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THE HEBRASKAM-HESPERIAN
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
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Rsucd Every Tuesday foon1y tho Univer
sity I'ubllshlng CotniSnny.
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter.
M. I. Stbwart,
Hi M. Gakkhtt,
Managers.
Tho Nebraskan-Hesperian will bo
sent to any address upon receipt of tho
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-Hesperian
will bo glad to print any contribution
relative to a general university subject,
but the name must accompany all such.
Address all communications to the
University Publishing Co., Box 219,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Few people realizo how hard it is for years and ono that Is not now to
. i Mm nldor students. It Is claimed that
for tho editor of a college paper to 1 1 o oh or buhiuuh.
students appear irom m i .........
at 8 o'clock each Saturday morning1
as well as on other mornings, and that
all there is for them to do is to wail
for tho doors to open. Further, It Is
complain all of the time about some
thing that is not being done in school.
As a rule thero is little reason to com
plain about anything that is being
The action taken by the members
of the board of regents who were In
committee meeting here last week in
appropriating a sum of money to aid
in replacing tho bleachers that wero
torn down is most satisfactory to stu
dents in general. For some time it
looked probable that a large majority
of the enthusiasts wlio -would attend
(he game with the Kansas City medics
would have the pleasure of standing
up to watch the proceedings. In this
6gse no exception is made to the rule
that all is well that ends well.
In another column the Nebraskan
Hesperian publishes a communication
from one of the students of the uni
versity. It expresses tho idea of that
person upon one of the important
topics of the year. It is the -iesire of
tho Pditors that more communications
of this kind ja sent In. Any senti
ments that are expressed, In the paper,
which do not meet with the approval
of any person, should be mentioned in
this way. If this is done it !e easily
apparent that a non-partisan rrP?i'
will be much more satisfactorily car
s' ried on.
done. Inp:te of this fact, tho edi
tors feel that ono or two good college
songs should bo written In time to bo
learned for the first league game.
Words written to be sung with some
popular air bf tho day is all that is
necessary. Of course, a lively, rol
llckinir air is ono of tho essentials
that must be observed. Megaphones i
should bo resurrected and everything i
that will make a goodly amount of
noise be hunted tip in time, for tho
Missouri game one week from Satur
day. The result of the foot ball game Sat
urday gives a striking example of tho
progress that the team has made dur
ing tho past weok. The men played
with a vim and worried the medics
with their quick line-up and fast work
in general. One of the medic players
said after the game that his own team
had counted upon shutting out Ne
braska at least 12 to 0. The surprise
was not confined to the medics, but tho
effect was also seen upon the specta
tors. Many had gone to tho game
with tho idea that Nebraska could not
play ball. It wns evident that they
had not counted the week's practice
that the team had been given after
the Ames game. With the same gen
eral improvement during the coming
week there can be no doubt ns to the
outcome with Missouri when that
game occurs. It will be found that
the players are making a much
bigger progress in mastering the gamo
than are the spectators, and unless
the latter class gets together and prac-
stated that the time thus wasted Is
ono of tho best hours of tho day and
it cannot afford to be missed. While
these arguments are of force and
while it is true that some students
are now more or less inconvenienced
it is at tho same time true that if the
library were opened at 7 o'clock In tho
morning, there would be students
thero to study at that time, and st'll
others who would wonder why it was
not opened earlier. In spite of these
statements pro nnd con, if it is the
sentiment of tho student body to hnve
the library opened one hour earlier on
Saturday morning than it now is
steps should bo takon to see that it is
done. Tho editors of the Nebraskan
Hesporiau are of tho opinion that the
present hour is sufficiently early for a
largo majority of all concerned.
1 Regent
tlces a few yells and songs and learns
how to do a little genul.ie rooting
they may see their favorites go down
for want of support from the sidelines.
