Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-12-09
Black Hills College Department.
III. B. HAZE, Editor

III. b. HARE, Editor
Miss Eadie Davenport has been con.
fined TO her room for few days with
severe cold.
Miss Bertha Handy again enter
tanned few of her friends on Monday
evening. These littlesocial gatherings
seem to be quite popular among the
students.
MIR. V. c. Daniels was The recipient
last week of handsome card re-
ceiver,' from some kind hearted al.
though unknown friends.
Mr.. G. E. Boyden is absent from his
classes on account of crippled hand.
which bids fair to claim some of his
attention for the next few days.
Rev. j. B. earns of Rapid City, con
Quoted the devotional exercises at the
chapel last Saturday.
Mrs. j. l.. Denman of. Whitewood
has been spending few davs with her
daughter Charlotte. She returned
home Wednesday morning.
Tuesday afternoon the chapel was
comfortably filled with students and
visitors, assembled for the purpose of
listening to the chapel orations Of the
first term The orations showed much
careful thought, and taking the
surroundings INTO condition were we'll
delivered. The speakers aud subjects
we're as follows:
"Scofers VS.. Skeptics' -. II. h Hare.
Music ................M Miss Bergcy.
America, the Laberng Mans
country" ..........W w. A. Turner.
"In CHAINS" s......... Miss McDonald.
Influence of a Scholar IL. II. Hare.
The above students are happy today
i'll the thought that the second ta.m
orations are far IN the future.
Rev. g. NJ. Boswell of Rapid CITY
delivered the first lecture of the winter
course last Tuesday evening. to a large
and appreciative audience. His sub
ject, "rhat Boy being handled in am
original and happy way pleasing to all.
Notice CT the lecture will be found in
another column of this paper. l'he
second lecture of the course will b.
given on Monday night, lee. 18TH by
the Rev. j. w. ID. Anderson of this
city. Subject, "Other Worlds than
ours. Rev. Anderson needs no intro.
duction to Hot Springs people.
Russell Thorp is certainly very
genial, happy dispositionel young man.
We have noticed that most of the foxes
Of the past week have been given at
his expense. ard yet he seems as merry
as ever. For tins reason we will "be
merciful" and spare him any further
insult.
Miss Fay Lawrenceson was ON the
sick list this week: ditto. MIR. Gardner
Miss Inez earns visited Cascade
Monday.
Mr.. j. K. Doe enrolled Tuesday
Total enrolment now, 95. We will
soon be 100 strong,
The usual meeting of the litcrar,
society occurred in society hall OF
Saturday evening. Pres. H. b. Hare ii
the chair. After the rendering Of tn,
program short business session was
held. The following program will h,
given Saturday night, Dec. 10th. /
Answer to roll call by short anecdotes
2. Grafton, Miss Anna Walton;
Essay. Miss Eadie Davenport; 4. DE
bate, Resolved that the study of Gree!
and Latin should give place to studie
of more practical nature. Affirma
tive, Harry Crowder, D. NJ. Hand
Negative, Harry Stewart, Miss Picker
ing; 5. Defamation, Miss May Bren
nan; 3. Grafton, j. W. Dickover;
Extempore debate.
These nice cool mornings it is quit
interesting to stand inside til
entrance at about s:15 and observe III
different ways in which brisk morr
ing walk affects different persons.
is a good place to study character.
young lady comes in with petular
look on her face and gives vent to som
spiteful remark about the innocer
weather, you may reasonably entertai
doubt as to her angelic claracte,
but if she comes in with a briph
snappy twinkle in her eye and plea.
ant smile beaming over the flushe
cheeks which bid defiance to the col,
you may uduk Oh IL tnaC tnaC nrrSO
will find whatever of sunshine thel
may be in any condition of life.
Allow us To call the attention of til
student body to the careless Landlin
OF hooks as an indication of very 10,
stage of literary development. A boo
is the next thing to an lndividual-an
indeed to lover Of hooks, a favorii
volume seems invested with res
personality. To mark or deface it in
tentionally is wantonly to injure
friend; and any accidental iniur
ought to awaken much the same kin
of regret as would an accident to
friend; A book whose pages are gashe
with deep ink and pencil marks, who's
leaves are dog cared and soiled. an
whose covers are battered and scrape
is disgrace to any college studen
Be careful of yonr books; treat the,
respectfully; don't take advantage Z
their silence to abuse them. I'll
wanton or careless misuse Of books is
relic OF the old Vandal instinct th;
ought to be Suppressed re- ithaca r.