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The Daily Nebraskan Elections Come February 19. Elections Come February 19. wSrxXIII--NO. 94 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1924 PRICE 5 CENTS CAGERS SET FOR GRINNEL QUINT Will Play First Home Game in Three Weeks at uoiiseum Tonight. j INVADERS OUT TO VIN IS REPORT FROM IOWA t, Scarlet and Cream basket quintet will meet Grinnell at 7:30 tonight on the Coliseum court in the first Vallegc trage contest piayea on local courts for three weeks. Two necks ago the Huskers won from the Grinnell combination, 32 to 19, and Iowa reports say the visitors are out to win. Plans are complete to make the contest tonight a home coming for the goal sharks. Several sections have been reserved for an organized rooting section and the Corn Cobs have a mystery stunt adrift. The band will lead the singing. Students are asked by the committee in charge to remember that "Nebraska honors the referees decisions." The probable lineups for tonight follow: Nebraska Usher (C) Cozier Goodson Tipton Volz Coach W. r.f. l.f. c. r.g. l.g. Kline Grinnell Benz (C) Critchett . Boge Gelven Winters sent his pro teges through a tough series of work outs this week and reports his quintet to be in good shap'e. The Husker mentor finished preparation for the only game this week, Thursday after noon in a short tossing practice and signal drill. The varsity squad has been working out daily and has de veloped a fast passing game form their showings against the freshmen. During the scrimmage Wednesday evening Coach Frank's freshmen were completely lost against the regu lars. Grinnell has been forced to satis faction with the short end of most of the early season tilts but has come , within lone counters of defecating Kansas, Washington, and Missouri. Reports have it that the Grinnell cagesters met Nebraska on an off night two weeks ago and are coming to Lincoln with the sole purpose of tmearing the Cornhusker five. All though the Kline quint Is given the verbal advantage it is a known fact that when the two take the floor to exchange greetings tonight a hot con test is in store. BIBLE INSTRUCTOR TO LECTURE TODAY Purposes to Aid Students' in Stud and Interpretation of Scripture. The first lecture by Dr. Bruce Cur ry, professor of the English Bible in the White Bible Institute, New York ill be given today from 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 o'clock in Faculty hall, Temple. Dr. Curry arrives here this morning from Wiihita, Kansas, where he has ken conducting a Bible study course. Dr. Curry comes here to lecture trough the effort of the University Y- M. C. A. and Y.W.C.A. The main objects of the six lecture sessions are to help students in their study and interpretations of the scriptures and to tain them in the discussion method of conducting classes in Bible study. r. PaulMcCaffree, secretary of e Y. M. C. A. reports that over 85 nave already registered for the lec u 'ssion8 and mre than that num w are expected to attend. Students and faculty members from Doane ege from York, and Central . 7 Uve announced their intentions of coming. mviutions hv aa Weather Forecast Fair weather for today and slightly colder was the prediction of the Uni versity weather bureau yesterday aft ernoon. Probably fair Saturday and warmer Saturday afternoon and night. CARRY M Girls Win in Rifle Meet With Dennison The womens rifle earn won the shoot with Dennison University, at Granville, Ohio, bast week by a ma jority of 279 points. The Nebraska girls speared 93 bulls eye shots out of a possible 100, making a score of 993. Dennison made 724. The shoot ing was done in the prone position. Miss Mary McCarthy, Luella Rett- meyer, and Dorothy Abbott were high marksmen on the Nebraska team, each of them scoring perfect. Ruth Douglas, Eva Kirk, Ruth Wright, An gela Sangman, Florence Steffes, Gla dys Foster, and Kathro Kidwell made scores of 99 each. KOSMET COMEDY TRYOUTS CLOSE To Announce Successful Third of 150 Applicants Next Week. the various colleges in the state. W- A. A. Alumni to Be Honored at Tea Alumni members of W. A. A. will nonor go-st, 0f Miss Amanda t! ? d.ean f women' Val- fte J" nita Smitl nail ay Woo froiM 4 t0. fi o,dock HaW ""v6 """tin? of Rosalie Arien. phainnan. Fisher, nur"! eiT tnd E,eanor teent ft 88 Paired enterttin Ior the r fternoon. Tryouts for the Kosmet Klub play, "The Wishine Ring" ended last night, over 150 people having ap peared before the judges. From this number 50 will be chosen to com prise the cast, announcement of which will be made next week. The number competing this year is much larger man iormeny aue to a greater interest taken by