Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-06
School and College Notes
Doaue College.

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 I'm 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
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 Doane,
was elected captain of the basket ball
/ five at the meeting of the candidates for
the team last Wednesday night. White
Hastings High school five and one 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
hSd any e%perenee with 'H Soes sots
ball Coach Schissler hopes to turn out
a team which will give the remaining
| A number of promising high school can
| didates are in the lineup and the pros
poets for 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 contesting classes are large in num-
Der, one of the liveliest scraps ever held
| In the school is looked forward to by
| the upper classmen Although the exact
date of the affair is never set, 1t is wills
| pered about the campus that the fray
! will be held some time during the com
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
church with it's $4,000 plant has formed
| church corporation and Is equipped
with physical departments as well as
social, mental and moral. 1t Is an insu-
tuition somewhat on the order OF a Young
Mems Christian association included In
the regulsr church Mr.. Hall Is not
| social work of the church. His salary at
the beginning is said to be in the neigh
borhood of 5000 per year. The church,
which Is one of the first corporations of
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 Mt the
| First Baptist church of Grand Island
| sunday, December ..
Rev Ezra Temple of Phillips visited the
| college Wednesday morning and took
part in the chapel exercises.
| c. A. Sorenson. class OF 10. has ac-
| cepted the invitation Of Henry Ford to
| join his European peace party and de-
| Ing
Rev. Elisha H., Jackson Of the class
OF 1902. who has indicated his acceptance
of the Grand Island Baptist church, Will
move on the field and begin work
January l.
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 the students arc
| becoming Interested in the studies that
| they take for the second semester of the
year.
At the college chSpei 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 meeting of the executive
and campaign committees OF the college
some time during the coming week 70
institution and to provide for a vigorous
campaign for the quarter OF million
fund.
Mr.. Jones of Wales visited the college
Wednesday morning and sang one of his
sweet songs at the chapel exercises.
While in Wales nv. Jones. In the train
ing of sixteen different classes TO take
part in musical contests. was awarded
prizes in fourteen of these contests.
Nebraska wesleyan.
Prof. Knox appeared on the lecture
course al Eagle last Friday night
has been very sick for the past week.
Prof shirk Of the botany department
has been unable TO meet his classes this
week on account Of illness.
in all the college classes during the last
series of interclass debates which will be
| held before the Christmas vacation. The
OF increased armament.
The Young Womens Christian associa-
| ton is planning for bazaar to be given
/ 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 camous Is to
become part of the park system OF Uni
versity Place. Some OF the streets run
ming through the campus are are , being
/
| ton for light traffic at once.
| Prof. Jensen will lecture on Wireless
Telegraphy" at Beaver Cross ng tonight
| The gymnasium has been crowded every
| afternoon, and evening this week with
| students who are planning to ret into
| the series of interclass basket ball games
| beginning next Monday night. All the col
| lege 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 at
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 a real
pet.
Rev. ]. p. Anderson gave a splendid
opening talk In chapel on Friday morn
ling on college Life and It's Meaning"
On Saturday Prof. Kent, weather man,
spoke on the subject. Competition in
Weather Forecasting."
| A large body Of students attended the
Thanksgiving game Of foot ball at Kear-