For New and Advanced Students at Y.M.C.A Hall, Tuesday, May 31.
Carpenter's Shorthand Institute
The Weekly University Courier.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY THE GOURIER COMPANY.
E. F. ROBINSON...Editor-in-Chief
FRANK A. LUTZ...Local Editor
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B. JANSSEN. | W.P.HARRINGTON.
Entered at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas as second-class matter.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
SOCIETIES.
Science Club—Meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8 p. m. President, E.C. Case; Secretary, C.R. Chapin.
Seminary of Historical and Political Science—Meets in room 14, University building, every other Friday from 4 to 6. F.W. Blackmar, director.
Philosophical Club—Meets in room No. 20, University building, every other Friday at 8 p. m.
Kent Club—Meets in North College every Friday afternoon at 1:30. Admits law students only.
University Glee Club—Meets in Music room, North College, every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., and every Saturday at 10 a.m. Prof. Penny, director.
Pharmaceutical Society—Meets in the Lecture room, Chemistry building, every other Friday at 4 p. m. A.J. Eicholtz, president.
Adelphic Literary Society—Meets in Adelphic hall, University building, south wing, 3d floor, every Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
Lecture Bureau—President, Professor Templin.
FRATERNITIES.
Phi Beta Kappa—Honorary collegiate fraternity.
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 Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Opera House block.
Phi Gamma Delta—Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House block.
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.
Pi Beta Phi—Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
Kappa Alpha Theta—Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
Kappa KappaGamma—Meets every Saturday afternoon in its hall 2d floor K. of P. hall.
Sigma Chi—Meets every Saturday evening on the third floor of Opera House block.
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.
Oratorioical Association of the Students of Kansas State University — President, Albert Fullerton; Secretary, J. W. Park.
University Athletic Association—President, H. E. Copper; Secretary, W. D. Ross; Treasurer, N. H. Kutz, Includes Tennis Association, Base Ball association and Foot Ball association.
Camera Club—Meets once a month. President, Prof. Williston; Secretary, E. C. Case.
Telegraph Club—President, Prof. L. I. Blake; Secretary, E. Blaker.
Y. M. C. A.—Meets in university building, room 11, every Friday at 7:30 p.m. President, D. E. Potter.
Y. W. C. A.—Meets in university building, room 13, every Friday.
Y. W. C. A.-Meets in University building, north wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. President, Virginia Spencer; Secretary, Alberta Carrion
UNIVERSITY JOURNALS.
The University Review — Editor-in-Chief
E. F. Engel. Published monthly by
The Kansas University Publishing Co.
The Weekly University Courier — Editor-
in-Chief, E. F. Robinson. Published
every Friday morning by The Courier
Company.
Shane, the artistic photographer, whose gallery is at 615 Massachusetts street, wants to see you on business.
FORTUNATELY the University of Kansas is not handicapped because she is an unknown institution. "They have all heard of us."
The time approaches when the "necessary arrangements" are to be made for next year, and the political cauldron begins to boil.
The University of Kansas has the best yell of any college in the country. At the inter-state contest where it was given by our worthy delegate, it was so unique and so well sounding that the entire audience took it up and gave it again and again.
We are always glad to receive communications from the students at large on any subject of general interest. However, such a communication must be signed by the writer, even if a fictitious name is attached, in order that some responsibility map be attributed to it.
Six students were recently expelled from Cornell for using "ponies." An investigation might be a little embarrassing even in our own institution. It is said that if that useful animal, the "college horse," were entirely removed, a certain class would be totally annihilated.
ALTHOUGH our orator did no win the state contest, yet we have not been without oratorical honor this year. The secretary and treasurer-ship and the presidency of the state association falls to the lot of University men, while in addition Mr.J.M. Challiss has just been elected president of the Inter-State association and Jim says there is considerable "heat" about being president, even if you can't win at the contest.
The ball game of last Saturday, although it was an easy victory, yet it most clearly demonstrated the main weakness of our team—the tendency to go to pieces. The only scores that Baker made during the game were in the fifth inning when the crimson club apparently "broke." Our nine is composed of a number of excellent individual players, but the club on the whole seems to lack team work. Under the pressure of unusual excitement, or when necessity demands careful work, they are inclined to go to pieces. Of course the wet weather and the consequent inability to practice is, in the main, to blame for it. But now that "better days" are promised, the club should go into training, not so much to improve its individual players, as to eradicate this fragile tendency.
DESPITE the schemes of Baker and the State Normal, the University get's the presidency of the Interstate Oratorical association in the personage of Mr. J. M. Challiss. It is almost needless for us to add that the lot could not have fallen on a worthier representative. In securing this office for the State University our delegate acted perfectly
fair and square. It was not until he saw that Mr. Shively, of the Normal school could possibly obtain it, that he consented to run for the office himself. Baker's oratorical aspirant, Mr. Lockwood, was also in attendance, but again his schemes did not work, and much to his chagrin, not only the Normal but Baker college was considered unworthy of the office, and the choice fell upon our University. The Courier wishes to thank the worthy delegates of the association for this favor conferred upon the University of Kansas; and to assure them that it is appreciated.
