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The Weekly University Courier
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Entered at the post office at Lawrence Kansas, as second-class matter.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
PHI GAMMA DELTA fraternity, Meets in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
PHI DELTA TIETA, Meets second floor of Opera House block.
PHI KAPFA PSI, Meets on third floor of Opera House block.
SIGMA NU, Meets in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
SIGMA CHA, Meets on fourth floor east of the Opera House block.
BIBTA TIETA 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 TIETA, Meets every Saturday afternoon in the Eldridge House block.
BIPHA BETA Pi, Meets every Saturday afternoon at the home of members.
OUATRONAL ASSOCIATION: L. T. Smith, President; C. P. Chapman, Secretary, Executive Committee; E. M. Munnford, Chas. Vohos, Fred Liddke.
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 Esterley, President; E. E. Slosson, Secretary.
ORGANIFHL LITERARY SOCIETY, Meets Fridays evening in their hall, K. S. U., R. Whitman, President
ATHENUM LITERARY SOCIETY, Meets every Friday evening in their hall, K. S. U., President, W. D. Ross.
Y, M, C. A., Meets every Friday evening at 7:30 room 11, President, L. T. Smith; Secretary, R. D. Brown.
Y, W, C. A. Meets every Friday evening at 7:30 third floor of University, President, Flora Newlin Secretary, Anna McKinnon.
COURIER COMPANY: President, L. C. Pochler; Secretary, E. W. Palmer.
For the benefit of new students we might say that the faculty is rather opposed to the practice of skipping recitations in order that you may enjoy the conversation of some charming young lady for an hour or so.
Hervey White's article on "Barbs and Frats," which is concluded in this issue, has attracted much attention both here and abroad. We have received numerous letters of inquiry in regard to Mr. White and the motives which prompted him to write the article. Several persons have also written asking permission to answer it. The subject is somewhat time-worn, but the "Views" column is open to everyone and we will publish any article written in reply.
The Review for October seems to forget its old ally and cotemporary the COURIER and follows a false scent which leads it to make statements which it intends no doubt shall injure the COURIER. And which statements might injure if they were left unanswered. But when the truth of the matter becomes known, the perversion of facts in the Review articles will be made apparent. That a faction, a dissatisfied faction, in the COURIER did withdraw and combine with the supporters of the University Times and form a new paper the Kansan, is a fact. But this faction of the COURIER held less than one-fourth of the shares in the company. And although they have succeeded in killing the Times, the old and original COURIER still survives and will continue to appear in spite of all efforts of the Review to lessen its popularity. The lies and falsehoods to which the business managers of the Kansan have resorted in order to injure us with the merchants, have completely failed to accomplish their purpose, and it is to be hoped that the gentlemen have learned that such a questionable practice is more detrimental to their own success than to their opponents
VIEWS.
FRATS AND BARBS IN K. S. U.
Read by Hervey White in Atheneum, Sept. 20.
[Concluded.]
Tis said that these favored ones are in possession of strange and important secrets. Of this, I know nothing positively, but I believe the rumor not wholly without foundation, for, when in council, even in the presence of the vulgar barbarians, these dainty dons invariably form a magic circle around some mystic emblem, such as an old coal-scuttle and, feigning levity, they alternate their talk by taking into their mouths bites from a curiously pressed cake, made from the leaves of a noxious weed, and after chewing dilligently, they deposit both the overflow and the sediment in, or in the vicinity of the coal-scuttle. The cake too, which is passed from mouth to mouth, is adorned with a silver horseshoe, auspicious emblem of the issue of their schemes.
The barbs on the other hand could not, strictly speaking, be called gentlemen. Look at them when they assemble, wild and
woolly, at some barb meeting. I verily believe that half of them do not shave oftener than twice a week, and celluloid collars and cuffs are vastly in the majority. To be sure they appear independent and look sociable enough and even intelligent. It is certainly a fact that taken as a whole the barbs are much better students than the frats; but how their coats fit! Why, not one-tenth of the barbs would be at ease in good society. And then this independence of which they boast, is, after all, the curse of their existence. They can't pull together long, for, if the leaders attempt a little chicanery for the sake of an office, half of the followers will drop off simply because they think it isn't right; and the leaders will call the others cranks, and the others will call the leaders something that I will not give here, but which you will soon learn if you remain a barb; and so they disagree, and the frat men get the offices in the end.
