The Weekly University Courier
The Largest College Journal Circulation in the United States.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY THE COURIER COMPANY.
EDITORIAL STAFF :
LOCAL STAFF:
RUSSELL R. WHITMAN... Editor-in-Chief
E.P. Allen, '91, Laura Lockwood, '90,
H.A. Dustra '92
J. M. CHALLIS, '02 . Editor.
E. F. Engle, '01 . Charles Johnson, '01.
W. M. Currie, '03 .
BUSINESS MANAGERS:
II. E. COPPER. | C. A. PEABODY.
Entered at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas,
as second class matter.
The Law library has received a very valuable addition recently from Judge D. M. Valentine, of Topeka, one of the associate justices of the supreme court viz 17 volumes American Law Register, 24 volumes Central Law Journal, 14 volumes Albany Law Journal, 4 volumes of the Reporter, a number of Pacific Reporter and American Digest. The professors and students of the law department feel very thankful to Judge Valentine for the benefits they will derive from this valuable donation.
EVERY student who expects to engage in journalism after leaving college should make it a point to attend the lectures on journalism now being given in the University. There being no regularly established chair of journalism thses lectures and the work of the newspaper bureau are designed to meet the needs of those expecting to do that kind of work. Several lectures have already been given and the following are announced to be given during the remainder of winter and spring: Make-up, 2, James H. Canfield; The Paragraph, 1, Chas. G. Dunlap; Unity, 1, Chas. G. Dunlap; The Sentence, 1, Edwin M. Hopkins; Ethics of Journalism, 1, Olin Templin; Freedom of the Press, 1, Frank W. Blackmar; Some Phases of Journalism, 1, Frank W. Blackmar. The special dates for these lectures will be announced from time to time.
THE Kansas State University is taking steps to secure athletic grounds which will afford the students ample facilities for outdoor sports. With an excellent faculty and a variety of courses, the University offers educational advantages quite equal to those of eastern colleges, but it is a fact which cannot be ignored that a crack football eleven or a winning base-ball nine has a potent influence in attracting students.—Kansas City Journal.
The COURIER has stated again and again that the influence of successful athletic teams on the welfare of the University cannot be estimated. When the University of Nebraska foot-ball team went to Omaha and won a victory over a team composed of much the same kind of material as our team played
at Kansas City, the Hesperian made the remark that the victory was worth hundreds of dollars to the University. The eastern college men who form the majority of the tennis and foot ball teams in our large western cities have an idea that the east contains all the Universities of the land. They know nothing of western Universities and their methods. After a great athletic match between eastern colleges, the papers all over the United States contain long accounts of it, the graduates of the victorious college who are scattered through all the larger cities of the country being out their colors and give vent to their enthusiasm. The college is advertised all over the country and the young men just to enter college are attracted to the school with the greatest reputation, both for scholarship and for the maintenance of live and successful college enterprises. When the University of Kansas can maintain athletic teams superior to those of surrounding colleges, when it can send teams to Kansas City that will win over teams composed of Harvard, Yale and eastern university men, it will call the attention of Kansas City and the west to a western university. Every person in Kansas City who was ever connected with the University will be proud of the fact and will proclaim it to others. The young men of Kansas City and of the entire west intending to enter school will have their attention called to a University nearer home, a university more in sympathy with western thought and progress, than those of the east, and will come here in preference. The fact that a university supports winning athletic teams shows it to be a live and energetic institution and will attract the young men from the live and energetic western cities. And when the western universities attract all the best material of the west and develop the system in athletics that some of the eastern colleges have, then let the east look out, for western enterprise, activity and enthusiasm backed by hardy western constitutions will be successful in athletics as in every other enterprise where the west is brought into competition with the east.
It seems as if our hint given several weeks ago and indorsed by the Review, to the effect that several instructors on the hill were in the habit of keeping their classes over the hour and should stop it, has not been taken. We do not wish to reiterate what we have written but would request these several professors and tutors to consult the back back file of the Courier and making all allowance for typographical errors take some of the truths there expressed and fit them to their own case. This evil, we have reason to believe, is on the increase, and we are in receipt of several well founded "kicks" that should receive some attention from the powers that be instead of utter disregard as is the case at present.
A VIEW.
Then and Now.
As we look back and think of the past, as we remember what "mighty" men and learned women have gone through this "old pile," we wonder how it is that there are none at present to whom we look with like reverence. We cast our eyes on that not distant past, and are astonished to find that hardly one of those honored predecessors of ours could be accused of occitancy, or of a profligate waste of that most precious of all indispensibles—time. If they lived on the shores of Lethe they did not imbibe its waters nor inhale its vapours, but breathed in the fresh pure air of heaven and drank the ever living and invigorating waters from the inexhaustible fountains of knowledge. They found little time to attend balls, parties, operas and lectures and were not so unhappy after all.
Now, fellow and sister students, our point is this: let us emulate, somewhat at least, this good precedent; let us study more and dance less. If we do our work faithfully and thoroughly we will not find so much time to "kick" and grumble; to find fault with our instructors. Our faculty is, after all, a pretty good matured body, willing to do what is right and to meet us half way in any honest efforts we may make. Let us at least do our best and it may eventually be said of us in the truly Goldsmithian manner.
"And still the wonder grows that one small head can carry all he knows."
