The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 17, 1929, Image 1

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    VOL XXIX. NO. 21.
ROOTERS ADOPT
BELLS TO
f
Fans Will Celebrate Each
Score With New Type
Noisemakers.
BEGINS NEW TRADITION
Magce's Clothing Store
Donates 1,000 Bells to
Cornhuskers.
Or. thousand -Moo-oo-oo" belli
in be ued by the Nebraska cheer
lnr action In celebrating every
nurbdown that the Huskera make
rlunn? this yr and following
ver Uvi been donated by
Mac " clothing atora.
Wisconsin and DePauw unlvcr
MtiM both bva had thta tradition
(r noma tlma and hava similar
Mils that they ring whenever the
team Roes otr for a touchdown.
The intense Interest displayed In
thi custom in these two uni
versities caused Mairee'a to think
thnt a like tradition might be
lUrted In Nebraska.
The nella are miniature cow
tl. being about five Inchea long
tnl three Inchea wide. On them la
pasted a slogan:
'Moo-oo-oo
for
Nebraska"
The bells will be distributed
throughout the cheering section
before Saturday's game by Corn
Coos and Saturday will mark the
official beginning of Nebraska's
new bell tradition. If any bells
are left over they will be dis
tributed throughout the student
section. All people holding these
bells are requested by the cheer
leaders to save their bells until
Nebraska makes a touchdown.
Ringing them at any other time
will cause too much disturbance
and bother the calling of signal?
Each person Is to keep his beil
and bring It to each home game.
Bells should also be taken to Mis
souri as this will be Jn keeping
with ths bell tradition between
Mlsosuri and Nebraska which be
gun last year.
The Innocents have requested
that only those who hold cheering
oectl ai tickets sit In this section.
Seve.sl people who did not hold
tickets were sitting In this section
during the last game and spoiled
the effect of the card system.
STUDENTS MUST GET
BY NOV. 9
Junior and Senior Students
Start Today Having
Photos Made.
Cornhuskcr picture appoint
ments have been arranged for all
Junior and senior students listed
below for today. Appointments
will be made from day to day, but
all pictures must be taken by Nov.
9, or the prices will be increased,
according to Arthur Bailey, editor.
Twenty-eight juniors whose
names appear below are to report
to Townsend's studio today.
Aabel. Lloyd;. A ami, John: Ab
bott. Charles: Abernethy. Ray
mond; Ach, Joe; Adair, Catherine,
Adams. Hall; Adams, Uniola; Ad
ler, Evelvn; Akin, Maurice; Alden.
Avis: Aldrich, George; Allely,
Oorge; Allen, Marlon; Almy,
Loren; Amato, Salvatore; Am
brose. Lucille; Andersen, Ft. C;
Andersen, Vera; Anderson, Ardell;
Anderson, Ethel; Anderson, Flor
ence; Anderson, Grace: Anderson,
James; Anderson, Walter; An
drews, Russell; Andrews, Leona;
Andrews. Roger.
The following seniors are to
have their pictures taken at
Hauck's studio some time, today:
Ahern, Lorella; Achtemeler, Kasp
er: Ackerman, Lucille; Adams,
F.uiery; Adams, George; Adams,
Percy; Aden, Dean; Aitken, Har
old; Alcorn, Wesley; Aldrich,
Miry; Alexander, Theodore; Alex
ander, Warren; Allen, Fred; Allen,
Hope; Ames, Mercedes; Amgwert,
Marvel; Andersen, Harl; Ander
sen, Rhuel: Anderson Dwlght: An
derson. Franklin; Anderson, Lynn:
Anderson, Margaret; Anderson,
Vance; Andrus, Harold; Antes,
Wesley; Arnup, Laura; Ashmun,
Janet; Atkins, Elqlse; Atkins,
Glen. - r
ORTOUCHDOWN
University Players Rehearse With
Doubtful Aid of Incomplete Scene
With such helpful suggestions
: "Don't pet him like a stray
t'' or -You're shaking hands, not
doing the family washing," the
University Players attempted
Monday night to perfect their per
formance of "The Royal Family"
hich will be given Friday night
t the Temple.
