Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-21
TALK OF GENERAL SHAKEUP
Affair at Norfolk Likely to Result in a
General 0verhauling,
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Largest Glass in History of the
neutrality-suspicious. University
Commencement Exercises
Begin May -,
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
lFrom a star Correspondent


LINCOLN. May S0--(Special) THE ex-
animation and investigation demanded by
superintendent Alden and Assistant Super
intendent Nicholson of the Norfolk asylum,
whose designations were demanded by Gov
ernor Mickey on charges of incompetency
and Encouragement, may lead to a general
shakeup In other institutions When tho
board goes into this case it may decide to
go into others.
No doubt exists but all OF the state in
stitutions are In better shape at this time
than ever before In the history of the
state, and so far as the public is concerned
so was the Norfolk asylum supposed to be
running in first class shape.
In the meantime, it is said DR.. Alden
and Or. Nicholson intend to put up a hard
fight for vindicaton and part OF their de-
Tense VIII be, it is said, letter from the
governor giving them a clean bill dated
after his own investigation of the asylum.
University Commencement.
lnasmGch as the State university will
turn out one OF the largest graduating
classes in It's history more than the usual
amount OF interest is being taken in the
coming commencement exercises. The an
nual sermon will be delivered by Chancel-
Tor Andrews, while General Nelson A. Miles
and John Harper Long of Northwestern
university are on the program. As an
nounced by Registrar Clark. the ceremonies
Will begin the evening OF Friday, June s,
when DR. John Harper Long of Northwest.
ern university will address the Nebra ska
Chemical society. Saturday evening, June
D. the annual commencement recital Of
the University School OF Music will be held
I'm Memorial han. The baccalaureate SER
,.,agfI ~ g.Ig,-
10, in Memorial hall by Chancellor An
dr"ws. Monday, June II, the annual Phi
Beta Kappa Grafton will be delivered be-
fore that society in Memorial hall. Tues
day win be class day. The board Of re-
gents viii meet in the morning and the
senior class play will he produced in the
evening at the Oliver theater The alumni
Of the university will gather at the uni
versity farm on Wednesday for the annual
celebration. The annual address will be de-
livered by VIII Owen Jones OF the class OF
1896 who VIII speak on Government by
Public Opinion The climax Of the week
VIII come on Thursday morning June H.
when tho commencement exercises will be
held I'm the Auditorium. The commencement
address will be delivered by General Mel
son A. Miles, whose subject will be our
Country and Its Future"
Ivy Day PROGRAM.
The celebration of Ivy day will be held
by the senior class next Wednesday after
noon. when the ceremonial planting of a
sprig OF ivy to commemorate the class of
1906 will be done by the president of the
class and the trowel turned over to the
president Of the Junior class. All seniors
Will be excused from recitations from to
In the afternoon. The program will begin
at o'clock, with music by the Young
Mems Christian Association quartet The
ivy day Grafton will be by Earl NJ. Marvin.
The singing OF the class sons. composed
BY Ethel o'Connell, will follow and will
be succeeded by the reading OF the class
poem by Miss Leta Stetter. The presenta-
ton Of the class memento to the univer-
sity will be responded to by Chancellor
Andrews. President Edwin Critics will
plant the ivy, then turning the trowel over
to President Herbert q. Myers Of the unior
class, who will make a short speech of
acceptance on behalf OF the class OF 1907
The exercises will close with the May pole
dance by sixteen girls Of the class.
Medical College ExercIses.
The program OF the fourth annual COM
mencement OF the University College Of
Medicine. which will be held I'm Omaha
Wednesday and Thursday. May 20 and a.
has been announced. II is as follows:
WEDNESDAY.
Special alumni clinics, Methodist hos
pital,