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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN wwn '. ""W Sbe S)atl TRebraeftan In 10 PROPERTY OP THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. Lincoln, Nqbrnska NIIUHEO EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY AM MMDAY BY THE STUDENT PUB. BOARD. Mlicitloi Olflci, 126 No. 14th SI. EDITORIAL STAFF. 'Itor Clyde E. Elliott, '00 anaolng Editor. ..Herbert W. Potter, '10 News Editor Lynn Lloyd, '11 Aiioolate Editor Victor Smith, '11 DU8INE88 STAFF. Manager Qoorgo M. Wallace, '10 Circulation J. Roy Smith, '09 tt. Manager Earl Campbell, '10 Editorial and Duilnen Office! BASEMENT, ADMINISTRATION BLDQ. Pottoffico, Station A, Lincoln, Neb. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, 12.00 PER YEAR Payable In Advance Single Coplei, 5 Centi Eaoh. Telephone: Auto 1888. INDIVIDUAL NOTICES will bo ohnrRofl for at the rato of 10 conta por Insortlon for ovary fifteen wordB or fraction thereof Faculty notlcos and Unlvorslty bulletins will Kindly bo published froo. Entered at tho postofflco at Lincoln, Nebraska, ib second-class mall mattoi undor thts Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1008. A POINT WELL TAKEN. In a rocont Ibbuo of tho Purdue Ex ponent, tho ofllclul student publica tion of Purduo unlvorslty, appeared an edltornl on tho subject of knock ing that Is so appllcablo to conditions at Nobraska nt tho present time that part of It Is quoted below. The edi torial Is as follows: "So much Is being said in tho papers of tho various cqllogo3 about tho spirit of knocking that we cannot pass tho theme without some statement, es pecially now, as there seems to be a good deal of harmful criticism going tho rounds. There Is a difference be tween tho knock and tho criticism. Tho knock is always agalnBt tho sub ject being treated; critlcsm may not bo adverse. The knock is destructive, tho criticism Is constructive to the sentiment. Tho knocker usually glveB forth Mb wrath after the possibility for remedy has passed; tho man who criticises has what ho has to say ready in timo for tho good of tho cauBo, which ho ropresentB. In othor words, tho knock is nothing more than a ti rade upon some custom, upon somo past ovont, or upon somo Individual. It has nothing In view at tho timo of Us expression, for it is given by ono who does not care ono way or another, seeing that all tho things which he desired arc not being carried out. Healthy criticism is wanted nt all U4i.tO. Two Stores 1415, 0. dress shirt made, price this week $1. 50! times everywhere, but tho spirit of the ronton 1b to bo despised upon tho canrpuB as well as out In tho world." r If tho truth stated in UUb editorial were lived up to by tho students of this unlvorslty we would havo a school vastly different from tho Nobraska that wo know. If every student useH his powers -of criticism merely as a means to mako what wo have bettor Instead of as a moanB of tearing down then no powor on earth would bo suf- mm UHC01M , iw. gz lltlS: 249N WOV sVlTO 796 ilGMirtO, 'TONE AND MS vsr "6 flcient lo provent Nobraska from tak ing her place among the most pro gressiva bcIiooIb of tho country. There is no uso donying tho fact that things at Nobraska aro ndt what thoy should bo. Thoro is no uso clos ing our eyes to tho fact that it ,1s a disgrace and shnmo that wo havo not un athletic field of our own. Thoro Is nothing galnod by refusing to admit that our campus Is cramped for room and poorly kept. It is ovldont to all that tho buildings of tho university aro not ndequato to fulfill tho noeds of tho university eithor in quality or quantity. Now then, If conditions aro thus at Nebraska, what does this mean? Bo causo our college, is in need of all the holp that sho can obtain docs not glvo us license to throw our influence on the sldo of obstruction and failure Tho fact that our college Is not what It ought to bo 1b a trumpot call to every student to do his part to main tain her prosperity and proservo her standing as a leader among western colleges. It is not wealth that makes a col-" lego great. It 1b the little things that conBtitute college life that toll wheth er a college has attained its highest poHslbllltles and is accomplishing In the fullest degree tho work laid out for it'to do. These aro tho things that it Is poBBiblo for tho student to change. Tho fact that NobraBka has not a line campus and a great ath letic field are things which llo be yond the regulation of the average student. The fact that tho highest standard of honesty 1b not maintained in scholarship, tho fact that thoro 1b no real, deep, unity of feeling nmong the students at Nobraska, tho fact that the rooters aro found willing to lay down when we are being beaten in a football game, tho fuct that the Btudonts will not turn out In oarncst support of unlvorslty functions, these things aro matters for which the stu dents aro sololy responsible, and things which will keep Nebraska from really being a great school no matter how fine bufldinKS she mav noHBORs and how great an athletic field she may have. Now, It is up to the Btudonts at Nebraska to think of these things. When we havo done our duty, when wo havo solved our part of the prob lem, then and not until then are we Justified in demanding that the people of the state do their part. , . PLACE TABOO ON U8E OF "MUH" Certain Frat Men Organize Against Nerve Racking 8lang. "It certainly looks good to 'num.'" "What have you