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OL. XXII NO. 101.
UNIVERSITY Y. W.
CHOOSE
Election Will Be Held in Library Wednesday and Thursday Com
mittee Announces Nominations at Regular Vesper
Services on Tuesday AH Members
of Association May Vote.
TO HOLD MAY MORNING
Grace Spacht and Gertrude Tomsen Are Candidates for President
Lila Wyman and Ruth Small Are Contestants for
Vice-President Winners to Take
Offices Immediately.
Election of officers for the University Y. W. C. A. for the
next year will be held Wednesday and Thursday, February 28 and
March 1, in the Library. All girls who are members of the Uni
versity may Vote.
The officers of the University Association are elected in the
spring-, and take office immediately. The president appoints the
chairman of the committees. These chairmen are also mem
bers of the cabinet, which governs the Y. W. Each committee is
composed of girls who are members of the staff. They are
chosen bv the chairman, with the approval of the president.
The nomination?, as made by the
committee, composed of three girls
from the cabinet anil three from the
association at large, and announced
at the regular Vesper services at
five o'clock Tuesday ,are as follows.
President
Grace Spacht
Gertrude Tomsen
Vice President
Lila Wyman
Ruth Small
Secretary
Helen Guthrie
Agnes Kessler
Treasurer
Edith Olds
Marian Madigan
Undergraduate Field Representative
Kathryn Warner
Mary Creekpaum
A May Morning Breakfast given by
the girls of the new social staff for
the girls of all the cabinet and the
staffs, will be given in the spring, be
fore the close of school.
Pirns ancf goals for the coming year
are marie at this affair. The associa
tion, soy the officers of the organiza
tion, always ties to do all that it can
. t foMw-worthwhile movements on
me campus.
COACH A01S CALLS
FOR IRE SWIMMERS
Candidates Are Asked to Report
at "Y" Pool Tuesday or
Thursday at Four
O'clock.
A call for divers and long-distance
swimmers were issued from the office
of Frank Adkens, coach of the swim
ming team at Nebraska. Candidates
are asked to report at the Y. W. C. A.
pool Tuesday or Thursday at four
o'clock and work' with the swimming
squad.
The call for divers and long-distance
swimmers is a result of last week's de
feat by a close margin in a dual meet
with the Kansas Aggies at Manhat
tan. The Nebraska mermen grabbed
the dashes and Phillips captured first
in the fancy dive but a weakness was
apparent in the long-distance swims.
"We have a wonderfully balanced
team," said Coach Adkens, "but we
are in need of two good men for the
long-distance swim and another
diver."
Several meets are now being con
sidered and the Nebraska mermen
should be seen in action within a
hort time in the Y. M. C. A. pool.
Major John Griffith, commissioner
of athletics for the Big Ten, spoke in
defense of athletics at a convocation
at Indiana University. "Gambling,
professionalism, and commercialism
are the greatest evils of athletics" be
said, "but the first of those can be
eliminated."
A Lenten Thought
for Every Day
For Friends.
For our absent loved ones we im
plore thy loving kindness. Keep them
in life, keep them in growing honour;
and for us, grant that we remain
worthy of their love. For Christ's
sake, let not nr beloved blush for us,
nor we for them. Grant us but that,
and grant us courage to endure lesser
ills unshaken, and to accept death,
loss, and disappointment as it were
straws upon the tide of life.
. Robert Louis Stevenson.
C. A, GIRLS
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
BREAKFAST FOR STAFF
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IE IS
SUBJECT OF LECTURE
Professor Fossler- Speaks
Freshmen on Origin of
Mother Tongue.
to
"The English Language" was the
subject of a lecture given this week
by Prof. Laurence Fossler, to the
freshmen of the Arts and Science Col
lege. Professor Fossler traced the
ancestry of the language from the
beginning of the Christian era.
