Pig Dinner March 13 Don't Forget March 13 "Fritz" Albertson, of K. U., is in business the art of taxidermy, rejoices in the acquisition of a finely mounted specimen of the "Hoo-hoo Bird," a very scarce species, which according with his father in Kansas City, Mo. "Win" Kimball, secretary of the University Conservatory of Music, has been ill tor the past few him is a tasty and suitable decoration for"fratern^^ weeks. and other club houses." The engagement of CHyde Bullock to Miss Nellie Bridge of Norfolk, Nebr., has been recently announced. Miss Bridge is a member of Delta Gamma. Emory D. Stanley, '04, and Miss Eva Cooper were married during the holidays at the home of Miss Cooper at Humboldt. Miss Cooper is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. A number of the brothers took advantage of the Christmas recess to attend We have a new acquisition, a bull dog. Scrappy Dan by name, who is the gift of Martin Shalknberger ("Shelley"). The dog certainly lives i i up to his name and has kept the Freshmen bu^y restraining his belligerent impulses. So far none of the dogs he has attacked have been valuable and we are still free from damage suits. the ceremony. THE BUNCH John Simms Raymond L. Hill, '07; died of small pox Febru ary the third, 1909, at Huachinango, Mexico where he was engaged in engineering work. ' "Hugg.s" Husb "Pope" Bocken "Ras" Racely "Boar" Blish "Pard" Walcott LAMBDA NU AT PRESENT "Jake" Pence has left school to take charge of his father's hardware store at Madison, Nebr Rowland P. Thomas, 1912, is a candidate for President of the Freshman class for the second semester. Harry Ewing has left school to accept a position The "J. B." Johnson "Dave" Summer "Bruce" Proupy "Professor" Johnson "Brainless" Brain "Hash" D.avenport Cor "Dick" Paddock "Jim" Thom-as "Tubby" Coulter "Tommy" Thomas "Van" Van Dusen "Cad" Stanley "Hairy" Cheek "Percy" Perry "Pink" Holmes "Runt" Wilson "Little Van" Van Dusen iraska as solicitor for the Missouri Pacific Railway Co We have added a new name to our list of pledcpB Lloyd Burdic of Herman, Nebr. ' Bro. Crosby, Yale '04, visited at the Chapter house for a few days recently on his way to W oming. Bros. Cheek and Henry visited the Chapter at ANNOUNCEMENTS Lambda Nu will hold its Pig Dinner Saturday evening, March the thirteenth, at the Lincoln Hotel. This promises to be a great affair, as the committee has already begun its search tor M Minnesota during the examination interim. Th porker of sufficient size and tenderness to servt^ report a royal entertainment. tained afterwards with a select song program ' as the piece de resistance. He will be acconjpanied by suitable trimmings and a royal time is assured. Begin at once to make your arrangements to attend. If you can come, addrc.ss Oliver M. Walcott eluding "Baby Doll" and the Majestic hits. care Phi Gamma Delta House, not later than ' The active Chapter took lunch Sunday evenins January 17, with the Kappas whom we enter "Tubby"Coulter,1911,eandidate for Preside of the Sophomore class, in his quest of votes and his attempt to win over the good will of the"barbs " has a pleasant look continually upon his ordinari'l severe face, and a kind word for everybody ^ John Brain, 1911, Freshman Law, specialist o ■ Fiji i .4.* 'il March 6. •h The Annual Party will be held April 30, at the Lincoln Hotel Annex. The Banquet will take place the following night. } -^'3'T' '■ '< I . ■ ,• ' ,!• iP orinthology and special patron and propagator o" Remember the Pig Dinner^ P. S. Don't Forget the Pig Dinner" pig Dinner, March 13 / kI \r\nPig Dinner—March 13 Lambda Nu Pig Dinner Pledges To accomplish all these results, however, it will be necessary that everyone interested in the Chapter shall do his utmost to promote this good The Cornhusker Fiji Vol. 1, Lincoln, Neb., February 1909. Published from time to time by the Lambc^Jh Chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta. Harry G. Huse, '10 Richard B. Paddock, '12, Ralph W. V.an Sant No. 1. Editor. .Manager. FOREWORD This is Lambda Nu's first attempt at a Chapter paper and we crave a consideration of this fact before judgment is passed upon it. We hope there will be succeeding numbers. We would be very glad to hear from all the alumni and to receive items of interest from them for our next edition. We will gladly send the address of any alumnus , Ralph Wood Lloyd Buhdic work. ALUMNI HAPPENINGS HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS The house has just undergone a number of decided improvements. A set of new curtains has been hung throughout the downstairs, several new pieces of furniture have been bought and new carpet has been laid in the halls to deaden the noise of the footsteps of late-returning brothers, so that sleep and study may go on undisturbed. The kitchen has received a number of labor-saving devices and we arc now in all round shape to do some real "living." upon request. 