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When you discuss city politics, advocate
honest men for office and not "stand by the
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slaves. The second lieutenants or third sar
geants are not masters of all they survey.
It is a matter of regret that the head of the
department of Elocution, Mrs. Manning, had
no part in the mass meeting for oratory. No
one has done more than she to create a healthy
interest in oratory in the University and no
one is more deserving of credit for the marked
increase of interest therein during the past
year. To her the debater goes foj training on
delivery and the orator always shows the re
sults of her careful work. Her department, is
rapidly increasing in numbers and influence
and is now become one of the strong pillars
in the University structure.
"honor the flag" to carry it
throuch a wur useless and uniust. To be
jgudden andquick in qij&rnel" is the part of
the warriorr'not that of the statesman. It may
gain the "bubble reputation;" it will lose
much more.
When the fierce struggle was going on in
the University National Convention, a Prof,
sat in the gallery of the chapel, gazed on the
turbulent crowd below and said, "And they
say the future of the country depends on the
college men."
Because a man has become a petty officer
in the cadet regiment does not grant him im
munity from being a gentleman. Good disci
pline is necessary and without it the regiment
would be a farce, but it is not believed that it
can be attained by insolent ungentlemanly
language on the pari of the officers. The men
who TTPflTVi in the ranks are not uncouth
Axetition requesting that the library be
opened at the same hour on Saturday that it
is other days in the week has been circulated
and liberally signed during the past few days.
This may seem to be a trivial matter, but to a
large part of the student body, the opening of
the library an hour late on Saturday, is no
little inconvenience; in many cases it means
just that hour lost. It is rumored that there
is much commotion among the "librarians"
as a result of the circulation of the petition.
Now it may be that there are good reasons
for not opening the library as requested. But
until those reasons are made known the libra
ry authorities will not strengthen their cause
by applying epithets to the circulators of the
petition.
OfcThe students of the University are and
ought to be interested in honest city govern
ment, not as partisans but as citizens. Of all
men, wo cannot afford to approach reform
moved by the spirit of petty partisanship or
low desire for office. Let us love honesty for
honesty's sake, reform for the city's sake and
clean city government for the peoples' sake.
If the college man of Nebraska cannot be
trusted to sink party interests for the good of
the public, then on whom will the state rely in
its time of need? If the University of Ne
braska does not furnish broad men, with
comprehensive grasp and liberal impulses,
then where are we to find the men who are to
guide us in the future days? If we are in
truth producing the "best men" then let us
bring forth points that prove our title to the
claim.
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