The Athletic Board's plans foritting up a temporary gymnasium is a good one and is meeting withmarked approval among the students. The plan is to engage theArmory and fit it out with parallel bars, rings, Indian clubs, dumbbells and other simple apparatus. If enough students agree to do thework it may also be possible, it ishoped it will be, to get an experienced gymnastic trainer up from Kansas City two or three times a week. The Athletic Board has a good trainer in view who can beeasily secured and at small expense. It is the intention to meet every day either from five to six or in theevening and do one hour's goodsolid work. It is imperative thatevery person who expects to be inthe base ball and tennis teams inthe spring do this gymnastic workIf fifty students agree to do suchwork the cost to each one for thethree months' work will not exceed $2, and may be less. Over thirtypersons have thus far signified theirintention of doing the work and allothers who intend doing so shouldsee the members of the board a once.
Oh! those photographs of Hamilton's, they will make glad the hearts of your friends and conciliate the ill will of your enemies.
The tables are good and everything in good order at the Mirror Billiard Hall, Kansas City.
THE QUEEN'S LATEST OF FER.
A Free Education or One Year's Travel in Europe.
In the Queen's "Word Contest" which the publishers of that magazine announces as the last one they will ever offer, A Free Education consisting of a Three Years' Course in any Canadian or American Seminary or College, including all expenses, tuition and board, to be paid by the publishers of the Queen, or One Year Abroad. consisting of One Entire Year's Travel in Europe, all expenses to be paid, will be given to the person sending them the largest list of words made from the text which is announced in the last issue of the Queen. A special deposit of $750 has been made in the Dominion Bank of Canada, to carry out this offer. Many other useful and valuable prizes will be awarded in order of merit. The publishers of the Queen have made their popular family magazine famous throughout both Canada and the United States by the liberal prizes given in their previous competitions, and as this will positively be the last one offered, they intend to make it excell all others as regards the value of the prizes. Send six two cent U. S stamps for copy of the Queen containing the text, complete rules and list of prizes. Address The Canadian Queen, Toronto, Canada.
Camera Club.
A meeting of the Camera club was called by the president, Prof. Williston, on Monday evening, at Prof. Bailey's residence. Choice negatives and prints were exhibited and discussed, and Mr. Noble's Kodak and Mr. Case's Hawkeye were examined with a good deal of interest by the club. A number of slides were thrown on the screen by the lantern recently purchased by the Physics, Chemistry and Natural History Departments. The new lantern uses an oil lamp and can therefore be used for lectures in country places where the electric light is not available and gas would be inconvenient. A picture some ten feet in diameter is thrown on the screen at a distance of about thirty feet. With the new apparatus for making lantern slides, the University can get illustrated lectures in short order and good shape.
The first copy of the transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science has been received by the secretary, Prof. Bailey, and would have been out a month before if some of the cuts had not been lost. The state printer has shown great energy in getting out the minutes so early. Formerly they were not published for two years after the session.
Prof. Penny will play a brilliant pianoforte selection with orchestral accompaniment at the concert next Tuesday evening.
Glee Club, Ladies' Chorus and Handel and Haydn society will sing at the School of Music concert.
The social sphere of '91 was given a good start by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Innes who on the evening of the eighth gave a very pleasant party for their daughter, Miss Minnie, in their new and handsome residence situated on the corner of Ohio and Winthrop streets. Early in the evening the guests began to arrive and were cordially received by the attractive hostess and her estimable parents. A short time after the arrival of the guests the young folks repaired to the ballroom tastefully decorated with tapestry, holly and mistletoe. During the evening at various intervals suitable refreshments were served in the capacious dining room, after which the program was resumed until a late hour.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY. SOCIETIES.
Science Club—Meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8 p.m.
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 Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. m. Prof. Penny, Director,
Pharmaceutical Society—Meets in the Lecture room. Chemistry building, every other Friday at 8 p.m. Admits Pharmacy students only.
Adelphic Literary Society—Meets in Adelphic hall, University building, south wing, 3d floor, every Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
FRTERNITIES.
Phi Beta Kappa—Honorary 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 Chi-Meets every Saturday evening on the 4th floor east of Opera House Block.
Sigma Nu—Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House Block.
Pi Beta Phil—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 at the homes of members.
MISCELLNEOUS.
Oratorical Association of the Students of Kansas State University—President, Jus D. Bowersock; Secretary, W. D. Ross.
University Athletic Association—President, A. G. Canfield; Secretary, M. A. Barber; Treasurer, H. A. Penirs. Includes Tennis Association, Base Ball Association and Foot Ball Association.
Camera Club Meets once per month.
C. J. Club, E. S. Bailley; Secretary,
E. E. Shoan.
Telegraph Club—President, Prof. L. I.
Blake; Secretary, W. S. Franklin.
Y. M. C. A.—Meets in University building room 11 every Friday at 7:30 p.m. President, E.L. Ackley; Secretary, C.P. Chapman.
Y. W. C. A.—Meets in University building, north wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 7:30 p. m. President, Miss Emma Dunn; Secretary, Miss Laura Lockwood.
UNIVERSITY JOURNALS.
The University Review—Editor-in-Chief, Harold Barnes. Published monthly by The Kansas University Publishing Company.
The Weekly University Courier-Editor in-Chief, Russell R. Whitman. Published every Friday morning by The Courier Company.
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