The Weekly University Courier
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Published Every Friday Morning by the COURIER COMPANY
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JOHN A. MUSHRUSH, EDITOR-IN-ChIEF.
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J. M. SHELLARBERG,
MARK OTU,
HILEN WEBBER,
M. E. HICKY,
EDITH MANLEY,
J. O. WORDEN,
CIARENCE SEARS.
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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
PHI GAMMA DELTA fraternity, Meets in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
PHI DELTA THETA, Meets on 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 the fourth floor East of the Opera House block.
BETA THETA Pi, Meets on 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.
PI BET PHI, Meets every Saturday afternoon in homes of members.
OMATORICAL ASSOCIATION; L. T. Smith, President; C. P. Chapman, Secretary. Executive Committee; E. M. Munford, Ohas, Voorhis, Fred. Lindkee.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION; Manager, Prof. A. M. Wilcox, Captain of the nine, Charles Voorhis.
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CLUB, Meets in Snow Hall.
PHILOLOGICAL CLUB, Meets in room No. 30 every other Friday at 8 p.m.
TENNIS ASSOCIATION; President, F. E. Reed; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg; Treasurer, W. A. Snow.
COURIER COMPANY; President, J. M. Shella-oarger; Secretary, J. C. Fox.
Bert Spencer has charge of the first page this week.
GRINNELL, IOWA, May 3, 1889.
To J. A. Mushrush, Lawrence, Kansas.
The rank is, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas.
A. W. BREWSTER.
The Phi Delts issued two of the college publications last week, the Review and the Times, and as usual, whenever occasion offers, displayed their mud slinging capacity by heaping personal abuse upon their rivals. That a fraternity should be compelled to stoop to such despicable methods is a sad commentary on its own weakness. It is a cause of surprise and regret to the many well-wishers of the Review, that the editor-in-chief of a magazine supposed to be devoted to literary work, should allow his columns to be filled with vituperation and abuse. Indeed a lady who remarked but recently that she had always thought Mr. Kellogg a perfect gentleman until his last two issues of the Review had demonstrated him to be anything else, but echoes a very prevailing sentiment
in unprejudiced minds. This is not written with any personal feeling against Mr. Kellogg, but as a protest against a majority of the stockholders of the Review, simply because they have that majority, using the power thus given them in abusing and villifying the minority who hold almost one-half the shares. We had almost said that no honorable man would thus abuse the investment of others placed in his hands, by turning the influence of a corporation against its members. But we trust that this has been done, not through any intentional malice, but through lack of foresight and discretion.
The Capital-Commonwealth reports an interview with Senator Ingalls concerning the Chancellorship. We are glad to quote the remarks as they are, in the main, in accord with the views of the Courier. The Senator, however, shows by the latter part of the interview that he has for gotten the Moody bill which provides an annual tax levy, thus taking away the necessity of annual appeals to the Legislature. Senator Ingalls says: 'Every friend of the University I think must regret the retirement of, Chancellor Lippincott, whose work has been of permanent value and whose methods were productive of the highest results. It will be difficult to obtain a successor in that great office who will meet all the requirements of our educational system. The occasion, however, is one that will enable the regents to seriously consider the question whether the tendency to ecclesiasticism should not now be definitely abandoned The New England colleges were originally established for the purpose of educating ministers of the Christian church. It followed from this inevitably that clergymen and theologists were selected as presidents and teachers. Following this example although the original purpose has been modified and the college as it now exists is intended to educate its pupils for all professions and occupations, it has been in the majority of instances considered necessary to select a clergyman as the nominal head of the university or the college The tendency, therefore, has been inevitably toward sectarianism which ought to be ignored and disregarded. While the consideration of the claims of clergymen, therefore, should not be neglected, and a man otherwise competent should not be rejected because he has been educated for the pulpit, my impression is that it would be wise to place at the head of the State University a man trained and skilled in practical
affairs—a publicist, perhaps an eminent lawyer—some one accustomed to dealing with public questions and the transactions of business and political activity. The chief obstacle would be the inadequate compensation. A man competent and skilled in these directions would undoubtedly earn a much larger salary than the state could afford to pay. It is perhaps unfortunate that the control of the University is so largely political, but so long as it is sustained by direct appropriations from the State this probably is inevitable. It would be greatly to its advantage if it could be placed upon a permanent financial foundation which would exempt it from the necessity of annual appeals to the legislature for support."
The Optional Courses.
