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UNIVERSITY OP NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1914.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
A GIFT TCI MUSEUM
C.H.MORRILL PRESENTS MUSEUM
WITH FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
HAS HELPED MUSEUM OFTEN
Durlnfl Last Twenty-Two Yeara Hat
Contributed Between Ten and
Fifteen Thousand Dol.
Ian to Work
Honorable Charles H. Morrill, who
was president of the Board of RegentB
for some twelve years, has Just made
the Museum a gift of 1500, which is
to be used in. adding to their collec
tion of geological and paleontologlcal
specimens.
Mr. Morrill has been a patron of the
Museum since 1892, and during that
time has contributed between $10,000
and $16,000. Through his benefac
tions it has been possible to amass a
collection of the fossils of the state
which are so new and unusual that
they have attracted the notice of
geologists all over the country. They
have been written up for publication
in various geologies, paleontologies."
and state and government reports, al
ways with credit to Mr. Morrill and
the University of Nebraska.
For years the great eastern and
European museums have been preying
upon the splendid fossil beds of Ne
braska, and the funds contributed by
this generous patron went far towards
securing many valuable things which
would otherwise have enriched the
abinets of Yale, Harvard, Columbia,
Princeton, the National Museum, and
the American Museum of Natural His
tory, as well as many others.
Mr. Morrill first contributed a thou
sand dollars a year for colecting fa
mous fossils from the Bad Lands, and
among the rare things secured on
these annual expeditions was a gi
gantic Nebraska hog, .known as Dino
hyus. It is one of the first and most
notable fossils to be seen in the
Museum.. There are but two speci
mens of this animal in the world at
the present time; the other one being
at the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburg,
and is in no way superior to the one
in this Museum." In fact, the one at
the Nebraska Museum is perhaps the
better one. The specimen belonging
to the Carnegie. Museum is invoiced
on their hooks at $50,000.
The Morrill Geological Collections
include some exceedingly interesting
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and valuably material in the way of
mastodon and .mammoth remains.
The Museum purposes to mount these
giant animals, and they will occupy
one entire floor of the building. An
idea of their size can be gained from
the following measurements: One of
these mammoths stands 13 feet high,
one of its tusks is 12& feet long, and
a single one of its . teeth weighs 22
pounds.
DOCTOR CALDWELL
TO ADDRESS FARMERS
Will Speak to Seward County Agricul
tural Institute on "World
Peace" Tomorrow.
The Seward County Agricultural
Institute, which Is holding a large ex
hibition this week, has engaged Doctor
Caldwell of the American History de
partment to be one of its orators. He
is planning on going to Seward to
morrow, and will speak on "World
Peace" in the afternoon.
Y. W. C. A.
The Y. W. C. A. girls enjoyed sing
ing Christmas carols around a cheery
fire. Miss Esther Ord sang "Silent
Night" and Miss Compton read the
story of the birth of Christ. Every
one enjoyed these and went away
filled with the true Christmas spirit.
PROFESSOR LE RQSSIGNOL
VISITSOTHER SCHOOLS
Will Make Tour of Northern Schools
and Attend Meeting of American
Economics Association
Professor LeRossignol is now out of
the city on a visit to the Political
Economy departments or Schools of
Commerce in some of the larger insti
tutions of the north-central United
States. He will visit the Political
Economy departments of the Univer
sity of Minnesota, the School of Com
merce of the University, of Wisconsin,
a School of Commerce in Milwaukee
the School of Commerce of Northwest
ern University, and also of the Uni
versity of Illinois. It is uncertain
whether rPofessor LeRossignol will
return to Lincoln after this or whether
he will go on to oMntreal, where he
has relatives. In the latter case he
will probably go from there to Prince
ton to attend the American Economics
Association which meets there during
the holidays.
00 NOT BUY YOUR
TEACHERS A PRESENT
Against Rules for Instructors to Ac
cept Presents From Students
Nice for the Students
It is now tho time of the year that,
when we wero young, we were wont
to take up a collection to "get teacher
a present." When we turn our mem
ories back and recall how prcud we
were over the present "my class" gave
the teacher, we wonder how It is pos
sible that time has passed with such
fleeting feet When we were in the
eighth grade we gave "our teacher"
a jewel case; then we were proud,
for no other class in the grammar
school could afford so much. And so
it goes you know, you've been there.
