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True Hi a if ASKAN WEATHER Weather for Lincoln and vicinity: Fair and net much change in tem perature. VqlTxXVII, NO. 83. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1928. price 5 cram NEBR Y COUNCIL NAMES CHAIRMAN FOR . ELECTION DAY Davenport I Chosen to Head Committee in Charge of Voting Tuesday FEW FILINGS ARE MADE Students Will Select Four Class Presidents and Ivy Day Orator Robert Davenport, '28, Norfolk, has been named chairman of the election committee for the eecond semester election to be held in the Temple lobby next Tuesday, Feb ruary 14. Other members of the com mittee selected to serve are: Eugene Bach, '28, Lincoln ; .Maurice Drayton, '29, Ruth Dairis, '29, and Charles Bruce, '29, Lincoln. Mr. Davenport wa? chairman of the general fall election. Fcur class presidents, and an Ivy Day orator are to be chosen, and nominations for the Prom girl are to be made Tuesday. Only two filings have been made for positions thus far. Rumors of 'faction caucus plans have been heard and it is quite prob able that a larger number of filings will be made before the closing hour (Continued on Page 3.) CHARTER DAY IS TO BE OBSERVED Fifty-ninth Anniversary Will Be Commemorated By Many Alumni Groups SPEAKERS ARE AVAILABLE University Charter Day, February 15, will commemorate the fifty-ninth anniversary of the University. Meet ings of Nebraska alumni organiza tions will take place throughout the state, and in cities from coast to coast. There are many permanent alumni organizations which are plan ning extensive programs while other gatherings will be of an informal na ture. There will be thirty-one county meetings in the state at which the election of the alumni officers for the year will take place. In several of the counties the first permanent or ganization will be completed. Alumni clubs will hold meetings in the fol (Continued on Page 3) POLICE ISSOE EDICT ABOUT CAR PLATES Chief Johnstone's Men Will Tag Oat State Car. with Old Plates Starting Today F'udents driving cars have been advised to "get your license now," by Chief of Police Peter Johnstone. All out-state cars without the 1928 licei. e plates will be tagged starting today. Nebraska car owners with out the new licenses will be arrested starling March 1. Chif Johnstone remarked yester day that the crowds at the county treasurer's office had' thinned out considerably, and that licenses could be obtained without delay today. Numerous students attending the University of Nebraska from other stated are driving cars. Out-state cars should have Jiad their licenses by the first of the year, so arrests will start immediately, according to Chief Johnstone. Who Will Run for Senior Prom Girl Despite tho fact that no names will appear on the nominating ballot for Senior Prom Girl at next week's election, five sororities have already announced that they will have candi dates running. This ballotting is not final, but the six leading girls on this ballot will be selected for final polling the night of the Prom, March 2. Alpha Chi Omega Is boosting Ger aldine Fleming, president of Mortar Board, president of Tassels, a mem ber of Silver Serpent and the Y. W. C. A. tabinet and associate editor of the N directory last year. Edith Mae . Johnson, who was a candidate in the race for Honorary Colonel last fall, will enter the new 'ace backed again by Pi Beta Phi Sh is a member of the Math club nd was a sponsor of the It. O. T. C, ""l a member of the Junior-Senior "om committee last year. Ernestine McNeill, also prominent Jn campus activities, will be pushed by Alpha Xi Delta. She is secretary ?' the Student Council and is a mem be' of Sigma Lambda, the Art club, A. J. Elliot r7- . ) n " Xf "Dad" Elliot, well-known Y. M. C. A. worker who is delivering a series of lectures to men students of the University. ' ELLIOT SPEAKS ABOUT MORALS Lecturer Discusses "Men and Women" at Meeting of Men Students MODERN EVILS FLAYED "Any act detrimental to the human race is immoral," was the opening statement of "Dad" Elliott last eve ning in an address in Social Science auditorium. The subject of the lec ture was "Men and Women." This was the second of a series of three lectures given to a select group of university men. Monday night "Dad" Elliott gave a discussion concerning the evil tendencies of group control and the restraint placed on individ ual development of idealism. "There is no greater question to be considered than that concerning the relationship of men and women," Mr. Elliott continued. "There are some great cardinal principles to be considered by every