Fhe Daily Nebraska
VOL. XX. NO. 152.
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18. 1921.
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OF IT ATJY W EXERCISES
Mary Brownell, Maid of Honor, Places Crown as Underclass Girls Form
Daisy Chain and Sing the Ivy Day Song.
Koemet Klub Play, "The M,ost Prime
Minister" Given Tuesday
Evening.
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.ine muni i-rime Minister," a
sparkling three-act comedy with
music, written by members of the
Kosmet Klub, and set to music by
Wilbur R. Chenoweth, with lyrics by
Kathleen Doyle Halligan and Howard
C. Adamson, was presented Tuesday
evening at the Orpheum theater be
fore an enthusiastic house that
Jammed the playhouse to the doors.
The play was woven around an
Associated Press Item which appeared
In a local paper December 8, 1920.
Its headline was "Adopted Son of a
Sultan" and Its sub-head: "Sergeant
of Marines May Fall Heir to Posses
sions, All Except the Harem."
Characters True to Type.
George Robertson as Algernon Ben
nett was a typical Romeo of the Ar
buckle type. Everett Northrup,. Inter
preting Ted Mason, was truly the
."most prime minister" and furnished
most of the humor of the piece. Edna
uippie as uouy, Lurene Boone as
Geraline Joyce and Dorothy Pierce as
Mary Williams, the Kaloan school
mistress, were shining examples of
dainty feminity.
Alyne O'Laughlin as Mrs. Penning
ton was a gracious mother for Cuth
bert Pennington (Oliver Maxwell).
Herman Schroeder, in the role of
Richard Winthrop, played his part
with the air of a professional. His
duet with Mary (Dorothy Pierce) in
the third act was encored time and
time again. The outstanding musical
numbers of the play are "Your Won
derful Smile" and "Could You Know
Merrill Northwall, Asa Waters,
Chauncey Woodle, Rollyn Smith and
Robert Osborne lived and breathed
their characters.
The choruses were composed entire
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MORTARBOARD PICKS
GIRLS TO BE HONORED
Co-eds Active in Campus Activities
Five of New Girls from
Lincoln.
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Thirteen girls of the junior class
were announced as members of Black
Masque chapter of Mortarboard, na
tional senior girls' honorary organi
zation, with the traditional masking
ceremony this afternoon as a part of
the Ivy day exercises.
The new members are especially
active In campus organizations and
have taken leading positions in the
W. S. G. A., the Y. W. C. A., the W.
A. A. and the Seniors Girls' Advisory
Board. Five of the girls live In Lin
coln while three others are students
from outside of the state.
Members of 1921 Black Masque who
took part in the masking ceremony
are as follows: Mary Brownell, Lin-
coin; Faye Curry, Garrison, Ruth
DuBols, Wichita, Kas.; Olive Hartley,
Lincoln; Hattie Hepperly, Norfolk;
Ruth Lindsay, Lincoln; Ruth McKen-
ney; Janet Maitland, Lib coin; Marian
Mote, Alliance; Rhe Nelson, Sidney,
la.; Helen Nieman; Ada Stidworthy,
Homer, and Florence Wilcox, North
Platte.
The following were honored:
Elizabeth Ball, Stuart, la.
Ethel Curry, Ogallala. '
Ruth Fickes, Lincoln.
Margaret Henderson, Winter Hacii,
Fla. I'.tf
Madelene Hendricks, Wahoo.
Mary Herzing, Lincoln,
Isabefle McMonies, Lyons.
Nancy Pennoyer, Central City.
" Elizabeth Scribner, Lincoln.
Mary 'Sheldon, Wayside, Miss.
Madeline Stenger, Columbus.
Grace Stuff, Lincoln.
Katherine Wills, Lincoln.
Photo by Townsend.
ADA STIDWORTHY, MAY QUEEN, AND MARY BROWNELL, MAID OF HONOR.
