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.. .-...r"-.!. jfrti&gy ' SvYtrri."'"" Tt T J v-' w: i A - ' I 'ft. ' Xlbe Bails tflebraekan Vol. V, No. 4 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, J905. Price 5 Cents -m,jrrr fe ri tf LAW MOOT COURTS ARE ORGANIZED, AND JUDQE8 OF EACH DIVISION NAMED. Law Students to Try Cases Before 8tudent Judges and Juries Com- plete System Established. YeBterday Dean Pound posted a list -of the moot court officers for the flrBt semester of 1905-6, togother with di rections concerning tho formation of partnerships by tho students. Tho ob Joct of tho moot court is to give tho law student as largo an experience as poBsiblo in tho practical work of try ing a case, and to this end tho work is precisely similar to that of a regular court, tho samo degroo of care and exactness in tho drawing of papers and tho handling of a caBo being required as Is demandod of tho active lawyer. Judges aro seloctod from tho alumni and from tho two upper classes. First .year students servo as parties, wit nesses and Jurors. Tho parties and witnesses aro advlBod of tho facts of tho controversy, by tho Instructor, and the studont who acta as counsel dis covers tho mattors at Issuo and tho testimony ho may adduce iu support of his contentions by consultation with tho party for whom ho appears and his witnesses. Ho then determines tho form of nctlpn or proceeding, suea out and returns procoss, papers, plead ings, and takes all stops required to bring tho cause to trial, which Is at- tondod by an instructor who super vises each stop. In this work Dr. Pound will havo a vory able assistant In Profossor Ayers, who had boon con nected for somo yours with tho Har vard "club" courts bofore coming fo Nebraska. Each socond-yoar studont is required to try at least ono caso in an inferior court, and tako it by appoal to tho district court. Ju the third yoar each Btudont is roqulrod to tako part in at least two causes, ono at law and ono in equity, in tho district court, and an appeal In tho supromo court. No papers may bo filed uutil lookod over and accopCod by tho following professors: Supromo Court Dr. Pound and Pro fessor Ayors. District Court (Law) Dr. Pound. DiBtrlct Courf (Equity) Professor Hastings and Professor Costigan. Justice Courts Dr. Pound. Thosamo professors will also In spect all journal entries, which must; Tin nrnnnrnfl )iv t)m nrvnlllni nnrflon I Tbo Seniors and Juniors aro ro qulrod to form partnerships of two each, and these muBt be arranged and notice, bo filed with tho Clork of tho Supreme Court by September 30. The October torm of court begins October 14, and the cases will be as signed on tho following days. Bupremo Court October 2. District Court October 7. Justice Courts October 15. RuleB governing all three courta have been printed and may be obtained from Dr. Pound. The list of Judges and court officers is as follows: Hnnromo Court. " B, H,. Clark, L..L. B.. Chief Justice. ) J. It. BerryJuJU B Associate. FOOTBALL Nebraska vs. Lincoln High School UNIVERSITY CAMPUS yj SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 3 P. M. Admission 25c Grand Stand Free B. P. McKelvey, L.L. B., Associate. Stanley Bartos, '07, Clerk. District Court. J. W. Blezek, L.L. B., (Equity). M. S. McDuffle, '0G, (Law). B. C. Enyoart, '07, Clerk. M. L. Corey, "07, Sheriff. Justices. E. Affolter, '07. O. A. Bergron, "07. J. D. Clark, '07. Senior Politics. As tho time for tho first Senior class meeting draws near, tho political pot 1b growing warmer, and moro candi dates for tho presidency wro appear ing oach day. Tho election will not occur until next Tuesday, but already half a dozen men havo announced themselves aa willing to receive this honor fronr their classmates, and none of thorn Booms to be a particular fa vorite. Those who havo boon mon tionod thus far aro Legro, Skoen, Hol lingsworth, Wollonslck, and Pugsloy. Tho fraternity candldato appears to bo still in tho dark. Tho moBt Important appointment tho now president Imb to make Is that of tho Sonlor Annual Board, and It is presumed that a numbor of Seniors will bo candidates for edltor-in-chlof of tho publication. Aa the Sombrero doea not appear this yoar, the Sonlor Annual will bo tho most important studont publication, and tho editor will occupy a vory responslblo position. Tho name most frequently montlonod for this placo la that of Earl Denny. Registration. Complete returns from registration havo not yet boon compiled by tho registrar's office, but it is ostimatod that the total number is about 1,700, an Increase of 200 over 1904. ' Tho proportion in oach college Is not yet known, but it Is noticeable that tbo co-eds predominate in tho culture courses, while tho mon aro moro and moro devoting themselves to tho pro fessional and engineering schools. Eat at Don Cameron's now restau rant,119 So. 12th St. CXXDCXXXXX)CXXXXXOOOOCO