The Daily Nebraskan
VOlTxiX. NO. 119.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1920.
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SENIOR PLAY
CASTE CHOSEN
Herman Thomas and Eleanor
Fogg; Will Have "Leads" in
"If I Were King."
20 WILL TAKE PART
The caste for the Senior Class play,
If I Were King," which will be pre
sented May 18. the evening before Ivy
Pay, at the Lincoln High School au
ditorium, has been announced.
Herman Thomas, of Hebron, will
take the leading male role of Francois
, Villon, and Eleanor Fogg, of Lincoln,
will play the part of Katherino de
Vancelles.
The entire caste follows:
Francois Villon Herman Thomas
Louis, King of France....Carlisle Jones
Tristan L' Hermite Alford Roest
Oliver Le Lalm Irwin Clark
Thibaut d' Aussigny..Rudolph Sanstedt
Noel le Jolys. Herbert Yenne
Rone de Montigny George Bucknell
Guy Tabarle Alfred Hinze
Colin de Cayeuix Maurice Dineen
Jpban le Loup Carl Peterson
Casta Csolet. Donald Parry
Robert Turgis Paul Dobson
Trols Eschelles Robert Miller
Petit Jean Frank A. Broadwell
Pu Lau. Elmer Schellenberg
Toncet de Riviere George Driver
Captain of the Watch Glenn Foe
Katberine de Vaucelles..Eleanor Fogg
Huguette Du HameL.Melba Bradshaw
Mother Villon Genevieve Addleman
Jehnnnaton Mildred Perry
Blanche Margaret Howes
Guilemette Josephine Strode
Isabeau Ida Carr
Denise Eleanor Seymour
Queen Ruth Wilson
HUSKERS COP SEC0KD1 &
HONORS IN WRESTLING
Illinois Wins Conference Match
With 24 Points Indiana
Third.
Urbana, Illinois, April 10. Nebraska
won second place in the conference
wrestling match here tonight. Illinois
copped first honors and Indiana
romped off with third place. The
final score was: Illinois, 24; Ne
braska, 16; Indiana, 14.
Chicago won the gymnastic charn
pionbhip with 1.104 points, and Wis
consin rated second with 968 points.
The wrestling finals follow:
Featherweight Zeigler, Purdue, de
feated Flostrom, Illinois.
Lightweight Troendly, Nebraska,
defeated Tremor, Indiana.
Welterweight Moore, Indiana, de
feated Jessen, Illinois.
Middleweight Smith, Nebraska, de
feated Esslinger, Illinois.
Light heavyweight Hoffman, Illi
nois, defeated Weeks, Wisconsin.
Heavyweight Whitson, Illinois, de
feated Wiley, Indiana.
News of the day
Bollad Down for Busy Roador
Chicago, April 10. Unless some re
lief is had within the next forty-eight
hours in regard to the Chicago rail
road strike, federal intervention will
result. Officials stated that the gov
ernment had the power to step in,
since it was interrupting food ship
ment Nogal, Sonora, April 10. One of
the Mexican states has withdrawn
from the republic and offer armed
resistance to any invading force. It
as said that President Carranza
planned to send troops into the state,
take over its government and estab
lish a military rule.
Wathington, April 10. The French
government admits the recent in
vasion of Germs sy was a blunder.
The French are not being blamed by
her allies. She does not attempt to
offer any excuses and no great harm
Is likely to arise from the hasty ac
tion of the French.
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FORMER HUSKER
TO STUDY UNDER
EDWARDS' QUIDANE
Lane F. Rutherford, ex-'21, will
leave for New York City April 20, to
enter theatrical work which may lead
to a camera career under the guid
ance of Gus Edwards. He has been
employed in the advertising depart
ment of the State Journal since 'July
1, 1919, and was formerly a student
at the University. He Is a member
of Phi Kappa Psi.
Mr. Rutherford has Written many
songs and lyrics and before coming
to Lincoln produced a comic opera
and was in charge of a series of enter
tainments given by the summer
colonists near Deadwood, S. D.
