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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY.
Midwinter Activities In school an,
Club Rooms.

Midwtnter Activities In school and
Club Rooms.
More than eighty students at the Uni
verslty Of Missouri are preparing for the
preliminary debating contest to be held in
the university auditorium in December. Out
Of this number sixteen will be chosen for
the debating squad from which the debating
teams Of the university will be chosen. Col
orado, Texas and Oklahoma universities
will compete with Missouri in interstate
debates. a
Students at the university of Missouri OBJ
tain board for $50 a week at the Uni
verslty Dining club, run on the cooperative
plan. The club is governed by the students
OF the university aud accommodates $50
students. The weekly, income of the club
Is 1850, and in a single day more than $50
pounds of meat are used. six bushels Of
potatoes. 1000 biscuits. 225 loaves of bread,
1S pounds OF sugar and rs pies. The club
was organized in 1868 and has been main
tanned ever since. Some of the leading stu
dents in the university take their meals
at the University Dining club.
The Cosmopolitan club OF the University
of Missouri. composed of foreign students.
will present a play at the university en-
titled eth Mock Trial Tribunal All the
delegates at the Hague Tribunal in 1905 will
be impersonated by representatives OF the
eighteen different countries having students
at the university. Each delegate will wear
his native costume.
The Students Loan fund. which was
started by the senior class of the Univers-
ity'of Missouri last year. has now $500 on
hand. which will be lent 70 needy students
OF the university. Any student who can
prove himself worthy may borrow as much
as 500 of the money. which must be re-
turned within one year with S per cent in
terest. Prof. l.. NJ. Defoe of the engineer
ing department OF the university is secre-
tary of the committee that has the money
in charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

student Control of Athletics Is More
Than POpuIRr.


The student body Of the state university
has been aroused this week over the prop
osition of turning the athletics over to one
man control. The students who are
interested say the scheme was worked up
secretly and It became known only just
before the plan was to have been sub
mltted to the State Board of Regents. The
students got busy at once and the regents
instead of taking immediate action APP
pointed a committee 10 look into the
matter. The plan figured out by the physi-
cal director, DR.. Clapp. was for each
student to pay 81 athletic fees for each
semester to pay the costs of the one-man
rule. Any proposition which tends to in.
crease the fees at the State university will
be fought by the students for the reason
that at this time there are fees charged,
which were originally charged when the
institution was short OF finances, owing
to the use Of the veto power by Governor
DIETRICH. Though legislatures since then
have been liberal with the university, the
fees remain a fixed charge.
The selection Of Prof. Avery for acting
chancellor with the probability that he will
be chosen later as chancellor, has met with
the approval of the student body who have
come in contact with the professor. He is
popular with the students. takes an inter-
est in their affairs and is respected by
them.
The fact that the judging team from the
university farm secured second place al
the international live stock show at Chi.
cago recently has caused very favorable
commen over the state. This Is the first
time Nebraska has sent out a judging
team and the experiment has been highly
gratifying.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

was celebrated by the English department
with two public lectures on Wednesday.
December .. Prof. John c. Freeman Of the
department Of English literature gave an
illustrated lecture on Millions life. In which
were shown some eight different portraits
Of ~undoubted authenticity, facslmiles Of
manuscripts OF "Lycidas." Paradise Lost. :"
and "Arcades." and autographs from the
admission book Of Christ college and the
graduation record of Cambridge; as we'll
as the original publication agreement OF
"Paracise Lost" and reproductions of the
title pages OF a number of first editions.
Prof. w. A. Nelson of the English depart
ment Of Harvard university gave a public
lecture in the evening on Milton: Puritan
and Artist"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
THE VALUE OF EXPERIENCE.
People Too Rarely Take Advantage
OF what Others Have Already
Learned.

