V. Xlbe 2aU$ IRebtaekan Vol vm. No. 50. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1908. Price 5 Cept. ANNUAL CORNHIMER BANQUET TO-NIGHT Arrangements Complete for Giving Nebraska's Great Football Team an Excellent Din ner at the Lindell Hotel WALTER II. ECKERSALL IS INVITED famous University of Chicago football Star Will Probably Be One of the Men on the Toast List Colonel Bills is Tbastmaster and Governer George Sheldon One of the Speakers Arangemonts for the annual ban quet to the Nebraska football team are complete and this evening' the great CornhuBkers of 1908 will be tendered one of the best dinners that have been served to any university eleven since the annual banquet custom was adopt ed six years ago. This dinner will bo the flrtt "square" meal Cho Nebraska gridiron warriors have nad an opportunity to enjoy for several weeks. Since early in September the squad has been re stricted to a training table diet at the Windsor hotel and have been dined many of the dantles which other peo ple are all et. Sweet meats, delicious pies and cakes, and puddings like mother used to make have been ta booed as foor for the husky Nobras kans. Their diet has consisted mainly of roast sirloin of beef au jus, po tatoes mashed and steamed, steak with butter sauce, sanitary milk and light bread pudding. But today with the closo of the BE$BBBK&ro' ' CXB " BBBflPnBK X-toaii vaSt"; JPLJBBBBBBBBBBBBvKvt j8c3aB HolKB jS . aiHbbbbbbbbbbbe&xv4bi LITTLE BOY, Right Tackle, Carlisle Indians. gridiron season they are to bo allowed to come Into their own and take their mi. The first opportunity they will have will bo after the great contest 'with the Carlisle Indians. They could satiate their appetites at supper tlmo, but all have promised to subduo their agonizing appetites until thlg evening at 9 o'clock when the big meal will be served to them In the largo dining room of the Lindell hotel. The food the Cornhuskera and tho other people who attend tho banquet will receive wjill bo tho bestT "Manager Hoover and his famous chef can cook up. It will bd a seven course dinner, with tho best stuffs obtainable in tho local market, cooked up in appetising styjo, ' , Attractive Toast List. An attractive toast list has been prepared for this banquet and prom ises to bring forth as much wit as sparkled around the table at tho fa mous feed of last fall, colonel Bills, one of Lincoln's moBt prominent citi zens and a worthy supporter of tho university and Its athletic teaniH, win preside as toastmaster. The selec tion of Colonel Bills for this position could not have been improved upon. Mr. HIb is a keen wit and has a quick sense of humor that assures a brilliant flow of happy thoughts from the head of the table. Appearing as speakers of the even ing will bo Governor George Sheldon, Captain John Worklzer, Dr. Condra, Coach "King" Cole, Captain James Harvey, ox-Captain Charles Borg and probably Walter H. Eckersall, former University of Chicago football star and at present football editor for the Chi cago Tribune, and Coach Alonzo Stagg. i nls list of speakers brings together for toasts tho best group of football enthusiasts and experts that could be found In the state. The Last Opportunity. This will bo tho last opportunity the students will have of seeing "King" Cole before ho leaves for the oast to take up his duties as an attorney in Toledo. It will be Interesting to hear what Nebraska's great coach has to say regarding the success of the sea son which closes this afternoon. Governor Sheldon, who has followed quite closely the playing of the Corn huskers, will no doubt bo heard with deep interest by all. The young exec utive Is a University of Nebraska grad uate and knows how to deal with uni versity subjects. A special invitation has been ex tended to Walter H. Eckersall and Coach Stagg of Chicago. Both of these gentlemen will bo in the city today, tho former as an umpire In tho game, and tho latter as a spectator. They both have always taken a manifest interest In Nebraska football and un doubtedly will accept the invitation to be present this evening. Mr. Ecker sall during his college career was probably the greatest football player In the world, and his views of Ne braska football will be well worth hearing. Coach Stagg Is the most successful football wizard In tho west. His team if Maroons have just won tho west ern championship for the seoend time within two years. He can give some mousing insights to football play that will be sure to entertain thoso who attend tho banquet this ovening. Tickets tor the banquet have been selling fast and thore will bo a large, irowd present at tho Lindell. Besides 'he tdastmastcr and speakers thore vlll bo at loaBt 140 university stu- lentB, Tho students who have not? iccured tickets yot may got them at ho Dally Nebraskan Qlllco today or at he Lindell hotol this ovening. Tho bnnquet will be started at 9 ycloclc this evening. 