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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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The Daily Nebraskan
A ntirpapr deroUd to the Interest
of the Ubiverelty of Nobraaka.
PublUhed at the
University of Nobraskm.
consolidation pC
the HBWPBRIAN. Vol. XXXI.
THE NEBRASKAN, Vol. XII.
THE BOARLJJT ft CREAM. Vol IV.
Entered at the poetofflco at Lincoln,
Neb., aa second class mall matter .
Bubscrlptir Frio 2JK) pes- year.
Managing Editor. Robert T. Hill.
News Editor John F. Tobln.
Advertising Manager P. P. Duffy.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
Wm. Case.
ASSISTANT EDITORS.
R. A. McNown.
Wm. A Shock.
Carlton C. Wllburn.
C. C. McCune.
REPORTERS.
J. D. Rice. '
John R. Bender.
E. F. Davis.
A. I. Myers.
Henrietta Rees.
Circulator Fred K. Nielsen.
Ofllce Second floor Main hall.
Postofllce Address, Station A, Box 13.
The Week's Convocations.
The following Ih the program for
convocation hour for the ensuing
week:
Thursday, Nov. G Professor Rob
bins. Friday, Nov. 7 Music.
Some freshmen who did not have
tho chance to go home and vote aro
waiting anxiously for Thanksgiving to
come, when they will again have a
hance to taste a good meal.
Many students caught colds staying
out of doors Tuesday night waiting to
bear of election returns. The night
was too told for comlort and not many
remained late.
The young ladies of the university
seem to prefer to read the papers be
longing to gentlemen friends rather
than place their names on the sub
scription list.
The glee dub is looking forward to
its tlrst appearance in public with a
complete repertoire. They aie being
well drilled to make the university re
joice in their music.
The cold weather puts more snap in
to the cadets. They have to keep on
tho move to keep warm. They are
wondering how it will seem to drill Ave
days a week next semester.
Chamellor Andrews pronounces the
dally paper of the university one of the
most successful publications of its kind
of which he knows anything about.
The largest percentage of students do
not appreciate it, however.
The leaders of the "rooter" squads
request everyone to go to Saturday's
game armed with a megaphone. They
desire ono thousand "rooters" with
megaphones in the rooting squads next
Saturday in order to prepare for tho
Knox game. There is no doubt but
what rooting has helped to win many
a victory on tho football flelu and it is
tho duty of every student to lend his
support for the rest of the season to
help prevent Nebraska's goal line from
being crossed.
If the university gets a nevr building
appropriation this winter from the
legislature the question will bo whoro
to put It. More campus room Is as
necessary as now buildings. Our cam
pus is ono of the smallest In the coun
try, considering the slzo of the university.
The gate receipts of the Haskell
gamo were twenty-five hundred dol
lars. There wero three thousand In
attendance. As the Indians received
20 per cent of tho gross receipts and
their expenses, Nebraska netted some
thing like eighteen hundred dollars.
The Increased amount of seating ca
pacity upon Nebraska field will make
It one of the most completely equipped
athletic grounds In the western coun
try. Dy the time bleachers are erected
to the height of the grandstand at both
ends the people will not have to pay
to have a chance to get within a board
fence and then stand up.
Teachers' Association
Secretary T. M. Hodgman of the col
lege section of the Teachers' associa
tion, which meets at Lincoln during
the holidays, announces the program
that will be carried out by that part
of the association.
The college section is a division of
the entire organization of Nebraska
teachers and is composed of college
men entirely. President W. E. Shell of
York College Is president, and Prof.
T. M. Hodgman of the university Is
set rotary. These officers have arranged
the following pragram, which will con
sume two days of the meeting:
On the first day Prof. H. W. Cald
well, of the department of American
history, will discuss the affirmative of
the question, "Should a time- require
ment be substituted for a subject re
quirement for entrance to college.'
President Cleorge Sutherland of Grand
Island will support the negative.
On the second day Dr. C. E. Bessey,
of the botany department, will take
the affirmative of the question, "Shall
the college time be reduced to three
years?" President D. K. Kerr of Hello-
ue will discuss the negative side of
the question.
Each of these papers will be gien
twenty minutes and the balance of the
two afternoons will be devoted to live
minute talks. The discussions will be
conducted by college men of Nebraska,
over fourteen of whom have already
i onsented to take part. The topics are
ery timely and the support that is be
ing gien to them indicates that they
are of deep inteiest to colleg" men
throughout the state.
Department of Astronomy,
A valuable addition to tho depart
ment of astronomy is a set of transpar
ent maps of the sky. Thoy are ar
ranged on the sides of a box-like struc
ture, lighted from the inside, and so
placed upon a pedestal that It can be
moved according to the position of the
planets. This Invention does away
with the necessity of the students' ex
amining tho old-fashioned paper charts
and making observations separately.
A new mounting has just been com
pleted for one of the instruments of
the observatory and a new pin built
for it in the meridian room. Used
with its original mounting on one pin,
it is' an altazimuth Instrument; with
the mounting on the new pin it is a
transit Instrument and zenith tele
scope combined.
The patterns for the castings tre
made last spring in our own shops.
