f' The Daily Webrasican vnXXlV NO. 88 WRITERS GUILD HOLDS MEETING Literary and Muical Program Is Presented; Go Over Business in Morning. KEENE ABBOTT, OMAHA, IS CHOSEN PRESIDENT At yesterday's meetings of the Ne braska Writers' Guild in the Dramat ic Art Club room in the Temple, the morning was devoted to the first reg ular business meeting of the organi zation and the afternoon to a liter ary and musical program. Keene Abbott, Omaha, was elected president, and W. B. Kerr, Omaha, secretary-treasurer of the Guild. The election in each case was almost unanimous; both men had been ap pointed temporary officers at a meet ing in Omaha, August 23, 1924. Mrs. Marie Weckes, Norfolk, president of the Nebraska Press Association, was unanimously elected the first honor ary member of the organization. An executive committee consisting of Bess Streeter Aldrich, Elmwood, George C. Shedd, Omaha, and J. M. Sheldon, Lincoln, was chosen. The constitution, drawn up at a gathering in Omaha last year, was read and approved after several slight chang es had been made. Mrs. Aldrich Speaks. "Write like inspired artists, but sell like shrewd Yankees," was the merry advice of Bess Streeter Al drich in speaking on "Why Write Fiction?" at the afternoon program. Mrs. Aldrich is author of "Mother Mason" and a number of magazine stories. "Why write fiction?" she repeated. "If you have a small-sized talent and a large-sized family to make use of shoes and tennis racquets and music lessons, the answer is obvious!" Mrs. Aldrich added, however, that she did not mean to encourage, seri ously, writing for financial returns. She described the theme as the soul, the plot as the body, and the lan guage in which it is clothed as the flesh of the story. The "capsule method" was the term by which Mrs. Aldrich referred to the subtle injection of the moral into the story. "But the writer who manufactures the capsule," she ad monished, "must be careful not to let any of the bitterness dribble through, so that the reader is not aware that he has been preached to." If, according to Mrs. Aldrich, an individual has the keen desire to to write, the time, the energy, the for titude, and the common sense phil osophy, "then," she declared smiling ly, "the question is not 'Why write fiction?' but Why sot write fic tion?' " Reviews Indias) PUys. A chapter from the book which she is completing was read by Mrs. Al drich, illustrating the love of the old pioneers for their native Nebraska. "Manito Masks," a book of nine Indian plays by Hartley B. Alexan der, chairman of the department of philosophy at the University of Ne braska, was briefly reviewed by Eu gene Konecky. The plays are intend ed to express the mysticism of the Indian. "It was a difficult thing," said Mr. Konecky, "to preserve the Indian at titude in the plays and at the same time make them intelligible to the white man. "The plays were written not for the library, but for the stage," Mr. Konecky remarked. He explained that they require no particular stage setting and little equipment Soft Indian music is to be played during the performances. SkeJJ Civw Talk. "Our Torchlight Procession" was described by George C Shedd, Oma ha, author of "Cryder." Mr. Shedd mentioned briefly a number of works now beinsr prepared by Nebraska authors, including "Young Smokey Water." a story of life along the Missouri River by Keene Abbott, "People of the Land," a tale of the t ru? tries and successes of an Iowa farmer and hia wife, and a novel of Wyoming as it was twenty years ago by Harry G. Shedd. "The Oriole," a song cycle, was presented by Miss Flora Bullock, vo cally interpreted by Miss Leota Coombs. Miss Coombs explained the object of the composition as the ex pression of natural life in song rath er than in poetry. The first song, -Herald of Spring." is based on the fact that the oriole's arrival usually takes place in apple-blossom time, The second number "Midsummer Morn," describes the joy of the oriole in the bloom of summer, while the tv:-d, "Southward Botfnd," suggests the mournful departure of the oriole in chill October. Play NVrsVa Csasmn. Three piano selections by Nebras ka composers wife played by Miss Henrietta Bees, Ottaha. These were N. P. A. Historian Is Veteran Newspaperman HENRY ALLEN BRAINERD. The historian of the Nebraska Press Association, from its organiza tion in 1854 with thirteen members, is a veteran editor of Nebraska news papers during