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I -A. f '' ' P J ' ' - - - - 5 K " ! fci I rf. ".' Pf Ibe Batlp flebraekan Vol. n. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1903. No. 97. .' 5 WHOGETSTHE$100? Time to WaKe Up on Subject of University Prize Song. MAY FIRST ENDS THE COMPETITION Conditions o! the $100 Prize Oiler Made Known in Detail lor First Time. Early last May nouncoment was the following an- made in chape :stn- faculty offer a prize of $100 to th dent or graduate of the Univers Nebraska who shall write an o University of Nebraska song-wh committee shall agree to be sufficiently high literary merit to Berve such a prize. Dean She"rman and Professor Fossler will act on the committee and they will select a third member to act with them. More de tailed conditions governing the award will be announced In the Dally Ne braskan. The offer holds good for one year from date. That is, manuscripts to bo considered with reference to it muBt be handed to Dean Sherman on or be fore May 10, 1903." As the year advances and the time for the close of the competition draws nearer, those who remember the an nouncement begin to Inquire Into tho conditions that aro to govern the award. It was in anBwer to questions regarding the competition that the Ne braskan has made an attempt to And out exactly on what the competition rests, and the conditions surrounding It. Two'of the Judges, as the announce ment stated, were appointed nearly a year ago, Dr. Sherman and Professor Fossler. These two have selected the third who Is to co-operate with them In making tho decision. They have chosen Professor Richard Jones of Vanderbllt College, Tennessee, a brother of Guernsey Jones of the Eu ropean hiBtory department and Will Owen Jones of the State Journal. The duties of tho judges Is merely to consider the manuscripts and to . UVTU1U I.HV3 yi lisi, 11 uilj uinib t u.u- Sniltted that they think merits It. They 'iaro not to decide on tho music, since w?' 'no music Is to accompany the produc- Vr 4 -. lions. i 0 V. i rr Tho manuscripts, as was learned from the Judges, must bo In typewrit ing and must be handed In to Dean Sherman by May 1st, Instead of May 10, as tho announcement stated. Tho judges hero -will paasr upon air the songs submitted and then they will probably be sent to Tennessee for the opinion of Professor Jones. The neces sity of such a process Is probably what induced tho judges to change the limit to tho time when manuscript will be received from M"ay 10 to May 1. The prize will probably be awarded at com mencement time, although this lins pot yet been settled. Some gentlemen connected wlthlhfcJJEver since tho offer was made, the current question has been as to who f promises such a sum for a song that 1 Shall represent the life and spirit of JfcHhe University as older institutions are represented in song. It has Just lately leaked out that the offer was made by tho chancellor and Dr. Bolton of the department of philosophy. When wo consider tho enthusiasm of these two men for increasing all University Interests, we cannot doubt that they are responsible. It Is hoped that the offer will bring out some good songs, something that will endure time and the change of years. The sum offered is certainly a handsomo one and ought to enlist in the contest tho best talent that the University has ever turned out, r it will be noticed that the an nouncement specifies that Btudents and graduates are admitted to Uncontest, which Implies that others are excluded. The songs are to bo composed iylth a meter following some of tho p" many standard or popular song melo- :dle8 and will be judged on tho appro- - priateness of the words to tho music, : .. ..,, .. , .. . if1 wgeuier wim mw guumui ouuwmcui il" and expression. The conditions are igVvery general, no specific rules-being &m" 1R1U uowii lu limit iiiu uecuuiu ui uiu contestants. Tho song, in order to bo h appropriate to college life and college conditions, must be simple rather than classical and must have life and move- t ment, yet must voice and embody ude- rfquate sentiment common to the life of the institution in all departments and l& classes. Contestants are, therefore, left sAffo'-lhelr own judgment as to what Kjihage of college' life to represent and :themanner in which it is to be pre- fcnted, An '02 Man Honored. Nebraska has reason to again pride herself on tho eastern record of her alumni. D. E. Thomas, '02, now a junior In the divjnlty school of Yale, was Saturday awarded tho prize of a Fogg scholarship, given for highest proficiency In tho divinity school work. Mr. Thomas will be remembered as a good student here, an earnest Y. M. C. A. worker, and a member of the '00 basket ball team. It was reported yesterday that a bill was to be introduced this week In the legislature for the prohibition of foot ball In tho state. The rumor was run to earth by a reporter for The Ne braskan and was found to bo unsub stantial. Some representative attempt ed to talk up such a measure early in the session, but nothing has been heard of it for same time past. A prominent member of the lower house, when interviewed, said with a great deal of confidence: "No such bill has been introduced or will bo introduced. It is a crazy idea, and if any one should bo cranky enough to introduce a bill to prohibit the game, wo would kill it dead here in tho house." Eat at Don's Cafe. Eat at Hendry's, 129 North Eleventh. Let the Lincoln Transfer Co. haul your trunks. 