Again, there is so much trouble in selling votes. If a barb sells his vote it is almost impossible to keep people from knowing it because one will tell on another, and what can be more embarrassing to that barb than to be constantly reminded of that transaction? Then, too —But why go further? Enough has certainly been said to satisfy any rational man that he had best join a fraternity the first time he can get a chance. The important question now is, how can one get a chance? The answer is more difficult. If you are not so fortunate as to be rushed,—rushed is a word which has a whole history in itself and consists in all the members of one fraternity gathering around a man, like he were the long lost brother, feeding him upon taffy
Again, the barbs are continually being pestered by scrubs, men who are not even clever enough to get into a fraternity, and so are enthusiastic barbs. These men willingly take upon themselves the leadership of the barbs and in this way the body get even a worse name than they deserve. That's it! A barb can't be selected. Of course, some of them get together and form small literary clubs, where they say they have a good time and where they doundoubtedly do good work; but then no one ever hears much about them. Their names never appear in the society column of the paper.
and all sorts of lollipaps, and finally asking him to "join our frat," if he has the requisite qualities, and snubbing him for the remainder of time if he has not. If you are not so fortunate as to be rushed, give heed to these rules; they have worked before and they may again:
First, don't let people know that you want to join.
If your father is a great man let it be known and your way is smooth. It looks so nice in the papers, you know.
Above all look to your tailor. Don't buy ready-made clothing.
It is said that if you get a girl she will surely bring you into a fraternity. Personal observation, however, has taught me that it is usually the other way. The fraternity furnishes the girl and not the girl the fraternity.
Invest in shares in every association going. Votes worthless now may in time be valuable.
If you can play base ball, or the guitar, practice day and nlight.
Another plan is to champion the cause of the barbs and fight the fraternities. This is a fine game, but if you play it well, you may not only win your prize, but be crowned King of the Barbs by your new brothers the morning after you are received into their chapter, and so become immortal.
Still another way is, be a good student. Fraternities like to have it said that one of them graduated with honors of his class. This way, however, is slow as one hardly ever gets an offer before the junior year.
If these fail, become a sub rosa,
—that is, secretly join and then,
p pretending to be a barb. act as a spy for your brothers in secret.
This, however, I would advise only as a last resort, for it is said that constant lying, deceit, and treachery, will blunt the conscience.
Still I think it a case where the end justifies the means.
Can it be possible that there is one here so unreasonable that he would still consider if he were asked to enter? Then let me say: If you want fun, if you want fame, and are a blockhead,—I mean if your strong points are not appreciated here,—if you want to be respected, though perhaps not quite so respectable, join a fraternity.
But on the other hand, if you come here for solid work; if you would live without noise and without expense; if you would stand upon your own merits; if you would be an independent man rather than a lump of putty to be molded in anybody's fingers, then I say with more earnestness, and with more honesty, than I have said anything yet—HESITATE.
HERVEY WHITE.
Tired.
Now the yellow leaves drift past,
And the days grow shorter fast,
And the wild geese flying southward
hoartely croak.
And their music in the air,
Sends a thrill of wild despair.
Through the student with his overcoat in
soak.
PHARMACY DEPARTMENT
S. J. Kelley returned Monday from Olathe, where he had been on a short visit.
H. A. White spent Sunday at his home in Eudora.
Prof. Sayre was in Topeka Friday The Juniors spend their spare time in the Quantitative room.
Adams makes a very good guide His estimate of the leaves was rather high but passed.
W. T. Bozz was called home suddenly Wednesday on account of the serious illness .f his father.
Messrs. Powell, Case and Linbocker from Baldwin dropped in to see how Kennerly was getting along.
The Senior class are prospecting for a good design for a class pin. The committee consists of prominent members of the "combine" and a first-class pin is guaranteed.
The Orophilian Society was entertained Friday night by a talk from Prof. Max Winkler on "Undergraduate Life at Harvard." He gave an interesting description of the inner workings of that noted school of which he is a graduate. Orophillian is on the up grade.
Get Raymond & Dick's Inhaler for catarrh.
Duncan's? Yes Duncan's, that is where I bought this book.
Have you seen the fine stock of Cigars and Tobacco at Duncan's? If you have not, call there and see if you will buy elsewhere.
Novels and books for sale at Charley Duncan's.
Boys,don't forget Nicolay,your barber of last year.
Nicolay is to be found opposite the Eldridge House.
For Best Shaft Coal go to Griffin's.