HP o in 11 JHLJlL Daily- N EBRASKAN WEATHER Unsettled, probably rain. olTxxvii, NO. 81. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1928. PRICE 5 CENTS SOONER STATE AGGIES ANNEX HOOP VICTORY Oklahoma A.&M. Takes 32-21 Game from Huakers in Fast Contest WITTE BROWN PAIR UP Second Half Rally Brings Scar let Cagers Within Seven Points of Agmen Fighting a hard but futile game, the Nebraska cagemen were defeated hy the Oklahoma Aggies 32 to 21 in a fast contest at the Coliseum Satur day evening. Trailing by a score of 22 to 10 at the half, the Cornhuskers rallied and were seven points behind the Aggies as the third quarter end ed. With "Ab" Wright heading the attack, the Agmen lengthened their lead and were never menaced by the trailing Huskers. Starting out with a barrage of bas kets, the Sooner Aggies were soon far in the lead. Wilkie Collins, elon gated center on the opposing team, got the tip-off from Munn, Nebraska pivot-man, and sent the Aggie of fensive off to a running start. King, Ag forward, put his team in the lead with his early scoring efforts and grabbed the high scoring honors of the evening with eleven points. "Dutch" Witte provided the best performance of the eveningfor the H'iker cause. Leading the Varsity scoring with six points to his credit, Wittealso turned an excellent per formance at the forward position. Paired with "Jug" Brown, his inevi table running mate, "Dutch" showed a polished brand of floorwork and (Continued on Page 4) SPORT CARNIVAL ATTRACTS M AN K Medley of Intramural Sports And Burlesque Mun's Feature Program DANCE IS FINAL NUMBER Approximately two thousand per sons attended the Husker Intramural Carnival, held in the Coliseum Friday evening. Sponsored by the "N" Club and athletic department, the affair was a medley of intramural sports and special entertainment features, ending with a dance. "We were more than satisfied with this first Carnival," stated "Jimmy" Lewis, in charge, "and feel that we will be able to put on a much better one next year." The Carnival was held with the purpose of increasing interest in intramural sports. The first event of the evening was a basketball game, to decide the championship of class B of interfrat ernity basketball. Alpha Gamma Rho defeated Phi iSgma Kappa by a score of 14-12. In class A Kappa Sigma trounced Sigma Phi Epsilon by a 35 12 score. (Continued on Page 2) Bearg Gives Chalk Talk On Football Styles To Lincoln Club Members Styles of football and their advan tages and disadvantages were dis cussed by Coach Ernest Bearg at a meeting of the Professional Men's club at the' Lincol.i hotel Saturday noon. Coach Bearg aimed to refute the statement which had been circulated to the effect that Nebraska had but one style of play. With a chalk talk he pointed out that Nebraska had seven styles, all different but start ing in the same way. Professor Pelzer is Investigating Old Newspapers of Western Nebraska Head of Department of History at Iowa U Here With E. D. Branch; Will Study Publications at the Historical Society Library. Old newspapers published in the western counties of the state during 1867-1890 were being investigated at the Historical Society Library last week by Prof. Louis Pelzer, Ph. D., of the history department of the Uni versity of Iowa, E. Douglas Branch, a student in Mr. Pelzer's department, U with the historian. Four years have been spent by Mr. Pelzer in investigation of the general subject, The Cattlemen's Frontier from 1367-1890. Thi is the third time he has been here for this work. Two articles from his investigations have already been published. "Shift fog of Cow Towns of Kansas" was published in the 1925 issue of Trans itions of Illinois State Historical Virtue Will Teach in California in Summer Prof. G. 0. Virtue of the depart ment of economics has accepted an invitation to teach in the summer session of the University of Califor nia at Berkeley next June. N' TROPHY GOES TO FARM HOUSE Interfraternity Track Meet Closes After Saturday Competition KAPPA SIG TAKES SECOND Farm House won the interfratern ity indoor track championship by scoring 18,333 points in the meet held