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Vor,. VII. No. 26.
CHICAGO BOYCOTTED.
Mlohigan, Wisconsin, and III!
nols Combine Against
Her.
.VIW tlliM It l IIIIIIOUIU'CU lllllt .Miolt
lg,lll III"' M.ICilfcJxJ Will HOt IIR'Ot ll,S HSU-
a, on nri ri.aaksgiviiig tiny, all tJiu
iioimii1 Wiiiiiii nas been, brewing be
tnci'ii i'i' western colleges U diH
,.,,imi. it. ii. i tme eonttovcrlc Chl
fiigii mm been Me cciitor about whloh
,i,t tjiu'MKiii revolved, tintl after
Jllehigiin iiecunie. the second; actor in
thv t'.unt'i Hit' trouble vume rapidly to
a foe a.
It vis seen several years ago, when
lUiiirle.v Btilrtl was mill a student
maiumcr, t lm t this fulling out would
g,no to co 1 1 it? If we, or any other col
lege. Imped to got our rights from Chi
ivifo. Successive student managers
followed him, but none of thum felt
equal t the tusk of precipitating an
inieivom-jjiate war. It reuuiined for
him t" organize the western state col
lets s tliat they Could get wlimt was
tJit-ir due. 'I lie soreness which had
'jeen smouldering broke into active
lire after the 'niitMiksgivlnir dav irume
Inst full. Michigan felt that she was
then in a position, as champion of tlie
West, ti declare iher principles which,
by the way, were those of other west
ern colleges.
We look the stand that it wis not
our place to chase after Chicago, as
slie epeetd us to do. Formerly it
litis been I lie custom of Chicago to
hold aloof and imply that she was
conferring a great favor upon tllie
leant which she condescended to
wet. This ear she remained too
long in that self-satisfied state of
mind. Michigan offered hen a game
and a No stated the Condition under
which it should ho pin veil. Chicago
did not fancy them and so delayed
about either accepting or rejecting
rhein. hoping that Michigan would
modify tHicm. When Stagg sn.w thu.t
we would not change and also re
ceding a definite notification of the
stand of the western colleges he un
announced a game with Brown.
Tlie conditions under which Michi
gan and tlhe otlher western colleges
demand that games be played with
Chicago are very just. Michigan de
niaiulied that commencing witlh next
Thanksgiving day we have a two-year
contract. The iiivst game was to be
plajed in Chicago or wlierecr the
University of Chicago wished, but the
second game was to be played at
some place which Micliigan with to
(elect. Also w demanded that tliere
be an equal division of t'he net re
ceipt.. That thks luis not been done
m tic on.sll, shown. Michigan is
tired of building grand stands and
making other improvement, to Chi-cafj-o's
grounds, which lire saddled in
ns part of th' legitimate expenses of
'he iranies. Last venr it cost ns i inn
to help pay for the grandstands . Of
course if we had been on private
pounds we would have lxvn obliged
p;i. a large rental, hut tlhe fact re
mains that wv did not piny on private
nut on 1li University of Chicago
KTonnds. n( (l ginne on home is
orth mi much more to tllicnt tlhan the
jHvuninn profits whioli thev received
from us. that they could well alTord to
Pfl.v to hrintr flu irami Mi,. i.iivwi
of charging us tor eominig. Tlie gross
receipts at this gnntc was in round
mtnihors. $11,000. of whidh amount
MieliignnV shnre which was half of
tne net receipts footed 11 " -to n little
over $.l.noo. Of course. Chicago did
not reeohe more tlmn this in cash, hut
in millh she reeived much more, for
after the m,,,,,, i,c ioiisoled' herself
Itlt about $r..000 wortdi of improvo
"jenN in the shape of grand' stands.
' f M. T)nlly.
STATriMHNT BY STAGC.
I ro fust-or vStngg hat, given out the
"mowing statement concerning the
combine made by Uhe three western
universities against Chicago:
It ha bccti the jioljey of tlhe Uni
an" y f ('hil'"tf" i" football, strictly,
Mlnored to, to require a guarantee
"'lea contracts are made for a series
01 games to lie played' elsewhere on
alternate years. The games with Wis
consin in 1K95 unci 1897 amd witlh Mich
Tffan in 1802 and 1893 were arranged
on the guarantee basis. .For the liat
ri s"l1n,e with Michigan nnd Wlsc'on
",n. nil of which have been playedl in
iiicngo, the terms have cnllwl for n
v Won of gate receipts nfter n 11b
p'l nllowmnee for expenses. When
'r. Ilnird proposedi a two-year eon
Toi Februiirv 23 for n Thnnksglving
"'J' game the first year In Cliicngo and
jne Recond In Detroit, with am equal
?J m of re'lpt. T told diirn' it -vvas
"witrnry to our policy. T stated that
e were willing to piay nt Detroit as
"e requested, but on a gunraivtee nr
n?ement. We have contended thnt
"P llnVf. n ..I..1.J i. ...i.i 11.lIn
"' income there is by reason of our lo-1
UNIVERSITY
eiuion in Chicago, provided, of course,
'in arrangement iH nuu fol. u gUmu ju
i-iemoit on alternate years.
