The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XXV. NO. 120.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1926.
PRICE f CENTS.
GISH DENIES
HE CRITICISED
OMAHA ACTION
Director of Athletic Issues
Formal Statement on
Tourney Trouble
WILL CONSULT PRINCIPALS
Omaha Ppr Claim BitUr Feeling
Toward Mertopolis Team Real
Cause of Actios
Acting Director of Athletics Her
bert D. Gish issued a formal state
ment yesterday in regard to the
withdrawal of the Omahs high school
teams from the state basketball tour
nament. The statement quieted all
rumors that Gish would go to Oma
ha to make special Investigation, al
though he did say that he would
"probably consult with the Omaha
principals in the near future.
The statement:
"The University of Nebraska De-
partment of Athletics regrets very
much that the Omaha High Schools
have taken action which will bar
them from competition in the Ne
braska High School Basketball Tour
nament. We have always cooper
ated with the Nebraska High School
Athletic Association in conducting
state-wide athletic contests of this
nature and our association with the
Omaha schools has always been very
friendly. We were therefore very
much surprised when the Omaha
teams were denied permission to
ompete in future state basketball
tournaments.
"A number of interviews credit
ed to me in which I was said to have
criticized the action ' of the Omaha
principals are entirely without foun
dation. Whether or not Omaha
wishes to compete in state basketball
tournaments is entirely an Omaha
affair. Unless the Nebraska High
School Athletic Association decides
otherwise the state tournament will
continue as heretofore.
" I intend to be in Omaha on other
business within the near future and
will probably consult with the Oma
ha principals in regard to the rea
sons for their action."
II. D. GISH,
Acting Director of Athletics.
Say Omaha Poorly Treated
The interviews referred to by Di
rector Gish were printed in Omaha
papers, while he was at Manhattan.
The Omaha newspapers have recent
ly announced that the real cause of
the withdrawal was not the Bocial
conditions, but the bitter feeling
that is shown towards the Omaha
schools by the out-state teams.
The following is from the Omaha
Bee:
"The writer learned from a valu
able source Monday that the social
conditions in Lincoln during the re
cent tournament were not the real
cause of the break. It was only an
out.
"For several years Omaha high
school principals, coaches, 'players,
and followers of the teams have no
ticed the bitter feeling towards Oma
ha schools competing in the state
tournament. The refereeing also has
been below standard, especially in the
last tourney. This was pointed out
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PLAYERS UORK Oil
CHILDREH'S DRAM
"Lit tie Lord Fauntleroy" Will Be
Presented at the Temple
Saturday, April 10
The Children's Theater will pre
sent "Little Lord, Fauntleroy", a
three-set drama founded on the
rtory of the same name by Frances
Hodson Burnett, for two perform
snces at the Temple Theatre, Satur
day, April 70. The play is under
the direction of Pauline Gellatly, as
sistant in the University dramatic
department.
The plot of "LitUe Lord Fauntle
roy" is woven around the title char
acter, who is also known as Cedric
ErroL Due to the sterling character
f his mother and the great love be
tween his parents, he has grown into
n unusual child. He has made
friends who are willing to defenl
him in trouble and even give their
fortunes for bis welfare.
Cedric Errol's father, the youngest
son of the Earl of Dorincoort, died
disinherited. Because his older
brothers have died without leaving
Deirs, the Earl sends his lawyer to
the States to bring back Cedric Er
ro1 to be the future Earl of Dor
ncourt. The conditions under which
"e will come into the fortune are
injust for the mother, but she sub
mits. After their arrival in Eng
"mA, the earlship is contested by
n onscrupulous woman.
No reserved scat for the play will
be sold. Admission is twenty-five
cents.
Circulators of Drill
Petitions Meet Today
There will be a luncheon at
noon today at the Grand Hotel
for those interested in circulating
petitions for the abolition of com
pulsory drill. The meeting will
be short and will be over by one
o'clock. The tickets are twenty
five cents and can be secured from
Frederick Lange, Bessie Bross,
Dorothy V. Thomas, Louise M.
