TilE DAILY :\L\IWO:\". WE():\"E�IL\Y. I>ECE:\IBlm 19. 1917.Marshall St ore Hours Until Christmas 8:30 to 6FieldTHIS season, more than ever in the past. it is up toeach of 1I� to make others happy and cheery on llusday of days. It would be lamentable if. because ofthe t roubles in' the world. any of us should neglect thisopportunity to bring happiness.GiftSuggestions50 centsH.mdkcrchicfric I >in Coll ar PinCrd\ ;11 Silk Shirb CompanyFor Sister "For the .convenience of Students-$1Sih er Pellcil::: utf Lillks Vest 8uttonsc.u.. Button SetLod�c Emblelll Tic PinSiher-I\ lounted CombH:l!ldkercilicfl:mbrdb ScarfCrav<1t Silk Hosiery$2Cigarct Case\Vatch Silver KnifeLodge EmblemCuff Links CompassHandkerchiefL'rnbrella ScarfSilk HosieryCravat Dress Shirt$2.50Dress Set\' est ButtonsHandkerchiefUmbrellaDress WatchScarf T HL m.i n illcli:lcJ to .di:�tincti\t·drl'�Sll1b w!ll appr eci.u« aboveIlldny things such all impres­sive gift as ;1 1)t';l11lifl�1 Silk Shirl.Lustrous colored s.n in , stripes ofvarious combinations. some with iwhit« altel n;lting 5tripl's, exception­;dly high gradl' ,,·orkm;lnship dndquality. good colors. $8. j O.Silk �tri;)t'd !.life!;1 fLlIlIH'1 Shirt�..�7.Silk HosieryTHE season's �h::)\\·:llg ill theHosiery Section is particularlystriking. Here you are cer­tain to fll1d gifts that will please anyman.Silk Hose. in \ <tried combinationsand stripes. range of prices. $) .65to $3.Also plain black silk Hose. 85c.$). $1.50. $2: clocked. $1.35 and$2.First Floor. Tile Store for M,»Silk CravatsUNUSUAL effects in exquisitematerials where ideas of meritare represented in design andweave in our largest assortment ofChristmas Cravats.Rich brocaded silks in Persianeffects. 75c to $2.Beautiful novelty importations.$2 to $10. �,��.�.�,Y •.. \.: ,':".J' :- :-:,.� .,; �:.lJ.·,UT,*itr;�;,�'·· ��\ �S· \ll� ::� :tl' 1 t.� �Y4T' ..\' sr l1KOO�,. /1\' '�".,...,.:;:;:. L.'�Jr1�t� . "" ;;, ....... .:...._......... -:.! . I � � A _� .�. = __ �' -,§LJ .. 4:;;k�J/I� r , 1; \.:\ .", : ,r�.�,· , "�?t-l· J�' ,: j" .� �-; ?�/ �",llP ,;it �..... -,�����. ;·'!i· t t�\,...... �.--m4.�'�i1 .. 1.. � �'�� :;I·I;';.� . \�·.c•. ,_�, ,«:�ftl/ �.,� ···t.7;%",,;' if. fl· . "';; ,,-. �i.'-jf...... iF<;ri;'i·��.: .. �i.C_' ,••• # •••••WEare publishing the accompanying suggestions for gifts. The first two columnsare devoted to the things almost any man, whether he be big brother, ··Dad,"or a friend, would be delighted to have. The items following are such as \villplease a woman, and they are carefully classified for one's Mother, one's sister! andfriends.For MotherC:\ � 0 J[�S .Ire ;t!ways wI,leome"nd her!" Me in their most attr.lcti\eI guises. Bo�es .1nd confections h.1\t·n()\l'ltv. ;IS \\'(,ll dS g()Ocl;)l:�S. 10:\ I{IDI:\G CHOP of distinc- �d I ·1-1 .I corcconH1H'n t )('11), H' POU!l( U Cti\e :'t�·l('. \\·ilh sterling silwr top. or lind $ I.horn crook. ,,·ill Jlle.1�(· Iwr if she F/,ir,j n, ,r. ,\!"i,!/,' /(" 'TIlr:c!c' .. �j 10 .�7.-j().Party Slippers of silver or goldcloth, or pink or blue brocade. arccertain to please any young girl.Dainty styles. $8 and up; slender.black satin Slippers. $8. .FIlllrl/, Flnor. S,HII/, H,'UniSILK STOCK 1:\ GS in color tomatch her party frocks. or black.He another pleasant way of s;lying"i\]erry Chr:stmas." $1.25 a pair:three p.ur in Christmas box. $3.7·j. IFir.11 FI"',r . .Yurt/, H".)rJ,HA:\DKEIKHIEFS - Hem­st.tchcd and d.1intilv bordered in thern.mner of th(' fme F rcnch H,lndkcr­ch:efs. m.w he ollt;lined for 2jc.t\ hox of illt'm need not cost much.hut thc:r good quality ,,·ill be at oncer('cogn i;ccl.I-ir.,1 n".,r .. \/i,/,i/c n".mF:\B1{ICS fnr " Frock---ycs. :1m.ln might d.lle chomr themwith til(' npcTt advice here athis sen iee- \\·ould be ., praclic,llgift and will he suitahly boxed forChristmas giving. One might choosesilks. or wool. or some of the daintyfabrics of which Summer frocks orblouses arc fashioned. Tell one ofthe salespeople what you wish tospend; he will do the rest.S("conJ Floor. Ali./,1I(" an.} 50uth Room.1 For One's Girl FriendsCORSAGE BOUQUETS ofgardenias and sweet violets arc of per­manent beauty when selected in theFifth Floor decorative flower Sec­tion. They are beautifully boxed andcost from $2.95 to $6.95. Bouton­nieres of winter' berries. bright. color­ful fruits. gardenias. roses and otherflowers. may be chosen. in quaintboxi-s for mailing. from 50c up.Firll, Fld"r .. \I;./,ilt· /?""TIIBOOKS arc thl' evcr-nppropr iategre('ting l.etwccn f r icnds and ccr­t.unl y this sr-a sons titll's afford thes(;iI!tion for .rlmost cvr rv n.ime onthe shopping list. TI;" lx-st oflhl' new !Iclion rn.ry 1>(' purch:lst'dfor $1. $1.21. $1.35 or $1.)0.j)""I( .�,·(""n. 1'1,;r./ F/.·O(CravatTie Pin ShirtSilk HosieryCigaret CaseWalking StickIt $3Gold Filled Chain ICuif Links Dress SetCigar HolderSilver PencilSilk HosieryCigaret CaseCravatWatchUmbrellaDress Shirt$4Fancy VestVest Buttons Stick PinSterling Silver FobLodge Emblem WatchGold Filled ChainCigar LighterHandkerchief M utHerWalking Stick$5MufflerFancy Vest \V rist \VatchGold-Filled FobCmhrella HandkerchiefLodge EmblemCr.1\at Dress Shirt\Valking StickFur Cap \Vool Muffier$7F ancv Vest\V .. tch Chain' Dre!'\s SetF arrey TrousersG()ld Tie Clasp UmbrellaKnitted i\lufficr$8Cig.Hl'I elseLinks Dr('�s SetLodge F.mblcm\\·.1 tell r.,ncy Trousrrs\\·"lkin;_; StdFancy VcstFur C"pCuffLmllrl'lh�i!k I-!.d$0\\·,drh Clt.lin\\·,ltch Fancy Vc�tFancy Trou:.rrsLm!)rell.l \V.1lking Stick$10Silk ShirtLodge EmhlemWatch CharmsWatch FobScarfrajam.1�WatchMuffierThe Store for MC'n f .. �l Floor. Tile Store for J\Jl'nMonogram BucklesG lYE him a belt with a silveror gold monogram buckle andhe will radiate the Christmasspirit for at least the next 365days.Sterling silver hand-made Buckle. Iup to four letters. $4 to $5. IPlain sterl ing silver harnessBuckle. $1 to $5.Gold front Buckle. 12 carats.$4.50 to $5.50.Solid gold Buckles. $16 to $50.Fir:;t Floor. tt- su«: Jar st.,Silk ScarfsTHE continued popularity ofthe Silk Scarf is assured. Theclcsicns this season are morestriking ;h�n ever bcfore. The as­sortrncnt consists of plain silk. fancyrniwd silk .,nd imported silk. I�ang('of priccs. $ 1.50 to $1).;\Iso Silk Knittcd Scarfs. $4 to$15.Gift SlippersM F:\':-; C.l\,t1icr Bo()h in 1.111.Ll.lck or rccl kid; �ornr Illlcd\\ith pll1�h or \t·l\t'I. $4.50to $S.Sl1ecll' I(",ther in oper;1 cut: led.purple. green or gray. $5.50 anr1$().f{omro Slipprrs in hlack and tan.kid. $2.75 to $3.50.Opera Cut Slippers in tan. blackor red kid; also tan cll f� kin. from$2.75 to $5.50..)ccon,i Floor. TI,c Storc for �lcn Lounging Robes of comfy quiltedsilk from the Orient; plain or beauti­fully embroidered. Full length.plain. $5.75 and up. Embroidered.$8.75 and up. Sacques for wear atbreakfast. charming colors. $5 andup.Fifth F/oor SIlI"I, HO"nILACE STOCKS and jabots. 111many attractive styles. trimmed withimitation laces. dainty and pretty.SOc and �;p. Trimmed with realFilt'l lace. very exquisite, $18.rnl Floor .. \li./.1Ie Ho.lnlGLOVES -So \ ar icd in the \ ,'­rietv here offert·d that one mavcho'ose ('\ en the somewhat �carc-eFTC'nch Glows in wiele .l�!'ortments--\\·hite and colored. $2.25 andlip. :\ur.1cti\('ly bo�ed for Christ­mas giving. Others. $2.Fir,1 FI".)r. ,'),,"11, /�""nJHF:\i)FD IL\CS- �() milch infd\or . .Ire herl' in 1)(';lllliful de!'iS�Il'.1<; .1 \lolhcr dc�cn(',. TI)('y m,ly'lwcho,cn in n()\\·('f or COIl\Cllt:OIl.dilCdp.tltl'lm. III Ilrighl. chcl'rY colnringsfor opera .Ind drc�s u�('. or in thoserich. d.1rkl'r hucs \,·hich h.nmonilcwith street c1olhes. $7.50 and up.Finl F/oor. U·"f,,).I/' .·1\'('1111("LACE SCAR FS - CharmingSpanish lace affairs in cream. white,lnd black. so graceful for wear withher ('vening gowns. $15 and up.F:r.\1 Floor. 50uth Room ST:\Tlc):\F}{ Y In .Iltr.lcli\t'Hox('" (,:'oI'Cci,llly d(·�;I:I1(·d for till'Chr:sllll.1S St'dson. :s Ihe h"PI'Y ,(JIIl­I:on of the gift proillcrn in rn:lnyC;lses. Cert:linly "she" will writt'YOll if you make it �o pleasant forher. $1 and up. the hox.Fint FlnM. U·"f,,)I/1 .·I\·("lIl1l·A FOOTSTOOL that she maydraw up to the easy chair when5he knits or writes leiters or enter­tains callcrs will please almost anygirl. Some nice Footstools arc pricedat $4.75.EiR;rlh Floor. M;.J,ll� Room --".-,�, .".