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ftbe 2atl flebraehan VOL. XI. NO. 94. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY FEB. 27, 1912. Price 5 Cents t v M'GULLOUGH IN FIELD FOR FRESHMAN PRESIDENT OMAHA MAN'8 FRIEND8 INDUCE HIM TO ENTER RACE. JUNIORS TO HOLD ELECTION TODAY Three Aspirants for Presidency Go Before Class Members Sopho- morcs'to Ballot Thursday. Tho long anticipated annpuncomont of a candldato for prosldont of tho froshman class camo yosterday when Phillip W. McCullough voiced his aspirations for tho ofQco. Ho Is from Omaha, an enginoor and a mombor of tho Phi Dolta Thota fraternity. Frlonds of MoCullough havo boon so. llcltlng him to como out for somo , tlmo and havo. boon qulotly arranging his campaign. No other candldato has yot appoared. Tho Junior Claris will hold its elec tion nt 11 o'cldck today in Memorial Hall. Throo candidates aro In tho flold, Joromo Forbos, a mombor of Dolta Chi; Harry Cotton, Sigma Phi Epsllon, and Will Randall, Sigma Nu. All thoso mon aro woll known to tho class, each having taken an Important part In class affairs. Only tho prosl dont will bo oloctod. Sophomore Contest Hot One. On Thursday morning tho Sopho mores will olect a prosldont and, if tlmo pormlts, tho romalndor of tho olass ofllcors. Two candidates aro In tho flold for tho class leadership, Don Wood, Phi Gamma Dolta, and Carl Nagl, Dolta Tau Dolta, This oloctlon promisos to dovolop tho hottest fight of any thus far, as each candldato and his adhoronts havo boon especially aotlvo. WASHINGTON DEATS KANSAS i CORNHU8KER8 LIKELY TO HAVE TO PLAY WINNERS IN THE 80UTHERN DIVI8ION. ENQINEER8 8HOVEL 8NOW. Members of C. E. 16 Clear Path to Various Buildings. Sovoral englnoors, not to bo outdono by tho mombers of othor departments In tho ovlnolng of school spirit, havo porformed for tho University a groat service. Tho mombers of C. ID. 16, bolng dismissed shortly after 8 a, m., Monday morning, procured shovels and similar weapons and prooooded to rollovo tho surrounding walks of sov oral foot of snow. They cleared a path all tho way from tho Englnoorlng Building to Uni versity Hall and back to Mechanics Arts Hall. Such an action is commendable, not only for tho spirit which it ovldonces, but for its practical valuo. It proves that work ovor tho transit and tapo proparo ono to "cut tho snow1, if not tho ice." A. I. E. E. MEETING TONIGHT. Professor Hoffman on Essentials of Consulting Engineering. ThoTTebraska branch of -tho A. I. E, E. will moot at 7:80 this evening in tho lecture room of tho Mechanical Engineering Building. Prof, J. D. Hoffman "will speak onThe Essential Features of Consulting Engineering." All first and second year engineers are especially welcome. Nebraska may not bo tho unchal lenged champion of tho Missouri Val loy oven if it defeats Kansas next Fri day and Saturday evenings, for tho Washington Univorslty trimmod tho Jayhawkors in two games last Friday and Saturday by scores of 26 to 18 and 82 to 28. Up to this timo Kansas has had tho southorn championship a nailed down, but with thoso two defeats tho Corn husker aggregation may hayo another gamo to play. Tho Washington-Kansas gamos wero rough and 'many of tho points wero mado on fouls. Sovoral of tho Kansas mon woro so badly dono up Saturday ovonlng that Coach Shorwin lookB upon tho gamos to bo played horo tho last of tho woek as almost a forogono conclusion. Tho Jayhawkors should still bo ablo to put up a fast gamo, howoyor. An informal dance, will bo hold after Friday night's game. STUDENTS BRAVE SNOW YOUTH8 AND CO-ED8 PLOW HERO- ICALLY THROUGH DRIFTS TO REACH CLA88E8. It somo of tho University professors aro inclined to think that tho studonts do not lovo thoir classes, thoy should havo had a blrd'B-oyo vlow of tho sov oral converging trails that lead to our beautiful campus. It would havo stirred thoir pioneer blood with prldo and hope. Out on tho Sovontconth street car lino; on South Elovonth and east on 0, beginning in tho groy dawn before olght o'clock classes, dark forms be gan to movo In a solemn procession. Tho first onos out blazed tho trail through tho whlto wilderness, down tho middlo of tho car traok. Tho rest followed. Horo and thoro 'was a Uni vorslty professor. Wo expected them. But what moved oaoto enthusiasm was tho groups and clusters of stu dents plowing sturdily ahead with their books undor their arms. A stu dent living out on South Sovonteonth stroet says tho first man' ho saw go by was Professor Fryo, muttering wicked English invectives. , Next camo a fur niture van, with sis sorority girls and a street car conductor in it; then a law student with a green plaid mackl naw Jacket, etc. It was very interest ing. In fact, tho observer missed a nine o'clock class watching tho pro cession from tho window through a holo in tho laco curtain. Thoro was not a remarkable falling off in class-room attendance, although not a street; car was running before noon. APPLICANTS MU8T HASTEN. Illness of L. A. Welch Leaves Cap taincy In C Company Vacant. Applications for tho ofilco of captain o( Company 0, cadot regiment, for men who have had three or moro years'. drill, should bo in tho hands