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TEE HESPERIAN Jfi Judge Field addressed the " Field Mome Guards" and the Republican Flambeau club at the Lansing, Saturday evening, the 22d. A select company of U. of N. students held a party at the Conservatory of Music Saturday, the 22d. Dancing was the order of the evening. Chicago university is to have a 40-inch tele scope. It will be considerably larger than the Lick telescope. It will be located in the suburbs of the city. "Johnson is a great editor, isn't he?" " I should smile! Why, he is so used to say ing ' we,' that he often puts two fares in the street car box." On the stairs " Come and study with me, John." " Yes, just as soon as J get my books. , I left them on the steam registrar." Graham (as the Sophs nipped him on the way to the Freshman reception) " Boys, for heaven's sake don't spoil that neck-tie. I paid half a dol lar for it not two hours ago." There are one hundred and fifty-nine students registered for botany. Six of these are doing work abscnta. The whole number represents eighteen different subjects. Prof. Hitchcock, formerly a pupil of Dr. Bes sey's and now professor ofbotony in the Agricul tural college of Kansas, was in attendance at the Sem. Hot. meeting last Saturday. The Botanical department lately received a splendid working microscope, made by Litz of Germany. It will be used exclusively for investi gation work in Dr. Bcssey's office. The Botanical department has received from Mr. Y. J. Hesser of Plattsmouth, a fine stem of a cycad. Jt represents a kind of tree formerly very abundant but now almost extinct. What mean those melancholy wails, Which man in misery set? Is it the sound of witches' cries? 'Tis Martin on the clarionette. The first year Latin class recently underwent a preliminary written examination. Out of the 185 members Mr. H. Aden and Miss M. H. Lewis were the only ones who handed in papers without fault. Prof. Fossler gave the sophomore German class an interesting sketch of the life and works of Lessing, on Friday, the 21st. The class have finished Minna von JJamiem, reading it since the opening of the year. Profs. Uarbour and Taylor are now located in their new double house corner Thirteenth and U. This house was built in accordance with the plans of the professors and is a model of arch itectural beauty and convenience. A large number of valuable books treating almost entirely of lower plants, have been fur nished the botanical department. There are so many students doing advanced work in botany that these references are necessary. The class in International Law under Professor Caldwell is now carrying on diplomatic corres pondence. The class has been divided and the members of the divisions represent different coun tries. Any case in diplomacy that has ever come up will be handled by the class, for any applicant, at the regular diplomatic prices. A mock court has been organized in the law school, under the supervision of Dean Smith, in which the prospective lawyers will be drilled in the procedure in the early English courts and in the courts that have since been established in Kngland and the United States. The drill is practical, and in this end will no doubt prove in valuable. Judge V. A. Elliot, of Denver, Colorado, de livered a series of very able lectures on mining and irrigation laws before the law school during the first of the week. His lectures were enter taining, and were listened to with interest and profit not only by the members of the law school, but by practicing lawyers of Lincoln as well. He will return and finish his course of lectures before the close of the semester. The graduating class of Baltimore Medical Col lege has passed a resolution denouncing the use of any foreign language, living or dead, as a " silly, conceited and pedantic anachronism," and these physicians will write their prescriptions in English. A foot ball team is much talked of among the students of the law school. It is a good move, and if the team is organized the boys will get an opportunity to display their proverbial skill and tact. A game with the Cotner medics is especially desired. An excellent review of Columbus and America was given by Prof. Blackmar, of Kansas State University, Friday, the 2 2St, to the students en masse. Following the review a meeting of students general was held to select new university colors. After considerable discussion, scarlet and cream were chosen. Flossy : " I don't care, I think Jack Townly is real mean ! " Annette: " Why, Flossy ? " Flossy: " He wrote to me from Florida, say ing he had shot an alligator seven feet long, and said when he shot another he would have a pair of slippers made for me! Life. The life size bust of Darwin, which had disap peared just before presentation, returned after a few hours' absence in good form and color. A large audience was present at the meeting and much interest shown in the discussion of each topic. 1 wwmwwnwmzmmXK-li1WX.ir?y2-J