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    The Daily Nebraskan
TXXV. NO. 81.
NEBRASKA AND
KANSAS PLAY
OPENING GAME
Ancient Rivals Meet Saturd
lay
On New Auditorium
ketball Court
TEAMS WELL MATCHED
ComPr Show. Hu.lcer. Eel in
Defence While Jayhawkers
Have Strongest Offense
The University of Kansas Jay
hawks and the University of Nebras
ka Cornhuskers will meet Saturday
night in the first basketball game to
be played in the new field house.
This court classic will mark the first
meeting of these two powerful teams
this year.
A floor has been laid in the field
house which is as nearly a regulation
tK as possible. The seating capac
ity will be five thousand and no seats
will be reserved, although a section
will be set aside for university stu
dents and professors.
Entrance to the Field House will
be made from the south. Spectators
may reach the entrance by going on
.Fourteenth street to Vine, where
temporary walks have been con
structed that will lead to the door.
The game which starts at 7:30
o'clock will be perhaps the best to
be seen on the Nebraska court this
year. Kansas comes to Lincoln with
a veteran team composed of seven
lettermen from last year's champ
ionship quintet. The Jayhawks re
cord this year is seven games won
and two lost. The two loses being
inflicted by Washington and Okla
homa. Nebraska, although slow to start,
has been going at a fast clip the past
two weeks and as a result is tied for
first place in the conference with
Oklahoma.
Each team has played the Iowa
members of the Conference at prac
tically the same time, the Jayhawkers
playing them first, Nebraska second,
and each won all the games. Rela
tive ability may be found by com
paring the scores of the two teams
as against the same teams. This
comparison shows that the Kansas
team has displayed the greater of
fensive ability, while the defensive
play goes to the University of Ne
braska. The figures show that the Jay
hawk team was able to score 107
points or an average of almost 36
points a game; while the Ncbras
kans were able to score but 89 points
or an average of 29 points. In oth
er words on the offense, Kansas is
almost rpven points stronger than
Nebraska.
On the defense, opposing teams
were able to score a total of C4
points or an average of 21 points a
fame, while against Nebraska, 61
points were scored, or only 17 a
ramc, showing that on the defense,
Nebraska in about four points strong
er. The results:
Kans. Opponents Nebr,
31 19 Grinnell 18 39
2 24 Drake 21 23
43 21 Ames 12 27
During the years of athletic riv
alry between the two schools, 46
fames have been played, 27 have
been won by Kansas, and Nebraska
has won the other 19. Kansas has
cored 1313 points, to the Cornhus
ker. 10H7. During the past four
K-anons, Nebraska has failed to reg
ister a win, their last victory having
been in 1919. The teams did not
Ploy in 1920 or 1921.
Coach Ernest Bearg has developed
fust team from the squad of new
Win and the Muckers should turn in
victory over Kansas Saturday
"tent. H will be a battle between
the Nebraska defense which is the
hwt in the Missouri Valley and the
Kansas offense, which is rated as one
f the best. Schmidt, Kansas for
ward, is now leading the conference
'n scoring.
The University cadet band will
P'vc a half-hour's concert before the
?ame. Other features will mark the
opening and dedication of the new
auditorium rA :tj i .v,!u t.
nun iiciu liuuno Wllll.ll in
jo be the largest and best equipped
In f . ..
vuc Missouri Valley.
Jayhawk and Kaggie
Wrestlers to Meet
LAWRENCE, Kan., Feb. 4. Kan
as Agricultural College wrestlers
w' come to tho Univeraitv of Kan
m Friday, Feb. 5, for a match. En
vies win be made in all weights
oach Lockabaugh has not announced
'he Kansas team.
The first college football game in
the United States was played by Yale
and Harvard fifty years ago.
According t
n w a ociiiui wuiiiau u
'wa State, who worked in a depart
ment store during the holidays, men
oo most of the shopping at the per-
ENGINEERS TO HEAR SPEECH
J. M. Egan, Prominent Engineer, To
Talk on Use of Brick as
Paving Material
The American Society of Civil En
gineers will be honored by the pres
ence of Mr. , J." M. Egan, chief en
gineer of the Midwest Manufacturing
Association of Chicago, 111., who will
speak at 10 o'clock this morning in
Mechanical Arts 20G.
