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UNIVKKSITY OK NFHKASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, OCTOBKK f, ISIM.
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CADET PROMOTIONS
Thoy aro Road off Boforo An
Anxious Audionoo,
NAMES OP THE LUCKY ONES
Tho Dosorving aro Honored But
Sotno Disappointed An Artil
lery Company to bo Formod.
Although Lieutenant Pershing
has prepared tho list of promotions
for tho members of tho battalion
this year a littlo earlier than us
ual, still tho time has dragged by
liko an ago to tho anxious cadets.
Thov ociiod m ranimr toivthev all
the credits attainable some timo
ago, thon thoy busiod themselves
thinking of tho possible changes
that would hi mado in tho stripes
on thoir sleeves, and oah'ulatod
thoir chances for tho next year. It
was whispered about Saturday that
tho "Lieut." was closeted with floe
Boardsley and that all the app int
monts had been deeided upon.
Then when the oonnnandant visited
the oiliee of tho registrar Tuesday
ovoninir, now and again a uni
formed Mudent would mss through
one door of the stewards' ollico and
out tho other, without any appar
ent aim in view, but his eyes would
turn anxiously toward the regis
trar's desk which was covered with
tho cards that wero to decide his
fate.
When it was announced to-day
that tho appointments would be
road at drill to-night, every cadet
made it his business to be there,
and at f o'clock the armory was
tilled with a crow i of anxious faces,
soft hopeful, some down-wist by
doum. After tho assembly had
sounded, Acting Adjutant, 1. C.
Bontly, stopped to the front and
commanded ''Battalion, attcntio-o-n!"
Then beginning with the
names of tho captains and passing
down through the lieutenants, ser
geant to the corporals, ho read the
names of the fortunate ones. Then
nn all-round handshaking began,
and congratulations poured in up
on the honored ones. Of course
there were some disappointments;
thero always are. Put on the whole
tho selections gave general satis
faction. The assignments and pro
motions are as follows:
STAFl'.
Adjutant 1. 0. Bontly; Quarler-
Mnstor Durroll, Sgt. Major .John
ston, Quarter Master Sgt. A liny
HAND.
Harvey Ileald, Drunl Major:
Pancoast, Sergeant; Packard, 1 la
gar, Corporals.
company "A."
Captain, Otis "Weeks; Loiuton
ants, Forbes, Holmes, Flikkoma;
First Sergeant, N. L.Pollard; Ser
gants, Sedgwick, Dnngan, Wig
gins, Tull'ts, Saville.
COItPOlULS.
Cooloy, Westerman, Lonhoil',
Parmaleo, Sawyor, Shcdd. Grant,
Young.
company "B."
Captain, C. A. Elliott ; Lieuten
ants, Hinds, Weaver; First Ser
geant, Schwartz.
SERGEANT8.
Adams, Barnes, Wilson W., Bos
soy, PJiilpott, Teelc.
COKPORALS.
Saxton, Wilson II. , Dales Cuttor,
Jones, Culver, ltegan, Cameron.
company uC."
Captain, Beardsloy; Lieutenants,
Elliott E C, Power.-,; First Ser
geant Pulis.
SERGEANTS.
McCarthy, Almy B. J., Turrqll,
llojtz, Qunintanco.
CORPORALS.
XilsonB. W., Hedge, Baliojc,
Korsmoyor, Barber, Kring, Shcjr-
man
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arren.
company "D."
Canliun, Cheney; Lieutenants,
Oherlios, llildrolh; First, Sergeant,
Heed.
SHUd HANTS.
Henjnmin, Rhodes,
Uracil, Amos.
Randolph,
COM'OUAl.S.
MeLucas, Oury, Crownover,
Thatcher, lOmerson, Payne, Rich,
Doubrava.
BATTALION NIQWS.
By noon Thursday 4 1 1 had reg
istered for drill. This means a
battalion of between three hundred
and lifly and sixty. How those
urn In lm lieeminnml'iliwl is n mutter
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tnai is irounung mo " ijieui s
mind. Tho members of tho special
artillery company will save the use
of so many guns an I belts. There
aro two hundred aii seventy-livo
equipments, so the jtillery com
pany necessarily niusi be a large
one.
