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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1894)
12 THE HESPERIAN. The members of the new fraternity, Delta, Delta, Delta, are Mrs. W. Bacon, Anita Muir, Anna Vore, Helen Riley, Nan Frankish, Ada DuBois, Veda Wilson, Sara Taylor, Clara Bryant, and the Misses Duty, Jo, and Delia Mansfield. Miss Allen, of Simpson College, Iowa, initiated tl.ein Friday, Nov. 30, at Ashland. The event took place at Dr. Hansfield's and was followed by a banquet. Miss Ricketts gave them a reception Satur day, Dec. 1. Their colors are gold, silver and Mue. The English club held one of its most success ful meetings for this year at the home of Miss Prey, Saturday night Dec. 1. Four excellent productions were read. Prof. Gray gave a paper on Positivism as seen in George Eliot's Spanish Gypsy, and Mr. Abbott, Miss Edwards, and Mr. Alexander read stories. Those present were: Prof, and Mrs. Adams, Prof, and Mrs. Bates, Prof, and Mrs. Gray; Misses Edwards, Broady, Manley, Philbrick, Bullock, Prey; Messrs. Oberlies, Alexander, Shreve and Philbrick. According to their old and established cus tom, the Palladians gave their "Thanksgiv 'ing Feed" last Tuesday evening in their hall in the University. As it was held so early in the week, before any of the students had gone home, an unusually large number was present;- Nothing was lacking but the candy hearts, which was a cause for great lamenta tion among the older members, and the the president especially, was forced to con sole himself with a stick of 'Yucatan." A most intellectual program was carried out which even the serving of refreshments did not interrupt, and everybody went away feel ing that they had spent one of the most en joyable evenings of the year. A Fountain Pen. The users of fountain pens need only to try one of the celebrated Waterman Foun tain Pens in order to become its friends. It combines good workmanship with good material and is by far the bes.t pen in-the market. :C'all at Cooperative Book Co's; and have its superiority over all others explained to you. ' ' To the favored few who participated, no event of the season was more enjoyable than the small gathering at the home of Miss Stella Loughbridge, Thursday night, the 29th. About thirty university students made merry playing sharades and other games until one side closed this part of the enter tainment by presenting the charade, '''Dpi you ever get left?" The other side was obliged to stand around the tables where their opponents were already refreshing them selves, until they could guess the charade, when they too seated themselves, and pro ceeded to do just'ce to the very dainty re freshments. After all had shown their skill in this line the story of Jeremiah Judkins, with interpolations, was read around the fes tive board, and Mr. Senter taught the slippery tongued people to say, "This is the noisy rooster, that woke the corpulent priest, that married the bashful farmer, etc., etc., ad infinitum. Finally some one said, "This is the corpulent rooster." and of course the distant cock crew, admonishing late walking spirits that it was time to depart. If any lingering suspicion haunts you that the oritorical contests are obsolete, aitd only debates flourish in our land, come to the Union contest Saturday night, and be con verted. The contestants are Mr. L'.'.J. Abbott, Mr. Lien, Mr. Meier, Mr. George. The Unicns enjoyed themselves to their entire satisfaction at the home of Miss Pound, Friday evening, Nov. 30. Games, music and "feed" were the order of business. All Unions were hapoy to again see Jocularius Hilarius Searson's beaming countenance. About twenty-five couples were present and vote their thanks to the committe, Mr. Shreve, Miss Friel and Miss Pound, for an enjoyable evening. gnn ruuuinjLnri riruxruinjxnruxriruxruxnnjTn.r p I z?l pES r rHi axon CIS sr. r varuuiruiru uuvmrurr; j iruuuuinru uuuui W