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Merry Christmas
To alt the students of the
University, I wish a merry
Christmas and an enjoyable
vacation.
Sincerely,
- ' T. J. THOMPSON.
Booklet Contains Review
Of Dr. Fling's Work by
Former Classmates.
Chancellor E. A. Burnett writes
the lead article for the December
issue of the Alumnus which is re
leased today. This number contains
roniotn f fhe work of Dr. F. M.
Fling of the history - department
written ny nis iormer atuwiuiaK,
Dr. W. G. Langworthy Taylor,
rhanfoiinr Rurnett. in his ar-
tiia ctrActooa the imDortAnce that
the alumni and the citizens of Ne
braska should understand tnat me
university is not a source oi un
reasonable expense to the state,
Ma nropnt.! the list of the appro
priations of the university and
points out ine uraatit iuw
have been made in the financial
plans of the institution. Al! provi
sions for construction have been
deleted from the budget.
Dr. Taylor with Dean J. E. Le
Rossignol of the Bizad college, a
former classmate of Professor
Fling at the University of Leipzig
writes the story of the work of
Professor Fling. Professor Fling
has collected the best private li
brary in the world on the life of
Mirabeau and has secured for the
university library the best source
collection on the early revolution
in France. During the war and at
the peace conference at Versailles,
Professor Fling was a member of
the historic! branch of the gen
eral staff aud served with the rank
of major. It was his contacts at
the conference that form the basts
for his course on the Peace Con
ference of Paris. A picture of Pro
fessor Fling is on the front cover
with a map of France illustrating
places of importance in the life of
Mirabeau.
In addition to its customary fea
tures on the current campus hap
penings this issue of the magazine
also contains a review of the Ne-braska-S.
M. U. game.
FORMER MEMBER
AC FACULTY DIES
' Mason Yerkes Passes at
Home in Clinton, la.,
After Illness.
Funeral services will be held at
Phillips, Neb Friday afternoon
u.. vrk thirtv-seven.
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former member of the college af
agriculture iacuny - -day
night at his home in Clinton,
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J a., alter a. ouun
A graduate of the University of
Nebraska, Mr. Yerkes taught for
three years at Peru Normal col
lege before returning to take post
graduate work in world economics,
hprnmin? extension econo-
UlUl ill laiiu ni' ej
. v. nrt vaon associated with
14H1, UC AIOAA
Swift & Co., packers, in commer-
clai researvn, mui;
He was a member of Farm House
fraternity and Aipna z-et. uuuwi
ary agriculture fraternity. Sur
v- rffe Marie, i
VIVlUg oic
daughter, Barbara; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Yerkes. and a
brother, Howard, of Phillips; and
a sister, Mrs. iiar reeiuiuui
txHIl ne held at 1 D
m. Friday at Phillips with Wad-
low's in cnarge.
PROFESSORS NAME
BENGTSON AS HEAD
Nebraska Chapter Elects
Officers at Monday
Night Meeting.
Prof. Nels A. Bengston of the
geography department was elected
president of the Nebraska chapter
of the American Association of
University Professors at the dinner
Monday night at the University
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The other officers elected were
D. A C. Worcester secretary, and
H. P. Davis, E. L. Hinman, retir
ing president, and O. K. Slay
elected members of
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tv,A executive committee. Dr
Louise Pound was appointed as a
Hoioo-atA tn the annual convention
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of the association wnicn win . oe
held at New Haven during the
Christmas holidays.
After the business meeting t-roi.
Worcester and Prof. J. K. Sellers
led a discussion of "Should Pro
fessional Courses in Education of
College and University Teachers."
GROUPS STUDY JESUS' LIFE
Miss Miller to Lead Fourteen
Sessions for University
Women Interested.
Fourteen sessions of study groups
m "Records oi me uie oi jesus
will be held between -- Christmas
and Easter by MiM Bernice Miller,
secretary of the Y. W. C. A. There
will be two separate groups in or
der that university women inter
ested mav attend. The first ses
sion will be held on Friday, Jan
6 from 4 to 5:30: the second. Sun
day, Jan. 8 from 9 to 10:30. Fur
ther information may be obtained
from Mls3 Miller.
