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THE DAILY NEBEASKAN
ALUMNI ORATOR
FROM ILLINOIS
ARMSTRONG'S
Madison Bentley, '95, Will Deliver the
Straw and Panamas $1.50 to $9
, Alumni Oration In Memorial Hall,
Saturday Morning, June 5
Palm Bach Suits $5 to $9.50
It has been the custom during the
past few years for the class cele
brating Its twentieth anniversary to
select the alumni orator from their
own number. From a number of illus
trious men the committee selected Dr
Madison Bentley of the University of
Illinois. .
Doctor Bentley was born in Clinton
Iowa. June 18, 1870. He was the sec
end son of Reverend and Mrs. C. E
Bentley. His grandfather Bentley was
the prohibition candidate for the Presi
dency in 1896.
The parents moved to Nebraska in
1878, locating on a farm In Butler
county near the town of Ulysses.
After attending the country school he
was sent to Adelphl Academy in
Brooklyn, New. York. After three
years of schooling there, he returned
to Nebraska, attended a business col
lege in Omaha, and accepted a posi
tion as cashier of a bank at Surprise,
Nebraska, In 1890 the family removed
to Lincoln, and in 1891 young Bentley,
after saving his money for five years,
entered the University of Nebraska,
from which he graduated in 1895.
After graduation Mr. Bentley took
advantage of a scholarship at Cornell
University, and gradually worked up
in the department of psychology until
he was called, in 1912, to the head of
the department of psychology in the
University of Illinois.
He was married to Miss Emma
Snelling of Marshalltown, Iowa, Au
gust 23, 1897. A daughter was born to
them in 1902. Mrs. Bentley has been
in poor health for several years and
recently passed away.
Doctor Bentley has been one .of the
big men in his line of endeavor. He
is the author of many articles to tech
nical and current magazines. He is a
member of Phi Beta Kappa. Sigma Xi,
Phi Kappa Psi, and the American
Psychological Association.
LAST YEAR'S SENIOR
CLASS VOTE ON GIFT
Class President Seeks Opinion of the
Class as to What Their Gift
Be Vote by Mail
Last week President Haskell of the
class of 1914 sent to the members of
that class a return postal upon which
they could register their preference
of three different suggestions for a
class gift The first was a tablet to
the memory of Dean Bessey (in Bes
sey Hall) ; the second, a tablet to the
memory of the old campus (on the
old campus), and the third, a flag pole
on the campus.
The cards are coming into the
Alumni Office and of the number al
ready received a large majority have
been in favor of the tablet to the
memory of Doctor Bessey.
Co-ed Why didn't you find out who
he was when the professor called the
roll?
Another Co-ed I did try to, but he
answered for four different names.
Daily Kansan.
Acacia! Pledges
Acacia fraternity announces the fol
lowing pledges:
Hugo Otoupalik, David City.
Harry H. Ellis, Beaver City.
V. H. Blackman, Beaver City.
W. P. Warner, Lincoln.
Harold Holtz, Randolph.
Jack Matthews, Lincoln (faculty
pledge). "
Armstrong's Can Show You
Nearly 4000 Suits Today
And please remember that this is a constantly moving stock
scores going out every day and new ones coming in almost
as fast. With scores of different styles, our stock of men's cloth
ing is not only the most diversified but the best selected m this
state, and from the proven-best manufactureres in the country.
Our leaders are the nation's leaders Hart Schaffner and
Marx Clothing at 17.50, 20.00 25. 00 and up to 40. 00; and "Clothes
Bond" Suits at 10.00, 12.50 and 15.00
We have been specializing this season more than ever and
with wonderful success on suits at
$15, $17.50, $20 and $25
It 'sup to you to get the most for your money by buying our
kind nf clothes. I
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Silk Shirts the most exclusive showing in
town great variety of patterns $3.50 to
$8.50.
