Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NEBRASKAN.
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Vol.. V. No. ig
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FEB. 19. .807.
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CHARTER DAY FESTIVITIES
The WI10I0 University Enjoys tho
Gnln Occasion.
FRANKLIN GARTER'S SPEECH
Tni. FVmivHIi'H Worn tho Most llrllllnnt
ninl Lnjoyublo of any ovor Ilofoia
lbid-Dotnlls of tliu Exhibits
mil tlio Exorolsos.
fhnri.'i lny has cmnn mid gone, miiiI
in.1 In 11 welcomed by onthuslnstlo
crowds .mil ynrdn of Hiurlil anil eronni.
Tho 1 - rclses began on Monday night
with a ii.itlon given to tlio members of
the lcKlKlulnro In tlio art rooniH of tho II
trnry building. Every year tlio IntoruHl
IntheunlMTHlty grows, anil Judging from
the crowds which thronged through tho
rooms on Monday night, a very fair rop
rttcntntlon of Lincoln's population was
piMMit. Tlio crush fr a whllo wan sllght
ly uiir''!inant lint two cadets kept very
food onl.r The famous Copley prints
were mui'h admired and tho woik of tho
rt nlml.iits caino In for a vory fan chare
of praise After tho rvooptlon, tliu inten
tion of tin- guests wbh turned toward tho
imoi mil tho vnrloiiH wonders mado
manifest by tho oloctrlonl oxhlhtt.
THE ELECTRICAL EXHIBIT.'
Tlio crowd that thronged UirouRh tho
armory Monday evening tcstlllcd to tho
Interest awakened by tho nnnouncomcnl
otthoKlcctrlenl engineers' display, which
excelled all provlons exhibits In tho num
ber of exhibits and mannur of presenta
tion. Tin.- search light which with tho
dectrlcal sign wcro tried this year for
Oie first time, wcro especially successful.
The former illumined tho scenery at a
distance of a mllo with rays which seemed
like sun light.
Fourteen different words, continually
changing by means of switches furnished
a pleasing variation (torn tho usual llxcd
5 devices In signs.
On tlio armory tho Hag consisting of
red white and bluo lumps on a background
of tlio stars and stripes was very attrac
tle Passing down ono side, tho visitors saw
calcium cm bide mado In tho electric fur
nace, placed in a generator and turned
Into acetylene Kits which gave forth a
brilliant light.
Iron was welded in various ways la tho
electric wilding machlnu, a groat 1m-prou-meni
on iho primitive method.
The alternating current experiments at
tracted iniidi attention; such things as a
lamp burning In a Jar of water with no
outside connections, and water boiling on
a wooden table seemed llko muglo till ex
plained by the Induction apparatus under
the table.
The i-Uiitu magnet held up a largo plat
form upon which from llfteen to twenty
Pople stonil, and supported their weight
till the inn. at was bsoken when tho load
fell, Tlilh w.is a forcible reminded of tho
power stur.-d up In an electric current.
A inodd lighting stntlon was shown,
consisting t a steam engine running a
dynamo wlmii kt.pt a number of lamps
flowing.
An illu!u it ton of tho Nlnijra Falls plant
In opti.itlon showing tlio water mo
tor, the (i)nunio, tho overland lino and
tie transformers for raising tho current
t0 9 high poti'iitlal for transmission.
Tho wan r pall forgo furnished much
'"tertainin, nt, as fow porsons had ovor
Iron niiuie red hot by plunging It
tolo a bui u, t of wator.
,n a d.11 Uiaed room were shown some
kautlful v.uuuin tuhos, bosldos a novel
1 recent x.my illusion.
To rnuk.- 11 iiuing closo to tho display
lh vlaitoi was shown through tho lab
oratory containing tho electrical equip
ment of the university. Hero woro por
'ormeil some experiments with tho threo
phaso motor, and rotary Hold magnet,
Wch attracted much attention.
from numerous comments it Is to bo
8ed that no one was disappointed, but
tot the cntiro oxhlblt was pronounced
1 Rrand success.
THE GYMNASIUM EXHIBIT.
Tn exhibit by tho young women In t.o
"innslum was ono that was highly on-
,oyed bV tho legislators. Most of thorn
tod heard of tho physical training of tho
jUnf women, but fow had scon anything
'l the kind. Tiro exhibition was opened
y wand drill that was executed with
Precision, and dextorlty by a largo class.
lef this enmo a gamo of basket ball
Ich has becomo so popular In gym clr-
tto tll'S year' Tmo K111"0 wa8 at a11
es close and Interesting, and It abound
ed In oxoltlng plays anil ulovor Individ.
wui'k, -ino giimo resulted In a victory
for tho afternoon division, by u sooro of
I to 2. Tho oxiilhlllon closed with a beau
bag rnoo, ifflur which tho oadols marohod
In for tholr urnis.
t'UI'J MILITARY EXHIBIT.
