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Annual Banquet and Symposium of the Seminary of History and Political Science
This is the time of year when the University people go in for banquets, and when nearly everything is called a Symposium. The Seminary is no exception, and Wednesday evening the active and corresponding members assembled in Prof. Canfield's room to celebrate the first annual banquet and symposium.
The tables were spread at hain past eight, and Prof. Canfield presided in his usual happy manner, with Gov. Robinson on his right and Judge Humphrey, of Junction City, to his left. When ample justice had been done to the repast, served by the young ladies of the University, Prof Canfield arose to begin the work of the Symposium proper. He reviewed at some length the work done during the past year, and then called on the vice-director, Prof. Blackmar to compare the work of the seminary here, with like work elsewhere. Prof. Blackmar spoke of the work at Yale, Johns Hopkins, and University of Michigan, saying that the work here was fully up to anything in these schools. He quoted Prof. Adams of Johns Hopkins as saying that the Western student may lack the polish of of the New Englander, but he gets there just the same.
Gov. Robinson then told of the trials and difficulties through which the U. went in the early days.
The three minute rule was now declared in force by Director Canfield, and Mr. Bear of the class of 90 spoke on the influence of the University in the community.
Judge Humphrey told what he thought a University course was worth to the bar of the state. A man who has not a thorough collegiate training, is at a great disadvantage in the lawyer's profession.
A. L. Burney spoke of the University man in politics, advocating that he should follow the teachings of the golden rule.
The University man in connection with the press, was discussed by Col., O. E. Leonard. He thought a University course was necessary to the best newspaper work
Prof. Canfield in rising to introduce the next speaker, spoke with enthusiasm of the position which K. S. U. occupied in co-education. He announced "post-graduate work, the link between the U. and practical life," and called on Miss Hunnicutt to respond. She thought this work should be extended as it was the only opportunity given the student to do original work. No student could know chemistry and botany after ten weeks' study nor political economy after twenty weeks.
D. E. Esterley talked of the University boys after they left college—of their uniform success, even as ball players, before graduating.
What the University can and does do for women, was handled by Miss Reasoner in an interesting manner — prophesying the time when the graduating class would not number twenty boys and eight girls, as does the class of 00.
Prof. Blake next spoke in his interesting manner, of applied science in the University. He expressed bright hopes for the study of science in K. S. U.
This ended the first Symposium, and Prof. Canfield declared the meeting adjourned for one year.
K, S, U's Honored Men.
We are continually called upon to note the upward march of the Sons of K. S. U. and we record the success of none more heartily than that of Frank G. Crowell, who graduated with degree A. B. in 1888 from K. S. U.
Mr. Crowell was actively interested in college journalism while here and was Editor of the COURIER during his Senior year. He was also a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. The COURIER congratulates Mr. Crowell and all his friends on his well merited honors and hopes to record other triumphs for him when he graduates from the Columbia Law School in 1801.
We clip the following from the Atchison Champion :
The New York Tribune of the 3d inst conveys the gratifying intelligence that our young townsman, Frank G. Crowell, only son of Major John M. Crowell, who has just closed his second year at the Columbia Law School, in New York city, has successfully passed his examinations for the degree of Master of Arts, and that, in competition with a large number of competitors, he carried off the Seligman Prize Fellowship of $250 in cash, the highest prize offered in the Department of Municipal Law.
Mr. Crowell graduated with honors from the Atchison High School and the Kansas State University, and his recent achievements reflect great credit upon these institutions, upon the city and State which is proud to claim him for its own, and, most of all, upon his own intelligence, industry and manhood.
C. B. CRAMER.
C. B. Cramer, of the class of '79, was one of the old boys who was in to visit the dear old K. S. U. Mr. Cramer took a post graduate course in civil engineering in '82, and3.Mr Cramer is truly a self made man as he worked his way through college and is one to which the University can point with pride as the sample of men which she sends forth.
