Carpenter's Shorthand Institute. Summer Classes Organized Tuesday, May 31st.
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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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.
Philological 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 S o'clock.
FRATERNITIES.
Sigma Xi—Honorary scientific fraternity,
Phila, Pi-Montreal, encore Saturday
Lecture Bureau—President, Professor Templein.
University Moot Senate President Prof. Adams.Meets every Tuesday evening at the University.
Phi Beta Kappa--Honorary collegiate fraternity.
Phi Kappa Psi—Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Opera House block.
Sigma AX—Honorary scientific Trustee.
Beta Theta Pi—Meets every Saturday evening on 4th 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 houses of members.
Sigma Chl - Meets every Saturday evening on the third floor of Opera House.
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.
Memorabilia Club-For the collection of statistics and relies relating to the history of Kansas State University. President, M. W. Sterling; Secretary, V. L. Kellogg.
Oratorical 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. Reid, President, and R. C. 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, W. C. A.—Meets in University building, north wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. President, Virginia Spencer; Secretary, Alberta Corbin.
Y. M. C. A.-Meets in University building, room 11, every Friday at 7:30 p. m. President, D. E. Potter.
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
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News Depot.
The innovation of the year was the attendance of every member of the Advanced Composition class at at church last Sunday. This does not indicate a religious revival, however. They had to go to report the sermon.
It is reported that a Kansas man is engaged in the arduous task of writing a life of Shakespeare. It is certainly strange that so much can be said and written about a man of whom we know so little. But as he was "myriad minded" there will probably be a myriad lives of him written.
ATHLETICS are receiving more attention in the college world this year than ever before. All of our exchanges are full of accounts of ball games, boat races and field day contests. Indeed a number of the smaller colleges, especially in this state, have their first field day contests this spring.
LAWRENCE people are to be again disappointed. It is announced, and this time authoritatively, that the greatest orator on the American stage, Dr. Gunsaulus, cannot possibly fulfill his engagement here, on account of his enfeebled health. What attraction has been substituted on the course, has not yet been announced.
INASMUCH as base ball excursions are rapidly approaching, the demand for a University button becomes the more urgent. If we are to have such an emblem at all, let us adopt it at once. That it would be neat and appropriate is beyond a question. The suggestion is made that a mass meeting of the students be called to consider its adoption.
WITHIN the past week several very important books bearing upon the civil war, have been added to the library, notably, A Life of Abraham Lincoln, in ten volumes, by his two private secretaries, J. G. Nicholay and John Hay, of which a number of papers were published last year in the Century; also a three volume Autobiography of Secretry Seward, and in addition, Gov. Robinson's valuable history of The Kansas Conflict.
DESPIITE the "late unpleasantness" in regard to the base ball management, the first game in the Triangular League series has been played and won by the State University. The signal victory of Saturday shows the superiority of our team and predicts a victory over Baker tomorrow. Although the University has probably a stronger ball club than any college in the state, yet that should not suffice. Our team does very well for its class, but the standard should be raised. We should have the best amateur club not only in the state, but in all the west, and the manager's honest endeavor to accomplish this end, should not be hindered by partisanship and by petty jealousies.
The spring contest, as is gener ally known, was not a glittering success. The attendance was exceedingly small and the orations rather mediocre.
SPRING CONTEST.
There are several reasons which account for the lack of interest in this contest. In the first place the contest is held so late in the year that the students are interested in everything else except oratory; then the prize offered is such a paltry one that but few men care to work for it, and those few who do take the opportunity to speak,do so in an indifferent manner.
As has been very pertinently,suggested if the spring contest is to be made a success, no admission should be charged and a prize of at least thirty five dollars should be offered. As the oratorical association has a yearly surplus in its treasury the prize could easily be paid and a good contest assured.
The COURIER favors a spring contest most assuredly, but it affirms that such a contest will never prove a success until a worthy prize is offered.
MUSIC HALL, formerly the old Methodist church, is being most commodiously fitted out and will soon be ready for use. Hereafter North College is to be devoted entirely to the law and the art school, while the school of music will be transferred to music Hall. This will certainly be of great advantage in many ways. The instruction in piano-force and vocal music of necessity disturbs other classes, and the need for a separate music building has been felt for some time. The location of Music Hall so near the center of the city will be very convenient for the music students, as there are but few of them who are taking regular collegiate work, and will in all probability greatly increase the number of music students. The recent gift of a three years' lease on Music Hall by Mr J.B. Watkins is most generous, and is certainly appreciated by the University.
