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About Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1880)
1W THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. m ft information ton often from litis magazine or Hint newspaper. Instead of argument tlioy give invention mid appeal to picju dice. There is no nation to-day Unit in not suffering from the mistakes of thoir law-makers. Pauperism lias been in creased by legislation to prevent it. Ill advised measures for warding oil' public destitution have brought great peoples to thu verge of starvation. An able man recently said it taddened him to see so many lines of policy adopted in Ameiica which have wrought evil in Europe. There are a few men in Co i. gross, in both parties, competent to discuss great ques tions in finance and international law. Hut most of all the speeches made in Congress are of slight value. They be tray ignorance of the recorded experience of mankind and of the plainest principles of political economy. Measures fraught with evil are adopted not by knaves and fools, but by men of vigorous minds and good common sense, because they lack that wisdom which comes from knowledge and human experienee." He says "It is a hopeful sign that there is a huge number of active young men in our colleges who will shirk oidiuary scholastic duties to prep-iro themselves for the study oi political questions. Fac ulties have sometimes, I think, succeeded too well in chocking this tendency. I. would rather send out from a college one such man than one hundred of your gor geous young men who lounge about the clubs talking about art culture and won dering wliy the eounliy is going to the devil " President White has succeeded . hi creating an onthusinin among, the stu dents of Cornell on the matter and they have organized a Social Science Club, it- object to d'scus live questions on social and political subjects, theological ques tions being entirely excluded." The method of conducting its meetings is this: At eaeh meeting some member pies-cuts a subject which he lias studied carefully. After the paper has been read it is discus sed by the other minibets who are sup posed to have acquainted themselves with the question previously. When very im portant questions are to be discussed, about which lite Hoviows ate full, eacli member is assigned an article on llieiu, which he reads carefully, and then pro scn's an abstract to the club. Some of the piofessors are members of the club nndPiosidcuL White gave it much en couragement ami is thoroughly in sym pathy with its aims. Tito work which this Social Science Club is doing is one in which every student in ovcrj univer sity nulit to be interested, and its plan of 'win k one which ought to snpeicedu the general literary exercises of societies among students who have advanced to any degree whatever of speci illy in tlioir studies. This way uf preparing abstracts of Ill-view articles is the best and easiest wav of obtaining the best thoughts of the leading men in a slim I time, and is a com munisin that is not open to the objections of communism of labor or capital. We all know thai our university is one of those in which such studies "are crowded into the last few mouths of the coutse and 'political economy is taught only from a text book," and Mich u club would aid us much in a wotk to which our lit erary societies ate only an iiisuilicieul means. Our intellectual and moral phil osophy moi cover is that of the sixteenth century, and might by means of buch a cluh be bupplomenled by that of u soiue. wliat.late'rduie. ' " loaifo, Local items are scarce this issue. ''A.U the rage" Hal, Kier has them. 0 Htreot Is suddenly mx-Prospcnmn. University text books at Fox fc Siruve. Visit ICler the Hatter for Nobby Styles. Students are all down to good solid work. $1.25 buys a very nice white shirt at Kier's Several classes in elocution htivc4 been formed. Heat styles of Nook Wear at Ewing & Go's. How are matters on 0 .street Prosper ing? Everybody can bo suited at Kier's Hat Stote. The chapel is soon to be supplied with new singing books. What has become of the radical Hluinc men of the University? Have you seen the latest thing in a Hat at Kier's. Go and price Hermuncc & Cook's gro ceries. A Garfield and Arthur club was formed in P.tlladian hall tt few days ago. .Most, fashionable Dress & Business suits, at Ewing & Co's. Why is a certain waiter often going to Prosper? Fruits, ftesh and dried, cheap at Her nmiice & Cook's. The Seniors are now busily preparing tlioir term orations. The very latest thing out in Linen Col lars at Ivier's. Is it the office of the faculty to serve as suspenders of college breeches V Students gel a discountutEwing&Co's Clothing Emporium. Cheapest market in (lie city tit Her inance & Cook's. Blank Hooks and Stationary at the book store of Fox & Struvo. An Enigma: Who don't buy groceries at Hennance & Cook's. A cla&s for chorus singing, under tlto direction of Mrs. Hohmau, is being form ed. All books, Stationary, blank books &c for the students at book store of Fox & Siruve. It is rumored thai our janitor is on the point of taking an assistant sweeper. We'll take soda. Ewing & Co is headquarters for fine clothing, Gents furnishing, Hats and Cups. Several students went up to Omaha last week to see the sights at Hie Slate Fair. That senior who spent his time in olius snapping ijpplo seeds at the prof lessor is duly repeuleul. A vorv pretty line of overcoats, ulsters, ets., can bo found at the store of