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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1923.
PRICE 5 CENTS
Daily
CLASS DEBATE ,
TEAMSCHOSEN
Three Men and One Alternate
Selected Wednesday in
Each Division.
FIRST ROUND TO BE
HELD DECEMBER 20
m.... will he a meeting of
the
af-
four class debating teams this
tertioon at 4 ociock in
101.
The teams for inter-class debate
were selected Wednesday afternoon.
Three men and an alternate were
chosen to represent each class. It has
been decided to hold the first roun"
of the debate on December 20.
Following are those who were se
lected, the fourth man in each in
gtance being the alternate: Seniors
George B. Gross, Hugo F. Srb, Clin
ton G. Richards, David Lindstrom;
juniors Devon C. Eyer, Bennet S.
Martin, William W. Norton, Carter R.
Battershell; sophomores C. M. Pal
mer, R. C. Eyer, William Card, E. A.
Asche; freshmen Donald Becker, M.
E. Arnot, Volta Torrey, Phillip Ne
mir. Biographical sketches of the team
members follows:
. Seniors.
George B. Gross, Wisner high
school, senior law, two years high
school debating, two years dramatics
in high school, Phi Alpha Delta.
Hugo F. Srb, Dodge high school,
law, debating at Wayne Normal.
Clinton G. Richards, Sturgis, S. D.f
alternate on junior team last year,
Senate club, senior Arts and Sciences
student, one year of high schol de
bating. David Lindstrom, (agreed to act as
senior alternate as none was chosen) ,
senior Ag College, Alpha Zeta.
Juniors.
Devon C. Eyer, Union City, Ind.,
from University of Chicago in 1922,
member of sophomore and varsity de
bating teams last year, chairman
Practical Idealism club, president pro
tempore of Senate club, Lion Tam
ers club, Phi Alpha Delta pledge.
Bennet S. Martin, Oregon, Mo.,
Bizad, Viking, University Commercial
club, Y.M.C.A. cabinet, student em
ployment secretary j Sigma Chi.
William W. Norton, Polk high
school, Law, University Players '21
and '22, Dramatic club, Kosmet Klub
play, Awgwan staff, Senate club, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Carter R. BattersheH. Olivia. Minn.
freshman Law, sophomore debatingJ
team 1922, three years high school
debating, Senate club, Phi Alph Del
ta. Sophomores.
William Card, Lincoln high school,
Arts and Science sophomore, class
debating in high school, news editor
Nebraskan.
R. E. Eyer, Union City, Ind., three
years hiyh school debating, Senate
dub, Phi Alpha Delta pledge.
C. M. Palmer, Seward, class de
bating in high school, Senate "club.
E. A. Asche, Leigh high school.
Freshmen.
Donald Becker, Pawnee City, two
years debating in high school, Delta
Upsilon pledge.
Volta Torre:, Aurora, two years
nigh school debating.
M. E. Arnot, Pawnee City,- two
years high school debating, Beta
Theta Pi pledge.
Phillip Nemir, Grand Island, one
year high school debating.
CLUB ENTERTAINS
HUSKER ATHLETES
The 1923 Cornhusker football and
cross-country teams and coaches
ere entertained at lunch by the
pathfinder club, Wednesday noon at
tP,amber of Commerce.
The football men were introduced
7 Coach Henry F. Schulte, who told
? ewh '"an's ability with a cleverly
Jraed joke. Coach J. Lloyd McMas
r introduced the cross-country
wani immf iately afteT fte lunch;on
f?v VT WM e,ected captain of the
wotball team andPaul Zimmerman
'chosen to lead the 1924 harriers.
A : K Selleck was the principal
tL i lf tle day' H& congratulated
00 its work in Lincoln. Earl
ad u a"omPaniecl by Paul Thomas
by i? , T Dald G' BeU accompanied
mul"! HuMon. furnished the
mDc dunng the luncheon.
American Students
Exempted from Tax
Word has been received here from
the Italian consul general of Den
ver, Colo., that students of this
country who wish to attend the uni
versities, art, or high schools of Italy
are exempted from paying any scho
lastic tax upon entering.
WEIR TO CAPTAIN
1 924 GRID SQUAD
Husky Tackle Elected to Lead
Cornhuskers Against Next
Year's Foes.
FIRST YEAR LINEMAN
HEADS FOOTBALL TEAM
Edwin Weir, tackle, and one of the
main cogs in the 1923 Cornhusker
football machine, was elected to cap
tain the team in 1924, at a banquet
at the Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday noon.
