he Daily Nebra SKAN ( Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska LINCOLN, NKHKASKA, TITS PAY, MAKCIl 18, V)M vni ivn. ion. PAPER COLLECTS OPINIONS ABOUT Ncbraskan Gets Consensus From Prominent Men On Campus. FOUR FAVOR NO CHANGE Hahn, Sabata, Bailey, Raikcs AndSandahl Give Views; Former Opposes. Considerable discussion and comment baa been made cn the University campus In the pa.t few weeks concerning tha eligibility rule for participation In student nrtlvitle. Opinion both pro and con hav ben voiced upon the rule. In order to get a consensu of the University and arrive at some definite point on the question. The Dally Ncbraskan commenced a few week KO to ptn aom of the floating opinions to earth. Prominent men about the cam pua were Interviewed and their 1cv were published The Nc braskan. Four took their stand for the rule, declaring that It was a good thing: and that it atda ac tivities by placing them on a higher standing. Undesirables re kept out by the eligibility rule, )lhey aald. One person whom The Ncbras kan finally succeeded In Interview Ing with the right to publish the Interview, took ft decided stand ngalnst the rule. He declared It keeps much good material out of activities, citing the fact that stu dents who come here after two year's preparation In other schools lire denied a valuable year of ac clivities because their credits were " not made at Nebraska. The Nebraakan has been contin uing tta investigation and has fi nally succeeded In getting five campus leaders to sign their names to verbal opinions frequently es poused by them. These men are Carl Hahn. Rav Sabata. Arthur Bailey. Ralph Ralkea and Cliff Sandahl. The eligibility rulo as It is now enforced states that a student must be satisfactorily carrying at least (Continued on Page Three.) 10 BE HELD MI Professor Bruno Will Have Charge of Work; From St. Louis School. Summer Institute will be held again this year by the extension service from July 28. 1030 to Aug. R, 1930, under the direction of Prof. Frank J. Bruno. Opportunity Is given to those interested in case work to take part in discussions of its principles and consider local problems. Professor Bruno is . one of the foremost case work teachers of the day. according to the extension news report. His official connec tion is with Washington univer sity, St. Louis, Mo. He has an in terest in the rural aspects of social work. The state department of public welfare is co-operating with the extension service in making this institute a training school, provid ing opportunity to obtain authen tic and necessary Information. Registration may be made at any time through Miss Neota Lar aon, extension division, University of Nebraska. Membership will be limited to twenty-five people, taken in the order of their regis tration. A fee of ?5 will be charged. G it Is May Try Out for Class Teams Wednesday Women's basketball tryouts for class teams will be held In the women's gymnasium from 5 to 6 o'clock Wednesday, March 19. Freshmen and soph omorea tried out Monday night, but due to the small number out the Judge were unable to pick a representative team. The underclass women who did not try out Monday will have a sec ond chance on Wednesday. ELIGIBILITY RULE Museum Receives Mounted Specimens Of Meadow Lark, Official State Bird Two new additions to the Mor rill hall exhibition of Nebraska bird life were made by Mr. J. E. Stipsky. of Hooper, Neb. One was a pair of kingbirds with their nest and eggs, and other a mounting of a male and female spi-clrnens of the meadow lark standing be side their nest ' in which lay the pale speckled eggs. "The meadow lark builds its ( nest upon the ground, and as the v nest is built of gras3 it is possible to walk close to it without seeing it." explained Mr. F. G. Collins, assistant curator of the museum, in his Thursday morning radio talk. "Some men who were build ing a wire fence did not see the nest and laid the wire netting over it. As it lay there a day or two before being stretched and set up rght, the birds deserted tho nest. and Mr. Stipsky used it as part of f his mounting." "The meadow lark is the official bird of Nebraska, bv an act of thf legislature," stated Mr. Collins. Like tho robin, the meadow lark FIRST IMCILHi: iiolc;ht out of f. m.jiall i i'm) A tilt! in a 1'ink Pinafore" by Robert Henri, a painter" who died recenilv. t the ful picture bought from the K. M Mall fund. The pic ture In typirM painting by Henri, nd one wh.ch Id a highly prtwd audition to the umvsiity cullrc 11 m. A Gill In a Pink Pinafore, by t richness in color, amazingly li rert In rendering, and intently vital work whu h thiougb IU sheer brilliancy, quickens the observer' pulse" was the- criticism by the March. lt:8 ed.lion of the Ameri