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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1927.
PRICE 5 CENTS
NEBRASKA WINS
FAST STRUGGLE
FROMKAGGIES
Corn!iu.ker Five Take. Cloae
26-to-24 Victory in
Final Second.
SMAHA IS OUTSTANDING
Hit Basket For Eighteen
Points J Klepaer Star
In Passing Game
Manhattan. Kiniu, Feb. ' 12.
Special to The Daily Nebraskan).
1 bact in the final three seconds
of the game by Captain Clark Smaha
gent the Cornhusker quintet tp a 26
to 24 win over the Kansas Aggies
fore tonight. Clark Smaha, Husker
cptiin was the outstanding btar of
the game with 8 goals from the field
and two from the free throw lino.
Playing a tight, close game
1 throughout the Husker quintet even
ed the old count with the Knpsas Ag
gies as the Aggies took the count of
Nebraska when they met in Lincoln.
' This made the fourth straight de
feat for the Kansas scnooi.
Nebraska Misse fre Throws
The Nebraska five were missing
numerous free throws, making only
four out of fifteen attempts. Eoth
teams collected the same numbei of
baskets, but Nebraska garnered two
more free throws than the Kansas
Staters.
Captain Clark Smaha was easily
the outstanding star of the evening,
snagging eight baskets and two free
throws. Klepser, Smaha's running
mate, played an exceptionally fast
floor game feeding the ball to the
Husker captain for close-in shots.
Holm Etui Count
During the closing minutes of the
game, the Aggie five-was leading the
Nebraskans 24 to 22, when Holm
evened the count by two from the
free throw line. .Then Smaha came
through with a ringer from the field
and the final gun sounded with the
Scarlet and Cream quintet on the
long end of the score.
Byers, who scored so consistently
gainst the Huskcrs in Lincoln was
going "hot" in the first half and
counted five times from the field for
the Aggies. But in the second half
the Nebraska guards came back and
stopped the Kaggie scoring ace, and
throughout the second half, Byers
failed to score a field goal.
The Nebraska five was playing a
great defensive game and in the sec
ond half the Husker guards were
keeping the Kaggies shooting from
mid-court. Holm and Andreson
played a great game at the .guard
posts and were responsible for the
low score of the Aggies in the second
half.
Box score:
Nebraska 26 g f t . f
Smaha, f 8 2 1
Klepser, f 0 0 3
Brown, f . 0.0 0
Page, c 2 0 1
Andresen, g 10 0
Holm, g 0 2 6
Totals 11
4
ft
0
1
1
0
0
0
ft
Kansas Aggies 24
Byers, f
Dicus, f :
Skradski, c
TVedle, c
Edwards, g
Mertel, g
vett, g
B
5
1
2
2
3
2
0
2
4
0
. 0
. 3
. 0
. 0
.11
Total ..
Referee
13
E. C. yuil?y, St. Marys.
STUDENTS DEBATE
FOR KIWAHIS CLUB
Qaeotion of Abolishing Retail Credit
System Discussed by Member
Of Enclitk 104
Four students in English 104, reg
'ar debate class, debated before the
lawanis Club Friday noon on the
question, "Resolved: That the retail
credit system should be abolished."
The debate was arranged at the re
vest of the club. It followed the
Be tendency to carry the discussion
to interested organizations.
Thirty minutes wer given to the
nen team fy ?;MiKirn
' the question. The affirmative was
upheld by Donald N. Campbell, '28;
SUmford, and Dallas A. Clouse, '29,
Dsnbury. Robert D. Wallace, '28,
Cuer. Wyo.; and Gordon T. Stein-
er: Emerson, la, defended the neg-
There was no decision, the de-
Jfto being given as an informatjve
passion rather than as a contest.
English 104 is taught by Professor
Adelbert White, who has charge
all rebate work in the University.
yer debates before dub on sub-
in which they are Interested
5 Pending, according to Professor
White.
