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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, J904.
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CO. D DISSOLVED
Winning Company Is At Last
Partitioned.
corned. The total membership at pres
ent numbers 33, with no officers. Com
pany D numbered 48 men inclusive of
officers. The division of the latter
company among the rest of the bat
talion was begun last night.
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Last night was Bounded the death-
knell of Company D. By the order
which wo publish below and which was
read at the close of last evening's drill,
one of the most famous organizations
of the Cadet Battalion passed from ex
istence. This morning Company D lives
only as a memory in the minds of Uni
versity people. Here is the order that
did the deed:
Special Orders No. 12:
Company D is hereby discontinued as
an organization of the battalion for
this semester. The cadet privates will
be distributed among the companies as
per verbal orders of the Commandant.
The cadet officers and non-commissioned
officers are transferred to Co. E.
By Order of
CAPTAIN CHASE.
It will be seen from the above that
the dissolution of Company u is not in
tended to be a permanent thing. But
the present condition of affairs In the
battalion does not warrant the hope
that it will recover its former pros
perity for some time to come. Our re
porter Interviewed several prominent
members of the battalion last evening,
and almost without exception they
took a despondent view of the situa
tion. Tho dissolution of Company D
is necessitated, of course, by the scarci
ty of cadets, which resulted from the
irexplratlon this semester of tho required
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PRACTICE STEADILY
NOT A CRISIS YET
Communication Setting Forth
Interesting Views.
Ball Players Out on Diamond.
Mass Meeting Tomorrow.
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Ave hour ruling has so far proved a
failure.
ThoBe in close touch with tho af
fairs of tho battalion do not lay this
condition against the military depart
ment of the University. Its position
was clearly explained by one of the
foremost officers last night. He said:
M'fTho nniv. wav of-doing away "with the
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W'Tr'1' .aimcuiiy is io romuvu iuu nucc ocmco-
ter ruling, uapuun unase is in uo wuy
responsible for the five hour require,
ment, as he was but acting under in
structions from the national war de-
nartment in demanding It. These or
ders also require four somester's drill,
five hours ,a week, and It will ultimate
ly bo necessary to comply with this
provision, In my opinion next year 3
deta win oe-xoquirea io register un
der thlB system."
t- TWmnlt these conditions the oraer
dlfisolvlne Company D was iscelyed
with much surprise among the cadets
Slast nght. Captain Chase's statement
last Friday at tne company a uanqutu
had dispelled1 the fears which Jiad ex
isted as' to the division of one of the
comnanles. FoTvarloua reasons, how-
lever, .It had proved Impossible for the
department to get out enougnoi mo
chronic Bluffers to raise the battalion
to Its normal strength, and extraordi
nary measures became necessary.
while no omoiai announcement uuu
as )'et be$n. made as to the ultimate
disco Bal of-the commissioned officers
?of company I, we are Informed from
;a. reliablft aource that Caataln Hewitt
'f;WM be promote to the ppBltlon of ma
tior of the" battalion. .The lieutenants
lp will, remalfl In Company B, or an atf
v rangemeni. in pimmum vj ttv vu-
J" . i .l.'.l -in.Mnanv Tt will lin.
leUBIlL UCW1D UI, VVIfiW .....
come captain of Company E, and Lieu-
m tenant ueers oi uompauy u w -vo
73$ Lewis' plac6 in Company B. This, how-
over is as yet mere conjecture. -
Several of the non-comB. of the conj
pan'y are' not delighted a,t being trans
ferreTtovCompariy Ef. A few who were
Interviewed by our reporter oven an
nounced7 their Intention of leaving 'the
battalion.' Company E, while of such a
nature as to require the instruction of
the hat officers In the battalion 1b not
eenerally considered as a very glowing
Preparations are proceeding merrily
for the great game Saturday night.
The members of the team are doing
their part towards making tho contest
tho best ever witnessed at Nebraska
and they are fully confident that they
will win the game by a decisive scor
Wisconsin has a good team, and while
it does not rank with Minnesota, whose
team is admitted to be tho champions
of the country, nevertheless it prom
ises to glvo our boys all they can han
dle for forty minutes. The sale of
Beats began yesterday morning, and
while not up to the standard of the
advance Bale of tickets for the Thanks
giving football game, was quite brisk.
