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The Daily Nebraskan VOL. XVIII. No. iro. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS WORK TO BEGIN ON ELABORATE PAGEANT Nearly One Hundred University Students Will Take Part In Great Production. Prof. R. D. Scott and Corps of Assistants Supervise Re hearsals This Week. Nearly one hundred characters In the great pageant will be represent ed by students of the university; and the University Band and Chorus will assist In the production. Dr. Hartley B. Alexander, author of the work, has turned the manuscripts over to Prof. It. D. Scott, director, and rehearsals have begun in earnest. Personae I. a Chorus (a) Girls' Choru.1; (b) Roys' Chorus I. b Sibyll Lea Lipsey Captive Woman Frances Prr.ti Freedom Harriett Munneko c Heralds....Cbas. Gillilan, Iiobt. Moodie Barons....Pettis. Kllerbrock, Get- l:art. Junge, Trimble, Branch. Brown Fitzwalter Alex Krause Clerk Burks Harley Pfige Robt. Winger King John Elmer Schellenberg Legate Paul Dobson Seneschal Glenn W. Hopkins II. ' Bettikins Grace Stanton.... Betsy Ross Melba Bradshaw Washington II. P. Gravenguard Robert Morris Byran Hooper Major Ross ....C. L. Liebera d Colonial Dancers ... Physical Education Department III. Joan of Arc Marguerite Mulvihill , Lafayette Luther Johnson La Salle Farley Young Marquette Claude Peters Spirit of the Revolution Peggy Williams Dancers Dea Roma Patricia Maloney Law Madelene Girard Justice Sadie Finch Lictors (2)... .Ira Sloniger, Henry Albright Reader Monte Munn Scene 1 depicts the conquerors, in which scene the "Sibyll of History" reveals the images of the great mili tary conquerors and despots, who have afflicted mankind. In an elab orate tableau will be shown the cap tive in chains, sunk in despair, from whence Freedom lifts him up. In Scene II, "Rule Britannia" is followed by the appearance of the Sibyll, come to announce the repre sentation of the first great step 'n the development of free government the signing of the Magna Chnrta by King John of England, at Runny mede, In 1215. Scene III depictts the signing or tie Declaration of Independence in 1776. "Yankee Doodle" and the Spirit of -1776 announce the birth of the daughter. Major Ross, her husband. United States as the next great step i nthe history of freedom. The Colonial dancers, trained by Mrs. Charlottte Whedon-Scott, who first enter, symbolize the life of the pre Eevolutionary America. Next Is shown the "Signing of the Declaration" while the Sibyll repeats the words of the great document. The Declaration of Independence thu3 made, is greeted by a Jubilant clioru" "TJ.r,B the bell! Ring the btl'! "Ring the bell for libert." Scene V tells of the wonders of Joan of Arc and the great contribu tion of Lafayette to the cause of free dom. In all men's minds the Spirit of France during the French revolu tion in 1789 Is clearly called up by the Image of Joan of Arc, now shown with her sacred banner of the An nunciation. . In this scene the Spirit of France enters, with the" red. white and blue of the French republic. With (Continued o Pre Four) BUY A TAG! BOOST Have you bought your tag! Are you boosting Nebraska? The way you answer these questions decides whether or not the relay ton ,Tcer. to t io National Intercollegiate Track Meet at Harvard. May 31. and whether rv not the thirty-one men who have won letters In football, basketball, track, and wrestling this past year will 'get their sweaters. One thousand one hundred dollars are needed. This will buy liic swoo ns, send the team to Cambridge and the Western lntcrcor.fgiato a- Chicago. June 8. This tag day gives every Cornhusker a chance to prove his spirit The sudden call for funds to send the team to the Penn Relays was met solely by the fraternities and sororities. This call must be answered by the whole campus. Each fraternity and sorority has pledged to, through their Silver Serpent and Viking representative, to give 100 per cent, one dollar per member. The Silver Serpents will sell the tags on the campus while the Vikings will solicit ;he Lincoln business men and alumni. Buy that tag today and send a happy Hack team to Minnesota tomorrow!!! DEAN BURNETT PLEASED WITH NEW WORK ABROAD Nebraska Professor Is Connected With A. E. F. University at Beaivme. Chancellor Samuel Avery received the following letter from Dean Edgar A. Burnett of the Agricultural College who is now, stationed at the Universi ty at Beaune. Dean Burnett was given a leave of absence from Ne braska and sailed for France about February: r.L'Al'NE. France, A. P. O. 909, A. E. F., University, April 16. My Dear Chancellor: Since landing at St. Nabare, Fiance, about three weeks ago I have had several new experi encon and have been traveling so much that I have neglected my friends at home. I landed March 21 and went to Paris the same night, spending five days in getting the necessary papers to travel. I was assigned to the