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i i THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. .. gampus aifsrib. Warm. Beatrice! Thermometer Is rising. u Poor liulc Nebraska" Icecream and lemonade. More trouble alxvut coffins. Spring fever has broken out. A strawberry feed once mote again. .Knight bus aid away bis crutches. The g'ri's joint program was a success. Ask Knight and Frankfurter about Calculus. And now the June orators perspire under their neck wear. E. E Spencer of Crete has been in town soine iiiae since our last issue. Last message of a Sophomore: "Tell mother I died for my history." MissAldrioh of '84 appears as a contributor in the Chicago OouranL The Cadet Bund wants to goto New Orleans put Caua day won't consent. Query: Wh' is it that Oonley always faj'u ilawn tlie stairs of 1223 TSt.i Paul Clark llie great rival of A'udy ftayliss, Dud the toot-ci-h on A t-eension" day. The notorious Wall P. Wiggens ude his presence known about the University last -week. C C Smith came in to get a solutm i of the great quef Ujoii'Does death end all" by Joe, ook. J.JN. Drjden llie great wonder of .the 39th centuiy vas seen wondering about the streets of our town. E. O Lewis.,84 ib recuperating his health and taking up timber claims in the farwefcteru pail of the stfte. B. P. Johnson still carries his assessing papers and creats the impression that he is a inau of business. It ib rumored that Rev. Charles Prench of ihePreskinan class is about to form a matrimonial copartnership. Chroino No. Sis actively engaged in lopping off the surplu branches of the cotton woods that adorai thecani puB. Dan. H. Wheeler's moustache was seen In.lheOmalia Glee Club which assisted In the onteilaiument of the Men delssohn's. "Prof. Nlcl olson; I ekould like you lohave that Lab oratory moved o the north webt corner of the campus." Another sudden death. Dr. Bell wno basbeeniravellingihrongh Coloradoslnce the Medical commencement,, is In town attending the State Homoepatblc Society. Dr. W. 31. Parmer the sweet black-eyed, medical gradu ate has located In Indian Territory with Mb bran new plug hat. "Heap big medicine mam'" The library has just received complete files of the Quar terly and Saturday Bewews, together with other valuable books. Another luscious morsel for the index fiends. Wouldn't it be a good plan for the faculty to interfere and prevent the campus being made a public result? Tho language one may hear any afternoon is not exactly ap. propriate for the place. Powell, one of the 85s of S. U. I. has been looking over the University in the spare hours thai he could find dur ing a week's slay in Lincoln, We are glad to have made his acquaintance. There seems to be a dearth of news at present. Are the students asle?p? Let's stir up something,, paint the roof, have an IlESPEniAN entertainment; anything to break the monoleiiy. Our drum major appears decked out in a bran new suit, or a bran old one adorned with all the parapherna lia of his rank. The suit may be six sizes to small far him but then Paul expects) to grow. The work on llie new building is progressing rapidly. The excavation is already made and stonp is being hauled for the foundation. Were it not for the loss of time we might enter an injunction and have it moved tilths buck of the main building. Allan W. Pield of the class of '77 and Mrs. Field(May B. Fairfield, ,S2) have been blessed above all the other alumni of this school. The blessing came in the form of twin bab'es, abo.j and agiri. As a commentary on the value of higher education this fact is invaluable. The strawberry festival civen by the Union giris was a success, financially and socially. Tin; lable were decked out with exquisite taste and were waited upon by as handsome giris as one could risb. The bill of fare con sisted of strawberries, icecream, lemonade, and cake. At this writing the cadets are preparing for a raid upon Beatrice. Wefeelsoiry for the hospitable people who nave so kindiv taken an enemy into their midst. The foraging expeditions that will go'ut irora camp will be cuution to Beatrice for all lime to come. The boj'S are industriously gathering together the utensils necessary to camp life The following is a partial lielofthe necessa ries: five tin cups, one dozen dark-lanterns, one fish hook apiece, two washpaus for ill e camp, four iron ket tle0, etc. The Modehk John Gilpin. Tom- as a citizen of terror and renown. A dandy -tutor e'eu it-1 e uf famous -Lincoln down. Tom s friend said to him, though tutor we have been Jlie&e many weary mouths, yet we no holiduy have seen. To morrow is our bumming day, and we will then repair unto Kollin's bostiery, for the famous grays, a pair. Now see him mouuted high upon his nimble steed, full .slows y pacing o'er the roads with caution and good heed. And fair and softly Tom he .cried, but Tom he cried in vain. The snorting baabt began to trot which caused him awful pain. Away, went Thomas nick or naught, away wenthat and cane; belittle dieaiupt when he set out, to have to grip the inane. On like au arrow swift he flew .hot by an archer strong. So he did speed, aud so must I to end my litllesoug. The moral is, dear readers, as all of ou can ste, dou'l try to ride Old Kollin's horse, un less you skillful be. G. W.Botsford oP&l lias returned, from Jolms Hopkics and is now spending a few days with us. The local pumped from him the following facts. Johns Hopkins, 1
