Daily Nebraskan
Aea Convocation
Attend Convocation
Friday Morning.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1923.
PRICE 5 CENTS
CHORUS TO GIVE
"THE MESSIAH"
Convocation Changed
to Friday Morning
10 O'clock.
... rt ASSES ARE
EXCUSED TWO HOURS
.necial convocation at which
Messiah" will be presented by
j, University chorus nas oeen
thinged from Thursday morn
W( u was announced previously, to
Pfjday' morning from 10 to 12
.uwV The convocation will be in
Memorial hall end all University
theses will be excused.
Many years ago when "The Mes
jjji" was presented for the first
in London, the king of Eng-
imd arose when the singers began to
the "Hallelujan unorus - ana
inmediately the whole audience
pose. This act of the king estab
lished a precedent, and ever since
Out time audiences have always
rtood when the "Hallelujah Chorus"
it sung.
The "Hallalujah Chorus" is per
lips one of the most beautiful and
jjapiring parts of the famous ora
torio which will be sung by the Uni
nrrity chorus under the directorship
rfMrs. Carrie B. Raymond at the
MBTOcation Friday.
The chorus of 250 people and the
wlosists will have the accompani
tnt of the University orchestra, a
string quartette and the pipe organ.
The string quartette is composed of
Edward J. Walt, first violin; Lucy
Her Molzer, second violin; William
T. Qnick, viola; Lillian Eiche, cello;
Mark Pierce, bass. Edith Burlingim
loss will be at the organ, and Donna
Gostin at the piano. The University
mhestra of about forty pieces is
mder the leadership of Mr. Quick.
A trumpet obligate will be played
Don Berry when the bass solo
"The Trumpet Shall Sound" is sung.
SCABBARD AND BLADE
ELECTS NEW MEMBERS
Twenty-one Cadet Officers
Honored by Military
Organization.
Twenty-one cadet officers in the
fcfliUry department were elected to
Scabbard and Blade, honorary mili
tary fraternity, at a meeting of that
"nniration Thursday night. The
a were chosen upon the basis of
baity and leadership in military
tience and tactics.
This chapter of Scabbard and
is "C" Company of the Third
tflment and was established at Ne
in 1920. Since that time the
juuzation has been taking the lead
n military affairs, has sponsored
annual m;i;to
-.ivijf Lai lii v ai, auu
" been quite active in encouraging
ww worlc jn the military depart
ment ,
The list of men elected is: Charles
ell, Stanley DeVore, Rollin
, vi.iuru roumer, ram
Jard. Giles Henkle, Charles
J", John Kellogg, E. K. Learning,
H. Livinghouse, James Marshall,
. Maun, Herbert Mayer,
rrv Puriio !-. j t. i .
. uavia xuccarason, jonn
Zn'C' E Rumsey, Melton Tap
JJ TiUotson, Mathias Voltz,
" warren.
Husker Judcini? Team
Takes Eighth Place
eolW r ,n ine Midwest Int
SS jDdgin conte8t
Inter-
at
BeebnV . . contest held in
con
&owv i . ine clieum Pot
ltfailC?180ne othe larest
Poultry
and
c country.
W am' cmposed of Donald
5 ireW ers,and
Ernest
"nadeTi TS Wlth Coach
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,. . HI WlPti .--J-
Mardsen
While
tCjS'4?1 ores, the
exceptionally
i, the results
do; 1
contest -were all
Tie fniv.
of n "e the Placing and
ouri iqc?6 . 1 e'8ht teams: Mis-
190B, niiZ'- "lchiean 1915, Ames
ia, t886' Wisconsin 1340,
nruk i765 ' "70s
and
Ne-
Commandant's Cup
Goes to Company C
Company C will presented today
with the Commandant's Cup for
winning the company rifle meet held
last week. Major Erickson will pre
sent the cup to Captain Rathsack on
the drill field this afternoon.
The winning company had 1,480
points and was closely followed by
Company L with 1,452 points. The
members of the successful team are:
Robert Currier, William Cejnar, D.
