MERRY HAPPY NEW YEAR CHRISTMAS lTxXV- NO. 64. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 'FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1925 PRICE 5 CENTS. The Daily Nebraskan TO ENCOUNTER SOUTH DAKOTA FIVE TONIGHT Basketball Team Will Open Season With Practice Tiit at Armory THIRD GAME FOR VISITOR Coyotes Have Advantage of Experi ence! Huskers Hold Light Workout Thunder The University of Nebraska bas ketball team will play its first game of the season tonight with the Uni versity of South Dakota. The game will be a prnctice tilt for both teams and incidently will give Coach Bearg a line on his material. The game will a'so decide tVe twelve men who are to make the vacation trip to Kansas Citv. Just what kind of a team Coach Allison of the Coyotes will present is not known. However, the Vermil lion team will have an advantage over the Huskers as they have played three games this season and should be in good form for this encounter. Coach Bearg put his men through a light workout Thursday afternoon, the practice consists mostly of of fensive and defensive tactics. The men were also given some signal practice. The Coach divided his men into four teams and it is ex pected that he will use all four quin tets if possible. The first team consisted of Smaha and Brown at forwards, Captain Ek strom at center and Black and An drcson at guards. On the second team were found Beerkle and Eg bert forwards, Elliott, center, and Lawson and Sprague, guards. The third team was made up of Roth and Presnell forwards, Dana center, and Mclntyre and Milenz guards. The men to draw the assignments on the fourth team were Peterson and Hall, at forwards, Kiffen at center, and Wirsig and Cass guards. In all probability the first five men named will form the opening lineup for tonight's encounter, with the other teams being held in reserve. If this team starts the game, it will be made up of four letter men in the persons of Ekstrom, Smaha, Black and Amlreson. Brown, the fifth member of the quintet, was all state forward when he played with Lincoln high school. WISCONSIN STUDENT STUDIES PROBATION Majority of Convicta Who Are Given Opportunity Make Good on Parole. Nearly four-fifths of the convicted law-breakers who are given a chance to "make good" under probation while ,.i!l under sentence do "make good" - that is, their record contin ues free from crime. At least, that is what a study of Milwaukee coun ty, V inonsin, cases reveals. Tht- study was made by Henry A. Moeck, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, under the direction of Prof. J. L. Gillin. His report shows that, though probation niay be frowned upon by some skep tics, it has proved satisfactory in Wisconsin's largest city where condi tions are less favorable for the event ual redemption of law-breakers than in many other places. The study covers the cases of 3,766 offenders who are given a chance by the court to show the kind of stuff they were made of. Among classes of individuals there were several factors which appeared to favor their "making good." They were : 1. Unmarried offenders made bet ter records than married offenders. Free from the responsibilities of family, they seem to observe greater care to "be good." This fact is part y explained by the large number of abandonment cases. Apparently, most men prefer going to jail to Koing home to an overgrown family. For the records show that, the larger an offender's family the less chance Je has of satisfactorily completing h's probation. 2. Women have better probation records than men. Also, widows and divorcees make poorer records than either wives or maids. 3. Offenders of higher economic status made better records than of fenders who were in the lower occu pations. ' 4- Orphans "maU good" just as often as probationers who have fam-"le- This is partly explained by the care observed by the judge in grant- " Probation to only those who have ufficient character or a good enough home environment to warrant pro bation. 6. Education' is a factor. 