Nebraskan
-volTxxvH NO. 109.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 15 ,1928.
PRICE 5 CENTS
ur
DAILY
C, C. DEBATERS
MEET NEBRASKA
TEAM SATURDAY
Colorado College Squad Will
Discuss Negative Side
Of Question
HUSKERS HAVE NEW MAN
Marold, Morrison, Ginsburg
Represent Nebraska in
Next Contest
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Nebraska meets Colorado College in
1 debate in the Social Sciences audi
torium. The University eA Nebras
ka will take the affirmative of the
question, "Resolved, that Secretary
KcIIorvt's policy in regard to Central
America should be discontinued."
Carl J. Marold, '30, Saguache,
Colorado; Frank R. Morrison, Law 1,
Manhattan, Kansas; and Joseph Gins
burp, Law I, Ponca; will represent
Nebraska in the debate. Carl Marold
is a new Nebraska debater with a re
putation as a high school orator. Mor
rison and Ginsburg have debated for
Nebraska this year and are well
known in collegiate forensic circles.
Letters Are. Sent Out
"Audiences do not favor us with
large crowds at our debates," states
a letter sent out by the forensic de
partment, "Perhaps they wish us to
move our mountain of logic and fact
to them." The letter, sent to many
persons in the city, goes on to ex
plain the new open forum type of
debate which gives any individual in
the audience an opportunity to ex
press his views on the subject of de
bate after the speakers from the con
testing college have given their ar
guments. Twenty-five cents admission will
be charged at the door for the Colo
rado College debate. The date of
the debate against Iowa Agricultural
College has been changed from
March 9 to March 22. The Pitts
burgh debate will be held on April
5 in Lincoln and the debate against
North Dakota, scheduled for March
SI will be bold at Grand Tlnnd.
C. F. Hansen, former University
student, who ia now an instructor of
dramatics and debating in Grand
Island high school has arranged the
debate at Grand Island against North
Dakota.
THIRD VOCATION
SPEECH IS GIVEN
Lantz Talks on 'Teaching As
A Profession Before
Group of Students
'MEDICINE IS NEXT TOPIC
To be successful in the teaching
profession it is necessary that an in
dividual be possessed with a pleas
ing personality and a sound tempera
ment, is the opinion of E. W. Lantz,
assistant professor of secondary ed
ucation, vho spoke before a group
of students last evening in Social
Sciences auditorium.
His lecture was on "Teaching as
a Profession" and was the third of
series on "Vocations" being spon
sored by the Federation of Church
Workers. The object of these ad
dresses is to help the students de
tide a fit-id of endeavor if they have
not already done so.
Speaking of profesions in general,
Mr. Lantz enumerated a number of i
the factors that go to determine
whether or not an individual should
enter therein. "'Is the field crowded
or not is there any opportunity left
the field?" is a common question
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Hi-Y Club Organized:
Officers Are Elected
Teachers College High School Starts
Organization; Steinbaugh
1 Faculty Advisor
A Hi-Y club was organized this
eek at the Teachers College high
school with Everett W. Thatcher,
graduate assistant in the University
department of physics, in charge. A
number of high school boys have al
ready joined the group.
Election of officers for the coming
year took place at a raeetinr on Tues
day. The following wore elected: Lo
an E. Larson, University Place,
Moent; Roland Lockwood, Lin
CW, vice-president; William Schrain
' Lincoln, secretary-treasurer; and
H. Steinbaugh, supervisor of
hematics, Teachers College high
"tool, faculty mdvisor.
The newly organized body is a
""ch of the University and city
Christian associations. It 'will be op
hted under the supervision of these
organizations. Luncheons will be
eW evT Friday noon at which time
matters of interest to the high school
"Went, will be discussed.
Senior Clats Will
Hold Meeting Today
A senior class meeting has been
called for this afternoon at 5
o'clock in Social Sciences auditor
ium. Election of class officers will
be held at this time.
The meeting called last week
by class president Ray Randels,
was postponed when the basket
ball tournament conflicted.
