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Vol. X. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1910. Price 5 Cents. .2. it f i. J. Mb JUNIOR CANDIDATE IS OUT 1 i VERNE BATE8 ANNOUNCES DEFI NITELY THAT HE IS IN THE RACE. SEARS OUT IN (LASS OF 1913 80MMERVILLE IS AN ASPIRANT V FOR JUNIOR LAW HONOR8. Race in Senior Class Still Between Raymond and Sturmer No Candidates Out in the Freshman Class. Vorno Bates of Lodge Polo last night formally announced that ho would be n candidate for tho 'presi dency of tho junior class. It has been known for some time that Bates had an oyo on the presidential chair, and tborofore this announcement doos not como unexpectedly. Bates is n graduate of Lincoln high sphool, class of '09. Ho was ono o( the foremost members of Ills high school class, holding Important posi tions both In tho class and school "af fairs; Since entering the university he has been prominent in tho affnirB of his class, and hns ropresented It upon two intcrclass debates, being o member of tho phenomenal freshman team two years ago which won the championship of tho school. Batos will bo ,a strong candidate for i placa on tho varsity track team next spring. He is a long distance performer. He is a six-year law student, but at thh ' time registered as an academic. He Is a. member of Delta Upsilon frator nity. Sears Comes' Out. Shortly after tho announcement that Bates was In the race for the third year class, a report was circu lated to the effect that Carroll Soars of Omaha had decided to got into tho g'amo n tho freshman clliss. A Ne braskan reporter Immediately hunted up Mr. Sears, who said that while he had not yot announced his candidacy, ho had decided to onter tho race, and "You might as woll lot tho sopho mores know that I am In tho race." With this announcement from Sears, definitely stating that he is a candi date,, politics in the sophomore class bocomo a reality. Several other men have been sug gested for candidates in tho second year claas but it looks at the present timo as if Sears would havo tho Held all to himself. Sears is a member of f hi Kappa Psl. Ho is a graduate of Omaha high school,, and was a mem ber of the football team at Uio metrop olis. Ho played on tho freshman foot ball team last year, and is out on the varsity squad this" season. Sears is reported to have a strong following of frlendB, who are boosting his cam- palgnr Another Junior Law. Friends of W. M. Sommervllle, whoso homo is at McCook, havo placed him In tho race for tho presi dency of tho 3unIor law class. Som morvlllo is well known among tho members of his class and Is generally popular. Ho is a member of Delta Tau, Delta fraternity. His only op ponent Is F. II. Mlzora, who has also been pushed Into tho race by his friends.' Some of the foremost men of the class are lined up as followers of tho two men, which seems to make euro of an interesting and exciting campaign. Tho election will probably be held earlynoxt week. No ;dato,' however, has as yet been sot for tho meeting. - Election Dates Announced. Dates for tho various- class elec tions havo been announced. The senior .meeting -vlll be hold on nex,f? Tuesday,, October 4. It w)U be lb lowed by tho Junior election on tho "following Thursday, October. 6. The rlntn fnr Mm nTfTftn nf Mm nntnunlirii In tWKBophomoro class has been set for October. 11. The junior class presi dent, when elected, will announce tho date for the freshman meeting, as tho first freshman meeting and cloctlon Is hold under tho supervision of tho third year organization. . No freshman candldatos have entered tho field. A. It. Raymonthand P. C. Stunner are tho only candidates out for tho honors In tho sonor class. DEMOCRAT8 TO MEET. Members of Political Club Will Hold First Meeting Next Tuesday. A meeting of the executive commit tee of tho Democratic club was held Thursday afternoon. After a brief discussion of tho present campaign it was decided to hold a meeting of the club Tuesday, October ;?, In U.'IOG at 7:30 p. m. All democratic students are requested to bo in