'The Probability of making good appears to be in an inverse ratio to the Publish Poems Submitted by Native Citizens to Nebraska Poetry Contest The history of Nebraska, her glor ies and her beauties, the aspirations and ideals of her people are not un sung. They have been recognized, and the appreciation of them has been embodied in poems by her own citizens. Some of these poems, which are published in "Nebraska History and Record of Pioneer Days", were contributions made to tho contest conducted by John D. Haskell, of Wakefield, for the best poem on Nebraska. These poems set forth the ideas of Nebraskas en tertained by those who were willing to enter the contest. The early beginnings of our state are poetically described by Kather ine M. Melick of Havelock: "The shores of an olden ocean, The caves of a sunken sea, Rose out of the primal motion, To let the prairie be. "And billows of grain blow over, The grave where waters sleep; Crab apple blossom and clover In the caverns of the deep. , "For the chain of theXancient waters Is loosed from our golden sand, That earth's own sons and daughters May enter the chosen land." Glimpses of pioneer days and of the pioneer lands are given in the "Ode to Nebraska" by Ellen Trum bull: "The red man shared his princely land, The bison went at man's command. And the bleak desert of our sires, Reflected myriad homestead fires; While pluck and zeal and ruddy health, Brought forth a bounteous sommon wealth." The growth of Nebraska has been especially remarkable when the short time in which it has been accomplish ed is considered. Hart Jenks, of Omaha, in his poem entitled "Ne braska" pictures this: CLUB CHOOSES NEW OFFICERS Ruth Perrin Is President of Girl's Commercial Club Second Semester HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY The biennial election of the Girls' Commercial Club was held at a meet ing from 6 to 8 o'clock on Wednes day evening in Ellen Smith Hall. The officers for the coming semester are. president, Ruth Perrin; vice- president, Marie Van Es; recording secretary, Verona Hall; correspond ing secretary. Mildred Marlow; treas urer, Harriet Steel, and reporter, Marian Brinton. The retiring officers of the club are president, Doris Loeffel, '26, St. Louis; vice-president, Katherine Krotter, '26, Stewart; recording sec retary, Rose Faytinger, '26, David Citv: corresponding secretary, Mary Fraser, '26, Lincoln; treasurer, Ella Thompson and reporter, Mildred Marlow, '26, Lincoln. The meeting was in the form of a kid party with dinner served at 6 o'clock. The committee in charge of the dinner was Verona Hall, '26, University Place, chairman, Alice Schultz, and Marie Van Es. After the dinner a Christmas storv was eiven bv Marie Van Es, and a Santa Claus distributed gifts from the Christmas tree. The rest of the time was spent in playing games and dancing for which Lena Trunenboltz played the piano. SIGMA XI TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING Will Consider Inviting Convention of American Scientific Academy To Lincoln A special meeting of Sigma Xi will be held Saturday morning, December 19, at 10 o'clock in Chemistry hall, room 108, to consider the advisa bility of inviting to Lincoln the Am erican Academy for the Advance ment of Science in its annual conven tion about four years hence, that is about 1929. v The American Academy for the Advancement of Science meets this year in Kansas City during the Christmas holiday season. Inasmuch as the meeting here is a very ambitious project, tiie com mittee in charge feels that it should be fully understood by all members of Sigma Xi, and a decision in the matter should be made at a meeting fully atended. If the arrangement can be made, the invitation to come to Lincoln will be given ai m : j- Voot. Citv. All members Dig 111 , jare accordingly urged to be present "Oh noblo state amid thy peers How grandly full have been thy years; Tho rod-man's camp upon the plain Are covered o'er by fields of grain; While down the plodding ox-team trails, Swift commerce speeds on tempered rails Oh Wondrous land! "Thy many hamlets, cities proud, Thy busy marts, the rushing crowd; Thy halls of learning, spires of praise, Are fruitage rich of toilsome days, And spirits bold, whose faith fore saw This day of plenty, peace, and law; My father's land!" Nebraska as we know her, and the attitude of her people are given tri bute in a poem by Edna D. Bullick of Lincoln: "Where the corn fields wave in beauty, Where the grasses softly call, That's Nebraska, fair Nebraska, And we love her best of all. "Sun and shadow on the hilltops Stretching out into the west, Blue skies bent to say she loves us And we love Nebraska best. "Hearts of courage, souls of heroes, Strength for toil and deeds