Ada Stidworthy, as Queen of the May at the twenty-third annual Ivy day exercises held on the University
campus this morning, received the highest honor that can come to a Nebraska co-ed. TUe May Queen, whose
residence is at Homer, Nebraska, is a member of Black Masque chapter of Mortarboard and was recently elected
national vice-president of that organization. She is active in Alpha Phi and received Phi Beta Kappa honors
this spring. Besides being president of the University Y. W. C. A. she is a member of the Women's Athletic Asso
ciation, and of Xi Delta. She has also won her "N" sweater in girls' athletics.
Mary Brownell, Maid of Honor at the Ivy day program today, Is a member of Alpha Chi Omega and of Black
Masque chapter of Mortarboard. She was awarded Phi Beta Kappa honors in February and is president of the
Women's Self Government Association. The 1921 Maid of Honor is a member of the Senior Girls' Advisory Board
and belonged to Silver Serpent and Xi Delta, honorary organizations. She has been active in the Y. W. C. A. and
has served as vice-president of the Class of 1921.
SOOTR DAKOTA NEXT
ON TRACK SCHEDULE
Coyote Team to Clash With Huskers
Here Saturday Afternoon.
NO PAPER THURSDAY.
There will be no issue of the
Dally Nebraskan Thursday.
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"N" CLUB MEETING.
Important meeting of the N"
club Thursday, May 19, at 7
p. m., In the Athletic office.
Initiation.
The Nebraska track and field squad
will meet South Dakota Saturday af
ternoon on Nebraska field in the last
dual track meet of the year for the
Huskers. Following the Coyote meet
Coach Schulte will devote the remain
der of the tlm for preparation foi
the Missouri Vafjey meet the 28th at
St. Louis.
The South Dakota-- school is send
ing a large squad to Lincoln to battle
the Huskers and reports Indicate that
the Coyotes are confident of taking
home the long end of the score with
them. Coach Schulte expects to enter
practically the same men Saturday as
performed against the JCansas men
last Saturday. Lear from the Omaha
Medical school will be one new entry
for the meet.
Coach Schulte received the com
plete details of the Freshmen Missouri
Valley Telegraphic meet yesterday
and the Husker Fro3h had little
trouble in winning the meet from the
score.
Following Is a summary of the
meet:
440-yard dash Griffin, Kansas, first;
Belr, Washington, second; McRath,
Grinnell, and Woodward, Nebraska,
tied for third. Time, :52 2-5.
Two mile run Nichols, Nebraska,
first; Farrar, Ames, second; Entort,
Grinnell, third; Anderson, Nebraska,
fourth. Time. 10:52 2-5.
Pole vault Dillenbeck, Kansas,
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CHANGES IN IVY DAY
PROGRAM.
A few slight changes have
been made In today's Ivy day
program. There will be no
dancing at the Farm campus in
the afternoon as originally
planned. Due to unsettled
weather conditions, it was
thought best not to attempt to
erect the open-air platform. The
Southern Rag-a-Jazz orchestra
will play at 7:30 p. m. In the
dance pavilion at Antelope park.
Those who have not purchased
tickets which will entitle them
to picnic lunches prepared by
the University Home Economics
department will be able to get
them at the State Farm campus
this afternoon, because 100
extra boxes have been prepared.
BLEACHERS COLLAPSE
AT IVY DAY EXERCISES
Mrs. Otto Mutz and Miss Mamie Mul
Badly Bruised When Temporary
Stands Crush to Ground
ADAM BREEDE INVITED
TO TALK TO PRESS CLUB
Adam Breede, editor and owner of
the Hastings Dally Tribune, will be
Invited to speak at the last meeting
of the University Press club to be
held soon. It is hoped that Mr.
Breede will accept He is editor of
one of the best country newspapers in
the country and Is a man well versed
in the Journalistic profession'.
If he is able to be present at thj
next meeting of the club, which is
the largest organization of its kind
on the campus, all the 145 members
are urged to be present
Mr. Breede will be asked to talk
on bis experiences In France or of
his work In the newspaper world.
