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nT--1" " " " ? ?" -,-a V iZ ,-.' w . f t ' 1 Vol, VI. No. J30. . UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, J907. Price 5 Cents. Hbe IDaito IRebrashan ... - . ' L. ,, ...... '' " '"" II !' P I I I " '- !!! . ...II.I...M.... ..I.-...-I,. ... .1 M.IIH I HI .HI ...! !.... .1 I 1. -H' , mn l ..,.,.. . f, . ...I. , . . .,, , ..., ... , I . Il.l I I M fc V.. ti v . r TRANSPORTATION SON-IN-LAW OF GREAT. RAILWAY MAGNATEp SPEAK. i . . t- Lecture in Memorial Hall at 5 p. Tomorrow by Mr. Samuel Hill m. -Speaker Well Qualified. The address of Samuel Hill, of Seat tie, Wra'8hlngton71tfMomorlal Hall on Thursday, May 9, will take place at 5 p. m. and not .at 8 o'clock, as stated in some of the papers. The hour, 5 o'clock, was, chosen because it Is most conveniens to all members of the Uni versity. . Mr. Hill's subject will be "Trans- portatlon," a subject in which every one Is interested a. Bubject on wlhch Mr. Hill is fitted to speak as v one of the'best qualified experts in the United States' and Canada. , , Mr. Samuel Hill is a "son-in-law of Mr. James J. Hill. Before lite retire ment from thV practise .of. tils profes sion as a lawyer, he was James J. . Hill's counsel and. also hla, confidential right-hand man in the managemenfcr-of- the railroads then included in the "Hill System." 'He was connected in .Bome important particulars in the mapping oufcand-bulidlng of; the great Siberian railway of the Russian Empire, and has made special study of steamship UneB In the Pacific Ocean. He has investigated the opportunities for American commel'ce in7different parts of the Orient, and has interested him self In the subject of farming and of good roads In America. He there fore is unusually well Informed not merely upon the Bubject of transporta tion, but also upon all the problems which, face the Middle West, North ' west" and Pacific Coast. Mr. .HUMs a graduate of Haverford College, Pennsylvania, and also of the famous class of 1879 of Harvard Col lege,, having among his class mates and friends such men'as the Rev. Dr. William DeWitt Hyde, President of Bowdoln College,. Professor ..Frank Tausqlng, the celebrated political econ omist, Hon. "George v6n L. Meyer, at one time United States Minister tp Italy, afterwards Ambassador to the Czar of Russia, .yand now Postmaster General of the United States, and other men now prominent ,in Jnislness, nrt philosophy, religion and In public llfo. Mr. Hill is a public spirited man, having a high Bense of official duty. He was the, first man who Berved on the Board of Overseers of Harvard College from the West and It is a fy credit to Western pluck, energy and - fidelity as well as to himself, to note that altho living at Seattle, Washing ton, at the opposite end of the conti nent from BoBton, Massachusetts, he never once failed to attend any of the meetings of the board, of which sov eral are held In the course bf the year. Mr. Hill hrts the' reputation of being an entertaining, forceful, logical And instructive speaker. The University of Nebraska and the citizens- ot Lin coln "should show by their attendance at -i his address and by their warm welcome .ofhfrn personally" that they' JnintilarAfrnrtannKhi1h1laffinlrftr in coming here. Everyone 1b invited. KOOO0C0WDH)K)l00O) FR ATFRN1TY H - Company B. Hop nri-L ( o Doiwj. FRIDAY, MAY 10. toomooKMiKwy FURTHER DELAYED. The Cornhusker Will Not Appear Be- " fore the Twenty-fifth. It is now announced that owing to further delays on the part of the print ers,, the 1907 CornlniBker will not ap pear until about the twenty-fifth of the month. The copy has been placed with the printers as rapidly as they could use it and there has been no delay in file reading of the proof, but there have not been enough men at work making up the forms" to get out the book on time. The agreement wns that the' printing should be fin ished by April 30, last Tuesday, but present Indications are that it will not be completed before next Saturday. There are yet eight forms to be made up and since the workmen count that the preparation of two forms a good day's labor, there Is no very strong likelihood of the Immediate comple tion of this branch of the work. Each book will contain 4G4 pages and will be bound in stiff leather covers of two colors. The edition will reach 1,000. 'The total cost of the publication will be considerably more than was antici pated, It is found also. The estimate made dt first placed the cost of tho en gravings considerably below five hun dred dollars; now it Is found it will exceed six hundred. Tho work of tho vurlous artists will cost something like a hundred dollars, incidental expenses will amount to five hundrqd dollars, and the printing to twenty-two hun dred dollars. The total cost will ap proach tho thirty-five hundred mark. Illustrated Lecture. Mr. E. J. SimondB, State Y. M. C. A. secretary for students will give a Btereoptlcon lecture thls evening for University men. The views will bo from a collection of photographs taken at Lake Geneva, where tho summer convention of the Y. M. C. A. has been held for the paBt seven years. Engineering Society. At the meeting of the Engineering Society this evening, Professor Chase of tho State Farm will speak on "Gas Engines." OOO000OOOOOO0 ( Order Now v put-of-Town Orders for CORNHUSKER i. 