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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1896)
V2 THK HK.srK l; I A v,V 1 Jx . It I . J TO A riALEFACTOK, There fna a 'flower on a wayside stem, Xobody saw it. only yon 'Crawling over your trailing moss, 'Caught in a tangle of dodder "floss, Twisting and wriggling throng). All the flower loaves shook at. once Stnng at the stem byyonrcririkling feet swaying, as 'high on the stalk you fining Till on its slenderest height you hung Under the fie'tnl sweet Where 'is a flower on a wayside stem, 'Blaekened and dead 'in tlheinorning'dew. AWin the heart of its withered 'leaves, 'Moles w'herethe tfiltering'dewdrop weaves, Where you 'have wriggled 't'hroueh Wlie Bates Program., 'Ifihe jvi-oitcram given 'by it 'he Onion So eie'Vy in (favor 'oftJhe writer -of '"Songs of Il&snV' was .-a surprise even tlio ttlhoso .aimongws who 'have known Mr. !Ba'1ie 'longest. Many 'old (friends and perhaps some 'o'ld -enemies went away feeling that ftlhey 'had never known tihe 'man who used to wear ont his -slirengtJh and pa'trience over 'our 'productions.'' -Ato-a voea'l solo by Mrs. McMie'hao'l,, -a Hatter -of .greeting tfrom .Mir.. IJBat e.s was Toad. Mr. Shreve 'read winho Man who was AWraid of 'tlhe !l!)ark." Xo .atitenrpJ nil 'fiititiieism of Uhis powerful atofay 'turn 'be ;a'ttempted 'here but tlhose who have 'not iread it "wiTl do weTl to Hook mp itfhe AwnaifoTov. MM. A vio'lin so'lo Iby Walter '(Ihiitistason, utrfiid fired wiHh .a imagery se'ldoni Ikmowm fi'n Jfiocidly IhaTls, 'rdliaved Ulhe Hong strain clflJhotoTy'o(flhwr.ro'r fanid imaflmss wind iniigih'L. 'UMie haitadter skrttdh oT Mr. IBotos, written ibj- Annua IPrcy, .and iread iby .Miss lD'iStflfcun 'appears rim ttftris mnimber.df ttJhe WbRfgimtrKs. Br. Seai-son 'read a winquo production nnUitllofl "Whe Oroimacm Staim,,T' wttrieJh irrrmoittriliisediirj ipaUhdliie ullryme itihe wai'l ot tue writer of iHi'estfrma'n Memos, .and voiced the protect of itfhe great 'average man' against the ex-actions of 'genius.' After the reading of several selections from Songs of Exile," by Miss Mabel Dempster, the program closed with the beautiful song, "Good night, Daddy' by Miss Annetta Abbott, It was a small tribute to the man who has been the inspiration to some of the best literary work done in the University, He nnderstood mid romarkel always, the heft in onr work and no stronger incen tive to .genuine and original work ha 'ever been 'cmuss than his sypathelie lapp'reclalion. Socu'ty Elections IPaiulaman: 3Vis. Mr. Piper. Vice Pre-. Miss Philbriek. Se-. Miss Stanton, Music Sec -Miss Meed. Critic, Mr.. Pearson, Sergt. .at amms. Miss Bullock, Historian, Miss Matthews. WDEiAkS:: Pres. Mr. 'IviTle.n, Vice Pre. M'iss '(talhamri, 'Cor. Sec Mr. 'Gtoites, Ser. Mr.. Ibl'oniincAvo'iitJlivtSwL ait .-arms, Vfr. A'l 3wi.AilJift. Mr. IReedy. iL'NiioN.: IPums.. Mr. 'Wawen, Vic-Pi-es., Miss(irSnTliv.an, Sec.. Miss Al boDt '('Jot, Sec, Miss'Onitiss, 'Critic, Mi' UCiinton., iSe.rgt. -at .aums, Mn'.. 'Cameron Oall'l on ,r,'os1icii(ielld,ttJhe picj-neerlbarbcf. Kwiis. & Neb. Wue'l .'Go. il'OiJS '() Street. Wes'teiifie'ld, ttflio s-Unden't's hi(hi: Ml N flSHh. HM80 '0 titwrit. Jhas. IKWIbadh nstin s'hoe sJhop. IPwniHtcwi pi'o-rrniinen't inji5i,j;las i'(,n itio'ld'ouirlloea'l ireipfortier (Ulva't lUhfify 'didm 1 Ikmww ainv4Jhiing. ilinfJt irece'wedl . AIM fai'os niiidl widtiis ol 'Dni. 'g"rnirraHiunm hofs. Woo'l H-'oi'm Store., !l2HJ'0)tire. !IDo yon oat 'to lliw or Hive H10 '('t t ' j1 ei'tlhe:r.iise!goito MiercJlran'te IDining iiiixl 1 -1111 iand IP.. Moa'ls.a't .-allll Ihomi-s-.; HVwrn I1'1'' nip. 'i!iio 'bofit ip'laee iim lljiineo'lm Ho Ibuy wli" dlnj gvods, Wine Mtiiorfew'., Sdhoo'l tt ip'lies, HDiarys, IPoe'krii IBoo'lcs, IPni-Hw. 'ibi'let &oodfvo1)c, is. at ILoigihtons. fl!l '(') Street. 'G-oods ;a".id wnieos ibeyoiid eonrpMifcOTi .
