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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1898)
THE : HESPi&lAX n BIXBY'S RETREAT. Ecee Homo J Birthday Greetingl Patriotism is larger than party. "Some day we shall insist that all meu be honest" Labor and learning have not yet been divorced on t he grounds of close relationship. N1KVANA A FKAGMKNT. 'One Friday night two little maids Their nightly vigils kept; They drew down closely all the shades And neither winked nor slept " Remainder of MS. not now aeeussible. THIS TITANS' BATTLE, (,A non-partisan epic.) The delegation one and all Had gathered in the chapel hall From nearest and from distant state. Moth largo and small and low and groat. Who with instructions had been sent. To name and choose a president. A man of note and speaking power, Promptly at the appointed hour Arose and said with greatost ardor I move the meeting come to order. Now first, to do the thiug up right, We'll have a chairman for the night. Others arose to speak, and then Named "George" and Warner as the men. The vote was polled and Kindler won Majority one hundred one, But Warner with his ninety-six Attempted now the thing to "fix." Said he, with spirits over bold, "There five less names, than votes, you've polled. And as for fairness, now we strive, We'll just cutoff this extra five. Now this will make the vote a tie" 'Twas answered with a roar, a cry While as one man the Titans rose This fair decision to oppose. Warnei' with his rulings loud Tried to soothe the angry crowd Who standing up on seat or chair Madlj pulled thnir "foot-ball" hair. When Presto then upon the scone The "Chance" with word- aud nccontkeen Hushed low the noise of voices there To lend their ear te reason fair. Said he in words which Canfield lent, "Young man I would not give a cent For all of you on pleasure bent Who could not stow a calf each year Up in our belfry tower here" Then rose a sage from out the throng To help to push the thing along 1 move that Chancellor Mao Loan O'er this assembly wisely reign. He ruled decisive in his place And fair and firm with courteous grave. The standing vote declared it fail That Kindler should hold down t'ie chair But when the Chancellor retired A dozen men with anger lired Jump to the front their rights maintain Alas t'was worse than Warner's reip ' They liled the stage all round about With '"Mr. Pres'dent" in angry shout Till in the turmoil, at. last They "unknown resolutions" passed. Republicans with all their might Then "bled and died" for truth and right. Just then a gentle zephyr breeze Caused by the Populistic wheeze. Put out the light. Then fell a gloom That silenced all within the room. College ZVoteM. The expenses of inviting an out of town girl to the "Prom" at Yale is estimated at from 200 to 81500 Then are throe standpoints from which to meas ure the value of literary society work 1st. Fellow ship: 2d, Development; :id, Practical work in speak ing an t parliamentary law. The Cornelliau. From statistics compiled from Appletou's Ency clopedia of America it is seen that one man in ev ery forty graduating from college attains disiincliou while the proportion of men not college graduates, who attain distinction is one in every ten thous.i.i . The proportion in favor of college men is 250 to 1. They played at cards on the yellow sand, When the fields ami the trees were green : She thought that the trump was in her hand, He thought that he held the queen But winter has come and they both have strayed Away from the throbbing wave He finds 'twas only the deuce she played. She tinclv that he plajed the knave. Buown Mauazink. Monthly. IVlvrin.; 5 1 , The Eminent Actor LEWI8 MORRISON aud the same excellent company By a Popular Vote Mr. Morrison will appear as "Mephisto," hift original creation, played by him over -i,000 times in Goethe's sublime poem play "FAUST" Superb scenery, properties, electrical oil'eetx. A production of splendor. Seats on sale Saturday 10 a. m. Prices: ll, 75c 50 and SMSc
