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The Weekly University Courier.
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Published Every Friday Morning by the COURIER COMPANY.
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WALTER JAY SEARS,
Editor-in-Chief.
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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY
PHI GAMMA DELTA (externity), Meets in the Kidridge House block, third floor.
PHI DETA THETA, meets second floor of Opera House block.
PHI KAPPA Pst, Meets on third floor of Opera House block.
SIGMA NG, Meets in the Kidridge House block, third floor.
SIGMA CHI, Meets on fourth floor east of the Opera House block.
BETA THETA Pi, Meets on the fourth floor of the Opera House block.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA, Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of the members.
KAPPA ALFHA THETA, Meets every Saturday afternoon in the kidridge House block.
PHI BHI PHIA, Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of the members.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION of the University of Kansas, W. H. Carrub, President, F. H. Kelogg, Secretary, and C. B. Voorhis, Treasurer.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION, J. D. Bowersock President, W. D. Ross, Secretary, Executive Committee, M. E. Hickey, W. E. Curry, C. H. Sears.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION Manager, Abel Levy, Captain of the club, John Davis.
PHILIPOLOGICAL CLUB, President, Miss Anne McKinnon; See etery, Dr. A. M. Wiecox Meets every other Friday night.
TENNIS ASSOCIATION, President, F. E. Reed Secretary, F. H. Kellogg, Treasurer, W. A Snow.
SCIENCE CLUB, President, P. A. Walliamson Secretary, Robert Bartedge, Meets in Snow Hall every other Friday.
ADDELPHIC LITERARY SOCIETY, Meets every Friday evening, President, C. P. Chapman Vice President, C. S. Gerwin, Secretary, E. P. Fischer, Treasurer, H. K. Linville, C. I. O. Virtue.
V. M. C. A. Meets every Friday event at p.m. room 11, President R. D. Brown, Secretary, T. J. Hunter.
V. W. C. A. Meets every Friday evening at p.m., third floor of University, President Flora Newlin, Secretary, Anna McKinnon
COURTIER COMPANY, President, J. K. Cooper Secretary, L. C. Poehler.
KANSS COMPANY, President M. McKinnon Secretary, W. A Snow.
SEMINAR OF HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, Director, Prof. J. H. Canfield, Meets every other Friday from 4 to 6.
KENT CLUB, President, C. W. Wallace, Secetary, W. A. Foster, Meets every Friday night.
PHARMACEUTICAL SQUARE, President, V. Boa; Secretary, Miss Laura Grabe, Meets every Friday night.
CAMERA CLUB, President, Prof. Bailey, Secetary, E. E. Slosson, Meets every month.
TELHOLGH CLUB, Prof. Blake Secetary, W. S. Franklin.
AMONG all the earnest and sensible suggestions that have been made in the interest of the Athletic Association, none has pleased us more than the one that an InterFraternity Base Ball League be organized. Upon inquiry, we have found that each fraternity is endowed with suitable, if not excellent material. The only thing necessary, therefore, to give to each fraternity a strong and clever club, is a little well planed and well directed effort and enthusiasm. Following the organization of the clubs, should come the organization of the League, with its manager and schedule of games. To determine the winner of the penant, each club would be compelled to play five games, making a total of fifteen. With a little computation you will immediately see that this number of games could not be played before the close of the term, unless more than one game was played each week. This want of sufficient time to complete a schedule has been and is one of the serious objections to the formation of a League. But is this objection an insoluble hinderence? Cannot more than one game be played each week? What will prevent the clubs from meeting both Friday and Saturday afternoons during the playing season?
With such a plan we believe that a League can be formed and conducted with success. Does anyone doubt the resulting benefit of such an organization? While giving a new life and interest to the athletic spirit of the University, it would afford a splendid opportunity for manly amusement in a sport distinctly American. More than that and more than anything else it would break down the senseless barriers of fraternity prejudice and create that other and better feeling which honors worth and talent wherever found. Let every student give this matter the careful consideration due it.
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WHAT is to be done with the recently organized Glee Club? Is it to go untimely to an unknown grave or is it to become one of the established additions of K. S. U.? The Club has made a remarkably good beginning and its future is just as cloudless as the average summer sky. With a little care as to where it rehearses and what euphonies it warbles, we see no reason why it cannot become gray in its malodious task. But there is just one thing we want to suggest: don't, if it can be possibly helped, start off an oratorical contest with a weeping love song or invite a lot of stately black coats to join a dance. Long live the Glee Club!
TO OUR BROTHERS: GREETING:
So often has the COURIER been reminded of its cold disregard for fraternal laborers that it has determined to try its luck in the glow of the editorial fireside. So, repenting for our past indifference, here's our bow—and hand too, if you'll believe it—as we slip into our seat by "that fireside."
Before taking our place there however, we want to say that we are a human being. If you will but remember this, it is very likely we can all have a jollier time around the hearth stone.
THE Knox College Coup D'Etat wasn't named in vain. It makes a happy hit every time it sees light.
THE Pacific Pharos—brown-eyed as any maiden—has enough of the mighty spirit of the West to satisfy common sense.
