The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899, March 17, 1899, Image 3
THE HESPERIAN T Base Ball. The base ball boys lined up for the first real game of the soason last week- In the field Johnson, Liobman, Ouscnddon, Boll, Ryan and Rhea did splendid work. At third base was Gordon, Reed and McDormott, socond base Rehlander, Cran die, and Kingsbury, whilo Rhodes held first. It can bo easily seen what a strong lot of men will fill the places on base. The ability of Lemar and Moore as catchers is unquestioned. Stringer, Bell, Campbell, Milford, Rhea, and Bliss are working hard in cage every day. Everything indicates the most efficient team the University has turned out for many years. Every man is well qualified for his special place, having had several seasons of experience with prominent amateur teams. There will not be a weak place in the team for each has a number of candidates of marked ability. The effective train ing of Barnes and Kennedy are already shown in the work of the team. Manager Bliss has secured a series of games with prom inent colleges that cannot fail to make the spring trip a suc cess. The games and dates scheduled are Kansas, at Law ronco, May 13; Missouri, Columbia, May 15; Wabash College, Bloomington, Indiana, 'May 17; Crawfordsville, May 18; Depaw University, Greencastle, May 19; Perdue College; Lafayette, May 20; Notre Dame, South Bond, May 22; Lako Forrest, May 23; Mtfdison, May 24 and 25; Minnesota Stuto University, May 20; Iowa University, May 27. "To arouse student interest in the teams" tlio Board of Athletic Control of the University of Chicago has decided to sell season tickots for tho spring athletic contests for $2.50. The tickets are to bo good for at least twenty.fivo base ball and track games and entitle the holder to seats in the grand stand except at big games. contest can not bo changod, bocauso it is fixed by the consti tution, and the dato has been agreed upon. Since tho debaters have decided their question to debate in tho next preliminary, they have become confronted with an other disagreeable proposition, and that is, lack of time for preparation. These dobalors depend almost wholly on the fa cilities furnished by tho library in tho preparation for such con tests. Why could not the library bo loft opon till 11 o'clock, instead of 10. This is tho custom in many eastern institutions, Thoro is no reason why the east should be ahead of the west in offerin'g facilities to students. There are many other stu dents who join with the debaters in hoping that this much needed change will bo made. It will bo a forward step by the University of Nebraska in behalf of its students. Debates. The Union club Saturday night will discuss tho question, 'Resolved, That tho advantages of tho jury system outweigh its disadvantages." The Dolian club will debate tho proposition of tho possibility of increasing tho standing army to 100,000 men. Thoro will also bo an election of ofKcors. Tho Palladian boys have taken for their text Saturday night, "Resolved, That tho proposition of the O.ar of Russia, in re gard to disarming tho armies of tho powers, should bo taken up." Tho debating association mot Monday presumably to tran sact some business, but little was done, except to allow a few follows an opportunity to load some cirofully proparod speeches on tho unsuspecting audionco. Thoro is a conflict of datos with tho MisHouri-Nobraska debate and tho oratorical footing, both of which will bo hold in May. It is probable arrangements will bo made so that tho conflict will bo avoided. Missouri has accepted tho dato suggested by tho associntion for tho debate hero, but under tho circumstances this will un doubtedly bo changed. Tho dato for tho interstate oratorical Dr. George Willis Botsford, '84. Our contemporary mentioned in its last issue the fact thai thoro are now two of tho Harvard faculty who have been grad uated from the Nebraska State University, and gave consid erable detail about tho places where Dr. Botsford has taught since 1884. But it failed to mention the greatest and most re cont contribution of his to tho world of scholarship, viz: A History of Greece for Acadamies and High Schools, Mac Mil Ion & Co., 1899. It is olaboratoly illustrated with half-tones of Greek subjects of art, customs and scenery, and very hand somely printed. Mr. Botsford was always a careful student of tho English language and literature, and has fine taBte as a matter of stylo. This latest product of his pen shows this quality of his goniua to fine advantage. Beginning at tho holidays he had not been very sick, and President Elliott, of Harvard, gave him leave of absence for tho remainder of tho yoar, continuing his salary, and arranged for tho expenses of a five months' study in Italy and Greece. It may thus, bo seen that eastern people appreciate Nobraska products. Dr. Botsford is now at Southern Pines, North Carolina, whoro ho has just boon joined by his wife and childrou. Later they will go to Michigan for tho summer, and Dr. Botsford will start for Europe Mr. Langor is preparing to take tho examination for admit tance to tho naval academy at Annapolis. This examination is to bo hold at Norfolk. , Tho Y. M. O. A. is fortunate in securing for next Sunday, Mr. Nash, who is now in tho city. Mr. Nash has a national reputation as a worker among men. Ho has just been em ployed by tho Executive committo of tho Y. M. O. A. of Ohio to givo ono whole yoar to work among the men of that state, No young man should miss this mooting Sunday at 4 p. in. Tho freshmen are well represented in the debating associa tion at prosont. The voluminous voice of Craft is often hoard oven if ho is in tho minority. His recent noted speech in favor of a comfirmatory power by tho sixteen debaters roused consid erable interest. The tenacity and eloquence of Nims, togothor with tho sago philosophy of Landis, makes a real live meeting out of a' dry subject.