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Two Houra ol Recreation and Real
Entertainment i
"HEL FRED
PARKER & BABB
Versatile Artlata with Their
PHILIPPINE SEXTETTE
, In a Muaical Oddity
"BITS OF PERSONALITY"
Alice & Walter Hill & Co
In Wm. DeMllle's Comedy Skit
"POOR OLD JIM"
Twenty Minutea of Clean Fun
Pitzer & Downey
..l,ir Fnater Presenting
NORTH AND SOUTH"
Willing & Jordan
FEW PLEASANT MOMENTS"
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Comedy Pictures
BABICH Ue ORCHESTRA
HOWS AT2:30. 7,00. 8:00
HUSKERS OPEN
TRACK SEASON
(Continued from Page One.)
High Jump: Gillilan, J. Weir,
Crocker.
Poje Vault: Witte, Downie, Shaner
Wirsig, Dailey.
Shot put: Hurd, Ashburn, J. Weir,
Molzen.
Heating and lighting arrangements
for the indoor track ar ealready suit
able for the meet. Seating arrange
ments will be completed within the
next few days.
Ambitious Senior Will Shin Shoes
Two stands, at which ambitious
seniors of the University of Wash
ington will shine the shoes of all stu
dents who have the two-bit tag, will
be the center of activity on the cam
pus. Music and additional entertain
ment features will be provided on
the campus.
Cosmetics Puzzle Debaters
Are cosmetics beneficial?
The Stevens debate club of the
University of Washington will at
tempt to settle this question in a de
bate to be held tonight.
JOLLIFICATION NIGHT
Auditorium
FRIDAY NIGHT
Dance Frolic
Special
Floor Attractions
and
CONAWAY BEAVER
and hia
MERRY MUSIC MASTERS
Doors Open at 8 O'clock
Professor Reed Reviewed The School
System Of Nebraska For Listeners-In
Off?
What Is It?
MON.-TUES.-WED.
You'll regret it if you miss this great
drama of adventure and romance
THE ICE FLOOD'
A Thrilling Story With
KENNETH HARLAN
AND VIOLA DANA
"BRING HOME THE TURKEY"
A Scream With "Our Gang"
SHOWS AT I, 3, 5, 7, 9.
Prof. A. A. Reed, Director of the
University Extension Division, talked
on the University radio program of
Tuesday afternoon, on "Nebraska's
Coat of Many Colors." He explained
the school organization as first es
tablished by the territorial govern
ment and the first legislature.
"Nebraska's school system," Pro
fessor Reed stated, "has come into
being in part as an inheritance, and
in part by process of evolution. The
idea of the public elementary school
was inherited, some others were part
ly inherited and developed. There is
no known form of school organiza
tion that has not at some time been
tried in Nebraska. We have been a
veritable experimental laboratory of
educational organization and should
have the best now.
Professor Reed went on, "The first
territorial legislature in 1855 natur
ally adopted the district form of
school organization. It was the sys
tem with which the settlers were best
acquainted and it has proved to be
the most workable type for frontier
life.
"However, territorial Nebraska
within three years adopted the town
ship system of organization, the
most modern form known, which was
worked out in details that challenges
the admiration of every student of
educational administration of today.
This unusual change has been some
what exp'uined by the careful re
search of Richard S. Sherman, a
graduate student in education in the
University of Nebraska.
"The district system grew up in
New England where compulsory edu
cation was first put into effect. At
first the church and home, then the
towns, and finally the state was re
sponsible for the education of the
children. After experiences with
many different forms, Massachusetts
established the district form. This
form however was carried to ex
tremes and in 1882 was replaced by
the town unit type.
"By 1855 Nebraska followed the
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example of New England and similar
experiences in other frontier states
and established the district system.
At this time public lands held for the
use of schools were being given to
the state for the use of all the schools
of the state, supplanting the older
system of giving so much land for
each school. In 1858, the Nebraska
state legislature changed to the town
ship form of school organization and
distributed the lands to the individ
ual township. It is only lately that we
have been able to assign a reason for
this extraordinary change.
"This sudden law of Nebraska is a
close copy of a law soon adopted by
Iowa and prepared by Horace Mann,
then president of Antioch College.
The influence of Mann, the example
of the neighboring state of Iowa, and
some local enthusiasm was the mov
ing reason for the change, so inex
plicable otherwise.
"This system was ideal in many re
spects. It did not interfere with the
existing districts, except to make
them sub-districts of the township.
