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' I IMft n ii M m "m'"" :;" " - - A rr DIRECTORY. Business Directory Evory loyal Unlvoi'slty student is urged to patron Izo thopo Nebraskatt ndvortlsofa, and to mention tho Nobraskau wlillo do ing bo. BANKS First TruBt & Savings BAKERIES FolBom BARBER SHOPS - Qroon's BATH HOUSES Chris'. BOOK STORES Co-op. Unlvorlsty CLEANERS J(-C Wood & Co. Wobor'B Sultorlum. CLOTHING Farquhar Magoo & Doomor Mnyor BroB. Palace Clothing Co. Spolor & Simon Armotrong Clothing Co. COAL Gregory Whitobroaat CONFECTIONERY Lincoln Candy Kltchon Tommy DANCING ACADEMY Lincoln DENTISTS J. R. Davis. .DRY GOODS Miller & Palno Rudgo & Guonzol DRUGGISTS RlggB ENGRAVERS Qornoll FLORISTS C. H. Froy Froy & Froy FURNISHINGS Budd Fulk Magoo & Dcomor Mayor BroB. Palaco Clothing Co. Rudgo &. Guonzol Speicr & Simon Armstrong Clothing CoT HATTERS Budd Fulk Unland Armstrong Clothing Co. Magoo & Doomor Mayor BroB. - Palaco Clothing Co. Rudgo & Guonzol Spolor & Simon ICE CREAM Franklin Ico Croam Co. JEWELERS Hallott Tuckor LAUNDRIES Evans OPTICIANS Shcan PHOTOGRAPHERS Townsond PRINTERS Georgo Bros. Simmons Van TIno RESTAURANTS Boston Lunch Cameron's Y. M. C. A. Spa RAINCOATS Goodyoar Raincoat Co. SHOES Armstrong Clothing Co. Beckman Bros. Budd Men's Bootory Rogers & Perkins Mayor Bros. Miller & Palno SKIRTS Skirt Store TAILORS ' Elliott Bros. Gregory ( ) JHorzog THEATERS Iyrlc' r'Pilir ' TYPEWRITERS Lincoln typewriter Ex. Underwood Typewriter Co. THE SEM BOT TO HOLD AN INITIATION. TOMORROW UNIQUE ORGANIZATION TO TAKE IN NEW MEMBER8. ONLY ONE OF THE KIND IN EXISTENCE Attempts to Organize 8lmllar Institu tions In Other Universities Un. successful Twenty-three Years Old. Now momhors are to bo received Into tho Som Bot. This notoworthy ovont 1b to occur on Friday evening at eight o'clock in the botanical library. Tho members who are to be Initi ated hnvo bocomo eligible to member ship to tho organization by examina tion. This examination is one which 1b very rigid and covorB tho ground In botany which 1b covered by tho course in Botany I and II. Thon the exam ination goos doepor and takes in the higher coursoB in botany. If the per son exnmlnod passos tho examination they aro Initiated and taken into full membership of tho organization. Purpose of Sem Bot. Tho purpose of tho Sem Bot 1b to glvo to tho member n proper scientific and botanical spirit. The scientific spirit Is one ndaptcd to tho principles of tho organization nnd It Is Instilled Into the members of the Sem Bot. Last year thoro woro twenty-one sci entific mootlngs In which questions wero discussed along nil phases of botany, and botanical principles. These questions wero discussed by cer tain members of the organization nnd aftor they hnd discussed them fully they woro discussed by tho members in general. Tho discussions were open to nil nnd the statements of the orig inal discussers woro literally torn to pieces by tho other members. Tho origin of the Botanical Seminar, or Sem Bot, ns tho organization Is more commonly known, was purely among the Nebraska university stu dents. Twenty-throe years ago seven men who wished to Improve them selves along the lines of botanical knowledge decided to organize a soci ety for this purpose. They adopted tho name "Botanical Seminar" for their organization nnd, this name has hold to tho present day. At tho time of tho organization of the Som Bot there were very few students in the university, and today there aro more students In tho botany department alone than there wero In tho whole university twenty-three yonrs ngo. Tho men woro for n long tlmo bnnded so Btrongly together that they often In dulgod In various escapndes and things of tho fun-loving type. They soon set tled down to serious work and at thlB time thoy adopted tho custom of having n pie feed at the end of the Initiation of now members. Aftor seri ous work hnd been adopted those same men orgnnlzed a botanical survey of tho state. They published ton or twolvo pamphlets which materially aided thorn In their work in the knowl edge of-botany. For a long tlmo the members of the Som Bot woro very much opposed to tho allowing of girls to become mom bora of tho organization. Finally thoy agrood to allow tho co-eds to join the organization, and today tho girls are nearly as numerous as tho boys. Unique Organization Tho organization of tho Botanical Seminar is unique in several ways. Thoro Is no other organization in tho United States that 1b In any way sim ilar to It. Dr. Clements of tho botan ical department of the University of Minnesota, who was one of tho early members of tho seminar, has attempt ed to organize a Som Bot In that school, but as yot his efforts have not been particularly successful. Tho socrot of tho success of tho Nebraska organization has been tho fact that It was founded by tho stu dents and Is today conducted mainly by. the students. Thoro aro, of course, faculty members of tho organization, but thoy do not attempt to control af fairs, and this Is nil loft -to tho stu dents. Tho success may bo easily seen from tho fact that tho society has lived for tho past twonty-three years and today is stronger than It over was before. DAILY NEBRASKAN NEW PLANT8 FOR NEBRA8KA. University Herbarium Orders Addi tional Plants From Philippines. Between seven and eight hundred plants that have never been' before listed In tho university herbarium havo beon ordered for tho botany de partment this week. Those plants are to como from tho Philippines and are to bo' listod with tho other thousand plants that tho department has from that part of tho world. LaBt year tho university received about 1,000 plants from