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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1892)
T H E HESPERIAN. 9 The ceiling of the zoological lectin c 100m, which was damaged by iho iccent thiol in Nebraska Ilnll, has been icplai-cd by a wooden one. On the evening cf the 13th about liflren couple spent an enjoyable evening in Temple ball. Card phning and dancing-w'eie the ptiucipal amusomen's. A V, M. C. A. quaitcl has recently been oiganiyed. It is composed of Messrs. Alexander, Hair, Hildrethand Por tei field. If 0u don't want to miss a tteal conic out and hear them. Mas O'Kell leeluied on the eening of the ylh at Funke's opera house, under the auspices of the Palladian society. The title of his lecture was "America asSeenThiough Fiench Spectacles." Information concerning the alumni will be gladly iceeivcd by the boaul of editors of the forthcoming anuun.l. Addtcss your commuunications or subset iptions to either T. K. Wing or James J. Sayer. On the evening of the tsl, two diffcicnt thcate'i panics, composed ol university students, attended the "Fair Rebel." A very enjoyable time is repotted. Foi a wonder the loof remained unshattcied. Mr. Johnston, '94, last season's foot lull captain, on account of carrying extra university work, refused a re election. Johnston has done splendid work for the club and they aie sorry to loose him. Professor Hessey has iceeivcd a paper on botany, which he esteems very highly, from II. Weber, '80. The professor intends to publish this in c AmWintn Nattnnlhty of which he is one of the editors. Dr. D. 11. Davis, ofMcCook, one of the tegents of the uni vcisily. has issued a pamphlet upon "Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy" which is considered very complete and instructive by the members of his profession. Sccral of the Y. M. C. A. boys spent an evening last week with Mi . Nash, listening to his talk and bible study. , lie expects to be "at home" to the university boys once or twice each month foi this purpose. The Journal repoi tcr was allocked on the evening of the High school contest because some of the students indulged in their "uncouth yells." Evidently Mr. Jouriialniau nevei attended a gathering of students befoic. 'the missionary. meeting of the Y. M. C A. last Sunday was very interesting and was well attended. Its subject was China its religions and customs, and what the Christian teligiou has done and is doing for the Chinese. Some of the suidcu'.s arc quite anxious to know why a couple of the Dclians went halfway to the Wcsleyan uuivci siij on the evening of their contest and suddenly 'concluded to turn back and attend the High school entertainment held tu the chapel Mr. D. N. L'ehmer was notified about a week ago that he would havo to hold himself ready to serve as n juroi.. On February 1, Mr. Lehmer began his duties in that capacity. He xy ill hold his office three weeks. He says he will not regis tcr to vote in Lincoln again. Professor Fling is conducting a leading ciicle composed mostly of the city teachers. This is not, howevui, open for teaoheis only, but all who wish may attend. It will hold its meetings every other Friday evening. The class is now studying Grecian history. A certain young gentleman in the piie company objected to (hilling Saturday evenings, saying that he would then have something else on the suing. The Huiitennnt teplied, by telling him to bring his 'String with him. The young gen tleman had nothing nunc to mu. On the morning ol the 8th, the chapel cxetcises were conducted by the Rev Hunkei, For twenty-live years Mr. Hunker has been doing mission.iiy woik at the Hill Side missionary station at Tungn, India, lie has returned to this country because his health has given out. Mr. Unwind F. Pierson, of the Capital Studio, (late l.c Oiande) ictpiests that all students wearing cadet unifoims call foi a negative to he used in a group of all students, which will be exhibited at the world's fair. AH other stud ents call also. Come as early as possible.- Professor Fling is doing seminar work. He has a class which meets Saturdays. It is now studying the ministry of Ma?arin, and will continue to study French history during the year, using French text books. Next year the professor intends to take up the study of German history. The lieutenant now has an instrument to mark the cadence while the cadets are executing the manual of arms. This will train each cadet to execute the different commands at the proper time and will improve the appearance of the battalion by giving it a uniformity of movement. On the evening of the third. Miss Haelitt entertained about fifteen couple of our senior pieps. This, we under stand, is the fust class social .hat '06 evei had. Cards and games of all descriptions were the amusements of the even ing. Sliange to say, the first pieps and freshies did not appear. Professor Hcsscy has just loeeived the thild volume of a woik entitled; "The Silva of Noith Aineiica." ls object is to furnish a complete account of the tiees of North America. Two volumes will be published eveiy ycai until twelve vol umes are completed. It is quite an expensive work, the pi ice being $25 a volume. Professor Howaid is president of the United Slates. The students of Lclaud Stanford university have an organization 111 eveiy icspect like the United States government. This is a good plan as it gives the student drill that he otherwise would not get. We hope to see some such scheme on foot ill this university before long. Doauc college has held her otatorical contest. The win ning oratoi was Miss Stall. Her oration was entitled, "A Tpical American." The contest was very close. It was necessiuv to icsoit to grand averages. There were four con testants and the difference in the grand averages of the lirsl and last oratoi s was only 2 1 pei cent. Tin. llnsi'KlUAN has put up two mail boxes, one in the hall of the main building and the other in Nebraska hall. Those boxes weie ,)ut' up to receive any contributions the students may have foi Tiik Hkspickian. We sincerely hope that no one will be backward, and that every one will make fiec use of them. Mr. Anderson, '93, has been elected captain of the foot ball club for the ensuing year. Andy has played in the first eleven for five years and always plays the same steady, relia ble game. At his position as snap back his passes are fault less, and the quarter back always knows where to find the ball. The season '92-93 will see a strong club under an excellent captain. The new gieen house is proving very useful to 'students in advanced botany. They ate enabled to do work which for merly students could not do in the winter because the speci mens weie lacking. The old green house has been divided by a partition. Piofessor Hi unci will use apart of this as
