FHE NEBR ASKAN.
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Vol. V. No. 18
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FEB. 12. 1807.
Price 5 Cents.
DISCUSS THE FOOTBALL BILL
Recommitted to the Committee for
Amendments.
WHAT THE LAW MAKERS SAID
Thl, Hum- of Representatives Gives an
Afti-rnoon to tlto Consideration of
mo Measure It Is Ridiculed
10 Soinu Extent.
The f.wilull 1)111 came up for discussion
Defap tin- house yesterday afternoon. Tho
tollowini: iMinploto report of Its consilium
on . tk n from this morning's Journal:
he house of representatives took up
SpMfctr Gallln's anti-football hill yestor-jij-
af. moon and after a long discussion
In whi.-n the game of football was pro
idl in .1 number of aspects, to some of
hlch the sport has never really laid
claim, the bill was recommitted to the
committee on miscellaneous subjects for
amendments. A motion to indefinitely
pojtiwm was lost by a Rood majority,
Mch shows that tlto house Is In the
humor t pass the bill when a few objee
;lonal'l features arc elided.
The hill, house roll No. 23S. came up In
,.j regular order before the committee of
:he whol. M 4 o'clock. Clark of linens
ter moed that tbo committee rise bo
fore dis ussion was beRun on ;ho bill, but
the memliers apieared to bo In a mood to
tackle the momentous question and voted
Mr Clark' motion down.
The clerk read the bill which makes It
a misdemeanor for anyone to engage as
principal In a game of football or to nt
.:inJ a game, either as backer, umpire, as-
tisunt. n porter or looker-on, and provid
ing fevere penalties for such acts.
Jenkins of Jefferson started the oppo
l;lon by moving that after me word foot
bill the word baseball be Inserted. Mr.
Jenkins poke seriously In favor of his
amendment. He contended that It would
be Just as absurd to Include football In
the law as It would N to Include the sport
of baseball.
A PATHETIC INCIDENT.
Clark of Lancaster moved as an amend
ment 10 the amendment that the pastimes
of wlming and skating be added to the
InU. He contended that It would bo as
(enslbl.- :o make It a misdemeanor to
ikite or swim as to play football.
Mr. Clark related a pathotlc Incident
hlch had come to his knowledge. A
young lady and gentleman had gone
ikattng three days before tho day set for
their marriage. Had there been a law
-pains. .-kj.iiiK, they would not have ven
tured on thin ice and been drowned. Mr.
Clark thought a law In the case of foot
ball would have as much standing In the
light of common sense as In the caso of
the pat-time of skating.
FOOTBALL DEGRADING.
Sjakr Gallln spoke In favor of his
measure. He believed the various amend
ments had been Introduced to make his
Ml ridiculous and he believed everybody
was aware of that fact. The (uostlon.
however, hud a serious side. He said:
"Tht name of football Is degrading and
aemoralizin and Is In this respect no bet
ter than a prize light. If the members
who oppose the bill are consistent, they
will reK il the prize fighter law. The only
differ, n. 1 in the two games Is that prize
flshtinit i one man against one, while
fojiball is one against eleven.
"I hn. mood by and heard professors
of Inmi uiions who were coaching their
Harms, i-iutruct their mon to 'knock out
the fellows on tho other sldo. 'Put your
e'l-onK through' them Is a common ex
pression of the coachor This practice
make professional uluggers of the play
ers. "Statistics furnished by physicians show
thai the lowest pur cent of Injuria re
eved by participants In the game W 25
to & r cent of all who aro engaged.
Some physicians put tho per cent of hurts
nd ruptures of all kinds at lr com
of inone playing. Tho public does not
know about all the Injuries which aro ro
Mved. In these games, tho flower of tho
youth of our land receive Injures which
H they do not kill them outright, do seri
ally impair their health In after life.
These facts aro worth more than a pass
l"K notice and should not be combatted
lth mere ridicule.
CLASSES WHO OPPOSE.
"Those who oppose the bill are of varl
" classes. Some aro the young men of
our universale and ethers the sporting
claggg, Tho better clement of our people
are not arrayed In opposition. Unless the
"Im of the name receive some modlflcn
on, it will be only a short time till other
tte will take a hand to regulate It and
Nebraska will not be alone In prohibit
ing It.