under the east stadium, which ended Saturtiay with the completion of the fifty-yard high hurdles, thirty five pound weight, and the half-mile run. The champions will be award ed the "N" club trophy for their ac complishment. I Kappa Sigma with 17,794 points 'finished in second place, while Theta Chi totaled 16,222 for third place. Farm House held the first I position in the standings throughout itho meet although their position was i threatened at times by the second I and third place winners. The cham 'pions presented strong representa jtion in all events, especially in the weights and distance runs, j. Trumble broke the fraternity high j hurdle record Saturday by breaking 'the tape in 6.7 seconds. Ragains, Kappa Sigma, and Pierson, Alpha (Continued on Page 4) MARIONETTES WILL APPEAR IN LINCOLN University Players Sponsor Novel Presentation of "Ali Baba And the Forty Thieves" "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," miniature theater event of un equalled oriental splendor and me chanical wonder will be presented by the famous Tony Sarg Marionettes Tuesday evening, February 14, in the Lincoln" High School auditorium.The complete company of fifty-two hand' made "actors," and eight pupeteers will offer a show which will appeal equally to people of all ages, and m 1 , i J 1 M 1 1J irom sneer Deauiy ana sum suuuiu draw a large crowd. The Marion ettes will perform under the auspices of the University Players. Manipulated by invisible strings, the small players will faithfully por tray the story of Ali Baba and his (Continued on Page 2) W.A.A. WILL FETE UNIVERSITY CO-BDS Program Is Designed to Acquaint Women With Activities and Organization Work . The W. A. A. will be host to all university girls from 4 to 6 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Ellen Smith HalL The purpose of the occasion is to acquaint university women with the activities of the W. A. A. A Droeram is being planned for the party and dancing will be a part of the entertainment. Mildred Hel lenbareer. Irene Davies, and Helen Neslndek are in charge of the enter tainment for the afternoon. Re freshments are being planned for the affair. This part of the party is in charge of Clarence MacDonald and Edna Schrick. Members of the W. A. A. will an swer all questions in regard to W. A. A. activities and it is hoped that more girls will take part in the W. A. A. program. Helen Clark is so cial chairman of the organization. Society; "Cattlemen's Common wealth on the Western Range" ap peared in the Mississippi Valley His torical Review of 1926. When asked as to the detailed na ture of his subject matter, Mr. Pel zer replied, "It is a study of the prose and economic side rather than the poetry and romance." Illustrat ing his statement the historian con t;,H "I have no interest in the shooting in cattlemen's towns that is the romance, movie maienai. it is the prices, trade, commerce, influ ence and capital invested, that inter ests me." After introducing his student, Prof. Pelzer proceeded, to this infor mation concerning Mr. Branch. "He is a native Texan and at present a follower in the'Department of History of the University of Iowa. For some years he nas Deen invesu ( Continued on Page 2) PLEDGE LISTS FOR SEMESTER INDICATE GAIN Fraternities Announce Large Number of Men Taken at Mid-Year Time FEW DO NOT REPORT MEN Survey of New Pledges Show Outstate Candidates Are Predominating Fraternity pledge lists for the sec ond semester as compiled Saturday show a larger number of second sem ester pledges than usual. The pledge lists follow: Acacia. Arch Lew, Curtis. Alpha Chi Sigma. William E. Swain, Omaha; Willard Swanson, Omaha; Robert Ayton, Lincoln; How ard N. Hubbard, Elyria, Ohio; Bruce Bellas, Auburn, Ohio; John C. Watt, Minden; William L. Seeger, Glen wood, la.; Harry Hart, Mountain View, Mo. Alpha Gamma Rho. Frank Chase, Lincoln; Glen Preston, Lyons, Ken neth Mclntyre, Alliance. Alpha Sigma Phi. Allan Hanson, Genoa; Donald Kunz, Seattle, Wash.; Clyde Kelley, Casper, Wyo.; Lowell Davis, Casper, Wyo.; Henry Carroll, Omaha. Alpha Tau Omega. Clifford Bron son, Mitchell. Alpha Theta Chi. Chester