"1 Htatwl this nuitjujr to 'Mr. llaird,
nit at no time did i my that tlhe nuu
tL'r was llnully sottletl. However, Hie
liiiinedliitely stai'tud negotiations
wli oh would lirlng together Wiiwoiralii
mid lllnols lu order to use them au
a club to in.n(, ,u tt) teims. The eom
o.natlon was evident to me in connec
tion with the iiegotiiitilons for a Wls
eoiiHln game. I Jutd arrange! with a
pflMito conifereneo with Manager
Msher for Monday, March 0, having
iigiced to pay his expeitois to Clileago.
On tjie evening lefore I received a
note from Mr. Jiutrd asUIng
me to meet Mr. Klslier and
IiliiiM'lf -to iIImmihh tlie foot
ball situation.' I decllnwt to con
fer witlh the gentlemen, giving as un
reason that I kinew of no foot ball sit
uation which concerned' Michigan,
Wisconsin ami Chicago Jointly. 1
-met Mr. Fisher and Mr. Mulrd seimr
ntely on Mond-iy, 'Mureh (1, und from
both learned that 'they had come, to
( hh'ago Sat unlay night and with Mir.
Hull of lllinlos, hud 'been In coinfer
ence on Hinidny, and had denidrd ti
net togetlher.
"M'r. Hatrd openly slated that in or
1'1; Jl. wlilp us Into line Wisconsin
and Illinois had agreed to stand, to
gether iii' demanding return games
and an equal division of receipts, and,
as an additional threat, he said thnt
Michigan would refuse to compete
against us in any sport. TTo said
they would not piny bnse ball games
which hnd been already agreed upon
by Mr. Ilnird nnd myself, T presented
n statement of the whole affair to our
athletic board', and it una.ninvouslv
voted against arranging games with
Michigan and Wisconsin for 'the com
ing season."
ALUMiNf.
Of the older alumni of the Universi
ty none are better remembered tllian
(ieorge Hell Prank for ter, now profes
sor of oheinihtry and director of tlie
laboratories in the University of Min
nesota, and state chemist. Professor
t-'ninkforter graduated with the class
of ISSli, In which same class The Uni
versity turned out our friends Will
Owen Jones, A. L. Frost und C. S. Al
len, lie graduated from tlhe general
scientific course, took his M. A. in
clli'i'inlstry in S8. He wn au instruct
or in the University from 8(i to '88
and in tlie Lincoln high school from
ss to sii. I'Yom SS) to '!):i Hie wns at
the University of Berlin, obtaining his
doctorate there in the latter year. He
came buck to the University as lec
turer in chemistry in '93, but before
tlhe year was out was Called to thie
University of Minnesota, where he has
built up a very prosperous depart
ment. Dr. Vrnnhforter ws one of the early
memliers of Phi Delta Theta, and wu's
one of tlie men who were elected from
the old classes both to the Phi Beta
Kappa and to the Sigma. Xi. He has
recently married 'Miss Man' Carter of
tlhe clusss of 1900, University of Min
nesota. She is a member of Delta
flannnn and is very popular among the
students.
UXION UiJltLS' I'ltOGll'AiM.
The annual program given by the
girls of the Union literary society
will occur Friday evening, March 24.
It will consist of a Cireek play. Much,
attention has been given to this enter
taiinneinb and from indications a most
enjoyable affair may be expected.
Every one is cordially invited. The
program is as follows:
IMusic.
I'erdita Statue lleeitation, Blsie
Mue. Blnndiin.
"Ladies of Athens."
ZnivThlppl Wife of Socrates, LU
linn Chii.se.
Awpasia Wife of Pericles, Amy
Shively.
Sappho The poetess, Dessie B.
Brown.
Xieostratn Wife of Sophocles, Tou
ise Van Cnmp.
Dnmophiln Wife of D.-vmaphiluse,
Minnie Wilkinson.
Philesln Wife of Xonophon, Greta
Mumnn.
Pythias Wife of Aristotle, Minbel
Cole.
