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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1914.
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STUDEKT COUNCIL
JOINT MEETING OF INNOCENT8,
BLACK MA8QUE8 AND
GIRLS' BOARD.
COMMITTEE SUBMIT REPORT
Somewhat Handicapped from Lack of
Knowledge on 8ubject Printed
Informations to Be Furnished
Members of Joint Body.
The Btudent Council committee sub
mitted their report at the Joint meet
ing of the Innocents, Black Masques,
andGlrls Club board last evening.
The meeting was called to order TJy
Elizabeth Hyde, chairman of the
Council committee. L. T. Skinner was
-elected ponnanent chairman and -Miss
Hess Rogers was chosen secretary.
Bill Kavan road the report of the
special committee appointed by the
Joint meeting held some time ago.
The report of the committee appears
in full elsewhere in this issue, and
should be read by every Nebraskan.
The movement to organize a Stu
dent Council was started by the Girls'
Club, and they decided to hold a Joint
meeting of the bodies who are Inter
ested in student activities The argu
ments strayed, as to whether Nebras
ka should or should not have a Stu
dent Gouncn, whereas the main pur
pose of tho meotlng was to form a
plan by which tho question may be
submitted to the student body. After
much argument and many confessions
of ignorance in rogard to the question,
it was finally decided that each mem
ber of tho body should be supplied
with a printed copy of the information
gathered by the committee. After
studying tho conditions of other
schools which brought about a student
governing body, the members of the
joint body believed that they could
roadily decide whether conditions in
Nebraska call for such an organization
as a" Student Council. The meeting
then adjourned to meet again after
they had informed themselves with
tho details of the question
FRESHMEN SCORE A
VICTORYJVER SOPHS
Negative Side Successful on Woman
Suffrage Question Juniors
Win Over Seniors.
Last night, In University Hall, tho
Sophomore and Freshman classes met
open other in a close and hotly con
tested debate on the woman suffrage
question. The Sophomores maintained
tho affirmative side of the question
and wore represented by a team com
posed of Z. 8. Zimmerman, A. It. Hick
man and L. O. Chatt. On tho Fresh
man team, which tood for withhold
ing the ballot from tho women, wore
A. J. Covert, A. R. Swenson, and Ed
Klddoo. Tho decision of tho judges
Prof. J. J. Lodwith of tho College of
Law, Prof. A. D. Schrag of tho De
partment of German, and C. L. Rein
was unanimous for the negative, and
as a result of this verdict the Fresh
man class team will be designated to
meet the winning team of the Junior
Senior contest in a debate on the
same question at Convocation on Phi
Beta Kappa day.
Tho debato for tho SophomoreB was
opened by Mr. Zimmerman, who
pleaded vigorously for woman suffrage
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COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT ON
ADVISIBILITY OF STUDENT
Several Weeks Investigation and Re-search, Committee Give Advisory Report-Daily
Nebraskan Presents Situation. Every Loyal Nebraskan Should
Read the ReportAn Intelligent Decision Essential. Live Question.
Your committee begs to roport that
they sent out letters and qucBtionaires
to one hundred and six colleges of the
United States; that something over
eighty replies were received; that of
"These thtrtyBix t-ontained answers to
the specific questions asked, and that
in the thirty-six schools answering
some form of student government was
in force, and the remaining replies
wore from those in which no form of
student government was In force
Of tho thirty-six favorable replies
received, twenty-two have boon incor
porated in the outline which accom
panies this report of jour committee;
tho remaining fourteen were received
after the outline was made up and
will be presented at the joint meeting
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Girls' Club, hh provided by the orig-
inal motion at the formei joint ses
sion. Your comuiittee makes the follow
ing recommendations for a form of
student government at the University
of Nebraska, these recommendations
being the result of careful examina
tion of the material received and with
a view of securing tho most effective
system under conditions as they exist
at this institution.
I. Form.
A Student Association Member
ship, all students of tho University
regularly restored, except students
In tho Graduate, College, the Summer
Session, and the School of Agriculture
II. Governing Body.
A Council -Objects
(a) To provide an effective means
of communication botwees the under
graduate body and the University au
thorities (b) To maintain and interpret Ne
braska traditions and customs.
