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RATKUNALIPM imnnr women
F a expressed in the Greek I tter
I societies ,,ot an ol, ,nutu.
luuon, dui it a particularly
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,nck In Indiana, the Idea has grown with
llio passing year until now the member
hip In Greek Letter fraternities for wo
mnn, . xtcrids the length and breadth of the
Ant ion. rcrowUrO by college faculties and
fostered by the loading educational Insti
tutions the world over. Having- had lta
erlirln In Indiana It la strongest In the
diddle west states, yet every state In the
anion has among Ha cltlzensmember of
one of the other of the eleven Greek Letter
B..rorlllr. which at-corcilng to the univer
sity records there are In exigence In thla
country.
Iti hu.i been no easy matter for the wo
men's fraternity to grow and develop, for
the very idea hiia been fought at every
turn In tho road, and while It has had lta
champions, lta enemies have always been
up and doing. Anion the latter can be
numbered thi.no who are atlll ao orthodox
that they oppose any kind of secret society
for women, those who are opposed In gen
eral to anything In tho school except the
teaching of "readln.' 'rlting and rlthmetlc,"
and tho; who have honest objections. The
matter has been called to the attention of
legislatures; school authorities have
Stormed, but the women havo persevered
until now the sorority Is recognised by in
structors as a part of the school and so
far hs the large educational Institutions
are concerned the fight on the part 0f the
women has been won and their attention
now is directed toward making their so
cieties as near as possible Ideal.
Object of the Sorority.
The object of the fraternity is to promote
good felliwshlp among tho students who
belong; to develop friendship, love and
to mix with the tedious hours of study
ome diversion, some pleasure and a de
velopment along lines which cannot be
found in the school room. Its object Is
worthy In every respect. The test for
membership Is most severe personal con
duct. Intellectual attainment, studious
habits, congeniality. It should not be under
stood that all who are studious and all who
can pass tho test are members of a soror
ity, for such Is not the case. It may be ex
pressed as one person put it. "All who are
members have come up to the scratch, but
All who come up to the scratch aro not
members. "The university records show
that being a member of a sorority or not
being a number makes no difference In the
scholarship of the student. Of course the
failures charged against the sorority girls
are less than charged against the non
members, but out of the total enrollment of
girls at the institution only 160 approxi
mately, or 11 per cent, belong to any soror
ity. Consequently the records themselves
have answered the charge that tho sorori
ties Interfere with the progress of the mem
ber. The records show membership makes
no difference at all insofar as credit marks
are concerned.
Life at Sorority Houses.
Each sorority represented In the State
university has a sorority house in which
Orators Come to Omaha
HE annual state, intercollegiate
oratorical contest will be held
next Friday evening In the
auditorium of Crclghton uni
versity. This contest, which
la participated In by the ool-
the state, is managed by the
Intercollegiate Oratorical asso-
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legev of
Nebraska
elation. This organisation convenes once a
year, when everything pertaining to the
well being of the society is discussed and
officers for the ensuing year are Installed.
The office of president, vice president
and secretary go by rotation according to
the place In which the contest is held.
This year the contest la to be held In
Omaha and therefore a student of Crelghton
college, P. J. Barrett, is president, and as
Cotncr university will have it next year,
II. u. Britt, a Cotner student la vie presi
dent. There Is also an executive board, the chief
duty of which is to select Judges of the
contests. The by-laws of the organization
provide that no judge of any contest shall
be connected in any way with any college
represented In the contest nor be a resident
of the city in which any college of the
association is situated. .
For the present contest the board has
selected as Judges of manuscript A. C.
Bhallenberger of Alma, G. P. Costlgan of
Lincoln and G. A. Meade of Council Bluffs.
The Judges of delivery will be B. F. Good
pf Wahoo, W. O. Sears of Tekamah d
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President Nebraska Collegiate Oratorical AaaoctaUoi
an Important Factor in Girl Life at University of
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the non-res' jent members make their
homes. The expense of running tne estab
lishment is prorated among the girls who
live there and, contrary to the general be
lief, the actual living expenses of the sor
ority girl Is less than the student who
rooms and boards in the city. These houses
are managed under rules prescribed by a
committee consisting of a member of the
faculty, who is chairman; one member of
each alumni, and one active member of
each society. The rules are more strict
than those prescribed In the home where
love holds sway. The Board of Regents
proposes the name of two or three members
of the faculty for membership on this com
mittee and the sororities take their choice
of these. The regents reserve the right to
cloao any liouse "or cause the expulsion of
any member If, in its Judgment, such ac
tion would be to the best interests of the
students. Among the rules strictly observed
by the girls is that no one shall receive
company of the opposite sex at the soror
ity house, except In the presence or near
presenoo of a chaperone. The caller may
come only on certain evenings, when the
call will not Interfere with the studies of
tho girls. He may stay only until 10 o'clock.
