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The Daily Nebraskan VOL. XXV. NO. 143. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1926. PRICE 5 CENTS ANNOUNCE CAST OF PRIZE PLAY 'RED COCKATOO' Winner of Annual Contest It To Be Next Production Of University Players WRITTEN BY RUTH MOORE Declared to Be Mot Drastic Attack On Fraternity and Sorority Life Sine the "Plastic Age" The University Flayers announced the cast for "The Red Cockatoo" this morning. The play, which was awarded the prize in the University's annual play contest, will be presented in the Temple Theater, Thursday eve ning, May 13. It was written by Miss Ruth Moore, '26, an assistant in the philosophy department. Al Erickson, business manager of the Players, in a letter to The Ne braskan, today, declares: ."With crushing, slashing blows, the author of "The Red Cockatoo" has laid bare the fundamental evils of the present fraternity and sorority system of the University. "The Red Cockatoo" if not only the University's prize play of 1926. but it is also the most dras tic attack on this phase of college life since 'The Plastic Age.' " Tickets Going Fast Tickets were placed on sale at Ross P. Curtice s music store Monday moraine, and before nine o clock more than twenty-five people had called to make reservations. All seats are selling at 50 cents. The leading role, that of Julia Ladd Evelyn, will be played by Kath erine Costine, one of the most tal ented and experienced actresses as sociated with the University Players. The cast of thirty-two will also in clude such well-known University stars as Edward Taylor, Helen Cow an, Thad Cone, Ruth Schrank, Jack Rank, and Leon Sprague. Shows University Life The play opens with a scene in the living room of the Gamma house, at Gibbon University, a large middle western coeducational institution. The second act takes place two years later in the office of Dr. Stevenson a professor in the University. And the third act, which takes place dur ing Julia's last year in college, show the Gamma house again during the time between dinner and parties. The complete cast, as announced today, follows: Julia Ladd Evelyn Katherine Costine Dr. James Stevenson.-Edward Taylor Thomas Hare Henry Ley Rhoda McDonald Joyce Adair Thelma Weaver Betty Coolige Gloria Peterson Pauline Barber Lois Helen Phillips Lucille Helen Cowan Edna May .Florence Flodeen Betty Hickman Helen Stott Ruth Hays Betty Woodbury Genevieve Myers Mary Tidball Helen Frisbie Ruth Lang Elsie Jane Barker Vetura Cave James Reeve .Ernept Lungreen Martin Stratton Thad Cone Alex Williams Paul Pence Abe Cassell Jack Rank George Greenbaum Leon Sprague Bill Compton fWallie Link Fred Caldwell Werner Mall Doug. Johnson Zolley Lerner Dick Adair D. Helmsdoerfer Louis Brookmeier Carrol West Lillian Tmopson Martha Baird Christine Brook Ruth Schrank Peggy Davis Esther Zinnicker Arthur Clark John Clark Ted Girad Don Ayers Gil Nelson Dave McDonald Jonathon Loomis -J. Sommerville YESPERS IKCLDDD Y.Mi REPORT Speak ers Will Tell of Conference and Retreat Held at Mil waukee Last Week Reports of the T. W. C. A, Confer ence held in Milwaukee last week will be given at Vespers Tuesday eve ning at five o'clock at Ellen Smith Hall. Grace Stuff of the City Y .W. C. A. will speak on the Conference in General. Cyrenna Smith will give an account of . the Student Side of the Conference. Miss Appleby will conclude with a description of the Y- W. C. A. Secretaries Retreat held after the Conference. Cleopatra Ross will give a short spiritual theme on the "Climbing of Jacob's Ladder." This was used to promote the spiritual influence cf the Conference. Special music for the service will include several numbers by the Ves per Choir. One in particular will that cf "Forward Through the Apg" wnicn -vrag U8CJ bi the confer ence theme. WEATHER FORECAST Tuesday: Paitly cloudy. Weather Conditions Rain has fallen during the past 24 hours in eastern Nebraska, and northern Illinois. The storm center is moving slowly eastward, extending into the Ohio valley. Another rain area has given good showers in North Dakota, Montana and adjacent portions of Canada. Rising pressure and fair and cool er weather appear west of the Rockies with heavy to killing frost in TJaho, Utah and Wyoming. THOMAS A. BLAIR, Meteorologist. HOUSES