THE HESPERIAN. UNIVERSITY of NEBRASKA. -3 vol. xviii. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MARCH i$, l8Sc). No.Kr 2C THE HESPERIAN (HESPERIAN STUDENT.) Issued semi-monthly by the Hesperian Publishing Assoc! ntiun, of the University of Nebraska. O. W. FIFER, Editor-in-chief. ASSOCIATES: RACHEL E. MANLEY, 'go, E. P. DROWN, oi. 1. II. MARBLE, '92, - 1. n. Mcdonald, 92, 1 FRANK F. ALMY, '90, f E. R. HOLMES, '90, Correspond 1 no. LlTKRARY. COMMENT, Local, exchangk. E. R. HOLMES, BUSINESS MANAGER. TP.RMS OK subscription: One copy, per college year, One copy, one college term Single copy, S1.00 35 .10 ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. ALUMNI AND EX-STUDENTS. t Special endeavor will be made to make The Hesperian interesting to former students. Please send us your sub scriptions. Address all communications to The IlESPERlAN.University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. SOCIETY DIRECTORY. PALLADIAN LITERARY SOCIETY. Miss Treeman, Pres. T. A. Williams, Scc'y, UNIVERSITY UNION LITERARY SOCIETY. G. H. Baughman, Pres. A. M. Trover, Sec'y. PIIILODICEAN LITERARY SOCIETY F. A. Manley, Pres. Miss Ida Bonnell, Sec'y. DELIAN LITERARY SOCIETY. E. G. Eagleson, Pres. Miss E. II. Forsyth, Sec'y. UNIVERSITY Y. M. C. A. H. B. Duncanson, Pres. T. A. Williams, Sec'y. UNIVERSITY Y. W. C. A. Miss May Tower, Pres. SCIENTIFIC CLUB. H. J. Webber, Pres. A. F. Woods, Sec'y. CLASSICAL SOCIETY. Miss Laura Haggard, Pres. H. R. Cooley Sec'y. EDITORIAL NOTES. It is too soon to state what has been done for the University by the legislature. But let the friends of the University remember hereafter, that in order to make its welfare secure, they must ever be vigilant. "Warm love will turn to bitter hate." Once upon a time a certain man advertised himself as the friend of higher education in Nebraska. Notice the action and course of that individual in the capitol, and does not the old adage apply to him? The local contest will probably take place in the chapel, Monday evening April 1st. It would be wise to charge a nominal fee for admission say ten cents. The receipts would cover all expense incurred by the University in the state association. It would save the treasurer an infinite amount of work and the stud ents much annoyance. I A meeting of the local association will be called to decide the matter. Thf proposition to substitute two joint exhibitions for the four annual exhibitions of the literary societies should receive more attention. When only two such societies were in existence their annual exhibitions formed attractive features of commencement exercises. When each of the four societies proposes to have an annual exhibition, it is too much. Of course mutual sacrifices must be made on the part of the societies. But there are other considerations to be taken into account than the claims of the societies. The students should consider the matter of joint programs candidly. There are two sides to the question at least. The members of the senior class are doubtless beginning to wonder what occupation they will enter after graduation. A hasty examination of the list of alumni reveals some interesting statistics. Including every class that has graduated except '88 the list is composed of about eighty members. Of.these thirty-five percentare engaged in the practice of law. Twenty-three percent are engaged in teach ing either as fullfledged professors or principals ot high schools. Five peicent are engaged in the prac tice of medicine. Eight percent are engaged in news paper work. Five percent are ministers. Five per cent are engaged in industrial pursuits, five percent jjjjjjjjtfiijS