that shine, Faith for sowing an dfor reaping--Dear Nebraska all are thine." Our state is but young even now. Her future is promising the aims and aspirations of her people are high: "Go on, go on, thy full race run, Thy destiny is but begun; And greater still may be thy yield From upland range and fenced field; Command the giants in thy streams, With God fulfil thy founder's dreams On to thy goal!" Hart Jenks. Penn Students Object To Compulsory Chapel By a vote of 1709 to 315 students at Pennsylvania State College ex pressed their disapproval of compul sory chapel. This was one of the largest votes ever polled at Penn State College. With these returns as a basis, it is expected that the Student Council will petition the Board of Trustees for abolition of the institution. The chapel referendum came at the culmination of a two week dis cussion of the question. The entire campaign was managed by the Penn State Collegian. HAWKS HAVE TWO GAMES THIS WEEK Iowa Meets Butler and Notre Dame In Basketball Fast Tilts , Expected IOWA CITY, la., December 17., (Special to The Daily Nebraskan). The University of Iowa basketball team has displayed a lot of snap and ability in the two early season games with St. Louis and Wabash. These two teams were disposed of in fairly easy fashion and there is ev ery reason to believe that Butler will receive a dose of the same medicine here Thursday night. Butler gave Illinois a fas, game last Saturday night, b& the flllnois managed to squeeze out a 23 to 22 win. There is no doubt that Butler has areal five, but the stuff which Iowa has show nin the two games it has played seems to indicate that the Hawkeyes have the edge over Pat Page's five. Immediately after the Butler game the Hawkeyes will entrain for South Bend, Ind., where they will meet the Notre Dame team on Friday night. The Iirish trimmed Minnesota badly the other evening, and they no doubt will make Iowa sit up and take no tice. VanDcus( n, the flashy junior, seems to be the best sharpshooter on the Hawk squad. He has account ed for 28 points in two games,, and he was especially effective against Wabash. Harrison, the diminutive sophomore forward, is improving in every game and is one of the best floor men Coach Barry has. Iowa's defense is strong. Robin son, ail-American forward on the Wabash team, failed to score a field goal because of the Hawk's clever guarding. All in all, Iowa looks about as sweet this year as they did back in 1922 when they tied for the conference title. Give War Bonus to Alma Mater A Yale alumnus recently gave his war bonus to the school in return for the financial assistance given him by the University in working his way through college. MANY ATTEND PRESENTATION OF "MESSIAH" Mrs .Carrie. B. Raymond Di rects Thirtieth Production Of Famous Oratorio 239 VOICES IN CHORUS Soloists Are Harriet Cruise, Kather ine Dean, Edward Ellingston And Herman Decker The thirtieth presentation of the Messiah oratorio by the University chorus under the direction of Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond, was held yester day in the Memorial Hall, at 10 o'clock. Although this year marked the thirtieth production of this class ic of the music.nl world, tho number of students attending the recital in creased again as it has each year. The Messiah, written by George Frederick Handel, in 1741, presents the life of Jesus of Nazareth in the language that only such composers are able to use, in their histories of life. The oratorio has been sung in all the countries of the world; schools generally throughout Ameri ca make an annual production of this contribution to the world of music. Its production of the Oberamergau Passion Play. Credit for the perfection of the presentation of this annual feature of the University Chorus, is due in a great measure to the interest that Mrs. Raymond has taken in its pro duction. Each year she has sought out any defects that might occur and has remedied them in the next pro duction. The production this year was ac companied by the University orches tra, as it has in the last few years. Besides the orchestra under the di rection of William T. Quick, were the following soloists: Edward Walt, first violin, Ernest Harrison, second violin; William T. Quick, viola; Lil lian Eich, violin-cella; Mark Pierece, bass; Don Berry, trumpet; Fleda Graham, piano; Edith Burlington Ross, organ. The solo