The Daily Nebraskan
Cocker Banquet
Friday Nigh-
Cornhusker Costume
Party Friday
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pi THRILL FOR
flOHEfTS PARTY
at Friday Affair.
rOMPETITlON IS KEEN
C FOR COSTUME PRIZES
a .necial unannounced feature on
to igm for the .Girls' Cornhusk-
S at the Armory on Friday
j give additional thrills.
Z nature of the surprise is a se
ll but members of the committee
ise that the suspense of the cu
will be amply rewarded.
The prizes to be given for the pret
tiest the funniest, and the most
Li costumes have been secured.
Very unusual prizes they are, and
lints that have leaked out as to their
Mture are making competition keen.
Unusual stunts will be put on by
He freshman commission, Mystic
Fish Xi Delta, and W. A. A. This
k in addition to the Silver Serpent
oreus, an annual aiiair wmcn is
being put on at the Cornhusker party
for the first time. The circus and
tide shows will furnish excitement
plore.
The Mortarboards and Silver Ser
pents will sell candied apples and
popcorn balls in strange forms thru
cot the evening.
Pictures of the costume prize win
in taken individually and in a
poop will be made for the Corn'
ksker. Photocrraphs will also be
Dade of any other unusual features
of the event.
Members of the faculty will be
present as guests, but it has not been
learned whether or not they will ap
pear in costume.
The orchestra will begin to play
for dancing at 7 o'clock. The party
fill close at 10:30. Addmission is
JjrwnCs. Members or tne reception
committee are Earlyne Herriott,
Doris Baker, and Fern Maddox.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1923
PRICE 5 CENTS
League Opens Essay
Contest In Memory
of Dr. Steinmetz
In memory of Dr. Charles P.
Steinmetz, its late president, the
League for Industrial Democracy is
conducting an essay contest which
is open to all American college stu
dents. Two prizes are offered, the
first first $200 and the second $100.
Topics suggested are the organized
labor and nationalization. Several
prominent men will act as judges.
The contest closes June 1, 1924. Ad
ditional information may be obtained
at theNebraskan office.
LAWYER TO ADDRESS
ENGINEERS' MEETING
George Lee Speaks This Morn
ing in Social Science
Auditorium.
STATE ASSOCIATIONS
ETON AG CAMPUS
Firmer' Organizations Will
Gather for Organized Ag
riculture Week.
Organized agricultural week will
W held on Ag college campus Jan
try 7 to January 11. Meetings of
0 lUte organizations such as farm
toean federation, Crop Growers as
"mtion, Dairymens association,
d the Improved Livestock Breed-
association, will be held during
w days on the Ag campus.
The Home Economics association
wannoHnced as among their speak
er January 8 to 10 Mrs. Mignon
to'lott, formerly recreation spe
of the University of Montana,
Gertrude Lynn, home manage
t agent of Iowa State College,
Dean Alfred Vivian of Ohio Ag
"""toral College.
D&m Vivian will also address the
meeting on Thursday afternoon,
Jtery 10, on "The Greatest Need
J we Nation." Aaron Sapiro.known
authority on co-operation mar
!rng "nation, will speak on
Perative Marketing" at this
George A. Lee, A. B., '03, LL. B.,
'05, will address the regular monthly
convocation of the Colleg eof Engi
neering this morning at 11 o'clock
in Social Science auditorium. Mr.
Lee is now general counsel for the
Continental Gas & Electric corpor
ation, and will speak on some of the
legal phases of the engineering pro
fession as he has encountered them.
Because of the legal nature of Mr.
Lee's talk Dean Ferguson has ex
tended an invitation to the students
of the College of Law to attend, al
though their classesare not excused
for the convocation.
As chairman of the Washington
State Railway Commission Mr. Lee
won prominence for his work in eval
uating the railroads of Washington,
and as a result of his activity he was
one of the leading candidates for gov
ernor of that state several years ago.
CABINET-ENTERTAINS
Y. W. DRIVE WINNERS
TO NAME STAFFS
OF BIG ANNUAL
Craig Says Reporters of AH
Sections of Cornhusker Will
Be Picked Soon.
ANNOUNCES WORKERS ON
ADMINISTRATION SECTION
Gives Dinner for Leading
Team in Budget Campaign
and Finance Staff.
The Y.W.C.A. cabinet entertained
the winning team of the finance
campaign and the finance staff at a
dinner at Ellen Smith hall Wednes
day night. The team which worked
under Desma Renner raised $155
during the drive for the budget.
