Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1908)
,n T . "A I"1 ' f - ,.'V ' (jj' i ," y t ,, -t ff, , i - , , - f V i-f. iiawiM r .M(ff T J 7 Tt r J- V W f Ibe Bail? IRebraefean S-9 Vol VIII. No. 28. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1508. Price 5 Cent ' Vv .1 T"v, "r IS NEW DEVELOPMENT DEAN FORDYCE 8PEAK8 ON THE TEACHER8' COLLEGE. SAYS IF IS WORTHY Of PLACE Declares That a Combination of Aca demic Knowledge and Technical Skill Are Necessary for Suc cessful Teacher. At convocation yostorday, Doan For dyce of the Teachors' Collego spoko of the work and alms of his department. His talk waB a clear and Interesting discussion of the development of teach ing as a technical profession and of Its placo In university education. Ho Bpoke In part as follows: "At no time In tho annals of history has thore been such a wide-spread in terest in tho scientific study of educa tion as during tho last half a century. This period has beon marked by a con stant wrangle between tho conserva tive oloments 'upon tho ono hand, and the devotee of roform upon tho other. And educational progress has boon measured by tho degree In which tho onlightened reformer has proved victor over tho paralyzing Influences of blind conservatism. "In thlB movement three ovonts do sorvo consideration: First, tho Inaug uration of tho normal school; second, the establishment of tho unlvorslty de partment of education; and third, tho advent of tho teachers' collego. First Normal School. "Tho first normal school was estab lished In Massachusetts about a half a century ago, and was Instituted for the oxpress purpose of trulnlng elementary teachors. Tho real function of tho normal school is tho training of olo montary teachers, but It has been thwarted from Its original design by being compelled to take Into tho same classes candidates for olomontary work, grammar school work and high school work, as well as supervisors and county superintendents. Our normal schools, limited as they aro In num ber, ought not to bo forced out of tholr legitimate lino of work. Authorities Are Backward. "University authorities have been slow to como Into a realization of tholr responsibility In tho matter of the pre paration of teachers. Many college men have evidently hold that tho pro fession of teaching Is the only one In which technical training Is unneces sary. They seem to think that a col logo graduate can by Bome mysterlouB procoss, bo suddenly transformed from a learner to an Instructor, by emerging from tho classic balls of tho universi ty and taking a placo behind tho teach er's desk. That university students may havo tho opportunity to give some special preparation for the important work of instructor, courses devoted ex clusively to tho Bclonco and art of ed ucation should And a place in the cur riculum. ' The science of education can bo profitably studied by all who as pire to gonoral culture. Michigan Gets Honor. "The honor of establishing tho first permanent chair of education belongs to the University of Michigan. In 1879 President James B. Angel, of Michi gan University, Induced his board of regents to establish a chair for- tho pur pose of fitting university students for the higher positions In the public Bchool service, and to give a more per fect unity to ,tho state educational sys tem, by bringing the secondary scuools Into closer relation to the university. This gave birth to the most important movement in this country for tho pro fessional training of tho secondary .teacher. "Tho excellent example of Michigan has stimulated other universities to provide similar facilities for the study of education. In response to .the call for 111 more and better training, to- gethor with technical culture tho third and most efficient agoncy for tho equipment of tho teachor has appeared In tho form of tho teachers' college the first and foremost of which was es tablished about ton yoarB ago in con nection with Columbia University. This college has put education on a sound basis and has raised tho depart ment of education to tho dignity of a college, ranking with thoao of law and medicine. Practice 8chools Important. "Tho closo relationship of tho teach ers' college with tho arts college 1b ono' enjoyed by no other professional Bchool. Indeed, three-fourths of tho culture of tho teachor must be in tho academic college, and