The Daily Nebraskan
No work and all play in the
end make. mighty
"Rest it the sweet sauce of
labor." Plutarch
hard way
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.TIIURSDAY. JANUARY 6, 1927.
PRICE 5 CENTS
frrrYVT NO. 66.
vuu. - -
FARMERS END
SECOND DAY
OF MEETINGS
Eieht Hundred Attend Fun
Feed Held in Activities Build
ing Last Evening
MASS MEETING TODAY
Farrell, Marshall, and Burnett
Are Scheduled As Special
Program Speakers
Eight hundred farmers, farmers'
wives and farmers' sons and daugh
ters attended the Farmers' Family
Fun Feed held last night In the Col
lege of Agriculture activities build
ing as one of the evening sessions
of the Organized Agriculture meet
ings being held on the ag college
campus this week.
The banquet was prepared in the
agricultural college kitchen and ser
ved by ag college and home econ
omics students under the direction
of the home economics department
of the college.
Every one present was presented
with a copy of the January Cornhus
ker Countryman, the college of agri
culture student magazine.
A program following the banquet
was prepared and presented by a
committee of the college ol agricul
ture. Organizations holding sessions yes
terday included the Nebraska Crop
Growers, the Nebraska Dairymen,
the Nebraska Honey Producers, Ne
braska Horticultural Society, Nebras
ka Livestock Breeders, Nebraska
Milk Goat Breeders, Nebraska Farm
Equipment Association and the
Home Economics Association.
The Livestock Breeders and Crop
Growers held a joint session in the
afternoon. The main speakers on the
program were faculty members and
alumni of the University of Nebras
ka. These included George R. Boom
er, '99, H. J. Gramlich, '11, D. L.
Gross, '21, Ivan D. Wood, '14.
The morning session of the crop
growers dealt with the 1926 crop
yield contest in which the winners
were announced and presented with
medals by Dean E. A. Burnett. P. H.
Stewart, '16, presided.
The meeting of the dairymen con
sisted mostly of talks on the value
of cow testing association. This was
explained by M. L. Flack, '23, ex
tension agent in Dairy Husbandry,
who introduced the representatives
of the eleven Nebraska cow testing
associations.
0. 0. Waggoner, assistant state
extension agent in animal husbandry,
discussed pig work in Nebraska, and
M. B. Posson, '14, explained the Ne
braska Pig Crop Contest.
C. K. Morse, '14, acted as presid
ing officer over th meeting.
The mass meetiv.ij cf all organi
zations features the program for
today. All will meet in the college of
agriculture activities building where
they will listen to F. D Farrell,
president of Kansas btate Agricul
ture, Hon. Duncan Marshall, former
Minister of Agriculture to Canada,
and Dean E. A. Burnett, dean of the
college of agriculture. Rufus Moore,
'27, will speak on "Wiiat Activities
Hall Means to the Student Body."
Other associations meeting in tir.
morning include the dairymen, the
farm equipment association, the
home economics department mem
bers, the livestock breeders, and the
poultrymen.
In the evening, the livestock
breeders and the dairy men will holJ
Joint banquet at the Lincoln Hotel.
Milwaukee Conference Speaker Says
College Students Are Dissatisfied
"Students are dissatisfied," Mated
Dr. A. Bruce Curry In his keynote
address in the Milwaukee auditorium
t the opening session of the Nation
si Student Conference December 28
to January 1. In that terse sentence
Dr. Curry seemed to have struck at
the very center of the idea embodied
In the mind of every conference del
egate. Youth, he pointed out, has tried
s'most every thrill of life and tired
f it and is now questioning society's
institutions as the home, the
church, the state. Dr. Curry cau
tioned the students to remember that
they had come not to settle any
Problems finally nor tc discover com
plete answers for many of life's
Problems but rather to "clear the
fog" by openly facing and discussing
facts.
During the whole conference the
general theme of "What Resources
Has Jesus Christ for Life in Our
World", was divided into four main
ycles. Aiding the studetts in their
earch for the truth were speakers
note brought to Milwaukee from
Ch'na, England, Switzerland and
other countries to supplement an
outstanding group of America's most
influential student leaders.
A main topic was introduced each
evening r the convention by plat-
Speakers
' ' - i
-v. ' -')
r '
K 7
Hon. Duncan Marshall, former
Minister of Agriculture of Canada,
Toronto, Canada, who will deliver an
address in the general session of Ne
braska Organized Agriculture meet
ings this afternoon in the College of
Agriculture activities building.