WILL CLOSE TABLES Expect Largest Attendance At Inter-Fraternity Banquet Since Was Started CUT TOAST LIST SHORT Nearly all fraternities voted to close their tables for the annual Inter-Fraternity Banquet to " be held Thursday evening at the Scottish Rite Temple, it was reported follow ing fraternity meetings Monday eve ning. Plans have been completed and according to William S. Trum bull, chairman of the banquet com mittee, the largest attendance since the occasion was started three years ago is expected Thursday evening. Several other fraternities are expect ed to close their tables and attend the third annual assembly in groups. Waterbury Chief Speaker The program will be featured by Mr. E. S. Waterbury, general man ager of the Armour Packing com pany, of Omaha, who will be the chief speaker of the evening. Mr. Waterbury has traveled extensively and recently returned from a Euro pean tour in which he spent several months in Russia. Mr. Waterbury is a former Nebraska University Re gent and comes to address the men students of the University most high ly recommended. The annual presentation of scho larship plaques will be made follow ing the banquet by Prof. R. J. Pool, present chairman of the Inter-Fra ternity Council. These scholarship plaques are awarded the fifteen national fraternities having the high est scholastic averages for the two preceding semesters. This scholar ship idea was introduced several years ago by Prof. R. D. Scott, for mer chairman of the Fraternity Council. Check Tickets In Wednesday Tickets for the banquet were plac ed on sale by fraternity representa tives yesterday for one dollar each. All sales representatives in need of additional tickets may secure them from Richard Brown, ticket sales chairman. In order that reservations may be made as closely as possible all salesmen are requested to check in their tickets by Wednesday after noon. The toast list has been cut short in order to do away with the drag ging effect of the banquet in former years. Chancellor Avery will act as toast master and the toast list will in clude but three speakers. Special music has been engaged to play dur ing the serving of the banquet and decorations are tinder way at the present time. AD BTDDENTS UEET WITH LINC0L1I CLUB Dr. Crether's Class Attends Regular Meetinf j Faculty and Students Give Short Talks The members of the course in ad vertising of which Dr. E. T. Grether is the instructor met with the Lincoln Ad Club at their regular meeting at the Lincoln hotel, Monday noon. Fol lowing the regular business, several short talks were ir.ade by members of the class and the faculty. Kate Goldstein, acting president of the University Advertising Club spoke on the co-operation in adver tising in the school papers has for the local merchants. Outline Advertising Course Gayle C. Walker, instructor in the School of Journalism pointed out the advantages of good typography in ad vertising in a short talk, and Dr. Grether outlined the course of adver tising as now taught at the Univer sity, sufcfcitli. that advertising work on the campus be brought into closer association with the work done by Lincoln merchants. Wilbur K. Swanson gave a short talk in which he pointed out Ihe use which can be made of historical facts as a background for advertising. Mu sic for the occasion was furnished by Harold Boenz, Kenneth Kolb, and Robert Moore, all members of the advertising class. Y.M.C.A. BOARD AND CABINET ARE APPOINTED Newly Elected Body Held First Meeting Sunday At Home Of Arthur Jorgenson PLAN JOINT CONFERENCE Resignation of Secretary Accepted, and Committee Appointed To Investigate a Successor The Y. M. C. A. cabinet and advis ory board positions for 1926-27 have been filled and the membership as announced by the secretary's office follows : Cabinet President John Allison Vice President Carl Olson Secretary Joe Hunt Intercollegiate Representative Eldred Larsen University Night V. Royce West General Finance Ralph Bergsten New Students Frank Summers N" Book Charles Bruce Publicity .... Archie Eddy "N" Directory W. 3. Trumbull Membership Joe Reeves World Forum Lincoln Frost Social Cari Olson Advisory Board Prof. O. R. Morton President. Prof. R. F. Boots Vice Pres. Coach E. E. Bearg Treasurer Faculty Members Dean 0. J. Fer guson, Floyd