The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XXIV NO. 60.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1924
PRICE 5 CENTS
HEW RULE IS
DISAPPROVED
Pan-Hellenic Association Is
sues Protest Against Schol
arship Ruling.
PUBLISH LETTER TO
UNIVERSITY SENATE
Charge that the new rule passeJ
hv the University Senate Committee
on Scholarship which places on pro
bation and later takes away the so
cial and pledging privileges of soror
ities whose average falls five per
cent below the general average for
,11 women is undemocratic and un
necessary and that it promotes a use
less round of competition when all
efforts should be directed towards
waking school life more peaceful are
made by the Women's Pan-Hellenic
Association in an pen letter to the
members of the University Senate
committee which was made public al
ter the meeting of the Association
vesterday afternoon.
The fairness and good taste of
publishing the scholarship average
of the women's fraternities was also
onmtioned by the Association in
their letter.
It is known that the fraternities,
through the Interfraternity Council,
have also taken some action since the
new rule was passed but the nature
ef the proceedings has not been dia-
closed.
The Pan-Hellenic Association an
nounced after the meeting that it
also wished to remind the sororities
of the recent action of the Associa
tion discouraging the participation of
sorority women in drives or cam
paign of any sort.
Miss Marguerite McPhee, assist
ant professor of English, is chair
man of the Pan-Hellenic Association;
Elizabeth Raymond, is president and
Eleanor Pickard is secretary.
PaMUk Letter.
Following is the letter:
To the members of the University
Senate Committee on Scholarship:
We have studied carefully the re
cent faculty ruling' "Whenever a
group of students maintaining a
house of residence falls short of the
average of men or women respect
ively by more than five per cent,
such gronp shall be placed on pro
bation for one year. If at the ex
piration of ihis year, said group has
not obtained an average equal to the
average of the men or women of the
University respectively, this group
may not pledge freshmen, tior give
any social function until it shall have
met the required scholastic stand
ards." We wish to inquire whether the
"average of women" refers to the
average for groups of fraternity
women, or the average of all the
women in school. Neither interpre
tation seems easily tenable. There
are nearly 4,000 women in the col
leges. Is it possible that the Univer
sity is willing to compute the aver
age for so many individuals (and as
sume it to be free from error) each
semester? Why undertake twice a
year so enormous a task?
If the average for fraternity wom
en be meant, we have these consid
erations tn point out:
Tour statistics last fall showed
that the average for fraternity wom
en is already higher than that of the
rest of the school. They showed
also that the lowest of the women's
fraternities usually ranks about as
high as the highest of the men's. Why
then do we deserve to be made the
subject of special legislation and
have forced upon us such a hopeless
ronnd-in-a-circle competition?
The ruling is undemocratic. It ig
nores the mass of women students
'ho need stimulus more than we do.
Women's fraternities already have
national organizations and bodies of
alumnae who are vigilant concern
ing their scholarship and ready to
sdminister punishment.
There were no women on the com
mittee that drew up the rule, and the
Women's Pan-Hellenic, which exists
t supervise Pan-Hellenic affair,
as ot consulted.
Some of ur groups must always
below the "average, no mat
terif their work is good. Generally
es groups would be those having
west uppperclassmen, therefore
those least able to stand the punish
ment. The punishment outlined does not
fm jnt It wfll fall on members
h may have very high star-dings as
1 as upon those in their group
hose scholarship is inferior.
We would welcome far more an
ttnpt on the part of the faculty to
ake our lives more peaceful and
driven and competitive, Pr
is brought upon us constantly to
for others or for "the school,"
give money. At the opening of
eaeKter were asked to sell
pUoM se for the "Ne-
'aanr then to aeH -Awgwaa"
ZnpUoni; then to decorate (at
' Ior tha homecoming foot
J! tieB coIlert for a trip
g bind; thea to aril .ubscrip-
(Ojsrtfeuad an Par Ta.)
Ancient Oriental
Are Additions
Hand-carved Tibetan Relics
Sold by Llamas to Get
Money for Food.
