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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1909.
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SENIOR PROM FRIDAY
ANNUAL FORMAL DANCE STIRS
UP UNIVER8ITY SOCIETY.
PROMISES TO BLAZE BRILLIANCE
Best Music of Nebraska Dancing Sea
son Will Be Furnished and Many
Things Done to Please
' Those Present.
The -first and probably the moat brll
.IJant of the functions of the Univer
(s1ty"of Nebroska dancing season, the
V&unual promenade of the senior clasB,
Will be given In the beautiful salon of
the Lincoln hotel annex Friday even
ing. Preparations for the grand dance
have been completed by the committee
in charge. Heine Weller, chairman of
this. committee, yesterday announced
that he and his co-workers had done
everything within their means to make
the hop a success.
"We have practically exhausted," he
oxplained in detail, "every source from
which it was possible to got new ideas
for aiding in tho success of this dance.
As is already woll known, wo have se
cured what is believed to be the best
muBlc given at any hop, whether form
al or otherwise,- that has been held at
the university during the past. ' Tho
music which 1b to be played by Eddie
Walt's augmented orchestra, will be
some that has never been heard in
Lincoln before. Most of the pieces we
procured in New York (Mty during
the holidays. This fact waB announced
through the Nobraskan last week,
and is well known to a majority of tho
students of tho school.
Expect Large Attendance.
"The committee does not believe tho
great number of dances that have been
pulled off during the early part of the
season will, in any way, affect our
prom. ' This is tho ilrat public formal
function of the season and cannot fail
to attract a large number of those
students who want the beBt. Already
the sale of tlcketB haB been large
enough to Indicate that the dance will
be a success financially.
"The arrangements at the Lincoln
for tho prom have been planned for
soveral weeks by Manager Richardson
of the hotel and members of the senior
committee. The manager has assured
the committee that nobody will have
cause for any complaint of the way In
which the accommodations are pro
vided. "A unique scheme for decorating
the annex dancing salon was devised
by the Lincoln management and a
very pleasant surprise will bo In store
for all who attend the prom. Tho
manager of the Lincoln Bays ho be
lieves he has about tho prettiest plans
seen In this city for many seasons.
"The grand march at the prom will
bo started promptly at 8:45. By that
time It Is expected that most of the
people who are to attond will ho pres
ent. No doluy, if qui- plans work out,
will be permitted.
Good Refreshments.
.iOuos oin jo Xumu jo osuo air) ut
and junior proms of the past, a gen
eral complaint has been made to the
effect that the refreshment end of the
function was slighted. It has been
maintained that too much attention In
these instances was paid to arranging
decorations and other spectacular
affairs, and that not .enough care was
given to tho selection of tho refresh
ments. For this season's prom It wljl
be realized, by those who attond, that
the committee was especially 'careful
in selecting dainty foodtrthat would
please all. Tho young men have had
a voice In selecting the refreshments
and we are 'sure they have secured
something plonslng to everybody's
palate."
The chaperons of the senior prom
will le Captain and Mrs, J. W. Work
izer, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Conant and
.Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Phillips.
A large number of alumni from Lin
coln and out in the state aro expected
to attend the function. A special effort
has been made to got out many of the
local university graduates.
NEBRA8KA PROFE880R8 IN PRINT
Several Scientific Instructors Publish
Articles in Magazines-.
Several notable articles have been
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tlllc journals of this country and Eu
rope, by various members of the fac
ulty of the physics department. "Tho
Minimum Sparks Potential," by John
E. Almy, appeared In the December
number of tho "Physlkallschen Zelt
$chrjft." It covoi-B four long pages and
Is Illustrated by charts and two draw
ings. It is printed In Gorman. "Tho
Separation of tho Spectum of
Rfiritnu. Yttrium. Tlroonliim niul Oh.
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title of another article published in
German In "Annalon dor Physlks." It
is an extensive technical treatise on
the subject by Dr. Moor and Is a part
of his thesis for Doctors Degree at
Gottingen.
