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Nebraskan
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yOh. XXVII, NO. 85.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1928.
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HONORARIES
AXE
IHVESTICATION
IN STUDENT GAR
ISSUE PROCEEDS
Solution Will Probably Be
Reached After More
Complete Survey
GATHER DATA SINCE FALL
Tabulations Show That Bulk
Of Automobiles Bear
Lancaster Plate
Editor' Note:
The question of student own
ership and operation of automo
bile! ha been an important top
ic of current student discussion.
The following interview with
Dr. T. J. Thompson, dean of stu
dent affair, is published to
show the present statu of the
investigation of the automobile
situation.
Investigation of the problem of
student ownership and operation of
automobiles will be continued during
the present semester, Dr. T. J.
Thompson, dean of student affairs,
announced Thursday. The recently
prepared report of the faculty com
mittee to the Board of Regents in
dicated that sufficient investigation
Lad not yet been made to warrant
recommendations for action.
Gathering of information concern
ing the automobile problem has been
carried on since the middle of the
fall. After the Board of Regent's
pronouncement last fall that restric
tions should be placed on student
cars, following an investigation of
the situation on the Nebraska camp,
us. Dean Thompson and Prof E
F. Schramm, chairman of the Inter-
fraternity Council, were appointed
by Acting Chancellor Burnett to
conduct the investigation.
Study of the campus car situation
showed that the bulk of the automo
biles on the campus were Lancaster
county cars. During second semes
ter registration, a check was made
on th number of cars operated by
students. 1294 students indicated
that they operated cars. Seven hun
dred and sixty-five of these were
owned by Lincoln residents and 529
by persons outside of Lincoln.
Parking A Local Problem
That the bulk of the parking prob
lem is a local problem was indicated
by a survey made by the dean of
student affairs as to the number of
cars parked in and around the Uni
versity, and on both sides of R street,
from Tenth street to Fourteenth
street.
The survey was made three morn
ings of final examination week for
the first semester, when it was be
lieved the maximum number. of cars
would be present. It was also maae
at 9 o'clock, in the belief that that
would be the peak hour for number
of cars.
Out of 432 cars in this area, the
first day of the check, 348 bore Lan
carter county tags, 65 were Nebraska
cars outside of Lancaster county and
19 were out-of-state cars. This was
on Wednesday, January 18. The
next day, there were 429 cars
parked, 335 of which were Lancaster
county cars, 80, other Nebraska cars,
and 11 from out of the state. Fri
day's report showed a total of 413
parked cars of which 330 were from
Lancaster county, 68 from other
parts of the state and 15 from out
side the state. These figures include
cars belonging to faculty and em
v ployees, as well as students.
Previous to these surveys, the
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Russian Students at Washington Are
Glad to Study After Life of Turmoil
Seattle, Wash. (IP) Exiles
from the nation of their birth, men
who fought under the flags of the
"White Armies" to retain the old
regime in Russia and lost, to be
driven out of their native land by
the victorious "Reds", this is the
background of turmoil and havoc of
those who make up the bulk of the
Russian students at the University
of Washingtoon, according to the
Univor?ty cf Washington Daily.
"I think all of us like Washing
ton," exp'ains Vadim Pan, who re
cently arrived in Seattle after grad
uating from a Russian-Chinese
school in the Chinese town to which
hundreds of exiles from the ."Red
regime" fled. "To many of us,
Washington personifies quiet, inde
pendence, a chance to study after
yeai-s of excitement, flights and
hurried exile."
Revolution Interfered With
Student
They were Russians and they were
dreamers. The revolution inter
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Dr. R. J. Pool, head of the depart
ment of botany, will address stu
dents at the University of South Da
kota at an all-university convocation
Saturday. While in Vermillion,
South Dakota University city, he will
address Sigma Xi, be present at a Phi
Beta Kappa initiation, and inspect
for a chapter of Phi Sigma, national
biological fraternity.
