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SENIOR LEADER
10 BE ELECTED
HEXTTOESDAY
New Election for the Choosing
of Senior President
Will Be Thi Week
FORMULATE NEW RULES
rffnrt Will be Made to Elimin
1 ,?e AH Possible Unfair
Practices
The election of the senior class
orriJent for the second semester
Li be made Tuesday at the special
called election in the Temple lobby
from twelve o'clock until five, ac
cording to announcements made by
the Student Council. New election
rules have been formulated and will
be corried out in every detail; these
ith the standing rules will be most
rigidly enforced. Every effort will
be made by the Council officials to
do aay with any possibility of op
portunity for unfairness.
Only members of the especially ap
pointed election committee who are
to function in this election will be
allowed to act on the election official
board. The ballot box will be placed
behind the counter and the ballots
will be put in the box by election of
ficials. Each ballot nandea out win
be signed by the Council member who
has given it to the voter. This is
being done in order to keep a definite
check on the number of ballots hand
ed out. No ballot cast without the
signature of the Council official will
be counted.
Voters must give their name, col
lege, and college year, and this in
formation, as has been the custom in
the past, must correspond with the
registrar's report. In the case of
this election, of course, only seniors
. will be voting.
The ballots will have a special
stamp cut on them that it will be im
possible to readily duplicate. This
x is being done in order to do away
with any possibility of outside ballots
being printed, as the Council mem
bers fear may have been the case in
previous elections.
"It is indeed regretful that meas-
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Scandinavian Club Will
Hold Biennial Banquet
Fifteen members of the Nebraska
state legislature will be guests of
honor at the Scandinavian Club Bi
ennial Banquet, to be held at the
Grand Hotel, Monday evening, at
6:30 o'clock. Mr. F. A. Peterson, Lin
coln attorney, will be the toastmaster.
The program for the evening will
consist of Scandinavian singing as
well as toasts by various members of
the legislature. All Scandinavians of
Lincoln and vicinity are urged to be,
present.
NEBRASKA WINS
BOTH WEEK-END
BASKET TILTS
Two Oklahoma Quintets Suffer
Set Backs at the Hands
of the Cornhuskers
PEERY HIGH POINT MAN
NEBRASKANS GO
DOWN IN DEFEAT
University of Iowa Wrestlers
Smother Cornhusker
Grapplers
Iowa City, la., Feb. 19. (Special to
The Daily Nebraskan) The Univer
sity of Iowa WTestling team defeated
the Nebraska grapplers here this af
ternoon in a dual match 17 to 6.
The ! Nebraska grappletrs won two
matches by decision, losing the re
mainder to the Hawkeyes by one
fall and i five decisions.
Kish, Nebraska 115-pounder, won
his match by decision from Preffer,
and Captain Brannigan went an ex
tra period in his match for the fea
ture of the afternoon, winning over
James in the 145-pound division. The
two wrestlers were even in the first
ten minutes and the match went into
the first evtra period when Branni
gan won by a close time advantage
over the Iowan.
GEOGRAPHY TEXT
WELL RECEIVED
Profeuor Lackey I Co-Author of
Text That Is Attracting
Wide Attention
"Elementary Geography," a new
textbook for elementary schools, of
which Prof. E. E. Lackey of the de
partment of ecology and geography
of the University of Nebraska is co
author, has attracted w'de attention
throughout the country. The book hat
just been issued by Band McNally &
Co.
Professor Lackey's work on the
book was done in collaboration with
E. E. Dodge, formerly professor of
geography in Columbia University,
Ken- York City. The text is well J-lustTatc-d
with half-tone reproduc
tions and colored maps. A special
feature of the b ok which is expected
to make it popular in grade schools
is the addition of a secthn of "things
to lo" as well as "things to learn"
in every lesson.
Before coming to the University
of Xebraska, Professor Lackey was
professor of geography in the state
teachers college at Wayne. He has
Uo written "Studies in the Princi
ples of Geography," and, fn coopera
tion with Dean H. H. Holm of the
Wayne school, devised "A Scale for
featuring the Ability of Children in
Geography."
