UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The official paper of the University of
EDITORIAL STAFF
LAURA LACOS
Editor-in-Chief
BARRY MILLER
Hiring Editor
SPECIAL EDITOR
BUSINESS STAFF
IE. LAMBERT    Business Manager
J. LEEKMAN    Asset, Business Manager
REPORTORIAL STAFF
SWANEY PINKERSON    RICHARD GARDNER
L. F MEEBRAN        RUSSELL CLARK
JOHN MADDEN      WM. ENFROUSON
ROBERT SELLEN      WM. EDWARD HACKENY
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lawrence, Kanaas, under the act of March
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MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1912
POOR RICHARD SAYS:
POOR RICHARD SAYS:
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
The editors of Kansas, having hung a few reams of time copy on the hook, and having given a few parting instructions to the foreman and a few more to the girl in the office, have come to Lawrence to find out from each other just how things are going all along the firing line. The Kansas editors have much in common—everything, in fact, since the editor's interests must embrace everything. They will put in long hours during these two days of the editorial meeting in talking over the state of national affairs, the price of print paper, the mismanagement of political campaigns this year, the proper and maximum charge for candidates' cards and the secrets of collecting therefor, and a hundred other things that perplex the editorial mind from day to day in a state where the operations of the editorial mind play as great a part as they do in Kansas.
But the editors have also come to Lawrence to have a good time—in addition to the fun of talking shop. They expect to have some attention shown to them and they will not be disappointed. They are men and women who appreciate courtesies and know how to receive their gracefully. The citizens of the town and students of the University are united in the purpose of seeing to it that there is something going on all the time.
Tomorrow the newspaper men will be guests of the University. Let every student and every member of the faculty hold himself in readiness to act the part of host on every occasion that offers.
Colonel Joe Rank of the Atchison Globe, after suffering the ills of bachelorhood more than seventy years—it seemed that long to him—has taken unto himself a wife. Joe is set in his ways, and inclined to be a crank, but if Mrs. Rank is firm, she will be able to manage him as easily as the other newspaper wives manage their husbands.
EASTERN AND WESTERN FOOT-
BALL
Steps to withdraw football from the supervision of the national rules committee, which is dominated by Walter Camp, have been taken by the Western Conference. President James, of the University of Illinois, declared recently to the students there, that the Western Conference, re-organized, will draft its own code of rules independent of the action of the national rules committee.
Instead of sending a few delegates, whose work at the meeting of the rules committee in the East can, at most, amount to very little, the "big eight" will break loose and make rules that provide the kind of game the men in the Middle West want to play, not what some dictator of the East may think they ought to play and what a few pampered schools there may want.
This break in the influence of the East over the character of the game of football that is played in
West has been penalized nearly a year and in the event of such a revolution being carried out the movement probably will be reflected in the character of the game that is played by the members of the Missouri Valley Conference. At the close of the last season, football authorities in the East were not satisfied with the game, since it gave the lighter team a better chance to make good against a heavy opponent. This feature proved detrimental to some of the larger university teams. In the West, however, the game was considered fairly satisfactory and the governing boards of several of the members of the Missouri Valley Conference have expressed the opinion that the game should stand as it is and that any change to make for the old style of play will endanger its good standing among the schools of the Valley now.
In order to see that the character of the game is not radically altered, the rules committee of the Missouri Valley Conference is now ascertaining the exact nature of the changes that the revised rules of the national committee will effect in the game. This committee holds the power to draw up a code for the members of the Conference that may break with the national rules committee and maintain the character of the game as it was played last fall.
The result of their investigation will determine in a large measure the attitude of the Missouri Valley Conference toward the rules of the national committee and may mean a break between the West and the East in regard to the character of football analogous to the present basket-ball situation.
F. L. Vandergrift, editor of the Earth, a Santa Fe railroad publication, has material for a history of Kansas, to be published soon. One chapter will be about the Bowersock hornless catfish.
EATING
The University takes pride in being the host of a goodly bunch of the editors of the state at a lunchon on the hill tomorrow. Some of the newspaper men have come long distances to hear discussions ofsubjects vital to their profession, yet they have to take a portion of their precious time in Lawrence for—eating.
It isn't time wasted.
That's why the Daily Kansan pricks up its ears every time it hears "catferia" or "commons" mentioned.
Eating was invented before newspapers—even before college curricula. Neither can exist unless people eat.