Among the recent additions to the
Univeisity Museum are three old
prayer tablets two from Manchuria
and one from Tibet. They are hun
dreds of years old, and are carved
from wood by hand with the most
painstaking care. They were jeal
ously preserved by the temple priests,
who are known as the Llamas; but
because of starvation facing both
the priests and the people in those
countries, they were forced to sell
these sacred tablets. The Univer
sity secured them through a New
York specialty house.
Plan Annual Party
For Poor Children
The annual Christmas party
given by the Women's Athletic
Association for poor children will
be held Tuesday night from 7 to
8:30 at the Home for Dependent
Children. Candy, toys, and cloth
ing have been provided by the or
ganisation and will be taken to
the home for a party. Every mem
ber of the association is expected
to be there to help with the enter
tainment. ASSOCIATION HOLDS
MONTHLY MEETING
Frances Peikarski Is Principal
Speaker at A. A. U. W.
Luncheon.
Miss Frances Peikarski was the
chief speaker at the monthly lunch
eon of the American Association of
University Women held at the Lin
coln Hotel Saturday at 1 o'clock at
which seventy-five members were
present. Miss Peikarski, who is a
visiting teacher in Lincoln under the
auspices of the National Committee
of Visiting Teachers, dealt with per
sonality problem as seen by the
visiting teacher.
Mrs. A. E. Sheldon, president of
the Association, presided. Two dis
cussion groups under the leadership
of Dr. Lida B. Earhart and Dr. Laura
B. Pfeiffer were announced. A musi
cale for the benefit of the scholar
ship fund for University women will
be given in January at the home of
Mrs. Carlisle Logan Jones. The pro
gram will be given by Miss Marguer
it Klinker and Mrs. Lillian Helms
Polley.
DUAL RECITAL IS
GIVEN IN TEMPLE
Instructors of School of Music
Present Program of
Piano Music
Ernest Harrison and Herbert
Schmidt, instructors in the University
School of Music, gave a dual piano
recital at the Temple Theater Mon
day evening. The program of com
positions for the two pianos follows:
Mozart Sonata, D Major Alle
gro con spirito. Andante, Allegro
molto.
Schumann Andante and Varia
tions, Op. 46.
VuiHemin Bourree,
Rachmanin off Romance.
Schuett Impromptu Rococco.
Saint-eaens Scherzo.
BIZADS TO MEET THURSDAY
Spuliin CVrwea froea Stadeata ad
Faculty Will Appear.
The annual Bizad convocation,
with speakers chosen from the Bizad
facultv and student body, will oe
held Thursday morning, December 18
at 11 o'clock in the Social Science
Auditorium.
The purpose of the convocation is
to create a spirit of unity in the Col
lege of Business Administration. It
ia planned to make this years con
vocation entirely a Bizad affair with
the entire program put on by Bizao
students and faculty.
Plan Party For All
Lutheran Students
A Christmas party for Lutheran
students will be held tonight, at tne
Grace English Lutheran church, lo
cated at Fourteenth and F streeta.
Although it is a party for Lutheran
students, the church is extending a
welcome to all others. The part)
will begin at 8 o'clock.
Prayer Tablets
to Museum Exhibits
Two old Indian hoes, carved from
flint and in a fine state of preserva
tion, have been donated by Miss Rose
Bailer, on whose farm at DeWitt,
Nebraska, they were found. Appar
ently the Indians were attacked or
frightened away suddenly, for the
hoes were found in the position in
which they were used, buried under
shifting sand.
A California redheaded woodpec
ker, mounted, has been received by
the Mussum from W. W. Ilgcnfrits,
together with a large limb or post in
which the bird stored its winter food
supply. The bird had pecked holes
all around the post, and had tightly
packed into each hole an acorn, in
geniously making the hole the same
aixe and shape as the acorn.
WILL PRESENT
"THE MESSIAH"
University Chorus under Direc
tion of Mrs. Raymond to
Give Oratorio Friday.
NAME SOLOISTS FOR
ANNUAL PRODUCTION
"The Messiah," oratorio by Han
del, will be presented Friday morn
ing in the Temple Theater by the
University Chorus under the direc
tion of Carrie Belle Raymond, direc
tor of music, with accompaniment by
the University Orchestra under the
direction of W. T. Quick.
