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ebra VOL. XV. NO. 55. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, l RlLAY, 1 ECEMBER li, 1915. PRICE 5 CENTS. yN sk GILBERT TO SPEAK ONJROHIBITION WEW ORGANIZATION TO BE FORM ED AND WORK BEGUN ORATORICAL CONTEST FEB. I The Winner In This Contest,WIII Rep resent the University In the Dis trict Contest Membership Rapidly Increasing Mr. H. J. Gilbert, of the University Book Store, will speak to the Inter collegiate Prohibition association at the Temple theatre next Thursday evening, on some phase of the prohi bition question. Following the speecli a business meeting , will be held, at which the local organization will be formulated, new officers elected, a con stitutional committee 'appointed and steps taken to get a couple of courses on the study of the liquor problem In this state in the University curriculum next semester. The Jocal branch of the association has been very active since its or ganization early this fall. Last Wed - neBday twenty members, aided the W. C. T. U. in circulating peitions to submit the question of prohibition to the people in 1916. All the members will take the peti tions home with them at Christmas and circulate them. They will show the people of the state that the Uni versity of Nebraska does not stand only for fraternities and society, but also for some of the nobler things of life. The membership has Increased by thirty-five new students, who Join ed the association without any solicl- tation whatsoever. About February 1, 1916, the first Prohibition Oratrlcal contest will take place. This will be a local contest with prizes of 25, $15 and $10. It will be the only oratorical competition of this kind in the University. Every student who intends to compete, must report his name and subject to George Craven before December 15. The winner will represent the Uni versity in the state contest. The win ner of that contest will again repre ' sent the state in the district contest, which Jg composed of seven or eight western states. The three winners of the three distrlit contests will com pete in the national contest, which will be held in two years, and where a sum of $500 will be awarded as first prize. WILL SPEAK Oil MINISTRY Dean Brown, of the Yale School of Religion, Will Be Here for Only a Short Time - Dean Charles H. Brown, of the Yale School of Religion, will speak on "Ministry'' in the Dramatic club hall of the Temnle at 4 o'clock today. Wes- leyan and Cotner students will attend lth the Nebrsaka students. Dean firown spoke at Convocation last year but he will be unable to do so this year, as he arrives at 1:20 o'clock Friday afternoon and leaves Saturday evening for Iowa university. Anyone ho desires a personal interview with him should call at the University Y. M. C. A. office. ANSWER PEACE LETTERS Majority Favor Delay in Matters of Armament Figures Are Given Below The Nebraska Peace society recent ly sent a letter to its members, ask ing them if they were in favor of in crease of the army and navy; if they favored delaying the program for "preparedness," and if they favored a conference of neutral nations. As to increase of army and navy, 13 replied in favor and 41 against. Twelve favored the increase of the navy and 41 opposed. The vote on de lay was 73 for and 10 against. Seventy-eight were in favor of a confer ence of neutral nations and 4 were not. There were 150 letters sent out and a total of 84 replies received. Will Long, who has teen at the Phi rSftmma Delta house for the Dast two weeks, has returned to his home at Buffalo, Wyo. He will return and en ter school the second semester. PURCHASE NEWH!CR0SC0PE Chemistry Department Boasts of an Excellent Instrument Made by the Zeiss Company The Chemistry department has pur chased a new ultra-microscope. It is one of the best In the country, and was made by the Zeiss company. The ultra-microscope makes use of the tyndall cone of light, so as to render visible particles smaller than the wave, lengths of visible light. It consists essentially of a micro scope and a system of lenses for throwing the focal point, of a power ful cone of light, into a small cell on the stage of the microscope. This latter system Is composed of a series of lenses, Bcreens and condensers, which are mounted with the micro scope on a heavy iron stand. The light Is obtained in the first Instance from the sun by a heliostat. With this microscope the light re flected from particles as small as six mllllonths of a millimeter can be seen. A solution containing particles no larger than