Cleobula Sister of Demosthenes,
Julia 'McCnnn.
Music, '
From the present outlook there will
lie quite n competition nmomg a num
ber of the colleges of the country this
year to secure presidents. Ynle,
Ilrown, Amherst nnd the University
of Cincinnati are without, executive
heads, nnd the University of California
enters the list next March on the re
tirement of President Kellogg., Cin
cinnati nttnohes a salary of $0,000 to
the office, which 1b $1,000 more than
President Dwight received at Yale.
Cnlifornin pnys her president $0,000
also.
NEBRASKAN.
OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MARCH 20, 1899.
SATURDAY'S PENTATHLON
Complete List of Entreos and
Prlzo8 for Indoor
Meet.
The auuiial Indoor Pentathlon will
beheld lu the gymnasium ue.vtfc4it.ur
day ulVuocn nt !l o'clock. It includes
five event: Shot put, runniing high
jump, three standing Imxul jumps,
pole vault, and quarter tulle M)tato
race. I0rjc.li contesttinl must qualify
In the fh? ivemts as fellows:
Shot put, elglhtepin. ieet, with each
addlt.lou.nl three Indie counting one
point out the final scire. One hund
red points will be given to the person
making forty-three feet.
High jump three fcits six inches,
with wiclh additional 'nch counting
four points und five feet, soon Indies
giving oiu- hundred points.
Tilirrc standing broad jumps, seven
teen feet, witlh every two inches
counting one point and thirty-three
feet, eight inches giving one hundred
points.
Pole vault, five feet, ten Inches.
wlili ......I. ..,1,11,1 , , 1 ,
with each additional aliove scoring
two points, and ten feet giving one
hundred points.
Quarter mile potato race, two mln-
iite. and five seconds, and every sec-
, , . '. mm i-M-i.v set
oud less, two K)ints, with one min
ute aiikl forty-five seconds giving one
hundired points.
Tihe conitestan't scoring the greatest
numbeir of points wi.l be declared the
winner. Prizes will be given, as fol
lows: A gold mcdfll to the winner of
the pentathlon; a silver medal for
the athlete winning the next highest
number of points; a bronze medal for
tlie athlete winning third "highest
number. Besides these, a prize will
lie given to the witmija.of endh event.
From tlhe winners four men will be
chosen who, with B. 10. Benediict. win
ner of the indoor pentathlons In '97
and 'OS, will represent the University
of Nebraska in a dual meet with the
Oinnhn V. M. C. A. at Omaha May 8.
Omaha offers gold mcdalis to each
man on the winning team and n sil
ver trophy of heavy plate twelve
inches in ditinretcr fully engraved, to
tlhe winning team.
The following have entered for the
ixintnthlon: M. P. Pillsbury, C. M.
Story. It. D. Andiivson, W. 11. Henntt,
IT. 11. Folmcr, A. S. Pearse, (I. M. Ciw
gill, ... C. Wallace. It. L. Waterman.
1 Lenin r, P. W. Pepoon, Clarence
Hoard, I. A. K'ellogg, F. D. Burr, T. A.
Hewitt. S. V. Cortelyou, K. Berry, W.
Q. Mouck, .1. CJ. Hieliards, A. .T.'we.s
ton, Charles Poynter. 10. B. Brooks,
W. II. Priestly. II. M. Oanet't, M. S.
'Moore, (Urn lies Bulard, A. Shane, Lee
Berry. John llermnnn, 1$. W. Christy,
!'. Mnnc'liester, 10. Hall, Cliapin.
A IIOMANCIO.
(With local coloring.)
It was not so very Umg ago Mutt a
certain young man who is known to
his fiiembi as "Bob," entered the lit
erary field. This is the beginning of
the sad part of the story, for every
thing had apparently been lovely be
fore. A most timorous effusion it was
ami addressed to tlhe fairest lass of his
acquaintance, but through mischance
it entne into vulgar, mortal hands.
You know the sublimest of mortal
productions are not 'intended for the
eyes of common man. But strange
things will hnppen j-ea, it 'litis been
known that in libraries more saeivd
than ours there have sometimes been
found apparently worthless scraps of
ipnpor containing tiriceless thoughts.
Sometimes misguided men have fool
ishly kept from the eyes of the peo
ple these glistening gems of tihonght.
To deprive genera Hons of such wotv
derful works cannot be justlfiedi for
not omly do countless, millions go
to tholr graves unleavened by thoir In
fluence, but the nuWhor's praises re
main unsunir till long after ho has
parsed to n deserved rest.
