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CI)C Daily totbtaskan
A consolidation of
The Hesperian, Vol. 31, Tho Nobraakan,
Vol. 10, Scarlet and Cream, Vol. 4.
Published dally, except Sunday and
Monday, at tho University of Nebraska,
Lincoln. Nob., by ttto Hesperian Publish
ing Co.
Board of Directors.
O. V. P. Stout. Laut'enco Fosslcr.
XI. P. Lcavltt
Dwlght Cramer. A. 0. Bchrclbor.
Editor-in-Chief......... John D. Clark
Manager Fred Naughton
Assistants.
N0WH ....'. J. B. Bednar
Athletic H. A. Van Orsdel
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Entered nt tho postomco at Lincoln,
Neb., as second-class mall matter under
tho net of congress of March 3. 1870.
Individual notices will bo charged for
nt tho rato of 10 cents for each Insortlon.
Faculty departmental and university bul
letins will gladly bo published froo, as
heretofore.
FOOTBALL REFORM.
Tho reform wnvo has struck tho
country In truth, and along with
trusts, Insurance, companies, pntorit
medicines nnd political machines must
go tho grent gamo of football. When
thoro aro so many evils to bo elimi
nated nnd so many abuses to ho cured,
It 1b perhaps natural for tho public to
desire reform in everything which has
been subjected to criticism for any
reason whatever, but the more fact
that football has received much crit
icism should not bo conclusive hbZXd
Its quality.
Lately thero has been a great deal
said about the laxity of morals among
theMlifforent university athletic boards
of both west and oast Induced by tho
ovolpoworlng-deslre to win. Strange
to' say, howevorTthocry for the aboli
tion of football has nob been, caused
. by these disclosures, and If 1thad, It
would bo a satisfactory answer tosny.
that tho fault did not Ho in the game
itself, but ,n tho attendant circum
stances which would bo tho same in
tho case' of any sport which should bo.
substituted for it as tho principal col
logiato athletic acti.vi.ty. The- ground
-for tho demand for reform or aboil--.
tion Is, In the deaths and Injuries
which have occurred from the gamo
during tho past season. During tho
campaigns of 1900 and 1904 we hoard
much about tho Inestimable value of
tho life of a slnglo American. Ad
mitting this, and admitting the cor-
rectness of the casualty list, tho game
is vicious. But bofore we should ar
rive at this conclusion we should In?
vestlgnte tho figures more closely. A
few striking errors stand out, nnd If
the entire list is as fau)ty as" nrethe
details concerning accidents which wd
know about, np rolinnco shouid bo"
placed on it. In tho first plnco, the
death -of a football trajnor who was
drowned whilo on a pleasure trip Is in
cluded and, nttvlhuted to football.
Denslow Is said to have received most
severe Injuries to tho kneo which
might cripple him, hut the little -ond
Is as frisky as over.1 Two Iowa play
era are Included among those- slnln,
whereas physicians' testified, that in
each caso death was duo to outside
causes. But most Important of all Is
tho fact that a very largo majority of,
tho Injuries occur 'among high school
players, and w.d must admit that foot
bnll os it is now playeu Is not a proper
sport for' boys In preparatory schools.
Arid when we consider thai at least
100 colloges and GOO high schools have
teams, with squads averaging at least
twenty-five men In each caso, tho nlim
bor of casualties, oven nccopting tho
list as correct, may not seem so largo
as to force us to the conclusion that
football should not bo permitted. In
collegos cvon under more exact su
pervision.
Tho evil of "cribbing" Ifl still crop
ping out In our larger schools.' In
Georgetown University 'eleven mem
bers of the sonTor class were not per
mitted to grnduato becauso of "crib
bing." Throe admitted and will bo
ullowod to graduate upon passing suc
cessfully a re-examlnatlon. Tho other
olght ploadod "not .guilty'" and had
their entire Benlor examinations can
celled. If they stand a rc-examlnntlon
In medical zoology and other subjects
they will bo allowed to graduate this
fall,
The wave of roform Is ' striking
NorthweBtorn University. Professors
nnd students will join hnnds in purify
ing both athletics and society. The
Inter-Frnternlty Council is the contral
committee and It has discussed plans
for the regulation of "Social Excesses."
Tho fraternities aro going to refrain
from pledging students' until a year
after matriculation. The sororities
nl'c expected to follow suit.
