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II. E. COPPER, | C. A. PEABODY
Enter at the post office, at 11 Lawrence, Kansas,
as soon as possible matter.
THE COURIER hopes that each and every student will spend a pleaivisant Thanksgiving, and come back fresh and invigorated for the duties of University life.
No, the University did not win at Baker last Saturday, but it played Baker a mighty interesting game. Next time the result will be different, mark the prediction.
THERE is one thing the University has that none of the other colleges of the state have, and that is a practical, rousing, old fashioned cheer. This remark was heard at Baker a number of times. "Why can't we get up a good cheer. Why! as it is now fifty University men can make more noise than all the Baker students put together. Yes, we can yell a few if we cannot always play foot ball.
The eleven has played its nrs match and when we consider that nearly all our players kicked their first ball not more than four weeks ago, the showing made was certainly creditable. Baker on the other hand has played foot ball more or less for three years and nearly every one on their eleven is an old player, one of them having been a prominent man on the Lake Forrest University eleven. The fact that the Baker eleven has had an experienced player to coach it since school began was a great point to its advantage. Not a man on our team knew anything about foot ball until this fall. That we should hold the heavier Baker eleven down to a score of 22 to 9. There are a number of weak places in the team, mainly due to lack of strength in the rush line, but they will be strengthened by the time of the next match with Baker. K. S. U. has no need to feel dissatisfied with the outcome of this its first match, on the other hand it should be a matter for congratulation. It shows however just where our weakness lies.
German.
Classes in German will be formed at the Lawrence Business College Monday next. Any one can join these classes without entering for a regular course. Terms, one dollar per month.
MRS. ALICE PEABODY SEARS.
Instructor
A Visit to the state University of Louisiana.
Louisiana.
On the 23rd of February 1890, I stepped from the platform of the north bound train from New Orleans, upon the depot of the city of Baton Rouge, La.
The first thing which attracted my attention as I stood a little apart from the crowd was the presence of four or five young men, erect and manly looking dressed in military uniform of light grey.
By a happy chance I had an opportunity to become acquainted with one of them as I was on my way to the Veranda hotel a few hundred yards distant. From him I learned they were students of the University of Louisiana and had been to the train to meet friends returning from Mardi Gras, at New Orleans. When he learned that I also was a student at a State University he very cordially invited me to come and visit them at the University during my stay in the city. I accepted the invitation and appointed the next afternoon as the time.
The city of Baton Rouge reminds me in many respects of Lawrence. Like Lawrence it is situated on a river, compared with which however the Kaw is a mere creek. The population is about the same in number, but composed of very different elements. Spaniards, Italian, French, Creoles, negroes with out number, and once and in a while a stray Yankee, form a good portion of the population. The streets are beautifully shaded and there is an air of quiet and repose about the town that caused me to think of Lawrence. Lawrence in June is Baton Rouge in February.
While we in Kansas are enjoying the pleasing spectacle of watching the thermometers go down below zero they are enjoying the balmiest of weather. Roses in bloom, grass knee high and all nature robed in the beauty of early spring.
It was on such a day as this I went to visit the University of Louisiana. Upon my left as I entered the campus, rolled the Mississippi, then at the height of the spring floods, a mile and a half wide, calm and peaceful yet moving onward to the sea with a majestic irresistable sweep. In front and upon my right, surrounded by stately oaks and cypress and the incomparable magnolias, draped with long festoons of Spanish moss, stood the buildings of the State University of Louisiana.
There is one peculiarity of architecture in the South that attracts the attention of the northern man when he first goes there and that is the immense columns or pillars which support the verandas of almost all buildings, public and private.
The columns are generally covered with whitewash which at a distance makes the columns appear like marble.
Hercules. In one portion of the campus were the residences of several of the faculty and scattered here and there were the lecture halls, dormitories, laboratory, chemistry building, fraternity halls etc. One thing somewhat different from the K. S. U. were the fraternity halls. They were placed in secluded, quiet portions of the campus so that the members, I suppose, would not be disturbed while discussing affairs of state, by the overweening curiosity of some "barb."
The University buildings were no exception as almost every one of them were surrounded by wide porches supported by pillars seemingly as strong as the pillars of
As I advanced and passed the buildings which obstructed the view in front, I suddenly came upon four companies of students armed with repeating rifles, engaged in drilling.
