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THE HEBRASKAN-HESPERIAK
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
suuotl Kvory Tuomlny Noon by tlio Univer
sity l'ubllshlng qompiitiy.
Entered as Second-Class Mai A fatter.
M. I. Stkwakt,
Managers.
II. M. GAh
AKKKTT, I
The Nobraskan-Hesporlan will bo
sent to any address upon receipt of the
subscription price, which is ono dollar
a year.
Contributions are solicited from all.
News items such as locals, personals,
reports of meetings, etc., are especially
desired. Tho Nebraskan-Hespcrian
will be glad to print any contribution
relat! vo to a general univorsity subject,
but the name must accompany all such.
Address all communications to the
University Publishing Co., Box 219,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Tho present school year is one of
the most quiet that has been experi
enced in the univorsity. In former
years there was a scramble among tho
older students, both literary society
and fraternity men, to see who would
get the best increase to their ranks.
Very little of this Is noticable at pres
ent. Men seem to have been selected
quietly and taken upon their merits.
If this will bo the example for future
years, it Is easy to see that a much
bettor feeling will govern the actions
of the students in matters of general
university interest.
Last Friday was one that ought to
bo remembered by tho students of tho
university. It was on this day that
tho former head of our institution be
came the actual head of tho University
of Iowa. All ceremonies for the day
had been arranged weeks before, and
everything went off smoothly through
out tho day. It was a glorious wel
come to give to a new president, who
Is at tho same time a personal friend
to every member of tho faculty and
every student of tho univorsity over
which he will hereafter control. All
Nebraska unites to wish him still
greater success than ho mot in trans
acting his duties hore.
Tho outlook for a successful season
upon tho gridiron Is growing apace
with tho amount of practice that Is
given to tho mon. With ono or two
oxeoptlons, good mon aro practicing for
all of tho places, while new material in
abundance is appearing each evening.
Although tho losses to the team have
beon heavy, It Is apparent that all
comers can bo met in a successful
mannor. A few moro games should bo
added to the schedule. An announce
ment from tho management that a
Thanksgiving ganio would bo played
either hero or Omaha would bo hailed
with a great deal of pleasure by all old
Btudonts and city enthusiasts.
Another mombor of tho faculty of
the state univorsity has boon honored
by tho people of Nobrnska. Judgo
TteoHo has boon namod by tho repub
licans In stato convention to ropresent
that party In tho coming oleotlon for
tho position of mipromo judgo. The
honor Is ono of tho groatost that is to
bo placed upon a man In his homo
stato. Tho opposing oandldato in this
cuso Ih a porsonago known over the
country politically, and one who will
make no moan opponent for any man.
Howovor, it lu safe to say that Judgo
Ttcoso will hold hla own, and with tho
support that Ib duo him from tho stu
dents of tho univorsity, alumni and
frlondB of tho Institution ho will make
a fight that will bring him out winner
In.flio ond. Lot all of tho studonta
stand firm in their "support and give
tho honor of the position to ono who
deserves it through the services that
he has already given in that lino.
The University Publishing Co. will
In a short time put upon tho market
tho second edition of "Corn Tassols,"
by William Reed Dunroy. This vol
ume will be moro complete than tho
former od'tion and will contain some
poems that have never boforo appeared
in print. Others have appeared at a
late dato, but will bo new to a largo
number of readers. A few of tho old
poems from the first edition will ap
poar again, and theso will bo enough to
lend to the popular mind a tinge of
the feeling that excited so much com
ment at the first appearance of tho
book. Orders are already coming in
from the hundreds of friends who have
followed Mr. Dunroy throughout his
short career, and it is evident that tho
second edition will bo exhausted in an
even shorter time than tho other.
A member of tho faculty has asked
why there Is no clock in the hall of
the main building, so that students
may be benefited In going to classes.
There is no doubt that the question Is
a good ono. A much smaller portion
of the student body carries watches
than is at first supposed. This is
easily seen by any observer who will
take the trouble to stand in the main
hallway ten minutes before or ten min
utes after time for one of the porlods
to take up. The number constantly in
quiring the time of day is much larger
than anyone imngines who lias not
taken the trouble to do a little investi
gation of his own accord. Would it
not bo a good plan for some organiza
tion to take this matter up and at
tempt to do something? If this is not
possible, why is a petition not started,
asking the regents to appropriate a
sufficient sum to purchase this neces
sity? There seems to be no doubt of
the good that would bo done, and good
things are always welcome.
