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"he Daily Nebraskan YOt. XXI. NO. 88. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 9, 1922. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, PRICE FIVE CENTS THOUSANDS HEAR SHERWOOD EDDY Great Crowds Throng St. Paul s Church Morning and Evening to Hear Lecturer. TMPRESSIVE ADDRESSES HIT HOME TO STUDENTS Campus Problems" and "The Challenge of the Present World Situation" Are Topics. Six thousand students, thronging to St. Paul's church yesterday morning 8nd evening, heard Sherwood Eddy deliver two of the most powerful and thought-provoking addresses ever giv en on the Nebraska campus. The capacity of the huge building T8s taxed at the 11 o'clock convoca tion and again at the evening meeting. Outsiders were turned away in order to make way for the students and the executive committee announced that townspeople could not be ad mitted to the meetings today and tomorrow as the lectures are primarily for students. In the morn ing, Mr. Eddy held his audience of more than three thousand silent and intent upon his words for almost au hour. His words were clear, forecful and to the point and he obviously made a lasting Impression upon lue minds of his hearers. The meetings Wednesday were characterized by members of the faculty s th finest of their sort in the history of the Bchool and by Eddy himself as among the most inspirational that he had at tended or addressed in his wide ex perience among the students of the United Slates. Chancellor Avery who was intro duced by Ad Dettman, chalmau of the Eddy meetings executive commit tee, in turn presented the man who will jpeak to Nebraska student' for Oiree days on problems of vital world, national and campus interest. The university executive chria:'ter bed the meeting as a convocation ex traordinary and held for a noble pur pose. "This scries of meetings marks a notable event on the history of the institution," he remarked. Invocation was given by Dr. Frederick Stuff of the faculty. Eddy Jumped into his subject with almost no introduction and finished promptly and decisively. His address dealt mainly, with, the four touch stones of character and in it he chal lenged every student to answer with him the following questions: "Am I Honest?" "Am I Pure,?" and "Am I in Earnest?" His recitals of personal folowed the war and forcefully point gripped the students In a way Jeldcm witnessed. The speaker went right to the root of some of the campus evils of today and warned the n;.n and women of the folly and uselessness of taking chances with character. He reviewed briefly the wave of dishonestly and immorality which had followed the war and. foretfully potr.t ed out the final results of dabbling In gambling, drinking, unclean speech, dishonesty in the classroom and else where. "Disintegration of character." Eddy stated, "begins in an unsetn (Continued on page 4) Abundance Of Flowers On Straw Bonnets Tells "Spring" is here! Although it is Mill February the campus Ifl dotted here aud there with bright co'r4 that bespeak spring. Hats, with everv kind of flower and vegetable, Includ ing the popular carrot, hang grace fully from satin or atw bonneto, and arty t jted at a Vue." angle upon the "bobbed" and un-bobbed heads of our co-eds. Gorgeous ariaya of bows and "buncheB" are perched any place on the new creation. Not sonly are hatB rushing the season, but also spring coats. These are ot de lightful plaids and stripes and lo.k more like circus garbs tnan anything elne. (Nn one has said one word against circus effects.) In fact; thlngu of this sort are very attractlre and every one, that la, all people on tie campus, admire them "tree blen." Every persou thought that the new eason would carry with it longei skirts but, alas! (or hurrah!) It didn't. Knee length Is still the word, according to Lady Duff Gordon, and sanctioned by college women. "Sou know, fashions ae the queerest things; Bome times they change otr tight and then agara, if they have "net with favor, it takes for ages t M'RAE ACCEPTS NEW , EDUCATIONAL POSITION Professor Glen McRae of Cotner university, who is a graduate ot the history department here, has accepted the paction as secretary of educa tion for his denomination. He w.ll be in charge of five of the middle western states, with headquarters at Omaha, Professor Mi Rue took his masters' degree in American history here lafat summer, and was matriculated for fu ture work. He expects finally to com plete his Dr. degree