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The Daily Nebra
VOL. XIV. NO. 29.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2G, 1914.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
CUSSES III DOUBT
BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY IN
OLYMPIC CONTESTS.
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FLAG-POLE FIGHT UNCERTAIN
Pole Fell to Ground and Sophomore
Grabbed Colors Freshmen Out
number Sophomores Con
test Closely Fought.
The result of the annual Olympics
was a subject of dispute until some
time Saturday afternoon when the
committee announced that the fresh-J
men had won 42 to 39. The wrangle
originated in the flagpole fight. The
Sophomores defended a long pole, set
only a little way in the ground, upon
which the Sophomore colors hung.
Xviien the Freshmen had dug up the
pole and fiung it upon the ground, they
considered the fight theirs, and with
drew. But a Sophomore held to the
arew. out a cuuuuiuuic ucm iu iu-1
flag and both sides went home under
the impression that they had won
The contests were fast and closely
fought although the weather was rath
er cold and disagreeable. As usual
the Freshmen outnumbered the Sopho
mores about four to one but numbers
counted only in the flagpole fight. The
tug of war proved the Sophomores to
be better organized, for they worked
together to advantage in this event.
In the heavy-weight boxing. Austin,
the Freshman representative, although
outweighed some twenty pounds, dis
posed of his opponent in the last round
of a three-round bout. Ths pushball
contest, the best to be staged on the
Olympic program for several years,
proved a troublesome friend for both
sides. Fifty men were lined up on
ach side, and when they came to
geiher against the ball the rebound
was rather unexpected and hearty.
The. summary of events follows:
Heavy-weight boxing Austin. Fresh
man; Van Metr, Sophomore. Austin
won. Freshmen 7 points.
Light-wtight boxing Creedon.
Freshman; Hoadley, Sopohmore. Hoad
ley won. Sophomores 7 points.
PRESIDENT HARNEY
CAPTURED BY FROSH
Take the Sophomore Leader to Ccun-j.
try For Outing Report a Fine
, Time in the Suburbs.
Dec p:te the waitings issued by Dean
Engbtrg io the Soihonior:B the other
day regarding hazing, the freshmen
made some flight reparation for the
attempt ot tie Sophomores to grab
Freshmen and paint "17" upon their
faces with iodine, by kidnaping Bob
Harney, president of the Sophomore
class.
The getaway was made in an auto
mobile. Harney was seized while be
ir.g shared in a down town barber
shop. He was taken to a safe place
S 'in the country, given plenty to eat,
In-i4asf trt nttM at 1 A and entertained
Saturday morning while his class-
mates were desperately trying to up-
bold the honor of their class against
lha PrKhmon in the OlvmniCS. He
was brought back to Lincoln in time
see the football gams Saturday
to
Shuttle race Sophomores first, 7
points; Freshmen second, 5 points.
Pushball Freshmen won, 20 points.
Tug of war Sophomores won, 15
points.
Flag pole Freshmen 10, Sopho
mores 10,
Total Freshmen 42, Sophomores
39.
Dr. Condra, tlva originator of the
Olympics, is reported to V j very much
displeased with one ?vent of the con
test He believes that the pole fight
should not have "been substituted for
the. old free-for-all.
If there is any dissatisfaction he
favors the holding of the old fight to
determine the result of the Olympics.
THE ENGINEER'S FIRST
DANCE AHHE LINDELL
First Big Party of Season Great Suc
cess Seventy Couples Enjoy
the Party.
The first big party of the season,
the Engineer's Hop, which was held
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at the Lindell ball room Fnday n.gh
was a decided success and augurs well
for this year's social season. About
seventy couples attended the party.
The grand march was led by Hiss
Veva Young, Alpha O; Kirk Fowler.
Alpha Theta Chi; Katherine Kiefer,
Delta Gamma, and Ralph Wagner, Sil
ver Lynx. Professor and Mrs. O. J.
Ferguson acted as chaperones. The
music, which was excellent, was fur
isheil by Scott's orchestra. The deco
rations consisted entirely of palms and
flowers.
BLUE PRINT NOW
AJIG QUARTERLY
Engineer's Paper Now Ranks With the
Best First Edition Published
Thirteen Years Ago.
