THE SUMM
ER
IMiK'K FIVK (T.NTS.
LINCOLN, NK11KAKKA, TIll'KSDAY, Jl'LY (i. 1!22
YDIJ'MK XXI. No. 170.
BECKWITH COPIES
GIVEN TO NEBRASKA
Thirty-two Masterpieces, Said to be
the Best in the United States, are
Presented to the School of Fine
Arts by Widow of Late Carroll
Beckwith Prof. Grummann Respon
sible For Securing Gift.
Tliii'iy-'w" band painted copies of
masterpieces by the late Carroll Beck
with an- soon to become the properiv
c, t1(. University of Nebraska School
of Fine Arts, according to an announcement-made
by Prof. Paul H.
Grummann of the university recently.
The collection will be presented t i
the Nebraska school by the widow c,f
the famous artist.
The Heckwith copies are said to
comprise the finest collection of hand-
painted masterpieces in the I nited ,
States. They include copies of famous ,
paintings by Velasquez. Tiepolo, ,
Rubens, Itinera. Van Dyke. Nattier.:
Henri Martin, Franz Hale and an orig-
,,, . inting bv Beckwith.
The PiU 'f Paintings is the most
no-able collection ever received at the
university. The Nebraska exhibit in
clu.les many nle modern paintings but
f..- of the historic type, t-or mis rea
besides the fact that paintings i
crmpose probably the most prized
single ( ollect'ion of copies in the coun
try, the gift will be of immeasurable
value to the School of Fine Arts.
The collection of paintings repre
sent a life time of work by the fam-
t.us ;ri t iFt . For a period cf
f0, ty j
years, Carroll Heckwith worked on the
paintings. He received no commer
cial remuneration.
Oulp one painting of the emire col
lection is being retained by Mrs.
Rorth.i Heckwith. That one is the
copy of the painting. "Don Balthazar"
by Velasquez.
Grummann Secured Gift
Ciedit for bringing the collection to
N. 'braska is largely due to Prof. Paul
11. Crummann. The director of the
Sclic ol cf Fine Arts made trips to
Ma-l iiiL'tin and other eastern cities
to secure recommendations ot me. '
ITiverMtv of Nebraska school as a , toward capital additions. 16 per cent
Cn wing art center. Those he pre for special activities and the remain-
. ... Mnp 9 ner cent is snent for commercial
sented to Mrs. KecKwiu. -
fiiiided much by them in uie selection
of the lace to present the collection.
Many other art centers were anxious
to secure the collection end it was
due largely to Prof, firumman's work
that the collection waas secured for
Nebraska.
The list of the Beckwith
copies
which are to be received at Nebraska
fo'lows:
"The Coronation of the Virgin."
"Los Lances," "Potrait of the Soul
pture Mantanes." "Philip IV of Spain."
The Jester." "Vulcone Forge." by
Valesquez; "Anthony and Cleopatra."
"Fragment of Ceiling." by Tiepolo;
1). scent From the Cross," by Tintor
etto: "Peace and War," by Rubens;
"Portrait of An Unknown Man." by
Reubens; "Piebot," by Ribera: "TemP
tati n and Saint Anthony." Veronese:
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LUFHRINO RESCUES
A DROWNING WOMAN
Fred V. Luehring, former director
of athletics at the Universitv of Xe-
i braska and now director at (Tie Uni
versity of Minnesota, saved the HI'?
of a woman recently when he jumped
from the deck of a steamer bound
from Duluth to Buffalo and rescued
the wcman who had fallen overheard.
Luehring is an excellent swimmer.
He has had much to do wiih publica
tion of the official swimming guide.
He coached the Nebraska aquatic art
isrs last year and developed a fine
te,:m c.f swimmers.
PAY BUT A SMALL
PART OF EXPENSE
i
J Of $280 per Capita University Cost
But 31 Per Cent is Received by Cash
Collections State Contributes 63
Per Cent and Federal Funds Make
Up the Rest.
'
' Su.denis attending the University of
Nebraska pay but a small part of the
jpense of maintaining the university.
according to figures compiled by L. E.
Gunderson, bursar of the university,
showing where university funds come
fl1 an1 wllole tllo' -
For each student attending the uni
versity there is a cost of approxi
mately $2Sti, the figures show. Of this
amount 63 per cent comes from state
funds. 31 per cent is received from
cash collections and 6 per 'cent is se-
cured from lederai niniis.
The policy at -Nebraska lias aiwa
been to. keep fees as low as is pos-
isibV. Few states have been able to
maintain their universities at such a
small c: si 10 the students as Ne
jivska. Cash collections including
money taken in by all sources, not
fees alone.
Of the total amount ol money which
is paid out by the university each year,
51 per cent goes for instruction pur-
1 poses, the figures show. Some 17 per
cent is used for the upkeep of the phy- j
sieal plant, 5 per cent is spent on j
.
riTiinntai unru y ner cent toes
"V"
LUTHERAN STUDENTS
WILL HOLD PICNIC
Lutheran students of the university
'will hold a picnic Friday evening at 6
o'clock. All those intending to attend
the picnic should call L5591 before
Friday noon. Meet on the west side
of the Temple building at 6 o'clock.