V. L. C'hrlsler has an article on "Tho
Effect of Assorbed Hydrogen and of
Other Gases on the Photo-electric Ac
tivity of Metals," In the October num
ber ot the Physical Review. Covering
llfteen pages, it treats of experiments
made along this line in the Brace lab
oratory of this school and is illustrat
ed with charts and one drawing. A
somewhat longer article "An Investi
gation of the Optical Properties of
Films of Magnetic Properties," by Pro
fessor Clarence A. Skinner and Assist
ant A. Q.. Tool, appeared in tho De
cember number of tho "Philosophical
Magazine." It covers twenty-nine
pages and contains numerous illustra
tions and tables and an appended
chart containing fourteen diagrams.
The Septombor Issue of tho "Phys
ical Review," contains "Tho Differen
tial Electric Double Refraction in Car
bon Bisulphide." by ('. F. Hngenow. It
Is a strictly technical article contain
ing many charts and four drawings.
These articles are all considered to
be works of the first ranks and have
attracted considerable attention in the
scientific world.
HAVE MANY NEW ADDITIONS
Botanical Department Receives Large
Collections.
By a shipment just received from
England tho department of botany is
now possessed Of 3,554 specimens of
plants which wero heretofore not In
its collection. Tho additions include
GOO seaweeds, 500 lichens, ovor 2,000
mosses, and nearly 400 ferns. There
are few duplicates among the number
hh thnt tho actual number of now
specimens added to the university
herbarium will be ovor the 3,000 mark.
With the last few weeks the de
partment has received other collec
tions In the form of 578 Arizona flow
orlng plants, and 100 United States
fungi. There is now en route a ship
ment of over GOO specimens from tho
Phillipinp Islands.
DRAKE HERE FOR TWO GAMES
Meets Cornhuskers in Armory Friday
and Saturday.
D.rako will meet the Cornliusker
basket-ball Ave In two games on Fri
day and Saturday nights. An informal
dance will bo held after' tho game on
Saturday.
Drake is supposed to bo much
stronger than Ames .and will give the
CorhhuBkeiTs a hard rub. Ames -plays
Drake Thursday night at Ames, and
this clash ought to show. Nebraska of
what caliber the Dos Moines school Is.
ATTEND ART EXHIBIT
MANY MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE
VIEWED PICTURE8.
LAWMAKERS WENT LAST NIGHT
Last Week of Nebraska Art Associa
tion's Show Drawing Additional
on Part of Both 8tudehts
and Townspeople.
Last evening was the legislators'
session at the art exhibit of tho Ne
braska Art association and numerous,
members of tho Nebraska low-making
body visited the gallery in tho
university library and viewed tho
works displayed there.
The members of tho legislature
came by sijeclal Invitation of tho art
association. They were asked not only
that they might personally seo tho
line pictures in the collection brought
to Lincoln by the association, but
also that they might appreciate tho
work being done for the university by
this private organization. Tho Ne
braska Art association is made up en
tirely of prlvnte individuals. It re
ceives no bounty from either Btnto or
university. At the same timo tho as
sociation Is a valuable aid to the uni
versity In Its cultural fontures. Tho
exhibition annually given on the uni
versity campus uftords students a raro
opportunity to view beautiful pictures
of high artistic value. In addition to
this advantage, the university Itself
1b given valuable advertising from
the presence -here each year or such
a collection. In certain clrclOB in the
east the chief thing- known about Lin
coin is that it annually supports this
exhibit.
8ome Fine Picture's.
This year the association has somo
very line pictures displayed. Some
of them are valued well Into the thou
sands of dollars. Among the best In
the collection Is the portrait by Rob
ert Henri hanging on the west wall
of the gallery. Tho work 1b entitled
"The Girl in tho Yellow Satin DreBS,"
and pictures a girl so arrayed, with
out any suggestion of pose. Tho
creumy tints and the absolute quletudo
of the -study are charming to picturo
lovers and the beauty of tho picture
grows with each additional view.
