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HESPERIAN STUDENT
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.
VOL.X.
Lincoln, Nkii., Octoiiek 1 1881.
Editorial,
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The columns or the Hesperian are
open to nil wlio lmve anything to suy of
interest to students. Let the champions
of opposing opinions concerning the stu
dy of the dead languages open the hull.
All students, and especially new ones
should join one of the Literary Societies
in connection with the University. The
value one gets from education, is to he
ahle to use it. Eas- and readiness in tell,
ing or putting on paper what one knows
is acquired only by continued practice.
This practice is not to be hud in the cluss
room and for this reason the Literary So
cieties were begun.
Prejudice is a stronir element in human
'natural U' works giu ftsTtfoTfrCffT
To bo so prejudiced however in favor of
any system or theory, so as to despise all
opposing ideas is neither wise nor good,
This is especially true in the case of a
Professor. When a teacher, speaking of
'materialism, Bays that he has "read John
S. Mill page by page, and never got an
idea out of it, nor never met any one who
had" and that Mill's Philosophy is "pre
posterous and uuthikable," it is just at
.this lime that students begin to loose faitii
v-iudiim. This lessens his power as a teach
er. Professors should let studenlo study
'for themselves and then by kindly advise,
.help to form their opinions.
U "Minnie Williams ia dead." Few stu
dents who heard these words when they
were first spoken, can soon forget them
A graduate of but a few days, and di-ad!
, it seems hard that one just prepared for
life's work should thus be called away.
Gifled.with an intelligence not ordinary:
filled with noble aspirations and longings;
. a character true and noble, Minnie
' Williams gained the love of all who know
her. A quiet grace concealed a knowl-
edge, extensive for one o so few years.
Her acts of friendship were prompted by
a kind and loving heart. Intimately
known to but a few, her friendship was
the more precious. Of the graduutes of
'81 she is the first to attain to that knowl
edge, which come to all at last. The re-
membranre ol her, like the music of Os
.sion'sJ)ardfJ,,i.s israa
soul. " iKSt
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Bggst$d tDftlrej
The fact that the) death of President
it cost, hard workv In order to ueJ'ineajL
Ticfciumtc aiukthoYougli stuiil'nttelmnftF
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depend upon himself. If he has not posi
tive information on a subject, he must
know where such can be found so that he
Run obtain it. To him wlnwlficq tint knnw
Garfield has little effect ojt'Uie .generality , (0W o US(J .( a ,b wlh aU ()f .,s vn,
of students, must hae some explanation. .. . ,.a . ,1Q qn milnv. Wfin. .. .
arraiuged on shelves.
riierocnn he no positive rules laid down
for using a library. In looking up any
subject, it is well to consult some one
usually the librarian who knows whore
the facts.deslred can be found. However
the student must depend chiefly upon
himself. This above all things, is what
he needs most. If during one term he has
learned to depend upon himself, to seek his
information wherever it can be found, and
then draw his own conclusions, the time
I lmsjunot- been loMj but very; profitably
spent.
With whatever wo areimpst familiar, with
that also are we mosttfiu'sniypathy, provi
ded it be of a nututrawarrunting sympa
thy. Students know Ijow hard it is to keep
posted on every dayjin flairs, and at the
same time pursue a rcgjijar course of study.
A noted Methodist BMJo"p said that during
his student life, forSovcIl years, lie uev
er read a iiotfspnpeS The question for
us to solve is AvhcthlgSit h best to take a
part of our timo fnMpiK and dvote it to
the newspaper ontjMfeore this part of our
training al togeUyjSCWg, you I tl at, once
dfcidrTfliwVuW. 'Oirc
good newspaper is enough to read, and
not even all of that. Americans have a
moriiid desire to read of crime and crimi
nals. We should not read all things any
more than we should eat all things. In
the latter case case it would destroy the
body, and in the former what would be
worse, the intellect. The student who
knows something ofevery day occurrences
will be better lilted to pass into active
life, than he who does not
It is very important for students to know
how to use the library. It is one of the
things to to be learned while at the Uni
versity. How often, vhen topics outside
of the text-book are required, the greater
part of the cluss answers, " not prepared."
No doubt all spent hours enough on the
lesson, but not knowing what to read, or
where to look for the desired information,
the time was spent in idle search or use
less conversation. Often new students are
bewildered and confused by the number of
works 'they are expected to consult. But,
if at first it does require much time, and
the results aie not very satisfactory,
still much is gained. The drudgery,
in time 'will gradually grow less, and
that which was an irksome task be
comes a pleasant duty. In knowing that
one ia master of a subject, however simple,
there is a self-satisfaction; nor is this
lessened but heightened, by the fact that
With this issue of the Student slightly
enlarged, we assume control. There arc
college papers that are larger, on a better
basis, and possibly better edited. To
those who have intrusted us with our pos
ition we can only say that, if attention, to
the wants of the Student, if a reasonable
amount of time spent in preparing articles
for the same, if patience and assiduity
count for ought, all these will not be
wanting. That the paper should be the
exponent of the students, that it should
contain their best productions (written
expressly for ii), Unit It should be inter
esting and readable, arc admitted facts.
But can it by filling its columns with old
essays and orations ? Let it be understood
now that, as a rule, tliej will no longer
be published. If the students do not think
enough of their college paper to write for
it, if they cannot see the benefits derived
from such work, they are blind to their
own Interests. The paper, in conjunction
witli the societies, furnishes the only
practical element of o.ir University edu
cation. They are both too important to bo
neglected.
What has been said is not meant to bo
dictatorial. They urc evident truths. To
put in practice the things which we know
to be for our own interests, is all that is
necessary. With the hope and belief that
the students will, we humbly make our
bow and begin the work of the year.