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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN WHITE Transportation Company Operating Two Bus Lines Lincoln to Omaha Mornings, 8 and 11 A. M. Afternoons, 2 and 5 P. M. Fare 1.75 Buses Leaving Omaha to Lincoln At Same Time Lincoln to York Fare 1.50 7 A. M. and 2 P. M. York to Lincoln 9:30 A. M. and 5 P. M. Tassengers protected by Insurance. For Further Information Call White Transportation Depot. 117 No. 9'th B2595 Excellent Food Snappy Service Fair Prices The DAIRY LUNCH 1238 "0" a ALL THIS WEEK Florence Vidor in "SKIN DEEP" Classic Star Wins New Hon ors in Startling Picture of Thrills and Laughs. Rialto Syhpmony Players. SHOWS START AT 1, 3, 6, 7, 9 COLONIAL ALL THIS Week William Farnum in MOONSHINE VALLEY COLONIAL WEEKLY SHOWS STATS AT 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. ALL THIS WEEK HAROLD LLOYD in DR. JACK See the comedy that is rock ing the world from the North Pole to the South. SHOWS START AT 1, 3, 6, 7, 9. WHERE EVERYBODY G0E3 THUR3. FBL SAT. - Liberty News Weekly A Visualired News Weekly "THE HEAD HUNTERS OF THE SOUTH SEAS" Last Chapter O'MALLEY & MAXFIELD "15 Minutes id Melody Land" CAL DEAN & GIRLS A Miniature Magical Comedy SIGNOR FRISCOE The Popular Phonograph Artist' EDWARD J. LAMBERT Assisted by Miss Minnie Fish in "Youth and Beauty" Corradini's Animals The Fastest Circus Act in Vaoderille Bablck and the Orchestra Shows Start at 2:30, 7:00, 9.00. Mats 25c Nite 40c Gal 15c 5SrBy ill -,in:i NEBRASKA IS FIRST T FOE OF Wrestlers from Sunflower State Are Inexperienced Stauf fer Is Captain. Jayhnwker mat men will meet their first too In the Cornhiiskers Friday night, in the Armory, after the Kun sns Aggie-Nebraska basketball game. Coach (5. n. Patrick's men are In experienced, only two having been in intercolleginte bouts. The Kansas team is strongest Ik the light weights. The two veterans, Stauffer, 115, and Hume, 135, tire ex pected to put up the best matches, although the boys from Kansas may run in a dark horse In the heavier classes. The rest of the material i.s green, and its strength will not be I known until the squad meets the I Husker grapplers in the Armory Fri day. This is really the first year for the Kansas school in the wrestling game. They booked only three small matches last year, and lost all of them. Stauffer has been appointed cap tain for the Lincoln trip. The squad will elect a captain after the match. "This is the first meet of the sea son for Kansas," states Coach G. B. Patrick, "the team has not been tried yet, so that we can only say that Kansas is putting out the best she has and that every man will be in there fighting all the time." The matches Friday night are: 115-pound Stauffer, Kansas; Probst, Nebraska. 125-pound Archer, Kansas; Kel logg, Nebraska. 135-pound Hume, Kansas; Isaac son, Nebraska. 145-pound Pereault, Kansas; Pick well, Nebraska. '158-pound Riedel, Kansas; Reed Nebraska. 175-pound Sprong, Kansas; Trout man, Nebraska. Heavyweight Haley, Kansas; Ren ner, Nebraska. While the registration in nearly ev fry other engineering school in the country has decreased this year, at the University of Nebraska College of Engineering, it has increased, reports Dean O. J. Ferguson. The total this semester is 595 twelve more than a year ago. The '22 graduating class vill be the largest in the history of the college. J. B. Dempster, '02 (mechanic arts), now in the department of physics at the University cf Iowa, has computed mathematical calculations as a basis for a design of a particular shaped plate or variable condenser for radio outfits. ORPHEUM Mon. Feb. 19 ONE NIGHT ONLY Seats Now Selling Fast "Nothing half so good since Irene" By the game producer, more real song hits than any show in a gen eration. This is without question one of the best and most unusual musical plays with a perfect cast that has appeared at the Orpheum and I personally guarantee that you will be delighted with this attraction. L, M. CARMAN, Mgr. PRICES Entire Lower FUxr $2.50 Balcony first 3 rows $2.00; next 4 rows, $1.50; balance 75c; plus tax. SAY These cruel, chilly winds are high time to be meditating about the beautiful spring days that are coming. Picture yourself without that heavy cum bersome winter coat, enjoying the fresh, balmy spring weather adorned in a new crisp Spring Wrap. Thats the dream of all nature lovers and also girls of careful dress. Daily-careful shoppers are preparing for these needs by buyiing our Spring Sport Coats at 15.00. The materials in these are wonderfully durable and the styles exquisite. Your account is always welcome on a convenient payment basis. Thats only one of our