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v :i. it-ySsi .- k$ " ' tCbe 3)aih flebraekan f 1. : vi iif Vol. VIII. No. 4. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1908. Price 5 Cents. I : WILL SING FOR 1AM NEBRA8KA MEN ENGAGED TO HELP OUT REPUBLICANS. WERE MEMBERS OF GLEE CLUB LITTLE DONE WITH ORGANIZING THAT BODY THI8 FALL. Former Manager Has No Time Devote to the Work This Year and Prospects Look Real Gloomy. to Good music will greet William H. Taft, republican presidential candi date, when he visits Lincoln Septem ber 30. At least the music will be as good a, eight university boys who have been engaged to Bing on the occasion can make it. Glen Mason, George Wallace, . J. C. Kettridge, Ed. John son, Stahl, Ernest Johnson, Bul Gillespie, and Yale Holland are tho men who will strain their vocal chords for the republican politician. The octet Is the nucleus of last year's university glee club which ciosed a successful season with a matinee and evening concert at the Oliver in the spring. The boys are not Blnglng this year aB a university organization but simply got together at the call of the republican managers to show what Nebraska university can do in a musical line on such occasions. No Organization Yet. Thus far but little has been dono towards organizing the glee club. Hud Gillespie, who managed the tunch laBt year, cannot give the recessary amount of time to the work this year and no one else has yet- signified a willingness to take charge of affairs. Ed. Johnson and Ernest Johnson, prominent members of former clubs, are both out of school and their absence leaves a void in tho ranks. There are still many fellows who are eager to sing In a university organization, but there Is .lacking someone who will take hold of the matter and push It through. That there Is material In plenty In 'Ne braska university there lsno doubt. Anything or anybody that will bring the fellows "together under a com petent leader will give to the uni versity a glee club fully capable to maintain the reputation "of such or ganizations. Last year'B glee club made an ex ceptional record considering the late ness of the start and several other discouraging factors. A number of concerts were given at various Ne braska towns and the boys found a welcome and appreciative audience wherever they went. Tho home con cert In the spring contained excellent numbers and was worthy of the com mendation of the student body. An Active Bunch. The U. of N. glee club has been jone of the most active organizations of the school In years past. It has advertised the university as has prob ably no other organization, the foot ball team excepted. During the past! few years it has figured extensively In the local and state papers on ac count of Its ambitious plans and ex traordinary stunts, The proposed trip to tho Pacific coast in 1905 at tracted widespread attention, Dates were arranged at a number of Califor nia cities, Including San Francisco. Then came tho earthquake, which made an appearance at several points Impossible, and the entire trip had to be abandoned. The financial affairs of, the club ' have at various times caused anxiety for tho club' managers and there has been a deficit some years. One sum- mer a number of tho boys traveled over a good portion of tho state giv ing concerts In an endeavor to fill the coffers to tho required height. The 1906 fiasco cost a neat sum. At one time the club entered tho limelight through Its refusal to sing nt the commencement exercises of the university. Expulsion was threatened, but the matter was finally smoothed over to the satisfaction of all con cerned. Altogether the glee club has had an interesting career, and it will be a matter of regret If It is not con tinued this year. PER8HING8 8ELLING UNIFORMS. They Offer Them At Low Prices to ' All Cadets. SomenHfllculty Is being experienco.l In getting new students measured for cadet uniforms. The Pershing Rifles are following the custom of last year In providing uniforms for those cadets who desire to order through them. It is not obigatory that the suits be or dered of thovPershings. The uniforms this year cost $14:50. This price Includes coat, trousers, cap and leggings. The Porshlngs further exact a very small sum to cover tho expense Incurred by them and to al low a very small profit. By the ar rangement made, uniforms ordered through the PenOilngs cost the stu dent less than uniforms of the quality ordered elsewhere. The Per8hlngs are not getting wealtny by the sale of the uniforms. The organization makes a profit of only a vory small amount and .thTs eventually goes to better the military department. Th"e"fe"lB no' graft. The Pershlngs believe that tho studentB should support them in their undertak ing and to do this they sa,y they should oe measured at once. EXPECTS WINNING TEAM AGAIN Dr. Clapp Pleased Over Prospects For Cross Country Men. The prospects for another winning cross country team, according to Dr Clapp. are excellent A big bunch of candidates has re ported for the work, but the entire squad at the present time is composed of new men. H. O. Banmnnn, captain of the cross country team, who has not as et shown up for work, will be the only old man on the team- It Is -eport l that F. E. Smith will not return to school. New Law Professor, Professor Chester Garfield Vernier, the new member of thejfjaculty of the College of Law of the