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Vol. VII. No. H5.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, J908
Price 5 Cents.
BIG MASS MrEIING
LIVELY PROHIBITION MEETING
AT CONVOCATION.
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Speeches by Dean Bessey, Mr. Ben-
nett, Dr. Howard, 8ld. Collins, and
LUorgy"- Big Parade Thru City.
Gym. Exhibition
Armory, Tonight
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If one may judge from the enthusi
asm shown at convocation yesterday
and In the big parade of University
men afterward, no doubt remains of
the position of the student body at
"Nebraska," on the saloon question.
A large crowd completely filled the
. main floor of Memorial Hall, and the
balconies as well, and every speaker
was given enthusiastic applause.
Dean Bessey said in opening the
meeting: "In just a few years we of
the passing generation will turn
everything over to you of the coming
generation. We had as our great
problem the destruction of Blavery.
You have as one of your problems,
the destruction of the saloon, an en
slaver of mankind. I pray that you
will rise in your might, with Indigna
tion in your souls; and with hot
wrath destroy the saloon."
Dr. Bessey then introduced Mr. E.
E. Bennett, president of the Civic
League, who spoke on "A Few Whys
and Why-notsV He said in part:
"One of the arguments against pro
hibition is that It is a curtailment of
personal liberty. Is not every act of
a health officer in enforcing a quaran
tine a curtailment of "personal lib
erty? Is not the school law, com
pelling children under sixteen years
old to go to school, a curtailment of
personal liberty, both of the child and
of the manufatcurer who might em
ploy them? Yes, it is, but they are
good laws for the benefit of the com
munity and ought to stand.
"Again they say laws cannot pro
hibit. All I say to that is that neither
do laws against horse stealing and
arson prevent those crimes entirely,
but Ihoy do curb them. Prohibition
In Lincoln would curb the drink evil.
"' "They urge that this is not the time
for prohibition, This argument al
ways has come up and always will to
him!erjugood cause. Do you sup
pose' that if they escape now, In one
year, or ten years, the Jlquor men
will' step down and out and say, 'Now
It ls:tlme.
"A' universal cry with the enemies
of prohibition Is that It would hurt
business. Does the drunkard's wife
buy any more groceries, or steel
ranges, or shoes than any other
woman? Does she ride oftener on
the street car than any other? No.
She goes to work over the wash
board to support the family and walks
at that
"Reliable statistics show that l,-
260,000 is spent for liquor every year
In Lincoln. Many working men spend
forty per cent of their earnings for
liquor, In the name of the working
man, his wife, his children, and the
business manrHtor he, too, is a work
ing man, let ub drive the saloon out
of Lincoln on April seventh next."'
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8QUAD PRACTICES DAILY AT AN
TELOPE PARK.
A 8eries of Games Has Been Arranged
'Between 'Varsity and Greenback-
ers, Who Won First Game.
EXHIBITION TONIGHT.
FORDYCE GOE8 EAST.
Members of Class Relay Teams Se
lected. ....
Everything is In readiness for the
big gymnastic exhibition in the Ar
mory tonight. Unquestionably It wltt
be the blggeBt and best one of it?
kind ever given hero and the quality
of the entertainment aB well as the
attendance both promise to be excel
lent .
Thore are to be twelve numbers
on the program, the majority of which
are now additions to the annual ex
hibition program. Among these are
the dances and drills by the young
ladies, the boxing and fencing bouts,
and the final round of the wrestling
championship, all of which will bo ex
cellent numbers.
Perhaps the most exciting number
will be the inter-class relay race. The
teams for this event have already
been selected and are as follows:
Seniors Parrofct, Bergqulst, YOung,
and Thomas.
Juniors Davis, Harrison, Woods,
and Hughes.
Sophomores Burnett, Flemlng.Bent
ley and Perry.
Freshmen Wildman, Reed, Hough,
and Amberson.
There have been arranged five short
boxing bouts between members of the
boxing class as follows: C. K. Shedd
and E. . Shumway, J. P. Burke and
T. E. Miller, H. H. Cone and G. L. Sul
livan, Sam Slaughter and W. P. Votau,
A. H. Miller and Votau. In addition
to these there will bo a two-round
bout between F. R. Wedge, the box
ing Instructor, and I. P. Hewitt.