The University of Louisiana is conducted on strictly military principles. Every student is compelled to wear a uniform and drill an hour or more every day. They rise by bugle call, and form in line and march to their meals in companies. They eat in the basement of the dormitories, and like the disciples of old "have things in common" at the table.
No such visions of feast, such as disturb the rest of K. S. U. students when dreaming of Sunday club dinners, ever intrude themselves on the minds of students of the State University of Louisiana. But every want is provided by the paternal care of the Faculty, who see that no one ever dies of dyspepsia.
The posts of honor in the University are the positions of officers of the military companies. The positions are determined by the results of the examination. The highest offices of course going to the students standing highest in the class.
No student is allowed to leave the grounds without a permit from headquarters. Every infringement of the rules is rigidly punished. As I stood watching the companies go through the manual of arms, my acquaintances of the previous day recognized me and after the drill was over, took me around and introduced me to a number of the boys. We then went over some of the buildings, fraternity halls and other places of interest. The buildings are as a rule rather old, and do not compare in either size or architecture to our University. After looking over the buildings and strolling around the compas, we finally went to one of the boy's rooms in one of the dormitories, where after arranging themselves around the room in various picturesque attitudes, on chairs, beds and floor, each one having filled a cob pipe, (which article it seems the majority of the students carried.) from the contents of a certain suspicious looking sack, bearing the seal of North Carolina, they demanded that I tell them something of K. S. U. Of course I willingly complied. I mentioned our magnificent buildings, our libraries, our laboratories, our professors, the state of college politics, our journalistic feats, and also that we had in attendance at our school last year over one hundred and thirty girls. This last statement seemed
to surprise them more than anything I had said. One of them could not contain his astonishment, and burst forth: "Great Scott boys, what could we do if we had girls here."
"Why I tell you we would not know how to conduct ourselves."
"You see we are kept down so close during the week, and have no time for relaxation except a Saturday afternoon like this, that we just have to raise Cain once in a while to balance matters. Now there is Shorty over there." pointing to a short, heavy set fellow across the room, "who is so susceptible to the charms of the ladies, that he gets a permit twice a week to go up town and see his aunt. And I am sure it would have a bad effect if he was daily in the presence of the ladies."
By this time the room was full of smoke as each one had pulled vigorously on his cob pipe during our talk, and as it was almost night I bade the students adieu and returned to the city, having spent a profitable and pleasant afternoon.
K. S. U. STUDENT.
LEGAL NOTES.
KENT CLUB, NOV. 28, 90—1:30 P. M.
Talk: Work in the County Clerks Office
... W. II. Starkey
Paper: The Late Financial Crisis in
Wall Street and the Government Action Thereon... Mr. Power
Current Discussion... Mr. Hilton
Current News... J. L. Mack
Debate: Resolved, That the ports of
the United States Should be Opened to All Races of the Earth Regardless of Color, Financial Condition or Religion; affirmative—Mr. Starkey, Mr Jacquit; negative—Mr. Surgeon, Mr. Mertz.
The program of November 21 was very well rendered with the exception of one or two absentees. Mrs. Brown's paper on "Famous Women Lawyers," was especially interesting. It requires no little skill to produce an interesting paper on a biographical subject. The club appreciates her talent and is glad to claim her as one of its members.
The recitations in the law department will continue right along through the Thanksgiving vacation. The department has decided that there is so much work to be done during the year that it can not afford to lose the time.
Prof. Green had charge of both Junior and Senior recitations several days last week, Dr. Summerfield having to attend court, to assist the county attorney, Mr. Nevison, in the prosecution of a case.
Mr. Jarvis Blume, a very prominent student of the Law department, has been absent from the recitations during the past week on account of sickness, but we are glad to state that she is able to be with us again. Mr. W. E. Railsback was also absent several days on account of sickness.
The Kent club was not as well attended last meeting as we should like to see. The students should not neglect their duties on account of wanting to attend the District Court.
Sigma Nu.
The Sigma Nu's very pleasantly entertained their lady friends last Friday evening. After a reception at their hall, an elegant supper was served by Miss Cora E. Gill, after which the time was spent in dancing and other amusements until a late hour.
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