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march some Saturday forenoon. It will be
drilled in extended order, and a sham battle
will be held.
The department of English is to have an The Freshman class recently had its clec-
additional instructor next year. tion of ofliccrs. Mr, F. C. Cooley and Miss
The proposition to take the Battalion to En a Ricketts were candidates for the presi-
thc Fair has not been given up. dency. Each had many ardent supporters,
Preparations are being made for the visit and considerable wire-pulling was indulged
of the Inspector-general of the military in- II wns demonstrated, however, that a
department. He is expected about May 15. young man can never be an opponent of a
Tho TlnftnKnn ovnnrt- In .rn n n nmU young lady in politics and will, for who
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fied, when there is an opportunity of voting
for a bright, intelligent young woman ? Mr.
Coolev would havo hfion olor.torl hnc liis nn-
On Arbor Day the pupils of the McCook ponent bcen other than a gir, As t, al
High School planted a tree dedicated to ways do the women had ther and Migs
Professor Bessey, who wrote a letter to be RickctUs was olcctcd Mr. Libby was
read at the time. elected vice-president ; Miss Brunei, secre-
Professor Adams left Tuesday to examinu tary ; Mr. Overstreet, treasurer,
schools at Edgar, Nelson and Hebron, with Professor Caldwell went up to Greenwood
a view to accrediting them. He will lecture Thursday, April 20, to examine the High
on James Russell Lowell. School there with reference to placing it upon
After the election there was a general toss- the accredited list. From there he went to
ing down in the lower hall, and a general Schuyler on similar busincss,expecting to de
glorification b' the successful faction. The liver a lecture on "The Growth of the Idea of
whole fight was an interesting one, and ap- Nationality" there on Friday evening. At
parently harmless They are good for col- the supper table he mentioned the subject of
lege spirit. They might come oftener. Ev- his lecture to the superintendent, who had
erybody had a good time most everybody, some doubts as to the "taking" quality of
A new overcoat has bcen adopted for the such a theme, whereupon the professor sug
Battalion. It is the same as the West Point gestcd "Taxation". This met with even less
Cadet Overcoat, except being made of blue favor and he Proposed, "J. C Adams and the
cloth instead of crav. The ofliccrs' blouses Right of Petition", on which he might speak
are to be hereafter the same as the new army
regulation blouse. The contract for the over
coat has been awarded to the Pettibone Man
ufacturing Company.
from notes he had with him. This was a trifle
better, but apparently not entirely satisfact
ory. During the conversation, the professor
spoke of his trip to Europe last summer, and
the sunerintendent at once nrooosed. "A
In the Chicago Tribune of April 10, ap- Summer in Scotland and England" as a pop-
pearcd a three-column article concerning u,ar and instructive theme for the evening.
Dr. Lloyd, biographical, and descriptive of So the prof took about ten minutes to fix up
her work here and elsewhere. Wood cuts of a few noles and talkcd for two hours and a
the Chemical Laboratory, giving several ex- naif to a big audience. Everybody was im-
terior and interior views, are presented. The mensely pleased. Let the good work go on.
article is very interesting and highly compli-
mentary to the doctor. This recognition of
long and faithful work is indeed pleasant to
all the doctor's students and friends, who look
forward with pleasure to her return in Sep
tember, thoroughly rested from her too ardu
ous labors of this year.
Junior Did you hear about Miss Blank's
affliction ?
Freshman No, what was it?
Junior Why, her eyes were moulting.
Fresh. Moulting? What is that?
Junior Why, shedding tears.
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