The Daily Nebras
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VOL. XX- NO. 78.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1021.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
NEBRASKA BEATS
Ad
Huskers Win Fast Practice Game
Many Second String Men .
Used.
PLAY SOUTH DAKOTA NEXV
Luehring Calta Off Dance Scheduled
to Follow Friday's Game Because
of Examinations.
Coach Schissler sent, his proteges
against the fast Armstrong quintet
of the City league in a practice game
at the Coliseum last night. The Hus,v
ere displayed their old time form ana
were able to put the sphere through
the hoop a great many more times
than their opponents.
The ecore for the game was not
kept, but the Nebraska team was
leading by a safe margin when time
was called. Coach Schissler used a
large number of second string moi.
n nd the substitutes showed up very
well during the time they were in the
game.
The Armstrong quintet Is a rast
aggregation and furnished tho bes.t
opposition Coach Schissler could wish
for for a practice contest. Shatters
and Holland, the forwards for the
Armstrong team, are Freshmen In the
University, and show good promise
ior the Varsity next year.
The South Dakota aggregation ar
rives sometime tomorrow morning.
The game Is called for 7:45 in tile
evening. ' The dance that had been
planned to follow the game has been
called olf by Director Luehring on ac
count of the examinations coming on
Saturday.
NEBRASKA STOCK WINS
MANY RIBBONS AT DENVER
The Agriculture College' of the
University of Nebraska has again ai
tracted attention by ifs numerous
winnings at the Western Live Sioc
Exposition which is being held this
week at Denver Colorado. The en
vi i- Exposition is one of the largest
live stock shows in the United States
imd it is considered by all pure Dieu
live stock breeders a real honor tc
own animals jwhlch win prizes a
this great show.
Nebraska won twenty-one ribbons
on stock shown on the first day.
These prizes Included three cuaiu
pionships, ten firtsts, four seconds
two thirds and two fourth prize rib
bons. Most of the winnings were in the
fat steer classes. Double Sensation,
a grade Hereford steer, was asdi .
made champion. This steer won the
same coveted placing at the recent
International show in Chicago. In the
Shorthorn classes Nebraska steers
won both the champion and the re
serve champion ribbons aa well as
several firsts and seconds. Angus
and Galloway animals won first, nee
onds and thirds in their respective
classes and one Angus steer was nar
rowly defeated for the championship
by a steer owned by the Kansas aki
culture College.
The University's exhibit wa fitted
and shown by Charles John, the tfnl
versity herdsman.
"William I Halstead, '98, a n-o
paper man, is now executive director
of the American Constitutional
League of Wisconsin with heaaquar
ters at Milwaukee. His permanent
home is In fcrre Haute, Ind.
NO PAPER EXAMINATION
WEEK.
According to custom, the Daily
Nebraskan will Issue no paper
during examination week. The
next Issue of the paper after
this week will appear after the
beginning of the next semester,
when a subscription drive will
commence.
OMAHA CLUB TO
GIVE PROGRAM
. Gladys Micklo, chairman of mt
program committee of the Onmh.i
cmb, lias 'Arranged for a novel enter
tuiniuent to be given at the regular
meeting of the organization Thursday
night in the Social Science audi
torium.
After the program, action will be
taken on the selection of a pin for
the club, the activities for the com
ing year, and the possibilities of le
viving the Omaha Day tradition. The
Omaha Day idea, when the University
is closed for a day so that students
may visit Omaha, is sponsored by the
club as well f.s the University anu
Commercial Clubs of Omaha, and
should receive the loyal support of
Omaha students in the University.
UNIVERSITY NIGHT
PLANS PROGRESSING
Program Scheduled for February 26
Committee in Charge Com
pletes Plans.
The program for the annual Uni
versity night entertainment, scheduled
for the -evening of February 2(5, at
the high school auditorium, will be
finally tagreed on today, With the
announcement that all organizations
wishing to .appear on the program
must turn in their skits to the com
mittee by ton'ght. The commute,
has been working on the plans for
the Jsig annual show for over a
month, and reports that the iy2t en
tertainment will be all it is supposed
to be, according to shows of lornitr
years.
Many new oi ganizations are plan
ning to give stunts. Among these are
the Xi Delta, Sophomore girls' hon
orary society; the University Press
Club; Phi Alpha Tau, public speak
ing organization; the W. A. A.; nd
the Union Literary Society. Conceb
sion rights have been granted to the
Silver Serpents Society, and 1 he
Green Goblins will act as ushers.
The night of February 26, accord
ing to custom, has been set aside f.s
a closed night. The committee in
charge of this year's affair is com
posed of Robert Van Pelt, '22, chair
man; Walton Roberts, '22; W.:tei
Williams, '22; Rutgers Van Biunt,
'22; Walter Herbert, '22; Mauritv.
Brammon, '22; K.ina Dipple, '24; How
ard Turner, '24; Nell Bates, '23; Nora
Livingston, '22, and Mary Sheldon,
'22. Eugene Dinsmore, general man
ager of last year's affair, will set m
advisory capacity to the committee.
