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S. M. SIMM SNS ... Editors in Chief
C. H. Johnson, Maude Smaller, A. J. Fielscht.
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MONT HALLOWELL  Editor,
Brew Crawford, Rolesen Sacklin, Dana Poster.
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BUSINESS MANAGER
R. W. SCHOTT | R. W. WHITMAN.
Entered at the post office at Lawrence, Kansan,
on second record matter.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
SOCIETIES.
Science Club—Meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8 p. m. President, E.C. Cases; Secretary, C.R. Chapin.
Summary 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 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 Society—Meets in Adelphic hall, University building, south wing, 3d floor, every Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
FRATERNITIES.
Phi Beta Kappa—Honoray 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 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 Bphi—Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
Kappa Alpha Theta—Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
Kappa Kappa Gamma—Meets every Saturday afternoon in its hall 3d floor K. of P. hull.
Memorabilia Club—For the collection of statistics and relaties relating to the history of Kansas State University. President, M. W. Sterling; Secretary, V. L. Kellogg
Oratorial 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. Bickey Secretary, E. P. Case.
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 every Friday morning by The Courier Company.
Attend Steinberg's great Clothing Sale this week. Goods sold at just half price.
OBERLIN College also receives a bequest of nearly $100,000 from the Spooner estate.
HARVARD plays Yale tomorrow. The crimson against the blue. Crimson wins we're sure.
THE COURIER would urge that there be no demonstrations of bad spirit toward Washburn in tomorrow's game. They treated our boys as gentlemen last Tuesday and it would be just the proper thing to do, to cheer impartially all good plays whether made by Washburn or K. S. U. Partisanship is all right if it is necessary, as it sometimes is, but tomorrow is not the occasion for it.
The foot ball pennant in our mind's eye already waves in glorious crimson folds o'er the noble brows of these our heroes, tried and true. Let vic ory tune his brazen throat and may the fame of K. S. U. resound even to the circling stars. We've won, will win from Washburn tomorrow, and Baker too will find that we are the only people.
THE little town of Salina is claiming to be the Athens of Kansas and refers to this "Historic City" as to one whose glory had faded. The "some time Athens" or "Quondam Athena" causes much mirth in the village of normal schools and weakling academies. When we have some time to spare and are in need of recreation we may devote a portion of it to the edification of poor Salina. At present we are too much interested in athletics to bother much about you dear Salina.
THE COURIER, while striving not to be impertinent, would like to suggest to all the powers that be that we need a large full sized library building with all the modern attachments. This is very evident to a great many of the faculty and is beginning to dawn upon the minds of the students. A school is often times measured by its number of volumes and while our K. S. U. has a goodly number of volumes it has far too few to correspond with its fame, and even those it has are in cramped and narrow quarters. A library building let us have soon we pray.
THE Baker Beacon of last week treats the little trouble that occurred over the Washburn-Baker foot ball game in a very gentlemanly spirit. The editors are to be congratulated in showing an even temper and a just moderation. This college rivalry should not be carried beyond the bounds of gentlemanly conduct and all such disreputable means as "hoodoing," "slagging" or "guying" should be discountened. We are glad too see that the Beacon is against all such actions and is trying to get the Baker students to take the lead in gentlemanly behavior when they meet their rivals. The Courier with a pardonable
pride in K. S. U. would like to state that all efforts Baker puts forth in this line will be more than met by K. S. U.
THE Weekly Courier" of the Kansas University, comes to us full of personals, notes on athletics and other matters of interest to students. represents much enthusiasm on some matters, but we would suggest that if it would do more in the way of publishing essays, etc., it would ap proach more nearly the standard of other college papers and be more interesting to those not directly concerned with the college which it represents.—Doane Owl.
We take the above as a compliment, and refer "The Owl" to the the Senior Symposium in the Review for an exposition of K. S. U's mental acquirements.
The new University of Chicago has come into the possession of a library known as the Berlin Collection. The collection is remarkable alike for its size and character. It contains, with duplicates, about 350,000 books and 140,000 dissertations. It is also rich in manuscripts belonging to the period from the eighth to the nineteenth centuries, among which are three original letters of Raphael. Every department of literature, ancient and modern, is represented by thousands of volumes. The catalogue price of the book is between $600,-000, and $700,000, and the actual cost to the owner, nearly $125,000. The opinion of experts, as to the character and value of the collection, was obtained, and upon this basis negotiations were begun and completed for the purchase of the library, and friends to the University came forward and supplied the necessary for the great purchase. There is not another collection on the western continent to compare with it.—Ex.
THE COURIER extends a hearty invitation to all to contribute to its columns. If you have some views you wish to express on college matters, or some friend you wish to give a puff, don't be backward but hand in your matter. To give the news is what we are here for.
We do not care for essays as they will find a proper place in the Review; nor do we want articles or news unless you sign your name in addition to the nom de plume. We are glad to receive anything that is in the realm of college news or of college interest and will print all that is of merit.
We make the above statement chiefly because a non fraternity man asked if the paper would receive communications for publication, and seemed to think that the Courier was a a "frat paper." The Courier is neither fra' nor barb in regard to news. We have our own editorial views on college questions. We think they are about as non partizan as any barb's would be. We want to make a good, newsy sheet, and so recognize that all must be represented.
PROF. BLAKE'S THEORY.
The Kansas Scientist's Novel Explanation Regarding Rain Making.
Prof. Lucien I. Blake of the department of physics and electrical engineering in the University, anent the subject of rain making, said that rain was produced from the sudden introduction into the upper air currents of minute dust particles which lead to precipitation by serving as nuclei for the formation of the rain drops. He says: "I first announced this theory to several friends in the east during my vacation some two months ago, when these rain making experiments were first being made. I then come to the conclusion that neither Dyrenforth nor Melbourne had the correct principle.
"It is well known that hailstones, which is are merely frozen rain drops, often show a nucleus of a particle of dust and in volcanic regions particularly, a granule of ashes or a piece of leaf. This fact is strong evidence to support the theory that very small particles of dust may form the nuclei of the rain drops that the sudden presence of this fine dust in the upper strata of air will lead to condensation.
"Now to prove and to make practical use of the dust theory, in place of all the expensive outfit required by General Dyrenfurth. I would substitute smaller balloons containing the finest powders, which, by the expansion of the balloon, would be violent, scattered into the upper layers of the air. Or I would put 100 pounds or so of gunpowder into a balloon, to be exploded by a time fuse at a sufficient height. The unconfined explosion need be attended by no noise, but a dense smoke from the powder would be precipitated into the currents. In fact any process of getting impalpable powders like smoke, quickly into the air layers will probably bring rain in a short time if this dust theory be the correct one. At least the experiments necessary to try it would be incomparably cheaper than General Dyrenfurth's, and, if successful, artificial rains could be ordered at a cost which General Dyrenfurth's explosive bombardments can not ap proximate."
Thanksgiving will be with us next week, and with the holidays two important games of foot ball, one at Kansas City and the other at Baker. Knowing as we do the disposition of Baker to bully and to intimidate, it will be well to remember that a crowd of 200 or more will guarantee just treatment to our boys and will give them the confidence that will win the game. It is the "rooters" that win the games at Baldwin. If Baker is disposed to be peaceable and wishes the game to lack the distinctive feature from a Baldwin standpoint, be as eager as they in this direction, but on the contrary, if Baker attempts to run too big a bluff, be ready to make her lose herself in a hurry.
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