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THE HESPERIAN
The Hesperian
strivc to give an account of all events
and happenings in University lite, fur
nish a medium for the best literary work
of the students, and voice University
sentiment iu the editorial columns.
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BOARD OF EDITOKS.
JONAS II. LEIX
ASSOCIATES
S. J. COKEY
J. A S AUG EST
MABEL DLMPSTEK
ADA CRAHAM
E. A. MOOKE
ANNA KUKKOL'UHS
V. G. KISTOX
JOSEPH F. BOOMER
Emtok in'-Ciiikk
editorial.
Literary
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Blsjxess Manager
With this issue the Hesperian passes
the quarter of a century mark and enters
upon the twenty-sixth year of its exis
tanee. We do not claim any laurels be
cause of the success of the past but desire
more than ever to commence this year
with merit as a foun lation. We realize
that the past bears to the present ouly
the relation that the acorn bears to the
tree and that our success depends not
upon what has been, but upon the vigor
of our life now. One of the most strik
ing as well as practical tendencies here
in tha University is the spirit of democ
racy and the Hesperian will be strictly
democratic, not influenced by any class
or faction.
Although it is always well to watch
others and gain from them lessons of
worth, we should not go so far iu this as
to lose our own personality The now
student or any other student, need not
be discouraged because he is different
from most people with whom he comes
in contact. Hardly a day passes in which
we do not hear some one say, "Oh, if I
onlv were like that fellow." It is tramre
that so few people desire to be like them
selves like the creatures God intended
them to be. Every person has his own
heart, his own 1 ve. andliisowtithoiLnts
to be expressed in his own way. There
are no repetitious in the physical universe.
Man was not intended to be like his
neighbor. Independence should be a
strong aim iu life, an J yet how few peo
ple seem to realize it. It is through com
plete freedom that we exert an influence,
and it is only through definite individu
ality that we obtain this freedom. If we
are to be men in the true sense we must
be individual menmen with a person-alitv.
We do not expect to go very far iu
moulding University sentiment but we
do hope to reflect it. The Hesperian
will stand first and last for the student
body and tli Universitv. V shall
Dr. Flint's talk at the opening recep
tion on the Honor System as applied to
the suppression of cheating in college
work was eery ptrong. It ought to have
a goo 1 effect on the morals of the stu
dent bo.ly even if no further action is
taken toward; adopting such a svstem.
It is a deplorable fact that a certain ele
ment of students in almost all institution
are addicted to cheating. Our own uni
versity is no exception to the rule al
though we think that there is perhaps,
less here than in most schools of its class.
Has room vigilant on the part of the