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I ZCbe S)aih flebraekan Vol. VIII. No. 23. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1908. Price 5 Cents fRESHMEN WILL MEET CHANCELLOR E. B. ANDREWS TO OCCUPY THE CHAIR. UPPER CLASSMEN ARE BARRED Close Contest Promised, With Four Candidates In the Field for the Presidency and With 8trength An Unknown Quantity. Tomorrow morning at 11:30 o'clock the first freshman meeting of the year will be held in Memorial hall, Chan cellor Andrews prosidlng. The elec tion of a president is the business to be disposed of. Believing that his presence at the meeting would lesson the danger of a clash between the upper classmen and the freshmen, and desiring to do all possible in the rigid enforcement of the new rulo recently passed by the university senate prohibiting class fights and kidnappings, the chancollor will have charge of the mooting. Any attempt on tho part of the sophomores to disturb tho meotlng by voting will be severely dealt with. It is not thought that such an attempt will bo made Bince the chancellor has so plainly expressed his wishes in tho matter. Big Vote Likely. With no constitution to determine who are and who are not membors of the class, it is expected that an un usually large voto will bo polled. As the custom now stands, anyone who is enrolled for university W5rlf"Tor the" first year, whether ho carries tho full twelve hours of freshman work or not, is entitled to vote at this first meeting. This custom allows a large number of students who aro carrying less than twelve hours of work or who aro on rolled In the school of music to par ticipate in tho election. A voto of nearly four hundred is looked for, which means that if tho contest for president is at all closo, tho meeting will InBt for at least an hour. The voto is by paper ballots, tollers distributing them, and then counting the vote at tho conclusion of tho bal lot. While it 1b claimed that tho sys tem allows stuffing of the ballot box, no other system for elections haB been devised and it 1b necessary to rely upon the honesty of tho classmen. Four Candidates Out. Foor men aspire to be president of tho class, but two appear to have tho load over tho other contestants and tho raco seems tojlo between them. Clarence L. Clark of Lincoln and James Rowan of Columbus have been actively campaigning since tho first woek of school, Clark gottlng tho start of oven tno Columbus man. Ho claims to have tho support of both tho Lin coln and Omaha contingent, and Is so liciting support trom all sections of tho state. Rowan is undoubtedly strong In tho central part of tho state, and claims to have Becured tho support of many towns over tho state. Clark has issued a statement promising a square treatment of all interest over the. state if elected. From present indications tho election will bo closo, probably necessitating two ballots, since a ma jority voto is required to elect. through tho Washburn line for good gains, ns also did Roberts, right tackle, but Washburn always succeed ed In stopping their rushes before the Indians could reach the Blues' goal. Smith, the Haskell right end, made several long gains with tho forward ims8. Tho Washburn tackles were also able to smash through the Has kell line for consistent gains. Broth our, Codding, and Munford, all ad vanced the ball for considerable dis tances. Robb, at fulllmck, also gained ground for tho Blues. WaBhburn employed the forward pass to 'good advantat,.), making both of Its touchdowns with this play. The brilliant defensive play of Brothour, Whitney, Robb and Larimer was a feature of the Washburn toim's play. Haskell was the first to score, Island drop-kicking a goal from tho 35-yard line In ten minutes of play, after Smlley's fumble of a long punt, gave I the Indians the ball close to the goal Then Washburn braced and carried the ball by hard football to the Has kell 10-yard lino, Smiley going over on a forward pass. In tho second half Haskell waa weakened by the absence of Island, who was Injured In the last play of the first half. The Indians carried tho ball to tho Washburn 10-yard lino early In, tho second half, but Wash burn took the ball on downs and worked it down the field for a touch down. Washburp was outweighed, but played the best football it has shone this