Although this was Weir's first year
as a varsity performer, he won recog
nition as an aggressive lineman
throughout the Va'ey. In the final
game of the season he was called on
to carry the ball in off-tackle plays
and responded with gains on every
attempt.
Before starting his University ca
reer, Ed was a backfield artist at Su
perior high school, where he also par
ticipated in basketball and track, and
in 1921 was state pentathlon cham-
pion in track. There has been some
talk about shifting Ed to a backfield
position for next year along with
ChoDDV Rhodes and Doug Meyers. If
this idea materializes the coaching
staff would have a sound nucleus
around which to build a backfield.
Weir is a sophomore in the Agri
cultural College and a member of
Acacia fraternity.
SJOGREN ADDRESSES
FRESHMAN ENGINEERS
'The Engineer in Agriculture"
Is Subject at Weekly
Orientation
TV. a nnminf aim and objective of
a tiv f x j
agricultural engineering," as given
to the Freshman engineers in meir
weekly orientation, by Professor
O. W. Sjogren, chairman of the de
partment of agricultural engineering,
the mibiect "The En-
gineer in Agriculture," is to make
the individual in the industry oi gn
culture m6re efficient and a larger
producer, and this provides for a
higher standard of living for our
rural populatipn."
"Ever since man Degan w
for food, engineering methods have
i aaA in its nroduction. even
- , .
ages ago when man began to fashion
crude tools from wood and stone.
These methods were used with but
slight change until the cnuaaooa
days of our grandfathers. Then en
t,a rricnltnral engineer, who
ltd CM ,.w O -
reached the conclusion that there
must he essier and more effective
methods of carrying on the work of
agriculture."
Ct. f thPP men Bpecincu u
. - ...
the manufacture of machines for this
purpose, others specialized in the use
of these machines. Due to this ap
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Home with the folks in the eve
ning gathered around the library
table father, mother, brother and
sisters that Is the scene. You can
almost picture it as your own home
coming. "Jack, did you see Noble make
those two touchdowns against Notre
Dame?" asks your little brother.
"And Jack, have you a picture
of Captain Lewellen?" your brother
will ask.
INTER-COMPANY RIFLE
SHOOT ENDS SATURDAY
Gallery Is Reserved for Teams;
No Scores to Be Published
Before Monday.
Teams entered in the inter-company
rifle shoot must finish firing by
Saturday afternoon at the latest,
Captain Huskea announced yester
day. Companies B and C have com
pleted firing, and individual members
of other teams have also fired.
The gallery is reserved this week
for members of the company teams,
who may fire at any convenient time
Some companies are firing during the
drill period.
The scores will not be published
until next Monday after all the teams
have fired. The commandant's cup,
purchased in 1922 by Colonel Ameri-
cus Mitchell, is the trophy awarded
annually to the winner in the inter
company shoot. Last year Company
I won the cup, and two years ago
the honor went to Company A.
The tournament is conducted under
standard army regulations govern
ing rifle matches ten shots in each
of the four positions, standing, kneel
ing, sitting and prone. Seven men
are on each team, and the five high
scores are counted.
REMINDERS ARE SENT
TO ALL BIG SISTERS
Senior Advisory Board Mails
Questionnaires to Upper
classwomen. Reminders for big sisters are being
sent out this week by members of the
Senior Advisory board to all the
upperclasswomen who have little sis
ters. The reminder is in the form
of a questionnaire. Each big sister
will receive two copies, one to keep
as her reminder, and the other to be
returned to the Senior Advisory board
before December 19. The board is
using this means as a check on the
big sisters.
Instead of the customary Christmas
party for biff and little sisters, given
by the Senior Advisory board, there
will be a Valentine party on February
9. Because of the rushvof other ac
tivities the week before the holidays,
members of the board feel that more
girls will be able to attend a party
later in the year.
Buck's Article on India
Printed in 'Our World'
Ai inf ororfintr nrrirlfl All India.
WIlilXL' JJ f X"i
the last number of "Our World," a
magazine devoted to articles of inter
national importance. The article,
"TV, Maw Tmt in India " was a Com-
A itv w - r
mentary on the meaning and signifi
cance oi the .wovemDer .election w
India.
An oditnr'a not to the article
pointed out Dean Buck's special qual
ifications to writ) in, since he has
only recently returned from that
country.