Oldest Treatise on Agriculture is
Feature of Library, Printed in 1494
A book of agricultural writings by
four noted Romans, Cato, Palludius,
Columella, and Varro, which was
printed in 1401, l.i one of the rare
old books in the Bessey Hall Library.
This is tne old)t book of its kind in
Latin litrf.'tituro, and was very popu
lar as a trtiitise on agricultural mat.
tors for a long period of time. It
has all been translated into French
and parts of it Into English, and
some of it into Gaelic because it has
been' considered such a noteworthy
book.
This Latin volume is bound in full
vellum, with thick covers, and is
printed in rlear, black face type,
showing that an excellent impression
was made for after more than four
hundred years the printing is still
unusually clear and distinct. Printed
on high grade vellum with wide mar
gins and detailed sido headings, the
pages are very attractive.
Works of Cato
The works of Cato, B. C. 235-150,
form an import .tut part of this treat
ise. Cato, the Censor, an illustrious
Roman of vigorous mind and great
originality, not only served the pub
lic in exalted offices, but i3 also im
mortalized in the De Re Rustica trea
tise on farming, girdening and fruit
growing.
From it we lean that almost every
method of propagating choice varie
ties, in use in the twelfth century,
was practiced by Cato long before
the beginning of onr era, even to dif
LAST CHANCE TO
BUY YEAR BOOK
New Students Offered Special
. Terms This Week; Extra
Copies Limited
FEBR.26 IS FINAL DATE
All newly registered students who
wish to reserve copies of the 1927
Cornhusker, the student annual, will
have the opportunity to do so by
calling at the Cornhusker office in
the northeast basement of University
Hall any afternoon of this week, ac
cording to a statement issued by the
business manager yesterday.
"Such reservations will be made at
the original price of $4.50 to any stu
dent who was not registered in the
university last semester and conse
quently could not take advantage of
the original subscription rate before
the price was raised to $5.00," as
serted Ralph A. Bergsten, business
manager.
Price Not Reduced
This does not mean, however, that
the price has been reduced generally;
the subscription rate is still $5.00 to
those students vrho have been in
school during the past semester. The
practice of making full payment at
the time of reservation will also be
carried out as in the fall subscription
campaign.
The number .of copies ordered will
be based strictly on the number of
reservations that have been made
plus a definite, limited percentage of
extra copies. These extra copies have
been limited by the direction of the
publication board and it is certain
that this number will be inadequate
to supply the heavy demand that Is
customary when the books are issued
in the spring.
In order that students who even
tually expect to purchase Cornhus
kers will not be disappointed, and to
give the officials a definite basis from
which to place their order with the
publishers, the last week in Febru
ary has been set aside so that tardy
subscriptions can be made, lne rate
will remain at $5.00 during this per
iod.
Deadline on March 1
The publishers of the annual de
mand that they receive the order not
later than March 1, so no subscrip
tions can be taken after Saturday,
February 26. A table will be placed
in the main corridor of Social Scien
ces during the designated week and,
although no solicitations wui oe
made, salesmen will be on nana ai
all times to receive orders.
A fnrther note of warning is stres
sed by the Cornhusker officials, who
point out that the snrplM ordered
will be taken up materially by the
WHtitions that straggle into tne
office up to the time of distribution.
Absolutely no more copies can be or
dered printed after March 1, accord-
tn them ao students wno lnienu
'to purchase Cornhuekers are warned
to lace their
r before it is too
late.
University Teachers
Attend State Meeting
Dean W. E. Sealock, Prof. F. E,
Henzlik, Prof. C. C. Weidemann, and
R. D. Morits of Teachers college and
Prof. A. A. Reed, director of the ex
tension division, attended the state
convention of Nebraska superinten
dents and scboo' boards at Hastings
Wedncr?.y and Thursday.
ferent modes of grafting. He lists ai
number . of 'named varieties, which
they had and were careful to perpe
trate, some of which would pass for
good twentieth century botanical
nomenclature.
Another distinguished writer In
this book was Varro, B. C. 117-27.
