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8-1 ltDITOMAl.S. VOL. VIII, history of the period through winch the world is now passing. To understand the relations of tho chief powers of Europe and to interpret their complications, is of quite as much value as to ho conversant with tho structure of the Roman Republic. "We would not underrate the value of the latter accomplishment, hut it some, times occurs that persons arc hotter in formal in this particular than in cotempo rary history. The facilities for the study of this branch seem to us inadequate. One may easily resort, it is tiuc, to the information contained in newspaper items; hut here a difllcully arises. The statements ho thus finds arc fragmentary and isolated, and often inaccurate and bi assed. An antecedent knowledge, more over, is presupposed, and this is not al ways readily accessible. A comprehensive view of the subject is requisite here no less than in tho foots of ancient histoiy. A student mny begin the text-book study of Romai? history with his mind so stored already by mis cellaneous reading, with facts bearing on the subject, that but little new information will bo gained. Rut his knowledge of tho matter in hand will now be .arranged in a systematic manner, and this is of groat value. The ordinary text-book does not meet the want we have mentioned. Either it does not roach far enough toward our own day, or it is loo general in its details. A course of lectures, framed to supply tliih need, would bo a most valunble addition to n course of study, even if it wore to extend only through a single lorm. COM,KGE SPIH1T. and some other modilications and say "What shall we do with our students ?" LiUo all groal debaters we say it is a stu penduous question, never hoard, it before, sure wo are on tho right side, etc. Rut if wc wero to answer such a question, our way, wc would say, let us arouse an enterprising spirit and set it to work at anything Hint comes Along, investigation excepted, anything hint would show that there still exists n Hltle lite in the students of the Nebraska University. We would not be misunder.itood. Wo would not advocate the stealing o( another canon for the Military Department, because, in tnc end, wc would be compelled to pay a Drayman 2victs. to take it home. Nor would we advocate trying to drown out tho well by pouring korosone hito It, nor is it right to steal preserves. Lo our as pirntions bo higher. Let us dam Salt Crock and build a bont-house, and chnl lengc tho Oxford crow Let us organize a rlfle-club and challenge the world. Let us haven hair dozen bnll clubs (we mean bt'e hull clubs.) Oh, Ye Fiends, that. 1 from tho n'stic abodes of the Universe, soared around the Planets and the Stars bring back that string band to arou-e us from our lethargy We have fallen into u terrible suite of inactivity. The only grand event of the year has been the loss of a Juniors front tootli, occasioned by a dead ball coining In too close proximity to his mouth. Without an enterprising spirit wo nro as dull in the class mom as on the Cam pJ6. Hard study we need not expect to accomplish without energy. So romom bor what wo hnvo said, lot us arouse an enterprising spirit. The question as to "What slmll wo do with our girls?" has become exceedingly trite. So odious has it boooiuo Unit we understand a loward has boon offered to "give it a rest." We proposa to lot it rest, although we can't spuro Its peculiar melody. We llicrcfor use synonym. TH ALAKMIST. If there is any uso oi the stake and the fagot In tfiose tlmoe, It is for the suuunarv treatment of those pjistlfaraus miscreants J who, in tho namo of science, over and anon prophesy some dread calamity. Those predictions aio circulated far and