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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXII NO. 63.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 161932.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
The
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ASTRONOMER
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ADDRESS
SIGMA
AND
CONVOCATION
Dr. Seth B. Nicholsen Comes
From Mount Wilson
Observatory.
Dr. Seth B. Nicholsen, noted as
tronomer from the Mt. Wilson ob
servatory of Pasadena, Calif., is
scheduled to speak before two
meetings at the university today.
At 11 o'clock this morning Drr
Nicholsen will address the third
All-University convocation on the
subject "Charting the Universe."
Dr. J. O. Hertzler will preside at
the meeting and introduce the
speaker. . ,
In the evening Dr. Nicholsen will
have "Measuring the Heat from
the Stars" as the subject for his
lecture at a meeting of Sigma Xi,
honorary scientific fraternity. The
speaker will be presented to the
group by Dr. B. C. Hendricks, pres
ident of Sigma Xi.
This noon the mathematics de
partment is sponsoring a luncheon
at the University club to honor
the distinguished guest. Dr. T. A.
Pierce, a former classmate of Dt.
Nicholsen,' will introduce him and
an informal discussion will follow.
T
Omaha Students Quit Posts
When Administration
Bars Editorial.
When an editorial in the "Gate
way," student publication of
Omaha university, was suppressed
in the last weekly issue of the pa
per, four of the student editors of
the paper went on a siriKe. ine
editorial responsible ror tne "want
out" was an attack on the admhv
istration for the prohibition of to
bacco advertisements in the paper
The four who auit their posts
on the publication were: Milton
Altsuler, feature editor ana autnor
of the editorial; Frank Buxton,
makeup editor; Howard Wilcox,
sports editor, and t'aui t rumnin
assistant citv editor.
The article, which compared the
administration to a flock of vult
ures because they would not per
mit toDacco aas, Deneving inai a
certain wealthy man who disfavors
the use of tobacco would endow
th school on his death, was sud
pressed by Herman Walter, editor
of the paper wnen asKea Dy ur.
V. R. West, faculty SDonsor. if he
thought the article should be pub
lished. Walter said ne naa noming
to do with it and that it had been
inserted without his knowledge.
Dr. Sealock, president of the
university, stated tnat ne oenevea
the four would be back on the job
in unite of thA controversv. He also
declared that the wealthy man re
ferred to was only a -myinicai
millionaire."
WILL ADDRESS JIG MEETING
Official of Creamery Group
to Speak on Problems
- of Agriculture.
Charles Clark of Omaha, secre
tary of the Central West Cream
ery association, will speak to ag
college students at the auditorium
in the Dairy building Friday eve
ning. Mr. Clark's discussion,
"What Must Agriculture Do To Be
Saved," will deal with vital prob
lems of agriculture as an industry,
and will suggest possible solutions.
Bill Waldo, the Dairy club's pro
gram chairman, will have charge
at the meeting'.
The meeting will begin at 5
o'clock sharp and end promptly at
5:45 so that students will have
plenty of time to go to the ag col
lege Christmas party in the evening.
FOUR
RESIGN
OVER AD CON
ROVERSY
HONORARY WILL INITIATE
Political Science Club Plans
Ceremony and Dinner for
Friday Evening.
Pi Sigma Alpha, political science
honorary society, will hold initia
tion services Friday evening at
the Lindell hotel. The ceremonies
will be preceded by a dinner at 6
o'clock, at which Prof. P. Senning
and Prof. L. W. Lancaster, both of
the political science department,
will speak.
Participating in the initiation
ceremonies will be Willis Hecht,
John Deford, Clarence Cooper, Joe
Miller, Glen Wiltsey and Phil
Brownell.
Prof. H. W. Stoke is faculty ad
visor for the society.
LARGEliSDlES
T
E FETE
Christmas Interpretations a
Feature of Friday Eve
Program.
