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Mass Meeting of Old Grads and Loyal Ncbrnskans on Thursday Week. Pining the next two weeks some .i mtei estini; and instructive lec tines will he gien at (Oinocatloll. I m ii ii i ii ;- lie -day with President M.i'li ul the- P.h ilic Theological Sem mill I I l i 1 'HI e w ill lia e to do n 'i , .. ,ii imi il ondil ions in the 1 nil- d '-I, lies ( Ml VlTe lollow I11H 'I hill s ,1 , pi 1,1. -..I I.ec ill deltv er an ad ,! , , mi I In- I. lei 11,1 ol I'.lll IpHK's, I I . i ,1 111'; th '. .IS lol the ('' e. li )la s I , h, - I i' , il hs tin f ohm ll Playcis (111. I' I Ik ii i n .i ' ni nl in Lincoln (in ' in i!, idllnw nr; Piolessor Lee's .uIiIm -s i!" Cohnin Pl.ieis will give a I ilk on the diaiu.i. ncoiding to a ens loin lln establish) d when hei e 111 Lincoln on then Inst lour Then lol lown the in, is uumting tin Thursday, a lime caid to every ( 'ol nluisker, the homecoming I line of the old grads, home coining tune ol the old grads. L, V. II. OUR STAND ON POLITICS. Koi the past week Oiii hustling busi ness nian.i'-iei h.is been nretty busy ;;ctllii" ad ei I isenients fni the ari ous i.-indidates foi ollice, and as a re Milt 'he i oluiuns ol the N'ebiaskan hae to a (eitain extent lepresented a polil k al hillho.u d 1 1ll t while the business end of the p.ip. i ha- hern indulging in this lucia tle in ( upation the editoiial depart ment has maintained a discieet silence to the mortification, peihaps, of some pel sons who would hae prefened that we declare oursehes one way or the other As to our attitude on the question of politics, and especially state politics, we can simply say that we do have. views on the subject, but do not feel it to be within the province of good pol Icy to express them The pnper is In all essentials the mouthpiece of the student body, and the latter js a sub stantially non pnitisan oiganizntion II is reasonable to suppose, therefoie, that If the paper was to take any stand politically it would have to run the gauntlet of ciiticism from those sub scrlbers that did not agree with us Ho Jf the function of the paper was not other than it is we would come out in the open on the (iiestion of candidal! t. regardless of consc(iicn es If we said anything about anbod we would have to cater to them all, and rathei than do this we picfer to say nothing To adopt the fornici course would be but to straddle, and we do not feel that the students would particularly eudoise that kind of a program. The field is full of good and bad can didates The University's interests will he piotected within the tanks of one party as well as within the tanks of the other It has grown under a variety of administrations, and as fai as we can determine the institution is not an issue over which the aiious parties divide. If the University is to receive gifts from the Legislature It will not be on the ground of political expediency. It do.es not represent an agency in the political fabric of the state It is not a lodging place foi olllceholdeis. and to all intents and purposes is independent of an politi cal party or faction Kor this rea-oii the wisest policy for those lilt ei ested , in the welfare ot the institution to lol low is one of foiebearance and not agitation liy assuming an altitude ol silence on paitisan questions, and b refusing to dwell on the pel sonalit of (he candidates, they will best reflect the attitude of the University towaid the political situation and in the end protect It from the injury of adveise criticism. &lOj)KS9Xai!B. DR. H. J. LEHNHOFF U OF N 97 CONSULTATION 506 LITTLE BUILDING. 11TH AND O I GEl IT AT iJliGr THE DAYLIGHT STORE V"M. H M W.i.iH!J mijiiu. - rf Pt ! ft HiMWlQMWZVm BU UDD'S ADS ARE WORN MORE OFTEN THAN READ I For every Budd Shoe or Budd Hat purchased is a walking advertisement of Budd Values . . Ladies' Sample Shoe Man & $2.50 Hatter. 1 4 1 5 0 St . LAW HOP COMMITTEE NAMED. Allison Makes Appointments of Men to Manage Dance. Ned Allison, who was recently elect ed president of the freshman laws, has started the ball rolling for that organ izatlon by appointing a committee loi the hop The date of this dance has been scheduled lor Saturday, .!amiar Uf, 11111! The committee in charge is as follows 1'! H ('aise, chaiimau Illume liall.ih. ni.istii o ci i eiuonies , M (' Kohl bough, Ralph Scoulle, .1 S Myrnes. M V EXCURSION TO WEEPING WATER Geology Class Leaves Nov. 2 for Weep ing Water Trip. Mr Shranim's field geolog class will leae No ember - tor Weeping Water They will stud the lopogra pliy ot tlie surrounding country and Endorsed by the Progressives collect some of the fossils abounding Kred ltei kiuan is a Cum in b in n.iu ro.ri,,,. i birth In the year 1S71 he selthd in :eorasKa i' armed ior in yeais in Seward county In ISM he mo ed to Lincoln and engaged in i i i i-.iim.iI meiihan.dise business, uniil the ,u I IK',12. when he was elected county coin missioner of Lancaster County Mr lieckman will make an ideal ('oininisisoner ol Public Lands and Puddings In the pinuary election he I c lined eeiy waid in the city of Lin Uolii and all but .! piecmcls in the ounty He had a plurality ol l.L'L'n Miles oe his highest opponent This is i ll i in 1 a yooil -bowing, as Iheie were six candidates loi that ollice Mr Ihikman also ariei eii adjoining t'HilltN, S.iundeis Cass, Otoe (i.lge, i.iliiK and Sewaid Where he is beet known he is best liked. FRED BECKMAN Republican Candidate for Commis sioner of Public Lands and Buildings J. H. MOCKETT, Jr Candidate for re-election to the Legislature. He has always been a staunch friend of the University, as his record will show. '