parts were taken by Har riet Cruise, soprano; .Katherine Dean, contralto; Edward Ellingston, tenor; Herman Decker, bass. Each of these singers entered with sur prising sympathy into the dignty of the sacred Christmas work. The chorus numbered 239 voices and is one of the finest toned of the many groups that Mrs. Raymond has train ed for this recital. The program: "The Prophesy" Tenor: "Comfort Ye, My People," "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted." Chorus: "And the Glory of the Lord" Bass: 'Thus Saith the Lord of the Hosts", "But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming." "The Nativity" Soprano: "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields." Chorus: "Glory to God in the High est.' Contralto: "He Shall Feed His Flock." Soprano: "Come Unto Him.' "The Passion" Chorus: "Behold the Lamb of God". Contralto: "He Was Despised." Chorus: "Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs." Tenor: "Thy Rebuke Has Broken His Heart, But Thou Didst Not Leave His Heart." Chorus: "Lift Up Your Heads O Ye Gates." "The Resurrection" Soprano: "I Know That My . Re deemer Liveth." Quartet and Chorus: "Since By Man Came Death.' Bass: "The Trumpet Shall Sound." Chorus: "Hallilujah, The Lord God Omnipotent Reignith.' BADGERS PLAY SIX BIG FOOTBALL GAMES IN 1926 A six-game conference schedule for 1926 has just been arranged by the University of Wisconsin. Three games will be played at Camp Ran dall Stadium, Madison. The com plete schedule is: Oct. 16 Purdue at Lafayette Oct. 23 Indiana at Madison. Oct. 30 Minnesota at Madison. Nov. 6 Michigan at Ann Arbor. Nov. 13 Iowa at Madison. Nov. 20 Chicago at Chicago. 1 Northwestern Will Build Stadium Northwestern University plans the erection of a $ 1,000,000 three-decked stadium with a seating capacity of 75,000 persons. Shopping Days Left Until CHRISTMAS Complete 1926 Football Schedule October 2 Drake at Lincoln. October 9 Missouri at Lincoln. October 16 Washington at St. Louis. October 23 Kansas at Lawrence. October 30 Ames at Lincoln. November 6 Open. November 13 Kansas Aggies at Lincoln. November 20 New York University at Lincoln. November 25 Washington University at Seattle. Bell Telephone Men Confer Here P. M. McCullough, electrical en gineering, '7, and George Bickley, both of the Northwestern Bell Tele phone Company of Omaha, have been interviewing instructors in the College of Engineering and making arrangements to be here on January 14, 15, and 16 to confer with any of the seniors who wish to enter the employement of the Bell system. A. A. U. DISCUSSES FACDLTY FREEDOM Debates Resolutions on Right of Teacher to Express Opinion on Controversial Subjects (New Student News Service) Behind closed doors the twenty- seventh annual convention of the Association of American Universi!- ties, meeting At Yale, recently dis cussed a proposed set of resolutions on academic freedom. The debate was long and spirited. Finally the associated representatives of sixty universities decided to refer the question back to the individual. These resolutions dealt with the freedom of the teacher in expressing opinions on controversial subjects both in classrooms and out. At one session of the convention President A. Lawrencte Lowell of Harvard delivered a stirring speech on athletics and scholarship. Selec tions from his speech follows: "Students and graduates of this generation are far more proud of their achievements on the athletic field and on the campus than in the classroon," he said. "Their studies are regarded as a chore that must be done as quickly and as easily as possible. When I have oneof Har vard's robust graduates come up to me and loudly say, "I am a red blooded man, I want to know why the football team doesn't win," I cannot help recalling what the physi ologist say, that the human blood is most red when it has not been through the brain. "If it is true that in four years men in college will not acquire any desire to live an intellectual life, how can we expect to produce the men we need to carry on the work of the last generation in business, political and the other walks of life?, "What youth wants above all else is to sacrifice itself for something that is worth while. Students are willing to train vigorously and deny themselves all sorts of pleasure in order to make tho football team, they give up a lot of their time to the acquirement of