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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY. SOCIETIES.
Science Club—Meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8 p. m. President, Robt. Rutiege; 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 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.
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 in A. O. U. W. hall.
Sigma Nu—Neets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House block.
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.
Oratorical Association of the Students of Kansas State University—President, R. D. O'Leary; Secretary, W. H. Riddle.
Memorabilia Club-For the collection of statistics and relies relating to the history of Kansas State University. President, M. W. Sterling; Secretary, V. L. Kellogg.
University Athletic Association—President, A. G. Connfield; Secretary, M. A. Barrett; Treasurer, Team 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. S. 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, Vince Spencer; Secretary, Alberta Corbin.
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WHERE is the dividing line between genius and insanity?
The mills of the gods grind slow ly but we are all in the hopper.
A KIND word and a pleasant smile may cover a multitude of sins.
LIFE, is but the tight rope between the buildings of two eternities.
SENATOR PEFFER wears long whiskers to keep from buying neckties.
WHAT is to be is to be, and what is not to be is liable to happen anyhow.
THE University is the students' world, why do we not have more heroes?
UNBEARABLE, arrogant obstinacy in one individual, may be politely referred to in another as dogmatism.
WHEN we say a man is a good fellow, we mean that he is liable to fracture a few of the commandments.
BECAUSE a young lady wears about a dozen rings on her arm do think she is running a cane rack, they are bracelets.
THE Hopkins University recently received a gift of $100,000 on the condition that it open its doors to women for the study of medicine.
All people are not alike, call a little man a fool and he will tell you that you are very frank,call a big man the same and he will knock you down.
We are awaiting the arrival of the young man with checked trousers, cigarette, hair parted in the middle and baby voice; when he comes he will bring a poem of love or spring, tied up with violet ribbon.
The new State Oratorical Association is to hold its first annual contest in Atchison May 29. This association is composed of minor colleges of the state and their first contest bids fair to be succesful.
Why does not the work done on a college paper count for something in favor of the student doing it? The work may not be of a high literary order, but the experience gained is worth as much as a dozen themes and in our opinion should count as such.
THE Washburn Reporter of last week comes out with a long article on the State Contest. It advocates holding the contest at Topeka every year and cites many reasons for doing so. It is but natural that a college would like to take everything in sight when it is situated in a town known as Hog-town. Topeka would be the best place to permanently locate the contest if it was advisable to do so, but it does not strike us that way. A good part of the pleasure of attending the contest is to visit other colleges and towns, and then when we win to take the town. Topeka is rather a large place to be taken, but then
we made a very good bluff in that direction last spring, when we went up to see Naylor. We are not going to have very much trouble in taking Emporia, as it is about the right size. We are sorry, dear Reporter, that your faculty has decreed that you cannot attend State Contests when they are away from home; but then you will be old enough some day to be your own master outside of the school room, and the faculty will treat you as you should be, like a man, and responsible only to your self for your actions. If the convention ever becomes so blinded to the interests of the other colleges of the state, as to permanently locate the place for holding the State Contest we think Topeka would be the best place by all means.
CRYING out against the wicked world, trying to write a book and become literary, reading Munkittericks jokes in Harper's and forcing a laugh, evincing a very strong desire to go on the stage, and then again, thinking a convent is her home, having alternate attacks of love and religion, and resolving to keep Lent, are symptoms, which, if noticed in a young lady of our grandmother's time, would have called for a liberal supply of sulphur and molasses three times per day. But, now she is encouraged in her "calling," and nine chances out of ten if her hair is red it will turn black and loose its curl; she will exchange her heart for a blood pump and start out to reform the world.
SOME sore-head in the Manhattan Nationalist has seen fit to stigmatize Professor Snow's chinch-bug exterminator as a fraud. All who know Professor Snow will resent this unwarranted attack upon a man whose honesty, integrity, and honor are above a suspicion of doubt. His modesty is one of his excellent qualities and those who have taken the pains to read what he has said and written on this subject know full well that he has made no extravagant statements or claims. His mode of procedure has been, as it is with all true scientists, to state the exact facts and describe the results in detail. The proof of this theory has been left to the uninterested farmers of the state and the result is as follows; nineteen were favorable; four doubtful and three unfavorable. With this splendid showing what more is wanted to demonstrate the utility of the discovery? It would look far better for the Nationalists to put aside its petty jealousies and thank God that the State University has a man with brains enough to discover something of practical benefit to the farmers of Kansas even if the Agricultural college has not. All honor to Professor Snow! So say we all of us.