the Island of MInranao and this year tho plants aro to come from tho Island of Luzon. Those plantB In all will make a fine genernl 'herbarium of tho Philippine plants. A RARE PLANT ON THE CAMPUS. University to Grow a Rare European Plant on the Campus and at the State Farm The botanical department rocolved thlB week a small quantity of seeds of ono of tho rarest plants known in Europe and unknown In America ex cept In the herbariums. The deeds were sent t,o tho department by Pro fessor R. Blanchard of Paris and some of them will bo experimented with on tho university campus nnd nlso on the state farm campus. Some will be sent to different parts of tho Unitod States where their growth will be watched with great Interest as to tho possibil ity of growing them in this round y. The seeds aro of tho plant orynglum nlplnum, which 1b very rare in Europe and practically unknown In Jio United States as a growing plant. NEBRASKA RAISES RICE. Experimental Work Meets With Sue cess in Raising This Plant. The university Is a rice grower. Ex perimental work In the growing of rlco in Nebraska was attempted on the uni versity campus this summer and Tues day this small patch of rlco was har vested. A small sheaf of the plant wns gathered and a large number of the kernelB were ripe. These kernels will be plnntod next year and their growth will be watched with Interest. The rice that was planted wns com mon Loulslnnn rlco nnd an attempt will be made to make this rice adapt ed to the climate of Nebraska. GRADUATES ARE SUCCESSFUL. Nebraska Graduates Meet With Suc cess In the Philippine inlands. A letter from two of tho mon who graduated from tho university, last spring tell that they are meeting with excellent success In their work In the Philippines. The men are G. Paga duon, who has entered tho employ of the government aB a teacher In tho public schools, and T. Tapacalo, who has also entered the employ of the government In tho forest service. TlTese mon wore educated In Nebras ka, and upon their return to the far east were tendered n Inrgo reception, where thoy both replied, to tho tonst of "My Impressions of the United Stntes." They were obliged to enter tho em ploy of tho government as they had beon under contract to do this after receiving their education through tho appropriation of congress for this pur pose. FIRE ALARM IN MECHANIC ARTS. Open Steam Pipe Let Clouds of Steam Into Room and Professor Thought It Was Smoke. Due to a janitor's carelessness In not reporting the loss of a cap on tho ond of a steam lino In the dissecting room of the medical students some excite ment was caused in the Mechanical Arts building Monday morning. Professor Morso upon coming to the building In tho morning noticed what appeared to bo dense clouds of smoke appearing from tho windows of tho room. Obtaining aid and a flrp extin guisher he rushed. upstairs, and upon breaking open tho door he found tho room full of steam. i Very little damage was done besides a slight wetting of tho walls and con tents of the room, which were covered with condensed steam. Acacia announces pledges; Masonic Fraternity Will Take In Ten "'.. I New Men This Semester. Acacia, tho Masonic fraternity, has just announced Its list of pledges. Ton men aro pledged. The list of names follows: T. L. Grlswold, Charles D. Kunkol, Joseph W. Koifer, James B. Harvey, Edwin L. Currier, Royal M. Ravenscroft, Eloise Elwcll, L. J. Knoll, Geo. N. Lamb and Mlllian Scott. CO. 'A" CLUB MEET8 TONIGHT. Organization Formed Last 8prlng Will Elect Officers and Initiate New Members. Company A will hold their first meeting under their new organization tonight. The organization Is known ns the "Compnny A Club." nnd wns or gnnlzed tho evening of competitive drill last spring. At their meeting to night they will elect new officers. All of these officers will bo elected from the privates and non-commissioned of gcerB of the company. This Is done In order thnt tho non-commissioned men may feel that they have more of an active part In tho organization. Besides the election of ofneers the club will initiate the new members. These now members constitute all of the new men enrolled In tho company this semester. The evonlng's program will nlso include talks by four or five of the old captains of company A nnd will be closed by a pie feed. NOTICE, JUNIORS. All juniors Interested in class foot ball will moot In the gymnasium at 11 a. m. Friday. A captain will be elected. The Daily Nebraska! i Subscribe Now! v 'J'JIW".', " fll.. ,.. , t. -H !.-.-- H .lM.II.. l....l r i ; , .or I I 1 I m III s " H The "ARA-NOTCH" makes the "BELMONT" an Arrow COLLAR 8it perfectly 5c, 2 for 25c. Cluett. Pcabody & Co., Mnkcrs ARROW CUFFS, 25 cents a pair FOUR FRESHMEN ARE NOW OUT. Wherry of Pawnee City Last Man to Announce Desire for Presidency. Arthur Wherry of Pawnee City yes terday announced 'his candidacy for' the presidency of the freshman class, this making the fourth first year man to come out for the office. Wherry ' 1b n pledge to" Beta Tneta Pi and Is reported to have tho backing of a number of the Lincoln high school men now in the unlvorlsty. The other three candidates an nounced are Richard Hargreaves of Lincoln, Coe Buchanan ot Omaha and Thnd Saundors of Beatrice. Har greaves pledged Sigma Chi last Mon day and Saunders joined Alpha Tau Omega. Buchanan Is a "barb." m is a STUDENT Publica tion. It is the paper of the students, by the students and for the students and as such it deserves your patronage. If you are not ,a regular sub scriber, call at room 7, Ad ministration Building today and register for the "Rag." One dollar a semester. . . . m TH-"" - A hwl mi!l?.l"-i,YmytT"-