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-the Daily Utbraskan The Academic Status of Foot Ball Players
A conMlldatlon of BY DEAN POUND ' .
Tho Hesperian, Vol. 31, The Nebraskan,
Vol. lf, Scarlet and Cream, Vol. 4. But a few years since, no one cared, closely at the list of our players, past gradosfor tho last yoar.woro abovo 00
outsldo of universities, whether a foot- and present, and to seo what tho pub- per cont, Mr, Rfngor wob also chouon
MonUday,hadt iffuntvoraPty S?l$ffiraSE& bal1 player had any academic Btand- lie records of tho University show an upon one of tho dobatlng teams and -
Lincoln, Neb., by tho Hesporian Publish- ing. Academic Ideals and standards to their scholarship; to boo whether it mado an enviablo record. To all who - 'hi '
wore sneered atr-ns antiquated super- is a list of graftors, or an avorago stu- know him, ho is a living refutation of
Board of Directors. stltions, and tho business man was dent list, made up of men of avorago tho chargo that all football playora
. 3. V. P. Stout. Laurence Fosaler. held up to us as the type and exemplar student character and avorago studont are graftors. A more conscientious
Dwlght Cramor! A. a. Schroibor. of perfection. The most that college scholarship. "Literature of exposure" honorablo man Was nover enrolled In
Editor-in-Chief ".JohivD. Clark men ventured was to contend that is seldom concorned with tho good the University. '
Manager....:. 7. .'.'. '.'.'.Fred Naughton higher education did not necessarily side of a subjpet. But the facts, as So much-for tho past. What aro tho
Assistants. t disqualify for business ami that a grad- shown by tho records of the Registrar, players of 1005 dolngT Ono thing Is
Mews J. E. Bednar im'e might And his college training of deserve to bo known. sure, thoy aro not dolinquont In tho
Athletics R. A. Van Orsdel some benefit to him In the race for In the Sombrero last spring there is work for which they aro registered.
Circulation W. E. Standeven money to which nature had dedicated a list of those who wore then entitled Lot us hoo, thon, what this work Is:
Editorial Roomc U 304&. Business omcc, a11 men Tho spectacle, however, of a to wear tho "N" for participation in Mr. Avery Is registered for 12 hours,
U 211. Post onico, Station A, Un- confessedly uneducated man, proud of football. This list is headed by the tho first-year courso in tho Collcgo of-
00 "' ' . his ignorance, drawing a salary- of a well-known name of John R. Bonder. Law. T
EmSr0lioV8toiio8da"?y Managor and million dollars a year, because, as ho Most people, I supposo, think of him Mr. Bonotllct takes 15 hours as fol--
r' ' assorted, ho had not been spoiled by as an athlete puro and simple But lows,- Horticulture 1, Botany 10, Civil
Telephone'. '...Automatic 1528 education, very nearly put us to si- tho books show that ho graduated Engineering 5, Applied Mechanics 10.
Night Telephone Automatic 2365 ience, in athletic matters, the at- A. B. in 1005 with a stainless aca- Mr. Borg carries 13 hours, 'tho ro-
Subscription Prico. 12 per year in advanco tempts of boards and directors to demic record, and that in his last year, quired third-year courso in tho Collcgo
apply academic standards rather than In which ho shono so brilliantly upon of Law.
Nob?.t0Mdsocond-cla?s8SSlCOrnattor 'undoV tho purely business standards of pro- tho field, ho pursued eleven courses Mr. Burns takes 15 hours as follows,
tho act of congress of March 3. 187D. fesslonal baseball were derided and with credit, receiving one grado of Mathematics 3, Physics -3, Mechani-
opposed by tho general public. What- "Q - ." Ave grades of "Q" and five cal Engineering 1, Applied Matho-
. - t ever improvement has been mado In of "M." matics 1, Electrical Engineering 3.