With only a few steps leading
w nowhere, a couple of chairs and
beU as scenic decoration, the
P'ama were obliged to call upon
lhir imaginations to furnish the
t of the stage equipment. Those
"Ps, moreover, were by no means
M Mset. The carpenter insisted on
fl'tng them in the midst of an
""Portant conversation while the
aid almost fell off of them after
ytof Her lines.
The Daily nebraskan
IAL
Special Number Dedicated
To Freshmen Has Novel
Cover Design.
ISSUE RELEASED TODAY
Initial laaua of tha Cornhusker
Countryman wai distributed on
tha agricultural campus today.
Students war requested to call for
their copies In the Countryman of
fice on the third floor of Agricul
tural hall today or tomorrow. Fac
ulty subscriber will receive their
copies by mall.
This first laaua of tha year was
a special number dedicated to the
freshman class. The cover page
carrlea a picture of all the first
year sludenU who visited the
campus Oct. 16, Freshman day.
Donald Facka wrote the first rage
story covering tha events of the
first annual freshman day ever
held by the university.
Nelson Jodon, editor last year,
wrote) an article concerning the
work of the North Platte substa
tion. Jodon la experimenting with
crops there. "Profitable Pork Spe
cial'' la the title of an article writ
ten by Claude Roe dealing with
tba special Burlington train which
Is now on a tour of Nebraska. Roe
pointed out the purpose of the
train and the personnel.
Nagal Bon to, a student from the
Philippine Islands, described the
cocoanut farming In bis home
country. Thia article suggested
that cocoanuts are a profitable
crop on the Island
This is the first Issue of the year
put out by the new staff. A few
changes In makeup and In type of
stories have been made.
SET FRIDAY 1R1C
Book Printed, But Ink Not
Dry Enough to Permit
Folding, Binding.
Release of the Agwan, intended
for 8 o'clock this morning, has
been postponed to early Friday
morning, according to the editor
of the magazine. He stated that
th " complete book had been
printed but the Ink Is not dry
enough to permit folding and bind
ing. The Agwan was to have been
sold from booths in Social Sci
ences, the Temple, and the library
by members of Sigma Delta Chi.
honorary Journalistic fraternity,
today. This same plan will be
carried out Friday, according to
Harl Andersen, director of sales.
A short business meeting of
Sigma Delta Chi has been called
by Andersen tonight at 7 o'clock
in room 105 of "U" hall. Rear
rangement of selling hours of dif
ferent members and revision of
plans will be taken up at the meet
ing .
Following a decidedly different
style of make up, the new Awg
wan will offer many novel fea
tures. 129 TAKE TRYOUTS
FOR PERSHING RIFLES
All Freshmen, Sophomores
Eligible; Must Take
Two Tryouts.
One hundred and twenty-nine
men, a larger turnout than even
Tuesday's record, were present at
the tryouts of Pershing Rifles,
crack drill organization, yesterday
afternoon.
This was the second of the three
tryouts scheduled for this week.
The last tryoiit will be tomorrow
afternoon starting at 5 o'clock on
the drill field. Freshmen and soph
omores are eligible for the tryouts.
It is necessary (or each man to try
out t'. ice in order to be eligible for
consideration.
Recommendations from the va
rious companies are not necessary
for those who desire to participate.
It is not required that the men
wear the regular army uniforms
for the tryouts. The only require
ment is that candidates be fresh
men and sophomores in the Ne
braska unit of the R. O. T. C.
Announcement of the new
pledges will be made In Sunday's
Daily Nebraskan.
"We will now do that scene with
the Deans again," shouted the di
rector, and the actors and act
resses patiently repeated their
lines Between Spanish. Hindu,
and the cooing over an Imaginary
baby, the scene "with the Deans
was finally completed.
"My dear girl, you can speak to
your husband without making
such a face, cant you?" came an
offstage comment.
And after that scene was "done"
several more times, the whole
third act had to be gone over.
A'ter that the same process v
gone through with the first and
second acts, but if you ask the
Players, they will nay it a all a lot
of fun.
Official Student Ncvap.ipcr of the University ot ixeoraixa
IIM.OLn M:1HUKA. TIH;ilSl)Y."0Cf0UKRT7. 1929.
LLADS SELECTED
HERBERT YENNE.
These three peopla have been aelected to play tha leading parta In "The Royal Family" to be pre
aented Friday night by the University Players.
F
DR. PAMUBUH IAK
Culture Is Necessary to
Guide Civilization, Says
Speaker.
