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THE HESPERIAN
without any reserve whatever: "Truth, stern
unbending truth."
"What does this signify ? Nothing less
than that the .Republic is safe, now and in
future. Does that seem to you an extrava
gant assertion ? T think 1 can prove, by a
few simple sentences, that it is but a plain,
incontestible truth.
"The vital principle of a democratic repub
lic is public opinion. As long as public
opinion is in a healthy condition, nothing is
to be feared. Not that everything is just as
one would wish it to bo, or even as it might
be or ought to be. That is impossible in
any political, and social structure, the
human mind can devise, simply because in
every one the actors are men with their con
flicting interest, passions, and intellectual and
moral shortcomings. When I said nothing is
to be feared, I meant that there must be sutli
cient vitality in the commonwealth, sooner or
later, after more or less severe and painful
struggles, to overcome all its political and
social ailments so far that the ultimate result
will always bo a continuous progress in the ar
duous march of civilization. That is all man
kind can achieve, and, therefore, is all we
have a right to expect and demand from any
people.
The display of energetic activity in the
field of historical research, all aglow with the
holy enthusiasm for truth, is, however, abso
lutely incompatible with an unhealthy con
dition of public opinion. The history of all
the leading European nations abounds with
striking illustrations of this highly suggestive
fact. But, if the assertion holds good with
regard to monarchies and aristocracies, is it
not self-evident that it must do so in an in
finitely higher degree with regard to a demo
cratic republic?"
A certain lord spent 70,000 pounds or
350,000 per annum in Oxford. It is not at
all uncommon for a young man to spend
three or four thousand pounds while there.
Still a student can get along comfortably
with one hundred pounds per term of eight
weeks. Ex.
AfULETia
Each member of the Yale eleven will receive a
miniature gold foot-ball and a picture of each
player, as a sweet reminder of sore shins and
bruised heads.
The band of the State University of Kansas
have the right kind of college spirit. They in
tend to help the base-ball team win fame. During
the game, if Kansas is ahead, they will play some
lively tune, but when the opposing team is ahead,
they will play the "Dead March in Saul." Why
would it not be well for our band to do likewise?
It certainly would cause more interest to be taken
in our games. We suggest that our band play
"Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay," if we are ahead, and
"Listen to My Tale of Woe," if we are losing.
In an institution as large as ours, there are so
many different kinds of athletic sports that it is
impossible for the athletic editor to keep posted
on what is for the best of each praticular branch.
For this reason, we would ask that those who are
interested in any particular line furnish us any
and all information they may have that would
be of interest to the student body. This is the
only way a good athletic column can be run.
Kach one understands the conditions, needs, and
the situation in general of the sport in which he
is most interested, and for this reason he can
write a better article than one who knows little
or nothing about what he is writing. We take
this opportunity to thank James Lunn for his
article on boating, and hope that we may receive
articles from others on interesting topics.
HOATINO.
Spring is upon us, and these bright days tell us
to get out in the open air and to take part in
those sports which find place in the colleges and
universities all over the land.
The most important spring sports in the' East
are base-ball and boat racing.
The boat races of Oxford and Cambridge in
England, and of Harvard and Yale in our own
country are the greatest athletic events of the
year. In these races the greatest excitement pre
vails among the students and those interested;
everything is done to encourage tne respective
crews, and each individual member is eulogized
until the day of the race. When the final day
arrives, on which the combatants are going to
display both their muscle and science, and to
row, perhaps, not only for the championship of
their respective colleges and states, but for the
championship of the whole country, thousands of
spectators will line the shore and large excursion
steamers, decorated with the colors of their favor
ites, are chartered for the occasion.
A few minutes previous to a signal for starting,
the crews of both boats are seen to bend forward,
grasping their oars firmly, waiting for the signal.
As soon as the signal gun is fired, every muscle is
strained by each individual member of each crew