The use of brick as a paving ma
terial will form the gist of Mr. Eg
an'a speech.
The use of brick for paving and
building purposes dates back for
many centuries. Its use as a paving
material has been greatly increased
in this age of motor cars.
BUCK LEAVES
FOR WISCONSIN
Professor of Comparative Lit
erature Goes Tonight Will .
Teach at Madison
RETURNS THIS SUMMER
Philo M. Buck, Professor of Com
parative Literature,- leaves this even
ing for the University of Wisconsin.
Madison, Wisconsin, where he will
offer four courses in literature sim
ilar to those which he offered here
at Nebraska. His work will begin
Monday, February 8, when the sec
ond semester at that school opens.
He plans to return to "Nebraska for
the first session of summer school.
Professor Buck will offer two
courses at .isconsin, a couioe in
the early epic and Dante, and one in
tragedy. He will also give a course
in criticism and a course in Milton,
similar to the courses given at Ne
braska.
1 Departure Delayed
Plans to leave by the first of Feb
ruary were abandoned by Professor
Buck because of the increased work
of final examinations and the ma
king out of grades.
The last semester Professor Buck
has given five courses in all. They
were: World Literature, Spencer and
Martin, a course in the Bible, Ameri
can Ideas of Literature and The
Little Seminar.
As to his further plans Professor
Buck could not state beyond the
first summer session stating that he
was much attached to Nebraska and
Nebraska students.
WILL BROADCAST
ON CHARTER DAY
Feature Ringing of Old "U-HaU"
Bell at Beginning of Each Hour
in Six-Hour Program
The Fourth Charter Day radio pro-
grom for the University of Nebraska
will be broadcasted on Monday, feb-
ruary 15, from both KFAB, the Ne
braska Buick station, and KFKK, the
Wcstinghouse station at Hastings.
This is to be a six-hour program
beginning at 8:05 in the evening and
continuing until 2 o'clock the next
morning, which is much longer. than
previous programs broadcasted on
the anniversary of Charter Day. The
program consinting of music and
Khort tulkH, has been arranged by
Robert F. Craig, '21, announcer In
charge of the University broadcasting
station. It is estimated that about
one hundred and fifty will take part
in this program. A feature will be
the ringing of the old "U Hall" bell
at tho beginning of each hour.
There are about 19,000 printed
nroirramg being sent out to alumni
of the University through the cour
tesy of Professor A. A. Reed, Direc
tor of the University Extension Di
vision. It is expected that alumni
in all parts of the United Mates will
listen to this rndio program.
WEATHER FORECAST
Friday: Generally fair; rising
temperature.
Weather Conditions
A severe storm is passing north
ward along the Atlantic coast,
causing heavy rain in the middle
Atlantic states, and heavy snow
and high winds in Maryland,
Pennsylvania, New York, and the
New England states. Stormy
conditions continue on the north
Pacific coast with rain from the
central California northward.
Moderate weather continues in the
Missouri and Mis ussippi valleys
the Great Plains and the Moun
tain states with considerable
cloudiness and scattered light
snow. ,
THOMAS A. BLAIR,
Meteorologist.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA,1 'FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5,
Guy Chamberlain,
Grid Star, Says
1
Guy Chamberlain
ANNOUNCE NEW
APPOINTMENTS
Lieut. Colonel Jewett Makes
Promotions in Military
Department
GIVE ASSIGNMENTS LATER
The promotions in the Military
Department for the second semester
were given out today by Lieut. Col.
Jewett. Paul O. Van Valkenburg,
formerly captain of Company F., was
appointed Major and will have
charge of the third batallion.
The assignments of captains and
first lieutenants to their various
companies will be given out tomor-
! row.
The following First Lieutenants
were appointed captains: Milton E.
Anderson, Harry L. Weingart, Vicuu
T. Hackler, Edwin Lloyd Jones, and
Jack C. Whalem.