In the 125-pound class, Karrer lost
to Weir by a time decision. Luff,
135-pound Nebraska representative,
Tost by a time decision to Montgom
ery. Captain Beers of the Hawkeyes
won the only fall for the Iowa team
when he took a fall over Toman the
159-pound Nebraska wrestler. Lundy
lost his match by a small time deci
sion to Voltner, and the last match
was lost to the Iowa grapplers when
Yegge got the time decision on Davis
the Husker heavyweight.
Page, Smaha, and Othmer Star
for Scarlet and Cream;
Both Games Count
By Jack Elliott
The Nebraska Scarlet and Cream
cage team proved disastrous for two
quintets from Oklahoma, taking the
game Friday night from the Sooners
36 to 26, and the Saturday night
game with the Oklahoma Aggies 35
to 27. Both games will be counted
in the official Missouri Valley stand
ing. The Oklahoma Aggies, victors over
the Cornhuskers when in Stillwater,
were turned back last night in the
Coliseum to the tune of 35 to 27.
Ted Page, Captain Clark Smaha, and
Kenneth Othmer upheld the scoring
end of the Husker five, while An
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DEBATERS MEET
KANSAS AGGIES
Question of Farm Relief to
Discussed. Here This
Saturday
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PHI SIGS TAKE
CHAMPIONSHIP
IN GREEK MEET
Sigma Phi Epsilon Defeated
By Last Year's Champs
in Final Round
ACACIA
ALSO
WINS
Former Professor
Has Many Students
AtU.of Wisconsin
Dr. H. B. Alexander, chairman of
the department of philosophy, who
is on leave of absence from the Uni
versity, is well established in his
work at the University of Wisconsin
where he will teach the second sem
ester, according to word received by
members of the department. There
are 157 students in his sophomore
class in philosophy, he writes; thirty
in the senior course, and ten in the!
graduate seminar.
Next Wednesday afternoon Dr.
Alexander will deliver the annual
patriotic address before the art and
literature division of the Chicago
Women's club. His subject will be,
"Art and the Spirit of America."
That evening, Dr. Alexander, who is
being accorded wide recognition as
an authority in all matters pertaining
to art, will discuss "Music and the
Forms of Intelligence," at a dinner
of the Chicago branch of the Society
of American Musicians.
Prof. P. H. Grummann
To Give Art Lecture
At four o'clock this afternbon,
Prof. P. H. Grummann, director of
the school of fine arts, will give a
lecture in the Morrill Hall art gal
lery on the paintings which are now
being displayed in the Nebraska Art
association's annusl exhibition.
University of Nebraska debaters
will clash with a team from Itansas
State Agricultural college on the
question of farm relief here Saturday
afternoon this week.
With the McNary-Haugen farm re-
life bill, which they are debatiny, al
ready past both the Senate and the
House, the topic holds greater cur
rent interest than any question ar
gued in recent years by Nebraska de
baters. The question to be debated is
"Resolved: That the essentials of the
McNary-Haugen farm relief biys
should be enacted into Federal law."
Nebraska will have the affirmative
in the debate which will be a no
decision affair as has been the custom
in intercollegiate debating in recent
years. The Kansas JState negative
team will stop off here on their re
turn from a debate with the Univer
sity of South Dakota at Vermillion,
at which Professor H. Adelbert
White,- Nebraska debate coach, will
act as a single expert judge. The Ne-
brasva negative team will not get
into action until March 18 when they
will meet Grinnell college.
Many New Men
Speaking for Nebraska will be
David Fellman, '29, Omaha; Lloyd L.
Speer, '30, Superior; and Evert M.
Hunt, '28, , Lincoln. The affirmative
alternate is John P. Jensen, '28,
Blair. Although Hunt is the only
speaker who has represented NebraS'
ka in forensics before, the team is
rapidly rounding into shape under
the intensive training going on in
the "Think-Shop", University debate
seminar.
Evert M. Hunt spoke for Nebraska
in the debate on parliamentary gov
ernment with South Dakota this year.