An unusually large audience was
present at the annual Christmas
dance recital given Thursday eve
ning by members of Orchesis. The
program was presented in the ar
mory under the direction of Miss
Edith Vail, physical education in
struction. Candelabra and dimmed lights
added to the first part of the pro
gram, which showed the worship
of people who come to a cathedral
on Christmas eve. The choir from
the First Plymouth Congregational
church sang and Lucille Reilly, ac
companied by Lucille Ambrose,
sang a solo. The first part closed
with the seven fold amen by the
choir.
"Orchesis" was the first number
on the second part of the program.
A leader by her movements, indi
cated what she wanted her group
of dancers to do. Six girls partici
pated in "Valse," the music for
which was written by Strauss.
"Prelude," a scarf dance, was the
third number, "Life in Hungary,"
by Brahms was a lively, spirited
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BIZAD NEWS PRINTING
DELAYS DISTRIBUTION
Paper Will Be Ready for
Stutlents by Friday
or Monday.
Delay in the distribution of the
Bizad News, previously announced
for Wednesday or Thursday, has
been caused by a delay in the
printing, according to Melvin
Adams, editor. An attempt will be
made to distribute the paper Fri
day, Adams stated late Thursday
afternoon. If this is impossible, dis
tribution will be made Monday.
The papers will be given out in
the class rooms of the college of
business administration without
cost to the -students. Copies will
also be sent to high schools in the
state.
RCHESIS
REE
ANNUAL DANC
Speaker at Convocation Is One of
Outstanding Astronomers in Nation
Dr. Seth B. Nicholsen, who
speaks before the all-University
convocation this morning, is, at
the comparatively young age of
forty-one, one of the nation's most
noted astronomers.
Graduating from Drake univer
sity, where he earned his Bachelor
of Science degree, he went to the
University of California from
which school he took his Doctor
of Philosophy degree in 1915. He
immediately became affiliated with
the Mt. Wilson observatory at
Pasadena where he has specialized
in solar astronomy and stellar
radiation.
Discovered Satellite.
Dr. Nicholson has received
special note in the field of astron
omy for his discovery of the ninth
satellite of the planet Jupiter. He
is also a fellow of A. A. A. S., a
MCLEAN HALL WILL
MERGE WITH DELTA
CHI NEXT SATURDAY
National Officers to Start
Initiatory Ceremonies
at Banquet.
Announcement was made Thurs
day of the coming merger of Ne
braska chapter of Delta Chi
fraternity and McLean Hall fra
ternity planned to take place Sat
urday, Dec. 17, at the Delta Chi
chapter house.
A banquet Saturday evening at
6:30 o'clock, with C. Petrus Peter
son, '10, Delta Chi charter mem
ber, presiding, will start the in
itiatory ceremonies. Rev. Ray K.
Hunt, chapter advisor of McLean
Hall, will speak. One hundred will
attend.
Following the banquet the fol
lowing active members of McLean
Hall will be initiated into Delta
Chi:
George D. Morrow, Blue Rapids, Kas.,
president.
Richard Maybourne, Diller, Neb., vice
president.
Gregg E. LeMaster, North Platte, Neb.,
secretary.
William J. Hendy, Jr., North Platte,
treasurer.
Charles Edward Gray, Omaha, local ad
viser. Aldert Moleaner, Lincoln.
1'iwight P. Cole, Bennet.
Delmar Bailor, North Platte.
James Hilton, Alliance.
Robert Hird, Lincoln.
John Stone, Omaha.
Leonard Quinn, Omaha, McLean
Hall pledge, will become a pledge
of Delta Chi.
Formal initiation will be con-
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STUDIOS SAY RETURN
PROOFS BY CHRISTMAS
'Annual Editorial Staff
Will Meet Every
Monday.
A request from the managers
of Hauck's and Townsend's studios
has asked that all of the proofs of
pictures taken for the 1933 Corn
husker be returned to the photog
raphers before the Christmas vaca
tion starts.
