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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, J908.
Price 5 Cents.
BIG MASS MEETING
DR. LEES' OPINION
HI8 VOTE ON ATHLETIC BOARD
REFORM 18 DOUBTFUL.
PROHIBITION 8TRONG WITH THE
STUDENTS.
Rally Friday at 11 O'clock Speeches
by Faculty and Students Followed
by Parade Thru the Streets.
At a meeting In the Temple last
night of about sixty University men
it was decided to arrange for a special
temperance convocation Friday at 11
o'clock, followed4by a parade or the
students through the streets of the
city.
There has been some talk about
Lincoln .Jarido.er. tho state that tlio
University students are not In sympa
thy with the prohibition movement
and this meeting was called to see if
some expression of sentiment from
the students, could not be obtained. A
number of men expressed themselves
as favoring a demonstration similar to
.that recently participated In by the
students of Illinois University and the
general sentiment was that the stu
loons have expressed themselves af
dent body if called upon for such an
expression of sentiment would respond
willingly. It was pointed out that a
number of men who . frequent the
saloons .have expressed themselves as
desirous of helping the movement in
Lincoln by, putting the student body
on the side, of prohibition and that If
those who believed In "Dry Lincoln"
turn out there can be no question as
to where the University stands In the
matter.
. A- committee was appointed which
has arranged with the authorities for
a special convocation. AH eleven
o'clock classes on Friday will be dis
missed so that every one can attend.
The band will be present and will lead
the parade of students immediately
after .the meeting. Several speeches
from members ot the faculty and stu
dents and a representative of the
Civic League.
Phi Alpha Tau.
Phi Alpha Tau held a very Interest
ing meeting Tuesday evening. An in
formal roun'dtable discussion was par
ticipated Jn by all members present.
The next meeting will he In two weeks
at which, It 1b understood, Dean Cos
tlgan will talk.
European Summer 8chool.
Many of the students have received
ttie preliminary announcement of lec
tures and courses bf instruction to be
conducted by .the European Summer
School. The courses will be given in
Europe, June 30 to August '29, 1908,
yith accompanying plans for travel
and recreation. The cost of the en
tire course of nearly twelve weeks
from Boston to Boston is $576
Prof. H. H. Powers, who recently
gave a series of art lectures here, is
president of. the Bureau of University
Travel. r"
Pies like mother tried to make.
Baked 'freak twice a day by an expert
woraaale baker, -at "-The Bpstom
Lunch, , k
Concert
T E M P L
Adm. 25c
INTERESTING MEETING.
Mr. Flansburg Addresses Audience
After Y. M. C. A. Meeting.
The Y. M. C. A. meeting last night
was one of the best attended of the
year, as well as one of the most in
teresting ones. Joe Der Kinderen was
to have led, but Instead the meeting
was thrown open to the audience and
a review of the "Dad" Elliott meet
ings was had, in that any one was
given the opportunity to tell what part
of the meetings helped him most, or
what main thing said appealed to him
dJrectly.
After the meeting, Mr. Flansburg,
president of the United Civic League
of Lincoln, spoke to the students on
the issues of the coming election. He
said the iBsue in a nutshell was
"License" or "No license. "It is not a
question of politics, but a question of
civic righteousness."
Mr. Flansburg said: "Every think
ing, principled man hopes, in some
way to help his brother; hopes to do
something to make the world a little
better." For that reason ho urged
every student who could conscientious
ly call this city his residence to regis
ter Saturday and vote for a dry Lin
coln on the 7th of April.
Komensky Club.
The "Komensky" Club gave an In
teresting program before an apprecia
tive audience in U. 10G last Saturday
evening. The music, both vocal and
violin, was of a high claBs and the
numbers were repeatedly encored.
Mr. Bednar's talk oh "Experiences
Abroad" was intersplced with queer
and laughable situations. Judge
Hastings emphasized the desirability
of a foreign people using their lan
guage as a means of getting a better
comprehension' of the English.
At the close of the meeting mention
was made of the fact that the Bo
hemian library of G50 volumes haB ar
rived and Is ready for use at the state
capital. w
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Senior Promi
Lincoln Hotel
April 20-four
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0p000
Cadet Band
March 27
E THEATRE
Reserved Seats 35c
TRACK WORK BEGIN8.