Splendid Madras Shirts, Soft or Starched
Cuffs, patterns you'll be sure to say are
new $2.00
SILK SHIRT SPECIAL
(See Our Windows)
Beautiful new pattern, heavy
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Shirts special $3.95
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SPECIAL SUMMER
WORK AT OKOBOJI
Doctor John L. Tilton Will Conduct
Classes at the Lakeside Labora
tory Recreation and In
struction Combined
Freshman "Do you know your col
lar's Mfce a typewriter?"
Dignified Senior "Js that bo?"
Freshman "Yes. it's Underwood!"
Ex.
Notice has been received that a
course for the summer in botany,
nhvsiocraDhy. geology, entomology.
malcology, and bird study will be
ivpn under Dr. John L. Tilton or
Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa.
This course will be given at the Lake
side Laboratory. Okoboji, combining
excellent instruction with recreation.
The tuition and room rent for six
weeks will be twenty dollars. All in
terested should write him for particu
lars and the S. U. I. circular. Ad
dress 405 North B street. Indianola.
Iowa. This will be a particularly in
teresting course.
STATE CONSERVATION
WORK IN SAND HILLS
Sheldon are spending this week in
the vicinity of Ainsworth and Valen
tine in the interests of the State Con
servation and Welfare Board. While
on this trip they will take a number
of photographs and motion pictures
to be used in the Conservation and
Welfare Work.
The "Wise Guy's" Dictionary
Photographs and Motion Pictures Will
Be Taken In the Western Coun
ties by Doctor Condra.and
Professor Sheldon
Dr. G. E. Coudra and Prof. A. E.
Rube tA man who owns 240 acres
of farm' land valued at $200 an acre.
Jay A man who drives his own
automobile.
Country Jake A man whose home
Is equipped with gaslight, hot and cold
water, bathrooms, and hot water heat
ing plant. .
Yap A man whose son is leading
his class at the university.
. Hicfc-A man whose signature is
good for $10,000 at any bank in the
country.
Boob A man whose daughter finds
herself $25,000 ahead when the will is
read.
Simp A man, to corral whose vote
the congressman tramps, over forty
acres of plowed land.
Wise Guy A city chap with about
thirty cents in bis pocket, who uses
the above terms. Ex.
LARGE INCREASE IN
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
Nebraska Raises Rank by Gaining
Nearly Five Hundred Students
Over Figures of Last Year
There were 456 more students en
rolled in the University this year than
last. The sum total reaches 4.589, of
which 1,963 were women and 2,626
men, as contrasted with 1,665 women
and 2,468 men for last year.
The Registrar's figures show the
following for 1914415:
College Women Men
Graduate College 171 177
Graduate School of Educa
tion 23
College of Arts and Sci
ences 1-012 902
School" of Commerce . .169
School of Fine Arts 81 4
Teachers College 170 24
College of Engineering... 312
College of Agriculture 226 289
College of Medicine 2 249
College of Law 2 196
College of Pharmacy 12
School of Agriculture 160 308
School of Agriculture
(short course) 2 14S
Nebraska School of Agri
culture (Curtis) ..' 117 82
School of Fine Arts 10 1
Nurses Training School
(College of .Medicine).. 72
School of Pharmacy 21
Teachers College High
School ' 149 S
University Extension .... 34 St
From this total of 5,265, 676 must be
deducted for repeated names, leaving
the net total 4,589.
Giggles and Gurgles
"Where is the man that keeps thic
restaurant?" asked the disgusted cus
tomer. "He's just gone out to lunch," -replied
the cashier.
'Watt-hour you doin there?" asked
the boss.
"Eating currents," replied the ap
prentice, shamefacedly. JAnode you'd
catch me at it."
"Wire you insulate this morning,
anyway?' demanded the boss.
"Leyden bed."
'Wouldn't that jar you? Can't your
relay-shunts let you up mornings?"
"Amperently not."
"Fuse' going to do that every day
you can take your hat and go ohm,'
replied the boss, and the circuit was
broken right there.
