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Page 4 The Nebraskan Wednesday, rov. 'Dubious Value9 Tablets Deciphered By Jim Fon;est If at first you don't suc ceed ... file under "Miscel laneous Items of Dubious Value." And so it was back in 1924 that the officials of the Ne braska State Museum stored a dozen undeciphered clay tablets which were more than 4,000 years old in a shoe box in the basement of Mor rill Hall for want of an ex- Nebraskan Want Ads We.Worii Ida. I I 3d- I d- 1-10 .40 .68 .85 1.00 fi-15 .80 I .80 1.05 .25 ie-20 I .0 I I I 100 jT-25 .70 1.10 I 15 1.75 aa.so i .so i 125 l M a.oo T j .00 I 1.40 I 1.85 2.25 1.00 I 1.55 2.05 2.50 " Then low-cott ratea apply to Want Ad wtilch an placed for consecutive day. and ar paid for within 10 daya fter the ad expiree or 1 canceled. FORSAlf Jaguar . . . .130 T,r. menta. rnonc in wwi feed Triumph TR-3. Sea In 1300 block "H" Street OR 7-8343. FOR RENT 5th and 8. Choice ground floor. Threa rooma and bath. New atova, refriger ator. Buper clean. Sea to appreciate. AdoHe. $57.50. Phone IVg-7076. fine bedroom cottage: gaa heat; 220. Nice couple; evening. wuinDwi Attractive atudy-aleeplng room for rent walking tnetanee irom uiuvern. a month. 1115 G EMPLOYMENT 1ART TIME JOB! Navy Veterans. Full day'a pay for each evening at Naval Beserve. PH. GA 3-3030 evening!. PERSONAL: tf you don't believe In glorification of mllltariem, then don't go to the Mili tary Ball In a Jeep. Go with your roommate In hie civilian vehicle. Everybody's doing It. TO WANS' Aa) wmseOeMtartM ft pert on ancient cuneiform writing. Remained Mystery The messages, written on the tablets from the Baby lonian empire some 2,400 years before the birth o f Christ, remained a mystery until the arrival in Septem ber of Rev. Alan J. Picker ing, pastor of the United Campus Christian Fellowship, who studied cuneiform script and documents as a gradu ate student at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, 0. The tablets, which were acquired by the Museum in 1914 and 1924 from Dr. Edger James Bank, professor of Turkish and Semitic languages at the University of Chicago and American Consul in Constantinople from 1897 to 1898, are being trans lated by Dr. Pickering. The biggest of the tablets measures only five by six Inches and is believed to be a master record, similar to a ledger, kept by a temple scribe of items sold by the temple, said Dr. Pickering. It is a loaf-shaped piece of sun-baked clay with the writ ing divided into columns and lines much as an ordinary newspaper. , Temple Archives This particular record, he said, came from the temple archives at.Drehem a su burb of ten thousand people nf Ninmir located southeast of Babylon on the Tigris- Euphrates River vauey. The second tablet, Dr. Pick ering said, was found at Jokha, the central Babylonian city known in ancient times as Umma. and is a formula tablet prescribing an incense, drug or medicine. The third is a square case tablet one within another with the outer being the case, explained Dr. Pickering. It acted much as a safety de posit box to protect the docu- HADLEY BARRETT at the TURNPIKE Friday, Dec. 2 Admission only $1.00 per person BE HYPNOTIZED BY RECORDING ! With Uibi new mazing 80 minute- recording, you and your friend may be hypnotized by a leading Hypnolo giet, who baa recorded hyphMi "teuton" on record and tap. Wonderful party entertainment. Also recorded is course of practical Instruction on "How To Hypno tize Other''. You can learn thia technique juat by playing the) recording. Immediate delivery. Send $9.95 (check or money order) tot HYPNO-RECORDINGt t. O. VOX 1104 N KANSAS CITY, MO. 1 1 Geetfemem j tndeied it cheek (or money erder) fof $9 91. Heaie end me the J oetexiffffl Hypne-Ketofding , , . ! Q en Two Different 3$Vi RPM Decerdi n en Tape, recorded at 7'A Inchet Per Second I fj en Tope, recorded el 3 Inchee Per Second i ADPRXU. II fl (Pleaie Print) CITY e STATJL 'PM'i MS, in I i it U r JK e v. : .fK -.