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tm Ace or ik-tbicitY DIDN RASKAN WEATHER For Lincoln and Vicinity: Prob ably rain turning to anow today; much colder. STOP THB CANOt.fi EAT BOTH CMOS - - - Thf Neb nTNO. 51. " THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1927. ' "PRICE 5 CENT3 v u' - - 1 I I TOURNEY PLAY SETTLES DUWfl TO HARD PACE A.mial Inter-Fraternity Games Ann Get into Full Swing On Second Day DECISIVE WINS FEATURE Team Rn UP arge ?core A Minor Opponents Drop from Race Decisive wins for Theta Chi, Phi Amha Sijrma Phi featured the second day afternoon play in the .nnual inter-fraternity basketball tournament Tuesday. Leading by a 12-4 score at half time, Theta Chi continued to pile up a winning mar gin over Acacia in their first game, winning handily 19-8. Bignell starred for the Theta Chi's, scoring 9 of his team's total while Kresinger was the important cog in the Acacia ma- o..ci,ooa ive for the basket brought the Phi Kappa's victory. He rang up a total of 12 points while his team mates contributed their share in trouncing Pi Kappa Phi 34 13. The floor work of Janulewicz and Hecock also featured the Phi Kappa's play while Sloan did the best work for Pi Kappa Phi. Alpha Sig Win. The Alpha Sigs had little trouble with the Lambda Chi's, scoring a 29-11 victory. Konkel, dimunitive Alpha Sig forward, led the scoring of both teams with 10 points. Hol beisen and Norling. also featured while Sharpe, lanky Lambda Chi cen ter, played the best for his team. Delta Tau Delta won by forfeit in the other afternoon game when Alpha Chi Sigma failed to put in their appearance. Phi Kappa Psi easily won the first game of the evening from Zeta Beta Tau by 39 to 11. The powerful scoring combination of Tagg and Wells proved too much for Zeta Beta Tau and in a short time after the first whistle they were well in the rear. The Phi Psi's sent in their second team for the last few minutes of the first half. Score Fifty Points. Kappa Sigma, last year's second place winners, won the outstanding contest of the evening from Delta Theat Phi by 50 to 13. The game was far more interesting than the score would indicate and due credit should be given to Hull of the Delta Theta Chi team. Hull made several field goals from near the center of the floor but lacked support. Mo nday at center and Roper at forward starred for the fast Kappa Sigma team. Beta Theta Pi buried the Kappa (Continued on Page 4) GROUP ELECTS AYLSWORTH Professor Will Collect Data Modern City Governments On Prof. L. E. Aylsworth of the de partment of political science is the newly-elected secretary of a group of 200 Lincoln citizens organized to promote a study of the operation of the present form of city government. He will gather information about the progress of modern systems in other cities and will report to the volunteer committee of which W. A. Selleck is chairman and O. J. Fee treasurer. When the study is com pleted authorities on municipal gov ernment will come to Lincoln to give advice on the recommendations to be submitted. 7W nn Fffirfgmcv Are Being Conducted in Laboratory The research and household man agement division of home economic? now has a newly established Purnell laboratory in the Home Economics building. Here Professor Greta Gray and her assistant, Mrs, Snyder, are working on problems of great inter est to the people throughout the country, especially in Nebraska. This fall a series of tests is being made on different types of oil stoves. The purpose is to determine which type gives the best service from the standpoint of economy as well as efficiency. There are two types of oil stoves one type having short burners and the second, long ones. There are three kinds of short burner stoves, the wick type, the asbestos-ring type, and the wickless type. The second Principle type, having long burners has, as its name implies, long burn ers which place thi flame farther be low the bottom of t'ae utensil, while the short-burner stoves have the flame close to the utensil From this inVeRtlO-of inn a.an1ta will ha Mill- OM.lrO 1. . Piled indicating advantages of each TharA bra msvnr iav&h different Plays on Coast if- v . - J Kav Randels. Cornhusker tackle who has been invited to play with the All-Eastern eleven at San Francisco on December 26. Randels is one of the outstanding line men in the Mis souri Valley and is an All-Valley tackle. He and Glenn Presnell will leave for Chicago December 15 where they will meet the team and coaches for the journey to "the Cali fornia city. CONVENTION QUOTA LACKS THIRTY MEN Secretary Hayes of University Y. M. C. A. Makes Call for More Applicants With the auota of thirty for the tenth quadrennial Student Volunteer Convention at Detroit, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1. not Vet filled, Mr. C. D, Hayes, secretary of the University Y. M. C. A., is making a call for more annlicants. This convention is held every four vears. Mr. Hayes, who has attended two of them stated yesterday, "1 consider it one of