The opportunity came to him after
an interview with Gus Edwards on
the star's recent visit to Line-In He
will spend the summer in New York
studying under Mr. Edwards, and will
probably make his first appearance
next fall in one of the companies con
nected with the actor. He left Sun
day for Kearney for a short visit with
his parents before starting for the
East.
STUDENTS TO VOTE
Oil HONOR SYSTEM
Fate of Revised Student Council
Constitution Will Also be
Decided May 4.
BOTH IMPORTANT ISSUES
Tuesday, May 4, is the date selected
for the special vote on the revised
constitution of the Student Council
and the proposed Honor Spirit. The
entire student body of the University
will have the opportunity of using the
ballot in deciding these two important
issues. The present constitution has
been declared impractical by the
members of the Council and the vari
ous clauses do not meet the growing
demands of the school. The proposed
amendments will be republished in
the columns of the Nebraskan shortly
before May 4.
For a number of years University
students and faculty members have
been discussing the feasibility of the
Honor Spirit plan. Through the initia
tive of the members of the Student
Council such a plan has been sug
gested. It is the sentiment of a ma
jority of students that the Honor
Spirit is a good thing. They believe
that examinations conducted under
the Honor Spirit will be far more suc
cessful than those given in the past.
"It is a test of character," said a
prominent Senior in speaking of the
plan. "Character is the back-bone of
success and why not cultivate it while
we can success lies before us let's
have the Honor Spirit."
The Plan
The proposed plan of the Honor
Spirit is presented by the Student
Council as follows:
The University of Nebraska shall
conduct all written examinations un
der the Honor Spirit plan as follows:
a. Instructors may leave or stay in
the room but shall in no way police
the students leaving them absolutely
on their honor. '
b. At the end of the examination
paper each student shall state whether
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CHANCELLOR SAYS BIO
DEMAND FOR CHEMISTS
The great demand for expert chem
ists at this time was stressed in the
address given by Chancellor Avery be
fore the Etuderts of Alpha Chi S:gma,
chemical fraternity, at a dinner held
at the Grand Hotel Saturday evening.
With agriculture rapidly developing
In America and many of the newer
countries, the demand for agricultural
chemists is greater than for chemists
of any other kind, he said.
The Chancellor told of plans for a
new Chemistry Building to be erected
across the street from the present
building. It is probable that a tunnel
will connect the two buildings, so
that students will not have to go out
of doors to go from one building to
the other, if the plans are carried out.
Mammoth Cootie From Flanders
Features Silver Serpent Circus
Amid the roaring of wild animals
and the screeching of the calliope, the
most daring feats and the most spec
tacular sights ever encompassed by a
tent were witnessed by the Junior and
Sophomore girls who attended the
circus in the Armory, given by the
Silver Serpents Saturday.
The excitement of the crowd was
enhanced by one of the few American
buffaloes now living, which roamed
at large. The knock-down-negro-dolls
always had a rowd waiting for a
chance to win a sack of peanuts. "See
the fat lady," bellowed a spotted
clown. And there she was In a tent
on the south side of the grounds,
beaming proudly at all who came to
admire her five hundred pounds, avoir
dupois. The nearby side-show was
the lady of creamy complexion and
lithe and willowy form arrayed in a
bathing suit of small dimensions.
In the next side-show was the pesti
lent white cootie from Flanders,
grown to immense size and snapping
hungrily at anyone bold enough to ap
proach its cage.
The trained Jersey cow escorted the
circus-fans from these side-shows to
those on the opposite side of the
grounds. A brown bear was running
here and there among the people. A
rustic dwarf enticed individuals into
NEWS CLASSES TO HEAR
LECTURE ON LIBEL LAW
H. H. Wilson will lecture Tuesday
evening at. 7:15 in Law 101 at a joint
meeting of Professor Fogg's courses
in News Writing and Newspaper Edit
ing. His subject will be "The Law of
Libel." On this subject, with which
he dealt for years as professor of
law in the University, Mr. Wilson ad
dressed the journalism students of
two and three years ago. The lecture
is open to the University public and
i-lso to newspaper workers of Lincoln.