THE COURIER does not intend to disgrace itself, nor the University by condescending to reply to the slanderous and disgraceful invective which recently appeared in the columns of that collossal metropolitan daily, called, probably in satire, the World. When a newspaper maintains its precarious existence by low-down abuse and "mud slinging," it is certainly time that all sensible, and decent people, notice it only with the supremest contempt. In regard to the Mayday contest, we simply wished to correct a false statement that we feared might injure the interest of the University. That was, however, before we knew how little influence the morning sheet had. In the future we will not burden our readers with any reference to that sensational nonentity.
SEMINARY NOTES.
Seminary Notes for May has just appeared and is a very interesting and instructive number. An article prepared by Prof. Hodder, giving references upon municipal government is of great value, as there had been, heretofore, no comprehensive work relating to this subject. The professor has been exceedingly careful and pains taking and the list that he gives, is the most complete and accurate ever published.
Some exceedingly valuable and interesting statistics on college expenses of students at the University of Kansas have been collected by the class in statistics, under the supervision of Prof. Adams. Statistics were collected from students in the four classes—freshman, sophomore, junior and junior law, it being impossible to gather enough material to determine the expenses of the senior year. Itemized accounts were requested from all students in regard to the cost of books, clothing, board, rent, etc., and the per cent of those complying was large enough to enable the results to be fairly accurate. The tables show the usual steady increase for each year the student spent in college. The sophomore year seems to indicate a desire for "fine raiment" while the junior for better board and cleaner clothes.
However, the most noticeable thing in the whole table is the exceedingly low total expense for each year. The highest average given for a year is $335.04, while the highest individual account amounts
to only $533.25, which is certainly much less than might be expected in an institution such as this. But the lowness of these estimates may be partially caused by the fact that many students whose expenses are the heaviest failed to put in their estimates. The lowest total expense given was $154.28,and this amount, it was stated supplied a student in all his necessary expenses for the year, without the assistance from any work.
The average expense of all students, according to the estimates, is only $294.98 per year, and certainly puts a University education within the reach of all who are willing to work for it. The results of the estimates show conclusively that the average Kansas student comes to the University, not so much with an idea of having a good time, as of working hard, with a definite purpose in view.
Now that the new incandescent lights are being put in all over the main building, it seems opportune to suggest a long needed improvement in regard to lighting the chapel platform. At present it is well nigh impossible to see a speaker's face who is addressing an evening audience. The glare from the two chandeliers directly behind him, serve only to hurt the eyes and render more indistinct the outline of the speaker. The present system of lighting the rostrum is the worst passible one, and if electric lights replace the old chandeliers no benefit but a detriment will be wrought; for them the glare will be the more annoying.
This evil could, however, be easily remedied. The lights at the speaker's back should be removed, and lights placed on either side of the hall; or what is more preferable, foot lights should be placed along the platform. Were this last suggestion followed out the disagreeable glare and indistinctness would be removed and the rostrum lighted in the best possible manner. It is hoped the suggestion is not too late, and that, while such extended improvements are being made, a more suitable means of lighting the rostrum will be provided.
Just now a feeling of sadness settles over Washburn college, as the thought of "what might have been" rises in the minds of her students. Sympathy at present is dumb. We can only murmur the usual solace which is poured into the ear of a fallen oratorical hero, something about the "uncertainty of contests,""difference in judges" and "favor of the audience,"but that is not consoling and we wish we had kept still.
We had thought the market was full of "funny" papers, but a New York publishing house has just issued another such magazine. All that seems necessary to start a "funny" paper is an appropriate name, an artist to make pictures and a large sum to invest in experiien ce without interest.
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In a short time the University of Kansas will own and operate as neat and complete a system of electric lighting as any in the United States.
The Topeka Capital will devote a column each week to news from Kansas colleges. Henceforth the Capital will be in great demand and will be diligently read by all college news editors.
THE COURIER category of "leading thoughts by leading men" seems to have been appreciated judging from similar effusions which have recently appeared in emulation, in several of our exchanges.
PRINCETON Seminary has been severely attacked by a prominent eastern divine as being the seat of skepticism and dangerous free thought. In consequence the college is making extended preparations for a great influx of students next term.
THE recent wet weather has so delayed the work of the Athletic field that it will be almost impossible for the ground to be in shape by field day. This may knock the poetry out of the scheme for christening the McCook field, but, however unfortunate, it is true. In view of this fact the field day exercises will have to be held at the old ball park, as it is the only other suitable place. Arrangements should be made at once for securing it, as it will now be in almost daily demand by the Lawrence ball club.
Science Club.
The annual meeting of the Science Club for the reading of papers on Original Investigations, will take place on Friday afternoon May 20. This meeting has come to be a feature of the closing week of the year. All who are interested are invited to attend. A program will be published next week.
An Exception.
The saying that "It is better to give money while alive to charitable institutions and others," is perhaps true, but like all other rules there are exceptions to it, and this is proven quite conclusively in the case of Clarke university. Mr. Clarke is still alive, but succeeded in making himself so obnoxious by his tendencies to dictate the policy, etc. of the university that a few days ago all the faculty resigned, and are now with the Chicago university.
Hats! hats! hats! The Boston Clothing House has on hand all the latest and best styles of Spring Hats. Straw hats cheaper than ever before. Come and see for yourself.
Have you seen the two new oders at Raymond's? Old English "Robin Hood" and "Silver Thistle." Try them before commencement.
Do you use Soap? You should examine the stock kept by the Leis Drug Co.,first class and cheap.
Buy your Sunday Paper of Smith.
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