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The Hesperian UNIVERSITY oh NEBRASKA. Vol. XXII. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MAY i5, iS9: No. 14 THE HESPERIAN hsuol soini-montlily by tlio Hksi'Hrian Association of the Univer sity of Nebraska. PAUL PIZEY, '93. Managing Editor associates. CHAS. F. STROMAN, '93 Editorial MISS W1LLA CATHER, '95 Literary E. C. STRODE, '93 Lav, Literary SCHUYLER MILLER, '95 Alumni II S. LORD. "93 Athletics G F. FISHER. V,., Exchange ADAM McMULLEN, '96 L C. 013ERLIES, '95 Local C. L. TALLMADGE Business Manager terms ok suhscription. One copy, per college year (in advance) $1 00 One copy, one semester 60 Advertising Rates on Application. AI-UMNI AND EX-STUDENTS. Special endeavor will be made to make Tub Hesper ian interesting to former students. Please send us your subscriptions. "Subscriptions on our books will be continued until ordered stopped Address all communitions to The Hesperian, Uni versity of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. D1REOTORY. PALLADIAN LITERARY SOCIETY. H. G. Barber, Pres. Annie Treat; Sec'y. UNIVERSITY UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. D. N. Lehmer, Pres. H. A. Senter, Sec'y DELIAN LITERARY SOCIETY. John P. Williams, Pres. Myrtle Barnes, Sec'y. PHILOMATJUAN LITERARY SOCIETY. R. A. Barnes, Pres. Maude Cle(ihorn, Sec'y. UNIVERSITY V. M. C A. L. G. Thayeh, Pres. F. V. Tucker. Sec'y UNIVERSITY Y. W. C. A. Miss Bessie Merrill, Pres. Miss Emma Boose. Sec'y. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Chas. F. Stroman, Pres. Fred Barnes, Sec'y. ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION. Rufus Bentley, Pres. Adam McMullen, Sec'y SCIENTIFIC CLUB. H. A. Senter, Pres. H G. Barher, Sec'y. EDITORIAL Apropos of the latest sensation in Univer sity circles the Uksi'kkiax has a few words to say. It is apparent to all who have read the paper, that wo have this year said less on the "frat-barV question than has boon said before, anytime during the last four or five years. "We pursued this umind-our-own-business'' course for two reasons. First, we believe that many students arc tired of the stereotyped arguments used in every "frat-barb" war, and, second, we feel that we can add nothing new or original to what has already been said. We feel that few converts will be made to the barb side by our denouncing fraternities as aggregations of soft brained individuals, whose chief ob ject in existing is to look nice, pose before one another and the world as blue-blooded aristocrats, and thank God they are not as other people. If, on the other hand, frater nity papers can pursuado anyone that the barbs are only aggregations of semi-oivili.ed roncgrades mentally, morally and financially, at the same time artfully conveying the im pression that the only way to salvation either temporal or eternal, lies in joining a frater nity, well and good. We are content to let thorn. Those who are converted to either side by such arguments will not materially docroase the strength of the side they leave, nor incroaso that of tho side to which thoy go. In short, tho JIkspkhian has rested, on fls oars, preferring to lot the "frat-bnrb" question settle itself. & Thoro is now in circulation a very healthy rumor, backed by circumstantial evidence of a very convincing character, that we will soon bo afflicted with two new fraternities. The IIksi'KKIAn has, at present, nothing to l 44 J "&bft ' rpn-