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fid UNIVKRS1TY OFNKRKASKA' UHRARY H -k 11 ' " I LINCOLN. NEUKASK.A I ESPERiAN Student. LINCOLN. NEBRASKA i.'.. f wjifF"JBsjri or .rvttn.isx.t. Vol. IX. Lincoln, Nrh., Novhmhkh 17, 1880. No. 10 Md m.' . fi it 11 7i m i w m I II MIX I El X . i r . zs J--" t HOTELS. Jw Jbti$Mt .IOSKIMI Ol'KLT, 11101'. , LnloorUioMAItSII HOUSE, llitowNvn.i.K, Nun. Lincoln !c', Commercial Hotel. Cor 11 nnd P Sta. LINCOLN, - - - NEHKASKA. J, J. IMIIOFF, Prop. G0O9 ti.vmMJK0OJK0 OjRrjrtfrJfxeojrt TiHush, Russian, &uul Salt AVator Baths in the Hotel. Rheuma tism enroll by Turkish Baths. E. HAL LET, Wntolinmker, and, Jeweler, i jjEW" Ik's u ydCJL ? O St., but. UHli anil 11th, couth fide LINCOLN, NED. tgitcrnri!. A BIO BAM,. Conservatory of Music KHtubli.shcri by authority and under tlicsauclion of the Board of Begems. Instruction given in .i thorough and systematic manner in all departments of Mitfic. Tuition rmiKlt'K from $0.00 to 915.00 per to nil. ear-Tliu Vocal Elunionlnry C13h In fukk to all S. U. 1IOIIMANN, Director. A.M. DAVIS. KV:ulralr anil llrtall Mltaltr In iswpi $ Oll-31otli, MnttliiRH, ItUKK, MutH, AVall l'npor, Window Shades, Laco Curtains, Damask. Ac, No. S3 East O St. Lincoln. Neb. fcAF the events which took place at -CliicagouringlheKiugils TAilp. lar Triennial Conclave last August the Grande lieception Musicale ct Diwaante at the Exposition building, was next (o the procession in the morning, probably the biggest show nnd certainly the most itn. comfortable of all. Tickets of admission for two hundred thousand had been iisu ed, altogether moro than could come in to the hall. As early as six o'clock the crowd began to gather around the eu trances nnd by dark the hustle and jam was furious. By nine there were nearly thirty thous and people inside the great auditorium, eddying to and fro, drifting aimlessly around, unable to obtain scats and pant ing for air. The windows were open only here and there, where somebody donated a cane to hold them up. The thirty thousand uallons of lemonadcrapjjc that was made for free distribution was speed ily swallowed and no water could be had. As to speech making, nobody knew there amis any, although the orators slraimd Iheli' Mny-,voices"lrttlu7-utmOSl Then the dancing, to which Ave had looked forward with such great expecta tions, Avn& not begun until very late, and it Avas attempted only willi the greatest bravery. The music, in truth, Avas hciiveuly, and it seemed a great pity that its strains could not be more comfortahly enjoyed. Outside the building, doAvn Michigan avenue, the crowd was quite past number ing. Twenty thousand or more were pressing against l lie exhausted door keep, ers and clamoring 'for admittance. The black tickets printed in gold had un doublcdly been counterfeited by thous ands and retailed at hiuh prices. At ten o'clock the doors were shut to. The building could hold no more. Faint. ing ladies were carried out by side exits. Strong men Avere overcome. One prom enadc around the Avhole length ol the room, uboul twelve hundred feet in all, was enough to make a chair appear a very desirable article. Guests had to light and battle witli the crowd to get in, and then they hnd to fight and battle to get out ltwasaAvful. The trouble was just this. It seemed that every counter jumper in the city had, by hook or crook, come in good posses sion of a ticket. Of course these came to the bnll very early and helped (111 up the room. The really credited guests did not arrive until a more fashionable hour, and as soon as they had alighted from their carnnges they found themselves tossed about in a mad sea of humiin waves which surged up against the walls of the mammoth building Avhtch it could not penetrate. The scene upon the lloor Avas strange and amazing. From the gallery it was brilliant and wonderful. Myriads of gas deJ&SbrtQnwLbav globus of-ralobow.ujilors ; beautiful decorations hung from pillars, posts and wall; Knights Templar, thous ands of them, in their silver and gold uniforms; handsomely dressed ladies and pretty girls; little jets of cologne Avalor under the galleries and the great fountain in the center, banked Avith llowcrs, ihroA' ing its silvery stream to the dome, and falling back in irridescent mist upon the sAvans swimming lazily in the basin be low. Such was the largest ball e'cr given in America. An incomprehensible kaleido scope, made up of living human parts, Avhose drifting changes hcAvildered the observer and moved him to speculative dreams upon the number of people in the world, who they arc and avIiciv they all Ulflliu lltuu. ji.iv.