7 . - The Daily Nebraskan VOL. XXIV NO. 53. AVERY TELLS OF DRILL (iAW Chancellor Explains National Legislation on Military Instruction. caYS WISCONSIN OUT SA OF STEP WITH OTHERS Wisconsin la out of step with ev , other state in the union on the e . . ....lani-v military trnin- ubject oi cumy"""" - .ne in land-grant institutions such as the University of Nebraska, accord ing to a statement issued yesterday L Chancellor S. Avery. He declares that all such schools have recognised , moral obligation to maintain com pulsory military drill. The statement was issued to ex plain the interpretation of the Act of July 2, 1862, and the National De fense Act of 1920. Information fur nished by Paul Blanshard, secretary of the League for Industrial Democ racy concerning the situation at Wis consin where military training is now optional, was published in The Daily Nebraskan Tuesday. Chancellor' Statement. The chancellor's statement fol- l0'When during the darkest days of the Civil War Abraham Lincoln signed a bill to endow in each state at least one college where the lead ing object should be to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and mechanic arts, in cluding military tactic, the elective system had never been heard of. Each college prescribed its course or courses of study, and any course on which the freshman entered was pur sned normally for four years. It is perfectly evident to all careful stu dents that the founders of the land grant Colleges intended to give the several states considerable leeway in reeard to the courses of study pre scribed, but that such courses must include military tactics for all phys icnUv fit voung men. This has al- ways been the interpretation of the college authorities and has never been seriously questioned in any state except Wisconsin. With the coming of elective studies the ques tion at once arose as to whether it was possible to interpret the Act of Julv 2. 1862. in such a way as to make military drill an elective. National Defense Act. "The National Defense Act of 1920 refers to these colleges in the following terms: 'Those state insti tutions that are required to provide instruction in military tactics. . . where the leading object shall be practical instruction in agriculture and mechanic arts, including military tactics, etc.' Congress seems to in terpret the original Act of '62 as making military tactics, if not com pulsory for all students, at least a compulsory part of the above named courses of study in such institutions and not a free elective. - "All the land-grant institutions without exception have recognized the moral obligation of maintaining eompulsory military drill. In Wis consin, without the approval of the University, a bill was introduced in the Legislature a few years ago mak ing drill an elective. The Attorney General of the State held that the bill was not contrary to the federal Act, and accordingly it was passed. The discussions at the time showed that there was a desire on the part of certain people in Wisconsin to nul lify, in so far as possible, the obliga tion of the state to maintain military instruction assumed when the federal subsidies were accepted. Is Moral Obligation. "At the recent meeting of the As sociation of Land-Grant Colleges in Washington I presented on behalf of the Committee on Military Affairs a report that was unanimously adopted by the Association. This report rec ognizet, the maintenance of compul sory drill as a moral obligation and deplored any tendency of our times to weaken the spirit of patriotism and service that the Land-Grant Col leges have always shown towards the . country. "It is evident, therefore, that the state of Wisconsin is out of step with every other state in the Union on the subject of compulsory military drill lor the land-grant institutions. S. AVERY." UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Com plete records of the World war are being compiled by the University under the direction of the history de partment The purpose of the col lection is to preserve contemporary records of the war. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Chinese and American students met a Chinese American friendship i. i . . . 