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KISS .. .0N Da Ne: SKAN WEATHER For Lincoln and vicinity: Gen erally fair and colder today. Fwwea ji HE ILY- VqTxXVINO 61. FLING SPEAKS AT FIRST DAY OFMEETINGS Nebraska Professor Talk, on "The Student and World Affairs" Today MANY DELEGATES ARRIVE Registration Begun Day Early As Students Gather for Annual Congress Dr. Fred Morrow Fling, professor of European history, speaking on .The Student and World Affairs", will deliver the principal address of the opening day's meeting of the Na tional Student Federation of Amer ica today. Dr. Fling's address will climax to day's program which will open the third annual congress of the N. S. F A., co-operative organization for student governing bodies. He will speak in the Temple Theater at a meeting which will begin at eight o'clock. Students and other visitors are welcome to attend the evening meeting. More than thirty-five delegates ar rived Wednesday for the convention and were located in fraternity and sorority houses by Robert Daven port, chairman of the housinj com mittee for the convention. Registration Started Registration was not scheduled to start until this morning but was be gun immediately after lunch Wed nesday due to the early influx of delegates. From 250 to 300 delegates are expected in Lincoln before reg istration is completed today. Regis tration will be carried on in Ellen Smith Hall all day. Entertainment will be provided for delegates this afternoon who have arrived and registered. A tour of the state capitor building has been scheduled for two o'clock and the delegates have been invited to be the guests of the Lincoln theater at three o'clock. The opening session of the Con gress will be held in the Temple theater at eight o'clock this evening with Merle Jones, presiding, repres enting the Nebraska 6tudent body. He will also welcome the delegates on behalf of the students of the Uni versity. Official Talk Welcome addresses will be given by Acting Chancellor E. A. Burnett, for the University, and Governor Adam McMullen for the state of Ne braska. Work of the federation dur ing the past year and the work of the conference will be outlined by Miss Marvin Breckinridge, president of the N. S. F. A. in the presidential address. Dr. Fling's talk will conclude the evening's program. Selection of Dr. Fling by the executive committer for tonight's program came as a signal and unexpected honor. He will give one of the three principal addresses of the convention. The? other prom (Continoed on Fag 2) Kiwanis Club Presents Medal to Samuel Avery The Kiwanis club has completed the arrangements for presenting its distinguished service medal to Chancellor Emeritus Samuel Av ery of the University of Nebras ka. The presentation will be made Friday noon at the chamber of commerce and a program will follow the luncheon. Officers nf Student On Hand Early to By the Rag Man From east coast and west coast! From Georgia to Dakota! Here they come! With the third annual congress of the National Student Federation of America scheduled to start here to day, more than thirty-five delegates tad arrived at five o'clock Wednes day evening including national offi cers and members of the executive pommittee. For three days, Nebraska is host to some of the outstanding student leaders in the country. Take a Klance in Ellen Smith Hall where registration i going on all day to day and look them over. There's Chandler Wright of Tufts allege, Boston, Massachusetts, on Those shoulders fall the' responsibil rty of the successful handling of the entire conference. He is chairman Pf the general conference commit Je; Slight of build, quiet, unosten tatious in appearance, tut pleasant and agreeable to all, U has kept Conference plans moving since his "rival early Tuesday morning. Over in the corner there talking Jim Jensen, president of Nebras- own student council, i Mtes "THE Starts Game Elmer Holm, guard on the Scarlet and Cream basketball quintet who will start against Washington uni versity at St Louis Friday. Holm played regularly at the guard post last season and is one of the main stays in Coach Charley Black's court squad. ENGINEERS PLAN ON ANNUAL SPRING TRIP Spring Vacation Will Be Spent This Year in Impeding Some of Chicago's Industries Students enrolled in advanced en gineering are beginning to consider the matter of making the annual spring inspection trip under the su pervision of members of the faculty of the College of Engineering. Every student must make one of these trips and write a report of it before he can receive his degree. A long trip is made every other year, this year to Chicago, alternating with a short trip to some point near Lincoln. Last