other ends which they feel are worth the effort, and during the war they left everything immediately to get over-seas and participate in the struggle. "If we could make youth feel that scholarship was worth while, we would undoubtedly have more schol ars. The question is, how are we to do this? One way is to get rid of the idea prevalent among undergrade ates that a man studies hard for hours only because he wants to and does not care for anything else. As soon as students can be made to re alize that examinations are not a test of an ability to grind and work unusually hard but are rather a test of intellectual grasp, mental ability and general taste, then they will show some interest and see that this kind of work is really worthy of effort. "Another requisite for the accom plishment of this purpose is to give the students more personal contact with their instructors. And this con tact should be not with a man who has an intellectual interest in only one particular phase of his subject, but with one who sees clearly all that goes on in the while field with which he is connected. A narrow viewpoint can only harm the student who is interested often in widell divergent topics. "Finally, the curriculum is im portant, but it is not important if it fails to develop a desire for intellec tual effort. We should try to elimi nate those courses which do not do this and substitute for them sub jects that have a wider range of interest, OMAHA ALUMNI HOLD ELECTION Twelve Men Chosen as Board Of Directors; Two Hun dred Cast Votes BANQUET WILL BE GIVEN At the annual election of members of the board of directors of the Uni versity of Nebraska Alumni Associ ation of Omaha, the following were chosen : Robert II. Manley, '97; Sam Rees, '04; R. A. Van Orsdel, '06; Herbert Potter, '10; John Latenser, jr. ex '10; Vincent C. Haskell, '12; Eugene Holland, ex-'13; Warren H. Howard, '15; Phil McCulough, '17; Virgil Haggart, '17; Melvin Bekins, '21 and Ray F. Stryker, '23. This group will hold a meeting on Saturday noon at which they will elect a president, a vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer for the Omaha alumni association from with in the membership of the board. At this time also will be appointed a committee of Omaha alumni to han dle the arrangements for the ban quet to be given for the 1925 foot ball team. Ballots for the election of the board of directors were mailed to more than a thousand alumni in Om aha. More than two hundred of these were returned within the six days allotcd for voting. The members of the committee in charge of the election were Warren H. Howard, '15; Fred Ware, ex-'21; and Virgil Haggart, '17. Mr. How ard was the chairman and will have charge of the meeting tomorrow. BOARD REAPPOINTS NEBRASKAN STAFF Edward Morrow and Victor Hackler Continue as Editor and Managing Editor For the remainder of this semester the Student Publication Board has reelected Edward Morrow, '27, (Journalism), Alliance, as editor of The Daily Nebraskan; Victor Hack ler, '27, (Journalism), Omaha, as managing editor; John A. Charvat, '26, (Journalism), Phillipsburg, Kansas, Julius Frandsen, Jr., '27, (Journalism), Lincoln, Lawrence L. Pike, '26, (Journalism), Shelby, Montana, Ruth Schad, '26, (Journal ism), Wymore, Doris K. Trott, '26, Honey Creek, Iowa, a.1 news editors; and Milliccnt Ginn, '26, Nebraska City, and Arthur Sweet, '28, Nebra ka City, as assistant news editors. It elected Paul Zimmerman, '26, (Jour nalism), Centralia, Mo., as contrib uting editor. Moon Passes Planet Jupiter Within Own Diameter's Distance Far above the land of man, in a misty sea of cloudlets, there, too, are ships that pass in the night. In her journey ever eastward, toward the land of the rising sun, the moon fre quently encounters other travelers of the heaven's blue. Last night it was Jupiter, the largest of the plan ets. To be exact, the phenomenon occurred at sixteen minutes before midnight, when the moon sailed within her own diameter's distance (2,162 miles) of the great Jupiter. Just a moment in the darkness, the flash of two passing bodies, and each was on its way. But the moon is a gallant old craft. Onward she journeys, ever onward, toward the land of the ris ing sun. And at two o'clock ncxf Saturday she is due to lock oars with fair Venus, the brightest of planets that sail the starry skies. Will she be able to find her way through