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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1909.
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ORGANIZED "N" MEN
(PLANNED TO HAVE AN A880CIA
' TlOrfoV ATHLETES.'
WOULD INCREASE DISTINCTION
PROMI8COU8 WEARING OF LET
TERS TO BE DI8COURAGED.
Meeting Called for Monday When De
' tailed, Plans for Proposed Organl
- zatlon Will Be Considered and
Definite 8teps Taken.,
Growing put of a recent mooting of
captains and ex-captains of Nebraska
athletic teams, there, is an excellent
prospect of the organization.jp.evxt Mon
day of an association pf"&," men. At
an hour to be lator announced; all
wearers of the "N" will do called to.
gethor to consider definite, stops to
tie taken in view of such an .'(frganlza-.
tlon. , ;;
A , 1A meeting o.t. leaders of present and
pYst:a'tnioTIc:tett Jast:MdiK
h tiay' !JjS" "Jtakothqj?renminary.steps-
!'- leading to the new organization. At
' jthat, 'lime; there" wer.o present a con-
- jafdonibip number df captains ot; Ne-
' bEis artia' 'Ayhot aG now 6r who
have in tho past defended the Scarlet
and Cream. The plans outlined at this
meoiJuig-proyided for an association
Whose active memoorsnip snouia con
sist of all wearers of the "N" active
in school. Alumni athletes would bo
reckoned a.B alumni members, jUBt as
in other student organizations..
Purpose of Scheme.
The purpose of the '.association
would bo 4o give more distinction and
honor to tho acquirement of an "N."
By making the wearing of tho letter a
Tnark of greater 'value than, it now
has, interest in athletics would "be
gonprally stimulated, and tho move
ment would in that way rebound to
the advantage of tho unlvqrsity as a
whole.
At the presont time thore are a
number of men who have won "N's"
in some branch of .athletic activity
who are not known to have such
honors by tho student body in gen-,
oral. Tho "N" in these cases means
no distinction Whatever and it is this
condition which tho new association
would peek to improve.
As a secondary aim, the asBopiation
Would endeavor to get in touch with
the High schools of the state and to
' develop in this manner an Interest
in athletics which1 1b now felt by the'
young " studontB of,' the states This!
is now taken up by npruriiyorslty'pr;
garilzation, and! tho promoters pq.tthq
now - scheme , believe that tho field 1b
a' worthy (pno? ' n fl t v
ItYs planned to havoHho" proBldohcy
of .the association fall to tho mantwho
f 'has'vsecured tne TOOst' 'N'a de-y
ierminlng this, each "N - secured .will
be :countedas .ono.If ,a.man. socures.
an "N!' In basket-ball two .years, and;
one in fpptball three years,, he will be
consdeted as having mado live war
In. this, way tho leadership of thojasso
ciatioh will become anhpnorary office,
falling naturally to the heBtwall-round
athlete in school. n Thd pthtor offices
.will 11jo similarly awarded. ,'
' . Dlscoijf-age "N Wearing.
One practical Worm which tho as-
.s'oqlation would undertake would be
the dlscouragemont of. tho practice of-
)6mlscous wearing of "N" sweat-
,.ors, caps, and buttons. At present
thre'ao manr sWdentB in 'the. ,unl-i
verslty wearing ''N's" in conspicuous!
placoB who have nd right' to do'so.i
' Tho right to wear an "N" has been!
'tr'adftionally conferred hj?on"those stu
dents who had excelled In athletics
and It is the intention of tho organl-
zors of tho "N" association to
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what can bo dono by moral suasion
to curtail tho present evil. '
In this connection one of tho load
ers in tho enterprise yesterday re
lated tho story of tho freshman who
walked up to an upporclassman on tho
campus and in all lnnoconso asked
whoro ho could purchaso an "N"
sweator "like those tho football mdn
wear." This was told as an illustra
tion of the lack of consideration which
tho general wearing of the emblem
devolops.
THE FEATURE8 WILL BE UNIQUE
l.rish Folk Dance Is To Be Given at
Gym. Exhibition. -
Several of tho features which will
be put on at the gymnasium exhibi
tion Friday evening will be docldodly
unique. Some have been socurod
especially for this event.