His list of cultivated plants is not as
long as that of Cato, but he was first
among the Roman authors to take
note of certain phenomena of plant
life, such as growth and development
of leaves and flowers.
The writings of Palladius, who
was a writer in the fourth century A.
D., and wrote a poem on agriculture
in fourteen books, appears in this
volume. His total work consists of an
introductory book of general direc
tions in agriculture, twelve describ
ing operations suitable to the twelve
months of the year, and a final book
on the cultivation of trees.
Much of the work of Columella, a
very celebrated Latin writer on agri
culture and horticulture, who flour
ished in the reign of Tiberius Caesar,
is included in this book. He was the
most voluminous of all classic Roman
writers on rural topics. Frffnr him we
get the earliest accounts of the de
vice called a hot-bed, which he re
ports was used by Tiberius Caesar
to raise cucumbers all the year
round. He also gives a complete ac
count of grafting as practiced by the
ancients, and gives 'a considerable
list of plants and trees.
Students Must Remove
Stamps, Office Warns
Students mailing laundry bags
should remove all old stamps, labels,
and insurance numbers from the
bags before mailing. This warning is
issued by the Lincoln postmaster,
who states that many laundry bags
mailed by students are being held up
at the main office for these reasons.
Since delays should be avoided, it
will be of advantage to the students,
as well as to the post office, for stu
dents to exercise these precautions,
NEBRASKA PLAYS
TIGERS MONDAY
Missouri Has One of Strongest
Teams in Valley; Not a
Conference Game
Returning from Ageievillo with no
intervening time for practice on the
home floor, the Nebraska basketcers
will take on the Missouri quintet at
the Coliseum Monday night at 7:30
o'clock. Missouri has one of the most
formidable aggregations in the Val
ley and is leading in a first place tie
with the Oklahoma Sooners. -
Nebraska has taken one game from
the Tigers this season when they met
at Columbia on January 15 in a non-
conference game, but since then the
Mizzou quintet has been defeating
some of the fastest teams in the Val
ley. Friday night they took the count
of the Okiancma A. & M. five and in
the past two weeks Drake and Grin
nell fell before the Tiger crew. This
eame will not count in the official
Missouri Valley standing.
Yonker Star Forward.
Yunker, Tiger forward is one of
the most dangerous forwards in the
conference and is a floor man to be
guarded closely as he possesses the
ability of slipping through the op
posing defense for short set-ups un
der the basket.
In the Missouri-Oklahoma A. & M.
game at Columbia Friday, the Mizzou
forward got through for ten baskets,
almost a record for baskets in Valley
games this.season. By this deluge of
baskets, Yunker was able to go into
first place for high scoring honors,
going ahead of Elliott, the scoring
ace from Ames who has lead the Val
ley all season.
The Nebraska basketeers pulled
into Lincoln at 8 o'clock this morning
on the Rock Island from Manhattan
and will have two days to rest up
for the clash with the Valley leaders
Monday night
The Missouri lineup .will be Bac
chus and Yunker at forward, Chan-
non at the pivot position. Roach and
O'Sullivan at guard.
Leaders of Greek
Tourney Play Monday
Following is the interfraternity
basketball schedule for Monday:
cu a
4:00 Sigma Phi Epoiion vs.
Pi Kappa Alpha.
4:n0 Kappa Sigma vs. Acacia.
4 :30 Phi Gamma Delta vs. Phi
Sigma Kappa. '
Class B
4:30 Phi Sigma Kappa vs. Sig
ma Phi Epsflon.
4:00 Tau Kappa Epsflon vs.
Kappa Sigma.
STUDENTS VOTE
ON PRESIDENTS
NEXT TUESDAY
Four Class Officers and Ivy
Day Orator to be Chosen
This Week
TEN CANDIDATES IN RACE
Polls Open From Eight Until
Five; Council to Enforce
Election Rules
Four class presidents and the Ivy
Day Orator will be chosen at the
second semester elections which will
be held on Tuesday in the Temple
Lobby. Ten candidates are in the
field. Two were declared ineligible
by tho registrar's office last Saturday
afternoon.
