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"in-rich to become
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"You can purchase a man'
labor but ypu've got to
cultivate his good will."
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1926.
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r.lioa of the University.
' (By Munro Kezer)
In th last two articles we exam
ined the workings of the offices of
th. registrar and finance secretary.
Jto time we shall look at the duties
of the operating superintendent He
orrie, on, with the exception of the
duties handled by the finance secre
tary, H tho Dusiness 'unctions
necessary to the working of the Uni
versity. The operating superintendent of
the University of Nebraska handles
the work which is carried at many
ichools under two executives, a pur
chasing agent and a grounds and
building superintendent. His duties
u purchasing agent cover the actual
work of a purchasing agent and also
the direction of the system of Uni
versity stores.
The University stores were started
about six years ago when the hand
ling of University purchases through
one office was inaugurated. This per
mits the University to buy in quan
tities and to have on hand at all times
material that is regularly used. Each
department on the campus is bud
geted by the Chancellor and the
Board of Regents. Whenever the
departments want supplies, they or
der them from the University stores
of which there are three. The main
store is under the west stadium.
There is a chemical store in the
chemistry building and a branch
store at the College of Agriculture.
A fourth store is being developed at
the College of Medicine in Omaha.
The Regents' Book Store is also un
der the direction of the operating
superintendent.
Requisitions Are Checked!
The requisitions of a department
for supplies are checked in the fin
ance secretary's office to see that the
department has not already expended
its budget. It is then secured for the
department by the operating super
intendent from the University stores
unless there seems some particular
reason for not filling the order. This
means that there are three checks on
departmental purchases. Each depart
ment has to watch to see that its or
ders are necessary and within the
budget, the finance secretary again
checks on the budget, and the operat
ing superintendent makes a second
check on need.
Luge String la Buying
All materials for the University
stores are brought by the purchasing
department. All special material
which may be needed by any depart
ment is also secured through the pur
chasing agent. This office carries on
a continuous inventory of University
property which includes everything
the University owns. It is kept up to
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Nebraska Students Prefer City Life
To That In Monotonous Small Towns
Dull
monotonous life as represen-
d bf that in small towns and farms
holds CO charm tnr fTnirHr rf
Nebraska students if the result of
vote given to students in sociology
T Dr. Hattie Plum Williams, chair
of the sociology department, is
be taken as evidence,
Eighty-three out of 1S4 voting, list
7 c'ty as their first choice in choos-
Place to live. Of these, seventy
live in the city. Thirty-nine picked
e small town as their" choice for
jknee, and twelve the country.
orty nave never lived in towns of
than 5,000 population.
Authorities on economic conditions
maintained for the last few
. especially since the late war,
t there has been a decided trend
j?rf city life to the exclusion of
other two population groups, ne
eding to Mr. Williams. And this
o&t tends to substantiate their state
ments. "I was especially Interested in the
Wcome of this vote - said Mrs. Wfl
"One r the chief thing. I
rd that there was a decided
on the prt 0f practically
to exaggerate the population fig
their home towns, especially
jP are what are known as
Progressive towns."
i n tBdenl hoe homes were
aha or Lincoln listed the city.
eWT as the order of their
And the majority of these had
resided ia towns tamaHer than
which they now lire.
Ml reason, for their choice,
VARSITY DEBATE
TEAMS TO MEET
Candidate Asked to Report
Next Monday to Professor
White, New Coach
TRYOUTS TO BE SOON
Candidates for varsity debate
squads will report in U Hall 106, at
3 p. m. Monday afternoon according
to an announcement made yesterday
by Professor II. Adelbert White, new
university debating coach. Any men
unable to meet at this time should see
Professor White individually.
Monday, Professor White will
check on the progress of the debaters
on both this year's debate questions.
A check will also be made on avail
ability of material and arrangements
made for supplying any deficiencies.
A check on the definitions of both
questions will be made. Plans for
scheduling further debates and time
for them will also probably be con
sidered at this meeting.