at Nebraska or some one if the eastern colleges L IN NA.IONAL MEtThU Phi Delta Chi Holding National Convention at Kansas City Next Week. The national convention of Phi Delta Chi, one of the largest phar maceutical fraternities in the United States, will be held in Kansas City, Mo., February 17 and 18. Several hun dred delegates are expected. Ray Lewton, a senior in the college of pharmacy, will be the official dele gate from the local chapter. The whole chapter is planning on attend ing the convention. . The fraternity has branches in the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kas.; the University of Texas, Galveston, Tex.; the University of Iowa, Iowa City;, the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.; the University of Ok lahoma, Norman, Okla.; the Univer sity of Colorado, Boulder, Co'o.; aud Creighton university, Omaha, Neb., as well as in all the large eastern and southern universities. Kansas City is a central point lor delegates from the various chapteis, and a large membership is maintained in the southwest. Officials are pre dicting one of the largest con- entions in the history of the organization. A program which will take up ali mat ters afecting pharmacy and drug handling has been arranged E. W. Thurston. Indianapolis, provident of the fraternity, has announced Among the officials who are ex pected to attend the sessions are C. V. Nichols, grand treasurer, Anadar ko, Ok., and Loyd Harris, associate editor, Ncrman, Okla. A heavy reg lstratioa has been received trom tae southwestern universities. A recep tion di graduate members of the Da ternky has been planned by the local committee. NATIONAL W. A. A. PRINTS BULLETIN 'OF ACTIVITIES The national W. A. A. Is printing a national news booklet this year con taining all the new and interesting developments in W. A. A. activities, both national and in the individual schools. There will be good snap shots. The price per copy is 50 cents. If you want one please sign in the gym. Pay your money to Cora Miller or Ruth Fickes. All money must be colected before the order can be sent in the order must be cent soon. That Spring Is Hers nimni?A them. The latter beln' the f the short skirts. Well, coming back to spring styles. Have you noticed the pretty pink and blue, and all colored, mufflers the dashing "T" hounda are wearing? They are perfectly gorgeous, simply "splooferous" fringe, soue have tas sels. And how remarkable they look twined around the necks of our "err duroyed" fashion plate's. A red one was seen on the cam pus yesterday and it created quite a sensation. It really looked stunning with the light tan overcoat ud gray hat. You could easily tell that tin combination was in favor, for a string of girls, longer than line at the polls, was stal'g after the gentle man who was -he "figure upon which these clothes fere placed." Pray tell, who could resist the charms of a bright red muffler? Red always war a wonderful color; you know about the Spanish bull fights, don't you? Horrors! What if it Mould sno on a day when vegetable covered hats, light coats and bright muff lei b were beng "sported." What a draw ing lot ol humans the "campui foils would be. But why think of the worst Oh, ain't spring grand? PHARMACY Interest In European Student Situation Is A deeper insight Into the pitiful state of European students today has been afforded Nebraska students by the address delivered by Sbeiwood Eddy at St, Paul's church last nigut. A sympathy expressed in actlm wts the immediate result of the lecture when the committee of campus or ganizations met following the eve ning convocation. The committee moved to do something to help f -nancially their fellow students across the sea and by voluntary subscrip tions raised five hundred and sixty eight dolars as a beginning of what they wanted Nebraska university to do. One hundred and suventy dollars of this amount had been raised be fore the description of tne hunger and poverty by Mr. Eddy but the coram u fee members gave an additional four hundred dollars last evening. Mr. Eddy himself, although it was learned that he has already contrib uted sacrificlally to the relief of tf o ARE EVENT ON GAMES Nebraska Team Wins and Loses Even Number of Basket ball Contests. Nebraska is still tied with Oklaho ma for fourth place in the Valley race. The Huskers retained this po sition by virtue of tho'r victory over the Grinnell flippers Monday, after losing to Ames last Saturday night. The Cornhusker team has