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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
SOCIETIES.
Science Club-Meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at S 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. J. H. Canfield,'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 Glew Club—Meets in Music room, North College, every Wednesday at 5 p. m., and every Saturday at 9 a.m. Prof. Profen, directory.
Pharmaceutical Society—Meets in the Lecture room, Chemistry building, every other Friday at 8 p. m., A. J. Eicholtz president.
FRATERNITIES.
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.
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 Eldr dge House block.
sigma Nu—Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House block.
Phi Delta Theta—Meets every Saturday
evening in A. O. U. W. hall.
Pi Beta Phi—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 Sat urday afternoon in its hall 2d floor A O. U. W. block.
Memorabilia Club--For the collection of statistics and relics relating to the history of Kansas State University. Pressroom W. Sterling, Secretary, V. L. Kellogg.
Oratorical Association of the Students of Kansas State University, President, R. W. Emmons
University Athletic Association—President, A. G. Connfield; Secretary, M. A. Barber; Treasurer, H. A. Pears. Includes Tennis Association, Base Ball association and Foot Ball association
Camera Club-Meets once a month. President, Prof. Williston; Secretary, E C. Case.
Talegraph Club—President, Prof. L. I Blake; Secretary, E. E. Slosson.
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 Corbin; Secretary, Alberta Corbin.
UNIVERSITY JOURNALS.
The University Review—Editor-in-Chief Harold Barnes. Published monthly by The Kansas University Publishing Co.
The Weekly University Courier - Editor-in-Chief, J. M. Challiss. Published every Friday morning by The Courier Company.
$75.00 to $250.00 A MONTH can be made working for us Persons preferred who can furnish a horse and give their whole time to the business. Spar will be given in town and few vacancies in town and cities. B.F JOHNSON & CO, 109 Mairz St, Richmond, Va.
The guess that College Life made was just about right.
THE Oratorical Contest is a lot tery and we drew a blank.
Some of the boys "went broke" at Emporia. Whoa Hannah!
THE University Glee Club is an honor to the institution it represents. ___
It is reported that the C of E has a stronger ball team this year than ever. ___
THE Geo. Washington racket of
Washburn is unique to say the
least. ___
THE Washburn Argo is at hand and presents a very favorable appearance.
PREACHERS are good men but they seem to think clerical oratory is the only kind.
MORTAR boards are worn by the students of C of E. We do not like the looks of them.
WE congratulate Mr. Games on his good luck and Mr. Parrington on his good oratory.
We are not going to cry much over spilt milk. If we had kept it, it might have turned sour.
EVERY oration delivered at Emporia in the late contest touched upon history or government.
We notice a marked improvement in the yellos of other colleges. None of them equal ours however.
THE gestures used by some of the contestants would have made Demosthenes take another schooner of poison.
Did you notice the unamity with which the Bakerites applauded one of Game's climaxes? Very well trained.
THE reception given to the visiting students after the contest was a very enjoyable affair. We set the pattern last year.
The Review with characteristic enterprise printed the orations of the contestants at Emporia. The large number printed was enterily disposed of.
The Harvard Advocate does not look like a college publication, it has more the appearance of a literary journal. It's stories are well selected and make very interesting reading. ___
We are pleased to see the press of the state come to the rescue of Prof. Snow and his chinch bug remedy. The attack made on him by one who has always been considered as a friend, is receiving the setting down upon it deserves.
If you want to know the disposition of a man, just take him to an prateral contest and have him set up all night in a car. An ordeal of this kind will develop traits of character that you never suspected any one to possess.
THE Delta of Sigma Nu, and Quarterly of Phi Gamma Delta, are at hand and are very creditable issues. The engravings are especially worthy of mention.
LIFE is sure a failure if it does not last long enough.
THERE was some talk of forming a Tri-angular League between Baker, Washburn and K. S. U. for the promotion of inter-collegiate base ball, foot ball and tennis. Delegates were sent to Emporia by Washburn and K. S. U., but Baker failed to send a man, so the project temporarily fell through. Ottawa wants admittance so as to make it a Quadrangle. This we think would be a very wise move. Something of the sort has been needed for years.
THIRTY-EIGHT per cent. of the students of the Kansas State University come from the farm. What bright prospects for Alfalfa politicians does Kansas afford, and how fortunate for John J. Ingalls that he has no desire to return to the senate,—Missouri Pan Hellenic. Yes sir, we are farmers, but the rye-soaked blood of Missourian ancestors does not flow in our veins. It would be better if you would shed your Vest and get to work. We did.
