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ins T.CCAL NEWS. VOL. Till, Iff manner in which IMiss Judkins had per formed licr duties while in the nfllcc. Miss Minnie Williams was then elected Soorctnry for the remainder of the year. Thu societies liavc adopted a new plan with their exhibitions this term. Re served scats were placed on sale at ten cunts each: none of the gallery or back rows of the dress circle were reserved. Tliis gave an opportunity to those who wished to do so to secure seats, and plcntv were left for those not wishing to do this. It worked well. The public were well pleased, and the receipts were more than enough to pay expenses. At a meeting of the Lecture Association, June 10th, it was voted to loan to the Pailadian Society $12.50. The Associa. lion, during the short time it lias been in existence, has not only furnished the stu dents and the people of Lincoln with some good lectures, but has done well enough iiuaucially so as to accomodate the Student uul society by loans of mon. ey. It will no doubt take up its work next Fall and bring to Lincoln some prominent men from abroad. lCcKoltitloiifl Adopted ly tlioflliiftH or '81. Whereas: Divine Providence hiu seen lit to visit dire atllictiou upon one of our respucted and beloved members, Law. rence Foster, and, "Wheueas: while we believe God docs all things for the best, yet that a token of our regard is eminently lilting, be it Jlcsolced: that we hereby exprobs our profoundcHl sorrow for him in his sad af fliction. The Memijeiib op the Class of '81. The University address this year was delivered by Prcs. Folwell of the Univer sity of Minnesota. The questions consid ered were, what is the purpose of educa tional institutions, and what is the best organization for accomplishing that pur pose? If, the speaker said, the purpose of education was only to make intelligent voters and a good class of. citizens, we should stop wliofi our work has gone far enough to secure this end. W: should not put our educational institutions on a level with our Jails, as n means to stop crimes; but their purpose is higher, is to serve as a means of culture. To accomp lish this purpose, let the common schools be preparatory for the high school merely. It defeats the true end of education to try to teach all in our common schools. Let the high schools take the two lower years of the University, as soon as they exist in great enough numbers to do the work and do all the preparatory work. Thus stu-. dents can be longer under home influ ences, and college professors would have more time for research. It should be impossible for men to enter professions without having taken a course at least through one of the secondary schools. The meeting of the Regents this Spring, was not marked by any transactions of very groat importance. It seems that the Auditor, on account of the unceitainty of the law in regard to the fuud to be drawn upon, still refuses to draw warrants for the salaries, of the professors; but promi ses to make up a test case, upon which the Supreme Court will decide and settle the matter. It was moved that Prof. Woodbcrry's resignation be accepted; motion lost by tie vote as follows: aye, Regents Fificld, Persinger and Adair; no, Regents Gannet, Holmes and Tuttle. A motion that Prol. Woodberry be re quested to return to service, in the chair ol English Literature, was defeated by tie, Regents Gannet, Holmes and Tuttle voting aye, and Regents Fifield, Persinger and Adair voting no. The sum of $050.92 was placed at the disposal of the Library Committee, to be expended for the benefit of the library. On motion of Regent Tuttle a resolution was adopted, abolish ing the $2.00 incidental fee heretofore exacted from students. The sum of $400.00 was appropriated for the Model Farm. A resolution invil'mg Mr. How ard to continue his position as tutor was adopted. Prof. Aughey becomes Dean of the Faculty for the comiugyear. A reso-