vol. xxix. no. ro.
MBS
KLEEMAN
WINS AWARD AS
BEST SCHOLAR
Senior Journalist Receives
Pan-Hellenic Ranking;
Average 94.71.
OTHER WINNERS LISTED
Mary Ann Weaver and Helen
Cooper Win Sophomore,
Freshmen Prizes.
Moselle Kleeman. Lincoln, senior
In the school of Journalism, was
announced by Marian Rom, ran
Hellenic student chairman, aa the
highest ranklnf woman In any of
tho three lower classes of the uni
veralty laat year at tho annual
Thanksglvtnir convocation, held
Tuesday morning In the Temple
theater.
In addition to the making of the
Pan-Hellenic awards. th morning
program Included a presentation of
Maunder'! "Harvest Thankstfvlng
tfcntata," by a mixed quartet. The
aingera were. Vera Augusta I'r.on.
soprano: Mrs. R. O. Hummel, con
tralto; Homer K. Conipion. tenor:
and Kdward C Boehmer. bn
Mrs. Edith B. Roes acted as ac
companist Miss Kleeman was accredited
with thirty-five hours last year,
averaging 94.71. weighted average.
P7.21. Mary Ann Weaver. Falls
City, college of arts and sciences,
accredited with thirty-four hour
last year, and an average of 03 88.
weighted average. 95.88. received
the award for the highest ranking
woman In the sophomore class of
last year.
To Helen Evangeline Cooper.
Lincoln, went the award for th
highest grades received among the
women of last year's freshman
class. Miss Cooper's record shows
thirty-one hours accredited to her,
with an average of 3.67. weighted
average. 94.17. She Is enrolled In
the teachers college.
Winners Receive Pins.
An Innovation in the making of
the Pan-Hellenic awards was the
presentation of the scholarship
pins to the girls at the time of the
making of the announcement In
previous years, the custom has
been to merely announce the
awards and to give the pins at a
later date?
Honorary mention to members
of last year's Junior class was
made to Brlgltta Koerting, Lin
coln, teachers college, 3C hours,
average 92.69, weighted average
95.69; Beulah Montgomery Hick
man, teachers college, 32 hours,
average 94.03. weighted average
95.03; and Veronica Hanlon, Fre
mont, college of arts and sciences,
35 hours, average 92.4, weighted
average, 94.9 Miss Montgomery
was the winner of the Pan-Hellenic
prize for sophomore women
one year ago.
. , Those listed for honorary men
tion In last year's sophomore class
were Dollie Ruth Burwell. Wes
ton, teachers college, 34 hours, av
erage 93.55, weighted average
95.55; and Charlotte Wells. Lin
coln, school of fine arts, 36 hours,
average 92, weighted average 95.
Members of last year's freshman
(Continued on Page 3.)
Y.W.CA. SECRETARY
s COMES TO LINCOLN
NmIss Maude Gwinn, reglcal sec
retary of the V. W. C A. with
headquarters in Denver, was guest
of ionor at a dinner at the city
Y. Vtf. C. . Tuesday evening. Mem
bers the university Y. W. C. A.
cabin ft were present at the affair.
Miss Kwinn is visiting in Lincoln
all thU week.
Sorority and Boarding Houses Watch
Drapes as Costume Party Approaches
Sorority and boarding bouses
will be forced to keep a watchful
eye on enrtains, drapes, dish tow
els and piano scarfs as the date
of the Cornhusker costume party
approaches. On Friday, Dec. 13,
Nebraska coeds will gather In the
armory. Grant memorial hall, for
the annual costume celebration.
Admission will be twenty-five
cents. Some enterprising coeds
may disguise themselves as a half
dollar and get a quarter change.
Such an event is considered im
possible by the sponsors o the
party. .
