THE NEBRASKAN
UNtVKKSlTV OF NLHKASKA, LINCOLN, DECKMHKK I a, 1S0B.
Vol IV. No. 11.
Pmcr., o Cunts
LIBRARY BUILDING OPENED
WAS AN ENTIRE SUCCESS
Miss Jonos Throws Opon Uor Now Houso
to Admlrln Visltors-Tho Foster
Exhibit.
Tho now library building wns oponcd
to the public on Tuesday ovonlng with
a very informal reception. It was not
necossary to have any forninllty nbout
tho affair, for the building Is nblo to
speak for Itself.
As early as 7:30 tho people bogan to
arrho, nnd by 9 o'clock tho crowd was
so large that It was almost Impossible
to move around. The guests as thoy
entered the door leading Into tho large,
handsome hnllway were each glvon a
little folder by uniformed cadets. This
folder contained a half-tone cut of tho
building nnd ..lso a brief description
of it. Tho visitors wore then directed
to tho art room, on tho second floor.
Tho room was brilliantly lighted and
tastefully decorated. Tho walls wore
covered with paintings, photographs
and posters. The display of tho latter
was particularly good.
At tho north end of the room the vis
itors were received by Governor Hol
comb, Chancellor MacLean, Regents
Estabrook, Morrill, Weston, Kaloy and
Knight, .Tudgo Reese, dean of tho law
school; Professor Sherman, dean or
the academic college, and Dr. Bessey,
dean of tho industrial college.
In each of tho recitation rooms the
professors and some of the studonts
wore on hand to explain to tho visitors
the charts and maps. Some of the
rooms wero very nicely decorated. The
American history room contained the
university flags, and a fine lot of flowers
made the European history room look
vory pretty. In Miss Tromaine's room
some photographs of buildings In Eng
land wore on exhibition.
In the largo, well lighted reading
room Ices nnd tea wero served by tho
young ladlos to all tho visitors.
Many of tho most cultured people in
Lincoln availed thomselvos of tho op
portunity to seo tho now building.
Several notable porsons wore in tho
assemblage among thorn ox-Govornor
! .er of Illinois, President Baker, or
the Colorado stato university, and
Prosidont Norton, of tho stato normal
school at Poru.
Porhaps a little information regard
ing tho building would bo of intorest to
renders of Tho Nobraskan. It is with
out doubt ono of tho best-appointed
university buildings of tho kind In tho
I'Dited States. The last legislature,
convincod of tho groat noeds of tho uni
versity, despito tho hard times, appro-
priatod $73,000 for tho completion of
tho building. The wing, erected In
1893, coot $37,000. Honco tho total ex
pense of tho completed building has
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been $110,000. It Is said by exports that
tho stato of Nobrapka does not possess
a nioro thoroughly-constructed or moro
I economlcally-bullt edifice than this
one.
i Tho main portion of tho building,
130x05 feet, facing south, contains tho
' reading, seminar and recitation rooms.
Tho north wing Is 50x75 fcot. On tho
first floor of this arc housed tho books
and collections of tho Nebraska histori
cal society. With tho exception of ono
room, temporarily used for recitations,
tho second floor of tho building Is do
I votod to tho library. Oponlng from tho
hall Is tho main reading room, with tho
somlnnr, cataloguing and librarian's
rooms boyond. In the fireproof north
wing, oponlng directly from tho read
ing room, Is tho book room, with a ca
pacity of 100,000 volumes. At presont
there Is In plnco adjustable Iron shelv
ing for 35,000 volumes. Eventually tho
ntlro wing will bo available, giving
storage space for 250,000 volumes. Tho
vault Is absolutely fireproof. In tho
reading room and nlcoves of the library
nro accommodations for 250 readers.
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This capacity mny he increased as
needed by converting recitation rooms
into seminar and departmental library
rooms.