Parenthetically speaking, these rules may
account for the supposed hostility of the
young men to the sorority house.
Lincoln Frost of Lincoln.
The winner of the Intercollegiate con
test receive either a cash prize of 125 or
a gold medal of the same value. Of course
the honor achieved by winning the contest
is of much, gi eater value than the medal,
which Is merely a visible token of that
honor. The winner of the contest repre
sents Nebraska In the Interstate oratorical
contest which is held later and in which
the representative of Nebraska competes
.with the best of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri,
Ohio and Wisconsin.
Crelghton university has been a member
of the association eight years and in that
time has taken first place four years and
second place two years. In one year It took
first place twice. This occurred when Frank
Montgomery had been declared the winner
and It was protested on a technicality. A
second contest was allowed and In that
T. F. McGovern, another Crelghton man,
took the prize. Other representatives of
Crelghton in the past have been Paul Mar-
tin, John Bennewltz, William Schall, James
Woodard. Charles Thlelen and William
Sternberg. This year Creighton's representa
tive is William Donohue, a member of the
senior class, who has distinguished him
self in his regular class work and especially
in college dramatics.
A close contest la expected, as the men
who will represent the several colleges are
all of high merit.
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LIVING ROOM IN A SORORITY HOUSE.
Each sorority house has a housekeeper
who looks after everything. The girls live
two In a room, and In the selection of
rooms the seniors have the preference and,
of course, get the best. Sunday evenings
the cook Is given a holiday and the girls
themselves cook the dinner. For this pur
pose the girls are divided Into squads and
take turn about doing the work. In going
out in the evening It is a rule that the
girls shall go In crowds. The girls furnish
the knickknncks and kickshaws for the
rooms and some of these are fitted up ele
gantly. Each Is supposed also to furnish
bed clnthinff. A bright spot In the life of
the tororlty house Is the visit of the mother.
The mother always brings something good
to eat that mother bakes herself, and even
though the girls have a say about what is
to be cooked and how. It is boarding house
fare Just the same. The things from home
taste good.
Oldest of the Lot.
The first Greek letter fraternity for
womenever organized In the United States
was the Kappa Alpha Theta, which was
founded at DePauw university, at Green
castle, Ind., January 27, 1870. The PI Beta
Phi was first organized at Monmouth, 111.,
In April, 1807, but this society was for a
number of years known as tine I. C. Sor
osis. The first Greek letter fraternity for
women to get a foothold In Nebraska uni
versity and organize a chapter here was
the Kappa Kappa Gamma, organized May
19, 1884. The other sororities which have a
chapter in Nebraska university are: Alpha
Omecron Pi, organized 1903; Alpha Chi
Omega, 1907; Alpha Phi, 1906; Chi Omega,
1903; Delta Delta Delta, 1S94; Delta Gamma.
1888; Pi Beta Phi. 1895. A total of nine sor
orities, not surpassed In number of chap
ters by any school in the United States.
Selecting the Sisters.
In the old days there wag quite a rivalry
among the societies to see which could get
the most favorable mention in the public
press aud among individuals, but during the
last two years this system has been en
tirely changed and now the watchword
seems to be "modesty" along this line. Ex
cept In the university publications the va
rious sororities object seriously to having
tho press notice their doings, especially In
a manner that looks like self-advertising
on the part of the particular sorority. This
Is a natural result growing out of the In
tense rivalry of the various societies In
their race fo new members. Because they
believe It against their rules, some of the
sororities even object to furnishing the
names of their members for publication In
other than a university publication, while
one sorority flatly refused. Incidentally
this matter is now up for consideration
among the different members, and a soror
ity rumpus may result.
In the old days It was not uncommon for
committees from a particular sorority who
had a prospective member in mind to even
visit her during the summer vacation, en
tertain her and before school opened in
September have her pledged to this soror
ity. The result in many Instances was not
satisfactory. The girl was not congenial
with other members of the sorority house.
