The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. I, NO. 136.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 12 1902.
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WINNERS RETURN
The Victorious Debating Team Given a
Bousing Eeception by Student
Body. How the Victory
Was Won.
The debating team from Missouri ac
companied by Mr. Fogg, the instructor
in debating, came back from the south
Saturday evening on the B. & M. at
5:30 o'clock and were' met by a large
and enthusiastic crowd of university
rooters. About four hundred men par
ticipated In the celebration on the city
streets.
When the train arrived the debaters
were greeted with the college yells and
placed In a carriage along with Chan
cellor Andrews, Professor Fogg and
theother victorious teams of this year.
A two hundred foot rope was attached
to the carriage and everyone helped
pull the victors to the university. Pre
ceding the procession of cheering men
was an immense banner on which was
painted a decrepit Missouri mule, with
blood gushing from its nose. The in
scription declared Nebraska the cham
pions of the middle west. Following
this came an improvised drum corps.
1 nen came the rope and carriage.
Chancellor Andrews and Professor
Fogg were given the place of honor on
the driver's seat.
One thing commented upon by the
spectators was the unusual number of
professors in the parade. They en
tered Into the life of the celebration
and even assisted in pulling the rope
and pushing behind the carriage. Tho
procession continued down the princi
pal streets and finally arrived at the
university. All those in the carriage
were taken out including the chan
cellor and carried to Memorial hall,
where tho rest of the celebration was
held.
Chancellor Andrews took charge of
the mass meeting. The debaters were
arranged on the platform, including
Professor Fogg. All the professors
present were called upon for speeches
and all responded. Their efforts were
witty In the extreme and to the point.
The speakers congratulated the debat
ers on their success and also the uni
versity because It had such worthy
men to represent it. They took the
opportunity to give debating a good
sendoff. The debaters were then called
on and each responded in his own
characteristic way and kept the crowd
in a good humor.
Chancellor Andrews, who led the
demonstration over Nebraska's lead
ership In brain power among the uni
versities of the middle west made a
stirring address calling attention to
the larger meaning oTNebraska's work
in debate this year. This glorious
event, said he, means more than a vic
tory for, and stimulation of, intellec
tual life at Nebraska. For this Ne
braska is deeply thankful. But this
victory means that there will date from
this year a new epoch In the Intellec
tual life of all three universities Colo
rado, Kansas and Missouri which
have learned from Nebraska what In
tensive thinking means. Because of
this boon to all this section of the
west Nebraska .owes a profound debt
of gratitude to her Instruction In de
bate. As the seats in the hall had been re
moved for the girl's exhibition in the
evening, the crowd stood up through
out the Bpeechmaking. Members of the
second team were also called upon for
an expression of their ideas. Before
the celebration was finished the univer
sity yells were given with ear-splitting
enthusiasm. From train time until
the procession arrived at the campus
the university bell was kept continual
ly ringing. This celebration marks
an era In the history of the university
and will start a tradition which will
ever be handed down In the nnnnls
of Nebraska.
THE VICTORY AT COLUMBIA.
The victory over Missouri was. the
team says, merely a repetition of the
drubbing administered to Colorado and
Kansas. The contrast in the methods
under which the two teams presented
their cases was so great that the Ne
braska team and its single lone rooter,
the coach, settled down before Mr. Ho
gan, their first speaker, was through
to an enjoyable evening.
The tremendous Missouri yelling be
gan before the team appeared on the
platform in the handsome auditorium
and It lasted until the prolonged,
steady minute scream that followed the
Missouri rebuttals. But in spite of
full-bloom college spirit, In spite of the
Apache "rooting," the home team went
down to destruction before the smoth
ering, now rapier, now sledgehammer,
blows of Craft, Meier and North. The
"rooting" was so uproarious that It
several times broke the Nebraska team
down In laughter. The Nebraska
had no nerves, and its cool machine
like operation, when the rebuttal work
got hot, soon glued the attention of the
house, which ceased watching Missouri
speakers and to watch the Nebraska
team smile or two or three pairs of
Nebraska hands dart for evidence
whenever a Mlssourlan would get his
thinking or his facts twisted. The
crowd as well as the home team soon
saw what was happening to their case
and they generously applauded the Ne
braska men at the. end of their
speeches. But when the unanimous
verdict, handed in a minute after Craft
had disposed of what North and Meier
had left of the remains, was announced
by Professor Loeb, of the history de
partment, there was not so much ap
plause as congratulations personally
tendered by the defeated team, mem
bers of the Missouri faculty and
students. This congratulation1 was
continued at a reception tendered the
(Continued to Page 2.)
GIRLS' EXHIBITION
Largo Crowd Witnessed tho Annual Gym
naaium Exhibition. Work Shows
Much Skill and
Progress.
