rrm omaiia daily beei Monday. February, i. 1909. CHEF CITY MV7S oi mat ix. k J f IT Ce. Both 'phenee barlow AaeertMJ-i Ag.lsr, SIO-4 Bee. ( aVidat r. vrcaoda, ruVils Aeeeaataat Photographer, ltth a; rarnam. yhtof, Mmovtd to II Howard. Wt" Heaae, Thoe. Klipatrick'e glove HoJUble Ufa Policies , eight drafts at maturltr H. IX Neeiv. m.n,r. Oman rou want your money. Keep 1 Jur Insurant papera and moaty la tha Aanerloaa Safe Dapoelt vaulta In Tha Baa building; i r,aU a b6t at Mrs. Boawarta The funeral ot 'rB Fhllomena, Hohwarta, who 1I,1 Thvrsday at tha age of 18, will ba ha d Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at tha Cole-McKay mortuary chapel. 1701 Doug las aUaet. Interment la to ba In Laurel Hill cemetery. K. T. f. ageArdle, owner of the Piano Player company, haa returned from Chi cago, where ha went to Inspect tha latent ; Improvements In tha dsmnntrnn. j In tcr.rectlon with talking machines and recora ouaineas. He la Introducing the latent device In the Improvementa ha la now making In tha old Boaton atore. " Warmer Clime W. A. mith. general "manager of the Omaha A Coun cil Bluffs Street Railway company, and W. C. Bullard, tha lumber and telephone man, left Saturday night on their semi annual voting. Their trip thla winter will Include the southern section of ink country and a Journey acroaa tha island of Cuba, They will be gone about three wseas Clrarck Sinner ta the Men A delightful dinner waa served to the men of West minster Presbyterian church Friday evening, wbea seventy-five men partook of the els-course spread which had been prepared by the women of the church. Dr. W. M. Davidson, auperlntendent of the Omaha public schools, In his role of toastn.aster. waa responsible for much merriment In, the, able manner In which he handled the chair. The list of toasts was opened by Rev. Mr. Fulton, pastor of the church, who dwelt mainly on the great good that could ba derived If the men of tha church would organise more strongly and meet on 4 social basis. Others who spoke were: R. J. Sterling, R. J. Skankey. Kd Thompson. Warren Bwltsler. Colonel Eastman, E. M. Searle, and Lawrence U. O. Graff, principal of the Omaha High school; who gave a very Interesting talk on "Riley, tha Hooaler Poet." TRAVELERS ELECT OFFICERS Aaaaal Election Held Saturday and Reports of Officers Show I a crease. A substantial Increase In the membership pf tha Western Travelers' Accident associa tion was shown by the reports read at the sixteenth annual meeting of the associa tion, held Saturday morning. The organiza tion la now represented In every state in the union. Canada, Mexico and also In sev eral foreign countries. The reports showed a disbursement Of $60,403 In benefits during the year Just closed and 1428,901 since Its organization. Tha new officers elected were ss follows; President. Frank H. Oarrett pf Council Bluffs; vice president, Cal A. Diamond of Lincoln; secretary-treasurer, Wlllard H. Butts ot Omaha. L. J. Nedd of Omaha, was re-elected member of the executive board. There was a largo attendance of the resi dent members and from out of town those present were: I C, Deets, secretary, of the - Iowa' State Traveling Men's aeeoclatipn, of Des Moines; Cal A. Diamond, H. H. Lnugh rtdge, Joe Klein and H. 8. Wlgglna of Lin coln, and H. C Buell of Chicago. Plnce the- last- annual meeting In January, 1908,: the association auffered a severe loss In tha death of Ita secretary-treasurer, Arthur L Sheets, who was the organiser of the association and secretary-treasurer of the organisation until the time of his death'. Prrper resolutions of respect were adopted, spread upon the records and a copy ordered sen to Mr. Shects's daughter. The work he started in his lifetime Is being carried out. Foley'a Honey and Tar clears the air passages, atopa the Irritation In the throat, oothee the Inflamed membranes, and the most obstinate cough disappears. Sore and inflamed lungs are healed and strength ened, and the cold' Is expelled from the system. Refuse any but the genuine In the yellow package. Bold by all druggists. OLD SOLPIERS FEAR NO COLD fiataee Areand the C'aatpare la fptte the Wlsl aad Cold. Friday night's cold and wind did not pre vent a large attendance at tha campfire meeting given for George Crook post. No. 2B, under the auspices of the Women's Relief corps. The affair was held In the Grand Army hall. Twenty-fourth and Amea avenue and a good time. Including a "great spread' by the women, was en joyed. Muslo was furnished by the Misses male and Eva Jones and Mr. C. T. Dan iels, and Commander S. A. Crocker recited aa amusing selection called "The Polite ness of, Hooligan." Comrade Thomas Hull made .a short address on the battle of Chickamauga. A number of Interesting ex periences connected with their early life In . tha. army