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Vol. VIII. No. 57.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 190ft.
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REGENTS ACT TODAY
TAKE UP SCHEME TO CHANGE
ATHLETIC CONTROL.
PETITIONS AROUSE STUDENTS
Plan of Having An Athletic Director
and Semester Gymnasium Fee Ndt
Pleasing and Regents Asked
to Defer Action.
When the board of rogontB meets in
Omaha today It will take up ambng its
other business for consideration the
resolutions passed by the athletic
board Wednesday afternoon recom
mending the creation of an office of
physical instructor and director of
university athletlcB and the assess
ment of a semcsteral gymnasium fee
on all students. At the same tlmo the
regents will also have before them
the petitions of several hundred stu
donts asking them to defer action on
the recommendations of the chancellor
and athletic board until the Btudents
and the university public in general
have time to loam exactly what is pro
posed to bo done.
New Athletic System.
Tho action of the athletic board and
chancellor in recommending a now
system for the control of university
athletics did not leak out until yester
day afternoon, when it was spread
rapidly around tho campus. The ob
ject of the athletic board In not mak
ing public its proceedings of Wed
nesday afternoon was to prevent any
student discussion that might preju
dice tho board of regents in its con
sideration of the proposals.
As soon as the action of the athletic
board came to light many students
saw objoctlonal features in the reso
lutions which had been passed. Im
mediately they circulated petitions
around tho campus requesting tho re
gents to withhold final action on the
recommendations for a change until
they shall have time to learn what
the student Bentiment is regarding to
the proposed change. Last night
it was reported that the petitions had
about 800 signatures. There wereJ
seven of these petitions and thqy will
bo presented to tho board of regents in
Omaha this morning.
No Resolutions Out.
No copy of tho resolutions as
passed by tho athletic board and rec
ommended by Chancellor Andrews
was given out but it was learned that
they contained three main proposals.
First, that tho ofllco of physical in
structor and athletic director bo es
tablished; second, that the athletic
board bo retained with its present
functions; and third, that a somester
al feo of $1 bo assessed every Btudent
in tho university proper, said feo to
bo used for gymnasium equipment,
managers' and coaches' salaries, etc.
Those resolutions wore presented to
tho athletic board by Chancellor An-
drowB, who asked its members to con
cur with him in making the recommen
dations. The request of the chan
cellor was granted by tho board,
whoso action in the matter, it is un
derstood, was not unanimous, It being
said that two faculty and throe stu
dent members opposed the resolutions.
Parts Objected To.
Tho parts of tho resolutions ob
jected to and protested against by
tho students are the ones requesting
tho creation of a general athletic 'di
rector and tho assessment of tho so
rfiestoral feo. The students who signed
tho petitions which wore passed
around yesterday Bald that the cre
ation of tho director's ofllco was ex
tremely inadvisable at this timo. Many
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NEBRASKA ILLINOIS DEBATE T01M, MEMORIAL BALL,
of them wore under the impression
that the now system would do away
with the athletic board entirely. ftZi
others who realized that the board
would still be retained were not sure
that It would still keep all of Its pow
er. Ono of tho prominent studontB
who signed a petition gave tho follow
ing explanation of his position in the
matter:
"i do not see how," he Bald, "that
the athletic board can still bo the same
body it was when a director with con
trol over all athletics has been cre-
1 ated. This plan Is not quite clear
to me as yet, and I wish tho resolu
tions of the athletic board had been
published that- everybody could have
read them, and been clear in the mat
ter. If that had boon done things
would now bo different.
Not Statea Clearly.
"I understand, however, that oven
the resolutions are not stated clearly
and that some of the student members
of the board were fully sure just what
they had before them lor consider
ation at the meeting Wednesday.
"If tho plan as proposed still gives
tho athletic board all the powers It has
today and does not allow tho director
to dictate the policy of football and
the otlior sports It would suit me all
right. I would not like to see, how
ever, ono man placed over athletics
who would say who should coach foot
ball and who should manage such and
such a thing. That would be a little
too czarlsh for me.
"If the director would bo only an
advisor to the coaches and managers
that part of the resolutions would be
entirely satisfactory.
Objects to the r-ee.
"I object to the semester fee, of
course, because there Js no necessity
for such a thing now. The athlotlcs
are run on a paying basis and the $2
a year would be simply a needless
burden on tho students. A compul
sory $5 lee which would entitle stu
dents to admission to all athletic
events might bo a good thing, how
ever. "I sincerely believe that the resolu
tions should bo radically revised Be
fore they are acted upon by tho re
gents. That is the reason I am sign
ing this petition, and I hope thoy will
see fit to heed our appeal and make
every point explicit.
