Panthers Are On The Husker Turkey Day Menu ' Pluck Pittsburgh!! KAN A.1 .LY PANIC PANIC ! PITT! J PITT! Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska LINCOLN, NKHRASKA, WEDNKSIttY, NOVEMHKH 25, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. XXXI NO. 49. D TLT ID JN EBRAs NATION EYES HUSKER CLASH D.X.Bible Signs Five YESTERDAY ANNOUNCES E 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 (Continued on Page 3.) 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 f ! 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 (Continued on Page 2.) 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 (Continued on Page 2.) 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 (Continued on Page 3.) 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 (Continued on Page 2.) 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 (Continued on Page 3.) 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 (Continued on Page 3.) 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.