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UtaVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, J906.
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SIMPLIFIED SPELLING AS ADOPT
ED IN BUSJNE88.
Extensive Campaign to Be Carried Out
. to Secure Further Co-operation
in This Direction.
The Amovlcan man' of business is
adopting simplified spoiling. As n re
sult, tho simplified forms of words
ale going out daily, In thousands of
business lettora and In newspaper and
magazine advertisements and adver
tising pamphlets where they are being
read by Millions of people. Inaddi
tlou, nearlylOO dally newspapers,
trade JournaHJmagazlnes and othor
periodicals are using some or all of
the space-economlzlngfornis. These
words, consequently, as aSiotural re
sult nf fhftlr frfflllint nunonrnnnn In
print, aro rapidly becoming 163,8,
strange to the eye of the average
American reader on whoso support,
after all, tho success of tho spelling
movement really depends.
In a "recent stock-taking of Its busi
ness of securing users of Its con
densed words, the Simplified Spelling
Board found some rather significant
DrofltHin. vWhut, mlirht bo null nil ILr
wJiLIe8al,e department the depart-
menvuov.oted to extension work among
"those? wtfosejitdoption of simplified
.spelling means Its use, not merely In
an occasional personal letter, but on
a large scale In commercial corre
spondence and printed matter. From
Us list of 10,600 signers and from some
10,000 letters and newspaper clippings,
the Board learned that 1,037 firms,
heads of concerns and men in mana
gerial capacities anyising thoshortor
forms. In this list are not includod
the hundreds of professional men
lawyers, physicians, chemists, en
gineers nor the 1,500 clerks and
Stenographers who have agroed to em
ploy theae. forms. The list ofv 1,037'
is limked to What might bo cnlletMm
portant factors In the business field.
Of these 1,037 business, men, 279 arc
In Ner- York state, whore tho active
support of tho movement by John
Wauamaker, the Dry Goods Economist
and btberwoll known firms Is rapidly
spreading Its doptrlnes buslnessward.
New-Yorfc City claims 213 of these
adherents and so leads the commercial
HsX" PWn&ylynnla Is itoxt with 94
business uaors; Ohio is third with 80;
Illinois and Massachusetts each hnve
more 'than GO; New Jersey comos
fifth with 47 commercial adherents, led
by ihuh: S.Plaiit & Co., tlio legal
department of the Edison Company,
and other widely known business mon.
In many other- slates and cities, the
wide1 use of the shorter forms by pub
licatiohs Is provfug'an effectlvo agency
, in converging many business men to a
personal use of these forms.
Within tho next few weeks, somo
25,000 letters will bo sent to buslnoss
v houses, asking them 0 join in the
movement and to co-operate with tho
Spelling Board in bringing about ra
tional spelling. In this campaign, the
members of tho Boarcf aro depending
" for part of tyelr expected success on
appoint of difference between the
American business man-and tho Brit
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Cooked by Dr. B. L. Paine
St. Paul's Church
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MORE PLEDGES.
Several Other Fraternities Corral
Freshmen List Still Incomplete.
In addition to the" list of fraternity
plodges announced In tho columns of
The NObraskan a week ago last Tues
day, tho following names have been
handod In for publication. Several
fraternities are still withholding their
lists, but It is expected to publish all
names of FYfiRhnmii nlrwln-njl in Ann
within the next weok.
Alpha Theta Chi.
Will Fleming, Sutton; John La ton
ser, Omaha; Herbort W. Potter, Oma
ha; Lawrence Voavor. Beatrico:
George M. Wallace, Omaha; Laurence
Holland, Lincoln.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
It. Ewing, St. Joseph, Missouri;.
Robins, Sholton; H." Adams, Sheri
dan, Wyoming; H. Clapp, Elm wood.
8lgma Chi.
Ed Pollys, Lincoln; Frank Proudflt,
Lincoln: C. Alloubnch, Lincoln; CI.
LeRoy, Lincoln: Chester Agcr, Lin
coln; Grover Thompson, Grand Island;
H. B. Johnson.
WILL WEAR CAPS.
.Freshmen Decide .Jo Defy Time-Hon
ored Custom.
TliQFresTimen say "Hurrrih, we're
Hums 10 nave green caps witu white
loiters." Tho ipnerclassmen wondor
why such .appropriate (?) colors were
solocted. Tho committee, however, is
not Just suro whether they will get
hats 'or capB.
Tho class decided to have an In
formal party Decombor 15, In Memorial
Hall, the admission to which will be
25 cents. Tho class also decided to
go to the footbull game In a body to
day. GLEE CLUB TO SING.,
Will Render Popular Concert at Con
vocation This Morning.
The Men's GIpe Club' of tho. Uni
versity will make its dobut for this
year at Convocation this morning with
la concert of popular music. Tho club
nas been hard at work since school
first began and n program of unusual
merit Is assured. ' V "
' The- program for the concert this'
morning is as follows: V 1 f v' "
The Scarlet' and Crbam.".;. . ?'' i
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Lullaby' ; Brahms
Gleo Club.' t t i
whistling soio' ...:.: ? f t '
' ' Mr. Iroland,
Old Kentucky Home '.. . ,
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Male Quartet .
Tho . Pope '..?.y? '
Glee Club. ', d
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TOie annual roport of the" treasurer
Of Harvhrrt nthlnHoa aUnn o. nVrvn.
$56.70 J' for, tho football sdason. ' .'
Tickets, Fifteen Cents
TO HAVE OUTSIDE JUDGES.
8enlor Play Committee to Ask Help in
Selection of Cast.
Tho piny committee of tho Senior
class, at a meeting held Wednesday
morning at Convocation period, defi
nitely decided to sccuro tho assistance
of judges entirely outside of the class
of '07 for the selection of the mem
bers of the cast of the play. This' is
contrary to precedent' and is-done to
insure a cast choBpn solely oiv the
basis of morlt. '
The plan for tryouts for tho Sonlor
play will not bo announcod until defi
nite action is takon by the committee
In regard to tho solection of the play.
Several plays are being considered at
tho present timo atuljt Is Hoped that
a final selection can be made by tho
ChrMmns holidays. If this is accom
plisheaVtryouts will bo hold before, tho
second semester begins and rohoarflals
will commonceearly In February.
Tho names of tfohulges who havo
been selected to assist the play com
mittee will be announcetfin a few
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ANOTHER FAKE.
i "Students' Passport" Distributed
Thru University Mall.
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, Yesterday morning a large number
of tho men of the University were
more than surprised to receive thru
Station A a card hearing the follow
ing inscription:
"Students' Passport.
"This card, j,vhen properly endorsed
by tho Dean of Women will 'entitle
the holder to ' attend a University
function with the lady whoso name Is
endorsed hereon.
"The same lady's name will not bo
endorsed for more thnn two functions.
Tho above rule Is not applicable to
those ladlos residing In tho Official
Dormitory.
"Unmarried members of tho Faculty
wishing to UBe one 6f thoKo nnnHiiort
must havo the same countersigned by
tho Chancellor.
"' Dean of Won&iC
"- - Gentleman.
N" V..,-Lady."
Investigation proved that this card
Is only a continuation of tho campaign
Instituted among the students .after
the discussion over Rule J14, to Indi
cate their disapproval of tho mlnuto
.wntchcare apparently exerte'd by tho
faculty over things social among the
student body.
Mr. Royal B. Kellog, who was ox
pected to deliver a' series of lectures
on Forest Utilization before the,
classes In Forestry on December 3 nnd
4, will be unable to reach the Univer
sity until later 'in the school year, and
his 16ctures have been accordingly
postponed. . ' ' ", '
THE FINAL GAME
INTERCLA38 CHAMPION8HIP TO
BE DECIDED THIS AFTERNOON.
Freshmen to Play Seniors Last Game
of Year Hard Game Expected
Teams In Good Condition.
Today at 2 : :10 p. m. tho Freshmen
and Seniors will .fight out (or tho class
championship tho final football game
of this yoar. Tho Froshmon havo do-
foatod the Sophomores, 8-0, and tho
Seniors vanquished tho Junior, 17-0.
Both teams nro In prime condition "and
hopeful of winning this deciding strug
Klo. Tho football class championship InuT
become a much covetod honor at Ne
braska, taking prccedenco of all saVo
'Varsity athlotlcxhonors. it means not
only .the right to wear tjm class nu
merals,, but. tho gift of, handsome
sweaters to mqmbors of tlib winning
teanu ' .
Tho Seniors havo an unustuUly
strong squad this year, practically
ovory man on the team having had
considerable experience, and many orv
them having been slmr In Intorcluas
or high school football. Tho Fresh
men havo boon nnnutrlmiihlv lmiwll.
capped by tho loss of their two nlir
tlcular stars, Burnott, who won tho
Frcsliman-Sophomore game with his
Iwq goals from tho field, and Hawloy,
who has made a very enviable reputa
tion as quarterback on tho scrubs.
However, whlo thoy do not feel ovor
confident,, they oxpoct to put-up a
iiaru gamo and. bolloveheylll win
unless the Seniors show ljottojforni
tliam hqrotofqro. ' &x
The' game will indoubtodlv- hv
pretty exhibition of football, Class
enthusiasm, will runhlgh and enthusi
astic rooting is expected. A movo
ment was startod to dismiss the two1-
nnd three o'cldck cjaflBes so thobeyory
one couiu utiena tno game, and the
Chancellor consented to it on condl
tlon thijt tho Deans made no objec
tions' hut 'tlin IntlnT- rnfiial'K'.Jrf.
tlon tjio project, declaring that it'
would create a bad precedont. '
The proceeds already from the
F , - ' bw xlJVtk lJ nilUL'
games of the Inferclass series already
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i"j"i 41111UUU1 iu uuuul liny noiiurs,
so that there Is every prospect 'that
tho champions will luiVo quite a hand
some sum with which to buy them
selves sweatern. In case, as seems
possible, there is nv considerable sur
plus left over after sweaters. and caps
havo been provided, there Is a move
ment on foot to use this to onrnnizo "
a University Fieshman team next fall
which shall-Jiave n roirulnr Hchodnln
competing with high schools, ' minor
colleges and other Freshman teams of '
like nature. This would give Fresh-.,
men a chance to participate In ath-V
lotlcs In splto of the rule debarring '
them from 'Varsity teams and would'
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miou ouiu iiiu jiromom 01 ueuurring
them from class athletics In which
they havo so great an advantage un
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Freshmen. '
Loft end ,....' ,..Bontley,
Left tackle ,, ', .Haft '
Loft guar.d ...,m .-. . . . .Spellmoyor
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