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On Having A Grouch
SPRING INSTINCTS
Two of the most readily apparent outward effects of spring are
the tired feeling and general disinclination to labor, and the effusions
of poetry from almost everyone effusions that may or may not be
written down on paper, depending upon the self-control of the author,
but that nevertheless spring up in the heart and thoughts. It has
been noted that University students are peculiarly susceptible to
these spring-time influences.
It is a good thing for one to have this rejuvenation in the spring
time. If the spring fever hits hard enough, a soul-satisfying rest is
enjoyed, and if only wisely does his lazying outdoors, he will breathe
inspiration from the warm air and sunny skies and fluffy clouds.
Little hope is there, however, for the one who cures bis spring fever
inside, in bed. The outdoors is the place to loaf.
Even the writing of poetry is not without its good ends. When
one reads over what he has written, he usually is convinced of the
necessity for much wisdom and self-control in this world of ours,
and that is a good lesson. Terhaps one sends the poem to someone
else. Then the effect is chastening, and one learns a truer repard
for the other one's rights.
To conquer the temptations of spring and keep one's nose relent
lessly to the grindstone has its disciplinary virtues.
There is one sure means of killing all the value of the spring
time instincts. If you must shirk that study hour, don't, lest you
profane the feeling that causes you to do it, waste the hour in a
movie, a pool hall or in the Library' reading "Life." Get out irrto
Pen woods or along Stevens creek and picnic through it.
CUTTING DOWN ON FORMALS
These things can be stated as hardly debatable:
Dancing is too often the only form of exercise of the University
students.
Too many formal parties are given by University organizations.
One remedy is so simple that its adoption would be welcomed
with relief by most everybody. That would be to limit the sorori
ties, even as the fraternities, to one formal party every two years.
The men's organizations have enjoyed the relief of having to
plan their formals but once every two years, and have enjoyed their
big parties in the odd years none the less because they were in
formal. Under present restrictions the girls' formals very often are little
more than informals plus a dress suit.
The Pan Hellenic council might well consider the question of
cutting down on the sorority foimals.
On occasion there is nothing so
satisfying to me, so mentally cleans
ing, so spiritually laxative, as to have
a grouch. To loathe the world, work,
goodness, and all the highly moral
virtues, to abhor duty, to revel in
the instincts of the coarser clay, gives
me a feeling of sweet irresponsibility
that is a relief from the goal of am
bition, the prod of ideals, and the
straight-Jacket of convention. I've a
a grouch today.
I can remember, when a wee
small boy, of making a valiant at
tempt to bloody the nose of my chum
when he was given a tricycle and I
still had to be content with my little
red wagon. I can recall crying in
Sunday school until my sister, very
red in the face, came down to the
primary class from the benches
where the junior students studied
their lesson, and led me out of the
church door. Still fresh in my recol
lection is the day when I hid in
the barn so that my mother would
think I had run away "so she would
be sorry." I remember these things,
not with a feeling of remorse be
cause I was so bad, but with a sort
of an exultant joy that Alger had
not .made a Fauntleroy out of me
with his saccharine storres of poor
boys who rose to fortunes because
they were so good.
I feel sorry for George Washing
ton if the cherry tree yarn is true.
I hope my sons, if I ever have any,
will smoke an occasional corn silk
cigarette and get horribly eick when
jthey try cigars.
There is something so intensely hu-
j man about a man with a grouch that
I love him. He has gone back to
the kind of nature that inhibits it
self in gassy volcanoes, frosts in
May, and gumbo on South Dakota
prairies. I am suspicious of the man
who never exhibits this reactive
characteristic. I suspect that he is
not a part of that other nature
towering mountains, deep and resist
less rivers, merald and golden
fields, cool and silent forests.
Once I had a dog. He played
shadow to me . for fourteen years
a little black cur, with an engaging j
curl to his tail, a curious bent to 1
his ?ars, a friendly light in his eyes.
He knew me and my grouches. When j
I was at odds with the world he
didn't lick my hand he stayed in
the background. When I came out of j
it he would chase his tail for very !
Joy, and h?ap against me. He knew
my grouch made me no less a good
companion afterward.
Don't think I am proposing grouches
as a highly admirable state of mind
and encouraging their increase in the
world. Their value is in their rare
ness; their marginal utility decreases
amazingly as they increase. They
should be few and far between, like
the caraway seeds in rye bread, or
the drops of brandy in mince pie.
The man who is a perpetual grouch
is as detestable, as puckery to the
taste of friendship, as the unripe
choke-cherry is to the palate. He
lacks variety.
