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The Daily Nebraskan
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1922
NNUAL MBJTA
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EVENT
OF TH
WEEK'
ASK FOR SKITS
FOR UNIVERSITY
NIGHT P
All Suggestions Must be in the
lianas oi we uiuiwaij -&
Committee Before Feb. 17
ELLER TO BE CHAIRMAN
Program to be Given in the Lin
coin High School Auditorium
This Spring
Skits for University Night, which Is
to be held Saturday, February 17. will
be accepted by the University Night
Committee now. Raymond Eller has
been appointed chairman of this com
mittee. Eller is a junior in the Col
lege of Business Administration and
a member of Silfer ynx. The rest
of the committee will be appointed
next week.
The latest date that skits will be ac
cepted will be February 17. The com
mittee wants nine or ten organizations
to present ten minute skits. The
propram will probably be staged In
the Lincoln High School auditorium,
although there is a chance that it will
be presented in the City Auditorium.
University Night is an annual af
fair, sponsored by the University V.
M. C. A. One of the features of Uni
versity Night is a scandal sheet. "The
Shun." published by Sigma Delta Chi.
men's honorary journalistic fraternity.
Over twelve hundred people attended
University Night last February. The
program included skits by the Law
College, the Engineering College, the
Agricultural College. Theta Sigma Phi
and Sigma Delta Chi.
SISTER PARTY SET
fOR THIS SATURDAY
Ellen Smith Hall to be Scene of
Christmas Party for Girls
of University
The Big and Little Sisters will giva
a Christmas party Saturday after
noon at 4 at Ellen Smith hall. tn
which all girls are Invited. This is
an annual affair, and is given for
tli purpose of unifying school spirit
among the girls, whether they be
freshmen or members of the 'ipper
classes.
All Big Sisters are urged to notify
their Little Sisters, and to come
themselves to the party, which Is be
ing planned to accommodate all the
girls of the University. Any fresh
man who has no "big sister" Is urged
to come to the party anyway, as she
will find many other congenial girls
and will come Into closer contact
with the spirit among Nebraska'
co-eds.
Because of the usual Christmas
ru.sh, this party has been scheduleJ
In advance, so that all girls will have
an opportunity to get the Christmas
fnirit. esneeinllv the fellowship of
the season.
A Christmas tree, with all the tra
ditional decorations and lights, will
be a feature of the entertainment. An
orchestra will furnish music for the
dancing In the main rooms of the
building. A short program by Unl
vrity girls who are enrolled In the
University promises novelty. There
will le refreshments and favors will
lie distributed during the afternoon.
Fraternities Again
Take Up Scholarship
There will be a meeting of the chair
men of the scholarship committees of
the respective fraternities at Coach
Schulte's office, Thursday evening at
7:15. This Is the third meeting of
the scholarship chairmen during the
first semester.
The object of the meeting Is to get
new and constructive Ideas and to bet
ter the fraternities along scholastic
lines. Prof. Scott will be In charge
of the meeting.
Mickey to Attend
Highway Conference
Prof. Clark E. Mickey, chairman
of the Department of Civil Engineer
ing, left for Kansas City last even
ing to attend the annual meeting of
the American Highway Officials. Prof.
Mickey is a member of the committee
of testing engineers. This commit
tee has charge of the standardiza
tion of tests to be nsed on materials
utilized In the construction of federal
ld highways and bridges.
BOGRi
Near -East
Bullock to Lead
Sunday Meeting
Prof. T. T. Bullock, of the College
of Business Administration, will lead
the second of a series of discussions
open to all students at the Vine Con
gregational church, Twenty-fifth and
S streets, Sunday evening at 6:30.
"Some Things I Believe" will fur
nish a topic for the talk and open dis
cussion. Meetings are held each Sun
day evening open to students. The
second Sunday of each month, the
discu3'i.n Is lead by an outside speak
er, usually a member of the Univer
sity faculty.
The Young peoples' Society of the
Vine church is sponsoring the meet
ings. BARKER SPEAKS TO
Professor Emphasizes Tremendous
Responsibility of Present for
Next Generation
"The Next Generation" was the sub
ject of the freshman lecture delivered
to the freshmen of the College of
Arts and Sciences by Professor Frank
lin D. Barker Monday evening and
Tuesday morning.
"Biology Is the study of living
things," declared Professor Barker in
opening his lecture. "Botany has to
do with plant life while zoology has
to do with the study of animal life."
Professor Barker erp'ained that most
of our knowledge of the laws of here
dity Is derived from a study of the
lower animals.