Y. W. C. A'S ANNUAL UNIVERSITY GIRLS yiv GOVERNOR'S MANSION, 1422 H STREET, SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, 8 TO 10. CXXXXX)OCOOCOCOCOOOOOOOOOOO( CX)COCXXX)OCXXXXXXXXXXXXDC Convocation. Tho Democracy of America is de teriorating and tho futuro govornmont of this country is Imperiled by tho present rush of our people to material Ism. Such Is tho tenet of Professor Taylor as enunciated In his convoca tion address yesterday morning. Profossor Taylor drew a contrast between tho aristocracy of medieval times and tho democracy of tho pres ent day, telling how tho peoplo of tho former ago gavo much attention ,to art and youth and how wo of this "eco nomic period" direct our groator ef forts to development of materialistic things. Tho corruption today in offices of trust gavo him a theme for his con cluding words, in which ho said tho American gcvernmont of tho future would bo an aristocracy not an aris tocracy such as ruled hundreds of years ago In Europe, but an aristoc racy with a few In supreme power like, for example, tho labor unions in this country today with their haughty walking delegates. Monday, Chancollor Andrews will dolivor tho chapol address, "Univor slty Cooperation," bojng his subject. Junior Class Meeting. Tho Junior olass will moot this morning at 11:00 o'clock In tho Chem istry Lecture Room for tho purpoao of electing ofllcera for tho presont se mester. The Juniors aro meeting so oarly In tho year that no well-defined booms havo boon launched, but there are a numbor of aspirants for tho presidency, most prominent among whom seem to bo Lott and Do Young. It is expected that there will bo tho usual division ilno between barbs and frats, Mr. Lott representing the latter olomont and Mr. Do Young tho former. As tho president to bo electa ed today will havo tho powor to ap point tho Junior Promonado commit too, an exciting contest is lookod for. Emory D. Stanley, '04, of South Omaha, Is a visitor at tho Phi Gamma Delta house. RECEPTION TO ALL THREE MEN GONE NEWSMEN ARE TO BE ELECTED TO FILL VACANCIE8 ON THE , ATHLETIC BOARD. Track, Baseball and Basket-ball Mana gers Are Also to Be 8elected for Coming Year. With tho beginning of tho school yoar and tho athletic year It is found that tho Athletic Board Is lacking three of Its studont mombors. Thoso men were elected last spring and fully Intended to bo In school this yoar. ta tako charge of their duties, but on ac count of lnadvortablo circumstances and changea they will bo abaont. Tho mon who aro out of achool aro Hunter, Hewitt nnd Graves. Tho resignations of thoso mon aro handed in or will bo handod In in tho near future, and It Is expected that tho noxt mooting of tho Athletic Board will mean tho election of men to fill these vacancies. Tho mon nro selected by tho remaining studont and faculty mombers. Thoso mon serve until tho next regular election. No candidates have aa yot an nounced themselves, but It is undor atood that thero aro sevoral who aro quiotly at work. It la quite euro that men who aro 8eIectod will bo quite capable for tho poaUlona, as it will no ImpoBBlblo for University politics or politicians to havo anMnfiuonco with tho romaining members of tho Board. Edgar Cotton and Wm. Hoar havo been favorably mentioned as likely mon for two of tho vacancies. Bosldos tho election of Board mom bora, tho noxt mooting of tho Athletic Board will moan tho election of track, basoball and basket-ball tnanagers, also tho canvassing of tho vcates cast for track captain. Six mon wdVo oll glblo for track captain, so tho votos will bo well scattorod. Cramer and Wollonslck nre likely candidates for track and baseball managers, respec tively. As yet thoro aro no mon out for baBket-bail manager, but it is felt sure that several names will bo in tho hands of Dr. Clapp by tho tlrao for election. Gale of 8eason Tickets. Tho sale of season football tickets !ias already passed tho figure of lust year, nonnithstandlng-tho fact that there nre no solicitors ln-tho field ns mwtqfort-. Old student appreciate ho opportunity offered for saving ft niplo of dollars on football gume6, ftu-l 1-nvo bought tickets roiulll, but tho now mon do not yot seem to real izo tho chance thoy aro missing. Tho price remains at tho samo placo aa before tho first game, f 3, but tho tick-' ots will be taken off saio immediately after the second game. Thoro uro no grandstand season tickets on sale this year, but grandstand Jcko-.a may bo' pmchusod for each game by holders of tho regular season books. Mr. Leroy D. Swingle, a graduate of Lafayotto College and recently pro- ' : fossor of biological sciences at Seat tle Seminary, Washington,- will hold , the teaching fellowship in. Zoology while carrying on hla. work for a high ,' ec degree ; j$pn' v -,'?xV; A V M . M JK,. -rvri,x t -Jfct--- " " " ' , l ",i-' scAtA vixHr-- niiT i. ' mT lt,.T I ii 1 ,