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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1899)
THE HESPERIAN .M jfrd then nn oration of the blood nnd thunder style found a place,. Later on there came the short story, attempting dialect or bizarre offocts. Those contributions are still to bo seen in a groat many college papers. But the inevitable tendency to a news-sheet instead of a literary magazine is everywhere mani fest. Students will no longer become interested in a monthly publication of a purely litorary nature. On the other hand lo cals, items of a personal interest, brief notices of entertainments aud short write ups of various departments, havo come to bo the contents of the average college journal. M.S. U. Independent. A. Tst-TT TTnnTr 7VT nT' T i .&.&.&- & ------. The evening classes are not as well attended as they should bo. Only ten havo registered thus far for regular work. It is hoped by the managers of the department that others, in tending to take the work, will report as soon as possible. At present there are about thirty of the University's best all around athletes training for the in door Pentathlon which takes place on Saturday, March 25, in the armory. Tho prin cipal events in this contest will bo tho running high jump, the poll vault, shot put, potato race, and tho running hop step and jump. In the high jump, tho limit for entranco is 3 feet G inches, every quarter inch thereafter being considered one point. In tho poll vault, 5 foot 10 inches is the lowest limit, and for tho shot put, 18 feet with 12 lb. shot. The potato race is to bo with 17 potatoes and tho entire distance covered amounting to a quarter of a mile. Limit of time, two minutes and fifteen seconds. This will be tho principle indoor event of tho season. lie nuisances, so called senior canes, are, and of right ought to bo free and independent of all Seniors, and for carrying out this humane and civilizing reformation, Be it resolved still further, that it is tho sense of this class that a bounty of ten cents be offered by the class for extermina ting and abating every said public nuisance, taking tho shape of a Senior cane, Provided, that no cane snail be forcibly seized, or extorted from tho ownor thus incurring possible danger to the physical welfare of the Seniors. Carried unanimously. Base Ball. "While tho past week haB much inconvenienced the base ball boys it has by no means discouraged them. The in door practice has steadily progressed. Tho old pitchers are showiug marked improvement and will far surpass tho work of last year. Barnes and Kennedy have the infielders at work in the cage, where many promising candidates are showing their ability to handle the ball. Special fatigue work, and body building exercises are being carried on and are much practicod and tho men are fast getting into fine physical condition. Passed by the Junior Class at their Last Meeting. Whereas, There has been discovered about tho domains of tho University, to tho detriment of the health and welfare of the whole community of Lincoln oven to its remote suburbs, a very obnoxious public nuisance, which is apt to germinate contagious diseases and violent uprisings of our ambitious Seniors, and Whereas, it has always been the stable policy of tho present respected Junior class to use all possible and honorable means for the advancement of civilization of society and welfare of humanity, Bo it resolved, by tho honorable class of 1900, in mass as sembled, fully realizing the true and social principles and ideals of the great brotherhood of man, that it is the true sen tient of this clasB that tho things called "Senior canes," otherwise known as shinny clubs, are nothing more than pub lic nuisances, sapping tho very vital life of society by their de generating influence, and Be it further resolved, by the-class of 1900, that those pub Resolutions of Sympathy. Whereas, It has pleased the All Wise God, to call from this earth the brother-in-law of our fellow Delian, J. F. Boomer, therefore be it, Resolved, That wo, tho Delian Society of the University of Nebraska, extend to him, and to tho family of the deceased, our heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to Mr. Boomer, one to each of the University papers, and also that a copy be placed upon the Delian Society records. Signed, E. Ruth Pyrtle, E. F. Warner, Chas. W. Jones. Committee. F. II. Woodland, one of the editors-in-chief of tho Junior An nual, made a business trip to Omaha last Friday and Saturday. Next Friday night the Union Literary Society will be fa vored with a visit from tho Orpholian society from Wesleyan. Tho visitors will furnish the program, consisting of music, both instrumental and vocal, impersonations, and literary pro ductions. The sixteen debaters are busily at work seeking ma terial for their question in the final contest during the first week in April. The librarian has kindly posted references on tho question and stands ready to help tho young men in any way. Now, if these students succeed in preparing as able arguments as produced in tho finals last year, it will bo worth any student's time to go out and hear them. These debaters sacrifice as much energy, patience and midnight oil as any workers for university organizations. They deserve universal support of tho student body. Tho association is out of debt. It asks nothing for financial reasons merely, but it should be supported by the University just as well as base ball and foot ball BH