"Tho common expressions used by me
players In tholr games arc such ns 'break
his back,' 'knock him out,' "put your elbow
through him,' nml kindred phrases. The
only reason that allows a game of this
kind to be countenanced at nil Is that It
Is played In our leading universities. If
anyone should pursue such tactics outside
In any other line, he would bo pulled In
very quickly. A man may mnlm another
In a football game and It Is no arlniL,
simply because It Is rootkill. Give the bill
sober thought and you will pass It."
Wlmberly of Ianonstcr said ho know tho
game was rough. "It Is the most repul
sive game I ever saw," said Mr. Wlmberly.
"1 witnessed one game and It repelled mo
so that 1 hav never gone to see iiimhur,
but I have constituents who seem to find
something good In It and who tako pleas
ure In It. The bill as It now stands, ab
solutely forbids tho playing of tho game.
Can It not be modllled to correct tho
abuses which exist In II at present."
Mr. Wlmberly moved to postpone It In
definitely. HIDEOUS GAME.
Horner of Dawson gained tho Hoor and
said: "The trend of tho discussion by
soma who have favored tho bill seems to
be that its passage will shut off the op
portunities of the players to gain health.
I will tell you one opportunity Its passage
will shut off tho opportunity for young
men to make fools of themselves. It Is
the most hideous game 1 know of. If our
young men cannot get their education
without playing it they had better do with
out. I hope we have risen to a higher
plane of civilization than to longer per
mit this hideous game."
IN DEFENSE OF THE SPOUT.
Jenkins defended the sport. "Are tho
drones of the universities on the football
teams?" ho asked. "On the contrary 1
think the brightest men play the game.
I understand that If there Is anything
against the record of any player, or If
he is conditioned In his studies, he is re
moved from his place on tho team. The
legislature has not the rlgnt to fine one
of these men $100 If he wishes to play or
to line a jqiectntor Ji If he wishes to
watch the game. Nebraska would be ridi
culous to place such a law on her statutes.
Tho only reason why such a sentiment
has arisen among some Is because one
member of the Doane college tunm was
so unfortunate ns to get killed In a game
some months ago.
"That was an unfortunate occurrence,
but it Is a most unfrequer... one, consid
ering the nature of the game. There Is an
element of patriotism which should actuate
us to allow the youth of the nation to de
velop themselves physically as "-(ill ns
mentally."
Mr. Gallln Interposed by --aylng that he
failed to discern where the olement of jm
trlotlsm entered Into a prize light.
Hoberts of Douglas admitted that the
game was rough. He recalled the terri
ble ncii. of hazing In the universities nine
teen years ago. College student must
llnd some vent for their surplus enthu
siasm and he had noticed that since foot
ball had become the fashion, hazing had
diminished. The bill clashes our sons on
the level with tho common pugilist.
HEAD OU FEET?
Horner asked across the floor. "Whore
do our sons need their strength. In their
feet or In their head?"
"I say thoy need their strength In both
plucoB," replied Mr. Itoberts. "The owners
of the Inrgest headH are not hero fighting
tho gume, cither."
Itoddy of Otoe believed the game should
bo modified, evon though Americans were
the most vigorous rucc In tho world. Wo
do not wmnt to go back to the old blue
lnws and have our sons como out of col
lege physical wrecks.
Young of CnsH had u son who played
football. Uo thought It a dangorous Bame.
He thought that moro persons received
pormunont injuries from the game than
were benefited by It.
A UNIVERSITY GRADUATE.
Pollard of Cnss. a graduate from the
state university In 1S93, favorM tho bill.
"If tho brightest men In school aro on
the football teams," said he, "things have
changed since I was in the university.
At that time I remember that the best
player on the team could not go Into a
classroom and have any standing. Foot
ball does not advance tho Intellectuality
of tho players. Tho members on tho
team when I was In school were not the
Intellectual movers In tho university."
Pollard thought tho most serious effect
In the bill was the fact that It would
prevent tho young children from using it
football. Ho moved to recommend that
the bill be recommitted to the committee
for amendment In thla direction.
(Continued on fourth page.)