The candidates are: Senior class
president, Robert Stephens, Richard
Brown. Junior class president, Rob
ert Du Bois, E. Dale Dickson, Archie
Storms. Sophomore class president,
William Mentzer Jr. Freshman class
president, Harold Trumblo, Elmer T.
Coates, Jane Alice Glennon. Ivy Day
Orator, Lloyd J. Marti.
No Soliciting at Polls
No person will be allowed to solicit
votes by cards or otherwise at the
polls in the building where the elec
tion is being held. Any person vio
lating this rule will become ineligible,
according to the Student Council rul
ings.
Each voter shall check the names
of the candidates for whom he wishes
to vote on a ballot furnished him by
the election officials which ballot
shall then be deposited by the voter
in its respective box.
Notes concerning the candidates
are as follows:
Robert Stephens, candidate for
senior class presidency, is a Varsity
football man, president of the "N"
Club, captain of the Track Team,
and was named on the second all
valley football team.
Richard Brown, candidate for sen
ior class president, is a member of
Alpha Kappa Psi and of the Kosmet
Klub.
Robert DuBois, candidate for the
Junior Cass presidency, is president
of Alpha Kappa Psi, is vice-president
of the Commercial Club and is on
the Bizad Council; he is Junior Track
manager also.
E. Dale Dickson, a cross country!
and track man, is a candidate for
Junior president.
Archie Storms, the other candi
date for this position, is a member
of Vikings. He is on the Varsity De
bate Team and has worked on the
Cornhusker staff.
William Mentzer, Jr., candidate
for the sophomore presidency, is a
member of Iron Sphinx, Pershing
Rifles and is assistant managing edi
tor of the Cornhusker.
Harold Trumble, candidate for the
freshman presidency, is president of
Green Goblin and a track man.
Elmer Coates, another candidate
fnr this Dosition. is a member of
Pershing Rifles, and is on the Aw-
. i i iir
gwan ana L-ornnusKer buius.
Jane Glennon is a Mystic rish, a
member of the Dramatic Club and
has worked on the Cornhusker staff.
Lloyd J. Marti is a senior law stu
dent and has been a member of the.
Varsity Debate Team. He is the only
eligible candidate filing for the posi
tion of Ivy Day orator; one other
candidate was declared ineligible.
The polls will open at 8:00 o'clock
and will close at five. Student Coun
cil members will have control of the
election and all election rules pub
lished in the columns of the Daily
Nebraskan and appearing in the uni
versity catalogue will be strictly en
forced, according to the members of
the Student Council.
CORNHUSKER STAFF
WORKING OVERTIME
"All Copy and Picture to the Printer
By March 13," U Slogan; Ready
To Move to New Quarters
'All copy and pictures must be
in to the printer by March 15," is
the slogan adopted Dy tne wzi
Cornhusker editorial and business
staff, and announced by them today.
The whole staff is working overtime
and rapid progress is being made.
The last call has been made lor
fraternity and sorority pictures. The
dead-line has been set at February
15. Those who have not yet had their
pictures taken must report to either
Hauck's or Townsend s studios in tne
next two days.
Pictures are being sent to the en
graver almost daily. Cuts for all of
the page borders and the opening
section have been received.
The staff is looking forward to
moving into its new quarters on the
south side of the basement of U
HalL Final arrangements have been
made with the University authorities
and the offices are now being cleaned.
They will be ready in the next few
days,'
Former Nebraska
Opposition
Reports that Dr. Richards, presi
dent of Lehigh University of Bethle
hem is opposed to collegiate football
in Pennsylvania are unfounded, ac
cording to an editorial published in
the Lehigh Alumni Bullotin for Jan
uary. Dr. Richards was formerly
dean of the Engineering collcgo at
the University of Nebraska, and was
the man who was largely instrumen
tal in creating Nebraska's first team.
