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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1896)
g!H3glHlH.L 10 Til K 11 KSP K U 1 A N ls i&& .:-! ? TJ Cadets Like Cheese. Wednesday evening just before drill some of the cadets carried off some slabs of cheese, a piece of paraffine and some small cans of oil. A complaint was lodged with the Chancellor and referred to Oapt. Guilfoyle. Friday night there wis no little excitement when the Com mandant asked all connected with the affair to step forward. Two well known young men stepped forward in a brave manlike way, resolved to "take their medicine." The Commandant called the batullion to order a second lime and in vited the pilferers to stop out but no one moved. The Commandant expressed himself as dissatisfied as quite a number were said to be concerned in the affair. It is predicted that if any are found out it will go hard with them. J. AW Crabtree was at the University Saturday. Miss Hat tip Dinsmore has been obliged to leave school on account of sickness. A. S. Harding led the teachers' reading circle at Seward on Saturday the Pith. The following men were made corpor als in the Pershing Rifles Thursday eve ning: Belknapp, Hasty, Baer and Brown. .J. W. Searson lectured at Greenwood 'Friday, the 11 th and on Saturday morn ing conducted the teachers' reading cir cle at which the women's Shakespeare club was present. The foot-ball men who have been under the discipline of Culver have been assigned to companies. They say that bucking this line and drilling arc quite different things. The following is a true incident that occurred in a Lincoln Sunday School. Teacher, to class of little girls: "And why was Solomon so 'wise!" Little girl: 'Cause he had so manv wives." Misses Cowgcll. Crandall, Lewis, Smith, Farnam, Bailey and Ersmnn wore elected members of the Palladian society last Friday evening. There has just been received by the botanical department a collection of mosses from N. 13 . It is the most com plete collection in North America of the genus of mosses. The Catholic club has organized with the title University Newman Club. The club met Friday evening and elected the following officers: President H. B. Paly. vice-President. FiVa O'Snllivan, Pec See rctary, Mary McLaughlin. Cor. Secretary, Mr. Fisher, Treasurer. T. W. Barry. Y. M. ( A. glee club sang at the First Presbyterian church last Sunday evening. Under the leadership of Mr. House the club is progressing rapidly. Arrange ments are being made for the club to at tend the Lake Geneva summer school. It is to be hoped that this movement will be carried out. Tt will moan much for the club and the University. The elocution department rendered a holiday program at the chapel last Thurs day evening, under the direction of Mrs. Manning. The audience was large and appreciative. The first number, a vocal solo entitled Winter Llullaby, by Nellie Griggs, was beautifuly rendered and well received. Maud Reed recited Bret Harte's thrilling but pathetic Christmas story of mountain life, .lovita, in a very realistic, manner. .'June Similes held the attention of the audience while singing Manola, a vocal solo. Penn Alderman's recitation of Christmas Eve at the Corner Grocery, touched the hearts of all. it was a pa thetic piece and was effectually delivered. The violin solo by Silence Dales brought forth an encore to which she responded with another choice selection. The act ing in the farce "A Chafing Dish Party'' which concluded the program was good and was irenerally appreciated.
