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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1895)
Ml .., ... , ... . .,,, -mmii'. ' h r-i Tt"Tyfr',','' WT f ,"' T" THffii HE'SPEffilAN 9 v. ' 'i MASS MEETING. AID FOR DROUGHT SUFFERERS. CHAPEL 'PACKED AND GREATEST ENTHU8IA8M MANIFEST. To those present at the mass meeting held in the Chapel last Friday, there was nothing suprising; the students and faculty know what they can do when they want to. A mass meeting takes students as a whirl wind does-small barns, chicken coops and so forth. To us, such a packed meeting for such a pur pose was no surprise, but to the people gen erally throughout the state (who believe that foot ball is all we know) it may be highly surrprising. Only for two days was the meet ing bulletined, and- even with this slight notice our students responded in a very grati fying manner. A plan for giving what relief our school could to the "Western sufferers had been re volved in the minds of a number of students for some time before definite action, was taken. On Wednesday morning after the Christmas holidays Mr. Welden, taking the in itiative, invited a number of students to meet in Palladian 'Hall. These were selected as representative of all the classes and societies in the University. Mr. Welden stated his ideas and Mr. Bert Wilson was made chair man of the meeting. After a general dis cussion, "two committees were appointed: the first'to arrange speakers for a mass meeting on the following Friday morning; the second toinvite the other schools and colleges to co-operate with us. The meeting came off on scheduled time. There was a scrambling for seats; a reach ing for pocket books; a haste to subscribe. When such sights come to one, he wonders whether the poet did not make a mistake about "Man's Inhumanity." The Chancellor opened with a few well chosen remarks, and advised us if we wanted Spring suits to wear our Winter ones real hard they would get thin enough and with'tho usual cost of a light suit we could db much good. Senator Rathburn Bpoke very feelingly of his own home. Ho reviewed the history of that part of his state during the last five years. In 1890 a total failure of crops; 1891 and 1892 fair years, but only such that the farmers could keep up and not pay their back debts; 1893 gave only a half crop and 1894: brought another total failure. Said he, the merchants can't carry their debts any longer; the banks won't lend; the horses are weak from lack of food; in fact, the whole condition is such as should enlist the sympathies of the whole state. Men and boys are going bare foot or wearing gunny sacks improvised for the purpose. "I feel very keenly for my neighbors and friends who do not know where their next meal is to come from." Mr. Rathburn impressed the students that he meant just what he said. Mr. Ludden then gave a short talk, set ting forth the manner in which the Relief Commission works. He said that it was far bettor to let all funds pass through their hands than in any other way. The Com mission has free transportation and whole sale rates. Mr. Ludden declared he was glad that the University of our state had taken some action, inasmuch as both Kim berlin college, N. H., has made a donation of shoes and Monument College, Indiana, has sent a car load of potatoes. Prof. Fpssler then talked about his inter est in this movement and while he was talk ing tho subscription lists wore passed. When the count was made there was about two hundred and twenty -five dollars found to be subscribed. We hope and expect that this amount will be increased to three hundred dollars by the time the donation is forwarded. At Cornell university the class in modern Greek is issuing a Greek newspaper. The journal is known as TJie Atlantis. It looks to three sources for support, the Americans who read Greek, tle Greeks in America, and the Greeks at home. It is being well received, and the enterprise is no longer an experiment, but an assured success. i -TS o L1