On the third floor Is the art gallery,
.. its apparatus and collections. In
... continued pressure, on account of
me number of students at the univer
sity, ..iC rooms upon this floor must bo
useu for all ..istruction given in me
cnanlcal and free-hand drawing.
Not one who attended mo exhllilf
will bay Hint tho American people do
not appicciute art. Nowadays it is
considered mat a book or story i not
very woll advertised unless there is
pos. up in puolic notice some work
or art previously announcing its puMl
cntion. &von posters are of such valuo that
thoy nro collected and handed down
from generation to generation. In the
dim future some timo the archaeologist
will show the development of art by
moans of thoso same Kind of postors as
adorned tho walls of our art room
Tuesday ovoning.
The mural decorations of tho housos
of anclout Rome aro not In it for a min
ute with these in gaynoss and oven
orudoness of color. Nor Is Mr. Boitly,
by tho means of Dr. Wolfe's color
blending machine, able to produco such
a variety or such a mlxturo of colors,
tints and shades.
Tho walls of tho room rivalled the
man wohnvo read about, with his "cont
of many colors nnd checks." Wo had
tho colors pure and slmplo and mixed,
but In plnco of tho cnooks wore tho
most graceful curves your oyos over
roasted upon. It scorned as if all the
authors of the Spencorlan copybooks
and all the writing teachers of tho Lln-
(CoiitlmiL'd on -Ith aif,)
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WON A DOUBTFUL VICTORY
'97 DEFEATS '96 -SCORE, 4 TO 2
A Pretty Good Qnmo lor Scrubs- Toams
About Evonly Matched Homo of
tho Dotalls.
Tho junior and senior class football
teams clashed on tho campus gridiron
Saturday, and for an hour and a half
a largo and unordorly crowd was treat
ed to an exciting match, which result
ed finally, juniors 4, seniors 2. Despite
Its crudoness, tho game was Interest
ing until time was cMlcd. Even thon
tho Interest was at Its highest point,
ns tho son lors wore woll on their way
to a touchdown and victory. But thon
tho ruthless hand of tlmo cul thorn off.
The original understanding was that
no oxporlonced players wero to bo al
lowed on either side, but vlth flnal
line-up this wns overlooked ind such
vctorans as Bradt, Ferguson ind .1. C.
.lonos wore found In tho ranks. Tho
team work which wn practiced for a
week or so boforo tho event developed
some good players from the raw mate
rial. Many of the plnyors on tho first
oleven wero heard to jomark tfmt they
would have boon pusrod for a position
If such timber had b)on brought out
the first of tho season
"Things have charged since them
times," sings the foilball enthusiast
when ho compares thochances for tho
ponnant before tho Kmsas gamo with
the presont conditions
The unlvorslty aut.orltios arc bo
coming extravagant. The latest aro
the new signs on tho nturn shelves In
the library.
Doc Everett hurt hlsshoulder at the
Grinnell game.
Tho Pershing rifles have begun to
prepare for the annua exhibition drill
on Charter day. W'h Joe Beardslcy
lncommand, it cnnjrt help but be a
winnor.
Class onthuslnsm has not reached
such a high point n It did Saturday
since n year ago at tl3 sonlor recoption.
Ninety-six was tho ast clabs to stick
to the ancient custots, and cannot help
but have a hand In rumpus now nnd
then. Her old encnr, '95, who was re
peatedly ovorcome V her, hns depart
ed, and now she sucumbs to the jun
iors to the tune of 2-1.
Tho old football wu has finally sim
mcrod down to onlj ono class In col
logo. If one ntteno public speaking
class ho can hear the question dis
cussed along the ole lines almost any
day.
