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X"ir 'x be ail$ IRebraefcan VoL VHI. No. 14. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1908. Price 5 Cents. ") SOPHS ELECT TODAY WARM POLITICAL FIGHT DRAW8 TO AN END. THREE CANDIDATES CONFIDENT Very CloseContest Probable With Hon ors Doubtful and With an Un usually Large Vote 8ure To Be Polled. Today at 11:30, tho sophomore class -will meet In Memorial hall to oloct a president. Throe candidates are In the field and the warm fight that has been made for the paBftwo weeks will result In a large attendance at the class meeting. Not for several years has there been so hot a contest for the BOphomore presidency. If there is a voter in the class whose support for one or an other of the aspirants has not been so licited within the past few days, he must certainly havo been a clover dod ger. In most cases the sophomore has been asked to aid the cause of each one of the three. Are Confident. All three candidates have hopes of winning the election. Mr. Lawrence's supporters last evening declared their belief that their man would carry off the plum with ease. They state that their opponents nave loBt strength to a great extent since the developments of last week. They further say that but little harm has been done them by the charges regarding undue favoritism on the part ot the Daily Nebraskan. Mr. Mallery and Mr. Hare are equal ly confident. In yesterday's Nebras kan Mr. Hare issued a statement which set forth clearly his position in regard to "combine" affiliations. He declared that he was the first candidate in tho field, he having announced his inten tion of running for the office early in registration week. For this reason he believed that any charges which would make him appear a "drawing" candi date for James Lawrence would not stand. He says that he 1b not a party to such a combine and that his ac tion depends entirely on his personal belief in tho right of what he does. Machine Talk. The machine question is still bother ing a -number of the sophomores and it is likely that their belief in this; re spect will affect their votes today. Members of- the class who believe that Earl Malleryfa a candidate or a com bine stated yesterday that rumor had come to "their attention that a fourth candidate was to bo put up as an avowed machine man, but that this man would withdraw on the second ballot and his strength be thrown to Mallery. The effect of such a move they say, would be to clear Mallery of machine suspicion. No candidates are yet out publicly for other offices in tho class. It is quite likely that today's meeting will adjourn after the election of the pres ident and other business will be put over until another time. The assess ment made lost spring was not n financial success and the class is con siderably in debt, this fact emphasiz ing the need of selecting a strong executive for the present semester who will see to it that the amount is rqlsed. Freshmen Are Next. The freshmen will not meet until week after next. Registrar Harrison has refused to allow an earlier meet ing, which some of the candidates de slreoV nd be flrt year politicians will have to cool their ardor for a 'while. With the withdrawal of O. C. Klddo ot South "Omaha, four candi date? are left in the field. An earn est canvass is being made by friends of oa'ch.' The aspirants are Clarence Clark of Lincoln, Wayne Carroll of Gothenburg, Earl Gerspacher of Grand Island, and Paul B. Roen of Colum- bu'- J SQUAD DEBATE WILL BE TODAY The Preliminary Tryout for Remain ing Places to Occur. The second squad preliminary for the remaining six places upon the debating squad will be held tonight in U. 309. Thirteen men have en tered the second preliminary, Boven to speak upon the affirmative and six on the negative. Tho question to be discussed Is: ''Resolved, That Amer ican cities should adopt the commis sion form of government." Nebraska will discuss this snmo question In her inter-collegiate debates. The judges for tonight's debate will probably be ProfeBsor French, Pro fessor Costigan, and Professor Fogg. Each speaker will be allowed seven minutes in which to present his argu ment. LIKE DAILY COLLEGE PAPER. Instructors Have Trouble In Getting Students' Attention. The University of Washington has a live college dally, similar in size to the Daily Nebraskan. According to a late Issue It is a popular organ. The account quotes Professor Daggy of the faculty as follows: "The Dally Wave should appear In the evening, for it is proving to be too demoralizing a factor in the class room. ' Instructors must descend to the sensational to get their hearers' attention. "As soon as the students arrive from the city they eagerly seize the Dally Wave. The girls especially scan its columns and become entirely oblivious to their environment. The mastor- pieces of literature pale Into Insignifi cance beBlde the new Dally. Chaucer, Spencer, and even Kipling give way to the matutinal message from our em bryo journalists. Were tho Wave Issued in the even ing it would prove a pleasing post prandial diversion Instead of a real class room distraction." Hughes an Interesting Character. Gov. Charles E. Hughes, who ad dressed a large audience in Lincoln yesterday, is an Interesting character from the view point of university stu dents. As a scholar Governor Hughes made an enviable record at Colgate