can Magazine of Art. Juniors II ill Elect Officer Thursday A meeting of the Junior data hat been set for Thursday, March 27 In Social Sciences au ditorium. The purpota of the meeting, according to Bob Kelly, president of the class, will be to elect minor clati offi cer and, If possible, to organ ize for aome kind of claia dem onstration. The officers to ba elected art vlca president, secretary and treasurer. March Issue of Graduates' Magazine Observes Anniversary. RAMSAY WRITES POEM Thm Mreh liisue of the Nebraska Alumnus features ertlrles'on the various banquets and other affairs hni.i hv Nebraska Alumni associa tions from New York to California on Charier day. Feb. 15. Many ot the university professors were hnnnr F-neta at functions held In the towna near enough to Lincoln to permit them to atlcna. a lenirthv noem on tha first page given Uay Ramsay's Impres sion of the cities that he and Chan cellor Burnett visited on their western trip for the purpose of be ing present at the meetings of Ne braska Aiunini on or nruuuu quar ter day. The n thief In nase contains a complete account of all the basket ball gomes that nave taiten piace In tha lnr month. Atld 11PWS Of Cornhusker wrestlers, tracksters, and swimmera. Announcement is made that Dr. Paul Shorey, professor of Greek language and literature at the Uni versity of Chicago, will be the anpaker nr the Unlversitv of Ne braska commencement exercises June 7. Bishop D. Leete of umana has accepted an invitation to de liver the baccalaureate sermon on June 1. Dr. Shorey holds sixteen deerees from American and Euro pean colleges and universities. Student Life Editor Calls For Comical Pictures For Cornhusker. Trick photographs or humorous snapshots of campus scenes and personages will be used throughout the student life section of the 1930 Cornhusker. according to Bill Mc Cleery, studeDt life editor. Stu dents having such pictures are in vited to submit them to McCleery or to turn them into the Corn husker office in the south base ment of University hall. "A definite plan will be used this year in the student life sec tion," stated the section editor. "The nature of this section will not be released until the Corn husker is out, however." Last year's Cornhusker used the "Liberty" idea as its student life program. Takeoffs and parodies, together with numerous photo graphs, were used in this section. Bill McCleery was also student life editor last year. Harold Pedley, member of the vearbook staff, is assisting in the taking of snapshots for the sec tion. Tnese will re usea inrougQ out the pages ot the student life. Others wishing to submit pictures may do so between now and spring vacation. is not called its proper name, ac cording to the curator, for the robin is in reality a thrush. "The meadow lark is a cousin of the blackbird and the oriole. The sci entific generic name for the west ern species is 'Magna Sturnella, formed from the Latin words meaning 'large starling.' The east ern lark, belonging to tho Atlantic side of the country and rarely seen in Nebraska, is called 'Neglecta, and means 'neglected.' That name was giveu because the species had oiis; been overlooked by ornitholo gist a as a distinct kind of meadow lark." Discusses Pigeons. Mr. Collins also talked about pigeons in his radio lecture. "Dur irg the war great services were rendered by carrier pigeons, and monuments have been raised in France to their commemoration. The passer.; -r pigeons in America w ere innumerable a few" years ago, yet today there is not one in exist (Continued on Page 3.) FUNNY SNAPSHOTS Ilurnett and Hamtay Iteturn From Chicago Gathering of Alumni Chancellor C. A. Burnett and Ray E. Ramiay, alumni secre tary, returned to Lincoln lait Sunday morning from a trip to Chicago where they attended a meeting of mora than 600 Ne braska a'umnl last Wednesday night. The meeting waa suc cessful and a gieet deal of spirit w thown by the "grad" from Nebraska, according to Mr. Ramiay. On hli way bjch. Ray Ram say aleo viailtd Iowa State uni versity, Amea and Drake, where ha talked to the alumni secre taries to find out what tha alumni association of thoie achoole ar doing. 