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About Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1880)
fl 12 KDIT0UIAI.H. VOL. IX, Ht! I l ! Military department of tlio Nebraska Uni versity. Another important and satisfactory step on the part of this same Hoard of Runouts was tlio motion committing to tho Faculty thoprivilogo of adding an a'si-tnnt in the Modorn Language department, if found advisable. This is a move in the right direction, and it will prove itself a fair substitute for substitute for a scholarship, as only those students who are host qualified for the po sition should ho permitted to partake of its fruits. Wo have many students in tlio different departments who, by diligent and perse vering research, have become quite profi cient in certain branches, and if they in tend making teaching their profession, they can find no better position of disci pline and instruction than that of tutor, This tutor soon graduates, hut tho Faculty soon find him indispensable, and he is re tained as assistant Professor, it being only a question of time as to when he shall don the robes of full Professor. The Univority is to-day experiencing just such an instance as the one mentioned and our only request is that the Professors of all departments prove themselves as worthy of their honors and as deserving of their salaries as he. The two Soeietios and the friends of the Unm'Hty at large are united in their ex pressions of thanks to the llegonts for their silence to the suggestion that tho Societies pay their own gas bills. If tho Stalo of Nebraska is too poor tofurnish these valuable factors of the Univorsity with eight or ten gas jets once a week, she had better close tho doors of the institution. Tlio Society is half of the college educa tion, and wo challenge tho unbiased edu cator to deny it. Tho reputation of every University and college receives more con tributions from these hall- than from the class room, and instead of stunting their growth and development by placing ob structions in the way, thev -hmild be nur tured now arid then with a littlo financial encouragement. One of tho Kegcnts con fessed to us, not long since, that above all things tho Society must be preserved, as Uo other one tiling had so much to do in shaping the student's future. All the Soeiotios ask is a broad road, devoid of all hinderauces, and the undis puted right of way, to travel upon it. Thus insured they will manage the ship. The otllcers of tho Hkspkiukn Studknt Association as legally elected are D. II. Mercer, and J. II. Hridenbaugh, Kditors-in-Ohief; .Minnie 'Williams, Associate Fditorj H. Ii. Davis, Local Editor; L. Fossler, President; A. It. Keini, Vice I'residont. John Silvornail, Treasurer; H. C. Arnold, Secretary; K. P. Unnngst, Business Manager. Jgdi tor's SUhMc. The opening of the now year brings the usual number of resolutions on the part of editors and amateur authors. Tho former promise to bo moro impartial and wise, the lattoi to be more interesting and less volu minous. For our part, wo think the reso lutions of the editors are most needed. To be a critic and at the samo timo to bo just is no easy task. Tho duty of a critic in amateur journalistic circles is ospcciully arduous. To givo tho friendly word of warning at just the right time, to rebuke tho insolence of tho oxchango editor, to ridicule the silliness of tho "local men," to curb tho tendency of most young writers towards length and tediousness, to crush yes, absolutely to annihilate tho college " poet," in no slight task, hut one requiring vast ingenuity, great pationco and unlim ited tact. Some critics are too harsh, others indis oriminating ; somo praise whore thoy ought to blame and rebuke where a friondlv, en eouraging word is what tlio young writer is greatly in need of. To be a fair critic one mu-t be -killed in detecting the first jjLmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmimm
