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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1894)
THE HESPERIAN themselves ill. A dance seems to be the safest and pleasantest and most festive way to vent enthusiasm. This will be the first Annual Charter Day Dance, and it is in , trusted to succeeding generations to perpet uate the glorious custom. There will be no invitations issued; this is the great splurge of "we, the people;" it is everybody's dance and all the students and friends of the University are invited. The committee on arrangements are Messrs. Jas. Canfield, Jr.; Ernest Haughton, 0. A. Elliott, Will Raymond, C. L. Tallmadge, Otis Weeks; Misses Etta Gray, Helen Gregory, Florence Winger and Willa Cather. It is certainly unnecessary to urge all stu dents to purchase tickets at their earliest op portunity. That will come as a matter of course. There are a great many mean men in the world, but nobody is mean enough to re fuse to buy a ticket to go to his mother's birthday party, even if his mother happens to be only a metaphorical Mater. A COMMUNICATION. A few days ago the genial, pleasant, ac commodating Alumni editor of tlw'HKSi'Kit ian gathered mo by the arm in that affec tionate way of his, well known to all, and plead earnestly for a letter to publish in his column I was deeply moved by his kind ness and very naturally responded "all right," without considering fully the task I was thus taking upon myself. You are all aware that the veracity of the Alumni of the University' of Nebraska has been the admir ation of everyone. It is to preserve this reputation and pay the penalty of an un guarded "all right" that I make this effort. The subject the editor selected for me was 'The Worthington Military Academy and tlie Pleasures of Teaching." Thib institu tipn differs from all the universities and col leges located around this city, in that it is neither a college nor a university, but a pre paratory school. In other words, it is all that it claims to be. Its object is to prepare students to enter the collegiate departments of the University of Nebraska, or any other university or college of equal standing, or even better, if there are any such. The great majority of the students who at tend the W. M. A. make their home in the building. The accommodations are the very best. Steam heat, electric lights, and a complete system of water works have been provided. There is a large gymnasium fairly well fitted up. This is always open, and the students are allowed to use it at all times when they are not otherwise engaged. There is a school room fitted up with desks and tables where a student may go at any time and find a quiet place to read, study or write letters. Besides the school work dur ing the day the students are marched to the school room every evening and required to study for an hour and a half. Chapel exer cises, which all students are required to at tend, are held twice each day. The discipline of thie school is strictly mil itary. There are ten formations each day at which every student must answer "here" or furnish a satisfactory excuse. Before I close I must mention the Scien tific Laboratory. It is fully equipped. The tables were constructed similar to those in the Freshmen Chemical Laboratory of the University of Nebraska. They are supplied with hot as well as cold water, an advantage not be found in any other laboratory around Lincoln. Hoods for carrying off poisonous or obnoxious gases, apparatus, reagents, and everything necessary for a good preparatory laboratory have been provided. The second part of the subject assigned has been experienced by many and has had volumes written aoout it. I will venture the statement tlsat the- greatest pleasure of teach ing is to be found in the hope and anticipa tion of a future escape therefrom. I am free to admit, however, that "the half was never told." Visiting day at the W. M. A. is Wednesday afternoons. Those friends of mine who desire the other half are invited to call. Fuank D. Eager, A