Omaha daily bee., 1892-11-27
DEGREES WHILE YOU WAIT.
Scheme of an Englishman for Turning Or
Educational Initials III Quantities to Suit.

DEGREES WHILE YOU WAIT.
Scheme of an Engiishman for Turning Out
Educational Initials In Quantities to suit.
Copyrighted 1872 by James Gordon Bcnn ett.l
LONDON, Nov. 2G.-tNew York Herald
Cable--SDecial to The BEE. The exposure
by the Herald OF W. Lord Moore's fraudu-
lent agency for the collection Of alleged for
tanes left by unknown relatives, has prac-
tically put an end to that industry in this
country, but in its place has sprung up
business which, while less lucrative, has at
least originality FOR an excuse and may do
much toward inducing unsuspecting people
to put their money inloit
An advertisement appeared this week in
several loading papers to the effect
that university degrees of all kinds are OBJ.
tainable of the advertiser. Further investi-
CATION reveals the fact tnat the National
University Of the State of Illinois, though
its English commissary, one f dward
Broughton Rouse Of Corpus Christi college,
Cambridge, is prepared 10 supply any degree
imaginable upon payment to Rouse in sums
varying from $50 to 500, according TO the
nature OF the degree conferred circular
sent out by Rouse states that the university
is chartered by the State OF Illinois not for
profit, and is composed OF forty-fivo depart
meuts, conducted by eminent professors
under the secretaryship of Prof. X. A. van
Augelbreck.
Easy and Cheap.
All you have to do is TO write thesis, on
any subject you choose, and send 1t to Rouse,
who, II the paper Is accompanied by the pre-
scribed fec, one guinea, will consider its mer-
its and recommend that the faculty grant a
diploma. The thesis will remain the prop
erty OF the university and find lodgment
IN the museum of the institution.
Rouse kindly suggests that he may be able
TO induce the university to waive the triin g
preliminary of taking out degree as Bach
elor of Theology before proceeding to that of
Doctor of Divinity, which Is very obligng.
He is also good enough TO enclose price list
of degrees as follows: B. A. ana b. l. 10
guineas; M. A. and b. d., 10 guineas !;
d. ID. l.. l.. d., Lit. ID. and
Phi d., 20 guineas. These fees include
diplomas, which are really works of art,
costing the university nearly s. each. This
statement Is made on the authority of Prof.
Won Augelbreck, who has communicated it
to tho English comnissary. ana to further
enhance the attractiveness of his wares
Rouse informs prospective doctors of divin-
ity and philosophy that mis- tailor at Cam
bridge Is empowered to prepare the neces-
| sary hood gown and other academicals ap-
pertaining to the official degrees.
| 1t is not stated where the National Unlver-
| sity of illinois is located but that's merely
| detail.
He's Got the Secret.
| The Army and Navy Gazette contains 9
letter from correspondent warning the
lords of the admiralty not to adopt the Har
| veyed process for armor plate until they
| have themselves made experiments with case
hardened armor. The writer suggests tina
the Harveyed plate process is il
| all essential features q case hardening
| one. He says "You have al
| armor plate heated cut of contac
with the air, it's surface covered with car
bonaceous material, in order to steellfy it ant
produce q gradual sinking of carbon into tn,
metal. giving IA regular gradation from hard
to mild steel. IL seems to me that before
call is made on the public funds for the pur
chase of the Harvey process, few armo
| plates OF wrought iron or mud steel shoul
be sent to Shefiield to be well case hardene
in the ordinary way, and do not presum
too much on probabilities in saying that
would afterward be puzzle to distirguis
them from the Harveyed plates"
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