Several people were severely shiik
en up and others were bruised wiicn
the bleachers constructed for the Iry
Day exerclces became overloaded and
crashed to the ground. Mrs. Otto
Mutz, 1700 M Street and her daugh
ter, Miss Mamie Mutz, an instructor
at the Peru Normal School, were in
Jured most seriously.
The bleachers were temporal y
stands located just north of the Ad
ministration Hall on the city campu
The accident occurred several min
utes before the program, but a large
croivd had already gathered. The
crash came almost without warning
and people had no time to scatter.
Mrs. Mutz and Miss Mutz were seat
ed on the top row and were thrown
rather violently to the earth. Mrs.
Mutz sustained a' badly wrenched
back and had to be helped to her
home, where she seemed to Le rest
ing easily at noon.
Miss Mamie Mutz was rushed on i
stretcher to the Lincoln sanitarium,
where she is under the care of Dr. A.
L. Smith. X-Ray pictures are being
developed so that the exact nature
of the injuries have not been deter
mined, although no serious complica
tions are expected.
Dr. Inez Phllbrick established a
temporary first aid booth in Pharma
cy Hall, to take care of th)a others
who were bruised and shaken up.
LAWRENCE I. SHAW DELIVERS ORATION
Traditional Ivy Planty by Richard Hadley and Roy Wythers Concluded Morn
ing Exercises Physical Education Department Dance a
Feauture of Program.
Surrounded by a host of attendants
and in view of a large crowd of stu
dents and friends of the University,
Ada tldworthy was crowned Queen of
May as the climax of the morning
exercises of the twenty-third annual
Ivy day held on the campus . this
morning.
The morning program was the most
carefully worked out and elaborate
one for many years. Several hundred
underclass girls forming the Daisy
chain and the group of senior girls
singing the Ivy song were massed
about the throne when the Maid of
Honor, Mary Brownell, placed the
crown upon the head of the Queen.
The coronation was followed by the
Ivy day oration delivered by Lawrence
I. Shaw on the subject, "Alma Mater."
The traditiinal planting of the Ivy by
the senior president, Richard Hadley,
and the junior executive, Roy Wythers,
preceded the dance to the Queen,
which concluded the exercises.
After the opening songs by the
University orchestra under the direc
tion of Mr. Herbert Quick, over 200
underclass girls dressed In rainbow
colored gowns formed the Daisy chain
around the edges of the stage. A
dance before the throne by girls from
the Physical Education department
followed. The senior girls then ap
peared clad in the traditional white
robes and singing, "Who Will Plant
the Ivy," they took their places along
the path over which the Queen was
to enter.
Oscar Bennet sang "A Song to the
Queen," as the processional filed into
the circle beneath the trees, over
shadowed by old "U" hall. Members
of the active Black Masque chapter
of Mortarboard with masks and robes
were followed by the upperclass presi
dents carrying the Ivy. The Ivy day
orator preceded the eighe attendants
which the Queen had selected. The
attendants were as follows: From the
senior class, Dorothy Waldgren and
Ethel Hoagland, and from the Junior
class, Ruth Fickes and Katherine
Wills. The sophomore representatives
were Margaret Stidworthy and Ruth
Kadel while the freshman class was
represented by Fern Jackson and
Katheriue Searle.
Following the attendants came the
Maid of Honor wearing a soft pink
organdy dress and picture hat. The
May Queen wore an elaborate white
gown covered by a sweeping train
and was attended by a dozen small
hildren. Uttle Vera May Peterson
carried the crown and was followed
by Eleanor Cook, Richard Dougall,
Catherine Louise Bullock, John Upson,
Betty Ann Whitney, Martha Funke,'
Robert Shedd, John Campbell, Mar
garet Ruth Hendricks, Roger Smith
and Dorothy Bumstead, the other
children.
Immediately after the procession
had stopped and the Queen had
reached the throne which had been
prepared on the campus several days
before especially for the occasion,
Mary Brownell as Maid of Honor
placed the crown upon the head of
Ada Stidworthy who reigned supreme
in her kingdom of flowers and oratory
for the rest of the program.