Some little complaint has been made during the past week about the interference of one department with the work of another, and some uncalled for and therefore unpleasant remarks have been made about "unwarranted action," "under pressure on students," "the struggle for students," and more and possibly worse. We believe this to be almost wholly unfounded. Our faculty does not engage in a "struggle for students" nor do we believe it is customary for the head of one department to criticise or comment (unfavorably, at least) upon the work or methods of an associate. Indeed students have generally found it difficult to secure advice from an instructor in a matter in which his department is interested as contrasted or compared with some other. This has always been peculiarly true of those departments in which the larger optional classes are found. Time and again advice has been refused by such instructors on the ground that it could not be given without seeming to favor their own work; and they prefer that students should decide freely.
This is exactly as it should be. Unconsciously every man is more or less biased in favor of his own special field of effort. The Chancellor, as at the head of the University, overlooking all departments and connected with none, may very properly advise; and his advice should be sought. But members of the faculty must necessarily refrain from what must inevitably be considered an interference with t.e work of others. As we have said, this is the course generally—almost invariably—followed. The students know this, and respond to this mark of confidence in their thoughtfulness and good judgment. Semi-occasionally in the past history of the University,by a singular lapse of propriety, some member of the faculty
has seen fit to "compete" for students in other ways—insisting to the students themselves that "there is no sense in a girl's studying politics," or "there is a questionable propriety in a young woman's taking up anatomy, especially in mixed classes," or expressing some similar medieval thought—but the result has invariably been a loss to such instructor and a gain to the ones he has considered as "rivals."
There is a wholesomeness, a manliness and womanliness, about this free choice of work which is the great attraction in life in this University and its greatest stimulus as well—and students are less and less willing to submit to dictation either outspoken or insinuated. Fortunately there is very little of this apparent, and not with the men who know their students and trust them and are known and trusted in turn.
Which are Gentlemen.
In a recent issue of the New York Press, Joe Howard, the brilliant newspaper writer has a cutting article with the above caption from which we clip the following. He says: "The boatman of yesterday produces the dudes of to-day. The corner groceryman of twenty years ago effloresces into the Fitznoodle of this year. The practical butcher of the past is transformed into the manikin of the present. The honest, painstaking, industrious, self-denyer, who for forty years put head and heart and hand at severest toil in order that the pocket might be filled, produces in the second generation an empty headed, idle handed, shriveled hearted spend thrift, of no use to himself or any of his fellow creatures. But which of the two is the gentleman?"
We wish to make an application to the society circles in the University. Where all are striving for the same avowed purpose, and where all are achieving that purpose at the expense of the State, the fashion of calling certain students or circles of students the "best society" is senseless and absurd. But out in the great world there are to be found no stronger barriers; no more closely drawn lines than right here in our University. To an outsider this often seems laughable and absurd, but the truth is, there is actual danger threatening the best interests of the institution from this cause. Certain of the so-called "best-society" within the walls of K. S. U. are the production of the "honest, pain taking, industrious, self-denyer" and are as Howard describes, the "empty headed," snobs who endeavor to bar from the social life of the Uuiversity all
who do pot, or cannot ape them in fashionable dress, or foolish expenditure of "the honest, industrious, self denyer's" hard earned money. The University of Kansas once boasted of her poor boys and girls who paid their own way through college, by hard labor and self denying effort. To-day, where are the self-supporting students? They have been made to feel that they were inferior, have been looked down upon with disdain by this self-styled "best society." To be sure our state is older, our people are wealthier but with our rapid increase in population we still have, and will always have a very large class who must ever struggle with fortune in order to attain the highest benefits to be derived from a thorough education. Shoddyism, toadyism and snobbishness are on the increase in this great state of ours, but let the students of K. S. U. make every effort to crush out every semblance of the senseless folly which may now be within our walls.
The Sigma Chi fraternity presented Fred Bowersock with a diamond Sig cross.
The sub-Freshman German class have commenced the study of "Die Blinden."
The five duet recitals given by Miss Franklin and Mr.Manning at the University last Thursday afternoon were very much enjoyed by the large number of people in attendance.
The University nine for the coming season will be as follows: Schilling, p; Swank, c and r f; Davis, 1st; Voorhis, 2nd and captain; Grubb, s; Hogeboom, 3rd; Harvey, c f; Hickey, r f and c. Left field yet to be filled.
Miss Hattie McCague gave a tea last Saturday evening, in honor of her cousin and guest, Miss Maude Florer. A very pleasant evening is reported by those present, who were Misses Lyons, White, Buckingham and Beard.
The K. S. U. nine will cross bats with the Washburn club at Topeka a week from to-morrow. Ben Butler is getting up an excursion, and the students will undoubtedly arouse the capital city from its lethargy. Everybody should turn in and help swell the crowd.
We ack..owledge the receipt from Hon. John A. Anderson of a complete congressional report of the "Labor Troubles in the Anthracite Regions of Pennsylvania, 1887-1888.
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