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The Daily Nebraskan.
VOL.2. NO. J.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, J 902.
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GRIDIRON WORK STARTS
Football Men Open Season's
Work few Old Men Out
Booth and Westover
Talk Little.
The gridiron Is again the scene of
activity. The men are getting to work
early and all seem eager to get Into
good form. As. early aa the 8th sev
eral men were in the field and tho
number has been steadily growing un
til there are now about twenty-five.
The weather has boen favorable and
the pigskin has been kept moving for
two or three hours every afternoon.
Old players are few. Westover,
Shedd and Maloney have appeared and
are at work. Ringer is on the field
but his knee Is still stiff from the in
juries "which he received last year.
Tobin. Dell and Eager are also on
hand. Benedict, a player from Lincoln
high school's famous team, is a can
didate for a position. The men at
practice yesterday were Shedd, West
over, Moloney. Ringer, Tobin, Bell,
Eager, Benedict, Hewitt, Myers, Kaner,
Melick, Fulmer, Brlggs, Cotton, Hub
bard, Wilson, Mlckle, Riley and Mor
ris. Nebraska's famous quarterback,
Drain, is helping Coach Booth coach
the men. Both are out every day In
uniform and hard at work.
Quarters are being prepared for a
training table on S street, just east
of the university. Only those who
show themselves In dead earnest and
do good work will be allowed at the
table.
When asked concerning the prospects
for a good team, Coach Booth said
that present prospects are not very
encouraging, because of a lack of ex
perienced men. He complimented the
spirit of the men and expressed his
gratification that they were getting
to work so early, whereas last year
when the team was In camp the
weather was bad and practice Blow.
He thinks it the duty of every man
who knows anything about football to
get out on the gridiron. A school
which enrolls eleven hundred men can
produce a good football team, he says.
The material Is here and he, wants
plenty of men from which to pick the
material.
Coach Booth wishes to emphasize
the fact that no player is sure of a
permanent poslticm on the team till
Thanksgiving. No one can rest on
laurels early won. Ho must keep con
tinually at work or he will find ho has
no place on the team. It will bo a
hard task to build up a team out of
almost entirely raw material, but
Booth has an advantage of getting
started early. (
Captain Westover does not talk foot
ball prospects, but seems well pleased
with the spirit of his men.
The games scheduled for the season
are:
September 20, L. H. S. and Alumni
vs. U. of N. (2 games) Lincoln.
October 4, Doane College Lincoln.
October 11, Grlnnell College at Lin
coln. October 18, University of Minnesota
at Minneapolis.
October 25, University of Missouri
at St. Joseph.
November 1, Haskell Indians at
Omaha.
November 8, University of Kansas at
Lincoln.
November 15, Knox College, at Lin
coln.
November 27, Northwestern Univer
sityat Lincoln.
Fall Tennis
The tennis courts have been In al
most constant use during the summer
by those in attendance at the summer
session, and for this reason they are
in the best of condition for fall play
ing. By the first of next week the
grouuds will be placed In thorough
preparation. Manager Peters will be
back this week and will get things in
running shape.
The prospects for a fall tournament
are the best and preparations will be
pushed looking to that end. A team
will, in all probability, be sent to
Kansas sometimes during the fall, as
is the custom. The officers of the
association are hoping, in addition,
to have a team from South Dakota
come down and compete for honors.
In the latter case the university will
have the first opportunity to see play
ing by northern lovers of the sport.
It Is urged by the officers of the
association that all those who play
tennis and are not already members
will quickly ally themselves with it.
As some of the best players will not
be in school this year there will be
vacancies to fill. In this case all con
testants and members will have an
opportunity to show what they can do.
With Farnsworth and Fallor gone the
university win lose two of her best
men A meeting of the association
will be advertised in the near fture.
Office Changes
During the Bummer vacation the ad
ministration offices have been under
going several changes and improve
ments. With the installation of Mr.
Shedd as registrar the offices have
been changed to accommodate the new
ofilce force. The older students will
miss the face of Miss Ellon Smith who
for so many years has held the posi
tion of registrar in the university. Her
former office has been made that of
Mr. Fee, superintendent of grounds
and buildings. The treasurer's office la
left as It was. The internal arrange
ment of Chancellor Andrews' office has
been changed, making it more com
modious and more comfortable. The
office force will be found for the year
in the main office. The office of the
deans wl remain as it is, and will
also be occupied by high school in
spector, Mr. Crabtree.
Another desk has been added to the
room occupied by the deans of the
university, presided over by the new
dean, Dr. H. B. Ward. This Is the
first year of deanshlp for Dr. Ward,
and he already finds himself busy in
giving information regarding the
school of medicine and the medical
courses offered.
