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The Hesperian. UNIVERSITY of NEBRASKA. Vol. XXIII. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MAY 21, xSo. No. 26 The Hesperihn, Issued semi-monthly by the Hesperian Association of the Univer sity of Nebraska, BOARD OF EDITORS. W. GATHER Managing Editor associates. G. F. FISHER Editorial F. BULLOCK Literary AMY C. BRUNER Literary A C. PANCOST Athletic W. E. KIRK Alumni NED: C. ABBOTT Exchange W. H. FORSYTH Local A. B. LYONS Local W. R. HARDY, Business Manager. EDITORIAL. The Inter-collegiato debates between the State University and Cotner have proved very entertaining and instructive to say the least. The interest that has manifested itself in the State University is a good sign for next year when the debate with Kansas will ocenrr. The Union boys believe in taking time by the forelock and in preparing early for the fray. They will doubtless have a representative in the joint debate next year. The energy they show now. is worth regarding. ( Nebraska, weather is the least conducive to study of any weather in the whole categroy of weathers. The wind blows in Nebraska 367 days out of the 365. This department is totally nnablo to stop the warm, enervating, south winds from blowing, but it will do the next best thing in praying every student to disregard it and study just a little before examinations. Several of the faculty have begged the Hesperian to re quest the students to do a little more work before June. Proving that a simple request from this paper would cause them to labor without ceasing. Wo cheerfully grant the favor to the faculty and hope the request will have more weight than our protests do with the south wind. Selah. The Hesperian desires to state that it v thinks in the late Seven Day's War the name of Mr. Summers was used much oftener and more harshly than was either intended or necessary. "While Mr. Sum mer's actions over the affair have been rather juvenile to come from one high in authority, and while his manner toward many students in the University has been anything but amiable, he should be treated with kindness and consideration. There is no proof at all that Mr. Summers aided Mr. McMullen in any but the most legiti mate way, and indeed there is good proof that he did not. While Mr. Summers has not been lavish of his courtesy or kindness toward the student body, wo fesl that we owe it to the future Attorney General of Nebraska to make this acknowledgement of a blunder made in the heat of great excite ment. Now we talk business. The worst thing to run a newspaper on is a promise. The Hesperian is approaching the end of . the year, when promises from .students have little monetary value. If there is a student who is "broke", he is sure to be the one