Austin, Weldon M. Melick, Lois
Shaw, Alma Selk, and Dorothy
Olmstead. Tickets can be also
secured at the door. The method
of circulating the petitions will be
explained at the time the peti
tions are passed out The meet
ing is for those actually interest
ed in passing out petitions in their
home communities during spring
vacation and will be a business
meeting from start to finish.
CLUB STARTS
TOUR TODAY
M
en
Glee Club Leaves at
4:55 for Fremont; Final
Plans Made
PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED
The University of Nebraska Glee
Club leaves this afternoon at 4:45 on
its twelve-day tour of Nebraska
towns. The final plans for the tour
were outlined to the members who
are making the trip in a meeting held
last night in the Library.
Harold Holtz, secretary of the
Alumni Association, spoke to Club
members about the connection of the
Club with the people out in the state
with whom they would come in con
tact. The complete program was al
so announced at the meeting.
The Glee Club will go to Fre
mont today by bus and will present
their program there tonight. To
morrow they will appear at Herman,
Nebraska. Besides eleven Nebraska
towns, the Club will give its program
in Sioux City, Iowa, April 7.
Medallions which will be worn on
the tour were given out at the meet
ing last night. They are made of
gold and black onyx, with a1 triangu
lar shape. The words "University of
Nebraska Men's Glee Club" are in
scribed on them and there is also a
harp in the center.
The following is the complete pro
gram as it will be presented on the
tour:
Part I.
Tenebrae Factae Sunt Palastrina
Come Again, Sweet Love .. Dowland
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Praetorius
Glee Club.
Baritone Solo The Two Grena-
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ANNOUNCE WINNERS
LAW SCHOLARSHIPS
Six Freshmen With Averages Above
80 Awarded Ti'ftfoa For
Second Semester
Winners of freshman law schol
arships for the second semester have
been announced by Dean W. A. Sea-
vey. It was also announced that
Wendell R. Alabaster, University
Place, was added to the list of senior
scholarships holders. Six scholar-
hips were given in 'the freshman
class.
Paul B. Bowen, Wayne, with 92,
had the highest average. Herbert S.
French. GleAwood. Iowa, was next
with 87. Merritt E. JBenson, Shel
don, Iowa, and David F. Foster, Ster
ling, each had an average of bb.
Philip H. Robinson, Hartington, had
83, and Herbert E. Hill, Riverdale,
had an average of 82.
These scholarships, which are given
to students with an average of 80 or
above, cover the tuition for the se
mester. WEATHER FORECAST
Tursday: Partly cloudy and not
so cold. c
Weather Condition.
The storm from the southwest
has developed to unusual severity
and is now centered over Illinois
and Indiana, causing heavy snow
and rain in the middle and lower
Mississippi valley, the Ohio valley,
and the south Atlantic states, and
is extending into the Lake region
and the north Atlantic states. It
is followed by clearing and un
usually cold weather in the Mis
souri valley and the Great Plains.
Another storm is centered over
Idaho and extends southeastward
to New Mexico.
THOMAS A. BLAIR,
Meteorologist.
P.B.K.'sDo Not Take 'Pipes'
9 '
Investigation by Secretary of Local Chapter of Honor Society
Reveals That Students Winning Election Did Not
, Specialize in Easy Courses
COURSES AND GRADES
Because of the report that
courses and thereby win Phi
chapter offers the following:
records :
"At the time of the announcement of the newly elected
members of Phi Beta Kappa each year, numerous remarks are
heard indicating that many honestly believe that students who
wisely choose the proper subjects commonly known as "pipe
courses" can easily make grades that will entitle them to mem
bership. In order to get some definite facts on this question
the secretary of Phi Beta Kappa
elected last year to turn in a transcript of the work done in the
University of Nebraska.
"Fifty-three of the fifty-five
showing subjects, instructors, hours, and grades. The following is a sum
mary of results by departments. The first column of figures indicates the
total number of hours taken by these fifty-three students in the department
indicated. The next column shows the average grade made by these stu
dents in that department.
