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THE HEg:PE2MAN
Thbrb is one great central fact in uni
versity politics that stands out bright and
clear in the surrounding fog of gloom and
bitterness, "kicking" and complaint.
It is this: the men who go into the fight
determined and prepared to win, clad in the
armor of self confidence, armed with the
longest poles, invariably knock the persim
mons, while the othor people, who never be
gin the fight until after the battle is ended
and the spoils distributed, stand around and
growl at the 'professional politicians"
,who get what the growlers wanted to get.
It is not the man who stands under the
tree with open mouth, expecting that the
gods, because of his superior goodness, will
drop the fruit therein, who goes away with
the satisfied feeling. It is rather he who
gets up early in the morning, gets him a
.pole and hies him to work.
The barbarians have done nothing during
the whole year but stand around and look
ice, laud their own virtues and denounce
the Mfrats," and as a consequence, a knowl
edge of their own goodness and assininity
is all they .have got out of the scrim
mages. The "frats" have worked, and let
-,the, other folks do the talking, and as a con
sequence have earned their just reward.
And the defeated (?) how can he be "de
feated," who never fought a battle? stand
in, the corridors and bemoan the injustice of
mundane affairs! It is to be sincerely hoped
that they will one day tiro of child's play
and "goodness," and get down to work and
ght the devil with fire. It is to be hoped
that they will learn that two things, and two
things alone, are necessary to success in
. politics organization and work. "When they
learn this; when they learn to go to the
mountain, since the mountain, it is plain to
,see, will not come to them; they must rout
the .opposition.
jThink of it I The barbarian element of
the university outnumbers the fraternities
.about ten to one, yet the ratio of victories in
..plain practical college politics is about ten
.o one the other wayl "With such facts as
these staring them in the face the barbarians
have no right or occasion to complain; the
fault is theirs; the remedy lies with, thorn.
It is ready, plain, it can be used; will they
uselt?
"Oh, for a Douglas, then!
One blast upon his bugle horn
Were worth ten thousand menl"
On Christmas Day the Omaha Y. M. 0.
A. football team played our eleveu on the
former's grounds. The game was fairly at
tended, and the Bee made up for the cold
weather by giving us a warm "roast" the
next morning. "We cannot believe that the
boys who played such a gentlemanly game
a month before deserved such a write-up.
The game was rough, but good natured. No
one lost his temper, and no one was injured.
It would be well if Omaha papers showed
more loyalty to Nebraska and less fondness
for sensational criticism. But there was
one feature in connection with the game
which cannot be too highly commended; the
all-university banquet tendered our eleven
in the evening was a highly appreciated ex
pression of the friendship and good will
which the alumni of both eastern and west
ern universities feel towards the XT. of N.
The projectors of the banquet deserve the
thanks of every loyal student. It is to be
hoped that this will not be the last gathering
of the kind.
. The Hkbpkeiau congratulates its contem
porary on its Christmas number. We rec
ognize merit when we see it,',;ae more 'es
pecially when it comes from an unexpected
source.
It is to be sincerely hoped that the dis
graceful gambling of last year will not bo
repeated when the local contest comes off
next month. We, as students, cannot afford
to compromise our fair name wtfth such
questionable indulgences. A Stae Univer
sity is not the place for anything bat stea
ling honeBty.
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