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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1926.
PRICE 6 CENTS
he Daily Nebraskan
HUSKERS LEAVE
FOR WASHINGTON
TILT TOMORROW
Nebraska'. Football Squad
To Entrain for St.
Louis Friday
jISH ON INJURED LIST
Veteran Guard Suffer. Se
vere Ankle Sprain
in Scrimmage
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will
leave tomorrow evening: for St Louis
where they will tackle the Washing
ton Pikers in a Saturday tilt. Coach
Bear? and his squad will entrain for
the Missouri metropolis, the home of
the world's champion Cardinals, at
6 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Again next week, the Huskers will
play away from home. On October
23 they will meet Kansas at Law
rence. Then they come home for
three games, Iowa State, Kansas
Aggies, and New York U, after
which they go to the Pacific Coast
for a Thanksgiving Day battle with
the Washington Huskies at Seattle.
The game this Saturday, however,
is the one the team has to worry
about right now. Although the St.
Louis school has been on the tail end
of Missouri Valley Conference foot
ball for the past number of years,
thiv have the unpleasant habit for
opponents of rising to great heights
in one game each year. It is not too
long ago to be forgotten that Wash
ington gave Missouri a sound trim
ming when the Tigers figured on a
week of rest, and after Kansas had
trimmed the Pikers by something
like 83 to 0.
The biggest problem of the week
in the preparation for the PikeY con
test is to find two guards to take the
clace of McMullen and Raish. Mc-
Mullen hurt his knee badly in the
Missouri game, and Raish severely
sprained his ankle in yesterday's
scrimmage. Whitmore and Zuver
are the pair of guards who will pro
bably fill their places. Louis
Holmes, of Grand Island, was shift
ed from a center position yesterday
and was givn a trial at guard. With
the exception of the guards, the team
is in good condition.
FRESHMAN WORK ON
WASHINGTON PLAYS
"Dutch" Witte is back in Yearling
Line-up; Rhodes sets his men
At Dummy Tackling
Most of the Wednesday afternoon
practice session for the yearlings con
sisted of dummy tackling and polish
ing up on Washington formations.
Little time was spent scrimmaging
with the Varsity so the youngsters
are not responsible for Raish's ser
ious leg injury.
Witte was back again, working at
half with his old Lincoln high run
lung mate, Bud Mc Bride. The two
figured in every running play, while
Sloan was on the receiving end of
forward flips by "Chief" Elkins.
Coach "Choppy" Rhodes sent his
men through a long siege of dummy
tackling to finish proceedings. He
tells the yearlings to remember the
Kansas Ag contest Nov. 6 and has
them pointing for their big game.
Wednesday's lineup:
Toms and Rodman, ends.
Richards and Munn, tackles.
Bushee and Jeffreys, guards
Case, center.
Elkins, quarter.
Sloan, full.
Witte and McBride, halfs.
Swezey Lecture on Stars and Rlanets
Well Attended Another in November
"What we mean by Stars, Planets
and Satellites" was the topic of the
lecture given by Prof. G. D. Swezey,
Instructor of Astronomy, at the
"Open Night" program given last
Tuesday evening at the University
observatory before an audience of
more than seventy-five persons. This
is the first of a series of lectures to
be given by Prof. Swezey at the pro
grams which will be held the second
Thursday of each month.
"Many people do not understand
the difference between stars and
planets," he remarked, in speaking
of popular misconceptions. "The
difference lies in the fact that the
stars are distant bodies and shine by
their own light while the planets
are dark but are lightened by the
un. The planels seem to be the
brightest, ' but that is because they
are the closest."
"The stars are arranged in great
flat clusters, and outside of these are
clusters of smaller stars. The spiro
nebulae are on the outside of these
smaller stars. It has been recently
found out that the latter are not
really nebulae but a vast cluster of
Strange Stories Are
Revealed in Files of
Alumni Association
The files in the office of the Alum
ni Association are capable of reveal
ing many facts of stirring history in
the life of the University. Harold
Holtz, in going through these records
the other day, found an interesting
letter concerning the old stone that
stands between the Library and the
Administration Building. Little have
we thought while passing by this
campus relic of the class fights and
trouble it has caused. The following
missive will be amusing and Instruc
tive to those who know something of
its past history and even those who
have never noticed It.