'Phone 176. Little Oem hot waffles served at the Merchants' Cafo, 117 North 13th St. We have a large student patronage. Cirls' Basket Ball Notes. Next Saturday aftornoon, In tho armory, thero will be a game between the first team, and an alumnao. team. Tile game will" bo mainly a practice ono for tho 'varsity, in preparation for the notable match with the Haskell Indian girls tho following week. It is possible, though, that It will bo tho first of a series of annual contests be tween the alumnae and the 'varsity. Those expected from out of town to tako part aro Misses Mario Kennedy and Gertrude Macomber of Omaha, Ida Taylor of Exeter, and Hannah Pills bury of Tecumseh. MIbs Eleanorn Miller, captain of tho team In 1899 and 1900, will ateo take part. All of these are old players on the flrBt team, and though they have been long out of practice, will make tho 'varsity do Its best, if it is to hold its own. The game will be open to University girls only, and no admission will be charged. Campus Gleanings. Miss Jennie Bnldrldgo is back In school after a week's absence on ac count of sickness. Walter Ward, of Avoca, la., Is spend ing a few days with his sister, Miss Edyth Ward, of tho University. James Anderson of Omaha, who Is a brothor of Sam Anderson, haB reg istered for work In tho University. A newly organized "midget" team, the first since 1897, consisting of Misses Edna King, Harriet Mitchell, Adele Koch, Margaret Pillsbury, Inls Everett and Nella Schleslngor, will probably play a game with tho Lincoln Academy team the same afternoon. If not some other game will probably be arranged for the second team. "E. T. M.," otherwise Miss Eleanora Miller, captain of tho teamB of 1899 and 1900, contributed an interesting article to tho Sunday Journal on the history of girls' basket ball organiza tions In the University of Nebraska. Junior -Senior Teams. Manager Bruce, of the sophomore basket ball team, In accordance with tho requirement of the class athletic rules, submits tho following men who will compose the soph team for next Saturday night F. R. Beers, H. K. Lohmer, Frod Sweeley, T. T. Thomp son, John Clark, Brown, and B. Drls-coll. According to tho recently adopted class athletic rules requiring class managers to have names of teams pub lished four days previous to games, Manager Noyes submits the following names for the junior basket ball team: A. I. Myers, Arthur Ludden, E. P. Ty ner, L. A. Flansburg, M. M. Mellck, N. M. Cronln, Roy Bickford, and R. E. Noyes. Xhe convelescenco of her mother permits Miss Laura Buchanan to re turn to school after a week's absence. Unions Are Second Already. The Union society basket ball team holds second place by virtue of its de feat of the Delians some time since, and no further games are necessary to decide the standing of the society teams. The Palladians rank first, tho Unions second and the Delians third. Friday night's score was 27 to 7 Instead of 28 to 7. Dr. Ketchum, Oculist, Richards bile Qlawes f)t,ted and guaranteed. Eat at Hendry's. 129 North Eleventh. Dr. Bentz, Dentist, Eleventh and O. Mrs. J. H. Kennedy of Burchard vis ited with her cousin, Miss Alice Mc DI11, during tho latter part of last week. James Davidson has discontinued his studies In the University for tho pres ent on account of illness, and has gono to his home In Springfield to recuperate. Stanley Davles is Just recovering from tho offects of a badly sprained ankle, which Injury ho sustained some time ago. He is still obliged to use a cane. Chas. Allen, '00, formerly secretary of the Y. M. C. A., stopped off In the city yesterday on his way home to Dawson and renewed old acquaint ances at tho University. Coach Gordon 1b now engaged in training tho baseball pitchers to throw in the proper manner. After they have acquired this they will bo permitted to develop speed and will then be in structed in throwing curves. Rev. Fltz of St. Luke's Episcopal church, desires to call tho attention of University Btudents to tho 4 o'clock service which will be hold dally throughout tho Boason of Lent at tho church at J street. All aro .cordially Invited to attend. Tho sophomore-freshman dobate will occur Saturday evening, March 21st. Question: Resolved, That tho public should refuse to countenance labor unions when thoy refuse to work with non-union men. Tho freshmen class will have the affirmative. H. C. Jorgensen, civil engineering '97, while on his way to his old home In Iowa, visited at tho civil engineering department Saturday. Mr. Jorgensen is at present engaged in private engineer ing practice at Bisby, Ariz., his chief work being mineral surveys. The junior basket ball men held a lively practice Saturday at 3 o'clock. The outlook for a strong team is good. Tho best men will make tho team, and no position is "cinched" yet. 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