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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 18. 1.U
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ONOR
TOMY
MORTON 'MAN OF
DEFINITE IDEAS'
Speaker at Sigma Delta Chi Convocation Says Pioneer
Nebraska Editor Often Put Principles Forth
In Fiercely Invective Style.
CHANCELLOR BURNETT
Veteran Editor of Geneva Signal Attends Assembly;
Student Pledges and Associate Members Are
Initiated Into Fraternity.
In tribute to J. Sterling Morton, pioneer Nebraska journal
ist and founder of Arbor Day, a special convocation was held
this morning in Social Sciences auditorium, followd by a tree
planting service. The, ceremonies were sponsored by Sigma
Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, as part of the
chapter's celebration of the silver anniversary of the fraternity.
A. E. Shc'don, secretary of theO
stste historical society, addressed
the convocation on "J. Sterling
Morton. Arbor Day Editor." He
elated that this old-time editor's
career in journalism began or,
AnHi 12. 18155. when he began as
editof of the Nebraska City News,
I'ntil the middle 70 s, Mr. Sheldon
finds the Morton style of writing
apparent.
Quotes Writings.
The sneaker Quoted from the
writings of J. Sterling Morton,
saviner that the man had "definite
ideas and principles" which lie put
forward in a style often fiercely in
vective. A farmer, lover of litera
ture, and lover of trees as Mr.
Sheldon described him, the Ne
braska City editor had great imag
ination and vigor in his work, ac
cording to the speaker, and wrote
literature from everyday events.
Mr. Sheldon found the founder
of Arbor Day at his best in his
writings toward the planting of
trees and orchards and the estab
lishing of the Arbor Day itself. On
April 10, 1872, Mr. Morton made
the first address at the first Ne
braska Arbor Day, according to
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BARB GIRLS TO GET
RECOGMITIOS CARDS
A.W.S. League Sponsors
Picnic Rrcakfast at
Antelope.
Recognition service for girls in
the Barb A. V. S. league who have
earned the required number of
points by participating in activities
will be held Sunday morning at
Antelope park. A picnic breakfast
will precede the service, of which
Marjorie Smith is in charge. Cards
will be given to the girls, stating
that they have been recognized as
active members of the league.
Leaders of the groups in the
league are acting as committee
chairmen in charge of arrange
ments. Margaret Medlar is in
charge of transportation; Marjorie
Filley, in charge of members to be
recognized ; Boanic Spangaard, in
charge of arrangements at Ag col
lege, and Evelyn Diamond and
Carolyn Van Anda in charge of re
freshments. Transportation to the
park will be furnished for all girls
who meet at Howard hall at 6:15
Sunday morning.
TODAY'S NEWS
Briefly Reviewed
A denial of William Wirt's story
M to what they had said about
President Roosevelt at a dinner
was made by six members of the
brain trut Involved in the socalled
'red plot' brought into the lime
light by the Indiana school teach
ers. They all agreed, however, on
the point that Wirt had monopo
lized the conversation and even
verged on boresoraeness.
United Statu will still have to
wait for its money following Great
Britain's adherence to its policy of
refusing to pay. her war. debts,
while waiting for arrangements
for revision or ccnrellstinn. Ac
cording to report by Chancellor of
the Exchequer Neville, the English
people, who are laboring under the
heaviest income tax in the world
win have their load lightened
2 1-2 percent.
by
Overriding protests that it was
untimely" the United States sen
ate voted to begin consideration of
legislation pertaining to the air
mail. A suggestion from President
Roosevelt to appoint a committee
or experts for formation of a gen
eral governmental policy was em
bodied in the m easure.
ram prices
Board of trart
on the Chicago
' - t-i cu some-
what from their drop of Monday
Whi?J r;atic " Tuesday.
their hM Uht t0 un,d
SneJ- hW the prlCM ,ow,y
tlonai i b,t,fr0m Monday's sens
K '.ow e Wh" the general
recovered some
the oih.V "8htly "P wheat went
' 5-?centW7 '"d C,0Sed 1 1"4
9 cents lnAp
Breaking a precedent of twenty
tccntieued on pge 3u
SHELDON
ASSISTS AT CEREMONIES
AG COLLEGE STUDENTS
E
Prof.
