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OTXXVH, NO. 151.
HAKoch Says
Degree Doesn't
Insure Success
Omaha Insurance Firm Head
Tells of Advantages
Of College Work
WORKING STUDENT HAS
ADVANTAGE IN BUSINESS
Editor' Note: ThU is the fourth
of a series of article The Daily Ne
braskan i publithinc which the
problemi of the college graduate in
the business world are discussed by
business executives. Today's article
was prepared for The Nebraskan by
Harry A. Koch, president of the
Omaha insurance firm of that name.
The question of the adaptability of
a college education to the practical
problems of business, and the results
that have been achieved by the col
lope graduate in business, probably
always will be a matter of debate.
The man who has gone out into the
field of business and has gained bis
measure of success without the ad
vantages that the training in college
v:ould give him, naturally feels a
sense of sufficiency, and is inclined
to belittle the advantages of college
life.
A college education is not an as
surance of success. College men
have failed, and if the number of
those who have failed, or who have
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TWO OFFICERS WILL
NOT RETURN IN FALL
Eggers Goes to Canal Zone; Foster
U Transferred to Fort
Missoula, Mont.
Capt. Albert D. Foster and Capt.
Lewis W. Eggers have been notified
that they are to be transferred from
the present position as instructors
at the University of Nebraska at the
end of this year.
Captain Foster is to be transferred
to Fort Missoula, Mont., and Captain
Eggers is to report for duty in the
canal lone. Lieut. CoL F. F. Jewett,
commandant of cadets, is serving his
third year here. Next year be will
be transferred in keeping with the
usual four vear oeriod that is the
rule of the war department.
Two Replace Them
Capt. Earl C. Flegel and Capt.
Thpnrinrp A. Bauermeister. both of
Fort Benning. Ga., have been assign
ed to the University to replace the
two that are leaving.
Captain Eggers had been engaged
as coach of the rifle team, and has
been in general charge of the rifle
range. Captain Foster is instructor
in the theoretical work with the sen
iors. Major T. F. McNeill, of the United
States army, who has been instructor
of the Nebraska national guards, will
be transferred to Fort Snelling,
Minn.
Welpton Is Chosen to
Head Pershing Rifles
Officers For Next Year Are Elected
At Meeting; Lyon Will
Continue Sponsor
Sherman Welpton, '30, was made
i-fintin nf the Pershin Rifles for
next year at an election held last
right in Nebraska ball. Welpton has
been prominent in activities on the
campus for the past two years, es
pecially in the military department
Preceding the election of officers a
resolution was passed to the effect
that Captain Lyon, who has been
sponsor of the organization during
the last year, continue in the capa
city of advisor for the year to come.
Those elected are:
National Colonel, Jack McKnigbt;
National Adjutant, Ray Sabate; Cap
tain, Sherman Welpton; First Lieu
tenant, Harry R. Hansen; Second
Lieutenant, King; First Sergeant,
Brown.
Rifles Are Expanding
The past year an extensive cam
paign of national expansion has been
carried out Within the last two
months three universities have sent
in applications for membership and
the right to organize a chapter of
Pershing Rifles at their respective
schools.
At a recent iiational meeting of
Scabbard and Blade a resolution was
passed to the effect that all encour
agement and inspiration possible
would be given in the organization
vf TV ng Rifle chapters in their
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R. B. Wilcox Delivers
Commencement Talks
Prof. R. B. Wilcox delivered the
principal -address at the snnr.nl com
mencement exercises of Waco, Necr.,
h school, last night He will be a
speaker at the Gresham, Nebr., high
school graduation exercises tonight.
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KOSIIET KLUB
CHOOSES EIGHT
Associate, Honorary Members
Are Elected for Work
In 1928 Show
INITIATION
TONIGHT
Kosmet Klub announced late
Thursday evening the election of
eight new active members, one hon
orary member, and four associate
members to its membership. The
men elected to membership are:
. Charles Dox, '29, Omaha; Paul
Burgert, '30, Lincoln; James Mus
grave, '30, Omaha; Neal Bailey, '30,
McCook; Sherman Welpton, '30,
Omaha; Joyce Ayres, '30, Lincoln;
Don Kelley, '30, McCook; Clarence
Schultz, '29, Scribner.
