Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
COLLEGE CONTEST AT SHOW
One Hundred Institutions TO Compete
at Corn Exposition.
UNIQUE DISPLAY Is FRAMED UP
Great GiIded Palace of Kins Corn
VIII BE RedOIent OF COlors of
Many of the American
Colleges.

A famine in felt threatens many western
towns, those towns in particular where
the silence Of the midnight hour is often
broken with raucous college yells.
The National Corn exposition has inaug-
ursted an Intercollegiate contest which is
unique. To over 100 universities, schools
and colleges invitations have been dis
patched. asking for displays of p%ennants
and streamers. A delicately worded hint is
included that favorable mention undoubt-
eddy will result for the institution making
the handsomest showing. Beyond question
a fervid college spirit will do the rest. Re
plies already received give assurance that
tho red and white of Nebraska, the red and
black of Kansas, Wisconsin's cardinal.
Ames' blue and white and the colors OF
several score other schools will flaunt from
the walls and girders OF the Auditorium.
Cornell university will show the same
hues as Nebraska and Minnesota and I'LL
nois pennants will be included. As high
schools are included in the invitation list,
Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs
will vie with one another In display.
Regents to Meet Here.
Another educational item Of interest in
this connection is the announcement that
President whitmore of theBoard OF Regents
Of the University of Nebraska has called
a special meeting Of the board at Omaha
during exposition week as a compliment to
the great show. THE regents will all be
here, anyhow" said he. land even IL we
do not transact much business, the board
wishes to recognize the exposition and in
dividually and collectively we shall do all
I'm our mower to further its success"
Recognition of the fact that opportuni-
ties for meetings will never be better than
between December Q and 10, many other
conclaves and gatherings OF various inter-
ests are being projected and will undouht-
edlv be contaminated. One already an
nounced is that OF the passenger agents of
the Burlington system called by General
Passenger Agent Eustis.
A widowed man rushed into the office
Of General Manager ]. Wilkes Jones Thurs
day.
"I am told that the newly discovered
"cobless corn" will be on view at the ex-
position. Tell me all about 1t, quick"
It's n Go, All Right.
ut will be displayed surely enough,
said Prof. Jones, but it is not new and II
is not practical. What you have in mlnd Is
the so-called popcorn, every kernel o.
which has a little husk of its own, and al
struns on a sort of spine. 1t is old and /;
grown only as a novelty. SO be calm!'
A scheme is on foot among grain men tc
have samples shown of the run of grair
received for some time at the grain ex'
changes Of the larger cities, including
Omaha. Chicago, Kansas City, st. Louis
and Minneapolis. The plan is to arrange
composite samples showing the run at eacf
noint of the kinds of wheat chiefly re
ceived there, Omaha. for instance, display
ing hard winter, st. Louis red winter ant
Minneapolis and Duluth the spring variety
II the project over which George A. Powell
chief grain inspector of the Omaha Grail
exchange, be carried out, and this Il
likely. the exhibits will be of the most pro
nounced educational value. George A
Wells of Des Moines, secretary of tn
Western Grain Dealers association. witt
was in Omaha wednesday, is also furth
ering the scheme.
Commission Sure to Come.
A letter received from Henry Wallace o
the Country Life commission confirms
telegram that he and his associates viii
visit the exposition December 9 and Il
The other members are Clifford Pinohot
United States forester and a member o
; President Roosevelt's tennis cabinet L
, II. Bailey, dean of the College of Agricul
; ture of Cornell; Kenyon Butterfield. presI
/ dent of the Massachusetts, College of Ag
riculture; DIR. Walter Page, editor OF tn
, Worlds Work, and e. w. Allen, secretary