What a pity It seems that people are
rarely satisfied with the experience OF
others. II is an article they refuse to ac-
cept secondhand. but must have and pay
dearly for in the original packages when
they could have obtained in just as good
and free of cost from others.
Men see and hear of their fellow-men
who have pegged along through life wise
in their own conceit with no protection for
their families. and dying have left wife
and children without means of support.
and yet seeing this the living are often
slow to avail themselves OF the aid Of reli-
able life insurance. They observe men in
advanced years receiving the fun amount
Of fat endowment policies, yet prefer TO
grow old with nothing Of that sort coming
to themselves.
The experience that arrives later is. a
pretty poor article, and in the matter of
life insurance is mighty expensive. Your
insured neighbor can tell YOU that II has
paid him to go in early. The widow OF
your friend who died carrying ample poll
cies can tell your wife that though her late
husband often had hard luck he was never
a fool
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
IOWA STATE COLLEGE.
Special Appropriation Made for AKl
cultural Experiments,

Special Appropriation Made for AKrf-
cultural Experiments.
At the last session of the general assem-
bly, a special appropriation OF 1000 was
made for agricultural extension work. The
State college was by this act authorized to
conduct experiments in the various portions
OF the state n to give instruction In
agriculture whenever. in the judgment of
the college authorities. 1t was deemed adj
visable. The statute provides that instruc-
ton should be given in grain and stock
judging and that there should be given also
lectures and demonstration on the growing
Of crops and fruits. or stock raising, dairy
ing, land drainage and domestic science.
The report OF the trustees shows that in
addition to carrying on the outside work
OF the department that letters, circulars
and other mailed pieces numbering more
than 1900 ave gone out under the direc-
ton OF this department alone.
A public school division, having for its
purpose the promoting of agriculture and
domestic economy into the public schools,
has been organized. The report states thai
Prof. Storm. the head OF this department
has met over sixty public engagements
has travelled over 5000 miles. has addressed
oranges, farmers Institutes. teachers
meetings and Institutes. short courses
public schools, etc.
During the summer Of 1903 a shori
course for teacher was held at Sheldon
Ia. in conjunction with the County Teach.
ers' institute. Extension workers In tho
various subjects CAV illustrated talks tC
teachers and conducted studies in methods
The very keen interest shown proved tn,
timeliness OF taking up this line OF exten
sion work"
The report further shows that this de
partment. cooperating with the various
county authorities. has maintained county
experiment stations In Sioux. Story. Mar
shall. Cedar, Montgomery, Page and Henr!
counties. Valuable as literature is as al
educational agency, It Is believed that n
amount OF It can bring home 70 the aver
age mar the Importance Of some economl
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
Educational Notes.

DR.. Cyrus Northrop has rendered his
resignation as president of the University
OF Minnesota, to take effect July /. DIR,
Northrop, who is "A years old, Will retire
from active work.
Chicago's Board of Education has before
1t a plan of It's expert superintendent OF
schools for establishing three ~technica
or vocational high schools for girls, sim
liar to those provided for boys, where II
is planned TO fit girls for domestic duties
and for the callings which are being
given over to trained young women.
Yale needs moro money and the Yale
News appeals for aid. The endowment
of the university Is only $500, GOO, while
and Columbia more than $780, 900, 900,
Yale's need of dormitorieS Is constantly
increasing, and II is said that many of
the professors retain their positions sim
ply through loyalty to their alma mater.
In Ph~iladelphia's public school gympa-
Sums instruction Is being given pupils,
especially girls, on how TO alight properly
from street cars. The course is approved
by the street railway who be-
iieve that II will not only prevent acct
dents, especially among the female pas
sengers, but Will assist materially IN in
creastng the speed of the cars hroug
the crowded sections.
school teachers in this city nave a
method of reWarding the good boys which
would shock American school officials
says a German, writing from Mexico City
When a boy recites his lesson perfectly
he is not decorated with a medal, but Is
allowed to smoke a cigar in the class
room, and If the whole class has shown
excellence and earned the good" mark
all, even the little tots, are supplied with
cigars or cigarettes. The teachers smoke
continuously, and many of them take fire.
quent nips from a bottle, and when this
is honored by being sent to have It re-
plenished."
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
MICHIGAN
Increased Enrolment, New Buildings
and Rellaious stndies.