D. Lewis, Ted Fearing, Kenneth
Lawson, Ben Williams, E. W. Sher
rard. DELTA GAMMA HOUSE
UNDER QUARANTINE
Two Cases of Diptheria Is
Cause of Isolation of
Sorority.
Twenty-three girls at the Delta
Gamma sorority house, 1510 K
street, were placed under quarantine
Sunday noon by city health authori
ties following the discovery of two
cases of diptheria in the house. Mem
bers of the sorority living in the
house are expected to be isolated un
til Friday at least and possibly the
quarantine will break into the Christ
mas vacation.
Sarah Eischeid and Frieda Ander
son, the two girls who first showed
sign3 of diptheria, have been quar
antined in a distant part of the house
since Sunday noon and yesterday
four more of the co-eds were isolated.
Cultures were takes Monday after
noon and Jean Minor, Jeannette Gill,
Luree Fiss and Josephine Jack
showed positive reactions and have
been placed with the first two girls
under a trained nurse.
Dr. Chauncey F. Chapman, super
intendent of health, announced that
the chapter would be shut for at
least a week. Dr. Hickman has been
nlaced in charge of the cases and
all girls residing in the house have
been given anti-toxin.
Outside of the six girls who have
shown signs of carriage the remain
ing isolated members are feeling fine,
according to the president of the
chapter last evening. This incident
is the first to be recorded on the
University campus for several years
and is indeed the point of interest
of the entire state.
CHALLENGE NEBRASKA
Army Wants Telegraphic Pis
tol Meet This Spring with
Huskers.
The nistol team of the United
States Military academy at West
Point. New York, has challenged the
University of Nebraska to a pistol
meet to be held next spring on a fcat
nrdav afternoon simultaneously at
each school, and the results tele
graphed, Capt Huskea, director of
markmanship in the university R. O.
T. C. announced yesterday.
The challenge is now under con
sideration by the military depart
ment, and an answer will be given as
soon as the gallery schedule has been
rearranged for next semester.
In case the challenge is acceptea,
the advanced course men in military
science will be the ones that will
represent Nebraska. Pistol firing is
required of all cadet officers.
The terms of the challenge name
f i men as the team, and the firing
to be done as outlined in the war de
partment general order on pistol
morlrmanRhiD. The pistols used will
be .45 calibre automatic model 1911.
Alumni to Be Guests
of Psychology Class
"Alumni" of the course in philoso
;11v invited to at
)Uj IVv
tend the annual Christmas party
m . l TIT.!
which will be given oy tne cias
nesday evening in the laboratory. En
tertainment, finance, decoration and
r i ..mmiHeeii have been
reiresnmeiik .vuni"
appointed and are making their
plans.
Santa Clans will bring each child
a gift, and the refreshment com
mittee will make the evening enjoy
Indents who desire
BU1C .
to attend the party should leave their
names in the mail dox oot w
door of Dr. Winifred Hyde's office.
HUSKER STADIUM
NEARLY FINISHED
Spaces Underneath the Stands
Will Be Used for Dress
ing Rooms.
TO INSTALL SERVICE
DEPARTMENT QUARTERS
The new stadium is rapidly evolv
ing into a finished structure. The
tower sections are about completed
and wark on the space underneath
the stands has started. This space,
as well as the enclosed running track
connecting the stands, will not be
completed at present as was origi
nally planned.
The ground under the east stand
has been given to Coach Schulte for
track work. The surface has been
leveled and will be rolled so that
dirt tracks can be laid off. The a
vailable space is 45 x 350 feet and
will permit all kinds of track and
field work except hammer and dis
cuss .
A large kidney-shaped board track
has been installed outside the stands
and a similar dirt track will be laid
out inside for use when the weather
does not permit outdoor running.
There will also be room under this
stand for a hundred yeard straight
away. Coach Schulte believes that
five hundred men can be handled in
this space under the east stand if
necessary.
