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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY
PHI GAMMA DELTA fraternity, Meets in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
PHI BIHA 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.
KAPFA KAPFA GAMMA, Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPFA ALPHA THETA, Meets every Saturday afternoon in the Eldridge House block.
BETA BETA Pi, Meets every Saturday afternoon at the home of members.
ATHLETIIC ASSOCIATION of the University of Kansas. W.H.Cartman, President; F.H.Kellogg, Secretary, and C.B.Voorhis, Treas.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION: L.T. Smith, President; C.P. Chapman, Secretary, Executive Committee: E.M.Munford, Chas. Voeohis, Fred Liddeke.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION: Manager, Abe Levy Captain of the nine, John Davis.
PHILOGICAL CLUB, Meets in room No. 30 every other day at 4 p.m.
TENNIE ASSOCIATION: President, F.E.Reed; Secretary, F.H.Kellogg; Treurer, W.A.Snow.
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CLUB, Meets in Snow Hall EdEsterley, President; E.E.Slosson, Secretary.
OPROPHILIAN LITERARY OCIETY, Meets Friday evening in their hall, K.S.U. R.R Whitman, President.
ADDELFIER LITERARY SOCIETY, Meets every Friday evening, President, C.P. Chapman; Vice President, C.S.Griffin, Secretary, E.P.Fisher; Treasurer, H.P.Linville, Critic, S.O.Virte.
ATHENUM LITERARY SOCIETY, Meets every Friday evening n their hall, K.S.U. President, C.H.Searns.
V,M.C.A, Meets every Friday evening at 7:20 oom 11, President, R.S.Brown; Secretary, T.J.Hunter.
V.W.C.A, Meets every Friday evening at 7:33 third floor of University, President, Flora Newlin; Secretary, Anna McKinnon.
COURER COMPANY: President, L.C.Poehler; Secretary, E.W.Palmer.
THERE's no place like home. So, many will take a short sojo urn to their paternal roof soon after this little grind has ground its little list of failures.
THE report that the Sigma Chis have withdrawn from the Kansan Combination has created quite a little riffle in journalistic circles. The Sigma Chis found its publication an "expensive luxury." So says the Record.
Remarkable indeed that a frat would deliberately withdraw from the publication of that paying attempt at journalism. Does the Record chronicle the beginning of the end? We hope not.
STUDENTS of K. S. U: when Harvey F. M, Bear appears in the "arena for eloquence" at the next State contest remember him only as the champion of the old "Rock chalk Jay-hawk."
Pledge to this worthy representative of K. S. U.'s oratorical ability your united, sincere and enthusiastic support. Let him feel and know that no envy watcheth for his failure—no dislike anxiously awaittih his defeat.
And in your own whole souled and "howling" support of Bear, the orator, forget old ties of combination and do away with the rancor of fraternity jealously
For then surely he will be- not Bear, the Beta- Not Bear the Senior- Not Bear of the Kansan Combine, But Bear of K. S. U and Bear the winner
A man of "successful destiny so sure" that to withstand him with a "heap of earth" is various folly; to attempt the binding down of K. S. U.'s oratorical supremacy with a Naylor to the climax capped of foolery. In the contest to come, though for Bear we are pledged heart and soul and lungs-let forbearance be not our motto.
With a loud prolonged bloodcurdling howl let us proclaim the fact of the future that our Bear has climbed well the Hill and by force of his eloquence has trailed in the dust the now waving plume of the to be defeated man from Washburn
Pledge then to Bear unanimous accord,encourage him with demonstrated enthusiasm and when the contest hath arrived you will have wisely to leave the rest to Him.
COMING d own from Topeke last Tuesday afternoon one of the COURIER representatives was very agreeably entertained by a pleasant conversation with a Japanese student of Yale. He was returning from a short visit in California and talked very intellegently and entertaining upon the general features of that part of the country and upon many amusing incidents of the trip.
He was especially enthusiastic however when speaking of the advantages of his college, nor could he be persuaded but that it excelled any other in existence.
When questioned as to the difficulties he met in his pursuit of knowledge he replied that of course was the mastering of a language so entirely dissimilar to their own, but by close association and constant appreciation this barrier was overcome much more easily than was generally supposed. Our friend was dressed in a neat business suit, wore the regulation tourist's cap and travelled in first
He said that there were several more of his countrymen at Yale and that in the past they had attained the highest honors as students.
He was bright, witty and courteous and but for his accent and and the physical charistics pecuto his race, might have passed for a cultured American.
rate.
Here indeed was a living exemplification of the old proverb which declares in terse language the supremacy of the will.
THE many optional courses that are given by the professors in their special departments is more than sufficient to convince any liberal minded legislator that the University are more than a "mere high school to the citizens of Lawrence." The catalogue gives the various courses of study but it does not give the thoroughness of research in all these lines of study, nor does it tell of the earnestness of the student in following the lead of the instructor; nor of the untiring energy of all our professors in bringing new trains of thought and and the latest discoveries of science before the minds of their pupils. When the legislators look over this matter we are sure that they will not let such merit as the University undoubtedly possesses to go unrewarded.