A. E. F. University at Beaune where I spent a few days before going out on the road. The school buildings are all hospital barracks with concrete floors and concrete and tile walls about 24x100 feet long, laid out in wards with regular system. These buildings are cut up for classrooms, offices, library, billets, etc., and while not elaborate make very good tem porary quarters. Language mostly French and English, history, math, science, agriculture, and chemistry make up the courses. Professor Fogg seems to have a very good college of journalism. He has just ordered a printing press from Paris and I think will print a newspaper. The agricultural work was quite well organized when I arrived.' It consists of college instruction to 600 men at Beaune and secondary work with 3.000 men at Allerey where the 49th Base Hospital was located. The outside work consists of teaching some agriculture in the division schools and of institute lectures in the post schools. Beaune has 6,000 men In. all the colleges and plans two terms of three months each begin ning April 1 last. Sees Famous Battlefields I had the privilege of making an inspection trip with President RIggs week before last, going by auto from Beaune to Chanmonth. Toul, St. Mehiel, Verdun, Luxembourg, Die kirsch, just north of Luxembourg, and back through Metz to Beaune, a dis tance of 600 miles. We saw some of the worst of the battlefields of St. Mehiel and Verdun but in coming N. E. tthrough Eitain did not go past (Continued o Page Four) UNION LITERARY SOCIETY HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION The Union Literary society met Tuesday evening and elected the fol lowing officers for the coming year. There will be a closed meeting Friday evening: President Alfred Hintze Vioe-presldent Helen Lewis Treasurer Herbert Gustafson Secretary - Grace Staton Historian -Anna Jensen Editor Jean Landale Sergeant-at-Arms Paul K. Peterson THE RELAY TEAM! SIGMA DELTA GHI HOLDS ANNUAL STAFF ELECTION Herman Thomas Re-elected Edi tor Three New Members In itiated Into Fraternity. Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journal istic fraternity, at Its meeting Wednes day evening elected staff members for next year for Awgwan," University comic magazine, published ir.oii'hly by the fraternity. Herman H. Thomas was re-elected editor-in-chief. Gayle Grubb, senior managing editor. Helen Howe, junior managing edi tor. Ozwald Black, art editor. Alyne O'Laughlin., associate editor. Arnold Wllken, business manager. George Magulre, assistant business manager. The following members were Ini tiated into Sigma Delta Chi last evening: Kenneth McCandless, '21, Omaha. Le Ross Hammond, '21, Fremont. Charles Gillilan '21, Hardy. MISS DRAKE TO LEAVE UNIVERSITY FOR FRANCE Miss Fannie Drake, secretary of the University Y. W. C. A., expects to leave very soon for work in France. Miss Drake has served as secretary at Nebraska since the fall of 1911. Formerly she was industrial secretary in Rochester, N. Y., and e xtension secretary In the city Y. W. C. A. at Lincoln. She expects to be in France for several months before she sails for Montevideo where "she has ac cepted a position as pioneer secretary for the Y. W. C. A. Miss Drake has been very instru mental in making the organization a success. During her eight years at the University of Nebraska the asso ciation has increased In numbers until at the present time It is the largest (Continued on Page Four) Rumors of Sneak Day Leads to Wild Race for Seniors Premature rumors that the annual senior sneak day had been reinstated in place of the reception which Chan cellor Avery had substituted, accord ing to announcement, led to many ex citing chases in quest of prominent seniors last night Fraternities and sororities began early in the evening to capture all senior members to prevent a possible outing on the regular Crete picnic today. Seniors 'who escaped the wiles of underclassmen provided excitement for the evening. Katharyn Howey evading the clutches of vigilant juniors escaped from the Delta Gamma house and throughout the evening was the object of a pursuing party. Other upperclassmen were Included and mid night rides produced an equal number of captured seniors, escaped seniors, and cars out of gas. Whether today Is senior sneak day or merely another clever ruse of the upperclassmen remains to be seen. BYRON McMAHON ELECTED PRESIDENT OF AO CLUB Byron J. McMahon was chosen president of the Ag Club at the annual election of officers, held Tuesday even ing. Other officers elected were: H. C. Noyes, vice-president; B. W. Roden wald, secretary; P. II. Cook, treas urer; M. V. Kapplus and Henry Kiiska. porgear.ts-at-arms. Paul E. Seldel was elected editor of Agriculture, monthly paper published hy students on the farm campus and Chr.s. Gillian was chosen business manager. FRESHMEN WILL ENTER EFFICIENCY TEST MAY 24 Mass Athletic and Gymnastic Meet Planned for First Year