A. G.Menger & Co., is the Students' Shoe Store. Prices always the Lowest.
ABE LEVY'S
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Hat : and : Furnishing : Goods : Emporium ! HEADQUARTERS FOR STUDENTS. Annual Winter Sale Now in Progress. All Winter Goods Positively Reduced Ten per Cent.
COME AND GET PRICES.
The Newspaper Bureau.
It is being recognized more and more every day, by our great colleges and universities, that it is highly necessary that the men who graduate from the U. should go out into the world with a full knowledge of the cares and obligations of citizenship. There was a time when the responsibilities of a voter were very slight indeed. Even reading and writing were not thought essential in order to cast an intelligent ballot. The whole political and social system was much simpler and easier to understand than it is today. There was not so much of that insatiate desire for political prominence which so animates and characterizes the American people today. The great mass of intelligent people are coming to realize that the country's interests and welfare must be guarded and guided by an enlightened, reasoning people. We know how difficult it is for even our great statesmen and political economists to keep abreast of the times and political issues of the day, and how much more difficult is it for a workingman with little time or opportunity to do the same. Hence we need as much education in this direction as possible. It is evident to any sensible person that an education which insists upon perfect familiarity with the political and social state of the Ancients and totally neglects the vastly more important political situation of the present day, is almost useless to the practical man of the world.
With this situation in view there has been added to the Kansas State University what is called a newspaper bureau. It was not established as a separate department or even as what we call a study. But it was organized with a view of giving all students who so desired an opportunity for carrying on a systematic reading and investigation of all the current topics of the day. It does not interfere nor take the place of any regular class work and is especially designed as an auxiliary to the department of Historical and Political Science. The scheme of the bureau is practically this. Each student connected with the
Some of the Profs. were heartless enough to give their classes a quiz Tuesday—the first day after vacation.
M. E. Otis, a former student, is uow traveling for Procter and Gamble of Cincinnati, has been visiting Charlie Johnson during the past week.
work is assigned some newspaper for which he becomes responsible. The papers which are thus assigned are the best that can be procured, and are not restricted to any one particular party or course, but all phases of our national life are read and discussed and many great republican, democratic and independent newspapers are represented. The student to whom a paper is given is expected to read the paper carefully and clip out all items bearing upon our social, political or religious life, using his own judgment of course as to whether such items are really valuable or not. After the items have passed to the instructor they are pasted on pieces of stiff paper prepared for that purpose, carefully indexed and filled in such a manner that they are readily accessible for future reference. Although the Bureau has been in operation only a little over a year it has proven a successful experiment and a valuable and important part of the University. The successful development and operation of the Bureau is due to Prof. F. W. Blackmar who has kindly undertaken its care and direction.
Smith's News depot is headquarters for daily papers and magazines.
The local oratorical contest will be held in the chapel Friday evening, Jan. 23. There will be at least ten contestants to hand in orations from which number six will be chosen by a committee from the faculty. Orations must be handed in by next Tuesday. The contest promises to be an unusually interesting one and an orator will be chosen who will reflect credit on the University in the contest at Emporia.
Tobacco and cigars at Smith's.
LEGAL NOTES.
KENT CLUB JAN. 9,'91.
Roll call; Members answer with quotations.
Select reading, Glenn.
The new bankruptcy law which is about to be passed by congress, Bower.
Paper, Where shall we lawyers go to commence the practice of law. Foster.
Recent Decisions, Walker.
Current News, Stillwell.
Debate, Resovled,that all convicts in the states bordering the Missouri river should be employed to make embankments, clear obstructions, etc., so as to make the stream navigable. Affirmative—Riley, Brown; Negative—Fisher, Mertz.
The law students with but one or two exceptions are back for work again. They all seem to have had a very pleasant time during vacation.
Mr. Swank, who was absent for about two weeks before vacation on business, is with us again.
Mr. Price, a new student, has entered the Junior class since the holidays.
Hollingbery.
Hollingbery says you will need a dress suit for the Christmas parties. He can supply you from Philadelphia at prices to suit your pocketbook.
Lost—near the corner of Adams and Massachusetts street a small but first class shine on our patent leather boots. If not found by this afternoon will go to Raymond's Drug Store for Brushes and Blacking to make another.
E. Bert Smith is doing the local work on the Lawrence Journal now, Moore having gone to Kansas City.
I. C.G. Students of K. S. U. Returned.
Lo, the turkey is gone; the chicken is quaking and the doleful sound of the ox is heard. dreading the hour when the death knell will be sounded to go whence no beast or fowl ever returneth.
Be merciful, boys, and save the living by eating more of the I. C. G. goods, thereby building up your mental calibre, instead of too much physical anatomy.
Business Cards, Advertising Cuts, Letter Heads Programs, Invitations, Maps, Plats, etc. 944 KENTUCKY STREET Lawrence, Kan.
McCONNELL
Has the LARGEST AND BEST selected stock of
Fall and Winter Suitings, Pants, etc., in the City.
A liberal discount to all Students giving me their orders.
STUDENTS' -- TAILOR.
All Wool Black Cheviot Suits Twenty Dollars. Nothing to Equal them in the West. GEO. DAVIES.
GEO. R. SHANE PHOTOGRAPHER,
615 Mass. Street, Lawrence, Kan.
For Coal and Wood, the Cleanest, Cheapest and Best, Go to A. J. Griffin's