man and one of them is that he should strive to be a true and worthy companion." Speaker Civet Fundamental Law As a man thinks so will he act in the crisis of life, was one of the fun damental laws, given by "Dad" El liott, to which a man must adhere Fire burns, he reminded his audience, and if a man puts himself in a cer tain environment he cannot wipe out (Continued on Page 2) Companionate Mnrriaoe Is Disapproved Lawrence, Kan., Feb. 7. Thirty six out of 50 women in a child care course at the University of Kansas emphatically disapprove of cbmpan ionate marriaee. Five believe it al ricrht "under certain conditions." This and other information was se cured by the class instructor, Dr Florence B. Sherbon. by means of a confidential questionnaire which the women answered. One eirl thinks that companionate marriage is "cowardly." She says, "If there is any doubt as to whether the two parties concerned can or can nnfr. pot alone. I think it prepostter ous for them to consider marriage." Twenty-one girls said home-ma imr is the only career they want Several want "miniature careers" before they get married just to show that they can "be self-supporting If necessary." Out of the fifty who answered the (Continued pn rage 2) tv nartv committee. and Y. W. C. A., and the Cornhusker staffs. t?.,tl. Palmer fa hein? ran by Alpha UUkM - - - - Omicron PL She stated Tuesday that iA "A'iA Tint rhnose to run." one IB Dll - - a member of Mortar Board and vice president of the Student Council. She is a memDer oi ine i. staff, is a student life editor on the Cornhusker staff and served last se mnitcr as assistant managing editor of the Daily Nebraska. Delta Delta Delta announces inau it will support Maxine Smith in the campaign. She is ft member of the Y. W. C. A. staff. 8 Croup Do Not fcnter canaiaai.s Eight sororities have definitely ae cided not to enter anyone in the competition. They are: Alpha ueita Pi Alpha Delta i new, Kappa Alpha Theta, Phi Mu, Phi Omega Pi, Alpha Phi. and ZeU Tau Alpha. Others who are still debat . oftr are Chi Omega, Kap- pa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Delta Tau, Gamma Phi Beta ana xc.v- (Contlnaed on i tge j 'Dad" Elliot Will Talk , To Chamber of Commerce A. J. "Dad" Elliott, of Chica go, who is here In the interest of Y. M. C. A. work, will speak at the Chamber of Commerce this noon before the faculty group. His lecture will be on conditions among students as they are today, based on his contact with them at various institutions all over the country. Reservations can be made through the University Y. M. C. A. VOTING FOR MAY QUEEN BEGINS Senior Women Will Also Select Maid of Honor and Future Mortar Boards IDENTITY WILL BE SECRET Senior women will si !ect the May Queen, the Maid of Honor and pros pective members of Mortar Board today and Thursday at the annual election to be- held in Social Science corridor. All women who will be candidates for degrees in the spring or with the senior standing are eligible to vote A complete list of women in the junior and senior classes will be posted. Votes will be cast for from five to fifteen junior women in the Mor tar Board nominations. The thirty receiving the highest vote will be can didatca for Mortar Board members for next year. The identity of the members selected will be kept secret until Ivy Day when the Queen, Maid of Honor and attendants will be pre sented and Mcitar Boards will be masqued. Crowning of Queen I Tradition Josephine Frisbie of Red Cloud was crowned queen last year and Doris Pinkerton of Omaha was maid of honor. The crowning of the queen has become a part of the traditional Ivy Day exercises as well as the mas quing of the junior women. (Continued on Page 2) ENGINEERS WILL ELECT CHAIRMAN Committee Head to ' Arrange for Annual Engineer' Week Will Be Chosen Chairman for Engineer's Week will be elected at a meeting of the Ne braska Engineering Society tomor row afternoon at 3 o'clock in room 206 of the Mechanical Engineering building. Nominees, named at a re cent meeting of the society are: Har old Zipp, '29, Lincoln; Carl Olson, '29, Lincoln; T. O. Blaschke, '29, Hickman; and Robert 0. Rensh, '29, Lincoln. From these four men, all of whom have been active in university en gineering affairs, a chairman will be chosen. Engineer's Week is a tradi tional affair on the campus, now in its fourteenth year. It will be held, as usual, the first week in May, in collaboration with Pharmacy Week FORUM WILL HEAR "Y" WORKER TALK Well-known Y. M. C. A. Leader Will Discuss Student Problem in Open Forum In addition to: his lectures before a select group of the