Tne university gymnastic team will
give an exhibition including the stunt
they will use in the inter-colleglate
gymnastic meet at Madison next week.
The entire program promises to be
first class in every respect and eVery
ono should take advantage of tho op
portunity to attend. The exhibition
wll begin promptly at eight o'clock In
the Armory.
Will 8tudy Teachers' Colleges In
Eastern Universities.
Dean Fordyco of the Wesleyan Uni
versity, who was recently elected to
tho position of Dean of tho College
of (Education of the University of
Nebraska by tho Board of Regents,
left Thursday, March 26th, for Chi
cago to attend a meeting of the North
Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools, March 25-27. At
the close of the meetings of this as
sociation he will go to Columbia, Cor
nell and other Eastern universities,
where he will spend a month In study
ing the plans, organization and con
duct of their teachers' colleges with a
view of gaining valuable aid In tho
organization of the new Teachers"
College of the University of Ne
braska. Upon his election to the faculty of
tho State University, Dean Fordyce
Immediately resigned from his posi
tion at Wesleyan In order to spend
hiB entire time In preparation for his
work the coming fall.
IRON SPHINX BANQUET.
Hold First Annual Banquet at Lindell
Thursday Night.
Last Thursday night at the Lin
doll hotel occured the first annual
banquet of the Sophqmore society, tho
Iron Sphinx.
The small banquet room of the Lin
dell was very beautifully decorated
for the occasion and the twenty men
who attended, including a- few alumni,
were unanimous in declaring this one
of the occasions of the year..
B. B. Yoder acted as toastmaster
and toasts were responded to by the
following:
"The Burning Sands, "Pat" Murphy.
"The -Girls," Jas. Whitney.
"The Oasis," W. V. Kenner.
" "The Great (Beyond," R. L. Mosely.
"Who's 'Who," Hubert Bell.
The annual party will bo held Sat
urday night in Walsh Hall.
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For the past week tho candidates
for tho baseball team have been prac
ticing at Antelope iark, through tho
efforts of Coach"Fox, and by tho
kindness of Guy Green. The-diamond,
which has been used so long, and
which is so Boon to becomo part of tho
actual campus, is so full of stones and
cinders that no good could bo gained
in Infield practice upon It and Injuries
often resulted from fho uncertain
bounding of hard hit ground balls.
Manager Eager and Coach Fox rem
edied this by securing permission to
take the squad to the excellent dia
mond whero the Grenbackers sport,
and where fast and snappy infield prac
tice Is held daily from 1:00 to 3:00 p.
m with little risk to fingers or noses.
As the league team works out every
afternoon, a series of games is to
be played to try out tho men of both
teams, when in action. The first of
these games came off Wednesday af
ternoon resulting in a score of 0 to 6
in favor of the Greenbackers. Tho
game was naturally rather loose, on
account of the earliness of the sea
son. Both teams pulled in six runs
in tho first time at bat, and this was
all that the Cornhuskers were able to
do in spite of a couple of two-baggers
by Harris and Denslow. Tho leaguers
managed to run in three more through
the errors of Captain Bellamy's boys,
who were perhaps a little stage struck
at being for the first time, up against
Lincoln's leaguers. Tho most pleas
ing feature of the game was the way
in which the 'varsity consistently
slugged the ball, Harris, Denslow,
Klein, and others getting several hits.
Coach Fox tried out several men
in the infield positions. Klein and
Denslow at first, Stuzengger, Den
slow, and Greenslit behind tho mask,
and Dudgeon and Buck at second base.
Beltzer is playing at third baso in
his old form and Harris at shortstop
is aUxture. Jennings, Brown, Captain
Bellamy, and Freeland havo ibeen gath
ering in the high ones in the different'
gardens. Jennings bats ' well and
should make a go of it in left, while
right field lies between Brown and
Freeland, who won his "N" last spring.
The outlook, on the whole, is favor
able, -and if development continues as
it has this far, Nebraska should be
able to send a team on the eastern
trip that will redeem some of .the
glory lost in the past few years on
the diamond.
A new steel structure flag pole, 130
feet high weighing 200 pounds, has
been presented to De Pauw university
by the seniors as a class gift A large
American flag,. a De Pauw pennant,
and an '08 pennant are to be raised at
a ceremony, in April.
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lunch iat The Boston Lunch. Why go.'
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