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Qbe 2)ail IFlebraekan x Vol. XII. No. 85 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, FEB. 11, 1913 Price 5 Cents fr. SHOW OF BIG FIGHT MANY SOPHOMORE8 ANNOUNCE THEMSELVES A8 CANDIDATES FOR CORNHUSKER POSI TIONS. TWO OUT FOR MANAGING EDITOR Walter F. Goodman and Leon Samuel son Compete While D. D. Mar i cellus, J. C. Beard and Russel Swift Want Business End. For managing editor of the Corn husker two men have announced themselves. Walter F. Goodman la a graduate of Lincoln High School, la a member of the Forest Club, took ac tive part In class politics last year, and has been a member of the Dally Nebraskan staff for the past year. Leon W. Samuelson, a Franklin Academy graduate, 1911, of Hlldreth, Neb., Is the other candidate. He was editor of the Franklin paper for sev--eral terms, and handled Bports for the Daily Nebraskan last semester. He is a member of Buahnoll Guild and Sigma Nu fraternities. He is a fresh man in the College of Law. Three candidates for the position of business manager of the Cornhusker are out. Donald D. Marcellus, Lincoln, a graduate of Crete High School, is secretary of the State Farm Y. M. C. A., treasurer of the Dramatic club, and took a prominent part in the Ivy Day play last spring. Ho was speaking member of his class debating team both last year and this. He Is a non fraternity man. Russell F. Swift comes from Har lan, Iowa, was chairman of the Sopho more hop this year and is treasurer of the Sophomore class. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. John C. Beard is the third candi date, is a Lincoln man and alternate both last year and this on the class debating team. LAST RUSH WEEK FOR (GREEKS Today Starts the Fun for the Second Semester Freshmen. This evening at 6 o'clock fraternity rushing for the second will commence officially. A large number of enter ing students have already attracted the attention of the Greeks and the present season promises to be but little less strenuous than that at the banning of the year. The rush week that starts tonight will bo the last rushing season of but one week's duration, the semester pleading tak ing effect at the beginning of next year. The Household Arts club will meet with Margaret Long and Matie Hall, Tuesday evening, February 11, at Ger trude Hall. The program will include a short talk by Mr. A. A. Redforn, tho state chemist. All members are re quested to be present. Opinions Differ- What is the "Rag" The "Daily Nebraskan" is Pictured as Seen by Disgusted Sub scribers Style Seems Strangely Familiar At last the mystery Is on open story. No longer need those in charge of the Dally Nebraskan remain In doubt as to their policy. They are ownod body, soul and typewriter by those known as tho august faculty. They dare not open their mouths but to utter praise and glory for those persons. At least that Is what "a dis gusted subscriber" stands authority for the following letter received by the editor-in-chief yesterday. Al though the writer was scrupulous enough to withhold his name, his statements are published herewith. LINCOLN, Neb., Febr , 8, 1913. Editor Dally Nebraskan: With tho recent change of administration in tho "Rag" editorial oillce, many readers of the paper, including its comparative ly small number of cash subscribers, entertained hopes of a satisfactory change of policy from the student point of view. But those hopes were decidedly weakened by a "warning" against the Common Rumor, printed in tho Rag editorial column TlTurs day, February sixth. Every student of the University of Nebraska knows If he knows any thing outside of books that nothing appears in the Rag unless the editor believes it would be approved by the chancellor, the board of regents, tho university senate, the student publica tion board, and the faculty in general. As a result, no unapproved ideas of IN DESPAIR, FRENZIED STU DENTS ABANDON "RAG" DANCE Private Appeal to Fraternities and Sororities Finally Succeeds in Cooling the "Fusser's" Ardor. The regime of the "fad" dances is at an end. Such Is the opinion of all who pretend to read the signs of the times. Witness the Annual Military ball, where in almost every instance the old fashioned dances were strict ly adhered to. When one or two dar ing spirits attempted the Boston they were politely requested to stop. Stu dent councils at Wisconsin and Min nesota have frowned on tho "raggy" dances, and In many of the Valley schools definite action has been taken to abolish them completely. The eastern schools