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WfjRHvMVi I THE NEBR ASKAN -HESPERIAN Vol. 8-29, No. 2. LINCOLN, SEPTEMBER 23, 1800. Five Cents. N 1 CHANGE IN OUTLOOK. Arrival of Couch Brunch Gives Ano X ther Tomo to tk Gossip of 4 ' ike tirldlron. Tho chango that has hcon noticed In tho foot ball problem during the past two weeks has boon very marked. At tho tlmo of tho arrival of many of tho old students tho situation was dark and It looked as if Coach Branch would havo a hard task on his hands to get a team out of anything except raw ma terial. Tho resignation of Manager Pearso and tho talk that Captain Wil liams would not return to school on ac count of poor health cast a gloom upon those persons concerned that was hard to shake off. Coach Branch arrived tho latter part of registration week. H1b arrival was heralded about tho campus and in a short tlmo foot ball stock took an up ward movement. At tho flrst practice of the men It waB seen that ho was to bo tho ono that would havo control and that any one who was not willing to train In what was deemed tho best manner, and who was not willing to accept certain rules, would not get a place on the team. Last week Stringer arrived. ThlB was another encouraging sign. Ho has always held the reputation of being one of the best ends that has over attended tho university. Benedict Was already hero and began to feel that the senti ment of jill of tho students demanded that he come out and play. This pres sure has had the desired effect and it is safe to say that two of the men behind the line will be found in their old posl tlons. Later in the week another piece of good news gave an impetus to the prac tice. It was announced that although Manager Pearso had resigned, he had decided at the last moment to re-enter the university. Ho arrived the latter part of tho week and began active prac tice at once. Captain Williams arrived Saturday, and although ho has not re covered completely from his long slego of Illness, ho Is looking well and thinks that he will be able to begin practice at once. - Garrett and Drain both reported for practice last week. Garrett played full In soveral games last year and may get a place this season. Drain finished the season at quarter last fall and will stand a fairly good, show of getting either his old place or tho end position left vacant by tho departure of Foil mer. The scrub team of last year will also furnish some material that will do for flrst team work. Cortelyou and Cran dall are Bhowlng up well in practice. Tho former has tho advantage in size and speed and may bo put on end. Crandall is rather light, but gets into the game in good shape and will stand a show for quarter, It now seems evident that tho three middle positions In the lino will bo more easy to fill than was at flrst sup posed.' Tyson, tho ono hundred and ninety pound guard from tho Lincoln high school, has reported for practice and stands a fair show of being Cap tain Molford's successor In that posi tion. Ringer and Tobln aro also ellglbles for tho team from the high school. Tho former weighs one hundred and eighty and will possibly bo played at guard In case no heavier men appear. Tobln Is also a heavy man. Ho Is known In field athletics, holding tho stato scholastic record for tho twelve-pound hammer throw, From tho men who havo appeared so far tho fullback position will Ho with Garrett, Boll or Sedgwick. All arb bolng tried on punting, but as yet their abilities In this lino are undeveloped. Sevoral other heavy men aro out for tho line, but It 1b impossible to list tholr merits at this time. A llttlo practice will bo necessary In gottlng them located boforo any promises aro made. Tho development of tho second team will be loft to W. E. Allen of tho phys ical training department this year. It is intonded to arrange a fixed schedule of games for this team as well as for the 'varsity. DISCUSSES DEGREES. Pol- PHI BETA KAPPA AGITATION. Ono of tho phases of llfo at tho Uni versity of Michigan Is shown in the following discussion, which is clipped from tho dally paper of tho Institution at ono tlmo during tho past school year. It reads as follows: "For some time past certain persons, who havo interested themselves In es tablishing at Ann Arbor a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa, havo been actively pushing tho matter among tho stu dents. President Angell has always been opposed to the founding of tho so ciety because In his belief it did not allow as great democracy in a school as m!ght bo enjoyed without It, and his aim has always been to make tho uni versity as democratic as possible. "Those active In the onterprlso have Issued copies of a petition to tho fac ulty, to bo signed by tho students of the literary department. Over 500 sig natures have now been secured for this petition and It Is now ready to bo sub mitted to tho faculty at Its next meet ing. What Its fate there will bo or what action will be taken by them is a question. Many of tho faculty mem bers are oponly In favor of It, while some, though not opposed, see at least some undesirable results from the ex igence of such a society here. It is not the organization itself that is so much objected to as some of the necessary re sults of it. To select those to bo honored with membership in the Phi Beta Kappa will require a close system of marking, which alone may result In many students not working for work's sake so much as for high grades. Some also believe that It will be difficult to work out a system by which actual merit may be determined without any mistakes or favoritism. "One of the chief objections laid to the door of tho marking system for this purpose Is that many times those really most competent do not receive high enough grades to enable them to secure the honors. This arises from the fact that many are interested in athletics, debate, journalism and a hundred other activities, which will take just enough of tholr tlmo not to prevent their bolng thorough scholars, but to prevent them from getting quite high enough class marks from day to day to secure the places their ability and knowledge en title them to." Wanted We will pay $12.00 a week salary to either a man or woman to represent tho Midland monthly maga zine as a subscription solicitor. Tho Midland Is tho same size as McCluro'u or tho Cosmopolitan. It is now n Its sixth year and Is tho only magazine of this kind published in the great central west. A handsome premium given to each