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THE SUMMER NEBRASKAN VOL. XXI. XO. 1S6. UXUOLN. NKHIUSKA, SATl'KDAY, AUdl'ST li, l!tt. I'RKK FIVE .CENTS. STUDENTS RETURN i NEBRASKA BOY FROM LONG TRIP CADET ENSIGN STUDENTS RETURN FROM LONG TRIP Truman Weller, '24, Appointed to Offi- MITCHELL WILL LEAVE THE ARMY START STADIUM CAMPAIGN SOON Plans Being Completed for State Wide Drive for Funds In November Absolute start of the Memorial sta dium before next spring is now as sured. The first half of the structure is to be completed as soon as possible and the remaining half built as the necessary money is available. Such was the statement of Harold F. Holtz, alumni secretary, Friday. A field organization for the cam paign for funds for the stadium is now being perfected and the drive will be started in November. It Is expected that the entire remaining amount toward the goal of $400,000 will be raised in that campaign. The University of Nebraska is late in starting its stadium. According to data secured from Mr. Holtz, three Missouri Valley schools have already started their stadium drives. They are Kansas, Kansas Aggies and Ames. The Universities of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana and Michigan are other schools to which Nebraska hands nothing have started their drives. ; Structure Well Planned The University of Nebraska struc ture, as planned by the Memorial As sociation takes into account Nebras ka's relative status among the uni versities of the west and the dignity of the state with reference to all others. The plans call for a substan tial concrete and steel structure which will seat 25.000 or 30,000 peo ple, for a great recreational field Continued on Page Four TO HAVE SPECIAL ISSUE TUESDAY Summer Nebraskan to Be Six Col umns To Be Sent to All Win ter Students The Summer Nebraskan for next Tuesday is to be a special edition six columns wide and four or six pages through. The issue is being gotten out in co-operation with the athletic depart ment to boost the sale of student athletic tickets next fall. It will be sent to all students who have regis tered for next winter work. The edition will contain news of all changes which have occurred at the university during the past year, of the changes which will be made this fall, tl will contain stories of the football season for the coming year and of plans of a few organizations for this falL The Tuesday issue is the last Is sue of the Summer Nebraskan. The management feels that in view of the fact that examinations start before another issue could be published, Tuesday is the best time to put out the final edition. The Tuesday p?per will be the same size as the regular Daily Nebraskan. Black and McBride Make 2,650 Mile Journey on a Motorcycle After traveling 2,650 miles, Oswald Black, junior in the Arts and Science college, and Gregg McBride, second year law, have returned to their work in Lincoln. For more than two weeks the men rode Oz's motorcycle, visiting in Wyoming and Colorado and making an extended tour. The two men left Lincoln two weeks ago Monday. They headed for Yellow stone National park. They reached there in fine shape and before return ing had covered the 2,600 miles. They had no trouble with their machine but both men are badly sun-burned and b'istered. McBride, especially, has a layer of tan that has raised some nice shiner blisters on his nose. SOCIAL STUDIES MEETING TUESDAY cial Position at Culver Truman I). Weller, Arts ar-.d Sciences '24 has been appointed a cadet ensign at Culver Military acad emv, at Culver, Ind., where he is at tending the summer naval school. Weller has attended the naval acad emy for several summers. Weller lives in Lincoln, at 2311 U street. He has worked Tor The Lin coln ""tar while going to school. He -V.&S graduated from the Lincoln high tx'.icl in 1920. ' WelW will be one of three cadets who hold commissioned offices in the Sixth company of naval battalions. He i a member of the Culver varsitv rowing crew and of his company cut ter crew. MID SUMMER TALE SENT TO ATHLETES Colonel of University R. O. T. C. Will Retire September 30th At his own request, Colonel Ameri cus Mitchell, commandant of the Uni versity of Nebraska R. O. T, C, wl'l be retired from the United States army September 30, according to notice re ceived from the U. S. war department by the university. Colonel Mitchell came to the Uni versity of Nebraska in August, 1921, from the Infantry School of camp Denning, Ga. During his year's stay here, he has made friends of all the K. O. T. C. cadets and of the mem bers of the university faculty. After leaving Nebraska the colonel will go to his home in Alabama with bis mother and son. 32 Years of Service Colonel Mitchell has been in mili tary service for more than thirty-two. years. He was born in Alabama irt December. 