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ftp- WOftkO IHima KM AILY- WEATHER Fair today. TXXVH NO. 27 THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1927. PRICE 5 CENTS UILD NEBRASKAN HE 0 UNIVERSITY WILL ERECT NEW B ING REGENTS MAY RESTRICT BOLES FOB STUDENT AUTOS WILL DEPEND UPON SURVEY Officials Decide That Conditions Concerning Use of Automobiles Needs Attention; Nothing Will Be Done Until Complete Examination Is Made PLAN PROBABLY IN EFFECT BY SECOND SEMESTER Belief That Automobiles Are Bad Influence Brought About Action; Diversion Caused By Use Brings Bad Scholarship, Moral and Financial States J Restriction of the use of automobiles by students, to be oflWtive in near future, is planned for the University, the board of regents announced Saturday following their regular meeting. Rules concerning tne use oi automobiles by students at the University of Nebraska are to be laid down after an in vestigation by the board of regents of present conditions and needs Action of the regents concerning student use of automo biles as delivered to the press read as follows : "The regents ordered that the use of automobiles by students at the University of Nebraska be eliminated subject to such rules and regulations as the board of regents may deter mine after special study of the pres ent conditions and needs." Dee Not Abolish Aatos Interviews with Acting Chancellor Burnett and William P. Warner, president of the board of regents, re vealed that the action of the regents was not as sweeping as was indicated in their statement to the press. T action of the regents did not ban stu dent autos. It merely laid down the general policy of the regents thit ach uT should be restricted. The regents plan an investigation of the policies in regard to student aatos as adopted at other institutions after which they intend to formulate a definite program which they be lieve will be applicable to the Ne braska situation. Acting Chancellor Burnett stated that he thought the plan would be in operation at least SOCIETY AHHODHCES CHEiJISTY AWARD Fmluui Stadeat Will B Circa Rccofaitioa for Proftcteacy la First Yoar Chmitry An award for proficiency in fresh men chemistry is announced by Phi Lambda Cpsilon, honorary chemistry society. The provisions were de cided at a meeting of the society held Thursday. The winner will receive a medal in recognition of his record. His name will also be engraved on the permanent Phi Lambda Upsilon freshmen scholarship cup. This cup will remain on display in the chemis try building. The conditions of the award are: 1. The winner must have main tained a high average in freshman chemistry, and have a grade of at least 80 percent in all other subjects except military, physical education, freshman lecture, and orientation. 2. The winner must have com pleted twenty-seven credit hours dur fog his freshman year, including se mesters of freshman chemistry, to taling not less than six hours. 3. The name of the winner will be announced the last week of the school year and the award will be made a a meeting of Phi Lambda Upsilon rfy the following falL The awarding committee will consist of the chairman of the chem tanr department, the dean of student etivities, the councilman of Phi Lambda Upsilon and the president of Phi Lambda Upsilon. ENGINEER'S CLUB TO MEET rYfMor C W. Sjocrea WIH Spoali To Joiat fcWiag of ClaU "What the Agricultural Engineers "old President Coolidge" will be the jfPk discussed by Professor C W. Sjogren of the department of agri cultural engineering at the regular 'ttontily meeting of the Engineer's ob of Lincoln. The meeting will beld jobtly with the Nebraska fion of the American Society of Mechankal Engineers at the Grand Monday evening, October 24, "ftfaning with a dinner at 6:15 clock. The speaker will begin Promptly at 7:45 o'clock. This meeting U being held in ob 5S of maaarebient w.V, Lififf oerved throughout the country bs rnning Monday, which has for Its J7 topic "Management's Part in ",tainin. Prosperity." by the beginning of the second se mester. "There is too much diversion from the real purpose of attending the university," declared Regent Warner in explaining the reasons for the ac tion of the governing board of the university. "The motion expresses the view of the board.- Rules are to be made after an investigation of those in force in universities which have adopted some form of regula tion of student cars. Leo.i uimy Is Prim Parpoae "My idea is that students come (Continued on Pag 2) Lecutt Pictvrea WU1 Feature Mustum Program A moving picture descriptive of the seventeen-year locust, will be the feature of the regular Sunday afternoon educational program in the museum today, at 4 o'clock. The program will be held in the museum auditorium, in the lower floor of Morrill halL The museum reports a good attendance at the weekly programs. 