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The Daily Iowan The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa VOL. XVIII-NEW SERIES VOL. III IOWA CITY, IOWA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1919 NUMBER 50 
LITERARY SOCIETIES GIVE OUT PLEDGES FOR PRESENT YEAR Five Women's Organizations Pin Ribbons to Respective Selections. OCTAVE PLEDGES EIGHTEEN Hesperia Runs a Close Second in Getting Seventeen Girls on Probation List. Ribbons of varied hues and combinations fluttered about the campus Tuesday as a result of the annual pledging carried on by the literary societies of the University. The bids were mailed out Monday evening and the chosen girls donned their respective colors immediately. The pledges of the societies are below. Athena: Sadie Clapper, Essie Atwood, Marjorie Hopkins, Elizabeth Henak, Pearl Cheadle, Marion H. Smith, Evelyn Mantle, Helen Wyllie, Mildred Davis, Dorothy Middleton, Malvina McKenna, Rose Blagg, and Ruth King. Erodelphian: Margaret Starbuck, Charlotte Wickman, Helen Hayes, Maude Adams, Ruth Martin, Eleanor Williams, Edna Price, Irene Stevens, Grace Carson, and Mary McCord. Hesperia: Ida Paule, Lucile Burtis, Miriam Roe, Lucile Arnold, Ruth Stewart, Eleanor Tally, Leona Spenseley, Margaret Brady, Lucile Everett, Dorothy Turner, Vivienne Coady, Marie Colfix, Josephine Gage, Bessie Tye, Ruby Strand, Lucile Bennison, and Vesta Plummer. Octave Thanet: Nell Wright, Mildred Belvel, Zenaid Cooper, Mildred Freeburg, Helen Williams, Agnes Knight, Carrie McIntosh, Cecelia Bowen, Lorena Bowen, Nellie Keller, Mildred Keller, Delia Bodholt, Mary Stewart, Florence Libby, Catherine Morton, Margaret Clark, Ardis Knudson, and Gertrude Gailey. Whitby: Viola Kleinwort, Beatrice Gates, Jenny Parr, Juliette McIntosh, Cledah Wright, Ruth Huntington, Marcia McKee, Lilliam Dettoff, Florence Meldrin, Marcella Lindeman. 

800 STUDENTS METHODISTS All Denominations Represented in the University Religious denominations are well represented at the University. Most of the students belong to, or prefer some denomination, although many of them never atend, as can be easily seen at a glance at any of the congregations. Exact figures can not be obtained, but the aproximate number of students belonging and preferring the different denominations are as follows:
Methodist 800
Presbyterian 400
Roman Catholic 350
Congregational 300
Lutheran 200
Baptist 100
Christian 90
Episcopal 90
Other denominations such as the Unitarian, Latter Day Saints, United Brethren, Reformed, and Hebrew are also represented among the student body. Some of the students register as having no preference.

Prof. E. F. Piper read from his own poems at a meeting of the Humanist society at the University club Monday night.

Y. M. C. A. CAMPAIGN BEGINS NEXT WEEK At the weekly meeting last night the Y. M. C. A. cabinet worked out in more detail the plans for the membership drive to take place next week. No male student in the University will be exempt from canvass. Arrangements have been made to reach the students both by private interviews and by class solicitation. The Y. M. C. A. received its baptism of fire during the great war and survived the storm, stronger than ever. A huge clock on the campus will indicate the progress of the drive. 

FORENSIC LEAGUE PLANS ACTIVITIES Officers and Delegates Are Installed and Forensic Events Calendared. Officers of the Men's Forensic league and members of the Forensic council were installed at the annual meeting of the league Friday evening. The officers are Max Conrad, president; William Fackler, secretary; and Harold Rigler, treasurer. Delegates to Forensic council are Eugene Murray, Dwight Ensign, D. Richard Young, William Johnson, Frederick Egan, and Frank Kostlan. Forensic events of the year were decided upon at the meeting of the Forensic council Thursday, Jan. 16. The University oratorical contest, from which the representative to the Northern Oratorical league contest will be chosen, will be Feb. 27. All orations must be handed in at Prof. G. N. Merry's office not later than Feb. 17. Championship literary society preliminary debate was set for March 6. The question for this debate will be the McAdoo plan for dealing with railroads. All freshman declamations and sophomore orations are to be limited to a thousand words.