THE zeal with which the originators of the Athletic Association are forwarding their plans is most commendable and is in every way typical of the life and vim of the new west. There has been [only one element, wanting here-to-fore in the students enterprises for athletic associations and this time it is not wanting. The younger professors have risen to the emergency: have taken as great or even greater interest in the plans than the students and have added an impetus to the laggardness of the student and now in the opening of [[the spring Base Ball, Lawn Tennis, and Foot Ball will be working under systematic guidance and then after this within a year a Gymnasium will crown the efforts of this noble band who are working so zealously.
THE new year has been very considerate of our alumni, and has brought about advancement and promotion in their chosen professions to not a few of them. To none, however, has it been more kind than to Will Jackson, who made innumerable friends here during his career as a student, first in the collegiate department and afterwards in the law school, from which he graduated only a year or so ago. He is now full partner in one of the strongest and best known law firms in Atchison, and bids fair to shine in the broad field thus opened to him.
[The Courier is not responsible for the opinions expressed in this column.]
Various Views.
I for one lift my voice in opposition to the present system of gradings. The University has made great strides in the advancement of the class and thoroughness of the work, but with its progress has it freed itself from the notion that every student must necessarily be a boy and must be treated as such during his connection with the University? This notion is in a measure correct, that is, it is correct when we view the University as a mere high school where boys must be subjected to discipline in order that they should receive any benefit from their studies. But must the University be so conservative? Must attendance at recitations be obligatory? And above all, after attending each and every recitation for the full term, then must undergo a rigid examination? The matter is this: there is a choice to be made between compulsory attendance and a thorough examination. To have both is an imputation upon the honesty of the students. The recitation system is very good, although conservative. The examination system is a better one, and is calculated to foster independent thought. But the ideas of the old school and those of the new do not make a mixture that is very palatable to the taste of a modern independent student who knows for what purpose he is at school, and in pursuit of "higher erudition" cares not to be trameled by daily set lessons and then at the end of the term suffer the pangs of unrequited toadyism by failing in the examination because he did not chance to remember all that the professor said throughout the whole term. Let us have either rigid examinations and uncompulsory attendance or compulsory attendance and no examinations whatever.
STUDENT
Another ball we say. A K. S. U. Ball, one for the entertainment of those who are from abroad. The opportunity to meet the students from other colleges in the state should not be missed. The proceeds of this ball should go to the Athletic Association. Let every student help in the good cause.
Puns on Seniors.
How ordinary, stale, flat, low and vulgar is the wit of the day. This is a thought which strikes very forcibly a man who has just been sold on that ancient gag which relates to poor old badgered McGinty. Give us something new and let old Mc rest in the quiet sleep from whence he never should have been awakened.
In years to come when we grow old
And business troubles bore us,
Lets conure Greene jand Summer-fields
Of Student days before us.
Bring up Lang-Syne of K. U.
And think of every boy
Who with us learned the A of law,
And helped us on D Ovy
The Herdman boys may herd men in
Their office by the score:
They scarce may care whats Butterworth
Whom both liked well before.
While he with Flannell-eye and Shirt
Red-eye, and far from blue,
Goes winging for the sucker-fish
In and a Pawler two.
But oh how strange 'twill seem to see
The blasting bleighting fury
Of Kausas Simoon blowing up
A Wakarusa jury.
While Russ' rustle so much cash
He'll wheel it on a barrow:
If he will but let games alone
And steer away from Farrow.
A fair haired youth suggestive name
Whom ladies all admired
Did Merriam acquire fame
Then family and retired.
One Nichol took more Nickels in
Than built the Eiffel Tower,
While here bobs up another man
With growing, far-felt Power.
Again among the heavy weights
At Laontona said to weigh,
Another school mates name occurs
And gleams forth bright as day.
While far up in the heights there soars
The lawyer bird called Hauck
And a lofty Hill breaks through the cloud
And fairly seems to talk.
And urged us to climb the dizzy heights
Which Oh how fain we'd do.
Though envy and Mallison our brains;
We really enjoy that view.
But we must mention all the boys
For Mac ell-rave-e will
If we should give the names of all
And concerning his be still
Get fearful hot and Leibl's sue
For damages and bust us
We sorely hope the judge will be
A man who'll Edminster justice.
Birthdays will come and somebody is sure to know it. There is no doubt of it, if the delightful surprise party given Misses Muggie Mushrush and Florence Reasoner is any proof.
The pleasant Mushrush home was suddenly fallen upon last Tuesday evening by the jolly friends of these young ladies and a more capital surprise was never consummated.
A long evening was spent as only young people can spend it and Misses Reasoner and Mushrush were were never so well convinced of their popularity. Teere were present: Misses Mushrush, Reasoner, Barrettf Bartell, Simpson, Towne and Webb; and Messrs, Mushrush, Cooper, Hare, Hadley, Armstrong, King and Sherman.
"Camp Fires."
That is the pleasant title of Prof. Dyche's delightful lecture on the events of his recent wonderful trip and explorations in British Columbia. It will be delivered in Plymouth church on next Thursday evening. The lecture is sure to be full of charming stories and rare information and it is needless to say that every enterprising student will make it his business to hear it. Such treats as these do not grow on every cottonwood.
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