The Daily Nebrask-an 1 jnin nd Vicinity t Mostly F,r LTh frXy continued mill I fair lhu' M.rL w fair Thursday: No Interfraternity Basketball Garnet Until Next Week THK UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1927 PRICE 5 CENTS rf:TYVTNO. 80. Villi. rS-T DEBATERS TO MEET K.S.A.C. ARESELEGTED 1Z SSL If To Discuss Farm Relief WILL MEETFEBRUARY 26 rirst Debate Will Be Held at - F,Nebr.ska Ut This Month. . New Men Find Places The University of Nebraska's in tercollegiate debaters Tor the second JUtion of the season were selected ? nesday afternoon In U Hall 06 competitive tryouts. The question g. "Resolved: That the essentials of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bills should be enaciea inw teu.. Lsw." The men selected for the affirma tive team are: David Fellman, '29, Lincoln; Moyd L Speer '30 Super, tor- and Evert M. Hunt, '28, Lincoln. John P. Jensen, '28, Blair, was select ed as affirmative alternate. The neeative team will be composed of Dennis M. Dean, '29, Seattle, Wash ington; Munro Kezer, '29, Fort Col lins, Colorado; and John A. Skiles, 2g Liiituln. The negative alternate is John T. McKnightft '29, Auburn. Nebraska Hal Affirmative Thirteen men took part in the tryouts with Professor H. Adelbert White, varsity debate coach, acting as chairman. The judges were H. L. Hinkle, C. L. Rein, and R. F. Stout. The first debate on the farm relief question was announced for the af ternoon on February 26, when the Nebraska affirmative team will clash with the negative team of the Kan sas State Agricultural College here. Kansas State will stop off here for the debate on their way back from South Dakota. Evert M. Hunt, is the only speak ing member of the two teams, who has previously represented the Corn huskers in forensic 'contests. He spoke on the affirmative of the par liamentary government question here in th esplit team debate with South Dakota this year. He was a mem ber of the "Think-Shop" last year. "Th-!: Shop" Well Represented Three olhrs, however, have had previous training in the "Think Shop," Nebraska debate seminary. Dennis M. Dean was negative alter nate for the recently discussed par liamentary government question. Munro Kezer was negative alternate for the child labor question discussed in the intercollegiate debates last year. David Fellman was an addi tional member of the "Think-Shop" during the work on child lnbfir in 1926. The other two speakers on the teams are former high school debat . ers.John A. Skiles formerly repre sented Lincoln High School while Lloyd L. Speer debated at Superior. SERGEANT RHODES IS NEW INSTRUCTOR Former Montana University Student And Culver Graduate Take Over Lewis' Duties Sergeant Lawrence B. Rhodes, for merly a student at the University of Montana and a graduate of Culver .Military Academy, has come to Ne braska to take over the duties of Ser geant Littleton Lewis, instructor in the Military department. Sergeant Lewis was discharged from active army service about two weeks ago and is in Louisville Ken-, tucky, enjoying civil life at the pre sent time. . Sergeant Rhodes will assist in the instruction of R. O. T. C. students, drilling in companies A, D, E, I, L, and M. His duties will also include the charge of the rifle range on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings. Illinois Dean Is Faculty Club Guest Charles M. Thompson, dean of the University of Illinois College of Com merce and Business Administration, "ho is here to speak before the Ne braska Hardware Dealers' Associa tion, was entertained by the Faculty Dinner Club at the Chamber of Com merce last evening. Contributing Editor Will Be Named Soon The staff of contributing edi tors for The Daily Nebra.ikan -will announced early next week. The editor is still considering ap plications, and will be glad to in terview prospective applicants in he Nebraskan office any day from 8 to 4 o'clock. Qualifications in main are 1 a background for successful editorial writing, 2 dence of some !itrry ability, willingness to contribute regularly. Seniors Will Elect May Queen And Mortarboard Members Next Weak Maid Of Honor Is To Be Selected By Popular Vote Polls Will Be Open Two Days Next Week In Social Science Corridor Election of May Queen and the member of Mortar Board for 1927 28 will be held Wednesday and Thursday, February 9 and 10 at the polls which, will be set up in the cor ridor of Social Science. The maid of honor will also be selected at this time by the senior vote. This