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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1909)
r a . SB ' fjfc. ; -:99r4Sfcr "1 1 ! Wfcis $?$. Vin, Nof-88: - - - MANY ARE GRADUATED TY-THREE ,CANDIDATE8 RE- OEIVE DEGREES. DR. DAVIS SPEAKER OF EVENING URQE85C!A88 TO8TAtfD Up "FOR t. fc ,. u i d t WHAT 18 BIGHT. - hit. f & i iscusies Progress Along Many Linens rjandhe I laceH8chopls and Schol- ; A. t. fi ft 7J Will Occupy inlthe f U a .1 i i Futur f)Tho id'wlnto ' conimnni'nmnnf wnn I iold 1 thfl Toniilo tk R rJv.lnok Mnni "jlny Gvenlngl but wnsj poorly atiendoa! Tho ndrirnrid nf 1 hn nVonlHir (A fnrfi. I g AjiBtoracyl', waa dbllvorod by Ipr.'Bllorjr DaviaC dearf of the 'colloK8( l' literati, science and arts. ' c ' $1 The jpro'ifram waa opened ' ith ,:iolectrdnbm,'- eriaelssbkn' V$y ta GWrlng quartot Rovorand Harvy til 4-. 7 r, , ,"K t VWT -uiu, ).jwiiBur, voy,wrp. Jiirnost J ponant, wan followed by tho Charter Day addresB by Dr. Davis. Tho pro; fram waa closed rb'y tho conferrhik :ot degreeB by Dh'aicdllor Avory an'd he benediction by the chaplain. ' Many Receive Degrees. ;f The "first- or bachelor's" degree was i jonferred Vppbn fourteen - candidates, the second or master's degree upon eight, andjtoo third or doctor's upon Toner ;Goy$raor Bhallenliergdr con 'iorred the commission of first, lieuten ant upon ono candidate. J3rThe candidates receiving degrees are jfta follows: jfn the college of literature, jsclonco' and tho arts, Frod Benjamino .JQarver, Jessie June GlasB, Paul Gobs 'aha Emery Winifred Learner; In 'the industrial college, Arthur JLeo Ander son, William Hodgo Dobson, Frank Garter Hawks, Andreas Chris Peter ion, Claud Kedzlo Shedd, -Karl Au gust TJlmann and Alva Linn Weaver; !lh the collego of laW, Charles Theo' dore Borg, SIdnoy Thomas Frum and Bruce Fullorton; in tho graduato tjchool taking a master's degree, Thomas Albert Butcher, Carl Plorcp Hartley, Fritz Konrad Kruegor, George Roger La Rue, Ernest Merle Little, Leon Joseph Pepperberg, Charles Ed ward Temple and Alice Etna York. The degree of doctor of philosophy was conferred upon Homdr 'Clyde ti mse and (he commission of first lieu te lant uppn Claud Kedzlo Shedd. Address of Dean Davis. Dr. Davis in his nddress on tho "Coming Aristocracy," discussed tho ac vancement which haB been made in recent years in invention, and In scl ei co. ,UBing as qxamples -iHo steam- si Ip, the railway, the electric ' light 'ftl A thn tolnnhnnn. "TnvnnMrm irn. placcs invention," he Bald. Ho spoke o the future and what wo may expect of it, saying that what waa at ono time ,cenpldered impossible is now possible. Hp spoko of- tho vast'amount off,JiQWlVdgO "required 'fbr' success In .ijyqne branch of' learning. ' "Com plete knowledge In any one branch of science la impossible to any but, tho gioRteBt minds." . ,'!It in honelesB to try to succeed , . .... without combination or corporation: Yet thiB very cortbinatidn'devolop's' problems of Its ownv In government, lnpo1Itlcs,Mn art and lite'rature? in philosophy "and religion there' lsconV pfexify at.th'e present time." Ho went" 'on '.to,. sho)v thai ' wo aro unable to protect puraelves from- the spirit 4 of .'investigation'., "Shall wo oppose .these iprces or snail we join-in with thontr' . nnj...v.ii l . . . thojtrutb, and the less true must al ways five way to thogrwitertruth. '.K 1 Vi Ji v...HA3ta&gaaw YviiAq' !"gs.-' .-i. .,.,....,y:,Y"- mi I'l ll).i UluUgfrw n .. r ' j , ' . , f ir , i. -m v v ''.':. A- ;j.!! S Sm l" UNIVERSITY OF ftBEJRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY,' FEBRUARY 17, W Tno teachor must inculcato into the pupil such habits of thought, and cul turo as will sorvo that being for tlifbV' Hero ho discussed tho question rof what) bourses td'tdach and' tlio influ once of tho toachor, saying that 'after all It was a good thing that no teacher had-qulte- his .way with tho Btudont. Ho advocated- tho laboratory and source method of teaching in prefer ence to tho catochysmal method. 