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The Daily WEATHER FORECAST For Lincoln and vicinity: Sunday fair with rising temperature. SKAN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1927. PRICE 5 CENTS N'EBRA CORNHUSKERS TAKE SECOND IN IOWA MEET Oklahoma and Iowa State Creev up in Last Few Events C To Beat Out Huskers IN MILE RELAY FAIL Held Comfortable Schultemen Lead at Beginning But Lost Out in rinai i.iw Des Moines, la., March 12. (Spe cial to the Daily Nebraskan) Okla hnm nosed Nebraska out to win -the Valley conference indoor track and field champi( n hip here to day by n or.c-poir.t margin. Oklahoma made 27 1-2 points, Nebraska 26 1-5 and Iowa State, 26.' Up to the final event, the mile relay, Nebraska led with a total of 26 1-5 points. Iowa State was second with 25, Oklahoma, third with 24 1-2; Kansas, fourth with 14 1-5. Upon this event hinged the championship. The crowd were (rti their feet, every inch of the capacious field house was jam med to witness one of the most ex citing athletic festivals ever held In Des Moines. Nebraska's crack ath letes had fulfilledexpectations and had taken enough points to hold a comfortable lead up to the final event when Iowa State and Oklahoma crept op to within striking distance. Ne braska, with relay points needed to cinch the meet, failed to place in the mile relay. Hutker Squad Short Nebraska's failure to win a third successive valley indoor title may have been due to a railway tie-up. Pape, giant high-jumper, and Mc Cartney, two-miler, didn't leave with the rest of the Husker squad but were to have caught a midnight train out of Lincoln Friday evening for Des Moines H"d the meet. A a re sult of storms, the trains were held up and these two men were unable to come through. Page was consid ered able to split some points in the high jump and McCartney was con ceded an even chance to place in tht, two-mile.. Captain "Bobby" Stephens of Ne braska set a new indoor broad jump record when he soared over the sands for a distance of 23 feet 6 inches. In the preliminaries in the morning, An ( Continued on Page Four.) DATE SET FOR ANNUAL EVENT Eleventh Yearly Exhibit and Program Given by Engineer' Will Be Held May 2 to 7 The eleventh annual Engineer's Week program, May 2 to 7, will start at nine o'clock Wednesday morning, May 4, with a Convocation and Pep Rally. The Field Day events, to be planned by Earl T. Luff, Chairman of the Field Day Committee, have been arranged for the afternoon. Field Day has been scheduled for Wednesday this year instead of Sat urday, as has been the practice of former years, in the hope of getting a larger turn-out. AH engineers will be excused from classes Wednesday. Open House night, at which time the public will have an opportunity to see the Engineering College in ac tion, will be Thursday evening. The Engineers are to be aided this year hy the Geology Department, and many interesting features will be found in these exhibits. Banquet Friday Night The Engineer's Banquet will prob ably be Friday evening, although def inite arrangements have not yet been made. Harold Zipps and R. S. Jolley have been appointed by Ed Jolley, General Chairman for Engineer's Week, to have charge of campus structure. There will be a meeting of the Committee Chairmen at five o'clock Wednesday, March 16, in M. E. 204. HONORARY HOLDS INITIATION Seventeen Men Are Made New Mem ben of Scabbard and Blade Scabbard and Blade, national hon orary military society, at the annual Pn's18"011 meetlnS in" Nebraska Hall 05, initiated seventeen men Into the society. The men initiated ars: Donald Bell,' W. Cook, Russel'Doty, Robert UoutJas, Verne Gibson, F. J. Horton, - "Ken, raul Jacobs, H. E. Jorgen n. Joe Kadlacck, L. P. Mathews, Jth Miller, J. L. Rankin, G. P. fcooiar, W. J. Simic, L. V. Smetana, 1. A. Trively. Captain Russel Skinner was in "ati as an honorary member of the ociety. The group will give its annual din " dance at the University Club, "ch 25. Extensive plans are being tor this affair by Horace No wnl who has charge of it. Engineers Hold Banquet Tuesday; Storrs to Talk The Nebraska Section of the Amer ican Institute of Electrical Engineers will meet Tuesday evening, March 15, at the Grand Hotel. Dinner will be served at 6:15 o'clock and the meet ing will follow. Students wishing to attend should