'DAD' ELLIOT SPEAKS AT AG CONVOCATION Y. M. C. A. Leader Is Guest Of Farm Campus for Four Days. CONDUCTS INTERVIEWS A. J. "Dad" Elliott, associate national V. M. C. A. secretary and well known speaker on student re Ilgloua problems, la presenting a acrlca of lectures at the agricul ture college under the auspice of the college of agriculture Y. M. C A. Ho will speak at a convocation in the Student Activities building at ) 1 o'clock this morning, and will address special men's meetings this afternoon at 4 o'clock and this evening at 7 o'clock. Mr. Elliott waa aecured by the Y. M. C. A. at the agricultural col lege for four days. He was a guest at the Farm House for dinner Monday evening and he will speak to student meet ings today and tomorrow. He is also conducting personal inter views with men students who de sire to see him Tuesday or Wed nesday. Fl Spring Inspection Trip to Chicago Will Occur In April. All students of the engineering college who expect to make the Chicago inspection trip, an annual affair in (he college, must sign up with some member of the commit tee by Saturday noon. March 22, according to Prof. C. J. Frankfor ter, member of the committee in charge. Each student making tha trip must see his departmental repre sentative and check up before March 22. Arrangements must be made with the committee for transportation, hotel accommoda tions, etc. Cash deposits covering costs must be paid to Prof. L. A. Bing ham, treasurer of the committee, not later than Saturday, April 5. Those traveling by bus are re quired to deposit $26.50. This sum covers all transportation costs to, from and in Chicago; to, from and in Milwaukee; one meal in Mil waukee; meals en route to and from Chicago and other minor ex penses. If traveling by train the deposit is $7.50, which does not cover expenses to and from Chi cago. University Graduate Is One of Eighty-Five to Get Fellowship. Ellsworth Prouty Conkle, native Ncbraskan, graduate of Peru State Normal '19, graduate of the University of Nebraska, A. B. '21, A. M. '23, is one of the eighty-five scholars, poets, and artists who have been awarded the John Si mon Guggenheim fellowship which enables him to go abroad for re search in the fine arts. Mr. Conkle is the author of "Crick-bottom Plays," which work brought him recognition by the Guggenheim selection committee in passing on more than 700 ap plications for its fellowships. Funds granted will be used by the Fellows to carry on research and creative work on four1 continents. The largest number go to Europe, but others will carry on their work in Latin America, Asia, and the islands of the South Seas and Africa. Mr. Conkle was born in Peru, Neb., and is the son of E. G. Con kle of that town. At present he is assislant professor of English at the University of Delaware, New ark, Del. His project as the winner of the. fellowship will be the writ ing of plays and study of the Eu ropean theater. Prof. Louise Pound, of the Eng lish department of the University of Nebraska, was one of the com mittee of selection. The others are President Frank Aydelotte of Swarthmore, Prof. Lafayette B. Yale, Prof. E. B. Wilson of the Harvard school of public health, and Prof. J. E. Woodbridge of Co lumbia university. They were ad vised in most cases by a reference application jury. More than 700 applications for fellowships were presented. The new Fellows are resident in twenty-three states and in . Mexico. SHANGHAI STAFF REACHES END OF " GOMMEMORATIOH Program of Y.W.C.A. Group Is Remembrance of Grace Coppock. WORKERS RAISE MONEY Will Be Added to Memorial Fund of Noted Past Executive. The educational program of the Nebraska in Shanghai staff of the Y. W. C. A. In memorial to Grace Coppock, Is drawing to a close. Among tho well known persons, who have helped the staff In plac ing the program before the student body are Mrs. Indug Kim of Korea and Dr. Me-Iung Ting of China. According to Minnie Ncmechek, who is chairman of the ataff, tha workers led by Berenlece Hoffman are tho only team which bus reached the goal of $100 in the fi nancial campaign. The money will be used by the Grace Coppock Memorial fund which was established In memory of Grace Coppock, who was Y. W. C. A. national executive In China. At present the fund goes to the support of Vera Barger's work In China. Miss Barger la na tional director of physlcsl educa tion in China and director of the physical education college at Nanking. Aid Graduates. She spends a great deal of her time aiding graduates of the col lege In promoting physical educa tion programs in the city, govern ment, mission and public school and city Y. W. C. A.'s all over China, Among tho things which tho fund has accomplished thus far are the establishment of a play ground and school for the children in Shanghai and of three summer camps for girls and women, tho support of popular health educa tion campaigns, and the introduc tion of tennis, volley ball and other active games for girls and women in China. On Wednesday at noon thera will be a meeting of all of the cap tains so that a final check can bo made on the drive. m t E BE GIVEN NEXT YEAR Classification Exams Have Proven Satisfactory in English, Algebra. HELPS ORIENf FRESHMEN So satisfactory have been the results of the plan followed last year in giving the classification testa in English and in algebra, according