Joe Pizer, sensational second Back
er on the 1922 Cornhusker baseball
nine, is hitting the sphere at a lively
rate in the State League. In ninety
six times at bat Joe drove them out
for an average of .313. During that
time he tallied sixteen runs and an
nexed thirty hits. Pizer is a member
of the Beatrice team.
BASEBALL GAME FRIDAY
The c.:cnd series of game3 this
week in the Twil ght league will
be plsycd Friday evening. The
baseball class and Summer Nc
bias'on meet in a second battle
C the league while the Football
treck and basketball teams meet
for the rcccr.d t'ms. The Fridr.y
gams wU decide the league leader
ship. . .
MUCH INTEREST IN
"CORNHUSKER ROSE"
Popular Waltz Creates Sensation in
L ncoln Vivian Hanson Will
Tcs-gn the Cover
Interest in the contest to sole-, t the
University c.f Nebraska girl who is to
fadorn the cover of the late waltz song
-The Oornhusker Rose" has taken a
decided boom in Lincoln circles. Bal
lets hav - cir.irr-.cruwl coming in and
, heavy vote to decide the winner of
the contest is expected.
Ballots for voting were printed in
the last two issues of The Summer
Nebraskan. Extra copies of the paper
may be secured by applying to the
manager of the paper. Copies sell at
5 cents each. But two votes may be
oast by any one person. All ballots
must be signed if they are tc be
counted toward ihe winner. This is to
Insure that the voter is a student and
that not more than two votes are be
ing cast by any one person.
Any student who attended the uni
versity any time during 1922 is en
titled to vote. The ballots should be
sent to the coniest editor of the Sum
mer Nebraskan.
PROF. WEAVER ON
TRTP IN COLORADO
1KIF ISi
-J. E. Weaver, professor of ecology.
I , ... ... c : t . . .. ,1 11,
accnnniflnip i nv ms iaiuiiv tuiu .....
,
( Evan Flory. an assistant, are now h.
; Colorado on a business and pleasure
'trip.
Prof. Weaver will collect material
and data 011 the study and measure-
noni i ihp f mi-tors to which plants
are subjected in field and forest. Mr.
j Weaver has several experiments
started both in Colorado and Kansas
from which he hopes to obtain the
data. His work is in connection with
Dr. Clemens, of the Carnegie Insti-
Li. UJ vi
tut, who is preparing a book on the
r r .,!-.
study of the different factors of plant
life.
The party will visit several places
of interest in Colorado and Kansas
before returning to Lincoln. The
trip is being made by automobile.
Vespers
Vesper song service lor all .summer
school girls 7:15 Friday night in Ellen
Smith hall. Margaret Halger in
charge.
MEN ENJOY CAMP
LIFE AT SNELLING
Lettt.' Received From Nebraska R. O.
T. C Says Boys "Too Busy
to Write
Fe.- are tne reports tnai nae m
far r.;.!vc:. Trent t:ic .M.'rafM
who ire in attendance at the summer
.ir.i;. at Fort Snelling. What Hide
news that has been forth coming has
Leeu forth coming has been accom
panied by the statement that they are
tec b-.my U wvito. A letter received
last "week told of how th Nebraska
bovs were met at the train by the band
and ali ol the cmp.. They were es
corted back t.. camp in royal fashion.
Tin y we e assigned to quarters with
a gr up of the Arkansas boys and
have already struck up a pleasant
friendship. One big kick has been
registered ;:gainst the Arkansas boys
though, and that is that they are. too
'a-v. Thfv, seem.-, to be due to their
naturally sluggish atlitude.
The boys are already becoming well
,c.uainto;l with the twin cities. Minne-
japohs seems to oe u,e ... -
.hi :n. MleV are uc
many things of interest. One of tie
biggest surprises was the faci that the
shows are open on Sundya.
Following is a letter received in
Lincoln from one of the boys:
Fort Snelling, .Minn.-Nebraska stu-
dents are taking a leading part in the.
R. O. T. C. camp here at Fori Snell
Ung for college students of the Seventh
Corps area which includes the leading
schools of Arkansas. Missouri. Kansas,
'iowa, Nebraska. Minnesota and t"h
jfakcaas. Among the 50 attending
the camp are fifty-four from the Uni
versity of Nebraska and sixteen from
Creiehton university.
! The students lead a full life of
iinauy and fcildden changes. Officers
among the students are rotated regu
ilarly so that one day a man may be
atUng lieutenant and Bossing ,
comrades and the
UldlWU ,
next day, he may be nominated for
the trying- and important job of
kitchen police, provided with a "spud
peeler" and told to "hop tq it."
The camp authorities at first did
not intend to have the students get
j 4uiie such an intimate view of th.
1- 1... : lQtPi
'.lie 01 a
found necessary. The camp opened
on June 14 and with the work of or
ganizing over, the studenis are mak
ing rapid progress.
Firing on the rifle range has occu
pied most of the time to date and
1 11- I"""' "
many wno had very slight experience
. 1,,. no. 11I
are proving themselves to be good
shots. The record fiiring has not
been held yet but the results of the
preliminary shooting have proved
gratifying to the seventy officers of
the regular army who are here as in
structors for the college students.
Those students who have- had mop
experience on the rifle range are tak
ing a course in machine guns and are
stripping the gun. putting it together.
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