· ./.....' ... ::'1' ·t• ''II• t • J1.1 d�C�IIlrfa�.�1:• '1..."r,.;_... _·1· .", ;,.' II1C1-�'I]]c1c. ]- ....,-4 I.·.1· .II',���;���:����f�:5' ,??'f:::':; : \'. :�:: . :;: ' ;'�: �. '; ,k::, '; ':' :.. '<," ,... "', ;': ,,\,' . v s: ,:; ',' ':,,' '> ,..: "': ",'., . � .. ',�.,:.. ,:., i... ,j...- ".......::. VOL. No. 55 • ,I .'� '-." , ,"e I ; � ,'"" t�.('" .': ��" .. �J I ,.'� 'l7·�!"":i. '<'" .\:?:��'. . �� .;aroon.. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1917.At a meeting of the staff of the,Charles Higgins, '19, was electedcaptain of the 1918 Maroon footballteam at a meeting of the "C" men ofthe 1917 squad yesterday. Higgins,who played fullback during the recentseason, was the only Candidate forthF position, �s William Gorgas, the(Continued on page 8.)•, ,_... .._l' ,t") .III,;.,'I..I ."r-,I� .,':t.", ,,,....'j·1.. ....,,�:-�\.': ... � ,.� :· :. '.1• t.1,of'"I ..,I.':"f.,· .• t ,atPrice Five CentsWE WISH' YOU A MERRY CHRl'STMASiJUDGES AWARD PRIZEFOR BEST LYRIC POEMTO BERNARD RAYMUND"One 'Who Would 'Be Free" WinsFirst Annual Contest ofPoetry Club.Bernard Raymund, a graduate stu­dent in the department of Physiology,was chosen winer of the first annualcontest of the Poetry club. His poemwas entitled' "One. Who Would BeFree," Raymund has just completedhis first quarter in residence, havingreceived his degree of A.B. and A.M.from Ohio State UniverSity in 1914and 1915, respectively. The prize,which was twenty-five dollars in eash,,'was offered by the department 01 Eng­lish. The poem follows:One, Who Wo�d Be Free.With 'pitiful protest,. a gestUre IDiapuaiouate. final, she sweptFrom her white shoulders thevesture .My OWll Iumds had laid there,stepped ,Forth from the love that wouldhold herOut in the empty daWD,o,ae moment and mist would en-,fo14· her �/,BicliDg the way she bad goBe.I. Y: et ahe .avered. pa1iaed ill the. pteway. " '_,Stood there with dowabeDt head.Half tamed to look back ....aba!chtwa,.., 'Before I eoaId follOw. Sed.Houae 1IIId\�, are heavywith 8orro1r .For'ODe who wopld he free.,.Yet oh.. alae, 'ma,. come baek to­morrow.Daace thru the rain' to me!"(Continued on page 8.)t..... ,�. DR. GEO PARKIN TALKS ON EIGHTY-EIGHT DEGREESu. S. AND BRITAIN AT WAR GIVEN AT CONVOCATIONWill Speak on Relations of Demoera- EXERCISES YESTERDAYdes, of Two Nations at l'tleetiDgTomorrow in Mandel-President'Judson to Preside. President Judson Confers Titleson Candidates at Pro-gram in Mandel.STAFF OF DAILY MAROONELECTS NEW REPORTERS HIGGINS IS ELECTEDCAPTAIN OF ,MAROON.1918 GRIDIRON TEAMName Six Men and Seven Women torace. Dr. George R. Parkin, C.M.G., willdeliver the fifth of the University ofChicago public war lectures tomorrownight at 8 in Mandel. His subjectwill 'be "The Relations of the Democ-racies of America and Britain to the President Harry Pratt Judson pre­World War." President Harry Pratt sented eighty-eight degrees to gradu­Judson will preside at the meeting. ating students at the one hundred and"Dr, Parkin's aim in his address will fifth convocation held ,yesterday at 4be to interpret to American students in Mandel. Of this, number fifty-.'bhe 'working of democracy under the seven were Bachelors' degrees, nine­British constitution, both in Britain.. it- teen Masters', and twelve Doctors'.self and in the younger nation« of tb� Eighty-t\ine students were made- As-sociates. .Gjye Special Honors to ,19.Nineteen students were given spe­cial honors, three making Phi BetaKappa, five departmental honors, andeleven giaduation honors. The stu­dents elected into the honorary societywere Barbara Miller, Dorothy Robertsand Vesper Schlenker. Departmentalhonors, were given to Ethel Fikany inBotany. Jerome Fisher in Geology,, Mary Heben in English, Luella Knightin Household Art, and Theodore Tie-ken in German, 'The students graduating with hon­ors were Aimee Deuter, Ethel Fikany.Jerome Fisher. Helen Harter. MaryHebden, Virginia Iralson, FlorenceJayne� Edith Mattson, Nellie Nelsonand Stanley Rice. .AfUndance Loss'ls 19 % Per Cent.Although the convocation' orationwas dispensed with, because_ of the .present conditions, the President inadehis regular statement on the 'condi-,tion of' the_l1liiversity. In rePrd to'�e attendance President Judsonpointed out',the fact that the faDingoff in the \ number of men thisq� was nfneteen and a half percent and that men were dropP.ing outall �e time. A list of fac:ulty mem­bers who are at war was given andtheir work was described,,After giving a short history of foot­ball in the univers�es and mentioning.the faCts in' regard to post-seasongames and the' recent controversy.'President Judson said: "It is" , of 'course, easy for those who are notresponsible for the conduct of an in­stitution to tell those who are respon­sible how to perform their' duties •Universitiy faculties, however, as a'rule, eonsider their responsibilities s0-berly and 'eareruny; their minds arenot usually swayed by soap bubblesand rainbows.'· .Positions - Number of WomenSmaller and of l\len Larger Than select Fullback to Pilot NextFormerly. Year's Eleven-MayGo to War.19 SPECIAL HONORS AWARDED. ,Daily Maroon yesterday six men and A W AItD 12 "C"S TO PLA YERS111 MANUSCRIPTS ARE RECEI�D seven women were appointed report-ers as a resUlt of the work they havedone during the quarter. The numberof women who are competing for po­sitions on the staff is unusually Iargethis year and the number of men hasfalleri oiy in proportion, only abouthalf as many as usual being in theUnder the auspices of the Inter­collegiate and College Exchange Com­mittees of the League and of theFreshman Commission" a series of'parties will be given for all womenBt?tish Comm�nwealth. He has found who expect to remain in the city dur­-------------- thIS m�ch mIsunderstood t?roughout ing the holidays. Those; who wishSlowly rising temperature; brisk �he Umted States, an.d belIeves that to attend have been asked to give theirwest, to southwest winds. l� the struggle � �h�Ch. theb twt nr- names to Migg Anna Elizabeth Tay­bons �rle chommlhtte It �s ad so utedy . ilor in the �gue room, or to sign�ssentla t at t ese mlsun erstan -up on the posters which are to bemgs should be removed. placed on the bulletin boards.Wilt, Jrtsibtnf s �rtttttlg:"\' /n tlyf .Pt:fSSltrt. nf mat rOtWifunt_s tlyf lbri-ttnsittl Uttfssarilu is gi1riag At lar� sJran· of' Us'...... . . ',funD.!! � publtr �nittt., �mbfrs �,tlJt .oarbof UJ�tS � of � fandtits,� �� tUUltittrsof .lItuhents aM abnturi 'art in tlJt army or art ntnt-- - -_ . .pitb miilJ hutits in aib' of t)ft 'anng •. QtlJristmu' lag u1 1917.- tlJrnfnrt. �s to 1U in tlJr �d,abp'tn of tuar. 11m it slJ� nnt bt atimr of glnntn.-- Ji., sltl1tt1h rejoin tlfat tnt lJattt �t oppnrtmtitg.t slJoulb remrmbrt tlt� tltrrtQtlyristmuto gi�t so mutlJ tn a great nmitt�ian ltUU1!J iulpJSt lItrb tWb'SOttOtn nut bt lig1}trnrb.gining aOO. QtIJri.stmas dJtrt slJpwb ttDt bt ltsst,nrb. ",rrtfort. but�u wll br bifrrub prrlptps in' ntlJrr tlJan tlJt Wtuai dpwnru. UJl1all t1jt 1lnillH'sitU J rmoo' tlrt sburn uri111} tltat tlyrrr mag br• • I.'nal QtfJri.stmas iOV.;\ ijam! 'ralt JubSDtt. "rLEAGUE AND COMMISSION IPLAN SERIES OF PARTIESFOR UNIVERSITY WOMEN111 Poems Submitted to' Judg�One hundred and eleven poems weresubmitted to the judges. The judgeswere:" Miss ,Harriet Monroe, editorof "Poetry;" Mrs.' Elia W. Peattie.book reviewer for the "Chicago Daily,Tribune"; and Mr. Henry B • .Fuller.noted Chicago poet. In giVing his re­port, Paul JeanS, president of the,Poetry club, said: ''From the pointof view of interest displayed. the con­test was' thoroughly successfuL Thec:ontests shall be held every 'Year as, long as this interest is displayed." ,The first reports of the three judgesshowed' complete divergenCe- of. opin­ion.' The three firsts were: "CollegeTmdows," 'by James Sbeean; "OneWho Would Be Free.", by �Raymund,. and "The' Soldier," by PaulJeans. The three seconds were:"Prayer by Night," by James Sheean;"Francesca," by Ruth Smith. and ''In-, , vasion," by Kathlyn Foster. Thethree thirds were: "Alan Seegar," byPaul Jeans; "My Knitting," by MaryQuayle, and "Oblivion," by ArthurBaer. ' New candidates for editorial posi-tions may report next -quarter andDifficulty in Making Decision. will be considered eligible, as are theThese nine poems, were submitted reporters, for election to fill the po­to five members of the department of sitions of night and day editors andEnglish, in the hope that some defi- associates for next year. Electionnite conclusion could be reached. How- win be made at the end of the yearever, no agreement as to the best on the basis of the quality and quan­poem was reached. Then the threefirsts were re-submitted to the orimnal tity of work which the candidates pro-b& duce. 