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The legislation iB the result of. an inquiry conducted for the past several weeks into tho influence and customs of Theta Nu Epsllon. This fraternity and othor clasB organizations are affectod by tho new rulos. .None of the legislation 1b retroactive. The resolutions of the senate were recommended for adoption in a lengthy roport by tho special commit tee appointed to Investigate Theta Nu Epsllon and other organizations of students which were alleged to have evil Influence. This committee, con sisting of Professor Howard, chair man; Chancellor Avery, Dean Rich ards, Professor Barbour and Professor Emerson, reviewed tho conditions ex isting within the student body with reference to Theta Nu Epsllon, and concluded its roport with tho follow ing recommendation: Resolutions Adopted. "Therefore, in view of the whole situation, tho commltteo proposo that the senate recommend to tho board of regents tho enactment of tho fol lowing legislation: "Section 1. No student of tho uni versity shall retain membership In any society, fraternity, or organiza tion In tho university whose member ship is secret, concealed, or not made public In tho usual way. "Section 2. Hereafter the general supervision and control of the Pnn Hellenlc dance and of nil similar Inter-fraternlty social functions or eveuts Is vested In tho hiter-fraternlty council. "Section 3. No student shall bo a meinbnr of any secret order or fra ternity or pthor Becrot organizations which exists primarily for tho pur poso of controlling Btudent affairs, or which bq'lds, or maintains, banquets or other gatherings at which alcoholic HquorB are seYved. "Soctlon 4. Any Btudent convicted of violating tho provisions of Sec tions 1 and 3, or either of them, shall be suspended or expelled from the university. Any conduct on tho part of the momberB of tho teaching or offlclal bodies of tho university clear ly tending to support or encourage students. In tho violation of these sec tions shall ho deemed an impro- prioty.' Includes Some Others. As tho resolutions read thoy In cludo other organizations than Th,ota Nn Ensilon. Iron Sphinx, a sophomore organization, will fall under the pro visions or Section, 1 and possibly of Section 3, Tho Vllcings and Spikes will also bo affocted In part by these sections. Theta Nu Epsllon Is not abolished by the action of tho, faculty, nor Is m.( !... ... w v..M, , - any retroactive legislation 'taken, Tho . .. i i. i i MA.mUUi1 aClB nilOgCU lO IIRVU ueeu vuimmuvu by members of tho organization dur ing the past Bovcral months are re ferred to at length in tho report of tbo committee, but they are used only as a basis for tho resolutions which arc to govern all such societies in the future. It Ib believed, however, that .the provlslonn of tho resolutions, will practically destroy the chance of tho derelict fraternity to do harm either by activity in student affairs or by injuring the reputation of the school. Members of the committee and others Interested declare that the university administration is thoroughly cnpable through the means at its command of enforcing the provisions of tho res olutions. They state that tho frntern itlcs concerned must obey the legis lation or suffer serious consequences. Of Reformatory Nature. Chairman Howard, In speaking of the i resolutions, last evening s:iJd: "Section 1 of the legislation Intro duced Is intended to be reformatory rnther than commanding the dissolu tion of Theta Nu Epsilon and others of similar kind. But it is the pur pose of tho resolution to forbid all membership In such organizations un less they conform entirely to the reso lutions. . "Section 2 has Hie approval of prom Inont representative members of tho. alumni orgnnlzntlon of Theta Nu Ep silon, who promlBo to do their best to aid in its execution. "As to section 3, the same members promise, tip far as the ndmissjon of