Lincoln, Nebr.
June 24th, 1891.
Dear George:
The committee has decided to levy
a tax of $2.60 per capita to pay for
that stone. This may seem to be a
little steep but that rock cost us $50
at Hartigan. The freight and dray
age extra will be about $25. This
makes the stone cost us about $75.
There are only about thirty Juniors
that we can count on (Class of '92).
Please remit at once and oblige.
C. D. Chandler,
1710 D. St.
SEND-OFF RALLY
WILL BE FRIDAY
Student, to March to Station
When Husker Gridster.
Leave for St. Louis
Nebraska's football team leaves
Friday for St. Louis to play Wash
ington University in the third grid
iron battle of the season. It is plan
ned to give the team a big send-off
when the train leaves at 6 o'clock.
Students will form in front of the
Armory at 5:30 and will march in a
body with the band to the North
western depot. The rally will take
place on the statio platform and
probably some of the players will
give short speeches from the cars.
The train will leave in time for the
students to get back from the sta
tion for dinner. A reception is plan
ned to greet the squad on its return
from St. Louis. The train arrives
at 9 o'clock Sunday morning.
JUNIOR WOMEN TO
BE HONOR GDESTS
Silver Serpents Will Entertain At
Luncheon At Ellen Smith Hall
Saturday Noon
Every effort is being made by
members of the Silver Serpents, jun
ior women's honorary society, to
have all women who rank as juniors
present at the first get-acquainted
affair, the Silver Serpent luncheon to
be held Saturday noon at Ellen Smith
Hall.
Tickets have been selling fast, ac
cording to Beth Paffenrath, who is
in charge of the sales. They are
thirty-five cents and are on sale at
Long's Book Store and by members
of the Silver Serpents.
The menu will consist of escal
loped potatoes, baked veal breaded,
hot rolls and butter, combination sal
ad, pumpkin pie with whipped cream.
A special musical program nas
been nreDared and a short skit will
be given by three members of the
Silver Serpents.
The committee in charge of the
luncheon is Helen Anderson, general
chairman, Helen Clarke and F.velyn
Jack, entertainment. Ruth Paffen
rath, tickets and Ruth Palmer, pub
licity.
stars such as we live in. The milky
way is the edge of ours and the
nebulae are like our earth, or are in
dividual earths."
Tuesday night was clear and Jupit
er and four of its moons were visible.
It has nine moons in all, but it is
impossible to see t,hem all without a
very large telescope. Three of the
moons were in sight the entire eve
ning, while the fourth was in line
with the planet until 9 o'clock when
it, too, emerged into sight.
In addition to these talks, Profes
sor Swezey gives lectures over the
radio on the first Tuesday of each
month. In each of these he describes
the things that will be of the most
interest in the skies during that
month.
The lectures to be given this year
on open nights are as follovs: Octo
ber, "Stars, Planets, and Nebulae";
November, "The Astronomy of the
Earth"; December, "Our Star, the
Sun"; January, "Our Nearest Celes
trial Neighbor"; February, "Eclip
ses"; March, "Our Sister Planets;
April, "Comets and Shooting Stars";
and May, "The Depths of Space."
EIGHT NEBRASKAN
POSITIONS FILLED
Contributing Editors on The Daily
Nebraskan are Elected by
Publication Board
Eight Contributing Editors for the
Daily Nebraskan were elected bv the
Student Publication Board in their
election Wednesday eveninc Those
elected were Elsworth Du Teau, Mary
freeman, Gerald Griffen, Elsie Hol
ovtchiner, Robert Lnsch, Arthur
Sweet, Lee Vance and Dwight Mc
Cormick. The larire number elected
is unusual as before there has been
but four.
Appointees Will Meet
All contributing editors are
asked to report to the editor's of
fice, University Hall 4, Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
William Kearns was chosen for the
office oC circulation manaeel- and
Fred Dailey was elected assistant
business manager of the Awgwan,
Nebraska's humorous magazine.
