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-
