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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1921)
mm TACKLES GOTNER Peterson, Who Plays Outfield, VVio Declared Ineligible. Munger and Schoeppel Pitchen. TEAM IN GOOD SHAPE First Game Will Be Played on State Farm Campus Saturday. Tlio 1921 baseball seaHon lor th Nebraska diamond squad will begin tomorrow when tho Hunkers meet t!r Cotner College nine on the State Farm campus diamond. Conch Schlssler has n likely team to put against the Cotner athletes an;l tho Huskers should have no difficulty In Inking the long end of the score. Tho Huskers took a stiff workout last night, and the majority of the men are rnphlly rounding Into form. Peterson Is Ineligible. The Husker baseball squad suf fered a bad blow this week when I'o terson, the big fielder, was declared lnollglblo. "Pete" Is a ball player ol tho first class and will be a hard man to replace. Munger and Schoeppel will probably bo the Huskers' main Btays for the pitching staff. Peterson and Atkinson can be dopended upon In a pinch and Coach Schlssler plans to use all four of tho men throughout the season. The probable lineup that will stm against the Cotner team tomorrow will bo as follows: Anderson, .catcb er; Munger or Schoeppel, pitcher; Captain Beklns, first; Plzer, second; Carr, third; McCrory, left field; Wyth eis, right field; Orandall, center field. MORE MODERN FARM HOMES ARE BUILT The College of Agriculture through its extension service Is encouraging modern farm homes by providing literature, suggestions and blueprint plans. The number of modern farm homes is growing rapidly every year. Few houses are now constructed that are not modern, and many old ones are being made modern. Those who have studied the subject believe mod ern houses will do much toward mak ing farm life more satisfying. It is argued that the farmer who can afford an automobife can afford running water in his house. Likewise, the farmer who can afford a gas engine can also afford an electric light plant. FARMERS' FAIR IS TO BE HELD MAY SEVENTH The Dally Nebraskan wishes to correct a mistake which occurred In its current issue of April 14 in which it was stated that the Farmers' Fair (late was April 27. This should have read May 7, which Is a closed night for this event. (700 ARE SUBSCRIBED IN GRACE COPPOCK CAMPAIGN P. E. O. Society Contributes Ten Dol lar The Goal Is $1,700.00 Over $700 had been subscribed by Thursday noon In the Grace Coppcck campaign as shown In the reports cf the captains at the luncheon at Ellen Smith Hall. Workers are redoubling their efforts and expect to reach tho 8oal of $1,700 by the end of the week Only 298 coeds had been reached by the solicitors but every one will bo solicited before the close of the cam Paign. The P. E. O. society sent in ten dollars. Miss Lowry spoke to the workers 1 the noon luncheon. Olive Hartley lead devotions. Hattie Hepperley, chairman of the campaign committee, announced tht,t Miss Lowry and Mrs. Eddy would be t Ellen Smith Hall after 4 o'clock Friday afternoon to meet any girl3 ho wished to talk to them about for eign service or other topics. J SENIORS! Order your caps and gowns nowl Call at the College Book Store to have your measure ments taken. J Do it today! CAP AND GOWN COMMITTEE The Daily UNIVERSITIES DISCUSS EXTENSION WORK Prof. A. A. Ueed returned Tuesday from tho annuul meeting of the Na tlonal University Association held at Iowa City last week. At this conven tion were representatives of thirty ol the largest universities In the United States. Intension work, the standardization of its instruction so as to differentiate clearly credit, and non-credit courses, economy and efficiency In adminis tration and proper publicity were dis cussed. Two of the larger Institu tions reported a total registration In their extension courses of 60.000 stu dents for the current year. Thirty Agricultural Writers Attend Banquet at the State Farm. Dean E. A. Burnett Reviews History of College Professor Gramlich Is Toastmaster. Thirty agricultural Journalists and agricultural collego faculty memberu attended a banquet given by the anl mal husbandry department at tho farm cafeteria annex Thursday noon for tho purpose of giving the agrlcul tural press a chance to obtain first hand information of the animal hus bandry experimental work and gel better acquainted with the geneial work in the College of Agriculture Prof. H. J. Gramllch, chairman of thu Animal Husbandry Department, acted as toastmaster. Dean E. A. Burnett responded with tho first toast. Ho reviewed briefly tho growth of th0 Experimental Sta tion work in Nebraska since 1S89, showing how it has grown from an In stitution which did not have on office for him to work in, 22 years ago, and without any livestock, to its present proportion with over 1,000 head,ol animals. He also reviewed the ca(lo feeding situation as it exists today, stating that he did not think that cat tie prices had reached the bottom as yet, and that the greatest need of the feeders today is some means of sta bilizing the market, so as to take the "chance" out of the feeding business He stated further that market cord! tions will not become stabilized ma terially until labor is more nearly em ployed to Its maximum degree. Mr. W. Jones, editor of the Nebras ka State Journal, was the seconJ speaker. He proposed a plan whereby