Four associate members were elec
'.0(1 to thi t.'&nization i0- their out-'.'.n-ims
wo.k in the 192a Kosmet
Klub show. The associate members
serve for o..t year only xi.ti cannot
vote because they are not ac ive. The
new associate jncmbers tt . Howard
Fayne, '2&. Red Oak, Iova, . Zr.lly
Lemer, '29. Kansas City, Ma., Jack
Wheclock, '31, Kearney; via George
Cessnsan, 'i'S-, Omaha. Lamar Burl
ing, '."ii, Lritoln, was electee to hon
orary memb'iship in the club.
The ww members will be initiated
in conjunc-tior with the oanquet for
all the old '- i d new members to be
held at the University club at C
o'clock this e-ening.
Co-Ed Gym Classes
Feature All Sports
Closing Sessions Include Archery,
Track, Paddle Tennis, and
Fencing Meets
Tournaments in all spring sports
are being featured in the closing ses
sions of co-ed gymnasium classes.
Saturday an archery tournament and
a track meet will be held. Tourna
ments in paddle tennis and fencing
are being run off during regular
class hours.
All members of the track classes
are invited to take part in the final
track meet, scheduled for 10 o'clock
Saturday morning. Relay races, high
and broad jump3, and basketball and
baseball throws are the events to be
offered. Keen competition in the
high jump is anticipated since some
of the girls have been jumping four
feet, two inches regularly. Each girl
mav enter three events and the
award will be points which can be
counted toward W. A. A. awards.
The two best shots from each arch
ery class hava been selected to com
pete in the archery tournament at 9
o'clock at the stadium. I he gins
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Capt. L. W, Eggers
Capt Le-is W. Eggers, who has
been transferred from the University
f Nebraska to the canal rone. He
has coached the rifle team while be
ing connected with the University as
instructor in military science.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA,
Valley Stars to Appear in Annual Meet
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MANY YEARBOOKS
ARE DISTRIBUTED
Cash Sales Exceed Expectations of
Staff; More Than 1400
Books Given Out
More than 1400 Cornhuskers have
been distributed to date, according
to Charles Bruce, business manager
of the 1928 yearbook. Students
who have not yet called for their
books, are urged to do so at once.
They may be secured from room 10
" U hall from 9 to 12 o'clock in the
morning and 1 to 4 o'clock in the af
ternoon. Extra Cornhuskers are available
for five dollars. Students who did
not subscribe and wish a yearbook,
should purchase them as soon as pos
sible. Cash sales have greatly ex
ceeded expectations, the business
manager continued.
Book Depicts Campus
The 192S Comhusker is dedicated
to the spirit of Nebraska university.
This tone is carried throughout the
various sections, and results in a
work that might be termed a trea
sure book. It catches . the atmo
sphere of our campus, both at work
and at play.
Letters of praise for the 1928
Cornhusker continue to reach Dwight
Wallace, editor. The originality and
individuality of the whole book has
caused much comment.
The opening pagas are finished in
a dull blue Delia Robbia. Views of
campus buildings follow the opening
pages. The engraving, in the hands
of the Minneapolis engravers, is said
to be the finest piece of workmanship
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Gold Team Loses to
Purple in, Two Games
W. A. A. Baseball Tourney- Contests
Are Played Wednesday
And Thursday
In the W. A. A. outdoor baseball
tournament played Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons the Purple team
defeated the Gold team, 19-13 and
18-7. The teams have been prac
ticing1 for several weeks and the
games were well played.
