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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, UNCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1927.
PRICE 5 CENTS
D.
NEBRASKAN
STAGE SET FOR
GIRL'S ANNUAL
COSTUME PARTY
A.W.S. Board Makes Plans For
. T? All I Tnivra.itv
tveni
Women Interested
FROLIC WILL BE FRIDAY
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Skits To Be Presented; Prizes
Will Be Awarded For Three
Best Costumes
The annual girl's Cornhusker cos
tume party will be held next Friday
evening in the Armory. This annual
affair is a frolic for all university
women, and is being sponsored by
the Associated Women Students
Board. The party will begin at 7
o'clock.
Plans for elaborate costumes are
being made, according to a state
ment made by the chairman of the
committee in charge of the costume
contest Three prizes will be awarded
during the party; one to the girl
wearing the prettiest costume; an
other, to the girl wearing the clever
est costume, and a third to the girl
wearing the funniest costume.
The prizes have not yet been an
nounced. The judges who will pick
the winners are Miss Mabel Lee, Miss
Clara Wilson, and Miss Margaret
McPhee. One of the high-lighU of
the evening is a grand march, dur
ing which the costume judges will
make their selection.
Skits Will Be Given
Unusual entertainment will be fea
tured in the costume party. Skits will
be presented by the Mystic Fish,
freshman girl's honorary; Xi Delta,
soohomore eirl's honorary: Silver
Serpents, junior honorary, and by
Tassels, girl's pep organization. Per
sonnels and outlines of the various
skits will be announced at a later
Ante.
The Mortar Boards, senior girl's
honorary, and the Tassels will have
charge of concessions for the affair.
More than 700 girls attended the
Cornhusker party last year, and a
large attendance is expected for next
ervuj evening.
NORTON PRESENTS
BOOK TO LIBRARY
University Receives Valuable Volume
of Historical Docusaeat Front
Well-known Alum
Representative J. N. Norton of the
Fourth district. University of Ne
braska, 1903, baa presented, through
Professor Aylsworth, a copy of
"Documents Illustrative of the Union
of the American States" to the Uni
versity Library. The publication of
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W. A. A. IS PLANNING PARTY
Gifts W31 Bo Distribute at Hob
For Dependent Children
The Women's Athletic Association
win hold their final meeting before
the holidays Wednesday evening at
7:15 o'clock in the Armory. Plans
for the annual Christmas party and
gift attribution at the Home for De
pendent Children will be made at
this time.
Lest year W. A- A- provided gifts
for more than fifty boys and girls
dependent upon charity for Christ
mas happiness.
MBS GOES TO CONYEH
. Professor of
Engineering Attends
in Now York
Prof- A. A. Luebs of the depart
ment f mechanical engineering left
Friday for New York to attend the
snetml meeting of the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers as the
official delegate from the Nebraska
ction, of which he is chairman.
"The convention will begin Monday
and continue through Friday. Busi
ness and technical sessions v-31 be
the order during the first two days
f the meeting, and Professor Luebs
H1 leai a discussion relating to busi
es matters of the society.
One f the most important fea
tw of the convention will be a
lumber of specially-arranged inspec
tion trips t K5ps Bay station of the
Kew York Steam company, the
Brooklyn Gas plant, the new Holland
tnanels under the Hudson, and the
Bi ocean liner, the De de France.
iieb is the 43,000 ton ship just put
service on the French line, and
the only vessel completely planned
sad built since the World War. The
.'siKmal Jower show will also be in
on at the time of the convention.
snd eight hundred large engineering
"i'ta win attract the visiting en
Caeer. Professor Loebs will return
! k from Monday.
Dr. Allen K. Foster Is
To Be Vespers Speaker
Dr. Allyn K. Foster, self styled,
the official buffer between
science and religion for college
students, will be the speaker at
the next weekly Vespers service
which will be held Tuesday eve
ning at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith
Hall. Dr. Foster is a well known
religious philosopher, a 1 r e a dy
known to many students on this
campus.