I am uncertain, too, as to the value
of grouches in women. If, as one of
them has recently declared, and
many of them by their actions seem
to believe, their first duty is to be
beautiful, they should shun grouches.
Nor can I think that it would do men
as much good to have grouches, if
there were not women to smooth
them away.
A grouch is a guage of your friend's
regard. When you are in the midst
of one, does he get angry, fly into
a rage, and preach? Then he is lack
ing in humanity. But if he laughs,
lets you enjoy your moodiness briefly,
and then brings you to your true self
and better half of nature again, he is
more precious than much fine gold.
I have been speaking of the sub
jective grouch, the spiritual rather
than the physical grouch. The latter,
that finds expression in the slammed
door, is less lovely. I am inclined to
the belief, however, that it also has
its very worthy merits.
Reference and
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UNIVERSITY NOTICES
Union Business Meeting
Union literary society will hold a
Fpecial business meeting Monday
evening at 7:15, in Union hall.
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THE DAYS GONE BY
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I The junior c lass presented the an- :
nnal iiiTiinr tIov "Tha TtnaA in Vtin. '
t-rday." at the Oliver theatre with
Phebe Folsom in the leading role and
Orville Ohatt playing opposite.
19 Benefit Hop
An unlimited number of tickets
haw been validated for the '19 bene
fit hop which is to be held at the
Armory, Saturday evening, March 24,
1914. The complimentary list will
be published with the financial state
ment. William D. Bryans, chairman;
T. A. Williams, agent student activities.
Senior Class Poem
All seniors who wish to have their
work considerd for the class poem
are asked to leave it at the office of
studvnt activities before Spring recss.
The faculty at the University of
Kan gas recently sent the president
their assurances of support. The
president replied, saying that be was
deeply grateful for their support and
approbation, and that their act had
his sincere appreciation. Ex.
Fifteen Year Ago Today
Plans werp being made for an an
nual indoor athletic contest to' be
held in the Armory. It was decided
to give a gold medal to the person
having the highest individual stand
ing. Twelve Years Ago Today
John La tenser of Omaha, was
awarded the position of architect on
the new Temple.
The sixth annual gymnastic fxhib!
tion was given in the Armory in the j
afternoon.
One Year Ago Today
The cadet band held its ninth annual
banquet at the Lincoln hotel.
Nine Years Ago Today
The balance heft over from a law
hop was given to pay the expenses of
the first law baseball team.
Eight Years Ago Today
The various classes were busy se
lecting their candidates for the first
annual imerclass meet to be held in
the Armory.
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Seven Year Ago Today
The awful prospect of spending the
spring vacation in Lincoln was con-
(fronting the students of the University
j due to the fact that a strike was
.threatened by the brotherhood of
railway firemen which would stop the
passenger traffic.
After the three law classes had
voted to skip all morning classes and
enjoy a day's outing at Crete a let
ter from the dean was forthcoming
and not a law boarded the train.
Five Year Ago Today
The junior class team consisting of
Clayton S. Radcliffe, Harry Burtis,
and Jerome Forbes won the interclass
debating championship by defeating
the Juniors represented by Clark Dick-
Saw Y. W. C. A. Workers Caroline
B. Dow of New York City, dean of the
National training school of the T. W.
C. A. was in Lincoln Saturday after
noon and met some of the University
girls who were interested in the asso
ciatioiial work as a profession.
Expect Illustrations. Tho art de
partment is expecting to receive with
in a few days a collection of illustra
tions from the McMillan company of
New York. These illustrations have
been used in the publication of books
by that firm. They wlil remain in the
art gallery for the rest of this month.
Course of Lectures. Prof. Blanche
C. Grant is giving a course of lectures
at the Lin dell hotel on the exhibition
at the Lincoln Fnie Arts shop. This
exhibition consists of eight modern
ist pictures, the work of Hugo Robus
and Barr J. O. Nordfeldt, Vho are
prominent in the modernist movement
in New York city.
I V .MM ek.
Fort y-N inert
Forty-nine years ago the University
of Illinois opened for business with
three students, two professors and a
head farmer acting in the capacity of
faculty and student body. By the end
of the first week there were fifty-seven
students enrolled, and for the one
term the total enrollment wag seventy
seven, all men. Ex.
Think Ahead!
These are the days when care
of your figure will count as the
years go by.
For your figure the corset is
responsible.
jcri
will take care of your figure
today tomorrow and in the
days to come you will retain
your youthful lines.
Take the necessary time for a
careful fitting.
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