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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1913)
TWfi'aH"Vrt" fcft amm-frSt j)-yy t fy M't'r f Pfr iWM'tf THE DAILY NEBBASEAN Barbour Gets Number of Babylonian Tablets for Geology Department I'rofPHHor Harbour and hi geolog ical (Imparl iiHMil arc happy In the ac quisition of a moHl interesting set of Babylonian tablets. The collection, consist Ing of six well preserved speci mens, Is guaranteed by Dr. Banes of MuHHiiobuHi'lts to dato back at least 3.000 yearn Three of these HpeclmeiiH are ex ceedingly Interesting due to their pe culiar form. The first is a basket seal, or clap cone which holdH together tho ends of the rope around the basket, upon this clay i.s engraved In uniform nablylonlan script the contents of the basket and the address to which It Is to be sent Another of these speci mens Is a love-letter, the amourous part of which Is enclosed In a solid clay case. No robbing the malls in Baby lonia. The third is a cone upon which Is a prayer. When the ancients left the temple they put their prayer In a chink In the wall and departed. All of this Is for local benefit, but those who are taking correspondence work in this department are to bene fited by the addition of 200 rocks and minerals to be used by Professor Bar bour in his correspondence courses. Karl H Bishop has resigned his po sition as assistant chemist of the ex periment station to accept a fellow ship in the Mellon institute of in dustrial research and school of spe cific industry at Pittsburgh. Pa He leaves for his new place January 1. 8CANDINAVIAN8 MEET. The Scandinavian club met In the political science seminary room last Saturday night. The firs-t part of the meeting was devoted to tho discus sion of current events of particular interest to Scandinavians. The mem bers of the club are constantly on the alert for such news Items appearing both In this country and abroad. The main part or the program, however, consisted of a talk on Norway by Pror A. S. Hiddervold of the engi neering department. Professor Hid dervold spent his last vucution In Nor way. The talk was very interesting and was illustrated by photographs taken by himself during the trip The "Saengerfest" held in the Tem ple Sunday afternoon was addressed by Rev. II II. Harmon. The subject of the talk was "Palestine Texas Papers Say U. of T. Wants Game With Nebraska in 1914 Texas II. is hot after a game with the Cornhuskers, according to Hous ton papers. The Konghorns consider themselves wasting time on the elev ens of the Lone Star state and will attempt to frame a schedule with j worthier opponents such as Nebraska for the 15)14 campaign. Notre Dame whipped the Texans on Thanksgiving day, but for reasons unasslgned they will not be included in the Longhorns' 15)14 schedule. The Grand Islandlndependent strikes a popular chord when it says: "Really N'ebraskans generally will not care so much whether or not the State University football crew becomes a member ol the 'Big Ten ' Just so It keeps on whiping the gridiron up with Minnesota and Kansas" lellows who feel that they are en titled to some recreation will find this Sunday afternoon meeting interesting Young , and inst ructive. EXTRA! EXTRA!! EXTRA!!! iWrWllfl ill IPC IP1 it;u mr i u i hi IM V 'I'f It mm i, ill Fhese Men t San- ( l.ius to ember u just as they did I efore tli 'y were "boys grown tall." Something nil e to wear will best please them see this line new store lor Suits, Overcoats, House Coats, Smoking Jackets M;n kinaws, Bath Robes. S'.lk Pa- ainas, I-'ur Caps, (Jloves iml Combination Sets if Tics, Handker. Iiiel's. Socks and Kam y Sus pi nders. A complete line of LEATHER GOODS, ui Ii as Collar Bo s, Shoe Bags, Handker chief Cases, Grips. et . This is a good place to buy good i lothes FULK CLOTHING COMPANY 1236-38 o STREET The University School of Music Established 1894 Second Term begins Monday, November 17th There is still some time left with some of our instructors. Register at once. Willard Kimball Director Eleventh and R Streets HUGO B. KOCH IN "THAT PRINTER OF UDELL'S" AT THE OLIVER TODAY 2:30, TONIGHT 8:30 CHRISTMAS NECKWEAR 25c STRAIGHT 50c VALUES 14150 BUDD 1415 O scawsiipiwfe