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THE HESPERIAN STUDENT.
HESPERIAN STUDENT.
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Editorial $oie$,
It really seems a pity that time after time, the Stu
dent has occasion to mention, in tones of pathetic
appeal, the fact that the ceiling of the chapel is woe
fully out of repair. Before the slate roof was put on,
and during the period of leaky tin, the case of the
ceiling might have been a hopeless one; but with a
waterproof roof the only excuse that can be urged for
the further delay of its reparation is that of inertia on
the part of the excutive. Let us have a plastering
bee among the students and fix up the long-famous
ceiling.
The action taken by the students in politics this
campaign is a movement which the students of our
college have not before indulged in. While it is im
portant that the student should be acquainted with
the principal questions of the day, it is not necessary
that he should take part in the political rabble. It
is not the object of the student to become a thorough
bred politician. His time is too precious. He has
too many important studies, which, if he neglects at
college he will neglect for ever. To the literary so
cieties should be given all the spare time he has, and
by so doing he will be all the more fitted after leaving
college to become a thorough politician. Let the
student remember then that the University is not the
' place for politics, but for something far more impor
tant both to themselves and to the State.
Politics were up to the boilng point a few weeks
ago, and the students with great enthusiasm organized a
Blaine and Logan club, but the failure on the part of
the county central committee to furnish uniforms has
caused a marked degree of coolness among Blaine's
most ardent admirers. However they think they can
be of more tangible benefit at the polls next month ,
and will wait till that time to show their appreciation
of the abilities of their great leader.
By the way, Nebraska University is becoming
fairly represented at Johns Hopkins. Last year one
man, Ed Rich, '83, had to support our dignity at that
institution. He has handed down his 'mantle to
three Nebraskites this year, G. G. Hitchcock of '83,
and W. H. Lichty and G. W. Botsford of '84. It is
self-evident that the intellectual thirst of our grad
uates is reaching greater proportions than formerly
and hence we must expect more of them.
The position taken by some of our leading educa
tional journals certainly is not commendable. There
is a question as to whether such papers should dabble
in politics. But when a paper that has claimed, and
merited to a great extent the name of an authority,
as has the Nation, comes out boldly for the democra
tic candidates, it looks as though it had fallen from
grace, if it ever had attained to that point of
excellence.
A man who satisfactorily completes a college cur
riculum is more of a man all his life for having done
so. For proof of this we respectfully turn the
doubter's attention to the register of graduates from
our own institution in the last catalogue.lt would be
difficult to find more promising young men by se
lecting from any city in the country Parents, send
your sons to the State University. Boys, come and
educate yourselves. Let the coming generation of
business men be at all events, educated men.
It is a remarkable fact that some students consider
it their exclusive duty to create disorder throughout
the University. Like Bishop Hatto's rats, they
overrun the whole building leaving 'craps of conver
sation floating everywhere. The chapel and library,
however, are their favorite haunts and even under
our present regime, there are still "indications of dis
order in the rear of the chapel" and in the reading
room. We would suggest an iron building heavily
lined with tan-bark be built for their express benefit.
On account of some theories of school government
with respect to the qualifications essential for the po
sition of Director of the Musical Conservatory of the
University of Nebraska, we have no musical instruc
tor this year, and the field is open to our compet
itor. Now it does seemtoobad that a very select-