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PLAYERS STAGE
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university Dramatists Present
UnEntertaining Play Before
Large Audience Set
Is on Broadway.
COOMBS PLAYS THE LEAD
,.The Meanest Man in the
World" Successfully Pro
duced as Fourth Num
ber of Season.
The most entertaining and other.
Vlse generally excellent comedy seen
In Lincoln this season was presented
by the University Players In the
Tentple theatre last evening. Thio
comedy has been spun by the capable
team Augustln MacIIugh and George
Cohan and brings a lresu oioniu u.
life with the clever lines and sltua
' tlona.
The University Players are trying
in experiment by offering a popular
Broadway comedy to their patrons af
ter they havo seen a tragedy, deep in
thought and of a more or loss de.
pressing nature. It is the wish of
the Players apparently to offer vni
lety, and we are sure they have
achieved their wish for all who saw
"The Meanest Man in the World"
last evening declare it to bo a com
edy full of life and enthusiasm. Per
haps they might have chosen a much
better comedy but, to "The Meanest
Man," they bring a bright colorful
presentation and the play may bo
classed as one of the best offered by
them this season.
This production has been under the
direction of Mr. Cyril Coombs, who
also carried the burden of the lines.
Mr. Coombs offers a very good
"George Cohan" interpretation of
Richard Clark, the young man who set
about to become "The Meanest Man."
Mr. Coombs' technical skill is splen
did which added to a personality
that includes both charm and humor,
produces a very creditable young
(i lor. This vehicle of the Players
does not give Mr. Coombs the oppor
tunity of showing his real ability as
in actor. The long telephone speech
es In the second net were most en
joyable and reflect credit upon Mr.
uiombs.
Jane Hudson, whom we see in only
two acts of the play is pleasingly
taken by lrma Wolfe Coombs. Iter
lines are beautifully read and tht
real personality of the struggling
business woman in a small town is
strongly felt.
One of the cleverest character bus
we have seen by the Players this
season is the part of Hiram, played
splendidly by Rudolph Sandstedt. The
"Terror" of the country town, who
is greedily foreclosing the mortgage
over the head of the young business
woman, is a part that might easily
be overdone, but Sandstedt brings a
character that will be remembered by
the patrons nf the Players. We should
like to see Sandstedt again.
One of the high spots in the play
was the bright and breezy character
presented by Mr. Harold Felton. As
Bert Nash the assistant in the law
yers office, Mr. Felton does very well.
He has snap to his lines that adds
a great deal to the play as a whole.
This is the best thing Felton has
done with the Playes.
Miss Dorothy Sprague, a new comer
to the ranks does Miss Kitty Crokett
in a most pleasing manner. One feels
tlifct Miss Sprague has a great deal
of tbility -art we should like to see
her in a p'ay that will offer ample
opportunity.
Another new coiner Is Mr. D wight
Merriam, who plays Frederick Leg
Bitt. His part was carried with dig
nity. Mr. Jess Randall handled
Michael O'Brien's part In real pro
fessional style. As the cobbler he of
fered many touches that lent them
selves toward making the play human.
Miss Mary Bost as Mrs. Clark the
mother of the young lawyer was good.
Miss Mariam Richardson is always
Pleasing and th'e other parts were
handled very nicely by John Dawson,
Arnim West and Foster Matchett.
The "Meanest Man in the World"
a well mounted production. The
settings are good and the direction
f the piece very commendable. The
layers will offer this production. Fri
day and Saturday evenings with a
matinee Saturday. "
At one of the biggest meetings of
6 'ear, student nf th TTnlvArsitv
the
f Oklahoma were informed in detail
of the new building, the Student's
cnlon to be built on the campus.
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Juniors Choose Class
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Leaders for Semester
At the meeting of the junior cIusb
Thursday morning at 11 in the Social
Science auditorium, the following of
ficers were elected:
Vice president, Herman Klaus.
Secretary, Dietrich Dirks.
Treasurer, Herbert Brownoll, jr.
Sergoant-at-arms, Verne Lewellen.
Ways of paying off the class debt,
accrued hi the last two years, were
discussed, and a finance committee
will be appointed by the president,
Carl J. Peterson.