'must Be v (yftA-V i x '$1.75-:NOW 175 R1 t . ,.- U-iW's .. it l . Jr vl , a 00 .) V Orcheatrj v ELECTION TODAY. Athletic Boara Met Larft Night to Chooas Judges. The Athletl'. Board mot at 5 o'clock lasL night. Lltiln was done bosldes masting provision for tho election today of Btudent members of the Ath letic Board. This matter was given Into the hands of a committee con sisting c Dr. Bolton, Dr. Clapp, and Mr. Lott. Two of these, with one out alder, wlllBervo as judges. Tho elec tion will take place In the Gymnasium imd the polls will be open from 10: '30 ro 12:30 a. m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p. m. Only thoso who have duly registered at the appointed tlmo will, bo allowed to vote. Tho candidates are: J. A. Murphy, E. C. Zimmeror, F. W. Bel lamy, C. A. Clark, and H. W. Craig. INTO COURT. Regent Allen Brings Suit Against the 8tate Auditor. Regent Allen on behalf of John J. Ledwlth has brought mandamus pro ceedings against the state auditor to compel him to Issue warrants agalnBt tho -1-mlll levy fund belonging ,to .the University. Mr. Ledwlth has a claim of $25 against the school and the suit Is a.frjendly affair to test the ruling of tho auditor that no warrants wlH bo Issued until th6' money from tho 1 mill levy Is actually In tho treasury. Mr. Allen holds this ruling nullifies the law providing for' the registration of state warrants. The case will come up today in supreme court. Next Saturday. The last of the Y. M. C A.; dinners of the year will bo held next Saturday night at St. Paul's church. Admission will be 15 cents. It Is not necessary to tell tho men of the University of the excellence of these dinners, aB their past apprecia tion of them has been shown. More extended announcement will como later. Missouri and Kansas meet on tho track Saturday, May 11, O O OO0OO00OOOO In at Qnce - ' ?f A I I Abbott's Krt ' ffl' ' if? v i i tit ' ' t -1 -fV iff1! V T ' " IH t-i i ja. w x - v " v fi , j. n Tiijr , v !'. t'9 IVL i7 W ". rwiififlis CJ IMPORTANT RILE P. B. K. REQUIREMENTS WILL BE REDUCED FOR NEXT YEAR. 8lx and. a Half Lines Out of Eight to Bo Required, Instead of Seven. Out of Eight. The committee with which is vestod. the regulation of .tho requirements to Phi Bota Kappa has announced that for next year tho rule made, that Seniors to be eligible to membership must havo completed seven out of eight of tho prescribed UneB of Btudy, has been changed temporarily. The committee feels that, considering the short time this'rulo has boon before tho University public, It would bo nn Injustice to tho prosent Junior class were all its momborB required to live up to the lotter of this law and con sequently the requirements for next year will bo that the student to bo eligible to election must have com pleted only six and a half lines of study out of the prescribed eight lines. This allows more freedom and thoso In the Junior class will havo greater latitude In arranging their courses. The required subjects aro , as fol lows" ' 1. Mother Tongue: English Litera ture, Rhetoric, 10 hours. 2. CIbsbIcb: Greek, Latin, 10 hours. t 3. Modern Language: Fronch, Ger man, 10 hours. 4. History: American, European, 0 hours. ' .' 5. philosophy: Economics,. Philoso phy, G hours. cExact' Science: Astronomy, Math- cmatlcs, 10 hours. ., . i 7; PhysTcal Science, ri Chemistry, Physics, 6, hours. ' . ' 4 ' 8. Biology: Botany, Zoology, 0 hoilrs. Now under tjie now regulations tho Btudent will havo to complete, for In stance, supposing a case, tho required numbor of hours In Biology, Physical Science, Exact Science, Philosophy, History, and Modern. Language; in tho Classics) ho will then have but 5 hours to work into his schedule and in Mother Tongue In aucir a case he will havo no work to . arrange for. ,-Jt 1b probable that after next year, how ever, tho full ' requrrem6'nfB,,'6rB0ven out of eight lines will be lived up to. This year, It will bo remembered, but six out of eight lines wore required. Tho committee is planning, a.t pres ent to get a copy of the constitution, by-laws and requirements of the or ganization into the hands of each Junior within a, short period and all will havp ample time to "get them selves Into line so far as eligibility goes, if they care to do so. Dr. Ward Elected President. At the meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, con vened at Washington, D. C. a few days ago, Dr. .Ward was elected president bt the association tor, the coming year. He had attended the convention and taken part in tho discussion of somq of tho scientific questions treated in the. program.,, . XJIU 1111113 lL UBBDUHII 'TT111VU nB 11 havp been played by thje;Laws and Wesfeyan at University Place yester day was postponed, tp Th,ursday k" ' il - :.s !-- ,1 V .. A .