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VOL. IIL NO. 90
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARYt20,'J904.
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SHALL THE ATHLETIC HELD BE SACRIFICED?
University Professors Express Opinions Regarding Action of Regents in Locating Physics Building
Upon The Foot Ball Field.
Realising that the action of the
Board of Regents in deciding to put
the new physics building on the ath
letic field, will, if carried out, jeo
pardize the future of athletics at this
Institution, we feel that it is neces
sary to examine into the matter from
a student's point of view. Feeling re
garding the matter runs high in the
University and the student body stands
united in its opposition to any meas
ure that may impair the welfaro of
athletics In this University. We are
not taking an interest in this matter
merely to please the Athletic Board,
for If such were the case we would
not do it. For whatever we did under
such circumstances would be viewed
with cold complacency, and we could
expect no thanks, as none has ever
been tendered us for wjiat we have
done in the past, although money has
been paid to a down town paper for
services no more valuable. Having
thus defined our position, we will turn
our attention to some of the views ex
pressed regarding the present situa-
tlon: - -
The concensus of opinion is that
athletics would flnallv bo crowded out
If the precedent of putting a build
ing on the athletic field should be made
as such a condition would render a
football game barely posible. Then,
too, the Iron-clad dictum of the Ath
letic Board declaring that if the new
building be put on the athletic field
athletics will be nil, ought to have
a strong determining effect upon the
Board of Regents in deterring them
from insisting upon a course of action
entailing Buch grave consequences. It
is felt that the material interests of
the University would in consequence
suffer to such an extent that it would
bo worth while to hunt another loca
tion for the phvslcs building rather
than insisting upon the present loca
tion as selected.
Our reporter Interviewed a large
number of the faculty yesterday re
garding the situation, and these were
unanimous In declaring the undorslr
ability of of having the building upon
tho athletic field and in emphasizing
tho loss that would be entailed. A
few of the representative views we
have decided to make public, although
we havo upon request withheld all
names In connection with those. One
faculty member whose executive abil
4ty and judicial powers havqbeen re
cognized In many substantial capaci
ties, said: I
"The Board of Regents is -Certainly
at fault In locating a huijdlag upon
the place contemplated. They are
six years too previous in their action.
There is no reason why the building
can not be located on the east side ol
the campus between Memorial hall
and the Science building. All these
objections as to light are baseless. The
alleged defects due to lack of light
can he easily overcome by tho use of
a few modern conveniences and a
knowledge of a few mechanical meth
ods. Anyhow there Is no need of oo
much of the athletic field being taken
up by the building, as It can be located
a great deal nearer the library, so
that it would stand between the li
brary building and a line drawn west
from the southwest corner of the main
hall. There would still be plenty of
"room left for any extension of the li
brary that might be made, and no one's
iutferests would suffer. I think that
the policy of chasing athletics off the
University campus bad for the Inter
ests of tho school, and I actually be
'ieve that such a result would be detri
mental to the attendance here in the
futute."
Another profesor said: "I can not
understand what the Board of Re
gents means No more severe blow
court! be struck at athletics than tho
move they seem about to make. Do
in ive us of our athletic field and vou
rob us of our 'athletics. The athletes
won't care to wander from our gymna
sium to some place out Jn the woods
each day to toil for the honor and
glory of an institution that has driven
tnem off of its campuB. The conscious
ness of being on University soil and
under the shadow of the buildings of
the institution that he loves, inspires
many a rooter to sonorous effort in
helping his own team win the victory
Now to he practical, I don't believe
there is any Btrict necessity of put
ting the building on the athletic field
at all. In view of the other places
about the campus that had been sug
gested for good locations, the news
that the building would be located
on tho athletic field came to us as a
shock and a disappointment. I would
ery much regret to see the building
put there, but I would still more re
gret seeing athletics driven out before
the necesary time arrives."
This view is certainly as emphatic
and ns earnest, as tho preceding one
was practical and sound. Another pro
fessor was only too anxious to expreaa
his views upon tho subject and made
the following statement:
"I believe the Athletic Board means
what it says when it declares that ath
letics will be killed if the physics build
ing Is erected on the athletic field.
Yet weought to adjustourselves to that
very easily. All that would be neces
sary would be to get a hen-coop and
set it in R street with stakes driven
down around It so that the passing
wagons wouldn't run over It and there
let our athletic warriors fight it out
with their foes, while the bell in the
top of the main hall proudly proclaims
their victories to the world Or why
couldn't the bovs go out to the state
farm and Btruggle for honor and fame
with the cows for spectators? Now do
put that In. Here's my views:
tended to be located. As pointed out
already a football game would be an
exceedingly difficult matter. Then,
too. track team work would be out of
the question. The cadet battalion needs
a large open field to maneuver in, as
the other Bpacea on the campus are en
tliely too Bmall. No, I would prefer
to jpo the building located elsewhere."
With these vIowb University people
in general Sympathize and they all
ngree thai athletics would suffer, un
less tho physics building 1b kept off the
n'hletlc field. No one has any Ill-feeling
igalnst tho Board of Regents. Bach
is more concerned over tho welfare )1
nthk'ticfa. All look with disfavor upon
any measures aiming to drive athletics
off the campus.
Athletes at Nobraska has done much
to tring our institution Into prom
inence, as her advance In material
growth has been accompanied by
progicFb in athletic standing. The
fit hi that has been the scene of bo
many factious scenes in the past, and
the score was a tie, 18 to 18. Wosleyan
made another point a minute later from
a foul, but Nobraska followed It up
with a goal from field, and this won
the game, 20 to 19.
The InterclaBs games have boon defi
nitely fixed for next Monday ovenlng
at 8 o'clock. This date has been fixed
with the view of provontlng any con
flicts with other university affairs, and
there Is no reason why there should not
be a largo crowd out. There will be
two games, tho Sonior-FrcBhmen and
the Sophomore-Junior. Tho line-up of
the teams will be:
Seniors: Myers and Ludden. for
wards; Noyes, center; Tyner and
FlanBburg. guards.
Juniors: Sweoley and Brown, for
wards; Mathew, center; Anderson and
Clark, guards.
Sophomores: Krako and Mathewson,
forwards; Clark, center; Ilrubesky
and Winchester, guards.
Freshmen: Miller and Swan, for
wards; Mosher, center; Lott and Hill,
guards.
Tho game which will ho most hotly
contested will be the Senior-Freshman
Tho Seniors have the ontlro second
team, and the Freshmen havo a bunch
of men fresh from tho different high
school teams. Miller and Lott are from
the same high school team and so play
together remarkably well. Mosher at
center does very good work, and hltf
which U remembered with fondness by il,fnp,n '" casl,y fonnterbalanco
so man cf our alumni, some of whom
havo battled on it, Is threatened with
intrusion that would ruin it. The very
existence of athletics Is threatened, and
unless the proper action Is taken by
the Boa id of Regents this Important
branch will suffor greatly or be
abandoned altogether. SuCh a Condi
tion would cause tho moBt profound re
gret to all loyal University students,
faculty nni alumni, and we hope that
It may bo forestalled.
GALAXY OF GAMES
Minnesota Wins and Wesleyan
Beaten. Other Games.
Noyes' height.
The Sophomores look for an easy vic
tory In their game. Three of the Inst
year's champion team are back, whilo
Winchester Is an old Lincoln high
school man, and plays a fine game at
guard.
Tho Junior team Is a now aggrada
tion, only ono of last yoar's team being
back.
Tho second team men met In tho
locker-room Thursday afternoon and
elected R. E. Noyes, '04, captain and
Ludden, '04, manager.