L. Lar sen, Newman Grove; Menlo C. Tur ner, Waterloo; William Darrah, Lin coln; Fonda Rock, Greybull, Wyo.; Christian L. Larsen, Aurora; Harold A. Goodwin, Pacific Junction, la.; Lowell Humphries, Omaha. Beta Theta Pi. Joe O'Malley, Kan sas City, Mo. Delta Sigma Delta. Leland Periy, Norfolk; Jack Blum, Lincoln; Milo Dlasak, Drague; Leonard Aksomit, Halleck; Fred Warner, O'Neil; Aesop Jensen, Blair. Delta Sigma Lambda. Jack Epene (Continued on Page 2) BARBOUR WILL GIYB MORRILL HALL TALK 'Elephants of the Past and Present Will Be Subject of Sunday Afternoon Program "Elephants of the Past and Pres ent" will be discussed by Dr. E. H. Barbour at Morrill hall, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Supplementary to this, a two-reel motion picture, "Why Elephants Leave Home," will be shown. Due to the fact that the lecture room on the lower floor of Morrill hall is too small to care for large crowds that attend the museum pro grams it has become necessary to ad mit only those children who are ac companied by an adult. However, the elephant picture will be shown at three o'clock for children only. FRATERNITY BOXERS MX IN TOURNALIENT First Rounds of Fistic Matches Are Scheduled for Monday Afternoon In Coliseum Ring First round matches in the intra mural tournament will get under way Monday afternoon at the Coliseum, with several swings, when fighters representing sixteen fraternities will lace on the padded mittens to trade blows in the manly art of fisticuffs. Some of the boxers are tough enough to make even Dempsey look twice, but there are others, too. However, all of the bouts are bound to be interesting and probably some what bloodthirsty, and if the first round matches have been completed by Wednesday afternoon, the final fights for the championship in each of the classes will probably be run off by the end of the wetk. Contestants who are slated to ex- chant. blows Monday afternoon are requested to weigh in between 11 'clock in the morning and 1 o clock in the afternoon of that day, and must furnish their own hand wrap pings and seconds. Failure to weigh in at the proper time will be grounds for forfeit of the bout. A list of the entrants, together ith the time scheduled for the! (Continued on Page S.) Reading are Resumed In Westminster House Readings for university stu dents will be irumed at 5 o'clock this aiternoon in Westminster House, 333 North 14 street, with F. G. Collins, university curator, responding to requests to reed again. Both men and women are invited. A rmy-Nebraska Tussle Looms More Probable Navy, Princeton Sign Three Year Pact; Gish is Returning From West Point Possibilities for an Army-Nebraska football game in the 1928 season increased yesterday with the signing of a three-year contract between Princeton and the Navy. Army athletic officials will make no definite statement concerning the game, but it is generally believed that an agreement between the West Pointers and Herbert D. Gish, acting athletic director of Nebraska, has been reached. Word has been received by John K. Selleck, business manager of Ne braska athletics, that Gish, after ten days .of negotiating with West Point authorities, is returning to Nebraska. Selleck says that he has received no decision concerning the classic. DEBATE SQUADS ARE ANNOUNCED Eight Students Are Selected On Third Team Chosen Since September MANY CANDIDATES TRY Eight students were selected Fri day afternoon to form the Univer sity of Nebraska squad to debate the question: "Resolved: That Secretary Kellogg's Policy in Central America Should be Discontinued." This is the third debate team chosen for the year, all being trained in the "Think Shop", historic debate seminar, under the direction of Dr. H. A. White, varsity debate coach. Men chosen in the Friday trials were: Frank B. Morrison, Law '30, Manhattan, Kan.; David Fellman, Law '30, Omaha; Archie McMillan, '30, Lincoln; Joseph Ginsburg, Law '30, Ponca; George E. Johnson, Law '28, Lincoln; C. J. Marold, '30, Sa guache, Colo.; Robert Baldwin, Law '30, Hebron; and J. M. Finkelstein, Law '29, Lincoln. ' division of the men into affirmative and