THE iiEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1919. '. ft'' THOMAS URGES WOMEN TO HELP FIGIITRECALL Hired Publicity Agent of "Committee of 500" Speaks at Plymouth Congrega , tional Church. Elmer Thomas, "acting mayor .and police commissioner." of the " present city administration, called upotr the women of the churc hes, in an address yesterday morning - at Plymouth Congregational church, to save Mayor SmitH and Police Com missioner Ringer from threatened recall.' "It now looks as though we will, within the next 60 dnys, vote at a recall election," he said. "I am glad the women are voting now. Go to the court house and register and when the silent forces of evil bring the issue to the polls cast your votes , on the side of the right and of honesty." Mr. Thomas made this statement after reading the names of a number of circulators of recall petitions and declaring thty were "ex-saloonkeep- ers," "vagrants," "beggars," and the like. He also mentioned Dr. R. V. Connell, formerly city health com missioner, as one of, the petition cir culators. , Seek New Members. The congregation was asked to sign cards for membership in the "Committee of 500." "We are going to change the name to the 'Committee of 5,000,'-" said Mr. Thomas. "We expect to have that many members soon." Mr. Thomas was introduced by J. K. McCombs, a member of the church. Mr. McCombs denounced organized labor in Omaha for 'snubbing Mayor Smith and bring v ing down an I.W.W. from Sioux (City to be the Labor day orator." Elmer Thomas assatled the Oma ha Bee lustjly for its criticism of Mr. Ringer and Mr. Smith and begged his audience to have pa tience with the ctiy administration in its honest efforts to do the right thing. At the close of the meeting a woman arose and asked whether the city administration couldn't "boycott the papers that were op posing it." "Mr. Thomas replied that this would not be advisable. And Mr. McCombs lauded the Bee for "giv ing publicity to our meeting." Praises Bee Report. wish the other papers would give us the space that the Bee does,' he said. "Last Sunday when Mr. Ringer spoke here. Eddie( Black x of the Bee reported the meeting. If you didn't read last Mondays Bee you missed Something." Mr. Thomas declared that the Omaha-police force "has existed for 25 years on the idea that it was to live on vice instead of suppres sing it. When mn have hadJhat idea it is natuural that they be not overly alert to put down evil doing." ,.. . ti"The coming constitutional con v vantion," he said, "must make , the teaching of the Bible and Chris tianity in the puublic schools legal." Fewer Auto Thefts. In the evening Mr. Thomas made a second appeal to the women voters . of the city, addressing the union services of South Side churches 'at . - Twentjthird and F streets. "A recall election will probably be held in the next 60 days," Mr. Thomas said, 'and the women vot ers should register at once." Mr.' Thomas attacked the char acter of the circulators of the recall petition, lauded the detention home, and declared that the police depart- v..AMf l,irt Arnt awav uitti miirh livill linu v. i. 1 1 v tj ...... crime. : t Aa proof of this he stated that in May 1918. 160 automobiles were s stolen, while in May of this year only SO were stolen. High School Pupils Start Registration Todav for New Year Registration for the new school 1 year at Central High school starts today, with seniors reporting. Be ginning at 8 a. m., eacn aay unm Friday, the following schedule of registration will be observed: Tues day, juniors; Wednesday, sopho mores! . Thursday, freshmen who started during the last semester; Friday, freshmen who will enter next . week for theSfirst time. The public schools will be opened next Monday morning. The gener al teachers' meeting will be held :iext Saturday morning, 1 o'clock, in First Methodist church. Rockford College Looks for Banner Enrollment -1 A statement given out by Presi dent Maddox Ot Rockf oi d college, - indicates a surprisingly large enroll- ment for the opening September 16. -There are three weeks vet for stu dents to enroll and there were only - 22 vacancies in the domitories Sat urday. It is expected that all vacan cies will be filled early in September when a waiting list will be estab lished. The freshman class is pronounced "the banner freshman class," as just '00 have been admittedto date, an excess of one-third over the fresh man class of last year. Over 40 requests from prospective students were made last week. i President Bls,lsdll ot Pomon College, 'Claramont, CmL. Ttslted ths college Thurs day. Ha to on hi! VT homo from a trip east. , Rv. Mr. Kuykendall ot Plymouth Con , rracationa! church. Omaha, came to - . Crete Saturday to set aquainted with the collece. : V . ilLss C. R. Dick S to home from a visit to ber