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VOL. 1, NO. 0,0
LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1932.
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WILL GO TO IOWA
G.H Ellsworth Resigns His Position
Hore to Accept a More Lu
crative One in Sister
Institution.
" The announcement was made public
yesterday that G. IT. Ellsworth will
soon resign his position as assistant
superintendent of sroudsandouildings
to accept a call to the position of
superintendent of construction and
maintalnenco at tho University of
Iowa. Mr. Ellsworth said yesterday
that ho would probably assume his
now duties In about two weeks.
Tho position that he goes to as
sume In the Univorsity of Iowa is
considerably better than the one'nore
in that the field is larger and a number
of new buildings aro about to ne con
structed. A laige increase or salary
also goes with tho place.
Mr. Ellsworth has been connected
with tho Univorsity In his present
capacity continuously during the
last seven yoars. He began his
work with tho construction of tho
library building. Since then he has
superintended tho erection' on the
campus of Mechanic Arts hall,
holdlers Memorial hall, tho ooiler
houso extension and tiio steam main
tunnels. At the farm hn has over
seen the construction of the dairy
building, the experiment station
power houso and numerous barns and
smaller buildings.
In addition to tho offer Trom Iowa
Mr. Ellsworth had tho choice of a
place with a corporation In a similar
capacity in an eastern state. Ho has
onoson this position because it gives
a wider field and Is moro in line with
his past work. No arrangements for
lllllng the vacant place have as yot
been announced. Chancellor Andrews
is out of tho city and it is understood
that no action will bo taken until
his return.
F.
T. DARROW ADDRESSES
GINEERING SOCIETY.
EN-
F. T. Darrow of tho B & M en
gineering department spoko last
night before tho engineering society
on tnnnols. Mr. Darrow was In
charge of the Pryor tunnel at Pryor
Gap near Billings on the Tolucoa
branch of tho B & M, and gave a
very interesting talk on tho tunnel.
Ho explained that the tunnel is on a
curve and 1b about GOO feet long, the
cross section Is wedgo shaped with a
circular top. It is built through
limestone and Is llnedwith timber
which is made lire-proof by a whlto
wash preparation which Is sprayed on
by means of a force pump. The ex"
cavatilng-waBJoue-by-whafc is calledJ
the American system of tunneling.
that is, excavating in ' benches, ' In
this paiticular instance excavations
were made through the tunnel three
times before the cross section was
completely out out.
This discussion was followed by
short extemporaneous talks by A. W.
Fltt, chief draughtsman of the B &
M and Wm. Dungan, '9(5, also of the
BSr M .
The bock comrnlttoo reported that
tho annual was progressslng rapidly.
.TUMORS AND SOPHOMORES
VICTORIOUS.
A largo and enthusiastic crowd
witnessed tho seniors basketball
team go down In oofoat boforo the
juniors: and the sophomores vanquish
tho second city Y.M.C.A. team last
Tuesday evening. Dr. Conrad um
pired both games and Dan McCutch
eon acted as referee. One half of the
Junior-senior gamo was played first
and then tho halves alternated. Tho
lunlor team proved forminablo for tho
seniors. The gamo was close and
exalting throughout. Neither side
was sure of tho game unt'l time
was called. Score juniors 28. seniors
24. The sophomore-Y.M.C.A. game
was very fast and Arm. Tho sopho
mores proved too heavy and led
throughout the game, winning by
a score of 23 to 28.
JUNIOR PARTY.
The junior party will be held next
Saturday night at the armory and
plans are completed now, looking to
ward a pleasant evening for the
juniors and friends. As far as oau bo
ascertained now there aro botwoon
fifty and sixty couples who will be in
attendat.co, and many have not as
yet mndo it known what they will do.
There wl'l be no great decoration
because of tho ondloss amount of
work ana expenditure required to
even cause a sllgthly perceptablo
change in the interior appearance.
The decorations will then bo con
fined mostly to tho refreshment
booths.
Quick's orchestra will furnish
music for the evening. Arrange
ments have been made for various
amusements, according to the desire
of all those who attend. The com
mittee on arrangements take this
opportunity to urge all tho junior
boys who havo not as yet obtained
company to make haste to provide
both for their presence and others.
Tho party committee is as follows:
Pollard. Chairman; Hartor, Hamilton
and Misses Bowen and Meire. Miss
Grlmmlson is chariman of tho recep
tion committee, and Mr. Hudgo,
chairman of entertainment.
THE PRIZE TROPHIES
First and Consolation Prizes Prom
ised for Girls' Basket Ball Tourn
amentArrangements Noar
ing Completion.
