1 VOk XXIX. NO. 6.1. LARSON EXPLAINS PROFIT ON CAPS I'lraitlrrtt of Innocents ArrounU for Money Rrrrivnl From Freshmen; It Society's Only Means of Defraying F.xpcnses )uring Year, CAIS COST MORE. THAN 32 CENTS IS ill AIM SamlaM Replies to Statement; Honorary Croup Shows Deficit on Hooks at Heginning of Term; Editor Quotes Lincoln Jounial. "I thought everyone knew ne tnale money from the aula of green caps to the freshmen," leelare JlMrtvI larson, resi lient of the Innocents society, yeatenlay folio ng announce ment by Cliff F. Sanilahl, editor of The Xrhrnsknn, that fiff urea on record at the student activities office showed the Inno cents had cleared gross profits of $444 on this foll'a eap cam paign. "The green cap sals la our only means of making money to carry on our activities In stuvlent affair n the campus," stated Laison. Tbm ths money rained In trtla manner ws ara abls to sponsor urn affairs ai football rallies, tha tVrnhuaker banquet, Dads day banquet, and the freshman cnnvv radon. Our selling of tha fresh man eapa la thua atmllar to the mtuatlon Involved In the handling of football programs by the Corn le. We realtte no personal pro fit uhateoaver." JJ Centt la Lew. ...on contended that the coet rt 32 centa each for the cap aa hv actual cost of the cape alone aa 33 1-3 centa. ba stated, and added that this amount did not Include such billa aa telephone calls, the cost of printing cards, and similar expense, "The quotation which Bandahl gives aa having been made by John K. Setleck." he continued further, "lo the effect that the uni versity haa nothing to do with the rale Is Incorrect. Our contract with the Lincoln merchant to handle the caps, to gether with a statement declaring that we shall have the right to sell them to the freshmen at $1 each bears the signature and ap proval of U F. Seaton, operating superintendent of the university. If the editor of Tha Nebraskan still doubta thla we have a copy of Ilia contract which he may In spect." andant Makes Reply. In teply to this statement San dahl declared that he had not In tended to Imply that the university has nothing to do wTh sales of the freshman caps. "What the article should have stated," he said. "Is that although the unl sity does not sponsor the sales of the green caps, the Innocents so ciety Is permitted to handle the matter at Its own discretion. ' Each first year male student, at the time of hia entrance Into the university," continued the editor, "la compelled to purchase a cap, all the profits from which salea go to the Innocents society. The finance of the sales are han dled by the university, through the student activities office, according to a published Interview with John K. Selleck, business manager (Continued on Tags 3.) Student rack Soiled Trousseau end Leave For Home and Rett Students will today pack up dirty clothes, climb to busses, trains, and automobiles, both closed and open models, and strike out for home. Papers above 85, carefully saved for the semester, win ba tucked carefully Into suit cases so that they are sure to be found by mothers as they unpack the dirty shirts and socks. ft is expected that but few will trouble themselves to take home any books, except those who feel that tha effect upon parents will be for the best. Wt three fall weeks still In cluded Srefore the examination pe riod, atwfc.mts will concern them selves but little with the Impend ing proems, but will give them selves entirely to the trials of rec reation and short time occupa tions. Several hare heavy work scheduled, ta fact one man. re ported to live In or near RJverdaJe, has been secured by correspond enca to act as Santa Claua for the Christmas pageant. Many others win likewise ba cast In dramatic roles aa the patron saint. Wimbcrly Expresses Women Tend to Interesting obserrattons on the Intellectual attitwde of club wo men, university worry and women in general are made by Prof . I r C Wlmberty of the English depart ment of the university in J? tervlew with an Omaha World . Herald reporter recenay. He ex. presses aa opinion that tha femin ine mind la tha greatest obstacle in the way of their pursuit of cul ture, particularly in tha study of literature. . ... . professor Wlmberty thinks that womeaa clubs desire ntsrtaln ment rather than instruction from their speakers, " Wom Jump ts oost-tooa," L he said. trney don't wast U v'rh: things out kfloslly, Thsy MMvtl tert nrer who masse bncVa4. aprarently final state-ir-ts, one whs will sy. fsr i stanaa, that Fltsgersld'a transis Ue s! ttt -Rubaiys" a tha 1HE C. G. LOWE TALKS TO "Symbolism of Christmas" is Subject of Address At Ag College. CUSTOM IS ROMAN ONE The Symbolism of Christmas' rflarimuxl ml Ihrt meetlne of the World Forum on the college of agriculture campus inursaay, oy Prof. C G. Lowe, chairman of the department of classics. "The custom or miawinter resu vala la older than Chrlntlanltv" ac cording to Professor Lowe. "Chris tianity did not begin to celebrate the birth or us rounder until me fourth rnturv" he stated, "and hen nnlv to rive a Christian signif icance to a deeply rooted custom whlcn even me newiy won con verts Insisted upon celebrating." Custom Comes From Rome. The Immediate source of the custom was the militarism of Rom " PmfcKnor Lowe said, "with Its celebration of the midwinter solstice the twenty-fifth or Decem ber, as the birthday of a new sun." "HmMr the custom, - seema to have originated still earlier as an agricultural holiday, a sort or a thanksgiving for harvests reaped, and a celebration In honor of the seed, and the spirit of fertility." Professor Lowe said that even tha ni Roman holiday carried with It much of that which we call "the Christmas spirit," "Cheer ana nvv4 abounded, and the feasts were numerous." he added. "Gifts were exchanged and the slaves were given a holiday." "Ai a aym bollc expression of the desire to ikt in mow stronger and the days longer candles were burned In the homes ana in xne lempies. "With the growth of the Roman empire these customs spread throughout all central and western Europe, poiniea out i-nnewui thronrh the medium of Christianity many of them have survived to our day.- 1 nus 11 oe comes apparent that there Is in volved In our celebration of Christ mas many elements symbolic of similar celebrations ana irauviuw which came Into existence perhaps five hundred years before the Christian era," be said. AG H. MARCOTT EDITOR Gothenburg Student Will Edit Countryman for Next Semester. Harold Marcort, '30, Gothenburg, was appointed editor of the Corn husker Countryman for the next semester st a special meeting of the agricultural publications board held Thursday. Maroott served as assistant editor last year. Fmory Fahrney, 'SI, Curtis, will act as business manager for the Cvril Wink ler, '81, Lexington, was appointed circulation manager, ana z" win hv charre of the home economics department of the magazine, a w injur r Martin win hold office for two se mesters. Opinion That Reason IUogically finest poem In the English lan guage, or that Conrad is ths great novelist of aJl time. Women are Impatient with a lecturer who trys to tnaks fins distinctions, who shows a tendency to hedge or straddis. They want something final, something to gr. hold of." Claims HB Guilty." Mr. Wlmber ' mervslions are rly tha resui U Laving isctursd quits a nun.her of woman's clubs in Nebraska, Ha admits that his experiences have always been rery pleasant on these occasions hut be feels that "each time I hsvs talksd ts a women's dub I hsvs been guilty of a sort of intsllseUisl ajvsrsity women display the ggjsia wLAmrj, Professor Wln bsriy has obeerved. If they have a definite assignment they win get lOssdinusd an Page S.I Daily Ne Official Student Newspaper of the Thompson Secures Reports on K December 19, 1929. To tho IMitor of The Pally Nebraskan: After making a rather thorough investi gation of the newspaper accounts of the re rent trip ina.le ly atudenta of the University of Nihraska and others to Manhattan on Nov. !!.. the eonelusion has been reached that these reports were very, very greatly exaggerated. To substantiate thla fact, tl v following letter and aimllar letters were aent to Dr. U. 11. King, faculty athletic represen tatlve of the Kansna State Agricultural col lege nt Miinhnttan, to Mr. A. lu uvre. who Is the. manager of the nstaurnnt which a number of our young atudenta arc reported to have wrecked at Maryaville, and to J. K. Ainea, manager of the chamber of commerce at Manhattan: "You will remember, I feel sure, ray queMioning you when we were In Kansaa City last Saturday relative to the conduct of some of our atudenta or followers at Manhat tan during our recent football pilgrimage there. The fact that you were wholly una ware of any