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338 EdITOH'S TAUIiK. Vol. vii, t , V, a n M, c f 4. i "tpjil, l "III t - I rT Hfm Ki.. ' spcpsia, and a plate of hickory nuts nib bled at every winter evening, will make the leanest man fat. Ohicuyo Journal. A reporter on a Chicago newspaper was dismissed, Inst week, for speaking of a business house ua " the largest in the "West," instead of "the largest in the world." "What is wisdom?" nsked the teacher of a class of small girls in No. 4 Primary School. A bright eyed little creauiro arose and answered: "Information on the brain." Professor having finished demonstrat ing a problem in Algebra. (Lad of the class, who had been studying Philosophy) Prof., where is the centre of gravity of that demonstration 1 A bill to prohibit the sale of intoxica ting liquors within four miles of the Gal ifornia University is called by a San Francisco paper " An act to promote ped. estrianism among students." Prep, (just Uiking up Geometry) to a learned Soph:" What kind of a study is this Legendrc?" Soph., murdering a smile:" Oh, it's a species of analysis by which one is enabled to determine the genders of all nouns!" There may be no such word as fail in the bright lexicon of youth, but when a young man, wandering homo at one a. in., tries to put out a strcet-lamp by step ping on it with his foot, he very soon learns there are some things that even youth can't do. At Yale, two ambitious seniors went to Lake Whitney to skulo; for awhile they succeeded bravely, but skating too near the water's edge, they tumbled hi. A small boy and his sister who were near rescued them. All parties are doing as well as could be expected. Man is not a vain animal, far from it. And yet, when he receives from the dear est girl in the world a pair of number five slippers, ho gazes complacently at a pair of foot big enough to wear the Hoo sac Tunnel, and murmers fondly "dear little girl." A sensible Burlington girl last month piescnted her sweetheart with a pair of slippers he could wear. They were about fourteen inches across the toes nine inches across the heels, and each had a bay window at the port side, to accomo. date the bunions for which he split his boots. And do you know that man got so mad that he threw the clippers out of the window and hasn't spoken to the girl since. Wives of great men alt remind uh Wo can make our wives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Widows worthy of our time. Therefore give your wife a fend-oft", l!y the life Insurance plan' Fix her so that when you end oft" She can fccooji another man. 'tthirjton Chronicle. EDUCATIONAL NOTES. A statistic hunter has supplied the fol lowing table, showing what education the presidents of the United States received. and where jeceived: Washington, good English education, but never studied an cient languages; Adams. Harvard; Jef ferson, Willliam and Mary; Madison, Princeton; Monroe, William and Mary; Adams, J. Q., Harvard; Jackson, limited education; Van Buren, academic educa tion; Han ison, Hampden Sidney College; Tyler, William and Mary; Polk, Univer sity ol North Carolina; Taylor, slightest rudiments; Fillmore, not liberally aducat ed; Pierce, Bowdoin; Buchanan, Dickin sou; Lincoln, education very limited; Johnson, self educated; Grant, West Point; Hnyjis, Keuyon. Harvard. There is to be a new gynina sium. The building of it will be com menced in March. The President has prepared a table of college expenses, from which we learn that the least a man can live on for nine mouths in college is $4i)l). A mail must be economical to get along on .Gir. A moderate allowance is $880; au ample, $1,305.