these appears apparently clear to the unaided eye and even uoder an ordinary microscope. With the ultra-microscope the average size of particles and the average distance through which these particles move can bo determined. It Is Interesting to note that al though the size mentioned above is very small. It Is still probably con siderably larger than the size or mole cule nt mnut ttt our common sub stances. The motion of these smaller particles is much more rapid and ex tends overa greater field than one would suppose. These smallest par ticles, in the case of gold, show a motion of transaction of from one hundred to one thousand times Its own diameter in from one-sixth to one-eighth of a second and a motion of ossiclllatlon much more rapid. The light from particles or. gold, nlatlnum and a few other metals, Is much easier to see than the light re flected from many other substances This is because of the great differ ence in density and light reflecting power The ultra-microscope Is especially useful 1 the study of collords and their solutions. It is not only inter esting to the chemist, but to psychol ogists and biologists as we'l. The one t .Viomkfrv ieTiartmnt will be used by the students of physical chem- irv GLEE CLUB TO BE ORGANIZED SOON MRS. RAYMOND TO HAVE CHARGE OF ORGANIZING IT WILL HELP EXTENSION WORK Glee Cluba in Other Schools Are Sec ond Only to Football Teams and Rowing Crews A Club of Twenty Planned At last the rumor that has been cir culating about the campus for the past month has become a fact and Nebras ka is to have a Glee club. Nearly all ' the members of last year's club, which made such a success on its tour throughout the state, are back In school this year and are enthusiastic over the prospects. Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond, who has directed the club for the last tow years, is to have charge again this year, and expresses herself as being very glad of a chance to develop what she calls her "pet hobby." There is an abundance of very good material and there Is not a doubt but that under the able direction of Mrs. Ray mond one of the best musical clubs in the country can be formed. It is planned to have a club of sixteen or twenty men carefully selected, not only for the quality of their voices, but also for th appearance they will make upon the stage, thus assuring a balanced, congenial crowd that will en Joy the getting together and singing. For a long time the music commit tee has been doubtful as to whether there was enough spirit shown to make the Cleo club a real success, and only after repeated inquiries by both students and members of the faculty have they finally consented to push the proposition. They feel that a good Glee club is a valuable asset to any Institution, and that certainly a school (Continued on page 2) TICKET SALE IS GOING WELL Cornhusker Banquet Tickets Are Go ing Fast Good Evening's Enter tainment Promised The ticket sale for the Cornhusker banquet had almost reached the 300 mark yesterday noon, and with the re newed energies of the committee, it is expected that the full 400 tickets will be sold to loyal Cornhuskers be fore night The success of the sale so far prom ises the largest crowd entertained at a CornnusKer Danquei in ycuio. Several of the fraternities are work ing up stunts which will add to the success of the evening and the com mittee promises to everyone present an entertainment which will be re membered as a landmark la his college career. The banquet will be held at the Lincoln hotel this evening at 6:15 sharp. Dr. Luckey Prepares Paper Dr. O. W. A. Luckey has been asked to prepare a paper on the subject of "The Function of the Graduate School of Education." to be given at a meet ing of the National Council of Edu- cation of N. R A., in Detroit, the lat ler pari Ol reoiumj, SENIOR CAPS ON CAMPUS Dignified Seniors Proud of Their New Insignia Headgear Seen for the First Time This Year Senior caps dotted the campus yes terday for the first time this year. They assembled In numbers at the foot of the stairs in the library hall Just before Convocation. They seemed to enjoy the Harmon ique program given by Mrs. August Molzer, Miss Lillian Elche and Miss Frances Morley, If the nodding and waving of tassels would signify any thing. Art hall has far too few seats to accommodate the many people who ap preciate these musical numbers, as was demonstrated yesterday by the large audience. Elizabeth Hyde, '14, whose marriage to Charles Roberts, will take place on December 11, will Jbe the guest of honor at a number of social functions given during the next few weeks. POSTED CHEMISTRY MAXIMS Some Excitement Is Caused by the Notice on the Bulletin Board Seventeen Rules Laid Down Much excitement was created in the Quanatative Chemistry laboratory by a notice which was posted on the west bulletin board. The following sixteen maxims were posted and one or more applied to each of the "medics" who work there. The notice ran as fol lows: Chemistry and Laboratory Maxims 1. There Is no such phrase as "clean enough." 