Gramlich Addresses
Tuesday Morning
Assembly.
More than fifty university stu
dents in the college of agriculture
received scholarship recognition at
the annual honors convocation
held Tuesday morning in the stu
dent activities building. New mem
bers elected to the various honor
ary fraternities and sororities were
announced and winners of 4-H
club medals for excellent judging
were named.
Arthur Peterson, Oakland, was
awarded the 4-H club scholarship
for the third time in the last three
years, having walked off with one
both of the preceding years. W.
H. Brokaw, presenting the med
als, bestowed like honors on Fran
ces Major, Marion Jackson, and
Elmer Heyne for the first time.
Dean Burr presided at the con
vocation introducing Prof. H. J.
Gramlich who addressed the group
on "Personality." His talk
stressed the value and importance
of friendships and holding an op
timistic viewpoint.
Seven students were elected to
Alpha Zeta, honorary agricultural
fraternity. Arthur Peterson, chan
cellor of Ihe local chapter of Alpha
Zeta, announced the following new
members, elected to the organiza
tion: Roscoe Hill, Omaha; Carl
Beadles, Bennet; Roland Nelson,
Mead; Leonard Hoegemeyer,
Hooper; Richard Jackson, Lincoln;
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COOPERATION IN LIFE
Speaker Tells of Education
As Preparation for
Service.
"Co-operation should be substi
tuted for competition in life, busi
ness, and all forms of organiza
tion," stated Dr. O. H. Werner oi
the education department, speak
ing on "Education as a prepara
tion for service" at the regular 5
o'clock vespers service in Ellen
Smith Hall Tuesday. Elaine Fon
tein, president of the Y. W an
nounced that Paul Harris, well
known peace leader, will speak at
Vespers, April 24.
Instead of being chiefly valued
as a means of earning a living. Dr.
Werner stressed education as es
sential to a more complete and
fundamentally deeper enjoyment
of life. He emphasized the five
important motives or earmarks of
personal profit and gain.
"Selfishness, greed, graft, decep
tion, and strife are practices moti
vated by the desire to profit," de
clared Dr. Werner, "and all this
could be remedied by unselfishness
which would take into considera
tion every member of any group.
Evolution comes as a result of co
operation and not from the survi
val of the fittest, or competition."
An Estes rally is being planned
for Sunday afternoon at 4 under
the direction of Breta Peterson.
Devotional for the vesper service
were led by Margaret Ward.
MISS ARNOLD TO SHOW
PICTURES AT MEETING
Faith Arnold will show two reels
of motion pictures taken on her
recent six months trip thru Eu
rope, at the meeting of Le Cercle
Francais, Thursday, at Ellen Smith
hall. The department has issued
an invitation to all French students
to attend the meeting which will
last from 7:15 to 8 p. m.
Assists at Ceremonies
i
Courtesy Lincoln Journal.
Chancellor E. A. Burnett placed
the first spadeful of dirt beside
the tree which was planted by
Sigma Delta Chi in its Tuesday
Arbor Day ceremonies. The tree
planting followed a convocation
in Social Sciences auditorium at
which A. E. Sheldon spoke on the
life of J. Sterling Morton, orig
inator of Arbor Day, and early-day
Nebraskan.
GREEK WOME FILE
I OR SIMG COSTEST
Mrs. Westover Received
Applications Until 5
Tuesday.
All sororities planning to take
part in the annual Ivy Day sing
sponsored by A. YV. S. board, filed
their applications in Mrs. Ada
Westover's office yesterday. Ac
cording to Jane Boos, in charge of
publicity, it was impossible late
Tuesday to determine the number
of entries, but they will be an
nounced at a later date.
In discussing regulations gov
erning the sing Miss Boos ex
plained that sororities might have
the help of alumnae or even pro
fessionals during practice periods,
but these outsiders would not be
allowed to participate in the sing
on Ivy Day. Director and ac
companist, if there is one, must be
a member of the active chapter or
a pledge to the group.
