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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21
fine ART SCHOOL
OF STATE j. ONE
OF BEST IN US.
Department Expects to Hold
Three Notable Exhibitions
Next Year; Is "a
Years Old.

The school of fine arts of the
University Of Nebraska is planning
busily for new things during the
year 5000, under the guidance Of
Director p. H. Brummann. This
department of university activity be-
gan "a years ago and has had many
difficulties to overcome 1t now
seems firmly based and has enlarged
It's activities into many interesting
and valuable lines. 1t opens up to
the young people of the state ex-
Cellent opportunities for making a
living. 1t can boast of number of
Nebraskans who have studies here
and later made their mark in the
world.
The school of fine arts in the state
university expects to hold three
notable exhibitions next year. The
largest will be in March. Besides
these there will be minor but inter
esting exhibitions of etchings, of
all sorts of practical work illustrat-
ing the crafts, needle work, interior
decoration, useful furnishings, book
plates and various types of indus
trial art. Director Grummann has
been able to secure for the fall
exhibition the works of Edward w.
Redfield and Edmund Tarbell, the
two most distinguished painters in
America today. This same exhibit
ton was held in September, 1916, in
Cedar Rapids and Forrest Spauldng
of the Des Moines Art association
writes that it was splendid"
Lincoln is the center for the west
ern circuit and the fine arts school
books exhibitions to other points
and thus becomes distributing CEN
ter. 1t costs nothing and gives Ne
braskans an advantage. 1t is due
to this fact that so excellent an ex-
hibition as the Redfield arbell may
be brought to Lincoln.
1t is hoped to make the gallery at
the university more and more an ex-
hibition room and to relieve it of
classes as rapidly as possible. The
attendance on individual Sundays
during exhibitions amounted to as
many as two or three thousand.
The school of fine arts maintains
two types of courses in three depart
ments. 1t enables students to devote
half of their time to one of the arts.
as dramatics, painting, drawing or
music, and to secure the degree of
bachelor of fine arts. These courses
differ from those of professional and
private art schools in that they insist
upon approximately SO per cent of
collegiate work, on the theory that
no artist can become effective who
has not been reasonably trained in
English, foreign languages, history
and other college subjects. These
courses also stress the Importance of
the theory of art.
In addition to courses that lead
to the fine arts degree the school
grants the major in drawing, paint
ing, dramatics and music to students
who are working for the degree OF
A. B. Naturally less time is devoted
to the art in these cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21
U. S. IN NEED OF
men. EQUIPPED
FOR POSITIONS
Recruiting for Governmental
Civil Service Positions
Being Pushed With
Great Vigor.

Recruiting for governmental civil
service positions will be pushed with
greater vigor in the coming months
than ever before, according to a
recent letter addressed to Boyles
college of Omaha urging that in
stitution to make every effort to
equip young men and women for
this work
Governmental work is attractive
to young men and women for a
number of reasons. In the first
place the work pays from $1,000 to
81 500 a year at the start and op-
portunities for advancement are
frequent. When there is added to
this attractive financial proposition
the fact that there are opportunities
to travel to points all over the
United States, to Alaska, the Canai
zone, the Philippines, and in fact,
at all points where the United States
exercises any rights.
All Like the Work.
1--WE have a number of Boyles
college graduates, who took our
course in civil service training who
are working for the government"
said H. B. Boyles, president Of
Boyles college, land we point with
pride to the records made by them
in this work. Almost universally
they write US that they like the
work and many of our graduates
are earning from $1,000 to $500 a
year and some of them more"
The amalgamated schools Of the
Boyles college of Council Bluffs
and the Hammill college of that
city will have as a part of its cur
riculum civil service training
course, similar to the one in opera
ton at the Boyles college of Omaha,
During the summer months classes
at the Boyles colleges are be-
ing run from o'clock in the morn
ing until o'clock in the afternoon
single straight session instead of
the usual two sessions a day.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21
Hastings College Notes.