Another problem ditlicult to
solve, is how to line up the boys in
the armory. The only way it can
bedono is to form the companies as
they were last year, but one must
be behind the other as each one
will contain about eighty men and
will reach the entire length of the
hall.
The two outside companies will
be necessitated to turn their faces
toward the wall. The two inner
companies will face the same way
as last year. It has about been de
cided to abolish the custom of cal
ling the roll as was done last year.
The time required to do this would
be nearly twenty minutes during
the lirst four or live weeks. Ex
tra work will devolve upon the
lirst sergeants on account of this,
as they will have to keep track of
all absent ones.
Concerning the advisability of
organizing a new company the licu
tenent says that if this can possibly
be avoided it will be. There would
be some difliculty in getting the
ollieers from the present class of
seniors, besides other reasons
which aro apparent. At the pres
ent time it is impossible to tell how
many of those who have registered
w ill take drill, and if it is found
that thero are not enough equip
ments to supply the increased num
ber an artillerv company will be
forined of old cadets, tho members
of which will bo excused from the
ordinary drill until spring. This
will expedite matters somewhat,
and it is not at all doubtful but
what this department will be able
to run as smoothly as an in the
university.
A movement is on foot to organ
ize a cavalry troop in the battalion.
There aro plenty of cadets who
have or can obtain horses, and a
good sized troop could be formed,
l ho Lieutenant would bo vor' glad
to help get such a troop started, as
he is a cavalry-man, and especially
as he is goingr back to his regiment
next year. Such a troop would bo
an honor to the Uni if rightly got
ten up, and would lie of actual
service in case of trouble.
No Annual for ')($.
The class of '1)0 held a session at
l;flO this afternoon. Tho install
ment of officers and the discussion
of tho -'Annual" project were the
points of business. The report of
the Annual board of editors showed
how the discouraging times had
effected that worthy body, and tho
class descision was that tho matter
should bo dropped,and tho Annual
project abandoned. Now since
this burden is taken off of tho class'
shoulders, it is tho duty of that
class to tho university to make the
Junior "Prom" a "thing of
beauty and a joy forever."
THE 'VARSITY RIFLES
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Preliminary Arrangomonts
aro About Complotod,
A CRACK COMPANY ORGANIZED
Tho Mombors Havo Boon Solootod
With tho Greatest Care Tho
First Mooting Hold.
Since the time when " Company
A" won the Omaha cup in the Na
tional Competitive Prills, there
has always been a considerable
amount of enthusiasm in the uni
versity on the subject of "crack
companies." This enthusiasm has
manifested itself in several ineffec
tual attempts to establish such an
organization on a practicable basis.
All the upper classmen remember
what an enthusiastic lot of cadets
attended the banquet given by the
Chancellor to "Crffnpany A" a
year or so ago, and what spirited
plans were laid for the early reor
ganization of the company. But
these cherished designs came to
nought. The members of the
original company were scattered
to tiie four winds, and an attempt
to bring together even enough of
them to form the nucleus of a new
company proved abortive. Very
similar lias been the history of like
attempts since. Failure has ever
thrust her clammy hand upon all
endeavors in this direction and
many have been led to believe that
no "crack organization" consisting
of members or ex-members of the
battalion would ever be perfected.
The " -Varsity Rifles" is per
haps the outcome of the old "esprit
do corps" so characteristic of
"Company A." Three a'lumni
members of the "crack company"
met causally during the past sum
mer, and in the course of their
lalk, the conversation turned upon
the old clays in the battalion, and
especially upon that glorious en
campment at Omaha. Each felt
that graduation had closed his mil
itary career, perhaps forever, and
each rebelled at the thought. But
there seemed to be no alternative.