'GET-TOGETHER' IS AHHOOUCED Students said Faculty of School Of Journalism Plan Dinner Thursday Evening PRESENTATION OF AWARD Dinner for all iournalism students, the first school of journalism "get together", is being planned for Thursday evening at 6 o'clock in the dinine room at the Silver Moon, ac cording to announcement from the office of the director of the school of iournalism. Members of the two professional honorary societies of the school will assist in the arrange ments. Munro Keier, 29, Fort Collins, Colorado, will act as toastmaster and student and faculty members of the school will respond. The Sigma Delta Chi scholarship award, given to th senior in the school with tne 'highest average, will be presented to Neola JSaaia, graauaie oi me -of 1927, by Lee Vance, president of the local chapter of Sigma Delta Chi. Prof, and Mrs. G. C. Walker, Prof and Mrs. S. B. Gass, Prof, and Mrs. James Lawrence, Professor and Mrs. Blood, and Professor and Mrs. Mer rill will be guests at the dinner. ; alia. StadoaU lavitod The purpose of the affair is to promote a cooperative spirit between students and to ensble them to be come better acquainted. All students interested in journalism are invitea. Staff members of the Daily Nebraa- kan, Awgwan, Cornhusker and Corn- (Continued on Page 3.) Walter Clarence Gran, Blind Elocutionist and Reader, Will Entertain VJ,tir Clarence Gran, famous blind reader and elocutionist, will be presented at the Temple theater on k. of October 31 in a read- ing of Harold Bell Wright's novel. "The Shepherd of tne tuus. r. ! hi siirht in an accident when be was seventeen .fears eld, but eontinatd his education and studied and dramatic art In many 'leading 'schools and colleges of drau atic art and public speaicing. n u brought to Unrein by the university dramatics dtpartasent :.-.s I. i.i i t- l - a v.: , .... .- . I a .. t . i ,vl. .... . .... t if 1 1 V""l '. Above is an architect's drawing of the new building to be erected on HalL It will be named "Andrews Hall" in memory of E. Benjamin Andrews, 1900 to 1908. The building, very similar on the exterior to Morrill Hall, and the English department. Moritz Will Attend Meeting in Ithaca, N. Y. R D. Miritts, director of the Teachers' Placement bureau in the Teachers' college, will attend the meeting of the National association of summer school directors at Corn ell University, Ithaca, N. Y., the first week in November. SALES REPORT EXCEEDS HOPES Unofficial Check of Cornb.ua- ker's Annual Sales Campaign Shows Record Number CAMPAIGN ENDED FRIDAY The Cornhusker campaign sales are exceeding the highest expecta tions of the management of the 1923 yearbook according to a report from the business office late last evening. Although some of the organizations have not yet checked in their sales results the results so far point to a record-breaking campaign. The largest day's sales in the his tory of the book for the past severaal years was turned in to the business office Friday evening at the close of the drive. Only a limited supply of extra books are to printed this year and students who have not as yet purchased their books are urged to do so at once. "We have pledged ourselves to make the 1C28 Cornhusker preem inent and with the whole hearted sup port thus far given us by the students we will find it much easier to fulfill the promise," declared Dwight Wal lace, editor. The results of the contest will be (Continued on Page 2) STOCK JUDGING TO BE DONE 8Y GIRLS Team From Homo Economics Do partmoat Will Make Trip To Kaatu City Shaw Nebraska will be represented at the American Royal livestock show to be held at Kansas City, November 12 by a meat judging team. The team will be selected from the meat judg ing clas of the home economics de partment of the university. Mips Peters is the instructor of this class, three members of which will make up the team. This will be the first contest on record for meat judg 'ng teams composed of home econom ic girls. The contest consist of two com petitions. First, the contestants are required to Identify twenty-live re tail cuts and the by-products, such as livpr and tonerue. In the second part ttie girls will jude five classes of cuts. There are four identical cuts in each class and they much be grad ed as to quality. Professor Loeffel will coach the team. Cornhusker Office Staff Is Appointed An office staff for the Cornhusker U wseen srpsin! by Pwight Wal lace, editor. The members are Helen Welty. Margaret Furry, Grace Bald win and Nancy Mitchell. Proposed Andrews i iimm U - 7 - - STUDENTS' FEES HOST BE RAISED REGENTS STATE First Steps Toward Gaining Additional Funds Taken By Board at Meeting EXPENSES ARE TOO GREAT Failure of State Legislature To Grant Aid Makes Other