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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1892)
THE HESPERIAN. College Life, of Kansas, has a new way of making her local editor rustic news. It left the space empty except for this notice printed in the centre. This space should have been filled by our Local Editor." The St. Viatcur's College Journal has several photos of college scenes. The picture of the study hall with Its wooden desks carries us back into the dim past, when we were at ward school. The editor of the Ottident takes a very sensible stand on the fraternity question in the March number. Many other college papers would do well to take such a view of the ques tion. In the literal ure class. She was reading "The launch ing of the Ship." How beautiful she isl How fair She lies within these arms that press Her form with many a soft caress, Of tenderness and watchful care Professor rolls his eyes in ccstacy and whispers Hzauti ful, beautiful figure!" and the boys hold each other down in their place and smack their juicy lips. Ex. The industrial school Courier of Kearney has come out with an anniversary edition. It contains pictures of the pro fessors and buildings. We arc sorry to say that unless the professors had their names under their pictures it would be hard to tell who some of them were. The Industrialist of Kansas says of us: TllK IlKSl'KKiAN of the Nebraska State University, the best edited student paper of the west, is quite radical in its opinion about fra ternities" etc. We thank the Industrialist for its kind com pliment and wc are glad to find that it agrees with us on the fraternity question. Some of our exchanges may have wondered why the exchange column of TllK IlKSi'ERl AN has not appeared for some time. The contest crowded it out of one issue, spring vacation shut it out of another. Thus it happened that it has not appeared. If some of the articler are somewhat aged we hope we wiil be forgiven for being behind the times. There has been many good articles in the exchanges of late and we would like to comment on them all but wc must limit ourselves to the few. Several of our exchanges have complained about the con duct of the Stale University boys at the late oratorical con test. Many of pur eastern friends have read these kicks. Hence, we would like to explain. That the U. of N. boys arc gentlemen cannot be denied. In Lircoln we arc liked and respected. No Lincoluitc ever complains of our conduct. Whenever the boys go to camp, they leave behind a good and lasting impression. Yet, when wc go to Doanc we sud denly loose all our gentlemanly manners. So the Crete papers say. It is well known that Crete and Doanc have little use for Lincoln and the U. of N., hence, they have told the many stories which arc still in circulation. Friends, consider the source and don't believe them. self so exclusively to athletics as to neglect the main objects of attending college, he sacrifices the Interests of athletics along with his own. The present tendency of the prize con test system to create a class of students who sacrifice the seri ous purposes of college life for the sake of a few medals Is the greatest hindrance in the way of those who would bring athletics into greater prominence and favor. This tendency needs but to grow a few years more at the present rate to cause the entire suppression of athletic contests by the col lege authorities. The underlying sentiment has been imported into college life from professional base ball and the prize ring Let college students beware of it. Another current delusion puts the man, who is already something of an athlete, beyond the need of regular all round exercise; such exercise is elementary, and he is now above t. It has been said recently that is impossible to train while classes in gymnastics are being conducted. Now the classes In gymnastics each occupy the room about one hour. A little over one half of this hour is devoted to exercise planned to bring into action every muscle in the body, to stimulate circu lation, and secure bodily control. The remainder of the time each man is free to choose his exercise. If a man wants reg ular training, there is no lack of opportunity. Go to the gymnasium of one of the noted athletic clubs and see the men take their exercise. Every day, regular as the clock. You will not sec each man devoting himself exclusively to him specialty. Just as civilized man has learned to make his meals of a variety of food, so the athlete, who knows how to train, takes a variety of exercise. The freak of the spoiled child, who eats nothing but mince pie, docs not indicate a strong digestive system but a weak brain. Good Advice Tor AthletoB, An idea current in the athletic world pictures the college athlete as a martyr who offers himself as a sacrifice on the altar of his class or college. The sentiment is false in its promises, and vicious in its effects. It is a man's love for the sport that just leads him into athletics. If he follows a proper course of training, he receives more benefit to him self, than his playing can possibly confer oa others. There ts no occasion for his sacrificing anything more than his pref erence for ease and dissipation rather than systematic work. If he trains so unwiselyas toinjure his health, or devotes him- ATHLETICS. Athletic ISntertnlnment. The gymnasium entertainment given March 19 was a decided success. It was given by the class in physical train ing as a benefit to the athletic association, and as a result about $50 was turned over to the association, which sum, will be appropriated to aid in the building of the new running track. Evcrv class showed the results of careful drill and regular practice, and, all things being considered, this column of the Hesperian believes that the ladies' class, in the competitive drills, especially that with Indian clubs, showed as much skill, accompanied by better results than was the case with the gentlemen's class. A neatly rendered inarch by a class of ladies opened the programme. This class was lead by Misses Day and Ham mond, and the march was executed very prettily. At the close of the competitive drill in clubs and wands the judges awarded fust place in both drills to the classes ol gentlemen. The leaders of these classes deserve special praise. The tumbling by Messrs. Whaley, Putnam, and Barnes was greeted with frequent applause. Their work showed originality, and was well executed throughout. Six young men entered into the ladder contest, which . resulted in a victory for Whaley, who crossed it in eight sec onds. He surprised most every one by taking one round at a time, while the others skipped one, two or three rounds. Yont crossed in nine seconds, taking second place. Prof. Bowen led a class of ladies in the Delsarte exercises, vvhirh consist of slow movements of the arms and wrists, These exercises are required of their pupils by some teachers of elocution, which illustrates how much they aid in the development of graceful movements. Shafei won the fifteen yard dash over seven contestants. This :acc is largely a contest in quick starting. Yont caused