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ZIbe )ail$ IRebraeftan Vol. VII. No. 9. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, J907. Price 5 Cents. THROUGH EUROPE WITH PROFES80R LEES AND HIS PARTY ON CONTINENT. KOJK0C000 O O 0000 x ML SURPRISE US? SOUTH DAKOTA EXPECT8 TO DO UP C0RNHU8KER8. 8ome of the Things Seen In Germany Government Ownership of Rail roads In Europe. The last summer was spent by Pro fessor Lees In a trip through Europe. With him were a party of twenty-seven people, most of them from Lincoln and Omaha, but Including also teach ers from other parts of the country. Sixty days were spent in travelling through England, France, Italy, Switz erland, Germany, Belgium and Hol land. While In Germany, as a student, Pro fessor Lees had an experience that peculiarly fitted him for this work. Ho traveled over Europe for a whole summer on the Inconceivably small sum of fifty cents a day. Living as a peasant, ho became thoroughly ac quainted with customs and prices on the continent. The experience of Doctor Lees In Europe Indicates pretty clearly that perhaps, after all, government owner ship of railroads Is the final solu tion of the difficulties that are preplex lng our statesmen. Traveling In all parts of the continent for several months not a single late train was en countered until the party reached America on the return. European railroads are invariably doubletrackod as a precautionary measure against accidents. While the trains do not travel quite as rapidly as In America they are Invariably on time. Throughout nearly the whole trip the party had, a private car. Arrange ments made beforehand made It pos sible to have carriages at the stations ready to meet the party, and to have rooms all assigned before the hotel was reached. In England, Chester, Birmingham, Shakespeare's home at Stratford.Ken llworth Castle, Oxford, and London were visited. Six days were spent In seeing Paris. Rome occupied seven days, including trips to Naples, and to Pompeii. Three days were spent In Venice, "the Bride of tho Adriatic." Sunday was spent "amid lakes and snowclad peaks" of Switzerland. Tho next Sunday was spent In the quiet town, of Heidelberg, with a visit to the castle. The art treasurers of Ant werp were studied and then the party Went on the Rotterdam, the last place visited on the continent. Professor Lees has received several inquiries regarding another trip of this kind, but as yet no announcement of any kind can be made. New 8tudent Reception. A reception for all students of tire University will be given at the First Presbyterian church, corner Thir teenth and M streets, next Saturday evening, 8 p. m. A cordial invitation Is extended, especially to the new students. After the show or party In the even ing, a nice clean lunch at The Boston Lunch. South Dakota vs. Nebraska SATURDAY, OCTOBER FIVE 3:30 p. m. :: 00K00000C00 O FOOTBALL IN IOWA. The Game Has a Good Start in the Hawkeye State. The campaign for the Iowa foot ball championship has been fairly started In the last week. Last year marked the passing of many old play ers, veterans In the squad of players who have contended for Iowa football honors for three or four years, men like "Sioux" Jones of AmeB and Jack Streft of Iowa. It also marked the re tirement of Albert Rlstlno as head coach at Ames and John Chalmers as head coach at Iowa. Ames opens tho present senson champions of the state of Iowa by virtue of tlve 2 to 0 victory over the HawkeyeB last November. Clyde Williams, who will coach tho Aggies this fall, will mako every effort to re tain the title. Moreover, this will bo Catlln's first year as the head of any coaching department and he will bo anxious to make a reputation for him self on the showing of his team. With -the exception of Ames and Iowa, the coaching staffs of tho vari ous state schools will remain the Bame as last year. Professor Bryant will direct affairs at Coe College In Cedar Rapids, B. F. Hamilton will have charge at Iowa College at Grlnnell, "Doc" Pell will coach the Drake Uni versity team at Des Moines, Griffith Is expected to be In charge at Mornlng Blde and Du Bridge at Cornell. The cdming season will be a clean one in every respect. The movement In that direction last fall met with a hearty response all over Iowa. One thing which has had a great deal to do with this has been the or ganization of the "Big Five" in the Missouri valley last winter. Pat terned after thfc "Big Eight," the western organization Is establishing the Ideals of the parent organization. Other western schools are to bo In vited 'to become members of the Mla (Contlnued on page 4.) 