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VOL. XXIII NO. 58
SCHEDULE GAME
WnMUNOIS
Big Ten Leader to Come to Ne
braska for Opening Game
of Season.
SYRACUSE IS NOT ON
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Nebraska 1924 Schedule.
Oct. 4 Illinois University at
Lincoln.
Oct. 11 Oklahoma University at
Norman.
Oct. 18 Open.
Oct. 25 Kansas University at
Lawrence.
Nov. 1 Missouri University at
Lincoln.
Nov. 8 Open.
Nov. 15 Notre Dame University
at South Bend.
Nov. 22 Kansas Aggies at Man
hattan. Nov. 29 Open.
Illinois, leader in the "Big Ten"
will be at Nebraska October 4, 1924,
to meet the Cornhuskers for the
opening game of the season. Bring
ing Illinois to Nebraska for the first
game of the season will attract a
great deal of attention for both
teams have been playing the best
brand of football in the mdidle west.
Four Missouri Vajley teams are on
the schedule. Neither Ames nor
Drake has signed a contract. Sign
ing with either of the Iowa teams will
probably bring another game to Lin
coln. Three Dates Open.
Three dates remain open and it
is hoped that a big team may be
signed to appear in the Memorial Sta
dium on one of the open dates.
Syracuse, one of the teams lo de
feat Nebraska is not on the unfin
ished schedule. . - -, -
Nebraska will go to South Bend
to meet Notre Dame November 15. A
week later the Hu3kers will go to
Manhattan to meet the Kansas Ag
gies. K. U. will meet Nebraska on
her home field October 25.
Nebraska officials were in Kansas
City yesterday to attend the meeting
of the heads of the institutions in
the Missouri Valley conference.
Strained relations between some of
the Valley schools caused open dates
in some of the schedules. No official
information regarding the dropping
of any teams has been received.
LAW STUDENTS SHOW
HIGH SCHOLARSHIP
Freshmen Women Make High
Grades in Midsemester
Examinations.
High scholarship rank of women
in the freshman Law class is shown
by the grades made by the 54 mem
bers at the mid-semester examina
tion, posted on -the college bulletin
board by Dean Warren A. Seavey.
For first honors Lillian Margolin, '24,
of Omaha, and Wesley D. Sullivan,
of Lincoln, tied at 94 per cent. Julia
Sheldon, '24, of Wayside, Miss.,
daughter of former Governor George
Sheldon, and Joe C. Hranac of Ge
neva, at 89 per cent, are tied for
fourth place. Second honors were
won by Randolph W. Nuss of Sutton,
and third by Alexander McKie, '24,
of Omaha. Of the 84 members, 25
failed to make the passing grade of
60.
The examination, which lasted four
hours, included one question from
each of the five courses (torts,
crimes, contracts, property, and
pleading).
Dr. Elmore to Speak
at Vesper Services
"Europe" will be the subject which
Dr. W. T. Elmore will talk on at
Vespers Tuesday in Ellen Smith hall.
Edith Olds will lead the meeting and
Mary Ellen Edgerton will play a vio
lin solo. Hostesses will be Laura
Whelpley, Marie Bowden, Kathryn
McWhinnie, Louise Van Sickle and
Edith Reed.
Dr. Elmore has been to Europe
several times and returned from his
l..f foil Sniivenira of his
travels will be shown the audience. A
special invitation is extended to all
foreign students.
UNIVERSITY OF
Banquet is Open to
All Bizard Students
The Commercial Club banquet
Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock, at the
Grand Hotel, will be open to all
Bizad students, instead of just Com
mercial club members, as previously
announced. Plans have been made
to make this one of the best ban
quets, of the year, and all Bizad
men are urged to attend. Bennet S.
Martin will act as toastmaster.
GATE RECEIPTS
TOTAU64.000
Financial Report Shows That
Football Only Sport That
Makes Profit
NOTRE DAME GAME
MAKES LARGE SUM
Nebraska's share of the receipts
from the eight football games played
in the 1932 season was $64,088.80
according to a financial statement re
leased by the athletic department
today. The greatest sum taken in
at any of the games was collected
from those who saw the Notre Dame
defeat. More than twenty-two thou
sand spectators paid $37,855.04 to
see the Huskers battle the Irish.