For this gem, carelessly dropped1 be
side a sacred dlrair. a different fate
was In store. Seen by mortal eyes, it
fell info mortal hnnds, and lis burnlmr
enter'es ini'prcsfled "ttheniisclves 110011
mortal miinds. Welt knowm it is that
when diivine thlncs com'ei into hluninn
hands the universe Is awry, niul thus
have nature's laws repeated them-
selves, "iour Bob" could not be con
tained. Authors are eor strange peo
ple, some pine ami die because pro
diictlonw all their own are not read
and appreciated j others arc strangely
ferocious when their poetic outbuiKtw
leach appreciative eyes. The young
poet Is half (IMuu und mum should
not nrueili cross him, for fatal results
may follow. Knowing tills, those who
would have enlightened more of man
kind by ghlng them access to a price-
ih source or f (. .history, retitrwd
t instead to the trembling grasp of
Its .rightful oAvner. It Is better oftie.n
to sacrifice present joy for the fu
ture's greater store. Let us hope thv
future will prove the past ordered' bv
11 hand divine. What tlie, world loses
w 1.1 he treasured by hearts that now
can beat in normal cadence.
LKTTIOB FROM CASPER WHl'LWHV.
In correspondence with Dr. II, Jl
Ward oniatliletilo matters touching Hie
university, Cuxpcr Whitney wrlU-s in
n recent letter as follows": "I have
confidence In the sportsman!-- stand
ard of Tsebrnsku. j nm aUre
you must have difficulties with your
students. It Is so all over the west,
und particularly in the Missouri val.
ley the undergraduates do not seem
10 appreciate the etdiics- of omniteur
1. 1 ". ' """H'"i- ,vu iiiiii, on oce.is.
ions, .become much discouraged ; but I
I ""' you that tliere Is a lrrent deal
K.W... 1 ii..i .... .... .A.. 1
for encouragement. Tn the Inst six or
'W"ty; lyo mntle four complete
C 1?",,f8 ,r t'" State, ami you
cannot imagine the tremendous im.
provenient in the iivtelligenb concep
tion of tlie spirit of amateur sport;
likewise in the Improved healthy
wholesonieness of practice. Would it
not be possible for the Missouri valKy
colleges to get together and agree on
some rules'.' Of course, I know -it is
quite a trip from Lincoln to Ivans is
City; yet I should think it would be
worth while once a year if Knus4i8,4Nc.
brnska, Missouri met at some eeiftral
point to agree upon healthful rules
and their enforcement." .
STUDIOXT LI I'lO AT STAXL'OIM).
Recently the V.idettc-Roportcr of
tlie University of Iowa published a
vcrj interesting letter reee.ntily from
a former student, but who is now of
Leland Stanford, jr., University. Rec
ognizing its value as desriip'tive of
school life nt that Institution, we clip
the following portion:
"It's dllVen.nt at Stanford. This
year, for tlie first time, we lost to
Berkeley, but the spirit did not go
back on the tenim then. Within a
week both captain and coacili were
presented with $."0 loving cups, the
sulKcripMons of students.
"Stanford litis a way of her own In
managing student affairs. Every
student is c.cctcd to pay a student
body assw-Miient of $1 at the begin
ning of each year. It is nearly nil
paid during tlie first week. At. tlie
close of each year officers of the stu
dent body arc elected by tlhe .Aiustira
liun ballot, system, nominations hav
ing boon made by a caucus. All stu
dents nre entitled to vote. Tin the sa.me
way managers of athletic teams, mu
sical club", and editors-in-ehiefs and
managers, of tlie college papers are
elected. 'Hie treasurer handle all
money, and nothing is received or
paid1 out except by him. For this ser
vice he is paid n small salary.
"Nominations arc also made by cau
cus for riipresentntivew on intereolle
triate debates. These, naturally, come
largely from the literary societies.
The choice,-however. Is made by n
sifting through preliminaries, semi
finals, and finals.
"This method does not do away with
the individuality of any organization.
It docs lnieren.se th interest of the
student Invrty In all of these tilings.
An executive committee is composed
of the student body officers, and rep
resentatives elected, by encfli class.
They have charge of detailed busi
ness," XATTONiA.L TRACK MIOIOT.
'Casper Whitney, Uhe authority on
niunteurlsm nnd1 purity in college ath
letics, has a plan, (by which he hopes
to bring together the eastern nnd
western colleges. His idea Is to hold,
nery two years, a national track meet
to decide the championship of the
United States. The association bav
in ch'airge of tlhis meet, should ,be
governed by representative college
men. Under this plan it is hoped thn't
the wrangles mid' squnWWlcs now so
conspicuous Itr both of the intercol
legiate associations, will "be of less im
portance. Mr. Whitney favors, hold
ing this met in Chicago n it is Mm
most centrallv located city. U. of M.
