The Daily Nebraskan
VOL XX. NO. K!).
LINCOLN, NKHHASKA, TllUUSDAY, MAKCll 10. l!L'l.
PHICE FIVK OK NTS
F
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Foundation to Send Lecturers
Speak to University of
Nebraska Students.
to
OPEN MEETING IS PLANNED
Professor Allen of University of
Minnesota Will Be First
Speaker of Group.
The Institute of International
Education, financed by the Car
negie Foundation, through its In
ternational Relations Clubs sec
lion is send in;; to the University
,.f Nebraska dub servcral speak
ers of world fame. The Carnegie
Foundation is fuinisliintr the
funds for these lectures, some
costing as liifrh as $500. The lec
tures are riven free in several
leading universities of the eoun
trv to the general student body.
Prof. O. 1). Allen of the Univer
sity of Minnesota, head of the de
partment of political science, will
speak at 7 :30 at the Social Science
auditorium on the economic and poli
tical condition of England with spe
cial reference to foreign affairs.
Professor Piccoli of the University
of Pisa, Italy, who Is giving a series
of otures here on modern language,
will give a ledture at 7:30 Tuesday
evening. Mardh 14. of special interest
to the club. His topic will be "Poli
tical Life in Italy."
Pishop Nicholar, formerly Father
Veiiminn ic, of Serbia, will speak at
7:So Friday evening, March" IS. He
is the most distinguished Prelate of
tin- Eastern Orthodox church, lie is
also an author of educational, political
and religious bocjks. Ee speaks Eng
lish flumtly. He v ill talk on the re
construction of Europe.
FOUR NEW MEMBERS
ELECTED TO PRESS CLUB
A short business meeting of the
University Press Club was held Tues
day evening in the auditorium of
Law Hall. Story Clark, president of
the organization, presided. Four new
mombr-rs were elected: Roberta, '24;
Alice Heldt, '23; Genevieve Lames,
22, and Phyllis Langstaff, '23. Thesfe
new members are members of the
Daily Nebraskan and Cornhnsker
staffs.
The Single Tax system was unan
imously endorsed by members of the
club. It was decided to ask for two
pares in the Cornhusker, in order
that every member's name may ap
pear in the annual. Members were
urged to attend the lecture to b6
riven by Irvin S. Cobb, March 22, In
the city auditorium.
Sevi-rn! new matters of bus'ness
were t.Kn up and laid upon the table
until the April meeting.
STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT
ITALIAN EDUCATION
v Trcf. Raffaele Piccoli of the Univer
sity of Tiza, presented to an audience
of faculty and students in the Social
Science auditorium Tuesday afternoon
picture of the Italian education sys
tem as contrasted with our own.
Dean L. A. Scipio of Roberts Col
lege, Constantinople, will speak at a
Convocation Monday morning at 11:00
o'clock in the Temple Theatre on
"Conditions In Turkey During the Re
cent War." He Is touring the conn
try in the interest of Roberts Col
lege. This college is an American
college at Constantinople supported by
American people. Dean Scipio is a
former member of the engineering
factulty of the Unlrersitjr of Nebraska.
Dr. Winfield Scott Hall, lecturer
and writer, connected with North
western University as a professor In
the medical department, will talk on
"Social Hygiene" at a special con
vocation for men Thursday, March 17,
t 11:00 o'clock. He is now with the
National Board of Moral Welfare,
CARNEGIE
i
SPEAKERS
Drawing for First
Class A Coliseum.
Norfolk s. Grand Inland, 1:20 p. in
Creighton U. High vs. Omaha Com
merce, 1:40 p. m.
8ith Omaha vn. Lincoln, 2; 40
P. m.
Auburn vs. Superior, 3:00 p. m.
Kimball County vs. Sutton, 6.40 p
m.
Omaha Central vs. Hastings, 7:00
p. m.
Bayard vs. Geneva, 8:00 p. m.
Beatrice vs. University Place .S:0C
p. m.
Class B Coliseum.
North Platte vs. Fremont. S:0C n. m.
Clay Center vs. Seward, S:20 a. m
Sidney vs. Nebraska City. 9:20 a. m.
Alliance vs. Gothenberg. 11:00 a. m.
Peiwm . Columbus, 12 noon.
Central City vs. Wahoo, 12:20 p. n
Class C Armory.