With the tryouts for the teams for
the question: "Resolved: That the
government of the United States
should be changed to include the
principle of parliamentary respon
sibility" less than two weeks away,
intensive work will be started im
mediately. So far the debate with
the University of South Dakota for
the third week in January is the only
debate scheduled on this question.
Two teams of three members each
will be selected at tryouts which will
be held before Christmas vacation.
Tryouts for the question, "Re
solved: That the essentials of the Mc-Nary-Haugen
bill should be enacted
into Federal law" will not be held
until after Christmas vacation. Three
debates have been scheduled on this
question.
BIG SISTERS ARE
DINNER HOSTESSES
Board Member Entertain Little Sis
ter at Annual Event; Enter
tainment Provided
Stunts, songs, dancing, and an or
chestra all helped to make the annual
Bi and Little Sister dinner, held
yesterday in the Armory, a success.
Over two hundred girls were present,
not including the advisory board. The
dinner was given under the auspices
of the Big Sister board.
Games were played at the outset
to help the girls become acquainted
and later dancing was made possible
by an orchestra composed of Celeo
Slagel, Alice Austin, and Evelyn Ste
vens. Three famous mariners in Hea
ven furnished the material for the
stunt in which Lona Conger was Jon
ah, Winifred McClure wai Captain
John Smith, and Betty iJurnham was
Noah, and Eleanor Shook, announcer.
"Fraternity Blues" and several
sones about the members of the Big
and Little Sister dinner committee
were sung by Kate Goldstein followed
by a dance by Vivian Vickery and
Harriet Hopper. J
The committee in charge of the Big
and Little Sister dinner was: Ethel
Saxton, food; Florence Brunton, tick
ets; Wilhelmina Schellack, entertain
ment; Geraldine Heikes, publicity;
Marian Eimers, arrangements.
however, differed. Omaha students
'preferred city life because of the ad
vantages to be gained there, because
of the impersonal relationships
formed, and because of the possibil
ities of sharing or interchanging ideas
on the occupation they have chosen
for their lif e s profession.
Lincoln students stated as their
reasons for giving the city first place
the drab, dull, sluggish life that is
lead within the smaller groups. On
the other hand, they claim that they
can always find plenty of places to
go in the city and have various means
of entertainment within reach when
they so desire.
Tknu rimnsinir the farm declare
that it combine the advantages of
both city and small town life. The
city is easily accessible when some
thing is needed which the neighbor
ing village cannot furnish, ine ut
led is more healthful ia their opin
ion as there is not the city's dust and
Airt n i-nmhmt. The chief advantage
declare the twelve voting hi favor
of the farm, is the complete absence
of the stineinz tongue of the small
jtown gossiper, and yet the presence
of more fellowship than tnat repre-7
ented by the impersonal life of the
city people.
rv. r (Vm. licttnr the farm as
his first choice has lived all of his
;. I- tVm nr4iwirJ eanitals 01 LU-
-rv. .nJ America. In his opinion the
city is "an awful mesa representing
everything that ia undesirable lor a
true Lome Lie.
High School Dehatf no-
League To Meet Here
The annual business meeting of the
Nebraska High School Debuting
lcauo will bo held Thursday after
noon December 9, at two o'clock in
Faculty hall, Temple building. All
the duly' elected or appointed dele
gates and the district directors of
tho league will be present
NOTED BISHOP
TO TALK HERE
Francis McConnel, Pittsburgh,
Will Give Series of Lectures
January 11, 12, 13
Francis J. McConnel, noted lec
turer on social implications of Chris
tianity and bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Pittsburgh, will
deliver a series of talks on January
11, 12, and 13 to students concerning
the relationship of present social con
ditions and religion.
Bishop McConnel is one of the out
standing leaders along this line and
it has been only through the com
bined efforts of the University and
the local federation of church work
ers that such a man has been secured
for the series of lectures.
During his three-day visit to the
University, Bishop McConnel will
speak at a convocation, during which
all classes will probably be dismissed,
at World Forum, Vespers, afternoon
discussion groups, and evening lec
tures. Students will be given an op
portunity at the afternoon meetings
to ask questions and discuss detailed
particulars concerning the subject.
