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8 THE HESPERIAN I ! I. I Mr. 1 E, Urown rccicvcd a short visit from his father lnt week. Severn! students recently listened to the silvery tones of St. John. Miss Graham and Miss Gund spent Washington's birthday in Wilbcr. The P. G. 1). C. will give a special program Friday eve March 7th. Quite a number in the university intend going to Omaha to hear Pntti. Hut three plates were required to take Tim Hkspkkian board's picture. Miss Pclla Cross '93, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents in Victoria. Professor Errtcc has lately received three mirrors for his experiments in light. Since McCroskcy has changed to the scientific course lie hns begun to Brace up. On account of bickness, Professor Hunt was unable to meet his classes on Monday last. Misses Leila Dew and Ida Russell, from Tccumseh, at tended charter day exercises. If you Hunt diligently you will find an Illinois cake in Rockold and McCroskcy's room. The picture of ex-President J. II. Fairfield of Obcrlin, is a new feature in the faculty room. JEx'Rugent Hull has been appointed chief oi division in the auditor's office at Washington. Hydvj W.13 told after German class that his record for promptness is worse than Jackson's. The corn boxed up by Messrs Smith and Troycr at the time of the exhibit, is ncaring Vienna. J. T. Wcsterman, a student here last fall, is now in Seattle in the employ of the Northern Pacific. Miss Esther Lcighuer, who was in the university last year, is attending the Lincoln business college. Miss Lowman, after visiting her cousin, Miss Schwab, re turned to her home in McCook on the 23rd. Misses Gray and Howard spent Saturday and Sunday, February 15 and 16, at their home in Fremont. Tis sad but still 'tis true that the German lesson always suffers when there is an examination in history. The freshman history class has finished "Early Rome" and have now taken up "Rome and Carthage." The room is large, cases arc many, drawers arc numerous, but where arc the specimens in the new museum. Tuesday last the executive committee of the board ol re gents transacted "business connected with steam fitting. The black, soft, silken adornments of Quaintance and Cushman arc no more. Calamities never come singly. Floyd Seybolt guided his friend Mr. King through our buildings last week. Seybolt is now rushing real estate. At present the XJnivcrsity has thirty teachers, fourteen of whom arc professoss, and four hundred and sixty students. Miss Knight, from Chicago, is visiting the university for the purpose of arousing more interest in the Y. W. C. A. work. A. F. Woods has constructed a klinostat, the object of which is to overcome the influence of gravity on growth of seed. The ministers of Omaha and Council Muffs have madu ar rangements with Professor Hunt to receive instructions in oratory. Mr. L. 0. Shradcr was obliged to discontinue his unvcrslty work, in older to take charge of his fathers farm near Logan Nebraska. Miss Maybcth Hurd so well known in the University two years ago, is now in the art department of thcNncw England conservatory. Several of the girls of the prep Latin class meet today at the home of Miss Main to translate the first seventeen chap ters of Caesar. Two volumes of the North American fungi, have recently been added to the herbarium, which now contains 2,700 spe cies of this set. C. A. Bench, ar. old time Uni. boy now affixes his notarial seal to legal documents. He is located at 145 south Eleventh Street upstairs. The Universities of Wisconsin and Nebraska, for the first time in the history of cither, will not have senior orations next commencement. P. L. Ilibbard and his sister were surprised recently by a visit from an uncle whom they had never seen, Miles Bryan of Ogdcnsbury, N. Y. The other day a man with a large hammer and n strong arm adjourned Professor Edgrcn's French class by pounding vigorously on the radiator. The delegates to the state convention of the N. C. O. A. will be E. Farmer, chairman; H. C. Peterson, F. A. Rock hold, H. A. Reese, Geo. Sheldon. Janitor Fritz wanted to know how much it would take to annihilate Tiik IlKsrKKlAN editors, and learned that twelve dollars would cover thu damages. Soph boy: "I sec the first prep girls have formed a liter ary club for the study of juvenile litcrturc." First prep girl: "Yes we arc reading the Sophomorian." Wednesday, the 19th, a pleasing variation in the program of the stock breeders association was made by Miss Scott, when she sang one of her delightful solos. Two coincidences: G. W. Gcrwig our literary in '88 and T. F. A. Williams holding the position at present, wrote their first arttcles on Chamisso's "Peter Schlcmihl." Mr. Stephens, a former student of the Northwestern uni versity wns in Lincoln reporting the prohibition meeting. He inspected our buildings while in the capital city. Rev. Henry Wallace, editor of an agricultural paper in Dcs -Moines, made an address on clover in the stock breeder's association. He also presided in chapel on the 19th. Is the Crete orator going to do up the University? Decid edly no. Is the Crete foot ball team going to walk over us? From the present interest taken here in the game, yes. Earnest Gcrrnrd, formerly of 93, not being able to return to school at the beginning of the term on account of sickness is now studying Latin and German at the Columbus high school. On the evening of February 14th when Mcsscrs Sawyer, Teft, and Dinges were notified that the Lieutenant wanted to sec them in his private office, the boys thought he had a lecture in store for them, but they were mistaken, for he only requested them to go out in North Lincoln a couple of miles with the Quarter Master after the old target. The boys say walking is fine out in that part of town. . f"BWT w i