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Vol. VIII. No. 8.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1908.
Price 5 Cents.
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MANY HOPS THIS YEAR
NUMBER PROMI8E8 TO BE AS
LARGE A8 LA8T YEAR.
CRITICISM Of fREE TICKETS
Professor Barber Thinks Too Many
Are issued and Some Steps May
Be Taken to Stop the
Practice.
With the probability that there will
be fully as many university dances this
winter as last, the year promises to be
crowded with successful social events
for university students. Last year
there were nearly twice as many
dances as for any previous year. The
number this year may not be In
creased, but it is expected that the
Btandard set in 1907-1908 will at least
be equaled.
However, in spite of the unprece
dented series of class and society
dances, there was but one case last
year of financial failure. All other af
fairs were liberally patronized and
probably half wore more or less over
crowded. An anti-dance critic would
have said that the university was
dance raawd," but an unprejudiced ob
server would probably have had hard
work to find any case where the stu
dents really over-did it.
Over-Crowded Dances.
Tho most over-crowded of all the
dances wero the two freshman hops
and the first semester sophomore
hop. TneBe dances were virtually mo
-hop. These dances wero virtually
mobs of wnirllng couples. Although
numorous ot the various hop managers
advertised that the ticket sales would
be limited to a number that could
be readily accommodated there is only
one case on record where the limit
was adhered to with any degree of
strictness. Tho engineers -apparently
kept their aggreement with the pur
chasers of tickets and their hop was
a genuine pleasure to tho university
dancers who had been UBed to gener
ally prevailing mob conditions.
A student who has attended uni
versity functions for the last four
years, discoursed as follows yesterday
on the dance situation:
"It would be well, indeed, if some
larger hall wore thrown open to the
university dances than any now avail
able. The majority of tho nops -last
year were held in Fraternity or Walsh
hah, the more formal ones going to
the Lincoln and some of tho Informals
going to tho Temple or to the Ar
mory. These hails aro large enough
to accomodate an ordinary crowd, but
in case after case last year they
proved inadequate to hold with com
fort those who wished to dance. As
in the past the Pan-Hellenic was held
in- the auditorium, but that structure
is not fitted for dancing and is only
used on that one occasion when uni
versity students seem willing to pay
any price to get nothing at ail for it
but the privilege of being able to say
that they "were going."
Advance in Price.
"Further,' nnent tho question of
price, montlfinfitav be made of the
advance which some hop managers
u made last year in the cost of tickets.
The senior prom and the Pan-Hellanlc
both put up the bars and in the former
case at. least, the dancers showed their
displeasure by sufficient non-atten-tendance
to make the affair a finan
cial failure. The engineers' here again
pleased their patronB by the moder
ate price and the tasty results of its
expenditure. '
"Dance expenditure, by the way, has
been tho subject of extensive expert-
' ments on tho part of Professor Grove
B. Barber, chairman of the auditing
committee of student organizations.
All classes and other societies must
t now give a detailed statement to tho
committee and this is published after
approval by tho committee. Tho nr
rangement Iibb largely eliminated tho
chance of graft, which has In years
past been the source of varied sensa
tions. Thero Is one thing about uni
versity dances which Professor Barber
still thinks worthy of criticism. That
Is the practice of issuing so many
complimentary ticketB. In some cases
these passes have made a notieuable
percentage of the total and tho audit
ing committee may tako Bteps to cut
down the number.
Junior Prom "8well."
"Of course tho "BwelleBt" affair of
all Ib the junior prom and last year
was no exception to the general rule.
For years the punlor prom has held
the first place among university social
functions and thdro BceniB to be no
likelihood of its popularity waning.
The senior prom probably comes next
In order and the freshman hop lu a
cloBe third. The hop of the engineers'
society bids fair to mako a strong bid
for fourth piace. LaBt year was tho
first given by the organization and
only time will tell whether their rec
ord will be maintained.