"With the knowledge of the laws of
heredity comes a tremendous respon
sibility," declared the professor. "We
of the present generation are re
sponsible for the next generation."
Professor Barker made an extensive
evplanation of the laws of heredity
pointing out that the child inherited
characteristics from both parents. He
also pointed out that most of he In
mates of state institutions, such as
the penitentiary, the home for the
feeble minded and the asylum, bad
Inherited their defective traits.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO
Manager of Miller and Paine Com
pany to Speak to uizaa
Club
R. E. Campbell, general manager
of the Miller & Paine company will
be the speaker at the meeting of the
University Commercial club in the
Social Science Auditorium Thursday.
December 7, at 11 oclock. Mr. Camp
bell will give a lecture of interest to
the students of the College of Busi
ness Administration on topics closely
connected with the business of the
larger firms. He was chairman of
the city stadium drive, and is active
in the city.
The University Commercial club in
vites men in the city to give lectures
before the club at regular Intervals.
The speeches ar given on topics
which are of interest to the student
who plans to enter the field of business.
Nebraska University Radio Station
Can Be Heard All Over the Country
From the Island of Martha's Vine
yard and fiom San Francisco come
reports of broadcasting from the Uni
versity of Nebraska radio station In
the electrical engineering building.
Although this performance is nothing
extraordinary, according to Mr. Frank
Moles, the operator, it represents a
sending radius of about 1500 miles.
"Yon might be Inteested to know
that at 1:30 a. m.. Eastern Standard
time I picked np your call, WTAV. 1
believe, and listened to two musical
selections on a single tube regener
ative set," writes L. B. Olmsteaa. a.
Sc. 1909 and A, M. Thysics 1911. to
the Nebraska station. "'It seemed
so good to hear from the old home
school once more. I haven't been back
since I was graduated in 1911 except
for a few hours in 191a. ion are
also the farthest western seaport 1
have yet heard. 1 shall search the
wild waves for you again."
The Martha's Vineyard operitor
writes that the Nebraska station is
the third in point of distance that he
Drive Starts Today
SU DENTS
URGED
TO GIVE FREELY
TO RELIEF
Campaign Will be Conducted
Only Through Voluntary Giv
ing at Campus Booths
PROCLAMATION BY HARDING
Professor Hinman in Charge o'
Committee Soliciting Funds
From the Students
Today is University ot Nebraska
Students day, when students are' be
ing given an opportunity to help iu
the Near East Relief.
"Let your contribution be free and
generous and joyous. Give whatevei
you believe you can for a cause and
through a channel sanctioned by the
U. S. congress in one of its most
tragic periods when the lives of lit
erally hundreds of thousands of de
fenseless women and children are
hanging in the balance," said Prof.
E. L. Hinman Tuesday evening.
Professor Hinman is chairman of
the committee in charge of the stu
dent contributions. Booths have been
placed in every building on the cam
pus, with students in charge of the
Near East Gift bags.
President Harding has sent the fol
lowing communication about the
Near East Relief to the governors
of all the states:
"The need as revealed in the latest
cable reports from Grecian territory
and the Near East far exceeded prev
ious calculations made for the relief
of this crisis. The response to date
has been altogether inadequate. I an.
sure the people of the United States
will grasp the magnitude and pathos
of a situation involving the absolute
known destitution of over a million
and a quarter women, children, and
old men.
"I request the governors, mayors,
business and philanthropic organiza
tions, and all other citizens ot the
United States to hold this tragedy in
mind and I appeal again to you to
make a response equal to the emerg
ency and woflthy of the generous
heart and humanitarian spirit of our
great republic."
Harlan C. Wods, an alumnus of the
University College of Engineering in
the class of 1909, U now professor of
i-.-gint-er.ng in Robert College in Con
stantinople, in the heart of the region
about which this Near East Relief
movement centers. Robert College
was founded in 1S69 by Dr. Cyrus
Hamlin of Massachusetts, the father
of Mrs. E. L. Hinman of this city,
who is wife of Professor Hinman oi
the philosophy department.
. B. S. Varjabedian, the state field
representative for the Near East
movement in Nebraska, is an alum
nus of Robert College.
This is not a campaign or drive
for funds In the University today. Th
committee has felt that many Univer
sity students will want to give some
thing towards the relief of the suf
fering in the Near East, and today
the committee is giving the students
a chance to donate what they caa
to the cause.
has heard, the other two being El
Paso, Texas, and Denver, Colorado.
In his letter he assures Mr. Moles
that he enjoyed a part of "History
of Football" that appeared in the last
number of Awgwan.
