Fhe Daily Neb r ask an
YOh. XXL NO- 60.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1921.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
1ST 10 SPEAK
HI
Former Editor of London Eco
. nomist to Address Uni Stu
dents Thursday.
AUTHOR AND ECONOMIST
IN LINCOLN THIS WEEK
The British Premier, His Col
leagues, and Critics," Is Con
vocation Topic.
The convocation address of Thurs
day of this week will be delivered
by Francis W. Hirst, noted GngliHii
economist nnd writer, former editor
of the London Economist in the Tem
ple at 11 o'clock. Mr. II!r3i will
speak on "The British Premier, His
Colleagues and His Critics," discuss
ing also the social conditions in Eng
land. Students will have a chance
to hear one of the best informed
writers on economic) conditions m
Europe.
Mr. Hirst has just finished a series
of lectures at the University of Cali
fornia and Leland Stanford univer
sity on the financial and industrial
conditions in Europe, and is on his
way east to attend the annual meet
ing of the American Historiacl ac
sociation in Washington.
A graduate of Oxford and the Lon
don school of economics, Mr. Hirst
has secured international reputation
as an economist and a writer. He
was editor of The London Economist
from 1907 to 1916. He has edited
"Common Sense" since 1917. He has
published eight books on various
economic subjects, among which are
works on Adam Smith, The Stock
Exchange, The Six Panics, the Man
chester School, and The Political Eco
nomy of War. He is a liberal in
politics and economics.
Analyzes Causes of War.
In "The Political Economy of War,"
published In 1915, Mr. Hirst analyzed
fully the social and economic causes
and consequences of war. He laid
much stress on arguments which are
now being used with great effective
ness during the Increased activity for
disarmament He has always stood
for freedom of the seas and for the
freedom of trade, even in times of
war. He concluded, as many Euro
peans are now concluding, tha an in
demnity often injures its recipient
more than it does the nation from
whom it is forced. He prophesied
that unless the peace to be made
after the great war wat founded on
reason and a desire for reconcilia
tion, the economist and industrial
life of Europe would be thrown into
chaos. He closed his book with a
soLtence which at preseut has a Iain
lliar ring: "If force leads nowhere
and offers no remedy, reason must
be summoned to save western Eu
rope from social and economic ruin."
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FOR READING ROOM
Y. M. C. A. Subscribes for Pop
ular Publications for Student
Use in the Temple.
Secretary "Dill" Day says tl at
starting this week a list of the leading
magazine articles will be posted in
the Y. M. C. A. reading rooms in
the Temple building. This lift will
be revised bi-weekly so that the lint
U1 always be up-to-date. This list
will alsu bo published In The Daily
Kebraskan. Eubscriptions have been
Placed with some of the leading mag
azines amon" which are: Amorici-n,
Literary Digest, New Republic, Oot
look, Physical Culture, Popular
Science, System, Life, Colliers and
the Review of Reviews.
These magazines are placed In con
venient covers and can be had at
any time in the Y. M. C. A. reading
rooms in the Temple building. The
Magazines will be read by a com
mittee as soon as they arrive and
the list of articles will be posted aud
Published. This will be a great help
to the students, epeciaVy when they
know that the article given are cen
tered to be the best in the maga
zine. Care was taken in the selection of
magazines so as to get the bes?
variety possible. Some of the mag
azines are along the lines or buhi
ne88, some are humorous and some
are especially good for current events.
Secretary Day Bays that is proud
t the fact that the Y. M. C. A. is
ab,9 to offer two large and well
eWipped rooms to the students.
GONVQGATEON
LEADING
UNIVERSITY NIGHT
PRIZES ANNOUNCED
The University night commilttoe
held its first meeting at 5 p. m., Mon
day, at Ellen Smith hall. Chairman
Wolf outlined the duties and work
that the committee had before it, and
stressed the imporance of the work
of the committee. Since he committee
has only two months before it to pre
pare the program, it was felt, that the
organizations preparing the skits
should start them at once. The com
mittee is putting the skits on a com
petitive basis and those organizations
that are destreous of a skit should
start the writeup immediately and
give thorn to Chairman Wolf.
Th committee announces that It will
give first and second prizes of $5.00
and ?2.50 respectively to the organi
zations that hand in a skit with the
most originality and requiring the
least amount of revision, within the
time specified.
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SORORITIES ENDORSE
A HOMECOMING WEEK
Pan-Hellenic Council Unanimous
ly Favors Idea Advanced
By Alumni Secretary.
The Pan-Hellenic council met Tues
day afternoon to discuss the plan pro
posed by the alumni committee for
an annual homecoming week. Mr.