PRESET OPERETTA
Story Based on Romance of
Young American in Japan
Sung 'at Armory.
"A tale of Old Japan," was pre
sented by the University chorus at
the Armory Thursday. Although
classes were not dismissed, the Ar
mory held a large crowd. The chorus
contains three hundred voices.
Coleridge Taylor Is the author ot
tlie operetta. The story is based on
the romance of a young American
who goes to Japan to study. He be
comes Infatuated with a native girl.
Complications load to an unexpected
outcome. The operetta is built on
lines resembling "Madam Butterfly.''
CARR MAY COACH
HUSKER BASEBALL
Former Nebraska Flayer Offered
Position as Mentor for Na
tional Pastimers.
Earl Carr, who held down the "hot
corner" on Nebraska's baseball team
last year, has been offered the posl
tion of baseball coach for the Husker
diamond candidates this spring. Dur
ing the past summer Carr played thirrt
base for the state leaguers.
Carr hesitates to undertake the job
for it would delay his graduation
from the dental college where he
will be graduated with the June class.
Because of the drain on his time, the
third-baseman did not feel he could
play with the Huskers this spring
even though he had another year or
college baseball coming. He signed
up in the State league last summer
thus making him ineligible for the
Nebraska squad.
Carr has been in the national pas
time for some years in high school,
college and amateur work in addi
tion to his professional experience.
so he will bo well qualified to handle
the coaching position if he decides to
take the time from his dental course.
Carr will advise Head Coach Daw
the assignment.
Coach Frank, who put the pill tos
sers through their paces last year,
will have his time occupied with
spring football practise. Frank came
to Nebraska primarily as a backfield
coach for the gridiron squad and last
year he handled the baseball squad
in addition to regular work thus he
ing crowded for sufficient time with
the football men.
PRIZES OFFERED FOR
ESSAYSON ALCOHOL
Contest for Treatises Sponsored
by Intercollegiate Prohibi-
tion Association.
Thirty-four prizes are being of
fered by the Intercollegiate Prohibi
tion Association for the best essays
submitted in a contest which it Is
sponsoring, the subject to be "The
World Movement Against Alcoholism."
The contest closes June 1, 1923. Stu
dents not already enrolled In I. P. A.
are expected to sign the membership
application card, and pay dues not
later than the day of submitting the.
essay.
The prizes are as follows:
First, $300.00.
Second, $200.00.
Third. $100.00.
Five prizes at $25.00 each.
Twenty-five at $10.00 each. f
Broad Interpretation Is to given the
subject so as to permit the student
to choose any phase which he may
care to study scientific, moral, so
clal, economic, industrial; general or
more detailed.
UNIVERSITY
TNCOLN. NEBRASKA,
University Men Have Difficulty
in Making Eight O'clock Classes
Complaints from professors teach
ing eight o'clock classes have been
heard regarding the many cases of
tardiness. The thing for all youna
men who are guilty of tardiness to
do is to change the method of being
awakened.
Getting a man up In the morning
can hardly be classed under the hena
of pastimes, especially if the man
did much exercise the day before.
And it Is singular that the next hard
est thing to getting a young college
student out of bed is getting him
into it.
It is rare that one finds a mother
who is a success at awakening a
boy, yet she seems to go at it In
the right way. She opens the stair
door and insinuatingly observed
"Johnny." There Is of course, no re
sponse. "Johnny," still no response.
Then there is a short sharp "John"
followed a moment later by an em
HONORARY BAND FRAT
,ES
Gamma Lambda Takes New
Members National Con
vention May Be
Held Here.
Gamma Lambda, national honorary
band fraternity, initiated fourteen
members of the University band into
the society Wednesday afternoon.
The initiation was held in the band
rooms on the second floor of the
Temple building.
The new members of the frater
nity include: Mark Werner, E. H.
Pieper, Raymond Lawis, H. Tanson.
Rex Reese, L. F. Folda, W. P. Moon,
A. R. Lieurance, D. L. Meirer. Don E.
Frush, Theodore Ed. Hustead, Ricli
Harshman, John R. Moritz and Rus
sell W. Davidson.
