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The Weekly University Courier.
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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.
01 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 S.p.m.
University Glee Club—Meets in Music room, North College, every Wednesday at 9 a. m., and every Saturday at 9 a. m. Prof. Penny, directory.
Kent Club—Meets in North College every Friday afternoon at 1:30. Admits law students only.
Pharmaceutical Society—Meets in the Lecture room, Chemistry building, every other Friday at 4 p. m. A.J. Flicholtz, president.
Adelphic Literary Society—Meets in Adelphic hall, University building, south wing, 3d floor, every Friday evening at 8 o clock.
FRATERNITIES
Sigma Xi—Honorary scientific fraternity.
Beta Theta Pi—Meets every Saturday evening on 4th floor of Opera House block.
Phi Beta Kappa—Honoray collegiate fraternity.
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 houses of members.
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.
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.
Oratorical Association of the Students of Kansas State University—President, R. D. O'Leary; Secretary, W. H. Riddle.
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, C. P. Chapman; Secretary, H. B. Hall.
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
The Kansas University Publishing Co.
The Weekly University Courier —Editor-in-
Chief, S. M. Simmons. Published
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We heard a sermon once on "Where is Eternity?" If that preacher will come in contact with the end of a mule his question will be answered.
J. M. CEALLIS, our orator.
Poker chips are not in demand. Our second hand dealers purchased ten sets this last week at a very nominal figure.
A whist tournament would be about the proper thing just now and would be quite in harmony with the very sedate feelings of the boys.
EXAMINATIONS. A superfluity which K. S. U. is gradually doing away with. The Courier is glad to note that many of the professors accepted the class grades of their pupils when above a certain average.
THERE has been some criticism regarding the write up of the contest in last week's Courier. We are sorry that the thing didn't go off exactly as we had intended and to better the report we publish another one in this issue.
The political flesh pot has taken the place of the simmering soup defaculate and now rages most furiously. The symptoms are that Excelsior will extract a large juicy bone and that the half cooked more sel of second delegate will be rendered more palatable by an overwhelming dose of fiery Mustard.
The base ball boys should begin to practice immediately. Every day that is suitable should be put to use in tossing the ball or in practicing batting. We would also like to see the K. S. U. base ball suits appear soon. Red is the proper color.
We can point with pride to the tone of Mr. Challisa' oration. He has not followed the old worn out sterotyped line of thought but has drawn his ideas from the literary field. It is something new and we know it will be a relief from the tiresome historical rehash of economic questions or politics. "Shylock and Justice" will stand on its literary worth.
Let everybody go to Topeka to the contest. Wear your crimson with J. M. Challis printed on it in big loud type. Practice up on the yell and see on what tone you can make the most noise and above all buy your tickets early or you are liable to get left. We must go in force and aid our "Jim" to win. A crowd gives confidence to an orator as well as to a base ball or foot ball team.
THE moot senate is still being discussed by the students but discussing is all that is being done. The idea is a good one if it can be carried out. It is a fact that the average student needs some incentive to study the national issues. There is a deplorable ignorance of the political doings of the day. The average student believing that he can read up on those questions after he leaves school thinks that his collegiate studies are of far more importance than a full understanding of the late Chillian controversy. A moot senate would make a change in the attitude of the student. He would be brought into
closer communion with the outside world and would learn some history at firsthand. Let us have a moot senate with special reference to Farmers Alliance.
THERE was a considerable excitement in Lawrence this week. Three young men of the F. F. K. were indefinitely suspended; two ditto suspended till May, and twelve danced on the chancellor's carpet. A keen taste for the succulent brew of the jack pot, a hankering for the hectic glow of the flush and an appetite for the monster that annually destroys the youth of our land caused the disturbance. It is needless to say that the evil of cards and liquor has been effectually stamped out in the state university. They don't even play authors there now, and the sight of a long necked cat-sup bottle fills them with a feeling of vague unrest. The music of the mandolin is muffled, the voice of the kazoo is hushed and the tin horn is silent. Tennessee street is damp with briny tears; the long bars of the midnight lamp fall uncurtained in the trees, where but last night a choked and stealthy ray oozed out from a scene of revelry; the cadent gallop of the industrious "pony" chases its own echoes in the deserted thoroughfare. The Great American Bounce is king.—K. C. Journal.
Why not have a tug of war? It is no means in accord with K. U.'s reputation as Kansas' foremost representative in athletics of all kinds to leave to some other college the prestige of introducing this deservedly popular feature of eastern intercollegiate athletics. The present season of inconstant and ever variable weather would not in any way interfere with practice for this indoor sport. We have the material for a team which can easily capture and retain the championship of the state. The only thing necessary is for some one with the necessary grit and determination to work up the matter.
