The Weekly University Courier
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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 KAFA 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 houses of members.
KAPPA ALHA THETA, Meets every Saturday afternoon in the Eldridge House block.
BETA THERA Pi, Meets every Saturday afternoon at the home of members.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION: L. T. Smith, President; C. P. Chapman, Secretary, Executive Committee: E. M. Munford, Chas. Voohls, Fred Lidcke.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION: Manager, Abe Levy; captain of the nine, John Davis.
PHILOLOGICAL CLUB, Meets in room No. 30 every other Friday 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 Eaterley, President; E. E. Slisson, Secretary.
OROPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY, Meets Friday evening in their hall, K. S. U. R. Whitman, President.
ATHENEMIA LITERARY SOCIETY, Meets every Friday evening in their hall, K. S. U. President, W. D. Ross.
V. M. C. A., Meets every Friday evening at 7:00 room 11; President, L. T. Smith; Secretary, Brown.
W. V. C. A. Meets every Friday evening at 7:30 third floor of University, President, Flora Newlin; Secretary, Anna McKinnon.
COURTNEY COMPANY: President, L. C. Pochler; Secretary, E. W. Palmer.
"Do not swear. There is no occasion to swear outside of a printing office. It is useful in proof-reading and indispensable in getting forms to press, and has also been kown to assist in looking over the paper when it is printed, but otherwise it is a very disgusting habit "—Canton (Ill.) Gazette.
The COURIER is glad to learn of the success of L. A. Stebbins, who secured many honors for himself and the University during his attendance here. He is now practicing law very successfully in Topeka. Although engrossed in the cares and trials of business life, he finds time to write to the COURIER, commending our action in advocating the selection of J. H. Canfield for Chancellor.
Prof. Edward Hopkins has finally arrived and has begun his work in K. S. U, All the students in his classes express themselves well pleased with him thus far, and believe that he will be a popular man.
The faculty should not let so near an approach to hazing as the initiation of Mr. Clark go unnoticed. The members of this Rho Kappa Tau should be thoroughly scared at least, for it is detrimental to the fair fame of K. S. U. that such things should occur. And again we say, the FACULTY should stop it.
There is an inclination on the part of several of our musically inclined students to endeavor to start a Glee Club this winter. This should receive the encouragement of every student for it has been a matter of a great deal of comment. And we students of K. S. U. should rise and assert that we cnn sing with Washburn.
We have received an answer from an ex-student to Hervey White's article on "Barbs and Frats in K. S. U." which we will give in our next issue. Though we do not coincide editorially with all the gentleman says, yet he is for the most part in the right. Our views columns are open to all but we wish and ask that its contributors do not use them to vent personal spite nor do we wish any personal invectives. The views column like the rest of the paper, is devoted to objects and things of live interest to the students, and should not be made a means of wounding any ones feelings.
It is a matter of regret that the spirit which showed itself in the "hoboing" of Worden should make its appearance in the Sophomore class this year. The matter of this Rho Kappa Tau initiation is a cause of much mirth at present but it speaks but poorly for those engaged in it. This is too near to hazing to be winked at by the faculty. The victim of this farce has been in the University long enough to know that he would not become an object of so much interest in so short a time if it were not for some ulterior motive. The COURIER extends its sympathies both to the afflicted and his quondom brethren in Rho Kappa Tau.
Now the time for the semi-term examinations is upon us and the COURIER thinks that the professors should follow the good example set by some of them and do away with examinations if the student's work has been satisfactory during the term. This we think would be a move toward the betterment of the University and would most decidedly be a benefit to the students.
There was to be another meeting of the Sophomores fraternity last night and in place of the regular literary and musical program it was decided to take the Annual Sophomoric snipe hunt, in the vicinity of Horse Shoe lake. Then again we heard that one gang started out with Rho Kappa Tau another one with eggs and still another with missiles of all descriptions.
Challis and Poehler went out on their regular weekly hunt last Saturday.
HALLOWEEN.
The return of Halloween recalls many past incidents in the history of K. S. U. and her students Fortunately for the boys, there has never been any tendency to destroy valuable property or to deface or mar any handsome building.