David Fellman is a former Omaha
Central debater, with several seasons
of successful high school debating be
hind him. Lloyd L. Speer is the only
freshman to make either of the de
bate teams this year. He represented
the strong Superior high (school team
in the state debate conference while
in high schooL
John "Jug" Brown, captain-elect
of the 1927 Cornhusker football team,
who received a broken nose in the
Oklahoma Aggie-Nebraska basketball
game last night. "Jug" has been go
ing great all season as the running
mate of Captain Clark Smaha and
this injury will probably keep the
Nebraska forward out of the game
for some time.
Pi Kappa Alpha Nosed Out
By One Point Margin
By Acacia
Saturdays Results
Phi Sigma Kappa 26, Sigma Phi
Epsilon 21.
Acacia 15, Pi Kappa Alpha 14.
Kappa Sigma 16, Phi Gamma
Delta 4.
Grace and Lewandowski, playing
under the colors of Phi Sigma Kappa,
proved superior to an aggregation
representing Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sat
urday morning, and walked off with
the Class A championship of the in
terfraternity basketball tournament.
The Phi Sigs started a successful sea
son by taking the lead in League 6
and upon entering the final round
they continued their victorious
march, finishing with a perfect per
centage. In the deciding game, held Satur
day morning, the champs defeated
the Sig Eps 26 to 21. hTe first half
proved a thriller with the Phi Sigs
taking the lead from the beginning
but they were pushed throughout by
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Program Divided For
Fine Arts Convocation
Tl e regular Fine Arts convocation
pro, im will be given Tuesday, Feb
ruary 22, at 11 o'clock in the Tem
ple Theater. The program is divided
into two parts as follows:
I. The Don Berry Brass Quartet.
Don Gordon Berry 1st Trumpet
Vernon Forbes 2nd Trumpet
Luther G. Andrews, French
Horn
Gilbert De Long, Trombone.
II. Carol Wirts, Harpist.
MILITARY DRILL
ISSUE DISCUSSED!:
Bill To Abolish Compulsory
Military Drill Given Grilling
By Interested Parties
JOHNSON WINS
AT KANSAS CITY
Victory Brings Shannon Cup
Here Permanently; Mile Re
lay Team Takes First
Kansas City, (Special to The Daily
Nebraskan.)
Glen Johnson's victory in the 600
yard Shannon cup race, first in the
mile relay, Krause's first in the 50
yard high hurdles, and Hurd's second
place in the shot put were the out
standing achievements of Nebraska's
track men in the Kansas City Ath
letic Club's Indoor Meet Saturday
evening.
Johnson steped the 600 in 1:15
to bring the Shannon cup to Nebras
ka permanently as a result of three
successive victories. The mile relay
team composed of Campbell, Tappan
Johnson, and Davenport were first
in 3:33.6.
Hurd with a put of 44.3 for a new
varsity indoor record was second to
Kuck of K. C. A. C. in the shot put
Krause won the 50-yard high hurdles
in 6.7 seconds after taking second in
the preliminaries in the lows, only
first place men qualifying. Stephens
was second in the 50-yard dash pre
liminaries.
Weekly Radio Talks To Be Given In
Interest of High School Students
To give some practical aid to high
chool students throuehout the state
ho are having difficulty in choosing
weir vocations, the committee on edu
cation of the junior division of the
Lincoln chamber of commerce, co
operating with prominent citizens
nd the University of Nebraska, has
Tanged a series of concise weekly
radio talks on various professions and
"inches of industry.
Promptly at 1:05 each Monday
fternoon, beginning February 21.
hew ten-minute talks will be broad-
from the University studio
through KFAB (340.7). Governor
Adam McMuUen will open the series
Monday afternoon. He will explain
" Purpose of the talks and give hir
wmal endorsement.
w "owing Governor McMuUen, in
wkly succession, other prominent
nd women will describe the op
portunities and advantages of their
J'tular fields of activity. Each
te'J of the qualities necessary for
jc in the field, the numbers en
?d in the vocation, the Importance
t! work In civic life, and the
money or other rewards that follow
conscientious effort.
Following is the program for the
first six weeks:
February 21 Governor Adam
McMuUen.
February 28 Senator Charles J.
Warner of Waverly, "Agriculture."
March 7. Earl Cline, regent of
the University, "Law."
March 14 Charles W. Taylor,
state superintendent of public in
struction, "Education."
March 21 Rev. Paul C. Johnston,
minister, Westminster Presbyterian
church, Lincoln, "The Ministry."