In twenty-six states, the District of
Columbia, and Canada, radio stations
have picked np WFAV.
A group of Kansas people ten or
fifteen are to listen In at the Uni
versity station Saturday night. They
want to receive the broadcasts from
the Kansas City Star of festival night
at Kansas University.
Several plans for giving musical
programs have been considered t?
Mr. Moles. He said Monday, that al
though lie had several conferences
with Dean Ferguson, nothing definite
bad been planned. Mr. Moles fears
thit distortion of sound will result
from concerts broadcasted from
phone, and this will probably be
necessary- The artists may be sta
tioned In the Armory or In the Con
servatory of Music.
IRK
Neville Pledges
To Stadium Fund
Keith Neville, former governor of
Nebraska, subscribed $200 to the
stadium fund. Mr. Neville is not an
alumnus of the University. Reports
have also come into the alumni head
quarters that 36 persons from North
Platte have subscribed $1,900. This
money will go to make up the quota
for Lincoln county.
Complete reports of the success of
the stadium drive among the alumni
over the state and In other states have
not yet been received. Counties heard
from have reported a generous re
sponse and an oversubscription of the
amount assigned.
WILL BE HELD TONIGHT
Question of the Nebraska Code
Will be Discussed at Student
Gathering in Law College
The Forum, a newly founded or
ganization of the University backed
by (he .: hman Laws, is to hold its
first iiieo'v.j; and discussion Wednes
day rii-'ht, 7 oclock. Room 101 Law
building. The Question will be, "Re
solved, that the civil adminstrative
ode law should be repealed immedi
ately." The meeting will close
promptly at 8 enabling anybody who
attends to have most :f the evening
free.
The speakers are Seymour Smith,
Affirmative and Welch Pogue, Nega
tife. The meeting will be presided
over by B. Frank Watson. It Is be
lieved that the Torum will nterest a
great body of the University students
and they are all invited to attend.
Also, anybody else interested will be
admitted.
The Forum, although a new organ
ization, has so far met with much
approval. Membership is open to all
University students, and at this first
meeting anybody in the audience may
make remarks after the main speech
es have been given. The purpose ot
the Forum is expressed in the pre
amble of its constitution which says:
"Fre tehought, free speech, and same
conclusions."
The opening speech by the affirma
tive sneaker will be seven minutes
in duration followed by seven min
ute negative speech. Rebuttals by
the two speakers then follow. Then,
any University man in the audience
may speak three minutes, but no
longer. At the end of the hour, a
standing vate will be taken giving a
decision on the debate.
The Forum originated a few weeks
ago under control of Freshmen Laws.
The faculty advisers of the body ale
Dean Seavey of the Law College and
Prcfessr.r Fogg of ojurnalism. Meet
are held every two weeks, and
a new question is discussed each
time. The Executive Committe has
charge of the programs at these
meetngs and apponts the speakers.
Recommendations made by mem
bers of the faculty are: Dean Seavey
says. "I personally endorse this move
ment whldi win test the interest of
University men in current questions.
There should be a large representa
tion present." Dean Engberg: "There
's no doubt about the value of such
a Forum In stimulating the interest
of the students in important problems.
The Code Law is a good topic for
discussion." Dean Dawson: "The
Ff-nm has my approval." It also has
the approval of the Committee on
Student Organizations.
Although this is the first organ
ization of this kind at the University,
It seems that it will meet with popu
lar approval of the students and be
come a permanent institution.
Eugene Hill's Blood
Saves Mother's Life
By giving his blood for transfusion
into his mother's veins, Eugene Hill,
a former student at the state Univer
sity, saved his mother's life, accord
ing to Drs. C. H. Arnold and C. E.
Frey, who performed the operation at
the St. Elizabeth hospital. Mrs. A. J.
Hill became seriously ill following a
hemorrhage resulting from a general
breakdown when one of her sons.
George, was killed in a football game
at Long Pine.
Mr. Hill was a freshman in the Uni
versity and a pledge of the Lambda
Chi Alpha fraternity. He left school
when his brother was killed.
E
URQPEANS
TO RETURN THE
FRIENDSHIP VISIT
Will Tour This Country to Return
Visit of American Pilgrimage
of Friendship
TO BE DIVIDED IN GROUPS
Kenneth McCandless Represented
Nebraska University in Euro
pean Tour Last Year
Six European students, a French
man, a Hollander, two Germans, an
Englishman, and possibly an Austrian
will come to this country this win
ter to return the American Pilgrim
age of Friendship, of which Kenneth
McCandless of this University was a
member.
