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VoL IX. No. 12.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1910. .
WAR! BLOODY WARJIAGES
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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, ,
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