In the fancy dancing, the young
women will put on an Irish folks
dance called the "eight hand reel,"
which is a now peasant dance secured
by Mlsa Towno while in tho Emerald
Isle "last, summor. Miss Rollings will
also put on a fancy sword dance
which is yorthy of special note. An
pthor intoreiting feature will be the
sparring contest between members of
the "bPxlhgT class; "Fbrrtliifl i. contest
eight pf 'the; most promising; meinbers
of tho class have been chosen and are
as follows: "Vjc RosenbUrfe, I. J. Nif;
ley," Joe Burke, Ear; C. McKeoBurk
Barber, J.fV. Taylor, D, M; Johnson,
and A. Prletag. Mr. I. P. Hewitt and
Jack BeBt, who have charge of' tho
boxing work, will also probably put
on exhibition work.
A now feature of this year's exhibi
tion will bo tho contest for thd uni
versity championship on the parallel
bars. It is customary ovory year to
award a championship in each depart
ment of the gymnastic work and- the
contest on the parallel bars will be
pulled off Friday night Tho exhibi
tion given by tho team on tho hori
zontal bar and flying rings is reported
to be equal to that on the vaudeville
stage. The deciding race for tho intor
class relay championship will also bo
run during tho evening. This con
test lies between, tho Juniors who won.
on charter day and tho freshmetf who
"won in the inter-class relay of last
week. A valuable banner has been
provided for tho winning toam.
The patrons and patronesses of Fri
day night's exhibition are: Chan
cellor and Mrs. Avery, Rogent and
Mrs. C. Sf Allen, Dean and Mrs. Chas.
Fordyco, Professor and Mrs. Q. W.
Jjiickey, .Professor and Mrs. Benton
Dales, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. JPunk
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BUIL'plN'G 318 NEARLY, COVERED
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building is, beginning to look some-,
thing like a completed structure" with
the roofing fnoarlng completion. With
i,fliG;adventKbfk,'V7irin weather w.qhc has
been pushed vigorously and part of
thoofhig.salroadjr completed. The
frampVorlc nearly cpyprs Jhe main
wing of tho building, and tho north
and ' northwest wings are completely
inclosed. This gives to the building
finished appearance ana. gives a
good idea of the beauty of tho com-
pioted structure. iyvorit is now aouo
in completing the entranced and In
various portions of the interior and
as soon as tho root is completed the
intprlor work can be pushed rapidly
as no. Inconvenience In the weather
will i then, bo heeded. -
Miss Celia Harris, 1909, Delta Gam
ma who broke her ankle about three
weeks ago, is recovering rapidly, and
will bo able to attend her classes at
the university in about two weeks.
The injury was caused by slipping on
the, icy sidewalk In front ot the
Windsor hotel.
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REDSKINS GET GAME
HA3KELL8 8CHEDULED TO PLAV
FOOTBALL WITH NEBRASKA.
TURKEY DAY DATE GIVEN THEM
Contest Booked for Lincoln, Where
Clash Will Take Place Unless
Arrangement of Other Games
Causes Transfer to Omaha.
Manager JSagor . has just closed a
contract with tho HaBkoll Indian's of
Lawronco, Kans., for a football gamo
to bo playod in Nebraska on Thanks
giving day next fall. Tho contest is
now booked for Lincoln but may bo
transferred to Omaha, in case tho
arrangement of tho proceeding gamos
on tho cornhuskor scheduio make it
advisable to change tho location of
tho contest.
Tho Indians wero taken on by Ne
braska because it was ImposBiblo to
got any team, rocognized as being of
first ranlc, to meet tho Scarlet and
Cream warriors on Turkoy day. All
of tho other schools In the Missouri
valley conference have had that dato
filled for many months and nono of
tho "Big Nine" schools aro allowed to
play on Thanksgiving, their seabon
terminating on the Saturday proceed
ing that day.
Next season the Haskolls will bo
stronger than thoy wero last fall, and
probably will be in shape to put up a
classy article of tho gridiron gamo.
Their eligibility rules do not keep
them .from playing first year students
and It is thought thoy will enter sev
eral now men next fall in ordpr to
strengthen their football stock.
Play Better Ball.
fSlnco 1904 tho Rcdmon have not
been rated in tho first class of tho
Missouri valley schools. For several
yoarB previous to that time thoy put
out ono Qf.tho best football machines
in tho weat and Boveral times took
thet measure (tf tho cornhuskors on. the.
gridiron. LaBt fall thoy again started
to got back into tholr pld:tlmo rank
and gavo tho Scarlet and Cream men
a hard tussle when the two elevens
met at Lincoln in October. Tho con
test was pulled off in a slough of mud
and the cornhuskors had their hands,
full In winning. The score was 10
to 0.
