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VOL. VIII.
GENERALITIES.
Not Exactly Sparkling, but Interesting Enough for Your Time and Attention.
Did you pass?
Miss Emma White visited the 11. Wednesday.
Miss Anna Sackett enters the U with this term.
Wilmoth is on the sick list.
Prof. Carruth has been suffering with a severe cold all this week.
W. H. Sears joins the Senior Laws this term.
Amos Plumb, son of "our"
Senator, visited the U. Wednesday
W. L. Brayton again enters the U. this term.
A. L. Noyes, a student of last year, enters this term.
Miss Glbson, of K. C., is a new student.
Miss Sid. Dailey will soon enter the U.
Misses Emery and Barett are Alpha Thetas.
Natie McCauge is a pleasant addition to the Law school.
H. C. Riggs and the gripe have been having a furious old "scrap" for the last two weeks.
Highland University, of Highland, Kans., applies for admission into the State Oratorical Association.
J. H. Nowlin, a student of last year, begins work again this term. Prof. Bailey was unable to meet his classes Tuesday because of sickness.
Prof. Ely, of Johns Hopkins Secretary of the American Economic Association, is offering paizes for the best essay on "Local taxation."
The Freshman elocation class met and organized yesterday. It will recite every two weeks
Abe Levy kindly invites the boys to regard his store as a general meeting place the day of the contest. Abe is always with the boys and takes a great interest in the student affairs.
The performance of "The Garroter" last Tuesday evening caused a big ripple of excitement in in University circles. The way several of the students and Profs. distinguished themselves is the immediate reason of the aforesaid excitement.
Judge Humphery addresses the Political Seminaary this evening in Snow Hall. He will talk on the character and object of state control of railways." The public is cordially invited to attend.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEB. 7, 1890.
Will you go home soon—just to rusticate, you know?
The January Review is out with Mr. Harold Barnes in charge. Its literary work makes a vain attempt to hold its own, while its typographical "make up" is no credit to a journal that pretends to excellency in every thing.
There are quite a number of new students his term.
"Prepdom" is wailing because of conflicting hours.
W. C. Markham is second delegate from Baldwin to the state orterroral election.
W. D. Townsend is not a safe man for the "Laws" to enter upon a discussion concerning Butler's Negro Bill.
Those red cards are an innovation. Faculty meetings now are held on red letter days. The faculty debates on red tinted cards, and finally close by tying up the aforesaid in a lot of red tape
To Kansas Colleges, and their Various Oratorical Associations.
Greetina
Arriving delegates will be received by the Committee on Reception.
Guests desiring admission to "Oratorical Ball" must present application to "Committee on invitation" at Room 21 Eldridge House.
Eldridge House will be a "guests headquarters."
Fraternity halls will be thrown open to all visiting students.
"Place of Ball" to be announced.
Persons desiring information should address Pres. of oratorical association.
Contest will be held in the Bowersock Opera House.
To guests desiring accommodation Committee on Entertainment will at all times be available.
Kansas State University Lawrence Kansas. By order of Committee.
One of the most enterprising of all the exchanges which come to us is the University COURIER, of the Kansas State University. Its columns are full of exceedingly interesting reading matter. The enterprise of the COURIER is well shown by the Anarchist dress in which its Christmas number appeared.—The Knox College Coup d'Etate.
Thanks, Awfully.
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The First of Numberless Chapters in the Existence of the New Literary
HAPPILY BEGUN
Over twenty students met last Friday evening in Orophilian hall with a clear and firm determination to organize a new literary society—a society worthy the vim and vigor of K. S. U.
A temporary organization made Mr. Barnes chairman and Mr. Baket Secretary.
Mr. Roberts stated in a clear and healthy way the objects of the meeting. When he finished, no one doubted for a moment what was to be done, and everybody went to work with a will to do it.
The following committees were appointed: On constitution, Roberts, Curry and Hadley. On plan of work, Sears, Roberts, Morris, Brown and Whitman.
The first and wisest thing done was the unanimous approval of Mr Rrbert's motion to petition the Faculty to credit in the English course all work done by the members on essays, orations and forensics. Mr. Roberts was placed in charge of the petition and instructed to present it as soon as possible. The society's first transaction shows a future policy commendable in the highest degree. If this petition is granted, the good resulting will be incalculable. Then the society will be compelled to raise a standard of careful and earnest work. The battles won around such a standard will be victories of inestimable benefit.