~ WV wv
An early survey Of the registration figures
at the University Of Michigan over those Of
a year ago shows an increase Of 165 stu
dents. AS the total number last year, In
GLIDING summer school, was 5.OlO, this will
mean an enrolment well over the 5000 mark
for the year 19OS-O9.
This increase came somewhat as a sur
prise to the university authorities, as there
were several reasons which might very well
have tended to bring down the total for the
present year.
Many improvements are now under way
on the campus of the university. The re-
cent Increase In the appropriation has been
put to immediate service, and as a conse-
quence, the new dental building has just
been occupied; a substantial addition IS
under way for the new engineering building,
necessitated by the enormous growth of
that department the last few years; ground
has been broken for a new chemical build
ing to cost nearly 100000. and a substantial
appropriation has been granted for the
alumni memorial building.
The new dental building is practically
completed and the Junior and senior classes
are already Installed.
Students living in Ann Arbor are now
given the opportunity to take work in the
study OF religion, upon a similar plan to
the courses offered in the university In
many cases instructors and professors In
the university will aid In the work, which
began with the opening Of the present year
The establishment OF these courses is the
result of the efforts of a committee, com
posed Of representatives from all the vari'
Gus religious organizations which work
among the students in Ann Arbor, ant
Prof. r. NJ. Wenley, head of the depart
ment of philosophy in the university.
A valuable gift which has just been mad
to the university is 1,500 acres Of land ii
Cheboygan county, presented by Colone
n Mrs. Charles c. B%ogardus to provide
permanent site for the summer camp o
the engineering students of the university
This land has an estimated value of $500
and is situated on Douglas lake, with
shore line Of almost three miles, allowing
a fine opportunity for triangulation surveys
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

tracing from the appearance Of the struc-
ture this in fact Is a point OF mechanical
beauty and proportion quite unique. II
will be taken as a pattern. doubtless, for
further steel architecture in South Omaha
The street railway company is preparing
to lay its steel as soon as required, not
outstanding the declaration Of the COM
pany that it would resist the payment Of
the license which is provided Nm the ordi-
nance ordering the construction Of the
viaducG.
Railroads Pay Up Taxes.
The city treasurer reports that all the
South Omaha railroads have paid up their
annual tax levy with the exception of the
Northwestern. The revenue from this
source ave taken a decided jump since
the criminal tax law became effective. 1t
is probable that this may also explain the
prompt payment of the taxes, namely that
the state commission adjusts the tax early
and there is little ground for m%isunder-
standing or dispute.
1t is also reported that the measures
now being taken for the collection of per-
sonal taxes, which have in many cases
been delinquent for years. have been effec-
tive. Many hundred dollars of back taxes
have been paid within the last day or
two.
Holiday Presents
That are sensible and useful. A pair
extra high cut shoes for boys, 81 to So
a pair. A pair of fancy top shoes for wife
or girl, 50 to u a pair. A pair of fine felt
house slippers FOR wife or mother, all
eolors and prices. A pair of kid or calf slip
pers for father or son. all colors and prices,
75c to $3.50 pair. Astrakan leggins and
fancy bootees for the babies. Many things
in this large stock will please everyone.
CRESSY, The shoeman.
Magic City Gossip.
Diamonds at S~andwall's.
Modern corner cottage, 21st and ].
Honest goods at honest prices at Sand.
walls.
sandwal's for the finest line Of bracelets
in che city. 2lO4 N street.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part of the city. Telephone No. s.
Call at Sandwalrs and see our complete
line of ladies' watches, from SO to SIS.
The inquest over the body of Christ Hoff'
man will be held at 10 a. m. Monday.
Can save you 40 per cent on hand painted
china. Eckerman, Twenty-fourth and II.
COALl Try Howland's celebrated Silvt
Creek. Office, 43S N. oath st. Tel. South 7
The women of the Christian church will
hold their annual bazaar Thursday, Decem
Der IL, in the old city hall building.
Call and get our terms for money
Chattel Loan Co, 4Q North Twenty-fourtl
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Henry announce tn,
engagement of their daughter, Maude, t
Burton Wallace OF Kansas city. The wed
ding will be held January 6.
Success lodge No. 80, Royal Achates
elected. officers as follows for the ensuing
term: Maggie Trip, past president; Bur
ton Rice. president; Elizabeth Dichert, vic
president; Frances Corneman, secretary
Adeline Grimm, chaplain; Daisy Heasly
marshal; Elda Crawford, guard; N. Z
Mann, trustee; Madame Lucas, musician
Anna Lucas, captain degree staff; Drs. De
Lanney and Davis, medical examiners.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY.
Lectures ON journalism, Milton CeIe-
brattOn and Forestry.