1S70. When a senior in the A. and M. college of Alabama he was appointed to West Point in 1S9J. He was with the fifth infantry of tht--reeular United States army until 1889 when he was detailed to recruiting duty. Two years laier he was sent to the Philippine Island where he remained a year and a half, returning to the United States to be instructor in mod ern languages at the. United States military school. He remained there four years, rejoining the regular army in 1907. He was made regimental ad jutant in 1909 was sent to the School cf Line, Fort Leavenworth, Kas. He Continued on Page Four LONG TO PRINT WELCOME TAGS Will Contribute Name Cards Toward Plan For Freshman Reception El H. Long, proprietor of the Col lege Book store, will contribute 2,500 tags to be worn by the freshmen and cophomores throughout the welcome week of September IS to 22. Long received the plan for the reception enthusiastically and promised the Iron Sphinx that he would pay for the printing of the tags. More replies to the letters sent to members of the Iron Sphinx have been received within the last few days. All the members apparently are enthusi astically in favor of the plan. A few Lincoln Sphinx are working together now and the entire project should be thoroughly planned out before regis-, t ration week starts September 8. A price of 50 cents has been decided on for the barbecue lunch. Every freshman and sophomore will be prged to attend this barbecue which is the final event on the week's pro gram. It will be held on Friday eve ning on Nebraska field. Conference of Teachers of Subject Will Be Held in Social Science j Paper, Containing Many Letters, Mail ed to Cornhusker Candidates A conference of teachers and others interested in the teaching of social studies will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in room 105 Social Science building. The meeting is being he'd at the request of the National Council for Social Studies which hopes to have similar meetings held in the summer sessions throughout the country. Teachers of social studies, history, economics, government, sociology and geography, should especially attend the meeting. The conference will dis cuss the various methods of teaching, giving attention to such topics as the socialized recitation and the problem rd project methods; the nature of an examination in the social studies, in order that attention may not be toe exclusively given to the matter of in formation; and the use of pupil activ ities in and out of school as a means of teaching in citizenship. The National Council for the Social Studies was organized last February. Its purpose is to "facilitate the best possible teaching of the social studies through the cooperative effort of those whose lives are devoted to this work." Its members are the school and col lege teachers of any of the socipi studies, college and normal teacher? cf education, and superintendents, principals and supervisors of schools. The executive committee is sponsor ing the move for conferences. A wicked cat once thought it nice to grab for fish beneath the ice; He seized a big one by the fin, the fish then dived, the cat fell in. Moral: Don't try to catch too big a nsn. Aesop's Film Fables." 'Midsummer Tales of the Corn huskers"' is now ofT the presses. Tl.e paper has been mailed to the Corn iuiskers of past and future. The paper takes the form of numer ous letters. It contains many per sonal items about Nebraska athlete.! and letters from men of all sports make up the paper. The tales are printed on paper the same size as the Summer Nebraskan. Schedules for the coming year are 1 rimed on the front page together with some of the letters. Among the athletes whose letter? are printed in the paper are John Rid dell. York; E. G. Smith, Beatrice; E V. Allen, Cozad; Ted Riddell, Omaha; Herbert Gish. Lincoln; Richard E Dearnfont. Omaha; Harry Kretzler, Lincoln; "Red" Cressel, Lincoln; Milt Jones, York; Grove Bixby, Hardy; ilussell Gibbs, Bayard; J. Lloyd Mc- Master, Lincoln; Dave Noble, Omaha; Howard Turner, Omaha; Max Towle Lincoln; Allen Cook, Lowell; Glenn Baldwin. Ainsworth; Coach Dawson, M. T. Bramman, Dallas, Texas; Her bert Green. Wakefield; J. Dean Ring er, Omaha; "Bob" Long, South Bend; Thomas Creigh, Chicago; E. G. Hend lickson, Schickley; William Norton, Polk; G. T. Scott, Ansley; "Bill" Day, Lincoln, two letters from Jack Best. R. L. Triplett. Shelby, Mont; E. C. Crites, Central City; "Hawk" Haw kins, Omaha; Walter E. Raecke, Cen tral City; "Red" Layton. Lexington: Joy Berquit, Lincoln; "Bob" Russell, Omaha; Farley Young, Lincoln, and H. A. Tukey, Omaha. The "Midsummer Tales" were ed ited by Track Coach Henry F. Schuke. They are being sent to all candidates and varsity men and alumni "N" men cf recent years.