Besides this, Mr. Roberts presented the following resolutions:
1. That the meetings shall be held with closed doors except when opened for special entertainments.
2. That all graduates of the University aed the members of the Faculty be made honorary members.
3. That the members shall be students only of the collegiate school.
4. That the ladies be excluded from membership
The rest of the evening was spent in an earnest and animated discussion of these resolutions. The first and second of these were adopted, but the third and fourth were post-poned for consideration. They will be acted upon to-night.
The first two bear upon their face the stamp of wisdom, and we command the action that approved them; but as for the last one it meets our hearty condemnation. Unwise and ungenerous, it shows
a tonch of prejudice and intolerance distinctly at war with the broad and liberal brinciples of our enlightened civilization. Any reasons of a local origin that may have prompted this resolution, will have no weight against arguments that appeal so strongly to all that is noblest among us. The time when women must beg for justice is passed. Kansas hears no prayers tor equal rights. The first to raise above the grave of prejudice the flag of freedom, she was the first to found an institution that knew no race, no sex, no condition. It is very probable that the new society will think twice before it excludes the ladies from its membership.
The society meets to-night when its organization will be completed.
The Coming Event.
Messrs. Hickey, Curry and Sears, of the new executive committee of the Oratorical Association show a spirit of energy and enterprise that is highly gratifying. Besides a prompt and careful conduct of all the business connected with the coming contest, they are preparing a program that is calculated to win them unstinted praise. Not the least pleasant part of the program will be music—both vocal and instrumental.
Mr. Curry, who has charge of the instrumental, will add to the program selections by piano, orchestra and Mandolin Club.
Mr. Sears, who has charge of the vocal, has been equally as fortunate in his arrangements. Besides solos by distinguished vocalists, a double quartette, that has been recently organized, will render some popular selections. The quartette is composed of the following students: Peabody and Scheffer. 1st. tenors; Nowlin and Baker. 2nd-tenors; Swank and Barnes. 1st. bassos; and Sears and Krebhel. 2nd bassos. The singers are under the careful directions of Prof. McDonald, who has kindly lent his excellent help. There is every reason to believe that the part of the entertainment given by the quartette will be more than satisfactory, if not delightful. This is sure at least, nothing will imprese our visitors more than this exhibition of the University's enterprising spirit.
The committee in charge of the ball are confident of a flattering success. Armory hall has been secured, and tickets and invitations have been printed and issued. The committee will spare no pains to make this event an honor to the generous hospitality of K. S. U.
So you see everything points to a grand time on the day when K. S. U. is to add new laurels to her wreath.
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A CONTEST.
Of Another Kind, Where the Eloquence of the Orator Went to Pieces before the Masterly Strokes of the Politician. An Interesting Election.
The annual meeting of the Oratorical Association last Friday afternoon will be remembered. Careful and conscientious to every interest of the Association, it will go down in history as a remarkable chapter in the political wars of K. S. U.
The meeting was called to order by Vice-President Hickey and without any delay business was promptly begun.
Mr. Virtue was the first on his feet with an amendment to the constitution that sought to shield the rights of the non-iraternity members from the possible mischief of the frats. The amendment provided that in the event a non-iraternity man should join a fraternity he must at once turn over his share to a special committee. Without any opposition or discussion the amendment was unanimously passed.
Right here the results of some ingenious political scheming unhesitatigny came to the surface The Phi Gam, Sigma Chi and Sigma Nu long headed politicians had secured the promise of the barbs, if in return they would vote for this amendment to the Constitution. The triangle combination remained true to the promise and then followed one of the cleverest frat vities ever known to the political anal's of K. S. U. The Triumvirate was gratified to its heart's content, the Phi Psis and Betas were left to freeze in the cold, while the Phi Delts ran a little race of their own and came under the wire in fine style. The following is the result of an election that gave to each a handsome majority: President, Jus. D. Bowersock; Vice-President, W. W. Brown; Secretary, W. D. Ross; Treasurer, W. E. Royster; Delegate, N. C. Brooks; and Executive Committee: M. E. Hickey, C. H. Sears and W. E. Curry. The committee provided by the new amendment was elected as follows: C. S. Hall, E. C. Hickey and D. R. Krehlbiel.
Following the election Mr. Craig presented a resolution to oenote all net receipts of the association to needy the treasury of the Athletic Aassociation. Opposition, that smattered more of sore craniums than of reason or justice, was made by Messrs. Hadley and Brown. After some purile filibustering the resolution was defeated.
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