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ftiani THE N -HESPERIAN Vol, 8-29, No. 16. LINCOLN, JANUARY 0, 1000. Five Cents. NEBRASKA DEBATERS ARE CHOSEN Preliminary Contests Held Last Week Preparatory for the Inter state Contests. The preliminary debates for the choice of students to represent the uni versity In cot tests with Kansas, Mis souri and Colorado closed Saturday evening alter one of the closest meet ings ever hold In the Institution. Places were awarded to Miss Austine, Messrs. R. S. Baker, C. C. Crouch, A. h. Deal, F. G. Hawxby, S. C. Haw thorne, II. A. Meier, H. B. Smith and q. D. Talbot. Miss Meade and Messrs. Duff and Traphagen were named as al ternatives. The first of the debutes was held on Thursday evening at the chapel. The audience was small, but this did not lessen the earnestness of the contest ants. President Craft presided over the meeting, which was opened with a piano solo by J. T. Jones. The ques tion for the first division was, "Re solved, That the Philippines of right ought to be free and Independent." The affirmative side of the question was taken by Messrs. Gibson, MIerson, G. A. Johnson, Paulson, Fox and Rlghter; negativo, Dasonbrock, Trap hagen, Wessel, French and Miss Meade. The affirmatives claimed that every pcoph have the right to govern them selves. They showed that the Philip pines, prior to Spanish control, had a form or government and were in a prosperous condition, and that they had latelv set un a Government base upon ouFTbTistfiiimoh. The negative maintained that the Philippines had not yet asked for self-government and therefore they did not want It. The re port of the commission shows them in capable of self-government. The fact that over fifty languages are spoken In those Islands shows how impossible for them to govern themselves. The question for the second division was, "Resolved, That the executive duties In American cities should be in the hands of the mayor, and tbnt his appointments should not need con firmation." The affirmative was 'taken by Messrs. Burkett, Jones, Sampson, Dickenson, W. Meier, Stewart; nega tive, H. B. Smith, Hogan, Baird and Potts. ' The affirmative maintained that if the one-man power was in force the mayor alone would be accountable for the administration of municipal af fairs and could not shift his responsi bility to the council. The negative de nied this and pointed out numerous cities controlled by the council, and claimed they were tho best governed of any cities in the world. Tho remedy, claimed tho negative, does not strike at the root of tho disease. On Friday night section two met and liolil Its two debates. Tho first was "Pen tho question, "Resolved, That the United 8tatcs ought to interfere to protect the southern negro In his right of Hiiffrage." Tho affirmative was up held by Messrs. Woodruff, Duff, Swon Hon, Harris and Miss Austino. tho neg ative by Messrs. Cronln, Jones, Rico, Talbot, Chnmplain and Maxwell. Tho alllnnatlvo insisted that tho rights which wore given to tho negro by tho constitutional amendments should bo Hoctired to them oven by force. Tho negative hold that tho Ignorant and in capable should not bo allowed to help govern others while not capable of solf fsovernmont. Tho interference of tho government would not remedy the matter. The second debate was on the Trans vaal question and was stated thus, "Resolved, That Great Britain Is justi fied in her attitude toward tho Trans vaal." Affirmative, Hawxby, Stull, North and Crouch; negative, O'Con noil, Overturf, Meier, Dnler, Bakor and Edgerton. Tho speakers in this de bate warmed up to their subject and much enthusiasm was manifested. During the program the audience was favored several times with music by tho Delian quartette. The crowd in attendance was not as largo as it was the night before. Tho exercises wero opened with a piano solo by Mr. Morgan. President Craft stated tho question, "Resolved, That the Philippine islands should bo allowed to establish their own government." Afilrmntivo, Messrs. Deal, Abbott, Burkett, Molek, Heartt; negative, Johnson, Hlnman, Theobold and Hawthorne. The affirmative claimed that the Is landers have the ability, therefore ought to be given tho right to govern themselves. A telegram sent by Dewey to the war department was quoted sev eral