i 10 Alumni NoIok. Chns. S. Lobingior, of the class of sx was in Lincoln on "Wednesday. ' Miss Rachel Manley 'HO is teaching at Se attle, Washington. Miss Laura Piieilbr 'S)7. a teacher in the Omaha schools, was a Uni. visitor Saturday. C. C. Fletcher '01 is now in the Grand Is land Beet Sugar Factory; so also is Joseph Lownes, who graduated last June. John L. Marshall 'Oil, travelling secretary of the Y. M. C. A., gave a five-minute chapel talk on Thursday morning. Kay P. Teele, '07, left. Tuesday afternoon for "Washington, H. C, where he has accepted a position in the government printing oflice. .. II. McGufly 'fl(5, was in Lincoln Satur day, lie expects to begin post-graduate work in the University next week. Bion II. Culver, B. Sc. '83, who has been principal of the Ponea selio. Is for live years, was elected this month tothesuperintendency of public instruction in Dixon County. 0. 11. Allen, '97 was the populist candidate for the oflice of Register of Daeds in Cass Co. Oscar made a hard light but was defeated by a small majority. T. F. McCarthy and "W. II. Rhodes, both of the class of '9(5, were elected to the oflice of county superintendent at the last election. The former in Hamilton Co.. the latter in Thayer Co. THIS : HESPERIAN at Bethany College, "W. Ya. While thcro he received a call to Harvard, largely on account of the high grade of work done in his thesis. At Harvard, where he now is, ho lectures on "The Origins of Greek and Roman History." He also gives many special lectures and writes some reviewr. 13ut lalion Promotion. The battalion has been separated into two divisions. It is hereafter to bo known as the lirst and second battalions. The following promotions were made to take effect Nov. lo. Cadet Majors: Cadet Captains, C. W. Weeks and S. A. White. To be Cadet Captains: Cadets First Lieu tenants. 11. B. Noyes, T. F. Roddy, C. Hcndy am' ;ulet private R. W. Haggard. To bo Cadets First Lieutenants: Cadets Second Lieutenants J. C. Hitchman, C. B. Bobbins, C. W. Taylor. E. D. Banghart, G. J. Lyons. To be Cadets Second Lieutenants: Cadets Private R. W. Thacher, C. E. Barber, Wm. Green, E. G. Wilkinson, J. A. Warren, R. M. Thomson. To be Cadet Chief Trumpeter: A. B. Wells. To be Cadet Color Bearers: Cadet Sargeant A. L. Brown and G. C. Shedd. To bo Cadet Sargeants: Cadet Corporals A. Watkins, W. L. Thome, F. H. Keugle, J. D. Reid, E. F. Chapin, C. II. Meyer, M. N. Liebman and M. S. Moore. To be Cadet Cornorals: Cadet Privates IT. It is always very pleasant to University P- - A- S- hearse, A. D. Harmon, J. J. students to hear of marked success on the Grimm C. E. Shaw, J. H. Lytle and R. L. part of an alumnus. Such success has been the share of Mr. A. K.Botsford,of the class of '88. He completed his University course in three Waterman. In less than three weeks "drop kicks," "end rnns" nnrl unnnfa" will nnn.ir.i- -.,,, years, even though it was necessary for him little of tho .attention nf ti,r c,w. wi to work his way through. The year following Attention will be attracted to things literary graduation he went to Johns Hopkins for a and forensic. There is no doubt that year. He was then called to St. Charles sufficient interest will bo aroused in tho pre- College, Mo., where he taught for two years. iimiary debates to assure their ouccess. The The next ho went to Deland, now Stetson officers of the association have done some College for two years, whence he was called hard WOrk and a largo number have registered. to mo cnair oi urcck m Kalamazoo College, But, now about the oratorical ninhW Mich. He then went to Cornell and there took his doctor's degree. His thesis on tho "Development of tho Athenian Constitution" is considered a very fine work. Following his work at Cornell betook the chair of Greek Tho president is no longer in tho University tho other officers are , or perhaps just sleeping. At any rate, if anything is to be done in oratory this year, it is not too early to let it bo known.