Panthers Are On The Husker Turkey Day Menu ' Pluck Pittsburgh!!
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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
LINCOLN, NKHRASKA, WEDNKSIttY, NOVEMHKH 25, 1931
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOL. XXXI NO. 49.
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HUSKER
CLASH
D.X.Bible Signs Five
YESTERDAY
ANNOUNCES
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Option May Extend Coach's
Tenure Over Next Ten
Years.
CAREER IS SUCCESSFUL
Mentor Captures Two Big
Six Titles in Three
Years Here.
Coach Dana X. Bible has
signed a contract to remain as
football mentor at Nebraska for
five more years, a telegram from
Athletic Director Gish, enroute
with the team to Pittsburgh, an
nounced yesterday. Nebraska is
also given an option of his services
lor another five years following the
expiration of the new agreement.
Coming as the present sucecss
ful season is closing, the news
heralds r bright gridiron future for
the Cornhuskers, sports authorities
believe. This year's conference
championship Is the second in
Bible's three years here. His pres
ent three-year contract was to ex
pire Jan. i.
Coach Bible came to Nebraska
in 1929 from Texas A. & M. where
he had coached eleven years, win
ning five conference titles. While
at "the southern school he had
gained national prominence and
was member of the national
lules committee for intercollegiate
football. .
Wins Games.
Nebraska has played twenty
five games under Coach Bible's
tutelage during the last three
years, winning fifteen, losing five
and tieing five. Two games re
main on this year's schedule.
The former A. & M. mentor be
gan his career here by winning the
Big Six title in 1929. That year
his teams won four games, lost one
and tied three. In 1020 Nebraska
won four games, lost three and tied
three to take fourth place in the
conference.
This year has been his most suc
cessful here. With eight games be
hind them the Huskers have lost
only to Northwestern's Big Ten
champions, and have tied no con
tests. Tomorrow they meet Pitts
burgh Panther eleven, one of the
strongest teams in the east. Pitt
has been defeated only by Notre
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MANY DIRECTORIES- SOLD
Fraternities and Sororities
Will Be Canvassed
Next Week.
Sales of the 1932 edition of ihe
student directory, published by the
university Y. M. C. A., amounted
to approximately 1,600 copies, ac
cording to a statement made by
John Gcpson, advertising and
sales manager of the directory.
Two thousand copies were printed.
Copies of the handbook are still
on sale at Long's, the Co-op, and
Regent's book stores and t Ag
College, according to Gepson. The
price of the directory is 50 cents.
After the Thanksgiving vacation
is over, a concerted sales drive at
all fraternity and sorority houses
on the campu? will be held, Gepson
announced. The sales staff of the
directory will handle the cam
paign. An effort will be made to
sell the remaining copies.
GRID AGRE
Wisconsin U Quotes Price of Four
Dollars for Military Ball While at
Mizzou Students Must Yield Three
Four dollars, three dollars, two dollars and a half. This
-staircase of figures lellr, the stories of the cost per couple to
attend the Military Ball, at three state universities, "Wisconsin,
Missouri and Nebraska. Wisconsin leads the list, but in ehare
ing four dollars for the ball engages two orchestras to provide
music for the dancing. In the past they have had "Wayne King's
orchestra and the Coon-Sanders o
band for their parties. The gen
eral consensus of opinion seems to
be that it would be worth four
"bucks" to hear these two orches
tras engage in a musical battle
during an evening.
Ball Precede! Easter.
The University of Missouri,
charges three dollars per couple.
The ball is held on the Wednes
day preceeding Easter vacation.
They have no Honorary Colonel,
but instead each unit of the ROTC
elects & Queen. The identity of
.the Queens is kept secret until
they appear for coronation. The
Queens of the previous year are
nested on Ihrones at one end of
the ball-room, and are attended
by the Lieutenant-Colonels and a
Guard of Honor. The new Queens
are escorted down the center of
the room by the Colonels and a
Audition Winner
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Courtesy of The Journal.
