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V ' 1 THE NEBRASKAN-HKSPERIAN. n r f r ! k; ( iil. v. I' "i II I . . " f . -I f IjJ ft u i'fy I r t iWi.. !h H 11' i. s 11 a ir j M lM 9. II h J. $ii t f f is I? t THE NEBRASKAN-HESPERIAN A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER I usuod Kvory Tuondny Noon by tho Univer sity Publishing Company. l-.nlered as Secomf-Cass Mai Mailer. M I. Stkwakt, 11 M. Gaknktt, Managers. Tho Nebraskan-Hesperlan will be sent to any address upon receipt of tho subscription price, which is one dollar a year. Contributions are solicited from all. News Items such as locals, personals, reports of meetings, etc., are especially desired. The Nebraskan-Hesperlan will be glad to print any contribution rnlnHvn in n rrnnnrnl linlvnraltv snhlfrt. but the name must accompany all such. Address all communications to the University Publishing Co., Box 219. Lincoln, Nebraska. The plan to have students call for tholr paper at the university book store is not as successful as it should be. A large number of papers were not called for last week until late In the week. It puzzles the editors to know whether the subscribers really want protection or not. If they do, it behooves them to give the matter at least consideration enough to call for copies when they are loft for them. ! ii ,! The suggestion made by the Nebras-kan-Hesporian last week that a chess tournament be drawn off some time during the coming year has met with much favor among different students of the university. A move has already been started and from all indications, at least thirty people will enter. It Is the desire of thoso interested to take the work in harmony with the city chess club. This would be very ad vantageous to all concerned and would insure some close contests during the years. Pillsbury, the chess champion, is expected to visit Lincoln again this year, and his coming will do much to ward keeping up enthusiasm. Any who desire to enter should call at the office of the Nebraskan-Hesperlan, where they will receive information concern ing the move. Fuller particulars may bf given next week, as to the progress that has been made. from parties who do not stop to con sider conditions around the institu tion. The removal was ordered by the board of regents at one of their sum mer meetings, after a due consideration of the subject. The want of room was experienced In this case, as it is in many others at all times. It was con ceded by all that the boxes were a nuisance, as they were. Something had to be done. The all-ready crowded condition of tne book store at first made the plan to move there inadvis able until it was decided to place them as they now are. The arrangement is not to be permanent. As soon as other quarters are provided they will be moved. In the meantime, students should put up with the Inconvenience as best they can, and remember that the regents have their welfare at heart, and will provide for them as rapidly as is in their power. A plan is in the course of develop ment in the university, which, if suc cessful, will be one of the most pleas ing features of the year. Everyone knows that a glee and mandolin club is a highly enjoyable thing, yet no plan heretofore hus made a success out of such an organization. Director Kimball of the school of music consid ers that he has struck it at last, and the next few weeks will show vhethei lie is right or not. His plan is to ar range a trip in the states east of the Missouri river and with this as an in ducement to work, to build up the club. The plau is most feasible. Ma terial in abundance can be found in the university, with the exception, possibly, of first tenors. Players of stringed Instruments can lie found with out the slightest trouble. With the prospect of a trip to Chicago and farther east, scores of men would ap pear in a remarkably short time. It would 1)e -well for students to keep this plan in mind and at any time that Di rector Kimlmll proposes the plan, to volunteer their sen-ices immediately. II II II A great deal of complaint liaB Leen heard of late concerning the removal of the mail "boxes from the main hall way to the book store. As is usually Hie case, this dissatisfaction comes We always dislike to get Into any disscntions with the University of Kansas, yet there are things that we fnnl net f flfwl fr mi nri rtrt In rr AMin I it was agreed last spring to drop the Iowa game if that institution would not agree to come back into the league it was done at the request of Kansas. Later that institution came up and tried to work us into believing that we made certain agreements at the time of the league meeting, whereby we were to piny at Lawrence in case that Iowa did not come back into the league. We insisted that we had not and finally after considerable dif ficulty, we demonstrated that it would not be satisfactory for us to play there. A few days ago the Kansas man who represented that institution at the meeting visited his alma mater and gave out a statement for publica tion that corresponded exactly to the stand that Nebraska had taken. But this was not all. After the ficht that was made to get Iowa into the league and the attempt to bulldoze here, the manager of the football team writes to Iowa and tries to arrange a game with them. Will somebody attempt to make a guess upon the policy which our neighbor is attempting to per-sue The colleges in Iowa seem to be get ting in touch with one another in a most admirable way. A few weeks ago several of them combined to purify athletics and the result of their Ef forts seems to be very gratifying. The remainder of the colleges are playing out the series