Lectures ON journalism, Milton CeIe-
bratton and Forestry.
Norman Hapgood, editor of Golfers
Weekly. delivered the third of the special
lectures for the students in the courses
preparatory to journalism at the University
of Wisconsin on December 3, his subject
being 'Some Factors in Present Day Jour
nalism." He discussed the value of the
much abused yellow papers, the influence
of the counting room. and took the position
that the tendency in newspapers today is
toward greater freedom and away from
narrow partisanship.
The United States Forestry commission
proposes to concentrate its forestry expert
mental laboratories at the University OF
Wisconsin, provided the regents will erect
a suitable structure in which to carry on
the work. The government has a number
of laboratories for making timber tests
which 1t desires to bring together in u
strong engineering college, and has sub
mitted a proposition to install machinery
and provide for the maintenance Of the
laboratory. Thu proposition Will be con-
sidered by the regents at the quarterly
meeting, December IA.
The SOOth anniversary Of Millions birth
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
OFFICERS OF AGRIcULTURIsTS
Douglas County society Selects Frank
p. brown of Florence for
President.

At a meeting OF the board OF directors
Of the Douglas County Agricultural So
ciety, held Saturday afternoon at the court
house, these officers were elected for the
year: Frank p. Brown. Florence, presi-
dent; William Lonergan. Florence, vice
president; Louis Henderson, Omaha, treas
urer; G. w. Hervey. Omaha, secretary.
These officers and the following menu
bers constitute the board OF directors: j..
w. Shoemaker, Elk City; Charles witte,
Elkhorn; Theodore Denker, Elkhorn;
George Dlerks. Bennington: John F. Nc
Ardie, Elk City; ]. II. Hadkinson, Benson;
William Eicke. station y. Omaha; J. H..
Taylor, Waterloo, and A. r.. Dodson, Val
ley.
Immediately following the meeting Of
the agricultural society the Douglas County
Corn Growers association met to provide
for the expense of the county exhibit at the
National Corn exposition. The total ex-
pense will amount to about 800. OF which
the agricultural society will assume half
and the Corn Growers association the
other half. 1t was voted to apply $50
in the treasury on the Corn Growers
share and to assess the rest against the
premium Winners who we're awarded prem
iums out OF the $500 contributed by the
county board for the exhibit. The associa-
ton also authorized the employment Of an
assistant to ]. II. Taylor, superintendent
of the exhibit at the exposition.
A proposition to require all members to
sell their fruit through the association led
to a heated discussion at a meeting of the
association held at the court house satur-
day afternoon. Complaint was made tbs
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL.
Something New in the Line OF
Instruction.

Something New I'm the Line of
Instruction.
A school for training auctioneers is
something new in the line of instruction
But nevertheless there are several of these
institutions in this country. one of the
principal schools in this art Is condueted
by w. B.. Carpenter at Trenton, Mo-, who
is the founder and president of the school.
Colonel Carpenter has associated with him
a number of very eminent auctioneers,
who assist him in the several departments.
All kinds of auctioneering is tlught and
actual practice is given the s-u-ent, SO
that he may step right into the profession
as soon as he graduates. The terms are
very reasonable, only one-half the tuition
being required at the time of matricula-
ton and the rest alter the student has
made it out Of the profession. A free
illustrated catalogue may be had on ap-
plication. Look up the advertis ment OF
this school In this issue and write for fur
Their information, mentioning this paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
PRINCETON
Graduates Earning Houor I'm I
DIPLOMATIC Service.

Graduates Earning Honors I'm the
Diplomatic Service.
OF the 14 members OF the United States
diplomatic service representing this coun
try az foreign courts, 10 per cent arc
graduates of Princeton university. Two
graduates and one honorary graduate are
heads of Legations as minister's, while
eight alumni are secretaries of legations
and in line for promotion sooner or later
to ministerial and perhaps to a-mbassador.al
posts.
1t is noticeable that this group is COM
posed of comparatively young men and
that, coming from one university, it's size
is entirely beyond proportion to the num-
Der of colleges In the country and to the
number of diplomatic positions avail lble.
In spite of the meagerness of the salaries
offered, Princeton graduates seem to be
keenly alive to the openings for careers
of distinction and usefulness afforded by
the diplomatic service.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
o NJ STRUCK BY AN AUTO
Knocked Down and severely Bruised,
but Injuries Not Likely to
He Serious.

