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LrxXIII-NO. 82
BAR REFERENDUM
ON PROHIBITION
Chancellor Avery Explain.
Why Such Vote Here Is
Absurd.
REQUESTS VIGOROUS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
"No referendum on prohibition
sach s held in some eastern schools
can be taken in this university,"
Mid Chancellor Avery last night.
"Inasmuch as the Regents, who
constitute supreme authority under
the state constitution and laws, have
decided that the internal policy of
the University answers question num
ber three in the affirmative that is,
it favor." more rigorous enforcement
of the prohibition amendment and
the Volstead Act to make prohibition
an actuality.
"Furthermore, the Regents have
recently specifically directed the exe
cutive, officers of the University to
co-operate with the federal, state and
city law enforcement officers, and
with the moral forces of the city, in
vigorous enforcement of the prohi
bition amendment and the Volstead
Act in so far as the University is con
cerned. "Though it is my belief that a
referendum on number three would
be overwhelmingly in the affirmative,
the University cannot with propriety
permit a referendum to be taken in
volving a subject on which its own
governing board has spoken definite
ly and authoritatively," he added.
Asks Enforcement
Aside ifrom the Regents' recent
action, he pointed out that all good
citizens must in law enforcement. A
conscious determination either to
evade or to wink at the evasion of
any law places one in the position of
a conspirator to overthrow fllj law.
To raise the question propounded in
question Number three is as prepos
terous as it would be to suggest for
debate whether we shall enforce the
speed laws or the law against larceny.
"It is possible that some other
schools have permitted a referendum
among their students as to whether
or not they favor upholding the Con
stitution of the United States and the
enforcement of law. Such a proposal,
however, in the University of Nebra
ska is preposterous." be concluded.
Work Begins on
Junior-Senior Prom
The general committee of the sen
ior class for the junior-senior prom
and all committee chairmen will meet
today at 3 o'clock in the Cornhusker
office to discuss the plans for the an
nual event. Members of this com
mittee are: Oliver Maxwell, chair
man; Ransom Samuelson, Aurel Fore
man, Virgil Northwall, and Robert
Craig.
The junior-senior prom is the big
formal of the year and the class pres
idents and various committee chair
men are working to make this year's
prom a success.
The date for the party ha not
ken set, owing to the fart that the
place wh'-re the prom will be held
ha not yet been decided upon.
Y. W. C. A. Kernels
Plan Another Party
The wcond party of the Y. W. C.
Kernels will be held Saturday at
Ellen Smith hall from 2:30 to 4:30.
invitations will be sent out, but
thow who received them for the
Unit party are invited. Entertain
nt will consist of games and danc-
Thi is the fourth of a series of
given by the social and mem
hip committees of the Y. W. C.
They have as their purpose the
lostering of friendship among Uni
ty students. The Husks and
JJls will also give parties in
Nelraskan Reporters
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UNIVERSITY OF
Cornhusker Space
Is in Big Demand
All organizations desiring space in
the Cornhusker should make their
reservations some afternoon this
week'by calling the business manager
at the Cornhusker office in the base
ment of University hall.
Work by the advertising commit
tee of the 1924 Cornhusker is pro
gressing rapidly. Fourteen salesmen
have been working in the business
section this week., They have been
so" successful that the advertising
section of this year's book promises
to be bigger and better than ever.
DR. A. W, TAYLOR TO
ADDRESS WORLD FORUM
Noted Industrial and Social
Worker Will Speak
This Noon.
Dr. Alva W. Taylor of Indian
apolis, noted student of industrial
conditions and author of numerous
works on the relations of industry to
Christianity and kindred subjects,
will address the World Forum lun
cheon group this noon at the Grand
Hotel. Dr. Taylor is on the campus
for two days. Yesterday he spoke in
Vespers on "Industrialism." He also
addressed groups of students at Cot-
ner and business men in Lincoln. He
also addressed several classes in so
ciology at the invitation of Dr. Hattie
P. Williams, chairman of the depart
ment of political science and sociol
ogy. "Fundamentals of the Labor Move
ment" is the topic for Dr. Taylor's
address before the World Forum dis
cussion group. As a member of the
Inter-Church World Movement Com
mittee, which investigated the Steel
Strike of 1919, and as the author of
several books in this connection, Dr.
Taylor is a well-informed lecturer on
his subject.
Dr. Taylor taught for over ten
years at the University of Missouri
after which he became editor of one
of the largest independent religious
papers in the country. As a lecturer
author, and student of the Christian
aspect of industrial relations and con
ditions, Dr. Taylor has a .national
standing. He is a graduate of Drake
University at Des Moines and of the
University of Chicago and is a mem-,
ber of Phi Beta Kappa.
MATHEMATICS IS A
UNIVERSAL TONGUE
Prof. Brenke Tells Freshmen
Numbers Have No Na
tional Limit.