THE ELECTRICAL EXHIBIT
Every Recent Advance in the Science
to be Shown.
SOME OF THE ATTRACTIONS
Die Society of Electrical Engineers Will
Eollpso Their Former Efforts In
Making The Fourth Annual
Exhibit a Wonderland.
4-
The third annual elwtrlcml oxhlbl: will
take place Monday evening, February 1R,
from 7 to 10 o'clock.
An elaborate program has been prepared
showing the litest und6iOdt Important ad
vances In electric sulohco, as well as the
equipment of tho university department.
It will also be apparent that tho students
this year ns never before, are working at
a disadvantage, and in this exhibit, as In
tholr dally work, feel the need of more
room and facilities.
For tho outdoor part there will bo on
tho tower of university hall a powerful
search light similar to that at the World's
fair, while on the fron' of the building an
Immense electric sign will Hash forth var
ious inscriptions.
Proceeding to the armory where most of
the attraction will lx located, tho vis
itor will bo shown first the electric fur
nace, in which almost any known sub
stance will melt, then the water-pall forge
In which Iron Is heated red-hot by plung
ing It Into water. Here, the electric welder
will bo In operation, ntvjl acetylene gas will
Ik- made, and its usq as an lllumlnant
shown.
An electric Hag will present a novel idea
In decoration, and a powerful magnet lift
ing two and a half tons, will demonstrate
a Very practical and useful apparatus.
Resides numerous designs of dynamos
and motors, a working model of a steam
engine running a dynamo will be shown.
The alternating current experiments will
produce startling effects that seem Impos
sible, and make one wonder what can
electricity not do.
the cyanide process of extracting gold.
From here the visitor will go to the
electrical laboratory where the numerous
engines and dynamos are, which produce
the power for the exhibit.
Here also will lie conducted some exper
iments originated by Tesla including those
with his Induction motor and rotary trans
former, something entirely now and very
Interesting.
The exhibit will be free, and the public
Is cordially invited.
ORDER OF EXHIBITS.
(Armory.)
Electrical furnace, D. W. Hawksworth,
Chas. True.
Acetjlene gas, Edward A. Rcssey.
Cyanide process for extracting gold, C.
l Griggs, E. R. Sawyer, A. L. Hoaglaud.
Alternating current experiments, II. W.
Moubrava, J. A. Savllle.
Electric welding, II. R. Noyos, A. A.
Miller.
Electro magnet, (weight 33 iiounils. lift
ing capacity two and one naif tons.) A.
W. f?.tvl!le. P. A. Morse.
Water forge, Chas. Anderson, Roy
Stone.
Dynamo and motor designs.
Model of electric transmission plant. '..
E. Crook. D. C. Hall.
Model of electric lighting plant, II. S.
Evans. W. G. KInton.
Vacuum tube lighting, Wm. Green, S.
Corby.
Electric Hag. E. R. 8awyor, Edward A.
Ressey, D. C. Hall.
ELECTRICAL RUILDING.
(Enter at south door.)
Forge shop, wood shop,
Tesla experiments, L. J. Relnnp, induc
tion motor, M. A. Hyde, three-phase ro
tary transformer.
Engine No. 1. Glddings, 100 h. p. Nos 1,
2, 3, and 4.
Engine No. 2. Atlas. 2fi h. p. drives dy
namo No. 1).
Engine No. 3, Now York safety, exper
imental engine.
Dynamo No. 1, Edison, 15 k. w.. furn
ishes current for sign and water-pall
forge.
Dynamo No. 2, Edison, 15 k. w., rurnisn
es current for lighting buildings.
Dynamo No. 3, Westlnghouse. 30, k. w.,
fifrnlshoB current for flag; welder, search
light and Induction experiments.
Dynamo No. 4, Thompson-Houston, 1214
k. w furnishes current for arc lights.
Dynamo No. C, Donaldson McRao, ex
perimental machine.
Dynamo No, 7, Wood, 12 k. '.. exper
imental arc machine.
Dynamo No. a. General electric, 1714 k.
w., furnishes power for ventilating library
building' nnd chemical laboratory, and
short railway motors.
Short railway motors mounted on testing
frame.
Search light, C. E. Frltts, Wm. Mclford.
