The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899, October 29, 1896, Page 17, Image 15
T 11 K II E S P E R 1 A X 17 . -J Incidentals. ip-a-laka! Zip-a-laka! Biff! boom' ball Palladianl Palladianl Knh! rah! -rah' Did you take the hol-iclayf Prof, flodgman:- Oh I T'm so fiirefll (not 7?V'"'-atively either.) Condole with Ed. Banghart for miss ing the whole jubilee, after putting in half tlu summer helping prepare for it. The doctor had to tie him in bed to "keep 1 it in away. yuery-Jf Chancellor MaeLean had staid thmuirh the oratorial contest, considering the rate at which he "was using up mus cular and lachrymal energy along with tin rest of the people, could he have "d the trip to Kansas! ('. M. Kkilos.de'batiug: Xow'let me quote you the opinion of eminent author ities. JhMV is a letter from Miss Ellen Smith. She says: " 1 greatly fear that 1li" free and unlimited admission of ladies tif ih" Palladium society will result -ill notliinr hut a sip arising school. To that J uni utialteraibly .opposed.1 " Miss mith (after the program,) "Mr. Sidles, 1 want t sny tijat j TevftJi ,wrote ttny "ueh leiter. J t is a forgery.11 rlmi,'Hlli': ''JDwyyearwe used 'to ;' holiday whrudi we rallied 4moini 11,11 hiy.' too'k a trip u the mouu "iiin t.o shh tiJW b-,autifiu!l autumn tints, "Ih. we preferred io go ow to North A'lumsi,,,. thej,.mty ghils. Lautfh-i-uti.l fiii.lfl.Be fiiumi tthe -wast side of "l" llOllKc. M'.' T- 'J'. A. Wtitlliams, SwcisiwJv. 1'k ami gentleman, the Chancellor 101,1 tti" just last week italic had ww ,:7' " """""" 'V" AW'lausc. .epeeialh J,0ln thn factulty ,., ndljx platform 9. Let's have a faculty oratorical contest once a year, for the sake of physical ex ercise. C. A. Fisher, QS was also missed, hav ing been sent off on a government "geo logical debauch, " doubtless to keep him from voting for . The Chancellor wasn't aware that the president of the Palladian society is able to boast of being exactly the same age as the society, when he remarked to her, ''Why. twenty-five yours out here is hoary antiquity " Prof. ATolfe (before he studied psy chology. -according to tradition: ) "The Lord helps those avIio help themselvas to books in this shebang.'1 Prof. Wolfe ( no w,-aecording to hearsay) "There is no help for anybody, anywhere for any thing. ' ' A Co in m u nicaiio n." "We have heard such vicious and uni versal criticism of the awards made 1)3 lis in connection with the oratorical eon test held in the Chapel Friday morning, 16 5nst., that we deem it but justice to ourselves to say a word in explanation of our action. We were unanimously of the opinion that the oration of J. S. Dales was far and away the best of the three, .and we felt that that of itself was glory enough for him. We regarded the ora tion of our promising young friend, 13. W. Caldwell, as second best, and of course he thereupon was awarded second honors. We regarded the effort of L. Fossler with horror and amazement, and we felt that nothing but first honors eould repay him for being laughed at so ranch. Ifihe oration of Mr. Dales was very fair hi composition, especially the poeticaj pant, and we congratulate him upon 51. Nevertheless, if occasion offers, we shall entilruBiastacalily unite with the 'Haven in saying to Mr. Dales "TRvrmmnmV We, tjjt; Jhjbbs. t m o .1 1H