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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY NEBRASKAN NOW VOL. XXVI. NO. 3. SEASON TICKETS FOR STUDENTS ON SALE TODAY Price of Ticket Book to All Athletic Ccr tests Will ' Amount to $8.50 p TICKETS AT COLISEUM Footb.il Ticket. Only Wilt Be IssmJ Now. Book EchkntbU Later for Basketball Seals. At least three thousand student season tickets will be sold during the sales campaign which opens at the Coliseum tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock, is the prediction of John K. Selleck, business manager of athletics. No -sales campaign will be made on the campus as in former years. Or ganizations are invited to send one of their members to buy tickets for the group. Such students are required to bring a list of those desiring to buy tickets. The price of the season ticket will be $8.50. This special price for stu dents is a reduction of nearly fifteen dollars from the regular single ad mission prices to the various athletic events during the year, and a reduc tion of $2.50 from the regular sea son football admission price. Only football tickets are being placed in the books this year. When . . i tv-ii ..iinn 5k over the stu- tne iuuiu" '"""" dent can exchange his book for one containing reserved seat tickets for basketball, and general tickets for wrestling and track. Under this plan the student has the opportunity to choose his reserved seat for the bas ketball season in the Coliseum. "The sales of season football tick ets have exceeded by more than 300 the sales of last year," Mr. Selleck announced, speaking of the general football season tickets, "and before the Drake game, October 2, I ex pect that the sale of season tickets will be double that of 1925, a record year. Requests for single admission tickets are coming in rapidly, and we have every reason to believe that the number of persons who will see the games this year will be greater than that of any previous year." UNIVERSITY CHORUS SMALL THIS SEASON Mri. Carrie Raymond, Director, Sends Out Call for More Men to Join Organisation. A call for more men to enroll in the University chorus has been is sued by its director, Mrs. Carrie Raymond. Mrs. Raymond's office it in the library, room 311, and she will see applicants there on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 4 to 6. A number of concerts are given throughout the year, all withorehes tra, and Mrs. Raymond tries to in clude as many members as possible from the 250-300 enrolled in the chorus.' Concerts planned for this year Faust November The Pilgrims Thanksgiving Day Messiah Christmas Holidays Rehearsals are scheduled as fol lows: Men only on Tuesday from 4 . 5. Women only on Wednesday 4-6. Both men and women on Thursday from 4-5. Re-decorate,afeteria In Nebraska Color Scarlet and Cream "Nebraska" pennants will be the motif of decor ation in the Temple Cafeteria, ac cording to Mrs. L. Dining, director. The decorative scheme will be work ed out in the form of a border of pennants, and it is planned to have the work completed in time for the football season. Tho cafeteria was newly painted this summer, and the university col ors will add a festive air to the place. Prices on meal tickets are the same, all $5.00 meal tickets receiving a 10 percent discount. Haney Represents Mechanical Engineers Prof. J. W. Haney of the depart ment of mechanical engineering, at tended the spring meeting of the American 'Society of Mechanical En- ' gineers in San Francisco, where 1,600 representatives from all parts of the United States gathered to dis cuss mechanical engineering ques tions. Professor Haney then went to the meeting of the nominating committee of the name society in Chicago. He represented the eight following states at the committee meeting: Colorado, Nebraska,- Mis souri, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Ar kansas, and Louisiana. The Daily Nebras THE Beta Theta Pi Winner Of the Hainer Cup For High Scholarship The Hainer Cud. ariven annually to the national Greek-letter social fra ternity having the highest scholastic standing will remain with Beta Theta Pi, last year's holder, accord ing to official announcement from the office of the Executive Dean late Monday afternoon. Tau Kappa Epsilon had the highest average among fraternities last year but was declared ineligible being a chapter of a national Greek-letter fraternity only a few weeks at the close of the year. Beta Theta VI, rankina- second, was then awarded the cup. This year they stand first. DEAN LYMAN BACK FROM CONVENTION Nebraska Profeitor Took Active Part At Pharmacy Conference Held In Philadelphia Dean R. A. Lyman, of the College of Pharmacy, returned Sunday after a two weeks' trip in the east He spent most of the time in Philadel phia representing the College of Pharmacy at the joint convention of the American Association of Phar macy Colleges and the National As sociated Pharmacy Licensing Board. At the request of the executive committee of the convention, Dean Lyman presented a paper dealing with the