Summer
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Nebraskan
VOL. I.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1916.
NO. -3.
SUPERINTENDENCE SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE INCREASING
INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM ARE
ALSO GROWING
Dr. A. E. Winship, National Figure
in Educational World.
Comes Today
The School of Superintendence is
showing a steady increase in attend
ance from day to day. School men are
still coming in from all parts of the
state. The excellent addresses by ex
perts in their respective lines are be
ing listened to with more than ordi
nary interest by superintendents and
principals from all sections of Nebras
ka. Words of appreciation for those
instrumental in providing this spe
cial school are frequently heard.
One feature of the meeting that has
developed into one of the most in
teresting phases of the program is
the round table. Lively discussions
are being condutced at this hour
daily.
Dr. Monroe, of Emporia. Kan., an
expert in educational measurements,
concluded his series of lectures yes
terday. He will be followed by Dr. A.
E. Winship, editor of the New Eng
land Journal of Education, published
at Boston. Dr. Winship is a man of
prominence in the educational world.
He is no stranger to Nebraska, as he
has lectured and done institute work
in many counties of the state. He
is a pleasing speaker and knows how
to hold his audience. He always has
something to say that' is worth while.
Talks by Superintendent Riley, of
Springfield, Mass., on the junior high
school are particularly timely and
pertinent for Nebraska educators,
many of whom are attempting the
junior high school scheme of organiza
tion. State Superintendent Thomas spoke
at the Thursday afternoon meeting on
' Some Evidences of Teaching Effi
ciency." The following is a list of some of
the school men of the state who are
attending the School of Superintend
ence: W. J. Jennings, Deshler.
M. E. Piper. Holbrook.
W. G. Brooks, Plattsmouth.
E. K. Frey. Syracuse.
Wm. Schacterle, Culbertson.
L. E. Chaddcrdon, Oxford. '
J. T. Anderson, Ashlard.
R. M. Campbell, Columbus.
E. M. Collett, Sioux County.
W. H. Coleman, Crawford.
J. F. Demel, Homer.
L. F. Dickerson. Lawrence.
J F Duncan, Osceola
C Ray Gates, Blair
W. B. Ireland, Fullerton.
Conrad Jacobson, Bancroft.
C. S. Jones. Ord.
W. A. Julian. Wood River.
J. J. Klfma, Shelby.
Earl Lantz, Ravenna.
E. D. Lundak, Pierce.
R. R. Miller. Mead.
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WHO'S YHO IN THE SUMMER SCHOOL
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Charles Fordyce, Ph. D., Dean of the
Teachers' College
One of the foremost educators of
Nebraska is Charles Fordyce. Ph. D.
He is dean of the Teachers' college
and professor of Educational Theory
and Practice, and is also head of the
Department of Educational Theory
and Fractice. Dean Fordyce is very
active along educational lines, being
a director of the Nebraska Bureau of
Educational Research and Measure
ments, and also a director of the Na
tional Association of Educational Re
search. During the summer session, he is
giving some valuable courses that will
prove of benefit to the teachers of
Nebraska. One of these courses is
upon the technique of conducting
educational measurements in Nebras
ka. During the past week, Mr. For
dyce has been in charge of the School
of Superintendence. He is desirous of
helping the teachers in summer school
in any way possible. His office is
in Administration hall 105. office hours
l from 11 to 12 o'clock daily.
NEW CHEMISTRY KALL
CORNER STONE
Building to be Completed in Septem
ber One, of Largest in West
DR. F. M. FLING LEAVES
FOR TENNESSEE
Dr. F. M. Fling, head of the De
partment of European History at the
university, will teach at the Peabody
Teachers' college at Nashville, Tenu.,
during the summer. Peabody college
has the largest summer school for
teachers in the west, exclusive of
Chicago.
Dr. Fling leaves Lincoln next Tues
day. He will offer two course al
Peabody during the summer, one on
history teachers' methods and one on
modern European history, treating the
causes of the present war.
Dr. Fling recently returned from
Washington, where he was the dele
gate form this state to a convention
of the League to -Enforce Peace.
About 800 delegates were in attend
ance at this convention, which created
such great comment because of the
public interest in plans for preventing
future wars.
SUPT. RILEY SPEAKS
AT CONVOCATION
Prominent Eastern Educator Dis
cusses Methods
Superintendent Riley, of Springfield,
Mass., spoke at convocation, Thurs
day morning. He said alt the people
of the world can be divided into two
classes, the leaders and the followers.
Of these two, teachers should be of
the first class, and the keynote of
teaching is leading. Because of these
two classes of people, there are two
classes of teaching; the one dogmatic
and the other scientific. The dog
matic method is employed when the
teacher, mother, father or clergyman
assumes to state the authority, leav
ing the pupil nothing to do but to ac
cept it. The result is a blindfold, he
asserted. This is kind of teaching a
monarch might well wish his subjects
to have, but we do not need such
teaching for our citizens.
The corner stone for the new Chem
istry building was laid, yesterday aft
ernoon. The ceremony was attended
by the chemistry and pharmacy fac
ulties. In the stone was placed a box
containing pictures of the chancellor.
Professor Nicholson, the first chemis
try professor of the university, and
of the honorary chemistry fraternity
and sorority. As an added symbol, the
graduate students in chemistry de
posited samples of the substances
with which they are experimenting. A
program of the dedication exercises
for the present Chemistry building
was also enclosed.
The contract for the new building
calls for its completion by Septem
ber 1 of this year, but strikes and
shortage of building material have
caused some delays. The cost of con
struction, exclusive of equipment, is
estimated at $170,000. It will be one
of the finest chemistry buildings in
the west, exceeded in size by the
plants at only three other schools in
this section, Minnesota, Illinois and
Ames. In size, it is to be 94x175 feet.
It will have four floors for laboratory
purposes, three small lecture rooms
and one large lecture hall, in the
shape of an amphitheatre, a large li
brary, and a museum of chemical
compounds.
Chemistry hall and the Bessey
building will be the first of the group
of splendid buildings which will cover
the enlarged campus.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT PLANNED
Enthusiasts of the game of thirty
love will be glad to hear that a ten
nis tournament is being planned for
the summer. Last year's summer
school tennis club is to be continued
this year, and the tournament will be
organized if enough interest in
shown. Membership may be obtained
by paying a fee of 50 cents at the stu
dents activities office.
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THE NEW CHEMISTRY BUILDING