The Daily Nebraskan
VOI, XXI. NO. 50.
PROFESSOR DE1NG
SPEAKS TO FROSH
Chemistry Expert Lectures to Fresh
n On "Constitution of Matter"
Explain Mysteries or cim
jKE RAPID ADVANCE
Theories Do Not Replace Old Ones
But Add To The Present Know
ledge Of Science of Matter.
The Constitution of Matter," was
the subject of a lecture delivered by
prof. H. C. Deming to the arts and
.jence freshmen. Monday afternoon
and Tuesday morning. Professor Dem
ing reviewed the practical fide of
tVmistry, and then went into the the
eretiral side of his subject showing
with the aid of lantern slides, some
new discoveries relating to the com
position of atoms and electrons.
"Students usually manifest the most
interest." according to Professor Dein
inc. "in the practical side of chemis
try: the uses of chemistry in Indus
try, warfare, and natural research.
Chemistry plays an important part In
the purification of steel and copper
ore. Brass ingredients must be meas
ured as carefully as the ingredients
of medicine. The use of chlorine is
much needed in war time. It is also
in demand in peace time to bleach
paper. An example of the practical
use of chemistry, Is the operation of
Eastman Kodak Company's plant
which annually manufactures enough
film to stretch from the earth to th j
moon.
"Chemistry has played a very im
portant vart in history. Alsace-Lorraine,
the bone of contention for so
long between France and Germany,
is valuable because of its large de
positsof coal and iron. During the
middle ages France and other coun
tries, fought constantly , over the pos
session of Sicily. Sicily was valuable
to them chiefly because of its sul
phur deposits."
Theoretical Background Important.
Professor Deming asserted that the
theoretical background of chemistry
is quite as Important as the practi
cal side. We would not care to have
a doctor who did not have a general
technical knowledge of human anat
omy. Likewise a chemist's work it
limited if he is not versed in the
underlying principles of his subject
An ancient Creek. Lucretius, at
tempted to sum up all the knowl
edfje of chemistry of his time, in a
single poem. His poem was never
completed but John Dalton, an Eng
lishman, enlarged upon Lucretius'
knowledge and .laid the foundation
of the present theory of matter. One
chemical theory dees not often re
place another; it merely modifies or
mlarges existing theories, and as a
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DEPARTMENTS TO CLOSE.
All departments of the Uni
versity, including clashes, libra
ry and laboratory, will be closed
today from 2 until 3 p. m., dur
ing the time of the funeral of
Mrs. Mary Avery as a mark of
respect to Chancellor Avery,
who was called to Unadilla Mon
day by the death of his mother.
"Moses In The Bullrushes" Had
Nothing On 7 he "Home be Baby"
With Pharaoh's Thirty Daughters
When Moses was snatched from
the bullrushes, he fell into vapid sort
f existences compared 'ith the life
f the newly adopted university bab; ,
ho is living at the practice house
x' common child will this be after
ix months' service as a laboratory
fr thirty serious-minded mothciettes.
Science will be applied In the latest
ords, and Nebraska mothers will
b shown how to bring up the supr
'r article in offsprings.
Nr Is the home management class
Unprepared to care for this help'ess
Infant. Research work lias been go
,ng on for a year, and the material
"id notes collected would make a
handy library for any gond sized
foundling' home. The only pro
nounced colors in the tasteful nurs
ry are the backs of volumes that
read as: "Care of Children." "Is
tre Millc Purer "The; First Six
Months," etc.
An intensive days study wa3 spent
ARMS COMMITTEE OP
CHINESE STUDENTS
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 29 Chi
nese students In America, la their en
thusiasm for the permanent peace of
the world r.nd the unfettered develop
ment of their nation, hnve organized
the Chinese Students' committee oil
the Washington disarmament confer
ence. The committee was organized
to study the great event at Washing
ton and to voice their own sentiments
concerning the conference.
The committee states that justice
demands that the welfare of foul nun
drod m IV Ion, Chinese people ,'nrust
not be endangered by an aggressive
nr-tion and that all external obstruc
tions to the development of the young
Chinese nation must be removed.