PROFS. DO OUTSIDE WORK Iowa Professors Act as Expert in Practical Science Work Many professors in the college of applied science at Iowa are not confining their work to practical fields. A majority of them are consulting engineers. Prof. S. M. Woodward at the present time is chief consulting hydraulic engineer for the Dayton dam project, now under way near Dayton, Ohio. This feat of engineering, the biggest of its nature ever undertaken, is involving a cost of millions of dollars, and is demanding several years for construction. However it will insure the people of Dayton and the surrounding territory against a recurrence of the catastrophe of 1913.. Major B. J. Lambert, recently returned from France, constructed the two arch bridges over the Iowa river here. Dean W. G. Raymond is actively engaged as consulting engineer for various projects, especially in matters of valuation. Prof. B. P. Fleming has handled irrigation propositions in the West; and Prof. J. B. Hill has worked with the State Board of Health in matters of drainage systems and water supply plants.

Prof. P. Hunt has been ill and unable to meet his classes this week.

WOMEN INAUGURATE "I" TICKET CAMPAIGN Girls' Organizations on Campus Launch Drive for Record Sale of Year Tickets A two weeks' campaign for the sale of athletic season tickets among the girls is just being launched. At the suggestion of the athletic boars, a number of girls' organizations have entered it to boost the scheme. At the head of these is the Iowa Woman's Athletic association, with Lilian Prentiss as president. The freshman commission has pledged the sale of twenty tickets, in addition to the two tickets which will be their commission for the sale. The profit from the sale of these two tickets will be turned into the treasunry of the organization. It is the common misconception that the athletic season is too near a close to warrant the purchase of a season ticket at this time. A reference to the basket ball schedule will show that there are four more conference games to be played here. These are Minnesota, next Saturday; Chicago Feb. 9; Northwestern, March 8; and Wisconsin, March 11. In fact the only conference game that has been played here so far was the Indiana game. Besides the basketball schedule, there are six baseball dates including games with Illinois, Michigan, and Ames.

IOWA CITY GIRL TO ACT AS ACCOMPANIST Madame Francesca Zarad Pleases Large Audience at Concert Tuesday Evening. Esther Thomann, Alpha Xi Delta of Iowa City, has been selected by Madame Francesca Zarad to act as her accompanist for the rest of this season, which ends September 1. Miss Thomann received her bachelor of music degree last July. She has had a wide experience in accompanying and is recognized as a superior artist. With every seat filled and many people standing, Madame Zarad opened the second of her concerts in the natural science auditorium Tuesday evening with a group of American Indian songs by Thurlow Lieurance. Instead of Taubert's "On a March Night," she repeated "The Fairy Pipers" by Brewer which was so well received the first evening. Before her next number, Madame Zarad said, "You can see that low tones don't hurt any soprano." Her rendition of the two arias showed the true artist, for she displayed exceldent continuity of tone quality and sustaining power in "La Tosca," and her voice was flexible in "Il Baccio." Storms of applause called her back twice. "The Last Rose of Summer" was especially effective, and the other familiar songs of this group were very pleasing. Madame Zarad sang the closing numbers with wonderful beauty. Prof. Clyde Stephens of Coe who played a modern collection of piano solos, was forced by Madame Zarad to acknowledge the audience's hearty response after several of her songs. About $400 was the sum realized. from the two concerts, of which the singer received absolutely nothing. Expenses for travelling and for the accompanist were deducted.

LARGE ENROLLMENT IN Y. W. C. A. CLASSES Two hundred and twenty-five girls have enrolled in the Y. W. C. A. discussion groups which start this week. Girls who have not yet registered may do so in the following classe: 4 o'clock on Monday; 11 o'clock on Tuesday, and 9 and 10 o'clock on Friday morning. Classes began to meet Tuesday morning. They took up the study of China, treating the status of women and the industrial conditions in that country. Next week the conditions of Japan will be discussed.