'judges, who reversed their decisions Examinations: 8:10 classes, 8:30-in every case. This resulted in the The new reporters are: John Ash-enhurst,- Lyssa Chalkley,' 'Louis Doo- 11 :30; 11.50 classes, 2-5.decision in favor of Bernard Ray-mund's poem, ICOne Who Would Be ley, Rose Fischkin, Margaret Haggot,Free." Figuring on a standard - of Beulah Herrick, Merle Irwin, AlanI.e May, Forest Scott, Ha._.,. Shul- Elaminations: 9:15 classes, 8:10·points, the' final standing was: Ray- &&.1mund, 11; Jeans, 9; Sheean, 7. Mrs. man, Kathryn Stevens, Lucy Sturges, 11:30; 1:30 classes, 2-5.Elia Peattie, one of the judges, in' a and Frederick Winterhoff. .Clarence Public lecture, "The Relations of theI P 1 J 'd f th Neff was elected to the busmess de- . ' ,• .etter to au eans, prest ent 0 epartment and wm cooperate with' DemocraCIes of America and Bntalncl_u_b_, _sa_i_d_: Wade Bender in Ute management of to the Wurld War," Mr. George R.the paper. Parkin, 8, Mandel.WEATHER FORECASTTHE DAILY MAROONBULLETINToday. Organizes ScholarShip Fund.Dr. Parkin is a Canadian, an Hon.D.C.L. of Oxford University. Forsome years he was principal of UpperCanada College, Toronto, and since itsfoundation he has been the responsi­ble organizer of the Rhodes Scholar­ship system. In carrying on this wo,khe has come into intimate touch withall the universities and many of thecolleges of every state in the Union,has addressed great numbers of stu-(Continued on page 5.) 8:10 classes will hold final examina­tions for the Autumn quarter thismorning from 8 :30 to 11 :30. 11 :50classes will hold their examinationsthis afternoon from 2 to 5. Other ex­aminations are:9:15 �lasses, Thursday, 8:30-11:30.10:45 classes, Friday, 8:30-11:30.1 :30 classes, Th�y, 2-5.2:85 classes, Friday, 2-5.Tomorrow. 8:10 AND 11:30 CLASSES TOHOLD EXAMINATION TODAYII. I •• ,....� ... �.• "v· .. "'_ t , \ ... - '.�'., , ." :"',,: .'> :C' "',y ::>..;r =, ,;,,� \::_' :';::" :::'; ':.,-, _. ,', '" , .,: :,.< i.: '/ �:� :\� : ''Z:i; y?:,,;'��ji;i;?·THE DA1L�' �N, .. wBDN�AY,.wlJr maily marann who should buy the Christmas tree is r - ]gone; it is their fault. The.. hearth· aBYMB; RHYTHM,· Oil IlBASONside is empty of joy; it is their�fault. '--. -Some of us will send no gifts and some -even will send no cards, because of Out· of the glOom into the misty sun,Published morninp. except SUDda7 and MoD-Across these waters to 'brave worlds�, durinc the Autumn. Winter and SpriDc war time. Many children will have no-- Quartera b,. the Dal17 Maroon COU1paJl7. and free:Christmas candy. Many homes will Adventurers of the morning, we areArthur Baer - --- Prealdent have "no Christmas at all. A few oneCharles Greene .. _ Seeretal"7Wade Bender - ...• - .. -.----... -..... Treasurer homes will have Hell instead of Christ- With sun and sky and sea,mast, homes of those whose names One with the splendour of the old de-have already been added to' the end- sire,The glory of the unforgotten days;less honer roll. . . . These things Once more we grasp our proven sword,make us bitter, hateful, miserable. afireOur Christmas is prejudiced. To the tread the perilous ways.But oh! the shining glory of it!The transcending beauty of this sacri­fice sends a white light down ttie ages,John Ashenhunst Merle Irwin undying, inspiring. Never has thereLyssa Chalkley Alan LeMay been anything like it, not in the finestLouis Dooley J:o'oreat Scott_Rose Fischkin Ralph Sbulman soul, nor in the noblest nation. NeverMantaret Hanott Kathryn StevenaBeulah Herr��eriek ��rer�:� but in his great vision, Christ's, who====-=--_-_-_-_--=_======_c:-_:-:_ -,-:---:---:----�- died for men. It is our great gift toThe Shldeat Newapaper .f TIM UIl1YUal�.f CbicapEDITORIAL DEPARTMENTTHE STAFFArthur Baer . . •_ .. ManaginK EditorCharles Greene ._ New. EditorRoland Hollo.� Nicht EditorLewis Fisher _.________ DQ EditotJohn Josepb DQ EditorStanley Roth Athletica EditorRuth Falkenau Wom_·. EditorRuth Genzbereer--Aaaiata!lt Women'. EditorLeona Bacbracb _ Asaociate EditorHelen !U\·itch Associate EditorREPORTERSBUSINESS.' DEPARTMENT eternity. It makes the meaning ofWade Bender Clarence Neff Christmas vivid.Entered as seeond class mall at the Chlcaco "Peace on earth, good will to men!"Postoffice, Chicago, Illinois, 'March 13. li06.• • • It is our great gift to the mil­under the act of M.areh a. 1873.By Carrier. $3.00 a year: $1.26 a QuarterBy Mail, $3.60 • year: $1.60 • quarter lions of men and women who comeafter us. But once we turn, when that true bladeis drawb,Turn and salute the country of our. love,As th.l1s she lies dew-laden in thedawn,With white mists wreathed above,Fresh from her moon-sweet slumbersof the night,Most fair in this last prospect. Calmand still,Golden with benediction, wakes thelightOn wood and stream and hill.The old grey town's astir. On silver•IEditorial RoOms Ellla 1%Telephone Midw� 800. Local 162. IHours: 10 :1&-10 :45: 1 :30-6: '1-1:30Busines_a Office E1lla U nous courons sansTelephone Mid...,. 800. Local 1St.Hours:. 10 :15-10 :45: 1 :30-6 jouets wingA THOUGHT. The seagulls wheel above the leaping"Nous sommes d'eternels enfants et foam; .And now, I think, the birds are twitt­cesse apres desnouveaux," says Anatole_ 472- France.I.V.T.C. WILL MEET SATURDAYWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19,1917 Alumni Drill Unit to Assemble atReynolds Club.The second meeting of the U niver­sity unit of the I:V.T.C. will be heldin the Reynolds club, Saturday, De­cember 22. Twenty-eight men havejoined the unit, and new men arebeing enrolled. The unit held riftepractice last Thursday in the U niver­sity rifle range, and went through itsfirst drill last Saturday in Bartlett.The work consisted of setting-up ex-ANNOUNCEMENT ercises, a military lecture and close­order drill. The men have been di-The staff of the Daily Maroon· an- vided into two groups, those who havenounees the election to the position had previous drill and those who haveof reporter of the following men and not. The inexperienced men form the'Women: John Ashenhurst, Lyssa smaller' division.CbaIkley, Louis Dooley., ROse Fisch- Arms· are aVailable for the men andwill be distributed as soon as the closekin, Margaret Haggott, Beulah Her- and open order work bas been mas-rick, Merle Irwin, Alan Le May, teredo Those who wish to enlist mayForest Scott,' Ralpb Shulman, Kathryn do 80 any Saturday evening at �eStevens, Lucy Sturges and Frederick regular drill period."Winterhoff. Clarence Neff was electedto co-operate with Wade Bender in thebUsUiess department.THE QUAR�R ENDSWith this issue of the Daily Maroon,the annual Christmas edition, the pub­lication of the paper for the Autumnquarter will cease. The next issuewill appear Thursday morning, Janu­ary 3, 1918. May each one of you havea Merry CMistmas and a Happy NewYear._........A WAR CBRIS'J,'MASFor three yearS now men have spentChristmas in the trenches. In the neu­�l countries three years the Christ­lllas prayer went up, "Peace on earth,gOod will to men!"Now the fourth i� With us; and we�nnot pray for peace! 'The small blood stain in Belgradehas spread even to this land, and isclimbing up over our doorsteps. Froma nation devoted to the business of1"tl.aking money we have been changing� a nation devoted to the buainess of�aging war. War is taking the bread�tOIrt -our mouths. It is taking thehappiness out of our lives. It is tak­il'\g our. men from their homes. Wari� changing our atitudes. War is. changing the innermost part of our�ings. War is calling immortal sac­l'ifice.This is his day, this coming Christ-1"11 as, the day of the great man calledChrist. He died to ll1ake ll1en holy:SayS the old song. Now thirty millionmen will die, if needs be, to blazon on""orId history the immortal truth"-'hich he brought to them, to theirfathers, and to their sons forever.. . "Let us die to make men free. . . as he died. . . ."This is our first war Christmas. .Itis our first prejudiced Christmas, for�e cannot and we will not forget thatnow we have enemies. The ChristmasParty is spoiled; it is their fault. He eringAcross the lawns at home; .And children, waking out of dreamlesssleep,Rub drowsy eyes, and stare, and turntheir heads .To watch with 'solemn face the sun­beams' creepOn tiptoe to their bed.The- last cliff sinks, the gleaming_spires are lost,The things we love fade into namesagain-We pass for ever-Ah, how small thecost! .For ever they remain.