Daily Ne
KAN
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXI NO. 136.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1932
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ATHLETIC BOARD
PETITION
COMES
UP ON SATURDAY
Student Council Will Ask
Two Members Before
Board Regents.
MOVE BASED ON SURVEY
Most Other Schools Report
Representation on
Control Body.
The petition for student repre
sentatives on the athletic board of
control, prepared by the student
council committee on athletic rela
tions, will be presented to the
board of regents at its meeting
J Saturday noon, according to Ar-
thur Wolf, chairman of the com
mittee. With it will be presented the in
formation gathered by the commit
tee in the form of replys to ques
tionnaires sent out to fifty-three
representative schools in all parts
of the country. The great major
ity of the schools replying to the
questionnaire reported some form
of student representation on their
athletic boards.
The results of the student refer
endum, which was overwhelming
ly in favor of student representa
tion on the athletic board, will also
be presented to the board of re
gents. Failed Last Year.
Similar agitation for student
representation on the athletic
board in past years, the most re
cent one being last year, resulted
in failure. The agitation this year
was started as the result of the
report of the delegates to the N.
S. F. A. convention held last win
t?r. Most of the schools repre
sented at the conference reported
student representation on their re
spective athletic controlling bodies.
Following is the petition to be
presented to the board of regents:
1. The students of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, thru their elec
tive representatives, the Student
council, request two student mem
bers on the Athletic Board of Con
trol. 2. These two shall be: (1) a
junior man, and (2) a senior man,
th junior member to be selected
each year by the Student council
and to hold over for -two years,
& becoming the senior member dur
ing the second year of his term.
3. Both members shall not be
members of the same political
faction.
4. Student members of the
Athletic Board of Control shall
not be members of the Student
council, but shall be directly re
ponsible to that body.
5. The student members shall
Have full membership on the Ath
letic Board of Control with a full
vote.
6. They shall be subject to the
usual eligibility rules of the Stu
dent council constitution.
7. The junior member shall be
elected at the last meeting of the
Student council each year.
Wil If
STAFFS ARE REVEALED
Cabinet Members Complete
List of Workers With
Work Underway.
The recently selected Y. W. C.
A. cabinet members have now com
pleted their staff memberships and
ivork is underway for a busy year.
No girl Is allowed to be a member
af more than two Y. W. C. A.
staffs and so the few weeks in the
Y. W. C. A. office have been spent
In helping girls to get placed on
t the staffs best suiting their am
bitions and abilities.
Eleven girls have been chosen
for the conference staff by Willa
Morris, chairman. They are Irma
Baker, Naomi Bigby, Eunice
Camp, Mary Lee Dechill, Alice
McDerraott, Mary Louise Kirk,
Berniece Prouse, Janice Shelton,
Helen Schultz, Kolc Snyder and
Lucille Halsted.
The finance staff, headed by
Evelyn O'Connor, has as its mem
bers Helen Baldwin, Roberta Cof
fee, Violet Cross, Beatrice Donald
ton, Helene Haxthauscn, E. Bash
Perkins, Marjorie Quivey, Eliza
beth Rowan, Phyllis Sidner, Mar
jorie Smith, Margaret Ward, Har
riet Bowen and Mary Gilmor. The
(roup leaders for sophomore com
mission groups are Alice Brown
nd Evelyn Haasc. Anne Bunting,
Janet Vlcek, Marian Lynn, Jane
Boos, and Lorraine Lovgren will
pad the various freshman com
mission groups.
The girl reserve staff, which is
organized for the first time this
year, has twenty-six girls in its
membership. Alice Qulgle is leader
of the group. Members are Estele
Anderson, Ruth Bernstein, Lola
Brooks, Lorraine Callahan. Mar
garet Chevront, Mary Extrand,
Elaine Fontein, Dorothy Fulton,
Laura Geyer, Luella Geyer, Ada
Gigax, Helen Haxtbausen, Cather
ine James, Christine Keefer, Lois
May, Loretta Murphy, Elolse Real,
Rachel Rodman, Katberine Steven
son. Caroline Van And, Mar
garet Walker and Dorothy Wie
busch. Industrial Staff.