Tomorrow
Mother and sister will be interested
in the parties, in your social events,
in the good times that you had.
Father will ask you about football,
about baseball, and about members
of the faculty.
You may be able to answer all the
questions but bow fine it would be
to have a 1924 Cornhusker to point
out everything, to go through the
well-bound, neat-looking volume
pointing out and explaining every
Zimmerman to Head
Cross-country Team
Paul Zimmerman was elected cap
tain of the cross-country team im
mediately after the luncheon given
by the Pathfinders club for the foot
ball and cross-country teams. Zim
merman has been the leading runner
among the harriers this season and
he showed up well in the recent meet
at Missouri when Nebraska placed
third. His home is in Lincoln. He is
a pledge' to Phi Tau Epsilon.
OFFICERS SCORE
TICKET SGALPING
Cadet Committee Says' no In-
crease in Price $3 ; Deco
rate Auditorium.
STILL FEW PASTEBOARDS
TO MILITARY BALL LEFT
Scalping of tickets to the military
ball to be held at the auditorium Fri
day night was scored by the cadet of
ficers committee in charge of the
occasion Wednesday afternoon when
it was rumored that some tickets had
been sold.by student buyers for more
than the regular price, three dollars.
Several tickets, turned back by the
ticket sellers who have been' unable
to reach students in general, are in
the office of the military department
and will be sold to the first comers
Thursday morning. The first selling
price will be maintained.
Plans for the decoration were be
ing completed Wednesday and this
morning twenty-five cadet officers
were scheduled to report at the city
auditorium to begin work in earnest.
Sororities are handling booths along
the north and south walls of the au
ditorium. Special Checking Plan.
Special arrangements are being
made for checking wraps. Twenty
five sophomore cadets have been se
lected to work with the officer com
mittee and a large part of the bal
cony will be used to make this part
of the function speedy and without
mistake. Precautions are to be taken
to watch all wraps carefully.
Interest was beginning to center
around the possibilities for honorary
colonel Wednesday. The unilorm oi
the honorary colonel arrived at the
military headquarters Wednesday
morning and it was rumored that the
young lady who received the highest
vote in the election last fall vonld
be notified before Thursday morning.
Honor Only Validated Ticket.
A rumor that 100 unvalidated tick
ets for the military ball are in circu
lation was heard around the campus
yesterday. Those in charge of the
ball, however, say that they have no
knowledge of any such tickets and
that they will take all precautions to
prevent their use7. All of the tickets
which are officially being sold have
gone through the student .vtivities
office and hear the stamp on the
back.
There has been agitation among
the officers to have the time of clos
ing of the ball extended past 11:30,
which is the general rule. It will not
be known until the night of the ball
whether the change will be made.
event, discussing every picture, and
pausing to laugh over the student life
section.
Your folks at home will appreciate
the Cornhusker. It will be an ex
cuse to go to see the friend who has
just returned from Iowa, Wisconsin
or Vassar. It will afford you a
great amount of pleasure and it will
be a valuable addition to your library.
Get a "Pioneering Cornhusker."
The campaign ends tomorrow.
PLAYERS TO PRESENT
FAMOUS MELODRAMA
Stage "Madame X" in Temple
Theater Tonight, Friday
and Saturday.
. The curtain rises at 8:30 tonight
at the Temple theater on the Players'
first performance of "Madame X."
This"isthe third production of the
University Players this year.
The scenery has been specially de
signed by Mr. Haugseth, instructor
at the University Art Gallery. It will
be an entire departure from designs
used heretofore and represents the
newest movemnt in the field of art.
Miss Howell will play the title role
of Jacqueline and is supported by
Herbert Yenne and a cast of well-
known players. The complete cast
of characters is as follows:
M. Noel, Harte Jenks; Raymond
Floriot, Neil Brown; M. Perrisard,
David Lindstrom; M. Laroque, Cyril
Coombs; Dr. Chennel, Dwight Mer-
riam; M. Merival, Ralph Ireland; pre
siding judge, Walter Herbert; public
prosecutor, Albert Erickson; Fon
taine, Foster Matchett; Victor, Sut
ton Morris; Jacqueline, H. Alice
Howell; Helene, Pauline Gellatly;
Marie, Edna Learning; Rose, Maude
Hare Avery; foreman of the jury,
Robert Read; clerk of the court, Ed
ward Taylor; usher, Frank Melienze
NEBRASKA PLAGES
EIGHTH III JUDGING
Team Competes With Nineteen
Other Schools at Chicago
Show.
