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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1903.
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WILL BOYCOTT CARNIVAL.
Printed Statement Circulated by
Indignant Student Body.
WE THE STUDENT BODY
of the
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AS A
BODY
BOYCOTT
the
COLLINS CARNIVAL COMPAIN 1
Ab immoral. Indecent, and unfit for re
spectable patronage, and censure the
local organization of Eagles for pre
senting under their auspices, to the
citizens of Lincoln, such a disreputable
performance. We appeal to all respec
table people to join with us In sup
pressing this Indecent exhibition by
withholding patronage.
Such is the final result of two mass
meetings held on the campus yester
day, and it should be the Bentiment of
every detent and peace-loving person
In the city. That the students have
been outraged no one who is acquaint
ed with all the circumstances relating
to the nffalr can doubt For years it
lias been the custom for the male stu
dents to assemble some night before
going to camp, and parade the streets
In picturesque uniform. So estab
lished lias the custom become that the
best friends of the students down town
prepare for the event and stand treat.
As long as the police tend to their
own business all goes peacefully and
no harm Is done. However, as soon as
the same police prepare for the event
by swearing in a hundred or more
"special" police enlisted out of the
ranVs of the most vlllianous and dis
orderly lot of bums that eer assem
bled tn Lincoln, there is going to be
trouble.
The students, wire probablj unwise
In the 'first place, to have-nil) thing to
do with am h an outfit, but for years
we have acted on the supposition that
on one night during the year the town
is ours and all Is open. No one in the
crowd expected mischief. That fait
is self-evident because there were no
dubs or weapons of any kind in the
crowd. The carnival company was in
tent on mischief and nothing gave
them greater pleasure than to be sworn
In as "special" policemen. Policemen,
indeed! Only one gang tan equal them
and that gang Is the regular police
force of Lincoln. As soon as the pa
rade appeared on Eleventh street, and
the boys demanded admission, a pistol
shot was fired on the grounds. That
,was the signal for the ruffians to ap-
pear, and Immediately they came
" swarming out of the tents, clubs, pipes,
rods, and In fact, anything, in their
hands, and the "massacre" began.
Not being content to knock the boys
down, they went so far as to club
. them when they were down, and the
most disgraceful part of that is that
regular police of Lincoln were the
dirtiest workers.
Yesterday morning an indignation
meeting was held on the campus at 10
o'clock. "Bill" Nye was made chair
man, and the crowd called for Jim
Farney. Fortunately, Farney was cool
headed enough to see things in their
right light, and advised moderation.
He said: "Enough mischief has been
done already and as the carnival crew
has prepared for a second attack and
are heavily armed, anything the stu
dents might do In the way of violence
would be the height of folly." Cliff
Crooks expressed the same sentiments.
Other speeches were made, and it was
KNOX - NEBRASKA
TODAY, 3:30
GAME
Nebraska Field
25c and 35c
decided to secure the aid of Dr. Pound
arid attempt to get out an injunction
against the enemy,. Farney, Crooks,
and Ringer were made members of the
committee. It was next decided to boy
cott the Collins Carnlvnl company, not
only In Lincoln, but nlso in other
towns through the state where they
expec t to show. Mason. Gould. John
son and Hewitt were made members of
a committee to issue posters declaring
the intentions of the students. A press
committee consisting of Hill, Nye nnd
Shock was appointed to see to it that
the affair receives proper attention In
the papers.
After taking up a collection to de
fray expenses, the meeting adjourned
until 1 o'clock. At that time the In
junction committee repotted unfavor
able to the proposition. Owing to the
number of technicalities Involved. It
would be difficult to secure judgment
and the company would probably be
out of town before anything could be
done. Could reported an interview
with Manahan. attorney tor the Fitz
gerald estate, who thought it would be
easy to cause them much inconM'ii
lence, as most of their Bhows are on the
Fitzgerald property, and they have no
contract for the use of it The i om
inittee was given power to secure the
services of an attorney who should
confer with Mr. Manahan on the sub
ject. After receiving bills for distribu
tion, the meeting adjourned. Another
meeting will be held this morning.
Latest reports seem to Indicate that
the boycott will be the extent of the
action taken, but that will be made
effective as possible. The other plans
are inconsistent, and as the company
has a license, it would be difficult to
run them out.
The students are to lie congratulated
upon the course pursued. The re
spectable citizens of the city sympa
thize with them, and if everyone does
his part the Collins Carnival company
may be made to suffer financial loss.
The affair will be well advertised
thiough the state, and the University
has many friends who will support
them. Just at present, a banner floats
before the main entrance to the show
grounds, thanking "the shirt-tall gen
tlemen" for their advertising, with the
adage that "every knock is a boost."
We do not think snch will be the case
In this Instance. The show is immoral
and indecent and will not be patron
ized by decent and respectable people.
One thing is snre two thousand Uni-
fversity students will fail to contribute
to its success. Such shows are fakes
in every sense. It is a clear case of
giving your money for nothing, and
there Is not a thing on the grounds 'of
real value to anyone. The students
especially appeal to the townspeople
for support in their action. They have
been extremely modejate In their
measures and. If supported, much more
effectual results will be obtained than
if a riot or free-for-all fight had been
agreed upon.
The police force of Lincoln Is espe
cially censured for their part In the
affair and It Is denied that an attempt
to keep order was their motive. If
such was the case, why was It neces
sary to club men when they were
down, and most of all, to swear In, or
rnther place stars on, a gang more
suited to occupy Jail cells than Berve
on a police force. The Star states that
the Hon. Tom Cnrnahan and the Hon.