INCDfaSka SOngS college athletics,. In this part of tho Next upon tho list stands M. A. Ben- Mr. Cotton Is' registered for l
country at least, is due to the efforts eaict, a name that bidu fair to stand llour3: CMl Engineering 5, ChomlH-
By Max Meyer of professors who insisted in adhering beside Bender's fbr brilliance of ath- try A Spanish 23 Goology 1, and Go-
Tho question of University songs is to ncdemlc Ideals in spito of tho out- lotlc achievement. Tho books ' show olev 23
ono that has beon agitated at Nebras- bI(1 PublJc that when his name was published ho Mr. Eager carries 15 hours, the
ka in times past with more or less sue- Recent events have rudely shaken was carrying seven subjects, nnd that t,lIrd ynr course in tho Collogo of .
cessful results; many songs have been the general faith in business stand- he attained a grado ot "E" In ono and IjaWv ' -
offered without apparently arousing ards. Wo aro not so sure ns we wore of "G" in four. Mr Litllo takes 16 hours as fol-
the proper degree or enthusiasm among that the' business man is the highest No less conspicuous is. tho next lows, Mathematics 2, Botany 1, Rho-.
tho atudents. It seems to be admitted specimen of human evolution. We are name, C. T. Borg. The books show torIc 5' P1LyB,cs Forestry 7.
generally that for a University tho size not so sure as wo were that men are that ho graduated A. B. In 1004, with .Mr' IjUnd,n nas tno thlrd-yoar work
of ours, wo aro painfully shy on col- to be judged and graded solely by their nn academic record bespattered with ,n "l0 College of Law, 15 hours,
lego songs. incomes. We are no longer ashamed grades of "E" and "G" and that as a JJafn ta, 8 ". "' ", ,,"
Tho Idea is all wrong; there is no of education for its own sake nor do second-year law student In 1004-1005 l0WBMntn(5mnUc8 Physics 1, Civil
reason why Nebraska should not have wo hold ourselves bound to show a he had an average grado above 80 EnGlneorlng 5, Mechanical Engineer-
as many and. as good songs as any unl- tangible goal In dollars and cents be- per Cent for' tho whole year '
verslty, and when conditions are ex- hind every subject of academic study. Following comes tho name of C E Mr MDonnld tnkeH tho third-year
drained It seems strango that wo It is admitted that there Is something Cotton. Tho jecords show that ho WOrk f th C0Ur8 ln Forestr 17
should bo' behindhand in this respect in academic standards after all. With Was then registered for five courses nours' x x
Wo certainly have thp singers-nearly this revulsion of feeling, has come, a and. that In one ho received a grado of mr' JO""B"" ) B'unm ior v
every organization at Nebraska pro- no less radical change of x'ew as to "q and in two a grado of 4,M" - hours,- as follows, -European History
vldes for storing of some sort at Its college athletics. Tho very norsons wvf r,inr ia t? tw. ,. m,. 1 French 2t Rhetoric 25, English Llt-
.meetlngs. Tho Y. M. G. A., tho Y. W. who scoffed at faculty regulation and Hunter graduated A. B. in 1005 and e1" English literature 27,. Ju-
C. A,, the literary societies, and tho va- opposed academic control, urging "re- was elected to Phi Beta Kappa for r,'rudjm? 0 " ' '
rlousNratornitles all have songs and suit" as the goal and. holding up pro- conspcuous scholarship. Ho also ,r" ?? C-L "''I0 ' "
sing them heartily; the University fesslonal baseball as our model, now gaed a place uponHho 'Varsity de- J? f th Gnral S,entlflc C(T80'.
Chorus, tho Mon's Gleo Club,' and the clamor for stricter supervision and bating teams. In debate, in tho class- ,?U!r? , ,. , IU X
Girls' Gleo Club aro organized for the atUso athletic boards and directors r00m, and on the field, hisVork'was , ,!!" ,r Becny.oai:
express purposo of singingall these for not adhering steadfastly to impos- 0f a very hlgK order. - ' Coll9Ko Law, 16 hours,
should co-operate ln a liiovo toward slblo standards. If there had beon a oienn Masbn stands next uponho r. poller is registered for, 13 hours
establishing college songs. "literature of exposure" of few years Iflt, Tho bookB 8how at fotho "7! - '
There Js nothing more inspiring than ago, it would have held up to ridicule semester ho obtained two grades of cxlmn,Cfl Jj Pnylc8 9 Electrical En: .
