THE DAILY NEBRASKA N
The College World
LANGDON DISCOVERS GAS IN
KELP PLANT
A discovery of unique scientific In
terest, the detection of carbon monox
ide In the, kelp plant, falls to the cred
it of Dr. S. C. Langdon of the chem
istry department as a result of ten
weeks of research at the Friday Har
bor marine station this summer. Never
before, according to local scientists,
hat the gas been found in any plant,
life.
The importance of the discovery,
according to Professor George U.
Rigg, of the science department, lies
in the fact that all attempted expla
nations of photosynthesis, the procesa
of tho plant's building up of sugar.?
and starches from carbon dioxide and
water, have assumed the presence of
carbon monoxide at some time during
the chemical change, but the presence
of the gas has never before been de
tected. Canary birds, mice, guinea pigs,
chickens and other small animals were
sacrificed by Dr. Langdon in great
quantities during his investigation,
The gas, which is the same as illum
inating gas, was present to the
amount of about 12 per cent. Mixed
with the air, it suffocated the scimals
In the space of a few minutes. Blood
tests after death under the spectrum,
with various other tests, showed un
mistakably the nature of the gas. It
is not present In sufficient quantities
to injure human beings, Dr. Langdon
asserts.
The American Chemical society, the
world's' greatest chemical gathering,
will hear a paper by Dr. Langdon on
his discovery at Its meeting in New
York this month. The paper will be
presented for the writer by Dr. Harry
L. Fisher of Columbus university.
"No previous investigation has been,
so thorough or so conservative in its
deduction," Professor Rigg said to
day. "Whether or not the carbon
monoxide is a part of the process of
photosynthesia has not bden deter
mined, but its presence has been prov
en beyoud doubt." U. of W. Daily.
RELIC OF OTHER DAYS
If you would care 10 see how George
O. Foster looked when he was a stu
dent, or how Uncle Jimmy Green part
ed his hair 25 years ago, go to the
alumni association office in the south
end of Fraser hall and look at a col
lection of university pictures and
class albums, which date back to 1890.
The relics were found a few weeks
ago in one of the. basement rooms of
Spooner library and have been added
to K. U.'s mementos of by gone days.
There are five albums in the collec
tion and half a dozen group pictures.
The glee club and banjo club each
have pictures and also the faculty of
two different years when the total
number of professors was not more
than twenty-five. The prize picture la
one taken of the entire university and
was sent to the world's fair as a part
of the educational exhibit of Kansas
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The faculty members grace the first
row and close behind them are the
football heroes, attired In their "K"
sweaters. In the rear of these are the
students. There are about 300 per
sons In the entire group and the pic
ture 1b believed to have been taken
in 1892.
Class Picture a Custom
In the days when the classes were
small it was the custom for each grad
uating class to leave an album, with
a picture of each graduate In it. This
was abandoned about 1900. Some of
the albums are . quite elaborate, one
having a polished oak back, with a
silver inscription, "Class of '91," on
It. The dress of the students In 1890
in comparison with the styles of to
day make the albums and pictures in
teresting relics.
Styles Were Different Then
High collars with loosely tied neck
ties were worn and moustaches hid the
lips of nearly all of the faculty mem
bers and many of the students.
Double breasted coats, with two rows
of buttons, that came nearly to the
neck of the wearer, were also in style
in those days.. Prof. F. H. Snow was
chancellor of the university at the
time these pictures were taken. Exchange.
THE COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
A noted English scholar who recent
ly visited Yale and a number of other
American colleges, expressed himself
as being much surprised and not a
little disappointed at what appeared
to him to be the existence of a com
petitive spirit throughout the whole
life of the typical American univer
sity. He said that abroad the high
est educational ideal was the pursuing
of truth for its own sake, rather than
from the point of view of so doing in
a hectic effort to do it better than
some one else.
He emphasized his remarks by cit
ing a particular activity indulged in
by undergraduates both here and
abroad, that of debating. With us,
the sole emphasis is placed, by all
connected with the teams, on winning
the contest, whereas with our English
college contemporaries, the chief em
phasis is placed, if we are to believe
reports, on the effort to shed as much
light as possible on the subject under
discussion.
We have heard much of the English
ideal of pursuing truth for its own
sake, and we are inclined to think that
the point may be a bit exaggerated.
For surely the English undergraduate,
even more wedded to competitive
sports than his American cousin, must
introduce a certain amount of this
same competitive spirit into his work.
The fact is that with us, the competi
tive point of view that our English
visitor spoke of is 'merely the reflec
tion of the wTiolesome American com
petitive spirit in our colleges.
That this spirit, as applied to the
affairs of the world without college.
