R. 0. T. C. Edition
he Daily Nebraskan
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ynrTxXn0- 148, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1923
KOSMET KLUB
ELECTS SEVEN
NEWMEMBERS
Lincoln Hotel Wednesday.
OFFICERS TO BE CHOSEN
Onranization Founded in 1911
Plays a Musical Production
Each Year 1924 Com
petition Open.
Seven men were elected to the Kos
met Klub at a meeting of the Klub
M the Phi Delta Theta house, May 13.
Those elected were:
Harry D. Burke
L. Welch Fogue
Ralph L. Ireland
Arthur J. Latta
Dietrich M. C. Dirks
William E. Bradley
John W. Townsend
Iniation and banquet for the new
members of the Klub will be held in
the Chinese room of the Lincoln hotel,
Wednesday evening, May 16. Com
plete financial report from the 1923
nroduction "The Yellow Lantern" will
be heard and eiection of Kosmet Klub
officers for the coming year will be
held.
The Kosmet Klub is composed of
fifteen members selected from the
student body by invitation. Each year
the Klub produces a musical play
written by students of the Univer
sity of Nebraska and played by stu
dents. The Klub also sponsors and
gives a cup for inter-fraternity song
fests held each fall and spring of the
school year, ar.d is the sponsor of the
Pan-Helenic formal each winter.
Organized in 1911, the Kosmet Klub
has been on the Nebraska campus for
twelve years. Each year a musical
production has been played with phe
nomenal success for distinctly orig
inal college productions. Both co-eds
and men take part in the plays. This
year "The Yellow Lantern" a three
act musical extravaganza was suc
cessfully produced in both Omaha and
Lincoln.
Announcement that competition is
open for the writing of the Kosmet
Klub play for next year was made at
the meeting of the Klub this week.
One hundred dollars will be paid to
any University of Nebraska student
submitting the best manuscript and
music for the 1924 production. The
competition this year was won by
Cyril Coombs, Law 23. Both manu
script and music mast be entirely
original. Plays will be received up
until the first of October in 1923.
Durin-r alumni week the Kosmet
Klub will sponsor the spring inter
fraternity song-fest. A special cup
has been Durchased bv the Klub to be
Riven to the fraternity making the
best showing in the sing. Announce
ment of fnrthpr nlans for the inter
fraternity sing will be made in the
liear future according to the members
of the Klub.
Faculty of University Express
'eciation of
Appn
The members of the faculty of the
University of Nebraska In the follow
ing statements, express their apprecia
tion of the work of the R. O. T. C
and the Military Department as a
whole:
"The wark of the Military Depart
ment or the University of Nebraska Is
worthy of the Pershing tradition. In
the support of the faculty, the morale
of the btudents, and the participation
of the officers in afl Rood things con
nected vith the University, the local
situation Is admirable. In my opinion
few, if any, of the departments of the
University are doing more for the de
velopment of those characteristics
which the young men of America
greaUy need, honor, loyalty, efficiency.
nd patriotism.
8. AVERY, Chancellor.
"It rives rne the- latest p'easure
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menu ueguia: meetings in uie
the vear. Each cadet officer of
cers Club upon receiving a cadet
blue uniforms through the co-operation of the University authorities.
Mother's Day Will Be
Celebrated by Girls
Mothers' Day will be observed by
Univeristy girls at a tea for their
mothers at Ellen Smith hall, Tuesday,
from 4 to 5 o'clock. A program will
be given in which Amy Martin will
give a vocal solo, Mary ureeKpaum.
a cello solo, and Helen Kuninier a
violin solo. About two hundred moth
ers are expected to be present.
Vesper services will follow fron:
five to six o'clock at which Mrs. Her
bert Brownell will talk. The Vesper
choir will furnish music.
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NSPEGTIQN OF B.O.T.C.
Regiment Formed for Parade
and Review at une u ciock
Last Three Hours.
Rain and disagreeable weather se
verely hindered the work of the K. 0.