C. Harwood, Dean W. E. Sealock, Prof. J. O. Rankin, Prof. R. J. Pool Alumni members Harold Holtz, Sam Waugh Community members W. Edgar Gates, C. 0. Bruce. Ex officio Dean C. C. Engberg. Held Meeting Sunday The newly elected Y. M. C. A. cabinet held its first meeting Sun day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jorgenson. The main purpose of the meeting was the dis cussion of the joint Y. M. and Y. W. conference which will be held at Ester Park August 24 to September 3. Ben Cherrington, '11, regional secretary of the Y. M. C. A. gave a very interesting talk on former con ferences and reasons for attending the forthcoming event. Urge Members to Go to Conference Mr. Jorgenson and Douglass Orr, who are joint chairmen of the Estes planning 'committee, also presented some high lights of conference life and activities and urged every cabi net member to be present. Mrs. Jorgenson served tfie cabinet members a buffet supper before the meeting. At a recent meeting of the new ad visory board, the resignation of Mr. Jorgenson was formally accepted and a committee consisting of Professors Martin and Boots and John Allison was appointed to investigate the pos sibilities of obtaining a successor for Mr. Jorgenson. DRAMATIC CLUB PLANS PICNIC Officers Elected for Coming Year; Ruth Clendenin Is President At a recent meeting of the Dra matic Club, a picnic was planned to be held at the Lincoln Auto Club Thursday, May 20, and the following officers were elected for the coming year: President Ruth Clendenin. Vice president Jack Rank. Secretary Helen Aach. Treasurer Alice Wiese. Sergeant at Arms Joseph Krause. Students Go Through Museum Friday, May 7, twenty-six mem bers of the Callaway high school fac ulty and student body paid the mu seum a visit. Among this number were W. A. Rosene, Superintendent of Schools, Coach Roy C. Rehder, Paul McDill, Instructor in Agricul ture, and the Callaway track team. Museum Makes Collection of Rocks Suitable for Semi-Precious Gems Think before you throw! That common looking stone picked up from Nebraska gravel may be, when cut and polished, a semi-precious stone many of which are to be found in Nebraska. The University Mu seum is making a collection of min erals and rocks of this state which are suitable for semi-precious gem stones. Many of these stones have been cut cabochon style (rounded, convex on top and flat, concave, or convex on back, without facets) and are now on display in the Museum gallery devoted to gem stones. The minerals and stones in tnis truly beautiful collection include such varieties of quart! as banded agate, chalcedony, red and yellow jasper, banded jasper, phase, moss agate, Nebraska nee stone or Fusu- lina stone, Carneuan, breccia, con glomerate, green quartiite, plasma, milky quartz, onyx, flint, sardonyx, National Fraternity Officers Discuss Methods of Pledging In response to requests from the editors of The Daily Nebraskan, a number of national officers of fraternities having chapters at the Uni versity of Nebraska, have consented to contribute articfes on various meth ods of pledging and initiating members. Today, The Nebraskan publishes the first two of a series of letters discussing such problems. Mr. A. T. Burrows, president of Phi Sigma Kap pa, and Lauren Foreman, eminent supreme archon of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, present their respective views of second-semester and sophomore pledging systems in the letters which follow. Letters from other prominent fraternity men will be published daily. Mr. Burrows, in the following letter, declares that no freshmen should be allowed to live in fraternity houses; while Mr. Foreman takes quite the opposite view and argues that there should be as few restrictions as pos sible. Here are their arguments, as set forth in letters to The Nebraskan: PHI SIGMA KAPPA Urbana, 111. May 4, 1926. Editor Daily Nebraskan, Lincoln, Nebraska Dear Mr. Torrey: In reply to your inquiry of April 29, relative to the most desirable period for pledging, will say that in my opinion pledging should not be permitted until after the Christmas holidays. This gives the student a chance to find himself on the cam pus and to measure values to some extent. Initiation should not be permitted until some time in the spring after the