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fr TT '-' ."NT , Tt ' T i . ' j . tTbe 5gSs Webraefean VOL. in. NO. 91 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, J904. PRICE 3 CENTS ,jr . t j.v MH. &?" i' tf i1 nj p- i , 1" . EXCUSE JJHLETES Track and Base Ball Men Evade Ruling of Regents. The cloud which Iiqh been hanging over spring athletics, occasioned by the order of the Board of Regents that no men should be excused from dril.1 tills semester for athletics, hap beer dispelled. By application to Chancel lor Andrews, the men presenting the proper credentials were excused from fuither drill this semester, upon the promise that they would enter the ranks next fall. This leaves the men recommended for track team woik and for the baseball squad, free to devote their timcto practice, wit bout being both ered by the consciousness of a heavy penalty hanging over them. Some thir ty men have profited and there is no longer any danger of spring athletics being hampered through disparity of material. This news is received with rejoicing by the students in general, as it is doubtful if our University ould have been properly represented on the track and on the diamond, had so many of our best athletes been tied up in the cadet battalion. The basket ball team returned from its northern trip late Saturday night after splitting even in four hard games. The boys report a pleasant trip and excellent treatment. At Min nesota an informal dance was given after the basket ball game. This plan is generally pursued In the west, and the Colorado managers assert that it more than doubles their crowds and en ables them to pay their expenses easily. Nebraska won the game Friday night with the Minneapolis Y. M. C. A. by a score of 15 to 10. The ball was in Ne braska's hands two-thirds of the lime, but the forwards seemed unable to hit the baskets. The floor was lined with posts, which interfered with our team work, and in this way held down the - score. Morningslde was easy. bu;t Sioux City simply ran away with our team. The center wna six feet seven Inches, and could reach higher than Hewitt could jump, unless ho climbed up, in which case they called a foul on him. All of Nebraska signals depended on the center gelling the ball, so they had to be abandoned. The boys are still a little ha.y about what happened to them at Minnesota. They were three points ahead at the end of the first half and' were six in the lead when only ten minutes was left to play In the second, but In that last ten mlhutes the Gopher machinery started to work and before they could be stopped they had run up 28 points, making the score 42 to 21. A BIG TOURNAMENT. The Girls Basketball Teams Will Contest FriJay Evening. The girls' annual Inter-class tourna ment for the University championship and the possession of the pennant for the season of 1904-05, will be held In the armory Friday evening. Most of the teams are now ready for the fray. The Senior team will be captained by Miss Emma Shlubur,. one of the for wards of the 'Varsity. The Freshmen will he captained" by their center and an experienced player, Miss Wllla Adams, who Is also a 'punter on the second team. The- Sophomores elected Miss Margaret pMlobury captain. The Juniors, champions 0f two seasons, have placed the fortunes of their team in charge of Miss, Minnie Jansa, the brilliant 'Varsity goal thrower. The Junior team, holders of the championship, 'after passing Intact through tFO seasons, suffered this year the loea'qf many strong players. Miss Pearl' Archibald, last year's center and captain, who threw the winning goal for her team in the match last year, is now in Dakota. The team's strong guard, Mrs. W. H. Leavitt (Miss Ruth Bryan), also deserted it. So did MIsh Edna King, forward, once captain of the Lincoln high school team. Two others players not now in school are Miss Lorraine Comstock of Omaha, and Miss Frances Bell, who UiIb semester is attending Cornell University. The Ju niors have been reinforced, however, by some new material, in the return to the University of Miss Ruth Wood sman and Miss Angle Roosa, former guards on 'Vnrslty second teams. The class of 1005 is well known to be en thusiastic and determined, and enthusi asm counts for a great deal. The team has "practiced a little at odd times," and though It can not claim the strength of the two preceding seasons, there are many who would not be sur prised should it succeed in earning the right to inscribe the figures "1905" for the third successive time on the pen nant of crimson and gold. Those repre senting