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NOT "FINDERS KEEPERS, LOSERS
WEEPERS"
A hard-working University girl, struggling to
make both ends meet, lost a purse and a treasured
twenty-five dollars. The purse did not contain a
name, but the purse and the money were returned
by an unknown University man who had traced
the girl's name through a numbered bill from a
downtown store.
A pithy statement of an incident that occurred
on the campus the other day. Looking at it one way
there is nothing to be excited about, but lacking in
glamour though it may be, this little incident is more
intriguing than hundreds of happenings that get col
umns of news space.
The girl thought more of that twenty-five dollars
than some people think of five hundred. That money
was vital to her happiness. And it was lost, in all prob
ability, forever. No doubt the eternal hope that some
one would return her money brought her some meager
consolation. For such is the frailty of mortals hope.
Consider then the young man that found the
money. No name in the purse. It was all his. He could
use the money. It is safe to say that these thoughts
occurred to him before any consideration of the loser.
Of course he could derive some satisfaction from doing
a good turn. But the loser probably did not need it.
Such are the vicissitudes of life.
But money was returned ai.d everyone was happy.
Now a lot of platitudes about honesty being the
best policy could be applied here. Honesty IS the best
policy. But that young man did not return that money
only because he thought it was the best policy. Nor
did he return it because he thought he might be haunted
by accusing memories ever after. He returned it be
cause there is something in the great mass of human
beings, call it conscience or what you wish, that all
men must reckon with dn such cases.
Some persons are never tempted to do the dishon
est thing. Dishonesty is almost impossible in them.
Other persons are incapable of being honest. But be
tween these extremes are the persons who must decide
to do the honest thing.
So when the unfortunate girl had hope in spite
of her reason, she was unknowingly putting her faith
in something without which the human race would be
a piteous spectacle.
heap while he waited for eight o'clock, the official
opening hour. .
Libraries at many universities open at 7:45 or
7:50 o'clock, permitting students to return books to
the loan desks in good condition before their eight
o'clock classes and to give students without eight
o'clocks who accompany them to school, a place to
study when they arrive.
YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN
An old tradition was retained by the action of the
Committee on SLudeiit Organizations which yesterday
decided that University Night was not as bad as it
was painted. At least it has possibilities of clean and
humorous amusement for the student body, if properly
handled by a small committee of responsible students,
and supervised by a faculty committee to guard against
cases of momentary insanity, as displayed on the Or
pheum stage last year.
This University Night committee might go to the
other extreme and present a . Sunday school program
which would not be even as heartily received as last
year's bungle. Very few University students are in
terested in the goody-goody type of entertainment.
They will not pay admissions to hear lectures on schol
arship, by fellow students, nor will they pay money to
see "shady" plays which do not represent the real in
terests of the student body.
With last year's program before the committee
as a bad example, and with the use of a little common
sense, this year's program should measure up to the
expectations of the Committee on Student Organiza
tions, when it decided to reinstate the performance
because they recognized its justification in a Univer
sity life.
In Other Columns
Panacea
Dean Hanford of Harvard has proposed a "battle
of culture" to take place between student teams of
ten men each from Yale and Harvard. Under the plan
the teams would take identical examinations which
would cover all departments of study. The object of
the competition is to stimulate interest in studies to
offset the emphasis now placed on athletics.
Whether or not the battle of culture would do
anything to alleviate this emphasis on athletics is
rather problematical. You can fill stadiums to watch
football contests, but unless the thing is done right
the audience in the examination hall will consist mainly
of professors and a few Phi Beta Kappa aspirants. If
the plans are worked out carefully, however, there may
be a thrill or two in the spectacle for the man about
campus.
Imagine, for instance, the tense moment when the
third question on the economics exam is reached. The
Harvard entry is writing furiously, but across the table
the hope of the Blue sits biting his fingernails. Ob
viously he had gone to the movies the night he should
have been gunning for this very problem. From the
gallery comes the familiar "brek-ek-ek-ex-coax-coax
fight, Yale FIGHT!" And then, with but three min
utes left to write, the Eli's face lights up his pen flys
across the paper as hats, coats and tattered bits of pa
per becloud the gallery.
Then of course, there might be the regular time
out periods as the pride of the Harvard History depart
ment gets writer's cramp and a substitute has to be
sent for. Perhaps the thing could be run off in quar
ters with ten-minute intermissions between each while
the two teams retire for refreshments and perhaps a
"smoke.
On the whole we think it's a good idea.
Daily Princetonian.
THE THUDDING BOOKS
John came down to the library with a bunch of
the boys who had eight o'clock classes. With half a
dozen others he stood for about ten minutes waiting
for the unlocking of the doors. While they waited,
the janitor stood inside the door and waited for eight
o'clock.
Bill rushed in on his way to an eight o'clock with
a book due in at eight. He shoved it through the slot
in the locked doors and heard it tumble to the floor
below. While John waited outside, some fifteen or
twenty students pushed their books through ths door.