the greatest oppor tunities of a university student. Stu dents often say that they get more education from one of these conven tions than they would from a se mester of college", he said. Some well known speakers con nected with missionary work will be at the convention and speak to the delegates. Dramatic presentations and informal round table discussions will aid in conveying the purpose of thn canvention. In regard to mis- . nn T .lrwi-t ienrce once said. "if Christian missions fail, the rest of us hAd better close up shop, ine mis sionary program represents the most successful enterprise for the reciam ntinn of mankind that the modern (Continued on Page 2) Hendricks Is Author Of Chemical Article Prof. Clifford Hendricks of the chemistry department is the author of an article, "Irene Helps Find Ra dium," in the General Science Quar terly for November. His contribution is an account of the discovery of i-Hiiim and polonium by Madam Curie, written particularly for child ren. Advance Course Men Do Not Send Corsages The following notice has been issued by the military depart ment : "Advance course men will not Bend corsages to their dates for the military ball. "H. E. JORGENSON, Cadet Colonel, R. O. T. C." of OH StOVd oratory. Results from tms siuay ;n Ka onnsiriered in relation to type rather than make of stove, so that no partiality will be shown towara any particular manufacturer. Regular family meals are to be prepared on the different types of stoves to study operating efficiency. Also, tests are to be made regarding the best methods for the care of such stoves, and the effect of the addition of water to tha oil. Four phases of the experiment are being" carried out. They are the de .;atirtn of the boiling efficiency the thermal efficiency, the operating efficiency and the effect ol draits. t fMm? for the boiling efficiency, equal weights of water are boiled from kettles wnicn are various stoves. In determining the thermal efficiencies, equal weights of water are evaporated irom given temperature. The time and tne oil consumed by the various stoves during this operation is measured. 9 mm . In W The operating efliciency eral efficiency in an cuu... f"- tions. ... It has been louna - the room s (Continued on Pagii t) Copy for December Issue Of Awgwan Is Due Today Copy for the "Scientific" num ber of the Awgwan, the December issue of Nebraska's monthly hu mor magazine, is being, put into shape to go to the printers and engravers, Munro Kezer, editor, announced Tuesday. Cartoon copy will go to the engravers today. Contributors who have not yet submitted their written copy should turn their copy in today, the editor announ ced. He also announced that the increased cartoon display begun in the November issue will be continued. TEAMS ADVANCE TO POLO FINALS Lambda Chi Alpha and Beta Theta Pi Win Semi Final Matches FINAL GAME NEXT WEEK Beta Theta Pi and Lambda Chi Alpha will fight for first honors in the first inter-fraternity water polo tournament ever held at Nebraska These teams go to the finals as the result of their respective victories over Pi Kappa Alpha and Alpha Sig ma Phi in the 6emi-finals held Tues day night. The final match will be held next Wednesday night. Bleachers will be erected for the final game, it is announced by Ru dolph Vogeler, who is in charge, and other provisions made for the com fort of the large crowd which i3 ex pected. The game will be open to both men and women, and the win dows will be opened so as to relieve spectators from ' the discomfort caused by the excessive heat which has characterized preceding con tests. An admission charge of twenty (Continued on Page 2) Ag College Announces Sweater Award ror . 1926 Football Team For the first time, regular mem bers on the University of Nebraska, Colleee of Agriculture, football team will be awarded sweaters. They i V 1 1 J ... JAf !h aaIa Will De v necitea nu cawc m vi with a white A. To distinguish them from the Curtis Aggie football sweaters, which are also scarlet with a white A, no stripes will be placed on the sleeves. The permission to award these sweaters has been obtained through the University Athletic Department. The team was coached by W. W. Knight of the physical education de partment, assisted by Chester A. Carcoski. All men who hold certificates from last year are entitled to buy these sweaters as well as the follow ing men who were regular members of the football team this year: Fljyd Belders, Cambridge; George Schmid, Curtis; Paige Hall, Curtis; Henry Buss, Columbus; Everett Kreizinger, Bellwood; George Powell, Hardy; Dale Stage, Lincoln; Don Facka, Hershey; Jay Pierson, Lincoln; Han sel Phipps, University Place; Bruce Anderson, Stromsburg; Clark Golle hon, Blair; Arthur Mauch, Bassett; Gregory Cripps, Whitney; Roscoe Burchell, Minden; Richard Poch, Ohiowa; Bert Hays, Trumbull; Harold Marcott, Gothenburg; Marion Allen, Omaha; Marion Stone, Ne hawka, and Edgar Klemme, Alvo. MIXER GIVEN SATURDAY Chriitmas Party at Ellen Smith Hall Far All Student