-Reprinted f�m' the OxfordMagazine.COLLEGE WINnoWSBy ��es SIaeeaL(Awarded � 'piaee ill the . Poetryprize Contest.), .'For. four years I .have watcqed theSpring come through· this win-. dow, .Glinting' silver over the bowing .tops'of the· worshipful treesLike dayllght's entrance into deepPROMISING OUTLOOK FOR wells,MINOR ATHLETIC TEAMS I have seen -the light of Her eyes,andadore,Continued from page 3.)the Cardinals last year, he is notenough to win the conference.The team expected to win theconference and intercollegiate tit1e�is composed of Loser, Hibbert, House,Tinker, Hibbard, Westby and Smith.Veazey, captain-elect, has not reoturned to school, and Coach Hoffer itmourning the loss of the. best tumblerin the country. Dyer and Huls, whotook the side horse events last sea­son, are also lost. Gemon, threetimes conference champion in clntswinging, is at Rush Medical, andcannot compete.Loser Star on HorizontalLoser is rated as one of the bestbarmen in the west, and should' takefirst in this event. Hibbert, Tinkel,and Westby have practically no op­position in tumbling. Smith, the statparallel bar man, is in his old formand should win without difficulty. Hib­bard is working with the clubs, am'Coach Hoffer expects him to be anable substitute' for Gcmon.There is also plenty of good ma­terial for the fencing and broadswor{teams. Captain Gerard, who was las1season known as Gesundheit, is cham.pion in the foils. Fischer and Tauffare two exceptionally good men, andthese three should walk off with an.)other title. In the broadswords Steig.litz is admittedly without an equaland although he has had no confer.ence exPerience, Coach Hoffer exp�him to win the event. Epstein is thC1only other man out for the broadswords, and although not as good a.his teammate, he should provide toug1-competition......... ------ __...,;-..---. __ •• ' ..... I •• Everything else I could give, I think,-and forget, except this.But in the footstep of Spring as shelaughingly trips through thiswindow,I see immemorial things that 'sordid­ness covers up elsewhere.'I am going to leave in the morning.I think I shall go out and acquire acrust of the world.But even the world cannot rob me of,glimpsed, living Beauty;For four years I have Watched theSpring come through thiS win-.dow.THE SOLDIERBy Paul Jeans.(Awarded seeoed place in the PoetryPrize Contest.) . AScher's' Frolie Theatre55tn Street and Ems AvenUeWednesday. Dec -. 19th(Matinee .Qnd Evening)!"ALIMONY "In a course of six lessons one canWhere has he gone? acquire the steps of the Waltz, One- .Richt Good.When I look back Ithe hilltop where . step, and Fox trot.we met 'Studio 1541 E. �7th St. H. P. 2314Has d�a::��ed completely from my Pereira StudioFaded the dawn. Adams-Smith T !achers Agene,�I,- 1225. Michisran Aye.Chic.a��,t.::::::" A, r�c�nt city supcrintelld�nu.rott r, .r.. ur we knoW' scbool employers and.j"IfC,AU'j;j'I-:7-1. their D�NS. We abo bav� bro;ldu«-� �7. ,,� ;lcqaalntallee amon, tuch�fS.'1 ;: Botb W'i II receive personal aDd�'1'xz."� . ditcrlmlaatinc H"ice. Mer'.�� G,rAr4T. S"",h. J.I'.rl,r ""4A""Let �e Daily Maroon ads help in Thursday, December 27thyour Xmas buying. Subscription, 'I per CoupleSometimes in fancy I can hear him yetAnd softly turn to speak to himanew-But he has gone--Outlined in crimson on the parapetOf some far trench he's lying in thedew.Unsettled Saturday, with probablylight snow; continUed cold; light tomoderate variable winds. (THE TIE THAT BURNS)AN AMAZING STORY OF THE.DIVORCE TRAFFIC, writ­ten by an old court reporter who knows every angle ofthe. game from securing faked up evidence by privatedetectives to signing them up for the dough.TELLS HOW THE GRAFTERS HAD A "SUCKER SAFE­, LY HOOKED" and how a good woman upsettheir plans.FROM THE OPENING SCENE' IN WHICH MRS.· FLINT,discontented wife, tells her wealthy husband that she. married him for his money-"that's what I'm going tocourt for-·not to plead for a favor but to demand myright-ALIMONY "TO THE SENSATIONAL 'PISTOL, BATTLE IN AUTOS ATthe close 'of the picture leaves not one moment to thinkbut' holds you and grips you in such a manner as toleave no room for doubts at the finish.Alimony is a picture that every member ofthe family can see. It is a storY taken-fromlife .and true in every detail.,.Matinee-Adults lOc. 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C' -_ WANING OF 'OLD YEAR.HERALDS BIG ,SEASON.OF 1918 BAsKETBALLTARS VERSUS MAROONS DEC. 30With the waning of the old yearcomes the heralding of a great seasonof basketball in the conference, whichwill spring into life with the adventof the 1918.cycle. At the recent meet­ing of the conference coaches here,the .basketball mentors were one intheir enthusiasm over the coming eraoof' tossing. and in their prediction ofa hot schedule full 'of pep.Basketball, because of the smallnumber of men for which it calls, willbear the burden of war more easilythan any ,of the other major sports.Ten men make a good squad, as com­pared with twenty-five to forty ,infootball, eighteen to twenty-five inbaseball, or twenty to thirty in track.Even though the war has drawn ,awaymany of the veterans, th,e field ofmaterial is bound to be reasonablyfull.,,:· \•. �" .� ....' ...... � roO- back' at c:eriter, and other footballmen-Flynn, Ecklund, Schroeder, Wil­liams-will be worked into guards.Jones has Halas' as his- captain atUrbana. Halas plays a rough andready- guard game. '"1ngwersen willwork in at center and Anderson lookslike the best center. The 1088 of theWoods brothers is a severe one. Pur­due looks strong on paper, with fiveveterans back. Wisconsin has lostCoach Meanwell, but lias Lohman:formerly of Indiana, to take his place.Michigan has engaged an eastern mannamed Mitchell \ to boss the tossers.The other teams have, not as yetrounded, into form and are open tospeculation. ,Mm€M ..... ' .: .... -c .....J' •.1917.A TIPj#OCi#@@fflf#f#i#'#M#t#'§ffij#¥#i#'#'8i#j#'�i#:#!#i#'#i#i#I#¥'gW!#¥@*tgi#*¥*¥¥¥$¥¥'filgoegwg¥OfMIg.§§@m@#%You're going home for Christmas. Travel will be heavier than usual. Sleepingcar reservations are made in the order received, So-grab the phone, callRandolph 3117, and make your reservation right away-now" viaBURLINGTONBy so doing, you not only guarantee yourself a reservation, but you help us-these advance notices tell us how much equipment to provide in order to givea service that will not only put you there "on time." but also make the goingas delightful as can be on wheels.Be good to yourself-go Burlington=-Everywhere West. and do the necessaryeow+-Phone Randolph 3117 and make your reservation before you forget it inthe rush of things.Yours-for-more-travel-comfort-at-the-same-cost.A.' J. PUHL, General Agent, Pass. Dept., Burlington Route'141 South Clark Street, Cor. Adams 'Phone Randolph 3�17(Continued on page 2.) Rent, one of myIJBtg <&uu ilratW,mrt!i!i . �Uit5'and you will be pleased'with it.LC. SCHAFFNER, �����130 N. State StreetPIBLri� OPPOSITE USAttention! 