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    The Daily Nebraskan
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1923"
ENGINEERS START
ON THESES
FOR GRADUATION
1 bf f Subjects for
fcrent Subjects for
Ifennrts.
Jv
DO EXHAUSTIVE WORK
TO
Rrfrfccrating Machine for Home
Use Is Under Construction
, ' at the Present
Time.
Topics ranging from the design or
-HI wheels to the heating of motor
busses are being Investigated by six
,enior inH-hanical engineers for the
,PS according to information given
rot yesterday by rroi. w. u.
Baufre, lu-ad of the departmeut.
Water wheels are being examined
by H. K. Fox, household refrigeration
plantB by H. M. Klentschy and W. R.
Little, gas burners by I C. Kreuch,
kerosene efficiency by C. E. Wilcox,
snd heaters for motor busies by T.
A. Weir.
The economic design of water
wheels using whirler strips is being
studied by Mr, Fox. The use of
whirler stripe increases the rate of
heat transfer to the water flowing
through the tubes, Professor DeBaufro
explained, but they also increase' the
Motional resistance to flow. Mr.
Fox's object is to determine whether
8 more economic result will be ac
complished in using such strips at
different pitches. Tubes for his in
vestigations were furnished by the
Northwestern Pump and Machinery
Company of New York, and the whirl
er strips were presented by the Mich
igan Topper and Brass Company of
Detroit. Michigan.
Under construction at present, is
t. refrigerating machine -o a size
suitable lor use with a household re
higerator, designed by Mr. Klentschy
nd Mr. Little. The performance of
this machine will be determined by
experiment, and this performance
(becked against the requirements for
commercial refrigerators.
The efficiency of gas burners used
In hou.-eluild appliances is being
(studied by Mr. Kreuch. The Lincoln
Gas and Electric Company has fur
nished smue of the appnratus required
In his investigation.
Mr. Wilcox Is investigating the use
cf kerosene as compared with gaso
line as a fuel in the Cushman one and
one-half horse power engine. The
Cushman Motor Works lias loaned one
of these engines for the investigation.
The design of heaters for motor
busses using exhaust gases from the
engine is Mr. Weir's subject. Ho is
connected with the business of build
ing motorbiis bodies in Omaha.
I'iiH for abolishing the freshman
and sophomore classes at tbe Uni
versity of Michigan have been pro
Posed to the state legislature. Two
years of collegiate work with not less
than C6 hours credit In some other
college will be required, making the
university merely a finishing school.
Dr. Harlan Updegraff, professor of
educational administration of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was elected
President of Cornell College at Mt.
Vernon to succeed Dr. Charles Wes
W Kilnt, who resigned a year ago
to become chancellor of Syracuse Unl
versit;-. Dr. Updegrarf will take of
fice on July 1 of this year.
A Lenten Thought
for Every Day
1I(,'P us to find our chief delight
In work, wherein we join our hands,
ur brains, our hearts to Thy power,
fliy laws, Thy love. May we choose
tnt task which " most taxes
ur highest powers, and best serves
the world's deepest need. May we
do H with such skill, such thorough
npRs, m,ci, j0y that Jt shaU have
about it the strength of the moun
tains, the freedom of the streams, the
Sadness of the sunshine the fertility
of the fields the beauty of the stars
Pnl flowers. Thus may we become
"'" ,,lrre creatureB, but creators; not
u" of Thy works, but Thy co-work
rs- A men.
WILLIAM DEWITT HYDK.
WORK
Investigation Discloses Many Gum
Chewers Among Ohio State Students
Students in tho College of Arts
chew nioro gum than .those in any
other college.
This decision was announced fol
lowing an inspection of classrooms
Tuesday night. The familiar old sys
teni of exploring under the arms ol
tho chairs was employed; and on t
percentage basis it was discoverec
that arts students rank high, whilt
engineers made the lowest score.
Among individual classrooms, oua
in which geology is taught had a
standing of 24 wads of gum out of fit
seats, while a physics lecture-room
showed tho lowest rating, with a score
of 20 out of a possiblo 240.