A Christmas Mixer party for all University students, will be given Saturday even ng, December 3, i t Zticn Smith Hall The affair which is mder the auspices of the combined Y" organizations, is the second one o be given this semester. riarn are being formulated fur an mutual and elaborate party, in the ine of entertainment and refiesh nents. Mary Elizabeth 'Ball rs gen eral chairman. Mart's Commercial Club Gives Smoker All men in the College of Busi ness Administration will be er tained by the Men's Commercial Club at a smoker this evening. The affair will start at 7 o'clock in the Chamber of Comerce, and refresh ments will be served. Th Commercial Club has invited Dean LeRossignol and all members! of the Bizad faculty to be their ntj at the smoker. It will serve as a general get-together for stud- . j the College of Business Ad , ministration. i ( BANCROFT WILL TALK THURSDAY Cornell Professor Scheduled As Feature of Chemical Society Meeting ENTERTAINED AT LUNCH Professor Wilder D. Bancroft of Cornell will speak Thursday evening in Chemistry hall at 8 o'clock. His speech will be the feature of the regular meeting of the Nebraska sec tion of the American Chemical ciety. ( so- The topic of Professor Bancroft's talk will be "Bubbles, Drops, and drains." Dr. Bancroft is one of America's foremost colloid chemists and he is noted for his fascinating manner in lecturing. Colloidal chemistry has such an important bearing in so many dif ferent fields that the subject will be of general interest and with Dr. Bancroft to present it an unusual opportunity presents itself. All stu dents, section members, and faculty members are urged to attend. The Section is planning a lunch eon in honor of Dr. Bancroft Thurs day noon at the University Club. The tickets are 50 cents. They may be obtained from Professor R. C. Abbot, Experiment Station Hall, Col lege of Agriculture and Dr. B. C. Bren. Chemistry Hall. Reservations may also be made by calling the Chemistry Office. New Hospital Is Considered In First Rank With the completion of the second unit of the University hospital at Omaha. Nebraska, it is one of the most completely equipped university hospitals in the country. This added unit was very much needed to pro vide additional clinical facilities for the rapidly growing College of Medi cine, and to meet the increased call for state service, according to those in close connections with conditions. Dr. Wolcott, chairman of the de partment of zoology, will attend the official openine of this new unit to day. Speeches by prominent men of the state who have aided in the de velopment of the College of Medi- 1 A. J.1 V cine will be oroaacasi mrougu I . 0 OA , i .on Auftii- KFAB between 3:30 and 4:30oclock this afternoon. Th hens in the two units will number 250, and many new features (Continued on Page 2) DECKER GIVES CONCERT Regular University Convocation Hears Baritone Singer A regular University Convocation was held yesterday morning in the Temple auditorium. The program consisted of a concert given by Her man T. Decker, baritone. He was accompanied by Miss Jean Decker. Mr. Decker's program was as fol lows: Prologue from "Pagliacci' Leon cavallo. I attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly Purcell. Der Doppelganger Schubert. Zueignung Strauss. The Linden Grondahl. The Bitterness of Love Dunn. My Attic Moussorgsky. The Seminarian Moussorgsky. MEAT JUDGING CONTINUES University of Nebraska Team Takes Part in Chicago Contest The University of Nebraska is en tered in the Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest which has been go nn on in Chicago. Yesterday's pro crrom combined meat judging and an exposition of champion steers. Twelve schools are taking part in the contest, the following included in the list: University of Illinois, Irtwa State College, Kansas Aggies, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, Oklahoma A. & M., Penn sylvania State College, West Vir ginia University, University of Wis consin, and the University of Wy oming. Secretary of Agriculture William H. Jardine was the guest of honor at Monday s session of the international livestock exposition. Neu) Conference Plane Meeting for Tomorrow The members of the "Big Six" conference will hold a meeting Thursday in Kansas City, stated Chester L. Brewer, director of athletics at the University of Missouri. The members were all formerly members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Directories Are Ready For Campus Sale Today Student directories can be pur chased today at the Engineers building, the Law building, Social Sciences, Mechanic Arts, the Col lege Book store, the Co-Op Book store and the Agriculture College. The price is fifty cents. The name, Greek affiliation, home, Lincoln address and tele phone number of each student in the University are included in the book. I also contains an alpha betical list of faculty members, fraternities and sororities and their presidents. Members and pledges of the various Greek or ganizations are grouped