The Daily Nebraskan
STXXVNOIZO.
iNNOUNGE CAST
AND SKITS FOR
CO-ED FOLLIES
fii Hyde. Miss Howell and
Mi WiUon Will Judge
Presentation of Skits
TO BE AWARDED
PRIZES
Morn..nc. Will B. Given Friday
Erening at Seven-Thirty,
Ticket! Now on Sale
..i.-t. fnr the Co-Ed Follies to
b 'resented at the Temple Theater
len sale at Long's Book Store, and
Zt than half of them have been
,j tjia norformance begins at
ven-thirty promptly in order that
mty be over ai. mire.
A be reserved. Members of the
should be at the Temple at
HX-thirty. . ,
u:,. V n fred r . Myae, miss .
Alice Howell, and Miss Clara Wilson
-11 he the judges. asn prizes 01
... .ml fifteen dollars will be award-
ed st the close of the performance
to the winning skits.
Concessions will have tneir piace
this pvt-'niiiK a r nvv.
(,rhoards have a novel surprise jn
that line.
Dress rehearsal will be held on
TBnrsday night, April 12, at Teach
ers' College, room 21.
Skits to be presented, and the
prls taking part are listed below:
Alpha Delta Pi, main characters
Phyllis Keck, lead; Lillian Leitner,
Lamira Waite, Mildred Topp, Mary
Gossman, Adeline Belknap, Alice
Wurgler, Helen Keyes, and Dorothy
Stretton.
Delta Delta Delta, "The Golden
Apple", main characters Ruth
Moore, Frances McChesney, DeEtte
Smith, Sylvia Lewis, Daisy May Lit
tle, Maxine Smith, Caroline Kivitt
ind Cenevieve McCormick.
Phi Omega Pi: "A Girl In Every
Port," main characters, Helen Cowan,
Peinrv Piatt. Julie Gerber, Clara
Wood, Ruth Duff, Wilma Bell, Esth-
er Wright, Eulalia Drath, and Vir
ginia Champ.
There will also be a chorus of
twelve girls.
Silver Serpents: "Mother Goose's
Party." Viola Forsell, Esther Zinnech.
er, Wilma Searson, Helen Keyes, Dor
othy Dawson, Hazel Hogerman, Vir
ginia Taylor, Gretchen Renard,
Blanche Stevens, Katherine McWhin
ney, Eloise Mac Ahan, Pearl Diller,
Kathro Kidwell. Fern Maddox, Syl
via Lewis, Ethel Saxton, Mary Mc-
Dill, Molly Zieman, Madelaine
Downing, Mildred Sweet and Wilhel
mina Schellek.
Tassel Stunt: "Spring Fantasy."
Main characters: Blanch Farrens,
Joyce Adair and Beth Paffenrath.
Chorus: Geraldine Heikes, Mar
jorie Bone, Grace Hollingsworth,
Marguerite Eastham, Margaret Cas
ter, Laura Jones, Margaret Long,
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FORDO WILL HEAR
STUDENT SPEAKERS
Webiter To Defend and Morrow To
Criticise Present System
Of Athletics
Edward T. J. Morrow and David
H. Webster will speak on "Intercol
legiate Athletics" at the regular
World Forum luncheon today noon
t the Grand Hotel. Morrow will
'Peak against the present athletic sys
tem and Webster will defend it. An
open discussion will follow their ad
dresses. Morrow is editor of The Awgwan
nd was formerly (editor of the Daily
Nebraskan. Webster has taken part
in two major sports in the Univer
s'ty. Each will be given twelve min
utes to present his views.
Similar discussions have been held
" other schools over the country
during the past two or three years.
Particular reference will be made to
the place which football holds in the
college world.
weather forecast
Wednesday: Somewhat unset
tled; cooler.
Weather Conditions
The area of high pressure and
cold weather is now over the
southeastern states, and temper
atures are mostly above normal in
the western half of the country
Under the influence of a low pres
sure area over the upper Mia
uri valley and adjacent portions
f Canada with a trough extend
ing southward to New Mexico,
fcain hag fallen in Arizona, New
Meico, Utah and Colorado. Else
where the weather is mostly fair.