Mr. Cramer was first appointed deputy mineral surveyor by the surveyor general of Col, and located at Breckenridge. This position required $10,000 bonds and very careful work. Mr. Cramer was the man for the place. He passed the best examination for deputy that has ever been taken in Col Since then he has occupied his position and has built up a reputation as being the best surveyor in Col. He is making from 3 to 5 thousand dollars a year and has refused several propositions to run for high offices in the state.
Mr. Cramer has made quite a reputation as a ready speaker and gives the Colorado people some good thoughts, Mr Cramer has recently built the finest house in Breckenridge and as he is a single man probably ___ well we'll say nothing about it "Charly." Good luck go with you.
Papers at Smith's.
THE last issue of the Washburn Argo contains a happy doggerel on the recent oratorial victory. We give below a few selections and we believe it will please you as it did us:
With its noise of horns and tin pans,
With the yip, yahoo of Washburn,
With the yip, yahoo of Washburn.
Should you ask me whence this story,
Whence this rough uncouth description
With its tale of glad reloicing.
muthushery, a calendar len you.
That wow the interstate at Loyola.
When he brought to Washburn honors. When he made our college famous.
Cried the Profs, and cried the students When he came in linen homeward.
From the regions of the North Wind,
From the big state of Nebraska,
Where they raise their small potatoes. Then we had a celebration.
And the Lawrence boys came up here,
And we met them at the depot.
(In our mind.)
Bear, of Lawrence, then addressed us An extempore production
That cost two weeks preparation, Said that since the last state contest,
red not claimed to be a speaker.
Said that he was glad we beat him.
And a voice from out the darkness
Quickly broke it off within him,
Who, when Naylor took the rostrum
Said, "that fellow with the mustache,
Ef his speech is as much better
Answering loudly "we are also." Then he told us at the contest
by him sat a rustic stranger.
Who, when Naylor took the rostrum
By him sat a rustic stranger. Who, when Naylor took the roost
As he is much better looken He will sartan win the contest." Then the K. S. U. boys gathered
For a few short songs are leaving
Said good by and on the street cars
Soon were speeding through the darkness
Then we turned our faces homeward
And we felt our hearts beat warmer For the act of hearty friendship.
For the act of hearty friendship,
For the cordial and warm hearted
Way in which the K, S. U. boys
Came to give congratulations,
when through Washburn's Naylor, Kansas
Won the Interstate at Lincoln.
In the Game Bag.
The K. S. U. boys are not "Jonahs" all the time. When they have once beaten a club it is hard for that club to retrieve their fallen glory and so the McCooks found it in last Saturday's game.
The game was called at 2 o'clock by Umpire Sugro and was very exciting from the very first. Manager Armstrong played ball in Swank's place until he arrived and watched with a crestfallen phiz the constantly increasing score of the Mcs. At the end of the second inning the score was 10 to 2 in favor of the soldiers. Smith then stepped into the box and the "learned boys" thought that turn about was fair play and promptly proceeded to pound the boys in blue all over the field for two baggers and three baggers. The score began to become even and at the end of the 6th inning was 11 to 11. The boys from Leavenworth wished to catch the 4 o'clock train for Leavenworth and so quit the game. Umpire Sugro, after waiting for sometime to see if the game would not be continued, called the game 9 to 0 for K.S.U.
The features of the game were the large number of errors made on both sides and the bunching of hits by K S. U, in the 5th and 6th inning.
Swank made a fine running fly catch and Smith on second made a good catch of a hot liner that seemed good for two bases. Davis
did not catch his regular game but still was ahead of the majority of the nine.
Wild throwing and poor catching will not win. But still the Mes are ours and why debate the playing.
College Journalism.
[An article found among the papers of our editor-in-chief, W. J. S., which we think is well worthy of a place in a college paper.]
