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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1892)
THE HESPERIAN C. A. Beach, once of '89 and '90, was managing cdilor of a democratic daily paper at Salem, Ore., when at a fire he was struck by a flying axe-head and lay for weeks not ex pected to live. He is now recuperating at his father's farm in Cass county. The following is a partial list of former university stud ents teaching in the Lincoln schools: Miss Sarah K. Daley, '87, Miss Sara Schwab, '91, Miss Hattie Ruliffson, Mis'? Dena Loomis, '90, Miss Julia Loughridge, Mrs. May Tib-bles-Barris, Herbert Marsland, '90, professor of chemistry. '76 A number of Lincoln's prominent citizens and tin city alumni gave Professor George E. Howard a reception . the home of ex-Mayor A. J. Sawyer. Speeches and icfn-sl ments were indulged in. The professor had spent the sum mer working here and the reception was a faicwell meeting. He returned with his wife to Leland Stanford the following day, August 26. 85 A. G. Warner continues to occupy the position of superintendent ol charities of the District of Columbia, and will during the present school year lecture on economical subjects at the state university of Wisconsin and Johns Hop. kins university. In March, he will go to Leland Stanford, Jr., university to arrange for his work the next year as pro. feasor of political economy at that institution. Y. M. C. A. mid Y. W. C. A. Biblo Study. The courses of Bible study as arranged for the present year will be as follows: A general Old Tcstamcni course, which aims at a system atic, comprehensive, and fundamental knowledge of the Old Teste menl as preliminary to future studies in history, biog raphy, geography, and institutions. In this Miss Mary Tre main will be the leader. The classes meet at 9:30 each Sat urday morning in room 16. This will be followed by a course in Hebrew poetry, car ried by Professor Sherman, being a study of the bible as lit erature. It will be the purpose of the course to take up the poetical books of the Bible, such as the book of Job, and the Psalms, and treat them from the standpoint of sympathetic literary criticism. Next will be a general New Testament course covering the lives and times of Christ and the apostles. The aim will be to secure a general survey of New Testament history and biography together with the conditions, geographical, social, and political, that prepared for the mission of Christ and fur nished the concrete elements of the field in which he and his apostles worked. This course will be given by Mr. Hodg man. Professor Taylor will give a course on the life of Christ according to St. John. This will be a somewhat detailed study of the life and personal character of Jesus on the induc tive method, using John's gospel as the sole text. Professor Hussey will give a course on the career and character of St. Paul as shown in the Acts of the apostles and in Paul's letters; an attempt to get a clear and defined idea of the personality of this great missionary and of the times and conditions that produced the msui. The studies will close with a short course by Professor Fling on the ethics of Christ; being an attempt to determine from' Christ's teachings and recorded actions his attitude towards various ethical questions, such as property, the fam ily, citizenship, etc. A comparison of the material thus obtained will be made with previous ethical teachings of the Hebrews and the Greeks (especially the Stoics) in order to determine what is new and what is re emphasizing the prin ciples previously declared, and an attempt will be made to apply this material and modern ethical problems. Each of these courses will consist of about five short talks with dictations, followed by discussion. No sources will be used other than the books of the Old and New Testaments. It is understood, of course, that his is not a part ot the uni versity work proper; but is offered voluntarily by members of the faculty, at the lequcst of the two Christian associations ol the university. The couiscs arc open to all students of the university interested in such work. There may be some change in the order of this work, but the course as given is substantially that at present proposed. Till UNIVERSITY JDUKIfcG VACATION. WI111L Was Dnnn at Ilonu mid Abroad 'Where- Some of the Faculty and Students Spent Summer. Tlio lluildtngs. In none of the depaitments of the university has there been a standstill during vacation. From chancellor to jan itor all have been busy in preparing for the opening of the mest successful year in the history of the institution. Improv ments, repairing, and cleaning have kept all in charge work ing to their .ttmost capacity. The east end of Nebraska hall has been placed in thorough repair. The walls have been strengthened and the east front remodeled. At the south end of the electric power house a large addition has been built for the use of the man ual training school. This will give the university a good start in a direction which it has long needed to advance upon. It is not very large but will be increased to meet the demands of the department. The $30,000 appropriated by last state legislature has been expended in laying the founda tions of thebeautiful $100,000 l'braiy building. The rough patch of unfinished brick at the south end of the chemical laboratory has been covered up. Two medallions of Wil hebn Schcclc, 1742-86, and Lcopolt Gmclm, 1788-1853, have been placed in position and that long needed finishing touch has been supplied. In the general cleaning up many new things have ben discovered. After removing a quarter of an inch ol dirt, it was found that the gallery of the chapel was painted in three different colors. The walls of the same place were found to have been of a different color to that which they have worn for several years. Some changes in rooms have also been made. The chancellor has traded, with profit to himself, the rooms formerly occupied by Professor Little, for the room he used to occupy. One of the rooms he has had fixed up as a pri vate office. He can now attend to private matters without being interrupted unnecessarily. The other room is occu pied by Miss Smith, the registrar, jointly with the chancel lor's stenographer, Miss Mable Tuttle. In the steward's office, Mr. Dales has moved into the room formerly occupied by MNs Tuttle, where, by shutting the door, he can smoke his favorite Havana without anyone being the wiser. Max Wcstermann will receive his friends at the little wicket as usual. Professor Fossler will at times occupy the room which has been used by the Historical society for a news paper file room. In Grant hall an office has been fixed up for Miss Wilder for her use as instructor of phys'cal develop ment. The bowling alley has also been put in first-class condition. Cleaning and dusting have been but a small part of the work done in the library. It has been arranged on the Dewey plan, and is under the superintendence of Miss Jones. The campus at the present time is the pride of both old and new students. Beautiful flowers arranged in tasty designs adorn and brighten it as it never has been before. I