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About Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1877)
18 Editor's Chair. OUU 1JOW, 'IIB UNIVBUSIT. tV !'i Realizing thu responsibility Unit rosls upon lis, appreciating tliu inunonsily ol our work, and trusting tlmt the obligation devolved upon us will bu rullllli'il, wo survoj once more ihc Hold of labor as it spreads out before us, and giving the JticsiMiitiAN pen ar. additional grasp, com mence work with a will. Wo have made many plans, and built many castles, but sullluo it to say that thu Sti:di:nt, under its present managemenl, w'ill not want for enemy and detei munition. We shall take the liberty of being outspoken in all mut ters pertaining to the University and the students. Our object will not ho to make the Studknt merely a receptacle for the literary effusions of our students but to make it a help, both to thu University, by making it better known throughout our state, nnd bringing more of the youth of our state to enjoy some of the bunolits thai wc enjoy. And as a help to the students, by showing to the Stale what they are do ingand how they are doing it. Wo will tlnd great pleasure in speaking of the merits and excellence of the Universily, and at the same lime will make no hesi tancy in speaking of that which is incon sistont with good management on the part of our instructors, and good work on the part of the students. 'Tis not necessary for us to plead hearty cooperation in the management of the Studknt, for 'tis your duty as students and friends to lend a helping hand, insuring the success and future prosperity of your college paper. As we enter upon the work of a new j ear, 'free from all pecuniary einbaiassmont, 'with a magazine such as ours is, we can not help but feel elated, and eagerly set out in pursuit of tliu success that awaits us in tlio future. In wishing you idl a happy and prosperous New Year, we trust the compliment will bo relumed, and a helping hand will be tendered by all, assisting in perfecting a work which promises such Haltering success. The Universily, after a period ol five years, spent in overcoming the man' ob. stacles that have risen up in its way, con lending with the many disadvantages that would naturally occur in a young state, during which time no ollbrts on the pari of lhose,in whose hands the University has been lull, were spared to make thu in stitution one that might do justice to the stale, and considering the circumstances under which they worked, tliu dllllculties and eiiibarassnients under which they la bored, their work was not futile, but their accomplishment gieat. They have dually established Ihc University on a basis, where it will ever continue to grow. Many appreciate the work that has been accomplished, and rest assured that 'tis well, that a beginning is now cousu mated which will bring iresliiuablo iu ward for the labor and support which the slate has so generously given. At the same time, many have spared no npporlu nity in the endeavor to impede its prog ress and retard its welfire. They forget that "Koine was not built in a day,'1 and because the state could not furnish the students which the University was capa ble of accommodating, they deemed Ihe institution a failure, but everything meets with opposition, and in this case as with others it only tends to luake it stronger, to build it up, insuring success and the accom. plishmentof a good and great work in the end. As we have intimated above, the Unl versity has met with a liberal support from tliu hands of the people, and now the result of that support is mado plain. Now energy and increase of earnestness and activity have sprung up. A now life has originated, and, as it were, under most llatlering prospects, a new start has boon made. A more economical idea in conducting thu institution is desired by the people. The late report of the Ilegcnts shows that during the pusl, year, notwithstanding the i.