method of choosing the maid of honor is be ing tried for the first time this year. Formerly the girl receiving the sec ond highest vote for May Queen was named maid of honor. Members of this year's Mortarboard will have charge of the polls. Senior women may vote for from five to fifteen junior women whom they think would be possible mem bers of the senior women's honorary organization. Tho identity of the May Queen will not be revealed until Ivy Day asanas been the custom. The new members of the Mortar board will not be known until Ivy Day when they will bo publicly masked. In accorrrnnce with n ruling naii t . in 1.? !, IV mimber in.ay vary from five to fifteen. A list of junior women will be posted nt the poll? to aid the voters in their selection. From the list of thirty junior women , receiving the highest number of votes the Mortar boards for the cominr year will be selected. It is hoped that a representative vote from all senior women will be obtained by th method which will put to use in this year's voting. J! , Rifle Match Awards To Be Presented Soon The awards for Delta Sigma Phi and Theta Chi fraternities for having taken first and second places respec tively in the Interfraternity Rifle matches have been received by Col onel F. F. Jewett, and will be infor mally presented to the winners by him within a short time. They will again be presented, formally and of ficially, at the first regimental parade in the spring. The former plan of giving plaques for prizes has been discarded, and large, red, rectangular shaped ban ners with white letters will take their places. The awards are the personal gifts of Colonel Jewett and 0. J. Fee. New York School Offers Novel Air Course and Degree Dean Charles H. Snow has an nounced the establishment of a course of study leading to the grad uate decree of Aeronautical Engin eer in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics of New York Univer sity. The school was established in 1925. The new decree will be given to graduates who have satisfactorily completed one year in residence at the university, in addition to a pro scribed four-year course, or who afterfinishing two years in the aero nautical industry prepare satisfac tory theses. There is at present a group ol stu dents in the school who have been pursuing post-graduate courses. Amnncr this ETOuo are graduates oi Yale, the Minnesota College of Mines.- Stevens Institute of Tech nology, the United States Military Academy and the United btates isa val Academy. It is expected that some of these students will be able tn nnalifv for the new degree. The graduate work will be under the su pervision of Alexander iuemin, pro fessor of aeronautical engineering. Hi-Jinx lo Excel All Previous Trials t,o TH-Jinx. the annual stunt per formance of Columbus, Ohio, is ru mored to excell all previous perfor mances attempted by the Women's Athletic Association, various uiB-..-izations are to take part in each of the three performances. Trade Courses Are Taught at Colombia it M.r:;n university of Montreal are the costliest and greatest photo- graph laboratories in tne '; . ... , jnuTif has only AltnOUgn me uepm - been installed, since last July work has been sent from all over and from certain parts of the United States, England, and even" Australia. One machine alone, the Pnotom,; graph, cost the university ? 15,000. A microscopic object seen under its powerful lens is magnified 200 times A side attachment permits photos to be taken of this image. This ma chine is especially v.luawe in " naner and woolen industry and in criminology. By means of the latest ana improved methods work which usual ly takes ten hours or more is ac complished in about ten seconds by the aid of the dry mounting press in Groundhog Tradition Decrees Six More Weeks of Winter "It's no Vise," said the groundhog, as he came up from his long winter nap. The traditional groundhog, famed as a prognosticator of fair and foul weather, came forth from his bur row at noon, the traditional time. He looked about him, sniffed the air, and was just about to leave his win ter quarters, when low and behold, he saw a silhouette reproduction of himself on the earth. He turned and scampered back into his den. And so by tradition, there isn't any use to think about it any longer. We are going to have six more weeks of winter weather. COUNCIL ASKS FOR ' MORE REGULATION Studjent Organisation Committee Requested to Close Varsity Dance Nights Because of the persistent