negative teams will be made later. Many Try For Team The list of candidates participating in the tryouts was the largest in several years according to Professor H. A. White. Judges of the trials held in U Hall 106 Friday were Prof. J. O. Rankin, Clifford L. Rein, and Rev. Carl H. Wilhelm. Each speaker was given eight minutes for combined di rect argument and rebuttal. Frank Morrison was a member of the Kansas Aggie team which debated farm relief in Lincoln last spring. Fellman, Johnson, and Baldwin were the members of the Nebraska team, which met Cambridge here early in the first semester. Fellman and John son were also members of the de bate teams last year. Ginsburg has been on the debate squads the past two years. Archie McMillan is a for mer Lincoln high debater, while Mar- old and Finklestein are new material January Goes . On Record As Extremely Dry "Nebraska is dry," declares Prof. T. A. Blair of the University of Ne braska. That might be a platitude of it re ferred to politics, but Professor Blair is meteorolgist in charge of the United States Weather Bureau, and it is to atmospheric matters that he refers. For Lincoln, the total precipitation in January was .06 inche.. One light snow on the second, and a mixed snow and rain on the fifteenth of the m nth made up the total of all the moisture received in that period. The only January on record which hsa been drier than the month just ended was in 1919, when the rain fall was .03 inches. Throughout the state the condi tion is continued dry. December was also an unusually dry period, and in fact, since the first of October the precipitation has been very light The normal amount for this period is 3.04 i.it.ies while this year it was only 1.31 inches. Temperature has been consider ably above normal. The mean tem perature for January was 80.4 de grees, which is 7.6 degrees above normal Although there 1 ave been several other months of Jai -ary with higher average temperatures, the record for the warmest day was bro ken on January' 10, when the merc ury reached 68 degrees. The high est ever before recorded for this month was in 1894 with a tempera ture of 68 degrees. SORORITIES ON CAMPUS NAME NEW PLEDGES Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, and Sigma Delta Tau Do Not Increase Rolls SERVICES HELD SATURDAY Report Places Alpha Delta Theta in Lead With Eleven Pledges Eighteen out of the twenty-one campus sororities announced their second semester pledges Saturday evening, following pledge services at 5 o'clock. No new pledges were added to the rolls of Alpha Phi, Al pha Xi Delta, and Sigma Delta Tau. Pledge lists as announced are: Alpha Chi Omega: Dorothy Gos don, Seward; Lois Lyon, Lincoln; Beth Miller, Lincoln; Flora B. Water, Glendo, Wyo. Alpha Delta Pi: Bertrane Carlson, Central City; Alice Johnson, Omaha; Lucille Fugate, Omaha; Cora Belle Grahm, Lincoln; Grace Ann Hayeke, Brainard; Lois Raymond, Yakima, Wash.; Genevieve McCartney, Mina tar. Alpha Delta Theta: Annie Benja min, Superior; Ruth Balbitt, Lin coln; Anabelle Carpenter, Sioux City, la. ; Mildred Johnson, Holdrege ; Partthenia Schneider, Hilger; Vir ginia Wiles, Weeping Water; Eve lyn Weener, Lincoln; Margaret Wee ner, Lincoln; Olive Becker, Lincoln; (Continued on Page 3) HAYES TELLS TALES OF BOOK EXCHANGE Rapid Turnover Brings Smiles to Students and Profits to University Y. Sales of textbooks at the Student Book Exchange are very brisk, ac cording to C. D. Hayes, secretary of the University Y. M. C. A., under whose direction the exchange is be ing operated. A large proportion of the books that are turned in are sold the same day, or at least the following day, so that students get their checks very promptly. "The striking feature of the whole thing," declared Mr. Hayes, in an interview with a Nebraskan reporter, "is the male on the students' faces as they come in after their checks. "Just the other day a student brought in five books," continued Mr.Hayes, "and wanted to know how soon he could get the money for them. We could make no promises. However, that afternoon, three of the books were sold and by the fol lowing noon the other two had