POOL WILL TALK
AT VERMILLION
Head of Department of Botany
At Nebraska Is Speaker
At Convocation
ON PHI SIGMA INSPECTION
Dr. R. J. Pool, chairman of the
department of botany, left Thursday
for the University of South Dakota,
Vermillion, S. D., where he will ad
dress the student body of that uni
versity 4n. a general convocation Sat
urday. He will also give an address
tefore a meeting of the South Da
kota chapter of Sigma Xi and will
be present at an initiation of Phi
Beta Kappa.
He has also been asked to inspect
the equipment of the department of
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W. A. A. ENTERTAINS
200 CO-EDS AT TEA
Attractive Decoration Are Feature
r it
Ur rarty vien tor aii
University Girls
More than two hundred co-eds at
tended the tea given by the Women'i
Athletic Association at Ellen Smith
Hall yesterday afternoon from 4 to
6 o'clock.
Miss Lee and Miss Waggoner as
sisted at the serving table. Purple
and gold, the colors of the club, were
carried out in the decorations and
refreshments. Yellow candle sticks
tied with lavender tulle, yellow daf
fodils and lavender sweet peas added
to the attractiveness of the table.
Helen Clarke, social chairman of
the organizations, had arranged a
very attractive program. Elizabeth
Gilbertson presented "toe" and "tap"
dance numbers. Wilma Clyde sang
several vocal numbers. Helen Wol-
ters accompanied Miss Gilbertson
and Miss Clyde and played for the
dancing.
Miss Clarke was assisted in srv-
ine by Irene Davies, Mildred Kellen-
barger, Helen Nesladek, Clarice Mc
Donald, and Edna Schrick.
fered with their studies and so they
joined in the attempt to put it
down. With the victory of the
"Red" came death or flight.
The majority of the fifty Russ
ian students at Washington are in
engineering. This field is chosen,
they explain, because difficulties
with the American language do not
form as great an' obstacle as in the
other schools.
The first group of Russian stu
dents came over from the Orient
about five years ago. These stu
dents founi things strange and new
and had little he'i; in getting used
fv tt.a nv enviornment. The later
students, however, havei the way
paved for them by those wno nave
gone before, and find things easier.
Practically all of the Russian stu
dents are working their own way,
tt, Rnui'an students Association in
New York lends a hand by making
them loans, to be paid up after tno
students graduate. J
HUSKERS EDGE
OUT AMES FIVE
IN FAST GAME
Munn, Elongated Nebraska
Center Is Scarlet
, High Pointer
ONE POINT LEAD AT HALF
Nebraska Ceded Even Chance
In Fray With Grinnell
Pioneers Tonight
Ames, Iowa (Special) Nebraska
won the first game of its Iowa series
here tonight, taking a hard fought
game from Iowa State 32 to 26.
Munn, Nebraska center, was the
man who clinched the game by his
free shooting ability. He sank six
charity tosses and three field goals
from the floor. Lande, Ames for
ward, tied for high point honors with
five field goals and two free throws.
The game was close and fast
throughout. Nebraska led at the half
18 to 17, but the game was never
on ice for the visitors. Ames led by
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FEW STUDENTS
PUT IN FILINGS
Deadline for Filings Is Set for
Tonight at 5 O'clock,
With Selleck
TWO CANDIDATES SO FAR
With the dead-line for filings for
class presidencies and Ivy Day orator
set for five o'clock this evening, John
K. Selleck, student activities agent,
reported that at a late hour -Thursday
afternoon, only two candidates
had filed for any office.
With rumblings of political cau
cuses of fraternity factions heard
over the campus since Monday, a
barrage of filings is expected by
those acquainted with campus politi
cal tradition, all day today. Usually
there have been few filings until the
closing day.
Eligibility of the candidates who
file in the student activities office
before five o'clock today will be
checked by the regstrar Saturday,
The Daily Nebraskan Sunday will
carry a complete list of the filing
candidates declared eligible by the
registrar.