disregard on the part of fraternities and sor orities of the recommendation of the Student Council in regard to Varsity parties namely, that these organi zations refrain from scheduling par ties on the evenings on which the Varsity parties are held, the Council, at a meeting Wednesday afternoon in Tenipe 204, decided to recom mend to the committee on student organizations, which will meet next Monday, that no fraternity or soror ity be allowed to hold house dances on these evenings. That is, Varsity Dance nights will be "closed nights" to these parties. If the resolution is passed by the committee it will be come a rule. The Council moved that a commit tee be appointed to investigate whether or not fraternities and sor orities are in favor of limiting down town representative parties to one a year. PEACE ADYOCATE TALKS ON MEXICO Frederick Libby Says No Reason Why Hope For Conciliation Be Abandoned "We have been living a more crit ical situation with Mexico than is commonly realized," declared Fred erick Libby, executive secretary of the National Council for the Preven tion of War, in his address on "The Situation in Mexico and Nicaragua Today," delivered at the World For um at the Grand Hotel Wednesday noon. "There is no reason why hope for conciliation should v be abandoned, however," he acknowledged. Mr. Libbv said that there were lour causes underlying our present diffi culties in Mexico and Nicaragua. In the first place, he pointed out, oil interests were involved. The Mex ican eovernment has distinguished between sub-soil rights and surface riehts." Mr. Libby pointed out tnat Originally, they made this distinction. Then under the long administration r.t n;r fi liKtinetinn was elimin- Ul A l J, v.. - -' , ated. Oil interests purchased land after that change. Then in Mexico adopted a new constitution which went back to the old system. Deadlock is Important "There is a source of trouble with n llir,e what may happen. The deadlock is more fundamental than might be supposed." Mr. Libby then showed how both President Coolidge and the Mexican governments in their s'tai.ds have claimed to have "inalienable rights", which would be interfered with if either yielded. The second cause of the difliculty was attributed by Mr. Libby to pro paganda circulated by the Catholic church as the result of Mexico's treatment of the Catholic church. 'T An rot believe that the Knights of Columbus are trying to involve us in war with Mexico," Mr. Libby ear nestly' declared. "But I do believe that their pamphlets are stirring emotions in a way which may lead to trouble. The facing of religious TiinTi!i which economic, interests could use at their will," pointed 'otff Mr. Libby, "is the second great iac or in cur present difficulty." Many Prevalent Factors Th arc of "Communism", which! he declared has been used most un: .mTttilnnslv. was considered the third factor in the present difficulty by Mr. Libby. The fourth lactor, ae-i cording to the speaker, lies in the fact that the United States has been harlrinir one candidate for the pres idency of Nicaragua and Mexico an other. He gave as his personal opin ion that Mexico's candidate was le gally the right one. (Continued on rage inree.) TRACK LEADERS RETAIN PLACES Sigma Nu, Acacia, and Theta Chi Head Procession in In terfraternity Meet SIG EPS CLOSE FOURTH Sigma Nu, Acacia and Theta Chi retained their hold on the first three positions in the inter-fraternity in door track, meet being run off under the stadium this week in the third day's competition Wednesday. Keiss and Krause, crack hurdlers, helped push Sigma Fhi Epsilon into a clow fourth position. The 880 yard run and the 50 yard low hurdles were run off Wednesday with the 660 yard run and the pole vault scheduled for today. Contes tants in the pole vault are requested by the athletic managers to report for competition as early as possible. Close Competition Features Hurdles Close competition featured the hurdles yesterday. Keiss, former Grand Island star bested his old high school rival, Trumble, by about a foot. Krause, promising varsity soph omore, trailed them both by a slight margin, with Marrow, another soph omore in fourth. Snethen, Thi Delt freshman, turned in by far the best performance in the half mile, being clocked at 2 minutes 6.3 seconds. Four high men in yesterday events were: 880 yard run: Sneathen, Tin Delta Theta, 2:6.3, (948); Rice, Farm House, 2:10.8, (768); Beck, Sigma Nu, 2:11, (720); Wyatt, Kappa Sig ma, 2:11.6. (746). 