thirty-three years, who is now attending his forty-third an nual meeting of the Association Henry Allen Brainerd of Lincoln. STUDENTS MAY SIGN FOR KOSHET TRYOUT Can Reserve Certain Time Un til Saturday in Student Activities Office. A large number of students have already signed for tryouts for the Kosmet production of 1925. Those desiring a certain time should regis ter in the Student Activities office as soon as possible. Persons may re- serve a time until Saturday, i ne try- outs will be held next Monday, Tues day and Wednesday evenings in Dra matic Hall of the Temple from 7:30 to 10 o'clock. Applicants may appear before the judges singly or in groups and may present a dance or song skit. All peo ple having parts in the play must be able to sing and dance. Members of Kosmet Klub will act as judges of the tryouts and will select the cast. Over one hundred students tried out for the 1924 play, "The Wishing Ring" which required a cast of sixty. iri 1 JamhamIa sioav- inuyesrspnjuuiuuuur.u.,..... , Iv fiftv. including sixteen leading. parts. l a - VI' Today's Program For Journalists NEBRASKA WRITERS' GUILD Beginning at 10 o'clock in Dramatic Art Club room, the Temple Address by O. L. Hawthorn on "Rhyming Cents with Sentiments; address by Adam Breede on "Outdoor Fiction;" "Nebraska Folk-Song illustrated at the piano by Lenora Burketfr-VanKirk; "Editorial Ups and Downs." an address by Grace Sorenson; and r. report on two forthcom ing books by Mrs. A. B. Dunaway. NEBRASKA PRESS ASSOCIATION AND WRITERS' GUILD Beginning this afternoon at 1:30 at Social Science Auditorium Miscellaneous business; discussion of "Good P-But V,h.t .. It Good For'" by E. F. Piper; three short songs by Flora Bullock; Our Eoic Poet" by Dr. J. T. House; dramatic reading by Hart Jenks; read fng byron Renfrew; and an address on "The Value of a School of Printing," by R- M. Coffe't. Beginning at 6:30 at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Annual banqueTtendered by the Chamber of Commerce, followed by the Pres. dent's program. Mechanical Eauipment Is Made In Engineering Laboratories Much of the equipment used by the College of Engineering is manu factured in the mechanical engineer ing laboratory. The designs, pat terns, castings, and machine super vision work are the work of the stu dents, under the supervision of the mechanical engineering faculty. A series of machines has recently been completed which includes such large projects as a Murry-coriiss ana a triple expansion engine. The lat ter is an accurate copy of the ma chines used in the engine-rooms of battleships. Two sanding machines are on hand in the laboratory awaiting ship ment. Several machines of this kind were made and sold last year, we designing, pattern making, casting, end machine work was all done by students. The preparation of samples xor i . i r il. ..-I nl tnbri- analysis oi . , cant laboratory i. the '-J, McArthur'. coalcrusher. The P dole of this device is the same i that of a rock-crusher. The mois- u from the chunks oi mc - .round into small uL Isiened coaL which are pieces! a machine oesign. pieces. , i j ,.A fv mechanical engi neering student, is press for the boring of holes in metals. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, VISITS HOME EC DEPARTMENT Miss ZuilU of Iowa University Is at Nebraska. Miss Frances Zuille, head of the department of economics in the Uni versity of Iowa, visited the home eco nomics department of the University on Monday. Before coming to Iowa, Miss Zuule was supervisor of home economics in the Baltimore public schools. She stopped in Lincoln on her return from Denver where she was invited to participate in a three-day confer ence on the revision of the curricu lum of the Denver public schools. Her time is being spent in developing a course in home economics that will be as fundamental in the education of students as English or physical edu- cation. 