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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY
PHI GAMMA DELTA fraternity, Meets in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
PHI DELTA TRETA, Meets on second floor of Opera House block.
PHI KAPPA Psi, Meets on third floor of Opera House block.
SIGMA MHI, 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 TRETA, Meets every Saturday afternoon in the Eldridge House block.
I. C. SOROSIS, Meets every Saturday afternoon in homes of members.
OSATORICAL ASSOCIATION: Chas. Johnson, President; W. A. Snow, Secretary, Executive Committee; J. M. Shellbarger, J. C. Fox, H. M. F. Bear
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION; Manager, Prof. A. M. Wilcox, Captain of the nine, Charles Voorhis.
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CLUB, Meets in Snow Hall.
PHILIOLOGICAL CLUB, Meets in room No. 20 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. Sholla barge; Secretary, J. C. Fox.
CONGRATULATIONS, Washburn.
HERE'S to Brewster for the first place in the inter-state at Grinnell, Iowa.
How about that promise, Reed, which you made before going to Emporia, that you would not work for the new association nor against the old association?
Noble Prentis' account in Saturday's State Journal of the state oratorical contest, held at Emporia Feb. 8th, is simply immense. What Prentis can not do in the way of description isn't worth a tempting.
Yes, you are all, all honorable men! You stood by your agreement made before the faculty committee, you told nothing but the truth at Emporia, and to crown it all you loyally stood by the association which you claimed to represent, and kicked it out of existence.
The thanklessness of beggars is well illustrated in last week's issue of the Times. Some of your malicious statements, dear contemporary, lead us to infer that you have forgotten
that you asked for and received "copy" of the Courier for your last issue.
BAKER UNIVERSITY has taken a new departure in college literature. It is a vicious little sheet. Its emblem, a cadaverous looking cat, with its back arched and hair bristling, is quite representative of the spirit of the ordinary Baker University student. It is on the Night Hawk order, but is rather more cleverly written. We understand that several members of the faculty are reduced to a state of wondering imbecility by some of its audacious passages, and the numerous parsons of that sanctified community are in sack-cloth and ashes bewailing the loss of that reputation for sanctimony and order in which Baldwin formerly gloried.
The commencement exercises of the Kansas State University to be held June 3rd of the present year at Lawrence, promises to eclipse any former meeting of that character ever held in the state. Chancellor Lippincott is in receipt of a telegram from Senator Ingalls announcing that Senrtor William M. Evarts has accepted the invitation to deliver the university oration on that occasion. Senator Evarts is a statesman of great ability, and his masterly address upon that occasion will be a treat rarely enjoyed by the students of that splendid institution. The Baccalaureate sermon will be preached on Sunday evening, June 2nd, by Rev. A. H. Tuttle, D.D., of Baltimore, Md.—Capital-Commonwealth.
Ir was a balmy evening in January, just before the cold snap struck and the price of coal advanced. Gentle Luna gliding from out her throne of clouds like a queen from her curtained boudoir, softly shed its refulgent rays on Gwendoline de Homerbelt and Percival la Courtney, fondly leaning on the front gate of Judge de Homerbelt's elegant mansion on Tennessee street.
There was sadness in the heart of Gwendoline. "Percival," she cried her voice faltering and the tears welling from her beautiful eyes. "Gwendoline," responds the anxious Percival, as he bows his head to keep back the flow of symyathetic fluid, which threatens to spoil his noble shirt bosom, "Gwendoline, why art thou sad?": "O Percival," lisps the maiden, "when I think of our future happiness, our future prospects, our ever brightening love, home, health, the possession of reason, my heart goes out in sympathy for the poor creatures who, friendless, without a guardian, are so early sent from their homes into a bitter, cruel world, with
no solace, no comfort but the insignificant privilege of pouring forth wild yearnings for their mamma and some one to love them, and 'The Days of Their youth,' and 'Sevell up Sweetheart, Sevell up,' with many other soulful petitions in that obscure little ___"
:'Ha,' broke in the now enlightened Percival, "you are just in your compassion, for if there ever was mortal needed pity and condolence 'tis the bubble of love-sick effervescence that holds the position of poet on the Times.
Many young men and women, the best that Kansas affords, leave the state to acquire that education which they could obtain at less expense at the University of Kansas. This is not a credit to the State, the University, or our educational system.
Those who have the management of the University attribute this to causes which are plausible, and apparently reasonable. But without undue conceit, one who comes from the homes of these alien students, may be allowed to dissent from the views even of these intelligent men. In many neighborhoods of Kansas a prevalent opinion is that the Uni-sity is largely ruled by infidels. Just here we will say that such is not the case, and we can prove our assertion.
