The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-07

American cousins are not likely to
adopt. The Midland university at
Birmingham has added to it's industrial
chair Of brewing, q brew.
cry laboratory, and have arranged
special course OF instruction for brew.
ers and malt makers. This seems car.
rying industrial education pretty far.
Much farther than our country has yet
done. Still let US be prepared. for o..
educators seem possessed OF a frenzy to
be the first to take up new departures
along all lines. Industrial education 10
all right; then the question arises, II We
must have malt and beer, why not
have educated scientists prepare them?
Still we have little fear Of that idea
being adopted by our educators or toler.
ated by our people. The temperance
sentiment 10 too strong in the United
States for any State university to add
such department to its curriculum.
The attendance at the Pattsmouth
Womans club on Friday evening was
smaller than usual, but those who
braved the inclement weather were we'll
repaid, the program being most excel.
lent. Mrs. Toliff az chairman OF the
school visiting committee for the month
Of December, gave an interesting report
Of her three afternoons spent in the
work. She thought the means Of VEN
tilation in some Of the rooms inadequate
and also spoke Of the delspidated condi.
ton Of the window shades not being in
keeping with the standard OF excellence
and order that should be maintained In
our city schools; the suggestions en-.
bodied in her report will doubtless be
acted upon by the school board. Mrs
Root and Mrs. Elson were appointed to
serve on this committee for the month
ofJsnusry. Some very good music was
enjoyed by the club. Mr.. Tucker singing
"Once in the Purple Twilight delight
fully, and Misses Baird and Smith play.
ing piano duet most scceptably.
Quotations from Shelley were gwen in
response to roll :all and Mrs. Stouten-
borough read an interesting paper on
his life and works. Mrs. Unruh also
gave some incidents Of this talented
poets life and domestic troubles. Miss
Mauzy's apologies for the length OF her
paper on "Glimpses Of the Authors OF
the Elizabethan Age" were quite unnec.
essary as the subject matter was 90 in.
teresting and the paper 30 we'll written.
no one found it too lengthy. Miss Gsss
had Feudslism for her subject and her
manner Of presentation made her re.
marks most entertaining. Mrs. To)iH
closed the program with an instructive
paper on English Literature from
Chsucer to Spenser which showed care
full preparation and research. Psrlis.
mentary Law and Current Topics will
furnish the program for the next meet.
ing Of the club and as this is q popular
department its expected q large mum.
Der will be present.
The City Federation Of Womens' clubs
OF Tecumseh pledges. itself to work this
year for the City Library and they are
redeeming their pledge right nobly.
During holiday week they placed the
"Old Maids Convention" on the boards.
The opera house was filed and the audi.
ence so intensely apprecistive tina. IL
was decided to repeat the performance
on New Years Eve, The two entert ain.
ments netted sufficient sum to pay for
a set OF the Warner Library which the
federation had nurchasad apd Io.v.. :.