Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-30
LUTHER COLLEGE.
From our regular correspondent

From our regular correspondent
April %, 1902.
Rogation Day was observed as
usual at the college, in not having
school There being no services in
church, chapel exercises were held at
ten O'Clock.
The seniors have no school this
week, thus giving them an opportunity
to finish their theses.
The effects of the rain last Friday
are easily visible in the increased
growth of the lawn. 1t was long
wished for, and it came at a time
when it was very much needed.
We are continually annoyed by
small boys trying to enter the base
ball park without paying their admis-
sion fee. This is great nuisance that
could easily be stopped or at least pre-
vented to great extent, if the par
ents would only keep them at home
or else let them have fifteen cents with
which TO pay the admission fee. But
in some cases it is just the contrary.
There are even those who encourage
this kind of procedure, and make the
little ones believe that they have a
perfect right to crawl through the
fence and enter the grounds without
paying. If those parties would only
stop to consider what great injustice
they are doing their sons or little boys,
by encouraging such base conduct,
they would certainly feel that they
were not doing the right thing.
Those who were present at the
Luther Nebraska game, last Thursday,
witnessed very dexterously played
game. The visiting team was a
worthy representative of its state, and
it can safely be said that it was one of
the best teams that have visited De-
corah for years. Each player showed
marked signs of hiss ability, which,
coupled with the splendid team work,
won Nebraska the game. Although
our boys saw that they were playing
against professionals, so to speak, it
was surprising how well they kept
together throughout the entire game.
Several brilliant plays were made, of
I. which may be mentioned Sigurd
Reque's, Luther's short stop and cap
tain, runs into left, field for flies,
which really should have been safe
hits; also Bells, Nebraska's left field
and captain, long run and ingenious
catch, which kept Luther from two
scores. AT the end of the ninth inn
ing the score stood to for Nebraska.
We are again returning to contests so
common in earlier days among indivi-
duals In history we read about the
great Olympian games, in which able
bodied men took part, trying their
very best to come out victorious in the
various contests, and be crowned with
a garland of olive leaves, showing to
the world that he was the champion.
Now, ON Friday, May End, our many
able athletes will enter into some
what similar contest with the U. l.
u. track team This is the first time
in the history of the college that we
have had an intercollegiate track meet,
and it promises to be an exceedingly
interesting event. The feats to be
contested are shot put, hammer throw,
broad jump, high jump, one mile run,
half mile run, hundred yard dash,
high and low hurdling, pole vault,
etc. This is not like base ball, which
takes certain class of people to en-
joy, is something everybody can under
stand and watch with interest Hard
work has been put in, and although
u. l. U. beat us in base ball, it will
be more difficult task for them to
beat us in this contest.