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mm n ' pppayyuywwyyt" THE NEBRASKAN-HESPERIAN, WITH THE PROFS. Mr. George II. G. Shcdd will have hcarge of the clnssos In Journalism. Dean Edgren remained In the city this summon Ho Is working on his now dictionary. Dr. More goes to the university of Cincinnati, wliero ho has charge of the physics department. Prof. Paul Grummann will take charge of the classes formorly hold by Dr. Peterson and MI&s Heppner. Miss Mary Loulso Fossler, Instruc tor In chemistry, has been studying In the laboratories at Chicago univer sity. Prof. H. H. Nicholsen will return about January 1, 1901, and take up his work as head of tho chemistry depart ment. Dr. Ij. A. Candy's works on conlo sections Is now in the press at the Journal. It will bo Issued for use In November. Dr. E. W. Davis, Prof. Bruner and Prof. Richards spent two weeks dur ing August, shooting In tho Big Horn valley, Wyoming. Adjunct Professor Loulso Pound will resume her work In English litera ture this year. She has been study ing In Germany during the past year. Prof. Louis Slff, Instructor In math ematics at the university of Nebras ka last year, has received an instruc torshlp at the state university of Mnine. Dr. Charles Elwood leaves us to take tho chair of sociology at Missouri uni versity. Prof. Charles E. Provey will take charge of Professor Elwood's work hero. Mrs. Mary D. Manning resigned last April in order to pursue her studies in Chicago. Miss Alice Howell of Omaha will have charge of the de partment of elocution. Mr. Robert S. Hiltner has been suf fering from a prolonged attack of chronic rheumatism. He is able to be around now, but has not entirely re covered. Prof. Lewis, who was hero In 1893-9G has returned from a three years course of study k T.ewls institute and Chicago university. He will take up the work of Semitiv. nguages this year. Dr. John B. Almy, who was elected Demonstrator in physics, will take up his work this year. Ho received bis degree last December at Berlin and spent the rest of the year ?'dylnfe "t Cambildge in England. Prof. Bonbour's work nt Medicine Bow, Wyo., has been productive of some very interesting discoveries In geology. Several very Interesting anu valuable fossils will bo added to the museum this fall as a result of his work. P;rof. Bruner made an extended trip through western Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. Ho has been making experiments on the extermination of the grasshoppers by spreading disease among them. Dr. Clarence Skinner has been made adjunct professor and will take charge of tho work which Dr. More had last year. Dr. Skinner is well liked by tho students who will all bo glad to work under him in tho laboratory. Dr. White has been rusticating on his farm near Poolesvillo, Md., and Incidentally writing a text book on analytical chemistry. Ho will return September 20 and take up his work as acting head of tho chemistry de partment. Dr. Bessey and his son Carl have been spending tho summer in Yellow stone Park. Prof. Bessey reports a very pleasant vacation trip and re turns much Improved In health after his confining labors as acting chan cellor last year. At tho Juno meeting of tho Ameri can Association In New York. Prof. Brace was elected to the offlco of vlco president. He has been making some extonded investigations on doublo re fraction along linos of force In a mag netic medium. He is now ut his old homo In Rochester, N. Y. Prof. Sweczy spent the summer at Harvard college, studying in tho ob servatory. He loft Lincoln before school closed last spring, going with tho Lick observatory party to Georgia to observe tho eclipse. Ho was ac companied by Joel Stobbins, '99, who had done considerable astronomical work at tho university. Dr. Fred Morrow Fling has returned from Paris after several months' re search. Ho was very successful in ob taining material relating to tho life of Mirabeau. Prof, and Mrs. Fling re port a very pleasant trip. They re- turno'l sooner than they originally in tended owing to the seizure by the government of the boat In which thoy had engaged return passage. Dr. Clements has been spending tho summer at Minnehaha, Colo. Minne haha in situated on Pike's Peak, two miles from Manltou. Dr. Clements spent most of his time In collecting specimens of the flora of that region. While engaged In this work ho suf forcd a severe accident by falling from a bridge. Ho was ill for six weeks on account of his injuries, so that he brought home 3,000 specimens Instead of the 10,000 as he expected. Dr. Ward has been putting In a por tion of his vacation In private investi gation in tho laboratories of tho uni versity of Ohio at Columbus. Ho has also done considerable work In the United States fish commission at Putin-bay. As secretary of tho Ameri can microscopic society he has had charge of the editorial work on tholr "Transactions." At present writing Dr. and Mrs. Ward are off on a lake trip, but the doctor will return In time to take up his work in tho university. Many of tho students will regret to learn of tho resignation of Dr. Peter-, son from the university. Just what the doctor intends to do in tho fu ture wo do not know. Ho Is at prcs ont working with tho populist national committee and up until election will go on tho stump for William Jennings Bryan. Dr. Peterson speaks three lan guages and will thus bo able to reach many people. Next month ho will mako a two weeks' tour In South Da kota speaking to the Swedes and Ger mans. Prof. Caldwell spent his summer va cation In the lake region of Minne sota. Ho describes Duluth as a very beautiful city six blocks wide and sixty blocks long. It Is built on the side of a very