A section at the south end of each
stand will be reserved for football
dressing rooms. Our team will have
the rooms under the east stand and
those under the west stand will be
fitted for the use of the visiting
teams. These two sections will be
bricked up and floored at once and
showers and lockers installed.
It is proposed to give the space un
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TO GIVE CHRISTMAS J
PROGRAM AT VESPERS
Choir of Thirty Voices to Fur-
nish Music for Christmas
Service.
A choir of thirty voices will as
sist with the beautiful Christmas
service tonight in Ellen Smith hall
at 5 o'clock. Pauline Barber will
read the Christmas story and lead
the meeting. Hostesses chosen for
the service are Laura Rooney, Earl
yne Herriot, Bernice Robbins and
Meta Wonder.
Violins played by Catherine War
ner, Helen Kummer, Gladys Mickle,
and Mary Ellen Edgertonj and a
cello played by Mary Creekpaum will
assist with the music. Amy Mar
tin has charge of the choir. Harriet
Cruse will sing a solo.
The processional is the central
idea of the service in which all mem
bers light a candle from the large
candle which typifies the Christmas
spirit. Old Christmas hymns are
sung during the processional and the
recessional. Copies of the litany will
be handed out by little Bobby and
Betty Hillyar.
Requests From University Folks
m
Stagger Santy Claus This Year
'Twas a week before Christmas
and poor old Santa Claus sat at his
desk in a quandry. His hands were
folded and his eyes showed that he
was in great distress.
"I swan!" he expostulated to a
small gnome who was working be
side him, "I never saw such a list
It staggers me. I'm afraid my sleigh
won't be big enough and heaven
knows I can't make two trips."
The gnome stopped his work and
gazed. at his master. Never before
had he heard such a remark from
the lips of the world's idol. "Why,
sir," he queried, hopping up on San
ta's shoulder, "What's the trouble?"
"Oh, It's these college people,"
sighed Santa Claus, "They ask for
all manner of things. Take the Uni
versity of Nebraska. It's about the
worst. Why, can you imagine it?
Here are three letters from differ
ent frats asking for new houses and
not one of them will look at a house
with less thai twenty-five rooms."
I haven't a single corner in my
sleigh for them. And here's another
letter, from a Nebraska sorority grl
asking that I leave two Cadillacs and
HUSKER CAGERS
WORKING FINE
Coach Kline Has Two Teams
That Show Excellent
Form.
FIRST GAME OF YEAR
WITH KANSAS AGGIES
With but four more practices on
the home floor before the first game,
the Husker basketball team is utiliz
ing every minute of its practice time.
Stiff scrimmage of forty-five min
utes was the big event in Monday
night's workout when two varsity
teams battled for honors on the gym
floor.
Coach Kline picked two teams and
sent them through the mill of scrim
mage using one combination of Cap
tain Usher and Cozier forwards,
Black center, and "Satch" Volz and
Tipton guards. The other quinette
was composed of Schroeder and Ber
kle, forwards, Goodson center and
Close and Olds guards. The honors
were fairly well distributed for a
while, but towards the finis of the
contest team A was hitting their
stride and going good.
With a little more practice togeth
er, team B will make things tough
for the iormer team, inasmucn as
they hadn't played that combination
very much they made a good team.
Schroder and Berkle make a good
pair of forwards, and Goodson was
going in form, while Olds and Close,
midgets in size but dependable
guards were making the other for
wards show some classy work in
order to register a basket.
Team A looks to be the pick of
the squad at present They are
getting their team work down to such
a point that the players can always
depend upon each other. This com
bination has not utilized all the time
at practice. Coach Kline frequently
substitutes some other aspirant in
nlace of one of the first string but
seldom do they get the results. It is
not the aim of the coaching staff to
have a five man team, but an eight
or nine man team, one to which sub
stitutions can be made without slow
ing up the game.
Firal Game at Manhattan.
The team leaves the day after
Christmas for Manhattan, Kan.,
where they will have access to the
big floor until Dec. 29 when they
meet the farmers in the first cage
game of the year.
