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LOOK FOR FAST TEAM.
Basket Ball Men Showing up Well--Old
Men Back-Schedule for Sea
son in Process of Arrangement
The advent ol (he frqtball men is
causing .1 gradual increase in (lie
ratiKs 1 1 t lie basket, liall squad.
""li i? nir.y a few ol die gridiron
wan inis nave appeared for praet ie
as yet, a niunlier ol these will soon
lie out. Kellogg atifl Cull' were out
tor pratice Tuesnav anrl Pillshury.
Captain koehl-r and Corle vim were
on the side lines deeplv I nt t iC ted in
t lit; pl.iy. Coitelyoii reports that he
will not, be ;ible to play for two or
three weeks because ol his iniured
knee, hut the others will ptohahly he
out w iLnm a week.
So r.i: the showing nt the men has
been excellent. Fifteen are already
out and praet icing thiee t imes a wet k
From anions these a team of unusual
st ngMi "anel sneed can he iUoscn.
Four nt last ear'sleam five ate eith
(i playing nr will he soon, Tney are
Coifeloj. I'illshury, Koehler and
Tli'iiiiib. A large nuinher of tlie re
mainder of the s(iiad have had more
or 'ess cNjieriiM'ce with the name.
Maid practice will continue thiee
t hues a week. 'The team will proh
iibl ' ie. 1 he chosen lint il alter t he
holniavs.
Maria1' 1 M0111II is planing to take
the team down into Kansas some
t line (iiiniiu I he season. No uames
have bven d 'finitely scheduled yet
but. he Is in cm respondeiK'c with sev
eral institutions with prospects of
secuiinua good 'i1 "' dates Ar
rangements are hcinu made with the
Haskell Indians. The" I'm vresity of
Kansas. Toneka Y. M. C. A., and
the Kansas City V. M. C. A. Re
turn games will very likely he plavod
in Lincoln with Haskell and Kansas.
C01 respondent has been opened
with Minnesota reuardinu a game.
No promise was made by Ihem hut
indications are that they will play if
suitable terms can be made. The mat
te r will he presented to their at'detic
hoard, and the decision will rest with
them.
The management Is somewhat
handicapped by a lack of lurid. An
effort is heinu made to have the
noard appropriate some money for
llu; use of that branch , I athletics.
If that, is done the prospects for a
successful season are bright.
LINCOLN, NUM., THURSDAY, DI'X'KM HKR .", 1U01,
THRKK CUNTS
COLLEGE ELECTIVE SYSTEM
TO UE EXTENDED AT
PENNSYLVANIA.
The academic council of the college
of the University of Pennsylvania
have adopted a new system or piect
ives which will go into effect next
year, whereby a student may com
plete the amount of work necessary
tor the undergraduate degree In
three, lour or five years, at the op
tion of the student , the amount of
work consisting ot sixty counts, each
count being me hour a week at
tendance throughout the year at lec
ture or recitation, or two hours of
laboratory work a week.
The work tcoiiired in the Course
in Arts auu Science, will tie reduced
to twenty-two units. While the
gioup system is retained, it is in a
loini so modified that a student may
select a group of either two or three
subjects. The number of units of
work assigned to the group is eigh
teen, as at present. The additional
number ol units required lor graeiua
t inn 1 at least twenty) Is to be made
up ol I ree electlves. In his select Ion
of subjects a student will be restrict
ed only by the'necessar y sequence of
studies, and by the limitation ol
I he roster.
In the course In Finance and Kcnn
m oy each st udent will have, twenty
eight units of required work Of
the remaining thirty-two units re
quired lor graduation, twenty-four
must he selected from the list of
studies now assigned to I he .Junior
and Senior years in the course in Fi
nance and Economy, and eight units
are assigned to rroo clectives. it, is
recommended, however, that, stud.rils
who desirlf to complete the course In
three years enter with advance cred
its for six units in Foreign Lan
guage, Mat hematics or Ihston.
The course in Biology remains
practically as at present, but the stu
dents who desire to complete the
course 111 three ears are recommend
ed to enter with advance credits lor
two units in inaLiieinatics and three
years ii, the required Foreign lan
guages, and that they do at least, one
summers' work in liotanv or '.oologv
under conditions aprirovt d by the
Commit tee of Instruction in I'-iology.
I 'rider the old system mil about
one-ninth of the student's time was
left lor free tie -ti ves a I ter meeting the
demands of the n quired and group
work. I'ndcr the new plan the work
required ol all students is consider
abh u'duced. an one-third of all the
tiineol the course is give lo tree
elect i ves.
The'features ol the new plan that
will undoubtedly appeal most, st rough
to the faculty and students are the
possibilities of completing I he ( ollege
Couise in three years and of elect inu
courses irrespective ol class and ve.ir,
thus obliterating to some extent dis
tinction between classes in the ( ollege.
ATHLETIC BOA III) MEKT.s.
The purchase of fifteen "N" sweat
ers was ordered by thri athletic board
at a special meeting last night They
will We given to those players win
ulayed in the most games with recog
nized colleges. In addition to these
the board will 'procure thirteen
sweaters without the letter.
Manager cowgill gave a report of
the progress ol tne work he ban been
doing towards scheduling games for
next season. Professor Richards re
ported on the building of 'the- grand
stand.
An olfer from Mr. Garoutt of Lin
coln to fence the athletic Held was ac
cepted. Nothing was done at the meeting
towards choosing a manager. The
advisability or hiring a graduate
manager on salary was discussed at
some length. A proposition to do
nate a sum of money to the college
settlement aroused considerable dis
cussion. There was much opposition
manifested by some ol the members of
the board.