Members of the team were as
follows: Desma Renner, chairman;
Rachel Harry, Izma Hamm, Ruby
Bliss, Mary Rothermel, Dorothy
Withers, Genevieve Reyman, Doro
thy Olmstcad, Bernice Timma, Ruth
Shrank, Virginia Arganbright.
Members of the finance staff
Frances Mentzer, chairman; Rosa
lie Plattner, Esther Swanson, Flor
ence McReynolds, Betty Raymond.
Omaha Club to Meet
at Lunch This Noon
The Omaha club will hold its
monthly meeting at the Y.M.C.A. De
cember 13 at a noon luncheon. A
Drorram will be given. All students
from Omaha are invited and may ob
tain their tickets from Grant Chang-
strom, Frank Jacobs, Frances Mc
Chesney and Arvilla Johnson.
hiths and Jones9 Smothered
In Another Big "Dope" Upset
(University News Service)
strictly unofficial name
the Universitj
iHi....,, T ",v Jonnsons win first
' uruy contest at fho TT
Nraska the John
;ith fifty members of th fril
Th. lVhe new student directory.
4thilerrS take Second honors
-'J -me names on v, -m-:i
jUJlWith ... " mc mil-
i' thiJ , y names, are menaced
Ilf-hs, with
3ith tw i ine crowns, also
k. "ty-nine. Th j ' -
tmeses nr'fu jl
v , 7 twenty-'6ht v names,
4 ftt ,t0keep UP thepopu
their family title.
jmr Thn ctoA l i
Va, bLTJi e Smiths and the
monw i y conside"d the most
a. un'y found v.... , .
Crti x nave iosi
1' family f "SOns"
n. ' Andersons, Nelsons, and
memK0tC5 Clan of Campbells
S in Z TTr8hip ot 'ourteen stu
mor. , umversitv. w,il h
tt. .C8' wit 119 members.
test solidarity and
strength of all the similar names.
That there is a colorful crowd at
the University the directory proves,
for there are twenty-nine Browns,
ten Whites, eight Greens, seven
Gravs. and two Blacks. There are
apparently no Yellows or Reds at the
University.
With names from the rolls one
might construct any scene: for the
Hunt, there are Wolfes and Foxes
and Hunters. For the naval folk
there are Barges and Barrs, Hatches
and Hulls and Sands, not to mention
a Mast. The ecclesiastical phase of
life is represented by an Angell,
Bishops and Parsons, Virtue,
Churches and Bells. From the sub
lime to the ridiculous: there are Swal
lows, with choice of Waters or Beers.
If name-sources mean anything,
the University is represented by
tradesmen and craftsmen of all sorts,
with Smiths and Bellows, Bakers and
Cooks, Barbers and Beards, Farmers
' ..... ii.
and a Tennant In addition mere
are Houses, Barnes, Caves, and Mills.
Robert F. Craig, editor of the 1924
Cornhusker, announced last night
that the staffs of the several sections
of the annual were being chosen and
would be announced from day to
day. He added that the reporters
and editors of the departments would
do well to begin the collection and
compilation of the material as soon
as possible to avoid the rush when
the section was called for.
The staff of the administration
section, of which Emmett V. Maun
is editor, was announced last night.
A meeting of all the college editors
will be held at the Cornhusker of
fice Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Following is the staff of the Ad
ministration section:
Arts and Science College: John
Allison, editor; Ruth Wells, W. Fran
cis Jones, Geraldine Swanick, Royce
West, Ruth Clouse, George Buchanan
School of FFine Arts: Mary Ellen
Edgerton, editor; Marguerite Mun
ger, dramatic editor; Aileen Hilliard.
School of Journalism: Beatrice
Broughton, editor; William Card.
Premedics: Edwin Coates, editor;
George Fitzsimmons.
College of Medicine: Leland Haw
kins, editor.
College of Pharmacy: W. W.
Schoonmaker, editor; Marie Walker,
G. H. Baker, MeMlvin E. Rasdal.
College of Agriculture: Frances
Weintz, editor; Yeshwantrac P.
Bhosale, Eugene Day.
College of Engineering: Harold
Edgrortony editor; Harry .Fabber-
stroh. Frank W. Jacobs, William
Lamme.
College of Business Administra
tion: Frank Fry, editor; Ted Cable,
Paul Stauffer.
Teachers College: Margaret Wat
tles, editor; Margaret Eckles, Doro
thy Davis, Thelma King.
College of Dentisy: Melvin Thomp
son, editor, Ralph Ireland.
College of Law: George Pardee,
editor; Frank Johnson, Ray Janda.
Graduate and Extension: Frank
Scriven, editor, William P. Hilliker.