Practices will be held here at the
Armory every day upon and includ
ing Saturday. Saturday night some
of the men will leave for thei rhomes
and remain there for vacation unless
they are picked to make the trip. If
they are of the chosen twelve or thir
teen they will leave Lincoln the day
after Christmas.
Professor Sweezy will lecture on
"Comets and Meteors" today at 8
p. ra. at the Observatory, which will
be ODen to the public from 7 to 10
p. m. if the skies are clear. A view
of the moon is to be shown.
a Ford coupe at her house. She ex
plains that they really need them to
reach their 8 o'clocks in time."
"And what's this one," giggled the
gnome as he hopped onto the desk
and peered at a large white sheet
covered with a swinging hand-writing.
"Oh, that," gasped Santa and sank
back in his chair. Then regaining
his breath. "That's from the Chan
cellor asking for a new museum, a
crvmnasmm and a bie swimming pooL
I declare, I'm glad they got their
stadium last summer. I d have to
have a trailer."
The gnome cocked his head on one
side a frowned. "This is serious.
We haven't a thing like a museum
or a gymnasium in stock and we've
onlv a week to work, I agree with
you, these college people are frights."
Santa said nothing but taking his
nun wrote at the end of his list
"University of Nebraska Three
cood frat houses, two Cadillacs, one
Ford coupe, a museum, a library, a
evmnasium and swimming pool,
and then, alas, alas, he put a big
question mark over them all.
Norfolk Club Elects
Officers at Meeting
A Norfolk club wan organized by
thirt:' Norfolk students at the Tem
ple Thursday. Officers elected were
William A. Alstadt, president; Ruth
Taft, secretary-treasurer. The club
will hold monthly dinners and other
social activities.
Mr. Alstadt will leave for Norfolk
soon to assist in the organization of
a Nebraska Alumni club. About sev
enty alumni are planning on Joining
the club.
WOOD TO OUTLINE
HIS "NEW SYSTEM"
Mathematical Feats to Be Ex
plained to Students on
Wednesday.
Believing that millions of hours
are wasted by people using the pres
ent system of mathematics, George
B. Wood, mayor of Louisville, Nebr.,
is presenting to the world his own
method which he claims to be far
more accurate and speedy. Mr.
Wood will demonstrate his system to
all who wish to hear him in the So
cial Science auditorium Wednesday
evening. The Mathematics Club is
bringing him here.
Mr. Wood is mayor of his town and
cashier of a bank there. Because of
his speed in mathematics, he is called
the "human adding machine." His
speed in addition and subtraction has
caused much comment among those
who have seen him work. He does
all of his work in the bank without
the aid of an adding machine or cal
culator. One of his feats is the to
taling of a column of ten figures,
each containing ten figures, in less
than twenty-five seconds.
Mr. Wood states that anyone can
add and subtract more accurately
and faster by his method. He gives
the credit for his speed in calcula
tion to bis method alone, and believes
that 60 per cent of the people by
using his system could calculate as
rapidly as he can.
FIRE DAMAGES BARN
ON UNIVERSITY FARM
Blaze Removes Roof and
Destroys Fifty Tons
of Hay.
The horse barn out at the Farm
campus caught fire Sunday at 11:45
a. m. and considerable damage was
done before the blaze could be extin
guished. The entire roof over the
west part of the barn was lost, 50
tons of hay was burned, 20 tons of
straw also burned and one of the
horses was killed. The floors of the
newly equipped gymnasium were also
warped by the water from the fire.
The cause of the fire has not been
exactly determined as ' yet The
Chief of the Fire Department in Lin
coin and Mr E. E. Church of the
coin and Mr. E. E. Church of the Uni
versity's Service department made
an, examination after the fire had
been put out and came to the con
elusion that spontaneous combustion
of the hay in the building was no
doubt responsible. Although the hay
was dry when it was stored) a leak
in the roof would allow it to be thor
oughly wetted. The wiring in the
barn was found to contain no faults
that could have been responsible for
the fire.