University Y. M. C. A., A. J. "Dad" Elliott, well- known "Y" worker and religious leader, will hold an open forum Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in room 154, Temple building. Any man with questions on camp us life or problems that relate to campus situations, bearing on reli gion, may present them at this time. Mr. Elliott will be glad to discuss any of these problems with the stu dents. Those who wh to meet him personally may do so by appoint ment. He will be at the office of the "Y" secretary between eleven and twelve o'clock this forenoon and between two and four o'clock this afternoon. "Dad" Elliott, whose headquarters are at Chicago, is making a three day stay with the University Y. M. C. A. here in the interest of religion, He began his series of formal lec tures Monday evening and will con tinue through this evening. COCHRAN WILL ADDRESS SHELDON MASONIC ORDER Prof. R. E. Cochran of the depart ment of history, has rccepted an in vitation to speak before the Masonic lodge and Eastern Star at Sheldon, Nebr., February 22. His subject will be "Washington, Man, States man, and Mason." UNIVERSITY PLAYERS WILL GIVE "TOMMY" Pauline Gellatley and Jack Rank Will Have Leading Roles in Comedy PLAY HAS SMALL CAST Amusing Love Triangle Makes Next Production Full of Entertainment "Tommy", comedy play written by Howard Lindsay and Bert Robinson, will be the next production of the University Players to be offered Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb ruary 9, 10, and 11, in the Temple Theatre. The play, which deals with the complications arising from a laughable love triangle in a small town, is fresh from a year's run on Broadway, and six month's showing in Chicago, and has but recently been I released for stock. The cast is small. Pauline Gellatley and Jack Rank are taking the leading roles of Marie Thurber and Tommy Mills, respec tively. The rest of the cast is: Mrs. Wilson Ruth Clendenin Bernard Cecil Schmitt Mrs. Thurber Eva McFarlane Mr. Thurber Don Helmsdorfer Aavid Tuttle Elwood Ramay Judge Wilson Robert Reade Play Contains Much Comedy There is not a serious moment in the play, while the entertainment it furnishes is predicted as the best of the season. The action centers around (Continued on Page 2) PALMER WILL TALK AT WORLD EORDM Unitarian Pastor Will Give Address On "Humanism in Religion" At Weekly Meeting "Humanism is not opposed to Thoism, H'lmanism is unwilling to allow man to be used as a means to an end, however glorious that end may be. Human life is an end in it self", stated Rev. Edwin C. Palmer, pastor of the Unitarian church, in re gard to the keynote of his talk at World Forum today. Reverend Palmer has chosen for the subject of his talk, "Humanism in Religion". According to his pres ent plans, he intends to discuss hum anism in relation to philosophy and theoism. This will be the first of a series of talks to be given at World- Forum on the relationship philosophy bears to religion. The second talk of this series will be giv en next Wednesday by Reverend Paul Johnston, pastor of the West minister Presbyterian church. A few tickets for the luncheon this noon t are still available, and may be procured at the Temple in the Y. M. C. A. office. These tickets will cost thirty-five cents if bought at the luncheon. All World Forum luncheons at tho Grand hotel begin at 12 o'clock and end at 12:50 o'clock. W. A. A. COMPLETES PLAN FOR CO-ED TEA "N" Club Girls Will Give Stunt To Entertain Guests, Dancing Is on Program All University girls are invited to the tea"eponsored by the Woman's Athletic Association to be given from 4 to 6 o'clock at Ellen Smith hall, Thursday February 9. Plans have been completed for the enter tainment. A stunt will be given by "N club girls. Those in the skit will be Lucille Bauer, Blossom Benz, Helen Clark, Marjorie Easterbrooks, Helen Schlytern, and Hazel Olds. Other numbers on the program will include dance to be given by Elizabeth Gilbertson. Helen Walters will play for dancing during the tea. Those presiding at the tea tables are Miss Wagner from 4 to 5 o'clock and Miss Lee from 5 to 6 o'clock. Colbert Mounts New Display for Museum Edwin Colbert of the museum staff is mounting a skeleton of an east African elephant which is to be placed in one of the display cases on the east side of Elephant Hall In Morrill HalL This skeleton, which is of an elephant about eight and a half feet tall, was purchased last year from the Carl Haggenback Zoolo gical Gardens of Germany. Skel etons of African elephants are much rarer than are those of In dina elephants. Students Who y.. 4' ; ! si