SINCE our field day this year promises to be on a larger scale and of more interest than ever before, some attention should be given to our records. We have been very careless in this regard in the past, and at present it is extremely doubtful if any of the Kansas University's records will be admitted by other colleges. Some very enviable records have been, and can be made by our athletes, which should entitle them to a high standing among amateurs, but on account of the incorrectness of some of them, none can be accepted. If we are to improve, and if we expect to have any standing whatever among other colleges we must certainly regard the correctness of our records.
Field day occurs on the 28th of this month and every athlete who intends to enter the contest should now be in daily training. Correctness, as to our records, is certainly
of importance, but that which is of manifold more importance is the ability to make a record worthy of filing. We hope to have a field day of unusual interest, but systematic training will alone make it a success.
The New York World, hereafter, will devote a column each week to specimens of college verse clipped from college papers. The World certainly knows how to increase its circulation.
CHANCELLOR CANFIELD has instituted a decided innovation in the classification of students in the University of Nebraska. The time honored names freshman, sophomore, junior and senior, have been abolished, and in the future no distinction will be made in regard to classes,except in the freshman year which will be known as the "first year of residence." The number of hours per week taken by each student determines his standing.
Moot Senate adjourned sine die the last of April, after an existence of about three months. Although short lived, the senate has been a great success and the members have gained no little experience in extemporaneous speaking. This year the organization was established late in the season, under rather unfavorable circumstances, more than anything else, as an experiment. Even under these circumstances the experiment has proved eminently successful, and we carnestly hope a moot senate will be organized early next year, when an interesting session will be assured.
A LITTLE facetiousness on the part of our local editor, some time ago, is being considered in a serious light by some of our exchanges. The statement that Prof. Dunlap was intending to substitute such modern comedies as "Texas Steer," "A Hole in the Ground" and "Tin Soldier," in the place of the Shakespearean plays, has unfortunately been taken as a matter of fact, and we fear has placed the professor and the English department in a false light. Of course the statement is absurd, and we regret exceedingly that it has been misunderstood.
An anonymous letter has been received by the Courier, explaining "an important question" in regard to Athletics. If the writer will come forward and discover his identity, his communication will receive due notice.
The recent May-day episode proves conclusively that class spirit is not dead, but at present is exceedingly energetic in the University.
The third concert in Music Hall by Prof. "Dome-Geza is postponed for two weeks
"A GREAT DISGRACE."
New ten cent extracts at Woodward's. They are good.
Why not take a boat ride? Dolly Graeber will furnish you a boat.
The Lawrence World of last Tuesday in two different paragraphs states that "a great disgrace" has befallen the State University by the recent display of class spirit on May day. Either the editor of the World was grossly misinformed or else he is a man of exceedingly small caliber.
In the first place no "disgraceful fracus" occurred. Simply a time honored custom was observed which exists in most of the older colleges. The juniors and freshmen erected a May pole which the seniors and sophomores endeavored to take down. The contest between the classes was most certainly spirited and exciting,but all was done in the friendliest possible manner and without the least show of anger.
True most of the classes were skipped that day, but the faculty of the University of Kansas is neither so narrow minded nor so foolish as to wish to interfere with this class day contest. Such an event occurs every year; the students and the professors alike expect it, and all enjoy it. But to say that the affair was disgraceful is certainly without the least foundation in fact.
We believe the editor of the World would not have noticed the affair as he did, if he had received the little college training that he has from some other institution than the monohipic college a few miles south of us, where nothing ever occurs to break the funeral solemnity and where all is monotony, peace and quiet. When the editor of the World has lived a little longer in this progressive community, he will come to regard May day celebrations and other effusions of class spirit, as other sensible and broad-minded men do.
Indeed the only disgrace of the May day celebration was the viriless and uncalled-for attack in the World.
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These are a few of his bargains;
Fine raisins 7c per pound.
Figs 10c per pounds.
Evaporated Apples 5c per pound.
Peaches 5c per pound.
Laundry Soap, 7 bars for 25 cents.
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Be sure and see him this week and save money.
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