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THE HESPERIAN.
Vol. XXVIII.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 11, 1809.
No. 19.
Voyage of Our Noble Dead.
The mighty sea was kind. Uprist
No storms, no rage, no roar
Of billows huge and gray;
The sky gleamed deep like amethyst
From our loved native shore
To far Manila bav. ' ;
'Till one new day, all red and gold
Stepped joyous o'er the deep
To beckon up the way
Where mountains dim, and blue, and old
Curve in a far-arched sweep
Round old Manila bay.
Then slow they sailed through crimsoned doors,
Sailed to that fated land
Whore beauty hides away .
'Neath tho scented blooms the fatal shores;
The long and shelly strand,
Of old Manila bay.
And mid those blooms where duty led
They raised tho arm of war,
Till valor won the fray;
But not till these lie where they bled
With fond hopes struggled for
By sad Manila bay.
But the ships sail ever on and on,
From the shore they come, and go
To tho homo land far away;
But thoy bear no voice of the heroes gone
No word from tho loved I know,
From old Manila bay.
The Battle of Santa Mesa.
Go from the heart of Manila, following tho Pasig river, for
about five miles and you will find a small hill to your loft.
This is McLcod's hill in tho district of Santa Mesa. It is a
3?ry humble crest compared to tho greater height of tho moun
tains eastward, and is, indeed, terraced to tho top by artificial
moans to serve as a rico field. If you go over tho half mile
of distance from tho river to its summit you can seo tho half
open jungle that closes narrowly on its east and southern sides.
Over tho tops of tho bamboo thickets to tho southeast yon may
see a largo monastery which at no distant date served as head
quarters for one of Aguinaldo's bands of insurgents. North,
you can make out another large building which was also a
rendevons for tho Filipinos. It is, in fact, a powder magazine.
1 have often heaid the insurgent's bugle notes ring sweet
and clear, over the quiet trees, of a pleasant tropical evening
and little dreamed that these were the portenlions of so terri
ble a tragedy as has but lately come to our ears. The littler
hill is the site of the Nebraska camp, and it is barely large
enough to hold tho tents of the regiment.
Being so nearly isolated, it is not hard to see why our boys
received the brunt of the battle. At the first intimation of
danger from the insurgents, the Nebraska boys were stationed
hero for the reason, as Gen. Otis said, that thoy could be de
pended upon.
We have only to imagine the recent struggle. The stealthy
'approach of the enemy through the darkness of the night; tho
challenge of the vigilant sentiy; tho resistance of the chal
langed; the call of the camp to arms, the struggle and the
victory for our boys; all these we can see in a moment when
the scene is held before us. Ika Kkllogg.
Palladian Oratorical Contest.
The history of oratory in the State University is occupied in
some part at least, with tho history of tho Palladian society. It
was in 1871 that the Pall, society was organized. It gave almost
exclusive attention to debate and oratory. Tho society prospered;
the men who had spent some of their time while in college in lit
erary pursuits were successful men, and thoy attributed part
of their success to tho training received in tho Palladian So
ciety. Thoy urged that tho society should encourage oratory
by setting aside an evening when tho program shonld'bo do
voted to oratory especially, when the society could meet with
its friends in a larger hall, and enjoy a program such as was
led up to by tho work of tho year. Those men were in earnest
and backed up their assertions in a substantial manner. Tho
society, because it saw tho wisdom of such a venture accord
ingly initiated an annual oratorical contost. Since 1884
thero has never been a year when tho interest of oratory has
not appealed to Palladian membors. Tho following list of
winners is appended:
lfiT l'KIZK. 2ND l'KIZK.
A.G.Warner 1884 R. L. Marsh
0. S. Lobinger 1885 W. S. Perrin
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