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AMOUNT RAISED
Y. M. C. A. Redeems $1,500
Pledge to the Temple Fund.
Wednesday night In Unhersity hall,
the- University Y. M. C A. held Its
nnnnal buslnt3s meeting and Hcveral
matters of Importance were disposed
of. After a report of the year's work
was givon by B 'J. Levin the ut'.nni;
president, the matter of the Temple
pledge of $1,j00 made by the associa
tion was r resented by Dr. Contlra. the
chairman of the advisory board, and in
a very few minutes, the entire pledge
was cleaned up by the members pres
ent. Considering the fact that many
of tho men had turned in pledges of
a larger or smaller amount, and that
they had to make a great sacrifice In
raisins more, the response mane
them is remarkable and highly praise
worthy. It testifies to the fact that
the association men believe In the pro
ject and that they are willing to stand
behind our chancellor and those men
who have sacrificed so much of their
time and money in advancing the
movcement. It .s hoped by those in
authority In association circles, that
this organization may continue (he
Rood work, and help carry the burden
of those so deeply interested
"" After this business was disposed of.
oillcers for the ensuing year were elect
ed a follows: President. M. J. Brown;
vice president. James Anderson; sec
... t r. Moore: treasurer, L. J.
Zook The last two men have been
filling out an unexpired term, and were
le-elected because of Taithful and effi
cient service. All of those chosen to
lead- tho association work are men
who are first of all good students, and
men who are interested in all the
phases of University life. Plans al
iases in University Hie. Plans are
already in progress for making the
coming year a better one in ever way
"Tmore track meets this season than ever
before.
Captain States and Benedict have
gone to Conorado on business for a
couple of weeks and their absence
couried with the inclement weather,
has caused a depression in track work.
The men will be taken out doors as
Von as possible, however, probably
the first of next week, and then prac
tice will begin in earnest
A rather ludicrous event happened
Saturdnv In eastern athletic circles.
On that date the Michigan Dally an
nounced that it was decided to send a
relay team to the famous Pennsylvania
itlay race this spring. Pennsylvania
won the race last year in 8 min. 8 1-5
seconds, for the two miles, but has loat
hi i two best men. Yale broke the In
door record a couple of weeks ago. set
ting the mark of 8:09 -1-5. and the Mich
igan coach thought they could do no
better than this outdoors. The Michi
gan team did the distance in 8:12, and
It was felt could lower this 8 seconds
or so on an outdoor track. But that
tame night the Yale team, in a contest
at BufTalo, established a world's record
of both indoor and outdoor running ot
7:59. Besides this team record, Par
sons, a Yale Freshman, lowered his
own indoor world's record for the half
mile from 1:58 3-5 to 1:54 3-5. The
world's outdoor record Is 1:52, and the
intercollegiate outdoor record' is 1:5G.
Michigan w'ill have to hustle some to
beat the Yale team at Pennsylvania.
MORTON HISTORY
Vast Amount of Material Used In
Compilingthe Work.
fo far this season has been most
productive of new records, and prom
ises to do even more when outdoor
work begins. The records so far brok-
rh this nar are: American record
16-lb. shot; American and world's rec
ord.', 12-lb. shot, world's outdoor and
indcor records, 2 mile relay; World's
indoor record, half-mile; intercollegi
ate outdoor record, half-mile.
TRACK TEAM SCHEDULE
A Meet Each Saturday from April
1st. to Close of Scroll.
The main part of the schedule for
track moots has now been practically
settled, and Dr. Clapp has indeed pre
pared a hard campaign ror nis pro
tegcrrrone which will require an al
most phenomenal team to carry to a
successful conclusion. There will be
tkiso principal contests and a largo
number of secondary ones, so that the
schedule extends over six weeks, an.i
the boys will meet another team every
Saturday from tho last of April until
the close of school. Of course the most
important contcstwlll be the grea'
Minnesota meet, which has been defi
nitely set for May 21. Tho aouin ua
koia team will meet tho Cornhuskors
at Vermillion on Decoration Day, and
the Colorado men will have a shot at
our team at Boulder on May 13. prob
able, although the exact date has not
been set? Besides these main events,
tho annual preliminary contest will of
course bo held, probably about the mid
dlo of April. At this time the men
who will compose the regular team
win ho nrnctleallv selected, although a
man who ahows up later will of courso
have a fair show. Dr. Clapp if also
thinking of holding an intorclass meet,,
a handicap contest for University stu
dents, and a meet with tho Lincoln
high school. In addition to these, there
will be a contest with either Dqarre
Cdllego or else tho winner of the Ne
braska Intercollegiate championship.
