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Vol. IX. No. 107.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1910.
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NO-LICENSE OPINION
EXPRESSED YESTERDAY
CONVOCATION 18 8CEJE OF NUM
BER OF "DRY" SPEECHES.
CHANCELLOR IS OUT OF THE (ITY
Deans Bessey, Hastings and Richards
Address Gathering Votova, Col
lins and Raymond Speak
for Student Body.
"No license" In the city of Lincoln
was mado an lssuo of importance al '
tho regular convocation this morning.
Tho disciples of temperanco wero
given an opportunity to set forth tho country( cne ot whlch Ia tho prohlb.
beneficial results of "no license." Thou, ' .. sh.,rnv ,nP(,rininnmi
speakers consisted of members of tho ,
faculty and student body and they re
vealed the greatest concord In their
denunciation of the salocn as a social
agency In this community. (Jnanceit
lor Avery, because of his ab3enco from
the city, was not able to preside over
tho rally and Dean Bo3cy, also a
speaker of the morning, acted as chair
man. Dean Bessey opened the rally with a
short comparison between tho two
great conservation movements, tho
ono In the Interest of natural re
sources and tho other in behalf of
humanity. He traced some of tho onu- whenover they well. As a curb to tho
merablo exploitations waged against rank ,nduIgenco of UlIs privilege by
natural resources for some individual men who ,mvo no regmd for tho g0.
gains; ho pictured tho unavailing at- c,2l fo of the,p homM h(J a(lvocatcd
tempts to curtail this gross abuse of thQ completo extlrpatlcn of tho saloon
private privilege, and then subordln- from the cUy of Llncoln.
nted this great movement to the local Mr Rayraondt Ul0 last Btdent rep
nnd national attempts to conserve hu- reEentatIvei consigned tho interest in
manity from the exploitations of an- the nueellon of prohibition to two
other form of individual greed tho clasaea of p0opletnoso who aro stu
saloon. Ho likened tho latter tp a dentB am, thoso who nro cltlzen8 Ho
thief fTcying on tho very fruits qf tho relterated tho aforesaid contention
tree of humanity and criticised tho ( t,hnt tho rarenta out In lho state nr0
people as a wholo for their tendency ' placing decp confidence In tho intog
to expend their tlmo and money In tho rIty or thls inBtitutlon and wo have
conservation of minor resources ana to
utterly neglect tno preservation or tno
community from theso-predatory agen
cies, .Although. JicJnowJfi.aglng.lhopat
tlal Immunity of tho university stu
dent from this ovll, ho asserted that
each one should make tho causo of
saving another portion of Individuals
a matter of personal responsibility.
Exempt From Saloon.
Dean Hastings,, tho second speaker,
questioned the extent to which lho
university student Is exempt from the
saloon, which Implied that tho for-
mers conclusion was possible, but not pointed place on tho evo of April 1st.
.probable. At least ho said there Is i Tho plcJgos havo nover failed to as
no assurance that such Immunity will J semblo at tho appointed hour, but they
exist and tho best way to stop tho havo always been alone. Tho regular
effect is to eradicate tho causo, or to members1 nover appeared,
bo more specific, remove tho saloon. This year tho pledges wore far too
If history repeats Itself, tho Inevitable wlso to be tricked by tho old and
result of reinstated Baloons will be tho worn out joko. They resolved to tako
addition of university1 recruits to their
ranks. In all communities whero tho
saloon Is a power, tho greatest ten
dency of tho Individual is to cater to
the voiqo of tho saloon and Its kindred
vices. ,In speaking of the liquor traf
fic as a local question, ho declared
that tho moBt evident 'danger which
Lincoln prohlbltlonlstB will havo to
combat is tho thoroughly "dry" con
dition Lincoln experienced last year.
Tho administration exercised its pow
ers In harmony with tho "vox popull"
but not in sympathy with tho few de
feated but still aggressive Qlspensors
of the Havelock amber .fluid. ' '
The next speaker, Mr. Votava, a stu
dent In the university supported a
continued refusal to grant high license
to salcons in Lincoln as tho obligation
which every student of Nebraska bears
to the university. Every student In
this university, he thought, who wants
this school to grow In attendance and
In respect should vote for a dry Lin
coln. Mr. Votava advanced three rea
sons why Lincoln 88 the home of the
stale university ought" to be "dry."
