The Daily Nebrasecan
VOL. XXIV NO. 140.
OMAHA TAKES
CHAMPIONSHIP
Capture! Debate Laurels by
Defeating Superior 2 to 1 in
Finals of State Tournament
Here.
TAKES NEGATIVE SIDE
Question Is: "Resolved, That
the United States Should En
ter the League of Nations;"
Meets Lincoln and Brock.
Omaha Central won the champion
ship of the Nebraska high school de
bating league for 1925 by defeating
Superior 2 to 1 in the finals of an
nual state tournament at the Uni
versity Saturday morning. ivid
Fellman, Byron Dunham, and Sam
Minkin were the members of the win
ning team which was coached by
Verne Chatelaine.
The team maintained the negative
of the question: "Resolved, That the
United States Should Enter the
League of Nations." In the second
round of the debate, Omaha Central
won a 2 to 1 victory over Lincoln.
In the third round the winning team
won a split decision over Brock,
whose team had won a unanimous
decision from Tekamah in the second
round.
John Fhelps, Wilma Worden, and
Lloyd Speer were the members of the
Superior team which won a 2 to 1
victory over Broken Bow in the sec
ond round by maintaining the nega
tive of the question. Superior drew
a bye in the third round.
Prof. M. M. Fogg, president of the
league presided at the meeting. Prof.
Henry II. Foster of the College of
Law, Prof. John Owen Rankin of the
Department of Rural 'Economics, and
Prof. Lauriz Void of the College, of
Law, were the judges of the contest.
Professor Fogg announced that the
League's red-seal certificates of hon
or, presented to each district-championship
school and to their debaters
who have participation at least two
contests will be sent out next week,
to be presented at the commencement
exercises; and that the eighteenth
annual "Bulletin" of the League, giv
ing the full account of all the de
bates held by the 84 members this
year will go to press this month, as
soon as some delinquent reports o
district contests are received.
Four of the eleven state-debate
teams were new-comers at the tour
nament Brock, Cozad, David. City,
and Tekamah.
GILMAN IS MADE BISHOP
Alumnus Filli Position in Hankow,
China
Rev. A. A. Gilman, '98, was re
cently consecrated Suffragan Bishop
of Hankow, China.
Bishop Gilman was born in 1878 in
North Platte. He was graduated
from the University of Nebraska
with Phi Beta Kappa honors and from
the Philadelphia Divinity School in
1901.
He spent his diaconate in home
mission work in Wyoming and went
to China in 1902. His first few years
'n China were spent in mastering the
Chinese language. He worked in
Chansha and Hankow, and in 1917
became president of the Central
China University in the fall of 1924
and he will continue in this capacity
for the time being.
ENGINEERS WILL MEET
Will See Three Reel, of Moving Pic
tures of Westinghousa Electric Co.
The student chapter of the Ameri
can Institute of Electrical Engineers
wll hold a meeting Thursday night,
May 14. Three reels of moving pie
ces from the Westinghouse Elec
tric company will be shown. Two of
the reels are of the Westingohuse
works and the other shows the devel
opment of the electric railroad, the
Meeting will be held in Mechanical
Engineering 202 at 7:15 sharp.
Other engineering students and the
general public can attend this meet
ing. Hackler Is Appointed
Editor of Cadet News
Victor T. Hackler, '26, Omaha, has
een appointed editor of The Cadet
es, the official publication of the
'"tary department, for next year.
tl); 6 te8Ue of the paper were issued
' year and Plans are now being
2 to continue the publication im,
mediately at the beginning of school
"t year. The paper is the succes,
'to the Kornhusker Kadet which
was issued last year.
Delta Omicron Holds
Election of Officers
Delta Omicron, honorary, musical
sorority, held its annual election of
officers at Ellen Smith Hall Thurs
day evening. Following are the new
officers: Jeannette Olson, presi
dent; Blanche Martz, vice president;
Gertrude Mumford, secretary; and
Alice Criss, treasurer.
Reports of the national Delta Omi
cron convention at Des Moines, la.,
were made by Mary Ellen Eigerton,
business delegate, and Ruth Ann
Coddington, musical delegate.
SMITH IS AWARDED
SIGMA TAU MEDAL
Annual Prizes Presented at
Convocation for Engin
eers' Week.