She liked some of the girls In other soror
ities better. This tended to create discord,
naturally. Under the rules now prescribed
by the Pan-Hellenic, which Is a congress
composed of all the fraternities, it Is prac
tically Impossible for the girl to get in the
wrong berth. The rules prescribe that she
cannot be Initiated Into tho mysteries of
any sorority until after the end of the first
semester. Even though she Is pledged to
one, under the rules she is perm'.ttel to
withdraw the pledtfft. end Join some other
sorority In which she believes she would
be better satisfied. It Is Infrequent that
when pledged to one fraternity a girl Joins
another, but if site does no discredit at
taches to her.
Season of It bin a.
In school life this campaign for new
members Is called "rushing." end If It Is
not the happiest period In a girl's existence
the sun surely shines brightly for her on
other oucaslons. She has been passed upon
long before she gets to Lincoln. She is
met at the train as a distinguished visitor.
The escort to her boarding houso numbers
up into tho scores. A laughing, carefree,
crowd of girls as beautiful as Inn x en( e
and good health can make them. The first
night she Is the guest of honor at a dinner
party; at noon the next day she Is the
guest of honor at a luncheon given by th)
mother of one of the members. Tho next
night she Is the guest of honor at a dance,
and so It goes. By the time school opens
he is usually pledged to some sorority
and If not she becomes the special object
of Interest to another sorority, and so she
is passed around the guest of honor at
every function until at last she finds wtiero
she will be most congenial and then she
pledges herself. Then come her days f
worry. She begins to think of the initia
tion. She is not to become a full f leuu :d
member until after the end of the first
semester. She baa half a school year to
think about it And girls are human.
Those who have already walked through
the cactus and fallen' exhausted beneath
the weltering heat of a tropical sun; thoas
who have cried for water In vain when
their parched throat cracked with every
ary in mastering the mysteries of the order
-these are the glorious days for them, and
it la a brave girl who stands out and stick
to th pledge after th 'awful thing eh
ha beard during th waiting period. Not
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Infrequently the girl writes some of the
things she hears to a fond mother, and
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the danger which threatens their loved one.
That this is true is evidenced by the fol
lowing letter written to a mother by a girl
who was rushed and was on the waiting
list to be Initiated:
LINCOLN, October. My Dear Mother:
Now don't you be the least uneasy about
me. I expect to be Initiated some time
Hfter Thanksgiving, but 1 um not the least
worried about tho mailt r. Hut I would be
willing to suffer Just a little, because X
have had such a good timo already. The
first week I was here, as I wrote you, 1
went out every night to some kind of enter
tainment, and each seemed more pleasant
than the one before. The Kills are Just
as nice to me as they can oe. I finally
pledged myself to the , and I know the
members are a fine lot. Of course they
tell awful stories about the initiations and
what they do to the girls. Hut I don't
want you to be uneasy one bit. They do
tell one story that if it Is true I do not
approve of. They say when one girl Joined
this sorority they took her out to a cave
near the state penitentiary anil kept her
there all night, blindfolded, with her hands
tied. The next nioinln, tliy said, sue
was nearly frightened to death, and she
was sick a long time with pneumonia, but
I hardly believe it. Another time they sav
a girl was locked up in n basement for
three days and nights without f.od or
drink, but they say she Is one of the best
members now. 1 asked her about it the
other- day, but she only smiled and suid,
"Wait and see what happens to you." Ho
don't worry, mother dear, I nm sure noth
ing will happen to me, for 1 ii'-aid today
that none of the girls ever died from the
effects of the treatment. One of the girls,
they say, was taken over to u foot bHll
game and made to propose to most of the
boys on the ground, but I have been unable
to prove It, so I don't know whether it Is.
true or not. I only know this I am going
io De orave and 1 hope you will be.
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for initiation feer - -
Early Days Are Strenuous.
There is no question the girls In their
initiation put the recruit through some
strenuous paces, aside, of courso, from the
very serious part of the progru:n. Hut so
far as heard, as the girl In her letter said.
no one has died from the effects. On one
occasion recently held In this city, so the
story goes, the member-elect was taken
to a large boutte in th - suburbs, placed In
a coffin and then to cheer her up the
coffin was slid, or rutiier bumped down
the stairs. Of course the girl didn't know
she was in a coffin until utter It was all
over and the bandages removed from her
eyes. It wasn't a hit hard for her, though,
because during five days in which she was
"rushed" she was Invited to thirty-four
parties of some description. She couldn't
attend all of them, but she did tiie best
she
lie could. It used to be the custom for
the sororities to give parties four and five
times a week, but all this Is changed now
and under the Pan-Helenlc rules a yta ly
banquet Is given and very few entertain
ments are sandwiched In between the be
ginning and close of school. The Pan-Hellenic
rules have revolutionized the govern
ment of sororities. In years past the ri
valry for new members was so strenuous
that hair pulling have even been whis
pered about, but under the new rules every
society gets a chance at the prospective
member. While the rushing has Its pleas
ant side It also has its uncertain and dis
agreeable side us well. For Instance, many
a girl has been rushed to parties and given
every assurance that when the day comes
around she would be accepted as a sister.