"Besides the breaking into society of
the engineers nnd tho Law school, the
unusual number of class and basket
ball informals served to agument laBt
year's list. Every class gave at least
one informal in addition to the annual
hop ami other organizations were lib
eral in their entertainment. As here
tofore, Company B wob the only cadet
company to give a hop. The battalion
figured socially otherwise by tho Offi
cers' Hop and the Non-Corn Hop. The
junior class succeeded In removing a
hoodoo which seemed to have hung
over the class since its organization.
Disagreeable weather and dlvqrB othet
conditions had combined to make the
affairs of the class of 1909 loBing ven
tures. Last year's hops paid out well
and tne members of the class aro
wondering whether the hoodoo haB
been permanently banished or wheth
er it may return to haunt them during
their Benior year.
Many In Spring.
"One noticeable featuro of tho so
cial calendar is tho manner in which
all the dances are crowded Into the
spring months. There is not a danco
nlml tittl Jm i splint. lii.t In At nt.iti
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and April they are packed together,
two In a week being the. rule and three
being the case in one or two instances.
Thero seems to bo no reason other
than prejudice for this condition of
affaii-B and it is to be hoped that good
-sense comes to tho rescue."
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WITH NEBRASKA SQUAD
THE FIR8T SCRIMMAGE
8ATURDAV8 GAME
8INCE
SCRUBS MAKE GOOD SHOWING
Spirited Work of the 8econd Team
Puts More Life Into the 8quad
and They Show Improvement.
Coach Cole's pupils assembled at
Antelope park again yesterday after
noon and put In a few more good licks
toward developing into what every
loyal Nebraskan hopes and believes
will be a championship team. Tho
scrimmage work which was gono
through last night waB the first which
has been Indulged in since the Peru
gome" laBt Saturday and controry to
expectations It was not particularly
good. It is time that most of the men
showed spurts of godd form and even
of sensational playing, evidence that
the constant admonitions of "King"
Cole are beginning to take root In tho
minds of the players, but tho united
action, the grand team work which
last year characterized tho squad is
bt 111 far from being nttalned.
At times yesterday afternoon tho
tcrubs showed startling form, and fre
quently they tore great holeB in the
ar8lty lino, making big1 gains pos
sible. On the defense too, they wero
just as effective, forcing the regulars
to fight fiercely for every Inch they
gained and frequently breaking
through tho line and stopping tho
'arslty plays before they had gotten
fairly under way. It Is this spirit In
the Bcrubs which makes a winning
team possible; it Is their aggressive
ness which puts the regulars on their
metal, forcing them to put the beBt
they have In them into the work, and
It is a safe prediction that, if tho
scrubs keep up their fast, energetic
work, the coach may see fit to do
some transferring.
Must Have Material
win his letter. He handles tho ball
well and several times yesterday ho
received forward passes from Beltzor
for good galnB.
Hill Chaloupku did not appear In !
his football togs yestorday but
watched tho practlco from tho Bid.'
linen and officiated as umpire during
tho scrimmage. Ho Is still under tho
weather from a slight Injury ho re
ceived In the Peru game. Hugo Blrk-
uer did not taKe part in tne scrim
mage work as he does not wIbIi to
invite additional .injury to his arm.
He will be all right, however, In a few
days.
Harry Minor was out again for
practice last hlght after an absonco of
f-bveral .lays. His delinquency Is to
hi. made up bo that he will bo eligible
to play In a few days and he will
practlco with tho team In the moan
whle. "Jack" Temple, captain of last
ear's Freshman team Ib found to be
delinquent in school work and the
1 ospects of his bolng able to play
again very soon aro not bright. He
v aB considered as a very likely can
didate for tackle or full back.
SOPHS GETTING BUSY
POLITICAL SITUATION INTERE8T8
CLA88 MEMBER8.
