092
Item
-
Title
-
092
-
Transcription
-
one of its editors, "Rag Riley" (Frank T. Riley of Kansas City). Since his day the college paper has always been called familiarly "The Rag." The most ambitious and the most ephemeral of student publications was The University Monitor, an attempt at serious journalism which rose and passed in 1896. On January 13, 1901, The Daily Nebraskan was organized. It was a consolidation of the two weekly papers, The Hesperian and The Nebraskan, and the literary monthly connected with the latter, The Scarlet and Cream. The first issue of The Daily Nebraskan came out in September, 1901. The editorship of the paper was at first elective by the student body, but it is now an official publication having financial backing from the university. The staff editors are selected by the faculty publication board.
As to humorous publications, the earliest, according to tradition, was The Button Buster, issued in the early '80's by members of the Palladian society. This paper went through several issues at irregular intervals. Though copies have failed of preservation, a few gems illustrating its type of humor have been handed down.
From a Soph's Album
"May your life glide down
The stream of time
Like a bobbed-tailed chicken
On a sweet potato vine."
Our Favorite
"She's a tall, slim girl without bang or curl
But garbed in becoming apparel.
She can give you askance a withering glance,
As sour as a vinegar barrel.'
A high-class humorous paper, The Arrow-Head, was published about 1899-1901 with Herbert Johnson, now a celebrated cartoonist, as managing editor. This publication showed unusual originality for a student production. Awgwan, the present student comic paper, was established in 1912-13, largely through the efforts of Ralph Northrup. Its drawings, and cover designs furnish an avenue of ex-
-
Rights
-
To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