This issue relieves the present staff from the pleasant task of editing the Courier. We extend our cordial sympathies to the incumbent and, letting a goodly amount of advice pass by which we would gladly give and which he would probably put up on a shelf for future reference and then forget, congratulating ourselves upon our release; we make our little bow and exit.
JAN. 29th is gala day in the common schools of Kansas. On that day the school children celebrate the state's 31st birthday. Kansas has hardly attained to the dignity of manhood, but the state has the strength and vigor of a giant in the prime of life. The custom of observing the birthday of the state is a good one. Kansas passed through a history unparalleled in the history of nations. For eleven long years her soil was the scene of bitter civil war and it is fitting that the children of the state should know what price was paid for our prosperous commonwealth.
L. S. F. B A. Constitution.
I. S. F. B A. Constitution.
We print in full the constitution of the Interstate Foot Ball Association for the benefit of those in K. U. who are interested in athletics.
ARTICLE 1.
The name of this association shall be the Western Inter-State University Foot Ball Association. ARTICLE 2.
SECTION 1. This association shall consist of the following Universities: Kansas State University, located at Lawrence; Nebraska State University, located at Lincoln; Iowa State University, located at Iowa City; and Missouri State University, located at Columbia.
Sec. 2. No University shall be admitted to this association except by unanimous vote of all the Universities in this association.
Sec. 3. The annual assessment shall be ten dollars ( $10 ). for the purpose of purchasing a trophy to be presented to the winner of the championship series.
SEC. 4. There shall also be an annual assessment to cover the expenses of the referees and umpires.
Sec. 5. Any University failing to pay its annual assessment on or before the December meeting of each year shall forfeit its membership in this association.
SECLION 1. The officers of this Association shall be president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. The offices shall be neld in rotation (i.e., the University having the presidency in '92 takes the treasury ship in '93), giving each university a presidency once in four years.
ARTICLE 3.
SEC.2. These officers shall constitute an executive committee and advisory committee and shall have power to appoint all sub-committees the corps of referees and umpires and conduct any and all business which may come up before the Association each year, the first to be held the first Saturday in October, at which time the schedule shall be arranged, the corps of referees and umpires appointed. The second meeting during the holiday week, at which time they shall receive and act upon report of arbitrating committee and reports of all standing committees, award championship and complete all business of that year.
Sec. 4. There shall be a committee of one appointed by the executive committee who shall neither be a member or an alumnus of any University in the association. This officer shall be called a traveling secretary and shall act as an arbitrating committee, to adjust and settle all disputes which may arise.
Sec. 5. The decisions of this committee of one shall be subject to the approval or rejection or change, in whole or in part, by the executive committee.
SEC. 6. This traveling secretary shall make all arrangements in regard to transportation and hotel accommodations, except when playing on home grounds, then the home team shall make hotel arrangements.
Sec. 7. Each University shall be entitled to one vote and one delegate in the association. The expenses of the executive committee shall be paid by the association.
Sec. 8. Three members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum. Any University may be represented by a written proxy.
ARTICLE 4.
SECTION 1. The series shall consist of one game with each of the Universities of the Association, to be played as per schedule.
Sec. 2. The championship shall be decided by the greatest number of games won, and in case of a tie it shall be decided by a game on neutral ground on a date to be agreed upon by the managers of two teams tieing. In case of a tie game the team losing the fewest number of games shall be declared the winner. ARTICLE 5.
SECTION 1. In all championship game played on neutral ground the net receipts shall be equally divided. In case receipts fail to meet expenses, the loss shall be equally divided between the competing colleges. In all championship games played on home grounds the home team pays all expenses of visiting team and takes all receipts.
Sec. 2. Lawrence, Lincoln, Iowa City, and Columbia shall be considered home grounds of the respective teams.
ARTICLE 6.
ARTICLE 7.
Any team failing to meet its engagements shall, unless failure be caused by unavoidable accident in traveling or by postponement with the consent in writing of the other team, forfeit that game and membership in the association.
Each team shall be allowed expenses en route and hotel accommodations in the city for thirty six (36) hours if necessary, for seventeen men.
ARTICLE 8.
No referee or umpire shall be a student or alumnus of either of the contesting colleges.
ARTICLE 9.
No man shall play in this association for more than five years.
- ARTICLE 10.
No professional athlete shall take part in any contest of this association, nor shall any player of any University be paid or receive, directly or indirectly.any money or financial concession or emolument as present or past compensation for or as prior consideration or inducement to playing, whether the same be received from, or paid by, or at the instance of the foot ball association, athletic committee or faculty of such university, or any individual whatsoever. And any player who is specially challenged under this section by any member of the association in writing, shall, within five days after the filing of such challenge with the traveling secretary, file with the traveling secretary an affidavit, duly verified under oath, showing that he in no way violates the provisions of this section, and upon his failure to make
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