'uncneon. uniy Chinese food was served. AWGWAN COPY. Copy for the December issue of JbeAwgwan, "The Co-Ed Num- Wi must be turned in at the of fice by Saturday. Missouri Valley Sports, New Magazine, Being Circulated on Nebraska Campus There is being circulated on the Nebraska campus a new weekly pa per devoted to the interests of Mis souri Valley Conference athletics. This publication will be culled "Mis souri Valley Sports," and will con tain each week a complete review of the athletic activity in the Valley, together with articles by men promi nent in the athletic world both in and out 6t the conference. Grantland Rice, sports writer of the East, will be a regular contributor together with Walter Eckersall, the western, sport's authority. Besides these two distinguished sport writers there will appear week ly articles by the leaders in collegi ate athletics, such as Major J. L. Griffith, formerly director of ath letics at Drake and nbw Athletic Commissioner of the Big Ten; For rest C. Allen, director of athletics at Kansas and one of the most success ful and prominent basketball coaches Discuss Honor System AtY. W.C. A. Dinner The staff of the Y. W. C. A. held the second dinner of the year Thurs day evening at Ellen Smith Hall. Fif ty members were present. A discussion of the honor system and the question of placing the inter est accumulated from a legacy left by Dr. Paine were brought up in the business meeting. Dinner was served by the membership committee. SALES AT BAZAAR CONTINUING HIGH Despite Bad Weather Candy, Fancy Work and Novelties s Selling High. Despite the bad weather, the sales from the Y. W. C. A. bazaar which is being held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week are mounting considerably. The proceeds for Wed nesday totaled eighty-two dollars. There are a number of the booths Kiven respectively to candy, fancy work, and novelties contributed by the girls of the university. Fresh candy is made every day by different dormitories and sorority houses. The proceeds are to be used in sending delegates to conventions and conferences during the year. 'LANS COMPLETED FOR BALL TONIGHT Start Decorating This Morning For Annual Military Af fair in Auditorium. Cadet officers will start decorating early this morning to make the City Auditorium at Thirteenth and m streets ready for the opening of the formal season the annual Military Ball this evening. Huge flags and red and white streamers will form the hase of the decoration, with the mil itary effect produced by guns and swords. The grand march will take place at 8:30, led by Cadet Colonel Charles Caldwell and Miss Dorothy Brown hnnorarv colonel of the regiment. Following the march the officers' dance will be the feature, after which student dancing will continue. A few tickets are still on sale at the military department in Nebraska Hall, owing to the late return oi them by several officers. Three hun dred was the number set as the limit half of those being reserved for cadet officers. The wearing of corsages is being discouraged by those in charge of the affair. Cadet officers by unanimous vote decided to do away with them in order to cut down expenses. BANQDET TICKETS , ON SALE MONDAY Annual Affair Will Be Held December 12 at Scottish , Rite Temple. Tickets for the Cornhusker Ban quet, to be held December 12 at the Scottish Rite Temple, win go on Monday. Arthur Whitworth, chair man of the committee in charge of this year's banquet, said places had been arranged for thirteen hundred students. One thousand were ac commodated last year.. Robert Joyce, prominent Lincoln business man, who was tosstmsster two years ago, has been selected for the same position this year. Two rrhestras win play, and a splendid THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, in the United States; Craig Ruby, coach at Illinois and famous Missouri basketball player and coach; Bob Simpson of Olympic fame as a track star; and by all other prominent ath letes and coaches who can be Con fronted trt wrifA fnr t.hft naner. There will also be weekly accounts about the coaches and the present and past athletes who have won fame in the collegiate sport world. The Missouri Valley Sports will cover a field of news that has long been untouched throughout the whole Vallev. There has been no direct means of communication among the various schools of the con f erence. A unified knowledge of nthletie activitv in every school has not existed. This paper will serve in these capacities to more closely nifw tho whnln V11ev and make familiar to all its members the items of vital athletic interest which have been totally lacking in the past. HOLD TRYOUTS FOR SWIMMING Captain Norman Plate Expects Successful Season; Good Meets Scheduled. FOUR LETTER MEN BACK FOR SEASON First try-outs lor the year ior tne swimming team will be held Monday, TWomher at 5:15 at the Y. M. C. a i TW ia a oreat lack of . . material and interest in the team this year, and many places are open. Sev- eral good meets have been scheduled, and Captain Norman Plate said yes- fco tonm ejected a success- Ma j vw I 1 I ful season. I ri setter men dsck u year tain Norman riate, rranK nunton, and Henry Brainara. ai leasi iour . . a . i a. M letter men were iosi py grauunuuu last year. . . rn 4 A a oon A An ?aiAa siroKe, ou, - j A hrAt stroke. 