University of Nebraska, took his A. B. degree at Butler College Tind his Ph. B. and J. D. degrees at the University of Chicago. He comes to Nebraska from Indiana University, where he has been teach ing the subjects of contracts and prop erty. At Nebraska he Is to teach agency, bills and notes, criminal law, domestic relations, property and trusts. His recommendations are of the highest and it is expected that the same success will attend his teach ing In Nebraska as has attended it in Indiana. He received the "honor" degree at Chicago University Law School-. Herbert Bell, 1909, was manager for Reverend Sam Small this summer. Bryan Men I "Notice. The Bryan men of the University of Nebraska will meet Thursday evening at 7; 30 o'clock In the Muslo Hall of tho University Templq, All men fa vorahle to the success of Bryan and Kern are urged to be present. The meeting is for the purpose of organi zation and election of officers. Your rmr fare would nhv for a nice lunch at The Boston Lunch. ""Why go homo? . , , VARSITY IN SCRIMMAGE SHOW8 UP WELL AGAIN8T THE STRONG 8CRUB ELEVEN. LEFT TACKLE EWING IN GAME Veteran akes Regular Position In Line On His First Practice of the Year Rathbone Plays the Quarter Position. The footbnll squad Indulged in tho first real scrimmage work of tho Bon tjon last night and tho first reasonable Indications of what may bo expected later in the year were given out. Al though the scrimmage lasted only a fow minutes, yet it was fast and fur ious while It continued and tho 'var Blty and the scrubB woro closely hem med In by a largo number of tho "faithful" who were eager to see the old veterans in action again and also to get a line on the now players who have recently been so much talked of. It can safely bo said, allowing for the extreme earllness of tho year and the unseasoned, condition of tho raonj that the predictions of tho early sea son are being amply fulfilled. Of course the points where vast Improve ment is necessary are almost to nu merous to mention but nevertheless everyone "gets Into the game" In n manner calculated to encourage tho moBt pessimistic of coaches. Captain Harvey Rests. Captain Harvey was on the field In a-Bult- but owlng-to-ftHsprained-ankl- which he suffered in Tuesday's prac tice, he took active part in neither tho scrimmage nor tho signal work. Tho Injury to the captain comes at an In opportune moment since his presence on the team is sorely needed In round ing the squad Into shape for the early season games, the first of which takes place -next Saturdny with Peru. Kroger has been playing at end considerable this week and with his Bpeed and weight he woujd doubtless irake good either at end or half should Coach Colo see fit to move him. Kro ner's hard line bucking and excellent work in Interference are gratefully re membered from last year, at which time he played all season at full back. He is a remarkably quick start ei and this quality of his playing would make him a valuable man In getting down tho field under punts and also in handling tho forward pass. Rathbone at Quarter. In the scrimmage work last night Blrkner played at full-back, Beltzpr land Arnold played at half and Rath bone held down the quarter-back posi tion. Blrkner's" line bucking was first rate; he hit the line hard, lifting his feet high, and -was good for lota of dls tance. One thing was noticeable, In carrying the ball tho men neglected to use their armB to protect them selves. In a broken field and on end runs one arm should be enough to take care of the ball, leaving the other free to ward off tacklers. Arnold, who played at half . last night, may be remembered by those who wero interested in lnter-scholastlc football some three or four years ago. Ho played -In tho back-field for the York hjgh Bchool and at that time was a good man. Ot present he appears to be a good man on tho defense, is well set up, and possibly of 'varsity caliber. He was in school last year but did not play football. Beltzer shpws up well at defensive half back and several times went through the Interference of tho scrubs and nailed his man. In practice Belt zer has been doing consistent punting arid this together wlthv his accurate forward passing make hta a probabll- Itv at half back.. The 'varsity lost ground on their short forward pass last nTght. In this play the quarter back pasBOB to tho ond for about twenty ynrdB; Inaccurate passing de stroyed Its value last night, but the I play appoars to bo n valuablo ono if well dono. Ewlng Gets Out. Ewlng wnB out for practlco last evening and was In tho scrlmmago a part of tho tlmo. Apparontly ho htfS overcomo the objections of his parontH or Intends to disregard them. In any case his return to tho fold Is oxtromt- ly wolcomo and nddB ono moro to tho already long list of "N" men who are out. Temple, Wolcott, and Ellott, tho centor trio of last year's freBhman toam, wero on tho 'varsity sldo during (ho latter part of tho scrlmmago. Wjth these men digging In for a placo on the team tho veterans need feel nono too secure. Tho scrubs made a touchdown on the 'varBlty Bhortly af tor tho boglnnlng of play. Tho scoro was made on. a short forward pass from quarter back to McCarthy. MuBson, tho much talkod of new man who is a candidate for full back, failed to show up particularly well, but ono ovenlng's work Is too short a tlmo. In which to glvo a man a fair try-out. NEW COMET IN NORTHERN 