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A HE DAILY NEBRASKAN Si A f !-: OLIVER THEATRE 8AT. MAT. & (NIQHT, FEB. 13 ; Oil SwiRttn Mat, 10 & 25c Night, 60, 35 & 25c WED. MAT. & NIGHT, FEB. 17 llancht Walsh In "THE TE8T" Mat., $1.00 to 50c. Night, $1.50 to 50c d COMING "THE SMART 8ET" Tin Virginian . io' bfi .ffiBt p o t ia i i, r WflHMM lu sTaJ Gus Edwards' BLONDE TYPEWRITERS With Arthur Conrad In a Musical Comedy, "A Picnic For One" Lillian Wright and Gordon Boys Vocalists and Dancing Workers M. Van Bergen Marlon Kr.esky In "Where Hearts Beat True" Fred Lewis and Martin Chapln Comedy Singing, Dancing, Talking ANITA PRIMR08E English Music Hall Artist PIQUO Amusing and Amazing Gymnast Extra Added Feature AUSTIN BROTHERS "The American Beauties" Viascope Majestic Orchestra Mat. 2:15 (except Mon.) 15 & 25c Night 8:15. Prices 15, 25, 35 & 50c ItYiHI WEEK BEGINNING FEBRUARY 8 THE FULTON 8TOCK CO. Appears In A BEAUTIFUL STORY OF THE SEA NEXT WEEK: "THE MAN ON THE BOX." THE UNI SMOKE HOUSE VMi'jincH all 8tudont. Br ninrc nud Hilvor Lottor fc LMl'hX Inlaid Work ci B IH LJ BiK-clnlty. UNI SMOKE HOUSE 11512 O Htreot L. J. HERZOG THf UNIVERS,TY MAr Come in and get that $15.00 Suit to your order 12530 O St. Lincoln HAVE THE EVANS Do. Your Washing 111 JXi n TYPEWRITERS Al nittkcfi "routed "with utnnd $3 Per Month. t Bargains in Rebuilt Machines. LINCOLN TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE fjAutoWVS-BolllUJl. - 133Nofllth- 'uj ,. TI vj-t' ' i- ' r THE SIGNiriGANCE OF THE LITE AND WORK OF DARWIN By Dean C. E. Bessey In tho world's history it hns oc curred again and again that there was need of "a volco In tho wilder ness," and It was so when Darwin came and began to cry In tho biolog ical wilderness of tho middle of tho nineteenth century. Like tho other great biologist, Llnno, who was born a century earlier, Darwin's great work was not some notablo contri bution to tho anatomy, tho physiology or tho taxonomy of any group of plants or animals, but It consisted iu putting biological science upon a now plane, a higher piano than that which It had occupied bdforo. As Llnno gave to biology a comprehensible tax--onomy which made It impossible for separated workers to Intelligently and accurately communicate and compare their resultB; Darwin mado possible a taxonomy which Involves phylogeny. Linno's classification was oaslly un derstood and oaslly applied, and this was Its great merit. It saved tho time of tho blologlBt, but it did not, nor Indeed was It Intonded to give any clue as to tho real relationships of plants and anlmalB. Darwin's work mado nocssary tho Introduction of the idea of relatlonshlo in classi fication. It may bo asked, "What may all this mean for tho ordinary student In tho university?" It Is granted that for the student In botany and zoo logy. Darwin's work Is of high Im portance, but on what ground may general students claim an Interest in Darwin's accomplishments? I am so fortunate as to have seen something of the time preceding Darwin's fa mous publications. I saw with my own eyes tho conflict between tho old and tho now ideas; tho old and tho new philosophy off tho world. Jt was worth while living through that period, for it allowed mo to see tho fierce onslaught, tho long continued battle, the dogged resistance, tho re pulso, the retreat and finally the com pleto rout of tho attacking forces. It quickens my pulso today as I look back to those years when tho battle was still raging. I was personally so fortunate as to bo a student In a college whore to espouse tho now doctrine of evolution was not consid ered a Blgn of moral depravity. In fact, aB nearly as I can mako out. all of tho members of tho faculty were evolutionists. So wo woro freo to becomo evolutionists If wo felt so In cllnod. But In many colleges of that period tho doctrlno of ovolutlon could not bo taught, and I know of ono state unlvorslty In ono of our neigh boring states In which profossors and students who woro suspected of har boring such horetlcal notions woro discriminated against and mado tho subject of denunciatory chapel ha rangues. Thought was not freo In most of tho collogos of that porlod. Tho student today can not roallzo what a change has heen wrought, Tho battle so bravely waged by tho Darwinians and finally won by them gavo intellectual freedom to students In tho collogos and universities, whothor thoy sat In tho professor's chair or on tho studont benches. And today professors are freo to put any doctrlno boforo their pupils, provldod It is well and decently clothed, and often evon this precaution Is not rigidly Insisted upon. Tho fight for freedom four to flvo decades ago has freed tho college of tho old-tlmo In tellectual trammels, and for thiB tho Btudent today has cause to bo grate ful to those who battled for him. For this tho general studont has as much reason for colobratlng tho birth of Charles Darwin as has tho scientific studont. Darwin waB jnoro than a