Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-20
STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS

lnf NlfEA VOCATIONAL NQuANNNMNN W
women TO be given BY the state univer-
sltv will open Tuesday morning VITA an
address a. eOnvocation by bnss Helsl
Bennett OF Chicago. director Of the Col
legiats Bureau OF Occupations there. rho
conference will then continue for two
days, with nineteen addresses In all by
different women who are familiar with
different occupo tons open TO women. The
purpose OF the conference IL TO help the
sirls who do not wish TO go into teaohins.
TO find the occupation that viii suit
them.
Miss Bennett. In addition to her oonvo-
cation address. will give lectures ON
Qualifying In Personality" Journal
ism" and Women In Non-Teaching Pro-
fessions." other subjects to be discussed
by the speakers include such topics IS
salesmsnship.. suffrage work. extension
work with the university, nursing, mod
cine. social service. dietetics. the chRutet-
qua platform. public library work. in
stitutionel work. art. publishing, plav-
ground supervision and the stage.
The university Christian associations
last week recalled the invitation 10
Bishop +. J. Mcconnell to come 10 IAn-
coin for three days in April to conduct
a religious campaign among the univsr-
slty students. The Invitation was with
drawn because the proposed campaign
would have conflicted with a series OF
revival meetings planned by the lincoln
city churches. which will be conducted
by Evangelist Lincoln Mcconnell. The
university did not wish TO be put In the
position OF running IN composition with
the city meetings and II was thought
this feeling might make itself felt n the
, university compeign was held Bishop
Mcconnell has been invited 70 come to
the university some time next year.
The announcement has come, unOf-
ficlally from the athletic board that the
long promised tennis courts for the uni
varsity would be put In this spring II
IL planned to remove the houses on the
land just north OF the site OF the chem
lstry building and install elk new courts.
1 These will be Just east Of the two courts
| that the university has had for a num-
Der OF years. and will give eight courts
, in all for the tennis enthusiasts. Two
OF the new courts will be used by the
women on,y.
BY defeating sigma Alpha BpAllon last
week. the Delta Tau Delta fraternity
basket ball team won the annual inter
fraternity basket ball championship. The
score Of the final game was ~ 10 s.
The Delta Tau team won Its way to the
lead in the first division Of the frats by
meeting ana beating Acacia. Alpha
Theta Chi and Alpha Tau Omega. The
| Sig Alphs won out In the second divls-
Ia, n, cnus,s.rt.a atwrna M ni.t fa.s..n.a
Delta and Sigma Chi Epsilon.
The enrolment for the Pershing Rifles,
the crack drill company OF the city cam
pus. - eikhty-nine this year. almost three
time a. many az IN former years The
Increased enrolment is thought due 10
the greater interest IN things military
that has come from the preparedness
agitation. and the possibility Of a warm
ARRAY with Mexico. The PershInss are
selected from the best drillers In each
company. and meet each week for an
extra drill period.
Captain Cossy Of tine foot bali squad
has iseued his call for the fret spring
meeting OF the foot ball men They will
set together Tuesday morning tor talk
with Corey and Assistant Coach ruth
erford, and will learn then of the DIana
for spring practice.
neane College.
Coach schlssssr remained in Lincoln
l0urlnH the state basket ball tournament
and refereed a number OF the EameA-
College events have been generally
postponed this week On account Of the
revival rneetinHs - the Methcdist and
lC0nnreNa uonai churches.
Tho debate with Wesleyan. which vas
20 have been held last Friday night was
postponed a the request q the Wesleyan
Ts sess Viz Soq naksr H ans
President W. Q. Allen left Friday
neon for the New England states. where
he viii work IN the iuterest Of the col
ssi - ia Far s1 sass as 0R Ss home a ssSis
large crowd Of poane rooters were
az hand 70 assist the Crete High school
ltousnamsnt held nj Lincoln last week
-Four OF the victorious Crete five win be-
seen Ia Doare unifornis next year
The first signs Of spring BROUGHT out a
number Of base ball and track men Dur
ina the. last five days z large SQUAD Of
the fgllowsrs Of ne Diamond .,. we. we're q q
hand e Work out ne ssry , asasSn s,,
Hook Doans viii bs well represented bctl
on the track and the diamond this year
The annual triangular debate between
the teams OF Bellavno, Cotner and poens
was held at the three colleges Fridas
might. The Doane team which went 4
Bellevue was composed OF Henry Daniel
G. v. Hobson. w. w. Wertn and =. o
Rucker. alternate The home tear con
sisted OF n, I, Batter. Joe Belks r. W
Nedro and Elisa Dawson. alternate Las
year the debate was won by cotner.
l The election OF the new owl board tn
pcane monthly publication, resulted a
! first associate editor. Henry Daniels
: second associate editor, LofNne Demp
ster; third associate editor, Nina Hostel
: ter; literary editor. Martha T. Clark 10
i cal editor Jeanette Miller. athletic ed
4 itor. Neal Kinney, alumni editor VIII
. lsm W, Bennett, exchange editor. harol'
? ], Davis.
L Ke.raey state Normal.
e The German clnb. under the direotlc
|. Of Mlas Hoalc. gave very intorestin
/, play ON Friday evening.
!. The study center work has enabled n
Kearney faculty 10 reach 80 differeI
q students not enrolled In the school.
Il has beesl decided to give studant
4 a spring vacation Of two days. Marc