200 MORE ARE VACCINATED Immunity From Smallpox May Be Got at Student Health Office Today. VACCINE POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Two hundred more students and faculty members were vaccinated Wednesday morning following the announcement of a case of smallpox contracted by a pharmacy student. Students may be vaccinated today from 8 to 9, 10 to 11, and 1 to 3 o'clock at the student health office in the Pharmacy Building by Drs. Philbrick, Harms, and Deppen. No vaccinating was done Wednes day afternoon because of the short age of vaccine points. A shipment of 2800 points was expected Wednesday noon, but was delayed because of the derailment of a Missouri Pacific train south of Falls City. "The students are responding beau tifully," according to a statement is sued by Chancellor Samuel Avery Wednesday afternoon. "If the stu dents continue to respond success fully, all vaccinating will be purely voluntary. It is hardly expected that any other cases will develop from the first one in less than four or five days." "If the students and faculty con tinue to come promptly, all vaccina tion will be over in a short time," r f h r.lWe ' j (Continued on Page Three.) saia ur. w. " - A new LeBlond lathe replaces the former machine, the elliciency oi which has been diminished by 30 vears of use. The purpose of this device is to turn cylindrically shaped Darts. U H. Hobson and Robert Stevens are the students chiefly re sponsible for the installation of the lathe. Professor W. L. DeBauffre, chair man of the department of mechanical .ntrinMHn?. has designed a heat transfering apparatus for experi- mental use by the Bureau of Mines. Much of the material and many of Vo n.rtm used by the Btifeau of Mines are furnished by the depart ment. Finding an outlet for the machines 'and parts which are constantly being turned out by the mechanical engi neering students is one of the most f-rplexi ig problems lor the faculty. The machines ia the laboratory are making castings faster than they ran . .-a of tracing, made by H. U ,nmin. cUm in . .vxUed - , " . . " mechanics aeparimcm. m ,. . -J k V V r atrtarv P Jri"" of the Auto Compressor Cvmpany, Wamington. C in letter to Profes- or DeBauffre." The work was so atlsfactory that the company has re- quested tracings I anoloer type i compressor. ERIGKSON GIVES TALK TO FORUM Declares Futility of Unprepar ednesa Has Been Shown by Wars in Past. SAYS UNITED STATES ALWAYS UNPREPARED Asserting that the futility of un preparedness has been demonstrated by past wars engaged in by the Unit ed States, Major Sidney Erickson, professor of military science and tac tics in the University, pointed out five distinct lessons to be drawn which produced belief in the necessi- ty for preparedness, "Nearly all the dangers that i threatened the cause of independence may be traced to the total inexperi ence of our statesmen in regard to military affairs. Neither voluntary enlistments based on patriotism nor a bounty can be relied upon to sup ply men for a prolonged war. The draft, selective or not selective, with vo'nntary enlistments is the only sure reliance of the government in time of war. Short enlistments are de structive of discipline. When a na tion attempts to combat disciplined troops with raw levies, it must main tain an army of at least twice the size of an enemy and even then can not be sure of success. Never Prepared. "Never yet has the United States been prepared for war," declared Major Erickson. "We lost thousands of lives and needlessly expended bil lions of dollars in the world war all of which could have been saved by a safe and sane program of prepared ness. No man or woman in the Unit ed States realizes the horrors of war more than do the officers and men of our Army. It is horrible to contem plate, and yet, can we say there will be no more wars? Have we, as in dividuals, reached that degree of character than sins not? Let us re member that a nation is only a col lection of individuals. As nations are only men in the aggregate of his crimes, deception and depravity, and so long as these constitute the basis of individual impulse, just so long will they control the acts of the na tions. "Patriotic school histories teach us that we have been successful in all our wars. Millions oi men accepi these statements, stand convinced of our natural prowess, and see no cause for changing a system which we have apparently achieved suc cess," he continued. Has Led World. "Some pacifists go so far as to ad vocate that we set the example oi universal pacifism by disarming com pletely. This country has always led the world in disarmament. Of the great powers we have the smallest army per capita, national wealth, or national resources. However, as far as complete disarmament is concern ed. can we even trust ourselves? Sup pose a great city should disband it police force and depend entirely on the principles of honor and brother ly love! "War does not depend on