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About Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1884)
I 8 THE HESPERIAN STUDENT A professor of Modern Languages so soon ns next term! It seems scnrccly possible, and yet we'll trust to ll on the strength of the probabilities. And we are to be rcwaidcd for our long wailing, in the efficiency of the man, one among the first of our land in point of the value of his work in his field. But let's wait just a little until we are sure we have him! The ornamental ground, or campus, of the University has been decorated with old horses more or less during the term, and to cap the climax we noticed two large mules waltzing around the other day as if they owned the ground and University too. These mi.les looked as if they might have been occupants of the ark, but, whether they were or not, it is thought sucli exhibitions can he dispensed with, mid it might be well for the authorities to nsk some of the college farm professors what effect it has on the grass to be tramped down by such ani mats. The regular meeting of the freshman class was held at 11. 8 Mockett's. The meeting was called to order by the piesident. The following officers were elected for next term: president, Miss Leighton; vice president, Mr. M -n-leyjhistorhn, Miss lioyer; sccrelarj', Mis3 Talbot; treas urer, Miss Roberts; prophet, Mr. Spclde. The next busi. ness in order was choosing a motto. The class was made a committee, and all who had a pel motto presented it with a short speech; it is enough to say that after careful con sideration the following motto was adopted, apartulit ad tnultum. After spending a very pleasant evening the meet, ing was adjourned for one month. &sttv-bone8, Vacation time again now. The cadets can take a rest from their strength trying duties. From the present scarcity of material we expect to see the sign of last year upon the roof again. Wc hear of heroic deeds of strength for others. Then why make such a fuss about a few old bones and decays ing flesh. The fresh medicals arc looking forward anxiously and eagerly to the opening of the dissecting room. To ihem it will be like a do&e of quick-silver: "one and all suf ficiently." We rend in the medical announcements that dissecting material will be furnished to students at cost. If so why should every student be called upon to fork over ten dol lars before being assigned a part. Do they cost just sixty dollars a subject? We feel sorry for Clements, the photographer. He tried twice to take the medical class. The first proof showed litem without eyes. We would not have been sur. prised if the teeth had been missing after eating Lincoln boarding house steak all winter. A new building is now in contemplation which shall adorn the north west part of the campus, more especially for the use of the chair of Chemistry; another in the south west part for the use of the chair of natural science and medical department. Three cheers and a tiger. Almost daily we read of the work of the lesurrection sts and the severe critcisms against them with a ploa for lynching. Bah I What's all this mamby pamby talk about what harm can come from it? and what great good docs come? When you call your family physician you expect him to know the exact location and function of each muscle, nerve and vessel; then why deny him the privi lege of procuring such knowledge. Why make htm in his work so odious? Why got so excited over that which is "earth to earth and dust to dust?" For the past few weeks the medical students have had a new recreation. No longer does the mischief-loving med stick pins in his fellows at lecture time for want of better occupation. No longer does the care worn third year man go to his room to cram ovei his to-morrow's studies as soon as to da's work is over. No, nil with one accord pose themselves about the campus 'and have their "pictures took." They have themselves photoed stand -ing in a bunch on tin- front steps, and scattered all over the campus, playing fool bull, and studying au atomy, in the lecture room watching a skilful professor operate a clinic, and in ll. c dissecting room experimenting with u stiff; in short there is no time save Sundays nnd no place save the chapel, and no attitude save that of prayer, in which they have not been phrtographed. For the sum of one dollar you may have two poses of all the health, destroyers or our glorious meil.cal school. Send in your orders early. xehmtge gric-a-brac. A cyclone must have struck California University. The Berkeleyan and Occident are reduced in size almost one half. The Sibyl from Elmira is as bright as usual. Girls have lots of ability. This discovery is patented and copy righted. Don't infringe. The Adelphian Is still a regular visitor. It keeps firm, ly to the evident resolution of publishing a first class lot of matter. The students of Adelphiu seem to take an en. grossing interest in the noble game of foot-ball. They do not follow closely the leaching of that moral New York journal the Bun. ThoSuidoo not approve of foot-ball. Does the "vacation incident" in the last Trinity Tablet savor of romance? We read it four times and started on the fifth round when the police interfered on the trround that it was "cruelty to animals and that wc don't allow." The referee decided that thc"incident" had indicated its right to be considered a true and veritable one. Like Galileo we mutter under our breath "but it was exceed ingly hard to believe all the same." The University of Kansas supports iwo college papers one, the Itecieu, is almost entirely ltteray in character and is published monthly. The other, the Courier, is local and personal in Its specialty. Both arc good jour nals and an honor to the institution thatsendsthem forth. We wonder what that joke, "fraternity rule must be broken," which decorates the Oourier'i pages, mean. It must be something really side-splitting. Judging from last year's Oicala about one half of the Courier staff is composed of fraternity men. What sort of a job are thev putting up down in Kansas University? That's a conundrum.