This means she must secure a unanimous
vote of the active members. Sho bus her
hope raUed, like a blight conii-s tie
news that somtune has voted urrainst her
and she Is not to become a member. These
instances at a not frequ-nt, but they have
occurred in the univtisity 1:-re, and the
dlsappohHu ei.t in a few titbeb has caused
the girl to quit vchool.
The records at the university show the
sororities tan be th leaded upon to take
an lntt-rel In any enterprise of the cell. ml.
The members are U ; ul at all times. In
Lincoln there uie many members ot tlie
various sororities who have come here
from other states, and these women al
ways take an Inlerest in the new slrl and
there Is little chance for homesickness.
ttttrurllea ul Other I'olletrva.
The sororities it-presented in the Nebrask i
university huve chapters in other colleges
as follows:
Alphi fill Omega Founded at School of
Music, DePauw university. GreemeHth-,
ti.ii.. Irttoler 1.). IS-.",.
Altl in college. AlMon. Mich.
Dt-Puuw univeifciiy. (Jretiuastle, Ind.
New England Conservatory of Music,
Boston.
Northwestern university, Evanston, III.
l'ciinsylv'iliia Tulle. He of Murle, Mead
villc. I'u.
L'nivi'isity of Illinois, 1'rtiuna, III.
Prattle of the Youngsters
"Now then children," said 111.- teacher,
"what is It we want most In this world
to make us perfectly happy?"
"Do things we ain't gut!" shouted tho
bright boy In the back seat.
Little Harold Papa, did fcolomon have
7u0 wlvos?"
Papa I believe he did my son.
Little Harold Waa he the man who
aid "Qlve me liberty or give me death?"
Little Willie, who had veen listening to
xim scientific talk about th brain' funo-
tlona, pondered over sums new expres
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich,
V1nlve.r"l1lyI:.0' Wisconsin, Madison Wis.
Alpa Phi Founded at Syracuse university,
Syracuse, N. Y., October 'JO, 1872.
Barnard college, New York City.
Boston university, Boston.
Cornell university, Ithaca, N. Y.
Del'auw university, Ureencastle, Ind.
Leland Stanford, Jr., university, Cali
fornia. Northwestern university, Evanston, 111.
Syracuse university, Syracuse, N. Y.
l'nlverity of California, Berkeley, Cal.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Women's College of Baltimore, Balti
more. Md.
Chi Omega Founded nt University of Ar
kansas, Fayeltevllle, 18'.
Columbian university, Washington, D. C.
Kentucky university, Lexington.
Northwestern university, Evanston. III.
Randolph Macon women college, Col
lege l'ark, Va.
Southwestern Baptist university, Jackson,
Tenn.
Tulune university, New Orleans, U.
University of ArKanfas, Fayeltevllle, ArK.
University of California, BerKehy, Cal.
University of Illinois, I'rbunu, HI.
University of Kansus, Lawrence, Kan.
University of Mississippi, 1'nlverslty, Miss.
University of Tennessee, Knoxvllle, lenn.
University of Wisconsin, Mautson.
Delta ielta Delta founded Boston
verslty. Thanksgiving evening, lhSS.
Adrian, college, Adi ian, Allcli.
Baker university, Baldwin, Kan.
Boston university, Boston.
Knox college, Galesburg, 111.
Nc.rthwestei ii university, Evanston,
unl-
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Ohio State university, Columbus.
St. Lawrence unlver.Ji:y. i rente. n,
N.
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Simpson college, indianola, la.
Syracuse university, Syracuse, N. Y.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, U.
University of Mlchlxan, Ann Harbor.
University of Minnesota. Minneapolis.
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
Delta Gamma-Founded at the University
Of Mississippi, 1872.
Albion college, Albion, Mich.
Buchtel college, Akron, O.
Cornell university, Ithaca, N. Y.
Indiana university, Bloomlngton, Ind.