undergraduates to their meetings Is concerned, to aid in the enforcement of this provision." CANDIDATES FOR ATHLETIC BOARD. I, LouIb H. Hnrte, intending to bo in the university next year, do here by nnnounce myself as a candldnto for student membership in tho Ne braska athletic board, subject to election on May 10. LOUIS H. HARTE. I, William Chaloupka, Intending to bo at school next year, do hereby announce myself as a candidate for student membership In tho Nebraska athletic board. WILLIAM CHALOUPKA. I, Ohren A. Beltzer, Intending to be In the university next year, do hereby announce my can'dldacy for member ship In the Nebraska athletic board. OHREN A. BELTZER. I Roberl M. Carroll, intending to be In the university next year, do hereby announce myself as n candi date for membership in the Nebraska athletic board, subject to election on May 10. ROBERT M. CARROLL. '- I, H. O. Perry, intending to be in school next year, do hereby announce myself ns a candidate for student member of the Nebraska athletic board, subject to tho election on May 10th, 1909. H. O. PERRY. I, Frnnk W. Johnson, intending to be in tho university next year, do hereby announce my candidacy for membership In tho Nebraska athletic board. PRANK W. JOHNSON. I, GrovertJ, Long, Intending to be in tho university next year, do here by announce my candidacy for mem bership In tho Nebraska athletic board. GROVER C, LONG. I, Hugo Blrkner, Intending to bo In tho university next year, do hereby announce my candidacy ,for member ship in tho Nebraska athletic board. HUGO BIRKNER. , Dr, Condra Is to lecture at Clay Center Saturday at a meeting of tho I may county lecners. mis ouujuti -.; . I is "The Conservation of State andlvmu" XTn4trt.nt T Aami.aa ' - Mill tiunuHui n.uiv, TRYOIJTS TOMORROW PRELIMINARY MEET OF TRACK MEN AT FAIR GROUND8 GOOD LIST OF MEN FOR EVENTS Injury to Perry May Keep Him Out of Broad Jump and Sprints. More Student Candidates Come Forth. The annual preliminary track meet of the Nebraska cinder path uthlotes will be held at tho stato fair grounds at 2:15 tomorrow afternoon. An ad mission fee of twenty-five cents will be chnrged. Student tickets will ad mit holders. Cars on tho "White Lino" go direct to the viaduct, a few feet east of tho main entrance. A likely bunch of men will tnko part In these gnmes tomorrow and the chnnccH are that one or two corn husker records will be broken. Curt Collins and Sidney, IiIb brother, will ,bctho-chiuf competitors in tiro Hhot put and hammer throw. Tho contest, between those brothers, who are both Htrong weight men, Is likely to In crease tho distance In either tho shot or hammer. In the 100-yard dash Wildnmn will be closely followed by SwanBon, the freshman who won the 25-yard dash on Charter day. The Incentive of strong competition may cause Wild man to lower the local century mark. Other men entered In this event will be Powers, a freshman; Campbell and Wates. This bunch, with tho addition, possibly, 'ot McDonald, Burko and Reed will compose tho starters In tlio 220-yard 8prlnt.( Entries for Quarter Mile. In the quarter mile run Reed and Burko are likely to bo tho leaders with George and Ambcrson nlso e tored. George, Rood and Amberson will also go the half mile run. For tho inllo run there will be George, Amberson, Mellck and poBslbly ono or two othor athletes. In this event tho cornhuskers are not considered very Btrong and the time Is not expected to be fast. Captain McDonald will lead the run ners In stepping over the hurdle3. He is In a class by himself among the local athletes In both the high and low sticks and should tnke them in rapid time. Russell has been do ing good work In those events and will be ontered Saturday. Other men In both tho high and low hurdles will bo Lartders and' McDavltt. Tho latter runnor was out for tho sticks last season and made a good show ing. v Hum el, Hummell, Graham and Pot rashek will tako