Nebraska Newspapers

    The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XXV. NO. 52.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 'WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1925.
TRICE 5 CENTS.
LEROSSIGNOL IS
WORLD FORUM
SPEAKERTODAY
Will Discusb Question of How
Early Specialized Train
ing Should Begin
EXPECT 150 AT MEETING
Commute- PUnt to H.v. More Dis
cussions on Topic Dealing
With Education
"How Early Should Specialized
Training Begin?" is the question to
be proposed to the World Forum by
Dean James E. LeRossisgnol this
noon at the Grand Hotel. Dean Le
Rossignol is head of the College oi
Business Administration in the Uni
versity. About 150 members of the
Forum are expected to hear the ad
dress. The World Forum intends to pre
sent speakers who deal with problems
of special interest to students. Dean
LeRossignol's address deals with
one aspect of the educational situ
ation. Other discussions of various
phases of education Have been given
by Dr. Fred Morrow Fling, who
spokt on the "Honor System;" J.
Stitt Wilson, who spoke on "The
Educational System"; and Dean Her
man G. James, who discussed the
function of the College of Arts and
Sciences.
It is expected, according to the
committee in charge of these meet
ings, that other speakers will discuss
additional topics dealing with educa
tional matters. Other speakers have
been secured to speak on the race
question and certain aspects of reli
gion. The committee is attempting
to secure Rabbi Starrels of the local
Jewish congregation to speak on
"The Crucifixion of Christ from the
Jewish Point of View.'
Problem of General Education .
The discussion which is expected
to arise out of Dean LeRossignol's
presentation will deal with the prob
lem of the amount of general or lib
eral education which a professional
man should have. Some theories
hold that four years of arts work
should precede any specialized or pro
fessional training. Others try to
give the two liberal and profession
alat the same time. Some per
sons welcome the specialized aspects
of the high school curricula, while
others maintain that only those stu
dents who cannot go on to a univer
sity or college ought to have such sub
jects as shorthand, printing and man
ual training.
Dean LeRossignol is a graduate of
McGill University of Montreal, Can
ada, where the influence of the Eng
lish university ideals of cultural de
velopment is still strong. At the
same time he is a Dean of a College
in the University which commences1
its specialized work in the first year,
although not necessarily so. The
problem which Dean LeRossignol has
probably had to settle for himself, is
presented in the conflict between ths
cultural tradition of the English uni
versities and the necessity for early
entrance into the competition of the
business world.
Hold Discussion Croup
It is expected that, as has been the
case in the past, a fair number of
students will remain to ask questions
of the speaker and to carry on a dis
cussion among themselves. Members
of sthe group which remain after the
address to discuss the question pro
posed have declared that the argu
ments and questions arising out of
the group constitute one of the most
valuable features of the Forum.
Tho committee in charge of the
World Forum meetings this year in
clude representatives of the cabinets
of the Y. W. C. A. and the Y. M. C.
A., who function as a joint com
mittee Laura Whelpley, David
Webster, Kate Goldstein, Douglass
Orr, and Gordon Hager compose the
ioint committee at present.
Cadet Officers Wear
Blue Star Patches
Blue Star Distinguished College
Patches for cadet oficer's sleeves
have been received at the military
store room, and are being isssued to
the cadet offices who are not equip
ped with them. The new patches are
blue on a background of blue-gray
cloth to match the advanced course
uniforms.
Discover Prehistoric Forest
UEologiaU from the University of
fexag have discovered a mammoth
Petrified prehistoric forest near the
Kl Grande river.
Weather Forecast
Wednesday: Fair but with some
cloudiness.
Broadcasting Studio Receives Letter
From Cuba, Acknowledging Program
From far-away Omaja, Cuba,
comes a letter acknowledging a pro
gram broadcast from the University
studio. Omaja is in the southeast
corner of the island, and according
to Robert Craig, who is in charge of
the studio, is the furtherest place that
a letter acknowledging a program
from the University .has been re
ceived from.
Following is tl e letter:
Omaja, Cuba, 11-19-25.
Radio Station KFAB,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Gentlemen:
At 11:17 on the evening of the
17th heard a fox trot rendered by
the University of Nebraska orchestra
under the direction of Mr. Thomas.