BALLOTING WILL
CONTINUE TODAY
A. W. S. Voting Is Heavy First
Day; President, Members
Are To T Elected
LARGE VOTE IS EXPECTED
Nearly four hundred and fifty
votes were cast Wednesday for pres
ident and membership on the Asso
ciated Women Student Board. The
voting will continue today at the
polls, which are in Social Science,
opening at 9 o'clock and closing at 5
o'clock. The result of the election
will be announced in Friday's Daily
Nebraskan.
"Judging from the number that
voted Wednesday there will probably
be one thousand votes cast by clos
ing time Thursday," stated Helen
Anderson, pres;dent of the Associ
ated Women Student Board in com
menting on the election. About six-
hundred women voted last year.
Every women registered in the Uni
versity may vote.
Two Ran for President
Nomination for president are
Kathryn Douglas "and Esther Heyne.
The eight women nominated for
sophomore junior and senior repre
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SIGMA XI WILL HEAR
STAKMAN LECTDRE
Minnesota Professor Will Talk on
'Fungi' at Regular Meeting
Of Honorary Society
Sigma Xi, Nebraska chapter, will
hold its regular monthly meeting in
i Bessey Hall auditorium Tuesday eve
ining, March 20, at 8 o'clock.
"Physiologic Specialization in Fun
gi" will be the topic for discussion
by Elvin Charles Stakman, Ph.D.,
professor of plant pathology at the
University of Minnesota.
"Dr. Stakman and his associates
have found the phenomenon of phys
iologic specialization in several gen-
era of fungi to be of economic im-
portance. These researches have ma-
terially changed the methods of plant
breeders working for disease resist
ance," Miss Emma N. Anderson, pro
fessor of biology and secretary of
Sigma Xi, stated yesterday.
The meeting Tuesday evening will
be open to the public.
COPY IS REQUESTED
FOR SPRING NUMBER
Awgwin Editor Sets March 23 as
Deadline for All Material
To Be Published
In order to insure publication, all
cartoons and copy for the Spring
number of the Awgwan should be in
the office by the last of next week,
according to Alan C. Mcintosh, edi-
tor -
No material will be accepted
after March ?3'
Staff members have started work
on the third issue of this semester. A
number of features have been plan
ned and because of the success of the
Automobile number, the Spring num
ber will be patterned somewhat after
the second issue. Mr. Mcintosh
stated.
Copy and cartoons for the Spring
number should be played up to por
tray .situations centering on this sea
son of the year, the editor stated
However, material of sufficient merit
that does not particularly depict
Spring, will be given careful consid
eration.
W. A. A. Sponsors Hike
On Bicycles Sunday
Bicycling, one of the most popular
sports sponsored by the W. A. A., is
going to be an active sport this year.
The first bicycle hike of the season
is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock. All co-eds who wish to
ride or who are interested are cor
dially invited. Twenty-five points
are offered for 8 hours riding, and
50 points for 18 hours.
Bicycles may be rented at Frazier's
Cycle Co., 340 So. 11 lor uc ior
hours. All co-eds wno wisn o s
this hike are urged w sign w.
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The siern win De -
taken down at this time. The Hike
will last for about two hours.
Presidential Possibilities of Dawes, Al Smith,
Donahey Are Reviewed for University Students
Editor's Not! Condenxation of three more article from The Independent written by Charle Men analvtinv likely jiren
Idential candidate appear below. Reviews ef presidential candidate! will be run daily until The Daily Nebraskan poll whu-h will
be taken Wednesday, March 21.
CHARLES G. DAWES
The great American public knows
four things indisputably of Charles
Gates Dawes. He smokes an under
slung pipe. II immortalized hell and
Maria. He had a row with the Sen
ate. He went to sleep one afternoon
when his vote was badly needed to
break a famous tie.
Certainly no more colorful figure
has lent his lustre to the drab scene
of American politics in a decade than
this same Charles Gates Dawes of
Illinois. Bryan was probably as rich
and creamy a character as ever ap
peared in Washington. Cannon was
one of those whalebone-and-iron fig
ures around whom legends will go on
clustering for years. But Bryan was
never general purchasing agent of
an army, and Cannon did not play a
violin. Dawes is not only Vice Presi
dent of the United States; he is the
composer of a "Melody in A Major,"
played by Kreisler. He is not only a
distinguished politician, despite his
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'Ba-a! Is Heard
As Billy Goats
Found Lodges
"Ba-a-a-a!" cries a University stu
dent, flashing the orange card which
marks him as a member of the secret
and mysterious order of the brother
hood of Billy Goats. If he needs help
the organization promises that twen
ty million brothers will rush to his
assistance.
