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T HE HESPE1UA N "Oh boo tliutco-od cliowlng Bum," "It otops hor ldlo prating;" '"Tlnnotfor thnt fho'esllcutnow, Sho'A dimply ruminating." The Seniors have challenged the Juniors to a game of foot-ball, and in all probability the challenge will arouse the combatativeness of the Juniors sufficiently to make an inter esting game one ot the things of the near future. On November I , the Palladian adjourned society on account of the death of Miss Hiltncr, and the Unions closed on account on the weather. A few patriotic Dclians struggled through the rain and slush and gave a program in defiance ol the weather. Professor Hicks and Mr. Brunei started for Washington last Saturday to attend the meeting of the directors of experi ment stations held in that city. Mr. Brunei is also attending the meeting of the official cntymologists, which convenes at the same time. At the last meeting of the German club, Professor Fosslcr tried the effect of the German pun and riddle on the free born Americans. The club, or some members of it, came out on top, showing the great capacity and adaptability of the American mind. Al. Williams, '89, and Miss Effic Sncll both happened to be at the Palladian society last Fridayjiight. (Our grouping the above names in one item is purely accidental you understand.) Miss Sncll will again enter school and expects to graduate with the class of '93. " The shelving is now completed in the conservatory, and soon it will be a bower of floral beauty. A tank will be placed there for the cultivation of the lower forms of animal and plant life. This will be a "sweet boon" to the structural botany and biology classes. The civil engineering class has undertaken the laying out of a foot-ball grounds on the north-west corner of the camp us. Owing to lack of space the dimensions must be only eleven-sixteenths of the regulation dimensions, Our foot ball club (when we get it organized) will be of the full weight, size and quality. The discovery of the following distinction, at this time of year, between the male and female trees of the cottonwood is due to A. F. Woods. The buds of the male tree are large, spreading, and somewhat clustered near the end of the stem. Those of the female are more slender, scattered, and ap prcssed to the stem. For the next term the class of '91 will be officered by the following: II. A. Reese, president; Miss Collins, vice-president; A. M. Troyer, recording secretary; C. C. Fletcher, corresponding secretary; A. A. Faurot, trcasurar; D. W. Bush, historian; W. T. Brown, sergcant-at-arms; C. P. Walters, assistant scrgeant-at-arms. Miller has just received a handsome copy of the life of John L. Sullivan) "The Modern Gladiator," with full instruc tions in heavy pugilism. Mr. Miller will go into training immediately with sworn intent to exterminate the prowling fiends, who with malice aforethought, insist upon jamming divers stray bricks and planks into the pipe of the Hesperian stove. At this writing the foot-ball business seems to be taking def inite shape. Temporary elevens have been organized and the boys arc struggling wi'h the intricacy of the rules. A. J. Mc Clatchic is "coach" and is well qualified by reason of having acted in a similar capacity at Olivet College. A Senior eleven will probably soon take the field and proceed to wipe the ground with all opponents. A meeting of the University athletic association was held Friday, at 4 P. M. in room 3. Owing to inclement weather a large number of the members were prevented from attending, bnt a quorum being present the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, A. F. Woods; vice-president, F. F. Almy; secretary, C. M. Skilcs; Treasurer, A. M. Troyer; custodian, Thcophilus Bruggcr. Professor Bcsscy is much pleased that Dr. J. Schroctcr ol Germany, in his late work "Kryptogamen Flora von Schles ien," takes the same position as Professor Bcsscy in his larger botany published ten years ago, in regard to the telentospore stage being the most highly developed,. or sexual stage, anal ogous to the perithecia of Asconycetes, The tclcutospores being homologous to the asms with its inclosed spores. The rhetoric displayed in some of the notices written by students and posted on the bulletin board docs not always reflect favorably on the careful teaching of Professor Hunt. The following is a sample from prepdom: "STOLEN ! ! If the person who stole my hat will leave it in the place from where they took it. It will greatly oblige mc." For some reason perhaps the early cold weather the usual annual pilgrimages to the insane asylum and penitentiary have not come off on schedule time this fall. The latest word from the lunatics and convicts is that they feel very much hurt at the slight put upon them by the University students. The only proper thing to do is to try to organize a party of new girls and escort them to these hallowed shrines of prepdom. The Hallowe'en party given at the home of Miss Lau, cor ner Eleventh and D streets, under the direction of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, proved a most novel and unique af fair. A carefully prepared and highly amusing program, in which Fate figured prominently, was closed with a most pal atable s.upper, at which toasts were proposed and most ably re sponded to. Those present report a most enjoyable evening despite the attendant stormy weather. The editor of the Sophomorian evidently did not expect anybody but preps to read their German joke column. They painfully and carefully looked up all ol the words and gave annotated explanations ol the "points" to each and every joke. Someday they will awaken to the realization of the fact -that, although they arcjust beginning German, and know very little about it, it is safe to assume that most ol the readers know enough ol the language to detect a palpable blunder. Place: Corner R and Sixteenth streets. Characters: French an a former University girl. Time: Saturday morning. F ench knocking at the- front door: "I'd like to get Mr. Schcll's washing." Former University girl: "You must have cotton the wroni? number." F: "No. this U ii,. o -- - - - 1 - number given mc, 15 , and it's marked paid." F. U. G: - .s "Well, we don't take in washing." (Closes the door em phatically.) Exit French with a blank look on his face. The "nawsty" weather was a most effectual damper on many schemes for Hallowe'en. The Baron was expecting to lead a small army out to the Christiau University, carry it away piecemeal, and set it up on our campus. He spent the night in tears when he found the walking was too bad to allow the carrying off of big buildings. Most of the other little schemes, such as scaring thcWeslcyan students, shaking their bell-post, tipping over over the chimney of the boiler house, and so on, were like wise given up. Really you never saw a nicer behaved set of little boys than were our students that night all on the account of the elements.