Nebraska suffered a crushing defeat
at Minneapolis Thursday night after
they seemed to havo cinched the game
in tho first half. The Minnesota team
had been unable to practice for over a
week on account of a "circus" In their
armory, and perhaps this lack of prac
tice was what enabled Nebraska to
gain tho lead in beginning. On the
"The construction of such a building whole- tnIs was far the be8t showing
on the athletic field' would destroy our
athletics. A football game can not be
played to advantage in such cramped
quarters that would be left, and rath
er thun attempt to adjust themsehes
to a shrunken field, I think the men
would give up in disgust. Then too,
as stated In tho Nebraskan yesterday,
I honestly think that our attendance
would diminish, as students in decid
ing upon what institution they prefer
to attend, would In most instances pre
fer to attend to ono where athletics
nourished. You'll find this true In
almost any case you care to examine
into.
"I believe that Nebraska has a great
futurn In athletics and any move o
injure such bright prospects regrets
mo greatly. We must keep our field
clear, if wo hope to realize upon all
the potentialities within our grasp.
'We've got to brace ourselves and
stand firm or olse athletics will re
ceive a blow from which It nevjir can
recover."
Another professor said the difficulty
could only bq overcome by putting the
building on the east side of the cam
pus and leaving the athletic field olear.
"We can not get around the fact,''
he said, "that athletics will be a dead
member in this Institution If the build
ing is put where it Is at present in-
Mannger Bell has signed a game with
the baseball team of tho University of
South Dakota. Tho gamo is to be
played Jn Lincoln on April 20.
The baseball men will practice on
the field this afternoon If tho weather
permits. Yesterday qulto a number
took advantage of tho warm day and
loosened up for half an hour.
made against the Gophers in the
last four years. The first half ended
12 to 9 in Nebraska's favor, but Min
nesota started the fireworks In the first
minute of the-second half, and before
the whistle blew had piled up sixteen
more goals to their credit. Every man
on tho Gopher team threw two or more
goals, while Hagensick did two-thirdB
of tho scoring for the Cornhuskors.
Tht final score was 42 to 21 in favor of
Minnesota. The game was remarkably
clean and fast, only three points being
made from the foul line during the en
tire gamo. This sort of a game Ib quite
a relief to the spectator after witness
ing one which is being stopped every
half minute by the foul whistle.
The other university teams had bet
tor luck on tho same night, when they
played the Wesleyan teams. The sec
ond team played the Wesleyan Juniors
a very fast game and defeated them
40 to 19. Tho first half ended 30 to 12,
and In the next Krako gave way to
Mathewson, while Mllek took Tyner'a
place. Miller at forward, (Ludden at
guard and Noyes at center played the
game through.
The faculty game was much closer
and more exciting'. When the whistle
blew for the end of the second half
Post Office Closed Monday.
Lincoln, Nob., Feb. 19, 1904. 6n Mon
day, February 22, 1904, Washington's
birthday, all departments of tho post
office, including Station "A," will bo
open until 10 a. m. The postofflce and
Station "A" will then close for the day.
-EDWARD R. SIZER, P. M.
Washington Birthday Service.
Monday evening, the 22d of Feb
ruary, a Washington's Birthday Me
morial service will be held In the First
Baptist church, corner 14th and K
streets. The addresses wll he given
by Mr. Fred Shepard, on "Washington,
the Man," and by Prof. H. W. Cald
well of the University, on "Washing
ton, the Citizen." Mr. Shepard Is an
eloquent and interesting speaker, and
Prof. Caldwell is so well known that
all University students will want to
hear him. The admission Is free, and
a cordial Invitation is extended to all.
Let us present you with a clothes
brush with our compliments. Riggs'
Pharmacy.
Sam's Cafe. The only place in the
city to get the famous "Little Gem
Hot Waffles." Special service fox la.
dies.
Go to the Burr barber shop if you
want a first class shave, hair-cult or
massage. Everything first-class and
up-to-date. Shannon and Dommiok,
proprietors. :
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