a percent age of .500, having won four games and lost a like number of contests. The Scarlet and Cream cage arti&ta have made a total of 163 points while in action against Valley teams. Missouri is still setting the pace in the conference race, with nine con tests won and none lost. The Tigeis have won all their srames by. com fortable margins, and unless the cope is badly upset, the Bengal quintet will repeat the 1921 performance of cap turing the Valley championship. The Kansas Jayhawkers ure Holding down second place, having chalked up six victories and but one defeat. Captain Austin Smith, the leading Husker In number of points scored, is ninth in the individual standings in the valley. The Huskof leader has made a total of sixty-two points, of which sixteen were mado via the free throw route. Captain Bond of Mis souri is in first place, having amassed 122 points. Rody of Kansas is closo in the rear of the Tiger captain, hav ing made a total of 119 points. The Grinnell Contest. Two sensational field goals, caged by Captain "Tony" Smith and RIc dlesberger in the last minute of play, were responsible for the Cornhusker victory over the Pioneer tossers Mon day night. The contest was anybody's game up to the last minute, the lead see sawing back and forth, with bo;h teams battling fiercely to obtain the lead. At the end of th first half, the Pioneers were leading by a margin of one point, 17 to 16. Captain Suii'.h, Munger, and Kohl, who were kept on the bench during the first period, en tered the game at the opening of the second half. Strengthened by the change, the Huskers spurted, an) captured the contest in the closing minutes of play. "Slim" Warren, Husker center, played in stellar fashion, casing a quintet of field goals, and handling himself well on the floor. Smith, Riddlesberger, and Tipton also played a good game. Benz, Crinnel- center, led'in the scoring colmu, tot.. sing eleven free throws and one fied innl. for an aggregate or tmrieen points. Nebraska Carman, f ..... Tipton," f Smith (C), f.. Warren, c Riddlesberger, g Russell, g Munger, g Totals Grinnell Garner, f Crltchett, f - Benz, c Smith, g Macy (C), g Datesman,' g Whltehill, g Total 23 b ft pr tf pt 1 0002 u 3 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 p 3 10 3 411 S . 0 0 2 0 0 n d) 0 0 n " 0 1$ 0 0 0 1?. 4 7 7 23 i ft pr tf pt a o 0 1 6 . 1 0 0 0 z 1 1 11 0 1 15 . ..L- 1 0 2 2 2 . 1 0 0 0 2 L 0011 0 0 0 2 0 0 -lire Aroused By Eddy starving students was the heaviest giver. The contributing students averaged about seven dollars and twenty cents each. Tne committee members demanded that the students on the campus be given an opportu nity to contribute something toward the fund and to follow in the foot steps of Yale, Princeton and other colleges in giving thousands of dol lars to those who cannot earn more than ten cents a day at the hardest labor. Mr. Eddy's graphic description -:t the horros of starvation and cold which the European students are auf fering every day, plainly made an lm- "tission on the audience of three thousand which he spoke to last night. In the committee meetings aftcrwaid, Mr. Eddy showed how students in other middle-western colleges which he has Just visited hare given up a few luxuries and in some cases lv3n sacrificlally to help swell the fund which is so needed. SPENSER TALKS TO FRQSHEN6INEERS Purposes of A. A. E. Explained to First Year Men of Engi neering College. Mr. S. Spenser, of the American as sociation of engineers and Mr. L. D. Wood of the agricultural engineering department spoke to the freshmen en gineers last Monday evening. Mr. Spenser, who spoke on "The A. A. E. Society," said that a3 every one strives for success, joining the A. A. E. is a good step in that di rection. To Increase efficiency, stab ilize salaries and foster good fellow ship are a few of the alms of the society. The A. A. S. is a non-technical or ganization of technical men. It has 23,000 members, is the argent engi neering society in the world, and is devoted to pubjic service and to tre promotion of the economic welfare of engineers. Among the numerous benenta so cured by joining this organization are addresses given by prominent engi neers, on the non-technical nrfd broad ening aspects of engineering, tour of inspection of local englneerJug enter prises and mixing and getting ac quainted with fellow-classmen. Two magazines aro sent to each member, the "Blue Print" and the 'Profes sional Engineer." Dances and smokers are held