With the exception of football
every sport was maintained at a
loss. The net loss for the minor
sports was $36,729.71. The total re
sources of the department was
$57,088.80, leaving a net profit of
more than $20,000. The Athletic de
partment pledged a payment of
$20,000 interest on the stadium
bonds for 1923. The balance re
maining after the deduction of the
losses and the expenses is $359.09.
The financial statement follows:
Football Account
Nebraska's
Share of
Game' " " -"Attendance Receipts
Illinois $ 4,100.00
Oklahoma 6,931 3,254.61
Kansas Uni 11,506 8,223.71
Missouri Uni 3,000.00
Notre Dame 22,230 18,927.52
Ames 6,500.00
Syracuse 17,499 11,750.00
Kansas Aggie 11,329 8,332.96
Total $64,088.80
Expenses of football sea
son including traveling,
football equipment,
coaching, medical, field,
stadium, officials, police,
tickets, office and mis- -
cella)ieous 24,000.00
Net profit football
season $ 40,088.80
Season tickets not in
cluded above 17,000.00
Department Resources,
December 1, 1923..$57,088.80
Account All Sport Except Football
The Athletic Department must
maintain all branches of sports ex
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NEBRASKA PROMINENT
AT LIVESTOCK SHOW
Ag College Livestock Win
Many Prizes at Interna
tional at Chicago.
Nebraska's Ag College showed up
very well at the 1923 International.
Winnings of stock shown in Chi
cago on December 1 totaled over
$1,000 and showed that Nebraska has
a good many outstanding individuals
in its livestock population.
The greatest winnings were in the
Herford herd. Several single high
placings were made by the cattle.
"Prairie D." a grade senior calf, won
reserve champion grade and cham
pion grade Herford. "Charles Mis
chief," a senior calf, was second in
a class of twenty and second in Clay
Specials. "Mischief Hitter," a sen
ior yearling, won fourth in his class.
In judging the Get of Sire, Nebraska
had a second in Herfords.
The stately blacks, the Galloway
cattfc, came next in amount of win
ning. "Homer," a senior yearling,
was first in his class and Champion
Galloway. A member of the rival
black breed Angus cattle known
as "Criss Cross," won second in the
class of Grade Angus senior calves.
The top-notcher in cattle was a Jun
ior yearling Shorthorn, "Royal Mar
vel." This animal was first in a class
of forty, and also Reserve Champion
Shorthorn.
NEBRASKA, LINCOLN,
The Honorary Colonel
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Miss Rosalie Platner of Omaha,
the second co-ed to be elected hon
orary colonel of the cadet regiment
and who was presented at the mili
tary ball Friday night, is a junior
in the university and a member of
Phi Omega Pi. She is a member of
Silver Serpent, junior girls' honorary
society, and during her freshman and
sophomore years was a member of
Mystic Fish and Xi Delta, the under
class honorary organizations.
Miss Platner, who was graduated
ADOPT NEW PLAN FOR
SELECTING MANAGERS
Two Juniors Appointed; Final
Appointment to be Made
at End of Year
Instead of but one junior manager
being chosen in each sport from the
list of sophomore candidates, two
will be chosen and one will be ap
pointed at the end of the year. As
a result of the change adopted by the
appointive committee, Gerald Davis
and Harry Walters were chosen Jun
ior assistant managers for football.
One of these men will be chosen
Junior manager next fall.
No assistant managers were chosen
in track. Juniors who wish to try
out for track manager may enter
their application and work with the
three men who applied for the posi
tion. The manager will be appointed
about April 1.
As a result of the action of the
committee the latter part of last
week, the following men were ap
pointed: Football
Gerald Davis.
Harry Walters.
Ed. L. Stemen is Senior manager
for next year.
Bebll
Charles Adams.
Ward Kelly.
Lyle Holland is Senior manager
for baseball next spring.
Track
No managers were appointed.
Stephen King is Senior mansger.
Members of the committee that
chooses the managers are: Dean Carl
Engberg; Prof. R. D. Scott; Coach
Henry Schulte; and H. D. Gish. The
Senior manager of the sport in ques
tion becomes a fifth member of the
committee when his branch is be
ing discussed.
NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1923.
