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About The Nebraskan. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1892-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1897)
fffJtfllHH sy The Nebuaskan. A Weekly Nowspnpor Issued Evory Frl- day Noon, by tlio Students of tho University of Nobrnsl:a. Enteral nit Second Class Mall Matter. F. T. Riley - - - - Managing Editor Edith Schwnrts - - Ass't M'glng Ed. ASSOCIATES. R. II. Bnkor Editorial Kato Snow Walkor - - - Fraternities Oliver Chambora - Local O. W. Meier I-ocal D. J. Flaherty Law E. Mellxa Local Sam Sloan Y. M. C. A. Reporters. A. E. I'armoieo - ... II, F. Ungo Tho Nebrnsknn will bo sent to nny ad dress upon receipt of the subscription price, which Is one dollar a year, or llfty cents a semester. Contributions are solicited from all. Nows Items such as locals, personals, reports of meetings etc, are especially de al rod. The Nebrnskan will be Rlad to Drln t any contribution relative to a gen eral university subject, but the namo must accompany oil such. Address all communications to Tho Nobrasun, University of Nebraska. NOTICE All subscriptions should now bo pali and collection will be commenced ac cordingly. Any one wishing to aold the inconvenience ot being "dunned", should notify tho business manager before Jan uary 15. The Charter-day exercises this year iiromlso to be more successful than ever. Elaborate preparations aro being mado to make the day eventful and worthy the university. The address will bo delivered by President Franklin Carter of Williams college. lie is a man of wide learning and and of no little experience in the cause of higher education. Coming as lie docs from an old eastern college of recognized stand ing, his prosence will certainly add dig nity to the occasion, and make the Charter-day exercises of this year an event long to be remembered. The student body ought not to think of this day as other days. The birthday of our university should bo looked upon as an event worthy of the highest consideration. It should be a time to talk of old college reminiscences I i llt tnj3 ana Happenings. We all long to listen to the alumni relate Incidents of their col lege llfo and the trials of the university in her earlier days. Wo have every rea son to be proud of the achlevmonts and good work accomplished by tho unlvorslty in years gono by. They certainly rolloct cri-.il: upon tho faculty and those who have bc-ni connected with her during this re markable period ot growth and develop ment. In vlow of abolishing the preparatory year, the number of students, who are eoniing horo to take rogulnr work Is ma terially increasing. This nttMts to tho fa -t, that tho ofTorts oxpended by tho fac uliy to r.ilso tiio -standard of the high schools of the state have been productive of much good. Is Is Indeed a fact that Is praiseworthy and assures that ofToctivo work will he done In higher education. Who can doubt that next year's work will not see .he realization of still bettor ro hults, and enable the unlvorslty to com mand tho hlghost regard among the col leges of tho country. Abolishing tho nr,.. paratory departments gives tho faculty opportunity to concentrate their efforts up on higher training, and wo have every reason to be proud of tho fact that our mo3t ovontful Chartor-day Is yet to como. . At a recent mooting of the local orator ical association, a resolution to withdraw from the stato association was defeated. Slncn the association has doclarod It de sirable to remain In tho stato organization, earnost efforts should be made to seo that we aro creditably reprosonted in tho stato contost. To attain this end those stu dents who have ability to write and speak well should fcol In duty bound to compoto for honors. Tho advanced students should realize the Impouanco of oratory In col- "s or cne most competent to ro fuso to compete for oratorical honors, how can it bo oxpected that the university will defeat the denominational collogos. Wo must bear In mind, that It Is no little re flection upon tho oducatlonal standard of our alma mater, when one of those two by four colleges carries oft tho laurels. So It behooves us to tako up this mattor seriously, If tho deslro Is to remain in tho association. Oratory Is something worth cultivating. Do not think that tho Do bating association desorvos all the sup port. Although tho sentlmont Is strong against tho state association, and tho wis dom of further membership, yet lot us last fow days bids us to mako a timely ro inark. It certainly should not require the librarian to bo persistently urging students to bo qtilot, and to stop unnecessary laugh ing nnd whispering. Of course the guilty parties are not conscious that tlioy aro disturbing those who aro busy h their studies. For to bo suro, they would not think of doing anything ot the kind. In I.olund Stanford university and others, whispering Is allowed only by those In charge. Hut here, wo regret to say, tho average student docs more talking thnn the librarian and her assistants together. Is there any occasion for such annojntico? The library Is not tho place to relate stor los, to cultivate co-cducatlon and to have a social good time. Every student should hoar this fact