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About Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1887)
THE HESPERIAN NT 5 lk i m i ' li it EXCHANGE. The Crescent comes in looking neater thnn ever. The Earlhamite is one of our new exchanges. We arc pleased with it and cheerfully recommend it to our college friends. The range of topics treated is much broader than hat of the average college paper. For the benefit of some of our pugilistic sophomore friends we mention the fact that the entire sophomore class of Madi son university was suspended. The faculty tried to suppress the usual "cane rush," when the 'sophs' assailed the college with missiles with the above result. What has happened? Last year the Lineolnian could not abuse us enough. But judge our surprise when on opening the first number of this year, we found a complimentary notice of The HESPERIAN. We take it for what it is worth, and hope the spirit that prompted it was sincere. We are in receipt of Vol. i, No. i,of the Greeley News published at Greeley, Neb. It is a very neat, readable paper, but what attracted our attention most was the name of Anspn H. Bigelow as one of the two editors. We are glad that A. H. has made the venture, and trust it will be successful. He received most of his training in the journalistic line on The Hesverian and we naturally feel an interest in him. May the News grow and wax fat as likewise the editor's pocket book. We acknowledge the receipt of Tke Eton Fortnigntly. It is quite a treat to receive an exchange from "grand old England." The most striking characteristic we noticed was the great attention paid to athcletic sports. This would lead us to believe that in English colleges physical training receives far more attention than in America. While we arc inclined to think that our English friends carry it too far, we do not hesitate to say that a happy medium would greatly benefit Americans. The faculty of Lincoln University have gone crazy. At a recent meeting they passed a law prohibiting inter-visitation of society members. They not only forbid students to visi1 each other's societies, but exclude the public from attending their meetings. This is certainly an intrusion on the rights and privileges of the students, and we arc pleased to notice that the students have made an organized resistance. We hope that the faculty will soon awake to their folly and treat their students as men. As we were sitting in our sanctum the other day, patiently waiting for exchanges to come in, from which we could crib an article or two to fill space, the mailman came and broke the silence by dropping the Shorthand Writer. We eagerly opened it expecting to find something, but lo, it was printed in shorthand. What is written on those black pages is a mystery to us, yet we trust that there' is nothing detrimental to The Hesperian. It is laboring in a eood cause and we arc pleased to exchange. The Dartmouth board of editors is composed entirely of seniors. These have the privilege of selecting one assistant from the juniors and one from the freshmen. These selec tions are based on the result of a competition open to all mem bers of the two classes. Heretofore the Dartmouth has been a good average paper, but under the management of seniors we will expect to sec an inferior jomnal. A few years col lege life has taught us that in point of executive ability seniors arc worthless and even if they do happen to be unusually en dowed they have to spend too much time looking after the dignity of the institution to devote time to a college paper. The Faculty of the University of the Pacific have at last seen their folly in suppressing the publication of the Pacific Pharos. The suspension of this sheet caused a deep iccling of regret among its various exchanges and its rc-appcarancc will be hailed with delight. Under the new regulation the president of the faculty is the sole tribunal befoic which the editors arc to appear for any sins they may commit. The arrangement seems to strike their fancy and we hope (hat hereafter they will have peaceful sailing. As a literary paper it has held a high place among its contemporaries. The litfrary depart ment of the September number is indeed excellent. The dis cussions of "Chaucer" and "Puritans and Cavaliers" show investigation as well as literary ability. The McMicken Reinexo shows some good sense in the article on "Our Social Life." This plan of college life cannot be too much discussed. How many- of those who enter our col lege fully consider the great advantages that arc to be derived from the social side of our work? The number of hours spent in pondering over a book or the number of 98's that the stud ent carries off arc not always a true index to the amount of benefit he is receiving. It is the man who is developed in tellectually, socially and physically that commands our admi ration most. It is true that most students can use all their time in preparing lessons, but notwithstanding this, we (eel like insisting on the f 1 ct that it is not always the best thing they can do. Many of those who come from the farm have that great obstacle bashfulness, to contend with. When they have successfully fought against this Oioy have made a great step forward. The social part of our sqhool lijc is the only place where this can be accomplished, and the student who does this, even at the cost of class standing, has little to regret. What good is a college education to one who cannot use it, who loses his self-possession at every little circumstance? The utility of an education is measured by a man's ability to use what he knows, and he who goes out fully developed in this particular is better prepared for the world than he who leads his class but lacks the executive ability. But do not think su.xess in these two lines nre in compatible; both may, and often do, go together. Time taken for social development is not lost. The mind is re freshed and the memory becomes more tenacious, so that when the study hour comes, twice the work can be done with the same amount of effort. W. R. Dennis for spring goods in latest styles. Go to Kelly's for fine work in photography. Hats and capsat Ed. Cerf & Co's. v Cadet suits, gloves and caps at Ewing's. Clothing for every body at Ed. Cert & Co's. Kelly always docs well by the students. Give him a call. Shilling Bros., 237 south Eleventh street, for drugs, sun uries aim prescription worn. Jas. H. Hooper is on hand with his new Eureka steam laundry and does the neatest work. Leave orders at this of fice and he will call at your room. You can buy anything in tht holiday present line at Shill ing Bros., 237 south Eleventh street. Special prices to students at T. Ewing & Co's. Students will receive best of attention at Mauley's. Go and see Shilling Bros., 237 south Eleventh street. Manlcy has the cream of the candy trade. Go to Hayden's for Pictures and have them fin ished up with the new cnamellcr, the latest thing in the pho. tographic line. 1214 O St. r. Jf .
