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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1932.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
IENROLL
FIRST TWO ID AYS
1051
RESIDENCE HALL
FILLING RAPIDLY
Directors Prepare to House
Full Capacity of 170
Women Students.
PLAN SOCIAL PROGRAM
Senior Girls Will Sponsor
Varied Activities in
New Dormitory.
Carrie Belle Raymond hall, the
jifw residence for university
women and the first unit in a
larger residence hall program, jS
being filled rapidly, according to
Dr. Elizabeth Williamson, social
director. Plans to accommodate
the J 70 women who may live in
the hall are being made by Mias
V-Hortense Alien, wno is tne nouse
1 manager. The utmost comfort and
nence In living faculties is
ished by the new hall, and an
organized social life is being
panned for the residents.
Social rules and regulations gov
erning women living at the hall
will be the same as those to which
all university women subscribe. A
house president will be chosen, and
a house council or ten appointed
as a governing body will meet each
week with the social director. The
members of this council will act
as proctors In the corridors and
will serve as hostesses at the ta
bles in the dining room. All the
residents of the hall will convene
once each month for open forum
discussions.
In order that each woman may
have a chance to pursue her spe
cial interest, senior girls who are
leaders in certain activities will
live in the hall and act as sponsors.
La Verle Herman of Nickerson,
president of the W. A. A., Is spon
sor of sports. She will instruct tne
girls and organize teams. Miriam
Kissenger of Fairfield, a member
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J managei
i -3,convenie
V Jl,rnlsne'
Chancellor Burnett Writes
Of Significance of
New Building.
GIVES NEW OPPORTUNITY
Women to Have Advantages
Of Finest Available
Residences.
ISctv Arta Dean
Tha 1 1 it 1 1 v Nebmknn arhnnwlMlurn Ma
IndehtMnM for fxr.rptu from th chnn
cellnr'a Biilrle to orr Nnrllnt, editor o
tne Nebraska Alumnu.
PERSHING RIFLES ELECT
Byron Hirst, Richard Moran
Head National Drill
Organization.
E. Byron Hirst, Cheyenne, Wyo.,
was elected national commander of
Pershing Rifles, and Richard Mo
ran, Omaha, was named national
adjutant with the rank of major at
the annual division assembly of
Pershing Rifles held shortly after
the close of school last June.
Byron Hirst Is a senior In the
College of Arts and Science, and Is
a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon
fraternity. Moran is a junior in the
Arts and Science college and is a
member of Alpha Theta Chi fra
ternity. The convention was a national
I schools In the country having Per
1 1 shine: Rifles organizations, being
present. Three brigadier generals
attended the convention, Vernon
Cuiucll of Chlo State university,
Brigadier General Marsh of the
University of California, and Brig
adier General Keith of Tennessee,
As Lincoln is Uie national head
quarters of the"organization, it is
probable that tne next convention
be held here in tne spring of
f 1933.
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Chancellor E. A. Burnett In
specially prepared article for the
Nebraska Alumnus wnicn win ne
distributed today explains in brief
the significance of the new Carrie
B. Raymond women's residence
hall in its influence on the social
environment of women students in
the university. As the first step In
a program looking eventually to a
complete and well-organized sys
tern of dormitories, the new build'
ing is a unique step in campus
development.
The chancellor s official state
ment follows:
"The opening of Carrie Belle
Raymond Hall marks a new
achievement in opportunity for
women at the University of Ne
braska. The community life in a
college residence hall offers
splendid opportunity for the culti
vation of finer friendships, demo
cratic in their attitude and out
look, but stimulating and intimate
in their personal relations. Resi
dence halls are also economically
advantageous as well as instru
mental in promoting scholarship.
"In the Survey of Land-Grant
College and Universities we find
the following opinion:
'The physical conditions under
which students live while they are
at college or university are fully
as important as the intellectual
stimuli to which they are exposed
The Influence of surroundings may
be unconscious but it is none the
less all-pervasive. Students are
going to live more hours outside
the classrooms and laboratories
than within them. The hours out
side are fully as potent for the
students' future character and
contributions to society as are the
hours which the institution con
trols through its courses of study.'