MRS. ALDRICH
TO SPEAK HERE
Honorary Member of Theta
Sigma Phi Will Talk At
Luncheon Thursday
ALL WOMEN ARE INVITED
Bess Streeter Aldrich of Elmwood,
prominent Nebraska writer, will
speak at a luncheon Thursday for all
university women interested in lit
erature and in writing. The luncheon
which is sponsored by Theta Sigma
Phi, honorary and professional jour
nalistic sorority, will be served in the
private room of Mrs. Bixby's Food
Shop promptly at 12 o'clock in order
that students may be through in time
to attend 1 o'clock classes.
Mrs. Aldrich who was initiated as
an honorary member of Lambda
chapter of Theta Sigma Phi last
spring is the first woman to be ad
mitted to the Nebraska chapter as
an honorary member. She was also
the first honoiary member of the
Writer's Guild and has been a con
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CONTEST RULES
ARE EXPLAINED
Guesses on Subject of Cover
Of "Scientific" Awgvran
May Be Submitted
TTIME LIMIT IS DECEMBER 8
"Guesses on the subject of the
cover of the "Scientific" number of
the Awgwan are to be made before
the mazarine appears, not after,"
Munro Kezer, editor announced Sat
urday in an attempt to clarify the
"Guess the Science" contest being
conducted by the University humor
magazine.
"The subject of the cover will be
self-evident when the magazine ap
pears," he stated. "But the idea is
so unique and clever that we wanted
to see how many could guess the
scientific subject it treats, before it
comes out.
Gnesses may be submitted up until
Thursday noon, December 8th. The
winners of the free subscriptions will
not be announced until the Awgwan
appears. The first two guewes were
submitted early Friday.
Cartoon croof for the scientific
nnmber of the Awgwan was in the
hands of the editor Saturday and
work on the make-up of the Decem
ber issue is being carried forward
rapidly, he announced.
YREDEHBORGH GIVES
TALK ABODT 11EX1C0
Fifty Modern LuU StndenU
Hear Instructor Speak at
Spanish Clnb Hootiag
M,4Tit( of modern lan
guages attended the meeting of the
c inh Friday afternoon. C.
W. Vredenburgh, instructor in Span
ish, who has spent two summers
studying in the National University
of Mexico, spoke about Mexico. In
teresting bits of history were orougui.
.... s k. Hlwiission. Mr. Vreden
burgh said that the ancient and the
modern are very vividly comraswra
in Mexico. One may turn from
viewing the ruins of the Aztecs .no
see a Ford rambling down the ancient
streets.
Foreigners arriving at tne raiiwaj
station in Mexico City are greatly
impressed by the strange cries of the
fruit venders and paper boys. Every
visitor to Mexico City goes to see
the beautiful parks and the cathedral
built in 1532 by Cortes.
After the talk Mr. vrtucuuu.SN
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Wade Write Article
On Habit of Gopher
Otis Wade, instructor in loology,
U the author of two articles appear
ing in the November Issue of tb
Journal of Mammalogy. One it on
mitt A ir.l.tfl nf a Pocket Gopher,
the other. "Breeding Bab. and
Errly Life of the Ttirteen-Stnped
Ground Squirrel."
New Honorary Colonel
' 1 V
Miss Laura Margaret kaines, of
1 " a
In
orary colonel was revealed Friday evening at the military balL Miss Raines
is a Senior and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She and Cadet
colonel Henry Jorgenson led the grand march.
Educational
Service Aids -Many
People
More than 1,200 persons sought
aid from the University of Nebraska
department of educational service
last year, according to the annual re
port of E. D. Moritz, director, com
pleted last week. The department
acts as a co-operative agency to sup
ply high hools and colleges with
qualified teachers, and to serve also
the students and graduates of the
University.
Of the 1,216 persons w'ho applied
for positions last year, 59 desired
college positions, 117 administrative,
743 high school teaching, 76 junior
high school and grammar grades, 93
elementary grades, and 158 primary
and kindergarten grades. Of these
241 were men and 1,005 were wo
men. Those who had attended the Uni
versity during the past year num
bered 693. Those holding master's
degrees were 96, bachelor's degrees,
671, more than 90 hours college
credit, 101, and more than 60 hours,
293.