The prizes for tho girls' basket
ball tournamont havo arrived from
tho New York City dealer by whom
they wore Imnortcd. Tho prlzo going
to tho winning team of tho. four com
peting, Friday crenlng, is a massive
seven-branched Roman candelabrum
of burniscd metal, qui to tho most
beautiful and valuable thing of Its
kind evor brought to tho city. Llko
the other prizes, it is a genuino an-
I tique, and teems with old world as
sociations. The consolation trophv
Is a massive Russian flagon of burn
ished metal, a flue sompanlon-piece
for the peerless Russian samovar,
constituting tho challcngo trophy.
Tho manager of tho tournamont,
Miss Pound, expresses herself as high
ly pleased with the prizes she has
succeeded in providing for the com
peting teams.
Arrangements for tho games are
completed, almost to the last details,
and a tournament no less successful
thanlast year's ispromised to the
spectators. Tho names and positions
of tho players on most of the visiting
teams havo been given to the public.
Yesterday the names of the players
on the second Omaha team were re
ceived, but not their positions. These
will bo known tomorrow. Tho two
younger teams of thoso competing,
made up of high school girls from
Omaha and Wahoo, will face each
other for tho first match Friday even
ing. Enthusiasm is running higher
than ever this year. The annual
tournament for the samovar Is dis
tinctly tho event of tho season in the
circlo of feminine athletics, and is
looked forward to this year with
keonor Interest than ever, not only
by tho students but by the people of
Lincoln generally
CHAPEL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Miss Edna Bullock who was to
have spoken at convocation Tuesday
on the library commission will oc
cupy the half hour this morning.
Tomorrow Ellwood Meado, an ex
pert irrigation engineer who has
been atteding-fche-irrlgatlon-congressX
at Sterling, Colo., yll speak on a
phase of tho irrigation problem.
Dean Davis addressed the Lincoln
Academy Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. He spoko on "Summering
Among the Canadian Mountains."
Tho following appears In the Cor
nell Daily Sun:
Harvard has made provision for
students desiilng to graduate in
three years. To meot the Increased
demand for leave of absenoo during
tho Senior year the following regula
tion appears In substance in the now
catalogue.
A student completing In three
years the requisite number of courses
with such grado as may entitle hm
to "cum laude" may. on petitioning,
be recommended or tho aegreo at
tho end of his third year, and obtain
leave of absence until the time when
the degree may actually be confened.
The leoturo at the Ollyer this
evening by Prof. Henry Van Dyke, of
tho ohalr of English literature at
Princeton University and for a de
cade or moro pastor of the Brick
Presbyterian oburch, Fifth Avenue,
New York, gives the students an
opportunity to hear tho. author of
"Tho Poetry of Tonnyson," one of
tho sanest crltioismsof tho work of
the lato laureate, an eminent
critic of nlnotoonth century lltoraturo
in its larger moaning for society
and especially In its religious phaso ;
a sorlous figure in contemporary
American lltoraturo; and a polished
and very powerful public speaker.
E. E. Blackman, archaeologist of
tho historical society has Just com
pleted a summary of tho routes taken
by Lewis and Clark, on their way
west in 1804 on the eastorn border of
tho state. Notes of this havo beon
printed and will oc sent to all the
rjowspapors in tho counties in Iowa and
Nebraska adjoining to Missouri rivor.
This eboukl bo of particular intorest to
history students, as from Richardson
county on tho way to whoro tho river
leaves tbo Btate, this expedition mado
many stops.
Tho indices of tho two volumes of tho
Nebraska Historical Society which
havo been in pross bo long aro nearly
complotod. Tho first of thoso volumes,
vol. 1 Bccond bonds, consists of tho work
of ox Senator T. N. Tipton covering tho
poriod of public work of all the govern
ors and all the members of congress
from 1830 to 1891. It will bo a largo
volume of about 575 pages. Tbo socond
or vol. 5 second series, consists of all
tbo papors read boforo the society, and
all tho society proceedings from 1897 to
1001.
A meeting will bo hold undor the
auspices of the Good Citizens Com
mttoe of the Y.P.S.C.E.. of the
First Congregational church, at the
church on 13th and L stroets, next
Sunday evanlng. Tho discussions
will bo devoted to tho Important Is
sues of tho city campaign.
W. Frederick Meier, chairman of
the committee will preside during
tho evoning. C.A. Rohbins Is expect
ed to speak of tho Influenco of munf
oipal industrial corporations upon
municipal politics, "and W. H. Morn
ing will tako for his topio a phaso of
municipal politics equally Interest
ing. Tho questions which will bo
discussed are thoso In which univer
sity people, espeoiallytho debaters
aro interested. As many as can are
urged to bo present.
The University Dramatic Club will
entertain its members and their
friends next Saturday evening in
University hall. The program will
consist of a short skit for a curtain
raiser followed by the play entitled
"The Two Lunatics." All menibers
of the club and elocution classes are
urged to be present and as the ad
mission 4b free lt-lR-hQpp.rl n Inrftu
crowd turn out.' Tho recitation is
free to all who wish to attend.
Ml88'Selma Grant. '01, Is spend
ing a fow days with university
friends.
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