Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
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Nebraska University Day.
Saturday
1880 a. nv. c. A. han.
Corn, Better Quality, Eruf. \. q.
Montgomery OF Nebraska.
"corn, More Bushels per Acre." Prof.
IA. Z. Bowman OF iowa.
100 ?. m.---EEuEto hall. Concnrt BY aghz-
ioaa National BAND.
7soO p. m.--DeRn 3. A. Burnett OF 10
braska, presiding.
university ana the ssaes." Chnnoei-
lor zaz-uei Avory.
Fertility OF Nebraska soil,r W. q.
CoupIand member OF hoard Of Regents.
4'oo p. m.-concort by Mexican National
Band
G;o0 p. m.-C0ncert by Mexican National
Band and Corn Euskers' GIes Club.
The ticker in the Omaha Grain exchange
registered an advance Of IL cents on corn
yesterday afternoon. but corn went higher
than that at the auction of prize winners
at the National Corn exposition.
The best ten ears in the world. raised
by J. R. Overstrest OF franklin Ind. sold
for the record price of SSS5 to z. E. Fa-
vile. editor OF Successful Farming" Des
Mpines, La
Wen see what we can do in Iowa in
the way OF raising some world beating
corn next year" remarked Mr.. Bavne. Il
would have paid up to 500 for that corn il
they had forced me to do it,
At the rate at which Mr.. Faville paid for
his ten ears. corn would sell at 23'5
busheI a price that would make hoecake
prohibitive.
There was some spirited bidding took
place. when E. c. Leedy. representing
James J. Bin Of the Great Northern, ran
up the price Of the worlds best half peck
OF wheat raised at eBavsr dam. Wis. by
II. E. Kru r. the man who finally got it.
This half peck Of his own wheat cost Mr..
Kruger Just SI04
wheat Takes silver Horde.
TN Just put that into the ground 70
see what car be done with it for another
year, said Krtisei, picking up that little
sack which cost him more than it's weight
in the silver money he paid.
The Hill bids on the best wheat were
prompted by a design to have ths grain
milled and tested out in flour to prove
whether ii is really better than the Hi
wheat from North Dakota. The Hill bids
ran up the price OF the wheat for time,
and the North Dakota growers. fired with
enthusiasm. gave Mr. Kruger a run for his
grain.
The best bushel Of corn was sold to the
Topeka Capital for $50 This corn was
raised by @. L. Keriin OF Franklin. Ind,
and it VIII now so down into the state OF
sunflowers and sandroses to improve the
crop and swell Secretary Coburn's re-
ports.
Yesterday was the big day for the jun.
tors. the young folk of the farms who en-
tered exhibits at the show On the official
program it was designated as educational
day
Dr. William " Davidson. superintendent
OF the public schools of Omaha presided
/ over the educational program and delivered
/ a forcetul opening speech.
Urges Change i'm Methods.
I'VE have reached the stage ia our edu-
actionRl system now where we must elm
mate a lot Of nunesseHttHls from the course
offered and retain the vital things. In the
long course of the growth Of this system
we have been holding on 70 All those things
which the earlier course involved. and at
the same time adding all that was new.
The time for a change has come"
Mr.. Davidson traced the history OF the
present day educational systems from the
beginning Of the ninteenth century to the
present day, taking a decade at a time.
In the first decade OF the ninteenth cen
tury," said the speaker, the colleges Of
fsred about thirteen courses; today they
are offering something ike LIS highly spe-
ciaIized courses. This same history has
been repeated in the secondary school un-
til today we have grown from the original
three RS TO high school courses Of from
thirty~five to hfty-two courses. We have
forty in the Omaha High school In mod
ern days we have added much until now
the pupil. by the completion OF the secnn-
Diary school courses. mas come in contact
with practically universal knowledge.
I'VE have reached the point where we
must consider the organization Of the ma
terials Of our courses. There must De slim-
nations made. 70 render the work less cum
bersoms. L believe thst In this rsorganiza-
ton manuel training must be a part OF the
work from the beginning OF the first year
IN school to the end Of the secondary
schools The last six years OF the pupil 8
study should constitute complete eduoa-
tional unit which for the purposes OF this
talk, I dssignate the vocational unit
A number OF other talks were delivered
IN the course OF the afternoon. Among
these We're. Doing Things IN the Country
Schools" by Miss Anna Lois Barbrs OF III
inuis ana Rural schonls" by WIllet M.
, Hays. assistant secretary OF agriculture.
Juveniles Big ExhIbitors.
Three Thousand boys and girls are ez-
hihitinE al the National Corn exposition
this year, which Is more than double the
number showing last year. when there
were I.200. These boys and girls are dis
playing 500 exhibits or more than their
} seniors from all over the country
In the junior department. which is In
charge Of Prof A. z. HldeFhrand. twsn-
p ryT-tvo states are rapresentsa. with the
] bulk Of rhs sxhihits from Nebraska. Iowa.
: Kansas. MisH0ur and Illinois Thera ara
? many prize winners from Oklahoma and
! from as tar east as New York state. rhe
boys have z0o0 exhibits Of corn ana a
large number of exhibits OG small grain,
while the girls show their efforts along
ir,Hi1HtrfaI lines urinciunlIv sewfuu