This student expressed the senti
ment of many others in his words. Tho
point all of them soemed to make was
i they did not want to see tno
powers of tho athletic board taken
away. They believed the present plan,
from what thoy could learn, would do
that very thing. Thoy thought that
all of the resolutions should have been
given publicity and explained in tho
Daily Nebraskan that none of the
motives of tho promoters of tho
scheme could bo misconstrued. They
said that tho men who held back tho
news ought to be censured for their
action.
8tory Out Yesterday.
Tho story of tho atnletic ' board's
resolutions first appeared in print in
yesterday's Evening News. It was
known to tho "university reporter-Ior"
the State Journal and the editor of tho
Nobraskan Wednesday night but was
not printed because both of these men
had been asked to keep the matter a
secret until after the regents had
taken action today.
A copy of the petitions sent around
by tho students for signers yesterday
afternoon and that will be presdntpd
to tho regents today follows:
"We, the undersigned students of
tho University of Nebraska, believing
that university athletics should at
least bo partially under tho control of
the students, desire to petition tho
Nebraska board of regents to defer
(Continued on Pago 3)
COMES Off TONIGHT
BIG NEBRASKAILLINOI8 CONTE8T
IN MEMORIAL HALL.
ILI INI DEBATERS ON THEIR WAY
Men From Urbana Will Reach Lincoln
at 10:30 This Morning Prepared
To Do Their Utmost to De
feat the Cornhuskers.
At 10:. '10 this morning tho Illinois
debuting team which will tonight con
test with the Nebraska afllrmatlvo
team on the commission plan of mu
nicipal government will arrive in Lin
coln. The Illlni men will bo mot at
the station by a delegation of tho No
braskans Interested In debate and will
be conducted to tho hotel whero thoy
will Btop during their stay In tho city.
They will probably spend the after
noon In resting for the evening do
bate and in finally running over tholr
arguments.
Tho debate will occur In Memorial
hall at 8 o'clock sharp. Tickets will
be on Balo at tho door for all who
have not already purchased reserva
tions, but those wIjo wish good seats
are urged to come early unless thoy
have already made the necessary ar
rangements. Governor George L. Shel
don will preside at the debate, intro
ducing the speakers and making a
short address. The judges will be
Hon. H. E. Deemer, justice of the su-
GOVERNOR GEORGE L. SHELDON.
prome court of Iowa; Prof. Isaac A.
Loos, political science department,
University of Iowa, and rion. P. K.
Holbrook, nlso of .Iowa.
At the closo jof tho debate the mem
bers of tho two teams, the Judges and
the local chapter of Phi Alpha Tau,
the debating fraternity, will meet to
gether at a banquet given in honor of
the visitors by Phi Alpha Tau. This
debate will close the evening and will
be a scene of rejoicing for whichever
team wins.
Tickets at the Door.
Tho management of tho dobato wish
it understood that tickets may bo se
cured at tho door by those who have
not already reserved them. Outside
of a sectipn reserved for the faculty,
all seats are open irrespective of class
or college. A large number of seats
have already . been reserved by stu
dents of tho university, other colleges
and by Lincoln citizens. It is prob
able that, despite tho conflicting dates
for tho evening, thoro will bo a large
attendance at tho debate. Many stu
dents aro interested in the occasion
and it Is expected that there will be
a largo attendance from pooplo out
sido tho univorBity.
Members of the Nebraska team nro
through with work for tho dobato, so
far as roal preparation Is concernod.
All that will be dono today Is perhaps
a slight amount of touching up by tho
Individual debaters. All threo of the
men representing the Cornhuskors aro
In good form and it is thought that
tho Nebraska team will put up an ex
cellent argument. Illinois, too, is re
ported to be In fine condition and tho
reHiilt will bo close.
Are Good Men.
All three of the Illinois team aro
new mon on tho team but thoy aro
Bald to bo promising debaters. Illi
nois rarely fails to turn out something
good in this line of debaters and tho
Cornhuskors aro not underatlng tho
strength of their opponents. Tho Illi
nois system of debate Instruction Is n
good one and the institution at Ur
bana seoms to have a faculty for draw
ing good men which almost equals
tho good fortune which has como to
Nebraska. Accompanying the Illinois
debaters is a member of tho faculty,
who will reprosont the university au
thorities.
.. The. judges ar-o excollently qualified
to do tho work required of them. Com
bining their practical experience In
debate with the considerable exper
ience In judging debates at varlouB
schools, they are well flttod to de
cide which school makes tho better
showing tonight. All are mon of rec
ognized fairness and their decision
will be accepted without question.
GIVES NEBRASKA THREE PLACE8.
Coach Kennedy Selects Two All-Missouri
Valley Elevens.
In his Bolection for tho Missouri val
ley olevonB Couch Bert Kennedy of
ICnnsus places threo Nobraska mon
Harte, Hurvoy and Doltzor on tho
first team, and Collins nnd Kroger on
tho second team. Five of tho first
toam selections are from Kansas, ono
from Missouri, and ono from Ames.