"If the professor has unusual
opportunity to stimulate ambition
and high desire in the pupil, to a
greater degree has the social di
rector of a residence hall oppor
tunity to reach the hearts of
young women under her care and
point the way to the realization of
their high desires.
"We admire the student who, re
stricted by lack of means, lives
In seclusion while mastering the
requlrments for a college degree,
yet necessarily he has missed
many of the cultural influences
that make life large and ennob
ling.
"Many items of cost in a priv
ately operated business are elimin
ated in this residence hall, making
the cost distinctly lower than the
same class of accommodations
could be provided privately.
ice university has no thought
of requiring all women to live in
residence halls, but it will welcome
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Old father, New Arts Dean, Places
Faith in Individual Teachers and
Conservative Educational Policies
J? U
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Court ey of Tho Journal,
DR. C. H. OLDFATHER.
Whose appointment at Dean
of the Collene of Arts and
Sciences to fill the vacancy re
sulting from the resignation of
Dr. John D. Hicks to accept a
position In the history depart
ment at the University of Wis
consin was announced by Chan
cellor Burnett shortly after
after school closed last June.
CHANCELLOR'S GREETING
The opening of the University brings together
students and faculty after the vacation period for
another year of achievement. We welcome back
the former students and extend a cordial greeting
to the new.
College is a place for strenuous endeavor. Op
portunity knocks at every student's door. The ac
quisition of knowledge is made easier here. Sources
of culture abound. Student contacts rich in promise
are made. College life should stimulate your best
endeavor. The faculty join me in a genuine, hearty
welcome and the wish that your high hopes will be
realized.
E. A. BURNETT, Chancellor.
WORK FOR PART TIME
FACULTY GREETS
800 STUDENTS AT
ANNUAL PROGRAM
Chancellor Opens General
Convocation Monday
With Welcome.
SIZE OF CLASS SMALLER
Attendance' Decreases 700
From Record Number
Of Last Year.
A policy of economy, letting other schools doing the ex
perimenting, and a faith in individual teachers rather than
course titles as a guide to the student's selection of his curricu
lum was advocated by Dr. C. H. Oldfather, newly appointed
dean of the College of Arts and .sciences, in an interview with
a Lincoln paper recently.
"I do not feel that tne university y
has anv a.nount of money to spend
experimenting," he declared. "We
will watch what others do and uti
lize what we find worth while.
We ll let schools like Chicago, Wis
consin and Minnesota do the ex
perimenting." Dr. Oldfather does not put much
faith in curriculum changes. The
"titles" don't mean much in his
opinion.
Teachers Can Help.
"I place my faith in the individ
ual teacher," the new arts dean ex
plained. "If a teacher sees the
wider aspect of things, regardless
f the courses he teaches, he can
help to give the student a cultural
euueation."
This function of the arts and sci
ences college that of giving the
StUdpnra a cultural eHlirafion iS
I.U , the ne Dr. Oldfather stresses.
ja There is more danger of it being
"ignten he thinks than tne otner
function of giving the student the
undamental training he expects in
. wder to get his equipment to earn
a living.
"In teaching It is necessary to
keep in mind the Importance of the
f junctions in tne stuaent o t
ylreer," Dr. Oldfather says. "The
J J desl I. . v.l 1 tv. tan.
i "The .tnrin vimiiri ct the fun
damental principles that he will
later learn to apply in his field of
'Ork. hilt h .hoM .ton trot the
a broader aspects of learning. An
a arts and sciences education should
I flevelop his power of analysis and
give him an appreciation of the
civilization in which be lives,
Sellers Promoted.
At the Monday night meeting of
the board of regents at which Dr.
Oldfather was chosen as dean, Dr.
J. L. Sellers was promoted to pro
fessor of history. He now ranks
as associate professor. Chancellor
Burnett stated that with this re
adjustment it will not be necessary
to add another professor at this
time.
The newly appointed dean now
ranks as chairman of the hi3tory
department, a position which like
wise was held by Professor Hicks
before he became 'dean. Dr. Old
father has been on the university
faculty as professor of ancient his
tory since 1926.