Chancellor Andrews announced at
convocation this"niornlng that lie
would like to see all the seats lillea
in the central part ol the house. lie
said it would be an inspiration to
th'e person conducting the meeting
and a convenience to the audience in
the matter of hearing
WANT BOOTHTO STAY.
Students Express Themselves at
ChapcI--Chancollor Andrews
Speaks on " Football "--Praises
Mon on tho Line.
Coach Ilo"th's popularity among
the st udents ol the I'lilversilv was
at test ed yesl erday at, the ennvocat 10
when every person In the room arose
as a sign that they wanted the biu
coach to remain at the head ol Ne
braska I not ball next year.
The rising vote was taken at the
instance ol Oanccllnr Andrews dur
ing a talk' on "loolhall" supplinien
tarv to the remarks ol the coach the
day'belorc.
The Chancelloi told ol Mr Booth's
speech Tuesday in which he talucd
about lootballjwid said not a tiling
about bimsell and lit spoke ol the
remarkable modesty ol the man, ac
companied by great n serve power.
"He lias been a postlve lactor in al
most everything good since he came
to this institution. "said the Chancel
lor. "Other unlveristies want nim
and are ready to offer him largo in
ducements. I would like to see how
many are in lavor ol having him re
main with us, provided we can make
I' 1 111 as u od an offer as he uets I mm
el.'-ewhere." lie then asked those to
stand up who would like to see Mr.
Booth remain. The house lose in a
bodv
Speaking ol the team he said 1 hat
every meinhei ol it was to be com
mended Bendci'.s run w is a brilliant
one and he deserved much praise.
The athletic board is to be praised
lor the work it has done. "The
papers have spoken ol the spectacular
plays he said, "I want to speak ol
the line, lie said the line had done
exceptionally good work in standing
under the rushes ol heavier oppon
ents. In conclusion he said: "II
there has been any roughness in play
ing this year, it is t" be deprecat
ed. 1 do not believe in lootball,
that Is not clear, lair and square and
aboe board."
TAl-K ahoiit birds.
An open'meeting of the Bird Club
was held last night In tlio lec-tuft)
room or the entomology department.
A large crowd-was present to listen
to the discussion of two papers which
were read.
Dr. Robert IL Wolcott talked on "A
Trip to Southwestern Nebraska and
over the Line in Colorado." The
principal aim of the paper was to
show the great loss or bird life from
striking on teleuraph wires along the
railroad. In walking two miles along
the track he discovered 52 birds
which had beon just recently killed.
Tiiis nmuber included several species
of sparfows, a killdeer and a prairie
chicken. lie also had stuffed speci
mens at hand to show the variety of
birds in tins region Another in
teresting feature was the great vari
ety of ducks upon the irrigation
ponds which have been artificially
built. Twelve distir.t species were
noticed on one pond at tho same
time.
"Holt county Uird life in 1883-84
and in l!o;,"was the subject of Prof.
Lailrence limner's interesting paper.
He pointed out the marked decrease
in the variety and number of birds in
the sand hills of Ts'obraska during
the last eighteen years. This de
crease, he said, is duo to the advent
ot the market hunter into these wild
regions. The hnnge in variety of
biul life is In ihe immigration oT
biros which follow civilization as a
result of the tree planting '1 he ex
periences were made moic interesting
because taken at the professors own
t imber claim In Holt count v.
The club, which Is connected with
the state ornithological society meets
eveiv two weeks for the discussion or
"Nebraska Bird lire " Monthly open
meetings are held at, which carefully
pi eparcd papers are' read. The next
open meeting will he held earlv in
January.
Pkl.FS FOlt ESSAYS.
The College Essay Publishing Com
pany of HOT Colonial Building, Bos
ton, Mass., has offered a number of
prizes, amounting in all to $2, 550 to
tie competed for by students or any
college in the Cnited states. A stu
dent will beailowei to write on any
ol the subjects named below:
1. Literature, embracing History,
Art. Jliouraphy and Fiction.
2. Science, including Physics, Med
icine, Law, Geolouy, etc
.'I. This group will eoinpiehend
papers on Philosophy, Psychology,
Religion and Sociology.
1. Poetry.
TheColuge Essay JVlonl hl will ue
divided info live departments, viz..,
Freshman, Sophomore .Junior," Sen
ior and Post-Graduate, and in each 01
the live departments three pilz.es o
I50 each will be awarded for the
best papers on'ariy of the subjects in
the first three of the. following
gioups.
I Fifteen purses or $1.50 each will
be awarded te the students writing
the best papers on the themes men
tioned above.
2. Five purses of :I0 each for the
best poem in each department.
.'I. The sum or $100 wll he equally
divided among the ten students
relating the best college Incidents.
1. Three purses or $25, $15 anrl $h
each will be awarded Tor drawings
significant of college life, as football
player, baseball player, golf girl, etc
A member or the Ereshrnan class
will be expected to 'compete with a
Freshman only, either of his or her
own college or of aneither, thereby as
suring each contestant that his com
petitors will be of liis own standing.
All contributions must bo type
written and all e'.ompetltors will be
governed by th ' following conditions:
No papers shall exceed 5,000 words
1 poems limited to fifty lines and in
cidents to 400 wordsj. Write em one
side of the paper only.
2. Not the author's signature, bjt
his nom-dc-plurnc and name of col
lege and class must acceimpany the
manuscript.
:i. His or her name, nom-ele-plumc,
name or collego and class must be
sent to the above address under sep
arate seal.
4. Manuscript must be mailed be
feire Feluary 1, 1002. J
5. Each manuscript must be ac
cemipanled by stamps for romail
ing. 4
Keene Albbot, a former reader in tho
English department lias been spend
ing a rew days about !ho University.
116 is runuing a weekly paper at
Lawton, Oklahoma.
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