Daily RASKAN HE TXXVII. NO. 129. DECKER WRITES NEW PLAY THAT FIRM ACCEPTS c.rultv Member of School of F Fine Arts Sells "The Jack in the Box" HAS WRITTEN OTHERS Same Dutch Characters Used That Were Featured in Former Successes Herman T. Decker, a member of the faculty in the department of music of the School of Fine Arts, is tj,e author of another successful play, "The Jack in the Box." Mr. Decker received word this Week that his play wa3 accepted by the T. J. Dennison company of. Chi cago. This company is one of the leading corporations in this line of work. Other plays written by Mr. Decker are "Now, Adolph!", and "Done in Oil." Both in these two plays and in his latest, "The Jack in the Box," the author carries two stock charac ters, two old Dutchmen. Enter Motion Picture In "Now, Adolph" these Dutch comedians were sauerkraut manufac turers, in "Done in Oil" they fur nished amusement while operating an oil concern and now in "The Jack in the Box" they become interested in the motion picture industry where they nearly lose their entire fortune. Many humorous complications 'are based on the two characters. "The Jack in the Box," similar to the other plays written by Mr. Deck er is a comedy farce in four acts. According to the author, the average writing time on all the plays is be tween twenty-five and thirty hours, and the manuscripts run about eighty pages each. NIEBUHR SPEAKS AT VESPERS SERVICES 'Brotherhood of Man Ii Topic DUrussion by Minister To Tuesday Group of Tho "Brotherhood of Man" was discussed by Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr at the regular Vespers service held Tuesday at five' o'clock in Ellen Smith Hall. ' Teople who want to be good are definitely separated from those who don't care, but there is no absolute standard which can settle the ques tion of whether or not one is a Christian, or whether he is good or bad," he declared. "The ideal of Christianity is sometimes like a mir age in the desert; it is a receding goul, so that when we have reached certain standards of decency or hon esty or love we can strive for higher standards." "We can have much more fun in life if, we are experimental, if we try out ideals and standards of (Continued on Page 2.) Class Championship Rests on Game Today Sophomore, Junior Co-Ed Baseball Teams Win Way to Final Round; Starts at 5 O'clock Sophomore and junior co-ed base ball teams will battle for tho class championship Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The tournament began Monday afternoon when the juniors defeated the freshmen, 16-14, and the seniors nosed out the sophomores by an equally close score, 13-11. In the second round played Tues day afternoon the juniors downed the seniors with a score of 23-12 and the ephomores won over the fresh men 21-7. The games played Tuesday were more exciting and better played than those of the first round in spite of the uneven scores and the final game) will be a worthwhile struggle between teams that are fairly evenly watched in skill and practice. Miss Rausche and Miss Wagner umpired all the games. 'Play Ball-Batter Up9 Is Ringing in Ears of Embryo Baseball Players (By Helen Day) "Play ball, play ball", calls the umpire;, anfi the spectators' lining the east windows of Social Science hall, begin to grin, for this is the fist session of a girl's baseball class. ft ic 20lil, and the wiind i Ho"' ng. but the class drifts very slowly toward the positions which have been wigr.ed to them, for what's the use of showing any surplus energy T And Asides ion8, coatg aren't the most convenient things to run in. "Don't be afraid to strike, this isn't D'g league game, you know," the ntructor, who. is also umpire, urges, nd her instructions are all too ac Bearg, Holm and Howell Speak at Club Luncheon Coach Ernest Bearg, Elmer Holm, and Rlun Howell spoke Tuesday noon at the Cosmopoli tan Club luncheon at the Lin coln Hotel. Holm spoke of pres ent prospects for a winning team, and Howell discussed the hard schedule the team faces this fall. Coach Bearg explained the sys tem of football used her. Leo Logan played several piano selec tions. W. L. Packard had charge of the program. , COACH STILL SEEKS LIKELY CANDIDATES Bearg Is Not Enthused Over Spring Grid Showing; Next Thursday Is Last Practice Day "Spring football practice this year is nothing to tave about," stated Coach Ernest E. Bearg when asked