Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-23
Nebraska University Notes.

The University club gave a dance at
Fraternity hall Friday night.
The school of music will give the regular
monthly recital next Monday night in Me-
mortal hall.
Dr. @. e. Condra Of the department Of
geology went to Fremont Friday to study
the flood conditions there.
@, F; Ross, secretary of the Young Mems
christian association, is confined to his
room with a severe attack of the grip.
The University Glee club will give an
entertainment in the First Congregational
church at Omaha on the evening Of April 10.
c. A. Rose of 'O2 writes from Flat Iron.
S: D.. that he has been promoted from
chemist and assayer of the Fla Iron cya-
moe mills to superintendent.
Prof. Howard Kirkpatrick Of the uni
versity conservatory OF music was initiated
into the Phi Gamma Delta Tuesday night.
The usual feed followed the ceremonies.
Miss Alice Howell of the department of
elocution went to York Friday, where she
acted as one of the Judges in the interstate
high school oratorical contest held there
that evening.
The following is the convocation program
for next week: Tuesday, DR.. Mayhem,
organ recital; Wednesday. Prof, il. r.
Smith. Animal Husbanury;'' Thursday,
senior ladies' program; Friday, music.
The English club met in Miss Hayden's
studio Friday night. The feature of the
program was a highly interesting story.
THE reconciliation of July Ann" by Miss
Margaret Haughawout, fellow in the Eng
fish department.
Inc pIusptNlS are tNCtllCHI LOT u SlTOiB
track team this year. Forty men have
registered for track work, including almost
the entire last years squad. The new ma
terial is showing up well and competition
for places promises to be close.
DR.. John Hobson, the distinguished Eng
lish economist, will lecture on Socialism.
True and False, Tuesday evening, March
"a in the university chapel On Tuesday
evening, March 81, he will deliver a second
lecture on "England's outlook in the New
Century" These lectures are under the
auspices of the department of economics
and sociology. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Dramatic club of the university gave
two short plays, 1.-The Obstinate Family
and Lend Me Five Shil!!ngs," in the uni
versity chapel Wednesday evening. Both
plays were delightfully."- rendered and were
were prepared under the supervision of
Miss Alice Howell of the elocution depart
ment, to whom much of the credit is due
for their successful presentation.
The Historical society has just received
type written copies of the bills and amend
ments which preceded the famous Kansas
Nebraska bill, passed by the thirty-third
congress. There is no published record of
these preliminary proceedings, which date
as early as 1874, and the originals are kept
in the document rooms at Washington. The
copies, numbering 800 type written pages,
Will be bound and Will prove invaluable In
tracing the early history of the bill.
A magnificent photograph OF the arch of
Constantine at Rome has been received at
the headquarters of the Latin department,
from the y.orld famous Baum Photograph
of dark Flemish oak and measures 32X3S
inches, The picture itself is a masterpiece
in photography. both in finish and delinea-
ton. 1t forms a valuable addition to the
cole ctioh of views of Roman architecture
now owned by the department.
Manager Bell of the base ball team has
competed the schedule for the season. Ne
braska will play twenty-six regular games,
besides several practice games. About May
gattfharp trim On this tOur thhu uyn1 rnant
Highland Park, Iowa university, Lutheran
college. DEBORAH. Ia, Knox college, Lom-
bard university, G~alesburg, ILL.,, Notre
Dame, Purdue. Illinois university. Wash
ington college, St. Louis; Kansas uniyers-
ity, Washburn college, st. ;MaTy's college
lowing is the home schedule: Omaha league,
April 10 and IA; Kansas university, April
II and IS; Nebraska Indians, April "a and 25:
versity, May IS; Highland Park, May 20;
Knox. May %; South Dakota university,
May q; Creighton. at Omaha, May 30.
The announcement Of the summer session
now ready for distribution shows an inter-
esting program of work especially designed
for teachers. The courses this year cover
a large number of departments. Work Is
given in agriculture, American history, art,
botany, education, English language and
nature study. philosophy. physical training,
sociology and zoology. The faculty com
prises Chancellor Andrews Dean L. 4.
Sherman, DR.. e. A. Ross, Prof. G. w. A.
Luckey and other we'll known instructors.
A new feature Will be a series OF lectures
and entertainments covering the six weeks
session. Among the lecturers are Chancel-
lor Andrews, Prof. M. V. O'Shea OF the de-
partment of education at Wisconsin uni
versity, Prof. Wilbur S. Jackson of the de-
partment of education at Chicago uni
versity, Miss Zonia Baber, instructor in
geography at Chicago university, and Profs.
p. ii. m and II. w. Caldwell OF
Nebraska University. Recitals of select
readings will se given by Miss Alice Howell
OF the department of elocution- On one
Saturday a picnic will be given at the state
asharias AZ South Rend.