Nothing could be Prettier for a Christmas Present than one of these Nobby Toques or Bonnets at Mrs. Savage's.
TIME IS MONEY!
YOU CAN SAVE BOTH TIME AND MONEY BY BUYING YOUR Christmas Gifts in Lawrence PROVIDED YOU PURCHASE OF Field & Hargis, THE Booksellers of Lawrence.
ORATORICAL CONTEST
John N. Games Will Represent Baker at the State Content at Emporia.
From Thursday's Daily Journal.
The seventh annual contest of the Baker University oratorical association was held last night in Centenary Hall at that place. After the singing of America by the audience, an invocation by Dr. Hoss, and a piano forte solo, Sam McRoberts delivered the first oration on the program, entitled "The West." Mr. McRoberts is a pleasing speaker, but lacks the force of an orator. His oration was not so visionary as some of the others, being on a subject he knew something about.
Geo. E. Davis was the next speaker,
He called his oration "The Palladium of
our Republic," and it was his opinion
that the Palladium was the schoolhouse.
He was forcible at times, but seemed ill
at ease, and his gestures were not the
best.
After a vocal solo, John N. Games spoke on the "civilization of the Anglo Saxon"—another subject not entirely new. Mr. Gaines was forceful in delivery and several times got well warmed up. Merton S. Rice had an oration on "Factors in Civilization" which he delivered well. Rice has a fine voice but lacks experience.
After another piano forte solo W. C. Markham delivered a well written oration on "Thought Foci." Mr. Markham has a polished delivery. The closing oration was delivered by H. T. Davis on the subject "Two Races in America." His delivery was good. Messrs Powell and Hammond then gave a scene from Julius Cesar and then the president announced the decision of the judges: John N. Gaines, 1st; W. C. Markham, 2nd; Geo. E. Davis, 3rd; Mc Roberts, 4th; H. T. Davis 5th;Mr.H. Rice, 6th.
Leland T. Powers.
The second entertainment of the University course was a success in every way. Mr. Powers' impersonations of the characters in David Copperfield were true to life, and to say that all were charmed would be to state the case mildly. The ability of Mr. Powers to change from the old rascal Urish Heep to the grandiloquent Wilkins Micawber is wonderful. The singing of Mrs. Louis Baldwin Powers was thoroughly appreciated and she adds very much to the enjoyment of the program. The University course has been a great success thus far and if the future attractions give as much satisfaction, it will have been the greatest course ever given in Lawrence. Mr. Powers in speaking of the course said: "You have an unusually fine course, I may say a splendid course. I notice that you have no 'fillers' on your course but that your attractions are all of the first rank. The two musical attractions which you have on your course, the mandolin, banjo and guitar club and the Lotus Glee club are the finest organizations of the kind on the stage and you could not have made a better selection had you known all about this class of attractions." If Mr. Powers comes here again and gives David Garrick or the Rivals, the Opera House will not hold the people that will flock to see him. The next attraction will be George Kennan on Feb. 10th.
Sigma Chi.
With the resignation of Bowersock and Riddle the chapter life of Sigma Chi in the University will likely cease. 'The Alpha Xi chapter of Sigma Chi was chartered in the winter of 1884 but no initiations were held until the following May. The neucles from which the Sigma Chi chapter sprung was a gathering of students who used to meet secretly in the basement of the "Old Town Clock," as an anti-secret secret organization. Finally the organization split up and both factions petitioned Sigma Chi for a charter. The result was that the faction headed by C. S. Smith, '87, received the charter. The other faction finally applied for and received a charter from Sigma Nu, and the anti-secret secrets were properly cared for.
The charter members of the Sigma Chi were C. S. Smith, '87; B. L. McAlpine, '87; Howard F. Albert, '85; George Metcalf, '85; Dan Kennedy, J. W. Shultz, Wren Shultz and B. C. Preston. The initiations were made by Henry Lichty of the Alpha Epsilon chapter of the University of Nebraska and the initiations were made in the house two doors north of the Congregational church now occupied by the Woods. The first initiates were Fred Holmes Bower-sock and Fred Barnes.
The new athletic field at Amherst college has been named after Prof. Blake of our University. It was to Prof. Blake's efforts while a senior at Amherst, that the old athletic grounds were obtained, graded and equipped. A gentleman recently gave a large sum to Amherst for a new field to be one of the first in the East, and the new field has been named after Prof. Blake, a deserving compliment.
CHEMICAL BUILDING.
Stop at Luther's grocery, 721 Mass. St., Lawrence, Kan.
Prof. Blake has received several thousand dollars worth of valuable apparatus from Germany for use in the Physics department.
The gas assay furnace recently purchased will be put in place during the holidays, ready for the clas next term.
The class in Qualitative Analysis has nearly finished work upon the metals, and will be ready for lectures on acids after the vacation.
Mr. Case has been exposing dry plates on the Junior Pharmies. An excellent negative was obtained.
E. C. Franklin writes from Berlin that he has discovered a perfect freezing aparatus, namely the German porcelain stove. One must wear an overcoat and wrap up in a blanket to keep warm in the house. He will probably go to Strasburg for the next semester.