S. Schwab. S. Schwab can show you the latest styles in men's tind youths' clothing for fall aml'winlerwear. Hoys go to H. Hermii.gluius and try a Commercial, ti hand made G cent cigai. Did you see that row of University students champing peanuts at the Rep ublican rally the other evening? The handsomest line of fashionable hats and caps in the city at S. Schwab's. If yon want a Havana-filled live cent cigar, call for the celebrated "W. W." manufactured by Wolleinudo& Wolf. Much dillictiliy is found in ..rranging a suitable place for the debating tables in the new society hulls. From the way the Seniors loaf around we judge Hint they don't have to study very hard. "1 long, O I long to bo there." It is with pain that we chronicle the death of our late fellow student, Wabern It. Hedges. All of the University classes have now formed leagues. Whore are the class canes? The Juniors, who wore to givs an exlti lition al the opening of the term, have postponed it until the first of next term. The Mechanics class has proved that a wooileu post is as good as a man any lime. Judging from tlte hilarity of the class Misses Hutlie Hodges and Linn Sim itigton called al the Stodknt sanctum the other day. Our intelligent compositor entertained Ihem. Come again, ladies. Wo could not see any difference in prices from fonner years at S. Schwab's s'ure. He appears to sell as cheap as he did last year. Il will pay you to give him a call. One of our late graduates has conclu ded that A. H. can just as easily bo Iran slated a benedict as a bachelor. The par licularsof the said event may be found in another column. German is the best language in the world to gain confidences. The other day the prolessor asked a gentleman ''llubon sio ein llarzV uiV?t." was the frank response. We heard it rumored the other day thai a lady and a gentleman, both stu dents of the Univeisily, held a watermel on lournameul last summer. The lady came out ahead of course. Uncle John Morrison, lite best tailor in town, h:is just received a fine lot of French goods- Those nobby suits of our lastyears graduates were made by him. Give him a call boys. The ptiucipalsliip of the Latin school ii -.. .. i in JUeineulary Philosophy lucre is no dim. i,as dropped from Principal Palmer's ger of the members getting the dyspcp-l shouldets and fallen upon Mr. Marine, who comes strongly recommended, and it is hoped will make the Preps "loom." is not theie something in the Hook, sia. The way our intelligent compositor lias been crying for copy the past week is enough to remind one of the Kingdom of Pluto. The bass drum belonging to the Cadet Hand bus not been heard this term; con sequenliy stveral students have been taken sick. Students desiring nfac timilo of tlioir physiognomy, pioparod in tlte latest style ol the art, should visit Wheat & Ford Special lates are ollered. A Junior writes to his parents that ho is "now studying Mechanics and nexl cornea Hydioitaltcs and then a month of Rheumatics." The Students delight! 2 cigars for 5 eoula al W. W. English, dealer in Grocer ies on 11th Street. Call in and give him a tnal. Prof. Hitchcock's Hible class meets regularly at the Piesbyteriati church every Sabbath all p. in. All students uie invited to attend. Call on Wilbur Snow for ice cream confectionery, cigars, etc.; also a good circulating library. Opera IIouso building. The now rule for classification only give us three Sophoiuoios, but it is ex peeled that there will be five limes as many nexl' year. Friday evening of this week the Palla dium? discuss the political issues; next week the Unions dispose of the same question. '1 lie largest assoitmont of Meerschaum and Briar pipes, and a full stock of tnokingaud chewing tobacco at Wolt einado & Wolfs. Hoys, go to David Mays and get sonic of those line silk handkercbicls. He also has the best assortment of neck wear, and a fine lot of the .latest styles of New York Hats. News, Periodical, or Toy line today If so Clason can supply He also keeps a full line of University text books. Call on him South side O hoi 10 and 11. The raw recruits to the University bat tuition drill are fast assuming a veteran air. In two weeks they will bo so lar in ured to military life as to bo lilted for ac live service at charging upon "Dormi tory hash." Wo learn that Minnesota Stale Univer sity is considering the advisability oi holding the literary societies in the day lime. Hie students sue preparing to do some lively kicking in case a change is attempted. Three duels and a dog light were held just alter our last issue. We arc now in practice with pistols and bowie knives long and short range. Any one who has any complaint to make will please call around al our ofllcu The Univeisily campus continues to bo a range for all the stray cattle that feel disposed to profit by it. Cow-patlis across the llower beds, to say the least, are not appropriate. A word to the wise is sitllicient. A blunder in our lasl issue caused the beginning of "An Alumni Abroad" to be placed lasl. The only way we can ex plain the mistake is that some ladies called at the otlico just as our d well, angel was making up the forms. Under Hie new dispeution every stu. dent ol the University is obliged to write essays and hand them in to Prof. Wood berry. They iniiot bo written on theme paper and must contain cot less than three and not more than four pages. The Classical com so will be more pop. ularthaii ever as soon as the students re alize the genuine comfort which can be M MMMMpimmsnMlgm "waaRflj"