brother, R. L. Dick, ot Can oa City. Colo. She returned to her work ' in the Carnerlellbrary. Pittsburgh. Pa. C V. Hobson 'IS passed through Crete on his way to his work aa teacher In the Albion High school. Ha has lately returned from overseas. ' II tM Martha U Clark '1 will teach la .; the. Clay Center High school. ; The Independent Debating club has, through the. efforts of local members, vapored, painted and decorated a room U Merrill for use as a club room. - A rirKs!n room hs been added to the equipment In Merrill Ball for the use of tjie men. The football schedule Is nearly full, x Letters are coming in fast asking ion tam-j ......... ,' SCHOOLS CO Tr JjJ asJsassssjj EGES Registration of State Uni. Has Grown f rrn 130 in 1871 to 5,617 in Last Semester While Five Teachers Taught Students 47 -Years Ago When the University Started, Now a Faculty of 351 Looks After the Instruction More Than 800 Per sons on Uni's Payroll. 1 By P. A. BARROWS. When speaking of the big changes which have taken place in Nebras ka's capital city, one naturalyvturns his eyes towards the state's big uni versity, where in the 47 years of its history the registrations have in creased from but 130 students to 5,617 for the last year. With the increase in the student registrations has come a correspondingly Increase in the number of instructors, and while five teachers took care of the students when the school started in 1871, now 351 teachers look after the instruction. The pay roll of the uni versity has swelled to over 800 per sons. To show the steady growth of the university in late years and also to indicate that the first few years were anything but encouraging, when" after starting out with 1J0 students the registration dropped off the first year to 123 and then tdok a more discouraging drop to an even 100, some figures are given. It will be noted that for the term of 1917 and 1918, the registration dropped from 5,275 the year before to 4,193. This is accounted for by the fact that the war took so many of "the young men of the state. Growth of Registration. The showing is as follows: Tears. 171-75 Registration 130 ...., 1 1 V .3 .3 123 10U 117 2S2 244 218 254 2N4 238 324 27a 211 339 334 345 8S4 488 BOO .001 ,256 ,347 ,299 ,498 ,73 ,67 ,022 .931 .187 ,227 .153 ,322 ,398 ,569 .744 051 119 629 ,567 1872-7S 18711-74 1874-75 187B 1877 1 H78 1879 1881- 82 A. 1882- 83 1883- 84 1884- 85 1S85-86 1886- 87 1887- 88 1888- 89 1889- 90 1890- 91 ini-2 1892- 98 1893- 9 1S94-95 1895- 9S 1896- 97 1897- 98 1898- 99 1899- 1900 1900- 01 1901- 03 1902- 03 1903- 04 1904- 05 k 1905- 06 1906- 07 1907- 08 1908- 09 109-10 1910- 11 1911- 13 1912-13 3,712 1913- 14 4,062 1914- 15 4,505 1915- 16 4,739 1916- 17 5,275 1917- 18 4,193 1913-19 6,617 The university started out on a tract of four blocks; this was a few years ago increased to two more, and more recently six additional blocks on the east of the main grounds were added. The universit- started with. one building known as university hall It was erected in 1870 of common red brick with sandstone founda tion; also native, which, with the trimmings and roof, cost $140,000. The old building had in later years been replaced with a new founda tion and the north wing has been remodeled. Now the old structure is almost lost in the maze of mod ern buildings surrounding it. While costing $140,000 when new, it is now estimated that its value as a building is less than $50,000. An estimate of the present value pi all buildings upon the down town campus gives an interesting idea as to the growth and value of the institution, and also shows the year in which the buildings were erected: University hall, 1870 $ 44,000 Administration hall. 1906-O6 31,000 The Temple, 1906-07 -J1,000 Reaaev hall. 1916-17 170.000 Chemistry hall, 1916-17 tJ89,000 raecn. engineer, iua-..; jiw,uv Law college building, 1912-13 92.000 Nebraska hall, 1887-88 15.000 Brace laboratory. 1904-05 66,000 Pharmacy hall, 1885. 30.000 Library, 1891-95 96,900 Grant Memorial hall, 1887-88 17,600 Soldiers Memorial hall 1899-90..... 24,600 Muslim. 1906 46,000 Much. Arts hall, 1897-98 24,660 Kleetrlcal laboratory, 1893-96.... s.oow Boiler house. 1887-88 16.000 Boiler house equipment, 1889-91.. 46,000 Plant houses, 1909 39,000 Cement testing laboratory, 1898.. 500 Astronomical observatory, 1896... 600 Buildings Inder Construction. Social Science hall 1276,000 Carpenter shop and storage 5,000 Astronomical observatory 2,590 Teachers college hall 140,000 The state university farm, a mile cast of the math campus, is a very interesting place. Less than a quar ter of a century ago, this beautiful spot was a low stretch of prairie with a single low building as the only structure otf the place. Now there are 32 fine buildings covering the main campus while the farm it self covers many acres surrounding all sides. The value of the buildings upon the university farm is at present placed at $789,595 and is shown as follows: Agricultural hall, 1904-05 S 65.550 Women's building. 