he Daily Nebraskan
Interfraternity Track
Meet Start. April 4.
Interfraternity Track
Meet Start April 4.
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UNIVERSITY OP NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1924
PRICE 5 CENTS
FORTY-ONE WIN
P, B.jMIONORS
Election Held Wednesday
Twenty-seven Women and
Fourteen Men Chosen.
UST WILL BE MADE
PUBLIC THIS MORNING
Forty-one students were elected to
phi Bete Kappa at a meeting of the
Nebraska chapter yesterday after
noon. The namtj will be announced
in a special convocation at the Tem
pte Theater at 11 o'clock today.
Approximately the same number
jg being admitted this year as last,
Int the standards have been raised
considerably. The lowest grade
which admitted the students has risen
constantly since 1920. The highest
rade this year was 94.99, while the
lowest was 88.01.
Tba highest grade this year was
also' higher than the corresponding
one last year, when 94.06 was the
highest average. The low averagj
for the past few years follows: 1920,
87.5; 1921, 87.53; 1922, 87.6; 1923,
7.73; 1924, 88.01.
The election of members is bald
but once a year and those who are
graduated in August and in Jan
nary are considered as well as the
June graduates. The average is ob
tained from all courses carried ex
cept shorthand, typewriting, and re
quired work in physical education
and military science. 1
The girls carried away the honors
in number of members again this
year. There are twenty-seven girls
as compared to fourteen boys. About
thirty members who are now on the
University campus attended the elec
tion yesterday noon in U201. ;
FiUZE OFFERED FOR
REPORTORIAL WORK
Sigma Delta Chi to Reward
Reporter Who Does Most
Notable Work.
In co-operation with national of
fices of Sigma Delta Chi, national
professional journalistic fraternity,
the Iowa State College chapter offers
a high grade gold watch to that re
porter on tire staff of a college news
paper who, in he twelve months pre
ceding the close of the contest, shall
have performed the most notable
piece f reportorial work.
This is the second year that the
prize has been offered. James W.
Elliott, a freshman at the University
of Indiana, won the award last year.
Be wrote a series of stories which
appeared in the Indiana Daily Stu
dent over a period of ten weeks, urg
ing the establishment of a "blanket"
athletic tax. He did his job so thor
oughly that all activities were finally
included.
The complete story of how he hap
pened to write the stories and their
results is in the office of the Daily
fc'ebraskan and those interested are
"rged to come in and read it.
It is hoped that this award will
help stimulate interest in better col
lege reporting. This contest is to
college journalists what Pulitzer
Prize is to America's newspaper men.
These are the conditions of the
cabinet:
Sut Chapter Donate Prire.
The prize is donated by Iowa State
College chapter, members of which
re prohibited from competing. Judg
ing will be by a committee of three,
consisting of two alumni members
of the fraternity and one son-mem-.
at least two of whom shall be
gaged in active newspaper work.
In selecting the winner oZ the
contest, the judges will consider the
following questions:
1- Style: Is the material tersely
written? Is the style of writing ef
fective! -J" Value of service performed:
hat value to the college resulted
could have resulted from the
or series? What value re
nted to the publication? Did it in
subscription, evoke eommen
JJn from disinterested paries?
it quoted in other journals?
Cornet;- j v .i '
terial
uuu, unaer wmca uw ma
was writton- n; tv. o-.v,--
Did v ttateriaI Present difficulties?
element of time present dif-
b k tne storT or series
ft Investigational work by the
"V hat sort of sources of
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Weather Forecast
Thursday Fair with moderate
temperature.
Friday Probably fair with mod
erate temperature.
MANY BUY TICKETS
FOR ARTS SMOKER
Selling Committee Reports
Progress; Centurions in
Charge of Affair.
The sale of tickets for the Arts
and Science smoker to be held to
night at 7:30 at the University club
has been progressing rapidly accord
ing to reports last night. Much in
terest has been expressed in the
speech on "What Are We Coming
To?" to be given by Dr. Franklin D.
Barker of the department of zoology.
After the talk there will be an op
portunity for open forum discus
sion of the question. Miss Harriet
Cruise will sing several selections.
"Dr. Barker has proved to be one
of the most popular speakers in the
Freshman lecture course and we
are looking forward to a very in
teresting discussion," stated Robert
F. Craig, president of the Centurians,
honorary organization which is spon
soring the smoker.
After the speech, refreshments
will be served and the men present
will have an opportunity to enjoy all
the privileges of the University club
as long as they wish.
Tickets for the smoker have been
sent out to all the fraternity houses
and they may als be got frm any
member of the Centurions. Hugh
Cox is the general chairman and
Charles Adams has I charge of the
ticket sales. The price of the tick
ets is 35 cents.