Will Run Special Train
To Carry Nebraska Men
To Battle Washington
When the Cornhusker footba'll
team embarks for St. Louis for their
battle with the Washington Pikers,
they will be the sole occupants of
the special train to be run by the
Missouri Pacific railroad. This is the
first time in Cornhusker history that
a Nebraska team has had a special
train run for its exclusive benefit.
Thanks for this arrangement are
due to Mr. L. W. Baldwin, president
of the Missouri Pacific, who person
ally arranged the schedule when ne
was in Lincoln last week. Two pull
mans, a dining car, and a baggage
car will make up the special, which
will leave Lincoln at 6 o'clock Fri
day and arrive in St. Louis at 7:30
Saturday morning. No students or
other enthusiasts who are not mem
bers of the team will be allowed to
ride in the train, as a quiet trip is
desired.
New Zealand Reviewer
Praises Dean LeRossig
noVs Latest Textbook
Dean J. E. LeRossignol's book
"First Economics" has attracted the
attention of book reviewers on the
other side of the world. A clipping
from a New Zealand paper which
ran a review over a column long was
received in Lincoln a short time ago.
The reviewer, the Right Hon. Sir
Robert Stouf, says: "It is a most
interesting book and it makes the
study of economics easy to the youth
who desire to obtain some knowledge
in what should be one of the most
important subjects for those who are
in a democracy.
"We have scores 5f works on ecO'
nomics; some are dull and heavy,
others are more interesting, but it
is doubtful if there can be found
either in England or America for
those who are starting the study of
economics any book equal to this of
the Dean's. It is clear, it is courteous,
it is fair and impartial, it is not a
propaganda on the subject of any
economic cult; but it is an attempt
to set before the readers the begin
nings of economic science and how
economic science should be dealt
with. No small book so plain, so clear,
and so easily understood has hither
to been published, and it may be
strongly recommended for the senior
students of our high schools; and it
may be used in our University Col
leges for those who are starting the
study of economic science."
Geology on Wheels
The Geology department of
Princeton University gave what is
believed to be the first University
course on "wheels" last summer. A
party of professors and undergrad
uates traveled about ten thousand
miles in a pullman car in order to
make a thorough study of the geol
ogy and the natural resources of the
United States.
Freshmen Warned To
Don Green Headgear
Hear ye, all freshmen 1 Hear ye !
Today is the last day of grace be
fore the "wearing of the green"
is enforced. So say the Iron
Sphinx, and their word is law to
all first year men.
Any freshman not wearing a
cap by tomorrow morning will
first be notified by the Sphinx; if
this warning is not heeded, he will
bepaid an informal visit some
evening by that organization. If
any freshman wishes to procure a
cap, he may do so at Magee's.
Only 850 caps have been sold this
year, so there are many freshmen
vho -need to heed the sophomore
warning.
LARGE STAFF OF
NEWS HUNTERS
ON "NEBRASKAN"
More than Sixty Student, are
Doing Reportorial Work
For School Paper ""
MANY SPECIAL WRITERS
Several Reporter, on Regular
"Kun" Special Writer.
Cover Feature.
Who is writing the Daily Nebras
kan this semester? The managing
editor has received over sixty ap
plications from students wishing to
do reportorial work for the Uni
versity paper. In addition to those
are old reporters who have returned
for more work this year.
Perhaps the various improvements
made on the paper this fall have in
creased the desire of students to be
associated with it. A greater num
ber of cuts have been used, as was
promised in an early issue. For the
first twenty issues of the papc.- fifty-
one cuts have enlivened the pages of
the Daily Nebraskan, compared with
thirty-four last year. The number
of inches of editorials for the fjrst
twenty issues this year is nearly one
hundred more than for the same
time last year.
Many Aspirins; Reporters
Aspirants have been flocking to
the editorial office for assignments
and no trouble has been found in
discovering enough "copy" to fill
the paper.
Many of the reporters are handl
ing regular assignments or runs.
Oscar Norling is covering football,
which probably the most widely read
in the fall. Douglas Timmerman is
handling freshman football.
Military run, Allan Reiff.
University Players and the Var
sity Parties, Eloise MacAhan.
Student Council, Ruth Palmer.
Ellen Smith Hall, Eloise Keefer.
