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FHE HESPERIAN.
" UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.
Vol. XXI.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MARCH 15, 1892.
No. 11
THE HESPERIAN.
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C. M.; SKILES, '92, Managing Editor.
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PALLADIAN LITERARY SOCIETY.
Miss Minnie DePue, Pres. J. Ckcii Graham, Sec'y.
UNIVERSITY UNION LITERARY SOCIETY.
L. 12. Trover, Prcs. C. 1". Stromas, Sec'y.
DELIAN LITERARY SOCIETY.
W. B. Pillsiiury, Pics. Miss 12. C. Field, Sec'y
UNIVERSITY Y. M. C. A.
N. B. Barr, Prcs. L. E. Trover, Sec'y.
UNIVERSITY Y. Y. C. A.
Miss LuliMTuben, Pics. Miss E. C. Field, Sec'y.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
J. II JoiiNvroN,.Prcs. Paul Colson, Sec'y,
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION.
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SCIENTIFIC CLUB.
F.C. Kesyos, Pres. Miss Rosa Bouton, Sec'y.
The Hesperian wishes to keep before the mind
of its readers the desirability of organizing a United
States congress, in the' near future. After thinking
the matter over carefully, and after consulting several
members of the faculty concerning it, we believe that
the university will be large enough, another year, to
make a congress successful. Professor Caldwell is
of the opinion that we should organize next term. If
we do, when the students return next fall everything
will be in running order. There are a great many
questions concerning organization that must be set
tled. It is time for us to begin thinking about them.
For instance, shall it be open to the whole university,
to the college classes alone, or to the ' three upper
classes? Shall the officers be elected for the whole
year, or for one semester only? To what offices will
the students be eligible? Shall we be confined to
seats in the two houses exclusively? What scheme
can be devised to give the different states their sig
nificance? These are only a few of the many ques
tions that we shall have to decide.
The time has come when more open literary
societies are necessary. The old societies are no
longer able to accommodate all the students. Pres
ent indications tell us that the university will have,
at least, nine hundred students next year. Unless
something is done, what will many of these do for
literary advantages? This is a question that should
concern not only the students, but the faculty as
well. The need of new societies has been felt for
some time. There are enough students in the univer
sity to-day, besides those that belong to fraternities,
to support six literary societies. In reality, no soci
ety should have more than sixty members. The
members in a society of that size, might take part in
literary exercises two or three times each term. When
the membership exceeds sixty, the society will not,
as a. rule, be prospeiou The members depend too
much upon each other. One waits for another.
Hence, everything seems to drag. On the contrary,
wl.en there are only a few in the society, every one
does their part. Every member feels that he has an
individual duty to perform. The result is he does
it, A smaller society is always thrifty. When the
societies are working hard to get new members, they
always do better literary work. Greater care is taken
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