have been pro vincially slow in handling tho mat ter, but even Harvard and Yale are (Continued on Page 3.) mere students ever gain favor in tho "mirror of student life." No opin ions and IdeaB of students, not in ac cord with those of tho censors, ever gain expression in the "college paper" except perchance in thft "Forum," with faculty-suggested editorials printed in an adjoining column and penned as tho "concensus of student opinion." Furthermore, no opinions or Ideas of students, not approved by the chancellor will be fostered or en couraged by the present editor of the Rag, no matter how prevalent or rea sonable they may be. The position the editor holds as a paid assistant in the university's rhetoric depart ment will much more effectively cen sor the sheet's policy than chancol lorial ultimatums or faculty commit tee invlatlons to resign the editorial chair. It Is to be regretted that Nebraska has no uncensored organ of real stu dent thought. The writer does not de sire scraps between faculty and stu dent body, nor does he condone a spirit of faculty antogonism by stu dents. But ho is one of Nebraska's many students who have felt muzzled and oppressed by tho lack of a free publication of uncensored student opinion, and who have welcomed tho Common Rumor as a paper without a muzzle, and now support It for lack of a real student publication In the University. GET READY FOR TAG DAY; COMING NEXT THURSDAY Fifty University Boosters Unite to Increase Subscriptions of Daily Nebraskan. The biggest canvass for subscrip tions ever made In the history of the Rag will be made next Thursday. Out shining the effortB or hibt year and all previous, tho forty or fifty Rag "BOOSTERS" won't stop until tho number of subscribers is far beyond tho thousand mark. The leaders for this big event will bo chosen at once by The Student Publication Board. Students known to bo ready, will ing, and able to servo are subject to draft. Volunteers are received with welcome. Tho official Boosters for the big canvass will meet in tho Tem ple tonight to formulate plans for Thursday's great and meritorious cruBade. Watch for the date Thurs day, February 13 and help ub to make the Nebraskan help you. DEBATERS ARE (SEFECTED STRONG COMPETITOR FOR PLACES ON INTER-CLA88 DEBATES SOPHOMORE TEAM UNCHANGED All Four Classes Retain Many of Past Representaatives. But Four Aspire In 8enior Class. The membors of tho Fifth Annual Intor-class Detating teams were held last Saturday forenoon, consisting of threo mon and ono altornate, woro selected. Quito a few aspirants turned out to contend for positions on tho dlfforont teamB, with tho froBhmon loading as to tho number. Tho ques tion discussed was, "Resolved: That all American coaBt-wlso vessels should bo allowed to pasB through tho Panama canal toll free." In tho Freshman class oloven mon woro cut Tor position on tho team. Of these the following woro given places. A. W. Ackerman, Lincoln; H I). Oppenhelmer, St. Joseph, Mo.; H J. Schwab, McCook, and A. R. Hln man (alternate), Blue Spring. Tho judges were P. M. Buck, Jr.. C. L. Radcliffe. and C. L. Rein. The men selected to represent tho Sophomore class are, S. M. Bryan, Lincoln; H. G. Hewitt, Brewster; D. D. Marcellus, Lincoln, and J. C. Board (alternate), Lincoln. Tho Judges were G. M. Foster, G. Jones and C. A. Sorenson. Those chosen to represent tho Junior class are, Hugh Agor, Omaha; H. M. DIers, MadiBon; D. P. Qris wold, Gordon, and R. B. Dawson (al ternate), Lincoln. Tho Judges were Prof. H. W. Caldwell, B. C. Marcellus, and G. O. Virtue. I nthe Senior class only four men turned out and theso were put on the team. These were L. A. Boch ters, Pierce; Homer Kyle, Lincoln; E. L. Stancliffe, Lincoln, and C. S. Rad cliffe (alternate), Sidney. The debates will be held at convo cation 10 o'clock, the Freshman-Sophomore and tho Junior-Senior contests being held on Wednesday, February lit. and the championship debate on Thursday, March 13. Sophomore football team have their pictures taken at Townsend's at 11 this morning. All men wear Macki naws. There will be a meeting of tho Cornhuskor staff at 7:30 today in the Cornhusker o co. Tho inter-class debates, coming a few weeks hence, will have two ad vantages over tho intercollegiate de bate. In tho firrst place, interest in tho inter-class debates ismore local. And secondly, In tho intor-class con tests more students aregiven practice in debate. Oood debaters make the intercollegiate teams. Novices com pete for tho class teams. In debate, we need less talent than practice. i M -4