the maze of atmosphere in which the fair Venus shrouds herself? The meeting will take place below the horizon or the sight might war rant a few minutes loss of sleep. The brightest planet . is almost as capri cious as our earth's satellite, passing through phases very similar. The moon will pass closer to Venus than she did to Jupiter. ACCEPT OFFER TO MEET NEW YORK IN 1926 Make One-Year Contract With Eastern University For Football Game CHICK MEEHAN IS COACH Former Syracuse Mentor and Star In Charge of Metropolis Grid Players The University of Nebraska's 1926 football schedule was completed with tho acceptance of an offer to play New York University at Lincoln next year. New York University wired immediately for the game after learning that Notre Dame had sev ered relations with Nebraska and that the Cornhuskers were looking for a game to complete their sched ule. This was the only intersectional game in sight and the Huskers ac cepted the offer. The contract is made oh a one-year basis and Ne braska is not obliged to return the game. The New Yorkers and the Huskers are scheduled to go into action against one and other No vember 20. New York University is the largest educational institution in the east from the standpoint of enrollment. It has not of late had the best teams but under the coaching of "Chick" Meehan, former Syracuse University coach and Syracuse star quarterback, it is coming to the front rapidly in the grid game. Coach "Chick" Meehan stepped into his official capacity at New York University last September. He turn ed out a team the first year that showed a remarkable improvement over the former teams and that re sembled somewhat the Syracuse teams that trounced the Cornhuskers in 1922 and 1923 by scores of 9-6 and 7-0 under the coaching of Meehan. Other games that the New Yorkers have scheduled . are Tulane Univer sity, Rutgers, Carnegie Tern., and West Virginia Wesleyan. A game with Lafayette is in the progress of negotiation. This heavy schedule shows that the New York team plans to do some real scrapping next year in which they will invade the South and West in an endeavor to hang something on the best teams in these . sections. Harry C. Hathaway, business man ager of athletics at New York U. is a Nebraska alumnus. He conducted the negotiations which led ud to thn scheduling of this game. Manager Hathaway figures that a Nebraska. New York game played in New York in 1!)J7 would attract one of the largest football crowds ever seen in the East. He assures the Nebraska authorities that the Cornhusker foot ball team is famous in the East due to the Huskers' persistent success in downing Notre Dame. The 1926 schedule shows six val ley games. Ames is being taken on again after a lapse of a year since relations were severed. Washington U. at St. Louis is another new team that the Huskers have not tasted for many years. The valley teams that meet Nebraska "next year are the strongest in the valley. The season starts off with Drake and Missouri the fir.t two games. Each of these teams defeated the Huskers this sea son. Kansas has very good prospects for next year and .Ames will be one of the hardest games on the sched ule as they will have their customary good team. They have always been considered as one of the strongest teams in the valley. Kansas Aggies, who held Nebraska to a scoreless tie this season is booked for next season at Lincoln. The dope on the New York team is uncertain but it is sure to be a tough game. The University of Washington, West coast cham pions, are the last game on our schedule. The game is set for No vember 25 at Seattle. Washington had one of the strongest teams in the country last year. The game played at Lincoln with them resulted in a 6-6 tie. It was one of the best games of the year. One open date annears nn iYia schedule on November 6. No game will be scheduled for this day and a breathing sp)ell will be given the team. The open date is needed so that the team can recuperate after live nara games. Engineering Alumnus Stops Harry M. Hayes, electrical. '24. made a brief call at the office of Dean Ferguson Thursday. He is on his, way to spend Christmas in his old home at Ansley. Mr. Hayes is em ployed by the Westinghouse Electric company at East Pittsburgh, Penn sylvania. Weather Forecast Friday: Fair with rising temper ature. V (Continued on Page Two) at the Saturday meeting.