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VOL. I NO. 31
LINCOLN, NEB., TUESDAY OCTOBER 29, 1901.
THREE CENTS
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DEBATING ASSOCIATION.
Fato of the New Constitution to bo
Decided. Membership Re
striction Clause the only
Objection.
The debating association will nieot
tonight to furtbor consider the new
contsitution brought) In by the com
mittoe some tirao ago. The entire
instrument meots with general ap
proval with the exception of tho
clause excludeing women trom mem
bership in the association. It was
the opposition to this exclusion clause
that prevented nho adoption of tho
proposed constitution at the meeting
last Saturday morning.
W. F. Meier who is leading tho
movement against the discriminating
clause in reply to a question regard
ing the probable action of the associ
ation tonight said:
"It is bard to foretell the outcome
of the contest at this time. Those
supporting tho clause as it now stands
eoom determined to stand by it again.
Those opposing seem equally determin
ed to prevont tho adoption of anything
that will act to the detriment of one
half tho students of tho University. I
believe, however, that in tho final out
come, the association will eeo thut it is
to their interest to leavo membership
in tho association opon to all,"
"It Beems in the consideration of this
question that some are wholly influenc
ed by tho acts of a single individual
last year. Thoy are attempting to lay
down u general principle by reasoning
from an individual case. Hecauee dif
Acuity and bard feelings arose because
of a lady contestant last year, it by no
meane follows that tho association is
justified in laying down general rules
of discrimination. In a co educational
institution as ours nothing ought to bo
done to hindor tho enjoyment of uni
versity privileges by everyone. "
"You will find that we have won bb
often wbon ladies participated, as wo
. have lost, and the ratio of thoao won
under such circumstuncoa to tbo total
number won will justify no o-.o in saying-that
t bey have tended in any way
to lower our record of successes. I do
not personally advocate the eotranca
of women in tbo debates, but I am un
alterably opposed to tbo principlo of
exclusion in our institution for it recog
nizes a doctrine which is contrary to
the trend of modern thought and civilization."
spend several a ays among the associa
tions and collegia in this part of the
state.
The members of tho association
consider themsolves extremely for
tunate in seouring Mr. Smith. He
will bo in the city for a day or two
and his aa dress rjofuro the University
will in all likclyhood bo delivered a
week from next Tuesday.
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
MEETING.
The regular moeting of the Nebras-
kaeotlongX the American Chemical
society will bo beld in room T"bTthcr
Cbemlcallaboratory on Thursday ov
ening, Ootober 31, at & o'olock, Tho
following papers will be presented:
Tbo Enzymes of Groen Sorghum
Henry B. Slad'e.
Chemical Problems in tho Mountain
and Paolho States Dr. Samuel
Avory.
FRED B. ;SMITH TO ADDRESS
STUDENTS.
Two weeks from today tho Univer
sity body will oe favored by an ad
dress by one of best known of Y. M.
C. A. workers, Fred B. Smith. Mr,
Smith is working under t.be alrectlon
of tho international committor and
is International Secretary for the as
sociation. He will visit Lincoln and
CHANCELLOR ANDREWS TO
REVISIT BROWN.
Chancellor Andrews who is to re
visit Brown Univcrlsty tho end of
this week for several days Is accord
ing to a recent issue of "The Brown
Dally Herald," to be given a rousing
reception on the occasion of his first
appearance on tbo Brown campus.
Bincc he laid down the presidency in
1897. Bothfaculty and students as
well as the city, It appears, are plan
ning for such a demonstration as
shall show once more their admira
tion for the educator and their de
votion toltheman under whoso nino
years' adimnlstration Brown Univer
sity had, as Is well-known, tho most
rapid growth of any American col
lego, stuaent body and faculty being
quadrupled.
Tho Brown faculty, the Daily Her
ald states, is to'glve the chancellor a
big receipton and alnner at tho Uni
versity club and tho students, most
of whom havo probably never seen
him, are arranging evidently to take
a vacation and yell for "Benny An
drews." Tho paper also says that
tio Chancellor will deliver addresses
before tho.Rhoac Island Intsitute of
Instruction and tho Rhode Island
Baptist Social Union.
EULOGIZES ALFRED THE GREAT.
ENGINEERING ANNUAL
BOARD.
In accordance with the instructions
of tho engineering society tho editor
in chief of tho proposed annual and
the executive board mot yesterday
morning to nominate two men from
each or the three engineering depart
ments who will compose the editorial
board subject to tbo approval of tbo
scolety. Tho board will Jator organ
ize and elect business managers from
among its membors. Following are
the nominations: A. M. Hull and
Fred Hunt from tho Electrical en
gineering department; Fred Dorman
and c. S. Orton from the Mechanical
enlgneurlng department, and J. A.
Green and C. E. Reed from the Cfvll
engineering department. Tho last
named man Is at present in Untah as
an assistant ongineer on the Mam
outh Irrigation Reservoir, but is ex
DQked back tho latter part of the
semester. ---.
C. L. Shear, '07, .who specialized
in Botany and who has been In the
Division of Agrostology In the
United States Department of Agri
culture, has just been transferred to
tbo Division of Plant Physiology nd
Patnology and assigned to the study
of tbo Fungi. While a student in
tho University Mr.'Shoar gave par
ticular attention to tbo Fungi, and
is one of tho best trajned botanists
In this line in tho country.
ijert Gordon '01 arrived in ijincoln
yesterday and will remain until Fri
day when ho will return to his work
in Wisconsin., He is traveling for a
view firm.