It was a stubbon contest and at
times the interest w.s intense. It was
no disgrace to the seniors that they
lost, as in the last hlf they exhibited
bettor staying qurilies, while the
juniors, though the excelled in team
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Ttoturn of
work, wore not nblo .o hold tholr own
against tho greator wight of tholr op
ponents. Bolng unused to tio rough sport, a
number of tho boys aifl'ored slight but
painful bruises, and thoy show moro
plainly the effects of the game than do
members of tho flnt eleven after a
much harder contost
Tho line-up was:
97. Posltl.n. '90
Jones loft onl....Almy, B. G.
E. A. Plllsbury. loft tickle Rhodes
Crook left giard Bradt
Teolo confo Sedgwick
Walllngford. right giard Portor
Doubrava. . . . right tncklo. . . .Ferguson
wostormnnn. .right end McCarthy
Hodgo, capt qunrtar.. Wilson, capt.
Kuhlman loft hilf Powers
Senhoff right Tialf Plllsbury
Saton full Awny, J. E.
Substitutes, Sawyor and Culvor; um
pire, vv W. Wilson; referee, George
Shedd: linesmen, Barr and Melford.
Tho Juniors won the toss and took
tho ball, getting tho aMith goal. Sax
ton kicked off for twenty-five yards.
Ferguson fumbled the ball nnd Hedge
fell on it. Sonhoff, Kuhlman nnd Sax
ton bucked tho lino for thrco yards
each. Thon Wostormnnn wns sont
around tho loft end for twonty-llvo
ynrds. It was not nllowed, hut the
Juniors wore allowed fifteen yards for
an off-sldo play. Three moro gains by
Wostormnnn carried tho ball over tho
sonlor goal lino for tho only touchdown
of tho game. Tlmo, 4 minutes. Wal
llngford missed a difficult goal.
Powors kicked off for forty-live
yards. The ball was fumbled, but
Jones got it and made twenty yards by
good donglng and intorforenco. Wes
tormann made four, thon Jones made
anothor run for twelve ynrds. Hero
tho ball passed back and forth on
downs, when Kuhlman made a fifteen
yard gain through tho line. Aftor a
gain of four yards by Saxton, tho Jun
iors lost seven yards In tho next three
plays. A fumble saved the ball for
them. Jones gained twelve yards
again around tho end, Kuhlman five,
thon tho ball was lost on downs. The
seniors got ton yards for an off-side
play. Thon McCnrthy mado twenty
yards around tho end. Aftor five yards
wore made by Rhodos, Powors punted
on tho fourth down for twenty-live
yards. Tho juniors failed to gain in
two trials and a punt was attempted
ten yards from their goal. Ferguson
blocked tho kick, hut Plllsbury fell
on the ball, scoring a safety for the sen
iors. This was all tho scoring done In
tho game. The ball was kicked off for
thirty ards from tho twenty-five yard
line, and tlmo was called with it in the
centre of tho field.
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A Scrimmage.
In the second half all tho playing
was done In the juniors' territory. E.
A. Plllsbury returned the kick-off fif
teen yards, and with the ball on their
thlrty-ynrd line the juniors by good
bucking brought It to the centre. An
nttempt at a criss-cross and fake kick
lost twenty yards for ...o juniors. The
seniors carried It ton yards farther,
when -ley lost it on downs. The jun
iors braced up again and continually
sent Walllngford through the line for
tho Ynnqultthod.
good gains. He made flfteon yards on
tho Inst trial, hut lost tho ball. On tho
fourth down the seniors sont Powors
around tho ond for twenty-flvo yards,
whon ho was beautifully tackled by
Saxton. Powors made flvo more
through the lino, but In tno next throe
plays thoy lost ton yards, but kept the
hall on u fumblo. From then on the
seniors had tholr own way. Kuhlman
nnd E. A Plllsbury retired and Sawyor
and Culvor wero substituted. The sen
iors bognn by battering the lino. Pow
ors and Rhodos wore sont through tho
lino for short gains, but threo of thorn
measured up five yards every tlmo.
They only stopped Whon tlmo was
called, four yards from the goal lino.
