the commit
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nvntn of TTawtVinrnn and Arected the
BS' colWe building at the approximate cost
ss , - -
of 180,000. In all about 91W.0UU was
pent. Then a contract was entered
into with Croan by which he was to be
given the buildings outright at the end
bihb at tbk uxcolx FMTomci as 0f five years, provided he maintained
tacoxiwxAM mattze. the j,, during tnj8 time. The
principal movers in the Hawthorne
. pdbushed ever satcbdat bt company were J. H. McMurtry, A. D.
TMf Hmmim Mini IUHlMl aniiniMW Ricketts, J. W. Dewese and C. D.
llwwwWIJllTOollIll These gentlemen were called
OFFICE 217 Korth Eleventh St. uPn to mak hea,T investments, much
larger than they originally intended to
Telephone 88-S. make becauBef in the fir8t piaCe, the
company was unable to secure a loan on
w. MORTON SMITH, Editor. the building, and Mr. Croan's manage-
FRED T. DEAN, Bet ncxM Maxagbb. ment of the school was such that the
boom at Hawthorne quickly subsided
subscription Rate In Adraaes. and then there was no sale for lots. Mr.
bmIIV.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.'."!!.!!!"!"! Croan was to put in the furnishings,
Three month. n and he did purchase something like
single copiei.V.V.V.V.VFiVto.""" $10,000 worth of goods on credit, a large
. portion of which remains unpaid for to
For tale at all news stands in this city a4 this date.
Omaha and on all train.
A limited number of advertisements will aw
aserted. Bates made known on application.
:. HOW THE Mr. Croan is nothing if
SCHOOL not a boomer. Coming to
WAS RUN Lincoln, he proceeded at
once to advertise himself and hie college
in the most extravagant manner. In bis
advertising there is no principle of
truth or propriety which Croan respects.
Likcolx, Neb June 1, 1895.
CROAN AND The history of W.
THE M. Croats man-
WESTERN NORMAL agement of the
Western Normal college at Hawthorne, In the work of his advertising bureau
this city, is an instructive lesson in the were blatant falsehoods and ridiculous
ways and means of fakirs. The exper- promises. He claimed many things he
ieace has been a costly one to Lincoln, did not have, and pledged to do many
It hac damaged the reputation of the things he never attempted to perform.
city as a center of genuine education, AH of his newspaper notices were exag
and it has caused the serious financial gerations. The first year he claimed
esabarassment of a number of worthy 1700 students. At one time there were
citiseas. The Croan fiasco should be a nearly 400 students in attendance, and
warning for all future time. It should that was as high as it ever got. He
stake the people of this town wary of started in with a few fairly good teach
adventurers and slow to fall in with the era, most of whom are today looking to
schemes of irresponsible promoters. As Croan for their pay. He was a smooth
few people are conversant with the facts hand at dodging a pay roll. Instructors
a consideration of some of the details were induced to work for a promised per
Baay be interesting at this time as show- centage of the business done in their do
ing the mountebank tactics 'of the man partments, or were given uncollectable
Croan, and the general costliness of the accounts against students in lieu of corn
Western Normal college enterprise to pensation. The second year most of the
the people of Lincoln .
..
A WORD Mr. Croan came to
ABOUT CROAN Lincoln with a bad
record. The college building at Shenan
doah had burned down under circum
stances that give rise to certain ugly
suspicions; and his relations with the
instructors were dropped, the teaching
being done to a considerable extent, by
students. Now there are only two or
three regular teachers employed;
students being employed to teach other
students. The course of study is now
and has been from the first a farce. The
scientific and literary courses which are
students at Shenandoah, financial and extensively advertised are a mockery of
otherwise, were not such as to commend
him to public favor. But the man has
esTrontery enough to combat any
obstacle. He was not embarassed by
tae OBKavor wun wnicn ne was gene'
their names. Students have become
dissatisfied with the instruction and re
turned to their homes or entered some
other school. The Western Normal
college was not, properly speaking, a
rally regarded. The fact that his school legitimate scnooi.ana it nas orougnt
BMthods had always failed to command discredit upon the independent normal
respect, and that his business opera- school system. It has disgusted people
tioBs had made his integrity question- with Croan, with his school, with Lin
abte, did sot deter him from embarking with Nebraska. And, according
is the enterprise in this city; and in to the Pple who have worked for him,
spite of the record which preceded or he has juggled accounts and taken every
accompanied him he was successful in sdvantage of both teachers and studenta
lie has not omitted to play the role of
Squeers. At the beginning of the term
the boarding house attachment of the
concern was, for a very limited space,
run on liberal lines. Students were in
duced, whenever possible, to pay for
tuition and board in advance. Then
the quality of the provender began to
o f purpote, and its effect has been pre
judicial to the town. It was a discredit
in more ways than one. The Western
Normal scheme is a practical exemplifi
cation of the fact that a "college" can
be run, for a time, on wind. It also
shows that collapse is sure to follow
such inflation.