Second Lieutenants who were pro
moted to First Lieutenants are as
follows: Herman J. Frerichs, Arthur
G. Coulson, Donald F. Wight, and
Ray E. Hall.
1926 CORNHUSKER
Assist. Business" Managers
The Student Publication Board
will receive applications until
noon Monday, February 8, from
upper-classmen for two positions
as assistant business managers of
the 1926 Cornhusker.
Application blanks may be got
at the office of the Chairman at
University Hall 104 and of Secre
tary J. K. Selleck.
Applicants are requested to
submit as clearly and as concisely
as may be, evidence as to their
qualifications for discharging the
duties cf these positions.
M. M. FOGG, Chairman,
Student Publication Board.
PRESENTS PROGRAM
AT CONVOCATION
Herbert Cray, Tenor and Cellist, Will
Give Same Selections Sunday
In Art Gallery
Herbert Gray, tenor and cellist,
accompanied by Verna Trine, pre
sented a pleasing program at music
al convocation Thursday morning at
11 in tho Temple theater. The same
selections will be given on Sunday,
February 7, at the University Art
Gallery at four o'clock.
The first part of the program was
vocal Where'er You Walk, by Han
del, Total Eclipse (Orotorio Samson)
by Handel, Bnd My Heart Ever Faith
ful, by Bach.
The cello seloctions were well rei
eeived Gavotte by Popper, and Tar
antelle by Popner. The Air from
Bach was beautifully rendered. Mr
Gray succeeded in giving it a lovely
tune.
Che Yclida Manina, from the opera
T.a Bohmo, given in place of Aubade
,'I.e Poi D'Ys) by Lalo, received
?reat applause. The remaining vo
nl selections were Oh I Men From
the Field by Brycon-Treharne, and A
Little Brown Bird Singing, by Hay-den-Wood.
AWGWAN CAMPAIGN RENEWED
Second Semester 'obscribers May
Get Four Remaining Numbers
For Fifty Cents
The campaign for second semester
subscribers for the Awgwan, month
ly humorous publication, will begin
Monday on the campus and the price
for the four remaining copies will
bo fifty cents.
Many who failed to subscribe at
the beginning of the year and have
been buying the Awgwan in single
copies, will have an opportunity to
eet the magasine for the remainder
!of the year at this reduced price.
Former Nebraska
Urange Uver-rated
A Dozen Men Better than Famous
Red-Head, Declares Ex-fCornhut-ker,
Now One of Country' Great
est Professional Player
."Red Grange is an over-rated
football player, in my estimation,"
declared Guy Chamberlain, '16, fa
mous Nebraska all-American end,
and recognized as one of the greatest
open-field runners in footbajl his
tory. "I have played against Grange,
and watched his work during his ca
reer at the University of Illinois.
There are a dozen men I consider
better football players and this year
Wilson of Washington is his equal,"
Chamberlain told a Daily Nebraskan
reporter.
"Do I think that Grange ha3 earn
ed the small fortune he is credited
with? Well Jack Dempsey gets
$600,000 for a single fight, and that
is the same question. If Grange
earned all that he has made, lots of
others in the professional football
field are sadly underpaid, and I have
been playing for practically noth
ing." Chamberlain received a A. B. de
gree in 1916, playing on the Husker
team in '14 and '15. He is six feet
tall, weighs nearly 200 pounds, and
was a ten second man at that time;
unusual qualities even in an athlete.
Although he has played for more
than nine years he had never been on
a team that lost a game until last
fall. During their 1925 season, the
Philadelphia Sky Rockets, the team
which he coached and played on, lost
four and won twenty games in an
overburdened schedule.
"Judging from the completely fill
ed stadiums at college games, it is
folly to think that professional foot-
bal will ever hurt them. The two
gnrnp nre completely different. The
big secret is to make the men forget,
about the money they are making out
of the game. A successful coach
can do this."
"When four of my 200 pound
huskies came into their locker rooms
and sat for thirty minutes with their
heads in their hands crying, you can
see that money is not the only idea
of the game. This was the case in
one of my defeats Inst season."