A llttlo boforo a o'oloek, whllo tho young
women's gymnasium exhibition was still
In progioss, tho scoros of cadets on tho
outside pushed tholr way Into the atiuory
In splto of tlio horolo efforts of Dr. Clark
to keep them out, and secured tholr arms
and iMtilpmiiits. They were then ordered
to fall In on tiro campus. While the bat
talion was forming, tho artillery detach
ment Hlatloned nn the south side of tho
drill ground, ilred seventeen ohargos, tho
oillclnl salute to tho gowmor of tho state,
As soon as tho fornmflon of tin battalion
was completed, arms woro presented to
the chancellor, and the color guards woro
ordered formward to recclvo from him a
beautiful battalion banner of scarlet and
cream silk fringed with gold, This ban
ner Is to bo carried with "Old Glory" In
all battalion formations hereafter. When
tho bnnd censed playing tho "Slur Spang
kd llanuer" the battalion was presented
to tlovernor lloleomb. Column of com
panl) s was then formed, tho order "Past
ro'vluy" given, and as tho companies
moved past tho reviewing otllcers, llrst In
quick time, then In double time, they pre
sented a sight long to bo remembered by
many of the r,000 spectators tnnt thronged
the drill grounu.
Tho medal winners of tho competitive
drills held last year were then ordered to
tho front to recclvo tholr trophies from
the hands of tho governor. In conclud
ing his short but fitting speech, tho gov
ernor said "I have no doubt there aro
others In this Institution who am dosorv
Ing of marks of distinction, but at this
tlmo you havo proven yourselves worthy
of this honor. Now If you will step for
ward as your names nro called I will tako
great pleasuro In presenting to you tho
m'ednls which you haVo so nobly won.
Those to recclvo tho honors wcro: Her
bert Hengan, gold mcdnl, Infantry;
Charles Weeks, gold medal, artillery; C.
H.Robblns, gold medal, cavalry; and Mor
ris Hyde, silver mcdnl, Infantry.
Soon after tho conclusion of tho battal
ion ceremonies, tho I'ershlng ltltles ap
peared upon tho grounds and proceeded
to give an oxhlbltlon drill. Mowmoiits
In the manual were llrst executed, and the
precision with which they woro done wn.s
remarkable, considering the high wind
Hint was blowlg at tho tlmo. Tho march
ing movements that followed, Illustrated
how carefully the company has been
trained under the leadership of Captain
Schwarz. Tho drill In tho extended order
and battlo formation was oven more In
teresting, and the volley llrlng was dono
with miuh oxaetness that It sounded llko
it single shot. Tho scone began to as
sumo more of the nppoarnne of a battlo
when the artillery detachment opened lire
on tho skirmishes, who advanced and ro
treated several times, after which, with a
Until chargo and loud shouts of victory
thoy swooped down upon tho artlllory
men anil routed them complotoly. Thoy
again retreated, and facing tho west ex
eoutcd sovornl manoovros of tho llrlng
lino. At this tlmo a most unfortunate
nnd doplorable accident occurred. A wo
man, Mrs. I,nvvson by name, was passing
along Just outside tho foneo with her
daughter. Not until then did tho girl dis
cover thnt thoy woro In front of tho lino
of Wiles, and Just ns hor mother turned
toward them, tho volley was llred. A
wad from ono of the plocos struck the
woman In tho eye, and tho effect was so
serious that tho eye had to bo takon out
somo hours later.
When Chancellor MnclA'nn hoard of
tho accident, ho started an Investigation,
boforo tho bonrd of regonts. It appeared
that nobody was to blamo, but that It
was ono of thoso peculiar accidents which
happen onco In a thousand times. It Is
supposed that tho wad of porallno whloh
Is supposed to lly Into a vapor, hardened
on account of an oxccsslvo amount In tho
cartridge. Consequently Instead of bolng
harmless at a dlstanco of twenty feet, It
proved to havo much forco at a dlstanco
of sixty foot.
PRESIDENT CARTER'S SPEECH.