MISS LILLIAN MEYER.
Student with Homer Compton at
the school of music who recently
won first place in the district At
water Kent radio audition contest
held at Chicago. Her home is in
Jamestown, N. D., and she is a
sophomore in the school. Though
not in school this semester, Mr.
Compton expects here to return
for second semester work. She
will compete with four other dis
trict winners in the national finals
of the audition contest at New.
York Dec. 13.
THEIR VALUE SAY
F
Recommend That Students
Confine Efforts to
Major Work.
AID IN PRACTICAL WORLD
Sorenson Declares Outside
Interests Complement
Book Study.
BY DICK MORAN.
Activities do have a value to
students outside of college life and
in the business world, is the belief
of several prominent alumni and
faculty members of the university.
They recommended that ' a stu
dent's activities, however, be di
rected along the line of his major
interest in life.
That interest among the stu
dents of the university in the va
rious activities on the : campus
shows a definite decline was
pointed out a few days ago. Rep
resentative students who gave
their opinions on the question gen
erally agreed that students were
not supporting activities as they
have in the past.
Leaders Puzzled.
A cause for this lack of interebt
could not be decided upon. Some
believed that the political situation
and alignment on the campus had
a great deal to do with the situa
tion, and others thought that those
who did participate in activities
were out for the name and not to
accomplish anything.
Attorney General Sorenson of
the state points out that participa
tion by the student in aclivties acts
as a complement to his education.
It helps him to be conscious of
what is going on about him and
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Guard of Honor. After tney are
received by the Queens of the
previous years, they are crowned,
and take part in the grand march
around the ball room.
Novel Decorations.
The University of Missouri, uses
novel ideas for decorations. Last
year the walls were lined with
machine gun implacements to
gether with a design which repre
sented the inside front face of a
fire trench. Many distinguished
individuals are guests at the ball,
and in the past the list of not
ables has included the Governor
of Missouri, and the Corps Area
Commander, It is the custom for
the regular army officers on duty
wi'h the ROTC to give a banquet
immediately preceding the ball H
which the distinguished persons
are guests of honor.
ACTIVITIES
AV
ACULTY
ALU!
THANKSGIVING
To The Students:
It seems opportune to pass
along my sentiments concern
ing the observation of Thanks
giving time. In my opinion
there are three occasions of the
year that might well be de
signated as family day s
Thanksgiving day, Christmas
day, and Easter Sunday. It
has always impressed me that
these are the days when the
family circle and their parents
should draw closer together
and when each one of us
should draw closer to his God.
It is my sincere hope that
every student insofar as it is
possible will go home for
.Thanksgiving Oay and while
there I hope that each one will
get a little better acquainted
with sister Mary and brother
John. You are their son or
daughter, their brother or sis
ter. Each member of the home
family group has been looking
forward with longing for your
home-coming.
Students! The parents of
many of you are sacrificing
for your educations and the
privileges you enjoy. Let's
each of us make this Thanks
giving day a great home day
for the home folks after all is
it not these fine human rela
tionships which make life most
worth living?
T. J. Thompson,
Dean of Student Affairs.
ART ASSOCIATION
FEATURE DISPLAY
OF MODERN WORK
An exhibition of paintings and
lithographs, circulated by the Col
lege Art association, and featuring
the work of some of the younger
artists of the modern school is now
on display in Gallery B of Morrill
hall. Some of the better known
exhibitors whose work's" are in
cluded in the display are James
Chapin, Maurice Sterne, Glenn O.
Cloeman and Stuart Davis.
CLUB ThWT COMPLETE
New Members of Archery
Group Chosen After
Passing1 Test.
Tryouts for the intramural arch
ery club were completed last week
under the direction of Miss Mar
jorie Estabrook, who is the faculty
sponsor, and Margaret Mackeck-
nie and Florence t-anier, hiuuuul
leaders.