AG FACDLTY WILL
SPONSOR PROGRAM
Advisory Committee on Athletic
Plan Mixer in Interest
Of College Sport
A mixer sponsored by the Faculty
Advisory Committee on athletics, at
the College of Agriculture, will be
given in the Activities building, Sat
urday evening. A good program has
been planned for the evening.
"The party is not being planned
for the purpose of raising funds,"
declared C. W. Smith, chairman of
the committee, "but to increase the
interest and enthusiasm in agricul
tural college athletics."
Besides the Hampton's Six Piece
orchestra and the Human Brothers
Male Quartet, who will furnish the
music for the evening, there will be
other entertainments. Three prizes
each for men and women will be
given. Refreshments will be served.
JOHNSON WILL GIVE
LECTURE ON FUELS
Secretary of Petroleum. Division
Of Chemical Society Will
Address Student
Students interested in motor fuels
will have a chance to hear Carl L.
Johnson, secretary of the petroleum
division of the American Chemical
society and a representative of the
Manhattan Oil Co., this evening. He
will speak on "Motor Fuels and Their
Application" at 7:30 o'clock in the
general lecture room of the Chem
istry building.
Mr. Johnson has had experience
as a teacher of organic chemistry as
well as his work in practical petro
leum technology. His address ac
cording to Prof. 0. J.. Frankforter
will be of particular interest to stu
dents of mechanical and chemical en
gineering" and to all students of
chemistry and geology.
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Rumor Selects
'Dark Horse' As
New May Queen
Supposition Says That Co-Ed
Political Dope Bucket
Is Kicked Over
Rumor has it that the "dope" was
upset in the May Queen election yes
terday, and although it was n a
card game apparently everything
was not according to Hoyle.
For years the thirteen of Mortar
Board have kept the Queen of Ivy
day within their circle and groups
whose crests loomed on the fair
lady's breast, years after have point
ed to her picture on the mantle with
never ceasing pride. '
Not so with this year's queen, the
campus rumor says, for althougn sor
ority groups turned out in large
numbers to cast their votes for their
choices, a non-sorority, non-Mortar
Board woman, it is said, will wall?
the plank to the holy of holies to
have the garland of ivy placed upon
her head.
Something Wrong;
If this is the case for the first
time in the history of Mortar Board
a non-member will hold the honored
place. Women may not have their
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BAND FRATERNITY
PLEDGES NEW IIEH
Sixteen Bandsmen Are Taken By
Gamma Lambda at Services
Thursday Night
Sixteen men were formally pledg
ed to Alpha chapter of Gamma Lam
bda, men's national honorary band
fraternity, when services were held
Thursday night at the Temple build-
ine. The principal address was
made by Charles Calhoun, president
of Alpha chapter.
Gamma Lambda is an organization
which functions within the band, pro
moting band activities and fostering
enterprises of merit.
The new neophytes are: Gerald
Brownfield, Lincoln; Joseph Cariot-
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Gamma Alpha Chi
Holds Initiation
Gamma Alpha Chi, professional
advertising fraternity for women,
initiated four pledr'is on the occasion
of its Founder's Day, February 9.
Kate Goldstein, president of the fra
ternity, had charge of the initiation
services.
The four new members are: Esther
Dahms, '29, Seward; Mary Dolan,
29, Lincoln; Fern Hayden, '29,
Bridgeport; Alberta Johnson, '29,
Lincoln.
Awgwan Offer $ Special
Late Subscription Rate
Students may obtain a subscrip
tion for the remaining four num
bers of the Awgwan, including the
Valentine number, in the Awgwan
office, adjoining the Daily Ne
b'sskan nffice, between the hourg
of 3 to 6 Friday afternoon. A
bpecial price of seventy-five cents
for the four issues, has been set.
ALUMNI WILL
HEAR FACULTY
Program for Charter Day
Nears Completion as
Day Approaches
FILMS FOR CHICAGO CLUB
Plans are being completed for the
observance of University Charter
Day, February 15. Members of the
university faculty are beirtg aigne,d
engagements for the county alumni
organized throughout the state.