Flret, tho tax payers dee Ire to be re
assured that money spent on the unl-
j vcrsity Is meney woll Bpcnt and they
hold up as a standard upon which they
may judgo this Institution, tho finished
pioduc. tho university gruduato.i
Secondly, lho confidence of tho par
ontB warrants a dry town. Tho school
w lit re a bj receives his higher edu
cation is Invariably first selected by
his p.trentB. T e Inst of tho throo gb-
sontlals Is tho desired confidence of
tho prospective student, a thing wh ch
might easily bo secured by this "dry"
characteristic of tho university town.
Pro'esEor Richards, who spoko next,
showed tho radical change th-.it has
transpired since tho tlmo when a
town's reputation Wns divided Into tho
"drinkers and "non-drinkers" and tho
present. He committed himself as be
ing apposed to tho radical reforms
whlnh nnnnKlnnnllv rwp.p.ti nvnr fhln
between prohlbiticn as a national
suo and "no-license" as a local issuo,
and contendriil thnt nvnrv man should
vot0( nct fQr hQ mero sftke of tho
causo, but because he conscientiously
believes that he himself and tho com-'tho
miinttv In' which m IIvpr wm.1,1 hn
benefited by tho absence of saloons.
"Sid" Cclllns was tho next repre
sentative of the student body to de
clare In favor of "no-llcenso." He held
that the direct causo of so many home-
. less children in tho stato today is tho
leelfsh prerogative granted to all men
to drink as much liauor as thev can.
no rIght to mlsUB0 thl8 confidence.
- SENI0JUJL3 ABUSED
Old Black Masque Girls Put Through
Barborous Torture.
Last night a tcrrlblo outrage was
perpetrated on tho senior girls who
compose tho Black Masque society.
It has been a cuBtom in the years
gono by for tho Black Masquo girls to
make an engagement with, tho new
pledges to meet them at somo ap-
a part In tho affair. Last night was
tho night set for tho annual stunt
This yoar's pledges woro to moot at
Harley's corner nt Eleventh and 0
streets. Strango to say none of them
appeared at the hour appointed.
Shortly after tho dinner hoW last
night tho plans of tho pledges began
to take a substantial form. Hurried
calls were mado to different parts of
tho city and tho dignified mombers of
the Black Masquo wero carried away
In automobiles. They wero all taken
to a residence In tho southern part of
tho city and thero tho real sport took
place.
The high and mighty members of
tho Black Masque spciety were Initi
ated as they had never been before,
and by their own pledges too. . With
long and solemn faces the senior
girls wero put through flie third de
gree. Through the leng- hours of the
night they wove forced to furnish
amusement for tho determined juniors.
They danced, scrubbed floors and
climbed pillars until they wero ex
hausted and throuph all this perfor
mance those naughty juniors mado
.merry. r ; H r'
riQQT PIML flC TUC
Mill) I UAIYI L Uf I tit
SEASON NEXT. MONDAY
LINEUP OF THE VAR8ITY BEQIN8
TO LOOK DEFINITE.
SECOND BASE IS A HARD PROBLEM'
Tho Freshmen Will Open 8eason on
Athletic Field With the Ne
braska Agglos Frat Base
ball 8chcdule Out.
With two months of steady work
j nliead of them tho weeding out process
on tho Varsity baseball squad has
commenced. Out, of tho -fifty, candl
des who turned out at tho beginning
ls-Icf tho Pactlco season but about twen-
ty remain, if tho freshmen aro not
Included.
Thoro aro still about a dozen fresh
men who aro out for dally practico on
lot and the8 men ,mVo Adored
' n tonm W,1,ch haa wo" a majority of
tho practico games with tho varsity.
First Game Monday.
Tho first regular gamo of tho sea
son for tho varsity team comes noxt
Monday afternoon, when tho Corn
buskers meet tho Lincoln Wostorn
league team at Antelopo Park. Tho
llno-up of tho team has as yet not been
fully determined, but Coach Carroll
has been weeding out tho men ono by
one until now thero Is but about two
full teams left.
Tho line-up so far Includes all of
lho veterans who havo played on the
team at previous times. Clark has had
no opposition for the initial sack and
will hold down this position for the
team during tho coming season. Met
calf and Sturtzonegger havo tholr Job3
at short and right field clinched and
thoro Is no 'danger thnt tlfoy "will got
away from them. These men all were
on tho team last year and played
steady ball which was ono of tho
chief characteristics of tho team last
year.
