.i- i . m 'i -J ) b K The Daily Nebraskan k 1 VOL. I, NO. no. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH i3 1902. TIIRKK CENTS -r b v .'i r ,-t M MISS POUND SPEAKS idin man to travol abroad, It is also of benefit to tb American woman. Tells of tho StatuB of Women Students in European Universities. In stitutions Not Pro gressive. "Women In Foreign Universities" from the standpoint of a woman stu dent was the topic for discussion at convocation yesterday. Miss Louise Pound, who spent several years in Ger many in the pursuit of nor studies for the doctor's degree, was the speaker. Miss Pound said in opening that the subject could be vieweu from many sides. From the viewpoint of the American student to that of the foreign professor. The conditions existing in Europe to day, said the speaker, present about the same difficulties that were raised and settled in tnis country forty years ago. Opinion In the foreign institu tions is still fluctuating. In America the girl as well as the boy is offered every advantage and encouragement to receive an education. Progress in hiiig land is very slow, but at present women can receive the bachellor's de gree either in the University of Lon don or the University of Glasgow. At Oxford the master's degree is denied them, but they may take tne examina tions and receive a certificate. The lectures at Oxford are attended by a considerable number of American women who have but a short time to spend in Europe, since they find it an advantage to hear uie lectures in Eng lish. But some of the more Berious are deterred from remaining at Oxford on account of the impossibility of re ceiving degrees. French universities are open to women, but Americans seem to be drawn to them more by the desire to study the language than by the meth ods. In France the lectures are less scientific and more popular because of the desire of the lecturer to have his lecture rooms well filled. The popular lectures are the best attended. In Germany, the last to open the doors of Its higher Institutions to women, progress was slow. The aim of university training there is to pre pare thoroughly for a life work and to limit the.number turned out. When one enters Into this training it signi fies that he has decided to become an educator or professional man The question as to whether German women were fitted for entrance by their preparatory schools arose. For merly expensive private lessons were needed to fit them for the universities. Now, however, there are three girls' gymnasiums. The need has been felt for better trained women teachers in the lower grades of the German Bchools. In closing, Miss Pound emphasized tho fact that if It is good for the Amer- FRESHMEN DEI'AT SOPHOMORES A very interesting and fiercely con tested basket ball game was played in the armory last night between the freshmen and sophomores, trie fresh men winning by a score of 15 to 28. Every man on the freshmen team was a star, while Meyers. McKutcneon and Andresen were the strong players for the sophomores. This is the second game the freshmen have won from the sophomores. The sophomores having defeated the seniors, the freshmen assert that it only remains for them to beat tho juniors on Saturday evening in order to procure the class championship. O. II. RICH ADDRESSES EN GINEERS. The engineering society held its reg ular meeting last nignt. I). II. Rich of the Lincoln Gas and Electric com pany addressed the meeting. iir. Rich gave in detail a projected plan of power transmission in the Hiack ..ils. The power is to be obtained from Spearflsh creek and the power is to be supplied to Terryville, Lead City, Pluma, Terry and Deadwood. As most of the interests in u.at vicinity using electricity are mining, the power would be used for lighting and for running machinery, that is, by motors. The estimated cost of the plant is $500,000 and of operating one horse power hour, 14 cents, which Is much cheaper than by steam power even In Lincoln, where coal is cneaper than in the Blacic Hills. About one-third of tho cost of installation is for water rights. After the address a short business meeting was held and the book com mittee reported that the annual would have to be printed in Lincoln becauso the establishment of Hammond Bros, of Fremont, the firm that had the con tract for printing the boon, had burned and they were unable to fulfill their contract. M. B. Case and W. L. Tnomas were voted into the society. CHANCELLOR ANDREWS GOES TO WISCONSIN. Chancellor Andrews went to Madi son, Wis., where he will deliver his lecture on "Kant and Koenlgsburg" before tne students and faculty of the University of Wisconsin ATHLETIC NOTES Traok Meot to bo Held Boon. Baseball Men tako Advantago of Fair Woathor. Praotioo Un usually Good. A track meet will bo held on the athletic field Saturday afternoon, March 22. The entries must be In by Saturday of this week or by March 15. Mr. Booth announces also that an en trance fee of 25 cents win be required of all contestants. A gold medal will be awarded to the man scoring the highest number of points. As