1908 59.000 Dairy building, 1917 175,003 Agricultural engineering, 1918.... 165,000 Plant industry. 1912-13 S4.23S Experiment station. 1899-00 20.000 kjudglng pavilion. 1908 f- 70.000 Veterinary Building, isog 1 11,00(1 Machinery hall, 1904 8,500 Hog Cholera Serum plant. 1911-13 7.600 Tairy building (old) 1896-97.... 4.785 Horticulture building, 1904 3,000 Farm superintendent's dwelling, M7S .t.UDO Horticultural Flant houses, 1904.. 1.200 Insectory and Pathological green- house. 1907-08 2,500 Botanical Plant houses, 1109 . ... 2.400 Horse barn, 1915-H 33,600 Cattle barn, 1189 4,800 Dairy barn. 1904 , S.100 Steer Feeding barn and silo, 191C-11 9,500 Hog barn for serum plant. 1916.. 6,500 New boiler house. 1916-16 26,000 Boiler house eoulpment 21,000 Old Boiler house, 1907-08 ) 9,600 Medical College in Omaha. The above only refers to that part of the state university located in Lincoln. The state medical col lege, a part of the university, is lo cated in Omaha and is one of the important medical universities of the west. Added to this might be mentioned the North Platte experiment sta tion, a part of the agricultural school, which consists of 1,920 acres. Another experimental farm at Curtis consists of 400 acres, Iwliile a substation at Valentine of Scottsbluff of 800 acres, completes the real estate holdings of the state as they relate to the university. The buildings upon these university holdings are estimated at present to be worth $1,505,219. However, there are other edu cational interests of the state not located in Lincoln which might be mentioned, the four normal colleges stationed at Peru, Kearney, Wayne and Chadron, which form a very im portant part of Nebraska's educa tional work and while not located in the capital city of the state are the grownup children of the parent plant and contribute greatly to the enviable position which Nebraska has held so long as the state hav ing the smallest percentage of illit eracy in the United States. Machine shed, 1(15-16 Two machine., sheds, 1915-16 Granary, 1914 Pairy Cattle shed, 1112 Hog 'bun, 1906 Poultrjr houses and yards, 1915-16 Farm Carpenter shop Barracks building and mess hall.. 0.27S 6.276 2,000 1,800 2.000 3,160 2,400 28,160 University Notes The downtown campus of the state university has been enlarged byl the purchase of a half block norli of U street from Tenth to Twelfth streets. This will make room for the proposed intramural sports building. J. H. Humpe re ports that only one lot remains un purchased, and that wall be con demned. Professor A. L. Candy and Mrs. Candy have been spending the sum mer at White Deer Lake, 50 miles north of St. Paul. They have now left this place and will visit Pitts burgh, Pa., before returning to Lin coln. Dr. John P. Tate and Mrs. Tate, who was Lois Pearler, spent their summer camping on St. Clair river in Minnesota. Dr. Tate is a grad uate of the University of Nebraska and was later a member of the fac ulty in the physical department. He is now a professor in the University of Minnesota., i Robert Nesbitt, an alumnus of the University of Nebraska, visited members of the faculty this week. He has lately been engaged in gov ernment work and has -been in the Iliilippines. Dr. R. H. Wolcott, chairman of the zoological department at the state university, will return this week from his vacation in Minne sota. Dr. R. J. Pool, chairman of the department of botany, will return soon. He has been in New York City and Ohio. Paul B. Sears, who was chosen assistant professor of botany, this summer spent the summer quarter in the University of Chicago attend ing leetures in ecology and physi- HENRY COX SPECIALIST x APPLIED AESTHETICS VIOLIN and CELLO Pboto by Skoglund. JUNIOR HARP CLASS Pupils Prepared for Concert, Orchestra and Teaching. DEPONE STUDIO, 808 Lyric Bldg. Tel. Douglas 8704. The Nebraska Wesleyan University College ot Liberal Arts. Teachers' College. Conservatory ot Music. School ot Expression and Oratory. Academy. For Information and free bulle tins, address Tna Registrar, Division B, Nebraska Wesleyan University University Place, Liacoln, Nab. POPULAR MUSIC VIA CHRISTENSEN'S SYSTEM Papular Music and Ragtime Piano Play bag Poeitivsly Taught in Twenty Lets on s, Omaha Studio 4225 Cuming. Pbeaa Walnut 3379. ology. Previous to that he was in military service in which he re ceived a commission. Prof. C E: Green, who will be a member of the faculty in the depart ment of modern languages at the state university, arrived in Lincoln this past week. Prof. J. H. Weaver has been pur suing field work busily this summer. He has a book on the . ecology of