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ENGINEERING LECTURE
Clarence T. Johnson Talks to a
Large Audience on Egyptian
Irrigation Handsome
Pictures Shown.
had taken of anclont temples which
recent excavations uncovered. He
also devoted some attention to tho
parks of Cairo.
The lecture was not only of great
technical value, but also of general
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IN THE SOCIETY WORLD
An audience of about 300 people as
sembled Friday night In the old chapel
of the University to listen to an Il
lustrated lecture by Mr. Clarence T.
Johnson, assistant chief of tho irriga
tion Investigations of the United
Stato department of agriculture, on
tho subject of "Egyptian Irrigation."
Mr. Johnston commenced by review
ing briefly the work of the French
and English engineers to whom the
modern Irrigation system of that
country is due. It was noted as a sig
nificant fact that the laws and regula
tions wnder which the system is oper
ated have been formulated by en
gineers and tho administration of the
workB Is Ins the hands of engineers.
It Is coming to bo more and more the
case everywhere that engiheering
aklll is employed at the earliest incep
tion of industrial projects, and that
policies In regard to tho same must
be. given shape by experienced men.
In our own country tho irrigation In
dustry Is most substantially founded
In thoso states in which laws provid
ing for public control have been adopt
ed and tho administration has boon
Intrusted to engineers. Nebraska was
cltod ob a worthy instances in point.
On a map of Egypt it was shown
that tho extent of the Nile valley to
which Interest attaches in this con
nection Is about the same as that of
tho valley of the Platte from the Mis
souri river to Denver. By means of
diagrams tho reliability of the Nile
as to stage, when compared with a
numbor of American rlvors was shown.
ThlB characteristic makes it possiblo
for Egyptian irrigation to conform to
a fixed practice
The illustrations Bhown were partic
ularly flno, and covered (ho differeent
methods of delivering and lifting
water, soirle of them representing tho
moBt crude practices of tht natives,
while others set forth tho magnificent
works which have resulted from tho
employment of the best engineers with
a national treasury back of Jthem.
Tho Assuam dam, recently com
pleted, on tho upper Nile, was shown
and described In some detail. Thlrty-
flvo thousand men were at work on
tho dam at ono time. It will back the
water up. the Nile for 160 miles, and
will Impound water sufficient to cover
nearly a million acres ono foot deep,
and make possible perennial canals on
tho upper. N'1
The Yussuf canal, said to bo the
largest Jh the world, was shown. It
carries nearly twice as much water
as the flood of the North Platte river.
In addition to the topics which were
of peculiar Interest to engineers, Mr
Footballers to Talk.
Coach Booth, Captain Woetovor,
Dean Ringer and J. R. Bender will
make ten minutes talks at St Paul's
church this evening at 8 p. m. Dr.
Condra and Dr. Wharton will also
speak. They are to address a meeting
of the young men's club on the sub
ject of physical oducatlon. If suffi
cient Interest Is manifested a first
class gymnasium, with lockers, shower
bath and a game room will be put In
tho basement of tho church, with Dr.
Condra as tho physical director.
This is a very commendablo move
and should receive tho hearty support
of all. Students aro urged to attend
this evening and help push the project
through.
Freshmen Have Annual Mop and
Dance in Red Pepper Phi
Delta Phi Entertains
Omaha Reception.
Nebraska Art Association.
Tho directors of tho Nebraska Art
association held a business session at
the Llndell hotel Tuesday afternoon.
By unanimous vote the collection' of
Cora Parker of recent American art,
was approved.
Miss Clara Walsh, the efficient sec
retary of the association, also report
ed that sho had secured some fifteen
or twenty of tho recent production
of some of her American artist ac
quaintances. Tho entire collection
will bo here December 20, and ready
for the public December 20.
It was unanimously voted to ask
Miss Lundean to undertake the deli
cate work of acting as doorkeeper and
having general charge of tho gallery.
It may not bo known that ono thou
sand dollars lie In tho treasury of the
association to begin tho season with.
This, In connection with usual receipts
for season tickets and single admis
sions, gives to the directors a feeling
of security never before experienced.
The association gave the usual pic
ture prizes to ward schools of the city.
Tho Freshman hap was held last
Friday night in Fraternity hall and
notwithstanding the efforts of thoso
who sought to Interfere with tho plans
of the Freshmen, tho affair was a great
success.
Tho dancers were so bent upon en
joying themselves that tho -Cayenne
peppor failed to mar tho pleasures of
the ovonlng. Ralph Christie, master
of ceremonies; Julius Johnson, chair
man of the hop committee, and Mason
Wheeler were present to take part in
the festivities. On the whole tho danco
was ono of tho most pleasant of the
Informal variety that have taken place
this year.
attached to tho various topics, from
an engineer's point of view. Profea
Bor Hodgeman in tho discussions
which followed hold that tho Interests
of tho genoral student should be con
sidered In teaching calculus, as well as
tho interests of the engineering stu
dents. Ho advocated a one Bomestor
course in calcuhiB for general students
to bo followed by a. more exhauBtlvo
course for thoso who cared to contlnuo
the subject.
