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Cases on Love's Docket--Pending and Decided
D. Cupid, C. J., Supreme Court of Love.

   Cases Decided and both parties sentenced to perpetual matrimony.
Coe Buchanan vs. Gretchen Wilkinson.
Morris Blish vs. Willa Speier.
Ted Robinson vs. Tres McCoid.
Robert Reddish vs. Ruth Tibbets (plaintiff absent. Judgment by default.)
Perry Smith vs. Eula Bates.
Clifford White vs. Bertha Mansfield.
Ray Crancer vs. Adabooth Dahlman.
Glen Fordyce vs. Mabel Ritchie.
William Wenstrand vs. Mary Roberts.
Jean Cain vs. Evelyn Johnson.
Gus Lofgren vs. Hazel Williams.
Mick Romans vs. Della Ladd.
Russ Pierce vs. Betty Drake (Plaintiff offers no evidence and judgment rendered on defendant's showing.)
Deke Drake vs. Ruth Haller.
Walter Klopp vs. Margaretta Burke.
Max Beghtol vs. Doris Wood.
Harry Cain vs. Jess Beghtol.
Sam R. Buck vs. Marguerita Sylvester (close case, see 13 Fiji 23).
Blaine Ballah vs. Ellen Anderson.
Richard Russell vs. Cornelia Lindsay.
Pax. Stoddard vs. Helen Fair.
Rex Fuller vs. Marie Herminsen.
Francis Dinsmore vs. Louise Barr.
Con Allen vs. Verna Story.
Lloyd Nichols vs. Ruth Lindley (difficult case.See opinion 1 Theta 127).
William Randall vs. Florence Hill.
Jack Abbott vs. Marie Douglass.
Stanley Guenzel vs. Florence Rush.
Owen Frank vs. Cecil Cobb.

   Cases Pending; indeterminate sentence until trial had.
George Seeman vs. Nita Dunn.
Sam Carrier vs. Marie Hodge Hird Stryker vs. Georgiana Davis.
Herbert Bushnell vs. Miriam Clark.
William Bates vs. Florence Schwake.
Earl (alias Dog) Eager vs. Marie Lee.
Richard Stout vs. Elizabeth Hyde. (Cases advanced for immediate hearing).
Burton Hill vs. Ruth Manger Norris Tym vs. Elsa Haarmon. (Now at trial).
Rowland Thomas vs. Agnes Bartlett.
Frank Tipton vs. May Paddock.
Harold Graham vs. Charlotte Wallace.
Russell Israel vs. Irene Brown.
Fred Burr vs. Geraldine Grey. (Immediate hearing demanded).
   The wearing of a fraternity pin by the defendant will be conclusive evidence of guilt, and no other testimony will be taken.
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Menu of the Band Dinner
ASSEMBLY
Director, Major Cornell
Captain. "Benedict" Ackerman First Lieutenant. "Dutch" Liephart. Second Lieutenant, "Cupid" Wilson

ATTENTION TO ROLL CALL

Sketch or doodleSERGEANTS

"Crabs" Hanna, D. M.
Pinky" Pike
"Crudy" Lane
"Fido" Wherry
"?" Rau
"Tank"

CORPORALS

"Weinie" Lahners
"John Gand"
"Change Alleys"
"A Vale of Dreams"
"Featheredge" Blanchard
"H2 O2" Park
"Doodle" Revis
"Irish" Rosenbaum
"Grouchy" Scott

PRIVATES

Sketch or doodle"Skirt" Armstrong
"Salome" Beek
"Ballyhoo" Drath
"Snail" Emley
"Sawbones" Flory
"Harley Davidson" Foe
"Spots" Fulton
"Rib" Wagner
"K of P." Grier
"Um twa twa" Hines
"Gumont" Jackson
"Cowie" Kautz
"Kriel" Kovanda
"Shorty" Kliem
"Ole" Kjelson
"Bones" Leahy
"B. S. Wherry, The Madame"
"Pecky" Hosson
"Lena" Leonard
"Crook" Lewis
"J. W. Pepper" Lynch
"Funnel" MacDougall
"Hard Luck" Melville
"Woodshed" Peden
"Skipper" Phares
"A Long Glass of Milk"
"Tightwad" Sandy
"Percy" Sherwood
"Mellis's Food" Sullivan
"Brigham" Swingle
"Frozen Bill" Thomas
"Would to (-)od Tod'd Shutup"
"Twiner" Turna
"P. P." Westover