The tryout consisted of shooting
twenty-four arrows, and the eight
een consecutive arrows from this
number which were the best, were
counted. '
The girls who have been chosen
as members of the archery club
and will report at the range in
Andrews hall at 5 o'clock, Wed
nesday, Dec. 2, Martha Davis,
Mary Erb, Isabel Haggard, Mil
Hred Herman. Mona Humphrey.
Ann Marie Mason, Margaret Mac
kecknie, student head, Marie
Noble, Francies Overholser, Flor
ence Panter. student assistant,
Louise Schneiderheinz, Helen
Smrha, Doris Steeves, Lois fetroh
ecker, Esther Stutheit, Bernice
Ward, Dorothy Weibush and Mary
White.
Installation of Officers
Will Take Place
Wednesday.
the Lincoln De-
Molay chapter will be installed
Wednesday evening in me hcotusn
Rite temple, it was announced
yesterday by Meredith Nelson,
scribe. All except two of the new
officers are members of the uni
versity and all are residents of
Lincoln.
Fredrick Eirhe, who was elected
master counselor, is a senior in the
Arts and Science college and is a
member of Sigma Nu. Mervin
Warrell, '34, Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
was chosen senior counselor and
Dan Sarbach, '33, affiliated with
Alpha Chi Sigma, will hold the of
fice of junior counselor.
The offices of chaplain, senior
deacon and junior deacon will be
filled by Milton Owens, '35, Air''
Omega Chi; Edwin Nelson, 34
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Arbor
Thorne, '34, respectively.
Alfred Adams, '35, new senior
steward, is a member of Phi Kap
pa Psi and Leo Hill, junior stew
ard, '34, Sigma Alpha Mu.
Charles Steadman, '35, member
of Alpha -Sigma Phi, is the new
marshall; Robert Tebo, almoner;
Bernard Jennings, "34, Alpha The
ta Chi, standard bearer; Robert
Lantz, '35, Phi Kappa Psi, orator,
ard Alfred Sharrick, sentinel.
Following the installation which
is to take place at 8 o'clock, a
dance to which the public is wel
come will be held. Richard Fer
guson is the retiring master counselor.
Year Contract
PROCLAMATIONS
Thanksgiving Day comes to
us with a notable history.
Each recurring ye.ir since that
first day hi 1620 when Gov
ernor Bradford issued the call
bringing the Pilgrims together
for prayer and thanksgiving
we have been the recipients of
many blessings through the
providence of God. From
proverty and want which sur
rounded our pilgrim fathers
we have come to opulence and
wealth. We may not be indivi
dually wealthy, but we share
the bounties of a society rich
in material goods and rich in
opportunity.
We may enjoy the comfort
which invention and modern
industry has provided for all,
the culture of a modern city
with its libraries, its churches,
its magnificent Capitol, its
goodly University. We have
friends whom we enjoy, a
family circle dear to us.
Mcst of all we have courage,
optimism, and buoyant youth
with which to face the future.
The door of opportunity stands
open to all who intelligently
seek its portals. It is a goodly
land where by strenuous en
deavor we may achieve. We
have cause to thank God for
all these blessings.
The Chancellor.
TURKEY DAY 10
FIND STUDENTS
OFF FOR HOMES
Usual Thanksgiving Events
Lacking; Team Plays
At Pittsburgh.
NO KOSMET KLUB SHOW
NBC Chain to Carry Game
Report; Bill Munday
At Microphone.
All roads lead away from Lin
coln for university students this
year with the usual Thanksgiving
day activities which ordinarily in
duce students to remain in Lincoln
for the day absent. For the first
time in five years, the Cornhusker
football team is playing its
Thanksgiving game away from
home.
The annual Thanksgiving morn
ing revue of the Kosmet Klub was
presented early in the season this
year on account of the fact that
the Huskers are playing away
from home. For a number of years
the show has been one of the main
features of a full day of university
events on Turkey day.