"A glance at these averages shows conclusirely that last year's stu
dents did not win honors by choosing any particular line of work in which
grades were noticeably higher than in other subjects. Departments in which
over forty hours of work was done by these fifty-three students average
uniformly between 89 per cent and 93 per cent. Sixteen different lines
of work contribute to a large extent in determining the high grades of the
students elected.
Difficult Subjects Average Higher.
"A little further study of the data reveals the fact that the subjects
ordinarily considered difficult average just as high as and in some cases
higher, than other subjects which are generally considered comparatively
easy. One subject deserves special notice. The average grade is 97, but
it is evident that this subject (Slavic) was carried by students who were
familiar with the language before entering the University. The same thing
is doubtless true of the ten hours carried in Swedish.
"Doubtless some critics will say that this tabulation shows the facts
for the averages of departments but does not touch upon the point of the
low and high grades given by various members of the instructional force.
The reasons for not making specific reports using the names of instructors
are self-evident. One case, without mentioning names, will suffice to indi
cate that in the case of students doing
whether they are in a class in which grades are high or low. The report of
the Senate Committee on Grading, given several weeks ago, mentioned one
extreme case where the average of one instructor was 71 and of another
instructor was 90 in the same subject. The average of these two instructors
on grades given to these fifty-three
again showing that students doing high grade work get about the same sort
of grades regardless of the standards of the instructors.
"Furthermore, no instructor having those 53 students for more than
40 hours gave grades to them averaging above 95 or below 89."
A. R. CONGDON,
Secy., Phi Beta Kappa.
The Average.
Following are the subjects taken, number of houis, and averages made:
Hours Ave. I
i
Art History 17
Astronomy . 16
Botany : 161
Chemistry 202
Economics 106
Education - 426
English - 810
Fine Arts 295
French 513
German 86
Greek 161
Geog. and Geology 28
American History 139
Ancient History 178
90
92
90
91
91
90
91
91
91
90
89
91
90
93
A Word To the Wise Is Well,
Better Watch Your Step Today
April Fool's Day, the practical jo
ker's heaven, is upon ns and we feel
that a caution on the morning of
April first would not be untimely.
Spring has come, and this day, es
pecially, abounds with people whose
sense of humor has felt the strain
of the weather; restless souls whose
hearts bid them do "something;" and
last, with those who possess humor
ous complexes. They use the nature
of this day to protect them from
the righteous indignation of their
victims.
Those who have had experience as
victims are qualified to give warn
ing. With that qualification this is
written for the guidance of those
who are to be abroad today and wish
to keep their intelligence and dispo
sitions. The remarks listed below
have been approved by authorities
on etiquet and accepted as "the cor
rect thing."
First, before leaving the house in
the morning, make sure that you are
fully and impeccably clothed, so that
when you encounter the first of the
pests and he whispers, "You've a
hole in your sock," you can fix him
firmly with your eye and say se
verely, "That's a lie." Probably he
will wither and you may mentally
chalk up a victory and pass on.
During the course of the day some
Alumnus in Marine
Corp Visits Here
Lieutenant Frank. ji W. R. Brown,
graduate of the Nebraska Law Col
lege in the ctase of 1923, is visiting
his friends in the military depart
ment this week. Lieutenant Brown
is stationed at Quantica, Virginia,
with the Fifth regiment, Second
Division, U. S. Marine Corps. The
regiments' services during the world
war made it famous.
OF MEMBERS TABULATED
many students choose "pipe"
Beta Kappa honors, the local
information regarding actual
asked each student who was
students elected turned in this report
high grade work it matters but little
students were 90 and 95 respectively,
English History 49 90
English History 49
Home Economics 18
Italian 14
Latin 242
Mathematics 220
Philosophy 312
Physical Education 55
Physics 30
Physiology 39
Political Science 133
Slavic 33
Spanish 259
Swedish 10
Zoology 217
90
92
91
91
90
90
93
93
92
97
93
95
91
public-spirited soul will clutch you
wildly by the arm and shout, "Look
at the peacock." Immediately turn
the other way and say coldly,
"That's an elephant." Be very posi
tive and flatly refuse to be contra
dicted. However, it has alwaj(? been
found very profitable to believe it
when you are told that the instruc
tor has dismissed classes for the day.