In mind and It would save wearing out tho patience of the librarian. It Is certainly not necessary to have a codo ot rules to govern vis In the reading room. Homoniber It Is but a few steps Into tho hall, whoro overyons Is at liberty to talk, laugh and have u inorry time. To a stranger, tho unnecessary whispering re minds him of u swarm of bees. The crit icism of late on the carelessness of stu dents In this regard, urged us to give, we hops a timely warning. Tho time has arrived again, when tho lecture delivered by Professor on "An archy In the College Curricula" would be quite appropriate. Some of the Instruct ors and professors have the Idea that If thoj can get more than the required two hours' work out of a student for each hour of recitation, that he Is gaining Just that much, and that the student Is also. Un der the system of distribution of honors which has recently boon Inaugurated, this Idea ot getting all the work possible out of a student. Is erroneous. The average student Is anxious to gain the good will and favors of his professors, but when he has to put three and four hours on a recitation, In order to get the highest mark and recommendation, Its Injures him men tally and physically. The truth cannot be denied, that many schorlars are working hard for the honor ot membership in Phi Heta Kappa. Those students who were before the best, are now ruining their con stitutions, In order to have their work rec ognized. Those who were dilatory before, have not Improved their mental capacity. It Is the duty of professora to look at all sides of the mental benellt his students are getting from his Instruction. It Is not his province to make a specialist of him. He can do that himself, or at least make his choice. The scholar Is here for a gen eral education. Some of our professors In the proper light, and as- the are liberal In this respect however, generally get no thanks from their kindness, as their students take time from such a professor to put In on the work of a more grasping ono. It is to be hoped that this year all the elections to Phi Heta Kappa will bo an nounced and not a portion of them as was done last year. Phi Heta Kappa cannot nffort. to do this. It gives this society the appearance, of being a reward which the student should work for. Instead of being a reward for work that was accomplished merely for its own sake. Phi Heta Kappa was received hero with much opposition by many students, simply for the reason that they thought It was merely o'l honor roll such as are Instituted In the grade schools. The appearance of this should be avoided. According to student estimation. .iomj professors have a peculiar way of con ducting nn examination. A list of ques tions Is handed around, with enough work thereon, to keep the average studont busy fully two houn. It Is supposod cf course, that answers to all these questions are required, nnd the student goos to Work with an Idea of doing all this work. Con sequently, hp must hurry over sonx- of the questions, skip others, nnd In order to tako chances, may put down something he hardly suspects Is right. Hy the time the second gong strikes he has finished. What Is his thought when the professor calmly announces that his soholars will be marked only on what they have done, ami If they did not llnlsh, It would not count off. Evidently It would be more Jus: to give a certain amount of work and re quire that all of It he done, rather than Impose on tho more sagacious student who works ull tho time, while his neighbor hi front of him, chews the end of his pencil. The Juniors, havo taken kindly to tho suggestion In tho last Issue of the No braskan, that class Insignia should be de cided upon beforo tho first of June, In or der to get tho maximum of benollt from wearing tho same. The Juniors should nut bo dilatory nbout tho attor, but should do some thinking ubout this problem. THE LUNCHEON ROOM. Tho proprietors of tho university inn. cheon room announco that they are bet- i i sign lessons that can be done well In ! allotted time. These professors who FROM HXCIIANQE. A CAMPAIGN. Now girl! Old tnlo! Rush Whirl, Wholesale. Spreads, teis, By score; Calls, drive?, Lots more New girl Colors wears; - Rival frat Vengeance swears. The Key. A freshman wrote a letter homo, The weather, ho said, was clear, Hut what ho dreaded most of nil Was the hazy atmosphere. Ex. A freshman's reason for studying on Sunday: "If a man Is justified In hulplng tho nss out of tho pit on the Sabbath day. how inuoh more Justliled would tho nss bo In helping himself. "Ex. That woman has no nlni In life, A thoughtful tiorson owns. And If you don't bellovo It. sir, Just watch her throwing stones. 4- THE NEHRASKAN ADVERTISERS. Wo wish to cull the attention of the Professors und students to the local mer chants who advertise In The Nobraskan. Evory linn represented hero Is guaran teed reliable, and patronage that Is ex tended them, will be appreciated by the manager of this paper. When it is Jusi as convenient, let them have yaur patron age, iou will benellt by It as much as any one. PAINE & AVARFEL Clothiers and furn ishing goods. Merchant tailors. 1130 O street. Your shoos shlned free. PERKINS & SHELDON The reliable shoo store of Lincoln. 