to the university exten sion news, that the tests will be given again this year. Saturday, May 3, and Monday, May 5, have been designated for the purpose. Any school may select either date. All students intending to enter the. University of Nebraska, with out regard to the number of cred its earned in English, must take the test in English composition. All expecting to study engineering are requested to take the test in algebra. By taking the tests at this time students will save time and trouble when they come to register. They will also be able to judge whether or not they need ad ditional preparation, according to the extension news. Former high school graduates or others expecting to enter the Uni versity of Nebraska will be given an opportunity to take the tests. "The plan should have wide local publicity in order to reach the at tention of all who might be inter ested," states the extension news. Only high school seniors and graduates may take the English test. Any prospective engineering student may take the algebra test. Any who fail may have another ex amination. Those who do not take the test at this time will be re quired to take one when they enter the university, coming in advance of registration date for that pur pose. The result of the examination will be filed with the registrar. Students applying for entrance credentials can secure a report on the examination after July 1 by giving their names, the date of the examination, and the name of the school. CAMPUS CALENDAR Tuesday, March 18. "Roh Sister" rehearsal. Temple 203, 7:30 o'clock. All members of cast. Sigma Eta Chi party, Ellen Smith hall, 6:50 p. m. . Wednesday, March 19. World Forum, Temple cafeteria, 12 a. m. Do Molay, Scottish Rite Temple, 8 p. m. Lutheran Bible league, Temple 205. 7 p. m. Kosmet Klub, Beta Theta Pi house, 6 p. m. Student council, lempie zuo, o p. m. Thursday, Marcn 20. Carmen, University Coliseum, p. m. NTRANCE TESTS WILL Coach llible Invited To Attend Motional Football Convention Dana X. Oible. Nebratka football coach, yeeterday re ceived an invitation to partici pate in a meeting of the na tional football rule commute at a country club near Atlantic City. N. J.. Frday. but will be unabl to attend. Coach Bibl wat Invited to bo preient In an advisory capacity. H wa formerly a representa tive of the outhwetern ttatet on th committee before com ing to Nebratka from Texas A. A M., where he served a coach for a number of year. He wa forced to decline the In vitation became of spring prac tice her. STUDENTS GRIND OUT NEWS ON CAGE MEET People En-oiled in School Of Journalism Cover Tournament. 93 COLUMNSSENT OUT Copy sufficient to roako ninety three columna of printed matter was written for outstate Nebraska weekly and daily newspapera on tho twentieth Nebraska state high school basketball tournament last weekend by students in the school of journalism. Sixty students la the school were drafted into service to "cov er" the games for newspapers In tho towns sending teams and for papers In the Immediate locality of towns sending teams to the tourna ment. Seventy papers received newa dispatches. lu ell. 74.840 words were written, averaging 1.250 words per student Robert Mossholder, '30, Lincoln, led the list of students writing copy, turning in stories totaling 3.650 words. George Dunn, '32, Omaha, was aecond with 3.500, and George Thomas, '32, Nebraska City, was third with 3.200. Major Project of School. Students In the schoot of jour nalism have covered the game8 for the home town newspapers for a number of years. It is one of the major projects of the school dur ing the second semester. Last year in reporting the games, enough copy to make 170 columns of printed matter was sent " out to outstate papers. Decreased size of tho tournament this year, permit ting 1wt thirty-two teams to oom pete, limited the number of news dispatches. The consolation plan, however, necessitated following a number of the teams through ex tra games. Other stu.lcnts who wrotw long copy strings are: Robert, Schick '32,. Seward, 2,700 wor-i.; Merrttt Lewis, '31, Fort C-';ins, Colo., 2.600; Lowell Davis. 