The executive student committee,
which will supervise the series of lec
tures, met yesterday afternoon at the
Y. M. C. A. to make preparatory ar
rangements for the three-day visit of
Bishop McConnel. The members of
the committee are: Merle Jones,
chairman, John Allison, Ellsworth
Du Teau, Lloyd Marti, Oscar Nor
ling, Helen Clark, Elva Erickson,
Louise Austin, Gertrude Brownell,
Lucile Refshauge.
CREEK RIFLE MEET
PLANS COMPLETED
Annas! Tournament Will be Held On
University Range From January
11 to January 14
Final dans for the interfraternity
small bore rifle match of 1927 were
completed yesterday by Capt. Louis
W. Eggers, sponsor of the K. O. 1. O.
riflinc. The match will be held the
second week of January, beginning
on January 11 at 9:00 a. m. and end
in with the last shot fired up to
4:30 p. m. on January 14.
Each fraternity will organise a
team of five men, composed only of
bona fide members or pledges ol that
frtjrnitv. Each man entered will
shoot five shots in both the prone and
kneeling positions, with a sighting
shot in each position. All scores wm
count.
Fraternity teams may practice on
the range in the basement of Mech
anical Engineering building any time
until the hour designated for the
start of the match on January 10.
After that time practicing will not
be allowed. Due to the fact that De
cember 18 is the latest date tor
frogmen R. O. T. C. students to do
their required shooting, the range
will be slightly crowded until that
time, however after the holidays the
range will be devoted exclusively to
practice.
a fir and second prize will be
.v.r1P(t to the fraternity whose rifle
team turns in the two best scores.
aside from those listed
k, must be followed by fraternity
teams. Ammunition, rifles and targets
will be furnished free to team mem
bers. The standard target prescribed
by the National Rifle association for
mH bore ranges will be
Hi vj -a. w
used. Any .22 caliber rim fire rifle
that does not weigh over ten pounos
w. n-d. The rifle sights will
be iron, without glasses. The trigger
pull must not be less' than tnree
pounds. Only .22 caliber rim fire am
munition will be used.
Erck Will
Dedicate New Chapel
T,n,i Fit, the Lutheran Stu
, a m w - T
j t art sir will dedicate the new
UCUV aowf -
chapel of the New English Lutheran
Mission at Emerald, Nebraska. He
will have charge of this Mission
which is located seven miles west of
t n addition to his regular
University work until a regular pas
tor is assigned.
Barrott Hasafltoa to Loo Jaykawk.
Hamilton, twenty-
one, of Kansas City, Mo, was elected
to lesd the 1927 University oi aao
... ,K.n team, Hamilton has
I played on the Jayhawker grid teams
for the last two years.
"Dream Pirate" Quartet
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The quartet which will sing several selections in the Kosmet Klub
production, "The Dream Pirate," to be presented in Lincoln at the Orpheum
Theater on December 13.
Members of the quartet from left
Kenneth Cook, Randolph; Paul Morrow, Fremont; and Wallace Banta,
Stromsburg.
FREMONT ADDED
TO PLAY ROUTE
Kosmet Production, Dream Pi
rate, Will Show There on
Night Before Christmas .
SIOUX CITY CUT OUT
Negotiations have been completed
to add Fremont to the list of Ne
braska towns which "The Dream
Pirate," the annual Kosmet Klub pro
duction, will visit on its tour of eight
Nebraska - towns the first week of
Christmas vacation. The show will
be presented in Fremont on Decern
ber 24 at the new Fremont theater,
which has a seating capacity of 1,000
The previous plans of the Klub
called for a showing of "The Dream
Pirate" in Sioux City, Ia., but the
trip was considered too far. Fre
mont people wished to secure the
production before it went to Omaha
for Christmas night, and Donald
Sampson was successful in making
the final arrangements yesterday.
The first performance of the show J
in Lincoln will be on December 13
at the Orpheum theater. The re
served seat ticket sale for the Lin
coln showing begins next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Or
pheum theater box office. The tic
kets sell for $1.50 and $1.
The University quartet is one of
the features of this year's production
of the Klub. The quartet sings sev
eral special numbers.