00000000000000000000 I AND INFORMAL SATURDAY EVENING OCTOBER 5 Memorial Hall. oooooooooo Admission, any place 50c O CHK0000CK0000 ITS PROGRE38. What the Department of Bohemian Is Doing. In the department of Bohemian Language and Literature are offered at present four single-semester courses, and, altho primarily gram matical, offer training In translation and conversation as well. In con nection with thiB first-year work the student of the Bohemian language may attend a valuable series of week ly lectures thruout the year, tho se mesters being devoted to Bohemian history and literature, respectively. The two advanced courses are essen tially literary, but also embrace a review of grammar and-some work In composition. Tho office of the Bohemian depart ment is located at present In the German office at U. 108. Quarters are now being prepared In U. Ill for a seminar room. Professor Jeffrey Hrbok, head of the department, reports: twenty stu dents regularly enrolled and fifteen more Btudylng under tho direction of the Komenian Club and expected to take regular second semester work this year. Although things aro'rather condensed this year, Professor Hrbek hopes to offer two now courses next year, relieving the pressure. The Battalion this year contains 340 men, not Including the Band and the Hospital Corps, whose member ship it Is thought will bring the total number of men taking work In the Military department up to the 400 mark. The Nolt Avrats, founded In '97 and the oldest local frat at Ames was for mally Installed Saturday evening as the Alpha Iota chapter of the Phi Gam ma Delta fraternity at Ames. The Hawkeye students will meet In U. 109, Friday at 12 o'clock, for short business meeting. -. Tickets 50 Cetns Northerners Reported to Have Strong est Team In History and 8ald to Be Fit for a Hard Struggle. According to "dope" wafted down from tho North, South Dakota Is ex pecting to make tho game with Ne braska next Saturday another big sur prise for tho Cornhuskers similar to to tho one that resulted in a score of four to nothing last year, when only a drop kick saved tho Scarlet and Cream from Ignominious defeat. Coach Whlttmoro of tho South Dakota team admitted when ho was hero Saturday that his pupils are much strongor this season than they wore at the time of tho Nebraska game last fall. Addi tional Information received this week regarding the Northerners says that they have one of tho largest squads In tho history of tho Institution and that they are doing tho hardest kind of scrimmago work In preparation for the game Saturday. The squad is said to contain a largo amount of new ma terial that Is available for uso on tho 'Varsity. The Dakota squad has been at practice two weeks longer than tho Cornhuskers and are reported to be in fit condition for tho hardest kind of a battle Saturday. Coach Colo, while not fearing or predicting that South Dakota will boat Nebraska, Is getting tho Cornhuskers ready for any little surprise that tho Divorcons may have in store. The bad weather tho first two days of this week spoiled most of "King's" plans and it was Impossible, for him to do much with his squad. For these reasons tho Coach will give tho men plenty of "stiff scrimmage the rest of the week In order to fit them for a hard battlo Saturday. The practice last night was satis factory from the point of view of the spectators and the men seemed to be getting more speed Into their play than they exhibited In the 'Peru con test. Bontley, Patton and Burleigh show ed up well at end and got down on punts with surprising alacrity. In the backfleld Cole worked tho men In "Hurry Yost" stylo. Johnson, Kroger and Wellor hit the line hard In the scrimmage work, Johnson doing particularly good work. The end positions are still bother ing Cole and seem to present a per plexing problem. In the game Satur day, Cooke, Craig and Beltzer held down those positions and did good work but the coach continues to shift the men around and last night had Pat- ' ton, Burleigh, Bentley, Cooke and Belt zer working at end. "King" Cole does not seem entirely satisfied with any combination of ends he has yet had and probably will continue to experi ment for a while with men for those positions. It Is believed that the return of "Mike" Denslow to the squad would help clear up the end situation. (Continued on page 4.)