31, Kearney, 2.500; Boyd Von Secgern, '32, West Point, 2,3'JJ. and Arthur Murray, '31, Bird City. Kas., 2,300. Students in news editing classes and members of Sigma Delta Chi served as copyreaders during the operation of the basketball news bureau. FORUM GROUPS TALK Five Clubs Hear Debate on Problem; No Decision Is Advanced. Interracial marriage, its biologi cal and ethical aspects, was dis cussed by the Cosmopolitan club meeting in open forum with the Comenius club, the Interracial group and the Wesleyan Y. M. C A. and Y. W. C. A., last Friday eveulng. The affirmative of the proposi tion: "Resolved, that interracial marriage is detrimental to human progress," was upheld by Rev. W. C. Fawell and Attorney Tibbies, speaking on the basis of sociologi cal and bilologlcal fact. The neg ative of the question was debated by Claude Gordon, Fred Chrlsten sen and Benjamin Hill, university students. Mr. Gordon developed a strong case for interracial mar riage based on biblical and scien tific facts. Because of the delicate nature of tho subject, no decision was made, and no arguments was deemed conclusive, except as food for thought. Debate Features. The debate was the feature of the evening, but there were other forms of entertainment. Musical selections were given by Myron Rosenbaum. Inez Battles and Catherine Williams. In addition to these, musical entertainment was given by A. D. Comstock, M. E. Hill, Loudy Kuezek and Benja min H. Hill. The meeting was opened with an address welcoming the group by President Stough of tha Cos mopolitans. After tho musical en tertainment and the debate, re freshments wore served. LINCOLN WOMAN'S GROUP PRESENTS PLAY IN TEMPLE Herbert Yenne, assistant profes sor of elocution and dramatic art, was director of the play, "The r?astlia Ene-M-ement." which was presented by ths Lincoln Woman's club Monday arternoon ai me Temple theater. The cast was wade up from the dramatic art de partment of tha Woraw'i club. "Tfce Cassijia Engayejuent" con- CLNF.O WILL TALK TO VESPKK (.HOLT about aw;lntina. Studrnt Life md I tudrnt C w. ernment on the Campus of C1 Irtra in Argentina" will ! the 'subject of a talk by Jamt-a Cuneo. a memlier ct the faculty of the r i nuinre InnuiiitL-tf Urnurtmrnt. at i (be vesper atrvice on Tuesday aft lernoon at 5 o'clock in L'llcn hmlth ball. He will tell of the rotation be tween the faculty and attidenta 1 aula LaMwood w.ll lead tho meet ing and Ukps ui:i be a program of eeci'. music arrarjej by Anna Louia Lwiiii;. 'Soft Sister' (art liehcarses Tonight Kosmet Klub's Sob S.e.er" wilt reh-arie In Tempi 2C3 thli evening at 7:?3 o'clock. All mombe- of the cat, Including the"ob itt:rt'' are requested to attend this rehearsal and general catt meeting. Member of the men' choru are iched uled to meet at the lime room at 8:30 o'clock. cerns the problem of a mother whose aon has become engaged to an Inferior young womixn. Mrs. C.sills. the boy's mother, surcesh fully prepares a plan to break the engagement. STAGE FOR 'CARMEN' Workmen Elevate Coliseum Floor; Outfit Arrives Tomorrow. TICKETS AREGOIMG FAST Work of prepHrnig the univer sity Coliseum for the Thursday nlgbt performance of "Carmen" was In full swing Monday with a crew of university carpenters pre paring the elevated floor. The elevation this year Ptnrts with the tenth roi:i and will be much higher tnan last reason. Nineteen thousand feet of lumber is used in the construction of the raised floor. Tim carpenters plan to be finished with their ta-k by Wednesday morning, leaving the building ready for the opcrn stage crew which will arrive Wednesday to start the work of preparing the mammoth stnge for the operatic production. "Carmen"' was presented iu Tulsa Monday evening. Two car loads of. special scenery 'for the Bizet opera were loaded late Mon day night and will be rushed di rect to Lincoln for the Thursday performance. More than 7"0 general admis sion tickets to the Thursday night performance of "Carmen" were sold Monday, according to on nouncement by John K. Selleck. student activities agent. The dol lar section includes 1.750 seats and Mr. Selleck anticipates the supply will be exhausted by Wednesday. The general 'admission seats ore in the rear balcony of the Coli seum. Acoustic qualities and view of the stage is excellent from this section, the balcony seats being nearer the opera Ft age than the balconies and loge in the $20,000, 000 theater at Chicago. General admission tickets sre on sale at the College Book Store, Student Activities office b:ul at Ross P. Curtice, 120 O street F. G. HALE JEWELRY COLLECTION Craftsman Shows Stones and Gives Talk at Morrill Hall. Artistic hand-wrought Jewelry was exhibited by Frank Gardner Hale, vice president of the Boston Arts and Crafts society, and one of the foremost jewel craftsmen in the United States, at Morrill hall Monday afternoon. He gave a. short talk on "Jewelry and the Craft Movement." Brooches, pen dants, earrings of precious and semi-precious stones, and enamel, were included in the collection, all of which were made by him. After explaining the making of alloys with pure gold or silver as a bases, Mr Hale went on to tell about soldering. "The process of putting two mentals together with (Continued on Page Three.) History Students Investigate Early 'Rainmaker,' Fake Drouth Saviour While many historians are sti'u probing the causes of