"The universality of the language
of mathematics makes it possible for
men of different nations to under
stand each other even though they
do not speak each other's spoken lan
guage," said W. C. Brenke, professor
of mathematics, this week before the
freshman lecture class. "In the con
ventional symbols which are common
to all civilized nations mathemati
cians have a medium of inter "urse
not limited by national lines."
Professor Brenke described math
ematics from the elementary stages
of the science such as simple arithme
tic to the higher realms dealt with
it the graduate college, in studies
dealing with numbers beyond the fi
nite, and into the infinite.
For convenience integers and frac
tions are grouped as rational num
bers. There is another group of
numbers whjch cannot be expressed
as integers and fractions. Such are
most square roots. The square root
of 2 is an irrational number. Cube
and fourth roots of numbers are ir
rational in many cases except when
the root happens to come out a sim
ple number.
There are rational and irrational
r.w one kind of which are the
roots of simple numbers. Another
is the quadratic formula.
A familiar member of the family
of numbTrs is pi, which represents
the relation between the radius of
a circle and iU circumference.
Professor Brenke very interesting
ly traced the history of the value of
pi from the earliest periods of civili
zation. He" also explained to the
freshmen the value of pi in modern
times and pointed out to what a re
markable decree of accuracy it has
been calculated.
NEBRASKA, LINCOLN,
NEBRASKA RIFLFBS
SHOOT HIGH SCORE
Competing With Schools in
East; Eggers Plans for
Pistol Team.
Additional returns from the inter
collegiate rifle team firing" of last
week, were received yesterday from
the College of the City of New York.
The New York total was 3382, trail
ing along 246 points below the mark
reached by Nebraska. Reports from
the University of Porto Rico have
not arrived yet
The rifle team is firing this week
against three eastern colleges, Penn
sylvania Military College, Virginia
Military Academy, and St. John's
College at Annapolis. The team
members are making scores as good
as the high mark established last
week.
Coach Eggers is starting pistol
practice in the gallery this semester.
There are several gallery-size 22
calibre pistols in the gallery equip
ment, and Coach Eggers plans to in
struct all the advanced course juni
ors and seniors in pistol shooting.
He will also give instruction to
sophomores who are going to take
the advanced course next year.
Some good scores have been knocked
out by the advanced course men who
did a little preliminary practice
pistol shooting for the first time this
week. According to Captain Eggers
these first attempts at pistol shoot
ing by the advanced course men
show promise of a number of expert
pistol shots before the end of the
year.
Coach Eggers is going to give
instruction to advanced course men
in rifle and pistol "shooting and to
cadets, both advanced and basic,
who are going to camp next sum
mer, in order to lower Missouri's
record in this branch of camp acti
vitites, and help win first place for
Nebraska. For the last several
years Nebraska has been a close
second to Missouri at camp, and the
slogan of the Nebraska contingent
as in previous years wr;ll be to beat
Missouri.
UNI RADIO STUDIO
Plan to Broadcast Programs
Regularly on Wednesday
Evenings.
. Station WFAV, of the University,
has been equipped with new studio
equipment including a microphone,
an amplifier and a piano. New wall
draperies have also been put up in
order to do away with the possibility
of echoes in the broadcasting room.
Operator F. G. Moles is planning
to give some new and varied pro
grams within a short time and he
asks that any members of the faculty
or student body who have sugges
tions for radio entertainment submit
them to him. Any kind of music will
be accepted for the programs except
band music.
The regular broadcasting night is
Wednesday but at any other availa
ble time programs will be broad
casted if sufficient entertainment is
submitted.
Anyone who has suggestions for
programs is asked to submit them
to F. G. Moles, E. E. 103, Phone 56.
Band Plans Musical
Program for Sunday
The University band will present
an afternoon program in the Armory
next Sunday, February 3. The band
has sixty-two pieces xow and has been
working for some time on a concert
of classical music. The exact time
of the concert and the complete pro
gram will be announced in the Ne
braskan soon.
Ag Students to Elect
New Head Today
The president of the Ag Club for
the coming semester will be elected
today at Agricultural College cam
cus. The secretary of the Farmers'
Fair Board, left vacant by the failure
of Walter Weaver to return to school,
is also to be elected. The president
of Ag Club will also be assistant
manager on the Fanners' Fair Board.
All Arricultural College men may
vote at the polls in Dean Burnett's
office.
NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY,
GAGESTERS PLAN
TO DODGE JINX
Kline Runs Tosser Over Floor
to Cloud Out Recent
Defeats.
AD the plots and plans that a Hus-
ker cage-knowledge factory can turn
out will be centered this week in a
supreme effort to dodge the cloud
laid over the Varsity cage tossers
the past few weeks by old Man Jinx.