Standardization of Schools of Pharmacy and took an active part in leading the discussion. The con vention discussed the advisability of changing the present three year course to four 'years. A number oi institutions have adopted the four vear course and in a few years it will probably be required by the American Pharmaceutical Associa tion. The problem of raising a million dollar fund for erecting a National Headauarters Building for Pharmacy interests was the main question be fore the convention this year. Nearly half the sum has already been raised and $100,000 of this was contributed by the students of the college of Pharmacy throughout the United States. POSITIONS OPEN ON CORNEUSKER STAFF Application to be Received This Week for Editorial and Business Staff of 1927 Annual Amplications for positions on the 1927 Cornhusker. will be received by W. F. Jones, jr., editor, and R. A. Bergsten, business manager, up until Monday evening, September 27. A larcer staff will be used this year and there are places for students from all colleges and all classes. Annlication may be made in the Cornhusker office in the basement of University Hall. Blanks will be avail able which, when filled out, will give the Cornhusker executives a good line on all applicants. Personal ap plication may be made to the editor after three o'clock any afternoon, and to the business manager, for a place on the business staff, from one to three any afternoon. Freshmen are urged to apply now if thpv wish to work on publications during their college course. The freshman year is the fundamental time to get started and learn 'the work, and a good start means mucn later on. An pditor of the junior and senior sections of the annual will be chosen hv f.e end of the week in order that they may begin at once work scheduling pictures for the two class sections. Both will be upperclassmen, and will have a number of assistants under them. Tho editor is verv desirous of get- Unc experienced annual workers. A sports editor will be selected soon to edit the athletic section, wnicn will be a feature of this year's book. Work on that section will begin very soon. A fraternity and sorority edi tor will be named within two weeKs that those two sections may be out lined. Y. M. Advisory Board To Hold First Meeting The Y. M. C. A.- Advisory Board will hold its first meeting of the year, Wednesday noon, at the Tem ple. Reports of the progress of the Y will be made by John Allison, pres ident of the cabinet and by C. D. 1 AA4.nM TllA I1MA. J Hayes, general Becremi jr. J 'ent plans of the Y for this year's work will be outlined by Mr. Allison. The Advisory board is the same a that elected last spring except that Mr. Boots, the vice-president is not in school this year. His position is as yet unfilled. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, ALL FRESHMEN TO BE INITIATED THURSDAY MORN General convocation will be held in the new coliseum, at 10 o'cock UNIVERSITY BAND PLAYS Mortar Boards in Charge of Special Women's Convocation to be Held in Coliseum at 11 The freshmen of the University of Nebraska will be formally initiated into the customs nnd the traditions of the school next Thursday. Two convocations will complete the cere mony through which the first year students will pass. The annual Fresh man Initiation, sponsored by the In nocents, senior men's honorary or ganization, will be held at 10 o'clock at the Coliseum. The entire fresh man class will be present. A Fresh man Woman's Convocation will fol low this. It will be held at 11 o'clock at the Coliseum. It is sponsored by the Mortar Boards, honorary society for senior women. With the complete class of 1930 gathered together, various organiza tions and speakers from the campus will show the newcomers what cus toms and traditions they will be ex pected to respect The University band and the Varsity cheer leaders will fill them with Nebraska spirit. The cheer leaders will teach the Ne braska songs and yells. For the first time in history the large crowd which attends this an nual meeting will be able to hear the speakers clearly. The Coliseum will be equipped with amplifiers that will throw the words distinctly to all parts of the building. Among the speakers who have consented to talk are Chancellor Samuel Avery, Coach Henry F. Schulte, Coach Ernest E. Bearg and Dr. George E. Condra. Judd Crocker, president of the Inno cents, will preside over the meeting. The ceremony will close with the giv ine of the Nebraska Oath. The Freshman Women's Convoca tion which will follow the Initiation will consist of a program of general interest to all freshmen women Josephine Frisbie, the president of the Mortar Board, will have charge of the convocation. Miss Amanda VARSITY DANCES GAIN POPULARITY Mixers Similar to , Opening Party Next Saturday Pop ular in All Valley Schools Varsitv dances, similar to the one to be held here Saturday night, are held at practically all of the Missouri Valley conference schools. These are mixers in which the entire stu dent body participates, and with a