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THE HESPERIAN .11 Bixby's Retreat. Thrioo welcome yo who con these rhymes! Wo b'ul you all partako our cheer, , And with us look to better times To gladden well the coming year. Our last year's editor has died. Both friend anil foo alike may hear How cruelly ho was crucified, How joyful tears bedewed his bier, And how the fiends in hades sang To hear a liend incarnate fry; And how his jokes thro' hades rang And rattled 'cause they were so dry. Again I bid you welcome warm And to my heart 1 grasp you tight. Come on kind friends, 1 mean no harm, Lot's dance upon his grave tonight. '7'o whit, to whooJ" the wise old bird Piped in the gathering gloom An English studcut overheard, "Why don't he say to whomP Dr. Wolfe has invariably succeeded in marrying of!; his assistants. Henceforth ho is determined to encourage lives of blissful singleness by employing only those who swear on a stack of Ladd's psychologies to assist him in so worthy a project. 1 think, my friends, a vow I'll make Prof, Wolfe is on a strike. The oath of Celibacy I'll take Before I work in Psych Farowoll, old girl, I must havo "soap," Though T must part with friends so dear; Above his door "Abandon hope All yo who dare to enter here." HIS STAOFS A bit of veiy ordinary clay Where diffidence holds blushing carnival A sort of homo spun pokiness withal. "A blooming freshman" do 1 hear you i-ay? Quite arrogant and stilled in his way, To those Avhom underlings ho needs must call; In lieu of culture well supplied with '-gall" A senior, lot him flourish in his day. Too narrow for the broador scheme of living As measured by the ion,mon gauge of man; Too largo for any mortal sphere existent, And spreading as the bay without misgiving, When out liued by his own self centered plan The graduate by i-haneo bocome assistant. I ne'er complain nor sadly sigh Because I'm small of size, And yet I live with face awry If early I arise. O give mo a man who never acts rash, Who studies and thinks quite hard, Who has 'git up and Hit" to raiso a moustache Like that of our Earnio Gerrard. Did you notice Billgrcon's face pro tector? Our Slogans: 1895-6 "Athletics"; 1896-7, "Scholarship"; 1897-8, "Death and Paradise." The department of European History has arranged to supplement the work of the Military Department. The work at present is drill on the onions of historical criticism. y. M. C. A. The first cabinet meeting of the Y. M. C. A. was held last Saturday evening. It was well and promptly attended, and the hope of a prosperous year for the Y. M. C. A. was entertained by all. The Christian Associations' reception to new students was a success in every sense of the word. A large audience listened attentively to addresses by Mr. J. L. Marshall, Jr., Professors Fling and Foster and Miss Rhodes. Good musi cal selections were interspersed through out the program, which was closed with the benediction by Chancellor MacLean. The audience then retired to the Art hall in the Library building where a pleasant social hour was spent. The Palladian Boys Debating Club held its first meeting last Saturday night. There was a good number present and lots of enthusiasm shown. The member ship was increased by half a score. The question for next Saturday night is: "Re solved that the Chicago platform was justified in its attack on the Supremo Court of the United States." Afr J. E. Pierson, All Mr. Gordon. . J R. S. Hunt, 'IH. 0. Sutton.