"That endless book, the newspaper, is our national glory." That is one of Beecher's opinions of American Journalism. If not a definition, it is at least a happy suggestion of a power that is moving the world along because it is moving men's minds. But do you suppose that the great preacher had any thought of college journalism when he paid that tribute to professional journalism? I know that there is no telling what so marvelous a mind might have thought, but I am seriously of the opinion that the college journal was given a cruel slight. Nor can we censure the omission. Censure it? Then we must censure the great professional and critical press from which college journalism has received naught but silent contempt, nothing more, at most, than descending snubs and pompous praise; even the learned Lowell, becoming chagrined, I should judge, at his own college effusions, has taken up the cudgel and dealt college literature such blows as will never be forgotten.
Nor do I believe that this neglect and these criticisms have been undeserved or unjust. College journalism, while it has recorded the birth and progress of American colleges, has lived alone and from the world apart. Conservative to an extreme, if not narrow and prejudiced in its views, and foolishly realistic in its tendencies, it has neither won the approval of the sensible nor the respect of the friendly. When Lowell called a halt college journalism accepted inspired love songs for poetry, sophomoric delusions for orations, "cribbed" and characterless expositions for essays and ancient and dirge-like chronicles for news. I am not, therefore, surprised that many good men have thought with him that college journalism was nothing more than the ambitious nonsense of a lot of earnest but deluded youngsters
Since the world began men have been fighting for something,—it may have been for love or hate, or wealth or honor—but they have been fighting. First they fought with the sword and might was conqueror; then the printing press was born and with it a new and nobler kind of human beings. Now men fight with the pen and thought is conqueror. Yes they keep fighting, these men do, but now their war tare is humane and holy. Their battle fields are everywhere—everywhere there is a printing press. (These battles are defeats sometimes, but then they have no blood stains and they make the man by contests of manly men.) Since Guttenberg lived and wrought, there has not been a good or great triumph the press has not helped to win. Since that time there has been no reform, no new principal or thought, no set of men, no body of fanatics, no clan of cranks, no human concern, in whose
success or failure the press has not joined. When I remember all this, together with the decided fact that the student is preeminently a thinker and a fighter, I am notsurprised that there is such a thing as college journalism.
Never will it cease to be; as long as human nature remains the same, as long as there is this cause to be espoused and that one to be opposed, as long as students are ambitious to lead and willing to follow, as long as this considerable number want to become editors and that inconsiderable number want to become business managers, as long as Chancellor Jones will give receptions and these young ladies swell affairs, and those young gentlemen June parties, with the natural expectation of getting a big puff from the press, as long as Mary or Martha or Mable or Tom or Dick or Harry will do anything that you want to know and talk and gossip about, just so long must we submit to a college press.
You will agree with me that college journalism is full of great possibilities You will agree with me that it could be made a power for good, that it could be made a beneficial part of a student's life, that it could be made his friend and helper. If in the past the college press has failed, if it has been weak and meritless, we cannot say that it was due to any fault of the college press, but of the college press-men.
But it's a queer cloud that has no silver lining. I believe a new life and inspiration has gotten hold of our college pressmen. They have been working with a higher purpose. To-day they are nearer the standard of possible good than they have ever been, and I fear no contradiction in saying that they are now working a steady and thorough advancement in literary worth and excellence. I am convinced that today a manly endeavor is being made throughout the land to better the character of our college press; to make it more a fair and creditable representative of the strength and ability of our college students. I am sure it is becoming more sensible, more practical, more broadly intellectual, more like the ideas that win men's hearts because they first win their respect, and in so far as this is true, just so far is college journalism fulfilling its mission; just so far is it becoming a helping and uplifting force of that great power which "makes for righteousness" higher education.
Go you, you I mean, and take a boat ride Dolly Graeber's boats are the ones to rent.
Students remember it will pay you to buy your books of B. Glick, K. C.
Did you see those hacks at the ball grounds the other day? They were Taylor's
Cigars and cigarettes at Smith's
Remember the place, E. 5th St.
K C., and the man is B. Glick.
The students old resort, Fairley's old stand, is now in charge of Mr. H.V. Norton and is receiving a thorough renovating, new carpets, new stock, everything bright and clean.
For First Class Shoes in all styles go to Hume's 829 Mass St
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