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- .i 11 j. MM f m .gfi,y.in !rt-w WM fy0M)i 'niKjyqi,(ii , yy i,,,, yyg n'fwi f4 - tMpMMm0W .. ' iwciiiii mwti mum iiifenan I ,. . i vM ia 1 -' fww irun -iM 4 f '4 ,' .; ' MA8A51&Kl YJjAfl SHf . '"IIH MM " " '' '' ' ' -' -- - - I ' ' t( M . l7-iTJ (VlA V J . - -J H . New1 l.j. JiV Mi j v ih - . j uc -"'; w i i Vol VIII. No. 144. Myers wins pirst ROBERT80N TAKES SECOND ORATORICAL CONTEST. IN MUCH EFFECTIVE WORK DONE EIGHT MEN MAKE TRY FOR THE COVETED PRIZE8. Dean Costlgan Presides in the Ab sence of Governor Shallenber ger Orations Show Great Deal of Thought. The first oratorlcnl contest of the college of law was held in the music room of the Tomplo'laat evening. On account of the contest not being well advertised the attendance was not nearly as large as the contest mer ited. The orations showed most care ful preparation and effective delivery. The judges were Mayor Love, Profes sor Lee and Mr. Plansburg. At the conclusion of the contest first place was awarded to Mr. W. A. Meyers and the second to H. C. Robertson. Dean Costlgan presided In the absonco of Governor Shallenberger. n Bates Speaks First. The llrst speaker, was Ross ' W. Bates who had for his subject "America's Attitude Toward Japan." He hold that the United States and Japan were the logical rulers of the Pacific. America must prollt by past examples and experience. For our own sake we must protect ourselves against. Japan. The presence of the Japanese in America Is a menace. They are undesirable and low moral ly. Then to protect our democratic Institution we must not tolerate them here. Wo brought the negro Into the south and wo had to pay the pen alty. "The , Domands of organized La bor," was the subject chosen by H. E. Dixon. He declared that labor is df the greatest Importance It Involves the supremacy of a nation and Us problems must bo solved within a generation. Labor accomplishes Its resultB by peaceful means. Unset tled It involves a claim, however, bo cinl and moral. Labor cannot bo con demned because of its mistakes. Or ganized It is today regulating labor for the best interests of the communi ty. "A Great Man's, Ruin." 0. A. Emory followed with "A Great Man's Ruin," "No other life," he de clared, "has, been so marked by stir ring events and positions of power and yet gone down to utter darknesB as Aaron Burr. Lot us deal with him in sympathy, rather than criti cism and consider his lifo that it may throw light upon our own lives. Ho was a prince of orators, a genius, fac inating, brilliant and eminent. Ho was born to be great. His downfall began with his fatal duel With Hamil ton, his rival. Ho was a victim pi his monster passion of isoif-centored ambition, and it leveled him to his ruin. " Ho had every quality to' lead him to success and fame except mor al purpose.'' - t . "The Modern 'Moloch," wa8 the sub ject of Louis 0. Gregory's oration, Ho made a ..most effective plea for the child laborer, "Moloch was the god of a historic race. Ho is still tho god of modern ' industrial life. As children woro once sacrificed to n heated metal god, even now child life is; being offered up, Child tojv turo and destruction goes on as' -they labor long weary hours In factory or in mine, 'This Is worse than the con 'duct of heathen parents and such con ditions will lead only to anarchy." Rfchafd1 Or Hunter discussed "Mun university of Icipalizatlon." jpio declared that tho word "munlclpillzatlon" Ib of grow ing Importance and also its problems, A private monopoly with a franchiBO Is as equally dangerous as a trust. Municipalization is dnly tho exten sion of governmental functions and a duty it owed to every citizen to soo that they got tho best tho govern ment can give. Municipalization and socialism are not opposing forces, for In Europe where both are particularly strong, each Is making groat headway. The National Hero. The subject of Mr. V. A. Myers' or ation, which won tho contest, was "Tho National Hero of Sweden." His Btyle, delivery and fluency went to make a strong oration. "GustOjVas Adolphus has no mighty monument to perpetuate his name. His life was spent in the Bervico of his country. In a crisis ho was thrust Into the responsibility of ruler of swoucn though only a