English is a member of the Indo
European family of languages which
was originally formed by the Greek,
Latin, Celtic, Sanscrit, Slavonic and
Germanic languages. Celtic was
spoken in England until Latin was
introduced by Caesar. In 449 a mi
gratory movement on the part of the
Vikings wiped out the Roman influ
ence in Britain and established a Ger
manic language called Af-yto Saxon.
These people were supreme on the
island until 10C6 when Willaim of
Twmiamij Luiuueien tng TnfiaDitahts
and became king. The aristocracy,
which he established, spoke Latin
while the peasantry clung to their
German tongue. Since communica
tion between the two classes was nec
essary, a fusion took place during
which the inductions of the German
were gradually droped.
English has emerged a mixture of
languages. Part of its words are of
German and of Latin origin and part
are of German parentage. As a re
sult of the relative development of
the language, scientific terms are
Latin and home words are German.
The professor made his lecture more
clear by illustrating various points.
He ended by pointing out the value of
German in obtaining an appreciation
and understanding of English.
Botany Department
Receives Plant Chart
The department of Botany has re
cently received a very attractive flow
ering plant chart prepared by Dr.
Edith S. Clements (A. B. '98) (Ph. D.
'04). The chart is of the nature of a
large wall chart depicting the conspic
uous features in the structure, evolu
tion and relationships ofJhe princi
pal orders of flowering plants. Mrs,
Clements has shown these features by
a series of very artistic colored draw
ings of the flowers and also by. means
of unique empirical formulae. Tc
chart exhibits the groups as classi
ficl by Dr. Bessey in his last pub
lished book and it represents an im
portant contribution which has slowly
developed In the department of botany
for a quarter of a century.
- The chart will be of great assist
ance to students interested in the clas
sification of flowering plants. It has
been hung permanently in room 217,
Bessey hall, where visitors may see it.
The first match will be fired with
South Dakota thl8 week, beginning a
series of interstate contests. Captain
Nix and Sergeant Richardson of the
Nebraska Military Department, who
have been coaching the girls, expect
a good showing in this competitive
tryout
AH students who desire to work
as scorers, clerks, time-keepers, etw
during the high school basketball
tournament are requested to hand
in their names to H. D. Gish at the
athletic office immediately, stating
their phone number, address, and
time available for duty.
i.TjmT,N. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 28, 1923 ,
Junior Class to Hold
Meeting This Morning
The junior class will meet Thurs
day morning at eleven o'clock in the
Social Science auditorium according
to announcement made today by Carl
J. Peterson, newly-elected president
of the class. Election of minor offi
cers and other business are to be
brought before the class, he says.
It is important, says Peterson, that
a large number of students be pres
ent at this meeting, because the
junior class is for most part, intrusted
wiih the Ivy Day festivities.
T SECRETARY TO
SPEAK AT LUfi
Kirby Page to Give Talk Thurs
day on "War from the
Christian Viewpoint."
Kirby Page, industrial secretary of
the Y. M. C. A., author of a number
ox books on the subject of world peace,
will be in Lincoln Thursday and will
speak Thursday noon at a luncheon
at the Grand hotel. His subject will
be "War from the Christian View
point." Mr. Page is author of "The Sword
or the Cross," a pamphlet which the
Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. discus
sion groups have been using as a text
for their discussions. These discus
sion groups have been meeting every
Thursday noon at the Grand hotel.
Dr. Huntington, Methodist student
pastor, has been leading these discus
sions. Students not in the regular discus
sion groups wishing reservations for
the luncheon Thursday noon, should
make arrangements with Mr. McCaf
frey at the University Y. M. C. A.,
Miss Appleby of the University Y. W.
C. A., or Dr. Huntington, before Wed
nesday night. Admission is only
twenty-fiva cents. -
Looked for at
Drake Relays
Des Moines, la., Feb. 27. That sev
eral new records will be established
at the fourteenth annual Drake uni
versity relay meet April 27-28 is the
prediction of track coaches and ex
perts who have followed the results
of recent indoor meets.