During the past month requests
have come to the department for
teachers at Sidney; Franfort, Kan.;
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aayTen-'rcTcenSol for wS
TOe group pictured above Includes, lower row, left to right: MUs Amanda Heppner dean wo
men at Nebraska; Mrs. Earl Coryell, .actional director; Josephine CConner, MonUna 6tate
Uridine Flen"i. president of Black Masae chapter; Ml. Elsie Ford Hper, faculty rtlsc r. Second
row Norma 211 Waggstaff, University of Kansas; Helen Louise Wo odsmall. University rt MUsourU
uZii TarsoEL Nebraska? Third row, Jane Everhardt. Washington university; Helen Eberly, Wash
Srton wlr7rX- Gra ModinTN ebrsAa; Mary Kinney. Nebraska. Fourth row. Basel Sutton Euti
Eolle KeefeH-sel Suavely, Nebraska. Ftfta row. fiuth Palmer. Helen Eastman, Euth Clea
tenia. Helen Clarke. Nebraska.
Courtm? Krbrssk Stats JoanwL
Maryville, Mo., whose identity as hon
THIRTY ARE PLEDGES
" OF DRAMATIC CLUB
Maay StadeaU Are Cbosca for New
Members Following- TryoaU
Held Recently
Thirty student were pledged
Thursday night by the Dramatic
club, following the tryouts a few
weeks ago. Both Clendenin offici
ated at the ceremony. Initiation for
the first semester new members will
be announced later. Following is
the list of pledges:
Pauline Andrews, St Joseph, Mis
souri; Arthur C. Bailey, Ord; Byron
Bailey, Lincoln; Prudence Brown,
Gordon, Lona Conger, Callaway,
Betty Craft, Aurora; Gladys Card,
Lincoln; Maurine Drayton, Orchard;
Lillian Faytinger, David City; Betty
Cilbertson, Havclock; Flo Kerley,
Randolph; Lillian Lipsey, Omaha;
Jegnette Levinson, Omaha; Margaret
Masterson, Lincoln; Arthur Morrill,
Stromsburg; Gretchen Meyer, Lin
coln; Vivian Milks, Crete; Edith
Pearson, Lincoln; Harold Pedley,
Minden; Alfred Poska, Lincoln;
Katherine Euegge, Falls City; Alta
H. Beade, Lincoln; Betty Steinberg,
Omaha; Eleanor Shook, Shubert; Al
Smullin, Beatrice; Clarona Sweeny,
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Mortar Board Convention
if..
. m.a m4nam ni ti miMi wMt met In Lincoln Salur-
NEBRASKAGETS
VALLEY TRACK
MEET FOR 1928
Officials of Conference Plan
To Hold Outdoor Event At
Husker School
DATE SET IS JUNE 1 AND 2
Big Six Group Approves Dual
System Of Refereeing In
Basketball Games
Nebraska is again to have the Mis
souri Valley outdoor track meet.
Officials of the Missouri Valley con
ference met in St. Louis Saturday
and voted the meet to the Husker
St. Louis. Mo., Dec. 3. (Spe
cial to The Daily Nebraskan.)
At a meeting of the officials of
the Missouri Valley conference at
St. Louis Saturday, the following
schedules were arranged:
Nebraska Wrestling Schedule
Feb. 4 Kansas at Lincoln.
Feb. 11 Oklahoma at Norman.
Feb. 13 Kansas Aggies at
Manhattan.
Feb. 17 Iowa State at Ames.
Feb. 25 Missouri at Lincoln.
Mar. 3 University of Iowa at
Lincoln.
Mar. 9-10 Missouri Valley at
Columbia.
Track Schedule
Feb.
City.
Mar.
bana.
Mar.
18 K. A. C. at Kansas
17 Illinois Belays at Ur
2? Texas Belays at Aus-
tin.
Mar. 24 Rice Institute Relays
at Houston.
Mar. 9-10 Missouri Valley in
door at Drake.
