Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-14

Z NelOpment. w htle / feel tnat tnuCU b'pN
work has been done ! realize that there are
many people In the state who are not sat
| isded and who viii not be SATISFIED unti tne
work IS much more developed than II is Is
made are perhaps without foundation, yet
as long as honest intelligent mon feel that
we are not doing what we should. II Is our
duty to constantly improve the work that
We are doing. I commend this matter 20
your most earnest attention.
/ Since we arc now beginning new era
Of building upon the farm II Is absolutely
essential that careful ground plans should
be made indicating the location OF every
building which Is eventually to be erected
there, and to Indicate as nearly as possible
its uses. Such a plan should be made by
the superintendent Of grounds and buildings
after careful and fun consultation with
those here and elsewhere who are able to
give advice in regard to the matter We
do not need as large and elaborate plans as
those recently made for the University Of
California, but II Is essential that we should
have plans for the future, SO that no build
ing shall be given II location which In
few years time will be found to be unde-
sirablc.
In making the foregoing plans it IS my
opinion, after many years of considering
the problem, that they should be made
with a view to having the university even
tually removed to the new site. Such re-
moval is not likely to be made suddenly,
unless indeed we should be so unfortunate
az to be burned out upon our present site;
We have already removed the Agricultural
school from the campus TO the farm. Hhe
experiment station is in process of removal
and in a year or two will probably be en-
! tirely on the farm.
The next movement i'm my opinion, should
! include the agricultural and horticultural
| departments of the Industrial college, and
! following these will perhaps come the tech
! nical work. including the engineering work
| of all kinds These probably will not be
! removed for many years. Following these
| should come the scientific work of the In
! dustrial college. When all this has been
! accomplished the Industrial college will be
| entirely housed and provided for at the
fn rtN1 nf tor zin CHI
| he made for housing the departments of the
| College Of Literature, science and the arts
| the College of Law, the College Of Medi-
| cine and probably the College Of Fine Arts.
My prophetic eye does not yet see far
enough into the future to be able to sug-
! gest the time when these should be moved
| from the present site. While much of what
! suggest here may not occur for many
| or even more years. / think 1t wise that
you should be planning for such changes
What has been said in the preceding par
agraphs brings me at once to the matter
of street car service 1t is very important
for the development of the university that
the street car service to the campus should
be improved At present there is no regu-
lar car service nearer than o. street. | met
the president of the street car company a
few days ago and was assured that within
a few months the r street service would
be resumed. | think, however, that 1t will
be well for you to take formal action also
in connection with this matter. 1t is still
more important If the development of the
university upon the farm is to be pushed.
that street car service be extended to the
farm itself. | did not take this matter up
with the street company, as l did not
know in what stage the negotiations were
| If you have done nothing yet ! suggest
that you at once take steps to have the
matter called to the attention of the sreet
car company.
Open All the Year.
For many years l have felt that state
univers tiles should be open to students
throughout the whole year. The University
| of Chicago has shown that the all-year
plan is one which meets with the approval
of those who strong enough to study
throughout the year and who may in this
way graduate, sooner The Chicago plan
or any part of the year. A student who Is
not strong enough to study the whole year
may study three-fourths of a year or half
a year, or even one-fouth of a year. Stud
les so arranged that they can be taken
up profitaby at the opening of any quar-
ter The saving to the state in the earlier
return of its young men and young women
to remunerative employment would, in my
opinion, more than equal the additional
versity The plant which We have Is so
expensive that 1t is not wise to have it lie
idle one-fourth Of the time. ,..,,.,-.-
of the needed vacation on the part of pro-
fessors and other instructors. 1t is rarely
the case that man can teach throughout
the whole year without much loss of men
tai and physical vigor as would reduce his
usefulness 1t is well known that teachers
who spend their vacations In teaching in
the institutes and summer schools become
worn out in few years and are not as
successful in the school room as those who
take time for rest and recuperation
The all-year plan provides, however. for
vacations during different quarters, one
professor taking his vacation in one quar-
ter, another in the next and so on, SO that
at any time in the year some of the pro-
fessors are taking their vacations, while at
no time are all of the professors taking
Another advantage which would come
from this plan is this that as the year is
divided into four quarters there, are then
four times in the year when students may
enter, and also four times in the year when
students may close their work and receive
degrees.
1t is not necessary that you should t,l,e take
immediate, action on this: In fact, ! think
take 1t under advisement. Perhaps 1t
might be well for you first to appoint a
tigate the Chicago plan and to report at
some early meeting. and then to have 1t
referred to the university senate for care
| full consideration there. ] wish at this
| time to be placed on record as emphatically
| favoring and urging the adoption of this
all-year plan.
Regents Meet.
The board of regents of the State univer
sity adjourned without taking action con-
cerning the chancellorship. President
| Stubbs of Nevada university, who has been
spoken of for the position, was in the city
today but not. he said, with the intention OF
seeking the appointment.
small appropriation for departments was
made and several of the acting chanoellors s
recommendations were acted upon Commit
tees were appointed to report plans fer the
! development of the dairy school and all
| agricultural branches OF the university. The
board discussed the possibility Of eventually
moving the university to the state farm and
ordered plans fol the location of the build
ings; the proposition to institute the all
| year plan of education and the present con-
dtion OF fire protection for the buildings OH
the campus. All appointments made by the
! acting chancellor we're confirmed.
State House News.
| LINCOLN, Neb, Dec. 13,-(Special.) THE
Bowling & Purcell company of North Bend,
grain company. has filed articles OF incor-
| poration with the secretary of state. The
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