f T HE H 10 SPEKIAN S T U D.E N T. A Mi 1 5 1 fcrJ in tho monastery, in society among (ho rich ns well as poor, shall we heap nil Ihe blame of their existence upon their bonds, or shall wo lay part of the blamo whore il seems to belong, upon society V If so wo must then sot to work to remedy the ovil by removing tho cause. While 1 do not want to uphold the tramp in any souse whn'evor, itseoms to me that those of us who are In more favored circumstances, should not always curse; we should pity; sometimes we should aid, sometimes we should strive to elevate them for we must inmember they are men after all. If tho vi-.'w I have taken is correct, they are not wholly responsible. You and I, as men burs of society, liavo some blame; hence duty bids us help elevate and ennoble, help raise from their present unfortunate condition. Self-preservation also calls upon us not to despise tlicm, but to edu cate them, and lift them up into tho pure sunshine of true manhood. Wall. THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. KDITOItS IN CHI HI', May 11. Kaiiifikm), II. W. Haiiiiinoton Amhooiatk Eihtou Miss Wiu.iams Local Itm-nrt M. U. Davi Husi.sksh Manaiiku 1). Vv Kikiikii TE11MS OK SUllSCHIl'TlON. 1 copy per college year - 1 " six months . . - . Single copy $1.00 o.no. 0.5. KATES OK ADVEHTISINO. 1 column one insertion - - !f2.0(). 2 squares " " .(). 1 " " " 2o. All iirtlcluw Tor phbtlcntl u alioulil liu ixhlrcMHud Ktlltor IlEsi'EiiiAN Stimih.nt, Statu UitUorally. Lincoln, Nebruskii. All eubHuriptloiiH mill busi ness communications, with the tuldiub. should bu sunt to 1). V. FISH Kit. Subscriptions col lected iuvtiriiibly hi mlwiiii'o. Advortinoinuntc collected monthly. ((Utorinl, OUK SALUTATOHY. During the past two weeks wo have boon the gratilied(V) recipients of any quanity of advice, Iron) the dignified Sen iois wlio are already beginning lo 'pose" for commencement day, to tho "Ilunky Freshie" and the largo-hoadod Prop who thinks he is more competent, to run the Student than any editor 0t elected. Thankfully have we received all stigges tions, and one especially we shall do our best to acl upon: to write little and pub lish less. This, for the present, is almost a necessity. Tho wisdom of the Hoard of Managers in cutting down the size of our college paper none will deny. Our now form gives lossspuco for editorials as well as abstract matter, and for our pail we would gladly have tho editorial columns still shorter. A college paper cannot bo representative while two, or at most thro editors aro expected to do all the writing. The college students in tho past havo per. milted the members of the preparatory de partment to distance them as contribu tors to the literary columns of the Stu dent. This is scareoly a credit to those farther advancod in their college course, while it speaks well for tho ambition and talent of the Props. It has often been u just complaint against tho Student that its principal contributed articles were es says or orations which had been delivered in society or at exhibitions. This is cer. talnly a great mistake. We ou-;lit to take enough interest in our paper lo give it our best productions fresh from the pen, and not content the begging odilor willi a warmed-over thesis already listened to onuo by an audience which is to consti tute the majority of the Student's care ful readers. The hatchet, we trust, lias been buried forever, and the lasl echo of the war song died away. For ibe future, the best energies of all should be directed towards paying Iho debt of the Student and establishing il upon a secure lliuuiei-j ill as well as literary basis. To do this the Hoard and editorial corps need the help of all. The Student ought to be our common property, tho pride of us all. It must be an exponent ol Hie experience thought and life found among us. In dealing with college mailers the Student will take oir its gloves and talk quite plainly. The Student will also endeav or to be just and open to conviction, let o'hers do the same. SCANDAL. ol the day The most disgraceful scenes, enacted by tho outcasts of society, are described with a minuteness of detail, that would have shocked tho sense of pro. priety of our grandfathers. No good can possibly come from such reading It of fers olllcienl aid to those who aro ever ready to pull down the great and good, it lays bare the plague-spots of society that spread their contamination, rather than dlsapear upon exposure, and renders im pure tho whole moral atmosphere of social life. Just where this evil arises, it is hard to determine. Whether tho demand of the reading public for scandalous reading is the cause, or consequence of the increas ing amount that Hulls space in our journ als, the reader is left to determine, but certain it is that it would bo far bolter if all such matter were excluded from the columns of our newspapers altogether. llnil too in a very short lime. A similar rule in regard to spoiling, Richard Grant White tells us, was Iho beginning of his critical studies of ilie tfnglMi )an ;uagc. We have lived long and sttlUrod long, and now, as the time comes for the an nual meeting of the Regents let us all go to them and show them our empty heads and beg them in the name of lent niug, va cant brains and inert ideas lo provide Ihe means of opening the library all day long. To many of us compelled to spend the afiernoous of llio week in study or work Iho library is no beiiolll whatever, while Ihe privilege of spending u 'vacant hour there every forenoon would lib of an advantage tons which would bring forth fruit in bettor essays, mote learned ora tions, more investigating and bolter road students. Newspapers havo been said to be Hie mirror of the public mind. If that be true the avidity with which journals seize upon every bit of scandal that happens lo float on the current of gossip, indicates a diseased condition of public sentiment. That is the best newspaper which is tho most popular. That one is the most pop ular which contains the most palatable news. Now what class of news is most eagerly