Instructor In
small arms firing regulations.
C. H. FREY
Florist
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