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HESPERIAN STUDENT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. Vol. XI. LINCOLN, NEB., MARCH i, 188: No. IX. OUR ORITIO. Everyone in the State feels Hint ho has given something to support the Sinto institutions, mid lieuee u person or pnpor Hint can point out n defect in any of these intis tutions is looked upon as u public benefactor. This cir. eutnslance, of course, produces a multitude of fault tind ers. Now, adverse criticism can not materially lessen the attendance at the asylum, the reform school, or the peni tentiary; but with tho university the enso is different. The university must compete for patronage with other in. slitutions of learning, and those who wonder why so many students are leaving tho State to attend distant collcgrs, may Had some explanation in the fact that denomina tional or private' schools do not have to contend against such a vast amount of misrepresentation and fault-finding. The professor and students in denominational schools have u great interest in telling of its merits, while no one is particularly interested in pointing out its defects. What wonder that such a school should bo freer from unfriend ly criticism than our own? Porhnp we ought not t com plain since eternal grumbling seems to be the price at which tho Stnto gives tho money to support the school. Perhaps also we ought to bo philosophical enough to re collect that kicking is the only way by which a jackass can'aUract attention, and hence wo ought to let him kick. As it h not possible to stop the grumbling, wo would only ask those who may read any article in refcronco to the university to remember that fault-finding Is nn easy but often oflectivo way of gaining popularity. Wo wero load to write the nbovo partly by tho notices that have appeared in some of tho papers in refcronco to tho Pallaillan entertainment on tho ovouing of Charter Day. To bo sure tho programme was somewhat unusual for a literary society to present, but tho object was fun, and tho performance had been advertised for exactly what it was. Those who wished to listen either to professional iniiutruls or to a woll-proparcu literary performance should have slayd away. If there wero any poor jokes cracked, tho Palladian society repents; if tho exorcises failed to interest those who witnessed them, w aro sorry; but asldo from these things the society's consclonco is clear. Tho performance could bo justified by numberless procedents In other collogoB. Nothing was dono that could offend tho "most fastidious," unless these same fas tidious persons wero also ohronic fault-finders. Tho State Journal doos not huvo to grumblo for a living and goncr lly has most oxcollont Judgment in regard to such mat toru. In this Instance tho cdilor-iu-chlof know how to take the joke, and Bald tho proper thing about It. But tho all-wlso and over-moral local department rolled up its oyos and shook Its pious locks very gravely over tho tcr rlblo juxtaposition of tho words minstiol" and "chapel." Pcoplo who lmvo had mentis of judging say that tho students of-this university arc an unusually peaceable and hard working lot; but it seems impossible for us to get the namo of being even decent because of tho vast number of dyspeptic newspapers in tho State. Wo wish that wo had here for a short time a few of the students from some of the eastern colleges that tliey might teach the editors and others what really wild college boys are like. It may even seem advisable for us to set to work in cold blood and haze tho Preps., duck some of the professors and knock down a policeman or two in order to mako tho journalistic grandmothers of tho Stale appreciate our usually quiet behavior. WI'J APOLOGIZE An editorial appeared in our last issue censuring Sen ator Butler in tho severest terms that tho Student could think of, for moving to close tho Stale University and Nor mal Jichool. Of course it is unnecessary to tell a person of average intelligence that tho honorable senator never did any such a thing; but for tho benefit of any among our readers who may bo so unfortuuato as to have no more sense than ourselves, we would say that he not only never did it, never thought of doing it, never could have been induced to do it; but Hint on the contrary he worked hard for n liberal appropriaton for these institutions. A vetran politician like ex-governor liullcr would not of courso bo much affected by such a notice, but wo are most sinserely sorry that through a total mlssaprehousloii of circumstances, wo should have given him oauso to think that wo were such a lotof ungrateful idiots. Lotus breatlio again tho old, old prayer, "Prom willful orros wo can guard ourselves, but from mistakes, kind heaven deliver us." In commllteo of tho whole Salurdray P. M. nolwilh. standing tho opposition of tho chairman of tho commllteo on Finance, Colliding and of tho honornhlo Sonator Mc Shano of Douglas, tho apprlpriatlon for tho University, for tho two ensuing yenrs was fixed at $75,000. ThoSTU' dent wishes to thank those who championed tho monsuro and would especially mention Senators liutlor and Kin. kald for their disinterested work in behalf of tho Univcr. slty. To any who may repeat tho old cry that this money has been taken from tho many and given to tho few wo would suggest away by which each ono of tho Injured parties may get oven. Justsond your young pcoplo horo to school and so become ono of tho favored few. If you havo no children of courso you aro froo from a great tax upon time and mouoy and can afford to help alucato some other person's child. The appropriation for tho completion of ourstato house, which hns been somo four years in erection, was passed on tho dny boforo tho legislature adjourned. . . It. iJj