Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-31
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK
University of Nebraska to Make an
Exhibit at State Fair.
BUILDING FOR THE PURPOSE
All Activities at the Great JntNcr-
sity 10 TIE shown In Moving
Pictures aud Otherwise
During week.

The University of Nebraska is mal,iug
extensive preparations Tor an exhibit
showing its manifold departments and
activities at the state fair in September
Whereas in past years tho university has
maintained a comparatively small exhibit
at the annual fair. this year 1t will hc
como one VI the striking features ~ tho
exhibition. The old horticultural hall
has been given over to the university for
its exclusive use. and Is 60 he rcduhhci
University hall In this building. with u
floor suacC Of several thousand square
feet tho Departments and colleges OF tho
university viii he represented by exhibits
the many departments which deal with
public service will have headquarters, an
Information bureau win be conducted.
and motion pictures dealing with the ne
sources IT the state and the activities OF
the university will he shown In nearly
continuous shows.
The building is In the shape OF a cross,
and each Of the four wings win he occu-
picd by a division Of the exhibit In the
south wing viii he the large lecture hail,
I'm which he motion pictures Will be
shown. These films the property Of the
state conservation commission viii cover
among others the following subjects The
university, showing both campuses, ath-
lCtics, freshmen sophomore Olympics,
etc; power farming, wheat and corn
growing, the beet sugar industry, irriga-
tion In the state, the horse industry,
poultry, apples better baby contest win
rers. general reel showing the re-
sources of the Etate; meat, food and san
~. ,,t, l,, ~,
home and in school (thls last by the agri-
cultural collegc). From in the morning
until mt night these films will be shown
in continuous thirty-minutc shows. Bull
lctins outside the building will announce
the subject of the reels TO he shown.
Registrar Greer In Charge.
After each motion picture show the
audience can pass Immediately to the
ether parts OF the building and other eN-
hibits. In the center of the four wings
will be the general information bureau,
where catalogs may he had. Registrar
Greer will probably he In charge OF this
bureau.
In the west wing will be the exhibits OF
the college and school of agriculture and
| the experiment stations After glimpse
| OF the power farming movies and the
/ pictures OF growing wheat, corn, sugar
| bcets, poultry, apples and other indus
! tries Of this agricultural state, the eN
/ hibit of the state school OF farming viii
be doubiy interesting
I'm the east wing will be the colleges
Of medicine engineering. arts and sci
ences, and other colleges The Nebraska
| College OF Medicine in Omaha, has re
| Gently been classed among the bcst-th'
! a. class-Colleges OF medicine in tn.
! country for its high standard OF scholar
| ship and its up-to-date equipment. Thu
engineering college holds equal rank IN
| It's field. The exhibits in this section o
the building will he especially attractive
including some Of the class work OF draw
ing and painting students in the schoo
of fine arts and n display of ceramic pot
terry
The entire north wing OF the buildinG
will be given over to public service dis
plays, to show the people Of the stat
| the Immediately practical things accom-
plished for the state by the university
In this section will be representatives o
/ the legislative reference bureau, the STATE
geological survey the state museum, tn
state chronological survey, the depart
mcnt Of high school inspection univer
s!ty extension. the department of con
scrvation and soil survey, the weathe
bureau. farmers Institutes, boys ant
| girls work
Committee in Charge.
The committee which is arranging thu
exhibits is composed of Professors Bar
| ker, Chatburn, Reed, Pugslcy. Condri
! chairman. Dr. Condra, in speaking o
the exhibit, said that the main idea woul
be to give visitors an idea Of the unlver
sity as a whole combining the work o
the farm and city campuses under ont