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The Weekly University Courier.
Ch. Larg. st College Joan, 3rd of Hon. the United States.
Published Every Friday Morning by the COURIER COMPANY.
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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
PHI GAMMA DELTA fraternity, Meets in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
PHI DELTA THEta, Meets second floor of Opera House block.
PHI KAPPA Psi, Meets on third floor of Opera House block.
SIGMA Nu, Meets in the Eldridge 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 members.
KAPPA ALPHA THEta, Meets every Saturday afternoon in the Eldridge House block.
PHI BETA Psi, Meets every Saturday afternoon at the home of members.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION of the University of Kansas, W. H. Schnell, President; F. H. Kellogg, Secretary, and O. B. Voorhis, Treasurer.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION: Manager, Abe Levy, Captain of the nine, John Davis.
PHILIOLOGICAL CLUB, Meets in room No. 30 every other day at 4 p.m.
TENNIS ASSOCIATION: President, F. E. Reed; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg, Treasurer, W. A. Snow.
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CLUB, Meets in Snow Hall Ed Esterley, President; E. E. Slosson, Secretary.
ORFONIIAN LITERARY SOCIETY, Meets Friday evening in their hall, K. S. U. R. Whitman, President.
ADDELPHIC LITERARY SOCIETY, Meets every Friday evening, President, O. P. Chapman; Vice President, C. S. Griffin, Secretary, E. P. Fisher; Treasurer, H. P. Linville; Critic, S. O. Virtue.
ATHNEUME LITERARY SOCIETY, Meets every Friday evening in their hall, K. S. U. President, C. H. Sears.
Y. M. C. A., Meets every Friday evening at 7 o'clock, President, R. S. Brown; Secretary, T. J. Hunter.
Y. W. C. A. aaahMeverey, Friday evening at 7:30 third floor of University, President, Flora Newlin Secretary, Anna McKinnon.
COURRIER COMPANY: President, L. C. Pochler; Secretary, W. Palmer.
In the midst of the manifold duties of student, one thing is too much neglected by more than one-half of the young men in college. That one thing is the reading of the daily papers. Nowhere is this more clearly shown than in our literary societies. Why don't you read newspapers? Is it because you have no time, are not interested in them, or cannot afford to buy them? Then take time; get interested in them by forming the habit of reading them every day; you need not buy them. Go to the library, and on its tables you will find the leading dailies, placed there for your benefit.
PROF. A. G. Canfield's "Observations on University Journalism," form an able and admirable article in the January Review.
The journalism of K. S. U. — 'that important factor in college life,'—was never more severely, though justly, hacked to pieces.
While we acknowledge, with a humble bow, the numerous faults that our talented critic heaps at our door, we beg not to be thought presumptuous if we present a few remarks in extenuation of so sweeping a criticism.
We welcome the fatherly censure and sympathy; we cannot but think, however, that this manifestation of interest has been rather tardy. Never before has the Faculty or any member of it shown the slightest concern as to the result of the students' efforts in journalism.
There is an ideal for everything: College life and college journalism have theirs. Prof. Canfield has painted them. There have been exalted hopes for the realization of every Utopia, but practica experience, stern realities and stubborn facts have proved them all to be but the "baseless fabric of a dream." We may be wrong, but we are inclined to think that, in this respect, our college world is not much unlike the great outside one.
Offering no excuse whatsoever for slang and personality, we beg to ask how the professor expects his ideal to be consummated when Time—that great necessity in a student's life—is not adequate for the profitable pursuit of regular college studies, together with elaborate efforts at journalism. Does he count the haste necessary to the composition and publication of the weekly papers?
Are we lead to believe that the professor desires to make our weekly papers journals of a strictly literary character? We have reasons to believe that the weekly college papers do not generally have this object in view, their mission being simply to present the news of the week. But at the most, this is simply a matter of personal taste, and should such papers choose to follow such a policy, surely no one will gainsay them the right, or deny that they have excellent reasons for such a course,
But we are glad that Prof Canfield has expressed himself as he has For many years the journalism of K. S. U. has merited the censure that it has at last received. The shoe fits tolerably well and we will endeavor to wear it despite the occasional pinches.
THE Washburn Reporter was one of the anxious attendants at our recent contest. The following spicy editorial exhibits more vanity and supremacy than is usually given to the average biped. The way the Reporter has of tickling the sides sf the inevitable disaster is simply marvelous.
