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Vol. X. No. 94
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1911.
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GOOD ROADS ARE NOT
PLENTIFDL IN NEBRASKA
CONVOCATION 8PEAKER 8AY8
THI8 STATE 18 LACKING.
EOREWN IlKNWAYS ARE BETTER
Plan Advocates More Careful 8uper-
vision-and Payment of Road
Tax In Money.
Those who heard Professor Chat
burn's lecturo on "The Road Situation
in Nebraaka" at convocation yester
day wore no doubt surprised to learn
that the United States has the (poorest
roads of any civilized country. This
is perhaps one of the very few things
in which Europe shows greater prog
ress than this country. Ono reason
for this is that the railroads were
built first in a largo part of this coun
try, while In Europo the roads had
sired to havo all road taxes paid in
cash Instead of allowing most of them
to bo worked out in a rather haphaz
ard manner. It is thought best to have
a, state highway commission, with a
competent civil engineer at its head,
to take charge of the work. Thirty
six Btates of tho union havo such a
commission at the present time. Then
In each county there will 'be, if the
bill passes, a county road superinten
dent, who will oversee the work.
Great Expense.
At the present time there 1b a mil
lion riollnrs spent on roads in the
state, and this bill Is attempting to
get some good out of this enormous
sum. The state aid principle has been
made a part of tho measure. There
is a state fund to be raised by taxing
automobiles and like vehicles. Where
it is thought Btate aid is needed, tho
state engineer will bo sent to Investi
gate and if the undertaking is worthy,
the state will do the work and pay
fifty per cent of the cost, tho county
to pay thirty-five per cent and tho
farmers whose lnnds abutt on the
road to pay fifteen per cent.
oral committees and announced that a
baseball manager would bo selected
lator. Following Is tho list of commit
teemen: Ivy day committee C. J. Lord,
chairman; Harry 'Hathaway, Harold
Noble, Ben Ohorrington, M. O. Dates,
J. H. Lawrenco, Hattio Ogdon, Jessie
Culley, Dreta Dills, Stella Hardy and
.Marlon Whltmore.
Senior holiday commltteo Ray
Ilice, chairman; E. H. Hahno, Yale
Holland, W. T. Wblvington, H. L.
Whlto, Dorothy Morehead, Hazel Row-
4and, Florence nnvlw nnd .Tonnln
Deghtol.
ClaBB gift committee Charles Ben
nett, chairman; P. C. Sturmer, Lynn
Lloyd, Edith Hanna and Bornico
Prlckett.
Invitation committee H. C. Cusack,
chairman; D. L. Erlckson, H. M. No
ble, Ella Barrett anl Catherino Reeder.
Senior breakfaBt C. O. Rost, chair
man; W. A. Milek, C. A. Pierce, Grace
Richards and Anna Lammers.
Tho following officer s wore elocted:
Vice-president, Anna Lamraora; troas-
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LOSE THEIRJORSESHOES
MI880URIAN8 TAKE LA8T GAME
OF 8ERIE8 23 TO 20.
EAST PASSIM DECIDES THE CONTEST
Tigers Tako Lead at the 8 tart and
Keep Nebraskans on the De
fense Throughout.
Missouri broke tho Cornhusker win
ning Btreak last night by, taking tho
last gamo of the sorleB 23 to 20 and
tying for Bccond placo in tho confer
ence. Tho Nebraskans fought hard,
but were unable to make thoir plays
work as in tho previous gamo on ac
count of tho eloso guarding of tho
Tigers. Tho vlBltors Boomed to havo
profited by the exporionco of tho
night boforo and had Bolved tho Ne
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been used for hundreds of years be
fore there wore any railways.
Nebraska makes almoBt tho sorriest
showing in tho sorry showing of the
United States on good roads. But two
states in tho union have a smaller per
cent of improved roads than Nebraska.'
These aro Oklahoma, a new state, and
Now Mexico. Our per cent in this
state Is less than two-tenths of one
per cent. Tho plea is made that our
roads aro naturally good, on account
of tho soil, and are in good condition
most of tho year. Most of the state,
except in the far west, is composed of
a sandy loam, which, It properly
drained, makes excellent roads.
Drainage Essential.
Drainage is the great principle of
good roads. But whore no care is
taken to get rid of tho water, puddles
begin to form and soon hold water
like a pond. It Is .not difficult to
round up the road, dig ditches along
the sides and then with a road' drag
keep it smooth and hard.
ProfeBBor Chatburn told of work
that tho state good roads commission
is doing o Bet proper legislation
passed at the present time. It is de-
There haB of late years been a
great change of sentiment in favor of
the goad roads movement and it is
hoped to secure some of the much
needed legislation at tho present ses
sion of tho legislature and get the
work started bo that Nebraska need
not be ashamed of her position in the
percentage column of Improved roads.
YOTAVA IS IVY DAY ORATOR
SENIOR CLASS IS UNANIMOU8 IN
SELECTION OF THE
"EDHOLM MAN.
J. T. Votava was unanimously elected
Ivv day orator by tho senior olass at
Its meeting yesterday. Two other can
didates had been In the field, but all
forccB wero concentrated for tho selec
tion of Mr. Votava. He has been one
of the most influential men in tho af
fairs of the class of 1911 and has for
three .years represented the university
op Its Intercollegiate" debating teams.
"Votava fifa" senior law, anTThallB'Trom
the village of Edholm.
President Amberson appointed sev-
Julia Nagl; and sergoant-at-arms, A.
M. Raymond. The class also decided
to assess each member two dollars for
funds to prepare for tho senior play
The first senior to pay his assessment
will have the first choice of Beats when
they go on sale and the two dollarB
will be returned in tickets.
8TIEHM 18 THE STUFF.
Missouri Coach 8ays, Wisconsin Man
Can Fill the BUI.
Brewer, all-year coach at Missouri,
when asked yesterday whether he
knew E. O. Stlehm, who has been rec
ommended for the Nebraska coach
ship, said that he did. He was ac
quainted with Stlohm while at 'Wiscon
sin and knew of nothing but praise
for his ability as an athlete and a
coach. Ho declared Stlehm was an
upright man, very popular and would
without doubt acquit himself well as a
Nebraska coach.
Dr. E. S. PhlllipBor-Egyipt will ad
dress (he mid-week meeting of the
Y. M. C. A. tonight at 6:30.
that little difficulty was found In
breaking It up and putting tho locals
on tho defensive throughout most. of
the game.
Missouri Leads.
Missouri .played a much better game
than Monday night, taking tho lead
from the start and maintaining it to
the finish. Their passing was the fea
ture of the evening, It being fast and
sure at all times. When Nebraska had
possession of the ball she was unable
to take advantage of It and tho pass
ing was much slower than in tho pre
vious games, owing to the cIobo guard
tho Tigers maintained whenever on
tho defensive. Tho two teams seemed
to havo changed systems,. Missouri
taking on tho Cornhusker style dis
played in the Monday gamo and Ne
braska playing the Tiger defense,
The Cornhuskers.
Gibson threw the most baskets for
the locals, while Carrier put up the
snappiest game at guard. Hutchinson
landed one from a distance and 'suc
ceeded in stopping Iho Tiger scoring
machine time and again. HTltner was
unable to get many chances for oas-"
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