All these dates can not bo definitely
flnncroii until tho others aro finally
The girl's basket ball team started
at (' o'clock last evening on their long
trip to Minnesota. The following, ac
companied bj Miss Pound and Mrs.
Clarr. made up the party: Minnie Jan
sa, Emma Shlnbur, Ina Glttlngs, Elva
siv Cnra Scott and Ruth Woodsmall.
Fmm tho following extract, which
we-dip from Wednesday's Minnesota
Dally, the girls will be shown an ele
gant time. Minnesota, It will be no
ticed, considers thib the ctiampionsmp
game ot the west:
"The championship of the west will
l.e decided at the Armory Friday even
ing. March 25. when the Nebraska glrl'
basket ball team plays the 'Varsity
girls.
"The Nebraska girls have never been
defeated. This team was organized in
189(5. and since that time they have
met nearly every girls' team of anv
n.nnnt iii the vicinity, but In their
whole career they have never run up
again a superjor aggregation
"An innovation will be In evidence
at tho game In the shape of a woman
official.
' Mr. Kiefer will officiate for Minne
sota but the fair Cornhuskerrhave sig
nified their intention of choosing one
of their own sex for an official.
"This has always been the custom at
Nebraska. So the spectators will be
given tho opportunity to compare the
relative merits of feminine and mascu
llue discernment and judgment in ret
creeing a game.
"After a game informal dancing will
be held.
"The sale of tickets opens this morn
ing and from the large advance call
for' them It Is probable that the hall
will be well filled.
"The 'Varsity Girls play the Central
High Saturday afternoon."
Boston Dentists, best work and low
prices.
Lincoln Local Express, 11th and N.
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TpL 787. Baggago hauled.
Special rate to students at Hendry's.
Lomlng's, ic6 cream ana candy: 11th
and Z, Sts
Perhaps few people in the University
are aware of the great work that Is
being done in compiling the history of
our state from the earliest times c
the present. The Morton history now
in course of preparation promises to
be the most complete and authentic
history of our state ever published. The
Idea of getting up such a work orig
inated In the minds of Dr. Oeorgo L.
Miller of Omaha, and the late J. Ster
ling Morton. They were impelled by
the knowledge that no creditable his
tory of Nebraska had ever been pre
pared and with a desire to see one com
piled that would bo authentic and re
liable. The pioneers are passing away
and with them stories of tho times
when civil government was first plant
ed west of the MlBsourl. When they
are gone, there would be no one who
could give authentic facts concerning
tiro early history of our state, and 't
was tho Idea of these gentlemen to
draw from the great storehouse of
knowledge and material in their pos
session.
The idea was first brought to frui
tion in 1897. Mr. Morton and Dr. Mill
er had both written much along this
line, and they supposed that all that
would be necessary would be to get
their material into shape and add a
few things to give the whole a proper
pro i ortlon. It was Mr. Morton's de
sire at all times that the work should
be thoroughly done. About a year be
fore his death ho engaged Mr. Alberi
Watkins to assist in the matter of re
search and compilation. He himself
was editor-in-chief, with Dr. Miller as
his associate. After his health failed
Mr. Morton desired that Mr. Watkins
continue the work, and since then it
has been entirely In his hands.
In this work thousands of difficulties
and obstacles have had to be over
come. Even the ofilcial records of the
early clays were found to be unrelia
ble and full of errors. In many cases
the names of the same persons were
spelled as many as three different ways
In the same record, and It was difficult
to tell which wbb right. All such per
llexities as these have had to be
worked out. as nothing has been taken
for granted, and the original sources
have been consulted for Information.
Neither time nor money ha3 been
Limred in the work of research.
In doing this those in charge or tho
work have had occasion to consult all
the leading libraries and go to all parts
of the country and Interview men who
were active in events in tho early days.
Ntor has the philosophy of history been
neglected.