Each time he heard the sound of books crumpling to
the floor, some with the bound edge down, some open
edge down, some top or bottim down, but always thud
ding against the floor or the tumbled books below. And
the janitor stood and watched the books pile in a messy
Students at the University of Omaha must make
a grade of 70 in 75 per cent of their studies during
the first semester or they will not be permitted to reg
ister for the second period, Dr. Karl F. Wettstone,
president, said today.
The rule has been in the catalog for several years,
Dr. W ettstone said, but has never been enforced "But
it will be enforced this year," he said. "We are giving
them plenty of warning the semester does not end
until the first of February and those who do not bring
their work up will be dropped."
Asked if the ruling would affect athletes he de
clared that the first duty of the student was scholar
snip. "I don't care whether we have a basket ball team
or not , the standards of the school have to suffer for
it, he said.
One member of the basket ball squad is reported
to be low , his studies, but is expected to bring his
Foo ilZ V?0 befre the OTd of the term It is
Wetnaeh7jd.t0 Pred'Ct reSU,t
Omaha World-Herald.
Scrimmage Is Bill For
Hoop Squad Monday
(Continued from Page 1)
down the two guard positions. Eddie
Armstrong got in the game toward
the last and with Lewandowski as a
running mate, stopped the yearling
attack and took the ball up the court
to Witte, Olson or Brown.
Hard Work Ahead
Hard scrimmage is the task for the
squad to surmount this week and part
of the Christmas vacation. Nebraska
meets Missouri and Washington on
Saturday, Jan. 7, and Monday, Jan. 9
respectively. Special defensive plans
are being developed by Coach Black
to meet the great offensive attack of
the Tiger five man power unit.
Missouri Valley Standings
W L pet pts. op.
Oklahoma 2 0 1,000 86 40
Missouri 1 0 1,000 36 15
Kansas Aggies 1 0 1,000 20 13
Washington 1 0 1,000 28 27
Okla. Aggies 1 1 .500 87 80
. Drake 1 1 .500 61 75
Kansas 0 1 .000 13 20
Grmnell 0 2 .000 59 98 ;'
Nebraska 0 2 .000 42 64
Last Week's Reaults
Washington 28; Nebraska 27.
' Missouri 36; Nebraska 15.
Kansas Aggies 20; Kansas 13.
Oklahoma 44; Grinnell 16.
Drnke 87; Oklahoma Aggies 33.
Oklahoma Aggies 54; Grinnell 43.
Following are the events that will
be entered: 50-yard dash, 50-yard
low hurdles, broad Jamp, high jump,
pole vault, 35-yard high hurdles, 16
pound weight, one-lap run (256
yards), and a two-lap relay. The
winning company will be awarded a
trophy to be determined by the mil
itary department. This track meet,
which is a new thing in the Univer
sity of Nebraska, is part of the ex
tensive intramural athletic program
that will have all students taking
I part, whether or not they are affi
liated with campus organizations.
Cadet Competition
Is After Holidays
(Continued froxa Pa 1)
I anies scores alike the average score
fur the entire company will b fig
vrod. Thw will eliminate larger
r -;-'!.:t rsr.r.Ing up larger scores.
Average Student Age
Nineteen Says Survey
(Continued from Page 1)
younger age than men. Among
students under eighteen years of
age, 328 are women and 240 men.
In professional courses the pre
dominant age is 22. One hundred
and nine of the 561 professional
students gave this ape. Tu
courses are confined almost wholly
to men, there being but 13 women
enrolled in them.
Last Delegate
Leaves Lincoln
(Continued from Page 1.)
nected directly with the N. S. F. A.,
conducting of an examination into
student government through the new
standing committee, carrying on of
the work of the speakers bureau and
curriculum committees, and for the
dissemination of information of in
terest to federation members.
'Adam and Eve' Debate
System Is Formulated
(Continued from Page 1.)
method has been named by Mr. Jud
son as the 'South Dakota parliamen
tary plan.'
A new type of debate especially
adapted for use by business organ
izations and social clubs called the
'Albion question system' will be ex
plained by Mr. Jadson along with
the other types in his speech at the
convention. The Albion question
method, according to Mr. Judson
was devised with the aim of making
debate less of a game and more of a
serious discussion by !oth the de
bater! and the audience.
Kirsch Gives An Illus
trated Museum Talk
(Continued from Pa?a 1)
Austria, Italy, and Sicily.
Some colored scenes of Nebraska
sunsets were shown. A series of
scenes exhibited the changing colors
oi the sunset at its various stages.
Another group of colored pictures
was composed of views of staM set
tings, which Professor Kirsch has
made for the "Merchant of Venice."
to be given by the University Play
ers.
who are again on the team are Evert
M. Hunt and David Fellman. Most of
the other men had previous exper
ience either in high school or other
colleges.
The speakers in the tryouts were,
alternating from affirmative to neg
ative :
Joseph Ginsburg, Ponca; David
Fellman, Omaha; Sherman Welpton,
Omaha; Robert M. Baldwin, Hebron;
J. L. Pearl, Burwell; Chauncey Ha
ger, Ord; Carl J. Marold, Sagnache,
Colorado; Reginald C. Miller, Lin
coln; John Reimers, Brule; Lester P.