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American schol­(Reprinted from the Daily Prince- there are many that outrank us schol- ars taking the three years' course pro-toman.) astically, and even if we were at the vided for under the Rhodes bequest.. As 'the scholarship system extendsBecause of the war, the colleges head of the list, we would not neces- also to Canada, Australia, New Zea-have prettj well come into their own sarily be so good..... .1 h _.oJ ., be land, South Africa, the West Indiesm this country. The value of a col- What is t e remeay : Some -h I d i . and other parts of the British Com-lege education, but particularly the lieve that tee nica an Industrlal edu-h monwea1th, Dr. Parkin has becomefact of the general high quality of col- cation offers t e greatest hope for thef th hi k ha equally familiar with the working oflege men have been recognized by the uture; 0 ers t m t t a return tolas . . democracy in these countries, as inmilitary authorities, and graduates the study of the C SICS is the besth I England where he now resides.and undergraduates have been' ac- remedy. T ese proposa s, however,corded special privileges. Even so, refer only to the matter of what is Writes on Problems of Empire.however, the colleges do not fill the taught; and we believe the 1;p>uble Outside his educational work hissame place in the life of the nation lies deeper. What is necessary is an thought has been largely turned to thethat they fill in other countries. Take awakening of the student conscious- further orianization of the Britishthe case of England. The graduates ness 1::'> th� value of that whic� is to Empire, in connection with which heof Oxford and Cambridge practically be gained �n college, and a universal has published two works, "The Prob­run the nation, and a man who has I determination on the part of the stu- lem of National UnitT' and "Roundwon distinction in either of these great dent bod?,. to take advantage of the the Empire." His "Life of Edwarcluniversities, particularly in the field I opportunities offered, and to tolerate Thring" and the "Rhodes Scholarship"of debating, is almost certain to be no one who refuses S? to take advan- deal with educational matters; "Thetaken up by one of the political par- tage o! the college life.. Th� atmos- GJ:eat Dominion" and "The Life of Sir'ties, a splendid opportunity being phere � college an� university must John Macdonald" with Canadiangiven him of becoming a great leader. c�nge. � the American colleges �d themes.There is a link' between the college uruve:r:�ntles are.to tak.e a commandingand the government, and while this pl�ce m the na�lOnal life, because they ALUM'NUS COMPLETES TENparticular situation is perhaps pe- will not be entitled to such a place un- MILLION DOLLAR CMIP AIGN. cnliar, to England, colleges and uni- l�ss the resul� of the college educa-versities are held usually in greater tion warrant It..esteem in the countries of Europe The war means OP�z:unlty.. Athan in this country. great deal of the prejudice againstWhat are the reasons for this con- the .college man has disappeared, anddition? It uiay be that the college the �olleges no� e�oy a period. of fa­men are older in the European coun- vor m the publi.c mmd. �t re�a� fortries and get more from their univer- t�em � con�ohdhte th�lr �osltlon; tosity training. But a large part of the bind university and natio� mseparablyfault lies in the American colleges together for all future time.and universities themselves, and in thestudents-perhaps the trouble is fun- ALUMNA GIVEN FIRST PRIZEdamental in the American people. IN FLAG DAY POEM CON�TThe average undergraduate is notserious enough about his work. Hedoes not get as' much from his courseas he ought, and more particularly hedoes not receive the general educa­tion and broadening of characte'r thatwill force recognition of' the colleges.He makes headway in ... �ter life, fre­quently, more in spite of his collegeeducation than because of it. And Advertise in the Daily Maroon.cO-Jacob Billikopf, '04, executive direc­tor of the campaign committee of theJewish War Relief board, has com­pleted his great task of raising $10,-000,000 for . the Jewish war sufferersiri Europe. In a letter to A ... G. Pier­ott, secretary of the Alumpi Council.Billikopf says, "You say that I shouldtell you what I am doing. I am gladto tell you . that I have just completedmy task o'f raising ten million dollarsfor the Jewish war relief committee."BillikopfIs well known in the Westas a prominent social worker. He isthe superintendent of the United Jew- .ish Charities in Kansas City, Kansas,where he lives. 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RBR U� tfl1.something else I should remember <- - - - - - - - - - - - • - - - __ a_ - -'0'from this show besides Mr. Santley's i 00 Ilegs and locks and the biscuit colored I A REAL W AR B Kcoat he wor� in the last act, but itslips my mind. uHave a Heart" is a .!.- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -, - - - - - -, - 0:blank unless it was in this perform- Out of the troops of pseudo-litera- food 'and eat it; they save safety pinsaJFe that a Mr. MacDonald did some ture of personal experience and first and are generally familiarly human.As I sit before my Underwood with and in a street comer conversation e1tective' dancing with some blond hand observation of men at war Un- Lost in the International Trench.inthe Managing Editor's request for with Mr. Linn. He let me struggle miss, in spite of the fact that he had der Fire emerges a colossus. Its search of matches; they bayonet a"one thousand words on anything inchoately for a few minutes and then a pain in his side. I remember lots of freshness and vivacity of expression Bache, appropriate his supply, flee inabQut the drama but the Dramatic phrased the thing perfectly in a half things about "Love 0' Mike" for it sometimes suffer in the translation be- wild panic, and tell a whale of a storyClub," I am stricken a bit with panic. dozen words. I have not seen him happened only last week, but if you cause the picturesque vigor of poilu on their return in safety. They findAfter all I"have said in the Thursday since. I might explode some more read the review, you perhaps remem- slang must occasionally be lost with new false teeth awkward tho' hand­issue, I doubt if I have a thousand about the charming person of Miss ber some of it too. the apt witticism or the clever pun some. They insinuate themselves bywords more to say about the c:Irama Chatterton in "Come Out of the Yet as I look back over these pro- which cannot be compassed in English flattery into the good graces of theexclusive of the. Dramatic Club. Fur- Kitchen," but I have already been un- ductions I can't recall a- laugh, not idiom. But compelling truth is in the landlady pro tern and make outrage­tlwrmore, I have some ideas about gentlemanly enough. I might call a time when laughter held either side. book, truth about the, unimaginable ous criticisms when she is out of earthe Dramatic Club, but the time is not forth maledictions on "Mr. JUbilee There may have been a chuckle, per- horrors of the war, truth about the shot. They are Cross when they areripe for their picking, and Lee Ettel- Drax"-I believe that was his name-- haps a chortle, but I have had infinite- spirit of , fighting men, and no neces- 'hungry, and inclined to nap or beson probably bas. some-better ones but one never speaks ill of the dead. ly more fun in teaching composition. sary shortcomings of �lation could reminiscent when the full meal is fin­anyway. The only satisfaction I am That completes the list of plays and In my most disconsolate moods I can ever kill its sturdy honesty. With ished. They "make a song" over theto derive from these words, then, is leaves five. hundred words for the think of nothing so depressing as the steady singleness of purpose to pre- petty achievements' of their civilian.the solemn joy of dropping formality musical comedies. But before I begin professional humorists who have tried sent the truth about what war actu- days and with supreme' unconscious­and· speaking in my, proper' person on these I should like to add a word to entertain me from the musical com- ally is, the author, Henri Barbusse, ness of heroism, ignore or belittlesuch fleeting thoughts as are left at from personal experience. The play edy stage. And they have tried, my lays before the' reader a sort of pan- great exploits of physical daring orthe end of a quarter. which has given Chicago the only word (word is- used here in the Jane- orama 'of every detail of the soldier's even greater ones of moral or mentalI . ht ·t· tru k thi d touch of human reality as well as Baxterian sense) how they have tried! life from furlough to bombardment. endurance. It is in presenting thesemIg , 1 15 e, ma e IS a e- f h b t t' thi t - , latte ha fl·f, f 'te" "0. some 0 tees ac mg s au umn So much physical mental, or better, No man who reads the book but will r p ses 0 so dier life that Bar-eru;e 0 fmy prrva O�)lDlO�S ;. a�_ s "Seventeen" with Gregory Kelly and I nervous "energy a�plied to a real job turn the last page with renewed faith b.usse does his finest work, the de­�p; ogyt. orB �y ,:a�les. o. err I� Lillian Ross. It may be because it would have defeated the submarine in the invincibility of France, faith tails so finely wrought and with suchJU gm�� def u pnvad �pmlons .:� I was the only play for which 1 paid. and caIined Russia AM all the men founded on our instinctive belief that restraint that certain chapters of the�od pu ICt, ense! anI my crdl rea actual money in spite of Maroon and get is a weekly s;lary Perhaps the nothing noble, nothing beautiful can book attain perfection.JU gmen s occasrona y as goo as .. h d . .