You don't know anything about the
Billy Goat business probably we
don't either. It was organized by
Billy DeBeck in Chicago and is now
spread over the nation. Bernard
Google is the Exalted Angora,
Heads Are Selected
The Lincoln State Journal chapter
prints the cards here and anyone
can found a lodge. Even the Thetas,
Kappas, Lambda Chis, Delts and Al
pha O's claim lodges. According to
special report made from the Jour
nal, Winona Sollers is Exalted An
goress of the Nanny Goats (sister
organization Mrs. Google isn't any
thing) at the Theta house, and Ruth
Palmer at the Alpha O house.
Ben Gadd is Big Goat at the Lamb
da Chi house but the Delts bavent
decided yet. Someone will probably
be shot in the election.
Bennett and Flugstad have a lodge
and also the Collegians orchestra.
Vague promises have been floating
around about picnics and Billy Goat
Nanny Goat dances at the LindelL
but perhaps they won't materialize
Billy DeBeck, founder, wasn't a col
lege man but he drew a blanket on
Spark Plug to avoid all the trouble
of drawing the horse.
Just received a call from the second-goat
concerning the Billy Goat
dance. It's March 21 at the Lindell.
Sigma Eta Chi Takes
Fourteen Members
National Congregational Sorority
Pledges University Girls
Tuesday Evening
Fourteen new members were re
ceived into Epsilon chapter of Sigma
Eta Chi, rational Congregational
sorority, which was recently installed
here, at a meeting held on Tuesday
evening, according to Carolyn Lea-
vitt, president of the organization.
Student officers and Mrs. F. W.
Leavitt, local sponsor, were in charge
of the pledging. Following are the
new members:
Evelyn Anderson, 30, McCook;
Virginia M. CadwelL 29, Lincoln;
Belle Jane Dunn, '30, Purdum; Lois
Dwiggins, '31, Lincoln; Geraldine
Edgerton, '31, Pocatello, Idaho; Eli-
rabeth A. Grone, '31, Lincoln; Agnes
F. GumbeL '28, Garland.
Christine Keefer, '31, Lincoln;
Eloise Keefer, '28, Lincoln; Elizabeth
J. lange, '30, Lincoln; Jeanette
Longcor, '29, Lincoln; Nadine Long-
ton T,ln. T.V, Tn -
u.
Lllman,
'29, Ligcoln, and Florence
'ill, College View.
Wilson,
V: ' - ' $
AL SMITH
If there ia anyone left who has
never whistled "The Sidewalks of
New York" .he must live on a remote
corner of the country. The tune has
gone everywhere. The legend of Al
Smith has kept it company. The man
is a ogre, a hero, a menace, a great
statesman, or an t imannered hood
lum who would give this country the
best Government or the worst Gov
ernment in its history, to its lasting
credit or discredit, all according to
one's point of view. But he is at least
a definite personality, and of all pol
itical possibilities in 1928 none at
this moment is more nearly in the
center of the public's eye.
It is a healthy thing for the Amer
ican public to wish to know where
its Presidential candidates stand on
national issues, even though the wish
is not always gratified. Presidential
possibilities seldom talk for publica
tion after they have become possi
bilities. In Smith's case, however,
this much is true: this man has been
governor of the most populous state
in the Union for eight of the last ten
years. And no one can fill that office
for the better part of a decade with
out encountering at least a few is
sues which are national as well as
locaL
Smith's Record Tells Story
With everybody asking Smith
where he stands on national issues,
the fact is that Smith's own record
tells at least part of the story.