Fraternity and sorority houses
are closing their tables Wednes
day evening in anticipation of the
general exodus of students from
the city. Altho a large number of
students as usual will be unable to
leave the city, the campus will not
be the center of activity which it
usually is on Thanksgiving day.
The National Broadcasting com
pany will carry the play by play
report of the Nebraska-Pittsburgh
game, which can be picked up over
KFAB by Nebaska residents. Bill
Munday, the "Southern drawl"
sports announcer who ranks with
Graham McNamee in popularity
as a football announcer will pre
side at the microphone.
Munday is the sports writer on
the Atlanta Journal and is par
ticularly well liked as sports an
nouncer by reason of the added in
terest which he lends to a game
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TODAYMlSlLOSE
OF PIC
Studios Force Staff Action
on Junior and Senior
Sections.
Since today marks the end of
junior and senior sittings for pic
tures to be placed in the 1932 year
book, Haucks and Townsends, the
two btudios that are taking pic
tures for the Cornhusker, are not
making reservations. They will
follow the plan, "first come first
served," in order to enforce the
deadline for these pictures set for
tonight, it was announced yester
day, by Editor Detrick.
Altho it was previously an
nounced that these sections would
not be closed uotfl filled, the ac
tion taken by the studios have al
tered such plans, and no pictures
will h". accepted after the studios
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E
RFRATERNITY
COUNCIL TO
HOLD
CHRISTMAS FETE
Investigation Committee to
Meet With Community
Chest Director.
RUSH CHANGE PROPOSED
New Plans Provide Greeks
To Register Rushees'
Engagements.
A decision to hold a Christmas
charity party was reached by the
Interfratemity Council at its
meeting last night. President
Marvin on Seggern appointed a
committee to decide on the plans
for the party and to confer with
the local community chest on de
tails. Thj committee in charge of the
party consists of Robert Lau,
chairman; Jim CrabTil, Norman
Galleher, and Harold Caster. This
committee will meet with Mr.
Louid Horne, who is connected
with the Lincoln Community
Chest, to investigate and plan.
"The fraternities on the campus
received much favorable comment
last year for the parties they had
to entertain local newsbays," Von
Seggern said. "I believe that it is
a very worth-while undertaking."
Irving Walker, chairman of the
rushing committee, suggested two
changes in the rushing rules. The
amendments were to have all fra
ternities use the regulation rush
ing card in triplicate, and have the
fraternities instead of rushees reg
ister all dates. Another sugges
tion of the committee was that
rushees be allowed to be overnight
guests of the fraternity of their
choice.
Tables Proposed Plan.
After a discussion of the sug
gested revisions, the council de
cided to table the motion for
amendment until representatives
to the council could talk the mat
ter over in their fraternity meet
ing. The president urged them to
discuss the suggestions, and said
that some decision would be
reached in the near future.
It was pointed out by Walker
that fraternities hold summer rush
parties for local high school men.
He expressed tho belief that such
expense was unnecessary and un
fair. It was suggested that the
rushing committee discuss the rule
and revise it where it saw fit and
then report to th3 council.
President Von Seggern an
nounced that the date of the Inter
fraternity Ball, which had been set
for February 6, had been changed
to January 16 because of a con
flict in getting the Coliseum. It
was decided to confer with Miss
Amande Heppner, dean of women,
and T. J. Thompson, dean of stu
dent affairs, to try to make ar
rangements for closing that night
to other parties.
Ticket Prices Discussed.
Members of the council said that
some fraternities and sororities
had already scheduled downtown
parties for that night, and that in
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WINS MOTION MEET
Local Student Places First
In District Contest; May
Enter Finals.
Having recently won the dis
trict radio audition contest held
in Chicago, Miss Lillian Meyer,
Jamestown, N. D., and student
Cnmnton in the Uni
versity School of Music, will have
an opportunity to compete in tne
national finals of the contest at
New York Dec. 13, according to
her instructor.
