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FRESHMEN TAKE
OATH TO SCHOOL
Dr G. E. Condra Administers
Comhuiker Rites to
New Students .
AVERY MAKES ADDRESS
Schulte eJnd Bear Represent
School; Elsa Kerkow
Talk Activities
"It is our hope and prayer that
you may become good Cornhuskers,
filled with the loyal spirit of the
University of Nebraska." Thia ex
tract from Dr. G. E. Condra'a speech
completely portrays the tone of the
freshman initiation which took place
in the field house yesterday morning.
Twenty-four hundred students at
tended the initiation of the class of
1930 Wednesday and the great Corn
husker spirit could not have been
better displayed on any occasion.
There was no hesitancy in the re
rponces to the explosive leadership
Nick Amos' guidance in the cheering
wnd singing, and if the leaders of
the program were there to instill into
the freshmen the invincible spirit of
true sons and daughters of Ne
braska, they had a good example of
what the first year classmen had
already learned in their short term
as students of this university.
The program included an address
of welcome by Chancellor Samuel B.
Avery, Coach (Indian) Schulte's
talk on" the "Nebraska Spirit," Coach
Ernest Bearg's talk on "Loyalty to
the Team," leading of cheering and
singing by Nick Amos, a talk on
"Woman's Part in Activities" by
Elsa Kerkow and the administering
of the Nebraska oath by Dr. G. E.
Condra.
The entire initiation hiwged on
the administering of the oath. The
oath is complete as follows:
THE CORNHUSKER OATH
I PROMISE THAT:
1. I recognize the debt I owe to
parents, friends, school and state for
the sacrifice made, encouragement
offered, and the education and char
acter possessed which qualify me to
to enter the University of Nebraska.
2. I appreciate the opportunity to
become a student of the University
of Nebraska. '
3. I will be loyal to the adminis
tration, faculty, traditions and pur
poses of the University.
4. I will enter the University
with the purpose to advance scholar
ship and those social qualities which
make for good citizenship.
5. I will enter my classes and
other work with such preparation
and applied attention as will insure
a margin above passing, not failure.
6. I will budget my time to be de
voted to study, recreation or activi
ties and rest, and follow this sche
dule with due diligence.
7. 1 will censure and guide my
conduct and work towards my edu
cational advancement and will safe
guard the relation I hold to the Uni
versity, its welfare, and services to
the state.
When a rising vote of acceptance
was taken not a student among those
present remained in his seat.
World Forum Sessions
Will Start in October
World Forum session will be held
the same as it was last year, accord
ing to Lincoln Frost, Jr., chairman
of the World Forum committee. The
first meeting will be held early . in
October, the date to be decided upon
later. Meetings last year were held!
on Wednesday at noon together with
a luncheon in the Grand Hotel.
College Men Wanted In 'Big Business!9
Certainly! Asserts Recent Graduate
Has the college' graduate a wel
come in the world of "Big Business"
or do business executives prefer high
school boys to college men? A re
cent article in the Atlantic Monthly,
decrying college graduates in "Big
Business," has finally met a power
ful refutation at the hands of a re
cent college graduate, James D. Wy
mans orSummit, New York, who re
plies to the article's charges in a let
ter to the New York Times.
F our years at college, believes Mr.
Wymans, certainly cannot warp a
man's outlook or dull his intellect, ti
the extent that his assailors contend
nor do facts point to that conclusion.
He ig wanted and is in "Big Busi
ness" the writer points out in ex
cerpts of the letter which follow:
"A a representative of the young
college men new to the intricacies of
the grown-up work of business, I
feel tome chagrin to learn that even
one prejudiced by close contact with
young graduates, a self-confessed
representative of the big interests,
should be able to fill some half dozen j
New Features Added
To Football Programs
Several new features will be used
in the year's football programs, ac
cording to Jimmie Lewis, 20, who is
handling the preparation of the pro
grams. Otherwise, it will be practi
cally the same as last year.
The program for the Drake game
will be thirty-six pages. .Full page
group cuts of the football men are
plnaned. Fifty pictures will be used
in the booklet. One innovation of im
portance is the tabulation of the pen
alties on a page in the program
Corresponding numbers will be found
on the score board, so that the spec
tators will be able to understand why
the teams are penalized. Some of the
pages are reserved for Drake play
ers, and a cut of the Husker sq-j.id
will occupy another.
YARSITY TRAMPLES
FRESHMEN 32 TO 0
Blu Howell and Jug Brown War
Shining Lights in First
With Yearlings
In the first practice game of the
season, Coach Bearg's gridsters took
the husky freshmen to a 32 to 0
trimming yesterday afternoon. The
yearlings battled the Varsity squad
on even terms for some time until
the Husker scoring machine, after
repeatedly being penalized for being
offside, began to function.