GREEN GOBLINS SOCIETY
FORMED IN UNIVERSITY
BY FRESHMEN STODENTS
First-Year Men Form New Or
ganization to Further School
Activities and Social Life.
Green Goblins, Freshmen men's or
ganization, is the latest society to
grace the University of Nebraska
campus. The Goblins correspond to
the Mystic Fish, the Freshmen girls'
organization, and till a need that has
long been felt, for the Freshmen men
are the only class in the University
not having a representative organiza
tion. Plans are being made for an ac
tive entrance into school affairs and
their first public debut will take place
University Night, April 17, when the
organization will act as ushers.
The officers for the remainder of
this semester are: President, Jack
Austin; vice-president, Bernard Girard;
secretary, Mike Miles; treasurer, Joe
Ryons; and sergeants-at-arms, Arthur
Lonam and A. E. Wenke.
"The organization wants to actively
participate in schools affairs," said
one of the members, "for Freshmen
entering the University are vitally af
fected by surroundings and a success
ful Freshmen year with good friend
ships wade will greatly influence one's
entire stay in the University."
The organization intends to support
all school activities in a financial way
as well as assisting whenever there is
need for men to do work of any kind,
such as ushering at football games, or
helping in subscription campaigns.
An ideal of friendship between Fresh
men that will be a pleasure and in
spiration to them during their entire
college career is to be one of the
goals sought after.
In addition to school activities the
Goblins will be a social organization
and already they have had a Satur
day noon luncheon at the Commeicial
Club. They will have another lunch
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the tent to have their "fotos" taken.
Few passed up the Seven Wonders of
the World, all of which, from the lost
letter to the tax on tea, were marvels
of ingenuity. Not a person who
visited the snake charmer's den can
deny that his blood turned cold as he
watched the handsome lady wind the
boa-constrictor about her neck and
caress the copper-head which gazed
soulfully into her eyes.
No small sensation was created by
the rosy-cheeked lady who, walking
on great stilts, towered to the sky.
All were in the parade which marched
to the music of the jazziest jazz band
that ever appeared on the campus.
So popular was the parade that many
of the spectators stopped blowing
their squawkers and munching pop
corn long enough to applaud loudly.
Then came the acrobats who
graciously risked their lives a. dozen
times while the timid ladies held their
breaths and the daring ones applaud
ed. The suspense was at its height
when one of the tight-rope walkers
actually took a few shimmy steps on
the rope.
A public dance concluded the circus,
and ere the crowd dispersed the
lemonade (?) barrel was almost dry.
Gertrude Henderson, Janet Maitland
and Rhe Nelson had charge of the
affair.
FARM BUILDING TO
BE OPENED APR. 14
New Agricultural Engineering
Structure Will be Dedicated
With Elaborate Program.
COST WAS $240,000
Prof. C. R. Richards, dean of the
University of Illinois College of En
gineering and formerly clean of the
University of Nebraska College of En
gineering, will give the principal ad
dress at the dedication of the new
Agricultural Engineering Building on
the College of Agriculture campus
April 14.
Other speakers on that occasion will
be Prof. J. B. Davidson, formerly a
member of the University of Ne
braska faculty; Prof. L. W. Chase,
formerly head of the Department of
Agricultural Engineering; Prof. O. W.
Sjogren, chairman of the Department
of Agricultural Engineering; Prof. O.
V. P. Stout, dean of the College of
Engineering; Dr. E. A. Burnett, dean
of the College of Agriculture; C. E.
Chowins, superintendent of buildings
and grounds of the University; and J.
E. Miller, president of the University
Board of Regents.
Following the exercises the build
ing will be opened for public inspec
tion, with all laboratories in opera
tion. An example of official state
tractor testing will be staged for the
benefit of the visitors.
