Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-22
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK
Summing Up Of the Weeks Activities
in Educational Institutions.
PROGRESS ALONG ALL LINES
Suggestions for Improvements IN
Health and Industrial Training
and Criticisms of Existing
Methods.

Prof. A.. A. Reed inspected the high
schools at Pswnee' City, Tecumseh and
several places in southeastern Nebraska
last week and reports good Interest and
good work.
Assistant Inspector Voss has just re-
turned from a two weeks tour OF high
school inspection along the line Of the
Northwestern railway, visiting Hooper.
Sci .bner. Beemer. Battle Creek, Ainsworth,
Atkinson. Ewing, oakdale. Meadow Grove
and Plger. Prof. voss speaks IN the high
est praise Of the work done in all Of these
schools.
Dean Charles Fordyce Of the teachers
college Is in great demand as a lecturer.
November 10 he addressed the Kearncy
County Teachers association at Minden on
Tine Fountain Of Immortal Youth" sun
day afternoon, November "A. he addressed
a mems mass meeting at Omaha, taking
for his subject The Responsibility OF
Father and Son" Sunday afternoon, No
vember q, he addressed a boys mass
meeting at Omaha, speaking on 'The
Golden Hours Of Youth" Monday, No
vember p, he will lecture before the pupils
Of the Council Bluffs High school and on
ne ENNIllll6 VI AilG SdA4lt NaNc WIN eAN
the brotherhood OF the Presbyterian church
there. At Denver on December 4 he Will
give his illustrated lecture on American
Fi6getlness'' and on December 6 he win
also lecture In Denver on The Forces that
Determine Destiny
The convocation address Of Chancellor
Avery at the opening Of the university in
September is still receiving hearty praise
from school men, business men and profess
sional men throughout the state. It has
met with a strong Endorsement from the
leading ministers of all denominations.
Many who nave given it careful cousidera-
ton pronounce It the ablest and ssnest
convocation address delivered In this coun-
try during the last twenty-five years.
Chancellor Avery is proving exceptionally
popular as a public lecturer. A numb sr
Of letters have reached the university since
his recent lecture tou through south,
western Nebraska and every letter says
that the chancellor delighted all who
heard him. On this trip he delivered from
two to three addresses a day. He has
dates as far ahead as next June. Over
a hundred applications are now on file for
future lectures By the chancellor.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt will deliver her
celebrated lecture, "A Pilgrimage Through
Palestine" under the auspices Of the uni
versity extension department, in twenty
five Nebraska towns during November.
During October and November Congress
man Norris delivered forty university ex-
tension lectures in Nebraska. United States
Senators Brown and Burkett each have
given twenty extension lectures and be-
ginning December 8, at Fremont, Governor
Sh~allenberger will devote g week to uni
versity extension lectures. speaking twice
per day as far west as Chadron. Edit u
Metcalfe Of the Commoner has promised
one month Of his time gratis to this work,
And hereafter Colonel Bryan will devote
one week of his time each year to uni
versity extension lectures. Director NC
Brien estimates the value of all these donR-
lions for university extension lectures at
$4,000 per year.