Prizes will be awarded to uni
versity women appearing in the
cleverest, prettiest and funniest
costumes. The nature of the
awards has not been announced,
i-ossibly the gathering of coeds
Iprtll give the wearers of the wm
Jiing costumes a band. With the
Sedition of the extra hand they
will be able to drive through the
Xebraskan Reporters
Rest Until Monday
Due to the fact thai there
wiJl be no school bet-ween Wed
nesday evening until next Mon
fky morning, there will be no
3ily Nebraskan prtntel dur
Vn3 that time. All Nebraskan
reporters arc requested to re
port for assignments Mondty
afternoon.
he Daily Nebraskan
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
lUMNKSS STAFF
OF ,V(;W.N WILL
C.VTIILK TONIGHT
Met-ting of the entire business
staff of the A we wan will be Iwld
at 7:30 We.lnedy evening In the
Ain office, according to an
announcement by Jack Antra. bual
nras manager.
All buNint'M matters of the mag
axtne will l-a dicufted at this
time. H. Us due will be considered.
diHposal of advertising contracts
will t-e trilled, and plana will ha
made to refund subscription
money.
Announcement will be madf
after the mrrtir.g n-latlve to the
nlare and time t hat the money will
be refunded.
I
All Those Down in More
Than Two-Filths of
Hours Expelled.
Some students ivho go home for
Thanksgiving will not return.
Those down In more than two
fifths of their hours at mldse
mentor and who could not make
satinfAC'.oiy arrangements with T.
J Thvipn, denn of student af
fairs, withdrew from school this
week after midsenwstcr reports
were Issued.
As iiunl nudaemester found
rrnny more students reported
down in hours than the first quar
ter. This. Lean Thompson points
out. 1st ilue to three things. The
student may have slipped. Uppcr-clas-men
are seldom reported
down before mldsomester in ad
vanced courses. New students on
the border line at first quarter are
given the benefit of the doubt but
failing to improve, are reported
the second quarter.
Reports were mailed out to down
students and parents Saturday.
Fraternities and sororities received
their reports Monday. Since Satur
day the offices of the dean of stu
dent affairs and assistant dean, W.
C. Harper, were Jammed with de
linquent students called In for con
ferences pending probation or
suspension because of being down
In two-fifths of hours carried.
Readings, Chorus Work and
Address by Librarian
Are Planned.
Teachers college high school of
the University of Nebraska will
spo'isor a book program In the as
sembly room of teachers college
at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
The program will be opened by
two numbers by the high school
chorus under the direction of Olga
Jakl. They will sing "Winter
Song" by Eullard and "Serenade"
by Toselli. Two readings by high
school students are next on the
morning's program. Miss Hannah
More will give "A Book." and Miss
Margaret Deming will give "My.
Neighbor's Book."
Books for Christmas will be the
subject of short discussions by
Leona Spencer. Gertrude Fountain,
Ruth Keech, Margaret Hellerlch
and Ruth Ryan.
Announcements of the ten favor
its books of teachers college high
school as selected by the Erglish
classes and of the winner of the
book character contest will be
made by Prudence Brown, who
will preside at the program. The
program will be concluded by a
talk on books by G. H. Doane, li
brarian of the University of Ne
braska. university campus without denting
any fenders.
Dancing will be one of the
features of entertainment at the
what-milady-wears party. Stunts
will be presented during intervals.
An orchestra has been engaged to
play during the eutlie evening for
tho traditional coea runcuon.
the five
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Pictured above are
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LINCOLN. MHKASKA. WLDM.SI) Y. NO
INNOCENTS SET
LAST RALLY OF
T
Fans Will Gather on Drill
Field at 5 p. m. to
Arouse Spirit.
CORN COBS WILL LEAD
Group Will Hold Impromptu
House to House Tour
Before Program.
I he last football rally of the
year is scheduled to be held on the
drill field at 5 p. m. today. In prep
aration for the Iowa State-Ne-
nrnxka football game, the same
ii lon whuh the championship ot
the Hlg Six depends.
It is planned that the Corncobs,
Nehrajika'a men pep organisation,
will hold an Impromptu rally along
fraternity row and then Join the
it si of the cheercra on the drill
field. There the band will Join the
rally and all the participants will
march to the east stands of the
stadium for a fifteen minute pep
session. The athletic department
lrna pioiu.aed lu Inslall arc-llnhis
on the west side of the stadium,
the light from which will illumi
nate the east stands.