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NEARLY ALL JUDGES CHOSEN Arrangements' for the Debate To Be Held at Lincoln Are Rapidly Be ing Completed Band Will Be Present. niilnr U Tlnnlrn,rlvtnn- ,.c, while tho rest of tho students of the nnlvnrHltv worn homo onlnvlno: tho va-1 cation the six members of the two ' teams which will defend the honor of XT , , ., , , .. ... Nebraska on the debating platform ro l..,o., .l t i .l... .!. T U M UUPJ t3Jl.Ulll(3 111 llllCil OilUrU IIIU cases on which they base their hopes of victory. Hard work has been the order in debating circles, and If hard work means victory then Nebraska's chances In tho debates with Wisconsin and Illinois are bright, indeed. The question which will be debated this year is the commission form of government which is now attracting so much attention In American cltleB. 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Tho method pf selecting mlf08 wh,ch ,B employed by the do- but It alms to get men that aro ab solutely satisfactory to both coljeges to act as judges In the Intercollegiate contest. One of the members of the J"1 J 'W1 "1U iiimuio illii lioiU UIILUDl ,mH ""J1 been chowm but the other tW0 W,U b Jl,8t,C0 W" E' Deem0r f Ue(l Oak, Iowa, and Professor I. A. Loos of the Political Sclonce depart- i ment of tho UnlverBlty of Iowa. Tho ' JUUBl'H ai W1HUOI1HII1 win uo I'roreBBor J. W. Garner, Professor of political sci ence In the University of Illinois, Doan E. B. Greene, professor of history in the University of Illinois and dean of the academic college, and Hon. E. T. Young, of St. Paul, attorney general of Minnesota. , ., ' Arrangements for Debate. ' Tho afrungomonts for tho dobato which will bo hold in Lincoln aro rapidly being completed. As in past years the dobato will bo hold in Mem orial hall and the university, band will ',0 ,preB10 'ep things going. It is uopeu mut uie uuenuance mis year will fill every available bit of room, ns tho fact that Nebraska was de feated lust tlmo by Illinois makes it certain that the dobato will .bo spirited and a battle royal to the end. Tho added local Interest of tho question it Is believed will mako "tho debate at tractive. A slight change will bo made thlB year in the manner of selling tickets to the. debate. For tho convenience of thoso wishing to attend tho dobato tickets will bo reserved only atPor ter's Instead of at sevoraT different places ns has been dono In' tho past. In this way it is not mado necessary for people to go from ono place to another before they are abjo to got tho Beats that thoy deslro. As in tho past,' varlQUB literary soclotios and delegations from other colleges near the,unlverslty will be seated, by .thqm selvesr ' Baked beans, baked 'on tlio 'premises 'and sorvod Tiot with tlcliclous brown bread, 10c, at Tho Boston Lunch. (i Kl A I l(iICM I0DAY CORNHU8KER8 V8. CARLI8LE AT ANTELOPE PARK. TERRIBLE STRUGGLE EXPECTED Enormous Attendance Anticipated To day at Greatest Football Game Ever Played on tho Ne braaka Grldircn. WEATHER FORECA8T. Colder Wednesday morning and fair. Rising tompcM-attire and warnior by afternoon. Officials Today. Itoforeo Ralph Hoagland, ox-Prlnco ton. ' Umpire Waltor Eckersall, ex-Chicago. Field Judge R. F. Portor, ox-Cornell. Head Llnosman F. D. Cornell, ox Indiana. Probable Line up. Nebraska. Carlislo. Johnson, lGfi ...lo.LIttlo Old Man, 1C2. Prwm. 180 lt.Wausoka (Cpt) 206 Ewl"B. 18 lg LaRoquo, 181 Collins, 178 c Barroll, 182 Ilarte, 182 rg Lyon, 18G Chaloupka, 187. . .rt. . . .Llttlo Boy, 201 Harvey (Cpt), 184.ro Housor, 179 Cooke, 139 q Balontl, 148 Boltzor, 163 Ih Thorpe, 100 Blrkner, 170 rh. . .HondrlckB, 169 Kroger, 170 fb Payno, 1G7 At Antolopo park this aftornoon win occur what, will probably bo tho groat, est game of football over played bh a Nobraska gridiron. Tho contest Is to be between tho Carlisle Indians and tho CornhuBkers and It will bo called at 2:30 o'clock. Tho Hold is In oxcollont condition and tho fast, open play and forward paBBeB which both teams aro said to bo depending upon for this nftornoon can bo pulled off without tho hind rance of a heavy flold. Tho entire grid. Iron has been covered with straw. since, tho Thanksgiving game and tho heavy rains of last Sunday did not iujuro it BbbbH-VI, - PlH Llr IsbbbbH m fii i y tiaBBBBBr BB!BBBBBjBBBaBBWJBaHBBBBBBBBBBJ BHBKBBp 'BBBBBBBBB' BsS'-luklBBBBBBr;!' BBPS92' vBBBBBBBBBBBBBP 4 BBBKxSBBBBBBBBBF ;' Wm WMlmMMMMMMMMMt PAYNE, Fullback, Carlisle Indians. seriously nor has tho ground boon frozen by tho recent cold weatlier. JDope on the Game. Tho dope on today's game Is a little uncertain but a great many of tho . local enthusiasts aro looking for tho Cornhuskors to show the. Indians up. Phoy base their opinion largely on tho result of tho Carlislo Minnesota gamo which was played a weolc ago last Saturday. , ,.t After seeing the Gophers defeat the : Indians in a hard gamo tho voptors , hereabouts aro inclined Xot think, tli aj t the Cornhuskors, yho won va(.,vr,tual , victory fron Minnesota. li' tolrgjoa, t Ho. ganio,l(hayo a, .good qhancto.vdo,', feat tho redskinB. , Coac .CxrfojiQ., t (Continued-On Page'4)'H uub Ea