 


Picture/label or sketchThe Library

   It may be that the well meaning people who built the University intended the library to be a place of study-but far better purposes have been found for it. It is an ideal place for several things. It is a place for low, guarded conversation out of hearing of the librarian--immensely interesting conversation, related in no way to books, and of interest only to two. It is an ideal place to drop into between classes, to while the time away with friends.
   There is a quiet, industrious atmosphere about the library that makes it doubly charming to the "loafers"--for the truly artistic, graduate loafer is always in his element among busy people. It is a place to "spoof," to "sluff," to "cram," to "fuss," to "grind"--yes, a place for numberless things.
   But if you are weary of these divers pastimes, you will find the library a pleasant place to dream. Select a quiet table which is surrounded chiefly by people wearing mortar-boards; no one will disturb you. for all are as busy as you ought to be. It may be that you are a Freshman. and that you do not approve of the course mapped out for you by an all-wise adviser. Here you may follow your own sweet will and study what you wish, or read without studying--for dreaming does not always mean mooning about sentimentally--it means forsaking the tasks that you do not like for those that you do.
   In a far corner you will find the card catalogues like little time tables, ready to guide you to whatever intellectual destination your mind may desire. Then, if you are fond of passing the time in this manner, and your conscience does not hurt you, you may here dream the hours away.
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Local Color

   There are two ways to handle this subject. The proper way should be to write up a theme-reader's dream with soft music, Campus romance thrown in, with dizzy verbs and colored adjectives to wash it down. Or the other method of twisting things around to get at the Nebraska potpourri (which is French for some kind of hash). On entering this institution from the conservatory side, the first thing to greet the eye of the stranger is the Bull Durham boys out getting their hands warm, the heating facilities in the law school being very inadequate. During cold weather troops of fuzzy hatted laws and an occasional daredevil in a mackinaw may be seen running wildly about, waving their arms and prancing like a bunch of Russian Nihilists. Later, as the weather warms up and the Bock Beer signs go up, the number at the gate decreases. If looking for typical Nebraska students, a stranger could find more of them in a large laboratory devoted to pool (4) and billiards (16), a few blocks below the campus. Here large numbers of earnest young students may be found at any time of the day developing their latent abilities in this fascinating subject. The library is devoted to the feminine part of the Institution and is provided with a pair of glass doors, in order to let the male portion get a glimpse of the pretty books inside.

   Nebraska has about four thousand students and one Beta chapter, she has the best athletic and bumming teams in the Missouri Valley, and has a delinquency committee that could run down a flunker in Siberia. Her law department is the strongest (vocally) in the United States.
   When an athletic team leaves to play an opponent, the rooting squad follows on the next freight. The regular hoboes live in the cornfields until the game is over.
   Phi Beta Kappa has a well-organized chapter here, noted for their keen eyesight and nimble fingers.
   Nebraska is famous for the large crop of engaged couples turned out each year, and the fraternity hardware merchants go away with a suitcase full of money, provided the hog market is high enough. During a depression in the hog or corn markets the students are forced to cut out social activities and regale themselves with the moving picture thrillers.
   Nebraska has gobs of pep and will soon have it spread all over the west.
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Our Honor Roll