see Prof. F. W. Nor ris, E. E, 102, for tickets. Mr. Lucius Seymour Storrs, man aging director of the American Elec trical Railway Association, of New York City, will speak on "Some Problems of the Electric Railway In dustry." Mr. Storrs is a Nebraska alumnus, having received his B. Sc. degree in 1890 and his M. Sc. degree in 1904. ANNOUNCE UNI NIGHT LEADERS Definite Assignments Made By Frolic Head as to Ones In Charge of Skits NEED CURTAIN SKIT Definite assignments have been made by Roycc West, University Night Committee Chairman, of per sons to take charge of the different parts of the program. Each skit has been assigned to a member of the Committee who will have charge of the production of the skit assigned to him. The following appointments have been made on special committees: Committee on slides Sam St. John, chairman; Janet Edmiston, Vir ginia Vorhies, Elice Holovtchiner, Edward Morrow. Properties Committee James Hig- gins, chairman. Programs Committee William Lamme, chairman. Publicity Lee Vance and Oscar Norling. Skits Assigned The following skits have been as signed to the indicated members of the University Night Committee: Crocker skit Robert Davenport. Magician skit EJwaid Morrow. Corn Cob skit Merle Jones. Joyce Ayres and his orchestra skit Oscar Norling. Sigma Delta Chi skit Julius Frandsen. Tassels skit Helen Aach and Os car Norling. Anyone wishing special informa tion about a certain skit should see the member of the Committee who has charge of that skit. Parts have been assigned on skits to be produced, and rehearsals started last week. There is still an opening for a curtain skit, and a good novelty will probably be ac cepted by the Committee at a meet ing to be held in Ellen Smith Hall, at 6 o'clock Monday afternoon. GIRLS RIFLE TEAM MAKES HIGH SCORE Five-Girl Team of the University Of Washington Makes SOO Out Of a Possible 500 In teleeranhic meets held this week, the Nebraska girls' team in rifle marksmanship which is spon sored by the W. A. A., shot 992 out of a possible 1000, to 993 for the University of Cincinnati, 994 scored by Syracuse University, and 600 out of a possible 500, which record was made by the five-girl team of the University of Washington. The Agri cultural College of Utah forfeited. This is the second week of four weeks of this competition. The local team has contracts with schools all over the country. An inter-state tour nament, sponsored by Dot and Circle, national marksmanship sorority, of which the local chapter of W. A. A. is a member, will close the season. A tie score is decided by allowing each team another individual trial, the high-point girl in this case win ning the match for her team. For the first five times, the University of Nebraska tied the University of Washington, each making a perfect score of 600. Washington continued its high class work, however, the sixth attempt resulting in 100 out of a possible 100, while Nebraska s coun ter representative slipped down to 99, thus giving Washington the vic tory in this contest. Following are the individual scores for the members -of the Nebraska team: Hand Bnsvely Eilith Grsu Evelyn Colwell Helen Morehuesd . Helen Schrnder .'. Helen Lohmeier ...... - Kmmi Harr Frieda Curtis Marlon l(avin XI .1.1 I uk.ll.nk.rimr 100 100 100 100 100 e go UH 9H 98 Total - VVi PROF. RUSSEL SPEAKS FOR COUNTY PROJECT Prof. J. C. Russell of the agronomy department of the College of Agri culture spent Thursday and Friday in Adams county talking in the in terest of the tri-county irrigation and power project SPONSORS GIVEN AT "SPRING HOP" Announcement and Presenta tion of Sponsors is Feature Of First Annual Party RIFLES PARTY BIG SUCCESS The spVing season was opened in a glorious manner last night with the presentation of the first annual Spring Hop, sponsored by Pershing Rifles. Fully four hundred and fifty couples enjoyed the dancing at what is said to be the biggest spring party ever staged on the Nebraska campus. The feature of the party, the an nouncement and presentation of the second semester military organiza tion sponsors, was accomplished in an attractive manner at intermission by Miss Marie Bowden, Honorary Colonel. The identity of the spon sors had been a secret until last night. The ball room of the Scottish Rite Temple was attractively decorated with flowers in