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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1902)
THE COURIEU 11 College Graduate .... and Bis Tuturt Does a college graduate really and truly enjoy commencement week? , Ask the - question of a class of learned seniors and the majority will tell you no. And the negative wilt be emphatic and pointed in many in stances. The process of graduating is fraught with fatigue, worry and. in some cases, despair. - The graduate has Just emerged vic- torious from a long mental tussle. While there is a feeling of buoyancy l and elation, there is also present ap , prehension concerning the future. The rt time has come for active work, and no ! matter how eagerly the release from ft rolipup and student toll may be wel- f corned, there is a feeling that there Is a stretch of unknown experience loom 's ing up ahead. p. Friends pour In from home. They i nrast be entertained. In addition there ft are peculiar claims made by class "V mates' and student organizations. All "i this wearies and exhausts. ' Vor Instance there Is the class play. i punctuated with effort, energy and nervous force. Toasts must be pre I pared. There are people to meet and banquets to attend. t Orators come and go. Eloquence ap pears at every corner. Some seniors, well fixed financially, or provided with a comfortable Job, listen In content to the "educated man's duty to the state." and the claim the world has upon one whose mental machinery has been carefully balanced and adjusted In an elaborate workshop so important as the college or university. But fellows with indefinite futures are inclined to chafe and fret. All during their college years they have .expected to encounter a nattering offer from somewhere on commencement morning or have listened to the siren song of independence and sure Income "attached to the senior end of the col lege course. They do not feel joyful when they discover that to get a posi tion" bome one must be displaced or a beginning must be made at the very foot of the ladder under men of nar row mental horizon and contracted views. To do either shatters several fond ideals of the commercial world, carefully fostered in the seclusion ol class rooms and library alcoves. Of course many students, especially ' in Lincoln, have "hustled" during their college course for a living and antici pate the future. For them commence ment is something to be alternately en dured and enjoyed. Sage advice abounds on all hands, but for four years the graduate has been steeped in counsel, fortified with - the suggestions of others. ; Another factor also contributes to the gloom of a commencement. Solid friendships have been formed during the four years of study. These affec tions have been eulogized and heralded about so much that the student rarely gives much thought to the matter un til the organization has been disbanded bv seDaration after the graduating ex ercises. Rarely ever does one-flftn" of the class meet again at one time and place. , From a select company the student plunges Into the ranks of the indis " criminate populace. The process is one not fraught with deep enjoyment. Indeed, it the graduates honestly and , truly confessed, the occasion would be recognized as one of deep solemnity, and not a week of mirth. Cbi. In Lincoln the curfew is a failure and a dead letter. The cause of this State of affairs is two-fold weak stat utes governing the actions of juvenile offenders ,and obdurate parents who grow indignant when their offspring lands in the police station. So to renovate the curfew measure and send the youthful wanderers fly ing home at 9 o'clock there must be a decided change In public sentiment and legislative' action. Popular opinion Is uncertain and var iable; legislation may not come for years. In the meantime youngsters are privileged to ;oddle in the way of such moral ills as spring from late hours and noctural companions. Officers of the law favor the curfew as a general thing. They realize the value of such a provision. Policemen and patrolmen easily perceive what evil follows in the wake of late hours. Mischief Is" but the natural result of democratic concourse in alleys and by ways. Ask a fond parent and the said par ent will agree. Attempt to apply the rule to his own hopefuls and there Is immediate trouble. Should the Juvenile be gathered Into the police station