Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-06
School and College Notes

School and Z
Doane College.
Guy Green. graduate of Doane, who is
acting as POSTMASTER at the banquet OF
the foot ball men. arrived today from
Lincoln.
The captain-elect Of the 1916 Tiger
eleven will be announced at the annual
foot ball banquet to be held in the Con-
gregational church parlors Friday eve
ming.
The final statement of the athletic man
agement at Doane college for 1915 shows
the largest receipts in the history OF the
school from the foot ball season. The
support of the Crete business men and
residents and the united effort Of the
student body swelled the receipts of four
games at home to over 5000
Lloyd Whitehouse, freshman at Dosne,
was elected captain OF the basket ball
| five at the meeting OF the candidates for
the team last Wednesday night. White
house was formerly a member Of the
| ten men picked for the mythical ALI
Nebraska team in interscholastic circles
| last year
The first meeting and practice Of the
| basket ball squad at the opera house
last night turned out a total OF twenty
men. Although none OF. the players has
bali, Coach Schissler hopes to turn out
| team which will give the remaining
| state colleges a hard battle for honors.
| A number OF promising high school can
didates are in the lineup and the pros
/ poets for a successful season are fair.
| The representatives Of the various
classes of the college held a meeting
| Friday morning to revise the rules OF the
| annual flag scrap between the college
sophomores and, freshmen, As both of
the the contesting classes sI are large IN NUM- hdf5
| in the school Is looked forward to by
| the upper classmen. Although the exact
date of the affair Is never set IL is whis-
pered about the campus that the fray
| ing week.
Word has been received by college au-
thorities that John Hall, graduate OF
Doane in 09, has been appointed execu-
| tive secretary OF the Euclid Avenue Pres
S bSgterian church Of Of &C Cleveland, o. This This
| a church corporation and Is equipped
with physical departments as well as
social. mental and moral. It s an insti-
| tuition somewhat on the order OF a Young
| Mems Christian association included in
| the regular church Mr.. Hall is not a
social work of the church. His salary at
the beginning is said to be In the neigh
| borhood of 1900 per year. The church,
it's kind in the country. is located near
Western Reserve university.
Grand Island College.
College will close for the Christmas
holidays Wednesday the 2Sd at 1890 p. m.
| DR.. Sutherland was the preacher at the
| First Baptist church of Grand Island
| Sunday, December s.
Rev. Ezra Temple of Phillips visited the
| college Wednesday morning and took
part in the chapel exercises.
| c. A. Sorenson. class of '13, has ac-
| cepted the invitation Of Henry Ford 20
| join his European peace party and de-
parted for New York Wednesday morn
ling.
| Row uIisba TT Jacltson of the cIes sc
of 1902. who has indicated his acceptance
| Of the Grand Island Baptist church, will
move on the field and begin work
| January /.
The debaters have finally decided on
| the question of the minimum Wage"
| as the subject OF their triangular debates
with the Hastings college and the Kear-
ney Normal school.
| m ting their outline OF work for the
| coming semester and tho students arc
| becoming interested In the studies that
they take for the second semester of the
year.
At the college chapel Friday, Rev w.
| l. Alexander. pastor of the First Pres
| byterian church of Grand island, ad-
dressed the students on Seeking Things
| greatly appreciated.
| There will be a meeting OF the executive
| and campaign committees of the college
| some time during the coming week to
| look after the general interests of tho
institution and to provide for a vigorous
campaign for the quarter OF a million
i fund.
Mr. Jones Of Wales visited the college
wednesday morning and sang one of his
sweet songs at the chapel exercises
| while IN Wales Mr.. Jones. in the train
ing Of sixteen different classes TO taHs iss
part in musical contests. was awarded
prizes IN fourteen of these contests.
Nebraska Wesleyan.
Prof. Knox appeared on the. lecture
course at Eagle last Friday night
Mrs. Wells, wife OF Prof f. II. Wells
has been very sick for the past week
| Prof. Shirk of the botany department
has been unable 70 meet his classes this
week on account OF Illness.
| Debate try-outs have been the order
In all the college classes during the last
week. These are in preparation TOT the
series OF interclass debates which Will pc
held before the Christmas vacation. The
subject under discussion Is the live one
OF increased armament
The Young Women's Christian associa-
ton is planning for a bazaar to be given
next Friday afternoon and evening. In
addition to the usual sale OF candy and
home made commodities the girls are
going TO present a set OF films entitled
Scenes From the Life Of Christ" in the
auditorium.
An agreement has been entered into
between the university authorities and the
city council by which the can9us Is to
become part Of the park system OF Uni
VerSity Place. Some OF the streets run
ming through the campus are being
graded and will be put into fine condi-
ton for light traffic at once.
Prof Jensen will lecture on Wireless
ITelegraphy' at Beaver Cross ng tonight.
The gymnasium has been crowded every
afternoon, and evening this week with
students who are planning to yet into
the series Of interclass basket ball games
beginning next Monday night. All the col
Ilege classes and the academy will have
teams in the tournament which Will con
sist OF ten games.
Hastings College.
The Christmas vacation has been arr
ranged 10 begin Wednesday evening
December %, and to close on January 4.
The gospel team spent last Sabbath in
the Hansen and Rosedale churches. Mr.
Taylor. one OF our ministerial students,
spoke and the quartet led the singing
; One Of the interesting specimens al
the science department today Is a live
lporcupine. received from Wyoming
Through the kindness Of Roy Bobbitt. a
former student at the college. Within a
couple of days he developed into real
pet.
Rev. J. p. Anderson gave a splendid
: opening talk in chapel on Friday morn
ing on college Life and its Meaning"
on Saturday Prof. Kent. weather man,
p spoke on the subject. Competition IN
1 Weather Forecasting."
p A large body Of students attended the