ARTISTIC READING CONTEST TONIGHT Eight Women to Compete for Honors in Annual Contest- Prizes are $10 and $5 Tonight the finals of the Artistic Reading contest will be held in the natural science auditorium at 7:15. Those who were successful in the preliminary contest and who will compete again to-night are named below with the titles of their respective selections: Lucile Farham, "For France;" Louise Buehneman, "The Punishment of Robert;" Margaret Dolliver, "The Jester's Sword;" Vera Johnson, "The Theatre Party" Frona Basset, "When the Honeymoon Wanes;" Ruth Rogers, "Helen Thamre; "Mildred Freeburg," A Few Bars in the Key of G;" Marion Smith, "Connor." Each contestant will be given fifteen minutes to deliver her selection. The first prize is ten dollars, the second prize five dollars, and third place receives honorable mention. The judges are Prof. G. N. Merry of the public speaking department Miss Olive K. Martin of the department of Romance languages, and Prof. A. O. Thomas of the geology department.

KATCHA KOO STAGED SOON Local Talent Will Play at Englert Under Auspices of Y. W. C. A. "Katcha-Koo," an up-to-the-minute musical fantastique will be given at the Englert theatre on March 13 and 14 under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A.. A professional director from the John B. Rogers Producing company will have charge of the rehearsals, which will begin some time next month. Katcha-Koo is both an Oriental and an American musical comedy. It tells an interesting story of an American aviator who, lost in India, masquerades as an Oriental Fakir and meets with many strange adventures. A vein of rich comedy runs through the play and there are novel and spectacular effects. The patriotic idea predominates and there are characters from all the allied nations. Some of the characters already chosen are Dolly who will be played by Dorothy Yetter Swisher, Prudence by Margery Heberling and Dick Horton by Harold Rigler. There are many other principal parts but for various reasons they will not be made public now. Miss Ann Wolfe, of the physical education department, wlil have charge of the aesthetic dancing. There are 260 chorus parts, besides 20 minor parts, which will be taken by town and University people.

HAWKEYES PREPARE FOR HARD CONTEST WITH GOPHER FIVE Captain Berrien, Olson, Worth, Brown and Nicholaus, Probable Lineup VISITORS HAVE FAST TEAM Freshman Team Gives Varsity Crew Hard Battle During Short Snappy Scrimmage Iowa basketeers have returned from their long trip to Indiana in fine shape and are now hard at work preparing for the Gopher game here Saturday evening. Minnesota's five is one of the best in the conference, this fact being proved by their defeat of Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois. Illinois was considered a likely candidate for the conference championship, but Minnesota trounced the Urbana five unmercifully Monday night by a 36 to 17 score. The Hawkeyes will have their hands full trimming the Swedes, but Coach Bannick will not concede them a thing until after the final whistle.
Same Lineup
In scrimmage last night there was practically no change in the Old Gold lineup. Capt. Berrien and Olson appeared at forwards with Worth in the pivot ring, and Brown and Nicholaus guards. This combination worked fairly well and kept the freshmen from scoring until late in the practice tussle. Worth scored first for the varsity on a splendid follow in shot. The big fellow looks better than he did on the Indiana trip and will probably start against the giant Kingsley of Minnesota.
Freshmen Look Well
Olson is going well in practice and put up a great game away from home this last time. He has a slight edge on Cotton and will likely start against the Gophers as a running Brown will form the Iowa defence mate to Berrien. Nicholaus and Brown will form tre Iowa denfence for Saturday night if present indications hold true. Coach Bannick has been using Finlayson at both guard and center so that he will be available for either position should occasion arise to insert him into the lineup. He is not quite heavy enough to battle Kingsley of Minnesota in the center ring, but his eye for baskets and clever floor work would be big aids to the Hawkeyes. It is likely though, that the Clinton player will get into the fray before the last gun is pulled. Coach Jones has organized his freshman squad and the yearlings looked like a real team against the varsity last night. The two Devine bothers, formerly West Des Moines stars, Shimek of Iowa City, Parker and Synhorst gave the regulars a hard battle for the few minutes Jack Watson allowed the men to scrimmage.

TO GIVE COPY TALK Wm. Chesnutt, president of the Chesnutt Printing company, printers of The Daily Iowan, will discuss "Copy from the Printer's Point of View" this afternoon at 1:10 in liberal arts 116.

India Goodman of Waterloo has accepted a position to teach at New Providence for the rest of the school year.