AMERICA DECLARED SAFE
The distinction between civiliza
tion and culture was discussed by
Dr. C. H. Patterson, of the depart
ment of philosophy, at the World
Forum luncheon at the Nebraskan
hotel Wednesday. Fifty-five were
present.
"Civilization deals with the ex
ternal factors, which have to do
with the adjustment of man to his
environment." Dr. Patterson stat
ed, "but culture deals not with ex
ternal factors, but tnternal factors
which have to do with man'a atti
tude toward his environment"
The aim of culture, according to
Dr. Patterson is, 'not hcTw long I
shall live, but how well I can live.'
"Culture" he said, "is not con
cerned with things which give
comfort to the body, but with the
things which give pleasure to the
mind."
Civilization expresses Itjelf in
machines, inventions and discover
ies, according to Dr. Patterson but
culture expresses Itself In our po-
( Continued on Page 3. Col. 3.)
Innocents Publish Slogans;
Signs Will Be Built
About Campus.
"Pickle Ol' Pitt," is the slogan
which will greet the Pitt team
when it arrives in Lincoln Friday
for the Pittsburgh-Nebraska foot
ball game. It was originated as a
parody on "Piccolo Pete," title of a
popular dance tune, by a commit
tee under the direction of W. Joyce
Ayres.
Two thousand placards and tags
bearing that slogan have been pub
lished by the Innocents society and
were distributed on campus cars
Wednesday afternoon. The Corn
Cobs, with Edwin Edmonds in
charge distributed the cards. Be
sides the slogan cards, three big
signs will be erected on the cam
pus today.
One of them will read "Point for
Pitt Attend Bonfire Rally." An
other will say "Pep up for Pitt
Burn Down for Nebraska at the
Bonfire Rally" and the third sign
will consist of "Break the Ties
It's Our Turn Now Pickle Ol
Pitt."
Two slogans instead of only one
will be used for the Missouri-Nebraska
game, according to Ayres.
FR ENCH STUDENTS
WILL REORGANIZE
CIRCLE FRANCAIS
All students interested in the
formation of a French club are
ureed to attend the- "Circle Fran
caFs," Monday, Oct.. 12, at 4 p. m.
in University hall, room 111. The
meeting will be for the purpose of
organization mainly, with Dr. J.
R. Wadsworth, a newly appointed
assistant professor In the depart
ment of romance languages, in
charge.
All students interested in the
formation of the club are asked to
sign their names on the bulletin
board in the corridor of University
hall. The French club was not or
ganized last year because ot- the
lack of interest shown.
All University Party
Scheduled for A or. 2
Another All University party
under the direction of the Barb
council was scheduled tor Sat
urday, Oct. 19, after the Nebraska-Pittsburgh
game. Due to
the fact that the first party was
moved up to Oct. 5 this one has
been set for the night of Nov. 2.
That Is Homecoming day and
the date of the traditional battle
between the Kansas Jayhawk
era and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
1 Oil PLAYERS INITIAL PRODUCTION
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AUOUSTA FRENCH.
GHADUATE OF 1919
VISITS DEAN LYMAN
George Thompson of Oshkosh.
Neb., a graduate of the college of
pharmacy at Nebraska In 1919,
visited Dean Lyman of that col
lege Wednesday. Mr. Thompson
la now practicing pharmacy In
Oshkosh and Is In Lincoln at pres
ent to attend the convention of
the Order of Eastern Star of which
he Is the state grand patron.
E
SECOND RADIO PARTY
Plans Nearing Completion
For Listening In on
Missouri Game.
Plans of the Innocents society
to give out the radio returns of the
Nebraska-Missouri game are rap
idly nearing completion. The game
will be received at a radio party
to be given in the Temple theater
a week from this Saturday.
The game will start promptly at
2 n. m. and a srrid-eraph will be
operated to show the position of
the ball at all times. The first
party of the year was held when
Nebraska defeated Syracuse and
was well attended. It is not known
yet who will be in charge of the
affair.
The Innocents sponsored three
football parties last year when
Nebraska played Kansas. Okla
homa and the Army. This year
thev have planned parties for Syr
acuse, Missouri and Kansas Ag
gies games.
College of Pharmacy Head
Made Member Group
For Research.
