The Weekly University Courier
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY THE GOURIER COMPANY.
MONT HALLOWELL...Editor-in-Chief
FRANK A. LUTZ...Local Editor
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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
SOCIETIES.
Science Club—Meets in Snow Hall every
two days. Applicant must be a
professor, Secretary, C. R. Chapman
Summary 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 5 p. m., and every Saturday at 9 a.m. Prof. Penny, directory.
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.
University Moot Senate — President Prof. Adams Meets every Tuesday evening at the University.
Lecture Bureau—President. Professor
Templi; Secretary, R. D. O'Leary.
FRATERNITIES.
Beta Theta Pi—Meets every Saturday evening on 4th floor of Opera House
Sigma Xl—Honorary scientific fraternity.
Beta Theta Pi—Meets ever Saturday
Phi Beta Kappa—Honoray collegiate fraternity.
Phi Kappa Psi—Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Opera House block.
Phi Delta Theta-Meets every Saturday evening on third floor of Journal building.
Phi Gamma Delta—Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House block.
Sigma Nu—Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House block.
Pi Beta Phi—Meets every Saturday after noon at the homes of members.
Kappa Alpha Theta—Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
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Sigma Chi -Meets every Saturday evening on the third floor of Opera House block.
Oratorical Association of the Students of Kansas State University — President, Albert Fulleston; Secretary, J. W. Park.
Memorabilia Club—For the collection of statistics and relies relating to the history of Kansas State University. President W. W. Sterling; Secretary, V. L. Kellogg.
University Athletic Association—President, H. E. Copper; Secretary, W. D. Roberts; Head Coach, Helen Holmes; 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.
m. President, D. E. Potter.
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
UNIVERSITY JOURNALS.
The University Review—Editor-in-Chief,
E. F. Engel, Published monthly by
www.universityreview.org
E F Engel. Published monthly by The Kansas University Publishing Co. The Weekly University Courier.-Editor-in-Chief, Mont Hallowell. Published every Friday morning by The Courier Company.
THE COURRIER will issue a daily edition during commencement week. Don't forget this fact.
WITH this issue of the COURIER the present editor in chief retires, his term having expired. While he has not been blessed with a staff, still he is under obligations for favors received during his management. May the COURIER live and prosper. Adieu.
THREE weeks more and the familiar "play ball," will be heard in the Triangular league.
ONE end of Kansas building at the world's fair will be devoted to the University exhibit.
GARFIELD UNIVERSITY located at Wichita will open on March 28 for a spring term of ten weeks.
THE University of Michigan now has the largest enrollmet of any university in the United States, leading Hrvard by over fifty.
IN another column appears a communication on a subject that is worthy of much thought and careful consideration by our worthy faculty.
The University of Missouri remains at Columbia, so says the legislature. A very liberal appropriation has been made for the new buildings. ___
The political cauldron is beginning to boil in the University. This will be a great year for the young and promising politicians, even in the University.
SHOULD the dissatisfied faction of the University of Missouri leave their institution,as they threaten to do, the University of Kansas is open to all comers.
DURING vacation a gift of one hundred dollars was received from Mr. T. E. Bowman, which is to be devoted to the library alcove on the statues of women. Mr. Bowman's liberality is greatly appreciated.
ONE of the most enjoyable events of college life is a visit from a former beloved professor. Chancellor Canfield made glad the hearts of his old students and drew closer the already tight bonds of friendship.
THE COURIER acknowledges the receipt of an invitation to the annual convention and banquet of the Western College Press association which meets in Chicago in April. Owing to press of business the editor of the Courier will be unable to be present.
THE University will be honored next week by the general convention of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity which begins Tuesday and lasts until Saturday. The visiting members of the fraternity will be accorded a royal welcome.
Mr.JOHN A.RUSH has announced himself as a candidate for the council from the second ward. It is the duty of every student in the University to work for Mr. Rush's election. He is able and well equipped to look after the interests of the University.
OUR LAW SCHOOL
The "rush" on the chapel starway on St. Patrick's day reminds us that there is connected with the University a law department which is fast becoming a factor of strength and importance in the institution. Between the collegiate and law departments there seems to be growing a spirit of strife and opposition. That this is not as it should be is apparent to all interested.
It becomes an interesting question to ascertain why such a feeling should exist. One of the most apparent causes is the fact that the department of law is placed away off by itself in North College. This forms but one of a number of strong reasons why the department should have a new building and that situated upon the University campus.
That North College is a suitable building for this department no one can maintain. The situation is not good, the building itself is not adequate. It is neither large enough nor is it arranged properly for the needs of the department. At present neither Music department nor Law School is properly situated. The former can use to advantage the entire North College, and it will be hampered and limited until it is so situated.
Given a suitable building for the sole use of the Law Department, with the faculty at present engaged and the influence of the department's active alumni. There is no limit to the usefulness of our School of Law. It will become a source of pride to the institution and state second to no department in the University.