Some static but no fading. "Ma and
the Auto" at 11:20; a soprano solo
at 11:29, and "Carry me back to old
Virginny" at 11:35, (the third time
I heard it that evening.") The zinc
roof of the house is the antenna, using
Distribute Nebraskan
From the Book Store
Until further notice The Daily
Nebraskan will be distributed in
the back end of the College Book
Store. This is the second change
since University Hall has been
condemned.
OFFICERS MUST BE
IN FULL UNIFORM
Advanced Course Men Must Wear
Complete Equipment to Annual
Military Ball
All cadet officers, seniors and
juniors, must wear complete uni
forms to the Military Ball Friday
night in the City Auditorium accord
ing to an announcement made last
night by Lt. Col. F. F. Jewett, com
mandant of the Nebraska R. O. T. C.
unit
There had been some agitation on
the part of a few cadet officers to
permit the wearing of white trousers
with the uniform coat, but this idea
was vetoed by the commandant.
Those juniors whose uniforms fit so
badly that they cannot be worn to
the Ball must either get fitted at
the R. O. T. C. store room or borrow
a uniform from some officer who is
not going.
Another decree made yesterday
in regard to the Military Ball was
that no spurs may be worn on the
boots. This was decided at a meet
ing of the committee chairmen Tues
day afternoon.
Every ticket to the Ball has been
sold, according to Donald Sampson
who is in charge of the affair. Many
more tickets could have been sold
easily, but the dance floor will not
accomodate any more couples.
The decoration committee has re
quested that all cadet3 who wish to
help with the work of decorating the
hall and stage Thursday and Friday
sign up in the Military office, in
Nebraska Hall.
Member of Coronado Expedition
May Have Lost Spanish Stirrups
DM someone in the famous Coro
nado expedition lose two Spanish stir
rups when crossing the plains that
are now Nebraska?
The storv bv George W. Frather,
telling how he found two Span-
stirrups on his homestead near Kiv
erton in 1874, and the account of the
exnedition to the site made by the
Historical Society. December 2, 1924,
are told in "Nebraska History and Re
cord of Pioneer Days," a magaz"
published by the Nebraska State His
torical Society.
Thfl relics were found quite by ac
cident. Mr. Prather tells that as he
won leadine his cow through heavy
grass on his homestead to picket her
out, his foot struck sometning nam.
TTa raw what seemed to be an iron
link of a log chain projecting from
the ground. With a spade, ne aug
.-minH the iron and found two metal
stirrups side by side. They were six
inches wide and nine incnes ionK.
When the rust was rubbed off, they
appeared to be inlaid with silver and
of very fine workmanship.
"There wano track or trail where
these stirrups were found, there was
simply thick grass with a few bushes,
and a pond a short distance away,
m, Pr.thr toll in his story to Mr.
Sheldon of the State Historical So
ciety. "I did not attach any special
value to them but simply wondered
how they came there," the discoverer
adds. Some neighbor settlers told
"Indian spurs. A
IU111 H'W " - -
year or two later, an agent of a
school furniture company, Mr. Din
enny, saw the stirrups, learning their
an ordinary bell wire for a lead-in.
Wire is not soldered to the roof but
merely inserted between the sec
tions of the roof and insulated. On
the night in question and at the time
of the above mentioned, it was com
ing down by the bucket fulls and the
roof naturally was grounded, but that
did not hinder reception in the least.
Plenty of volume and very clear and
could have used tho speaker had I
desired to raise the town. Are you
still using a wave length of 240 me
ters and 500 in the antenna? Our
set is a five tube Neutrodyne and the
only set in this burg as yet.
Thanks for tho entertainment.
Very sincerely,
Dana W. Kerr.
Letters have come to the studio
from Canada, and from all parts of
the United States, but this is the
first, Mr. Craig says, that has been
received from outsido the country.
AWARD LETTERS
AND SWEATER
Presented to Football and
Cross-Country Men for
Season of 1925
GIVEN TO TWENTY-NINE
"N" letters and sweaters for the
1925 season of football and cross
country wore decided at two meet
ings of the Committee on Awards on
November 28 and 30.
The following football men re
ceived awards:
John "Jug" Brown, Lincoln.