Dr. R. A. Lyman, dean of the
college of pharmacy at the Univer
sity of Nebraska, was recently
appointed for a five year period
to membership in the national syl
labus committee as a representa
tive of the American Pharmaceu
tical asociation. The appointment
was made by Dr. H. A. B. Dunning
of Baltimore, Md president of the
association.
The syllabus committee studies
the curricula of schools of phar
macy in order to suggest possible
improvements in the curricula
proper or in the methods of teach
ing employed. The committee Is
made up of outstanding men rep
resenting different fields of phar
macy throughout the nation and
an appointment to it carries with
it a high mark of distinction in
pharmaceutical circles.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
Plotters at nit meeting nd atudenl
liinriiont III oc printed In thla column ol
the Itoll Nebraakan If turned In at Ihe
olflnr In (he ouMnnrnt ot Inlvnraltr hall.
Ni.tlrea bovld arrive at The Kebrakaii
office at leaal two d&ra. In advance o
the event
Thursday, Oct 17.
Sigma Delta Chi meeting. Uni
versity hall, 105, 7 p. m. Very
short business meeting.
Delta Sigma PI, election of Ini
tiates, Commercial club rooms,
Social Sciences, 7:15 p. m.
Freshman commission, Ellen
Smith hall, 7 to 8 p. m.
Sigma Lambda honorary art
sorority, tea. Gallery A, Morrill
hall, for all girls in drawing and
painting departments, 4 to 5:30
p. m. i
Executive council of intranas
als, women's gymnasium, 6 p. m.
Friday, Oct. 18.
Rally and bonfire, drill field,
7 p. m.
Cosmopolitan club, Y. M. C. ,A.
club rooms, Temple, 8 p. m.
Phi Omega Pi houso party.
Delta Chi house party.
Saturday, Oct. 19.
Pittsburgh - Nebraska football
game, Memorial stadium, 2 p. m.
Alpha Chi Sigma house party.
Alpha Phi house party.
Kappa Alpha Theta house party.
Sigma Alpha Epstlon house
party.
Sigma Phi Epsllon fall party,
Cornhusker hotel.
Sigma Phi Sigma house party.
Zeta Tau Alpha house party.
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HELEN McCHESNCY.
STATE WILL CHOOSE
BEST YOUNG CITIZENS
Four Boys and Four Girls
Will Be Selected by
Special Judges.
STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE
Nebraska young citizcn con
test is announced today by the
University Extension News. Each
county will select one boy and one
girl between the ages of sixteen
and twenty-one, on the basis of
intelligence, physical well being
and personality as applied to so
cial, civic and business or profes
sional relations. All University of
Nebraska students are eligible If
they are within the age limits.
Each county Is to select a com
mittee to be composed of the
county superintendent of schools,
as chairman: county physician,
superintendent of largest school In
count, principal of largest non
accredited school in the county,
principal of the largest parochial
school In the county and the phys
ical director of the largest school.
This committee, not later than
Oct. 26. shall give a standard in
telligence test and physical health
examination to all contestants.
A personality test is also to be
given. From all the contestants
(Continued on Page 3, Col. 4 I
PICKLE OL' Pin' IS
Big Bonfire and Rally Will
Begin at 7:15 O'clock
Friday Evening.
"Pickle ol' Pitt" is the cry
throughout the realm of King
Cornhusker this week as time
draws near for the Nebraska-Pitt
football classic on Memorial sta
dium field Saturday. Rallies and
a huge bonfire will stir up the Ne
braska spirit for the coming game.
Many thousands of the Ne
braska student body are expected
to attend the big bonfire rally Fri
day night at 7:15 o'clock on the
drill field which will start the ball
rolling for the Husker pep in Sat
urday's game. Before the bonfire
rally house to house rallies will be
staged by the Corn Cobs starting
at 4:45 p. m. in front of the arm
ory. As the Panthers are expecied to
spend Friday night in Omaha Fri
day' rally will nof Include them.
Many noted speakers are on the
program Friday night. They are
Coach Dana X. Bible, head foot
ball coach; Coach "Bunny" Oakes,
head line coach; Herb Giah, ath
letic director; Coach Henry
Schulte, head track coach and as
sistant football coach; Captain
George Farley, captain of the 1929
Cornhusker team, and Ed Weir,
all-American tackle and former
Cornhusker football captain.
