. " . ' '" ' ' he Daily Nebraskan "Correct this sentence t 'I can't decide,' aaid he, whether I want a et of Shakespeare or a fur coat.' -ii f vour friend, m v nothing. ,nd of your ' UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1926. PRICE 5 CENTS f( K2 TIIE VOL. , ' Future policy ' of University Is Discussed . - Along Cultural Lines 5 As the Material Side cW. Not.. ThU conclude. of article. Mr. Ke.er T (or the Daily Ne- ba. written iL. JalAnmnt. iae.U, administration. .f the UniTr..ty.) (By Manro Kezer) In this series of articles we have j-.,ned the development of west d .S universities and of the Uni erB Nebraska in particular. We we discussed the fundamental aims ideals of the University, the spir it" f . See and layalty to the state with which the University is permea ted and how this spirit has been We have examined the general or wtation of the University and looked at the functions of the var . . -j,inicfrative offices whose ions bui"""" . .v necessary to keep the Uni. versity going. Finally, we have dealt upral of the more important service departments of the University noting the variety of service these departments are giving the state. We have noted the extent of these srvices and tried to gain a measure of ap preciation of the value of these ser vices to the state. Hi Unirenity Reached It. Peak? R is time in this last article to turn our eyes toward the future of the University. Has the University of Ne braska practically reached its peak? Can we dismiss the problem of Uni versity education in the belief that we have attained the desired end? It is with the belief that the University j hold many possibilities for develop ment that we turn to a discussion of the possible University of Nebraska cf the future. The aim of the University has been to turn out graduates who would aid in the upbuilding of a better state, a state better not only materially but also spiritually, if we may use the word spiritually to mean all in tellectual and cultural development. With such an aim the possibilities of the University extend in every direc tion. With such an aim, the Univer sity may be a constant factor in the development within the state of a civilization finer in every respect Much Depends Upon Professor. The foundation of the University must be a spiritual foundation if this development is to ensue. The success of the University in attaining this ideal for the University of the future must be largely dependent upon re taining a corps of loyal professors imbued with the finest instincts for the development of better Nebras kans. It is such a nucleus of capable and inspiring leaders wnich has given the University of Nebraska its pre sent position. Personalities of char acter, ability, and loyalty must be retained if the University is to wield its proper influence. But this alone is not sufficient. The material needs of the University must be satisfied. The material con dition of the University is in a de plorable state at the present time. The physical plant is embarrassingly inadequate to care for the present enrollment, let alone such increases as may reasonably be expected. If the University is to continue in its proper development, the worst of these conditions must be remedied. Result Justifie the Expense Remedying thou nr,Aiinr, moan dded expense to the people of the! coin Telephone Company were also (Continued on page three) 'initiated. Two Fratemitv Freshmen Fail In MSh.... what's that? In the kit chen! Hear? It was five o'clock Sunday morn tog and the two Greeks were the only ones awake in the house. "Listen, there it is again." They were in the parlor separated from the kitchen by two thin doors. "L-I-lefs call the police." H....1. no tbp 'nhnna rio-Vit where they'll hear us." "Then we gotto get upstairs and aken the house." That didn't seen quite the proper ttiaucHo v - : tv,- k . -r iraternity man. The dark was growing menace. Their breathing seemed to roar out in the solitude. ow came more sounds frorj the 'ear as if big feet were stealthily creeping from one provision box to Mother. Visions came to the men t a morning without breakfast. Suddenly one looked at the other, td his size, took a deep breath, and lwperdf "Come on Cass, let's take him'." Remembering laurels gained in a rnt wrestling tournament the lprsr- one tightened his belt, thought of Pershing Rifles To Initiate New Members Tershing Rifles will hold their semi-annual formal initiation in Ne braska Hall, Room 205, at 5:00 o'clock this afternoon. All candidates who have been drilling regularly with Pershing Rifles and taking part in their activities, as well as the active members, must be present. The emblem of recognition, the Pershing Rifle Cord, will be presen ted to the initiates. Active Pershing Riflemen as well as candidates will wear the complete uniform to the in itiation meeting tonight The busi ness of the meeting will be over slightly before six. CONFERENCE TO ATTRACT MANY Eighteen Delegates to Attend Y. M.