The mechanical work was done for tho
most part by Mr. Chowlns, of tho
physics department, during vacation.
Questions on lllh Schools.
Mr. J. W. Crabtree, inspector of
accredited schools, is sending out a
large number of letters to the superin
tendents of accredited Bchools. Mr.
Crabtree Ib making an Investigation as
to the effectiveness of our public
schools as at present organized from
the standpoint of the business man.
Ho Intends sending a list of questions
to six or eight of the most prominent
citizens In every town where there Is
one of these schools. The following
Is submitted to the business men:
1. What is your opinion ns to tho
effectiveness of our public schools as
at present organized?
2. To what extent should the public
school prepare young men nnd young
women for earning a living and, In
your Judgment, are the schools meet
ing this demand In a satisfactory man
ner? 3. What is the high school not doing
that It should and what is it doing that
it should not do?
Mr. Crabtree feels that the results
of this Investigation ought to be of
considerable value to school men.
Wisconsin has a camera club.
Yale's musical clubs will take a west
ern trip during the Christmas recess.
Tho Crown Prince of Slam will be
the guest of the University of Chicago
on November Gth.
It is estimated that American stu
dents issue three hundred periodicals,
exclusive of fraternity publications.
A movement is on foot at Pennsylva
nia to compel freshmen to wear black
caps to distinguish them from the upper-classmen.
-
Tho following appeared In the Pur
duo Exponent: "'See the poor Soph!
Is he going to die?' 'No! He is just
trying to work a physics problem.' "
Minnesota is to have a new sorority.
A group of young women have peti
tioned for a chapter from Pi Beta Phi,
tho only national sorority not repre
sented there. ,
Indiana is to have a new students'
building. John I). Rockefeller has
promised $:,()()() for this purpose if the
university will raise a like amount.
They have already raised $2'i.()00.
Michigan men have been burning
asphalt paving blot ks which were
stacked along tho sides of the streets.
Instead of unobtainable coal. Verily
Ann Arbor is a hot town. -The Daily
Iowan.
An important move is now on foot
at California to establish a committee
of students which shall confer with a
committee from the faculty in dealing
with cases of breach of discipline on
tho part of students.
OLIVER THEATRE
Tonight, November 6th.
FOXY QUILLER
The Greatest Comic Opera Since Pinatore. and a Phenominally
Strong Cast, including:
ADOLPH LINK, CARLOTTA OILMAN
HENRY LEONE, DAISY STANLIN
MELVILLE COLLINS, EDNA BRONSON
GEORGE HEAD, MARIE CHRISTIE,
And 80 Others. Seats Now on Sale. Prices, 50c to $1.00.
Flvo hundred specimens of grass
hoppers have been received, by Profes
Bor Bruner from Central America.
W. L. Hunter, a graduate of tho uni
versity, who Is now In tho government
service as a botanlBt at Washington,
is visiting in Lincoln.
Ernst BesBoy, '90, has at last com-
pleted his long Journey into Turkestan, '&
and It now back In Germany, where he
Is hard at work In the University of
Halle.
Georgo G. Hedgeoek, '99, now in the
employ of tho United States depart
ment of agriculture, and stationed at
St Louis, has entered Washington
university In that city for his doctor'B
degree, which he hopes to take next
year.
G. A. Benedict, '99, who gave a good
deal of attention to forestry while In
the university, writes to Professor Bes
sey from Surlgao, Mindanao, Philip
pine Islands, saying that he has col
lected a set of grasses and other plants
of the region which he is sending to
the university herbarium.
Pennsylvania freshmen brought
down upon themselves the wrath of the
sophomores by painting their numer
als upon the sidewalks. The sophs
seized a few freshmen and were com
pelling them to scrub the walks when
more freshmen appeared upon the
scene. The excitement did not cease
until both sides had had enough.
A weekly news letter is sent 'ut.
from the university to a thousand
county papers in Nebraska, Iowa, Col
orado and the Black hills. A daily
news letter Is sent to about fifty dailies
in the same states. These letters con
tain items of Interest about tho uni
versity and their purpose is to acquaint
the people with the university.
MADE A GREAT-DIFFERENCE.
Railroads Are Great Conveniences
When They Cause No Discomfort.
Secretary Shaw, tho humorist of tho
present administration, tells this
story :
"I stopped off at Syracuse not a
great while ago and listened to two
men talking about the tremendous
business development of this country
in which everybody was sharing Ono
of them was making the point that
the general prosperity was for tho
benefit of the entire community.
"'look at thio gnat lailroad, with
Its four tiacksrunnlng east anil west,"
he said. 'It Is a highway of emplro,
carrying each day to the Atlantic or
tho Pacific the product oi tho factory,
the mine and the loom. Wipe it off
the map and o cry thing conies to a
standstill and we become iinolved In
a common ruin.'
"Just then the empiie state express
came rushing along and a red-hot cin
der struck the speaker in the eye.
" 'D thesa engines:' imid ho, 'I
wish there was not a railroad in tho
country.' "
The Society Event of the
Season,
RICHARD GOLDEN
In De Koven& Smith's
Greatest Comic Opera Success
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