there Is no admission to the field a good crowd is looked for. Tho events will Include tho three jumps, broad Jump, high jump, pole vault, and tho potato race. DELEGATE lu REPORT. The delegates who attended the stu dent volunteer convention at Toronto will give reports of that meeting next Sunday. While they feel .hat It is im possible to reproduce in any satisfac tory way the convention as It appeared to the delegates, an attempt will bo made to treat of the more Important parts and give an outline of tho princi pal things. The 1. W. C. A. and the Y. M. C. A. will unite in this meeting on Sunday afternoon. The baseball men are rejoicing in the weather that Is offered for their benefit these days and are ma..ing good use of It. The candidates have been divid ed into two squads, one composed of the old men and one of the new men. Wright, Thompson and Shelmer have been added to the former. As the grounds have been dragged they are in much better condition for practice, i.ie batting cages will be put in repair as soon as possible. It is coming to be generally understood that the team this spring will be the best in tao history of tne institution. The men are already putting up fine ex hibitions of ball at practice. BASKET BALL. Two of tho best class games of bas ket ball to bo seen on tho campus this year will bo played Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in tho university armory. The juniors will play the freshmen and the seniors will battle with the sopho mores. The teams are all exceptionally strong, as will be seen from the fact that both the strong Lincoln high school team which played the univer sity first team last year to a standstill, the score being very close, and the sec ond Y: M. C. A. team have both buc cumbed to the strong and declsivo playing of tho class teamB. Never has there been so much class enthusiasm in basket ball as there has been- this year. All tho ciasses have been out and have had many strong practices and practice games. Now comes the time for the real struggle for class supremacy ana all are ready for it. In order to dtefray expenses of this game and previous games, the ex ceptionally low admission price of 10 cents will be charged, The games will begin promptly at 8 o'clock and a largo attendance is desired. Tho father of D. E. Thomas has been visiting tne latter for the last two days. GLIMPSES OF GERMAN UNIVER Sl i Y LIFE By Robert E. Moritz. (Continued.) Many of the things that wq look upon as necessary concomitants of stu dent life are wanting here. There aro no chapel services, no Y. M. C. A., no literary societies, debating clubs or oratorical associations, no athletic as sociations, football or baseball clubs, no Informal oil s by members of tho faculty, no visiting lecturers, or polit ical speakers, not even quizzes, semes tral examinations, class meetings, con vocations or commencements. All these things the student is Bpared or deprived of as the case may be. Think of a large university without a gym nasium, athletic ground, c.iapol and dormitories, without mass meetings, football matches and commencements! Some of us would find - hard to con ceive of a university without theso things. The only meeting of a general char actor occurred on tne emperor's birth day. They call it the "'Kaiser's Com mers." It Is held In the largest restau rant of the euy. '1 ..e various "Bur Bchenschaften" are seated at long tables, each table headed by tho corps leader dressed In gorgeous uniform, with sashes, plumed cap and rapier. The central table is occupied by mem bers of tho faculty and guests of honor. Tho hall is beautifully deco rated with national colors, tho banner of the corporations and festoons of Chinese lanterns. There Is a "prae sldlum" with a stentorian voice and In the balcony is an orchestra. A loud "sllentlum" from the praesldlum, sim ultaneously repeated by the corps lead ers brings order, and now, upon com mand, the beer begins to flow. Now and then a speech Is made and after each speech a thundering "Salaman der" 1b executed In honor of the speak er. As tongues grow looser student songs fill tho air and now and then tho orchestra bursts forth In some na tional air Thus the evening is spent, until midnight calls the more temper ate ones to their homes. How the less temperate ones conclude tho celebra tion I cannot relate. I do not mean to imply that this Is the only meeting of its kind held dur ing the semester. Each "Burschen schaft" and every otner society, and their name Is legion, has its weekly or its bi-weekly "Knoipe," where the above program Is repeated on a smaller scale. Sometimes a special program la arranged for, to attract "Fuechse" (Freshles we would call them), or to servo as a diversion to the members. For instance, the "Mathematlscher und Naturwlssenschafllcher Vereln" has pa pers of a scientific character at least once a month, by one of its own mem bers or a member of the faculty. Tho (Continued to Page 3) 1 : ,! 'I 1 Ul t 4 ''1 -i , ;r ft? i r. ?- I r'Jl ' '.IP I. ? ' a 1 , -j ' i y M , ' '? ' 7- 13 '-"V .f 'tU USt &.,