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How.Tliey Spent Vacation.
Sayur played in the hand.
Yates attended summer school in his brother's shoe store.
Hinges, McFarland and Tucker were conductors on the
electric line.
Pizcy .studied law, played in the band, and stayed at
llrown's restaurant.
Porterficld peeled potatoes, prc'i)arcd plans and pulled his
premature moustache.
Hlanchard sold prunes and grindstones to the fortunate
farmers of various portions of the state.
lleardslcy went to Denver and took a twenty -five cent
boat ride with one of the fair Uni. girls.
Sheldon worked on the farm all summer making an occa
sional visit to Lincoln to scratch the slate.
Stockton, Barklcy, Sawyer, O'Hcrn, and McCrosky put
in most of the summer in the electric power house.
Charlie Alexander was porter on the fast mail train from
Chicago west, and made three through trips to the coast.
"Kid Nick" put in the first part of the summer in a bank
in the southern part of the state, enjoying his vacation there
after. Flippin wrestled molasses barrels in a Kansas City grocery
store, and is in trim for the best heavy-weight in the neigh
borhood. McDonald spent the summer at home, arranging on. f
the finest county displays ever seen at the Nebraska state fair.
The Lincoln county exhibit displayed many marks of his
handiwork.
Kenyon and Helvic put in the larger part of the summer
classifying and arranging the specimens in the museum. Ken
yon also made a trip to the Pacific coast and collected many
valuable specimens.
Skilcs let his whiskers grow, soaked his old straw hat and
last year's clothes in the creek all one night, punched the
crown out of the hat, rigged up a cart and sold "nannos" and
"epplas" along the boulevard from Elmwood to Hutler
countv.
STRAY PICA'. UPS.
Notices are no longer published in chapel.
There arc thirteen new faces in the faculty.
Forty students are electing American history.
Chapel exercises mean something now-a-days
The seating capacity of the chapel is too small.
Stone walks partially laid are better than no walks at all.
The bids on the new library building were opened Sep. 23.
A good report came from the Palladian society reception.
Professor ISessey's wife has been unwell for the last few
days.
The number of students now studying Greek and Latin is
ninety-three.
Dr. Ilusscy has an elective class in Greek archaeology one
hour ier week.
Miss Wilson conducted a c1m in drawing at the Otoe
county institute.
Professor Taylor made a luutincw trip into Iowa the first
part of the week.
MissIIawes had an interesting claw during tht suinme
vacation in the studio.
Eleven new band instruments costing $450 have made the
hearts of the baud boys glad.
"Countersigned" is the word. No more double meeting
announcements for one room.
The college of law was formally opened Sept. 30 with an
address from Hon. John 1- Webster.
V. A. Richmond has been appointed guide, to conduct
visitors throMgh the various buildings.
A. H. Stephen'" was at work in the Imtanical department
during the greater part of the summer.
The faculty and students' rc-uuiou was well attended and
thoroughly enjoyed a modest statement.
Morgan McCIhce is back, having fully recovered from the
injuries received in the gymnasium last spring.
All the buildings have been thoroughly cleaned from cellar
to ganct the IIkm'KKI.w office is one of the cellars.
Jack Hest, the genial janitor of Grant Memorial Hall is
now recovering from a severe attack of typhoid fever.
Professor Lees has been in Lincoln all summer except
about two weeks during August which he spent in Tecumseh.
A bulletin board has Inrcn placed on the door of everv
instructor's room and upon the outside doors of the buildings.
The gills say of a certain freshman, that he ouulit to be
dipped in the basin of the artesian well on post-office square.
H. A. Senter put in nearly the entire summer in the chem
ical laboratory, analyzing soils from various parts of the state.
The elegant sign notifying our student world of the .-idvmit
of a new college uaer relieved a great many waiting minds.
In freshman mathematics this term there are over one hun
dred studenu. Four divisions are needed: onlv ilini ic i.r.
sible.
As we go to press, Prvfussor lugersoll is in Colorado pack
ing his household goods preparatory to moving his family .to
Lincoln.
Another legislature must convene and another largo appro
priation be made before the building alwut to le begun may
be completed.
The classes under Dr. Wolfe this year :11c aloui twice as
large as last year. For the first time in the university there is
a class in pedagogics.
At the end of each term .students under Professor Hodg
man that have kept up a sufficiently high standard grade will
be passed without examination.
Chancellor Canfield's talk to the freshmen and sophomores
amounted to an oration. Hut, with sophomores and freshmen,
custom is more powerful than oratory.
The new fence is neaily finished. The work was done
quickly. As soon as the walks are all laid am! rubbish
removed, the campus will look very well.
One ol the con'.ractors figuring on the new library building
was heard to say that by specification thebet jossiblo material
and workmanship was to ! put in the building.
The new instructor in physical training is to join with the
stuacuis 111 uieir atiuclics in all possible wa. As a trainer
and gpiieial advisor he wi!I be a great help to us.
Room No. 3 was ojiened Oct. 2 to student for a study room
from 7:30 to 8:30 A. m. This arrangement is very satisfactory
to a large number of students that come early to the bu51diug.
If there arc any students who would like to take a three
months' trip on the continent, or in (jjcat liritain, next sum
mer, in company with some member of our faculty, the chan
cellor would be glad to have their names and to conler with
them about this. Nothing definite lias been arranged but
much may be if students are interested in such a project.
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