THE MACHINE QUESTION COUNTS
Three-Cornered Fight For Presidency
Brings Up the Old Question Be
fore the Members of the
8econd Year Class
NLW BOOK8 BY GEORGE HOWARD.
THE INTER-FRATERNITY PRIZES
Have Come and Are Being Distributed
by Dr.Clapp.
Dr. Clapp has received the Shield
which goes to Alpha Theta Chi fra
ternity aB first prize In the lnter-fra-tcrnlty
athletic medt held in the
armory last spring. Tho Bhleld must
be won three times to bo the perma
rent property of any of the fratern
ities. It Is in bronze and makes a
very valuable prize, not only for what
it represents but also because .of the
oplendid workmanship in it. The
meet, which was organized as an an
nual event occurs late in the Bprlng
and attracts considerable attention.
The records mode last spring were
.good.
Besides a prize for the winning fra
ternity, ribbons representing firet, sec
ond and third places, were being given
to the point winners by Dr. Clapp yes-terday.
Tho board of control of University
of Washington debates has ratified
Dean A.. It. Priest's recommendation
that the triangular debating teams be
composed of two instead of three men,
If Oregon takeB similar action, Idaho
will undoubtedly remain In the. league
of western states.
Your car fare would pay for a nice
lunch at The Boston , Lunch. Why
go home? '
No championship team can be de
veloped without a strong bunch of ma
terial for the so-called regulars to
work against; they must have con
stant and fierce opposition; there
must be close competition for every
position. The moment a player Is
conceded a place on a team he Ib
apt to regard haid work in practice
as a waste of energy, and consequent
ly to show a slump in his form and
exhibit a lifeless spirit. In the samo
way, if a scrub thinks that tho po
sition he is trying out for is "cinched"
lie will naturally lose the Interest ho
would otherwise have in his work.
But such cases ns these are not pos
sible under "King" Cole's regime.
While ho runs football at Nebraska
no position is "cinched" excqpt as tho
Incumbent of that position shows by
continuous good work that ho is tho
man who is entitled to it. The bur
den of proof lies with every player
and the man who proves that he Ib
worthy of a place on the team, who
demonstrates that he is indispensable
to tho team will be given a, place re
gardless of whether .he already wears
an "N" or not. Consequently it is ex
tremely gratifying both to the
coaches and to those whose interest
is centered in the team's success to
see the good work of the scrubs an.l
they hope that it will continue.
Bently at Quarter.
In the scrJmmnge last night Bentley
YflB at quarter on the, 'varsity most
of the time and hlB work seemed to
be very satisfactory. He worked out
with tho squad Monday in ' signal
practice for the 'first lime this year
and yesterday was his first scrim,
mage work. He was substitute
quarter back t last season and played
In several' minor games' but did not
Two New Ones Added to His Already
Long List.
Dr, George Elliott Howard, head pro
fessor of political science and sociol
ogy, has written two new books to add
to his already long list of successful
publications. 'General Sociology," and
"Comparative Federal Institutions,"
from the pen of Dr. Howard and pub
lished bytleuplyprBlty. novo ably fil
led a long felt want. These books aro
analytical reforenco syllabao, and al
though intended, for claBB room work,
aro instructive and Interesting to
others than students.
"Comparative Federal Institutions"
offer.'' an examination of tho character
istic and general principles of federal
government.
Tho "General Sociology" Is an out-
lino of tho various social forms and
shows tho actual evolutions in each of
tho great departments of social Ilfo.
The demand for these books is prob
ably tho greatest that any publications
by the university have had in so short
a time. Already orders havo been fll-.
led for Calcutta, India; Budapest, Hun
gary, and London, England. They are
alBo used as standard text books in
practically all tho large schools in the
country including such schools as the
Univers.Ity of Columbia, George Wash
ington, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and
Wisconsin. TIicbo books were reviewed
in tho last issue of the Political Sci
ence Quarterly and received very fa
vorablo mention.