Russell Robinson. a student Of the col
lege, is probably the last Of the college
students to return from France. having
just arrived this week Mr.. Robinson has
been in the University Of Paris among
10000 OF the A. E. F. forces.
Prof. A. r. Ferguson, formerly dean Of
the college. but recently engaged with the
Midwest Chemical company of Omaha.
spent last week in the city with his
family.
Ivol Thosteson Of Bridgeport was seen
on the college campus one day last week
and will return to school in September.
Rev. c. E. Kircher. D. D. of Wood River
has been in the city recently. He has
been working in the interests Of the col
lege campaign fund In the Hastings Pres
bytery.
The college girls who are in the city
were entertained one day last week at the
home of Cerise Murrish.
Robert Likely, Hastings boy, who won a
lieutenancy in the service and who has
been recently in the Y. NJ c. A. at Balti-
more is now spending his vacation with
his parents in Hastings.
DR.. George E. Newell and family Of the
First Presbyterian church left for their
vacation in Pennsylvania on Thursday.
Rev. A. NJ. Steen of the First Presby-
terrain church OF Scottsbluff has resigned
his charge and taken up the field work in
the Kearney and Hastings Presbyteries.
He will move to Hastings soon and will
place his children in the college this fall
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21
University
News Briefs

Chancellor Avery is spending
brief vacation at Alexandra, Mimi,
whittier he went by automobile.
Maj. J. NJ. DeWeese of the mill
tary department at the state uni
versity is in Wyoming on a l5-day
furlough.
Mrs. Efie Lee Scott, who is in
charge of the Nebraska headquar-
ters in New York City, writes that
the semi-centennial history of the
University of Nebraska is on file at
the Nebraska headquarters, where
it is a source OF entertainment to
many students, past and present.
Prof NJ. NJ. Fogg was reading it as
she wrote.
John L. Kind of the class of 'oo
at the state university has lately
written to alumni headquarters. He
is teaching economics and account
ing in the University of Wisconsin.
Harry T. Pressly, who graduated
from the law school in 1917, and
Homer L. Kyle of the same school
in 1913, have returned from l8
months military service. They reg
istered at alumni headquarters
Tuesday. The former was in secret
service.
All alumni of the University of
Nebraska who may happen to be in
Lincoln are being urged by the sec
retary, Miss Annis Chaikin, to reg
lister in her office.
The department of chemistry will
offer courses next fall on the indus
trial application of chemistry in
metallurgy and in manufacturing
Hal Beans, who was given the de-
gree OF bachelor of science in the
state university in 80, is a professor
of analytical chemistry in Column
bia university. During the war he
was consulting chemist to the
bureau of air craft production.
H. c. Parmelee, a gradute of the
state university in 81, is editor of a
national publication for chemists
and engineers.
J. Laird Warner of the class of
'l8 at the state university, was COM
missioned an ensign in naval ava-
ton at Pensacola, Fla. He has now
returned to his ranch at Ten Sleep,
Wyo.
Robert Davis, son of DR.. Ellery
w. Davis, late dean of the arts col
lege at the state university, recently
visited DR.. Ernst Bessey at Lansing,
Mich. Mr.. Davis is a government
agent for flax and has fields of this
planted in many sections of the
country, experimenting on species,
climate and soils in the raising of
this crop.
Prof. D. D. Whitney of the ZOO
logical department at the state uni
versity. is at work this summer on
book which will present the life
history of rotifers. These are min
ute. usually microscopic, squatic
animals
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21
State Normal Notes