Dana X. Bible, head football
coach, other members of the
coaching staff and members of the
f-Klball squad who are completing
ihcir university football careers In
the Thanksgiving day game will be
introduced and will make short
speeches.
If a sufficient number of stu
dents turn out for the rally, a
practice session of the cheering
section stunts will be held. All the
stunts to be used Thanksgiving
day will be rehearsed. If the rally
Is not well attended there Is a pos
sibility that there will be no stunts
performed at the game Thursday,
those In charge being of the opin
ion that too many students will
leave for their homes to make the
stunts practicable.
The rally will be in charge of
Eldred Larson, president of the In
nocents society.
Graduate Depicts Task
Of Killing Corn Pets
: Leonard Schoenleber, ' who Is
one of the United States engineers
working on the control and eradi
cation of the European corn borer,
gave a talk last night in the agri
culture engineering building de
scribing his work.
Mr. Schoenleber graduated last
June from the college of atrrt- I
culture. He majored in agricultural I
engineering. j
YEAR FOR
ODAY
'Cornhusker Written hy Professor Stevens of Music
School, Fought Hard to Obtain Recognition on Campus
BY MOSELLE KLEEMAN.
The story of Nebraska's official
song, "The Cornhusker," Is one of
persiste.it struggle for recognition.
The "Cornhusker" was first sung
in public at one of the football
games on the fall, of 1908 by a
small group of glee club men
who considered it a "flop." Profes
sor Robert W. Stevens, head of the
pianoforte department of the
school of music, had written it as
a result of the strenuous rallies
of that year.
Professor Stevens scratched off
a few copies of a male quartet ar
rangement whicn me giee imu
men had run over a few times the
afternoon before the game. Per
haps because of this fact and as
the crowd had not been inrormea
of the monotonous occasion, the
song did not make a "nil. me
singers themselves were about the
least enthusiastic of all becauM
the rhythm was tricky and the
song was so different from the
current conception of what a col
lege song should be.
During that entire year of 1908
there had been a constant agita
tion for a real Nebraska song. De
cause up to that time there was no
established Nebraska Bong. The
Scarlet and Cream was being
carolled, it is true, but tne same
tune has been used by other
schools and soiueliihig original was
deemed necessary. That very fall
COED CANDIDATES WR 'NEBRASKA SWEETHEART'
t V -"-A..V
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candidates for Nebraska sweetheart
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OLDFATIIKIt TALKS
AT VFSri.H HOMt
ON WORLD PEACE
"World Peace" wa the topic on
hlh Dr. C. 11. Oldfather. thalr
man of the drpartmctil of history,
talked at the Veper service which
was held at ft o'clock yesterday In
Kllen Smith hall. Uerneice Hoff
man was to rnarge of the service.
The Veitper quartet presented a
program of special music following
the discussion.
The Vesper staff has planned for
a aeries of programs dealing with
life li foreign universities to be
given after Thanksgiving vacation.
The feature .talka at theae meet
ings will be given by professors on
the campus.
MAILEDJSS1PLES
Nebraska Booklets Sent to
Eastern Schools by
Paper Company.
Nehraska'a Thanksgiving day
football program will find Its way
to practically every large college
In the east, it was announced today
by Jimmy Lewis, editor.
The national circulation will In
clude 250 schools and colleges.
That many copies of the Turkey
Day number have been ordered by
the Warren Paper company to be
used for sampling other schools.
"The choosing of Nebraska's pro
gram for sampling Is a credit to
the school." Lewis said today. "It
is one of the few programs pub
lished In the country that Is not
heavily loaded with advertising."
So far this year, somewhere be
tween 35.000 and 40,000 programs
have been sold at the home games,
Mr. Lewis said today.
The Thanksgiving day program
will be a 40 page edition, eight
pages larger than usual. It will
contain pictures of various mem
bers of the coaching staff, aa well
aa cuts of Herbert Gish, director
of athletics, and John K. Selleck,
director of student activities. Both
the Iowa State and Nebraska grid
squads will be shown in other parts
of the book.
