The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, April 08, 1910, Image 1
f N jl f, ,, t tte&tadK&ri ZTbe VoL IX. No. 12. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1910. . WAR! BLOODY WARJIAGES .HMar--c Bails Price 5 Cents. WAR! .?. J. J. JM T "Jl!-1 ' ,!LSJ?tyTSBE.y,JlMM. !! . I k'' 1 THREE BLOODY BATTLES IN THE WJfflOF THE COW BELLS UNDERCLASSES CLASH WITH AW FUL CARNAGE YESTERDAY FIGHT RAGES ABOUT COW BELLS-MASSACRE OF SHIRTS AND JEWELRY STOPPED BY CHANCELLOR-LIST OF SLAIN NOT PUBLISHED (Jore ankle deep! Bloocl running in streams! Wnr in nil Us glaring, brutal reality, a war or cow-bolls, oc curred on the campus yesterday. Heavy fighting occurred between forces or the freshmen and sopho mores. Three distinct engagements are reported and the extent- of the losses has as yet not been fully ascer tained. The heat was Intense. Heavy clouds of dust .hung over the Held of battle In front of Library hall at 11 o'clock yesterday. About two hundred men were engaged dur ing the first llteen minutes, but with reinforcements arriving every moment the number In the struggle was rap idly increased to over three hundred. On the outskirts of the mnln battle which occurred before Library hall, skirmishes took place between de tached parties. The fighting was furi ous and the heat intense. Fighting Increaied. As the battlo progressed, the inter mittent skirmishing of smnll parties developed into two heavy engage ments, one at the southeast gate of the campusj and one before tho mu seum on S street. Heavy losses In shirts, cuff links, frnf-pins and wind were sustained by both sides and great quantities of grass seed was The heat trampled into the earth. was intense. Tho carnago wub awful. Co-edB witnessing the Tray were seon to reel and faint away at tho sight or the manlged fraternity plnB. One bravo sophomore girl lost her breath at tho sight of President Hawloy's cap torn Into shreds. At the close of tho bat tle tho field was covered with the had beon belligerents searching for their dead (aforesaid collar buttons, etc., etc.). Tho heat was intense. Details of Battle. The fighting was brought about by what tho sophomores took to bo of fensive advertising on the part of tho freshmon. A rally which was hold in tho' Templo ' was advortlBed by tho freshmon with a largo green" sign on a small but bravo boy who propelled himself -about tho campus ringing a cowbell. Some "horrid, rude" sopho more (quoting a freshman co-ed) took the bell away from tho boy. Co-eus gathered on tho library steps tho freqhnion saw them and the war which" will go down in history as the "War of tho Cow-Bells" began. Tho heat was intense. Joseph Pomorene, a freshman, es caped with one bell. The other ono was retained- ly tho freshmon on tho campus, puring a lull In hostilities another bell was ipmrchased and both sides gathered forces for tho fray. Tho heat, was intense. The ringing of this bell reached the ears of tho sophomores gathered around the fountain at 11 q'clock. Throwing off their hats and coats; the second-year classmen made a flank movement towards tho, freshman regi ment and' sweeping down on them, across the green lawn and the spaded flower beds,', the battle' commenced again. The heat was Intense. One large battle commenced. Coats, hatsj pieces or shirts, collars and neckties began to fill the air, A skirmishing party of freshmen made a flank movement to the east, and hero they were attacked by sophomore out posts. A sophomore squad led by a valiant corporal started north, but here they were pushed back by a guard of freshmen. These two small frays were loft alone. The main battle waged merrily onward. The heat was Intense. Bells Move. Bells were heard on every hand. Wherever tho tinkle of the cow-boll was heard there the fight centered. Clothes were a matter of no consider ation. One bell moved from the foun tain to the walk In front of the library and then back to the big rock. Tho bell was always In tho center. But this wub not the only bell. At leaBl four well-toned cow-bellH were Inno cont victims in this scrap, but tho heat was intense. While the battle raged around the rook tho smoke- of wenrlng apparel cleared for a minuto and one of tho freshmen captured a bell and set out full sail for town. Ho ran down ll street to Twelfth, where boiuo of tho sophomores caught up with him. About thirty students became detached from the main battle by this event, and they went at It hot and heavy and kept at It until nfter tho campus Bcrap had been quieted by the chancellor. Tho heat wuh Intense. Dive from Fence. Tho nearness of tho fence made a good place to charge from, and whoti a fighter found himself out of the scrap for a moment he mounted tho fence and dived for the center of the mass of struggling humanity below him. No ono had to bo carried from the field, tho casualties being only minor-matters, notj to bo heeded by brave fighters struggling for the honor of their class. However, ono sophomore did lose what fow clothes ho had