The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899, October 15, 1892, Page 13, Image 13
THE HESPERIAN 13 say is that wc thank you, and hope that you will have value received before the school year is ended. Every student is not able to give much to the association, but every student is able and should join. You will never be sotry that you assisted the association by giving it your mem bership. It, has been said that a college is known by its standing in athletics. Whether this bo true or not, the fact remains that athletics have greatly spread the reputation of our college throughout our own state. People hear of our foot ball and base ball teams and then inquire all about us, and this is just what we want. The amount of good that you may do by simply join ing the sssociation is simply great. Let every student be a commitee of cne to see that he joins the association. Do not delay but join at once. At last a coach has been secured and under his proficient instruction the foot ball players are making great improvement. In Mr. Williams the athletic association has secured a coacher that knows how to awake an interest in athletics and especially in foot ball. There is no doubt that, with him as coach, if the men will follow his instruction, we will give the pennant a close rub. It might be well to say that every player should implicitly obey the orders of coach and captain, no matter what they may be. This is the great secret of foot-ball, for unless a captain knows that his orders will be obeyed, how can he tell when to make certain plays ? So let every player be always at his post and ever alert for the sig nal, and when the signal is given, he should know just what to do and then do it. Let every player know the signs perfectly, so that no blun ders will be made that may cost us the game and perhaps the pennant. Let victory be our.'j. Following is the schedule of games as now arranged: October 21 at Lawrence, with Kansas State University. October 29 at Denver, with Denver Athletic Association. November 5 at Omaha, with Missouri State University. November 12 at Lincoln, with Kansas State University. November 19 at Lincoln with Doane. November 24 at Omaha, with Iowa State University. The tennis association was not what it should have been last year. There was a feeling among many of the students that a clique was running the association and that no one was wanted ex cept a select few. As a result of this feeling only a few joined the association, and tennis as a part of college athletics was a failure. This year it is the aim of the association to make tennis a grand success. There is no clique at the head of the affair. Everyone who is interested in tennis is requested to join and help the good work on. Last year Doane beat us in both sin gles and doubles. Heretofore there has always been a charge of unfairness set up against Doane. Last year no such charge could be trumped up. They played us on our own ground with our umpires, and beat us because of superior ability. Doane has good men. They work hard at ten nis. We have good men but the work is a minus quantity. We have every advantage over our rival colleges. We have a tennis court in the armory wherein we can keep in practice all winter. We have a school two or three times as large as any of our adversaries. Why should wc not lead in tennis as in every other athletic sport. Many say they cannot join because the fees are too high. The dues ar.e 50c each semester. The fee for the first semester and initiation combined is $2.00, making $1.50 to join, the other 50c is the dues for the first term. This fall the associa tion started with some small debts. They are all paid off. We are free. One court is in good condition, the other courts will be cleaned im mediately. One is partly cleaned at present. We have been having fine weather for tennis ex cept the last few days. The grounds should be occupied every afternoon and evening. There is a place in the tennis court for some mail to make a record. We have no special players. In all other sports we have our crack athletes. In tennis we have none. Here is a chance for some one. LOCALS. Boom the University Debating Club. Are you going to join the new society ? Prof. Hussey has the class in art historJShis year. 0'. Ward Hildreth has a brother in school this year. OVer 400 new students have matirculated this year. - L. B. Cornell spent a few days in Falls City last week. Mrs. L. Burnham of Omaha visited her son Carl a few days last week. W. E. Kirk is editing the college deparment of the city Y. M. C. A. Greeting. W. F. Squires will not be in school this year. He is night clerk at the Lincoln Hotel. The difference is that a cow gives milk ; those old reading room chairs may give whey. It is amusing tojsee some or the new students looking for their mail in the overshoe boxes. Harry Benedict, of Doane, spent Saturday and Sunday in the city, the guestof J . C, Thayer. Stauffer : "Well, an ostrich may eat shingle nails, but I'll bet he can't stand nitric acid."