The Daily Ne'braskan
Examination
Examinations
January 21-26
21-26
January
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1924
PRICE 5 CENTS
PLAN UNIVERSITY
NIGHT PROGRAM
AH Organiations Must Submit
- a. a L. -
Skits to wmmiuw "y
February 1.
uniD ANNUAL FROLIC
AT CITY AUDITORIUM
All organizations desiring to pre
the University Night
fest shoud have their acts ready
v. February i. " "" ",v
toomittce in charge will select those
jrtsto be presented, no cui
.rrtl after that date. The
A,is should be not longer than the
dotted time oi twelve minui.es. iuu
,31 enable the committee to select
jjje full acts for the program.
Etch number presented will be
tuefully considered by the commit
tee. The majority of the acts pre
tested will be accepted according to
jbns now. There will be no partial
ity shown in the selection of. th
irts. They will be judged on clever
ttss, originality and the manner of
presentation. Only the best ones
fill be selected. . . .. - - -'University
Night will be held in
the City Auditorium on the evening
if February 23. The annual frolic
bs become a very popuar produc
tion, and plans are being made to
ale this year's progjram bigger and
tetter than ever.
The University Night committee
wiD meet Monday night, January 21,
a Ken Smith hall.
CADETS REGISTER
FOR SUMMER CAMP
Kajor Erickson Expects Ne
braska Detachment to
Be ISO.
Cadets are registering this week
lor toe R. 0. T. C. camp next sum
Mr at Fort Snelling. The registra
tion it being made regular drill peri
ods and will be completed this wek.
Tie total of Nebraska detachment
I will be definitely known after exam-
The men do not have to sign con
tracts to attend camp, but they do
cree to attend the camp unless
MBething unforeseen happens that
Ba it impossible to go.
Major Sidney Ericksen said yes
terday that expects the Ne
braska detachment at camp to be
bjBt one hundred and fifty men
a the basic and advanced courses.
The camp is a great summer ex
perience for those that attend, ac
"riing to the Major, who said that
nr valuable friendships are form
's' with men from other schools in
nUey and a closer acquaintance
ade of the men from Nebraska
ersity itself.
Eqaipmeat U Goo.
Tbe equipment of Camp Snelling
tkat left behind by the canton
wt that was located there during
war. Thebarracks are perma
t wooden buildings and are cora
jjMe in the most adverse wea
The fort is headquarters of the
Infantry and the cadets attend
tie camp have an opportunity of
"""ring at first hand the organiza-
and life of an army post. Every
the cadets inspect the equipment
V4 oarracks of the Third Infantry
"tier to see how the regular army
"4e things.
One year of camp Is required of
deta that take the advanced
in military science. The basic
71 tt ?ot "Qoired but many stu-
a . w jfefc vue laaiuon-
I ."tary training and for the bene-
tiie
- vuiuvur uic o
week nt at camp. Host
" the nnn.A. : ; . ... ,
tb 4 "-"nnmssionea oiiicers in
rdf regiment are selected from
V1 attended the basic
di?.vnce they we farther advance
the object and show mare pro
nc7 w the work .
ervatory Open
. to Public Tuesday
v
w U. the- chance to discover
e noon f. n
J bdu.'. ,n wotud have
"pen ta iv j wui w
?0 u 7 rbUc thi" trom
moon I vP' " wh5ch tim
wflj u . y viewed. A lecture
o tl 11 00 Nation of
Astronomy."
Nebraska Rifle Team
Makes Good Showing
The Nebraska rifle tea mia firing
the second week of inter-collegiate
meets this week. The shooting this
week is against the University of
New York, University of Delaware,
Syracuse University, Michigan Ag
gies, and the College of the City of
New York.
Dale Skinner made a nerfect score
yesterday in the prone position on
the official target for this week's
shooting, and others are firine tar
gets almost as good.
A meeting of the rifle team will
be held soon to decide on a sched
ule for shooting. Latelle DeFord is
acting chairman of the team, and
will announce the meeting on the mil
itary bulletin board.
Reports from the eastern schools
meet .last week are expected in the
next day or so.
METHODIST STUDENT
BANQUET IS PLANNED
Reports of Delegates to Stu
dent Volunteer Conven
tion to be Given
A Methodist student banquet will
be held Friday, January 25, at which
students will give full and complete
reports of the Student Volunteer
Convention held at Indianapolis dur
ing Christmas vacation.
This banquet is under the aus-
pieces of the Methodist student coun
cil, and all Methodist students are
invited to attend. There will be no
duplication of reports given at the
various churches in the city. Special
attention will be given the subjects
of race and war. Tickets for the
banquet may be purchased at any
Methodist church this morning or
next Sunday.
The Methodist student council has
outlined the program for the coming
year which will include a banquet
to be held Tuesday, February 26, at
which representatives of th interde
nominational deputation teams will
speak. They have also planned a
party for April and a picnic to take
place in May.