been sold, also. In the afternoon when the student came in, his check was waiting for him." (Continued on Page 3) COUNTRYMAN HAS ASSOCIATE STAFF Minor Appointments for Semester Are Announced by College Of Agriculture Minor appointments to positions on the Cornhusker Countryman have been announced at the College of Agriculture. Elvin Frolik, editor-in-chief, will have Nelson Jodon, '29, as his first assistant editor. Two other assist ant editors are Harold Marcott, '30, and Robin Spence, '29. Gordon Hedges, business manager will have Clifford Webster, '20, George Powell, '30, and Gerace Hedges, '31, for his assistants. Dwight Anderson, circulation man ager, will be assisted by Kathleen Troop, '31, Eston Clarke, '30, and Marion Stone, '29. On the home economics staff, headed by Mildred Hawley, '29, are Evelyn Mansfield, Lucille Bedell, Ruth Davis, and Marjorie Brintton. Clifford Webster will have charge of the humor for the publication through the page "Buts and Tips." Glenn Hedlund and Dorothy Norris will edit the alumni page. Merlin Matzke assistted by Lloyd Strom- continued on Page 3) Kosmet Klub Selects Winning Show Today Selection of the musical com edy to be presented in the spring by the Kosmet Klub will be made this afternoon from the librettos submitted. Several manuscripts have already been submitted and others are expected in before the Klub meets this afternoon. A one hundred dollar prize will be awarded the author of the man uscript adjudged the most suit able for presentation. Gilbert Doane Speaks To Omaha Librarians Gilbert H. Doane, University li brarian, spoke before a group of li brarians in Omaha, Saturday after noon, n the subject of book collect ng Mr. Do.uo gave a ?:ifilar lec ture to an audience f 'iiahn book lovers several weeks ago. PLAYERS OFFER RECENT COMEDY Next Production, "Tommy", Has Just Completed Popular Run in Large Cities CAST WILL BE SMALLER A light comedy that has not a sug gestion of a erious thought in it, will be presented with the offering of "Tommy," the next production of the University Players. The comedy which will be offered Thursday, Fri day and Saturday, is written by How ard Lindsay and Bert Robinson. It has been recently released for stock, and has just finished a highly suc cessful one-year run in New York, followed by a six-months' showing in Chicago. "Tommy," as its name implies, i a very light comedy, and is an enter taining play of love in a small town, and what happens when a girl's par ents step in and try to pick a suitor for their daughter. What plot there is centers around the doubt that be sets the girl who doesn't know which (Continued on Page 3) FRANKFORTER GETS GOVERNMENT OFFER Assistant Professor of Chemistry Has Choice of Taking R.O.T.C. Staff Appointment According to an announcement made from the Seventh Corps Area Headquarters, United States Army, Omaha, Lieutenant-Colonel Clarence J. Frankfurter, assistant professor of chemistry, has been offered the position of R. O. T. C. officer on the Corps Area staff. The vacancy, the announcement reads, is for the grade of colonel, but a suitable officer of lower grade may be assinged. In the main, an officer capable of viewing the R. O. T. C. from the civilian as well as the military point of view is what is desired by the government. An assignment to the Corps Area staff is a detail and would not alter Lt.-Col. Frankforter's classification as an Infanttry officer. He would (Continued on Page 3) AWGWAN FEATURES VALENTINE NUMBER Alan Klein Draws Cover Design; "Lovers' Day" Quibs Joined To Student Views Valentine number of the Awgwan, according to Al Macintosh, editor, will j be released the latter part of this! week, with twelve cartoons submit-1 ted by six artists as the feature. Alan Klein drew the cover page which is j now Demg preparea Dy me engrav ers. A number of contributors have submitted humorous copy consisting of short jd'kes, verses and prose, most of which depict the Nebraska student's outlook on Valentines day. Contributors who submitted mate rial for the February number of Aw gwan include Douglas Timmerman, Jack Iowe, George Hooper, Esther Dahms, Kate