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The Daily Iowan The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa VOL. XVIII-NEW SERIES VOL. III IOWA CITY, IOWA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1919 NUMBER 50 LITERARY SOCIETIES GIVE OUT PLEDGES FOR PRESENT YEAR Five Women's Organizations Pin Ribbons to Respective Selections. OCTAVE PLEDGES EIGHTEEN Hesperia Runs a Close Second in Getting Seventeen Girls on Probation List. Ribbons of varied hues and combinations fluttered about the campus Tuesday as a result of the annual pledging carried on by the literary societies of the University. The bids were mailed out Monday evening and the chosen girls donned their respective colors immediately. The pledges of the societies are below. Athena: Sadie Clapper, Essie Atwood, Marjorie Hopkins, Elizabeth Henak, Pearl Cheadle, Marion H. Smith, Evelyn Mantle, Helen Wyllie, Mildred Davis, Dorothy Middleton, Malvina McKenna, Rose Blagg, and Ruth King. Erodelphian: Margaret Starbuck, Charlotte Wickman, Helen Hayes, Maude Adams, Ruth Martin, Eleanor Williams, Edna Price, Irene Stevens, Grace Carson, and Mary McCord. Hesperia: Ida Paule, Lucile Burtis, Miriam Roe, Lucile Arnold, Ruth Stewart, Eleanor Tally, Leona Spenseley, Margaret Brady, Lucile Everett, Dorothy Turner, Vivienne Coady, Marie Colfix, Josephine Gage, Bessie Tye, Ruby Strand, Lucile Bennison, and Vesta Plummer. Octave Thanet: Nell Wright, Mildred Belvel, Zenaid Cooper, Mildred Freeburg, Helen Williams, Agnes Knight, Carrie McIntosh, Cecelia Bowen, Lorena Bowen, Nellie Keller, Mildred Keller, Delia Bodholt, Mary Stewart, Florence Libby, Catherine Morton, Margaret Clark, Ardis Knudson, and Gertrude Gailey. Whitby: Viola Kleinwort, Beatrice Gates, Jenny Parr, Juliette McIntosh, Cledah Wright, Ruth Huntington, Marcia McKee, Lilliam Dettoff, Florence Meldrin, Marcella Lindeman. 800 STUDENTS METHODISTS All Denominations Represented in the University Religious denominations are well represented at the University. Most of the students belong to, or prefer some denomination, although many of them never atend, as can be easily seen at a glance at any of the congregations. Exact figures can not be obtained, but the aproximate number of students belonging and preferring the different denominations are as follows: Methodist 800 Presbyterian 400 Roman Catholic 350 Congregational 300 Lutheran 200 Baptist 100 Christian 90 Episcopal 90 Other denominations such as the Unitarian, Latter Day Saints, United Brethren, Reformed, and Hebrew are also represented among the student body. Some of the students register as having no preference. Prof. E. F. Piper read from his own poems at a meeting of the Humanist society at the University club Monday night. Y. M. C. A. CAMPAIGN BEGINS NEXT WEEK At the weekly meeting last night the Y. M. C. A. cabinet worked out in more detail the plans for the membership drive to take place next week. No male student in the University will be exempt from canvass. Arrangements have been made to reach the students both by private interviews and by class solicitation. The Y. M. C. A. received its baptism of fire during the great war and survived the storm, stronger than ever. A huge clock on the campus will indicate the progress of the drive. FORENSIC LEAGUE PLANS ACTIVITIES Officers and Delegates Are Installed and Forensic Events Calendared. Officers of the Men's Forensic league and members of the Forensic council were installed at the annual meeting of the league Friday evening. The officers are Max Conrad, president; William Fackler, secretary; and Harold Rigler, treasurer. Delegates to Forensic council are Eugene Murray, Dwight Ensign, D. Richard Young, William Johnson, Frederick Egan, and Frank Kostlan. Forensic events of the year were decided upon at the meeting of the Forensic council Thursday, Jan. 16. The University oratorical contest, from which the representative to the Northern Oratorical league contest will be chosen, will be Feb. 27. All orations must be handed in at Prof. G. N. Merry's office not later than Feb. 17. Championship literary society preliminary debate was set for March 6. The question for this debate will be the McAdoo plan for dealing with railroads. All freshman declamations and sophomore orations are to be limited to a thousand words. PROFS. DO OUTSIDE WORK Iowa Professors Act as Expert in Practical Science Work Many professors in the college of applied science at Iowa are not confining their work to practical fields. A majority of them are consulting engineers. Prof. S. M. Woodward at the