Martha Hernhey, chairman of
the industrial staff, announces the
f membership of her group to In
clude Jane Boon, Mary Costelloe.
ICoBUnued ca r$i I.j
YOUTH DINNERJS PLANNED
Prohibition Leaders to Hold
Banquet and Meetings
This Week End.
Coming to Lincoln with a group
of outstanding religious leaders,
the Allied Forces for Prohibition
win be here Friday and Saturday
to make an especial appeal to stu
dent groups.
Dr. Harold Singer, secretary of
the Christian Endeavor society,
will be one of the principal speak
ers, and will address young people
at the Youth dinner to be held at
the Grand hotel Saturday evening
at 6 o'clock. Tickets will cost 30
cents and can be secured from
members of the young people's
church groups at the University
Y. M. C. A. or Y. W. C. A. or at
the Wesley Foundation parsonage.
Reservations may be phoned di
rectly to the Wesley Foundation at
B3117.
EDDIETUNGBLUTH
WILL PLAY PARTY
SCHEDULED MAY 5
Johnny Johnson Unavoidably
Detained at St. Paul So
Substitute Needed.
Eddie Jungbluth and his thirteen
piece orchestra will play the Ivy
day party Instead of Johnny. John
son, according to announcement
made by Bill McGaffin, party
chairman, yesterday.
"We received a contract signed
by both Johnny Johnson and the
M. C. A. booking agent the first
of the week," McGaffin said. "We
had deposited a considerable sum
in Chicago as a guarantee of our
faith. We thought we had John
son cinched. But a couple of days
after receiving the contract, we
were notified that Johnson was
'unavoidably detained' in St. Paul
and we would have to take a sub
stitute band for the party."
The party chairman continued
that rather than accept some in
ferior band which was unknown
to everyone, the committee decided
to contract Jungbluth.
As additional entertainment, the
Lefholtze sisters, singing trio which
just finished a long run on the
R. K. O. vaudeville, have been
secured. They will sing both with
the Jungbluth orchestra and A.
Capella. Their appearance at a
local theater about a year ago
while still on the R. K. O. was a
big success, according to the com
mittee. DeMoii Featured.
Lyle DeMoss, featured singer
with Jungbluth's, will be another
attraction for the night.
The party opens with a program
of Kosmet Klub acts, starting at
8 p. m. and lasting for half an
hour to an hour. Popular num
bers from the Thanksgiving morn
ing show and features of the
recent spring show, including some
of the more popular tunes, will
all be given in the program.
"It is a disappointment, natur
ally, that we can not have John
son. I wish to make it clear to
the student body that we do have
a contract for him and that a
breach of contract is the only
reason for his failure to appear,"
said the party chairman.
The committee declared that the
Chicago company's action consti
tutes a breach of promise over
which a lawsuit might easily be
raised.
Publicity Placed.
The balk came as a complete
surprise to those in charge of the
party. Considerable publicity on
Johnson had already been released
and a special supplement of the
Nebraska Alumnus containing an
ad and reading matter about the
Johnson band had already been
printed and started on its way so
far that nothing could be done to
stop it.
The party will be Jungbluth's
luct public appearance in Lincoln
this year, according to the commit
tee. He has signed to play at an
Estcs Park resort all summer and
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FRATERNITY JS DEFENDANT
Harvey Rathbone Files Suit
Against Kappa Psi for
Back Bent.
Kappa Psl fraternity of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, Willard
Chandler, Henry Beckman and
others are defendants in a suit
brought before District Judge
Broady's court, Wednesday by
Harvey Rathbone, Lincoln realtor.
The plaintiff allpges that the de
fendants owe the rent on a build
ing leased from Sept. 1, 1928, to
Aug. 31, 1930. The defense claims
that the fraternity is a corpora
tion, and that the members cannot
be held individually. The fratern
ity was dissolved last year.
