The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 07, 1909, Image 1
f 1 Uhe 5) a tip irlebraekan Vol. IX. No. 9. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1909. Price 5 Cents. NEW MEN REPORT FOR WORK WITH COUCH COLE "BOBBY" CARROL AND WALCOTT BOTH BACK IN GAME. LAST HARD SCRIMMAGE HELD TODAY Coach Colo and Assistant Harvey Will Put Men Through Last Work Before Knox Qamo on Next 8aturday., Every day now seos some new ad dition to the football squad, and ovory day prospects for a winning team grow brighter. Tuesday afternoon "Bobby" Carrol put In his apoarance and yesterday the hopes of the play er and fanB were raised several notches by the reappearance of Wal cott after his long, hard tussel with the examining board. Walcott Is practically through with his examinations, and everything has been arranged so that there Is now nothing to provont his taking his place on tl e Cornhuskor eleven. Walcott, It will Le remembered, was center on the reserve team last fall. Those "who saw him handle tho terrible Swede Swenson, at Peru, and who witnessed his Btellar work at center in tho Grand iBland game believe that he has in him tho making of a groat center. He passes tho ball very accurately, Is a very steady player and a fierce charger. With his two hundred pounds of bone and muscle and his experience he ought to make a strong bid for the center Dositlon. He will at least add much to tho Btrength and aggressive ness of tho lino wherever he is put. McKee Also Back, McKee another of last year's fresh man team has been out tho past two days. Although ho has not had much oxporJenco In varsity football, he is fast and fairly heavy. Ho will try oht for a back. Hold position. Another man who has been showing up well Is Qutberlet at guard. Gut berlet haB much to learn about the game, but he is a strong, willing play er and if he does not make a place tins ear his experience will make him a Btrong man for next. The scrubs, by tho way, have a strong Jlno-up this year. Tho new men are showing up well. There is tho best bunch of material to work With tils year that has been seen on a Nebraska field for Borne years. Of course many of these men are ineligi ble, but right now la the time for them to get out and got that experience so necessary to flt them for next year's varsity team. Assistant Coach Har vey has been working hard with this material and his work is bearing fruit. The scrubs are enabled In this way to give 'tho varsity pretty nearly all they can handle. Try Minnesota Plays. The past week Harvey has been teaching the scrubs tho Minnesota pjays which ho learned at Minneapo lis last Saturday. These plays are UBed against tho varsity eleven with the aim of accustoming the, players to the Minnesota manner of attack. So far the varsity defense has had llttfe trouble in meeting thlB attack and yeBterday ospoclallyj they played rlngB around tho scrubs. In yesterday's Bcrlmmago Shonka was tried at center and filled the po sition fairly well. Shonka Is a little slow yet, he passes the ball well and can break up any play that comes to him, but he lacka the necessary speed to make him an aggressive player. If he only coujd speed up a little 'more there Is no reason why ho shouldn't inake a very strong lltie- man., w Bentloy has been-playing regularly at quartoVi-back, while ,Franck has ,been .used at half, where ha can ubo his great speed to a little better ad vantage. Franck has been practic ing hugging the ball a little closer to him so that by next Saturday there will not bo so much danger of any dis astrous fumbling that figured so prom inently in last Saturday's game. Rath bone has ben playing a strong game at full-back, while Harte is being used at tackle. Some, of Rathbono's plunges yesterday wero fierce attd with a little more experience in keop ing his feet and using the stiff arm, he ought to make a good lino plunger. Lofgren was out of the game owing to a Blight blood-poisoning in his arniB caused by his jersey. He had several boils lanced yesterday and may not get into tho scrimmage for several days. It Is hoped ho will be in shapo by Saturday, but if not his place will probably be taken by Magar. This afternoon will occur the last hard scrimmage before the game with Knox on Saturday. PROFESSOR SMITH 18 INJURED. Thrown From Buggy Sunday and Suf fered Injury of the Knee. Prof. H. R. Smith, while out driving last Sunday suffered a painful though not serious Injury. His horse became frightened at a street car and at tempted to run away. Tho professor was thrown out and his knee badly twisted. He spent one night in 'a hospital but was able to bo around again yesterday. 