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0lftfnefcTlor 'and iHiis Chances," Dr, tortro'p
of Sfitfncsota "Old WffiKtans,' tOhttnoete
SnOwof iKJansas;; ""The Sv&bras'ka Sisterhood
O'f ,Ckfiogos,s" P-rcsido-n't l?-etty of iDottne;;
The Clnb Woman; Mts. A, 4L Sawyer;
wT'ho lenity and Sugar Beets,'" 'Professor
iH, &. TSftehols&n ""Professional Schools,
4hidgc iRooso; "The Student iao,v, S. .
eVbraneli, 06; H,tThc Masterpiece, Odn
jgressman Leiklojolili;; ""Education, Whore
lliiglitning Strikes It T. (C. Martin.
Thfe "Etoctrlc fcteftay.
Xfi Extract froim tor, WarPs Aft&ness.
'5?hb 'o'lootric -sliow on tfhe evtining ta"ftor
ttlib 'Chancellors 'Inauguration, oy ftlie oleetri
oal "department was 'in ovory sense n -success.
The campus "was Orillian 'liglitod, iuifl
everything xwas in '.tiheliandsof tihe oloctrie
engineers.
A fete Of o'loetric Clamps was liung 'in if ro'rit
o'f the tower o'f U'tirvorsity 'hall, and ta -string
o'f (lamps extended out in 'front of ttlie
'building 'to a (post. This attracted 'much
attention iib 'fhe ourront "was (turned on anfl
-shot Off In such a vaytfhat he light (traveled
'slowly down ithe -string. A (fine oxliibit of
oloctriC'apparatuswas Jgivon in tfho sgytriua
isinm, und some Aory 'interesting 'experiments
Hvere tporformed 'by tihe -studon'ts, vbo were
o!resBod in "white 'trousers and "wore Bcarlot
tand oream 'ties. Oakes nvOre Oakod vauS
ooboa "was 'made 'by oloctricity and served to
he 'throng of visitors.
fhiheoloctric 'building nvas alsD a grand
tcxhibit,miioxperimont 'innvhidh muogg Hilled
vwith 'iron 'filings nvas fkopt 'revolving on m
jglaBS opiate toy a (iliroo iphoae ourrerit, ororttod
raudh 'interest. A xvory -showy -night vwas
producedtyynwhoel of 'incandescent lljghts,
odvored "wiih 'scarlet and vcream '.tissue ipaper.
iBhdtograp'hB vwhidh "wore 'taken by (he 'new
jproe3SB arousofl mueh .astonisliment mnfl
wonder.
Dhere iiB motianofljer'univorsityin he weBt
Ithat t'borild jgivesjsueli aclisplay,, mnci f ho ttntitfy
Visitors feekHhatftie industrial work Un he
uifiverBityfesm fBUbceBS.
Tlie ti-n'tirodtietnoi o'f Plil iBetA fcttpph hit
'tlie Dnivrsity of Sbpaska 5s 5ue tpri-nci-a
o ?the foresight mill o,nergy of Chan
oeflor Oanfieia. ti iha Ml of l9lt he
oatlod 'togetlior'-tlio "merooers o"f Ihe oiatiiza
liion W)0 Hvore on ttlie aenlty Hn tmggosted
'tlie advlsabilitj' of pntig $6r the recog
liitio'n of tfhis iustattftion, ft tlie ttrl-e-n'nial
"mootrng of 1)e National 'Ootiicil to be 'he'ia
iti Siiy ?T$&5. The TprOjedt was portocl
to tlie Vliole aenlty, nd S-nvcsfigated Hv'itli
sgroat oare hy a oortmrittoe oomjirising odtJli
tmemoer8 and "non-Tnemoors of 'tlie -soeietj
They mnanimonsly :advrsod ttliat he (Chancel
lor oe instructed to ipnsli lie inatter fand
secure 'if tpossible a oliaJtor liore. n ttlie
adp'tion of tiliis import tlie facultys
Ohancollor 'Canfiold worked 'witli oliaractor
JBtlc onorgy and success 0 ostaoliBh tflio
standing of 'tlie Jnh'ersity 5n ttlio eyos of ttlie
jpropor oommittee, and of ttlio otlier 'mom
'bors of 'tlie Xiftioual Council. The ohartor
nvas granted by a voteailmostutnaiiimons.
At 'ftie -same mooting barters v?ere jgrven tto
tlowa vD-wh'ersity and 4JolinB HopTcins "wliile
oortain applications 'wore, according tto the
custom of tPhi SBota KLappa 'deferred 'uriil
'the -standing of (tlie institution lia11 Ibe 'more
ol early ostUUl ishod .
On iBoe. .5, 1(5, lhaTf :a dozen -stnden'ts
'mot in Tiho tfltiloigh 'tavern moar William land
lilary college and formed a iliterary olub.
ttn order to insure its -sttporaorJty over "simi
lar organizations 'fhey -gave to it ;a Greek
'metto and "too'k he iiiiit'iul SlotterB of tihe
'motto as -a :name. Edward vrjatt Ha'le
jgives a)gruphicaccouiltv()ftfheourlior ,y-ears
of 'he -society 'un dor b ltiu vof ;a "Fossill
from f he Tertiary ."" The TOoen vdisoovred
TBcordB tihow, however, 'fliat '.fhe onootiiigB
"which Avore "hold '-wee'kjy, WiBOiublod vvery
oloBolyfhe -meetings of our present colege
literary Bocioties. oclumutlonB, oBSttysiaud
Abates wero 'included on he programs, mutl
A'llnB'Bef)Crl$tionDrUbiRtfttuiouBVisdll6BB, ttho 88c
vonGestubliBhB& ln A:moficamuylb9 (founiUin fecrlb
ner'fi(for1875. 1JASilatitic,v'dl.iM