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2 THE HESrERlATS 0nBn contract for a game there. I. A. 0. does tain that all students, oven those who think not play very good ball, and that fourteen well of the "pony" system, will despise such inning game frightened them out. Let a form of sneak-thievery and would punish every one turn to and help the boys come by ostracizing the offender. The authorities out square. They amply deserve our most will do well next year to hire a few regular hearty support. policemen to guard the students' and the state's property. The Chancellor's talk at the last chapel exercises of the year was characteristic of the man who has won the admiration and confi dence of both students and faculty by his tireless and successful administration during the past four years. Ho still has the Uni versity at heart, and always will have. He was right in not saying good-bye, for we feel badly enough without that. Besides, how can we bid farewell to one whose works will ever be a reminder of his genial pres ence ? The University and the state lose much; but, as the Chancellor said, we can do much to compensate the loss. Let us see to it that his most sanguine hopes are realized. The IIesi'ekian has been obliged to com ment upon some form or other of thievery in nearly every issue this year. We hoped that the last might be free from any such notice of the low tone of morals in the Uni versity. But a flagrant case of the most despicable kind of stealing was brought to our notice a few days ago, and wo feel com polled to speak of it. We have often heard of books being stolen from the library. The spirit which could suggest to an) one the mutilation of some of the fine art books by tearing and cutting out some of tho line pic tures, is rather original, to say tho least. Tho person guilty of such an offense would, however, not receive credit for that style of originality. Ho or she has no placo in this University or in any other, and if detected would bo immediately expelled, probably to take a course in another state institution of less desirable nature. Not only that, but h6or she may bo cer- TnE Union Society gave a special program Friday evening, May 24th, presenting scenes from the works of Shakespeare. Mr. Wm. Reed Dunroy of South Omaha, while too replete with that instinctive delicacy and innate refinement to set foot within the rude and uncouth quarters of a barbarian wigwam, nevertheless took it upon himself to criticise the program in the next morning's Journal. Mr. Dunroy, as stated, was not present at that program; he saw and heard nothing of what was there enacted. This fact, how over, did not deter him from "criticising" tho performance, and characterizing it as bad, "bum" and "rocky," with all tho choicest terms of sarcasm known to his vocabulary. The characters in one number there pre sented had been very carefully and con scientiously studied under Mrs. Manning, and the rehearsal had met with her sincere commendation. The whole program had been prepared with a great deal of hard work and earnest study. Tho representa tion, if applause be an index, met with tho unanimous approval of the audience. Had Mr. Dunroy been present, his right to criticise in any terms ho saw fit would have been unquestioned. But ho was not present. His criticism, reeking with un gentlemanly and ill-natured innunendo and sarcasm, was written without any knowledge whatsoever of tho facts. The feelings of tho young actors were hurt, and that without tho least justification. Tho Journal con taining tho screed goes to their homes and is read and believed. Mr. Dunroy has done his work and may bo proud of it.
