7 mSmSJSStmUmiSSSStSJUK THE DAILV NEBRASKAN T V i The Daily Nebraskan A newspaper devoted to tho lntoresUi of tho Utalvorslty of Nebraska. (Published at tho Univoralty of Nobraaka. A consolidation of THE HE8PERIAN, Vol. XXXI. THE NEBRASKAN, Vol. XII. THE SCARLET & CREAM, Vol IV. Entered at tho postofllco at Lincoln, Nob., as second cloaa mall matter . Bubscriptlo- Price $2.00 per year. Managing Editor. Robert T. Hill. News Editor John F. Tobin. Advertising Manager P. P. Duffy. ASSOCIATE EDITOR. Win. Cose. ASSISTANT EDITORS. R. A. McNown. Wm. A Shock. Carlton C. Wilburn. C. C. McCune. REPORTERS. J. D. Rice. John R. Bender. E. F. Davis. A. I. Myers. Henrietta Rces. Circulator Fred K. Nielsen. Office Second floor Main hall. Postoffice Address, Station A, Box 13. The Week's Convocations. The following Is the program for convocation hour for the ensuing week: Wednesday. Nov. 5 Prof. M. E. Jill son of Doanc College. Thursday, Nov. G Professor Rob bins. Friday, Nov. 7 Music. The editor of today's paper labored under difllcu t es more or less emuar ,. ... . .sailing route. rasslng. Practically all of the editorial b , L. , , ... ,, ' An attempt was made to obtain the board and those connected with the ,, .... .longitude by wireless telegraphy, but uubiinna uiiu ui niu inii-i mt wi " town. Some Items of news which were known of yesterday could not be followed out by reason of scarcity of reporters. The elections have been the cause of the whole thing, as so many students went home to ote. While wo have no authentic state ment, It is understood that the percent age of students going homo to exer cise the right of franchise has been large this fall. Reports come In from professors stating that their classes have materially Buffered. In KansaB tho football team has been demoral ized for present practice for this rea son. There is more reason to believe that tho states waste no money in ex pending it upon universities. Students are, aa a class, most intimately con cerned with tho welfare of their states and the country. In a football rally at California Uni versity recently tho enthusiasm reached such a pitch that the students, regardless of property rights, tore up sidewalks and demolished fences and billboards to secure material for a bon fire. Officers were powerless to stop tho work of destruction and the stu dents went so far as to' seize property of the Southern Pacific railroad, Inter fering temporarily with the comnany's traffic. Later the students repented their actions, volunteered to pay all damages and sent a letter of apology to the railroad officials. Cornell Is preparing to acquire a new athletic field. It has been crowded out of the old one. The expenditure proposed Is $40,000, including ground and improvements. The project is pushed by the alumni athletic field committee. The rooters at Stanford University wear red hats to the football games. They are made of felt and are durable enough to last several seasons. These servo ns a distinguishing mark and admit the men to the rooters sections. A scheme like this would work very well In Nebraska; every rooter to have n cap of the same design and used at all games. Having the caps made up In red, the rooting sections would present a blaze of color not obtainable In any other manner. This might well be given a trial at the university. It Is quite evident that tho library Btudy room needs an addition. The tables are always uncomfortably crowded and many students, arriving a trifle late, find the room so full that they are forced to content themselves with tho steps outside or the window seats. Efficient study cannot be car ried on in a crowded place. The teach ers complain that the stairways are so blocked that passage up and down is nearly impossible and yet the stu dents must find some free space in which to do their work. Something should be done immediately to remedy this serious trouble. Den Jewell tn Pacific. Professor Sweozey recently received tho following letter from Don R. Jew ell, who graduated with last year's class In the university and who Is now a member of a United States coast and geodetic surveying party operating among the islands of the Bearing sea "Our party left Seattle July lOth, and after a very stormy voyage arrived in tho Behring sea about the 1st of Au gust. Our mission was the determina tion of the latitude and longitude of St. Lawrence, Nunivnk and a few other islands along the most frequented was abandoned because of the long distance, and we were compelled to re sort to the usual method of carrying chronometers, a very unsatisfactory method In view of the constantly vary ing sea rate of the chronometer. "Our duties on board the ship are those of officers. We stand watch and each man is held responsible for the navigation, the captain taking the mean of all the latitude and longitude observations in shaping his course. Frequently we take deep sea soundings and current observations, and meteor ology Is never neglected. As wo came to the various Islands observatories were built and permanent parties land ed. My work here has been mostly latitude and longitude work, typog raphy, photography, trlangulatlons, magnetics and tidal observations. As might be Inferred, we are kept rather busy. "St. Lawrence island, where we are at present located, is about fifty miles wide and 200 miles long. It is unin habited. The soil is a kind of soft tundra. One never knows whether he is going in over his knees or not, and the frequent scares and misgivings one has in such walking would lead to heart disease in short order. "I have spent considerable time In typography. This is nice work except In swampy land. In tho central part of the iBland much of the ground is covered by water, which renders our work extremely