the University Farm could add more land to its present environs, in order that more experimental work mlghi be carried on without the present han dicap of the lack of room. His rlar was to purchase a strip of land lying to the north of the farm, on the Sat Creek bottoms, in order to connect un with the farm land which mlghi be purchased on the upland north of Lincoln. Mr. Guy Green of the Ameilcan Hereford Journal, gave spme interest ing reminiscences of the work of an agricultural Journalists. Mr. Green is a University of Nebraska alumnus Mr. John Thompson, editor of the Iowa Homestead, stated that the Iowa college held its feeders' day the first of this week. He said the Agronomy Department of Ames held a similar meeting each year. Dr. I Van Es, head of the Animal Pathology Department, outlined the work of his department and showed its economic relation to the feeding of livestock. Also the evolution of the pathologic science as applied to infectious diseases of farm animals. There were nine other Journalists nresent as follows: Pan! Greer, Omaha Bee: Ray Collins, Kansas City Weekly Star; A. G. Klttell, Nebraska Farm Journal; J. H. Frandsen, cap ner Farm Press: F. A. Leadley, Ne braska Farmer, and C. A. Lewis, T: versity Agricultural Extension Editor. Greater Nebraska Luncheon. C. Petrus Peterson, city attorney, will speak at the Greater Nebraska luncheon today at 12 o'clock on tho subject "Corporation Conscience" Im mediately following the chicken pie luncheon. Tickets are 40 cents at the door. Entrees for the Inter-college meet must be In by 4 o'clock this afternoon to Coach Schulte or the athlct'o office. LINCOLN, NKIJKASKA, Work of Measuring Knowledge And Educational Research Grows Former Dean Charles Fordyce was appointed director of the Nebraska Bureau of Educational Research In 1916. The appointment was made through the National Directors of Edu cational Research of which Dr. For dyce was a member for several years. At tho same time courses were estab lished in the University in e8ucatl6nal and mental measurements, with Dr,. Fordyce In charge. These courses offer such instruction as grounds the student In the technique of giving measurements to test the results of instruction and also the capacity for receiving Instruction. Work Was Not Popular. When the movement was started sev eral years ago many educators were backward about taking up the work. The experimental stage Is past now, however, and all leading institutions of the country use tills method as an Instrument for Improving Instruction. The educational scale is a refined type of examination in each subject. The examination is so standardized as to make of it a scale. There are scales for language, mathematics, composition, foreign languages, and PLAN A SHORT COURSE FOR JUNIOR FARMERS Two Hundred Boys and Girls Wlli At tend To Make Several Trips. The College of Agriculture s al ready planning for its short course for Junior farmers and homemaker- during boys' and girls' club week May 30 to June 4. At least 200 boys and girls will be in attendance. One hun dred club workers over the state have free trips coming to them as a re ward for their devotion to agriculture and homemaking last year. About the same number of others arc. expected to come at their own oxpenBe. The program for the week includes trips to Omaha and Crete and vistM to various state institutions and in dustries. The regular work of the week will consist of live stock Judging for boys and classes for girls in gar ment making, home nursing, houio hold management and other phases of homemaking. In addition, girls will be given an opportnuity to study 1 1 - stock. There will be evening pro grams of speaking, music, game?, mov ing pictures, camp fires and inspira tional entertainment. Will Make an Omaha Trip. The trip to Omaha will be made by special train. The packing houses, stock yards and various other iuuus tries and factories will be visited Luncheon will be provided at tle stockyards exchange and the Omaha Chamber of Commerce wil give a dir ner and entertainment In the evening The Lincoln Chamber of Commerce will entertain tho Juniors Wednesday evening and the Nebraska Farmci will givo them a luncheon Thursday. Tho following companies have pro vided free trips to boys' and girls' club week: Omaha Live Stock Exchange, twen ty pig club members. Sioux City Stock Yards company, six pig club members. St. Joseph Stock Yards company, seven pig club members. Omaha Union Stock Yards company. twenty-one corn club members. M. M. Johnson company, Clay Cctj ter, four poultry club members. The Nebraska Farmer, twenty on calf club members. The Hazel Atlas Glass company, Chicago, 15 canning club members. In addition, there will be a numbe: of boys and girls receiving free trips from within their home counties. Other boys and girls may attend who completed a club rroject last year or who are now active club workers by paying their carefare. anC a fe0 of $10 to cover their board anJ entertainment for the week. FORMER DEAN FORDYCE VISITS WESTERN TOWNS Former Dean Charles Fordyce left Friday morning for North Platte and Chappell where he -will spend a week in a study of the rwo school systems and In conferring with the boards of education on methods of improving the school plans and systems of in struction. Nebraskan FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1021. all