-Y. W. Conference At Milwaukee SECRETARIES IN PARTY Eighteen University of Nebraska students will attend the National Stu dent Conference of the Council of Christian Associations which will be held at Milwaukee, Wis., December 28 to January 1, as delegates from the University Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. C. D. Hayes, University Y. M. C. A. secretary and Miss Erma Ap pleby, University Y. W. C. A. secre tary will accompany the delegation. The members of the delegation from the University Y ,M. C. A. in clude: Joseph M. Hunt, Council Bluffs; Julius Frandsen, Amherst. Mass.; Charles Swan, Manss Dar jelling, India; Harold Hildreth, Lin coln; Elton Fee, Lincoln; Carl Olsen, Lincoln; Richard Smith, Lincoln and C. S. Yuan, Hunan, China. Dele gates from the' Y. W. C. A. are, Loretta Granzer, Lincoln; Eloise Keefer, Lincoln; Marjorie Sturdeh vant, Lincoln, Ruth Keverton, Lin coln; Helen Eastman, Hot Springs, S. D.; Ruth Davis, Blair; Helen Clark, La Grange, Illinois; Esther Svoboda, Chicago, 111. ; Dorothy Nott, Elgin and Elice Wilson, Lincoln. To Discos. Christian Problem. The conference which is the only one that will be held in this student generation has been called for the purpose of sharing the best Christian convictions and experiences of stu dents all over the United States on the great Christian problems of the day. Dr. A. Bruce Curry, national chairman of the Student Confer ence Committee, is chairman of the convention and will give the ing address at the meeting and will also be in charge of the discussion groups. Andrew i. noy wno was a visitor for a number of days on the campus of the University of Nebras ka is vice chairman of the commit tee. GAMMA ALPHA CHI HOLDS INITIATION Honorary Advertising Sorority Take. In Five Member, at Initiation Ceremonies Wednesday Five new members were taken into Epsilon chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi, honorary advertising sorority, at initiation service Wednesday after noon at 5 o'clock at Ellen Smith Hall. Edna Barber, '28; Alice Schultz, '27; Pauline Bilon, '29; are the new member, who are still in school. Mrs. Louise Lonam, of The Lincoln Daily Star, and Leona Allman of the L,in- Attemnt at Hero Role his fair one back home, and advanced nervously to the door. "Don't let him shoot you when you open the door." i? v.i;, diun the door, they m. uinuiiuft "r" - jumped in and switched on the lights The room was empty; however a rratrh nounded on the steps and a the sidewalk. The burglar D"r was fleeing. Together they bounded for the out side door, colliding in their haste. They sprang outside and glimpsing a hurrying figure a block up the street i Ihis started in pursuit aner w. - . ... breakfast I UUUtt - 1 " Faster; he was getting hh No. it didn't look like a car. "Whatinelll That's a milkwagon!" n;.,.1 tW utonped, then ad- sVIOIIIOvh . r.n.inr rpad "Best Milk" One look at each outer nu scurried back to the k. - found it in perfect order, i . " - bottles reposing peacefully 'nside the door. Now their grateful brothers are advising them to Join a detective agency. KOSMET PLAY TO MAKE EXTENDED TOUR OF STATE "The Dream Pirate" Will Be Shown in Eight Cities During Holidays TOUR ENDS IN OMAHA Cast and Members of Klub To Be Entertained by Omaha Chamber of Commerce After a successful presentation of "The DreamPirate" in Lincoln Mon day afternoon and evening, the Kos met Klub is making plans for its tour of Nebraska towns the first week of Christmas vacation. Fifty-two per- sons, including members of the Klub, j will make the trip in a special Pull man, which eliminates the necessity of hotel accommodations. The cast leaves Friday afternoon at 3:20 o'clock for Nebraska City where it will give the first out-of-town performance at the Overland theater Friday evening. It will pre sent the play under the auspices of the Otoe County alumni association. Second Performance at Beatrice Saturday the show will, play in Beatrice at the Gilbert theater. Sun day it will arrive in Hastings where Wallace Banta will give a solo and the Kosmet Klub quartet will give two selections at a special vespers service in the City Auditorium. Mon day noon the quartet will sing before both the Junior and Senior divisions of the Hastings Chamber of Com merce. At