courtesies. STORY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NE BRASKA 62 YEARS AGO (Continued from rage iy and moral science; A. IT. Manley, pro fessor of ancient languages and lig ature; Henry E. Hitchcock, A. M.. professor of mathematics; 0. C. Dake, professor of rhetoric and Eng lish literature; Samuel Aughey, A. M.. iv feasor of chemistry and natural science; George E. Church, A. M principal of the Latin school; S. R. Thompson, professor In the, depart ment of agriculture. The first duty of the professor of agriculture is 6ald to have been to plant trees and to arrange walks on the campus. "" The First Students. The first students to attend the University' were, freshmen, Frank Hurd, Tecumseh; Uriah M. Mallck, Camden; H. Kanaga Metcalf, Rock Creek; W. H. Sheldon, Percival, la.; Mary W. Sessions, Lincoln; sopho mores, Wallace M. Stephens, Nebras ka City; William H. Snell, Lincoln; Junior, J. Stuart Dalth, East Roches ter, Ohio. Mr. Dales and Mr. Snell were the first students to receive de grees. They were the only members of the class of 1S73, the first to be graduated from the University, Just fifty years ago next June. Mr. Pales lives in Lincoln, and Mr. Snell at Ta comat Wash. In addition to the regular students names, there were twelve irregular students and 110 students in the pre paratory school. maklnc a total of 130 students in attendance during the first year. Today, there are regis tered in all colleges and departments, of the University, nearly 8,000 stu dents. The class of 1923 will contain close to 800 graduates, 400 times as many as received degrees fifty years ago. WThen Lincoln was a mere village, when Nebraska was not much more than a prairie, plans for construction of the first building of what was, in the next fifty years, to develop into one of the largest and finest institu tions of higher learning in the United States were begun. Through an act passed in the legislature "providing for the sale of unused lots and blocks cn the town site of Lincoln and for the erection of a State University and Agricultural College," the first build ng v. as to be erected at a cost not to exceed $100,000. On June 5, 1869, the first of the sale of lots was begun. The first day saw 105 lots sold. On June 17, R. D. Silver arrived in Lincoln and immediately started a plant to manufasture brick for use in the new University hall. The capacity of the plant was to be about 12,000 bricks per day. Plans of J. M. McBird of Logansport, Ind., were accepted for the new building and on August 14. The Commonwealth contained an ed itorial description of the plans for th new building, classing the architecture as Franco-Italian. The same issue ot the paper announced that work on the excavation for the basement ot the building had been completed. Contract Is Let. Contract for the erection of Uni versity hall was let on August IS to Silver & Son for the sum of $128,480, and was the starting point for a ser ies of troublous events which foi lowed the University for years. Prac tically all of the state press ques tioned the wisdom of letting a con tract for $28,000 more than the ap propriation. The State Journal de fended the action of )the contract board, however, and on September 23 the cornerstone for the first build ing on the University campus was .a.d. The board of regents, after a visit to the building and an inspection of it, declareVjtheir approval of the plans of construction on January 6, 1871. Time was not allowed for a for mal opening of the building before a not going to last forever. Its am cry was raised that it was insecure. Three professional architects were employed to inspect the building thor oughly and their report, made June 23, 1871, pronouueed the structure safe for the present and probably foi years to come. They recommended a few repairs which would not cost much. The repairs were made, and University hall opened to students foi the first time on September 6. About ninety students were present. Rumors Continue. Rumors of insecurity of the build ing continued and on March 18, 1873. the regents called a special meeting to consider further repairs. Acting on a report of another set of archi tects, a new foundation was ordered laid under the chapel. As the walls f the old foundation were torn out, they were to be examined by an ar chitect under the direction of the at torney general, J. R. Webster. Mr. Webster reported that the foundation had not been according to speclfica tions. In his report on June 26, 1877. Chancellor E. B. Fairfield again called the attention of the board to the con dition of the building. The matter was again taken up and four archl tects employed, on the strength of whose report the .regents resolved June 6, 