Inter-sorority sing opens the
afternoon Ivy Day program and
precedes the masking of new Mor
tar Boards. Entries sing in al
phabetical order and must be on
hand when their turn comes or
they forfeit their right to contest.
Winner will receive a silver cup.
If any group places first three
times in succession, it becomes
permanent holder of this trophy.
Li
E
18
Jane Boos Urges All Junior
Women Interested to
Apply at Once.
SCHEDULE TWO AWARDS
With Wednesday, April 18, being
the last day applications may be
submitted, Jane Boos, member of
Mortar Board, senior girls honor
ary organization, uiges all junior
women interested in receiving
loans to file their applications im
mediately. Two loans of $50 will be award
ed to two outstanding junior wo
men in the university. Mrs. Ada
Westover is receiving appicf.tions
for these loans in Ellen Smith hall.
Selection of the winners will be
made on the basis of sen-ice, need,
scholarship and character. Juniors,
who have outstading delinquen
cies, should not apply for the
awards as they will not be consid
ered. Within two years after the stu
dent has graduated, the loans must
be paid back. Interest of 4 percent
will start in June of the year the
winners are graduated.
Women receiving these awards
will be selected this spring and no
tified at once. Full amount of the
loans will be presented in the fall
of the nrl's senior year . so that
they can be used toward payment
of tuition fees.
Mortar Board has made scholar
ship loiins for the past three years.
FAIR RIDIG COSTEST
E.XTRIES DUE MAY 1
Silver Cup Auard Goes to
Winning House; Fee
Is Reduced.
Entries for the Farmers' Fair
Inter-Sorority Riding contest open
Wednesday, Bill Ralston, contest
manager, has announced. The sil
ver cup which goes to the winning
house will be placed on display at
one of the campus book stores
Wednesday.
Ralston announced that entry
fee this year wilt be fifty cents,
only half as high as last year. The
entries will be kept open until May
1. Greek women who wish to enter
the contest may file by calling him
at the Alpha Gamma Rho house,
Ralston said.
E
L
Schramm Names 15 High
Greek Organizations at
Annual Banquet.
WEAVER MAIN SPEAKER
Board of Control President
Expl;
ains Problems and
Powers of Alumni.
Farm House again received the
first of the awards given to fif
teen fraternities at the interfrater
nitity banquet last night emblem
atic of their high scholastic rating
for last semester. This is the third
consecutive year that Farm House
has ranked first in scholarship and
are now entitled to permanently
keep the first place cup. Hon. Ar
thur J. Weaver, former governor
of Nebraska, delivered the main
address at the banquet held in the
Hotel Cornhusker with 250 frater
nity men attending.
Prof. E. F. Schramm, faculty ad
visor of the interfraternity council,
gave the scholarship awards to the
fifteen highest ranking fraterni
ties. They are, in order of their
rank: Farm House, Sigma Alpha
Mu, Delta Theta Phi, Zeta Beta
Tau, Beta Sigma Psi, Alpha Gam
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PAIlrllEEK
April 24 Set as Starting
Date for Intramural.
Competition.
TO ARGUE ACTIVJTY TAX
Pairings were announced for the
interfraternity debate tournament
by Harold Petz. intramural direc
tor, Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday,
April 24, has been set for the start
ing date of the competition among
the eight teams entered.
Each house is required to furnish
a two man team and the house is
also expected to be able to take
either side of the debate question.
Any regularly enrolled student in
the university is eligible for com
petition except those who have
competed for the University of Ne
braska on the "varsity" team.
The tournament will be run on
the elimination basis, according to
Petz, with the Individual contests
being argued at the chapter house
of the affirmative team. All de
bates should start at 7 o'clock.
Time for the speakers has been
set at six minutes for a construe-1
tive speech and four for a rebuttal
giving each team a total of twenty
minutes. Judges are to be selected
by Prof. H. A. White, varsity de
bate coach, from men with previ
ous debate experience who would
have an impartial connection with
the competing houses.