attendance at this meeting, as all the o dicers for the coming year will be elected. FIRST UNIVERSITY TEA. GIrfs of the University and Faculty Women to Meet. Tho first of tho university teas which arc held weekly each autumn In order to give the women of tho uni verslty, both students and faculty, an opportunity to bocomo better acquaint ed, will be held this week Friday In the rest room in Soldiers' Memorial hall, and on each succeeding Friday teas will bo held until nfteP tlfe Thanksgiving recess. Mrs. Avery and faculty women will assist ' in the entertainment. Mem bers of the university girls' club will also aid. PHI RHO PLEDGES. Medical Fraternity Gets Thirteen New Members. Tho following men were formally pledged by tho Phi Rho Sigma medical fraternity Wednesday evening, Sept. 28 Alfred W. Adson, Colloge Vlow; Hiram Burns, Omaha; Earl B. Ers klns, Tildon; John H. Goodnough, Chndron; Robert S. Irving,' College View; John Jay Keegan, Alliance; Dexter D. King, Lincoln; Frank J. Kotlar, Columbus; Earl A. Linger, Havelock; Chas. F. Moon, Ashland; Geo. B. Packard, Denver; Glenn F. Walker, Red Cloud, and Clifford W. Wells, Des Moines. CHARGE OF TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. Students Must Bring Back Books or Pay Fine. Attention is called to a change of rules regarding fines on resorvo books in tho library. Hereafter twenty-five cents a day will bo charged on all overdue reserve books until returned, the flno In no case to exceed tho value of tho books Now studonts are urged -to-bear-in-mlnd-that-n- reserve-book Is not considered- as returned unless handed In at tho window in tho re servo desk where It was borrowed. PLATFORM CLUB MEETS. New Debating Organization First Meeting. Holds The Platform club, a dobatlng bocM oty which waB organized toward the close of last semester, held Its first meeting of the year Wednesday, night In U10C. No program was presented, save for Iho formal Installation" . of now officers. Tho club decided to glv.o an opening program, October 13, to which the university public would Ue, Jnvlted. It also decided to change the time of meeting-from every' Wed nesday evening to overy" alternate Thursday evening. The following committees Nvere an nounced by President Hallderson: Program, McConnell, Mann membership, Phillips, McBrlan son. FIRST-YEAR JEN AROUSED SPEECHE8 AND CHEER8 WHIP FRE8HMEN IN LINE. TWO MEETINGS HAVE BEEN MELD NEW 8TUDENT8 TOLD HOW 8TART RIGHT. TO Cherrington, Reed, Collins and Dr. Condra Talk to the Men Chan cellor Speaks to Girls. A forward stop In tho crystnlliza tlon of a genuine Nebraska spirit among the university freshmen was taken Thursday morning at convoca tlon, when tho now studonts wore given special meetings, the men in Memorial, hall under tho nuspicos of the Innocents, and the women in the Tcmplo under the leadership of the Black Masque. Tho freshman boys turned out in good numbers and were enthusiastic In their ' response to the appeals of tho various speakers. Chancellor Avery in introducing Walter Weiss, presiding officer, praised tho work ol tho society of Innocents, which wae instrumental In bringing this meeting about. He traced the history of tlile organization, showing how it has al ways been tho premier society in the university, having ns its chief aim the raising of tho standard of student life. Be Systematic. Ben Cherrington In his talk on scholarship, emphasized the wisdom of being systematic, showing how il had been a great factor in placing men like Fred Hunter, Burdette J. Lewis and Joseph Swonson among tho ranks of the successful. Ho deplored tho tendency towards procrastination, a fault to which tho now student is particularly addicted. Instead he urged that tho new student follow the example of these Nebraska graduates In placing scho'lnrshlp aspirations at tho top, and lotting other things come in a.secondard place. Guy Reed, captain of tho track team for next year, asked that the freshmen bo not backward In afford ing financial support to .athletics, de bating and tho university publications. Ho