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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1908)
m'' -!- f fceitelf IRebtasftan .. . . . t. . .. .. t . fa Vol. VU. No. 76. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TDAY FEBRUARY 4, J908. Prlc5Cents. f i N il - T ..... .. '''" -. ,..- .,..,,.- ,..,,. ... I.I. I. ,,..,., , ..... ......,.. ..,..., ....,..,. M f Unless Discontinued All Subscriptions Will Be Carried Over This Semester S5S ' U'lfSL" , ( ,. -,- HARVEY CAPTAIN L- - END OF LONG CONTEST FOR CAP TAIN OF FOOTBALL TEAM. ;LoW'Man Is Dropped and Election ; Reached After 8everal Ballots K Cook Withdraws His Name. v Jim HhrvAtf wnn nlncted tn.oantnlu J " ' V ' the Cornhuakers for the season of 1008-9 at six o'clock yesterday even ing by a Vote of 8 to 6. Several ballots had been cast pre Sious to this one, the method poraued having been to send in the voteB throughHhe wall, "This system caused 'great unnecessary delay and failed In electiug a captain. The Athletic Board grew Impatient :at the delay and decided to call tho 'members of tho. team together In Dr. Crapp's ofllce Yesterday cvlenlHg at ,1ftyc o'clock to have a deciding vote, us-the last mailed vote had resulted .la giving .Matters and Harvey 5 votes each, while Cook received only 4. By agreement of the Board, Cook was ooKiyomom SATU&DAY EVENING FEBRUARY 8- g Memorial Halt 00 . -Tickets 50 Cents 2 CLAS8 POLITICS. -Nobody GLEE CLUB FORMED. MEN AND THE BIBLE i i A REMARKABLE GROWTH OF IN TEREST IN BIBLE STUDY. Developments at Nebraska-Special . Boost Wednesday to Increase the Enrollment to Five Hundred. "- -BbbbbBbpI mm - ' .w -v .. 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A. Mills are tho Senior office seekers. All are popular men and the friends of each are confident -of their election. In tho Sophomore class, R. E. Moaley, Harry Ingles and S. A. Mahood are "elec tioneering." As In tho Senior class, each of these men seem to be ormid ublo candidates. The president next semester, ha's the privilege of present lng to the class the names of those whom he thinks are best fitted to servo on tho "Cornhusker" staff next year. Ho also appoints hop and so cial committees and a baseball mana-J ger. Earl Guidlnger of the -Junior clnss In the only one of, that class who has announced himself as a candidate for the presidency. In the Freshman class, Mv E. Barker Is the only candidate for president. Mr. Barker comes from David City. His frlenJs believe that he will have little opposition. ( The dates for the different election have not been announced, but in ac cordance with the usual custom, they will be held tha jBeconi, veek ofthls domester. -.Jim Harvey. 'dropped, and the only names votod tiipon at .the meeting last "night were, those of Matters and ,Hnrvey. The first ballot was a tie, .two of the voters having chocked both names oi their slips. , On the next ballot these men swung fo Harvey, giving him the majority re quired. , - - . - .. The fight for this position of honor has been long and spirited, but the tfactAthat no disruption in, ther team has developed was evidenced' by the Hearty handshakes Of the candidates after the declBlon was announced. Captalft-tHarrey entered school in (Continued ok page If PIot like mother tried to make, Baked freBh twice 'a dayvby an expert woman plo 'bake'r7at'Tn"e' Boston Lunch. i I Regents to Support Glee Club Next Semester. 1 At the December meeting of tho Board of Regents the Men's Glee Club was put under the control of that body. Their support .assures the suc cess of the club season. By the Regents' .action the Glee Club Mrs. Raymond's control. Budd Gil' lespie was appointed director upon Mrs. Raymond's recommendation and the request of the club. With Budd again as its leader, the club may well hope to eclipse all former records. Only about half of Jast, year's club has been.-retained.-- The sixteen who include its personnql are all soloists of considerable ability. ' George Ire land and George Johnspn are among tho number. Homer C. House, first tenor,, . and tho only now member added, has' finally been prevailed upon to accept the management of tho club. Heavy graduateTiWirk, Srhlch' ho'Is'camrlrig Ve'qufresmuch" of hfo time. Mr. House has had considerable experience along this line, having been connected with tho old Adelphlan Quartet bfrDoane land later.wlth thq.,WesleyAnnQuarteL The club- is to be- -congratulated-on Its selection. A conservative, course 1b Mr. HousVs plan, no extended trips detracting from studies, but a small number of select dates. Mr. House shows-a generous spirit In accepting this' position in addition to his'heavy graduate work. His exceptional ex perience alone makes It possible. - Several -flno offers for dates have been -received Jjyhlm and will bbre ported upon later. r In particular an offer from Clay. Center is flattering from a" financial standpoint, as well as otherwise. .. .With Mr. .House as manager and Budd Gillespie directing, the bright future of the club is a certainty." jOttDJK)) Senior Play Try-Outs ; Stfi - fiii t February 4-5 l . l-J'"U U. i.'-WJ 1 ' .' , " ou 7 4K if ' 4 W t , . - tBT o ML 2 The progiess 'of Bible study In American colleges and universities Is attracting largo attentlotiiunong thoso who are in touch with tho situation. This'speclal feature of college activity ia being' pushed by tho Student.' De partment of- the Internatlbnal Com mittee of 'the Young Men's Christian Association, and Is under thb leader ship of' Clayton S. "Cooper, a Urown alumnus, "in tho East and In the West is in charge of Nell McMHldn, Jr., a graduate of the University of Illinois. Both these men, together with sovoral assistants, give their entire .time Co the supervision of Bible study among college men. Last year something like 33,000 men took this work In the colleges of North America and this year Mr. Cooper is setting -the goal at 60,000. When it Is remembered that this work is everywhere voluntary ".-" "" ---. -:i-' y l.l rr-6. and in no case is college credit grant ed for it, tho "fact seems .to testify to a revived and growing Interest in ' n devotional and hiBtorlcal-study ofth'e Bible. Somo of tho prominent educa tors "of ' the .country are prominently ideniifled witirihe'wprkp especially "In thearrarigemont.of courses of study .that 'will-appeal strongly to- tho -pocti- liar temperament of college, men. Among these are President Faunco of Brown, President Wheeler of the Uni versity of California, and Prof. J. W. Jenks of tho Political Science depart ment "of Cbradll'Universltyr Thtflastr has written. a course onf ""The "Social " Significance of the Teachings of JeBiis," which Is proving to be un usually popular with men who nrdln forested In studying the social lnffu once of the great personality aside irom any tneoiogicai interests, tuibl course Is also' being used very exten slyelynmongthe groups In fraternity houses: " This feature "of thVTwdrk among fraterrilty men has been pushed s especially by "such men ln-the stu. dent iriovement of the Young Men'a Chrfstian Association as C. S. Cooper, C. D. Hurrey and A. J. Elliott, who aro members Respectively of Dolta Upsllon, Sigma Chi and Delta Ta'u Delta. . ' In connection with this Bible study movement it !s interesting to' note' fie piogfess m our qwK lAstltu'tion. With in he' past three years the number carrying the Work 'in Nebraska has Increased from' about-'seventy-five men to nearly 4d0. Tho committee .'ia charge of theVdrk here la hoping1 to increase this to 500 by Wednesday evening of' 'this week. During d- nesday fifty men will be working hard to. increase the enrollment "to ouu nerore tne eveaiag of uut day. (Continued on page fofer.) i' "i x 'a i n sl n A -rtfi n ' fi 4 kS Si n t f J r