In all essential features, the local
control was to be exercised as for
merly. The annual meeting was re
tained, for electing officers and for
other purposes of advice and control
as in the present annual meeting. A
biard of directors was elected for
three years, as at present, except
that the directors themselves elected
their clerk, who served as a member
of the township board. Formerly the
election was held annually. The local
directors elected the teacher and
managed and controlled the sub-districts
according to regulations pre
scribed by the township board, ex
cept that contracts had to be repor
ted to the township board, which be
came responsible for their execution.
The township board was the admin
istrative body of the school corpora
tion, and controlled the property. It
had power to appoint and pay a man
ager of schools. It also controlled the
central, or high school, when such
was established and the levy ap
proved by vote of the entire town
ship. The township board had the
right to adjust sub-district lines so
as to meet the needs of the situation
arising. Taxes were to be uniform
over the township, and were to be
apportioned to the sub-districts ac
cording to census. No sub-district
was to contain fewer than ten child
ren of school age, 'except in cases
where, in the opinion of the Board,
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ORCHESTRA
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twice daily at 2:30 and 8:30
P C Wren's baffling romance
of' the Sahara. Hard live.,
quick deaths, undying love
"Beau
Geste"
with
RONALD COLMAN
(by arrangement with Samuel
' Goldwyn)
A Herbert Brenon Production
fisa
Ralph ForbTs Noran Trevor
P William Po'll
Victor McLailea
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it is necessary to reduce the number.'
City schools could be separate if they
so desired.
"The features in which this plan
differed from the district system
were; (1) uniform taxation in the
township; (2) easy Adjustment of
district lines so as to suit better the
needs of the children; (3) the tax
for support of the teachers levied
without a vote of the district, but
other taxes requiring authorization;
(4) the property held by the central
board, but controlled in the main by
the local bourd; (5) contracts filed
with the central board; (6) provision
for a central graded or high school
for the entire township.
"It is evident that the lack of con
formity of township lines with areas
of settlement, with the necessary ad
justment of the income form school
land so as to apportion it to the
township in which located, was a
source of trouble, though this must
have been more in anticipation than
in fact, since there was little income
to apportion at that period. At any
rate, an attempt was made in 1860
to make the school district lines fol
low more nearly settlement condi
tions by changing the law so as to
make the school township conform
with the civil, or voting, township.
This latter would follow settlement
conditions. A plan was worked out to
apportion income from school lands
to the township to which it belonged.
"When the Enabling Act was
drafted, for the change to statehood,
it provided for giving the school land
to the state, without regard to town
ship, as was true with Michigan and
nearly all states admitted from that
time. At the first session of the state
legislature, the state went back to its
first love, and brought in the district
system in main features as found
today. This is not strange, since that
plan is better adapted to frontier
conditions. However, there have been
from almost the beginning of state
hood attempts to modify it and to
correct certain serious faults which
arc in evidence. These changes, ac
tual and attempted, will be discussed
next week."
University of Wisconsin Instructs
Nearly Half Million Individuals
Get out in the open! After
noons or evenings rent a new
car to drive as your own.
Costs less than the theatre.
You can go anywhere, any
time, in open or closed cars.
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Founders Day Kept At
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 8. Found
ers day, February 7, was observed at
Creighton University with the annual
solemn memorial mass for Edward
Creighton and Count John Creighton,
founders of the institution. The Rev,
Wm. J. Grace, S. J., president, will
sing the solemn requiem mass in St.
John's church.
The Rev. Joseph Ostdiek, superin
tendent of Catholic schools for the
diocese of Omaha, gave the sermon
at the mass. Father Ostdiek is a grad
uate of the Arts College in 1917
and is now doing graduate work at
the University.
Grand Total Includes Over Thirty
Thousand Persons Who Are
Aided Through Extension De
partment! 8,220 Resident Stu
dents. More individuals are now receiv
ing instruction from the University
of Wisconsin than from any other
university or college of the United
States. I
Including 32,130 extension stu
dents, and 8,220 full time resident
students, the Badger state university
thia year has a "super-grand total"
enrollment of 40,450, well in ad
vance of the similar total of 37,734
full time, part time, and extension
students of Columbia university.
New York City, given, along with
statistics on registration of the larger
United States universities in the cur
rent number of "School and Society."
