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About Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1879)
NO. 1. I.OOAIi NEWB. '13 lliu ehorous began on "The music keeps dropping" lie looked ut it, guve h wild despairing look ut I lie audience and lied, lie loft one overshoe and a worn copy of "innocents Abroad" which will bo sold for llio bonolll of Hie Studknt. Some resolutions were drawn up and signed by 108 students of the University, endorsing the Chancellor and expressing indignation at the charges aguiiisl. the conduct of the students. It was pre sented to to the committee of iuvostiga. ti'n, but that august body concluded that the opinion of over live-sixths of those who aro best acquainted with the Univer sity and its daily workings, was not of sulHcieiil consequence to lie considered by them. Most of them, however, ler haps all, had the curiosity to read the res olutions before they were taken from the room. They wore puplished in the Jour nal with all the names attached. The investigation 'goes on and day by day the committee iiuds new complica tions in the nilair. They probably did not imagine that they would go so far when they began. The worst feature of tho all'air Is that the papers, by false or patial reporting aro giving the people of the stale the Impression that the behav ior of the students of the University, es pecially lit the liileroour&o of tho sexes witli each other, is shockingly bad; while the truth is and this has been the testimony of the most reliable witnesses that the students of tills University are an uuusally well behaved set. Let these charges bo substantiated, or cease to make such assertions. PERSONALLY. A. W. Foolo lias returned and is attend ing the University. A. W. Field, '77, has boon admitted to practice in the United Slates Court. II. II. Wilson, '78, gave us a call. His genial countenance is illuminating the school at Seward. Alf. Piatt, 78, who has been leaching in Iowa for the last, three months, is in town, lie looks as if the air of Iowa agreed with him. A. Kussel Klein, '81, who has not mis sed a term during the last three years, is staving out on account of sickness. If we mistake not Hussel will bo back next term. iM aster Paul Marloy is proprietor of the stand at the Capitol. It you feel the need of refreshments while at the Capitol you will llnd anything you want at his stand Chancellor Fairfield delivered a lecture at Tecumseh, Jan. :30th in the interest of the Agricultural college. One the Hist he lectured at Falls Cit)' in the interests o the common schools. Frank Boies called on the University a few days ago. Frank is still going up, and in another year at the same rate he will have attained to about seven feet In the perpendicular. Air. Aldretus C. Brown is attending the University. Mr. Brown, in addition to other accomplishments, lias quite a large collection of poems of his own composi tion, some of which have appeared from lime to time in d 'liferent publications. Prof. Augey lectured at Teciunsoli, Jan. Alston "The Geological History of tho Soil of Nebraska." While there lie at tended the Fanners' Institute which was in progress, and reports thai ho has sel dom attended a more interesting meeting of that kind. Albert Fitch and a brother younger than himself are now editors and publish ers of the Central City Courier. They are entering on the field of journalism young, as Albert is only nineteen or twenty. However he was a thorough stu dent and stood at the head of mo&t ol his classes, and wo predict for him a success ful career in the field ho has chosen. ,j i juiinmrn