Tony Harr were In the receiving line
Tuesday night. The same gentlemen
have been In the snme line for some
time, and nothing gives them greater
pleasure than to do some injury to the
studentB.
It Is expected that some action will
be taken In chapel this morning. It Is
repotted that Chancellor Andrews Is In
sympathy with the carnlvnl company,
but this Is not credited by the students.
Eat at Don's Cafe.
The Palace Barber Shop; 8 chairs.
Dr.
Bentz, Dentist, Eleventh and 0.
duck
Campaign hats, shirts
trousers at Mayer Bros.
nnd
One day shirt sale Saturday, of one
priced shirts. All $2.00 shirts tor $1.39.
the one day only a genuine bargain
day. The Togger, 1141 O
OFF FOR KANSAS.
Track Team Loft This Morning
for Southern Contest.
The Nebraska trnck team left over
the Missouri Pacific this morning for
Lawrence, Kan where they meet the
KnnsaB University In a dual meet to
morrow afternoon. Twelve men make
the trip: Captain Tobln, Manning.
Burg, Mouck, Reed, Martin, Johnson,
I ehmer, Benedict. States, Dr. Clapp.
and Manager Walton. The program
will be compoBcd of the following fif
teen events: Two-mile, one-mile and
half-mile runs; one hundred, two hun
dred and twenty and four hundred and
forty-yard dashes; high and broad
Jump; pole vnult, hammer throw;
one hundred and twenty and two hun
dred and twenty-yard hurdles, shot
put and relay race. The team will re
turn on Sunday morning.
Missouri recently defeated Kanfins In
a dual meet by a score of 05 to 47.
Kansas has a speedy sprinter whose
record In the 100-yard dash Ib 10 flat
He won the 220-yard dash In this meet
in 22 4-5 and the 440-yard In 53 1-5.
making 15 points for hlB team. These
last two events are Manning's strong
holds and he has a hard propoHltlou
(Continued on page 2 )
THE P. B. K. AND THE PROFESSIONS
Tendencies ol the Modern Scholar
Prol. E. L ThorndlKc In May "Century"
If we take year by year a body of
young men who represent the best
scholarship of the college graduates of
that year, we shall have a body of
men who represent with reasonable ac
curacy the most scholarly young men
of that year In college and out. If we
find what changes hnre taken place In
the careers they choose, us we paBS
down from 1850 to the present day. we
shnll know whether nny given profes
sion Is gaining or losing its attractive
ness to that type of men. The amount
of its gnln or less we may measure by
the increase or decrease In the number
of such men choosing It. For this class
of scholarly young men I have taken
those graduates of representatives col
leges who have been elected to Phi
another, and the figures I Bhall present
may be taken nB reliable within, sny,
10 per cent of their amount. The gen
eral tendencies- shown are reliable be
yond question. We may best begin
by studying the changes In the atti
tude of Phi Beta Kappn men toward vn
rlous careers from 1850 to 1895, and
then attempt to determine what the
careers of Phi Beta Kappa men ore to
day, and what they are likely to be In
the near future.
There 1b a remarkable uniformity In
the percentage of Phi Beta Kappa men
entering the four leading professions.
The percentages for five-year perlodB.
from 1840 to 1000, vary only from 04
to G8. Whatever growth has taken
Beta Kappa. I have traced the later place In the percentage of college grad-
enreers of 5.283 such men from
the nates,
in general, who enter business
class of 1810 to the class of 1900. The and industrial careers has Influenced
Phi Beta Kappa badge Is a recognized the Interests and motives of the most
mark of scholarship; it is an emblem 'scholarly section onfy fo the vecy slight
that a majority of college professors, ' extent that In the twenty-five years
for instance, are glad to wear. If any from 1870 through 1894 1.5 per cent few-
one doubts the appropriateness of Phi
Beta Kappa membership!) as a teBt of
scholarship, lot him compare the sehol-
er enter the professions than did from
840 to 1865. This difference Is so slight
as to be as likely to be due to chance
arly attainments In after life of the variation as to o-ny real tendency. There
Phi Betta Kappa men In any ten col- seem to bo certain innate propensities
lege classes with those of the other In the scholarly make-up which direct
members, and he will soon be con- its activities In spite of notable-changes
verted.
In outside circumstances.
If the attitude of Phi Beta Kappa
No one, save an omniscient observer
or a student who gave years to the men toward nrofesslonal life in cenernl
task and had access to exact informa- iia8 hardly changed In fifty years, It Is
tlon concerning the lives of the college' not because the attractiveness of each
graduates of the last fifty years, could particular profession has remained
hope to present absolutely accurate constant. Far from It. The share of
statements on our subject. My data, ' them falline to each has chanced nota-
taken from the catalogue of 1900, are
subject to the factors of error and Ig
norance Influencing it. For the most
part these are such as to counteract one
ANNUAL PAN -HELLENIC DANCE
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bly and consistently during the period.
The percentage of Phi Beta Kappa men
who, in the years from 1840 to 18G0.
chose the law had in 1890 to 1894 near
ly doubled. The growth here was not
steady, for the attractiveness of the
law grew markedly until 1880, and then
fell off during ten y.eare, only to In
crease again in our own time. To be
exact, of those graduating in 1840-44,
14 per cent made the law their career;
In 1845-49, 10 per cent; in 1850-54, 9.3
(Continued on page 3.)
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