L. E. Smith, Dunlap, la., sopho
more in the College of Engineering,
was presented with the Sigma Tau
medal for having attained the highest
scholarship average for his freshman
year at an Engineers' convocation
held Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Chancellor Avery made the award.
Second on the program was the
presentation of a Civil Engineering
handbook to D. P. Roberts, '25, by
Professor Mickey, chairman of the
Civil Engineering department. This
prize is awarded annually to the man
in the department who has raised his
average the most during the past
year.
Professor Barbour, chairman of
the department of Geology and Ge
ography gave an address on "The
Relation of Geology and Engineer
ing," in which he brought out the
importance, especially in foundation
work, of knowing the fundamentals
of geology.
II. B. Kinsinger, editor of the Ne
braska Blue Print, presented for Sig
ma Tau, a picture of Benjamin Car
ver Lam me for the Nebraska Hal! of
Fame. Mr. Lamme, who died rocent
ly was Chief Engineer of the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company and was associated with
them for over thirty-five years.
Friday evening at 8:30 the engin
eers held their annual dance at the
Rosewilde with 'the "Kandy Kids"
furnishing the music. Blue print
programs and musical cigars and cig
arettes were distributed among the
130 couples who were present. The
chaperones were: Prof, and Mrs. J.
W. Haney; Dean and Mrs. O. J. Fer
guson; Prof, and Mrs. C. E. Mickey;
and Prof, and Mrs. H. J. Kesnei.
The final event of the tenth an
nual Engineers' Week was a banquet
hold at the Lincoln hotel Saturday
evening. Approximately Uo stu
dent engineers attended. The speak
er of the evening was Mr. George A.
Lee of the Continental Gas and Elec
tric Company of Omaha, who spoke
on the subject "Engineering and
Good Citizenship." Toastmaster for
the occasion was Mr. O. J. Fee, man
ager of the Evans Laundry. Profes
sor DeBp.ufre, chairman of the de
partment of Mechanical Engineering
spoke for a few minutes on "Cooper
ation;" Prof. C. R. Chatburn gave a
short talk on "Leanings" and Mr. O.
J. Shaw spoke briefly on the subject
"The Importance of Engineering."
During the banquet copies of
"The Sledge," official Engineering
Colege scandal sheet, were distribut
ed and caused a great deal of com
ment. Music for the evening was
furnished by "The Baldwin Socielj
Four."
After giving a few yells for Ne
braska the crowd left and Nebraska's
Tenth Annual Engineers' Week of
ficially ended.
Dr. Holland Rose to
Talk on World Peace
Dr. Holland Rose of Cambridge
University will speak on "Tha League
of Nations and World Peace," at St
Paul church at 8 o'clock this evening
He was a member of the English
commission appointed in 1918 to in
vestigate plans for world organiza
tion and since that time has followed
closely the developpient of the
league of nations and of the world
court.
Three years ago he gave a lecture
course of two weeks at the Univer
sity summer school.
Sixth of Series of
Studies Is Published
"Nebraska Place-Names" by Lil
lian Linder Lewis, A. M., was recent
ly published as the sixth of the Uni
versity of Nebraska Studies in Lan
guage, Literature and Criticism. The
origin of the names of the state,
counties and towns is told in the
booklet. The members of the editor
ial committee are Dr. Louise Pound,
professor of English; Dr, H. B. Alex
ander, professor of philosophy; and
Dr. Louis H. Gray, professor of an
cient languages.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN. NEBRASKA,
END MEETINGS
OF SCIENTISTS
Joint Sessions of Science,
Chemical and Mathemati
cal Societies Cjose.
POOL GIVES FINAL
ADDRESS SATURDAY
The last of the joint meetings of
the Nebraska Academy of Science,
the Nebraska chapter of the Ameri
can Chemical Society, and the local
section of the Mathematical Society
of America, which have been held at
the University of Nebraska since
Thursday morning, took place yester
day evening, when Dr. R. J. Pool,
chairman of the department of bot
any, spoke on "Features of Scientific
Interest in the Mount Ranicr Re
gion." Sectional meetings in biology,
medicine, chemistry, earth science,
engineering, mathematics, physics,
and social science filled the three
days of the convention.
Prof. Geza Doby, noted biochemist
of the University of Budapest, Hun
gary, spoke on "Enzymes and Plant
Diseases" Thursday evening. Dr.
