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Izo thopo Nebraskatt ndvortlsofa, and
to mention tho Nobraskau wlillo do
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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
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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.
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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
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