When the Chemical Building was erected a vacant space was left under the porch at the north east angle. Advantage has been taken of this, and a door has been cut from the newly finished basement room into it. This fire proof room will be used as a dark room for Photography, and also as a place to store easily inflammable chemicals.
A Tie Game.
The foot-ball match between Baker University and the Kansas City Y. M. C. A., resulted in a score of 6 to 6. Last Saturday the second game of American Rugby football was played in Kansas City at the Y. M. C. A. Athletic Park with about four or five hundred spectators in attendance. The team work of the "Bakerites" excelled the Y. M. C. A., but the "Apostles" were superior in fine players, and swift runners. Neither of the teams played with the snap and vim which characterizes the K. S. U. team's playing. K. S. U., we mildly and urbanely state, with cap in hand, and with our obsequious bow, is the champion team of the state.
Liddeke Honored.
When the Philosophy class at Harvard had completed the study of Descarte's philosophy they were required to write a thesis on the subject. When they had been examined the professor in charge announced that the thesis written by Mr. Liddeke was much the best, and that his criticism showed very subtle thought and a keen appreciation of Descarte. Mr. Liddeke was one of the best members of our class of '00, and his friends will be glad to learn of his success at Harvard.
He is taking a course in philosophy, which he says is very popular there, the lecture rooms always being full.
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.
Luther sells sour lemons.
Luther sells fresh Baltimore oysters.
Luther sells staple and fancy groceries.
S. M. Simmons will vacate at Spring Hill.
The finest stock of Ties in the city at Abe Levy's.
W. A. Woods went to his home in Concordia last evening.
J. F. Carlson will rusticate in Waubunsee county until January 5th.
E. W. Palmer will do newspaper work in Lawrence during the vacation.
F. G. Nichols went to his home in Topeko last night to spend the vacation.
E. B. Smith is doing artistic work on the holiday edition of the Lawrence Journal.
A number of students will hear Stanley in Kansas City next Monday and Tuesday.
J. G. Wine, a student of two years ago, will visit friends in Lawrence during the vacation.
Prof, J. H. Canfield and son James left yesterday for a visit in Vermont during the holidays.
J. H. Sawtell will vacate in Lawrence, making a trip to Topeka to attend the State Teachers' Association.
K. S. U.'s prospective orators will employ the holidays in preparing for the local contest to be held January 23.
E. F. Engle will spend the vacation in Lawrence reflecting over that which makes men cowards—a conscience.
The Glee Club received numerous invitations to visit Kansas towns during the vacation. It is too bad that Prof. Penny's absence has disarranged all the plans.
R. D. Brown and H. S. Hadley attended the Baker contest last Wednesday evening. Both Hadley and Brown propose entering the University contest.
The young ladies of the Pi Beta Phi gave a party in honor of their new members in Frazer hall last evening. A brilliant company were present and an enjoyable time was experienced by all.
Emperor William on Education.
Emperor William on Education. The one ruler in Europe who today dares to take his own head for things is Emperor William of Germany. His recent speech on education may be regarded as one of the most remarkable and progressive utterances of the time. Germany during the modern period has led the world in educational systems. From her scholars and teachers other nations have borrowed courses of studies and methods. When, therefore, William says that he, as father of his country, can no longer permit the present style of education to go on he proclaims nothing less than a revolution.
The emperor says that something must be radically wrong when 74 percent of German high school children are short sighted. When he himself was at college eighteen out of his class of twenty-one were shortsighted and some could not see the length of the table with their glasses on. He wanted soldiers, the people stood in need of efficient servants and intellectual leaders. None of these could come from the ranks of overlearned and so called educated people. Then the emperor made the remarkable statement that the great number of these "learned and so called educated people" were a real menace and danger to the state.
The census shows some interesting facts connected with the immense live stock interests of the west. The number of cattle ranging at large on the plains is now 10,000,000, 3,000,000 less than it was ten years ago. The reason is not that the number of cattle is so much smaller than it was ten years ago, but that the land has now been taken up for homesteads, and the cattle are on inclosed farms and ranches. The census shows further that the number of sheep in the west has increased 9,000- 000, being now 28,000,000. The northwest appears to be turning from hogs to sheep for profit, there being only 4,000- 000 swine in that region in place of the 8,000,000 told off by the last census.
William said that the shortsightedness of the Germans came from low hours and bad ventilation in the school rooms and these must both be stopped. Latin and Greek must be thrown out of the curriculum, for the Fatherland wanted young Germans, not young Romans or Greeks. Furthermore, the country wanted young Germans who were before all and above all all acquainted with the government and history of their own country. To the United States as forcibly as to Germany the emperor's speech on education applies. American educators ought to consider it carefully.
Here is what The Philadelphia Ledger recommends to persons who are afraid the banks will break and they themselves will loss all their savings: "Timid people cannot do better than to hunt up their creditors, large and small, and pay their bills. They will thus get rid of the care of at least a part of their money and help to relieve the money market by putting their cash in circulation."
Parnell says that Irishmen in England gave him his first godspeed sixteen years ago when he began to work for the liberation of Ireland, and they have stood by him ever since. He adds that they will have no cause to repent this in the future, and he dedicates himself anew to the good cause.