THOMAS A. BLAIR,
Meteorologist.
TIMES CONDUCTS CONTEST
Teat Studenti In Eastern Colleges
On Current Events
(By the New Student News Ser
vice) What, in he past year's news
was the Karolyi affair? The Gobi
Desert Expedition? The Riff War?
These questions and others will be
asked in the New York Times Current
Events Contest to be conducted in
eastern colleges. trizes of $250 and
a Gold Medal will be given, in each
college.
News events of the past year will
be covered in the contest. How
ever, because of the short ntoioe giv
en for the first contest, it was de
cided to examine students only on
events occurring between Oct. 1,
1925, and May 1, 1926.
The contests will be held at Cor
nell, Columbia University, the Uni
versity of Chicago, the United States
Naval Academy, Pennsylvania, Vir
ginia, Princeton, and Yale.
HIGH SCHOOL
TESTS START
Winners In Preliminaries Will
Be Representatives In
State Contests
MAIL QUESTIONS TODAY
Preliminary contests of the fourth
annual Interscholastic Academic
Contest will be held by representa
tives from State educational institu
tions or colleges, using questions pro
vided by the Extension Department
of the University of Nebraska, Sat
urday, April 26. The preliminary con
tests will be held at twelve different
places in the state. Questions for the
contests will be mailed to the repre
sentatives today.
These preliminary contests will be
held for such districts of the Nebras
ka State Teachers Association as may
care to enter. Sectional contests of
groups of counties are so arranged
as to take place in practical centers.
Because of the nature of the tests,
only good general school work will
avail in the preparation for the con
tests. The awards will be made on
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STUDENTS APPEAR
IN JOINT RECITAL
Charlene Cooper, Soprano, and Alice
Criss, Piaaitt, Give Program
Wednesday Evening
Charlene Cooper, soprano, of the
class of Lillian Polley, of the Uni
versity School of Music, and Alice
Criss, pianist, student with Marguer
ite Klinker, also of the School of Mu
sic, will be presented in joint re
cital Wednesday evening, April 21, at
the Temple Theater. Miss Cooper
will be accompanied at the piano by
Marjorie Little.
The following is the program:
Gluck ..! 0 del mio dolce Ardor
from "Paride ed Elena"
Pergolesi Se tu m'ami, se sospiri
Handel ........Angels ever bright and
fair, from "Theodora"
Bach Two Preludes and Fugues
Book 1, No. 5
Book 1, No. 15
Schubert The Heart of Spring
Schumann He the best of all
The ring upon my finger, from
"A Woman's Life and Love"
Schumann The Soldier's Sweetheart
Griffes White Peacock
Rachmaninoff Barcarolle
Polichinelle
Strickland....My Lover is a Fisherman
Burleigh ....The trees have gTOwn so
Bridge Love went a nding
Boccherini Minuet
Bizet Minuet
Beecher The Jester
Second Piano, Lois Ord
Midway at 1925 Farmers' Fair Was
Amusement Center ot Annual Lvent
T-n nnr
i
The above picture is a scene of
part of the 1925 Farmers' Fair Mid
way, the amusement center. The big
top with the big crowd around it,
is the place where one of the two
dances are held. A larger and bet
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA,
OPEH BASEBALL
TOURNEY FOR
GREEKS TODAY
Eight Teams Play In First
Games At Rock Island and
Ag College Fields
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
Each Aggregation Assured Of Three
Games) Remainder is One-Game
. Elimination Type
Eight fraternity baseball teams will
swing into action today, opening the
interfraternity baseball tourney. At
Rock Island Park, the Alpha Tau
Omega nine will battle Theta Chi.
at 1 o'clock. Scheduled for 3:30 at
the same place is the game between
Sigma Chi and Alpha Sigma Phi.
Those teams are the four included in
Group I of the drawings. Two
games in Group II will also be played
today. Fi Kappa Alpha will meet the
Acacia diamond stars at 1 o'clock.
At 5:30 Pi Kappa Phi plays the Sig
ma Nu nine. The Group II games
will be played on the Ag College
field.
