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costumes. Helen of Troy, Joan of Arc, doubtless prove of value in structural and
Lady Macbeth, Josiah Allen's wife and Maud cmbryological researches.
Mullcr were a few of the many artistically The local chapter of Delta Gamma eelc-
attired characters. Everybody had a fine time. braled Us founh jmnvcrsary ,nal FH(lny
Prof. Skinner of Crete, brother of Skinner, evening at the home of Miss Cochrane. The
93, visited the University last week. gentlemen were not in it this time, but not-
Miss Burks, who has been sick at her home withstanding that fact, the banquet was en-
ia Beatrice the past three weeks, is back joyed hugely by the young ladies, active and
again. alumnae. After the banquet an exceedingly
V. J. Taylor, '92, is spending vacation in eloquent and witty assortment of toasts was
Lincoln and looking after his post-graduate g,v-
work with Prof. Wolfe. The following is the program of the Young
John B. Fogarty's genial countenance Women's Exhibition, at the Gymnasium of
loomed up in the fog last Tuesday morning, the Nebraska State University, April 1, 1893 :
He was in town two or three days. 1 Marching ; 2 Clubs ; 3- Bells ; 4 Lad
Miss Jury, who has been very dangerously der "ngs, etc ; 5 Wands ; 6 Clubs ; 7
ill with typhoid pneumonia the past three Free gymnastics. The exercises illustrate
week is slightly improved. features of class work- Numbers 1, 2 and 3
,. , 1 -11 t, ,i:0oecr.ri are given by first year classes. Number 6
The new guard manual will be discussed p J J
m . , . n. 1 rpi is given by second year classes,
in the Tactics class next Friday. This is a J
subject in which all officers and non-com- Prof. Bruner has just received a lot
missioned officers should take a great of insects from Central America. They
interest. were sent by Prof. Shimek, formerly
Kappa Kappa Gamma initiated ivc new instructor in the Department of Zoology in
members last Saturday afternoon. They were this institution, who is now in Nicaragua
Misses Seacrest, Gahen, Winger, Groh and collecting for the Iowa State University.
Risser. This unusually large and valuable The collection is quite interesting since it
addition very materially strengthens the local contains sone half dozen South American
chapter. insects that have never been reported.
The Chancellor delivered an able address At the Young Men's Exhibition, Friday,
1 "The Practitioner and the Public," before March 31, at 8 p. m., the following program
the graduates of the Omaha Medical College will be carrjed out : I. Class work 1 , Free
last Tuesday afternoon. The commencement gymnastics . 2, Clubs ; 3, Bells : 4, Wands ;
exercises were held at the Boyd in Omaha. Heavy gymnastics. II. Contests 1,
There were eleven graduates. Standing high jump; 2, Fence Vault; 3,
Lectures to the class in Military Science Standing kick ; 4, Rope climbing ; 5, Run
are now being given on Tuesday evenings at ning high jump . Ten yard dash ; 7, High
7:00. They are of a very popular and dive ; 8, Jump and kick ; 9, Long dive; 10,
instructive nature. The instructor and ladder race. W. P. Bowen, Director. C. F.
members of the class would be pleased to Tucker, Pianist,
see interest taken by members of the Battal
jon The work in the study of wheat is going
The Botanical Department is in receipt of forward rapidly. The baking gluten tests
Sir John Lubbock's work "On Seedlings." with the Aleurometer are completed for nine-
This work, which comprises two large vol- teen varieties. The State Miller's Associa-
umes, covers a part ot botanical science tion is aiding in this work by a milling hnd
heretofore but little investigated. It will flour test, of all varieties raissd at the Uni
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