"Most players usually stay with
the game only a year or two," de
clared the professional coach, who
has studied this new type of football
player. "Many of them are striving
to pay a debt contracted in gaining
their education at college. After
that they leave and enter the busi
ness world."
KANSAS PREPARES
FOR K. C. A. C. MEET
Jayhawks Strong in Sprints, Having
Two of World's Record
Relay Team
LAWRENCE, Kan., Feb. 4. Uni
versity of Kansas track athletes are
preparing to enter the Kansas City
Athletic Club meet Friday night as
a test of the Jayhawker strength be
fore the Kansas-Missouri dual in
door meet two weeks later.
Kansas is expected to show great
est strength in the sprints, with
Rooney, Wongwai and Grady in the
running. Rooney and Wongwai
were members of the Kansas quarter-mile
relay team that sot a world,
record at the Kansas Relays last Ap
ril. Kansas is going to miss greatly
Tom Poor, Olympic hurdler, who In
past years was always good for the
points in the high jump. He was
graduated last Jun,
Freshman Bible Study Group Takes
Place of Old Freshman Commission
Fifty freshman and sophomore
Y. W. C. A. members sat down at the
long green and white tables in the
Faculty room of the Temple last
night nt six o'clock. It was the old
freshman commission and the new
freshman study group meeting to
gether for dinner and to meet each
other and exchange ideas.
A freshman training group is
formed each year of freshman wo
men interested in the Y. W. C. A.
work. Until this year the members
of the group have been elected, but
this method seems unsatisfactory in
that it included too few and too
many; too few because the most
valuable were often overlooked and
too many In that it incl'.Jed some
who sought it only as an honor. It
has become apparen the greatest
weakness in the training of univer
sity Y. W. C. A. women has been
a lack of comprehensive Bible study,
so at the ' beginning of Irn school
year a freshman Bible study group
was formed. The thirty-four who
remained in the group now form the
new freshman 3tudy group and the
group is closed.
Elise Gramlich, president of the
j) JAMES LEES,
AD mTnmnriimv
Ur UIUYMIDUI
FACULTY, DIES
Former Provost Had Break
' down Four Years Ago;
Death Unexpected
TAUGHT HERE SINCE 1891
Was Onetime Head of Greek Depart
ment and Member of Ath
letic Board
Dr. James T. Lees, a member of
the faculty of the University of Ne
braska, died at Coronada, Cal., Wed
nesday, after four years of suffer
ing with a serious breakdown while
he was still connected with this Uni
versity. A wire received in Lincoln
indicated that his death was entirely
unexpected.
Dr. Lees was born in Middleton,
Lancashire, England, on August 17,
1859. He came to America when he
was eleven years ' of age and was
educated at Adelbert College at
Cleveland, O. After receiving his
master's degree at John Hopkins in,
1889, he came west and in 1891 was
made head of the department of
Greek at the University of Nebraska,
a position he held until he was made
provost in 1919.
Thirty Years a Teacher
The May number of the Alumni
Journal, 1919, said of the appoint
ment: "Dr. James T. Lees, who has just
rounded out thirty years of teaching,
was appointed provost of the Uni
versity in the reorganization that the
Board of Regents have inaugurated.
Dr. Lees' duties will be that of teach
ing auditor. He will be a member
of all faculties and of all courses of
study.
"Dr. Lees came to the University
in 1889 from John Hopkins univer
sity where he had just received his
Ph. D. He is a graduate of Western
Reserve and also spent the summer
of 1888 in the University of Berlin
finishing up his thesis. The first
'two years nt Nebraska he was prin
cipal of tho Latin school and associ
ate professor of classical philology."
Before he had progressed far with
his newly created position, Dr. Leer
was possessed -with a peculiar mnl
ady which forced a partial retirement
for four years. He taught during
the first semester a year ago but he
could not continue.