At least you are relieved of going to
class and you may be able to fix
the blame on the pest.
When your friend approaches you
suavely from across the campus and
with untoward generosity offers you
a piece of candy, resist the tempta
tion. It will surely be soap or card
board or some horrible mixture. If
possible, refrain from eating any
thing all day, unless your boarding
house is reputable, and you know
your landlady to be above such
childish play. Never hesitate about
being too carefuL '
If, towards the end of the day, you
are still beset, and someone accosts
yoik with "Wait you dropped some
ting," it is correct to reply, "So if
Tuesday," and scream loudly.
The above "wise-cracks" are to be
used on you April first, and are
dedicated to the students for protec
tion of their 'life, liberty, and pur
suits of happiness.'
Parade Abandoned on
Account of Cold Wind
The second parade of the entire
R. O. T. C. regiment scheduled
for Wednesday afternoon, was
called off at the last minute on
account of the cold weather. The
sharp wind from the north made
it impractical to bold the parade
as announced. The date of the
first parade to be held after the
spring vacation will be announced
later.
RICE ATTACKS
SOCIOLOGISTS'
SERVICE IDEA
Individual Improvement Thing
That Counts, Language
Professor Says
SPEAKS AT WORLD FORUM
Social Workers' Progress Conception
Is To Force Men To Advance,
He Claims
Declaring that the individual may
improve himself, whether he can im
prove the crowd or not, Prof. J. A.
Rice, Jr., chairman of the ancient
languages department, abadoned
sociologic and scientific theories of
progress to place responsibility on the
individual for self-improvement, in
his address, "The Individual in Pro
gress," delivered before the World
Forum yesterday noon. "Whether
the human race is getting better or
not is a matter of relative indiffer
ence to me. What concerns me is
whether or not I am getting better or
worse myself," he said.
In opening his address Professor
Rice stated "I haven't any panacea
for human ills. I can't offer any
way of saving the human race.
Sometimes I doubt whether it is
worth saving."
Idea of Progress New
He proceeded to point out that the
human race had time and again
changed or had changed for it, the
climate" in which it thought it ex
isted. "The idea of progress," he
said, "grows in the 'climate' of our
contemporary life."
"In the first place, the idea of
progress is new. It is only in the
last 150 years that it has dominated
human minds. We can all see the
change. But change may take dif
ferent directions.
"The old Greek idea was of a guid
ing force which carried human life
halfway around a cycle and then
left it to come back around to the
starting point. That is the doctrine
of reccurrence.
"The idea of a world that is con
tinually geting worse has domi
nated most peoples. The Greeks set
their Golden Age in the early part-
of their history. The Hebrews did
the same thing. Christianity set its j
Golden Age at the beginning. Prac
tically all peoples were possessed of
this idea of retrogression.
Science Brought Optimism
"The new idea received its im
pulse from science. At the begin
ning of the last century a burst -of
optimism swept over the world as a
result of the findings of science."
In discussing what progress is.
Professor Rice said, "it seems ri
diculous to me to talk of progress
and modern industrialism in the same
breath. To talk of making machines
do work and then talk of progress
when they are improved so they don't
kill as many men doesn't seem logi
cal."
Professor Rice then pointed out
that science once thought that if it
could control eugenics it could
make perfect people, but that sci
entific .men had now abandoned this
belief. "Even if we could," he said,
"we should have to face the fact that
the people in the dominant position
could control the kind of people they
wanted produced."
Sociologists Won't Stay Put
"Sociology is the last child of sci
ence. It is difficult to get the so
ciologists to stay put. The natural
scientist at least has his foot flat
on the ground. He says he knows
it all. But the sociologist says be
only knows nine-tenths of it and he
leaves you to guess what the tenth
is that he doesn't know."