left, scarcely a man but had somo mark to wrhlchhoH qould point with pride" and toll his descendants about when ho is old and fcray. Tho heat was intense. Ono part of tho battlo took part over on T street. Leslie Hyde suc ceeded in enpturing one of the cow bells, from Hhe? freshmen and started fdr the northeast corner of the cam. pus, ringing it. Tho heat was lntonso. This, of course, was a challenge which the freshmen could not Ignore Several of them started In pursuit. Two or three sophomores nlso joined In the race to old Hyde n the fight which they know would he sure to ensuo. Bill Letton stumbled over a wire. The rest of the sophomores stopped 1o take care of him. In the meantime the freshmen overtook Hyde and captured the bell. Letton recov ered in a short time. The heat was Intense When the battle 'had raged for about thirty minutes, the chancellor became awarp of what was taking placo on the campus, Without wait ing to even get his hat, he and Reg" istrar' Harrison and Assistant Ilegls- trnr Rulledge and Prof. A. A. Keen came hurriedly towards the scene of conflict. Chancellor Avery did not hesitate. He went at onco for the bell. He pushed aside those near and pulled off those who wore on tho top of the pile. He told the men that such conduct was disgraceful and would not be toleruted. Ho said ho would sus pend one hundred-men if necessary to keep order on the campus. Ho evi dently meant business, for Professor Reed stepped forward with pencil and paper, ready to take tho names of those who refused to desist. Tho heat was intense. Cease Hostilities. But nono refused. Everyone was tired, Bomo did not know whether they were still all together, so they quit fighting and went to searching for possessions lost in tho struggle. The chancellor's action was greeted with some applause by the assembled on-lookors, but tho "majority of the spectators were enjoying it Immensely. Every member of the lower classes who was within distance and who was In good health watt in the struggle, ex Continued on Pago 4 GUY REED ELECTED EDITOR OF ANNUAL JUNIOR CLA88 MET AND AWARD ED MEDAL8 TO TEAM. TO HAVE A HAYRACK PARTY Will Qo Out for Ozone Dance Barn Danceln Old "Style Return Through Ten O'clock Gloaming. Guy Reed will bo tho editor-in-chief "arthel9lTCrnhuBkorr"Howasclect- ed at a meeting of the Junior clasB hold at 11:30 yesterday morning In Memorial hall. Heed Is a member of tho Alpha Tan Omega fraternity nnd hns been junior mnnaging editor of UiIb yenr's annunl. No opposition to Reed for tho posi tion of editor-in-chief developed and the election was one of tho quietest held In Beveral years. This, it Is be lieved, was in a large part duo to Heed's ofllclency in his present capac ity as managing editor, which made him the strongest possible candidate: for the position, t New Feature. Propositions for a hayrack party to he hold about May 1st occupied some time at the meeting. Tho expedition, ns planned, -will ltfuve tho university at about 3 o'clock In tho afternoon. After a. drive through tho country the class will have nn opoii air barbecue supper, after which they will hold u regular country barn dance, returning at about 10 o'clock. It Iq hoped that tho class will bo able to secure tho penitentiary barji for. this purpose,. .., The class voted medals for the de bating team and ooach and hoard the report of tho Junior prom committee. A balance of $34.01 remains after paying nil expenses (if the dance. Tho bill of 10 from the Mollck stables, which has been haunting tho class since Its freshman year was again brought up and discussed. A' largo iJart. of tho, bill, an ingenious member of the class: assorted, should bo paid by .the senior class owing to the fact that It was incurred through tho breakage of a cab window in ex Prjosldent Weaverling's attempt to es cape from the seniors. . Baked beans, baked on the premise and served hot with delicious brows bread, 10c. at Tho Boston Lunch. THE SUPREME COURT A STUDENT A STUDENT VOTE DISCUSSED BY SUPERINTENDENT McBRIEN TAKES UP FORMES DECISIONS AND OTHER Suut. J. L. Mciirluu, in a statement given to the preBB last night took up tho question of tho student vote, which Is a topic of llvo interest at present. He said: "We have heard considerable discus slon in the last few days relative to the voting placo of university stu dents. Tho great number of students who registered InBt Snturday foriftho purpose of voting In tho city election on Monday, April 11th, and tho great student rally at tho city auditorium Tuesday evening have called forth ob jections from some who do not Boom to clearly understand the law govern ing such cases. Some of tho saloon advocates and agontB of tho brewers threatened to make a test caso on tli ills question by taking It to tho courts. The supremo court of No- braskn gives students a square deal on this question. As far buck as 1 895, In tho case of Berry vs. Wilcox, 44 Neb., 82, our supremo court held that a student may .voto-at-lho-uout-alLa, university if