-, r.i . i tlll . , , i no permit mat a young man or woman spends in passing through a college course is eventful in more than one respect. The actual amount of facts that may be gath- rcnPTR m,,.,. seivi.d with nn iitiiink icu logeiner snouiu ue mailo the Instcon- of.theiirAVj-4irelu.rcQOV(iiv .- Smiio. ,sjration in such a course of tndnjug.. small and emaciated beans, evidently used for soup before. 2 Salt, good quality, in pieces varying from the size of a quails egg, easily visible to the naked eyo. 3 Pepper, frequent, but bearing clobc rusumblance to that used, in drying English currants. There Avere also traces of albumen. The presence of this very puzzling substance can only be accounted, for on the hypothesis that some meat had been boiled in the soup. They found no fault with the potatoes which happened at the time to be served in the form known as "Boston' Chips.', The coffee Avns thought too strong, and they recommen. ded that it be reduced from its present semi-transparent shade to one of invisible blue. SQIENTTFIO NOTES. COMMUNICATED. COLLKOK 11KMEM11KANOKS. persons have a theory about students' diet. The are impressed with an idea that the Ichk a stdudont eats, tlio more he can study. Their theory is no doubt a good one, although they never practic it themselves. It is difllcull for one ad-A-anced in years to assume new habih, of life. Some of the more liberal allow a little oat -maul and mush Others a sof1 boiled egg once in twentv-four hours. One exireniest has advocated a system of pneumatic tubes from students' rooms to a central oflice, through which should he transmitted the odor of cooking victuals. The amount paid lo be regulated by the length of tune and character of the odors Avhich Mie enjoyed. The bill of fare Avotild be something as follows: Soup, five minutes. Veal with dressing, -uven minutes. Coffee, three inin. Codfish, two seconds. Cocoauut Pudding, 1 hr. ."!) min. 38 seconds. Lhe time Avuuld be ex tended 10 per cent to parties having slight colds and 20 per cent for severe coliU. Recognizing great variation in size and capacity of nasal, organs, an instrument called the noseometer has been devised, which gave very satisfactory results, but unfortunately the instrument was entirely destroyed while experimenting on one of lhe class ot '81, who wantonly IiIcav his nose. Some of these theorists visiting tin Dormitory perceived that the students there were daily overloading their stom achs with loo rich food. To test the mat ter four gallons of soup Avere taken to Prof. Aughey 'vho confirmed their opin. ions. The result Avas as follows. I Three I'lie influence upon the character, the development into strong and rugged man hood, into loA-cly and pure Avomanhood, ought to be the first consideration that a college curriculum arrives at. The char acters of many of A merica's greatest states men and orators contain the rellex of the men who had the guidance and care of theirearlier years. To many aone, reward, ed for their years of labor by national fame, there is no more pleasing, more satisfying recollection than lhat of their four years intercourse with the amiable and noble men Ihey associated with in thcyoulhlul ardor of a new pursuit. The reminiscences of a student escapade, the bold tricks which escaped detection and a well merited punishment, may of. ten be recalled in an exultant, boastful manner, but the moment the relntions of lencher and taught are mentioned, the change of manner and tone shows that underneath the wild exterior lies a soul of true, noble qualities. This feel ing of respect for the ones who have la bored so long for them, is the most grnti fying result that can he AVorked out, as a pari of lhe frequently too small reward given to these noble and disinterested men, men avIio have in view only the diffusion of knowledge, the improvement of those committed to tneir enre. When such feelings of reverence are ontortainud for the "Alma Mnter," by a young man, his future success will be his most constant care, his memory his most potent restraint and trusted guide. i . s ti j r-n rJ