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The University Weekly Courier.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY THE COURIER COMPANY.
FRANK LUTZ.                                Editor-in-Chief
RALPH E. VALENTINE.                         Local Editor
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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
SOCIETIES.
Pharmaceutical Society—Meets in the Lecture room, Chemistry building, every other Friday at 3 p. m., E. F. Wallick, president; Miss Mary Chaplin, secretary.
Adelphic Literary Society—Meets in Adelphic hall, University building, south wing, 3d floor, every Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
FEATERNITIES.
Phi Beta Kappa—Honorary collegiate fraternity.
Sigma Xi—Honorary scientific fraternity.
Beta Theta Pi—Meets every Saturday evening on 4th floor of Opera House block.
Phi Kappa Psi—Meets every Monday evening at the homes of its members.
Phi Gamma Delta—Meets every Saturday evening at the homes of its members.
Phi Delta Theta—Meets every Saturday evening on third floor of Journal building.
Sigma Nu—Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House block.
Sigma Chi—Meets every Saturday evening on the third floor of Opera House block.
Kappa Alpha Theta—Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
Kappa Kappa Gamma—Meets every Saturday afternoon in its hall 2d floor K. of P. hall.
Pi Beta Phi—Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
CUBES.
Science Club—Meets in Chemistry Building every other Friday at 8 p. m., President, Dana Templin; Secretary, E. S. Tucker.
Seminary of Historical and Political Science—Meets in room 14, University building, every Friday from 4 to 5. F. W. Blackmar, director.
Philological Club—Meets in room No. 20, University building, every other Friday at 8 p. m.
Camera Club—Meets once a month, President, Prof. Williston; Secretary, E. C. Case.
Telegraph Club—President, Prof. L. I. Blake; Secretary, E. Blaker.
Memorabilia Club—For the collection of statistics and relics relating to the history of Kansas State University. President, M. W. Sterling; Secretary, V. L. Kellogg.
Kent Club—Meets in North College every Friday afternoon at 1:30. Admits law students only.
University Glee Club—Meets in Music Hall every Saturday at 11:30 a. m. Prof. Penny, director; John A. Rush, business manager.
Y. M. C. A—Meets in Music Hall every Sunday at 4 p. m. President, S. J. Hunter.
Oratorical Association of the Students of Kansas State University — President, Albert Fullerton; Secretary, J. W. Park.
University Athletic Association—President, Prof. Marvin; Secretary, W. H. Pratt; Treasurer, R. K. Moody. Includes Tennis Association, Base Ball association and Foot Ball association.
Lecture Bureau—President, Professor Templin.
UNIVERSITY JOURNALS.
The University Review—Editor-in-Chief, AlbertFullerton. Published monthly by The Kansas University Publishing Co.
The University Weekly Courier—Editor-in-Chief, Geo. L. Adams. Published every Friday morning by The Courier Company.
The University Quarterly—For the publication of the results of original investigation, V. L. Kellogg, Managing Editor.
Seminary Notes—Published monthly by the Seminary of Historical and Political Science. Prof. F. W. Blackmar, editor.
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AT THE SCIENCE CLUB.
Prof. Miller read a paper entitled "Mars" last Friday night, before the Science Club. After describing some associate astronomical observatories, the professor referred at length to the similarities and dissimilarities existing between Mars and our own earth. The variation of the color of the Mars atmosphere, as seen through a powerful telescope, the marking and the shape of continents, together with the proportion of sea and land, the atmosphere and snow limits, and the canals from 3,000 to 4,000 miles long, were the principal topics.
Prof. E. H. S. Bailey also read a paper on the method of liquifying oxygen gas, large quantities of which have under a high pressure and at a low temperature been reduced to a liquid form. The practical benefit of this discovery was discussed.
The last person on the program was H. J. Withington who read a paper on the Columbian Exposition. Withington having been employed during the last summer on an engineering corps in the World's Fair grounds, interested his auditors with his description of the large water supply, electric light plant, machinery hall, administration building and the building of manufacturing and the liberal arts with occasional allusions to other points of secondary interest.
HISTORICAL SEMINARY
Last Friday afternoon the members of the Historical Seminary discussed the thirteenth century universities, namely, Oxford, University of Paris, Cordova and Bologna.
The university of the past differed widely from the institution of the present day. There were generally from 15,000 to 20,000 students in attendance at one school. The buildings were poor and low; in appearance not inharmonious with the filth and sluggishness of the mediaeval towns, in which they were located. The students huddled together in overcrowded, poorly ventilated lodgings, quarreling, drinking or gambling or begged along the streets. The instructors, as poor as the students themselves, were dependent upon this begging, turbulent student-body for support. Notwithstanding all this, pupil and teacher alike manifested a commendable earnestness for study.
The early struggles of these thirteenth century schools were intense, and it was no infrequent occurrence for the University boys to become a surging mob, even defying the authority not only of their own head schoolman but also the power of civil officers. For this reason the universities were so heartily despised by magistrate and bailiff. At lrst securing freedom from municipal control the schools sent out from their walls ministers of the law and counsellors of church and state.
The tendency of University instruction was to arouse a more democratic spirit, which threatened feudalism and tyranny, and to establish an era of intellectual inquiry which shook the peace of the church. Education became more generally spread, the censorship was combatted, science was revived and the development of individualism was given a long needed impetus.