wicker baskets and vases, and with the white and blue Pershing Rifles colors which pre dominated throughout. A richly colored canopy over the Beck's or chestra added beauty to the scene. " Many Chaperones The Deans ofthe colleges and their wives, as welPa-the faculty of the military departmentwewnres- ent as chaperones. The list of second semester spon sors introduced at the party were as follows: Regimental sponsor Miss Eleanor Berge. First Battalion Miss Gwendo lynne Schroyer. Second Battalion Miss Katherine McWhinnie. Third Battalion Miss Ruth Ann Coddington. Headquarters Company Miss Hel en Hildebrand. Oompp.ny A Miss Janice Willa. Company B Miss Ruby Teater. Company C Miss Jeannette Ol son. Company D Miss Virginia Lee Green Company E Not chosen. Company F Miss Helen Meister. . Company G Miss Florence Chris ty. Company H Miss Helen Wilson. Company I Miss Mildred Letson. Company K Miss Janet Jefferis. Company L Miss Evelyn Mans field. Campany M Miss Bernice Trim ble. Pershing Rifles Not chosen Pershing Rifle Dance. Band Miss Helen Donnen. until Prof. C.H. Oldfather Will Speak at Sunday Readers Hour Meeting Although a Helen of Troy may have precipitated the most celebrated conflict in the annals of the race, it was the mothers of Troy who banded together in what is probably the first historical protest against war. Of this protest C. H. Oldfather, professor of history, will tell during the readers' hour from 5 to 6 o'clock this after noon at the University Club. Professor Oldfather will read from Gilbert Murray's translations of Euripides, the distinguished Greek dramatist. Mr. Murray, for many years the Regius professor of Greek at Oxford, and recently appointed Chailra Norton, professor of poetry at Harvard, is president of the League of Nations Union and has writteln extensively on the World War. All college men interested in good books are invited to hear Mr. Old-father. Majority of Nebraska Students Are From Farm Homes Statistics Show Lincoln, Neb., March 12. Farm homes of Nebraska are now sending 200 more students to the University of Nebraska than the professors of law, medicine,' teaching, the ministry, and the merchants and business men of the state combined, according tq figures compiled by Miss Florence I. McGahey, University Registrar. There are now 1,608 students reg istered whose parents are farmers. Others in the order of their number are, merchants, 494; doctors, 224; business managers, 219; and sales men, 218. In all, the parents of the University students represent 83 oc cupations. Contrary to the opinion of many, there are few students whose paitmU are teachers or instructors, the statis tics showing only 97. Only one stu dent registered his father's profes sion as that of college dean. Ministers of the state have sent 124 students and lawyers 101. Print ers outnumber editors, there being 33 printers' sons and daughters in the University while only 28 gav gave Speaker -iilllpailiiliii t ' ' . X Rice W. Means Courtesy The Lincoln Star. MEANS WILL SPEAK HERE Former Senator From Colorado To Address Assembly on National Defense CONVOCATION IS TUESDAY Former Senator-Rjce W. Means, recent United States Senator from Colorado, will address a University convocation Tuesday, March 15, at 11 o'clock in the Temple Theater, on "Our National Defense." He is the National Commander of the United Spanish War Veterans, and while in Lincoln will be entertained by the Lincoln Ladies' Auxiliary. Senator Means holds a law degree from the Univcraity of Michigan, was attorney for the city of Denver and held a judgeship in Colorado before being elected to' the United States senate from that state. He served w'h the American forces in the Philippines and received a medal of honor for distinguished service in the Spanish war.. He was in com mand of the 4th U. S. infantry in the Meuse-Argonne campaign in France Tuesday evening Senator Means will speak to the Spanish war veter ans and their ladies at a banquet given in his honor. Phone Officials Will Address Uni Students Graduates of the University of Ne braska now occupying important po sitions with the Western Electric and Northwestern Bell Telephone com panies will speak Monday, at 3 o'clock, in SS302. They. will tell about the work of their respective organi zations. All students are invited. Wednesday they