Peru Training vs. Friend, 1:20 p. iu
DeWitt vs. Shickley, 1:40 p. m.
Schuvler vs1. Seottsbluff, 3:00 p. m.
Class C Coliseum.
Litchrield vs. Tilden, 4:00 p. m.
Ravenna vs. Ilavelock. 4:30 p. m.
Aurora vs. Exeter. 5:20 p. m.
Crete vs. York. 5:40 p. m.
Class D Armory.
Minden vs. Heshler, 8 a. m.
Crawford vs. Oshkosh. 8:20 p. m.
Randolph vs. Giltner, 9:20 a. m.
Alexandria vs. Shelton, 9:40 a. ni.
Elgin vs. West Point, 10:40 s. m.
Osceola vs Dunbar, 11 a. m.
Ansley vs. David City, 12 noou.
Broken Dow vs bye.
Class E Armory.
-Fairmont vs. bye.
Cedar Bluffs vs. North Bend, 4.23
. m.
McCook vs. Hebron, 5:20 p. m.
Ainsworth vs. Otoe, 5:40 p. m.
Gretna vs. Ord, 6:40 p. m.
Hooper vs. Franklin. 7 p. m.
Albion vs. Fairfield, 8 p. m.
Campbell vs. Pierce, S:20 p. m.
Class F Armory
Nelson vs. Edgar, 9:20 p. m.
Curtis Aggies vs. Stella. 9:40 p. m.
Class F Y. M. C. A.
Syracuse vs. Teachers College high,
a. m.
Baver Crossing vs. Waco, S.20 a.
m.
Kenesaw vs. Wausa, 9:20 a. m.
Palmyra vs. Farnam, 9:40 a, m.
Oarkson vs. Danbury, 10:40 a. to.
Cortland vs. Wilbur, 11 a, m.
Class G Y. M. C. A.
Genoa vs. Chester, 12 noon.
Blue Hill vs. Lyons, 12:20 p. m.
FLOYD OLDT ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF Y. M. C. A.
Association Elections Held Tuesday
and Wednesday Glen Dorsey Is
Vice President
Officers for the Y. M. C. A. were
hosen yesterday for the coming yv&r.
Hoyd Oldt was elected president.
Dorsey vice president, and William
Oldstadt secretray. These men w;L
take office immediately after spring
acation.
The task of providing recreation
for the basketball boys is occupying
the attention of the present cabinet
this week. The Y. M. C. A. social
rooms have geen given over to the
visiting high school boys and the
recreation headquarters have lecn es
tablished in the building. Information
concerning the tournament or city
may be secured at the desk in the
main hall, and the schedules of games
and scores of contests In all classes
will be posted hourly In the lobby
beginning this morning.
Floyd Oldt, general chairman of
the committees in charge of recrea
tion, has supervision over three
groups. One group has been respon
sible for meeting all trains, start
ing before daylight Wednesday. Tak
ing the men to the rooms assigned
at the Chamber of Commerce has
also been undertaken. The Y. M. C.
A. has also provided a program of
free entertainment for the teams. Pic
tures of the Nebraska-Rutgers fool
ball game on the Polo grounds In
New York Cit7 on election day, as
Round of Touuney
McCool Junction vs. Franklin Acini
emy, 1:30 p. m.
Alma vs. O'Neill. 1:40 p. m.
Fllley vs. Pupillon, 2:40 p. m.
Humboldt vs. Chirks, 3 p. m.
Bethany vs. Chnppell, 4 p. m.
Blooml'iold vs. Wakefield, 4:20 p. ni.
Class H Y. M. C. A.
Nellgh vs. Gresham, 5:20 p. m.
Culbertson V!. Strotnburg, 5:40 p. in.
Sutherland vs. Milford. 6:40 p. m.
Bladen vs. Waverly, 7:00 p. iu.
Meadow Groe s. Wayne, 7:20
p. in.
St. Edward vs. Hebron Academy.
8:20 p. m.
Brainard vs. Dannebrog, 9:20 ;
Craigo drew n bye.
Class I Chapel.
Sargent vs. Loup City, S a. m.
Hohnesville vs. Sterling. S:20 a
ir.
U!
Talmage vs. St. Taul, 9:20 a. m.
Elmwood vs. Tobias, 9:40 a. m.
Rock County vs. Niobrara 11 .1. m
Grafton vs. Hyannis, 12 noon.