1129 O street. EVANS LAUNDRY COMPANY-Uest sorvlce greatest courtesy. 323 N. 12th. FRANCIS BROS. Restaurant and short order house. 121 N. 11th street. DON CAMERON Lunch counter and short order house. US South 11th St. II. W. BROWN Druggist, books and stationery. 127 South 11th street. MILLER & PAINE Dry goods and fur nishing goods. 1329 to 1239 O street. THE MODEL DINING HALL Meals 13 cents. Sunday dinner 25. 31G S. 12th. CHARLES B. GHEGORY-Coal. Ofllce at 1100 O street. GEORGE CONSTANCER'S-Barber shop located at 1010 O street. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Located ai the corner of 10th and O streets. THE BOOK DEPARTMENT OF Herpol shclmer and Company. 12th nnd N st. SMITH PREM1HR Typewriter Com pany. Lincoln ofllce, 137 S. lltn st. T. J. THORPE & CO Rubber stamps, seals etc. 30S S. 11th street. . IIUTCHINS & HYATT Coal, ofllce lo cated at 1011 O street. C. EHLERS-Tallor. Suits made to ord er. Repairing done. 12G S. 11th. LINCOLN NEWS AGENCY-C. L. Spen cer, 'OS, manager. 11th and O St. DR. S. E, COOK Eye ear, nose and throat. 1115 O street. HT PAINE & WARFEL'8 YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND THAT WH ARE RELIABLE AND THE MOST REASONABLE HOUSE IN LINCOLN TO DEAL WITH. Subscribe for The Ncbroskan, only Jl.oO. In the Equipment of a Student's Room It is generally conceded that a stringed Instrument Is almost an absolute neces sity. To secure the greatest enjoyment from the purchase get the best your money will afford. Expert Judg ment pronounces the "Bay State" Instrument the finest in the world. An excellent Instrument Is the Bay Slate $10.00 Banjo. Wo have In stock cheaper banjos than this, but for u substantial, serviceable Instrument, at a low price, no other Instrument manu factured can comnare with It. Send for Illustrated catalogue. John C. Haynes & Co , 453-403 Washington Street. Boston. & - v -.m.y 'Why' toiWpliy' I spare no effort to urge worthy contestants ' tcr Prepared than ever to servo strlcdy 10 ontor mo looai contost. We havo tho " mue goous with conven enco all. A samnlo bill nt tn 1.. MUUJJ tho talent to win the stato contest with case. Lot It bo exercised and wo will novor ro gret tho outcome. to It Is not tho deslro of tho Nebraslcan to make any Unnecessary comment.1 But tho universal dlsordeV in - the library for the tersi one dozen 7.7.7.7.7.7.7 20 cents HnnrtiXh 'b Scents I Sandwich 3 cents '" "u outter ,.,( ;; 2 cents Coffee, tea or cocoa ....V..V...... 4 cemi Twoioughnuts'r.'.::::::,.::::::-38u lie Scents 11ien I an ilnt a n'Miiiuss." Ifo Home is ReaUy Complete Without a new 1897 Model Washburn &fiss? Prices have been scaled down ns n result of the W ajililiuni's enonnniiH (Hipiilarlty mi tliat now you can buy a kciiiiIiio Washburn of tho very laten ileblyn From $15.00 Upward. The new Washburn Mandolin lin radical depart, ure from former stylen. It In the neatest, daintiest and IMiti-kt Mandolin Imaginable, and Itstone up. proaches) ery near to that of a the old Cremona lollii. iihlilMiriis are sold at fixed and uniform prices by all first-clasn music dealers everywhere. A ashburns are the acknowledged standard of the a".i '!' n-"ey, aro "'ed exclusively by tho leading Artists, I eachers and Glee Clubs. Our new Wash hurti catalogue containing portraits of over 100 Artists and full Information, prices, endorsements, etc., will be sent free 011 receipt of application. If your local dealer cannot supply you we will send Wiishbums C, O. I), with privilege of examination, direct from the factory. n AY?'!burn '""Proves with ago and makes a Ullt that Increases In value as the years go by. It Is really worth many times Its cost. ' LYON & HEALY, Corner Wabash Ave. and Adams St., Chicago. 1136 O 3torest, PAINE & WARFEL FDR THE ,-..-.-.-,.,. LATEST STYLES in SfflOLE SHOE! FOR MEW and WOMEN.,, GO TO Perkins & Shelddn Cd, 1129 O STR66T, r K BEST Work Best Service ! Established 1889. EVANS LAUNDR r;y,'"5v:i 1 a ; i I Telephone I 1 99 Most Complete and Alodern Equipment. COMPAN u. Greatest... Courtesy. 1) J -J YOU'LL FIND IT'S A GOOD PLAGE. 121 North 11th St FRANCIS BROS., pronator, Capital Cafe. Oysters, Fish and Game in Season. Also Restaurant at 1418 0 St. LINCOLN, NE1JR. Open all night. Give us a call. H. W. BROWN, DRUGGIST Books and Stationery, College Text Books. And a comploto Btock or Standard and Miscellaneous Hooks. 217 SO. ELEVENTH ST. EXPERIENCED TRAVELLERS IF YOU WANT TO GET GOOD TIIEATMENT AND REASONA BLE PRICES, PATRONIZE THE ADVERTISERS OP THE NE DP.ASKAN. THEY ARE ALL RELIABLE AND GUARANTEE TO GIVE SATISFACTION. eay they know they're on the Burlington the mo ment they strike It. It" bo smooth so easy so de lightfully Tree from Jolu and Jars and sudden starts and stops. Another proof of the truth of what we try to bring home to you every week In tho year-that for right down solid com fort, the Burlington has no real competitor among the railroads of the west. Omaha, Peoria, Chica go St. Josenh. Kansas City, St. Louis, Denver and Deadwood are only few of the points to Thlcn It wllll pay you t take the Burlington. For tlma cards, tickets and Information apply at B. and M. depot or city ticket of fice, corner of 10th and O streets. G. W. Bonriil, C. P. & T. iu m PI