Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885, February 01, 1884, Page 6, Image 6

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THE HESPERIAN STUDENT.
Did you ever scranadc?
Breech is recovering from his mcaslcy shock.
Special bnrgoins lor students at T. Ewlng & Co.
Elegant Patterns in Neckwcnrnt T. Ewing & Co's.
Ask Killcn why he woa not out to the society social.
Wc henr AHrn l.s better nnd will soon return. Bully I
Buy your boots nnd shoes of 0. W. Webster, O st Acad
cmy of Music.
A N cw England tooth. pick factory uses 40,000 cords of
wood nnuunlly.
The roller i-kating is .still booming, no dead students
thus far reported.
The mods arc ngnin kicking the foot-ball over the
mellifluous campus.
Call and see the new fall suits ut T. Ewing & Co's
Clothing Emporium.
Clements has the finest lot of slercscopic views of the
University ever taken.
Have you made up your "Prep" essays? Prof. Sher
man is on the war path.
H. W. Olmsted '84, who wont out wcbI during the holi
days, is again in our midst.
War ncr is Imhirg nnd don't wnsh his face any mre
Where are our health officers?
Its leap year boys, don't be flush with your money if
you don't aspire to matrimony.
All the newest styles and patterns of clothing and gent's
furnishing goods at T. Ewing & Co's.
B. F. Johnson has- been and is quite sick. He ha3 the
sincere wishes of all for a speedy recovory.
"Will you scat yourself upon my innixionY" Is the way
the Juniors ask the fellows to squat on the bed.
Lieut. Townley takes charge of Soph. Rhetoric this
term, as Prof. Shcimnn has some of the Chancellor's
classes temporarily.
The frescoes in the chapel need a little attention. We
would like to see morn piaster on the wall and lesa oa
the floor than at present.
Miss Minnie Lett was an agreeable visitor to theso
classic halls since last issue. Wc wish she would again
become a student here.
The latest fact discovered in the Rhetoric class is that
any fool can aek questions, but it stumps most philoso
phers to answer some of them.
We are running by standard time now and, vlth the
exception of a steam heater, can, thus compete with any
eastern educative establishment.
They talk in Rhetoric of embracing "dear friends" in
commas. Strange isn't it? That is not the way we usu
ally do, we usually embrace them otherwise.
Th erebeing a lack of seats for the debaters tho othor
evening, a wise junior remarked that there was no need
of seats, as the debaters ought to set down on each other.
Bus. Man. Knight is a candidate for pity: he jot hi
legs tangled upon the campus tho other morning and the
ground came up and struck him in the knee. Wo arc
glad to state he is around, but at the same time we feel
for the poor dogs who met their death from eating th
meat that was bruised oft'.
We understand that a Senior in dispute with a Senior
propess as to which had the most capacious maw, was
highly surprised that tho fern, was utterly unwilling to
measure.
Tho history department of the library has received sot
oral new additions lately. Among these new books are
Ranke's History of England and Freeman's Norman
Conquest.
There was a prominent patent medicineman in town
lost week witli a camera trying to draw bead on our
friend Verity, whose profile ho wants to represent "be
fore Uking."
Notwithstanding the condition of the last Issue wc are
firmly assured that the compositors arc not an inebriated
set. Holidays and several other calamities perhaps can
account for it.
The latest incident of note is that some Y. M. C. A.
chap became so interested last ptaycr meeting cveaing
that lie blow the gas out, much to the odorizing of Miss
Smith's recitation room.
The chancellor delivered his message to the students
in the chapel the other morning. Tho speech has gone
far to increase the good feeling and sympathy between
the chancellor and tho students.
A fern, quite well known in theso parts has lately been
engaged in inscribing on the walls this mournful senti
ment: "Alas 1 my doom is sealed." Wo should be sorry
to loose another of our girls this year.
Just for the sake of shedding a knockneed, "broken
backed, spavined, consumptive pun we will say that a
great deal of kindling wooii is stolen in the neighbor
hood of tho University by "Knight." Do you see it?
Very true wo have experienced some very sudden
changes in the weather lately, but think of New York,
where changes arc so sudden that a man walking tho
streets on a cold day is often sunstruck before he can gel
his overcoat off.
The energetic Freshmen had a very enjoyable social at
the residence of J. H. Mockctt, last week. John made
every one feel at home, this, together with tho provender,
which always warms the heart ot a Freshman, caused
all to say, "thus bo it ever."
Tho societies held u joint reception on the evening of
the 10th. The Hulls were filled with students and their
down town friends. We were especially honored by the
presence of our chancellor and several of the faculty and
alumni. Let's have the receptions oftencr.
The base practice is becoming alarmingly prevalent of
calling fellow studonts "idiots" and "fools." Now this
is one of the crying evils of the age, and we feel called
upon to use our influence against it. Think how it
would look if the members of the faculty should ga
around calling eacn other "block-heads," and then look
at yourselves.
Below is the new organization of the Cadet Band: Ius
structor, Prof. Easterday ; Leader, G. B. Frankforter ; Bus.
Man., W. C. Kuight; Secretary, E. Fulmer; Treasurer,
E. H. Eddy; lib Cor., G. B. Frankforter; Solo Bb Cor.,
Will O'Sliea; 1st Bb Cor. E. H. Eddy; Solo Alto, W. C.
Knight; tst Alto I. C. Gambec; 1st Tenor C. A. Cana
day; 2nd Tenor A. E. Cross; Tuba, E. Fulmer; Teno
Drum, J. Dowdcn ; Bass Drum E. J. Churchill.
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