will be in Mr Bullock's office to interview graduat ing seniors. Reichert and Crower Visit Kansas Meeting "E. L. Reichert and L. K. Crower of the department of dairy husbandry visited an annual meeting of Kansas ice cream manufacturers. National speakers on the ice cream industry were present at the meeting. There were also several scoring contests on ice cream. SJOGREN GOES TO MEET OF COUNCIL IN CHICAGO Prof. O. W. Sjogren, chairman of the department of agricultural en gineering, went to Chicago last week to meet with the advisory council on farm machinery research of the American Association of Agricultural Engineers. their fathers' occupation as that of editor. Although Nebraska is several thou sand miles from the ocean, one sea captain has a son or daughter in the University. All the colleges, including the col lege of medicine in Omaha and the college of agriculture here were in cluded in the fig-res compiled by Miss McGahey. Approximately 425 students are registered in the college of agriculture and of this number 300 come from farm homes. This leaves a total of 1,300 farm students taking work in the other colleges of the Uni versity. A survey made in March, 1925, showed that 57 per cent of all the tudant3 wcro either wholly or part ially self supporting and that the gen eral cost of the nine-months term was $714 for the men and $729 for the women. However, more women were self supporting than men. The number of students self supporting this year and the cost of their term here is thought to be about the Bame as in 1925. DR. SEARS WILL GO TO OKLAHOMA Associate Professor of Botany Announces Acceptance of Position at Norman WAS HERE EIGHT YEARS Dr. Paul B. Sears, associate pro fessor of botany, has announced his, acceptance of an offer as head of the botany department of the University of Oklahoma, at Norman, with duties beginning next September. He will continue his work with the local de partment of botany until theend of this term. Dr. Sears has been at the Univer sity of Nebraska since 1919, except for one year's leave of absence in 1921-1922, when he studied at the University of Chicago, and later went abroad. He came to Lincoln from Ohio State University, where he was an instructor in the department of botany. Upon leaving Lincoln in June, Dr. Sears will work for the Ohio Experi ment station, which will consist of field and research work on the corn borer. He will be located near Toledo. TWO DAYS REMAIN FOR COPPOCK DRIVE Over One Thousand Dollars Must Be Raised in the Next Two Days If Goal Is Reached Two days of the Grace Coppock drive are left, but more than a thousahd-dollars of the 3eventeen-hundred-dollar--goal remain to be raised. ' The drive witKclose with a tea by the Grace CoppoclccTrnuiiittee for all university women, Mon afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock, in Ellen Smith H all. All money to count on the drive must be in Ellen Smith Hall by 4:30 Monday afternoon. The total amount raised in the first four days of the annual drive is $560.35 and falls far short of the committee's expectations. The total ot the hrst two days euorts was $344.25, while $216.10 came in be fore the next count was taken Sat urday afternoon. Very little of this, however, was turned . in on Saturday, and Grace Modliii, treasurer of the Y. W. C. A., is of the opinion that many of the team members have waited until the week end for interviewing the uni versity women assigned to them "This is often the case," she said, "when the drive extends over a week end." Anderson Team Leads Helen Anderson's team still leads with $138.00 to their credit. That of Edna Schirck holds second place with $80.25, and Ethel Saxton's team, which had dropped from second to fourth place, is now holding third place. Monday the drive will be thrown open and money may he solicited from any woman on the campus. Un til this time team members are sup posed to interview only those whose names have been given them, in order that the work of the drive may be a? evenly divided as possible and also to simplify the mechanics of handling the money. The Grace Coppock memorial fund this year will go into the general bud get of the Y. W. C. A. in China. The fund was originally started to pay the salary of Grace Coppock, a Ne braska graduate who started the work of the Y. W. C. A. in