Holtz of the alumni committee was
invited to speak and he emphasized
the Importance of the co-operation of
the sororities with the committee to
make this annual homecoming week
a success. After hearing Mr. Holtz
apeak a discussion was held by the
council. The result was a unanimous
vote to hold general alumni banquets
during homecoming week so as to
further the success of the undertak
ing of the committee to have more
alumni return for the annual home
coming week.
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ANNUAL LETTER TO
BE SENT TO ALUMN
Business Administration College
Graduates Will Hear of Work
on the Campus. -
The college of business administra
tion is preparing its annual letter to
its graduates. Information has already
come in from almost all of the alumri
of the new college as well as the
graduates of the school of commerce.
The business training secuied at
the university is now helping young
men and women In all parts of tlio
country. Old "gijad:" (everywhere
write to tell how important to them
was the experience secured here.
Some of the former students have
found their places 1 n foreign lands.
One of the most interesting letters
sent in to Dean J. E. Rcssignol is
from Otis E. Taylor, of the class of
'15, who is now a director in the firm
of Sir Oswald Stoll & Co., merchants,
investment and film agents, in L in
don, England.
Mr. Taylor writes:
"I am still In London as v director
of Sir Oswald Stoll & Co., which i
concerned with the financial arrange
ments of the various undertakings in
which Sir Oswald Stoll Is inte-estcrt.
In spite of the present depressed state
of business generally, our theaters
continue to do good business and we
are rapidly pushing forward our plans
to erect additional cinemas, theaters,
restaurants, and tea rooms to meet
the increasing demand for amuse
ment. "I was much impressed du.'iug m
visit to Lincoln in May with your new
building, which is u most commodious
and convenient one. In addition I waB
surprised at the rapid increase- in the
number of students which made the
new accommodation necessary, es
pecially when I recall that in tie class
of 1915 there were only five candi
dates for the degree. This remark
able growth reflects great credit to
you and your associates for supplying
a much needed demand a knowledge
of business principles and practice as
a part of a university training May
the very excellent results you have
obtained continue.'
NOTED WRITER AT
A. AND S.
Francis W. Hirst to Speak to Men
of Arts and Science at Cham
ber of Commerce.
Plan Organization Similar to That
of the Other Colleges at
Wednesday Dinner.
L. W. Hirst of London, England,
former editor of The London Eco
nomist, will be the guest of the men
of the college of arts and science at
their dinner to be held at the cham
ber of commerce Wednesday evening.
All men of the faculty and student
body are invited to the dinner Tick
ets may be secured at the student
activities office.
Mr. Hirst has just finished a series
of lectures at the University of Cali
fornia and Leland Stanford univer
sity on financial and industrial con
ditions in Europe. He is on his way
east to attend the annual meeting
of the American Historical associa
tion in Washington.
Mr. Hirst is a graduate of Oxford
and the London school of economics.
He has secured an international rep
utation as an economist and writer.
He has published eight books in var
ious economic subjects having been
editor of The London Economist and
Common Sense.
The men of the college of arts and
science are holding the dinner Wed
nesd5 r night for the purpose of or
ganization. The men of practically a;l
of the other colleges of the university
have been organized into some
group, and the men of the arts and
science culege feel that if that col
lege to hold its pV-rc aiiscug the
colleges, something must be done to
boost it from the inside.
. Dean Fhilo M. Buck, of the arts
and sV.ence college, is sponsoring
the organizing of the men. He will
be present at the dinner tonight to
boost -c work "f oranifciug hi' ng
and to help ts much as possible.
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SCHOOL OP MTJSIO
PROGRAM TUESDAY
A student's public recital, given oy
students of all departments of the uni
versity school of music will take
place Tuesday evening, December 20,
at the Temple theater. Tho recital
comas' as a culnri ttion of run. ?
the chool so far nis ye.'i and wi'i
show skill '!i ti. virioiM
work. Every one is cordially invitea.
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?ALLADIANS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR TERM
The Palladians elected officers for
the coming term at the business meet
ing last night. Those elected are;
President, Eleanor Lowrey; vice-president,
Clyde Wilcox; histosian. Lil
lian Adams; secretary, Pauline Bun
croft; critic, James C. Wilson
The "Farmerette," a three-act farce
comedy will be presented by a cast
of Palladian girls at the regular open
meeting of that society, third floor
Temple, Friday at 8:30. All students
and faculty members welcome.
Alumni Slogan Contest
NOT MUCH LONGER
Today is -Wednesday and this contest comes to a close at
5 p. m. Saturday only three days away.. A rood many slo
gans are now in the hands of the managers but still there is
room. The more slogans to choose from, the better the
chances of getting the best possible one for the Alumni
Journal. . .
No entries have as yet been made by any fraternities or
sororities and the managers are beginning to wonder what
is the matter with the Greek letter organizations. This is an
opportunity they should all avail themselves of a beautiful
Cornhusker, free of charge, for the chapter library. It re
quires only slight effort on the part of one or more members.