The Greek baseball tournament
this spring is more extensive than it
has been in late years. This is prin
cipally due to the fact that there is
no Varsity baseball this season at
Nebraska. Instead of simply an elim
ination series as formerly, the teams
will all be assured of playing at least
three games against the other teams
in their group. This will enable the
aggregations to get fully under way
before being dropped from competi
tion, and make it possible to recover
from poor starts. The winners of the
various groups will be determined on
a percentage basis. It is possible,
however that a tie for the lead would
result, two teams having won two
games, and lost one. In this case,
an extra game will have to be played
between the leaders.
Winners Will Be Paired Off
The winners of the various groups
will be paired off, and the remainder
of the tourney will be a one-game
elimination type. However, by that
time, the nines should have played
together enough to give a representa
tion of the brand of ball they are
capable of playing.
By Saturday evening, all of the
fraternities entered should have play
ed one game, unless some game is
cancelled. If contests are not played
according to schedule, the decision
must be turned in to the Athletic
office.
Interest in baseball seems appar
ent, when there are thirty teams en
tered in the series. Several practice
games have already been played and
the prospective hurlers have been
warming up their arms.
Bee-inning tofiay, two games will
be played each day until May 4, when
the first round ends. Ihe remain
der of the pairings was announced by
the Athletic Board yesterday. The
games scheduled for the week ending
Saturday, May 8, are:
Group V.
Game 5, Rock Island, Mon., 1:00
p. m. Delta Sigma Delta vs. Alpha
Chi Sigma.
Game 6, Rock Island, Mon., 3:30 P.
M. Phi Kappa vs. Xi Psi Phi.
Group VI.
Game 5, Ag College, Mon., 1:00 P.
M. Mu Sigma vs. Kappa Sigma.
Game 6, Ag College, Mon., 3:30 P.
M. Alpha Gamma Rho vs. Delta Sig
ma Phi. .
Group VII.
Game 5, Rock Island, Tues., 1:00
p. M. Delta Sigma Lambda vs. Al
pha Theta Chi.
Game 6, Rock Island, Tues., 3:30
p, M. Phi Gamma Delta vs. Delta
Tau Delta.
Game 7, Ag College, Tues., 1:00
P. M. Phi Delta Theta vs. Farm
House.
Game 8, Ag College, Tues., 5:30
p. M. Phi Sigma, Kappa vs. Lambda
Chi Alpha.
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A.
ter Midway is promised for the 1926
event. There will be a number of
exhibit tents which will house some
of the blue bloods of the Ag college
herds of cattle, horses and sheep.
A larger tent for the Snorpheum and
Follies has also been ordered.
Chancellor Avery To
Revieu) R.O.T.C. Parade
Chancellor Samuel Avery will
review the University R. O. T.
C. on the drill field this afternoon.
A feature of the parade will be
the escort of the colors, Pershing
Rifles being the escort company.
Next week's parade will be held
on Tuesday, honorary to the spon
sors of the Military Department.
According to the present plans,
letters to the six high men on the
rifle team will be presented at
this time. Lammali, Shafer, Cur
rier, Otradorsky, Madsen and
Skinner are the letter winners on
the 1926 team, which recently
finished the season with twenty
one wins, twelve losses and one
tie.
WHOLE WORLD
OUR PROBLEM
Vesper Speaker Says U. S. Must
Join in International
Affairs
TELLS OF HINDU TROUBLE
"What we Americans must realize
is that the world problem is our
problem," declared Miss Ethel Whit
ing, University student and former
missionary to India, when she spoke
at Vespers, Tuesday evening at Ellen
Smith Hall.
"India is undergoing a great
change," she continued, "a change
in the attitude of women and their
duties as part of the inhabitants of
the country. The greatest fault of
this Hindu people is their disregard
for physical matter in their effort
to stress the spiritual life.
"The intervention of the British
government has brought about a good
part of the religious development,"
Miss Whiting pointed out. "The high
cast is constantly learning more of
the duty that it owes to the poor peo
ple. They are beginning to establish
orphanages, asylums, widow's homes,
and hospitals. These were not known
before Christianity took its hold in
this heathen land.
Social Change Is Pronounced
"The social change is very pro
nounced. Formerly the high class
women were kept in absolute seclu
sion, now they may be seen walking
about the streets in the same man
ner as any other law-abiding citizen.