branches taught in the elementary and high schools. The aim of the mental test is to measure the capacity of the Individual for receiving instruction. Its field Is different from the educational meas ure. The aim of the educational measure Is to measure the amount of knowledge acquired. The work of the Teachers' Collego in educational measure is directly connected with the public school sys tems of the state. Many of the schools give the tests and then send J the results to the department of measurements in the University where these results are scored, tabu lated, interpreted and then returned. No modern movement in education Is proving more helpful by the way of revealing the, actual results of teaching and pointing out the methods of improving the character of In struction. Dean Fordyce has asked the Board of Regents to relieve him of the executive work in connection with the head of the Teachers' College, that he may devote his entire time to his de partment of measurements and re search. NEBRASKA IN EGYPT WEEK NEARING FINAL GOAL A. L. Miller Emphasized the Impor tance of the Steele Holcombe Drive. With only a short time remaining before the end of the campaign for funds to support Steele Holcombe in Egypt the Nebraska in Egypt leau.3 aro redoubling their efforts to reach the goal of $1,700. Each team Is made up of three men under the direction of a captain. The four men are re sponsible for canvassing men in a cer tain district. In this way it is hopid to reach almost all of the University 1 v I men. Mr. A. L". Miller, formerly stuJect secretary at tho University of Indiana, has. been assisting in the work.-His work at Lahora, India, has brouh him into close contact with the prob lems which the missionary workers face. In his speech at the mass meet ing Wednesday evening at the Arm ory and again in his talks befcre the teams he has emphasized the impor tance of the Steele Holcombe drie and urged the men not to neglect their opportunity to contribute. Fpur Dollars Is Average Contribution. No definite reports have been re ceived from enough of the captains to indicate the total amount raised to date. The average subscription rc ported at the workers' luncheon on the first day was about four dollars. The executive committee in charge of the Nebraska in Egypt week has figures from other colleges over the country which are engaged in raising funds for one or more graduates who are working in other couptries in sta tions similar to the post where Steels Holcombe Is located. Some of the big eastern schools show that as many as 1,500 men on the campus contribute to tho work with average subscrip tions reaching as much as $8. SIX HOME ECONOMIC STUDENTS ARE HONORED OmicronNu formally pledged six girls, Mary Herzing, Bernice Elwell, Kate Kreycik, Mildred Crouse, Elma Winter and Margaret Carman, Wed nesday evening. Four more girls are to be pledged to this honorary home economics sorority in the near future. Initiation for the six pledges will be next Wednesday evening. Miss Win ter is a senior, the others being juniors. A RUBE BAND WILL FEATURE FARMERS' FAIR One of the special features of the Farmers' Fair parade, May 7, will be a band of thirty pieces, made up entirely of agricultural college stu dents. A number of new recruits have been obtained among the Agricultural men who have been playing with the University Band. Wayne Gray, man ager of this organization, reports good progress, and expects to have some real "kick" in their music. He also announces that a rehearsal will be held April 19, at 7 o'clock. In Agri cultural Hall, University Farm, room 305. DEAN 0. C. ENGBERO ATTENDS CONVENTION Dean C. C. Engberg represented the University of Nebraska at the deans of men meeting, when representatives from the colleges of Illinois, Colorado, Kansas. Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Minesola, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin and Iowa met at Iowa City to discuss problems of student wel fare. The questions of frrternitles, stu dent self-government, health and hous ing were on the program for discus sion. It was announced in his office yesterday that Dean Engberg was scheduled to address the meeting at some time during the convention. CLOSED SHOP FUN fays Omaha Business Man Also Labor Trouble Due to Lack of Personal Touch. Labor troubles arise mainly from the fact that when industries glow on a largo scale the man who con t'ols the company policy becomes so engrossed in tho responsibilities Oi' management that ho loses the per senal touch with his employes, hie ideas ure passed down the line an 1 interpreted by his superintendent anJ foreman and misunderstandings re sult, A. C. Scott, president of the Scott Omaha Tent and Awning company and the Omaha Business Men's asso ciation, told the Industrial Research dub of the university at the Red Room of the city Y. M. C. A. Thurs day night. ' Closed Shop is Selfishness. "Tho idea of the closed shop Is fundamentally selfish," declared Mr Scott. "It is fostered by the walking delegate whose job is to mediate in d'sputes. He must stir up trouble in order to have work to do. He wants to perpetuate his soft snap." Omnhp. worlctis In the building trades who are now on strike are chaf ing under the restrain, according to Mr. Scott, and want to go back io work. "The man who wants to stay out is the exception." "The