to express his oninion on the suc cess of the spring efforts on the south field. "In fact, the showing has been very mediocre. "We are still as far from picking a backfield, a pair of guards and ends as when we started," continued Coach Bearg. "Even at that, we be lieve that spring practice is valuable in a number of ways. It is the best way to discover new possibilities and experiment on various new forma- itnos. At least its very good exer cise for the fellows. They'll all tell you that." Freshmen Do Well Many freshmen players have been reporting regularly and stand an ex cellent chance of seeing active ser vice this tall, according to oacn Bearg. In the backfield, Young, Nor folk boy; Nelson, of York; Rowley and Frahm from Beatrice; and Long, a Wyoming product have bee per forming more or less regularly. Rowley is a good punter and the others have been displaying prowess at breaking through for long runs. Sloan, nearly recovered from a shoul der and hand injury, and Wally Mor row, are the veterans from last year in the backfield. Search for Passer "We haven't been able to find a cood Dasscr aa yet," declared the football mentor. "Russell, prosper tive quarter from last year's yearl ing squad has not appeared this season due to an injury. Witte will also be available for the flipping end on forward nasses. Andrews, is showing good at the half position." In the line, George Ray and Le- (Continued on Page 2.) Dean Foster Arranges Summer Law Courses Schedules for Short Session Are Announced;, Term Extends June 5 to July 31 Dean II. II. Foster of the College of Law has arranged the summer school schedule for the session be. ginning June 5 to July 31, 1928. For further information inquire at his office or write immediately. A course in Bankruptcy will be given by Mr. Robbins; a three hour Constitutional Law course will be given by Mr. Foster; Contracts will be taught by Mr. Robbins, and Xrn cation by Mr. Foster. Courses on Constitutional Law and Contracts are open to beginning law students. Fees are $4 per credit hour. Requirements for admission to law school are the same as in reg ular sessions high school require ments for College of Arts and Scien ces, plus sixty-five hours of college credit. Miss Heppner Speaks To Phys Ed Students Miss Amanda Heppner, dean of women, spoke to the members of the Physical Education club Monday on the opportunity of the physical edu cation teacher to develop the person alities of her students. Physical education majors com pose the club membership. Monthly luncheon meetings are held at the Right-of-Way cafe. curately followed. The pitcher's first ball is a yard, maybe or' two and a half feet above the place where a ball is normally supposed to be placed, but the batter strikes at it anyway and misses. Over eantion suee-ens over-cnnii-dence, however, but by the time the sixth ball comes floating toward her, h. T,tter has recovered herself en tirely and swings hard, only to foul. The unaccustomed sensation oi meeting ball inspires confidence and after three more fouls the batter manages to hit a very weak pop fly. Ths pitcr cawnes me uu (Continued on Pg ) THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLNNEBRASKA, KLUB MEMBERS PLAN TO MAKE UP ALL LOSSES Three Thousand Dollars Will Be Made Through Shows; Will Not Borrow DAMAGE IS CHECKED UP Call is Issued for Skits for Performance Similar to One of Last Fall "Kosmet Klub will bear its loss from the Playhouse fire by itself," stated member of the Klub after a meeting late last evening. Approxi mately $3,000 will be made by the Kosmet Klub through shows, accord ing to the Klub, and no money will be borrowed. A show for the immediate future is being planned by Kosmet Klub, to be similar to the one presented Thanksgiving morning. The Klub is calling for talent already and with the support of the entire University, which the Klub seems to have since their decent misfortune, the next variety show should be a master piece. Ask for Skits "The Kosmet Klub has taken over a big job with a fine spirit," enthus iastically remarked a University stu dent yesterday, "and I think every Cornhusker will be backing them in their attempt to 'put out the fire'." "We want you to submit clever skits," stated Kosmet Klub. "Turn them in to Lynn Twinem at the Phi Gamma Delta house as soon as pos sible so that we may have a show ready to go before