These six students, who have been
carefully chosen to represent the stu
dents from abroad, will divide into
two groups of three, each. Each group
conducted by an American student,
will tour the country, its members
speaking in behalf of the Student
Friendship committee, which Is work
ing under the auspices of the National
Student Forum, in behalf of the Stu
dent Friendship Work.
John Rothschild, and George Pratt,
two Yale men spent the past year in
Europe studying the student situa
tion, and who are members of the
Executive Committee of the Student
Forum, are in charge of the routing
of the two groups of men. Through
the only national organizations which
go into all the schools of the coun
try, the Y. M. C. A., these men nave
been invited to the University oi
Nebraska.
The National Student Forum, under
whose auspices the expedition is be
ing arranged, is, according to its con
stitution, an "organzation for the pro
motion of liberal student thought."
The document goes on to say that the
members of the Forum consider the
students of the war-ridden countries
as heroes, and as such are anxious to
do all in their power to helrrthem In
their struggle in the Student Move
ment, religious, political, and econ
omic. Farm House, Delta Upsilon, Phi
Kappa Psi Win Second, Third
and Fourth Places
Bushnell Guild won in the inter-
fraternity cross-country meet held
last Saturday, and ending the cross
country season for this school year.
The first six men came In as follows:
Rogers, Bushnell Guild, 19:57.
Higgins, Farm House, 20:13.
Ready, Bushnell Guild, 21:03.
Weir, Farm House, 21:10.
Reese, Delta Upsilon 21:15.
Cook, Farm House, 21:25.
The first four fraternities to fin
ish were:
Bushnell Guild.
Farm House.
Delta Upsilon.
Phi Kappa PsI.
Faculty Members Encourage Move
to Sing Nebraska Songs in Class
Willingness to co-operate in carry
ing out the suggestion made by Coach
Schdlte at the Notre Dame rally that
one class each week be opened with
song as an indication of school spirit,
was expressed by faculty members
Interviewed on the subject. Doubt as
to whether such a plan would secure
the desired results was also voiced by
some instructors.
The victory In the Notre Dame
game was largely due, in the opinion
of many spectators, to the fine pitch
reached that day in school spirit. It is
widely believed on the campus that
this spirit was aroused by means of
the singing which preceded classes be
fore the game. Coach Schnlte voiced
this belief in his suggestion that the
singing be repeated perhaps once each
week as a method of maintaining a
high standard of Nebraska spirit.
Professor Hinman of the Philosophy
Department, is quite in favor of the
movement, bnt gnj.-gents a wider range
of songs. He feels that the idea is
practical and could be worked ont
nicely.
Professor Barbour of the geology
department thinks the effectiveness of
the singing depends on the class, and
OPENING FORMAL OF
TO BE HELD
Very Few Tickets Left for the Brilliant Military Function Sched
uled This Week Two Hundred Fifty
Will Attend
HONORARY COLONEL WILL BE
Elaborate Prepa.a
of the Fo
ti.u jegiectea
Tho Annual Military Ball, opening party for tho formal season,
will ho hold Friday, December 8, at the City Auditorium. This
jrrand ball is a revival of one of the oldest traditions of the I'niver-
sity of Nebraska. Besides boinp: a renewal of an old custom, this
formal will lie one of the most brilliant affairs of tho season.
Ml the ceremonial formalities
l!H iru iii'Minu
prom will bo observed th;t evoninpr. Tho initio call
tion of tho honorary colonel, tho Grand March, and t lie
sphere of the ball room will add pomp and splendor to the occasion.
A few lickets to this prand opening are still available and
may be obtained at the Daily Nebraskan office between !) and 10
on' Wednesday and 10 to 11 Thursday or by eallin-r for them at the
Military Department. Room 202, Nebraska Hall.
UNI PLAYERS GIVE
"EAST IS WEST"
Will Be Shown Thursday, Friday
and Saturday Night at
Temple Theatre
"East is West." the famous dram
atic work to be given by the Univer
sity Players at the Temple theatre
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week, is character
ized by Miss H. Alice Howell, head
of the Dramatic Department, as one
of the greatest entertainments ever
offered by the Players.
A special Saturday afternoon mat
inee is being offered for the benefit
of University students who will be
unable to see the night performances.
Chinese tea and wafers will ue
served by the Players between acts
at all the performances.
Lucile Becker Foster Is playing t Ii
part of the winsome little Chinest
singlng girl, Ming Toy. She gives a
colorful interpretation of this whim
sical almost coquettish little maiden.