year the students went to Kansas City, Mo. The trip will be made to the Chi cago district this year during the spring vacation, from April 8 to 14. (Continued on Page 2) TOMSON TALKS TO CLDB Woods Brothers Employee Gives Views on Nebraska Frank D. Tomson, of Woods Bro thers, addressed a meeting of the Men's Commercial Club in the Hotel Nebraskan last evening, on "The Outlook for Nebraska and Lincoln." More than forty-five students in the College of Business Administration heard the forecast for Nebraska. Mr. Tomson was introduced by Dean LeRossignal of the College of Business Administration. "There are three states in the United States with no bonded indebtedness," an nounced Mr. Tomson, adding that, "Nebraska w one of these." He pre sented also, a survey of the Corn husker state's business possibilities. Federation Are Get Meeting Going Marvin Breckinridge, president of the N. S. F. A. She returned re- .tli fmm a frin tn EllTODe. She V ... H - - - J" 1 was formerly vice-president of the federation and Has taiten over ac f.Vo Jirxt!.-n of the organization since her return from Europe due to the resignation of the leaerauon n.o.iiiifiiL A Graduate of Vassar college, she is the leading spirit in the convention, iirmiy convincea ui ),. ioai'mhilitv nf students thinking, .lie vj-"-'--- meeting, and co-operating to secure their ends, but Dy no means a stu dent radical. There in the middle of the regis- : Ari, t ih.-rft aren't too many UUU1UU -I " crowded around, you can see dark- haired Joseph T. Owens oi luinsas Wesleyan university, secretary-treasurer of the N. S. F. A., decisive and business-like, but "Joe" already to those that have met him. Taking it easy in the chair a few 8teps back is J. Willard Kippon of the University of Toledo, a member of the executive committee of the federation. He has been chairman of the speakers' bureau for the fed eration. It has cooperated with thj International Institute of Education (Co-tinned on Page 2) . if!f " Va:-'Xv;-' UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, CAGE MEN ARE READY TO OPEN BASKET SEASON Coach Black and Twelve Men Leave at 5:30 O'clock For St. Louis TANGLE WITH FRESHMEN Elliott Stars in Scrimmage With Yearling Squad Late Wednesday Concluding their last practice ses sion with a contest against the freshmen, Coach Black's basketeers made ready for their trip to the Washington and Missouri basket camps. Twelve members of the large squad will leave Lincoln this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock via the Missouri Pacific. Tom Elliott, Jug Brown, Harvey Grace, Kenneth Othmer, and Willard Witte, forwards; Carl Olson and Glen Munn, centers; Elmer Holm, Ed Armstrong, Bob Erall, Vint Law son and George Gohde, guards, com pose the squad which pulls out of Lincoln late this afternoon for St. Louis. Coach Bunny Oakes and his squad of yearling basketeers journeyed to the Varsity court and engaged in two seven minute games with Coach Black's cagemen late Wednesday af ternoon. Although Oakes was un able to put his best players in the field, the freshman quintet offered stubborn resistance and gave the Varsity a fine fight. Tom Elliott was easily the shin ing light in the first seven minute (Continued on Page 2) Kappa Psi Entertain At Christmas Party Members of Eappa Phi, Methodist girl's club, will hold a Christmas party Saturday evening at Ellen Smith Hall from 8 to 10 o'clock. Toys which will be exchanged among the girls will later be distributed to several charitable institutions. Ellen Baker is in charge of the entertainment. Student Federation Program Following is the complete program for the third annual conference of the National Student Federation of the United States of America, to be held on the University of Nebraska campus December 15 to 17: Thursday, Dec IS 10 a. m. Arrival of delegates. Registration at Ellen Smith hall. Guidance to lodgings. Executive meeting in Ellen Smith halL 12 m. Lunch at lodgings. 1:30 p. m. Registration continues at Ellen Smith haU. 2 p. m. Tour of state capitol. Guides will be furnished. 2:30 p. m. Alternate program for the afternoon. Delegates wish ing to do so may be guests of the Lincoln theater. 6:15 p. m. Dinner at lodgings. g p. m. First session of the congress, Temple theater. Welcome by Merle Jones, for Nebraska student body. Welcome by Acting Chancellor E. A. Burnett, for the University of Nebraska. Welcome by Governor Adam McMullen, for the state. N. S. F. A. president's address Miss Marvin Breckenridge, Vassar college, president Address: The Student and World Affairs, Prof. Fred Morrow Fling, University of Nebraska. Friday, Dec 16 9:30 a. m. Congress meeting, Morrill hall, room 20. Resume of past year. Treasurer's report. Address by Miss Hermes, representative International Confedera tion of Students. 