long." Talent in the variety show may include alumni of the university as well as present students. Had Finished Show All Lincoln was stirred by Kosmet Klub's "tough luck" in regard to the burning of the playhouse theater early Sunday morning. The Klub had just completed their final presenta tion of "The Love Hater," a marked success, and the cast was instructed to leave costumes'and clothing in the theater until morning. The cast and Klub members grouped on the stage for a flashlight picture following the show, and left the theater at about 12 o'clock. At 1 (Continued on Page 4) SIX CONTRIBUTING EDITORS ARE NAMED Daily Nebraskan Enlarges Staff By Appointing Associate Editorial Writers I Appointment of a staff of six con tributing editors on The Daily Ne braskan was made last evening from the editor's office. The selection was based 'upon editorials submitted this semester. Those selected are: Edward Dick son, '29, Douglas, Wyo.; Kate Gold stein, '28, Omaha; Evert Hunt, '29, Lincoln; Maurice Konkel, '29, Chey enne, Wyo.; Paul Nelson, '29, North Loup; and Cliff Sandahl, '29, Genoa. Duties of the contributing editors will begin immediately. A meeting has been called between 3 and 4 o' clock this afternoon in the office of the editor. Annual 'Rag' Banquet Scheduled for May 3 Plans Announced for Gathering of The Daily Nebraskan Staffs; Committees Announced May 3 has been set as the date for the annual "Rag" banquet, sponsored by the staff and reporters of The Daily Nebraskan. It is the only time during the school year that this group gathers. "The Ragger," special publication for the occasion, will be a feature of the- meeting, and will contain all in teresting staff news of the year. A toast list will also be prepared for the journalistic feast. The following committees have been appointed for the affair: Din ner: Pauline Bilon, assisted by Ruth Palmer; "Ragger": Dean Hammond and Paul Nelson, assisted by Lyman Cass; Invitations: Dorothy Nott and Maurice Konkel, assisted by Clifford Sandahl; Entertainment: Gerald Griffin, assisted by Joyce Ayres. Kirkpatrick Will See Seniors for Two Days Mr. Kirkpatrick of Kansas City, district superintendent for the Kresge stores, will be in Mr. Bul lock's office all day Wednesday and Thursday, meeting graduating sen iors. On Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Social Sciences 801, he will give a talk on chain store man agement All students interested in the latest chain store dvvolnnmenf I are invi'ed to attend. Coach E. E. Bearg Calls For Tennis Candidates A call for varsity and freshmen tennis men was made yesterday afternoon by Coach E. E. Bearg. Candidates for positions on the squads are to report each after noon at 3 o'clock to Captain Hea cock until spring football prac tice is over, when Coach Bearg will take charge of the racquet eers. Tryouts will be held this week end either on the outdoor courts or in the Coliseum, depending on the weather. The first two meets will be held April 27 at Missouri, and April 28 at Oklahoma. TEACHERS WILL HOLD MEETINGS . AT UNIVERSITY Nebraska Division of Modern Languages Association Gathers This Week PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED Several Faculty Members Are Scheduled to Speak on Recent Phases The Nebraska division of the Mod ern Language association of America will hold its annual convention at the University Friday, and Saturday, April 20 and 21. This is the association's most im portant meeting of the year. The meeting will give all modern lan guage teachers of-the state the op portunity to get together and ex change ideas, learning of new meth ods for future use. The following program has been arranged for the Friday afternoon session, April 20, at 3:30 o'clock in Room 205 Temple building. Friday's Program Address of Welcome, Professor Laurence Fossler, University of Ne-; braska, president of the association. "The Modern Trcn in the Teach ing of Foreign Language," Miss Mar garet Schemel, State Normal School and Teachers College, Wayne, Ne braska. "A Contrast of Systems in French and American Universities," Mr. Lin ton C. Stevens, University of Nebras ka. "Spanish Music," Mr. Alfonso Rey na, Omaha Central high school. "How to Make Travel Most Pro fitable to the Modern Language Teacher," Professor Joseph Alexis, (Continued on Page 3.) STUDENT ENGINEERS VISIT MANY PLANTS Leading Industries in