8choolsof Future. , . Ho spoko of tho various schools yot to bo, devoloped of ovory description, running all seasons and day and night No univorslty has enough ' money to arry on such Bchemes. Besldda those, ho -took up many, other difficulties of control and instruction. In this con nection tfo d'Bcussed tho business man and tho scholar as thoy are and' ns they ought to bo, and also toqualltroB of both which must bo combined In a collego, prosldont. Yot, ho said, tho college preBldentmust bo able to see far boyond either thp scholar or the business 'man. ,. Addressing tio class, ho said; "Keqp tho Idea of soryicp over boforo you and' at tho ballot vote for tho1 best regardless of party. Stand whoro.your Judgement says you are 'right and bear unpopularity whon tho-popular cry Is wrong. May you not bo blind" Ljeadjers of a tho blind. Bo thinkers, bo true children of tho 'Alma Mnfti- Keep truo to your Ideal. Swerve not from tho narrow path. Try not to bear prejudice or self-interest. Heed not the unthinking. vBe tho aoui of n hof. ter society, tho members of a bottofi aristocracy whoBO coal of norfectlnn Is sot In etornlty.1' LEGISLATURE COME8 TO CAMPU8 Is Entertained by the University Mon- , day Afternoon. Monday afternoon the members of tho State Legislature were tho guests of tho University of Nebraska for tho first time in tho history of tho. 'insti tution. Both tho house and tho sen ate., adjourned early In tho aftornoon and came to the campus In a body. They were formally received by tho chancellor In tho Tomplo and were then conducted over the campus by university profossors. A regular routo had boon previously mapped out by tho committeo in charge of tho matter and tho members of tho lesrlslaturn were shown everything of Interest that was to bo found on tho campus. Tho charter day exercises wero in progress In the armory at tho time and a number availed themselves of the opportunity of watching tho con tests. The visit of tho members of tho legislature was for the purpose of be coming acquainted through personal observation with conditions at tho state university. No attempt wa,s made In any way to show up the needs of tho univorslty or to attompt to Influence tho attitude of anyono to wards tho state univorslty. FORE8T CI UB I8SUE6 PROGRAM Green and White Schedule of Meet- In'gs Out for 8emester. Tho Forest Club have Just issued a program for , the second semester. Those programs aro a neat cord, folder in green arfawhlto, containing the pro gram for tho moo tings 'bf the club to be hold the second s'emeBter." JIt. an nounces that tlie meetings jWllXbb" held in Nebraska half, room 2, airmeetlngs being open to tho public, Lastnight tho first number of the program, 'The Commercial Forest; Nursery,'! by Mr. L. O. WUHamB, was given. -On March 2, "Lumbering, In 'Washington," by E. G. PQlloys.'and'i'Mlcroscoplc' Study on .Woods," by G. N. Lamb, will be giyen. Five other meetings are scheduled on the program, theMast ofnwh1chvwlirioe held on May25' V , , i - .Daily Nebraskan, want ads aro the best a4vertlaemrrdr lost and Xonnd articWsr articles - for se, etc. TUva them a trial. - - - - j 1 kI vint OET NORTHERN TITLE AME8 BEVr8 DRAKE 'AND CORN HU8KER8 BECOME WINNERS. MEET SOUTHERN LEADERS SOON Wa-hlngton and Kansas. Flv(s yvill Decide Supremacy Within the Next Week Minnesota Here Friday and Saturday. League 8tandlng. Northern 8ectlpn Nebraska 5 '3 25 DraIo t. r... 3. . 4 . ;42D Ames ' ::.. T' 4 .429 ''Southern" S'ectlon-t ' - " -: -- Woni Lost Pet Kansa8 4 2 .ABB Washington 3 1 ,75b Missouri 1 k ift The Nebraska basket-ball playqrs aro champions of tho northern section of tho Missouri valley basket-ball league, coming into possession of tho honors through tho defeat of Drakn at tho hands of Ames Saturday night. Frovlous to tho game with Amoa tho Drako players had a chance to tie up tno Cornhuskera. unci nnonihiv i,nn them out for thp northern champion ship. Thoy thon had a record of six games, three won and threo lost: Tho Ames victory gave the t)es Moinos men their fourth defeat. Ames already had Buffered four do feats and was a non-factor in tho race. The Cornhuskcrs, who had been de feated but throe times In playjng off their schedule of eight leaguo games, became champions of the northern division. Race In Other Sections. The Nebraska live will play either Kansas or Washington university for tho title to tho MiBstturi valley Iobkuo. Just now