The teams aro:
First Team.
Center, Carlson, Knnsas.
Loft guard, Heed, Kansas.
Right guard, Harte, Nebraska.
Left tackle, Caldwell, Kansas.
Right tackle, Crowoli, Kansas (cap.).
Left end, Driver, Missouri.
Right end, Harvey, Nobraska.
Quarterback, Deatherago, Missouri.
Left half, Beltzor, Nebraska.
Right half, Myers, Kansas.
Fullback, Lambert, Ames,
Second Team.
Center, CollinB, Nebraska.
Left guard, Seltol, Iowa.
Right guard, Wood, KanBas.
Left tacIHe, Law, Ames.
Right tackle, GroBB, Iowa (capt.),
Loft end, Pleasant, Kansas.
Right end, Rice, Kansas.
Quarterback, Hoggon, Ames.
Loft half, Alexander, Missouri.
Fullback, Kroger, Nebraska.
There will bo no meeting of Union
Literary society until after Christmas,
as the society has decided to adjourn
for tho Nebraska-Illinois debate to
night. At tho last mooting of tho so
ciety tho. following officers were elect
ed: President, Bessie Chambers; vlce
prosident, Sherman Lower; secretary,
Ernest Dauloy; treasurer, A. C. Pet
erson; critic, R. E, Waldo; senator, A.
G. Hamol; editor, Philip Fredericks;
historian, G. G. Gilbert; sergeant-at-arms,
Caroline WollenBick.
Editor-in-Chlof Robertson of the
Cornhuskor, especially requests that
all senior and junior laws have their
pictures taken at once, and hand in
all the Jokes they know at tho edi
torial rooms of the annual.
ARRANGE PROM PLANS
JUNIOR COMMITTEE HOLD8 MEET-
ING TO 8ETTLE ON FEATURES.
PRICE THIS YEAR WILL BE $3
8tudents Are Assured That All Money
Taken in Will Be Used In Making
Annual Dance Great
Affair.
The Junior prom committee mot yos
terday morning to dlBcuss nrrango
mcntH relating to tho danco which iB
to be given -February 5 at tho now
Lincoln hotel annex. Soveral now
features wore planned, ono is to have
lunch served during tho danco and
alHo rofreBhmontB. Tho lunch will ho
served in the ordlnnry hotol and will
occupy the time takoh for two or throe
dances for each couple, about thirty
being accommodated at ono tlmo. Tho
committee plans to have a numbor of
prominent alumni in attendance and
also Is planning on numerous othor
detail features which will mako thw
affair well worth tho namo of "Junior
prom."
Girls and Hacks.
A movement has boon inaugurated
by some of tho Junior girls to elim
inate the so-called uboIcbb oxponBo of
carrlago hlro In tho event of tho prom
this year. It is said that this matter
will 1)0 brought before tho girls' Pan
Hellenic council nnd it is thought by
those who have tho movement in mind
that the girls will be of ono voice In
docinring against carriages. Some,
however, doubt this. It probably would
bo gladly welcomed by tho mon, who,
as is well known, havo unusual ox
pousoB to meet this year on account
of tho many dances and parties of
the various organizations.
Price of Dance $3.
In viow of tho largo expenso which
tho many olaborato foatures will oc
casion tho committeo havo decided
after much consideration that tho
prlco for prom tickets will be $3, as
has boon tho custom for tho admission
price for many years. Tho commit
tee fool, however, that no ono will
think thlB oxorbant and glvo tho as
surance to itB patrons that tho money
will all bo expended In making ,.
affair a pleasant ono for them.
The Cap Committee.
At tho mooting of tho junior cap
committee yesterday tho committeo
decided to recommend that tho class
change its colors to dark bluo and
gold. These colors mako a very pleas
ing combination for a cap and also go
well when used for decorations. Therd
is little doubt in tho minds of tho
committeo that the class will wolcomo
tho change from greon and whlto
which aro its colors at present. Tho
committeo is thinking of getting a
small skull-cap, which will cost about
485 conts.
, Plans for Pins.
Tho junior pin committeo also held
a meeting yestorday. Thoy had sev
oral designs of pins at tho meeting
and also tho sample pin which the
seniors seem to favor. Thoy were not
vory well ploased with this sample.
Thoy are trying to arrange a meeting
of -all tho class pin committees for
next Monday at 5 o'clock. At this
meeting it is hoped that all the com
mittees will agree on a i)ln whlclj
shall bo used by all succeeding classes.
A meeting of all tho sophomores In
terested in tho formation of a claBS
basketball team will be held in the.
gymnasium at 11 o'clock this morning. '
The best oyster Btow In the cltyV
Is that served at The Boston Lunch.
Try It. . "
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