SO Gents a Doacen..
Finest Grade.
IN LOVE.
his assault upon the credulity of our
people. Croan as an educator is the
veriest tyro. His methods are the meth
ods of charlatanry. He is not a proper
school man, and the public interests
demand that he be restrained from this
sort of work. There's no denying that
he has a certain kind of talent. As the
advance man of a flamboyant circus he rapidly deteriorate. Students were com
would be a conspicuous success; and we
are ready to admit that he would make
aaoBey exploiting a patent medicine.
He understands the art of advertising.
He is the P. T. Barnum of the school
business. It may be added that he
faUs to impress people with his sincerity
er truth.
HOW THE Mr. Croan, by clever
SCHOOL maBipulatioB, succeed-
WAS STARTED ed in effecting the
etgaaixatioB of the Hawthorne im-
a-reves-aest associauee. tbm company
pelled to come into town at stated inter
vals, to get a good, square, sustaining
meal. At the present time a large num
ber of students, allured by extra induce
ments, have paid in advance for several
week's board and tuition. What they
will get for this remains to be seen.
From the first the "school has steadily
and rapidly deteriorated.
PUFFED UP This is only a glimpse at
THEN the Western Normal col-
COLLAPSED lege scheme. There is a
wealth of detail to be had for the mere
Good night,
A sigh from lips that touch my own,
Good night,
And I am alone.
I wander out in the night
I see the stars above me light
The wide expanse of sky;
I ponder and I sigh,
Good night.
Go where I will
They haunt me still
Her passionate eyes.
I see her white, white tace,
Her red-gold hair that flies
As flames of fire, the lace
As snow upon her breast
The half withered rose by her breath
caressed.
I pass on in the night
I ponder and I Bigh,
Good night.
I turn and see her light
Shine from her window, bright,
The light goes out 'tis dark
A moment I listen hark,
The clock in the tower chimes
Through the heavy air twelve
times.
I stretched myself upon the grass,
The winds cool my brow as they
slowly pass,
The hours fly, the clock tolls
one and two,
And three, and my face is wet
with falling dew.
Again four, then five, and day's
begun.
I sigh and say
Good morrow to the sun.
I bend a wreath of flowers and
grass
And hang it at her gate. As I
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Anything you get is
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BUS
fir.
The morning breeze
curtain and I see
Her white shoulders clad only in
her floating hair,
She kneels before the Virgin deep
in prayer,
I wildly hope she prays for me.
Wilijam Reed Duimox.
Ice cream and ices for parties at Sis-
blows wide her ler's, 133 South Twelfth street. Tele
phone 630.
When the ice man comes be sure the
name LINCOLN ICE is on the wagon,
they have no pond ice. 1945 O Street.
For St. Louis take the Missouri Pacific
route. City ticket office 1201 O street.
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I
lit
"Reliable" Gas Stoves
"Reliable" Gasoline Stoves
"Siberia" Refrigerators
"Continental" Lawn Mowers
'White Mountain" Ice Cream Freezers
BUT THEY ARE THE PERFECT ARTICLE AS WELL
FRANK lAHR lias them
and takes pleasure in exhibiting their peculiar adaptability
U UGE Nni IK
LINCOLN. NEB.
I.M. RAYMOND.
President.
S. H. BURNHAM,
Cashier.
CAPITAL, $250,000
E. THOMPSON,
Vice President.
D. Q. WING,
Assistant Cashier.
SURPLUS, $15,000
secured doaatioBS of laad from property asking. It at all times lacked honesty
Directors I. M. Raymond, 8. H. Bnrnham.
D. E. Thompson, C. O. Dawes, A. J. Sawyer,
Lewis Gremrr, N. Z. Saell. G. M. Lambert
son, D. G.WU, S. W.Barahaai.