times, in wh'.ch Dewey says that the Philippine people are more capable of self-government than are the Cu bans. It was claimed that we wero so much different from them that it would be impossible for us to establish a suitable government for the Islands. The negative claimed that only two 4l2dISSal Pr Cnt f Ul pom,mt,on .JWWte dicing for self-gcrrnnent,-1 claiming that all the people were friendly to the United States. Sixty languages arc spoken in the islands and It would bo impossible for any one tribe to set up a form of government that would suit the balance of tho peo ple. Every government that they have established has proved a failure. The question for the second division was, "Resolved, That an Anglo-American alliance would hasten the progress of civilization." Affirmative, Bollen and Hogan. Tho balance of tho nfilrm tlve failed to appear. Tho negative was taken by Shedler, Fin ley, Carpen ter, Hayes and Kulleh. The affirma tive claimed that an alliance would further civilization because it would further peace, whilo thoir opponents claimed England would form an alliance only for the purpose of having power to copo with tho European gov ernments. England's conduct in India and Africa was pointed out by tho neg ative as a sample of England's help in advancing civilization. After the last debate the judges re tired and about midnight returned the names as given nbovo. NEW ASSEMBLY HALL. Tho University of Chicago will have a now assembly hall. It will bo located at Lexington avenue and Fifty-seventh street and will bo built with tho $50, 000 recently given to tho university by Loon Mandol and with any other money which tho trustees may seo fit to to put to that ubo. Tho structure will be known as the Leon Mandol as sembly ball and will sent about 2,000 persons. Tho hall will bo tho contorpleco of a group of buildings to bo erected at that corner. A building will bo put up just south of it, which will proba bly bo used as a club house for tho "co-eds." Tho girls have always com plained bocauso tho boys havo "frat" houses and other club rooms, whilo they havo none. West of tho hall, fronting on Fifty-seventh street, a largo dining hall will bo constructed, to bo known as 'ho Chicago commons. WESTERN GIRLS EXCEL Outclass Easterners in Physical Strength as Shown by Recent Measurements. Miss Anna Barr of the physical training department has just com pleted Investigations on fifteon hun dred girls of this state. Two years ago a system of anthropometiical measure ments was adopted into the university and since that time the work has been carried on constantly. Tho result of all of the measurements taken wore sent to Dr. Seaver of Yale university and wero summarized by him In a re cent paper before the anthropomotrl cal society of New Haven. Dr. Seaver said: "Girls from tho east are flatter-chested, flatter-headed, lesser In lung capacity and blggcr-foot-cd. One might divide the two types of eastern and western girls into tho cut ter and schooner builds of heads. Tho eastern girl tho New York and Bos ton girl is tho cutter built; the west ern girl is schooner built. I think this difference is due to the predominance of Teutonic blood in tho west. Tho eastern girl has bigger feet, too. What ever change in size and physical type may be disclosed by those tables may bo properly attributed to methods ot life and environment, and not to racial peculiarities. It may be said that the eastern college draws a much larger percentage of its patronage from ur ban population, while the more west ern institutions represent types that live more out, of doors and arc on gagC(1 ,n nioactV0 phyalkrompfty ments. Wo notice, first, that the Wol lesley woman is taller and heavier than the typical woman of either of the western groups, whilo the Oborlln and Nebraska women are about the same size and weight. Tho Increased frequency of tho Teutonic element In the western group probably accounts for a tailor hoight sitting in the west ern group than in tho eastern, the east ern type partaking more of tho long legged and short-trunked typo, which seems to be characteristic of tho tend ency In modern development. The symmetry that exists In the length of tho upper extremities Is remarkable, although there seems to bo a grcator length of foot In the eastern group than in