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THE HESPERIAN
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LOCAL.
The Senior caps and gowns are hero.
Miss Pfeiffer visited friends in "VVilber.
MiBS Gardner made merry with friends in
Omaha.
Miss Treat visited friends in the city after
the holidays.
MiBses Brunei' and O'Sullivan made West
Point rejoice.
Miss Hoise spent the holiday recess at her
home in Nebraska City.
Miss Gray wolcomod New Year's callers
at her home in Fremont.
Francis Tucker left the French class he
loves and came home for the intermission.
Miss Loughridge spent the holiday recess
with Miss Hopper, at her home near York.
Friday, January 11, Professor Sherman
will give his lecture, "Spiritual Law in the
Natural World," at Nebraska City.
Hoagland has been attending the legis
lature lobbying for a bill to compel the U.
P. Railway to stop its tains at North Platte.
The problem of string to tie up history
note-books was solved by an enterprising
Senior girl who applied to the Chancellor
for a supply of red tape.
The joint debate between the Maxwell
Club and the Union Boys' Debating Club
comes off Saturday, January 12. The ques
tion: "Resolved that the Initiative in Re
ferendum, Modeled on the Swiss Plan,
Should bo Adopted in Nebraska," will be
defended by Messrs. Edwards, Williams,
Hatch and Paul, forMaxwolK Unions on the
negative, Messrs. Lion, Baker, Nowbrauch,
Maguire. This is to bo a hot contest. You
cannot afford to miss it.
Professor Burnett went to Texas to re
cuperate his strength during the intermission.
Union ofiicors for this torni: Miss Pound,
president; Mr. Hoagland, vice president;
Mr. McGuit'y, secretary; Mr. Cameron,
treasurer; Miss Molick, critic.
Palladian officors for the coming term are,
viz.: Miss Gray, president; Miss Boll, vice
president; M.iss Thompson, secretary; Mr.
Moody, critic; Mr. Reed, treasurer; ifriss
Pollard, music secretary.
Glory "comes high" in more ways than
one to the class in colloquial Gcrmau. Up
among the clouds they sit, on examination
day, and recite five advance lessons, that
the next year's class may read the record:
"We finished the textbook before vacation."
At a meeting of the baseball team com
posedc of last years' players, Barnes, Ran
dolph, Packard, Benedict, Heald, Ray
mond and Ilayward, Heald was unanimously
elected captain for the coming year.
Wednesday evening, December 19th, the
Glee Club gathered together in the chapel
and gave the Dairymen an entertainment
that was heartily appreciated, as the stu
dents who were trying to study in the library
testify.
The Union Musicalo was a tremendous
succcbs. The societies approciato the readi
ness of conservatory students to comply with
their frequent requests scarcely leBS than the
excellence of their work.
A beautiful oak panel has just been placed
in the Conservatory, over the front door,
with a carved inscription which does great
credit to thoso who performed the work. It
was dono under the direction of Misses
Parker and Barbour, with the assistance of
the Misses Haws, M. Cornell and Rogers.
It will long remain in its present position as
their tribute to art, and is highly appreciated
by the conservatory.