In The Valley, Fred Zimm'er and
Oscar Norling.
World Forum and Cross-Country
Munro" Kezer.
Intra-mural spurts, Robert McGaf-
fin.
Women's Athletic Association,
Lucille Bauer.
Glee Club, Gerald Griffin.
Agricultural College, Kenneth
Anderson. Arthur Hauke, James
Rosse and Hale Sinnett.
Home Economics, Regina McDer-
mott
Inter-fraternity basketball, Ed'
ward Dickson.
Engineering College, Harold Ro
bertson.
"The ears", Ruth Godfrey.
Museum, Dorothy Nott
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MATERIAL SENT
H. S. DEBATERS
Extension Division Mailing
Bulletin to Debating
League Members
To enable Nebraska high school
debating teams to get an early start
in preparing for the season's con
tests, the University extension divi
sion is mailing a teix$y-four pagr
bulletin of abstracts of arguments
and bibliography to all members of
the Nebraska High School Debating
League.
Schools intending to participate in
the competitive debates this year
must signify their intention of join
ing the league before December 1.
Material provided by the T!nivers:ty
will be available as soon as their re
quests are received.
Question for Discussion
The question to be discussed this
year is: "Resolved: That Congress
should adopt in substance the prin
ciples of the Curtiss-Reed bill, con
stitutionality waived." Under ll e
terms of the Curtis-Reed bill a fed
eral department of education, with
a secretary in the President's cabinet
would be established.
One hundred and five Nebraska
high schools took part in the debates
last year. Superintendent C. K.
Morse of the School of Agriculture
at Curtis, secretary-treasurer of
the league, expects an even larger
number this year. Affairs of nhe
league have been in Mr. Morse's
hands since the death last spring of
Prof. M. M. Fogg, founder of the
league and presidart for nineteen
years. A new president will be elect
ed this fall. t
District Chairman Chosen Soon
Schools' will be districted and dis
trict chairmen chosen early in De
rember. Schools in each district
meet in a series of elimination de
bates, the district winners commg to
Lirwolnfor the finals in the spring.
Thirteen teams met in the final state
debate last year which was wo a by
Omaha technical high school, repre-
sentipg the Eastern district.
Wins Prize
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Herbert Yenne, whose musical
comedy "The Dream Pirate" won
the Kosmet Klub prize of $100 and
which will be presented by the Klub
in December.
BIXBY RELATES
TALESJF PAST
Dean of American Columnists
Speak, to World Forum
On Early Day.
Dr. Bixby, columnist of the Ne
braska State Journal, turned over a
page of life in his talk to the World
'Forum yesterday noon at the Grand
Hotel. Not a speech but a series of
stories and anecdotes throwing into
relief the joys and sorrows of life
kept the slightly more than one hun
dred students present interested
throughout.
Dr. Bixby told of his early days
in Minnesota and of an old settlers'
reunion he attended last year, show
ing the permanent value of human
friendship. He said he had gotten
out of the notion that the little bit
of land that one was born on is the
only part of earth.
,. , Basis of Se'ith Nationalism
"That idea," Dr. Bixby added, "is
the basis of selfish nationalism and
jingoism which has brought us very
serious trouble recently. I long ago
came to the opinion that every coun
try was God's country and that all
people are God's people."
Dr. Bixby then remarked that he
had been poor all his life but that
he felt he had been well off. "I've
been able to pluck some of the joys
of life as I went along," he said. Dr
Bixby decried the idea of saving
money that wouldn't buy anything.
"The greatest asset in human life,"
he declared, "is human friendship."
Pleasure in Travel
Dr. Bixby next remarked on the
pleasures he had had in travelling,
"There are neople." he said, "who
travel and see nothing, listen and
hear nothing, work and do nothing,
talk and say nothing. Think how
little there is in such a life."-
Dr. Bixby then told stories of his
life in early Nebraska on the old
Pawnee reservation land, practicing
medicine when there was no money
in circulation. He said that it wis
the happiest time of his life because
people were so kind to one another.
They couldn't- loan money so they
loaned time and friendliness.