I. Tax reduction. New York has a
State income tax. Smith spent the
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CAST FOR COMIC
OPERA IS NAMED
Pirates of Penzance' Will Be
Presented by Glee Club,
Girls' Octette
DATE IS NOT SETTLED
Casting has been completed for
"The Pirates of Tenzance," Gilbert
and Sullivan's comic opera, to be
presented jointly by the University
of Nebraska Glee Club and the Uni
versity Girls' Octette in the latter
part of April or early in May. Final
announcement on the date is pend
ing the number of rehearsals re
quired to make the peice presentable.
The completed cast follows:
Fredrick (A Slave to Duty .
Verne Laing
Pirate King Roger Robinson
Samuel (Pirate Lieutenant)
Charles Calhoun
Major General, M. C
Joyce Avres
Sergeant of Tolict
Harold ricirett
M aV:l (S .pia:i( luad)
Nslle Ialy
Ruth Katherine Dean
Kate Lois Gake
Edith Alice Duffy
Daughters of the Major General
include Bernice Gicslr, Margaret!
Moore, Katherine Lyman, and Nellie j
Lee Brecht. The pirate chorus and I
the chorus of policeman will be taken
irora me remaining raemoers oi met- , . ,
,v .i . A- j-l-.-j.- . -i iiew oays mt
Glee Club. About thirty-five people
will be utilized in staging this hum
orous vehicle.
Patrice Xickols, regular pianist for
the Girls' Octette, will act as accom
panist for the performance as wel!
as for the rehearsals which are al
ready underway.
Miss Ballance Leads
Practices in Clogging
Dances Shown Co-Eds
W, A. A. clogging is attracting e
large number of University co-eds
this season. Under the instruction of
Miss B. Ballance, practices are held
every Tuesday and Thursday after
noons at 3 and 5 o clock. Approxi
mately 163 co-eds are completing
their necessary ten practices for
points.
A review of all the clog dances
learned so far this season will br
made at this week's practices. Mcst
of the dances and steps have been
very well mastered by the doggers.
Girls are urged to do as much out
side practice as possible so that r
greater number of dancei ai-d steps
may be learned this seascn.
FrattJidty Council
Will Meet Tonight
First meeting of the Inter-fraternity
Council under its new rules
putting a five dollar penalty on
absences will be held in Morrill
Hall auditorium at 7 o'clock this
evening, Professor E. F. Schramm,
chairman of the Council announ
ced Wednesday
VIC DONAHEY
A governor, a successful governor,
and a governor twice elected to suc
ceed himself, Donahey is pictured as
a dry Al Smith.
Three times in a row this man has
succeeded in carrying a State that
is normally Republican by 200,000
votes, and one of these three times
includes the year of the Coolidge
landslide, when every other candi-
date on the Democratic ticket in
Ohio met defeat
Ohio is a useful State. Next to
New York, it is by all odds the larg
est state which the Democratic party
has a ghost of a chance of carnrine
in 1928. Here is a man who has had
experience in carrying it.
Donahey was educated in the pub
lic schools of his own county, left
school and became a rrinter. There is
something about the combination of
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Student Life
Editors Make
Call for Copy
Fifty student life writeups are
wanted by the student life editor?
for that section of the 192S Cornhus
ker by Saturday evening.
Any material is acceptable by the ,
staff. Cartoons, drawings, "cracks"!
on individuals or campus groups, bur
lesque or feature writeups will be j
welcomed by the committee in j
charge. . j
This section is to be one of the I
most carefully worked over in the
book, and the editors expect to spend j
a great deal of time in presenting a j
type of college humor which will be I
trulr renrpspntativp of tbe "pKr.qc. '
'ka spirit. The material to be placed
in the book will contain only a clean
cut type of humor which the editor?
feel will be enjoyed by Cornhubker
readers.
Anyone May Contribute
The editors are asking any person i
who has any writing ability to repoi-t 1
to the Cornhu.-ker office today, Fri
day and Saturday. Some clever ideas
have been suggested by various stu
dents and are to be worked
out In
order to furnish the printers
with
jy1
' .
ensive work
must be
done on this section the remainder of
this week.
The box in Social Science corridor
used for "Kampus Kracks" for Uni
versity Night may be used to place
Cornhusker copy in.
