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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1911.
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SEARLE HOLMES OUT FOR
FIRST SEMESTER PLOM
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR
SENIOR PRESIDENCY.
TWO THIRD YEAR MEN OUT
Radcllffo and Potter to Test 1913
Class Nothing Doing Among
Sophs Freshmen Quiet.
With the announcement of tho can
.didacy of Searle F. Holmca for presi
dent of the senior class, tho opening
gun of the fall political campaign was
flred yestorday. Clayton S. Radcllffo
and Herbert Potter are tho probable
aspirants In the third year class, and
bo far nothing has been heard from
the yotmsey politicians.
Holmes for Sure.
Searlo Holmes, better known as
""Pink," had not been regarded as
oven a. likely mark for the big Job,
but when some of His frlendB tackled
him, earnestly beseeching him to an
nounce himself, he consented. Holmes
is a progressive. Ho was a member
of tho Junior play cast last year, and
was tho grand mogul of tho junior
prom. He is a member of Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity.
When interviewed yesterday by a
Nebraskan reporter, ho stated that ho
was In the game for a good race, but
had no idea how much competition he
would have. No othor candidates have
as yet oven been spoken of, but it is
thought that others will got into tho
scarmblo beforo many moons have
tfaned.
Radcllffo vs. Potter.
The-Junlor plum- distribution job. Jft.
more sought after than the senior, If
the number of candidacies is to count
for anything. Clayton Radcllffo and
Herbert W. Potter are roported to bo
plunging headlong for a doadly battle.
Radcllffo waB on tho ground earlier
and his friends wore soliciting votoB
for him, but It Is thought that Potter
will pull a largo following. A num
ber of strange happonstanceB enshroud
this contest-to-be. Both men are law
Btudonts and both aro frat'ornlty men.
With this in view it has .been said
that an academic or an engineer
would stand good chances of splitting
tho law vote all to pieces and grab
bing the bacon.
FRAT RU8H STARTS TODAY.
Greek Hunters Will Enjoy a Short
Open Season.
Six o'clock this ovoning will mark
tho beginning of the open season for
Freshmen among Nebraska fraterni
ties', and already some few huntsmen
"are seen afield. Tho prospects seem
to bo especially promising this year,
and from all appearances rush week,
though short, will bo far from sweet.
A large number of "rushing;
smokers, parties, picnics and affairs
of all kinds have been scheduled, and
. a right merry time seems to loom
ahead of those fortunate enough to be
considered game by Greok-lotterdom.
The sororty Beason closed Satur
day, but on account of unavoidable
delays in a number ,of registrations,
"only part of the .pledges were per
fected, and ttfe Inter-sororlty "council
decided to withhold, the names of
those pledged until all could be an
nounced. .
CIIANCtLLOR AVERY TO SPEAK
OPENING ADDRESS TO STUDENTS
AT CONVOCATION TODAY
IN MEMORIAL HALL.
Tho opening address of tho chan
cellor will bo tho order of tho day at
convocation hour today. As previous
ly announced, no classes will bo held
at the 11 o'clock hour this year, all
attention being given over to convo
cation. ThiB arrangement, It is
thought, will enable Btudonts to more
regularly attend class meetings and
special convocations.
Tho chancellor's address is an an
nual affair at Nebraska, it being in
tho nature of a greeting to the now
Btudonts and "welcome home" to
tho older ones. Last year the room
.waB packed for tho Initial address of
tho chancellor. This morning at 11
o'clock the chancellor will be Intro
duced to tho now Btudonts by Pro
fessor Grumann, chairman of the con
vocation committco.
RECIRD BREAKING TURNOUT
RUSH FOR SUIT8 AND SUPPLY
SOON EXHAUSTED.
Manager of Athletics Earl O. Eager
has been forced to put In a hurry or
der for football equipment, although
the season has scarcely been begun.
A rush of FreBhmen yeBterday after
noon completely exhausted the supply
of suits and shoes on band, and after
a round hundred had been given out,
Eager throw up his hands. "I never
so many big men at Nebraska," said
he. "Every man that comes in wantB
a 42 jersey and takes a number 10
shoe.""" ' -" -
A fresh supply of the large sizes
was ordered by telegraph, and it is
thought will arrlvo today.
Practice at Farm.
Practice yesterday afternoon was
taken to tho Fdrm campus as tho rain
of Monday had softened the freshly
sodded field to such an extent that
scrimmage would have ruined it. The
entiro squad was taken out in a spe
cial car, and put through two hours
of gruelling training work. No heavy
scrimmaging is allowed at present, aB
Coach Stlehm doeB not wish to have
the development of the team delayed
by Injuries resulting from rough work
while the men are soft.
Several teams, picked at random,
were set to running elementary sig
nals, in various partB of tho field,
while the new men were being in
structed in tho gentle art of tackling
and falling on tho ball.
'It comes hard," said a Freshman,
grimy and perspiring, "but I gueBS it
will take just that to boat Michigan."
BOTANY 8TUDENTS HELPED.
Cut Rates on Outfits .Cause Run on
Porter.