Blood Will Address
Laundry Owners Friday
Prof. F. C. Blood, of the College
of Business Administration, will
speak to the lowa-Nebraska Laun
dry Owners association Friday at
the Paxton hotel In Omaha.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
Friday.
Glee Club, 8:00. Morrill hall.
Pershing Rifles, spring party at
the Cornhasker hotel.
Friday, 7 to 8:30, social dancing
class. Armory.
Sunday. May 1, Cosmopolitan
club picnic. Pioneers park, 3:30 p.
m. Meet at Temple building at 3
p. Ob
HISTORICAL GROUP
STARTS SERIES OF
Conditions of Mississippi
Valley Discussed at
First Program.
SHELDON IS CHAIRMAN
Two Hundred Are Present
From All Parts of
United States.
The Thursday morning program
of the Mississippi Valley Histori
cal association concerned itself
with early conditions in the Missis
sippi valley. Carl C. Rister, Uni
versity of Oklahoma, talked
on the outlaws of the south
ern plains. "A New Orleans Trader
and the Free Navigation of the
Mississippi River," was the subject
of a talk by J. A. James of North
western university. William S.
Patterson, Iowa state historical so
ciety, and Kathryn T. Abbey, Flor
ida State college for Women, also
spoke.
Chairman of the 10 o'clock meet
ing, which was held In the Vene
tian room of the Lincoln hotel, was
Addison E. Sheldon, superinten
dent of the Nebraska State His
torical society.
A Joint conference luncheon was
held at the chamber of commerce
at noon and Frank T. Tomson,
vice president of the Lincoln
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R.0.T.OARADEHELD
Will Begin at 1:30 O'clock
On Flats North of
Coliseum.
INSPECTIONJO CONTINUE
Continuing the annual R. O. T. C.
inspection, which began yesterday,
Col. T. S. Moorman, R. O. T. C.
officer for the seventh corps area,
will Inspect the regiment after the
parade held this afternoon on the
flats north of the Coliseum. The
parade will start at about 1:30 this
noon.
The program for yesterday's in
spection included a checkup of in
struction and practice facilities,
inspection of the practical first
year advanced course, practical
second year advanced course, and
the first year basic course work.
From 8 to 9 o'ejock this morn
ing additional inspection of facili
ties will take place. At that time a
check of the inspection so far will
be made and a report prepared.
At 9 o'clock, the theory of the
first year basic course under Cap
tain Baumelster will begin. This
inspection will include military
hygiene and first aid, drill and
command, the rifle and rifle
marksmanship, scouting and pa
trolling. Captain Lyon will lead
the second year basic men in an
examination of the theory of the
second year course. This will in
clude inspection on knowledge of
drill and command, musketry,
rifle marksmanship, the automatic
rifle, scouting and patrolling, and
combat principles.
Parade In Afternoon.
The inspection will end in the
afternoon after the parade. There
will be an inspection of the whole
regiment and examples of work in
close order drill with a squad, a
platoon, and a company; extended
order drill by a platoon; pitch and
strike shelter tents and a display
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E
Only Students in Financial
Need Are Eligible
To Apply.
Applications close Saturday
noon on the general university
scholarships for the school year
1932-33. Application blanks may
be secured at Dean Thompson's of
fice. Unless otherwise indicated
this applies to both scholarships
and prizes and includes the filing
of applications and recommenda
tions. Candidates for these scholarships
mut demonstrate high scholastic
ability. Industry and perscrvance,
as well as a reasonable promise
for the future, according to the an
nouncement. In accordance with
the wishes of the donors no stu
dent who is able financially
to pay his own way at the univer
sity can be considered an appli
cant. The scholarships which are of
fered are as follows: A perpetual
scholarship of $100 a year in mem
ory of the Late Judge Jefferson H.
Broady, formerly a member of the
University of Nebraska . faculty
and prominent Nebraska lawyer
has been endowed by Mr. and Mrs.