very small stag line, at most oi tne schools. At Kansas university, where the parties have reached what is prob ablv a maximum success, practically the whole student iiody attends. Con gestion around the dance floor is eliminated along with the disappear ance of the stag line. Robber dances and general exchange dances are used to replace the old methods of getting acquainted. The parties are a combination oi large organization dances and reg ular pavillion dances. Every one is care free with no thought of acting as host. Special entertainment and refreshments are provided. Morrill Hall WM h t? 9 1 mr i if. :m Morrill Hall, now under construc tion, will be completed by February 1, and will be one of the finest and most interesting buildings on the camDus. It will accomodate the Mus eum, the department of geology, the School of Fine Arts, and tne dis plays of the Nebraska Art Associa tion. When the campus extension pro gram is completed Morrill Hall, will LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1926. Agriculture College Stresses Athletics The College of Agriculture is com ing rapidly to the front this year in athletics. Mr. W. W. Knight, form erly 'of the Ithica School of Instruc tion, and later Cornell University, is in charge of the work. He is being assisted by Walter P. Krimmelmeyer former football star at Nebraska. Forty men have checked out foot ball uniforms at the Agricultural College. There are also about eight men out for the freshman team on the city campus. Competition is go ing to be very strong for berths on the Agricultural College team this year. The schedule for the year Is not yet available. NEBRASKA MAN WINS HONORS Sheldon Tefft '22 Takes First Place in Examination Held at Oxford WAS PHI BETA KAPPA A University of Nebraska graduate Shelton Tefft of Weeping Water won first honors in the final exam inations last June for the bachelor's decree from the Honor School of Jurisprudence of Oxford University. This information was announced by the chairman of the national Rhodes scholarship board, President Frank Aydelotte of Swarthmore College in a recent letter to the Nebraska com mittee. Tefft, who completed -his work for the bachelor's degree in jurispru dence in two years instead of the usual three, was one of the three men to be congratulated by the board of examining professors on the qual ity of his work. The examining board included professors from London and Cambridge universities. Of the Americans who received bachelor's degrees in 1925 only one "took a first." Eight won second honors. A "first" at Oxford corres ponds rousrhly to the "magna cum laude" recognition by American uni versities. Tefft was elected to Phi Beta Kap Da at the completion of his under graduate course in the University of Nebraska in 1922 and, with an aver age of about ninety-five, lead his class in the College of Law, receiv ing his degree with cum laude hon ors in 1924. He also won member ship in Order of the Coif, honorary legal society to which not more than the highest one-tenth of the members of a graduating class may be elected. For three vears Tefft represented the University of Nebraska in intercol legiate debates. GRACE MODLIN NEW W. A. A. SECRETARY Chosen At First Meeting of Ex ecutive Board to Succeed Mrs. Wendell Berge Grace Modlin was elected secre rnrv of the Woman's Athletic asso ciation yesterday at the first meet ing of the executive board, bhe suc ceeds Mrs. Wendell Berge, formerly Laura Whelpley. New individual practice boards on the courts will be erected soon by the W. A. A. The new boards will offer oDDortunity for girls to practice independent of a partner. Five hours of practice entitles any girl to taxe nnrt in the class and inter-class tour naments. Each hour of the practice counts as an activity point for sor ority freshmen. Will Serve Variety of Uses - muk ? face the memorial mall on the south at rbout the geographical center of the campus, Fourteenth and U Streets, opposite the Field House and near Bessey Hall. Morrill Hall will be three stories in height with a large exhibition basement and will be fireproof. It is being built of red brick with Bedford trim to conform to other recent buildings. There will be six Bedford pillars on the veranda VARSITY SQUAD ROUNDING INTO FORM QUICKLY Majority of Huskers Report To Bearg Physically Fit For 1926 Season NO INJURIES IN THE CAMP Warm Weather Takes Its Toll In Surplus Weight. Light Scrimmage In Order Using three teams and frequent substitutions, Coach Bearg sent his gridsters through stiff scrimmage practice yesterday afternoon. Ama teurish defects are rapidly disappear ing and the squad is acquiring ap pearances of mid season form. "The boys are getting in condition in good shape," Coach Bearg re marked, watching the scrimmage. None of the men are bothered with injuries and the warm weather has taken care of surplus weight. In the scrimmage team A, which took the offensive, was composed of Captain Lonnie Stiner of Hastings and Cliff Ashburn of Tilden, tackles; Clarence Raish, Grand Island, and Dan