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VOL XXI. NO. 127.
LINCOLN, N NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 102
PRICK FIVE CENTS
iPI NEW CODE
f HONOR III UNI
MET REGIMENT
r. 0. T. C. Unit Votes Unani
mously to Abolish all Cheat
ing1 in Examination
MEASURE TAKEN
ON OWN INITIATIVE
Declare Dishonestly Unfair
Students Who Do Their
Own ork Without Help
to
The following resolutions have boon
unanimously adopted by the Senior
the University of Nebraska.
Unit and Junior Unit, R. O. T. C, of
Resolved:
1. That obtaining unauthorized help
or cheating in any form on the tests
or examinations, does wrong to the
parents that sent us hero, causes Ihe
sacrifices made lor our sakes, in order
that we may learn and prepare our
selves tor the battle of life to be in
vain: deceives our parents, deceives
our instructors and ruins our own
characters.
2. That such cheating by any of us
does wrong to our fellow students, by
causing the man who does hones work
to obtain a poorer grade than the man
who does dishonest work, thus tempts
others to cheat, and finally creates
distrust and bad feeling in the student
body.
S. That such dishonesty would in
jure the reputation o four University
by sending forth those who graduated
by lint of fraud and who would bring
discredit on the University in the
future by the ignorance that they
would display of things, a thorough
knowledge of which they were ex
pected to have acquired here and thus
cheapen the prestige that a degree
from the University of Nebraska,
should give.
4. That cheating is an insidious dis
ease, which if persisted in will de
stroy all that is best in manhood and
womanhood; that if done by anyone
of this (body, it would not only bring
discredit on our Alma Mater, but
would be a disgrace to the uniform
which we wear.
5. That we will see to it that there
if no i heating in the R. O. T. C.
6. Thnt a copy of these hesolutions
(Continued on Page Four.)
E
Commerce Magazine of Wisconsin
Publishes More Preferable
List of Questions
Believing that Thomas A. Edison's
recent questionnaire for college grad
uates was not a fair test, the Com
imrer Magazine, published ty stud
ents in the Course in Commerce of
the Vniversity of Wisconsin, has just
drawn up and published what its
edit (is believe is a fairer and more
neiisible list of questions.
"KKson's is not an accurate test of
xthe c,:llf.ge man's ability, for the stu
dent docs not come to college today
primarily to gather facts, but to train
and develop his mind, and a question
naire on facts will not test that," the
nap2ine declares. However, the
''ell-rounded college graduate should
have at least a surface knowledge of
a great many fields."
A list of 100 questions covering cur
Tent affairs and 17 educational sub
jects is presented by the magazine.
To obtain the list, the editors asked
24 university professors to submit
ahoiit three questions each, and then
Pt them together. The scope of the
(1'iestions is indicated by the subjects
taught by the 24 teachers.
They were: Professors C. H. Bun
ing. pathology, W. A. Scott. J. R. Com
mons, and W. H. Kiekhofer, econom
ic. Miss M. L. Cowles and Miss H.
banning, home economics, C. R. Fish,
and C. Stephenson, history, F. A.
A. R. Hall, and C. H. Stuart,
political science, C. 1 Hull, psych ol
O. M. Hyde, journalism. H. R.
lthrop, J. p. A: ryre, and K. Young,
C'ish. C H. Mills, music, E. A.
s. sociology, H. L. Russell, agri
culture, g. M. Smith, botany, R. W.
Rn(, physics, L. F. van Hagan. rail-
f Hfrindwing, R. W. West, speech,
QUESTIONAIR
CLASS FINDS GRADING
PAPERS IS DIFFICULT
The teachers' methods class in Am
erican History, under Professor Roy
E. Cochran, is experimenting in grad
ing; history papers. The students are
Riven, various sets of papers and
grnde them according to their moth
ods. The records show that there has
been in some cases a diference of 70
percent in the grading. In several
cases the same student has graded
the same paper over without knowing
it and a great difference has been
given in the result of the grade. "This
goes to prove," says Professor Coch
ran, "that a student finds grading
papers much harder than it appears."