the remaining fourth only Is of a technical nature. "The half dozen teachers' colleges established in this country havo "or ganized as an organic part of their sys tem, practice schools where .the Btu dent may not only study the most ox emplary methods of teaching, but where he may actually plan and teach a scries of lessons. The most defective point In departments of education, Is the absence of this feature. Tho only rational plan Is to maintain in connec tion with the university a model school that will yield Itself as a field for ex perimentation. The training school Is to tho prospective teacher what tho hospital post is to tho intondlng phy sician. Technical Training Necessary. "Academic knowledge alone, how over profound, will not makea teacher, nor can technical skill, unless It rests upon the solid foundation of liberal cul ture. The teachers' college aims to furnish both. This Institution fore shadows better things for education la America. At the cloBe of tho year 1907, there were In this country six teachers' colleges located at tho fol lowing universities: Columbia, Chica go, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, and Syracuse. At tho oponlng of tho pres ent year, tho regonts of tho University of Nobraska addod to tills list a seventh school which, with tho hearty co-operation of faculty and students, will develop into a teachors' collego worthy of a place In tho great Institu tion of which It Is to form a part." DR. POWERS TO TALK ON ART. Three Addresses To 'Be Delivered by Boston Critic. Dr. Powers of Boston, the art lee turor whoso addresses In Lincoln wore the Bubject of much favorable com ment last winter, will again appear be fore university students and citizens of Lincoln in a series of four lec tures on arL Arrangements havo been comploted whereby Dr. Powers will speak at the Temple, November 9, 10 and 11 under tho auspices of tho Nebraska Art association.. LaBt year Dr. Pow ers' addresses under trio same dlreo. tlon wore acknowledged to bo truly excellent In their elegant expression of artlBtlc principles. Dr. Powers Journeys for a part of each year in Europe inspecting the troaaures of tho old world galleries. During tho rest of his time he tours this country, de livering lectures at many of the prln- clpal universities and cities. As was the custom last year, the re ceipts from the lectures, above actual expenses, will bo devoted to the pur chase of additional pictures for the collection of the Nebraska association in the university art gallery, The subjects will bo "The Art of the Pharoaha," "Art in tho Homo," "Ath- onB, the Shrine of Culture," and "Ven ice, the Queen of the Adriatic." Tho evening lectures will be illustrated by storeopticon views and tho aftornoon by household decorations loaned for J tho occasion. The looturos will bo leas technical than were thoso of last win tor. Season tickets .for the four lec tured are on sale with reserved seat privilege at Harry Porter's. PRACTICE AT THE FARM SQUAD EJOY8 A GOOD WORK-OUT YE8TERDAY AFTERNOON. 'VARSITY STRONG ON DEFENSE Regulars Lined Up Last Night Against Coach Elliott's Freshman Squad for a Ten Minutes of 8tlff Scrimmage Work. Tho football squad all wont out to tho Btate farm yostorday' aftornoon and they had tho most satisfactory work-out which thoy havo enjoyed for a long time. 6vor forty men reportod for practico and tho football flold at tho farm looked much uh It used to In the early season boforo tho woodlng out process began. It is very encour aging to the coach to see tho men turn out regularly slnco tho task of turning out n winning 'varsity team Is practically Impossible without plenty of strong opposition. Moreovor "King" Colo is looking fnrthor ahead than the present. He has in mind Nebraska's wolfare for next season and years following that, as well as hor welfare at tho present moment With a big squad of freshmen "King" Cole can dovoto personal attontlon to their work and so not only develop good matorlal with which to oppose the 'varsity sqiihd but also bo mould ing players who will make strong 'var sity men noxt year. The Cornhuakors will Buffer severely this season by losing jBtarplayora, so, that .next year'a team will havo to come largely from this year's scrubs and freshmen. As a consequence It Is only reasonable for the coach to expect the scrubs and freshmen to bo