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Tbe 3)aih IFlebrashan VOL. XI. NO. 97. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY MARCH 1, 1912. Price 5-Cents U k CQRNHUSKERS NOW FACE CRISIS IN BASKETBALL GAMES WITH KANSAS PRACTIC ALLY DECIDE CHAMPION8HIP. (AN THE JAYMAWKERS COME BACK Winners in Northern and Southern Divisions Will Clash Tonight and Tomorrow Night. Nobraaka now faceB the crisis of her basketball season The two gameB wlih Kansas, starting tonight, will go a 'ong way toward deciding the cham pionship of the Missouri Valley. Kansas, contrary to certain "dope art ists," haB won the championship of the southern division and as Nebraska leads the northern group, the title lies between this Bchool and Its south ern rivals. Nebraska Has Won Every Game. The CornhiiBkerB have won evory conference game, In fact evory game that has been played, except one with Minnesota, among them two gameB from Kansas on tho latter's own floor The conference rules provide that three gameB shall bo played for the championship of the Valley, the Bchool winning two out of the three bolng entitled to tho honor. However, If Nebraska wins tonight and tomorrow night, tho queBtlon 1b, will Kansas, In the face of four consecutive defeats, insist on a championBhlp serleB or admit tho superiority of tho local quintet and thereby forfeit the cham pionship to Nobraaka? Howovor, the two games have not been won and Kansas being noted for her"como-uacr qualities, 4s liable to throw a scare into tho Nebraska camp. In 1909 practically the same condi tions existed and Kansas defeated Ne braska three out of four at Kansas City. In 1910 Kansas again won. LaBt year Nobraaka won three out of tho four gameB played with KansaH, but landed In second place owing to inability to down MiBBouri on tho lat tor'a own floor. So Nebraska has by no meaiiB cinched the Valley ponant. Good Week of Practice. The 'varsity haa been putting in a good week of hard practice and al though the absence of Coach Stlehm is clearly noticeable, the men have boon working hard and with lots of vim. Captain Frank, who 1b in charge of tho squad, has kept tho men buBy all week at short passing, and dodg ing in connection with team work, and in short-range basket-shooting. Tho forward situation is one that 1b both ering Captain Frank. Haskell Is tho only man that 1b Buro to play In that position, with Hyde, Hanzllch, Nagl and Underwood to be chosen aa run ning mates. Stlehm's Combination Good One. Tho boBl combination, that UBed by Coach Stlehm in the big game of tho past trip; Ames, aeoma to be Haakell and Hyde. Theae two raon have played, together for several yeara on the local Y. M. C. A. team and aro thoroughly acquainted with each other's style of play, making them a pair that for speed and accuracy In baakot-shooting Is hard to beat. Hanzllch, "Underwood and Nagl all (Continued on page 3.) S0PH0M0RESJ.ECT WOOD CARL NAGL 18 DEFEATED BY THE DECISIVE VOTE OF 114 TO 71. In tho Bophomore election hold yes toidaj Don Wood, of Omaha, was awarded the honor of tho presidency of the claBB for tho Becond Bomestor, IiIb only opponent, Carl Nagl, also of Omaha, being defeated 114 to 71. Kvtra precautions wero takon agalust ballot Btufllng, President John Cutilght having two tollerB appointed from each of the opposing camps These tellerB, In pairB, one a Wood supporter, tho other a Nagl man, dis tributed and collected the ballots. Then all foifhtellers assisted In count ing tae votes. Only the president wus elected, time not permitting of balloting on the minor officers. The now president Is a member of Phi Gamma Delta. STUDENTS CAN ATTEND BOTH BASKETBALL GAME WILL START AN HOUR BEFORE UNIVER SITY NIGHT PERFORMANCES. In order that tho students may at tend both the basketball game Satur day night and University Night at the Temple, the hours of tho two events have been so arranged that this will be possible. The doors of the Temple will not open until 8:30 o'clockand the basketball game Is ex pected to be over by that time, as it will commence promptly at 7:30. IClaborata preparations, for Unlvcr slty Night are going on at present and tho members of the different casta are working night and day to round their productions into shape. Many very novel Btunts are being worked up and the affair promises to bo a record breaker. One of the moBt ludicrous pieces 1b a creation by Bur ton Hill and Clayton Hadcllffe. It consistB of tho ruBhlng, pledging and initiation of some varied typoB of freshmen. HEY, DIOGENES! LOOK HERE! HONE8T MAN FOUND AT LAST AND HE IS WESLEYAN STUDENT, TOO. An honest man found at last. And it didn't take DiogoneB lantern to do It, oithor. Just a co-ed'a pocket book with six silver dollars In it, not even a name or telephone number for identification. Of course aho advertised, but it Isn't necessary to road tho paper through from cover to cover. The pocketbook was lost by a University girl Monday afternoon on tho sidewalk whero many people wero passing. Tho finder was a Btudont attending Wesleyan. That may have accounted for tho young man's calling up in the evonlng and notifying the owner of the lost arti cle's whereabouts. Tho co-ed is optimistic, for she Bays she believes "there aro other honeBt men beside MethodlstB." THINKS PRECEDENT AN EVIL PROFESSOR HOWARD SAYS ROOSEVELT'S ACTION