Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-26
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK
University Of Nebraska Activities
Are Progressing Finely.
ANNUAL CLASS CONTEST CLOSE
Freshmen WIN by Three Points over
SOphomOrcs In the Great Olymp-
ics-AmOus the Nebraska
schools.

The freshmen won by narrow margin
over their hereditary enemies. the sophie
mores, in the annual olymplcs Saturday
morning. The score, 70 to 4 shows by
the narrow margin OF three points how
close the contest really was. Il was hard
fought throughout, the sophomores Seem
ing to mako up in quality OF aggressive
ness what they lacked in quantity OF
numbers. In the preliminary innings,
before the push ball contest and the free
for-an scrap. which are tie bis events
Of the day, the sophomorcs won the tug
oi-war, The shuttle race, the lishtweight
boxing match. The freshmen won the
heavyweight boxing and won points on
the other events. The push ball SCRAP.
fought out by teams OF fifty picked mon
from each class was won IN the last
minutes OF its half-hour duration by the
freshmen
This scrap was an innovation in the
Olympics. end the push ball was borrowed
for the purpose from Ames, where Il also
figures in the annual flrst-sccond year
mix. While the bail. OF about seven
foot diameter, remained on the ground
but little gain could be made. since
the teams were evenly matched. But
when II occasionally was forced tip into
tho air and Kept there by the upstretched
hands of the men beneath it. 1t made
rapid progress for a few moments The
class rush this year took the form OF a
pole scrap. n strip of bunting on the top
Of a twenty-foot pole being defended by
the sophomores grouped about its base
against the hordes of freshmen who
charged the pole.
The freshmen secured THE bunting, but
in overturning the pole they had VIC
lated a rule, and the points on this con-
test were divided equally between both
classes. The Innocents senior society
was IN charge of tho scrap assisted by
committees from each class participat-
ing.
Roy J. Harvey, president OF the soph-
omore class, returned from an enforced
absence from the scene of action Sat
urday in time for the Michigan Aggie
game. But he was not present at the
Olympics to lead the efforts of his class
mates against the freshmen. He was alb
Quoted from a barber shop Friday eve
ming by group of freshmen, rushed TO a
waiting auto, and escorted from the city
limits TO place agreed upon. The fresh
men refused to tell hts whereabouts
They insist that he was we'll cared for.
however, and comfortably housed.
The interfraternity council will meet
Monday to elect its secretary for the CO.
operative buying plan which was re-
Gently proposed and accepted by practl-
cally all OF the fraternities and sorori-
ties. Prof. p NJ. Buck, president of the
council, states that an abundance of APP
plications has been received and that a
number Of students and men who are not
students have applied. With the selection
OF capable secretary TO manage the
proposition, the plan OF cooperative buy
ing seems assured
Prof. S. B. Gsss and Prof. d. Fl. FRYE
Of the rhetoric department should arrive
in Lincoln within a few days, although
no word has been received from either
since they sailed from Europe. They
were due to land in New York Saturday
or Sunday.
The first meeting of the Sem. Bot,
the society of botonY students. was held
in Nebraska hall Friday evening No
program was given, the meeting being
given over to the initiation OF new mem
bers,
The English club met Saturday eve
ming at the home OF Miss LouiEe Pound.
Prof. j. ID. Hoffman addressed the
weekly meeting of the Young Mems
Christian association roundup Saturday
noon,
Kosmet Klub rehearssls will start this
week, under the direction OF Prof Robert
u. Scott
Thirteen new members were elected to
the German Dramatic club, out OF thirty
five contestants.