1877, to tear down the build ing and erect a new one at a cost of $60,000, of which amount Lincoln was to raise $40,000. Work on tearing down the old build ing and erecting the new was to com mence as soon as the $60,000 were raised. Citizens of Lincoln, however, did not agree. They sent, to Chicago and Dubuque for architects who ex amined the building and pronounced it easily repaired. Lincoln Pays the Bill. On August 15, a committee of Lin coln citizens met with the board of re gents and a new foundation with some other-repairs was ordered for the building. The biH, $6,012, was tt&id by Lincoln. Attempts to secur. an appropriation to reimburse the ciiy have failed. Repairs to the roof amounting to $1,625 were made at the same time. Leaks still developed -in the roof, however, until in 1883 a slate roof was put on. As a climax to the long years ot agitation over the security of the Uni versity's first building, a committee from Nebraska City presented a bid for the re-location ot the University there Just after the consideration to tear down the building was reached. It was nothing more than a scare, ana proved to be the last one. Since that time several thousand dollars havt been spent in replacing the innei foundation walls and in other neces sary repairs. - Hanover, N. H. High scholarship rtirM not to hp a bar to col'ppf frat ernity membership, In the opinion of K. Gordon B 11. dean cf freshmen ai Dartmouth college. I Drugs Candies Sundries Sodas Cigars Our prices are right BUTLER DRUG CO. The Students' Store 13210 Rll 8.1 Hardy Smith's Barber Shop - 116 N. 13th St. DID YOU KNOW? That through our jobbing of Text Books with the differ ent Colleges and Universities that in the course of a year we have at some time on hand almost every book that is used at these different schools? See Our Stock for Reference Books! 0 Facing Campus Eft "In order to keep young," he has written in a letter to The Dartmouth, the college daily newspaper, "I have ridden a hobby tor several academic years, and I have exhibited it on every possible occasion to admiring but non-purchasing fraternity groups. This hobby is the thesis that in con sidering possible fraternity material, high scholarship should be considered an 'activity.' In other words, It Is a plea to place high scholarship on the same plane with sweeping gymnasia, handling grounders or singing di vinely. "At present It a man possesses suf ficient fat to float far, or suitable an cestors to allow him to lug a lucky leg belore footlights, he is immediately up for fraternity consideration; but f by the middle of his first semester he is known to be possesed of ex Miimiiiiiiiui iiioiitiiiiiiioiiii loiiiMiiiiiic iniiioii The Peak Load As this issue of the Daily Nebraskan goes to press the Kline Publishing Com- j pany is successfully carrying the heaviest line 'of contracts ever undertaken by a 1 publishing house in Nebraska. I The daily records of the house and j senate as well as the heavy grist of bills introduced into both houses are being de- livered on schedule time. In the matter of the bills, two weeks has been clipped from the production records of previous legislative sessions. I During all this time the usual volume of j business has been handled for the regu- j lar customers of the Kline Publishing j Company. j j Two factors enter into the making of j this unrivaled record: J j 1. The Industrial Organization of the Kline Publishing company is without an equal in the printing trades. 2. From a mechanical standpoint, the equipment is adequate for turning 1 out ALL THE JOBS UNDER ONE ROOF. J LET j I The Kline Publishing Co. j HANDLE YOUR j j BIG PRINTING CONTRACTS. 5 , niiwiiiiiiirjiiiiiiiiMiHiiimiiiiioiiii itiiMiiiiiiiini!iiiiii.iuciMiiii!iiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiMiM!i:i!!i:::!i!Mi:i!iit3:Mi!ii!i!iit:niiiiiiiiiit. A PLEASANT at YOUR HI A Photo by Dole The E. a BOOK ceptionally large mental capacity he Is apt to be avoided without investi gation. "These boys who show markedly high scholarship early in their course are almost invariably shy and retir ing. They lack exactly what frater nities can give them, and herein Hen one of the finest oportunltles that our fraternities have. When warmeu by social contacts their associates soon wonder how they could nave been considered 'glooms' by those who did not know them." Dean Roscoe Pound, Ph. D. "97, of the Harvard Law School, is author of Interpretations of Legal Histrry", which has Just Ijeen issued by the University of Cambridge, England. a; HiinaiuniuiiniiiiiiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniHiii REMEMBRANCE all times PHOTOGRAPII- Student's Preferred Shop 5- LONG, Prop. ij 11 hJmIIj