"This request is being made,"
Spencer explained, "so the prints
can be developed during the next
two weeks, and the Cornhusker
staff asks that you please comply
with it."
From now until the new year
book is published there will be a
meeting of the entire editorial staff
every Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the Cornhusker office,
These meetings, according to the
editor, are necessary for the prog
ress of the book. "Every staff
member must attend," he said.
DOWN HOURS SLIPS
FOR LAST QUARTER
ARE MAILED TODAY
Mailboxes at the residences of
Nebraska students will receive
their monthly increase of mail to
day, for down hour slips for the
last quarter are being sent out to
day. No report on scholarship for
the quarter just past is ava.alble
at the present time.
member of Sigma Xi, honorary
scientific fraternity, and Phi Beta
Kappa, honorary scholarship or
ganization. It was at the University of Cali
fornia that Dr. T. A. Pierce of the
mathematics department became
acquainted with Dr. Nicholson.
According to him, Dr. Nicholson is
very enthusiastic about his line of
work and also is much interested
in physics. 'In fact," says Dr.
Pierce, "he is interested in any
subject that is related in any way
to astronomy."
Dr. J. O. Hertzler, who is chair
man of the faculty committee on
convocations and Dr. Emma N.
Anderson, secretary of Sigma Xi,
feel very fortunate to have been
able to secure Dr. Nicholsen as a
speaker and believe thatihis talks
will be of interest to everyone.
NEBRASKA MEETS
ARKANSAS SQUAD
Local Student Traps
Way Thru University
Editor's Note: The following story ap
peared in the Wisconsin Daily Cardinal. We
reprint it In the hope that some reader
may be able to supplement the article's in
formation.) -
Lincoln, Neb. (Special) The ad
age "There is nothing new under
the sun," has at last been definite
ly disproved. Fir any doubters this
bold asserter will propound the fol
lowing question Did you ever
hear of a student "making" his
way through college by trapping
muskrats on the school campus?
It is definitely known that Eldon
Staller, a freshman, at the Univer
sity of Nebraska, daily wends his
way to the historic Butler canal,
sets his traps, and tramps to
school gaily anticipating seeing
muskrats in the traps in the eve
ning. According to Staller, these an
ticipations often lead to nothing
but occasionally some jaywalking
"musk" deviates long enough from
the straight and narrow of to be
come ensnared in the clutches of
Staller's traps and soon is offered
up as a tribute to education, and
becomes another of Butler's mar
tyrs. VISIT GERMAN PARTY
Faculty Members Present
Program in German
for Classes.
More than 200 students attended
the annual Christmas party of the
German department in Gallery A
of Morrill hall Thursday afternoon.
The party, which was given by
the faculty of the department,
featured the singing of German
Christmas carols. Included in the
special entertainment were a
group of German songs by Miss
Katherine Dean, a violin solo by
Miss Bernice Rundin andj a vocal
duef by two German students.
Students had been invited to
come any time between 4 and 6
o'clock by the instructors of their
German classes. German cookies,
coffee and cocoa were served.
CONTESTANTS TRYOUT
FOR SEMESTER TEAM
White to Select a Debate
Squad From Prospects
After Return to City.
Debaters for the second semes
ter were ranked at the tryout held
Thursday evening. The question
for the tryout was Resolved: That
the federal government should
agree to the cancellation of the
inter-allied war debts and repara
tions. Ranking of the contestants was
as follows: Milo Price, John Stover,
H. Vincenr Broady, Howard L.
Holtcendorff, Charles W. Stead-
man, Harvey Hillman, E. W. Hol
stein, Kenneth Sutherland, George
WTiitford and Prokop. The teams
will be picked later on the basis
of this tryout due to the fact that
Prof. H. A. White, debate coach,
is out of town on a debate trip.