� '0. yours, be thankful for me; if it' is fr� :ckets't�t m:l�ec! at a vanc:g seven original jo�es, have not only ever really perish.. worse, no apology of mine will make .age s �en ,nnen 1Z my o� a 0- been cracked but completely smashed, The' spirit' of that little isolated·t bette I . ht t- te lescence, It may be that the night be- and there is nothing new to laugh squa_ d of men is worthy to conquer., I r. Jnlg say a grea r z Thanks" • � 1 I .; length and With more specification .I.or�. �v�ng IS sca. ce y ess up- at. Perhaps I am responsible; per- After Barbusse in the moving storyl' .why I think "Hamilton" a poor play s�u:gaf: C�ti:� reacti:e� (�I t�e haps middle age is �pon me. Children of Paterloo's stolen glance at his wife,'" I, -:. when most of my friends who have � to rih�n � :ay tat. a� t�� speak to me on the street already--: in the cheerfui sacrifice of the man-.: seen it are moved by its merits. /1 "S eteen" lSha lnthrprel ents f . children whom I ha�e never seen, "On Leave," in the bitter, silent re-• . ht that th dra fum· h even see emen 0 a nomeless dogs follow me and wag a nunciation of Lamnse, in a dozen other\,. -- mlgbl saytha. e maust· d IS des alno good play and that Gregory Kelley friendly tail The Philistine is upon bits of' exquisite story-telling, has_' pro emj , - we m epen -( f hi ) af th fi' fif .to th 'kn led 'f Hamilto', 0 t IS I am sure ter e rst - me I sigh for the youth and enthus- built rock foundations for your confi-d ge tie: on laa ti ow gh�ch° t, 'f n s teen minutes' makes of Billy Baxter a I·asm· of my friend and predecessoromes e re ons--w I mos 0 us , . .' , dence in the spiritual worthiness ofhave not-to establish a conflict. A real and convmcmg YO�th WIth wh�se Charles Stem, who bas seen "Oh, these men, he gives to you their prac-1 tte two • b d .' f problems you sympatlilze, so heartily Boy" four times and threatens' to go tical plans. for the, regeneration of oure r or , a slg , an a pan" 0 ha . 11 f, 1a bJilump arms putting up curtalns can tt ::0':.::ca810n':s r yOrge: �h:� again. PerJiaps it's merely the ·end of world "after the war." The possibility4 ' e -, not be staked against a feder&! na- � p icamenes.If �u BOill a 18, the quarter with a, low barometer. hated, feared, or ardently desired; oftional . bank, an army of unpaid YhOU can sh� Yelf°�e S�dn yc' rtoeven There �� hope in sight however. ''The the- brotherhood of man will never_."soldiers, and the location of a national as e saw. lDl8 m I ey a n. morn, m russet mantle clad (more or have seemed so likely ·of fulfillmentitol, M H ilto . t be I know thlS: tha� of all the plays I Iess) walks o'er the dew of yon high as' when one has read the last chaptercaPI rs. arm n mus. a have lis�with the possible excep-' ill 'F Ui "p.aragon, a pearl of great pnce, a tion- of "A ·SucceSSful Calamity"- eastern h ." The' 0 es are com- of Under Fire; and, I venture, the de-gem, of. ���st ray serene, a�d th� �'Seventeen��. is-the �only.- one- .whieh ��,�� .�ee�, ._, __ �_" ._� ... __ . _ .. aire �t �,�_<?� _�ent .. tlte fear .lesamutual lov€'" ortie aamUton. fiDlily I left, feeling that mv time and mv poignant, the hate imJ;lOssible, formust be a comblnatloJi of that of th .... __ ":, had: beenoJ •, these soldiers are intelligently con-Ro JUli th Cl money-or e.uuuvun s- stiuctiv�meo and. et, An ony and eo- spent with profit. Why the Playhouse ' . : Thev are real persomilities, -thesepatra, and Brutus and Portia before t' filled' I •• d finite I For Urn- VerSl·ty oJ-Am· • d 'strug was no. .I.or an m e run .._ me not ............ heroes The"" are cheer�n. e:p� �m . can,Bee any. - do 'not quiW see, uDIess it was that - n, "3J:K" • oJ -gl� � pUSJDg it � her by!or a pa- the book and Jack Pickford bad in the M . fully acquiescen� but never stocia1;triotie cause. I mIght uplam to the mind of the public exhausted its pos- 0 .y i D g - they don't apPear to live in a madden-". lovely lady �h9 se�ds reproaches, �ven sibilitics. .. ing riot of wit and high spirits; theythreats, beQue m D1Y _hard-hearted And I th .... ·cal Co edi Paekino are profane with circumspection andand bUllet-headed savagery I, failed to now �or e .w.USI m es., 'precision; they moon about when they Let the Daily Maroon ads help inlee buuty and symbolism in ''The I. find a, queer assortment of recollec- Shipp.-. no'.' are in love; they grumble about their your Xmas buYing.Will 'Tree." But I· ha 1read' tions. � I look back over them. Theref\�; ,t . ow/ • . ve �_ y are the six dancing and divertingbowed contritely, and aeknowledged damsels· "Miss S _;_...M�." h S"or.- nothat I am a mere man. I might ex':' m. PA,&U6l1oUUe w 0 II" � �1&. dislik f, Mr Gill ++... but gave color and SpICe to the perform-\ J.Pthatm �y__ t..�� or. • � .. �.... _ ance, and tliere· was the settin, g of• ,:,• . 18' �y neeesary, �Qr .DU'. th last- ct' h·ch uld ha beePercy Hammond doesn't like him e, a � I co �. n·th I· ht- +-or .. to te� 11 h transfered bodily to the Aud!tonumel er; DUg .... J agam w y dO' d th I ""--tin', te II liked "A S .. �1 Calam·"_" b t an lDlprove e e eplUUl e mp e, ucce",,:1.U I"J, u in "Aida." Then there is �'The OldI have already tried that on paper F hi __ ..I W:z" f "Oh Bo ". _ as O.u.s::u l.I.e rom ,. y,which neighbOrly pianos have served.� ••• I._. Tra.t�to='=�=�=�=h=�=m=y=m=e=m=o=�=.='=Tb=e=re=lS=·=�=====�====a •• ,,1 •••••• "\',·,120.f,EAST SIXTY-TIIIIU>STllEET ,.(FRANK M. WEBSTERAnd now having been beguiled �toone sweeping generalization, the re­viewer succumbs to another. Under�ire is the book of war books, because,it is a record of men's living, -not amanual of big gun noises, nor a dia­tribe about the 'courage and person­alities of the enemy, nor a play to thegallery gods with false pathos, shal­low sentimentality, mock heroics, orblood-curdling accounts of horn"blecarnage. To be sure, the hideous, thecruel, the, revolting phases of trenchlife do appear in Under Fire and withsuch vividness as almost to achievethe .Illusion of re8llty, but the author'stotal picture is so well balanced, hisinterpretation of the meaning apdpurpose of life so broad and sympa­thetic tha1; the dreadful detalls; losingnone of their vivid realty, assume aproper place in the whole.If you want the truth about what'war is, told humanly ana not for I�,read Under F� If you think you'llneed, a tune to whistle on °a dark day,read Under Fire. ·r.,-.,...•�:.. iSt�ps at 47th WhyfRtnby-flubt <tHnt4tsWhen. ,"• D�EXE�Storage u. �Ier Co.an __ Cottage Grove Ave.ARI: . YOU. 'PRO •.DIXIE' you can buy a suit "from ¥ thatis made for YOU, from .. a selec­tion of over 500 p�tterns, notwo alike, for about the SAMEprice that you MUST PAY for,rready-made clothes? '<Yes? Then you're interested inc. &' E. I. service. '. ' �DIXIE .FL�Leaves:10:25 p.m. lorN ashVllle. Chatta-n�8a. Atlanta and Jacksonville.NEW ORLEANS SPEClAl-'.�ves, Chlc.-so 12:45 noon lor BirminS}uun. Mobileand New Orleans.NASHVILLE UMITEO-Leaves Chicaso 6:04 p.m.SOUTHWEST VIA ST LOUIS-Superb trains leave at 11:55•a.m., 9:05 p.m. and 11:59 p.m.Other Train. South •• st, So",h and Southeast• .',." ' NEAREST BANK /.. "'; to,The Univer.ity 'of Chiealt0\ •.. . Resources $3.000.000An Old. StroDIT. Bank151Accounts of Faculty and -Students Invited....u:»CDCCI .....CD ·a...::: 0.