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Arthur Montmorency, 93, who is out with a surveying
party, may return to school in Jnnunry.
'90 l.amnstcr nml Woods will not return to Columbia
but will study in our own law schot 1 this year.
go W. J. Marsh, pastor of a church at Wichita, Kansas,
was about the university liallsmu' day this week.
L. H. Pillsbury, '94, and Oscar Funkc, special, arc now
occupying positions at the Capital National bank.
'91 1' E. Bishop is studying law in the office of Mar
quette, Dcvccse and HMI, and att 'tiding lectures in the law
school.
'89 Thos. Hall has been olernd president of the Farmers
State Hank of Vcrdon, N-'br. T.i 1 ; do the university grad
uates achieve success.
88 Miss Benedict left in the puddle of September for
Africa to engage :n the sa.e missionary work with Roy
Codding, '88.
'90 Taylor-Rick. Married, August 12,' 1891, at the
residence of the bride's parents in Oregon, Fiank C. Tayloi
toMiss Mary A. Rice. Mr. Taylor still has charge of the
department of Greek and English in the Frankhr academy.
Miss rtciflcr, a epecial student of Inst yonr, is principal ol
the York high school. She called at the university one day
last week, while on a short vacation granted by the school
board for visiting high schools- She expects to return to
school next year.
'89 E. R. Tiriglcy has been recently elected assihtan1
cashier of the Nebraska Savings and Commercial bank. This
is the oldest savings bank in the city and the second one
organized in the state. He invites students and alumni to
do their business with him.
'89 Fifkr:Taylor. Married September 2 at Wymorc,
at the residence of the bride's parents, Orien W. Fifer to
Miss Gcoigia Taylor, a former music student. They will be
at home to their friends after octsber 15 at the parsonnge of
the Emmanuel M. E, church of which Mr. Fifer will be the
pastor for the coming year.
Rev. Worlcy, pastor of the M. E. chinch, a foimer stud
e.nt, and brother of J. II. Worlcy, '80, has a copy of Byion's
complete works which contains the following, written on the
first leaf:
'Presented to T. II. Wojlcy by the Palladia!) literary
society as the successful competitor for this prize; subject ol
oration 'The Virgin Queen'; competitor, A. W. Field, E. II.
Woolcy, T. II. Worley, Oration debvcied at Palladian hall,
February 27, 1874. Will Svi:iPresident.
A. E. GaNNT," Secretary.
That success may crown your efforts is the sincere wish of
Youis truly, Will Swket."
This was the fust oratorical contest ever held at the uni
versity. Something of the past, present, and futnre of the class of
'91 is as follows; W. T. Urown, who expected to go to New
York to attend a theological seminary, has decided to remain
at home and take charge of the farm on account of his
father's health Rosa Bouton will remain in the chemical
laboratory as of old.,... T. E. Chnppel will study theology
at Harvard this year. . . .A. A. Faurot is assistant principal of
the city schools at Madison. .. .C. C. Fletcher has been
elected associate chemist of the Norfolk beet sugar factory.
John H. Fogart) 0 will take charge of the paper edited by
John Marble at Hills City, S. D. .. .Chns. B. Gregory is
employed in tha American Exchange bank....D. A. Hag
gard will enter the university law school. . . . H. . B. Hicks is
employed as engineer by the McCook irrigation company.
J. W. McCrosky has been in,thc employ of the Lincoln KW-i-trie
street railway company the past summer. .. .11. A.
Reese has gone to Ann Arbor o study law; if not suited he
expects to go on to Columbia . . Anna and Ucllc Rogers will
attend Vassar this year. . . Per Axel Rydbcrg has been col
lecting botanical specimens for the United States the past
summer.... Sarah Schwab is teaching in the city schools.
W. J. Taylor is principal of the South Omaha high school
G. P. Tliurbcr lias been woiking for the Lincoln Electric
street railway company the pnsi few months. .. .A. M.
Troycr is working for the M-fimshi Farmei ...R. O. Will
iams will entei the law department of the university.
Among M10 1'rofcHsoi'K.
Professor Barber spent the summer at home preparing for
the year's work.
The professors of chemistry were all at work in their sev
eral departments dining the greater part of the summer.
Professor Fulmcr whilcd away six pleasant weeks at Hot
Springs, Ark., enjoying the healthful climate of that locality.
Professor Little was at home preparing for the work of
this year, except during the latter part of August when he
spent two weeks on a tour in Wyoming.
In the class under Professor Hodgman, Wentworth's
trigonometry has been substituted for Wheeler's, which has
been in use in th6 university for many yeais.
Professor Lloyd took a short vacation about the middle of
the summer and made a trip to the eastern states, returning
and resuming the general superintendance of the building.
Professor Nicholson took the last two weeks of the sum
mer months for a trip east. He attended there the national
science convention and the meeting of the national chemistry
society.
Professor Brace spent most of the summer procuring sev
eral new dynamos, apparatus, and a new professor in
mechanics. An account of this dcpaitmcnt will appear in
the next issue.
Professor Ingcrsoll has been quietly at work on the col
lege farm, and he, in connection with Mr. Perin, the foreman,
has put the farm in fair shape. He attended several scien
tific nicetiegs at Washington.
Lieutenant Griffith and wife have been spending the sum
mer at the various watering places in the east. Mrs. Griffith
has been so unfortunate as to be sick for some time. This
detained the lieutenant from returning as soon as he other
wise would have done.
Miss Mary A. Treeman and Mr. O. V. P. Stout are two
new instructors in the preparatory department, the former
having charge of the history classes and the latter of con
ducting the classes in first year niathamati.s. Both are
graduates of this university.
Professor Taylor spent considerable of the summer study
ing the wild fruit of the western part of the state, with a view
to the cultivation of tame fruits. He has also been in Color
ado studying the evergreens native to that country, which
are cultivated very extensively in Nebraska.
Mr. W. P. Owen, who has been obtained as instructor in
physical training, graduated from the Michigan state normal
school in the class of '88. He will have the general superin
tendance of the foot ball and base ball teams and will prob
ably bring them above their previous high standard.
A circular letter from the department of pure mathematics
is to be sent soon to each of the schools of the state. The
import of the letter will b spoken of later. For the stud
ents of the literary and classical courses, mathematics of the
freshman year will be taught more and more each year After
the historical method. A nucleus of a small mathematical