NEVER TOO LATE
' Don't get the idea that there are already so many slo
gans entered that you would have no chance. It is not too
late until 5 p. m. Saturday. Every slogan entered before
that time will receive just consideration by the judges.
Another thing don't forget that you can submit as
many slogans as you like. You are not limited to one entry.
Send in a couple of hundred see if we care.
ONLY THREE MORE DAYS
FRESHMAN LECTURE
GIVEN DR. POOL
Head of Botany ' Department Ad
dresses Members of First
Year Class.
The importance of botany in our
every -day lite was emphasized by
Prof. R. J. Pool, head of the botany
department in his addresses to the
freshmen class Monday afternoon and
Tuesday morning. Prof. Pool coin
pared the work of botanists today
with the work they did a generation
ago, and showed how certain botanical
discoveries had affected agricultural,
industrial, and oven professional pur
suits. Dr. Pool said that a knowledge
f the fundamentals of every science
is a requisite to a good education.
In the past, .according to Prof. Pool,
botanists have been chiefly inter
ested in acquainting themselves with
the names of various plants. The
leading Swedish botanist of the Eight
eenth century boasted that he knew
the names of 9,000 plants, yet it is
doubtful if he could pass an exam
ination in botany I at this univer
sity. Prof. Pool stated that plants and
animals have more like than unlike
features. Both plants and animals
depend upon the same substances for
their existence. The plant however
generates its own food; the animal
is incapable of doing so. The proto
plasm of plant and animal matter
however is essentially the same. Ani
mals always have the advantage of
being able to move about from place
to place. A plant is rooted in one
spot and if the conditions there are
unfavorable to its existence it must
perish. So far as is known the plant
has no central nervous system aitho
it is more susceptible to certain ex
ternal stimuli than is an animal. For
example, if a silk thread is dropped
on the hand of a man he will prob
ably not notice it, but if o thread
is dropped on the tendrils of a squash
or pumpkin, they will within a half
an hour enclose it.
Crops are successfully raised ac
cordingly as they can adopt them
selves to climatic conditions. It is a
huge thing to contemplate vhow much
foodstuff is raised yearly in the world.
The chief problem of farmers is to
make their land produce more, one
of the big considerations in doing
this is to eliminate plant disease. In
1919 we might have had in this coun
try 17 per cent more wheat, 20 per
cent more potatoes, 25 per cent more
tomatoes, and 56 per cent more sweet
potatoes, if diseases of those dif
ferent plants could have beeu elimi
nated. Many men and women are
devotinsr their entire lives to the
study and remedy of plant diseases.
Awgwan Is out!
PLANS FOR ORGANIZED
AG. WEEK COMPLETED
The Alpha Zeta, honorary agricul
tural fraternity, met Thursday even
ing and completed extensive plans lor
organized agriculture week. Arrange
monts were made for the annual Al
pha Zeta banquet to be held that
week. Many alumni are expected to
be in Lincoln to attend organized ag
riculture and also the banquet.
GREATER UNIVERSITY
LUNCHEON ON FRIDAY
The first Greater University lunch
eon of the year is being held Friday
December the 16th at the Grand hotel.
Judge Morning is going to speak on
"The Boy." In his 'position as Judge
of the Juvenile court, he has had the
opportunity to watch the boys and the
message he has will be of keen inter
est.
Judge Morning is a strong advocate
of having the boys paroled out to
some reliable organization. Several
i'raternitlea are considering having the
boys paroled to them and letting them
report several timea each week.
The committee in charge of the
luncheon has been able to secure a
quantity rate on the luncheons on'y
40c per plate. The luncheon is hold
from 12 to 12:50 so that 'the students
will have sufficient time to go to one
o'clock classes.
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RULES DRAWN FOR
DEBATING LEAGUE
3i3t Central Division Organizes
i esguo's Work for the
Coming Year.
The East Central debating league
met in Lincoln last week to draw up
the rules and regulations of the
league. The schools were divided
into the following groups:
Group 1.
Waverly, Weeping Water, Ashland,
Uni Place, Cotner College high school,
Havelock and Bethany.
Group 2.
College View, Walton, Wilber, Cath
edral high school, Teachers' College
high school, Lincoln, Nebraska Wes
leyan academy.
Pairing for Group 1.
Ashlf t.d Weeping Water
Havelock Waverly
Uni Place Bethany
Cotner drew a bye.
Pairing for Group 2,
Wilbur Walton
Cathedral H. S College View
Lincoln - Wesleyan
Teachers' College drew a bye.
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T
SSUED BY BUREAU
Business Research Bureau Discuss
"What to Read on Subject
of Banking."
