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A lilc ihnl ben is immortal fruit
In such great offices as mil
The full grown energies of henven."
Miss llriscoc was a charter member of the Haydon Art
Clul) and last spring was elected director. The following
resolutions of respect to her memory were recently passed by
the board.
Resolved, That in the death of Miss Florence "Briscoe the
Haydon Art Club lias suffered the loss ol a most valued
member and at the snme lime a diicctor who cherished
warmly the interests and advance of art in our midst, who
was herself an unwearied student of the beautiful aspects of
God's creation, and whose talent, hnd she been spared to
complete her studies, gave promise of unusual success.
Resolved, That the secretary be instructed to tender to
the parents ol the deceased assurances of sincere sympathies.
ATHLETICS.
It is now one year ngo that we took up the duties of this
department. "With this issue our responsibility ends. This
department is but one year old. It was begun partly as an
experiment and partly because the growing interest in athletic
sports made it necessary that more attention be given to this
special feature of student life. The past year has marked a
considerable advance in all branches of athletics base ball
only excepted. First the campus has been put in such condi
tion that athletes may exercise without fear of stepping in post
holes or stumbling in climbing over mounds of dirt and brick.
A further improvement will be made in the spring bv remov
ing all trees in the northwest part of the campus. Secondly
the univert-tty now has a well equipped gymnasium and a com
petent instructor of physical training. This, of course, is the
most importnnt improvement, and is recognized to be such
more and more every day. In fact this is the thing we long
have sought.
As soon as rough weather sets in the student' has a place in
which to continue hi . exercise. Hitherto, when for a few days
the weather permitted, a great deal of violent exercise was
taken and then there was probably a week's relaxation which
made 'the work done worse than useless. Regular and con
tinuous work has been substituted for irregular and spasmodic
work. Now the students have take hold of athletics in a more
systematic way than ever before. Organization and unification
have characterized the work throughout the year. A new con
stitution has been adopted by the athletic association which
provides for new nnd better methods of controlling and reg
ulating the different athletic organizations. A university
bicycle club has been organized and a few rides taken that will
be told of by future historians and poets. Foot ball has been
,put upon a scientific footing and nn interstate league formed
in wliidh U. of N. is the 'only representative in Nebraska.
"More interest has been shown in lawn tennis and the associa
tion has increased iu membership. Everthiug is favorable for
more courts and renewed interest in the game at the opuning
of spring. A successful field day was held at Cushman park,
nnd over two-thirds of the prizes at the state tield day were
taken by the U. of N. representatives. Last but by no means
least a young women's walking club has been organized.
The athletic department has tried to keep abreast of the
times and give its unbiased support to each and every one of
'these branches of athletics. 'How well we have succeeded
let our contemporaries as 'well as,posterity judge. The work,
on the whole, has 'been exceedingly ip'lcasant. 'We Hiave
invited criticism and at times have had that nrticle in abund
ance. Some accounts of foot lall games may have been too
long to suit the English departincnt,which requires seven hun
dred words only in one article, or on the other hand they may
have been too tliort to suit those who participated in them.
Hut we lay down our pen with a consciousness of having per
formed our duly. Wc sincerely hope ihat to him who takes up
this work will be accorded the same encouragement and aid
that has been accorded us, and that this department in time
will become one of the most interesting departments of the
paper.
The foot ball season is over. ( )ur team stands where It did
at the end of the season last year at the head. At the begin
ning of the season there was plenty of good material, but very
few knew good foot ball when they saw it. It is true that wc
played several games last season nnd were never worsted, but
this fact was due more to the lnck of discipline in our oppon
ents than to our knowledge. It was not until late this season
that a coachcr was secured and anything like team work
begun. Many now, who have never kicked the sphere, know
more about the game than the best players knew last year.
The great game of the season, of course, was played at Omaha
in which wc were not only outweighed but also outplayed and
slightly dismayed IVismaycd most at the rank decisions of
the referee. "We would have been beaten badly enough with
fair decisions but Ho'.lcrbrook should join our supreme court
where his decisions might once in a while be overruled. "We
will meet you again next year, Iowa, but will expect to play
against eleven men only. No doubt, a good coachcr will be
secured early in the season next year and foot ball will be
played as never before. Some of the old players will not be
back, of course, and the first month will be spent in selecting
and rejecting new material. A person of good judgment must
do this work. The captain of the Princeton team found some
of his best men playing on the different class teams. Many of
them were not thought good enough to play even on the
"scrub" eleven. Uut the keen eye of the captain watched
them nnd saw that with the proper training they were just the
men for the team. Probably the greatest mistake in selecting
a team is made in nssigning to players positions forwhichuhey
are not fitted. The captain must here also keep his eyes open
and make no mistake. A man might be n failure as guard, yet
make a good tackle. The captain for next year sliould be
selected now so that he may form plans and dream of (foot
ball during the summer. I he present captain hits' proven
worthy in every respect and it is very probable that he will ibe
re-chosen unanimously. We shall not be here next year but
we .expect to read in the athletic column of Till-: Mhsi'HIUA.n
the following interesting items:
Fljppin is a great half back.
There are fifty applicants for the eleven positions.
lEvery candidate for the clevenis 'training 'two 'hours daily.
One thousand students saw the ifirst 'interstate 'game iplayed
in Lincoln.
Johnston is n great captain.
The full back weighs 1190 pounds.
When the ball isiput in, piny every Juan follows it.
The manager has decided to pluy no more 000 1 ball at
Crete.
The second eleven has secured brand new suits and are
ready to play any other team in 'the state.
The U. of N. took revenge on ilowa this year.
The foot ball flayers linve ibetsn excused from 'military
'drill.
'Lord plays one ofithe ends tfhis year.
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