boy. Boldly he became the defender of Sweden, In peace ho still served his country Jn science and art. Ho was exalted among his people. Later tho needB 'of tho world stirred his soul. Tho .cry of a people beyond called out his sympathy. And for thirty years ho fought, and Swedish and German blood flowed together. Ho waged un selfish war and died loved and hon ored by all." ' To Live Not to Die. "Tho greatest duty of men today Is not to die but to llvo for theia country." So declared H. C. Robory son, winner or second place in a stir ring appeal on "Civic Duty." Con tinuing he said: "Tho new public Bpirlt leads men to vote intelligently. Yet we have ono form of public duty men still shirk and its operation is a disgrace to our government. Our jury system Is a source of greatest lnjustlcei for tho average juror has not tho intelligence of tho average citizen. Our liberty and tho adminis tration of justice ought not to bo sacrificed by Inferior judgment which Is easily swaydd by prejudice, ignor ance or bias. Justlco Is justice re gardless of person or position." Tho last speech was A..E, Warren ,who spoko on "The Cry Against tho Trusts." He mado a good impression .and handled most successfully tho unpopular side of a mooted question. "It has come to be an opinion that to Btrlko the trusts is an act of justice. Tho truth should be known, whether we are dealing with a .public enemy or a benefactor. Tho question Is: 'Does the concentration of capital In volve danger to tho community?" Largo and Improved facilities mako tho trust more offecflve. Large ag gregations of capital are enormous benefits as proved by experience in every progressive country. It is tho duty of statesmen to see the possi bilities and do justlco to those ag gregations of capital and not con- sure alone." NEE&RA8KAN GET8 GOOD PLACE. Secures Birth With Washington State, Highway Commission. H. 'L. Bowlby, instructor in civil en gineering at the University of Wash ington, has been appointed, chief en gineer, of the Washington state high-, way commission. This commission will have chargo-'of tho improvement of tho roads of Washington, extensive plans for which bav been laid. , The last legislature of the state ap propriated $1,000,000. for the improv ing of the highways with tho provi slpn.'that the counties In which the work js done furnish further amount 1. This means that Mjj, Bowlby will bo In charge' of tho engineering tasks connected with tho expenditure of sev eral millions .of dollars. 1 Turn your old books into" money on Saturday only.. May 15.., Hluds. I, Noble of Now-York City, will buy .them at the Co-op. . Baked beans,, baked on the premises and served ho with delicious brown bread lob', at The Bbstda -Ltracli. Nebraska, Lincoln, friday,,may h, 1909. COUNTS IN THE RACE GAME WITH DRAKE TOMORROW A CHAMPION8HIP EVENT. LEAVE FOR MINNEAPOLIS TODAY Cornhuskers in Annual Cinder Path Games and Field Games With Gophers Tomorrow 'horthrup Field. on Tho second championship gamo of tho spring with Drnko university of Des Moines wlll.be played at Antolopo flark at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. Tho first gamo of tho race with tho Des Moines men waB played on tho recent trip of tho Cornhuskers, and was won by Captain Boltzor'B men. In tho Missouri Valley Conference League, Nebraska and Kansas aro now tho two leadors, and the winning of this game will nut tho local team a notch nearer to tho taking of tho rag. Tho Jayhawkers have yot to come to Lincoln for two games and Nobraska hopes to bo tied with thorn by that time so that tho gamo horo will de cide the pennant question. "Hap" Ward will probably occupy tho rubber for the Cornhuskors to morrow. Ho has had a good rest now and should bo In flno shape to twirl winning ball. Game at 10:30 8harp. Tho gome will be started at 10:30 o'clock sharp. Student tickets will admit tho holders. Visiting high school pupils will bo given the samo rates to tho gamo as university stu dents. Tho probable llne-up: Nebraska. Drake. Carroll c Van Motor Ward p.. . . '. McCoy Clarke lb". Witfer GreonBllt 2b. . . , Caves Motcalf s.s Burcham BoJ.tzer 3b Musgrovo Dudgeon If. 4...Clift Cooko cf Mllos Sturtzenegger. . . rf Scott Track Teams Leaves' Today. Tho Nebraska track team, accom panied by Coach Dr. Clapp, will leave for Minneapolis this afternoon to meet the Minnesota team-tot Northrup field tomorrow afternoon In tho annual games between the two schools. MoBt of tho Cornhuskers aro In flno condition and should be able to mako a good sot' of records in this meet. Captain McDonald has been running tho hurdles' well, in practice and is practically certain to take first in both tho high and low sticks. 