Is positively essential in the develop
ment of the best effort, has been af
firmatively and conclusively proved in
the history of this country. Whether
It should permeate, as it does, the
whole fabric of college life, the cur
riculum as well as extra-curriculum ac
tivities, is another question. Perhaps,
if we might emulate the other ideal
more fully, and especially in matters
of scholarship, our academic environ
ment rni?ht be a bit more refreshing.
Yale Daily News.
AVOID MUCH TROUBLE
BY PASTEURIZING WHEY
More Wisconsin ' cheese factories
should pasteurize whey before re
turning to patrons.
These reasons for the adoption of
this system of sanitation and busi
ness economy have been set forth by
J. L. Sammis of the dairy department
of the University of Wisconsin:
! "It checks the spread of live stock
diseases, transmitted from farm to
farm in whey cans.
"Patrons prefer the warm, sweet
whey In place of the cold, sour prod
uct. Animals like It better and main
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tain better health by its use as food.
"Pasteurisation of whey improves
the quality of the cheese, because
tanks, cans and milk do not become
infected with the impurities of pre
ceding days. (One Swiss cheese fac
tory in the state which was on the
point of closing down in July because
of 'bloated' cheese, installed a system
of pasteurization of whey,, wnicn
stopped the trouble at once.)
"Foul odors around the whey, tank,
so persistent and annoying luf many
factories, are often greatly reduced
by pasteurizing the whey. ,
"The cost Involved is small. A few
feet of galvanized iron pipe and a
steam valve, plus a small quantity of
coal each month will do the work.'-
Minnesota already has a law pro
viding for the pasteurization of whey,
and Ontario, Canada, has adopted a
similar one to go into effect next
April. Why not, Wisconsin? .
Farmers as well as dairy manufac
turers are becoming Interested in the
plan. Exchange.
DRILL CREDIT FOR MEN
NOW IN BORDER SERVICE
Credit for military drill in the Uni
versity of Wisconsin regiment will be
given 10 freshmen and sophomores re
turning from duty on the Mexican bor
der, according to Commandant P. G.
Wrlghtson. No general rule as to the
amount of credit will be laid down, but
each will reveive what his training,
time of service, and ability to perform
duty as an army officer merit.
The returning students will have
had training in the practical side of
army life, but they will need further
preparation in the theoretical side.
These points will be taken up In the
sophomore year, while drill and the
physical side of army life will he em
phasized in freshman year.
Each sophomore will have theoreti
cal command of 150 men camped near
the city and ready for active service
against an invader. During class
hours, these officers will be instructed
in mobilizing their men, equipping
them, transporting, drilling, and con
ducting them in battle. Experience in
summer military training camps has
shown the training needed. Commis
sions of officers in the university regi
ment who are now on the border will
be retained for them until their return.
A short period of actual encamp
ment is now being planned to take
place at Camp Douglas next June, to
give an opportunity for rifle practice
and army maneuvers which cannot be
given in drill. Exchange.
JOURNALISM IN KANSAS
This newspaper business is a great
game. Just in the midst of an obitu
ary of a dear friend and when hot
tears threaten to flow down and blot
out the words you write, there breaks
through the office door the radiant
face of the daddy of a new boy! Tears
and joy mingle in the same breath,
and the giving and taking away of
life are recorded on the same page.
Before you have finished the obitu
ary the breezy advance man for a
comedy show pops in and asks you to
write a scream for his forty fat, frol
lesome fairies and how joyous they
are. Before you have done with the
kind words about your departed
friend, the joy over ihe new baby and
finished the showman's ad a fellow
sneaks in to ask you to suppress the
story of the fight that he was mixed
up in. Then, after putting all the
lace and trimmings on the bride's
wedding gown, dressing the groom in
the conventional black and starting
them off with congratulations and best
wishes, you turn again to the tear
side of life and write: "But the state
ly ship moves on, to the haven under
the hill, and, oh! for the touch of a
vanished hand, and the sound of a
voice that is still."
Then comes a lull and the old type
writer is content to record the com
monplace facts, knowing that just
around the corner and each awaiting
his turn, stand Joy, Grief, Sorrow,
Mirth, Sarcasm, Wit and Laughter.
Oakley Graphic.
The University of Southern Califor
nia at Los Angeles, has appointed F.
J. Baum. now associated with the Los
Angeles Times, as instructor in adver
tising. Mr. Baum wt" give courses in
"Advertising, as a Business Force,"
"The Writing of Advertising." "News
paper Advertising" and "Newspaper
Administration," and will retain his
present position.
