Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-22
DOANE COLLEGE NOTES.
sophomores Win Inter-Class Debate
on Recall Of Judges.

sophomores Win Inter-CIsss Debate
on Recall of Judges.
A triangular debate was held last Mon
day evening between the freshmen. sopho-
more and junior, classes on the recall Of
judges. Each class put two teams in the
field. The sophomores were victorious.
winning both debates. They meet the
seniors Monday night for the champion
ship of the college. Interest In debating
is higher at Doane at present than 1t has
been for mapy years. -#-....s
Doane plays its first basket ball game
Of the season at Crete Wednesday night
when its team meets the Wesleyan five.
Wesleyan has q good team this year.
while Doane has three Of last years team
back and one new find. besides one OF
last years scrubs who Ii making good.
so that fast game Is expected.
The midyear examinations begin Mon
day, January .. lasting a week. and the
second semester begins Monday, February
s. One new student has enrolled since the
holidays.
Much agitation is going on at present
over the idea of granting an honor foren>
sic ID" for excellence in oratory and de-
bate. This Is a system in vogue in many
large colleges, but Is net used In Ne
brsska to any great extent. While there
has been some adverse criticism to the
movement, 1t has come from those who
are not In touch with the work and who
have misunderstood the situation, SO that
in all probability Doane will adopt the sys-
TEN. The letter will be- in the shape Of a
pin or watch fob. Those who have repre-
scented the college in any intercollegiate
debate or state orstorical contest win be
eligible to receive the letter. subject to
the approval Of the forensic board.
Educational Notes.
President John Willis Baer of Occi-
dental college Cali, who is now in the
east has succeeded In raising an endow-
ment OF SO90o fer his college. Mr.. Baer
was formerly secretary OF the Presby-
terrain Board Of Home Missions.
Mrs. Ella Flag Young, superintendent
Oh schools In Chicago, Is preparing a
course In sane physiology" for young
boys and girls. In fifty-six OF the Chi
caso schools the girls are being taught
me care OF babies and young children.
Miss Mary II. Gearing has been an
pointed TO the chair of domestic economy
In the University of Texas with the rank
OF associate professor. She Is a native
OF Houston. Tex. and a graduate of
teachers college, Columbia university.
Miss Louise f. Brown, an Instructor al
wellesley college, has the distinction OF
being the first woman to receive the Her
bert Baxter Adams prize of s9O9. offered
every two years by the American His
torical association for the best essay ON
European history.
Prof, ID. Il. Baker, who for twen,y
years has been the teacher of the
Dtllsburg york county, Pennsylvania
primary schools, holds the remarkable.
record OF not having missed a day during
this time. The school board has granted
him this week rs a vacation. so that he
might fill his appointments with the ytate
agricultural department to lecture at
farmers institutes.
That MRS. Ella F1agg Young has made
good as Superintendent Of schools IN
Chicago is first-class asset to the cause
OF Eomen.s rights" which has now re-
ceived relnfOrcements in kind by the an
pointment of Miss Harriet l.. Keller as
superintendent Of schools In Cleveland. D.