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10 THE HESPERIAN : : i" ALUMNI. Miss Edna Bullock, '89, and Miss Maudo Hammond, '94, spent part of the Christmas holidays together in Boston. Last week Theophil Brugger, '92, was up from Council Bluffs, "breathing the air of civilization again." lie says ho is going to Germany or Chicago University next year to study economics. In the Decombor Path Finder Fred Hyde, '92, has a very interesting sketch of "The Big Horn Valley," as it appeared to him last summer. Mr. Hyde describes this com paratively unknown country in a very graphic mauner. Ho takes the reader right along with him, and makes him feel as though he had enjoyed the trip with the writer. H. C. Peterson, '89, is spending the win ter in Berlin, which he pronounces a stupid old town. He will return to Copenhagen in the spring. G. W. Gerwig, '89, has a very fine sketch in the December issue of the Midland Monthly. Mr. Gerwig shows marked ability as a writer, and bids fair to bocome . promi nent in literary circles. Tom Hall, '90, was in the city last week. James Chester Portehfield, Ida Matthews, makkied December 25, 1894. Kiowa, Has. At homo after January 20, Los Oerillos, New Mexico. Palladians have been known to marry the same girls they scratched; the Unions have mado a terrible record in this line, and now the Delians have begun 1 "Ubinam gentium sumus?" Mr. and Mrs. Porterfiold spent last week among old university friends, tell ing what a nice quiet wedding it was, and expounding coal mining plans, which are full of mountains, New Mexico and greasers. Mr. Porterfiold graduated from the university in '92. He will bo remembered as one of the Dolian presidents and a pioneer football player. The brido was a contemporary Do lian, who has many friends among the older students who join in hearty well wishes for a bright future of connubial bliss. Miss Dora Dunn, '98, and sister, at tended the Teachers' Association. MiBS Elva Dempster, '96, attended .the Teachers' Association. Saturday, December 29, Professor Cald well lectured at Nebraska1 City. Miss Hagoy spont the intermission at her homo in Norfolk. Miss Tucker wont to Denver after the session of the Nebraska Teachers' Association. THE SENTER-LEHMER-QUAINTANCE CONTEST. The night was dark and dismal and the rain drizzled down, but that made no differ ence. The contei .js there, all there, scar let and cream and palms, and music in be tween the four orations of Mr. George, Mr. Lien, Mr. Meier, and Mr. L. J. Abbott. Mr. George stood back among tho palms. Ho did not make a rush off tho stage, as many seemed to fear. Ho only took a fresh start occasionally. His oration, "Muni cipal Government," was a careful, logical argument, probably tho most finished ad dress of the evening. Mr. Lion emphasized "Tho Students' Op portunity" to aid the university in the pres ent crisis. His oration set forth some clear, strong arguments, but showed lack of care ful preparation. Mr. Meier's oration, "Purpose," did not not afford an excellent example of his sub ject. However, he know what ho wanted to say, and ho said it strongly and forcibly. Mr. Abbott is always disappointing, but