The quartet will miss practices
next week when the men will go to
Omaha . to sing before the Omaha
public schools and in the evening for
the meeting of the Omaha Chamber
of Commerce.
BEARG TO ASSIST
IN BASKET DRILL
First Call for Freshmen Is Issned;
Initial Practice Will B On
MondaxAftnraoon ,
Coach Bearg has issued his first
call for freshmen basketeers, and a
great array of basketball material
among the yearling ranks is expected
to turn out for the initial workout
Monday at 4 o'clock. Coach Ernest
Bearg will assist with freshman bas
ketball this year.
The Cornhusker football coachex
pects to mould a fast quintet from
the first year men that turn out and
freshman aspirants are urged to be
out for the first practice Monday eve
ning. With the new Coliseum, there
are ample facilities for basketball
workouts with three courts on the
main floor, one on the stage and one
under the stage.
GIRLS' BIZAD CLUB
TO SPOHSOR LIIXER
Commercial Club Will Hold Inf
. Party ia ColUanss Saturday
Night, December 4
The Girls Commercial club is spon
soring a carnival mixer to be held
in the Coliseum Saturday night, De
cember 4. This party is one of the
few informal parties that will be held
during the formal season. Among the
features of the evening ia Elmer
Shaner, 9, a youthful blues singer
who will entertain during Intermis
sion. Other attractions are the conces
sions which will offer serpentine, con
fetti, punch, and home made candy.
The wares from these stands are to
be purchased with "Bis-Ad Currency"
which may be secured that night in
denominations of five and tea cents.
to right are: Carl Olson, Lincoln;
Kansas Track Squad
Commences Practice
Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 2. The
whole space under the east stadium
at the University of Kansas has been
enclosed to form a "field house"
for winter training of track athletes.
Coach H. J. Huff already has the
squad out, in preparation for the
opening of the indoor season.
A 12-lap dirt track has been con
structed under the stadium, and a
75-yard board straight-away laid. A
wooden oval, the size of the track in
Convention hall, Kansas City, will be
used outside for final practice before
the indoor meets.
Several letter men, including Capt
Charles Doornbos, are showing up
for practice.
Daily Nebraskan
Inquiring Reporter
Every day he asks a. question of
different students picked at random
on the campus.
Today's question: Do you think the
sorority houses hare adequate tele
phone service?
Asked at different places on the
campus. '
Editor's Note: The girls opinion
of fraternity telephone service
will appear in the next issue.
Richard Packer, A. S., '29, Sioux
City, Ia.
"No! I don't know whether or not
an organized attempt has been made
to keep everyone oflf the telephone,
but, if so, it has been very success
ful. I suppose the legitimate mini
mum length of a date is an hour. If
this is true, these 'telephone dates'
which seem to be so popular, should
be limited to one or two days a week.
Of course, the only logical solution
is for the person speaking to respect.
the fact that other people are prob
ably desirous of using the telephone,
and limit their conversation accord
ingly." John Kuntz, Law, '28, Wallace.
"As far as I em concerned the
service is good enough but I stm not
one of the smother boys who use the
telephones to these 'girls' boarding
clubs'. My idea would be for each
fraternity that dates a particular
sorority to install a telephone for
their own private use. The fraternity
could pay half the telephone bill and
the sorority the other half. Of course
the sorority I date is so close to my
fraternity house that I can just jump
over when the telephone is busy."
Tom Wake, Law, '28, Seward.
For my purpose, there are plenty
of telephones in the sorority houses."
Norman Cray, Law, '28, Bloomfield.
"Since I have never attempted to
call a sorority house while I have
been in school, I am not capable of
judging.but from the remarks of cer
tain sheiks, I should say that each
house should have at least ten
phones."
Jack Spear, Birad, '27. Genoa.
"At present it doesn't seem that
the service is adequate; there should
be a time limit on phone calls, as
sometimes a person wants to call for
some good reason, and is unable to
get their party because the line is
busy."
Irving Cameron, Birad, '28, Tekamah.
"No! on Friday and Saturday
nights tnere are from thirty-five to
fifty fellows calling between the
hours of seven and nine o'clock. The
first one who gets the phor.e usually
keeps it the rest of the evening.