Miss Mever competed witn
eleven other contestants in the
Chicago audition test. The sing
ing was broadcast Nov. io over
station WGN at the Drake hotel.
Vnr the annual comnctition.
sponsored by Atwater Kent, the
nation is d.vided into rive districts,
Mr. Compti.n explained. The dis
trict in which Nebraska falls in
cludes twelve states. Contest
finals between the district winners
will be held Dec. 13, probably over
stattion WEAF and the National
Broadcasting chain if last year's
precedent is followed, according to
Mr. Compton.
"The midwest district winner is
not in school this year,' her teach
er said. "It is expected, however,"
he added, "that she will return for
second semester work."
Miss Meyer is a sopohomere,
majoring ih voice, and is taking a
four-year course leading to the de-
I gleg Ul OtltUClUL Ul JUUOIV,
NEBRASKA-PANTHER
TILT OUTSTANDING
Cornliiipkrra Face Pittsburgh as Underdogs for Turkey
Day (lame in Smoky Clity; Have Had Little
(lianee to Point for Battle. .
IJIHl.K, SUTHEKLAM)BOTH USE WAKNEK PLAYS
Scarlet Tackles Veteran Line and a Fast Pair of
Hacks in Heller and Keider; lthea Meets
MacMurdo in Interesting Duel.
T1h eyes of the football world will again bo focused on the
Nebraska Vornluiskers as they take the field against the Pitts
burgh Panthers at Pittsburgh Thanksgiving day in one of the
outstanding intersectional clashes of the year". Hated as the
..i nnnn..f 4,,,t. in iln;v wf.ftimxj bnth elevens will be fiehtinff
to retain prestige and to make
City Campus Improvements
Made Without Extra
Appropriations.
CARRY THRU PROJECTS
Last Legislature Gave But
$288,000 When Asked
For $950,000.
Despite the fact that the last
state legislature refused to grant
any appropriations whatsoever for
improvements on the city campus,
several important additions have
been made to the development of
the campus thus far this year with
others in the process of comple
tion. Most important of these im
provements are the paving of the
new mall and the construction of
the swimming pool in the coliseum,
the expenses of both enterprises
being borne by funds not appropri
ated by the legislature.
The mall which was recently
completed with ihe exception of
sodding was paid lor out of the
general maintenance fund of the
university. The cost thus far for
paving and grading is $23,340,
with some additional expense to be
incurred when the area is seeded.
The original plan was to sod the
mall, but according to L. F. Sea
ton, operatin gsuperintendent, the
of kh is so hich. and the
available funds of the university
so low that the area will ne sceueu
instead early in the spring.
A small share in the expense of
grading the mall was carried by
the Nebraska Memorial associa
tion -hifh iirpM some of the dirt
from the old drill field to build up
the approach to the east entrance
of the stadium. Early this fall the
association laid walks and sodded
the approach. The cost of this im
provement was 58,560, which is
n.iH nut nf thi nledires to the sta
dium fund which are still coming
in. The Memorial association is
the corporation in charge of the
stadium construction. According to
Ray Ramsey, secretary oi me
Memorial association, plans ior uie
of the stadium, which
includes the closing in of the north
and south ends, are sun maeuimc
and will not be carried out for
onmp timp Wnni ich uncollected
pledges remain outstanding to en
able tne plan as onginauy ui4u
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SCHOOL PRESSES
BUILDING PLANS
WITHOUT GRANTS
Thursday Will Be Big Day for Hugh
Rhea; Is Husker Game Captain, mas.