steep hill overlooking Lake Superior. Tho houses rise tier after tier from tho shore of tho lake and remind one of the bleachers on a football field. The sediment from tho river forms a double harbor near tho city. Tho waters of the lake are al ways very cold, tho temperature never varying more than 10 degrees. This makes the climate cool and comfortable even In mid-summer. The country for a hundred miles around Duluth has been cleared of the trees which onco thickly covered It and impresses the traveller as a dreary place. Lumbering, wheat raising and Iron mining are tho principal in dustries. There are several thousand small lakes in Minnesota, many of which are very beautiful. Prof. Cald well spent most of his time on a farm near Deerwood, fishing, resting and fighting mosquitoes. He gained eight pounds in twonty-threo days. This waE due mainly to the great physical exertion required while fishing. The professor says that the largest fish that he caught weight three pounds. This Is a very conservative figure, al though oven a three-pound fish if sound in wind and limb could give tho professor considerable trouble. Ah a place for a good time and a pleasant outing Prof. Caldwell recommends tho lake region of Minnesota. LAW SCHOOL NOTES. Thomas Roddy and A. A. BIschof, who graduated from tho literary col lego In '98 and from the law school last spring, have formed a partner ship and are located at Nebraska City. Tholr wide acquaintance and general popularity assure tho new firm groat success. Mr. Bishof received tho nom ination for county attorney at tho Otoo county republican convention. Mr. Wilson, his opponent, is also a graduate of tho law school and is a candidate for re-olectlon. Registration in tho College of Law for tho year 1899-1900 surpassed that of any previous year of its history. Ninety studont3 did regular work In tho junior class and seventy-one In the senior, making a total of 1C1 pur suing a local educntion. Of thin num ber a large per cent were graduates of the academic depaitments of the Nebraska university or other accred ited colleges. The advantages of a lib eral education as a foundation for law are being more and more recognized and each successive class goes forth better prepared for a creditable career at tho bar. A now member has been added to tho corps of legal Instructors for the coming year. Prof. Lohrgier, who will have charge of much of tho work taught by non-resident instructors last year. Regular class work will be sub stituted for somo of tho lecture courses. F. Hawxby, '01, is a candidate on tho fusion ticket for the legislature from his homo county. DEPARTMENT OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE. HHHBflHHflBnB-BnHHnk ""tinA-j rH. VHI liHHnnf t jHf flflBMBHHHB rrWWwBMWw Mih i T T- tit IHThiTiT i iWTMmhmii ft m , H The school of domestic science was organized only two years ago. There are many young women who for one reason or another cannot take a full collegiate course at tho university. Tho object of this school is to provide for such porsons a shorter course of prac tical educational training. In this school specinl attention is paid to those branches which have to do with thd home. Practical lessons in cook ery are given. Girls nre taught to pre pare food in such a manner that It may be at tho same time healthful, palatable and attractlvo. Thoy learn to economize time, strength and ma terials. Cleanliness and order are of first importance in tho laboratory kitchen. While at their work tho Rlrls wear white aprons, Bleeves and caps. Lectures on household econ omics are given In which tho many subjects which have to do with tho caro and management of tho home are discussed. Last jear quite a number of valuable reference books on do mestic science wore added 'to our. li brary. Readings are assigned and pa peis written on household subjects. Tho school of domestic science was not fairly started before tho collego girls began applying for permission to take tho work in domestic science. This subject was accordingly very soon made a collego elective. During the two years which these courses have been given, college girls hnvo taken tho work and received univer sity credit therefore. This year thero appears for tho first time In tho calendar tho special group of chemistry and domestic scienco. This group Is a modification of tho general scientific courso and leads to tho same degree, namely, Bachelor of Science. The fim year of this courso is tho same as the goneral scientific. Domestic Bclenco does not begin un til the second year, where It, with drawing, takes the place of physics and three hours of electlves in tho general scientific. Domestic science and chemistry aro continued through the course, with eight hours electlvee In the fourth year. Young women may elect courses In this department who do not wish to specialize in this line, but desiro to take romo work In domestic scionco In order, as some one has aptly said, "that thoy may become oxpononts of common senso in healthful, progres sive work-a-day-livlng." In other words, those girls who wish to become practical and at the same ttmo cul tured, will receive a cordial welcome in this department. There is no sense In simply a 'cook ing school" in the university of Ne braska, but a department of domestic scienco, where young women Dre taught to mako Intelligent application of scientific principles to tho work of every day life. It Is tho aim of this department to mako all the work edu cational In tho true sense of the word, to raleo the standard of homo work to Its rightful place among other occupa tions; and to help our young women to live oroadcr, better and more useful Uvea. n t i -! k. n I