mach occurrence leads me to bo lieve that the whole story was a fabrcation, or the diffleltieg were of a minor nature. Since our faculty U a little concerned about the matter, I am quoting this from a clipping which cornea from the Maryaville Advocate: According to report, the rooters obtained about two hundred gallons of whisky and alcohol at Manhattan for the triumphal trek home after the game Saturday. ... It was said that forty three of the Nebraakana paid fines ag gregating $4,500 at Manhattan Saturday afternoon and that several others were locked up in jail. Another report is that about $2,000 damage was caused to a hotel at Manhattan when they turned the fire hose loose and flooded one of the floors with water.' "If it is not too much trouble I should like to have you look into the matter and then write me what you find to be the casc. . . . May I thank you for anything you may do on our behalf in this matter." The replica arc as follows: a From Dr. H. II. King, Faculty Athletic Rep resentative, K. S. A. C, Manhattan: "In accordance with your request in your letter of recent date, 1 have made some examination regarding the behavior of Ne braska atudenta before and alter the football game in Manhattan this fall. I learned from Mr. Sheleen, chief of police, that only three arrests were made in Manhattan that after noon and evening. Of these three arrests one claimed he was a student of the Univer sity of Nebraska, but the police force in questioning him came to the conclusion that he was not enrolled in the university. "If we accept this aa being true, it means that no student of the University of Ne braska was arrested in Manhattan that day. The police force also say that there was no damage suffered by any hotel by Nebraska students. I have interviewed also the sec retary of the chamber of commerce and he claims that the only thing that could be taken aa misbehavior on the part of students AG GROUP ARRANGES MEETING IN I Farmer's Family Fun Feed Will Take Place on College Campus. Annual meeting of Nebraska Or ganised Agriculture will be held on the college of agriculture campus. Jan. 6, 7, 8. and 0. Faculty mem bers figure prominently on um program. The meetinr wiU be divided Into vi... aatiwia which win meet separately. They are the Nebraska farm oureau leatTOJim, mwmi' association. Nebras ka farm equipment association, ukrv. art a tit horticultural so ciety. Nebraska honey producers' associaunn, no elation, Nebraska staU dairyman's association, Nebraska dairy devel opment society, fourth annual master farmers presentation din ner. Nebraska Improved livestock breeders' association. Nebraska poultry Improvement association, Nebraska milk goat breeders as sociation, and the Nebraska hall of agricultural achievement. Ths seventh annual farmers family fun feed will be held Wed nesday, Jan. 8, In ths student ac tivities building. MISS KIXEMAN IS WRITER ON SPORT OF NEBRASKABALL An artlc-U on Nebraakabaa by MoseCs Kleemsn. senior In ths achool of Journalism, appeared la ths December Usue of the Sports woman. Ths srUds was e-rlginaCy written for a class project ta agri cultural journalism. Ths accept ance was n mark of honor. Nebraska ball la a gams begun in this stats, and la like volley ball bti rlaysd with a very large light weight baa. Ths women's Intra mural organization conduct a tesirnament in this gams which U Just Bearing completion. The game baa proved aspseU? pnpuias wiia tarn CueuS am toiS camrma. It Is a gansa which in volves few rules and little UcSsnisn. LINCOLN. MKHUASKA. FRIDAY. DKCF.MHKK 20. 1929. Registrar Extends Deadline Benefiting Graduating Seniors Ths last day for candidates for graduation In January or June to make application for degrees is set st Saturday, Dec 21, sccordlng to Miss E. Hewit, of ths registrar's office. This Is contrary to information published Thursday. Ths asset number of seniors, who hsvs not made application is uncertain, but Miss Hewit believes that many of ths pros pective gradustes have not filed their applications for de grees. Esch senior who expects to graduate In Jims, Is expected to make out sn application for graduation unlaw ha lacks mors thsn slghteen hours st the end of ths semester. It la slso necessary that sit delin quencies be removed before Jan. is, with reports of such recorded to ba eligible for graduation. University Women Arrange Christmas