University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-12
ABOUT "hNOCnERS'
'TIiE Nrnra>kan. a daily publication
"f the University "f Nebraska

"f the hlNcr>H! "i Nepi">"''
SAYS:
In Il recent i>-uc of the Purdu" fN
p"nrnt. the official student publication
"f Purdue University. appeared an edI
torial on the subject of Knocking thai
i 81 applicable To condition, AT NJ"
bra>ka at the present time that part I"
ii i quoted below. The editorial i a.
follows:
SO much is bcin" said in the paper
"f the various college, about the spirit
of knocking that We cannot pass the
theme without some statement. c>Pe
cially now. a> there seems To be GOOD
deal OF harmful criticism "oin" the
rounds. There i difference between
he knock and the criticism. The knock
/ l. always against the subject bcIn"
treated: criticism may not he adverse
| The knock j. destructive. the criticism
| i constructive to the sentiment. The
knocker usually gives forth his wrath
after the possibility for remedy has
passed: the man who rrltlci-c> has
W hat he has To say ready i'll time tor
the good of the cause. which he repre-
>cnt>. In other words. the knock l.
not hin. more than Il tiradc upon some
custom, upon some past event. or upon
some individual. 1t has nothin" in view
at the time Of it, expression. for IT l.
"ivcn by one who does not care ON"
way or another. sccin" that all the
things which he desired are not brln"
carried ont. Healthy criticism l.
wanted at all times everywhere. but
the spirit "i the rantrn i To br dr>pi>-
ed upon the campus a. we'll IL "ut in
the world
There j. no u-r drnyim" the fact
that things at Nebraska are not what
they should hr. There j. nu u-c clo,
iii" our eyes To- the fact that it i II
disgrace and shame that We have not
an athletic field oi our own. There
i "thin" gained 10y rriu~in" t" admit
that our campus i crampcd for room
and poorly kept 1t is evident I" all
that the buildings al the university are
no, adequate Ia fulfill the needs of
the university either in quality or
quantity.
Now then. il conditi ions are thus at
Nebraska. what does this mean: Be
cause our college i in need "i all
the help that she can obtain does not
give us license to throw our influence
The fact that our college is not what
it ought to be Is Il trumpet call to
every student 10 ii" his part I" main
tain her prosperity and preserve her
standing as Il leader anon" western
colleges.
1T i not wealth that makes IL col
lcgc great. 1t is the little things that
constitute college life that tell whcth
er il college has attained it, highest
pn~-ihilitic> AMI j. accomplishing" in
the fullest degree the work laid out
for il to do. These are the things that
il i po>-ibl,. for the student to change.
The fact that Nebraska has not Il fine
and "rrat athletic field are
things which lie brvond the regulation
OF the average student The fact that
he highest standard of honesty j. not
maintained in scholarship. - tact that
there Is no real. deep. unity "f irrlin"
anon" the students at Nebraska. the
fact that the rootcr~ are found wllin.
to lay down when We are brin" beaten
i'm foot ball game. the fact that the
students will not turn out in earnest
support of university functions. these
things are matters for which the stu
dents are solely responsible. and things
which will keep Nebraska from really
lrin" Il great school no matter how fine
buildings she may POSSESS and how
great an athletic field -hc may have.
Nov. it i up il the students at Ne
hra-ka To think OF these things. When
We have done our duty. when we have
-"'yrd our part "f the problem. then
and not until then are we iuI>ti in
demanding that the people al the stat"
10 their part.