At the hlg mass meeting in chapel to
morrow morning an attempt will bo
made to arouse so much enthusiasm
that the crush at the Co-Op and Unl.
Book Store immediately after will re
semble the wild daBh for the Nebras
kan every morning at 10 o'clock. The
dance after the game is bound to bring
out a good crowd, especially of those
who do not fare for basketball Itself.
There has not been a 'University dance
for several weeks now, and University
society has never been remarkable for
the manner in which it kept Lent, so
the management feels certain that af
ter the expenses of the game have
been paid there will be a surplus in
the treasury, something hitherto un
heard of in basket ball.
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The baseball men Indulged in a prac
tice game yesterday afternoon, in
which they showed up in very ragged
form, even for early season playing.
Aside trom the pitching staff, of whom
Townsend, Marsh and Beltzer are back,
only one of last year's team is in the
game, that one being Steen, who la
holding down third. There are several
tnen trying for each position with the
exceptlon of catcher, where Miller of
South Omaha, has a clear field. He is
showing good form, especially in his
throwing to second, his only weakness
being an inclination to drop the ball a
little too frequently. Robertson and
Barta of the football team, are fight
ing for Wilson's stamping ground at
first. Hammil from the Lincoln Y. M.
C. A., is trying tor second and putting
up a very good game. In the outfield
Cook is playing the best bal) of the
present candidates.
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Dr. Clapp Is keeping his track team
close Indoors, until 'he has had a tem
porary track fixed up on the football
field. He has divided the squad up Into
eovoral divisions, thus enabling him.
to give more attention to each man.
From tho result of the Charter Day
events, when now marks were set for
nearly every contest, Nebraska will
have a track team this year that will
have 4o wander a long distance before
it will find its equal. Bender Is a
very valuable adltibn tk the sprinters,
and he promises to sot a new mark for
a hundred. Hagenslck, who did the
hurdles two years ago, and holds the
record for the 220-yard, Is back In
school and promises to clip half a sec
ond or so off his own mark.. The only
department In which there will be much
Weakness Is the hammer throw, nobody
showing up as yet to any place near
take John Tobln's . position in that
eyont. With this exception, however,
(the team will equal or surpass last
.year's In every point, and we' can feel
'assured that last year's record will be
.equaled.
Lincoln Transfer Co.
'Phone 176.
Baggage
Editor Daily Nebraskan:
I hnve been an Interested reader of
the many attacks upon our revered
chancellor by tho World-Herald and
other newspapers of the state, many of
them severe and unfair, and also of
your defense of the Rockefeller propo
sition In your paper. Permit me to sug
gest that In my opinion the point of
chief Interest to the people of Nottfas
ka and especially to the students of the
University has been overlooked in this
lamentable controversy. Putting aside
all questions as to the merits or de
merits of the acceptance of the Rocke
feller gift, it appears wo are up againat
a situation and not a theory.
Much as It is to be deplored this mat
ter Is sure to get Into politics. As I
understand it, the calling of the chan
cellor was In a measure connected with
politics was advocated by the political
element then in the ascendency. That
same element now opposes receiving
this Rookfefellier gift 'almost unani
mously. A majority of the party who
opposed him at that time, but who
have since soon the wisdom of that
choice, are opposed to this Rockefeller
movement. (
You seo then where wo will be at
the next election of regents. I feel that
we had better dispense with two build
ings of the value indicated than to
lose tho chancellor.
This discussion, however Is the best
thing that could have happened, as the
voters of the state will understand the
needs-of the University as they never
have before and I firmly believe that
now, If tho same degree of effort that
Is being used to collect $33,000 were
used on the representations of the peo
ple in the legislature next winter it
would bring all the money asked for
If It were enough to erect two such
buildings. I believe the chancellor may
have mistaken the spirit of our Ne
braska people. 8urely a people who
has a larger number of students in ltd
University in proportion to Its popu
lation than any other state in the
union will not fall to support the in
stitution when they fully understand
its needB.
Having been a teacher in several dif
ferent portions of the state I believe I
have a fairly correct Idea, as to how
the people feel about this whole Rocke
feller matter.