The "Bite Print," the publication of
the engineering society, has now been
raised to the level of the publications
of eastern colleges. Instead of two
iss i;es a year as has been the custom,
four issues will be published this year.
Volume one of the "Blue Print" was
published during the year of 1901-02.
The society continued its publication
tnnually until the year 1511-12. when
two numbers were issued. This year
the - Blue Print" staff has b-eenfavoree
with a new office in the "loft" of Uni
versity Hall through the courtesy of
Superintendent C. E. Chowina of
buildings and construction.
The staff, if aided and supported by.
meir.bers of the engineering college
will produce an engineering publica
tion that Nebraska can well be proud
of. The support of every engineer is
cneded to help make a big subscrip
tion list.
Engineers are requested to remem
ber these facts: The editor and his
staff will have their bands full in get
ting out each number, as will the busi
ness manager and his staff, so don't
"hand tnT when Cameron and his
subs tackle you for that "Blue Print
-.ll-o - cava thA management. That
dollar gives you four issues of the
"Blue Print," where formerly only
two issues were given. Last year the
ri Print" had 204 6u&scr;Ders.
LVitb. tbs bigger and better "Blue
Print" this year the list should be
HUG
PEP FEST
BEST RALLY PULLED OFF IN
YEARS AT NEBRASKA.
ALL SPEECHES BY LOCAL MEN
Shonka Makes Talk Faculty and
Captain Halligan Urge Students
to do Their
Best.
The rally scheduled for Friday
morning was held. Many football men
wire there and the platform was
graced by speakers of note. Director
t'ornell and his band proved useful
as welf as ornamental and with the
cheer leaders, occupied the remaining
seats of honor. Then the crowd. The
size of the crowd was limited only by
four walls and the ceiling, and every
available inch of space to each limit
was used.
But four walls and a ceiling did not
limit the noise and enthusiasm of the
occasion. When nearly two thousand
ixrsons with voices ranging from lusty
bassos to shrill sopranos strive loud
and long to outdo each other with no
thought of the consequences the re
sult is certain to be about as quiet
and peaceful as a prolonged thunder
storm or a broadside discharge from
all the guns in Uncle Sam's fleet. With
out fear of skepticism or contradic
tion it may be safVy said that this
was the biggest rally ever held for
the Scarlet and Cream.
After'the crowd had subsided some
what in the preliminary rounds of the
affair, several pieces were played by
the band and a number of cheers were
given. The speakers were then intro
duced and turned loose upon the ex
pectant and vociferously enthusiastic
mob.
Chancellor Avery talked first and
spoke of his impression of the north
ern team gained by his recent visit
at their home. The chancellor was
cheered repeatedjy and closed in a
burst of applause.
Ex-Captain Shonka was introduced
text and he cautioned the team to do
their best. Tha students he exhorted
to do their worst.
The captain of the team responded
to cheers and assured his audience of
a Nebraska victory. Howard, Cham
berlain. Balis and Gross then added
their opinions and assurances, each
drawing his share of the applause.
Doctor Maxey could not resist the
BOARD OF CONTROL
FORjTKE ENGINEERS
Plans for University Night and En
gineers' Night Meeting Held
Last Thursday.
The board of control of the En
gineering Society met Thursday and
appointed the following committees: .
University Night.
J. Oliver, chairman.
P. T. Babson.
L. A. Barnes.
T. O. Frank.
R. H. Finley.
Engineers' Night.
AI. Nelson, chairman.
L, L. Westling.
J. C. Fairbanks.
G. H. Allen.
temptation to blow the foam off his
exuberant spirits, and was also given
the glad hand by the students. Taken
all together the rally was the best ever
held in the history of the school and
will probably remain the largest for
many years to come.
Still Another College Modifies Class
Scrap,
Knox college has reduced its freshman-sophomore
scrap to an annual tug
of war between the rival cla-ses.
There are three tugs with ten men on
a side across a body of water. The
teams are light, middle and heavy
weight respectively. This form of
contest gives little opportunity for in
jury. Oberlin Review.
GIRLS SHOW BEST
SPIRIT IN YEARS
Attend Game Saturday in Force Root
ing of the Feminine Sex Very
Evident.