That the squad has plenty of good
backfield material is one of the points
verified by yesterday's workout. Blue
Howell hits hard and picks the open
ings. Jug Brown, who has been alter
nating at half and quarter, slipped
through the frosh line for several
gains. Another man who will bear
watching is Glen Presnell, who plung
ed through for three touchdowns
later in the game. Bob Stephens and
Bill Bronson are quarterbacks who
looked good in the scrimmage.
The Varsity team which first took
the field was composed of Vint Law
son and Willard Burnham at the
ends, Captain Lonnie Stiner and Cliff
Ashburn at tackles, Clarence Raish
and Dan McMullen at guards, Ted
James at center, Jug Brown at quar
ter, Blue Howell and Avard Mandary
at the half positions, and Victor Beck
at fullback.
' Against this combination the fresh
men took the ball on their ten yard
line and, through small gains and
many varsity penalties for being off
side, took the ball to the middle of
the field before losing it-to the var
sity. After a few exchanges the Busk
ers scored their first touchdown
when Jug broke away for a twenty-
yard run and Howell carried the ball
over for six points.
Team B, which took the field after
the first touchdown, had even better
success against the first year men
With the linemen making big open
ings in the freshman defense, the
backfield combination, Stevens-Miel-
enz-Presnell-Oehlrich. scored three
times, Presnell making two touch
downs and Stevens, one. Mielenz
added one point on the kick after
touchdown and missed one attempt.
Stevens made good on the other try.
In the last few minutes Presnell went
over for his third touchdown.
The freshmen will scrimmage the
varsity again Saturday afternoon in
the first open practice of the season.
This will be the first chance that the
followers of the Scarlet and Cream
have had to see their team in action.
Barbour Speaks Before
Chamber of Commerce
Professor E. H. Barbour spoke at
Nebraska City, Tuesday evening,
before the Chamber of Commerce of
that city. He gave an illustrated
lecture on "City Parks," which was
planned to help Nebraska City in
makine arrangements for a new
park.
pages with her indictment of our
whole lot.
"At high school graduation, we
are told, he is an energetic lad of
first-rate intelligence, who has In hlra
the making of a future business lead
er, but he goes to college, no matter
how poor his family. At college, and
Harvard and Dartmouth are mention
ed among others as examples of what
this term signifies, we see him tied
to strong leading strings, while he
hears 'Big Business' exalted, almost
apotheosized and prepare business
reports about which his professors
are enthusiastic.
"Of what do the leading strings
consist at our larger universities and
colleges? In what courses does he
hear mention of the word Dusiness
at all, with the exception of those
dealing With economics, which only
minority of the students cnoose,
and how many times does he write re
ports on business problems, outside
of the ones included in vanous
special courses which are being more
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Tentative Campus Changes
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The Campus Planning committee,
with Regent G. N. Seymour as its
chairman has finished a tentative
plan of the proposed extension of the
campus. Over a year's time has been
spent by University and city officials
for the solution of the problem of
producing a campus which will be
adequate for the ever increasing
number of students who are enrolling
in the University of Nebraska.
GAPELLA A CHOIR
IH ITS SIXTH YEAR
Few Positions Left en . Lincoln
Musical Organisation) Four
Practise Weekly
- With its sixth year of service about
to begin, the Lincoln A Capella
choir, one of the few of its kind in
the country, is training strenuously
for the opening service. There are
still a few places open for men sing
ers and anyone interested should ap
ply to John M. Rosborough, dean of
the University school of music.
The Lincoln A Capella choir is
made up mostly of University of Ne
braska students, with Lincoln studios
and the University school of music
supplying the remaining members.
This season the choir will appear
every Sunday from November 1 to
June 1 at the new Westminster
church located at Sheridan and South
Streets.
The program is chosen from the
finest classics of music lore. To in
sure the smooth gi ring of the perf or
manccs four strenuous rehearsals are
held weekly. Each year the choir has
as its guest Conductor Peter Christ
ian Lutkin, dean of the music depart
ment of Northwestern university, and
known throughout the country for
his ability in conducting unaccom
panied choirs. Mr. Lutkin is a per
sonal friend of Mr. Rosborough, the
conductor of the Lincoln choir, and
his presence and help at the rehear
sals has added a great deal to the
prestige and ability of the Lincoln
aggregation.
Each fall Mr. Rosborough is the
guest conductor of the St. Olaf choir
of Northfleld, Minnesota, of which F.