subscriber. Send 10 cents for a copy of tho Midland and prem'um list to tho Twentieth Century Publishing Co., St. Louis, Mo. Chancellor Hcssoy Talks Upon ley of the University In GlvlMg Degrees. For somo years It has been tho In tention of tho authorities of tho univer sity to bring tho different departments to a Btago whoro tho same degree could bo given In each. Tho task has boon long, but tho progress Bteady. As Is stated below, tho number has been re duced to two, and will In a space of tlmo become one, with tho exception of tho professional degrees, which will havo to remain as they aro. Below Is an Interview published in ono of tho city papers, In which Chan cellor Bessoy outlines his Ideas on the matter: "It has been tho practice in tho Uni versity of Nebraska to give but two de grees to tho graduates of the four-year courses. All graduates of the college of literature, science and arts recolvo the degree of bachelor of arts, and all grad uates of tho industrial college receive tho degree of bachelor of science. By referring to the university calendar it Is seen that tho first named college In cludes twenty groups of study, but with all tho differences thus provided for every graduate of this college receives the degree of bachelor of arts. In like manner there are to bo found fourteen groups of study In the Industrial col lege; and here again, while there 1b much variation In the work done, every graduate receives the degree of bachelor of sclonco. "The university has endeavored to make the two degrees referred to above of equal value. That Is, the entrance requirements are as nearly equal as possible, and the amount of work to be done after entrance is made as sovoro in one case as in tho other. That tho degrees are held by tho university au thorities as of equal culture value Is Indicated by tho fact that tho faculty of the graduate school admit bachelors of science as equally eligible with the bachelors of arts to tho degree of mas ter of arts. It Is a notable fact that tho University of Nebraska does not confer the degree of master of science "In discussing tho question of the ad visability of using different degrees to Indicate different lines of work taken by tho students, the acting chancellor said: 'It is Impossible at tho present time to make tho title of tho degree In dicate precisely tho shade of training of tho bearer. If degrees are to havo value thoy must Indicate amount of training amount of culture or we aro driven to the absurd alternative of having a degree for not only each group of studies laid down in our cal endars, but also for every student who by tho uso of elcctlves has changed his group of studies. Tho latter alterna tive would be too absurd for considera tion. I think wo aro driven to tho con clusion that we must attempt to indl cato simply amouut of training. Wo may, as In this university, Indicate general trend of training also, as wo do by the two degrees which we confer. However, It Is to bo noticed that these two degrees to which I havo referred are in separate colleges, each controlled by Its own faculty nnd that tho degrees aro conferred, tho ono by one faculty and the other by tho other.' "In referring to higher degrees he said: 'I might add that not only are the science men eligible to tho second degree of arts, but that thoy aro ollglblo also to our dogrco of doctor of philoso phy, a dogrco, by tho way, which wo aro very chary in bestowing.' " SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN CONTEST, Groat Interest Is bolng taken in tho coming sophomore-freshman contest, which takes placo on tho afternoon of October 7 on tho athletic field. Tho events Will consist of general track athletics, relay races, foot ball hick and baso ball throw. As an Inducement to increaso interest in tho event tho Fleming grocery company of Lincoln has offered as a prize to tho winner a silver water sot, and tho seniors and juniors havo agreed to run a relay race as an accessory attraction. Interest In this ovont In former years has lagged for lack of Interest on tho part of upper classmen, but now that thoy havo. a share In tho contest Interest will bo added. Training has already begun and quite a number have ontored. It is desired that all entrees bo In by Sep tember 30, so tho men can get down to work. Increased Interest Is being taken by tho students in gymnasium work this xall and tho enrollment for classes is large. Physical examination for tho classes began September 25 and the classes will bo formed on October 9. Examinations for tho athletic classes have already been made and the classes aro In working order. Doctor Hastings is very much pleased over the examina tions of tho candidates for tho foot ball team, characterizing them as being men of fine build in excellent condition. Winfred B. Allen, assistant in this department, will coach the reserves, as the second team will be called this fall, and will also tako part of the classes in athletic training during the winter and spring. FOOT BALL IN THE WEST. The last issue of the Kansas univer sity weekly paper contains a lengthy discussion of tho foot ball situation in various parts of the United States. Tho article is purported to be by ono who knows, and in the course of what lie says a great deal is assumed. Speak ing of the situation in tho west, tho fol lowing is offered: "If tho history of foot ball in tho west during tho last four or five years may be accepted as a criterion to judge by, the time is not far distant when tho Institutions of tho west will havo as many representatives on the all-Amerl-can teams as those of tho east. In tho west the greatest Interest will bo mani fested in tho results achieved by tho elevens of Chlcaso, Michigan and Wis consin. Wisconsin has by all odds the brightest outlook of all tho western teams. In addition to retaining every important member on last year's team, with the possible exception of Holmes, Wisconsin will have tho services of Riordan, '97, captain and guard; Peole, '97, halfback and tackle, and Comstook, '96, center. Beslaos these men, Wiscon sin alumni havo put forth great efforts to secure promising high school and preparatory school foot ball players, and there should be on Randall field this fall tho best collection of foot ball material any institution in tho west has ' yet had. "Of all tho games to bo played be tween eastern and western teams this fall, nuono should bo so close, with chances in favor of tho western team, as the gamo