F. D. Farrell, President of Kansas
State Agricultural College, Manhat
tan, Kansas who will speak on "The
Real Basis of Rural Prosperity" in
the college of agriculture activities
building this afternoon in the gen
eral session of Nebraska Organized
Agriculture being held on the agri
cultural college campus this week.
W. A. A. ARRANGES
OFFICE WARMING
Women's Athletic Association Will
Celebrate Complete Furnishing
Of New Quarter
To celebrate the complete furnish
ing of their new office in the Armory,
the Women's Athletic Association
plans to hold an office warming in
conjunction with the customary past
season soccer treat, Thursday, Jan
uary 13, from 6 to 8 o'clock. Hazel
Snavely who has successfully man
aged the soccer season and has been
very active in looking after every
detail in eauiDninar the office will
act as hostess.
Every University woman who
came out for at least one soccer
practice is invited, as well as mem
bers of W. A. A. In order to interest
others and acquaint them with the
personnel of the Association each is
asked to bring a friend who has
never yet gone out for W. A. A. ac
tivities. Twenty-five cents each will
cover the cost of the refreshments.
Dancing and games will be provided
for entertainment.
Register Now.
form addresses and was discussed
from a different viewpoint in me
next morning's session. It was then
put in a group discussion, conducted
by specialists in each particular field.
In the informal groups problems
pertaining to campus life, fraterni
ties and sororities, the problem of
the foreign student, international
clubs on the campus and innumber
able other problems were discussed.
During the last session of the con
ference a number of resolutions were
drawn up by a committee appointed
from the general conference body.
The resolutions embodied a plea for
free discussion and investigation on
the problems of war, race, industry
and religion, in American colleges
and universities. The convention del
egates pledged themselves almost
nnanimouslv for racial equality, and
were by a large majority dissatisfied
with the present capitalistic system
and advocated investigated industrial
democracy. The vote on the various
phases of the question of war was
divided.
Of the 1500 students voting on the
question of war, 740 agreed to sup
port some wars but not others, 366
were non-committal, . 372 voted to
support no wars and 95 agreed to
support all wax In which the United
States entered.
. : ;., i
L 1 . 5 . ' ';. ' i
-. V V; f s
i s. 7
DRAWINGS FOR
GAGE TOURNEY
ARE COMPLETE
Thirty-five Fraternity Teams
Entered in Leading Event
Of Intramural Program
PLAY BEGINS SATURDAY
League Winners to Compete in
Final Series; Champion
Chosen By Percentage
Thirty-five teams have entered the
interfraternity basketball tourney
according to Herb Gish, acting di
rector of athletics. The drawintrs
were made yesterday and play in
the tournament, which is the largest
event on the increased intra-mural
program this year, will start Satur
day. The athletic department an
nounced the schedule for Saturday's
games.
Due to the number of entries i
was decided to change the plans for
determining the champion. In place
of an elimination round for the
winners of the leagues, the six win
ners will meet in a final series in
which each team plays each other
one, and the winner will be reckon
ed on a percentage basis.
The league drawings are:
League 1
Phi DelU Theta.
Sigma Phi Kpnilon.
Aliiha (iimmi Kho.
Delia Theta 1'hi.
Delia Stems l'hi.
Lambda Chi Alpha.
League 2
Delta Sigma Lambda.
Zeta Beta Tan.
Hota Theta I'i.
l'hi Gamma Delta.
Alpha Theta Chi.
Dejta Sigma l'hi.
League 3
Kappa Psi.
Delta Tau Delta.
Kappa Sigma.
Phi Kappa.
Delta Sigma Delta.
Tau Kappa Epsilun.
League 4
' Pi Kappa Alpha.
Kappa Rho Sigma.
Theta Chi.
Sigma Chi.
Alpha Sigma Phi.
Bye.
League S
Phi Kappa Psi.
Farm House.
Acacia.
Delta Upsilon.
Delta Chi.
Pi Kappa Phi.
League 6
Sigma Nu.
Sigma Alpha Epailon.
Phi Sigma Kappa.
Xi Psi Phi.
Mu Sigma.
Alpha Tau Omega.
Twelve games are scheduled for
Saturday. The other games are not
fixed definitely, but will be run off
in such an order that they will not
interfere with studies.
Saturday's games:
Phi Delta Theta vs. Sigma Phi
Epsilon, League 1, 10 o'clock, court
1.
Kappa Psi vs Delta Tau Delta,
League 3, 10 o'clock, Court 2.
Delta Sigma Lambda vs. Zeta Beta
Tau, League 2, 10:30 o'clock, Court
1.
Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Kappa Rho
Sigma, League 4, 10:30 o'clock,
Court 2.