Among the most instrumental in
assisting in putting out the blaze
were Mr. Harry Burkett, who was in
charge of the barn, Dr. R. V. Skid
more, flnd Mr. E. E. Church. Many
of the students and professors as
sisted these men in rescuing animals
from the barn.
The total damage follows: Dam
age to the roof, $2500; fifty
tons of hay, $700; 20 tons of straw,
$120; One horse, $200; total damage
$3520.
Emerson to Speak
to AfTonomy Club
Dr. R. A. Emerson of the plant
breeding department of Cornell Uni
versity will speak at a meeting of
the Agronomy club on "Present Day
Problems in Practical Crop Breed
ing." Dr. Emerson ranks among the
foremost plant breeders of the world.
The meeting will be held in the
Dairy auditorium Thursday at 7:30
p. m.
SHORT VACATION
IS INVESTIGATED
Student Council Submits De
tailed Report to Chancel
lor Avery.
OTHER UNIVERSITIES
HAVE LONGER HOLIDAY
An investigation into the cut of
this year's vacation period has been
made by a special committee of the
Student Council and the matter has
been taken up with Chancellor Avery.
According to the investigation, the
facts show that the students at the
University of Nebraska have fewer
days of vacation than any of the
large neighboring universities.
The proposition which was adopted
two years ago in regard to the Christ
mas vacation was that it be eight
days, including two Sundays. This
year, the vacation which has been
announced included two Sundays,
two legal holidays, and only six
school days.
"No Change," Say Dean.
"There will absolutely be no
change in the Christmas vacation,"
said Dean Engberg yesterday after
noon. "The vacation period has been
published in the catalog and it can
not be changed. Since no emergency
exists. I see no reason for any de
mand for a change."
When the vote was called two
years ago, it was stated that Ne
braska credits would not be given
full value unless the number of va
cation days be cut short The com.
mittee, after writing the registrars
at Cornell, Yale and Princeton uni
versities reported that it made little
or no difference to those schools.
Other School Have More.
Figures were secured by the com
mittee on the number of days of
school and vacation in the universi
ties of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michi
gan, Missouri and Kansas. Nebraska
has from two to ten more days of
school than any of the others, and
from three to fourteen days less of
vacation.
The first list which was compiled
by the Student Council committee
was submitted to the Executive Dean.
He found a few errors in the fig
ures, and a second list has been
made out which still shows the same
comparative figures.
In a letter to the dean following
the corrections in the list, the com
mittee said, "Such errors as were
found still leave the situation as
originally stated a clear discrimina
tion against the students of Ne
braska." (Continued on Page 4)
UNIVERSITY TO HAVE
CHRISTMAS SERVICE
Tree, Santa Claus and Singing
of Carols Are on Yule
tide Program.
A real Christmas tree, another
official visit of Santa Claus, and com
munity singing of appropriate songs
and carols, will be some of the fea
tures with which the university will
observe the Christmas season before
the close of school for the holidays.
Final plans for the program were
made at a meeting of the All-university
party committee Monday nigi...
The program will be held Thurs
day night at 7:15 around a large pine
on the campus. The University Glee
club will sing a number of selections
and will lead the students. Santa
Claus, who appeared for the first
time at the annual Christmas party
in the Armory Saturday night and
who was prevailed upon to remain in
Lincoln during the week. He will
mingle with the crowd and distribute
gifts.
Santa Claus again will bring with,
him candies and goodies and will dis
tribute them to the students. It has
been suggested that he may bring
with him gifts for the students who
were unable to be at the all-university
dance and who did not receive
their presents at that time. The re
ception committee will have charge
of introducing to Santa Claus all
who never before have had the op
portui ity to shake the grand old man
by the hand.
The targe pine south of U Hall,
which will be strung with lights and
tinsel. These decorations will be al
lowed to remain and the tree will be
lighted several evenings following
the entertainment