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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1896)
t -Atti T 11 E N E S P 10 U 1 A N Delta u Feed. In connection with their usual meeting last Friday evening the Delian Society enjoyed a social treat. After a short pro gram of four numbers at Delian Hall the members and friends of the society be took themselves to the home of the Misses Craig, wIhtg extensive preparations had been made for their entertainment. Af ter a social half hour in which strangers became acquainted, the hostess distrib uted papers with a few letters on each. Two prizes were offered : one for the best and one for the poorest sentence whieh could be made using the letters given for the first letter ef each word. Witty and absurd sentences were constructed which added to the merriment of the occasion. The judges gave the first prize, a memen to of the occasion inscribed with the Mian yell, to Mr. Garrett. The booby prize was won by Mr. Emerson- It was a Hindi u i. ogg beater and labeled "a thing to beat with." iMreshniMits were served by the Misses (,raig assisted by Misses Wiggins, Thome mid Lniigor: niter which several appro priate toasts wore responded to with Mr. Weedy as toast muster. At a question- hour the party broke up with feel "W of gratitude to those who had Planned fori hem so delightful an even ts entertainment. The Joint Debute. A large audience assembled in Union a" last Saturday evening to listen to debate between V. B. D. 0. and four PnflutatiW8 of Phi Kappa Delta from "Gum Coll(' 1'i'ogram was opened by a well The fuderea piano solo by Miss Joyce. audi V 7 ' Harm8 C-F- her written,A ,JfSof.l)oane argued for the , !' en constitution and were opposed MawJii , W Pla8' Knhlman, L A. tu.,e uikII?. S. Baiter of tihe U. B. The argument was logical throughout. Our boys seemed to have the advantage which long practice in debating secures. At the close of the debate Mr. Kenagv sang one of his popular songs. We hope that the next debate will be as pleasant and profitable. College of Law Notes. An awful stillness prevades the Max well club headquarters. .1. H. Kemp is again in school after an absence of several weeks. .). 1). Dennison was late in returning after his holiday vacation. Was he snow bound or was he spell-bound. On Thursday I)r (Jrecn gave the first of a series of ten lectures on medical jurisprudence. Last Friday, Chancellor Mae Lean no tified the law school that he thought it would be advisable for the Maxwell club to suspend its sessions for the remainder of the present semester. For the past month or more each meeting which the club has held has resulted in parliament ary "scraps" between the Killen and Abbot factions. It is to be hoped that "all will be well" after this short spell of inactivity. Everything in tlie Leming retail stock must be closed out by March 1st. Have still a large line of books that must be closed out. "The Luxury of Poetry" Mcfteynolds, 5c. "Cassells National Li brary" 5c. "First Lessons in Physiol ogy" (Hutchinsons;, 10e. "Elements of Geometry" (Ohlnoys), 25c. "Manual of Gesture" (Bacon), 25j. "Handy Liter al Translation," 25c. "Cassells Diction ary," $1.00. Book straps, 5c and 10c Pens, inks, pencils, tablets, paper, etc Twc packages of 10c envelopes for 5c 500 dozen copy and drawing books at 15c and 25e per dozen. Everything must be sold. J. E. Hpi;tz, Sale of the Leming stock. f!4 HI 'ffi