T. C. regiment in the first day of the
inspection by Majors Bull and King
man. The slow urizzie
after noon continued through the in
spection, which began at one o'clock
and lasted until four.
The regiment formed for parade
and review promptly at one o'clock
and passed before Major Dull and the
Honorary Colonel, Miss Pearl Swan
son. Following the review the in
specting officers began the individual
inspection of the corps. Questions of
many phases of the military work
were hurled at the attentive cadets.
After th3 individual inspection, sev
eral of the companies were designated
to demonstrate the course of training
pursued in the military department.
A "buyers' strike" resulted when
profiteering florists elevated the price
of carnations from a dime to 50 cents
because of the "Mother's day' demand
1.1 New York.
Work of R.O.I .C.
. hovo ihp onnortunuy i .r.
w I feel the student
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body is receiving from training in w
Military Department
..-pi,. mwnt course is run ui
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irinin. both from a pnjbu.-.
j ,i ctnnilnoint. I know or no
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course in the University
,!ntn!r in IKjiSe 8010. aCl Hi
deal Tritb. one's fellow-men than th,
t, ronree in the K. i.
Especially is this true so long a.
the Department is onicerea uy y
clas men. such as Is the case at the
present time.
CARL C. ENBERG,
Executive Dean."
AthUtie Director.
.-The Military departments is. 1
think, a very strong asset to the I ni
versity. The training the men get
should stand th. I P4 te4
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the regiment automatically becomes a member of the Cadet Uin-
commission. Tne (Janet uincers
PLAN TO NATIONALIZE
Robert F. Craig, First Lieuten
ant, Is Chosen Grand Pres
ident to Take Charge.
Immediate steps toward the nation
alization of the rershing Rifles, hon
orary drill company of the R. O. T. C.
regiment, will be taken by the Ne
braska comnany according to plans
made by the organization at the last
meeting. Reorganization 01 uie ram
piuiy and t'.ie adoption of a new pin
and constitution have preceded steps
toward making the Nebraska organi
zation a national society of honorary
drill companies.
Robert F. Craig, first lieutenant of
the Nebraska company, has been
elected grand president to take charge
of the nationalization work. Edward
Senn was elected secretary for the
work and an executive committee of
four members was appointed to aid in
the administration of the national or
ganization. This committee consists
of Colonel J. G. Noh, Major E. Grant
lntz. Major Proebsting, and the pres-
tsiii, captain of the Nebraska company
of riiles. Howard Hunter.
Investigation on the petitions re
ceived from other schools will be com
pleted in the near future. No chap
ters will be installed belore cnrisimas
or late in the fall, according to those
,n charge of the expansion.
. The organization cf Pershing Riiles
was founded in 1S92 by General John
J. Pershing, then commandant of ca
dets in Nebraska. It was originally
named Varsity Rifles. As an honorary
drill company the organization was
continued from year to year with
much competition among the cadets of
the regiment for membership. Mem
bers ere selected for their interest in
the military work and ability to drill.
Officers of the R. O. T. C regiment
and privates alike drill in the ranks
of the Pershing Rifles as privates.
At the beginning of the present year
the Company was called together un
der Captain J. O. Noh. Election was
made of E. Grant Lantz as captain.
Norris Coats, first lieutenant; James
Proebstting. second lieutenant, and
Howard Hunter, first sergeant. The
company carried on the work in the
department throughout the year and
at the annual election of new members
held this spring sixty new members
were taken into the company to be ac
tive next year. Plans were approved
to organize the company at the Fort
Snelling training camp this summer.
in the election of officers for next
year Howard Hunter was elected cap-
ttain. Robert F. Craig, first lieutenant.
Rollo Van Pelt, second lieutenant, and
Harold Edgerton. first sergeant.
PERSHING
RIFLES SOON
"Your" Cornhusker Out Monday
The 193 Cornhusker -.vill be ready for distribution at the
Cornhusker" office in Administration building at nine o'clock
Monday Mav 21. according to announcement from the editors
of the annual made last night. A few extra copies were printed
and may be obtained at that time.