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WHEN we first heard that Prof. Blackmar was to lecture on political economy to the Topeka Trades assembly our sympathy went out to him, for we knew several members who were away up in the science, with a keen sight for sophistries and unsound premises and a dislike for illogical deductions. The result has justified our forebodings—The Jeffersonian.
The above is a fair sample of the intelligence of the average Alliance editor. They are ever ready to rail at the so-called "theories" and "sophistries" of the college professor but never have a tangible idea of their own. It is simply ignorance versus knowledge with the usual result.
A SPIRITUALISTIC crank in a communication tc the Daily World dubs the party of students, who exposed the rank fraud as practiced by Mrs. Foye, a "mob" and deplores the fact that the tax-payers should support such an institution as the University of Kansas. A few more "mobs" of the same kind would soon cure the community of such fakes, and in doing so would receive the thanks of the same tax-payers.
ADVICE to young college journalists seems to bethe latest fad among our exchanges. We are unable to decide whether it is a legitimate disease or a "fill up."
WASHBURN and Baker are both having some little facultorial seances, and some of the boys will go home to rusticate. Verily the University is a pattern to other schools in the state.
UNIVERSITY LECTURES.
To the Editor of the Courier:
THE first edition of the wheat pest bulletin has run out and still there is a demand for the valuable little pamphlet. The farmers of the state are awakening to the fact that science can be of great practical benefit to them.
It is with a feeling of pride that the friends of the University see the Glee and Banjo club go forth on its first tour of the state. The organization is now in better shape than at any time in its history. It well receive a hearty and deserved welcome on its trip. The University of Kansas is justly proud of its Glee and Banjo club.
THE Iowa University papers report that the Kansas State University foot. ball team is in constant practice for the season next fall. Good; get your men at work immediately Iowa, or else you will lose the glory you claim to have won by your whirling wedge and outrageous umpire. Yes sir, our men are in constant practice. A little scrimmage every now and then with the law school keeps them in good form. The inter-state pennant will be ours.
Our ball team. Will it win the penant this year? We hope it will but it will have to work. Baker r is reported to have one of the best amateur pitchers in the state and a catcher to match. Washburn has several valuable additions to its team from the "Capital City nine" and is regarded by those who ought to know as a sure winner. K. S. U. has no easy task before her if she retains the pennant. Every available day should be put in good hard practice. The K. S. U. nine will put up one of the best fielding games in the "triangle" and if it gains in batting will surely be in the race from the very start. Here's success to the team. Watch for the pennant.
THE University of Kansas is receiving recognition as a leader in athletics. The Kansas City amateur athletic club, which has been lately organized, have secured a good athletic field and have a good equipment of the various athletic implements, and in order to keep in the swim have decided to have an inter-collegiate field day in Kansas City, if the two universities, K. S. U. and M. S. U. can be prevailed upon to meet them in an inter-collegiate field day contest. It is to be hoped that the club will succeed in getting up such a field day in Kansas City and they may be assured that K. S. U. will do all in her power to help the good work along.
Look out for a little touch of class spirit on the first of May. Something is very liable to happen.
It appears to the writer that every year numbers of students pass out of our University with a much narrower view of a college education than they should have. One man thinks it is all languages and another thinks it is all science. This at least is true, that a course, be it short or long, would be much more valuable if we had a series of lectures on a plan similar to that of the extension course. A student spending one year here and attending such a varied and profitable course as could be presented by the leading departments would have a better general idea of all the subjects included in the very conception of a University that the average senior has under the present regime. Lectures on methods of study, collateral reading, the use of reference books, what and how to read, general college life, etc., would make an excellent foundation and would include many things that each has to learn for himself, often at the cost of much time. A new student does not know these things and he ought to be taught them. After this, advanced courses would enable a student unable to take up every line of work to understand the general outline of what is done in each department. He would be immeasurably broader, he would have a real University education and not simply a knowledge of some special topic. Shall we, as students, all continue to get less from our professor as a body than the University Extension course offers outside? A course of forty lectures could be given each year and those attending be excused from a small amount of work. Surely such a course would be of far more benefit than any term's work and not be much burden for anyone. Let's ask for it. D.
The school of law has asserted itself and will henceforth walk about wrapped in a halo of class spirit. When the school was moved over to North College some oracle suggested to the Corrier that it would eventually lead to some hard feelings between the two colleges. The prediction may come true but we hope not. The late little scrimmage was carried out in a most jovial spirit and if the collegiates and the laws recognize that each school is proud of K. S. U, and has a right to be proud of its own particular school there will be no great war and bloodshed. The laws have a right to wear "Green" and have a right to attend lectures in a body if they wish to do so. Green may be an antagonistic color to red but according to some authors it is a complimentary color to red. The laws are not spoiling for a fight nor are the collegiates pervaded by an overwhelming desire to become pugilists. The whole effair is a mere exhibition of class spirit and shows that the school on the hill is what it claims to be, a University.
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