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THE HESPERIAN 11 committee of the faculty has been appointed to see how the faculty can best assist this work. Last week this committee, which is composed of Professors Wolfe, Fling and Hodgman, made a careful survey of this district. It is to be hoped and we feel sure that some material good will result to the poor and the outcasts of our city from these efforts of our school. This is the right spirit and a proper direction for University effort. senior's mkkt. Thursday, the 21th, the Seniors held a rather lively meeting. First the question came up whether the committee on class day program should bo compelled to make a special report. This was debated heatedly but the committee had things their way and the class day secret was not let out of the committee's bag. Then came up the matter of class insignia. The committee who had looked up this matter reported in favor of caps and gowns for the whole class. This was vigorously opposed by some of the boys. The young women were almost a unit in favor of accepting the committee's report, but they were not out in force and the re port was rejected. However the committee was retained, three now members being added and they were instructed to do some thinking immediately and find out some thing that wonld be acceptable to all. The class then adjourned. It was with rather doleful looks that the iDsigna committee left the class meeting last Thursday they had been ordered to do some thinking. We heard one youth mutter ye gods do they take us for preps or fresh men ? One young lady at the Senior class meet ing said if the girls could not wear caps and gowns they would not wear anything. For a moment this filled the young men with consternation. Had the vote been taken then it would have carried dead sure. But after a whispered consultation it was decided not to take her at her word risk it. -or at least to When it was discovered that the young ladies were bound that all have the same in signa, some youth was cruel enough to sug gest bloomers. But he did not got a second to his motion. LAW SCHOOL LOCALS. Why not subscribe for Thk Hksvkrian at once? Subscription only $1 per year. It seems that Judge Webster objects to foot-ball students being present by proxy. J. P. Mullin, who was a Junior last year, is teaching at the Shenandoah, Iowa, Normal school. Fred Lyon is in attendance at the Atlanta Exposition. He expects to be back in school after Xmas. E. W. Brown and F. L. Sumpter, both of class of '95, have formed a partnership and may now be found at 1137 O street. F. W. Sweeney's name is often seen in connection with the Doane foot-ball team. He has been doing some brilliant work for them this year. A. C. Mayer says he thinks the law and common sense often clash, especially judicial decisions protecting the property of infants. Contra, Robbins The class in Domestic Relations is five lessons ahead of the schedule. Owing to the fact that Dean Reese has been detained in Colorado that study had to supplant Ele mentary Law during his absence. President Powers, of the Maxwell club, has decided to resign his position. He finds his time so occupied in the office of Willard Stewart that he is compelled to drop his work for this term. B. C. Matthews is one of the busiest of the busy in the Junior class. His duties as prosident of the debating association together with thooe of steward of his boarding club, leave him scarcely time enough to eat and study "Domestic Relations.1'