A dozen girls danced a pretty May
pole dance in honor ot,the new Queen.
After the delivery of the oration,
which is printed elsewhere in this
issue, by Lawrence Shaw, the senior
president passed the spray of Ivy to
the junior president, who planted it,
carrying out one of the most honored
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MEET
BASEBALL
CHI DELTA PHI IS
INSTALLED
Oklahoma University Nine to Oppose
Nebraska In Trio of
' ' Contests.
Oklahoma University will be the
next opponent for the Husker base
ball team. The Sooners will appear
on the local diamond Wednesday, Fri
day and Saturday afternoons of this
week. The Sooners will meet Ne
braska Wesleyan on Thursday after
noon at University Place.
Coach Schissler will use Munger
on the mound in Wednesday's game
against the Sooners with Anderson
on the receiving end. The Husker
diamond crew is in excellent condl
tion at present and should the Ne
braskans win the three game series
with the Oklahoma team and take the
two games from the Kansas Aggies
scheduled for next week, they will
rate pretty high in the Valley stand
lng.
Tomorrow's game will begin prompt
ly at 2:30 p. m. at the State Farm
campus diamond and Director Luehr
lng and Coach Schissler would like
to have everyone out to see for them
selves the calibre of the Husker base
ball aggregation. Nebraska up to
date has won three out of five games
In the conference race besides having
victories over several other teams.
ALUMNI ADDRESS
STUDENT MEETING
Harry Kingman and Guy Reed
spoke to the University men at the
Greater Nebraska luncheon Friday
noon on the general topic, "Duties of
Nebraska students to their Alma
Mater." Announcement was made
that W. A. Selleck, president of the
Lincoln State Bank, has been secured
as the speaker for the luncheon next
Friday. His subject will be "Student
Honor."
Mr. Kingman la In the city repre
senting the Student Volunteer move
ment His talk was mainly about the
services which the men could render
to their college during the summei
months. Mr. Reed urged the students
to let the people of the state know
the real conditions which existed on
the local and to correct the false
impressions which have gone out to
some localities.
National Honorary Fraternity for Wo
men Writers Enters
Nebraska.
Chi Delta Phi, national honoiary
fraternity for women writers, in
stalled its Gamma chapter it the
University of Nebraska Sunday, May
15.
The charter members are:
Students.
Frances Botkin, fellow in philosophy
Zora Schaupp, graduate
Elsie Cather, graduate, Lincoln
Janet Pressly, '23, Omaha
Jessie Watson, '22, Wayne
Verne Trine, '24, Red Cloud
Helen Blish, '22, Pine Ridge, S. D.
Janet Maitland, '21, Lncoln
Anna Jensen, '22, Omaha
Jaequiline Bost, '23, Macy
Mary Bost, '23, Macy
Helen Howe, '21, Omaha
Sue Stille, '21, Lincoln
Marguerite Fox, '23, Lincoln
Belle Farman, '23, Lincoln
Mary Noble, '2, Lincoln
Margaret Noble, '21, Lincoln
Nora Livingston. '22, Plattsmouth
Frances Burt, '22, Omaha
Faculty.
Marguerite McPhee, A, professor
of English
Louise Pound, Ph. D., professor of
English
Magdalene Craft, A. M., Instructor in
English
Elizabeth Babcock, Instructor In Ejg-
lish
Constance Ruinmons, instructor tn
mathematics
Laura B. Pfeiffer, Ph. D., associate
professor In European history
Membership In this organlzallor is
based opon ability to vTite. The
charter members were recommended
by instructors in the English depart
mjent The purpose of Chi Delta PL!
la to encourage women to write anu
develop wbftever talent tlir mav
have in writing.
Although there is slight overlappin
in the memberships of Chi Delta Phi
and Theta Sigma Phi, the fields tf
these two organizations are not Idcu
tical. Chi Delta Phi encourages la
dependent writing of a literary natuie,
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