THE HESPEKIAN
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home-like than ever. Several hundred students,
new and old, dropped in to talk a little and to
be decorated with Palladian souvenirs. It was a
successful inauguration of the good times that
will be had in the hall during the year.
Wednesday evening, September 26, the young
people of the East Lincoln Baptist church gave a
reception to new students which was well attend
ed. An excellent program was rendered, one of
the most interesting feature of which was the
sign accompaniment of a song by Miss Crawford,
a deaf mute. Miss Crawford responded to a
hearty encore. The evening was enjoyable to
all and many new acquaintances were formed.
Dr. Porter, the University veterinarian, has
secured a remarkable and interesting specimen of
anti-phism. It is the foot of a horse who although
working in the Chicago stock yards was about a
million years behind the times. A second smaller
hoof is well developed on one side of the main
hoof, and the bone on the other side pertrudes
far more than is natural. This specimen is
worthy to stand beside the fossil five, four and
three toed horses of the Yale museum.
The boys of the Palladian Literary society and
others interested in debating met in Palladian
hall on Saturday evening the 2 2d, and organized
a club. Great earnestness was shown by all and
the prospect for the future is very flattering. The
officers elected were : R. P. Teele, president ;
R. S. Baker, vice president; D. E. Lyons, secre
tary; E. D. Banghart, treasurer; Mr. Carpenter,
sergeant-at-arms. The meetings will be in Pal
ladian hall every Saturday night. All arc invited.
The Union Boy's Debating club organized for
the year Saturday night with a very large and
enthusiastic attendance, the number of new stu
dents present being particularly noticeable. The
following officers were elected : President, E. E.
Bishop ; vice president, R. S. Baker ; secretary
treasurer, H. E. Newbranch ; attorneys, L. J.
Abbott and C. M. Barr. It may be mentioned
that in the debate as to whether or not the Uni
versity withdraw from the Inter-State Athletic
association, sentiment was almost equally divided,
those in favor of withdrawing having, if anything,
a trifle the greater numerical strength.
The reception given by Union society Friday
night (the 21st) was a success from the word go.
By keeping two members at work writing stur
dents names on the society cards, two more in
pinning the cards on dress fronts and coat-lapels,
and a half dozen more in taking the new students
around and making them acquainted, the society
succeeded in. keeping the hall crowded and its
visitors well entertained to a late hour, and when
they finally dispersed and went home many
words of commendation were heard on the warm
welcome extended by the society to all visitors.
The hall was tastefully decorated with the college
colors and with a profusion of plants from the
University green house.
The instruments of the meterological station
have been removed from the roof of University
Hall to the first floor of Nebraska Hall where they
may be more easily observed by students and
others interested. Professor Swezey has charge
of the experiment station and Mr. Loveland is the
United States official conducting the state weather
bureau which was moved last year from Crete to
Omaha, and this year to the State University.
This combines the work of the state weather
bureau and experiment station, and adds another
strong fel .ure to the University. The most im
portant instruments are those which register the
amount of sunshine and the temperature and
humidity of the air continually,' and others which
register the direction and velocity of the wind
every minute. These instruments are owned by
the University, but are in charge of Mr. Love
land, who takes pleasure in explaining their in
tricacies to the students.
Friday morning, promptly at 10 o'clock, the
chapel was filled to overflowing with students
eager to hear Hon. W. F. Gurley of Omaha, who
was chosen to deliver this year's opening address.
The Hesperian regrets that lack of space for
bids even a synopsis of Mr. Gurley's address,
which was one of the most inspiring and eloquent
talks ever delivered before the students of the
University. The speaker dwelt especially on the
need of a broad and liberal higher education, a
knowledge of the philosophy of events, and de
clared that those so equipped would be instru
mental in making of our nation the ideal Utopia.
He declared against mere glitter and brilliancy,
which, though they may win passing notoriety can
never gain that lasting fame, which is the tribute
of posterity to true merit and worth. While the
mental dyspeptic had no place in modern civil
ization, the world, he said, was waiting and
ready for wise, broad minded men, and warm