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About Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1884)
THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. .THEY SAY N Thattho Props are talking of starting ft new society. That tho Opera Houso needs a new inauagcr a while one. That the medical schools are us poaccable us Kilkenny cats. That the State Journal is the only newspaper pnbllshci! in Lincoln. That Churchill has flunked in everything since tho twelfth of Murch. That when the mud is two feet deep tho Lincoln papers call It "dusty weather." I That General Yifquain has uu overplus of enthusiasm, and tho truth is not in him. That tho chancollor has returned, full of hopo for the future of Nebraska University. That a certain Beatrice paper speaks of R. L. Marsh as a "popular and oloqucnt divine." That Forsyth answered tho questions in his last Ger man exam, as follows: $. That W. E. Johnson will appear next term devoid of beard and reinforced with un euchre deck. That tho mod's feed wus not in accordance witli their billjof farejpubllshcd in tho Student lust fall. That tho girl's debating club had the question of bangs vs. crimps up for discussion at their last meeting. That exums. uro over, vacation is hero, and tho Stu- dent feels at liberty to indulge in n few etymological freaks. That Talmago took away four hundred dollars for his two-hour discourse, leaving $13.80 as tho share of his managers. That the name of the Cadet Band, is to be changed to "Eli" because it has acquired tho happy faculty of "get ting thoro." That tho University boys arc anxious to know what the Democrat's authority was for publishing so many lies about Charter Day. Thut tho valedictorian of tho "rogular" modical college didn't vulcdict because the Faculty concluded not to part with him for another year. . That tho closing "feed" of the "regular" tribe of medics waaa tromeudouB pplurge, costing tho members of tknt fuculty ton big dollars apiece. That tho banquet of tho Homooops wus strictly in ac cordance with tho principles taught by that school ; or (Wines, nlc.nic lemonade, and honn. ,,-. . , .... That tho ouly breakers of the anli-smokiug.in-the-bullding rule are tho medical professors asd the mem bers of tho Honorable Bourd of Regents. Hem ! That tho Eclectic trlho of modlcs paid twenty dollars for music for thoir commencement, when the other schools asked of tho Cadet Band and received, without money and without firico. That tho commencements of tho "Regs" and tho "Homoe,ops"wcrolmply concerts by tho Oadot Band, with prayers, hew dictions and a sight of tho graduates thrown lu without extra charge. A THE MIGRATION OF THE MEDI08. Tho regular or Allopathic achool of medicine connected with this institution hold its first annual commencement atjthe Opera House on Thursday evening last. On tho outside tho winds blow, tho rains descended and the Hoods cnine, hence the proceedings inside wero reumrkublo for shortness and a dearth of audience. The curtain rolled up" majestically after a dolay of half an hour, rovoaling 11 row.of gentlemen seated on tho stage in the order gener ally seen at minstrel entertainments. The essential dlf. feranco between this row and tho burnt cork rows how over, was marked. Tho logouts and medical fuculty. the Governor and all the dignitaries who could bo induced to lend thoir presence to tho occasion, wero on hand. Tiio. programme as carried out was as follows: Ovorturo, Cadet Hand; Invocation, Rov. Lewis Gregory; Potpourri, Cadet Bund; Address, Prof. L. B. Graddy ; presentation of diplo. mas by the Chancellor; Selection, Cadet Band; Benedic tion, Rev. 'Mark Cressinan. Tho appoarauco of tho Cadet Band three times on a programme with but ono spsech, and a brief one at that, made the affair seem as much a concert by that organization as a commencement. Judg ing from the applause nfter each sctection, however, the arrangement was satisfactory to tho audioucc. The grad uates of this department wero C. S. Boggs. W. R. Knapp undKavork Muggerdich Kreocorian, from Asia Minor, all gentlemen who give promise of much usefulness in their profession, und who will undoubtedly reflect credit upon their Alma Mater. After the benediction had been pronor need the unfortunate ones who had role eved no passports to the banquet, loaded themsolvcs into their overshoes and paddled homeward to spend the night in refreshing slumber, or words to that ofleot, while tho lucky holders of Invitations wended their way to the Commercial Hotel. The exercises at this popular hos iery were tho most interesting, and at tho same time det rimental to health, of tho on tiro commencement. The dining room was tastefully arranged and brilliantly lighted, tho tiblcs were laden with the best that bounti ful nature aflbrdfi, the guests wore m good liumori(and their Sunday clothes, and the toasters were loaded to the brim lth eloquence. What more could bo needed to make the first annual banquet of the medical faculty a signal success ? TUIi HOMOEOPATHIC COMMENCEMENT. Yesterday afternoon tho commencement of the Homto opalhlc school of medicine was held at. tho Opera House. The inconvenient hour and tho unreasonable weather made the attcudauco so small that an abandoned first prep, remarked that the number of dignitaries ;on the stage was largci thau tho audience in tho body of the house. The same minstrol arrangement prevailed on this occasion as the evening before, tho only noticeable ditlcrnnce in the prograinm boing a greater amount of talk ic proportion to music. Tho exorcises wero as fol lows: Overture, Cadet Band; Prayer, Rev.R. N. McKaig; Report of Dean, B. L. Paino, M. D., Cluss Valedictory, E. D. Buckuer; Conferring of degrees by the Chancellor; Addrcss.Rov. A. J. Wright; Music, Cadet Band ; Faculty Valedictory, F. B. Righler, M. D.; Music, Cadet Band; Boncdictlon, Rev. C. T, Chaffoo. Arrangements had been mado for an excellent commencement, and it was a downright shamo that the weather clerk felt it his duty rSiDM