Party for Children Santa Claus In bis visit about Lincoln will attribute toys and candy to the eighty charges of the Orthopedic hospital Friday even ing, at ths request of ths women's athletic association. Ths Christmas party forms a part of ths annual holiday program sponsored by the organisation. Sometime ago when apples were sent to the hospital by W. A. A-. letters of appreciation were re ceived also expressing a Christmas wish. Ths requests wiU be fulfilled If possible. Ths gifts run a ranga from powder puffs to horseshoe games. A program wQ be presseted by university woman at that time. A danea of old Spain win ba Inter preted by Esther Abbott and Vir ginia Loolfollr. Dorothy Weaver and Julia Deeken will prowl and creep about In their Danes of ths Goblins. Dorothy Charteeon wtn furnish ths muatd. Ruth Weaver wiU give a Butter fly denes, A noralty act wia be presented ey Harriet Walton and Jans Edwards. Betty rrsamna la ts smg several awlsotlnna. University of Nebraska - Aggie Game. or followers of U university is to bo found in that they picked up a half doren flag set up as decoration by merchant and "Welcome" banner put up by one of the Manhattan newspapers. This, however, wm taken by the populace as enthusiasm of the students and was not taken as a serious mis demeanor. We have had many more of theao flags taken away In times past than were taken this day and nothing, so far as 1 know, was ever aaid of it. "I feel that the account as given in the Mnrysville paper is possibly based on falae rumors, and I am very certain the facts in the case do not in any way substantiate the statements. "I find as a final conclusion in my inves tigation that the people of Manhattan were very pleased to have this bunch of jolly col lege atudenta among iem, and will be glad to welcome them back again. . . ." see From Mr. A. L. Moore, manager of the res- taurant at Maryaville : "In answer to your letter of Dee. 13, will say that there were very few people if any other than students in the restaurant, but they were not unruly, boisterous, and least of all not under the influence of liquor." s s From J. E. Ames, manager of the chamber . of commerce at Manhattan : "I wwh to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Dec. 13, and was indeed surprised to learn that report of the type quoted in jour letter had been circulated. "Our chief of police is out of the city at tending a peace officers' convention, but I have received a report from authentic sources stating that only two or three arrests were made on Nov. 23 for possession of liquor. None of theso people had more than one half pint of liquor when they were ar rested. They were fined $100, one-half of which was remitted and no jail sentence given, and to the best of our knowledge none of these were students. I live at the hotel that was reported to have been flooded and this report was untrue. My own per sonal observation waa that the students were as orderly and es well behaved as the aver age student at a football game. I saw no drinking, and as to the report that 200 gal lons of whisky and alcohol was obtained in Manhattan I would say that this was all '.conversation.' - "The only thing that I know of that hap pened after the game was that several of the "Welcome" banners which we use for con ventions and football games were taken, and this has happened after various other games. I think that as a whole the Nebraska rooters were very much ladies and gentlemen, and we will be pleased to have them return to Manhattan at any time they may desire." esse In addition, considerable time has been taken to interview persons of reputation and standing outside the university who made this trip, and as far as it can be determined they are all in accord that insofar as the stu dents were concerned their decorum was good. T. O. THOMPSON. WESLEY DRAMATISTS PLAN HOLIDAY TRIPS Religious Group Schedules Western Engagements; Trip to Ames. Wesley Players, according to announcement made last night by Miss Irene Fee, president of the organization, will make two ex tended trips during the Christmas holidays. The first of these wUl take the group to southwestern Nebraska for a four day series of engagements, ending Sunday night, Dec. 29. at North Platte. The second Journey, immediately following the return of the players to Lincoln, will be made to the national conclave of