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CTit3 fir1 - m. lii THE NEBRASKAN-HESPERIAN. lit t I ' si J . 1 ' i . ' .1 1 '3 f ! rft 'u i ; e' t t t i -i! '!i ..lit : i ( ! T I; in s. J, H THE NEBRASKAN-HESPERIAN A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 8ued Every Tuemlny Noonfoy the Univer sity rubllslilnff Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. M. I. Stewart, 11. M. Gakrktt, Managers. The Nebraskan-Hesperian will bo sent to any address upon receipt of the subscription price, which Is one dollar a year. Contributions am solicited from all. News Items such as locals, personals, reports of meetings, etc., arc especially desired. Tho Nebraskan-Hesperian will bo glad to print any contribution relative to a general university subject, but tho name must accompany all such. Address all communications to the University Publishing Co., Box 219, Lincoln, Nebraska. Some students have objected to tho Nebraskan-Hesperian on the grounds that it contains too many advertise ments and too little reading matter. The objections are ridiculous to any person who has looked tho paper over and 'compared It with either of the papers that were published last year. Whether they realize it or not, It Is true that there Is only a small amount of matter less In the paper this year than there was In tho two together In former years. The student body does not seem to take Into account that eight pages give more space than four or more than ten or twelve small ones. Immediately after the disastrous fire that occurred in this city some time since many persons about the univer sity agitated a plan to give more pro tection to the buildings in case of fire. Before anything could be done concern ing the matter the talk ceased and the affair passed out of the minds of the students. The event affords very good illustration of the way students set about to accomplish some good. With a little more thorough discussion and a little united effort a plan might have evolved, which if presented to the re gents in the proper manner would have caused them to tako a much needed action. Congratulations seem to be in order to the librarian. Tho Increased good order In the reading and stack rooms this year has been commented upon by many people. The old buzz and hum of subdued voices In former years was an annoyance of tho worst type to all aspirants for learning in tho rooms. Many went to the building merely for visiting purposes, and to all outward indications they iulfllled their purpose In a large majority of cases. In fact, tho confusion was so great at times that study was entirely out of the ques tion and students would often give up and leave the room. If tho order now existing proves to be permanent stu dents should vote thanks to the libra rian. It Is true that the defeat of tho foot ball team Friday was expected, and In as far as the Nebraska boys were con cerned excusable. However, it was the best opportunity yet offered to judge the merits of the team. Several points proved weak, as is too clearly shown by a reviow of tho game. With some more careful supervision and a littlo painstaking in the placing of men for tho game Saturday an entirely differ ent result may wo shown. Tho result reminds the older students of tho shut out administered by Ames two years ago. If the remainder of tho season is to bo Judged by tho result at that timo no complaint will bo mado. It was then that tho team returned nmi no not scored against In any of tho games that Littlo complaint Is heard this year about the appointment in tho military department, fn a majority of cases promotions have been mado In tho or der of rank. It is duo to the men who have mado places for themselves in former years to expect that this rule will be followed out and that they will bo the ones chosen to govern tho com panies this year. Tho officers named, as a whole, are capable, enterprising and of sufficient power to manago the men under them. The new command ant Is infusing a spirit into tho men that promises to make competition for first honors strong next year. Tho work should go on as started, and tho good results will be seen at tho proper time. The amount of good that a general university social function does Is shown by the reception by the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A., students and fac ulty to the new students of all colleges in tho university. For some years this has been one of the growing functions, until now tho year would not be com plete without It. It has become an af fair of magnitude. Every one is In vited and hundreds take advantage of the opportunity thus offered. Every body tries to get acquainted with everybody else and the result is that new students come In contact with old ones, begin to realize some of the spirit so common to students and In a short time they have laid the foundation for what afterwards becomes a love for their alma mater. Several persons interested In a musi cal lino have Inquired about the exit of the glee club from the history of the university. All that is known is that it has gone, no one knows where. Last year, when the double quartet was or ganized, Director Kimball announced to the members that if satisfactory work was done the number of members would be doubled this fall, and that an eastern trip would be almost an as sured fact. This trip was to extend as far as Chicago, with a possible branch to the northward as far as Minneap olis. However, a lack of Interest among the students taking part was responsi ble for tho abandonment of the plan. At the present time there ought to be some way whereby the interest should bo aroused In this line as well as in several others where students and pro fessors alike show