10 to 12 a. m. Discussion groups. Meetings m Morrill Hall. Honor system and student government Gallery A and Gallery B. Fraternities Room 219. Curriculum Room 212. Athletics Room 20. Training for Public Careers Room 204. 12:15 p. m. Luncheon, Venetian room, Hotel Lincoln. 2:30 p. m. Preliminary regional meetings in Morrill hall. New England, room 204; middle Atlantic, room 212; south, gallery A; east central, room 20; west central, gallery B; far west, room 219. 3:00 to 4:00 p. m. Discussion Groups. Meet in same rooms as at morning session. 4:00 to 5:30 p. m. Standing committees. 1. Constitutions and New Members room 20. 2. Finance and Central Office room 204. 3. International Relations gallery A. 4. Travel room 212. 5. Curriculum gallery B. 6. Publicity room 219. 6:15 p. m. Banquet, student activities building, college of agri culture. . . Dr. G. E. Condra, chairman of the conservation and survey division, U. of N. ., Dr. J. H. T. Main, president Grinnell college, Gnnnell, la. 9:30 p. m. Delegates will be guests at "Varsity Drag," all-university dance i the Coliseum. Saturday, Dec. 17 9:30 a. m. Congress meeting, Morrill hall, room 20; reports of standing committee; report of topical committees; election of national officers. Address: Prof. Arthur J. Todd, Northwestern university. 12:15 p. m. Luncheon, Ellen Smith hall, auspices Associated Women Students, U. of N. 2:30 to 3:30 p. m. Regional meetings, same rooms as Friday ses sions; election oi regional representatives on executive cummitiee. 3:30 p. m. Meeting of new officers to elect delegates at large. 4 p. m. Reception for all delegates, Morrill halL Dancing in gal leries A and B. 7:30 p. m. Final confess meeting. Morrill hall, room 20. Old announcement of new executive committee; induction of new officers; choice of time and place of Sunday, Dec 18 10 a. m. Meeting of old and new executive committees. 1 p. m. Lunch for Nebraska Student Council by N. S, F. A. exe cutive committee. 2:30 p. m. Meeting of new executive committae. LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1927. Student Sessions Open To All Who Wish To Go Sessions of the National Stu dent Federation of America which is meeting here today, Friday, and Saturday will be open to Ne braska students, it was announced yesterday. The opening meeting will be at eight o'clock this evening, in the Temple theater open to any wish ing to attend. Discussion groups Friday morning, the preliminary meeting of the Congress Friday morning, and the Saturday morn ing session of the convention will also be open to interested stu dents. GIRLS APPROVE SPORT PROGRAM Majority of Sororities Favor Intramural Athletics As Planned MISS LEE HAS CHARGE Nebraska sororities; heartrily en dorse the plan of intramural sports which has been drawn up, and is be ing superintended by Miss Mabel Lee, head of the department of phys ical education. With a few excep tions, every sorority on the campus has entered the intramural contest which starts after Christmas. Of nineteen Greek-letter organizations questioned only one expressed any complaint of the plan which includes basketball and baseball games be tween sororities and dormitories on the campus. "We have no girls particularly in terested in the sports," stated the Alpha Omicron Pi president, "but we are in favor of the plan, and if we discover any 'girl athletes' we will surely enter." This represents the opinion of Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Delta, and Alpha Phi. "We are not participating," ex plained a member of Pi Beta Phi, "because we have no girls interested, and some of us feel that the program would tend to cause ill-feeling be tween sororities." The president of Gamma Phi Beta remarked that (Continued on Page 2) fourth annual congress. Feature Address v -1 it Dr. Fred Morrow Fling, professor of European history, who will de liver the principal address at the opening meeting of the National Student Federation of America at the Temple theater at eight o'clock tonight. He will speak on "The S.tu dent and World Affairs." Kansas Author's Club Will Start Memorial Fund for J. W. Searson A movement has been started by the Kansas Author's Club to create a permanent fund in honor of the late Professor James W. Searson, for the purpose of providing a means for awarding annual prizes for author ship. It was Professor Searson who began the system of awards when he was president of the Kansas Author's Club. Professor Searson was professor of English at the Kansas Agricul tural College from 1911 to 1921. He was connected with the University of Nebraska from 1921 to 1927. He was