(c) To exercise a general super
vision over student activities, organi
zations, traditions, customs, publlca-
SMALLPOX SCARE
AMONG THE STUDENTS
City Y. M. C. A., the Home of Many
Students, Inspected by City
Health Officer.
A general scare has been aroused
among the students because of tho re
port of a-ease of smallpox In the City
Y. M. C. A. Duo to tho fact that
many students room In the Y. M.,
great precaution must be used by au
thorities to keep tho disease from
spreading among tho student body.
Lucian E. Wallace was sent to the
city post house yesterday morning
and every possible precaution has
been used since his removal. The
room was thoroughly fumigated by
City Health Officer Spoalman. Tho in
stitution will not bo held in quaran
tine, however, and any spread of the
disease will be blocked at once. Vac
cination of the roomers may be found
necessary.
tionB, athletics and conduct (as here
inafter limited).
(d) To crystallize and make effec
tive undergraduate opinion
Members
1 Tlmr ttienr -be not less than
twenty-one and not more than twonty
five student members of the Council
2. The number shall be distributed
among the men and women in propor
tion to the total number of each in
tho entire University. The represen
tation shall be further distributed
among the colleges in proportion to
the number registered in each as
nearly as can be determined by the
student council; provided, however,
that in estimating tho number, the
College of Arts and Sciences, the
Teac.hGrH- rolleeo. the Medical CoIIpeo
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of Law, the College of Engineering,
and the College of Agriculture each
separated The members shall be
further distributed equally between
the Senior and Junior classes, and in
case such division cannot bo exactly
made, the Senior class to have the
extra member. In addition to this
number, the president and vice-president
of the Sophomore class and the
president of the Freshman class
Upon this Lasis we recommend that
the representation for the first year
be as follows:
Men Women
Arts and Sciences (group) . (i
Engineering 2
Agriculture 2
Law 2
Sophomore (president and
vice-presldont) . ... 1
Freshman (president) .. . 1
9
1
Total 14
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For the purpose of providing for an
overlapping council, we recommend
that the first election be as follows-
At the first June, 1914, election
(members elected for the following
semester) ten (10) Juniors shall be
elected for the term of one semester;
ten (10) Seniors shall be elected for a
term of two (2) semesters (one year),
and in addition the lowest Senior man
and lowest'Senlor woman elected from
tho Arts and Sciences group shall hold
office for one semester (that is, twelve
Seniors are to be elected tho first elec
tion, ten of these hold for one year,
tho other two, being those receiving
tho lowest vote, hold only one semes
ter). At tho January election, ten (10)
Seniors hold over from the previous
semester, two (2) Seniors shall be
elected from the Arts and Sciences
group of colleges, one man and one
woman, and 'ten (10) Juniors shall be
elected for one year.
At the following June election ten
Seniors for one semeaterr two Seniors
Bhall bo elected for one semester from
(10) former Juniors hold over as
tho Arts and Sciences group of col
leges, and ten (10) Juniors shall be
elected for one year.
Thereafter the Student Council shall
arrange the elections so that some
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student members shall always hold
over from the previous semester.
Nominations Candidates shall be
nominated as follows File with the
Registrar as nt present at class elec
tions; or a nomination committee,
provldod by the Council
Elections Australian ballot, all
members of tho college or college
group shall vote for the representn
tlves of their respective colleges
(Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors,
kSenlors, all vote for the entire body
of candidates)
This committee suggests that It
might bo well to have a very limited
faculty representation, such repre
sentatives not to have a vote, but to
act in an advisory capacity and give
faculty views of matters before the
council.
III. Powers. '
Executive, legislative and Judicial
powers over student affairs.
Student members of the Publication
Board shall bo from the Council.
Student members of tho Athletic
Board and Music Committeo, add all
other committees having student
members, shall be Council members.