care of tho high jump. Hammell won the event on charter day but will be closely pushed by Graliam tomorrow. Three In Poe Vault. Russell, Graham and Hammond will be tho trio for tho polo vault. Gra ham should win with ease. Russel should bo second, If ho 1b In good form. Tho broad Jumpers will bo Perry, If his lnJiyleH do not provent his com peting, Reed and Graham. Minnesota and Iowa. ' Saturday -.afternoon tho llrst dual meet of tho year, at Iowa City ,wlll bo held liorei botwaum (he Iowa and Minnesota track teamB. LaBt year tho annual event was hold at Minne apolis, Iowa winning by 13 to 1. It is not expected that the hawkoyes will repeat Iho phenomenal feat next Saturday,- but all "doopsters" are con fident of a victory for Iowa. These two schools have hold annual dual meqts for a number of yeaVs and lmnorS have been about equally dl- Minnesota hold her hpmo moot last SatUrday and made some oxcoptlon ally good rccordB. Howovor, In the- average, Iowa's rccordB wore superior, advancing Old Gold stock In tho com ing evont. Minnesota's weight man heaved tho shot for a distance of 41 feet. Hull, tho Minnesota half mller, covered tho distance in 2:05 3-5, but either Smith or Lathun of Iowa are capable of nearly us good time. Iowa for the Jumps. Iowa will probably win tho Jumps with Engstrom, Griffin, Hocrloln and Kohl caring for these ovents. Accord ing to dope all tho other events nro practically a toss up. Tho raco among tho studentB for membership in tho athletic board re ceived an impetus through the pub lication in this paper yesterday of tho announcements of four candidates who declared their intontlon of mak ing tho flght for Boats, and several other men decided to get Into tho Hold. The indications are that the lists will be large. Tho men' who camo out for election yesterday wore H. O. Perry, Frank W. Johnson and Grover C. Long. Entries for Tomorrow. 100-Yard Dash- Burko, Wildnmn, Perry, Munson, Campbell, McDonald, Swnnson, Alexander, Yates. Polo Vault Graham, RuhboI, Hum mel, Hammond. Shot Put Chaloupka, Poarso, Chain, Froltng, Temple, S. M. CoIIIiib, C. C. Collins. 880-Yard Run Bratway. McGowan, Amberson George, Reed. Running High Jump Hummel, Rub boI, Hlltner, Graham, Hamel. 120-Yard Hurdles Flack, McDavltt, Russel, Hlltner, Landers, McDonald. 16-Pound Hammer Throw Froitag Pearse, Chaloupka, S. M. Collins, Chnln. 220-Yard Dash Yates, Wildnmn, Campbell, McDonald, SwanBon, Alex ander, Burke, Munson. Running Broad Jump Reed, Gra ham, Hummel, Munson, Perry, Rub seU Hlltner. . One Mile Run Anderson, Goorge, ..McGowan, . Asbury, White, Mllek, Dlnsmoro, 'Amberson, Bratway, Tnl Ion, Lewis, Stnncllff. Discus Throw S. M. Collins, Pearse. Chaloupka, C. C. Collins, Tem ple, Chain. 440-Yard Run Hlltner, Burko, George, Reed, McGowan. 220-Yard Hurdles McDavltt, Flack, Landers, Russel, Hlltner. Two Mile Run Gable, Stnncllff. Tnllon, Trump, Lewis, Bauman, Dins more, Mllek, Anderson, Asbury. COMMITTEES ARE ANNOUNCED Collection of Ivy Day Assessment to Begin at Once. Tho committees aro now appointed for tho collection of tho Ivy Day as sessment. This assessment of 25 cents Is levied to furnish' funds for tho day's entertainment and on paying it each student will receive a ticket entitling him to lunch, at G o'clock at the State Farm. If any student Is unable to see the committee men, tickets may bo procured from the managing editors of the Cornhuskor. .The chairmen of tho various com mittees are: Ivan Baker, senior class; William Byerts, junior class; Sadilek, sophomore class, and J. Tay lor, freshman class. Tho members of the freshman com mltteo nrc: , L. Cotteman, Doris Wood, Ollvo Hammond, D. Lacy, Ford, E. Clurk, MacGowan, R, Curtis, C. UlUrK, J. DUIHHK, .UHUIUU IJOViUH, Leonard, N. SthtrihoM, Barnes, C. .Krug, and R, Reddish. -'On tho sophomore committee aro: Misses Branch) Dovalon, Roberts, M ungor, Barnes, and Messrs. Barker, Bratton, Cottrell, Kokjor, Frederlqk, OBterhout, Paul