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VJWi.MbHfXW 11 THE NEBRASKAN-HESPERIAN. -. iwrt mmmH iMMIiH N i h; H ti M COMMUNICATION. Editors Ncbraskaa-Hcsperlan: The absorbing topics here for tho last three weeks have been two, foot ball and eross'cenntry races. For two weeks be fore Thanksgiving day Cornell lans kept thinking about what their foot ball team was going to uo to Pennsyl vania on that day; but, unfortunately, Pennsylvania woke up shortly before tlino for the game, and during tho past week we have been trying to figure out how It happened. Lafayetto's victory over Cornell may easily bo accounted for. She won the game by outplaying Cornell, but our team was in no shape for a game so dose after tho brilliant performance at Columbia. J3y tho way, tho Carlisle Indians a few days ago reltoved us of considerable of that glory by nearly doubling our score against Columbia. In tho Lafayette game Cornell played a largo number of substitutes, while her opponents were in ilrst-class shape. But after that game Cornell began to bond every energy towards beating Pennsy. This year's team was the best Cornoll has ever had, and, banking on her good showing last year at Phila delphia and the probabilities of good weather, witn Pennsylvania's notori ously poor form, she thought she saw another scalp hanging at her foot ball bolt. Ebcrsolc, who took his glee club along down to Philadelphia with the team, had a lot of "stunt" songs relat ing Cornell's victory which he was going to inflict on the poor people down there but he didn't. Many of those who saw the game said that de feat was due not to poor playing by Cornell, but simply to Pennsy's mag nificent work. It is a question whether even Harvard would have been success ful against the red and blue that day. In spite of crushing defeat at Penn sylvania's hands, the season has been a good one for Cornell and she has fur nished the foot ball world with two of its many surprises this year her de feat of Princeton and of Columbia. But we intend to defeat Pennsy some day -probably next Thanksgiving day. The cross-country team's marked successes have given a deserved im petus to that branch of athletics. The team beat teams from Yale, Pennsy 1 ania, Columbia and Princeton in a beautiful race at New York on Novem ber 18. She defeated Yale here again last Saturday, the five Cornell men finishing first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth. The course of C.87 miles was run by Sweet in thirty-eight minutes and thirty-six seconds. Thanksgiving festivities in Ithaca and at the university were clouded by a sad accident the night before. A train carrying many Ithaca people and running Into New York was run into by another train and a large number of people hurt and killed. Among the killed were two prominent townspeople and a student, W. J. Wellbrook, '03, a member of the Gamma Delta. Tomorrow H. N. Plllsbury, the chess champion, plays at tho university against all comers. Some Interesting matches for lovers of tho game are promisod. Among other things of Interest which are to happen In tho near future Is a foot ball smoker, a big univorsity affair to bo hold at tho gymnasium and armory next Saturday. Another is tho founder's day address, given on Janu ary U, this time by Admiral Sampson on "The Nnvy." The graduate club has u mooting Saturday und looks for an 'ntoresting talk from Professor 'fitch cnor on "Hobbles." A custom that is In vogue hero and which may strike Nebraska students - x-us queerly as It did mo is that of an ' 'nouncihg all Important events, foot ''-'ball games, races of various kinds and 1 everything else in huge char: letters on tho main sidewalk up Central ave nue. You sometimes havo to walk threo or four hundred feet before you find out what the various letters mean. It's quite a scheme whore you have chalk to burn and a mile or two of stone walk for a blackboard. I have found threo other Nebraskans here, Miss Florence "Winger, '95; Miss Margaret L. Holt, ex-'97, and Dr. I. M. Bentley, '95. Dr. Bentley's wife should be counted as a Nebraskan as well, for she was a conservatory girl. Ithaca, N. Y., December G, 1899. & PURSUING RIFI,R ADDITIONS. The following men have been voted into the Pershing Rifles during the past six weens: S. Anker, .1. T. Franey, .1. 12. Hill, S. J. Killlau, 0. II. Knutson, J. C. Lawler, E. Shinbur, N. E. Buck ley, A. H. Clark, C. 0. Crane, J. R. Franey, D. 11. Iloman, James L. Lytel, C. E. Quinn, F. J. Rohlaendo, Charles E. Teach, W. P. Wallace, Louis War ren. There are also seven applicants for membership which havo not yet been voted on. In order to become a member of this organization a man must obtain the unanimous vote of the membership committee. This commit tee consists of Commandant A. L. 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