Another minute would havo allowed
them to score and thus gain tho vic
tory. But tho honor of victory re
mained with the juniors. Thoy cele
brated by learning their class yoll and
securing somo purple and cream rib
bon. They woro much In evidence at
chapel Mondny morning.
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THE PRELIMINARIES OYER
REPRESENTATIVES SELECTED
Weaver Easily Takes First Placo Quain
tanco and Nowbranch Follow
Standing of tho Speakers.
Tho Joint debate to decide who shall
roprosont tho unlvorslty in tho Kansas
Nobraska debating contest noxt spring
was hold in tho chnpel Friday evening
of last wook. Tho audlonco was a vory
largo ono. The literary societies aban
doned tholr regular programs in order
that all tho mombors might have an
opportunity to attend tho debate.
"Resolved, That tho United States
should recognize Cuba as a belligerent
power," was the question discussed.
Tho speakers on the affirmative side
woro C. M. Barr, H. W. Quaintance,
It. S. Baker and A. J. Weaver, and on
tho negative J. M. Rodgers, J. H. Lien,
H. P. Loavitt and H. E. Nowbranch.
Tho program was enlivened by solos
by J. Albors and Miss Grace Cutter,
bo.... of which were well received.
Mr. Barr opened the debate. Ho said
tho unltod States should recognize Cu
ba on the grounds of lega..iy and Inter
national law. Sympathy had nothing
to do with the question. In defense of
his position the speaker quoted Man
ning, Monroe and Pomoroy. Spain has
owned Cuba for more than four hun
dred years, and has oppressed the in
habitants of the island. There Is an
established government on the island,
Mr. Barr claimed, the constitution hav
ing been formed last February.
Mr. Rodgers was tho first speaker on
the negative. He claimed that Cuba
had no regularly organized govern
ment, Mr. Barr to the contrary notwith
standing. The Cubans, ho said, wero
not fighting under tho rules of civilized
warfare. As tho majority of the insur-
gwits aro riAgroos, ilia spoak ex thought
victory for tho Cubans would mean
negro domination.
Mr. Baker said that Groat Britain
had recognized Greece as a belliger
ency in 1S25, so that the recognition by
tho United States of Cuba as a bellig
erent power would not be establishing
a procedont. Tho force sent by Spain
to Cuba to put down tho insurrection,
according to Mr. Baker, was much
larger than that sont by Great Britain
to this country during the revolution.
"Bak" afforded the audience consider
able amusement by referring to what
"Brltannlca said in his encyclopedia,"
Mr. Lien claimed that most of tho
Cuban revolutions had been started in
tno United States. Cuban clubs organ
ized in this country woro contributing
toward the support of tho belligerents.
There was no war going . a in Cuba, as
international law understands war.
Mr. Qualntanco mado a very witty
and logical address. Cuba's geograph
ical situation, he contended, wns one
of tho strongest arguments In favor of
the United States taking somo action.
Tho Insurgents havo an army of from
12,000 to 10,000, while Spain has from
50,000 to 75,000 mon In hor army on the
islnnd.
Mr. Loavitt said ho sympathized
with tho Cubans, but sympathy was
Inimical to tho question. Tho recog
nition of Cuba as a belligerent power
would not aid tho Cubans, the spoaker
thought. As thoro had been consider
able dlfl'oronce of opinion on the part
of the spenkors as to whothor Cuba had
any regularly organlzod government,
Mr. Loavitt road a telegram which ho
had recoivod from Washington, stating
that thoro was no recognized govern
ment on the island.
Mr. Weaver desorvos great credit for
tho showing he made. Ho was sick in
bed ton days just before tho contest,
yet agarnst the advice of his physician
he got up and insisted on entering tho
contost. Ho wns criticised In a city
papor for his apparent nervousness,
but this was duo to his sickness. Ho
closed tho dabate for the affirmative,
devoting most of his tlmo to answering
tho arguments of his opponents. Ho
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