The Wisconsin extension enroll
ment is more than twice as large as
the registration of 14,321 extension
students in the University of Califor
nia which ranks second. No other
universities have more than 10,000
extension students. Wisconsin ranks
ninth in the number of full time reg
ular students. The University of Cal
ifornia leads in full time student
registration with 17,101.
The summer session of Wisconsin
in 1920 was the fourth largest in the
country. Its 5,060 students compare
with 13,219 at Columbia, 10,663 at
California, and 6,532 at Chicago.
Resident students of Wisconsin
lean toward, the general course more
than do those of most other univer
sities, the "School and Society" sta
tistical compilation indicates. The
6,164 students in liberal arts at the
Badger institution "constitute the sec
ond largest enrollment in such col
leges or departments. California
leads with 9,309 liberal arts students.
The Wisconsin student body also
is differentiated from others by the
large proportion of women. Again it
is second only to California in this
respect with 2,660 as compared with
the Golden State university's 5,458
women undergraduates. It may be
surmised, although exact figures are
not given, that Wisconsin .1 women
enrollment ts the largest on any one
campus, it.ce the California figures
are for both the Berkeley and the
Los Ange'es :'S.'uthcm Brunch) stu
dent bodies. The Wisconsin enroll
ment of wtr.:e.a is larger than the
student body of any of the exclusive
ly women's colleges except Hunter.
Wisconsin's 338 journalism stu
dents are more than those in any
other university. Missouri ranks sec
ond with 253.
Wisconsin leads all other universi
ties in the number of music students
with 243. Northwestern, with 232, is
second.
The enrollment increase in the full
time student body at Wisconsin 6
per cent is well above the average
increase in the 25 largest universi
ties of the country, which show this
year an average increase of 4 per
cent over 1925, according to the sta
tistical report.
Wisconsin ranks twelfth among
United States universities in size of
faculty, although it is ninth in size
of resident enrollment and first in
extension enrollment. The teaching
staff numbers 555 and the adminis
trative faculty in the country with
2,132 teachers and 67 administrative
officers.
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LINCOLN. NEB,
Phipps Elected Editor
Of Creighton Weekly
For Ensuing Semester
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 8 Robert G.
Phipps of Seward, has been appoin
ted editor-in-chief of The Creighton
inn, student weekly newspaper, by
the board of Governors of the
Creighton Students newspaper, by
the board of Governors of the
Creighton Students Union. The ap
pointment is made in line with an es
tablished precedent of changing the
heads of the publications nt the mid
year to insure an experienced staff
at the opening of the school year in
the Fall.
Phipps, who is a Junior in the Col
lege of Arts and Sciences, will suc
ceed Paul J. Cash who has been serv
ing his second term in the capacity
as editor-in-chief of the weekly.
The new editor came to Creighton
from Trinity College, Sioux City,
Iowa, where he took his first year of
college work. He has gained consid
erable experience on newspapers
owned and edited by his father at
Chadron, Nebr., and Gordon, Nebr.,
and while the latter was publicity
director at Fort Sill Oklahoma, dur
ing the World War.
Hardy Smith
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The Criterion Theater, in New
York, continues to maintain its
statue as the Champion long-run
house for Paramount pictures, with
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'Beau Ueste , wnicn neroerc uren-
Twooontorl there on Mondav nitrht
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August 25th, and where it is sur
passing the success of "The Covered
Wagon and "Ten commandments,
; tinniroii fnr Lincoln at the Ornheum
Thootoi. fnr nna week beeinnine
Monday night, February 7, and play
ing twice daily thereafter.
Hoar" was tiroducfeJ on an
elaborate scale on the Arizona des
ert and at the Lasky Studio in Cali
fornia. It was cut and titled under
the supervision of William Le Baron,
associate producer at Paramount'
Long Island Studio.
Bv arrangement with Samuel
Goldwyn, Ronald Colman plays the
title role of "Beau Geste". Ihe as
sociate players are Neil Hamilton,
Ralph Forbes, Noah Beery, Alice
Joyce, Mary Brian, Norman Trevor,
William Powell, George Rigas, Ber
nard Siegel, Victor McLaglan, Don
ald Stuart and Paul McAllister.
As everv reader of nevels and lit
erary reviews knows, "Beau Geste"
is an advelTture story by Major Per
cival C. Wren, whose tremendous
success has led him to carry on the
adventures of Major de Beaujolais in
"Beau Sabreur" a new novel just
published. Musical presentation by
Hugo Riesenfeld, furnished by the
company's traveling symphony or
chestra. Adv.
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