It was under his guidance as an in
fluential member of the Nebraska
Board of Control that the faculty
was persuaded to cooperate with the
coaches to maintain a high scholastic
standard among members of the
squad. "
The article is quoted in part:
"There is a popular misconception
among alumni and undergraduates
that Dr. Richards is opposed to foot
ball. Nothing could be farther from
tho facts. For fifteen years he served
on Nebraska's Board of Control of
Athletics and helped to, develop Ne
braska's first football team. When
they opened their new stadium sev
eral years ago, Dr. Richards travelled
to Lincoln to make the inaugural ad
dress. Furthermore, even though it
may surprise the uninformed, Dr.
Richards is the only man who has
Chancellor Avery Writs
Health Much Improved
Chancellor Samuel Avery,
whose ill health forced him to
take an indefinite leave of ab
sence beginning early in January
and ask that his resignation be
made effective this fall, is greatly
improved, according to word re
ceived by his secretary, Miss Mal
lory. The chancellor expects to re
main in San Diego, Calif., for
some time and has made no def
inite plans about returning to Lin
coln. PHI SI6 SQUAD
LEADS TOURNEY
Last Year Champions Are Only
Undefeated Team; Phi Gam
Wins From Acacia
KAPPA SIG IN EASY GAME
Today Results
Phi Sigma Kappa 16, Pi Kappa Al
pha 9.
Kappa Sigma 26, Sigma Phi Epsi
lon 10.
Phi Gamma Delta 17, Acacia 6.
The trouncing of Sigma Phi Epsi
lon by the Kappa Sigmas and the win
of Phi Sigma Kappa over Pi Kappa
Alpha featured the play in the Sat
urday morning games of the Inter
fraternity basketball tourney which
has now progressed to the semi-final
stage.
The Kappa Sigmas win over the
Sig Eps placed the Phi Sigs in the
lead of the tourney as they now are
the only team having an untarnished
record. The Phi Sigs eliminated the
Pi Kappa Alphas from the perfect
class by a score of 16 to 9. Phi Gam
ma Delta won over Acacia 17 to 6.
The Kappa Sigma five completely
out-classed the Sigma Phi Epsilon
squad, a previously undefeated team,
by a decisive score of 26 to 10. There
can be no individual star pointed out
on the Kappa Sig five as every mem
ber contributed his share, however.
Paulson proved .extremely "hot" and
scored 15 points. The Sig Eps clearly
could not get going against the air
tight defense and the whirl-wind of
fense of a team playing invincible
basketball. Kahler, Sig Ep star, was
kept well under cover by a pair of
good guards, namely Roper and Con
nor. Paulson and Owens led the scor
ing. '
Phi Sift Keep Slate Clean
In a contest of two undefeated
teams the Phi bigma Kappa won
from Pi Kappa Alpha 16 to 9. The
1 1 A
game was n e a i e a i y comeetea
throughout and only in the last half
did the Phi Sies take the lead. The
hald ended 6 to 6. Lewandowski was
clearly the outstanding player of the
tilt and contributed five field goals
to the final score. He was well sup
ported by his teammates, especially
by the guarding of Higgins who
stopped numerous attempts of the Pi
K A five to score. Whalen and Gohde
starred for the losers.
The Phi Gamma Delta five, led by
FuIIbrook, turned in a win over the
Acacia five 17 to 6. Fullbrook scored
four field goals thus making himself
high-point man of the contest. Storm
and Casselman were the only Acacias
able to solve the defense of the Phi
Gam team, each scoring one basket.
Kappa Sim 26
C Ft F Pts
7 1 1 18
4 0 0 S
111 S
.see o
0
Paulson, f -
Owtni f
Kronkng-bt, e
Connor, a . ,
Roper, a-
Total
It 1 t t
(Continued on Page Three.)
Teacher Denies
to College Football
made any corstructive suggestions
In regard to improving our teams.
At a meeting of our Board of Con
trol of Athletics in December he
came before us and outlined a sys
tem for our consideration and action.