stud ents in the play. A line of appli cants appeared each of the three nights and all times available f y try outs were taken. Work on the scenery has already started. There will be some elabl orate sets made specially for the comedy. Rehearsals will start soon after the cast is chosen. C. L. Coombs, who wrote the book, music, and lyrics for the play will direct the produc tion. Miss Rosanna Williams, pian ist for the Kosmet presentation last year, will be at the piano again in "The Wishing Ring." TICKETS GO FAST FOR STUNT NIGHT Students Purchase Nearly 2000 Pasteboards First Day -of Campaign. MUST RESERVE FEW SEATS LEFT EARLY "Only a few tickets are yet to be sold for University Night, Saturday, February 23. Over 1800 were pur chased by students in less than an hour after the window opened yes terday morning. Nearly 200 more were taken in the afternoon. People desiring tickets should make their reservations early today according to Harold Edgerton, busi ness manager. Only a few remain and they will go fast. They may be purchased on the first floor of the Temple. A large windmill donated by Ben Simon & Sons was in motion on the campus yesteraay, advertising tne ticket sale. The committee wishes to thank the donators, also extend ing appreciations to the Green Gob lins for help in the campaign. In a meeting last night in Univer sity hall, Sigma Delta Chi, journalis tic fraternity, passed the following resolution: "Sigma Delta Chi, mens national journalistic fraternity, endorsed the stand taken by the University Night committee in discouning any scandal sheet published in connection with University Night. The organization reaffirms its stand taken a year ago when it con demned the publication of a scandal sheet." PRESENT CHARTER PROGRAM TONIGHT j Radio Will Enable Alumni Throughout Country to , Observe Founding. NEBRASKA CELEBRATES FIFTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY The fifty-fifth birthday of the Uni versity will be observed tonight by a radio program sent out to Alumni clubs throughout the country. The Charter day program will be under the direction of the Alumni associa tion. Alumni clubs in different sec tions of the country are making plans to receive the program, which starts at 8:30 p. m. Broadcasting will be done over the University radio and the Westing house set at Hastings. By using both machines the program can be heard in all parts of the country. The Hastings set is much larger than that of the University and can be heard at a greater distance. The program as announced by Har old Holtz, alumni secretary, is as fol lows: Two selections by University of Ne braka band. Selection by University Glee club. Creetings to alumni by Victor B. Smith, president of alumni associa tion. w- Selection by band. Address by Chancellor S. Avery. Selection by Glee club. Telegrams of greetings by alumni clubs. Selection by Glee club. The wave length of the Hastings set is 286 metres. STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS 1 GIVE OPINIONSJF POINT SYSTEM Limitation of Individual Student Activities as Proposed for Student Vote in Elections Tuesday, February 19 Arouses Discussion on Campus. REFERENDUM NOT TO BE TAKEN ON SPECIFIC PLAN Sigma Phi Epsilon entertained at a Valentine dinner Thursday, Feb ruary 14, in honor of their visiting raternity brother, Ted Shawn and is wife, Ruth St. Denis. These two noted persons from the nucleus of the internationally famous Deni shawn troupe which appeared at the Orpheum last night. University Celebrates Charter Day as Tradition of Eighties "The men who established the Uni versity had ideals but they had no realization of the possibilities of a state university," said Judge J. S. Dales, one of the first, two graduates of the University of Nebraska, in commenting yesterday on the growth of the school. The institution was built after an act passed by the legislature on Feb ruary 15, 1869, providing for the es tablishing of an institution "to afford to the inhabitants of the state the means of acquiring a thorough knowl edge of the various branches of lit erature, science, and the arts." One-hundred-thiry people attended the official opening of the University of Nebraska on September 7, 1871, Judge Dales recalls. "It ws quite an affair for those days," he said. About seventy students were en rolled that first year, but very few were qualified to enter a college course so that a large preparatory class was established. The first grad uating class was composed of two members, Judge Dales and Judge William H. Snell of Tacoma, Wash., who "received their degrees in June, 1873. -Both had taken previous col lege work elsewhere. Charter