Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-17
UNIVERSITY CHARTER DAY
Program Opens with Concert and Drill by
Pershing Rifles.
DEGREES CONFERRED ON TWENTY-SEytN
Warden Beemer Takes Charge Mt the
PenitentiRry-Crete Young Man
Looking for EIOpInE
Couple.
CFrom a stan correspondentl

LINCOLN, Feb. 16.-(Special. THE char
ter day and midwinter commencement ex-
ercises were held today at the university.
The program In the afternoon was opened
by a concert by the cadet band, after which
came q short drill by the Pershing Rifles,
the craci. company OF the battalion. one
Of the . 'ures was the presentation OF the
Pershing cannon, recently given by Captain
Pershng, the founder Of the company. 1t
was captured near Manila from the Spanish.
The annual indoor athletic events fol-
lowed the presentation.
In the evening the charter day exercises
we're held, accompanied by the midwinter
commencement. The speaker Of the even
ing was DR.. frank Gunsaulus Of Chicago.
His subject was: promising Phases OF
Education"
The following degrees we're conferred:
III. D.-Haven Metcalf, A. NJ.
A. M.-Jesse Perry. Rowe.
A. bid. Clinton Marion Burr, Lucy
May Clark, James Floyd Duncan, Myron
Deronda Elson, Sylvia Imogene Finlay
Theodore william Fox, Alvin Walter Gil
bert. Howard Emerson Harry, George Ar
thur Johnson, Mabel Augusta Johnson
Lucinda Bills Loomis. Walter Frederick
Meier. Henry Gilbert Nelson. Frank Mont
Eomery Richard. Osher schlaifer. Charles
Elden Teach, Bertha Magdalen White.
B. sc-(s), Irving Emerson Brooke, Cal
win orrin Crane, Arundle Miller Hull. Emil
Krasney, Joseph Andrews Sargent. Henry
Leo Senger. Susan Alice Sparks.
NJ. DIARY william Benson.
University Teachers Certifcates--(1O),
Matte Allen, Clinton Marion Barr, James
Floyd Duncan, Theodore William Fox,
Howard Emerson Harry, Lucinda Bills
Loomis, Henry Giloer Nelson, Carrie Mel
sen, Frank Montgomery Richard. Susan
Alice Sparks, Charles Eden Teach.
The winners Of the indoor athletic events
were as follows:
Twenty hve-yard Sprint-First heat:
Binder first, Myers second. Second heat:
Cheney first. Finals: Cheney first Binder
second. Time: 2-5.
Running High Jump-Winners: Leonard
first. Benedict second; height, 3 feet 0
inches.
Shot Put--Winners Martin frs. Tobin
second; distances. 80 feet IL inches.
Pole vault-winners: Graves first,
johnson second; height, feet inches.
Running High Kick-Winners: Hewitt
first, Graves second; height, feet 11h
inches.
warden Beemer Takes Charge.
A. D. BeoIner began his term Of ofice
as warden OF the penitentiary today. The
first duty of the new warden will be to
select his assistants. Mr.. Beemer is OPP
posed to having a deputy unless he can
appoint the man himself. and not have the
governor do it, as is now the practice.
His reason for desiring to appoint his
own deputy is the fact that a clash OF au-
thority usually results and he desires TO
avoid this.
This morning Chaplain Martin resigned
md this place is to be filed. Another
plum to fall is that OF prison physician.
This is at present held by DR.. Frank l..
Wilmeth.
Fay smith, a broken hear led but deter
mined lover, is in Lincoln from Crete, his
home, seeking his sweetheart, she who
eloped last night with a more determined
lover. Smith located the baggage OF the
object of his affections at the station but
80 far has failed to find the girl or her
companion. He has called the police to
his aid and IL they fail him. Smith threatens
to bring suit for breach of promise, pro-
viding he can get close enough to the girl
to have the papers served on her.
She who Is causing all the commotion in
the heart OF Smith is Anna Deardin OF
Crete, and she is supposed to be some'
where in the company of }. B. Gaby, whom
she met either at Omaha or in lows Smith
doesn't know which.
Smith told the police that Gaby came to
Crete Sunday and that evening he (Smith)
received letter from Miss Beardin stating
that Gaby was at the house and that he
threatened a warm time II Smith showed
up. So Smith didn't! This morning he
discovered that the two had departed and
Smith followed to Lincoln to head off Q