SCANDINAVIANS TO
SELECT OFFICERS
IN NEXT MEETING
Scandinavian folk games and
Scandinavian music, will feature
the meeting of the Scandinavian
club at the Temple, room 205, on
Monday, Dec. 2. from 7 to 9 p. m.
Officers will be elected and Prof.
Joseph K. A. Alexis will speak.
Miss Kerstin Thorln. graduate
of the University of Stockholm,
Sweden, and instructor of physical
education at the university, win
supervise the games. Students are
invited to come with their friends.
the Athletic Board had even of
fered a prize for a football song,
but this had merely brought out
a flock of parodies without lasting
merit.
Some reason for Mr. Stevens un
dertaking: to try his hand atwritlng
the unique school song may be
found in the fact that he was an
ardent football fan. It is told of
him that he would leave his classes
and forget his pupils waiting in
the hall for their lessons and rush
off to watch the team practice,
more interested In sports than any
thing else. He was willing to be
anything from coach to water boy
just to be near the team. It was
probably this intense loyalty to the
team that induced him to write
"The Cornhusker," coupled, per
haps with something of a real mu
sician's disgust for the lack of
worth in the various amateurish
attempts which bad been made.
When published, the song Just
would not sell. Every fraternity
and sorority bought a copy as a
matter of duty and instructed the
"house" pianist to give it a good
work out, but they could not be
come enthusiastic about it. The
real worth of .the song was not re
alized for . long time. That
spring's' Issue of the Vimh'!ker
yearbook Ignored it entirely. Even
the leader of the band thought so
little of it that when the crowd
finally began to call for it at the
immua tin had A habit of fitnkln?
up on "Alexander's Rag Time1
One of them has been elected sweetheart by tne men students of the university but her idem.ty
fr.iT, Mvii. ThiirsriAv mnminir. She will be crowned aa princess of Kine Kosmet s royal
to rirhL Favette "Bunnv"
Tow. Greenwood, Chi 0-ra; and Jeanette May. Beatrice. Kappa Kappa
LMIILH 27. 1020.
CAOET OFFICERS .
COMPLETE PLANS
OF FORMAL BALL
Decoration Plan Has Been
Outlined in Miniature by
Small Model.
COEDS MAY STAY LATE
Party Will Last Until 12
O'clock; Student Time
Limit Is 12:30.
Decoration plans for the military
ball, scheduled for Friday. Dec. 6.
In the coliseum, have been com-
fleted. according to Capt. R. G.
hman, faculty officer In charge
of decorations. A model plan of the
coliseum and Its decorations for
the ball has been presented to Cap
tain Lehman and Dean Hokanson.
cadet officer assisting with this
department of the opening formal.
Flowers will be used throughout
the decorative scheme. These, to
gether with novel lighting effects,
will furnish the basis for tho full
dress appearance of the coliseum
on the eveulng of Dec. 8. The Her
polsheimcr company has received
the contract for decorations and
will work with cadet officers In
their preparation.
According to Captain Lehman a
large canopy will be used to cover
the entire floor. This false roof
will hang low. below the level of
the balcony, and will help to elim
inate the vastness of appearance
that usually handicaps decorative
schemes for the coliseum.
Beck's Band Will Play.
A brilliant, striped canopy will
cover the orchestra platform, from
which Leo Eeck's band will furnish
music for the ball. Beck's band,
which has been prominent in uni
versity social functions for the
past few years, will be augmented
to thirteen pieces for the opening
formal on the University of Ne
braska campus.
Some plan of preparing the
coliseum stage as a background
for tie presentation of the 1929
(Continued on Page 2.)
Westinghouse Agent
Will Talk to Seniors
The Westlnghouse Electric and
Manufacturing company will be
represented on the campus Wed
nesday and Thursday, Dec. 4 and
5, by Dr. E. B. Roberts. Dr. Rob
erts will make his headquarters in
ta engineering school where he
will discuss with senior students
not only the qr .stion of employ
ment, but also ibat of advanced
work In the ; raduate field.
Band" instead.