Everywhere the desire is for free
dom. Old tradition is bound to cling
to some, but the vast majority, par
ticularly the younger men and wom
en, are casting aside their old bonds
and following the Christian way."
In the educational line not much
progress was made until recent
years, she said. In 800 there were
no schools; the boys desirous of be
coming priests studied with older
priests; the girls had no opportunity,
save that knowledge which came
through the commands of the Mother.
"The government aid," Miss Whit
ing continued, "was an encourage
ment to these people, for they could
see that England was not depriving
them of their rights nor was she to
interfere with their religious or so
cial life; she merely wished to offer
them new opportunities and it was
not until the people of India them
selves demanded compulsory primary
education that such a measure was
taken.
Explains Missionaries Duty
"What is the missionaries duty?
Higher education is necessary if de
velopment is secured. The western
world has set the standard and now
it must send these educated upper
grade teachers to train the leaders
of these darkened lands, that they
may bring the knowledge to the peo
ple of future generations.
"We need women who' are living
Christ, who love God, who are tact
ful, sympathetic and good to go' into
these fields where God is, but has
not had the opportunity to express
Himself, and teach these people His
way," Miss Whiting concluded.
Ethel Saxon lead the service, and
special music was furnished by Cleo
patra Ross.
Pool Lectures On Ranier Park
Prof. R. J. Pool of the department
of Botany gave an illustrated lec
ture on "Mount Ranier National
Park" at Holmsville, April 13. The
mountain has a wonderful forest
about its base, with twenty-eight gla
ciers on which are many beautiful
wild flowers. 'Hie colored lantern
slides were made from Dr. Pool's own
photographs.
Publish Article by Latimer
The March number of the Anato
mical Record contains an abstract
"Further Studies of the Growth of
the Chicken Skeleton," b7 Prof. H.
B .Latimer of the department of an
atomy. The title of the abstract was
read at the recent convention of the
anatomical society at New Haven,
Conn.
' WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1926.
UNIFORMITY IN
GRADES BACKED
BY ENGINEERS
Only One College Accepts
Recommendations of Sen
ate Committee
USED ONLY AS GUIDE
Tabulations Will Not Be Accepted as
Rigid Standard, But as Basis
Of Comparison, Says Dean
The College of Engineering is the
only College to accept the recommen
dations submitted last fall by a com
mittee of the University Senate in
regard to the establishment of a more
uniform basis of grading. The com
mittee made a study of the grades
of both semesters last year and re
ported to the Senate in March. The
Senate accepted the report, and made
recommendations to the various col
leges. Prof. A. L. Candy, chairman of
the Senate committee, said yesterday
that the committee had accomplished
its work and that it was now up to
the various colleges to do as they
saw fit with the recommendations.
The committee was composed of Pro
fessor Candy of the College of Arts
and Sciences, Prof. G. R. Chatburn
of the College of Engineering, Prof.
J. E. Kirshman of the College of
Business Administration, Prof. H. E.
Bradford of the College of Agricul
ture, Prof. F. E. Henzlick of the
Teachers' College, and Prof. J. B.
Burt of the College of Pharmacy. .
Is Guide to Instructor
Dean O. T. Ferguson, of the Col
lege of Engineering, announced Tues
day afternoon- "The College of En
gineering voted to accept the recom
mendations of the committee made
for the purpose of establishing a lit
tle more uniformity in the basis of
making grades. As a guide to the
instructor in determining normalcy
of his grades we agreed that in the
ordinary twenty or more students
we might expect that from twenty-
five to forty-five per cent of the
group to be graded in the seventies, a
lesser percentage to be in the six
ties and eighties, and a still lesser
percentage in the nineties or below
passing. An instructor therefore will
view his distribution of grades in the
light of that of which we consider to
be a normal distribution and if his
grades differ very materially from
the normal curve he will be expected
to present a reason for departure.
For example, if he has a class in
which he might have high grades and
low grades and not be expected to
follow the standard. The smaller the
class the less can be expected on the
basis of comparison.
"These are general advisory rules
and a strict mathematical interpre
tation is not expected. They are real
ly for the benefit of the instructor in
assisting him to compare his grades
with those of others."