The 1920 Cornhusker, which was
dedicated to Dr. Lees, says of him:
"To Doctor J. T. Lees, who for
thirty years has devoted himself to
the making of a Greater University
and who, during that time, has been
a true and respected friend of every
student, this book is respectfully
dedicated."
Was Prominent Figure
Dr. Lees was very prominent in
activities outside his teaching. He
was, for many years, a member of
the athletic board of the university.
He had spent his summers for many
years conducting parties of tourists
to Europe and he became very well
known in that field. He also lec
tured widely on the passion play and
other art rejects through which
field he became famous.
Besides beincr a department head
nt the university, ho was also nt one
time dean. He was also a member
of many regular nnd special com
mittees and had a great part in shap
ing the policies of the institution.
Dr. I.oes made a grout many
friends during the thirty yenrs thnt
he was connected with the university.
Many of these have preceeded him
to the grave bu: those that are left
will certainly mourn his death.
Y. W. C. A., spoke on "Our Con
ceptions of the Kingdom of Heaven."
"We spend so much time on the lit
tle things of life," she said, "that we
haven't much time left for the im
portant ones. I hope that you will
find something in life which is big
enough and spend the rest of . your
school career working towards it."
Mary Kinney and Caroline Buck
welcomed the freshmen women into
their work and spoke on what the
freshman group had meant and could
mean. "Of your own volition -you
have joined this group," said Misr
Bu.k. "You have stated your
ideals and purposes, now you may
bring these before others, leading
them to faith in God through Jesus
Christ."
Presiding was Marguerite Forsell
who has been a leader of Freshman
Commission this year. Martha Far
rar entertained the guests with s
reading. Marion Eimers was in
charge of the music for the dinner.
Margaret Walker was general chair
man of the dinner; Marion Eimers
was in charge of the music; Orrel
Rose Jack, the invitations, and Ra
chel Parham was chairman of the de
coration committee.
1926.
Long-time Instructor
Here Dies on West Coast
5
Courtesy Lincoln Star.
Dr. James T. Lees
Dr. James T. Lees, a member of
the faculty for thirty-six years, who
died at Coronada, Cal., Wednesday.
GERALD SMITH
TO SPEAK HERE
Chicago Professor Will Lecture
On "Religion and Modern
Life"
PLAN SERIES OF TALKS
Gerald Birney Smith, Professor of
History of Religion at the University
of Chicago, has agreed to come to the
University of Nebraska March 23,
to give a series of six addresses on
"Religion and Modern Life."
Profesor Smith comes here nndr
the joint auspices of the University
Christian Associations and the Uni
versity pastors.
There will be a committee meeting
Tuesday noon. February 9, at the
Grand Hotel, to make definite plans
for the series. This committee will
be made up of representatives from
the churches with university con
stituencies.
Is Noted Author
Professor Smith is editor-in-chief
of The Journal of Religion, publish
ed by the University of Chicago
press. He is the author of many
articjes and several books; his lead
ing book is perhaps, "Social Idealism
and Changing Theology."
I "One of the biggest authorities in
the country on the I elation of reli
gion to the modern philosophical and
'scientific movements," Arthur Jor-
genson, general secretary of the Uni
versity Y. M. C. A., says of Mr.
Smith. Mr. Jorgenson has taken
several courses under Professor
Smith.
Since Professor Smith has finally
been induced to come here, the Uni
versity Christinn Associations are
very anxious that many students plan
to attend the series.
ORATORIO 'CREATION'
TO BE BROADCAST
Will Be Sung In Topeka and Ceme
Through Statioa KFKU, on
Monday Evening
LAWRENCE, Kan., Feb. 4. Hay
den's "Creation" sung by the Handel
and Philharmonic Society of Topeka,
will be broadcast from station KFKU,
the University of Kansas, Monday
evening, Feb. 8, beginning at 8
o'clock. The great oratorio will be
-ung in Topeka, and will be broad
cart by remote control. More than
250 singers and players make up the
organization that is presenting the
oratorio.