For All America, and Then to Wed
w ii,.i. im. i,..,aI Wbi-aska's Bisr Six champions
against Pittsburgh's Panthers on the smoky city gridiron to
morrow afternoon in the nation's outstanding Turkey day game,
it will be more than just another game for Hughie and more
than just another Thursday. r'W
Vnr Uiiffh e. n addition
rvhiiHkprs will be fienting ar.-
up-hill battle for All-American uia-
tinction, and will be marired im
mediately after the game.
rvioo nnd MacMurdo. stellar Titt
tackle, will be fighting a little pri
vate battle for the tacKie posi open
on the mythical nonor teams, u
vainer frnnprallv conceded that Mar-
vil of Northwestern has one place
well cinchea.
Wat On 1930 Tem.
Rhea's defense play when Ne
va hPirf Pitt to a tcoreless
4 in Mamnrinl stadium last vear
did much to win him nis ah-American
honor last year. This year he
bas been easily the outstanding
linesman in the Big Six conference
and in almost every arae on the
( Cornhusker schedule.
up for the scoreless tie of last
u year.
Pittsburgh is given me eage over
Nebraska, not so much because of
their records this year but be
cause of the heartbreaking sched
ule the Huskers have gone through.
Nebraska s last game wiid-juw
State will be only five days past
when the Huskers take the field,
and they have been forced to point
for some tilts in a conference
schedule which has been more
than severe.
Records Mean Little.
Pitt-Husker games are generally
not decided upon past records of
the two teams, however, as the
game in 1930 showed. Pitt came
to Lincoln heavy favorites to tatte
thu Hnckers hut a nowerful. in
spired goal line defense by Ne
braska turned nacK tne numerous
threats of the Panthers.
Pittsburgh will place upon the
field what is considered by many
experts as one of the greatest
teams in the east. A veteran back
field supported by a veteran line
will go up against the veteran lor
ward wall of the Huskers and a
backfield composed mostly of
sophomores.
Veteran Lines Meet.
This Turkey day game will be
the second time that these forward
walls have met. Last year the liiio
of the Huskers triumphed and the
Panthers are out for revenge this
year. The game will be interest
ing from another standpoint in
that Hugh Rhea, All America
tackle, will battle it out with Big
Jim MacMurdo for the mythical
national honor. This game will do
more to decide the worth of the
two men than any game played
this year. MacMurdo lost in the
duel last year and is out to make
up for it in this encounter.
Just what sort of offense Ihe
Panthers will use Thursday is a
matter of question. Pitt boasts of
both a powerful running offense
and a deceptive passing attack.
The Panther used its passing
plays to good advantage against
the Army a week ago, chalked up
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MISS DRAKE GIVES TALK
Y. W. Secretary Discusses
Thanksgiving at - -Vespers.
Miss Frances Drake, secretary
for the Linocln Y. W. C. A., spoke
at the Thanksgiving vesper service
last evening in Ellen Smith ball.
Her talk dealt with the significance
of Thanksgiving in this year of
depression. She stated that various
magazine articles reveal what the
people are thinking.
"Customs have lived on because
there is something in us which
needs that kind of expression, and
preservation and accumulation-of
those precious things that give life
value," were quoted by Miss Drake
as meaning Thanksgiving. In con
clusion, she stated that Thanksgtv
ing is a day of fellowship, and that
everyone should step over the nar
row boundaries of everyday think
ing and doing.
lo I'cing game cuok.-i. "-
An A oanr iated Press dispatch
rates MacMurdo an edge over the
Nebraska linesman, but the show
ings of the two in tomorrow's con
test will determine which will ba
honored with All-American selec
tion. Sports eyes of the nation
are glued on the Pittsburgh field.
The matrimonial aspect of
Rhea's Thanksgiving day festivities
ciimaxes a campus romance begun
while his fiancee. Miss Maxgerite
Danielson. was a student here last
year. MUs Danielson, whose horn
was spencer, jeprM is nu wag
ing dramatics at Saxton, Pa. 8b
wa graduated from NerV lt
June and was a member of Kappa
Delta sorority here.
Yes. it will be a bit day for
Hughie.