Kcarney Neb, July 2o.-(Special)-
President George f. Martin. who attended
the n f. A. at Milwaukee, reports that
from now on the teaching profession is to
be the center Of attention of the organiza-
tion.
A reception in honor OF George f. Mar
tin. recently elected president OF the state
Normal school at Kearney, was held by
the faculty. at which the students. citizens
of Kearney. out-of-town alumni and friends
were guests.
Miss Viola Burke Of Kearney who has
being doing Social Settlement work in New
York City while attending Columbia uni
versity during the past year, spoke at
vesper service on the subject. "Americani-
zation Of the Church"
An art exhibition was featured at State
Normal school at Kearney, beginning July
and lasting until July Is. Special talks
were given by Miss Syla and Miss Smith
of the art department and also by Miss
Jennings. librarian.
Kearney, has been offered the position Of
librarian at the Commercial High school
of Omaha at salary much beyond ner
present remuneration here, She has re-
fused the offer to remain with the State
Normal school at Kearney.
Back to the Farm is the attractive
title of a play which was given by the
people of Glenwood community in the Au-
ditortum, July 10. The play was coached
bv Miss Helen Courtright and Otto Olson,
postgraduates at n. S. N 5. at hearney,
and presented toE tne pelLeilt u tiic
Memorial hospital.
Miss Grace Soulder, as representative
of the national publicity committee or the
Y w c. A. who has spent some time in
Europe securing pictures showing the vari-
Gus activities conducted by women. espe-
cialIy the Y. w. c. A. spoke at vesper
service on the various phases of war work.
the women's part the Y. w. c. A. as a
war factor and a reconstruction factor.
The Merry Wives Of Windsor" which
was presented in the Auditorium Friday.
July IS, besides being a piece of art
worked out by the dramatic art class with
the assistance of the Dramatic club, was
a public demonstration Of the project
method of teaching school The making
of the costumes is a project undertaken
by the domestic science classes, the MAX
ing Of scenery was assumed by the Indus
trial training classes, and the posters used
in advertising was project engaged In
by the class in design.
Miss Ann Caldwell, former head Of the
kindergarten department., appeared before
the students at convocatton last week 70
tell OF some OF her experiences as Y. W
c. A. war and reconstruction worker. Miss
Caldwell was in charge of the war work
campaign in West Virginia and Is now
one Of the II financial secretaries of the
Y W. c. \. in the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21

Prof. D. D. Whitney of the ZOO
logical department at the state uni
versity. is at work this summer on
book which will present the life
history of rotifers. These are min
ute. usually microscopic, squatic
animals
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21
To Raise Endowment,

Mount Holyoke college is just
upon $l.500,00 endowment fund
campaign. An endeavor will be
made to secure this amount before
June 20, 1921. Of this sum million
dollars will be devoted exclusively
to endowment purposes, making
possible an imperative increase in
the salaries of members of the fac
ulty. At present not a single de-
partment is sufficiently endowed to
pay its expenses and adequate sal
aries to its instructors.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21
Music Study by Mail
Meets Quick Response

Persons in all parts of the coun-
try, and even in China. are studying
music by mail through series of
courses recently offered by the Uni
versity of Wisconsin extension di-
vision. The work includes har-
mony, musical history, musical the
ory and public school music.
Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas. Ari-
zona. Texas. Pennsylvania, Oklaho-
ma, Iowa, South and North Dakota,
Montana, Ohio, Nebraska and Flor
ida are some of the states repre-
sented by the correspondence music
St,dentS
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

Marvel of Webster City, Ia. is one
of the more talented pupils. Miss
Lydia Ball will give a studio recital
on August IA, having begun the
study of the harp just six months
ago. Miss Irma Glow will give a
harp recital at the Blackstone in
September, while Miss De Lone's
most advanced pupil, Miss Thelma
Speen, will be presented in recital
in Chicago the first week in Oc-
tober.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21

George H. Pethybridge of the Royal
College of Science, Dublin, Ireland;
DR.. A. d. Cotton, pathologist of the
Kew botanical gardens of England; +;
and DR.. H. NJ. Quanjer, pathologist
of Holland. recently visited the agri-
cultural experiment station.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21
Harp School Activities.

Many new students have come to
attend the summer harp classes in
the Lyric building. Miss Lorene
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-21
Fights Plant Ills.

That they might see the work
which Wisconsin is doing to detect
and to control plant diseases, DR..
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-19
CAME DIRECT FROM HEAVEN
Pretty Belief Existing In India Con-
corning the Origin Of the Beau
tlfuI Emerald.