either of the others. In girths wo notice, first, tho records of head clrcumferenco, which scorns to be larger in tho eastern group. In girth of upper arm the eastern group excel, while in girth of forearm they arc markedly deficient. This, 1 think, may bo explained if the western typo has been more accustomed to physical work, which would tend to reduce any fatty tlssuo from tho upper arm and would glvo marked muscular develop ment through tho forearm. Tho breadth of shoulders scorns to bo the snmo In a.i groups, although tho broader neck Is found whoro tho largor head has to bo supported. In breadth of waist tho Oborlln group scorns to be markedly deficient, and for thlr I can off or no explanation. In depths tho eastern group leads, showing a round or typo of figure, and tho Oborlln group seems to bo especially deficient in this regard. I can only hazard an opinion that this may bo duo to tho farm life that has moulded so largo a porcontago in this group, and this Influonco is obliterated to somo oxtoht by tho Teutonic olomont in the far western group. Finally, It is of groat interest to notice that tho Nebraska woman has a much larger lung capac ity, as she has larger chest girths, and this item alono would indicate a high er typo of physical ability and a pre vious life of greater activity than is found in either of tho two other classes. In this regard the eastern col lego seems to have a better record then would be anticipated from the girths." GIFT TO COOPER UNION. Andrew Carneglo has given to Cooper Union of New York $300,000, which, supplemented by $200,000 con tributed by members of the Cooper family, will serve to found a great polytechnic school. Thus tho opening of the year will witness tho completion of tho plans formulated by Peter Cooper in tho deed of gift by which ho gavo to New York an institution for tho education of wage-earners. Fully : 500 youths will bo admitted to a course of mechanical art, in which they shall be fitted to take positions as foremen and skilled oporators. It is expected that eventually there will be courses for l,0fl0 pupils. The union now has 3,000 students. Those who enter tho new school of industrial avt will bo taught the uses of power, steam, electricity and watH Mr. Carnegie's gift was maae in characteristic manner. He sont $100, 000 a few days ago to Arma S. Hewitt, secretary of Cooper Union, saying that ho wished to have It applied to fur's thering the internets o!f'ttielriatitU"BVsr tlon. He knew Peter Cooper and greatly admired his ideas of education. Mr. Hewitt, in accopting the gift, said It would enablo him to resume the task of raising the S500.000 required to found the school 6l industrial art, a project which ho had been endeavoring to advance for forty years. Mr. Hew itt mentioned that the Cooper family would glvo $200,000. Mr. Carnegie then tripled his contribution. NORTHWESTERN WANTS MONE. The committee appointed by trustees of Northwestern university to doviso ways and moans for securing money for tho development of the institution has completed its work and yesterday sont a statomont of tho needs of tho university to every alumnus and friend of tho school, asking for a gift of $1,700,000. Of this amount $1,500, 000 Is to bo used by the college of lib oral arts, $150,000 by Garrett biblical lnstituto and $r.0,000 by tho Wesley hospital. Tho committeo Is composed of Dr. C. J. Llttlo, president of Garrett biblical institute; Dr. Robert Shop pard, treasurer of tho university, and Frank P. Crandon. Tho urgont needs sot forth in tho statement aro for a now gymnasium, an auditorium, museums for natural sclonce and biology and dining halls. Tho need of a gymnasium Is the first montloncd, and attontlon is called to tho poor facilities for athletic training tho unlvorslty affords. '1 ho university has no auditorium on tho enmpun largo enough to assemble all tho stu dents for chapol oxorolsos or on other occasions. For these buildings tho committeo asks tho following sums: One hundred thousand dollars for a gymnasium, $100,000 for an auditor ium, $200,000 for science museums and $50,000 for dining halls. I 1 4 m 4 I i - 'I I JHJBbj lBBBBBBHBMBMHBWMMBBBMaBMgifliiaBLaBMiBMaBa-fjMKMMBMKBMaaw 'TMafcttMMaaMatJiaMtiMMattglSfiK2rJI!!UlS3SJyfl33BLCS!iLT. J.l'ff?BJ,,w ' - - w twM w -Asr Oy ra