Pre-Medic Society-
Arranges For Mixer
The all-University mixer which is
to be held Saturday, April 24, at
eight-thirty is to be sponsored by
the pre-medic sorority, Mu Epsilon
Delta. Music will be provided by a
seven-piece orchestr. Entertain
ment and refreshments will also be
included in the evening's program.
Admission will be twenty-five cents
Waverly Students Visit Museum
A group of seventy-five students
from Waverly Consolidated High
School spent Friday afternoon, April
6. at the museum. Under the di
rection of Mr. Collins, preparator for
the museum, they spent a very profit
able afternoon.
Science Class Visits Museum
The general science class from the
Teachers College were visitors at. the
museum, Thursday, April 15.
Yellow Umbrellas Which Dot Campus
Protect Engineers In Their Work
With the peach trees blooming and j
the campus peaches blossoming out in
resplendent hues of springtime, a
university campus presents a color
ful picture.
Our Nebraska grounds, however,
have flared up with splotches of color
during the last day or so that seem
to have aroused the curiosity of the
most sophisticated.
The objects of this interest are
the gay, yellow umbrellas dotting the
green here and there, which are be
ing nsed by the class in Civil En
gineering in their plane table work.
"Are they for protection against
rain or the sun?" the reporter heard
one of a curioas group inquire.
Although a source of amusement
to many students, the sunshades have
a very definite purpose. The class
in plane table work to do their work
outdoors, often in the light of a glar
ing sun vb"ch, reflected from the
MCPRANG IS CONTRIBUTOR
Former Nebraska Student Writes for
"Literary Review" ,
. Margaret McPrang, former Uni
versity of Nebraska student and a
member of The Daily Nebraskan
staff, is now contributing editor for
the "Literary Review," a supple
ment to the Daily Californinn.
Among Miss McPrang's contribu
tions to the Literary Review, is a
very interesting article called the
"Runawny Kite," appearing in the is
sue of Wednesday, April 14.
The article is a humorous comment
on recent roctry and literary work.
ESSAY CONTEST
CLOSES MAY 10
Poems Also Due; Entries Com
piled Into Book Form If
Quality Warrants
TO ANNOUNCE 1925 PLAY
May 10 is the last day manuscripts
will be received in the essay contest
which was started last fall. Poems,
also must be handed in by this
time. Plays will not be called for un
til next fall, when the best one will
be put on by the University Players.
The essays and the poems which
are handed in this spring will be com
piled in book form, if the number
and quality justify it, according to
Prof. Rice, who is in charge of the
contest. Thus far, indications point
to a much larger list of entries than
were handed in last year, although
there will not be as many as were ex
pected. The book of Nebraska Verse for
1925 will be off the press about the
middle of May. A book of Nebraska
Verse for 1926 will be published next
winter if there aren't enough essays
to warrant putting them into book
form now.
The play which won the 1925 play
contest will be announced by the
committee in a few days, and it will
be put on by the University Players
DEANS GIVE DINNER
IN SEAYEY'S HONOR
Dean of Law College Here Goes to
University of Pennsylvania
Next Year
An informal dinner in honor of
Dean Seavey of the College of Law.
was given Monday evening at 6 o'
clock at the University Club rooms
by the deans of the various colleges.
Dean Seavey will leave the University
of Nebraska at the close of the school
year to go to the University of Penn
sylvania at Philadelphia.
Dean Seavey explained in an in
formal way the nature of the spe
cial work he wil take up in connec
tion with an analysis of common law
practice in America. He showed the
magnitude of this task he is about
to undertake.
Those present incuded Dean Sher
man of the Graduate College, Dean
Seavey of the College of Law, Dean
Burnett of the College of Agricult
ure, Dean .Tames of the College of
Arts and Sciences, Executive Dean
Engberg, Dean LeRossignol of the
College of Business Administration
Dean Lyman of the College of Phar
macy, Dean Sealock of the Teachers
College, Dean Keegan of the College
of Medicine, Omaha, and Dean Fer
guson of the College of Engineering.