well known both as a teacher and a writer. The present plan is to get one hun dred subscriptions of $25.00 each or larger which would be life member ships in the club and the fund col lected would be used for short story prizes exclusively. STEPAM EXPLAINS RDSS1AHS OF TODAY Instructor Delivers Address Before Ninety Persons At World Forum Luncheon "I went tq( Russia with malignant ideas toward that country but I re turned with a far different idea of their government and their people," declared Orin Stepanek, instructor in the English department and associate professor of Slavonic languages, in an address before the World Forum yesterday noon. Mr, Stepanek spoke to more than ninety students and faculty members, at thi3 luncheon, concerning the con ditions of life in Russia and the peo ples' aspect of government. "To understand Soviet Russia," he stated, "one must reason imaginat ively. Many people believe that Rus sia is an unreligioua country, and that the sick-minded Tolstoy is hard to understand. The people have erec ted a large museum to his memory and. a shrine on his estate. Upon one of the statues in his park appears the famous words of Carl Marx, 'Re ligion is an opiate to the people. There are 1600 churches and shrine3 in the city of Moscow. It is in reality a holy country an'd the government is trying to bring peace and pros perity to the land. "One can see the facts of life writ (Continued on Page 2) BAKER VISITS UNIVERSITY Kansas State Instructor Comes to Nebraska For Ideas Professor Lilian Baker, who is head of the Clothing and Textile di vision of the department of Home Economics in the Kansas State Ag ricultural College at Manhattan, visi ted the University of Nebraska last week for the purpose of getting ideas as to what this college is do ing. While in Lincoln, Miss Baker was the gueRt of Miss Caroline Wir egar, instructor in the Textile and Clothing division of the department of Home Economics. Professor Fordyce Speaks at Beatrice Professor Charles Fordyce, chair man of the department of educa tional psychology and measurement, spoke on "Forces that Build . Chris tian Character" before members of the First Baptist Church at Beatrice nt,t Sunday. V 2 U ' fie'"'" -V K NEBRASKA WELCOMES ALL DELEGATES TO CONGRESS For Today and Rest of Week Husker Students Are Host To National Student Federation of America, in Its Third Annual Convention YEAR'S LARGEST GATHERING OF STUDENT LEADERS Advance Arrivals Indicate that Lincoln Will Be Visited by Greatest Conference in Three Years; Three Dis cussion Groups Planned Friday Nebraska is host today and for the remainder of the week to the National Student Federation of America, which repres ents the student governing bodies and student councils of some 250 colleges and universities throughout the country. More than a quarter-hundred officers of student councils and other student governing bodies were in Lincoln Wednesday evening, a day ahead of the formal opening of the third annual congress. In the neighborhood of three hundred are expected here before the day is over. It is the largest gathering of student leaders to discuss student problems that will meet in this country this year. Ad vance arrivals Wednesday indicated that Nebraska would be host to a larger number of delegates than attended the second annual congress held at the University of Michigan a year ago and to a far larger number than were present at the initial ftnn TIniversitv in 1925. ,UU CHUU1I V a. aaaa'v.w-- COLLEGE CLUB PLAYS FRIDAY Omaha Orchestra Engaged for "Varsity Drag" Held At Coliseum PONY CHORUS PERFORMS "The College Club" orchestra of Omaha, now playing at the Omaha Athletic Club, has been secured for the "Varsitv Drag." to be held Fri day, December 16, at the Coliseum. The entertainment committee feels very fortunate, declared the general, chairman, in obtaining this popular nine piece orchestra. A "Pony Chorus" of five girls will furnish entertainment during the in termission. Their names will be an nounced in tomorrow's paper. A professional decorator will take charge of decorations for the "Var- sitv Drasr. according to Frederick Tlolw inil F!vnlm Frnhm. rhnirmen of --' - " v.... -- i galea. JH wiu uv cuuaiucicu iiuui Christmas bells and tinsel, sugges-' three angles, the viewpoint of the tive of the holiday season. Red and j national fraternity, that of the indi green lights will form a roof effect, yidual chapter, and that of the insti- J -i : il 1 . . tinu Stic" iiicra 111 iuc Baiue uuiui mu decorate the balconies. Small (Continued on Page 2) HONORARY SOCIETY MEETS Silver Serpents Discuss Plans Tea at Weekly Gathering for Silver Serpent, junior honorary society, discussed plans for a tea which