- �� >.uCD '52� �;ftIa:: :.�Q.a...... ';0u:»CD B.... •ftI ..CD 0-= ......-= Ask the boys; they Will tell youwhat kind of clothes we make.Trains leave lrom down-town, Dearbom Station.and 63rd Streets. ,/ FOSTER & ODWARD. Ch·icago &, Eastern Illinois R. R.108 .,ST ADAMS STREET Correct Dreuer. of Men....._ ... ".....,oo .... OIIILDS, .............. 7th Floor, Republic BuildinA State and Adams Streeta -CmCAGO"...·1 I" -j- .-I .­! ,-.. " "'"�I �' �: .•• �" . ::,� .�' ,;; '�'�._,:"f�.�'. ,.:' �-:..'.: ':'�".>?'�'�".t. '.:t�.::;: r �<� :�"";·'::'·,···:jT;f��.:.,�� ,, ...... :\. ,( • f:.�. "•... \;) ,'. IlIr,I':i{..� .. !-Silk ShirtsHandsome assortment .new designs and color of entIrelyin fancy €ffects and SOli�rearnentsgray, tan, green, pink a�d °hs �fat $6.00. . elio,Peau de Crepe and Crepe d .Shirts in refined pattern ffe Chins$7.S0. e ects atOther . Silk Shirts' from $S 00$12.00. • to Hosiery�en's full fashioned Silk Hosiery, in colorsDh dblack, white and all other fashionables.. a, es, at 7Se. .�xtra' weight Silk Hosiery, in colors, alsoack and white, at $1.15. .�osiery in fancy novelty effects and clocksa $1.S0. .'Interwoven Hosiery 'at 35c SOc 6Sc 7Sc, $1and $1.50. ' , , GlovesStreet Gloves in gray mocha andCape Gloves in shades of mastic,tan and gray, lock stitched and em­broidered backs, at $3.00.Men's Street Gloves, $2 to $S.Men's Fur-Lined Gloves, at $4 to$7.50.Fur Gloves, ss to $2S.MufflersRich Silk Mufflers and R' '.effects and accordion eeters In fancy crochetedschemes in novel combin �eaves. Beautiful colorOther Mufflers, $1.S0 to $11�.�6. at $5.00. ';' ., .Bath RobesNew designs in Blanket Cloth Robes with notch col­lars, bottom-down coat styles, cord trimmed. Com­fortable, durable and fashionable at $7 SOOther Blanket Robes from $5.00' to $13.50.CravatsHandsome Neckwear fromfine silks imported fromFrance, England and Italyin novel and characteristicpatternings. The finestneckwear .display we haveever made, at $2.50.Other holiday Neckwear at65e to $5.00. LuggageRich and serviceable areth�se fine Traveling Bags,SUIt Cases and English Kitsof most durable leathers,roomy and substantiallyconstructed without weight,from $-7.50 to $50.9ladstone Bags, $15 to $4.5.Wardrobe Trunks/from :$18to $90. HandkerchiefsMen's' initial Handker­chiefs, pure linen, packedsix handkerchiefs to thebox, per box, $1.50 and '$2.Men's initial Cambric Hand­kerchiefs, 6 in a box, per'box at 75�..Men's Silk Handkerchiefs,,SOc to $2.00. 'Gifts Dominant in Men's DesiresHERE is a tnen" ,of suggesti �. stot:e abundantly provided with a wealth-most useable, closes�� In the things that men find most pleasing,requirements, Not only do In accord with men's fashion inclinations and service,variety to select from at mor!°u find the �t chosen assortment here. hut you have also the sreatestreasonable pnces than you 'Will meet with elsewhere.\JewelryW a Ide mar gold-plated\ Watch Chains, $1.00, $1.50. and $2.00.Gold-filled Waldemar WatchChains, from $2.50 to $5.00�Gold' Knives for WaldemarChains, from $1.50 to $5.00.Men's Dress Sets of links,studs and buttons, at $2.50to $10.00..Canes_and UmbreDas House Coats' .�e popularity of these as Christmas gifts for menIS re�ected l!l our Immense variety of plain and at- In splendid two-tone cloths with reversed collarstractIvely trimmed handle effects in Canes at $2 00 .. and cuffs and richly' trimmed with' cord and braid.to $18.00. Umbrellas at' $2.00 to $16.50. • The color schemes are handsome and harmonioua, atCombination Sets,' $5 to $16.50. Folding Canes. $2 $6.00. 'I .' ".'to $6. . , Other House. Coats, from $5 to $22.50.' 'Fur CapsOf genuine Alaska seal, $15.00to $35.00., .'Fur Caps of Hudson seal, $5.00to $10.50.Persian Lamb Caps, $13.50 to$18.00.Genuine 'Nutria Cap�, ·$8.00 to$13.50.Fur Caps of coon skin, $13.50.Electric Seal Caps, $3.50 to $5. Belt Bu� S6ppen�onogram Bu�les in �Id -. or , .Here are real comfort gifts thatsliver fronts m a vanety of .'11' te Aunique and novel designs, made any man W1 app�Ul. '. to your order at U.50 beautiful assortment of wannInitial Buckl� and Belt eom-. Felt Slippers, in various stylesplete, in vRrlous leather finishes and colors, at $1.50 to $2.50.at $1-., $1.50 and $2. Men's Leather Slippers, in'Special showing of Men's Belts, opera, Romeo, cavalier andfrom see to �.50. � Everette styles, at $%.50 to $1.00� DresiingGOWDSNew English models, haiuisome-', ly trimined with silk hogs andgirdles. An exquisite' 'selectionof attractive pattern effects, at$25.00. iOther Dressing Gowns,-from $12to $37.sO.Pajamas '.Genuine Soisette Pajamas, in' white and variety ofcolors with pearl buttons and handsomely trimmedwith frogs and loops .. Very attractive value a� $2.00.Pure Silk Pajamas at $6.00 to $'1.50.Other Pajamas, from $1.50 to $5.00. Far OvercOatsThese elegant fur, fur-trimmed and fur-lined Over­coats make truly luxurious gifts. New m�els, tex- 'tures and fur treatments in experl}y tailored Over-coats, from .35 to $250. . •Sweater Coats. .In . h solid shades and combination �!.;I ncI effects in all-wool shaker-kn1tege co or.th large shawl collars, at $5.w�ves, W1. 'th twoAll-wool rope-stitch sweaters$6' �ockets and shawl collars, at. . .PR I t' 0 D Sweaters, mlbtary collars,egu a ton . . '.at $5.50. S t-Regulation O. D. Sleeveless .Jersey w�ers, at $4.25. . Ice SkatesOriginal John lee Skates, with lboes at·tached, in all sizes and- styles, for men,women and children. A standard .$10 value,at $1.95. -. , .men's and bOys' sizes.shrdlucmfwypipnpuHockey Skates, with shoes attaebed, inmen's and boys' sizes. Highly polished steel.Regular $7.00 value, at $4.95. Other Gifts for MeaPoker Racks, in several wood finishes, 95cto $8.50.Poker Chips, asa'orted colors, per hundred,60e to $2.25.Thermos Bott1�, variety of styles and sizes,$3.i»O to $4.50.'. .. Kodaks, a tremendous selection, from 65c to$63. Kodak Albums, 25e to $3.75. CigarHumidors, smoker's necessity, $5.50. -�l� . 'rtlE,a)HU��. Uenry C.Lytton � Sonfj/ ; � The Store for Mens ana Boy� Xmas Gift's-EMet:> 'N. ·E. Comer State and JacksonThis Store WillI\emain OpenEvery EveningUntil Christmas Hob Merman­. due CertificatesMake Accept­able Gifts (J..J.1'.. :, .. t a1.AdnF.11sibpf(�Ap]" n4., ,: . 81:- F,\' :-p4ti·in.' Ie�OJCJIt1:""rIii fl8(ltil�. cb· 1'. 'eJ:",r � CJ1t. ..•. til� ,'� " in) ,\ . �I! . L· �.- at... eItil, ..toe1.t,· � .�. ·beeI__ in: �"I-' ,-1'1' -.,I', _� f ......"�I.;,'..- .· ..,�) 'rj..f{' ., \,,�: ,...'..cr.....�'..- .. ' .-• · '-, . "t, .'.. ... ;, .:..I " .'......�.�_ , ·.,. , ",';W-- '.: / ', ..t .. .t I -'I\ ... .' ')1 ., 14/,., 'j.,.� .,�t��z���:�t::E;j����?�V;;�:��'I�< '>:�\./'.:�>��:!'�'���::�,:' i� :�� -�, ..�: ... �.���, :�"> · �: ·�;:f/«' �� �.� . � .:::.;-�.� .. � ,: .' '; �':: .• .. � �:�.\.'�.'.' .� .. ',,,'. ... �.�.� ..... r; .. ',,--. t· ", ':1[:.. .',�,. ""':'�'.'.�. TBB '»Au,i:IiABooN, 'WEDNESDAY; 'DBCBII_ 11. un; ., ': I • • '... -.[ ] to'- Foster tb�y all aailg to the plUm . LoiS Hoate:tter expects, to.' attend a of the. League. The 01)11' heart-broken MILDRED ANDERSON ... ,CAMP'US SOCIETl pudding and suaed their, water matinee performance of "A Kiss for (dateless) maidens who appeared on JOINS MORGAN DANCBBSthrough long stieb of peppermint Cinderella," if Maude Addams fol- the scene of tearful action were Kate !.... -' candy .. Each table furnished Christ- lows the example of Otis Skinner and Bartholonew, Peggy lJaggott, Juliet Mildred Anderson', '20, will travelThe Uhiversity men, who have been mas. �� and s�� � one 'of the pays �he war taxes on all fifty cent Bartholonew and Marian Creyts. about· the state during Christmas va-at Allentown, Pennsylvania, with ",the famibes m the U�lveralty settleme.nt. seats In her theater. Wade Bender will spend the holi- cation and tour the 'East nat Sum­Ambulance corps are home on a ten Dorothy Blouk 'will be back next Helena Stevens' is doing nothing days in the sweet and dreamless sleep mer as a' member of the Ethel Kor­day leave. ' We have with us once quarter. She spent the Autumn do- whatever this year in the line of of the innocent and flunked. Clarence gan Dancers. The company will bemore: .Wendell Walker, Paul Heilman, ing suffrage work in the East. festivities. She will receive any in- Neff