8KY. Professor 8wezey Thinks It Will Be Visible 8oon. Two now olghtee'n-lnch globes havo been added to tho department of as tronomy, ono sidereal and ono terres trial. Tho Instructors say these have long been needed and they mako a great lmprovoment In the oqulpment of this department. , Tho enrollment In ttio dopartmonl of astronomy and moteorology prom ises to bo much larger than -usual. A new comet Is reported to bo In the northern sky, but ha snot yot been visible to the local telescope. It Is, time and will probably bo seen soon. Professor Swezy will spea kat Con vocation next Tuesday on "Tho Mak ing of a Great Telescope." New Departure In History, Tho new course In tho European his tory department, History of tho First Christian Century, given by MIbb Laura Wild, of Smith College, Is a new departure. It Is to bo a study of bible times and Jewish history from tho very largest viewpoint and will ho conducted strictly, on scientific lines. The four gospels and ono or two of the Apocryphal books will be careful ly studied by the source method ad well as the most Important secular sources still In existence on tho Greek and Maccobean periods and the -flrst-Cbrlstlan century. No other course given In tho department does more than touch on these very Important periods. During this week registra tion can bo changcrtJnfavor of the new course or visitors' cards may bo secured for tho Thursday lectures at 1:00 o'clock in L. 310. Laughlln Speaks Today. J. Lawrence Laughlln, head profes sor of economics of the University of Chicago, who. Is In Lincoln lecturing before the state Bankers association on Thursday, September 24, has been invited by the convocation committed to 'speak before tho students and fac ulty after cpnvocatlon. University Choral Society. Students can still register for choral work without registration fee. Special attention will bo given, to breathing, tone production, and preparation for choir work. Attractive part songs will also be studied as woll as some of tho heavier masterpieces, thus covering a broad field of work. The class will hold )ts rehersals In the Temple music hall on Tuesday, i 'Wednesday and Thursday at 5 p. m. Mrs. Raymond will bo glad to moot any who think of taking this work, either before rr after class hour. GETTING RATHER WARM CANDIDATES FOR 8ENIOR CLASS PRE8IDENT PUSHING WORK. MACHINE BACKING THE CO-ED OPPOSITION TO MI88 GRAY IN AT. TACK ON HER SUPPORT. Froyd Crowd Hold Up Example of 1905 and Predict Another Frlgg Administration If They 8hould Lose. Candidates for high ofilco are bo coming numorouB around tho campus for so early In tho fall and tho presi dential campaigns in tho classes of tho university aro occupying tho time and attention of many of tho poli ticians. Already there aro candidates out for tho presidency In all of tho classes but the freshman, and soveral first-year men aro now considering their chances of winning in enso they should run, and tho launching of sov eral 1912 booms may bo expected at any time. In tho senior class two students nro seeking tho leading ofilco, and nnothor ono Is hesitating about try ing to get tho position. Helen Gray and Edwin A. Froyd aro tho two can didates who havo como out with their booms and both havo workers getting votes for them, An engineer ing student, Ivan"Bakor, is consulting"" his friends and may enter tho field. A 8ororlty Girl. Miss Gray Is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and lives at Fre mont. Ewdln Froyd 1b not affiliated with any fratornlty. Ho has been, closely identified with the military department of the university during his college career and last year was -adjutant of tho battalion. Tho entry of Miss Gray in the-' race has caused considerable com nient, and has brought up again the questions which were 8o thoroughly threshed out in'the fall of 1905 regard lug the fltneBB of a co-ed to hold the ofilco of president of a class. In 1905 Grace Trigg, running in opppsltlon to Donovan Skeen for the president, of the class of 1906 for the first so- ' mester of the senior year, waB elected after a rather strenuous campaign in which her' candidacy was attacked on tho grounds that she would not make v an efficient officer. It was .declared that she would not be able to rule the class for its best interests; that the "ring" element would gain con trol of class affairs, and that in gou oral the seniors would lose many o. the benefits that would come to them by Skeen's election. Tho administra tion of Miss Trigg, it has been claimed , ever since by those who opposed her, was a failure and resulted just as had been predicted. The "gang" gained control of all the appointive offices, ran affairs to suit themselves, and -the greater, part of the class suf fered to a more or less degree. Hold-up Example. This fall those who, aro supporting Froyd for president predict a repeti tion of the Trigg administration 1 event of tho election of Mlss Gray. They declare that the co-ed candidate" 1b supported by a "machine"' which? .has been in power in the class'of 1909 for two or three years, and that her election would result in the central ization of all tho, honors and offices, iu tho hands of a fow. They boliove that the best appointments have al ready been promised by" Miss Gray to certain of, her supporters. Many ot their arguments are along lines thai; do not attack Miss Gray's executive. (Continued on Page. 8) V:
