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About The Nebraskan. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1892-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1893)
36 THE NEBRASKAN t 2 JO V-- 1 . I The Tuxedo Mandolin club which enjoys a splendid reputation in ihe city and stale has been engaged by the Palladian society to give an entertainment in the chapel Fri day evening, Nov, to. The club will be as sisted by the Y, M, C A double quartette. The proceeds of the evening go to the Ath letic association, not one cent accrues to the Palladian society. You may not have any interest in foot ball, but you have in music so come and help the boys out. The foot ball team has advertised the University more this year than anything else connected with the U, of N, it is your duty lo show your appreciation. Tickets may be had from members of the committee; Messrs. Lyon, Wcldcn and Walker, or at the Hesperian oflicc. Don't forget the time and place, chapel, Friday, the tenth. All societies ad journed. Be patriots. When the news came from Denver Satur day evening it struck some of the Uni bovs that a celebration of some sort was abso lutely necessary. As a preliminary rile a line was formed and after marching through town the chancellor was called upon. Fail ing to find him the crowd adjourned to the campus. The bell had been ringing for some time. Our vigilant night watchman had objected, as he always does, for fornfs sake, but somebody climbed up into the sec ond story and starlcd the racket. Then the chancellor came around and helped so vigor ously that he "broke the bell-rope. By this time the rest of the crowd arrived after their vain search for the chancellor. He was then called on for a speech. It was good, as his speeches always are, hut a little disconnected as it was deemed necessary to give three cheers for somebody after every sentence, Somehody said bonfire and that settled it. A break was made for the sidewalks across the street and the football ground was soon ablaze with the results of several disputes with property-owners, who even tried to bluff the students out with revolvers. The chan cellor was powerless. Everything went. When the fire began to pall a rope was ob tained and a cannon race was instituted. Scmb Burrs. "WHAT FARMER OATCAKE RRMARKE1V Thai long-haired young grasshopper, Heller, Is a mighty determined young feller, He jist tried to push through, But I'm demed if that Shuc Didn't double him like an umbrcllcr. Senior " What is the difierence between JIarpcrs Magazine and the Hesperian jokes?" Shnorita Why, I don't know," "Senor "The magazine is montlhy but the jokes arc decidedly weakly,"" And the truth of the remark hit the seno rita in the neck like a brick. THE SENIOR, Rackwamturn backward, OTimc in thy flight, Make me a prep again, just for tonight. 1 am so weary of senior exams, Days full of worry and nights full of crams. The life of a gay prep is without alloy. And somethingthat''s'casy I'm sure Td enjoy, Let me go back to the very first step; Make me a prep again, make me a prep. THE VREP, Forward, rush forward, O Time in thy flight, Make me a stern senior, just for tonight, Give me a place where my hopes won't be sunk, Give me a place where I "know 1711 not flunk. In the class where I am, I am looked at by all As if Td no right to be living at all. If only 3 could receive one co-eds smile, Why Ihen I'd be willing to wait for a while, Tobias,"" said the Sophomore to the First Prep, 'why is the B. & M, railroad like our foot ball team?' "I don't know,1' said To bias reverently, Why," said the Sopho more, with a grin, "'because it has a mail coach,1' and the prep went out doors to lie down and ponder. A SAD TALE, There wus once a young Freshman named Dyer, Who played foot hall with nerves all afire, Hut he tackled Old Flip And he fell on his lip, And he's now playing hymns on atlyre, add local "3E T-2