of games for the pen nant in the most harmonious manner possible. The other day Ames sent her football team to Iowa City. From the time that the Ames men reached the depot platform until they left after the game everything was a constant reign of good feeling. Yells were ex changed constantly and everyone turned out to show the northern farm ers a merry time. On the field the goal posts were draped in the colors of the two Institutions. This spirit cannot fail to bring good returns in an inconceivably short time. United and harmonious action is the only kind that will ever do thoroughly good work. Why is it not possible to drop the Missouri river off the map and let the University of Nebraska come in and help promote this fellowship? This year Nebraska plays games with Ames, Grlnnell and the University of Iowa. She also plays Drake, Imt this institution seomB to be getting the cold shoulder at the present time. How ever, this state of affairs cannot last long and it is only a question of time until Drake comes baolc into the line set down by the other institutions or until they come "back to her. The Ne- hraskan-HesperJan doeB not believe in leagues for tho furthering of interests, yet an unwritten law could easily gov ern that would be satisfactory to all. Wo suggest to our sister institutions flint tlmv irlvo this matter their at tention. Wo arc sure that they con sider Nebraska tho most formidable opponent In this section of the coun try and would be willing to treat farlly and squarely at any time that negotiations could be begun. A schedule of games could easily be ar ranged that would bo advantageous to all. II II II Tho present year has brought forth several Interesting comparisons be tween the Universities of Iowa and Nebraska. The reason for this Is obvious. The fact that Chancellor MncLoar 'eft this university and ac cepted t. head of the Iowa university opened the eyes of many Nebraskans. For the past few years it has been the general sentiment that our institution out-classed the other, in rank as well as in numbers. Growth has been lit tie less than maivelous and the in crease in numbers was supposed to a criterion of rank. This is scarcely the plausable explanation. No other school of import exists in this state. Aspirants for learning have beer, forced to seek here or in other states for satisfactory fields. In spite of this, institutions the size of Wesleyan and Doane have experienced proportion ately the same growth as the state uni versity. In Iowa there is a perfect mass of colleges giving academic work of no mean rank. Students find op portunities at their very doors where they can obtain education, which, for the actual book value, is as good as that of the modern university. The , state university finds contention for numbers here. It is probably true that the university is somewhat worsted in this contest On the other hand there is a field for the nrofessionnl sr-hnnl in Iowa the same as there is a field for the academic college here. With th!s field, no institution in the west boasts of greater progress in this branch than Iowa. The comparison between Iowa and Nebraska universities then is not between the academic departments or between the professional, but is a con sideration of the academic on one hand and the professional on the other. In other words, does the academic de partment of Nebraska benefit the resi dents of the state more than the pro fessional departments of Iowa do the residents of that state? It is our sur mise that they do not. When each state is a little older, and each has developed the departments in which it 1b now deficient, it may be possible to reach some conclusion. Iowa is soon to have a new academic building, the cost of which will be in the neigh borhood of $1G0,000. With this ad vantage, some noticeable progress should be seen in the work that is be ing done. The advent of President MacLean should also make some con siderable difference. With the proper selection of a chancellor for Nebraska we .may, however, keep apace with any progress that Iowa may make I 'Mill! Mil t h. million I NO ft I J leaves Lincoln at 0 a. in., ar- r $ rives at Chicago I):!,") p. m. n J 1 .!.. 1 rri H a aayugiu nae. inc lincst train in America and it goes via the Burlington. Cltv Ticket Office. Cor. IOUi and 0 Sts. Telephone V35 llurllnpton Depot, 7th St., Ilet. I and o Telephone 25. tttttetcea California and Oregon Excursions. Unvr Missouri Jiivcr and Xcbrasht J'oiuts Iitvn Week, uhn Daily Ordinary Slrrnhm 'l: n,.... j-'' S7 Tourist ....,7 S PICTOB Ifomcecchi The Only Direct Route. 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The contest with Missouri will be held in ColumWa, and pre sumably will be close as usual. Be sides, oorrespondence is also beinc carried on in arrange a contest with Iowa. This will also add much in terest With the four neighboring in fctitutions to contest for honor with Nebraska men, it will be closely watch ed to see whether the mental or phy sical catjaeitlf'R nf -cmo t.4 i .. ter Willi those of our neghbors. Jur lite liulul,ir or iimi vtlur iltiit Jutarltuuir S,;-i,inr.,. t,r t,..t mid inuI lit- wr mm w-iitHii uuYHiy lor evurt -Qui uu-mitlit 'lt-ritiiiHir.tlr.k. ( iWtu 1SLhI your teacher J-u-U-r' Jmh, vl ttuu'j Unit. BO ett. lo tSML your boys and girls jii-ultir, J'luvn. (luU'Mi. dlrtlomricL iruiiftu lluiin, mid nciiMtJuuXv i,r all the nuhH.Lrr.. your parents i ClMllllltltl' lllllliulll'til ill I'utulmri,. ..( 1, .. I.....1. IhiuL 111 Ull lllf j.Ul.lllilU-k HVOHtl.l.lld ' 4 mil u, uew 4-uu.tilitit; a jnurkt-d rttd uiv i I'OU In tin' vxiM-iim- lor kchoullMiolu. 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