I
10 BE REALITY
Aquatic Sport Will Get Under Way
Soon After the ThanksgW
ing Recess.
By Oscar Bauman.
A swimming team is to be organ
ized in the University of Nebraska
shortly after the Thanksgiving vaca
tion. The aquatic sport has been a
neglected one in Nebraska but rr-
angemcnts for its introduction are
already under way. Fred W. Lueh-
ring athletic director, states that
swimming meets will probably be ar
ranged with the athletic club of Oma
ha and some conference colleges. The
chance of participating in such meets
together with the trips, should be
sul'iicient incentive to warrant a
great turnout when the call for can
didates is sent out.
An inter-fraternity meet has been
proposed as a starter and an assur
ance of seme material. Anyone visa
ing to participate in this meet may
do so, however. Later, trynuts at
egular intervals wi'.l be held.
Nebraska is not lacking in rep re
sentation in other lines of sport and
the water activities are not such that
they can be overlooked. Other schools
worse situated than Nebraska lor po.U
.'acilities and material have been wed
represented in different meets.
Aqut'tic meets with Aims, Wasmng-
ton university aiid Kansas Aggies are
under consideration. Other meets will
doubtless be scheduled if the ca.ibre
of the team merits it. A oomph te an
nouncement of schedule wi'.l he m: de
ater. Eligibility requirements f-r
membership in the varsity swimming
team are the sain a as ir. Uhet
branches of athletics.
CALIFORNIA GRIDSTERS
WANT "BIG-THREE". GAME
l.ERKELEY, Calif.. Nov. 2'J Train
jig has been broken off by the varsity
footbail team until after the lii;al ex
aminations. Of course there is the
New Ve; r's game In which Califor
nia's participation is practica.ly cer
tain; but tli Bruins have laid oft far
a while.
Who will Calil'ornias opponent be
at tho Pasadena game ? That is a
question not easily answered.
California wants to ph-.y a Bis Three
te:.m and only a Big Three team if it
can possibly be arranged. Princeton
will nnt come out. That is detinue
Harvard is non-cMininital. Yale if also
nr the three, laic
lllill-v:wii..."-
seems the most likely.
to note the outward movements and
apparent tendencies or the child. The
committee of thirty then met and
mapped out a suitable day's program
that will be lived up to systemati
cally, but will, at the same time,
dovetail in with the individuality of
the charge.
No Daulphin ever had such an anx
ious retinue hover round its royal
carriage, as this blue-eyed experi
ment The child frowns, as ne the
onlookers tremble and simultaneously
pull out pocket editions for reference.
The Oild whimpers the book drop.
The group' breaks up into well or
ganized squads. Some make for the
bottle. Some seek the thermometer,
while the rest Jiggle the buggy at a
regular six-beat time. The child cries
out-vlsions of falling' grades merge
,n six minds, until one is pierced w, h
a thought that seems instinctive. She
feels around finds the trouble and
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SWIMMING
LINCQLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1921.
The Daily Nebraskan' s
A II-Missouri Valley Eleven
FIRST TEAM.
Ends Kwanson (Captain), Schorcr, Nebraska.
Tackles Lyman, Nebraska; Blumer, Missouri.
Guards l'ucelik, Berquist, Nebraska.
Center Wallace, Ames.
Quarterback Preston, Nebraska.
Halfbacks Lewis, Missouri; Wrislit, Nebraska.
Fullback Hartley, Nebraska.
SECOND TEAM
Ends Marsh, Oklahoma; Datesman, Crinncll.
Tackles Weller, "Wonke. Nebraska.
Guards .Jones, Captain, Kansas; llahn. Kansas Arics.
Center IVtorson, Nebraska.
Quarterback Swart. Kansas Apples.
Halfbacks Noble, Nebraska; Hill. Oklahoma.
Fullback Mc Adams. Kansas.
The sports editor of 'the Nebraskan is not to be outdone
by other athletic writers and submits the above as his all
Missouri Valley conference football selections. Eijrht Nebras
kans are placed on the first team and four on the second.