This will be the twenty-ninth time
that the production has been given
at Nebraska and is said to be espe
cially pleasing this year on account
of the Improvement in the work of
the chorus during the past few weeks.
Soloists in the production who
were chosen from the chorus are to
be: Elsie Neely, soprano; Sylvia Cole,
contralto; Hobart Davis, tenor; and
Deitrich Dirks, bass. A stringed
quintet, composed of E. -J-- Walt,
first violin; E. Harrison, second vio
lin; W. T. Quick, viola; Lillian
Eitch, 'cello; and Mark Pierce, bass,
will be used also.
Mrs. Raymond, in charge of the
production of the oratorio, has been
at Nebraska since 1894. In 1896
she was put at the head of the an
nual production and has directed it
ever since.
"The Messiah" was composed in
1741 by George Frederick Handel,
and has been produced in many
countries all over the world.
WILL HOLD VESPER
SERVICES TONIGHT
Lighting of Candle Symboliz
ing Christmas Spirit Will
Be Keynote.
The lighting of a huge red candle,
its flame to symbolize the Christmas
spirit, will be the keynote of the
Vesper services at 5 o'clock this af
ternoon at Ellen Smith Hall.
No regular address will be given.
The holiday theme will be carried out
in the special musical and devotional
services. A girls quartet and the
Vesper choir will sing Christmas car
ols, costumed in picturesque white
surplices. Helen Tomsen will lead
the services and Neva Jones will read
a Christmas story.
DRAMATIC CLUB
HOLDS INITIATION
v
Thirty-five Upperclasamen Are
Made Members; Freshmen
Not Initiated.
Thirty-five upperclassmen, eligible
for activities, were initiated into the
Dramatic Club, Thursday evening, in
the clubrooms. Freshmen pledges
were not initiated. A light lunch
was served after the initiation.
The cast for the three-act comedy,
"The Torchbearers," by George Kel
ly, wfll be announced soon. The
play wfll be given in January, under
the direction of Mr. Yenne.
Barker Addresses
Zoology Seminar
Dr. Franklin D. Barker of the de
partment of zoology and parasitol
ogy, gave an address before the zool
ogy seminar on Wednesday after
noon, on the subject of the book
worm, nostra ted alides and reels
from the Rockefeller Foundation
were shown along with the lecture.
STARRELS TO BE
FORUM SPEAKER
New Rabbi for Lincoln Church
Will Present the Hebrew
View of Life.
ADDRESS TO BE THIRD
OF DISCUSSION SERIES
The discussion of the Hebrew view
of life the third of a series of dis
cussions on various life philosophies
will be presented at the World
Forum luncheon at the Grand Hotel,
Wednesday noon, by Solomon Star
rells, rabbi of the Reform Jewish
congregation of Lincoln.
Rabbi Starrells, a young man,
came to Lincoln recently from New
Orleans, to take the place of Rabbi
Singer. He is a graduate student in
the University of Nebraska at the
present time and la taking a num
ber of courses in. the philosophy de
partment. The ideas of the reform Jews
the progressives will be explained
by Rabbi Starrells. Those who have
heard him address other gatherings
in Lincoln, state that he paints a very
beautiful picture of the aim of reli
gions of the views embodied in his
own.
The discussion the first week after
Christmas vacation will be on the
Christian view of life and will be
presented by Dr. John Andrews
Holmes, pastor ef the First Plymouth
Congregational church of Lincoln.
A aeries of discussions on militar
ism and military training will follow
the conclusion of the aeries on the
views of life. The yiews of the mili
tarist, the pacifist, and of those who
favor compulsory military training
of those who oppose such training in
the universities will be presented.
ISSUE NUMBER OF
AUTOBUS MAGAZINE
Articles on Judging Team, Mis
; mjon Work and Round-up
Are Featured.
The Nebraska Alumnus for Decem
ber, 1924, is off the press. Promi
nent among the articles which ap
pear this month is that entitled
"Judging Team Takes First," which
recounts the winning of first place
by the University of Nebraska stock
judging team in the collegiate live
stock contest at the International
Livestock Exhibition in Chicago.
