The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, April 30, 1912, Image 1
TLhe S)ail IRebraekan VOL. XI. NO. 134. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY APRIL 30, 1912. Price 5 Cents I.V. r e AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM IS ADOPTED NUMBER OF OFFICES INCLUDED IN NEW PLAN. IT WAS DESIGNED TO REMIVE GRAFT Registrar Will Designate Place of Each Election and Will An nounce Time Also. The AiiBtralian ballot system for cIuhh elections aH planned by tlie com mitteo appointed from the four classes and the registrar. waB considered by the- UniverBlty Senate last Saturday and was unanimously agreed upon in the following form: Resolved, 'lhat the presidents' of the four classoB, the Ivy Day orator, and the editor-ln-chlof, managing editor, and business manager of the Corn husker bo elected by the Australian ballot system as follows. Article I. There shall be one general election by thiB system the third Tuesday of each semester .exclusive of registra tion week, at which election the presi dents of the four classes shall be elect ed The Ivy Day orator, editor in chief, managing editor and business manager of the Cornhusker shall be elected at the general election of the second be mester Article II. The registrar shall designate the place of election The polls shall be open from 8:01) a in to r.00 p in The polls ahull be in charge of three facul ty mombers appointed by the univorsi ty senate. Each candidate may have a representative at the polls during the election. Article III. Each voter shall check the name of the candidate or candidates for whom he wishes to vote on a ballot furnish ed him by the election oftlclals, whlon ballot shall then bo deposited by tTie election odlcials in its respective box There shall be a separate ballot for each class At the close of election the ballots shall be counted by the election olllcials Article IV. No votes shall bo solicited by cards or otherwise at the polls or in the building in which the election is being held during election day Article V. Each candidate must Hie his name with tho proper olllcial not less than four days prior to tho day of election. The time of llling shall close at .":00 p. in., the fourth day Tho registrar shall announce the election in the columns of the Daily Nebraskan ten days prior to tho day of election. The purpose of the new system is the elimination of "graft" and unde sirable political methods from class elections Tho plan as agreed upon by the Sen ate is essentially the same as original ly drawn up by the class committees and the registrar The committees wore as follows. Senior class (' L Clark, J Powers, It E Haldorson Juniors Jerome Forbes (ox-otllcio), 10 I Synder, J. A. Hodman, I) I) McHrion SophomoreB ('has II Epperson, H V Hobs, John Cutright Freshmen C P Harley English Writes of English. In the current issue of "Tho Publfc," a Chicago weekly magazine of social reform, la an article on the "English Tory Attitude," from tho pen or Hor ace B. English, ex-'13, but now at Ox ford, England. CGRNHUSKERS EASILY DEFEAT AMES ON TRACK RACELY IS STAR OF MEET, TAK ING TWO FIRSTS. ANDERSIN RUNS A GREAT RACE Mile and One Mile Relay are Stellar Features of Afternoon At tendance is Very Low. Nebraska won its (Irst track meet of the season Saturday afternoon from Ames by tho score of ('! to 4r The meet was slow, owing to Uio heavy track and the rather chilly day Ne braska simply swept the boards in the races, while Ames secured nearly two thirds of the pointB in the field events Ames took both places In the two weight events, Nebraska in the two 220jard runs, the dash and the hurdles Two races gave most of the after noon sensations As anticipated, they weie the mile run and the mile relay Anderson made the only good time of the afternoon. Ins 1 US 2 f under the conditions of the race being nearly equal to the alley record Kacely, by virtue of taking two firsts and by his splendid work m the rela, is entitled to the star's portion of the credit in the meet Tlie surprise of the meet was the failure of McGowan to place m the half mile "Meany" holds the valle record in this event, but he was un placed in the slow time of 2 08 A bad leg hampered him to some extent Hecker, who took llrst for Nebraska, put up a very creditable race. The attendance was very poor The events showed that Nebraska was Btrong in the races, weak in the weights, but fair in the jumps al though Cromwell, with practice, mav develop into a good man and fairly stiong in the pole vault The Results. KM) yard dash First, Racely (N), second, Keeney (A) Time, 10 2 ." seconds. 1 mile run First, Anderson (N), second, Faniuhar (A) Timo, f mln ules 28 2 7 seconds 120 yard hurdle First Russel (N), second, Hyer (A) Time, 10 ; .". sec onds tlOjard dash First, Heaver (N); second, Wessel (A) Time, ." 1 .'!." sec onds. 220 yard hurdle First, Harney (N); second, Wessel, (A) Time, 2'J 2-f sec onds 8880-yard run First, Hecker (N); second, Manning (A) Time, 2 mm utes, 8 seconds 220-yard dash First, Racely (N); second, Christmas (N) Time, 23 1-fi seconds. 