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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSSDAY, MARCH J9, J908.
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Sidney Collins and J. K. Knode
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Editor Dally Nebraskan:
Dear Sir In regard to the proposed
alteration In the choice of Btudent
, members of the athletic board, we op
pose the change for two reasons:
First The charge of twenty-five
cents to the student who votes for
members of the board Is the only safe
guard to prevent control of athletics
falling Into the hands of those who
have no Interest In athletics. We think
that It goes without comment that
only those who support athletics
should have a voice In their control.
Then, we ask, why should the student
who knows nothing of athletics nnd
never expects to see an athletic game
so strenousiy oppose the present meth
od of control? If a student attends the
games, then he cannot object to the
nominal charge, for the price of the
' ballot will be returned to him at the
first game he attends. If he does
not attend the games why should he
have a voice In the control of those
games?
Second W? believe In a democratic
form of government in the university
as well as elsewhere. The "N" men
constitute biit Iwo percent of the Uni
versity students. Why should have
to choose our athletic board from such
a small per cent Is the brain as well
as the brawn of the school confined to
the men who wear the "N"? Such a
statement is apt to be resented by
those who have been unable to make
a place on some of our teams. Is not
the man who views the game from
the side lines as able to exorcise con
trol as, the man who is struggling on
the gridiron?
Again, we feel from the scholarship
records of the majority of our athletes
that their time is well taken up as It
is .and additional duties should not bo
thrust upon them. If men who have
not won tbeir letters are competent
to care for athletic funds and judge
a capable . manager of our sports and
. fulfil the other duties of ' the board,
then the "N" men should be barred
from a place on the board of control.
Factional fights and "frat" versus
".barb" politics nave entered into the
discussion to a great extent. This mat
ter, we feel, Bhould be barred, from
discussion. It is true that tle pres
ent board Is composed of fraternity
men, but the men who voted for them
were fraternity men. If the fraternity
men have given suppo'rTto athletics
they should be given control In a ratio
of .their Bupport. "N" men constitute
but two percent of the, school nnd the
fraternity men fifteen per cent. Which
is the greater monopoly to leave the
control' In the hands of fifteen per
cent of the men who support athletics,
or give It Into the hands of two per
cent? it we are going to have fac
tional control let us give control to the
faction that is less exclusive.
A STUDENT.
Gymnasium, 8 p. m. Saturday, March 2
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To the Editor of the Daily Nebraskan.
Dear Sir I notice In a recent Issue,
that the athletic boards was about to
pass upon a new method of electing
men to that board, whereby the fee of
twenty-five cents was to be obllshed
and only men who have won the
honor "N" were to be eligible for
election.
That there should bo some change
In the membership of the board, Is
sufficiently evidenced by the fact that
such a proposition could even receive
serious consideration, as It does not
find any approval at all among the
student body, and la seemingly some
one's attempt to grind a very large
axe.
In the first place, men who have
won the honor "N ' are not necessar
ily fitted to hold such an office. They
should know the business of playing
the various games, but granting that
they do, it does not follow that they
have the diplomatic requirements tor
passing upon matters that are vital
in University athletics. Furthermore,
they have done their share in repre
senting Nebraska upon the field of
play, and surely they should leave
something for the men of less brawn
and perhaps more brains to do.
Then the abolishment of the voting
fee. of twenty-five cents! What a bur
den this must be to the students! How
it must cut down their expense money.
-Shocking! It Is a terrible thing to
ask the students of this school to help
athletics along by paying a whole quar
ter at voting time, especially since
this quarter is redeemable at any
twenty-five cent event on the athletic
field. This is a hardship Isn't It?
Let the charge remain, and let uh
see how much the student body, really
(Continued on page 3.)
ELLIOT FRIDAY.
Thursday Convocation.
Concerto op. 23 Tschaikowsky. An
dante non trappo e molto Malstoso.
Andantino semplice. Allegro con fuo-
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All ss Claire Canom. Orchestral parts
by .Mr. Eames.
Subject of Lecture to Be "The Pace
That Wins.
As a whole, the average University
student body might be classed as Alls
sourlans, if the "show-mo" character
istic were the only thing 'to bo consid
ered. As a class they do not accopt a
fact upon mere statement of It. Proof
nuiBt be furnished and autnorlty given
In order to make a point. Ii long and
varied experience, coupled with n prac
tical concrete demonstration in the life
of the Individual gives one a right to
speak on a subject "Dad" Elliott of
Chicago has the proper equipment for
discussing the subject he has chosen
for his address on Friday evening.
"The Pace That Wins," will be pre
sented by a young man who has won
In the past and Is winning now, a large
measure of success. To "show you,"
at Northwestern University he played
left end on the football team four
years, and was named end on the all
western eleven In '01. He wns captain
of the track team the same year. He
ran one hundred yards in 10:l-G, did
twenty-one feet," three Inches in the
broad Jump; took part in the shot
put, the three hundred and twenty
yard dash and was. a member of the
University relay team. In addition to
these athletic activities he participated
in all phases of student life. Intellectu
al, social and religious.
After graduation 'Dad" went to tho
Brooklyn Y. M. C. A., whore ho built
up tho strongest religious work for
men in the United States. At present
he Is travellngjftjuiojig colleges for the
International Y. M. C. A." committee In
the West and Middle West and has
come in very close touch with college
men.
The time is from seven until eight
thirty. The place, tho Temple auditorium.
The -best oyster stew In the city is
that served at The Boston .Lunch.
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ADDRESS BY
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FRIDAY; TEMPLE AUDITORIUM '.
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An Attempt to Be Made to Play Off
All Old Games and New Ones On
Time "R" Street to Be Line.
The managers of the various fra
ternity baBoball teatUB mot Tuesday
evening In tho Dolta Upsllon houso
and passed upon tho rules whjch will
govorn tho schedule of tho inter-fraternity
league for tho coming season.
Arrangements wore made forplay
ing off tho remaining games of tho
series of 1900, and 1907, respectively,
thus deciding tho championships for
those years immediately.
Tho following officers were elected:
Prosldent, E. B. Drake; vice-president, .
Willnrd Mills; secretary-treasurer, Hu
bert O. Boll.
At the wish of the managers, Presi
dent Drnke appointed the following
committee to decldo upon tho fitness
of days upon which games are to bo
played: Marsh, Blenkerson and Bell.
This was deemed necessary on account
of tho early beginning of tho season,
and the uncertainty of the weather.
Rules.
1. The committee, known as tho
Games Committee, shall have power
to decide all points of controversy
with regard to the fitness, of weather,
forfeiture of games, dates of playing .
postponed games, and all questions of
tho eligibility of players.
ELIGIBILITY.
2. AH active and pledged men ex-
ceptlng Those who have won tho hon
or "N" in baBeball shall bo eligible
to play In theBo' games. That is, men
who have taken the eastern trip shall
not play.
PLAYING OF GAMES.
3. Tho games shall be played upon
the regularly scheduled dates unless
otherwise decided by the games com
mlttee.
FORFEITURE.
4. Any team not ready within thirty
minutes after the scheduled time for
the beginning of the game, shall por
felt the contest by the acoro of 9 to 0, -unftss
otherwise ruled by the games,
committee.
LENGTH OF GAMES.
5. Games shall be from flvo to seven
innings in length. Tho exact number,
of Innings must bo decided by the man
agers of the two competing teams be
fore the beginning of "play.
BALLS USED.
0. Each contesting team shall fur
nish a new league baseball before any
game Is called, both balls going to the
winning team at the end of tho game.
Senior Play.
Senior PJay cast will meet tonight
and Thursday night at seven o'clock in
U. 106.
Wednesday night, Act I, scene one
ad two. Play committee will meet
Friday at one p. m., U IOC. ' -' .
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There are still a few copies of the
football edition of the Dally to be
obtained at the office1 of the Nebras
kan. Ten conta per copy.