the class on Friday night will probably be: Misn Roosa and Miss Woodsmall, guards; Miss Towne and Miss Koch, centers; and Miss Thomns and Miss Jansa, forwards. THE FIRST CONTEST. Preliminary Contest Tonight in Memorial Hall. The first of the two preliminary de bating contests will take place this evening In Memorial hall, when both Eides of the question will be ably pre sented by the men who are out for places on the interstate debating teams. The contest tonight coupled wdth the one tomorrow night will decide the membership of the teams that will meet Washburn and Kansas. The doors will be open early, so that the con test will begin at 7:30 instead of 8 p. m., nt previously announced. No one will be admitted while a speaker is on the platform so that it will be to the interests of all to come early that they may not have any trouble in getting properly seated and be spared the nec essity of waiting. For the two contests some thitty men are registered. These men have been delving steadily for a week in the library, having searched numerous works in their quest for facts to sus tain their side of the question. In eight minutes' time each man will be ex pected to tell what he knows about his side of the question and in some instances indulge in rebuttal on the side. Hence each will be obliged to Talk to the point and waste no time In getting to the point. All men who are to take part in tomorrow's contest are obliged to remain away from the meet ing tonight. , The judges for these contests will be Professors W, G. L. Taylor, H. W. Caldwell, E. A. Ros's, W. W. Cook, and F. C. French. The presiding officers have not yet been announced-. The giving out of free tickets Is an Innovation this year, and will undoubt edly result in bringing out a good crowd. A large number of these tickets have been given out, but they can be still secured at the executive office or from Secretary Ira Ryner or any of the speakers. The girls who are to' take part In the big minstrel show to bo held by the Dramatic club soon, met In U. 100 yesterday morning to arrange for that stupendous production. Meetings will be held on Tuesday and Thursday, and it Is desired that those who wore not able to attend yesterday should try to come out today at chapel time. Just received, the swelleet lot of spring samples you ever saw. Now op sale at onohalf price. Sanderson's. THE SOPHS MEET Meeting Results in Empty Dis cussion. Vice President Elected After much difficulty the Sophomorrs met yesterday morning in the law lec ture room and with a mighty effort suc ceeded in accomplishing the election ol a vice president. It had been intended that the remainder of the class offi cers should be elected at this meeting after which the matter of the Som brero board was to be disposed of, but the arlous disheartening occurrences which delayed the meeting defeated tl o purpose. President Smith's announcement of the meeting had named U. 100 as the place, but this had been preempted by the Dramatic club. The Juniors were In solemn assembly behind closed doors In U. 107, and refused to be distrubed. The Freshmen In the chapel were al ready undergoing the agonies which tho Sophomores contemplated. And in the meanwhile the latter unfortunates filled the halls of the main building with loud lamentations. Someone an nounced that the large class room in the basement of tho chapel was va cant, and a mad rush was at once In stituted. After much -difficulty it was ascertained that Dr. Clapp was conduct ing a class In the room, and once more despondency and gloom settled on the troubled souls of the underclassmen. At length, after an extended discus sion with the leglstrar. the law lec ture room, in the .main Jniildlug was secured. About 250 Sophs, together with a motley crowd of exiled Seniors Juniors and Freshmen, completely filled tne room. President Smith at once called for order and calmly announced that nominations for vice president were in order. Hereupon someone sug gested that a secretary would Improve the lonesome appearance of the plat form ( and ex-Secretary J. C. Moore consented to act In that capacity. On account of a large number of Sophs be ing compelled to stand, it was sug gested that a vote be taken by raising the hand. An instant objection was made to this proposal, on the grounds that the constitution provided that elections should be conducted by bal lot. This in turn, was answered with demands for tho constitution, which was not forthcoming. Miss Jennie Whitmore and F. W. Up son were finally nominated for the vice presidency, but the close of the hour prevented tho announcement of the ballot until after an adjournment had been taken. Miss Whitmore was elected by a majority of about 15 votes. President Smith announced after a(L. journment that the class- will meet again next Monday morning -when It Is hoped that matters may be settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. MUST PAY DOUBLE Sam's- Cafe. The only place in the city to get the famous "Little Qem Hot Waffles' Special service f ladles Stags Will Pay Extra at Senior Prom or else Not Come. bio to fill their programs. Then those loyal men who get a falily good pto gram schedule are "button-holed" by at leaht two or three of their friends (?)