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Sunday Museum Talks
Will Be Resumed Soon
The Sunday afternoon Museum
lecture which were popular last year,
will be resumed Oct 17. Mr. F. E.
Collins, assistant curator of the Mu
seum has already arranged a series
of Illustrated lectures, and Miss
SLanafelt, Professor Barbour's sec
retary, has six or seven completely
arranged.
These lectures will be given at 3
and at 4 o'clock every Sunday after
noon, and will be illustrated.
DAILY NEBRASKAN
APPLICATIONS
Applications for the positions of
circulation manager and contri
editor of The Daily Ne-
braskan will be received until
Wednesday roon, September 29.
Amplication blanks may be ob-
itained in The School of Journalism
office. University Hall 104, or
from the Secretary of the Board,
Joui K. Selleck, University Col
iseum 106.
T. J. THOMPSON,
Chairman, Student Publication
Board.
LINCOLN CITY CAWUJ
The first steps have already been
taken toward the proposed plan in
the completion of the Coliseum and
beginning work on Morrill Hall.
Other assurances of the fulfillment
of the new campus is the erection of
new fraternity and sorority house
on sites which will be included in
the new Fraternity and Sorority
Rows. Alpha Chi Omega, Pi Beta Phi.
Instrumental Groups
Are Being Organized
Henry Cox, professor of instrumental-ensemble,
is organizing a
number of instrumental trios and
quartets. These groups meet in the
library on Monday and Wednesday
afternoons. Professor Cox is putting-
his extensive musical library at the
disposal of the School of Fine Arts
to further this work. Student who
are interested may secure definite
information at the School of Fine
Arts office in the library.
FRANCES GETTYS TO
APPEAR ON MONDAY
Noted Soprano Will Appear Before
Home People; Sail For
Foreign Tour Soon
Meetings of many of the sororities
and fraternities of the University of
Nebraska will be closed early next
Monday evening co give tho members
an opportunity to hear the Frances
Gettys concert wnich will open the
Lincoln and Univeiritv musical sea
son at the city auditorium. Unusual
interest in the concert was reported
by the members of Alpha Chi Omegu
who are selling tickets for Miss
Gettys' appearai. 'e.
With two conci!i:s of unuma! in
terest to music lovers scheduled with
in a week the University students are
having an opportunity to hear the
best sopranos of the younger talent
in the world. The one Miss Tally,
whose voice has aroused great en
thusiasm in the United States- the
other a University of Nebraska girl
who made one of the most sensation
al debuts Rome has ever accorded am
American girl singer
Tickets for the Frances Gettys
concert were movii'jr rapidly Thurs
day, according to the busi'iess mun
asrer. "After all, h;me peop'.c do re
alize they have a wonderful artist in
their midst," he said. ."It will be a
tremendous thrill to Miss Gettys to
be able to appear before her own
home friends and stusdnts at her
university after she has appeared be
fore the greatest critics of music in
all Europe."
The European audiences have been
so enthused over Miss Gettys' color
ful lyric soprano voice that she ha
been booked for year o( engage
ments in concert and opera in Rome,
Milan and Paris for the combur year
Miss Gettys will w tot Europe on
the "Colombo" out of New York on
October 19.
Lackey Employed At
Tulsa Summer Normal
Professor El E. Lackey, of the
department of geography, taught in
the Municipal Normal school at
Tulsa, Oklahoma before teaching in
the second half of the University of
Nebraska summer session. During
the remainder of the summer Pro
fessor Lackey worked on his new
book.
Are Shown
UMVUMTY Of KEMMKA '
Beta Theta Pi and Delta Tau Delta
houses will be in the proposed rows.
A landscape plan will be carried
out that will make all Nebraskan?
proud of their campus. The weakness
of most rapidly growing universities
in accommodating the large numbers
without thought of future benuty Ii
done away with in the new plan.
Special thought will be taken toward
the landscaping.
UNIVERSITY CHURCH
NIGHT IS ON FRIDAY
Special Programs Are Arranged
For Entertainment of
Nebraska Students
Friday night, September 24, has
been designated as all-University
church night Various churches are
holding entertainments and programs
for all faculty and student members
of the respective denominations. The
receptions all start at eight o'clock
and will last until ten-thirty. This
is the night on which all new students
at the University will be given a
chance to meet the pastors and mem
bers of the churches and to become
acquainted with each other.
Both the First and Second Bap
tist churches are entertaining. The
reception at the Second church will
be under the auspices of the Young
People's society. There will be a
short program followed by games
and University songs. Refreshments
will be served during the evening.