I' .'V Left, Jack Rank; center, Pauline students who have leading roles in University Players February 9, 10, Many Students Are Vaccinated At Dispensary Doctors at the student dispensary are so busy that they scarcely have time to talk. However, Miss Jacobs, the University nurse, while filling out a registration card with one hand and rolling a bandage with the other, took time to tell a few things about the vaccinating that they have been doing for the past few weeks. Over 1000 students have been vac-, cinated for smallpox since January 16. The largest number to be vac continued on Page 3) STARS WILL LEAYE SOON ON TRIP EAST Roland Locke, "Chief" Elkins and Father O'Conner to Form Athletic Party Roland Locke, former Cornhusker sprint star and present holder of the world's record in the 220-yard dsh, will leave today for his home in North Platte where he will visit rel atives before departting for the east Sunday, February 12. Locke will join "Chief" Elkins and Father O' Conner in Lincoln and the three will make the trip together. Locke and Elkins will participate in several meets while in New York in prepara tion for the Olympic tryouts next June. Father O'Conner will accom pany them to see that they are tak en care of while in the east. W.A.A. OFFERS CLOG DANCING AS SPORT Honors and Poirts Counting Toward Membership Will Be Awarded In New Activity All girls interested in taking clog dancing which is the latest addition to the list of Woman's Athletic As sociation activities, will meet at 5 o'clock Monday, February 13, in the Woman's gymnasium. A number of girls are expected to enroll for this sport so two classes may be ar- ranged, one at 3 o'clock and one at 5 o'clock on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This Is a new feature of W. A. A. activities, and points toward W. A. A. membership and honors will be given. Honors win De awaraea ior it just the same as for tennis, hock- .1 1 ey, soccer, DasKetDaii, nning, vowey ball and hiking. There are still three more weeks for basketball practice before the class tournament begins. A girl must attend at least ten practices to be eligible for participation in the tournament. According to the in structors, there is still time to make the eligibility list. MUSICAL SORORITY ELECTS K Delta Omicron Pledges Eleven New Members Tuesday Delta Omicron, national musical sorority, pledged eleven university women in their meeting yesterday afternoon in Ellen Ei.uth hall. The list of new pledges follows: Laura Amut, Riverton, '30; Evelyn Bauer, Clearmont, Wyo., '30; Marj orie Eyllesby, Columbus, '31; Mar garet Crone, Beaver Crossing, '28; Charlotte Frericks, Sterling, Wyo., '31; Lois Gake, Beaver Crossing, '29; Ruth Hilton, Lincoln, '29; Harriet Hopper, Hastings, '29 ; Dorothy Lix- ford, York, '30; Mary Rankin, Lin coln, 31; Ruth Sandall, York, '31. Play Leads Gellatley; and right, Cecil Schmitt, "Tommy" which will be given by the and 11. VARSITY WORKS FOR NEXT TILTS Huskers Prepare for Games With Ames Thursday and Grinnell Friday Night SQUAD LEAVES THURSDAY Using Iowa State offensive and de fensive formations, the yearling quin tet succeeded in holding the Varsity cagesters on even terms during the Tuesday afternoon workout. The Cornhusker hoopsters leave Thursday for a two-game series on Iowa soil, meeting the Ames quintet Thursday evening and Grinnell Friday evening, Feb. 10. Uaing "Jug" Brown and "Dutch" Witte as forwards, "Shorty" Munn as center, and Elmer Holm and "Lew" Lewandowski at the guard positions, Coach Charley Black failed to get the good results that usually come from such a combination. A yearling team made up of Fisher and Jensen, forwards; Kimball, center; Morrison and Elliott, guards suceed ed in breaking up the Varsity pet (Continued on Page 3) JOHNSTON PLEADS FOR CDLTORED LIFE Vesper Speaker Tells of "Tragedy of Fragmentary Mind" and Praises General Knowledge Making his plea for a comprehen sive and intelligent acquaintance with the "better things in life", Dr. Paul C. Johnston of the Westmins ter Presbyterian church spoke Tues day afternoon at the Vespers servic es on "The Tragedy of a Fragmen taary Mind." "We escape the tragedy of a frag mentary mind if we are sincere and reverent," declared Dr. Johnston, and he told the story of the Ameri can girl who was paying Beethoven's piano when Ignace Faderewski en tered the room. "She hastily jumped to her feet, and with a? much 'grace as she could command asked i Paderewski to play. But the great Polish president and master of the keyboard had too much reverence for (Continued on Page 2) Qualms and Worries Beset Pledges