Stouter, who won his letter on tho
team tho year before last has, to all ap
pearances a job cinched In tho out
field. Ho has shown up this year
in his old tlmo form and has been
pulling the high ones out of tho ozone
with tho skill of a league veteran. The
second and third-sacks aro tho posi
tions which aro causing Coach Carrolj
many sleepless nights. With tho loss
of Wood, who was tho most promising
youngster for tho corner sack thlB
placo has been left open and soveral
men havo been trying to get a look-In
at tho job. Cummlngs has so far
shown that ho Is able to scoop up tho
hot onos to tho best advantage and has
been able to whip them across tho
diamond with enough speed to causo
tho fans to sit up tand tako notice.
Whllo ho is able to cover tho ground
In good shape ho has been slightly
weak with tho willow, and this is an
unforglvoablo fault In a collogo ball
player.
Two candidates aro scrapping for
the second sack. So far It has b.eon n
toss-up between Pellman and 'Water.
Both men havo been nblo, to cover
their share of tho territory, but hero
too tho weakness with the stick has
developed.
Catching Department.
With Captain Greensllt behind the
bat, tho receiving end of the gamo
has been well taken care of, and In
case ho does the backstopplng Rat
cliff o will hold down tho center field.
Ratcllffo has pToven himself, so "far
this year, to bo a fiend with tho wil
low and has proven that ho has his
lamps trimmed all the time. Should
he develop better In pegging the horse-
hido to second ho would probable al
ternate with Captain Greensllt behind
tho plate. In this case Greensllt would
bo put on second and the team would
probably bo. picked.
Tho freshman schedule calls for a
gamo with tho stato farm nino on tho
athletic field Saturday afternoon. Tho
agglos havo been at work on tho dia
mond nearly as long us tho university
men and they havo dovolupcd a team
which lias been showing tho gods. A
battlo royal Ib expected.
Frat Baseball.
Tito Bchcdulo of tho lntor-fratcrnlty
baseba11 loae"0 wnB announced yestor
U!iyinnl7tho-gamc8 aro to commenco
noxt Monday afternoon. Tho games
will all ho played In April and then
thoro will bo tlmo enough loft to allow
any postponed games to bo played off
beforo tho closo of school. Thp teamB
aro divided into Bides of six toams
each, the samo as was tho baskot-ball
league. Tho dividing lino Ib II Btroot.
Ah yet tho championship games of
last year are to bo played and those
will bo played In tho first part of May.
On tho oast sldo a thrco cornered tlo
is still to bo played off. Sigma Chi,
Sigma Alpha Epsllon and Alpha Tan
Omega aro nil tied for flrBt placo on
tho enBt side. These thrco toams
must settle tho championship and thp
winner is to play Alpha Thcta Chi who
holds tho championship on tho west
sldo.
TEAM LEAVES TODAY
Many Students and Cadet Band to At
tend the Omaha Athletic Meet.
This afternoon nt 4:05 tho mom
bdrs of lho track team which will rep
resent tho university at tho Omaha
meet, will leave ovor tho Rock Island.
Tho team will bo accompanied by tho
university cadet band. Tho expenses
of tho band whllo In Omaha aro cov
ered by money rataed by tho Omaha
business men. A largo number of stu
dents aro going to Omaha on this
train to root for tho scarlet and cream
toam.r . , . w
Yesterday afternoon tho mofnbors of
tho squad rested and prepared themselves-
for tho hard work of this oven
Ing. Soveral of tho fraternities of tho
university havo engaged boxes at tho
meet and a largo delegation of alumni
members-of-tha dlffercnt-unlYerslty-or-
ganlzatlons aro expoctod to attend.
JOHN RICEHANDIOATE
Campaign for Ivy Day Orator Opened
Yesterday.
Yostcrday afternoon friends of John
Rico announced that he was a candl
dato for tho honor of Ivy Day orator.
Rico Is a member of. PhL Dolta Phi,
tho legal fraternity, and Is also a
member of Phi Alpha Tau and Delta
Sigma Rho, tho honorary debating fra
ternities. Ho is also president of tho
senior law class at tho present tlmo.