the World War, tapping sources for more complete knowledge of secret treaties and old alliances, and grappling with what seem to be the consaquential event of his tory, a small group of University of Nebraska students are engaged in the no le3S significant business of studying local Nebraska his tory. That the state is rich in un touched historical material is re vealed in some of the research that is being done by Nebraska Students. The span between pio neer and plain to farmer and tilled field is packed with sig nificant events, movements - and romances of the plains country. Four Important research prob lems are being worked up at the present time by advanced students in western history problems that relate closely and. significantly to the history of the state and entire west, and that will contribute to I I rt I ri n I I n I 1 1 1 1 1 BIBLE CONDEMNS . nmiinr iii nnin Hit IN bfilU SCORING SYSTEM Husker Coach Takes Stand Against New Method of Indiana Man. INVOLVES MORE POINTS Plan Would Give Tallies For Crossing 20 and 10 Yard Lines. By Art Mitchet. Dana X. Bible. Cornhut-kerland football director and a former member of tho National Football llule lonimiMee, Monday look stand sm? proxHed change In the Moling sv-tem as advocated bv K. W. Matt. Indiana university football roach from 103 to U0. The chance which Mr. Hart be lieved would do away with tie games and j;amea decided by one) point to a Kiel extent. Involved a cyntem of giving points to the team crowing it opponent's 20 an I 10 yard lines in addition to the crossing of the goal line. Mort Names Change. Here is what Mr. Hart advo catex: (II That the team advancing the ball across the opponent'a 20 yard line shall score one point; (2) Advancing It across the op ponent's 10 yard line, two addi tional points. (3) Advancing it across the op ponent's goal line, four additional points a cumulative total or seven points it me oau la mrrn-u over the rohI line; (It Eliminate kick for goal after touchdown; (5) Reduce the scotc for a field goal from three points to two points if the ball Is kicked from within any the. 20 ard line. A team coming into possession of the ball by recovery of a f im ble or forfeiture on downs by op ponent within the 20 yard lino should count In the same manner ns If the team had advanced the ball bv rushing or passing. If a team carrying the ball across the 20 or 10 yard line la on a Mib8(iient play thrown for a i Continued on Page Four.) TALK AT WORLD FORUM Chairman of Inter -Racial Commission Is to Speak On Negro Citizen. . ' The Colored Citizen in Ameri ca.'' will be the topic discussed at the World Forum luncheon. Wednesday. Harriet Horton. chair man of the inter-racial commission of the V. W. C. A. will lead tho discussion. Miss Horton has been a mem ber of this committee for Hire; years and chairman of the com mittee for two years. She is a member of the Y. W. C. A. cabi net ond of the executive board of the women's athleti'- association. She is a member of the Corn husker staff and of Pi Delta Phi, literary fraternity. She is affil iated with Alpha XI Delta sorority. The meeting will be held in the northwest room of the Temple, cafeteria at noon. The talk will commence at about 12:20 and 1. over by 12:S0. making it possible for those having 1 o'clock classes to attend. 11 is not necessary for people to cat their lunches at the Temple in order to hear the ad dre?:". . The general thorny of 'Wind spots' will b carried out in the talk. Miss Horton will stress tb". point, that although the negro is a citizen, he is not treated as one. This Week Closes Coed Paddle Tennis Tourney Women' paddle tennl elimi nation tournament will be com ileted this week, according to ;he Intramural office. Matches are to be arranged by the teams themselves. The teams to play off their matches are posted on the W. A. A. bulletin board In the women' gymnasium, or In the office. the lasting writings of frontier Nebraska. Dry Times. "The . dry years of . the nine ties," in Nebraska, like the bliz zards and the Indian encounters, have come to be yarns for the schoolboy, but not for mothers and fathers and for the historian. "Drouth in the Nineties" has been selected as one of the bits of Nebraska history to be woven tnto an accurate study. - Ground baked, pastures patched to tinder and livestock gi owing gaunt, the Nebraska farmer was in a solicitous mood In the early nineties to listen to the man who could bring relief, the . study re veals. On the heels of the drouth, came the rain-maker, that is, tho rain-faker. Tin records show that the credulity ot the Nebraska farmer in the miracles of the rain-maker Was great.. With blis tering winds curling the corn leaves, pastures drying, and cer (Continued on Page Two.) - i I .r