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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1892)
10 THE H E S P BRIAN. I The law school closed its woik foi this year on the 10th. The closing exciclses were held in the chapel. Dining the morning and Afternoon sessions the graduating class, of which thcie wcie eleven mcmbeis, lend thcii final theses. The evening session was opened wi h an ovcrtuic ly the university orchestra. Then followed the lepotl of the dean of the law school, after which ws the ad ircss of the evening by the Hon. T. M, Woolwork, of Omaha, entitled "The Ideal Lawyci." Tlic address was very intcicsting and instructive. After it wa- finished the law students went on their way rejoicing that they had al last finished Vhc monotonous course of a law student 1 life. The college Y, M. C A. of the slate, held their conven tion here last wccV. Mr, John R. Molt, intci national sccic. taiy of the college Y, M. C. A,, dclivcicd an Addiessin the chapel on the evening ol the 13th. Mr. Mott is a brilliant speaker And the Y. M. C. A, is to he congialulated on its good foitune in seeming such a man for Vhc Addtcss. On Vhc 14th a conference was held in the Palladian hall, at which delegates fiom a11 ovci the state were present. It seems to us the Y, M. C. A. and the delegation of Methodist ministris should by their combined efforts be able to lend to the moral affairs of this fair city. The high school held its annual oratorical contest in the chapel on the evening of the 7th. A laigc audience was pi csont and a very interesting pi ogi Am was icndeicd. The fust honois were cai ncd off by Miss Jones. Thctc was one unpleasant fcaluio which we regiet very much. The high school lequestcd the Unions to allow them the use of thcit hall foi a reception. They assented, but the hall was not opened. We hope the high school -will overlook this as we Assuio ihcm it was caused by a little misundeistanding all mound. A. 1). Yont, one of the brightest scientific students noted for his originality, has invented what he tcims a (compicsscd vacuum pill) which will probably displace execution by the gallows, and by electricity. Hehas a device for compressing a vacuum of a five cubic (cct into a pill about the sire of a pea. This is swallowed by a victim, the coating of the pill is disolvcd by gastic juice, and the vacuum expands instantly to its original size, and effects instantaneous death. Professor Taylor is endeavoring to obtain a list ol all Nebraska born students lor use in the silver anniversaiy of Nebraska's statehood. The following names aic all that have been handed toSiim thus far: W. H. Hnvwaid. U. G. Cornell, L. H. Cornell, O. K. Morton, H. A. Scntcr, The piofcssor is vciy solicitous that the students should attend to this mattci. He wants to have all the names by the 25th. Kansas Cnv, May 14th. Special to The Hesperian The ball gamchcie today between the teams of Baker university And the University of Nebraska, on account of rain, was called at the end of the fourth inning score 4 to 4. The Ncbiaska boss showed the best form and would no doubt have won the game. The tie will probably be played off on Tuesday. The university tower afforded an excellent view of the raging waters during the recent oveiflow on the bottoms. The railroad embankments were barely visible above the surging t:de wh:le many houses looked like so many specks in the Mediterranean. Here and there n lonely boat was seen moving toward some unfortunate family imprisoned by the mighty waters. It was a sad but veij picturesque scene. This week will be quite an eventful one in musical circles The programmes of the May festival will be given the -evenings of May 16, 17,1 anp ig, in the Lansing opera house, The people of east Lincoln were tecently astonished and shocked iipon seeing a pious young man, who Attends the tmivcisiiy, going along the streets wearing his gymnasium suit. We were fortunate enough to be passing quite Hear to the young gentleman and we heard him muttering blessings upon that locker, the combination of which failed to unlock when he wished to change his apparel. Mr. Allan, piesident of the Y, M, C A, at Hastings college, Messrs. G. G. Lcger and C W, McMullcn of the State Norma Peru; J, L White And H, Soff, of Fremont, Mr, Powell, of York, and W, C, Phillips,, and C R. Brew stci ofDoanc, were delegate At the conference of college Y, M. l A. held April 13 -15 inclusive, at the. university. The independents have organircd with flying colore. Thcii club was iishcred into existence the loth when they adopted a constitution and a platform which is the same as the -St, Louis platform with the addition of a prohibition plank. Enthusiastic speeches were made by W, H. Holdcn ol the law school, and others. The hall of the new Y, M. C. A. building is a very pleas ant room adapted to enteitainmcnts either literary or musi cal. Thcie may be many occasions when it would be well for the students to take advantage of an opportunity to secure so good an audience room at a moderate cost. The friends ol Yates and Porterfield will be sorry to learn that they arc becoming von compos mentis. Not long since they went fishing And cast their hooks on dry land. Yates claims that the waici dried up while they were gone to din ner, but this story is Tather fishy. The following was received from Pollard, who was on his load to Ann Arbor; Rf.ii Oak, Iowa, May 14. Editor HrsrnutAN Just missed a wreck down by the Little Red Oak, seven men killed, engineer dead, big show in town, mud knee deep, no side-walks and lots of pretty girls. Will be delayed therefore one day. The advance s'tcets of Professor Sherman's new book entitled "Analytics of Litcra'urc" have been published. The book will probably not be ready lor publication until next June. It will be a credit to Professor Sherman and to the univcisity. One of the stars in the theatrical tioup which played at the Lansing during the past week, was made an honorary mrmher of the cadet battalion. Consequently all of the cadets icceivcd an invitation to attend the theater on Satur day evening. The univcrs,ty orchestra played the opening selection for the commencement of the law department the evening of the ltln and later furnished several selections for the elocution ary recital given by Professor Geo. W. Hill at the new Y. M. C. A. hall. The students in horticulture have been making a list ol all the trees on the campus. They have found that there are upwards of tbiity species planted there. Besides these there are about 150 species planted near the greenhouse. The iccitnl given by Professor Hill and pupils the evening of the nth was very entertaining in every Tespect. The pupils showed careful and thorough training and reflected great credit upon Professor Hills' instruction. The department of botany has added ir, its library a very important book on "North American Fungi-" It deals chiefly with the parasitic fungi. This work is he first publi cation of its kind ever made in this country. I 1 he seniors have at last donned their new rings. Even the preps can now distinguish a senior from a professor.
