Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-10
Black Hills College Department.
III. b. HARE, Editor.l

Mr. Wlillam aenry Vose OF Edge
mont was visitor with college friends
over Sunday.
With both president and vice.presi-
dent absent, Prof. Maynard is indeed
busy man these days.
The next lecture of the course will
be delivered by our fellow townsman,
Hon. S. E. Wilson, on Monday evening
April 3.
Sickness seems prevalent. Quite a
number Rave been out of school a few
days, bat we are glad to see them re-
turning.
Owing to the great rush we are in
this week we cannot give as full a re-
port of the daily happenings of the
school as we should like.
Among our scientists there is one
who has views Of her own. Miss Ber-
gey has ventured the assertion that
olives grow on palm trees.
The second term chapel Grafton will
be delivered on the last morning of the
term at 8 a. m. in the college chapel.
Those taking part will be w. A. Tur-
ner, Anseline Bergey, Lillian McDon-
aid and H. b. Hare.
The Review of Reviews for March is
most interesting number containing
excellent articles on number of the
most important events of the day. 1t
would be great benefit if we could
have this magazine IN the library for
the benefit of all.
A large number of the students were
noticed at the mum social at Mr.. Jas.
Bradley's on Monday evening. 1t was
also noticed that the per cent. of stu.
dents who kept mum was IN the vast
minority. College students and mum
socials do not go we'll together.
All the avenues of modern enterprise
are fast being opened for the entrance
OF women. Size can shave and sing
bass, if she wants to, and yet she is not
satisfied. We heard girl recently
give expression to the wish that she
could play base ball and foot ball.
What will they want next?
"A short letter has been received from
President Hancher, descriptive of his
trip through the southern states, in
which he seems to be highly pleased
with the south and the hospitable man.
ner in which he has been received. We
expect to have something from him
for publication when he returns.
The beautiful weather of the last
few days has had tendancy to pro-
duce the much dreaded spring fever
among the students. We should not
allow the weather to interfere with
our work at this time of the year. We
have three months more of school be-
fore us yet and it is necessary that we
continue faithful unto the end.
On Monday afternoon Vice-Presi-
dent E. E. Lymer was called to College
Springs, Iowa, by a telegram stating
the sad news that his aged mother was
not expected to live. A telegram from
hlm Wednesday conveyed the news of
her death at S:45 a. m. of that day.
Professor Lymer has the sympathy of
the entire student body and his large
circle of outside friends.
The Philomathean society held an
interesting session on last Saturday
evening. The program was as follows:
Roll call by secretary.
Devotional exercises led by the President
Reading of minute
Essay, EMANCIPATION of the President p Koontz
Grafton, 'Washington and Grant" j. Pickering
Worlds Fair and sunday, y,....... Charles Stewart
Essay, "Amusements, ......... Lillian Mcdonald
Defamation, ''lhe Lost Chord Anna Worrell
Worlds Fair aad Sunday, ....... Florence Cross
Hultar SOLO. Rose Bower
Essay, "Narcus Tilius Cicero. Nv. A. Turner
Debate, "Written examinations not a test of
students knowledge.
Affirmative. Albert b. Gidley and Guy Bradley.
Negative, s. A. Calhoun and II. E. Robinson
Critics report.
Judges decision in favor of aairma-
tive.
The disrespectful antics of few Of
the students in section G, during devo-
tionai exercises at chapel should be at
once suppressed. Such actions are not
in harmony with the approved st lndard
of college morals. There is nothing to
be said against any decent manifesta-
ton of joyful emotions in its proper
place, but in chapel it is certainly
lacking in good taste and common
sense, and like all other nuisances.
should rest inocuous desuetude.