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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1892)
THE HESPERIAN We were somewhat surprised whenwc received word from Missouri University that the foot ball team at that institution would not play our team because we had a colored person in the team. Imagine our suprise when we received word from Denver that our colored player had been refused admittance to the parquet portion of the opera house in Denver. The game between the two teams had been played and we had been beaten. We had been treated royally by the Denver Athle tic Club and we had no right whatever to com plain of anything. The evening was to be spent at the theatre. Through a false idea of patronage, the manager of the opera house got the idea into his bigoted brain, devoid of gray matter, that his patrons would not like to see a negro in the fash ionable part of the opera house. That a city, as far west as Denver, should contain men with such poor judgment and prejudicial feeling, is certainly astonishing. We cannot believe that the people of Denver entertain such positively Southern ideas. That the manager of the opera house held such an opinion as he did, shows that he probably wit nessed the futile attempts of the Denver club to "do up" Mr. Flippin. Their failure, perhaps, created in that insignificant egotistical part of his anatomy he calls his mind a desire for revenge, and caused him to make the rule for the evening debarring Mr. Flippin from attending the play. The remainder of our club, of course, then refused to attend the play. In this they did right. Mr. Flippin is a member of our team and a student of our University. This latter fact entitles him to all the rights and privileges enjoyed by any other student. Whatever he is not allowed to do the other members of the team will not do. So any one as narrow-minded as the manager of the Den ver opera house may as well come off his perch and associate with white people, even though their color may be black. Prof. Caldwell, in International Law class. " Now what principle underlies all this?" J. C. G. from without. "Ta-ra-ra-boom-der-e. We are indebted to Professor Peterson for the article entitled " Henrik Ibsen." By mistake, his name was not inserted at the close of the article. The Scientific club has been reorganized upon a new basis. Meetings will be held every two weeks, alternating with the University Debating club. Bulletin boards have been placed in all of the buildings. Success to the new organization. The following speaks for itself: "Lincoln, October 24, Chancellor Snow, Topeka, Kas.: Nebraska six, Illinois nothing. Look out for luggmg and dirty work. James H. Canfjkld." Two ox three hundred specimens of plants have arrived at the Herbarium. One collection consists of one hundred and ninety-one speci mens of different varieties of wheat, oats, barley, etc. The last collection had not been here two days until eager post-graduates had it in hand. Miss Etta Gray spent Columbia day at her home in Fremont. The University doubtless realizes that it made a great mistake in allowing Prof. Bennett to leave. He is now head professor of latin in Cornell university. He is not merely a good teacher but a perfect gentleman and delightful companion. It is not a generally known fact that Dr. Lit tle's father died during the past summer after a long and weary illness, originating in a severe burn. He was a respected and influential Con gregational minister for many years. There are some 1 50 students in the second year Chemistry class. P. A. Rydberg, '91, while on a bontanical col lecting expedition in the western part of the state, had the good fortune to discover an entirely new specie of the cotton-wood tree. This is indeed a valuable find, and all who are interested in botany will eagerly await the full report which will soon make its appearance in one of the eastern botanical journals. The Sem. Bot. met last Saturday afternoon and presented the following programme : l'ROGKAXIMK. AT 2:30 P. M. Announcements for the coming year The L. W. Observations on Cross Fertilization Fred Clements Notes on the Flora of the Sand Hills Roscoe Pound The Leaf Structure of RedfielJia Flexuosa communi cated J. C Smith The Black Cottonwood P. A.', Rydberg Notes on theCanon Flora of Sioux County. .A. F Woods The Present Status of Nomenclature Dr. Bessey at 4:00 p. M. Presentation of Bust of Darwin The L. W. Response Dr. Bessey Darwin : His Life and Work T. H. Marsland Botanical lecture room, Nebraska Hall. Hurrah for the scarlet and white. Cotner is rejoicing with us in our victory. Shake on it, Cotner. " That's the way 1 would have it interpreted." Baker. The Bryan club of the University with that of the city, made a parade Saturday evening, the 2 2d, for W. J. Bryan, who addressed them in Bohanan's hall. The University delegation attracted attention by their unique yell : Rah, rah, U. of N., Rah, rah, for Bryan. C. Rohrer lias returned to school. The Haydon Art club tendered Miss Moore a farewell reception at the senate chamber Tuesday evening, the 25th. A large number of Lincoln's elite, including many of the Faculty of the Uni versity were present. Miss Moore has severed her connection with the University, and goes to study in the most famous European art galleries.