Tho Xjanslng theatro was crowded Tues
day ovnelng with an audience composed
chiefly of students and friends of tho uni
versity to listen to tho address of Pres
ident Franklin Carter of Williams col
lege. This address closed tho exorcises of
charter-day. Tho stage and boxes woro
vory prettily decorated In scarlet and
cream. The enthusiastic studont and his
college yell wero very much In ovldenco,
especially In tho gallery where tho old
iiiilVPi'Hlly yell mid nHo Inwornl other ni.
provlsail for the omMijdon, wen. givon
lustily. On the stngf woro: dovonior
irolmiinh, Uoiiuimiit-jrovprnnr Unnis,
tho iiioinborH of iho loRlnmtiire, m,, Mll0
otlhwrs, Clmneellor Mnqinn nnd family
besides mioh inoinborrt df tho senior cIiism
ns woro bold enough to rnoo the publlo
gaze.
Tliu oxorol o wero opdnod by a select Ion
fiom tho in iveiKlty nrqhratrn which was
vigorously .nooiod. PNyer was thou of.
fared by l.leiitonanNtovornor I Ian la.
Tho glee club thou tailored a selection
which mado a big hit 4ml tho ,nys wro
forced to respond iwicd to a encore.
Chancellor Muel.eniij followed with n
brief address. Ho said the university of
Nebraska was now ki
country nnd theio w
own nil over the
e present ut tho
ohurtor-day exerolscil
representatives
from many of our slsur universities. Ho
had also ivcolvod congratulations from
many colleges nnd persons among them
n greeting from ox-Rejront Victor Roso
wator. The chancellor announced thai
the board of regents hud received a check
for u sum of money by which the univer
sity geological expenditures might bo car
ried on. Tho donor ?ns so excessively
modest that his name was not given by
the chancellor. Ho further slated that
the regents decided that on account of
Immense growth of the university, here
after there shall. bo tw6 graduation exor
cises each year and degrees will bo con
ferred at charter-day as well as at tho
end of the year. Tho chancellor empha
sized tho fact that we havo ceased to
make a effort to obtain numbers In the
university. While thankful for numbers
we want to be best ns woll ns biggest.
Tho university of Nebraska now rnnks
thltteenth In number ninong tho univer
sities of the United States and fourth
among the state universities. Almost
ovory brnnch of learning Is now taught
In tho university nnd tho highest ad
vanced work Is bound together with tho
most practical work, ,Thc chancellor
spoko In glowing terms of Williams col
lego and Its graduates. Ho then Intro
duced thb speaker of tho evening who was
greeted with a storm of npplause.
Tho theme of President Carter's ad
dress was "Somo Thoughts on University
Training." He said In part:
The American people havo a diwp Inter
est In education and both tho mind and
heart of tho nation aro given to the proper
education of tho youth of our land. Thoro
has been no more heroic dovotlon to edu
cation than that seen In thb rising univer
sities of tho western states. Sacrifices
and bitter dlappelntments have been
borne in these Institutions. Rivalry and
Jealousy havo been added to thoso bur
dens, but In tho northwestern states, n
high Ideal has been . pursued such as
would cause the admiration of ovory Am
erican citizen.
It is these very states which must bo
como the bulwnrk of our liberty and hero
tho future of the ropubllo will be deter
mined. Wo In tho cast know tho obstacles which
your university has had to overcomo and
our admiration for It conies not only from
kinship, but from respect. On this heyday
in tho history of your university, It mny
not bo amiss If I present to you a few
thoughts arising from this occasion.
A university Is not a spontaneous
growth. It hns been fostered by a feel
ing that the acquisition of learning was
of grentost Importance. Wo llnd that the
two oldest unlversltlos In tho world nt
Rologna and Paris respect God and rec
ognize tho fact that education and rollg
lon go hand In hand. It Is claimed that
God Is tho author of knowiedgo and this
Idea should bo carrlod out In tho univer
sity. All that Is good, ho It groat or small,
comoB from God. It should bo tho aim of
tho truo university nevpr to give physical
science the supromacy. Those who do
this, forgot that to preraro for a complete
living Is the function which the university
has to discharge.
Education should depend on a know
ledge of tho past, In order to avoid past
orrors, as all roforniB nnd developments
of sclonce depend on a comploto know
iedgo of tho pnst.
Thoro has been a movement toward
building lip the sciences at tho exponso
of dwarfing tho lessons In literature nnd
art. Whllo science Is a certainty, It Is
Just ns certain that religion Is essential
to tho benefit of mankind. No science
ovor added anything to tho glories of na
turo nor will any sclontlflo discovery glvo
purity of heart to tho educated man.
