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Uhe SDail IFlebraekan Vol VII. No. 2J. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER J9, 1907. Price 5 Cents. GOPHERSNOTWEAK THEY HAVE THEIR U8UAL 8TR0NG AND FA8T TEAM. 0KOK3KKJK3KiK) THEY ORGANIZE The Big, Royal, Old-fashioned Feed - V Minnesota-Ames Game Did Not Show That Gophers Are Weak, But Proved Aggies Are 8trong. OOOOOCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX3Q 8CORE8 IN OTHER YEAR8. Nebr. Minn. 1900 12 20 1901 0 19 1902 6 0 1903 No" game 1904 12 16 1905 0 ' 35 1906 0 13 IMPORTANT GAME8 TODAY. West. Nebraska vs. Minnesota. Chicago vs. Illinois. Missouri vs. Iowa.' Kansas vs. Oklahoma. Michigan vs. Notre Dame. East. Yale vs. Army. Harvard vs. Navy. Carlisle vs. Bucknell. Pennsylvania vs. Brown. Dartmouth vb. Maine. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Nebraska and Minnesota will clash In their annual football game on Northrop field at 3 o'clock this after noon. The length of the halves will probably be thirty minutes. The game Is being watched with great Interest at all the universities In the West, for it 1b the crucial con test of Minnesota's schedule and will show whether the Gophers have a look-In for the Western championship. A clean victory over Nebraska would still leave Minnesota's real strength an enigma, but a defeat, instead, would signal the death of her hopes ttor this season and put her out of the race. To the Nebraska rooters this game presents the first real teBt of the Cornhuakers' strength. Victory (and many expect it) or a low score today will demonstrate that Nebraska has just such a strong team as she needs In order to triumph over Ames and Kansas. Anything' but a good show ing against the Gophers will be a great disappointment to the local supporters of the Cornhuskers. The fact that Ames outplayed Min nesota Saturday has led many people (o believe that the Gophers are weak this season. But such is far from the truth. Minnesota is strong nearly ns strong as last year and the reason Ames made Buch a good showing against her Saturday was due to the fact; that the Aggies have one of the fastest and heaviest elevens in the Missouri valley. Against the' Gophers they played a game that' Minnesota had little expected they wore capable of, doing and .nearly carried off all the laurels. Had Minnesota 'had a weak team against Ames Saturday she would have received the small end of the score, .(Continued on page 4.) TONIGHT Y. M. C. A. Men's Supper, 6 O'clock ST. PAUL'S CHURCH XOlrtM)0KOK0 ELLIOT WIN8. University Place Boy Receives Presi dency. The Junior class election Thursday resulted In the selection of Robert I. Elliot of University Place for presi dent. The other officers elected wore: vlce-proaldent, Guy Montgomery and secretary, Mabel Enydor. In a recent address to the students at Dartmouth, their president, N. J. Tucker made the proposal to elimin ate baseball from college sports. This actlqn on hlB part was due to the re cent clash between Brown and Dart mouth due to the pique on the part of the latter's pitcher. Also President Tucker suggested that the game of basehall carried with It an air of com mercialism which was detrimental to the spirit of scholarship. The stu dents as a whole aro ngalnst the with drawal and are working hard to keep the movement from becoming official. Locker Notes. There are a few steel lockers In the men's dressing room at, the gymnasium which have not been rented. As long as they last these lockers will be rented to members of the battalion and other students for drill clothes, etc. NOTICE. The Y. W. C. A. Vesper 8ercise scheduled for 8unday, October 20, has been postponed on account of the 8coville meetings in- the Auditorium at 3 o'clock 8unday afternoon. The Nobraskan Is In receipt of a copy of the class poem of the class of 1907 of the University of Iown. The poem waB written by Jeffrey D. Hrbek, who is an instructor in the department of German at Nebraska. It's always good and served hot Individual .chicken pie, 10c. At Tho Boston Lunch. ooooooooooooooooooooo' FOOT Lincoln H. S. vs. W. DesMoines H. S. Saturday, 3:30 p. m. ALSO REPORTS OF NEBRASKAJWNNESOTA GAME. ITni Piimniii A rimicci r GRAND OPERA. A Concert Will Be Given In the Tem ple November 1. The