Moving pictures were taken Thurs
day afternoon of members of the
faculty and of campus scenes. These
pictures will be shown at the alumni
meeting to be held in Chicago at the
Union League Club on Charter Day.
Governor McMullen is to be the
speaker for this gathering of Ne
braska alumni.
The following is a list of counties
in which alumni clubs will be or
ganized, the chairmen in charge of
the meetings, and the University
speakers who will talk to the aluftsi
groups;
Boone, Miss Gladys Lowenburg,
speaker, Dr. Charles Fordyce; Burt,
Ralph M. Anderson, Tekamah; Cum
ing, E. M. Bauman, speaker, F. D,
Keim; Dodge, John Cutright, speak
er, F. C. Blood; Frontier, C. K
Morse, Curtis, speaker, H. J. Gram
lich; Gage, A. L. Burnham, Beatrice,
speaker, T. J. Thompson; Hall,
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Enrollment' at
Nebraska Tops
Many Colleges
The University of Nebraska ranks
thirteenth among universities and
colleges of the United States, in
point of full time student enroll
ment, according to figures of uni
versity enrollments, compiled by
Dean Raymond Walters of Swarth
more College. The summer school
enrollment at Nebraska ranks ninth,
the report shows.
The Nebraska student body fall
enrollment of 6,239, showed an in
crease of 251 over the previous
years attendance. The increase was
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DR. R. A. LYMAN IS
NEW BOARD OFFICER
Dean of College of Pharmacy Is
Appointed to Publication
Committee on Texts
Dr. R. A. Lyman, dean of the col
lege of pharmacy, has been appoint
ed member of the publication com
mittee of the McGraw-Hill Book
company of Mew xork (Jity. ibis
company is publishing a series of
pharmaceutical texts based upon the
findings of a study which was made
during the last t"o years by a com
mittee working under the direction
of the Commonwealih Fund of Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania.
This study had to do with finding
out of the part that the pharmacist
plays in community life; It revealed
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SDB-COMMITTEE ON STUDENT
ACTIVITIES GIVES APPROVAL
Green Goblins, Mystic Fish, Iron Sphinx, Xi Delta, Vikings,
Silver Serpents; and Valkyrie, Will Not Exist After
June 1 ; Innocents and Mortar Board Survive
SORORITIES MAY ENTER DRIVES AS RECOMMENDED
Additional Provisional Ruling
In Residential Buildings
To Similar Rules
By Paul Nelson
Recommendation of the student council to abolish all class
and inter-class honorary societies with the exception of Inno
cents and Mortar Board was unanimously approved by the
committee on student activities yesterday afternoon. The only
alteration in the recommendation made by the committee was
that it include Valkyrie as one of the organizations to be abol
ished. The 'abolition will become effective June 1, 1928, ac
cording to Miss Amanda Heppner, secretary of the committee
on student organizations.
A further change in the rules governing organizations and
social functions allows card parties to be held on the campus.
They may not be held in any campus buildings except residen
PLAYERS WIN
MANY PRAISES
First Production of 'Tommy',
Comedy Hit, Impresses
Lincoln Audience
LEADS ARE WELL TAKEN
The University Players fulfilled
predictions Thursday evening in their
first performance of "Tommy," com
edy drama by Howard Lindsay and
Bert Robinson, with a performance
that brought down the house with
the general opinion that it was the
best comedy yet presented by the
company. Although the play is a
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ZIPP IS CHAIRMAN
OF ENGINEER WEEK
General Committee for Annual
Exhibition Week in May
Will Be Appointed
The Nebraska Engineering Society
elected Harold Zipp, M. E., '29,
chairman for Engineer Week, the
first week in May, at a meeting held
in ME 206 at 5 o'clock, Thursday af
ternoon. Bob Rensch, '29, was elec
ted secretary and treasurer.
