University of Nebraska College of Agriculture - Shucks Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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SHORT COURSE BASKETBALL TEAM This is the first year the Winter Course has picked out a basketball team from among its' members. The team played in the inter-class games and won from the Seniors, who had previously defeated the other classes of the school. It all goes to show what pep and practice can do. lf!

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Prof. Gain - Boys, on Saturday afternoon we will take up rope splicing and knots, etc. Don't make any dates for that time. V Student- Can't we bring our girls up here? Prof.- Sure thing-they're always interested in the right kind of a knot. Prof. Hopt- Why is northwestern Nebraska warmer than northeastern Nebraska? Baboon- Because it is closer to the equator. Prof. Bruner- Now how many know how a chinch bug tastes? No response. Well it tastes just like a bedbug, so now I suppose you all know how it tastes. Millionaire , with his fur cap, doesn't seem to appreciate the honor bestowed upon him by the frequent applauding of his worthy colleagues. Rowdyism and Agriculture are not synonymous according to Prof. Wilcox. However, the statement was not made until the last week of the term. The Shorthorns adopted the bandana handkerchief as the flag most becoming to the sons of the soil. Somebody must have inoculated the Shorthorns with college spirit, as they appeared in class room with handker- chiefs around their necks and an unintelligible yell that ended Yea Bo! Yea Bo! Yea Bo! l No. Those Shorthorns who are yelling aren't doing it under the impression that they're driving cattle. They're only trying to imitate the cadets answering the roll call. W9'll admit it WHS Quite 2 t9mPti1ti0N to keep from scratching our heads when Prof. Bruner was telling about lice. mo

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- i THE 1917 WINTER COURSE STUDENTS :sz