Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-03


ItIlaNll4f Very few cities, less than
- fifty years old can boast Of
having within It's borders four great uni
versities alone. each one OF them recog-
niEed the country over as among the
best OF those which represent the kind
OF education for which they were
founded.
In the center Of them all il the great
University Of Nebraska with student
population well up toward the five thou
sand mark. SO well known have these
universities become over the whole world
that all OF them have upon their records
the names OF students sent here from
many foreign countries. for II IL world
wide that Lincoln. Nebraska, furnishes
the best institutions from which the
young man and woman seeking 4 higher
education can have their ambitong
realized.
University Place. three miles from the
city OF Lincoln. scat OF the great Wcs
leyan university Of the Methodist Ep!s-
copal church; Cotner. four miles from
the city. seat Of tho Christian college
known a. Cotner university; College View
five milea distant. having within in lin
It's the great Adventist college known an
Over Tue Ahhblbslpll NhAe1 AZ UNION Att-
lege; these with the state university
within the city. have contributed their
part toward making Lincoln the eiuca-
tional center It IL.
In addition TO these are the two well
known business colleges, the Nebraska
school OF Business and the Lincoln Busi-
ness college. The conservatory Of music,
the great high school with its contribu-
ling grade schools; the Lincoln academy;
the Catholic Parochial school. and a
dozen other schools ell have given Lin
coin the reputation II has earned OF be-
ms an educational center second TO none
Ia the country
Nebraska state Univeraity.
While Lincoln Is surrounded by colleges
and universities the one which appeals
70 all people Of the state Irrespective of
creed or position. IL the state university.
Nebraska people are proud Of their uni
versity. II makes little difference
whether they live along the Missouri river
ON the east or along the lesser streams
Of the west there IL but one school and
that is the state university.
When the founders OF the University
Of Nebraska placed the school on bare
four blocks Of ground they had little idea
Of what the growth OF the institution
would be before half century would
pass. Even before q quarter OF century
had elapsed Il was seen that In but a
short time more room would be needed. |
and IN due course of time an additional
block and a half was purchased adjoin-
ing the present site for an athletic field |
and the old field taken ON which TO erect
additional needed buildings. Now again |
comes up the proposition OF more room,
and this fall the people will decide the
all important question Of whether 10 pur-
chase moro ground adjoining the present
site or move to the state university farm
two miles distant. whore the state already
cwns a large tract OF several hundred
acres.
Land and BuiIdiliws Owaed.
Counting the experimental stations al
different places in the state and land
owned for university purposes 4. Is estl- /
mated that tho real estate owned by the
state Is worth at the present time u.S7,.- |
a0 In addition TO this II is estimated
that the present value OF buildings on
the city campus is s7aaSn. The buildings