Morgan, Cain, Russel, Drake, Blanchard; Stunner, Amber son and Oborfelder. I verslty will hold its regular meeting tonight (Friday) and members. of the roylew courBQ aro io bo Invited (guests,both for supper at tho Llncolu at 6:30 anch for the program Imme diately thereafter. The speakers of tho evening will bo Dr. Paul G, Wool lev and Dr. A. G. Stokes from thaMd.itnrtd.1iat with delicious brown clinical department In Omaha. , TO GIVE A FOUNTAIN GIFT TO BE PRESENTED BY THE 8ENIOR CLA88. AN ORNAMENT TO THE CAMPUS WORKMEN 8TARTED YE8TERDAY ON PREPARATIONS. Will Be First Gift Ever Donated by a Class to the University To Be Made of Rough 8tone. 7 As- a permanent remembrance of the class of 1909 tho seniors will pro sent nB their gift to the university a stono drinking fountain to bo placed on tho cam pus In front of tho Library building, Tho plans of tho class be came known yestorday afternoon when a forco of men commenced tho preliminary operations of building tho fountnln. In spite of tho custom which has been followed In past yours of keep ing Us gift a secret until It war. formally presented to tho university It has been decided that it will bo Impossible to follow the citBtom this year on account of tho nnturo of the gift. Tho plans of tho class havo thcroforo been announced In advance for tho llrst time and tho details of the gift have been mado public. To Be Handsome Affair. The fountain has been designed so as to bo an Important addition to y the appearance of the campus. Iu will bo built up of rough stono to a -height of three and a half feet with n dish nt tho top to catch tho water ns'lt fnlls. There will bb four drink-1 ing cups and tho .new idea will be followed of having tho water bubble up so that no separate cups are necessary. The fountain will bo located direct Iy north of tho sundial which was presented to tho university by tho class of 1907. It will be placed nt tho same distance, north of tho walk thnt the sun dial is south of It. A cement platform four feet wide will be built around the fountain when it Is completed. On oiie of the stones neur the top of tho fountain will bo carved tho words, "Class of 1909." Connection is now being mado with tho city wator pipes and It Is holed that tho fountain can bo In working ordor by tho time that it is formally presented. , Wator will bo kept run ning all the time excopt during trie winter months when the weather Iri too cold to make this possible, The fountain is of a kind that is absolute ly sanitary, as tho lips in drinking do not touch any metal, and the .con tinual running of the wator keeps It pure and fresh. Most Expensive Gift. . When completed this will be the most expensive gift by far of any that bus. oyer been presented to the school by a senior class. The exact cost, of the fountain has not been made public by the committee in charge, but It Is understood that It will total over $1G0 when completed. This cost Is being mot in part by an assessment on the class and In part by tho mbnoy that the class will receive from tho senior play, Tho gift to the university by 'tho, graduating class of last year was a statue of Demosthenes , which was placed in tho lower ball of 'the Tom: plo. Its uifrelllnff tvas one of the featuros of Ivy Day and qultean ex tended speech, of acceptance was made by Dean Bessey. The gift ot tho class of 1907 was the stone sun dial, which now stands on the cam pus. The purpose of the class of 1909 in selecting a drinking fountain was to got something tha i would make a decided improvement In tho appear ance of the campus while at tho same time It would servo sonio use. In tho design oT thp fountain Us final appearance has been kept constantly In mind and it is doclared that wnen completed It will pe a affair, . " handsome Baked beans.-baked on tne premUes bread,, lit, at Tht Boston Lunch, 4 i m . -q 'LWt i 2J " ' f V 'yi t i-