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9 - - -42JU The Daily Nebra 3 VOL. 2. NO. 5. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1902. PRICE THREE CENTS, V- - c r h: skan V H n NEW FOOT BALL RULES Alterations Made for Government of the Gridiron for 1902 Notes About the Pigskin. The official football mlcB of '02 differ greatly from those In effect last year In the matter of the exchange of goals and the penalty for offside playing. As before, the captains of the con testing teams will toss up a coin be fore tho beginlng of the game, the winner being permitted to have hla choice of kicking off or choosing goal. The rules In force last year compelled a change of goals at the end of the first half. This year every try at goal following a touch down means a change of goals. Such a change will also be made after every goal from the field. Tho team loBlng the point will make the next klckoff. The penalty for offside play has been made much lighter, the offending team being subjected to a loss of five yards, instead of tho loss of the ball as heretofore. Just whether or not the changes made will be a benefit to the .game is hard to determine until they are put in force. The change in the matter of goals seems to have been made be cause of the changeability of tho wind, which often gives one team the benefit when sides are changed but once dur ing the game. Feet Ball Notes. Minnesota did her first rescret prac tice work a week ago today. It looks as though they intended to play foot ball. The teams lined up last night for the first practice scrimmage In spite of the rain. Some good playing was done and the men showed up well Tho football squad was strengthened last evening by the addition of the Englehart brothers, who played on the Omaha team last year. Both are strong players. In Minnesota the old veterans get out and show the new men how to -play ball. Bo far Drain seems to be the only old man In Nebraska wiling fi heipUBk fhe new team along. Reports from MadlBon Indicate that eight of last .year's verslty will return while a large number of new men are available. Th old men are Juneau, capt; Abbott, Skow, Driver, Lerum, Haumerson, Holstein and Fogg. All of these men are reliable players, while Long1, bud. fullback and Moffatt, sub. halfback, are fully up to varsity stand ard. With these men back King should be able to put up a great team, quite the equal of last year's. Driver, the fullback, was injured by a fall and was laid up for many weeks but It Is expected that he will be able to get Into the game before many days have passed. Exchange. Battalion Falls In. The cadet battalion formed last even ing for the first time this year under the command of Major Burke Hall. The old men were assembled In their companies of last year and the new recruits wore lined up around the ar mory for sizing up. Tho men were apportioned off then to the various companies according to size, following the general custom. The rosters of the companies were made up. Some hundred and thirty new men appeared at battalion formation. Tho number will undoubtedly be Increased because many were unaware of the organization of tlie cadets at bo early a date. The impression has generally received cro dence that cadet organization would be postponed for a few days. Special or ders were read and a part of the book of cadet instructions. Adjutant Crooks acted In this capacity for the first time. The battalion will bo put to ac tive work in tho setting up exercises as soon as tho weather will allow. First Chapel Exercises. Memorial Hall was comfortably filled yesterday by enthusiastic stu dents when the first chapel exorcise of the school year was held. At tho beginning the Chancellor asked Mr. Bender and Mr. d'AUmand to act as ushers and the large crowd was soon seated. Director Kimball was at the organ. Mr. Starr led the singing and also rendered a vocal solo. Tho Chan cellor, In speaking to the Btudents re ferred to the success which had attend ed the exercises last year. He Bald It would be the aim of tfi"e authorities to make them more successful In tho fu ture. Today's period will be taken up with a talk on the advantages or at tending convocation, new students es pecially, were urged to be present to day and hear some of the benefits to be enjoyed by those who attend chapel exercises. ? s Glee Singers Notice. Every man in the university who wishes to be a member of the college glee chorus should be on hand tonight at 7:30 in the university hall. The coming year's work wil be outlined, the organization perfected and voices test ed. Prof. Starr will be present. The Union Boys Debating club met last Saturday night for organization and parliamentary practice. The following officers were elected: President: J. 8. MileK. Vice-president: Val Kelser. Secretary: W. Dwight Pierce. Atty's: Charles Sawyer, Arthur Lud den. Sgt.