Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-29

copy In colors, framed, OF Rreton's Song
OF the Lark" and In the orRtorical class
handsome cast of the statue Of The winged
Victory"
Announcement has recently been sent to
South Dakota high schools 81 the fifteenth
annual high school contest In defamation,
AS carried on under the auspices Of YRnkton
college 10 be held at Yankton. May II.
Yankton college was the originator OF this
form of contest between high schools in
South Dakota and this annual event at
Yankton is a well established and popular
affair. Prof. George n. Scott, Prof. Alice
n Kingsbury l.. Wendell Ftfeld, Miss Belle
Nc Michael and Miss Grace NJ. Elliott are
the faculty committee in charge OF the con
test, As heretofore, the contest will be
divided into two classes, general and ora
torical, and schools are invited TO send com
petitors for each class
York College.
All the students welcome back Miss Jessie
Stewart. the new librarian.
York won in the basket ball game from
Kearncy IN Tuesday evening by large
score.
President Mclaughlin will make the
| opening address of tho new semester Mon
day morning,
The Joint meeting OF the Christian asso-
Citations Of the college on Monday evening
Thursday morning a special musical pro-
gram was rendered. Piano selections were
given by the Misses Merle Snider Lorene
Dahlgrn and Sylvia wythers.
During the semester exams Thursday and
Friday the Young womens Christian assocI-
alton served their customary strengths. e
which were much sought after by the stu
dents.
A very decided Improvement made this
ttn ,,ll.
book store from the office to the libra y
| room upstairs. This change was made bot h
FOR convenience and appearance and has
added to the capacity of the office
Doane College.
The sophomore class had n children,
party Saturday night in the gymnasium
DR.. w II, Pallett lectured before the
class in ethics on the Ethics of the Medi-
cal Profession
", In the home oratorical contest held las,
wednesday. C. V. Hobson won first place
and Henry Daniel second.
English III put on two debates this wee,,
! on the question of the Monroe doctrine The
Judges were Profs Taylor and Hosford and
Rev. W. A. Tyler.
krneser in the German and French de
partment spent couple of days at the
college arranging her work
Alice Carter Of the senior class has leave
u apsehce LOT snort time to substitute In
the Geneva High school for a teacher who
Is sick, She teaches English and Latin.
| The Faculty Women's club gave a mis-.
celaneous shower for Miss Kruger Friday
and in the evening supper for all mem
bers OF the faculty at the home Of Prof
and Mrs. P. C. Swift.
Prof. D. c. Burrage left Friday for North ..
field, Mimi, where he becomes a member OF
the faculty of Carleton college as exchange
| professor. The man who was to have come
| to Doane was unable to come and as yet no
arrangement has been made for his substi
tute Prof Burrage expects to be in Doane
next fall
Peru Normal School.
| Dean p. L. Rouse spoke at the city insti.
! tute at Neigh on Friday.
Prof. Sweeney Of the University Of Ne.
braska lectured to the Science club Tues
day evening.
President Hayes received an invitation to
address the National Rural conference al
Lincoln, February 20.
before the farmers and teachers institute
at Brock Monday evening.
r. W. Kelly of the Peru State bank gave
an interesting talk on the Isle of Man at
the Young Mems Christian association
and a former teacher Of the island
The annual exhibit of the Fortnightly
Art club of Peru will be held this week, be
ginning Wednesday. On the first evening
DR.. Fling of the University Of Nebraska will
deliver lecture on 1.-THE Relation OF Art
| to Life"
The following were chosen from among
the thirty.two contestants to make up the
two debating teams for Peru: John Ais
mouth, Verne Chatelain OF Peru, Bryan EN-.
| Syracuse, Glen Kelly of Lexington, Fred
Kuhlman of Pawnee City and Richard