grades of the student for a half school year are available. It would be better for the fraternities if no freshmen were allowed to live in the house. This would require enough men be initiated late in the spring to have the house filled the next fall, and obviate the embarrassments arising from attempting to fill the house quota during the rush and hurry of the opening of school My experience in visiting univer sities in all parts of the country is that there is no such thing as a sat isfactory rushing and pledging sys 53 CADETS TO SDIJIiIER CAMP Nebraska To Be Well Repre sented When Fort Snell ing Opens In June CAMP LASTS SIX WEEKS The R O. T. C. cadets, having safely passed the Blue Star inspec tion by the inspection board from Washington, are now concentrating on "Compet" and after that for the annual summer camp at Fort Snell- ing, Minnesota, for members of the aAvannaA pnnrfip. " Tin rnmn ! year will be the last in which there will be a large number who have at tended basic camps previously. The basic camps were discontinued two years ago, and about fifteen from the last camp are included in this year's detachment. Fifty-three are signed up for the summer. The camp will start June 12 and will last six weeks. A pep din ner for those going will be held Wed nesday, May 12, after the last parade of the year. A permanent camp chairman, will be elected, as well as other leaders for the various camp activities. Missouri Is Rival Missouri, the traditional rival of Nebraska will probably not worry the Huskerg as much as some other small ler schools which in late years have been coming to the front, and are now favored by the revised scale of determining the camp winner, which does not handicap the small school as was formerly the case. Captain Bigelow, instructor in automatic weapons, is giving the cadets special instruction in preparation for the camp fight Students going to the camp are: Niel Adams, Ohiowa; Jesse Bell, Bellwood; Paul Beyers, Stanton; John A. Boyer, Pawnee City; Arthur (Continued To Page Three) hornstone and cairngorm. Various types of igneous rocks collected from the river gravels of the State will be cut and polished for this exhibit. Many Styles of Cutting Precious stones such as diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires are usually cut "brilliant" style with fifty-six or more facets to reflect the light Early forms of cutting in cluded briolette brilliant with eighty-eight factes, the marquise bril liant with seventy-two facets and the pendeloque or marquise rose with twenty-four or the rondelle with one hundred twenty-eight facets. Most semi-precious stones are cut with plane or curved surfaces, the plane surface including the "step o trap" and the "table cut- Many of the semi-precious stones such as those found in Nebraska, sre cut "single, double or mixed cabochon." tem. Some work better than others, but none works well. Each school is dissatisfied with what it has and wishes it had what it wasn't. Sys tems can be devised that are theo retically fine, but students soon find ways to circumvent even the most rigid rules. Relations are pleasanter, I find, in institutions where the students themselves prescribe the rushing rules and the rushing season, rather than where the faculty does these things for them. Very truly yours, A. T. BURROWS, President Phi Sigma Kappa. SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON Atlanta, Ga., May 4, 1926. The Daily Nebraskan, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr. Dear Mr. Torrey: Replying to your letter of April 29th in regard to second semester pledging and related matters: Since Sigma Alpha Epsilon has never taken an official stand on this (Continued to Page Two) 01KIA CLUB HEARS TAYLOR Nebraska Railway Commission Mem ber Speaks on Transportation Mr. H. G. Taylor, Chairman of Central Western Regional Advisory Board, and a member of the Nebras ka State Railway Commission, will speak to the Oikia Club members on Transportation, Wednesday, May 12, at 8 p. m., in Ag Hall, Room 305 at Ag College. Mr. Taylor has been a member of the Nebraska State Railway Com mission for fourteen years, and is an authority on transportation prob lems. All the students and faculty are urged to attend. STUDENTS TO HOLD RECITAL WEDNESDAY Ivan McCormick