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itaxlm'atihwnt.2. IPA i , IFtebrashan Vol. VI. No. 34. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1906. Pi xcc 5 Cents. DR. LEES TALKS ij n mnnkm,imnmm.m!isrmtiA,Smti Zhcwzily "7 h tr-rjf i let y v m N B !2? r K 4? S. -i EGPLAINS ACTION OF FOOTBALL CONFERENCE. Gives Reasons for Revision of Rules Tel How Reform Was Accomplished. "Dr. James T. Lees, Nebraska's rep- eseutatlve to the National Football Rules Committee of the United States, gave an Interesting account of the his tory and present status of football re form as embodied in tho action of the Mules Committee, at Convocation yes terday. After calling for the Nebras ka yell as an appropriate introduction for his address, Dr. Lees spoke In pari aa follows: v Attjie close of the football season in 1905 a crisis was reached, due to the growing evils arising from strenuous -.games'. Thus the Freshman rule was -ado5 because of tho demand for heayylne-men; for if an unusually flnoplayor was found in a- small in stitution inducements were offered to change his college. Such unsports manlike tactics had to be Btopped. Then, too, a long list of fatalities led many to believe that football was more deadly than a Mauser. But President Hadlc-y of Yale and President Schur man of Cornell valiantly defended this "mftjdr" sport," which altho a rough vaino has In it many elements of mili tary dlsciplino and moral training. The game was ruled out of many ' universities, and it was then that a conference was planned to which sixty-eight colleges and universities were to send representatives. The confer ence was held in New York, December 28aiuT"was divided into seven geo- graphical sections: New England, New York, Middle States, Ohio, Mlddlo West, South and WeBt. This confor " enco Avas a struggle between two teams in a football 'game of more than thirty-minute halves, and in the ond tho conservatives scored a touchdown bythe adoption of tho following reso lutions First To communicate with the nonjj . Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Annapolis and Chicago Unlversltywho had always constituted the committee thnt had formerly, governed football, and pro pose that the committees formulato rules under which football should bo played. ' Second That tho seven members elected by this conference should be " guided in their action so as to secure the following; 1, An open ga'mo. 2rTho elimination of rough and brutal playing. 3., The efficient enforcement of rules. Maklnc: the rules definite and. precise 1 In all respects, such as tho definition i or urutai piaying, noming, tripping land, in general, all infringement of the rules for which penalties aro glven. -, I 4? The organization of a permanent body of officials. M i N ELLIE cbcxxxxcocoooooooopoooooo Band cooooooooooo Informal OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO At present tho mombers of the com mittee are doing all possible to culti vate a spirit of fair play and the "square deal."' Lot us put not only football, but all our colloge athletics, on a strictly honest, straightforward scholastic basis, and then comlug gen erations of athletes will i'Ibo up and call us blessed. FJORMER CAPTAIN PROMOTED. Jerome Langer, '01, Made Superintend-' ent of Navy Yards. James Langer, who has filled tho po sition ot chief Inspector of the elec trical department of the United States navy yard at Brooklyn, N. Y., has been promoted to the suporlntondency of ' the teBt rooms of the navy yards at Mnwn,.v ltvnnkivn mid Philntinitihid. tlVIUI'1 WfcJ -...... 4. Mr. Langer is a graduate of the Uni vcrsltyTjola8s '01, and was captain of C company In his Senior year. Ho was also very prominent In University social circles. MISS BROWN TO COACH. Senior Play Committee Selects Succes sor to Miss Howell. The Senior play committee has se lected Miss Bess Brown to coach tho Sonlor'plrty. Miss Brown has only re cently assumed the duties of Instruc tor In Elocution In the University and has taken the place of Miss Howell, who was given a year's leave of ab sence a short time ago. Miss Brown Is a graduate of Ne luaska and of a noted school of ora tory. In the east and for some time has been the Instructor In Elocution and Dramutic Interpretation at Hastings College. Sho has had extended ex perience In tho production of college plays, having taken the leading role In her own Senior play, and last year was the coach of tho Senior play at 'the University of Colorado. The Versatile Stagg. Coach Stagg of the University of Chicago has seventy-five varieties of plays