Capt. Foster Would
Make Permanent Col
lection of Pictures
A photograph album for military
organizations is the latest idea of
Capt. A. D. Foster, adjutant in the
office of Colonel F. F. Jewett. Photo
graphs of various military compan
ies, clubs and fraternities dating
from about 1889 to recent years are
in the possession of the military de
partment. So many of the pictures
have accumulated that Capt. Foster
thought it best that they should be
taken from their positions on the
crowded walls of the military office
and elsewhere, and bound into a suit
able book which will constitute a
pictur history of the military de
partment. Photographs of Notables
The likeness of General John J.
Pershing and other notables are
among those on the pictures of the
oldest dates. The military archives
will contain photographs of cadet of
ficers' clubs, womens' cadet corps,
rifle teams, and organizations such
as Scabbard and Blade and Pershing
Rifles, many of which are now framed
and help to decorate the offices of
the R. O. T. C. officers on the third
floor of Nebraska HalL
i The new plan has two definite ad
vantages. It will clear the wall of
such pictures as will be put in the
album, thereby making space for
battle scenes and others which am
of more universal interest, and will
place historical organization pic
tures in a compact and permanent
form.
Robbins on Fine Arts
Convocation Program
Preparations have been com
pleted to accomodate a capacity
crowd at the Temple Theater this
morning at 11 o'clock when the
first convocation of the School of
Fine Arts will be held. All stu
dents who can possibly do so are
urged to attend these assemblies
which are given free of charge.
Several numbers are to be played
by Floyd Robins, among them be
ing selections by Gluck-Brahams,
Satio, Chopin, and Albinez. The
features of the program, however,
are Beethoven's Country Dance
and three German Dances in C,
G, and C major.
FRESHMAN COUNCIL
TO MEET TONIGHT
Discussion Will be Held in Ibree
Croups Led by Col. Jewett
Dr. Ramsay, Rev. Hays
The Freshman Council of the Y.
M. C. A. will hold its third meeting
tonight from seven to eight in the
Temple building. The subject for dis
cussion will be, "How to get the most
out of college life." It will be con
ducted in three groups under Col,
F. F. Jewett, Dr. Ray Ramsay, and
Rev. C. D. Hays.
The subject last week was, "Why
we come to college." The question
as to whether the motive of students
for attending college was in accord
ance with the state's aim in supply
ing an education was discussed thor
oughly. There is still room at the
meetings for freshmen interested in
university problems from a Christian
view point. Arrangements can be
made for excuses from the study
table to attend these meetings.
ANNUAL BARBECUE
SET FOR THURSDAY
Freshman Get-together, Sponsored by
Iron Sphinx, Will be Held in
Coliseum Tomorrow
The annual Freshman Barbecue,
sponsored by the Iron Sphinx, Soph
omore men's organization, will be
held in the University Coliseum
Thursday evening, October 28, at
6:15 o'clock. Tickets are on sale by
members of the Iron Sphinx for sixty
cents.
The program committee is endeav
oring to secure several prominent
speakers to give after-dinner talks.
Plans for the program have not been
completed but will be announced in
The Daily Nebraskan in the near fu
ture. The Freshman Barbecue is held an
nually to arouse spirit among the
first-year men prior to their annual
tussle with the sophomores later in
the fall. In the past the affair has
been held on the drill field, north of
Social Sciences building, but the com
pletion of the new University Col
iseum will enable the Iron Sphinx to
prepare a better lunch, and the pro
gram should be more successful.
AH freshmen are expected to at
tend the barbecue as their first pre
paration for Olympics.
AG COLLEGE STOCK
SHOW COMING SOON
Committees Working; on Bnhy Inter
national Livestock Exposition
Report Progress Made
The main work on the Baby Inter
national Livestock Exposition, which
will be held at Agricultural College,
has begun.
The students have taken such n
great interest in the show that many
new assistants have been assigned to
the different committees so that the
show can be made a greater success.
The first demonstration covering
the fitting and showing of cnttle was
given to the Freshmen that are going
to show cattle at the Exposition.
This is to help them so that a better
show can be held this yejir
Other Entertainment Planned
The entertainment committee has
arranged a comn'fe evenings enter
tainment that will bo given between
the classes that are to be shown.
This entertainment, will be the best
given at this' Exposition since it was
first organized.