Sudd"iily each man exclaimed,
"Let's have a 'crack company." "
Tliat settled it. Each one was so
taken with his own suggestion that
a rough outline of the "plan of at
tack" was immediately sketched,
and assented to by all. The rest
of the summer was spent in mak
ing out a list of picked men, scour
ing their allegiance, and in formu
lating a tentative organization.
It was absolutely essential that a
few points bo irrevocably deter
mine upon at the beginning. In
the first place, it was thought best
to restrict membership to students
residing in Lincoln. This was
found necessary from the fact that
the greater part of the exhibition
and competitive drills must bike
place during the summer. Again,
it was deemed advisable to avoid all
future discussion on the score of a
name by selecting ono while there
were but three persons to decide in
stead of forty. After canvassing
nearly every possibility in the cat
egory of names, " Varsity Rifles "
4 was determined upon. Owing to a
belie! tliat a company or graduates
would stand for what is highest and
best in cadet organization, it was at
first thought advisable to limit
membership to post graduates and
alumni, but this was found to be
impracticable for tho present, at
least
Tho purpose of tho organization
is two-fold. Its obiect above all
else is to keep tho graduates of the
military department in touch with
that department and with tho uni
versity. Every alumnus knows
that tho saddest thought at gradu
ation, is, that ho is leaving tho four
or six happiest years of his life be
hind him, that ho is passing forever
out of university life and thinks
that "his place shall know him no
more. " lie looks about him in
vain for something that shall keep
him in touch with her alma mater,
that will give him a pari in her ac
tive life. Sorrowfully ho realizes
that, iio past has forever closed be
hind him, and that the future which
opens before him holds nothing liko
It is primarily, to lessen such
feelings as these that this project
has been conceived. Put by the
side of the thoughts of military and
social honor stands more promin
ently than either of these, the
thought of the credit which it is
hoped will redound upon our alma
mater and those who direct her
n Hairs. It is the fondest hope of
the projectors that the "Varsity
Kitles" shall over ho found lirst in
loyal support of the University
vui shall ever stand strongly and
unanimously for her best interests.
THKIU NAMKS.
The company is composed
following men: I. M. Pent
of the
Iv, W.
P. Hross 10. V. Brown,
Barber. K. O. Balvoek,
Beachly, Harry Barber,
Cooloy, 1. S. Cutter, Kred
V. C.
.1. V.
F. C.
Clein-
out ', A. K. Champion, Benton
Dales, 11. II. Everett, C. K. Fritts,
Allan Eling, .1. (Veil Graham, II.
C. Helms C. K. llagjard, R. l
Haggard, H. II. Houghton, 1T. V.
Hedge, II. 11. Ilarley, K. S. llilt
ner, ,J. C. .Jones, G. A. .Johnston,
F. A. Korsemeyer, L. 11. Rohbins,
W. I). Heed, A. M. Kandolph, G.
11. Picket ts, C. S. Schwartz, E. B.
Sawyer, G. L. Town. V. C. Wall
ingford, G. A. Cullen, .J. A. Can
lield, W. II. Raymond, E. Y.
Porter, and L. A. Westerman.
The first meeting was held Tues
day evening in the armory. Tem
porary ollieers were elected as fol
lows until a constitution could he
drawn up: Dick Peed, president,
Benton Dales, secretary, Bontlj,
treasurer
Everyone present showed his in
terest in the success of the under
taking and all entered into it with
earnest enthusiasm. The com
mandant Avas present and gave an
earnest talk which was heartily ap
preciated by all. This company is
really the outgrowth of the com
mandants work in the university
and it is to be hoped that it will o
justice to his training. The com
pany will meet for the lirst drill next
Monday at eight o'clock in the
armory. Lieutenant Pershing has
consented to act as drill master for
the time being.
A I'lii Itcccption.
Tho young men of Phi Delta
Theta fraternity were "at home"
to a few of their friends in their
refitted quarters in the State block
Saturday evening. An informal
reception occupied the early part
of the evening and music and danc
ing the latter. The party was
chaperoned by Mrs. Westerman
and Prof, and Mrs. W. G. Taylor.