McMullen, Bellville, Kans., guards; Evard Lee, Edgemont, S. D., and Vint Lawson, Omaha, ends; Ted James. Greeley, Colo., center; Bill Bronson of Lincoln at quarter; Jug Brown. Lincoln. "Blue" Howell, Omaha, and Elmer Holm, Omaha, backs. The defensive squad was made up of Joe Weir, Superior, and . Leon Soraeue. York, ends; Robert Whit more, Scottsbluff, and Merle Zuver, guards; Ray Randells, St. Anthony, Kans., and LeRoy Lucas, Omaha, tackles: Lloyd Grow, Loup City, at center; Bob Stephens, Hastings, at Continued on Page 3.) FORUM PROGRAM IS NOT YET ANNOUNCED Chairmen of University Discussion Group Are Undecided A to Plans for Year Plans for World Forum this year have not been definitely formulated as yet according to Lincoln Frost, jr., '27, Lincoln. Mr. Frost and Miss Marearet Hyde, '27, Lincoln, are joint chairmen of World Forum for the ensuine year. The World Forum is a luncheon discussion group which meets once a week. It is under the supervision of the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. U A. For several years it has met from 12 to 1 on Wednesday Toons. A series of talks on progress con stituted the principal feature of the Forum's work last year. Several Drominent outside speakers as well as leading campus personalities ap peared last year. Among the outside speakers were Kirby Page, World Court campaigner: Dr. uerald . air nev Smith, theological professor from the University of Chicago, and J. R. Isaac, Hindu Y. M. C. A. sec retary from Bombay, India. Several student speakers also ap peared during the course of the vear. Ellsworth DuTeau discussed the evils of the social system at the University, Edward Morrow and David Webster discussed the place of athletics and Douglas Orr and V. Royce West discussed the value of activities. The nroirram for the coming year has not yet been announced. The Forum will probably hold its open ing meeting the first week in Octo ber. 1 Courtesy of the Lincoln Star at the north entrance, and pilasters will relieve the facade thruout its length. There will be two entrances at the front and one at each end. The great display room ruining north and south nd ,two stories high is called the Gallery of Mam moths. Here the pre-mastons, masto dons, and mammoths of the Morrill collection will be displayed. This ex (Continued on Page Two.) SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY NEBRASKAN NOW kan University Graduate From Belgian School Will Teach Economics Two vears of eraduate work at Louvain university, Belgium, has been taken by Professor Karl M. Arndt, new instructor in the college of business administration. He re ceived his bachelor's degree from Notre Dame in 1922. He taught eco nomics at Creighton university for a vear. and last year acted as pro fessor of economics and director of the department of business at Can- isius college, Buffalo, N. Y. Professor F.C. Blood, associate professor in advertising and sales management in the same college, took his bachelor's degree at Dart mouth and his master's degree at DePauw university in 1918. He has taken graduate work at Northwest ern university, the University of Wis consin, and Marquette. He has taught at the University of Utah, DePauw, and the University of Wisconsin. MEN TRY OUT TODAY FOR CHEER LEADERS Innocents to he Judges This After noon in Picking Students to Lead University Yells Tryouts for the Varsity Cheer Leading staff will be held this after noon at 4 o'clock on the Parade Ground north of Social Science build ing with the members of the Inno cents acting as judges. All men stu dents are eligible to tryout for the Varsity staff providing they are able to meet the scholastic Missouri Val ley athletic competition require ments. The Varsity cheer leading staff will be composed of four members, a head cheer leader who will have charge of all cheering on the cam pus, two assistants, and an alternate who will not be in uniform unless one of the assistants is unable to per form on account of ineligibility. The three Varsity leaders will have charge of the student section of the Stadium at football contests. Freshman tryouts will be held at the same location Thursday of this week at the same hour. There will be five first year cheer leaders in order to make more competition and belter Varsity material in the future. But three of these freshmen, "however, will serve at one time during foot ball games. The Innocents will again act as judges Thursday afternoon. CHANGES MADE IN BUSINESS COLLEGE Dean Le Rossignol Announces Sev eral Important Changes in Business Administration Several important changes have been made in the curriculum of the College of Business Administration according to an announcement made by Dean Le Rossignol Monday. Three seminar courses in finance will be offered to graduate students, these include courses in public fin ance, railroad finance and public utilities. Four years of accounting will now be offered instead of three as pre viously offered. Dean Le Rossignol also announces a number of changes in the entrance requirement of the college of busi