f were irelated by Comradee Wild, H. C McCullough, Brooks, A. N. Yost and ethers. Nursing Mothers and Over-burdened Women la all stations of lite, whose vigor and vitality may have beea undermined aad brokea-dowa by over work, exacting social duties, tha too I requeul bear ing; ot cbUdrea, or other causes, will find ia Dr. Pisrse's Favorite Prescription tha saoet potent, in vigorating restorative strength-giver aver devised lor their special benefit. Nursing mothers will find it especially valuable ia sustaining their strength and promoting aa ahuadaat aourishsseat for tha child. Exnaotaat mothers too will Bad it a priceless booa to prepare the system for baby's coming aad rendering the erdeel compare tiyely painless. It Caa do ao harm ia aay state, or condition of the female ; system. ' Oeate, aerraas, area waasea, era mmtttr from freeaf aeaeTacae. aacAacae. efragdarf-efeaya- sfiafraaa er ttom palm. ' tml irrejfaaHfiea. gmmwlmg a asf rvssetf asari aa Im tfsmscs, , , ettuy 9t tmlmt '. fee Imsilmmrr seee sr aaefa oatad a e fare ores, as re a'Ssafraceee, caferraa sfraia, arwaacae, eferersJea retrorereioa a eraer assaceareaa mt wens . aay Hmmm tfm sreaaaeaa a part will, waetaer raey eg aeHeaee mamr r aay m ear ef fee caere aymptoms, tla .' rwfef easf m parmmnamt ear my asieg faithfully aaef fairly panlatamtly Dr. Pierce' a far erf re PrescrfaUoa, This world-famed specific for woman's weaknesses and peculiar ailments ia a pure glyceric extract of the choiocst active medicinal roots without a drop of alcohol ia its make-up. AU its ingredients printed ia plain English oa ita bottle-wrapper and attested under oath. Dr. Pierce thus iavites the fullest investigation of his formula knowing thst it will be found to contain only the beat sgents known to the most advanced medical science of ell the different ' schools of praclioe for the cure of woman's peculiar weaknesses aad ailments. If. you wsnt to know more about the compositioa aad professional en dorsement of the "Favorite Prescription," aead postal card request te Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. V., for his fr booklet treating of same or, better. v still, send 31 one-ceat stamps (or cloth-bound copy of Dr. Pierce's Common bcose Medical Adviser, new, revised up-to-date Edition, 1008 pages. . You can't afford to aocept aa a substitute for this remedy saeva mm fteiree a Merer aostma a aaiasaja etssetoea. Doa't do it. It is eot oaly foolish tnat aftaa damgtrtmt te do aa. SCHOOLS TRAIN ilECBANKb Union FacIAo Btirtid 6yUm Ttlta TTp j Haiij Roadi. Busnraa colleges hzlp soxi ekeols WkM Telegrraeay ad prae Ileal Trala Dlsaatealagj Are Taaakt Famish Rerralts to Railroad Hialu, The L'nlon Pacific was the pioneer In the matter of having schools snd apprentice ships In order to provide skilled mechanics for the highly technical work of operating It lines and now there are fifty-five rail roads In the I'nlted States which have adopted some form or another. The rail roads have found that It pays to educate their boys. Besides educating the boys In the shops the Union Pscific is working In conjunction with some of the Omaha busi ness colleges which have telegraphic de partments In which the young men are taught to use the Instruments. The most highly developed apprentice ship system is that of the New York Cen tral lines. This company has established schools for apprentices at nine points on the system. There is an spprentlce depart ment under the direction of Mr. C. W. Cross, who has an office at the Grand Central station In New Tork. The present plan was put In force In 1906, although for nearly twenty years there hsd been some attempt to give boys training In the shops. There are so many young follows who want to go Intii the company's schools thst'lhere Is a waiting list at hte begin ning of every year, and many of the pros pective apprentices take places as helpers or wipers In the shops snd lound houses while waiting. A better class of boys has foen secured than ever before went to work In the shops. Under the system of instruction the boys get Into touch with the actual work at once. A class Is gathered in the 'school loom, an old steam pump or cylinder with piston Is brought In and connected up with compressed air pipes. The boys watch It woik, then they take It apart and examine it, make drawings of the different parts, measure everything and make calculations, and finally ate sent inlo the shops and shown how to make and repair .'arts of the mechanism. They are Instructed in drawing, and un der special foremen are put through the en tire shop with which the school is con nected. They aie paid for their time, but instruction is what they are there for. No attempt Is made to gel their pay's work out of them. Although praotical familiarity with the tools