Nebraska Student Organization
Accepts Invitation of Mid
West Student Conference
The Nebraska Student Council ha9
accepted the offer of the Mid-West
Student Conference to become a mem
ber of that organization and will send
her first delegate to Liouisville, Ken
tucky, where the conference will be
held this year. The Student Council
expects this school to derive many
benefits from the organization and
believes that it will make the council
a more active mody en the campus.
The members of the conference this
year are:
University of Alabama, University
of Chicago, University of Cincinnati,
University of Indiana, University of
Iowa, University of Kentucky, Uni
versity of Minnesota, University of
North Dakota, University of Wiscon
sin, Raylor University, DePaw Uni
versity, Ohio Wesleyan University,
Tulane University, Iowa State Col
lege, Kansas State College, Kansas
CSlv Junior College. Mississippi A
and M College, University of Texas,
Norhtwestern University, University
of Missouri.
The second annual meeting is to
be held at the University of Kentucky,
Lexington, Kentucky, Apr. 20-22, 1922.
At the same time and place there will
be a meeting of the Deans and Ad
visors of the men of Mid-West insti
tutions, a conference of the deans of
the Arts and Science Colleges of the
Mid-West, a meeting of the Directors
of Extension work, and a meeting
called by the U. S. Commissioner of
Education, Dr. John J. Tigert.
The only expense of the delegates
will be for travel, since the fraterni
ses of Dexington will provide enter
tainment. Each school will be as
sessed a small fee to defray incident
al expenses. Delegates will also find
entertainment provided in abundance
by the University, such as an auto
mobile trip to Shakertown, a visit
to famous farms in lhat region, and
the probable attendance at a horse
race. A banquet will be given to all
the organizations Friday evening
April 21, by the University.
Delegates to the student conference
v ill be expected to come prepared t
answer intelligently questions put to
them concerning the methods and re
sults of the activities conducted by
students in their own schools. In ad
ditions ihey are expected to prepare
an outline in writing, giving the na
ture and methods and results of ac
tivities conducted in their own
schools. They may ascertain from
their own student organization and
other sources in the school, the prob
lems that might be profitably dis
cussed at the conference.
Delegates to the conference will be
oxopcted to arrive in time for the
opening sesion at nine o'clock Thurs
day morning, April 20. They will be
expected to attend all meetings at the
conference and it is suggested that
all subject s in
which their schools will be the most
interested.
As a result of action by students at
the University of Missouri, in the fall
of 1S20, a plan was proposed for gath
ering representatives of larger col
leges and universities in a discussion
or student activities and undergrad
uate government. The limitations
set by the expense of travel to Col
umbia at that time were the only re
strictions to membership in the Mid
West Conference, as It was tentatively-
called .
The first meeting was held at col
omhia. Mo.. April . K ana , .
with twenty two schools from four
teen states represented. Each stu
dent body select ed one or two repre-
(Continued on page 4) . ,
J. Manley Phelps, Kosmet Play
Coach, Has Nalional Reputation
J. Manley Fhelps, a dramatist, emi
nent play coach, lecturer and reader,
who has toured every state in the
union in Chautauqua, is the man who
is working night and day to give to
the students and people of Lincoln
the cleverest show of the year when
"The Knight of the Nymphs" is pre
sented by the Kosmet Klub at the
Orpheum theater on May day.
Phelps, who is the present head of
the dramatic art department of the
University School of Music of this
city, is considered exceptionally well
fitted to direct the three act fantastic
comedy set to music by Kosmet mem
bers, .which will be sponsored by the
honorary dramatic club on May 1. He
is a graduate of both the University
of Illinois and Northwestern school
of oratory and. secured his master's
degreeat the former institution. A
great deal of his long career in drama
was spent in Chicago.
The cast, of forty students who are
working every evening on the play
have already learned to know and ad
mire Phelps as a person who is "on
the job" and capable of making "The
Knight of the Nymps" a professional
quality show. The Kosmet coach was
FRIDAY LAST DAY
OF
Prizes Announced in th Sunday
Nebraskan Contest Closes
at 5 0 'clock Tomorrow
Five o'clock tomorrow afternoon
will see the dead line on the cam
paign for subscriptions to the second
edition of the Cornhusker song book.