He was formerly president of the
Baum-Minor Agency in Los Angeles,
and has had agencies in New York and
Chicago. For some time he was chief
of the copy department for Swift &
Co., in the latter city. Mr. Baum's ex-
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perieuee also includes army service '
as a lieutenant in the Philippines, the
editorship of the Photoplayers' Week-
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ly and work as general manager ol
the Oz Film Manufacturing company.
He holds an LL. D. degree from Cor
nell university.
That the interest of college students
In advertising instruction is growing
rapidly Is evidenced by the fact that
while the University of Southern Cali
fornia offered only one course in ad
vertising, given by Professor Bruce
Bllven of the department of journal
Ism, two years ago, there are now
eight courses In the subject, three in
structors, and a total of three and one
half years of work. Students in the
department will this year solicit and
wrtie the advertising for the student
dally paper, the Trojan.
SCHOOLS IN WHEELS
So many things are on wheels, now
adays, that it is scarcely surprising
to learn of a school in California that
is held in a boxcar. Here children
whose fathers comprise a railroad sec
tion gang are being taught daily, and
the school is proving such a success
that the superintendent has asked for
f-n old passenger coach, which will be
fitted with benches and blackboards.
Such a car will be easier to heat, and
here the school will be continued when
cooler weather comes. The story is
matched by one from Blackburn col
lege, Carlinville, 111., where two Pull
man sleeping cars have been trans
ferred to brick foundations, near the
college buildings, where they are used
as dormitories. Their popularity with
the students is easy to understand. As
David Copperfleld said of the aid
barge which Mr. Peggotty turned into
a house, "Never having been designed
for any such use, it became a perfect
abode." Christian Science Monitor.
GET 18,000 QUERIES
CONCERNING LUMBER
Over 1,000 samples of wood submit
ted for Identification have been ex
amined by the Forest Products labor
atory, Madison, during the past year.
Over 18,000 inquiries on the properties
and uses of American trees were re
ceived in that time. Sawdust, fibrous
materials, chips,' roots, dye-woods, and
barks, as well as pieces of furniture,
sections of ties and timbers, were
submitted.
"The Preservation of Structural
Timbers," a textbook by H. F. Weiss,
director of the laboratory; which has
just gone into a second edition, is
now in use in clashes in eleven uni-
FIND MANY POSITIONS
FOR WOMEN STUDENTS
More positions than applicants are
reported by the employment bureau
for women students at the University
of Wisconsin this fall. Every appli
cant, except those desiring steno
graphic work, has been placed bo far.
About fifteen women students have
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been permanently placed in positions
as waitresses and in private homes,
and about twenty others have received
other kinds of positions. In steno
graphic work, a field in which women
compete with men, there are not
enough openings.
More than 75 women students se
cured work last year through the em
ployment bureau. Most of the posi
tions consisted in waiting on table,
taking care of children, reading, sew
ing, and work in private homes. Many
of the students are flependent on this
work to make possible college educa
tion. Exchange.
Honolulu, Sept. 27. One thousand
shares of the capital stock of Olaa
plantation have been presented by B.
F, Dillingham, pioneer railroad builder
and capitalist, to Mills school, which
forms a unit of the Mid-Pacific insti
tute. At the time of the presentation
of the gift, Olaa was Belling at $190 a
share. The revenue from the stock
will be added to the general endow
ment fund. This year the Mid-Pacific
institute will add fifteen new teachers
to its faculties. Exchange.
BOULDER IS CATLESS
Due to the demands of the zoology
classes at the University of Colorado,
the town of Boulder, at which place
the university is located, has been de
clared catless. Great has been the
rejoicing in "ratville." Exchange.
MUSEUM RECEIVES
RARE IMPLEMENTS
A rare collection of implements and
clothing, used by the blond Eskimo of
the Coronation gulf region, near Hud
son bay, has recently been received
by the university museum. The col
lection was brought here by a member
of the Stefansson party returning from
the arctic regions.
The collection, though small, is of
exceptional value, for owing to the
inaccessibility of the region, very lit
tle material has been brought from
there. Among the articles are cloth
ing, bows and arrows, a lamp, ladles
and cooking implements.
"The university Is fortunte in re
ceiving this collection," said Curator
Frank S. Hail of the museum, "be
cause there is hut one other in the
country in any way similar to it, and
that la at the University of Pennsyl
vania, The value la increased by the
interest aroused in these tribes by
Stefan sson's work."
The material used by the blond Es
kimo differs from that of other arctic
tribes, which makes their work unique.
Most of their utensils are made from
the horns of the musk ox. One of the
best specimens of the collection is a
sinew back bok and arrows tipped
with the native copper.
The blond Eskimo were named by
Steyansson, who discovered them
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