The line-ups of the teams were as
follows: Purple: Sue Hall, Louise
er, Eleanor Dam, Ruth Diamond, Lily
Westover, Delia Hoy, Eleanor Coop
Frankhauser and Mildred Kellenbar
ger. Gold: Evelyn Parker, Edna
Schrick, Maude Stewart, Dorothy
Zimmerman, Darlene Dajr, Ruth Kess,
Helen Smetana, Delia Fiazer, and
Cornelia Weaver. v
C M. Hick h New
Symphony TVeaerrer
Clifford M. Hicks, instructor in
business organization and mange
ment, has bepn chosen to art.
treasurer for the Lincoln Little
Symphony association during the
year 1928-29. In addition, Mr.
Hicks will take over the manage
ment of the advertising for the or
chestra programs.
The Lincoln Little Symphony
association has been sponsored for
the past two years by the Lincoln
Junior Chamber of Commerce, of
which Mr. Hicks is a member.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1928.
Missouri Valley conference track and field performers who will
appear in the annual championships at the Memorial stadium Friday
and Saturday. Grady, of the University cf Kansas, holds the present
sprinting championship. Glenn Johnson, Nebraska, cross-country
captain, has been devoting most of his time to the half-mile, and
is looked to as one of Nebraska's best bets in this event Harold
Trumble, Cornhusker hurdle flash, has turned in some sensational '
times this year. Captain Perly Wyatt will make his last appearance
in the meet this week-end.
Moody, of Kansas Aggies, is a middle-distance runner. Brunk,
Drake, is entered in the high jump. Caulum, Iowa State, is another
middle-distance man. Churchill, of Oklahoma, won the Kansas de
cathlon, and Keith, also of Oklahoma, has been doing well in the
mile and two mile races.
Tickets, With Money,
Will Admit to Meet
Students of the University will
be admitted to the preliminary
events of the Missouri Valley
meet on presentation of their stu
dent ticket and twenty-five cents.
Admission to the final events will
be granted for fifty cents accom
panied with the student ticket.
Regular prices for the prelimina
ries will be fifty cents and tickets
to the finals will cost one dollar.
Student Teams Plan
To Conduct Services
Student teams will conduct serv
ices next Sunday in neighboring
Congregational churches. In the
morning, Agnes Gumbel, Carolyn
Leavitt, and Martha Buerkle, with
the university pastor, Mr. Leavitt,
will speak at Crete.
Members of the Pilgrim Fellow
ship, Belle Dunn, Eloise Keefer,
Dorothy Nott, Wendell Groth, Mel
vin Perry, and Lloyd Strombeck will
give the program for the young peo
ple's meeting and the evening wor
ship at Ashland.
Title Holder
Harris Coggeshall, Grinnell, who is
the Valley champion in tennis sin
gles, and who will appear in compe
tition again this year. The games
will be played Friday and Saturday,
being part of the annual Missouri
Valley meet.
Drawings for the tei,nis matches
will be made this morning and play
will begin immediately afterwards.
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AG COLLEGE YOTES
IN SPRING ELECTION
Farmers' Fair Board, Officers
Ag Club, Are Elected to
Serve Next Year
of
Robin Spence, '29, Crab Orchard,
was elected manager for the 1929
Farmers' Fair at one of the largest
elections ever held at the College of
Agriculture. The fair is the largest
activity staged by the students in the
college and this year drew a crowd
of 10,000 people.
The treasurer for next year's fair
will be Austin Goth, '29, Red Cloud.
Goth will serve in this capacity be
cause he received the second highest
number of votes. Clarence Bartlett
'29, Holmesville, will be the third
male member of the board. The girls
elected are: Marjorie Brinton, '29,
Lincoln, secretary; Helen Suchy, '29,
Omaha, and Mildred Hawley, '29,
Lincoln.
Rooney Heads Ag Club
James Rooney, '29, Tecumseh, will
be president of the Ag club, official
student organization at the College
of Agriculture. The other officers
of the club are: Howard McLean,
'29, North Platte, vice-president;
Everett Kreizinger, '30, Bellwood,
secretary, and Howard Alexander,
'29, St. Paul, treasurer.