Illinois, Indiana And Wisconsin Are Inspected by 82 Juniors and Seniors Eighty-two engineers took the an nual inspection trip, April 8-14, which was an extended tour to Chi cago, Illinois; Indiana Harbor, Buff ington, Gary, Indiana; Kenosha, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Registration at Fort Dearborn hotel, which was the Chicago head quarters, was the main event Mon day morning. A trip through the Western Electric company in the af ternoon was interesting and instruc tive. They saw miles of copper wire drawn out of red hot billets, and how other kinds of wires and cables were made. See Harvesters The International Harvester com pany was visited where the process of making tractors was studied. The making of mammoth turbines and generators was observed at the Com monwealth Edison company. , The (Continued on Page 8.) KNOW YOUR KAMPUS Did you know that? There are about 210,000 books in the library of the University of Ne braska. Gilbert H. Doane is the li brarian and he has a staff of 40 as sistants, many of whom are students. Besides the main library an the cam pus there are eleven other libraries, including the College of Agriculture library, which are under the jurisdic tion of Mr. Doane. There are also some departmental libraries includ ing the Langworthy Taylor collection over which Mr. Doane has no super vision but are in charge of their de partment. o Pershing Rifles were organized for voluntary additional drill in 1893, the year in which General Pershing re ceived his bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska in the College of Law. Lieutenant Dudley was the first commandant of the military science department of the University and Lieutenant Pershing was the fourth commtir.diU.i- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1928. GREEK BANQUET SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MAY 1 Inter-Fraternity Meeting Planned for Scottish Rite Temple Is PLAQUES WILL BE GIVEN Fifteen Highest Societies Will Receive Awards for Best Study Rating The annual Inter-fraternity ban quet will be held Tuesday evening, May 1, at the Scottish Rite temple, according to an announcement made Tuesday by the committee in charge. The banquet, which is sponsored each year by the Inter-fraternity council, is for the purpose of promoting scholarship activities among the greek-letter societies on the campus and provides a place for the organi zations to' meet together. At this time scholarship awards will be made to the fraternities and the standings for tb- second semes ter of last year and the first semes ter of this year, will be announced. Fifteen scholarship plaques will be awarded to the different fraterni ties that have the smallest percentage of delinquent hours. The Hainer scholarship trophy, now in the pos session of Zeta Beta Tau, will be presented to the arganization having ine nignesi rating ior ine past year. The program will be short in or der not to keep the students from their studies. The council has se cured a prominent speaker to deliver the principal address. Chancellor Avery will give a talk, and Merle Jones, president of the Innocents so ( Continued on Page 2.) PROFESSOR STRASS PUBLISHES ARTICLE Nebraska Physics Instructor Writes On Reflection of X-Rays in 'The Physical Review' r An article on "The Reflection of X-Rays by Plane Surfaces," written by Professor H. E. Strass, instructor in physics at the University of Ne braska, was published in the April number of "The Physical Review" which is a journal of experimental and theoretical physics conducted by the American Physical society. The experimental method used by the author was, in brief, to split a beam of homogeneous x-rays with the mirror itself, causing part to be reflected and allowing part to pass by undeviated, and to determine the angle of reflection by measuring the separation of the two resulting beams on a photographic film. The substances investigated were glass quartz, and films of silver, nickel and platinum sputtered on the glass surface. The results obtained for sputtered films of nickel and platinum and quartz do not agree with theory, un less it is assumed that these surfaces have lower destinies than the metals and materials themselves. This (experiment was performed at the University of California last year while Mr. Strass was taking his doctor's degree. Co-Eds Plan to Begin Intramural