and the machines and the trade of railroading Is the first thing they learn, they are required to attend classes In arlth mattc, geometiy, mechanics, draughtman shlp, simple bookkeeping, etc. At the end of their apprenticeship It Is the. Intention of the company to send some of the bright est boys to technical schools to finish off their training and prepare them for posi tions requiring expertness. ' The establishment of the apprentice schools has had a good effect on the older men In the shops. Many of them have re quested permission to attend some of the classes when held In the evening, and at certain ahope evening classes for the men have been established, the men gathering for an hour after the whistle blows to stop regular work. Officials of all grades are well pleased with, the system, from the gang bpas to the superintendent of motive power. The self-respect of the boys is encouraged by tha officers, who, by common consent, re move their hata while , in the Instruction rooms and put them upon the same plane of dignity as college classes. THINKS METEOR HITS HOUSE Dander Realdeals Mistake Iron Top of a Flagstaff for a Meteor- Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hoagland of Durdee thought that a meteor fell during Thuifeday nlght'a blow, but when they in vcstlgated the next day It was found that the Iron ball from the top of the cupoli flagi'taff had merely taken a drop through tha roof and floor of the porch. The laiHnK around the cupola also had suf fered from the twister that hit the .Dan dee hills with all Its strength and bits of kindling from It were discovered in the snow around the house. Further than the damaged cupola, however, the beautiful Ho&gland home escaped with only a severe shaking. The Bubonic Flaa;ue destroys fewer lives than stomach, liver and kidney diseases, for which Electric Bitters Is the guaranteed remedy. 6V. Foi asle by Beston Drug Co. BANK HAS A NEW CREDIT MAN W. E. fslnatirr Goes from the Brad National Bank. W. E. Palmatier, for the!ast seventeen years office manager of tho Omaha office of The Bradstreet company, has severed his connection with that company, and on Monday will take the position of credit man of the Merchants National bank of Omaha. On the eve of his departure tram The Bradstreet company the members of the office force presented Mr. Palmatier with a beautiful cameo stick pin. V ) I Our Letter Box Contributions na tlmtly topics lavltsd. write igiei on ens etas of the paper fPly, wnh name and address appealed. Urn eel oBtrlbutlans will Bet be re i urned. Letters exceeding K words wt.l e subject to being cut uowo at tbe enrelJoe ef tha 41tnr. Piihlkuatiaa of views or correspondents deee not cent mlt The Bee to their endorsement. Jwdgte lease Takes the Floor. OMAHA, Jan. lO.-To the Editor of The Beet I have read articles and Interviews of Mr. W. J. Connell In the press ot the city relating to the Wet more case. I have thought that by reaeon of the attacks there macta upon the courts and upon men of Integrity appearing as witnesses In that case, and whose mouths sre closed, thst I should add a word in the Interest rf good citlaenshlp. Not since I have been upon the bench has a stronger esse been made before me than waa made by the state m that case. Indeed, I csnnot conceive of a stronger esse being msde thsn wss established on that trial. 1 have not the least doubt but that everyone connected with the trial. In whatever rapacity, believed every word that Mr. Daniels said. 1 hsve not the least doubt but that the same could be said of each of the witnesses. Dean Beecher, Canon Bell, Mr. Rowden and Mr. Johnson, president of the .council. I cannot conceive of a greater departure from legal ethics, common decency and good cltlcenship, than for a lawyer who has won a case by the rankest of petti fogging to sssail the best of cltlxens after the case Is won. Mr. Connell knows thst each of the above witnesses are above an untruth. That what he takes advantage of to aasall Dean Beecher and Canon Bell as violations of the "confessional" Is abso lutely without foundation. There was nothing In the case anywhere on which to base such an argument. An attorney during argument Is almost untrsmmeled. Thero was nothing cn argument on which to base such a claim. What little excuse, then, for a member of the bar, after the case has closed, to abuse honorable men of a sacred calling? The result of such conduct ot such attorneys. If tinrebuked. would be the undoing of a Judicial system upon which all order and government de pends. In opening his case Mr. Connell violated the rules of practice by making an argu ment Instead of stating his case. I was compelled to atop him. During the trial he waa continually putting meaning Into the mouths of witnesses where no such meaning was Intended. Such, for Instance, as where he claims that Mr. Daniels ad mitted desiring to "trap" one supposed to be behind Wetmore. The word was Mr. Connell's. The application of Mr. Daniels ss a whole statement was that when he was offered money for s purpose, as com ing from, another than the one tendering It, that he wanted the other to personally tender It, so that the one behind if there was such other could be brought to Justice, Mr. Connell used badgering snd pettifog ging tactics toward Canon Bell. . On a ststement from the witness that he did not know the technical meaning of "sub. poena" and whether or not a notice from the county attorney was such, technically a point on which the average layman would not have an answer he boldly declared, and declares, that Canon Bell had com mitted perjury. The statement requirea no comment from me. It was in line with his conduct of the esse. To the body of the citizenship, I might say, that In my opinion, and ts I believe it to be, the opinion of the bench and bar of the dis trict, no considerations of legal ethics, nor of religious consideration, weigh with him In his conduct ot esses. He seems to lose sight of everything but the desire to win Ms case. In the present Instance I have In mind a young lawyer of absolute cleanness, of f erfect integrity; of two ministers of the gospel, of absolute cleanness, and of per fect Integrity, whose lives are devoted to doing good, branded as unfaithful ser vants of their church, and as unfaithful citisens snd for vicious purposes alone. At a noted trial, several years ago, one waa being tried for kidnaping in the same cuurt where Wetmore was tried. In that esse a letter was received in evidence that waa written by the one on trial to a priest of his denomination. No one even thought that the confessional had been violated. All knew that the minister should be com mended for producing the item of evi dence that practically admitted guilt. If I was remiss In duty fts I Icok back over the case, it was In not removing Mr. Connell entirely from tho case when 1 fell called upon to displace him in the examination of a witness. W. G. SEARS. STUDENTS HOLD CELEBRATION Rejoice that They Have Finished Their Exams and Feed aad Talk. A 'post-examination Jubilee" was held at Bellevue Friday evening In Fontenelle hall. Dinner waa served at 7 o'clock In the college dining room and was followed by a few speeches. L. D. Ohman of the senior class responded to the toast. "Col lege Spirit." Dr. Hoyt of the faculty re sponded to the toast, "Te Olden Time." and waa heartily applauded for tils ready wit and originality. President S. W. Rtookey spoke on the subject, "The Fu ture," snd upon concluding waa unani mously requested to preserve his talk In a permanent form, ao that It may be read by all at their leisure. MUs Eva Wolte mat'i of the Junior class gave her response, in the form of a delightful little poem which waa heartily received. Following the toasts each class gave a "stunt" The academy had a well-drilled orchestra, which rendered several selec tions. The freshmen went through the form of editing a paper. The sophomores hsd a "Jack In the Box," Jack Barry be in the realistic "Jack." The Juniors por trayed a country school In action and "Dingey" Mohr made a great hit as the 'whistling kid." For the seniors, Kip Hsmblin and Verner McCormack put up a little vaudeville atunt which took exceed Ing'y well. Their "Charge of the Light Brigade" waa almost professional. The occasion of the Jubilee waa the cloae of eli mination week and the end of the term, which closed Friday. NO SNOW ON STOCK RANGES rattle Da Mot SasTer frosa the Itorsn, Bays Frank Carrie af Gardaa. All worry over the condition of the cat tle on the rangea waa dispelled Saturday evening when Frank Currie, banker nnd ranchman of Gordon, arrived In Omah.t. Ha declared that there had not been a flake of anow along with the wind on the rar.gea and for this resson the stock had not suffered a particle. Mr. Currie came down on the Northwestern and aald that the first indication of tough weather he saw along the route waa when the train reochad Norfolk. Up to that point there was n-j Indication of the hard blow wnich had swept the eastern half of the state and buried most of It under a blanket ot snoa. Mr. Currie aald that In Gordon they were able to roam around without their overcoats on Friday SCHOOL AND COLlEGli WORK Coaptratira Enrollment ef Twenty riYt Lcftdlnf Unlrenitlei. lULinr IrT3iU8jTAK3 AT HAEVAED Proareeelve Activities of Various Universities, Celleces aad Aead enalss'F durational Notes af Interest. University satsnslon work by ths Uni versity of Nebraska authorities Is fairly undsr wsy by direction of former State Buperlntedcnt J. L McBrlen. The ex-stats official has taken up