Other sections of the book are pro
gressing well. The sorority and frat
ernity sections are being carefully
checked. The snap shot section, one
of the most elaborate of the book,
is being made up and will be ready
for the engravers within the next few
days.
Charles Bruce, business manager,
reports that a lanre number of alum
1
ni have sent in subscriptions for thisjcate? 60me unsound
years booJc
Delta Sigma Pi Holds
Smoker For Pledges
Professional Commerce Fraternity
Sponsor Entertainment
Wednesday Evening
Delta Sigma Pi, professional com
merce fraternity, held a smoker for
prospective pledges at the Phi Sigma
Zppa house Wednesday evening.
Ab.Tt fifty triembera, alumni, and
College of Business Administration
students attended the second smoker
held by the fraternity this year.
Formal pledging ceremonies will
be held in the near future and about
fifteen men who are already pledges
will be initiated early this tpring.
Alpha Delta chapter at Nebraska
is one of forty-five chipters estab
lished in schools of commerce
throughout the country. Alpha Chi,
forty-ftfth chapter, was recently in
stalled at Washington University, St
Louis, Mo.
Is Round Table Speaker
Dr. Sears F. Riepma, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church of Lin
coln, who will talk to the Round
Table meeting at the Grand Hotel
Friday noon. His topic will be
"Wanted Faith in Something."
ROUND TABLE IS
TO HEAR RIEPMA
Presbyterian Minister Will
Speak on Faith Before
Religious Group
TALK IS SECOND IN SERIES
"Wanted Faith in Something" is
the subject of the second lecture of
the Religious Round Table series to
be given by Dr. Sears F. Riepma,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church of Lincoln, Friday noon at
the Grand hotel.
The luncheons, which are spons
ored by the University pastors, are
held every Friday noon during Lent.
They begin at 12 and end at 12:50
o'clock, affording students time to
get to their classes. Tickets are
available for twenty-five cents from
any student pastor.
Friday's speaker, Dr. Riepma, who
is a native of Holland, is one of the
leading pastors of the Presbyterian
faith, according to Dr. Dean R. Ice
land, Presbyterian student pastor.
Dr. Riepma received his university
education in Holland and was later
affiliated with the Dutch Reform
church for some time.
Since coming to Lincoln from
Kansas City last fall, the paftor has
taken an active part in university
affairs. "Not only is he interested
in religion," said Dr. Leiand, "but
also in education and for that reason
understands the university field."
R. B. WILCOX TALKS
TO FORUM MEETING
'Is Modern Literature Immoral?'
Topic Discussed Yesterday
At Weekly Luncheon
''The outstanding difference be-i
twecn the writers of yesterday and
those of todav lies in the fact that.
thf writers of yesterday were alto-!
'gether too arbitrary," declared Rowse i
; B. Wilcox, of the department of i
i- 1 l J -a iL. Ti- TJ j
n JiMfruay noon ai, me n urio
T- 1 1 i i T . ' 1 f . i
j juncneon. iJjthens "nunc
i represent the worst of yesterday's
n.-. .
" 1
In his discussion on the subject,
"Is Modern Literature Immoral?" he'
continued, "the characters playing in I
Oliver Twist are representative of j
the hero, heroine, and villain type t
which filled the novels of the last j
century. If interested in education j
in relation to literature a person may
derive a great deal of good and can
obtain valuable information from
reading Kilpatrick's book on the sub
ject." Facnlty Is Old
Mr. Wilcox Fpoke of the errors of
many of our great thinkers, rotably
Aristotle, who misjudged and advo-
theories con
cerning the spots on the sun and the
speed that light travels. In the
same ancient way, Mr. Wilcox
stated, we are being taught by a
faculty that was educated two and
three generations ago, who do not
realize that they are teaching a new
and different generation.
"The greatest error man makes is
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Volley-Bali Tourney
Will Be Held April 2
W. A- A, rolley-ball season will
last three weeks longer. According
to volley-ball manager, Genevieve
Carroll, five practices will be re
quired for points and for eligibility
for teams. As the season only per
mits six practices, all those who wish
points should plan to get their five(
practices in as early as possible.