Program Phi Mu To Defend Title1 in Campaign That Opens Monday; Te( Teams Are Entered in Race Phi Mu will defend the title and nine other teams will enter the co-ed intra-mural baseball tournament which begins Monday, April 23. All practicing must be done this week. Baseballs and bats for use in prac tice may be secured from the de partment office. The following organizations have entered teams: Zeta Tau Alpha, Al pha Delta Pi, Phi Mu, Delta Zeta, Alpha Delta Theta, Phi Omega Pi, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Delta, Al pha Xi Delta, and Delta Gamma. University Students Work in High School Schmidt, Raish, and Ilene Isaacson Have Charge of Activities in Teaichers College Several university students are di recting various activities in the Teachers College high school. Cecil Schmidft of the drfcmetf- d-prt- ment will coach the senior lasa play. This pear the senior class play will be "It Happened in June," and will be given at the Temple theatre Wed nesday, May SO. Clarence Raish is coaching the spring track team, while Ilene Isaac son of the physical educational de partment is instructing the girls in outdoor spjrti. Newell Will Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon Reverend George E. Newell, pastor of First Presbyterian Chucr of Hastings will deliver the baccalaureate sermon in Grant Memorial hall, Sunday, May 27, accrding to announcement from the office of the registtrar. LINCOLN STUDENTS STUDY VOCATIONS Junior High School Members Listen To Views of Professors and Local Business Men Six hundred seventy ninth grade students from Irving junior high school interviewed persons connected with the University yesterday morn ing concerning vocations. Jack El liott, sports writer on The Daily Ne braskan, seven University of Nebras ka professors, one Wesleyan profes sor and numerous Lincoln men held conferences with groups of students interested in the vocations known to those persons. Professor Wilcox of the university talked with a group of ninth grade students on short story writinrg. Jack Elliott, "In the Valley" writer for the Nebraskan, discussed the sub ject of sports writing with the ninth graders. Professor Keim addressed a number of high school boys in terested in civil engineering. Pro fessor Filley, of the College of Ag riculture, divulged some of the fine points of scientific farming to a num ber prospective farmers. Professor Jensen of Wesleyan uni versity enlightened his listeners on the subject of radio. A fair sized group of students expressed their in terest in this modern vocational field. Professor Emerson discussed art, Dr. Koch, economics, Professor Moritz, education, and Professor Martin, accounting. The students who interviewed these men had ex pressed their interest some time ago, in that subject and were prepared to discuss it. JOURNALISTS MEET ON FOUNDERS' DAY Talks by Dr. A. L. Bixby and George Grimes Feature Sigma Delta Chi Anniversary Banquet Nebraska chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalistic fraternity, held its Fouders' Day ban nuet. rommemoratine the nineteenth anniversary of the existence of the 'six on the general theme, "Religion organization, in the English room atjin Modern Life." Dr. Niebuhr spoke the Lincoln hotel Tuesday evening, j Monday afternoon on the specific Approximately thirty members and phase, "Authority and Experience in pledges of the fraternity including Religion." students, alumni, faculty members , "All standards of truth and beauty and newspaper men were present. A. L. Bixby of the Nebraska State Journal, dean of Nebraska columnits, was one of the principal speakers. He entertained the group with tales ient structures have been razed. Con of pioneering in early Nebraska 'fusion reigns in all phases of life, newspaper work, first as a printer's ! There are conflicts in the classroom, devil and later as editor and pub-Science is no longer united under one Usher, emphasizing the political riv- philosophy. Religion also is in con- airy of early small town editors. He proved himself a humorist as a speaker by keeping the group laugh ing much of the time. He closed his talk with a poem dedicated to an early friend, giving it with such sin continued on Page 2.) Students Are Engaged By Nebraska Schools Members of the Teachers College at the University of Nebraska are being engaged to fill the demand for