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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2'. 11)2:5
CORNHDSKERS - SADDENED BY -DEATH 0
JACK BEST
DR. IVEY MAKES
LECTURE TOUR
Professor in College of Business
Administration Is Granted
Leave of Absence.
Intimate Glimpse into the
Heart and Life of Jack Best
NEBRASKA'S "GRAND OLD MAN"
GOES ON LAST LONG JOURNEY
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FAREWELL PARTY GIVEN
professor Dana Cole Takes Over
( lass in Salesmanship for
This Semester.
Pr. Paul W. Ivey, Professor of Mar
keting in the College of Puslness Ad
iiilrimrailon, Iihh been granted an In
determinate leave of absence by the
University to go on the lecture plat
form. Hla present plans call for a
year mill a half of work In various
purls of the country. For the next
few months ho will make his head
quartern in Chicago, in and near
which hu will lecture on salesman
ship and related subjects.
temporary arrangement made for
fir. key's classes has been made for
this semester. Professor 0. R. Mar
tin will take the courses. In marketing
ami Professor D. F. Cole, the class
In salesmanship. The instructor in
advertising wl ,m Mr- K M' nickel
of Lincoln, a man of large experl.
ence. Next year, according to Dean
U'ltossignol. a permanent appoint
ment for the work in this field will
be made.
)r. Ivey became especially Inter
ested in this work last summer while
serving as extension lecturer for the
University 8T Kansas. Recently an
exceptional opportunity was offered
him.
The Department of Economics and
Commerce is giving a farewell party
to Pr. and Mrs. Ivey at the home of
Dean tinil Mrs. .P. B. LeRossignol
tonlsM. The faculty of the College
of Business Administration and their
friends.
Dr. Paul W. Ivey came to the Uni
versity in tho fall of 1919. A graduate
of Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis.,
Mr. Ivey secured his doctor's degree
at th University of Michigan. For
some years previous to 1919, he was
extension instructor in salesmanship
at the University of Iowa.
Dr. Ivey has done excellent work
for the University in his large classes.
Hs is the author of two books,
"The Principles of Salesmanship"
(Maemillan), and "The Principles of
Marketing" (Ronald). These are
used in over 300 colleges and univer
sities, and have had a wide circnla
tion among business men.
Methodist Students
Hear Bishop Stuntz
An All Methodist banquet for Uni
versity students will be held Tuesday,
January 30, in the SI. Paul Methodist
Church. Bishop Homer S. Stuntz is
to address the gathering. Dr. Wes
ley K. J. Crutz, formerly pastor of St
Paul Church, now of Chicago, will
also speak at the dinner. The meet
ing will last from six to eigho'clock
Tickets may be secured at Dr. Har
ry P. Huntington's office in the Tem
ple. Students are asked to get their
tickets as soon as possll&v in order
that the arrangements for the banquet
may go forward.
Hishop Stuntz Is a world traveller,
having lived In India, the Philippines,
and South America. The subject of
his talk has not yet been selected.
Cook Is Editor of
As College Paper
Allen Cook who served as associ
i te editor last term was elected ed
itor for the Cornhusker Countryman
fi r the next two semesters at a meet
ing of the faculty and student, pub
lication committee. Robert E. Wler
was appointed business manager, and
'lugb McLaughlin circulation man
ager. The departmental editors will
' main the same as lasUterm.
Cornhusker Countryman Is the stu
lent publication of Ag College and is
issued once each month. During a
process of reorganization In 1920 at
which time. Agriculture, was the of
ficial publication the name was
changed to Cornhusker Countryman.
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One thousand Michigan delin
quent students were advised by the
Vniver8itynot to return the second
mrster.
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Jack Best
Athletic trainer, who died Tuesday
afternoon at 1:35 at the Lincoln Saul
tarium.
DR. POUND'S WORKS
GIVEN HIGH PfiAiSE
'Englische Studion" Reviews
"Poetic Origins and the
Rallad."