Ramsay Speaks to Phi
Tau Theta Members
Tuesday night Ray Ramsay, sec
retary of the university alumni
association, spoke to thirty-five
members of Phi Tau Theta. on
aviation and applications regard
ing the same.
According to John LaMarr, pres
ident, the next meeting will be a
closed meeting for members only
for a business discussion. On Fri
day, Oct. 25. there will be a Joint
party of Kappa Phi, girls' organ
ization, and Phi Tau Theta at
Auto park. Freshmen and new
members are cordially invited.
Dichsen Has Office
Built About His Desk
An office has been con
structed for Herbert Dichsen,
United Lutheran student secre
tary, In a corner of the post of
fice room In the Temple. An un
usual feature of this is undoubt
edly very pleasing for Mr. Dich
sen, for Instead of having to go
to the bother of moving his desk
Ir.to his new office, he merely
has to walk In and alt down. The
office was built around his
desk.
PASSION PLAY WILL
Many Lincoln People Take!
Parts: 2C0 Extras
Selected.
MATINEE IS ARRANGED
Many Uincoln people will par
ticipate In the nationally femnu
Passion nay wnicn win opn
T
hursday niKht at the co!ieum
i chorus of 300 voices rompie.
A
of member of the I'niversiiy of
Nebraska chorus, the Vlryan
chorus and glee tluh. and several
Lincoln ihurch choir.
A cast of 2i0 evtian ha been
i delected from the t'mvermty o(
Nebraska dramatic department,
the Weslejan ilrnmalic depart
ment and the Malcolm dramatic
studio to take part in the play.
The chorus and a symphony or
chestra of fifteen members will be
will be
under the direction of Harold Lor -
ing
;. director of music of Ottowa
leee
col
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iur ri-i....ft - .: i sliieranlv hicner. I ne rinu '
give the performance carry with rket), as nrirunced by the Bur
theiu thiee cailomln of hcenciy. .,,, ,r. follows: finund
Including costume; for 1.000 act
ora. Work on the stae here was
begun Monday and has been pro
gressing rapidly. The visiting
plavers have expressed themselves
as being Impressed with the facili
ties offered bv the University of
Nebraska coliseum.
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urday. A special matinee at re
duced prices will be given Satur
day morning. Students who par
ticipate are required to attend
three of the four performances.
Elaborate costumea are provided
for both members of the chorus
and those in the mob scenes.
BLUE PIT READY
TO RELEASE FRIDAY
ManV NeW Features and;
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The Nebraska Blue Print, cngi-
ncerinp collcee publication, wiu
come out Friday with something
altogether different in the way ot"
covers for engineering magazines,
according to John Clema, editor.
It is of a distinctive yet original
type. It Is one of the largest
Issues that has come out for some
time.
Louise Wcstovcr has an intei
estingf article under the title of
"The Sorority Tictorial of Ne
braska." Her article is made up
of such items that most would
miss in visiting any of the soror
ity houses that have come up on
the camnus in the last few years.
Merle Raincy. who graduated in
'23 from the electrical engineer
ing department has contributed a
(Continued on Page 2, Col. 5 )
deanIandTans
Student Pastor Returns
From Visit to Other
State Campuses.
Dean R. Leland. Presbyterian
student pastor, and president of
the conference of church workers
for the central region during the
current year, has been working
the past week with a committee,
comprised of officers of the con
ference, on the program for the
next meeting of the organization
to be held at the University of Illi
nois on Dec. 30, 31. and Jan. 1.
lie returned Monday from the
campuses of the University of
Iowa and the University of Illi
nois, where he had been working
with members of the committee
in order to complete arrangements
for the meeting.
There will be about ISO special
workers in attendance. Local
university pastors are members of
the organization and will attend
the meeting. Rev. W. C. Fawell.
Methodist student pastor, occupies
a prominent place on the program.
Topics under discussion at the
meeting will b "Work Relating
to University Pastors," "Youth
Looks at the Church." and a very
important aspect of the meeting
is the subject, "Schools of Religion."
Professor Werkmeister Has Varied
Success in German Fraternity Duels
BY HERB BENN ELL.