university, Hamilton, N. Y., and at Drown university. He entered Col gate In 1877Vand spent his freshman tyear there. At Brown, Governor Hughes took many rhetorical honors, excelling especially as a debater. jvHere also he joined Delta Upsllon fraternity, of which Chancellor An drews is another member who at tended Brown university. After graduation from Brown, Hughes entered the Columbia law school, graduating with high honors and taking first place ut the examina tion for admittance to the New York bar. He was later an Instructor I law at Cornell until hlB entrance lnt? the political arena. The senior 1laws held an election Tuesday morning for managing editor of the Cornhusker. C. P. Peterson of Lincoln was unanimously elected to the place. The law college also has the editor-in-chief of the university book, this year, ty. A. Robertson be ing elected last year. The first of a series of talks to be given to the members of the Inter collegiate debating squad by members of the faculty . and business men of Lincoln who are Interested in the commission form of municipal control was given last evening by Professor Aylswroth, of the department of polit ical science and sociology. RAIN STOPS PRACTICE FOOTBALL 8QUAD WORK3 IN THE QLMNA8IUM. GMNNELL GAME IS DOlBTfllL The Inclement Weather Prevents Out Door Practice and Therefore the Squad's Improvement Is Greatly-Retarded. For the socond time this wook the football team was yesterday unable to practice out of doors on account ot rainy weather. Although the toam Is badly In need of scrimmage practice and outdoor signal work, yet the coach was forced yesterday to drill the men on the cramped space afforded by tho gymnasium floor. Monday afternoon tho team had had a long rest after the Doanegamo and It had been expected that they would get out In force at Antelope Park and go through Borne hard signal work in an endeavor to overcome that ten dency to fumble the ball and to do the wrong thing at the wrong time, which was displayed so noticeably last Saturday. These expectations, how ever, were shattered when on Mon day we were disfavored with a severe rainstorm. Consequently Coach Cole had to resort to some other means of occupying the time of his proteges so he got all of his candidates into the gym and let them put in an hour at basket ball. It Helps Some. This practice doubtless was of val ue in developing the agility and wind of the players but It did not help them any in their signal work or in handling the pigskin. After this they went out back of the library on the grass for a short and not over-satisfactory signal practice. Tuesday the effect of their long recess from the game was very noticeable on the players and both scrubs and regular players put up a very ragged exhibition. Yesterday again it had been hoped that the team might offset tho poor Jmpresslon which Tuesday's practice had left, but again they were forestal led by an untimely rain. The work yesterday In the gym was as satisfactory as could be expected under the circumstances but it lacked considerable of satisfying the crying need of the squad for Improvement in almost all departments of the game. In the limited space afforded by the gym nasium it was impossible to try the forwardpass at all and even the sim ple formations of straight football could not be freely executed. Lecture By Coach. The coach gave the men a long lec ture on signals, formations, and the particular duties of the players under certain circumstances, and then let them go out for a run. It is to be hoped that the weather today will per mit of a good outdoor practice which is badly needed if the Grlnnell' people are to be humbled next Saturday. - Reports from the Iowa college are extremely optimistic and they will come to Lincoln with as strong an ag gregation as they had last season. It will be remembered that last; season Coach Cole's pupljs were given an aw ful scare in the first half by the Grln nell warriors. When It comes right down to brass tacks, all former news paper dope to the contrary, notwith standing, the Cornhuskers' chances for more than an even break next Satur day are not overly bright. Grlnnoll's ends and backs are reported to be fast and tho Nebraska line this -week has not shown itself to be very strong, so that Grlnneirs chances for a good showing appear on the whole to be very bright. ' - Plea like 'mother tried to make. Baked fresh, every day fey aa expert woman pie baker atTkeBoatottLaaek. GOVERNOR HUGHE8 IN LINCOLN. 8tudents Hear New Yorker Speak at the Auditorium. Many university students hoard Gov ernor Hughes spoak at tho Auditorium yesterday morning. It had originally been intended that he should spoak at tho Temple thoator, but at tho last minute the plans wore changed. Gov ernor Hughes spoke only a short tlmo, but in that tlmo ho was ablo to give hlB audience a striking Improsslon of his earnestness and ability. His voice could not havo been in bettor shape, and was hoard with perfect ease In ovory part of the hall. Mr. Hughes did not attempt, as so many political stump Bpeakers do, to ridicule or abuse Mr. Bryan. Ho do voted his tlmo to discussing tho Issuob of tho campaign and alBo gavo his rea sons for wishing to see Mr. Taft elect ed. Mr. Hughes discussed at consider able length the trust question and claimed that the democratic remedies were not at all capable of being put Into practical oporatlon. In speaking of presont conditions Mr. Hughes declared that tho coun try had -been aroused to a state of high idealism and morality and that he did not wish to see a set -back given to this feeling by an attempt to put in practical operation reforms which are visionary and Impractical. 