iz:3U it win sing over KFKX. The Hastings presentation of "The Dream Pirate" will be Mon day evening at the Hastings Munici pal Auditorium under the auspices of the Cosmopolitan club. At Grand Island Tuesday Tuesday the show will be presen ted in Grand Island at the Liedcr kranz under the auspices of the Ki wanis and Blue Triangle' clubs. Wed nesday the company goes to Colum bus to play at the North theater. Norfolk will be played Thursday in the Senior High School Auditorium under the auspices of the Norfolk Civic Relief Association. On Christmas eve the show will he presented in Fremont at the new Fre mont theater. Saturday evening, the final presentation of the tour will be made in Omaha at the Omaha Tech- nical High school auditorium, under the auspices of the Omaha Junior Chamber of Commerce. After the show the chamber of commerce will open-enterta;n tne cast and members of tj,e kjud at a dancing party at the Eiks ciUD "We appreciate the patronage which Lincoln residents as well as University students gave to our show last Monday," stated Robert F. Cra'g, president of the Klub. This is the first year the Klub has attempted an extended tour with their show, and students are urged to give their sup port when the show appears in their home towns. DEBATERS WILL TRY OUT TODAY Fifteen Candidates Sign Up For Varsity Debating Team Positions Tryouts for the University of Ne braska varsity debate teams to de bate the question, "Resolved: That the government of the United States should be changed to include the principle of parliamentary responsi bility," will.be held this afternoon in U Hall 106 at 4 o'clock. Fifteen men have signed up for the tryouts from which two teams win dp selected for debates with the Univer sity of South Dakota the third week n January. Alternates will De selec ted for each team. The judges have not been announced. Tryouts for the teams for the McNary-Haugen farm relief question will be field omet;mr shortly after Chi'stmas vacation. List of Candidate. The men sismed up to try out to . -m W TT A. night are: F. K. Barber, ui. um George Johnson, William F. Mat schullat, J. Lee Rankin, and John P McKnight on the affirmative, ana T incoln Frost, Jr., Carl F. Hansen. Kenneth R. Smith, John Skiles, L. P. Schoene, A. W. Storms, and uennis Dean on the negative. Walter Egger and Laurence F. Lurisch will also try out this evening but have not been assigned sides as yet. fieoree Johnson and Lincoln Fros v, itr candidates who have - teamg here fore ai c me v j . ted ,8st ye. nd Mr . . vpar bcf0re. E. M. Hun was a member of the Think-anop varsity debate seminar, last year. The rest of the candidates are new debaters for the school. Nu-Med Banquet Will Be Held Thursday The pre-medic girls have charge of the program at the Nu-Med banquet Thursday, at 6 o'clock at the Hotel Grand. This will be the annual Co-ed night. Kenneth Loder's Quartette will entertain, and several woman doc tors and members of the medical faculty will speak. Each pre-med is urged to bring a friend. STUDENTS HAVE RESPONSIBILITY Professor Alexander, Speaking To Forum, Says Students Are in Key Position HAVE DUTY TO FUTURE That students are the most impor tant part of the University, compe tent teachers next, and administra tors the least important was the opin ion expressed by Dr. Hartley Burr Alexander, chairman of the philoso phy department, in his address, "The Student As a Critic" given at World Forum yesterday noon at the Grand Hotel. "Students are in a key-position for making education better or worse," he declared, "and should re alize their responsibility to human ity." In opening his address, Dr. Alex ander pointed out that students do not simply attend a school. "The school doesn't exist unless the stu dents participate in it. I have known students who consciously try to beat the game by taking "snaps". There are other students who make an other sort of game of it, trying out their own skill against that of the professors and fellow students. There is hardly a person here who has not been guilty in part of one attitude or the other. As long as you are do ing either one you are not really students and as long as we have such conditions we will not have a real school." 