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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.
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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
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