which he will give the-Gophers Saturday, Omaha and Ret, See the Football Game . then go with the team to see Maxine Elliott Friday, Nov. 9, 50c PAPER ON SEAWEEDS. Professor Bessey Preparing Scientific Work. Profgessor Bessey Is preparing a pa. per on one of the groups of seaweeds known as the Slphohales for publlca tlon In tho "Transactions of tho Amor lean Microscopical Society," which in now on the press. These seaweeds In clude about a dozou families of plants, some of which aro found In fresh water, while tho majority are marine. This paper is the result of studies be gun many years ago and presented Horn time to time in Dr. Bessey's lec tures to advanced classes In Botany, but never yet formally published. ' TEAM TO SEE PLAY. i Omaha Theater Invites Team to See Maxlne Elliott. The managers of tho Boyd theater in Omaha have Invited Nebraska's fool ball team to attend the play in Omaha next Saturday evening when Maxlne Elliott Is to appear." Manager Eager has accordingly arranged for a delay in tho linie for the excursion to start back to Lincoln and all who go up to Omaha will have ample time to attend the play if they so desire The excursion will bo nut oyer the Burlington and will leave Lincoln at 10 a m. It-is confidently expected that over three hundred students will avail themselves of the opportunity to sea Omaha, to go to the gamo, and then to accompany the team to the theater. Manager Eager also announces that ho has secured a round trip rate of a fare and a third to Lincoln from all points within slxty"mlles for the Kan sas. game, a week from Saturday This rate will Include Omaha. , Cornhuskers Have Schedule Filled. Professor Hlgglns, corresponding eecrotary of the Debating Council, has received a letter from Nebraska de clining to consider a Kansas debate this year. The reason given is that their schedule is entirely filled. The Kansaiv "Cameron's Lunch Counter. 123 S. 1271 Saturday, $1,10 S UNUSUAL GROWTH BIBLE STUDY COURSES SHOW A MARKED IMPROVEMENT. Progress General Nebraska Coming to the Front Interest Grow ing Very Rapidly. It lias often been Said In tho past that state universities wore "Godless Institutions." Tho following factH concerning the study of tho Bible, in cluding the life of Christ, tho contral figure in human history, indicate clear ly that the above harsh accusation is groundless. Tho following statistics aro fur nished by the International committee of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion: Five hundred and sixty Institutions of North America reported 33,157-mon studying In 8,089 Blblo classes. One hundred and eight institutions having no Bible study tho previous" year reported classes. Two thousand eight hundred and thlrty-sovon men wore enrolled in Blblo classes In 103 Institutions. Tho previous year 1,909 fraternity men were reported in flfty-threo institu tions. Soventy-ono college presidents, col lege profoBsors and prominent alumni, representing forty North American in stitutions, have become associated with this student Bible movement for " purposes of counsel and co-operation. Tho eleven universities having tho Jnrgest Blblo study enrollment for last year wore: University of Illinois . 500 University of Toronto ., 018 Ohio State University 509 Yale University 431 Univorslty of Pennsylvania. ...... .400 Princeton University . . 375 Uniyorsity of Minnesota ...301 University of Iowa 300 McGlll University 291 Harvard University 272 University of Nebraska-. 18G Tho following statistics will speak for pur own Alma Mater: . Men enrolled in Bible Btudy classes at tho University Of Nebraska: 1904-5, 77-; 1905-6, 18G; 190G-7, 325. t Tho last figures will very probably reach 400 before the end of the school year. So that when next year's fig ures aro published Nebraska will, In this respect, be found where sho be longs, near thoop.. This number In cludes classes to be started lu tlioi Greek lotter fraternities. The men meet once a week in small groups' from six to fifteen eaclu at a con vontont place, usually some student's room or a rooming house, for three quarters of an hour's discussion under tho leadership of some competent stu dent. The work Is entirely voluntary and is very largely in the naturo of informal discussion. Mr. C. M. Mayiie, secretary of the City Y. M. C. A.,. leads the normal training cjass for tho group " leaders. Tho courses include studies in "Life of Christ," "Old Testament Characters," and "Tho Teachings of (Continued on pago '4.) cxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)ccococooeo NELLIE OCXXXXXX)COOOCOOCOOOOOOOOO -