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TZbe Datl fldbraefuin tf A VoL X. No. 127, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY, ARRIL 92, 1911. Price 5 Cents. TRACK MEET ON THE JHHLEnCHELD TOOAY -JEBRASKAT.EAJVl TX BE SELECT ED THI8 AFTERNOON. 1 ' " i ' ) K" AMES AND KANSAS ON SCHEDULE No Admission Wjll Be Charged In , QrdMp .Give AH .?n Oppor , tunity to 8ee Races. BOpT THE HOME TEAM. This was yestordajy adopted .as ;tbo slogan of uniyjer.stty ahjotos in their efforts .to stimulate. Interest In the student body fpr ike annual try-outs for the fjrwn. wQ,m. Mue tryrpjits wju oe pom 4n (he athletic flejd pi$w M 2 o'clock. ADMISSION FREE. And everybody iiavited.. The try-outs today will probably bo the beBt demonstration of university athletic-ability ever witnessed nt Ne braska. The men have been in string ent graining jn prepaartkm for the jmeekover .since ibo completion of the Joinder track. In addition toMni&one who has watched the development of ithe track material submitted to the .coach at the beginning of the year, .one who Ijas rejoiced In the record (breaking events in which the Nebras ka boys have participated, records both intercollegiate and wprJU, must ee8jjajnyknow that themeet today . wjll bo commensurate with any traclr try-outa in the mid-west or Missouri Valley conferences. A Misunderstanding. The men who will be .picked today will represent Nebraska in all the Missouri Valley meets. Some misun derstanding was prevalent that these sejpotlQHs jvould tormingte with the AlfcW-NcV8k9. meet. This Js lintrqe. , rno meet toaay win do unai ror tne , year. No challenges will be accepted . by other aspirants, except n a condi- tional case, that of Power, w&o will bp ' unable to compete in the hurdle events today. It has been announced by ; Coach, Field that QJitrJos W,U 0o re co'lved up .until this nppn. It is ajBp declared that every student of the university is eligible, Including first year men, who have previously been barred. Of course the eligibility re quirements for the track team are still valid and are not affected by the free-for-all entry. Officials and Events. The officials for the meet today are as follows: Starter and referee, B. Cberripgton; first clerk of course, D. McDonald; second clerk of course, A. Dinsmore; Judges, Anderson, Power and Bwlng; timers, Rhodes, Datton and Wildman; clerk of the field events) "Wiolis; announcer, Oberfelder; judge of field events, F. Hornborger; scorer, V. C. Hascall; inspector of .track, E. .0. Eager; assistant inspector Pf.lbjJtraejc, Laughlln. The definite order of events has also beqn npnoyncd as foljows: 100-yard dgjili. 220-yar4 foab, 880-yarjlvdaBh, Jowv hurdles, 44(Kyard dash, high hurdles, mIJo run, and two-mile run. Corresponding to the track events, and at the same time, ,the field events will -order as follows: shot put, discus, broad Jump, IoJp vault, high jump. There will bo no relay, but members oftlie relay team for the conference .rw tx y-ts u I HAirpOZCN CHOKf OMCS -- SCK.N SHY XAV I conj: y X fCf-A-Boo JTMtHY ATKINS V 3ltK"EH 5 CHAHTtC tClH 6 (?) rr n 7TT!ih XCWTTP&S S i m. a - fk"M W-P 'T n rj s&od&u& '. ! V 1 i i. c. C2S .. TWm. ' i Af ifcr.i. M'Ti ?f yip X vi r v vms vx ifflfiHrsa liii It ll fj u frM B in mid u.i irv i flMflL rau m , c d -wai,'-vf - rul nn' w, i - , HiKINQ SO PAD yTT. , IfT i. I - I UNI CAMPUS, WIIU CjRpUND CVe yir.w j AN EA8TER CONSTELLATION AND OTHER THINGS. pvqpt8 will bo chosen in the one fourth mile try-out. The meet today will be the first of tho two track weeta that will bo hold on the Nebraska flejd this year. The Becond of these will be with Kansas, one week after the Ames meet, May 6. The Ames meet next Saturday will be tile-Nebraska- -debuLJnta the., con ference "clean-up," which, from the Firesent array of eligible material, seems inevitably to bo a Nebraska legacy. HIGH SCHOOL FETE day nay m NEBRA8KA ATHLETIC ASSOCIA TION SEND8 INVITATI0N8 FOR ENTRANT8. The Nebraska High School Athletic association has sent out letters to the various secondary schools over tho .state inviting them to take part in tho track and field meet to bo held in Nebraska" field May 19. Any stu dent who is a member of the associa tion and whoso school has been ac credited as a member and is otherwise qualified as an amateur athlete, is eli gible to take part. Each school Is al lowed to enter len men in tho moot, but not more than two can take part In any one event. Tho events will consist of the regu lar track and field contests and med als will be awarded to tho winners gold, silver, and bronze for first, sec ond, and third respectively, and silk badges for fourth. A banner will be awarded tho relay team winning first place and also to tho school taking tho most points in the entire meet. The University of Nebraska