The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899, May 20, 1898, Page 10, Image 10
10 'IV THE : HESPERIAN ston. After Iho program about an hour and a hall' was spent in a good social time. Tho two societies succeeded in getting pretty well acquainted and from the penis of laughter from over; p.irt. -if the room as various games went on, one nould judge that all enjoyed themselves. halo in the evening, refresh ments were served and when the gong sound ed in the old Uni. hall the visitors hastily departed to catch the last car. Tho Seniors' Day Oil. Wednesday was a wild day about the Uni versity. Iv.trly in the morning it became apparent that the seniors had taken posses sion of everything. Few. if any, attended classes. Rumor had it that they were cele .brating and this was apparent when chapel time came. The seniors, girls and boys, had all usurped one side of tho chapel, and were attempting to secure their right to it by ticing a rope along the sides of the outer row of seals on which was strung the notice, "These sjala reserved fur seniors." The chapel was one resounding hall of commotion and disor der. The blasts of horns were mingled with the squeaks of rubber dolls and tin whistles. The boys wore straw hats and the girls ma nipulated some sort of decorated mouth pieces with whistles. Some had little red parasols whiHi they used in keeping olfthe star-gazing lVou the galleries. One senior girl wearing a gown and hat, was attempting to smuggle be neath her gown a little red wagon, which she used later in the senior procession about the the campus and through tho library. Just before tho oxeresses began, an attempt, by a junior, was made to swipe one of the senior boy's hat. Tho attempt resulted, or would have resulted, in a free-for-all sculllo had it not been for the very opportune appearance of Prof. Davis upon the scene, who grabbed one offending opponent in one hand and the other in the other and held them at arm's length with the all-expressive confidence and supremacy in his face, as much as to say, 'Now light, if you can." The mob was quieted. Jt dispuersed. Prof. Davis as master of tho situation the hero of tho minute re sumed his seat upon tho stage. Chapel exer cises began as peace was restored. Prof. Davis began reading from tho Bible. As ho read he laid special stress upon certain passa ges, as, for example: "When J was a child J spako as n child, I understood as a child. I thought as a child; but when I became a man f)iU auxin childish. I lungs." (Applause from the galleries.) From t'.ie chapel the tumultuous rabble proceeded to extend their possessions to tho whole campus with the appearand idea of lording it for the, rest of the day. Their en croachments soon brought them into foreign complications with no friendly alliances. They proceeded through the library. Upon their exit the war began without any ultima tum from either side. It just naturally began. "Nobody know how, but before tho seniors were on to the situation hats were Hying in the air, umbrella were taking legs and disup- ' pearing in all directions, and a general stam pede of juniors and sophomores with senior lulls, horns, caps, etc., etc., could be seen in all directions. Some failed to escape and hand-to-hand seuflling began. Seniors and juniors never before had realized such close relations. They hugged each other tightly. They rolled over in the dirt and on the hard walks in their exlieme exultation. Some stood on their heads, the most convenient way for the time being. Then one would escape," usually a junior with the remains of a senior straw hat. Then another race, and another seulllo. Derby hats were punctured. Spec tacles were broken. Clothes were torn. Dirt accumulated in the hair, and sometimes stu dents' noses plowed (he ground. All on ac count of the seniors, for it was seniors' day. The Palladian girls' program occurs this evening. ' While the seniors were on tho rampant Wednesday, a body of juniors and sophomores seized upon (he persons of fmr of tho 'DSors and proceeded to place them in an eight foot grave. After they had successfully lowered, or rolled them into tho freshly dug hole on tho campus, they proceeded to 'kodak' thorn which they did very successfully. Jt is re ported that half a doen representatives of tho Junior Annual Board were on the spob and several annuals were ordered in advance. One thing is certain, the Board knows when they have a good thing. , 7'