In 1911 the glee club was re
vived and the song took so well at
their home concerts that the Lin
coln Journal beaded the writeup
of the concert with a cut of the
opening bare. In scribling off the
score from memory for the news
paper one of the glee club men ac
cidentally made the mistake of
putting a slur in the notes for the
word "sky" in the opening lines.
This error still persists in spit of
Professor Stevens' efforts to cor
rect it at the time.
Professor Stevens after four
teen years with the music depart
ment of the University of Chicago
is now retired for the purpose of
doing some writing on musical
subjects. In writing about his
song Mr. Stevens says:
"After I left Lincoln, I almost
dismissed it from my mind, sup
posing it would dio a natural fade
out. It was surprised and pleased
one summer when Dr. Clapp down
at the University of Chicago, told
roe the students still sing It at tne
big games. Strange to say, I have
never heard It sung In public my
self, since then.
"I remember the rally at the
Armory when I was permitted to
play a new song' Just before one
of the big games. I had been
tramping up and down Lincoln
with the tune In my head and
when I played If for them I was
really surprised at the way it ran
away."
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KAPPA 1 1 ETAS GO
TO INDIANAPOLIS
rOIM.ATHEKING
National directors of Kappa
Beta. Chrutlan church sorority for
unlvemltv student, will meet lu
Indianapolis, Indiana, during the
Thanknglving vacation. Helen Me
Anulty. president of tho l-x-al
chapter and Genevieve Miller, na
tional recorder, will attend from
Lincoln. Presidents of the chap
ters and national officers will be
present at the convention.
Kappa Beta has right chapters
In all now. There are thirty
women on the university rampus
who belong to this organisation at
the present time The purpose of
the sorority Is to establish and
maintain a friendly relationship
among women attending univer
pity, who belong to the Christian
church.
SELLECK DEPENDS ON
WEATHER FOR CROWD
Manager Believes Sunshine
Will Attract Large
Attendance.
If good weather prevails from
now until after Thanksgiving, the
Iowa State-Husker gridiron lilt In
Lincoln on Thanksgiving day will
attract the third 1. rgest crowd of
the season In the opinion of John
K. Selleck. manager of student ac
tivities. "Warm, clear weather would
bring between 15.000 and 18,000
fans out for the game," he said.
"Ticket sales, however, will be a
last-minute affair, for everyone
will be eagerly watching the
weather."
The Cyclones from Iowa State
have been playing far better foot
ball in their last few games than
they did at the start of the year.
If they play like they did when
they held Drake, champion of its
conference, to a one-touchdown
margin two week-ends ago, the
Cornhuskers may have plenty on
their hands, in the opinion of
sports followers.
A Cornhusker win in the en
gagement on turkey day would
mean another championship for
E EC COEDS
Four Students Will Make
Trip to Represent
4-H Clubs.
Four home economics students
of the University of Nebraska will
represent the state In 4-H club
contests at the national club con
gress in Chicago, Nov. 30 to Dec. 6.
The girls who have won this honor
are: Lucile Cooley of Waverly,
Norma Peterson of Holdrege, and
Mildred and Helen Myers of Ocon
to. With the rest of the Nebraska
delegation they will leave Omaha
Saturday evening, Nov. 30.
Miss Cooley is a sophomore in
the college of agriculture. She re
ceives her trip to Chicago as the
state champion in home economics
4-H club projects.
Miss Peterson, a freshman, won
the state honors In the baked
goods Judging contest at the state
fair. For this the state home eco
nomics association will help pay
her expenses to the club congress
where she will represent the state
In the national baked goods judg
ing contest.
Misses Mildred and Helen
Myers, also freshmen, will compete
in the national clothing contest
with their demonstration "Shoes
for the School Girl."
Family of Sergeant Earl DeVaughn,
Of University, Makes Mark in Army
This is the remarkable story of
six brothers, all of whom served,
some of them fought, and one of
whom died, in the service of this
country. One of these brothers.
Earl De Vaughn, sergeant, is ncw
employed in tho military depart
ment of this university. A letter
recently received by the command'
ing general of the seventh corps
area gives the following report:
Six brothers have shown an un-
Courtesy of Ttie Lincoln Star.
Gamma.
PRICK FIVE CLNTS.