MAY WORK REFORM. Colonel RooBevelt'B announced will ingness to serve for a third presiden tial term has raised tho old question as to tho advisability of departing from the time-honored precodont of a two-term limit established by Wash ington and Is being discussed with In tense interest by students of the Uni versity. Prof. George K. Howard, of the department of political Bclonce, consented to give tho following Inter view on the Biibjcct: "As a matter of fact, Washington would have been choaon for a third term if ho had boon willing to servo, and his unwillingness had nothing to do with political principle. He trlod hard to escape Berving a second torm. How, then, did the tradition arlso th; no man should servo for threo con secutive terms? It Is part of tho por nlcloiiB doctrine of "rotation In ofllco" as an alleged democratic principle. The Idea 1b part of tho spoils system and Is born of 'plum tree ethics.' "As a matter of fact, no greater re form lnthe ethics of politics could bo effected than by doing away with tho r.o-thlrd-term dogma. Lot a man servo the state for one torm or five terms if the people really want him and aro permitted. honeBtly, to choose him. When we overcome this evil tradition, born of partisan polltlcB, we shall bo one wide Btep nearer truo democracy." EARLY INSTRUCTOR IS DEAD SAMUEL AUGHE7TWH0 TAUGHT BOTANY IN UNIVERSITY IN SEVENTIES, DIES. Dean BesBey, In hiB Botany 2 claas yesterday morning, called attention to the death on February 3, atSpokano, Wash., of one of tho University's first instructors In botany, Samuel Aughoy. Mr. Aughoy was born In central Penn sylvania In 1831. He attended school In the southeastern part of that state, becoming, upon graduation, a Luth eran rfllnlster. Like other young min isters of that day, he obeyed tho call of tho westNafld came to Nebraska In 1864. Nebraska at that time bolng unexplored, botanlcally, he became In terested In that Bubjoct and when tho University was opened In 1871 he be came profeaaor of natural science. He served fittingly In thlB position until 1883, when ho was called to the state of Washington for similar work. While ho was at Nebraska ho made the first classification of Nebraska's plants, and established the first her barium. Before ho loft he laid plans for the ubo of microscopes In tho studying of plantB. PLENTY OF POSITIONS OPEN ON TRACK TEAM MANY HOLE8 REMAIN TO BE PLUGGED UP IN LINE-UP. WEIGHT MEN ARE IN BIG DEMAND Juniors and 8enlors. Classification Blips for the Corn huaker have not been made out by all who have had pictures taken for the junior or senior sections. These slIpB are at the Cornhuskor office and must bo made out Immediately. HARRY COFFEE, Business Manager. Distance Runners and Entrants In the Jumps Also Needed for the Coming season. After looking over the track ma terial for tho proBont season, Track Coach Guy Reed voluntoorod tho state ment that It waB exceedingly promis ing, but that thero Is abundant oppor tunity for now men. Especially la thla true In tho dlBtanco events, whero Cap tain IouIb Anderaon la practically" tho only man certain of hie Job. In theao ovents thoro aro throe or four places to be filled. Likewise In tho hurdles, Russell is tho only man who need not dread opposition. Thero aro four positions open in tho middlo dlstanco events with an especial noo.d for a quarter mller. Threo places In tho Jumps are open to competition and In the welghtB Harmon la the only old man back. In tho distances, Anderson, this year's track captain, holds tho tlmo of 4:26 In tho mllo and 9:56 In tho two mile. Alfred Kennedy is tho present holder of the Btato high school record In the mllo, and waB a member ofbo crosscountry team thjs fall. Bogga, Bated, Slater and Spalding have alao boon on Nebraeka'a croue-country teams, while Wohlenborg, Blxby and Davis fiave shown up very favorably In distance tryouts. Record Holders Out. In tho mlddla dlfltancca. McGowan holds the Missouri Valley record In the half mile with a tlmo of 2:00 4-5. Becker was on the 'varsity team last year and will use his experience this year in the half mile. Brannon Is a fast 220 and 440 man from Lincoln High. Christmas Ib a 'varsity 220 man and will make good In tho 440. Robinson and Barney are both prom ising in the middlo distances, the latter having wpn the 440 In tho Ivy Day meet of last year. In tho Bprlnta, May la a 'varpit 100 yard man and holds a tie with tho world'a record of 5 1-5 In tho 50-yard and 3 In the 25-yard, tho latter bolng alao his record championship time In the Western Amateur Athletic Union. Christmas Is also a 'varsity man and won second place in the 220 in the Missouri Valley meet last year. Wherry, Racely and Brannon aro promising tryouts In these distances. Christmas and Russell are 'varsity high Jump men. Cromwell won .'the broad jump in tho Ivy Day meet last year. Hastings was a star high jumper at Doane. Kruse and Hanson have both boon showing up well In the high Jumps. Harmon Only Veteran. Harmon Is the only veteran In tho weights, bolng a good discus thrower. Bloohorn also shows signs of becom ing a star discus thrower. In tho Bhot, Ross, Meier, Soldol, Strykor, Underwood and Hanson aro all show ing promise. The coach clalmB that the freshman (Continued on page, four.) Nebraska vs. Kansas-Basketball-Tonight at the Armory 4- 1 Ml