A feature that will especially inter
est alumni is headed '"Round-up Ear
lier." This year the spring alumni
reunion comes May 28-31, instead of
a week later, as has usually been the
case.
"A Glimpse of Mission Work," re
counting the experiences of Mr. and
Mrs. (Harriet M. Whyman, 14) Ed
ward W. Wilder in South India, and
L. B. Sturdevant's "Impressions of
a Chinese Theater" depict interest
ing experiences in the lives of far
away alumni.
"Alumni Elected to Public Serv
ice" and "Alumni In Teachers' Meet
ing" mention the achievements of
Nebraska graduates. "The Chancel
lor's Corner," which this month ex
presses "Some Post-Thanksgiving
Thoughts;" a resume of Cornhusker
athletics; "Jorgensen as Y. M. Secre
tary;" "Who's Who;" and "News of
the Classes" are other interesting de
partments. WILL ISSUE NEW
BLUE PRINT SOON
December Number of Paper to
Be Ready for Distribution
Next Thursday.
The December issue of the Blue
Print, published by the local chapter
of the Nebraska Engineering Society,
will be ready for distribution at Sta
tion A on Thursday morning, accord
ing to the editors.
"The Engineer as a Leader in In
dustry" is the title of the feature
article. This article is from a report
by Oliver S. Lyford, of the National
Industrial Conference Board. Other
important articles are "Nebraska's
First 66,000 Volt Transmiasion Line"
by B. E. Ellsworth, 11, and "Our
Sermonette" by T. A. Weir, 15,
Omaha.
NEW YORK COLLEGE Robert
Suttie. 18, star center of the fresh
man basketball team, captured a
locker thief after a struggle that last
ed for an hour and included a race
through the streets of New York City.
Several tiroes the thief broke away,
only to be captured again. At last
two of Jicers took them both to the
police station. The thief is not con
nected with the school and claims
to be an ex-service man.
Rabbi Manneheimer to
Address Convocation
"Do We Need a Bible!" will be
the subject of Rabbi Mannheimer
at a University convocation in the
Temple this morning at 11 o'clock.
Rabbi Mannheimer comes from
Des Moines, Iowa, under the aus
pices of the Jewish Chautauqua
Society. Tomorrow morning he
will speak on "The Social Message
of the Prophets" at the Temple at
11 o'clock.
WESTERMANN
GIVEN AWARD
State Committee Chooses Uni
versity Graduate for
Rhodes Schoarship.
PICKED FROM LIST
OF SIX CANDIDATES
John D. Westermann, 14, Lincoln,
is the successful candidate for the
Rhodes coholarship award to Oxford
University from the state of Nebras
ka, according to announcement made
Sunday by the state Rhodes scholar
ship committee.
Westerman, who graduated last
year from the College of Arts and
Sciences with Phi Beta Kappa honors
was chosen from a list of candidates
from the University and other col
leges and universities in the state.
He is now attending Princeton Uni
versity. Scholarship, character, and ath
letics were the main points consider
ed in the selection, with the first two
given first prominence. The state
committee is composed of Chancellor
Samuel Avery, Paul F. Good, Prof.
J. A. Rice, H. A. Gunderson, and
Ralph T. Wilsou
The scholarship winner was one of
six candidates submitted to the state
committee representing the Univer
sity. The other aspirants "were as
follows:
Gerald M. Almy, Lincoln.
Maurice Greer Smith, Lincoln.
Marion E. Stanley, Aurora.
David Hume Webster, Lincoln.
Alternate, Vernon Schopp, St.
Joseph, Missouri.
The award is a scholarship to Ox
ford University, England, and carries
with it a stipend of about $1750 a
year.
SOCCER PRACTICB
DRAWS TO CLOSE
Teams for Tournament to Be
Selected Today; Contest
Begins Tomorrow.
Today is the last day to get in
practices for soccer. Because the
weather has been bad for the past
week, the number of practices re
quired for the team has been cut to
nine instead of ten. Teams will be
chosen this afternoon.