- eT S X Vr i I 1.5 . & ? a r , r .x- Ai J 1 s 1 SHEEP , . Gk'iGQATS NOT GREEK CUNEIFORM Read any good books lately ... the Rev. Alan J. Pickering (left) is reading one of the 12 cuneiform tablets dating back to 2400 B.C. which records the delivery of seven sheep and five goats to the temple (right). To translate them Rev. Pickering must first sketch out each line of symbols, then check them against a special dictionary. ment inside, usually a con tract, from damage. The pastor said that the fourth is a votive tablet be ginning with a dedication to Nana, the goddess of heaven, and then recording a vow to the temple at Warka, which was the Biblical city of urecn noted .in Genesis, the first book in the Old Testament. The tablet ends with the seal of the scribe and names of two witnesses, he said. The remaining tablets are Dr. Miller Addresses Nat'l Council Dr. James E. Miller, Jr., chairman of the English de partment, cautioned the na tion's English teachers against using too many "scholarly aids" in an ad dress to the college section of the National Council of Teachers of English. Discussing "Putting Schol arship to Work. in the Class room," Dr. Miller explained scholarship is best which is felt and not seen,, sensed and not heard. Dr. Miller added that the teacher who has digested his scholarship brings into some meaningful relationship to the poem or novel he is teach ing. "On an elementary level in literature classes, scholarship in the classroom may be dan gerous, while on a more ad vanced level it should be use ful, and on a higher level it is surely essential," Dr. Miller said. In the advanced course, consisting of graduate stu dents and English majors, the situation is considerably changed. "But even on these levels, it should be constantly re membered that an original relation is the most lasting between student and litera ture," explained Dr. Miller. Men who face wind and weather" choose the protection of.., 1. ' ! 7 iice AFTER SHAVE LOTION Skin protection, that is. Old Spice refreshes and stimulates, guards against the loss of vital kin moisture. Feels great, too. Brisk, bracing, with that tangy Old Spice scent. It does seem to attract female admirers, but what red-blooded man needs protection against girls? 1.00 piiuu S M U U X O N receipts, said Dr. Pickering, listing produce delivered to the temple. One shows de livery of fish and another re veals the delivery of seven sheep and five goats for sac rifice. Since their acquisition, the tablets were classified under the catagory of "Miscellan eous Items of Dubious Value" along with grass skirts from Java, South Sea pottery and war swords, personal pro perty of: President: Abraham Lincoln, small oil lamps from Greece and Rome and as sorted brass junk, said Dr. Pickering. In regard to their value now that they have been de- ciDhered. Dr. Pickering said, "I do not believe that their monetary value has increased now that they have been de ciphered. The value lies in that we now know that they are a record of transactions and economic activities of an ancient civilization which we can study." , CORRECTION For refunds on Cum berland 3, phone How ard Kooper, Arnold Joffe , HE 2-3120 Holiday Gobbler Must Have Played Cupid Tho rmmher of Dinnines and! engagements announced fol lowing the Thanksgiving va cation seems to prove the addage that "absence makes the heart grow fonder" tor these eight couples at least. Plnnings Cathv Cronn. Willard alum at Wesleyan from North Platte to Don Epp, Farm House senior in Agriculture from Lincoln. Pat Tvler, from Creighton ta Mvlon Filkins. Farm House junior in Agriculture