The Hesperian. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. Vol. XXV- LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MARCH iS, 1S96. No. 1.2. The Hesperian. fsstioatseiiii-inontlily'bytbelHFSi'KUiAt AsBOcintion,oftbfitUnlver sity'df Nebraska. TERMS 'OF SUBSCRIPTION. Oneooiy,riopcrilleKC'yeari(in advance) One'oopyono'SBmcfltor - SliOII ADVCKTIBtNO 'RATEB 'ON.Al'PUlOATION. AUUMNI HDTiX-8TUIKNT8 Spocinl'ondeuvorwlirbominde'to'mnke The IHesi'bkian ilnmr 'tiBtlnc'tofiini'cr students. 'Plense tumcl us,yruru'b8criitlous. 'tfirSubsoriiitloneoii'Our'bookBwMltbe'Coiitliiuofl unitU'oriUireB stojipnil. Address ull communicutiunstto TilE'flKHi'CKiAN.tUnlvorHlty of Nebraska, ILincoln, Nebraska. tBOA'RD) F lEDIOHDRS. ffl. !H. ATJLJEN (AfiSOCtl'ATKfi !FL IE. iNEWBRAN CH, P. TK. THOMSON (CLINT M. iBATCR g. W.SEATtSON 'CE.MATSON -iE. IF. PIPER .0. !E. BOOMER - H-.JJ. ABBOtnT.lJu., f) iNED;: C. ABBOTT H EllITOnJIN-'OHIEF JEtJITOKIAL LlTEUAKV Athletic ILocal liOCAL Local A'UUMNI UWNESS iM A.TMGEUS. EDITORIAL. .Atukeajdy a mum'bor -of students ttiave plan ed tto attend nibe 'State 'Oratorical 'Contest tto Ibe Ibo'ld at QDouuq Oolloge maxt IFViday (even ling. HDntibusiusni seems tto !be (returning vw'itih .old-ttinie vigor. Lot ttibe umdor-ourrerit Ibrealc .out moxt IFlrlday "wltib buc'Ii intensity ttibut iun immense delegation of students will (avail itbeniBolvoB of tlbis .opportunity tto laBte ttibe sweets of iutor-cdilegiate aBBOoiutiiou ;und tto (drink deep at ttibe fountain of ttr.ue (College spirit and .eutibuBiaBni. Stand iup for ttibe ITIbiTJ (Lot .all luiiite, wogardleBB of factional affiliation, ito promote ttibe interests .of ttibe Onivursity tin (oratory., and tto s'baro tin ttibe ttiuuinjib ttibut av.'alts iub. Witib (Only ttwo (contestants tin ttibe tiield, vw'itli tPiiuTcorton ms our standby, andwltib ;ii iboBtof (Oiitibuslaatlc supporters to give tlie tliree .cheers and a tiger,, vick v is the only logical result. Onr man lias . jnitted Mmsely monly in two ilocal -.contests. We have tlie assurance that the 'wall do Uris part if "we do onrs. Bring your (colors, ttin thorns, college yells, songs and ibest girls and let ttibe flood-tfide of enthusiasm tweak wlien the eb airman iof libe state association :annonnces tbat tlie judges Hiave awarded tibe State University tits ffonrtb ann na'l state icbampionslnp an 'OoJlegeoratory- Tbe "expense 'will he voomparatively small. No more profitable and pleasuraole 5n Testment can he made. New students as well as old are walring sup o ttibe adt ttibat .college .spirit forms no Insignifictfift ipart of (college Blfe. Let a Ibost of earnest, eTVtibnsiastiie students profit Iby ttibis oppor ttuuity tto associate wltib ttibe students of onr sister 'college. Let tus iremem'ber as 'w-e y-ell for ,'lIKnde,,'1 and tneold Unl, we are vdls semuating mot 'only 'college spirit, lbut "we are advauciiig ttibe icanse .of Qnglier (education tin our state 'colleges. Let ibaibarlanB and fraternity tmen, demo popB and Topu'b'licanB, old and iiew tugly and tfulr, active and iiudiii'ereut .all tbaston tto punobase ireduyod-aate ttlclrots, ttiliere'bj setting aside iFliuday aB a Uogal lliollday, and lElr'iday (evening as a festal (occasion ilong tto Ibe irem'bered iin ttibe annals .of successive ttiiiumpli. Our orator Ibas a strong tmanusciitjjt;, a splendid voice, a (000 jjjeitfootily matural .delivery, oanes 'Orator lis a wortibg' foe, Ibulug a student (ofMrecqgniiiod a'bility and tan .orator of mo anedioore power. '311ie tfaotitibat (only ttwo (colleges .outer ttibe (contest ttibis year QtoinoveB ttibe (customai' amount of warepull trngtfrom ttibe Qiitiberto.GxoItingtamiual Ibusl tneBB aneoting. IBut St doeB mot tfloem tto (dimlu'is'b ttibejgeneral uutereBt un ttibe (CollegeB still .concerned.. -.