The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-20
MASS MEETING
IS POSTPONED.
FOOTBALL LEADERS COUNSEL
TIME FOR REFLECTION.
Fear that Drastic Action Might Be
Taken if Meeting Is Held as Planned
Influences Wise Heads to Call Pow
WOW Off-Cassidy Fund Lacks Sup
port.

football mass meeting this afternoon,
and Minnesota is not enrolled IN the list
Of big nine colleges where an official
student protest has been filed against
the football reform recommendations OF
the Angel conference. The meeting
had been announced in the college pa
per and faculty members had been in
vited to attend, but at the last moment
the student leaders in the movement
decided that the time was not ripe for
an undergraduate mass meeting, and
the announcement was given out that
the gathering Of the students had been
Indefinitely postponed.
: In explaining their action in post
poning the meeting the student ring
leaders say that such a short time has
elapsed since the action of the faculty
council that students have hardly awak-
ened to realization of affairs, and that
week or two of further discussion
among the students would result IN
wiser undergraduate action. 1t Is, also
will not be brought before the big nine
conference for final action until June
and that the students need not be hasty
in expressing their opinions.
University students are evidently not
in sympathy with civilians who permit
themselves to come in dangerous prox-
unity with zig-zag parades and other
demonstrations of STUDENT JOY, for the
Cassidy fund, started at the university
for the purpose of reimbursing Miss
Ann Cassidy for Doctors bills incurred
for the treatment of injuries received
in football demonstration, has re-
ceived no student subscriptions. Fifty
dollars has been contributed by the uni
versity athletic board Of control, $40
by President Northrop, SIS by univer-
sity alunnus, and not cent by the
students of the university.
Miss Cassidy was injured in down
town celebration which followed the
Nebraska victory in 1908, and ever
since that time she has been, endeavor'
ing to collect from university athletic
authorities sum sufficient to pay he,
doctors bills. Legally the university
authorities were not liable, but Presi
dent Northrop investigated the case
and recommended that some action be
taken to help the woman, who is sale
to be poverty stricken. j. AS result the
Cassidy, fund was started and subscrip
ton lists have been placed in the post
office and Y. NJ. G. A. building at thu
university.
Attic the subscription. lists have beer
open for nearly a week not SUDDEN
subscription has yet appeared on them
University sophomores are backward
in announcing their candidates. for tn
1908 gopher board, and upper classmel
at the university are wondering wheth
or recent gopher investigations wit
their attendant graft disclosures hav
lessened the desire for college promi
nence among the undergraduates. L
past years. positions on the gopher boar
! IN, I'D 4h4
gopher election was one of the most strer
uous campus political struggles. Alth
the election is to be held next wee
there are remarkably few sophomore
who have filed petitions Of their car
, didacies, and it is possible that ther
will not be enough candidates to fill a
the positions on the board.
: On Friday evening the debating team
of Iowa and Minnesota universities wi
, meet in the University of Minnesot
: armory for their annual contest. tt
| debate will be the last local interco
; legiate contest of the year, and as tt
contest last year resulted in a tie, ar
II debating rivalry between the two &C
: leges has always been spirited the stru
: gle for forensic honors should be int
f esting.
The ACCESSIBILITY of the United Stat
!; establishing fiscal protectorates over II
Q South American republics that show {
i inability to conduct their own financi
|, affairs is the question that will be G
:. cussed by the hawkeye and goph
?. speakers. Minnesota has the negati
Of the question and will be REPRESENT
d by J. P. Devaney, Bernard Robins
s. and Gustav Loevinger.
n Saturday afternoon the universe
" women 9 league will give a receipt
and entertainment in the universe
- armory. The university girls glee cl
will contribute to a musical progrs
which is being arranged, and a featu
Of the afternoon amusement will be
Chinese operetta to be presented by
number Of the student members Of t
league.
On April % military ball will
given at the university under the a.
pieces of the university cadet battali
The ball will be among the most p
Observation-Disclosures ovaTatc tho hi or