80NG RECITAL AT CONVOCATION. Miss Harriet Cooke to Sing This Morning in Memorial Hall. Miss Harriett Cooke, a university alumna, class of 1899, will glvo a song recital at convocation this morn ing. The program follows: Where Blossoms Grow SansSoucl Heralds of Spring, Midsummer Morn Flora Bullock (From Song Cycle "The Oriole.) Joy of the Morning Harriet Ware) Polonaise Je sius Tltania. ..Thomas (Mlgnon) My mother BidB Me Bind My Hair -. Haydn Le Bonheur est close Legere Saint Saens When the Roses Bloom Relchardt Ldve Has Wings Rogers Preghiera dl Tosca Puccini The largeBt gain this year is In tho college of letters and science, in which there are 2,092 students, an In crease of 327, or over 15 per cent. Thecollege of agriculture shows a gain of 103 Btudenta in the two and four year courses, tho enrollment this year being 308, against 205 last year, an In crease of 50 per cent. The School of medicine has 43 students thla year, which is nearly three times as many as wore enrolled last year when the school was organized. There Is a good demand for well trained, creamery and cheese factory operators as a result of the consolida tion of smaller plants In Wisconsin. Requests from ' 8 other states have also been received recently by Prof. H. H. Farrlngton of the school, ask lnk for well prepared men to oper ate large creameries and cheese fac tories. Over 80 applications have already been received from those who desire to enter the winter dairy course at the University of Wisconsin, which opens November 3. As tne facilities of the school are sufficient for only 150, Indications are that the capacity will be well taxed this year. The reorganized department of home economics begins with 41 stu dents. Jn the college of engineering. 685 students are enrolled; In the coU lege of law 121, and In the course In pharmacy 32. , , Baked beans, baked on the premises and served hot with delicious brown bread, 10c, 'at The Boston Lunch. ENGINEERING SOCIETY SMOKER ON SATURDAY NEW 8TUDENT8 WILL MEET WITH UPPERCLA88MEN. THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION Engineering 8oclety Founded to Pro mote Good Fellowship Among Engineers and Encourage Better Work. On another pago of tho Nobrankan Is an announcement of tho smoker to bo given Saturday evening by tho Engineering Society. This is an an nual function, held by tho society for tho purpose of getting acquainted with tho now students In tho onginooring crllcge, and is ono of tho first social events of the year. Tho Engineering Society Is an or ganization of students in the engineer ing college and is open to all bucu stu dents. The aocloty alms to benefit every man in the collogo, and to bo a part of his college career. Fifty Per Cent Flunk. About fifty per cent of tho fresh men engineers never become real en gineers; this Ib partly due to tho fnct that the course Is not easy and part ly to the other fact that for his first two years the student scarcely hears of engineering. His work 1b mostly mathematics and often - delayed en trance credits, and ho wonders if he really has made a mistake. The society aims to get all such men acquainted with each other, with the older students and with tho fac ulty and to Impress upon them tho fact that tho things for which they are registered are only a small part of what they learn at tho university. Tho man who doesn't learn as much from his fellow students as ho does from his professors, Is mlBBlng the beBt of his collego career. Aside from the purely social side of its work, tho Bocloty holds a meet ing ovorq alternate Wednesday, at which topics of Interest to engineers are discussed. For these meetings, speakers aro secured from all over the country, specialists and national authorities on engineering subjects. A number of noted speakers will bo Invited this year, and a bettor program than usual Is promised. It Is thought that an authority on aerial navigation can bo secured as part of this year's program. The Blue Print The' Blqe Print, the annual publica tion of the society, contains theses and articles by students and members of tho faculty, and is found in many of the best libraries in tho country. All these various activities of the society have ono ultimate purpose to make bettor engineers out of our Nebraska men. That is, men wlio can make a dollar do the most good work that a dollar can do, and who are engineers because they want to be, not because thoy started that course in their freshman year. The society considers that its smokers, Its bi-weekly meetings, its annual engi neer's bop, Its banquet, itB visits to plants and construction work In and around Lincoln, Its annual Blue Print, its Interest In athletics, and above all, the friendships formed at the univer sity are of as much, if not more, Im portance than the 130 hours of college credit or the degree of bachelor of science. Nebraska ranks second to none of tho western universities, and the en gineering collego has sent out some of the best; engineers In thq world and It Is this record that the society wants to maintain and Improve from year to' year. Ab one of many means to this end, every engineering student, la in vited to come, to the smoker on Sat urday night, and meet the men who are to be the engineers of a few years hence. 