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I ne lasi milliner oi "I'.ngiisclie stu
died" received at the Library contains
a five page review of Professor Louise
Pound's "Poetic Origins and the Bal
lad." The Review, which Is exhaustive
and complimentary begins:
"In recent years no oilier book on
the theory of poetry seems to have
aroused such widespread interest in
America as has Professor Pound's
"Poetic Origins and the Ilallad." Re
views and notices of the book, in Eng
land as well as in America, have in
most cases hailed it as a convincing
analysis of many of the problems of
poetic origins an despecially of the pe
culiar features of the English and
Scottish popular ballads." "It has re
mained", says the reviewer, "for Pro
fessor Louise Pound to make the llrst
systematic exposition of the-non-eom-
munal origin of primitive poetry and
the non-conimunul character of the
traditional ballads."
Miss Pound's recent "American Hal
lads and Songs" is also receiving many
complimentary notices. Professor
Bliss Perry of Harvard, writes of it:
"There is no use in my saying that this
is a model book, from every point of
view, whether one look at the introduc
tion, or the notes, of the poems which
have been selected. I have been read
ing it with the greatest delight and I
.have been sharing my enthusiasm
with many other persons."
Party for Students
Who Do Not Dance
A party for those students who ;li
not wish to dance will be given ua
tier the auspices of the University
( hristian association, at the Y. M. C
A. room of the Temple, Friday night
A special committee made up of mem
bers of the cabinets of the associa
tions will be in charge of the party.
It has often been remarked that
the students of tho University of Ne
braska are "dance mad." Whether
or not this Is true is a disputed ques
tion. Hut whatever may be the case,
this is an opportunity for other forms
of entertainment. ,
The members of the committee are
especially inviting all students who
are not acquainted on1 the campus.
Due to the crowded floors at the "Mia
cis" given by the All-University Part.
Ccmmittee, the committee expresse;
the hope that tho students will have
an enjoyable time at this party.
In connection with the all-campus
drive for subscriptions for the Minne
sota Daily, minute men from the stu
dent body talked to crowds of Minne
sota students at noon of the first, day
at boarding houses and fraternities.
A silver trophy cup was to be given
for the greatest number of subscrib
ers.
REPORTERS WANTED.
Any student who wishes to re
port on The Daily Nebraskan the
second semester should see the
managing editor or fill out an ap
plication blank in the Nebraskan
office in the basement of Adminis
tration hall as soon as possible.
Sport writers are particularly
needed.
A glimpse of the Jack Rest as he
Is remembered by the students of the
University of Nebraska Is given in tho
following article, submitted by Miss
Jean Burroughs, of the class of 1918,
who is Mrs. Merrll V. Reed, In the
news writing course:
I was hurrying down S street last
Thursday morning to make an 8
o'clock class when I noticed a cab
drive up and stop in front of the
Armory gate. Now, a cab stopping in
I runt of the Arinoiy gnlo at 8 o'clock
In the morhlng was rather unusual
and I was curious to know who the
occupant was. Had some one been
hurt in the gymnasium so early In the
morning? Perhaps some new cham
pion was arriving to take part In the
bin ketball tournament.
My guesses were all wrong 1 learned
a minute later lor Jack Rest, Nebras
ka's fine old trainer, got out of the
cab, said a cheery good morning to
the driver, and with the help of his
cane, slowly made his way Into the
Armory.
I knew Jack Best and know that he
had rubbed 'down Nebraska's athletes
for a long, long time but that was
all I knew about him. Somehow 1
could not forget the cab, the cheery
old man, terribly crippled, the red of
ficial football sweater, and the little
red tin lunch basket which he carried.
I wondered about him.
My wonder turned Into a determina
tion on Ihe very next evening when,
as I whs going out of the Armory gate
at ti o'clock, a taxi drew up at the
curbing, tooted twice, and Jack, again
with the little red tin lunch basket,
hobbled out to the machine and rode
off.