Doby was brought to America on an
exchange of professors. His research
regarding the action of enzymes on
diseased as well as on healthy plants
has attracted international atten
tion. F. G. Collins, curator of the Mu
seum, spoke on "The Museum and
the Education of Nebraska" at a gen
eral meeting at Bessey Hall Friday
morning, followed by a general dis
cussion on "The Place of Science in
Education."
Friday afternoon the sections
which met were biological and medi
cal, chemistry, mathematics, physics,
and social science.
The annual dinner took place at
Ellen Smith Hall Friday evening,
with Dean H. Von W. Schulte of
Creighton University delivering the
past president's address
Saturday .morning the biology,
earth science, social science and
chemsitry sections met on the Col
lege of Agriculture campus, where
inspection of experimental work
proved interesting. The engineer
ing, mathematics and physics' sections
met on the city campus. Field trips
to various places of industrials of
natural interest filled the afternoon.
Biology meetings yesterday in
cluded talks on root habits and re
sponses, growth in trees, some new
phases of reproduction, and discover
ies regarding plant reproduction.
Speakers were E. N. Anderson, F. D.
Keim, Eunice Metcalf, Bernice
Brenke, Doris Hayes, Mae Sturmer,
Herbert Hanson, Prof. J. E. Weaver,
and Edgar Tullis.
Discussions of the chemistry sec
tion were: "The Preparation and
Properties of 6-Methyl Coumarin,"
by R. H. Edee, "Factors Determining
the Nitrogen Content of Virgin
Prairie Soils," by J. C. Russel, "The
Content and Scope of High School
Chemistry Teaching," by W. F. Hoyt.
In the earth science section, John
R. Muhm of the department of geo
graphy discussed the regional eco
nomic development of Nebraska,
while Prof. A. B. Clayburn of Peru
Normal set forth geographical influ
ences in the development of Omaha,
and Miss Ruth McDill of the depart
ment of geography pointed out those
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700 ATTEND MAY BREAKFAST
W. S. C. A. Sponsors Inlersororitjr
Function
f hnn ven hundred students,
mothers, and fathers were present at
the May Day breakfast held in the
Armory Saturday morning. The W.
S. G. A., aided by tho bilver M.-r-nnnt.
tho Mvstic Fishthe Tassels.
and the Xi Deltas, were hostesses.
Harriet Cruise and Ruth Haberly
sang several numbers, and Katherine
King entertained with a dance, ine
intersorority singing was another
feature of the program. The Silver
Loving Cup, won last year uy
r.oo Phi Beta, was Surrendered
to the Phi Mus. This trophy may be
kept by the sorority winning it wire
Alpha Phi won
second place in the contest for the
cup, and the Tassels won aisuncuou
by singing a new University song.
Alumnus Is Co-Author
Of Engineering Paper
Walter J. Wohlenberg, M. E. '10,
associate professor of mechanical en
gineering at Yale University, is co
...thnr of a paper entitled "Radia-
l- i r.,io;Tort.FTipl Furnaces." to
uon in -
be given at the May meeting oi its
American Society of Mechanical Er.
Milwaukee. Wis. The study
is directed toward an analysis of heat
of a flame-surface and the heat-ab-
eorption of a cold surface.
Chancellor and
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EXECUTIVE DEAN CARL C. ENGBERG
Chancellor Avery and Dean Engberg, pictured above,
have resigned their positions, the resignations being accepted
Fridav bv the Board of Recents. Chancellor Avery will have
completed twenty years in the office when his resignation takes
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twelve years.
Plan Program
Of Speeches
For Banquet
The program for the annual inter-
fraternity banquet which will be held
Wednesday, May 13, at the Scottish
Rite Temple, will be short, accord
ing to the committee report. Re
gent Frank W. Judson of Omaha
will be the principal speaker. Prof.
R. D. Scott will act as toatmaster
ind Chancellor Avery will apeak. No
one has as yet been decided upon
to present the scholarship placques.
The presentation of plncques to
fraternities having tho highest schol
arship ratings for the first semester
of this year Bod the second semester
of last year, will be the feature of
the evening. Fraternity scholarship
standings for the two semesters will I
he announced. Effort will he mide
to have copies of the new scholarship
rules which will go into effect next
year ready for distribution.