Mr. Zipp served on the committee
last year and is a member of Scab-
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RIFLE SQUAD MAKES
READY FOR SHOOTS
Four Team Member Turn in Perfect
Scores in Prone Position
In Early Tryoutt
Varsity rifle team has been busy
this week rounding into form for
the meet with the teams of Univer
sity of Michigan, Michigan State
College, University of Wisconsin,
Iowa State College, University of
Iowa and North Dakota State Col
lege. Several of these schools are
reported as having strong teams.
The firing for this meet is well
under way. At present four mem
bers of the team, Webster, Baker,
Hager, and Jillson have fired perfect
scores in the prone position. This
is a fair indication for high scoring
in thi3 meet. In the meet with the
University of Kansas the scores have
not been received.
Blear-Eyed Pledges
Of Probation Expeditions and Stunts
Uncanny Noises, Scared Neophytes,
And Fleeing Black Cats, Signify
That Fraternities Are Setting
Freshmen to Tasks.
By Frits Daly
The battle is on!! The fight for
life, liberty, death, or "what have
you," started on it's first lap last
evening, and freshmen have acquired
that thoughtless, woe-be-gotten ex
pression that screeches out in thun
derous tones "Probation is on!"
In some instances the joyous and
gala events began Thursday morn
ing, and the campus was dotted here
and there with chauffeurs, door-men,
tobacco salesmen, and other mis
chievous looking characters, to say
nothing of those who appeared deaf
Allows Card Parties to Be Held
on Campus and Subject
of Other Functions
tial buildings and are subject to the
same rules that govern other parties.
Alumni organizations and Mother's
clrbs may hold card parties in organ
ization houses on week day after
noons. The recommendation concerning
honoraries had been referred to a
sub-committee, composed of Profes
sor Rankin, Professor Engberg and
Miss Heppner. The sub-committee
submitted the following report to the
committee:
"Your sub-committee recommends
that all class and inter-class societies
be abolished, except Innocents and
Mortar Board. This is in accordance
with the recommendation of the stu
dent council except that it includes
Valkyrie which appears to your sub
committee to be sufficiently similar
to the other organizations which are
being abolished to make Its omiwwn
by us discriminatory. The organiza
tions whos abolition is here by rec
ommended are known as Green O---lins,
Mystic Fish, Iron Sphinx, Xi
Delta, Vikings, Silver Serpents and
Valkyrie."
Provision Made
If the abolition of honorary socie
ties proves detrimental to the carry
ing out of student activities, the
committee will consider requests for
their reinstatement or any other plan
that students may recommend, ac
cording to Miss Heppner. The com
jmittee approved of sororities taking
part in drives as recommended by
the student council. Innocents and
Mortar Board may appoint any one
they wish to help them in handling
campus activities and drives, in the
opinion of the committee.
It is the opinion of the committee,
according to Miss Heppner's state
ment, that the abolition of class and
inter-class honorary societies will
give class officers an opportunity to
j function. It is felt that they have
had no chance to do anything be
cause of the abundance of organiza
tions for taking care of campus ac
tivities.
Little Defense
The sub-committee held two meet
ings in which representatives of the
honorary societies under considera
tion were permitted to appear and
submit reports to justify their con
tinued existence. Many of them
j failed to send representatives and
'there was little opposition on the
part of the organizations. Valkyrie
representatives felt that that organ
ization should not be abolished be
cause it was not an honorary, but the
committee held that It had no more
i right to existence than any other
The recommendation as amended
will be returned to the student coun
cil for its approval before the final
abolition of the organizations is put
into effect.
Exhibit Effects
and dumb, especially to our fair co
eds. In several classes, instructors were
forced to keep a watchful ! eye on
those who slunk in their chairs and
slept ever so peacefully until they
were brought back to the realization
that it was class they were attend
ing. Lincoln After Midnight i
Lincoln streets, all during last
night were dotted with hurrying and
scurrying individuals who appeared
to have no definite destination in
view but it could be plainly seen thr'
they were going some ntac. Then".
who were questioned replied noth'aj
aud those who had black cats, pirr
eons, dogs, sparrows, and other ar-
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