In the field of class competition,
the freshmen carried off first honors.
Approximately 26 percent of the
yearlings Indulge, and no other class
came closer than within six percent
of that records.
Whether or not tho study of a lan
guage is conducive to the use of gum
could not be determined. However,
nine wads out of 30 seats in an Eng
lish classroom and eight out of the
same number in a French room
seemed to indicate that the habit is
E
E
IN SPELLING CONTEST
General Average of Class of 126
Students Is 9o Per Cent
A. A. Reed Director.
Wnalunan nniWnppra nnssess a
1
litirlipr decree of intelligence than the
average University freshman Judging
from the results of an examination
In snullini? conducted bv Prof. A.
A.
Reed, director of the University E
tension Division, Monday, March 5 i
r nvinrk in M. E. 206. He distribute
slips of paper to 12C frouhmen en
gineers, and rapidly read twenty sen
tences, pronouncing the word to be
spelled after reading each sentence.
n,...n Vertrnson pXDlained the results
of the test last Monday in the same
room at the same time to tne same
group of men.
Tliiitv-six of the papers turned in
were without errort. "Limb" was the
n-nri that nr one missed. It was
the first word pronounced. It may
bo that the words grew increasingly
difficult, and it may be that the fresh
men became rattled. Anyway, six
misspelled the sixth word, lllustnv
tion"; seventeen the thirteenth word
"consequence"; twenty-four the fit
apntb word, "sufficient"; and thirty
eighth the nineteenth and twentieth
word, "competitive", and deiiixv-
"Honest," the second word on the
uf iirnn mistaken by Just one person.
Twenty-seven misspelled one word-
not the same word, however, mm
teen misspelled two words, eighteen
three words, twelve four words, three
ti,,o wnriio and so on and two
spelled wrong half of the words pro
nounced.
Incorrect pronunciation, and inabil
ity to visualize words, were the twi
fa,,Hi in which Dean Ferguson as
cribed the greater part of the wrong
spellings.
Ninety-five per cent was the general
r thP class, an unsurpassed
record. The previous record was
ninety-four and forty-six hunuremns
State Game Warden
To Address Bruner
Bird Club Thursday
The Bruner Bird club, of which
Leonard Worley is president, will be
. .. i maatlnc TVnif'h
addressed at us nwi -
t Thnrsdav. March 15, at
Will U" . ,
the lluntsinger borne. 1223 II street,
at 8 o'clock, by George G. Koster.
state game warden wU ...
on "The Game and Bird Laws of Ne
braska and the United States." The
speech will be followed by a discus
slon of study of birds' nests. A ques
tion box is the feature of the meet
ings of the club.
Saturday morning the members will
K0 on a field trip to study the birds
fn Wyuka Cemetery and tbe Stevens
Creek region.
All students who are interested in
the study of birds are cordially in
vited to attend tbe meetings of the.
club, which are scheduled for the
second Thursday of every month
thio'irh he BPriDg and summer-
popular among students of language.
Commerce college members have a
low rating, the room examined yield
ing only 17 out of a possible 75 seats.
Lawyers made a little bettter showing
with 15 wads on 60 chairs. Chemists,
mathematicians, and Journalists are
about on a part in the matter of chew
ing, there being about eight out of
every 30 gum-parking spaces re
served on seats in these classrooms.
Efforts to discover any traces of
the habit among the faculty were in
vain. Instructors either confine their
chewing to the zones outside of class
room or else abstain altogether. Even
Embryo teachers evidently are cutting
down on the practice. One room in
which classes in the college of Edu
cation are held made a showing of
two percent.
As to the favorite brand used by
college men and women, no method of
analyzing could be employed by the
investigator. Whether Mr. Wrigley
enjoys a greater patronage on the
campus or Dr. Beeman has a larger
circle of followers can be determined
only by conducting a survey in the
stores near the University. Ohio
State Lantern.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS-
OPEN 10 ALL SENIORS
Competitive Examinations for
Positions of Meteroiogist
to Be Held March 21.