John D. Clark, both graduates of
this university; r. philosophy schol
arship of 1100 i,as been arranged
by a friend of toe university who
resides in Chicago. '
The W. H. Sawyer Scholarship
Fund for Knglneers has offered a
(CuoUnutd on Fan 3.)
MEETINGS MAY 27
SCHOLARSHIP FILINGS
Friday Program of
History Association
10 a. m.
SOCIAL HISTORY.
Chairman: Letter B. Shippee,
University of Minnesota. Pio
neer Life In Kentucky Before
1800, C, Ray Kelm, Manchester
college. Medical Novelties of a
Century Ago, Robert E. Riegel,
Dartmouth college. The
Churches at Moral Courts of
the Frontier. William W. Sweet
Discussion.
12 Noon.
LUNCHEON CONFERENCE
AND BUSINESS MEETING.
Chairman: Beverley W.Bond,
Jr., president of the atsoclation.
The Compromise of 1850, F. H.
Hodder, Unlvertity of Kansas.
Butinest meeting of the atsocl
ation.
2 p. m.
WESTERN PROBLEMS.
Garden Room, Lincoln Hotel.
Chairman: D. 8. Dalbey,
president, Nebraska State His
torical society. Life at a Fron
tier Pott, Fort Atkinson, 1823
26, Edgar B. Wesley, Univer
sity of Minnesota. Some As
pects of Private Banking In the
Mississippi Valley Before 1873,
Henrietta M. Larson, graduate
school of business administra
tion, Harvard university. The
Star Route Frauds, George F.
Howe, University of Cincinnati.
3:30 p. m.
Automobile tour of Lincoln
tendered by the Lincoln civio
organizations.
4:30 p. m.
Reception by Governor and
Mrs. C. W. Bryan at the state
capitol.
TWENTY-FIFTH
ANNIVERSARY DINNER.
"The Mittissipi Valley Histo
rical Association."
Venetian Room, Lincoln Hotel.
Toastmaster, Beverley W.
Bond, Jr., president of the asso
ciation. Beginnings, Benjamin
F. Shambaugh, State Historical
society of Iowa. Progress,
Mrs. Clarence S. Paine, secre
tary of the association, Lincoln.
The Review, Arthur C. Cole,
managing editor of the Missis
sippi Valley Historical Review,
Western Reserve university.
Prospects, E. E. Dale, Univer
sity of Oklahoma. After this
dinner a smoker, arranged by
the local committee will be held
at the Lincoln hotel.
MERCHANTS
T
MEETING MAY 12
Plan to Make It Annual
Affair Says Blood,
Chairman.
Nebraska merchants from fell
over the surrounding territory will
convene here Thursday, May 12,
for the first Merchants convention
to be held under the auspices of
the College of Business Adminis
tration of the university.
It is planned to make this con
vention an annual affair, accord
ing to F. C. Blood, professor of
advertising and sales management
in the University of Nebraska,
who is chairman of the organizing
committee.
Held principally to exchange
merchandising ideas of the various
merchants throughout the state,
the convention will hear speeches
from fifteen or twenty of Nebras
ka's outstanding merchants who
will expound unique ideas of mer
chandising and selling.
According to the investigation
made by Professor Blood, business
throughout this territory is fairly
good and many communities have
been exceedingly resourceful dur
ing this crisis in staging unusual
attractions which have brought
thousands of purchasers into their
stores.
Bargain Day Held.
In one case cited by Professor
Blood, a bargain day for all stores
in a certain town was advertised
and proved such a great success
that the streets of the town were
lined with people an hour and a
half before the stores opened.
In another town in this terri
tory, 200 live turkeys were given
away In a central market place in
the town and this attracted thou
sands of new customers to the
town.
It is such ideas as these, accord
ing to Professor Blood, that will
be exchanged at the merchants
convention. No speeches of any
length at all will be made, but fif
teen or twenty prominent mer
chants will present unique ideas in
selling that have proved successful
in their stores
The day's program will be cli
maxed by the Master Merchants
dinner which Is sponsored by the
McKelvie publications. All mer
chants attending the convention
wil be welcome at this dinner, at
which the speakers in the conven
tion will be the guests of the Mc
Kelvie publications. The ten Mas
ter Merchants for the year 1931
will also be announced at this din
ner.
