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About The Nebraskan. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1892-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1893)
.tii 'iTrrrrmnii i ii i i CTgwntwn tTij " T- r-7 a- r- ttttsvi.. - I i 1 02 THE EBRASKAN Is i. University, to be used in the World's Fair exhibit. The Misses Myers of last year's '95 were renewing acquaintances last week. The only thing lacking was Summers, '95, to complete the trio. There will be one or two changes in the Agricultural department in July, consequent upon the retirement of Dr. Billings and Pro fessor F. W. Taylor. Miss Elizabeth Wilder of Topcka visited her sisters, Anne and Kate Wilder last week. Miss Wilder has charge of the Latin department in the Topeka High School. The chorus is practicing the cantata, "Tonggerburg", by Rheinbergcr, for the commencement concert. They are also pre paring an anthem for the address to the sen iors. Last Wednesday evening . instead of or chestra rehearsal, a reception was given to the members of the orchestra by Mr. and Mrs. Menzendorf at their home on Twelfth street. The Chemical and Botanical departments are doing work on wheat, which will appear in Bulletin No. 30. Dr. Billings has No. 31 nearly completed and it will soon go to the printer. A recital was given Friday night at Ash land by Mr. Menzendorf's class in music. Mr. Lehmer and others assisted. Mr. Men zendorf has been teaching there for the past three years. A. W. Wigglesworth, graduate this year from Cornell Universitr, comes soon to take a course in Analytical Sugar Chemistry as applied to factory control, under Prof. Nicholson. Mr. George B. Frankforter, '88, who has just finished with great credit a three year's course in chemistry at the University of Berlin, Germany, will take Prof. Lyon's place during his absence. Mr. T. L. Lyon, instructor in Agricultural Chemistry, has been granted leave of ab sence, and will sail about June 1st for Europe. He will spend a year in the laboratories at Halle and Gottingcn, Germany. The Chemical Department is making care ful preparation for the experimental work in the sugar beet industry for the coming season. During the vacation just passed, over three hundred fifty beet analysis were made. James McCrosky '91 spent a couple of days visiting friends at the University. He is now employed as an expert by the Wcst inghouse Electric Company, at Pittsburg. He will have charge of that company's ex hibit at the World's Fair. The base ball manager has received fa vorable replies from K. U. and Baker Col lege in regard to the base ball trip south. Washburn college is yet to be heard (rom, and if the reply is favorable, the team will make the much talkcd-of trip. Professor G. W. Buflrun of the University of Wyoming, at Laramie City, was a guest of Professor Ingcrsoll while looking over our University and its work. Professor Buffrun was enroute to Chicago to install and care for the exhibit of his own state at the World's Fair. W. L. Stockton, 92, has been appointed superintendent of the Evansville Street Rail way Company of Evansville, Ind., to succeed F. G. Daniels who leaves for New Haven to construct a road there. This certainly speaks well for the department of Electrical Engin eering. The following, clipped from "The Sugar Cane", published in Manchester, England, certainly shows the recognition which the work of the Nebraska State University re ceives .'ibroad : "We notice that the Nebraska Sugar school, in connection with the State Univer sity at Lincoln, (Neb., U. S. A.) commenced its second session on the 27th of January. The success of last year's proceedings has encouraged the managers to include instruc tion in all the most important operations connected with the beet sugar industry. ?Jlc.rc. arc " cJlargcsfor admission or tuition. This is somewhat ahead of anything we have yet arrived at." I .