Coach Kline and his Nebraska basket
ball artists will jump the rattlers
Friday afternoon for the second
three-game road trip of the season,
meeting Omaha, Creighton on for
eign soil Friday, Drake at Des Moines
Saturday, and Grinnell at Grinnell
Monday evening.
Scrimmage and floor work have
been the call of the hour at the night
ly drubbings this week, with the Var
sity being pitted against the Fresh
men candidates at the Coloseum
Tuesday. The Kline quintet will
likely undergo any marked change
before the week-end tour. During
the first two workouts of the week's
program the regulars seemed to be
brushing off their scoring optics
which have been seemingly closed
during the last few contests and
pjerced the iron rim at will. The
scoring combination exhibited a new
brand of ball on the suburban court
last evening.
The Nebraska-Creighton affair
scheduled for Omaha Friday seems
to have entered the calcium glare
throughout the state and much inter
est is shown in the coming conflict.
Creighton is known to have one of
the best quintets in th country in
Lovely, Trautman, Mahoney, Spei
cher, and Haley and a treat is in
store for followers of the 'ndoor
game when the. Huskers and the
Bluejays line up. At present the
Creighton five tops the North Cen
tral conference and have defeated
such teams as Indiana, Iowa, Haskell
Indians and the Dakota State com
binations already this season.
A large squad will make the trip
to Omaha but only about ten artists
will continue to Des Moines and Grin
nell. The Cornhuskers meet Drake,
the tail enders of the Valley con
ference, and are not expected to have
much trouble in registering on the
credit side' of the ledger, but with
Grinnell meeting the locals on the
third night of the tiresome trip, may
upset things to cop the decision. Grin
nell has been hitting a veteran stride
of late, causing the loop leaders,
Washington, to extend themselves to
win fter a hot 35 to 30 test.
SENIORS DATED FOR
ANNUAL PICTURES
Should Call Cornhusker Office
" for Definite Appoint
ment. The time for seniors to have their
pictures taken for the 1924 Corn
husker is almost gone and all fourth
year students should watch the Daily
Nebraskan to see when their turn
comes to go to Dole's studio.
Only photographs taken at Dele's
will be used in the annual. Those
students who wish to use pictures
taken last year at Dole's may do so
by making arrangements at the
studio.
The following list o fseniors will
have their pictures taken on Friday.
They should be sure to call the Corn
husker office and make a definite
appointment at the studio.
John Graebling, Ruth Grant, Julia
Graves, Gerald Gray, Lloyd Green,
Helen Griess, Lloyd Griffiths, George
Gross, Art Grove, George Hagen
bnch, Clarice Haggart, Ernest Haight,
Ed V. Hanson, Ruth Hammarstrom,
Fred Hanson, Ivan Hanson, Lynn
Harden, Clarence Harris, Cecil Hart
man, Theo HarUell, William Harvey,
Orris Hatch, Gaylord Hatten, Arthur
Havlovic, Hoyt Hawke, John Hawke,
Donald Head, Carl Helmstadter, Ru
ben Helsing, Fred Henderson, Carl
Henkelmann, Fred Henneman, Low
ell Henney, Elizabeth Hepler, Albie
Hervert, Mary Henerroan, E 17.
Hickman, Clifford Hicks, Bessie Hiett
Dean Higgins, Verna Hill, Dorothy
HDsabeck, Anna Hines, Theresa
Hirsch, Cecelia Hoehne, Aaton Hof
roeyer, Catherine Holland, Mable
Holman, Paul Holmberg, Peter
Hornby, Roy House, F. W. Howard,
W. H. Howey, Esther Hoyt, Ralph
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JANUARY 30, 1924
Reporters Will Be
Assigned Thursday
There will be a meeting of all ap
plicants for reporters positions on the
Daily Nebraskan in the Nebraskan
office, Thursday evening at 5 o'clock.
At this time assignments will be made
and applicants will be given definite
jobs.
There are opportunities for every
one who will apply and any who is
willing to work 'should see the man
aging editor at once.
PHI LAMBDA UPSILON
PLANS INITIATION
National Honorary Chemical
Society to Install Ten
New Members.
Phi Lambda Upsilon, national,
honorary chemical society, will hold
its annual initiation January 31 at
the University club. The initiation
will be followed by a banquet.
The following men will be initi
ated:
Dr. F. W. Upson, Dr. D. J. Brown,
Dr. T. J. Frankforter, all of the de
partment of chemistry of the Uni
versity. Other initiates are Profes
sor J, H, Moss of Cotner College,
and graduate students, Carroll Diller
Elton Pinckney, and James Dorsey.
Election to Phi Lambda Upsilon is
based on general scholarship and re
search in chemistry. Because of the
high requirements election is t limited
to a few.
STADIUM GROUNDS
TO BE BEAUTIFIED
General Campus Improve
ments Planned for Warm
Weather Months.