College Settlement.
Tho regular monthly meeting of tho
settlement board was hold in Dr. Hill's
office Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. .
The sale of tickets for tho play to bo
given by Coach Booth and Miss Howell
on Thursday evening was reported
good. The loading pastors of the city
were requested to announce the enter
tainment from their pulpits on Sun
day. Some misunderstanding seems
to prevail among some student con
cerning tho prices of tickets. Any seat
in the house except the gallery is 50
cents. Gallery seats aro 25 cents.
Legal Fraternity Dance.
The legal fraternity of Phi Delta Phi
gave Its first danco at Walsh hall Fri
day evening. Over forty couples
danced to the music of Eddio Walt's
orchestra. The hall and parlors were
uniquely decorated with streamers and
festoons of fraternity colors. Potted
palms and vases of dark red roses
formed a pleasing contract to tho blue
of the decorations. Messrs. McNlsh,
Peterson and Ledwith composed the
committee on entertainment, and are
deserving of great praise for tho suc
cessful work dono by thorn. Miss Eola
Aul and Mr. H. R. Peterson distributed
programs of an original design in tho
fraternity colors, to tho dancers. Tho
Hon H. H. Wilson and Wife, and Dr.
Roscoe Pound and wife acted as cha
perons, lioth or tnese lawyers are
members of Phi Delta Phi.
"David Oarrlck."
Next Thursday evening the Drama
tic club of tho university will glvo
"David Garrlck" at the Oliver theatre.
Last year Mr. Booth and Miss Howell,
who assume tho loading parts appeared
before the public in "A Pair of Spec
tacles," and scored a decided success.
The attendance was fairly good, but
a great deal of hustling was dono to
secure It. This year extra pains will
be taken to insure a large attendance,
and tho committee hopes to fill the
house. Tho play is given as a bene
fit for tho College Settlement, and if
only to help In this worthy causo
every ono should go. However, a high
ly entertaining and enjoyable evening
is promised.
The company will make a short tour
of tho state, giving one performance
In each of four or five differont towns,
Including Beatrice, Plattsmouth and
York.
At Lehigh University the faculty
have taken action on tho rushing of
Freshmen by fraternities and have
made the following resolutions:
1. Fraternities are prohibited from
admitting men to membership until
after they have registered and been
enrolled as students of tho university.
2. After January 1, 1003, no student
of tho university will bo allowed to
join a fraternity or live In a fraternity
house until after ho shall have passed
all the work of tho Freshman year.
3. Fraternities are prohibited from
taking any action which will cause
rules 1 and 2 to be violated.
Reception at Omaha.
About 300 people attended the re
ception given by Chancellor and Mrs.
A. Benjamin Andrews and Dr. and
Mrs. H. B. Ward at the Millard hotel
in Omaha Friday night In honor of
the .faculty of the University of Ne
braska College of Medicine. Mr. E.
H. Clark Introduced tho guests. Mes
dames Mllroy, Jonas, Brown, Ewing
and Gifford assisted in tho reception.
Lincoln people who attended the re
ception were Governor and Mrs. Sav
age, Mayor and Mrs. Wlnnqtt, Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Wolcott, Dr. H. B. Lowry,
Professor Barbour, and Professor Bru-
ner.
Students in geology would favor that
department if they would report tho
sand and gravel pits found near their
homes in Nebraska.
Water polo has been introduced at
Wisconsin and class teams have been
organized. Wisconsin Is the first west
ern college to take up this sport.
Professor and Mrs. H. W. Caldwell
gave a dinner last evening for Mrs.
C. N. Little, at which the following
were the other guests: Dr. and Mrs.
J. E. Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Field,
very fine views from photographs he
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Frost, Mr. and
JohnMon showed and discussed some I Mrs. N. Z. Snell, Professor and Mrs..
A. R, Hill and Mr. S. L. Geitjthardt
Mathematical Seminar.
"A Weighted Course in Calculus,"
was the title of a paper-presented by
Professor Chatburn at the meeting of
the mathematical seminar on Satur
day evening. Th speaker had care
fully gone over the text used in the
calculus classes and had attached the
weights A, B, C, D, to. the various
chapters and sections, these letters in
dicating the relative importance to be
A now ball has been purchased for
the basket ball class. Thiswill sup
ply a long felt want, as those who are
not playing can practice throwing
goals and the skill of all the men will
be Increased thereby.
Fred Kuhlmann, '99, has chosen for
tho subject of his doctor's thesis at
Clark. University, "The Psychology of,
the Imbecile," and 'will spend the
greater portion of the winter at Wal
tham, the seat of tho institute for the
feeble minded, in the investigation of
his topic. He reports great enthusiasm
in athletics in his, neighborhood, where
"all roads led to Cambridge," when
Harvard met Yale. His own Interest
is still with Nebraska, however, and
he writes enthusiastically of the Corn-
Ihuskers' great record of 1902.
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