"Jack must be gelling awfully old,"
I saiil to myself. "I wonder just how
long he has been at Nebraska won
der how he happened to come here.
Everybody loves old Jack Best. Td
like to know him better."
TALKS ON PASSION
PLAY AI VESPERS
Mrs. Raymond, Music Director,
Relates Story of Famous
Performance at Ober
ammergau. At the first vesper service of the
semester Tuesday evening, Mrs. Carrie
U. Raymond, director of music of the
University, talked on the famous Pass
ion Play of Oberaminergau, which she
saw In Bavaria last summer. Julia
Sheldon led the meeting and Myrth
Cheney played a violin solo.
Mrs. Raymond introduced Ihe sub
ject by giving the history of the origin
of the play. At the time of "The Black
Death," a plague which Invaded the
quiet village, in three weeks eighty
four lives were lost. The remaining
inhabitants gathered at their church
and prayed, pledging themselves to
live again the life of Christ in the form
of a play to be given at regular in
tervals. Since that time, every decade has
witnessed the presentation of the
Passion Play, and tourists come from
all over the world to see !t. In 1920
the play could Hot be given because
the war had taken sixty-seven of the
players.
On the day when Mrs. Raymond was I
there, the performance had to be put
on In the rain, in spite of the fact
that the chorus stood In the open
throughout the presentation.
' Homes are thrown open to visitors
iiid actors serve the tourists during
iheir stay in the village. Mrs. Ray
mond particularly commented upon
he spirit of hospitality which pe'
.aded the little town.
Professors Speak to
Nebraska Teachers
The fifty-sixth meeting of Nebraska
Teachers' Association was held at
Omaha, January IS, 19 and 20. Sev
eral University and Lincoln teachers
were elected officers of the associa
tion and the following were on the
program: Professors B. C. Hend
ricks, Mc Thee, A. A. Reed, Gogg, J.
W. Searson, C. W. Taylor, Herbert
Brownell, Earl Lanfz, Margaret Fedde,
and Doctors Charles Fordyce and H.
B. Alexander.
That is why I talked to hlin for an
hour yesterday afternoon in tho Jani
tor'! office In the Armory.
Jack can be found there Just orf the
big gymnasium floor every school day
afternoon from 1 lif 2 o'clock at the
east end of the Armory. He told nu
that It rested him to come upstairs foi
a while, and then added, with n
twinkle in his eye, "I like to watch
the girls play and drill. They'll be
playln' baseball pretty soon now, won't
they?"
' "Yes," I answered, "baseball begins
next week."
"1 like that, too," he chuckled.
Then he went on to tell me how
over twelve yenrs ago he taught sev
eral University girls how to box.
"Did you used to be a professional
boxer?" I asked.
"No, I just learned it 'cause I wanted
to know It. I never 'ad any desire
to le a professional. I tell you, 1
think everybody should learn to box
Jusl for self-protection."
Here was an interesting lead: Jack
had taught University girls how to box
over twelve years ago.
"You say that you laught some Uni
versity girls how to box over twelve
years ago?" 1 inquired, appearing
rather surprised.
"Yes. Maybe 'twas longer than that
You see I've been 'ere twenty-seven
years and 1 kind 'a I'ergit.'
Twenty-seven years at the Univer
Fit y of Nebraska! No wonder Jack
Rest is so well known.
"Have you been athletic trainer all
that time?" 1 asked.
"Don't know whether you'd call me
a trainer or not. I 'ave always looked
after 'em," he modestly relumed.
"Well, you have watched Nebraska
grow up then, haven't you, Jack?"
IN? replied to this remark by tell
ing me of Nebraska when he first
crime here twenty seven years ago.
(Continued on Pago Four.)
UNI PLAYERS 10 GIVE
TI
"Reyond the Horizon" Will Be
Staged in Temple Theater
Feb. 1, 2 and .'5.