Schoene, Syracuse; Samuel S. Died-
rich; H. B. Sarno, Lincoln; Archibald
W. Millen; Joe Hunt, Scottsbluff;
and Evert M. Hunt, Lincoln.
Origin of Custom of Christmas Tree
Is Unknown; Many Claims Are Made
Athletic Board Is
In Favor of Allen
(Continued from Page 1)
tained in the tentative constitution
of the so-called "big six" group.
The board's answer to the matter
of student representation was the
statement that there has been stu
dent representation at K. U. for
twenty years or more. Two years
ago the constitution of the Men's
Student Council changed from the
old plan of electing three athletes
and two non-athletic members, to a
plan of having captains of the var
sity teams of major sports sit on the
athletic board.
The board agreed that the coach
of the freshman football team should
be under direction of the head foot
ball coach, and from all available in
formation found that such relation
ship had prevailed at Kansas. It is
not customary, however, among Mis
souri valley schools for the head
coach to appoint the freshman coach,
according to information obtained by
the board.
Stanley A. Henry,
Husker Star, Dies
(Continued from Pag 1)
Formerly Employed Here
Following his graduation, Mr.
Henry was for three years in the
employ of the Nebraska Buick com
pany in Lincoln. In 1923 he en
tered the service of the National
Lamp Works at Minneapolis, attain
ing a success which resulted in his
appointment as district distributor
for the General Electric company's
refrigerators at South Bend, Indiana.
The body was brought to Lincoln.
arriving Monday morning and fun
eral services will be conducted Tues
day at Swanton, Nebraska, the home
of his surviving mother, brother and
sister.
Himmel Contributes
To Botany. Periodical
A recent number of the bulletin
of the Torrey Botanical club con
tains a contribution from Dr. Walter
J. Himmel, assistant professor of
botany. The article is a report of
some of Dr. Himmel's research in
plant physiology and is entitled, "A
Contribution to the Biophysics of
Podophyllum Petioles." Dr. Himmel
came to the department of botany
from Minnesota last September.
Hauck & Skoglund
Photo
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Columbia, Mo., Dec. 19. In
short timo the market will be
flooded with Christmas trees and
everyone will be buying one for
what is Christmas without its tree?
The buying of Christmas trees has
become a habit rather than a custom.
In the hurry of modern civilisation
many have forgotten the symbolism
connected with the tree.
The idea of the Christinas tree is
very old. Long before authentic his
tory of the use of the tree started
there were numerous legends con
cerning it. The Scandinavians tell
of a tree which sprang from the
hlood-drenched soil where two lovers
were killed by violence. During the
Christmas season mysterious lights
could be seen blazing in its branches.
In France chero is a legend of a
thirteenth century knight who saw
a gigantic tree with its branches cov
ered with burning candles. At the
top was a child with a halo around
its head. The knight appealed to
the Pope who. explained that the
tree stood for humanity; the candles
for human boinjrs; and the child, of
course, for Christ.
Who Started Custom
Many countries claim to have been
the first to estKblish the custom of
the Christmas tree and credit for
having done so has been given to
many men. Two of the most famous
of these are Martin Luther and St.
Winfrid. St. Winfrid, in addressing
a group of pagans once said, "This
tree is a sign of endless life bocause
its leaves are always green. See, its
top points straight to heaven.
This explains why Christmas trees
are invariably of th.j evergreen type
and why straight pyramid-shaped
trees are chosen. The Christmas
tree of today meets both these re
quirements which shows that un
consciously the symbolism has been
adhered to.
Aside from legends, it is hard to
a I trace the niscory oi io uiun
tree. The custom is believed to have
come from the Egyptian custom of
decorating the house with branches
of date-palm at the winter solstice
as a symbol of life triumphant over
rionth. A tradition of holiness sur
rounds an illuminated tree at the
time of the winter solstice. Chris
finnitv redeemed the custom from
paganism by making the birthday of
Christfall in this season ana tne iaea
of the tree was adopted.
German Brought It to America
The vague traditions led to the
permanent establishment of the
Christmas tree. Evidence of the use
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of the tree appears first in the n-
ords of the sixteenth century, ft
seems that the custom of having a
tree in the home was most popular
in Germany and spread from tWo
to all parts of the earth. In 1840
the Duchess Helena of Orleans in
troduced the custom to France bv
bringing a tree to. the Tuileries
Queen Victoria's marriage to a Ger
man prince brought the custom to
England. The German emigrant
brought the idea to America.
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GIFT SELECTION
Judges Name Six De
baters on 1928 Team
(Continued from Page 1)
E. Leavitt debated in 1923 and is
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Moatly New Men
With a squad compowd moRtly of
new men, Professor White will begin
work in preparation for the two de
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after the close tf Christmas vacation.
The members last year's squads
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