Scarcely thirty-five hours remain yet
in which the contestants may work to
gain subscriptions for the new book.
Final checking up of the books of
contestants will be made by 11 o'clock
Saturday morning. All girls entered
in the campaign should have their
figures and books in by that time.
Announcement of the winners in
both contests will be made in the
Sunday Daily Nebraskan. The win
ning sorority will receive the choice
of a $75 Sheffield Tea Service and
vacuum sweeper and the winning girl
in the individual contest will be
awarded a $40 seal grained cowhide
traveling hag. The prizes are being
displayed this week in the windows
of the College Book Store.
Reports for the campaign solicitors
indicate that the sale of song books is
proceeding rapidly. Repeated calls
for more subscription books have
came in to Harold F. Holtz, manager
of the campaign. Many alumni of the
university have signed up to purchase
the books.
COCHRAN COMPLETES
SERIES OF LECTURES
Professor Roy E. Cochran of the
American History' department has
finished his series of lectures on Cur
rent Problems, which he has been
giving to the Women's Club here.
Professor Cochran has been asked
to lecture next year to the Women's
Club on the American Revolution.
Dr. E. H. Barbour addressed the
Ad Club of Lincoln Tuesday on the
subject of "Advertising Nebraska,"
New Flag Replaces
Flying From
"Oh, say can you see" the new
flag on top of Uni Hall? It surely
seems good to see the old red, white
and blue again. The flag that waved
gallantly before this one was so bat
tered and torn that the flag that was
carried in the civil war looked newer.
The harsh Nebraska winds flap the
banner back and forth so that it soon
loses its fresh look. Don't think for
a moment that the torn, odorless
flag is any the less inspiring for its
delapidated condition, but it does
seem pood to sec the "spangled ban
ner' wave in all its glory.
Only a few days ago a torn bit of
cloth flapped on the top of U. Hall.
No one could tell what it was unless
he knew the ordinary custom of hav
ing a flag adorn the pole on the top
of the building. T "th the coming of
spring, the "clean up and paint up,",
signally honored in being selected to
direct the first American production
of Winston Churchill's "Dr. Jonathan"
and of John Mansfield's,,, "Tragedy of
Man." Not only has Phelps had ex
perience in coaching plays but he was
for some time playing in Shakespeare
plays with the Ren Greet players.
The oratorical ability of Mr. Phelps
lead him to give lectures and dramatic
readings over the entire country. For
ten seasons, he traveled with the Red
Tath Chautauqua. For another ten
years he was engaged in teaching
dramatics and interpretive reading in
universities,, mainly at the University
of Illinois, his alma mater. The direct
or of the May Day show is a member
of Delta Sigma Rho, national debat
ing and oratorical honorary society.
Mr. Thelps has announced that the
chorus of the Kosmet Klub play w ill
be announced in a day or two and
work will commence in earnest for
these people early next week. The
chorus members' names in a few
cases have been held up on account of
eligibility. It is expected that this
will be cleared up some time today
and the entire cast of "The Knight of
the Nymph" will be made public.
DR. WOLDOTT TALKS
ON SAND HILL LIFE
Scientist Describes Youngest Part
of State to Geological
Society
"Animal life in the sand-hills" was
the subject of an illustrated lecture
given by Dr. R. H. Wolcott before
the open meeting of the Zoological
society Tuesday evening.
"The sand-hills are the youngest
parts of the state as it has been only
recently that they have become sta
tionary. Even sixty years ago these
hills were wandering dunes without
vegetations of any sort. Now how
ever grasses of various sorts have ob
tained a foothold and also shrubs
and even trees in the moister places
The grasses with their long roots
tend to hold the sand in place so there
are few so-called wandering dunes at
present.
Many of Hie sandhills have large
crater-like openings on top. These
are caused by the wind scooping out
the sand and depositing it cn one
side of the hill. Consequently one
sii'e of the hill is usually very step
while f1 e other side has only a grad
ual slope.