-at-Arms: O. E. Buckley. In conversation with C. E. Hewitt, city manager of the "Mercantile" Mu tual Insurance Co., the other dayx he stated that the company would pay a reasonable commission for any busi ness solicited and turned In by the university students who desire to look after insurance work. SCHOOL Of MEDICINE Dr. Glfford Speaks to Medical Students Chancellor Wel comes the NeW De partment. Owing to the inclemency of tho weather yesterday the student attend ance at the opening exercises of the College of Medicine was small. Dr. Glfford of Omaha, dean of tho college, addressed the meeting. The train on which the doctor came from Omaha was late and Chancellor Andrews filled In the time with an appreciated talk. Dr. Andrews insisted that tho estab lishing of the new department of tho university means more than wo may suppose. It means a wider field for the university and greater Interest in science. It was the Intention from the first to establish a department of med icine in the university, but for some cause the matter was dropped, and, even at this late date, the undertaking would have been out of the question had It not been for tho co-operation of the Omaha Medical College. Besides being an advantage to the university the new college represents the growing Interest in science. Medi cal science has advanced more In the past twenty-five years than any other branch of science, and, although the record of the university has been no ble In science, that department will now be greatly enlarged. Dr. Glfford, when ho arrived, spoke chiefly of things of Interest to those beginlng tho study of medicine. Be ginners were asked to not become'dls couraged because the end of tho course might seem distant. The doctor advised the students to associate with medical men during the long vacations. tUIn speaking of tho kind of men who are naturally adapted to the pro fession of medicine Dr. Glfford said that the most brilliant doctors are often failures as physicians because they have not the heart that ought to attend the science. The physician, he declared, must have the confidence of the patient in order to attain success. The speaker advised beginners not to contemplate sticking to any one "pathy," because osteophathy, homeo pathy and other schools have their good points. The physician should use what he finds to be an effective reme dy. Dr. Glfford discouraged the idea of attending large medical colleges in preference to amaler ones. The- latter have many advantages. The classes are smaller, which enables the Btu dents and professors to come into closer contact and fellowship. Conse quently, graduates of smaller colleges often have greater success than do those who come from the eastern cities. Deans Ward and Bessey were called upon and spoke briefly of the efficiency of the Omaha Medical College and es pecially commended the faculty. Chancellor's Address. Chancellor Andrews delivered h!4 opening address to tho students of tho university Saturday morning. He roviewed the political situation as re gards trusts and imperialism and se verely arraigned tho pessimist for his views on the subject of these evils. Ho feela confident that tho republic Is destined to a glorious future In spite of the Influence of these two "arch dra gons." In callng Cassandra down Dr. An drews says: "Conditions may be quite as forbidding as the most despairing of you allege, and yot not preclude Joyous hope. If the republic's burdens are not lightened the republic will go down, but they will be lightened. If patriotism, courage, and common sense havo left the American people, our government can not remain free, but these qualities have not loft us." The Chnncellor cited oight maxims which the pessimist forgets, chief among which aro: (1) Do not expect too much of life, this world Is not heaven. (2) The funderaental realities of the uni verse; God, force, nature, Including human nature, do not substantially change. (3) Evils often appear to exist, but In reality do not exist, (4) Actual evils often exist but are not so grave as they seem. Dr. AndrewB, In accordance with public opinion, deems imperialism and tho trusts tho two blackest thunder clouds In the sky. Of Imperialism he takes a hopeful view. Ho admits that grave problems confront the United States In the government of her new possessions, but pointing to Cuba and Hawaii as examples, prophesies that every community under United States sovereignty "as soon as It comes to possess a reasonable measure of civic ability, may be sure of governmental autonomy perfectly satisfactory to It self, either like Hawaii, under our flag, or like Cuba, out from under our flag." It were better If all the new possessions were Incorporated Into the union and especially If this Is done with the will of these territories. Tho objec tion urged against such expansion is that undesirable foreigners will be given a chance to compete with the American workingman. Chancellor Andrews believes that the fear is groundless. England has not suffered so, he says. Millions of negroes and Malays are barred by nothing but the expense of steerage from flocking to England to displace British labor, but they do not do so. It Is possible that some Chinese and Japanese already resident of the Philippines would come to the states, but further immi gration could be prevented W the) same law that keeps the Chinese out of California. If republics are to multiply, we must be missionaries in these new lands. Old world monarchies will not keep out of Oceanica because we do. It Is our duty to get into the work and make the world republican. In the trusts Chancellor Andrews sees three serious dangers, monopolies may raise the selling price of their (Concluded on Page 2, ) l