He advocated having the coach here
all the year round, a system of care
ful checking up on the scholastic
standing of each member of the
squad, aid by the faculty and the
Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa
men for the backward students, prac
tice throughout the winter in the
technique of the game, weekly meet
ing of team with tho coach to study
rules and the theory of the game,
especially the theory underlying the
particular system of attack and de
fense used by the coach. In short, he
outlined ' a complete system and
promised his cooperation in putting
it into effect."
The place of system in creating a
winning college football team as con
trary to the methods used at Lehigh
University at the present time is dis
cussed in the remainder of the article
which strongly advocates the system
outlined by Dr. Richards in the plan
outlined before the Lehigh Board of
Control of Athletics.
CHARTER DAY
NEXT TUESDAY
Six-Hour Radio Program to
Feature Fifty-Eighth Birth
day of University
ALUMNI GROUPS RESPOND
Lincoln, Felj. 12. The University
of Nebraska will celebrate its fifty
eighth birthday with a six-hour radio
program the evening of February 15.
Beginning at 8:05, the program will
continue until 2 in the morning for
the benefit of alumni on the Pacific
coast. It will broadcast from the Uni
versity studio over KFAB (340.7).
Especially featured will be short
greetings by a number of the mem
bers of the faculty who have been
connected with the University for
many years.
Numerous alumni clubs throughout
the country have notified Harold F.
Holtz, alumni secretary, that they
will listen-in as a group. Many of
them will hold banquets and "Ne
braska rallies" before the program
begins.
The bill chartering the University
of Nebraska was signed by Governor
David Butler on February 15, 1869.
For the last five years- the birthday
or charter-day program on February
15 has been given over the radio so
that alumni in all parts of the coun
try can participate. Following is the
complete program to be broadcast
this year:
8:05 to 8:10 p. m. Dean E. A.
Burnett, acting chancellor.
8:10 to 8:35 Fine Arts Band, di
rection William T. Quick.
8:35 to 8:40 Harold F. Holtz, '17,
secretary, alumni association.
8:40 to 8:50 Herman Decker,
baritone.
8:50 to 8:55 Miss Nellie Jane
Compton.
8:55 to 9:05 Marguerite Klinker,
piano.
9:05 to 9:10 Prof. F. A. Stug.
9:10 to 9:15 Miss Clara Conklin.
9:15 to 9:25 Voice Ensemble,
Uni. Girls' Octette. .
9:25 to 9:30 Prof. Laurence Fos
sler. 9:30 to 9:35 Prof. F. M. Fling.
9:35 to 9:40 Chas. B. Righter,
Jr., violin.
9:40 to 9:45 Verne Hedge, '03,
president alumni association.
9:45 to 9:50 Prof. E. H. Barbour.
9:50 to 10:00 Leota Combs, so
prano. 10:00 to 10:05 Mrs. S. W. Perin.
10:05 to 10:20 The Music Box
Quartette: Helen Williams, Dorothy
Patterson, Bert Ellsworth, Kenneth
Loder.
10:20 to 10:25 Prof. R. J. Pool,
'07.
10:25 to 10:30 Prof. G. O. Vir
tue.
10:30 to 10:40 Elizabeth M.
Tierney, '25, Piano.
10:40 to 10:45 Miss Marguerite
McPhee, '02.
10:45 to 10:50 Dean R. A. Ly
man. 97.
10:50 to 11:05 Dramatic art de
partment, One-act play.
11:05 to 11:10 Dean O. J. Fer
guson, 'U3.
11:10 to 11:15 Miss Laura Pfeif-
fer, '97.
11:15 to 11:30 Brass Quartette:
Don G. Berry, Vernon Forbes, Lu
ther Andrews, '24 and Gilbert be
long.
11:30 to 11:35 Miss Margaret
Fedde '14.
11:35 to 11:40 Dean W. E. Sea
lock. 11:40 to 11:50 Mrs. Hazel B.
Nohavec, '24.
11:50 to 11:55 Regent W. P.
Warner, President of the Board. .
(Continued on Page Two.)
