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! KM IMCHSONAIilA. VOL. VIII around to leeward and stuck our feel through the wheel and braided them to- gether and punched the steering appara tus violently into our slomacli. We had an idea that litis would hold her up. Thai's what we did il Tor, hut it was no go, it would lie down and it did; we chose a soft spot where tliu dust was thick before we let it lie down, so we escaped without much injury. When it hud got rested we took il to the top of a hill and two men assisted us to get on. It didn't seem to want to lie down again; it was in a playful mood; it ran down hill and over a basket of eggs witli a small hoy. Then it jumped the University fence and ran throutch the hedge. We expostulated again and stuck our feel through thefrohl wheel; the fiont wheel stopped, but the rear one got its back up and tried to get up on to the seat. The seat isn't very big and we got oil', and tried to smell some vi olets some of those thai will jrot above the ground next spring; but that blamed thing kept following us up and stepping on us till we got on the fence and its own er came and drove it away. As we said before its owner is an accommodating young man and wouldn't hurt your feel ings by refusing to let you ride it if you ask him. Mr. Harrington after a year's absence has returned to school. Miss Kate Hall is with us for the en suing year. Prof. Collier lectured in Crete on "Ve suvius and the Buried Cities," on the Eugene Montgomery has become ship. ping clerk for Steele, Johnson & Co. of Omaha. Chancellor Fairfield left on tho2.1d hist, to deliver nn address before the York County Agricultural Society. He re. turned on the 20ih. P. B. Hall has returned to school. He expects to complete the course without further interruption. Prof. Aughcy went to Wahoo on the 2Gth to lecture before the Congregational Church Lecture Association. Mr. Julius Cooley came up to attend the Fair. Julius is teaching school in Cass Co. Bushbcrry is the P. O. address. Miss Ada Irwin is taking a post-graduate course of s udy. She is the first to do this in tlic history of the University. Among the new faces are those of E. P. Rich of Falls City; also that o E. S. Dundv, jr., son of Judge Elmer S Dundy. Brownville is represented among the new students by Mr. Ben Loranco and William Lett. Lucius B. Church also re turns alter four years absence. Halsey Fitcli was at the Fair, using his musical skill in the interest ot Mr Prescott the musical instrument man. Halsey now resides at Omaha. We are creditably informed that Ralph Weston lias struck a bonanza. II-: has an interest in a rich mine in Leadville. He expects to return home in the winter. We met Mr. Hunter upon the Ft ir Grounds. Mr. Hunter is an old Univer. sity student and since leaving lias em barked upon the sua of matrimony. He carried a young Hunter in his arms. W. M. Stevenson, '74, paid the Univer sity a visit, lasl week. Mr. Stevenson was one of the second class thai gradua ted from the University, and while here made many friends who are glad to see him occasionlv. Prof. Frank Stud lor, who has, for the past two years, been Prof, of Painting and Drawing in the University, lias re signed his position, and gone to Denver, His departure will be greatly re grettcd by all, as ho made many friends during liis short stay among us The Studknt joins in wishing him success In his new field of labor.