Steps Necessary First steps toward increasing stu dent fees in the university were msde Saturday morning by the board of regents. A committee was appointed to investigate the question of stu dent fees with the intention of in creasing them to help the university meet its pressing need for additional finances. When questioned as to the purpose of the action of the board of regents. Acting Chancellor Bumf ett said, "The university is going bankrupt (Continued on Page 3.) Life Series In Morrill Hall Near Complete Important additions to the life se ries in the university, Morrill hall, are being made this week, and this series, one of the most interesting in the museum, will be completed with in a short time. The new additions which will com plete the display consist of large plaster-paris casts representing all the stages of life known to science, together with explanations of each group. The series starts with the smoeba, most elemental form of life, mr A .ftTitinn in TYWlfl VCI etrApT D11. I ..'1 .1 nAv.nMta. OVA VttjtlI W hpTl U 4JC TCI fWI ' . . the series is completed it will be on display in the center cases of the lower floor, Morrill halL (Continued on Page 3.) VJHE A LITTLE MAUCR , HI I fLAYtO t CRtriTACtt TZ? YfA with a Alfv now hAok rOsc carvwrvr LJC- m wMwa. viEAwen of thc roou aonrrre CARS Hall 3- Hi! lRJL J J ,r. Mimtj i is' 1 1 the drill field just south of Morrill Chancellor of the University from will house the College of Dentistry Cmmmitte Appointed Tm Look For Chancellor Appointment of the board of regents as a committee to look for. a chancellor of the university at the meeting of the National assoc iation of State Universities and the Association of land grant colleges in Chicago, November 14 to 17 was announced following the meeting of the board Satur day. Presidents of all state schools in the country are generally pres ent at the annual meeting of this organization, Acting Chancellor Burnett said Saturday afternoon. He said that it would give the board of regents a fine opportun ity to look over possible material for the chancellorship and to get into touch with possibilities for the position. 'CADET CRAWL' PLANS STARTED Scabbard and Blade to Sponsor Dance to Replace Old Military Carnival MOST INFORMAL EVENT The Cadet Crawl, October 29, will take the place of the annual military carnival staged by Scabbard and Blade in previous years. The party is to be a very informal military ball. The change was made in the type of parties to leave the old carnival spirit and to stage an altogether different dance. The general chairman, Cadet Col onel Henry Jorgenson, explained yesterday that the plans are being shaped up now to make this the most informal dance of the year. The de tails of the entertainment features have not been announced yet, al though the colonel intimated that this part of the program would be all that is desired. Tracy Browa'a Orchestra Tracy Brown's Original Oklahom (Continned on Page 3) 4 .. - ,l,-j-wmt3hiil H REGENTS AUTHORIZE PLANS FOR NEW 'ANDREWS HALL' Architects' Drafts Approved by Board and Orders Given to Advertise for Bids for Proposed Building; Edifice Will Stand South of Morrill Hall COST OF NEW STRUCTURE IS ESTIMATED AT $300,000 College of Dentistry and English Department Will Be Housed In 'Andrews Hall'; Campus Plan Will Be Carried Out By Placing Building on Drill Field Erection of a new $300,000 building, south of Morrill Hall and facing south, to house the dentistry, English, and other departments, to be known as "Andrews Hall", was authorized Saturday by the Board of Regents. General plans for the building were approved by the Board of Regents. The architects were authorized to advertise for bids for the proposed building. The building will be of the same general appearance as Morrill Hall, newest addition to the campus. Morrill Hall cost $300,000 and the new building is expected to cost approximately the same. - ' It will be erected south of Morrill LARGE CROWD AT STOCK SHOW Baby International Show, Held on Agricultural Campus GOTH WINS SHOW CUP A large crowd attended the Baby International, live stock show, held on the Agricultural college campus last night. This is the ninth annual show which is sponsored by the Block and Bridle club, composed of men majoring in animal husbandry. In the shorthorn calf class Clyde Batie was first; Bernard Earnes, sec ond; and Merle Osborn third. Guy McReynolds was first in the hog class; Raymond Spencer, second and Verdon Petersen, third. In the Hamp shire sheep class George LeDcyt was first; Clifford Webster, second, and William Gross third. A. Danielson was fisrt in the Bel gian fitly class, Frank Sampson was second, and J. Munn third. Angu' calves: Otto Dillon, first; E. Clark, second; Henry Peterson, third. Southdown ewes: E. Danielson, first; Howard