Mrs. W.. r. Adams, who is connected
with the Associated Charities and who
lives at SSO5 Burt street. was painfully but
not seriously injured Saturday night about
IS o'clock by being struck by ths alto-
mobile Of f. p. Peck.
Mrs. Adams was al'ghting from a car
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
ENGINEERS REMEMBER M'KEEN
Present Him with Handsomely En-
EraVed Set of ResOlu-
lions.

w. r. McKeen, jr, formerly superin-
tendent of motive power of the Union
Pacific railroad, but who resigned TO be-
come president Of the new motor car
company, was yesterday presented with
a set of resolutions by representatives
Of the brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers expressing their regret that he
has severed his connection with the COM
pany in his former capacity. The reso-
~lutiOns, which were handsomely en-
graved. were presented to Mr., McKeen
by A. L. Konold. chairman Of the board
of adjustment.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

principle so effectively as an actual dem
onstration before his own eyes. The trus-
tees report shows that these county ex-
pertinent stations ave been successful.
During the year this department has also
organized and carried forward the short
courses with great success at Newton,
Mount Pleasant, Red Oak. Avoca, Cedar
Rapids, Spencer, Storm Lake. Manchester,
Marshalltown and New Providence. The
total enrolment in these short courses was
$3.50. of which 2,9i2 were men and 1878 were
women.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

members learning that a car load Of fruit,
was to be made up and shipped out OF
would hold back their fruit to take
advantage OF the higher prices caused by
the scarcity resulting from the shipment.
A bylaw has been proposed which pro-
hibits members from selling at the market
except through the secretary. 1t does not
prevent their selling from their wagon
on the way to the market however. The
proposed bylaw will come up again at a
subsequent meeting OF the association.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
JACKS HOLD TAME MEETING
Elect Omcera and Discuss Annual
BANQUET set for Eleventh of
January.

The annual meeting Of the Jackscnian
club Saturday night was a tame affair.
There was but one ticket In the field and
1t was chosen unanimously. These were.
selected: Benjamin F. Marshall, president;
II. s.. Daniel, first vice president; Phil Kohl
Of Wayne. second vice president; Il. b.
Quackenbush Of Auburn. third vice presi-
dent: L. p. bergman, secretary; w. H..
Dermody, treasurer; Otto J. Bauman. flnan-
Gal secretary. and William J. YanceyA
sergeant-at-arms.
Following the election Of Officers the club
went into executive session for the sppoint-
ment OF the working committees.
Matters we're talked over regarding the
annual banquet of the club to be held ting
evening OF January IL The committees %
control the details OF the banquet will be
appointed at the next meeting. and the
standing committees for the coming year
| will not be named until after January /.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
STRONG ARM MEN BAFFLED
Throw Ammonia I'm Victims Eyes, but
He to Escape

John Heimerman Of Portsmouth, Ia. is
the latest victim of the gang which has
been attempting to strong arm" victims
by throwing ammonia in their eyes and
going through their pockets.
Last night Heimerman vas w'lk'ng along
Tenth street, between DODGE and Capitol
avenue, when he was set upon and binded
by ammonia thrown by a man whom he
had met casually On the street. At the
same time two other men appeared and
IN attempt was made to rifle his pockets.
ne succeeded. however, in escaping and
made his way to the police station, where
he was treated by DR.. Fftzgibbons. The
police surgeons state that they ave had
several cases of this sort recently and
the police are watching for the offenders.
Hoarse coughs and stuffy coius that may
develop into pneumonia over night are
quickly cured by Foley's Honey and Tar.
as II soothes inflamed membranes. heals
the lungs and expels the cold from the
system. Sold by all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
Dynamite WRECKS BundinEs

as completely as coughs and colds wreck
lungs. Cure them quick with DR.. Kings
New Discovery. SOC and s1.oo. For sale
by Beaton DRUG Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

at sixteenth and Capitol avenue when she
was struck by the machine. She was
badly bruised and was removed to her
home.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

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