There were six contestants. Of these, Bear, Nushrush and possibly Burney, only three, gave evidence of oratorical ability. Burney who had the most natural delivery and was perhaps better fitted for an orator than any other speaker of the evening, had evidently not worked on his oration. Mushrush was the only man on the program who showed experience in speaksng Bear won the contset. He had a walk away with the judges. His oration contained deep thought but it was scarcely arranged in oratorical style. He showed ability as a writer but had no effective climax. He was scholarly, not eloquent. He began his oration in the most impressive style which he neither increased nor diminished during his effort. He began each sentence on middle C and ended on the C below. This was occasionally varied by running the last word from C below up to the C above. His delivery was monotonous. Nevertheless he has an earnestness an impressiveness about his delivery that might almost be described as magnetic. He lacked elocution and this was the characteristic of every speaker on the contest.
THE following are extracts from an article in the Washburn Reporter on Bear's oration: "His oration contained deep thought but was scarcely arranged in oratorical style. He has ability as a writer, but had no effective climax. He began his oration in a most impressive style which he neither increased nor diminished during his effort, making his delivery monotonous."
To all those who heard Bear's oration it must be evident that the Washburn critic was either blinded by prejudice or had no qualifications for the work upon which he was detailed.
We will welcome you on the fourteenth Washburn and are quite content to leave the decision as to the merits of our favorite until that time.
It strikes us that the very things in which Bear excelled were his effective elimax and the easy and natural progression from one division of his subject to the other.
However the discussion of the merits of our respective men is futile. The Judges are all powful and the idle cant of prejudiced parties will not influence them in the least.
THE faculty of Dickinson college, Pennsylvania has decreed that young men and maidens must not walk to recitation together. The bell is rung twice. At the first tap the girls go to the schoolroom. Two minutes later the young men are summoned. In the time of Caliph Al Raschid the girls had to go about with their faces veiled The faculty of Dickinson College, co-educational, seem to have overlooked this precaution. The system at Dickinson might be termed differential coeducation. -Journal
ONE of the Chicago papers has charged the Faculty of Monmouth College with encouraging plagiarism on the part of their orators. Unfortunately there are occasionally good grounds for bringing this accusation against contestants themselves, but to attempt to implicate the Faculty in the matter is the height of folly. The college press of the state seems to take a very fair and sensible view of the case. The general impression is that some bitterly disappointed contestant is responsible for the candal.
The Faculty and studnets of Washburn are having a row. The Faculty has laid down the law and the students are asserting their inherited rights to declare war.
A Righteous Row.
The Faculty of this worthy institution has decreed that its young ladies shall not attend the contest held here on the 14th The young ladies are very naturally modestly objecting. This last act of the Faculty is but the climax of numerous rigid and unjust regulations that have been forced upon the students. The Washburn Faculty seems to be decidedly Salonic in its way and the students after much suffering are now violently declaring their independence. With our protest against injustice we extend a hearty sympathy to the ladies.
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A Glee Club, it will be.
The double quartette that has been gathered for the state contest has determined to permanently organize and become the neules for a creditable Glee Club This is the realization of a hope ong expressed among the students of K. S. U. We commend the gentlemen for their loyalty and enterprise.
The club will be judiciously strengthened and placed under the care and direction of some competent instructor. It is already one of no mean ability, and with careful addition K. S. U. will soon have a musical organization that she may well be proud of.
The Senior Pharmies.
The Seniors of the Pharmacy school are up and doing. They propose to be on time with their quineine and orations should the heavens fall. They met last Monday to organize and prepare for class day. The wiary politician didn't amount to much in the contest for honors, but they could never have been placed better. Salutarian, L.S. Hackett; Valedictorian, Ben Fiegenbaum; Class Historian, Cal Phillips; Pill Orator, H. A. Adams; and Class Orator, O. W. Thomas.
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Just and Sensible.
At a meeting of the Faculty last Wednesday evening the petition presented by the new literary society praying that essays, orations and written debates prepared by the members [be substituted for themes, was granted.
This is a great victory for the society and a commendable act of the Faculty. An act that is sure to work great good for the society. It is an act indicative of much sense and justice.
Ueity Club.
Next Monday night Prof. Snow will give a highly interesting paper or talk before this club on "The Distribution of Animals on the Earth."
The lecture cannot fail to interest and instruct. Unity Club is so cordial with its invitations to students that there should be a large attendance.
We Would Like to See.
Bauer win.
A felluw who never had the grip. Our journalism more like Prof. Canfield's ideal.
The student who never got left.
The new literary society prosper.
The Glee Club made a success.
A tar light night next Friday. The young ladies of Washburn at the contest
I. Report of Bureau of Location.
II. Report of Bureau of Library.
III. House of Representatives.
1. Presenting Bills.
The following will be the program of the Kent Club this evening:
Prof Dyche's lecture on his recent explorations delivered last night at Plymouth Church was characteristically bright and interesting.
2. Discussing Bills.
O. H. Holmes an old student has again entered the U.
Best, Cheapest and Cleanest COAL for Students at GRIFFIN'S.
Emporia wants 125 seats for her delegation next Friday
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