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of -at least a "half-way interest on the part of
students and faculty. All we need 5s Jjust
half -support, half the interest that this uni
versity ought to furnish, and the 'contest can
he made a success. Before we can ask it to
come here we nrust secure a hond of $500 as a
guarantee of expenses; $250 comes into the
treasury each year from the ten 'different
slates. This amount of course, is applied to
the expense account. The -expenses of the
contest and of the 'officers 'oannot'cxeood at the
very most, $500. This loaves ins liahle for only
$250 at tshcoutside even if there were not a
single paid ticket to the 'contest. To meet the
other $250, if we had to meet it, which is
not likely, we would only have to secure an
audience of live hundred at fifty cents a ticket.
Now, in the name of common sense, -are we il
logical and unreasonable when weassumethat
Ihis university with its two thousand students,
and '.Lincoln with its sixty thousand popula
tion will furnish at least five hundred paid
tickets?
"We have reason to 'believe that we will win
the infer-statc this year. We have more
treason to helievc that with a representative of
equal ahility another year and the contest
here, where we can lend -our -support and 'en
thusiasm, we would surely cany the 'day, If
the faculty and students will lend just half
support to this inter-college meet the financial
success of this underlaldng will be assured.
We do not ask much hut the little we do ask
must come if we decide to have the contest
here in '99. Why not have a mass meeting
of students and faculty and settle the matter
one way or the other? If we don't have the
contest here, we had much better withdraw
entirely from the association and save our rep
utation, unless we wish to have it publicly
anuouueed that Nebraska and the University
are 'both dead, oratorically speaking, and can
mot entertain the Inter-state contest here an
other year. We cannot, aud we must not al
Uow such a report to circulate among the rep
resentatives of the colleges often states'! Let
iuh h7i.ow that we have some life yet in the
JfJriiversity of Nebraska'! !
The "Gym,'''' girts are practicing forflhelr
pentathlon.
Tlio ?orntlo lclalo.
The University team, consisting: of R, S.
Baker, Bertha Stall and H, E, Saokett, left hy
way of the Union Pacific, for 'Colorado Springs
yesterday 'evening. The 'debate will be held
in Colorado Springs, Friday night. The 'ques
tion is: Resolved, "'That the United States
should construct and operate the Nicaragua
canal. The University 1 earn has the affir
mative, The 'dehaters who represent the University
at Colorado Springs, -combine the strength
an dl ogle of Baker with two of the keenest
students of the law school. Baker wall open
and close the 'debate. Miss Stall speaks sec
ond and Sackett third. The faculty of Color
ado 'College have arranged for a reception in
honor of the Nebraska 'debaters on Friday
afternoon.
The state University alumni residing in
Denver have promised the Nebraska team &
reception at Denver on their return. The
students are now preparing to -celebrate the
coming victory on Friday night with a genu
ine University spirit.
Last Saturday the University team fulfilled
their long-felt desire, of playing a professional
team. Manager OBrlon of Omaha brought
down a number -of his most promising -colts to
make a good beglnnlngofthesoason by giving
the University team a terrible drubbing.
Well they did have rather an easy time, yet
the score was nothing near so bad as -one
would -expect by the reputation of the two
teams.
Nebraska led off at bat. Wells began the
line work with a throe bagger to right field,
Bliss followed with a hot grounder to left
field, which the fielder let go aerossthe street.
When the ball was finally recovered, Bliss
was sitting on the bench and Nebraska had
two scores to her credit. Omaha began "by
getting one the first inning. Frointhe second
inning on Omaha led by at least three scores.
Nebraska out-batted her professional oppon
ents but they played a xery ragged fielding
game. Moore behind the bat put ap an -excellent
game, as -did Rhodes tarr first. But
otherwise the work of the team was not first
class. There was a noticable lack of team
work. But this -can soon he remedied by hard
practice. The team fToin 'now on must prac
tice as a whole, and not -each man hy himself.