Scientists say that the emerald'S
lovely grass-green color Is derived from
q compound Of silica. alumina, beryllia,
magnesia. soda. water and some organ
Ic matter unknown; others say that
II II simply a compound Of carbon
and hydrogen resulting from organic
matter; but the ancient inhabitants OF
India knew better than the modern
scientists. They believed the emerald
ceme from heaven.
Says Forbes In his Oriental Ne
moIrs:" "a person was watching a
swarm Of firefiies In an Indian grove
one moonlight night. After lowering
q time In the moonbeams. one particu-
lar freely. more brilliant than the rest,
alighted on the grass and there re-
manned. A spectator. struck by its
fixity and approaching to ascertain
the cause, found not an insect, but an
emerald, which he appropriated and
wore in a ring. and ever after the In
dams believed that the freflies were
sacred insects which upon dying on the
grass turned to emeralds for the adorn-
ment Of man and the glOriacation Of
Buddha."
That is perhaps the reason why the
priests of Buddha regard the emerald
with such veneratiOn. OF course no
freely can now make an emerald. but
emeralds certainly do make the money
ny.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-19
RuIldoaa Made EeroeIeua.

Bull-baiting at times ranked as the
national pastime Of England and
countless scores Of dogs met their
death to provide a diversion for the
British public. Even royalty favored
the sport" although during the last
100 years Of its existence patrons of
the bullring comprised exclusively the
lower classes" The bravery Of the
bulldog. cultivated during centuries Of
active service in the bullring. natural
~ became deeply inherited. Owing to
the dogs occupation and surroundings
he acquired q savageness Of disposi-
tion which prompted one authority, as
recently as fifty years ago, when bull
batting. which had long been made
illegal. was long since over, to state
that the bulldog had an intractabls
temper and that he would turn on his
master. II offended, as readily as on
a stranger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-19
When the Sun Was Blue.

A blue sun has been recorded only
once. That was in August. 1888, in
Java, says the Kansas City Star. A
day or two before there was q very vio-
lent eruption Of a large volcano about
a hundred miles from Batavia. The
eruption ended with an explosion in
which q range of mountains was de-
stroyed, q vast cavity being left in its
place, more than a thousand feet deep
at one point. Billions Of tons Of rocks,
mud and dust were thrown high In the
air and the sun was obscured over a
large area At Batavia the darkness
became so deep that street lamps had
to be lighted In the middle Of the after
noon. That condition prevailed until
toward sunset Then the volcanic
cloud began to clear away. leaving the
sun visible. Instead. however. Of II
being red. as II usually Is when view
ed through q smoke cloud. II appeared
as q magnificent deep blue disk, re-
naming that color until II sank he
low the horizon. The phenomenon
was seen by everyone within 80 or 40
degrees Of the equator.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-19
ANSWER TO OLD coNUNDRUM
AZ Last 70 Explanation Made ~ 70
~Why Does = Hen cross
the Road7"

Now that a savant has given serious
thought to the behavior and motive
Of q hen crossing a road, an ancient
conundrum, one OF the best known in
the world. receives plausible solution.
Whoever has closely observed hen
must have noticed that her eyes are
so placed that she looks on both sides
but does not look straight ahead. Her
left eye, for example, sees an ap-
preaching automobile, and her quick
decision is to run away from It. But
she cannot take her eye on the dan
gerous object Instead of fleeing to
the right, which would take her on the
road. she runs to the left, constantly
watching the automobile, and so
crosses the road directly In front Of II.
The savant approaches the conundrum
from a point Of view different from
that Of the wag 10 Miller, who is said
to have invented It, but the conclusion
seems to be much the same The hen
wishes to cross the road, although II
might be added that her desire de-
ponds very much on her way Of look
ing at things.-Christia Science Mon
itor
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-19
has ONE GOLD WATCH AHEAD
Incident In Lord Maeaul.ys LIE.
which Probably He Was Quite
Willing to Forget.