Commercial Club
to Give a Banquet
Members of the Commercial club
will gather tonight at the Grand ho
tel at 6 o'clock for a banquet in
honor of the thirteen men initiated
Tuesday night.
Prof. George Darlington of the
accounting department will act as
toastmaster. President Bennett S.
Martin will give a welcome to the
initiates. A short review of the
aims and activities of the club and
its position in the college will be giv
en by Elton N. Baker. Wallace Her-
rick, 22, now in the advertising de
partment of the Lincoln Star, will
speak on the problem of egtting
started in business after graduation.
The last toast of the evening will be
given by August Holmquist, one of
the new initiates.
Every Bizad is urged to attend and
to get his tickets before noon today.
A report of tickets sold must be made
to John Shepard today at noon at the
Commercial club rooms.
The following men were elected
to membership in the Block and Bri
dle club, an organization of men ma
joring, in the animal husbandry de
partment, at a recent meeting: Ralph
Douglas, Glen Dunlap, Alfred Engel,
Lawrence Garvie, Amos Gsramlich,
Melvin Lewis, Miles McCullough,
Frank Reese, Daniel Seibold, Walt
Tolman.
Xwv ' C-CjS" fat-
WOMEN ORGANIZE
N. U. T. LGIIAPTER
New Honorary Organization
Appears on Campus; Miss
Pound Is Sponsor.
NO PHI BETA KAPPAS
PERMITTED TO JOIN
Partly from a conviction that
there are by no means enough Greek
letter organizations on the campus
and partly in order to recognize
"merit" and "character," Beta chap
ter of Nu Upsilon Tau Tau has been
established at Nebraska. The mem
bers are elected annually and are
to be announced on Phi Beta Kappa
day. Alpha chapter has existed at
the University of Texas since 1917,
and Nebraska boasts of having the
first new chapter in a policy of ex
pansion. The members of NUTT may be rec
ognized on Phi Beta Kappa day by
the goobers they wear proudly about
their necks, pendant on yellow rib
bons. The parent chapter forwarded
a quantity of assorted superior
goobers and twelve yards of solid,
bright yellow ribbon for the installa
tion. In the future, personal appli
cations accompanied by photographs,
vaccination certificates, endorsements
of character, beauty shop credits, and
scholarship affidavits may be of help
in securing consideration for this
society, Phi Beta Kappas are harshly
barred. No Phi Beta Kappa may
aspire to become a Nutt.
Memberahip List Announced
The Goober Dozen for 1924 con
sists of:
Lorna Plimpton, Arthella Gadd,
Eleanor Potter, Florence Fast, Glee
Gardner, Reba Maynard, Dorothy
Brown, Betty Langwortby, Carolyn
Airy, Zella Roope, Marne Anderson,
Katherine Dillon. . ', . -
Miss Louise Pound of the depart
ment of English, not herself eligible
for membership because of member
ship in Phi Beta' Kappa, has con
sented to be sponsor. At a later date
during the semester, according to
Lorna Plimpton, High Worthy Nutt
for 1924, afid Dorothy Brown, Vice
Nutt, the organization expects to hold
a Lawn Fete in front of the squirrel
cage at Antelope Park.
The members of the new frat, Nu
Upsilon Tau Tau, wish it fully under
stood, they say, that their organiza
tion is permanent, and that a new
"goober dozen" will appear on Phi
Beta Kappa day next yean "We are
loyal members of Nutt, they affirm,
"and we expect to make our parent
chapter proud of u" ,
Make Arrangements
For International
Uni Night Program
The international university night
committee met Monday afternoon at
5 o'clock in Social Science 207 to
hear plans for the coming production
and to arrange the ticket sale. Tickets
will be placed in the centrally lo
cated stores down town for the con
venience of the general public as well
as with the members of the general
committee.
Two-weeks-old White Rat Able to
Charm Five Foot Boa Constrictor
The position of official snake
charmer has been granted to Hora
tius Mus, a comparative newcomer to
Nebraska. Horatius is the little two-weeks-old
white rat who today took
charge of Luis, five-foot ba con
strictor who came to Lincoln three
weeks ago in a carload of bananas.
The board of regents has not yet
confirmed the appointment of Mr.
Mus, but at the next meeting it is
expected . that he will be officially
recognized in his new capacity.
"It i3 my commanding personality
that enables me to handle the snake
without fear," said Mr. Mus in a
special interview granted a Daily
Nebraska reporter yesterday in Bes
sey hall 101.