Frank Dailey, Lincoln.
Harold Hutchison, Lincoln.
W. V. Lawson, Omaha.
A Mandery, Tecumseh.
Frank Mielenz, Stanton.
R. A. Locke, North Platte.
F. S. Lee, Edgemont, S. D.
Glen Presnell, DeWitt.
John Rhodes, Ansley.
Frank Pospisil, Wahoo.
Clarence Raish, Grand Island.
R. A. Randels, Anthony, Kas.
G. O. Shaner, Maxwell.
Leon Sprague, York.
Alonzo Stiner, Hastings.
R. M. Stephens, Hastings.
Walter Scholz, Osceola.
Ed Weir, Superior.
Joe Weir, Superior.
Joe Wostoupal, West Point.
W. D. Dover, Madison.
The following cross-country men
received awards:
L. L. Lawson, University Place.
Paul Zimmerman, Lincoln.
James C. Lewis, Captain, Lincoln.
Frank Hays, Lander, Wyoming.
James Searle, Hawarden, Iowa.
Carle Reller, Princeton.
J. W. Ross, Gibbon.
Coach Edits Book
On Pole Vaulting
Coach Schulte has recently edited
a book on pole vaulting which it is
believed, will be the best authority
on the subject. The book has been
collected from the works of many
coaches on vaulting and under the
careful editing of Nebraska's track
coach will be the final authority on
the art of vaulting.
history, and took-hem to Prof. Sam
uel Aughey, at the University of Ne
braska, who was state geologist at
that time.
For vears the relics were as much
as lost again, until one day Mr. Prath
er was asked by Mr. Joseph Lancas
ter of Tecumseh. to identify one of
the stirrups. This time, however, the
history of the relics was known. One
had been loaned to Judge W. Sav
age of Omaha, who had made a study
of the Coronado Spanish expedition
and had given some addresses on the
coming of Coronado to Nebraska.
The other was sent to the Smithson
ian Institute at Washington, D. C.,1
and in Mr. Prather's own words, "it
having been reported that it was of
medieval Spanish make, they held on
to it and would not give it up." Bil
the efforts of U. S. Senator A. S.
Paddick of Beatrice, Mr. Lamaster
gained possession of it, and with it'.1
history written by Mr. Prather, he
agreed that both should be placed in
the museum of the Nebraska State
Historical Society at Lincoln.
After studying Coronado's expedi
tion, Mr. Prather writes: "Coronado'
in his story says that he reached Qui
vira in the 40th degree of latitude
and then went further. The 40th
degree of latitude is about twelve
miles south of where I found these
stirrups." He concludes: "I firmly
believe that Coronado camped there
and that these stirrups were lost by
some of his party and daring the long
years and centuries, they were cover
ed with earth and grown over with
grass."
BANQUET PLANS
ARE COMPLETED
Annual Affair Will be Held
At Chamber of Commerce
At 6 O'clock
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
"Preparations are complete for the
fifth annual Bizad banquet tonight,"
says Roy Pitzer, chairman in charge.
The banquet is to be held at the
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce at 6
o'clock. It is sponsored by the Men's
Commerical Club of the University.
Dean LeRossignol of tho College of
Business Administration will be the
toastmaster.
Speakers for the event are Chan
cellor Avery, O. J. Fee, Dr. Grether,
professor of marketing and adver
tising, Melvin Kern, '26, president
of the Men's Commercial Club, and
Doris Loeffel, '26, president of the
Girl's Commercial Club.
Prominent Lincoln business men
will be guests of the evening. They
include R. E. Guenzel, Nathan Gold,
J. E. Miller, and W. E. Barkley.
Hastonians, popular orchestra, will
furnish music for the occasion.
m Tickets for the banquet are being
sold by members of Alpha Kappa Psi
and Delta Sigma Pi. They may be
got on the third floor of Social
Sciences.
XI DELTA HOSTESS
AT TEA THURSDAY
Sophomore Women Will Have
Charge of Weekly Affair in
Ellen Smith Hall
Xi Delta, sophomore honorary wo
men's organization will be in charge
of the weekly Associated Women's
student tea which will be held from 4
to 6 o'clock Thursday in Ellen Smith
Hall. .