Leland Stanford. Jr., university, Cal.
Mt. Union college, Alliance, O.
Northwestern university, Kvanston, 11U
State University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Bvracuse university, Syracuse, N. Y.
University of Colorado, Boulder.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
i-,.i,uruitv nf Wisconsin. Madison.
Washington State university, Seattle.
Woman's College of Baltimore, Baltimore,
Kappa Alpha Theta-Founded at DePalw
university, Greencasile, inu.,
1870.
Albion college, Albion, Mich.
Allegheny college, Meadvlhe, Pa,
Barnard college, New ork City.
Brown university, Ithaca, N. .
DePauw university, Greencastle, Ind.
Indiana university, Bloommgton, ind.
Inland Stanford, Jr., university, Cal.
Northwestern university, Lvanston, 111.
Ohio State university, Columbus,
tswarthmuro college, owarthmore, Pa.
Syiacuse university, Syracuse, N. Y.
University of Cuiliornla, Berkeley, Cal.
University of Illinois, Urbana.
University of Kansas, Lawrence.
University of .u. cumuli, Ann Aroor.
University of Miniuoia, Minneapolis.
University OI Vein. out. Bulotlgion.
University of Wisconsin, .uauon.
I nlversily of Wojscer, Woos.er, o.
Vanderbilt unlvtibi.y, Nashville, 'lenn.
Woman's College ot Baillinure, Baltimore,
Md.
Kappa Kappa Gamma Founded at Mon
mouin college, October 13, 1870.
Adrian college, Adrian, Mich.
Aileguuney college, Meuuville, Pa.
Barnard college, iNew York. City.
Boston university, Boston.
Buchtel college, Akron, O.
Butler college, livingion, Ind.
Cornell university, llnaca, N. Y.
le i uuw university, tiiei lnustle, Ind.
Hillsdale college, Hills. .ale, Mich.
Illinois Webleun umvcit.tj, Bioomington,
111.
Indiana university, Bloomlnglon, Ind.
Leland Stanford. Jr., utn.ersity, Cali
fornia. -soi thwestern university, Evanston, III.
Ohio Statu unlversit), Columbus.
Hi. Law n in e university, Caniou, N. Y.
btate t nlversily of lows, Iowa City.
hwarthinore college, Swarthmore, pa.
Sildcuse university, Jjiaiuse, N. X.
L iii el sity of Calnoriiiu, Berkeley.
I niseisily of Colorado, Boulder.
i niveisuy of lllii.ois, Uibat-.a.
Ur.. it f y of Kansas, Luwtenee.
Univers'ty of Alicnlgaii. Ann Arbor.
I n;vi i sity of Minnesota, Minm apolls.
University of Missouri, Columbia.
Umveiuliy of i e:insylvuniH, Philadelphia.
University of Texas, Austin.
t iiiici kii.v of Wisconsin, Madison.
University of Wooster, Wooster, O.
PI Bdti i'lii Founded al Monmouth col
lege. Apitl, lMii, first known as the I. C.
tool osis.
Hjslon university.
Butknell university, Louisville, Pa.
BJtler college. Irlngton, Ind.
Columbian unlveislty, Washington, D. C.
Dickinson college, Carlisle. Pa.
Kiankliu coliene. Franklin, Ind.
Ilillsdule college. Hillsdale, Mich.
lediana university, Bioomington. Ind.
lown Wesleyan university, Mount Pleas
ant, lu.
Knox college. Galesburg. 111.
Lombard rolleg", Galesburg, 111.
M il'llebury college, M'udlebury. Vt.
Northv estern unlveislty, Evanston, 111.
Ohio un' versify, Athens.
Ol.'o Stale university Columbus.
P;PtlSo, cnlleiye, Indlanohi, la.
Ptate university of Iowa. Iowa City.
Kwarthtuore college, Swarihinore, Pa
sions he had heard, and that night when
he wa.i going to bed asked earnestly:
"Mamnia, when iieuple's hair begins to
turn. Is It b cause the gray mattur In
their brains Is leaking through?"
"I know what the preacher meant when
he spoke of the lay members this morning."
remarked liltle Frvd on hi way home
from church.
"What did he mean, dear?" queried hi
mother.
"He meant Chicken," answered Fred.
"I heard him tell papa the other day that
there wa a lot of goaatpina; old hea la
hi congregation,"
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Syracuse university, Syracuse, N, Y.
'inland university. New Orleans, La.
University of California.