difficult. Each shore party has from ten to fifteen sailors as assistants. The surf on the iBland 1 makes landing difficult. In order to land the long boat was anchored just outside and we were hauled In. Some were drenched through. "Our meridian transit here, though large, Is a poor one. The astronomical work of latitude and longitude is held as the highest in the Biirvoy. But neither the observers nor instruments can compare with the work of the fixed observatory. "Our party hopes to leave this island in ten days, but I do not know where we will be sent. The work of the sur vey Is one of many hardships, but the travel and varied work are ample com pensation. "The trlangulation is the nicest work. In the astronomical work and wherever possible, each observation is reduced to the least squares. It is amusing to see some of these observa tions, where the error is known to be great, reduced to least squares and pulled around to satisfy the demands of the office. "Game is plentiful here, but the mo notony Is tiresome. We are today en joying a southeaster and the boom of the surf is almost deafening. We had a severe snowstorm here on August 24th. I close with the hope that the university iB entering uion a prosper ous year and express my best wishes for its success." Where Does Nebraska Stand. "The Grinnell game will be particu larly interesting because it will give an opportunity to compare scores of Minnesota and Nebraska It is gen erally understood that the Nebraska victory was a fault of the schedule and if the Gophers run up a score to exceed tlmt of Nebraska against the Grinnell team even the Cornhuskers themselves will be forced to admit that their ag gregation is still in the second class." The above appeared in the Minne sota Daily and expresses the sentiment of that school. They seem loath to al low Nebraska a place in the first class. The score made by Nebraska on Grin nell was vastly smaller, but the game was played under the most trying con ditions, a heavy rain falling, and only that prevented a larger score. The score was not an indication of the game. When Grinnell met Minnesota tboy completely lost their nerve. In Nebraska the Grinnell team was walked over, at Minnesota it was run over. However, tho statement made by Minnesota is not considered as de ciding where Nebraska stands. Tho game with Haskell undoubtedly showed that Nebraska lould hold her own and the results of future games will throw further light upon the sub ject. J. R. Bender returned yesterday from Sutton, where he went to vote. He re ports that the town has gone football crazy. It is not to be wondered at when we take into consideration what a half-back it has produced for the champion team of the Missouri valley. OLIVER THEATRE Thursday Eve'n, Nov. 6. FOXY QUILLER, The Greatest Comic Opera Since Pinalore. and a Phenominally Strong Cast, including: ADOLPH LINK, CARLOTTA GILMAN. HENRY LEONE, DAISY STANLIN, MELVILLE COLLINS, EDNA BRONSON GEORGE HEAD, MARIE CHRISTIE, And 8o Others. Seats Now on Sale. BASKET BALL FUTURE. stock, centers; Miss Archibald and Miss Bryan, guards; Miss Jansa and Miss King, forwards. Other strong players in the class are M.ss States, Miss Bell, Miss Harris, Miss Melick, and many more. The sophomores, who have three players now on the 'var sity team, say modestly that they ex pect not only to win the pennant again this year, but to hold It the next two years of their college course. The freshmen as well as the junior team promises dangerous opposition. Here also is abundance of basket-ball material and plenty of enthusiasm. Miss Beth Wallace, forward on the winning Omaha high school team of 1900, and for the next two years on the Omaha Y. W. C. A. team, tho strongest opponents the 'varsity ever, had, is In school this year and will play on the team. She is ineligible for the 'varsity, but Is undoubtedly one of the strongest forwards in school. Others who are sure of a place on the team are Miss Everett, Miss Ames and Miss Margaret Pillsbury, who know the points of the gamo thoroughly, and haVe not a few years of basket ball ex perience behind them. Miss Everett and Miss Pillsbury have been seen several times in practice, and are ac tive, quick and resourceful. They play well together, and are likely to keep several tricks up their sleeves to spring on the confident sophomores. Among other players of experience In the class arc Misses Miller, Brach, White, Rob- bins. Gittlngs and Barnes. All in all, the class tournament will piobably be the most interesting basket ball event of the year. It is to be played off in one evening, and judging from indications, will afford no end of fun for participants, rooters and im partial spectators. Cannot fool Parents Now. An information bureau is being or ganized at Michigan. One has existed at Harvard for some time, it is under stood. They are private detective agencies to keep track of the work of students and to notify the parents of students concerning their work in col lege: In some way they have access to university records and by this means, make regular reports to pa rents at home, stating the progress and tho kind of work done by their young hopefuls. For this they receive so much for all Information furnished. It is said that in largo schools it is impossible for the authorities to keep track of so many students and this scheme has been found perfectly satis factory by the respective parents. President E. Benjamin Andrews, of the University of Nebraska, has done the rare and unusual thing of refusing an increase of $1,000 a year in his sal ary, on the ground that the university was poor and needed money. Colorado Tiger. v The Society Event of the Season, RICHARD GOLDEN In De Koven& Smith's Greatest Comic Opera Success, U li Jr