Here Is an amusing story Of Macau.
lay as told by Lady Logan In her
"reminiscences:
Lord hacauiay was In Rome the
winter we were there with the ma
naraJah. They had one very good
story about him going the round Of
the English colony, which was told
us BY an attache Of the British en-
bassy. Like all strangers, he went
oy moonlight to see the Coliseum
and, as was proper In a historian
and q poet, that the spirit OF the
centuries might have full sway with
In his soul. he went alone. As
ne stood rapt and gazing In the
shadow OF the arches q man brushed
rudely BY Jostllng him roughly. With
great presence Of mind. Mr.. Macaulay
AS he then was-felt at once for his
watch. 1t was gone. The thief was
still In view. Promptly the historian
gave chase, and, taking the law into
his own hands as might one Of the
heroes Of ancient Rome whose deeds
he set forth. he promptly knocked him
down and repossessed himself Of his
property.
Fearing that other criminals might
be about, the Englishman at once re-
turned to his hotel, to find, to his sur
prise, his own watch ticking comfort
ably on his dressing table and a
strange gold watch In his waistcoat
pocket. Horrified at his first success
full coup as a foOtpad. he hurried on
to the bureau de police to give up
his booty, where he was confronted by
an excited foreigner, vehemently de-
scribing the outrage Of which he had
teen a victim"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-19
Golf VIII Survive.

II has been held in some expert cir
cIes that golf never could become the
game baseball is, because golf lacks
a picturesque language. This view
overlooks the fact that baseball &C
CURED its language by slow degrees.
and only reached its present perfec-
ton through the long labors Of de-
voted phIIologists and etymologists.
The language grew, like love, BY what
It fed on.
Give golf and the sport writer's time
and they will produce a language
for that game as copious, refulgent,
and learned as now distinguishes the
more popular game. Already we de-
tect the beginnings. We read Of MI.
Bockenkamp's play Thursday that
by sinking q horripillatinS putt OF 40
feet" he finished mp.
We have heard Of 45-foot puts be-
fore, but Il must be admitted 1t adds
To the wonderment Of one to know that
II was horripillating. This Is an en-
eouraging beginning and convinces rs
that golf Is going to survive.-kansas
City Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-19
CRATER IMMENSE IN SIZE
Extinct Volcano Of HaIeaI1aIa, In Ha-
Wailan Islands, Is One Of the
Worries Wonders

The Hawaiian islands possess an
extinct volcano so immense that q
large city could be set down inside
the crater. II Is ninety-seven miles
around the face Of Haleakala, twenty
miles around the crater walls and
10000 feet TO the top. The crest was
ages ago blasted out to a depth Of
5000 feet, and flung aside In a series
OF eruptions. strewing the mountain
with powders, lava and ash
Within the crater thus formed, q
great cone and a number Of smaller
ones can be seen. II Is 10 far down to
the floor Of the crater that q bowler
pushed In seems to fall in empty
space. The crash Of Its landing Is
never heard.
The view from the crater Of Mt.
Haleakala is accounted one Of the
most wonderful in the world. The
green fields Of the island and the blue
Pacific are spread out before the OBJ
server like a mighty map.
At 10000 feet above sea level natur-
al phenomena seem strangely differ
ent. The stars look larger and bright
er; the moons path is more clearly
defined, and Its rays give a stronger
light than they do at q low altitude.
At dawn a procession Of clouds rolls
swiftly past like a foaming river tor
rent thousands OF feet below. Then
the rising sun tints clouds and crater
with steadily deepening colors until
II is broad daylight and the clouds
fade into mist.
Standing by the crater Of Haleakala
at sunrise you perhaps recall the old
Hawaiian myth which goes back to
the beginning Of things. At that time,
says the story. the god Maui imprison-
ed the sun In the hollow Of the vol
cano and made him promise to give
light and heat to the islands. From
this ancient myth comes the name OF
the volcano, Haleakals, house Of the
sun
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-07-19
Castle CarrIaa-HoeIeY.

On the west coast Of Ireland stands
a castle bearing the euphonious name
Of Carrig-a-Hooley. Several centuries
ago this was the favorite castle Of
Grace O'Malley, an Irish amazon, who
took unto herself the title Of queen,
and ruled over several counties In a
fashion not at all In accordance with
sixteenth century ideals Of femlninlty.
Home rule In Ireland was demanded
even In those days. When Queen Eliza
beth offered to make the Irish maid a
countess, history reports that she an
swered proudly, Il consider myself as
great a queen as your majesty"
On her voyage from the English
court to her mountain domain. Queen
Grace stopped at Howth castle, and
being but coldly received by the lord.
she proceeded to teach him hospitality
by abducting his son and heir, return
ing the child only on the promise that
the gates Of Howth castle were to
swing open always at the dining hour.