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DITORIAL
DIRECTOR
PRAISES
BLUEPRINT
Church Writes Hutchings
Commending Contents
November Issue.
L lot tor received this week from
rnni mmrrh editorial director
of the McGraw-Hill puDUsmng
company of New York City, to
Tr.hn Hntrhinp-3. editor-in-chief of
the Nebraska Blue Print, brings
congratulations to the latter on
and contents of the
November issue of the Blue Print.
Mr. Church, who reviewea me
November issues of practically
o-inwrinp- publication in
the country, declared in bis letter
that the Nebraska Blue mnt was
"auite the most attractive one
that he had read.
Continuing, Mr. Church says:
"From cover to cover the Novem
ber issue of the Nebraska Blue
Print-has been most interesting
reading. . .1 feel that your editorial
extent sets a rood standard of
presentation satisfactory both
typograpnicaiiy ana irum
tion point of view."
ON BLANKET TAX
Fifty-One Universities Will
Receive Questionnaires
Regarding Plan.
The campaign for a blanket stu
dent activities tax got definitely
lrniW wav Tuesdav when the stu
dent council committee in charge
Kaimn mnilincr nuestionnaires to
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ftv.rn eniieires and university,
Designed to gain information
about the tax plan as it works In
other schools of the country, the
questionnaires will probably oe re
turned by the end of Christmas va
r-atinn Hnward Allawav. commit
tee chairman believes. Stamped
return envelopes are included with
the questionnaires.
The orhnnls to which the que
soinnaires are addressed are: Uni
versitv of North Dakota, Ohio
State university, Western Reserve
university, University of Oklaho
ma, Oregon Agriculture coiiege,
TTniversitv of Oreeron. Pennsylva
nia state, colletre. University ofj
Pennsylvania, University of Pitts
burgh, Brown university, Louisiana
state universitv. Tulane, Johns
Hnnitins universitv. Harvard, Uni
versity of Michigan, University of
xfirmesnta TTniversitv of Missouri,
TTniversitv of Montana. Nebraska
Weslevan university, Creighton
university.
Dartmouth college, Princeton,
Pufrroro universitv. Colgate uni-
versitv. College of the city of New
Vnrlr Columbia. Cornell univer
sity, New York university, Syra-
M.ioa iiniverurv. umversiLV OI
uv ... . - J J
Mrtrth r?arnlina Indiana umver
citv piirrtue Notre Dame. Drake,
University of Iowa, Iowa State
college, Morningdale college, Uni
versity of Kansas, Kansas State,
TTniversitv of Kentucky. Univer
sity of South Carolina, University
of South Dakota, souuera eur
dists. University of utan, umver
(Continued on Page 3.)
LACKEY RECEIVES
DOCTOR'S DEGREE
FROM COLUMBIA
Earl E. Lackey, associate pro
fessor of geology ana geograpny,
arnrA Mondav from New York
that he has successfully passed the
final examinations for his degree
of Doctor of Philosophy in geog--ov,
at rviinmhi universitv. He
is now on his way to attend the
.;.ton)h anmiAl mee tins' of the
Ttirwnai fmmrii of GeoeraDhy
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Teachers, at which he will present
a paper.
Extension Division Offers
Over Forty Courses for
Second Term.
There will be over forty night
classes offered for the new term.
Beginning Monday, Feb. 1, night
classes will be given in nearly
every field of instruction on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday eve
nings, and Saturdays. A complete
schedule is being prepared by the
university extension division, and
will be released some lime uexi
week.