China. Since her death it has gone to the support of recreational work for Chinese women. Chinese Heads Work Recreational work in China has been under the direction of Vera Barger, also a Nebraska graduate. but Miss Barger is now on a leave of absence to the Philippines where she is starting the same sort of work. Her work in China is now being looked after by her assistant, a Chin ese woman, whom she is training to take her place. Miss Coppock was graduated from Nebraska in 1905 and was president of the University Y. W. C. A. in her senior year. She had been out of school only a year when she went to China to begin work there as na tional secretary of the Y. W. C. A. in China. She died in China in 1921. The social stag of the university Y. W. C. A. will be in charge of the dining room at tea tomorrow after noon. Mabel uoremus is cnairman oi this stag. Ernestine McNeil, of the Grace Coppock committee, is general chairman for the two teas given dur ing the drive. Farmers Hear Talk By Two Agronomists P. H. Steward and D. L. Gross, ex tension agronomists of the College of Agriculture, spoke at a meeting of thirty-five farmers at Diller last week. They discussed preparation of the seed bed for legumer, stressing the value of lime on certain types of soiL Gymnastics Instructor Is Nationally Honored Miss Clara Rausch, head of indi vidual gymnastics and swimming in structor for the senior majors teach er training course in the department of physical education for women, has just received word of her appoint ment as a member of the Woman's National Swimming committee. This makes the third national com mittee appointment for the Univer sity of Nebraska department. Miss Mary Wheeler is serving on the Na tional Basket Ball committee and Miss Mable Lee on the National Mod erate Sports committee. ANNOUNCE NEW BOARD MEMBERS Big Sisters Hold Initiation of Future Workers Saturday CLENDENIN IS PRESIDENT The Big Sister Board announced its new members at a luncheon given at Ellen Smith Hall Saturday noon. The new Board consists of: Senior Members Ruth Clendenin, Ruth Barker, Marion Eimers, Hazel Sutton, Helen Eastman, Helen Clarke, Hazel Snavely, Esther Gar ner. Junior Members Margaret Gil marten, Mary Field, La Vanche Pet erson, Geraldine Heikes. Sopohomore Members Malinda Keller, Blanche Farrens. Elsa Ktrkow presided at the lunch eon. Miss Heppner, Mrs. Hinman, and Ruth Barker spoke on the work and responsibilities of the Board for the coming year. Initiation Held tiation for new members of the Board was-held immediately after, with Elsa Kerkow, retiring president, presiding. Ruth Clendenin was an nounced to be her successor, , and Ruth Barker vice-president. The new ly appointed Board held a business meeting and elected the following officers: Secretary Geraldine Heikes. i Treasurer1 Hazel Sutton. Historian Helen Clarke. Members of the Big Sister Advis ory Board Council are: Mrs. Hin man, Mrs. Browncll, Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Fortna, and Miss Lee. Retiring members of the Board are: Elsa Kerkow, Ethel Saxton, Wil helmina Schellack, Florence Brinton, Frances Boomer, Viola Forsell, and Mary Kinney. A St. Patrick's party for Big and Little Sisters was given in the after noon. Ticket Sales For One Cent Carnival On Tickets have been on sale since Thursday for the one cent health carnival to be given March 16 and 17, Wednerday and Thursday, in the Women's Gymnasium from 2 until o'clock. A variety of interesting entertain ment has been secured which will in clude clogging, tumbling, and danc ing skits. A feature of the carnival will be a style show in which the lat est spring attire will be modelled by the members of the organization of Tassels. There will be a complete dis play of modish coats and dresses. The garments have been obtained through the courtesy of Ben Simon and Sons. Carnival Idea Follow id The carnival idea will be carried out throughout the program. Booths will line the wall, one of which will be in the form of a bar room. At an other, one may have ones silhouette made by an artist. At still another booth, one may look into the future with the fortune teller, or if inter ested in "dark secrets", one may pay visit to the "house of horrors" which will prove trying. In addition, there will be a weight guessing con test in which anyone