English Homespuns, English Cheviots, American and Imported Worsted Suits, erc 52 The Weekly University Courier The Largest College Journal Circulation La the United States. BY THE PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING GOURIER COMPANY EDITORIAL STAFF LOCAL STAFF: S, M. SIMM DRS . . . . . . . . . . . Editor in Chief C. H. Johnson, Marde Smelser, A. J. Ficholtz. MONT HALLOWEILL. Editor Bryce Crawford, Helen Sutcliffe, Dean Foster. H. W, SCHOTT, | E. W, SPRINGER, BUSINESS MANAGERS : 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 Robt. Rutledge; Secretary, F. C Schraeder. Seminary of Historical and Political Science—Meets in room 14, University building, every other Friday from 4 to 6. F. W Blackman, director. G. 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. FRATERNITIES. Pharmaceutical Society-Meets in the Lecture room. Chemistry building, every other Friday at 8 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. Phi Beta Kappa—Honoray collegiate fraternity. Phi Kappa Pai-Mecta every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Opera House Bldg. Sigma Xi -Honorary scientific fraternity. Beta Theta Pi-Meets every Saturday evening on 4th floor of Opera House block. Pi Beta Phi—Meets every Saturday after noon at the homes of members. 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 after. Kappa Kappa Gamma—Meets every Sat urdy afternoon in its hall 2d floor K of P, ball. Memorabilia Club--For the collection of statistics and relies relating to the history of Kansas State University. President W. Sterling; Secretary, V. L. Kellogg. Oratorical Association of the Students of Kansas State University. President, R. 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. 1 Blake; Secretary, E. S elosion. 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, Victoria 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. ___ The Pennant is ours. The base ball club is to be congratulated. 15 to 4 at Baker is what won it. Do You Take the Courier? Do You Take the Courier? The Courier is of value to every one interested in K. S. U., and should have your support. Subscriptions must be forthcoming or we will not continue to send you the paper. E. W. SPRINGER. H. W. SCHOTT, Business Managers. E. W. SPRINGER has taken c'arge of the business management- ship of the COURIER in place of Babbitt. The chief province of a weekly newspaper is to report the news and not enter upon too many laborious disquisitions upon the oughtness of affairs, nor engage in an assault upon all who find fault with it. News in an interesting form is our motto. A short notice of Prof. Blacmar's book, "Spanish Institutions in the Southwest" will be found in another column. All students who have been in Prof. Blackmar's classes need not be told that the work is thorough and reliable. We regret that we have not the space to give the book a more extended notice, which is certainly due it; but as it is we will leave the pleasure of an extended review to our worthy Review. We learn that there has been a grand scrap in the selection of officers for K. S. U.'s Athletic Association. The more they quarrel the less they will play foot ball. Baker Beacon. We're unanimous when it is a foot ball game between Baker and K. S. U. Each man in our eleven is a whole team. We have organized a little Trust out of the eleven and we think we have a corner on foot bal. for the whole state. UNIVERSITY extension is making rapid progress in Kansas City. A club has been organized consisting of the more prominent citizens and everything indicates success. Prof. Blackmar delivered the first address to the club last week. The Kansas City press speak very highly of our professor's short talk and seem to think that he is the man to be entrusted with the management of the course there. Prof. Black-mar will open the course of lectures with a course on Political Economy. The lecture course this year will be in the hands of the students and will be carried on for their best interests. Notwithstanding the fact that there is a lecture course duo already in the field, the faculty will surely accede to the wishes of the majority of the students and thus "take sides in student affairs." The petition was signed by nearly every student in school and if the other lecture course committee can draw an inference they had better suspend operations until their valuable services are required. They may receive an appointment in this new deal it they let their lecture course take a sojourn into oblivion. GET AN AX AND MORALIZE WITH HIM A BIT. The Theorist! Of the varying types of genius which are represented within our University walls none is more amusing and yet, in his own unique way, instructive, than that individual who is always ready and willing to offer an easy solution of any knotty question of college polity by the magnanimous offer of his infallible theory of procedure. We have all seen him, when the foot ball magnates are in the seclusion of a private conference, in which, through some inexplicable advertance, he has not been invited to participate, generously casting aside all false diffidence and offering his views unmasked, electify them by some strikingly original scheme for the removal of the difficulty. Again we remember how, when the chosen representatives of antagonizing factions were endeavoring to arrange a compromise, he once more decended from his lofty position of Freshman dignity and pointed out to the wonder struck Seniors and Juniors the faults in their suggestions so unerringly detected by his eagle eye. And yet again as we grow reminiscent we think of the time he stopped the professor in the midst of a lecture to point out some far easier way of advancing the cause of science than that advocated by the philosophers under discussion. But our joy in memory of his many remarkable projects for the removal of all difficulties which confront the human race is dimmed by the sad thought of the intolerance with which they were received by those whom they would have benefitted most. To this same spirit of bigoted selfishness may be ascribed the fall of his bright hopes of becoming blessed as the greatest-benefactor