A-is for Anderson, deft with palette,
   We'll get his go-it. you can just "bet."
B--stands for Buck, you 're right, Sam is his name.
   Editor, humorist, these give him fame.
Coffee is next in the line of the great,
   Speak of insurance, he'll quote every rate.
D--must be Douglas, who's star of the stage.
   Such talent's surprising in one of her age.
E--hush, hush--Engberg. Now whisper it low.
   He is the last one to whom we would go
Franks, O and E have a record so bright
   Telling their triumphs would take up a night.
Graves never hurries, he's ne'er in a fret,
   Though he is poky, he's not been left yet.
How shall we say it? The Howards are twins,
   One or the other, a fellow sure wins.
I--is the Innocents. quiet and wise,
   Watching the Uni, there's nought 'scapes their eyes.
J--means Doc Jewett. who sent way back East,
   Hiring a clerk who is watchful, at least.
K--starts Kiddoo, who of "biz" is chuck full,
   He's very quiet, but he's got a pull.
Lloyd's been here now for years upon years,
   Life and its labors for him has no fears.
Miller's our wrestler, a dandy one, too.
   He's from Iowa, he'll soon be Gotch H.
Mc-leads McConnell, an actor of worth,
   Dignity, power, aren't measured by girth.
Newman has gone to the "Phillipineens."
   Where he'll fight Moros, drink pulke, eat beans
Orr is the manager of the new place
   Where every customer sets his own pace.
Potter's a star in the gridiron's rough work.
   He'd scare the heart of a Terrible Turk.
Rogers is quiet, collected, and calm
   Speaking of dignity, he takes the "palm."
Shonka and Stiehm are a pair known afar,
   Each in sport's firmament, is a bright star.
V--means VanDusen, who edits this book,
   Even his eyes have the editor's look.
Warner last fall made a hit on the field,
   To his fast work did Michigan yield.
X--is the mark the girls hope to use.
   Voting. and running the state as they choose.
Y--is for Yates, Miss Katharine, you know,
   Reader and editor, "much on the go."
&--makes the end to this doggerel verse.
   You will agree it could not have been worse.
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URTIS.



Not a History of the Great Class of 1912

   Unlike the experiences of other classes whose lives make up University history, those of the class of 1912 have been wholly enjoyable. From the time we were met at the depot by Chancellor Andrews in his taxicab and escorted amid inspiring music, to the registrar's office, until we lined up behind Chancellor Avery for our march to the Auditorium, all rigged out in our satin gowns, college life has for us been one grand sweet song. Of course, like "Grape-Nuts," "There's a Reason." It was recognized from the very first, by Faculty and students alike, that we were the best class ever, and we were considered accordingly. Everything possible was done to make our early days agreeable. Carl Engberg issued an edict that members of '12 would not be amenable to his decrees; Dr. Fling neglected to lecture to us on "Systemization"; Prof. Gass let all of us through in Rhetoric I and II; and Chancellor Andrews never failed to send each of us a lovely bouquet every Sunday morning. Life was but a chain of victories. We the men, of course--learned to smoke in the most approved manner, the way to Riggs, and the names of the prettiest girls with surprising alacrity. The girls soon became adept at the selection of becoming shades of mouselline and gasoline and other rare fabrics, and it became common knowledge that the co-eds of '12 were the first under the wire when anything was on. Of course, that first year, we had little time for the mundane things, like Olympics, and permitted the Sophomores, of whom you may have heard, to win. But we won in '09 just to show that we could if we tried, and also for the general effect upon the Freshmen. Since that time we have won several basketball and football championships, but we don't take a great deal of pride in them. Now we point with exultation rather to our P. B. Ks., our T. N. Es., and T. K. Ns. It is the remarkable number of these that have fallen to our lot, that makes permanent our niche in University history. Between the three, only a few of the best of us escaped. But most of these have been solaced at one time or another. Thirteen were elected to the Innocents--an unusual number; and Gerspacher, Rowland Thomas, Walt Powers, Bob Hawley, Verne Bates, Hank Pierce, Dick Guthrie, and Gus Lofgren have all been president of the class. Pink Holmes nearly was--but we'll not discuss that.
   The class of 1912 originated Junior Week, the Junior Play, the Junior Hop, and the Junior Endeavor. The last named has been generally taken up, and is now quite popular all over the country. The Junior Play is also quite popular, and at times has nearly paid Miss Howell's salary as coach. In closing this brief, concise, and absolutely authentic bit of history, we must say that we would like to publish a list of the most popular members of this class, who have held numerous positions of trust and honor in the University world, but we have no space for a class roll in these pages. It will be found at another part of the book.
   Thanking you for your kind attention, and assuring you that it is a wise person who does riot believe all he hears, we remain, yours respectfully

THE CLASS OF 1912.--(S. R. B.).

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