KOSMET TICKET
SALES RISE TO
E
Scats Go at Rate of 300
Per Hour for First
Three Hours.
SHOW FEAT'TIES QUEEN
Identity of Princess
Of Cosmct Court Will
Bo Revealed.
Felling at tho average rata of
800 an hour. PoQ tickets for the
Kosmet Klub Thanksgiving Morn
ing revue were sold by 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Ti - kets went on sale at the Lib
erty theater box office yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock and could
be obtained from 10 to 12 o'clock
and from 2 to 4 o'clock. The aama
boura will apply today.
Sale from 3 to 4 o'clock yester
day was not as heavy as tho first
three hours. It was Incorrectly
announced over the radio Monday
night that tickets would go on sale
at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning.
One fraternity had freshmen In
line at the box office as early as
11 o'clock Monday night In order
to get the best seats at 8:30 the
next morning. Other fraternity
freshmen Joined the line from 2
o'clock Tuesday morning on.
The tickets did not go on sale
at 8.30 aa It waa previously In
tended they should not be released
before 10. By 10 o'clock a long
line of boys and girls waa waiting
In front of the theater.
Capacity Is 1,300.
Seattng capacity of the Liberty
Is about 1,300. One hundred good
reserved seats are still available
for fifty cents, according to James
Margrave, chairman of the Kos
met ticket committee. Three hun
dred seats In the gallery will also
be sold but not until Thursday
morning. They will be released at
8:15 o'clock and will sell as gen
eral admission tickets for twenty
five cents.
Identity of Nebraska'! rweet
heart, elected by masculine vote of
Lhm university but kept secret, will
be revealed In the morning: show.
She will be crowned In the grand
finale of the show aa princess of
King Kosmet's royal court and will
preside aa queen of the court rext
year. Miss Ruth Hilton , a mem
ber of Delta Gamma, who waa Kst
year's sweetheart, will serve aa
queen In this year's show. A. full
page portrait in the Cornhusker
and national publicity will be ac
corded the sweetheart of Ne
braska. Five Are Candidate.
The honorary position of Ne
braska's sweetheart waa origi
nated by club members last year.
Since that time It has grown In
popularity until the sweetheart of
Nebraska is recognised aa Impor
tant as honorary colonel or prom
girl. Five candidates. Jeannette
May, Kappa Kappa Gamma: Fay
ette Norris, Pi Beta Phi; Lucille
Carrothers, Kappa Alpha Theta;
(Continued on Page 2.)
Iota Sigma Pi Holds
Initiation for Threfl
Iota Sigma Pi, honorary aoror
ity, initiated Louise Westover,
Eleanor Mathewson, and Margaret
Pearse Saturday afternoon, Nov.
23. A dinner In honor of the new
initiates In Chemistry hall followed
the ceremony.
usual army record In the enlisted
ranks of the United States forces.
Guy S. DeVaughn, of excellent
character, served in the coast ar
tillery from 1898 to 1907. He at
tained the rank of first sergeant.
Gafdiier J. DeVaugim enlisted in
1899 and served until 1902 when
ho received an honorable discharge
with the rank of first sergeant.
Farl De Vaughn, military ser
geant at this university, served
continuously from 1907 until the
present time. Before coming here
he served as second lieutenant In
the infrantry reserve. The fourth
brother, Howard DeVaughn, has
been in the service since 1900 and
after being a battalion lieutenant,
a federal adjutant, and an in
frantry captian. he has been pro
moted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel in the infantry reserve.
This brother waa active in
federal service. William J. De
Vaughn enlisted in 1915 and gave
federal service until his death in
1918. The last of the brothers,
Andrew J. DeVaughn, entered the
ranks of the seventh corps area
last year at Omaha and has been
promoted to the finance office as
a distinct recognition of service.
Pershing Rifles Plan
Another Tryout Soon
The Pershing Rlflea tryouta
will be held Dee, 3, 4, and 5.
In Nebraska hall at 5 p. m. "rus
try out Is to take ears of the
football men and all others who
were unable to attend the pre
vious tryouta.
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THAN 900
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