March 28 Adrian Newens, presi
dent and director, University School
of Music, Lincoln, "Music as a Voca
tion and as an Avocation.
The nrofiram will probably be
shifted to a semi-wekly basis a little
later so that representatives of more
vocations can he included in the ser
ies.
Yearbook Office Asks
For Personal Copy For
Student Life Section
Wanted plenty of good, live, stu
dent life copy! That is the latest plea
from the 1927 Cornhusker office. A
large quantity of material, including
pictures, cartoons, and text matter
has already been worked up, but
student life editors are looking for
more of the inside dope which only
"individuals who know" can furnish
them.
"All student life copy must be in
by March 15," said W. F. Jones, Jr.,
editor of the yearbook, who must be
personally responsible for every bit
of matter that goes into the section.
At that time all of it must be cen
sored and passed by the Student .Pub
lication Board. A rigid ruling de
mands this of the student life depart
ment We want all the inside dope
we can get as soon as possible."
About twenty-five pages, more
than in the 1926 book, will be given
to the section, which will feature
"digs" and truths on Nebraska stu
dents. Some original cartoons ana
many snapshots and pictures will
make it more interesting than ever
before. As every division of the book
will be improved this year, it is the
idea to make a better Student Life
section than ever. Hence, the plea
n 1. I - Jni.tirnal Pinertl
jmzz r ,nd utter stndent
inf,aA n Puff TWO.I IL.1I8 maiciuu.
wvu a
Y.H.C.A. WORKERS
REPORT ON MEETING
Christianity and Youth of Today
I General Theme of Annual
State Convention
"Christianity and the Youth of To
day," was the general theme of the
annual state meeting of the Y. M.
C. A., held at Grand Island, on
Thursday and Friday of this week.
C. D. Hays, Secretary of the Uni
versity Y. M. C. A., delegates from
the University Y. M. C. A. and rep
resentatives from the Young Men'i
Department of the Lincoln City Y.
M. C. A. bring back reports that a
successful annual convention was
held in the third city.
The opening session of the meeting
was a six o'clock dinner on Thurs
day, and the meeting continued
Thursday evening and Friday. John
Allison and Joe M. Hunt were the
regular delegates from the Univer
sity Y. M. C. A., and George Hooper.
Walter Borg, C. M. Bates, and Rob
ert E. Ziegler, attended the meet
ings as representatives of the city
association.
Special emphasis was placed on the
young men's department of Y. M. C.
A. throughout the sessions. A. E.
Nicholls, of New York, was the fea
ture speaker of the initial banquet
on Thursday evening. Dr. James A.
Naismith, the inventor of the game
of basket ball, cf the Y. M. C. A. col
lege at Springf eld, Mass., spoke on
the invention of the game as a part
of association work in meeting the
physical needs of young men and
boys. He said that the invention of
the game wss the result of trying to
find some game that would serve dur
ing the long winter lapse between
football in the fall and baseball in
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FEBRUARY BLUE
PRINT PUBLISHED
Haney Contributes Feature Article
To Engineering; College
Monthly Publication
The February number of "The
Nebraska Blue Print" was published
last Friday. Additional copies will be
circulated during this week, accord
ing to Emerson M. Mead, editor. The
feature article is a discussion by
Prof. J. W. Haney upon the "Con
version of Heat Energy Into Mech
anical Enerey." This deals with
steam-carbon dioxide and mercury-
steam binary power plants.
Verne LeRoy Havens is the engin
eer given place in the Blue Print's
column "Hall of Fame", in this issue
Edward Jolley is congratulated on
being elected chairman of Nebraska's
Thirteenth Annual Engineer's Week.
The magazine is introducing a new
department entitled the "Engineers'
Library". This department contains
a list of selected articles to be found
in current engineering magazines,
the names of new technical books of
special merit and where they may be
procured, government and commer
cial bulletins, and other publications.
The selections are made with the as
sistance of members of the engineer
ing faculty and the engineering librarian.