AFTER a long controversy Dartmouth has decided to admit women as special students only. It is only comparatively recently that women
have been admitted to the larger institutions in America. It would seem that for once in the history of American education a step backward has been taken. The courses of study required by men are not suited either to the needs or tastes of women. A modification of the courses means a loss to men, while women will still be unsuited. From an ethical standpoint women have everything to lose and nothing to gain. Away with co-education in universities and provide schools of equal rank especially for women. Vidette Reporter.
Such statements as the above, if you will allow the expression, make us tired. To think that a sane person in this enlightened age would endorse a system of convents and monasteries to be introduced into our schools is preposterous. We are not acquainted with the "ethics" of this subject but we do know that you cannot make a gentleman out of a boy by confining his associates to the male sex. The pressue of ladies in a class room is an education in itself. A man who has the mental side of his nature developed and the social side neglected is in a bad way. He should have attended K. S. U. where social culture goes hand in hand with mental improvement.
THE STATE CONTEST.
Next Friday evening will witness one of the great events of the college year. The State Contest in oratory will be held on that evening, in the Whitley Opera House. Six colleges and the State Normal school will be represented by orators chosen—on the principle of the 'survival of the fittest'—in their home contests, and if we take literally all that is said of these men by their respective college journals, it will be a battle of silver-tongued giants.
The orations have been submitted already, in print, to the three judges of thought and composition, who will deliver their markings to the secretary of the State Association, and by him they will be kept sealed until the time comes to compare these with the marks of the three judges of delivery. The award will then be made in accordance with rules provided in the constitution. The judges for this occasion are: On thought and composition, Rev. W. A. McGinley, of Emporia; Rev. E. P. Chittenden, of Salina, and Judge Caldwell, of Topeka; on delivery, Hon. J. R. Hallowell, of Wichita, Prof. J. H. Banta, of Hiawatha, and Supt. S. B. Todd, of Sterling.
The State University will be represented by H. S. Hadley, '91, who will speak on a theme which seems to have attracted a good deal of attention from college orators in the past few years—'Oliver Cromwell and Puritanism,' Mr. Hadley's appearance and delivery are described as very pleasing, and his oration as a strong one.
Washburn's representative will be A. W. Myers, who will elaborate 'The American Idea.' From what
we can gather Mr. Myers seems a strong man whose debut in state oratorical circles will not be inglorious to Washburn.
The Baker Beacon puts forth the following modest claim for its favorite orator: "Our orator, John I. Games, easily took the contest, and from his high rank here, we have no hesitancy in predicting his representing the state at DesMoines. With all due respect to the other orators of the state we must say that Baker will have an easy walk-over this year. We have no fear. * * Des Moines is our goal."
The Ottawa local contest is said to have been the best they have ever had. The winner was J. T. Crawford, '91, whose delivery is described as having been "earnest and dignified," but nervous and excited.
W. O. Gantz is the Normal champion. He is youthful in appearance, but impresses one as a man of character. He has a vigorous oration on "The Problem of the Elections," and a delivery, which, while not exactly polished, is earnest and effective.
Kansas Wesleyan University, the infant member of the State Association, sends Edward R. Harris, '92, who will speak on 'Reserve Power.' Some surprise and some feeling attended the result of the local contest, but Mr. Harris will do his best to maintain the creditable record made by his predecessor of 1890.
College Life may have mentioned in some previous issue the fact that one of its editors will voice the oratorical genius of Emporia. V. L. Parrington is the man. His oration is a strong one, and his delivery both pleasant and powerful. Both have been described already in these pages, so that we need only add that we are confident he will win for us the high position which our retiring disposition has forbidden our taking before.
The visiting colleges are the guests this year of the local association of the Normal School, whose officers are making every effort to have all pass off in the happiest manner possible.—College Life.
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