Meets With Minnesota and Kansas
Have Been Arranged.
The first warm days of Bpring Cause
tho number of absentees from classes
to Increase and the vacant places in
laboratories to become more conspicu
ous. Although interest in Bchool work
may begin to lag, the interest in track
athletics Is experiencing a remarka
ble growth.
The outlook' for a strong track team
this year is very bright, notwithstand
ing the loss of several of last yen's
men, and already there are about
twenty men working in the gym and
out-of-doors. Sid Collins, in spite of
his weak ankle, is in remarkable form
for so early in tho season. Tuesday
evening ho threw the sixteen-pound
hammer 130 feet; this lookB very
promising. Captain Alden, DavlB,
Baumah, and Penrod are all In good
shape for the long distances and from
these, besides a good many new men,
Dr. Clapp will have abundant -material
to select from. In the dashes, Wild
man, Porry and McDonald are show
ing up well and as soon as outdoor
work begins in earnest they may de
velop sufficiently to offset the loss of
Burrus.
After April first men who report for
track work will be excused from gym
classes and If necessary from drill.
There are to be five big meets this
year, so that a larger number of men
than usual will be able to represent
the University. The first meet is the
annual home open meet, to try out for
the 'Varsity team. After this comes
a dual meet with Kansas at Lawrence.
Then the interclass field meet here,
and following that a dual meet with
Minnesota in Lincoln. The Missouri
Valley Intercollegiate meet takes
place in Kansas City on May 23rd,
Dr. Clapp wishes everyone who Is
interested in track work to meet in
the chapel at 11:30 today. The plans
for the year will be talked over.
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Thinks 8tudents Who Take No Inter
est in Athletics 8hould Not Vote
Desires Reform in 8ome Things.
"I am in favor of any change by
which those who are interested in
athletics Bhnll have full and free ex
pression of tholr opinion. However,
I do not think it fair that the mass of
studonts, who pay not tho least atten
tion to athletics, should be given tho
right to vote in the election of studont
members of tho board."
This is the opinion expressed to a
Dally Nebraskan reporter by Dr. Lees, .
an influential faculty member of the
Athletic Board, when questioned as to
how he would vote on tho propoWd
change In the method of electing tho
student members of the board. His
statement is of interest since his do
cision will probably decide the matter
for the board. The views of all stu
dent and faculty members of the
board, excepting those of Dr. Lees and
Dr. Bolton, are known and the votes
of thoso two will be decisive when
the reform measures advocated by the
committee are reported to tho board,
today.
Dr. LeeB admits that the present
system is unsatisfactory. He favors a
reform which will bring about greater
interest in all athletics, yet one which
will insure tho selection of men who
are not mere wire-pullers, but who aro-well-informed
on athletic matters.
When asked whether or not he would
support the proposed plan as it now
stands, Dr. Lees refused to commit
himself.
"What I would like to see," said Dr
Lees, "Is the establishment of a sys
tem similar to that at Kansas Univer
sity. Such a plan wouldmean the
sale of season tickets to all University
athletic events at a charge of $3.50 or
over. Atta'ched-to each ticket there
would be a coupon entitling the pur
chaser toa vote foe tho student mem-'
bers of the board. We ought to be
able to sell 1,000 to 1,500 such tickets
to the boys of the University. Re-'
garding the proposition eliminating
tho girls, it seems pretty well estab
lished that the girls, take but little In
terest in athletics. If the Kansas plan
were adopted, they could vote or not;
it would make but little .difference.
Of course it would still be poslble for
the young gentleman to gain tho voted
of thq girls by buying tickets for them. .
"The reason, it seems to me, why'
the masses havo no influence in the
election at present (is .that they do not
take an 'interest in athletics." Your
fraternity man is a supporter of o ath
letics, and it is those .who support ath-.
lotlcs who should select the members
of the board, elf we are to throw the
election open, to all male students .we
musti in some way limit their .choice,
for otherwise .capable wirepulling
would be thai deciding -element in, the?
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