MORTAR BOARD TEA TO
HONOR
HIGH
SCOLARS
Campus Organizations 'Adopt9 Needy
Families During Christmas Holidays
That there may be a Santa Claus
for some 4,500 Lincoln children
who would otherwise know no
Christmas, several campus organ
izations, social, religious and edu
cational, have each "adopted" for
the holidays from one to three
families whose real need has been
attested by the Social Welfare bu
reau. This "adoption" consists of the
gift of a certain sum, as little as
two or three dollars or as much as
the group can contribute, a confer
ence with a social caae worker ac
quainted with the family condi
tions to decide how the sum can
best be spent, and then a shopping
expedition with the mother or the
father of the family, parents who
are pathetically grateful for this
opportunity to bring Christmas to
their homes; a shopping expedition
in which the purchases range from
practical things like pork roasts
and wool mittens to wonders like
mechanical tractors and baby dolls
that open and close their eyes.
Alpha Xi Delta, Alpha Omicron
Pi, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Del
ta Delta, Phi Mu, Pi Beta Phi, the
Teachers College high school, Ray
mond hall, the Home Economics
association, the Extension division
and Group C of the council of Reli
gious Welfare, are groups which
in place of giving the customary
Christmas parties at which chil
dren of the needy are entertained
have voted to "adopt" whole fami
lies and have delegated a member
of their group to shop with the
head of the family after a confer
ence at the bureau. The delegate
learns in this way the real needs
of the family and sees that Johnny
for instance, gets the warm stock
ings he needs and the fire engine
on which he set his heart and
about which he has written Santa
many earnest letters.
New Plan Practical.
Under the old plan, the frater
nity might have great fun enter
taining the children, and might
feel very benevolent over having
played "Santa Claus" to so many
little urchins, but Johnny himself
wouldn't be very ecstatic, for per
haps he had some old gloves and
didn't need the ones they gave him
as badly as he needed warm stock
ings; and perhaps a tin horn fell
to his lot instead of the coveted
fire engine. He should be grateful
for anything he's given, it may be
argued; but again, if gifts are to
be purchased, they may as well be
the ones he wants and needs and
they can be easily under this new
scheme of giving.
Another advantage of the "adop
tion" plan as pointed out by Miss
Katherine M. Dunn, instructor in
case work in the sociology depart
(Continued on Page 3.)
Junior, Sophomore Women
With 80 Averages Will
Be Guests Jan. 8.
Tiinim and soDhomore girls
having scholastic averages of 80 or
above witn no ouistanuuig uc
linquencies, will be honored at
Mortar board tea Sunday, Jan. 8,
in JTllen Smith hall.
The receiving line will consist of
UTr f1 r Coleman, -national presi
dent of Motar Board; Miss Aman
da Heppner, dean of women; Miss
Margaret Upson, president of the
Nebraska chapter of Motar Board;
and the three winners of the re
Pnnhellenic scholarship
anrd.4. Ruth Gregory, Donna
Davis, and Katherine Oury.
Miss F.lsie Ford Piper. Dr. Eliza
beth Williamson. Miss Polly Gell
atly, and Miss Florence McGahey
will pour tea. The Misses Gellatly
onri Mwahev are the sDOnsoTS.
The active members of Mortar
PahivI who will nreside in the uv
ing room are: Helen Baldwin, Mar
garet Chevront, Dolores Dead
man, Eleanor Dixon, Alice Quigle,
Jane Robertson, Jane Axien, Lu
cille Hendricks, and Gertrude E
flarVe.
The correct committees for the
scholarship tea are: Helen Bald
win and Alice Ouiele. eeneral ar
rangements; Dolores Deadman and
Eleanor Lnxon, program; juc .re
tell and Lucille Hendricks, refresh
ments; Margaret Chevront and
Margaret Upson, invitations; and
Gertrude Clarke, publicity.
HOME EC MILK FUND
REACHES QUOTA SET
Returns Received Are
Adequate to Purchase
Ninety Quarts.
A general checkup of contribu
tions to the Home Economics as
sociation's milk fund today re
vealed that the goal of ninety
quarts had been reached. It was
hoped that enough funds for sev
eral more quarts would be added
before Wednesday noon. Distribu
tion of the milk is to begin imme
diately. A quart milk bottle has been
sentinel at the entrance to the
cafeteria all week. To satisfy
their curiosity many stopped a
member of the association reports,
and most of them dropped in
change. More contributions were
put into the box on the second
floor where a small paper milk
bottle indicated the number of
quarts on a thermometer.
