h - KWfvuTmm&iy' mywFvy '"'t f r V" - . "WE MUST BEAT MINNESOTA!" , , i Ibe ails Iftebraehan VOL. XI. 'NO. 13. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN THURSDAY OCT. 12, 1911. Price 5 Cents. iH i . f.t' , ; B & THIRD PRACTICE GAME WITH FRESHMEN TODAY VARSITY BOYS LINE UP AGAINST RATHBONE'8 TEAM. PRACTICE YESTERDAY SATISFACTORY Stlehm Is Determined to Put Out a Winning 1911 Eleven for Nebraska. A real toBt of tho worth of tho Cornhuskor brigade of this year will bo made tonight on Nebraska Field, whon tho Varsity team moots the Freshmen and scrubs in tb,o weokly practice game. Tho Vtfrslty will have only its own players to draw on dur ing tho game, but tho other two teams will altornato in lining up against tho Cornhuskors. i Practice at Farm. Rusticating out on the State Farm grounds again Wednesday night, the regulars wont through a strenuous practice, under Coach Stlehm. The big mentor of tho lads who mako up Nebraska's hopes this year, is deter mined that tho eleven that ho turnB out shall havo an Impenetrable line and a great part of the work of the team is in defensivo playing, drilling so that whon Minosota's heavy back Hold hits tho Nebraska lino it will bo a stono wall that will check tho Gophers. RIFLE RANGH-OR CADETS INDOOR RANGE TO BE INSTALLED ON THE CAMPU8 FOR YATES RIFLES. ALUMNI CLUB FORMED. Organization at Falls City Holds Meeting Officers Elected. Tho first Nobraaka Alumni associa tion in tho state was organized at Falls City Tuesday evening. The following wore elected to servo during the ensuing year: Dr. W. It. Boose, '99. president; City Attorney JamoB E. Loyda, '95, vlco-prosident; Nolo Heacock, '06, secretary, and MIbb Dorothy Morohoad, '11, treasurer. Qeorgo Kllno, secretary of the state association, reports great interest throughout tho state, and ho intends to organize every county In tho near future. Furnas, Red Willow, Adams and Seward counties will each havo an association before tho end of the month. Nobraaka is going to win tho Na tional rifle competition this year if increased facilities can do it. One of tho finest indoor ranges lit tho west is soon to bo installed in tho basement of one of tho buildings on tho campus. Ten largo targets with full indoor equipment are or dered, and a now rifle intended espe cially for indoor target work will be UBod exclusively. Nebraska Enters Contest. Tho entire regiment will try out in this rango about December 1, , and from tho mon making tho best scores twenty will bo plokod to form tho Yates Rifles. From this organization is selected the team to represent Ne braska in the N. R. 'A. contest. Tho National Rifle association is composed of all tho colloges in the country in which military Bclonce 1b taught. It furnishes all badges for sharpshootlng, and for tho winners of compote. All fees required by this organiza tion are paid by tho authorities of tho University. TENNIS TOJRNY DEGINS THIRTY-FOUR MEN OUT FOR THE RACQUET HONORS DRAW INGS ANNOUNCED. GIRLS AL80 PLAY TENNI8. Tournament for University Women on the Program. ORIENTAL FARMER HERE. Director of Turkish Experiment Sta tion On Inspection Tour. Tho experiment station was visited today by tho Honorable Richard; Schroodor, director of tho Turkestan agricultural experiment station of Taschkent, Turkestan. Mr. Schxoedor has visited tho exper iment stations of New York, Michigan and Wisconsin, and goes from Nebras ka to Kansas, thence to tho Interna tional Dry-Farming Congress at Colo rado Springs, and on the PaclflcIcoaBt to study tho citrus fruit industry of California. Mr, Schroeder mentions having met Dean, Bessey and Dr. Ernst A. Bessey, now of Michigan, at his experiment station In Turkestan. Girls interested in tennis will meet today at noon to mako final arrange ments for the tennis tournament to bo hold In tho afternoon. This has boon decided at a meeting of tho on thUBlasts. No class teams will contest this fall, tho contest being for tho individual championship only. Next spring teams will probably bo organized to contest for the class championship. All girls, whether members of tho tennis club or not, aro olllglblo for this tournament, and all aro urged to sign up at onco. Those Interested should sign their names on tho card hanging in the women's gymnasium. There are about ton members of last year's club back again this year, and these, together with a number of promising freshmen, will mako an In testing contest. FRESHMAN CONCLAVE TUE8DAY. A Quartette of Candidates for the Chlefshlp of Class. Tho freshman election and organiza tion of tho class will bo held Tues day morning of next week at 11:30 o'clock in Memorial hall. President Clayton S. Radcllffo of tho juniors, will preside 'during the meeting, which will have for its sole purpose tho selection of a president from tho four candidates, Guy C. Der ry, Robert Finloy, Elmer HanBen and Robert McFarland. 