the tssk of spread ing the gospel of popular education and will soon have a system arranged whereby all Nebraska people who desire may begin university extension studies. The new de partment waa favored by the State uni versity senate on an exhaustive report of the work made by Prof. H. W. Cald well of the Department of American His tory, who has devoted much time to a study of the Wisconsin plan. For several years It has been noticed that a great deal, of attention has been paid In tho state to correspondence schools by Its citizens. The demand for higher education along certAln lines by people unable to bear the expense of attending a school for the specific purpose of Instruc tion brought Into prominence In other coun tries and states long ago the possibility of successfully carrying on extensive work. Now the Nebraska university authorities have the plan well In hand and much bene fit Is expected from It In s short time. Mr. McBrien haa not as yet prepared full plans for the work, but he has formu lated a system In the rough which he in tends to put In effect at once. The corro Bpondence instruction, he believes, will give every student the opportunity to come in contact with the instructor, not aa a mem ber of a class, but as an Individual. It will enable him to employ his spare time and the work can be done at home and when he is best enabled to do It. It throws the student upon his own reeourees and Is calculated to make him self-reliant snd self-determined. A rpeclsl course will bs given for teachers. Many In the state have hsd enough work for the certificate they hold and enough more partly to qualify them for a grade higher. Where a person Is working for a degree in extension work, the plan specifies that half of the work must be done at the uni versity. But the restrictions thrown around this provision ars a generous that the time for the work may be chosen to suit the convenience of the student and especially the teacher who is rtrlvlng for advancement. WWh the courses offered for the State university summer school this year the school will be essentially a teachers' college. A special course to be offered this year will be a study of the life of Abraham I,lncoln. Prof. McBrlen will have personal charge of this line of work. The first lessons of the new department will be Bent out about February 16 accord InC to present plans. 80 many Inquiries have come In and from so many different sections of Nebraska that it may be Im possible for him to attend to them all In person. Watch Inst Yeans; Lawyers. Whether from a knowledge of the men of the law or with a desire to make the young Blackstones start right, 'the faculty of the College of Law of the University of Ne braska conducted the final examination of the first sem-ster last week under rigorous rules. To provide sgalnst any possibility of cheating, the' aludenTs were given bound blank books for writing their answers, sa that no Individual sheets might be passed fro.n one to snother. Members of two clssses were put in the same room and seated In alternate rows to prevent their conferring with esch other, and spotters were put on guard to prevent any further possibility ot their evading the regulations of the examination and transferring in formation. If a student for any purpose wished to leave the room, he was followed by a spotter, snd there was one Instance where a student was forced to remove his coat when he left the room for a few mo. menta. F. B R A 9 K A N ATHAHVARIl. Antelope State Well Represented la Different Deparlmeali. Nebraska Is represented at Harvard this year by eleven students In the law and medical schools and the undergraduate de partment. The official enrollment of the university shows three students from Omaha, two from Lincoln and six from other psrts of the state, as follows: Undergraduate Department -Risley Gardi ner Haines. '09. Omaha; George Nelson Lyon, '(. Nelson; William Francis Wil liams, '12. Omaha. Law School John Levi Clark (A. B. Uni versity of Nebrasks. '06), third year, Lin coln; Charlea Abbott Sawyer (A. B. Univer sity of Nebraska, "0), third year. Lincoln; Edward Raymond Burke (A. B. Belolt col lege, '06, first year, C'hadron; William Ross King (A. B. University of Nebraska, 'VS, first year, Osceola; Thomas Harold Matters, Jr., (A. B. University of Nebraska, 'OS), first year, Omaha. Medical School Carl Arthur Hedblom (A. M. Colorado college, '08), second year, Aurora; Earle Edwin Farnsworth (A. B. Cornell university, '03), first year, Grand Island. A I.l.tOI." UNIVERSITY FUXD. Centennial Endowment Committee Hosn to Raise $500,000. A number of patriotic citisens in New Tork hsve formed a centennial endowment committee, with auxiliary committees In Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other cities, for