There should be a phor.e in each
room.
Cos SpWce, A. S, '29, Columhns.
They do not; the line is always
busy. Reservations for calls shoald
be made in advance."
W. B. Ks-nafT, A. S-, '2. Beatrice.
"No, I don't believe the service is
very good. There should be a phone
for Incoming calls and one for out
going calls too."
Professor Patterson
Uses His Own Book In
Beginning Logic Class
Professor Patterson, Professor of
Philosophy, is now using his elemen
tary logic classes a book of his own
writing entitled, "Problems in Logic."
The 350-page book required over
four years of work, and is a 'case
method' supplement to the usual text
book course. It takes problems from
various fields of science and shows
how they are analyzed and solved by
the principles of logic.
It is rather revolutionary inasmuch
as it attempts to teach logic by
showing how its principles were ap
plied to actual scientific problems.
This application of the so-called 'case
book method' to logic teaching is
hoped to gain the same favor that a
similar method in the teaching of law
brought forth. It is hoped to make
the subject more clear and more in
teresting to the students.
K. U. 1927 GRID
SCHEDULE MADE
Six Home Games Are Planned ;
Will Meet Huskera in Lin
coln November 5
Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 2. Six home
game of football are in prospect for
the University of Kansas fans, if
plans of Dr. F. C. Allen, director of
athletics, work out. Two games will
be played on other fields, and all of
the eight contests, except the one
with Wisconsin here, will be within
the Missouri Valley conference.
The heavy home schedule is being
planned in the expectation that the
Memorial stadium, which now seats
20,000 persons, may be completed,
providing seatings for 35,000.
The schedule will be finally ap
proved after the meeting of Missouri
Valley conference officials at Des
Moines the latter part of the week.
K. U.'s probable schedule for 1927:
Oct. 1. Washington University,
St. Louis, at Lawrence.
Oct. 8. University of Wisconsin,
at Lawrence.
Oct. 15. Kansas State Agricul
tural college, Lawrence.
Oct. 22. Grinnell at Lawrence,
(tentative.)
Oct. 29. Drake, at Lawrence.
Nov. 5. University of Nebraska,
at Lincoln.
Nov. 11 or 12. University of
Oklahoma, at Norman.
Nov. 19. University of Missouri,
at Lawrence.
May Complete Stadium
Completion of the stadium will cost
about $160,000, Doctor Allen has
been informed by contractors, and it
is hoped that a method of financing
may be found whereby the amount
may be raised and work started early
in the spring.
A little over a year ago the ath
letic association borrowed $80,000 to.
complete the south ends of the sta
dium, and to construct dressing
rooms. Six thousand dollars was due
on this a year ago, $6,000 due June
1, 1926, and $6,000 due Dec. 1 this
year. On each of these payment dates
the athletic association paid $12,000
double the amount due.
It is believed $200,000 could be
obtained at this time on terms sim
ilar to the previous loan, and with
this amount clear up the $44,000 still
due and have the money necessary to
complete the stadium.
ComDletion would involve con
struction of a semi-circular section
to connect the two present units,
with memorial towers and main en
trance at the north-
Pawnee Indian Skeleton Is Latest
Addition to
Skull and crossbones hints of
MHtr Indian massacre of a Spanish
caravan and a massive blunt broad
sword were woven into a fascinating
tale yesterday afternoon by E. E.
Blackman, curator of the Nebraska
State Historical Society, in his office
below the Librsry.
The recent gift of a Pawnee In
dian skeleton by Wil'ard Matson of
Monroe, Nebraska, to the Nebraska
State Historical Society collection
gives further proof to Mr. Black
man's theory that a SanUh caravan
was wiped out by the Indians in cen
tral Nebraska in 1750. The bones
were found on the Hi'l site two mQes
north of Monroe.
Discovered in an old bog ground
by Ralph Rupp, a neighbor of Mr.