Electric sign, H. E. Reagan, C.W. Weeks.
OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY.
C. C. Griggs, president; H. E. Reagan,
vice-president; F. L. Meyer, recording sec
retary; C. A. True corresponding secre
tary; M. A. Hyde, treasurer; K. C. Ran
dall, director of the exhibit.
The purpose of the annual exhibit of the
society of electrical engineers, on tho eve
of Chnrtor-day, Is to show to the puhlltt
the later ndvnneos of electrical science
especially those related to the use of pow
er and which are llkoly to bo of value In
the upbuilding of the Industries of this
state.
MR. QUEREAU'S LECTURE.
Mr. Quareau. sener.il foreman of mo
tive power of the 11. and M. railway ser
vice, gave an Interesting nnd Instructive
tnlk before the society of electrical onglu
eors, Tuesday evening of this week, In
Dr. Rossoy's lecturo room.
Speclllcatlons nnd quality of steel used
In locomotive construction wore given, ns
well as a general outline for the equip
ment and workings of a railroad lalwr
atory. To many people the oxlstonce of a rail
road laboratory Is a now thing. Neverthe
less, all progressive railroads have fully
equlped laboratories, where complete
chemical as well as physical analyses are
made. When a break occurs owing to
faulty construction of steel In an engine,
the broken pieces are taken to this lab
oratory, and tho cause discovered. In this
way. tho railroad constantly Improves Its
machinery.
The testing apparatus as well as cer
tain examples of faulty material wore
shown, nnd explained by means of lan
tern slides. This Is the Hrst of a series of
lectures to be dollvercd before the society
of electrical engineers this spring. All
people Interested In these subjects are In
vited to attend these lecture..
MEETING WITH Sl'CCESS.
The new departure made by the faculty
In opening beginning classes, the Hrst of
the second semester Is meeting with much
greater success than was anticipated. In
the beginning German class the registra
tion already has reached Hfty-two. Pro
fessor Fosslcr says he was much surprised
as he thought that the majority of those
who would register for sucn a study,
would 1m those who failed during the Hrst
semester, but a trial has proved that but
few of first semester Hunkers, have regis
tered for the work. The other depart
ments are meeting with like success. The
beginning English literature class num
bers over forty. The Greek class has also
quite a largo enrollment. As a whole, the
professors are much gratified with the
success met with.
CHANCELLOR IN CHICAGO.
Chancellor MacLcan left for Chicago
Thursday, where he will attend the meet
ing of presidents of tho North Central as
sociation, of colleges and secondary
schools. The university of Nebraska was
elected to membership in this association
last year. The chancellor Is on the pro
gram for the discussion of the question
ns to the advisability of having a number
of short complete courses In a college cur
riculum. The mcttlng Is to Ik? held, Feb
ruary, 12 and 13.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION ELECT,
The oratorical association memliers met
last Friday afternoon In room 27, for con
sideration of unfinished buslnoss, and elec
tion of ofllcors.
Tho committee appointed at a previous
meeting to prepare plans for paying the
financial deficiency of the association re
ported progress. The officers that were
elected a few weeks ago were elected to
the same positions again, for the perman
ent ofllcers of the association.
THE PROM TONIGHT.
The greatest social event which occurs
during the college life of university classes
is the promenade glvun during the Jun
ior year. The promenade of the class of
"js, will occur this Friday night at the
Lincoln hotel. A committeo consisting of
twelve members of tho class have com
pleted all the arrangements. E. A. Wlg
genhoru Is chairman. Tho committeo on
gonera! arrangements has been divided up
Into others, the committeo on decorations,
of which Miss ropsey Is chairman, tho
program committee, of which George Rttr
got Is chairman, the committee In music
of which E. R. Davenport Is chairman,
and tho committeo on patrons and patron
essos. of which Miss Schwartz is chair
man. The patrons and patronesses are to be:
Chancellor and Mrs. MacLcan, Professor
and Mrs. Richards, Professor nnd Mrs.
Kimball, Captain and Mrs. Gullfoyle,
Professor and Mrs. Rarbour, Doctor and
Mrs. C. F. Iidd, Mr. and Mvs, Morrill,
nnd Mr. and Mre. Gero. Tho decorations
will consist chiefly of university and class
colors, Interwoven with nmllax.