the purpose of celebrating the centenary of Abraham Lincoln by raising an endowment fund of taOO.OOO for the Lincoln Memorial university at Cumberland Gap. General O. O. Howard, who ia at the head of the movement, said the other day: "Our group of achoola, which we call Lincoln, Memorial university. Is a veritable monument to Abraham Lincoln, for it min isters to the wants of ths people of whom he talked so long to me In my Isat Inter view with him. It pieces the plane of help under ffieir necessities. It furnishes teach ers for the needy districts, which are now having more and more aid from the state educational authorities. Its Industrial de partment has thus far given work to all the youth who have sought its means as a supplement to their education. Its med ical division tralna young men ot the mountains, and the young women, who are so well fitted, both by nature and by con stitution, for trained nurses. "It may be a new hlea to our American people, but certainly the upbuilding of these dwellings In the mountain regions In a practical educational way Is something thst belongs to ths name and fame of Abraham Lincoln. Thla centennial year of his birth cannot better be celebrated than by endowing a work like that done by the teachera at Lincoln Memorial unive.sity. Mr. IJncoln, through me, practically asked this boon of the Americsn people, for his own people that is. for those to whom he was specially attached, on account of his birth and early youth among them. Lincoln's great anxiety about his fcllow- tsountalneers manifested Itself part:cu:ar!y during; the civil war. "As early cs 1?3 I founded two schools In Lockout valley, a a direct result of his ideas and words to me on the subject; and Immediately after the war another on the top of Lookout mountain. Since then many e ther small schools have been located la the mountain regions, until at last we hive succeeded In planting a university, which draws Us student life from the small schoola round about far and near." MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. Rapid Increase ef Stadeata Crowds Ita Capacity. There are mote students at the Unlver sity of Michigan than can be taken care ot under present conditions. The necessity for increased accommodations is obvious to one who observes the constant and rapid increase In the number of students. The total attendance In 1906-07, exclusive of the summer session ot 1906, wss 4.282; Inclusive of It. 4.74. The attendance In 1907-0S. exclusive of the summer session of 1907, was 4,654; Inclusive of It, 6.013. the highest figures ever reached In the his tory of the institution. The attendance for l8-09 will undoubtedly Increase propor tionately, as according to the early (Novem ber) registration figures there were, ex clusive, snd with the ltOS summer session 5.18S students. Nearly M per rent of Michigan students are from the ststc. The sttendsncc from ether states continues noteworthy, aa for example, from Ohio, 41; New Tork, US; Illinois, 317; Indians, 304: Pennsyvanla, 1T7; Missouri, 74; Iowa, 74; Wisconsin, C4; Colorado, U; Kentucky, 44; Kansas, 39, Montana, 34; California, 31; New England, 66. Forty-five atates. all our territories (except Alaska), all our Insular possessions, and twenty-one foreign statee and provinces send representatives to Michigan. During a period of ten years, the total number of organisations on the campus of the University of Michigan, excluding class organizations, athletic teams, church organ izations and guilds, but Including fraterni ties and other organisations, rose from 86 In U37 to 117 in 1907. The number of fraternities and sororities rose from 31 to 44; other organizations from 65 to 73. Counting the church organisations, stu dent guilds, class organisations, athletic and debating teams, the grand total of or ganisations at the university In the spring of XV was 176. ENROLLMENT OF UNIVERSITIES Flaeres from the Records of Twenty Fire Institutions. The News Letter of the University of Michigan printa a comparative record of enrollment of students In twenty-five lead ing American universities, rolls for the school years of 1906 and 1907. The figures in the first two columns include summer session students. In the Isst two columns the summer students are omitted, thus changing the relative stsndlng of the universities In the enrollment. In both double columns Nebraska university ranks fourteenth in enrollment. The figures follow: Including Excluding summer 1 summer students. student. 1908. 1907. 19f. 19)7. 1 Columbia 2 Harvard 3 Michigan 4 Chicago 5 Cornell 6 Minnesota ... 7 Pennsylvania 8 Illinois N. Y. Unl 10 Wisconsin .... U California .... 12- Yale , 13 Syracuse .5.;6 6.197 4.M0 4.141 b.iVZ fi.344 4.3M 4.37.1 6.197 6.346 4.953 4.594 4.2ft! 4.207 4.134 4.172 3.648 3.4D1 .1.3)6 8. 