The drawings are almost complete,
and if the enrollment k?eps pace
with the early indication, more stock
will have to be pressed into the serv
ice of the Bhow. However, the com
mittee in charge of the stjck are
endeavoring to meet the demand
with the very best animals possible
to obtain for this exhibit.
.WEATHER FORECAST
For Lincoln and vicinity: Fair
Thursday.
For Nebraska: Fair Thursday.
THANKSGIVING
VACATION HAS
ENDORSEMENT
Chancellor Avery, Dean Chat-
burn, Faculty and Stu
dent. Favor It
TO BE MADE UP LATER
Holiday Could be Made Up La- ,
ter in the Year i.
Main Argument (
With the meeting of the Univer
sity Senate scheduled for next Sat
urday the wave of student opinion
in favor of a two-day holiday at
Thanksgiving is steadily increasing.
The issue of the Friday after
Thanksgiving will be settled at the
senate meeting.
The concensus of opinion of Uni
versity students and professors seems
to be that classes should be dismissed
on the Friday following Thanksgiv
ing provided that the day is made
up at some time later in the year,
preferably by shortening the Easter
holiday. Chancellor Avery was the
first to announce his attitude of the
matter and his statement was follow,
ed by that of nearly every other pro
minent professor or student on the
campus.
The chief argument advanced in
opposition to the plan is that the
school year is made up of a certain
number of days and that the dis
missal of school wouii Lreak up the
whole tenor of the year. In answer
to this, however, the partisans con
tend that the longer Easter holiday
is no more necessary than a holiday
at Thanksgiving and that one day
can very easily be taken off of the
spring recess.
Movement Not Revolutionary
According to Chancellor Avery
such a movement would not be a
revolution but merely a return to the
old practice of the University.
Thanksgiving is regarded as a holi
day everywhere in the United States
and it is the contention of nearly
everyone that it is only right that
university students should have the
time to spend wich their parents.
With a football game in Lincoln
Thanksgiving day, however, the as
pect of the situation is changed.
Every loyal Cornhusker stays for the
football game and therefore does
not go home for the holiday. A3
long as they are in Lincoln on the
Friday following the game, it is
argued that they mighf as well be
in class, and shorten the days of
school in the spring.
Statements of Instructors
Following are the statements of
several of the prominent instructors
of the University, including those of
the Chancellor and the Executive
Dean.
Chancellor Avery: "I am person
ally in favor of granting a holiday on
the Friday after Thanksgiving when
ever the football game on the preced
ing day is held outside of Lincoln.
This holiday could be made up by
shortening the Eaer vacation in
such a manner as not to inconven
ience anyone."
Dean Chatburn: "I am perfectly
willing that classes be dismissed on
the Friday after Thanksgiving, pro
viding there is no football game on
Thanksgiving day and as long as the
holiday is made up before the end of
the year. The only objections that
could be raised to transferring the
one day to the Easter holiday is that
it unbalances the two semesters. The
sentimental reason of having stu
dents spend the holiday with their
parents is one of the most important
to me."
Professor Wolcott: "I am in favor
of including Friday in the Thanks-
Wiving vacation. Many families want
their children at home and I have
never thought that it was necessary
to keep them here Friday."
Professor Slaymaker: "I am very
much in favor of this action because
it is the first holiday and the stu
dents need a little relaxation. Stu
dents deserve this because it is really
a home-coming day at home."
President of Senior Class
Joe Weir, president of the senior
class, and member of the varsity
fbotball team: "I Bee no reason why
classes should not be dismissed on
the Friday after Thanksgiving. As
long as there is no football game on
Thanksgiving day most of the stu
dents would have a chance to go
home and spend the holiday with
their folks. If the one day of school
is made up satisfactorily later, I am
in favor of such a movement"
W. F. Jones, Jr., editor of the
Cornhusker: "I am heartily in favo"
of such a movement and would ap
preciate very much to have classes
dismissed on the Friday after
Thanksgiving."
Archibald Eddy, managing editor
'of the Cornhusker: "I am decidedly
for the excusing of school. I think
it not only gives the students a little
vacation but it also gives them a
chance to renew acquaintances with
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