roots almost ready for publication. Professor Weaver is chiefly inter ested in the roots of crop plants in his latest investigations. Prof. H. B. Latimer, whose sub ject on the state university faculty is vertebrate anatomy is resting from his all-summer research work at Hopkins, Minn. Dr. Elda Walker has spent the summer on barberry eradication. Her work has taken her out over the state, but most of her time has been spent, neap- Lincoln. During the last two weeks she has attended county fairs. Dr. P. W. Upson, chairman of the chemistry department, has re turned with his family from an auto trip to Estes park vand other Colo rado places. They were gone about a month,. Dr. Lova Walker has continued through the summer her investiga tions of the fungi which infest rasp berries and "blackberries. A year ago she studied the fungi on the berries in market. During the present sea son she has worked on the effect of temperature on the fungi. She finds that different fungi appear with changed conditions in the at mosphere and temperature. ) Boyles Foresees Record Year in School Training "All signs point to the biggest year in the history of our institu tion," says H. B. Boyles. "Each September shows an In crease over the preceeding year, but I am certain that this week will see the largest enrollment of students for commercial study not only at Boyles college but in other accre dited schools as well." The -reasons are apparent grow-v John Stahl of the class of '09 at the State university visited the cam pus1 recently. He is a pathologist and works for the fruit growers' as sociation at Puyallup, Wash. Miss Vera Darling of the class of '07 at the State university' appeared on the campus last week. She was on her way home from Plattsburg, where she was engaged in recon struction work. She will teach this year in the Washington High school of Portland, Ore. Miss Margaret Fedde who was made head of the home economics department at the 'state university, is a Nebraska woman, having lived here practically all her life. Her first eSucation was received in a country school. Later she attended the following: Omaha High school? graduated from Peru Normal 1907; University of Boulder, Colorado, one summer; graduated from the University erf Nebraska in 1914; teachers' college of Columbia Uni versity, summer of 1916 and second semester of 1918-19, specializing in home economics. THE MISNER SCHOOL OF THE SPOKEN WORD. Oratory, Dramatic 'Artr Public Speak ing, Expression. For information, writ THE MISNER SCHOOL OF THE SPOKEN WORD, Dept. B. . Studio Patterson Block, 17th and Firnam St, Omaha. Pbon Wal. 3132. SPALDING ACADEMY Ideal School for Girls Operated by the Sisters of Dominic Full Academic and Preparatory Courses, Science, Business, Painting and Music, Home Economics. Catalogue on reouest Write Sister Superior, Spalding, Nebraska. (Episcopal) Saint Mary's School i Knoxville, Illinois A Standard Preparatory School and Junior College. s For Girls 12 to 20. 52d year commences Sept. 24. Individual attention. Home life. Athletics and physical culture. Thorough training. For information write: Rev. F. L. Carrington, LL. D., Rector, Box B, Knoxville, UL THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC Lincoln, Nebraska TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 8TH. MUSIC" ' DRAMATIC ART Playground Supervision and Story Telling. Complete Courses"tn All Depart ments. DEGREE DIPLOMA TEACHERS' CERTIFICATE. Anyone may enter. New Catalog on Request. Address ADRIAN NEWENS, Director 1103 R Street. ing demand for trained office help with consequent bigger salaries. Again quoting Mr. Boyles: "I'd hate to make a comparison between the average salaries drawn by law yers and , physicians as against many of the jobs now being offered to new graduates from our , school and many of which I am unable to fill for want of boys and girls in sufficient numbers." Parents should note carefully and act accordingly whtn helping the child in life's decision of "what to do." Y.M.C.A. Automotive School New and Up-to-Date Coursa School of Commerce. School of Accountancy. Technical Courses. Special Courses Elementary School for Men. t School for Coming Americana. School of Public Speaking and English. MONDAY, SEPT. 8TH Y. M: C. A., OMAHA, NEB. COTNER COLLEGE BETHANY (LINCOLN), NEBRASKA College of Liberal Arts, Teachers' College, "Bible College, Academy, Conservatory of Music, School of Commerce, School of Expression, School of Art and School of Home Economics. OUR AIM: To give to youth a thorough academic training with special outlook on the personal equation. We seek to put character behind a trained mind. The fall semester begins September 16th. For catalogue or information, address J. H. BICKNELL, Secretary, Bethany, Nebraska. Practical Education. Marquette