Two victories, two draws, and
one defeat was the record com
piled by Prof. W. H. Werkmeister
In his dueling activities while a
student at the universities of
Muenster and Frankfort in Ger
many. His first encounter was
the most disastrous. In this bout
he received a gash in the head
which required two stitches to
close and necessitated the stopping
of the engagement by the surgeon
automatically giving the victory
to hla opponent.
In later matches he fared Tetter
and finally became so expert that
he was placed in charge of the
dueling in his fraternity. Deutsche
Burschenschaft.
Dueling In German university
I'HICi: I IVE CENTS.
RAILROAD
RAISES
RATES FOR TRIP
TO TIGER GAME
"s3 r"noccnts Try
Bus Companies.
; rrm QTIIDENTS WILL GO
'-'
Most Corn Cobs Plan to
Make Trip: R. 0. T. C.
Band May Go.
Herb Gii.li. director of athletic?,
made public the rales that had
been offered to him for a specinl
to Missouri, but they are n-i as
. fart.M v as In vears past. I'su
1 ,. lh roun,i trip rates art
pp,.,. lnan n,,. regular one-way
1 ..... t w.. mr rrn-
, IU KI'l. IHU 111!" J.fi, ...... - ---
trio $13.61: lower berth one way,
J4.M; upper berth. $3 60. Tourist
rates are: Lower berth, $2.23, and
upper north. $1.80.
It is quite certain that most of
the Corn Cobs will make the trip,
and there is a possibility that the
. ; band will nlno go. Owing to tn
i tart that tne
fart that the rates are to nr
hiKher there will not be nearly so
many make the trip as in other
vears. The ones that do go will
le aaour:d a good time ns Missouri
Is noted for its courtesy to Ne
braska collegians. No figures are
available as to the number that
are planning on making the trip.
On behalf of the Innocents.
Joyce Ayres and Eldred Larson
are negotiating with everal bus
linf a in an effort to get a more
satisfactory rate from them than
was possible with the railroads.
They have sent letters to St. Louis
and Omaha, and are to receive a
reply tomorrow. They have also
talked with one of the Lincoln
in. a ur,H thov renort that thtncs
look favorable for rates under ten
dollars. If the rates are made
- tnls low, it will mean that a lot
of students will be able to make
the trip. Further announcements
win he made tomorrow concern-
j ln(f tne outcome of the Innocents'
efforts.
FELLMAN'S PLAN
Barb Leader Lauds Scheme
Giving Proportionate
Representation.
Although he had not yet talked
to members of the Barb council to
determine their opinion on th
proposed plan for selection of stu
dent council memuern, man
Williams, chairman of the reor
ganized barb council, last night ex
pressed his personal approval of
the plan.
"It is a wonderful idea. T think.
Williams said. "Without doubt it
is a democratic plan However. 1
would rather make no comment
without first thinking it over."
The plan will undoubtedly b
brought up for discussion tonight
at the meeting or me iiaru uum.ii.
Williams said, and action taken at
i that time toward determining the.
I council's position on thp plan.
Should the system he adopted u
would give recognition to the barb
faction as well as the two rival
greek factions.
Bv indicating on a separate, bal
lot the preference among; the three
parties, the relative strength of
each would be determined, and thfl
number of Student council mem
bers determined in proportion. Di
vision according to enrollment in
the various colleges would remain
on the same basis as before
Head of Luther Leapue
Will Speak at Ually
ll.rbert Fischer. Omaha, presi
dent of the state Luther League,
will be present at a rally of the
local Luther League to be held at
Grace Lutheran church, Four
teenth and F streets. Sunday at 7
p. m. He will speak on the sub
ject of "Round Pegs in Square
Holes."
Herbert Dichsen. LutUeiaa stu
dent secretary, will give a short
talk on the "New Vision." All
Lutheran students are urged to be
present at this meeting.
fraternities corresponded roughly
to the interfraternity sports in
vogue at Nebraska.
The representatives of the vari
ous societies would gather in a
conference and arrange the
matches. They would then be
fought according to schedule at
the agreed time and place. The
duels were usually ten to fifteen
minutes long and were composed
of from thirty to forty rounds of
four strokes each.
Although the contests were)
fought with two-edged sharp
swords, fatal Injuries were pre
vented by ample padding and the
presence of a doctor. At rare In
tervals death resulted from the
duels but Is was always due to
(Continued on Pago 2, Col. 4)