first note of music to bo heard in tho Temple will be tho operatic con cert to bo given by Dosslo Abott, prima, donna soprano from tho Metro politan Opora House, Now York; Cos tellano, tenor; La Scala, Milan, and Madam Sassoli, harpist with Molba for three BoasonB, together with a qulntot of Btrlngs from tho Philhar monic Orchestra In Now York. Tho proceeds nro to bo given for tho orna mental drop curtain. It will doubt less be ono. of tho great musical ovents of tho season and every stu dent should plan to bo present. Tickets may bo had at tho Registrar's ofllco and are now on sale. Prices, 60 cents to $1.50. Tho concort occurs on Friday evening, November 1. Watch tho Nobraskan for notices from dny to day concerning tho artists and their high standing In tho musical world. ' Historical Societies. Tho first meeting of tho secretaries of tho state historical societies of the Mississippi Valley was hold In Mom orial Hall Thursday evening. Dr. Jowett of tho University library gave tho address of welcome. Responses wore delivered by B. P. Sbambaugh of' Iowa University, Colonel Martin of Topoka, Kansas, and Dr. Upham of tho Minnesota stnto historical society. Ono or two members from tho different state societies were In attendance about fifteen in all.' Meetings were held In the rooms of tho Nebraska His torical Soslety. Benj. J. Gibson, LL. B., 190G, and now a member of tho law firm of Meyerhoff & Gibson of Corning, Iowa, Is In tho city for-a fow days on busi ness. , Tho Lincoln and 'West Dos Moines high school elevens play on Nebraska field at 3:30 this afternoon. B J Lr.L, rtn 2nr. "T f4rririf-anr1 Sflr - ? , 5 HISTORICAL SOCIETIES FORM M. V. A880CIATION. Ten Mississippi Valley States Are In the Organization Many Proml nent People Are 'Present. Tho visiting proBldents and secre taries of tho Mississippi Valloy stato historical soclotlos, at their last moot ing yestorday morning succoedod In forming a pormanont organization. Prof. B. F. Shambaugh of Iowa was not Id favor of a closo organization, proforlng an informal ono. Howovor, tho majority favorod tho formation of an adjunct to tho Amorlcan Historical Society. Tho object of tho now organization Is to form a closor union among tho societies of tho mlddlo wost, and It was docldod that in tho futuro they will co-operate with each other and material will bo oxchangod. Follow ing tho business meeting a genoral discussion was had on tho work of tho soclotlos, after which tho visitors wore whirled about tho city In automobllos. Later luncheon was sorved for the guests at tho Commercial' club. Tho now organization will moot In Do comber at Madison, whore tho gather ing of tho Amorlcan Historical socioty will take place, Thursday evening a meeting was hold In Memorial Hall which .was well attended. Tho program consisted of an addresB of welcome by Dr. William K. Jowett of -tho Nebraska university and a short spooch by a representative from each stato. Most of tho visit ing secretaries described. tho histori cal collections under their caro and tho way thoy arp housed. C. S. Palno, secretary of tho Nobraska assoolatlon, and ltr. Goo. L. Mlllor, president, told of tho recent appropriation mado by the Nobraska legislature for a build ing for the socioty and expressed tho hope that tho people of Lincoln would soon donate the land on which to place tho structure. Dr. Mlllor, who was tho presiding! officer, spoke briefly of tho character of the people of Nobraska, praising tho high degree of education which tho averago Nobraskan has attained. Mayor P. W. Brown who .was to present Dr. Jowett spoko of tho"val mako an address was unablo to be ue to historical soclotlos of the li braries "which thoy in timo accumu late He said that tho stato societies aid tho work of the national historical socioty. Dr. Benj. P, Stambaugh, professor of sociology in tho university of Iowa, said ho thought it a great benefit, for a historical socioty to bo connected with a state university. Ho said It was almost essential to the success ot tho society that it be so connected. , It. N. Allen, recently vappolnted man ager of tho senior football team, re quests all candidates to see him this week. If possible. " All cross country men will report : KKOKIKOro00Oi at 10 a. m Saturday for practice. i