In addition, there are write-ups on
Japanese hydro-electric development.
steel bridge foundations, and engin- iences. A dozen or more persons
DEBATE LASTS 3 HOURS
House Roll 500, which would abol
ish compulsory military training at
the University of Nebraska, received
a thorough grilling Friday night be
fore the education committee of the
house representatives when the sup
porters of compulsory drill and those
who would see it wiped from the cur
riculum of the university, debated
for three hours before the commit
teemen and an audience that taxed
the capacity of the improvised house
chamber.
At the end of three hours
of discussion, Chairman Troy L.
Davis called a halt to the committee
discussion on this bill. Representa
tive Frank Wells, of Jefferson coun
ty, who introduced the bill in the
House, introduced the Rev. Ervine
Inglis; T. F. A. Williams, Lincoln
attorney; Mrs. Clara B. Clayton;
Homer Kyle; and J. F. Moredrk.
These supporters of the bill were
given three quarters of an hour to
present their arguments.
The Reverend Mr. Inglis declared
that the objection to military train
ing in the university was not the
drill feature of the course but that
students were compelled to submit
to the teaching "that war is neces
sary and unavoidable and cannot be
prevented." He said that enough
signers had been obtained that a
referendum vote could be taken.
Mrs. Clayton, who spoke for the
women signers of the petition, at
tacked military training from the
peace standpoint, and Honer Kyle
delved into the legal aspects of the
case.
Frazier Head Opponents
The leading opponents of the bill
were C. C. Fraizer, state commander
of the American Legion; Frank D.
Eager, of Lincoln; Municipal court
judge, E. B. Chappell; and Mrs. C. E.
McGlasson of Lincoln.
State Commander Fraizer spoke of
the need of a national defense sys
tem, and Mr. Eager followed up by
declaring that the bill was not de-j
signed to give students a chance to
choose their own courses but directed
to the National Defense Act.
Judge Chappell said that the drill
did not interfere with students who
were working their way through uni
versity and told of his own exper-
WRITERS GUILD
HEAR STUDENTS
Representatives of University
Publications Are Main
Speakers of Meeting
JONES IS FIRST SPEAKER
At the meeting of the Nebraska
Writers' Guild, at the Lincoln hotel
Saturday afternoon, representatives
of the staffs of university publica
tions had a large part in the program.
W. F. Jones, Jr., McCook, editor
of the 1927 Cornhusker, the first
speaker of the afternoon spoke on
Editing a University Year Book."
"The financing of the book is one of
its big problems," he declared. "It
involves $25,000 each year. Most of
the revenue comes from the $4.50
subscriptions. The organizations,
military and athletic departments,
pay for their sections, and the ad
vertising firms pay for the rest.
In the summer the theme is
planned, in the fall the staff is select
ed and the subscription campaign is
held. The biggest work comes in
January in collecting all the copy
and arranging about the pictures,"
Mr. Jones pointed out.
Cejnar Gives Ideas
William Cejnar, Omaha, editor of
The Daily Nebraskan, told of "The
Troubles of a University Editor".
"The paper presents the daily life of
the students," he sajd, "but the ap
peal is entirely local.
"The college editor can't get away
from his public for he has to at
tend classes," he declared. "The
best way is to come out fearlessly in
what you have to say."
John Boyer, Pawnee City, editor
of the Awgwan, discussed "Editing
a Humorous Magazine." "The policy
of originality has been adopted" he
suggests, "and it has some of the
foremost writers of the university.
This publication has the added
troubles of cartoons. One of the
troubles is to kep clear "of the
matter that the censors won't like
and yet get the public wants."
Discusses Prairie Schooner
V. Royce West, Elmwood. business
manager of the Prairie Schooner,
spoke on "Problems and Prospects
of a Literary Magazine in Nebraska."
The magazine is not a commercial
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eering education. The Dean's page
contains a discussion upon the topic,
'When Electricity Comes to Rural
Communities."
Announcement of Silver
Serpents Elections Made
Silver Serpent, junior women's
honorary society, announce the
election of Dorothy Lcland, Lin
:oln; Caroline Hoopman, Norfolk;
ind Irene McDonald, Harvard.
Initiation will be held in Ellen
Smith Hall Thursday, March 3.
Miss Leland will be the repres
entative from Kappa Alpha Theta,
Miss McDonald from Alpha Up
iilon, and Miss Hoopman from
iunior women at large.
