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questionable method to foster them
It 1h not unreasonable to suggest thnt
the freBhmen cap proposition conflicts
witli the pernonal freedom of the stu
dent Whether his renHon be good or
bad, a freflhmnn nmj not (are to adopt
a certain kind of ratitw. i.,
I unction to make
not entitled to tin
publle endowment
dered or molested
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him do so'' is he
benefits ot a great
without being bin
by other than eon
The Wold mnleutn
stituted authority
tlon In used adviHodly Phe proposed
plan, ir adopted, cannot be enloned
without the exenise of stilngent
measures You will bae to subject
the rebellious freshman to either phy
sical chastisement, 01 social ostracism,
and class exclusion, and the execution
of any of these powers would be un
democintic, and intolerable
We think, therelore, that a- an ,ib
stiact proposition, the student, fiesh
man (hough he be, is possessed of the
light or personal lieedoni, and v e aie
not disposed to see such light
abridged, uness the lesulls obtained
ar worth the sacrlne e
11 conclusion the writer reels that the
freshmen cap idea, viewed from its
essential elements, will not rulflll its
purpose nor promote good ends A
college community is a sentimental
settlement where ideals aie fostered
more by inspiration than discipline
ction may be united and concerted,
but it must be spontaneous instead of
mechanical Thin is out ideal. In
which the plan proposed finds no fa
or
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FRANK FAVORS ME)
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ol ?3 for the same atti actions h
these disciepaiK ie.s (iranted the fact
that the University being situated in
a city the size of Lincoln would nat
utally cause borne students to hae in
terests not best conducive to Univei
slty spirit, h.ie we really come heie
primarily to get the benefits ol I,ln
coin rather than to attend the Univer
slt as students and true supporters of
tho Institution'' Such may hae been
possible, but not piobable, plans
The matter or expense is enlarged
upon by the writer of the aloremen
tioned skeptical aiticle in deiogaTion
of univeislty spirit at Nebraska Are
the students at Nebiaska poorer than
tho students of Kansas, Missouri, and
all our neighboring schools when it
comes to supporting university ac
tivities. Scarcely Also lie Is presum
ing considerable when he hints that a
person would rather study than put in
a small part of his time foi the Uni
versify Has any one become
pressed with this idea7 Some
engage in school activities rnoie
others, but should not all do at
a little The almost unanimous
ion seems to hi and the slmon
grind method tin an undesirabe
cation A little sociability i, r
1 un
will
than
least
opin
pure
edu
sure
cure foi this mlseiable pi edic anient
" Clasemen Blamed.
Now the negative exponent declares
that the upper classnun aie to blame
lor this dereliction in spiiit So do
we. Freshmen can not partake prop
erly or the Univeislty spiiit without
leadership through the upper class
men and It is granted that they have
neglected this duty Hut who are tho
upper classmen? Are they not grown
up freshmen? It we can inculcate In
the freshman a few of the traditions
for the betterment or Nebraska Bplrit,
will he not carry this general interest
through tho remaining thiee years In
a much more satisfactory manner than
it Is now manifested And bettor
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Lincoln
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clas spirit makes better University
Hpirlt no one will den
If any one can put foith a more
lucid plan ot promoting this than the
freshman cap piopositlon, let us hear
of It M means or the beautiful green
aps each freshman will be known to
Hie rest ol hi class be will show
that he is proud to H a member of
that c lass be will be no, not humill
ated, but looked upon with greater in
teres! by the uppei classman, who is
able to interpret in this act or wear
iug a cap the rH t th.it the freshman
has some University spiiit and is not
unsoc lahlv wiapped up jn himself It
there aie any Jieslimen who are of
the timber that will not do this small
eivire. It iH well that we know who
Ihcv are and just what Ideas they do
have outside ol unlimited selt Impoi
tance There might arise the epics
ion as to how this piogiam for the
Ireshnicii u i, tH1f(((,( Wliv (I()(H
It need 10 be enroned in the majorltv
of cases' lso have not othei schools
shown as a pi. 'cedent thai the method
of enloi cement is or small detail and
thai noting and Insui rect ion need not
lie the result ol showing the Tow cl
ung fiesmen the piopei procedure
W' take it that the present fieshnian
las will take a great measure of
pride as being the Hist to inaugurate
Hii system once the plan is staited
tin- year the next incoming lieshman
class will assume it as a mattei of
course The idea is vou can train a
young dog to do new tucks, but just
endeavor once to Influence certain m
per e las.sin. n to c oine out ol theli shells
and make lepoit on your progress
Theli training was neglected In their
freshman yeai Shall it be- neglected
in the future' Let us answer this in
our class meetings .Moieovei. is it
no. desirable to eliminate- this scoffe-r
attitude- amongst some at Nebiaska
Shall we sit Idly by and hear theli
jeeis and jibes at our traditions ring
lug in our (.ais long.-t '' The writer
of the anient tieatlse against the
piopositlon of staiting something slmi
lar to thc rieshinan cap measure
would do well ir he- can substitute a
belter plan, lathei than by "knock
big" what seems to be. by the large
majority, a rneiitoiious measure
WEAKNESS IN ENFORCEMENT.