Robin Spence was a member of the
Junior Fair board this year and gen
eral chairman of the parade. He is
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Last Ag Mixer Will Be
Kosmet Klub Benefit
f Club Wil Sponsor Affair to Be
Held in Student Activities
Building Saturday
The last Ag college mixer cf the
year will be a Kosmet Klub benefit,
according to James Rooney, chair
man of the committee in charge. The
dance is to be held in the Student
Activities building at the College of
Agriculture Saturday evening, May
19.
The party is in charge of the Ag
club, of which Gordon Hedges is
president. Mr. Rooney stated that
an excellent orchestra has been se
cured, and that Emerson Smith has
been secured for entertainment dur
ing the intermission.
Mr. Rooney says further, "Since
this is the last Ag mixer of the year
and a Kosmet Klub benefit besides.
we are expecting a record crowd for
Saturday night"
Professor Sc&lt Pasiea
Doctorate Examination
A letter received by Dr. A.
Sherman, chairman of department
of English, from Professor Gray
of Columbia reprots that Prof.
R. D. Scott of the ilepartment, Las
passed bis examinations for the
doctorate with high distinction.
Professor Scott sails with lira.
Scott for London, May 17.
VALLEY TRACK STARS MEET
FOR ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Athletes From Ten Schools Gather to Participate in Last
Missouri Valley Meetj Dopesters Rate Oklahoma,
Nebraska, Kansas Probable Winners
PRLLI MI N ARIES SCHEDULED FOR THIS AFTERNOON
Several New Records Are Expected With Outstanding Men in
Competition ; Track and Field Are in Excellent
Condition for Meeting of Contenders
With the weather man promising a favorable day, and
University of Nebraska's Memorial stadium track and field in
shape for any record breaking performers that may compete,
the curtain is set to rise on the twenty-first annual Missouri
Valley conference track and field championship meet opening
this afternoon with the preliminary events, to be followed by
the finals Saturday afternoon.
Coach Henry F. Schulte, Husker mentor, his assistants,
and members of the coaching classes spent Thursday in rolling,
dragging, shoveling, and stamping so that the red cinder oval
and runways of Memorial stadium will be in the most advan
tageous condition for the invading cinder athletes of the ten
Missouri Valley schools. The meet will mark the closing battle
of the famous and historical Missouri Valley conference.
Order of Events
Preliminaries Fri., May 18
120-yard high hi; .-dies 2:00
100-yard dash 2:20
440-yard dash 2:40
220-yard low hurdles S:00
220-yard dash 3:20
880-yard run 3:40
Shot put 2:00
Pole vault 2:00
Discus throw 2:45
High jump 2:45
Javelin throw 3:30
Running broad jump 3:30
Finals Saturday, May 19
120-yard high hurdles 2:00
100-yard dash 2:15
One mile run 2:25
440-yard run - 2:40
220-yard low hurdles 2 55
220-t.rd dash 3.10
88' -yard run 3:i;j
One mile relay 3.40
T-o mile run 3;55
One-half mile relay 4:15
not put - 2:00
Tole vault 2:0?
Discus - 2'o0
High jump 2:30
Javelin throw 3:00
Sinning broad jump 3:00
The prejiminaries of the hif.h
iump and pole vault may be
scratched off of the Fndj sched
ule and be jn off at lh regulai
Lime of these events Saturday.
1 his depends on the a"tki. tak n
by the Valley coaches at their
itieeting at c Lincoln hotel this
rooming at 10 o'clock.
High School Seniors
Hear University Men
Many Professors Make Graduation
Addrestes at Various Points
Throughout State
University professors are being
called upon to address young men
and womer. being graduated from
high schools throughout the state this
week. A list of the university men
who are commencement speakers fol
lows. Tuesday: C. C. Waidemann at
Brock, and II. E. Bradford at Carl
ton. Wednesday: W. H. S. Morton at
Eagle.
