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THE NEBRASKAN-HESPERIAN. '! If m B m Kffll h I m 1 !l! lit "I l :? lit m 1 Iff K Hi: 1! i! THE IEBBASKM-HESPEBMI A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Published al 225 Norili Eloventli Street. Issued Kvory Tuesday Noon by tho Unlvor 8lty ruWIsliliiB Company. scries of prizes for the best discussion of the subject, "Modem Education; Does It Educate?" by tho tindergrad law school up to tho scorn of tho state. NWthWCStCm URJVCrSlty We can almost feel It. Ann tnoy ring In our esteemed fellow cltlicon, Colonel Entered as Scttu1Class Mail Matter. M. I, Stkwar't, II. M. Gakrftt, l M a nap-era. lloatil of liilltors. Managing lWhor A. H. Maxwell CltylMU&r F. A. Cosoadkn ASSISTANT CITY HDITORS. Onna L. Hullv 11. 11. Weswel. REPOUTHKS. M.-uido Hnzlolt K. D. Andrcson 11. tl. r.oborts ,1. S. Kills 1. 1 Howltt V. W. Hewitt 11, A. Huston W. H. King Frank MaiK'he&tor Q. Jay uate body of a list of Institutions that f William Jennings Bryan, and degrado was mentioned. The idea was at once him by connecting his name wmi uto very popular and many men began to prepare on tho subject In the mean time, several of tho presidents of the colleges and universities included in J university law school. And having said all tho mean things they can think of, they go off in a paroxysm of Tho Nebraskan-Hesperian will be sent to any address upon receipt of the subscription price, which is one dollar a year. Contributions are solicited from all. News items such as locals, personals, reports of meetings, etc, are especially desired. The Nebraskan-Hesperian will be glad to print any contribution relative to a general university subject, but the name must accompany all such. Address all communications to the Nkbuaskak-Hesperian. P.O. box 219 Lincoln, Nebraska, Telephone 479. The election of T. J. Hewitt as man ager of the track team for the coming season meets the approval of the team and the students. Mr. Hewitt has shown his ability as a business man in different positions in the university and his election is an assurance that the affairs of the team will be ahly conducted. Contrary to the usual custom, the editors this week publish an improp erly signed communication. While the sentiments expressed may be cor rect, we refrain from taking any posi tion on the subject until the name of the writer is given to us. We urge again the necessity of accompanying names with communications, although they are to appear under a non-de-plume. Reform spelling did not receive ths hospitable reception at the University of Chicago which it was expected to have accorded it. The latest action of those in authority has revoked the adoption of the reform method an nounced several weeks ago. No evi dence of the new method was to be found in the university weekly, which appeared in its accustomed form un interrupted and undisturbed. It now seems evident that the Uni versities of Nebraska and Minnesota will meet in an extemporaneous ora torical contest at some time during the coming spring. Incident to the forma tion of the new western oratorical league, the University of Minnesota suggested to the local organization here that the league be made for ex temporaneous speaking. The idea was almost Instantly takon up and given thorough consideration. At a meeting Saturday a form was reached which will be submitted to Minnesota, and as it is almost without exception in conformity with her ideas, little doubt exists that her -acceptance will be Jm-' mediate. The mattor is given more fully in another column, and we hope that the sttidont body will manifest tho interest in tho move that it de serves. The idea is practical, as It gives more oonoilt to the student and shows more clearly tho morit of the contestants. rage, and end. up with a small treatise the list mentioned came to the front on big frogs, or rather a big treatise with requests that the competition bo on .small frugs. Wo take the liberty of called off. Their demand was so strong allowing our readers to see themselves that it was ultimately necessary that as others see them by quoting a few this be done, much to the chagrin of lines of the comment: "Kindly allow many students. The presidents gave us to stand with bared heads In honor of tho grandeur and sublimity of tho university law school's eloquence. Please accept our humblest apologies for never before recognizing Its august presence. Wo are certainly greatly chagrined that we have long dwelt near the fountain of pure, 'practical' ora tory and have been so ignorant of 'everyday, powerful speakers' right in our own state university. But they are there the personifications of wis dom and eloquence! There they stand burdened with weighty thoughts! The university orators now expect to si lently fold their tents and steal away into the night, and they hope to rise and shine with luminaries of their own magnitude. It is certainly la mentable that so much energy should have been wasted by competition with 'elocutionary' rivals in the past What a great, pity that William Jennings Bryan never took his training in tho university law school; his 'ministerial' tendencies would have gone glimmer ing. The university law school ora tors now are seeking foemen worthy of their steel. The university seems to prefer being a large frog in a very small pool to a very small frog in a large pool." a varied list of reasons for their ac tion, somo of which were, perhaps, log