Animal life abounds in the sand
hills. The lakes are full of fish as
wet! as clams and other water ani
mais. Bird life is especially abund-
rt Many rare birds which live on
the shores of the lakes are found
nowhere else in the state. Not only
r . ny species of birds make their
hemes along these lakes but large
numbers of each species.
Many Nests
In walking around one lake about u
mile across, Dr. Wolcott and members
of his parties found between 700 and
800 nests with eggs or young birds.
Dr. Wolcott described, with the aid
cf lantern slides, a number of the
nests of various birds. Some of the
birds live in nests with soft down to
protect the eggs while the kfldeer
(Continued on page 3.)
Old Banner
Roof Of Uni Hall
the sprouting of brilliantly colored
"wonders of nature." the thought
came to the "keepers" of the oldest
building on the campus, that it would
be a patriotic act to get a new ban
ner to replace the old, worn one.
When students come up on the cam
pus now, they can look at the banner
with pride and inspiration for in all
its newness and color it vivifies th
symbolic meaning of it. It makes a
little sort of chill run down the spine
and some times makes one think of
all the trials "our banner" has gone
through and yet always come out ric
toiiously. The cool spring breezes make the
flag at the top 'of U Hall wave mag
nificently and gloriously. The Eight of
this brings the hope to the heart of
every staunch American "Long may
she wave o'er the land of the free and
the borne of the brave,"
GIRLS' MASS MEETING
TO CHOOSE NEW BOARD
All University girls are urged to
attend the mass meeting called to
night by W. S. G. A. to nominate ad
ditional girls for the list of next
year's officers and board umbers. The
meeting is in Social Science 107, ;.t
7 p. m. Betty Scribner, president of
W. S. G. A., will preside.
The list of active W. S. G. A. mem
bers is posted on the bulletin board
in the main hall of Social - Science.
If vou are not on the list, the annual
dues of fifty cents may be pair at the
meeting tonight or at Student Activi
ties office tomorrow.
Only active members may vole at
polls next Thursday, April 20.
A
EVERY COMMUNITY
Prof. Scott Tells Freshman cf
Effect of Plays cn the
Life of Towns
"The modern drama may not be the
greatest teacher of today, but ( very
play, comedy or tragedy has a goo,',
or bad effect on the community where
it is shown," declared Prof. Scott in
his address to the Ails and Science
Freshmen this week. "If we could
but put drama with the right kind
of ideals on the stage and on the
screen, a large percentage of lawless
ness wrould be put down. When pro
ductions are exhibited ihat make out
laws the heroes, what can be expected
but that those easily impressed in the
audience will try to follow suit?"
Professor Scott showed the history
and fundamental reasons for the
drama by a few illustrations.
"Drama is closely connected with
art," he said, "as is easily shown by
the similar interest which will be
aroused in anyone who watches either
an artist who is making the likeness
of a familiar character in clay or an
impersonator who is taking on the
appearance of the character by the
us e of make-up. This interest" is in
explainable but it is present in every
human race, from the Hottentot to
the Englishman.
"The roots of drama lie in imper
sonation. Imitation is not the only
thing to be considered," Professor
Scott continued. "Julian Hubbard, the
scenario editor at Universal City has
literally bushels of scenarios fired at
him continuously from all parts oi
ihe United tSates. Many of these
have letters attached stating that the
events contained in the manuscript
wee actual and happened to real per
sons whom the auUior knew person
ally. It is just those manuscripts that
are hardly read over for the simple
arson that actual events are rarely
diamatic from a moving picture man's
point of view.
Must Juggle Actual Events
It is the actual events which are
juggled around in some way by the
clever author which malic a good play,
according 10 rrofossor Scott. Things
must be so arranged lhat there is
enough of the element of suspense in
troduced that it ho'ds the thoughts
of the audience enough to keep them
on the edge of their seats and want to
really help the heroine of the story.