ORCHESTRA WILL MAKE
TOUR UNIVERSITY WEEK
Organization now Preparing Program
To Be Presented in Various
Towns Visited.
For the first time, The School of
Fine Arts at the University has ar
ranged whereby the orchestra will
go on tour during University Week.
The members of this organization are
now working on the program which
they expect to present.. These pro
grams will be presented in the various
towns which comprise the circuit thin
spring.
Some of the work that the orchestra
has taken up in its bi-weekly rehear
sals, under the driection of William T.
Quick, include such famous overtures
as Beethoven's "Symphony," "Ray
mond Overture," and "Merry Wives
of Windsor." The entire repertoire of
the organization is composed of stan
dard American compositions and fa
mous compositions of foreign artists.
Nearly thirty members registered
for orchestra this year and it is ex
pected that thia. number will be in
creased after the second semester be
gins. All students who are able to
play any instrument are asked to be
present at the second-semester try-outs.
THURSDAY, January 20:
University night committee meeting
11:00 A. M., Temple.
Alpha Theta open house, 7:30 P. M.,
Dairy building.
Pershing Rifle meeting, 7:00 P. M.,
Sigma Gamma Epsilon meeting, 8:00
P. M., Museum.
American Chemical Society, 8:00 P.
. M., -chemistry Hall 108.
Christian Science Society meeting,
7:30 P. M, Temple.
Norfolk Club meeting, 7:30 P. M..
Social Science,
Architectural Engineer's meeting, 11
P. M., M. A. Hall.
Omaha Club meeting, 7:15 p. m.,
Social Science Hall.
StJdent Chapter A. I. E. E., 7:3
p. in., Electrical Engineers Hall.
Stuc'ei.t Council Meeting, 7:3c p.
m., So-i.-i Science 105.
Pershing Rifles meeting, 7:30 P. M.,
Nebraska Hall.
Roscoe Pound Club meeting, 7:30 P.
M, Law Hall.
Philosophy Lecture, 8:00 P. M., So
cial Science Hall.
John Marshall Club meeting, 7:30 P.
M, Law Hall.
FRIDAY, January 21;
Civil Engineer's lecture, 5:00 P. M.,
M. A. Hall.
Convocation, 11:00 A. M., Temple.
Delean picture, 12:15 P. M, Town
send's studio.
Faculty party, 8;00 P. M., Ellen
Smith Hall.
Pre-Medic Society, 5:00 P. M., Bes
sey Hall.
Closed night.
W. S. G. A. Council, 5 p. m., Ellen
Smith Hall.
SATURDAY, January 22:
Delean picture, 10:30 A. M., Town-
send's studio.
Farm House dance, chapter house.
Luthern Club meeting, 8 p. m., Art
gallery.
Delta Upsilon House dance.
Gamma Phi Beta dance, Ellen-Smith
Hall.
Sophomore hop, Armory.
Alpha X; Delta house dance.
Silver Serpent dance.
Pre-Medic banquet, Grand Hotel.
NEBRASKAN MEIERS
RECEIVE INVITATION
Editor and Business Manager Asked
To Attend Convention of Press
Association.
Invitation to attend the first con
vention of the Western Inter-collegiate
Press Association, which will be held
at the University of Utah in Salt Lake
City, February 24-26, has been received
by the editor and business manager of
the Daily Nebraskan.
V. A. Wyatt, editor of the Utah
Chronicle,' says the following in his
letter of invitation: "For the first
time, until organization is perfected, it
will be necessary that your University
or publication defray your transpor
tation expenses. Durtng your- stay
here we will readily assume the re
sponsibility of your keeping.
"It is planned to include newspaper,
humorous, literary and year-book men
in this convention, so will you kindly
communicate with these editors and
business managers at your school?
In addition to the sessions of all tl
members, there will be sub-editorial
and business meetings at which time
men of attainment in those lines will
speak. The entertainment program
will consist cf. sight-seeing tours,
luncheons, smokers, banquets, vaude
villes, a recption, and on February 25,
the members of the Association will be
guests of honor at the annaul Junior
Prom, which is, of course, the elite,
formal event of the social season at
the University of Utah."
GOLFERS MEET TONIGHT'
IN SOCIAL SCIENCE HALL
A meeting of the Golf Club will be
held this evening from 7 until 8
o'clock in tho auditorium of Social
Science Hall, according to Phil
Ait ken. president of the society. All
University golf enthusiasts are in
vited to attend whether or not trie,
have yet joined the club.
Plans will ho discussed in reftaiu
to the coming golf tourney of Mis
souri Valley school which will be lvdd
in Lincoln in Max-. Already Drake
and the University of Missouri li.
accepted the invitation of Director
Luehring to take part in this tourna
ment. Other work of the organiza
tion will be taken up at this meeting.
HUSKERS WRESTLE
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Mst Team Meets Lincoln Y. M. C. A
Aggregation in Chapel in Prac
tice Match.