THE Monmouth Anex snows more merit and sense to the square inch than is often found in a whole volume of some college journals.
THE Kansan shows a brighter face under its new nurse. Its Journal re-prints are naturally clever—but a little old to those who have read them.
THE Washburn Argo is out with all the glory of a Cæsarian triumph. Naylor leads the mighty pageant that moves on to Lincoln. Kansas applauds and Washburn yells "Victory!"
THE Baker Beacon is out in a bran new petticoat; or to change so classic a figure, its wick has been turned up and newly trimmed. Allow us to say, friend Beacon, that your brilliancy has been increased several candles by the process. Your enterprise merits more praise than we can give.
OUR able friends of the *Hesperian* are waging relentless war against fraternities. Could we excuse their prejudice and bigotry, we could admire the brilliancy of their fight. It is a principle of their philosophy that fraternities and literary societies are hopelessly conflicting forces. However that may be, they pointedly demand our position on this issue,—as they are pleased to make it. Our position, gentlemen, is this: Because the friend of the fraternities, the COURIER sees no reason why it should not give its unqualified support to the the literary societies. Nor can we see that in such a position there is the sacrifice of one tittle of right, reason, or
honor. Why does the love of one good destroy the love for another? Even if we accepted so fallacious a principle tht these organizations are "diamentrically opposite" would we then be compelled to lessen our love for the one or our loyalty for the other? We believe not; and in that belief the COURIER finds its position.
How many students remembered that last Saturday was the birth day of the nation's father? How many, amid the heedless rush of life stopped short and thought seriously of its touching significance? To us the day was big with all that is dear to every American hearth-stone. Born among the tyranies of kings, Washington gave with his life the birth of a nation and the hope of mankind. The world claims him and loves him.
If there is any one who should lay at the feet of the nation's hero a tribute of love and admiration, it is the student of our American college. Alike the first in war, he was the first in peace. When he sheathed his sword he blessed the school house. With his wonderful forecast he proclaimed among the needs of the Republic that of free and universal education. He saw that without it the nation lacked its fountain-head of perpetual life. And to institutions of learning he gave a loyal and liberal support.
Remember then the great significance of the day. Remember with reverence the noble character that is brought irresistably to mind. Remember that among all the bright and beautiful lessons taught by this peerless American none is so important than that to the future of mankind and the blessings of liberty are joined inseparably the love of education and the triumph of mind.
THROUGH the kindness of Mr. B. B. Smyth, its Librarian, we are in receipt of the last Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. The book is an exceedingly interesting and valuable work, replete with the latest research in the great domain of science—all the product of Kansas brain. Among the many able treatises that the book contains are seen those of Profs. Snow, Bailey, Franklin, Sayre, Blake and Franklin of the University. Mr. Smyth has our thanks for so valuable a gift.
In spite of humble petitions and universal opposition, the Faculty still persists in closing the doors of he library during chapel hours. In a state where the rights of man and conscience are held in the most sacred regard, and in an institution that boasts of its equality, progress and liberal thought, this state of affairs is a ridiculous satire.
LAST Monday the National House of representatives selected Chicago as the site for the World's Fair of '92. This act remains to be approved by the Senate, but there is no doubt as to that, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago and New York fought gallantly for the coveted prize, but the money offered by and the material inducements of the Windy City won the day. We are pleased with this selection, and it certainly was broad and dispassionate American sense that made it As the center of our continental wealth and commerce, Chicago is no less the home of national culture and patriotism. The greatest event of the nineteenth century, the World's Fair, will not be less so because held at Chicago.
JUST at present the University is receiving a great deal of attention from the press of the State. The Regents, the future Chancellor, and Prof. J. H. Canfield, have formed the happy subject for many a long and pompous editorial. Some have scolded the Regents and some have praised them. Some have committed the Hon James to the future care of experimental combustion, while others have raised him to a seat among the gods. The effect on Prof. Canfield has been phenomenal. He quietly continues his wonted duties at the U., the most popular instructor in the nation, the idealized hero of his pupils, the brightest and brainiest man in Kansas and the most suitable candidate for the next Chancellor of the Kansas State University.
An anonomous writer in the last issue of the Lawrence Gazette makes some very disagreeable statements about the Music Department of the University. Whether there are valid reasons for the present management of this department we do not know; but we do know that the facts are about as follows:
The revised catalogue shows there were 61 applicants for admission st the last term; and of this number 13 got in as free students, and embraces girls of the wealthy and influential classes. The 48 that did not pass into the free department are catalogued as preparatory. This reads all straight and makes a good showing for the increasing popularity of the University. But let us lift the curtain. Of the 13 free students, 8 are from Lawrence and 5 from all the other parts of the state. What does a preparatory student mean? According to the business side of the chancellorship, it is one who is taking private lessons in the University under salaried professors. The salaried professor is allowed to set up a private school in the University building, and charge each student who fails to pass in to the free department, one dollar or more per lesson. A singular feature is that of the 61 applicants for free tuition, there should be 48 failures to get into the free department. —Lawrence Gazette
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