April 9 Oklahoma-Nebraska-Missouri
triangular at Norman.
April 14 Missouri at Colum
bia. April 21 Kansas Relays.
April 27-28 Drake Relays.
May 4 or 5 Kansas-Kansas Aggies-Nebraska
triangular at Man
hattan. May 8 Iowa State at Lincoln,
(tentative.)
May 18-19 Missouri Valley at
Lincoln.
Tennis Schedule
April 26 Nebraska vs. Colum
bia, Mo.
April 28 Nebraska at Nor
man, Okla.
May 5 Kansas Aggies at Lin
coln. May 18-19 Missouri Valley at
Lincoln.
school. The meet is scheduled for
June 1 and 2.
Last season the Valley meet was
held in Memorial Stadium at Lincoln
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E. E. Melvin, Graduate
Of University, Is Dead
Prof. E. E. Melvin, who received
his master's degree in geography,
from the University in 1926, and who
for three years had been head of the
department of geography at the
Wayne State Teachers College, died
last week following an operation for
sinus trouble. Professor Melvin was
formerly an assistant in the Univen
sity department of geography.
Film Will Be Shown At
Morrill Hall Program
"The Last of the Bison," is the
name of the film to be shown this
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the usual
Sunday afternoon program at
Morrill Hall. This film is released
by the Canadian government and
depicts the life of the yak, bison
and elk. These pictures were
taken in Canada recently.
MORTAR BOARDS
SET STANDARDS
Scholarship Requirements For
ci:.:l:i:i a rfAA
At District Meet
ALL-DAY SESSION IS HELD
Scholarship requirements for Mor
tar Board eligibility for the western
district of schools will be governed
in the future by a percentage basis
computed on a 80 per cent minimum
standard, according to the decision
reached at the district conference
held in Lincoln Saturday, with Black
Masque chapter as hostesses. Dele
gates from Montana, Kansas, Mis
souri and Washington University and
Nebraska were present.
The measure was passed after
careful consideration of all possible
elements entering into the selection
of the members of Mortar Board and
the situation was discussed from
various standpoints. The possibility
of other activities, girls working part
time, and technical subjects were
points brought out by the discussion.
Schools in the district have scholar
ship standards ranging from Phi
Beta Kappa average to even below
the mnimum set by the conference,
it was found. School grading
varies so much that it was nee
essary to investigate the percentage
basis. Candidates at Nebraska for
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FRESHHAH STUDENT
IS INJURED BY GAR
Miss Tressa Hill I Serieusly Hurt
When Struck Down at Corner of
Fourteenth and R
Miss Tressa Hill, Polk, a freshman
pledge of Delta Delta Delta sorority,
was struck down and injured by a
car driven by W. T. Caster, at the
corner of Fourteenth and R streets.
The accident happened at about 12
o'clock Friday.
Miss Hill was first taken to the
Lincoln hospital where her injuries
were examined by Dr. W. N. Barney.
She sustained injury to her back and
hips. An X-ray examination was
made at the hospital. Thinking that
her injuries were not serious she was
removed to the sorority house. Early
yesterday morning she was taken to
ii. Elizabeth hospital where she is
now receiving treatment. The ex
tent of her injuries are two fractures
which will keep her in bed for posw
sibly two months.
As Miss Hill was crossing R street
from the north on the east side of
the intersection, she was struck by
the car driven by Mr. Caster, which
was going north on Fourteenth street
and turned east on R street. She
was knocked to the pavement but
was not run over by the car.
NEBRASKA PLAGES
NINTH IN CONTEST
Af College Has Only Girls Team
Entered ia Meat Jadging
Competition
Nebraska was represented in the
International Meat Judging Contest
held in Chicago November 29 by the
only team of girls present at the
meeting. AU the other teams con
siuted of boys, with the exception
of one girl in the Wyoming group.
Out of a possible 2700, Iowa was
first with 2397 points. .Nebraska
was ninth with 2266, this number
being but 131 points lower.
