THE HESPERIAN.
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merits should draw friends about him. If a man's
wn pyisonal character, on acquaintance, will not
at tract friend., he does not deserve any.
Tiikrk seems to be an inipiossion among ctMln.u ol the
students thnt the annual is a money-making scheme; thnt it
mnkes the subjects of the engravings and Illustrations pay
for tlieii cuts and liny the hook, while the nmnngers of the
annual renp the piofils which they assume will he consider
able This idea is wholly mistaken. The facts aic these. I,
is planned to have about one thousand dollais worth ol illus1
(rations. The class of '93, will have to pay at least one thud oj.
these, which, together with the cost of punting and bind,
nig will involve the class so deeply thnt onh the most gen cr
oussnhsciiptionsi on the pnil of the students and oihcis ilj
enable the class to meet expenses. About one thousand
copies will be printed. If the students arc pnlriotic and
generous enough to subscribe 1 berally, the enterprise will be
a success nud we shall have done something to give our uni
veisity a still higher standing among the gicnt institutions of
the land. If the students do not subsciibe goneiously and
patiiotioully, the woik will be a fniluie; '93 will be deeply
i.ivolvcu, and rntcrpiise among the upper classmen will here
after be a thing unknown.
It is 0111 intention to make the annual of such mciit that
it will take rank with those of the great colleges of the conn
try. Thnt is assuied. Among the illustrations will be an
engraving of the chancellor, a gioup of the deans; photo-en-gravings
of the haul, chorus, and oichesira, baseball and
loot ball teams; intciors of the buildings; class, society, and
liatcimly club.-., and illustrations Iiom every dcpaitmcnt,
club, and organization of the univeisity. A notable feature
will be the individual record of each student in the regular
college classes; a lecoul of his woik in society, class, fiatem
ily, military, nth.elics, and oratory. Vet, if theie should ben
surplus, (a contingency wholly unlooked for nt present) it
will piohnbly be devoted to puichasing a shelf fut hook foi
the library, 01 some object of thnt kind.
Theielorc, subscribe foi the annual. Show thnt you
nppieciate and ndmiie true eutuipiise. Stand by the class
01 '93'
Tin: stiue contest is over, and the univeisity lecoived sec
ond place again. We have been given the same place Ibi
four years tn succession This is not encouraging, to shy the
least. At fust thought, our only sulvation, now, seems to
'be to adopt the spicad eagle style of oratory. Hut, after a
inouif'ints inflection, we believe, stronger than ever, thnt oui's
is the true style of oratory. It has always been the opinion
of the univeisity, thnt the ideal standard of oratory is that
which i: most natural. Oiu views aic not changed. We
think a man should be just as natural before nn audience, as
he is while talking with his most intimate Iriend. Wc would
like to ask our sistei colleges, what would have been the
cflccl, if Henry Waul lleecher, in his oration on Abraham
Lincoln, had used a style of oratory similar to out friend Mr.
Winter's? With such a style, do you think thnt Wendnll
Phillips could hnve pioiced the heart ol slavery with Ins olo
(piunue, and supped it of its life blood? Caii you imngine
Abraham Lincoln standing with his nuns extended, nud his
eyes uplifted to heaven, as he doliveiod his famous Gettys
lung orations? No, Abraham Lincoln talked direct to the
soldiers on that memorable day. fie was not theie to draw
the attention of the soldic: to hiinscll. J I is purpose was of
a fai different nature. Iic wished to eomlort thum in then
soi iow. In ordei to do thnt he had to spunk to tliem 111 tiic
simplest niannei possible. Tlie univoiKity believes in follow
iug, as an eMiniple, such men ns Wubstoi, Clay, Phillips,
Needier, Lincoln, and Garfield, rathoi than ordinary elouu
tiouists.
"We have 110 need to be discouraged. Our speaker of this
year, was marked higher on delivery, than our previous
orators. In the words of our orator, "There is 'hope for the
future."
THE STATE CONTEST AT CRETE.
Winter of tin- Wcslcyan Takes First Honors
but our
OlIAltMIC SKll,i:S C.OKS TO MlNNKAroi.lS IN MAY
The rroccmlliiK and OmtloiiH Koportoil in Villi How
.$00 Students From Lincoln Enjoyed ThomselvH
"What tlio University Hid to ISnlivon Things.
About 200 university students with the band attended the
contest nt Cietc, on Friday, December 1 1. About seventy
five went down on the noon train, the balance taking the
special train at 4:30 p. m. Theie weic five cars, and .ill
weie well filled. The univeisity delegation were joined
by about seventy five from the Wcslcyan and the same
niimbei fiom Cottier. They made a jolly and noisy crowd.
Aftoi anivalat Crete the oiowd dispeised and visited the
college and othei places. The chief plnces of Merest, how
ever, weic the hotels and restaurants, and whcrccvcr there
wns a place to obtain anything to cat. It was necessary to
line up to get anything to cat in the same manner as a citizen
of Lincoln gets mail on Sundny nt the general delivery.
Till'. ATUI.KTIC MBKTINO.
'I he athletic convention was called to order about 3
o'clock by acting Secretary Pace. As Wcslcyau's delegation
was not present the election of "officers was postponed, nud
nfiei appointing committeeson constitution and field day pio
giaiu, the convention adjourned to meet at the state univer
sity, Saturday afternoon, at 1:30 p 111.
hTATi: CON'VKNTION.
'1 he annual conventmn of the State Uratoiical association
wns called to 01 dor by President Cassel at 2 o'clock, in the
chapel of Donne college. Dclcgntions were present from the
Slate, Weslcynli, nnd Cotner univeisities, and from Donne
college. Thuie wore three delegates from the U. of N., with
Ktifus Itcntley ns chairman. Wcslcyan nppearcd with five,
but, as one wns n proxy, h wns not nllowed a seat in the
delegation. This jeft four with Mr. Essert ns dhaii
innn. Cotnei had five delegates to look after hei intet
ests. Mr. William Oeschger was cliaiiman of this del
egation. Donne nppomed with eleven delegates, and, ns
will be shown later, this fact was the cause of a lengthy
and healed discussion. Fred Sweeney wns chairman of the
Donne delegation. The chairmen of the delegations were
then appointed ns a committee on credentials, with Win.
Oeschgei cliaiiman of this committee. This committee soon
lopoitfd, and the Inn began. In the report the creden
tials weic accepted in full, with the exception of the
ciedentinls of the delegntion from Domic. live of this
dclegntion weie declined to be delegates by 'the leport,
while the remaining six delugntcs were not to be admitted ifor
the leason that it would establish a dnngerous precedent to
have so many in one delegation. This report caused all the
difficulty. A motion was made and seconded to acce.pt the
report ol the committee. Immediately the question came up,
wdio had a right to vote? Evidently the six delegates were
untitled to the same lights and privileges as the otheis, for
their right to theii seats was not contested, neither did they
have improper credentials. The committee had made an
arbitrary report, and had gone beyond their poweis. The
delegates from the U. of N., for about two hours, steadily
' maintained that to deny the six delegates seats in the conven-
c