season. Tho Haskell play ers allege that they were given tho worst of several important decilonJ. GETS CARLISLE GAME EAGER SCHEDULE8 INDIANS FOR GAME WITH NEBRA8KA. TO COME AfTER THANKSGIVING Redmen Meet St. Louis on Turkey Day - and Will Play in Lincoln on Their Return Home In the East. OBTAIN COPIES OF OLD PAPER8. HASKELL INDIAN8 PLAY HARD. Strong Washburn Team -Barely Able to Take Their Measure. TOPBKA, Oct. 17 Washburn de feated the HaBkell Indians Saturday afternoon by a score of 11 to 4 In 'one of the best games over playearon Washburn field. Both teams played brilliant football, and tho supporters of both elevens, which Included about 150 Haskell students from Lawrence, had many opportunities to cheer. Haskell was penalized more severely than Washburn. Ponn, MeanB, and Kalamma, the Indian backfiold tore More Additions to Historical Society Collection. With tho purchase recently of files of the Now York Weekly Tribuno from 1858 to 18G7 inclusive, the Ne braska State Historical society has now complete files of that nowBpapor from the time of its start to tho end of the civil war with tho single ex ception of volumes 3 and 4. Tho of ficers of the society are much gratified at being able to announco the acquire ment of these papers, they furnishing excellent contemporary accounts of tho stirring period before and during the civil war. The society has received several glftH within the past few days of valu able books and newspapers. Among these are bound volumes of Harpers Weekly for 1871, 1876, and 1877, given by Miss E. N. Todd, of Lincoln. Miss Todd is also tfio donor of a largo picture of tho first reading ot tho emancipation proclamation before tho cabinet of President Lincoln. This picture is understood to have been made from a plate now destroyed and the engraving is said to bo quite rare. Among tho newspapers received this week are tho Cincinnati Commercial for 1881-1882, which contains a com plete account of tho administration of President ' Garfield. Others aro tho Cincannatl Commercial, 1864; Mans field, Ohio, Herald, 1863; Wheeling Intelligencer, 1868; Washington Even ing Star, 1868; Philadelphia Inquirer, 1866, and tho Cleveland Leader, 1865, containing an account of tho assassin ation of Lincoln and tho death of Booth. Niles Register, a weekly mag azine, has been received for several years in the thirties and forties, as ha also tho Foreign Quartriv Review for 1833. S NchraHiui and tho Carlisle Indians will meet on tho gridiron thlB fall tho week aner Thanksgiving, probaoly Tuesday or Wednesday. A contract for the game was signed yestorday after noon by Manager Eager with Business Manager Porter of tho Indians. Tho game with tho Carllslos has been in prospect for several days but a university rule against permitting Intercollegiate athletic contests to bo played on school days kept Manager Eager from scheduling tho game. Tho consent of Chancollor Androws and members of tho faculty was obtained this week and when Manager Porter came to Lincoln yesterday Manager Eager was able to sign a contract with him. May Be Tuesday. The Indians, who will bo In a hurry to get back to school after tho gamo with St. Louis with Eddie Cochoma.' bunch of professionals, desire that the game be played'on Monday or Tuesday following Thanksgiving, but It cannot be played on Monday and will have to be held on Tuesday or Wednesday. Manager Eagor liTWTWoTTJrWbu'nOB- day, December 2, but is willing to have tho gamo come on Tuesday, and that day is likely to bo decided upon. The Carlisle Indians have one of tho greatest football machines in the coun try and their gamo with Nebraska will be tho "biggest" football contest over pulled off in Lincoln. Tho Saturday before Thanksgiving the Indians play Minnesota at Minneapolis. Last soa- son tho redskins defeated tho Gophers by the score of 12 to 10. Won Games In West. Iho Saturday following tho Minne sota game last season tho Indians defeated Chicago at Chicago 18 to 4. In the east last season thoy played Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania and Syracuse. Thoy defeated Harvard 23 to 15; Pennsylvania, 26 to 6; Syra cuse, 14 to 6, and were defeated by Princeton, 16 to 0. Tho Indians have a clean slate bo far tnls fall, and unless St. Louis is stronger than last year aro likoly to co mo to