Hardy vs. Ruskin. 12:20 p. m.
Class J Chapel.
Indtanola. vs. Goring. 1:20 p. m.
Bertrand vs. Upland. 1:40 p. m.
Western vs. Howells. 2:40 p. m.
Bartley vs. Wilcox, 3:00 p. m
Hildreth vs. Wymore, 4:00 p. iu.
Panama vs. Hickman, 4:20 p. m.
Belvidcre vs. Burwell, 5:20 p m.
Benedict drew a bye.
Class K Chapel.
Mason City vs. Greenwood 5:40
p. m.
Cozad vs. Paxton. 6:40 p. m.
Polk vs. Madrid, 7:00 p. m.
Adams vs. Springfield, 8 p. m.
Lewiston vs. Wisner, S:20 p. m.
Odell vs. Hampton, 9:20 p. m.
Bellvue Eagle, 9:40 p. m.
Carroll drew a bye.
Class L High School Boys Gym
Mullen vs. Dawson, 3 p. m.
College View vs. Thomas County,
3:20 p. m.
Valley vs. Johnson, 4:20 p. m.
Allen vs. Waterloo. 4:40 p. m.
Goehner drew a bye.
Princeton vs. Dorchester, 5 p. m.
Atkinson vs. Cook, 7 p. m.
Cedar Rapids drew a bye.
Class M High School Girls Gym
Rokebv vs. Fort Calhoun," 3 p. m.
Clatonia vs. Steele City, 3:20 p. m.
Trumbull vs. Marouette. 4:20 P. m.
Alvo vs. Valparaiso, 4:40 p. m
Juniata vs. Utica, 5:40 p. in.
Roseland vs. Perkins County, 5 p. tn.
Ashland vs. Firth, 7 p. m.
Cathedral High drew a bye.
STUDENT COUNCIL
ELECTION.
A general election to vote on
the proposition of abolishing
the student council will be held
Tuesday, March 15.
By order of Florence I. Mc
Gahey, Registrar.
well as views of the Michigan Asg'Os
on tl e home field will be shown. Tin
Univusity Tlayers will also preiMt ..
play under the direction of the "Y '
AH bnsketban players liave been in
vitel lo i-uke full use of the reading
material ii the lounging rooms and
to spend .i nocli time as 'Ley wisl.
in the Tcmrle. The cafeteria In tie
basement is able to furnish meals to
the out-of-town boys all during the
week.
GRACE STUFF ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF Y. W. C. A.
Two hundred and fifty-fou'- ballots
were cast for the new Y. W. C A.
officers. The following were elected:
President, Grace Stuff; vice-president
Margaret Henderson: secretary. Flor
ence Sherman; treasurer, Nancy Pen-
noyer; undergraduate field represen
tative, Adelheit Dettman.
The cabinet will consist of the ten
girls who were nominated for officers
and others who will be chosen later.
They will be Installed the week after
srring vacation and take over the
work of the association at that time.
Prof. Give me the longest sentence
vou can think of.
Stude. Life,
ELEVENTH ANNUAL
106
NEBRASKA
GETS UNDER
Seventeen Hundred Athletes Flock to Lincoln to Attend Big Basketball
Carnival Thirteen Classes Start Play Today.
COLISEUM TO BE SCENE OF
Varsity Letter l'cn Aid in Handling Big Affair History of State Tourney
Reveals Many Interesting Features.
Willi Jill tournament records shattered by an entry list of L'01
I oji ins I lie Eleventh Animal llii-h School Haskotball tournament will
siot under way lliis inoniinjr at S o'clock when the first series in each
of the thirteen divisions will he started. The tourney will continue
at top speed until Saturday eveninsr when the finals will ho staged.
Close to two thousand hisrh school athletes will he in Lincoln
for the tournament. Six playing lloors will be used to play off the
thirteen divisions into which the teams have been classed.
A small army of officials are required to handle the some three
hundred rames. "X" men assist in handling the tournament, serw
inir as referees, scorers, timers and clerks.
This is the eleventh year of state hiirh school tournaments in
Nebraska. Kaeh year has brought an increased interest in the Aitre
sport and the entry list, has been constantly increasing, rising from
twenty-one teams in 1011 to over two hundred quintetts entered for
the 1:121 tourney.
SCORES BY WIRELESS.