As Period of Probation Approaches Freshmen worries and wondcrings will turn to wailings and whinings, Thursday evening when Nebraska fraternities open np their probation week. The anticipation will become a realization and pledges of the Greek letter societies will embark on the most unsolvuble three days of their university career thus far. Un solvable because they can count on nothing and expect everything. Already probation week ha devel oped into the chief topic of conversa tion and campus gatherings in and around Social Science building have stopped talking about past exams, dates, basketball, and track, and are given over to freshmen and their sympathetic musings. Perhaps in some instances they have even plot ted revenge before the battle opens but that is hardly probable because they just can't come to the contu sion of what, when, why, and where it is all going to happen. Freshmen Will Learn Geography Freshmen can be assured of a com plete geographical knowledge of Lin coln and vicinity and perhaps in some instances Lancaster county. They will learn the value of sleep, and can ARMY-HUSKER GAME RUMOR IS NOT VERIFIED Gish Says Lawrence Perry Is Not in Position to Know About Our Contracts NOTHING DEFINITE GIVEN Acting Athletic Director States No Positive Information About Contract "Lawrence Perry is not signing contracts for Nebraska football games," replied Herbert D. Gish, acting athletic director of Nebraska, when questioned concerning the an nouncement of an Army-Nebraska game to be played Nov. 24 at West Point. The announcement appeared in yesterday's Lincoln Star, and stated that information had been re ceived from Lawrence Perry, New York newspaper writer, who was said to be in close touch with authorities from West Point and Nebraska, which said that a contract had pos itively been signed. "It isn't even a good rumor," con tinued Gish, apparently displeased with Mr. Perry's advance informa tion. Mr. Gish would not positively deny that he had signed a contract, but very strongly inferred such to be the case. Rumors of a signed contract be tween West Point officials and the di rector of Nebraska athletics have been circulating ever since Herbert D. Gish left Lincoln to talk with the Army men. Possibilities for such a grid battle have been increasing since the game was first mentioned, but it seems that nothing definite has been done even yet. VENETIAN SCENE IS SKIT AWARD Organization Submitting Best Act in Contest Will Ot $20 Cash Prize DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 15 A colored etching of a Venetian scene is on display this week in Long's Book Store. This prize will be awarded to the sorority or frater nity which submits and presents the best skit for University Night. Feb ruary 15 is the deadline. Another prize of $20 will be given -to the organization that submits the best act. These prizes will be pres ented to the winners on University Night. (Continued on Page 2) Morrill Hall Program Will Feature Picture Called 'Wooden Shoes' A picture about Holland, called "Wooden Shoes" will be given Sat urday at Morrill Hall. It begins at 10:30 o'clock. Programs for children given every Saturday morning in the Morrill Hall auditorium are drawing capacity crowds. At the picture, "Boys and Girls of Siam" given last Saturday the auditorium was completely filled, and many of the children wire forced to sit two in a seat. The Saturday morning programs, and the programs given at 3 o'clock on Sunday art given in order to al low more adults to attend the pro grams given at 4 o'clock on Sundays. be assured that Sunday morning will mean more than a day of rest for them. It will be a period of con valesence, to say the Je5t. "Ye Old Alum," who delights in returning to the fraternity house w t brutal tales of past probation eks, "when they were in school" has added, in a great many cases, terror and fright to the minds of the first year men. They tell of an en tire week of pre-initiation ceremony and even go so far to enumerate the tragic deaths and vnutilations of their fellow pledges and the sorrow they carried in thedr hearts! And the freshmen heave a sigh of relief be cause they know it cannot last more than fifty-four hours. But then n gain what a lot can happen in that two and on-ehalf days. Period of Probation Is Shortened The Inter-fraternity Council rul ing, passed last year, permits the holding of probation only fifty-four hours, starting Thursday evening and ending the (following Sund,' morning. In previous years the or ganizations were allowed to hold pro bation at their own convenient and (CcntinBsi en T:z ')