8ml ley a Fast Gopher. Tho man whom tho " Cornhuskers ,fear most is Smiley, tho Gopher sprinter. This athlete Is a very fast man. In tho Iowa-Minnesota meet ho won tho 100-yard dash in 0:101-5; tho 220-yard daBh in 0:231-5; tho 440-yard dash in 0:541-5. This afternoon the annual track meet of the Nebraska Interscholastio Association will bo hold' at the State Pair grounds. The weather "man has promlseda fair day, and will hold In his rain leyers until' evening at least Tho meet this afternoon begins at 2; 45 sharp. Dr. Clapp figures that ho can run off all the' events in tw,o hours. Three different ovents, one on tho track, 'one In tho weights, and one in the jumpswill be kept going simultaneously,, Tho high school visitors began ar riyipg In, tho city yesterday and-by last ovoning several had come. Many ,mor.o will reach here tijis, morning! 'r uuring , the class hours this fore noon thV high, pchool pupils will be pormittcd to visit around tho campus) In tho different buildings. Tonight tho pupils will bo ontor tulnod at tho Tomplo from C to 8 o'clock by tho "N" men and tho In noconts. CONTEST AT WESLEYAN TODAY. Tennis Players of- State In Champion ship Meet. This afternoon, at Wosloyan, tho university tonnis team moots tho toams from tho other colleges of tho state. Plowor and Smith will ropro sont tho university. There nro two trophies offe'rod, a cup for. first in doubles 1b offered by Trldsy & Shoan of Lincoln, arid a cup for first In singles by Hnllot of Lincoln. Tho school winning elthor Ono of these cups for throe consocutlvo years hoops it. The contest will bo hold at Wosloy an today and 'tomorrow. Tho univer sity toam Btands a good show of win ning, both Smith and Flower boing Btrong players. Tho last contost In tho semi-finals wns hold yesterday morning between Smith and Hubboll, Smith winning. TIUb leavcB tho uni versity championship to bo decldod botweon Smith nnd Flower. This con tost will bo hold,. probably next week. GRADUATE CLUB WILL MEET. Last Meeting of the Year to be May 21 In the Temple. Tho mooting of tho graduato club which was originally sot for tho 7th of May, has been announced for May 21. It will bo hold In tho banquet hull of tho Temple from six to eight p. m., and a light lunch will bo served. Regent Coupland will bo present and will discuss a special phase of gradu ato Btudy. Long oxperionco In re search work and tho opportunity of association with some of tho best British sciontlBts makes him especial ly ablo to spoa kon this subject' His boyhood was spent In England with a number of men who have written well known toxt-bookB on biology nnd agriculture. This meeting of tho club will bo tho last of tho year and officers for next year will be elected. Those who wish to attend should send their reserva tions and thirty-flvo cents to Treas urer Pool, as the hall Is not largo enough to accommodate tho full mem bership of the club. The president of the club has asked tho heads of all departments to mako out lists of the graduato students working with them, tho subject of their thoBis, and their majors and minors. These aro to bo tabulated and put In such form that thoy may fbo displayed at tho mooting of tho club. NEED FOR STUDENT FELLOW8. Lack of Men Who Will Take Depart ment Places, For Borne reason thorp seems to bo a lack of university graduates wha.do siro to return' to Lincoln to take post graduate work with tho - privilege , of holding a university fellowship and doing department work in return for,' minor services as assistants. , Nearly all of tho departments of tho University are allowed tho services df one "or more fellows, who act" as as sistants in the department nnd In re turn' aro granted a compensation of varying vamount This year some df these places aro still open. Among them. Is one in tho .department of bot any that has been easily