THE CALL OF THE LAND 



the demand for first-rate engineer schooling 

 at home rapidly grows. The University of 

 Nebraska, the only institution in its state 

 answering this call, has long had a virile 

 department of civil, of mechanical, and of 

 electrical engineering, also one of mechani- 

 cal drafting and machine design. A 

 manual training shop is maintained, and a 

 practical school of mechanic arts, where 

 those who cannot advance to graduation 

 receive such instruction as fits them. The 

 engineering attendance grows steadily, with 

 no help from advertising or from "snap" 

 courses. 



The university school of household econ- 

 omy offers a four-year course leading to the 

 Bachelor of Science degree. This is for 

 women what the agricultural, forestry and 

 engineering courses are for men. A year's 

 work in physiology, hygiene and first aid 

 to the injured is required. 



Domestic art includes sewing by hand 

 and with the machine, and practice in the 

 drafting, cutting, fitting and making of 

 garments. Textiles are studied with refer- 



