THE HESPERIAN
ci8od our contomporarios. Tho rosult of tho
matter was that we finally convinced a great
many of our collego papers that their sister
paper, tho Hesperian, was, roally, a very
good paper after all, Tho advorso criticism that
was railed against us, however, bore its fruit.
Tho students began to think, and when stud
ents begin to think, something is going to
happen. A few students had to go homo
because their oyesight failed them. Immed
iately the question came up, "Did not this
weakness of tho oyos result from reading tho
Hesperian ? " Perhaps it did. Tlion tho
form and appoaranco of tho paper should bo
changod. So far it has remained tho same,
but there have been many plans suggested
for the change Tho time is now ripo for
doing away with tho old Hesperian form and
for making tho now Hesperian present an oiu
tiroly new appearance. Tho present board
of editors have determined to take tho stop.
Time and industry alono will dovclop tho
rosult of tho move. Wo sincerely hope it
will be favorable. Tho literary work on tho
Hesperian has always been good. Perhaps,
wo cannot improve on that. Tho general
make up of tho paper, howover, tho small
ness of the typo used, has been an evil that
has chocked the popularity of the Hesperian
and has done more harm than wo can, at
present estimate Wo expect to got rid of
all this small typo and, in presenting tho
Hesperian to tho student public under tho
now management and in its now dress of
largor typo, wo believe that wo present our
paper in a bettor form than it has over had since
tho day of its birth. Now, as wo ontor upon
our editorial duties, after making a few im
provements on tho Hesperian, wo feel that
it is no more than right that tho students
should givo tho Hesperian their support. It
is no child's play to publish twico a month a
paper like tho Hesperian. The work is
done gratis by the editors, and they need
encouragement. The way to encourage them
is to givo your hearty support to their paper
and thus show your appreciation of the work
they do for your entertainment,
Is tho Hesperian tho representative paper
of our University? Certainly it is. Then it
should bo supported by all studonts. It it
tho representative paper because it has al
ways boon, and is now, the paper of tho
majority. If a representative paper means
a paper that is printed in tho interests of
every individual student, and there will never
be any dissatisfaction shown in rogard to it,
but everything will go on peacefully and
joyfully like tho calm waters of a clear, cool
stream, then, indeed, there is no representa
tive paper in any institution of learning in
our land.
This is an ago of majorities, when major
ities represent and minorities are allowed to bo
heard. This is as it should bo, and, to apply
tho principle, if a student paper is started
up privately, with private capital and private
brains, patronize it and support it for, doubt
less, it is worthy of support. Do not call it
a representative paper, howover. Give it
credit for what it does, but do not givo it
credit for what it does not do, or for what it
is not nor over can bo.
To sum up, what wo have been trying to
say in tho foregoing is, that tho Hesperian
always has boon, undoubtedly is now, and
unquestionably over will bo, tho representa
tive paper of tho University of Nebraska
Do not go back on your collego paper. Now
is tho time to subscribe.
LITERARY.
LORD TENNYSON'S LAST POEM.
AN IDYL OF THE KING. SIXTY YEARS AFTER.
After King Uther died, who ruled this isle,
The kingdom was at strife for many years,
Till Arthur sat upon his father's throne
And ruled with wisdom all his father's relm.
A king obeyed and loved by men was he,
Whose heart was loved more than his scepter feared,
He reigned a king of peace, though brave in war
And often proven, and his valorous deeds
Rang out from shore to shore of his domain.
He fought with dragons oft, and he subdued
The heathen hordes that roamed about the isle
Worshipping oaks. When all these deeds were done,
King Arthur journeyed to his capital,
And on his journey, from the country swain
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