REGISTRATION BEGINS
Preliminaries to a New School
Year Begun First Day's
Work Light Y. M. C. A.
Bureau is Busy
The first day of registration was not
productive of a large matriculation or
of registration of old students. The
first day last year resulted in ninty
seven matriculations, while this year
the number reached eight-nine. In
1901 there were 153 registration and
this year 124. The latter Is a con
siderable drop from last year, but may
be explained by the fact that the lat
ter comprises old registered students
as well as new. The upper class men
usually delay their registration until
the last moment for various reasons
Interesting to themselves.
The mode of registration is noticea
bly different from that of previous
years, and while it facilitates the reg
istration and office work it has been
remarked that the old times of regis
tration in the armory was more the
Ideal custom than that at present. The
now students arriving In town have
been considerably aided by the guides
which have been posted at various
points on the campus. These guides
aro ready to furnish all directions and
Information possible and aro for the
use of the students.
The Y. M. C. A. Information bureau
and employment agency has been busy
for the last of the preceding week tak
ing care of new students and letters of
Information from various points In the
state. It has also, already, been able
to place old men In the way of remu
nerative jobs of various kinds. Tho
city was canvassed and all rooms,
boarding places and positions for stu
dents helping themselves through col
lege are listed at tho association rooms
on the lower floor of the main hall.
Lincoln Academy
Under the supervision of Professor
T. M. Hodgeman, the Lincoln academy
will take on a new lease of life. As
an evidence of this fact the school
will be removed this year to the new
quarters across the street from the
chemistry laboratory. The laboratories
of the school on the other hand will
be left In the old quarters in the Wind
sor hotel.
A new house is being constructed
especially with the object in view of
accommodating the work. The class
rooms will be left on the lower floor
with rooms for the use of students on
the second floor. The house is entirely
modern with the office dn the lower
floor. At present ten teachers com
pose tho faculty. Arrangements have
been completed whereby tho academy
will be in connection with the electric
bell system of the university, thus
having the same schedule of classes.
The management of the academy is
perfecting arrangements for the pub
lication of, a monthly Journal devoted
to tho Interests of tho academy. The
paper will bo sent to parents of acad
emy students and other patrons. A
series of monthly receptions will bo
held during tho year at tho home of
Professor Hodgeman. These will be
known as "Principals Receptions."
A courso of lectures on practical
subjects will bo presented on certain
evenings of the year. These will be
offered to the students by representa
tive men of Lincoln. It Is announced
that the academy poster will be out
during the fall. It will bo built up In
three colors and very attractive. Miss
Jessie Beans, who was the lucky con
testant In the poster competition Is at
present a student in tho Chicago Art
School. She Is an Omaha representa
tive and was formerly a student at
the university.
Secretary Ross.
The Young Men's Christian Associa
tion of tho university has secured
George E. Ross of the University of
Tennesse for its general secretary for
the coming year and already his pres
ence is being felt in association cir
cles. Mr. Ross comes very highly rec
ommended for tho position, being in
terested for a considerable time In
college association work. Had he re
mained In Tennessee this year he
would have been a senior, but coming
here ho will devote one-half his time
to the association nnd the other halt
to college! work.
Mr. Robs home Is at Oreenboro, N.
C, but he hasVecelved the greater part
of his college education at tho above
named school. The new secretary is
an eastern man and brings with him
eastern and southern ideas which will
be of Immense value to the association
work. At tho University of Tennessee
tho association is housed In an elegant
lodge, with dormitories, baths, dining
rooms, gymnasium, and game and
reading rooms. Mr. Ross has spent the
last year at the association house and
has ambitious ideas for Nebraska.
While being a Btranger at the universi
ty he is hopeful of the outlook and
expects a prosperous year for the as
sociation. Studies in Forestry
Students should examine tho new
group of studies In forestry now of
fered for the first time by the univer
sity. The purpose of these studies is
to prepare young men for such work
as is in demand by the general govern
ment. Tho demand for trained special
ists In botany and forestry has thus
far been much greater than the supply,
and tho bureau of forestry has been
obliged to take men who are graduates
of ordinary colleges and then give them
two or threo years of special training.
At present there are not one-half as
many men available as the bureau. of
forestry wants.
The demand for men of this train
ing has been increased by tho fact
that tho general government has set
aside two large forest reserves in cen
tral and northern Nebraska, and that
on each of these there will be needed
from ten to twelve men. If the
university could send out ten trained
men each year, for the next ten years,
it would not more than meet the de
mand. There should be a class of a
dozen or two students In thisgroup
this year.
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