Banquet Tickets Are
Available on Friday
Additional tickets for the In
terfraternity banquet to be held
In the Hotel Cornhutker, Tues
day, May 3, will be available to
houses requesting them at the
Daily Nebratksn office between
2 and 3 o'clock Friday after
noon. Marvin Schmid, ticket
chairman for the banquet, will
check the tickets out at that
time. He reports a heavy ticket
sale to date.
CONVENE AT FIRS
TO
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Howard Allaway and Eleanor
Dixon Will Represent
Nebraska.
BIG SIX SCHOOLS GATHER
Conference Opens Saturday
Morning in Morrill
Hall.
Howard Allaway and Eleanor
Dixon were appointed Thursday as
official delegates from the Ne
braska Student council to the Big
Six conference of student repre
sentatives which meets here Sat
urday. President Faulkner was
empoweied by the council at its
meeting Wednesday to appoint the
delegates.
Two delegates will represent
each of the five schools which are
participating. Porter Hedge, editor
of the Iowa State Student, and
Robert Cochran have been elected
from Iowa State. The Missouri
council will probably send J. G.
Freedman, recently elected presi
dent of next year's council, and
one other delegate. Kansas State
college, and Kansas university
have not as yet sent on the names
of their official delegates. The
committee in charge of the confer
ence expects to receive credentials
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BETA'S AND D. S. L'S
WIN DEBAMY 28
Alpha Sig and Delta Upsilon
Are Defeated in Semi
Final Round.
TO ENTER FINAL ROUND
Beta Theta Pi and Delta Sigma
Lambda won the semifinal round
of the intramural debate tourna
ment Thursday evening and thus
qualified for the finals which will
be held at the fraternity house of
the negative team Tuesday, May 3.
Three judges will give a decision
in the final debate.
The Delta Sigma Lambda-Alpha
Sigma Phi debate was judged by
Carl J. Marold and the Delta Up-silon-Beta
Theta Pi contest was
decided by Edwin J. Faulkner.
Professor H. A. White, varsity de
bate coach, chose the judges for
the debates.
The Delta Sigma Lambda team
was composed of Norman Malcolm
and Dan Easterday. The Alpha
Sigma Phi's were represented by
Don Carlson and Charles Stead
man. On the Delta Upsilon team
were Beverley Finkle and Jack
Vaughn. The Beta Theta Pi team
was F4ward Brewster and Edward
Beagler.
The Delta Sigma Lambda-Alpha
Sigma Phi debate began at 8:30
o'clock and the other debate began
at 7 o'clock. The debates were held
in the fraternity houses of the af
firmative team Thursday night.
Seventeen teams were entered at
the start of the eliminations tour
nament. Delta Sigma Lambda has
engaged in more rounds than any
other fraternity as they debated
Kappa Sigma in a preliminary
round.
Rudolf Vogeler. chairman of the
intramurals, is In charge of the
debates which have been run off
in excellent manner. The question
that the Greeks are arguing is Re
solved, that compulsory military
training be abolished at Nebraska.
FARMERS FAIR 10 HAVE
FREE GATE THIS YEAR
Small Charge Will Be Made
For Pageant, Boxing,
Baseball Game.
The 1932 Farmers Fair sche
duled to be held on the college of
agriculture campus Saturday of
next week, May 7, will maintain
a free gate, according to an an
nouncement made in behalf of the
senior fair board today by Man
ager Fred Meredith. The decision
was reached by tbe board recently
after conferring with faculty ad
visors. Despite the fact that tbe gate
will be free, which is the first time
in years, there will be a small
charge for admittance to the
pageant, boxing exhibitions and
bpseball game. These, neverthe
less will be small.
With the announcement that
there will be a free gate, it is not
expected that the campus will have
to be lenced this year. In past
years students have spent several
days putting up and tearing down
the fence but this work will be
eliminated this year.