University of Colorado, Boulder.
University of Denver.
University of Illinois, Urb'i.
University of Kansas. L: nee.
University of Michigan. Arbor.
University of Missouri, Columbia.
University of Texas, Austin.
University of Vennont, Burlington.
University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Woman college of Baltimore.
Alpha Omecron PI Founded January 2,
18'J7. at Barnard colleae. New York City.
Barnard college. New York City.
New York university.
Randolph Macon Woman's college. Col
lege Park. Va.
Sophie Newoomb, Baton Rouge, La.
University of Tennessee, Nashville.
Complete Collection of Fossils
OWA CITY. Ia., Feb. 15-At the
close of the present schotd year
the Geological Museum of tho
state university of Iowa will
have the most complete collec
tion of fossils from all of tho
marine geological formations of any similar
institution In the United States. The collec
tion will contain specimens of the ancient
life forms of some of many millions of years
old to be found along the Atlantic and Pa
cific coasts and the Gulf of Mexico. The
great task of collecting this enormously val
uable material was conceived and under-
taken by Jesse V. Henley of Davenport, la.,
a student in the state university, who will
spend In the neighborhood of 3,000 and
travel above 10,000 miles to complete the
work.
.Henley entered the state university In the
fall of 1905 and will receive his university
degreo in June, completing the four year
coursa In three years. During the time that
he has been In . the Institution he lias de
voted the most of his attention to geologv
under the tuteluge of Prof. Samuel Calvin,
head of the department of geology In the
university, who Is well known In scientific
circle's for his studies In paleontology. Only
a few scattered attempts have been made
In various Imrts of the United States to
collect the ancient life forms along the
coasts of America and Henley's work Is the
first attempt to secure a complete collec
tion. He completed a part of his work
along the Atlantic coast last summer and
on December 2 last left for the west, where
he will work along t..- Pacific coast and
the Gulf of Mexico.
Henley's collection, which will number
literally millions of specimens, will b
given to the geological museum of the uni
versity and preserved there. Several here
tofore unknown species have already been
discovered and many extremely rare form
secured. Among the gem of the collection
are the following:
Barnea costata (angel wings), the shell
of a bivalve living In the Pleistocene age,
which has Been exceedingly hard to se
curo on account of its flimsy character.
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De Pauw university, Greencastle, Ind.
Youngest of the Lot,
The last chapter to bo Installed In the
State university was that of the Alpha Chi
Omega, which was organized last Thanks
giving day at the Lincoln hotel. All of
the sororilies are In a prosperous condition,
and while there are those who oppose and
object, the girls are going ahead, firm In
the belief that they are strengthened by
opposition, Just as has been the history of
fraternul orders which have flourished and
triumphed over the opposition both of
church and state.
Itant of the Miocene age, living between
two and three million years ago; hard to
secure on account of Its delicate character.
Johns Hopkins ui.lverslty has only one Im
perfect valve. Henley secured three.
Many rare specimens are expected to be
discovered as the material Is sorted over
and a complete report can hardly be made
within the next three years. Henley had
many amusing and some dangerous ex
periences on his travels. The specimen
ho secures are on the coast of the ocean,
usually where a river cuts through the
bank exposing the deposits. In almost
every Instance, therefore, he was com-
polled to drive from five to thirty mile
after leaving the railroad. Then again It
was almost Impossible to secure help and
Henley had to work alone nearly all of the
time. His work along the coast usually
created great excitement among the scat
tered inhabitants of the country. The
most popular belief wa that he waa aearch.
ing for gold deposits and the natives were
usually unwilling to accept any other ex
planation. In some Instances It wa possible for
Henley to secure' his specimens from ex
posed bluffs above the level of the water
and many times he was compelled to strip
and work In the ocean surf. At Welle
Bluff, Maryland, he worked thla way for
two days, but a a result secured many
fine fossils. Many time when It has been
Impossible for him to secure room In
farm houses In the Immediate vicinity of
his work, he has slept In old wharf house
or deserted sheds. On many of his ex
plorations he has been compelled to carry
his food with htm.
After collecting his material Henley
packs It In heavy boxes and ships It to
tho university here, where it Is later sorted
over, classified and catalogued. Inasmuch
as he has a large number of specimen of
nearly every form aecured, list will be
made up and offered In exchange to other
museum In the United States. Prof.
Calvin values the Henley collection at from
$10,000 to S15.000, and It will form 'tho moct
notable addition to the museum In several
year past.
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