Means, second; Herman An derson, third. Hereford calves: Ray Magnuson, first; Otto Dillon, second; Rolland Swanson, third: Percheron mares: Roy Benedict, first; Clarence Bartlett, second; James Metzgar, third. Goth Wis Sbowmaa's Cap The winners of each class of an imals entered the ring after all classes had been judged to decide the grand championship. Austin Goth of Red Cloud won the grand champion ship showman's cup, showing an An gus calf. All of the animals are owned by the college. The animals are lot judged on the quality of the animal but by the way the showman handles his animal in the show ring and the way he has fitted his animaL Librarian Will Give Readings To Book Lovers Mr. Gilbert Doane, university li brarian, mill continue the readings for lovers of books this afternoon at the University club on 1124 N street. All men students are invited. The readings will begin promptly at 6 and end at 6 o'clock. The series will commence with selections from Rupert Brooks, the best known of the war poets; Dor othy M. Richardson, a highly original British writer who has allowed but little of her verse to appear in print; Vachel Lindsay, the Illinois minstrel of democracy; Edna St. Vincent Mil lay, celebrated lyrist of New Eng land, and other contemporary poets. A fortnightly series will open for the women at Westminster house, 335 North 14th street, next Sunday at five. At this time Professor C. H. Oldfather will read from Gilbert Murray's translation of "The Trojan Woman," a great Greek tragedy by Euripedes, which tells us that these "contemporary ancients" also wrote convincingly and eloquently against the horrors of war. North Platte Alumnus ViiiU Campus Frid?y Mr. R. A. Ogicr who graduated in mechanical engineering in 1922, was a c&mpM visitor FrlfVy. Mr Oer is in the gas and o3 business at North Platte. hall on the present drill field. Fac ing south, it will front, in accordance with the new campus plans, a mall extending from 12th to 14th streets which will have Social Sciences and the Teachers' college fronting the mall on the southern boundary. This mall will be parallel to the Memorial mall which will extend east from the stadium with Bessey hall and Morrill hall on the southern boundary and the coliseum on the northern bonnd ary. Named For Chaacellar' Selection of "Andrews hall" as the name of the new building was made by the board of regents in honor of former Chancellor E. Benjamin An drews. He served as chancellor of the university from 1900 to 1908 when the present Chancellor-Emeritus Samuel Avery became chancel- lut'. The new building will make it pos sible to have the college of dentistry on the main university campus. At present it is located on the second and third floors of the old Oliver building at the corner of 13th and P streets. According to present plans the building will also be used to ac commodate the English department. The statement issued by the board of regents following their meeting indi cated that the building would prob ably be used to house other depart ments. These were not named. BaiUinr FbI Will Be UmJ The building will be erected out of funds from the university building fund, not out of the maintenance fund of the university. All members of the board of re gents were present at the meeting Saturday except Regent Stanley D. Long of Cowles. He was unable to be present due to his wife's illness. SOUSA WILL HEIR BAUD DAY PROGRAU Twelre Hif h School and Towm Baada Will B Entertained By Uaivcrsitr Nov. 1 Tuesday, November 1, will be band day in Lincoln. At least twelve hieh school and town bands from different parts of Nebraska wiil come to Lincoln on that day a the euests of the Cniver- s;ty of Nebraska, and as a crowning et traction of the day. John Philip Sousa, the 72-year old "march king", will bring his famous band to the university coliseum for two concerts. The bands who have written to the university stating that they will come :o Lincoln for band day, are from Syracuse, Geneva, Tecumseh, Craig, Greenwood, Havelock. Seward, (two bands), TJtica (two bands), Beaver Crossing, and Milford. The young musicians will narAm down town during the morning and afternoon, and at both concerts riv en by Sousa wil Ibe formed into one huge organization and directed by bousa himself. CHEMISTRY TALK G1?EH Dr. BlUh Spaak to Reg-aUr Maatiag Of Phi Lambda Upuloa om 'Cereal Chami.trr' "Cereal Chemistry" was th nk. ject of Dr. Blish's lecture given at the regular meeting of Phi Lambda Upsilon, honorary chemistry society. inursoay evening. Dr. Bliah pointed out the difficulties cf the cereal chemist, due to lack of refined and standardized methods. This first of a series of arranged by I hi Lambda Upsilon, the rect to next talk will be given by Professor Eukcy, on the topic Terf uric i."