The bureau of business research of
the college of business administration
has issued a pamphlet, "What to Re:d
on Banking," suggestions for a bank
er's library, as an aid to bankers and
other business men. This is the first
publication of the new department
of the college, which was authorized
this year. The pamphlet was com
piled by Dr. F. E. Wolfe, professor
of statistice and research, who Is in
charge of the work. It will be dis
tributed to the bankers of the state. I
The pamphlet presents for the I'e
of bankers, bank clerks, and business
mon a list of books and periodicals
relating to banking, with brief notes
describing the contents and character
of each publication, n give? a se
lection of the best books. It was pre
pared to meet requests for authori
tative readings and in recognition ot
tho increasing va'ue of a thorough
understanding of our monetary and
banking system. Works on money and
banking in general, practical bank
ing, saving banks, trust companies,
foreign exchange, and the hanking
laws are listed.
This is the first of a series of pub
lications which the college of business
administration intends to issue for
the iformation of business men and
the general public. The committee on
business reaseareh, of which Profes
sor Wolfe is chairman, is planning
several investigations of the methods
of conducting business in the state.
The work of the new bureau is ex
pected to be of great service not only
to the business men of Nebraska, but
to the state as a whole. Its iveeti
gatlons will be conducted by an ex
pert statistician and economist, as
sisted by the other members of the
college. Fol'owlng the lead of the
Harvard graduate school of business
administration and other such insti
tutions It will seek to scientifically
examine some of the problems which
beset the business world, and, always
the ultimate consumers.
JAYHAWK BATTLE
01 WEEK AWAY
First Basketball Contest Of 1921
22 Cage Season Comes
Soon.
COLISEUM FLOOR IS
USED FOR PRACTICE
Varsity Squad Under Coach
Frank to Meet Freshman
In Workout.
With the first, contest of the sea
son one week from last night, Coach
Frank is putting on the finishing
touches in preparation for the Kan
sas Jayhawkors. Coach Frank will
take ten or twelve men with him to
Lawrence next Monday and the Husk
ers will meet the Kansans Tuesday
evening.
Scrimmage work will probably fili
up iht schedule for this week's work
outs. Tho Coliseum floor has been put
in shape and as much time as pos
sible will be .spent on the big floor
at the State Fair grounds Coach
Pickett of the yearling squad will
probably pick a number of his men
v;ho have been showing up the best
in the initial workouts and pit them
pgainst the Varsity about the last of
tho week.
Close to one hundred men are out
for the Frosh quintet and an abund
ance of materia; is on hand for a
first class team. A number of men
vho rated high in h:?h schcj' hoop
i ircles have reportea to Coa:"i Pick
ett for work , The yearling crev have
taken possession of the Annortr aud
will hold their workouts there on
Monday, and Wednesday evenings at
7 o'clock and Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons at 3:30 p. m. Last year
Coach Pickett developed a quintet
that was a worthy foe for the Varsi
ty and prospects for a speedy aggre
gation aTe very favorable this year.
The first opportunity Nebraskans
will have of seeing the 192122 bask
etball team in action will be Satur
day, January 7. The Huskers will
meet the Washington Pikers on the
local floor. Washington finished In
the cellar in the conference race last
year but reports from St. Louisi are
to the effect that the entire basket
ball system has been revamped and
a different line of coaching institut
ed. Probably the first real test of N
bra ska's strength will be January 13,
when Missouri will invade Lincoln
for a game with Coach Frank's pro
teges. Missouri, it will be remembered, fin
ished at the top of the ladder last
season and have a number of last
year's championship quintet back in
uniform this year. The Cornhuskers
did not get to meet the Tigers on
the basket ball court last year and
the University of Missouri backers
seemed to think that Nebraska did
not play the same class of basket ball
that the Tigers were capable of deal
ing out. The Huskers won all of her
contests by decisive scores last year
against her Missouri Valley opponents
except the Ames contest which was
lost by a close margin.
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FROM BIG MEETIN6
Engineering Dean Delivers Ad
dress at State Irrigation
Association.
Dean O. J. Ferguson of the engi
neering college returned yesterday
from Bridgeport, Nebr., where he has
been In attendance at the Nebraska
State Irrigation association, Decem
ber 7 to 8.
The convention was well attended
and many interesting papers pertain.
ing to irrigation were presented.
Andrew Weiss, project manager for
the United States reclamation service
at Mitchell gave an interesting paper
dealing with the study of the return
flow, of diverted water. Through his
studies he has determined that the
water diverted for irrigation pur
poses, a high percentage returns to
the original Bources, or national
drainage lines.
Thos. H. McCarthy, superintendent
of the irrigation school at ScotlB
Bluffs aJso presented a paper on the
aims and work of the school. Dean
Ferguson visited and inspected the
school !n his capacity as adviser, it
being under the supervision of tha
state university. The school Is of
sub-college grade and gives a two year
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