'Beating; the Game" Felonious That trying to beat the game is not illegal but essentially felonious as it affects the future of education was the next phase emphasized by Dr. Alexander. He pointed out that students are not only cheating them selves but that they are building up the public's conception of education. "The students are in a key position .for making education better or worse We have a mission in regard to the education of humanity in the future. Realizing this, students would be con stantly on the alert to pass institu tions on in better shap than they were received. Should Think of Future Every time you elect a course, every time you express an opinion, ovprv time vou try to influence a student's decision, you help deter mine the future of education," Pro fessor Alexander stated. "You must be conscious not only ot vour own personal destiny but also" of the whole future of mankind. If we know we are inferior to our own responsibil ities, shouldn't we make every effort to remedy the situation? Dr. Alexander then pointed out that a professor should always be able to justify the value of his course to each student and that the student should be a critic both in selection of courses and in the seleation of competent teachers. In closing Pro fessor Alexander remarked, "Until students themselves realize they are part of the University and realize their responsibilities to tne iuture wo will never have education in America." Alumni Visitors Scarce on Campus In Recent Weeks An exceedingly small number of alumni have visited their alma mater during the pact two weeks if the statement of the Alumni Register may be accepted as correct. The Alumni Register is a book kept by the Alumni Association in which all visiting alumni are supposed to re cord their names. Perhans this scarcity is due to the lack of sufficient attraction, such as football games or Homecoming par ties. Whatever the reason, only one alumnus, Mr. Richard J. Jackson, '23 of Kansas City, Mo., has entered his name in the record within this per iod. Bnffett Sends Oil Sample. duction Eneer of THe Midwest Oil D. Buffett, 'ZZ, Assistant ro- Co. of Casper, Wyoming, nas re- ently sent the Department of Geol- logy eleven samples of oil, which in clude samples from au lormauons in that district, which are oil producing. Student. Work on Madiso Dailie. Journalism students in the report ing course at the University of Wis- sonsin do regular reporters assign ments for Madison daily newspapers. GREEK TOURNEY WILL COMMENCE AFTER HOLIDAYS Inter - Fraternity Basketball Tournament Will Start About January 10 NEW SYSTEM TO BE TRIED Leagues of Eight Teams Will Play Elimination Rounds. Winners Play Finals The inter-fraternity basketball tournament will start the week fol lowing Christmas holidays, according to Herbert Gish, acting director of athletics. It will probably begin on Saturday, January 10 an dnot later than the following Monday. This year's tourney will be longer than usual and fairer than it has been in the past. The teams entered will be divided into leagues, probably with eight teams in each. Each league will play a regular schedule, each team meeting the other seven once. Then the winners of the leagues will meet in a set of elimination games, the winner of which will be the cham pion. Practice Has Began Fraternities have already started practice. Many of the fives are rap idly rounding into shape. The courts are open in the evenings from 7 to 10 o'clock. The plans for the tournament should arouse more interest in the Greek tourney. More room for the games and a better court to play on do away with former difficulties. In creasing the number of games that each team may play makes the i esult a fairer one, as many teams in for mer tournaments have gone on the floor with little practice nd team work, and been defeated by oppon ents of inferior skill. The chance to redeem the first defeat is possible un der the new plan instead of being eliminated from further competition. Two Game, at Same Time It is probable that two games will be played at once. The Coliseum floor space is a great advantage over that in the Armory, where the contests were held in former years. The inter-fraternity basketball tournament will count toward the in ter-fraternity intramural champion ship. The winner will get an addition al hundred points. All others will be awarded points as follows: Divide one hundred points by the number of games the winning team played. This determines the point value of each Multiply this point value by number of games each team won to obtain number of points each team (Continued on Page Two.) CHORUS GIVES "THE MESSIAH" Handel's Oratorio Produced For Thirty-first Time Wednesday George Handel's "The Messiah" was given in convocation Wednes day morning, for the thirty-first time in as many years. The univer sity chorus of more than three hun dred students, under the direction of Mrs. Carrie B. Raymond, presented the Oratorio assisted by the Univer sity orchestra directed by Professor