Dr. Oldfather was born abroad,
at Tabriz, Persia on June 12, 1887,
his father being a Presbyterian
missionary. He secured an A. B.
degree from Hanover. "Ind., college
in 1906, a bachelor of divinity de
gree from McCormick theological
seminary in 1911 and a doctor of
philosophy degree from the Uni
versity of Wisconsin in 1922.
He taught at the American uni
versity of Beirut, Syria from 1912
to 1914 and was professor of Greek
and Latin at Hanover college from
1914 to 1916. He came to Ne
braska from Wabash college where
he was professor of Greek and an
cient history from 1916 to 1926.
Dr Oldfather retains his position
as chairman of the department of
history.
About 800 new students were of
ficially welcomed to the university
by Chancellor E. A. Burnett at the
annual Freshman convocation ex
ercises in Grant Memorial hall on
Monday. Last year a record' class
of 1,500 attended the meeting.
A general convocation at 9
o'clock opened the day's program.
The chancellor s welcome was fol
lowed by short addresses by Miss
Amanda Heppner, dean of women,
Miss Grace Spacht, Baptist stu
dent secretary who introduced the
university pastors, Y. W. C. A.
Secretary Berenice Miller and Y.
M. C. A. Secretary C. D. Hayes,
and Dr. T. J. Thompson, dean of
student affairs.
After the introduction of deans
of colleges, directors of schools,
the registrar and finance secre
tary, the convocation adjourned to
unit convocations held in various
buildings on the city and agricul
tural college. Music was furnished
by a fine arts ensemble, directed
by William T. Quick. Dr. R. D.
Scott presided at the general con
vocation.
Buses to Ag College.
Students in the College of Agri
culture took buses to the agricul
ture campus where Prof. W. W
Burr presided over a program of
college songs, led by Mrs. Annas
Tullis, welcomes by members of
the agricultural college faculty
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Asks Residents of Lincoln
To Supply Some Means
Of Financial Aid.
With registration for most stu
dents complete, the main objec
tives in the minds of the majority
of students is to obtain some type
of part time work to defray part
or all of their living expenses while
attending university, according to
T. J. Thompson, dean of student
affairs.
Dean Thompson stated this
week it Is his belief the university
enrollment this fall depends
upon the people of Lincoln
and their ability to supply some
amount of part time employment
so that these students can work
for board and room.
"Many students both old and
new are in serious financial con
dition and must have some type of
work In order to continue their
education," he said.
Room Rents High.
Dean Thompson expresses the
opinion that room rents are too
high altho there are exceptions
and accommodations may be se
cured at a reasonable rate.
"There are many homes In tyn
coln where work can be found and
where the student will be useful,"
the Dean said. He does not be
lieve that any full time work should
be taken f rom regular wage
earners in order to provide the
students with employment. It Is
his idea, however, that enough
work can be supplied with usual
household chores to warrant em
ploying some student help. In the
past few years the general scale
of compensation for this type of
employment has been one meal for
an hour s work. "Upon the coop
eratlon of Lincoln people in giv
ing of these part time Jobs the sue
cess of the school year depends,
he stated.
STAFF REPORTS
T A WAN
ALL SOLD OUT
Record Sale Reported for
'Freshman Handbook'
Number.
YELL LEADER POSTS
OPEN TO ASPIRANTS
i
Pinkerton Issues Call for
Tryout Candidates in
Coliseum Friday.
A first call for cheerleaders was
issued Wednesday, by Arthur
Pinkerton, member of the Inno
cents society. In charge of select'
Ing cheerleaders. The first meet
ing will be held Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock on the Coliseum stage,
where Rudy Voegeler and Pinker
ton, assisted by members of the
Innocents society, will talk to as
pirants.
To be eligible for cheerleader,
candidates must be at least a
sophomore in credit hours. Their
scholastic average must not be
low, neither can they be delin
quent
"We can use a lot oi men, says
Art Pinkerton, Innocent in charge.
