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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1910)
. v W(4 . -... : 1 ' ;i y " i , tLZff i ,Lfr im .& J. .." t 'n: A" Rf ' ?- V 8? i'i .X' ".j.i 1 'V 1 fc ;v V,?n. 1. i.. IV.'iv? M Vol. X.. No. 15: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1910. Price 5 Cents. V t. , - SDails IRebraekan -BBBB BT !Lbc EZ b ;x sJ&. - Mb 6ILM0RE ELECTED PRESIDENT NEBRASKA CITY MAN DEFEAT8 EPPERSON AND PURDY. IATES -PRESIDES. AT THE MEETING CHANCELLOR AVERY OVERCOMES FEARQF FIRST YEAR MEN. .New President of Freshman Clue an Engineer Also Prominent Foot ball Player Alto Debates. jsJJVllUam 'P. Gilmoro -of Nobraska City was yesterday eloctod president of tho freshman-class. His oppononts woro,CharleB.EpperBon-ot Clay Confer and Xconartl-Purdy'of Beatrlco. Less than two hundred classmen attended tho mooting ,wlhch waB hold after tho football rally. ' This is tho last of tho 'presidential elections In tho four classes for this semester. Thero was no small amount of enthusiasm shown for So small a gathering. When tho different candi dates eritered tho room their support era gave lusty cheers for them. Chancellor AVery 8peaks. ; Chancellor Avery called tho meot- Ing to order. . He was cordially re jcelved by tho first year students. Tho chancellor explained to tho freshmen fthat it was both advantageous and proper that the president or the junior class should bo placed In charge of the Initial meeting of tho first year fltu--dents. ' Ho said in part: "In all of tho east ern colleges of which I have learned, and I have been informed regarding v several. of thoso institutions, it is an Sold tradition that tho Juniors" always aro particular friends of tho froBhmen, who in. turn accept their friendship. In tho same way the seniors and sophomores are friends." Ho wont on ' to explain that while this waB only a tradition, that it was good to keep closo to the traditions which have 'proven their worth. "Ho introduced President Bates, of the junior class as tho presiding ofllcer, 'find assured the v,froshmen. that he would be an tmpar- tial official. Bates Presides. Bates was greeted with cheers whon ho aroso to take charge. Before tho mooting thero had been a feeling of uncertainty regarding tho matter of a member of another claBS presiding at a meeting of the class of 1914. This fear, howovor, was banished from their ypung minds when tho chancel lorJhtroda'c'pdBateB. Upper classmen wore notrpermltted to remain in the room to witness tho proceedings. " ILeonard Purdy of Beatrice was tho first nominee William Gilmoro was then nominated ns "Bill" GUmore. Charles Epperson of Clay Center was tho last man to bo named. All of the candidates wore called upon for short speeches. Thoy responded to tho de mand. Thero was a big demonstra tion from tho Epperson forces when ho finished his speech. It" seemed rea sonable that ho would poll a big vote. The other two men wore given ap plause and- the customary "threo cheers.' . f . Two Ballots Taken. ,Tho first ballot showed a total vote of 168xballots. This was considered as a very small vote for a freshman election, whoro thero are about 500 students in the class; Epperson was in thenload, . The figures for tho first ballot showed tho following vote: " ppersQHt . .,....,,,.. ,. .00. Glimore .69 " Purdy,.,. .....49 A second ballot was taken, In which apperson lost five votes and. Gllmorf' gained forty-one, The bulletin npara showed th,6 following figures; , , v Glimore, . . .... . .. .100 EBnersoH .-, . , , ., . . 55 ' President Glimore announced after the mooting that ho would appoint tho mombors of tho Olympics commlttoo on Friday. Tho commlttoo wlll'got to work at onco on plans for tho big class fight. Gilmoro Is an onginooring stu dent. Ho waB prosldont nt tho Nebras ka City high school, whoro ho was a mombor of tho football team and of a debating socioty. Ho was last year plckod as a mombor of tho all-Nebraska high school football team. Read all about " Saturday's football game in the Dally Nebraskan Extra. BREAKFAST FOR THE Y. M. C. A. Picnic Will Be Held at the Farm Sat urday Morning. The socrotary of tho Y. W. C. A. announces a plcnKs-broakfast-whlob: :wlll. occur-Saturday" morning," Oct6bcr' 22, on tho slato farm grounds. The oqly direct qualification 'roqulred for thoso attending is thnt thoy bo now mebbors-of the association; All old: members will bo admitted aly on the condition that thoy accompany now tS&c&t&c&c&firi m . & .i- tltCCtttt(CI(CCC(CSJtlC(l membors. It Is urged that all girls who are Intorestod In Y. W. C. A. work cancel all dates which may happon tq colncldo with