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About Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1880)
THE IN- SP Kill AN STUDENT. THE HESlMORIAN STUDENT. Published sciiil-inontlily by tho gtutlont ot iho Nriiratkn Stnlo I'nIvoMtx. V Monday, Ociohhii 11. 1880. 11)1 lOlts In rlUEK. May It. FaiiiFiKi.I). II. W. IIauiiinotok Aj-ociati; Eiiitoii. Minmr Vii.i.iam hllCAL lilllTOII. .. .. 11. II. D.Wtt III INK MNAKl.II . . .1) V KlMIKII TK11M OK l ll.l llll'TIDS. I ei;y per ! la rnr - - 1 cix month Single eopj tlT UP AliVFIITIMMI. 1 COlll 111 t) dill' IllM'l lid, i 'J pqunro " - 1 $1 00. - ,M) - .OS. SC.00. - .ro. All tirticlo- lot pnM i nil in should lie h(1(1io-pu(1 Editor IIkm'EKian tiii:.st, Stutu Unlwndty. I.Iiicoiii. N'l'brn-kn. Ml nbtcriptlont mill liusl nu.-s cdiiiitiiiiilcatlon.", with tho aihlrusi, should In- sent to n. V. FISHEK. Subscriptions col lected Invariably in ndvnnio. Advortuomi'iiti) colluctud monthly. mill In speaking generally Is as important lo thv citizen of Nebraska itsn knowledge of the Greek roots or some of tlio dizzy problems of mathematics. We have liimrd from tho lips of gnulunlos, of whom our st- le shall have reason to be proud, that tl.oy owed more lo the society ilimi lo any oilier branch of the instltu lion. And is this source of usoful train, ing lo be cut oil'? We trust not. CLASS DAY jilitarial, SOCIETY CHANGES. The old saying that "coming events rust their shadows before" seems to bo fully verified in the anxious looks of the students, of Into as they maybe scon ear nestly discussing the probabilities of their being required to hold the meetings of the societies in the dayiuuu instead of evening as bus always been the custom heretofore. Surely so radical a change as l hat would be mil':! have a more than ordinary cause. Is there such an one, or lb' the powers that be, choose rather lo say with Caesar, "the cause is in our will, we will it so"? Nowr have the societies been so prosperous, so earnest, or so peacefully inclined towaid each other as at the present lime; and it is no wonder Tlio Studknt hopes that the present Senior class will endeavor to inaugurate that pleasant eastern custom of oelobra ling class day. In older institutions class day is fast becoming of much more importance than commencement day itself. It affords the class a good oppor Utility of showing what it can do and do independently. It is left entirely to the class to arranire the nronramino as il suits tlicni and it is usually original and inipiossed with the taste and notions of the class itself, stripped of all ideas winch on commencement day may sooin to have omenated from the professor's chair. The class learns to lake more pride in class day than in commencement day be causo it is distinctively their own. Com menccinent day thoy share with Faculty and Regents and Alumni but the class day would bo exclusively under their con trol and they could make it what thoy would, and if successful' carried out, could bo made an expression of the opin. ions and character of tlio Seniors them selves to a greater extent than would be posiblc on commencement day. Lot us then have a class day and let tlio Seniors plant upon the campus tho tree of 1881 a sturdy young oak and li.ng may its blanches wave and its bright leaves glis ten in Iho sunshine as an example and in epilation to its planteis. Students in the lowei classes an apt to think that when they gel to be seniors llii won't have lo stud) and do any- iIm.I ..vr.n II,.. I.:,l-,. i.n..i till ill- nf viir-l. .. . llllllir else till doll'tWaM to III fllCt !. w . . i" ! w mtiivii 1 tj leijiin c-niL-ni hi-ing made should cause a murmur. It seems to us Unit at the pie sent time when the societies have taxed (licit means to the utmost in lilting up their halls and have yet a burden of in debtedness to throw off, Ihey have just grounds for remonstrating against a rev olution at once unnccssaiy, and fatal to their prosperity. Had tho Regents pro vided suitable rooms without any expense to the societies, to be used by tlioin under the direction of the Faculty the case would have been different. As it is, such a change would certainly be unwise and wo sincerely hope will not take place. It would perhaps be well if the societies should decide to make all regular meet ings exclusive to the public, and avoid a certain tendency to prepare programmes for the applause of the audionco rather than for goou solid work, which has to some extent been noticeable of late. Such a change as this, witn now and then an open meeting for such of tho public as are interested in their work to visit them, would, we believe, bo n benefit; but to require the meetings to be held in the day time would be equivalent lo abol ishing Miom. This would not pay. The training which the students get in debate i the will have a general good tune lots of honor and admiration from the preps, and consideration from thu college faculty. Novor was a mote mistaken view of things found floating through the cranium of a student. Our trials as Seniors began last commencement when the graduating class expected us to Ijo general errand boy and waiter for all their whims; and our troubles only in. creased with the beginning of tho fall term when wo wore required to furnish certiflciiies to the effect that we had boon duly taught to toad and spoil and cipher in tho rule of three, and wore closely questioned as to whether we had studied the multiplication table before we had mastered simple fractions, or whether we had, forsooth, been examined in history before we had conjugated the irregular verbs. The Seniors aro expectod to know all about everything thoy have over studied, to be prepared to take any one's placo in society who may bo too lazy to do his own duty, lo write exhaustive treatises on subjects they know nothing about, to take four hard studies and be ready at all times to initiate all new proj ects for the general good. A Senior is ex. pected to do moro work and get less credit for it than