Marks set at the indoor meet of
the Kansas City Athletic club last
week were phenomena, and, since
practically all of the athletes entered
in that event will compete in the
Drake carnival, the keenest kind of
rivalry can be predicted.
Kansas Star Enters.
Earl McKaown of the Kansas State
Normal school, who broke the world's
indoore pole vault record at 12 feet 10
inches in the Kansas City meet will
be entered in this special event at the
Drake carnival. The present Drake
pole vault record is 11 feet 9 1-2 in
ches, held by Rogers of Kansas.
Poor of Kansas university also
showed up well In the high jump,
clearing the bar at 6 feet 3 Inches.
Bob Simpson, former champion high
hurdler, who holds the Drake record
for the 120 yard high event at 14 4-5
seconds and who is no wtrack coach
at Missouri, has developed several
excellent hurdlers, among them his
younger brother.
In Keith LJoyd, Coach Schulte of
Nebraska seems to have developed
another wonderful sprinter.
DePaul Sends Train.
Coach Haggerty of De Paul univer-
Cornhusker Co-ed
Makes Appearance on Campus
Bang! Bang! Bang! The Co-ed j
Fifling team of the University of Ne
braska is here! Rumbles from the
shooting gallery in Nebraska Hall,
and rumors that the cadets and offi
cers were endangering their lives
teaching brave co-eds how to make
bull's eyes, have been heard on the
campus for two months, but not until
yesterday did the Co-ed Rifling team
become a reality.
Twenty-four gym-clad girls, each
shouldering a murderous-looking twen
ty-two, filed out of Nebraska Hall yes-'l
terday afternoon. Cadets coming in
from the drill field, stared the rubbed
their eyes, thinking it must be the
Russian Battalion of Death. A closer
look, however, and some questioning,
revealed the fact that this was the Co
ed Rifling team on the way to have its
Freshman Girls Win
Class Cage Tourney
The freshman sirls won the second
team lnterclass basketball tourna
ment when it defeated the junior sec
ond team, 18-16, Tuesday noon in the
Armory. The Old Rose team won
from the Dark Green in the game for
the championship of the girls' color
tourney, by a score of 20-19.
In the lnterclass game, the score at
'Hie end of the first quarter was 9-0,
but the juniors came back strong and
at the end of the half, was 11-6 in
favor of the freshmen. Eleanor Snell
refered the game.
The first team class tournament
will start today with the match be
tween the seniors and the freshmen.
PLAY TO BE
STAGED BY PLAYERS
"The Meanest Man in the World"
to Be Presented in Temple
This Week.
"The Meanest Man in the World,"
George M. Cohen's masterpiece, will
bs preented by the University Play
ers at the Temple Theater Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings. Ac
cording to those directing its produc
tion, every phase of an ideal perform
ance will be stressed to make this
play a real success.
The cart is as follows:
Bert Nash Harold Feiton.
Kitty Crockett Dorothy Sprague.
Richard Clark C. L. Coombs.
Ned Stephens L. C. Hawley.
Mrs. Clark Mary Bost.
Nellie Clark Margaret Good.
Frederick Leggit Dwight Merriani.
Henry Billings Foster Machett.
Carlton Childs John Dawson.
Michael O'Brien Jess Randall.
Jane Hudson Irma Wolfe Coombs.
Hiram Randolph Sandstedt.
Frank Feilding Armin West.
Tickets for those who cio not have
rmntm tttftets are now on hnle at Ross
P. Curtice Music Co.
The freshmen of XI Psi Phi will
give a Smoker for all fraternity
freshmen Thursday from 7:30 to
9:00 P. M. at Xi Psi Phi House, Dean
Engberg and Coach "Indian" Schulte
will speak to the yearlings. Refresh
ments will be served and a good mus
ical program is promised. This gath
ering is for the purpose of acquaint
ing the freshmen of the various fra
ternities and stimulating class spirit,
say those in charge.
Miss Margaret Munger of the Uni
versity Players Class went to the
Kansas State Agricultural College at
Manhattan, Kansas, where she was a
judge at the Oratorical Contest there.