Blanche Allen is the general chair
man of the tea and the members of
her committee are: Frances Harrison
and Agnes Hentzen. In charge of
the entertainment are Grace Modlin
and Ada Bauman.
The numbers on the program will
include: Dorothy Struebel, piano
solo ; Dorothy Abel, solo dance ; Kath
erine Dean, vocal solo; Alice Wing,
piano solo ; Peggy O'Neill, reading;
Cornelia Rankin, cello solo; Mary El
len Edgerton, violin solo; and Thel
ma King, vocal solo.
The tea on December 10 will be in
charge of the Grace Coppock staff
of which Eloise McMonies is chair
man. Eloise MacAhan is in charge
of the arrangements for the affair.
HOLD MUSIC CONVOCATION
Professor of Violin Will Appear in
Sixth Weekly Recital
Carl Frederick Steckelberg, pro
fessor of violin in the University of
Nebraska School of Music, and Mrs.
Steckelberg, accompanist, will appear
in the sixth musical convocation, on
Thursday, at eleven o'clock, in Tem
ple Theater.
Professor Steckelberg will play the
following selections:
Kol Nidrei ., Max Gruch
Deep River ..Coleridge Taylor-Powell
From the Cain Break Gardner
Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen
Clarence Cameron White
Hejri Kati Hubay
Engineers Will Hear
Address on Asphalt
H. G. Smith, manager of the South
western branch of the Asphalt Associ
ation at Kansas City, will speak on
"Asphalt nv.i Asphalt Iiu'ing," at the
nircvng cf the Aiiier.-.an Society of
Civil i-ncineers, vr.n.h u to be held
Friday morning, December 11, at 10
o'clock, in room -'..' of Mechanic
Arts.
Ionique Society to
Give Entertainment
Members of the Ionique Society
are giving an entertainment for all
arc.ite tural students lonight at 101
Metropolitan apartments Twelfth and
K streets. Tho meeting begins at
7:30 o'clock.
G. E. Schaumberg, representative
of the Lincoln firm, Fiske, Meginnis
and Schaumberg, and member of the
American Institute of Architects,
will be the speaker.
St Only
Day Left Until ,
CHRISTMAS
November Temperature Above Normal
Experienced by Lincoln and Vicinity
Lincoln and vicinity were fortunate
in having a warm November thW
year. The average temperature for
the month shows an increase of 1.2
degrees over the normal.
The last three Novembers . have
been much warmer than average, 39
degrees, running from 43 to 44 de
grees. Jack Frost was especially lenient
toward this vicinity. The thermome
ter reached 67 degrees on November
11 and the lowest temperature for the
month was 14 degrees on the 8th of
October proved a colder month in
1925 than November. As low as 3
degrees were reported in October,
and the average temperature was low
er.
November 7 was the only day on
which a snowfall was recorded. Then
less than half an inch fell. The av
erage snowfall for the month is 1.3
HOLD TRACK
MEET TODAY
Invitation Has Been Received
To the Illinois Relays,
February 27
HAVE GREAT SCHEDULE
Coach Schulte will hold another
numeral track meet this afternoon on
the indoor track in the? east stands
of the stadium. With the football
season over members of the Varsity
and freshmen squads who are not in
terested in basketball will be turn
ing their attention toward track ac
cording to the veteran track coach.
The Husker track schedule will be a
great one this coming spring as it
has been for the past four seasons.
Nebraska has not lost a dual meet in
the Valley for several years, and only
two defeats have been chalked up
against the Nebraska track team in
the last five years. Both of these
were experienced on the Pacific
coast after a long trip. Last spring
the Scarlet and Cream track men lost
to Stanford at Palo Alto in the first
dual meet of the season, and then fol
lowed it up with a continuous string
of victories.. . . ,
The first announcement of the
spring meets came in the form of an
invitation to the Illinois relays on
February 27, which was received the
other day. The Kansas City Ath
letic club will probably come before
this meet though. The Huskers
made a big cut into the Illinois games
last season with two firsts, two sec
onds, a, third, and a fourth place.
The weakness of the Huskers in
all of the field events but the pole
vault has been apparent ihe past sea
son, and this is Schulte's big task.