Sophomores and Freshmen who
registered for botany this semester,
have enjoyed a "rushing" season, for
Porter, the school supply man, has
cut and slashed the price on botany
outfits so that the same supplies
which sold for $2.75 last year aro sell
ing at $2.00 this fall. A first class
botany equipment for only $2.00
caused a sensation, and all of the Btu
dents acknowledged Porter' as "The
Cut-Rato Man." . v '
YATES BESIEGED BY (RIPPLES
QUEER EXCU8ES LODGER BY
YOUNG SOLDIER8 REPRIEVE8
COME HARD.
It is the firm belief of Captain Hal
sey E. YateB, commandant of univer
sity cadetB, that our beloved univer
sity is about to develop into an Insti
tution for the lame, tho halt and tho
blind.
All day long his office is besieged
by tho aspiring Freshman'seoking oar
nostly to bo allowed to register for
military drill, but again and again tho
dojected youngster is turned away,
after tearfully admitting that he Is
slightly deaf In one ear, or that Ills
father does not believe in war.
Physical defects that elude tho eye
of tho football coach, and tho physi
cal director, become at once too plain
ly patent to Captain Yates, who, how
over, as a rulo encourages tho aspir
ant by insuring him that a few months
consistent drill will romovo the dis
ability just as well as a few nights of
loafing on tho football field.
Privilege Abused.
In former years tho privileges al
lowed to men who get out for tho
athletic teams with regard to drill, are
said to have been abused by men who
obtained such reprelves, and then
failed to report either for practice on
the field or for drill. Manager E. O.
Eager and Captain Yates have per
fected n system this year which they
bolieve will eliminate this, and a close
watch will bo kept upon reprieved
men.
The price of tho regulation cadet
uniforms this year has been reduced,
to $11.50, to lighten tho financial
burden on tho students, and all suits
will be" tallor-maderthe-measuromonts
to be taken about November 1 by a
special tailor.
ENGLI8H OFF FOR OXFORD.
Leaves Today for English University
as Rhodes Scholarship Man.
Horace B. English, 1913, will leave
today at 4:10 on tho Burlington, for
Now York, whore ho will embark for
London. He will travel some In the
east before sailing for Europe and
will not reach Oxford for several
weeks.
English was chosen for tho Rhodes
scholarship last spring from Borne
eight or ten leading college men of
Nebraska. He had tho highest all
round standing. English is a graduate
of Lincoln high school. He has been
.alternate on university debating teams
and has represented his class in Inter
class forenBlc contests. Ho is a mem
ber of tho Platform club and Union
Literary society.
MAY FORM MANDOLIN CLUB.
Musical Organization Possible If
Enough Material Shows Up.
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An. attempt to form a University
Mandolin and Guitar club is being
made by former members to that or
ganization, headed "by Rowland
Thomas, Law, '13. Thomas wished to
know of new students interested. If
sufficient enthusiasm can be aroused,
a competent instructor will be secured
and tho mandolin club will resume its
old place among tho most popular uni
versity organizations.
TOTAL REGISTRATION
FIGURESJO RUN HIGH
UNIVER8ITY 8TUDENT BODY TO
8HOW UP WELL.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC NOT INCU1DID
Not Counted as Bona Fide Unl Mat
trlculates Increased Require
ments to Blame.
"Total registration for this year will
probably bo slightly Icbb than for tho
yoar 1910-11," said Acting RogiBtrar
E. M. Rutlodgo, whoso offlco forco Is
already busy tabulating registration
figures.
Crowdod conditions on tho campus
and in cIiibb rooms, togothor with a
slight lncrcaso to date ovor tho similar
period of registration last year, aro
puzzling facts in tho registration, sit
uation whon viewed in tho light of tho '
registrar's prophecy of a docroaso In
enrollment.
"Tho students this year, however,
will outnumber the bona fide students
of last year by one hundred or more'
oxplaln the university authorities.
Music 8tudents Out.
This is aBBured by tho first wook's
registration of 2,051, which Is an in
crease of 57 students over tho 1910
enrollment tho first weok, in spite of
the fact that Btudonts in tho school
of music aro no longer counted as
regular university Btudonts. Last
year there wore 581 music students,
which number thoroforo represents
the approximate Iosb to tho university
student body this year by tho now way
of figuring.
Eormorly .music Btudonts wore in
cluded in tho university student body,
although thoy seldom carried moro
than ono or two courses in addition to
thoir music. As bona fide students
carry an average of five courses, and
aB tho school of music students aro
not required to meet tho recently
raised entrance requirements, the uni
versity authorities havo decided to
consider tho lattor school as a non
affiliated institution.
Will Reach 4,000 Mark.
Notwithstanding their decision, an
enrollment easily in excess of 4,000 Is
predicted, although Registrar Rut-
ledge refuses so far to estimate JuBt
what tho total enrollment will bo. Last
year it was 4,624, including tho Bchool
of muBic, tho summer school and all
tho other colleges and schools com
posing the university,
Heavy Increases, in several of the
colleges are already apparent this
year, although tho registration by col
lages has not yot been tabulated.
Probably tho college of agriculture,
with a gain of about twenty per cent,
will load. TIuj school of agriculture,
which begins in Novembor, is also
expected to havo a big lncrcaso ovor
last year's enrollment, which fwas ap
proximately GOO.
A Bunch of Laws.
The. Freshman law '.enrollment sur
prised even tho professors In that col
lege. With the enforcement of tho
now requirement of(a)yoar's academic
work preceding tho law course, It was
expected that fewer students would
enter the college of law. However,
the Freshman "laws" number' about
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