Dally.
1'moK 5 Gents
CHAPTER SPECIALIZATION
Will Halstead, Class of
Writes for Sigma Chi
Quarterly.
98
The condi'lloiiN of fraternity exist
ence are at least two. The primal
one Is grounded on human nature,
ami tiswt In importance from a desire
In men of affairs, to a necessity in the
lives of college young men, This ne
cessity is that of friendship.
The other condition is defined with
more difficulty, If R Is definable at all.
It Is an Inclination, woven Into the
energy and pulslm nativity of
great majority of young men, their
entrance Into college marks their first
separation, from home, and Its domes
ticating Influence. They are suddenly
thrust into a hiimi.11 world of activity
law-liU-h their lack of experience Im
shared by the rest, and in which each
man stands nn equal chance. A score
of fields lie, before them marked oft'
for the contest of wits. They present
11 faslnnting opjiortunlty for young
America 'to "get In it." Fraternities
have taken it upon themselves to Ik
the medium of Kutisfying tliis knenily
aroused thirst.
Any line of absolute distinction le
t'wecn these two ideas cannot be
drawn . They overlap and dovetail
hi so ninny intangible ways flint there
is no possibility of setting each off to
itself. They co-operate so closely thnt
one cannot always ddleriniiie one
from tlie other. One is tlie interior
spirit of brotherhood; the other is Ih
external npirit of organization. They
are both legitimate and not essentially
out of harmony. Hut there is a ratio
of iniportnmce between them. Tliere
cannot be the slightest doubt of those
(wJio upprecinte .the, trw? tttyvlftcmcei
of the fraternity Idea, that any Influ
ence which in any mamner subordin
ates and com prom isies the fundament
al principles of the brotherhood, nnd
in any way conflicts with their influ
ence upon the. lives and characters of
theiir members, is dangerous.
There is a tendency among all fra
ternities to play to the galleries. They
are becoming spectacular. They are
putting on the boards an extravagan
za. They are Mrutting and cocking
their heads in the air, like actors, in
tlie puppet show.
This condition of affairs is n farce,
lb Ks 'brough,t about by fait nous and
perverted ideas of the function of a
Eru'ternity. it cannot be .successful
ly denied that fraternities, in boine in
stances, all too frequent, are bringing
upon themselves a disfavor not occa
sioned by wounded pride an the part
01 'i nose vvno nave not peen Honored
with invitations. The anitcigouisiii of
what bears the singular appoint ion of
the "barb element," is n coniscipince-les-s
as. amy other similar attack, but
overshadowing thnt opposition, there
certainly docs exi.st a conviction,
among men of older years and sound
er judgment, tllian yours or mine, my
sophomore readers, that tlvei spiritual
part of your order is a, .nioneni'ty, thnit
we come all too near being clubs. Tt
is not because we are pay! nig too much
nttention'to our public .reputation, but
because we are purchasing that) nt tlie
expense of the most 'beautiful nnd no
ble influences of 'that order.
The predominating form in which
this nppears is in chapter specialties.
Tlie condition for these nrisemost fre
quently when Dame Fortune has is
sued! au ndvensc decree, and are no
ticealifle most often, in tnvo phases,
vhieli may be cited ns typical of 'var
sity, which are raised 'in individual
cases. Tt sometimes hnpiens by rea
son, of the graduation of n InTge num
ber of men nt one time, nnd tine, in
ability of a nura'ber to return 'to school
at the begiwninier of a new year, that
n dhaptor of real worth findis iiself
failing.
The other condition is less frenuemt,
but. furnishes mi even tftronew incen
tive to ieenlntion. A new chanter of
s-ome standard' frnterpltv Is instituted
nm'onir chapters of went- or thirty
years nreistiev. Tlie nersorwel rt i,niv
new ribn.THfor is enrol v of sofl'M,v)t
'vrHNi "to lift it Intia tlio liloflioct f0.
vov nt the outset, nnd if it should l.nn.
pen to be it ic flyen no sudli' enrw.td
ovntio" bv its rivnls
My plea. then. i for tlhe hnnv.v mf.
fl.ium lintweep. n stla.T,ltU oMvi.n.
titer', amd n ve.tuvonnnv rndi'tvn
Fvprv leolleffe eihn Titer bleeds n l,o,in,
tpr 1oforp it roods n remit nttn.
