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Rgai THE HESPERIAN, We should like to enter a protest against the present man ner of using the chemical library. If a student wishes to consult a book he has to waste more time in finding some one to get him the hook, than it does for him to look up the subject after finding the book; then having read "Fresen ires," and wishing to consult "Roscoc," he finds the library case locked, and must wait until some one is at liberty to go and get the book out for him. Why is there this seeming distrust of the chemical students? About two weeks ago society circles were startled with the announcement that a movement was on foot to start a new literary society. The movement was helped by old mem bers of the Union and Palladian societies who have for some time felt that the existing societies were becoming over grown. After necessary preliminary "working," the society met last Friday evening, adopted a constitution and elected officers. The following have the honor of directing the in fant's tottering steps: President, E. G. Eagleson, vice-president, Miss Belle Manley; recording secretary, Miss E. H. Forsyth; corresponding secretary, J. N. Plumb; musical sec retary, Miss Nellie Cochran; critic, C. M. French; treasurer, Alf Pizey; historian, E. R. Holmes. The name adopted is the "Delian," the meaning of which our classical friends may decipher. The society will meet for the present in room 7, on Friday evenings. Those who have gone into the society feel that the old societies will be aroused to greater activity by their reduction in membership, and the cause of open literary societies in general will be strengthened by this new exponent of the theory. The scientifics seem to have turned their attention in a new direction. The reception given by the scientific stu dents of the college classes to the students of the Latin school Monday evening, was very novel, instructive and en tertaining, and most of the preps took advantage of the op portunity to see what was to be seen and learn what was to be learned. Fully one hundred and fifty students circulated through the laboratories during the evening. The special students in each department had full charge of the labora tories for the evening. Many of the professors were around for a short time, but only as visitors. The botanists entertained with mounts under the micro scopes and dissecting lenses, interesting selections from the herbarium, and botanical literature. The chemists held the interest of the visitors by characteristic chemical reactions, the vari colored chemicals and solutions, and interesting and unique apparatus. The geologists occupied the botanical lecture room with a collection of minerals and fossils, and gave a rare treat in their mounts under the petrographical microscope. The zoologists had a select display of insects, shells and mounted specimens from the cabinet and the pri vate collections of Profs. Bruner and Shiraek, very neatly arranged in one of the rooms below. The electricians, with the Holtz electrical machine, and luminous frames, phos phorescent tubes and Leyden jars in a dark room made a very pretty display, while they made night hideous with the apparatus in sound. Among the visitors of the evening we were pleased to note Prof, and Mrs. Bessey, Prof, and Mrs. Bruner, Mrs. C. H. Gere, Profs. Brace, Lloyd and Nichol son and Will O. Jones, '86. "There is nothing you require of your agents but what is just and reasonable, and strictly in accordance with business nrincinles." That's the sort of testimony any house can be proud of, and it is the testimony of hundreds of men who are profitably employed by B. F. Johuson te Co., Kiciimona, Va. Write for full particulars. What will Baughman do now when he meets a north wester. I-argest line of boots, shoes and rubbers in the city at Webster & Briscoe's. R. C. Manley always has a full line of candy, fruits, and nuts, and does right by students. II. T. Conlcy called at the societies Friday night, and then went up to see the senators sit. Will G. Hoover escapes his duties at the capitol and visits his former classmates the Sophs occasionally. Miss Johnston, II 14 O street, is now prepared to do all kinds of manicure work as well as hair dressing. Girls, University girls, Miss Johnston, the hair dresser, now has a full line of manicure goods, 1 1 14 O street. Several of the U. of N. boys, who got caught in the senate lobby, when the doors were ordered locked Friday afternoon managed to while away the time by bumping their heads together, and like amusements. A large crowd of students from the Wesleyan university visited the Unions Friday night. They had made arrange ments to go back on the 9:45 car, so that they had to leave before recess. A crowd escorted them to the car. The number of University folks scattered through the crowd in the senate gallery and lobby was surprising. About half of the crowd from societies, after society, Friday night, went to the already packed senate chamber, and in half an hour were scattered from one end to the other of the senate The state oratorical coo'est will be held at Crete April 12. The following judges were selected: On delivery, Lieut Governor Mciklejohn ; Professor James, of Omaha; Professor W. Valentine, of Otoe county; On thought and composition, Rev. Chapin, of Lincoln; Dr. Duryea, of Omaha; and Bishop Newman, of Lincoln. The Seniors held a meeting to decide on a badge or other insignia to add to their already elaborate costume. . We have been unable to secure official report of the meeting, but it is rumored that they rejected with scorn a proposal to wear diamond rings, and finally adopted, as a mark of education, a bioad, red ribbon band for their tiles. Cooley is responsible for the following effusion: "In the cane rush you called ,91 a great shirk, That was simply test of our muscle, But take us where drain can get in its work, We'll make most of you get out and rustle." "A Soph can write an oration, And thus gain money and fame, The Freshman scans the prizes all But he gets there just the same." FOUR BOOKS LEARNED IN ONE READING. A year's work done in ten days. From the Chaplin of Exeter College, and Houghton Syriac Prizeman, Oxford. Coll. Exon., September, 1888. Dear Sir: In April, 1885, while thinking of taking orders in September, I suddenly received notice that my ordination examination would take place in a fortnight. I fiad only ten (10) days in which to prepare for the exam. I should recom mend a year's preparation in the case of one so utterly unprepared as I was; but your system had so strengthened my natiral memory, that I was able to remember and give the gist of any book after reading it once. I therefore read Lighlfoot, Proctor, Harold Browne, Moshcim, &c, &c, and was successful i'i every one of the nine papers. The present Bishop of Edinburgh knows the facts. Faithfully yours, Rev. James Middleton Macdonald, M.'A. To Prof. A. Loisette,237 Fifth Ave., New York.