present time is chief consulting hydraulic engineer for the Dayton dam project, now under way near Dayton, Ohio. This feat of engineering, the biggest of its nature ever undertaken, is involving a cost of millions of dollars, and is demanding several years for construction. However it will insure the people of Dayton and the surrounding territory against a recurrence of the catastrophe of 1913.. Major B. J. Lambert, recently returned from France, constructed the two arch bridges over the Iowa river here. Dean W. G. Raymond is actively engaged as consulting engineer for various projects, especially in matters of valuation. Prof. B. P. Fleming has handled irrigation propositions in the West; and Prof. J. B. Hill has worked with the State Board of Health in matters of drainage systems and water supply plants. Prof. P. Hunt has been ill and unable to meet his classes this week. WOMEN INAUGURATE "I" TICKET CAMPAIGN Girls' Organizations on Campus Launch Drive for Record Sale of Year Tickets A two weeks' campaign for the sale of athletic season tickets among the girls is just being launched. At the suggestion of the athletic boars, a number of girls' organizations have entered it to boost the scheme. At the head of these is the Iowa Woman's Athletic association, with Lilian Prentiss as president. The freshman commission has pledged the sale of twenty tickets, in addition to the two tickets which will be their commission for the sale. The profit from the sale of these two tickets will be turned into the treasunry of the organization. It is the common misconception that the athletic season is too near a close to warrant the purchase of a season ticket at this time. A reference to the basket ball schedule will show that there are four more conference games to be played here. These are Minnesota, next Saturday; Chicago Feb. 9; Northwestern, March 8; and Wisconsin, March 11. In fact the only conference game that has been played here so far was the Indiana game. Besides the basketball schedule, there are six baseball dates including games with Illinois, Michigan, and Ames. IOWA CITY GIRL TO ACT AS ACCOMPANIST Madame Francesca Zarad Pleases Large Audience at Concert Tuesday Evening. Esther Thomann, Alpha Xi Delta of Iowa City, has been selected by Madame Francesca Zarad to act as her accompanist for the rest of this season, which ends September 1. Miss Thomann received her bachelor of music degree last July. She has had a wide experience in accompanying and is recognized as a superior artist. With every seat filled and many people standing, Madame Zarad opened the second of her concerts in the natural science auditorium Tuesday evening with a group of American Indian songs by Thurlow Lieurance. Instead of Taubert's "On a March Night," she repeated "The Fairy Pipers" by Brewer which was so well received the first evening. Before her next number, Madame Zarad said, "You can see that low tones don't hurt any soprano." Her rendition of the two arias showed the true artist, for she displayed exceldent continuity of tone quality and sustaining power in "La Tosca," and her voice was flexible in "Il Baccio." Storms of applause called her back twice. "The Last Rose of Summer" was especially effective, and the other familiar songs of this group were very pleasing. Madame Zarad sang the closing numbers with wonderful beauty. Prof. Clyde Stephens of Coe who played a modern collection of piano solos, was forced by Madame Zarad to acknowledge the audience's hearty response after several of her songs. About $400 was the sum realized. from the two concerts, of which the singer received absolutely nothing. Expenses for travelling and for the accompanist were deducted. LARGE ENROLLMENT IN Y. W. C. A. CLASSES Two hundred and twenty-five girls have enrolled in the Y. W. C. A. discussion groups which start this week. Girls who have not yet registered may do so in the following classe: 4 o'clock on Monday; 11 o'clock on Tuesday, and 9 and 10 o'clock on Friday morning. Classes began to meet Tuesday morning. They took up the study of China, treating the status of women and the industrial conditions in that country. Next week the conditions of Japan will be discussed. ARTISTIC READING CONTEST TONIGHT Eight Women to Compete for Honors in Annual Contest- Prizes are $10 and $5 Tonight the finals of the Artistic Reading contest will be held in the natural science auditorium at 7:15. Those who were successful in the preliminary contest and who will compete again to-night are named below with the titles of their respective selections: Lucile Farham, "For