At the First church Professor A.
R. Congdon will preside during a
short program consisting of music,
readings and words of greeting from
the officers of the young people's
organizations, and the pastor, Dr.
Walcott Mrs. W. L. Hall will tell
the students of doings in the "Auld
Lang Syne." The occasion is in
charge of the woman's society which
will serve refreshments. There will
be games and college songs.
Harold Hildrcth, president of the
Sunday evening club will be in
charge of receiving students and
faculty at the First Plymouth Con
gregational church, 17th and S. Both
Chancellor Avery and F. W. Leavitt
will speak. Foster Matchett will have
charge of games. During the serving
of refreshments, Joe Grunz will en
tertain with violin selections and
Keith Tyler will play popular piano
airs.
At Vine Congregational, Twenty-
fifth and S, students and their
friends will .be entertained at a
candy party. Speeches of welcome
will be made by Pastor Ervine Inglis,
University Pastor F. W. Leavitt,
President Byron Tullis and others.
The following people are in charge:
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WEATHER FORECAST
Friday: Cloudy and unsettled
and much cooler tonight; Friday
generally fair and much cooler.
Showers have fallen in Ne
braska, the Dakotas, Iowa, Min
nesota and the Lake region, re
sulting from a depression which
is now centered over eastern
North Dakota. It Is closely fol
lowed by high pressure and cold
weather in the northern Moun
tain region, attended by a snow
storm in Montana with tempera
tures ranging from SO degrees
down to 22 degrees. Moderate
temperature prevail in the east.
First Pershing Rifles
Tryout Is Next Tuesday
All freshmen and sophomores
registered for R. O. T. C. training
are invited to try out for mem
bership in Pershing Rifles, basic
course honorary organization,
next Tuesday at five o'clock.
About twenty-five candidates will
be chosen to take the places of
last year's sophoromres.
Capt. Floyd C. Harding, Capt.
A. D. Foster, and Sgt. Lyttleton
Lewis will have charge of the try
outs, which ylll be judged upon
efficiency in the manual of arms.
Pershing Rifles has been asked
to put on a stunt drill before the
State Bankers convention on Nov
ember 12, and also a drill for the
State Womens club. Several more
drills of a like kind will probably
be put on later in the year.
DEANS GIVE PRAISE
TO YARSITY DANCES
University Authorities Believe Plan
Will Fill Long-Felt Needs
Of Nebraska Students
Approval of Varsity dances has
been voiced by the Dean of Men,
the Dean of Women, and several
presidents of student organizations.
Each of those interviewed expressed
the wish that the parties in the coli
seum may be even more successful
than the All-Uni Mixers formerly
held in the Armory.
George R. Chatburn, Dean of Menj
summed up his approval of the par
ties in the following words:
"It is to be hoped that the Varsity
dance to be held in the Coliseum
will be attended by practically all
the student body. There has been
a demand for a number of years,
for facilities for the better mixing
and acquaintanceship of the students.
Now that we have those facilities,
why not use them? Here, under the
auspices of the University, there is
an opportunity , for a large, whole
some gathering of Nebraska's finest
for an evening of clean honest, en
joyable fun."
Miss Amanda Heppner, Dean of
Women expressed her sentiments
concerning the party in the follow
ing words:
"The Varsity parties ought to bet
ter the spirit of democracy and so
ciety on this campus. I hope, and
believe, that they will fill the long
felt need. I also think the Varsity
dances may take the place of the
numerous house dances given by the
fraternities and other organizations."
On behalf of the Student Council,
Glen Buck, the , president, heartily
approved all of the plans for the
party and promised any assistance
that the council could offer. He said
in part: "The Student Council be
lieves that the Varsity dances can be
made a big factor of Nebraska.
These parties should enable more
students to become acquainted with
each other and lessen the criticism
that students in a large university
have no opportunity to know each
other."
Josephine Frisbie, President of
Mortar Board issued this statement:
"The Varsity party committee is
promising us bigger All-University
parties this year than have ever
been held before. Owing to the fact
that the new Coliseum is large
enough to accomodate everyone, the
crowded condition of the Armory
will no longer exist. These parties
offer an opportunity for all students
to have a part in the social life of
the university and I see no reason
why they should not be very success
ful." Chaperones for the Varsity dance,
Saturday night in the Coliseum have
been announced from the office of
the Dean of Women. They will be:
Colonel and Mrs. F. F. Jewett.
Professor and Mrs. R. B. Wilcox.
Professor and Mrs. Roy Cochrane
Professor and Mrs. D. D. Whitney.
Miss Amanda Heppner.