8T0CK JUDGING TEAM LEAVE8. Nebraska Men Expect to Take Prizes at Kansas City Fair. The stock judging team which is to ropreBent tho University of Nebraska at tho American Royal LIvo Stock show nt KansaB City loft yostorday afternoon. They will work a fow days at Sedaiia at tho stato fair, tho contest at Kansas City being hold Friday. Thoy will bo In competition with totiniB from all tho loading agri cultural colleges of tho west. Tho following men composo tho team: McKllllp, Culver, Brodorlck, Blgolow and Barber, Carpontor alter nate. Camp LleborB and Kuska, Judg ing students, accompanied tho team. Tho men wero in charge of Prof. El lis Raid, who has boon coaching them all fall. They expect to tako some prizes for their work. Tho department of animal husban dry has a large number of fancy cat tlo on exhibition and is suro to win their share of prize money. JUNIORS WILL ELECT A PRESIDENT TODAY OBERFELDER AND CAIN 8TILL THE ONLY CANDIDATE8. MEKALfE OUT IN FRESHMAN LAW Unusual Interest Manifested In Elec tion of First Year Law Men Which Will Be Held To morrow Morning. The Junior class will ment at 11:30 this morning In Memorial hall to choose a president, A. M. Oborfelder of Sidney and H. L. Cain of Falls City being tho only candidates. The election promises to be a quiet contest without personalities. The campaign haB been conducted on both sides without disagreeable features and there seems to bo no reason to exnoct a chanco this morning. The possibility of a third candidate was rumored yeBterday, but It Is bolloved that thero Is no foundation for the talk. Oborfelder, tho first candidate out, Is, as has already been announcod an academic student. Ho has no socie ty affiliations. Cain Is an engineer and a member of Phi Delta Thota. Vote Likely Close. Tho voting will likely be close. Both men have been hard at work, and tho cIiibb has been canvassed in tho thor ough manner which is characteristic of its political activities. Cain will probably secure a majority of the en gineers, while Oborfelder will got most of tho laws. The fraternity vote will bo split. Jn tho sophomore class thero is yet no announced candidate. Coe Buch anan of Omaha Is out for freshman class honors and so far has no op ponents. Freshmen Laws Lively. A lively scrap Is being precipitated In the freshman laws by the candl-j dacy of W. B. Metcalfe and H. R. Ank eny This class rarely haB a political campaign, but thla year two men want the office and the result is a contest. Ankeny Is a popular "barb" and he was first on tho ground, thereby gain ing some advantage. Metcalfe Is the son of Richard L, Metcalfe and a member of Phi Delta Theta. He has an excellent organization behind him. The-vote in this class will be had at 11 o'clock Friday morning. Howard University, a colored school In Washington, D. 0., Is to havo a new library, the gift of Andrew Carnegie. The library will cost $50,000. Tho government Is also erecting a science building to cost $90,000. This Is ono of the foremost of the colleges fbr the American negro. 7 DESSEY MAKES A DIG MISTAKE IN FIGURES HERBARIUM CONTAINS 200,000 DIFFERENT 8PECIMEN8. OVER TWICE PREVIOUS ESTIMATES Tremendous Growth of from 189 to 214,000 Specimens Made. During 25 Years of Dean's 8ervlce. Over two hundred thousand spocl men8, moro than twlco the numbdr previously estimated to bo contained In tho colloction, wore found In tho university herbarium by actual count this summer. Curator Lamb dovotod a good sharo of tho vacation period to a rearrangement and enumerating of the big colloction and his roBUltn surprised oven tho members of tho botanical staff. For tho pasl several years tho bo tanical department has claimed over 100,000 spoclmons for its colloction. No count had been made, howovor, for sovornl years, and Dr. Bessey bocamo foarful that perhaps ho was overesti mating the number. Ho therefore or dered tho count, and the result was the discovery that tho total had boon vaBtly undorostimatod Instead of over stated. The botanical departmdnt at present occupios at least a fourth of tho floor Bpaco of tho Nebraska hall. Of this large space, tho majolrty Is used for laboratory purposes and for the her barium. This latter Is ono of tho most important parts of tho botanical de partment. Growth In Twenty-five Years. Twonty-flvo years ago when the proBont hoad of tho department, Dr. Charles B. BesBoy, took charge of tho work there wore but 189 specimens in the entire horbarlum. Previous, to 1884 It had been estimated that thoro, wero about 2,000 specimens In tho horbarlum, but upon taking charge of the department Dr. Bossoy counted these specimens and found that thero were but a more 189 distinct plants contained in the whole horbarlum. At present there aro over 214,000 specimens In this part of the botan ical department, and theso 214,000. specimens are mounted upon 108,382 sheets. These sheets aro largo papers upon which two or moro specimens of plants may bo placed. This summer tho work of arranging and numbering these shoets was attempted and tho number of sheets in tho following groups of plants Were counted: Sheets. Slim-moulds 300 Sea-weeds 4.. 7,845, Fungi 20,418, Mosses ; . . .' 5,988 Ferns -'2,502' Conifers '...'.;,. ' 372' Grasses '.,?-. .?i.v 5,771' Sedges '......:.. .' ,i I. .- '2,578 Lily-type 3,C60 Dicotyledons -.... 44,848 State herbarium ......';.';... 11,740 1 . ... ; Total .....; ,. :.108;382: With this definite list of the number t of shots and specimens of each group of plants it is estimated that there are 214,000 specimens mounted upon' the 103,382 sheets. Thus the unlvoi slty herbarium had grown from 189 specimens in 1884 to 214,000 specimens In' 1909, or at the rate of more than 8,000 specimens each year on' an av erage. l ' ' r Classes Also GroW. ' , The number of students who have" registered In the department of botany ' havo gradually grown each year very rapidly, until today the large lecture room on the first floor of Nebraska naU can BCarceiy hold the number of I '(Continued on page J4.) ) W 1 '4 hH j i r 1 , - IA! 1 'wjqwpwwwpwe