Matson, when he was scraping to
level the land, ths body was only
two feet below th) surface
"Allowing four f ?t for erosion the
original depth of the grave must have
been six feet," exmained Mr. Black
man. "This hidicatts burial at an
arlv date. I wouhlat doubt a bit
that this Indian," and be pointed to
the mass of bone m mvoden box.
"had fought against the Spaniards."
Indites cf later tinws barely tor-
mi their dead. "Flee drainage and
MILITARY BALL
TONIGHT OPENS
FORMAL SEASON
Entertainment Novelties Being
Planned; Honorary Colonel
Will Be Announced
MAY HAVE LATE FROLIC
Five Hundred Couples Will Be
Admitted to Floor; Balcony
Fc r Spectators
The eighteenth annual Military
Ball of the University of Nebraska
will open Lincoln's formal social sea
son thifi evening at the University
Coliseum with an exclusive formal
party. The 1926 Ball is most elabor
ate and the program of the evening
includes many features, the an
nouncement of the identity of the
newly elected Honorary Colonel o
the Nebraska cadet regiment perhaps
being the most outstanding.
The patrons and patronesses of the
party include Governor and Mrs.
Adam McMuIlen, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Zehrung, Chancellor and Mrs. Samuel
Avery, Dean and Mrs. George R.
Chatburn, the members of the Board
of Regents, military notables of the
seventh corps area, the deans of the
variohs colleges, and several promi
nent Lincoln alumni.
Dancing Begins at 8:30
Dancing will begin at 8:30 o'clock
with Charles Dornberger and His Or
iginal Victor Recording orchestra
furnishing the music for the formal
opening. The grand march in which
all cadet officers and their sponsors
will take part is scheduled for 9:45.
The grand march is expected to out
do previous ceremonies as it will be
in the form of a saber archway march
under which the escorts will pass
while the Chicago tunesmiths add the
sway of syncopation to the Stars and
Stripes Forever.
Decorations for the Coliseum have
been elaborately planned by Mr. H.
A. Montgomery of the Miller and
Paine decorating staff and consist
of fresh Georgian smilax, a galexy
of flags of all nations, and a lighted
dome colored by numerous Chinese
lanterns. The corners of the floor of
the spacious pavilion are furnished
with sun room wicker furniture for
the chaperones and patronesses.
500 Tickets Are Sold
Five hundred University couples
will be admitted to the floor for
dancing while the balcony is being
reserved for spectators who desire to
watch and hear the Victor band and
view the military function. Tickets
may be secured at the lobby this eve
ning. Dancing will start promptly at
eight thrity and will close at eleven
thirty; however, it is likely that the
musical entertainers will continue
with some novel mid-night frolic en
tertainment following the close of
the evening's formal function. Plans
have been prepared most complete by
the executive committee and the 1926
Military Bill is expected to surpass
other University functions of its kind
for years passed.
Magnesium Specimens For Museum
Specimens of metallic magnesium,
two rods, two disks and two bars,
from the resonators of automobile
horns were sent to the Museum by
C. W. Jones. These will be used by
Prof. E. F. Schramm in his (lasses.
Daughter of Barbour Is Visiting Hero
Mrs. Harold J. Cook, daughter of
Dr. E. H. Barbour and a graduate of
the University of Nebraska is visit
ing here now.
University Museum
a,the clay soil insured this excellent
preservation, he added.
"He must have been a huge fel
low," Mr. Blackman mused as he
picked np a grimy bone, "For see
the thigh bone is so long and heavy.
This Indian didn't know that two and
two make four his forehead is too
low for much gray matter to hava
been present.
The iron Spanish broadsword
found near Fullerton hints further
of Indian-Spanish battles. "This wea
pon, spoils of battle, must have been
treasured among the Indians and
probably had a trading value of sev
eral ponies," he said.
Near Genoa was found a Swedish
coin of 1716. While no Spanish coins
have been discovered, Mr. Blackman
believes there is possibility that some
might be found. The soldiers used
small coins, easily lost and scattered,
for gambling.
The gift of the skeleton adds to an
already large and valuable collection
which contains only one other com
plete Indian skeleton. Neither of
these has been assembled and wired
but some medical student might do
so for the practice, according to Mr.
Blackman.