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THE HESPERIAN
that UP. B. K. was brought here under an
apparently deliberate and intentional mis
statement of the facts." The Hesperian
does not believe that the authorities of the
University did iutentionally misrepresent.
The faculty are selliug baths at "two for
live" nowadays. If Otto Mier dosen't like
that rate he can probably prevail on them to
throw in a shampoo. In the meantime
soldiers and athletes can turn on the faucet
and use red and white Turkish towels free of
charge. The report that this discrimination
will be equalized by charging the batallion
men three cents a semester for the use of
library privileges, is, we understand with
out foundation.
Last September the present board began
their work. With this issue we cease from
our editorial labors. During our adminis
tration we have tried to do our duty by the
paper and students and we feel as if we had
accomplished something for our Alma Mater.
The work in connection with the paper has
at sometimes been pleasant, sometimes
otherwise, but beneficial we are sure. We
have tried to publish all of the news of im
portance, fairly and honestly. Editorially
we have taken that stand we believed to be
right regardless of the result that stand
was for barbarian ism .
To those who are acquainted with the
financial condition of The Hesperian it is
needless to say that the present management
have labored under disadvantages. But
from our experience we are led to see the
need of a supplementary copy being pub
lished alternately with The Hesperian. We
believe the time has come when the bar
barian clement in the University need a
weekly bulletin. Our financial condition
this year prevented such a publication. But
with the paper out of debt we think that it
can be done and we would recommend it to
the careful consideration of our successors.
In conclusion we wish to thank the faculty
and student body for the support they have
given us. To the board and many
friends to whose aid and advice The Hes
perian owes whatever of merit it has pos
sessed during our supervision we tender our
sincere thanks. To the association we ex
press our gratitude for their confidence and
hope we have proved not wholy false to the
trust imposed upon us. For our successors
we predict a hearty welcome and a success
ful year.
Wholly Smoke tm4 Other Things.
From the time my kilt-skirts were put
aside for knee breeches, until the breeches
were stretched to my ankles to hide my
spare calves, what deviltry 1 did indulge in!
Dress didn't bother me then. No tooth
pick shoes pinched my spreading, much
stubbed toeB. No heavy derby kept a long
head of hair carefully pressed to its middle
part. That hair, rather innocent of comb
ing, usually presented, as the result of a
domestic cutting, an unlimited number of
irregular steps. No armor-plate shirt-bosom,
no high-standing collar, no Do Joinville
neck-wear pestered me then. Two pieces of
clothing, breeches and shirt-waist made up
my entire habiliment. The shirt-waist was
made of cloth with something like horses,
monkery s or tops printed all over it. The
rear buttons were usually off and the waist
dropped itself sweater-like over the garment
below.
As a small boy I attended Sunday school
regularly enough always being particularly
punctual when a picnic or a Christmas eve
entertainment was approaching. At times
I would play truant, spending my collection
nickel for peanuts. At such times, however,
I was always careful to secure from a more
dutiful class-mate a copy of the Sunday
school serial to take home. Despite golden
texts and parables, I smoked tobacco, tried
to chew it, read dime novels, and fibbed
freely on needy occasions.
I remember well my first experience with
smoking. A play-mate and I jointly earned
a five cent piece. With it we bought fie