The exact wording of the propo
sition, as announced by Professor
White, is Resolved; That the Uni
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PI I A RMA CY STUDETS
PLA EXHIBIT MAY 4
Druggists' Annual Display
ight to Feature
Their Work.
Pharmacy night, which is to be
observed on Friday, May 4 from
7:30 to 11 o'clock in Pharmacy
hall, will feature exhibits demon
strated by the entire student body
of the college of pharmacy.
Many exhibits will be displayed,
one of which is an enteric pill-coating
X-ray machine, which has been
tested on many patients. This
particular demonstration will be
handled by Phyllis Rhodes under
the direction oi Professor Bukey.
A -banauct-in connecMcn with
Pharmacy night will be held on
Friday, May 4 at the Cornhusker
hotel. Speakers for the occasion
will be announced at a later date.
Mortar Boards Open
Ivy Day Poem Contest
Following the official opening
of the Ivy Day poem contest
Tuesday morning, several stu
dents declared their intention of
lubmitting entriec, according
to Jane Boos, Mortar Board in
sharge of this part of the
annual Ivy Day program.
Subject matter of this poem
must be limited to Ivy Day and
its traditions. The person win
ning the contest will be desig
nated as Ivy Day poet and will
read hit or her selection preced
ing the crowning of the May
Queen.
Identity of the winner will
not be revealed until May Day.
The person given honorable
mention will alio be announced
at the Ivy Day exercises.
FARM
m
INTERFRATERNITY
0
ARSHIP CUP
Arlior Day LMitor
" '(VlM-.
Courtecy of Lincoln Journal.
J. STERLING MORTON.
Termed "Arbor Day Editor," J.
Sterling Morton, pioneer Nebraska
journalist, was the subject of A. E.
Sheldon when he addressed the
Sigma Delta Chi convocation yes
terday morning. He edited the Ne
braska City News over half a cen
tury ago.
STLDEMTS REPORT
0 GRISMELL MEET
International Relations
Club Plans Session
Wednesday.
Reports on the Missouri Valley
International Relations club con
ference held at Grinnell recently
will be given at the Wednesday
night meeting of the local group
at 7:30 in the Temple.
The round table led by Dr. Otto
Nathan will be reported on by
Elain Fontein, while Dan Williams
will talk on the discussion led hy
Sherwood Eddy. Selma Goldstein
will review "The United States and
Latin America."
The discussion led by Clark
Eichelberger on American leader
ship will be left to Burton Marvin
and the present status of the world
court and activity of the United
Statse in connection with the or
ganization will be reported on by
Joe Nuquist.
The students who will lead the
discussion on the Grinnell confer
ence attended the meetings of the
three day session in Iowa during
the spring vacation. Speakers of
note, authorities on international
affairs, conducted the meeting
there.
ESTEEM SAYS STOKE
Political Science Professor
Addresses Members of
Sigma Delta Chi.
; . i1Ti.Tce IE
FRATERNITY I N IT IATES, 1 5
Declaring that his purpose was
to "bury the newspapers, not to
praise them," Dr. Harold W. Stoke,
professor of political science at the
university addressed members of
Sigma Delta Chi, men's profes
sional journalism fraternity at an
initiation banquet held at the Lin
coln hotel Tuesday night. The
event climaxed the fraternity's ob
servance of Arbor day and its
founoing twenty-five years ago.
"Newspapers belong to that
group of extinct volcanos which
have long since lost the esteem and
respect of large masses of the
reading public." stated Dr. Stoke.
"The power of the press is defi
nitely on the decline, and much of
its former potency exists in name
only."
The speaker attributed ineffec
tiveness of the present day press
to three major tendencies. First,
that newspapers have broken Away
from the idea of presenting only
facts and straight news stores to
a general tendency of entertaining
its readers by dramatizing the
news to appeal to the reader, and
furnishing many features which
are based on personal opinions and
extensive imaginings of highly
paid columnists.