tho big breakfast. "Miss Anderson, who has rcsently returned from Alaska, will be present at Y. M. C. A, headquarters next Tues day and deliver a lecturo'.concornlng her work in' Alaska. This discussion promises to bo of much interest to all Y. W. girls. Read all . about 8aUirday'sfbotball game in the Daily Nebraskan Extra. LATIN CLUB BEGINS WORK. Officers for Semester Elected Tuesday y Evening. The initial meeting of tho Latin club was held at tho home of Professor and Mrs. G, E. Barber, Tuesday evening, October 11 at eight o'clock. Tho fol lowing officers woro elected for 'tho .coming- semester: President, "Miss Drake; Vice president, Miss M.ungor; secretary-treasurer, Miss Snapp. Miss Outhouso and Miss Dufur wore olecj ed as memboxs of tho 'executive com- mltteo. ' Thursday morning at ten o'clock tho executive commlttoo, composed of tut faculty of tho Latin -department, the president of tho club and the two other members, met In tho office of the Latin department. Miss .Hunter and Miss Dralo wore named as jr,6, gratn committee for tho coming year, and the matter of programs' was con sidered. New members wlll.be chosen I ajd .elected within the coming week.. TWO RALLIES IN ONE DAY 8TUDENT8 AS8EMBLE fN 'MEMO RIAL HALL AND AT DEPOT. ENTHUSIASM FLOWS , FREELY NEARLY 1,000JKEN AND WOMEN ATTEND MORNING GATHERING. Chancellor Avery, Professor Caldwell, , Dr. Condra, Coach Cole, Captain Temple and Others Speak.. - Nebraska rooters ycBtcrday rallied to glvo tho football team a rousing send-off with an enthusiasm that showed' tho spirit of the school to bo gaining 'overy year. In tho morning at convocation hour Memorial hall was crowded, tp Its limit by hundreds of students who gathorod for a "root-XesU'-to In8piroM;he -football-men lor their coming gamo with Minnesota. At 6 o'clock In tho evening, when the - . ' I EXTRA! EXTRA! THE DAILY NEBRASKAN HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO GE T FULL RE8ULT3 OFTHEMEBRA8-KA-MINNE80TA GAME SATURDAY A8 EACH PLAY 18 MADE.. AN EXTRA EDIT0 OF THE DAILY NE BRASKAN WILL BE ON 8ALE ON THE 8TREET IMMEDIATELY AT THE CLOSE OFTHE GAME. THISWILL CONTAIN A FULL AND ACC URATE 8TORY OF THE ENTIRE GAME. EVERY PLAY WILL BE DE 8CRIBED IN FULL DETAIL. . ., The Only Extra Containing a Full Description of the Game to Be Published . in Lincoln , if: team took a train for the northwest, they were given, a "farewell whoop-'er-up" by the cadqt bandrtireFirst Yeg mont of cadets and several hundred other students. As ono man described tho morning rally, it was an "epoch marking event" By 11 o'clock ovory Beat In the hall was taken and those who' came late had to stand at tho doors and around tho, outside of tho seats. CadetxBand There. Tho cadot band was seated on tho -platform and openedtho7" .festivities with a stirrhig, martial air that, in Itself, was enough to mako everyone present glad ho had comdL As soon as tho band slowed down "Ohio" camo In with, "Now, boys, let's try No, 1," and everyone was glad onco-moro that ho had como. The first "thing "done ' was to "got every mombor of tho team who could bo located on tho platform. This hod to bo done 'before there could bd' a proper rally, Chancellor Avery Speaks."1 Guy, Reed, chairman of tho meeting, prst introduced Chancellor Avdry. Tho chancellor, is a true rooter and in his little talk ho awoko a' spirit of; en thusiasm which increased through, the meeting. "There are other victories the football team can win,"- the chan cellor said, "aside from the mere pil ing up' of a bigger score than their op ponents, and the Nebraska team has done Its share of wjanlug victories of both kinds." "He complimented the members of the team for the splendid, record they" have made, saying that'oa their trips they have bn a credit to tho university wherovor they have been. t Profossor Caldwoll, chairman of tlic football comralltec, spoko of tho neces sity of every .studont In tho school be. Ing full of enthusiasm and loyalty to tho toam, thoreby encouraging and In' vigorattng tho players to do thoir best. "King" Colo, tho coach, said; "It it just such enthusiasm as this which it needed to carry our boys to vlctorj whon thoy meet tho Mlnnosotans- ou. Saturday Thoy are going Into ono of tho hardest games of the season and thoy need to feel thatovory unlverslt) studont is bohlnd thorn. You may well fool proufl 6t your football toam," for I know thoy will do Ihplr best, not only as athletes but as men." Dr. Condra, who 4s .'calRhltho dean of Nebraska spirit, was next on, tlu list "I believe wo will Uofoat .Minne sota," ho said. "Hero's 'hoping the boys will hit hard whon they hit, and -will liold their men. wheiulhoy.tackla..". Captain Temple. Captain Temple of tho football team ' - J ., flf'1 said: "It Is your enthusiasm thnt maues us bollevo in ourselves, it thrills every man on the toam; -for It Is truo In football that' a man cun do what ho thinks ho can." Sid Collins mado a speech that called forth, muoh applause. Tho'roa- son why o felt that tho team was go ing to win was that among tho football men there existed, a fooling, pfbrother hood. Thoy work iogothor llko a big family. Ho urged tho students of tht university to keep up what thoy start ed at flio rally and work up a spirit. 