'All swear that they are in for a fight to tho finish. A manager of freshmen for tho' ap proaching Olympics may bo appoint ed by tho new clasB .president. Candidates for other offices in the class have not yet been'publlcly an Drawings havo boon made for tho fall tonniB tournamont and players can find their names posted on tho buUetln board by tho tennis courts. Considerable interest in tho game has boon shown, thirty-four enthusiasts having entered tho fray. Matches aro scheduled at tho convenience of tho players", who aro requested to got them played off as soon as possible. 'Following is tho ontry list: R. D. Flory plays Freeman. A. Schmidt plays R. F. Curtlco. Sam Waugh plays H. M. Davis. P. McQullough plays F. R. Trumball. W. E. Liborman plays W. Beck. L. R. Robinson playB M. F. Good body. A. H. Hlltnor plays L. T. Hunt. G. M. Soeman plays R. H. Flnlay. R. A. Haggart plays S. Farley. G. W English plays W. P. Dreshor.' C. F. Andrews playB W. B. Harm. G. F. Farman plays R. O. Jackson. J. T. Tate plays W. F. Goodman. F. C. McConnell plays G C. Proud. C. L. Lewis plays O. Meyers. H. Gootzo plays G. H. Williams. Hathaway plays wlnnor of Lewis and Meyers match. R. McCollough plays winner of Eng lish and Droshor match. LAW SCHOOL PLOMS GO TO HASTIHD PHARES ATTORNEY8 HAVE EXCITING Pp. LITICAL MEETING. TUESDAY'S ELECTION UNTESTED Freshmen Getting Ready, 8ophomores Elect Today and Then Peace Reigns. NEBRA8KAN8 WED. W. J. M. Robertson and Miss Helen George Married at Fremont. Tho first wedding among University alumni, slnco tho now school year be gan, was celebrated at Fremont re cently. Miss Helen Gray, Delta Delta Delta, who graduatod In 1909, was the bride, and Will Robertson, also 1909, of Plattsmouth, was tho groom. Tho ceremony performed at tho homo of tho bride's parents. Plattsmouth will bo tho homo of tho couplo after their honeymoon, Mr. Robertson 'being a practicing attorney there. While at tho University, tho brldo won Phi Bota Kappa honors. JUNIOR GIRL8 ORGANIZE. Silver 8erpents to Take Active Part In Class Affairs. Tho Silver Serpents, junior organi zation, mot Tuesday afternoon and formally organized under tho direc tion of Florence Rush. The following officers wore elected for this year: President, Louiso Curtis; vice president, Mary Holcomb; secretary and treasurer, Florence Schwako. A resolution to take moro active part in class affairs was passed, and tho gonoral Work of tho year discussed. ALUMNI NOTE8. E. B. Perry, '99, is running for dis trict Judge in tho Fourteenth Judicial district. Ho is now a resident of Cam bridge. j R. C. Roper, '00, camqfdQwn from David City Tuesday to argue, a case in the supremo court. Two elections of importance woro held yostorday. R. E. Pharos was olocted prosldont of tho senior law class and Robort Hastings was tho choico of tho juniors for their head office. Neither of tho mootlngs could bo said to bo qulot. Both oloctlons woro spirited. Typical law enthus iasm was not lacking. Tho sopho mores will elect a president today. Wins at Second Meeting. Hastings was oloctod Junior law president at tho Becond election. At tho first mooting, hold on TuoBday, Hastings was defoatod by Rowland Thomas, tho count being 46 to 41. Aftor caroful perusal of tho class roll It was discovered that moro ballots had been cast than tho total enroll ment of 60. Eighty-seven votes had boon cast. Tho defeated sldo con tested tho election. At tho second meeting yostorday, Hastings was se lected and tho total number of ballots cast tallied exactly with tho number of men present. 8oph 8quabble Today. Tho sophomoro oloctiqn will bo pulled off today at 11:30 in Memorial hall. Frank Kruso and John Cutright aro tho two sophomoro candidates. Both aro woll known and popular, and tho fight is going to bo a hot one. Kruso is a Lincoln high school man and a football star. Ho played on tho Froshman team until ho broko his ankle in tho Olympics. This year ho is on tho Varsity squad. Cutright Is a graduate of tho Oma ha high school. Last yoar ho was qulto prominent in university life. Ho 1b a mombor of the Alpha Tau Omoga fraternity. Ho made tho Froshman Debating squad and played on tho class basketball team. With tho sophomoro cqntest this morning and tho freshman election coming on Tuesday, tho University la now looking forward to a post cam paign period of quietness. A NEW COMPANY. Range Detachment Disbands Cap-' tain to Be Selected. Tho latest announcement coming from miliary headquarters Is to tho effect that tho RIflo company or Range Detachment, as it has boon known, is to bo disbanded and tho men comprising It aro to form a now company. No definite plans havo been announced, but applications are In order for tho captaincy. Wayno Car rol Is captain of the riflo company. t 8lgma Nu Pledge. ' Sigma Nu announced yesterday the pledging of Milton Barrett of Nebras- ka City. J l 4 4 tr - .-ii&-tv