as regular at practice as are tho 'varsity men thorn sdlves, since by so doing thoy aro help ing themselves and tho chances for noxt year's team, In addition to mak ing It possible for the coach to keop up a team this year which will bo a landmark in Nebraska's football his tory. Freshmen in 8crimmage. After running signals awhile Coach Cole lined tho freahman squad up against the 'varBlty for some scrim mage work. Tho freshmen wore given the ball and on the first play fumbled, but recovered with no gain. On the next play Gibson, right half on tho freshmen, went through the lino for three yards and Ewlng, left guard on tho 'varsity, was hurt, but resumed play. A forward pass yielded no gain but tho freshmen still wore allowebTto carry tho ball. Tho freshmen failed to gain on a line buck, a forward pasB failed to make any distance and on tho noxt play, an attempted ond run, Gibson was tackled for a loss. On tho first down for tho 'varsity thoy fumbled but recovered. BIrknor circled loft ond for twenty yards and Sturtzneggor addod ton around right end. Teraplo hit tho lino for a 10 yard gain and Harvey made five through right tacklo but tho piny was not allbwod on account of an illogal formation and the 'varsity was penal iz'ed fifteen yards. On the next down n forward 'pass was attempted but, it hit the ground and tho 'varsity was penalized fifteen yards again. Blrk er made ton yards on a fake punt and on tho noxt play an on-side kick out of bounds gave the ball to tho freshmen. On tlio, first down Musser made five yards through center and Farlby, loft half for the frcBhmen, followed with i four through right gard. On tho next play tho 'freshmen fumbled but TJgh recovered. A forward paBS was un successful and tho 'varsity took tho hall. . - Temple mado twelve yards through loft guard and Elliott, from right tacklo, wont ovor tho romalnlng dis tance for a touchdown. Harvoy kicked goal. The 'Varsity's Defense. Aftor this tho coach drilled tho 'var- nltv for nnmn limn In mint nnd trtinrt kick formations and nlBo In Bpoclal formB of dofenso for short kicks. "King" Colo has displayed groat Bklll in devising dofonslvo formations thia year. Tho now dofonso which ho pro parod for tho Minnesota gamo was very successful and Uh valuo is shown by tho manner In which tho gophers fallod to work tho forward pass. Tho dofenso which Coach Colo had do voloped was simply too strong for It and Nobraska's good showing Is bo Hoved by many to bo duo to thte ono feature trio Ingenious dofonso which "King" Colo had hammorod into hla pupils. '' i p ii 8EM. BOT. AS ROOTING 8QUAD. Scientific Students Will 8hoUt at the Teachers' Banquet. Tho Nobraska botanical somlnar will carry out a unique stunt at tho banquet of Nobraska teachers tho ovonlng of November 4. Tho banquet Includes Nobraska touchers and college Btudonts to tho numbor of a thousand. This number will bo seated at the tableB on tho main floor. Others will be placod In the galleries where they can roodlly hoar the speakers. The members of the university sem. hot. will have u conspicuous place and tho organization will act as an organ ized rooting squad. The club haB sev eral new yells which it dofllres to of- JW,ui pmuw.muh-iii i,, , its obJoct for tho evening to bo tho I creation of the maximum amount of nolso possible. At the banquet thoro will bo present in addition to numorouB prominent ed ucators Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bryan and Governor and Mrs. Sholdon. Mr. Bry an will on that evening bo oithor president-elect of tho United States or moroly a private cltizon. In any case it will bo his first public appearance aftor the olectlon, ANCIENT LANGUAGE8 NOT DEAD. Professor Barbour Points Out Their Value to Scientists. At a recent session of hls geology clasB, Professor E. H. Barbour under took by a brief discourse to show tho Importance to tho scientific student of the so-called dead languages, especially Greek. Ho declarod that prejudice to ward tho study of doad languages should be a thing of tho past, partlcu larly In consideration of tho fact tbntflnter-fratornlty baseball, but this year, our own Innguuge-is mado up to so large an extent of these old tongues. Beginning at tho word "sycamore" In WeVster'B unabridged dictionary Professor Barbour counted three hun dred out of 350 consocutlvo wordB that aro straight out and 'out