Mr. Gecwe Rurget has been chosen mas
ter of ceremonies. Miss Wllloughoby's or
chestra, consisting of ten pieces win fur
nish tho music.
CHARTER DAY PROGRAM
Every Department Preparing for an
Exhibit.
WILL ENTERTAIN LEGISLATORS
The Preparations for Entertaining tho
Crowds are Completed The Build -
Ings Will Re Thrown Open
for General Inspection.
Preparations for the Chnrter-il.iy exhibit
are now complete and practically all that
remains to do Is to throw open the doors
of the university to the crowds which will
throng through the buildings.
This year's exhibit promises to be n not
able one, and will be fully up to the high
standard of previous years.
The electrical exhibit will take place
Monday evening, and this fact has given
rise to tho erroneous Impression that Mon
day as well as Tuesday will be set nsldo
as a holiday. The tlrst event In the or
der of exercises for Tt'esday will be tho
rocoptlon given by Phi Reta Kappa to
President Carter of Williams college, at
the residence of the chancellor, at 10
o'clock. A welcome at this time w also
be extended to the new members of he
chapter.
The physical training department will
be represented by tho young ladies' gym
nasium exhibit, which will be given early
In the afternoon. In the gymnasium.
Following this If the weather permits,
the cadet battalion will be Inspected by
Go''"rnor and staff, and elaborate exer
cises have also been planned by Captain
Gullfoyle. The Pershing Rifles will give
an exhibition drill. If the weather Is fav
orable, a drill will be given consisting of
the marching movements, and ending with
the battle exercises. Should the weather bo
unfavorable, the Rifles arc prepared to
give a novel Indoor drill.
The dairy school and stato farm will be
open for Inspection In tho afternoon, and
cars will leave at 3:30 o'clock for the state
farm.
The chemical department will have an
Interesting display In the laboratory where
all kinds of chemical apparatus may bo
seen set up an In full operation.
Nebraska hall will also contain many
things of Interes nnd In fact every de
partment of the university will have a dis
play of some sort and will keep open house
from 2 o'clock until (i, p. m.
The university was very fortunate In se
curing President Carter who will address
the students on Tuesday evening at tho
Lansing theatre. The thenio of his ad
dress will bo "Thoughts on Uunivcrstty
Training." Tickets for Tuesday evening's
entertainment have lwen given out to tho
members of tho different classes, but if
any are left uncalled for at the ofllce,
those who are yet unsupplled may obtain
them by applying at the ofllce on Satur
day morning. Reside the students, tickets
will also be given to tho state ofllcers and
members of the legislature.
Following Is the program for tho Charter-day
exercises.
Monday morning, February 15, meeting
of tho board of regents at 10 o'clock.
Evening Exhibit of the Society of Elec
trical engineers, In the armory and elec
trical building, 7 to 10 o'clock. Reception
by the regents, chancellor, and faculty to
the state ofllcers and members of tho leg
islature, In library building, 7:30 to 8:30
o'clock. Addresses In the chapel at 0
o'clock. Illumination of the grounds and
buildings throughout the evening.
Charter-day Tuesday morning, Febru
ary 16. Reception by Phi Reta Kappa to
Presldont Carter of Williams college. Wel
como to new members of the society, and
to visitors present from other chapters.
At the chancellor's house, 1037 II street at
10 o'clock.
Afternoon Gymnasium exhibition, ad
mission by ticket, at the armory, 1:15
o'clock. Ceremonies by corps of cadets,
Inspection by tho governor and staff on
the campus, at 2 o'clock, departments
open to visitors from 2 to 0 o'clock. Special
cars will leave O and Twelfth streets at
3:30 o'clock for the university farm and
school of agriculture.
Evening The following program will be
given at the Lansing theatre at 8 o'clock.
Music.
Prayer.
Song by tho university Glco club.
Address "Thoughts on University train
ing." by iFranklln Carter, PH. D LL.
D. president of Williams college.
America.
The committeo of arrangements Is com
posed of tho following members of the
faculty: L. A. Sherman, chairman, B. W.
DavJs, H. JK. Wolfe, R. B. Owens. John
White, secretary.