Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

clses leo ny Tue president the Follow
ing program was executed:
Essay, Thrift of the French, ..... Harry Crowdel
Defamation, Seminoles Defiance, Nellie Mower
Essay, district School, ,...........J. E. Gardner
speech ON immigration, ..............A.W W. Lsdd
Music. w. Gidley, II. b. Hare
Defamation, Lightning Rod Dispenser
X. H. Robinson
Defamation, Best Cow In PERIL. &C. +. Calhoun
Speech. Study Of Shakespeare, H. b. Hare
Debate, Corporation We. Competition,
Affirmative, :. ... Cyrus Calhoun, Mamie Stanley
Negative. ...Chas. Stewart, Eadie Davenport
Decided in favor of negative.
The lecture on last Monday evening
by Hon. Edwin Van Cise of Deadwood
was listened to by an interested and
attentive audience Of students and
friends Of the institution. Mr.. Van
Cise is certainly pleasant and forci.
BILE speaker and did full justice to his
subject, "Recollections of a Ramble
through Europe"
Tuesday evening the home of Mr.
and Mrs. w. B. dudley was the scene
of happy crowd of young people, the
occasion being the celebration of the
seventeenth birthday Of Misses Maggie
Degnan and Rule Wilde. Among
other games played was the observa-
ton game, a test of the memory, re-
sulting in Jennie Pickering winning
first prize and Mamie Stanley, the
BOBBY or consolation prize.
We wish to again call attention to
the lecture next Monday evening at s
p. M. by Hon. E. w. Martin of Dead
wood. Subject, IA comparative study
of Webster and Choate." Let all the
students and friends turn out and give
the lecturer the warm reception he
certainly deserves.
Our new fence is indeed an improve.
ment and aside from looks, we have
now some protection from the too
numerous public that seemed to have
no hesitancy whatever in driving here,
there and everywhere, before the fence
was completed.
Prof. Lymer preached to large
congregation at the soldiers home on
Sunday afternoon.
While we always commend sports
of all honorable character, in their
time and place, we feel that we must
place ourselves on record in behalf Of
a large majority Of the students as
emphatica u and urqualifi. dly against
Sunday base ball playing. We hope
to see those students who were guilty
of this misdemeanor, handled in no un-
certain way by the faculty.
Next week we will publish full
outline Of the commencement week
exercises. We expect to have u glor-
ious time this year and to that end ad-
wise all who are to participate to begin
early, that they may so acquit them
selves as to bring honor not only upon
themselves but upon the institution
they represent.
Tue first annual reception Of the
Philomathean society to the faculty
and students was given on Wednesday
evening in the chapel, large number
being present, At eight o'clock the
reception was opened with prayer by
Prof. Lymer, followed by an instru-
mental solo by Anna Worrell. Presi.
dents address of welcome; vocal solo,
Mamie Stanley; defamation, Rule
Wild; the hunters story, Society
chorus. President Hancher was then
introduced as the orator of the evening
and proceeded to give an eloquent en-
logy upon the life of Washington
dwelling especially on some element,
of his greatness. He touchingly and
beautifully referred to the mothers
Influence upon the great men of ou,
country and especially upon Washing
ton, and portrayed the heroic measure
and stature of the father of his
country, in a graphic word picture
with an eloquence that called forth the
spontaneous applause of all. Presi
dent Hancher's address was followed
by music by the chorus, after which
an hour was spent in promenadine
SINGING roll,cking college songs ane
cuiiuring the social side of oul
natures. Such little gatherings Ger
tainly do much to en!iven CO. e .e sp.ri
and feeling.
Advice is 'ik p,e:a a lit'le nr /, ;
good, hut two mnch invarahy make
the consumer sick. At the risk of un
dermining the constitutions of SOM
unsuspecting students, however. ",
venture the following: Don't b
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