Senior students majoring in physics
or meteorology will be admitted to
an open competitive examination for
meteorology scheduled to be held
throughout the United States March
21, if they are otherwise eligible.
Students must finnish proof of actual
graduation before June 30, 1923.
Vacancies are always occurring in
a force as large as the Civil Service,
and the government always needs
men and women. Apulicants in many
of the positions are not required to as
semble for writen' examinations, but
are rated principally upon their edu
cation, training, and experience, as
shown by applications and corrobor
ative evidence. Applications are ac
cepted at any time so long as the
need exists.
For positions listed at salaries not
exceeding $2500 a year Congress has
authorized practically all the depart
ments and independent offices to pay,
in addition to the salaries stated be
low, an increase of $20 a month.
Many of the examinations are for
positions in Washington, others are
for field branch Jobs. Students de
siring more information about the
Civil Service examinations should call
at the Civil Service window of tho
city post office.
Freshmen Elect
Minor Officers
The first Freshman class meeting
of the second semester was attended
by a large body of the followers ot
the green. Much rivalry was shown
in the nomination and the election ot
officers for the second semester. Pres
ident John B. Welpton presided at the
election and the following officers
were chosen:
Vice president, Norman Plate.
Secretary, Lucille Horde.
Treasurer, Katherine Everett.
Sergeant-at-arms, Emmett Junge.
President Welpton and the above of
ficers will meet in the near future to
appoint committees. These commit
tees will be announced in a few days.
The University of Iowa has been
turning out some of the best athletic
teams in the middle west or even as
good as any in the United States. The
concensus of opinion seems to give
the wonderful Iow;a spirit arid the fine
coaches that they have a generous
share of the credit for the Hawkeyes
success in the athletic world.
The freshmen of Indiana University
pledged $150,580 in eleven hours,
boosting me stadium lund to over
$1,000,000. In' consequence tof the
untiring work of the committee, Pres.
Bryan sanctioned a vacation for all
pupils for two days.
PHYSICS
BLOCK AND BRIDLE
CLUB TO SPONSOR
PARTY MARCH 17
"An Irishman's Mixer" Will Be
Held at University Armory
on St. Patrick's
Day.
MANY SPECIAL FEATURES
Proceeds Go for Plaques with
Winners Names of Judging
Contest Engraved on
Them.
An Irishman's Mixer, under the aus
pices of the Block and Bridle club of
the College of Agriculture, will bo
given at the Armory Saturday, March
17 at 8:30. There will bo a special
old-time square dance, "for the bene
fjit of those who have Just come
over, and are not on to the ways of
our modern methods," according to
the chairman of the committee.
The proceeds of the party are to
go toward purchasing plaques, which
will become the property of the Uni
versity. The names of the winners
of the Students' Livestock Judging
Contest will each year be engraved
on these plaques, which are made ot
heavy copper, and on which is en
graved "The State of Nebraska."
The tablets will be placed in a con
spicuous spot on the campus of. the
Agricultural College.
The committee for the party, as
announced by Floyd Warren, presi
dent of the club, are Hobb Turner,
chairman; Wilber Shalnholtz, and
Clyde Walyer. Tickets will be fifty
cents and can be procured from any
member of the club, or at the door
Sahirday nig'it.
Decorations in the traditional green
of the Irish will carry out the motif
of the affair. An orchestra of the
same nationality will furnish the mel
ody for the affair.
Tne following is tho announcement
as sent out by the chairman of the
committee:
"Pack up your troubles, close up
your books, forget your midsemester
exams, and come to the big mixer.
Saturday is All-Irishmen's Day, and
plans arc being made to stage on of
the biggest mixers of the year to
celebrate the occasion. You don't
have to be an Irishman to attend, but
all Irishmen are requested to be pres
ent to help add to the atmosphere ot
the "Day We Celebrate." ,If neces
sary, help the ol' lady with the washin
so she too may be on hand. All the
Emerald Isle lassies will be there
with hells on. A real old time Irish
orchestra will furnish music and add
to the merriment of the evening."
