Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-16
SCHOOL And COLLEGE WORK
Happenings Of General Interest tn
the Educational World.
SAMPLE OF KANSAS ECONOMY
state University Students Pool on
Medical serviCe--Prosress OF
Tuskegee Institute--Edu-
cational Notes.

After a delay Of ten days on account
OF structural Steel the work on the
south wing OF the state normal school at
kearney is starting forward. All of the
iron is now on the ground, also all other
materials necessary to enclose the build
ing. Contractors Crossley and Hibbard
are pushing the work rapidly as they
are anxious to have the building enclosed
before cold weather.
President Thomas attended the meeting
OF the board Of education at Peru He
also went daY early and spent the day
visiting the Peru normal.
Prof. Porter is having unusual SUCCESS
with hiB band this season. About twenty
members. with instruments. have re-
ported. They gave an excellent band
concert at the regular assembly period
on Friday. The band has rounded into
shape much more rapidly than usual
Mss o'Connell, district secretary Of
the Young Women's Christian association
spent two or three days with the young
women OF the normal. Miss OConnells
work includes the work Of the county, as
well as the normal
Mrs Thomas. accompanied by Mrs.
6taadman OF the department OF music
Mrs, Brtndnley. preceptress and Miss
Katherine Dickerman, made an automo-
BILE trip to Holdrege where they at
terded the State Federation of Woman's
c7uos, Mrs steadman sang for the feder-
alton
Dean Ed L Rouse Of the state normal
school at Peru was a welcome visitor
at the Kearney normal on Thursday
pTof Rousa has obarca ~ tba roodet
school department at Peru and was
much interested in the similar work at
KAarney He spent the entire day at the
school, giving q short talk in chapel and
occupying the regular period with the
senior class. Dean Rouse and President
Thomas were former schoolmates.
Deputy Superintendent James E. Del
cell OF Lincoln was a recent visitor Mr.
DeiSell was on his way to Lexington and
North Platte on business connected with
the state superintendents office.
Wayne Normal Notes.
President Conn was in Peru last week
attending a meeting Of the Board OF
Education.
The Philonlathsan Literary society
gave its first program for the year on
Saturday evening.
Prof. ]. G. w. Lewis, of the history
department has received notice that he
was awarded first prize for the best es-
say on the Recall Of Judges" Prof
Lewis argument was against recall and
the full text will be published in the
November issue OF the Law Students
Helper.
Prof j. T. House has been appointed
by Governor Aldriche as delegate TO the
American Prison association, which meets
IN Omaha October 1919. Prof. House has
made a special study of social problems
and assisted Prof. Henderson in the
preparation of a valuable work on Pre-
vent1on OF Crime
A series of readings by Miss McBeth
during the last week have increased the
interest in the general exercises of the
school. The first reading given was a
selection from the opening chapters of
Ben Hur and was followed by the meet
ing between Ben Hur and Messiah On
Thursday morning. Prof johnson gave
two violin solos and on Friday, Mr.. A..
favored the school with a vocal solo.
The first number OF the school paper
will be issued on October 80. The follow
ing editorial staff has been announced:
Editor-in-chief. Gerald E. Cress; associ-
3. Bright; Young Mems Christian associ-
alton, Jesse Il. Wichman; Young
Women's Christian association, Fannie
Britell; Catholic association, Aona B.
Winterringer; athletics, Milo ]. MCGEE;
Philomathean Literary society, Gerald e.
C,ress: Crescent society, Winifred K.
Angel; faculty TT. House. Tho financial
management of the paper viii be in
charge of Ralph w. Sterling.