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About The Nebraskan. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1892-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1892)
THE NEBRASRAN. sity can .always furnish this in any style and kind, so Will Johnston and F. D. Eager will bedetailed for this occasion. "" A representative of the Athletic association will visit Omaha to-day, to secure, if possible, the services of "Mr. Sheldon the Y. M. C.rA. physical director, as coach for the fool-ball team. Mr. Sheldon is an old college player and will, if secured, greatly help us in win ning the pennant. The Hesperian has at last discovered that it needs strengthening. During the past ten days three separate meetings have been held to devise ways and means of improving the paper. It was at first pro posed to form a joint stock company to carry out the enterprise, but nothing definite could be agreed upon. At last it has been decided upon to continue in the old rut. The only change will be the election of a board of editors each year in June instead of January, This allows one board to continue through out the whole year. The University Republican Club has fully organized for the new year. On the evening of September 22 the club met and elected officers. The selections are: President, Ralph E. Johnson ; vice president, W. H. Sawyer ; secretary, R. H. Johnson ; treas urer, Adam McMullen ; historian, Burt Forbes; sergeant-at-arms, W. E. Rowe. Other business of importance was transacted. R. E. Johnson made his report of the Buffalo convention and E. M. Pollar'and Charles Stroman reported upon the work of organ ization among other colleges. It was de cided to form a Field Home Guard from the alma mater of that gentleman. The annual cane break has taken place. Many thought that class feeling had entirely died out, though there were rumors afloat that the Jfhrst year of residence" men would revive it by carrying canes. Little attention was paid to these rumors, however, and the majority of students were surprised when the above mentioned class, with shouts of defiance, marched into chapel yesterday, carrying oak canes. 'Of course ttheretwere no chapel exercises and all adjourned to;the campus. As the '"first year of residence" men greatly outnumbered their opponents and as they employed the tactics of holding them down, the breaking lasted for 'half an hour, resembling a cane rush more thanfa cane break. A few girls of '95, and '96 then displayedrtheir class feeling b3 a Tush of their own. Lieutenant Perahing made the following appointments. Wednesday, September .28:: To be cadet captains : ' JE. M. Pollard, JR.. ,S . (Bulla, F. D. Eager, C. C, Marley. Adjutant : H. G. iBrber. Quartermaster.: jj. R. Williams. 'First .Lieutenants: P.Pizey, F. Gund, ' Second Lieutenants : J. Albers, J. C. Graham, Sergeant Major : H.J. Todlesak,, Drum Major : W. L. Westerman, First Sergeants : sH. ASenter, R. 32. Johnson. C, A.. Skinner,;' H.S.iLord. W. H. Sawyer, W.N.Dixon, Sergeants : F. Clements, R. S. Hiltner, T. J. Dun-ell, C. E. Tefft, W. D. Reed, L. C. Oberlies, Cadet-Corporals : J. A. Canfield', R. C. Bentley, .W. H. Foresyth, Charles Fritts, C. A. Elliott, Otis Weeks, H. C. Upton, W. Hildreth, O. T. Reedy, F. B. Hadley, CE. Fifer. F.iF. Tucker, tE..A.Gerrard. ;F.:P.McFarlana. OR.. "K. Johnson, J J. P. Beardsley. j G. W.Brown, H. G. WhitmoreHto G.I. Babcck. W ' H.J. Butte, 'Mt-- A. G. Chapman,"" J. M. Bentley, jJ.iH. Brady, A. B. Lyon, &..'R. Welden, IE. 'Haughton, J. "H. iBeckman,. :S. M.Martin, , . - O '. i t, I 1 4 9 'I a