Krimmelmeyer of last year, will prob
ably be the best Husker bet in the
shot, but Molzen will be in good form
too. Ashburne, a freshman, put the
16-pound weight over forty feet last
evening in his first trial. Richards,
and Howell both should be good
weight men. Pospisil and Scott are
the two discus men of possibilities.
Wostopal is expected to throw the
javelin, along with Almy, a letter
man. The high jump and the broad
jump seem to be lacking in material.
Today's Convocation One of Many
For Consideration of World Court
Today's convocation for Dr. Ray
mond D. Fosdick is one of a great,
many meetings and gatherings of stu
dents in the various colleges and uni
versities of the country for a consid
eration of the World Court. The
culmination of these meetings is to
come in a great conference at Prince
ton, N. J., when, just, before the
World Court issue comes up in the
Senate on December 17, students of
all parts of the nation will convene
to consider the question and to focus
student opinion.
A steady campaign beginning in
October has been carried on in an ef
fort to get the students to think on
the relation of this country to the
World Court, world peace, and inter
national relations. The University of
Nebraska has had a number of speak
ers including ex-Senator Gilbert M.
Hitchcock, Kirky Page, Laur Tuffer
Morgan, Conrad Hoffman, and today
Raymond Fosdick. The next few
weeks will see the final stages of 'this
educational program.
The past week lias seen the World
Court Conferences all over the
country going forward at a tremend
ous rate, with many conferences act
ually held, and preparations for the
few remaining ones to be held about
cuuij'ietcu.
Hold Conference in South
During the week-end of November
8, the Southern World Court Con-,
ference at Atlanta, which was the
first in this section of the country to
ba held with colored and white stu
dents meeting together, was a not
able achievement There were three
inches. A normal amount of sun
shine reached1 this vicinity. Consid
ering the possible number of hours
that the sun's rays could strike thifj
vicinity, as 10 per cent, the actuaj
amount recorded was 74 per cent of
this. Ten days during the month
there was a maximum amount of
sunshine, six were partly overcast,
and ten were cloudy.
November was practically free of
wind, the average velocity being 9.3
miles per hour. The prevalent di
rection wns from tho south. A queer
coincidence was found in that the last
half of tho month was warmer than
the first.
Winter officially began yesterday
and at the same time summer is be
ing ushered into the southern hemis
phere. The days are growing short
er, as tho sun's rays strike more obli
quely each day.
News Writing Class
Will Cover Address
The members of Journalism 81
(News Writing) class are to have
some practical experience today in
speech-reporting, Professor Fogg
announced yesterday. They are
to report tho address on the World
Court at St. Paul's church by Ray
mond E. Fosdick. Arrangements
have been made to have the mem
bers march to the church in a
body immediately behind the
band and occupy a reserve block
of seats. Copy is to be submit
ted at Administration Hall 207
not later than 4 o'clock.
HOLD PARADE AND
REVIEW THURSDAY
Blossom Hilton Will Pecorate Mem
bers of Company Winning
Compet Last Year
Members of Company E, winning
company in the Compet last spring,
will be decorated at the first regi
mental parade and review of the Year
to be held Thursday afternoon at 5
o'clock on the drill field. Blossom
Hilton, sponsor of the company at
the time of the Compet will present
the first place ribbons. Harold Gishi
who was captain, will take part in
the ceremonies.
Fair weather for the past few
weeks has given all the companies an
opportunity to drill outdoors in the
preparation for the first regimental
exercises.
All non-commissioned officers to be
appointed in a general order within a
few days will report to their assigned
companies for tho parade, Colonel
Jewett announced yesterday.
Minnesota Has Largest Faculty
The largest faculty in any Ameri
can college is the faculty of the Uni
versity of Minnesotas which num
bers 1,250 members.
hundred delegates, of whom a little
more than a hundred were colored,
and practically all of the colleges in
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
and Florida were represented.
The following week-end there were
conferences were held in New York
City; Oberlin, Ohio; Rochester, N. Y;
Pittsburgh, Pa.; Baltimore, Md. ;
Houston, Texas; Tacoma, Wash;
Nashville, Tenn.; and Winter Park,
Fla. The conference at Nashville
was a one-day meeting for both col
ored and white students, and was held
in a colored settlement under the
leadership of Nevin Sayre.