Such a movement is to he highly
commended nnd much interest will
bo taken in the work of reform.
Ohio Wcsleynn and Western Re
serve havo solected as a subject for
their annual debate, "Resolved, That
Congress delegate tho power to rogu
luto nnd determine railway rates to n
commission or bureau, tho doclslon of
which shall be of their own force ef
fective." In view of tho recent actions taken
against football in the East, It might
be Interesting tojibto that Princeton
has taken the affirmative of the ques
tion,. "Resolved, That intercollegiate
football In America Is a " detriment
rather than a benefit." Harvard and
"Princeton will nieet on December 15
and fight It out.
Senior-Junior Game.
The annual ln.teralassfoQtball game
between tho senior and JunloV-ciaBses
will bo played on tho University grhk
Iron Thursday afternoon at 1 p. m
Tho gjuuo has been scheduled twice
before this season and had to be post
poned on account of the condition of
tho field "and the weather. Theso
postponements have greatly delayed
tho dates of tho games nnd what tho
intorclnss managors hoped to avoid at
tho first of the senson playing thoH
games after the football season had
closed has been thrust upon them.
In order now to get Ihe games played
off befoj'o the Christmas vacation it.
'Will be necessary to play the first two
iiomes this week and pull off tho"de
cldlhg match, between the winners In"
the first two, next week. The mana
gers or the senior and junior teams'
havo, therefore, announced that-tlje
game Thursday will be playecfrogard-
less of weather condltIpntjT
MeetJngofGraduate Club.
All menibers of tho faculty and stu
dentsdolng graduate work are cor
tjlally Invited nnd will bo specially
welcome nt tho mooting of tho Grndu
ato Club, ny hich, will meet Fa-Jday even
ing of this week nvlth Prof. Hh, "Wil
son, 1339-' South Sixteenth .street.
Prof. Geo. E. Howard wjll give a short
address. Special- muslo vlll bo ren
dered. Refreshments will bo served,'
Protected by Block Signals
Tho first railway in Amorlca to adopVtho absolute
Block System in tho operation: f all trains "was the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
. Railway
It to-day ha more miles of road oporatod under
block signal rule than any othor railway ..company.
Tho St. Paul Road was the first railway to light
it trains by electricity, and it now has moro han
400 eleotric-llghted passongor cars in daily .sorvioo.
Throe trains from Union Station, Omaha, to Union
Station, Chicago, evory day.
For time table, special rato writo
F. A. NA8H;
General Western Agent, 1584 Farnum Street,
OMAHA, HKB.
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and Lunches Mnm and Ices
Concerning the Y. M. C. A.
Tho University Y. M. C. A. has is
sued a circular appealing to thy .young
men of tho Unlvorsity to join the as
sociation and help defray the many
expenses 'vljlle enjoying tho numer-'
oua advantages attaching to mon.Lor
shlp. A brief statement is given of
Die purposes of tho organization, and
Iheri a number of facts jibout It aro
enumerated. Every man In ihe Uni
versity should obtain one of these cir
culars and rend It attentively
Class of 1905 Meet.
All thp members of last year's senior
cllTsawho are now In the University
will liold-amoetlng tomorrow morning
at chapel time In U. 212 for tho pur
pose of perfecting lin organization for
tho year, There aro so ninny members
of this class In the University this
year that Jt has seemed feasible to ot
gnnlzb and havo some sort of an enter-
talnment during the winter. Thiswllf
be a hew departure In this JJnTvc"-
slty, nnd. It Is to bo hopedtKat It will
be successful.
, Notice. '
All football men must turn in tholr
.equipment to " "the manager boforo
chapel tlmo Thursday, December 7.
The Messiah.
Tho annual production, of tho fa
mous "Messiah" will fill tho last con
vocation period boforo thp holidays,
Wednesday, December 20. Tho solo,
Ists aro already engaged and aro work
ing on their parts. Mrs. Raymond Is
anxious to have as largo a chorus as
possible, and urges all who havo ever
participated In a rendition of tho
'Messiah" tb corao ta ns many of tho
lelioarsals as. thoy can, -whether they
belong to tho chorus or not, and to
taito part in 'the production. Re
hearsals are held Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday at five o'clock in Me
morial lHall. ' .
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