TRACK SQUAD
LEADS FIELD IN
COLLEGE MEET
Cornhusker Excel by Scoring
81 Va to 39 12 Victory In
State Event
JOHNSON EQUALS RECORD
Stephens Broad Jumps 22'734"
Indoor Record; Krause
Wins Both Hurdles
From the moment Captain Bobby
Stephens nosed out Alf of Doane in
the first 60-yard dash preliminary
until Glen Johnson equalled his own
indoor half-mile record to close the
meet, the Cornhusker track squad
excelled all expectations in their de
cisive defeat of the Nebraska College
Conference winners 81 1-2 to 89 1-2
on the stadium indoor track Satur-
The best of the Cornhusker
track squad will participate in the
annual K. C. A. C. indoor meet
at Kansas City, next Saturday.
Coach Schulte has not yet selec
ted the men who will compete
there. Glen Johnson, who equalled
the varsity indoor record in the
meet last night, will attempt to
bring the Shannon Cup for the
600-yard race back to Nebraska
for the third consecutive year.
Jimmy Lewis won the cup in
1925 and 1926. Johnson finished
fecond last year.
day evening. The meet, which opened
the 1927 season for the Huskers, was
the first indoor meet ever staged by
the University of Nebraska.
Fresh from three days of almost
entire rest, Coach Schulte's green
squad turned in fine early season per
formances in practically every event.
Taking first in eight out of eleven
events and tieing for first in an
other, the Scarlet and Cream squad
showed that Nebraska has another
strong track aggregation in the mak
ing. The Huskers failed to win first
only in the high jump and pole vault,
with Stephens and Alf of Doane tie
ing in the finals of the 60-yard dash.
The team was minus the services of
three of least year's nine letter-men,
Wirsig, holder of the Missouri Valley
record in the pole vault; Wyatt,
holder of the varsity 440-yard dash
record and winner of the 440 in the
Missouri Valley meet last spring;
and Page, giant high-jumper, who
was with the basketball squad. Wir
sig has been confined with tonsilitis
for over a week. Wyatt pulled a ten
don early in the season and is just
beginning to get limbered up again.
Starting the meet off right by out
stepping the fast Alf, Doane sprint
ace, in the first heat of the 60-yard
dash, Captain Stephens succeeded in
getting a tie with Alf in the finals.
In both cases he covered the 60 yards
in 6.6 seconds. Stephens capped his
evening's work by winning the broad
jump with a leap of 22 feet 7 3-4
inches, setting a new varsity indoor
record.
Martin Make' Fast Time
Overtaking a twenty-five yard han
dicap, A. O. Martin, national A. A.
U. half-mile champion, spun through
a bGU in 1 minute 24.1 seconds, close
to world's record time considering
the nature of the track. Snethen and
Dexter, starting with a twenty-five
yard lead, led the former Northwest
ern runner for two laps but then he
pulled away to win handily.
Entirely without competition, Glen
Johnson made a strong effort to
break the varsity indoor half-mile
record he set recently in practice. He
led the field by 50 yards to break
the tape in 2 minutes 1.1 seconds,
just equalling the stadium indoor re
cord which he already held. Welch
of Hastings who was expected to
push him had played basketball and
was unable to run. Lemly and Ritch
er, Nebraska sophomores finished
second and third, Ritcher nosing out
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ENGINEER GBAIR1I AH
ELECTED FEBR. 23
N. E. S. WiU Choose Member to Lead
Annual Engineer' Week;
Three Nominated
The annual chairman of Engineer's
Week will be elected at a meeting of
the Nebraska Engineering society,
according to an announcement from
the College of Engineering last week.
Engineer's Week this year is the
thirteenth annual event of its kind to
be held at the University of Nebras
ka, and will be given this year the
first week in May, officers of N. E.
S. said.
As a result of the nominating bal
lot, Ralph Fowler, '28, Alfred But
ler, '27, and Edward Jolley, '27, were
nominated, and from these three the
chairman will be chosen at the elec
tion on February 23.