Acts of tho Council should be sub
ject to a veto by tho faculty acting
through thd Student Activities Com
mitteo, for instance. Such veto to bo
expressed within a certain definite
timo or not to have any effect. Acts
of Council to become effective and in
force unlosB such veto is given within
that time.
Tho Council's Judicial power to bo
over student conduct. This ta Include
flagrant cases of cheating, or cases of
individual Immorality or indiscretion
reflecting upon tho student body as a
whole and in no other cases. Men to
hear cases effecting men; women,
women; powor to subpoena witnesses
and compel attendance; punishment
to consist only In recommendations to
the Chancellor, such as suspension or
expulsion.
VARSITY RIFLE TEAM
MAKES GOOD SHOWING
Nebraska Wins Over Military Acad
emy at Shoot Yesterday
Another Contest.
The total score of tho Nebraska
Rifle Club was 42G, against a standing
score of 338 on the Blato for tho Ne
braska Military Academy. For tho
varsity, Anderson shot 81, Dresher 75,
Hans 91, Rutledge.88, and Taft 91.
Plnney of the Academy scored 74,
Jensen 62, Durhaf 71, Knotho 80 and
Gripp 61. The score of prono shoot-
lng on the part of the varsity men is:
Anderson 97, Dresher 96, Hans 98,
Rutledgo 97, and Taft 92. The scores
of the Academy team In prone shoot
ing has not been reported.
A return engagement Is planned to
be held at the Academy next Saturday
night
BASKETBALL MEET
OVER 8IXTY TEAM8 REGISTERED
FOR TOURNEY.
HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP
High School Basketball Stars Eager
for Annual Battle For Cham
pionship Belt The List of
Names Filed With Reed.
The High School Basketball Tourna
ment which will bo hold hero March
12, 13 and 14, promlsos to bo a rocord'
breaker Last year thoro woro forty
five entries and this season thoro aro
alroady over sixty, with many others
promised. Hardly a day passes with
out tho registration of so'mo new
tenm
From the size of the crowd which
will be present this yoar, Nebraska's
gymnasium will bo busy from morning
until night, determining tho victors
and the vanquished. Tho athletic de
partment Is making careful prepara
tions for tho largo number and tho
entire program is oxpected to pass off
smoothly.
Since Nebraska inaugurated tho
high school championship feature of
tho favored winter sport tho popu
larity of tho scheme has greatly in
creased and splendid results are being
obtained. Over three hundred of Ne
braska high school athletes will be
assembled In this moot. Tho effect of
this gathering has been to direct them
to the University of Nobraaka after
graduation.
Several high schools have entered
but havo not supplied Manager Guy
Reed with the names of their players
as yet. Among those aro: Geneva,
Beatrice, Falrbury, Lincoln, Holdrego,
Scotts Bluff, Sidney, Tomple High
School, York and Ohlowa.
Tho meet will bo held on March 12,
13 and 14 and appropriate prises will
bo awarded to the wlnnUg to&ms and
their members.
Tho preparation of tho schedule Is
proving a big task. It ls'oxpectod that
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MASTIN AND THOMPSON
OUTJF FOOTBALL
Many Obstacles Confront Coach
Stlehm 8prlng Training to
8tart 8oon.
ThoBad face on our coach yesterday
con only be nccounted for in one way
and that is tho fact that two of last
year's, best football men have 'stated
definitely that they will not bo -In
school next full to help Nebraska de
feat, her competitors. "Blng" Maatin
and "Boh" Thompson composed some
of tho vory"best material in last year's -eleven
nnd their loss puts Ccach "
Stlehm In a most embarrassing poul?
tion.
Some of the huskies on the sub
teams are still on tho list and they,
together with Abbott, Balls, Beck;
Cameron, Halllgan, Howard, 'and
Rutherford, the regulars of past bat
tles, help keep nip the spirits of the
student body. Purdy 1b gono; Towle
unfortunately can not flght for tho ,
ScaTlot and the Cream; Ross and El'
well leave school this spring, and yes'
terday Thompson and Mastln swell
the list by announcing' their inability
to flght for their Alma Mater.
Tho fact that much young material'
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