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AT T, MIlWrMllii v V : V THE DAILY NEBRASKAN. Yv. htfew 'fr f n if'' The Dall11 Nebraskan A Nowstrnpor Devoted t , tne Intcreats of tho UnlverHity of Nobraflka. Published at THE' UNIVRRSITY OF NEBRASKA A CoDBolidatlon of THE HESPERIAN. VOL. XXXI. THE NEHRA9KAN. VOL. XII. THE SCARLET AND CREAM. VOL. IV. Robert T. Hill Managing Editor John F. Tobln NewH Editor Wm. Case ABHodatc News Editor OFFICE Second Floor of University Hall. POSTOFF1CE ADDRESS Station "A," Rox 13. Entered at tho Postofflre at Lincoln, Nebraska, as second class mall matter. SUUSCRIPTION RATE $2 Per Year. ASSISTANT EDITORS: It. A. McNown. Carlton C. Wilburn. Wm. A Shock. C. C. McCune. REPORTERS. J. D. Rico. John R. Bender. E. F. Davis. A. I. Myers. Henrietta Reea. P. P DufTy Advertising Circulator Fred K. Nielsen. Convocation Announcements Following Is convocation program for the week: Wednesday- Professor Barbour. Thursday- Shcdd benefit meeting. Friday Musicale. The state legislature convened for the first time yesterday, and will have things to do during the coming session which will be of immense interest to the student body. The normal school and university questions will come up prominently before the Nebraska leg islators this fall, inasmuch as there is a demand for improvements and ex penditures along both lines, and with the problem of finances taking prece dent. The university will have to come In for an appropriation this year larger than for several years to provide for all the demands which are made on an institution of this size. The failure two years ago in obtaining neressary moneys set the university 'just two years behind where It ought to be in those departments upon which the ex penditures would bae been the great est. It would be a patriotic thing to do for every student to make the needs of the university known to any legis lator he may know sufficiently well to' approach On the subject. Many or the state's representatives come from parts of the state where the university is little known and where the value of building up and strengthening such an Institution is little realized. To these we can best addreBS ourselves. Bruner at Convocation Convocation period was occupied yes terday by Profeaaor Bruner, who gave a short but Interesting talk on "Instinct and Reason. " He Bald that every animal and Insect was endowed by nature with a certain instinct peculiar to itself and adapted for It b needs Man, does not pobbcbb this instinct, but Is endowed instead with reason, and he has been given an amount Bufilcient for bis needs. He, unlike tho animals, finds out nothing by instinct, but must make all his dis coveries by reason Mr. Bruner thinks that instinct Ib something that does not admit of much education, while reason must certainly does. He said he regretted the fact that man was not gifted with iuBtlnct, also, in which case he would not need to continue to work out difficult prob lems. Professor Bruner advised anyone wanting a side topic to work up and think upon during their leisure mo ments should take this one, as there Is great need of research along this line. A meeting of the Nebraska section of tne American chemical society was held at the state farm Friday, December 19. Mr. Nelson, state analyst, read an in teresting paper on the adulteration of extracts. Dr. Avery, chemist of the state experiment station gave a com prehensive review of original work on the poisonous qualities of Kaffir corn. He succeeded in determining the poi sonous products, thus settling once for all a matter ttiat has caused much con troversy, as it was a popular belief that Kaffir corn possessed no poisonous qualities. Many cattle were lost last summer through its agcn y, and the re sults of Mr. Avery's findings will prove valuable to the farmers of Nebraska. Dr. Clements and wife, who have been east for over a month, have returned. Land for new buildings costs $200,000 all acre at Columbia, $00,000 at Chicago and $18,000 at Harvard. Verna F. Barr, a student of the uni versity, had a poem in the "Independ ent," Christmas number. Professors flruman and Fessler were in Chicago during vae-ation to attend a national meeting of Herman Instructors. 'eefl ? io ?e'?e'iirshistis( ?quarlBf oin The law faculty are going to Omaha Thursday to attend the State Bar asso-(-iatie)n. Ne-llie Cushman, '02 has eharge of the girls' basket ball team of the Wymore high school. Miss Cushman teaches science at that place. Professor Richards addressed the teachers during their conventleui In this city upon Uie merits anel ftdvuntuges of an engineering education. The Seniors who intend te take their degree in February have ree-eived no tices to report with their credit books to their dean in order that arrange ments may be made for graduation. MhpthPP lN BULKS' HKICKS OR INDIVIDUAL MOULDS TTlltllltl FKANKLINVS ICE CREAMS are admittedly the finest. Your patronage solicited as we know we can please you. The Franklin Ice Cream and Dairy Co. Office and Factory, 133 South 12th Street. Phone F205- LOOK HERE You Ought to Subscribe to the DAILY NEBRASKAN There is A RATE Of ONE DOLLAR from Now to JUNE 10. EMMA CALVE, of the Abbey Grau Grand Opera Co., lays; " I have never, in all my travels, found any thing that seemed to me as near perfection in the way of a Mandolin as the Washburn." You are cordially invited to inspect our stock of Washburn Guitars, Mandolins and Banjos. We have some beautiful specimens as low as $15.00 Do not fail to Secure One. 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