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THE NEI3RASKAN
and seniors during tho college course so that side. They ought to receive even more
the exchange of courtesies and the jo'nt par- careful attention for a man can stumble
ticipation in Commencement festivities by through this world some way without a
the two classes is doubly pleasant on account highly developed brain, while he will make
of the novelty. There is always so much in- sorry work of his career if taught to discard
ternal war in a senior class over arrange- social graces and moral worth as of no ac
ments for Commencement week that it is a count. We do not mean to say we arc
privilege to be able to have one class affair taught to discard them, but, what amounts to
in which seniors have no responsibility ex- almost the same thing, we are not taught to
cept as guests. '93 is very grateful, and as cultivate them. If we are to have more col
experience has demonstrated that '94 can do lege spirit we must do some laboratory work
the handsome thing when she tries, the in finding out the possibilities of mutual ben
seniors arc looking forward with intense efits in all the component parts of college so
plcasure to what promises to be one of the ciety, from faculty to freshmen, and then
gayest and happiest events of the week. We seek the conditions necessary to reduce
feel safe in predicting that all future genera- these possibilities to healthy, harmonious ac
tions of seniors will call '94's name blessed, tion. The only way to do this is to see more
As Rip would say: "May you live long and of each other outside of the class room. We
prosper." want to make a plea for a little more college
society. We venture the assertion that a
Ever since we can remember, the college little more time might very profitably be
papers at the U. of N. have been tearing their spent wasted, if you please at class reccp
hair and gnashing their teeth over the lack tions, college hops, and university socials
of college spirit and college enthusiasm. The where students might enjoy each other's corn
appeals have been pitiful but stiangely in- pany and discuss each other's interests, and
efiective. The old state of affairs continues, where the Faculty might occasionally get
The students here aren't together once a data for sizing up a student's chances for
year in a body, students and faculty sel- eternal life, not based on his ability to flunk
dom have more than a passing nod in an examination. A class reception or a
outside of classes, and in nine cases out college hop does not necessarily mean a
of ten college interests are made sub- swell afiair, with ball costumes and late
servient to class or clique interests or else hours, nor ought it to mean that in univer
disregarded on principle, as of no value, sity like ours. It docs mean a strictly stu
We have no magical panacea that will dent afiair, where there is chance for
change all this with one application, but we efiective laboratory work in social culture,
believe we can explain the reasons for this Properly trained social qualities will give
sad condition of things and suggest a remedy, quite as much genuine happiness to self and
Everything nowadays in the educational to others in this world as will pure intel-
line runs to experimental work. The princi- lectuality. To such sources college enthu-
ple that it is only through individual labora- siasm must look for life and support. Small
tory work that the student can thoroughly wonder, where such social gatherings are
comprehend his work and learn how to mil- unknown that college spirit is at a low ebb.
ize its results, has come to be universally ac- Significant is the recent refusal by the Re-
cepted. This principle applies to almost ev- .rents of the use of the Armory for the Senior
erything we study Chemistry, Physics, Promenade. We would not attack the action
Psychology, and even Literature. Why not of the Regents for we have plenty of proof
apply it to the social side of student life? For all about us that they are doing all in their
the social and moral sides ought to be sub- power for us in every possible way. But,
jects of study just as much as the intellectual nevertheless, we fail to see the necessity or
