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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THE MANAGING
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MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1912
POOR RICHARD SAYS
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things.
THUMBS DOWN
What a wonderful and yet laudable tory spirit of daring was exhibited by a quintet of University pedagogues last week, when they entered the local basket-ball arena and with flashing eye and much show of bravado, hurled an open defi to the wearers of the College colors, and offered to meet them in a matched game at any time, at any place and with a side bet of any amount. It is no wonder that University circles are engaged in the most reckless kind of conjectures as to the outcome.
If the College team regains sufficient composure to accept the challenge from the professors, it is expected that the game will draw the largest crowd since President Taft spoke in the gymnasium. A fast, heady team, experienced, hardened by rigorous training, possessing, as the students vouch, wonderful staying qualities, also a world of wind the professors have every advantage, and there is little doubt as to the outcome.
What chance has the College team against a quintet of veterans that will wear the white, the blue, and the pink—the assembled colors of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi? Meanwhile the challenge is unaccepted and the scholastic goal tossers are nervously awaiting word from the astonished Collegians.
In behalf of two thousand students and more, the Daily Kansas desires to urge the staging of this contest. This is the only time at which a student can do what he feels is justice to his professor without being funked into kingdom come. The professors will ask no odds and surely the College will offer none.
On, then with the contest! Unleash the dogs of war, and let gore and carnage be on every side Thumbs down and no retreat!
Tom Thompson, whose name has been a household word in Kansas for twenty-five years, is referred to by the University Kansan as "C. H. Thompson." What does Mr. Thomas think of that? -Kansas City Star.
he happens to know that there are two Thompson, at least, in Kansas. Furthermore he takes a natural pride in the fact that the C. H. Thompson whose article the Daily Kansan printed is a worthy son of his dad and an efficient help in making the Howard Courant one of the most readable writers in the state.
How fitting it would have been, had the "Big Nail" of the Antarctic regions been discovered by an American, since this is the year when so many campaign lies need nailing.
Another "Oldest Student."
Salina Wesleyan has the distinction of claiming the oldest student in Kan-
den. He attended a college ed school at the beginning of this
semester. Mr. Smith has three daugh-
ters attending the same college.
EDITOR SPEAKS
George Marsh of the Daily Kansan Tells Some Things About News.
For the mutual benefit of the editors, reporters, and readers of the Daily Kansan, perhaps a word regarding the making of the paper—the order in printing, typesetting, and the rooms and the time that the forms are put to press—may well be said here;
It is a difficult job to perfect the newgathering force and organization of a daily student paper, and in the past some readers may have had reason to tell me they are interested in seeing the story that interested them particularly, appear in the evening paper.
This failure is due, often, to the late hour the copy reached the news editor's desk. For a story concerning Miss Somebody's visit with friends in town or Someone Else's trip to Topela to appear in the paper, the copy should be in the hands of the news editor by half past ten in the morning. Such items are placed on page three in the column headed "Between Classes." Page three is prepared for the printer at exactly eleven-thirty every morning. Not a little after nor a little before, but at eleven-thirty. When something happens in the evening, the story covering it should be handed in at the office early the next morning—the earlier the better.
Announcements that go in the regular column provided for University notices should be placed in the hands of the news editor by eleven o'clock in the morning. This is the last column on page three and is held open. Notices that come into the office later may not be placed there, and they may appear in the paper only in case the number of announcements is so large as to warrant a column of late announcements on the fourth page.
The stories that are of interest to sport readers must be handed to the Sporting editor, Mr. Miller, in the morning so that he may send them to the composing room by twelve o'clock. None of Mr. Miller's stuff is used for the day that is sent out to the composing room after twelve o'clock.
Twelve o'clock also is considered the " dead line" for all stories that will take position on the first page. The material for such stories must be handed to the editor by noon with the exception of only a few cases where it is impossible to get the story to the editor at an earlier hour.
The Daily Kansan goes to press at a quarter to three in the afternoon. All copy must be in the hands of the printers by two o'clock and composition for the day's paper stops at two-hirty.
Some time is required thereafter to make corrections in the type that has been set and plan the appearance of page one.