Last week the editors of tho Ne-bjaskan-Hesperlan
made a scholarship
offer that is undoubtedly tho most lib
eral of any ever made by a publica
tion in this institution. As yet no one
has appeared to enter the contest. Un
less some one appears soon tho offer
will not be held open. A little thought
will convince any one that it is more
for the benefit of tho student than it
is for the editors; if the student does
not, care to avail himself of the oppor
tunity he Is the one' who is the prin
cipal loVer;
i Since the opening of tho present
year a decided tendency lias been seen
among tho fraternity men to join tho
' debating clubs. With this tendency is
, marked another stop in tho history of
tho university. Many people have
urged for a long time that this stage
bo brought about, yot few have thought
that It was to come so Boon. Now that
It is started, support should be given
to it by all who aro interested In that
lino. Tho field is a strong ono, espe
cially with law students, and it is sur
prising that it has not boon entered
moro extensively before.
The paper representing the state
agricultural college of Iowa and
printed at Ames spent an excessive
amount of effort upon tho defeat of
Nebraska at that place a shoi't time
ago. No one doubts for a minute
that the team representing tho Vnl
verslty of Nebraska was outclassed
badly. The score Is conclusive proof
without several columns of reading
matter. In places tho game was re
viewed most fairly and no complaint
can be made. On the other hand, tho
critic for that paper was not satisfied
with reviewing what happened, but
desired to go further and toll why It
happened. It was lioro that ho lost
himself, and In order to get out neces
sarily engaged in some personalities
that should not bo pormlssablo In a
typical college papor. Tho Nobraskn
team staled that they rocolved tho
most hospitable treatment at tho
hands of tho Iowa men, and no com
plaint Is heard. Yot It Is to bo re
gretted that a critic should go too far
into details, especially slnco Ames
has practiced her mon on tho gridiron
for two months loh'gor than Nebraska,
and since sho lias nearly ovory old
man back, and Nobraskn has almost
none.
Many complaints havo boon heard
from students of lato concerning tho y
o'clock opening of tho library on Sat
Jirday morning. This is ono of tho
customs that has been observed 'horo
Coach Branch justly complains that
tho number of men who appear on tho
foot ball field each evening is entirely
too small to Insure a winning team
this fall. Thero Is no doubt that he
Is justified in what he claims. A bare
thirty men are on the field each even
ing, and often It is difficult to got two
teams. The coach has asked as a spe
cial favor that more men report. All
will be treated alike and given a fair
show. As yet no man is sure of a place
on tho team and may be changed at
any time. It is hard to pick a 'var
sity team for the reason that the scrub
is scarcely strong enough to show
forth the weak points. A look at
other colleges and universities should
be sufficient to bring a half hundred
more men on the field each evening.
At Harvard ono hundred and thirty
five candidates aro out for tho fresh
men team alone. At Leland Stanford
university, where the attendance does
not equal our own by some hundreds,
four freshmen teams line up each
ovening. At other Institutions that
might bo mentioned It will be seen
that an equally largo number of mon
desire to do something for the honor
of their institut'on. It is hard to say
why tho apathy exists here. Some
men will say that they havo classes
from 4 until G o'clock several evenings
out of tho week. Others have labora
tory. Although room Is scant in the
buildings, and many of the professors
aro laboring under strong disadvan
tages, yet it seems that this ought not
to exist. A man should not bo handi
capped with overwork. Can It not bo
arranged to havo all classes before 4
o'clock In tho afternoon and thus give
tho mon a chance? Every man accept
ing tho froo education offered by tho
state of Nebraska, who weighs over
ono hundred nnd forty pounds, and
some undor that weight. Is under ob
ligations to turn out and help a good
cause. If It is absolutely Impossible to
turn out nnd wonr a canvass suit, hap
pen over during tho practice hour and
hang on to tho side lines, and when
ono of the men makes a play that'
would havo boon n ground-gainer In a
game, glvo a good yell, long and loud,
that will stir up tho blood of tho play
ers and glvo thorn to understand that
tho support of ovory Nebraska student
Is thoirs. Show thorn that you aro in
terested in what is going on; en
courage tho coach and in a short time
you will feel in a bettor humor toward
yoursolf and nil your follow mon. In
nftor years you will havo something
to look back upon, and can toll your
boh when you start him to. collogo
how you helped tho team "lick Kan
sas" and "win tho pennant for three
times in succession."
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