We believe that our faculty is mainly composed of christian, God-fearing men. Now what is the matter? Why are the people so ready to believe such "stuff"? Now the people are not unreasonable, however much they may appear so to us. The University is judged of by its graduates. And it is a fact that more men than one have become infidels during their stay in Lawrenc. So prominent is this fact that many intelligent people regard it as an uniform thing.
Now our graduates have not become infidels with uniformity, but that infidel influences have an effect upon our students can not be denied. The Y. M. C. A. is doing a noble work which may partially counterbalance these evil tendencies of the skeptical sophistry, but the heresy requires something more than a passive opposition. This infidel spirit is aggressive and young men who base their belief upon faith, not upon subtle argument, are confronted by these enemies of religion, whose sophistry appears so much like reason as to shake the faith of some.
tions neutralize as far as possible the influences just mentioned.
Now the object of the University is to give a secular education. She can not consistently teach sectarianism, nor does she do so. She does not teach anti-religion. But K. S. U. should see to it that her regula-
We assert that this is important as effecting the perpetuity of K. S. U. Many citizens want it, and no loyal citizen is opposed to it. We are a christian people and have no use for infidelity.
We could suggest a remedy for this evil, but when we consider the ability of the members of our faculty, we feel that that task should be consigned to more competent minds than ours. But with all deference and respect we ask that our leaders make inquiry whether or not such a sentiment as we have described does exist in the state. They can then feel justified in taking emphatic action.
WHEN W. A. White was awarded his share in the Oratorical Association, it everlastingly and eternally settled the much disputed question, "Who stole the book?"
It meant that C. E. Street was the rightful and legal secretary, and the lawful guardian of the company's books. And if anyone entered his room in the dead of night, and took them away without permission, he violated the eighth commandment, which says, "Thou shalt not steal." —Times, Feb. 8th.
Oh yes! dear Times, but listen to the following and then go home, hunt up your long unused Bible, brush the dust from its lids and ponder the meaning of the very next commandment which reads "Tnou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor," which being interpreted means thou shalt not lie.
Lawrence, Feb. 14th, 1889. I am instructed by the Faculty Committee to make this explanatory statement:
In the matter of No. 8 it was the decision of the committee that the Neal share No. 8 had been invalidated under the second clause of the written decision, and that the re-issued or new share No. 8 must be recognized. The books of the Association, at page 220, seem to show a ta transfer from S. C. Brewister to W. A. White, and therefore Mr. White's name appeared in the decision. But the validity of this transfer was not brought before the committee and therefore is not in question so far as the action of the committee is concerned.
JAS. H. CANFILD.
to its logical conclusion, we conclude that since Mr. Brewister's share was decided to be the legal share No. 8, it everlastingly and eternally settles the question, "who stole the book." Now that it is answered, let it perish for sweet charity's sake. Let us forget and forgive.
Secretary. of Faculty committee. Now Mr. White does not claim that Mr. Brewister transferred share No.8 to him, hence the share belongs to Mr. Brewister according to the committee's decision. Following out the argument of our contemporary
Begging Mr. Tennyson's Pardon.
Broke, broke, broke,
By this cold grey fate, ah me,
And I would that my tongue could
utter
The chips that have gone to thee.
O well for my friend on my right
That he makes countless shekels at
play;
O well for the banker too
That the chips go a-flowing his way.
And the little game goes on
And the others get their fill,
But O for the touch of a vanished
hand,
And the cash for my washlady's bill.
Broke, broke, broke,
Yes the otters all win, you see,
But those dainty cardlets, that cold
straight flush.
Will never come back to me.
— Yale Record.
A Contribution to a Vexed Question.
A majority is a good thing. So at least think the men who compose that majority. Its opinions are just and should prevail,—at any rate,they probably will prevail.
The majority of Kansans are protectionists and believe that the doctrines they hold should be taught in a college supported by the State. The doctrines of the majority should prevail. There is no escape from the conclusion that protection as an economic theory should be taught in the State University.
There is, to be sure, one disadvantage attending the supremacy of the doctrines of the majority. Majorities, though always right, sometimes change their opinions.
The cogent argument of numbers, to-day brought forward to support Protection, may to-morrow be advanced to prop up Free trade. Since there is no criterion of economic truth but the opinion of the majority, which is subject to change, it follows that he is the best teacher who can best determine which way the political cat is about to jump. Teachers of economics should take for their model that fair-minded member of their brotherhood who when asked by the school board: "Do you take the earth to be round or flat?" answered, "Some likes it round, some likes it flat; I teach either way."
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