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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1909.
Price 5 Cents.
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LQYALTY IN DEFEAT NEEDED AS
' WELL AS IN VICTORY.
(ORNMUSKER FEED A BIO SUCCESS
Two Hundred Students and Faculty
Members Attend Celebration "
of Football Campaign
of 1909.
PlnthtiHitlHUi for Nebraska and her
football team was the keynote of the
annual Cornhuaker banquet held in j
Ule Lincoln hotel last evening. Over
two hundred Htudonts and a dozen
mcmners oi uie uicuiiy, lugeiuui whu
a few nlunmi members, were present.
and Mio hall rang with th,o cheers of
the students as- they honored the
speeches In jn-fclse o'f the 'team.
One and all the sentiment of the
gathering was unti-knocklng. The
hard and conscientious work of the
team, its coaches and the faculty and
students interested in the manugc
metjt of the team in an effort to give
Nebraska the best they had in thorn
wa& brought out in all of the speeches,
and the spirit actuating knocking wna
deplored as something that ought to
be entirely swept out of the' univer
sity , Enthusiasm-RunsyljHlgh.-
This sentiment reached high pitch
when Professor Caldwell arose a lid as
a member of the athletic board sus
tained the action of the athletic man
agement and the team. He again took
the Hour following a speech by Man
ager Eager, and appealed to the stu
dent body to take his word for the
statement that the charges of mis
management were unfounded. In par
ticular he took up the criticism which
has been made of the scheduling of
certain games by .Manager EagV dur
ing the past season, and stated it as
his belief that no other action was
possible under the existing circum
stances. J. 13. Miller, who presided as toast
master. waB Introduced by Professor
It. W. Stevens, the composer of "The
Cornhuaker." He first Introduced Dr.
George ( Parkins of .London, Eng
land, trustee or the Rhodes cll61ar
ahip. Mr. Parkins, although not on
the toast list, happened to be in the
city last evening and was called on to
respond. Mr. Parkins told of the work
of. the Rhodes fund and of the work it
is doing for ttio Anglo-Saxon race. He
urged upon every Nebraska man the
necessity, not only of having the de
termination and the ability to do
things in the world, but also of having
high Ideals.
Profqfls.gr Phillips w.asthejijsj. reg
ular -Hpoaker, his -topic being -J'The-Worth'of'
the Gatno." 'He' 'declared'
athletic prowcsB to be as natural anu
necessary as montal activity nlont'
lines ofscl)ola,rshIp., Ho believed Uiflt,
no mature,' man whiq' had playfed the,'
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KUU1U wuiwu lit luiur uiu uuiijr ilb uuh-
ell'ts.- Criticism ,of the game ho bo;
Moved to ho Tully countered by the
facts. VReTom;ing,to 'tljef season Just
now pastille declared that the J.eam
had worked under sovoro' disadvantage
and yot toad done well.
Eulogizes Scrubs.
Assistant "Coach- J. B. Havvoy, ox
captain, spoke of "Nubbins," other
wise the scrubs. He' paid a compli
ment to the worc of 'the second ,team
and showed the Importance of 'their
work. He further expressed the hope
that Nebraska colleges outside of the
state iTnlvorslty might do'velop teams
of sucli ability as to give the univor
slty team1 practice such' ah' "Kansas
gains from the hard conflicts It an
nually has with HaslVell; WnBhburn ,
and'Wmfnttan'. ' "'i ,'- '
Cnphi'ln Boltzor of, this yeur's team
toasted "Thrt fTeani." Ho told of, thfe'
"W ,Sg?V nAVJWJj ffir'f
yviin inauequaio miuenni ni mo stare,
pobr brffcticd' floTds, Ufid UI3 advorse
cVltlclanriwlloh was edrjy evident. Yot
the Nebi,nska,-menJ! wore gut with re
mnrkable regularity and displayed n
spirit, especially In the few days just
before the game "with Kansas, such as
the university had seldom seen. He
referred particularly to the clean,
straightforward character of the sport
this year.
Football as a Sport.
Professor Caldwell spoke both wit
tily and- seriously as the representa
tive of the athletic board. He thought
that football should be looked upon as
a sport, not as a battle. Manhood he
put first, winning games bccoihI. Ho
shuck a thought of Immediate popu
larity In Jils deeire for a greater ath
letic Held, one which might be con
siderably larger than the present
ground and which might provide room
f'Ali It 1 1 iimtll fP (tllll'tu 4'm rtll CftllflflTlt'U
I iJi tin nwi in wi nfwii iwi tin niuuvuui
of the university. He believed that
not only the people of the state but
those of the university itself should be
educated to the- need of physical as
well as intellectual training. .He fu'1
ther said:
"I love victory as well as do you
students. I believe in winning, but If
that is not pOHBible, let us rejoice in
AS8I8TANT COACH HARVEY
Who Spoke on "Nubbins" at the Corn
husker Banquet.
losing. Let us not liave the knocking
which has been too prevalent thlB
year, some of which has come from
the.Bjiulents, buj. most of, jvh,lch. J..,bp;
lieve has-had- Its source-out in the city
anil stato- apart 'frcftn tlio university
Itself.' In the choice of a' captain, for
next year's team, let us pick a man
of ability, and of .ipuntfood, and then
let u& shjiport hint' thoroughly. 'Let us
be good enthusiasts, as winners or as
losers, and let us bq Joyal throughout,
With that .unity of feeling, that power,
Ihtft manhood, that strength, which
will make us big men big women,
jjood citizens, good neighbors, and
good friends."
