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THE HESPERIAN.
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Fuimcr, McCance, Robertson, Stuff, and the Bigclow boys
spending their vacation in Lincoln.
Our weather prophet has lost his grip and is fast losing his
well-earned reputation as a public benefactor.
The great crisis in the affairs of state is now ovcr,and we
breath easily once more, because the Freshman election is
past.
Rumor has it that two new and valuable rings have appear
ed on certain telltale digits belonging to two of our co-eds.
Boys, beware!
E. S. Flor left for his Fremont home the ioth, not to re
turn. We arc sorry, for besides being a good student, Mr.
Flor is a jolly, whole-souled fellow.
The board of regents have allowed us the $1,000 per year
for the next two years with which to undertake the publica
tion of our thesis and graduate work.
The rooms on the fourth floor fitted up by Instructor White
have been secured for the scientific students who undertake
the charge of the meteorological station.
It's more than probable that those students whom we have
failed to mention as cither going home to spend vacation or
staying here, have already gone home, eh?
G. W. Gcrwig started for home Teusday last; Pittsburg is
his destination. Hope you will hayc a pleasant visit G. W.,
and return better spirited for the drudgery of school work.
It is wonderful what brilliant students there were in the
Freshman geometry class. Few students can get through a
final exam in such a short time and with such clean papers.
Saturday eve a jolly crowd of University students who had
not left for home went to Salt Creek to pass away the merry
hours of flitting moonlight in gliding o'er the glassy ice. A
pleasant time was enjoyed by all and arrangements partly
made for the future enjoyment of like fun.
The Palladians have chosen the follwing member'! ns officers
for the next term: Pres. E. D. Howe; Vice Prcs. Sara Schwab;
Scc'y, D. D. Forsyth; Trcas. Earnest Eagleson; Critic, Helen
B. Aughey; Cor. Scc'y, T. A. Williams; Mus. Sec'y, Ethel
Marsland; Scrg't at arms, O. B. Polk.
Those fortunate Unions who make their home in Lincoln
and those unfortunate ones who were unable to get away on
account of late exams, enjoyed an old time social in the Union
hall last Friday evening. With music and games the time
passed so rapidly that the unwelcome face of the janitor sur
prised as well as grieved them.
We have so far raised our warning voice in vain. Despite
our pleadings and our warnings those foolish boys and silly
girls continue mashing and getting mashed. The corridors
and stairways are their favorite retreats. Oh for a time when
they can safely pursue their study of "making eyes at one an
other," beneath the shade trees on the campus.
At the regular term election held last Saturday afternoon in
the hall the University Union elected as officers for the Win
ter term, the following: President, Anson Bigclow; Vice Pres,
Miss Anna Childe; Sec., Herbert Webber; Ass't Sec, Miss
Lydia Reynolds; Critic, F. W. Kramer; Treas., E. R. Ting
ley; Serg's at Arms, Misses Mockett and Tower.
We are told that Dave Forsyth never asks a Union girl's
company any more unless he emphasizes the phrase 'to soci
ety' or 'to church,' whichever the case may be. Dave does
not want to be made out an invalid and so does not want to
be under the necessity of pleading sick headache when-the on
ly alternative is the cash for two seats in the parquette at the
Funke.
Now we do not care to divulge the names of that crowd of
students which the police ran in the other night, but if they
don't come around and make it all right with ye editors they
will have to suffer for their willfulness. It was a huge joke,
fellows, but oh how nicely you were taken in! Well, you can
buy us off cheaper than you did the cops. Come on and settle
up.
There seems to be a great desire on the part of Lincoln
people to locate the Weslcyan University here. Of course it
would be a good thing for Lincoln, but hard on the Methodist
school. To bring a new and comparatively weak school into
direct competition with one like our University, even if this
be not the best, seems to be a very foolish act on the part of
those favoring the Methodist University.
At the Congregational -hurch last Wcdnscday noon, Rev.
Gregory officiating, James G. White and Miss Maud Million
were joined in marriage. Both Mr. White and his lady are
widely known in Lincoln society, and many arc the well
wishes tendered them. Both have been, and Mr. White is
yet, connected with the University, and they have the best
wishes of a large circle of friends inside these college walls.
Oui regular poet having failed us this time we pressed Frank
Manlcy into the service. We bespeak for him the patience
of our readers, and beg them o remember that Frank is just
pluming his wings preparatory to some great poetic flights.
The poem opens as sollows:
Maud Million on a wintry day
Faked Tute White from class away,
And continued in our next.
To prove that students like other people get tired of com
pany, we cite the fact that so far no two, living at the same
place, in traveling over the same road to and from home have
ventured to start off together. Crowds of one or less seem
to be the order of the day. Well, it isn't a bad plan; it will
save some of the boys, and girls too, no little embarrassment
we venture, to thus appear among their "old acquaintances"
and "cousins."
A vexatious delay of our last number was caused by the
"piing" of the title page. In the office there has been a
warm discussion as tothe cause of the accident, whether it
was owing to a revolt of Bro. Pcrrin's "heavy editorial" at
being taken from its traditional place on second page, or'
whether, as the brainy personage who contributes the Inter
esting part of this journal suggested, it might be on account
of the individual superincumbent specific gravity pertaining
to the aforesaid h. c. Lastly Dan Bush Immortalized him
self and mightily honored the editor-in-chief by condescend
ing to suggest that the before mentioned h. c, was of such
a character that the gods had decreed It should never be seen
by mortal eyes. Now draw a long breath will you, and come
to the funeral of the perpetrator of this effulgent effusion,
The Scientific Club met In the lecture room Saturday Dec.
4th. That being the last meeting of the term, the officers for
the Winter Term were elected, resulting as follows, Prcs, A.
H. Bigelow; V. Prcs. Miss Helen Aughey; Sec., Miss Rosa
Bouton; Treas. J. G. Smith; and Custodian, Miss Fannie Baker.
An amendment to the Constitution fixing the time for meet
ing as once in every alternate week, the day and hour to be
determined by club at ceveh meeting was adopted. A Report
ing Committee, to report the scientific news of the day as
culled from the Scientific Journals, was then appointed, con
sisting of J. R. Schofield for Botany; D. T. Smith for Chem
istry; and A. H. Bigelow for Geology. Papers were read by
F. W. Kramer, J. G. Smith, and H, E. Fulmer, after each of