The judging team, returned from
Kansas City whfre the American
Royal livestock show was held, and
left for Chicago November 30.
Results from the judging of stock
at the International livestock show
which was held on December 1 were
received on Sunday.
Teams from nineteen agricultural
colleges in America competed in the
judging contest. Nebraska took
eighth place. The ten high teams in
order of placing are: Kansas, On
tario, Ohio, Iowa, Texas, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Nebraska, Illinois, and
Minnesota.
The men who composed the Ne
braska team are Dean Higgins, Gay-
lord Hattan, Clyde Walker, Lee King
and it is not known whether Alfred
Daniels or Frank Wilkinson was the
fifth man. The regular coach, W. W.
Derrick, was replaced by W. J. Loe-
fell who has accompanied the team
on all of its trips tLL U' -
The annual Christmas party of Dr.
Wmifred Hyde's prcbology class
will be held sometime uext week. Sev
eral years ago one of her classes gave
an oyster supper ir the library, and
since then a Christmas party has al
ways been given.
COLORADO: Success Crowned
the First Annual Heme Coming Day,
THETAS FIRST IN
YEARBOOK SALES
Alpha Phi Drops to Second;
Alpha Theta Is Third;
Others Are Close.
HEAVY BALLOT CAST
FOR SENIOR SECTION
Kappa Alpha Theta, yesterday con
sidered out of the running for the
honor of selling the most Cornhusk
ers, jumped to first place yesterday,
displacing Alpha Phi. Alpha Phi is
in second place and Alpha Theta is
in third . place followed closely by
Kappa -Kappa Gamma, Chi Omega,
and Delta Delta Delta.
Voting for the ten seniors as
"representative -Nebraskans" as
sumed a lively tone and new men
jumped into the top places. The
twenty highest men and women from
results yesterday are:
Women.
Ruth Small, Jean Holz, Josephine
Schramek, Helen Kummer, Lois
Thompson, Emily Ross, Amy Martin,
Ruth Miller, Gertrude Tomson, and
Julia Sheldon.
Men.
Verne Lewellen, Dietrick Dirks,
Herbert Brownell, Jr., Kenneth Co
zier, Audley Sullivan, Ray Eller, Dave
Noble, Robert F. Craig, Welch Pogue,
Stephen King.
Tomorrow will be the last chance
for students to order their Cornhusk
ers, the campaign ending then. No
more books will be put on sale until
the time of release next spring. David
Richardson, business manager, stated
that but few book3 over the quota
would be ordered. He added that
the high class work in the book and
its great expense necessitates publica
tion of but few extra numbers,
Sororities Working Hard.
"Sororities are working hard to
put the campaign across and to win
the trophy," the business manager
stated at the end of the drive today.
"There is such a small number of
votes separating the leaders that the
win.-wr cannot be announced positive
ly until the very last hour of the
campaign," he added.
The business staff has set the goal
of 3500 and indications point toward
an over-subscription, Mr. Richardson
stated. Instead of dying out, the
campaign has become livelier and the
last day will probably see the greatest
sales, he declared.
COUNCIL INVESTIGATES
FIRE ESCAPE PROBLEM
Committee Appointed at Mon
day Meeting; Weaverling
Is Vice Chairman.
The interfraternity council held
its first regular meeting Monday
noon at the Chamber of Commerce.
Ralph Weaverling was fleeted vice
chairman of the council. A commit
tee on fire escapes wrs appointed as
follows: W. B. Romans, chairman;
Frank Proudfit, Welch Pogue, Her
bert Brownell, Jr., and Henry Bas
sctt. The committee was elected as a re
sult of a recent ruling of the state
fire authorities, in which they stated
that fraternity and sorority houses
with three stories must be equipped
with fire . escapes, and other protec
tions. .
NOBLE ONE OF STARS
TO SPEAK AT CRESTOfJ
Dave Noble, Nebraska's star half
back, has been invited to attend the
annual football banquet given by the
Chamber of Commerce at Creston,
la., Friday evening. The invitation
comes as quite an honor, since one
man is picked from each of several
schools in the middlewest to attend
the banquet and speak to the high
school football team.
There will be three other college
stars besides Noble. One is Fry,
Iowa's famous backfield man. An
other is Captain Boelter of Drake
who has already been picked on an
nil-Valley team. The fourth is Cap
tain Martineau of Minnesota who
was picked for all-Western Confer
ence first team last year.