Phi Kappa Psi vs. Farm House,
League 5, 1 o'clock, Court 1.
Kappa Sigma vs. Phi Kappa,
League 3, 1 o'clock, Court 2.
Sigma Nu vs. Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon, League 6, 1:30, Court 1.
Theta Chi vs. Sigma Chi, League
4, 1:80 o'clock, Court 2.
Alpha Gamma Rho vs. Delta Theta
Phi, League 1, 3 o'clock, Court 1
Beta Theta Pi vs Phi Gamma Delta
League 2, 3:30 o'clock, Court 1.
Phi Sigma Kappa vs. Xi Psi Phi,
League 6, 3:30 o'clock, Court 2.
The games will be run off with
fifteen minute halves. The halves
will be alternated. Court 1 refers
to the Varsity court in the center of
the Coliseum and Court 2 to the
freshman court behind the north
basket. Play will be speeded up as
much as possible, stated Mr. Gish.
Nebraskan and Awgwan
Application Blanks Out
Applications for appointment
as editor, associate editor, and
businecs manager of Awgwan;
and for appointment to the fol
lowing positions on The Daily
Nebraskan will be received by the
Student Publication Board until
Friday noon, January 7:
Editorial: editor, contributing
editors, managing editor, assist
ant managing editors, news edi
tors, assistant news editors.
Business: Business manager, as
sistant business manager, circula
tion managers.
Application blanks may be got
at the ofTice of the secretary (stu
dent activities office, Coliseum)
and at the office of the School of
Journalism (U104). Applicants
are expected to submit evidence
as to their qualifications for fil
ing the positions for which they
apply. (Material already on file
need not be duplicated.)
J. K. Selleck, Secretary,
Student Publication Board.
Rag-Utar Now.
Chancellor Avery
v.. ,y
9&k
Samuel Avery, who since 1909
if A
p
if - - :
fU . . ... .X
of Nebraska, WB3 granted an indefinite leave of absence by the Board of
Regents Tuesday. Dangerous physical condition necessitated Chancellor
Avery's request.
More Cadet Ushers For
Basketball Games Needed
A few more cadet ushers for
basketball games can still be used
by the athletic department. Appli
cants should sign up at the stu
dent activities office in the Col-
BUCK NAMES
COMMITTEES
Four Student Council Groups
Announced Yesterday
By President
PLAN TO BEGIN SURVEYS
Four standing committees of the
Student Council were appointed late
Wednesday afternoon, by Glenn
Buck, chairman. They are commit
tees on organization, athletics, elec
tion and varsity dances.
The athletic committee, according
to the statement made by Council
members, is to meet with the athletic
board and make arrangements, if
such is possible, for student repre
sentation on this board. This com
mittee will be i.kcl to make a sur
vey of the conditions in other school's-
concerning the relation between the
student body an l the athletic board
An unofficial survey showed that tho
majority of the college and univer
Bities have such reprenentation.
J he committee on organization
be asked to function in case of
campus problems concerning campus
organizations. Class honorary so
cieties may be asked to tunicate rea
sons for their existence.
The election committee will have
charge of the arrangements for all
student elections and will arrange a
place for the elections.
The newly appointed members are:
Organizations, Kuth French, Arthur
Sweet, Hugo Kuhl, Alice Johnson:
athletics, Thomas Elliott, Edwin Do-
meicr, Stedman French, Simpson
Morton; varsity dances, Lriicstine
McNeil, Eloise MacAhan, Lincoln
Frost, Mildred Sweet, hmersgn
Mead; election, Richard Vette, Syl
via Lewis, Bryon Weeth, Esther
Zinnecker.
These committees will stand until
the election of new members to the
Student Council at the close of the
school year.
Big Sister Board To Be
Hostess At Tea Friday
Big and Little Sisters, and all
freshmen women will be entertained
at tea at Ellen Smith Hall, Friday
from 3 to 5 o'clock by the members
of the Big Sister Board of which
Elsa Kerkow is president.
A program will be presented dur
ing the afteinoon hours including
the following numbers:
Piano solo, Ida Lustgarten.
Violin Solo, Helen Williams.
Reading, Helen McCIeery.
Violin solo, Dorothy Diamond.
Reading, Kate Goldstein.
Vocal solo, Marjory Way.
Violin solo, Lucille Hac.
Vocal solo, Thelma King.
has been chancellor of the University
Daily Nebraskan
Inquiring Reporter
Every day ha aaki a question
from different student! picked at
random on the campus.
Question! "What Is your opinion
s to the hardest subject in the Uni
versity?"