E
WILL ROLD ANNUAL
CONVENTION APRIL 14
Will Be Third Annual Gathering
for Workers To Be Held
in New York City.
The third annual convention of the
Workers' Education Bureau of New
York City will be held April 14 and
15, according to a bulletin sent out
by the president of the organization
James 11. Maurer, and the secretary,
Spencer Miller. The sessions of the
convention will be held in the auditor
ium of the New School for Social
Research, 469 West 23 street, and will
begin on Saturday morning, April 14,
at 10 o'clock. The public is invited to
attend the meetings.
The bulletin reads as follows:
"During the past twelve months
the American labor movement has
faced problems in the industrial world
which have touched the underlying
aims and policies of the labor move
ment itself. It has been an Informing
experience. Leaders of labor as well
as working people generally have
come to appreciate that, whereas or
ganization and co-operative effort is
necessary to express collective aims,
education is necessary to make or
ganization responsible and effective.
"Furthermore, the increasing re
sponsibility that is being placed upon
workers as members of their unions
and as citizens in the community
makes universal higher education a
necessity for good citizenship as well
as for union membership.
(Continued on Page 3
"The local chapter of Sigma
Delta Chi has voted to abolish the
Shun as a University publication.
The University authorities confirm
this action, and announce that no
Shun or sim lar publication in con
nection with University Night will
appear in the future," says an an
nouncement from the office of the
Chancellor, given out Tuesday af
ternoon. Chancellor Avery declined to
discuss the subject, saying that
there had already been too much
talk concerning the Shun.
T.
TELLS OF
Lincoln High School Instructor
Addresses Girls at Vesper
Services Last Night.
Miss Sarah T. Muir of the Depart
ment of English nt the Lincoln high
school spoke at the regular Y. V. C.
A. Vespers yesterday on the subject
of "Women in Journalism." The ser
vice was led by Anna Hlines and
special music was offered by the Ves
per Choir. A vocal duet by Gladys
Kleinke and Mrs. Smalley completed
the musical program.
Miss Muir said that while she was
not a Journalist, as an outsider she
could give an opinion on it as a pro
fession for women. "Women in jour
nalism must take the long view in
stead of the short view for what
counts is what it will do for us rather
than what we earn. Women in news
paper work are not especially well
paid and'thls js a deterrent to them.
But newspaper business is alluring
and interesting to women.
There is no trick about writing. It
is the culmination of training and
ability. News is something out of
the ordinary. To pack what you want
to say into a few words is news
sense. The other quality pf news is
accuracy. It is not very well devel
oped in tho average student, because
of observation. No profession holds
more completely the happiness of
people than Journalism it embraces a
field for the young woman if she
wants to work.
At Vespers next Tuesday. Holy
Week will be observed. The whole
service will be in charge of the Ves
per Choir.
The Senior Girls' Advisory Board
will be hostesses at a dinner at Ellen
Smith hall, Thursday evening at 8
o'clock. The diner will be prepared
by a committee from the Board.' A
program will be given and music will
be furnished for. dancing. Tickets can
be secured from members of the
Board and at Miss Clark's desk at
Ellen Smith Hall.
Employment Bureau
Secures Many Jobs
for Needy Students
William G. Alstadt, secretary of
employment of the Y. M. C. A. re
ported that last month thirty-five
jobs were located for University stu
dents. These included Jobs for work
ing for board and room, salesmanship
positions, collecting and advertising
jobs. This makes a total of 989 per
manent Jobs found this year. Mr.
Alstadt estimated the earnings of the
men on these Jobs at $25,800.
The Lion's Club has been especially
active in sending in jobs to the Y. M.
C. A. employment office. Letters are
being sent to all the clubs in the city
urging them to send to the office all
open positions. ,
Iowa State's championship relay
team further strengthened their hold
on national honors in that event by
winning from tho "flower" of the
middle west's two mile teams in the
Illinois Relay Carnival, the blue rib
bou classic of the season, at Urbana,
last Saturday night.