ical, but more often they, seemed to contain more of a feeling of fear. One is authority for the statement that tho undergraduate is not sufficiently de veloped to know what is best for him; that his experience is limited to the theoretical rather than the practical things of life. Let us admit for the moment that this is true. Is that a logical reason for not allowing an un dergraduate to tell what he wants, and telling what he thinks would he of ad vantage to himself and his fellow stu dents? He has not asked the privilege of regulating the policy of the various Institutions, nor has he asked any hand in their government All that he desires is to tell college life as he sees it and point out how, if possible, it may be improved. And it is safe to say that were a contest of this kind carried on, even the wisdom of some of the venerable presidents might receive certain valuable additions. The ques tion has been put often to the gradu ates of colleges throughout the coun try. While they are slow to suggest changes of any kind, they readily ad mit that the modern education does not educate In the fullest sense of the term. What Is true of the eastern uni versities is even more true of the west ern, and among the western of Ne braska especially. The statement is not a good sounding one, yet there are many reasons why it is true. The rapid advance in numbers, the limited capacity of departments for doing work, and the unusual tendency to cram the student full of mere words far bevond his utmost capacity, added to the same difficulties that are found in all institutions, have combined to mark Nebraska students more and more clearly each year with the evil effects. Perhaps it would he a good time to invoice our stock in trade. Medical School The high standard and progressive meth. ods which have given this School its envi able reputation for over thirty years are carciuuy mmmatneu. For circulars of detailed information ad dress the Secretary, DR. N. S. DAVIS, 2431 Dearborn St.vCbIcaoIU. Somo months ago tho editor of the cosmopolitan magazine offered The editors of the Nebraskan-Hesperlan feel that there is occasion for one more heart to heart talk with their readers over the ups and downs of the new oratorical league. We have ob served upon this move by Nebraska orators rather freely in the past, and have even gone so far as to hope for its success. But as usual, the way of the transgressor is hard, and unless more effort is expended, and expended soon, our Illusions may disillude and the aftermath will he hard to foresee. The sore spot that was observed upon among the smaller colleges of the country, and especially of Nebraska, some time ago in these columns seems to be hecoming a form of oontagious disease that is rapidly spreading from one to the other. Doane is the latest victim to the malady and the soreness seems to he worse than in any of the ouier cases. After two months the Owl has found out that there is a move to start a new league to be constituted entirely of state universities, and has hunted up a back number of the Nebraskan-Hesperlan and begun warfare. This is all very well, hut they in turn ask us to explain the very things that we explained to the other colleges of the state, and we do not propose to re peat them again. And not only that. but they hurl fearful sarcasm at our a j paper and our university and hold our MEMORIAL SERVICES. Memorial services for the late Dr. Leon M. Solomons were held in the chapel Tuesday morning. The room was filled with faculty, students and friends of the deceased. The exercises, while not long or elaborate, were touching and filled the audience with a higher esteem for the late Instructor. Rabhi Simon of Omaha spoke of his acquaintance with Dr. Solomons. He paid, perhaps, his highest tribute in the following words: "In the few months that I have been coming to this university every fort night I have never failed to meet him in his laboratory, at the dinner table or at our services, and I feel that he was a lover of knowledge, a passionate lover of truth. He wanted to know and was not content with mere surface Information." Dr. A. Ross Hill spoke of the connec tion of Dr. Solomons with the depart ment of philosophhy and of his work in college as undergraduate and grad uate. Had he been able to live he would have made a national reputa tion for himself in his chosen line. " BM9 1900 For Paris Are You Going? . ...Arrangements should be made early. I have literature descriptive of short and long tours in England, France, Germany, and in fact all of Europe. Call and let me supply you with literature before deciding on your trip. CEO. W. BONNELL, C.P.fcT.A., S Llnr.nln Hah T TO MEET MINNESOTA. At a meeting of the oratorical asso ciation Saturday it was voted to accept a proposition from the University of Minnesota for a joint extemporaneous oratorical contest to be held in Lin coln some time during the coming spring. The idea has been hanging fire for some time and has not been "brought before the local organization hefore for consideration. It is Intend in 00f two contestants from each institution for tho final contest selection to be made In tho usual way. Four subjects are to be offered by each university and each man is supposed to he suffi ciently well acquainted with each sub ject that ho may be able to speak upon any of them with a few minutes, or at must u jew nours, preparation. 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