Following the initiation, the frater
nity held a banquet at the Grand
hotel in honor of the newly initiated
men. Each of the new members ro
spouded by toasts, expressing the
opinion that Gamma Lambda was a
vital element in University life.
Brief speeches were made to tin
fraternity by Professor William T.
Quick, conductor of the University
band, and Luther Andrews, of Lin
coin, one of the founders of the
fraternity.
The present university band Is one
of the best, if not the best, ever or
ganized in the school, Professor Quick
declared, adding that Gamma Lambda
was an important factor in promot
ing a spirit of good fellowship among
the band members, thus enabling the
band to work in closer harmony and
coordination thaji would be possible
otherwise. Freshmen entering tin
band, who- are initiated into Gamma
Lambda, are given an added impetus
:o return to the organization in the
years following, he stated.
Petitions for chapters in Gamma
Lambda have been received from Le
land Stanford university, California,
the University of Oklahoma, and a
number of other institutions, accord
ing to Luther Andrews.
Members of the fraternity are dis
cussing the possibility of a national
convention of the fraternity, to be
held sometime in the coming year in
Lincoln. Anyone having any sneers
tions concerning the convention
should give them to Wendell Brown,
who is president of the local chap
ter. In case the convention Is no)
held in Lincoln it is thought thai
the meeting will take place in
Florida.
Smith College Offers
Women's Scholarships
Women graduates of colleges and
universities are offered two fellow
ships of $500 each and three scholar
ships covering tuition by Smith Col
lege of Northampton, Massachusetts.
The promotion of the professional
preparation of college women who
wish to engage in the education of
exceptional children is he aim of the
college in offering these fellowships,
says a bulletin mailed by Prof. H. G.
Townsend, 307 Prospect Heights,
Northampton, Mass.
After winning every place in the
ski-jumping contest, the McGill Uni
versity skiers left the jumps the un
disputed champions of the McGill
Winter Carnival. This is' the first
time in three years that the athletes
have captured a victory from Dart
mouth.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1923
phatic "John HGnry." A grunt from
the upper regions signifies that an
impression has been made and mother
is encouraged to add, "you'd bettei
bo getting down here to brenkfast
young man, or you'll miss that 8
o'clock class." This so startles the
young man, that he goes to sleep,
and the operation has to bo repeated
several times.
Now' a father doesn't have this
trouble at all. He merely opens his
mouth and the "John Henry" that
goes forth into the atmosphere goes
Into the boy like electricity, and
pierces the deepest recesses of his
nature. He hops out of bed and Into
his clothes with a promptness that
Is commendable. It Is seldom that u
boy allows himself to disregard the
parental summons. It might be ad
visable for frat houses to advertise
for "house fathers" to get the men
out of bed.
n
OF AWGWAN IS OUT
Nebraska's Comic Appears with
Cover Design by Oz
Black.
"In this 'Heroes Number,' Awgwan
is attempting to blend a littlo oi'
the sublime with a quantity of the
ridiculous," says Old Man Awgwan
in an editorial statement. The "Her
oes Number" is out today.
A young man in tr.c tliroes of
death (but not his own death) i.s
depicted on the cover in two colors.
"Oz" BJack (is the artist, and he
shows the hero, Diamond Dick, Jr.,
fleeing from the pesky redskins on
his trusty steed. Mr. Black, how
ever, fails to state the name of the
horse. Diamond Dick is aiming over
his shoulder in the accepted Tom
Mix manner. From the set of his
eye, we would hate to be the Indian
at whom he is pointing his "wep
Ping." An announcement of the "Sweet
Mamma" number is made in this is
sue. The "Sweet Mamma" issue will
be written by the co-eds of the
school, fair and unfair. The men
must be good unless they want to
have th.-Mr haid mussed, figuratively,
of course.
TO BE RAISED TODAY
flrac Coppock Fund Drive Ends
Today Captains Make
Final Renorts.
Today is the last day of the Grace
Coppock Campaign. Although but
one-third of the pledges are in and
not half of the personal solicitations
have been made, the amount raised
is not as high as it should be, says
the committee. The teams have been
working hard and it is certain tha
the amount will have been reached by
this noon.
There will be a meeting at noon to
day of the teams and leaders to give
their final report, if possible. A short
talk pertinent to affairs in China will
be given by a personal friend of Grace
Coppock.