Place asked: Social Science.
Arthur Schroeder, Seware A. & S.,
'29.
"Fine Arts 51 and 62."
Jack Howe, Lincoln, A. & S., '30.
"Physiology 110."
Ray Prohaska, Omaha, M. E., '30.
"Analytics."
Glen Carlson, Essex, la., C. E., '28.
"I believe that chemistry is the
hardest subject because it has so
much memory work to it. However
it is interesting."
E. A. Adams, Omaha, A. & S., '28.
"Mineralology is my choice for the
hardest because of the time it is nec
essary to put in on it"
R. H. Nelson, Bristow, T. C, '29.
"Zoology 101 because of the
amount of study necessary."
K. I. Stubblefield, Shelton, A. & S.,
'27.
"I believe that bacteriology be
cause of the amount of study nec
essary for the course."
E. M. McKim. Windsor. Colo.. A. &
S., '30.
"French."
Norman Anderson, Lincoln, A. & S.,
'28.
"Economics 101-2-3."
Joe Still, Lincoln, A. & S., '27.
"Military Science."
Alfred Butler, Chicago Heights, 111.,
Engineering, '27.
"Analytics."
Freak Weather
Never before has a mid-winter
period of moderate weather extended
for as long as has the balmy spell
which Lincoln is now enjoying, re
cords of the local weather bureau of
fice reveal. From December 30 to
January 5 the average temperature!
was 39.7. The maximum was 62 and
the minimum 28.
Prospects are that the mild wea
ther will continue for another day or
two, says Prof. T. A. Blair, director
of the bureau, but there are signs
that a change is impending.
The highest temperature ever re
corded in Lincoln in January was 66,
January 29, 1919. At that time, how
ever, there was not a continued
warm spell. For four days in Janu
ary, 1914, tne average temperature
was 41.
Engineers to Hear
Lecture on Asphalt
Mr. H. C. Smith of the Asphalt
Association of Kansas City is to give
an illustrated lecture to the civil
engineers on asphalt design, the
asphalt plant, and job inspection, at
7:30 o'clock, Thursday, January 6.
in Mechanic Arts, Room 106. Mr.
Smith will give the students an in
sight on the practical side of the con
struction of asphalt pavements.
Register Now.
AVERY GRANTED LEAVE OF
ABSENCE DDE TO ILLNESS
Chancellor's Dangerous Physical Condition Necessitates
Relief from Duties Board of Regents Approve
Request at Special Meeting Tuesday
AUGUST 2t, 1927 IS EFFECTIVE DATE OF RESIGNATION
Advanced One Year Former Agreement Ended Term in 1928;
Selection of Acting-Chancellor to be Considered
Today at Regent's First Meeting of Year
Chancellor Samuel Avery has been granted an indefinite
leave of absence and at his request the effective date of his
resignation has been advanced a year, it was decided at a meet
ing of the board of regents Tuesday. At the advice of his
physicians he will immediately take a six week's trip to San
Diego, California.
A dangerous physical condition, complicated by impend
ing heart muscle failure, was the reason given by the chancel
lor before the board of regents meeting in special session. Fol
lowing was the action of the board of regents:
REGISTRATION
REACHES 1600
Reports of Third Day Indicate
Increase in Numbers of
Students Registered
ARTS AND SCIENCE LEADS
About 16 hundred students regis
tered during the first three days of
registration. A complete and ac
curate check on the number could
not be obtained because a few of the
colleges have not compiled results.
The big rush of registration is ex
pected today and tomorrow.
The College of Arts and Sciences
reported 283 registering on Wednes
day, the highest number for the day
in any college. The total number
in this college is 539.
The College of Engineering re
ports 250. ,
The College of Business Adminis
tration also reports about 250 for
the first three days.
In the College of Law 110 stu
dents have registered.
Teachers College has 320 register
ed so far. , t :
No complete report could be ob
tained from the College of Dentistry.
The report Tuesday stated that 60
had registered. This is about one
third of the expected registration
according to Dean Grubb.
The School of Fine Arts report
will be given in full tomorrow.
Classes Excused
For Convocation
All eleven o'clock classes will be
excused for the convocation to be
held next Tuesday morning at 11:00
o'clock at the St. Paul M. E. church,
it was announced yesterday after
noon by Dean Chatburn. .Francis
J. McConnell, noted lecturer on
social implications of Christianity
and bishop of the Methodist Episco
pal Church of Pittsburgh, will speak
on the topic, "Through Other Men's
Eyes."