Now that spring is drawing cn we may expect a revival of intercollegiate base ball. A ball team should represent the college from which it comes and not its money. In all the base ball games which K. S. U. has played with other colleges, there have been men on the opposing side who had no connection with that college whatever. If a school cannot raise nine men who can play ball, they should not try to play with any other college. A hired team can not possibly bring glory to the school that hires them.
WE have noticed of late that whenever Baker or Washburn sends a delegation any place they are always supplied with tin horns. The horn is not a legitimate instrument in the hands of a student; it has no personality and expresses nothing except the fact that the man who blows it has no conception of the rights of other people. If a student cannot yell loud enough to let people know from whence he hails, he had better stay at home where he will not disgrace himself and his college with a tin horn. The noise and din in the Opera House at Emporia showed nothing except that when some people are expected to act the gentleman they are not to be relied on; and the presence of disinterested ladies in the audience has no effect on the manners or department of the youth of secterian schools.
Mr.GAMES has a strong opponent in the person of Miss Kate E. Morhart, of O. H. U. See what the Wooster Voice says: Miss Morhart's subject. "Materialism," was one at once a scientific and a poplar one, no other question of philosophy conveying so definite a con
tent to the general mind, and, in consequence, having the popularity perforce, of this. The composition of the lady's oration was excellent, her style perspicuous and very pleasing To say that no startling originality of thought was displayed in it, would be but to specialize a general truth concerning all but the rare phenomenon in college literary efforts. The delivery of the winning oration may be said to have been the feature of the evening. The lady's voice was excellent; her enunciation good, though nothing more; her gestures were rather studied, but effective; her general manner more confident than earnest. The natural nervous strain of the occasion was apparent in the lady's delivery throughout, though not largely detracting, in her case, from the general effect of her speech.
THERE is no department in the University that has brighter prospects than the Electrical Engineering Department. Through the untiring efforts of Prof. L. I. Blake this department has been raised to such a position that the facilities afforded for a technical training are not excelled anywhere. The department is in its infancy, having been in active operation only about two years. Our machine shops are supplied with the best machines the appropriation would allow, and they are used to the best advantage. To any one who has not seen the shops in operation we would say to do so at once. They are under the immediate control of Mr. Ward, who takes a pleasure in showing visitors through. Electrical Engineering is the coming profusion and many are fitting themselves for it.
WHAT pleasure it is to pick up a college magazine from the exchange table and see something light, airy, and pleasant to read. We have had so much oratory in the last month that the mere mention of state, monopoly, patriot, government, history and kindred subjects causes us to have a weary feeling. These are good subjects and should be studied, but can we not have an oration on some other line? We have at hand the Hamilton Review, a very worthy volume, and one that does credit to its publishers; but the articles printed therein are of too heavy a nature to be read through by a student who has been handling abstract subjects all day in the class room. We will file it away and save it until we want a "leader" on something we know nothing about, and then perhaps we will be glad to get some pointers. At present we are looking for a capsule to help us swallow logic.
Do you want a Bicycle? A spring fork safely cone bearing for light weight lady or gentleman for $35.00. " Ball bearing $45.00 to $85.00 at Raymond's drug store.
Duab Bells, Indian Clubs, and everything else needed for gymnastic exercises, at Smith's News Depot.
All the Magazines at Smith's News Depot.
EXCHANGES.
The baby rolls upon the floor,
Kicks up his tiny feet.
And pokes his toes into his mouth,
Thus making both ends meet.
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The dog, attached to a tin pail,
Goes howling down the street.
And as he madly bites his tail,
He maketh both ends meet.
The butcher slays the pensive pig,
Cuts off his ears and feet,
And grids them into sausages,
Thus making both ends meat.
And feeds them corn and wheat, The means must justify the ends,
The farmer coops his ducks and hens,
For thus he makes them meat. — Hamilton Review.
Three-fourths of the national colleges founded in the last twenty years are south of Mason and Dixon's line.—Ex.
The University of Pennsylvania is considering the question of admitting women. The faculty have voted in favor of it, 19 to 2.—Ex.
The youngest college professor in the country, invested with full professorship, is Professor Abernathy, instructor in modern languages, in Rutherford College, N. C. He is seventeen years of age.-Ex.
A girl who could spell Deuteronomy, And had studied domestic economy,
And had studied domestic economy,
Went to skate at the rink,
And as quick as a wink,
Sat down to study astronomy.
—Hamilton Review.
The garden gate now takes a rest—
As it were,'tis on the shelf—
While the parlor sofa groans aloud,
And the coal bill humps itself.
—Exchange
In a German University a student's matriculation card shields him from arrest, admits him at half price to the theater, and takes him in free to the art galleries.—Ex.
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