Allen Not Present.
Regont C. S. Allen wna not present,
and Mr. .Miller took his place to make
a tribute to the good workof the Lin
cola member' of the - board. He fur-
thor declared the hope that tho Ira
rtredlnto future might see the exten
sion of tho university camps north
ward and eastward by tho purchase,
if possible by thenoxt legislature, of
a largo amount of. additional land. Ho.
Uiqught.that with prpper.-co-operation
prstudqnts and Lincoln citizens 'this
might be possible. ' ,." . ' '
.Dean lHchards of the- engineering
school, present otiajfjman of the nth
lotle, boaVd, related tho stopfeiffnBecur
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OXFORD MAN ADDRESSES
NEBRASKA UNI STUDENTS
DR. PARKIN OF RHODES SCHOL
ARSHIP FUND LINCOLN VISITOR.
THINKS AMERICANS ARE PROVINCIAL
Englishman Declares United States
Universities Give Students a
Comparatively Narrow
View of Things.
Cecil Rhodes and his sciolar.shipe
was the subject of an address which
Dr. Parkin of Oxford ' University, a
trustee of the RhodoB scholarship
fund, delivered before tho class In ed
ucation yesterday afternoon in 11207.
Dr. Parkin discussed tho life of
Rl'odes and his great Ideal which he
finally put forth to the betterment of
the education of the young Anglo
Saxon men. Rhodes, when he was In
school, was a great student of Oreok
and Latin, and especially was Aris
totle one of his favorite masters. Ho"
studied Aristotlo very Intensely and
from this master he took Ills motto
from which ho molded his" life.
His Motto.
Cecil Rhodes followed this Greek
motto and translated It as follows:
"Groat happiness in life Is to bo do-
rived from conscious pursuit of a groat
purpose." This motto Rhodes followed
earnestly and when ho died his last
words were, "So much to do, so little
done."
Rhodes was a different man than
people thought him to be. Dr. Parkin
said: "People looked on him as a
great diamond man, but they did not
know his true character. His great
power lay In his ability to command
the. expansion- and. civilization of terri
tory. He added to tho British em
pire a- territory three times tho slzo
of Texas, and to further the civiliza
tion of this territory ho pushed tho
railroad' straight through the copter
of this territory. Today this railroad
Is neaVlng its completion as the Cape
to Cairo railroad..
A Broad View.
"Tho great idea of Rhodes wus to
hold a world viow 6f nil matters, and
bo now In his scholarship fund he has
developed this Idea. His controlling
thought ntong this line Was to bring
them to England and put them, in
touch with all of tho world. His idea
at first was in regard to England
alone, and then he extended it further
and gave' to the young men of the
.United States the rare chanco of be
ing' students at this great college of
Oxford, tho equal of which thoro is
pone'' in the wcfrld. 1 am'' reminded"
of tho greatness of this university
.whon I was asked to address the stu
dents of Leland Stanford University
some time ago, and had a chanco to
compare tho students who were mem
bers of that young ten-year college
with the members of Unit great stu
dent body of thq greatest college in
the world, founded by King Alfred
over a thousand years ago, and to
which tho universities and collogcs of
the United States should not bo com
pared. Americans Provincial.
"It has often been asked why
should young men be sent to Oxford
by the scholarship fund? These peo
plo do not realize the greatness of
this university in comparison with
the American universities. Men from
all over tho world are in attendance
there. With the great range of in
fluence with tho British empire on
sea and on the land in comparison
with that influence of tho United
States, tho men aro afforded a world
view, "
"People In this country got a provin
cial, view and aro prone to believe
that only in their, narrow sphere
does tho world move. At Oxford' mor
are brought there from world-wide
points and they pour their influence
upon tho students. Those tuon tnko
up this Influence and whon thoy re
turn to their own localities they
spread It about bo that their neigh
bors tako It up for tholr own mutual
benefit. Thus tho great ldoa of giv
ing to all men a world view Is scat
tered about. This Is tho reason mon
are sent to Oxford.
"Rhodes nlso wns a groat promoter
of athletic spirit and in this ho. laid
great stress on tho Importance of ath
letics uh n factor to increase tho mor
ality of mankind. The men who par
ticipate In athletics In England are
trained to use this part of their edu
cation as n factor to benefit their mor
alB, and this was the idea of Rhodes.