2. Never scrub off tomorrow what Pyou can dissolve today. 3. Towels are used for drying, not for rubbing off the dirt. 4. Neighbors' eyes were not made for targets, nor their noses for fume receptacles. 5. Glass and porcelain have been known to break when exposed to sud den changes of temperature. .6. Weights and hot crucibles should not be held in the fingers. 7. Note books have good memories, Jottings on loose papers are useful if you can find them. 8. An unrecorded experiment was never begun. 9. Chemical equations explain re actions, but do not describe them. 10. Too much regent is as bad as too little, and the latter fault may be remedied. 11. Repairing damages takes much longer than avoiding them. 12. Balance cases weren't made for slop Jars. 13. It is not necessary to spend all one's time In the balance room. "Im portant conversations" may conven iently be carried on when one gets closer to his neighbor. 14. Two hours is usually ample time to make a weighing. 15. If one wishes to weigh himself or other live stock, use the finest balance obtainable. 16. Much noise is said to be condu clve to good results in laboratory, If one is unable to talk, swear, cough, or whistle very loudly. Singing may be attempted. "Music hath charms." 17. Work like Helen B. Happy. The above rules may be applied to other chemistry classes as well, and so many would not dislike chemistry. S R Buck, who has been practicing law in Philadelphia, is a visitor at the Phi Gamma Delta house. HOME ECONOMICS HONOR MRS, RICHARDS PAY TRIBUTE TO PIONEER OR GANIZER OF THEIR WORK EARLY GRADUATE 0FVASSAR She Was the First Woman to Grad uate from Massachusetss Institute of Technology Helped to Or ganize Nebraska Economics Home Economics people all over the country are celebrating today in honor of Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, the great organizer of the Home Economics movement. Nebraska students should feel particular interest in the lire of Mrs. Richards, as she was present at the dedication of our Home Econom ics building in 1908, and helped to or ganize our department. She was es sentially a pioneer and opened up to women many new avenues of useful ness. Her keenness of mind and no bility of character made her one of the most influential women of her day. Mrs. Ellen (Swallow) Richards was born December 3, 1842, In a little vil lage in New Hampshire, of Bturdy Puritan parentage. Her early educa tion, which would seem woefully defi cient in these days, was good for that time. Mrs. Richards had a great longing for knowledge, and In 1868. she entered Vassar, which was then in its infancy, struggling to overcome the prejudice against higher educa tion for women. Her splendid work helped to mold the college's standards. Mrs. Richards naturally was inclin ed toward scientific studies, and after graduating from Vassar, she obtained entrance to the Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology, being the first, and for several years, the only woman student. Her work won speedy recog nition, and for many years she work ed there on problems of sanitary chemistry. Several years later she succeeded in getting a woman's labor atory connected with the institute. Investigations in sanitary chemistry showed Mrs. Richards the need of more scientific training for house keepeds, and much of her spare time was used in crystallizing the science of Home Economics. In 1908, the American Home Economics associa tion was organized, with Mrs. Rich ards as president. Her splendid abil ity for leadership gave the organiza tion an impetus which is still work ing. ORAMATIC'S PLAY POSTPONED 'The Melting Pot" Will Not Be Given December 10, as Planned To Come After Christmas "The Melting Pot," which was to have been given December 10 by the Dramatic club,, has been postponed until after Christmas because cf the Nebraska-Kansas debate scheduled for that night. The Dramatic department will short ly announce some very interesting plays for the rest of the school year. Work on the production of one of Shakespeare's plays is already an nounced. a nun n n