UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
AMERICAN LITERATURE HAS HIGHEST IDEALS
Edgar Allen Poe Professo Says Our Authors Are Truly Inspired
OUOTES PROFESSOR CARRUTI
Selection from "Each in His Own Tongue" Used to Show Divine Significance of True Ideals.
That American literature is the most idealistic, was the opinion of Prof. Alphonso Smith, expressed in his lecture in Fraser hall Wednesday afternoon. And, not only is our literature redolent of ideals beyond common comparison, but the idealism itself is of an exalted type. Its aim is not mere self culture; it is rather the ideal of service to the race.
"Ideal" is a word of many meanings," said Professor Smith. "It's presence in literature and language must be known by two qualities. First it must be active and propulsive. Second it must be unattainable.
"An ideal is an energized idea. It is not merely the intention and the hope, but it must have the intensive force that accomplishes the deed. It must be not passive, but active; not static, but dynamic."
The lecturer then quoted from Professor Carruth's "Each in his own Tongue," to show the divine impulse of the ideal, and to connect the longing after the ideal with the idea of its inaccessibility.
"After an ideal is caught, it is no ideal" said the Professor. "When a man has overtaken his ideal, he is doomed.
"Browning was the poet laureate of idealism. His Andrea Dalarto overtook the ideal; he became the 'faultless painter.' A man's reach should exceed his grasp," observes the listless artist, "or what's a heaven for?" here again is the idea that supreme idealism is never attained on earth."
In speaking of literature nationally, however, Professor Smith declared that American literature, presented the most examples of dominating idealism, especially in lyric poetry. These examples, he said, were no accidents, but the characteristic work of representative authors.
"Longfollows's Excelsior," he maintained, "is the watch of idealsism
The speaker also mentioned Emerson's "The Forwentners" Poe's "El Dorado," Holmes" "Chambered Nautilus" Lowell' L'envoi to the Muse", Whittier' the Vanishers' and Sydney Lanier' The Song of the Chattaihoochee" as exemplifying the
university of American literary idealism.
"That these seven representative poems," he said, "written by as many characteristic authors, have found so many places in the hearts of readers that they are a crime. It is the true index of the poets whose some ideals of the American people."
UNIVERSITY BAND HOPES
TO REPLENISH TREASURY
The University band owes over thirty dollars on its uniforms and tomorrow night it is going to attempt to rephilim its treasury by a dance in Fraternal Aid hall to which every student's treasury is invited. A seven piece orchestra will play and the price is only fifty cents per capita for the men, ladies free.
Another Leap Year Stunt
The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority
attained the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity an informal dance
Thursday night.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sigma Delta Chi—The members of Sigma Delta Chi will meet at Squires' studio Monday afternoon at two o'clock for pictures.
Graduate Club Meeting. —All graduate students of the University are cordially invited to meet at Westminster hall, Friday, February 23 at 8 p.m. for the purpose of having a social evening.
The Students' Mathematics Club will meet next Monday afternoon at 4:30 in room 103, Administration building. The general subject will be "The Fairy-land of Mathematics." Three papers will be presented.
The K. U. Debating club will hold their regular meeting on Friday, February 23. Two debates will be given at the meeting. All persons who desire to become charter members of the club must be present at that meeting and sign the constitution.
Thespian Club—The members of the Thespian Dramatic club will meet in room 117, Fraser hall, Tuesday evening, February 27. The business management of the club will report, and it is important that every member of the club be present.
Kansan board—the members of the Kansan board will meet at Squires' studio for pictures at 1:30 Monday afternoon. The following men report: Miller, LaCoss, Wallace, Lambert, Leidigt, Bea, Meiser, Ferguson, Sellers, Houghton Clark, Madden, Hackney, and Marsh
Little Gray Bird Searche Bark for $ ^{1} $ His Meal of Noxious Insects
BROWN CREEPER THE CAMPUS TREE DOCTOR
A diminutive surgeon in a suit of gray, is the brown creeper, a little bird that frequents the trees of the campus. This feathered visitor is a tree surgeon, for his business is to get beneath the bark of the trees where he examines removes the insect parasites that may be wintering in such sheltered places.
