The Nebraska football team attempted to prepare for the Oregon Aggies. Coach Stewart feared the Aggies because of their strong showings earlier in the season and knew this would be a tough contest.
Bond No. 63 describing the University of Nebraska Dormitory Corporation's Student Activities Building Bond that aided the facilitation of the construction of the Student Union. These bonds were issued on February 1, 1937 and were to be paid in full by February 1, 1943. Each bond (two hundred in all) were worth one thousand dollars.
Chancellor E. A. Burnett wrote this memo to describe what the Student Union (or Nebraska Union, or Student Activities Building; it had several names) would be used for on the University of Nebraska campus. He discusses the many different uses for the building, whether it be for dining, leisure, or even activities or events put on by a student organization. He discusses the many benefits this will provide the campus, such as the increased responsibility of the students with creating activities to productively use their leisure time.
Lt. Jewett's response to Chancellor Burnett suggesting specific individuals for a committee to create a more permanent source of funding for band activities and necessities, such as travel and uniforms.
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Letter from Lieut. F. F. Jewett to Chancellor Burnett, December 27, 1928 calling attention to the role of the band as a university organization and therefore the need for the university to support the R.O.T.C. band with funds for uniforms and travel arrangements.
The school provided a massive gathering and torchlight procession to show the support for the team before they left for Portland. The popularity of Nebraska football was growing, even in its youth.
Coach E.J. Stewart wrote a letter to the University of Nebraska about the need to schedule tough opponents to build national recognition. Nebraska needed to play tougher opponents even at the risk of a loss, because it would help them to build a stronger reputation. The need for tougher opponents would be across all sports, including track, wrestling, baseball, and basketball, as well as the main emphasis of Stewart's teaching, football. This proved to play a major role in Nebraska's future as a prominent program in the world of all sports.
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Letter from Lieut. F. F. Jewett to Chancellor Burnett, December 27, 1928 calling attention to the role of the band as a university organization and therefore the need for the university to support the R.O.T.C. band with funds for uniforms and travel arrangements.
A page from Charles Ledwith's R.O.T.C. Band Manual for the freshman band at the University of Nebraska. This page includes an introduction to Part I of the manual, "The Military Band."
University student Edith Burgess wrote to acting chancellor William G. Hastings noting that she takes classes with G.W. A. Luckey and he has never shown disloyalty.
