Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-24
Not the One to Create His College Of
Politics at University.
ASSURE CAUSES SUSPICION
Members Fear it is Loaded with Some
of the Same Projectiles.
SUGGESTION FOR NEW DEGREES
AIso some Recon- me n datIous for
the Faculty of the Proposed
New Bryan school of
Politics.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. Jan. % Special ),-The action
OF Mr. Bryan in attempting to force the
board OF regents OF the state university
to establish a school OF citizenship by an
appeal to the Legislature is said by promi-
nent members of the house to be respon-
sbe for the failure of university bill re-
ceiving favorable action this morning.
The bill provided for the creation of cer-
tain departments and colleges at the uni
versity and in addition provided that new
departments may be created at the dis
creton of the regents.
The bill went through the committee Of
the whole without opposition with the
recommendation that It be passed, but
when the committee report was up for
adoption by the house Taylor of Custer
county objected and moved that the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Taylor contended that It was unnec-
essary to pass such a bill at this time to
give the regents unlimited authority to
establish new schools which would later
require more appropriations. He told the
house that ten years ago a mistake was
made when a bill was rushed through
providing for the one mill levy for the uni
versity. That bill, he said, went through
without any investigation, just in the same
way this one was about to be rushed
through.
He called upon Kotouc, who introduced
the measure, to explain what 1t meant.
Kotouc replied that the bill simply gave
authority to the regents to divide the in
dustral college and create farm depart
ment and domestic science department.
Then again, when called upon. he said the
bill was to create a graduate college.
Nettleton of Clay Joined with Taylor in
opposition to the measure and Brown OF
Lancaster talked for its passage. Taylor
finally pointed out the authority II would
give the regents to establish departments
and colleges. Brown then moved to re-
commit the bill for the specific amendment
to cut out those words
Thomas Saves the Bill.
Even then the members were suspicious,
and Thomas OF Douglas saved the bill by
telling the members they should go slow
In interfering with the authority of the
regents and should do nothing that would
cripple them in their work. The Brown
motion was then adopted to recommit, with
no one voting against 1t.
At the conclusion of the debate several
members of the house said the generous op-
position to the measure was primarily due to
the action of Mr.. Bryan In attempting to
use the legislature to carry out his pet
schemes regarding the university, over the
protests OF the regents. Those members
who expressed themselves said they did not
know whether Mr.. Bryan or the regents
wanted the bill passed, so they took no
chances.
Broader Than other BIZ.
'I feel certain that II this bill passes the
house the senate bill introduced yesterday
to request the regents to establish a school
of citizenship will be dropped and not heard
of again" said w. j. Taylor of Custer
county, democrat, member of the house.
This bill is even broader than that. am
opposed to any politics entering into the
university. l feel certain that Mr.. Brown
also objects to politics In the school, and
so do the regents, but the passage of this
bill would be bad, While Mr.. Bryan may
give his services to the school, the creation
of the proposed school OF citizenship will in
time become one of the most expensive de-
partments of the university. II will cost
money to bring lecturers here and / feel
satisfied in my own mind the good that
would result would not Justify the expendl-
| ture."
Some New Degrees.
| Since Mr. Bryan has shot over the heads
of the regents and asked the legislature to
| request the regents to establish his school
| of citizenship, another name for a Bryan
| political factory, there Is considerable spec
| ulation as to whether he will insist upon
| selecting his own faculty. So the degrees
the new college will confer and the mem
bers Of the Bryan faculty have been the
subject OF many debates since the introduce
ton Of the bill.
! 1t is the general opinion that the bill will
be amended to provide for the conference
of degrees along these lines: w. H., ward
| healer; D. b. D., master OF dealing from
the bottom OF the deck; NJ. F. master of
four flushing; p. s., professor OF side step
ping; d. C., master OF double crossing
A number OF persons have been pro-
posed as probable members OF the faculty.
Most Of these have been accepted by the
majority Of those discussing the matter
! because OF their close relationship 70 Mr..
Bryan and their peculiar fitness for the
positions Among those proposed together
with the department each should preside
over are the following
William Jennings Bryan. President-HoW
! to handle county option; the art of losing;
| how 10 boss a legislature.
Professor Fingey Connors, Department Of
Pugsy-TIow to hire brains; how to tame
| wharf rats; how TO wear diamonds.
Dr. Charles n. Haskell. Department OF
| Four Flushing-Oi paintings.
Big Chief Murphy, Department OF Double
| Crossing.
DR.. Willis ]. Abbott, Professor Fake Fac
tory.
! Professor Thomas $. Alen-Mining on
Wall street; how to shake EN- down.
| DIR. Thomas Taggart, Department OF
! Cards-Dealing from the bottom: stacking
| the cards; bossing the game.
| Professor Roger Sullivan, Department OF
| Organization.
| DR.. Frank Ransom, Department OF
Courts-How to line up the boss
SLIPPING AWAY FROM BRYAN