The first big wrestling meet of the
season will be held in. tho chapel ol
the Armory Saturday evening at 7.45.
The Cornhusker grapplers will meet
the Lincoln Y. M. C. A. men in a dual
meet. The Husker athletes have been
working diligently the past ie
weeks under Uw watchful eyes o; Dr.
Clapp and aro planning on taking
the V. M. C. A. men for a number ol
falls before the meet i over.
The number of nun out lor m.
mat spoit this year has been very
encouraging a;u'. from 'the prospects
who are working at the present time,
the Huskers should have a real
wrestling team. Assisting Dr. Clapp
is Mac Baldrige, who was a forme
wrestler at Yale and is thovousMj
fp miliar with the mat game. Bnldrige
was a member of the Yale mat tear;
for three years wrestling in the
heavyweight division and was epptnin
one year.
The contest Saturday night wi.i be
the first time the Husker wrestlers,
have been under fire this year and
Dr. Clapp doe-i not know just what
to expect of tho men. Next week
the team will go to Omaha to meet
the Omaha Y. M. C. A. team. Botn
of these meets were scheduled for
the pui-pose of testing the ability of
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SOPHOMORE PARTY
PLANS COMPLETED
Class Hop to Be Given in Armory
Novel Entertainment and Re
freshments Planned.
The sale of tickets for the Sopho
more Hop to be held in the Armory
Saturday night, January 22, is pro
gressing rapidly. The event is going
to prove popular because of "the fact
that the Knights o! Columbus Hall is
giving a private dance that night and
the Rosewilde is still banned because
of excessive payment of their or
chestra. The program committee for the party
Is hard at work and plans a novel at
fair for members of the class. A
surprise vaudeville act will be given
during intermission, novel refresh
ments served, and the enlarged or
chestra furnishing the music will make
It most enjoyable. Saturday "after
noon the committee in charge of dec
orations will make the hall in readi
ness for the party.
Arrangements have been made so
that those attending may enter the
Armory through the east door.
Tickets can be obtained from mem
bers of the hop committee, Iron Sphinx,
and from- the Students Activities Of
fice. In an effort to popularize the
Armory for such affairs, tickets have
been placed on sale for one dollar, In
cluding war tax. Those not obtaining
tickets before the dance may pur
chase them at the door the night of
fcha party.
NEBRASKA TAKES
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CENSUS
University Sends Out Questlonairre
To All High Schools In
State.
INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS.
School Endeavoring to Estimate Fa-
cileties for Indoor and Outdoor
Activities.
The University of Nebraska ath
letic department is planning an ath
letic census of Nebraska high schools.
Questionairres have been sent to
school officials with the request that
they furnish information concerning
athletic conditions in their commun-'
ity.
Among the questions is one regard
ing the number of men participating in
basketball, football, baseball, track
and other branches of sport. Whether
the men are given a physical exam
ination before the games is the topic
of another inquiry.
Regarding the football statistics
longest punt, longest pass, longest run
number of boys taking part in foot
ball, number of injuries during the
season, average attendance i at the
games, contest which showed the
largest attendance, spirit of the crowd
at games, whether players are well
outfitted, name of player making the
longest punt, longest pass, longes run'
and longest place or drop-kick.
The athletic department is also en
deavoring to estimate the athletic fa
cilities of the state. The question
naire contains., a query., regarding
swimming pools, athletic fields, and
gymnasiums.
L. W. Chase, former head ol the.
Agricultural Engineering Department
of the University of Nebraska, ad
dressed the Agricultural Engineers
at their meeting last Thursday eve
ning at the Alpha Theta Chi house.
His address consisted mainly jn the
relating of his experiences i-i ui
past 1 or 15 months in ikr. orgf.niz
ing of the Chase Tinsman Glow
WTorks, a new but thriving manufac
turing concern operating in Lincoln.,
and in stating the reasons wny in
thought it had been possible for then
plant to continue operating at full
capacity in the face of the financia
disturbance, ecpecially significant for
the as'T that many other older
firms had had to 2close down, citner
partially or entirely. "Always or
ganize and keep your business on
the most honest, solid and unques
tionable basis, boys, if you wuau
make ihe greatest success certain,
and lay a sure foundation for many
yea -s growth and service to trie pui
lie," was the keynote of his talk.
The officers ior the society for the
ensuing semester were elected, Gray
den G. Butterfield presiding. Those
elected are: President, Orpheum L.
Polk, Ag. E. '22; vice president, Hug.
E. Beall, Ag. '22; secretary-treasurer,
George E. Read, Ag. E. '24; reporter
to Blue Print, Ernest B. Haight,
E. '23.
BUSINESS STAFF
APPLICATIONS
Applications for all position
on the business staff of the
Daily Nebraskan will be re
ceived at the Student Activities
Office until 5:00 P. M., January
27th.
MILITARY NOTICE.
All men who were reprieved
or partially excused from work
in- the department during the
first semester will be required
to register for, and pursue the
full course during the' second
.semester- This particularly ap
plies to graduates of the Omaha
and North Platte high schools.
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