"He does his work with faithful exactness, but with little spirit." All day long he can be seen silently climbing up tree trunks, with his peculiar spiral motion, and only once in a while uttering a fine, thin " screeel." It takes him just about fifty seconds to finish a tree.
A visitor to the museum was ex-
carping the labels on the case labelled
"Britannica."
"He is only a winter resident, leaving us in the spring for the spruce woods of the North, where, under a piece of loosened bark on some dead tree, his mate who is identical in coloring, builds a nest, while he flits about, keeping her company and singing to her as she works."
"The brown creeper is an admirable example of the imitation of environment for protection in bird life," said Miss Arta Briggs, who classifies the bird specimens in the Museum.
PROF, BLACKMAR SPOKE THREE TIMES IN A DAY
"This flat little bird might be taken for a piece of animated bark, so far has nature carried her protective coloring with him. The dull white underparts, and his salt and pepper coat of brown and grayish white blend perfectly with the grays and browns of the tree trunks.
Prof. F. W. Blackman spoke to the Current Event's Club of Fort Scott, Kas. last Monday on the subject of "Reforms." He next spoke at a six o'clock dinner. At eight o'clock of the same day he lectured in the Convention hall on the "Sociological Phase of Education."
"He is splendidly adapted to his assigned work in Nature," continued Miss Briggs, "to clear rough-barked trees of insect eggs and larvae. His little curved bill enables him to examine every crevice; his strong little feet hold him close to the bark, while his long, elastic, stiffened tail feathers, which allow the trunk, serves as a camp stool, or better still, a bracket.
The only place of its kind in the city built es- : : specially for the college folks : :
Try the Ambrosia ice at Wiede mann's—Adv.
"WHERE STUDENTS GO."
This view is taken looking down the hill on Adams Street at ROWLANDS COLLEGE BOOK STORE located just one block from the University Library. This store is distinctive in style and interior arrangement. It has always been the headquarters of students for text books and supplies and is the only exclusive store for this line in Lawrence. Those taking work in the Extension Department find it the most reliable place for books and supplies used in their correspondence courses.
Friday and Saturday will be fruit salad days at Wiedemann's—Adv.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Oyster supper every Friday night at the Co-Op club. 1345 Kentucky. Bell 455, Home 7892. Terms $3.50 per week — Adv.
Cherry ice cream at Wiedemann's Adv.
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THE YOUNG MEN'S STORE
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2 Cash pocket on inner left side.
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5 Extension safety pocket; conceals and secures letters, papers, etc.
6 Bontoniere holder under lapel.
7 Watch pocket within outside breast pocket.
8 Cash Pocket in outer right pocket.
**Vest**
9 Side buckles to produce smooth-fitting back.
10 Watch guard in lower left pocket for fob or chain.
11 Penicle or fountain pen pocket; open in seam of upper left pocket.
12 Veste. Detachable; attached with gold pins; adds dressiness.
**Trousses**
13 Permanent crease; keep trousers pressed and prevents lagging at the knee. Fateden June 16, 1903. 800703.
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14 Cash pocket within right-hand side pocket. Permits carrying keys, knife, etc., on same side without confusion.
15 Guard in watch pocket to prevent theft or loss.
16 Pencil pocket in right-hand hip pocket. Very convenient, especially when no coat or vest is worn.
17 Tunnel belt slides; hold trousers firmly over hips and knee.
18 Steel pivot peel button at front of waistband. Adds tone and smartness.
19 Loop in front for belt; holds belt in position.
20 Improved secret money pocket on inside of waistband. Closed and hidden by buttoning to inside suspender button.
21 Our specially designed side pockets. Big, roomy and shaped aspect to follow the hand.
22 Hanger of silk braid.
23 2½-inch turn-up for soft turn-up or permanent cuff.
24 Open Facing Safety Pad currency from rolling out when in reclining position.
25 Belt of leather, covered with fabric of same material as trousers; has patent buckle.
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JOHN HOFFMAN, Chairman
Nelle Carraher, Anna Malot, Blyllie Burrough, Helen Pendleton,
Lyda LeSuer, Robert Magill, Walter Davenport,
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