arma ment Man fought first with a club, then the bow and arrow, the spear and shield, until finally the modern firearms were devised. Removing modern armaments would not in it self stop wars now any more than it d:d in the past No nation on earth would fear the United States armed to the teeth, for they all know that the peoples of this republic have nev er waged an unjust aggressive war, the Major went on. "In compliance with the Constitu tional mandate to provide for the defense Congress has passed the National Defense Act, and he who preaches its violation, even in peace time, is violating his Amen -ani m and the fundamental doctrine of all our institutions.1 WOMEN LOSE HATCH AT RIFLE SHOOTING Vermont University Team Takes Measure of Nebras kans by Eight Point. Vermont University, the second school to make returns on the wom en rifle shooting of last week, de feated the Nebraska markswomen 927 to 919. The match was close, and only eight points separated the two teams. The firing was prone alone, with a team of ten members. The women shooters are firing good targets again this week. Two of the highest so far are D. Abbott 815, and K. Jensen 318, for the full four-position score. Some who made high marks last 'week in the prone position came down a bit in that po- sition, but their shooting in the other ill Antit hrinr oo the r totnl score. The schools firing against Nebras- ka women this week are Maine Uni- versivy, "Dakota. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1925 ASSOCIATION HOLDS CONTEST Students May Write on "Constitution and the Courts." The citizenship committee of the Nebraska Bar Association is conduct ing an essay contest, open to all stu dents registered in the Teachers Col lege. The subject of the essay is, "The Federal Constitution and the Courts." The essay is not to exceed 250 words in length and must be turned in to Prof. R. E. Cochran on or before April 8. Cash prizes amounting to $300 will be awarded for the six best essays, divided as follows: first place, $100; second place, $75; third place, $50; and fourth, fifth and sixth places, $25 each. Rules regulating the con test and bibliography may be secured from Prof. A. A. Reed, Social Science 108. SELL UNI NIGHT SEATS TUESDAY Orpheum Box Office Has Tick ets for Annual Production on February 28. TEMPLE AND ORPHEUM BOTH TO GIVE SHOWS Tickets for University Night, Sat urday, February 28, will be placed on sale Tuesday morning, February 24, at 10 o'clock at the Orpheum box office. All seats will be reserved. The program will be presented at both the Orpheum and Temple the aters, the curtain rising on both houses at 8 o'clock. Identical pro grams will be given at both theaters. but the acts will be arranged in dif fering order. . Five twelve-minute acts will be presented by Corncobs, Dramatic Club, Engineers, Tassels, and an or chestra. Harriett Cruise will appear in both the orchestra and Tassel acts. Three eight-minute curtain skits will be given by Moore and Crocker, Howland and Miller, and William Norton. Casts have been selected for most of the acts, and rehearsals have be gun. Annoyance causea last year Dy inability to raise and lower the drop curtain between acts will be obviated, as botn urpneum ana lempie cur - tains may be manipulated. But lit - tie time will be consumed between JenkS) Darrell Starnes, Dwight Mer-! journalism in Nebraska's great uni acts, so that the performance will be ( rianl( Harold Sumption, Harold Fel-j versity. With a request for a title, but two hours duration. Novelties ; ton Henry Le Coleita Aitken, and the first thought 'Newspapering in are planned for entertainment be-;DeUa Weatherhogg, are outstanding! Nebraska.' Taking the risk pf coin tween acts. Pit orchestras have been . t.naracters. ling a word, you can imagine the sur- engaged for both Temple and Orphe-i Tif.k-ts for the eVenine oerform- orise that followed upon receipt of urn theaters. Organizations requir - ing special music for their acts are urged to prepare the scores and give them to the University Night com - . . - , i Members of ! casts, and synopsis of the act to ap k , of pear on programs must also tamed in by Monday. Prices tickets will be announced later. fraternities May Still Enter RelaVS Anv frtern:ties which still wish to enter the interfraternity relays may do so by registering at the athletic office before Saturday noon. Regis - tration includes the name of the man - agcr of the fraternity team, the time at which the team may compete, and the dollar fee. Announce Fellowship for Purpose of. Examining American Indian Problem2eXZT League of Women Voters Makes Offer to Women with Year of Graduate Work. The National League of Women Voters has announced the establish- ment of a 1925-1926 fellowship the Brookings Graduate School of Economics and Government in Wash ington, D. C. for the .purpose of studying the American Indian prob lem, the successive policies of the government, and the contemporary administration of Indian affairs. The fellowship is open to woman graduates of approved colleges and nnivemities who have had the eauiv - lent of a full year of graduate work , able authentic material on the gen in economics and government. A era! Indian problem, and to increase background of study in the political and social sciences is highly desir able, the League announces. The amount of the fellowship is $1,000 which will cover for one year the cost of fees, room, board, and all the iacuiwes oi me noom Dnwunn. Graduate School. Upon satisfactory completion of the year's work the Brookings Sckool agrees to renew the fellowship for a second year. The . . m . ' X f . T 1. I iri.i. :,t t - J V candidate will t expected by that time to qualify for and receive degree of doctor of philosophy. The establishment of the fellow ship grew out of the intense interest Nebraskans Poetry Brings Reconition EDWIN FORD PIPER. Edwin Ford Piper, whose "Barbed Wire and Wavf arcrs" has won him wide recognition as poet, is a native J ii.v I! of Nebraska of the "Barbed Wire" with newspaper life in Nebraska, in country. He entered the University eluding a review of the early found of Nebraska in 1893, was given the ling and growth of the various paper3 degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1897, throughout the state, starting with and the degree of Master of Arts in !the first papers in 1854, and taking 1900. He taught English at Nebras-jin the important papers in the state, ka five years, pursued graduate stud- then told of the various papers that Ih at Harvard, and went to the Uni- had been founded in Lincoln ending versity of Iowa in 1906. UNI PLAYERS WILL STAGE "MUCH ADO" Shakespearean Play Will Be Given Three Evenings, With Matinee Saturday. Shakespeare's comedy, "Much Ado A limit XntiinT " will he nresented bv - ... - ... to : t l- me univtrMiy najeia in tiic cminc Theater this evening, tomorrow and eT give annually. Its action is laid in the province of Messina, and a double Iava affair i woven into the nlot. ! Saturday evenings, and Saturday af-, '"Kr'" " I . i i v-V t of both. The detail of Nebraska news ternoon. , , . The fifth plav to be presented this Wr history and the close-ups of season, "Much Ado About Nothing," jthose who made it are more within is the classic Shakespearian produc-Uhe Pr f Historian Bramard, tion whieh the University Players Jwho has performed this labor of love The subtle matchmaking of which ' Persons and early landmarks associat Benedick and Beatrice are the vie-14; with the newspaper life of Ne tims, the entanglements arising from.braska. Director Fogg of the Ne oi,. AWotvA ...rainct the rpni.ta- braska School of Journalism intimat- tjon of Beatrice, the sparkling wit of ithe conversation, are typical of'more than half a century wouia De 1 Shake.r,eare's clever masterv. Hartlof interest to present students of , ances cost ?. and the matinee , prjee js 50 cents The number of un - . reserved seats u limited. j Foiiwinl. 5s the comnlete cast of Much Ado About Nothing": Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon ' Dwight Merriam ' . ... . . n.n Ji-ihn hi bastArd hrnthpr ! T-I afaI1 CnmniAn j ..iiaiuiu kjuitipuvii ! Claudio, a young lord of Florence I Harold Felton -Benedick, a young lord of Padua ' Hart Jenks Leonato, governor of Messina ; Darrell St-raes , Antonio, his brother Henry Ley , Balthazar, a gentleman to Don 'edro Josepn uaiDerg . Lor.rade, a follower ot Lon Jonn Bernard Maxey (Continued on Page Three.) developed in the administration of Indian affairs, the study of which was authorized at the League's 1924 convention. The winner of the fellowship will ; have opportunity to do original and intensive research in a field of Af.er- at . ican government that has hardly been touched by the research worker. It is hoped that by means of the fellow ship plan an adequate background of i