- Tn he iernrd instance he pointed
out that general public opinion was
rapidly coming to regard news
papers as private enterprises op
erated for private profits. This
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MEETING OF BARB
COUSCIL POSTPOED
Year's Financial Report
To Be Presented at
Session.
A meeting of the Barb council
which was originally scheduled for
Wednesday evening was called off
by Burton Marvin, chairman, be
cause of a conflict in time with
the student council meeting, at
wjrfch several Barb council mem
bers are required to be present.
Next Wednesday is being set as
the time for the next meeting. A
complete financial report for the
year of all-unlversity parties will
be given hy the chairman, and re
sults of the varsity party conflict
will be revealed.
SCHOOL WILL WE
HIGH TEN PERCENT
Univerit Will lerngiiizc Outstanding Scholar Durir
Sixth Annual Convocation at 10:15 O'clock
In Coliseum; List Greek Standings.
A DM I MSTK ATION EXCI
Dr. Norman Foerster's Address 'Humanitarian Illusion'
Feature of Morning Program ; Senior Honorces
Chamber Commerce Luncheon Guests.
Some 4(il! slmliiils will be juliiiittccl 1 the luuim- rolls of
1he university this uiorninjr jis the school holds its sixth nnniuil
Honors convocation at 1 U : 1 ." in the coliseum, ('hisses will he
excused from 10 to 12 so th;it ;ill students tuny altend the event.
Taking as his subject "The Humanitarian Illusion." Dr.
Xormnn Foerster, bend of the l'nieisil of Iowa school of
Oletters, will deliver the main ad
L OF STUDENT
GOVERNMENT TO BE
TURNED OVER TODAY
Old Council Will Meet and
Clean Up All Old
Business.
Control of student government
will be turned over to a new stu
dent council this afternoon when
holdover representatives and new
members chosen in the election
April 3 will meet for the first time
to elect officers and consider plans
for the coming year.
Old and new council members
will meet in joint session at 5
o'clock when the old council vill
complete its business. Final re
ports of all committees will be
heard following which the presi
dent will present his resume of the
year's accomplishments.
Election of new council officers
will be the first business of
new members, according to John
Gepson, present president. The
presidency has usually gone to a
man and a holdover member. With
a new faction coming into power,
however, some speculation has
arisen concerning the election, with
the possibility that a woman or one
of the male members-elect may
receive the position.
The political lineup in the new
council shows sixteen independent
women members, twelve progres
sive and five Green Togas, while
in the old council, exclusive of hold
over members for next year, there
are nine independent women mem
bens, nine Green Togas and four
Progressives
a pirviuua.; o........wu ...
tween Jacqueline James and Co -
rinnc Claf in for one Arts and
science coiiege cuuolo '
bioken this week when a recount
under faculty supervision revealed
that Miss Claflin was the victor
by 1 1 votes.
A tie for the sophomore pub
lications board position has not yet
been decided, altho action may be
taken by the council to settle it
today, Gepson stated.
SCABBlDllnDE
TO TAKE IN 23 MEN
Army Officers Guests at
Banquet Following
Ceremonies.
Twenty-tnree new members will
be initiated into Scabbard and
Blade, national honorary military
organization, by the officers of the
local organization at 5 p. m. Wed
nesday. April 18. The ceremonies
will take place at the Lindell hotel,
and will immediately be followed
by a banquet at which the R. O.
T. C. will be guests of honor.
At the banquet Col. W. H. Oury.
Col. C. J. Frankforter. and Capt. i
G. W. Spocrry will give short im
promptu speeches in military mat
ters. The newly elected members of
the organization who are to be in
itiated are: Nathan A. Allen. Ken
neth A. Davison. Robert G. Doug
las. Charles A. Galloway, Daniel
L. Hall. Henry H. Marsden, Walter
U Moller, Russet C. Morrison, John
C. Ellis, Joseph C. Rhea, Maurice
D. Sowles, Charles F. W erner, Leo
nard W. Carlson. Richard A. Dier,
William J. Garlow. Peter J. Jen
sen. James D. Mickey, Leslie F.