The inWfraternitv council nas
proposed that all tables be closed;
the night of the banquet and all fra-
ternities have approved of this ac-
tion. Philip Lewis, who is in charge
of the tic'tet sales, has announced
that the tickets which have been dis
tributed to the different organiza
tions are dated May 6 but will be
taken as an admission to the ban
quet. Raymond Tottenhori is- chair
man of the committee.
Dean LeRossignol
Attends Meeting.
Dean J. E. LeRossignol of the Col
lege of Business Administration at
tended the meet'ng of the American
Association of Collegiate Schools of
Rainess at Clumbus. Ohio. Mav
7-9. Dean LeRossignol is vice-presi-
dent of the association. i
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1925.
Dean Resign
SAMUEL AVERY
neia nis present pusmun iji
PROFESSOR REED RETURNS
Has Attended Meeting of Committee
of National Extsntion Association.
Prof. A. A. Reed, director of the
University Extension division, re
turned last week from New York
City, where he served as a member
of a committee representing the Na
tional University Extension Associa
tion which conferred with Will Hays,
director-general of tho motion pic
ture industry, on the matter of visual
educational work.
Tho purpose is to bring about a
more even balance in presenting
films fo reducation, religion, indus
try and amusement.
The members of the committee, in
addition to Professor Reed, are W.
jj Dudley, director of extension at
the University of Wisconsin, chair-
man. jr, G. Ingham, director of ex-
tension at the University of Kansas;
and F. W. Reynolds, director of ex
tension at the University of Utah.
The committee was appointed at
the annual convention of the Exten
Bfon Association, which was held at
the University of Virginia, Charlot-
tesville, April 30 to- May 2,
Will Publish Book
On Social Progress
Dr. J. O. Hertzler of the depart
ment of sociology has accepted a con
tract with the Century Company to
Dublish a forthcoming book ' which
w.'ll probably be called "A Survey of
Social Progress.
A previous book
by Professor Hertzler entitled "The
History oi Utopian rnougnt, ap
peared two years ago.
The legislature has appropriated
$3,365,845 to the University of Tex-
as. The salary of the president has
been increased' to $10,000 a year.
AVERY AND ENGBERG RESIGN
FROM EXECUTIVE POSITIONS
Board of Regent Announces Acceptance of Withdrawals of
University Chancellor and Executive Dean
at Friday Meeting.
STRAIN ON HEALTH IS
Chancellor Will Complete Twenty Years of Service August 31,
1928; Engberg Will Give up Duties Year
from Next September.
The Board of Regents of the University at its meeting Fri
day announced the acceptance of the resignations of Chancel
lor S. Avery, to take effect on August 31, 1928, and of Execu
tive Dean Carl C. Engberg, to take effect September 1, 1926.
The reason given by both executives for their resignation was
a desire to be free from the responsibility which has been on
them for many years and which was becoming too great a
strain for their health.
Both signified their willingness to serve the University fur
ther, Chancellor Avery requesting that he continue to serve as
a professor and Chancellor Emeritus and Dean Engberg re
questing that he be retired to the Department of Mathematics
of which he was a professor before he assumed his present position.
Have Not Chosen
Judges for Contest
The judges for the poetry and es
say contest which closed May 1, have
not yet been pkked but will be an
nounced later, accordiag to J. A.
Rice, jr., chairman of the faculty
committee in charge. Persons not
connected with the University will
act as judges again this year as for
merly. Much material was submit
ted in the contest but until the jud
ges are selected none of the work
will be read. The committee has
not yet decided if they will publish
the best poems in the Nebraska Book
of Verse as was done last year but
some of the work will appear in the
Nebraska magazine, the literary sup
plement to the Daily Nebraskan.
Plays may be submitted until No
vember 1 and the prize winning plays
will prnhnhly Vp prpxpntpd by thp
University Players, next year. The
University Players are offering a
prirp of $50 and the Vestals $25,
second prize, for the best poem sub
mitted. A prize of $50 is offered
for the best essay.
TWO APPEAR IN RECITAL
Josephine Hastier and Virginia Wary
Appear Friday Evening.
Josephine Hassler, cellist, and Vir
ginia Wary, pianist, presented their
senior recital at the First Christian
church Friday evening. Both will be
graduated from the University School
of Music, where Mi:ss Hassler is a
student with Herbert Gray, and Miss
Wary is a pupil of Lura Schuler
Smith.
Following was the program; in
which Veina Trine was accompan
ist:
Goltermann Concerto, No. 5; Al
legro moderato, Andante, Allegro.