foi failure to scurry promptly when the whistle sounds, the head of the house hold promptly hies to some fount of legal lore and seeks to have the Im prisoned one released. In addition he Is a sworn enemy of the police force forevermore. And the-minions of the law are tread. Ing on slippery sand when they at tempt arrests. Under the laws of the state offenders under sixteen years ol age can be punished only by Incar ceration In the reform school. Such n course is impracticable except for sea soned criminals as they are taken from the very homes where they are sup posed to be kept. City Attorney Webster, years ago pronounced the curfew legally dead and advised the police to overlook vio lations of the mwasure. And so fai they have done so. Now a movement Is under way tc make the curfew a potent force In pre venting crime. It is desired to go be fore the legislature and Interest th members in the plan. Such amend ments will be suggested as will allow the officers of the law potent leeway Ir the matter. Short periods of solitary confinement Is one of the remedle: which. It Is alleged, will be a powerfu cure for the late hour habit. An ef fort will be made to Insert some such provision In the statutes. In Lincoln Chief Hoagland has al ways been a friend of the curfew nnJ Is actively engaged in trying U brine about Its enforcement. t Mr. Youngpa (2 u. m. at the 'phone) Hello, doctor! can you come down and se the baby right away? Doctor What seems to be the trouble? .Mr. Youngpa I I'm not Hure. but I think he has insomnia. Chicago News. LINCOLN'S PROGRESSIVE STORE WASH GOODS HEADQUARTERS Rain and sweat fe hava no effect oa MtWTW9M?MrM harness treated Mflf If A with Eureka Hit- MMMMUrM M neu Oil. It re- V tists ibe damp, WW . H keeptbelealh.' jrflKtarCr r soft and pll- J ikK NtL A.J able. Stitches J MfV?' ?t do not break. A NorouKhur- f face to chaf v fA and cut. Th ljV "WH H harness not jj"ji V H H wears twice rSi , Jr3 HV", I Standard Oil Jj Wf jtJZy 'Zr'&r'&r'&r''&'ZPX. &n Annual June Sale of Wash Goods Tremendous bargain selling throughout the entire department. Always the largest stocks to select from at this store always the lowest prices, when quality is considered. 10c 5000 yards of fine Colored Batiste, in dark, medium and light colors, in stripes anrl fimirpci nntnallv worth 7-lf 0., ., June sale, per yard '' 2000 yards of good quality Batiste, in a grand assortment of styles and colors, sold elsewhere at 10c. , Per yard here for 2 Extra Special 1000 yards of fine Ox fords, French Ginghams, fine Batistes, Auto Batistes, etc., in the popular whites and blacks, linen colors, grays, blues and pinks, worth to 35c a yard. All in one great lot, yard St. Gall Novelty Swisses, in fancy and plain colors, white and black, black and white, pink, light blue, green, tan and gray. "Worth 15c regu'ar, yard Handsome woven striped, colored and printed fine Batiste, a material made to sell at 20c a yard; also a line of satin striped fine Dimities, all the new styles and designs. Priced in one big lot, a yard 1 ""Jv Our line of 15c "Wash Goods comprises every new color and combination in the wash goods category, including many exclusive styles, fine Dimities, plain colored woven Batistes, side band "Waistings, an excellent assortment, vard IOC T?BF l xi. A UiftisAvO, '(QivHKv jmCI 10c yard A Great 20c Sa le. ah of our fine Satin Band Mulls, in the while grounds, with stripes of black, pink, light blue and navy, including all the fancy French Lappets, worth to 25ca yard. June Sab , yard JA)C Very finest qualities of Imported Dimity, genuine Egy, tian Tissues, Fancy Organdies and other well known materials, absolutely fast colors and noted for exqui-ite styles for waists or dresses. All t.lii ilfirlr Jinfl light colors, yd., -wOC 1 Fancy Tissues, in handsome styles for waists and dresses, all colors, $" 35c Fancy Silk Tissues, in all the fancy weaves and a full line of nl.tin ilors. Per yard, 50c, 45c and 25C W. Linen Grenadines, the swell street wash goods i'0.tnmf fVilors navv. irrav. tan. nink and black. June sale," per ard. . . .5UC fl Black India Linons, in all qualities, guaran teed to be fast black. Per yard, 25c, 20c, 15c, 12ic and 1 0C Fancy Swisses. Nothing can equal a Fancy Swiss for a swell summer dress. All fast colors, wash well and come in new designs and woven figures. Per yard, $1.00, 75c, 65c, 50c and..JOC fc'd