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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1896)
Til K li KS P K i: I A N . -l How they Spent Thanksgiving. E. B. Pern read the populist platform three times without a smile or a tear. He sqent the rest of the clay in a coma tose condition. H. A. Meier spent the day in a cold law office, rending TnciUi. H. 0. Sntton put in his time studying the structure of the brain as presented in "that interesting book" Ladd's Psychol oirv. - Rhodes spent vacation reading "Torn Brown at Oxford. H. P. Gage agrees with most of his fellow-citizens in thinking that Thanksgiv ing day is st apart in order that people may take time to eat a "good square meal once a year." (;. W. Davis was called to his home in losing City dnring vacation by the death Vif Iris aunt. i W. Taylor. E. O. .Jones and Miss Sadie Smith spent Thanksgiving with friends and 'relativ&s' at Fremont. Olyde McDowell ate cranberry sauce with his parents at Fairburv. Among the West Point students who ate Thanksgiving turkey at home were: FredKuagle, EvaO'Snllivan, J. C. Craw ford and 1. F. Langer. Miss Catherine Woods, L. IS. Mumford and .7. F. Boomer were in Beatrice dur ing vacation. ft. V . Thatcher entertained several of his college churns at his borne on Thanks giving evening 'A. W. Searaon was at Plattsmouth. He expounded the Source Study method to the teachers of the county on Satur day. This doesn't tell half the tale. The course in Municipal Government to be given next semester by the Political Economy department promises to he a Irummer. Prof. Searson -will Ihave-eharw of it. Fact and Rumor. Dr. Bessey lectnred to the teachers at Crawford Friday. The English club "will meet with Miss Prey Saturday evening. The S. L. & Q. oratorical contest has been postponed nntil after the holidays. University warrants are climbing to wards par. Thev have risen from 95 to 98. Most of the foot-ball hoys have had their hair cut and now look like ordi nary people. The Uni. lunch counter is proving to be a successful enterprise. It U qnite well patronized. Reports from chapel indicate that there is plenty of r.om. especially in the pro fessor's chairs. Prof Caldwell will giw a one hour couise on Methods of Te.iehine: 'History next sem&ster. Supt. Farley has arranged to have a series of University lectures at tihe spring institute in Cass county. Prof. A. S. Harding will lead tli Teachers Reading Circle at Weeping Wa ter in History work next Saturday. Prof. ljy ins will entertain the Dain men's Association, at the new dairy building on the state farm Dec. 17. .7. W. Crabtree was at the ITniversity last Saturday. He returned to Beatrix to fill Prof. Fling's appointment there Two German classes have been organ ized in the College Settlement. They are conducted by University students. Prof. Nicholson will, shortly, contrib ute an article to The ffontlcman Vnvmcr, an "The Beet Sugar Industry in the r. s," - May Hopper, '90. who 'teaching at Alliance, was elected secretary of the N. W. Teachers' Association at its meeting in Crawford last wek.