A few old rotten sidewalks usually go, and are soon replaced by better ones; the old "doric temple," known to fame as the observatory has been again and again "painted red" by hilarious Freshies, only to be repainted; sundry gates have taken vacations of longer or shorter duration; but, on the whole, the boys have been very good and pious.
In the old days of '85 and'86, when Brown, Adams, Preston, McAlpine, McLaren and other mischief loving spirits were in school, there was always a large force of special police sworn in, in anticipation of trouble. They usually earned all they got by walking a good many more miles than was their custom, following some noisy band of serenaders, but no arrests were made, and the serenades usually went on.
Some years ago, there was quite an excitement raised by the rumor that evil disposed students would break into the University and raise the Old Nick inside the building. Several watchmen were put on in the buildings, and armed with
clubs and cider, they waited in vain for the attack. The boys were on hand but not hostile, they came and looked, then went off. Superintendent Parrish was delighted to think that none of the vandals had entered the buildings, but lo! the first person who came up the hill gazed on old "Brother Bones" swinging far out over the roof of the main building. Some "wretch" had gone in past four or five special police and arranged things to suit himself. He hung the skeleton, placed the manikin in the Doctor's chair and generally re-arranged Prof. Snow's collection.
Halloween is not a good time for practical jokes, as there are too many eyes on the watch. The most effective jokes have been perpetrated at other times. Beta Kappa Chi, or the "Mystic Lantern" crowd, never did their mischief on those nights.
The "Highbargain Ranch" was quiet and Lawrence, while she expected something horrible, was usually pleasantly disappointed.
WILL C U LATER.
WE BELIEVE IT, BECAUSE.
It cometh on the wings of rumor, but we must note it as it glideth by that: Prof. Carruth is the most influential man in the Faculty.
Hervey White is a most pleasant and efficient guide.
Clark is a most brilliant fellow and every inch a man.
Mushrush is a hustler when it comes to a "lectural" speculation.
The University Ball will be a bird from paradise,
The Business College Cadets are gallant fellows and deserve not the sneer of the 'varsity man.
Prof. Hopkins is "no small potatoes."
Prof. Canfields lecture on the Race question was a most able and comprehensive effort.
Crank, of the Laws, is a second Tanner when it comes to the pension question. His 700,000,000 (?) soldiers are his very pets.
The Kent Club is as breezy as a Kansan's whiskers.
Last night was'an "unhallowed" eye.
That the Dickie birds whisper a new girls fraternity.
VIEWS.
Why cant the president of the Authenacum if he amounts to anything, and ought to do something toward putting some life into it and arouse it from the slumber into which it seems to have fallen. Kansan.
The above squib, whatever it may mean with its garbledEnglish. was doubtless intended as a slur upon Athenaeum's worthy president and it was probably published on account of the hatred which the brilliant (?) "Major General" who presides over the Local Dept. of the Kansan bears the "barb" students and also on account of his desire to take revenge upon Athenaeum because her members once thought that the society would not be benefited by the gentleman's august presence and consequently black balled him. There was no just cause for the attack, whatever, for it is the president's duty to be present and preside over the meetings of a society but it is not in his power to compel attendance or even to compel those who are present to perform.
The responsibility in a Literary Society lies not with the president but with the executive committee and if the members of that committee do not arrange programs that are interesting enough to attract a crowd the blame rests upon them and not upon the president, and if the Kansan had desired to be just it would have censured the executive committee, but justice and truth are not virtues of which the Kansan can boast. Moreover, a majority of the members of the executive committee are fraternity men and the president is a barb and of course, as a result, a "representative paper" such as the Kansan would have to vent its spleen upon Mr. Spencer. But as every tail minded person will consider the source and causes of the attacks upon Mr. Spencer, it will do no harm and simply goes to show the degrading depth of despicable personality to which some people will lower themselves. A Barb.
Phi Beta Kappa has granted a charter for a chapter at the University of Kansas. This will be the first chapter of the kind west of the Mississippi and is another proof that "Westward the Star of Empire takes its way."
For Best Shaft Coal go to Griffin's.