France;" Louise Buehneman, "The Punishment of Robert;" Margaret Dolliver, "The Jester's Sword;" Vera Johnson, "The Theatre Party" Frona Basset, "When the Honeymoon Wanes;" Ruth Rogers, "Helen Thamre; "Mildred Freeburg," A Few Bars in the Key of G;" Marion Smith, "Connor." Each contestant will be given fifteen minutes to deliver her selection. The first prize is ten dollars, the second prize five dollars, and third place receives honorable mention. The judges are Prof. G. N. Merry of the public speaking department Miss Olive K. Martin of the department of Romance languages, and Prof. A. O. Thomas of the geology department. KATCHA KOO STAGED SOON Local Talent Will Play at Englert Under Auspices of Y. W. C. A. "Katcha-Koo," an up-to-the-minute musical fantastique will be given at the Englert theatre on March 13 and 14 under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A.. A professional director from the John B. Rogers Producing company will have charge of the rehearsals, which will begin some time next month. Katcha-Koo is both an Oriental and an American musical comedy. It tells an interesting story of an American aviator who, lost in India, masquerades as an Oriental Fakir and meets with many strange adventures. A vein of rich comedy runs through the play and there are novel and spectacular effects. The patriotic idea predominates and there are characters from all the allied nations. Some of the characters already chosen are Dolly who will be played by Dorothy Yetter Swisher, Prudence by Margery Heberling and Dick Horton by Harold Rigler. There are many other principal parts but for various reasons they will not be made public now. Miss Ann Wolfe, of the physical education department, wlil have charge of the aesthetic dancing. There are 260 chorus parts, besides 20 minor parts, which will be taken by town and University people. HAWKEYES PREPARE FOR HARD CONTEST WITH GOPHER FIVE Captain Berrien, Olson, Worth, Brown and Nicholaus, Probable Lineup VISITORS HAVE FAST TEAM Freshman Team Gives Varsity Crew Hard Battle During Short Snappy Scrimmage Iowa basketeers have returned from their long trip to Indiana in fine shape and are now hard at work preparing for the Gopher game here Saturday evening. Minnesota's five is one of the best in the conference, this fact being proved by their defeat of Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois. Illinois was considered a likely candidate for the conference championship, but Minnesota trounced the Urbana five unmercifully Monday night by a 36 to 17 score. The Hawkeyes will have their hands full trimming the Swedes, but Coach Bannick will not concede them a thing until after the final whistle. Same Lineup In scrimmage last night there was practically no change in the Old Gold lineup. Capt. Berrien and Olson appeared at forwards with Worth in the pivot ring, and Brown and Nicholaus guards. This combination worked fairly well and kept the freshmen from scoring until late in the practice tussle. Worth scored first for the varsity on a splendid follow in shot. The big fellow looks better than he did on the Indiana trip and will probably start against the giant Kingsley of Minnesota. Freshmen Look Well Olson is going well in practice and put up a great game away from home this last time. He has a slight edge on Cotton and will likely start against the Gophers as a running Brown will form the Iowa defence mate to Berrien. Nicholaus and Brown will form tre Iowa denfence for Saturday night if present indications hold true. Coach Bannick has been using Finlayson at both guard and center so that he will be available for either position should occasion arise to insert him into the lineup. He is not quite heavy enough to battle Kingsley of Minnesota in the center ring, but his eye for baskets and clever floor work would be big aids to the Hawkeyes. It is likely though, that the Clinton player will get into the fray before the last gun is pulled. Coach Jones has organized his freshman squad and the yearlings looked like a real team against the varsity last night. The two Devine bothers, formerly West Des Moines stars, Shimek of Iowa City, Parker and Synhorst gave the regulars a hard battle for the few minutes Jack Watson allowed the men to scrimmage. TO GIVE COPY TALK Wm. Chesnutt, president of the Chesnutt Printing company, printers of The Daily Iowan, will discuss "Copy from the Printer's Point of View" this afternoon at 1:10 in liberal arts 116. India Goodman of Waterloo has accepted a position to teach at New Providence for the rest of the school year.