CHORUS TO PRESENT
FAMOUS ORATORIO
University Singers Will Give
"The Messiah" in Armory
on December 20.
The University chorus will present
"The Messiah" at the Armory De
cember 20 at 10 o'clock. Classes will
pro'bably be dismissed from 10 to 12
to allow students to hear this tradi
tional service. The chorus, under
the direction of Mrs. Carrie B. Ray-
mnnH. has alwavs presented 'The
Messiah" at the last convocation be
fnre Christmas, since 1895. Three
thousand students attended last year.
The University chorus comprises
about 250 men and women who are
well trained singers. In former years
the chorus was assisted by a string
quintette in its presentation of "The
Messiah" but last year an orcnestra
was added to the accompaniment.
This University 0xhestra will again
.n.nnomte in the performance and
will be under the leadership of W
T. Quick. The soloists from the
chorus will be Ellena Burke, soprano;
Sylvia Cole, contralto; W. W. Hun
ter, tenor; and Archie Jones, bass.
"The Messiah" was written in 1871
by George Frederick Handel, one of
f,o unrii' oTeatest composers. It
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is divided into four parts, "The
Phophecy," "The Nativity," "The
Passion." and "The Reserrection."
Each of these parts contains solo and
chorus selections. The service re
quires two hours for presentation.
The bulletin of the summer ses
sion at the University is being pre
pared under the direction of Dean
W. E. Sealock of Teachers couege,
director of the session, and will go
to press probably the first week in
January. Eight thousand copies will
be printed to supply the requests for
information, which are already com
ing in" to the office of Dean Sealock.
The bulletin gives a summary of Uni
versity routine and courses. .
'X
TO SPEAK HERE ON
NEW MATH SYSTEM
Mayor of Louisville, Neb., will
Lecture in Social Science
Auditorium Dec. 19.
George B. Wood, the human add
ing machine, who says that the pres
ent method of teaching mathematics
is all wrong, will demonstrate his
method to all who wish to hear it in
a lecture in the Social Science audi
torium December 19.
Mr. Wood is the mayor of Louis
ville, Nebr., and the cashier of one of
the local banks. His speed and ac
curacy in handling figures is said to
be miraculous, and he has been given
the name of " human adding ma
chine."
His theory is that the mind is fast
er than speech, that instead of add
ing and subtracting by conversation
or calculation, totals should be de
rived by merely glancing at the fig
ures.
Speed Eliminate Errors
In regard to speed, Mr. Wood says,
" Speed spells accuracy in calcula
tion, for the faster one works, the
more mechanical the process becomes
and the less chance for error. I read
totals in figures as I read a page of
printed words, and an error in my
total reading is as readily brought to
my mind as an error in reading a
sentence."
Mr. Wood says that the human
mind can get twelve impressions
while the tongue is uttering one. He
attributes his speed ana accuracy to
his method alone, saying that while
he was in school he received very
poor grades in mathematics. He
asserts that sixty per cent of the peo
ple could calculate as fast as he does
if they would use his method.
Mr. Wood can total a column of
ten numbers, each containing ten fig
ures, in less than twenty-five seconds.
He has never tried to commercialize
his method, but he says that it his
ambition to see it used in public
schools. He is being brought to the
University by the Mathematics Club.
Silver Serpents
Secure Menagerie
For Annual Circus
FROSH MUST FIRE
ON RIFLE RANGE
Howling hippopotamuses, roaring
rhinoceroses, and elusive elephants
should not terrify the knowing stu
dents Friday night at the Armory for
they are only Silver Serpents dis
guised as the beats of the jungle.-
The occasion will be the annual
circus of the Silver Serpents. While
the circus will not be so elaborate or
pretentious as Ringlings', it will not
be lacking in any of the characteris
tics of a real three-ringer.
Complete Menagerie.
The menagerie will be unusually
complete, including in addition to
such conventional beasts as lions, ti
gers, and grizzly bears, n four-legged
whale and a jelly fish.
The side shows will also be an un
usual part of the entertainment. Fat
women, thin men and sword t;vvalIow
ers will be offered to those who de
mand the ordinary side show, while
the more discriminating will be
treated to a remarkable exhibition of
the original Silver Serpent.
Real Silver Serpent.
This snake, a first cousin of the
one which induced Eve to eat the
apple, is absolutely one of the oldest
reptiles in existence. The aged turtle
exhibited at the St. Louis exposition
i . 1904 and claimed to be 500 years
old is a mere incubated chick in
comparison to the original Silver Ser
pent. The O. S. S. hasn't lost any
of his coloring and shines with juven
ile lustre. This is due, of course, to
the careful polishing of his keepers.