1. "Ike" Cra.mer is in Mandalay, India. "iL\o" McWilliams is working in Boulder, Colorado. Si I' John Burkbtt is cashier of a bank at Bridge port, Nebr. Charley I.eplbr is in the real estate business in South Omaha. Chas. Sunderlin is inspector of public land frauds at Seattle. Roy B. Adams, otherwise known as "Doc", is practicing here in Lincoln. "Tate" Matters, alias "Matty", is entered RUSHING SEASON AND RESULTS Lambda Nu experienced a very successful rushing season this year. We came back with sixteen active men, ten of whom lived in the house. The rushing of new men was prohibited by the Inter-Fraternity Council until October 16, when we devoted ourselves to the task with great vigor after having picked our men in the enforced interim. There followed six weeks of smokers, dinners, rushing parties, and similar stunts terminating in a grand finale by a party given at Walsh Hall, November 20, the night before Pledging Day. Following the party, we had a rather informal feed ABOUT OUR NEW HOUSE Several years ago the Graduates of our Chapter Val Kendall is with the Kawneer Mfg. Co. of Niles, Michigan. Chas. and Ed. Ad.ams are the proprietors of a organized a building company for the purpose of buying a lot and building a frat house. Consider able stock w.as sold at the organization of the company and a part of the money was paid in and hotel in Seattle. has been invested in interest bearing securities. engineer of South Omaha. For several years the house proposition has not been pushed actively. The Graduate Chapter of Lincoln has again started the movement by writing letters to the Alumni and requesting each of them to make inspire our would-be pledges with a little of tho contributions which will bo credited to their stock account, one share of stock to be issued for each SIO paid. enthusiasm that we had ourselves for Phi Gai^H Delta. The next day at high noon the ban^K>' and each one has expressed a desire that the move at the house, where we made merry and strove to as a Freshman Law at Harvard. The Alumni have responded very generously officially raised and we proceeded to put stars on ment may be successful and has pledged as much eight men, all good fellows. Besides these there further support as his circumstances will permit. Jay Lepler is holding down the position of city Sam Buck is a reporter on the Seattle Star, Seattle, Wash. "•Fritz" Thoxlvs has a position with the Nebraska Stone Co. of Omaha. "Bob" Decou is with the Woodruff-Collins Printing Co. of this city. "Russ" Burket was recently married to a Miss Able of Springfield, 111. 'Bill" F.imilton has a position with the Nebraska Paper and Bag Co. of this city. 'Bud" Lott is working for the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway Co. of Omaha. Len" Kurtz is general manager of the Lincoln The local Chapter, seeing the generous replies made by the Alumni, have agreed to pay S25 per Telephone Co. of this city. now eligible. Initiation was held December 10, month out of the treasury toward the building when the eight men were received into the mysteries fund and seventeen of the active members have Co. of Chicago. of Phi Gamma Delta. agreed to take stock. were two men whom we were unable to pledge on account of the rule on delinquency, but who are List of Initiates John B. Brain IT. Cadet Stanley Harrison W. Davenport Dana B. Van Dush'' Richard B. Paddock Rowland P. Thomas William H. Cheek Seaele F. Holmes Remember the Pig Dinner. Since the Alumni and active Chapter are taking such an interest in the proposition wo may well expect something tangible in the form of the purchase of a lot or a completed house by the time school begins in the fall. Don't Forget the Pig Dinner Harry Quigley is working for the A. C. McGlurg Fred Saunders is with the Bankers Life Insurance Co. of this city. Earle K. Wiltse, alias "Tough", is cashier of the M'innehago State Bank, Winnebago, Nebr. J-\C'K WuiTEPORD is Connected with the en gineering department of the Lincoln Telephone Co. Remember March 13