Therefore, all those who, at any time have occasion to turn stories into the Kansan office will confer a favor upon the editors by regarding these rules and attempting to hand in their items as quickly as possible, thus insuring the chances of seeing the story appear in that day's paper.
We are trying to cover the "hill" as thoroughly as possible, and with the aid, in this way, of all the University people, the news service that the Daily Kansan affords its readers will be doubly increased. Remember, that although the reporter does not always get names spelled correctly, and sometimes gets the facts in the case twisted, he is always trying to get them right and your indulgence and patience may be the means of making all that appears in the Daily Kansan correct and reliable.
GEORGE MARSH,
Managing Editor
The departments of horticulture and plant pathology of the University of Wisconsin have moved into their new building. The building is a two-story and basement brick structure, 48x128 feet, and with attic space for laboratories. The cost of the building was $60,000, exclusive of the four green-houses, potting-house and pathogium, situated in the rear of the building.
LION had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto death at the mouth of his cave, gasping for breath. The animals, his subjects, came round him and more and more helpless. When they him on the point of death they thought to themselves: "Now is the time to pay off old grudges." So the Boar came up and drove at him with his tusks; then a Bull gored him with his horns; then a lay helpless before them; so the Asl. and the danger, came up, and turning his tail to the old Lion kicked up his heels into his face. "This is a double death," growled the Lion.
AN EDITORIAL BY MR. AESOP
"Only cowards insult dying Majesty."
It sounds mighty nice when a girl gits to playin' soft and reverly-like on the piano, but when she strikes up Heawatha or Good Old Summer Time, a body feels somehow that she's lost her amateur standin'.
UNCLE NICKELOUS
SULFIDE SAYS
I see where a cat walked forty miles to get to Lawrence. No wonder the Psychology class wants to study the workin's of a cat's mind.
Heredity is what makes our youngsters so smart, an' an Aaviatism is what makes the neighbor's kids on'ry.
It may be good for a public official to get close to the grass roots, but I'd hate to scratch around 'em much this kind of weather.
An up-to-date prof. in the Ad. building is tryin' to arrange to direct his classes from home, with a dictagraph.
One great good would come about if the suffragists win next November. A man'll have to be mighty good to his wife just before election, or she'll kill his vote for him.
I guess the Kansan got up the battle between the engineers and the laws in order to give its reporters a course of training in war correspondence.
A fuser that wins the respect of the faculty and also of his fellow studes, is a truly great man.
SHAKESPEARE'S SCHOOL
William J. Rofile in "Sharespeake the Boy." Schoolboys in that old time appear to have been much like those nowadays. They sometimes played truant. Jack Flagstaff in the First Part of Henry IV, (ii. 4. 450) asks: "Shall the blessed sun of heaven prove a吗her and eat blackberries?" Micher, meacher, or moocer is now obsolete, though the practice it suggests is not; but a contemporary dictionary of Provincial Words and Phrases gives this definition of the word: "Moocher—a truant; a blackberry moucher. A boy who plays truant to pick blackberries."
Idle pupils in those days often "made shift to escape correction" by methods not unlike those known in our modern schools. Boys who had been taught their lessons would "prompt" others who had been less diligent.
One of these fellows, named Willis, born in the same year with Shakespeare, has recorded his youthful experience at school in a diary writer later in life which is still extant. He tells how, after being often helped in this fashion, "it fell out on a day that one of the oldest scholars and one the highest form fell out with him" "upon occasion of some boys' play abroad," and refused to "prompt" him as aforetime. He feared that he might "fall under the rod," but, gathering his wits together, managed to recite his lesson creditably; and "so" he says, "the evil intended to me by my fellow-scholar turned to my great good."
How William liked going to school we do not know, but if we are to judge from his reference to schoolboys and schooldays he had little taste for it. In As You Like It (ii. 7, 145) we have the familiar picture of
and in Rome and Juliet (ii. 1, 156)
the significant similes:—
. "the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
Gremio, in the Taming of the Shrew (iii. 2. 149), when asked if he has come from the church, replies: "As willingly as e'er I came from school."