Katherine Kreig, '26, was elected
captain of the Girls' Rifle Team at a
meeting of the girls of the team in
Nebraska Hall, Friday afternoon.
sity has notified Athletic Director K
L. Wilson, in xharge of the Drake
carnival, that he Is grooming several
sprinters whom he is counting on to
place in the local meet. Among these
are Eg an, who set a new dask mark
at the Michigan Aggie meet in 1922
and who now runs the quarter mile;
Fitzmore, Jim and Joe Seeley, and
Burman and Dunn.
A letter was received from athletic
officials at Carnegie Tech inquiring
about competition in several of the
events and expressing keen interest
in the coning Drake meet. It is con
sidered probable that the Pittsburgh
Institution will be represented this
year.
Rifle Team
picture taken for the Cornhusker.
No longer will the University have
to hire a watchman to keep someone
from stealing the gold nugget out of
the museum. And what burglar would
attempt to steal the alcohol from
Pharmacy Hall when faced by a de
termined co-d armed with a trusty
twenty-two?
Bad gunmen and blond burglars will
shun the campus as they would a
haunted house. The reputation of this
"shoot-to-kill" team will spread over
the world, and no doubt the girls will
be in great demand as sheriffs, mar
shal and penitentiary guards. The
University of Nebraska will be known
as the home of the sharp-shooters, and
freshmen will be taught the latest
methods in "How to Handle a Burglar."
KOSMET KLUB ANNOUNCES TRYOUTS
FOR CAST AND CHORUS OF COMEDY
a a -y A - DaIai iw
Large Number of Students Are
l:)-.J I'roducucn toniesi iur i
Hold Monday and Tuesday
Evenings.
'THE YELLOW LANTERN"
Rosanna Williams of Lincoln Chosen as 1'ianist nay nuura uy
Cyril Coombs Committee in Charge rornuuaies
Rules Governing Tryouts Appli
cants Select Skits.
Kosmet Klub announces the
of the 1923 musical comedy.
oected to try out. The comedy will be put on in April, ine com
petitions for places will bo held Monday and Tuesday, March o
and 6, from 7 : 30 to 10 o'clock, the place to be announced later.
The cast and chorus are among the largest ever usea, t,o me
hances of obtaining a role are better than ever before, states a
member of the Klub. The students wishing to 4ry out are asnea
to si"-n up in the office of the Daily Nebraskan as soon as possiuie.
For further information, they should see some member of the
Klub. . " .
DRIVE FOR MEMORIAL
FUNDS IS LAUNCHED
Campaign Begins at Vespers
Monday Secretary of Na
tional Student Volun
teers Speaks.
The Grace Coppock Memorial Fund
drive was launched last evening at the
Vesper Service, wken Miss Marjorie
Sanford, secretary of the National
Student Volunteers, of New York,
spoke of the work of the Y. W. C. A.
in China. The goal set for the drive
is $1,000.00, of $100.00 for each team,
and it is expected that they will go
over the quota before the campaign
closes Friday evening.
This fund is raised by Nebraska
University girls each year, in memory
of Grace CoppocK, who represented
this Y. W. for fourteen years in China.
This year the fund is to go towards
the support of a recreational project
there in charge of Vera Barger who
is also a graduate of Nebraska.
Every girl in school v. ill be seen
personally. The canvasing will be
completed by Friday evening. The
captains of the various teams are re
quested to keep the members of their
teams checked up each day. Luncheons j
will be served at Ellen Smith hall for
the girls working on the campaign.
These short noon meetings will be a
source of inspiration to the workers
and every team member should be
present each day to report the amount
collected, says the committee in
charge.
ENTRY LIS! FOR CAGE
TOURNAMENT CLOSES
208 Teams Scheduled to Compete
in High School Basketball
Tourney Next Week.