Professor Rice then pointed out the
Coueism" of sociologists in general
and the service idea which added as
he termed it "sweet words to the
science of improvement." He ex
plained the sociologic idea of pro
gress as "If the other fellow doesn't
stay in the stream of improvement,
get a club and keep him in. This
idea does not agree with their ser
vice idea."
Professor Rice then explained his
ides of progress as distinguished
from the scientific and sociologic
views of human tendencies. "Wheth
er the human race is getting better
or not is a matter of relative indif
ference to me. What concerns me is
whether I am getting better or worse
myself." He closed by pointing out
that each individual could build so
as to better himself, but there was
na assurance that he could better
other people.
Women Can't Find Escorts
The women at the University rt
California are complaining about the
shortage of male escorts, and five of
them have mode application to the
university authrities asking help be
given to supply the women with company.
Af arch Awgwan Ready
For Distribution Friday
The March Awgwan will be dis
tributed from Station A postoffice
after ten o'clock Friday. Through
a reporting error, announcement
was made that the magazine would
appear Wednesday.
A feature of this issue is the
cover, by Lloyd Tucker, embody
ing the idea of the "Boaters'
Number." This is the first front
page illustration contributed by
this artist. Several new cartoon
ists are represented in this issue,
and an item of interest is a large
caricature by Torg Knudsen, sa
tirizing campus organizations.
NEW CABINET
INTO OFFICE
Recently Selected Officers And
Committee Heads of Y. W.
C. A. Installed
CYRENA SMITH PRESIDENT
The Y. W. C A. cabinet for the
coming year, recently appointed, was
installed Wednesday evening at 7
o'clock in Ellen Smith Hall. Elsie
Gramlich, president of the associ
ation for the past year, presided and
led the installation.
Miss Erma Appleby, University Y.
W. C. A. secretary, gave a short talk
to the new members of the cabinet.
Elsie Gramlich turned the office of
president over to Cyrena Smith. The
Vesper Choir, under the direction of
Ruth Ann Coddington, assisted with
the installation.
The office of vice-president, held
by Mary Ellen Edgerton, was turned
over to Laura Whelpley; the office
of secretary, held by Genevieve
Clark, is to be taken by Dorothea
Dawson, and that of treasurer held
by Mary Doremus, by Grace Modlin.
The retiring cabinet, including El
oise McMonies, Elsa Kerkow,"Alma
Selk, Dorothea Dawson, Wilhelmina
Schellack, Ershall Freeman, Laura
Whelpley, Ruth Ann Coddington,
Marguerite Forsell, Florence Brin
ton, Doris Trott, Marial Flynn, turn
ed over their offices to the new
members, who are Ruth Ann Cod
dington, Ruth Barker, Geraldine
Fleming, Wilhelmina Schellack, Al
ma Selk, Blanche Stevens, Louise
Austin, Gertrude Brownell, Elizabeth
Tracy, Eloise Keefer, Margaret
Hyde, Mary Kinney, Mabel Doremus,
Eloise MacAhan, Mildred Unland,
and Elsa Kerkow, the ex-officio
member.
YOTE FOR HAY
QUEEN IS LIGHT
Identity of Woman Elected by Sen
iors Will Not Be Disclosed
Until Ivy Day
The May Queen was elected yes
terday by vote of the senior women.
A surprisingly few voted, in com
parison with former years. A list of
the names of the senior women was
posted and each senior girl was en
titled to cast her vote for the May
Queen, whose identity will not be re
vealed until Ivy Day. The woman
receiving second highest vote will be
Maid of Honor.
Silver Serpents, honorary organi
zation of junior women, had charge
of the polls in the Library where
the voting booth was open from nine
until five o'clock.
Review by Miss Pound Published
Prof. Louise Pound of the depart
ment of English, had a column re
view of Harold Scott's "English
Song Book" in the Book Section of
the New York Herald-Tribune las
Sunday, March 28. She has been a
professor of English Literature in the
University of Nebraska since 1912.
Awgwan Application
Applications for appointment to
the two positions of assistant
business manager of the Awgwan
will be received until noon Thurs
day, April 1.