Thousands Treated Annually In
Nebraska University Dispensary
Does your head ache? Have you
sprained an ankle, broken a leg or
contracted the measles? If so, go to
the University dispensery. Annually,
several thousand students and faculty
members take advantage of the free
medical treatment furnished by the
University in the College of Pharm
acy building.
The dispensery is conducted by the
University and is in charge of Drs.
Charles Harms and Earl Deppen for
male students and by Dr. Ines Phil
brick for women. It is open to all
students, faculty ; members and em
ployees of the University.
The chief service of the dispen
sery is in giving first aid treatment
and safo consul to the students. Its
value cannot be estimated. An epi
demic of smallpox was averted a
year ago by the discovery of a few
a.Tected individuals and their imme
diate isolation and treatment. Manj
serious diseases have been discovered
and checked while in the first stage.
Everv student that enters the Uni
COUNCIL ACTION
STIRS INTEREST
IN STUDENT BODY
Avery Upholds Suggestion for
Holiday On Friday After .
Thanksgiving
OTHER ACTIONS PRAISED
Prospects of ,CIean Elections
Lauded by Organizations
On Husker Campus
Action of the Student Council in
petitioning University authorities
for dismissal of school the Friday
after Thanksgiving, and its resolu
tions to keep down the cost of or
chestras, to keep elections clean, and
to withhold identity of the Honor
ary Colonel until the night of the
Military Ball, has excited keen in
terest among the students.
Favorable action on the dismissal
of school was indicated yesterday
when Chancellor Avery gave his sup
port to the petition of the Council.
Said the Chancellor, "In regard to
the action taken by the Student
Council Wednesday night regarding
the dismissal of school on the Friday
following Thanksgiving, I can see no
reason why students ihould be held
for school on the day aftT Thanks
giving when Nebraska does not play
a football game at home."
The matter, however, he continued,
will have to be presented before the
Senate Committee before' definite
action can be taken."
Students were jubilant over the
idea. Many declared they have been
unable to understand why in fievl
ous years when no game was held
on the local gridiron they have been
required to remain for the one day
of school.
The excessive charges being made
for popular dance orchestras is deep
ly concerning many social organiza
tions and from the enthusiastic gup
port promised the Council by a large
number of them it is quite possible
that the prices may be lowered be
fore the formal season.
Richard Stryker, city business
manager for all local orchestras, re
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JONES NEW HEAD OF
CORN COB CHAPTER
New Members Elected to Nebraska
Pep Organisations! Jorgenson
Vice President
The first meeting of Corn Coh
chapter of Pi Epsilon Pi was held
Thursday night and new officers for
the coming year were elected as fol
lows:
President Merle S. Jones.
Vice President Henry Jorgenson.
Secretary James Jensen.
Treasurer Dwight Wallace.
Judd Crocker, retiring local presi
dent and national president, gave a
resume of the national convention
which was held at Manhattan. Kas..
last year and announced plans for
entertaining the national organiza
tion at the national convention in
Lincoln this year. A new chapter of
Pi Epsilon Pi at Oklahoma University
has been granted a charter and will
be installed shortly.
The following new men wer elec
ted, thus increasing the membership
materially:
Walt Mason. Don Carrothers. Ira
Gilliland, M. C. Nore, Arch Eddy,
Tellaf Reed, Geore-e Gesman. Ever
ett Stevens, Marion Stone, Kenneth
Miller, Don Kelly, Don Samuelson,
Willard Bailey. Fred Dailev. Gordon
Hedges, John McKnight, Keith Ros
enberg, Phil Gerelick, Torg Knudson,
Richard Lovell, Floyd Herron, Bryan
Fenton, Lamme. Russell Dotv. Loui
Turner, Amos Allen, Carlton Freas,
Shulz, Arthur Sweet, Charles Sewell.
versity is given a thorough medical
examination. Thus any physical de
fect is discovered at the start and
students are given treatment in the
case of minor ailments and sound ad
vice if it is of more serious nature.
That few students realize their
physical condition is shown bv dia-
ipensary records. At least 10 per cent
of the students examined for mili
tary drill are incapacitated from be
coming members of the unit here be
cause of defective vision, ear trouble
or other defects.
The pharmaceutical dispensery, in
charge of Mr. J. D. KratochvM, fur
nishes medical supplies at cost to
the students. It is conducted by the
University on the same plan as the
Temple cafeteria and the Regents
Book store. Active cooperation on ,
the part of students has been a de
termining factor in making it a suc
cess. A branch of the dispensery is
being maintained -at the College of
Agriculture and will be opened in
October.
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