a great number of voices singing to- tho unpractical, out-of-date professor "G" and ono of "M." x ' ' s,neor4n '"'
gother; as an enthusiasm aroUser who InsLsted that football players Next comes E. O.' Eager. MrEager Mr- wjnstrand carries IE hours,
nothing can beat It. Yells and cheers . should study. Today, that same pro- was thon In the second year of the nnme1 Mathematics 3, Applied Mo--;
aro effective 4ind -proper in their place, iessor Is expected to be ubiquitous and College of Law and had an average SI0, , ' JJ,ectrIcaI Engineering 1, ,
but singing has its place also. Take Argus-eyed, with ho deductive powers grade exceeding 80 per cent for his EIectr,caI Engineering 3, Astronomy
specific examples. B-urlng a lull In of Sherlock Holmes, relentlessly pur- entire course. x
tho recent Nebraska-Colorado game, suing to tho end all departures from Tho next name Is H. W. Craig. Mr. T!1,0 faCt" "- Ju8t rciItd Bnoax -v
the Colorado rooters sang "Glory, the highest academic standards. De- Craig was then registered for five sub- id K the a
Glory, Colorado," with heads "bared and spJtc popular opposition and nowspa- jects, in two of vhich ho obtained n of jnoro difficulty or maintains a bet
hats moving back and forth In unison, per ridicule, athletic boards in tb'ls grade of "El' and in 'two more a grado ter scholarship. There .aro undouDK"
It was only a song, but It must have pan of tho United States have doho a of "G " , edly Individual exceptions. But atjho J-T-
'been effective in keeping up tho'splrits grenT work. .To ignore this and to, p. -a. Brtrta, who stands' next, was St S tte toarXttcSS
of-tho Colorado men. Another case: pcoiit thoir motives and denounce thoir tljeu a second-year student in tho Col- mlttee. Th'oso who have visions of
At tho Yalo-Prlnqeton game this year methods, as- is now- fashionable, con legppf Law. - Tho books show-trim to illiterate pugilists, drafted for beef
800 Princeton rooters remained on tho only have bad results'. ' )0 asteady worker with a clean record and athletlc skill, maintaining a nom-
field after the game ws over singing Wo" have been told reconjl y that a.fd an average grade of about 75 per SSS&& '
their "Hymn to Old. Nassau." Cduld "every footbaU player is a graftor." cent. . ' well to consult the records of the Reg-
tho loyalty they felt toward their team Wo have been-'told also that football WWN. Johnson In tho semester In la'trar. Those records will abund-
and school have beon shown in a bot- players are in no just sense students, which thcllst was published obtaipod nntly re'uto the charge that football
t0r Way? . , M , , , v bUt thQt thy arG a BOrl f athltIC X' n gradG f "G" aDd tW f "M' ?Srnowath?et'c $S$ at Nraslm
Some steps should be taken at Ne- crescence upon the student-body, care- Without going over the remainder of have labored zealously to improve tho
braska to popularize tho idea of col- fully nursed and tended, but without the list ln detail, one name deserves 'conditions of our teams. They hayo
lege Binging; after it has beon fairly any acadeipic function. No doub especial notice. Everyone who has wa,st,fjJ no words in accusing our
started any number of good songs will many wel'l-meanlrtg persons believe followed football at Nebraska holds Suld to promote s
bo proposed, and once tho spirit Is that this is so. Only tho other day I in affectionate remembrance our tower home. The results should be gratify
fairly, aroused it will ,novor die down. t overheard a, well-known citizen upon of strength through many hard-fought ing to all who believe In college sports.
Good songs will- Inspire1 our athletic our own "field gravely asserting, that years, J. D. Ringer. Mr. Ringer grad- Continued earnest and vigorous on
teams to greater efforts, will breed and there was not a bona fide .student in uatod Af B. in J003nd LL: B, jn'MOBi eventually rat atnteUea eveywhoron
. encourage loyalty and d,evotion to the the array before him and that "overy- His college record Is admirable,, show-1' a sound academic basis. Nothing will
school ln tho undergraduate, and will one knew better" than to enquire into ing a full measure of grades of "E" contribute more to that end than the
act as, another tie to" bind the 'alumni the school work thoy wore supposed "and "G," and in tho College of Law ho emergende of academic standards- In -. . . "
tp their alma mater. Can't we, have, to- bo doing. It. has seemed worth came w.Ithln a very few points of ele' ffl,1 Material deafs ZXS ' f?
fom Nebraska songs? . while, therefore, to look . somewhat tion to the scholarship society. His btfilnei iitimdardi iSS to projS.
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