FICTION CONTEST IS
OPEN TO STUDENTS
Hound and Horn Sponsors
Writing Competition
For Netc Talent.
The Hound and Horn, literary
publication, i3 sponsoring a fiction
contest for undergraduate stu
dents in the colleges and universi
ties of the United States. The pur
pose of the contest is to stimulate
undergraduate writing and to dis
cover new talent in the United
States
The first prize is $100 with a
second prize of tbO. The closing
date for the contest is April 1. It
is limited to American under
graduate studenW
CHRISTMAS GIFT OF
FORMER STUDENT TO
UNIVERSITY IS $1,000
Mrs. Flora Miller Sends Sum
To Be Known as Weber
Ernst Botany Award.
Announcement of a "Christmas
gift" to the University of Nebras
ka in the form of a new $i.uuu
fund by Mrs. Flora Grace Miller,
graduate of the university in 1906,
was made Tuesday afternoon by
Chancellor E. A. Burnett
Income of the fund is to be used
to provide awards to students in
the botany department of the uni
versity. Basis for the awards are
to be prescribed by faculty mem
bers in the botany department, ac
cording to the terms of the trust
agreement. This fund is to be
known as the "Weber-Ernst Bot
any Award," honoring the father
and mother of the donor.
Studied Botany Here.
"The gift coming as it does at
Christmas is particularly appropri
ate," the chancellor stated in an
nouncing the gift by Mrs. Miller.
Mrs. Miller's home is now at
Columbia, Mo. Her husband, Prof.
Merritt Miller, is a member of the
faculty of the University of Mis
souri. Her maiden name was Flora
Grace Ernst, and while in the uni
versity she specialized in botany
under the late Dr. C. E. Bessey.
She was given her master's de
gree in botany in 1909, and is a
member of both Phi Beta Kappa
and Sigma Xi.
Following her graduation from
the university, Mrs. Miller was a
staff member of the Bureau of
Plant Industry in the Department
of Agriculture at Washington,
D. C.
FORMER STARS CLASH
IN CHARITY GRID G
E
Thirty Players From Past
Teams Promise to Play
At Stadium Dec. 26.
Stars of former University of
Nebraska football teams will be
featured once again in a charity
grid contest to be played at
Memorial stadium Monday, Dec.
26. The game will be played un
der auspices of the Lincoln Junior
league.
The services of more than thirty
ex-Cornhuskers have already been
obtained and a dozen more are ex
pected to sign on the dotted line
soon, announced Clarence Swan son
and Bud McBride, in charge of as
sembling players for the game.
Some of the former Cornhuskers
who will play are: Art Perry, Guy
Chamberlain, Roy Lyman, Blue
Howell, ChoDpy Rhodes, Dutch
Witte, Ted James, Claire Sloan,
Hugh Rhea, and Harold Frahm.
Plans for the affair were dis
cussed at a University club lunch
eon Tuesday when members of the
Junior League committee sponsor
ing the game met with athletic de
partment officials and Lincoln
newspaper sportswriters.
TURKEY SHOOHIIDS IN TIE
Halter, Davison Score High
And Pirie, Miller Low
On Eifle Bange.
Reginald Halter and K. A. Dav
ison are tied for first place in the
turkey shoot being fired at the
rifle rarge this m-eek. Don Pirie, a
letter man on the rifle team, and
G. Miller are tied for last place.
One turkey will be awarded to
each of the two high scorers and
one to the man with the low score.
The shoot closes at 11 o'clock to
day. There is an entrance fee of
10 cents.
COMMERCE CLUB HAS PARTY.
Girls' Commercial club held a
party at Ellen Smith hall Tuesday
from 7 to 7:30 o'clock. Bertha
Debris had charge of the arrangements.
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