Palmer, Max E. Maravec, Harmon
E. Rider. Brice S. Teeter, Franklin
H. Vendeburg and Willis iachanas.
Engineers Expect Near
100 Guests at Smoker
Approximately 100 guests are
expected at the Mechanical Engin
eer's smoker to be held in the N
club room in the Coiiseum at 7:30
this evening. Prof. Onn StepaneK
is scheduled to address the engin
eers. Warren McCaw is chairman
of the committee in charge of arrangements.
SES ( LASSES 10 TO 12
dress. Dr. Foerster, well knoe
author and editor, is director o
what is probably the first school of
letters in any educational in.stit'i
tiop Supeiior scholarship lating will
be hv, aided to seniors, who, duiin;,'
ti e two preceding semesters, have
been m the upper three percent if
their respective college. High schol
arship honors will go to students n
the upper ten percent oi each class
in all trie colleges.
Fraternity and sorority scholas
tic rankings as well as other uni
versity and departmental honors
bestowed during the year will also
be announced at the assembly. The
prizes and awards for outstanding
work in the various fields of study
will be announced.
Presiding at the convocation will
be Chancellor E. A. Burnett, while
Kev. Earnest Lowtner will offer
the invocation. A short program of
musical numbers, opening with
"Merry Wives of Windsor" will be
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START PLAS FOR
KAPPA ETA KAPPA
Proton Club Formed
as
Preliminary to Men
Group. Final steps were taken for the
establishment of a local chapter of
Kappa Eta Kappa, national Elec
trical Engineering fraternity, when
the Proton club was organized on
this campus last Saturday morn
ing. Two representatives from the
Kansas university chapter investi
gated possibilities of such a chap
ter here Friday. Saturday, pre
liminary steps were taken by mem
bers of the Electrical Enginoe-ing
department. Dean O. J. Ferguson
sanctions the plan provided there
is student interest sufficient to
warrant such an organization.
jsignpd Hml will D0 presented this
, wpf.k tQ j G Eailvnationa sr(..
i rptarv at indianapo!js, Inii. The
n,,rDr,cP of the croun is "to pro-
i mote social relationship between
students of Electrical Engineerinf;
and the electrical profession in
; general."
j A meeting was held Tuesday
night to continue the formulation
of plans for the group, in the Klec
I trical Engineering building. Kcn
i neth Young. Humboldt, was elect
ed president, and Floyd Bungci.
Craig, secretary.
U alher ames Hall
Winner Sigma Delta
( hi Journalism Cup
Winners of Sigma Delta Chi
awards for outstanding news anil
feature stories in the Daily Ne
braskan for the first semester were
named Tuesday morning by Prof.
Gayle Walker at the journalism
convocation. The gathering was
held in Social Sciences auditorium
in connection with the silver anni
versary celebration of Sigma Delta
Chi. professional journalistic fra
ternity. F. Laurence Hall. Lincoln, was
named the winner of the cup
awarded for the best news fctory of
the semester. The title of the story
which received for Hall the prize,
was "Fraternity Men Form Gov-
crning Alumni Council," and it ap
peared in the Nebraska of Septem
ber 10.
Sarah Louise Meyer, Lincoln,
won the award for the outstanding
feature story of the semester It
was entiMed "H. L. Mencken. For
mer Editor of American Mercury.
Is Praised By Wimberly as the
'Kindest of Men.' "
Honorable mention in the news
story class was won by Carlyle
Hodgkin, Philip Brownell, Burton
Marvin, Jack Fischer, William
Lawrence. Richard Moran, and
Bruce Nicoll.
Persons receiving honorable men
tion in the feature story class are
Virginia Selleck. William Law
rence, Carlvle Hodgkin. George
Murphy, Jack Fischer, and Bruce
Nicoll.
Sirma Delta Chi awards for
news and feature stories of merit
in the Daily Nebraskan are made
twice a vear bv that ort abia&uOii.
once each for the first and second
semesters. The prize winners for
the second semester last ytar were
announced at the Journalism ban
quet last fall.