Reyond the Horizon", the first of
Eugene O'Neill's long plays to score
a success in New York and make the
general public realize that the author
not only has a message to deliver, but
that he also lias a new way of deliver
ing it, will be stayed by the University
Players February 1, 2 and 3.
"Reyond the Horizon" is considered
one of the nest of O'Neill's plays. His
success as a pla.vwr.ter it is said, has
been clue to the fact that his plots aie
true, emotional thoughts. He does not
preach but presents human beings ex
isting in circumstances that are pos
itively strango to the average person.
He puts these people before us and
shows them seeking their way through
the same .spiritual difficulties, that the
hearer realizes to be his own.
Twice this season the players have
presented difficult plays, and the prep
arations being made for "Reyond the
Horizon" assures an equal or per.iaps
better production than their previous
work.
Girl Rifle Experts
Must Attend Class
All girls who were taking the course
In rifle marksmanship last semestei
and who wish to continue in the same
section must report at the regulai
elh.ss time this week, says Miss Delia
Mare Clark, of the Department of
Phyical Education for Women. Tc
ma'.e the matter more Impressive
Miss Clark further said that all thost
who do not come to their section it
which they intend to remain for tin
rest of the semester, will be dronpe
from the class after this week.
REGENTS MEETING.
The Board of Regents of the
University will meet In the offic
of the Chancellor Wednesday. This
Is the first meeting of- the year,
and the new member of the Board.
.Wj,lliam P. Warner of Dakota City,
will be present. At this meeting
degrees will be conferred.
Aged Trainer Died at 1 Tuesday Afternoon at the Lincoln
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Rtxly Is I king
Funeral
UNIVERSITY IS IN MOURNING OYER LOSS OF "JIMMY1
JJo Funeral Arrangements Made
missed During the Services Inter-Fraternity
Basketball (tames Are Indefinitely
Postponed.
Jack Rest, Nebraska's "grand old man", died Tuesday after
noon at l:3.i o'clock, of cancer of
Sanitarium. No Junoral arrangements have been made and the
body is being held at Roberts' funeral parlors.
Classes will le dismissed during the hours of the funeral, in
order that all students mav pay their respects to the veteran
trainer, according to an announcement sent out from the office of
Dean Engborg. All inter-fraternity basketball games have been
nostnoned indefinitely and no gymnasium classes will be held until
further notice.
STUDENTS TO PLAY
Fight Acts Will be Presented in
Second Annual Variety
Show.
Student of the University of Ne
braska will comprise the large part
of the personnel of the second annual
lie Molay Variety show to be presented
at the Orplieum theater January 2!)
and 30.
The De Molay show this year will
be competed of eight, variegated acts
of comedy, drama and music.
The headline!' act of the show will
be 'Sweetheart Rose", a musical revue
with original songs and dances, di
rected by Hart Jeiiks, a University
student. The words to them usic in
the act was written by Mr. Jenks while
the music was written by Ruth Nou-
getl. Kdwards of Omaha. A large
chorus of University girls will take
part in this act.
Orviile Andrews, blackface come
dian, who acted in last year's show,
will again make his appearance on
Ihe De Molay ciist. He will present
"Pure and Simple" with Verne Towell
and Stanley Capps.
Hart Jenks, assisted by Ruth Nou
geit Edwards, will present "Just a
Wee Hit of Heather". Jenks will im
pel soiiato a Scotchman. This Is the
same act which won much praise from
Omaha newspapers recently when
Jenks presented the act for a radio
concert there.
The "Serenadeis" will feature an act
of music and "pep". Jimmy Schuyler.
Polly Dipple and Clyde Davis will have
leads in the act.
(). H Anderson, boys' athletic direc-
t r at the V M. C. A., wilh a group
of hi;:h school boys will present the
opening act of the evening, "An Ath
letie I 'i earn." Warren Pershing, son
of General John J. Pershing is one of
these young acrobats.
Koby Sirinsky and Helen Mueller,
popular young Lincoln violinists, will
present an act of classical music.