The Cyclone team won easily in
8:06 three seconds over the record,
and at no time during the ace were
the Ames fliers forced to extend them
selves. Wisconsin, Kansas and Notre
Dame finished in the order named.
Jan Ignace Paderewski, ex-premier
of Poland and celebrated piano com
poser, recently had the honorary de
gree of Doctor of Laws conferred up
on him by Dr. C. B. von Kleinsmid at
the University of Southern California.
JOURNALISTIC
immiHuiLiio
WEN FOR
KOSMET PLAY
Lewellen Hawley and Oliver
Maxwell Have Leading Parts
for First Act of
Production.
COOMBS AUTHOR OF PLAY
"Yellow Lantern" Will Be Given
with Many High Class Mu
sical Numbers This
Year.
Llewelyn C. Hawley and Oliver
Maxwell are chosen for tho leading
parts for the first act of "The Yel
low Lantenr,' to be staged the latter
part of April at the Orplieum by the
Kosniet Klub, according to announce
ment made yesterday by Fred H.
Richards, president of the Klub. The
cast of the third act will be an
nounced soon, he said. Hawley is a
junior law, and Maxwell is a member
of the senior law class.
For the leading Chinese characters,
the following were chosen: Edmund
Nuss, is a member of the senior law
class; Welch rogue, a sophomore
law; Dwight J. Merrlam, a student in
the College of Arts and Sciences, and
William B. Quigley, a junior law. .
Orville Andrews who is known be
cause of his work in the DeMolay
show is cast for one of the more im
portant parts.
Minor characters are: William W.
Norton, Claude E. Sutter, Harris A.
Poley, Charles F. Sperry, R. B. Fel
ton, Merle Loder, Wallace S. Forth,
William E. Bradley, Paul D. Stitzel,
James D. Marshall, Leland R. Snider,
Charles F. Adams, Robert F. Slattery,
Edward C. Kelly, Chester E. Beard
sely, and Joe Pizer. 4
Cast for Second Act Out Soon. .
The cast for the, second act will
not be announced until rehearsals for
the other acts have been well under
way according to members of the
Klub.
"The Yellow Lantern" is a Chinese
musical comedy, written by Cyril L.
Coombs, a senior in the College of
Law, who is well known in dramatic
circles and who is a member of the
University Players. The production
was chosen In a contest conducted by
members of the Kosmet Klub for Its
annual spring production.
Song Featured at Formal.
One of the songs, "Underneath the
Chinese Moon," was featured at the
Pan-Hellenic formal which was spon
sored by the Kosmet Klub. The cast
and chorus for this production is one
of the largest ever used in a play
by the Kosmet Klub.
More than 135 students tried out
for parts in the play. Because of
the great number of co-eds the judges
were unable to decide upon the list
for the second act, in which tho girls
appear.
Rosanna Williams, a sophomore in
the College of Arts and Sciences, was
chosen pianist for the rehearsals and
production at a contest held by the
Klub three weeks ago.
Chess Club Wins
First Match from
Minnesota Players
The Chessnuts. a new organization
for chess players at the University
of Nebraska, are playing a chess
match through the mails with Minne
sota. At the present time, but one
game has been finished with the vic
tory accredited to the Huskers.
The Chessnuts are a new club on
the campus composed of the leading
chess enthusiasts of the University.
The captain and four members of the
Nebraska State Chess team are en
rolled in the organization.
Meetings are held every two week3
at the Temple. At the last meeting
Dean Engberg played thirteen games
at the same time with members of
the organization. The result of the
thirteen to one match was one lose,
two draws and ten wins for Dean
Engberg. A round Robin tournament
will be held at he next meeting.
Officers elected for the coming se
mester are: C. B. Philip, reelected for
president; Archibold Elliott, elected
secretary and treasurer.
More sophomore candidates for
student manager in track are need
ed at once. Those wishing to try
out should report to H. D. Gish at
the athletic office immediately.