The tournament begins Wednesday
with a game between the seniors and
the juniors. Thursday, the freshmen
and sophomores clash, and the finals
will be played Friday. All games
will be held at four .clock on the
women's field in the rear of Social
Science halL
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY "I
Am Smart I Break Freshman
Rules," and below this, "Offense
No Caps," was the tenor of the front
and rear sandwichman style signs
that a number of freshmen were re
cently forced to wear. SO others
were placed in a box, the two parts
of the top drawn together and locked,
leaving their heads outside. Several
members of the Avengers, sophomore
society, remained in charge of the
prisoners.
New Boarder in Animal Quarters
Of Bessey Hall
A new boarder has registered in
the animal cjaarters at Beasey HaE.
An odd looking fellow with an over
sized head, long legs and bill, and
a body the size of a crow arrived re
cently and adapted himself to his
new unarters in short time.
The night heron, as be is called,
was brought to Bessey Hall by a
hunter who captured him near a
large lake. He formerly was cursed
by the habit of keeping late hours
and is said to have spent many of
bis wakeful hours in the dark of
night. He dined and drank ia the
wee hours of morning.
The newcomer's age has been as
certained as a little aver six months
and his palate baa been found to
desire nothing more than a small
blaclr frog for a meaL Neither does
HAY DROP W.A.A. MEMBERS
Mutt Pay Duet by Holiday or For
fait Membership.
Several members of the Women's
Athletic Association will lose their
membership in the association unless
their dues are paid before the Christ
mas holidays. A loss of membership
means a loss of all W. A. A. points
toward the "N" sweater award as
well as membership.
Section 6, Article VI of the con
stitution of the organization which
covers this ruling is as follows: "An
active member automatically be
comes inactive if she is absent from
regular meetings without excuse
more than three times a year, or if
she fails to pay her dues before De
cember 1." In this case the time for
paying dues has been extended to
the holidays.
DEPARTMENT TO
GIVE FIVE PLAYS
Series of One-act Productions
to Be Presented This Af
ternoon in Temple.
Five one-act plays will be present
ed to the public by the dramatic de
partment of the School of Fine Arts
this afternoon beginning at 2:30 at
the Temple. All patrons of the Uni
versity Players and all students in
terested are invited to come and no
admission will be charged.
Full scenic effects and costumes
will be used in presenting, "Op-O-Mi-Thumb,
"A Minuet," "The Bish
op's Candlesticks," "Bridges' and
"The Noble Lord." These plays rep
resent the best of the advanced
class's work thus far this year. As
it is not possible for all the mem
ber of the dramatic department to
appear in one of the larger plays of
the year, this presents a practical op
portunity for the casts and at the
same time presents for public approv
al the work of the department.
FRAT RIFLE HATCH
BEGINS JANUARY 12
Invitations Will Be Sent out
from Military Department
After Vacation.
The annual interfraternity rifle
meet wU be held January 12 to 16,
it has been definitely decided. Invi
tations are being prepared in the mil
itary department, and will be sent out
about January 5.
Five-man teams, with two alter
nates will be entered in the competi
tion. The team which is entered in
writing does not have to be the per
manent one however, as its members
may be changed up until the last min
ute before the match.
The same rules which govern the
intercompany meet will govern the
interfraternity meet. Each man will
shoot forty rounds, ten in each of
the four positions, and all shots will
count. Other more definite an
nouncements concerning the meet
will be made after the Christmas holi
days.
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY An
other chapter was added to the his
tory of the feud between two sopho
mores. The quarrel started in high
school and was carried on when the
two came to University. While they
were freshmen, Newlin attempted to
assault Dixon on the campus.
This time the two met just out
side the library and it was decided to
argue their differences then and
there. Newlin drew a knife and
slashed Dixon's cheek, making a cut
two inches long and a half inch deep.
Newlin fled and has not been found.
Dixon is now at his home, and both
men have been expelled from the
University. The knife was a "dirk
knife," and considered a concealed
weapon, punishable by jail sentence.
Keeps Late Hours
be require his food served on a plat
ter with shiny silver.
He picks up the long-legged acro
batic frog daintily with his long
beak, flicks it this way and that, and
then consumes the poor amphibian
in one gulp. The heron ia careful
to swallow the frog head first, but
even then he is pu$ to some trouble
to complete the operation.