W. T. Quick. The solo paits were sung by ad vanced students in the School of Music. They were exceptionally well taken, bringing out to the full eft extent the beauty of the produc tion. Harriet Cruise Kemmer sang the soprano solos; Sylvia Cole, the contralto, Edward Ellingson, , the tenor, and Herman T. Decker, the bass. Production Broadcast Over KFAB The production was broadcast over radio for the first time. It was sent from station KFAB by re mote control from Memorial Hall, enabling people outside of Lincoln to hear it who could not attend. The orchestra was composed of: Jean Schaefer, first violin; Ernest Harrison, second violin; William T. Quick, Viola; Lillian Eiche, Cello; Mark Pierce, bass; Fleda Graham, piano: Edith Burlingim Ross, Organ, and the String Choir of the Univer sity Orchestra under the driection of Henry Cox. The parts of the production and the songs in each part are as fol lows: "Comfort ye my people" "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted", tenor. "And the glory of the Lord shall be reveiled" chorus. "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts' But who may abide the day of His coming" Bass. The Nativity Pastoral symphony "There were shepherds abiding in (Continued on Page Two.) Organizations Must Make Comhusker Reservations Reservations for space in the organization section of the 1927 Comhusker not yet made mast be handed in to that office sometime today. All members of the taff are asked to turn in any they may have. Appointments for pictures should be made before the holi days at the Campus studio. No pictures will be taken however, until after vacation. A list of the officers, important committees, and pledges should be handed in by each organization as soon as possible. AVERY TALKS ON VALUE OF R.O.T.O. Emphasizes Benefits of Mili tary Training at Reserve Officers' Dinner DENOUNCES PACIFICISM "I shall stand as squarely as I can for military training during my career as executive," said Chancel lor Avery in an address given at the monthly meeting of the Lancaster County Reserve Officers' Association at the Grand Hotel on Wednesday evening. "It is a moral obligation which we owe to the nation, and it is of great educational value to the stu dent." Chancellor Avery, the only college president to wear the uniform of his country during the war, began his speech with a short history of mili tary training. "Military training or iginated during the Civil War, when the North found itself at a disadvan tage when righting the trained men of the South. At the close of the war, Abraham Lincoln instigated and signed a bill endowing certain col leges called land grant colleges, par ticularly for the purpose of military training. Later, a commission on de fense established the R. O. T. C. in these various colleges, and real' military training, which enabled men to undertake the burdens of defense, was begun. This undoubtedly did something toward winning the war. Bound by "Gentleman'. Agreement 'We received $213,000 from the government for the maintenance of the university. It is a gentleman's agreement a compact to return to the government adequate defense. We are not under strict legal obli gation to do this, for Wisconsin, a land grant school, has made military training voluntary, with the result that the department is rapidly disin tegrating. This seems to be an act of j bad faith on the part of Wisconsin." "Moreover, military training, if voluntary, would greatly deplete the R. O. T. C. units. This would mean I that other courses to take its place would have to be added to the cur riculum at a large annual expense. It would be extremely expensive to let military training die. "Also, we need cadets for the of ficers in advanced courses to drill. Without them the officers would be inadequately trained in leadership, and would lack proper experience. "I have received letters on this subject from the presidents of nearly every land grant college in the coun try. With the exception of four, they have come out strongly for military training. They advocate it as an ex cellent thing for Che student, and a remnant of much-needed discipline. "Pacifism has often been connec ted with religioup enthusiasm. It has caused the decay of many orien tal civilizations. Let us have the vir ile Christianity of the western world." In conclusion, the Chancellor said, "This Prussianistic stuff is silly talk. We cannot convince those whose minds are already made up, but we mav influence open-minded people. I care little what they say about me, but I advocate military training that I may have a clear conscience. Professor Oldfather Gives