100. 200 and 440 vAt-Ha: hack stroke. 100 and 150 yards. Tryouts will also oe neia xor nlApes on the relay team and for the olunee and fancy diving. I - The athletic board has been work ing on contracts with Ames, Kansas WaHhinsrton University and Omaha Athletic Club for meets dur ing the winter. The Missouri Valley meet will also be entered. allotted for swimming at the dooI are: Monday, 6:15 to 6 p. m . Tuesdav. 3 to 4 p. m. : Wednes day. 4 to 5 p. m.; Thursday, 3 to 4 o. m.: Friday, 6 to 6 p. m.; Saturday, 4 to 5 p. m. HINHAN ATTENDS COMMEMORATION Will Appear on Program; Sub- ject to Be "Kant's Phil osophy of Law." Dr. E. L. Hinman, professor of logic and metaphysics, left Thursday for Chicago where he will attend at Northwestern University the bicen ttnnial commemoration of the philos opher Kant Dr. Hinman is to appear on the program twice, once giving an ad dress on the subject, "Kant's Philos oDhv of Law." He will s.lso give an illustrated lecture on "Kant and Koeaigsburg," giving an biographical sketch of the great thinker's life and activities. This meeting is to be addressed by professors ot note irom me Araerj- . .i. i Phi Sterna Will Send Tunis to Convention Phi Sigma, honorary zoological fraternity, met Thursday night in Bessey Hall auditorium for a short business discussion. At the meeting mmediately preceding this, Edgar Tullis, '24, Lincoln, was elected dele- a. A. ..tinni onnventinn ox the fraternity to be held in Washing- ton. D. C. during the Christmas toll- days. WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE All students entering college who Jid not make high grades in high school will be placed in a B class where they will be given the counsel nI svmoathy of a faculty member. McGILL UNIVERSITY Fresh man roiel re umcwumi swn,t ...w.n mav walk on the sidewalks th canons ; each new man must ... h!a faculty colors in the button Via coat BATTLE IN THIRD TOURNEY ROUND Eliminate Lambda Chi, Kappa Psi and Delta Chi; Play No Games Today. PHI DLL. 13, Aira Anu A. G. R.'S ARE WINNERS YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Phi Delta Chi, 18; Lambda Chi, 9. Xi Psi Phi, 10 Kappa Psi, 8. Alpha Gamma Rho, 11; Delta Chi, No games today. Three fraternity quintets yester- day battled their way to the secona .... ... . round of the interf raternity basket. ball tournament when Phi Delta Chi, Xi Psi Phi, and Alpha Gamma Rho scored victories over Lambda Chi, Kappa Psi, and Delta Chi. To use the word "battled" is to de scribe the contests in a very mild m 1 1 1 manner, lor rougning piayea an im portant part in all of the games. Al though the summaries do not show a great number of fouls, there was much rough play which is not record ed in the totals. Alpha Gamma Rho against Delta Chi furnished the most interesting combination, displaying for the most part a clean game on both sides. The final score was 11-7, with Alpha Gamma Rho on top. Roth and Pres nell of the winners were the out standing players. Presnell at cen ter scored six of his team's eleven points. The game was the speediest of the afternoon. Phi n.lt Chi Wins. -,. phi Delta ChiLambda Chi COntest was slow at the start with Imanv fumbles and a erood deal of roughing. Dickey, forward for Phi lriAi4 - A rUl Trroa f Via hia4i onrr hflff- The fiMl score wM lg 9 -n favor of phi Delta Chi. Xi Psi Phi came back in the second half to defeat Kappa Psi. The dert - . . -: .?aa ffoilinff of. fhf onn nf the . , . , , kL- nail, o-4, uut aiogcu a tumtuuvn ... two.point mar. n,,..,, , ,w ,ni , eood ifv tiio rrVn (rhino came in uiojviivj v o a . d a r:l . ru: Ttnlta riii fdrworH was : J . the high-point man of the afternoon and stands second in high'scoring for the tournament. He bagged twelve , his coming gecond ir . .. T ,. .. to Grace, of Silver Lynx, who has six- tosn nninta to his credit, gained in the first game