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THE HESPERIAN
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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