This is hte first attempt of any
one of the rat family to act as an
animal trainer, but the preliminary
workout has allayed the doubts of
the skeptical as to the ability of Mr.
Mus. Horatius took charge of Luis
early yesterday morning and worked
with him all day. By 5 o'clock he
ha dtrained Luis to lie down and roll
over at the wor dof command.
Horatius says htat Luis is not at
all vicious or inclined to fits of
anger. This (Statement is borne out
Professor Mickey to
Entertain Sigma Tau
Students and faculty members of
Sigma Tau, honorary engineering so
ciety, will be entertained at the home
of Prof. Clark E. Mickey Thursday
evening. A business meeting of the
fraternity will be held at 7:30 and
the entertainment will follow. "The
program will consist of checkers and
chess tournaments, spelling contests,
fortune telling, and an illustrated lee
tore on Traditions of the University.
CLASSIC COMEDY IS
STAGED BY PLAYERS
Coffer-Miller Company Pre
sents Moliere's The Imag
inary Invalid'
From the first appearance of Ar
gan, the imaginary invalid himself,
to Toinette's final "Fiddle-deeHlee!"
the quick wit and satire of the mas
ter French playwright, Moliere, drew
uproarious laughter in - applause of
the Coffer-Miller Players last eye-
ning, as they presented their third
classic this week under contract with
the University Players.
"The Imaginary Invalid" was play
ed to a well-filled house. Jhe life
of the production rested upon the
two main characters, Argan and Toin
ette, his maid servant. Jess Coffer
as the invalid was the motive power
of the action. Charles Booth as the
unsolicited suitor for the hand of
Angelique, daughter of Argan, with
his aptly vacant expressions added
much to the pungency of Moliere's
satire. Martha Miller as Toinette was
almost as resistless as an Irish maid.
The laughter began with the rais
ing of the curtain upon Argan, left
alone "to die." It reached a climax
when Monsieur, the assitant of Pur-
gon, his doctor, forced a dose of
medicine down Argan's throat by
holding his nose. The action brought
shrieks from the audience.
Toinette is the heroine of the
story, teasing and arguing with Ar
gan about his imaginary ailments, she
arouses his passion so that he forgets
his pains on many occasions and ven
tures without his cane he even tried
to knock her dwn.
To make his life perfectly happy,
Argan determined to give his daugh
ter in marriage to Thomas Diaforus,
just out of a medical school and a
son of Monsieur Diaforus, the doc
tor. Thomas calls on the family and,
prompted frequently by his father,
recites his thanks to the sickly par
ent and makes his proposal to the
disgusted girL Cleante, the man
whom she is determined to have if
any, is present as a music master. It
is this scene and the "doctoring" that
provide the greatest merriment.
Argan finally plays dead, on Toin
ette's' suggestion, to prove to his
second wife bears hJm. Disillusioned
in this, he is perfectly willing try
out his daughter, and as the audi
ence expects, is not disappointed the
second time, ard so gives consent to
her marriage to Cleante o ncondi
tion that the son-in-law become a
doctor. Toinette failed to shake his
belief in his illness.
by the experience of the snake with
other cagefellows.
Since the boa constrictor has not
eaten for' several weeks members of
the zoology department are some
what anxious about his health. A
large and healty rat was placed in
his cage a few days ago, but Luis
could not make , up his mind to at
tack it. The rat gathered courage
during his stay in the cage and just
before he was taken out he not only
defied Luis to do anything, but
stepped on his nose as well.
A mouse placed in the cage the
next day failed to arouse Luis to
action, so members of the depart
ment, thinking that Luis was afraid
if the mouse, substituted a small
white rat who is two weeks old.
Because of his fearless disposition
the little rat has been named Hora
tius. So far, the snake has not gath
ered courage enough to engage Hora
tius in mortal combat.
Luis has been - without food for
several weeks, and members of the
zoology department will attempt to
feed him beefsteak by force if he
does not eat soon.
Meanwhile, Horatius reigns su
preme. MAJOR GENERAL WILL
INSPECT R.0.T.G, UNIT
To Visit Nebraska April 3;
Comes from War De
partment. The University R.O.T.C. unit will
be inspected on Thursday, April 3,
by Major General Fransworth, chief
of infantry, from the war depart
ment at Washington, D. C He is
making a gener al inspection trip to
the schools in this corps area. Ne
braska is the university farthest west
on his itinerary.
During his western trip he will in
spect units at Missouri, Kansas State,
Kansas Agricultural, Iowa, and Michi
gan universities as well as the regular
army fort at Omaha.. His inspection
is not related to the inspection of
the units for gold star rating.
The Nebraska unit will be inspected
in all its department A parade will
probably be given for the visiting
general.