Univertity, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Co-educational. Women students ad mitted to eourses in Law, Dentistry, Medicine, Journalism, Science, Liters, ture. Commerce, Accounting 'and Fi nance and Nurslnc Co-operative. A eo-operatlon be-, tween the technical school and indus tries is an accomplished fact. Ne.deneminatienal In all Its era- Sessional schools. Hers theory Is supplemented by ex perience. Marquette offers tha oppor tunity to co-ordinate the two. Mil waukee has S.R00 plants, representing mors than 100 different lines of in dustry. It greatly assists tha special isation fostered in this; University, Splendid 'opportunities forfeit support. t Day and Night Instruction. Tuitions Low. Begin your coursa on date given bt- low : Knglneering, September . Arts and Sciences, September II. Law, September 24. Journalism, September 23. Economics, September IS. Medicine, October I. Dentistry, October i. Academy, September I. Writs for Catalog. Phone, Grand 1193. Address Rsgi(rsr Marquette University 1115 Grand Ave., . Milwaukee), Wisconsin. Begin This Week! This is student's decision week. Your ultimate success in life may depend largely upon the course you choose now. Business education pays big dividends, both in position and in pay. What salary will you earn a yeaj from today? You will earn what you are worth, and a commercial education makes you worth most. BOYLES COLLEGE FALL TERM OPENS THIS WEEK With Courses in Accountancy Stenetypy Machine Bookkeeping Telegraphy Comptometry Civil Service Stenography and Typewriting All ngOsa and Commercial Branches DAY SCHOOL NIGHT SCHOOL Boyles College Omaha, Neb. Council Bluff, la. Phone Douglas 1565. Phone 576. Your Future and Success will be certain if preparation has been made to meet its many opportunities. The destruction wrought by the great war must be replaced. Devastated countries of Europe must be restored. Demolished factories must be re built. Shell-torn fields must be retilled. The- burden of supply is falling on America. The call for good, red-blooded young men and young women to meet these great commercial demands is increasingly insistent. The reward is great. Business men in all lines are calling on us daily for trained help. Convert your own power into success. Yon can learn with us. Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping and Other Commercial Subjects 1 ."ve taught quickly, thoroughly and inexpensively in our Residential Col lege, and by "Home Study" anywhere, through our Extension College. FALL TERM OPENS SEPTEMBER 2. Writ for Circular B today. Omaha Business College In New Location Third Floor, The Lyric Building, 19th and Farnam Stss"' A. M. GEBELT, Pres. J. H. KUHNS, See'y. Pbon Doug. 6528. Omaha, Neb. Midland College FREMONT, NEBRASKA Gives courses in the following schools and departments: I GRADUATE SCHOOL. 1 Divinity School. ' II COLLEGE OP LIBERAL ARTS. 1 College Preparatory. III SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. 1 Normal Department. (a) Life Certificate Course. (b) Second Grade State Life Certificate. (c) Rural Certificates. ' (d) City Certificates. (e) Model Departments. v 1, Kindergarten; 2, Primary; 3, Fifth Grade; 4, Sixth Grade. N IV SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS. 1 Music; 2, Painting. V SCHOOL OF COMMERCE. VI SCHOOL OF HOUSEHOLD ARTS. College Opens September 10th Write for Catalog and Information E. E. STAUFFER, President. "Come to v Omaha University" Ytl Non-Sectarian Co-educational Under fine moral and spiritual atmosphere. Highest class co-educational college in Omaha. Every facility possible for the physical development of the individual excellent gymnasium and whole some athletic spirit. , Courses Include: Collega of Liberal Arts and Science. Teachers' Training School. Department of Fine Arts. Preparatory Department. School of Law. Pre-Medical Department. , Home Economic Department. Extension Department. NIGHT SCHOOL Plans for $500,000 Endowment Fund. FALL TERM Begins SepL 15th Enlarged Faculty and toilh Improved Curriculum. For further information write Omaha University, Dept. B, Omaha, Nebraska. ' College Students Nebraska needs your services as teachers in its public schools. ' A thousand Nebraska schools are without teachers NO The number will be larger next year. Teachers' wages are increas ing. The NEBRASKA 1 STATE NORMAL SCHOOL at KEARNEY prepares you for the best positions in the state. TUITION FREE. Ex penses low. Large, body of enthusiastic students. Splendid equipment. Easily accessible from all parts of the state. Eighteen trunk-line passenger trains per day. Six branch-line passenger trains per day. , Faculty gives personal attention to in dividual students and their needs. "Write for particulars. 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