scientific man, ho was a propoundor of a new philosophy, and In this ca pacity ho became tho apostlo of In tellectual freedom. PETITION 18 BEING CONSIDERED Request of Innocents and Black Masks Soon Decided. Tho petitions offered tho board of deans by the senior societies of In nocents and-Blnck Masks for tho ad vancement of commencement exercis es ono week Ib now being consldored by tho Individual deans. Tho petition as rolated in Saturday's Nebraskan asks that tho commencement affairs bo held ono week earlier In order that students may attend them who., would othorwlso bo at homo In various towns of the state during tho later porlod. Tho deans will take action on tho petition within o few days and their 00000000000OffiO0 oo o YOUR APPFARANf-F Will not suffer if you have to wear! 1 Utll tYV r L,tllliVL, spectacles. They aro improving to i ilr V . " HW,U uy uuo who anuorscanus now. ino eye sight is too precious to neglect. Yon owe thom all tho attention and caro r.nnr r.nnv mor nnA Tltitu mm! !. ! miiii& i . t i -..., iuj ; ouu. ihoj uut ,aiciui aiiuiiuun nore. examination rr60. Est 1871. HALLETT, Registered Optometrist, 1143 o ?030CSO000000 J Happenings of the Past IMlSMltU Seven Years Ago.' Freshman basket-ball team defeat od by Y. M. C. A. second team in a close contest , Six Years Ago.' Daily Nebraskan has spirited ed itorial on the custom of those in charge of university dances of mak ing a gread deal of money for them selves out of unlvorslty functions. First Inter-claBB debate held be tween tho juniors and seniors. Five Years Ago. Sophomores protested against tho way in which the Sombrero was bo Ing managed and .demanded that thd manager and edUor bo elected by tho sqphomoro class. Four Years Ago. Nebraska defeated Baker by tho score of 49 to 19 In basket-Sail. Dr. Glapp matured plans for form ing 'several faculty basket-ball teams.' Members of faculty, however, declare tha they do not wish to place them selves in a compromising position. , One Year Ago. Captain Bellamy . of tho baseball, team made BeVoro-complaint over tho small number of nen "trying out for places and declared a" good, team could nob be selected without moro men. recommendation will go to tho sen ate, who will 1hen take the matter up with the board of regents in caso tho action taken is favorable to tho petitioners. JOINED FEDERATION OF CLUB8 Catholic i Club Becomes J' Member 'of National Organization. At a recent mooting or the Catholic Students' 'club thoy decided to accept the invitation to Join tho American Federation of Catholic Studont clubs. Tho club has elected J. F. Coupe as a delegate toirepreseht them-at the sec ond convention of tho federation, to be hold in Iowa City on tho 12th and 13th of this month. ' Other prominent clubs 'represented in-tho federation aro those of Cornell, Pennsylvania, Purdue, Wisconsin,1 Minnesota-, Missouri, Iowa and Colo rado. Tho federation was -Organized two years, ago and holdi'its first meet ing nt Lafayette, Indiana. '.; " " ' , For tho first tlmo in several yean tho flnnnnlnl atntnn of atlilntlno .it 'Wisconsin is a healthy one. As a re sult or. nor return to "Dig games," Wisconsin has a surplus of 111.000 in tin nTilnttt frnttttir jfPtA aUiiMUn is a decided contrast from that of not U1U1W lUllfl I.WU yViUB HU wauu UlU uaufiur iruunury wuh uot4 omy empty lint ji detit nf ii.Snn w in tn ViaM and indoor anorta worn AnMrAfvHm. poBslblo because of tho funds scaf city. Some Valentine Books Book of Sweethearts Illust rated. Rileys Old 8weetheart of. Mine Illustrated. Memories by Max Mullen. . Love 8ong by Henrlch Heine. For Thee Alone Grace Hart strom. A Dream of Fair Women many illustrations. For Love's Sweet 8ake Love 'Poems. Love Letters of a Violinist Eric Mackey, Old Love 8tories Retold Le Qalllenne, Henry Hutt Plcturo Book. Love 8ongs From the Greek. Sweeter 8tl Than This Sut ton. Love's Young Dream Pictures by Underwood, Those are only a few of the many book Valentines each with bands and ribbons. Prldod at 1:00 to $3.00, Artestic Valentines Wo show many oxcIubIvo. doBlgnB in Now Valontinos that aro quite different than usually shown. Many numbors havo oxcoptlonal artistic inorlt and will bo valuod as pictures long after thoy havo served their mission as Valontinos. Tho assortment Is almost un-. limited ranging" in price from lc to $1.50. Miller & Paine Fraternity Hall March 5th, 1909 Pershing Rifles Hop Tickets $7.25 Walt's Orchestra COLLEGE TAILORS COLLEGE VIEW H I J i -tj BEST TAILORING . at th , , BEST PRICES Auto Phon 48 Have Yot Ever Regal Shoes Worn v If you really don't know what Shoo Comfort, style and aatiafac tlon is. Thoy will outwear any other shoo on tho market, and they cost only , r , A.tC, ti4 $3.50; $4.00 and $5.00 THERE'S NOTHING JUST ,AS GOOD AS ..in '" . u REGALS tr ; ' 't rfW kk If you would get full Value for your money try a pair. ; Sold in Lincoln Only 6y 1 . 4 fi 'i-ri . Soeier & Simon N. E. 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