A
ihn MoliTJl sUn Tl. O. T." C. 1'eiTl
uus jear wcie iuuiu
XaDna Phi Pledges
Seven Girls Saturday
Kappa Phi pledged seven girls Sat
urday afternoon in Faculty hall. Those
pledged were: Marie Sscuebel, Ellen
Rice, Mattie Adee, Mary Heuerman
MaybelU Harris, Mildred Casey and
Elizabeth. McVey.
Alice Beavers '24 and Miss Luvicy
Hill, Kappa Phi Sponser will represent
vt-, rhariter at the Council of
Chapters which is to be held at Lake
side, Ohio, August 15 to 22.
MILITARY 15 ACTIVE
irl HU5KER ATHLETICS
Company M Is Cage Champion
Hans Are JNow under
Way for Baseball
Tourney.
The R. O. T. C. Unit at Nebraska
is proud of the part it is playing in
the upbuilding and development of
Cornhusker athletics. The military
department has a large representation
in every branch of athletics, and in
every way it is doing its bit towards
Nebraska athletic supremacy.
In basketball an inter-company
tourney was held which proved to be
a great success, as a great amount-of
interest was shown in the tournament
and the branch of basketball played
was exceptionally good. Company M
won the military cage championship
by defeating Company D in the finals
iii a well-played and hard-fought
game. Thruout the tourney the games
were well-attended and the competi
tion exceedingly keen.
In track the cadet companies were
much disappointed when the an
nouncement was made that it would
be impossible to hold an inter-company
track meet because of the lack
of a field, due to the construction
work of the new Memorial Stadium.
The various companies have a world
of track material, and hoped to con
duct an inter-company meet. .
Plans are now under way for an
inter-company basketball tournament,
and there is every indication that a
hard-foughC tourney in the national
pastime will be held before the year
is over. Interest is already at high
pitch in the different companies, and
each company is making plans to
ward winning the military champion
ship. Russia is practically the only Epro-
pean country where leprosy is preva
lent. There are now five colonies of
lepers, with 300 beds each.
BUSKERS STRIVE FOR HONOR RATING
AM0N6 R. 0. T. C. UNITS OF COUNTRY
All University Is Interested in Examination of Nebraska Military
Department LornnusKer :enooi nas ru&i uiamc
This Year to Qualify Missouri Holds
Laurels Three Years.
DISTINGUISHED COLLEGE
Only Twenty-five Schools Have
versity, Facilities tor Training ana insiruciioii, inu
Efficiency Are Factors Considered
in Making Honor Award.
L COiET DRILL
SCHEDULED FOR MAY 22
Is One of Oldest and Most Hon-
ored Traditions on Campus
Organized in 1892.
On Tuesday, May 22, 1923, at 1 p. m.
the twetny-ninth annual competitive
drill of the University of Nebraska
Corps of Cadets- will be held on the
drill field, north of the Social Science
and Teachers College buildiags.
The annual "Compet" is one of the
oldest traditions on the campus and
one that deserves the co-operation and
support of every loyal Cornhusker. In
June 1892, General J. J. Pershing, who
was then a lieutenant and professor of
military science and tactics at the Uni
versity of Nebraska, selected a com
pany from the Corps of cadets and
entered a national competetive drill
at Omaha. This company wen first
place and a silver cup which is known
at the "Omaha Cup." Since that time
an inter-company competetive urill has
been held annually and the winning
company is presented with the "Omaha
Cup" to be held until the next com
petitive drill. In 1898, duiing tne
Snanish-American war. and again in
1917, during the world war, the mem
bers of the Corps of Cadets responded
to the call of their country in such
numbers that it was impossible to
hold a competitive drill.
Winning Company Gets Ribbons.