Greek. Ono single word in uso at tho present timo, "sycamore," is not of Greek origin. Ono other English word is nearly obsolete. Nine words havo beon obsoloto slnco tho days qf Chaucer; seventeen aro of doubtful origin; and thirty aro of Lat in. University .Y. W. C. A. Notes. Tho play that was to have beon given by tho Y, W. C. A. members on Saturday of this week has boon indef initely postponed. Instead an old fashioned "gym" party will bo givon on November C, in the armory. Miss Barndard, of Now York city, national literature secretary for the Y. W. C. A. load tho noon mooting last Thursday. Tho Y. W. C. A. girls are planning an informal "at homo" for tho visit ing teachors on Thursday of next week, in the association rooms. Tho g'lrls who attended the annual state Y. W. C. A. convention at-Grand Island last week report a very enthus iastic and helpful convention, with ovor a hundred and twenty delegates In attendance,. - ' FRAT ATHLETIC BOARD DI8CU88 IMPORTANT PLANS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR. INDOOR MEET ON JANUARY 30 Inter-Fraternity Athletic Board Met Yesterday and Proposed Some New Plans Will Inaugur ate Basketball. Tho lntor-fratornity athlotio board mot yoBtorday morning in Dr. Clapp's offlco and dtscussod Important plans for tho yoar. PorriapB tho most important plan which was brought boforo tho mooting Was that tho fratornitioB should have an Indoor moot somo timo during tho latter part of January, and that tho non-fraternity men should also havo a similar moot at about tho samo tlmo, and that tho winnors of tho ovonts in each of thoso two moots would qualify to enter In tho Chartor Day ovonts ori Fobruary 15. This idea moots with the hoarty approval of Dr. Clapp and also of nearly ovory man, either fratornlty or "barb," whoso attention has bopn called to It. If adopted,- which no doubt It will bo, tho systom will unquestion ably bo of groat valuo to tho school slnco It will croato a wide-spread in terest in indoor track work and conse quently a largo amount of material for tho 'varsity teams, both indoor and out-door, may bo dovolopod. Importance of Indoor Work. This, of course, Is tho primary rea son why Dr. Clapp is so oarnostly in mrori-Biich' anarrangemBnt, 'AtrtC . . . 4. , ' ,: . . school of tho slzo, importance, and sromlnonco of Nobraska, an- abun-r- dance of good matorlal for tho track team is bound to exist. Tho difficulty lios in uncovering this matorlal and Dr. Clapp bollovos that tho proposed plan is tho most offoctivo moans of accom plishing this. Tho intor-fratornlty board selected Saturday ovening, January 30, as the dato for tholr moot It will probably bo hold in 'Memorial hall, although this"... was not definitely settlod, A commit too was appointed to soo about tho ad visability of holding tho moot al the city auditorium whore a larger floor for the ovonts as woll as a larger seat ing capacity would be available. To Control All Inter-Frat Games. It Is tho intention of the fraternities this yoar to allow all intor-fratornlty -nthlotlcff to" bo hold under the control . ' of this board. Last year tho hoard was not organized early enough to control in ordor to expodiato matters both tho Intor-frat baseball and tho. Indoor meet will bo managed by this board. Intor-fratornlty basketball was also heartily advocated at tho meeting and this now, form of intor-frat athletics will very' probably be arranged for. Dwlght Boll, Davis and Halllgan' wore, appointed as a committee to investi gate tho feasibility of inaugurating this Idea. A commlttoo of three, Halll gan, Campbell, and Davis, wore ap pointed to tako care of tho inter-frat baseball question, while McDonald, Campbell, and Ewlng were appointed as. a commlttoo to prepare a list of events for, tho ydoor moot which list will be submitted to the board at its next mooting. Tho board will moot again on Thurs day, November 5th. Miss Frances Ii, Long, a former uni,- vorsity student, is now located at Al bert Loa, Minnesota. Miss Harriot Longr also an alumna of Nebraska, is attending the library school at Albany, N. Y. Professor Aylesworth of the political science department of the university, has boon given the degree of master of arts by Wisconsin "University, Pro- fossor Aylesworth spent jiast summer in Btudy at the 'University of Wjlscon- s sin. ' a. i 1 $ el M m - j V t a - I -By ft W &,