Darwin ana Romanes in their dovotlon
to science, lost tho purpose of naturo
whllo St. Francis by his noblo life has
dono moro than Darwin, Franklin, Edi
son and Pasteur together. Tho noblest
lllenittiro, and the deepest philosophy
will oonuorn Itself with Immunity, Its ro
qtilromuutH nnd Its postlbllltlos, When
tho university strives to bring every slit
duut to rouogulzo this fact It Is a truo
uulwrslty. Thousands of young men
who go forth from these universities, pro
claim to tlio world that tho gioal buiiollt
to mankind comes by neuordiinco with
the dlvlno purpose,
Of all the places In tho world wheru
thoro a violation of fair play, iho pro
fessor's chair is tho most constitutions.
"With ohatlty for all, and malluo to
ward none" should bo the motto of ovory
profossor. Wo can pardon the narrow
prejudice of many young men but If wo
know this prejudice camu from the pro
fessor, wo would never forgive him. Tho
higher Institutions can well lay asldo all
prejudice and cherish a broad charily
toward all men and all conditions of so
ciety. It has been believed that universal lu
lulolleotual training would put all on nn
equal fooling. We are not surprised to
llnd this hns not been the case In England.
Until recently no one could obtain a do
greo ihoro without llrst conforming to tho
thlrty-ulno artloles. Such a limitation
Is only an example of the many obstruc
tions which hinder equnUty of education.
In the early days of Harvard and Yale
the students were arranged not nlpha
betleally, but according to tho social caste
of their family. The successful efforts
of Williams college lo obtain a charier,
had llielr origin In the feeling aroused
ovor an unjust social gradation of stu
dents hi Harvard, and tho establishment
of this college proved a fatal blow to this
system.
When wo consider that our educational
system Is derived directly from tho Eng
lish system, wo can not bo surprised Thnt
t'1.0 same Idens existing ovor there, should
havo secured such a llrm hold horo. Hut
what a tra'usformatlon havo wo seen
hero! Tho German, Frenchmnn, English
man, Amorlcnn, Indian, Negro and In a
few moro enlightened jiarts of our coun
try, the American woman, all havo equal
tights.
I doubt If Inequalities will cease to ex
ist simply on account of educntlon. It
Is tho glory of our democracy that these
Inequalities are not only often reversed,
but always reduced by true earnestness
of purpose. It Is character that tells In
the long run. Education should tench
Unit inequalities are not the curse hut
tho blessing of tho world. Thoro Is noth
ing perfeiit. Things nro all dependent on
each othor. If thoro wore no miseries,
there would bo no philanthropists, and If
there weiv no grief, there would bo no
Joys. Humanity must rule nlthough tho
cruelty of man to mnn suggests that di
abolism Is tho dominant power. Univer
sity training lois not overcomo tho hu
mnn fallings, and the preventative df
such a belief must be found by a closer
touch of tlio university with the world.
Different parts of tho world aro now
Intorllnked as nover before. Tho effects
on 0110 part of tho world aro felt almost
simultaneously on the other part. Tho
student can no longer regard himself as
being alone. He can not shut himself
up away from the world. Such selfish
eulturo Is obsolete although thoro still
linger somo traces of this tendency. Tho
young man should bo taught that ho is
given n university training not for him
self nlono. but for tho bonoilt of mankind.
The university Is for tho people and tho
names most highly honored nro those
marloed by a long study of soalnl ques
tions. Tho most Importnnt lossons of univer
sity training nro first, trust In tho people,
nnd second, tho belief In God. Tho uni
versity mny toach tho studont all branch
OS of scienco but she must tonoii fnlth In
tho people and tho supremo pationce
which thoso faiths undorly. Thnnk God
the young men of our western collogo.s
put n' valuo on both knowiedgo nnd rover
onco, for what aro our universities good
for If thoy do not tench faith In God? Wo
must walk by faith and thus do tho best
for our country and generation.
Tho speaker closed with an eloquont
tribute to Abraham Lincoln as an exnm
plo of a man, who though ho hnd no uni
versity training, was trained by God, and
worked for tho welfnro of humanity. Ho
also spoko In terms of pralso of Gen. Snm
uel Chnpman Armstrong, a grnduato of
Williams collego who took up th'o work
where Lincoln It and dovlsed a system of
education which putB tho negro and In
dian on equal footl ig with tho whlto man.
After tho closo of tho address, President
Carter was tendered a banquet at tho
Llndoll hotel to whloh all tho graduates
of Williams college wero Invited.