OLD PIANO IS RELIC
III LIBRARY MUSEUM
Instrument Was Brought to
Omaha From St. Louis
in 1855
A piano whose music more than
ixtv-five vears aero charmed roam
ing Indians and caused them to peer
curiously through the windows oi tne
house from which the strange sounds
emanated, is one of the most inter
esting relics contained in the state
historical society museum in the
ha.Atnont of the Library.
The legend of the piano, as stated
by Mrs. A. N. Ferguson of Omaha
mhn donated the instrument to the
museum in October, 1914, is that
tn mno was bought m St. Louis
and was shipped up the Missouri
river to Omaha in the spring or
It was owned by an ancester of the
l ATI rt VhA freauentlv told how, when
mha was nracticinff. the room would
suddenly become darkened and she
.vnM find the Indians looking in ai
the windows to see and hear what
was going on. Frequently, accord
ing to the account given, she would
invite them in and play lor tnem.
ThA case of the piano is oi oar
wood, and the body is of severe rec
tangular shape common to the very
old pianos. The edges oi tne Keys i
the middle octaves have been worn
.ll3Ts from constant practice.
The ivory is yellowed, but the tone
is as beautiful as it was when it
chsrmed the Indians over a half cen
tury ago.
tv- firm of Raven and Bacon,
which manufactured the piano, dates
its origin back to 1789 when Jonn
Jacob Astor imported the first Eng
lish piano from London.
Pre-Medics Elect
Lewis President
p..nd Lewis was e!ted presi
dent of the pre-medic society for
t pmsier at th banquet last
week. William Hay was chosen vice
,Mnt? Ribert Preston secretary
and treasurer; and Arthur Mulligan
sergeant at arms. The pre-medic so
ciety has 225 members. Over 12u
attended the banquet.
INTER-GLASS DEBATE
"Should Nebraska Adopt the
Unicameral Legislature,'
Is Subject.
p
By a split decision of two to one
the freshman debate team defeated
the junior team last night and won
the second annual inter-class debat
ing championship.
The freshman team, composed of
Maynard Arnot, Volta Torrey and
Donald Becker, upheld the affirma
tive of the question, "Should Ne
braska Adopt the Unicameral Legis
lature?" and marshalled evidence in
support of their stand from the ex
perience of European and American
commonwealth, with the successful
example of the operation of the uni
cameral system in several provinces
of Canda as their chief point in fav
or of the adoption of the plan in
the state of Nebraska, as a substi
tute for the present system which
the yshowed had certain inherent and
irremedial defects.
The junior team made up of Bur
nett Martin, William W. Norton and
Devon C. Eyer, countered the fresh
men's arguments in favor of the uni
cameral plan by other exampes
which showed its failure, but failed
to show that conditions had not
changed enough to warrant a similar
failure of the plan today. They also
advocated a reform of the bicameral
system as it Is now in operation but
did not refute successfully the af
firmative contention that there are
great evils in the unicameral system.
An open forum discussion fol
lowed the conclusion of the debate,
and members of the audience put
questions to the debate who had to
answer them extemporaniously.
Judges of the debate were: C. L.
Clark, Harold M. Hinkle, Floyd E.
Leavitt and Alexander McKie, chair
man. NEBRASKA ATHLETE
IS SOLD TO MAJORS
Thompsen to Report to St.
Louis Cardinals at Train
ing Camp.
Announcement has been made
that Fred Thompsen, former Ne
braska football and baseball per
former, will be given a chance in the
majors this spring. Tommy was re
cently signed to play state league
ball. 0. A. Beltzer, owner of the
Lincoln club, sold Thompson to the
St. Louis Cardinals. While en
roled at the University he played
three years as catcher.
Thompsen the second Nebraska
athete to go "up" during the last
year, Verne Lewellen signing a Pitts
burgh contract some time ago. Lew
ellen is a pitcher and has all ap
pearances of making a handy twirler
for the Pirates.
Thompsen has never played or
ganized ball but has been on the re
ceiving end in many sandlot ga ae.
Final Exams Like
Unto Famous Last
Stand of Custer
When final examinations start
next Monday at 8 o'clock, students
will have their last chance to retrieve
reputations in subjects in which they
have sluffed, or, if they have been
conscientious, this will be the last
time that they will be called upon
to uphold their reputations.
In some classes, instructors ex
emot from the finals students who
have done consistently good work.
Sometimes the average which gains
exemntion is 90 per cent but fre
quently it' is lower. The matter of
thus exempting certain students la
left entirely to the discretion of the
individual instructor.
The question of how much the
final examination counts toward the
final erade in a subject is also left
to the individual instructor. In some
courses it means practically every
thing, in others, its weight is from
one-third to one-fourth.