of Commandant Tates at once. This Is tho result of tho serious illness of Capt. L. A'. Welch, who will not bcTIn school this semester. PROM CROWDED BUT GOOD RETURN OF MANY UNEXPECTED ALUMNI CAU8E8 ELEVENTH HOUR DEMAND FOR TICKET8. A bit crowded, but a corking good danco in many respects was tho sum marized expression of thoso who at tended tho Junior Prom at tho Lin coln Hotel Saturday night. Tho orowded condition was duo to tho re turn of many unexpected alumni, who could scarcely bo denied tickots, though tho numbor sold considerably oxcooded tho limit at first established. Thoso alumni for tho most part woro placed at tho end 'of tho grand march and woro compelled to dlspenuo with programs, no additional number hav ing boon ordored in anticipation of tho elovonth hoUr demand. Financially tho danco apparently was muoh of' a success. From tho standpoint of tho -dancors It was very ploaslng, tb.6 music bolng oxcol1"u and tho program woll arranged. Harry Cotton, master of c rcwontos, with Miss Efllo 'Miller, and An .itay, chairman of tho Prom, with Miss Car rie Cowan, led tho grand march. Owing to tho Inclement conditions, cabs wore moro In ovldonco than at any other University danco pf the year. DEBATING TEAMS CHOSEN TRY0UT8 FOR INTER-CLA88 CON TESTS HELD WITH THIRTY ONE PARTICIPANTS. Tryouts for tho inter-class debate woro hold at 7:30 o'clock last night. Thoro woro thlrty-orio contestants for tho four teams. Tho following wore picked for tho teams: 8enlor. It. H. Beatty, Law '12, Brady. S. 0. Codnor, Law '12, Lincoln. B. B. Johnson, Law '12, Lincoln. Junior. Harry J. Burtls, Lincoln. Joroire F JForboB, Wayne. Clayton T. Hadclllto' Sidney. Alternate, L. A. Bochtor, Plorco. 8ophomore.- L. C. Dickinson, Lincoln. Harvey W. Wess, Hebron. Raymond F. Smith, Lincoln. Alternate, J. J, Noono, Omaha. Freshman. Silas Pryan, Lincoln. Thos. Hewitt, Sargeant. D. D. Marcollus, Lincoln. Alternato, J. C. Beard, Lincoln. ' ' Tho judges for tho freshmen and sophomores wero Profesors Fogg, Maxoy, Buck and C. Y. Rein; for tho juniors and seniors. Professors Lo Rosslgjiol and Anan R. Raymond. CAPTAIN SHONjtt ENGAGED NEBRA8KA'8 1911 GRIDIRON LEAD ER TO WED MI88 CAROLYN HANZLIK, 1912. HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS OPEN ANNUAL CONTEST F0REN8IC LEAGUE WILL DI8CU88 CL08ED 8H0P QUE8TI0N. LEAGUE HAS SEYEflTY MEMBERS The Winners Will Meet In Champion ship Struggle on Fete Day In Lincoln'. The engagement of Miss Carolyn Hanzllk to Sylvestve-V. Shonka has boon announced by Miss Hanzlik's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hanzllk, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Both young people are well known Iri tho Unlver-' slty. Miss Hanzllk will graduate this year, while Mr, Shonka took his de gree Charter Day. Ho was captain of the 1911 football team and a member of Delta Chi fraternity. Tho Nebraska High School Dobating Lcaguo, organized In 1908 with thirty mombors, hasoponed its fifth annual contost with a membership of sovonty, divided into twolvo districts. This state-wide loaguo, tho objoct of whloh Is "tho promotion of tho sclonco of argumentation and tho art of dobate among tho studonts of tho secondary schools of Nobraska," Is considerably tho largest organization of Its kind In tho United States. Kansas last yoar formed a loaguo modolod on that of "Nobraska. How Contests Are Held. - In oach of tho twelvo districts tho sohools, through from ono to throo sorjos of contosts, compoto for tho district championship, and thon tho championship schools send represen tatives to tho stato championship de bate at tho University of Nobraska on High School Foto Day in May. Tho closed shop question is bolng discussed this yoar. "Rosolvod, That tho demand of organized labor for the closed shop should recolvo tho sup port of public opinion," is tho subject. About sixty dobatos will bo nocos sary to decide tho twolvo district championships. In addition, tho losors pair off for tho third-honor sorlos. Geneva Defeats York.' Chancellor Avory, Dopartmont Com mander A. M. Trlmblo of Lincoln, and Supt. R. C. Harriss of Falrbury, on Fri day afternoon at Geneva, awarded a twoto-ono decision to Qenova (affirma tive) ovor York in tho first contest In tho Central district. Oxford (nogativo) won a unanimous decision Friday ovonlng in tho dobate with Beaver City at Beaver City. It was tho opening debate in tho South wqstorn district. In tho Southorn district, Western (nogativo) won from Ohiowa at Ohlowa. , DELINQOENTSJECREASING PROF.' ENGBERG ANNOUNCES A MEAGRE LI8T OF UNFOR. TU NATES.. I Tho committee on delinquent stu dents, which has been acting on the case of wayward students for tho last woek, has finished its work. Professor Engborg, chairman of the committee, announces that tho numbtir of delin quents for the semester is much smaller than it was last year, there being only eleven students who were requested to withdraw, compared with sixteen a year ago. Tho committee is not through with its work, however, for the law stu dents have yet to be O. Kd. The re ports from the law college are not yet in, and when they are received the Laws will he operated upon separately. i c Jsn-fia