Practices are held Tnesday and
Thursday at 5 o'clock. The tourna
ment will be held the week of April
2, and color teams will probably be
chosen.
P. B. K. , SIGMA
XI BRING WENDT
HERE FOR TALK
'Creative Artist in Research'
Is Topic of Lecture to
Be Given Monday
MEETING IS TO BE OPEN
Honorary Societies Sponsor
Annual Speech; Held
In Morrill Hall
Dr. G. L. Wendt, director of the
Battelle Memorial Institute at Col
umbus, Ohio, will speak on "The
Creative Artist in Research" at the
annual lecture sponsored by the Uni
versity of Nebraska honorary soci
eties. Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi,
next Monday evening at 8 o'clock in
the Morrill Hall auditorium. The
meeting is open to the public.
Dr. Wendt has just resigned his
position a dean of the School of
Chemistry and Physics at the Penn
sylvania State College to assume the
position of director of the Battelle
Memorial Institute, which was found
ed under the will of Gordon Battell
of Columbus for scientific and indus
trial research. The Institute is de
voted especially to pure research in
chemistry, physics, and problems of
American industry. ,
Is Editor of Magaxine
Editor of the Chemistry Review,
Dr. Wendt is also connected with sev
eral other magazines and periodicals.
He organized and directed the first
session of the Institute of Chemistry,
the American Chemical Society,
which was held at Pennsylvania State
College in the summer of 1927. He
was previously in charge of scientif
ic work for the Standard Oil com
pany at Whiting, Indiana, and during
the war was in the chemical warfare
service research at the American uni
versity. A dinner will be given in honor of
Mr. Wendt and Dr. E. a Stakman,
who will speak at the Sigma Xi meet
ing Tuesday, March 20, at the Uni
versity Club at 5 :45 o'clock, proceed
ing the lecture.
TEAMS MEET IN
TODRNIES TODAY
Handball, Horseshoe Contests
Are to Be Run Off on
Coliseum Courts
MEETS ARE NEARLY OVER
Jimmy Lewis, director of intra
mural sports, has announced a sched
ule of horseshoe and handball con
tests to be played this afternoon at
the coliseum. These tournaments are
almost completed and Lewis is try
ing to get these contests out of the
way so that the points may be added
to the respective organizations totals
as soon as possible.
Fhi Ksppa will meet Alpha Theta
Chi from 4 to 5 oWk on court one
in a horseshoe contest this afternoon.
Theta Xi and Tau Kappa Epsilon
will compete on court one from 5 to
b o'clock. Games to be played on
court two ere: Alpha Tu Omega vs.
Kappa Sirma from 4 to 5 o'clock;
and Sigma Alpha Mu vs. Delta Up
siion from 5 to 6 o'clock.
Tho handball contests for this af
ternoon are as follows: Delta Sigma
Lambda vs. Theta Chi from 4 to 5;
Thi Kappa Psi vs. Delta L'psllon from
4 to 5; Alpha Chi Sigma vs. Sigma
Phi Epsilon fiom 4 to 5; Alpha Theta
Chi vs. Alpha Sigma Thi from 4 to
5; Phi Delta TheU vs. Delta Tau
Delta from 5 to 6; Kappa Sigma vs.
Farm House from 5 to 6; and Thi
Kappa vs. Sigma Chi from 5 to 6
o'clock.
Washburn Has Article
In Chemistry Journal
Instructor Writes on Subject
Surface Tensions in March
lssaa of Paper
of
"Variations in the Surface Ten
sions of Solutions" was the discus
si n offered by Mr. E. R. Washburn,
instructor of Chemistry, in t'je
March issue of the Journal of PKys-
1 Chemistry.
The purpose of the research was
to study the capillary rise method f
studying surface tension mora than
it bad been before," said Mr. Wash
burn "In the course of my study," be
continued, "I ran across several new
pheaoicena in connection with the
properties of surfaces. These were
described and explanations were ad
vanced which, to my twa satisf ac
tion were crrrert.''
The work gives an explanation for
the nvt variations 5 prevsooy
published values for surface ten
sions cf solutions and prescribes
methods ly which concordatt rtru.! js
may be obtained.