The absolute and complete supremacy of the Husker team in
the valley conference undoubtedly warrants this many Corn
huskers -rraeinjr any all-conference team.
NATIONAL FRATS
HOLD
Will Discuss Fraternity Rushing, Cost
Of Chapter Houses And Rough
house Initiations.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29. Two hund
red fraternity men, representing all
the ' leading men's fraternities at
Ameircan colleges and universities,
will meet in convention under the
auspices of the Interfraternity confer
ence at the Hotel Pennsylvania on
Friday and. Saturday of this week.
Problems of interest to fraternity
and college men generally will be dis
cussed at the conference.
Present at the conference will bo
thirty of the country's leading ed"
cators. representing all sections of the
country from the University of Wash
ington to Bowdoin and from the Uni
versity of Texas to Minnesota. A num
ber of college presidents and numer
ous deans are in the group.
Among, those from this section who
will be present are Dr. Frank Faek-
enthal of Columbia. Dr. Harlan H.
Horner of the N. Y. state college for
tonr-Ws. Dr. Burton P. Twichell of
Yale, and Dean William A. Hammond
of Cornell.
The conference will discuss such
problems ns the relation of the college?
to the fraternity, the influence of
alumni visits, fratrnity rushing, tho
cost of chapter houses, the abolition
of all rough-hrfuse initiations Each
subject will be discussed freely from
the floor of the conference.
The convention will be called to ord
er by the president of the Interfrater
nitv conference, Don R. Almy. a grad
uate of Cornell and a member of
sie-ma Aloha Epsilon. now a lawyer
at 46 Cedar street. Associated with
him in the preparation of the program
for the conference are the members
v, Avopittive committee, all New
Y'orkers; P. H. Nyriieyer of Zeta Psl:
Wayne M. Musgrave of Alpha Sigms
Phi; Henry 11. McCorkle of Phi Kap
pa Psl; James Duane Livingston of
Delta Phi; William O. Wiley of Theta
XI; Albert S. Bard of Chi Psi: J. Lor
ton Francis of PI Kappa Alpha and
Willis O. Robb of Beta Theta Pi. Dean
Thomas Arkle Clark of the University
of Illinois is member o fAlpha Tan
Omega, the educational advisers Oi
the committee.
The Interfraternity conference, es
tohllshed in 1909 at Chicago, is tne
result of a realization on the jiart of
- . . . : J n 1 .1
fraternities or tneir common iuc
and tasks. Through the erforts of the
nfrence mutual jealousies and ri-
voiH have diminished and a clear
er conception grown up of the mod
ern fraternity as an adjunct to seir
government at American colleges and
universities. Hamilton Wright Mabie
was the first chairman of the con
ference.
T,a inference has grown until to
day it has n. membership of forty-nine
fraternities, containing pracucauy
, inn- established fraternities In
addition to a number of newer and
i firmlv established organization.
Each fraternity has named three del
egates and two alternates to the convention.
CONFERENCE
DEPARTMENT HERE
IS WITH BEST SIX
Nebraska Ranks With Harvard, Co
lumbia, California, and Chicago
in Opportunities for Ad
vanced Geography.
"Nebraska is a bright spot on the
map of geography instruction in the
United States." This was the state
ment made in a public address recent
"y by a prominent eastern university
president. The" nation;-l research
council in a bulletin published a short
time ago, has named as the six uni
versities in the United States which
lead in offering opportunities for ad
vanced work in geography -Califoi'
nia, Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Ne
braska. and Wisconsin. On pconni
of the recent reorganization of Clark
university that institution uiiT-iostion
ably now belongs in the same group
The essential fact is that from the
standpoint of national recognition the
unbiased sources quoted place Ne
braska as one of the seven leadins
universities of the country from the
standpoint of courses and instruction
in geography.