The' cornhuskor baseball men aro
scheduled to play the first gamo of tho
season this :aftornoon, meeting, If tho
weather permits, the strong Wosleyan
.university c ;nino at- University1 place.
Last . season, .the . Methodists Coble the
opening gamoof the spring from tho
Nebraska men, and liopo'to repeat
that, trick this afternoon.; . Coach
"Billy" Fox feels pretty, certain,
though,, that his pupjls aro In such
Bhapo that tho Wosleyan colleginns
will have to, go at a much faster clip
than thoy did last season in order to
do so,
Besides the '..Wosleyan gamo the
cornhuskors will take part in another
one this week, going- tcvprk on Sat
urday for a meeting with the business
cpiiego toam'.ot that pity, c The Y.ork
bunch,, is reputed, to bo1 a. strong one.
They are said Uo-have 'a twirler who
can throy? all kinds of puzzling balls,
Upon him tlie Yorkltes aro .depending
for winning the game, f ron the Scarlet
and Cream, .men,,. - , ' ?
Ward May Not Play, t
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Some sad news was given out to
the local fans yostorday in the an-
nouncomont. that WaYd,' the star pitch
er of the last two seasons, would not
bp able to make the two trips with
the cornhuskor this spring, His rea
son "for not accompanying the team
aw 0468,608,1811 h8 ischqplwr1k
demands tho time' that would bo heed
ed In going ayay from Lincolnto play
ball. Ho says lio will bp ablo" tp; play
In any of tho games on tho homo
scheduio.
Tho loss of Ward to tho cornhuskors
will bo a great ono, and is likely to
koop the numbpr of gamos won down
to a, low mark. Dospito Ward's an
nouncomont Captain Boltzor hopos to
got him to mako part of tho southern
trip. This journoy will occur during
tho Easter vacation nnd Ward will not
have to miss nny school if ho goes
with tho toam for tho groator sharo
oi mo tour, uniy two gamps aro,
Bchodulod to bp playod on days 'on,
whlnh nnlinnl will . tin In .lanl.H V
this univorsity.
Arrangomonts havo boon complotod
for tho annual gymnastic exhibition
which is to bo .hold in tho un'iyprsity
armory Friday ovoning. Trio planB
call for the host oxhibltlon tiat has
ovpr boon given horo. fiovoraY now
attractive features havo boon atldod o1
the program that are worthy of bolng
witnessed by a largo crowd.
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CONDEMN LOWER SCHOOL WORK
University Professor Thln.k Much of
. It l8 8llpshod.
That tho university Is frequently
much ombnrraBspd pn account pit too
slipshod work of the Jow.pr schools
was tho statomont mado yesterday by
a prominent univoraiy prpfospr. This
professor doclared that much tlnio Is
spent by the univorsity in correcting
tho caroIesB work of tho minor
schools.
Only a small porcontagp of tho
freshmen just out of Jtho high schools
of tho stato come to the univorsity
really proparod to do university work,
says tills teacher. Most of them dp
not havo tho slightest idea about sys
tematic grouping and outlino work.
As to concentration and the abljity
to got results, thero Jb awoeful lack'
o'f knowledgo pf first principles amopg
tho ordinary freshmen and. pvon
among many upper classmen.
If, in tho lower grades, children
wore compelled to put into concise
English wat. tbey read, thoy would bo
hotter fitted for univorsity work. More,
drudgery was also advocated for both
univorsltyllnd lower grades." Agenius
for drudgery, declared tho speaker, is
tho thipg on which success; depends.
Tho university student should "settle'
down" and work persistently until ho
gets results.
KILL ANTI-FRAT BILL IN KAN8A8
8tate Legislature. sVote8 -,DownRe-strictlve
.Measure.