may participate. The carnival, under the direction of W. A. A. and Physical Education Club, is open to all and the price of admission as well as for each attrac tion is one cent. Burr Favors Town and County Cooperation Prof. W. W. Burr, chairman of the department of agronomy of the Col- ege of Agriculture, talked before a meeting of the chamber of commerce of Grand Island last week, using the Hdea of cooperation between the town and country as his subject. Each chamber of commerce member enter tained a farmer guest at the meeting. Sprinf Hop in the Fnttir The amazing success of the Per shing Rifles' Spring Hop, and the fact that this is to become an annual event, may add to the traditions of the University of Nebraska, and even outdo the Pan-Hal, the Military Ball, or the Junior-Senior Prom. LINCOLN HANDS CRETE DEFEAT IN FINAL GAME Capital City Basketeers Crush Hopes of Crete Youths by Decisive Score RAVENNA WINS CLASS B Seventeenth Annual Carnival , One of Most Successful In History The Lincoln high school basketball team won the championship of Class A in the seventeenth annual Nebras ka high school basketball tournament by winning from the fast Crete ag gregation 23 to 18, before a crowd of 7,000 fans, in the Coliseum last evening. The score at the end of the first half was 13 to 10 with Lincoln high on the long end. The seventeenth annual basketball carnival which was held in the Uni versity of Nebraska coliseum Thurs day, Friday, and Saturday was the most successful tourney that was ever staged by the Nebraska high school athletic association. Coaches from 258 schools in Nebraska brought their quintets to Lincoln for the nation's largest basketball tour nament and over 2,500 athletes par ticipated in the games. The depart ment of athletics at the University of Nebraska had charge of the pro gram and ran every game off as per schedule, keping the tourney moving in first class order. High school quintets winning cups for first place in the various classes are as follows: Class A Lincoln 23, Crete 18. Class B Ravenna 10, Norfolk 8. Class C Genoa Indians 19, Potter 8. Class D Peru Prep. 19, Bethany 12. Clas. E Atkinson 21, Clarkson 13. Class F Litchfield 18 Dannebrog 12. Class G Papillion 23, Eagle 13 ' . . Class H Ragan 22, Chester 9. Class I , Scribner 12, Sprague-Martell 11. Class J Pleasanton 17, Guide Rock 10. Class K Beaver Crossing 14, Daykin 5. Class L Swanton 29, Palisade 21. Class M Goehner 21, Holmesville 12. Class N Plymouth 24, Elkhorn 6. Class O Bell wood 21, Hampton 4. Class P Hyannis 15, Bruno 12. LINCOLN HICH CHAMPS Lincoln high, winning from Crete 23 to 18, took the championship of class A for the first time since 1920. The championship game was the best seen on the Coliseum floor during the tourney and fast from the opening whistle until the final. The game opened with Kind, the fast Crete forward, snagging a bas ket from the field to start the scoring. (Continued on Page Four.) SORORITY HOLDS FORMAL BANQUET Honorary Advertising Society Cele brates First Year At Nebraska Gamma Alpha Chi, honorary ad vertising sorority, celebrated its first anniversary on the Nebraska campus, by a formal banquet at the Lincoln Hotel, Friday evening. Three new members were initiated preceding the banquet. Professor and Mrs. Blood, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Archibald, and Miss Wees- ner were guests of honor. Professor Blood is faculty advisor of the soror ity, while Mr. Archibald, advertising manager of the Lincoln Daily Star, and Mrs. Archibald, are patron and patroness. Miss Weesrier is the only Lincoln honorary member of the or ganization. Many Speakers The construction of an advertise ment was the theme upon which the toast list was built. Kate Goldstein, "Copywriter," presided. Miss Wees ne3 spoke on the "Headline"; Fran ces Beers txplained the meaning of the "Illustration"; Mary Louise Free man spoke on "Copy"; Mr. Archibald had for his subject, "Logotype"; Pro fessor Blood concluded the program with the "Panel." The table decoration carried out the sorority colors of gold and brown. A birthday cake, on which bumd one candle, signifying the age of the organization, occupied the center of the table. New members initiated were Es ther Swislowsky, 29, Columbus ; Frances Beers, '27, Omaha; and Ar- lone Turnbull, '28, Lincoln.