Thursday: N. A. Eengtson at
Shickley, II. C. Filley at Pilger, C.
H. Oldfalhcr at Battle Creek, H. E.
Bradford at Dakota City, J. D. Hicks
at Wilkinson, C. C. Weidemann at
Odell, H. II. S. Morton at Bradshaw,
R. A. Lyman at McCook, R. B. Wil
cox at Waco, and W. H. Werkmeister
at Blue Hill.
Friday: R. E. Cochran at Kene-
saw, E. W. Lantz at Tobias, C. C.
Weidpmar.n at Filley, W. H. S. Mor
ton bT W.-tLtrbury, R. B. Wilcox at
Gresham, i.nd J. E. LeRossignol at
Ansley.
Capt. A. D. Foster
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Capt. Albert D. Foster, who will
leave the university to go to Fort
Missoula, Kont. Captain Foster has
been instructor in theoretical work
with the seniors in the dcpRrtrsient
of ir'Lcary science.
PRICK C CENTS
"It s going to be a
cracker-jack
meet," declared Coach Schulte as he
overlooked the field Thursday after
noon to se that nothing had been
forgotten in the preparation for the
contest. "The meet will lie between
five strong teams," "Tiidian" Schult
prophesied, "Oklahoma, Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa StaV,
with Oklahoma probably the winner."
Sooner Doped to Win
And that is the ry of track writ
ers, dopesters, and enthusiasts
throughout the Valley this year
"Oklahoma the winner." Coach John
Jacobs of the Sooner school has a
powerful cinder aggregation this
season with not only many first place
favorites but in addition, that factor
which usually determines a champ
ionship track team, several lower
place bidders.
The dope sheet points to an Okla
homa win with Nebraska second;
Kansas, third; Missouri, fourth; and
Iowa State, fifth, according to the
compilations of Coach Schulte and
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SCHOOLS STUDY
COURSES SORB
Attention Is Given Curricula
By Institutions, Says
Dean Thompson
RETURNS FROM MEETING
''The most heartening thing about
the educational situation at the pres
ent time, it seems to we," stated
Dean T. J. Thompson, dean f stu
dent affairs, yesterday afternoon, "is
the fact that more and more insti
tutions are studying their curricu
la, giving attention to the content
of courses."
In regard to the recent tenth an
nual conference of the Association
of Deans and Advisers of Men held
at the University of Colorado, at
Boulder, May 10, 11, and 12, which
Dean Thompson attended, he stated
that "the general impression at the
conference was that the thing we all
want to do is to develop on the part
of the student, individual responsi
bility for his own education as well
as for the development within him
self of appropriate personal quali
ties. "There was a general vehement
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Convention of Alpha
O Is Being Held Here
District Meeting of Mi!-WeUra
Ckapten Is Opened by
Dinner at House
Alpha Omicron Pi opened its mid
west district convention in Lincoln
yesterday. The local chapter is act
ing as host. The district superinten
dent and the grand treasurer of the
sorority came in from St. Paul,
Minn., Thursday. Many delegates of
the sorority from all mid-western
states are coming in for the con
vention. An informal dinner was held at
the chapter house on Thursday even
ing, and was followed by a progTam
of stunts and songs given by the var
ious groups.
Co-Ed Tennis Enters
CSampionship Rcun'd
TCathryn In doe and Gretchen Stan -
Lela Marshal 6-2, 6 3 Thursday af
temoou in ihe eemi-fintls inte
co-ed tennis doubles tourr.tr)t, Th?
games w-;re played an tLe court la
the Armory.
Finals in the tournament were
scheduled for Thursday bt bsve
been postponed until Kwsy wl"-.?.
the outdoor courts can be c.-c-d. F. a
Schrick and See i'.h'.l meet JU "
ryn Indoe zv.i C- x n ? " , :
to det-miine the t!.. . ; ' -,.