Dean Grubb of the College of Dent
istry was unable to be present be
cause of Dental Week which is being
held this week.
glazed white paper they use, is very
hard on their eyes. This is the sim
ple explanation of the use of the um
brellas. The wind often makes work with
the clumsy ailfairs difficult. Yes
terday one umbrella was blown across
the street and paraphernalia scattered
generally.
Since then, three guy ropes, three
iron pegs and a hatchet for pounding
have become part of the equipment
of each squad.
Five tquads are at work at differ
ent parts of the campus. All are
now engaged in making a topographic
map of the campus with the aid of
the plane table.
It is all made to scale, 1" to 20'
with a 1' contour interval.
Each of the five squads has a block
to survey, the work of all the squads
when completed will be assembled
into the final map.
PRICE S CENTS.
HIGH SCHOOLS
ENTBR CONTESTS
AT AG COLLEGE
Twenty-five Teams Will Com
pete In Annual Agri
cultural Events
PREDICT KEEN INTEREST
Will Use Livestock and Equipment at
Ag College and Faculty
Will Be Judges
Teams from more than twenty
five Nebraska high schools will com
pete in the twelfth annual high school
agricultural contests at the College
of Agriculture, April 22 and 23, ac
cording to instructors in the depart
ment of vocational education at the
college in charge of the arrangements
for the contests. More than twenty
teams have entered in the general
livestock judging contest.
Professor W. W. Derrick, instruc
tor in the department of animal hus
bandry at the college and in charge,
of the animal husbandry division of
the high school contests, predicts
keen competition for the silver tro
phy now held by the Friend High
School, to be awarded to the winning
team in livestock judging and also
for the silver loving cup to be pre
sented to the individual winner in
the general livestock judging contest.
The winning livestock judging team
will probably represent Nebraska at
the American Royal Judging contest
or at the International Livestock
show contest, but the final decision
regarding further competition for the
winning team will not be announced
until Friday.
Hold Events Thursday and Friday
The following events will be in
cluded in the competition on Thurs
day and Friday: general livestock,
Babcock milk tests, grain grading
and identification, egg grading, poul
try production judging, egg show,
and woodworking.
The livestock and equipment at
the College of Agriculture will be
used in all the contests and members
of the faculty will be the officia
judges. Any high school in the
state of Nebraska except the special
state school of agriculture is eligible
to enter a team, subject to the speci
fic rules and regulations of the
contest. Scholastic requirements for
the contestants are the same as is
required by the Nebraska High
School Athletic Association for the
high school athletic contests except
that there is no age limit for the
contestants. Any student who has
competed in any previous contest of
state or interstate nature is not eli
gible for a similar contest in the
1920 affair.
Instructions regarding the contents
and complete sets of rules have been
?ent to all eligible high schools and
it is expected that all entries will be
in by this evening.
Many of the teams will stay at the
College of Agriculture gymnasium
where sleeping facilities have been
provided.
IRON SPINX TAKE
IN HEW MEMBERS
Sixty Initiated by Sophomore Inter
Fraternity Organization on
Tuesday Evening
Iron Sphinx, sophomore interfra
ternity organization, held its annual
spring initiation at Robber's Cave
Tuesday evening. Sixty men, repre
senting thirty-two fratern'Hes, were
initiated.
The Freshman barbecue, enforce
ment of the green cap rule, and sale
of torches for the Innocents consti
tutes the work done by the organiza
tion during the year.
The initiates are:
Acacia Benjamin Jensen and
Frank Casselman.
Alpha Chi Sigma Carl Schminke.
Alpha Gamma Rho Kenneth An
derson and George Powell.
Alpha Tau Omega Ramsay Chap
man and Hal Childs.
Alpha Theta Chi Newell Battles
and Eugene Justice.
Beta Theta Pi Fred Dailey and
Detlor Stitt.
Delta Chi Haskell Waldo and Don
McMullen.
Delta Sigma Delta Norman Carl-
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Schulte Puts Off Tri
color Meet to Thursday
Postponement of the tri-color
track met, originally scheduled
for today, was anounced Tuesday
night by Coach Henry F. Schulte.
The meet will be held Friday.
Coach Schulte said the mili
tary parade this afternoon would
have interfered with plans for the
meet.