Lincoln without a mark against their record in tho west. In the east tho IhuTans havo somo stiff games and may lose one of them. Next Saturday thoy meet the strong Penn sylvania cloven, which later in tho season comes west for a game with Michigan. Tho soating capacity of Antelopo park will probably bdonlargod lor the Carlisle game. It is expected that several thousand people will attend the gamo. tho sorvlco mny requlro, at Balarios ranging from $1,200 to $3,500 por an num, except that for Group D positions the minimum salary will bo $000 por annum. "Tho examination will bo divldod Into tho following branchos, weighted ns indicated: (1) genoral educational training, 30; (2) special training and oxporienco, 50; (3) thesis, 20. "Tho only work requlrod of com petitors in tho examination room will be the writing of tho HiobIb. Tho other two branchos of tho examination will bo rated upon tho baste of tho In formation given by tho compotitor and tho recoinmondntloriH and other evi dence of fltnoBB submitted by him, in compliance with tho requirements de scribed in this announcement and moro specifically slated In tho rogular application form which is referred to bolow. "In rating tho firBt branch of tho examination tho competitor's wholo educational training will bo consid ered. Appropriate questions In tho ap plication form will afford him oppor tunity to glvo his oducatlonal history I in full, but any fncts not apparently called out by those questions, and bo- I llove'd by him to bo of Importanco, should also bo stated. In particular, all coursos of Btudy In economic, po litical, or legal subjects should bo fully described, and the amount of time do voted to oach should be stuted. If any theses or other papei'B havo boon pre sented by tho competitor in connoctlon with any degree conferred upon him, such papers, or copies of them, should be submitted. "In rating the second branch of tho examination, consideration will bo gfvon to all the competitor's Bpoclnl ORGANIZE E0R BRYAN REPUBLICANS PLEDGE NEBRA8 KAN HEARTY 8UPPORT. WILL CONDUCT ACTIVE FIGHT Express Reproach for the Republican Platform and Believe Candidates do not Represent Progressive Republicanism. Having in mind tholr common In terest, tho oloctlon of Wlillam Jen nings Bryan to tho presidency of tho United Statos, somo thirty-flvo . stu dents of tho unlvorsity who heretofore havo boon onllstod in the ranks of tho republican party havo banded togothor to boost tho democratic loader. Tho first mooting of tho "Republican Bryan club, as tho now organization Is to bo known, was hold yesterday morning" in U. 309, for tho purpose of perfecting a pormanont organization by which nn nctlvo part could bo taken In tho campaign for the closing two weeks. Frnnk A. Potorson, prominently connected with tho Bryan movomont in tho unlvorsity this fall, was choson president, and Homor E. Aylosworth secretary. Gary Young, W. A. Wilson and Paul B. Yates comprise a com mittee which was appointed for tho purposo of drawing up resolutions to bo passed upon at tho noxt mooting. Great Interest. Unbounded interest and enthusiasm in tho cause of tho groat "Commoner" was manifested by those who attended tho meotlng yostorday morning. Each training and oxporienco which ill any iono expressed his Intontion of enlisting way tends to fit him for any branch of , other students in tho movomont, and CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. Joseph M. Swonson, '08, a former representative of the university in in tercollegiate debate, waB a campuB visitor yostorday. ' Mr. Swenson Is e'n-1 gaged in the real estate business at Sidney, Nebraska, and is meeting with good success. Ho will remain in .Lin coln for 'several days, preparing po litical speeches to bo given in tho congressional fight In tho Third Ne braska district. . Tests for Places In Bureau of Corpor ations, November 17. A special examination will do held by tho civil' service commission at the Lincoln postpfllco, November 17, for tho purposo of filling vacancies in the staff of examiners and special agents maintained by tho Bureau of Corpor ations, .Department of Commorco and Labor. Several Nebraska graduates al ready have places In UUb department. Tho circular (Statement follows: A "The United States Civil Sorvlco Commission announces an examination on