Exercises Commemorating tho Mil
loniai of His Death. Alfred's
Work and Influonco in
HiBtory Reviewed
Exorcises commemorating Uic mll
lenlal of the death of King Alfred
tho Great wore hold yesterday after
noon In Memorial hall. Tho program
was richly enterspersed with iiiubIc,
both vocal and instrumental. Dr.
Fling presided.
He said In opening that it was not
a English affair thougn It was the
celebration or King Alfred's acath.
America, ho said, very fittingly took
part fn tho celebration In England of
the unveiling of a statute of King
Alfred this summer.
Dr. Fling said that thero were
reasons for celebrating this day. It
shows that English history Is a paral
lel to American history. It shows
that England and America are grow
ing together. Those of German par
antago may wonder why not colebrato
the death of Prince Otto. Ho said
that some time that might do done,
but this celebration is of the unity
of Engllsn speaking people. Some
time it may bo possible to colebrato
tho unity of the whole human race.
ALFRED'S POLITICAL WORK.
Dr. Jones spoke of Alfred's part 4b
political work or his ago. It was
the start of political unity. England
was a combination of different peo
ples. Dr. Jones traced the liferent
steps toward the unity of the English
people. England in Alfred's tlmo
was united only ecclesiastically. It
was divided with into many hostile
tribes.
The question was what nation was
to predominate. Tho work of Alfred
was to do away with these subna
tlons. Alfred's work was also the
defense of England from the Danish
invaaers. The task was difficult.
Tho Danish wore a very powerful
peoplo and wore fierce fighters. Tho
wholo rolgn of Alfred was taken up
in these wars. An interesting ques
tion Is: How muoh was due to Al
fred and how muoh to circumstances.
Dr. Jones aid that all was due j,o
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Alfred as much as any great work is
duo to one Individual. Tho people
were not ready to resist and needed a
leader.
Alfred was tho defender and restor
er of England but was not a great
genius in a political way. England's
moans for defense was universal mili
tary service. The King had very lit
tle means to give to a standing army.
Alfred divided the peoplo Into two
parts, one to go to war the other to
stay at home.
Another devise was the building
of fortresses. It took muoh work to
put up these fortresses Allxed. also
rebuilt the English Navy,- England
had forgotten tbo art. Alfred re
vived It. Ho alf.o gob money and im
pressed pirates lor sailors. This was
the turning point in England's car
cor. He raised money by a tax which
he is supposed to have originated ana
which has slnco become permanent.
Alfred showed by his wars agalpst
the Danes that ho was the defender
of England. VThe rebuilding of the
churches, schools and the introduc
tion of foreign scholars into England
shows his uuselflshness.' He was one
of the most amiaolo audunselflsh of
men. He was not a great organizer
and Innovator. Nono of his innova
tions evor formed goras for later great
Institutions but his work has stood
for future generations.
ALFRED IN EGAi HISTORY.
Dr. Pound said ho hesitated to
speak of Arthur In legal' history be
cause such that could bo said was of
a destructive rather than constructivo
nature. Much, ho said, must bo torn
down that 1b asorlbed to Alfred. In
oarllor times law books woro full of
his name. Later books hardly men
tion It. Some of the earlici wrltors
havo glvon much traditional law
which Is gooa law but bad history.
Later writers havo tnrown tradition
to the winds and given good law di
vested of tradition.
Tho classical tradition is that Eng
land has boon governed by some cus
tom from time lramemoriul. Tra
dition makes Alfred the compllor of
theso custoniB. A glanco at Alfred's
compilation Is enough to overturn
thlB theory. It was simply local,
nis period was far removed from tho
legal period. What lawyers are bound
to know, dates from the thirteenth
century, later rathor than earlier
than that time; This is shown by tho
French terminology Jn law and In
court names. The predominance of
the French was strictly on the legal
side.
This roactlon against Alfred may
have gone too far as all reactions
are apt to do. Alfred ought to bo
accorded an honarablo placo In Eng
lish hw, but less than that given
him by old writers. In Alfred's
time the beginning of English legis
lation can bo seen, becauso the little
kingdoms were abolished. This
necessitated a now bodv of laws com
piled from customs. They did more
than record, they said what should
bo tho law. This has an important
bearing on Jurisprudence.
Roman law gradually became the
law on all continental Europe. On
the other hand this new system grew
to be the law of England and finally
of all tho now worlo, settled by Eng
land. English law was not swept
away by Roman law. Teutonic law
was swopt away becauso it was
worn out -while English law-was.
orous. Teutonic law was merely a
record of customs oi tho west Goths
Legislation soon died out.
Alfred aid not .lioroly record but
legislated and transmitted tho cus
tom to later rulers.
This was the work of Alfred, the be
ginning of English legislation. It is
fitting that thoso who live under
English law Bhould celebrate now the
beginning of legislation.
ALFRED AS AN EDUCATOR.
InjBPjakJhjggTAJf red's wrK from
an educational sltanap'6infT,rofesSor
L. S. Tucky said that very row peoplo
are very prominent in tho. Jhisjjbry of
their own time. Somo are recognized
in a very narrow lino but Alfred Is
recognized in very many lines.
Instruction had been carried by
Christian d Isoipies aown to Alfred's
tlrne. Thero had been a decline of
jmporlal Roman schools and a rlso
of Christian sbcools 'ten camo the
Northern Invasion ' almost blotting
out civilization and then a revival on
a little Island by Alfred.
Alfred began by selecting great
scholars in all parts of .the Christian
nations about him antfputlng them
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