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About Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1882)
THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. f v V Our Machine, as will bo seen in aiiolliar place, was not asleep on Hallowe'en. In fact it waB taken along ns a specially privileged member of a party of students, being exempt from the species of compulsory oratory imposed on the others on condition of doing the night into verse for the Student. Wo had occasion last week to intrudo upon the Tonic Sol Fa class -vhich holds forth in the chapel. Wc did not go in with the intention of remaining long, but being enchanted so to speak by the excellent singing we did stay several minutes. This class is rapiuly improving and all are plee.sed to note the fact us their singing adds much to the chapel exercises. The request made by the Student in the luBt issue has met with partial success, but the editors have not fully real, ized all for which it was iutended. Now editors do like plenty of loafers about Iheir olllcc. It is really unpleasant without them. Our visitors (intruders) have greatly increased on the strength of our cordial invitation, but we hone to see yet a fuller quota of genial loafer. Notwithstanding Pro I. Hitheoek's repeated counsel and rcqueBl concerning goed demeanor during chapel exerci scs there are a few that si ill persist in making themselves od'ous. Now these petty, puerile tricks that are perput ra ted every day in chapel even by the older students should have been left behind with the country school. This is the University of Nebraska and the students should let their conduct he in accordance witli the fact. Election day; he looked on submissively while the shivering woman tilled nut a ticket for him. She took him by the arm and escorted him in fine style t the bal lot box. In the meantime lie accidentally threw said ticket away and polled one previously arranged after his own idea. "With a thousand blessings on his head for his humane act he disappeared in the crowd. Oh ! horrid Junior; Docs your face not redden with shame? The elfort of a band of students Hallowe'en to supple, menl the usual society work by a little oiT-ltand exercise in speaking was a triumphant success. Most of those for tunate enough to be complimented by a visit of this new literary society did all they could to express their sense of the favor. Some few, 'tis true, seemed ungrateful, but that was doubtless Jue to an incomplete understanding of the association's alms and hence a lack of sympathy. An improvement 11.1 tiic slate system is suggested. Let the slate be hanged on the bulletin board and each co-ed signify her willingness .o succumb or otherwise by some appropriate hieroglyphic marked thereon. This would save postage, dodging about in the hall and kindred hard ships to the young men, a fiord the Faculty an easy and innocent means informing themselves on those subjects concerning which they feel some degree of hesitancy, but which tlicir duty as instructors of youth forbids them to omit. Give (lie scheme a trial. The Freshman Class had its regular meeting Sat. even ingNov. lllli. at the lesideuce of Mrs. Roberts. Notwith standing the unfavorable weather, there was a full attend, anco and all had a jolly good time. The fore part of the evening was spent in convcrstion, not of a trivial nature by any means, for this does not characterize a Fresh, man; but of a very erudite character. At length after several profound subjects had been thoroughly exhausted recreation whs thought necessary, so for n time they en gaged in a few haimlcss games. The music for the even ing consisted of a splendid duet, by the Misses Doolittlo and a genuine college song, by tho boys. The evening was pleasantly spout till a Into hour, whon tho mooting adjourned to meet again, Dec. Dili at the residono of Mrs. Tuttlc. Tho geology class went to Platlsmouth on tho 4th. They went to securo specimens, to tear up he strata below the big railroad biidge, to hunt trlliobltes and brachiopods. But they found mud and rain and gloom and general dis appointment. So ihey squandered their money on mcalB at tho hotel where they all ordered "the same", and whlled away the long hours in the hospitable and shelter ing parlors of Major Wheeler's residence. At night they came back to Lincoln, disappointed but not witiiout com fortfor it had been a day of rest, complete rest. A few brought some fossils with them, but the rest of class have their doubts it Ihey were found. One man had a satchel full, which the wag of the party displaced and substituted the hotel euspidore. The hoaxed party maintained his dignity however when he discoverd the spittoon. Ilold ing i; up lie exclaimed : "Gentlemen, this is a Univalve!" Another important event has been recently added to the very interesting history of our University, Mutt rather stands out preeminently' lending a cliaim as it wore, to all others; and wo think it very necessary to give rsald event a b.iief notice. Tho followiug are tho facts indis criminately. The woman vsufTeragc Amendment in this this Stain being defeated by a largo majority, those stu dents of the University, that were anti-suflVngists con ceived the idea of crcruuting the dead Bill. Accordingly a valuable casket was procured and such other apparatus, necessry, and on Thursday eveniug, fol lowing the election, they formed a procession in front of the University, and to a dirge played by the band marched slowly toward the place previously chosen for tho ere mation. All went well till the' reached the post on tho south side of the campus, when the procession was sud denly attacked by a party of suffragists, who were ilso University students. A lively encounter ensued in which the attcking parly succeeded in capturing a large portion of the colli n, containing the Amendment and by means of a dray, which had been hired cspecialy for that occasion, got away with tho prize. The Amis bent on carrying out their plans, gathered up the pieces of Colin Ihey had re taiucd in the scramble, formed tho procession anew and with undiminished enthusiam moved slowly on. After marching up and down 0 St. a number of limes,, during which period mournful dirges filled the air with sadness, a huge bonfire was prepared ami the corpse was committed to the flames. During the cremation, several of the students made appropriate and eloquent speeches some of which, however were heard only by those near by owing lo the hideous yells kept up by the other faction, who by this time had completed the secretion of of their booty an d were again upon tho scene of action. When the last vestige of the corpse had been transform ed to mother dust tho good days work was finished, with a strain of musrc by the band and three vociferous cheers. Some time during the dark shades of night, tho other party, having not yet completed their purt in the "drama" placed n portion of the casket in their possession in a con spicous place on the University building and adorned it witli the following inscription: "Truth crushed to tho EAivrK shall risk again". Thus far tit for tat, so ends the eventful chapter.