When the annual "Compet" origi
nated, the Corps of Cadets consisted
of onlv four companies but it has
expanded in proportion to the growth
of the University until it now con
sists of twelve companies of over one
: thousand cadets. It requires an en
tiro" aftprnnnn to' conduct i.he drill
and perfect organization is necessary
to insure ea:h company ample oppor
tunity to demonstrate its proficiency
A number of disinterested officers are
invited bv the P. M. S. and T. to act
as judges and each company is re
quired to execute a group of move
ments selected by these judges. The
companies are drilled separately and
they are rated on a percentage basis
by the judges. In addition to the
honor of hav ing the letter of the com
pany and the name of Captain en
tmvcA nn the "Omaha Cud." each
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Foremost Societies
' Offer Praise
A cadet officer in uniform is one the
common sights on the campus which
still never fails to inspire the student
with a pride in the school which he
attends. Every student in the Uni
versity has the thrill over the over
whenever he sees one of the fellows
on the campus in the umform which
means the United States Reserve
Officers' Training Corps.
Here are a few of the sentiments
of the students' who represent the
foremost activities on the campus:
"A nifty blue uniform, an alert,
swinging stride, an expression of
couraee. purpose, and endurance
young officer, you command our at
tention. Indeed you do. We girls
may not appreciate the careful drill
ing, the military skill, and the riifl
discipline involved in your traii1 "
but we do recognize the results your
courtesy, your loyalty, your command
ership. R. O. T. C, we are proud to
NNUA
BOARD INSPECTS CADETS
"Golden Star" Support by Uni-
The paramount topic of the day is
tthe inspection of the Cadet Regiment
by the Board of Officers from the War
Department, who are here to deter
mine Nebraska's ability to rank
among the highest twenty-five colleges
in the United States in military train
ing. Few students outside the Military
Pepaitment realize or appreciate the
importance of winning this much cov
eted prize and in this brief article it
m impossible to give more than a gen
eral idea on the subject.
Each year the War Department se
lects from the 129 Senior R. O. T. C.
units, located in State Universities
and similar institutions, not eseenti-
a'ly military schools, certain colleges
whose standard of excellence in mili
tary training is such as to warrant an
inspection with a new to listing them
as "Distinguished Colleges." This
year, for the first time, Nebraska has
the honor of being among those se
lected to qualify.
In making this inspection the fol
lowing factors are considered:
fa) Indoor and outdoor facilities
for training and instruction.
(b) Support of It. O. T. C. training
by the Institution.
(c) Support of R. O. T. C. training
by the student body. i
(d) Efficiency of the theoretical in
struction.
(e) Efficiency of practical instruc
tion and training.
The War Department's regulations
provide that not to exceed 20 per
cent of the colleges in the Senior Di
vision of the R. O. T. C. can be
granted a "Distinguished College"
rating and as there are now twenty-
five schools on the list, Nebraska
must displace some unit already in
the "Distinguished" class in order to .
take her place in the hall of fame.
Missouri Only "Distinguished College
In Valley.
The University of Missouri holds
the enviable record of having been a
"Distinguished College" for the past
three years and is now the only "Gold
Star"'' college in the Seventh Co-ps
Area, which includes the states of
North Dakota, Sjut i DaUrti, Minne
sota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kai.sas, Mis
souri, and Arkfua3
The University of Minnesota was a
"Distinguished College" in 1921, but
was unable to maintain its high stand
ing and was not recommended last
year.
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on Campus
for Cadet Officers
have vou occupy your position of
prominence upon the campus.
"VALORA HULLINGER,
"President, Mortar Board."
"The value of military training Is
more recognized as an essential part
of a, college education. Military train
ing devejops something of selling
value for later years. Businesses are
looking for men who are in good phy
sical Tondition. This sort of thing de
velops the body physically, thus de
veloping manhood. It also develops
the men mentally. The brain must
think fast and think clearly, in order
to carry out the commands. Often
times young men tend to let their
biain take the line of least resistance,
but to carry out the commands you
must think clearly and to point.
"Undoubtedly the greatest thing
that military training teaches, i3 obe-diprri-.
Everyone dislikes being told
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