The menagerie will probably be
allowed to mix with the crowd, as it
is unusually domesticated and not
frightened by the sight of men.
Fortune telling, snake charming
with bagpipes, and other freak acts
will round out the program.
Prof. R. P. Crawford of the
School of Journalism has the leading
special article in the November 24
numDer of " Forbes," a magazine de
voted to finance and business.
TO SEE MOVIES
OF IRISH GAME
Will Show Pictures of Notre
Dame Classic in Scottish
Rite Temple.
TODAY LAST CHANCE TO
BUY BANUET TICKETS
Motion pictures of the Notre Dame
football game will feature the an
nual Cornhusker banquet to be held
Friday evening in the Scottish Rite
Temple. This three-reel film will
be shown in the lodge room which is
among the most beautiful in the middle-west.
A film from the Journey of Shrin
ers to their national convention, and
big parade in Portland, Ore., will
also be shown. Pred Cornell, secre
tary of the Lincoln Masons, will ex
plain the pictures. The movies will
start promptly at 6 o'clock in the
Scottish Rite lodge rooms as a pre
banquet entertainment. Banquet
tickets will admit to the movies and
all ticket holders are urged to see
the five reels.
Today is the final day to purchase
tickets to the banquet. They may
be obtained from members of the
Vikings or Iron Sphinx, or at the
student activities office, for one
dollar. Twelve hundred University
men are expected to be present in
addition to faculty members and
alumni.
The twenty-one letter men of the
football squad will be honor guests
at the banquet and it will be
a farewell to members of the squad
who played their last game '1 honks
giving day as well as a celebration of
the success of the football season.
ALL WOMEN INVITED
TO BAZAAR PROGRAM
Music, Readings, and Solo
Dance to Be Given at El
len Smith Hall.
All University women are invited
to the program to be given at the
Y.W.C.A. Christmas bazaar this af
ternoon from 4:30 to 5:30 in Ellen
Smith hall.
Selections by the Vesper choir, a
violin and cello duet by Mary Ellen
Edgerton and Mary Creekpaum,
readings by Frances McChesney, and
a solo dance by Marie Snavely are
on the program.
The bazaar opened Wednesday
with five booths gaily decorated in
Christmas colors in the court and on
the balcony. Hundreds of dainty
Christmas gifts and many pounds
of fudge, divinity, and stuffed dates
are on sale for the remaining days,
Thursday and Friday.
Keinjto Resume
Work at Nebraska
Prof. F. D. KeirTjOf the agronomy
department who has been taking
graduate work at Cornell university,
will resume his worK at Ne
braska. Professor Kein will receive
his doctor's degree, having special
ized in plant breeding.
First-year Men Who Do Not
Complete Practice Will
Receive Incompletes.
All freshmen in military science
who have not completed the re
quirement in gallery rifle practice
are urged by Captain Huskea to come
up and finish as soon as possible. The
firing must be done by the end of
the semester if credit is to be re
ceived for the course. Failure to
complete the required shots will
mean that an incomplete will be re
ceived for the course.
Beginning next week the gallery
will be reserved for members of the
University and fraternity teams who
will be g'ven some coachLig by Cap
tain Huskea. Freshmen who have
not completed firing the required
sixty shots can come up also and
complete their gallery requirement.
No more practice shooting will be al
lowed after this v ek. .
Cornhusker Banquet
Nebraska's "fighting Cornhuskers," after being de
feated by Illinois, tied by Kansas and Missouri, rose glori
ously into the spotlight of national admiration by defeat
ing Notre Dame, and finishing the Valley race tied for
first honors. Here, in a sentence, is the way history
will describe the 1923 Cornhusker grid season.
Friday night the annual Cornhusker banquet at
the Scottish Rite Temple will be attended by all loyal
Nebraskans, who will gather to pay a well-deserved
tribute to the 1923 team, the greatest fighting machine
that has ever trod on a Scarlet and Cream grid field.
This banquet is a tradition established to honor the foot
ball players and coaches who have been playing the game
for Nebraska this fall.
But the Cornhusker banquet serves another pur
pose besides that of honoring the grid team. It accom
plishes a result of vital importance to every man attend
ing the Cornhusker school.
University men go to the Cornhusker banquet merely
students at Nebraska, and they come away from the
banquet loyal Cornhuskers. Thje spirit of Cornhusker
land, a deeper feeling and more sincere appreciation of
Nebraska, the greatest and hardiest school of the prairie
states, is inspired in the heart of every Cornhusker at
the banquet.
Cornhuskers! It is your privilege as well as your
duty to attend the Cornhusker banquet Friday night!