in the' last section of the directory. FACTORY LIFE IS PORTRAYED Elinor Noh, Representative At Chicago Experiment, Talks at Vespers TELLS OF MANY FAULTS Elinor Noh, who went as a repres entative from the University of Ne braska to the Industrial Experiment held in Chicago last summer, describ ed some of her experiences as a fac tory eirl. at the regular Vespers ser vice held Tuesday evening in Ellen Smith Hall. Each summer the Industrial Ex periment is held in Chicago under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A., girls from colleges all over the country attending. The girls stay at an Elinor Club or some other of the clubs where board and room are furnished at cost, and during the six weeks that they spend in the experiment they try to live on what they earn, thousrh it is often necessary to pool their wages to help one of their num ber. Two or three times a week they gather to discuss what they have learned and experienced. Elinor Noh spent her first month as a clerk in a drug department of a . "dime store," and the last two weeks she cut heels in a shoe fac tory. She described numerous in stances of unguarded machinery which was entirely avoidable, and told of the experiences of one of the girls who worked in the stock yards tying hams until the palms of her hands were raw, though no effort was made to bandage them or relieve them in any way; of another girl whose knuckles weTe badlys scratch- (Continued on Page 2) Santa Sale and Sewing Bee Induded in Plans For Ellen Smith Hall A Santa Sale will be held in Ellen Smith Hall Dec. 8, 9 and 10 under the auspices of the conference com mittee of the Y. W. C. A., accord ing to Ruth French, chairman of the committee. Saturday, Dec. 3, a sewing bee, wi l be held all day in Ellen Smith I Hall to make things for the sale. I Girls living in town are being asked to contribute home made candy. The proceeds of the sale will be used to send delegates to the Estes Park conference next summer. THREE SPEAKERS CHOSEN Organized Agriculture Meetings Will Be Held in Sidney I Three of the speakers for the Western Nebraska Organized Agri culture meetings to be held in Sid ney, December 7, 8, and 9 are Miss Mary Rokahr, Miss Margaret Clel and, and Mrs. Eleanor Kahl. Miss Rokahr, a State Home Dem onstration leader from Wyoming, wili give two talks. One is entitled "The Home Maker Making the Most of Herself." At a mass meeting, she will talk on "The Most Important Spot in the World." Miss Cleland is a primary teacher in one of the Lincoln public schools, and has been, recreation specialist for the mothers' vacation camp for the past three summers. The topics for her two addresses are: "Mothers, Do You Have a Hobby?" and "A Chlds' Stepping Stones for Charac ter." Mrs. Kahl from Sidney will talk on "The Big Trouble Hitch, Parents and Teachers." Physical Education Club Holds Luncheon The Physical Education club held its monthly luncheon "Tuesday at Mrs. Bixby's tea room. About forty attended. Earl Johnson, supervisor of shvsical education in the Lincoln public schoolf, spoke on "The Duties of a Supervisor Especially in his Re lation to Community Recreation." Awaits Decision Blue Howell, Alt-Valley halfback, is the third Husker to receive an in vitation from Coach "Andy" Kerr to nlav on the All-Eastern eleven. How- ell has not accepted as yet as he is waitine to see if there is anything in the Valley rules to prohibit him from participating in the east-west game, FUTURISTIC ART IS FORUM TOPIC TODAY Professor Grummann Will Present First of New Series of Talks at Noon Prof. Paul H. Grummann, director of the School of Fine Arts will ad dress the World Forum this noon at the Grand Hotel on the subject, "Fu turistic Art." This will be the first of a series of lectures of this type. Professor Grummann was one of the officials of the recent convention of the American Federation of Fine Arts. He holds at the present time an A. M. degree. He is also profes sor of dramatic literature. Fine Art subjects have been under his direc tion for many years and he is con sidered an authority on subjects of that nature. The meeting this noon will begin with a 12 o'clock luncheon. The luncheon and meeting will last only until 12:50 o'clock. Tickets may be procured for twenty-five cents this morning. Tickets at the door will be thirtv-five cents. According to Lee Rankin, chairman of the committee, nil nersons interested n World Forum topics are invited to attend. Wnrld Forum meetings at the Uni versity are held regularly on Wed nesdays. At the College of Agri culture, the noon luncheons are .on each Thursday. Smith Writes Article For Optical Journal Prof. T. Townsend Smith of the department of physics is the author nf nn article aDDearinir in the Jour nal of the Optical Society, entitled "The Color Correction of an Achro matic Doublet," which is a study of the accuracy in the removal by a cer tain type of lens of all traces of col or in ah image. , Prairie Schooner Copy Deadline Is Saturday The last call for contributions