recommended that every student purchase a student athletic ticket, these books being a considerable sav ing throughout the yenr. Tho talk that Sidney Collins gave would havo brought many a tender reminiscence back to tho memory or the old graduate. Just returned from .Montana, tho center of a few seasons ago was able to Instill into tho hearts of his hearers a fooling of genuine and enduring loyalty for their school. Wholesome criticism, ho said, should bo encouraged, but he condemned tho jidv-orBOJLcritlciam wJilchJa, too often- rendered for purposes that are not sincere. In this connection ho asked for support for Coach Cole, tho value ofwhoso work could bo Increased If the students would stand behind him. Dr. Condra was Introduced as "the Dean of University Spirit" Ho ad dressed tho freshmen on the subject of the Olympics, and, to uso his own phrase', gavo thenTthelr ".first degree" Into the field of college spirit. With tho uso of plain words he brought home-to the Initiates tho true' concep tion of college and class loyalty. . Freshmen Che'er. Tho freshmen showed -the effepts of his remarks and also a few red cor puscles of their own when tho ques tlon of thejr supremacy oyer the" sophomores was raised, by rising to' their feet and by their cheers prd-j claimedthomBelveB fighting aen,. ;Glr Met. , viouHB Avev iwu uuusreu gin .Kiu.na ine giuaiea aauiie.at ine coswh sonssrr " "rf alumnus uiul.ba damau-b 1. " J .-i.j r i. i j ji .. ii-.i.fii! Ti ',i.j . .-"! & ' L. ' r i tjn. . ' . r '" J" , . .-V t : WllD Temple, MIs !, tqry mutokt ymr;)M vtaltjag W fJ&u& frpMVtJt Wd&?l5 &S . U' advisor to, .worten, -presided, and. to suV MTtOaUa Jfaseiria tttf,tjrM v ' Gmhmm m!Psm ft ? & lW tho course of her remarks omphnslzcd tho opportunities of tho class for do ing something for tho unlvorslty, pro vided that It was careful In tho load orshlp which It would Bolcct. The Blnck MaBquo, under whose auspices this meeting was held, was ropresontod by Florcnco Whlttler, Kntherlno Willis, Lucllo Millor and Bretn BUIb, each of whom spoko brlofly. Chnncollor Avery gavo a short nd dress in which he emphasized the placo of such organizations ns the Black Masque and tho InnocentB In unlvorslty affairs. He also urged the girls to tnko an nctlvo pnrt in colloge life, as their infiuenco would bo ol grcitt benefit in shaping affairs. TENNIS MEN TO MEET. Work on the Courts to Start New Manager to Be Elected. First year men who Intend to play tennis at the university aro requested to attend tho mooting called by the association members m 11 o'clock tills morhing at Brace hall. Tho three courts west of the llbrnrj are In better shnpo than cvor before at a previous opening of tho school year', owing to the fact that the city Y. M. C. A. kept them In plnylng ordof during the entire summer. At the mooting a manager will be olected to take the vacancy caused bj tho non-return of laBt year's manager, Guy A. Scuddor. It is understood that at this meet ing tho question will bo dotormlned whether fall tournaments will ho held. TO INVESTIGATE PARA8ITE8. Professor Barker to Conduct Inquiry Along New Lines. Professor F. D. Barltor of the de partment of biology oxpoctB to make soma investigation of paraslteB of hard and soft shell turtles during the coming wlntor. Professor Barker was rocontly a guest of Dr. Robert E. Coker, a well known scientist, nt the now government biological station and clam hatchery at Falrpot, la. Pro fessor Barker Is very enthusiastic over tho new Institution, believing that It will afford most valuable facili ties for research work by scientists of western universities. PHI RHO PLEDGES THIRTEEN. Medical Fraternfty Gets Many New Members Thjs Year. Nebraska chapter of Phi Rho Sigma, a national medical fraternity, hns an nounced! Its pledges ns follows: Alfred W. Adson, College View; 'Hiram Burns, Omaha; Earl B. Ersklnc, Til den; John II. Goodnough, Chadron; Robert S. Irvine, College View; John Jay Keegan, Alliance; Doxter D. King, Lincoln; Frank J. Kotlar, Columbus; Earl A. Linger," HaveJQQk; Chas. F. -Moonr Ashlandi Geo Br Packnrdf Denver; Glenn F. Walker, Red Cloud, apd Clifford W. Wells, Des Moines. Tho. Nebraska chapter Jias been "es tablished for several years, bu has never maintained a fraternity house at Lincoln until this fall. A chapter house, however, has been kept open at Omaha over since the chapter was or ganized. Part of tho members of tho chapter live In Lincoln, hut all ad vanced medlcB take their school work at Omaha. Consequently tho chapter roll is divided between tho two pla;es. This fall a house has been opened at 1234 K street. ? FIELD GEOLOGY 2J. , " Class ywllL meet Saturday morning October J, in- TJ7 at tf ojclock. It 'is essential that every "member berpre-j em. junng. voienoeKS, , H. X. . -f J ' 'iklfii nhirlntfik'TiiLalta'l. n. ,"'lin' : .--- ' ' .rr.i'T' ! -"fI i .. I Ul.. VUirakiVVUAU ,h- , -,; RUSHING SEASON TO START GREEK LETTER MEN TO ENTER. TAIN FRESHMEN. NO CHANGE IN THE 1910 RULES A 8ERIE8 OF ENTERTAINMENTS PLANNED BY ALL. 8eason Lasts from 6' O'clock Tonight Until Monday Noon, October 10. With tho ndvont of Friday evening, Septombor !J0, tho fraternity men of tho University of Nebraska will cre ate oxcltoment In ono pirn's o of univer sity activities at loast, for on that dato tho annual fraternity "rushing" season for 1910-11 will first tnko effect. At G p. m. Friday fratornltloB will bo given tholr first opportunity of rushing, uni versity students from morning till night without fonr of violating inter frntcrnity council regulations and by laws. The frntcrnity rushing season for , this yenr will not oxporlonco any r leal Innovations In regard to Its con trol, nB did tho Bororlty rushing rogu-. lntlons, but will bo based on tho samo council rules, which prevailed . last year. Tho fraternity system of con trolling tho ruBhlng season last year waB unmistakably a comploto suc cess; and oven while It was undergo ing a trial tost In tho unlvorslty. With such evident success manifested nt the first reception, it promises to bo even more successful In Its 1910-11 administration. . No Violation of Rules. "' Tho Infliction of penalties has not, tluiB far, disfigured thoTUshlng soason for this year, a fact which can prob ably bo attributed to tho two severer decisions handed down by tho Inter fraternity council last year. Tho coun cil has only recently acquired such binding jurisdiction over .tho fraternl-, ties of Nebraska, but" with tho "display of two such Instances as marked Its. surveillance last year, it scorns to bo . obtaining almost comploto obcdlonco . to Its laws this year. Tho extent of tho period of rushing Ib outlined In the council regulations as follows: "No fraternity shall, rush, In any way whatsoever, any student until 6 p. m. Friday of tho second week (including Che week of registra tion) in either somester. No now stu dent shall bo pledged until 12 o'clock, noon of Monday of tho fourth week. Beginning Monday of tho fourth week In any semester, no now student shall bo entertained within' or , without tho 'chapter houso -by or In the Interests of any fraternity later than C p. m. on MondayB, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays." This composes what Is known as tHe ton-dny-rushlng-Beason-ln-the-Unlvorsity of Nebraska ' No Meeting at Trains. Such restriction as "no meeting of trains of prospective students," "tho twelve houf Initiation requisite," "the secondary school requirement" and qthers are still features of the frater nity council rules, and their violation shall be a cause, for punishment. , Tho conditions for. lawful' member slilp in the Intec-fraternlty-councll are as follows: "The council shall be j composed of ono alumnus and one ac tive member from each academic fra ternity (not honorary' or professional), represented in the Tnlyerslty of Tie; braBka, .and also one member of the. faculty, . ' , ,. " "An vactlye. .member shall h defined asone who. Is paying; active' " ij w-vw ,,4- vi,-m Tl""'y t chapter, es aad. h hs naedi", i ., eiat.fWjtyJjours or, their ciipv v i i ti q f. c H M -! M 1 v-' -, - Nii nf-. fMC .. J r ' ? , rv