teachers in Nebraska and adjoining states. The following appointments have been made through the service of the Department of Educational Service : Emma Renken, Friend; Esther Fehner and Fern Carlson, Burwell; Elaine Rohde, Lyons; Grace Harlan, David City;; Lillian Howe, Dix; Mar jorie Baily, Elmwoodi; Leona On- drews, Waterloo; Opal Gubser, Sew ard; Eloise Anderson, Tobias; Dru- silla Winchester and Velma Mc Guire, Franklin: and Eula Rossieu, Ham burg, Iowa. Elizabeth Dolan Tells of Processes Involved in Painting Merrill Murals (By Harriett Davis) . "That's a lovely scene at the far end of the halL" Elizabetth Dolan mural artist in Morrill Hall, was standing back of the canvas to view her work. "Do yog rf-i'tly itt" the asked. "Come in here and see what I am working on now." Miss Do'an went on to tell that to be a real artist intensive study is required for ten or fifteen years in the best schools in this country and abroad. "Some students here think that they are artists after a semes ter of study. It is pathetic !" "Tho etinlani ay 3 jrjr ffrorteet PRICE 5 CENT! VISITOR TALKS ON POSITION OF RELIGION TODAY Reverend Niebuhr Discusses Importance of God in Present World SPEAKS OF PERSONALITY Lecture Is Second of Series On Theology Presented In Social Sciences Discussing "God in an Impersonal World," Reverend Reinhold Niebuhr of Detroit maintained that religion is reverence for personality in an ad dress at Social Science auditorium Tuesday evening. This wa the sec ond of his series of lectures on "Re ligion in Modern Life." "The view that religion has a re gard for personal values is a tremen dous affirmation, not easily proved. Early religious and mystic cults held the view that the mysteries and phe nomena of the univeTse should be revered," stated Dr. Niebuhr. "Then someone realized that there is a greater mystery and phenomena in the human heart which is more ulti mate than the facts of the physical universe. Science Changes Theories "Modern physical science proves that there is much in the universe which reveals perfect order, but no love or preservation of human values. This sometimes leads college students to believe that the world is mechan istic," according to Dr. Niebuhr. The speaker explained that just as there is personality in the human body which is unable to control cer tain automatic physical functions of the body, so also love and goodness may be at the heart of the universe (Continued on Page 2.) DR. NIEBUHR GIVES ADDRESS TUESDAY First" of Series of Six Lectures on Religion Is Given by Well Known Evangelist "Any conviction based only on authority, no matter how sacred, does not have the power to change life," stated Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr, pastor of the Bethel Evangelical church, De-r troit, speaking before a group of uni versity students and members of the faculty Tuesday afternoon. This was the first address in a series of are thrown open to question when students enter college," Dr. Niebuhr continued. "This is the general ex perience of mankind today. Anc- fusion. Although religion is based largely on tradition the days of greatest faith are those of reason in the speaker's opinion. Whatever place authority has in the world it has nev er held the absolute place claimed for it. "You begin by accepting what (Continued on Page 3.) Kosmet Klub Calls for Skits foVr arivty Show Kosmet Klub requests students and alumni to submit skits that may be used in a variety show. The show will help the Klub to ?et "on its feet" after their mis fortune at the Playhouse Satur day night. Acts should be turned into Lynn Twinem at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house immediately for use in the very near future. Tal "it is not restricted to presen students; persons who have been connected with the University may take part. bother," said M;5S Dolan. "It is so distracting to try to paint when peo ple are watching you and making re marks. I put up great big signs but the people tore down the canvas and even cut holes in it." Mnrv!ap t hv she w st!e tff paint the murals when she could we only such a small part at a time, I asked, "How can you paint so that the whole thing looks as it does when it is finished?" With a look of pity at my ignor ance Miss Dolan replied, "That'r, what we learn." She explained that all the time she was painting the bad (Continue ca Ftrrs 8.)