and Gladys Tipton Will Appear in Senior Musical Program Ivan McCormick and Gladys Tipton will appear in a joint voice and pi ano recital Wednesday evening, May 12, at the First Christian Church. It will be the senior recital for both and promises to be one of the most entertaining of the year. Mr. McCormick, who sings tenor, has been the soloist with the University- Men's Glee Club for two years, and is also a member of the Varsity quartet. He has appeared frequently in Lincoln musical circles and has received favorable notice be cause of the excellent character of his work. Miss Tipton, a student with Edith Burlington Ross, is an accomplished pianist and a talented musician. She is a member of Alpha Rho Tau, hon orary Fine Arts sorority. Starts at Eight-Twenty The recital which is to begin at 8:20 o'clock is as follows: Bach Prelude and Fugue in G minor. Carissimi Vittoria Mio Core Handel O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me Yon Sonatica Romantica Allegro j Adagio Finale Schumarn Du Bist Wie eine Bluem Schumann The Farewell Schubert Who is Sylvia Schubert The Wanderers Bonnett Romance Sans Parole j Schubert-Nevin Ave Maria Cesar Franck Piece Herioque Puccini Che Gelida Manina "Idi Boheme" Sibelius Finlandia Rabey Les Yeux Wood A Brown Bird Singing. Special -Obblijrato by Fred Card in Burleigh Bfr liyes Clay Song of Araby San Souci Where Blossoms Grow. Violin Obbligato Anthony Donato. Accompanist, Charles Pier pont DAILY NEBRASKAN AND CORNHUSKER APPLICATION! Applications for the following positions will be received until Thursday noon, May 13: 1927 Cornhusker Editor, jun ior managing editor, business man ager, assistant business managers. The Daily Nebraskan (first quarter, 1926-27) Editor, con tributing editors, managing editor, news editors, assitant news edi tors, business manager, assistant business manager, circulation managers. Awgwan (first semester, 1926 27) Editor, associate editor, con tributing editor, business mana ger. Applications may be got at the office of the chairman of the Board and of Secretary J. K. Sel leck. M. M. FOGG, Chairman, Student Publication Board. ALL UNI PARTY HEADS ELECTED Hoagland Is Chairman; Plan For Dance To Be Given Round-Up Week GAVE SEVEN AFFAIRS The new AlMJniversity Party Committee for the coming year das announced Monday. It was elected Friday noon by the present, commit tee at a meeting held at the Grand Hotel. Robert Hoagland was elect ed General Chairman of the new group. The new Committee will take charge of the All-University party to be given during Round-Up Week. The party will be held, if possible, in the Field House. Funds are Donated Seven parties have been given dur ing the past year in the Armory. The funds received from the parties were used in donations to ' the Student Council and to the Glee Club. The new committee members are: Robert Hoagland Chairman. Secretary Ruth Palmer. Refreshment Oscar Norling, Jes sie Kerr. Decoration Vinton Lawson, nestine McNeil. Er- Reception Katherine Allan, Rob ert Davenport. Entertainment Gregg Wratson, Helen Rogers. Checking Donald Samuelson. Publicity Archibald Eddy, Eloise MacAban. COLONEL MICHEL SPEAKS SATDRDAY Former Air Commander Will Present Cause for Air Development At Auditorium General William Mitchell, out standing figure in the United States Military Service for twenty-seven years, will deliver a lecture in Lin coln at the city auditorium, Satur day evening, May 15, on "America's Place in the Air." la a short space of seven weeks General Mitchell will speak in almost every large city in the United States from New York to California. He has undertaken this itinerary in or der to carry his fight for military aviation development directly to the people. Commanded American Forces ' General Mitchell has successively held all the positions in our air ser vice until he commanded aH the Am erican forces in Europe and also commanded the joint American. French, British, and Italian units during certain parts of our operation; in the World War. Since the "war Mitchell served as director of military aviation and as sistant of the Air Service with the rank of Grigadier-GeneraL In June 1925, he was returned to his per manent rank of Colonel and was sent to Texas on account of his out spoken criticism of our military pol