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THE HESPERIAN
onco (admission being freo) which grcoted
those initiatory ceremonies of the celebration,
laughed and yelled in gleo. As the curtains
came together upon the sedate members of
the mock faculty practicing the polka for the
Junior promenade, tears came to many eyes.
It has been noticed that the plaster on the
chapel walls has loosoned and cracked since
that memorable night. As it would never
do to neglect the weather on such occasions,
it may bo stated that it was warm both be
fore and behind the scones. Many remarked
that it was a warm program.
This program put the students in fine con
dition to enjoy the next two days. They
led, and rested on their oars to see their
superiors follow. It was glorious. To have
olh'cial license to bum one's self out happens
but once in a lifetime. It is needless to re
mark that the privilege was used. No one
stopped to ask the professor of. history
whether it was a right or a privilege. All
took it as both and wont in for sport.
The official exorcises wore opened at tho
Lansing thoatro next morning. Chancellor
Canfiold, Governor Orounse and Mayor
Wier made addresses of welcome to. tho vis
itors from abroad. Then about forty or fifty
old time friends of education and Nebraska
made five and ten minuto speeches. It was
most enjoyable to a person who had a late
broakfast to see tho men with prepared
speeches try to respond to tho admonition of
tho governor, who was chairman, that they
make their remarks brief. Tho struggle
was short. Each spoakor started with tho
intention of brevity, no doubt, but gradually x
got into his prepared remarks, and with the
knowledge that he had tho audience aud
chairman foul, wont on to tho bitter end.
Thoso exorcises wore to marshall the hosts.
They taught many a young student the ad
vantage of being born late.
In tho afternoon, which time it was before
tho exorcises in tho thoatro closed, tho
crowd began to surge through the University
grounds. It was muddy, but mud was no
obstacle Fortunately tho authorities had
prevented children under fourteon from
entering tho grounds unless attended by
some ono. This doubtless kept many volts
of electric fluid from tho bodies of young
America. Tea was served in tho Chancellor's
office by tho charming Senior girls, as was
also, talk. A punch bowl across tho hall
was another attraction though not nearly so
groat an ono as tho ladies who received be
hind it. In tho music room ono could got
ice cream, but it was a venture in tho dark
for it. Everywhere else on tho campus
everybody recoivod everybody and none
were strangers. In tho armory, well, thero
was tho governor, and his staff in gilt be
decked uniforms.
Tho exorcises of tho evening were tho ex
orcises of tho celebration. Everybody who
could get into tho opera house went to hear
our Professor Howard and to seo him made
Dr. Howard before their very oyos. In
days of old tho students printed medical
signs on tho buildings. Tho silver celebra
tion has reminded all that the University is
still a doctor factory. Man is an intellectual
being. Ho found this out and also why ho
should bo proud of the fact, and how ho
should act to enable him to keep on having
this same fact to bo proud of. There was
much philosophy in Professor Howard's ad
dross, else how could ho have boon created
a doctor of philosophy.
Next morning was students morning.
How they did pour into tho Lansing, and
how they did yoll after thoy onco got in.
The devotees of tho new veil rahod thorn
solves hoarse in tho vain endeavor to drown
out tho old stand by. Tho devotees of sev
eral hundred othor yells yelled also. Bed
lam wasn't in it with that crowd of students.
Tho "student body" had a voice in affairs
with some to rent, so did tho gloo club, only
they will rent thoir's at so much per sing in
the several cities of this "groat common
wealth." Thoy made the hit of tho cele
bration. Tho vast audience wanted them to
sing "Romeo & Co." j1 Tho glee club desired
not to, and didn't, bu', tho program was de
layed at least five minVites by their modesty.
Since that timo tho cluo has sung "Romeo."
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