I
from the Omaha Central high school
in 1921, is registered in the Arts and
Science college of the university.
She is taking her major' in physical
education, and is much interested m
women's athletics. She has been a
member of W. A. A. for two years,
at present holding the position of
secretary of the W. A. A. board.
Other campus activities in which the
honorary colonel is interested are
Y. W. C. A. and W. S. G. A. of which
she is a board member.
SEASON IS OPENED
BY MILITARY BALL
Presentation of Honorary Col-
nel Is Feature or 1 hirty
second Annual Ball.
The formal season was officially
oDened Friday night when the thirty-
second annual military ball was given
at the city auditorium under the aus-
nices of the Cadet Officer's Associa
tion. The feature of the ball was
the presentation of the honorary
colonel, Miss Rosalie Platner,
of Omaha.
Durimr the intermission, a bugle
sounded and all the cadet officers,
headed bv Cadet Colonel Robert F.
Craig, formed before the platform to
receive the honorary colonel. Ine
lio-hts were dimmed, shots ' were
heard, the buele sounded and then
the lights were turned on and Miss
Platner marched out on the plat
form, the officers saluted, and Col
onel Craig went up on the platform
to welcome the new sponsor ol the
regiment. The honorary colonel and
the cadet colonel then lead the grand
march of cadet officers, after which
there was a dance for only cadet
officers and their ladies.
A military atmosphere was created
bv the decorations which consisted
of crossed swords and rifles, three-
oounders. machine guns and flags
A laree N banner was strung above
the dancers and in the latter part of
the evening balloons floated off its
side and down into the crowd.
Three hundred couples attended
the- ball. There were sixty-four
guests of honor invited.
MINNESOTA: Construction of
Minnesota's new stadium will begin
early in the spring. It will seat
50,000. It Is "U" shaped, which
allows for an addition of 7,000 seats
to the stand.
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Nebraskan Staff
Plans "Rag Feed"
Members of the staff of the Daily
Nebraskan will meet at the Temple
Wednesday 1 evening for what has
been termed a "Rag Feed." Invita
tions have been sent to those who do
active work on the paper.
','Rag Feeds" have long been
known about the office of this pub
lication and they are always a devia
tion from the solemnity and dignity
practiced on the paper.
MAKE PLANS FOR
ANNUAL BANQUET
To Accommodate 1500 at Tra
ditional Dinner in Honor of
Football Team.
ASK FRATERNITIES
TO CLOSE TABLES
Arrangements for the annual Corn
husker banquet Friday evening at
the Scottish Rite Temple are being
completed. The banquet has become
one of the greatest and most cher
ished traditions of the University.
Plans have been made to accommo
date fifteen hundred Cornhuskers.
The annual affair will be the final
chance for all University men to show
their appreciation of the hard work
exhibited by the Husker gridsters
during the recent football season.
The list qf speakers (completed
late yesterday afternoon includes
several speakers well known to Ne-
braskans. John D. Clarke, vice-presi
dent of the Indiona Standard Oil com
pany is to be toastmaster.
Avery and Bates on LUt.
Chancellor Avery, Regent Bates,
Coach Schulte, Dr. Aitken, Bob Man-
ley, Captain Lewellen and Captain
elect Weir will constitute the list of
speakers of the evening. The twenty-
one letter men from the 1923 foot
ball season will be present as the
honored guesst of the students and
invitations have been sent to all ex-
captains of Cornhusker elevens. It
is expected that several of the early
grid representatives will be present.
Tickets have been placed on sale
by the Vikings and Iron Sphinx on
the campus for $1.00. ' The card
boards may also be secured at the
Student Activities Office and for the
convenience of the students thirty
tickets have been sent to each Frat-
ternity house. All fraternity houses
have been requested to close their
tables Friday night. The committee
in charge of the banquet wishes every
person to purchase his ticket early.
A list of fraternities who will be
present at the banquet 100 per cent
will be published in the Daily Nebras
kan early next week. Let s break
the 1200 record.
Plan Program and
Dancing for Bazar
A special program and music for
dancing will be given for shoppers at
the Christmas bazaar on Wednesday
from 4:30 to 5:30 at Ellen Smith
hall. Every woman on the campus
is invited. All gifts donated for the
bazaar must be brought in Monday
and Tuesday. The bazaar will con
tinue Thursday and Friday and dur
ine these days all gifts in the form
of candy and baked goods will be re
ceived.