Students. The University of Nebraska will hold a mass athletic and gymnastic meet ay 24. This event will bo cc:i ducted under the rules made by the National Collegiate Athletic Associa tion in conjunction with many other colleges of the country. Dr. Clapp, head of t!i' physical education department, received a copy of the recommendation:! recently passed by the association which calls for adoption of a freshman efficiency test. The contest will be for freshmen only and the records made the first year will probably be the standards by which future freshmen will be judged. A feature of the work is that unless 80 per cent of the freshnm in a college compete in every event of the contest the college cannot com pete for the loving cup which will be awarded the college with the highest score. The country has been divided into districts and a certificate will be awarded to the three colleges with the highest score In each district. The following events are to make up the list for the contest : 100-yar:l dash, 13 seconds, 1 point, 12 2-5 sec onds, 2 points, eleven seconds, ?, points. Running high jump, 3 feet 6 inches, 1 point, 3 feet 11 inches, 2 points, 4 feet 3 inches, 3 points. Run ning broad jump, 12 feet, 1 point, 13 fect 4 inches, 2 points, 14 feet 4 inches, 3 points. Bar vault, i feet, 1 point, 4 feet 6 inches, 2 points, 4 feet 9 inches, 3 points. Many Features With the suggested rules for con ducting the meet rapidly and ef ficiently it should not take more than an hour to complete it, according to the committee. No spiked shoes will be allowed and other uniformities of equipment will be required. Many features which will add to the speed of competition have been suggested. in the dash as many as twenty men will be run at one time with a judge for each lane who determines where his runner finishes. Dr. Clapp feels that the contest will create a great deal of Interest and the event will become an Im portant annual occurrence in many colleges. Dr. Clapp Is a member or the advisory basketball rules com mittee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and has been chosen on the regular wrestling com mittee which has been created this vear and of which L. M. Evans of Indiana is the chairman and L. C. Schroeder of. the Springfield Training School Is the other member. "ICI ON PARLE FRANC AIS" PRESENTED THIS MORNING The University Players will pre sent a short play. "Icl on Parle Francais. ' at the Temple this morn ing at 11 o'clock. It will be given in English. The cast follows: Strlgglns. -Mark Johnson Mrs. StrlBElns Mildred Gollohar. Mr. DuBols Herbert Yennr Angelina Stetlla Lewellen Anna Marie Leone Mill" Mrs. Ratan Melba Bradshaw Malor Ratan Reuben Clausser 21 HIGH SCHOOLS ENTER STATE MEET 143 Athletes to Compete for State Honors on Athletic Field Saturday. "N" Club Has a Biff Task in the Management of Monster Tournament. The University athletic field and the "N" Club will be well occupied with track meets the last two days of this week In handling the Lincoln grade school meet Friday and the State High School Track Tournament Saturday. Twenty-one high schools will be represented by 147 athletets n the biggest meet In history of the state high track game. Many unusual features have de veloped in connection with this year's contest. Last spring fifteen teams with a representation of 107 athletes entered the big compet. The com parison with the present figures shows the great jump over those of a year ago. The "N" Club will have a real Job on their hands to manage this great number of athletes and get the heats off in time. There are 46 entries in the 100-yard dash, 46 in the 220. 42 in the 440, 54 in the half. 28 in the mile. 52 in the shot put. This list has never been approached and the list signed up for the half-mile Is the great surprise of the tournament. The officials: N. H. S. A. Committee in charge A. R. Congdon, J. M. Showalter, C. S. Little. Referee and starter Dr. R. G. Clapp. Superintendent Paul A. Dobson. Clerk of course D. P. Thomas. Assistant clerk of course Harr.J Howarth. Judges of finish 1. D. V. Stephens. 2. B. Reynolds. 3. J. Pickett. Timers 1. E. Shaw. 2. W. Bryans. 3. H. Otoupalik. Field judges 1. Swanson. 2. E. Lanphere. 3. L. Shaw. 4. Hoyt. Announcer Cable Jackson. Scorer H. Howarth, W. Mackey. . Inspectors 1. G. Graf. 2. A. Yort. 3. W. Munn. The Entries ALLIANCE Dailey, Frank Lotspiech, Floyd O'Connor, Hugh. 3EATRICE Austin, Louis Bloodgood, Elbert Brown, Clair Hepperlen, Joe Layton, Glen Lloyd. Keith Myers, Douglas Sackett. Dean Shower, Orville Zehrung, Charles BLAIR ' . Peterson, A. Rathman, Curtis Schultz, Jacob BROKEN BOW Adams, Wm. Beal, Franklin Booth, Clarence ChlppB, Paul Davis, Alon Skinner, Dale Smith, William Willis. Morris CALLAWAY Frederick. George Hall. Ted May. Donald McCreary. Kenneth Nye, Ray Poston, Fred Savldge, Joe Vincent. Harry Whaley. Clare Wieland. Lester CAMBRIDGE Continued on Pre Three)