By all means let us lose the build
ing and keep our beloved chancellor.
A STUDENT.
Thet'splrlt of the above communica
tion' la"' manifestly fair, but we believe
that the writer has failed to grasp one
situated &0 exaggerated another. The
Idea that this matter Is Bure to get Into
politics Is not a new one by any means,
as polltcs has long ago got into thia
matter, so that neither would have far
to go before meeting. The writer can
not be sure of his Information when
he says that the same element that
was Instrumental in bringing Chancel
lor Andrews here Is almost unlamous-
ly against receiving the gift, and that
a majority of those who opposed him
then have assumed the same attitude
His thought is certainly an original
one, but he must be mistaken. He must
remember that only side has been vio
lently exercising Itself and that It has
a'lready called forth Its full strength,
while the other side while not bo fran
tic Is determined In Its stand. His
statement Is too sweeping to be accept
ed In good, faith without something to
substantiate.
TUere is no such crisis imminent aB
leaves us only a choice between the
building and our chancellor. Tb? Wjfit-
thelr eyeH to the magnificent work that
Chancollor Andrews has done, and his
record stands for Itself. Tho opposi
tion that has been set In motion against
him Is wearing itself out because of
Its monotony, and limitations. Further
more the acceptance of tho Rockefeller
gift has the support of by far tho most
powerful portion of the press of the
state. Let no ono loso sight or this
fact.
Wo believe that voters of the state
will realize tho needs of the University
more fully as tho result of this con
troversy and with the magnificent now"
building In our possession there will
two advantages galnod. Tho writer
states that ho believes if the samn
degree of effort that Is being used to
collect $33,000 was used upon the repre
sentatives of the people in tko legisla
ture next winter It would bring all the
money asked for If It were onough
to erect two such buildings. This Is
the theory, not tho situation. "Two
bucIi buildings" is a definitive term.
Other needs will have to bo attended to
before a building of this kind could be
secured. Supporting the University is
no light strain upon tho people, and
they would no doubt bless those who
were instrumental In increasing their
taxes, in order to furnish a building
that could have been secured without
entailing any expense to them that
they did not care to contribute to
wards. Tho people of Nebraska can
well be. proud of their University and
the number of students they furnish.
But It Is doubtful if their pride will
move them to submitting to heavier
taxes. Tho peouJfLAfeJbWLfika aro lib
eral, but they areclose to their limit.
And as a rule they do not object to our
University being the recipient of a gift
that will benefit Its interests mate
rially, since there aro few leading In
stitutions that do not owe their growth
and progress largely to gifts of this
nature.
The Idea that we must quail before a
situation is not a valorous one to say
the least. We have hardly reached tho
court of the last appeal when we shall
have to decide whether wo must lose
the building or our chancellor. We be
lieve a nobler sentiment would be
''Let us. stand by our chancellor in bis
efforts to benefit the Unlvorslty and
do all in -our power to aid the Temple
Fund." This would be a more Inde
pendent Btudent spirit than forseelng
possible calamity and bowing to our
forebodings.
And now we wish to thank the
writer for favoring us with his views.
We are always willing to discuss mat
ters of public Interest, and we hope
that nothing in this discussion reflects
upon him.
Gen. Daggett at Chapelr
A large crowd assembled In chapel
yesterday morning to listen to the ad
dres of General Daggett on tho Relief
of Pekln. General Daggett was a lead
er in this famous expedition, when a
handful of civilized soldiers penetrated
through a barbarian country teeming
with population, and brought aid and
relief to the-straltly beselged legations
In Pekln. Being an eye-witness of the
scenes he described, his talk was espe
cially Interesting. His description of
the thrilling. events of that memorable
expedition was so vivid that the minds
of his auditors retained a vivid impres
sion of the scenes described, All who
were present exnressed their pleasure
ai.haylpg heard Gncrajt Daggett's ad-
ares, as ne ion. many new impressions
of' the event that had drawn the at
tention of the whole world.
er shows excessive "trepidation' here
I The people of the state have-not closed
WANTED Thirty men, apply to
Secretary Y. M. C. A. in the associa
tion rooms Tuesday morning at 11:30.
Good remuneration.
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city to get the famoiis "Little Gem
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