Goldstein, Bill Mc Cleery, and others. "The Man in the Black Coat," by Raymond Mur- (Continued on Page 3) Second Semester Sorority Pledges Are Unable to Typical Episode Illustrates How The New Girl Is Educated to .Ways of Doing, and Is Made a Sorority Neophyte. t By Paulina Bilon Seen I . Setting: Any sorority house. Time: 4:45. Scan II Ruth: Hurry up and get dressed. Don't yon konw they'll be here in a few minutes? Mary: What if they are? I ble to kiss and gush around girls any how. Ruth: Do you think that's the right attitude? You know how lucky we were to get those girls. Patsy would have gone Blank Blank Blank for sure, if it wasn't that her cousin was a Blah Blah Blah, Mary: I'm ready now, let's go down. CLASS ELECTION DAY IS SET FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 14 Four Organization Presidents, Ivy Day Orator Proni Girl Are Candidates ELIGIBILITY RULES STATED Student Council Will Have Charge of Polls During All Voting Hours Four class presidents, an Ivy Day orator and six candidates for the Prom Girl to be elected at the Junior Senior prom to be held March 2, will be chosen at the second semester elections to be held in Temple lobby February 14. Filings for the positions as class presidents and Ivy Day ora tor will be made at the Student ac tivities office beginning Monday mor ning at 9 o'clock and will close Fri day evening at 5 o'clock. Six co-eds will be nominated for Prom girl, each student voting for four choices for the position. This is the first time that this system has been tried for nominations for Prom girl. The polls will be in charge of the Student Council. No candidate will be allowed to solicit votes at the polls or in the building in which the elec tion is being held. Any candidate vio lating this rule either in person or through his supporters shall become ineligible. Rules Are Given For voting and the holding of of fice in student activities any student having the full number of entrance credits properly distributed as re ( Continued on Page 2) BEAUTY MARKS FORMAL PARTY Interfraternity Ball Is Rated Most Elaborate Affair of Season Thus Far REPLACES PAN-HELL BALL One of the most elaborate formals -of the season, the Interfraternity Ball, was held at the Scottish Rite Temple last night. Of the many fea tures, the decorative plan, carried out cleverly in every respect, was per haps the most outstanding. The ball room of the Temple was transformed into a woodland glade presided over by the enchantress seated on her throne at the far end of the hall. The enchanted forest idea predominates throughout. Talent of vaudeville fame was billed on the entertainment. A sou brette from the Orpheum in Omaha, an oriental dancer, and a pair of clever collegian tappers were in the spot light for many minutes. A sing ing trio made up of Barney Allen, William Newens and Joyce Ayre3, a piano double act with Chenoweth and Turner, Chuck .Wiles, xylophonist, "Red" Krause and the College Club orchestra were the balance of this headline bill of entertainment. The party was sponsored by the Kosmet Klub and was designed this year to replace the old Pan-Hellenic Ball. Three hundred couples at tended. Pool Is Co-Author of New Botany Textbook Dr. R. J. Pool, head of the depart ment of botany, is ihe co-author with Dr. A. T. Evans of the State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts of South Dakota, of a book, "First Course in Botany," recently pub lished. The volume is designed for use in senior high schools and junior colleges. Resist Co-Ed Gush Scene III On the front steps of the Sorority House. Several girls arrive in taxies and rush up to their new abode. Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Smack Scene IV Mary to Patsy the Pledge: Here, let me pin these ribbons on you, dear, I have been waiting just f you honey. What a darling dress, dear. Darling, did yon know you were going to room with me. I'm so thrilled. We both take Jour nalism so well get on fine. We're the same size, too, no we'll trade dresses. I know you'll be happy now that you've made up your mind to be a Blank Blank Blank, etc. etc. etc. etc etc. etc