Rice Is a six year law student hav
ing received his A. B. degrco In 1008.
Ho has represented the university In
lntcr-colleglato debate for tho past
two years, being on tho team which
debated Minnesota this year.
Rumor, of two other candidates bo-
Ing In tho field wero not confirmed.
FrlendB of J, B. Alexander and H. W.
Potter aro pushing them for tho posi
tion, but these men havo not as yet an
nounced their candidacy.
CLA88 BA8EBALL.
8. P.. Dobbs at the Helm and Plans for
a Successful 8eason,
Tho student body will soon bo re
quired to sit up and tako notice of
tho fact that class baseball games will
bo played at Nebraska university this
spring. S. P. Dobbs, who has charge
of baseball for tho lnter-class athletic
board, has called a mooting of all
class managers for next Tuesday. At
that tlmo plans will bo presented to
tho managers and no doubt a schedule
will bo drawn up. The meeting will
I bo held Tuesday at 11 a. m In "U 102
ELECTION OF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
NEXT WEEK
LEADER OF 1911 CORNHU8KER
STAFF TO BE CHOSEN.
SOPHOMORES TO nil TWO OFFICES
Klddoo, Van Dusen, and Clark Out for''
OfficcB In 8ophomore Class
Reed Only Candldato for
EdItor-lb-Chlef.
Tho odltor-in-chlcf for tho 1011 Corn
husker will bo chosen next Thursday.
Guy Rood Is us yot tho only Junior who
has announced, hluibolf aa a candldato
for tho position of cdltor-ln-chlof, "Mr.
Roed Is ono of tho popular momber3.
of tho junior class und Is a mombor
of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, At
tho present tlmo ho Is Junior managing
editor of tho 1010 Cornhuskor.
Ho was n mombor of tho track team
last spring und is ono of tho fastest
sprinters in tho university at tho pres
ent time;
Tho names of ono or two other
prominent Juniors havo been men
tioned In connoctlon with tho posi
tion of editor-in-chief of next yoar's
annual, but as yot nono cf theso men
havo announced themselves. " It Is
thought that somo announcements will
bo mado this week or tho first of
next.
Juniors Meet Thuriday.
Tho Junior class will moot In tho
chapul noxt Thursday morning tt
which tlmo tho eloction of noxt year's
editor will occur. Unlosp oilier candi
dates nnnounco themselves it Is not
thought that much Interest will bo
aroused.
Under tho constitution of tho Corn
liusker as establlshod, in 1007, tho
Junior class each spring elects an od-itor-In-chlef
to head tho staff of tho
annual for tho subsequent year. Tho
sophomores at thp samo tlmo oloct a.
business manager,' who shall manago
tho finances of tlio book which Is nubL
Ilshed during his Junior year. By
theso terms llio election of tho bus!--ncss
head of tho 1011 book falls to tho
present second year class.
Tho sophomoro class aleo elects a
managing editor who will look after
tho Interests of next yoar's Junior
class on tho 1011 Cornhuaker.
Two men havo announcod them
selves as candidates for tho position
of business manager of noxt yoar's an
nual. Theso men aro D.ana Van Dusen
and Clarence L. Clark. Both of them
havo always been active In classnf
falrs. Van Dusen is a member of tho
Phi Gamma Delta fratornlty, whllo
Clark Is ono of tho most popular ,
"barbs" in tho sophomoro class.
Guy Riddco has announced himself,
as a candldato for tho position of
managing editor of" tho 1011 Corn
husker. Klddoo Is u member of Phi
Kapra Psl fraternity and at present
holds tho position of business manager
of tho Dally Nebraskan.
UNION PROGRAM. f y
Including Original Farce and Ending
With a "Hay Ride."
Tho following program wllf, bo
given. at tho Union Literary society
tonight, beginning! at 8:15;' : 4 ,
Piano solo, Miss Popez.
Story, Miss Adameon.
Reading, Miss Andersen. -
Vocal duet. Misses Beeler and Wind.
A "lecture," Mies Wartcnv ' V '? '
An original farce. ' ' !
Piano solo, Miss Papez. ' '
Immediately after the program all
will go on a "hay ride." Everybody.
Invited.
Baked beans, baked on the premises
and, served hot with delicious brow
bread, 10c. at Thq Boston Lunch. '4