Tho antl-fratornlty bill jntrpduccd
by Representative 'Lot Ravpnscrai i of
Ashlajid, in the' Kansas' state legls
iaturo'did, not rocolvp tho approyal
of the committee' pn educational in
stitutions to which it was submitted
for examination. It has been reported
to the house J of representatives as
"dead;" ' '
The purpose ot the bill was to pro
hibit students in state schools from
joining fraternities. It providpd for
tlie fining of the board of regents of
tho university In case it was found
that students wore being permitted to
Join these secret soclotlos. 4The bill
was found impracticabio. Many of tho
legislators at tho., time of ,tho visit
of the legislature to tho stato school,
Inquired into the. conditions of fra
ternities and .found tho momb.drs as a
rule attaining a high 'standard of
scholarship and furthermore that thoy
are not a lot of rich men's sons, hero
Jiist to Spend mppey, wear' odd toggery
and smoke cigarettes.
The junior and freshman relay
teams will race for the inter-class
championship next Friday evening at
the gym. oxhibltlon. The Junior team
.won first place1, charter day1, and the
freshmen won ftfstat thd inteivclass
meet The wlnnink teamT' will 'be
awarded r a' large penBaat; declariagf
kUBu w mo iihi-vim vmmimywumm
TO fIND THE STRESS
STUDENT ENGINEERS AT WORK
ON ORIGINAL PROBLEM;'
TO SUPPORT UNPROVED THEORY
EFFECT OF SUDDEN APPLICATION
OF HEAVY LOADS.
Work Being Conducted in Engineering
Under-Dlrectlbn of G. H. Tin- ''
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In an offort to provo tho truth pr
falsity of a Uippry gonoralty a(doptod
but nover yet proven, two studonta
of onglhoorlng aro conducting an elab
orate series' of oxporiraonts in tho
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onglnooring laboratories pf ,thp di
versity. Tho work is being done 'at
tho BUggostipn of Goorgo H.(Tirik6fiwk
graduato of Nebraska n 'too' ciass'ojt
1890, rind now brldgp onginoor' of tHo
Nctol Pato. , Mr. Tlnkor, Ja offprnjg
suqh directions as to tho work, as
is possible to do from a distance "
Tho experiments are boinf conduc
ted by F. . Wlldish and ty 'iT PhiL
)ips, seniors in tho dopartniont, of mo-
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chanlcal onplnooring. hco ,mpq are;
seeking to discover just what stress
Is put upon ' steol, materials by the
sudden application of a heavy JoiiiL
The effects of gradual applfcatlonfo
loads of varying amount havg, boon
wpll ostabli'shpd but the dlfllcultips )?
the way 9 dipcoyoring tho jofJToct of.
sudden loads havo thus far- prpyenteL
nny extended experimentation on tho
subject.
A Difficult "Job.
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In determining the effect of a grad
ual load the ongineers havo a coin
parativoly easy ' pp'oblom. Alfthat'fs
necossary is to submit tho material
jn question to ;a .constantly Increasing
strain applied by such means as have
been devised by mochanIcarenginebrs'
tWhon it. comes to ascertainlngTthe
piiecc 01 suaaon strains .tnere m no
such easy ' method. H Tho load Hnust
bo 'applied instantaneously Hind , "dtk"
ah exact force, If tho results 'are t
bp worth anything.;, Tothjglnew
and novol methods havo to bo adopts
ed,and ; thec.problem ; is-" thus one
worthy of much study and a long
series of oxpprlmonts.
' 3"ir, Tinker, yrho suggested the wortk,
graduated from tho University qji Nie-'
braska in l'SOQ. 0 wontj.Immd'late)
into practical onglnooring yorka$
has been so engaged oyer iace He
pnterod tlip aeryco. of pfitiikii
?lalo railrpad, several yearsa an
bo ,1s now .bridge ongln tof5
system. In the coi)rso,pf,hs work he
came to appreciate ine, neea Ri .c;
curate data! on the mattor of 'sudden
strains. Tho generally, accepted, the;
pry Ijad been that tho sudden strains
had about twice the effect pf a sjmilar,
forpo' eppHqd gradually,, Thi (jWe.
hpwovpr, has nqvpr benvf ttild
tbo field Is therefore an open one. .. ,
May Hav Big Results.. "-
.When Mr. Tinker decided. to xinretl
gato the matter of strpsses he at' once
decided to delegate, tn'e work 'to' his
alma4 mater, and' ho therefore called
the attention of the Nebraska depart:
ment to .the unexplored field, The Ne-
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value of the chance and, tney nave
since De.en ,.ai wor. in, ,a buum, w
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