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THE HESPERIAN. Storrs leads the van. lie appeared on March 6 with a seersucker. Langworthy was greatly disappointed on get ting out the next morning and realizing that his nobby flannel would have to wait lor the next rise of temperature to make its debut. The University Union officers for the spring term arc: Miss Jennie Bonnall, president; D. N. Lehmer, vice-president; F. F. Almy, secretary; Miss Edna Hyatt, assistant secretary; II. C. Peterson, critic; L. E. Troyer and James Harkley, sergeants-at-arms. Dr. L. D. Bailor roamed about these halls a few hours one day last week, almost unrecognized and unknown. Old students should either remove their beards or else introduce themselves when they come around. Dr. Bailor now enjoys a very lucrative practice at Geneva. Evidently the students, who armed themselves with a copy of Macbeth and filled the gallery of the opera house last Saturday evening were mistaken in the supposed ability of Januschek. The ex-quccn-of-thc tub and her corpulent assistant would appear better in "The Two Johns." The Dclian Society will be officered as follows the spring term: president, Miss Myra Clark; vice-president, C. D. Schell, recording secretary, Miss Nellie Cochran; correspond ing secretary, F. A. Rockhold; Mus. secretary, Miss Flora Hull; critic, E. R. Holmes; scrgeant-at-arms, D. D. Forsyth. Mr. A. G. Warner, Ph.D., will enter upon his duties as a professor of political and economic science at the University ol Nebraska soon after January 1st next. University Quarterly, Above is rather late in reaching us but we want to show that even folks in New York have heard of "our Warner." A wandering phonograph or possibly, phuiiny-graph man struck this institution last Thursday and gave an exhi bition of his machine, It gave a very clear and distinct reproduction of the sounds, but when it suddenly and unex pectedly ejaculated, "It's all right," it looked as if it had struck an extra cog. The officers of the Palladian society for the spring term areas follows: president, Miss Helen Aughey; vice president, Miss Goodell; corresponding secretary, Miss DePue; ic cording secretary, J. W. McCrosky; music secretary, Miss Gund; critic, G. II. Tinker; historian, F. D. Hyde; beige-ant-at arms, E. M. Pollard. Captain II, J Webber went down to Puru Friday, it is reported, for the purpose of dtilling the cadets at the slate normal school, We are glad to learn that we can be of service to the noimnl boys, who nie not so well provided for a military way ns wo mo. The drill nt the normal school is a voluntary organization, while here it Is compulsory. The botanists received a specimen that is a rare treat to Nebraska studentu, from Professor Caldwell, in the form of a banana bud from Southern Cnllfornla. They will use some of the flowers from near the base for study and thcM the large bud will then be dried and kept as a curiosity, Every stud ent should see it while it is fresh, if they have any interest in such things. A delegation of about seventy-five students of the Swed ish Lutheran academy,;of Wahoo, in charge of Prolessor Hill, visited the legislature and the various other points of interest in the city. They spent several hours in looking through the University, the museum, the society halls, the several labora tories and the armory. There were a number of bright look ing young people among them and they seemed to take a Hvely interest in matters. The prevailing opinion among the students at present is that they have been duped in the late action of the faculty regarding final examinations. They have not only extended the length of the term, thereby depriving many of the stud ents of the opportunity of going home, but have also been so very discreet in their resolution as to allow professors, who so wish, to give final examinations. Now we do not object to finals but if we must take them and do ourselves justice they must have sonic preparation, and why not keep the old plan or do away with them entirely? And, as we understand it, the extra time of this term will not effect any change whatever upon the the length of the spring term, therein not fulfilling the alleged reasons for the change. What can be the object of this double-headed resolution further than over taxing the students is more than we arc able to understand. It is certainly an unfair deal to carry our regular recitations, which are unquestionably enough to fully occupy our time and have a few final examinations sandwiched in for flavor ing. This resolution may have appeared to the faculty to be proper but to us it certainly seems to be a gross injustice. TO NON-SUBSCRIBERS ONLY. There arc just about fifty of you that will borrow some- body's paper and read this. You probably(ncvcr thought of it just in this way before, but when you think a moment, isn't it a little mean and stingy to make your friend pay for your paper? He is doing his duty by the University and the paper which represents it. You are not. It takes money, and a good deal of money, to run The Hesperian. Every loyal student should help to support the paper. At least you that read the paper have no excuse for sneaking out of it. For the remainder of the year Thk Hesperian costs 50 cents. Won't you be square and pay up? Business Manager. DIRECT POINTERS. Call on Edddd. Cerf & Cooo. Bargains nt Chicago shoe store. Go to Ewing's for fall overcoats. Hats and caps at Ed, Cerf & Co's. Cadet suits, gloves and caps at Ewing's. Mauley has the cream of the candy trade, Go to Ed. Cerf & Co. for furnishing goods. Clothing for every body at Ed. Cerf & Co's, The latest styles in hats at F.d. Cerf & Co'h. Special prices to students at T, Ewing & Co's. Webster & Briscoe, boots and shoes, 1023 O St. Ten percent off to students at W, W.Webster's, Students will receive best of attention at Mauley's, Get your shirts made at Capital City Shirt Factory, Manley keeps a full line of confectionery goods, give him a call. Largest line of boots, shoes and lubbers in the city at Webster &. Briscoe's. Do not fail to send for catalogue and specimens of pen manship to the Lincoln Business College and Institute of Penmanship, Short-Hand and Typewriting, Lincoln, Ne braska. Farmers and others who have a little leisure time for the next few months will find it to their interest to write to B. F. Johnson & Co., of Richmond, Va. They offer great induce ments to persons to work for them, all or part of their time. $25.00 to $75.00 a month can be made working for us. Agents preferred who can furnished a horse and give their whole" tiine to the business. Spare moments may be profit ably employed also. A few vacancies in towns-ahd' cities:1 5FT