From tho first issue of the Nebraskan-Hesperian
this year, tho old
complaint was heard that tho subscrib
ers wore not able to find their paper
after they had beon put into tho post
office boxes. The same trouble was ex
perienced by tho management of the
papers last year. It is probably true
that a large number of tho students
do not realize that there Is a ponalty
against taking mail from tho boxes. In
extreme cases a student may even bo
expelled from the Institution, but for
mild offonsos a reprimand from tho
ehaneollor or faculty is supposed to bo
sufficient. In either enso It means a
loss of confidence from fnculty and stu
dents alike. If students continue to
take papers as they liavo In the past
the editors assure all subscribers that
every effort will be put forth to detect
tho offenders, and when found they
will he dealt with as stated above. The
student who Is unwilling to support
ono of tho recognized college customs,
and profors to resort to thoft, rather
than mako a fow sacrifices and pay the
Bum askod to got out tho papor, is not
worthy of any groat amount of len
iency from olthor editors or faculty.
A fow evenings ago a studont from
an Institution farther oast visited tho
foot ball fiold during tho prnctlco hour
for the team. Ills first remark was
concerning tho attendance of studonts
who were wntchlng progress. This is
evidently ono of tho weak points which
ha always beon a stumbling block to
the progress of all teams, whether foot
hall or not. Tho students do not eorno
out to got acquainted with tho mnn
who aro playing, consequently when
attending games there Is no sympathy
experienced between spectators and
Dluyonv -Where the best of good feeling
should -bVfound. Any student cannot
cheer astranger on to victory; he must
feel that he has a personal interest in
tho progress of every man on tho team
ns well as tho substitutes. He must
know them, see their weak points and
,..i i.. twin nvcr these in tho
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progress of the game. The man who
plays does so in a measure to further
tho honor of tho institution; he does
this at a sacrifice to his other work;
ho gives up many things that he en
joys very much. Why, then.'ls it that
the student body Is too much absorbed
In itself to help these men? The per
sons allowing themselves to drift in
this way will pass out of tho institu
tion in a short time with a ono-sldcd
development that will hinder them for
tho remainder of their lives. This is
pre-eminently true of every establish
ed branch in the university. The stu
dent who meets as many members of
other organizations as possible, who
sees tho different modes of life, Is tho
one who will make tho success in fu
ture years.
Two defeats In as many years seem
to have aroused the ire of tho Kansas
management. After the close of tho
university last year, and after all of
the athletic board had gone to thoir
homes or off on vacations, letters wore
received from Kansas, asking that a
game bo played on their grounds some
time during the coming season. Cap
tain Williams was the only mnn in
reach who had authority to reply to
the letter. He did so, stating that an
agreement had beon reached at tho
time of the board meeting -whoreby
Kansas was to play hero. Nothing was
said about a return game. It Kansas
did not want to live up to tho agree
ment that had already been made, tho
game here could be cancelled. In plain
terms, the management of tho south
ern team was given to understand that
a return game was out of the question.
The letter was not enough, and an
other was received offering 40 per cent,
of tho gate receipts, exclusive of the
season tickets, if a game would bo
played. Still no game was arranged.
Later another offer was made to tho
effect that this 40 per cent, be on sea
son tickets as well as the other. In
reply Captain Williams gave them rea
son to believe that a game might bo
arranged on those terms, but not hav
ing tho authority to do so hlmscir, he
was compelled to look some other vlaco
for It. Members of the athletic board
were notified and immediately and
proporly Kansas was notified that a
return gamo would not bo played under
any conditions. At tho present time
tho contention Is still going on. ICvor
slneo gnmes have beon played with
Kansas a rebellious spirit has existed
on each s'de, and It has long beon seen
that unless some change was brought
about for tho better It was only a
questtlon of tlmo until nil relations
of this sort would have to cease alto
gether. Tho present move on tho part
of Kansas has had no tndoncy to In
crease harmonious feeling. Nebraska
people have no deslro to bo bulldozed,
and boforo they will bo relations will
bo stopped. At tho league meeting
Nobrnska dropped the Thanksgiving
came with Towa, at tho request of
Kansas, In ordor that peace might
rolgn In tho league. Tills was not
enough. Having gained ono point, sho
wanted another, but in trying to got
It she overstepped tho bounds of roa
son. Tho odltorH of tho Nobraskan
Tionporlnn aro confident tha.t the stu
dent body will rntlfy any action taken
bv tho hoard of control to SQttio this
difference. If It Is necessary to cancel
tho gamo entirely lot It bo done. With
caroful managomont it will not bo a
hard task to got games from teamB
oast of horo. Wo regret that It Is nee
essary to bring llita maltor bororo tho
nubile any more than has alroadv boon
dono, as It haB been hopod bv all that
a peaceable sottlomont would bo
reached. As It Is now apparont that
Kansas does not deslro a sottlomont
vory greatly, Ihoro is no roason to
carry on any further communication
with them about tho matter.
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