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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 Pi, Meets on third floor of Opera House block.
SIGNANU, Meets in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
SIGNA 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.
I. C. SOROSIS, Meets every Saturday afternoon in homes of members.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION: J. A. Prescott, President; W. H. Brown, Secretary, Executive Committee; J. A. Mushrush, V. L. Kellogg, C. E. Street.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION; Manager, Prof. A. W. Wilcox, Captain of the nine, Charles Voorhls.
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CLUB, Meets in Snow Hall.
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.
COURIER COMPANY; President, Chas. Johnson; Secretary, Ed Easterly.
The president of Baker University preached a sermon at the Methodist church in Atchison recently, and through this circumstance the Patriot of that city learned for the first time that Baker University was not in Missouri, as it had supposed.
The students who took the 10:45 train south last Wednesday morning, were sufficiently punished for skipping Wednesday's recitations. In crossing a bridge over a ravine about three miles north of Baldwin the engine displaced a rail. The engine and the baggage car got safely over, but the two coaches crashed through the bridge, demolishing it completely and dragging the baggage car back into the ravine. The first coach landed in the ravine on its side, while the rear coach was left leaning up the embankment at a very uncomfortable angle, its front end in the ditch. The number of injuries received by the passengers was remarkably small, considering the character of the wreck. Eight or nine University students were on board, but with one exception they escaped with slight injuries. Mr. Perry, of Parsons, was quite badly cut with glass, and had to be left at Baldwin, but he is said to be improving rapidly.
Needs of the University.
The Sixth Biennial Report the Regents of and of the Chancellor and Faculty to the Governor of the State has been made public. We are glad to observe the tone of the report. The progress of the University to the present time is recognized and recorded, the present excellent condition of all the departments is fully set forth. The demands of the immediate future, however, are not forgotton in congratulations respecting the past and the present. The needs of the University may be considered under three heads—books, apparatus, and instruction.
The purely collegiate courses—Junior and Senior electives and Post-Graduate studies—must be made to cover broader ground. In many of the departments it is impossible for the student to find what he really needs. For instance, if it were desired to make special study of German or French or both with a view to a preparation to teach these branches, the University of Kansas offers no opportunity. The same thing may be said in regard to other departments. We are greatly interested therefore in the following recommendations of the chancellor and we congratulate the University and its friends that they received the favorable consideration of the Board of Regents. There should be no doubt, and there is none, that the Legislature will make the appropriations liberal enough to enable the Regents to make the desired additions to the Faculty.
We take pleasure in quoting from the Chancellor's report: "Professor Snow should be relieved of a part of his work. With prodigious industry and with great success he has for many years cared for the entire field of botany, zoology, geology, meteorology, and physiology. In all this work he has not even had the help of a regular assistant until the appointment of L. L. Dyche, in 1884. I suggest and recommend that Mr. Dyche be made Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, and Taxidermist; and that a Professor of Geology be appointed, to enter upon the duties of that office not later than the opening of the fall term of 1889. I also recommend that, in addition, an assistant be given to Professor Snow.
With tireless energy and unfailing enthusiasm Professor James H. Canfield has carried, since 1881, the professorship of History and Political Science. The presentation of optional studies for the Junior and Senior classes has multiplied many fold the labor required of the instructor in this department. The professorship should be at once divided, and a chair of history established. This would leave political science alone with Professor Canfield.
One of the most important topics in the entire field of college work—important not simply in itself, but also in its relation with all other fields of study and investigation—is philosophy. The University of Kansas has never erected this into a professorship. Its care has been made
the duty of the Chancellor. The varied and incessant duties of this office render adequate attention to any professorship impossible. Is there not room for hope that means may be found for the establishment of this professorship by the close of the present collegiate year?