'This year men selected for regu
lar positions will receive sweaters
for their work."
"The first game will be October
1st when the Nebraska frosh play
the varsity," he continued, "and
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we need cneene&aers tor ui
event."
A regular school of training
will be held this year, according to
Pinkerton, who, with Rudy Voeg
ler, will train condidates. Three
men and a yell king will be picked
for the east stand of the stadium
and much competition is expected
for these positions. (
GIVEN SCHOLARSHIPS
Chancellor's Announcemen
Awards Undergraduates
Money Prizes.
HONOR TWO GRADUATES
Seven general University of Ne
braska scholarships were awarded
to undergraduate students last
spring, according to announcement
from the chancellor s ornce. in ad
dition to these scholarships, which
were for $100 each, one prize of
$100 and one of 25 have been
presented. They were made possi
ble by friends of the institution
who provided tne runds.
The S100 scholarships were re
ceived by John E. Sullivan, Roca;
Frank C. McGrew, Seward; Mar
raret E. Hunter, Loretto, Stanley
Jameson, Arcadia; Marie L. Davis
of Lincoln; Ruth M. Schellberg,
Omaha and Beulah Persell, Ne
braska City. Abrarn Epp of Beat
rice received the $100 prize and
Anne S. Haruds of St Paul the $23
Drize.
One half of the money of the
scholarships will be paid when tne
students enter school this laii and
one half when they begin work for
the second semester. The scholar
ships were awarded by a commit
tee to students wno naa snown
hisrh scholarship, industry, per
geverence and financial need. Their
promise for the future was also
considered.
In addition to the mentioned
scholarships awarded to under
graduate students, two in business
research, known as the C H.
Rudge memorial scholarships, were
awarded to John F. Baenteli of
Lincoln ana Gerald L. Phillippe of
Basin, Wyo. These scholarships
are valued at $250 with exception
from fees.
These students graduated from
the college of business administra
tion last year and will spend this
year in resident work studying un
der the direction oi ur. i. Bruce
Robb.
Three University of Nebraska
dental students with high scholas
tic standing were awarded keys at
a recent honors convention by
Omicron Kappa Upsilon, scholas
tic honorary dental fraternity.
Thev are L. G. Hopfer, Deshler;
Walter J. Monia, Lincoln and W.
M. Walla, Morse Bluff.
The first number of the Ne
braska Awgwan this year was a
complete sellout according to
statement issued Wednesday by
Francis Cunningham, editor of the
humor publication.
Copies of the magazine moved
off the stands very quickly and
every copy was sold early Wed
nesday. "The September issue
seemed to meet with huge acclaim
over the campus judging by the
sale and the staff is very well sat
isfied with its reception," Cun
ningham said.
The September issue of the Aw
gwan is bound in a colorful cover
of red, green and black. The theme
of this month's issue is an intro
duction of freshmen to the campus
and material in this number car
ries out the theme.
McCleery Writes.
One of the outstanding features
of the magazine is a story con
trlbuted by William T. McCleery.
The story Is entitled "The Lamb-
Slide" and pertains to the adven
tures of a freshman. Marvin Rob
inson, editor of the Awgwan last
year, writes a short storv on rush
ing captioned "Rushing Lines."
Francis Cunningham contrioutes
two articles "College Love Its
Future" and "Love's Aftermath."
"If Freshmen Were Only Deaf" is
the title of another rushing story.
This story is contributed by Packy
MacFarland.
The campus political situation is
raked over the fire in two articles,
one entitled "Bleary-Eyed View of
Campus Politics," and the other
"True Blue."
The Snoopers continue the
"Gore" feature which was so pop
ular last year. Campus personages
and "inside dope" form the prin
cipal feature of this column.
The usual amount of short ma
terial, cartoons, and other articles
including exchange material ob
tained from the leading college
humor publications are also found
in this number.
Contributors this month include
Bill McCleery, Harry Foster,
Packy MacFarland, Norman Han
sen, Marvin Komnson, Aiarjcne
Qulvey, Leavitt Dearborn, R. E.
Johnson, and Jack Erickson. The
cover is the worn oi jNorman
Hansen.