to The Prairie Schooner's winter number, to be issued early in Jan uary, was made by the editors Tuesday. Contributions in verse, story, or essay form must be re ceived before Saturday to be con sidered for the Winter issue. Sale of the October number of the literary magazine is continu ing at local book stores. Copies may be procured at Long's Book store, Co-op Book store, or the Regents' book store. Bengtson Describes Venezuelan Oil City and Changes Made by Foreigners Dr. N. A. Bengtson, professor in the department of geography, has reached New York and will complete his studies there before returning to his teaching position in Lincoln in January. Dr. Bengtson has been en gaged in research work in Venezuela. The following letter has been re ceived by his friends at the Univer sity. "The homeward voyage has be gun. This morning at Maracaibo we came on board at 8 o'clock; at 9:50 a. m. the propellors began to turn and we left the new oil metropolis of South America behind as we steamed northward. "The Caracas is a new ship, of beautiful design, well-equipped and elegantly furnished. This is her sec ond trip in service so she is just De ginning a career which we all hope will be long and successfuL "During the two hours on board before sailing we were enabled to form a sort of resume picture of Maracaibo; let me try to depict it in words for you. The Caracas at anchor was facing east. Looking for ward into the bay the fleet of oil tankers was an impressive sight, seventeen of them in view, sonu MORTAR BOARDS GIVE PLANS FOR DISTRICT MEET Program Is Announced for Convention in Lincoln Next Saturday BEGINS AT 9:30 O'CLOCK Helen Anderson Represents Nebraska Chapter at The Meetings The program for the district con vention of Mortar Ttoard to be held in Lincoln next Saturday has been completed. The conference will open with registration at Ellen Smith in the morning and close with the for mal banquet to be held at the Lin coln hotel in the evening. The schedule is as follows: 9 to 9:30 Registration at Ellen Smith Hall. 9:30 to 12:30 General conference meetings in Mortar Board rooms in Ellen Smith Hall. President of Black Masque chap ter, welcome, Miss Geraldine Fleming. Address Dean Amanda Heppner. Address Mrs. Earl Coryell, dis trict superintendent. 12:30 Luncheon, College of Agri culture campus. 1:30 to 5:30 Continuation of meet ings. Papers on: Scholarship, Delegates from Bozeman, Montana. Faculty Cooperation, Delegate from Nebrsrka. Secrecy of Mortar Board, Dele gate from Kansas. Service of Mortar Board, Dele gate from Washington University. Active Mortar Board's Relation to National, Delegates from Mis souri. Selection of the Girl, Delegate from Missoula, Montana. Report by Mrs. Richard West over. Helen Anderson will represent the local chapter of Mortar Board at the meetings. All active and alumni members are to attend the formal banquet at 6 o'clock Saturday. PROGRAMS NEARLY READY Home Economics Section Will Hold Meetings la January The programs for the Home Ec onomics section of the Organized Agriculture meetings to be held In Lincoln January 3, 4, and 5 will soon be ready for distribution throughout the state. One of the special speakers for these meetings is Mrs. Clara Ingram Judson, a noted author and lecturer. She has written books on home ec onomics topics for girls. Also, she has written for the Country Gentle man and other magazines. Mrs. Judson is scheduled to deliver three addresses and conduct a round table discussion at these meetings. The topics of her addresses are: 1. "Business Side of Home Mak ing."' 2. "Spending the Home Makers' Hours." 3. "America's Biggest Business." The round table discussion will be on "Banishing the Bugbear of Fi nances." Sixty-eight foreign students are registered at the University of Ohio. They represent twenty-two different nations. coming, others going, still others rid ing lazily at anchor while waiting for their clearance papers. Darting hither and yon the motorboats carry ing customs officials and company officers completed the picture of the hustle which is oil. The tankers are the means of carrying the crude pe troleum of Venezuela to the oil thirsty world outside and the stream they are now conveying gives prom ise of putting this country in second place among the nations in 1928. "But let us face north on the port side toward the city. Near us are three freighters, two Dutch and on British, busily handling cargo. Be yond them is the fleet of small boats. motor and sailing craft, engaged in coastwise trade, while beyond that is the city of Maracaibo, low-lying and red-roofed. Above the general level of the buildings rise a nunber of church spires presenting marked contrast to the architectural monot ony of the downtown section. The churches are venerable old struc tures, some said to be over 300 years old. rich in the history of the city. During troublous times of revolution and banditry they . have furrinhc (Continued on Paget S) v aaa liv w a make of kerosene stoves in the lab-