The time is coming when the editors can assemble in convention at the University and at noon sit down to a good meal with most of the student body in a commodius "commons."
We want it to happen while some of the students now on earth are still here.
Charles Sessions, secretary o state, and "Kansas Topics," man or the Kansas City Journal, is now in the plutocraft class, having been elected vice president of the Rafter Farm Mortgage company of Holton. We recommend Mr. Sessions to any newspaper man who wants to invest a few hundred thousand dollars of his savings in gilt edged Kansas farm mortgages.
AN EDITORIAL BY MR. AESOP
THE Wind and the Sun were dis putting which was the stronger. Suddenly they saw a traveler coming said: "I see a way to decide our dispute. Whichever of us can cause that traveller to take a cloak shall be re-arranged, but I see no more cload. So the Sun retired behind a cloud, and the Wind began to blow as hard as it would the traveller. But harder blew the more closed the traveller wrap his cloak round him, till at last the Wind had gone up in despair. Then the Sun came out and touched the traveller, who soon found it too hot to walk with his coat on.
Kindness effects more than Severity.
DADDY OF KANSAS
Editor of the Herald of Freedom, Embroiled in Four Years of Border Warfare, Was Often Disabled by Marauding Missourians and Balky Machinery.
PAPERS HAD HARD TIME
time was the Herald of Freedom. The first issue was printed in the East, and was distributed in Wakarusa, now called Lawrence, October 6, 1854. The second issue was printed in Lawrence City, January 6, 1855 with G. W. Brown as editor. The paper consisted of four pages of eight columns each, and according to the editor, was "printed by steam."
From the first, the editor had plenty of troubles, some of which were: his inability to get sufficient help to print the paper; the fear of marauders from Missouri; the frequent freezing of his stock of paper which had got wet and was insufficiently protected from the weather; the failure of his stock of paper; the peril that it was most needed, and the necessity of printing the paper by the light of a dim lamp when lack of time forced the work into the night.
Kansas Territory is two hundred and seven miles wide, and averages six hundred miles in length-capable of division into three states of the size of Ohio.
THE first newspaper in the State that ran for any length of
ITEMS FROM FIRST ISSUE.
MAIDS WERE UNCERTAIN
Persons having occasion to address us on business, or otherwise, will direct their communications to G. W. Brown & Co., Buffalo, N. Y. We have made arrangements with out agent there to have anything forwarded to us without occasion delay. The uncertain state of the Post-offices in this territory will compel us to receive communications for a while thro' the Post-offices of Missouri. To avoid unnecessary risk we choose to have everything coming to us forwarded as above.
We saw a large catfish at the butchery of Litchfield and Burleigh, in this city, a few days ago, which was caught in the Kansas river, weighing seventy-six pounds,and measuring four feet in length. It made a delightful repast for many of our citizens.
MAILS WERE UNCERTAIN
TOPEKA FOUNDED
A "FISH STORY"
A new town site, called Topeka, has been selected, and is now rapidly filling up with eastern people. It is located about twenty-five miles above this point, on the Kansas river, which is a point of considerable importance.
Some current prices on January 20,
1855; Flour, $6 and $7.50 per hundred;
butter, 30e per pound, very scarce;
corn, $1.50 per bushel; eggs, $2,0e;
lamp oil, $1.25 per gallon, and hay,
$15 per ton.
A FEW PRICES.
KANAS, THE BEAUTIFUL.
Many settlers are calling Kansas names as, "Garden of the World," "An Abundant Paradise," or the "garden of Eden."
May 23, 1855.—First steamer a our wharf. It is the "Emma Harmon" with Capt. J. M. Wing in command.
THE EDITOR WAS DEATH.
After several threats had been mad by the Missourians of destroying the plant of the Herald of Freedom, the editor optimistically publishes the following: "If Missouri desires to quadruple the natural emigration from the free states during the ensuing season, it will strike a deal. The state should only resort in Missouri, let these resort to some act of violence. Our own poor life is a minor consideration to that of freedom for a great state, such as Missouri, and as for our printing office, a few thousand dollars, which could be raised in the eastern cities in one hour after the arrival there of a telegraph despatch announcing the event, would purchase another equally as good, and a few thousand more would entrench it beyond the reach of a rabble, made crazy by fanatism or intoxication."