The Engineering and athleti?
departments are co-cperating in
sending out reports on the re
sults of the high school bas
ketball tournament. The re
suits will be sent out on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday a'
12:30, 6:30 and 10:30 o'clock
and if any games have pot end
ed by that time theiroutcome
will be sent out later. H. O.
Peterson is in charge of the
wireless; G. S. Slater is chair
man of the committee.
ROY WITHERS HAS SELECTED
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Junior Class President Shakes Piurr
Tree and Hands Out the
Spoils.
The second semester committees
for the third year class were an
nounced Wednesday by President Kjj
Wjihers. The committees follow:
Hop Committee.
Andrew Sclioeppel, chairman.
Chalmers Seymour.
Kaiherine Wills.
Jessie Watson.
Bijce Crawford.
Ciiirei.ce Ross.
Vivian liaison.
Wallace lierrick.
Ivy Day Committee.
Edward Kokes, chairman.
Milliard Ailes.
Iola Garrison.
Mary McCoy.
Pauline StarretL
F. G. Laymon.
M;. rl Hamlin.
Mary Sheldon.
Girls' Athletics.
Margaret HenJerson, chairman.
Leona Nurenberer.
Eleaanor SnelL
Debate Committee.
Frank Winegar, chairman.
Joy Guilford.
Harold Burke.
So- al Committee.
Mildred Gollehan, ' chairman.
Frances Burt.
Mar j Thoaaas.
Men's Athletics.
Car ton Samuelson, charman.
John Pu-i ck.
Robert rirtselL
Herbeit Gish.
Robert Van Pelt was chosen busi
ness manager of the Junior class play
which will be given 6ome time la
April. Announcements In regard to
this production will be made later In
the Daily Nebraskan.
CAGE TOURNEY
III
SCHOOLS
II THIS MORNING
MAJOR DIVISION CONTESTS
In 1!11 the first Nebraska high
school tournament was held at Lin
coln. Twenty-one teams were entered
for the event. The honor of winning
the first tournament went to Beatrice.
Omaha Central won the 1912
tournament in which twenty-five
teams were entered. The Omaha five
won a 22 8 victory from South Omaha
in the final game. University Place
took the consolation tourney from
Beatrice by a 19-6 score.
Tourney Enlarges Classes.
The tourney branoled out a trifle
in 1913. Two playing floors, the Arm
ory and chapel at the University of
Nebraska, were used and forty-four
teams took part in the play. Geneva
won the championship by defeating
University Place, 41-26.
Three floors were used to accom
modate the sixty-four teams entered
n 1914. Lincoln won the champion
ship that year by defeating Omaha,
21- 1 S. The Red and Black squad won
in the last twenty seconds of play.
In the consolation tournament Crete
won from Sutton, 25-11.
Up to 1915 all the teams were
entered in one large tournament and
often the quintets were required to
play two or three games a day. In
1915 the system of classifying the
teams was introduced to aid in hand
ling the tournament and also to en
courage the smaller teams to enter
the tourney. Seventy teams were
entered in 1915. Lincoln again won
the tourney by defeating Omaha, 17
10. Hebron won Class B. Nebraska
City took Class C, the consolation
tourney, from Oakdale, 21-6.
Me;ropolis teams were crowded oui
of the finals during the 1916 tourney.
Eighty-five teams were entered and
Beatrice won the state title by de
feating Crete, 15-11. Minden won
from Arlington in Class B, 19 9. Hum
boldt took Class C from Dunbar.
22- 20.
In 1917 the entry list passed the
one hundred mark. One hundred and
nineteen teams were entered. Lincoln
won Class A from Omaha, 17-11. In
Class B Hardy took first honors by
defeating West Point, 26-11. Diller
won Class C from Alexandria. 33-11.
Lincoln and Omaha again went to
the finals in 1918. The addition of
the tournament entry list made more
classes necessary and six divisions
were run off that year.
Lincoln vs. Omaha Again.
Lincoln defeated Omaha for the
title 29-13. In Class B Shelton won
from Oakdale, 46-23. Exeter won
from Hardy, 14-12, In Class C.
Ravenna defeated Seward, 30-2, In
Class D. Scribner won Class E from
Sidney, 17-16. Gretna defeated Bay
ard, 32-31, in the fight for Class P
laurels.
One hundred and fifty teams com
peted for honors In 1919 and eight
classes were needed to handle the
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