50 yard low hurdles: Keiss, Sigma Phi Epsilon, 6.3 seconds, (970); Trumble, Beta Theta Pi, (960); Krause, Sigma Phi Epsilon, (950) ; Marrow, Delta Tau Delta, (940). Standing of the Teams Standing of the teams at the close of Wednesday's competitions was: Sigma Nu, 8373; AcaCia, 8270; Theta Chi, 7228; Sigma Phi Epsilon, 7101; (Continued on Page Four.) In The Legislature A bill proposing the creation of a special building fund -of the Uni versity of Nebraska to consist of the proceeds of a tax of one-eighth of a mill on the dollar valuation of the grand assessment roll of the state-, to be levied in 1927 and annually thereafter for eight years was in troduced by Representative VanKirk of Lancaster and Representative Liv ingston of Otoe in the house. The fund would be expended at the dis cretion of the university. Another bill prohibits any student in the State University or normal school to pledge or join any frater nity or sorority until they have com pleted at least one college year. A $150,000 appropriation bill to be used for equipment in the new wing of the University of Nebraska hospital at Omaha was introduced by Representative Buresh of Douglas county. LEE SPEAKS AT ANNUAL BANQUET Local Branch of A. I. E. E. Hear Talk On Unlimited Future Of Electricity George A. Lee, general counsel of the Nebraska Gas and Electric Com Danv. was the principal speaker at the annual banquet of the local branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers held Wednesday evening at the Grand Hotel. Mr. M. E. La Bounty, president of the local branch of the A. I. E. E. presided and O. J. Ferguson, dean of the Col lege of Engineering introduced the speaker. Mr. Lee spoke on the magni ficent and unlimited future of elec tricity. "In all mv experience, he stated, "I know of no field of human en deavor, no prospect of human life which holds greater opportunities for service to humanity and civilization than that of electrical engineering. Since 1880 electricity has revolution ized civilization and it is yet only in its infancy. Last year electricity did the work of one hundred billion men. Predicts Use of "White Coal" "Today we are thinking in terms of connecting the nation in a service network of super-power supplying," he continued. "Every portion of the country win have "white coal from centers of tremendous power and cheap production. Tomorrow we cannot even visualize because oi its mamificence of possibilities. It is up to the electrical engineering stu dents to work on the dreams of the men of tday and develop this field to its fullest extent." Mr Bountv at the close of the meeting announced the next meeting of the society for March 1 with Mr. Cushman asjihe speaker of the eve ning. , Dr. Libby Forecasts Full Future For University People of Today Visits University Courtesy the Lincoln Star. Dr. Frederick J. Libby, national executive secretary of the National Council for Prevention of War, who spoke at the World Forum Wednes day, and who has leen interviewed by a Daily Nebraskin reporter. DR. ALEXANDER TO TEACH AT MADISON Chairman of Department of Phil osophy Granted A Semester Leave of Absence" Dr. H. B. Alexander, chairman of the department of philosophy, left Wednesday for Madison, Vis., where he will teach in the philosophy department of the University of Wis consin during the second semester. The board of regents last fall gran ted him a leave of absence for one semester. Dr. Alexander also expects to do some work on a new book during his stay in Madison. Classes usually taught by Dr. Alexander will be taken over by Dr. E. L. Hinman and Miss Zora Schaupp. Mrs. Hinman will also teach in the department of philosophy the second semester. ILLINOIS DEAN IS SESSION SPEAKER Charles M. Thompson Delivers Prin ciple Address to Hardware Dealers Today Dean Charles M. Thompson, of thaj College of Business Administration, of the University of Illinois will give the principle address of the session of the State Hardware Dealers Asso ciation Thursday at the University Coliseum where the convention is beiner held. The convention this year has been the largest of record due to the increased convention facilities, including the fine hotel accomoda tions of the city. The present officers, and directors of the Hardware Association, fol low: President. C. C. Johnson, Omaha; First vice president, George Bischof, Nebraska City; Second vice presi dent, Howard L. Schofield, Lincoln; Secretarv-treasurer, George H. Dietz, Lincoln. Advisory