study and research will be laid for later intelligent study of the admin istration of Indian affairs. The ttory of the Indian race in the mighty continent that was once all his own forms a stirring and tragic I part of American history, ! League intends to gather all The avail- this by the research work, of the fel lowship. There is at present a dearth of material in this field, and the re search worker in this department will be in a way the trail blazer in a new branch of American governmental history. Applications for the fellowship should- be made to the National League of Women Voters. The form for application must be filed before May 1. Application blanks and fur thelther information can be obtained from the office of the League at 632 Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C. PRICE 5 CENTS EDITOR OF HUB MAKES SPEECH Dean t.; Nebraska Journalists Closes Lecture Series at University. F.ROWN GIVES EARLY EVENTS AND HISTORY The seventh and Inst of the series of lectures for students in the School of Journalism during the first two days of Journalism Week, was given Wednesday morning by M. A. Brown, editor of the Kearney Daily Hub, active newspaper worker since lHob, and the dean of Nebraska journalists. Though largely historicsl in na ture, Mr. Brown's address included several points about his own carreer in the state. He began as a journey man printer in 1870 on a Nebraska City paper. He told of places, ner- sons, and early landmarks associated with a summary of the papers and newspapermen of Omaha. Sketches Development. In sketching the development of Journalism in Nebraska he declared the establishment of the School of Journalism at the University to be "the natural expression of the pro fessional aspiration that has been istirring newspaperdom." In conclusion, Mr. Brown dedicated to the Nebraska School of Journalism a poem that he created thirty years ago, "The Legend of the Fourth Estate." The text of the address follows "This talk is neither historical nor i. : L : 1 1 i t X.A met o little w we eorasaa ssotmt.v,... "The present purpose is ratner to sketch a birds-eye picture of places. !ed that such a review running back the program of Journalism Week, and ! observing that Mrs. Marie Weekes jwas one day ahead on the program 'with 'Country Newspapering' clear- ly a coincidence or radio thougnc transference. Tells Early Setting. "Possibly a good starting point is a village in Iowa, June 25, 1866, a boy and a printer's roller taller than himself, the ink from which was transferred from the tall roller to the small boy after an exciting struggle of half an hour. Interior, a hand press, no other machinery, a small assortment of type, and a master of the master art who was a veritable c-enius and a marvel in his day. The (incident istelf is of no consequence. .but the setting is of some importance. koconc1 thrice were the stepcing- ! stones that have lxen utilized in the I toilsome progress of Journalism in the west. I "Four years later, visiting grano- nulism in the newspaper offices of Nebrsska City. Thereon hangs a per sonal story and various amusipg inci dents, but the telling is for another time end place. It is in place how ever to say that here the youth of seventeen saw for the first time, with his own eyes, a real journalist, a man noted in his day Dr. Blue, editor of the Nebraska City Ne-vs. In fait one day's work setting the doctor-journalist's copy, at 40c per 1000 cms lean long prinmer, boughs a ticket to Omaha from Sodom to Gomorrah on the first stage of a journeyman printer's adventure. Devlopnt ia Machiawry. "In the summer of '71 the young journeyman was permanently located at Beatrice. The beginning of '74 saw a partnership with one of the publishers of the Express. A few years later full ownership. And all told seventeen years of association, with that newspaper. More than thir ty-six years have been spent in Kear- .... . Mm. W. ney. A total oi nearly iiny-u years in Nebraska. A trifle more taan fifty-one years as publisher and edi tor. Witness a marveloui" march of events and a magical era f develop ment. From hand-set type to the composing machine, from the hand- press to the rotary msrrtls turoi3 out thousands of complete papers per hour instead of a few hundred ftt (Continued n Fsja To.) "The MeaJowiar, by Boy Lemont Smith; "Shadows, by Cene Duf field; and "Prelude in F Minor," by Cecil Berryman. (Continued on tag Four.) t t