-who haven't any Indies, and who want only two or three dances. Tv result Is that the stags hnvo a fair time at the oxpenso of the other fel lows. This is unfair to themselves, to the other fellows and to many young ladies who deserve to go and who would gladly go. It Is up to the stags to "get busy" now .and the Senior Prom will be the most enjoyable dance of the year Y. W. C. A. Notes. The object of UiIb association shall bo the development of Christian char acter In Its members and the prosecu tion of active Christian work, partic ularly among the young women of the Institution. The advisory committee of the Y. W. C. A. will bo at home to all Univer sity gills at tho Conservatory of Music. Thursday, evening, February 25. 1901. In honor of Miss Ruth Paxson. national r.fcretary of the Y W. C. A. Freshmen and Sophomores, 8 to 9.30; Juniors and Senlos. 9:30 to 11 p m Every girl should attend. Tho gills of tho association are nl ways ready to listen to Miss Withers, and her talk at the meeting last Sun day was an inspiring one. Her subject "A Stiff Course vs Snaps," was one which has a particular attraction for students. Her thought was "Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ." Miss Mabel 8tevons added much to the enjoyment of the occasion by rendering In her usual pleasing way a vocal solo. The attendance was not what it should have been, but the girls, by the Intensity of their Interest, made up for their lack In numbers. Is an academic course? Miss Ruth Paxson. national secre tary of the Y. W. C. A., will visit tho University of Nebraska February 24 29. 1904. and conduct the following services: Thursday Convocation, 10 to 10:30.; chapel noon meeting, 12:20 to 12:30; Vesper service, 5 to G p. m., U. 10(5. Friday Noon meeting, 12:20 to 12:30; Vesper service, 5 to G p. m.. U. 10G. Saturday Opqn meeting. 2 to 3 p. m., U. 10G. Sunday Quiet Hour, 9 to -10 a. m.; Y. W. C. A. Room Rally. 3:45 to 5 p. m., with Wesleyan and Cotner Univer sities and Lincoln Y. W. C. A. You are urged to he present at any or all of these services. INTER-CLASS TOURNAMENT Freshmen Down the Seniors and the Snphs the Juniors. The Senior Prom, has been set for April, 8 at the Lincoln hotel. Following the example set by sev eral other leading Institutions, the managers have been considering very serious tho "stag" question. In these other institutions stags are charged double prices. This would very effectively do away with one of the worst features of our largest Univer sity functions. In the past stags have been a very serious menace to the pleasure and enjoyment of these func tions. They not onlycheat a consider able number of the fair sex out of an evening's pleasure, but they also de prive the men who are loyal to the la dies of a satisfactory program. The stags "butt in" and get several dances and the- others find it lmpossl- The largest crowd that ever witnessed a class basket ball game was amply re pafil for the trouble and money last evening when the Seniors lowered their colors to the Freshmen, and the Sophs defeated tho Juniors by a decisive score. The Senior-Freshman game ., was.the closest and best class game ever played at Nebraska, and was bit terly contested at every point of the game. The Freshmen got the jump on the Seniors at the start and maintained a good lead up to nearly the end of tho first half, when the Seniors gingered up and forced the playing up to the end, when the score stood 10 to 9 against them. In the second half My ers took Mllek's place, but could not atom tho tide, although at One time he put the Seniors ahead by throwing three goals in rapid succession. Tho Freshmen responded to the cheers of their supporters, however, and soon pat themselves in the fead, wh'iqh they held until the last whistle when the (Continued on page 4.) J i V K l ' i - ' , 1. Mne - fifi &. i j a. H ' - f&b.. ,u .",',1 ' n -') !. tl , ,. si