Entries for the high school basket
ball tournament to be held March 8,
9, and 10 under the control of the "N"
club and University authorities, closed
Saturday at midnight with more than
two hundred teams scheduled to ap
pear during the week.
According to an announcement made
by W. G. Brooks, secretary of the high
school board of control, 208 teams had
entered at midnight Saturday, and
more entries were probably mailed
before that time that could slip under
the wire.
Last year 226 teams took part in
the tournament and present indica
tions point to about the same number
participating this year.
Sutton captured the class A trophy
last year as a dark horse having
played a non-spectacular season. They
will enter with a veteran team again
this year, but several teams have de
feated the champs during the present
season.
Lincoln, Sutherland, Beatrice, Oma
ha, and Fremont are making a bid
for class A honors this year. Lincoln's
record for the present season looks
as though the Red and Bi.ick team
would be the favorites fci the class
A cup. '
Havelock now enters with a new
wrinkle, naving ambitions to stage a
state touranment for girls basketball
teams. Invitations to the Havelock
festival have been mailed to all teams
in the state having girls' teams. The
games are to be staged at Havelock
March 8 and 9.
Uxpecteci to compete im
WILL BE STAGED IN APRIL
j t-i nr..: . U.
tryouts for the cast and chorus
Over a hundred stuaenis ie e.-
Rosanna Will.ams, ol Lincoln, was
selected as pianist for the production
at tryouts held Monday evening from
about twelve who tried out. Miss
Williams is a sophomore. She will
play at all the practices of the cast
and chorus, as well as in the produc
tion itself. She will accompany those
giving musical readings or songs who
do not have an accompanist.
The play, "The Yellow Lantern,"
which has been selected to be produced
some time in April, was written by
Cyril Coombs. One of the sor.gs of
the play was a feature at the Pan-Hellenic
formal.
The Kosmet Klub play is a tradition
of long standing at the University of
Nebraska. Experience with tryouts
in past years indicates that large
numbers of men and co-eds will be on
hand Monday and Tuesday at the com
petition for places on the cast and
cllorus
Important announcements concern
ing the play and the arrangements for
coaching it will be made in the near
future by the members of the Klub.
The committee in charge of the try
outs has made the following rules:
1 Students of all four classes are
eligible to try out for leading parts
and for places in the chorus.
2 Applicants will be given five
minutes to try out, and may choose
their own time on either Monday or
Tuesday evenings, from 7:30 to 10,
by signing up in the Nebraskan of
fice before the time of the tryouts.
3 More than one person can try
out at one time. In case three or four
wih to give a skit, more time will be
allowed by the judges.
4 Persons may try out with parts
from any skit, play, song or reading.
The judges want a knowledge of the
ability to play in a chorus or in a
speaking part. No part with which
to try out will be given. Each appli
cant selects his own.
MISS EDITH SANFORD
SPEAKS AT VESPERS
Foreign Missionary Tells Why
She Chose Service in Other
Countries for Life
Work.
"I have one life to live and one life
to invest, and if I am going to invest
it for God and humanity, why not put
it where the need is greatest and the
fight the thickest?" Miss Edith San
ford gave as the reason at the Vesper
services of the University Y. W. C. A.
for choosing her profession in the
foreign missionary field. Barbara Wig
genhorn led the services and Jean
Holtz sang.
Miss Sanford spoke on the life of
the modern missionary as an intro
duction to the Grace Coppock Memo
rial fund campaign which starts this
week.
"'Why shouldn't we go?' is the
question rather than 'Why should
we?"' Miss Sanford said The needs
of foreign countries are great. China
needs able and disinterested leaders.
Japan, now open to Christianity, may
yet be closed to it by the trend to
ward materialism. India, Africa, and
Latin America have similar require
ments which America is well able to
supply.
The nominations for offices in the
association were announced. Tho
candidates were introduced to the
girls.
A bill for $100,000 appropriation to
rebuild the fire-destroyed armory of
Iowa State University passed the
house in the State Legislature. Til
bill has yet to pass the Senate.
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