WTesley Play ers, held at Ames. I a., Jan. 2-3-4. Members of the cast of "St. Claudia," which will be presented on the western engagement tour, will leave Lincoln early on the morning of Dec. 26. Towns other than North Platte at which the production will be given are Cur tis. Cambridge, and McCook. Leadlng roles in this religious drama are carried by Carolyn Cooper, Milford, and Russell Lin dak og, Lincoln. Thirteen Make Trip. Others who will make the trip are Paul Thompson, George Schmidt, Milo Price, Harold Woods, Hart Andersen. Rue ben ft (Continued on Page 3.) DENTAL STUDENTS HONOR ANDERSEN AT HOLIDAY FETE At their last meeting before the Christmas vacation, members of ths Corntuskera, organization of dental students, met for a dinner program at ths Linden hotel Wed nesday evening. Forty-fire mem bers attended. Gilbert Wis land, president of the club, served as toast master, intro ducing Dr. Ooy 8pancer. who made an address, Hsrscbel Lee played a group of saxophone numbers. In appreciation his set vie as sponsor of ths Corntuskera, the mamhsrs presented a gift to T. W. Assrson, Instructor fct zoology. THOMPSON PROVES REPORTS UNTRUE Dean of Student Affairs Inrjnirra Into Conduct of Nebraska StudcnU During Knaa Ar (Jamc Held in Manhattan Nov. II. I'OOTH ALL SPECIAL CAUSES SPREAD OF RUMORS Merchants Hold No Antipathy for Studcnta Showing Spirit in Tearing Down I lag in Manhattan Rusinrss District. iniaeornluct by Nebraska students on their trip to Manhattan ... . a a alll s . - tlUA fall w-Te trrcauv 'XnnKrai.i and paniaujr uniruo wm rr- . a a I a ' 1 .Iv . . . vealfd in letters release! Jor T. J. Thompson. Members of the faculty or OFFERS CASH PRIZE Theta Sigma Phi Conducts Third Contest Among Women Writers. PRIZE OFFERED IS $100 Tbeta Sigma Phi. national hon orary and professional Journalistic sorority. Is for the third consecu tive year offering a prise of 1100 in cash for the best article on any phase of woman's work In journal ism. Any woman atudent rn rniiH In a achool or denartnient of journalism where there Is a chap ter or Theta sigma rxu is engioie to compete, provided she send her marm.wrint to Marrretta Steele Claflln, 1104 Klmwood avenue. Co lumbus, O., not later man Apru au, 1930. The rjrlze Is offered bv the so rority in a desire to encourage re search among women siuaenis in tha schools and departments of journalism. Article Will Be Published. Aa to miblect matter, it may deal with any phase of journalism as It relates to women history, position, opportunities, or achieve ments, since ua commmee iu make the award plans to publish the v.-lnninr article, one of 3.000 words Is the most suitable length. with a minimum or i.ouu ana a maximum of 5.000 words. Style and manner of the article shall be such that It may be published In one of the current American mag azines. Alt manusrrlnts are to be type written, double or triple spaced, on one aide oi tne sneet oniy. r.u.u entry should have attached to It a Mlrd mvelooe. bearing- on the outside the title of the article and on the Inside the following Infor mation: the name, address, school, and year of graduation of the au thor and a statement, signed by the head of the school of journal Ism, showing that the statement as to authorship and tacts is correct. The name of the contestant shaU not nnnear on the manuscript or on the outside of the envelope. FUrtner iniormaiion aooui ine mlp nf the contest mav be found In The Matrix, official publication of the sorority, or may be secured at the office of the director of the school. WAYNE REPORT HAS LITTLE EFFECT HERE Regents Continue Plans for Dormitories in Spite of Information. nan of the board of resents for the building of dormitories at the University of Nebraska will not be affected by the recent report of the dormitories at the Wayne State Teachers college. Earl Cline, presi dent of the board of regents, said yesieraay. Student dormitories at Wayne are cot returning enough Income to pay the cost of their mainten ance and service, St was found In sn audit of accounts. . However, Mr. Cline pointed out that it would be possible to charge a higher rcn- ( Continued on rage a.) JOURNALISTIC GROUP Registration Trial Will Be First New Yew Tribulation for Students Trials and tribulations of regis tration will be the official greeting of the university when students return to Lincoln after the Christ mas vacation. The entire week of Jan. 6 to 11 will be spent in dash ing from instructor to advisor to Instructor to dean and other nninlt ra mute. I The melee will be limited, how ever, to resident students (no Os car, that does ot mean those who live In houses). New students need not tread the university sod until Jan. 31. when they are Invited and urged to fill out the proper blanks. Ns Deadline. According to unofficial Informa tion there will be no extension of the deadline for registration of resldenta. Students are riven fair warning that If they wish to get their picture In the registrars book It will ba necessary that they PRICE FIVE CENTS. ill st ronorta of drink inff and general puDiioBiion yesieniay oy rsn inc innsn scnooi, dusiucw mm vin Aisnnaiian anu prmmi eronlng the trip vigorously deny charges thst the students wers un ruly or that thera was a great deal or drunkenness. A. i woore. manager of the restaurant In MarysvUle which atudenta were alleged to have wrecked, gives a favorable report of the conduct of i the students mere. The occasion for false and widely spread reports of misconduct was the Nebraska-Kansas Aggie game at Manhattan on Nov. 23. A large delegation of Nebraska students went down on the special train run by the Union Pacific. Auuug other allegations were that a num ber of students bad gut off ILe train at MarysvUle and wrecked a restaurant there. This accusa tion was made by a Maryaville paper but the manager deniea it. The same newspaper, the Marys vUle Advocate, stated that the rooters had obtained about 200 gallons of alcohol at Manhattan for the triumphant trip home. Man hattan police report that only three persons were arrested for possession or intoxication that day and none of them were University of Nebraska students. The charge that Nebraska root ers tore down welcome signs in Manhattan was not denied by busi ness men down there but they re port that the conduct on the whole was very good. Investigation of the charges was made by T. J. Thompson, dean of student affairs. Ho wrote let tera to the foUowing and asked them to make an Investigation of the matter: Dr. H. H. King, fac ulty athletic representative of the Kansas State Agricultural college at Manhattan; Mr. A. I Moore, manager of the restaurant at MarysvUle, and to J. E. Ames, manager of the chamber of com merce at Manhattan. The letter addressed to ths edi tor of The Daily Nebraskan con cerning the matter appears In an other column. SIGMA PHI SIGNIAS Organization Opens Business Session Wednesday at Chapter House. Midwestern district convention of Siema Phi Sigma fraternity convened Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock the Omlcron chapter house. Delegates present were Edwin B. Carr. of Ohio State, John P. Fixrr.er, Illinois, Lester Suhre, Missouri, M. E. Cox, Wisconsin, H. L. Pascoe, California, and W. E. North, grand traveling secretary. The morning was taken up with fraternity business. Dean T. J. Thompson. W. C. Harper, Ralph Raikes, and Eldred Larson gave short talks at a luncheon for delegates at the An nex at noon Wednesday. H. L. Pas coe, chairman of the national scholarship committee, spoke a few words as did W. E. North. Robert M. Evans, president of the Nebraska chapter, presided at the meeting. Group Attends Banquet. On Wednesday evening the en tire group of delegates attended a banquet In their honor at the chap ter house. Vernon G. Morrison, hd viser cf the Nebraska chapter, was the toastmaster of the occa sion. After the dinner the group was ectertainel fct a theater party at the Stuart. sign on the dotted line by Satur day, and only by payment of a penalty will late material be tol erated. Reports from the office cat, mascot of the administration building, are to the effect that no vivid notices have been prepared, nor has copy been prepared for Nebraskan notices. Efforts to secure carbon paper for use In fining out the accordion like string of cards has thus far been unsuccessful. A possible In troduction cf cards to be filled out for the police department, univer sity dating bureau, and social sci ences librarian, has been post poned very indefinitely. It was thought for some time that it might be advisable to give out res ervations for the coming semester tn order that each student might be able to spend at least a half hour tn the studious atmosphere, CONVENE IN LINCOLN