1 mile relay First, Nebraska; sec ond, Ames (Nebraska team Racely, Hiannon, Anderson, Heaver; Ames I .and, Wessel, Nordstrum, Crawford ) Time, 3 minutes, 11 seconds 2 milo run First, Hates (N); sec ond Clarkson (A). Time, 10 minutes, 28 1 ,r seconds One half mile relay Nebraska wins on forfeit, Ames entering no team. Hole vault First, Sloss (A); sec ond. Reavis (N). Height, 11 feet, 3 Inches Discus throw First, Vincent (A); Becond, Hoper (A). Distance, 111 feet, ! inches. High jump First, IlaBtings (NO; second, Coray (A) and Crawford (A), tied HoigUt, 5 feet, 8 inches. Shot put First, Hoper (A); second, (Continued on page 2.) BOOSTING THE BARBECUE COMMITTEE IN CHARGE WORKING TO AROUSE ENTHUSIASM IN EVENT In order to arouse enthusiasm In the forthcoming Held day and barbe cue of the Ijiw college the committee in charge Is sending out the following letter to alumni and students "The second annual Held day and big barbecue of the College of law will be held at Capital Reach on Wednes day, May 3 This is the day on which the students, faculty and alumni get together and meet the judges of the courts "in the open" and spend the day in feasting, relaxation and sport Every former student of the College of Liw ought to be present on this oc casion Special caiB will leave the I'nlversity campus at il o'clock in tlie forenoon, and later cars will be run from the corner of Ninth and O streets after the arrival of all the morning trains. The price of tickets is sixty cents ' Please notify V C Hascall, Station A, Lincoln as early as possible of your intention to be present, and COME "Committee- Dean W O Hastings, I'rof Edwin Maxey, I'rof 10 H Con ant, Prof John J Udwith, V C Has call. '12; R I) Havvley, '12, A C Schmidt. '12; J A I-ivvler "13, E S Schiefelbem. '13, H P. Slade, '13; W I. Hates, 'II; C E Reed. '11, O H Williams, M 1 " HOLD JOINT MEETING UNION AND PALLADIAN SOCIETIES RENDER PROGRAM TOGETHER AT UNION HALL. The Palladian and Union literary societies held a joint meeting last Fri day evening About one hundred and twenty live were in attendance The program was held in Union hall It consisted of three numbers given by each society and a quartet which was made up of two Palladians and two Unions Mixed quartet . . . . Mr Wiebe, Miss Moore, Miss Lchmur. Mr Frost Cornet solo Iewis Pierce Vocal solo Lloyd Hall Reading Miss Myra Jones Vocal solo Harold Slater Piano solo Miss Gladys Wiel Male Quartet Messrs Guidinger, Grant, Hall and Colbeit After tho program the meeting ad journed to the Palladian hall for the social hour A spirit of cheer and good will prevailed showing the friend ly attitude of tho two societies toward each other. FRESHMEN PERFORM WELL. Four Track Men Roll up. Total of 23 Points at Omaha. University freshmen with three firsts, one second and a victory by de fault, won second place in the meet held under the auspices of the Omaha Y. M. C. A , Saturday night. Tho four frcBluiUMi entered rolled up a total of 23 points Reese was the par ticular star of the meot, taking the 40 yard dash and the shot-put. Wiley won tho high jump Morrison took second in tho 40-yard dash. Omaha high, having three times tho number of men entered of any other contestant, won the meet with 36 points. 'CLOSING WEEKS FAIRLY CRAMMED WITH EVENTS PARTIES, PLAYS AND CONCERTS GALORE ARE SCHEDULED. THE CiEDS ARE GETTING DATED UP Some of Them Discovering They Havo No Available Evenings Left Until After Commencement. "iBii't it awful, Mabel9 I discovered last night that I had a date for every Friday and Saturday evening for tho last live weeks of school and almost every night full, too. I never knew a time when bo much was going on." Probably not more than two hundred of the co eds In tho unlvorslty aro making this or similar romarks and well they may, for the closing weeks of school aro fairly crammed with bo clal affairs of almoBt every charactor and tho girl who Isn't dated up for a half dozen or so eventB In advanco may well feel slighted Opera Comes First. Heglnning with the opera, "Tho Diplomat," played at the Oliver next Friday evening by the Kosmet club, events come thick and fast to tho last day of school Phi Heta Kappa initia tion will be held Saturday, May 4. Friday, May 10 will occur tho Junior hop, which promises to be ono of tho best dances of the year On May 11, the night following, the annual recep tion given by the chancellor to tho senior class Is scheduled. Tuosday, tho 1 1th, the soldier boys will go to Croto, to return homo Saturday, tho 18th. Friday, the 17(li, is High School Foto day upon which occasion a largo num ber of visitors will bo in Lincoln. Sat urday isthe date of tho annual collogo field meet and Saturday evening at least seven fraternities aro planning to give parties to their viBitlng high school friends. May 21, tho following Friday, tho University Gleo Club will give Its an nual home concert at tho Oliver theater ThiB is always ono of tho big social events of the Bchool year and will complete the club's work for this year. The Final Dance. Wednesday, May 29 is a date which will bo remembered many moons by the student body, for on that oventful night occutb the sophomoro hop at Capital Reach Plenty of moonlight 1b asBiired by tho almanac and tho com mittee promises the most enjoyable class danco of tho year. This will bo tho last dance of the school year. The annual senior play will bo given , June 8, the last ofllcial day of school. j The cast is hard at work now and a I very creditable production Is prom- iseu. i no weeK or juiio y IB com mencement week, which will bo filled with events centering about tho out going class and culminating in the for-ty-first,nnual commencement Thurs day, June 13. Two Yet Unscheduled. Resides all these affairs scheduled for definite dates, a number of par ties and other events remain to bo def initely dated. The Pan-Hellenic danco aB well as tho Pan-Hellenic banquet will bo arranged for Bomo near future timo and a military hop Is yet to bo announced for any specific date. As all these events named aro of a gener al Unlvorslty character; together with tho many private parties the students will havo quite an exciting social career from now to tho end of tho year.