The building and equipment cost
about $240,000. It is said to be one
of the finest of its kind in the United
States.
The following is the dedicatory pro
gram, which will be held at 2:30 p. m.,
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HRBKOVA WRITES BOOK OF
CZECHO-SLOVAK STORIES
Professor Sarka B. Hrbkova, for
merly head of the Department of
Slavonic Languages and Literature at
the University from 1908 to 1919. now
of New York, is the author of a new
book called "Czecho-Slovak Short
Stories," published in the English
language. The book is being enthu
siastically received throughout the
country.
The volume contains thirteen trans
lated stories and a history of
Bohemian and Slovak literature. Pro
fessor Hrbkova rendered valuable ser
vice during the World War as chair
man of the Woman's State Committee
of Defense for Nebraska. She is also
the author of "Bridging the Atlantic"
and "Slavs of Central Europe."
FIRST CINDER
TRYOUTS HELD
Deering's Work Features Satur
day Meet Track Schedule'
is Changed Somewhat.
SCHULTE CALLS MEETING
The Husker track candidates
showed up well in their first bonafide
tryout of the year, Saturday after
noon. None of the time waB excep
tional but the results were gratifying
considering the fact that the track
was loose and slow. Coach Schulte
and a flock of students worked on it
all forenoon rolling it into condition
with a steam roller.
Deering's running was the feature
of the afternoon. He clipped off the
hundred in 10:3 and the 220 in 24:1.
Fitch, a yearling, crowded Deering's
time in the hundred by stepping it off
in 10:4. Mike Finney covered a 60
yard hurdle tryout in 8 seconds, with
Wright a close second being only a
few inches behind Finney. In a
second heat over the same course
Wright nosed out ahead in 8 1-55
seconds. Kretzler spilled the stove
league dope when he beat Graf to
the tape in the mile, his time being
4:51.
The first year men showed up well
and threw a few surprises during the
afternoon. Both Kretzler and Dorn
stepped out in fine form and promise
to make the cinders warm in the
future.
Chancellor Avery will attend a Mis
souri Valley Conference meeting at
Kansas City, April 17, at which time
he will present Nebraska's application
for re-admission into the Conference
President A. Ross Hill of the Univer
sity of Missouri called this meeting
for the express purpose of consider
ing the Husker application.
Coach Henry Schulte announces
that there will be a meeting of all
men, both old and yearlings, inter
ested in track next Wednesday night
at 7:30 in the Chapel. All track men
are urged to be present if possible.
The track schedule has been
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COMMITTEE WORKING
ON AMERICANIZATION
Sub-Unit of Lincoln Commercial
Club Sutdying Problems in
Lincoln.
The sub-committee of the Lincoln
Commercial Club's Americanization
Committee composed of Prof. M. M.
Fogg, former state director for the
Committee on Public Information and
director of the College of Journalism
of the A. E. F. University; Rev. Dr. S.
Mills Hayes, rector of the Church of
the Holy Trinity and Supt. J. H. New
Ion, of the public schools which was
recently appointed by H. H. Wilson,
chairman of the general committee, to
consider and recommend lines of
Americanization work in Lincoln, is
making a detailed study of the prob
lem. To its assistance the committee Is
calling the information and judgment
of about a hundred citizens men and
women of the city; and the commit
tee requests that, if any person who
may not receive its formal request for
advice, has any concrete suggestions
as to what should be undertaken and
how it should be done, he will com
municate them to the chairman. Pro
fessor Fogg.
With experts in various parts of the
country where Americanization work
has been thoroughly studied and has
been executed, the committee is also
in correspondence.
It is likely that a rather elaborate
program will be recommended to be
gin next fall and continue through the
winter and spring. For this program,
lectures and articles in the press are
being considered. The work, what
ever the details of it may be, will
naturally be done in co-operation with
various existing organizations poli
tical, labor, religious, clubs and with
the schools.
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