DRAKE MEET SECOND
ON HUSKER SCHEDULE
Expect That Many Teams Will
Compete an Annual
Relays.
The Drake relays, "The Olympics
of the West" will be the second meet
on the Husker track schedule this
spring. This relay carnival has be
come one of the greatest of outdoor
meets and the greatest meet west
of the Mississippi. Rcords will be
falling again this year when univer
sity athletes from all over the United
States meet April 25 and 26 at Dss
Moines.
Last season one world's record and
three American collegiate records
fell before the keen competition of
the many track artists. This year,
with the Olympic games as a goal for
their efforts, the tracksters are sure
to better some marks of long stand
ing. The indoor meets over the coun
try have indicated several record
breaking possibilities.
Illinois will be there with strong
teams as usuaL Last year Illinois
broke the worlds record for the 440
yard relay and established a new
American intercollegiate record for
the 880-yard relay. Nebraska was
the former Drake relay record holder
in these events. Illinois has a four
mile relay team this year almost as
strong as the team which broke the
worlds record several years ago.
Iowa is another "Big Ten" school
with a good team. Brookins, world
record holder of the 220-yard low
hurdles has ability as a sprinter and
440-yard dash man. Crawford and
Coulter are also strong in the sprints.
Valley schools of prominence in
clude Nebraska with relay teams of
high standard in the 440, 880 and
mile relays. The Husk era will be
there in the field events with Hart
man who won the 16 pound shot put
last year. Turner in the higa jump
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PROPOSE CHANGE
IN CONSTITUTION
Mass Meeting Adopts Amend
ment to Have Council
Candidates File.
WILL SUBMIT PLAN TO
STUDENT REFERENDUM
At the mass meeting held yester
day morning in the Temple Theater,
an amendment to the Constitution of
the Student Council was uaniir.ously
adoped. The amendment affects the
manner of nomination to the Coun
cil and will be voted on by the Uni
varsity April . together with the
single tax plan.
The amendment follows:
1. Nominations for the class and
college representatives of the Stu
dent Council shall be made by the
filing of the candidate's name not
later than 5 p. m. on the Friday prior
to the day of the election, at the of
fice of Student Activities. The pres
ident of the Student Council shall
announce the filings for nominations
at least ten days prior to the day of
the election. 2. This shall be taken
to repeal Article IV, Section 1, Sub
division c, so far as it relates to
nominations for Student Council rep
resentatives, and also shall repeal
Article LX of the Constitution.
Nominations to the Student Coun
cil were formerly made at college
mass meetings. After the nomina
tions were made, they had to be en
dorsed by a majority of those, pres
ent at the meeting before the names
could appear on the ballot.
YOUTH UOVEUEOT IS
DESCRIBED BY HOLTZ
Kansas Dean Says Christianity
Underlies Modern Student
Agitation.
" 'The older generation has failed
in finding Christ and there must be
a new era in Christian thought. This
is the one idea which is common to
all the youth movements in Europe,"
said Dr. A. A. Holtz, dean of men at
Kansas State Agricultural College,
speaking at the world forum lunch
eon yesterday noon at the Grand
hotel.
"That the youth movement is one
united movement .is a wrong concep
tion," he said, and pointed out that
in Germany alone there are four sep
arate movements: The monarchistic,
the socialistic demoncratic, the social
istic, and the religious.
Christianity is the basis of all
the movements, Dr. Holtz asserted.
"All groups are determined that they
shall go on and that their ideals and
principles shall continue to live," he
declared. "They stand for three
things: First, they are determined
to find the true Christ and to under
stand his teachings; second, they
will try to make his will articulate;
third, they insist on a continued in
dignation against existing wrongs.".
Dr. Holtz attended the Studensky
Domo meeting at Prague, Czechoslo
vakia, where twenty-seven nationali
ties were represented, last summer
while travelling through Europe with
the Sherwood Eddy party. He was
also a member of the American Sem
inar in London. He returned to Man
hattan on Wednesday afternoon.
There will be no world forum
luncheon f the week that Sherwood
Eddy is here. The next meeting will
be held on April 16.
G. W. Goldsmith, Carnegie Insti
tute research worker from Colorado
Springs, is taking his examination for
doctor's degree on the campus this
week.
Call Applications
for Nebraskan
Applications for appointment to
the nine positions on the editorial
staff of the Daily Nebraskan for
the remainder of the semester will
be received by the Student Publi
cations Board until Friday, Man h
28. Blanks may be got at the of
fice of the chairman and of Sec
retary John K. Selleck.
M. M. FOGG,
Chairman Stud-rat Publications
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