"Many improvements will be made
on the campus during the spring and
summer months of this year," stated
Laurence F. Seaton, operating super
intendent of the University, in an
interview yesterday. "However, no
very radical changes will be made
at this time," he added.
Among the changes to be made is
the beautifying of the ground around
the stadium. Small shrubbery and
trees will be placed on all sides near
the fence. The east entrance will
be made especially attractive. The
football field will be improved by
the placing of turf on the playing
ground. Shrubbery and grass will
also be planted on other parts of the
campus.
The service departments of the
university will be located under the
west stands. Among them are the
wood shop, print shop, and electric
shops. The east stand is being used
for track work at the present time.
During the summer two stories will
be added to the Temple building di
rectly over the cafeteria. This will
give more room to the Fine Arts stu
dents for their dramatic work. The
addition will be made at a much
lower expense than a new building.
Girls' Commercial
Club Will Meet
Agnes Kessler will speak on the
Industrial Experiment held at Den
ver last summer at a meeting of the
Girls' Commercial Club at 5 o'clock
today in Social Science 107. An im
portant business meeting will follow.
Student-built Marine Engine is
Added to Machine Tool Laboratory
The most recent addition to the
machine tool laboratory in the Me
chanical Engineering building is the
new triple expansion marine engine
which was built entirely by the trade
school students in the mechanical
engineering department.
This is the type of engine which
the United States government UBes
in its fifty foot cutters. It is a
light-weight machine and both
powerful and economiv'sL As the
name rupgft.t, the steam is utilized
three times. That is, the steam is
circulated and expanded in three
different cylinders.
The castings and forgings for the
machine were purchased cbeifly
through the influence of Prof. W. L.
DeBaufre, who was formerly con
nected with the federal naval de
partment. Heretofore the school
PRICE 5 CENTS
WOMEN DISCUSS
POINTSYSTEM
Will Meet Thursday to Con
sider Plan Proposed by
Mortarboard.
SEE NEED TO GOVERN
GIRLS ACTIVITIES
A noint system for University
women has been drawn up by Mor
tarboard and approved by Mortar
board and W. S. G. A. board and will
be submitted for discussion at a meet
ing of the presidents of all girls' or
ganizations Thursday night at 7:15 v
at Ellen Smith hall. If the plan meets
the approval of this group it will be
voted upon by all the, women in the
University.
The plan is subject to change at
the discretion of the presidents of
women's organizations before sub
mission to popular vote. The present
form follows:
"The point system here outlined
is recommended by Mortarboard to
be approved and adopted by the
women of the University of Nebras
ka. Administration of the system '
shall be put in the hands of a special
committee with the chairman from
the W. S. G. A. board. The duty of
this committee shall be to check the
results of all elections and appoint
ments to office.
"By restricting the number of col
lege activities in which one person
may take part, the point system aims
at two things: First, to create a more
democratic spirit in girls' activities
by extending among the many stu
dents those privileges, pleasures and
honors which have previously been
shared by a few; second, to benefit
the organizations or activities by as
suring each position or office an of
ficer whose interests are concen
trated rather than so scattered that
her interests become inefficient.
"The activities have been re
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INTER-FRAT GAMES
WELL UNDER WAY
Sig Eps, Betas, Phi Delta Chis
Win; Protest Committee
Bars Three Men.
Sigma Phi Epsilon, Beta Theta Pi
and Phi Delta Chi were winners in
yesterday's interfraternity basketball
games. These teams defeated Sigma
Nu, Alpha Gamma Rho, and Bushnell
Guild, respectively.
Today's games are as follows: Sig
ma Chi vs. Alpha Theta Chi, 4:00;
Delta Tau Delta vs. Omega Beta Pi,
4:20; Alpha Sigma Phi vs. Acacia,
5:20.
The three games played yesterday
were slow, with large scores piled up
on both sides. The Sigma Phi Ep
silon team defeated the Sigma Nus
with a 6core of 20 to 11. Mclntyie,
guard for the winning team proved
to be the star of the game. He scored
8 points besides doing some brilliant
floor work.
The second game was the closest
of the three. The Beta Theta Pi
team rolled in 1 2 points, and the best
that the Alpha Gamma Rhos could
do was to make 9. The very end of
the game was the most exciting time
of the afternoon when the A. G. R.
team scored two baskets and almost
tied the score.
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had no triple expansion engine no
marine engine and no engine that
operated with a Stevenson link mo
tion. This engine combines all of
these features and the surprising
thing is that it was. produced at
about one-tenth of what the engine
would hare cost if it had been
bought complete. The whole job
was done at virtually the cost of the
raw material alone.
The building of this machine has
offered opportunities to the trade
school students and has also given
the students in engineering pro
blems. C. A. Sjogren, instructor in
charge of the machine tool labora
tory, states tliat the construction of
the engine is a piece of work that is
far above tat c fce average uni
versity shop.
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