Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1893)
g V -s. WA THE HESPERIAN sics and literature for those who wish it. It iron heel of the majority was firmly planted is likely that the people of the state would on his neck, and all the strings that were object a little to some of -the present expend- attached to him were pulled so hard that itures which have very little bearing upon they snapped. The party which he repre higher education. The last legislature showed sented is still trying to make a record and themselves by no means clay in the hands of Mr. Bryan is now enabled to watch their the potter, and perhaps it would be well even endeavors and to bless 4eir manoeuvers for the powers that be not to throw aside too from afar. My son, don't go into politics lightly the counsel and example of the old with a principle to defend." You might some friends of the university who have spent the day bo taken for an honest man. Con strength and effort of their lives in doing the sistency is a jewel, dear boy, but it should will of the state. not sparkle like the diamond, at least not in politics. "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" The Athletic election brought in a great Had the psalmist who first uttered these many new members to the association. The words, only been in our midst during the small membership fee is but a trifle to the strife incident to the election of the board of individual student, but a number together directors of the Athletic association, he counts. If each student would only see that might have been imbued with a little college his name is upon the roll and his half dollar enthusiasm, and no doubt could have been in the treasury, there would be no need of induced to change the word unity, to discord with limitations. Paradoxical as the state ment may seem, the little brotherly fight which has just been finished will be produc tive of unity in the future. It is far better individual solicitors asking the more patri otic for large subscriptions. It is unfair to make one-fourth of the student body con tribute the money necessary for athletics this year. Any one who will talk foot-ball to have any ill-feeling which may exist come and shout for foot-ball, and then refuse to out at the beginning of the school year than help foot-ball in the only .substantial man to let it run along hidden, cropping out at ner that it can be helped by one who does intervals when least expected. Foot-ball matters are settled. No more time need be spent in word fights. In fact no one cares to renew the old scores. "We are assured that this is true. Everyone feels more enthusiasm for work in the future, than sor row for mishaps of the past. If unity is attainable only through discord, give us discord. not play it, is meaner and has a more dimin utive soul than the man who crossed his bees with lightning bugs to enable them to work in the dark. We regret exceedingly to say that the essay on Lessing by Miss Nellie Faulkner, which last spring won the Knight prize and was left in this office for publication, has been lost. We wish to take this onnnrtnnff.v We respectfully call the attontion of all of apologizing to the author and the Palladian embryo politicians in the University to the society for our carelessness and neglect, career of the lately esteemed Wm. Jennings The essay was spirited and original, and was Bryan, Nebraska's congressman and Grover's a most excellent literary production, treating holy horror. This man made so bold as to the great German author in a new and very be honest and consistent. Ho went out into effective manner. Beside taking the Knight the world with a record to make and became prize it won the encomiums of the department a leading light in a party that also had a of English. It is with regret that we are record to make. Then forsooth, because he forced to deprive our readers of such an in- would not be a political jumping jack, the teresting and scholarly article. VJ -? 1 99