"A PROF, F. H. BLAKMAR, of the Kansas State University, is reported as saying in a recent lecture to his class, as he denounced the pension system, that; the men who staid at home deserved pensions as much as the men who went to the front. This stay-at-home enemy of the old soldier should be let out. Kansas has no use for such unpatriotic citizens, especially as a teacher of our young. Even Canfield had better sense than Black mar seems to be favored with."—Olathe Mirror.
It is certainly very curious, to say the least, how such a report as the above could have gained credence. No! Professor Blackmar is not a "stay-at-home enemy of the old soldier," but a loyal, true hearted, "intensely American," American citizen.
Upon more than one occasion has the writer of this article heard him present and not without some feeling, his expressions of gratitude for the men who stood between us and rebel bullets, and more than this, that he never did and never shall begrudge the veteran of war any scanty recompensation which our government can render for the valiant services so deeply given. Prof. Blackmar is not a man of narrow sympathies and selfish mind, but a young man of broad and liberal culture, a northern man born and bred, a patriot in the fullest sense of that word; a patriot who in his devotion for the stars and stripes, in his earnestness for the welfare of his country is surpassed by no man. While entertaining no malice for brave boys who wore the gray, while believing old animosities should be forgotten, and longing for the time when no sectional differences shall make a north and a south, our professor also believes that the deeds of daring and valor of Union soldiers should never be effaced from the annals of our American history; that the thousands of little mounds which here and there dot the fields of battle should not fail to evoke a feeling of sympathy for the widowed and fatherless and admiration for the bravery of those who fell. No, my dear editor of the Mirror, our professor has a deep veneration for the veteran, and let no man say that Prof. Blackmar is an enemy of the old soldier. In the name of justice to our school we resent it. You have been misinformed. You are mistaken, and in conclusion permit me to say that you can well entrust your young to the kindly and liberal instruction of such men as Kansas' Blackmar or even Nebraska's Cowfield. You and your off-spring
and your off spring's state will be the better for it. We trust that you will feel yourself honor bound to correct your mistake; our University's interest and the good of the great state of Kansas demand it.
COMMENDABLE.
The organization of a college republican club Saturday evening was a step in the right direction, as was also the organization of a college Weaver and Cleveland club. Wednesday evening. Each club has taken for its motto "Patriotism and not Partizanship," and each taken for its object the open discussion and consideration of the principles underlying the different political parties. Such discussion by intelligent young men can not fail of accomplishing good. The people are demanding reforms and it is fitting that all the best talent and close study of careful students should be lent in helping to solve the questions of how that reform shall be brought about and the abuses swept away. Nothing can be lost in this movement and much may be gained. It is, indeed, auspicious that the thinking and intelligent young men of the land are showing an active interest in affairs where intelligence is most needed.
THE COURIER desires to briefly express its admiration for the becoming manner in which Messrs. Field & Gibb fitted up their north and east window the morning after the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. A bust of the poet-laureate and the window in which it was placed were draped in heavy mourning. As the morning sun shown in full and bright upon his many works skilfully arranged about the bust one could hardly fail recalling Tennyson's own Beautiful lines:
"Oh look! the sun begin's to rise! the heavens are in a glow.
heavens are in a glow.
He shines upon a hundred hills, and all of them I know.
And there I move no longer now, and there the light may shine—
Wild flowers in the valley for other hands than mine."
"Oh sweet and strange it seems to me, that 'ere this day is done.
The voice that now is speaking, may be beyond the sun—
Forever and forever, with those just souls and true—
And what is life that we should moan? why make we such ado?"
Mr. C. E. Edwords, a friend of the University and well known in college circles has been made Edito in-chief of the Kansas City Journal. Mr. Edwords is a talented man and well equipped for the position of responsibility which has been assigned him. The Courier wishes to express through the medium of its columns the hearty congratulations of both faculty and students.
SCIENCE has again triumphed. A new system of "guage" railway has been invented, which will make three now in use, viz: narrow guage, broad guage and "mortgage."
POLITICAL CLUBS.
"To BE or not to be"—chapel rhetoricals.
As suggested in a former issue of the Courier, several of the prominent young republicans of the University met last Saturday and amid great enthusiasm organized the Kansas University Republican club. All the officers of the organization are smart energetic men but above all, they are "rustlers." President John A. Rush has just informed the Courier that the Hon. John J. Ingalls who speaks in Lawrence tomorrow evening, appears under the auspices of the club. In lieu of this fact every republican in the University should turn out and aid the club in giving the renown gentleman a right royal welcome. The University may well deem this action of Mr. Ingalls an honor to itself. Let everyone be on hand tomorrow evening to join in the procession and show the renown senator some genuine University enthusiasm.
It is not often that the Courier finds it necessary to vindicate an attack made upon one of our professors by any of the papers through out the state, since as a rule the matter is not generally of serious importance. But the attack on Prof. Blackmar by the Olathe Mirror, is so absolutely erroneous that the Courier could not let it go by unnoticed.
THE death of Lord Tennyson casts a gloom over the poetic world and leaves England without a first class poet. Tennyson's name has become familiar to every English speaking family and his death makes one feel that he has lost a true and loving friend. "One by one the roses fail."
The College of Emporia is think ing of organizing a foot ball team. Right you are.
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