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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1897)
T l; lo tHJ : MKSMUAN ,,-p ..,-.-.,. i.. rpHE fJEaPKRlAK Isiiit'il Wocklj y Ilie Ukupkiiun WuciATioMif the l'iilcrli of NuliriiMku. TKRMj OP SUHSCRU'TION. due copy, cr college year, In advance Onn copy, otto kctietcr AllVKUTISINU ItATKlt OS APPLICATION. (I INI Ml AIUMNI AMI KX HrUIIKNTA. Special cmlcivor will lie tu ule to in ike I'uk IUspkhian Inter cstlni? to former etii Wilts. tliii sun I m your Miuscrlpiloiib. Ti7il)sniltloiis on our bujks will be continue! until ordereil Mopped. Address till com nunlnUloiii to Tit.s Hbspkrian, ITnlvcnliy of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nouniriku. the ivIcovoh ure filled with shivering wretches. Cannot something ho done for suffering luunnnityV No little iimi.se is due Secretary Hawxby of the local debating association for the suc cess of the first preliminaries. To his efforts was due the large registration; to his influence may be attributed the satisfactory settlement of the judge system, lie gave the debates proper newspaper notice and as a result of his work nearly every one, who registered, participated in the contest. HOARD OK EDITORS. I'ERSE MOItjK Manaqing Uihtou E. B. t'ERRY ... Assistant associate; J. D. DISN'ISOX Editorial MARTHA CIIAI'I'ELL, Local K. K K.K5UKTOS' Athletic HARRIET I'ACKAlM) Lontl HEN'A i.DKRMAN Literary II. O. !U ITO.V l.onil HKRI'Hl IMnKRI'OV - Alumni J. II SAYBK .... ltusIncHB Milliliter I. i:. ML'Ul'ORI) Ah.tlM.111t. Wednesday's weather change demanded the flag emblematic of Piratical Anarchy. The probabilities are that "Wesleyan and Cotner will enter the State Oratorical Associa tion. This will bring the number of Con testants up to six and insure an excellent contest. Competition creates college spirit; this getting together of the State will aid all and cause loss to none. Let a determined ef fort be made to revive Oratory in the colleges and the next State Contest will bo worth the winning. Each local association should be at work preparing for the Annual Meet. The Law Department has out crown its Tin Hoard of Kegents appropriated seventy pPe8Cnt quarters. It needs room. Its clothes five dollars for the purpose of changing the (lout m. It8 heating facilities are poor, its b vling-alley into a baseball cage. This ventilation the worst, its lighting wholly iu- menns that the baseball players can soon go to adequate. More tables are needed for the use work" of the students, which amounts to saying The Chess Club is thriving. New players that the room is too small. This Department continually dropping in and strong ones are not a pigmy any more; it is a robust and buing 'developed. We are hoping to hear of crowding member. In the language of the worthy Dean; we don't propose to lie supine ly on our backs hugging the delusive phantom buing developed. We are hoping good results when the contest with the City Club occurs. of hope etc' we want more room. Oratory. Basket Ball is a growing sport. It is rap idly coming into favor and making a place for itself as an indoor pastime. As winter Each Society offers a substantial prize in work it has few equals for the summer athlete the Society Contests; the Local Association cooped up by the rigors of winter. wiu mftko a Blrong eirort t0 pfty the pri0 lh,H There is general satisfaction over the dec- year in full; and the State Association is tion of "Bill" Melford as captain of next again growing strong with fair prospects of years foot-ball team. He has had an oxper- righting itself financially and otherwise, ience of three years as center on the team and With such inducements in the way of honors therefore is not lacking in experience or and money prizes there should bo no lack of ability. contestants in the variolic Oratorical Contests For the benefit of the students there should '"''; If ' "ireo Societies will do be better heating and ventilating facilities in the,r lmrt ln nmkl"B their contests success, the library. The air in the largo reading fill there need bo little doubt of a good inter room is generally densely foul. On cold days est in Oratory in the University. Cameras Dry Plates Films Cards Printing Paper al LINCOLN PHOTO SUPPLY CO-1K1 So lltli Hlicot.