icy in general and our aeronautical policy in particular. General Mitchell carried on while in the military service his campaign for betterment of conditions just as far as he could. With his resigna tion from the army he is able to tel e his case to the people. FIFTH ANNUAL ROUNDDP WILL BEGIN MAY 27 Max Meyer, Lincoln, Graduate in 1906 Is Chairman Of Entire Homecoming THREE - DAY FESTIVITIES Saturday Is Exclusively for Alumni with General Reunions in the University Coliseum The Fifth Annual Cornhusker Round-up of the University of Ne braska will take place May 27, 28 and 29. Comprehensive plans are well under way for the entertain ment of the hundreds of Alumni from Nebraska and other states who will return for the three-day homecoming festivities. President C. W. Roberts '06, and his fellow class members will offi ciate over several of the Round-up events and the general chairman of the entire affair is a member of the class, Max Meyer of Lincoln. The alumni speaker who will give an ad dress on Saturday afternoon, Al fred H. Lundin of Seattle, Wash., was also a graduate in 1906. No Classes Thursday and Friday Classes will be dismissed on Thursday and Friday during the Round-up and students and facluty members will participate in the pro gram of events scheduled for that time. Thursday will be Ivy Day when the traditional ceremonies of crowning the May Queen and choos ing new members for Mortar Board and Innocents, the senior honorary societies will be features of the morning and afternoon. On Friday there will be both stu dent and alumni affairs, beginning with the alumni council meeting and the inter-fraternity baseball finals in the morning and the annual com petitive drill of the university cadets in the afternoon. The evening will be devoted largely to organization banquets which will be followed by one of the largest events of the Round-up, the "final frolic." It will be in the nature of an indoor carnival with elaborate entertainment. Saturday for Alums Saturday will be exclusively alumni day. Class breakfasts will be held at 9 o'clock and an hour before noon the general reunion will begin in the university coliseum where an avenue of years will be arranged in the con course. At noon there will be an alumni luncheon followed by a short business session and program of talks and stunts with informal entertain ment during the afternoon and even ing. Special reunions will be arranged for twelve classes under the Dix plan of reunion inaugurated in 1925. These classes are in three groups so that graduates of one class may meet friends of other classes at the some time as themselves. The groups in clude the class of 1879, 1880, 1881, and 1882; 1898, 1899. 1900 and 1901; and 1917, 1918, 1919, and 1920. Encourage Attendance Greetings have been received in the university alumni office from the presidents or prominent members of each class to encourage their class mates and other alumni to attend the three-day celebration. Plans are being worked out for many sorts of festivities including the ceremon ies of Ivy Day, the annual competitive drill and inter-fraternity baseball fi nals, the class reunion, an alumni luncheon, a carnival frolic which will be a big feature of the program, the homecoming banquets and dinners of dozens of university organiza tions and other attractive entertain ment. Mr. Meyer is being assisted in mak- " ing arrangements by the following ' Lincoln alumni: Mrs. Edna DePut ron, '05; Miss Ruth Carpenter, '25; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Westover, both '16; Victor Krause, 11; Jack Whit- ten, '24; and "Abe" Martin, '25. Rains Put Soil In Excellent Condition For Corn Planting Up till Monday noon 1.36 inches of rain had fallen in Lincoln, since the rain began Friday. A slow rain be gan falling Sunday and continued all day Monday. Considerable mois ture has fallen in all sections of the state but the rain Sunday and Mon day was confined laregly to the east ern part of the state. Reports from the north-east section, along the Mis souri river indicate that tlie rains are heavy in the portion. These rains aw ol immense value to the entire state, since both winter and spring crops were suffering considerate from lack of moisture. The oilwill now be in excellent coiwWiion for corn plarit'rg.