Scarlatti Pasterole ; Capriccio.
Rameau Gavotte and Variations.
Popper Gavotte.
Bach Sarabande, (for cello
alone).
Saint-Saens Allegro Appassion
ato.
Debussy Reverie; Arabesque, G ma
jor. Scott A Little Dancer from Spain
Chopin Prelude, B flat Major.
Schuhert-Llsxt Soirees de Vien
na.
Dr. Williams Will Take
Students to Conference
Dr. Hattic Plum Williams, chair
man of the department of political
science and sociology, plans to taku
a group of students of sociology to
Denver, Colo., next summer to attend
.he National Conference of Social
Work, to be held June 10 to 17. Sev
eral students have indicated their in
terest and Doctor Williams hopes to
lake a large Nebraska delegation.
Request Applicants to
Fill Class Schedules
Each applicant for appointment
io the staff of the Cornhusker or
The Daily Nebraskan is requested
to file at my office (University
Hall 112) by 1 o'clock Monday,
May 11, a filled-out class-schedule
Mank indicating clearly his recita
tion and laboratory rooms each
day of this week, and also giving
his street address and telephone
number.
M. M. FOGG,
Chairman, Student Publication
Board.
May 9, 1925.
.RICE 5 CENTS
REASON FOR RESIGNATION
Have Given Long Service
A banquet was tendered to Chan
cellor Avery on April 19 by the fac
ulty of the University as a recogni
tion of his unselfish work for the in
stitution. At the time that his resig
nation will take effect, he will have
been chancellor of the University for
twenty years. Dean Engberg has
been executive dean for twelve years.
Chancellor Avery was born in
1865. He holds degrees from Doane
College, the University of Nebraska
and Heidelberg University, Germany.
He taught chemistry at the Univer
sity of Idaho and then came to the
agricultural experiment station of
this state. In 1905, he was made
professor of ' chemistry at this Uni
versity and in 1909, was given the
chancellorship. 'He held the rank
of major in the United States Chem
ical Warfare Service during the late
war.
Dean Engberg was born in 1872
'n Sweden, coming to this country in
1888. He took a degree from the
University of Nebraska -in 1895,
doctor's degree in 1899, and in 1890
began teaching here. In 1911, he
was made a professor of mathema
tics and in 1913, executive dean.
The Board watched the review
given by the R. O. T. C. unit in the
afternoon and passed a motion of
commendation for the work of the
department. Reorganization of the
departments 'of athletics, modern
languages and philosophy was also
taken up by tho Board at its meet
ing. None or tne reorganization
made will effect changes in the pres
ent teaching staff, however. It auth
orized the creation of two new de
partments in the College of Busin
ness Administration, also. It is un
derstood that Professors G. O, Vir
tue and O. R. Martin will be made
the chairmen of the departments.
Prof. L .H. Gray will be the chair
man of the new department of com
parative philosophy and oriental
languages which was authorized. Tho
Department of Modern Languages
was subdivided into the Departments
of Romance Languages and Litera
ture and of Germanic Languages and
Literature.
The department of physical edu-'
cation and athletics was subdivided
as follows:
Division of athletics, H. D. Gish,
chairman, responsible to the athletic
board.
Division of physical education
for men, Dr. R. G. Clapp, chairman.
Division of physical education for
women, Miss Mabel Lee, chairmen.
Normal training course in physi
cal education in the college of arts
and sciences and normal training
course in physical education in the
teachers college, Dr. R. G. Clapp,
director, and Miss Mabel Lee, as
sistant. This division is to function
under the preceding two divisions.
Division of athletic coaching, II.
F. Schulte, chairman.
Chancellor Avery's resignation fol
lows: To the Board of Regents.
Gentlemen:
"I desire to retire from the duties
of chancellor of the university Au
gust 81, 1928. After this time, if
in harmony with the interests of the
university I shall be glad to continue
to serve as pr6fessor and Chancellor
Emeritus.
"In making this request I would
call to your attention the following:
At the request of the regents I laid
aside in the fall of -1908 my work
as teacher and investigator, and if
I continue to serve until the date
above mentioned I shall have occu
pied the Chancellor's office for ap
proximately twenty years. Only few
presidents of state universities have
held office, for so lor a period. I
believe, however, that I shall have
sufficient health, vitality and cpti
imism to continue in office to the
time that I have indicated.
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