MAIL DELAYED BY SHOW Mails and exchanges delayed for three weeks due to very heavy snow in the East. February 17, 1855.
MAIL DELAYED BY SNOW
A SLAVERY PAPER STARTED.
The Kansas Pioneer, published at Kickapoo City, Kansas Territory, claims that it is the first pro-slavery paper published in the Territory. We hope that it will be the last.
We are ashamed of the appearance of the Herald this week, but the press work was almost wholly done at night and with a single inking roller which was in bad order for doing good execution. Our next issue will look better.
FIRST STEAMER ARRIVES.
A "KNOCK."
THE INK ROLLER BALKS.
We find a copy of the Herald of Freedom returned from Richmond, Ky., on the wrapper of which was
A SLAVERY PAPER STARTED.
KANSAS, THE BEAUTIFUL.
THE EDITOR'S SANCTUM
B. John Saxe
and enter
FRIENDSHIP OF BOOKS
Who reads
now and enter
A fierce subscriber with a scowling brow.
"Sir, curse your paper!—send the thing to ——" Well.
The place he names were impolite to tell;
Enough to know the hero of the Press
Cries: "Thomas, change the gentleman's address!
We'll send the paper, if the post will let it,
Where the subscriber will be sure to get it!"
A spirit and judgment equal or super ior,
The editor of the Pleasanton Herald
alludes to the editor of the Observer
183.
The Beloit Call talks to an editor in a neighboring town in this mild way: "The snipe editor has about as much intelligence as a fossilized mummy of antediluvian extraction, yet that印第安人的 blanks he is publisher of a newspaper."
written: "I want you to keep all such tuff, and never to let me hear from you again.
The sergeant-at-arms will please arrest the Efringham New Leaf and the Nortonville News for fighting; also the Cave Valley News and the La Cyrene Weekly Journal.
Probably the "hottest" issues which the paper ever turned out were the ones fired at the Missourians when they attempted to take Lawrence. In August, 1856, the Missouriers had built forts along the Wakarua river a few miles south of Lawrence, and were ready to sack it, when the settlers in the little city rallied, and bringing an old cannon into service, started to drive the invaders from their stronghold. It was found that plenty of powder was at hand for the cannon, but that the projectiles were missing. The Herald of Freedom came to the rescue at once, and offered its type and press as shot for the cannon. The paper's type was accordingly moulded into bullets and the Missourians were quickly put to flight.
Incessantly, and to his reading brings
In 1856, the paper's equipment was dumped into the river by a gang of Missourians and the editor put in prison for high treason. He was soon afterwards released, however, and after buying new presses, he started the paper again and continued until 1859.
from Eugene Field's "Tribute Primer." Here is a castle. It is the Home of an Editor. He has stained Glass windows and Mahogany gairy ways. In front of the Castle is a Park. Is it not Sweet? The lady in the Park is the Editors wife. She wears a Costly robe of Velvet trimmed with Gold Lace, and there are Pearls and Rubies in her Hair. The Editor sits on the front stoop smoking an Havana Cigar His little Children are playing with Diamond Marbles on the Tessellated Floor. The Editor can afford to Live in Style. He gets Seventy-Five Dollars a month wages.
Uncertain and unsettled still remains
Deep-versed in books, but shallow in
THE EDITOR
EDITORIAL PLEASANTRIES
THIRTY YEARS AGO
The Ottawa Journal has lost its fangs.
EQUIPMENT DESTROYED.
We are for H. G. James of the Independence Reporter for road overseer of this section. A newspaper publisher who can find time to run the State good roads association as a side line should be honored to this extent, at least.
A FEW HOT ONES.
TOPEKA BLADE LIBELOUS?
An edition of the Sterling Bulletin. has been edited by College students. The devil is next on deck.—Newspaper West, 1881.
Libel suits will cease from this time forth. Allen Buckner, chaplain of the late State Senate, has commenced civil and criminal libel suits against the editors and proprietors of the Topea Blade, and has therefore brought libel suits into ridicule. The idea of the staid old Topea Blade libeling anybody. The meanest thing we ever saw in its columns was a green-back item to the effect that the bloated bond holders and unscrupulous monopolists were gradually sapping the life blood out of the down-trodden sons of toil and bony-fasted farmers. —Achinson Globe, M, 5月1881.
—JOHN MILTON.
himself.
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READING DAILY PATTERNS
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