will be held the early part of January, in their regular weekly meeting at Ellen Smith Hall. The following committees were appointed by Kathryn Douglas, pres ident. Catherine Bradley and A'Louise Trestor, general chairmen. Re freshments, Pauline Bilon, Irene La- vely and Margeret Dudley; decora tions, Maurine Drayton, Eleanor Tipton; entertainment, Althea Marr, Clare Olsen. Miss Nichols Presents Junior Recilal Today Miss Patrice Nichols will pre sent a junior recital this morning at 11 o'clock in the Temple the ater, under the auspices of the School of Fine Arts. Miss Nich ols is a member of the class of Lura Schuler Smith. Wellesley Delegate Sees Nebraska In Favorable Light in First Visit "The cordiality and hospitality with which I have been received and entertained everywhere since I ar rived Tuesday morning have been most remarkable," said Miss Martha Biehle, the delegate to the N. S. F. A. convention from Wellesley Col lege in Wellesley, Mass., where she is president of College Government. "The service is almost like that in Arabian Nights stories, "she laughed, "things are supplied almost before you know you want them. "There are so many people dash ing around on the campus," she re marked, "and yet they all seem to be busy, all having th6 best of good 1 times and no one seems to be partic ularly worried about serious matters. It makes the girls in Wellesley look very much like grinds, though I don't believe we really are." "Is it really true that there are no stag lines at the university par ties?" she asked, "for if so I am go ing to proposed to the convention that they supply one, at least at the Varsity Drag Friday night. I think dances without a eteg Um would hn PRICE 5 CENTS Students lorm me enure organ ization. Student leaders planned it, organized it ,and have carried it on. With the exception of three addres ses by outstanding college profes sors, the entire program will be pre sented by representatives of some of the 250 member institutions. The federation's congerss intends to treat student problems, not petty problems, significant student prob lems which must be faced in practic ally all institutions. Discussion Groups Three discussion groups will be held Friday morning on student gov ernment. Among the problems which will be considered are: election methods, the type of students to be placed on student councils, the pow ers in discipline that should be given to student eovernment as related to that retained by faculty officials, student jurisdiction in the regulation of extra-curricular activities, and whether the councils should have control of publications, and tradi tions. Another group will consider fra ternities. Scholastic, financial, rush inr. and co-operative buying prob lems will be discussed by the dele- i lema win ue uiwiuscu uy - tUtlOn. Ideal Curriculum The ideal curriculum for the stu dent considered as a citizen and as a future member of the community will be discussed in another group. A permanent committee has been at work since the Michigan convention (Continued on Page 2) CO-EDS GATHER FOR 'HARD TIMES' PARTY Girl's Commercial Club Entertains at Ellen Smith Hall With Christmas Spirit About sixty guests were present at the Girl's Commercial Club "hard times" party which took place last evening at Ellen Smith Hall between 5:45 and 8 o'clock. Santa Claus and his grab bag, and a short program were features of the party. Each girl contributed a ten cent gift to the grab bag, over which San ta Claus presided. Many amusing gifts were drawn from the bag. The program consisted of a read ing by Clarona Sweeney, a piano solo by Laura Arump, and a talk by Florence Benson, president of the club. Piano music for the dance (Continued on Page 2) very much of a bore," she continued. "I am learning so v&uch about freshmen," she went on, "I never realized before how useful they could be made to be, and I am try ing to think of some way to inaug urate the 'freshmen do the work' system when I get back to Welles ley." Miss Biehle is staying at the Eappa Alpha Theta house. "Sorority life seems to me to be a wonderful opportunity," she de clared, "and I am very much enjoy ing this little initiation to it. Though there are many dormitories in Wellesley with as few girls in them as in the sorority houses here, life together is not nearly so close, because there is not the same com mon interest to bind us together." Miss Biehle's impressions of our campus life are particularly apt far she is a native Missourian, but has spent her four years of college in Wellesley, which is a woman's col lege and not like Tufts College from which Miss Biehle was suppessd by the secretary of the Nebraska stu dant council to bv a foUtg&tft.