A dr"ss rehearsal of "East is West"
was given at the Penitentiary for the
inmates.
Tickets for the play may be re
served at Ross P. Curtice's music
store.
Delian Officers
Elected Monday
At the regular business meeting on
December 4, the Delians elected the
following officers:
Augusta Thaden, president.
Eulalie Overman, vice-president.
Gladys Lux, secretary.
Russell Oliver, treasurer.
Virgil Michael, sergeant-at-arms.
Clara McGrew, artist.
Arline Abbott, '21, of Sterling:
Jeanette Adams Havens. "19; Lucile
Crapenhoft. '20; Jeanne Down. '21.
all of Omaha and Esther Brehm, ex
'21, of Talmage, were visitors at the
Alpha O house this week.
in those classes where it Is well done
it should be encouraged.
Dean Le Rossignol of the College of
Business Administration, Is in sym
pathy with spontaneous singing, but
fears that It might become perfunc
tory If a rule regarding it were made.
Students should sing when they feel
inclined. Is his opinion.
Miss Conklln. of the modern lan
guage department, was well pleased
with the singing last week, and Is will
ing to have a continuance of it tried.
Mrs. Raymond, director of the
chorus, will be glad to co-operate If
the matter is taken up, but is afraid
it might lose its force after a time.
One faculty member wished to have
more time before making a statement,
but expressed grave doubt as to
whether or not the custom might not
become meaningless or even ridiculous
after a time.
Prof. Cochrane of the history de
partment Is in sympathy with the idea.
but thinks one -week of song each
month might prove more effective
than a repitlon each week. He sug
gest a "hello" week when friendship
and spirit would be encouraged simultaneously.
THE
SEASON
AT CITY
il
PRESENTED THAT EVENING
AUDITURIUM
s Are Being Made to Make This Ball the Best
Season Revives Traditional Military
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.uunng me wai
which jro with a real military
I he Ini'-rle calls, t lie piesou.a-
e military atmo
The main feature of the party will
be the presentation of the honorary
colonel. The identity of this popular
co-ed chosen from among the junior
and senior women by popular vote
of the entire University at the last
class election has been kept a secret
up to this time. Immediately follow
ing this formal presentation, the hon
orary colonel will accompany the
cadet officers, uniformed in the new
blue-grey, will take part.
The election of an honorary colonel
and her initial appearance at the
Military ball is a long established
Custom in most of the large eastern
schools. It will be a new tradition at
the University of Nebraska and will
be carried out annually in the future.
Since this is the first Military ball
to be held at this institution within
the last five years, elaborate prepara
tons " underway to make this a
brilliant event.
If the success of the ball may be
judged by the expense, time, and ef
fort put upon it. it will surpass all
expectations. Extraordinary music
and refreshments will fee offered that
evening according to the promise of
the committee in charge of the event.
The promise is to be limited to two
hundred and fifty couples so that the
tickets will stand at a premium.
Sixty guests of honor, have been in
vited. The ballroom doors will be opened
at S:30. Program dancing will begin
at 9 o'clock and will bo carried out
during the remainder of the evening;.
Refreshments will be served continu
ously. At ten-fifteen the first call of the
bugle will be sounded for the Cadet
officers who will prepare for the for
mad presentation of the honorary
colonel. She will appear in an es
pecially tailored uniform patterned
after the new cadet blue-grey of the
officers.
It is believed that this will be the
biggest and best formal Nebraska has
ever had.
All Cadet officers will meet at 205
Nebraska hall at 5 &P m.. Wednesday
to complete arrangements and plans
for the ball. (
INDUSTRIAL COURT TO
BE DEBATE SUBJECT
Professor Fogg Announces Ques
tion for the Sixteenth Annual
High School League Contest
he Nebraska High School Debating
Leagtie. for its sixteenth annual con
tests, has selected the question ot the
Kansas Industrial court, according to
an announcement made by Prof, M.
M. Fopg, the president, in a bulletin
to the eighty seven League school!
last year and to the remained of the
500 accredited schools of the state
The exact proposition for discussion
is: "Resolved. That Nebraska Should
Adopt the Kansas Industrial Court
System."
Last year 111 debates were held on
the question of the closed shop. Ac
counts of these contests are included
in the fifteenth annual "Bulletin"
publbished last summer.
Fourteen new applications for
League membership have been re
ceived so far.
Arnold, West-Central District.
Big Springs. Western.
Comstock. West-Central.
Dana Academy, Eastern.
Eagle. East-Central.
Elm Creek, Western.
Milford, CentraL
Madrid, Western.
North Loup, West-Central.
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