to de velop the social fZlde of education. There is also an mploment service maintained here in the spring to htlp engineers get wbrk for the summer months. Mr. Wood took for his subject, "Factors of lie making of an Engi neer." Som A boys who are clever at wiring bellfl and lights are sent by ; their Darrints to the university to take an neineerins: course, while others come here of their own choice? Mr. Wood explained how necessary is wai for an engineer to hve con trol Lt the reflexes, that is the cor rolrting of the head with eye, a man rniy be a clever engineer but without wood training of the reflexes ho could not operate a delicate instrument. He also showed how a man's learnine, power develops up to a certain age and then gradually fall3 back li to sec ond childhood. Both of these als cusslons were explained by means of diagrams on the board. An engineer should take seme cul tural subjects for, when he Is prac ticing, he frequently has to meet with council boards or commercial clubs. In order to put his ideas asross hj must bo attractive and have a good personality. "There is lota of room for an engi neer in your own nome town, now ever small it may be," said Mr. Wood. An average Nebraska town has the following engineering en'orlse?" Sewage, water and telephone bjs terns, city layout, and transportation all of which require the attention of an engineer. Mr. Wood closed his lecture by reading a poem entitled "The Engl- neer." WINTER APPOINTED TO NAVAL ACADEMY W. S. Winter, freshman in iiie col lego of engineering, has been ! pointed as Nebraska's represcntativw from the first district to the Anna polis naval academy, United States training school for navy of fleers, by Congressman C. F. Reavla. Winter will leave the university now but will not enter the academy until the latter part of next May. He will spend the intervening time v.oitlnn relatives in Denver, where' his honi" now is. Winter has been ll'lng in Lincoln for the last ten years. f .1 U Valentine Party to be Closing Mixer of the Year Fea tures Planned. The last and greatest 1 all-univer sity party of the year will be Satuiday evening, February 11 d: pe armory. This party will bf the last at which entertainment will hp giv en, but it is expected that rvonil more parties will be given during March and April at which dancin? will be the only entertainment. The committees have bsJen working hard on their respective parts ami some interesting features h'-vr boon promised. Being the last party at which entertainment will be give.i, the entertainment committee have been working hard and have tit tne present, an interesting program to which more is yet expected to be Ha ded. Some of the interesting fea tures promised by the committee are: Boxing match between the chocolate drop Rugilists, the Gold Dust Twins; Miro Marek and his youthful protege will give their interpretation of a true Russian dance; the University quartet composed of Archie Jones-, Ransomi Samuelson, Francis DIeis Patsej Hunter will give some vocal selections and "Jimmie" Schuybr will sing; some popular pieces. Dorothy Spi.-ague will give some aesthetic d?inclng and lt is also hoped that soni" readings wil be procured ns well some instrumental numbers. It is thought that this program wil be the best that has been given this year and all students wh attend will have an enjoyable evening. The pro gram will begin promptly at 8:43 and it is hoped that a good crowd will be present at that time. The program has been specially arranged for those students who do not dance and thus the committees 'irge that all who are more interested in Hit program than in the dancing which will follow, should com early The program will begin promptly at the time stated, and those who are not there will miss the best one of the year. NEW HISTORY LECTURES. Professor Cochran of the History department has been giving a series of lectures to the History depart ment of the Womans Club on every other Monday during the past month. These lectures wil be continued a? herebefore until May. Fraternity Frosh Kept Busy Putting Out Fires Originating At Meal Time More than a dozen of the Lni'cr sity of Nebraska Greek letter fresh men are rapidly swinging into the role of exoerienced firemen. For a day and a half now these yoarhnga have been kent busy mostly so at meal times fighting fires which or ieinated mysteriously or otherwise In sorority houses in the neighborhood. While the adherents of the univer sity who have pledged