The convocation will be the first
of a three-day series of lectures to
be given by Bishop McConnell on
January 11, 12, and 13, under the
auspices of the University and the
locnl federation of church worker.",.
His address on Tuesday evening will
be on "Propletic Leadership," on
Wednesday, "Christianity and Hu
man Values." and on Thursday,
"Things Worth Fighting For." These
lectures will be delivered at 7:15
o'clock at the St. Paul M. E. Church.
Bishop McConnell will also speak at
World Forum, Vespers, and nfter
noon discussion groups.
Seven Contests During Past Year
Prove Mettle of
An article by Emil G. Glaser,
managing editor of The Cornhusker
Countryman, in the January issue,
summarizes the work accomplished
by the Nebraska judging teams this
year:
These seven groups of young men
represented the University of Ne
braska College of Agriculture in as
many judging contests during the
past year, in which they met and held
their own against some teams with
reDutation like they themselves
have the best in the country.
We talk about the training rules
which our athletic teams are com
pelled to observe, the many things
they forego to earn places on the
teams, rnd the various hardships
they undergo. Folks, right here in
our own College of Agriculture, yes,
right here before our very eyes, are
seven groups of young men who have
foregone just as much, sacrificed just
as greatly, slaved jut as hard it not
more so, and undergone Just as many
hardships and privations as did the
members of any athletie team which
ever strode upon a Nebraska gridiron
or basket ball floor. We dedicate this
I page to them, the red-blooded truely
(Nebraska young men that they are,
Moved by Regent Landis, second
ed by Regent Cline, that the oral
request on the part of Chancellor
Avery that the effective date of his
resignation be advanced from Au
gust 31, 1928 to August 31, 1927,
be and the same hereby is approved
for the reasons assigned by the chan
cellor due to his physical condition
based upon the following medical re
port: "After a thorough study of his
condition we have advised Chancellor
Avery to obtain six weeks immediate
and complete relief from the work
and responsibility incident to has
position as chancellor of the univer
sity. "We have advised .him to make
his resignation effective in Septem
ber 1927, instead of 1928.
"His trouble is a chronic hyper
tension (high blood pressure) with
impending heart muscle failure. v
A. D. Dunn.
J. Jay Keegan."
The selection of an acting-chancellor
will be considered this after
noon by the board of regents in the
first regular assembly of the new
year.
Chancellor Avery expects to leave
within a week for San Diego, Cali
fornia, where he will probably stay
for six weeks, the duration of his
first leave of absence. When .his '
resignation goes into effect in Sep
tember he will be given one year's
leave of absence. When he returns
to the univresity it shall be as chan
cellor emeritus and professor of re
search in chemistry. Sufficient time
will be allowed him for research and
I jnVe8tigatios and a salary which will
be appropriate and sufficient will be
determined by the board of regents
at a later date.
"The board of regents at this time
wishes again to repeat and express
to Chancellor Avery its deep appre
ciation and thanks for his many years
of faithful and valued services as
head of the University of Nebraska",
the report continues, "and to express
its deep regret that his condition of
health necessitates an earlier retire
ment as active head of the univer
sity than he has previously anticipat
ed. "The board further expresses the
hope that such leave of absences as
his physicians may determine ad
visable may completely restore him
to his former good health."
Chancellor Avery was born in
1865. He holds degree, from Doane
College, the University of Nebraska,
and Heidelberg University, Germany.
After teaching chemistry at the Uni
versity of Idaho for a few yenrs, ho
came to the agricultural experiment
station of this state. He was made
professor of chemistry at this Uni
versity in 1905, and in 1909 was giv
en the chancellorship. During the
war he held the rank of maior in the
United States Welfare Service.
Ag College J earns
who, when they went out in contest,
went out to fight for the really and
only true Nebraska Agricultural
Nebraska, the Commonwealth of
golden corn and wheat, livestock and
poultry, dairying and fruit raising,
to say nothing of the great seed po
tato and beet sugar industry of the
North Platte valley, and the greatest
country for growing alfalfa in the
World. Such a state, and the know
ledge of such products, these seven
groups of young men fought to up
hold. We are proud of them because
they have demonstrated that what
they can grow with such unsurpassed
success they are . also able to pass
judgment upon with unsurpassed ex
cellence. They showed that Nebraska
young men know good meat when
they see it, because that's the only
kind produced in this state. Conse
quently the meats judging team
pla 3d first at the recent Chicago In
ternational Livestock Show. The
competition was keen.
Nebraska produces corn to such
an extent that it is third in this re
spect in the United States. She Is
high in the production of oats, wheat,
(Continued on Paga Two.) ,
