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THE HESPERIAN.
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They say "Willie" Fletcher pushed a cigar at a 2:40 rnte
after an outgoing train the other day. He remained in Lin
coln over night.
The seniors left it with their president to call all meetings,
hence there will be no more elections in that class by order
of the president.
C. G. McMillan has been at work for the past week or two
on some charts to assist him in his work at Minnesota Uni
versity next term.
"Dear dude, if you don't come home Christmas I'll fall
in love with some other fellow. Lovingly ." And yet
he don't go home.
"Some day we'll wander back again," and take another
exam in French. Maybe after that wo can state further in J
regard to our future career.
Four of the university girls declare that when they go it
alone to a show again, the want to be sure that no university
boys with opera glasses arc going to be present.
Wonder if any of the ladies arc intending to make New
Year's calls? We know several young gentlemen who have
signified their willingness to keep "open house."
The Cadet band has been having a hard time to find a
drummer. We understand that Males has at last been initi
ated into that office, and the band is now complete.
H. P. Barrett, who has been driving stakes for the B. & M.
railroad company for the last year or so, got in last week, and
will incorporatesliiswit, youth, beauty and intellect with the
class of '88.
The Scientific Club have elected the following officers for
the winter term: president, J. G. Smith; vice-president, E.
R. Tingley; secretary, H. C. Peterson; trcarurer, L. E. Ben
ton; custodian, F. W. Russell.
The Philodicean officers elect are as follows: president,
Miss Benedict; vice president, Mallalicu; secretary, Miss
Loom is; treasurer, Codding; critic, Newcomer; prosecuting
attorney, Miss Curtiss; marshall, Gerwig.
In this age of wonders comes the astounding intelligence
that several members of the sophomore French class received
marks of 100 on their papers. Most of the class were thank
ful to receive a complimentary mark of 60,
W. W. Robertson has sold his stock of stationery to J. J.
Saycr and O. G. Miller, the Hesperian compositors. They
will have a full st'k of stationery, alma mater note books,
pencils, etc., at the beginning of the term.
So far a an learn, everyone intends to dissipate quite
freely in one way or another between now and the reopening
of school. A number will attend dances, etc.. and the ma
jonty will gorge themselves upon turkey and cranberries.
The following sophomores are going to rule the class next
term: president, C. E. Tingley; vice-president, Miss Sarah
Schwab;. secretary, D. A. Haggard; treasurer, Edith Mock
ett; historian, T. II. Marsland; scrgeant-at-arms, II. C. Pet
erson. The stern, inflexible Fletcher is said to have bowed to the
inevitable, and yielded to the soft blandishments of feminin
ity. We may now pause to contemplate the stern and heroic
character, which for three long yean hitherto, has never been
pleased by such vanities.
The schedule for next term is already upon the bulletin
board. It is very comprehensive. In fact, we thought it too
much so when we comprehended that our work for next term
will amount to between twenty and thirty hours a week. We
notice that the seniors have five hours of required work. We
doubt if many survive the mental strain attendant upon the
preparation of five lessons a week.
The Union society has elected the following officers for the
coming term: president, Roscoe Pound; vice-president, C.
W. Bigelow; secretary, Miss Jennie Bonncll; assistant secre
tary, Miss Louise Pound; treasurer R. D. Church; critic, Miss
Mockett; sergcant-at-arms, Misses Hardin and Clcnncn.
Palladians will be served next term by the following offic
ers: president, J. G. Smith; vice-president, Miss Hurd; re
cording secretary, A. Pizey; critic, Miss Wolfe; treasurer,
Geo. II. Tinker; corresponding secretary, F. C. Taylor;
musical secretary, Miss Schwab; historian, D. Bush; scrgeant-at-arms;
C. S. Lobingier.
. There arc many reasons why this paper and its minions
will support Mr. J. Green alias "John Green," in his claim
to being the handsomest man in the institution outside of the
faculty. But he is also infinitely good natured. This office
has to thank him for a beautiful new gas fixture with the
biler room" trade mark on it.
Gillespie can make more bad breaks in talking and not
know anything about it than anyone else we are acquantcd
with. When, after healing him talk to some girls for an hour
the other evening, during which time we grew ten years older,
we told him a few things he had said, he declared we knew
nothing of "English as she is spoke."
While our gymnasium is building we advise students to
take advantage of the privclcge offered them of the use of the
Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. We understand also that the old
Baptist church oii the corner of L and Eleventh streets is being
fitted up for a public gymnasium. Wc bespeak for the pro
prietors a liberal patronage from university students.
"I'm the ghost of John J. Benjamin Christopher Binns,
I was cut right off in the "midst of my sins,
Now my home is down below,
I'm let out for an hour or so,
When the cock begins to crow
Farewell, Christopher Binns."
He wasonce a member of the U. ofN. faculty, but in an evil
moment had flunked a whole class.
The Junior class held an election of officers for the winter
term a week ago Friday. Considerable of the old time vim
was shown, and had there been a larger ajtendance, it is
quite probable that the meeting would have been enlivened
by a fight. The officers for ncxt.term are Miss Rachael
Mauley, president; Miss Laura Haggard, vice-president; Mr.
R. Church, secretary; Mr. C. B. Newcomer, treasurer; Miss
Jessie Wolfe, historian. It was decided to adopt a new
badge, and a committee appointed to select n design. Mr.
Frank Manlcy was appointed to invent a class yell. Wtf pre
dict that, it will kill off all the other classes the first time it is
heard.
Last commencement we were told that the new armory
and gymnasium would be completed and ready for use at the
beginning of the winter term. That time is nearly here and
the foundation is not completed and the report is that the
building will not be finished before the beginning of next fall
term. This is a disappointment to us. Our need for physi
cal culture is great. The amount of required work is injuri
ous to health and 'the powers that be' should throw out every
inducement possible to physical culture. This lack of exer
cise has been one of the crying evils of the University and
the completion of this building is looked forward to with
pleasure.
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