However, this old practice will not
concern us in the University, as the
Regents have protected us with a
rule, found way back in among the
many rules, that "No person employed
by the Regents as an official or as a
professor or teacher, of any rank, shall
receive any presents from any stu
dent or students of the University
during his term of such employment."
PROHIBITION MEETING
AT JOPEKA. KANSAS
National Oratorical Contest of Inter
Collegiate Association Held
During Holidays
The National Oratorical Contest of
the Inter-collegiate Prohibition Asso
ciation will be held at Topeka, Kan
sas, from December 29 to January 1.
The seven leaders ' of the interstate
contests will compete for the national
honors. Besides the contest there will
Messiah .
PROGRAM
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Memorial Hail
11:00 A. M. Today
be addresses by several prominent
prohibitionists. Congressman Rich
mond Pearson Hobsou-being one of
the leading speakers. About one
thousand students from all over the
country are expected to be present.
Albert Covert will represent the
University of Nebraska. Mr. Covert
was on last year's freshman debating
team, and is a member of the Delta
Chi fraternity.
STDDENTS CRINGE
DJETJOR DETTER
Eat Less Meat and Pie Declare the
Management of Home Economics
Hall at State Farm
Meat and pie are becoming less
popular in the diet of the students at
the Nebraska .. University Farm, ac
cording to observations of the man
agement at Home Economics Hall. It
has been the practice for several
years to serve meals to the students
practically at cost Last June it was
decided to establish a cafeteria and
do away with the accustomed method
of serving meals. Since the students
have had the opportunity to choose
their own foods, the consumption of
meat has fallen off over 20 per. cent
and vegetables have come Into more
common use. A similar decrease has
been noted in the eating of pie. Fruits
and light puddings have taken its
place as a dessert.
FRESHMEN LAWS HAVE
SMOKER AT LINCOLN
Doctor Maxey Closes Entertainment
With Polished Address Every
... one Enjoys Evening
The Freshman Laws held a smoker
at the Lincoln Hotel Tuesday evening
with about fifty of its members pres
ent. The purpose of the meeting was
to get together and become better ac
quainted. Miss Broom of Alliance
rendered several solos which were
greatly appreciated by all. A social
game of cards was then engaged in,
alter which each member was called
upon lor a short story. The program
was concluded with a speech by Doc
tor Maxey.
Jones I saw a brand-new contortion
act yesterday.
Green What was It?
Jones A lady in a hobble skirt try
ing to listen to her ankle watch.
Judge.
FUNG ON CONDUCT
UPBRAIDS STUDENTS FOR CREAT
ING IMMORAL ATMOSPHERE
HE URGES STUDENT COUNCIL
Bemoans Fact That Students Cheat In
Exams and Steal Rides on Foot
ball Trips Class Appre
ciates Address
Doctor Fling made a talk to the
students in European history Wednes
day morning on the subject of student
conduct. It was called forth by the
depredations committed on some of
the history books of that department,
which he said had been destroyed of
their usefulness because of the mark
ings made by students.
He spoke about the conduct of Uni
versity men and women whose actions
compel the library authorities to take
all possible precautions against muti
lation of books, and, too frequently,
even theft "Such things," he said,
"produce an immoral atmosphere that
we should all be ashamed of." The
mere fact that members of the faculty
have to speak to the students on such
things as the copying of notes, or
Cheating, is a disgrace. Some years
ago there was a strong movement to
create a moral atmosphere among the
students that would stop such actions
Mass meetings were held at which the
professors spoke. The freshman and
sophomore classes supported the
movement enthusiastically, but the
sophisticated senior and junior
classes, through a small group of poli
ticians, steered the measure to de
feat. The politicians put up the argu
ment that "if a student did cheat and
another saw him and took him before
a student committee it would be a
sneaky thing to do." That such an
argument could be presented to the
upper classmen Is a disgrace to the
school.
"When will the time come," he said,
"that we will understand that there
is but one standard of morality, and
that if a student steals it is just the'
same as if any other criminal steals;
the only difference being that the
other fellow who breaks In some
where possibly has some excuse for
it, while the student has none." He
hoped that each student would come
to crealize this and compel agrowth
of moral sentiment such as is found
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