8enlor Breakfast Committee. President G. H. Matteson of tho senior class has appointed tho follow ing breakfast committee which will make arrangements for holding a morning feed noxt week: E. B. Hills, F. Crltes, C. A. Thomp son, J. Ketrldge, F. N. WIldiBh, Marlon Hart, Vera Fink, Bess Hoi comb, Helon Day, Gertrude Nlelson, Constance Sol ford, Myrtle Hudson, J. Coupe, Au gust Meyer, F. A. Jones. The committee will meet In U. 100 at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Much Interest aroused. Miss Angy Manning Taylor, who comes to the university for n great bible conference next week, has aroused much Interest In bible study wherever she has worked. At Rich mond, Va., "from 500 to 600 women listened each afternoon to Miss Tay lor and urged her to remain a second week with them." "At Columbus, Miss., where Miss Taylor spent n week at the Industrial Institute and college, a wave of en thusiasm swept through the college such as no other bible conference leader has ever aroused. "From Nashville, Ten.,- where Miss Taylor has been several times, comes the report that those who have been privileged to hear her cannot say too much for her work. She seems par ticularly 'fitted to reach college women, for her high degree of intel lectuality, her thorough, accurate and convincing 'manner of presenting her lessons, readily appeal to the scholar mind. "From Columbus, O., comes the re port that the charming personality of MIbs Taylor, combined with her lumi nous and practical method of present ing her subjects, has won for her many hundreds of hearers and friends. "Remember that Miss Taylor will be at the university next week under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. and that all young women should count It n rare opportunity to hear her.'! 'To. Rtcelve Rifles. Today at 5 p. m. the first rifles will be distributed to members of the ca det battalion. The rifles are of the same make as those used last year. Each company will receive rifles in turn and several slays will be required to furateh the whole battalloa. ThU done, flie manual of arms will be the basis of Instruction, CADET BAND WINS OUT MU8ICAL ORGANIZATION GRANT. ED REQUEST FOR ROOM. GET PLACE IN MEMORIAI HALL Efforts of Band Members and of Cap tain Worklzer for Sufficient Ac commodations Are Rewarded With Success. By a decision of Chancellor An Jrnwn, umiomictMl yoBtorday, tho uni versity band Is given 'quartors in Memorial mill commensurate with tho importance of its work. At tho iponing of the Bomestor tho band ofTicen:, seconded by Captain Worklzer of tho military dopartmont, presented n request to tho Chancollor nuking that a better room bo assigned them in which to hold their regular practice. Thoy recited the history of th Mr organization in which they had inir.od a considerable sum for the erection of the Templo building with tho understanding that thoy were to bo givon commodious quartern there on its completion. When the Timplo was completed, asserted tho -band mon, the other unl verslty social and oducatlonal organi zations were granted space fitted to their needs, but tho band was crowd ed into a littlo room under the stage at tho south end of tho building. Here there was hardly room to storo their instruments, let alone conducting a i oh ear sal. Request Granted. The request was submitted to Cap tain Worklzer, who in turn sent it to Chancellor Andrews. Tho chan cellor's decision was announced yes torday and the band men are corre spondingly elated. The new room will be under the chapel in Memorial hall. Racks for tho Instruments -will be Installed under the stairs and every effort will be made to give the band suitable accommodations. Tho story of tho band, as related in the Nebraskan several days ago, caused considerable interest in uni versity circles where the work of the organization was not fully understood. It was not generally known that tho members had to stay in Lincoln for a week after most of the students had left for their summer vacation in or der that music might bo furnished at the commencement exercises. This is dono at the personal expense of each member of the band and it cuts Into the finances to quite a (Jegree, when the value returned is considered. - Do Good Work. With their new quarters,' the band expects to do better work than ever before. In the past the organization has maintained an excellent reputa tion, furnishing music as It does for all university affairs and frequently for other events. Members receive credit for their work in the military department and work in the band takes tho place of the drill required of freshmen and sophomores. JUNIOR CLASS. . APPOINTMENTS. Selections Made' By President Byerts Made Public. President Byerts, of the third-year class, yesterday announced the follow ing' appointments: , Party Committee. W. A. Monson, chairman; Mis Esther Hunter, Mlsa Mildred HoUama, Miss Jo Huso,. L. R. Haggeluai L. F. Flower, R. H. Bailey. Inter-Clas' Athlstles. S. A. M,ahood. chairman; H. O. Baa man, H. Gf Schmidt. Feeteall Manater. 0 Bentley. Basketball ,Manafr. D. O. Mitchell. , ; i ,r; .,,