idea that a rich man is a sue cessful man is all wrong," said tho speaker. "The only thing worth while ii. the satisfaction gained from earn i:ig tho money, earning it on the square. If you can't look everybody in the face, al) your money doesn't mean anything." Work Requisite for Success. Speaking from his own experience, Mr. Scott said that every young man can riso if he. is willing to work; thai if he takes a genuine interest in the business most bosses will take a de light in promoting him. "Get out of a job you don't like," was his advice. "If you don't like your work, you can't put it over. You will drag you down." Mr. Scott is less than forty years old and he'made various comment3 o.i his experience in the business world since ho was a railroad clerk fifteen years ago. HOLD EXAMINATION FOR CIVIL POSITIONS The Civil Service Commission an nounces an examination May 25 at the Federal building, Lincoln, for "Agricultural Statistician," salary $2, 000 to J3.000, also for "Junior Statis tician," salary $1,800 to $2,250 per year. Those wishing to take such examination should apply to the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C, for Form 1312. DELIANS TO GIVE PROGRAM TONIGHT The Delians will participate in a social evening, at Faculty Hall, in the Temple, at 8 o'clock, Friday eve ning. They invite their friends to help enjoy a good time, and a cosmopolitan program, from five different colleges. as follows: An oration, "The Age Old Quest," by Mr. E. A. Ferlcks, '21, of the College of Agriculture. Mr. George Darlington, '21, of the College of Business Administration, will pre sent a paper, The Human-Interest Side of Commercial Work." A violin solo will be given by Miss Pearl Poore, '22, of the Arts and Science College. Miss Carol Williams, '22, School of Fine Arts, and Miss Meriam Williams. '22, of the Agricultural Col lege, will give a vocal duet DAMENTALLY PRICK FIVK UENTb COLLEGEfflg Many Men Are Entered In Inter-College Cinder Contest. Ags WH! Be There Strong. TRYOUTS FOR DRAKE Numerals Are Awarded to Twenty-one Varsity Men Who Are Eligible for "N's." The following organizations have purchased Nebraska Track season tlcketa, 1C0 per cent: Kappa Sigma Delta Upsilon Alpha Sigma Phi The intercollege meet tomorrow will be the big attraction for Nebraska's track and field athletes. A large list of entrees is all ready in and Coach Schulte expects more in today. The medical school will be repre sented by fifteen men from OmahK who hould fqrnish some keen compe tition for the local speedsters. Has lam, who won the broad Jump in the Omaha interfraternity meet, and Ai len, another entree from the metropo lis, are booked to win their events. The College of Agriculture will be represented by a strong delegation in eluding Layton and Turner, both of whom were big individual point win ners in last Saturday's meet. Twenty seven men are entered from the "Ag ' school and Captain Bochkora has been drilling his men for the pa3t three weeks. The "Ag" school is somewhat handicapped for a place to work out, but their entrees include some good men and they will be strong contend ers for the championship. Tryout for Drake Relays. Tryouts for the Drake relays to be held next Saturday at Des Moines will be held in connection with ihe inter college meet. Coach Schulte has niocl of his men lined up for the big classic and will give all of them a chance to try for a good mark tomorrow. The Huskers drew fourteenth place In the mile relay at the Peen games to bo staged in Philadelphia later in the season. Nebraska drew third place !n the spring relay. The ticket sale Is progressing rapid ly and all of the sororities aTe oui with the season paste board3 work ing for the big entertainment to be put on by the "N" track men. Coach Schulte wants to put Nebraska over the top as a track school and Is en deavoring to accomplish this by a big ticket sale. 21 Win Numerate. The numeral list Is growing and now includes a roster of twenty-one names. A large percentage of these men are eligible for Varsity work this spring and should earn their "N" before the season is over. The men who have won theii numerals are Ste vens, Minnich, Lukens, Noble, McCar thy, Cressell, Dorn, Bowman, Mackey Moore, Schoeppel, Thomsen, Hickman, Turner, .McDonald, Layton, Brown, Williams, Coats, Monte Munn anJ Meyers. JOHN PICKETT TO PLAY IN MIDWEST LEAGUE Was Mainstay on Last Year's Cham pion Team Salary Will Start at $1,500. John Pickett, pitcher for last year3 championship baseball team, has signed up to play ball with the Lai mie, Wyoming, baseball team In the Midwest league this summer. Last year Pickett by shutting out the Ca'I fornia Universtiy team, earned a try out with the Chicago White Sox team. Pickett plans to play ball by June 1, and he may Join the Laramie tears by May 1 if he can get the desired faculty approvaL He is a student In the College of Law and prominent ra University athletic circles. The offer accepted by Pickett calls for (1,500 for the period between Jane 1 and September 12, and in case he is able to Join the club by May 1 his compensation will be J1.S00. The Midwest league starts its sea son April 27. As they are not con nected with organized baseball la at? way they can bid for players !n the Western league, which at this tLne is not paying as large amounts to Its players as is the Midwest league.