day was not observed as a holiday until several years later when the custom grew out of sentiment among alumni. During the eighties it came o be a student event, and for years after, a celebration on Charter day was a Cornhusker tra dition. For a long time Charter day was a mid year commencement day when exercises were held and degrees granted. This custom was set aside during the war on acco'unt of other activities. It will probably never be resumed, is the opinion of Judge Dales. i SET FORTH PROGRAM FOR FINE ARTS WEEK Drama, Music, Banquet and Carnival on List of En . tertainments. Plans were made and a program outlined for fine arts week at a con vocation of all fine arts students held in the Temple at 11 o'clock Thurs day. Fine Arts week will begin Tues day, February 26, with an 11 o'clock convocation in the Temple, and will close on Saturday night, March 1. The tentative outline for the week is as follows: Tuesday night: A musical program by the faculty in the Temple. Wednesday night: A musical pro gram by students in the Armory. . Thursday night: A play by the faculty of the dramatics department Friday night: A play by the stud ents of the dramatic department, and also a banquet. Saturday night: A varnival in the fine arts gallery. Many Subscribers at Reduced Rate Many students are taking advan tage of the opportunity to buy a 1924 Cornhusker at the reduced price of $4.00, David Richardson, business manager of the yearbook, said yesterday. From twenty-five to thirty subscriptions are taken at the Cornhusker office every afternoon. These additional subscriptions come as a result of the reduction in the price of the book. This offer is to be held open for ten days yet An initial payment of $2.50 is all that is required with the subscrip tion. The additional $1.50 need not be paid until the book is issued. Pharmacy Week Plans Under Wayi Plans for Pharmacy week, which will begin April 13, are now being formulated under the sponsorship of the Pharmaceutical society. Phar macy night is to be April 17 and the annual banquet will be held on April 18. Expressions of the opinions of about thirty faculty members and students on the point system to gov ern individual student activities pro posed by the student council for a referendum at elections coming Tues day, February 19, have been secured by Daily Nebraskan reporters. The question has aroused so much discussion on the campus and in the student opinion column of the paper that it was felt that a summary of the various viewpoints be made. The vote is to be made on the principle of limitation of activites, and not on any partcplar plan. The opinions follow: Chancellor S. Avery "In theory, I believe the point sys tem would be a good thing. When a man is capable, the tendency is to overload him. The point system would distribute the jobs more even ly, and give more people a chance to develop. Able students, though not quite so conspicuous, should be given responsible places." Carl C Engberg Executive Dean "The general point system is not a bad thing in principle but the machin ery which is necessary to enforce it makes the system very bunglesome. If the system can be enforced, I be lieve it is a good thing and that it will justify its existence." Amanda H. Heppner Dean of Women "I think the purpose of the point system is to protect the overburdened girls and to give the girls with less initiative more of a chance in activ ities besides protecting scholarship and the girls' health. I think that it will accomplish this purpose. I can not see that it will cause the girls with initiative to loose their chance but it will bring more girls into ac? tivities." M. M. Fogg Director School of Journalism "The general idea of limiting the number of a student's activities is, in my judgment, sound. Many stud ents have I known whose obviously main business here furnishing and training their minds was largely wrecked by scatter-gun attention to matters into which they had drifted or been shoved. Furthermore, the plan gives more students a chance at really worth-while activities." Harold Holt Alumni Secretary "I am very much in favor of some system which would in a measure limit the amount of activities in which any one student could partic ipate. The tendency has always been to overload, with the result that cer tain activities suffer. It seems to me that the University has a certain mea sure of responsibility for the develop ment of as many individuals as pos sible. Controlling the number of activities in which any one person could participate would it seems to me give a larger number of students an opportunity which they do not now have under the present