Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-22
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK
Activities of Educational Institutions
East and West.
SECRET SPRINGS IN SCHOOL BOA
Pertinent Discussion of the Femini-
Eation OF CoIleRes-ProRress of
Nearby SchOOIs-EducR-
tiOnaI Notes.

The political science and sociology de-
partmeht of the University Of Nebraska
now has SIS students registered 70. it's
courses. This department was organized
three years ago and in it's first semester
had only ninety-two students and two In
structors. There are now four members
of the faculty in this department. and
it's courses have been increased and de-
veloped as the registration has increased.
The plan to develop this department and
others into one department or school Is
not a new one. About three years ago
this plan was first started at Nebraska,
and Prof. Ross, who was then here, took
an active part In the plan, which was to
associate the department of history, in
GLIDING European, American and institu-
tionsl history, with the political econ
omy and political science and sociology
departments. The whole was to have
been called the school of social sciences.
IL this combination was now made It
would enroll about 1,275 students.
The plan Included special courses to
fit the students for special lines OF work
and leadership in the various depart
ments of public service work.
Ralph Moseley was elected editor-in-
chief of the 1910 Cornhusker at the junior
class meeting Thursday. There we're two
candidates for the position. Mr.. Moseley
was elected on the first ballot, getting
105 votes, while his opponent, II. w. Pot
ter. received twenty-six votes. The cleo
tion of managing editor was postponed I'M
til a later meeting, at which the first ballot
taken showed a wide diversion Of votes
between the three candidates. These can
didates are L.. c. Syford, Frank Wheelock
and ]. A. Scotney. Before the netting
aANntrnaA a ron,Yafffaa MAJ unnof,to1
with George M. Wallace as chairman, to
redraft the class constitution, which was
lost in the first year of the existence of
the class.
DIR. Bessey will deliver a series of lee
lures this summer at the summer school
at Puget Sound. After finishing the Sc
ries he will return to Colorado, where
he will meet has son, Prof. f. A. Bessey.
of Louisiana university and they will go
to Longs Peak to do some work in
botanical investigation.
The Union Stock Yards company of
South Omaha, wishing to assist worth
men in acquiring an education for the
farm, offered last fall three sch scholarships,
worth $500, to be awarded to students of
high standing, but in meager circum-
stances financially. Two OF these
scholarships were to be given to short
course students, upon which they were
to pursue a six months course of study
in the school of agriculture. OF the 2S5
young men registered in the short course
recently closed. the two students making
the best records in animal husbandry
subjects are William w. Strope. Venus,
Knox county, Nebraska, and I. l.. Baker,
Benedict. York county, Nebraska, both Of
whom will receive scholarships, unless It
should be found that they are themselves
we'll able to pay for a years schooling.
The Stock Yards company is giving in all
$1,000 per year &c worthy young men.