ness administration: Students must have a minimum of two years of for eign language unless they have com pleted three years of foreign lan guage in high school and then exemp tion is made from this requirement. Twelve hours of English is required and six hours of philosophy. Four hours of business finance are now required for graduation from the college of business administra tion. Install New System In University Library The Columbia system of book charging has been installed in the University Library. It was decided last year that the old system of book charging was too antiquated and cumbersome to use in such a large 'institution. The li brary force worked all summer mak- in the change to the Columbia sys tem. Cards were made for each book in the collection. These cards enable the library to keep constant check on the books in use. The new system which -is" almost universal in use, is expected to lighten the work of those in the library, and to make the book charging much more efficient. Jorgenson h: Pasadena Before Going to Japan Arthur Jorgenson, retiring secre tary of the Y. M. C. A., is spending a few days with friends in Pasadena, California, prior to his sailing for Japan. He sails September 25 on the liner, Munroe. . PRICE 6 CENTS CAMPAIGN OPENS FOR NEBRASKAN SUBSCRIPTIONS Three Organizations Will Stage Contest For Subscribers GOAL IS THREE THOUSAND University paper will be made bigger and better. New features added The annual subscription campaign for the Daily Nebraskan will start at 8 o'clock today. Three organizations will aid In selling the subscriptions, Xi Delta, Tassels and Silver Serpents. The three will contest until noon Fri day. The organization that finishes in the lead and the individual winner will be rewarded for their services in the campaign. A meeting of the three societies was held yesterday to discuss the de tails of the contest. Simpson Morton, business manager of the paper gave a talk to the representatives of the organizations and the girls responded enthusiastically. They resolved to enter the fray with such vim that the result would be the biggest and best subscription campaign ever stag ed at Nebraska. Interest in The Daily Nebraskan seems greater than ever and a good year is planned for the paper. Al ready the freshmen have subscribed in great numbers. It is thought that the goal of 3000 subscriptions can be reached easily. The subscription rate for the pa per remains the same as last year, $2 per year or $1.25 per semester for local deliveries. By mail the rate is $3, and for fraternities or sorori ties it is $50 per year delivered. The Nebraskan this year will be as attractive as ever. More cuts will be employed to illustrate the cam pus news. New sections will probably be added. The first two issues of this year were six pages and frequent edi tions of this kind are planned. SUBSCRIBE FROM YOUR FAVORITE ORGANIZATION SALE OF "N" BOOKS STARTS WEDNESDAY Freshmen Hare Receired Over 1200 Free Copies. Upper 'Classmen Must Pay a Quarter. "N" Books go on sale to upper classmen, Wednesday morning from the Y rooms in the Temple. The price is twenty-five cents, one-half of last year's price. Any freshman, however, who has not already re ceived a free copy of the book, may do so by seeing Mr. C. D. Hayes, General Y Secretary before the end of the week. Over 1200 books have been given to Freshman men and women since the distribution began last Thursday. Previous to this time the books hav been distributed from both, the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. of fices. 800 books have been given out at the Y. W. office in Ellen Smith Hall and the others from the Y. M. C. A. Less than a thousand books re main for distribution to the school as a whole. Heppner, Dean of Women, will give the speech of welcome. Presidents of the various campus organizations will explain their activities and require ments for memberships. Miss H. Alice Howell and Miss Mable Lee are the other speakers on the program. The convocation will close with the singing of the Cornhusker. This will be led by Ruth Clendenin and Joyce Adair in Tassel costume. Y. W. C. A. Pamphlet Distributed Sunday The finance staff of the Y. W. C. A. has added another pamphlet to those designed to aid freshmen wom en. Jt includes discussions of the Y. W. (J. A. as a medium oetween stu dent and college, of the organization of the Y. W. C. A. and of the fresh man and religion. The leaflet welcomes all new wom en to the Bible study classes, the World Forum, the Freshmen wom en's council, and the Vesper serv ices, and urges them to try out for the Vesper choir. ' The pamplet was distributed on Sunday afternoon, when members of the Y. W. C. A. called on freshmen women. It is also available at Ellen Smith Hall. Molarbard Endorses Green Button System Mortarboard, senior women's honorary society, endorses the wearing of the green buttons by freshmen women. Tl;a green em blem tends to bring about a cUh t spirit of friendship among c!a'i mates and promotes a r-.ore h', ful spirit among i-; ! v. !..