The series of nation-wide confer
ences will be finished during the next
two weeks with meetings planned in
Michigan, Louisiana, in Northern
California, two in Southern Califor
nia, a Greater Boston World Court
Conference in Massachusetts, and a
Connecticut Valley Student Confer
ence on World Relations to be held at
Amherst The final important Na
tional Collegiate Conference at
Princeton the week-end of December
12, an entirely unplanned develop
ment coming from the students them
selves, will be the climax of the spe
cial interest in the World Court on
the part of the students.
National Committee Sends Out Letter
Of the local developments, per
haps the most interesting one is the
report that has just come from the
New England section. In prepar
ation for the two New England con
fenccB, in Boston and Amherst, the
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WILL DISMISS
CLASSES FOR
CONVOCATION
Raymond B. Fosdick to Lec
ture on World Court
This Morning
STUDENTS TO GO IN BODY
Parade to St. Paul Church Starts
At 10 O'clock from North
Twelfth Street
To tho students of the Uni
versity: Mr. Raymond B. Fosdick is
regarded as one of the most
inspiring speakers in America.
He is in grcnt demand as a Com
mencement speaker among the
universities of the country. With
an unusually fine academic
background, he has rendered
distinguished service in law, so- '
ciology, economics, and inter
national affairs. His coming to
Lincoln at this time offers an
unusual opportunity to hear a
scholarly and brilliant leader
speak on a vital subject.
I hope the entire University
community will appreciate the
privilege of being present at his
address on the World Court at
10 a. m. Wednesday, December
2, in St. Paul's Church. Let us
make this a great convocation,
comparable in attendance and
interest with one or two held
during the great war and with
the Sherwood Eddy meetings.
S. Avery.
Will Parade to Church
The parade to the Fosdick con
vocation which is to be held this
morning at 10 o'clock in St Paul's
Church will form behind the Uni
versity Band on Twelfth street and
will march south under the direction
of the Vikings, honorary organiza
tion of junior men. Students will
be admitted before the general pub
lic is allowed to enter.
A number of classes in history,
political science, and argumentation
are expected to' attend in a body.
Professor M. M. Fogg's class in news
writing will report the meeting from
a special section reserved for the
ciassr '" -'
The joint Y. M. Y. W. committee
cooperating with the University in
presenting Mr. Fosdick in this morn
ing's convocation states that this is
the last of a series of meetings with
respect to the cause of the World
Court, international relationships,
and world peace. Resulting from a
resolution passed at the joint con
vention in Estes Park last August,
the national council of Christian as
sociations appropriated funds and
selected a committee for the pro
motion of student study in matters
pertaining to world peace.
The Council of Christian Associa-.
tions urged a special study of the
World Court due to the fact that it
will come before the Senate of the
United States on December 17. It
was felt that student opinion might
help create public opinion in this
matter.
There have been three meetings of
University of Nebra.skT students re
sulting from this actic n. There has
also been an effective state-wide
campaign among tho colleges from a
central student committee in Lin
coln. Similar meetings have occur
red all over the country. The whole
campaign is to end in a great student
pilgrimage to the east in an effort
to inform Congress of whatever re
sults student opinion may formulate.
Take Poll of Students
Along with the educational pro
gram, a great student poll is being
taken by the New Student, a student
paper in New York. The results are
to be broadcast to the country by
the news services. Petitions, mes
sages to senators, and a student ref
erendum with signatures have been
initiated on the several campuses.
The address of Dr. Fosdick in con
vocation this morning will mark the
last stages of the campaign in the
University of Nebraska. Those re
sponsible for it declare that whether
the senate takes immediate action
on the World Court is not of so
great importance as .the fact that
the students of the University have
been to some degree awakened to
the questions relative to the World
Court and foreign relations.
Trumpets Will Take
Place of Whistles
Whistle signals for calling cadet
companies to formations will soon be
no longer heard on the drill field.
Trumpet calls will take their plae
instead. Every company will have a
trumpeter who will blow first call
and assembly at the formation of the
company. New "G" trumpets with
"F" slides have been ordered from
Philadelphia. The bill of lading has,
bpon received at the office and the
trumpets are expected to arrive in a
week.