He Insisted that men who took advan
tage of his scholarship fund ho mon
who use tho sportB In a way as a re
llgiouB factor. This again Is anothof
benollt received from athletics that Is
not found in American colleges. All
thlngB at Oxford work for tho groat
benollt or mankind In educational as
well as athletic linos, which thing Is
not found In the universities of Amer
ica." James ) Coupo, 'OD, 1b muuaKli)g a
farm and stock business at Falls 'City.
CAPTAIN BELTZER
Another
8peaker at
Dinner.
Last Night's
Y. M.-Y.-W. SOCIAL.
Representation of Christmas Exercises
In a County School to Be Feature.
A novolty In university entertain
ments will be introduced Saturday
evening at the Y. M.-Y. W. joint so
cial. One of tho most interesting
parts of tho program will bo an Imita
tion of tho exercises held in a country
school nt Christmas time. Those in
chargo are planning to make this just
as funny as it is possible to make it.
All of the "kids" wilt speak ploces and
fry their best to plenso tholr parents
and other visitors. There will also
bo essays and a speech by tho teachor.
A Christmas tree, gllstoning with
tinsel, lighted with candles, and load
ed with presents will also bo in evi
dence. Santa Clans will be in charge
of tho tree nnd Bee that everyone re
ceives a present.
Everyone Is invited to come and en
joy tho sport. It is also urged that
everyone bring a present for someone
elso, tho vnluo of tho present not to
exceed live cents. , .'
The toucher will treat all scholars
and visitors.
Your car faro would pay f6r a 'nice
'unch at the Boslori Lunch', Wtij. go
homo?
TEAM STARTS
FOB SCEfOF CONFLICT
CHERRINQTON, FOSTER AND
DOBB8 OFF FOR IOWA CITY.
WANT A BIO CROWD AT HOME
Local Managers Feel That Lincoln
Students and Citizens 8hould
Lend Their
Aid.
Threo representatives of the Uni
versity of Nebraska loft last night at
G o'clock over tho Burlington road
for Iowa City, where on Friday even
ing they will debate with tho Iowans
in tho third contest between those
two schools. Dr. ICdwln Maxoy of tho
law college accompanied thorn.
Seldom havo three debaters left
with more determination to win than
tho threo Cornhuskors, Bon ('herring
ton. George Foster, and 8. P. Dobbs.
A rousing mooting In tho aftomoon be
fore a numbor of tho university stu
dents, In which a spirited debate was
the feature 6f tho occasion, served to
Improvo tho spirits of tho dobators,
who realize the tremendoiiB handicap
thoy must overcome In Friday's con
tost. With live months of solid work
by Iowa as against live weoks for Ne
braska and a home audience, Iowa Is
hoping tQ duplicate tho record of laBt
year and make a clean sweop. Al
ready the Iowans have boasted that
the Cornhiiskers will meet, defeat.
Work for Nebraska.
It is for Nebraskans that the two
debating teams aro battling Friday
ijight. At the bo.ttom of tho league.
It Ib foil tills year that victory Is close
at hand; and 'if the Corhh(iHkor uro
unnblo to yl$; tjielf chpneas will noVor
bo bettor forBUCccjss. Tho team whr(ch
Is' to moot MinnoBota is now resting
from the heavy work of the last threo
weeks. All of tho mon are in the
best of physical condition, nnd aro
being, carefully guarded to prevent
any chance ofslckness.
Students of tho university will be
culled upon In tho next two days to
attend tho debate. Every seat In tho
house Is to bo thrown open and pro
fessors and students allko are to bo
asked to given financial support to the
debating Interests at Nobraska. The
board is facing a big deficit from last
year, and It Is necessary to clenr
enough to meot this Friday night.
University students will be nskod to
postpone all other engagements so,
that no other university function will
Interfere with tho content. Ashland
high school sent a. request Wednes
day for the reservation of fourteen
tickets. Tho Lincoln Academy' and
tho "Military College are to bo cdn
vasjio'l yot. A systematic canvas of
tho business men, it Is thought, will
nlso bo another sourco of revenue. '
' Good Advance 8ale.
Tlie advance sale of tickets ut Por
ter's is excellent, and if tho salo Jiolds
up as it has earlier in the week, the
largest crowd ever attending a debate
in Nebraska will hear Friday's con
test. Tho rivalry between the Go
phers and Nebraska in all lines of col
lego activities is being shown by In
creased Interest among university
students. Tho lower classmen aro
purchasing tickets rapidly and a largo
delegation of freshmen and , sopho
mores will attend. ' l
Tho last two days before the debate
will ho of unusual activity for tho
business management. . Favorable
weather will bring a largo "crowd of
students at tho door to purchas'o
tickets. Tho management' desires to
havo almost tho entire lower floor sold
out before the salo of gonoral ndnils
NEBRASKA
slon tickets' takos place. v - "
Prnsriilnnt Klnrr nf' niirnllti tiu mnlr. '
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ihg a tour through Chtha4 Japan 'and
Iiidla. Ho will give addresses at1 'tho
principal colleges in theJTq countries.
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