"If 1 really wanted to stir up a re
bellion or patriotism 1n a country,"
declared Professor Scott, "1 would
write a good play or two and stir up
the memories of past greatness in the
minds of the people. That was the
very thing done in Ireland some fifty
years ago. The leaders of the Irish
parties saw that their countrymen
were becoming in fact Englishmen
and not Irishmen. They had forgot
ten about the greatness of the island
in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
ce ntuj-ies when Ireland contained the
only seats of learning in all Europe
These leaders went to work and in
formed the people of the fact by
means of literature and orations so
that today Ireland is a free slate.
Early History
The early history of drama, accord
ing to Professor Scott i6 lost with
the memories of pre-historic peoples.
Some scientists have put forth th
theory that plays originated with
some race who wished to communi
cate with thfir gods but who thought
that the gods could not understand
the language of men .ind must there
fore be addressed through the me
dium of plays. This tbeo-y is pretty
universally accepted row but perhaps
it should be taken with a grain or
two of salt. With the natives of Aus
tralia, Africa and the arctic regions It
has been actually proved that Bimple
(Continued on page 4.)
OF
Plan Campaign For Funds This
Spring and Start of Orig
inal Section Soon
STRUCTURE TO SEAT
25,000 FOOTBALL FANS
Quarter-mile Track with Straight
away of Near 220 Yards
to be Included
Plans whereby ihe first unit of the
University of Nebraska Memorial
stadium will be built by the Home
coming Day football game with the
Kansas Aggies, are ex poo ted to ma
ture within a few weeks. A campaign
to raise the remainder of the $:',00,000
necessary for the stadium will pro
bably be put on this spring and work
on the first section of the new struc
ture started within the early summer
months.
The stadium as planned will accom
modate 25.000 football fans. The play
ing field will run north and south.
The playing bowl will be six feet be
low the surface of the earth. En
trances will be made at the south end
of the field as on the present field.
A quarter-mile track with a straight
away of close to 220 yards will be in
cluded in the new field, according to
present plans.
More than $13,000 in actual cash
is already held by the committee in
charge of the stadium. The Memorial
Gymnasium committee collected more
than $120,000 in a campaign for $750,
000 toward a million-dollar memorial
gymnasium which was to be supple
mented by $250,000 apropriated by
the state legislature. At the last
by Especial session of the legislature
called by Governor McKelvie to re
duce the appropriations, this quarter
million dollar fund was withdrawn.
Of the pledges already made to the
fund, close to $100,000 is certain of
being collected.
Increased seating capacity, which
the first unit of the new structure will
privide, is expected to bring in a re
venue which will help jiay for the re
maining sections. Each year at the
big games, hundreds of people are
turned away because not mo:e than
S.000 people can be crowded in:o the
Nebraska field.
INVITE UNI PEOPLE
Ofl SEVERAL TOURS
Students and Instructors Asked
to go on Summer Trips
This Year
Students and instructors in the
University oi Nebraska are invited to
participate.- in trie student tout's which
have been arn-tiged for the coining
Minim. t under the auspices of the In
st it uK oi lct'-ruationaj Education.
Tin re wi;i be four student tours
during the summer t.f 1922: ene to
Croat Britain, one to France, ci.e to
Italy, and one to the Scandinavian
countries. They l ave been organized
not for financial profit, but for their
t duotional and international values.
They represent merely a new appli
cation of ihe program -which the in
stitute has been carrying out for many
years in the direction cf closed in
ternational understanding through the
medium of educational opportunities
exchange professorships and schol
arships, the exchange of scholarly pe
riodicals, and the promotion of the
study of international problems.
Since the tours have been organized
on an entirely non-commercial basis,
it has been possible to ask and re
ceive the patronage of the govern
ments cf the countries to be visited.
the co-operation of foreign universi
ties and scholars, and the sponsorship
and support of international and edu
cational organizations on both sides
of the Atlantic, such as the Eenglisa
Speaking Union, the Federation de
1'Alliance Francaise, the Italy Ameri
ca Society, the American-Scandinav
ian Foundation, 'and the American
University Union in Europe.
Ib the case of the Scandiiiavian
tocr, for instance, the members of the
group will be received by the Arneri-
ctv ministers in each of the three
Continued on page J.)
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