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About The Nebraskan. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1892-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1893)
?8 THE NEBRASKAN jff upon ii new opera "King Lair." He refused the degioe of musicnlc Doc. o Acred him by the University of Cambridge. At n late examination of the Paris conser vatory only twenty-four women were admitted out of one hundred thirty-nine applicants. The music at the Charter Day lecture was furnished by the University Orchestra. It rendered a selection before and after the lecture. Johannes Brahms, the musician who holds occtl cm& personal. Burncll Colson spent Sunday in Fremont. Miss Bessie Gondii's sister recently visited her. T. L. Hall was a visitor at the University last week. Mrs. James H. Cnntiulcl, hps left for Eure ka Springs, Ark. Miss Fanny Hershcy went home last week the sceptre of pure instrumental music in on account of her illness. Germany, has fulfilled the prophecy made by Schurmann, that he would be his successor in the pure German music. He is a relation of Beethovan. The Nordica concert at the Lansing last Thursday evening was magnificent. Mes- J. C. Graham has been ill during the past week, but is now able to be about. A number of the students attended the re ception at Worthington Academy. Miss Ida Bonncll of '91, now residing in Chicago, was in Lincoln recently. W. C. Dorsey of Beatrice, was shaking dames Nordica and Scalchi shared honors about equally, and Campanini and Del Puente hjuu)s wUh stU(lent Mcms iilst woek. were both fine. It was the best music by the The shower baths have been closed during the past week while undergoing repairs. Miss Josephine Lottridge has been quite ill with the diphtheria and is slowly recovering. Miss Anna Day and Miss Georgia Case were visitors at the University two weeks ago. Miss Barton has lelt to accept a position as instructor in Art at the Agricultural Col lege of South Dakota. The first annual distribution of the Botan- greatest singers Lincoln has ever had the opportunity of hearing. The house was filled to overflowing with "Lincoln's Best," includ ing some two or three hundred of the faculty and students. A recital was given by the junior members of th6 music department, assisted by two or three of the more advanced pupils, last Satur day evening, February the 25th. The or chestra, composed of junior members, did re markably well. What made it more impres sive was the earnestness of the faces of its ical Exchange Club of the Botanical Seminar members. Silence Dales showed both in- has just been completed, struction and talent in rendering a piano solo. Jjimes Boyd McDonald, '92, who has been Ernest Bessey and Horace Sherman played visiting at his home in North Platte, has re- a violin duet. Ethel Syford rendered Scher- turned to the Capital City. zino on the piano. iienton Dales, Silence Dales and Edith Lewis gave violin solos in a manner that reflected credit both to them selves and to their instructor. Dorothea Canfield showed her ability as a violinist in rendering a selection from Stradella. Piano solos were given by Miss Daisy Cochrane and Mr. Shafer. The entertainment was concluded by the orchestra playing "Danube Miss Rose Higgins, a former student of the University, has returned. She will take work in the department of Botany. A short prayer meeting is held every day at half-past twelve by the Y. W. C. A. All young ladies arc invited to attend these meet ings. The four herbarium cases which are to Waves" waltz. Much credit should be given contain the Cryptogams of the Botanical to this department. Survey Herbarium have been put in their