he has his residenco there and Is otherwise qualified. Against Wesleyan. "This enso wub brought against WeBloynn studentH voting at Unlver Blty Place. Tho supreme court of Ne braska In expounding tho constitution and tlmJaw-govornlng -Uic-queHtlonoL student voting says: 'The fact that ono Is n student in a university does not of itself entitle him to vote where tho university Is situated, nor doos It prevent his voting there. Ho resides where he hns his established homo, the place whero he is habitually pres ent nnd to which when ho departs ho Intends to return. Tho fact that ho rmay at a, futuro tlmo intend to re move will not necessarily defeat his residence before ho actually, doos remove. It is not necessary that he should have the intention of always romuinlng, but there must co-exist tho fact and tho intention of making It his .present abiding placo, and there must be no Intention of presently re moving. Now In the case before us these students came to University Place, their main purposo being toat tend tho university. They were emancipated from their parents, ap parently with no intention of return ing to tho home of their parents; they regarded Univorsity! Placo as their homo, 'leaving it during vacation nnd going wherovor they could obtain employment, with tjio-intontion-ofyrct turning to University Placo at tho close of the vacation. They were un certain as to their course upon gradu ation and therefore had no particular future residence In view. .There can bo no doubt that they had lost their residenco at tho homos of thejr pa rents, nnd they wore men without a country, ifi they had not acquired one' in -University Placer We-thlnk-tho county nnd district courts reached the correct conclusion on these- facts in holding 'that these students had ac quired a residence In University fiace. ' , 1 "The terms 'a permanent abode nnd 'his established home' raises the question as to tho right of students' voting In tlio minds of some. The su premo court of Illinois has given, a GIVES E DEAL OF COURTS. STATES OF NEBRASKA, very clear exposition on this point: In Lulu vs. Jrwln, 13 ILL 170, tho court saIdTWinnlB',aonhanontrabod"o,,T:i MtiBt it be hold to bo nn nbodo which the party does not intend to abandon nt any futuro tlmo? This, It seems to i'B..tfoUlOcndeflnltlon too stringent for n country wlidso peoplo nnd char acteristics aro over on the change No man In active life In this statu can sny, wherever ho may bo placed, this Ib and over shall bo my perma nent abode. It would bo safo to say a permanent abode, in tho sonso of the statute, menus nothing more than n domicile a. homo, which tho party Is nt liberty to leavo, as Intorost or whim may dlctato, but without any present intention to chango It.' 8eems Strange. "It Is -passing strnnge that tliouo who aro so loud In their proton' ngalnBt studonts voting novor ralso tholr voice against a far moro trait Ientri3lnsBfvbter-ruran "oiirlunlver slty students. It is a notorious' fact thut thoro are many votors who' drift ed into Lincoln Inst winter, meeting tho nlnoty days' rosldenco required by law only by tho skin .of their tooth, nnd who aro now being held hero through tho influence of the snloonolomont until afterthe clty olcctlon, and who will, .ns soon as thoy-havcrvotmlrtnkotho-firt-trnln-out of Lincoln. "On the other hand, tho univorsity SQUAR student who registered last Saturday and who, will vote at the city election April 11th, will practically all remain In Lincoln until tho closo of the pres ent school year in Juno. These stu donts, who will finish their university course in June, have all lived in Lin coln at least one year; somo, two years; somo, three years; somo, four years; and- some, llvo or six years, since thoy were voters, few, If any, , of thoso who will finish their univor sity caurso In June now have any pur pose formed as to tholr movements , after their graduation. Many student voters will bd at the. university next year; manywlll bo hero .two years; some will bo hero three years; and ,t othersf oven four nnd Ave years. Tho main purpose of all of these; students in coming to Lincoln to, attend; the University of NobraBk&t ig to obtain an education. Tho parents of hun dreds of these students have made Lincolnr.theirhomo for- yearsW-Hua-E: dreds of other students who had, pre vious to and immediately preceding tho time they came to Lincoln for the purposo of attending the university, resided with thQlr parents- in different parts of the state of Nebraska, but were not, and are not now, dependent upon Bald par nts for support, But the question of a student's support- whetherheTTSOlf supporting,- whether some friend advances him. the money, or whether his parents pay his way- is not a condition precedent to his right to vole. If tho question of sup port were a condition precedent to every man's right to vote, It would disfranchise those gentlemen of leis ure whose wives support - them by their earnings oyer the wash tub, , Continued on Page,44 - ;, r