a decided apathy. The sensattion that a visitor receives whenever looking over the university here is far from pleasant in many ways. The cause Is this same anathv just mentioned. Without some Invie- oration from new sources in a short time a derogatory, rather than a pro gressive movement that will be little less than suicidal, will surely occur. Some of the eastern schools are mak ing preparations to do a vast amount of good by cheering at tho games this year. Of course, they have always made efforts in thij line, but the pres ent season is to bo a model for some years to come. One after another the various institutions are beginning to realize that the biggest half of tho vic tory lies with the rooters and not with tho men who carry tho pigskin. In many cases complete orcanlzatlnn win be maintained that will last throughout tho season. With some consideration, it is safe to say that tho students of the University of Nebraska deslio to do something of this kind. For this rea son the management of tho Nebraskan Hesperian desires to urge on the stu dent body as a whole tho ni.niv getting together for tho game that is to bo played with tho Kansas City med ics Saturday. No doubt exists in tho minda of any that tho team is a at with Missouri. Kansas or Iowa followed. aggregation and will put up an oxhi- bitlon that will make It Interesting for tho spectators as well as the play ers. If the spectators arc to come in for this benefit, why is It not right that they help win the victory? Heretofore ...i. nHMnir wns done in the way of organized rooting tho military depart ment has taken the Initiative. All that was done proved perfectly satisfactory. Tho only possible objection that could be raised would bo that there was not enough of It. There are still two drill evenings before tho game. We wish to suggest that tho captains of each com pany get the men together for a confl dnntlnl talk on this subject, impress nnon them the necessity of going to the game and taking a share in what Is passing on the field. Then lot the manager of tho foot ball team allot to each company a certain section of the field where tho men will meet at the timo of the game. The captain of each company, or some person whom he will name, will do the leading In tho yell ing. It can be made systematic and effective with a little effort on the part of the companies. Further than this, t will pave the way for the games with Missouri and Kansas, which arc o come later in tho season. It will be necessary for the rooters to have prac tice as well as tho players. Let us urge again that the commandant and captains push this matter, and let a goodly amount of enthusiasm be aroused. When this is done we may hope that tho players will be able to accomplish something. After a careful considerattion of the subject, the editors of the Nebraskan Hesperian have decided to offer to the students of the university a series of scholarships, which, if the students de sire to push them, will go into effect immediately. The plan has been tried In other Institutions with marked suc cess, and no reason exists why It should not be equally as satisfactory here. The management desires more subscribers. We propose that any or ganization desiring to further the in terests of any student, or that any stu dent desiring to further his own Inter ests, shall take an active part in this contest, providing it meet with the ap proval of tho student body. The schol arships are to range in value from $2 to $150, and are to be subject to the fol lowing conditions: If any person de sires to subscribe for the paper, let him leave the price of subscription, together with tho name of the noram,' whom he desires to have the scholar- SHIP, at the Office Of tho NnlirnnVnn. Hesperian or some of tho book stores where subscriptions are received. Let each organization place a man in the field, whom they will support in this Zn Letr, ey-ryb0ly work for his , i au, U th0 candidate for the scholarship receives ten votes in this way he will be entitled to 2 in cash; win ty"flvo v.ot,es aro Ieft for Mm. he will bo presented with 5 cash. How over, to make tho contest of mo value, the editors agree to g vo any S? htL ,2;.wteha8 0no hundrYd votes ft? LCJCd "' ML anyone having two h;,i::.i " ..? .miy-anu fr five ..u,.-u jimu up votes. It depends upon the students themselves to make this proposition a financial success to any one of their number. It is not to bo understood that this is to apply to merely one person, but as many as de slro may enter tho contest, and each one who receives ten, twenty five or one hundred votes will receive thJ Sis' l ThGhasnJeen prom,.8Cd y 25 f r ? a he ,Fer Ses nto effect from today and if there aro any who desire to earn their way through this semester, or partially at least, let them nterest their friends in the matte? 5 lBJlU? Hat V1 are hundreds of per sons n tho University of Nebraska ..- i , uut WUJ' I,ave nt been an- mftChiCd Upon th0 BUbJct Owing to limited acnuaintftnr.o oc.niii.r"b. " new student. , nA,::t '.?"' u",0" Sff!t'SSt',S tho punlls. acquaintances they uiey ure spoken to by every case tako an interest in the mat- w:ii in nonrlv Harry Porter, -e 125SOUTK3C 3fet 12th STREET. " An Exclusive Students Supply House Where you can find everything for use at the University except books...- History Covers, all sizes and styles. History Papers, all grades. Largest stock of mechani cal drawing ever carried in the city. Same offered at prices that will save you money. Full line of all makes of Fountain Pens, Waterman's Ideal, Parker, Wirt, and others. Whiting's full line of up-to-date stationery. Give me a trial and I will save you money. Harry Porter, THE BIG STORE. SOUTH 12TH STREET Is I, IU