each of tho two southern scnools stands a chanco of bocomlng tno winners in tho southern section. and until tho two meet In two jramoa at Kansas tho latter "part of this wee'k' tho question will not bo .decided. Missouri, withta record of five games lost and ouo game won, Is out of tho race In that section. Kansas has a. standing of four games won and two lost. Washington has one of threo games won and ono lost. 0 Minnesota Here This Week. Tho noxt gamoB for tho Cornhuakers will bo two contests with the Minne sota players In tho university armory on Friday and Saturday evenings. These will bo tho final games In a series of four contests between tho CornhuBkers and ' Gophors, tho first two games having been played in Mln- neapolls over a week ago, when the northerners won out In each contest by a close Bcore. Tho Nebraska team will bo In much better shape for the two games hero this weok than they were when thoy made the trip to Minneapolis, and ought to tako "both of tho contests. Dally practlco will bo held this week, and every effort made to get the men In tip top playing'forniC'aptain'WalBh will ..drill constantly at tossing' goal's and probably will be aclc'lnto his old time form by tho end of tho Week. 'In C&SO' ho in nblri in rof Iritn shape the-Gophers pught'to bo easy picking for the nunlla of Dr'tninnn Large crowds are expected to attend both of the games and tho .manage ment is making, preparation to .take care, of all tho people who wish to got good 'seats. -General admlsalon will bo' twenty-five cents for each game with an, extra twenty-five cents for re served seats. ' Informal Dance Saturday. .Reservations wlll.bo'mado in the . . .j,. bleachers on both 'sides of 'the room. An informal dance wIU J follow the ' i sdhet vT , A.,..T.i.. v KiV w(pm 'ywjiiiiaJjBr TiWliWf . . . . . iU . ,,.,,, i" . .I'D' ; meomsRan gamo dn Saturday ovonlng. Rosorvod scat tlckots wlllsadmlt tho holdors of them to this hop. Tho first annual Indoor moot botwoon tho fraternity and non fraternity men was won by tho lattor Monday aftornoon In tho armory by a scoro of 38 to 2C. Tho univorslty records in tho fonco vault and in tho 12-pound shot-put wore boaton by Chain and Sidney Collins rosoctlvoly. Tho foncb vault rocord was mado on tho 'fifth, trial and will not stand" The prcpont record Is G foot,' 8 Inchos. Chain pulipd hlmBolf over tho bar at 6 foot, 8 Inches. In tho Bhot-put Collins beat the rocord of 44 feet sot by his brothor Curtis la'rit sbasbh by 8ncnbs. This record will not stand as tho ring from which SIdnoy Colliris pushod tho weight whs-a fowfinchos short of tho regulation size. 8wanson Wins Dash. Tho Greeks took nil points in tho 25-yard daBh. Swanson. who was boat. n by Minor In tho preliminary moot naay. night, 'won -rst - placo with oaso, doing tho dlstanco In 3 1-B sec onds, that being. tho tlmo of tho uni vorslty record. Minor was second, and Campboll third. In tho high Jump and high kick tho non-fratornlty mon took all Ihroo points In each ovont. Tho class rolay raco was won by tho jtlhior toam, composed of McDon ald, Burke, Bontloy- and Wallace. The Summaries. Twenty-five yard daBh. Swanson', first; Minor, second; Campbell, third. Time 0:03 1-5. Wlnnors all fratorn- Ity men. Polo vault Gratiara, first; Ham mond, second. Both non-fratornlty men. RuSSOl. third fratnmtfv YTnlcrht 10 feet 3 Inchos. Ropo climb Hutchinson, fratornltv. 01, nunimeu, non-iratornity, sec ond; Mitchell, non-fratornlty, third. Time 0:07 2-5. Fenco vault Chain, fraternity, first; Burke, non-fraternity, second; Hum mell, non-fraternity, third. Height 6 foot 8 inclios. Running Jump Hummoll, first; Gra ham, feecond; Hamol, third. -Wlnnors all non-frntprnlty mon. Height 5 foot 8 Inches, Running high kick Long, 'first; Hummoll, second; Munson, third. Wln nors all non-fratornlty men. Height 9 feet. I " 12-lb shot put Sidney Collins,' fra ternity, first; O. C. Collins, non-fra-ternlty, second; Kroger, non-fratorn-ity, third. Distance 44 feet. 8A InchcB. GERMAN PLAY WA8 A 8UCCE88 "Alt Heldplberg" Pleases Large Audi ence at the Temple. . Tho German play, "Alt Heidelberg," was given at the Templo theater Sat urday night before a largo and appre ciative audlencol Every