At the same time announcement
was mado that a quilt show will be
an added feature to the 1S32 fair.
It will Include rugs of intiquity as
well as new rugs. Prizes will be
awarded tbe winners. Tbe exhibi
tion of quilts will have one that
Is over iOO years old while sev
eral other old ones wil be ex
hibited. The entire show will be
held in the home economics building.
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CHOSEN
ATTEND
STUDENT
COUNCIL M
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Alumni Speaker.
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Courtesy of Star.
DR. J. JAY KEEGAN, '12.
Former dean of the College of
Medicine at Omaha and now pro
fesor of neurological surgery
and neuro-pathology, who will
give the Honor day address at
the alumni luncheon Thursday
noon, May S.
Class of '12 Will Be Honor
Guests at Annual
Luncheon.
Chancellor E. A. Burnett and
Dr. J. Jay Keegan of Omaha have
been selected to address the alumni
at the annual luncheon to be held
Thursday noon. May 5, at the coli
seum. Chancellor Burnett will
rpprf'ent the university while-Dr.
Kergan will act as spokesman for
the class of "12, honored guests
at the luncheon.
Dana B. VanDusen, '12. of
Omaha, who will be introduced
by Frank Anderson. "06, president
of the alumni association, will act
at toastmaster. At tbe conclusion
of the luncheon, the results of the
alumni election will be announced
and the new officers Introduced.
Representing the honor class of
12, the address by Dr. J. Jay
Kecgan will be a feature of the
luncheon. Dr. Keegan, former
dean of the College of Medicine
and now professor of neurologi
cal surgery and neuro-pathology,
has been connected with the Uni
versity of Nebraska for the ma
jority of the time since he received
his M. D. degree.
He first became a member of
the faculty in 1915, serving as an
instructor in anatomy and neuro
logy at the College of Medicine
until 1917 when he studied path
ology at the Harvard medical
school. During the war he was
in charge of the laboratory of the
naval hospital at Chelsea, Mass.
He made the first scientific report
of the influenza epidemic in the
country.
In 1920, Dr. Keegan returned to
Omaha to take up the practice of
brain surgery and to teach path
ology at the College of Medicine.
He was made a professor of clini
cal pathology, director of clinics
and secretary of the college in
1923 and in 1925 he was appointed
dean of the college. At the close
of the school year 1928-29 Dr.
Keegan resigned from the position
of dean in order that he might be
relieved from administrative duties
and given time to develop his own
practice.
Dr. Keegan is a fellow in the
American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science and the
American Medical Association. He
is a member of the American Asso
ciation of Anatomists, the Ameri
can Society of Neurological Sur
geons, the Association of Ameri
can Medical Colleges, Alpha Omega
Alpha. Sigma XI and Phi Rho
Sigma. He has published numer
ous pamphlets.
DEAN FORD SPEAKS TUESDAY
Minnesota Educator Appears
Next Week at Banquet
Phi Beta Kappa.
Dean Guy Stanton Ford, of the
University of Minnesota, will be
the speaker at the annual Phi Beta
Kappa banquet at the University
club Tuesday, May 3. Ford is a
member of tbe Phi Beta Kappa
senate.
Initiation of this year's mem
bers will precede the banquet at
5:30. At the banquet Dr. John
Kirsham and Dr. Nels Bengtson,
faculty members elected last year,
will be presented. Dr. Kirshman
was named honorary member and
Dr. Bengtson alumnus member.
Music at the banquet will be
furnished by Herman T. Decker of
the school of fine arts.
DEVERAUX JISKS ENTRIES
Fraterniteis Must File for
Sin; Contest Before
Saturday Noon.
Saturday noon is the closing
date for entries in the Ivy day in
terfraternity sing sponsored by
Kosmet Klub, Richard Devereaux,
president, announced Thursday.
Entries may be made In person at
the Kosmet Klub office In the An
nex building or by mail to the of
fice, 122S R.