The music was furnished by Ir
vine's orchestra. Those present
Avero Misses Jones, Tuttlc, Grog
gory, Winger, Whedon, Camp,
Sowell, Seacrest, Gore, Ames,
Roberts, Raymond, Maitland
Sham, Kelley, llarwood, Whiting,
Groh, Broatly, Griggs, Elliott and
Riekotts, Messrs. Mueller, Spoour,
Russell, Stone, Williams, Canfield,
Fling, Wring, AVelsh, A. Hag
giird, W. Westerman, Jones, R.
Haggard, Pilsbury, L. Westerman,
Oury, C. Haggard, Hayward, M.
Westerman, McCreory, Wheeler,
T. Westerman, Wolcott, Lyman,
Elliott.
Tho Lincoln High School foot
iiiill team will play with the
'varsity eleven Saturday.
W. A. Seery will bo numbered
with Lincoln's noble four hundred.
Ho was tho oir hundredth man to
register for drill.
DOING THEIR BEST-.;
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Foot BaliW
Mombors of tho
Team Hard at Work.
HOW THE BOYS WILL LINE UP'
Many Old Men to Fill Thoir Former
Positions--NoodofaStrongElovon
to Praotico Against.
AVith no coach, no body to prao--'I
iicu iinuiiisi jiiiu ineir clonics m
rags, the members of the univer
sity foot ball team are doing their
best to get in some good solid
praeh'ee while the fine wcathoi"
lasts. Compared with the means
at their disposal last year, the bovs
are in a hard row of stumps at tho
present time. There is one conso
lation that they have, however. If
they come out victorious, it will be
a well earned reward, if they fail,
they have nothing to lose, 'hie
greatest fear the boys have, is that
their team work will not be as per
fect and the plays executed in such
II, ,f,:l,i uc i lii,r 1w-t,,ll . T .1
was a strong second eleven to prao- 'jMm
ticc against, and a coach to dimioJ iW
them, this fear would be groiv
less. v
If all those who have a liking fok
a moderately rough game should
come out and practice with them,
uusiues gelling :i jroou llliiXl ot: on
joymont out of it, they would re
ceive much credit for their eli'orts,
and have tho satisfaction of know
ing that they were instrumental in
strengthening the team in a weak .
spot.
Were the proper facilities at
hand, tho best team yet pilucei
by the Uni could be turned looe
upon the gridiron lien! this year,
as many of the old men aro in the
places thoy occupied, last year.
From present indications tho
lino will bo made up in this way;
Wilson center, who played guard
last year, lie has not returned
yet, but is expected soon. Bud
Jones, who played guard two3'ears
ago, will hold down the same posi
tion this year, with probably a new
man, as the other one. Dern, and
uury will perhaps play ng.it and
left tackles, with Wiggins as one
end an'1 a new man on the other.
Behind the line there is llarrv
Frank for quarter, Ffippin and
King for halves and Sweeney and , "n
Hayward trying for full back. Tho ''
above is the probable positions of r"
the players, but this may be v
changed though not materially.
King who captained the Grinnel
team last year, is one of tho best
half bucks in the west, and is well
stocked with some new ideas of the
game, which will greatly benefit
the team. The first game to b&
played is with Grinnel two weeks
from next Saturday, though I hare
i some talk of meeting tho lli'di
school and Ashland teams before
that time.
Whipple's Injury.
Last Thursday week, Otis Whip
ple, who played right tneklo on
the team last year was injured in a
practice game. While it is not'
likely to result seriously, thojn
jury'is a painful one and will con
lino him to his room for a week
yet- The cords about the knee
"cap wore strained and what is
known as "water on tho knee ' re
sulted. Dr. Clark the physical
director is attending him, anil says
that he will not bo able to stand
any more rougn woik until alter
the foot ball season is over. It is
hard to tell just how he happened
to get hurt but it seems tliat in
tackling Dern, ho got down too low
with his knee on the ground' and
the whole mass piled upon hint.
while his knee Avas bent under uirrw
Tho doctqr reports that ho is doinjj
nicely.
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