Radio 1 aln on Classical cwmzauons C H. Oldfather, professor of Ancient History delivered a lecture over the university's radio Tuesday afternoon on the subject: "The Mo dernity of the Classical Civilization." "The classical civilization is so HKe our own that a study ol it is wonn while for the light it may throw up on conditions of our own day, even the problems of our nationalized and industralized western civuizautm, .nAiilfir nf.inted out. mc Df- - i - . "In the first place the ciassu-i civilization is our contemporary in time. Consider this figure: let us crowd the 240,000 odd years that man has been developing into a single day of 12 hours, each hour of the clock now embracing some 20,000 vears. every minute some 333 years. On this clock if stand at noon of this human day, the entire dial is I dark until about twenty minutes to COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL 'MEETING NAMED Ruth Palmer and James Jensen Chosen Joint Chairmen of -Arrangements Group ADOPT NEW POLICIES Council Decides to Maintain Permanent Record of AH Proceedings Ruth Palmer, '28 Holdrege, and James Jensen '28, Madison, have been chosen joint chairmen of the commit tee in charge of arrangements for the third annual conference of the International Federation of Student Councils which is to be held on the Nebraska campus next December. Other members of the committee are Ruth French, Richard Vette and Tom Elliott. Some three hundred of the leading universities and colleges of the coun try were represented at the second conference held at Ann Arbor this year. Twice that number are expect ed to be at the third conference. The committee will begin preparations for the session at once. The student body will be requested to cooperate with them in an effort to make the conference here a success. The Lin coln Chamber of Commerce has ex pressed their desire to help; the var ious campus organizations will pro bably be asked by the Council to aid in entertaining the guests. This is the first time that a con ference of this kind has been brought to Nebraska and according to mem bers of the committee a great deal of work will have to be done in order to make this conference a successful It was suggested at the Student Council meeting held Wednesday afternoon in Temple 204 that stand ing committees be chosen for he Council. This will very likely be done at a later date. A complete record of the Council procedures is being kept this year and will become a permanent file. This will include detailed report of the Conference held at Ann Arbor this year. Daily Neiraskan Inquiring Reporter Every day he asks a question from different student, picked at random on the campus. Today', question: Do yon intend to do any studying during the holiday.? Dorothy Craig, A. S., '30, Lincoln. "Just plenty of it, I think I will study all day long till about ten o'clock at night." Bernice Youngken, A. S., '28, Oma ha. "Since I have a class under Prof. Fling, I think I will have to." Irma Hilman, A. S., '27, Otoe. "Well, yes, I am staying here an extra week for that purpose, and in tend to do as much as possible." Margaret Ailsworth, A. S., '27, Omaha. "No ! I will be too busy." John Brown, Bizad, '28, Lincoln. "Yes, I have a term paper to write, but I don't think I will study more than twelve hours a day." Norma Klein, F. A., '30, Milford. "I have quite a bit of work to make up so I think I will study just about as much as I ordinarily do." Dorothy Knapp, A. S., '27, Lincoln. "I sure f.m going to study; I have about ten books to read and a report to make on each one." Jacob Mall, A. S., '27, Clay Center, Kan. "Not me 1 A person is not supposed to study during vacation: isn't what they are given to us for." Helen Keyes, T. C, '27, Arcadia. , "No I am not going to study dur ing vacation; I am only going to school part time. However, if this were not the case, I would." twelve, when the rosy fingered dawn' of civilization begins to glow in the Nile and Tigris-Euphrates valleys. The Greek civilization is only some five or six minutes past and the steam engine is not yet a minute old. Mankind I. Young "Consider the implications that strike us. The development of man kind was for a long time very slow prd the people of the classical civili zation of six minutes ago are really our brothers. ! "In the second place they are con temporaneous socially, economically, and politically. Recent writers like John Erekine have stripped ancient life of its idealized trappings of le gend and shown us the city corgep tion, the revold f youth, the sophis ticated and fast life ol the rich, the (Continued on Page Three.)