The judges were Lloyd E. Chap
man, assistant city attorney of
Lincoln and Clifford L. Rain,
assistant attorney general of the
state of Nebraska.
Each speaker was allowed eight
minutes for either constructive
speaking or rebuttal except the
first speaker who was given a five
minute constructive speech and a
four minute rebuttal. The judges
were instructed to give their deci
sions on the basis of thought and
presentation. Bernard Ptak acted
at chairman and timekeeper. j
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STUDENTS
Game Will Feature Play of
Five Lettermen on
Both Teams.
When the Huskers step out on
the Coliseum court tonight against
the Arkansas crew in the first
game of the season five lettermen
will line up as the starting quintet.
Arkansas is also presenting an ex
perienced group of cagers, for
Coach Chuck Bassett is sending
out as starters five men who are
playing together for their third
consecutive year.
The Scarlet and Cream five
which is to help set off proceed
ings this evening as announced by
Coach W. H. Browne is to line up
with Paul Mason and Ken Lunney
at forwards, Walt Henrion, center,
and the two football stars, Steve
Hokuf and George Sauer, at the
guard posts.
For the past week in practice
session scrimmages this list has
made up the lineup, all of the men
having played on last season's
team, every one of them receiving
major letter with the exception of
Sauer, who was awarded a minor
letter, having been forced to lay
off early in January because of an
ankle ailment.
Many to See Action.
Other members of the Nebraska
squad who are virtually certain to
see action are Bud Parsons, Lin
coln; George Wahlquist, Hastings;
Forrest Bauer, Lincoln,' and Hub
Boswell, Ravenna, at forward posi
tions; Leland Copple, Rosalie, cen
ter; Bob Balka, Crete, and Glenn
LeDoiyt, North Platte, guards.
Paul Mason, who last year as a
guard ranked in fourth position
among the high scorers in the Big
Six, has been shifted up to a for
ward location due ot his basket
shooting ability, for the guard jobs
are well taken care of by Steve
Hokuf, star of two years ago and
George Sauer, varsity player early
last Season and an ex-Lincoln high
star. Mason hails from Omaha,
where as a high school athlete he
was chosen all-state man in both
football and basketball from Oma
ha North high schol. Hokuf,
while attending Crete high, was
recognized as the outstanding all
around performed in Nebraska
high school atletic circles.
At the other forward position
Ken Lunney will play, this being
his second year at this assignment.
Lnuney comes from York where
he ranged as an all-state man in
football and basketball and was a
top-notch competitor in track.
Three Juniors Start.
Walt Henrion, who comes from
Wichita, Kansas, is slated to ap
pear at the pivot post. Last year
along with Paul Mason, he rated
among the best of the floor men in
the conference, Henrion being the
best ball handler on the Husker
squad. This is his last year of
competition, since he played one
year at Wichita university preced
ing hi3 exodus to school here. Ma
son, Sauer, and Lunney are all
juniors while Hokuf is in his final
season of play.
Speaking of Arkansas one
onpaks of a team which previous
to last winter won five consecutive
Southwest conference titles after
first entering cage circles in 1V23,
nlavin? on a dirt court for a while
during the year. Every one of the
men on the five this winter is play
ing his third year as a first team
man. Bruce Kendall serving as
captain with Tom Murphy, guard,
niih-rantain.
The referee at tonight's mele is
to be E. C. Quigley, who officiated
at most of the Nebraska home
games last season.
The probable starting lineups:
Nebraska Arkansas
Mason f (C) Kendall
Lunney I Jelk
Henrion c Sexton
Sauer (?... (sub-c) Murphy
Hoku( g Gibson
DISCUSSES PLANS
OF HOBBY CLUBS
At a meeting of the Charm
Hobby Group, December 13 at 7
o'clock in Ellen Smith Hall, Miss
Elsie Ford Piper gave a resumo
of the purposes and plans of the
hobby groups. She also related
some of the topics discussed by
the hobby groups last year.
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