THE HESPERIAN
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Chancellor Cnnfiold went to Kansas City
last week to inspect the Creighton system of
heating which is to be used in the now
Library building.
At the meeting of the Debating Associa
tion held Saturday, B. C. Matthews was
elected president; Mr. Craig, vice-president;
and Mr. Alexander, secretary-treasurer.
The editor-in-chief is not accountable for
all his acts now days as he is almost demor
alized with work bench work. He is liable
to grow grey in the service. S. D.
What are we going to have class-day ?
Everyone is asking. No one seems to know.
Either it is a great secret, or not much has
been done. We would like to fathom the
mystery.
The members of the Artillery Battery
regret very much that they will not get a
chance to use the new cannon. The car
riages of the pieces have come but the bar
rels are still "nit."
A new paper has been started in the Uni
versity bearing the euphonious title of
"Phyzooks Reporter." It starts out under
very favorable circumstances and, although
the present conditions of the University does
not warrant the establishing of another news
paper, yet it is to be hoped that it will be
a financial success.
The scientific students excursion did not
take place May 4. Professor Ward had
a premonition that it was going to rain.
But the Union picnic had been decreed, and
it came to pass, Prof. Ward to the contrary
notwithstanding. If the appearance of the
picnicers, who wandered into the Electrical
Exhibit at about 10 o'clock be taken aB an
exponent, they had a good time.
The Glee Club sang at Seward Saturday
evening. On the 17th, they will give a con
cert at Wahoo, and some evening next week
the annual concert will be given at the
Funke. The boys are working hard under
Mr. Tucker, whose ability ap a leader is a
most agreeable surprise. Even the most
skeptical pronounce Mm a success and speak
highly of his work. Mr. Chas. Jones is
taking hold of the management with his
usual vigor, and the financial success of the
club seems assured.
The Senior Promenade will be given on
the evening of the twenty-second at the
state capitol. It promises to be one of the
swellest affairs of the season. No pains
will be spared by the commitee in charge
to make it a fitting finale of Senior society
life. Tickets may be secured of Chas. A.
Elliot, Otis Weeks, Bert Forbes, E. C. El
liot, Ernest Haughton, Miss Winger or Miss
Pound.
There threatened to be some excitement
over the election of the Hksperia.n board of
editors, but all turned out peaceably after
all. The following were elected: from the
Delians, O. H. Allen, editor-in-chief, Peter
Thompson, Mae Rhodes; from the Palla
dians, Ida Heise; Lulu Burrows, C. E. Mat
son; from the Unions, J. Norman Shrieve,
AmU Prey, Mr. Clint Barr.
The last meeting of the English Club was
one of the best. Mrs. Professor Adams is
an excellent hostess. Besides the well-prepared
papers of Mr. Alexander, Mr. Thomp
son, Miss Edwards and Miss Dundas. the
naming of the different pictures of noted
persons scattered over the room proved very
interesting as well as instructive. In this
part of the program, Mr. Hendy and Miss
Elizabeth Russel took the honors and the
roses.
Bench work! bench work! bench work!
Everyone is taking it. Oh, if thogo mute
structures could only talk ! What a tale
they might unfold of misery, joy and love.
Cupid lurks around the green foliage and
looks down from the branches after ho has
sent his shaft. Who can tell which is the
better place, whether by the Chemistry
building or by the main way. Some prefer
that by the Chemistry laboratory though.
One of the most successful social events
of the year was the "May Party " given at
the Lincoln Hotel on the evening of May 1