system." Henry F. Schulte Head Track Coach "Any action that will create an ar tificial restraint in the possibilities of choice should be most carefully con sidered before it is made a law on our campus. Nebraska , needs the best of her students leading in all activities. The highest honesty coupled with natural selection is the only possible way. Such a plan may be necessary in the political side of campus activities, (I do not know), but if the point system is made to apply to Varsity athletics, it will hit Nebraska hard." ' ' Dr. Winifred F. Hyde Professor of Psychology "I am very much in favor of try ing the plan because I feel that 6ome change should be made in the student activity system." Paul McCaffree Secretary Y. M. C. A. "I believe that the point system is a tendency in the right direction. I believe that the point system is great ly needed here and is a great help to any school center. It protects those students who have made a success of one activity from being 'snowed un der' with a lot of other appeals. Par ticipation in many activities is incom patible with high scholastic standing." Robert F. Craig Editor Cornhusker; Cadet Colonel "I believe the point system as pre sented by Mortarboard and W. S. G. A. is a step in the right direction. Other schools find such a plan highly successful and advantageous to school spirit and student, work. I also be lieve the plan of the student council to work out a blanket system apply ing to every student in school should be endorsed. The details of the plans I assume, can be fairly reg ulated after a test of experience." Clifford M. Hicks President Student Council "I favor the point system in prin ciple. I do not consider the question of personal rights or liberty involved in this question. To my mind this is a practical method of securing a balance between activities and stud ies. Individual injustices may be done but as a general rule I believe this is a proper remedy for the pres ent unequal distribution of student offices." Grace Spadet President Y. W. C. A. "I am heartily in favor of the point system for it will extend to many the privileges that are now shared by a comparatively few. Ev ery true Nebraska girl wants to de everything that is asked of her for her school, "and the girl who has proved her ability is imposed upon to do many things. Many more girls of equal ability want to do things, but are not known and are not given an opportunity to participate in activ ities." Marie Snayely President W. A. A. "It has been stated that the point system is 'Contrary to Democracy.' Let the best man win!. That is the very thing that the point system stands for. We all know a few share all the glory. - Is this democracy I ask? Certainly, et the best man win, but give every man a chance to show up. There are unlimited talents, abilities, dormant in students want ing only for a chance of outlet." David G. Richardson Business Manager Cornhusker "It is a good plan and has a good chance for development if worked out right. I don't think that the rules governing it should be adhered to too strictly." William Altttadt President of Y. M. C. A. As I understand the point sys tem, it will give a greater number of students a chance to participate in activities. This plan is commendable." Edwin Weir Captain of 1924 Football Team "I believe the point system are out lined is a good thing for several rea sons. It will divide up the important positions which now command so much time of a few individuals. These people are forced to neglect their school work to a degree to handle the added responsibilities upon them. I believe some changes could be made in the present plan though, which would serve the pur- fpose better." Willard Usher Basketball Captain "I have not had sufficient oppor tunity to judge the merit of the plan, merely having looked it over in the Daily Nebraskan, and not having studied it I am no tfavorably im pressed with it, however, from what I did see of it." Maurice Gardner Captain 1924 Track Toam "I do not favor the point system for men at Nebraska. It seems to me that the arguments brought for ward in its favor are weak and incon sistent wits facts. The eligibility rules of the university are ample guard against the holding of more offices than the individual is capable of handling. The difficulty of work ing out a fair plan of evaluation, is another drawback. No two offices have the same value to the individual or to the student body." Vera Levrllea 'Football Captain, 1923 "I believe that a person should not be limited to a certain number of school activities, and as I regard it now I do not favor the point 'system." (Continued on Page 4)