416 3.16: 2.714 ' 2.344 2.274 2,1x6 1,17 1.9S2 1.594 1,311 914 757 651 .o,l8 .6.114 .4,700 .4,687 .4,553 .4. 4.M7 4.489 2.421 3.H78 2.6HS 4.246 4.3f 4.223 4.05J 3.457 3.237 3.199 3.44M 3.4 . 2.921 2.992 2.442 2.220 2.122 1.37 1.966 1.632 1,814 1.016 757 8.957 3.896 36 3.233 8.138 2.978 3,299 3.043 2.651 2.624 2,125 1.955 1.964 1.175 L7M 1.563 1.31 1 914 75? 661 ..3.951 ..3.876 ..S.7R1 ..3.44M ..i.H 14 Nebraska ..3,154 15 Northwestern .3.113 1 Ohio 2.70i) 17 Missouri 2.66K 13 Iowa 2,3T6 19 Indiana 2.113 20 K annas 3.0M id Stanford 1.541 22 Princeton 1.314 23 West. Reairve.1.016 24 Virginia ....... 77 26 J. Hopkins 698 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. Growth aad Activities a( the Kaaioaa Institution. The enrollment for the first term numbers 971. The Increase this year, in spite of the financial atrlngency, is unprecedented In the history of Notre Dame. Tho growth and expansion of the university is marvellous when the fact is taken Into consideration that Notre Dame la absolutely without en dowment. A body of men who have dedi cated their Uvea to education and have con sented to work without salary makes this condition possible. This interesting phsse of education has been brought to the at tention of the Carnegie Foundation for study. The public lecture course last week was varied and Interoating. Frederick Warde, the tragedian, lectured on "Julius Caesar;" Dr. Jamea Monaghan, late head of the con sular bureau, on "The Preservation of Our Natural Resources;' Norman Hackett, the actor, gave readings from Shakespeare, and the Schllkdret'a Hungarian orchestra ren dered a program of clasaical music. An Important work on botany by Dr. Julius Nieuwlsnd, head of the department, Is In prspsratlon and will soon Issue from the university press. It Is a classified list and full description of the flora of northern Indiana and southern Michigan, the region known ss the St. Joseph valley. The students of electrical engineering went to Chicago to make a study of the exhibits at the big Electrical show in the Coliseum. A stop of a few hours was made for the Inspection of the new steel plant at Gary, Ind. MERCER 8 BURG ACADEMY. Preparations for Building; aad Equip In a; a Gynsaaalana. The Mercersburg academy, aituated at Mercersburg, Pa., la preparing to build one of the finest school gymnasiums In tho country. The building will be about 200 feet long and 100 feet wide, and together with the power plant which will be built at the aame time, will cost about $100,000. A canvass for funds is being pushed by the head-maater. Dr. W. M. Irvine. Twenty five thousand dollars have been subscribed b'y the alumni and it la expected that this amount will be more than doubled in the near future. A few days ago Mr. Henry B. Swoops of Madera. Pa., of the class of 1900, sent a subscription of tl.OOO. On the same day Dr. Irvine received a check for $2,000 from J. M. Hood of Frederick, Md., to be uaed for any purpose he wishes in connection with the academy work. Mercersburg lias an enrollment of 450 boys this year and Its graduating class will number more than eighty. Its foot ball team, which waa coached last fsll by Mr. Gus Zelgler, the All-Amerlcan guard, has been conceded the academlo championship of the east. The track and base ball squads at Mercersburg will be called out early In February and the prospects In these two branches of sport are bright. COLUMBIA'S ALUMNI DAY. Graduatre Invited a Attead aad Celebrate. The faculty of Columbia university has issued Invitations to the alumni to part Id pate lu the celebration of Alumni day. Feb ruary 12. The date Is also ths Lincoln cen tennial, and the observance of both events will make the occasion unusually Impres sive. It will be the only bus1 Bess holiday In ths year when tbs alumni can visit their Alrra Mtr snd find the work ef th uni versity In full operation. The principal event of the day will be the Lincoln memorial addresa by Hon. John C. Spooaer. formerry United Statea senator frcm Wisconsin. Vsrlous athletic games and exhibition are on the program of the day, the festivities ending with a beefstesk dinner and a dance. Edaratlanal Notre, The living graduates of Bryn Mar col lets for women number only ?). but they have undertnken to raise a ll.noo.ono endow ment fund for their alma mater. President Benjamin ldi Wheel of the University of California haa announced that he cannot accept the Invitation to be come the head of the University of Michi gan. The Annie E. Purlngton scholarship 1in been established st Bowdoln callegre, for which Mrs. A. Webster King gave to.OTO In memory of her sister, the ohject being to assist some deserving student throtieh col lege. A fund nf .l.nno has been established by Mrs. James Drummond and Mrs. Charles F. Dole and daughter In memory of the husband and father, James Drummond. The high school fraternities of Denver have engaged counsel to fight the school board In Its effort to prohibit these or ganisations that. In so many Instances, per vert the Ufa of our Intermediary schools This la not surprising. It is entirely logu-ol, and In consonance with much otlirr license, shown by "Young America." Some dav HOTELS. 