has guaranteed to wake him up entertained, while in Joliet, DI., nextFred Hubenthal, "Goose" Uehling and With fear and trembling, the cam- vitations that may be forthcoming next quarter in time for his first 8:10 week, at the hom4J of Mabel Behlen-.Raymond Miller. .pus awaits the next issue of our con- with an open mind and a guileless class. Hear! Hear! sky, '20. .temporary, the "Purple Wig." This heart.tonsorial publication, be it said. is the A "cozy" for lonely girls was held Let the Daily Maroon ads help inorgan of Beecher hall. .last Friday "night; under the auspices your Xmas buying.Sarah Griffin is leaving the Univer­sity and will return to Moline, Ala­bama, for a protracted visit to herparents. This is her last quarter here.There will. be a general exit fromfourth floor Foster in the general di-rection of. Kansas. I Josephine Brooks,Agnes Long and Margaret Long arep�ing to catch the 6:25 for Wichita.Marjorie Mahurin wants it an­nounced that she has been invited to, spend the week with her parents inFort Wayne, -Indiana. In spite of ap­:- pearances there are no Soldiers sta­tioned at Fort Wayne.,If she survives the well known finalin Social Origins Marion Hicks willleave Friday evening for New York.Gerald Westby' has conceived theoriginal idea of not spending the va­cation with his parents, according tothe time worn custom. He w,ill go toWisconsin for the sole purpose of"reminiscing" with. old high schoolfriends.There was to have been one realsocial event this year but the "powersthat be" has postponed it. The. .1".......· champion settlement-dancc-ticket-sell­'en will attend their box party next..... CJU&rter.,; .- Anne Shafer has accepted a posi-.. I1 f. � :- � tion as teacher of high sch'Ool Englishl) � � -;_ in Rock Isalnd, DIinois -Dorothy� , I.rdner's town.I �.. Bartlett .. Oormaek, our rising youngauthor, and editorial 'staff of t;he Chl­eagoan, will step out in full �lia, this Christmas. He earnestly promisesto wear his own dress suit Christmaseve if' Jasper Kink isn't using it.: Charles Greene has decided to gobome for the holidays. Home in thiscase is Sullivan. Illinois._' \ Monday night was celebration time_. in the women's halla. From Beecher: �� .========================================================================================�==================================================.,I'It is mild' and flavory-s-due to our method of .handling during\ curing and,' smokitlg. Only perfect slices of_ uniform thickness, .• Jare selected and it comes, to you in sanitary parchment linedcartons .Not Touched by "and in Sli�ing .or PackingJ· ..,..:..r:• t ,,;.,.. :It·,�\ "l.'I \�'::....,,. ...,-... ..' :-• II'..-" � :' ..... ;� .;..'- .'.,....·. Let the Daily Maroon ads help inyour Xmas buying.of/Permanent ValueThere is a peculiar charmabout the �i£t Q£ a book.Let. your ChristmasGifts beThe Umversity Bookstores'. ..',5758 Ellis Avenue and Room 106 Emmons Blaine Hall.', ..... ) .' I.' " -, ., �'7�4r--"'''''·- :".-�,--;-:_ .. ��- .. - .·4 - ' ..... 1 .... ,""!""'- ... �-"., • ..;._- ,IF'" YOU ENJOY' GOOD BACON,\ 'specify. I \.'/ "Sw ifr's Premium"Slice'd' Bacon\u. s. A. ��\\\.,. ... \\\ �"_.��\\\\ '!-p ;��. \ '\SWIFT & 'C.OMPANY,. p.":---.� .,,'!'- ':J(.�-,... '.�'. ... ,;- � .;.- •, . ,• I,.f.! '.I.rl'i,,-., '. ,". ,.1.' '. ,..�. ", I.. '.� '..I . �. 'I' ,: "1,I· 'j,I! .' I.1. ", r .,' "). :.: ��-:; '�"?��i15::';�'!\;. :.... ,.,. , ...... ' ,. 1THE DAILY JIABOON, WEDNESDAY, DBCBIIBBK lI,1I17. "-c- Pillows in Felt, V elvetand Leather, $1.15 to $1.50·'C" Bronze Shields $3.50"C�' Pennants, from 15e to $3.50"c" Calendars, 35 c"C" Barpins,' 50c to $1.50'''c'' Souvenir Spoons, $1'.00 to $2.00"c" RinSs, $1.00 to $1.50"c" Fobs, 35c'to $2.25"cn Skins, $2.50 to' $4.50'"c" Blankets, $0.50"C'� Brscelets-Bookmarks, Letter Openers, etc.'----c '-' ", ':\_' , .FulJ Line of Sweaters and AthJetic GoodS! •-THE. W. C. KERN C·O.1331 ·East 57th Street[ lBEC�.:-m I HIGGINS IS ELECTEDCAPTAIN OF MAROONI 1918 GRIDIRON TEAMonly other player with two years' ex­perience, declined to run for the honor.Higgins is a member of Iron Maskand Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.The new captain-elect will not beable to pilot the team next season un-year." less the war is over by that time, sinceUs: "Steam! In Ellis! It will have he will be in France before manyto be hot air." weeks as a member of Hospital unitNo. 13. This fact was known at theelect.ln, but the men decided unani­mously to select Higgin� as then. lead-er in recognition of his services to theteam, If he is not in school .next falla captain will be selected from themen at hand to fill the vacancy.Twelve "C"s were awarded this yearto the, men who played on Chicago'sgridiron. This is the smallest numberof emblems that has been awarded inseveral years. The decrease is inkeeping with -the small number of. freshman numerals given to the first(Lucy objects to Piedmonts. Change year men. Four of 'the recipients ofto Favorites.) the honor were already football "C"men. . The others were- given lettersfor the first time.The following are the "C" men:Capt. Brelos and Bondzinski, seniors;Higgins, Gorgas and Mellin, juniors;Moulton, Cochrane, Jackson, MacDon-P. S.�We got the above from the ,aId, Elton, Rouse and Blocki, sopho­Convocation Program. Incidentally\ve learned that Mary Etta Bass, al­though it was a strictly Hooverish af-fair. -BUSINESS of rumpling hair andlighting Piedmont;,THROUGH with the Whistle byChristmas, boys.Charley: "Put lots of steam in theWhistle today. It's the last one of theFrosh I.: "Did you ever smoke Rus­sian cigarettes 'i". Frosh II.: "Rushin' cigarettes?Yeh, they're rotten, aren't they?"(Another Piedmont. Fingers burn­ed.)WE have just read the copy on thePoetry Club story. Please permit usto say something about an eleventhAuer poet.r'1'II �.!II Dear Whistler:If anyone ever deserved a place inthe Whistle we suggest Cleopatra Ma-rie Wilson. Me..,WE went to the movies last night.The show was fair, but the ads werebetter. Frinstance. Schrader's Tea• Shop-Try our meals once.(We'r�. down to chewing Camelsnow.) "(Business of pacing floor. Cigar­ettes ground under· foot.), ,",,. .. " -Psychic: "Are these two lines par-�!" IPsyche: "No."Psychic: "Which one isn't!"(Ltnd me a cigarette Lucy. Pm out.· Nix. � Sammies get mine.)\. THE Bonor commission' II- get you. if y'don't ,watch out.A :Merry ,Christmas to �u aD.."�, ... \ . AND you.And yours.Anon.Classified ads in the' Daily Maroonbring good �esults.JUDGES AWARD PRIZEFOR BEST LYRIC POEMTO BERNARD RAYMUND(Continued from page 1.)""Your society must.be liearlny eon­gratulated .upon the, quality of the·poems submitted •. It was not easy toreach any sort of a decision. • • .In selecting "One Who Wo� BeFree," I chose a poem of subtle and- complex implications, beautiful work­manship and a really exquisite last·line. :, . . It has been a pleasureto serve you conscientiously. �Elect Ten Members to Club."In regard to the contest," saidPaul Jeans, "the Poetry club wantsit understood t�1at the contest was notinstituted for the purpose of discov-.. ering a campus poet-laureate, but toarouse and encourage interest in thewriting of poetry." Tcn memberswere elected to the Poetry club, in ad­dition to Clement Aucr, who waselected early in the Autumn quarter.Tbey are: Kathlyn Foster, AlfredPerry, Mary Quayle, Elizabeth Rol;J­erts, Bernard Raymund, JamesSheean, Ruth Smith, Gordon Westcott.Arthur Winters and Margaret Woos­ter.-I SPECIAL PRICES TO STUDENTSCorsages a SpecialtyJflnrrntr SnOrt £t!rr.s�Jilnmrr &ltop1377 E. 55th StreetR. L. Ne18on, Prop. PhOile B. P.'38.,So-" •��-"- -- (Continued from page 1.);I·SPEC.IA·L S'ALEof XMAS GOODSmores ..CAPTAIN HENDERSON, '12.TO BE MARRIED SATURDAYCaptain Albert Henderson, '12, ofthe 86th Division at Camp Grant, hasannounced his engagement to Mar­garet Gyllenball of Glenview, DL Themarriage will be Saturday. When inschool !th. Henderson Was presidentof the Dramatic club, member ofBlackfriars and a member of the DeltaUpsilon fraternity.Subscribe for the Dally Maroon.,,,�ackage.,01Tena antiTwentieaREMEMBER - Turk· Abaeco ;. the world,'8 to­Famou. toba -,. . s mo.t, �co .or CIgarettes. 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