Reeardless of whether or not the
examination rnnnta a great deal, they
are very important because they are
the time of accounting for the work
of the whole semester. Attendance
at the examinations at the time an
nounced on the schedules is very im
portant.
INTER-FRATERNITY
RIFLE MEET STARTS
Scores Will Not Be Anonunced
Until Competition Is .
Completed.
Greek letter men are occupying
the stage at the gallery this week in
the annual interfraternity rifle tour
nament this week. Delta Upsilon is
the first fraternity to complete fir
ing. The team composed of G. Ran
dall, George Smaha, Paul Krose,
Harold Grunt, and Art Strory fin
ished yesterday.
Captain Huskea is not giving out
any scores until Saturday noon when
the. match ends.
About fifteen men from various
fraternities fired yesterday. A total
of ninety-five men will fire before
the week is over. Last minute regis
trations were made by Alpha Sigma
Phi, Beta Theta Pi, and Alpha Theta
Chi which were not announced on
the list of entries last Sunday. The
number of fraternities entered is
nineteen, almost twice as many as
were competing in the tourney last
year.
Fraternity teams are urged to do
their firing as soon as possible in
order to avoid a jam at the end of
the week. The required shooting
takes about forty-five minutes.
SOCIAL FRATERNITIES
GO TO DOLE'S STUDIO
Other Organiation Group Pic
tures to Be Taken at
Campus Studio.
The Comhusker staff announces
that beginning today all social fra
ternities will have their group pic
tures taken at Dole's studio. Other
organization group pictures that
rwere to have been taken this week
at the Campus studio will go to Dole's
instead. This announcement super
cedes all that have been made be
fore. The campus studio finds it impos
sible to accomodate both fraterni
ties and other organizations and get
the work all done by February 2, the
date that has been set for all group
pictures to be in. Social fraterni
ties are informed that they should
schedule their appointments for pic
tures at Dole's with Abe Martin at
the Sigma Chi house, phone B2989.
All group sittings (for campus studio
should be scheduled in the Cornhus-
ker office or with Wendell Berge,
managing editor.
A one dollar fine will be imposed
on all groups from now on that do
not keep their appointments.
The studios are giving almost all
of their time for three weeks to the
Cornhusker work and whenever a
group fails to keep its appointments
much confusion is caused for both
the photographer and the Cornhus
ker staff. If an appointment cannot
be kept, the Cornhusker office must
be notified before 5 o'clock the
night before or else the fine will be
imposed.
All organizations are urged to
make appointments at once. Over
one hundred group pictures must be
taken in the next three weeks and if
many groups postpone until the last
week the congestion at the studios
will be too great for effective work.
Groups going to the campus studio
are requested by the photographer
to use the west door of the studio.
Wrestling Try-Outs
' Set for Wednesday
Varsity wrestling try-outs will be
held tomorrow afternoon in the Ar
mory starting at 3:30, according to
an announcement made Dy uoacn
Clapp yesterday. The Nebraska mat
representatives in the coming meet
with Nthwestern University will
be made from the showings made at
Wednesday try-outs. One man will
be selected to represent Cornhusker
land in each of the seven weight
groups. The Huskers leave to meet
Northwestern at Evanston at the
close of examination week.
KANSAS A new Jayhawk will
soon spread its Tarings on the campus.
Th designer has applied for a copy
right on his "Perching Jayhawk."
The bird is so balanced that when
its beak is rested on the edge of an
object it suspends itself horizontally
in Jthe air ,
Pub Board Calls
for Applications
The Student Publication Board
will receive, until Thursday noon,
January 17, appications for ap
pointment to the following posi
tions on the staff of The Daily
Nebraskan :
Editor, managing editor,' four
night editors, and two assistant
news editors, for the first half of
the second semester.
Business manager, assistant
business manager, and circulation
manager for the second semester.
Application blanks may be got
at the office of the chairman
(University Hall 112) and of Sec
retary J. K. Selleck (Armory).
Each applicant is requested to
submit evidence as to his quali
fications for the particular posi
tion to which he seeks appoint
ment. M. M. FOGG, Chairman,
Student Publication Board.
WEBSTER IS AUTHOR
OF WORLD HISTORY
Work is Special Study of Last
Three Outlines of
Progress
"World History," the latest and
most painstaking publication by Dr.
Hutton Webster, professor of social
anthropology at the University, has
just been published by D. C. Heath
& Company of New York. Profes
sor Webster covers the entire field
of history, but he leaves ancient and
prehistoric periods with only a gen
eral outline preparatory to a de
tailed and special study of the last
three centuries of the progress of
the volume is devoted to the period
before the eighteenth cenutry; the
remaining two-thirds are concerned
with the consideration of problems
arising before the eighteenth cen
tury of special interest to this gen
eration. Interspersing legendary
narrative into the greater mass of
historical data, Dr. Webster has
made of his work an historical study
of the idea of progress. The book
contains over 100 maps.