got for 'muh?'" "Come on with 'muh.' " Several fraternity men agreed BudcTs Full Dress Sale won t stand long. I show you 4 the catalog gives proved $2.50 & $3 shirts, the nicest, best fitting among themselves yesterday after noon to put a ban on tho U3e of these foregoing cxprcsoions or any others that contain ' muh." That word to them lb the most odious nnd offensive ono in tho slang vocabulary and thoy ore dwtrrmlno.l to exterminate It be fore many weeks havo gone by. "Muh" has become so prevalent in the convocation 6f some Btudents that their talk sounds like the Jargon of two cheap vaudeville black face cornelians. Seldom does this set of students utter over ten words with o.it brinulng in "nuihN" The word has been used so exten sively during the mist two weeks that 't now grates on the sensitiveness of certain students, who havo become nl Urd a'nlnst it. Tbeso frit men who formed a clique to beat down the use "' 'he wni havo not dec! led upon "hat methods M"y wlU uo In work ing out their task. This much has 'epn determhiPti, however. At first somo mi'd means will be used In an effort to kill off the worl. If those ''" "t so'-v-i tio mirnnse. ptorner m oflM win j,o "dontod and these will be pretty severe on tho studpnt" hr nnr-st in using tho despicable "'o-d "muh " 'H" ptmloots to show this contemn fr tlP U?ors pf ni, cOnCCtPd UlO -invrcr j'Mip rhvno'Qt yesterl'iy:, "b'1 ""im '''n u-oa gh"q on any day '- bid o""U"b l- b'- toot wav But h v'-'m hands out the poor old "mnli" Is dls'jirHng as thoso who say "dear sub." WIIAI rXKERSALI. SAW FORMER CHICAGO 8TAR WRITE8 OF CARLI8LE GAME. PICKS THE CORNIIISKER STARS 8ay Captain Harvey, Cooke and Kro ger Were Leaders for Nebraska, and Thorpe, Balentl and Hauser for Indians. The following article on tho Nebraska-Carlisle football game was written for the Chicago Trlbuno by Waltor II. Eckersall, who wos umpire at tho contest: "Tho Carlisle Indian football team decisively defoated the Nebraska eleven at Antelope park this afternoon 117 to C. The weather was ideal for the players, but too cold for tho spec tators, who turned out In small num bers to witness the conteBt. "The Cornhusker'B downfall was due to poor tackling and handling of punts. Thoy Invariably tackled high and wore brushed off or carried several extra yards by tho concentrated attacks of tho red men. The Indians kept their feet In grand style and tho Nobraska players could not cope with their of fense at critical times. The pleasing Xeaturo of tho game was the clean and sportsmanlike play of tho entire Car lisle eleven. Not a single red skin played dirty football. "Little new Btyle football was at tempted by eithor team. Both olevons rolled on lino plunges and swinging end runs for their gains, while most of tho attempts at forward passes and onBlde ldckB failed. Onco tho Indians worked a forward pass for a touch down when on Nebraska's 10-yard line, and this was practically the only play of tho new game that was successfully executed. "Nebraska's touchdown resulted from an Indian punt which did not crosB the line of scrimmage and gave the Cornhuskers the hall on the In dians' 10-yard line. Three concentrated drives off the tackles placed the oval over the line for the locals' only scoro. "Thorpe. Balentl and Houser played grand football for the Indians, while t'apt. Harvey, Cooke and Kroger starred for the locals. Tho Indians left tonight to meet Denver university at Denver next Saturday in the last game of their hard schedule." Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec. 3. Michigan's re turn to the "big eight" fold, football poBBiblllty much desired by nn influ ential body of wolverine .alumni, but ns yet hailed with no enthusiasm by tho Ann Arbor athletic powers, has been shoved into tho rear again. Tho question of tno wolverine re-entry Into conference competition will not come before the "big eight' in any shape this winter, as the contemplated Jan- uary meeting of the conference will not take place. Coach Stagg of the University of Chicago announced yesterday that the January meeting would bo unneces sary, as no objections will bo offered by any of tho "big eight" schools to the minor notions takon at tho ro cont session. This will mako it Im possible to bring up the question of Michigan's position oven should tho wolverines decide to arbitrate. With the decision to drop tho discus sion of conference affairs until next June, the Michigan problem Booms to be ended at least until after next foot ball season. While a special session of tho "big eight" could be called, Coach Stagg thinks It practically cer tain that this will not bo resorted to. "It Is now certain that there will be no more conforence meetings until next Juno," snid Coach Stagg. "While there has been a good deal of tal'K about Michigan coming back, there will not be any opportunity to talk it over until too lato In tho year to schedule games, I am satisfied that the matter is ended." Captain Walter Stoffen of tho 1908 championship maroons, who has re ceived -an offer to coach the Wnhnnh eleven next fall, said yeBterday that. no woum not decide as to his football plans until later. Ho has several offers, and Is considering at least two of them. Schoromor, who has been suggested ns coach of tho Illinois basket-ball team, intends to remain at tho Midway and play with tho maroon fivo this winter. Michigan. .ANN ARBOR, Mich., Doc. 2. 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