The young women of tho department
of physical training gave their an
nual exhibition nt the university arm
ory last Saturday evening before a very
large and appreciative audience. Tho
exhibition was undoubtedly the best
that has ever been given In the Insti
tution so smoothly and without a sin
gle hitch did the whole program come
off. The loud applause given after each
exercise was well merited by the young
women who seemed to go through tho
difficult drills and apparatus work
without any apparent fatigue.
The program proper of the ovonlng
began with a military and figure march
by the advanced class under the lead
ership of Miss Whiting. The various
manouevers. through which the march
ers went elicited considerable npplause.
This was followed by the Norwegian,
Scottish and Swedish folk dances which
were executed so perfectly that It
would have gladdened the hearts of
their originators to have witnessed
them. These dances have proven Im
mensely popular In Europe, where they
have been In vogue for some time, but
introduced into this country In the uni
versity by MIsb Barr only two years
ago. The Indian club drill which fol
lowed showed the rigid training
through which the young women have
been going. Swedish gymnastics were
then given by the first year classes
drilling together for tho first time.
Thin drill Is regarded as one of the best
1 for physical development being car
ried on without clubs or wands.
The apparatus work which was next
taken up was Indeed, as many said,
equal to a three-ringed circus. In all
parts of the gymnasium the young
women were carrying on skillful' per
formances. The work of the two
freshman girls, Misses HolllBter and
I Benedict, on the Swedish ladder was
very liberally applauded. One of the
j best in the exhibitions of apparatus
work was the rope climbing of the
Misses RIchey of Omaha. The climbing
of the long ropo from one side of the
gymnasium to tho ceiling of the other
was a very difficult task to perform.
Tho Misses Dumont, Edholm and
Bailey did very creditable work on the
horse, as did Misses Schwartz and
SchleBinger with their followers on the
parallel bars. The exhibition by
MlBses Bryan, Walker and Craig on
the traveling rings and that of the
group on the stationary rings brought
forth considerable applause. The ex
citing jumping contest resulted In a tie
at four feet between Misses Bryan and
Scott.
An exhibition of fencing postures by
tho advanced classes was given. A
throe-mlnuto bout betweon Misses
Plllsbury and Fowler was enjoyed by
all. The wand and dumbbell drill
proved to bo one of tho most Interest
ing features of tho evening. Tho most
exciting pnrt of the program was tho
relay race In which three dlfferont sets
participated. Hero everyone rose to
his feet and tho cheers for tho sprint
ing girls woro without an end. Tho ex
hibition was brought to a close by a
beautiful maBs drill In which all the
girls, who could get Into the room,
participated. The music for the occa
sion was furnished by the university
band which gave Its usual high class
productions.
THE BASEBALL TRIP.
The cornhUBkors still play ball, but
unfortunately tho Bcalps of Northwest
ern and Notre Dame are not added to
their collection. Purdue, however. Is
among the number of the slaughtered,
and the team will start out this week
once more ready for business. Non
support of tho pitcher and a number of
errors lost for Nebraska tho game with
Northwestern Thursday, but the boys
took a brace and held Notro Dame
down to the score of 2 to 0. The game
was a close one and It seemed possible
that the representatives of the scarlet
and cream would come out victorious.
Captain Bell was able to get IiIb men
on bases all right, but unfortunately
the home-plate remained unknown to
them. With the bases full "Jlmmle"
Bell sent a hot one out to left field
that seemed good for a home run, but
a phenomenal catch made the third out
and Nebraska's chance of winning was
lost. Letheby pitched a good game,
giving Notre Damo only five hits to
Beven from the home pitcher. Notro
Dame plays good base ball, being con
sidered the strongest team that the
boys will meet this season and tho
cfoseness of the score Is a remarkable
testimony to tho ability of the bell
ringers. The boys were evidently "up
on their toes" Saturday, and they suc
ceeded In showing Purdue a few things
about the national game. One pitcher
got all he wanted by the fifth Inning,
and the new man was unable to hold
the westerners down to anything like
a close game. Purdue defeated North
western and It looks as though Ne
braska might be able to do the same
In another contest. Gaines and Bell
played especially good ball, the former
starting the fireworks for Nebraska in
tho fourth Inning with a home-run.
"Score by Innings for tho two games:
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Nebraska 0 0012120 2 -8
Purdue 0 0000203 06
Hits Purdue 7, Nebraska 10.
Errors Purdue 4, Nebraska 7.
Battery Gaines and Bender.
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Notre Dame 0 0001001 2
Nebraska ,0 0000po0 00
Hits Notre Dame 5, Nebraska 7.
Errors Notre Dame 0, Nebraska 2.
Battery Letheby and Bender.
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