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MARYLAND SCHOOL Kearney Military Academy A boy'e progress depends upon his com fort and the Interest he lakes In his vork and study. We first make our boys comfortable, then make their work Interesting, piKvldo healthy outdoor sports and social Junc tions. Our discipline and training tend to build character, create habile of obedi ence, punctuality, neatness and a sense of responsibility. Thorough Instruction; heslthful loca tion; large gymnasium; modern, fireproof buildings. Writs today for illubiraud catalogue. AT v. BUSSSXX., Hsad Master, Kearney, Nebraska. WHAT SCHOOL Information conoerulng the ad vantages, rates, extent of cur riculum and other data about the best school and colleges caa be obtained from ths obool and College Information Bureau ef The Omaha Bee. AH Information abaoluioly free and Impartial. Catalogue of any particular school cheerfully fur nlshed upon request. asjaaaau ,T HE WOLCOTI SCHOOL. J rourteenta Avenue aad atartoa at. Denver Colorado. Not a low priced school. Best equipped private achool in tho west. T Highest standard of scholarship. D1- p!om sdinlta to Welleslsy. Vasaar, ? smith. In addition to wcetern unlvsrsl- ansa. Introductory references required. 9 , I children In their teens will have their legs! counsel to preent parental discipline In the few homes where It still llngrre. Vocational schools sre springing up In New York state, according tn the nnn ia; report of Commissioner Andrew 8. Draper One such school has been already openeil In Rochester, and another will be ppenert Fehruarv 1; in Albanv still snother will be opened March 1. Several more will be ready for pupils next Peptember. In all. twentv. four cities In New Tork state have she. :i an Interest In achoola of this chsrscter. ant the indication are that they will multiply rapidly within five ears. The University of Brrslsu. Hermanc, lm . made a contract with nn accident insutame company to Insure Its students. All stu dents of mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry or pharmacy, botany, a.ioloay, mineralogy and geoloay must pay a fee i.f 3 cents each semester and be Insure 1 nsnlnst accident occurring in the line of duty, firemen and machinists snd em ployes of the clinic are also Included. The policy lapses as soon ss the holder's con nection with the university Is severed. Boston's teneners sre making a loud o. t erv agslnM a new rule of the school au thorities fixing 70 years as the age limit fur active service, "if this rule goes int effect," says one Pf tho spokesmen for t'm p.-daR-Agucs. 'Vne-fifth of the heads of Bis ton schools will be forced out. How w,.u M any Urge Institution or store fir" tint diJ ehsritert that number of tl heads, simply because they nr. o years of age." Aiio.il Ing to the school hoard. President I'.IM m' Harvard must have been for the Inst f years a detriment to that institution." Rates Double $7.00 $3.00 $9.00 $10.00 $11.00 EDWARD W. DUNN. Maasfat, RATESi SI 00 u (2.50 aa ear. USVRF Mr Smis Cmcty torn HmxSvI HOTEL CO. AM) COI.LEGR9. The direct route A straight line la the shortest dlstane Cetwec i two points. Why not taecb ycut flncera Til SIBXOT KOUTlt Ths complete keyboard. Smith Pre. mler. Is tilt. WOILO'I BZST TTVE WHITES. Tree employment bureau Stenocrsphers re furnished ta business men without charge o school, sitae (raphsr or employer. write for particulars. Ue Smith-Premier Typewriter C. M. O. VLOWKeJ-. Mgr. Osaaaa, stsb. Nebraska Military Academy ' UfcTOOUl A Military Uoarding School for boya. now located for tbe winter at Fourteenth and U ttrcetg. All da liartmenta are In full operation. A good place for boys who eoe' fit In public schools. No entrance cxatnlnailona are given; regular class work Is supplemented by In dividual Instruction; back, work is easily made up. 1'uplls are received at any tlms from fifth to twelfth grades. Inclusive. Write for Catalogs. B. S. BATWABD, Inpsrtateadsal Unoela, Nee. GRAND ISLAND COLLEGE Regular college preparatory soureea, Music. Art, and Commercial courses ef. fared. Healthful location. Expanses mod. crate. Catalogue aent on request. Ask ue sbout the school. Addresa Dr. Oeorge Sutherland. President. GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA 0ns mt SMiism Un suuiu. Ti sii Cut BaUraoh. ok , l SMrttMa.Tpnrrnli.t lMii,a.Tcimr. oawai rraioiaa Belt.-! U n u ,ret aae-srar. IZZZ "Tr n