Judges in the contest are Wil
bur Chenoweth, Homer Compton
and Edith Luclls Robblns
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BURNETT AND DR
KEEGAN ADDRESS
ALUMNI ON MAY 5
CATTLE INDUSTRY
IS THEME OF TALK
GIVEN BY DR. DALE
Speaker From Oklahoma in
Convocation Tells of
Old West.
HERDING OLD BUSINESS
It
Is Ancient as Mankind;
Goes Back to Time
Of Bible.
Describing the rise and fall of
the cattle industry, relating num
erous incidents in the life of the
cowboys, picturing the old west in
its true colors in an entertaining
and amusing manner, Dr. E. E
Dale of Oklahoma university spoki
to the last convocation of the year
at the Temple theater Thursday
morning. University students and
members of the Mississippi Valley
Historical society attended the
meeting.
The 'history of the' cattle rang
industry, its rapid growth and its
sudden fall, were described in de
tail. "The business .of herding ia
as old as mankind.. Tbe Bible ia
filled witn illustrations. Cain and
Able had a dispute. Mohammed
was. a goatherd, the shepherds
brought tidings of the birth of
Christ. Herding is crowned by a
halo of romance," Dr. Dale said.
The business of herding in
America is very old, according to
the ex-cowboy, early immigrants
brought cattle from abroad and
they moved from the Atlantic sea
board to the frontier. The early
ranchmen didn't dare to reach out
too far into the wilderness because
of the Indians and the buffaloes.
As the frontier became more
thickly populated they pushed
westward, driving the Indians
backward.
The range seemed to shoot out
all of a suddpn. From the Rio
Grande to Canada, from the
Rockies eastward the plains be
came grazing places for herds of
cattle. It was a new pastoral
empire.
Men Go West.
At the close of the Civil war
many men were released from the
armies and finding that their jobs
were taken were forced to look
elsewhere for work. Many of them
went west and occupied themselves
with buffalo hunting, trapping and
trading. The market for the hides
was good but the buffaloes grad
ually disappeared. The Indians
were put on reservations and the
Indian wars for the most part sub
sided. "Texas is the great cattle hive
of the United States. The climate,
soil and general conditions are fa
vorable to cattle raising. The
Mexican long horn types were
crossed with the breed that the
Anglo-Saxons brought across from
England, and a sturdier kind of
kine resulted," the former rancher
said.
Spain and then Mexico gave
land grants to the early settlers.
Texas, while a territory and after
it became a state also gave land
grants to veterans of the war for
independence.
At the outbreak of the Civil war
the Texana, who loved a fight,
went away and left their herds in
the care of the women and chil
dren. When they came back the
plains were overrun by vast herds
of cattle. Altho there was an
oversupply of cattle in Texas,
meat prices were high and beef
was scarce in the north and east.
Drive Cattle North.
The cattlemen were impover
ished so they decided to drive the
cattle north so that they might be
shipped via train to the markets.
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Public Speaking Contest Is
Feature of Afternoon
Program.
Winners in all events of the
eighteen annual Nebraska high
school judging contests being held
at the college of agriculture Thurs
day and Friday will be announced
Friday night when the annual ban
quet is held at the chamber of
commerce. L. C. Oberlies of Lin
coln is to be the toastmaster.
A public speaking contest for
members of Future Farmers of
America chapters of vocational
agriculture students featured the
Thursday afternoon program. Prof.
R. T. Prescott of the English de
partment had direct charge of te
event. Adrian Tolen of Ord, win
ner of the western title, and Fran
cis Vannoy were tbe only two
entrants.
Vannoy spoke of large scale
farming against the family farm.
He said the corporation farms i e
notbing new but have been ex
lng for some time. Insurance ro. j
panles and farm mortgage con
cerns bold many such large tract
of land over tbe county.
Vannoy defended the present
type of Individual farm boms
farming and declared that the
welfare of the church, school and
other agencies depend on the
family farm. Under corporation
farming, these would be wiped out,
be said.
Comparing the different types
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