Monday. "No games are scheduled for today, The remaining f irst-round contests are as follows: Sio-ma AlDha Esilon-Beta Theta Pi. Delta Upsilon-Phi Kappa Psi. Delta Sigma Delta-Sigma Chi. Sigma Phi Epsilon-Bye. Phi Delta Theta-Alpha Sigma Phi. Pi Kappa Phi-Acacia. Omega Beta Pi-Alpha Theta Chi. Kappa Sigma-Phi Alpha Delta. Phi Delta Chi Lambda Chi. Phi Delta Chi 18 fg ft f pts. Dickey, f 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ft 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Baremore, f 0 Ely, f 0 Slasrel. c 1 Parsons, g 0 I Howard, g 1 Ryne, g 1 Totals 9 Lambda Chi 9 fg 1 18 f pts. McClelland, f 0 0 0 Wells, f 0 Fountain, f 1 Homsa, c 3 Brown, g 0 Armstrong, g 0 Lundy, g ... 0 Totals 4 12 9 Referee Scott XI Psi Phi Kappa Psi. Xi Psi Phi 10 fg ft f pts w-in t 0 0 0 0 8 ' i i n i "'""""i - . 2 3 Wurtz, g 0 0 1 McMeredith. Z 0 0 0 I Totals 8 4 1 10 (Continued on Page Three.) ARTS STUDENTS GIVE PROGRAM Ludlam, Yoder, and Freas Play Musical Numbers at Mne Arts Convocation. A mUBicai program was presented ,t the Fine Arts convocation held in the art gallery of the Library yes- terday morning at 11 o'clock. I The program was as follows: The Old Refrain Kreisler; Repettum Mobile tSohm; waDei iuaiam, vio- linist a t.,.iMtAnanafMnla WsSaafal T.AV. i imtui isiwiuvs f - ers Dance on the Green Salter Marian Yoder. Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10, No. I First Movement; wuarea r reas. I - a n FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1924 DYER TALKS ON INDUSTRY Government Must See That There Is Fair Play Says Professor of Vanderbilt. IS MAKING TOUR FOR INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL In an address given by D. W. Dyer at the Temple yesterday morning, the United States government in its relation to industry was compared to a referee at a football game. "It is not the duty of the government to make rules governing the actions of industries, but to see that there is fair play," said Mr. Dyer. "The American Theory on Indus try" was the subject as announced by Dean LeRossignol in introducing the speaker. Dr. Dyer has been profes sor of political economy at Vander bilt University, Nashville, Tenn., for twenty years, and is now on a leave of absence, touring the country un der the auspices of the national in dustrial council. Dr. Dyer spoke for the freedom of the individual to work wherever he wants to work and to move about at will without restriction as provided by the makers of the constitution. "Strength and power of manhood come only with freedom of life. It makes very little difference whether a man ploughs corn or directs a cor poration, the thing is to be a man. Dr. Dyer said industrial problems were due chiefly to people crowding into cities and getting into each oth era wav in the resultant jam. Al though business is not a proper gov ernment function, conditions some times arise into which the govern ment must step. Mr. Dyer quoted Jefferson as saying "That govern ment is best which governs least." I The eagle and the oyster were cit ed as examples of development under two different systems. The eagle has grown up under a system of self government with the necessity of fighting for its food and life, lhe eagle is known as a symbol of cour age. The oyster is a socialist, how ever, and believes in being taken care of by someone else. He is furnished a home and food, and does not have to work .He just sleeps there on the sand, and has nothing to do but im- nrove his mind, and remain an oyster. In closing Dr. Dyer said to the Bfiutonta; "AH is before you. Go out where you choose, direct your own life; fight your own battles and accept your own responsibilities." Mrs. C. E. Bessey Recovers Slowly Mrs. C. E. Bessey, widow of Dr. C. E. Bessey, former head ot the botany department, is in St Elizabeth's hos pital recovering from a badly Irac tured arm, received in a fall on the street two weeks ago. . She will be unable to leave the hospital for some time. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. The university now contains as a regular part of its school of com merce and administration; an insti tute of meat packing. Author of "The Plastic Age" Says Too Many Are Going to College Now "Too many men and women are going to college and their number drags down the tone and standards of the college," said Percy Marks, author of the much discussed novel on college life, "The Plastic Age," in an address at Columbia, Missouri, before a group of University stu dents Monday. College is for the intellectual aris tocracy, Marks declared, and the mad scramble for new students by alumni and college presidents is to be regretted. My views may not be democratic, but if they are not, then neither was the Creator, for all men are not created equal." The author declared that "cow-col leges" are not part of education. Ed ucation is to teach one about himself and how fb live, and the agricultural college does not do that, he said. Too many unnecessary things have been accumulated by colleges today. "The Liberal college should be the heart of every University," he said. You are here for one purpose only to find out about yourself and about life. By the time you have gone through a Liberal Arts college you should be so curious to know thines that you would never be bored. "A sign that college is largely failure in that many graduates are terribly bored. They are afflicted with hardening of the mental arter ies. Upon leaving college they have sunk into a permanent coma. They have forgotten their aspirations, for gotten their dreams, and no longer get any kick out of life. Americans get'old r.ry young. To rouse them DEM0LA1 TRYODTS PLANNED Students May Give Skits Variety Show Soon. 'For Tryouts for acts in the fourth an nual De-Molay variety show, to be given January 16 and 17, will be held next Thursday evening in Teacher's College basement. Places are open in several skits and acts of the show and University students wishing to appear are to try out be tween 6:30 and 8:30. No freshmen are eligible to act, according to the University ruling. Gregg Watson, Law, '27, of Lin coln, is manager of the 1925 show. The production will be staged under the direction of C. L. Coombs, writer and director of Kosmet Klub shows for the past two years, and director of the De Molay show last year. BL00DG00D WILLING TO WITHDRAW NAME Had No Idea Before Charges! Were Filed that Choice Was Not Popular. Elbert Bloodgood, whose election to the captaincy of the 1925 football team was invalidated Thursday by the Athletic Board of Control, stated yesterday that when he was informed of the trouble that had arisen over his election he willingly withdrew his name. "Had I known that my election would have caused the unpleasant ness I now find it caused, I would have resigned immediately after the letter men named me Thanksgiving Dav." he said. "The ballot . which elected me showed a vote of 11 to 6, and I naturally supposed my choice was a popular one." STUDENTS TO HOLD METHODIST PARTY Is Part of Wesley Foundation Program; To Carry out Christmas Idea. The Methodist students of the Uni versity will entertain with their sec ond campus party of the year this evening in the Armory. The Christ mas party is the last All-Methodist ffnir criven bv the Methodist stu dent council before the holidays and is a part of the Wesley foundation program covering the entire college year. The party will be one of the most nrominent events on the calendar be Christmas, according to Rev. Harry F. Huntington, University sta dent castor. Chairmen of commit tees are as follows: refreshments, Valerie Augustus: entertainment, Max Newman. Banquets, parties, and picnics are included in the list of events under direction of the Methodist Btudent council, Kappa Phi, women's organi zation, and the Wesley Guild, men's club. All-Methodist student banquets were given October 30 and November 18 and the first campus party was on rwnher 11. Five main events will take place in the second semester. requires a baseball game, game, or bootleg liquor. a bootball A man of wealth has said that the college should teach not how to earn a living but how to live. Hap. piness is the desire of everyone; and if. l the lee tmate purpose of tne college to increase the student's ca nacity for enjoyment True happi ness is not dependent on material nossessions, but may come through sacrifice. In the words of an undergrad uate: 'That is good whicn brings nltimnte haDoiness.' Applying this principle to the field of music, jazz selection may have the greater appeal on first or second hearing, but becomes unbearable with repe tition, while a Beethoven symphony has a permanent beauty that never grows old it brings the greater ul timate pleasure. "It is deplorable that an intelli gent person should go through life without learning to enjoy poetry, Of what good to him is a taste for poetry? None whatever, except that