November 17, 1908, to secure ollg ibles from which to make certifications the work of tho Bureau of Corpora tions, tho nature of which is brlolly Indicated in UiIh announcement. Tho evidence of this special training which tho competitor will bo requlrod to sub mit will fall Into tho following classi fication: (1) His sworn sta'tomont showing (a) his specialized and ad vanced study In economics, politics, and law (this information also forms a part of tho basis for rating tho first branch, and repetition Is unnecessary,. aB one complete statement will answer for both purposes), and lb) IiIb busl noHs or professional experience. (2) Tno recommendations of persons qual ified to Judge as 10 his fitness for any onoor more of tho several groupB ot poBitlons described bolow. Tho value of these recommendations will necen sarlly depend upon tho oxtont and na ture of tho recommendor'a acquaint ance with tho competitor, which must be stated in tho recommendation. (3) Any writings, tho rosult of his original work, which tho compotitor may havo published on economic subjects of any kind (Including financial 'and statis tical), or in relation to corporations. "Tho third branch of tho examina tion will bo a thesis, or discussion, which tho compotitor will be'required to writo In tho examination room. Ho may select for this paper any one of a number of subjects which will bo given him by tho examiner. Theso sub jects will bd general in their nature, and will bo sufficiently varied to per mit a fair selection by men possessing any of tho several groups of qualifica tions described bolow. Only three hours will bo allowed for tho writing of this paper, as its chief purpose Is to test the competitors' readiness and alertness, as well as his genoral In formation in tho lines of inquiry most nearly related to -tho work of tho Bu reau of Corporations. In view of tho goneral nature of tho subjects, tho con sultation of authorities will not be per mitted. In stho rating of this paper consideration will be given first to Its substantial merit, and secondly, to Its form and style." ' r Applications must bo sent in before tho examination, and blanks for this it waB tno sontlmont of tho niooting that with an ablo nouclous to start with many moro can bo secured as members in tho short tlmo which re mains. Tno plan of canvass among tho students has not boon agreed upon, but will bo dotormlned in a short tlmo. It Is tho hope of thoBO heading tho movo mont that ail Bryan men may bo found either with tho Republican Bryan club or tho rogular university Bryan and Kern club. In explanation of this organization, tho loaders sovorely arraigned tho re publican party leaders and tho repub lican platform, insisting that by Its platform, and its ticket, especially tho Sherman end of it, tho party is clearly drifting away from progressive repub lican principles, away from domocratlo principles and away from uio people. Tho entrance- of tho moneyed class, soyB tho now club, in tho republican policies caUs for a condemnation by all. republicans and an endorsement of the man who stands moro clearly for those progressiva principles. It is tho avowed intention of tho club to conduct as activo a campaign as possible, both by working and by voting for tho man whom thoy bollovo to best roprcsont tho Interests of tho country. A VALUABLE GIFT TO LIBRARY. fnr"'tln nnnnlntmanf nf annnlol nvom .-era ?C . spoolal .son in tho Bu-1 ggKft &&& .?& roau of Corporations, Department of the. Department of Political Economy Commerce and Labor, as tho needs of at tho University, - Professor Barbour Donates Eight Vol umes' on Fossils. The university library, has recently been tho recipient of, a very valuable set of volumes on fossil bones, donated by Professor B. H. Barbour, of 'tho geological department Tho books aro in two parts. -Four volumes are In tho nature of a text on tho Identification of fossil bones and four others con sist of platcB Illustrating tho text. ' In the second section there- aro over four hundred plates, accurately dawn and elucidated by notes. Theso 'plates como from Paris' and, aro extremely valuable.- 'Only ono other such set Is hold west of Chicago, that being In tho library of- tho University pf California. Your car faro would payfor a Bice lunch at The Boston Lunch.. NWhy go home?