University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Class of 1910 23 May 15, 1908. Dear Old Bob — We have been more than busy and to some purpose, for we have won athletic honors and others as well. Harry Ingles defeated S. A. Ma- hood in the run for the presidency and politics generally has been rather exciting. We again won the championship in basketball — another score against the Juniors. The girls lost their tournament, hovve er, allowing the Seniors to take the honors there. A hop at Fraternity Hall May 8, with W. E. Byerts chairman and L. H. Harte as M. C, closed our social season. The Freshies did not succeed in making us any trouble and it proved a financial success as well. On Ivy Day, the first trial of a new system for the program was made, and 1910 shone brilliantly in the results. The interclass meet we lost to the Fresh- men, but our part of the evening program was voted by the judges the best thing offered. Jack. December I, 1908. Dear Old Bob — Varsity work and Varsity athletics have so completely taken up my time that I needed your questions to make me sit up and notice what the class was doing in that line. VVe had splendid representation in Varsity track work and football. After a hard fight our boys lost the class championship in football. Our Varsity men were of course not allowed to play, and this recollec- tion comforts us for our loss. Things have been going fairly well this year. The election of W. E. Byerts to the presidency was accomplished without much opposition. Jack. March 18, IQ09. Dear Bob — You should see us now ! Natty, blue bull-dog caps with gold class numerals appeared on the men early in February and created such a favor- able impression that hats for the girls are to follow soon. Paul Yates won the presidency from Josephine Huse by only one vote. It is the first time a co-ed has ever run for the office, and as you see she was strongly supported. The rest of the officers were, as usual, easily disposed of. The Junior Prom, February 5, was successful beyond all precedence. J. M. Ale.xander as chairman managed the finances with the most satisfactory results and the dance itself, with Arbor Barth M. of C, was a splendid affair. The success of our men in athletics win.s us the championshij:) for the third consecutive time. Just now our attention is on something rather new in University life. They have begTui a series of interclass debates ; and we stand well up in the chances for the championship. The success of our men in athletics, winning us the cham- pionship for the third consecutive time, makes us even more an.xious to make good in the new line. Our girls were once more defeated in the tournament by the very small mar- gin of I point. Hard luck seems to tag us there, and we wonder if a tournament open to men as well as co-eds would not prove to be the step necessary to fly the hoodoo. We have just elected Ralph ]Moseley as editor-in-chief of ne.xt ' ear ' s Coun- HUSKER. We are preparing to be Seniors, you see. Oddly enough, I don ' t be- lieve that I will be ready to leave the Varsity in one year, and I know that three years have been very short and full of new and pleasant experiences. Every week brings fresh interests into our lives. Every new friend adds to the ties that hold us to dear old Nebraska! In one vear we will be leaving, but in that year we have time to do something and learn to be something that will count for the glory of Nebraska and the class of 1910! Jack.

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22 Class of 1910 political fight was short and close. J. M. Alexander was elected by a small ma- jority over F. O. Wheelock. Having thus quickly disposed of our own politics, we turned our attention to the management of Freshman affairs. . s benign Juniors, our friends of 09 found it impossible to keep out of Freshman-.Sopho- more scra])s. They proposed to take charge of the first Freshman meeting, to instruct the credulous youngsters in the ways of the University world, and to give them a paternal push in the right direction. Scenting in this arrangement an un- warranted interference with our natural rights, we got together in a plot to stop it at once. About si.xteen of us met at the high school the night before the Fresh election. We knew that there were four candidates in the race, and for a time we were stumped. Finally some one suggested that we get them all. ' e mapped out a brief campaign for the night ' s work and separated about nine o ' clock. There were four divisions, each after a certain man, and we had planned on meetings and reenforcements where we felt that it would be necessary. The group which was detailed to get Weaverling, whom we felt to be one of the im- portant candidates, had a hack to aid them. With some difficulty we persuaded Weaverling to go with us peaceably and escorted him across the viaduct. Under guard he was headed for Capital Beacli, and the hack returned to help the others. A second division arrived at Hascall ' s home about nine o ' clock. Mr. Hascall was not at home. When would he be in? Hard to tell. He was at a dance; 9:30. 10:00, 10:30, and Hascall did not show up. At last shortly after eleven o ' clock the half-dozen watchers were rewarded by seeing the candidate, whistling in fancied security, come toward his home. He was taken on his own doorstep, marched down South street, out across Salt Creek toward the old Western Nor- mal. The party spent half the night wandering around in the wilds of Salt Creek valley, and finally arrived at the rendezvous at 3:30 a.m. The Junior president had been captured, too, and the entire party, the Sophs shivering and the Freshies roasting, spent the night and the ne.xt day in hiding at Robber ' s Cave. At about four the next afternoon we started back to town. At the viaduct a band of Sophomores met us with the news that Weaverling had been elected. We released Hascall, and, painting Weaverling a bright green, paraded him down O street. He made a speech, and as we knew what he had been througli the night before we decided to forego the ducking which, in memory of our Freshie days, we felt that he should have. Point I for 1910! Jack. February i. 1908. Dear IjOB — We are certainly feeling fine as regards our athletic stunts. The success of the Varsity seems to have passed onto us. Once again we have squelched those gentle I ' eshmen, adding a football victory to their long list of grievances against us. Then we properly humiliated our old enemies, the Juniors, by defeating the Seniors in the fast finals. So we have ended ;i fine .season with the ehami)ionship and sweaters belonging to us. In their over-anxiety to even up, the Freshies did a rasli tiling. ( )ur class hop came off in January with Jesse Clark managing. Of course we expected trouble, but not so soon as it came. Fully a week before the ilance Dale McDon- ald, M. C, was kidnaped by a mob of Freshmen and driven to Beatrice in an auto. Not satisfied with their feat the foolish Freshies boasted, and their vanitv proved their undoing. The Chancellor took a hand in the affair and demande.l that McDonald be returned to .school. The Fresjiie president was excited and pro- posed to defy orders; but the class, with greater wisdom than their previous ac- tions would have led any one to exi)ect from them, dicidi l to ohev. antl .McDonald was returned. Point 2! fAcK.

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Sophomore Class Officers I ' .UAM II. V ' K ' -l ' rrSliUlll J. Lawhkno: - - Presidtiit Mukehouse OSTERHOUT, Vice-Pri .i(liiu McCarthy, Treasurer DkVm.hn, Secretary W 1 ij.i A M s . Tioa sii rer