it increases his ultimate happi ness, makes him superior in his ca parity1 for enjoying life most fruit fully. A well-educated person has s feeling for the finer shades life; he knows that there are gradu ations between black and white, between right and wrong. Ha senses the superiority of great poetry over lesser poetry, and increases his en joyment thereby. "An appreciation of poetry not only the poetry r t words, but all poetry an eye for beauty, will give yon the most important thing In the world, happiness." CENTS ELECTION IS HELD INVALID Athletic Board of Control Says "Politics Exercised Undue Influence." REQUEST ED WEIR TO CAPTAIN TEAM AGAIN Election of Elbert Bloodgood, '26, Beatrice, quarterback on the 1924 football team, to the captaincy for 1025 has been held invalid by the Athletic Board of Control, which has just completed an investigation of charges that school politics entered into the election of the captain. Ed Weir, captain this year, has been ap pointed by the board to serve an other year as Cornhusker leader. A new system of electing captains for athletic teams will be devised later, the board announces. Letter men, who took part in the election in which Bloodgood was chosen, were quizzed by the board Wednesday, in an effort to ascertain whether any undue influence had been present. While no direct evi dence was found, it is stated, there sufficient ground to declare the election off. The members of the committee are: Prof. R. D. Scott; John K. Selleck, business agent for athletics; Fred T. Dawson, director of athletics; L. E. Gunderson, bursar of the University; F. Seaton, University purchasing agent; Dr. A. J. Coats, alumni repre sentative, and Carl C. Engberg, exec utive dean. Following is the statement issued by Prof. R. D. Scott, chairman of the Athletic Board of Control: The Athletic Board of Control of the University of Nebraska after a thorough canvass of the situation have reached the unanimous conclus ion that fraternity politics exercized an undue influence in the eloction of the football captain for 1925. In view of this fact the Board of Control de clares this election invalid. The Board finds' no direct evi dence of political activity by any of the principal candidates for the cap taincy, but does find that a political situation existed which is not in har mony with the Best interests of Uni versity athletics. The Board has no interest in the choice of the captain but condemns any activity on the part of fraternities which tends to influence athletio elections. At an early date and after care ful consideration the Board will es tablish a course of procedure for the selection of future captaincy in all ports. It is the unanimous decision of the Board that Ed Weir, the 1924 captain, shall be requested to serve another year and is hereby designat ed as the 1925 football captain." ART GALLERY HAS GOOD COLLECTION Paintings of Many Modern Masters Included in Works in Library. The Art Gallery in the Library at present contains a collection of paintings by modern masters. Such artists are represented in the exhibit as Nicol, Raeburn, Bienstadt, Tryon, Israels, Decamps, Wyant, Joshua Reynolds, Mauve, Demont, DeVelde, and Wiggins. The canvases displayed are varied and colorful. Landscapes of con trasting types are there some show ing Nature at her best, and others picturing simple, pastoral views In delicate greens and other pastels. People, too, are included in the subject matter. There is a formal, dignified portrait or two, while in several paintings, children or peas ants in the bright costumes of other lands are standing with homely grace in their native surroundings. TO HOLD SPECIAL SOCCER PRACTICE Women Athletes Who Want to' Make Up Work May At tend Saturday Morning. A special soccer practice will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock on the women's field in the rear of the Social Science Building. It is to be given in order that those players who missed practice on Thanksgiving day may have an opportunity to make it up. Any woman needing an extra practice should co:-- at this time. Those who desire to practice are asked to sign their names on the list posted on the W. A. A. bulletin board. The soccer season ends before the Christmas holidays, and the ten practices for team membership must be completed before December 16. On the following day the tournament starts. The finals will be played Fri day, December 19. program has been srranged.