any oilier student in the school. If helloes woll that's no more than he ought to do, and if ho docs ill then his failure is all the more conspictt ous by reason of thai seniority and treat ed accordingly. We have heard some complaints lately from students in regard to tho 10 o'clock rule on Friday nights. This seems to us very much out of place and wholly un called for by the circumstances. No lec turer ever thinks of holding his audience after ten o'clock; very few political speeches and no literary entertainments of an' sort whatever arc expected to hold beyond this lioui. Il is an imposition upon the public to ask them to listen to exercises over an hour and a hah or three quarters long and by commencing earlier the societies would have ample time to transact all business after the close of tho debate. Asa rule meetings hold after ten o'clock are chiefly distinguished for their for their "rowi'jism" and universal ill temper and result in no sucli general good as tojus'ify their continuance. To acquire the habit of punctuality in atten dance up n duties should be one of tho aims and results of a college course and if every member of the societies made it a point to be present at the beginning of each meeting and came prepared to do his part promptly and ell there would be no sort of trouble in finishing every, thin" before ten o'clock. That there are two sides to the question with regard lo the advisability of the so. cieties running into debt some of the members donotseem to realize. When a society moves into a new hall everything must be tilted up to correspond and great expense is necessarily incurred That the present membership should pay for what will last ten yars and that the hundred or more dillcrcnl members who are to succeed those now hero should lind everything in perfect order and all paid for and consequently nothing lor them to do isabsiudly unreasonable. Tle society as now constituted should pay its reasonable quota and no more; leaving for those who aro to come alter us the privilege of pay. ing in part for what they enjoy. K is not fair thai we should have all the work and worry now simply that in the luturc others may have nothing to do. A soci ety gets along belter and there is moro harmony when a common interest and iflm bind all the members together than when each one has plenty of time to in vent scheme., for his own self agrnndisc. mont and ithe confusion of others a course of proceedings that generally re. suits fatally to any culture and literary drill. nifles they shall occupy. It is necessary that there should be some gathering of the pupils together each day for the pur pose of making announcements, and it is proper that, attendance should be compul. sory. Moreover consistency would scorn to attach equal importance in the regular meeting of instructors as woll as students in order that all should have a proper knowledge of what is going on, ami work in harmony together. May fortune speed the happy time when this shall be. (Htor'n gable. It might bo well if there wore a general understanding among the members of the Faculty at least, whether or not attend mice at Chapel is compulsory this term. We do not believe it is for the wellare of the institution that the students should be warned in chapel that thoy nio required to be present at the exorcises every morn, ing, and then be lectured by the Prof's who do not make a practice of attending, for being late if those exercises chance to bo longer than the time the bulletin sig The Illini is a well edited paper and the same freshness and originality mark all its departments. One of tli many student follies which form tho endless theme of editorial discussion is the wrangling of Senior classes. Wo wonder if all Senior classes aro alike. The editor of tho Illini says so. "Tlio old, old story so often repeated of great plans and mighty failures to cany them out is the chain that binds them all together." He arrives at the daring conclusion that the Senior is not in truth so "deepoontcmpla live" as some might think. He describes them as in a state of dissension, and torn into factions over a banquet and the kind of a class tree to plant, says this is on account of their overweening ambition, and advises them if Ihey want to do some thing that no oilier class ever did to agree on all questions. All classes of 'SI will admit that these are words of wisdom and only loo into, but when underclass men become so very scornful they should remember that they aro tho materials of which Senior classes aro made and if fu tine Senior classeh are to be united, giv. ing advice, however good iho advice, is not so good a way to elfeet it as looking well to tho way thoy themsclvoMiiogoing. We do not bear tho Illini any grudge for giving us n word of criticism in a friend ly way, we know when wo need it, but wo aro sorry to see that it tackles the Nia gara Index. One would think tikis paper represented the "College of Oltr Lady of Angles." Tho now exchange editor an nouncos that lie "shall endeavor, as far as may be, to follow out closely the niannor of criticism indulged in by our predeces sor." That manner wo can say is to make tlio exchange column a scape goat which lie loads with all the vicious hu mors of a probably over taxed brain and sends out into the wildornoSH of exchang es. Tho Free Press contains an account of tho imposing funeral ceremonies of Pure Mathematics, beloved daughter of Sol- once and Civilization, and pronounces this oration over her: "Then borrow '8l's tombstone;, cut a longitudinal section in the bpi'oading campus; lower her slowly, wilh uniform velocity; fold her arms on her broast in a last sad parabola; placo a spherical Zero on each stiffened eye; but plant her deep plant her deep." The Bates Student laments the existence of hazing in the college and also the dy ing out ofiho class pray 3i meetings as an institution. There must bo a desperate state of affairs at Hales. 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