Application blanks may be got
at the office of the chairman
(University Hall 104) and of Sec
retary J. K. Selleck (Student Ac
tivities Office).
Candidates are requested to
submit, in as concise form as may
ie, evidence as to thlr qualifica
tions for discharging ibe duties of
the positions for which they apply.
Candidates will give all the infor
mation called for on the applica
tion blank.
M. M. FOGG,
Chairman, Student
Publication F.oard
FORTY-FIVE
WIN PHI BETA
KAPPA HONORS
New Members of Honor So
ciety Chosen at Meeting
Wednesday
ANNOUNCE NAMES TODAY
94-5 Is High Average, 88.94 Low)
All But Six From College of "
Arts and Science
Thirty-six women and nine men
received the highest scholastic honor
in the University when they were
elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national
honorary scholastic society, at its
meeting Wednesday noon. The
complete list of forty-five names will
be announced at convocation in The
Temple at 11 o'clock this morning.
The men receive some consolation
in the fact that the highest average,
94.5 per cent belongs to one of their
number. The lowest average admit,
ted was 88.94.
Eligibility
The statement in these columns
thut only Arts and Science students
were eligible for election to the so
ciety was refuted yesterday bv Prof.
A. R. Congdon, secretary, who point
ed out that at least three of the new
members were drawn from other col
leges. The only requirement is that
the student must have met the group
requirements for the College of Arts
and Science.
The high grade this year is lower
than any in the last six years, with
the exception of 1923. This fact,
nowever, does not detract in anv wav
from the high honor of that position,
Professor Congdon declared. The
record of Phi Beta Kappa elections
for the last six years:
High Low
Elected Grade Grade
1920 44 87.5 97.1
1921 53 87.53 96.06
1922 47 87.60 94.64
1923 43 87.73 94.06
1924 41 88.1 94.99
1925 55 89.38 95.88
1926 45 88.94 94.5
ADVERTISING HONOR
SOCIETY INSTALLED
Eight Women Charter Members of
Nebraska Chapter Gamma
Alpha Chi
Gamma Alpha Chi. honorarv ad
vertising sorority, installed Epsilon
chapter at the University of Nebras
ka Tuesday afternoon.
The charter members:
Jessie Baldwin, '26, Omaha.
Norma Carpenter, '26, Lincoln.
Irma Ellis. '26, Alliance.
Kate Goldstein, '28, Omaha.
Lillian Ragsdale, '27, Lincoln.
Ruth Schad, '26, Wymore.
Geraldine Swanick, '27, Omaha.
Ruth Wells, '26, Lake View, Iowa.
The purpose of the organization is
to honor those women in journalism
who have shown special ability in ad
vertising, and to promote the broad
er interests and higher ideals of ad
vertising as a profession for women.
The members are elected from the
I J .1-
jmiui auu Demur ciuss ana must
have maintained a high average of
scholarship. Chapters are located
fit thp TTnivft..;t t.m r: : rrv
yi miawuil, lex-
I as, Washington, and Illinois. Gam
ma Alpha Chi is associated with the
National Advertising Clubs of the
w ona.
The local chapter was installed bv
Delia Metthws and Maurine Osbum
of the University of Missouri.
W.A.A. PLANS UORE
DANCE PRACTICES
Women Mast Have Completed Te
Tryout Periods To Participate
In Annual Festival
The Women's Athletic Association
is holding additional dancing prac
tices until the end of the season.
There will be practices at 4 o'clock
Saturday morning at ten o'clock,
on Tuesday and Thursday, and nn
There is also a practice Wednesday
evening at 8. All women who can, are
urged to sign up for the Wednes
day evening practice, and one of the
other hours.
j It is the custom of the association
ito present a festival at the end of
'the season. To be eligible for lAs
event each woman must have ten
! complete tryout practices, and
ern
I a place in the tryouts. No fnr;bir.i
i women are al!owed to appear in
tna
festival. There will be twenty-five
W. A. A. points given for ten
com-
plete tryout practices.