Solo portions are to be taken by
Miss Irma Jane Lewis, soprano; Wal
ter Wheatley, tenor, of the Chicago
Civic Opera company; and Herbert
Gould, basso contante, formerly of
the Chicago Civic opera. . '
The performance will be directed
by George W. Barnes, organist and
choirmaster of Grace Cathedral, and
is given on the occasion of the Di
ocesan convention.
W. A. A. Wants Women
To Sell at Concessions
The Women's Athletic Associ
ation is to have charge of the
concessions at the opening of the
field house, at the Kansas-Nebraska
game Saturday evening.
All members who can, and women
who are interested in the orgapi
zation are invited to sign up on
the poster today to sell. All wo
men who are to sell will be noti
fied by phone, and they are to
report at the field house, by 6:45
Saturday evening.
I ill
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PRICE 5 -CENTS.
FIELD HOUSE TO
BE OPENED FOR
SATURDAY GAME
New Structure Will Be Used
For First Time; Huskers
Meet K. U.
GOVERNOR WILL ATTEND
Building Not Completed But Accom
odations Provided for More
Than Three Thousand
Governor Adam McMullen will give
the signal which will start the first
basketball game to be played in the
new field house by throwing the
ball to the Nebraska and Kansas
cagesters Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock. Because of sickness the past
few weeks the governor was not sure
he would be able to attend, but yes
terday he definitely accepted. Dr.
G. E. Condra will introduce him.
The field house is not completed,
but can accomodate a large crowd.
The contractor has not finished work
on the balcony so there will be no
reserved seats as marked on the stu
dent and faculty athletic tickets. A
block of 3,000 seats will be reserved
for student and faculty members pre
senting these tickets.
To reach the building one must
go north on Fourteenth street to
Vine. From there temporary walks
have been constructed. When com
pleted, there will be a driveway lead
ing to the columned entrance, which
is patterned after that of Social sci
ence building.
A temporary floor, formerly used
at the Coliseum, has been laid. This
is necessai. to enable the concrete
floor to dry thoroughly before the
pprmsnent wooden cne in laid. This
will not be until summer.
OHIO'IVOTES FOR .
OPTIONAL DRILL
Men at State University Want Com
pulsory Feature of Military
Training Abolished
(New Student News Service)
Compulsory military training re
ceived a blow at Ohio State Univer
sity on January 21 when the men stu
dents balloted 10 to 7 against the re
quired drill. The vote was: compul
sory training 701; optional training,
1099.
With the exception of the en
gineering department all the colleges
opposed military drill. The en
gineers voted 184 for compulsory
training, 132 against.
One third of the eligible students
voted. This is said to be the usual
vote on such questions. Th ques
tions on the ballots ana the vote on
each follows:
Do you believe in any form of mil
itary training? Yes, 1544, no, 266.
Do you believe military training
has a place in the university curri
culum? Yes 1330, no 465.
Have you received any benefit
from military training? Yes 1131,
no 654.
Do you believe in compulsory
military training? Yes 701, no 1099.
PALLADIANS GIVE
PROGRAM TONIGHT
Geneva Stoddard Announces Plans;
Will Debate to Defend the
"Old School
Geneva B. Stoddard, graduate of
the class of 1904, and Secretary and
Treasurer of Palladian Alumni As
sociation, announces a program to be
given Friday night, February 5, in
Palladian Hall under the auspices
of the Alumni Association. Visitors
are invited to attend this special
production of the Palladian Associ
ation. The debate of the program seems
to defend the "old school." It- is
''Resolved that students in Old U
Hall thirty or forty years ago, learn
ed more than the present day stu
dents, with all the fine equipment."
The affirmative is taken by Prof.
A. A. Red, '98, and Mrs. J. S. Hyatt,
'97. The negative is taken by Mrs.
Francis Flood, '21, and Ned Fisher,
'22.
Congregationalists
Plan Valentine Party
A Valentine party will be held , by
the Congregational students of the
University, Saturday evening, Febru
ary 13, at the Temple. Entertain
ment, decorations and refreshments
will carry out the idea of Valentino
Day. Students who are new this'se
mester will be especially welcome,
and all Congregational students are
invited to stterd.
ic counters there.