relished by Ihe generality of news paper renders? The average business man sits down to (lie breakfast table morning paper in hand; he sees in bold U'lici-. at the head of one column: "Dam aging reports against Ihe character of Mr. R.,"bo.sido il in tho next oolunin,"An enter prize for the relief of the needy in our city." The chances arc ten to one that the former is read aloud and discussed beforo tho whole family, while the latter remains unread. No man can hoar so strong and upright a character that ho is not liable to tno damaging reports of ma Melon's tongues. A vicious scandal against an honorable fellow citizen loach es the ear of the reporter. The morning paper puts it in everybody's mouth, ad ding, perhaps, "wo hope Mr. 1$. may bo able lo prove himself innocent." It be comes tho topic of conversation on the street. Opinions aro at once formed as lo the truth or falsity of Hie statement. A lifetime of noble deeds, and benevolent actions are placed in the scale against an idle breath aim yet lie iiiiihI establish his innocence through Hie medium of the newspaper, or his reputation is gone, and he U ostracised by society. And although one lnu wronged may vindicate himself to the fullest extent, and all allegations ho retracted through the columns of the press yet tho impression upon the people can not bo fully eradicated. Another similar report would lie more readily believed, and the injury is permanent. There is certainly an increasing do maud for scandalous rending, more dan gerous lo Iho future welfare of America than would lie a million armed men men aoing her borders. This demand is promptly met by the current newspaper Onco more Ihe graduating oration, like Hie old man of the sea, sits upon the shoulders of the Seniors and again, sin-bad-like, lie wanders to and fro vainly seeking rest and ideas. Once more the pliolograper is compelled to obtain a larg er and more powerful camera, and lo strengthen his instrument throughout that that lie may impress upon perishable cardboard the genius and talent of our Seniors. The bright Juno days are lo bring forth white dresses, Uowcrs and de grees, and cast upon a long sulTcring pub lie realms and realms of foolscap, alive with the immature opinions of conceited boys, upon politics, religion, science and immortality, while the air will be while willi the daintily ribboned essays from girlish pens, touching upon Spring, beau ly and Iho ideal. To us the despised under-gradualos June will mean cram miug, cheating, fear and examinations. "Farm Schools for Girls" the Chicago Tnter Ocean tells us was the title of a very interesting paper road before the Michi gan Convention of Superintendents of County Poor. 1 1 told all about the educa tion of girls in Franco: Tlioy were taught to read, write, and cipher up to long division, and then tlioy learned how lo plant corn and drive the plow. These girls are allowed to have only two dres ses a year with no trimming on them. Tlioy have no shoes in hot weal her and are obligdod to wearasunboiinol! There is some talk of introducing such a state of things in this country! Let every girl in the Unitad Slates rise and object who bo liovos in the good time coming that Gail Hamilton tolls us aboui, when the men will do the work, and the women devote Ihoir entire time to aesthetics and literature. Tho orthography of some of the btu dents of Hie University would boa ills grace to a backwooils, district school. Willi the library provided with an una bridged dictionary and little pocket com pondiums to be bought for a more song there is no excuse for murdering tho En glisli tongue. In studying eacli lesson a student should carefully look up every word in regard to whoso pronunciation there is any doubt and ho will be sur prised to And what a vocabulary a rigid observance of this rule will give him and Some of the eastern colleges have been entertained lately by a series of lectures upon cooking. We hope the fashion will come west. It would be jolly to (urn the chapel into an immense kitchen and all the students come with their frying pans, rolling pins, cookoy oull-rs, pallilins, and tr) all sorls of receipts, and bake any amount of good things lo oat. When tiiis course of lectures begins wo speak to be chairman of the lasting committee. The preparations for the society exhibi tions are going forward and the Student wants to whisper this little word of ad. vice in the ear of each one who is lo take part, and Hint is lo be brief and interest ing. Lot each exercise be reasonably short and the evening Interspersed with plenty of good music and the June exhi bitions of this year will be a success. Jjjditor'a gable. The Collegian and Neoterian is the most interesting paper on our table so far. The opening paper, "Portia of Huhnont," is an appreciative loviow of one of tho most beautiful characters of Shakospue's creation. A short but concise article on Conservatism and Reform contains the following sentence: "Advancement has ever been the resultant of two antagonis tic forces, conservatism and reform. Like the centripetal and centrifugal forces of the universe they determine the path of the world's progress." An editorial has this: "The looseness in the uso of Ian guage so prevalent even in cultivated so. oio'.y threatens to seriously injure our dia loot unless bomo means bo found to stop 1 Is progress. The press is the greatest op. pouent to purity of diction. There is scarcely a newspaper in existence that is not a disgrace to our language. Editors strive lo be popular, lo write so as to suit the .street, and tho result is thoir pa Iters abound in errors and vulgarnoss of the worst description." With what the ed itor says further of tho practical Impor tance o a "well of English, pure 'and iiudellled" and a knowledge of the nice distinctions of words we heartily concur. Rut we think Hint the article would bo bettered by such a command and knowl edge, as well as by a more Just apprecia tion of tho work the press is doing for our language. 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