9f onthusiasm in tho school which will last as long as the school exists. "Shonka was tho last speaker. "I don't boliovo," he said, "that tho Mln nosotans havo been raised undor any better an atmosphere than we have, or that thoy are. backed by a stronger body of students." s All together thero were nearly 700 students at tho station 'laBt eyonihg to wish the team, good luck, The cadet regiment assembled at the corner of Twelfth and ft streets at 5:30 p. m., and marched to the station. Several speeches tby football men wound, up the send-off. With an ex press truck for a platform and a 'howl ing band- of students for an audience a number of football men told-how they appreciated the"' 'demonstration and liow they would fight. Co theVlast ditch to make themselves; worthy of the support they were receiving: ,i in. .1 i t Reae all abeut Saturday's feottsall nu In the Dally. Nebraskan Extra. A NEW IDEA IN TRACK WORK FALL MEET. IN NOVEMBER MAY BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT. OLD. HEN' NAY IE HAHWCAfWD TRACK MEN WILL MEET IN THE GYM t)N OCTOBER 1K ' Dr. Clapp Urges More Men to Trylfer Cross Country Seiad Can didates Are Scarce (Fall track; athletics .Will bo inaugu rated at Nebraska In Novembor, when a handicap meet will be hold, open to all students in tho university, It tho meet this fall is a success 1C will no doubt becomo an annual event. While old men are allowed to enter, thoy aro handicapped, thus-giving new men. an oqual opportunity to show what thoy can do, Medals will bo, glvoa- for -first,, second and third places. - "- All who -care to go -Into training for' the coming meet aro requestod to re port on tho athletic field 'botween 4 and! 5. p. m. All men who are Inter ested in track athletics, .whother they have -been active In. university atlT lotlcs boforo or not, aro urged to got out and take part; Fall track meets havo boon started In othor largo unlvorsltios and ovory whore they .havo beon found success ful. Minnesota has a squad at work getting ready for tho fall meet ' In which thero. aro nearly 100 -mon,. , Track. Men to Meet On Tuesday, OctdboV 18, a mooting of all mon interested' in track work wlll-bo held in the gymnasium. The meetlngwilL.bocalledaL.ll-o'cloc,k. A. large attendance Is desired. - " Ono of tho strongest arguments in favor of a fall, meet is that it Induces tho men to start training early. Few who go in for training 'for the fall moot glverup their work, so that when spring comer they are in much better condition than they would otherwise bo, On tho whole,, Nebraska has an ex cellent outlook for a strong track team' JU$xUpxipfftAjmaJorIty of last year' best men have returned and thero Is an abundanco of new material to work; &h A number of men havo boon taking a dally work-out for tho past threo yeeks. Cross-Country Men Wanted. Dr. Clapp oxpressed some regret at the fact that more men do not como' out for tho varsity cross-country team. He states that thus far' no moro than" fifteen or twenty men have trained each evening, whoro thero should havo been fifty at least in tho squad. The fact that Amberson is Ineligible, for tho varsity team and that Clark dld-not-rturn-to-the-unlversltyafi fords an excellent opportunity for all to havo a fair chance for varsity glo ries. Mollck, Anderson and Lzlcarare all in good form and show every Indi cation that they will again contest at Chicago In November. Tho most con bdIcuous now men who will be likely candidates are Bates and HayesT Read all about Saturday's football game In the Dally Nebraskan Extra. . . . -' V GEOLOGISTS ON TRIP. -v., Students on Field Jeurney te . v send. .c. ' '.?' The annual fall trip of .th'e: craieee,; in field geology will bo hei Mra4 tomorrow. This period "wlllbe s'sHftftC in lnvestlgatlag the rock' fbrMaHlou along-the Platte river andjiatke' quar-, rles. Tonight the students wilt eamp out Professor -aad fic(ik Professor Bagtso will aeo4ei4uiy the Hty. "' a f," M !.. n.' 0." ..- j i 91 " - I,-1 ' i ! 4 'rH,i S ( SM "i - T- - - V ffl a. t, r, -Mi. A,
