Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-13
STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS

The executive committee OF the alumni
association held its first meeting OF the
year Saturday afternoon and planned for
the annual Alumni day that Is 70 be cele-
brated June this year. one Of the fea-
tures Of the day, not heretofore given,
will be an automobile ride around Lin-
coin that will include both university
campuses. The alumni will be shown the
work that has been accomplished on the
new university buildings by that time.
The music for the second annual pa.
geant The Gate City" has arrived and
the work Of selecting the cast and ar
ranging the details Of the production will
commence soon; The pageant this year
ne city ~ oUsbs W. The W. ors ~ isis AZ.
picted the early DAYS In lincoln. One OF
the scenes OF the pageant will be The
Vision OF Coronado. perturbation Of
eeived by Ralph Northrup. 10, who died
last fall.
when definite assurances we're received
from Fremont last week that that city
would contract for the second annual
University Week productions. the list OF
five towns that will comprise the timer
airy for the trip was completed. North
Bend, David City. Schuyler and Seward
are the other towns that will be visited
week after next. The university this year
viii send out its two victorious debating
ness oTeat,on the BAND "a the FIee p club,
the university players with believe Me,
Aanuppe," and Prof. G. E. Persinger,
WHO VIII denver an Illustrated iectuTe on
South America.
The opening OF the night classes In me-
chanical engineering for the Lincoln in
dustrial workers, who wish TO broaden
their technical training. resulted in the
enrolment OF nfty men In the different
classes last week, the first week of the
course. Most of these men came from the
Cushman Motor WORKS or the HaveloclI
shops and they eagerly took up the night
work. One OF the most popular courses is
the laboratory course In bower plant, the
maximum enrolment being reached the
lessons, and Il noninal enactment Zee ~
~ IL charged to cover the cost of lecture
notes and Autographed material
DOane College.
President Allen addressed the pupils OF
the Crete High school Monday on Value
OF College Education"
The dual debate with Wesleyan uni
versity has been called off by Wesleyan
because Of basket ball at University
President Allen and Prof. Burrage were
judges of the debate between Beatrice
and Table Rock High schools Wednesday
Prof Taylor is busy with the debaters
every evening. The subject n Prepared
ness" and they will meet Cotner uni
Versity and Bellevue college In a tri-
angular debate March II.
l. The Young Mems Christian association
held jubilee meeting last week. cele-
brating the fIftieth anniversary OF the
national society, The meeting was con-
Quoted by the president, Mss Alma
I0roaahans.
The Doane College Mems Glee club will
be accompanied by Miss Jessie wilkins.
violinist, and Miss Roae Scott. reader. on
its spring concert trip After the eleven
day western tour. they will give concerts
In Omaha and Council Bluffs, Ia.
A o fraternity held It's annual mid
winter BANQUET AZ the Cosmopolitan hotel
they attended the basket ball game be-
tween Lincoln and Crete Highs and fin
ished the evening with q musical pro-
gram and Refreshments at the conserva-
tory building.
The Franklin academy basket ball
| team stopped In Crete Tuesday to visit
friends I'm the college and to get some
| practice on the larger floor OF the Doane
gymnasium before getting into the tour
namept at Lincoln. While here they
played a practice game with the fresh
/ man team. The halves were abort and
the victory was with the freshmen. Prof
Rice, who accompanies them, Is an old
Doane man.