The position attained is the resu't
of untiring effort on the part of these
In rharsre throueh a neriod of about
twenty years. Dr. Geo. E. Condra
now director of state surveys of the
university, is th on who may rightly
be called the "Father of Geography'
in Nebraska. In 1902 he was ap
pointed instructor in geology and
rlvreed bv Chancellor Andrews to
develop courses in geography in the
university . The calendar for that
year gave the first recognition to the
subject. A two hour course on pen
eral geography being offered the first
semester, following a two hour course
on the United States the serend se
mester. The registration, alt'io net
large, proved that there wn a real
need for geographical instruction In
the university, and Doctor Condi a was
encouraged by the chancellor to ex
nnnrl and develoo the work. This he
did with his well known ardent en
thusiasm with the result hat geo
graphy became a separate depart
ment in 190S, given new quarters and
additional instructors. Doctor Condra
was herd of the department until the
soring of 1919 when, in the re-organ
ization of the university, he was made
director of state surveys, ani geo
eranhv whs made a division of tiie de
partment of geology and geo.'apjiy.
The geography division Is now in
charee of Professor N. A. Bengston,
assisted by Miss Esther S. Anderson
(absent on leave this year). Miss Vera
Rlgdon and Mr. Louis A. Wolfanger.
Professor Bengston was Com,nodlt
expert on breadstuffs with the war
trade board in Washington during
1.918. He was then transferred to
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce and sent as special envoy
to the Scandinavian countries with
rank of acting commercial attache
to the American legation at Christ!
special
atila While there he was
trade advisor and member of the In
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ter-aiiieu iibuc Luiutiv.tc. ...
t o ronrnantUv
r r th European alli-d
powers-England. France, and Italy,
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CALIFORNIA BRUINS
ELECT NEW LEADER
BERKELEY, Calif., 29. Charles
Erb, '23, "the Marshal Foch" of the
California fooaball squad, was elected
captain of the '22 varsity eleven ..t
tho annual banquet where the loot
bull men "break training" after the
California-Stanford football game
"Charley" Erb, a member of the
Winged Helmet honor society, is a
Delta' Upsilon fraternity and the field
general of much experience, ile cap
tained the 1923 freshman team, and
has held a prominent place in arsitj
games this year and last. He is one
of the most popular men on the squad
and was chosen unanimously to b-.
the next Bruin leader.
DEATH GALLS MOTHER
OF
Mrs. Mary Avery Dies At Unadilla,
Nebraska, Monday At The Age
Of Eighty-Nine.
Mrs. Mary Avery, mother of Chan
cellor Avery, died at her home at Una
dilla, Neb., at 3 p. m. Monday after a
lingering illness. Mrs. Avery had
reached the age of eighty-nine at the
time of her death.
The chancellor left immediately for
Unadilla where funeral services will
be held today from 2 to 3 o'clock.
Burial will be in the cemetery at Una
dilla. Classes will be dismissed during the
time of the funeral.
Mrs. Avery leaves three sons. They
are Chancellor Avery, Henry Avery of
Unadilla and Stephen Avery also of
Unadilla.
FARM HOUSE WINS
Fifty Men Participate for Five Fra'.s
in an Inter-Greek Long
Distance Meet.
Five fraternities participate! m the
:nler-frateriiities cross-country which
was run over the Belmont three-mile
course last night. The race staivou
about five o'clock and Gardner was
l.e first man to finish in twnty-rne
minutes ind ten seconds. The f ve
fraternities entered about fifty ni '.n.
C. ach Schulte expressed his desire
o i.old mother meet in the ne-.r fu
ture as lie way very well pleased with
the spirit which was shown by tlu
contestants.
The fraternities placed as follows:
First. Farm House, 10 points; second,
Kushne'.I guild and Delta Ups:lon, tic.
23 points; third. Sigma Nu. .15 ;;iintf;
fourth. Alpha Sigma Phi. 59 point s.
NGTNFERS WILL HEAR
E. S. JARRETT THURSDAY
Mr. Edwin S. Jarrett. president of
Jarrett Chalmers Co., New York, will
speak on "Foundations" at the Engi
nee-.-s' convocation, Thursday inorn-in-,
De-ember 1. in M. E. '''
Jarrett is a member of the Amciican
society of civil engineers.
Mr. Jarrett is one of the m.-n who
will engineer the constructor of the
foundation of Nebraska's new capitol
building. He is a popular speaker in
engineering c-ircles and his t:'' will
be will worth hearing.