Silver Serpent now has twenty
eight active members; representa
ives from every Greek letter
vomen's society and eight chosen
Tom junior, women at large.
took part in the arguments before
Chairman Davis stopped the hearing.
'rogram Will Feature
Readings by Dodd
A special program of readings will
be presented this afternoon from
:30 to 6 o'clock at the University
Club. The feature of the afternoon
will be the reading of selections from
The Further Side of Silence" by
Prof. E. M. Dodd of the College of
Law.
In addition, H. I. Kirkpatrick of
the Univ t ty School of Music, will
present Mrs. Altinas Tullia iu a so
prano solo from his romantic can
tata, "The Fire Worshippers," and
Mr. Herbert Gray with Mrs. Tullis in
duet from "La Menuette," an opera
written by Mr. Kirkpatrick to Pro
fessor Alexander's libretto.
The Fprther Side of Silence" was
written by Sir Hugh Clifford, a Brit
ish officer, who is at present Gover
nor of Ceylon. These selections tell
of Malayan adventures that depict
the life of the jungle.
PLAYERS WORK ON NEW PLAY
'The Easy Mark" Next Production
Of University Players
Rehearsals have begun for the Uni
versity Players' next production,
"The Easy Mark," which will be
given March 3, 4, and 5. Jack Larrie
is the author of the play, which is a
comedy of middle-western life. Har
old Felton, instructor ia the depart
ment of dramatic art, will play the
title role.
DEADLINE SET
FOR PICTURES
Fraternity and Sorority Members
Must Return Studio Prints
By Wednesday
Fraternity and sorority members
who have not returned their studio
prints to Townsend's or Hauck's must
do so within the next four days. If
proofs are not returned by Wednes
day night with the selection of each
student, the studios will make the se
lection and that picture will go on
the organization panel. This ultima
tum is necessary because the panels
must be sent to the engravers by the
first of the week.
All other copy on the fraternity
and sorority sections is in and the
only thing holding up the printers is
the panels which must be engraved
as soon as possible. The organization
layout will be different this year, fea
turing the picture of the house and
a cut of the pin on the pages.
The editorial staff is calling for
copy from other organizations on the
campus who have reserved sections.
Printing has begun and the goal of
the staff is to have everything in by
the 15th of March, which includes all
copy and all pictures to the engraver.
That is necessary for more time will
be given the binders for binding the
book this year.
First Term Summer School Courses
Announced By Extension Department
Classes for the first term of sum
mer school at the University of Ne
braska will begin June 6 and extend
to July 15, according to the prelim
inary announcement issued by the
extension department. The second
term will follow immediately and
continue until August 26. This will
leave a period of approximately
three weeks between the termination
of the summer sessions and the open
ing of the regular term in the fall.
Summer courses will be offered in
the following colleges; Graduate,
Arts and Science, Agriculture, En
gineering, Law, Teachers, Pharmacy,
Business Administration, Dentistry,
and in the School of Fine Arts and
the School of Journalism. The Sum
mer Sessions offer excellent oppor
tunities to all classes of students, un
dergraduates, and graduates, to con
tinue their studies along academic
lines during vacation periods with t
minimum loss of time from their reg
ular occupations. The sessions will be
of particular value to the teachers
hems' desizned to Demit them to
meet the new certification require-1
ments and at the same time aid in
earning additional credit hours as
will lead to a college degree. Present
students may shorten the time, re
quired to get their degree by attend
ing the summer session.
In the field of supervision and
school administration unusual oppor
tunities are given to make contact
with some of the most outstanding
educators in America. Among those
who will offer special courses at the
summer session are:
Dr. William II. Kirkpatrick, Teach
ers College, Columbia University, will
give a series of general lectures and
ha,. 'harge of the course in the
T t 1 1 1 -' i - I.
rnuosopny oi r.auccuon im ouuu
day for two weeks during the second
summer term. Dr. Kilpatrick is at the
present time on a trip around the
world, visiting and lecturing in var
ious educational institutions. His ex
periences on this trip will be made
the basis for some of his lectures.
Dr. Arthur F. Harman, Superinten
dent of Montgomery County, Ala
bama, is the leading educational ex-
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