DINNER CLUB ORGANIZED LATELY
Members of the Faculty Will Dine To-
gether Often
A new organization for faculty
members has been formed. It is
Known as the "Dlmser Club" and tho
membership roll includes most of the
faculty members, The object of. the
club as the name indicates is to hold
dinners, thus establishing a more fra
ternal feeling.
Tho .first dinner was held Septem-
Stlll nnothor turn in university poli
tics dovolopcd Saturday afternoon
whon Ciarenco E. Clark, of Lincoln,
announced himself as a candidate for
tho presidency of tho frcAhmun class.
It hud begun to look as though tho
froBhman class was to moot without
nnyono formally announcing himself eg
candidate for tho leadership of tho
cIobb.
Mr., Clark thus far, Is tho only can
didato for tho office Ho l. regarded
aB a strong man and has a splendid
record in tho Lincoln high school to .
back him claim for tho honor. Ho was
a prominent membor of Lincoln's in
torscholastlc debato teams for two
years, took a leading part in tho class
play In his senior year and graduated
with scholastic honors. llo has tho
support of tho Lincoln freshmen in
tho high school and a number of his
frlendB aro making an activo campaign ,
for him. It remainB to bii neon wheth
er ho will havo nn opposition for tha
place.
Sophomore Affairs.
"The more, tho morrlor. ' This old
saying has found proof in sophomoro
politics for the political pot Is boiling
at a merry rate and tho three candl
dates, Hare, Lawrence, and Mallory
aro putting in hard licks. The con
test is oxpected to bo close urn! tho
friends of all three men are s-uifftino
that their candidate will make an ex
cellent showing. The meeting of tha
class for the purpose of holding tho
election will probably occur tho lunt
of this week, although thero Is nothing
certain about tho date. It will I'jqulro
several days for tho candidates to com
plete their canvass of the voters in tho
class and the meeting may not come
until tho first ofnext weok.
Mr. Hare, tho first candidal to pre
sent his name for tho approval of tho
sophomores is a man who. has always
taken an Interest In class '.iffairs, nnd
who has a good high school record bo
hind him. He comes from .Vlbton and
undoubtedly will be strong among tho
students from that part of tho state,
Earl Mallery toolr an active 'part In
managing Ralph Weavei line's cam
paign for president last your when
Weaverllng defeated Russoll for tho
office. Ho was chairman of tho fresh
man dance, is a member of tho Alpha
Tau fraternity and also a member of
the inter-fraternity organization known
as the "Spikes." Tho "Spikes" aro
said to be actively pushing his candi
dacy. James Lawrence, tho tliird--eandl-dato,
has also taken an Interest in
class affairs. Ho was chairman of the
freshman constitution committee, be
sides being active In other committee
t work. He has'lssued his "square deal"
platform for both "barb" and fraternity
itaf 1 Rili nnrl wAn nttnnrin1 hv thn nr
i .. i i, r 0 n Linterests. Ho has, an excellent debat
ganlzers of the club. Professors Fob- h ..'
sler, Sherman, Bessey, Davis, Costl-
can, Ward; Fordyce, Burnett, Rich
ards and.A. E. Davidson have been at
the hdad of, the movement.
At last the new law library of Cali
fornia state-university seems to be ap
proaching a reality. The required
donations aggregating $160,000 are
now pledged and Architect John G.
Howard Is working on the final plans.
These are expected to be, finished by
the first of next year and then the
work of construction will commence
as soon as the bids are let ,
Ing record behind him and also
served on the .Nebraskan. staff In his
freshman year. He is a member of
Alpha Theta Chi fraternity.
' Machine' Figures.
It is said by members 'of the sopho-'
more class that- the question of ma
chine manipulation will figure to a
large extent in the election in that
class. Rumors that one of the candi
dates was receiving the united sup
port of the "Iron Sphinx' the sopho
more political society and also was
being aided by men who were members
ot tho freshmen "Spikes'' last year
(Continued on Pafce 4)
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