..It is very essential that Nebraska
University Y. W. C. A. put this drive
across, urge the captains. The pro
ject which it will sponsor, the Vera
Barger Recreational project is largely
dependent on Nebraska for support.
Girls are urged to respond to this
call with as much as possible.
Workmen excavating .for the sta
dium of the University of California
unearthed an old coin and fragments
of human bones. The coin Is be
lieved to be an old Mexican piece
from the state of Sonora.
A Lenten Thought
for Every Day
FOR RENEWAL OF JOY.
We are evil, O God, and help us
to see It and amend. We are good,
and help us to be better. Look down
upon thy servants iwith a patient
eye, even as Thou sendest sun and
rain; look down, call upon the dry
bones, quicken, enliven; re-create In
us the soul of service, the spirit of
peace; renew in us the sense of joy.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
NUMBER
TWO-THIRDS OF FUND
Gaston Is President
of Sigma Delta Chi
Orvin B. Guston, editor of the 1923
Awgwan and editor of last year'B
Daily Nebraskan was elected presi
dent of Sigma Delta Chi, men's pro
fessional journalistic fraternity at a
meeting held in the Cornhusker of
fices last evening to succeed Harlan
Boyer. Mr. Gaston is also president
of the Ambassador's club. He is a
member of Pi Kappa Phi and was
captain of their track team in the
inter-fraternity meet held last week.
Mr. Gaston distinguished himself in
the high and low hurdles, which he
ran in a fast nine, drawing with
Mitchell and barely defeating Hartley.
Reedo S. Reynolds was elected to
the vice-president's chair in place of
James Flddock, retiring executive. Mi.
Reynold's is junior managing editor
for the 1923 Cornhusker and is on
!bo Awgwan staff and connected with
the Lincoln Daily Star.
Charles A. Mitchell was re-elected
secretary-treasurer of the organiza
tion. He is night editor of the Daily
Nebraskan. He is a member of Alpha
Sigma Phi and was their representa
tive In the high hurdles in the Inter
fraternity meet. He tied with Gastoii
in the high urdles bin the remarkable
time of fast nine.
Gregg McBride was re-elected ser-geant-at-arms.
He Is a member of
Silver Lynx and is prominent in Uni
versity tennis circles. He Is assist
ant sports editor of the Lincoln Daily
Star and has been prominent in jour
nalistic circles in the University.
TO
TO
BY MAY 15
Dean of Arts and Science Col
lege Will Be Back in Time
for Summer Session.
Dean Philo M. Buck of tho College
of Arts and Sciences who is in India
on an exchange professorship with
Prof. S. L. Joshi of Baroda, India,
will return to America before May
15, and will teach in the summes
session, he states in a letter received
by Chancellor Avery yesterday morn
ing. The Hon. L. F. Rashbrook Wil
liams of the Home Department wrote
Chancellor Avery in the same mail
thanking him for extending permis
sion to Dean Buck to remain longei
in India than was originally intended
"Many thanks to you personally fo,
the additional leave you granted me,'
runs the text of Dean Buck's letter.
"But I am uot going to be selfisl
and take it. The work here will be
finished by April 1 and the rest would
lie repetition. I .h:ill return by May
15 at latest. You may line me up for
summer session, of which I shall write
later. Best regards. Buck."
PRI ORIS WIN GAGE
AT
Medics Fraternity Challenges
Sig Alphs to Champion
ship Game.
The Phi Chi basketball team dup
licated its feat of last year when it
won the inter-fraternity basketball
tourney at the Medical College at
Omaha. Although hard-pushed, they
trounced Phi Beta Pi 22 to 11 in tin
final game at the Y. M. C. A.
This quintet, composed largely of
ex-college stars, has challenged the
Sig Alphs for a championship game
as a preliminary to the Nebraska
Creighton game Saturday night.
The almost impenetratable defense,
and efficient lloorwork of the Phi
Chi was responsible for the eleven
point lead. Tony Smith, former Ne
braska captain rc-fereed.