Tlie University Players in a comedy
skit will form another of the head
liner acts of the variegated program.
Tickets lor the show are now on
sale at llargreaves, Miller and Paine,
(men's department), Magee's and
Tucker and Shean. Starting Thursday
morning the tickets will he on sale at
the Orplieum box office.
TKEATISE DESIRED
Russia Sends for Rotany Article
by Nebraska Pro
fessor. Professors
W. Ciisl, of
published in
J. E. Weaver and John
the botany department,
"Ecology", for July, an
article on "The Relation of Hardpan to
Root Penetration in the (ireat Plains."
In esveral sections of Russia, condi
tions similar to those in the Great
Plainsf North America, exist, In
seeking Information, that may help to
ward the solution of their problems of
production in J,hat part of the world,
the Russian Bureau of Applied Botany
and Entomology of the State Industrial
Institute of Experimental Agronomy
has written to the investigators asking
for copies of their publication. Re
prints that will find their way to that
country hare been forwarded to the
New York offices of the Bureau.
uu" wan ii;iuui"i uie
Held at Roberts' -""
Parlors.
Yet, Rut ( lasses Will Re Dis
tho gall bladder, at tho Lincoln
The flag flies at hair mast today.
Illack crepe hangs on the door of
the gymnasium and no teams are
suited in commemoration of "Jimmy"
Best, who died at the age of 77 after
thirty-four years of service with the
Cornhusker teams.
Tim loss of tin1 beloved Jack is
deeply felt on the campus and by tho
fjiculiy and aluiiinl as expressed by
statements from Chancellor "Avery
and Fred Dawson, dean of men and
head athletic coach.
Chancellor Samuel Avery issued
the following:
"The grand old man of the Univer
sity lias left us. The sadness among
the students and instructors has
never been greater. Of all who have
been in the Universitys service, htj
was probably the best beloved. I re
member his great popularity with tho
students even in my own student
days. None who have known him
during all these years recall one
harsh word that he ever spoke or an
unseeniingly display of temper that
he ever made. He" was always kind
ly, devoted, faithful. His real sym
pathy and affection for thoso who
came under his care was most re
markable. He leaves behind him an
enduring monument in the meninriea
that cluster about his name. II IB
memory will he cherished long after
many who have held a more exalted
position are forgotten."
"I feel that we have lost one of
the very best influences on the cam
pus," was Coach Dawson's expression
of his sorrow at the death of Jack
Best.
The death conies as a shock to all
those students of the University who
follow the teams which the loyalty
of "Jimmy" helped inspire. Although
it has been known for the past few
weeks that the condition of -the train
er was serious it wras hard to believe
that "The Best in "the West" would
never put another Cornhusker through
the sport mill with his skillful and
patient care.
Jack Best gave over a third of a
century of service to Nebraska's
teams since 1SSS when he came to
the University ns a nightwatchman.
That first year he acted 1oth as a
coach and trainer of the football
team. From then to the present day
Jack has watched over every team
and rubbed the aches from the bodies
of our Cornhuskers. During the thir
ty four years he has found his way
into the heart of every student and
follower of the teams. Last spring
his long service was rewarded by a
vacation given him through the vol-,
untry contributions of the students:
and he was sent west in an effort
to restore his failing health. He de
serves, and g'ts, the deepest gratitude
and respect of every Cornhusker for
his work here.
lectors Oliver Kverett and Thomas,
attending physicians, gave the cause
for the trainer's death as resulting
from a cancer of the gall bladder.
Jack Best was horn in England and
spent the early years of his life as a
prize fighter, helm; conceded to bo
one of the cleverest boxers in tho
gamp. Ho conducted classes in box
ing and wrestling at the University
until rheumatism forced him to givo
it P.
He is survived by a widow and
three children, including two daugh
ters and a son, Frank Best, who Is
employed as a mechanic at the Uni
versity. Jack Best's home address was 1238
"U" street where he lived with his
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