of humanity. If he is with us again this year shall we not listen patiently to his views? And the darker and more mysterious his plans appear to the uninitiated, the greater token of superior genius and ultimate success. All hail to the mighty theorist. The new athletic board might win ecomiums and lasting renown if they should see fit to appoint a committee to see after the policing of the athletic grounds. The boys cannot attain the best results from their practice when there is a crowd right in the center of the grounds or if not square in the center at least as near as possible to the play. Let the committee remove the possibility about twenty yards and it will be better. It is reported that Chancellor J. H. Canfield of Nebraska State University, is championing the cause of the Farmers Alliance. He doubtless sees that the Farmers Alliance has some good principles and is honest enough to say so but we can not believe that he has become a party man in any sense of the word. Buy your Sunday paper of Smith in the Eldridge House block. Constituton of the K. S. U. Athletic Association Section 1. The name of this association shall be "The Kansas State University Athletic Association." Sec. 2. The aim of this association shall be the promotion of the athletic interests of K, S, U. ARTICLE II. Sec. 1. All students of the University and members of its faculty shall be members of the association. Sec. 1. The officers of the association shall be a president, secretary, treasurer and eleven directors. Sec. 2. These officers shall be elected annually by vote of the members of the association. Sec. 3. The duties of these officers shall be such as usually devolve upon them, except as hereinafter expressly specified. Sec. 4. The president, secretary treasurer and three directors shall be chosen from the association at large. Sec. 5. The members of the association specially interested in base ball, foot ball, rowing, and tennis shall in separate meetings choose two (2) directors each to represent their particular interest, and these shall constitute the additional eight directors. Sec. 6. These officers shall constitute an executive board which shall provide for the financial support athletic teams, arrange for athletic contests with other colleges and for local contests within the university, and exercise general supervision and control of athletics in K. S. U. Sec. 7. The immediate control of athletic interests may be delegated to sub-committees, but all money for the use of these sub-committees shall be appropriated by the executive board. Sec. 8. Seven members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Sec. 9. The meeting of the executive board shall be subject to the call of the president or of three members of the board. Sec. 1 The meetings of the association shall be held annually before the first of October. ARTICLE IV. Sec. 2. Special meetings of the general association shall be subject to call by the executive board. Sec. 3. At each of these annual meetings the executive board shall make a full report of all business transacted by it during the previous year including a report by the treasurer. Sec. 1. Amendments to this constitution may be made at any annual meeting of the association by a two-thirds vote of the members present. ___ ARTICLE V. Of Special Interest to Ladies. You will find the nicest and the lowest prices. Call and see them before purchasing elsewhere. Everything is of the latest styles at Mrs. Gardner's, Lawrence, Kan. Stockings for Foot Ball Players at Abe Levy's. A Metropolitan Merchant. The boy was not more than 23 feet high. But he was intelligent and energetic, and he nawked his newspaper with a zeal that would have been credit able to a high proof drummer. He was not unmindful of his dignity, and what one Broad street purchaser accompanied his tender gift for payment for a newspaper with a frivolous chaffing remark, the brisk little fellow embarrassed him with a sharp glance from two snapping black eyes, remarking the while: "Here in your change, sir. I have no time for fooling." "Keep the change," said the purchaser, dropping the facetious and assuming a serious air; "will you tell me how long you have been selling papers?" "I have been in the newspaper lus- ness three years," replied the diminutive merchant somewhat coldly. "Is it possible?" commented the questioner with increased surprise. "See here, my little man, how old are you?" "Notwithstanding," said the mitte with unruffled dignity. "I have been in this business for three years, and for two years before I sold papers I was in the clothing business." "Three years!" exclaimed the man with unfeeling surprise, "why, my boy you do not look big enough to carry bundle of papers." The lad spoke the truth. He was bor, in East Broadway, and went to work in a clothing store when but four years old as cash boy. And there are many more like him in this large and progressive town.—Exchange "Nine years old," calmly responde the little fellow. "I had to get out and hustle to help support the family when I was four years old. I belong to a family who waste no time." Timely Tunes. "What was it?" "The band played Beethoven's 'Con certo in Gee.' "Harper's Bazar. "That was an appropriate bit of music they had at the cattlemen's annual dinner." The "club steak" is pretty fair, but we are not furnished tooth picks that get there. We will go to Raymond's for the best. Only 5ets for 2,600. Bargains in Books! See Our North Window for Some of the Cheapest Books Ever Offered in this City. LOOK AT THE LIST: Bryce's American Commonwealth only $2.25, cash. Shakespeare, $1.50; formerly $2.50. Whittier's Poems only 95c, formerly $2.50. Sets of Irving, Hawthorn, Emerson, and Longfellow, elegant print, 2 vols., only $1.50 Prescott, 3 vols., only $2.25 Knight's History of England, 2 large quarto volumes, only $2.25. Byron reduced from $3.00 to $1.50. Mrs. Heman's Poems, price reduced from $4.25 to $1.00. Moore's Lalla Rookh cut from $1 50 to 50 cents. Come in and see the cheapest books in Lawrence, at Field & Hargis Book and Stationery Co. Finest Laundry in the West! WOLF BROS. ABE LEVY, AG'T. Work Called For and Delivered.