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Leave your laundry bundles at The Hesperian office
and have llicm sent to a first class laundry.
Mr. Ed. Fowlic, of Crete, stopped to sec the sights of the
university while on his way hack to Doanc.
Not long since a letter came to the university directed to
"J. H. McCorky," from the Kansas university.
A. V. House, Doane's orator, was here last week. He is
taking an active interest in the coming contest.
Mark Woods has lately recovered from an aheess in his
side. For a time Mr. Woods' condition was critical.
Dr. Lees has formed an extra class in Greek, which meets
once .1 week to read the second hook of the Anabasis.
Although the registration is not yet complete, there is a
large number of students enrolled for the spring term.
J. W. McCrosky has been elected as associate editor to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of D. V. Hush.
The young ladies in the scientific department kill flies by
holding them up to a sponge saturated with chloroform.
Lieutenant Griffith has given II. C. Peterson a leave of
absence from military duties until after the inter-state contest.
The first proof sheets of the new catalogue have been
looked over and the catalogue will probably be out by May i.
We understand that the Adclphian quartet from Doanc
College will sing at Grace M. E. church next Saturday even
ing. Miss Anna Atwood has returned to school, but on account
of ill health she will not do any work except in the art de
partment. Schcll in the meeting of the athlctlcal association: Mr.
President I think the gentleman Miss Undcrstakcs the object
of this association.
Ashland school is retained on the major course for two
years longer, and the Tccumsch school is placed on the same
course for one year.
Professor Cushman, of Drake university, Des Moines, Ia.f
visited our institution last week. He was much interested in
several of the departments.
"And may I go out with the boys without asking the
faculty?" was one of the many questions asked about our
university by a newly matriculated student.
Hereafter, having finished the school of the companies,
we will have battalion drill every Monday afternoon, skirm
ish drill on Wednesday and dress parade Friday.
The freshmen have appointed a foot ball and base ball
committee. The class expects to take an active part in out
door games and will probably do some good work.
Movements have been started to consider measures de
signed to simplify our curriculum. Probably the group
system used at Johns Hopkins will be introduced.
Mrs. Dr. Mathewson, mother of II. P. Mathcwson called
on her university friends, while returning to Calfomia from
the east, where she has been visiting for some time.
Every one of the school-ma'ams who attended the state
teachers meeting is now the happy posscsor of a tintype,
eighteen for a quarter, that represent Gillispie with his senior
hat.
Requirements for preparatory Latin have been increased
for admittance to tbe freshman class to three books of Caesar,
five orations of Cicero and thirty lessons in Allen's or Daniel's
composition. This was done on the recommendation of high
school supcrintendants, who attended the state teachers
meeting.
Tuesday last Misses Ida and Lizzie Honncll with friends
returned from a trip to Salt Lake City. A feature of their
enjoyment while gone was in meeting Frank Manlcy at Rock
Springs.
The Palladian freshmen have invited the Irving society
of the city high school, and tlic Orphclian of the Weslcyan
to attend their special program to be given Friday evening
April 18.
Miss Hrownie Hnitnr from Omaha recently visited Miss
Lottie Anclrus; A leading feature of Miss Damn's entertain
ment was a very enjoyable card party given on the evening
of the 2nd.
Mr. L. E. Denton, a former student who took special work
under Professor Hessey, is now studying botany in the Uni
versity of California. He recently sent to Mr. Webber ico
fungi to be namod.
Professor Hessey has recently received a picture of the
late Dr. Parry, who was very prominent in American botani
cal services, and who was connected with the Davenport
academy of sciences.
About a thousand choice German specimens consisting of
Uredineae, Lichens, and Algae have been added to the herbarium-
Mr Webber has also received from Germany 2,000
flowering plants and 200 fungi.
We have it direct from a sojourner in sopliomorian society
that one of the editors of our bright contemporary docs not
believe the adage, '-Take care of the pence and the Pounds
will take care of themselves."
The officers of the Palladian boys debating club for the
spring term are: President, J. H. Johnson; vice-president,
G. S. Cushman; secretary, Harry Lord; treasurer, J. L. Wal
lace; sergcantat-arms, C. R. Welden.
The cabinet cases that have been delayed so long by the in
ability of the contractors to get the desire material for mak
ing them, arc at last nearly ready for the many specimens
that have been collected from time to time. ,
Profiessor Hicks has recently received some fine specimens
of mammalian fossils of the tertiary age. These fossils arc
found in large quantities in the western part of Nebraska
where they arc gradually being accumulated.
The last volume of Saccardo's Sylloge Fungorum has been
added to the botanical library. This set of ten volumes has
been issued by one man during the last ten years, which is
remarkable as it embraces 32,000 species of fungi.
The officers of the Union boys debating club arc: Presi
dent, L. E. Troycr; vice-president, J. A. Harkley; secretary,
G. L. Town; custodian; II. A. Scnter; attorneys, A. M.
Troyer, W. F. Wolfe; sergeant-at-arms G. L. Sheldon.
The officers of the class of '94 for the spring term are: presid
ent, C. E. Tcft; vice-president, R. II. Johnson; secretary, Miss
Gertrude Marsland; treasurer, A. Tower; custodian, G. Woods;
class poet, Miss Mary Edwards; scrgcant-at-arms, II. J. Pod
lcsak. Dr. Lees recently examined Pawnee City academy. He
called upon the principal of the Pawnee City high school and
visited Tecunueh high school. Pawnee City academy is not
quite prepared for the major course but hopes to be in a year
or two.
At the begining of the term Marsland spent a few days in
Peoria 111., attending to business. On his- return he visited
Knox college, where he was very cordially entertained.
Marsland says there arc lots of pretty girls attending Knox col
lege.