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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
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