board J. S. Rhein. Alliance; Ed Lehmkuhl, Wahoo and F. M. Housh, Neligh. The members of the board of di rectors are: C. C. Johnson, Omaha; George Bischof, Nebraska City; D. n. Bovd. Columbus; Gale Lawson, Hastings; H. L. Schofield, Lincoln; C. Ranslem, Scnbner, and . A. Mc Creary, Scottsbluff. Convention Committees Nominating Fred" Ebinger, Plain- view, chairman; L. F. Holloway, Fre mont; and C Ranslem- Auditing Paul Jones, Benkleman and George Bischof. Reception All members of the Lincoln Hardware club. Press Miss Marie Brauer and George Proudfit. Sneeestions and Resolutions fc.d LehmukuhL E. L. Shanan, Kearney; and H. F. Schofield. Entertainment R. M. Joyce, Lin coln; and W. S. Whitten, secretary of Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. Exposition Frank Bennett, Fre mont, superintendent. The election of officers lor the coming year will take place at the concluding session oi the convention Friday. Thompson Is Guest Of College Faculty Th Business Administration facul ty of the University tendered a lun cheon to Dean Thompson yesterday noon at the Chambr of Commerce, An informal discussion of educa tional problems followed the luncheon. f V I .- i y I " A Lal J- He Says Is Is The Duty of Students To Carry The World Toward The Direction Of Peaceful Set. tlement Of WorlS-Wide Disputes "People of university age today are going to be in for a series of thrills and thrills with an edge on them In the next twenty-five years," stated Dr. Frederic? J. Libby, executive secretary of the National Council for the Prevention of War, when interviewed Wednesday after noon at the Lincoln Hotel, following his speech at the World Forum. Al though spoken in a jocular marner, his words contained a decided under current of seriousness. "If war ever breaks out anywhere, it will break tout everywhere, until a world war will open which will very nearly wipe out civilization. "Nations are living closer to gether; the oceans are now narrower than rivers were years ago; if an other war comes, it will be a war of peoples, not armies," he emphasized. He illustrated the critical position of world affairs today by citing the many disputes, both national and in ternational, which must be settled, and which can be settled, by peaceful means. "The fundamental trouble between Mexico and the United States, as President Coolidge said, is oil lands," he continued. He heartily indorsed the recent national action of college Y. M. C. A. and Yi W. C. A. cabi nets in sending petitions to the sena tors, asking for peaceful negotia tions with Mexico, in lieu of war. "The great outpouring of letters and telegrams to President Coolidge in the past three weeks, on that ques tion, has been enormous," he added, "and the recent passage of the Rob inson Resolution in favor of arbi tration with Mexico was passed by a favorable vote of 79-0. "It is the duty of university stu dents, the rising generation of to day, to generate the steam that will carry the world forward in the direc tion of peaceful settlement of dis putes. After all, it is the mold of public opinion which has a very im portant part Jo play in the world's affairs. When the peoples of the world realize that all disputes can be settled peaceably, the world will be organized on. a peace basis, and arm aments of all nations will be reduced. Student Committee Is Responsible For The New Book Exchange The Student Committer, composed of a chairman and associate mem bers are responsible for the success of the new University Student Book exchange, conducted under the aus pices of the University Y. M. C. A. Joe M. Hunt, Scottsblulf, was chairman of the committee, which wascompased of members who were interested in seeing the success of the adventure. Each member of the committee was appointed to take care of the work for one day. Volunteer student workers, who were anxious to see the "Exchange" a permanent fixture on the University Campus, contribu ted their services, and aided greatly in the carrying through of various duties necessary f oi a smooth-work ing combination. Approximately five hundred books have been taken in, and about half of them have been sold. Those left on hand will be sold during the sum mer session and the fall term. HISS TOWNE WILL SPEAK TONIGHT City Vocational Director Will Discuss "Vocational Guidance" Tonight Miss Harriet Towne, vocational di rector of the Lincoln Schools, will give a talk on "Vocational Guidance" at open meeting of the Pi Lambda Theta, national honorary educational organization, this evening, in room S20, Teachers' College, at 7:15 o'clock. Lantern lides will accom pany the lecture. Elizabeth Morgan will preside. Miss Towne is an authority on the subject of vocational guidance. All iunior and senior young momen who are registered in the Teacher's Col lege are urged to attend this meet ing. A short business session will fol low the meeting. Mystic Fish will Initiate New Member Vivian Fleetwood, 80. Lincoln, has been elected to the Mystic Fish, freshman women's honorary organi sation. She was elected to fill the place of Helen Mumford as a rep resentative of the Alpha Chi Omega. She will be initiated at a meeting Thursday, February &. CAGEMEN WILL INVADE SOUTH FOR TWO TILTS Ten-man Squad Will Entrain at 1 145 Today for Games with Soonera and Aggies SOONERS VALLEY LEADERS Dlackmen Will Attempt to Dis lodge Strong "Norman Quint From Valley Leadership The Scarlet and Cream basketball squad will leave at 1:45 this after noon for Oklahoma where they will meet the Oklahoma Sooners at Nor man on Friday and the Oklahoma Ag gies at Stillwater on Saturday. On account of the State Hard ware Association holding their con vention in the University Coliseum, the Nebraska basketeers have been forced to take their workouts on the stage basketball court this week. A stiff workout and final practice ses sion was held last night by Coach Charley Black's boys in red prepar ing for thi Oklahoma invasion this week-end. the varsity five oppos ing the freshman squad were Captain Smaha and Ctliiiict at Xuiwarux, Page at the center position, Andreson and Holm at guards. This will probably be the lineup that will start .igainst the Sooners, Missouri Valley leaders, on Friday. Stress Short Shot Game In the last practice-before leaving for Soonerland, the Nebraska basket bailers were going great and kept the ball in their possession almost at will. The court on the stage is a bit nar row and not as long as the regulation court on the main flo'or of the Coli seum, so the Varsity were getting their short shot game down to a per fection. The team will leave on the Bur lington for Kansas City and go from there to Norman, Oklahoma. Ne braska meets the Oklahoma Univer sity five at four o'clock Friday after noon and the Stillwater Aggies on Saturday night. Both games will be . real battles and Coach Black is mak ing no predictions as to the final outcome of the' Oklahoma invasion, but the Huskers will attempt to tumble the Sooners from first place in the Valley race. Both Games Count in Standings Both games will be counted in the official Missouri Valley standing, and the Huskers are bent on winning a pair from the Oklahoma Schools. .Coach Black will take ten men on the trip. Those making the trip are Cap tain Clark Smaha, Kenneth Othmer, Ted Tage, Roy Andreson and Elmer Holm. In all probability the second five that make the trip will be Brown Oleson, Elliott, Gerelick and Krall. FINAL PLANS FOR PAN-HEL COMPLETE Ticket Sties Indicate Affair Be Success; Work On Decorations Starts Will Everything is in readiness for the Pan Hellenic Ball to be held at the Scottish Rite Temple, Saturday, Feb ruary 4. Plans for decorations have been completed and work will begin at once. The ticket sales so far indicate that the affair will be a financial suc cess. Sales were handled this year by representatives of the Kosmet Klub in each of the fraternity houses. Al though the number of tickets was limited to three hundred due to the size of the ball room, there are still a few to be had. They may be ob tained at the Kosmet Klub rooms be tween 2 and 4 o'clock every after noon. Music is to be furnished by Jack Crawford and his Chicago jazz band. From all reports Crawford has one of the cleverest bands in the coun try. They not only furnish excellent music hut also add to the entertain ment of the evening with a variety of comedy numbers. Nothing definite has been given out by members of the Kosmet Klub as to the nature of the decorations. However, it is understood that they will surpass anything that has been attempted in -previous years. All of the work is to be professionally su pervised. Junior Hobo Party h Postponed One Week The Hobo party for all junior women which was to have been given Thursday night, February S, at Ellen Smith Hall under the auspice of the Silver Serpents has been postponed one week and will be given February 10, be cause of conflicting campus activities. stalled there. .