Subscribe for Tho Nobraskan, only $1.00.
KAPPA SIGMA IS INSTALLED
Frnts. Surprised by tho Appcnrnnco
of a Now Chapter.
WILL HAVE A CHAPTER HOUSE
A Now Frntornlly lias Como Into our
Midst Rather Sutldon-Tlio Char
tor Momobrs Htantllin: of tho
ICnppa Slgmns.
In tho parlors of tho Lincoln hotol Sat
urday night Kappa Sigma made Ms do
but In university circles. For two days
there had been cnuslderablo speculation
as to tho fraternity's arrival, and no ono
was much surprised when the announco
meut was made publlu In the Snudny
morning papers,
Kappa Sigma has chapters In over forty
of tho loading colleges In tho country, bo
lng represented In Cornoll, Michigan, tlio
university of Pennsylvania, and In tho
university of Virginia whore It waa found
ed during tho war.
Mr. C. H. Randolph, professor of Oreek
In Wabash college. Indiana, conducted
tho Initiatory ceremonies, assisted by C.
A. Turroll, Instructor In Fronoh In tho
university nnd formerly n member of
Alpha Psl chapter.
Eight men were given elongated rides
upon Sir William, and whon tho animal
became exhausted, Alpha Psl ehapter hnd
boon established with the following char
ter members; CIO. Mntson, C.F. Schwarz,
L. II. Robblns, C. L. Shuff, L. V. Patch,
o. A. Fisher, C. C. Culver and William
Grant.
Aftor tho Initiation, tho candidates
braced up their constitutions with tho aid
of a most onoyable banquet. Lllles-of-tho
vnlley, tho frnlornlty (lower, and tho col
ors, old gold, peacock bluo and maroon,
grnced tho board vlth their beautv. When
the hnntls of tho clock Indicated nn hour
dangerou-My near Sunday, a wild, Rrih-rnh-rah,
Crescent nnd strn! Vivo la! Vivo
lal Kappa Sigma 1 notified tho sleeping
public that tho fesMvo goat had bucked
a now fraternity Into tho university.
Kappa Sigma will bo at homo to Its
friends after March 1, In tho chnptcr
house, 1S01 N street.
A CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT.
Tho ntinouuoemont thnt an Interesting
chemical experiment would be given In
chapel, sorved to bring out n largo at
tendance of both students nnd professors
Monday morning. Before tiro experiment
was tried however, the students were fov
orcd with a short nddress by President
Frnnklln Carter. He commented on tho
lnrge chapel atlondnnco hero, as com
pared with Williams collego whero at
tondnnco at chapel Is compulsory. Ho
paid a high tribute to Chancellor Mao
Lean, nnd his predecessor, James II. Can
field, both of whom nro graduates of Wil
liams college.
Professor Nicholson then came forward
and oxplalncd the experiment which ho
was about to conduct. Ho hnd soveral
baskots of small envelopes containing a
small amount of sugar. Hnlf of tho en
velopes contnlned beet sugar, and tho
othor half enno sugar. Ono of each kind
wns passed to tho studonts who wero to
tnsto tho sugar and determine If posslblo
which wns tho sweoter, and also distin
guish which wns oano and which wns
boot sugar. Professor Nicholson an
nounced that It had been claimed by
many that thoy could distinguish bo
twoon tho two sugars although chomlcnl
ly. thoy wero oxnetly the same. Ho wished
to (fotormlne whethor the students could
notice any dlfforeaze in tho two kinds.
Aftor tho sugar had been tasted each
student wroto on tho envelopes tho re
sults of his oxporlment nnd tho envel
opes wore thon collected.
At tho closo of tho oxporlment, Thos.
Rawlins of Wakollold, tho nowly elected
regont of tho university mado a short ad
dress. Ho oxpresscd himself as especially
pleased with tho character of our chapel
oxorclses which ho said constituted an
essential part of a student's development.
Ho suggested for a motto of tho univer
sity, "Wo lend, others follow." This sug
gestion was heartily endorsed by by tho
chancellor.
PI BETA PHI ENTERTAIN.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Crowltt, as
sisted by Miss Gertrude Wright entor
talnod tho Pi Beta Phis at tho university
school of music. Misses Sumner nnd Bow
on of Omaha woro present. An addition
al pleasure during tho afternoon was tho
formal Introduction of Mrs. Kimball as
a patroness of tho fraternity. Sho had
accopted but a short tlmo boforo.