Never before have the girls been so
interested in football as this year, and
never before have they given them
selves so heartily to the support of
the tean? This was unmistakably
proven by the enthusiastic cheering in
the Girls' Section at the game Satur
day. They had as much "pep" as the
boys and certainly stood by the team
nobly. Who says girls aren't any good
at a football game? Anyone who
heard the girls cheer and yell at the
"big game" would decide then that the
team needs the girls support and here
in Nebraska they get it.
REPORT CONCERNING
SIGNALCORPS WRONG
Definitely Decided That There Will be
no Signal Corps For the Coming
Year.
For some time a rumor has been
circulating to the effect that a signal
corps was to be organized in Lincoln
and opened to those taking drill. The
nature of the proposed work caused
the rumor to be seized with avidity
and to be dilated upon, and it attained
quite a wide circulation. But for this
year, at least, there will be no signal
corps. So states Lieutenant Parker,
and he further adds that the report
was absolutely without official founda
tion. The work would be highly in
teresting and practical and would
doubtkss prove an attraction if it
could be instituted. No plans have
been made for the work for next year,
but the matter may receive ;ome
consideration by that time.
High School Wit.
The Sophomore English class had to
write paragraphs the other day. and
Cha. Thompson handed in the follow
ing: ,'Even very great and good men
have some failings. For instance
President Wilson is a v-sry great and a
very good man. but he has one failing
he is a democrat." Billiken.
Professor Develops Will-Power.
One professor used to smoke
around the campus nearly all the
time. But since the Student Council
has been jerking students on the car
pet, this professor has had two cigars
on Lis desk and be refuses to smoke
them within three blocks of the campus.
HUSKERSVICT0RI0U5
MICHIGAN AGGIES SWAMPED BY
DECISIVE-SCORE
M'GHTY JULIAN FAILS SCORE
Aggies Are Unable to Solve the Bril
liantly Diversified Attack of the
Wonderful Cornhuskers
Big Crowd Out.
By H. I. Kyle
The Michigan Aggies, erstwhile
aspirants to the title of Champions of
the West, had the honor of hold'cg
the Nebraska Cornhuskers to a score
of 24 to 0, Saturday. It was SOME
game. The Farmers came, filled with
a confidence begotten of many vic
tories over teams supposedly much
stronger than Nebraska. They came,
fresh from a virtual victory over the
wonderful Wolverines. They came,
captained by the mighty Julian, and
defeat seemed impossible. How could
it be otherwise?
Backed by a spirit, the like of which
has never before been seen at Ne
braska; coached by a man whose
name has already become synonymous
with victory; led by an Irishman who
will stand with the best in the galaxy
of famous tackles, tha glorious Corn
huskers advanced on the seemingly
impossible and attacked it with such
consumate skill and annihilating en
ergy that it soon became the inevita
ble. At the very outset of the game the
Huskers, by a series of startling runs,
and a beautiful forward pass for fif
teen yards, carried the ball to the
Aggies' one-yard line, but the Farm
ers stiffened and held them for downs.
Michigan puuted, and again Nebraska
marched down the field to the Michi
gan 25-yard line, from which point
they drew first blood with a place
kick by Halligan. Then came the per
formance, the memory of which will
never fail to stir the blood of those
who were privileged to witness it.
Guy. Chamberlain, the big Nebraska
right half, received the kick-off on his
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PROF. FRYE AND GASS
RETURNT0 AMERICA
Rhetoric Professors Will be in Lincoln
Soon Have Had Stirring Times
Abroad.
Professors Frye and Gass of the
Rhetoric Department, who have been
detained abroad on account of the
European war, landed in New York
the latter part of last week. They
will arrive in Lincoln to take up their
duties come time this week. The
Rhetoric Department has been serious
ly hampered by their long absence
but has been ably looked after by the
professors in charge.
Both professors have had the most
stirring of experiences abroad and no
doubt will have the wildest of stories
to tell concerning the foreign struggle.
Although they left Europe without
making a treaty for the warring coun
tries they no doubt did their best to
arrange matters. Their arrival at Ne
braska is looked forward to with
pleasure by the whole student body.
afternoon.
doubled or trebled.