In reviewing the volume the lit
erary critic of the Christian Science
Monitor of Boston says: "Professor
Webster is a scholar who has sup
plemented his learning with a faith
in mankind. In recounting the con
tributions of the world's civilizations
to human progress he has brought
together the evidence out of which
the student may form, not alone an
understanding of history, but a sym
pathetic appreciation of the human
EDITOR ANNOUNCES
PICTURE SCHEDULE
The following statement regard
ing pictures in the Cornhusker was
issued by Editor Craig Monday night.
This announcement takes precedence
over all previous announcements or
statements.
Pictures.
All pictures either organization or
individual must be scheduled at the
Cornhusker office the ay before the
sitting is desired.
All organizations with the single
exception of sororities will have
group pictures taken for their pages.
Keys for the pictures should be
made out when the proof is returned.
ladividl Picture.
Juniors Pictures must be taken
before Saturday. Proofs must be re
turned by Monday, January 21 at
Dole's studio.
Seniors Pictures for the senior
section wil be taken at Doles be
tween January 21 and February 2.
An alphabetical list will govern ap
pointments. Sorority members Individual pic
tures must all be taken by Friday,
February 1. Proofs must be re
turned by Saturday, February 2.
Croup Picture.
Social fraternities Pictures will
be taken at Doles studio and proofs
returned by Saturday, January 19.
Appointments will be made with Abe
Martin at B2989.
Organizations and groups All
pictures must be taken at the cam
pus studio before Saturday, February
2. Appointments will be made at
the Cornhusker office.
TEAM TO START
ON FIRST TRIP
Huskers Face Hard Schedule
This Week on Foreign
Courts
MEET FORMER VALLEY
CHAMPIONS AT KANSAS
Nebraska plays three Missouri Val
ley games this week, all of which are
scheduled to come off on foreign
floors. Thursday night they battle
the Kasas Aggies at Manhattan, Fri
day night they 'take on the Kansas
University quintet, last year's Mis
souri Valley champions in the cage
sport, and Saturday night they go
up against the Oklahoma Sooners.
All of these games will be battles.
Although the Huskers have played
some good basketball at home in
their three games, the outcome of the
games on the trip will be in doubt
until the fina toot of the whistle.
The Kansas Aggies showed some real
basketball at times on the Nebraska
court last Friday night and now that
they are accustomed to the Huskers
style of play and being on their home,
floor, it will tend to make things
hard for the visiting boys from Ne
braska. The game against K. U. will no
doubt be the hardest one the Husk
ers have, unless it would be the one
with Creighton at Omaha February
1. The K. U. team is blossoming out
again this year with a team that
points to great things. The cham
pionship still remains a distinct mem
ory and they are already expressing
desires and predictions of duplicat
ing their performance again this
season. If they can dispose of Ne
braska it will mean a feather in their
cap. Nebraska hasn't had a chance
to show her stuff in a foreign Val
ley game this year and the first op
portunity will come on the trip.
The game with the Sooners ends
the trip and will furnish a good ter
minator as the Oklahoma team has
made a good record for herself in
the games already played. The
games in which she has been con
quered were not one-sided games by
any means.
The Schedule.
Nebraska has but ffve more games
at home. The schedule for the re
maining games is as follows:
January 17 Kansas ' Aggies at
Manhattan.
January 18 Kansas University at
Lawrence.
January 19 Oklahoma University
at Norman.
January 26 Kansas University at
Lincoln.
February 1 Creighton University
at Omaha.
February 2 Drake University at
Des Moines.
February 4 Grinnell at Grinnell.
February 8 University of Mis
souri at Columbia.
February 9 Washington Univer
sity at St. Louis.
February 15 Grinnell College at
Lincoln.
February 22 Washington at Lin
coln. February 27 Iowa State College
at Ames.
March 3 Iowa State College at
Lincoln.
March 6 Drake at Lincoln.
Discuss War and Races
at Forum Luncheon
The last World Forum Luncheon
of this semester will be held at the
Grand Hotel Wednesday. Marion
Madigan and Robert Shields will
give personal impressions of the Stu
dent Volunteer Convention. Last
week Josephine Schramek and Wen
dell Berge presented the general at
titude of the convention concerning
the race problem and war.
The speakers at the meeting to
morrow will give a more detailed
account of the experiences and reac
tions of the student delegates at the
conventions.
Tickets for the luncheon are twen
ty-five cents and are on sale at the
Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A.
offices. These World Forum Lun
cheons will continue throughout the
next semester.
INDIANA Illustrated lectures
are given by Coach Mann on the fun
damentals of basketball for the bene
fit of co-eds who are anxious to
learn the whys and wherefores of
the various icrmations and styles
of play used.