has do nated the use of the track, athletic .field and equipment free of charge. The Lincoln Commercial club has made an appropriation to cover the, local expenses of the meet and every thing nocesaary will ,bp lone by ,the university o make the athletic neet and high school. fete day a success. Schools not already in the associa tion may become members by paying the fee, which is two dollars. Those belonging to tho old organization and having paid the 50 cents duo may enter tho new association by paying $1.50. MEXICO 18 INTERESTING. Our Southern Neighbors Have 8olved "IHrcaBQuestlpV) V- W. M. Sommervlile and J. W. Jones, Jr., have just returned from tbelr trip through the sunny southland and are lolllpg JntoretlnB Btorlos of what they saw thorp. Tboy wer.o surprised when after only eighteen hours of travel they alighted at Muskogee, Ok lahoma, and found, fruit trees bloom ing arid everywhere signs. of progrqw. "Ve found wpmen at Houston, Tex as, wearing' flight Bunimor cjpjhes and' men all sported out In Panama hats," said Sommervlile last night in .explain ing to a Daily NebraBkan reporter. "After taking in Galveston w.e spent a day at tho famous Nebraska colony of Juancltas, where there are three hundred people, none of whom have llvod thoro for more than five months.' They, would like to incorporate, but as none havo been inhabitants there long enough to establish a legal residence, it seems almost Impossible at present. Upon hearing that wo wero embryo lawyers, they asked our advice, but wo decided to reserve our decision un til we had time to consult with Dean Hastings. "Wo saw a real Spanish bull fight on Sunday afternoon at Mata'noras, Mexico. The bull fight is Mexico's na tional pastime. One la always needed to put tho finishing touches on any gala day. The enthusiasm much re sembles a Kansas-Nebraska footbpU game. It Is a very cruel sport The poor horses, made helpless by blind folds, aro often gored to death. Five bulls and four horses were killed at tho fight jvp saw' - Sommervlile also told of a Mexican dance -which they attended, also on Sunday. They acted merely as wall flowers, not caring to take part in the dance. Tho cab qucstlo'd there is set tled by tho use of tho mule cart. SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE GRADUATE EIGHTY-FIVE YPPNG MEN AND WpMEN RE- CEIVEJJIRLOJViMi ADDRESS BY DR. SIAOIE Traces History of Education and T,hi of Great Work In Bettering Conditions. Eighty-five young mon and wpmen received diplomas from tho school of agriculture at the ninth annual com mencement oxordseB hold In Momorlal hall laBt night. Chancellor -Avery resided and It,ev. M. A. Buljqck acted as chaplain of tho yftrilng. Tho commencement address was delivered by .Robert h. Slaglo, Ph. D., president of South Dakota Bt4te col logo of 'agrlcujturo and mechanlo qrts. Dr. Slaglo'a subject was l,Tho Adapta tion Of Education to Lifo " H irarnd education from !tbo time, of the 'CfieHs 10 mo present day and Bhowcd in forcoful mapnpr the .part; it might piay in Dottonng conditions of the world. The Hand of ,Grd. Ho .spoke csppclally of tjip work be fore tho educated farmer. Thero is the hand of gneed, which Ib rpl$pp tfoo soil, to bo stayed, the .goodi health gqspel to be sprppjl an ajl cpnI tlona can be bettered by the influence of tho educated. The "sneaker sai that qnthusJaBm was pne pf tjtje prin cipal characteristics nqeded' to make wojk a sqqeess. Presentation of Certlftcfljtf After the address Dean Burnett pre sented tho class for graduation. After tho certificates had been glyon .put by the chancellor, Captain Xats resont ed nineteen men .a,s .candl'dat j$r stajo military commissions.' ' Adjutant General Phelps of .the iNQtyepka. .Na tional Gyard- praonfed tijo coraia slpna, Chancellor Avery then announced the winnqrs of ,the Armour scholarship prizes, which enti(lo those receiving them to a courso In tho university. They are awarded on cjass standings and were won this year by "H"?Jy". Itlchey of Omaha and W. J. Whisen and of Harvard. Gift to the 8chool, The chancellor announced that the senior class had given to tho school of agriculture a fountain, to bo known as Fount Davisson, In honor of tho lato Professor 'Dayisspn, one of tho. best loved men of tho university. O-n behalf of tho regents tho chancellor accepted tho gift and spoke so'ipe words of appreciation for Profqsspr Davisson. Program and .Graduates. Tho program of .the ,exercIs,CB wps . as follows:' Music "Hark! tho -Trumpet .Calleth Us to Meet the' Foe" ...Buck The School of Agriculture Glee Club In vocation.. Chaplain of the Evening Rev. M. A. Bullock, rD. D. Music "Our Nebraska" Music by MIbs Faye Marie Hartley, 'IQ words by Miss Flora Bullock, '07, 99 ,Cqniiraed. on P4ae 4 Traar MMHfl- OMtotta- " " ttjKmy a tut it. it'tt.