In the individual scoring, Marjorie
Schultz placed second in judging
lamb, losing first place by merely
two points. Mary Schaaf placed
fifth in this same sectic 1 Dor
othy Norris was fourth in port judg
ing. As a team, the girls placed seventh
in pork judging and second in lamb,
being but six points below the first
in the latter.
Prior to the contest, the girls spent
Monday morning practicing at Swift
and Company, where they were en
tertained at noon. They spent the
afternoon visiting the Armcur Com
pany. Before leaving Chicago, they
visited the Field Museum and the Art
Institute.
- The team was accompanied by
Professor Rebzltah Gibbons.
FOOTBALL HEN
TO BE HONORED
FRIDAY EVENING
Annual Cornhusker Banquet
Will Be Featured With
Talks and Music
CURTIS IS TOASTMASTER
Captain of 1928 Squad Will Be
Announced; Senior Men to
Give Short Speeches
Talks by Acting Chancellor Bur
nett and Governor Adam McMullen
will be features of the annual Corn
husker banquet to be given ai he
Coliseum, Friday, December 9. The
banquet, which is given in honor of
the football team, will begin prompt
ly at 5:45 o'clock.
John Curtis, who is connected with
the State Railway Commission, will
be the toastmaster. Mr. Curtis was
toastmaster at the Cornhusker ban
quet last year.
The captain of the 1928 Nebraska
football team will be announced dur
ing the evening, and presented with
foob&ll by Captain John Brown.
Head Coach Ernest Bearg will intro
duce all the members of the football
team, and all men who have played
their last game for Nebraska will be
called upon to deliver short talks.
H. F. Schulte, head track coach,
will give a short address to the foot
ball men. Freshman Coach "Chop
py" Rhodes has been asked to give
Lis forecast for the 1023 football sea
son. Bobby Joyce, the toastmaster
for the Cornhusker banquet three
years ago, will be present to give his
greetings to the team.
The team, coaches, and speakers
will be seated on the stage. The Col
legians Orchestra and Beck's Orches
tra have been engaged to furnish
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CHRISTUAS PARTY
IS WELL ATTENDED
Christian Associations Give Second
Mixer of the Season; Games
and Contests Feature it
The Christmas mixer, second party
of the season given under the
auspices of the Y. W. C. A. and T.
M. C. A. organizations, was attended
by seventy-five students, Saturday
evening at Ellen Smith HalL Mary
Elizabeth Ball was general chair
man of the affair, assisted by various
committee chairmen who worked with
her in planning the decorations, re
freshments and entertainment, all of
which carried out the idea of Christ
mas. Red and green tinsel, lareg, colored
bells, silver "snow" and streamers
decorated the rooms. Various games
were played and contest, were held
in which the student, all had oppor
tunities to become acquainted with
each other.
Refreshment, were typical of the
Christmas season. Bags of candy,
tied in red and green streamer.,
were given to each guest, as a Christ
mas gift by which to remember the
party.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hays chaper
oned the affair. The mixer parties
are given periodically by the "Y"
groups, and are succes'ul in foster
ing friendships among students, espe
cially those who are new to the Uni
versity. Conference Staff Of
Y.W. Holds Bazaar
Known at Santa Sale
A Santa Sale, the university girl's
salvatiou in solving the Christmas
gift problem, will be held in Ellen
Smith Hall Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of this week. It will be
under the direction of the confer
ence staff of the Y. W. C. A., head
ed by Ruth French. All kinds of
gifts will be displayed for sale at
the bazaar. Home-made candy, hand
made presents and other attractive
novelties were made at the co-ed
kensington held yesterday afternoon
in the basement of Teachers' College,
and will be on sale.
Engineering Alumni
Are Campus Visitors
Among the recent visitors at the
College of Engineering were John L.
Gere, Mecfcnlcrl Engineering '27,
now In the engineering and construe-,
tion department of the Empire Com
panies, Kansas City, Kan.; Waldo JL
Men gel. Civil Engineering '22, now
assistant engineer, C. B. and Q. tall
road between St. Louis and Karisu
City, and Itoy J. Taylor, Uachankttl
Engineering ex-'25, ow with the
Beaver Mfg. Coipornthu at Kama
City.