The frog lodges about half way
down the beroa'a throat and see mi
determined to make a last stand. Ia
despair, the night-bird rushes to the
water trough for help, gulps water
to wash it down. Finally the sneal
slips the rest of the way down, and
thea comes the calm after the storm.
The heron settles down with an
expression and a calm defined only
an "ecstatic bltas." His aatisfactioa
with life in general is apparent.
D.U. AND DELT
CAGESTERS WIN
Alpha Tau Omega and Acacia
Are Eliminated After
Close Games.
FINAL ROUND TO BE
PLAYED WEDNESDAY
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Delta Tau Delta, 16 Alpha Tau
Onefi, 12.
Delta Uptilon, XI t Acacia, 13.
CAME WEDNESDAY.
Delta Upiloo Delta Tau Delta, 4
o'clock.
Delta Upsilon and Delta Tau Delta
will play in the final game of the in
terfraternity basketball tournament
tomorrow as a result of their victor
ies in the semifinal round played yes
terday. Delta Tau won from A. T. O. only
after a hard fight and the D. U. five
had to work until the last five min
utes of play to be sure of victory
over Acacia. The games produced
the expected thrills and close play
which had been indicated by the close
scores of preliminary games.
By a peculiar circumstance the
tourney is running almost exactly as
that of last year. When the smoke
from the semifinal battles had
cleared away last year Delta Upsilon
and Delta Tau Delta remained and it
was Delta Upsilon that captured the
cup.
The final game will be played in
the Armory tomorrow at 4 o'clock.
Regulation twenty minute halves will
be played as in the semifinal round
and if it is necessary the center court
will be used and bleachers erected.
Judging by the crowds which have at
tended the previous contests this may
be necessary.
Delt A. T. O. Case Cloee.
It was hard going for both teams
in the opening scrap of the after
noon. Play, immediately when
launched, was fast and furious and
neither team scored for many min
utes. Lawson of the Delta finally
got one from near center and the A.
T. O. five called time out.
A foul on Wirsig netted nothing
as Andrews missed two free throws.
A moment later Dailey scored a
lucky one-hand basket and tied up
the score. Alpha Tau Omega was
doing some excellent guarding and
holding the Delts down to a minimum
oi shots. After a display of fine
team work Dailey got under the goal
for a counter.
Holland found the defense open
for a shot two times and Andrews
got under the goal for another to
constitute all of the Delts scores in
the first half. The score was 8-8.
Close Gaardiaf Feature.
Close guarding featured the sec
ond period. Both teams were care
ful and went in for the safe style of
play. The winners passed the A. T.
O. team when Holland scored and
kept the lead the rest of the game.
Andrews of the winners showed
some good floor work in the first
half but didn't show up so well in
the latter period. Dailey and Stev
ens showed up well for the losers.
Acacias Lead.
Delta Upsilon used its defensive to
good advantage for about seven min
utes of the first half but opened up
after that For six minutes of play
the Acacia five got only one shot at
the basket, which bounded off the
backboard. They did not score until
Rathsack caught a ball which bound
ed from Wostoupal's hands and
dropped it into he basic The score
was then 4-2.
With thirteen minutes of the half
gone Eathsack and Toft dropped
baskets to tilt the score to 6-4.
Acacia. The D. U. five was slow
ing up and could not get under way
again in the first half.
Smaha's goals were lacking in the
first period. He got loose several
times but was unable to hit the bas
ket. Wostoupal and Barrett dropped
pretty ones from near center and
Toft shot a neat one from the side
line.
Secoad Half Fatter.
Smalia got his eye soon after the
start of the last period and shot a
g-oal to make the score 8-8. Wostou
pal under the goal put the score at
10-8 with the high figures on the
D. U. side.
The winners retained their lead all
through the half but Acacia was
pressing them close. Three free
throws on D. U. fouls netted the los
ers two points and a goal by Toft
romposed their scoring in the last
period. Wostoupal with hie good
guarding and goal shooting stood out
for the winners.
The summaries of the semifinal
round:
(Continued on Page Four.)
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Tea pins or one cent was tha admis
saoa charge at the freshman stag
party held under the anapiees ef the
Freshman. "T" Council.