(Continued rrom I age One)
the effect that they were to be com
pelled to wear the caps in iecognition
of their defeat ut the hands of the
sophomores This was the original
stand taken by the Innocents when
the plan was first announced before
the Olympics, but since that time the
plan has been considerably altered
The propoasl now Is that the
freshmen shall be asked to wear the
little green caps, not as a mattei of
punishment or lidicule but more as a
means of identification for the puipose
or helping to bring the members of the
class together" Hut If the matter is
"up to the freshmen," why these upper
class rallies to "decide-" whether or
not frebhmen shall wear said caps, or
to "sanction" the action or the fresh
men'' Why this necesbity for upper
class banction of a matter left to the
freshmen? Why this summoning of
upper class speakers before a fresh
man meeting called to decide what our
friends tell us is purely a freshman
question? Why this threat that if the
freshmen refuse to adopt tho plan an
other meeting will be called for tho
purpose of compelling them to adopt
it? In other wordB, If green-cap advo
cates are leaving the question to the
Up to the Freshmen," the following
appears- "It seems that there has
exlBted a general misunderstanding
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within the ranks of the freshmen to
froBhmon, why do they not leave it to
them7 On the other hand, If they
mean to deprive freshmen of the last
word In the decision, why (heir at
tempt to soothe injured freshman feel
lugs by shnm deference to freshman
wishes'' Why this attempt to escape
the responsibility of their cause'' And
Fcho answers, "Why '
Plan Is Wrong
Quite aside fiom this question beg
ging position or green cap advocates,
the plan Itseir is wrong In the first
place, none of Its advocates has pio
posed any means of enforcing It I'bys
Icnl force being haired both by the
University rules and by the difficulties
connected with the catching and label
lug of four or five hundred freshmen,
(here lemaliib nothing else which for
the freshmen will have any terrors
The growth of University spirit, which
is the ostensible excuse Tor this pro
posal, will certainly receive no im
pedis, nor Will (he freshman learn te
sped Tor student action, dom the
spectacle or a student boclv unable to
carry out its ow n ordeis
Now, what is (he ostensible object
or the freshmen c ap plan'' To estab
lish a tradition, 1 take it. foi the pur
pose of building up Univeislty spirit
Without pausing to discuss tho prob
able success of any attempt to legis
late tradition into being, it seems clear
that if this scheme of freshman disci
pllne, which standing by itself Is not li
ing more than a useless humiliation of
the first year man, does not promote
Univeislty spiiit, we have no use tor
It The question, then, aiises, Will
that spiiit or sacrifice ot individual
Interests to the- general Univeislty wel
rare which makes up University spit it
be- added to or diminished bv compell
Ing the freshman to wear a badge
which separates and sets him off rrom
the University whole, rather than mak
lug him a component part or if 1 do
not believe thnt any mans spiiit or
loyalty to his Institution Is oi will be
Increased by visiting upon him need
less humiliation, or by doing anything
else (ban recognizing him as a free and
full privileged citizen of the student
state We already staggei under a
burden of useless distinotions, we
need less rather than mote of the
rubbish which now cumbers reallv ef
flcient student action
Try Something Practical
University spirit manifests itself
like any other form of loyalty, in set
vice to th (liing to which loyalty is
due Turn this first year energy loose
upon some of the things our Univer
Blty needs If we must compel oi
"ask' the freshmen to do hu thing,
let us have them go out and bank up
the athletic field so that the student
body may have a skating link When
the dandelions begin to nun the- fail
face of Nature upon oui campus let
the freshmen sally forth and slay
them Let them do any one of a dozen
other things, any one of which would
be fairer to the- freshmen and more
pioductlve of ical University spirit
than, and at least as capable of en
forcement as. anv attemnt to comnt
each freshman to label himself as sue h
with a small green cap upon the not'
east corner of his biow
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