themoelves to Alpha Sigma Phi were man.'uliy or othewisely eating their meal Tliui day noon, a fire call was turned in and the first year men swang Into prompt attention. Their first and quickest act was to swing out of a third floow window descend by a rope to the top of the porch, and then drop rapidly to the ground from a tree. On reaching the ground, the hose was unrolled and every young fies'i man grahbed hold. Fire in the gaB tank of au automobile park 3d in t'-io neighborhood was soon extinguished but no sooner had the freshmen started rolling up the hose than the Kappa Alpha Theta house turned In an alarm. The freshmen scrambled up their, the chief dressed In a large fire hat and a rain coat, pushing into w MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY Eleven and Seven-fifteen O'clock Convocations for Sherwood Eddy Today. SUBJECTS FOR ALL MEETINGS ANNOUNCED "The Challenge of American Problems" to be Discussed This Morning. AH stmlon3 have an opportunity to hear Sherwood Eddy again today ac cording u an announcement by mem bers ofyllio faculty at a meeting of the Eiiy executive committee of fac ulty -Jnl students Wednesdany eveu ing. Absences from 11 o'clock classed tody will be excusod by the oflice the students are desirous 01 hear- Eddy's morning address. Students in tne agricultural college aie ex cused from nine o'clock classes for tne special Eddy convocation on the Ag. campus at that time. "The Challenge of American Prob lems" and "The Challenge of a Ra tional Faith for the Mo'dern Student" are jie topics selected by Eddy for the 11 o'clock and 7:15 o'clock meet ings to be held today at St. Paul's church. Students are asked to be seated as promptly as possib'0 as tho delay of seating the thousands of hearers interferers with the addresses. I am profoundly impressed with the spirit of the students of tfce Uni versity of Nebraska" said Eddy, after his second monster meeting Wednes day evening. "I am glad to know tuiit the men and women will come across town from the campus to these luc.etings and I congratulate the fac ulty on '.lie fine showing whvli We braska makes when compar-1 with other middle-western Institutions of learning. ' At 9 o'clock, Mr. Eddy will address the students of the agricultural col legre on tv Ag i,ampu3 whi!' at 5 o'clock, Mrs. Eddy will speak to tre co-eds at a special vespers service at Ellen Smith hall. Mrs. Eddy spoke to the women's faculty club yester day afternoon and will be the guest of honor at several functions during her three days' visit here. At the evening meeting tonight Sherwood Eddy has said that lie will conduct a question box and will try to answer any questions 'which the students want to ask concerning their religious problems, or the solution of the present day world problems. Mr. Eddy presents Christianity as a so lution of the world troubles today and is anxious for every student t unbui-den himself and to understand the speaker's thoughts on the siiDjects upon which he speaks. Serious thought, serious questioning, and ser ious discussion at the fraternity, and sorority houses, the dormitnnes and rooming and boarding houses is the :iini of :e ''.'fturer. Friday's subjects as announced by Mr. Eddy are as folows: at 11 o'clock in the morning, "Social and Indus trial Problems" and In the evening at 8 o'clock, "The Solution of Our Prob lems." The Friday evening meeting (Continued on Page 4.) the front door while the re't of his proteges filed in the rear. That fire also was put out before it was fully started. But the best fire of all came Thurs day evening when the Alpha SiM were sitting down to dinner, the Thetas again turned in the alarm which resulted In general confusion within the Alpha SIg house. B:it tha freshmen poured out of the thirl floor and roped and treed to the ground. They then hauled out their fire cart and ladder wagon and went "lickety spllt" to the corner whee the fire raged. Then the trouble commenced. Tho Thetas had turned orf their water to prevent It from freezing and the poor freshmen had to fight the five with gunny sacks and empty buckets. The chief when he saw the lack of water was onto his Job, however, and he marched in the front door and un locked the back door ror the buckct brigade. But just as the first pail of water was handed out the gunny Backers and buckete had the last flame out and the chiefs efforts went to naught So the first day of the Alpha SIg fire department went and they are still on the Job for the fires. 1