Quite different In stylo from the
work of Henri aro the two portraits
by Irving Wiles, nlso on tho west gal
lory" wall. These are called "Profile"
and "The Girl in Black." Both are
representative of the society type of
girl and are typically portraits of
modern womanhood. They appeal to
rather different feelings than does the
"Girl, In the Yellow Satin Dress," but
as works of art they are not far In
ferior to Henri's effort.
Departing Winter.
A landscape ' entitled "Departing
Winter" is an especially suggestive
study by Bruce Crane. This piece of
work breathes the spirit of the ouU
doors in evory line. Tho snow in the
hollows, half-melted, and tho clear-cut
lines of tho ridges are characteristic.
One of tho most notlcoable features
of the picture from an artistic view
point Is tho successful attempt to ob
tain "depth" in tho sky. It is ordi
narily a very hard thing for an artist
to paint. a blue sky so that It dOes
not appear flat and artificial, The
quality of distance Ib not an easy ono
to put on canvas. Yet In '"Departing
Winter" Mr. Crano has achieved a
large measure of success jn this re
spect. Tho effort is .so noticeably dit
fcrent from that of other attempts of
like nature that tho art critic is at
once attracted by it. t
Henry S. Hubbelj has two pictures
on the ast .wall bearing (the. names
"Intermosso" and "Lorette." Both of
these are excellent studies. Huuboll
Is ono of tho colony of American art
Ists now living In Pat-fa and ho Ih
spoken of as one, of tho best of tho
men from tho United States who are
now studying art In Franco.
AN INFORMAL BALLOT FRIDAY
Y. W. C. A, Will Vote for New Officers
of Organization.
Soveral letters from former students
have been received during tho past
week enclosing honorary and sustain
ing memberships.
Kvolyn Hcsoltlne, '08, called at the
tooms, leaving a Poru pennant and
her year's pledge. MIbb HeBoltlno is
teaching in Fuller ton, Neb.
A letter from Maud Caugo, '08, ex
pressed deep thankfulness for all that
the association had mount to her.
Lotters containing Bimllar thoughts
ltnvo boon received from Evangeline
Strickland, Both Huston, Clara Drako,
Ellznbeth Bronlnzor, Lillian Hrubosky
Anna Van Zandt, Carrio Schultz, Beu
lah Greenwald, and Anna East.
Tho association girls last Tuosday
had tho great privilege of having with
them Harriot Taylor, oxecutivo for
the foreign department of tho Y. W.
C A. Miss Taylor asked: "How many
girls, will you send out into work this
next year? Wo uro looking to you,
(or NobraHka university girls make
Much strong workers. Pearl Archibald
is a wonder, as also is Grace Coppock,
who passed 95 phiB In her Chlnoso ex-
timlnutlons. Anna Van Zandt ranked
among tho first In her work In Dr.
White's Bible school In Now Yorl:
City. Fanny Drako has gained tho re
hpect of the best citizens of Rochester,
N. Y."
Elizabeth Brenizer is in training In
Dr. White's school, New York.
Pearl Archibald itf state secretary
for New York and New Jersey.
Florence Pnrmoleo Ib extension boc
retary at Harlem, N. Y.
Grace Trigg is secretary at Then-
ton. N. Y.
Fanny Drako is gonoral secretary
at Rochester, N. Y.
Carrio Schultz is general secretary
at Blnghampton, N. Y.
Anna Van Zandt Ib general secre
tary at Buffalo, N. Y.
May Billing Is in training in Chi
cago, 111.
Elva Sly Ib general secretary for
the university Y. W. C. A.
Etta Agee is general secretary of
the city Y. W. C. A., Lincoln, Neb.
Luelln Agee Elliott is In Mexico.
Lena Nelson is in Moorut, India.
Agatha Totten Anderson is in Syria.
Ethel Henrich Hull Ib in South
America.
All of these, with the exception ol
ono or two, have gone Into Y. W. C. A.
work within tho lost three yearB.
