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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1894)
MjHmBHB""--irjT '" "r -TiyWPBPWWiBWWPWBBBMHHIijIHWPHH THE HESPERIAN 13 ' "Sand Burs" have long ceased sticking, At least so says the report, And "Not to Be Read" is fading In the wake of ''Just for Sport." It takes the breath from my poor lungs And makes my bones rheumatic, To go to see the English profs Away up in the attic. We're all of us glad that we're all of us here, In spite of the failure of "craps," And we're all of us scanning the time-table o'er To find us a half dozen snaps. The best place to buy your dress goods, cloaks, furs, blankets, millinery, underwear Jslioes, carpets, toys, in fact for all kinds of merchandise, is the big department stores of Herpolsheimer & Co., Twelfth and N streets, half block, Lincoln. Buy ing and selling in the largest quantities for cash only they are in a position to sell you good goods at the lowest prices. ; To the People: I'm a new student. My name is John Jonos. My room-mate's namo is Jacob Peters. I've come to stay. I -have regis tered. "Will take ninety-six hours, Classical, Course, Freshman t year, Union Society, Singing school and Chappell. I come from SmartviJIe, wo had bad crops this year. My father is1 doctor, my mother is an excellent housekeeper and I have six sisters, all girls. I am twenty' years old and a Republican straight. My health is good. I belong to the Catholic church. If there is anything more you wish to know'just ask me. !No trouble to toll everything. Your bored friend, John .Tones. ducklings. I have just left the high school, to the University I came, to make for my country and myself an honored namo. The people down in Jim-town all said that I was smart, that I was surely destined to play a bigger part than any other student who had loft the town to step into the Uni. and become of groat renown. But when I left my father's shack a student for to he, I ran against some obstacles that I never could foresee. I thought I was up in Latin, but when 1 cdmo to class, the professor interviewed nib and said I could not "pass. Three orations in Cicero and three books in Yirgil too, and half of de-Senoctuto is what you -will havoto do. t wont to mathematics with very much assurance, Tut when""! saw tTio "teacher I was vexed beyond endurance. Ho spoke of Plain Gcomotry with a face so very bland that though I'm twenty-one yoars old I did not have the sand to tell him I was up in that, at least from what thoy said I hatfc reason to believe that I was way ahead And then my heart wont to my throat, whoiV I looked above the door and saw the sigi 'Abandon hope all ye who enter hero-. 4 went to see the English prof, and when I spoke my part, he said I better go into the class below to get on to the art. And now while sitting in my room, in the ovening of the day, I'vo half a mind to turn my steps and try some other way. I came down to the College to make a freshie's rep. and after figuring up the score I'm just a second prep. The Former Huslc Department of the University. To Mr. and Mrs. Menzcndorf belongs the credit of building up and creating the music de partment of the University. Nine years ago the late Mrs. Menzcndorf com menced her work with a class of five pupils. Two years later Mr. Menzendorf commenced his work in the University, and in connection with his private work organized the University orchestra, which has made remarkable progress and has been a credit to the University. The chorus, which grew up from a small num ber, has become a strong and praiseworthy organ ization. The chorus and orchestra; 'separately and combined under the careful and thorough drill of Mr. Menzendorf have been enabled to render music of the highest order,and the musical people of Lincoln have learned to look forward to 'the concerts and recitals of the music depart ment with much pleasure. Through all these years, while the different de partments of the University receivednthe aid and support of the authorities, the music department was left without assistance or encouragement, to struggle along the best it could. Yet, in spite of the' discouraging conditions under which the instructors have always had to work, the department has flourished and pros-, percd and gained a reputation of highest merit. ' The success attained by the department is due entirely to the untiring zeal and efforts of the in structors', whose constant aim it has been to ele vate the standard of music in the University to the highest possible degree. Although Mr. Menzendorf has severed his con nection with the University he will continue to give private instruction in piano, violin, viola, cello, harmony and theory. Students desiring the best and most thorough instruction at a mod erate price, can make arrangements by calling at the studio, 1512 R street, only three blocks from the University. . m