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
"Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books.
Unwillingly to school;"
Sooth to say, the schoolmasters of that time were not likely to be remembered with much favor by their pupils in after years. There is abundant testimony to the severity of their discipline in Ascham, Peacham, and other writers of the 16th century.
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
But love from love, toward school with heavy looks."
Thomas Tusser tells of his youthful experiences at Eton in verses that have been often quoted:
*From Paul's I went, to Eton sent,
To learn straightways the Latin
phrase,
FRIENDSHIP OF BOOKS
Books are delightful society. If you go out and take a walk, often you will encounter them down from their shelves, they seem to speak to you, seem to welcome you, seem to tell you that they have something inside of you, that they love you, and that they are willing and desirous to impart it to you. Value them, and endear you to turn them to you.
—W. E. GLADSTONE
When fifty-three stripes given to me
    At once I had;
For fault but small or none at all
It came to pass, thus beat I was.
See, Udall, see the mercy of thee
To me, no need!!
To me, poor lad!"
Nicholas Udall was the master of
Ston at the time.
Peacham tells of one pedagogy who used to whip his boys of a cold morning "for no other purpose than to get himself a heat." No doubt it warmed the boys too, but it is not recorded that they liked the method.
Some of the grammars of the period have on the title-page the significant woodcut of "an awful man sitting on a high chair, pointing to a book with his right hand, but with a mighty rod in his left." Lilly's Grammar, on the other hand, has the picture of a huge fruit-tree, with little boys in its branches picking the abundant fruit. I hope theurchins did not find this more suggestive of stealing apples than of gathering the rich fruit of the tree of knowledge.
Mir. Sidney Lee remarks: "A repulsive picture of the terrors which the schoolhouse had for a nervous child is drawn in a 'pretie and merry interlude' entitled The Disbedient Child, compiled by Thomas Ingeland, late student in Cambridge; about 1560. A boy who implores his father not to force him to go to school tells of his companions' sufferings there—how
'Their tender bodies both night and day.
Are whipped and scourged, and beat like a stone.
That from top to toe the skin is away:'
and a story is repeated of how a scholar was tormented to death by his 'bloody master.' Other accounts show that the playwright has not gone far beyond the fact."
We will try to believe, however, that Master Hunt of Stratford was of a milder disposition. Holofernes seems well disposed towards his pupils, and is invited to dine with the father of one of them; and Sir Hugh Evans, in his examination of William Page, has a very kindly manner. It is to be noted, indeed, that in few of Shakespeare's references to school life is there any mention of whipping as a punishment.
OLD FRIENDS IN VERSE
COLUMBUS
Behind him lay the gray Azores,
Behind the Gates of Hercules;
Before him not the ghosts of shores.
Before him only shoreless seas.
The good man said; 'Now'
The good mate said: "Now must we pray,
For loft the very stars are gone.
Brave Admiral, speak, what shall
"Why, say 'sail on! sail on! and on!"
"My men grow mutinous day by day"
"My men grow ghastly wan and"
"you will go to war."
The stout mate thought of home; a spray
What shall I say, brave Admiral, say
If we sight naught by seas at
east or west?
Of salt wave washed his swarthy cheek
They sailed and sailed, as winds might blow.
'Why, you shall say at break of day,
'Sail on! sail on! and on'
blow,
Until at last the blanched mate said:
Way, not even God we know
Shame! I don't fall, fail
These very winds forget their way.
For God from these dread seas is gone.
Now brave Admire, speak and say" he said: "Sail on! sail on! and on!"
They sailed. They sailed. Then
sake the mate;
They sailed. They sailed. Then,
spake the mate;
"This mad sea shows his teeth to
heurls. He curls his lip, he lies in wait,
With lifted teeth, as if to bite!
Brave Admiral, say but one good
word;
What shall we do when hope is
gone?
The leap like a leaping sword;
"Sail on! sail on! and on!"
Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck
And peered through darkness. Alas
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It grew, a starflight unfurled!
it grew to be Time's burst of dawn
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Its grandest lesson: "On! say on!" —IOAQUON MILLER
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