The conference committee under
Lila Wyman is responsible for mak
ing money to send the secretary or
the organization, the president, and
the under-graduate field representa
tive to conference to be held in New
York city next summer.
Dr. Downs Speaks at
Dairy Club Meeting
At a short business meeting of the
Dairy Club Thursday there were talks
given by four members. Dr. Downs
spoke on "The Dairy Products Judg
ing Team." He stated that the col
lege would try to have a products
judging team this year.
Mr. Morgan gave a short talk on
"The Advantages of Dairy Cattle
Judging," in which he prophesized
that Nebraska would some day be a
large dairy state.
Prof. Davis and R. A. Braun gave
short addresses in favor of the men
going out for the judging teams. The
club also heard a report from the
members of the judging team on
their trip to the Syracuse show.
TI1ETAS WIN IN
SALESCONTEST
Alpha Phi, Alpha Theta, and
Chi Omega Are Next
Three Highest.
RICHARDSON THANKS
SORORITIES FOR AID
"I wish to thank all those organ
zations and all those individuals,
who worked last week to so suc
cessfully put the Cornhusker cam
paign across. Without the aid of
those forces, I am sure that the
results would have been far less
gratifying."
DAVE RICHARDSON,
Business Manager.
Kappa Alpha Theta won the goM-
leafed Cornhusker as' a reward for
selling the most yearbooks in the
campaign that closed Friday noon.
Alpha Phi, striving for honors thru-
out the entire contest was a very
close second, but a few sales separat
ing the leaders. Alpha Theta took
third honors, followed by Chi Omega.
Voting for "Representative Ne-
braskans" brought out practically
the same names as have been leading
most of the week. The ten highest
in each group are:
Women.
Ruth Small, Amy Martin, Ruth
Miller, Jean Holtz, Emily Ross, Jose
phine Schramek, Helen Kummer,
Gertrude Thompson, Julia Sheldon,
Edith Olds.
Men.
Dave Noble, Verne Lewellen, Diet-
rick Dierks, Welch Pogue, Robert F.
Craig, Addison Sutton, Ccrl Kruger,
Kenneth Cozier, Herbert Brownell,
Jr., Audley Sullivan.
Eight Students to Be Selected.
From i this list of twenty, four
women and four men will be chosen
as "Representative Nebraskans."
David G.Richardson, business irn-n-
ager of the Cornhusker, expressed
his appreciation of the work of stu
dents in selling the annuals. The
number of sales was greater than
ever before, according to Mr. Rich
aidson. With the sales campaign now over,
Robert F. Craig, editor, stated that
everything was ready for the staff to
get to work in earnest toward the
amassing of material for publication.
JUNIORS AND SENIORS
WIN HOCKEY CONTESTS
First Round of Tourney Played
Saturday Noon; Finals Come
on Monday
The first round of the hockey
tournament played at noon Satur
day, December 8, ended in favor of
the junior and senior first teams and
the freshman and sophomore second
teams. These teams will play in the
finals Monday at 4:00.
The seniors defeated the freshman
5 to 1 and the juniors defeated the
sophomores 2 to 1. By defeating the
junior second team 1 to 0 in the first
round, the fjreshman second team
plays the sophomore second in the
finals.
Every girl having one or more
hockey practices is invited to sign
for the "feed" in honor of the hackey
champions. The bulletin on which to
sign is posted on the W. A. A. board
in Memorial hall. The "feed" is to
be held at 6:00 Tuesday, December
11, in Ellen Smith hall.
Lovell to Address
Presbyterian Club
Gilbert Lovell of the Student De
partment of the Board of Christian
Education, of the Presbyterian
church, will be the guest, of honor at
a dinner to be given by the Pan
Presbyterian Club, next Thursday
evening at the Y. M. C. A., for all
Presbyterian students in the University-Mr.
Lovell is a Yale graduate-,
and according to the committee in
charge, is an authority on student
life and problems. He will give a
short talk on some of his experiences
and discuss some student problems.
The dinner is at o:00 and will be
over before 8:00. The dinner will
be fifty cents a plate.