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C'ourtMV rf Th Journal,
MISS JEAN RATHBURN.
Miss Jean Rathburn, Lincoln,
graduate of the University of
Nebraska last June has been
chosen as one of the princesses
the court of Ak-Sar-Ben at Om
aha this year. .Miss Rathburn
was president of Mortar Board
during her senior year, preldent
of Delta Gamma sorority, and
was presented 'as honorary col
onel at the annual military ball
last year.
STUDENTS WILL
BE
T
REPRESENTED
SPOR
BOARD
Regents Approve Plan for
Undergraduate Voice
In Athletics.
TOTAL APPROACHES
NUMBER YEAR AGO
Additions by Lnlo KrpUtratinn, Students in Medical
And Graduate Colleges Expected to Bring
Figures to 1931-1932 Mark.
TUESDAY'S ENROLLMENT EXCEEDS LAST YEAR'S
2,700 Students Signed for Clares Last Spring; 2,006
Pay Fees Before Term Starts; Proportion
Greater Than. That of Year Ago.
CHANGE FIRST PROPOSAL
H' BOOKS GIVEN TO
FROSH DURI
About Usual Number Used
By Tuesday Declares
C. D. Hayes.
Distribution of the "N" book is
aa rapid as In former years, ac
cording to C. D. Hayes, secretary
of the Y. M. a. jn luesaey
moiuinf about 300 copies had been
given out to freshmen and many
more books were expected to go
before the end of the week.
The new "N" book shows an in
crease in the number of pages de
voted to the individual religious
workers. The material, however,
has been condensed and less adver
tising is being used, reducing the
size of the book by sixteen pages
less than any previous issue,
making the book more convenient
to carry.
The editor or mis year s dook
is Irma Randall, Omaha, Alpha
Delta Pi and the Business mana
ger Is Harold Soderlund, Lincoln,
Alpha Tau Omega. Other members
of the staff are Alfred Adams,
Elmer Anderson, Milan Austin,
iolet Cross, Margaret Edgerton,
Frances Morgan, Doris Patterson,
Louise Perry, Helen Steinberg,
Mary Sutton, Caroline Van Anda,
and Janet Vlcek.
One Man Each From N Club
And Student Council
Will Be Named.
The board of regents at IU
meeting June 6 approved the re
commendation of the studopt coun
cil that two students be selected
to the athletic board of control.
The-original plan as presented by
the student council was somewhat
modified upon the recommenda
tion of the athletic board. The plan
will go into effect this year.
Tha plan as passed oy me re
gents provides that two student
representatives be seierteci 10 tne
athletic board, one by the student
council from its membership, and
one by the "N" club from its mem
bership, such students to ne mem
bers of the senior class and elig
ible to Btudent activities under the
regular rules of the university.
The plan originally submitted to
the regents by the council asked
for two student representatives,
both to be chosen by the council
the first year. One of these rep
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BYJATEIIIES
Thiel Reports an Increase
Of 145 in Number
Entertained.
The first definite check on reg
istration, with figures released
from the finance office lnte last
night, reveals that the total regis
tration for Tuesday and Wednes
day was 4,051 students. Figures
after the first two days of regis
tration a year ago showed approx
imately 4,600 students enrolled in
the university.
Late registrants, more incoming
freshmen, and those registering in
the graduate and medical colleges
are expected to bring the total
nearer the total of last year's en
rollment. Additional students are
expected until about the first of
October.
A more accurate check will be
made today when all records will
be completed. Figures for the first
day of registration were checked
yesterday, and those for yester
day's enrollment were released
after the first check by the finance
office. The total for the day was
897 students. A year ago it was
1,092, and two years ago 1,072 reg
istered the second day.
First day registration figures in
dicated that the total registration
for the semester would exceed that
of the first semester for the year
1931-32, with the additional possi
bility that the total would ap
proach the total for 1930-1931.
