THE 1HESPERIAN
ALU2ZNJ ANDFOlUlER STUDENTS
L. M. Ovcrstrect, 'gS, was a successful candi
date in the recent examination for appointment
of naval cadets. He will leave for Annapolis m
about ten days. We are extremely sorry to lose
him from our University but heartily congratulate
him on his success in securing the appointment.
'90. Ernest R. Holmes has resigned his posi
tion on the State Journal to take a summer va
cation. He will spend a couple of weeks with
his relatives at Kearney and then go. to Chicago
to stop a while at the World's Fair. From there
he will go to Europe. Upon arriving there he
will purchase a bicycle and make his tour of
England, Scotland and the continent on a wheel.
. T. S. Allen '89, E. R. Holmes '90, and O. B.
Polk '8S, were judges on manuscript in the recent
oratorical contest of the Delian society. The
committee for securing judges for the contest
thought that as the alumni supports the annual
society contest by furnishing the larger part of the
money used for prizes, it would be well that
alumni should be appointed as judges. The idea
is a good one. It is to be hoped that this action
of the Delian society may prove a precedent in
selecting, as far as practicable, alumni for judges
in society contests.
Chicago, Ilk., May 1, 1 S93.
t Editor Hesperian: Perhaps when you wrote
me at Boston asking for a letter for The Hes
perian, you expected me to give my impressions
of the "Hub." 1 am now in a place of ratlier
greater importance, for the day, than Boston, so
Avill pass over the Hub with the simple assertion
that Boston is all that her most enthusiastic' ad
mirers claim.
I realize to-night that the University of Ne
braska is abroad in the land ; yesterday I had a
chat wih Prof. Rachel Lloyd, and to-day met the
Woods boys. Frank was enroute to the inter
state oratorical contest. To-day the great expo
. sition was opened. President Cleveland pressed
the electric button in front of the administration
' building, which opened the steam valve of a two
thousand horse power-engine, several hundred
feet away. This engine is belted to two fifteen
thousand light Westinghouse alternating current
dynamos. By virtue of my relation to the com
pany I had a first class point of observation near
the dynamos. These dynamos are the largest
ever built in America, and are well worth the at
tention of a visitor even though he may not be of
a scientific turn of mind. There are twelve of
them, all located in Machinery Hall. This com
prises the incandescent lighting plant of the e
position.
The exhibits are in all stages of completion,
and it is not possible that all will be ready before
June 1. There is enough to keep a visitor quite
busy for several weeks, already in place, however.
As for myself and my work here I have wandered
into a very nice position for a few months, possi
bly for the entire fair period. My place will re
quire close attention and long hours for a few
weeks, but will be more pleasant later I shall
have an office in section "H" space 1 Electricity
building so long as I am here, and hope all my
friends who can do so will call upon me. I will
undertake to show as fine an exhibit in electric
railroading apparatus as any to be seen in the
building. I am rooming somewhere in the
vicinity of Chicago University, but have not had
time as yet to hunt up this great institution.
Yours sincerely,
J, W. McCrosky,
5463 Ridgewood Court.
Aluany, N. Y., May 6, '93.
Edi-ior of The Hesperian: The near ap
proach of the hour for a lecture on the vexing
subject of "Library Printing" recalls to mind the
happy hours I spent long years ago making pi in
The Hesperian office. In fancy X hear the
howls for more copy, and the entreaties of the
unfortunates who had heard incidentally thai
they are to be "blown up" in the next number.
The stern reply, "Sorry I can't accommodate you
sonny, but we must have something to fill up the
paper," sounds as if it were but yesterday I heard
it. And the pictures on the walls ! In the days
of'89 when Frank Manley and a few kindred
geniuses flourished, the art department of the Un
iversity Avas centered in The Hesperian office.
But those good old days have gone and better
ones taken their places, doubtless. Peace to
their ashes.
With something near akin to dismay I learned
that the old gold no more should flutter in the
breeze or adorn the coat of the joyous prep to
proclaim to the world that the U. of N. was still
'on the planet; but I have long since become
reconciled to the scarlet and cream, in token of
which a large bow of those colors has waved on
my desk in the N. Y. capitol from the corner of