Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-01
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE NOTES
Doane College Union Formed in Or
der to Advance the Financial
Interests.
MEMORIAL MEETING AT PERU

The home oratoricsl contest was held In
Lee Memorial chapel Thursday evening
with five students participating-Mes
II. b, Noyce. u. O.. Conrad II. H. John
ston, A. y. McKeith and Miss Ida Stew
art. Mr.. Noyce won the first place and
Mr.. Johnston second. MIR. Noyoe will
represent Doane in the state contest.
which is to be held in Crete February 10.
Monday evening the students. faculty
and friends OF DoRne gathered on the
athletic Held for a bonfire celebration of
the payment of $4,000 Of the college debt.
Treasurer ENairchild delivered the can
celed bonds TO the secretary of the club.
c. c. Spencer, who superintended the
burning OF them. Prof. Burrage spoke
briefly. and President Allen gave the
final speech, setting forth some OF his
plans concerning the raising of the re-
mainder of the debt.
The Doane College union is the title
given TO a new organization OF the COLI
lege. The movement was started Wednes-
day evening when more than forty OF the
local alumni and former students met in
the parlor of Gaylord hall and appointed
committee to prepare constitution
Tho purpose OF the organization is to fur
ther all the interests of the college, and
paI ticularly TO aid in a financial way.
Membership is open 20 all alumni former
STUDENTS and friends OF the institution.
Hastings College Notes.
Rev, Plummer Bryan. ID. D.. OF the
| Church OF the Covenant of Chicago, has
been secured for commencement speaker
on June 9.
Miss Madge Miller, the well-kn6wn con
/ tralto. will give the second number OF
the lecture course at the Presbyterian
| church on Wednesday evening,
Gently were Mr.. Fitchett, Mr.. Detlefsen.
l Miss Gertrude Mclaughlin, Miss Vera
I Bartholomew, Mr.. Goodwin, Mr.. Calf and
Z. a. Lindstrom.
Ex-Governor Shallenberger has been en-
gagged to give the address to the college
on Washington's birthday. This is an
annual event. This last year the address
was given by DIR. l.. ID. Young now pastor
OF the First church of Lincoln,
Prof. IL. NJ. Fuhr, director of the con-
servatory, Is now arranging for a May
! festival which win take in all the singers
OF the city and bring to the city some
OF the best Soloists who can be procured.
I This Will be the largest musical treat
( which has ever been offered to the city.
The home oratorical contest was held
at the college chapel last Friday. Six
young men competed, as follows; Burgess
C Sreetn, lawrence Van Sickle and Roy
Milton Nook of Bloomington and Charles
wood of Table Rock. Burgess Creeth
won tne contest on the subject, Ger
/ manys Just Cause" and will represent
the college in the state contest
February rs to 2S a great conference
of the college religious workers of the
state Is to be held in connection with the
college. II is to consist of the state
Young Women's and Young Mems Chris
I tan association organizations, the gospel
team bands and the student volunteers.
| IL Is mathematician in character and
all the churches of the city are uniting
| TO take care of the young people who will
be here at that time.
| Last weeks Continent contained a list
! OF ali the claSsifications OF all the Pres
4 byterian colleges, which is given to the
public for the first time. Hastings coli
iege is placed among the class A instltu-
tons. 1t is the only Presbyterian school
IN such class between the eastern part
or Iowa and the coast. and from Huron,
3 D., TO Kansas City from north to south.
Institutions of this class must have
| % a faculty OF at least six members Civ
ing fun time in the college department;
| 90 1t must have 100000 endowment or q
permanent income OF $4,000; go science
equipment necessary for two run years
of college work in physics, chemistry
botany and zoology; "a. library Of al
| least 400 volumes: 90 Bible instruction
at least one hour week throughout the
| college year; 90 employ faculty members
OF decided Christian Influence.