At the close of the first days
registration, the registrar's office
reported that the total enrollment
for Tuesday was 1,148, while the
registration for the first day a
year ago was 1,111 and two yean
ago 1,189. The figure for this yea.
is in addition to the 2.006 students
of last year who paid their fees be
fore the first of September. The
grand total for the first day, then,
was 3,154.
Registration for fall classes was
completed by 2,700 students last
spring, and of this number 2,006
paid their fees. Figures for the
previous year show that 3,210 stu
dents registered in the spring, but
only 2,271 paid their fees before
the start of the fall term. The In
creased proportion of spring regis
trants who paid their fees before
the first of September is believed
to indicate that the total registra
tion figures for this fall will not be
far from those of a year ago.
At the end of the first week in
the fall of 1931 the registration
figures showed 4,723 students en
rolled in classes, while later enroll
ment brought the total up to S,94.Y
Registration in the graduate col
lege, which has already started,
will be continued until aproximate
ly the first of October. It Is im
possible to estimate the registra
tion in the graduate college with
any degree of accuracy, according
to the registrar's office, but ap
proximately the usual number is
expected.
Students at the college of medi
cine in Omaha will register this
Friday. Normally the enrollment
In the graduate and medical col
leges will bring the total enroll
ment to somewhere between 6,600
and 7,000 students, but no esti
mates have been made so far this
year.
Registration by classes will not
be definitely known for several
days yet, It was stated yesterday.
An acurate check on total figures
in all colleges will be made, and
later a check on the enrollment in
the freshman, sophomore, Junior,
and senior classes will be made.
Changes in registration will not
be made until Friday, Sept. 16, it
was announced yesterday thru the
registrar's ofice. At that time
those who wish to drop or add
courses to their schedule will se
cure permission from their advis
ers. Changes will be made with the
assignment committee at the east
entrance of Grant Memorial hall
between nine and twelve o'clock In
the morning and between one and
four in the afternoon.
SCARLET CAPS
AGAIN DENOTE
V. OF N. FROSH
Innocents Sell . Headgear
Tuesday, Wednesday
In Coliseum;
S -flet ctpu vVb. tXt U'b"iul
ton and numerals have again mad
their appearance on the Univer
sity of Nebraska campus, distin
guishing male members of tha
freshmen class. This flaming bead
gear replaced the traditional green
caps, which first-year men were
required to wear until the change
last year.'
The Innocents society is the
sponsor of the tradition and di
rects the sale of the headpiece.
The cap is of scarlet with the
numeral "36" on the front.
Tickets for purchasing the caps
have been sold to freshmen at the
university coliseum for fifty cents
during the registration. The head
gear is being distributed at Ben
Simon and Sons. Any freshmen
who was missed during the regis
tration period may obtain a ticket
from any member of the Inno
cents society.
In order that complete observ
ance of this tradition may be had
the Innocents have secured tho
support of the Interfraternity
council, the Barb council, and the
Corn Cobs.
Chalmers Graham, member of
the Innocents, stated Wednesday
afternoon that no definite check
had been made upon the number
of caps sold but that all freshmen
had N-en ilircrted to purchase them
immediately.
Medical College Man
Resigns for New Post
Dr. O. M. Cope, associate pro
fessor of physiology at the Univer
sity of Nebraskal medical college
resigned June 6 to accept a better
position in New York city. Dr.
Cope will be the head of the de
partment of physiology and physi
ological cnemistry or tne xsew
York Homeopathic college and the
Flower hospital.
An increase of approximately
145 over last year in the number
of men rushed by fraternities on
the Nebraska campus this year
was reported by Robert iniei,
chairman of the Interfraternity
council rushing committee, vv ed
nesdav after a checkup on the an
nual three-day rush period which
closed Thursday night.
Fraternities had 3,000 cards on
945 different men this year, Thiel
said, but about 200 of these failed
to come down to school. Last year
approximately 600 men were
rushed. Complete pledge lists for
both fraternities and sororities
will be published in The Daily Ne
braskan Sunday morning. Fraterni
ties have been asked to give their
lists to the committee by noon
Thursday.
Rushing rules in effect under
the Interfraternity council this
year we.e about the same as last
year except that the fraternity
rather than the rushee was re
sponsible for registering all dates
with the council committee.
