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THE DAILY NEBRA8KAN ;vnntnRP. Wlillo a man's fraternity Ir fa -jf not vital, it will determlno a good jt JUNIOR-8BNIOR GAME. many of his associations, and ho should - be very sure that the organization he fr Junior-senior football name -fr JoIdh 1h composed of men he llkefl and IIiIh morning at In o'clock respects That Ih the real tent - the -fc Class ('hamploi)Hblp name will nocial prestige of a fraternity should He held on Tuesday at 4 o'clock, -fc not influence a freshman too much, because that way lies snobbery Yet STATUS OF FRESHMAM AT WISCONSIN By Berton Braley, '05 A freshman at Wisconsin, like a I' '" 'net that the best fraternity. , socially, Is composed of the best men best In a general way ' There are senior and Junior societies at Wisconsin; but none that is of j much Importance except Iron Cross, a society that elects men on achieve ment and achievement only, which Is in no way a social organization, though always Individually one of the most freshman anywhere else, is not of any powerful forces in the university To Importance. That Is the first lesson ,;,(,. Iron Cross Is worth while, he has to learn, and when the boy mit t)u. u.,y for ,M,, coshmnn to make comes from a small high school where , is ,(, f()W.t j,bout it and work Tor' he has probably been the "main tll(, ,mVersi(y lie needn't order his squeeze" in his class, it is a hard les- ir,. j,niig any particular lines, he son. Once that fact is digested, (lie n,.,.,i Indeed he mustn't be a snob. freHhman will have small difllculty In MO needn't join any particular rial or assimilating others, such as the wis- tl;m Wilh any patticu'ar crowd, to clotn or conformity to student rules m,u, mn Cross Such actions won't ror his conduct, the folly of taking 1(.() ,im a particle (tut service hard . himself too seriously, and the danger u-ork lor the university in any dlrec of too acute an Interest in class or ton js most likely to bring him the general university politics. To be con- bonor in due time. splcuous In the first jear for any of To sum up. a freshman at Wisconsin IIichc tlilnns is to be "iueered" Tor should be modest, willing, tractable the rest of a college career, for the but not meek ompaniouable anil en-, fellow who tries to be important or a ernetic If he has to work his way. lie' leader, when he is a freshman, gets should do it without any great assump his bead hit every time he sticks it up tion of virtue, and whatever his situa in after years tion he should be democratic lie And that is unite as it should be, should not toady, and he should not because college Is a new game to the antagonize, but conduct himself as freshman, and he should wait and befits a beginner in a great institution learn something about it before he where, in spite of some tendencies ' plays It, and certainly before he tries ; otherwise, the ablest, keenest, and fin est fellows hold the largest measure to reform the rules. Hut that doesn't mean that he slioul not get Into the activities In whicli In has a place. If he can write a little or thinks he can, the college nuig.i zlnea give him the opportunity to con tribute; If be has talent for drawing o a whimsical bent in prose or verse "The Sphinx," Wisconsin's huniorom biweekly, offers him a chance, if In can sing or play, there are organiza tions that will try him out. and it , he has athletic leanings, there are freshman teams for which he can com pete. "The Dally Cardinal." the mil verslty newspaper, will give hi ma chance to make good as a reporter In any or all of these activities, the freshman should bear himself unas smilingly and cheerfulh He should work bard and unseltislilv . takiiu whatever comes his way manfulh. but never "starting anything" Maiked independence or Individuality n a freshman is neither desired nor (oh i a ted. Hut the freshman needn't toad lie won't get anywhere by that, any more than he will by antagonism A de cent respect for his college, for him self, and for the older fellows who are "doing things" in the university, is all that is required of him. Having conformed to those standards, he will find It easy to make friends among his fellows. And in this he should exer cise great care. Which means that he should get to know everybody he can, but make his intimates among the men who potentially or actually amount to something. An upper class friend is a valuable asset to a fresh man a man who will be comrade, philosopher and guide. The first year is the time for the freshman to study the fraternity sys tem at WlBConBln; so that, if later he is aekod to join a "frat," ho can do it intelligently and to his own best ad- of power and popularity. i J& NON- A j BALKABLE SELF-POINTING A Hammcrless Gun with Solid Frame. Easiest operating and smooth est action. THE STEVENS Repeating Shotgun kl ? 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She was for some time a star in comic opera and has won an enviable reputation in thiB Hold as well as vaudeville. Aside from her decided gift for joinedy she bus an excellent voice. N. Miss Cameron has just returned from a romarkable tour of England remarkable in that she. pleased all audiences. This npeaks highly for her adaptability, as the difference In the entertainment wanted Is- marked in halls of lOuglund. Miss Cameron has the knack of "feeling out" an audience and the versatility to give just what they want. Her hit in London was one of the most emphatic ever recorded by an American actress there. OUir jfljfcrrtjantfl lmmibn TOuulb Ultr yuur THurlt. "TRY THEM" 24U &. 1 ) V. Vtnraln. Nrb. VfRIHTIHOJ 1 if. V V lUIKOLH-nUR.' WE WILL DIE STAMPING FOR YOU GIVE US A CHANCE 128 N. 14th See our Sample