Tilled in tho past An assistant is 'wanted Inrthat department for superintending labora tory work who has taken a couple of, years work in the' department? and who is a graduate. JuBt what is( tho cause of tho scarcity of applicants is not certain, but tho condition' seems to exist. l Remember the" date, tSa'tufday only. May 15. Hinds & Noble will buy your old 'books at", the Co-op. - " v Price 5 Ccnt., -- X. .. DAY OBSERVED 8ENIOR8 DECAMPED EARLY IN THE MORNING. ANNUAL CUSTOMS OBSERVED DAY'8 OUTING ON THE BLUE FOR THE UPPERCLA88MEN 8lldlng Down the 8plral Fire Escape, Playing Ball, Fishing, Picking Violets and Singing Were on tho Program, Classes wero held as Usual yestor duy morning, tho professors . called tho roll, but no soniors nnswerod "Horo!" AH who could possibly lonvo woro already on their way to Mllford. It was tho day of tho Sen ior Sneak. No ono but tho chancollor and tho professors know of this going, but ac cording to the timo honored custom, tho word was passod and at 7:40 over 150 seniors clad In old clothos board ed tho train for tho day's oUting Everyono was happy, tho weather was of tho finest, making tho day u grand SUCCCSB, Strenuous Program. As carried out, tho program for tho day led tho uppor classmen a strenu ous Ufa from tho timo they loft until they returned. DlB.ombnrklng at Mll ford thoy formed a procession and marched through tho town, past tho high school building, and out to tho Old Soldlors' homo, From thoro thoy went down into tho park east of tho home and played children's gamos, ring around tho rosoy, and tho llko. After thoy tired of this, leaving tholr wrnps piled up around trees and fences, thoy marched back to the Old Soldiers Home. Horo tho main attraction scorned stories high, Starting to slide, from tho top each senior tried this novel form of tho hurly-burly to his heart's content, sliding down timo dnd again. A. souveriir autograph book into which tho signatures of oach mombor pres ent, together with those of many of tho old soldlors was secured. After this the different inclinations of mombors of tho party led them in pursuit of various forms of amuse ment, breaking up tho crowd which so far1 had hung tdgether. Many of the students wandered off along tho bluo river In search of fish. It Is told that tho stream was for a timo bor dered by enthusiastic emulators of Isaac Walton. Som'o, more 'energetic ally Inclined, played baH. Some went violet hunting. But as the hour for lunch appeared, all gathered together again and tho party proceeded to tho Shogo-Lithia springs where thoy had dinner. And truly a dinner it was, sorved in boxes, each ono containing sandwiches, eggs, fruit, potato-salad, pickles, cako and ice-cream. Coffee wns also served, but many preferred the Shogo-Iiithia from tho springs. Although the camera fiend had -been In evidence all morning, ho seemed to spring from eyerywhore at this time and photographs woro taken in various positions, entlng" various things. (After dlnnor tho seniors .went .back to, the' Soldiers Home, where thoy Bang college songs ' to tho inmates, winding1 up with "America." The next feature df tho program was the ball gamo at the park, between the Mllford team and the -seniors. The game ended, after five innings with a score of 18 to 0 in favor of tho sen iors, '. . , -- At 4:30, thoy started) tp tho depot leaving .Mllford, for Lincoln, at 5;10. On tho way homo the train 'stopped near , Pleasant Dale, whore each sen ior' got odt and began collecting boulders, Thoy worked industriously for a fow, moments lugging boulders, somo of thenj of considerable size Into tho car. Thoy woro not destined for fobs, nor oven for ring sots; but for a monumonj; to commomordto the class of 1901J, . Arriving at Lincoln each senior grasped a boulder, thg party formed in a column of twos and marched up to the university, On the campus, thoy circled about the plno tree in front of tho Library, and each qne do posited his or her boulder about its base. They .then sang the -"Scarlet and Cream," gave the university yell, their class yell, and disbanded. The day's fun was over. But the boulders remain piled about the pine. They will bo used in tho construction ot tho senior fountain. 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