Tho noon meetings are growing in
power. This week's meetings nre as
follows:
Wednesday, January 20 "Praise
Service."
Thursday, January 21 "A God
Given, God Filled Imagination." Irene
Dalton.
Friday, January 22 -"The Power of
the Cross In Our Island Possessions."
Zolla Wentz.
Tho members of tho association aro
rejoicing In the opportunity given by
tho university for having in the cur
riculum such a course of study an is
offered by Laura H. Wild.
The second soniester's work will bo
arranged so that students who were
unable to take the work the first se
mester may take it the second semes
ter. An informal ballot for thq new offi
cers will be taken Friday. The ballot
box will be In tho Y. W. G. A. rooms.
All members urged to vote;
Tho small cabinet girls will meet
Saturday, at Townsend's studio at 12
sharp. Taking lunch at the City Y;
W. C. A, at l o'clock. A big cabinet
meeting is called for Saturday,' Janu
ary 30. at C pin. at tho home of Mrs.
T. f: A. Williams. Written reports
will be ready lor the business meet
ing. Mrs, Williams will contlnuo her
course in India the second semester
for ono hours credit.
PROMISES TO SUCCEED
NEW PLAN OF REGISTRAR GIVE8
SATISFACTION TO ALL.
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NOT THOROUGHLY UNDERSTOOD
Students Fall to Realize That the First
One to Come for Tickets Does
Necessarily Fare
Best.
The new plan of registration which
Is now being tried has boon ono of tho
main topics of conversation on tho
campus for tho last fow days and tho
fooling sooms to bo general that tho
now plan is going to como much, near
er solving the problem which confronts,
tho registrar than any other plan
which hns ovor boon tried. Tho fact
that a large number of students who
did hot thoroughly understand tho now
plan attempted to got tickets at tho
same time will not decur in tho futuro
ns it will bo moro gonorally under
stood 'that it is no longer a caso of
first como first served.
Taken Care of .Easily.
Except during the first fow hours
that it was possible to get tickets all
thoso at tho roglstrarar's office havo
boon taken enro of promptly and with
out any confusion. Whero, however,
there aro as many students to bo reg
istered as thoro aro at tho univorsity It
would bo almost a miracle if any plan
could bo devised which would ontirely
obvlato the unpleasant features of reg
istration. Tho way tho plan has boon
working for tho last fow days gives
every indication that tho new plan is
going to bo a substantial success.
Inglving out tho tickets Registrar
Harrison has taken caro to so distrib
ute them that there will ho no moro
necessity of rushing students so fast
that proper caro cannot bo glvon to
each one. Tho number of students
that can bo taken caro of with easo
in one hour has been learned through
experience in paBt years and for no""
hour will moro tickets be issued than
can easily bo taken caro of. In many
cases, in fact, enough timo will re
main at tho end of tho hour to caro
for any who may havo been so unfor
tunate as to lose their regular, place
In tho line. . ' . .
A Big Problem.
It has been found to bo the biggest
problem that the registrar's office has
to handlo each year to care for the
registration of so many students dur
ing such a short spaco of time. An
office force which may bodntlroly cap-,
able of properly caring for tha every-??
day demands of tho university finds
itself swamped when it, attempts to)
bear tho added burden o registering -1,000
studonts in ono week's time. Tho
problem to be solved is to accomplish
by system what. on first sight soems a
physical impossibility.
The plan of registration which is
now being tried for the first timo has.
been an outcome of tho experiences oty
Registrar Harrison In past years, and,
it Is felt that if it does not work out
more satisfactorily than other systems
have it will simply mean that tho bur
dens of registration are a necessary
evil. Much of the success of any sys
tem depends upon tho support of tho
students and .while tho new plan has
the hearty support of all It cannot he
said that it is thoroughly understood
by all. It Is, therefore, now working
uhdor tho most unfavorable circum
stances, and if It proves under-such
conditions to bo an improvement upon
the old plan, it bids fair to ultimately
solyethe old .difficulties.
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Is that served at The Boston Lunch.
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