part was car ried woll and tho play wrfs distinctly a success. Tho play was glvon In tho German. The mot of the nlav connm-ntt thn prlnco of ono ofthe German princi palities. The prlnco, Karl Henrlcb, de cides to go to Heidelberg university. Der Jolttnor, hla- tutor, accompanies him, The prince .falls Jn, love with Kathlp, a' pretty, waitress there, and ho 1b Initiated Into tho "Savonla," a German fraternity Karl was 'called home suddenly owing to the death of his father, and he takes Up the duties of, roller, .Plans are made for his 'mar rjago to a , neighboring princosB and ho decides to pay a farewell visit to "Alt Heidelberg."' Hero a banquet Is given In his honor and the, play closes with his farewell to Kathle. ' . fJQTiCE. , Baseball men will get out for base ball practice Monday, from 12 to 4. Many positions on the toam are va cant. ' The beat oysUi' itW.la th' olty Is that lenre&rftt lfc Boate ITibA. Ty-ltr wfrm jfV V .. kM fWN, "i"i m& 44$ . -v .- A-aflM&Mi hr ' A V ,.' -.Mr,ft .'i Price 5 Cent . -iii:. A NEW STANDARD PIN J0NIOR-8ENIOR COMMifTf-erJt. CIDE8 ON DESIGN. Jf-.V TO BE SAME E0R ALL CLASSES EACH SENIOR CLASS W,LLDOPT THE NEW.KMiLIMH- . v ,l, Change In Numerals Will Only Difference Id Pins at tbe.8ucces. slve Graduating "Clawt Orders To Be Taken. i Tho Joint committeo of Juniors and sonlofs which was ompoworod by' the upper classes to solect tho design for a standard class pin to bo wbrn'by seniors of the univorslty yostorday do elded upon tho stylo of omblbm and gavo tho contract to a St. Louis Jew elry firm. Ordors for tho phis' will bo takon beginning Thursday. ' v Wi 'th tho soloctlon of tho donim n.i tho sotting of a tlmo for ordering pins, tho movomont for a sUaiird university class pin Is at last broafht toa. point from which there can-bo no withdrawal. Tho agitation for tho standard pin began last year, and;sov oral of tho members of tho class of 1908 thoroughly favored fixing' upon a standard design. Thoro was nVt time enough thon, howover, to socu'fotUo necessary support, for a,n idea at that time radical and the mattor wont by default. . iS This year both sonior and innlnr classes took up tho pin 'matter oafly In tho .. j it. . ..' . .. jvni- uuu inuru was a. strong sontlment in both classes for a standi ard pin. Committees -wore appolntod and, tho matter has slnco then -boon, eonflrmpd largely to; a soloctlon. of a euitablo design. . . ;'. The New' Pin. ' - 4ii- Tho now pin win bo uniquoja do sign and withal beautiful. It will" be of-gold, circular In form; about bao half Inch In diameter. Tim fmnf r the 'gold will' bo cutawayiso'aa to1 loaye an. N. standing raised from tho background. ' The "N" wfllbo of polj ished; motal, I'tho ' background' 'beln dull. 'Just bpneath "the first", tfao' forks of tho letter tho nuraerals'of tho nnr. tlcular class will appear? The pin will bo noatly finished with a beveled edge. Tho emblem will lm monnra. lured by Mprmod, Jaccard & King of bt. Louis. Good quality-la ftbBolnfTv. guaranteed hnd the pins are" exn'ected to bo fully satisfactory to all members of the senior class. - 1 With ttio selection of thenln thn activity or the junior class in the mat ter o'nds for the time being. Althougn tho consent and advice of the Juniors 1 was needed before tho standard pin Idea could bo put through tho seniors will of course be the only ones to doll tho new emblems for this year, Next year tho Juniors will wear thj sanie pin with the single exc'epilojt of the changed numerals. - -- 4 -, Depends4 on Others.. , , Whether" or not foe1 standard idea will prevail in the future depends en tirely upon the coming graduates. The present senlor'and Junler classes have no power to bind others. than themselves. It is hoped that other classes' will, however, follow suit now that the way has been brokoa. , , The pins may bo ordered Thursday or later by the. seniors from aay mem ber of the committee or at the. Cora husker office. There will be a oharge of 2, which will cover all expenses of pin and express. The iwslor com mittee is as follows; Helen Gray, Blma Mlllikek, Bessie Frye, Ira Big ger, K. A. Froyd, Ed. GnMlgerr Sid ney Bvahs, Miaaie KruckwiWg. '. ' M.Vv.' jftj , - ' KI ''.1 y t I , "I -Tl y