w ava&a&S T II 10 DAI L Y N 10 H K A S K A N I 2ft I 7VT rv U i tt it 1 shaking the Htnblllty of such argu i3Utiy XNVUl uBKuU',u,iH by sliowlng that the old sys- " tern is equally efficacious in produc- TIIK UNIVliHSITY Ol' NKHItASKA. ' P H,1(,h conditions that the frater Minoln I nities arc a very active factor In stl miilating scholastic activity among their neophytes lor the sake of the f .mi I ., r ii 1 1 v llui.lr' - (linl tlwi ncrritlum III Managing Kditor Kenneth M. Snyder ,,'.',, ,, , Associate Kditor John L Cutright ""'l by tne short rushing season is Associate Kditor ('. Nell Drown soon limlnted hy the well known mi "Associate Kditor Kllzabeth MaBon peasant realities that characterize (' j HK1N Kditor In-Chief Literary Kditor. Chandler Trim hie the tli st Near ol fraternity life that business Manager .' C Buchanan the leng lushing season gives the Assistant Manager I. L. Drlscoll rHh((1 ., ol,K,M- u,m. j which to dote SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2 PER YEAR limm )1h ()wn ,prtH,iC,. and to make Payable In Advance his c uiggerated self respect become OingiC OpiCH, a VCllin iv-n. TKLKI'HONKH n iooo Ml.rl. f Plinno Tl-4204 -u-iooo. nib'"' "u"v " moie deep-rooted -that the fraternl ties will no more seek the studious, iuv.u ii i"". "0 .. I.....1 I,.,.. II,.. .iff. ,1,1,, !,,., u.. .,( mill Kditor n 1518 Manager izr '...-, "" " . i" " , -- " . ,, well appealing men under the new Entered at the postotnee at Lincoln, ... . ,. . , .. , ,. Nebraska, as second class mall matter, syHle-, than under the old- that the undor the Act of Congress of March 3, treshnuin will be no more anxious to 1879. THURSDAY, MARCH (. 1JUH SEMESTER PLEDGING. The first trial cr semester pledging as a matter of experience at Nebraska came to a close with the recent de layed pledging among tin- local soror Hies. Since that time it has been a matter of wondering speculation In the Hellenic world as to whether the projectors ol the new s.vstem are et so satisfied not onl with the thcor.v but with what the have seen of Un practical denunciation ol the system that they Intend to impose it lurtln-i upon the sororities. ; was done this ear, and to institute it among th" fraternities, as planned m -.i.ii' with the beginning of next i ,u Whatever may hae hoi n the sinU inent of the Creeks previous to tin trial ol seinestt r pledging last seines ter, It is no exaggeration to say that pass I is required hours to be pledged than he is under the present system to h initiated and that, all things considered, a long period before pledg will pioduce no more benefits to either partv than the old s.vstem -with a disiegard of such tacts, the fiatei allies oppose semester pledging on oilier grc uiids that it will be small impro-, eiiient, if any at all, oer en UaiHi pledging l-'ra einities oppose the pioposed sslein bec.illse tile bllldells and (lilll (iiltii imposed upon the fiatei nitic s both in their individual and coipo i. lie .ap. nines an- of such magnitu miK us import.ini e as c-ninpaied with tin I'ght lilt llliate beiielit-, rec el ed as io wariant .in nieasui's that mav be tal n to cn aile t hem It cannot be disputed t h.tt ;t i - ni lialeillllN expense will Ik llKHilsnl nuinilc Id b reason ol the constant financial diain, imposed i the de mand for ( xtended and elaboiate en that at the nresent time almost the en SOroritV 'eliainmeui ol uie i mice ;uiu simiu lated by the keen competition that is factor in rushing The and tire active fraternity population is absolutely and posit h eh ..innu.wl In uumtiulur llll'dl'lm' !1K It I'V il HCCCSSarN ists under the present rules and that individual Greek, likewise, will be mi a very largo majority of them are dor constant obligations to spend time i r I .. ..1,1 .... I .. 1 .,.,(.,..(., In , similarly opposed to any system that 1"11 " ,l" "" -n.i.w..-- inent and aid to tlie new men. lime requires a moro extended rushing sea son than has been customary in pre vious years. That the sororities are sincere In their opposition to the m-w plan, both in its theory and practict will not only be necessary in the actual rushing, but constant specula tion as to the prospects on either side, the extra work required for the is apparent from the disgusted tones loil '".slung season, the more pre and emphatically antagonistic lan guage' with which the average sototitv tenticus pieparation for competitive rushing events and the constant Nvorry ....,i ;.. ii.i .,..,,,.,.,.., ..n ,. oiii.iwl girl will express her disapproval of """" '"" '"-'""' ruMimg win ne no lnsignincaiH iac lor in bringing down the scholarship last semester's melee Such individual expression took collective torm in the withdrawal ol one soroiitv, and the threatened withdrawal ol several others fiom the inter soi only conn ell as a result ol the unbearable on ditions pioduced bv the new s.vstem That the fraternities aie equallv antagonistic is evident lioih the tact that a more or less extended and in tense inside discussion has expressed ,,lni ,lu'ir mention to scholastic de mands thereafter; under the new sys tem, the latter will become for a itself in a premature rumored inten tion of several fraternities to evade the in w riucs hy retiring from the Inter-fraternity council. That the fra ternities do not want the new system and intend to do all possible to dls-r courage its Institution in the present form, any casual discussion with a Creek will disclose. , We serve the purest and best HOT and COLD Re FRESHMENTS in the city Huyler's Chocolates $1.00 Fountain Pens $1.00 Safety Razors Student's 3-Course Lunch, 25c t standards 01 active mernbe-H and mak mg the lirst semester of each year a tune for the devotion to fraternity demands lather than to study re il.ll einents Underthe present systems, a week or two at the beginning settles affairs foi the year and individuals may great many a minor issue to be sacri ficed lor a semester to fraternal am bit Ions Such a picture, it may be said, is an exaggeration; the fraternities and rushees will simply go on as usual in their quiet manner, each, with the Thm onm,li;ir iwi,in. ,.,., . exception of mutual inspection and limited extent, fulfill the purposes ln.' occasional entertainments, letting the tended by its advocates cannot be do-' other u,onc- Hut they w n ' l ! An ' nled. The supporters of the plan con! insight into the Pre8et convictions tend that by keeping the freshman ' of Maternities will disclose the fact disentangled from fraternity interests! lhat no 'eternity is going to take during his first semester, ho will notltho cllu,lc of "loosing out," so to speak, for tho sake of playing fair. It I is safe to say that oven at so early i a time as tho present few fraternities' have a sincere intention of keeping! be idolized and lauded into such egotistical beliefs as the short rush ing oeason inspire and will led to devote his time moro thoroughly to scholastic pursuits. Refraining from (Continued on Page 4.) W wrwTiT-w-i'irncMr flM Fiji We Have Inaugurated A Campaign which will place the Peerless Suits of the Clothing World on the backs of the men of Lincoln Hart Schaffner & Marx and Hirsh Wickwire. If you have ever worn one ot these suits you will admit that for style, finish and wear it was the Peerless. 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