from Creighton. Artie Gilson from Lincoln to Jim Eno, Delta Sigma Pi junior in Business Adminis tration from Lincoln. Iois Pettv from Grand Is land to Ron Whitefoot, Delta Sisma Pi sophomore in Busi ness Administration from Grand Island. Judv Ann Grav. Pi Beta Phi senior at the University of Kansas, in radio and tele vision to Al Roots, Sigma Phi Epsilon senior in Busi ness Aammisirauon 1 1 u m Kansas City. Engagements Woren Hanson. Phi Mu coninr in Political Science at Wesleyan from Lincoln to Jim Olson, Mgma inu grau student in Agriculture from Lincoln. Annie Olson, Alpha P h 1 senior in Music from Flag staff, Ariz., to Jack Holmes, Phi Delta Theta alum from Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Joan Graf, Zeta Tau Alpha senior in Arts and Sciences from Huntley to Gailard Schroder from Huntlfy. Home Ec Award Delores Ostdiek, freshman in home economics, has been awarded a $400 scholarship at the National 4-H Club Con gress in Chicago. CHRISTMAS IS A LOT CLOSER THAN YOU THINK SHOP NOW WHIM! SELECTIONS ARB COMPLETE e DIAMONDS WATCHES JEWELRY IMTimtAIXT ADVERTISED BETTER aUAXITI SPECIAL DISCOUNTS TO STUDENTS 1.00 DEPOSIT WILL HOLD YOUR SELECTION. CHARGE ACCOUNTS NO MONEY DOWN Port time employment at the Nebraska Union has the following advantages: 1. Located close to classes 2. Schedules to accommodate your classes 3. Good pay and working conditions Apply at Union Office 8-5 M-F i I 9 How is the tim l to Remembe i i We ore I CHRISTMAS 1 CARD I HEADQUARTERS j We feature Roe Quality Cbmtmot Cords oioson Se ow Goldenrod Stationary Store l Goldenrod Printing Company S I 215 North 14 I Open Shopping Nlghtt Until 9 LUCKY STRIKE PRESENTS: but if enough ttudenti got together, maybe skittles could make a big comeback. Dear Dr. Frood: I don't speak from personal experience, but I understand all the men in this college are wolves. What do you think a respectable girl like me with a good old-fashioned up bringingshould do about this situation? Strait Laced DEAR STRAIT: Drop your handkerchief. 1 a ' S (i ; - s i . v t-Atud tA fcnirfrf J 1 f Dear Dr. Frood: I just don't understand the men in this college. Not one of them has ' ever asked me for a date. I am intelligent and1 easy to get along with. Enclosed is my snapshot What do you think is wrong? '. : Lift Out DEAR LEFT: After considering this problem from every angle, I can only conclude that you have enormous feet. . Dear Dr. Frood: According to my figures over ninety-five per cent f the students here are below average. What is wrong? ' Moth Major DEAR MATH: You are obviously going to a below-average college. ' Dear Dr. Frood: When I entered college as a freshman this fall, my father gave me a very large sum of money to cover room, board, tuition, books and all other expenses for four full years of college. Because of an unfortunate series of poker games, however, the money is now completely gone. How would you suggest I handle this situation? Ten High DEAR TEN: I feel confident that your father will give you another chance if you go up to him like a man, tell him you are sorry, admit , your mistake and promise him that your luck will change. Dear Dr. Frood: Do you think it is safe for a girl to walk home alone from a college dance? - Nervous DEAR NERVOUS: Safer. DON'T BREAK TRADITION, WARNS FROOD! One of the proudest traditions on the American campus, reports Dr. Frood, is smoking Luckies. Today college students smoke more Luckies than any other regular. According to Dr. Frood, "Any student who breaks this tradition not only robs himself of the full pleasure of smoking but also could, conceivably, bring 'the Curse of Frood' down upon the entire student body." 1 ..t 'faeaeaiaeje f If wevr.) i ., Lc' t r r , . I CHANGE TO LUCKIES and gel some fasfe for a change! 0 a. T. cm