CHANCELLOR AVERY
GROSS
COUNTRY
RUN
Men Are More Wili ig Than
Women to WoVk to Provide
Money for Higher Education
That more boys than girls are wili
ng to work their way through uni
versity is indicated by figures com
piled by the University Extension
department, which has positions open
for both men and women attending
the University of Nebraska.
Seventy-five students were placed
in
different positions the last two
eeks by the department, according
to figures made public Tuesday after
noon. Some of the positions are tem
porary but there are many where
students may work- throughout their
college days.
The Extension department claims
that it has little difficulty in finding
more than en0USn Dy9 t0 1111 tl,e
positions offeree!, tfoys are mure umi.
I W
illing to work for their room and
. -
board. But be that as it may. posi-
tions of the same kind bich are
open for young women, go begging
I . . m m 1 A A r tilt 1" MP 4 f
be girls are not nearly so willing to
PRICE FIVE CENTS
1
Basketball Team Unusually Large
This Ysar Many Last Year's
Men Are Out.
:ACTICE IN THE COLISEUM
Dire:tor Leuhring Arranges to Have
Every Valley Team Play on
the Local Floor.
The ( ornhusker basketball squad
journeyed to the state coliseum yes
terday i'.l'ternoon where Coach Oweu
Frank put Ills jrotoges through some
of the preliminary steps in the cage
sport. The turnout thus far t'lis sea
son has been exceedingly good and
prespects for a winning team are very
bright.
For the past few years it has been
the custom to have a number of teams
outside of the Missouri Valley confer
ence appearing in Lincoln to combat
the Huskers but Director Leuhring
has changed this policy entirely and
has arranged the schedule in such a
manner that every basketball quintet
in the Valley will play on the Nebras
ka floor at one time or another dur
ing the season.
This will be the first year that eve
ry conference team has played
against the Huskers on the local floor
during one season. Last year the Ne
braska men had litt'e trouble of dis
posing of most of the Valley teams
with the exception of Ames, who put
one defeat over -on the Scarlet and
Cream athletes. Nebraska, however,
did not meet the championship Mis
souri quintet or a number of the
other fast Valley teams.
With the opening contest but three
weeks away, Coach Frank expects to
start scrimmage practice and weed out
the varsity ranks as fast rs possible.'
The Huskers will meet the Kansas
Jayhawkers at Lawrence on the 20th
of December in the first contest of the
season. The Huskers did n-.;l meet
the Kansas men on the basketball
court but rated higher than the Jay
hawkers in the Valloy standing.
There will be nine or ten home
sanies and about the same number of
contests pl.iyed on the floor of the
other schools in the conference. Di
rector Leuhring has so arranged the
schedule that the Nebraska men will
meet some Valley team here about
every other week. As nucleus,
Coach Frank has Captain Smitn, who
a attending the university medical
school in Omaha but expects to be in
Lincoln week-ends to practice and
play with the varsity and Warren, Car
man. Munger. Kohl. Haverly, Hartley,
of last year's squad. A large number
of last year's first year men have
turned out for a varsity and have
strengthened the varsity s'tuad consid
erable. COMMERCIAL CLUB
WILL HAVE DANCE
The university commercial club
will hold last annual dance at the Lin
coln hotel. Friday night. December
2. Polly Butler's orchestra I as been
engaged, and coupled with refresh
ments and favors, the evening prom
ises to be one of long remembered
entertainment or the future business
men.
work their way through school.
Good Positions For Girls.
The department has some splendid
positions waiting for some energetic
girls to grab up but up to date there
have not been very many of the girls
looking for these positions. But the
positions offered to the boys are far
too few to meet the demand of the
male students for positions
Just why the boys t should prefer
to work more than the girls is a
hard question to solve. It has usually
been argued that the girls are better
at school than the boys and that
they are just ar desirous as the boys
to obtain higher education. Yet actual
figures prove that fewer girls con
tinue their schooling by methods
whih they themselves must provide
than do boys.
Whether the girls go to worv
mediately after finishing tig
. (Contiuned on Page 7
PROSPECTS
FOR HUSKER SQUAD