Many fraternities were late in
getting their cards in, Thiel re-'
ported, making it impossible to un
tangle conflicts in dates. Where
there were conflicts, Thiel said, the
committee allowed the rushee to
take bis preference. A change in
the rules to eliminate this diffi
culty will be recommended to the
council by the committee.
No complaints of rules violations
have been made to the committee
aa yet. Thiel said. He asked that
any violations be reported to the
committee. Action will then be
taken by the council's judiciary
committee.
Membership on the rushing com
mittee was as follows: Robert
Thiel, chairman; Lynn Leonard,
John Gepson and Otto Kotouc.
Alpha Theta Chi, Oldest Local
On Campus, Becomes Affiliated
With National Chi Phi Society
Aloha Tbeta Cbl, oldest local
fraternity on the campus and sec
ond oldest independent fraternity
in the country, will become a chap
ter of Chi Phi. national fraternity
with thirty-two chapters, accord
ing to an announcement made re
cently by Clarence E. Hinds, presi
dent of Alpha Theta Chi's national
organization.
A Ipha Theta Chi was founded in
1895, the sixth fraternity to be
come established on the campus.
It includes among its 261 alumni
such nationally prominent men as
Roscoe Pound, dean of the Har
vard law school, Charles M. Brace-
len, vice president of the American
Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, and many otners.
Chi Phi, the official establish
ment of which dates back to 1821
at Princeton university, is the re
sult of the union of three separate
orders, known as Chi Phi orders,
which were united some years
later. At the present time it has
thirty-two active chapters.
installation in Ncvemoer.
Installation of Alpha Theta Chi
chapter of Chi Phi will take place
in Lincoln on Nov. 11, 12, and 13.
All of the alumni of the local fra
ternity will be initiated into Chi
Phi, and a number of them have
expressed their intention of return
ing to Lincoln for the installation.
Hinds stated.
A H. Hutchinson of Chicago, na
tional president of Chi Phi, and
Phil Schiesswohl, executive secre
tary, will be in charge of the in
stallation. An elaborate ceremony
and program covering the three
days will be arranged in the near
future.
There are fiftv-one active mem
bers of Alph Theta Chi, in addi
tion to its 261 alumni. The ira
ternity owns its own chapter house
at 1806 D street, a structure which
was purchased in 1924 for $35,000.
It was constructed by the late T. J.
Doyle, prominent Lincoln attor
ney, at a cost of J60.000.
Organized May 1895.
The group which organized Al
pha Theta Chi in May of 1895 in
cluded: Roscoe Pound, Edward P.
Brown, George L. Towne. D. Al
ton Saunders. Frederic E. Cle
ments, Robert Silver HUtner,
Charles H. Kelsey, Albert M. Ran
dolph, Irving S. Cutter, Benton
Dales, John Van Zandt Cortelyou,
Lucius W. Sherman. Roscoe W.
Thatcher, H. Winnett Orr, and Gil
bert H. Ricketts.
Many of the alumni of Alpha
Theta Chi have won national fame
since their graduation from Ne
braska. Alumni included in the
latest edition of "Who's Who to,
America," all of whom will be ini
tiated at the installation, Include
the following men: Emory R.
Buckner, formerly United . State:
district attorney in New York:
Frederic E. Clements, chairman of
the hotanv department at the Uni
versity of Minnesota; Charles M.
Bracelen, vice president of the
American Telephone and Tele
graph company; Dr. Irving Samuel
Cutter, dean of the Northwestern
Medical college: Leonard Fians
burg, Lincoln attorney; Frederick:
M. Hunter, chancellor of the Uni
versity of Denver; James E. Law
rence, editor of the Lincoln Star;
Dr H. W. Orr. Lincoln Orthopedia
surgeon; Edwin F. Piper, professor
at uie uiu"'1"' -
Raymond J. Pool, chairman of
the botany department at the Uni
versity of Nebraska: Dean Roscoa
Pound of Harvard: Charles W. M.
Poynter. dean of the University or
Nebraska college of medicine;
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