In the preljmlnaries a week ago,
Phi Rho defeated the non-frat team
29-9. Tony Smith's proteges were
never in danger. Phi Chi defeated
Alpha Kappa Kappa 42 to 4 in a loose
game. Phi Beta Pi showed Nu Sigma
Nu the short end of a 69 to 9 count.
Slemmons, Nebraska two-miler starred
In the semi-finals. Phi trampled
Phi Rho Sigma 14-13 in one of the
closest games ever staged ton the
Omaha Athletic floor. Phi Beta drew
a bye and the honor of meeting the
Phi Chi's in the finals. The score
at the end of the first halt was 6 to
3 with Phi Chi holding the big end.
An unexpected rally at the begin
ning of the second half made thr
score 9-6 for Phi Beta. In the last
eighteen minutes of play, the Phi Chi
boopsters garnished 16 points to 2
for the Phi Betas, and won easily.
SPACHT ELECTED
Y. W. PRESIDENT
Polls Close Thursday Night
President Has Been Active
as Committee Chair
man. MANY VOTES ARE CAST
All Candidates Run Close New
Cabinet to Be Installed
After Vacation.
The results of the Y. W. C. A. elec.
tlons held yesterday follow:
President, Grace Spacht.
Vico president, Ruth Small.
Secretary, Helen Guthrie.
Treasurer, Marian Madigan.
Undergraduate field representative,
Mary Crickpaum.
Grace Spacht is a member of Sigma
Kappa, is chairman of the Church
Relationship Committee on the Y. M.
C. A. Cabinet, is a Silver Serpent
member of Commercial club, and of
the Freshman Commission.
Ruth Small Is a member of Alpha
Phi, is vice president of W. S. G. A.,
president of Girls Commercial club
under-graduate field representative
the past year. She attended the Y.
W. C. A. conference at Estes last
year.
Helen Guthrie is a member of Sig
ma Kappa and Is serving on the Y.
W. C. A. staff.
Marian Madigan is a member of
Silver Serpent, and Y. W. C. A. office
staff.
Mary Creekpaum is a member of
Alpha Xi Delta, serves on the Y. W.
C. A. staff and is on the All-University
Party Committee.
Voting at the polls was heavy saya
the chairman of the committee on
election. The voting for the opposing
candidates was very close and in one
case almost a tie.
According to an unwritten law ot
the Y. W. C. A. all the candidates for
office are to be elected to member
ship on the Y. W. C. A. cabinet. Sev
eral vacancies are to be filled and
selections will be made. The new
cabinet members will be installed im
mediately after spring vacation.
HUSKERS ENTER IN
IN ILLINOIS RELAYS
Nebraska Tracksters Leave To
day for Meet Saturday
Eleven Make Trip.
The Nebraska track team leaves at
1:50 today on the Burlington for Ur
bana, Illinois, where it will compete
in the Illinois relays Saturday after
noon against the leading track teams
in the "Big Ten" and the Missouri
Valley. Eleven or twelve Husker
tracksters will make the trip, accord
ing to an announcement by Coach
"Indian" Schulte late yesterday. He
did not announce which track men
would make the trip.
In the individual events at the re
lays, Wave Noble and Keith Lloyd
will probably compete for Nebraska
in the fifty-yard dash. These two
sprinters won the first two places
in the sprint at the K. C. A. C. in
door meet two weeks ago. and are
expected to score points at the Illinois
meet. Lloyd was at Beatrice yester
day because of the sickness of his
mother, and may not make the trip.
"Jkc" Lukens will compote in the
rurdlo events. Hobb Turner will
take part in the high jump.
Nebraska will compete a team in
the mile relay. Ted Smith, Trexler,
Layton, and another quarter-miler to
be selected, will go to the Illinois
carnival.
R. G. Campbell, 21, principal of
Plattsmouth high school; Sheldon
Tefl't, '22, Law "24, and Prof J. L.
Eason of Peru Normal College were
judges of the Auburn-Wymore debate,
which took place at Auburn. Febra.
ary 24. Auburn won by unanimouB
decision. H. L. Caswell, '22, alternate
on Nebraska's negative team against
Iowa in 1922, is principal of Auburn
high school and coach of the debate
team.
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All students who desire to work
as scorers, clerks, time-keepers, etc,
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.
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