Tho history goes back to tho Six
teenth century, beginning with Cor
onado's expedition in 1545. This Is fol
lowed by tho expedition of the Mallet
brothers, Lewis and Clark's expedition,
and the expeditions or Lieut. PiKe nnci
John C. Fremont. Two subjects that
nri treated moro thoroughly than ever
before are tho Louisiana Purchase and
itho Nebraska-Kansas bill. A separ
ate chanter is devoted to each. All
j events are treated that have had a di
rect bearing upon mo nrsiory ot iu
braska.
Special attention has also been given
to the subject of the Fur Trade, as far
as It applies to Nebraska.
Enotmous expense has been Incurred
In securing photographs and engrav
ings. A consorvatlvo estimate of the
amount thus "expended is $40,000. A3
an illustration a photograph has been
recently secured that was sought by
featuro writers and history for the
pact half century. An oil painting hns
been found nnd reproduced of Manuel
De Lisa, the first settler in Nebraska.
Ho was without doubt the most forci
ble aggressive aird enterprising char
acter engaged in the early fur trade.
He made the first permaent settlement
In Nebraska In 1807 nt De Lisa's Post
north of Omaha. An engraving of his
wife has been secured.
In thlB history 'for tho first time a
(omplcte scries of the photographs of
the governors of the stato and terri
tory will bo presented. Some of thorn
have been seen by present day Ne
braskans, either in person or in like
ness. A great deal of space has boon
given to the Indians nnd to their rela
tions with the whites and the various
treaties, reservations, etc.
Another feature of deep interest 1b
that pictures of men well known in Ne
braska havo been secured, giving their
likenesses when they first came to tli"
state and also at the present time.
These Include as well as many others
J. Sterling Morton, Judge Wakely, ex
Govcrnors Crounse, Furnas and Pren
tiss, and Peter A. Sarpy. Engravings
nre also at hand of Joel M. Wood, th4
first preacher In Nebraska, his church
being at Brownvllle; Hadley D. John
son, the first delegate to congress;
Spotted Tail, the chief of the Brulj
Sioux; Pitaha Sharn, chief of the Paw
nees; Red Cloud, tho great Indian war
rior; Pierre Choteau, who controlled
the fur trade in the northwest for over
thirty years, and Logan Fontanelle, th
chief of the Omahas. It is aimed espe
cially to secure a likeness of the first
man to settle in each county.
Tho history will contain a large
number of scientific articles. The ge
ology of the state will be treated by
Professor Barbour; the anlma! life l-y
Prof. Lawrence Fosslei ; the vena
tion by Dr. Bessey, and the archaeol
ogy by E. E. Blackman. All these oi
ticles will be illustrated by magnificent
engravings.
Tho first volume, which is nov Jn
tho hands of the printers, will bring
us down to the admission of the state
in 1867. A second volume will lake rp
the subject from this date and trnc
from there on th'j growth aim d voloj)
ment of the state and its political in
stitutions, agriculture, hortoculture. ;e
sourccs and' possibilities. Whether a
third volume will be necessary is not
known. Mr. Watkins Is being assist
ed in the collection and con;riiution
of material by Mr. Payne.
FIRST JOINT DEBATE
Palladians and Maxwells Will
Meet Tomorrow Evening.
Some high flown oratory Is expected
tomorrow evening when the Palladians
will attempt to prove to the lawyers
"That the Fifteenth Amendment has
Justified Itself." The debate will take
place In the law lecture room commenc
ing promptly at 8 o'clock The three
clubs have adjourned their regular Sat
urday evening to be present at this
important event. The Palladlan squad
consists of Mitchell. Smith and Balrd,
while the honor of the lawyers will
bo defended by Buffington, Mathers and
HendrlckBon.
Competent judges have been secured
to decide the outcome and tho winning
club will have the honor to debate thi
Unions in a future debate to decide
the championship. This is an annual
feature of the debating clubs, and' a
great deal of interest is always mani
fested as to tho outcome. Besides the
attendance of the Jh.ro clubs, a good
numbr of visitors aro generally pres
ent. Tho debate this year will be In
structive as well as full of interest,
since the question Is one of the most
prominent before the American people
todav. No student in tho University .
who can spare a part of tho evening,
should fail to bo present. The admis
sion Is free and everybody Is expected
to c?)me.
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