The Professor of Chemistry has carried the work of his department since the fall of 1883 either with no assistance at all or with such help as he has been able to obtain from students in his higher classes. For the past two years this assistance has been very efficiently rendered by Mr. Edward C. Franklin. Mr. Franklin graduated with the last class, 1888. It is not at all probable that satisfactory results can be secured by a continuation of this method. I earnestly recommend the formal appointment of an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Similarly, and for precisely the same reasons, an assistant should be appointed in Pharmacy.
The efficiency of two departments is suffering for lack of teaching force that of German and that of French. If each could have a well qualified assistant, it would place the work where, for the present, it ought to be. A single assistant, whose time might be divided between the two departments, would afford great relief. I respectfully refer you to the reports of Professors W. H. Carruth and A. G. Canfield.
I ask your attention also to Professor Marsh's statement of the work in t.e Department of English. I cannot hope to strengthen his presentation of the case, but I must say that the reasons for asking for an instructor in elocution are rather under-stated than over-stated.
The Department of Music is, properly, perhaps, self-sustaining. The salary of the Dean, like that of the other professors, comes wholly from tuitions. Yet, in the management of such an enterprise, there is required, of necessity, a very considerable amount of executive work. No provision has been made for this, and, in consequence, the department is seriously crippled. Let me refer you to Professor MacDonald's report for his statement of the case. If you can make some provision by which this executive work may be paid for outside of the income from music tuitions, it would greatly relieve the department, and add largly to its efficiency.
The Regents have increased the estimates for salaries of the professors. There should be no hesitation in making the appropriations accordingly. The University of Kansas cannot afford to have its professors drawn away by the attraction of larger salaries elsewhere, as in the case of Prof. Spring and Prof. Nichols. The youth of Kansas need the best possible instruction. The State is able and willing to pay for it.
The Department of Physics asks for $10,000 ($5,000 each of the two years) for electrical apparatus; $6,
000 ($3,000 each year) are asked for additions to cabinets and for maps, charts and illustrative apparatus;
the Departments of Chemistry and
Pharmacy asks for $2,700 ($1,350 each year). These are reasonable demands. The work of the University has for the past two years been straightened on account of a lack of apparatus and material. The Regents second the requests of the Professors and have incorporated these items in the estimates to be laid before the Legislature.
The needs of the Library have been often referred to in these columns. We take pleasure in quoting once more from the Chancellor's report:
"There is another department of University work of prime importance, and holding a most intimate relation with every other. I refer to the library. It is a singular fact, that nearly every professor whose report is presented to you insists upon a large expansion of the library. I am led by an examination of these reports, and by frequent conversations with the professors and the Librarian, to conclude that the sum of $25,000 might profitably be expended at once in the purchase of books to increase the power and efficiency of this branch of the University work."
The Regents response to this suggestion is the insertion in their estimates of an item of $25,000 ($12,500 each of the two years) for "Additions to the Library."
The University is to be congratulated at least upon one point—the Board of Regents has a keen appreciation of the expanding educational power of the University, whose destinies have been placed in their hands, and of the means by which a further growth may be secured. It is to be hoped that the appeal to the Legislature may not be in vain. Appropriations should promptly be made for every item asked for.
We close this review with an endorsement of a sentence which we find in the Regent's Report: "The University is in a most prosperous condition."
"SINK or swim, live or die, survive or perish," let us all unite in making the oratorical contest held here a great success, and also in taking the largest delegation of students to Emporia to cheer for our man and for K S. U., that has ever attended any State contest. All differences should be put aside and a united effort made to place Kansas—and if Kansas, why not K. S. U._at the head of the list in the inter-state contest. Let every man who can write an oration—for the field is open to all—enter our local contest and help the good cause along.
An Accident.
Last Monday afternoon, when Misses Hadley and Howard were out driving in the latter's pony carriage, the animal became frightened at a dog that came out at them. Miss Hadley went out first, with Miss Howard a close second. Fortunately neither was hurt, but the "darling little carriage." over which the young lady students have so often raved, was considerably damaged.
A rather amusing story is told of a Thanksgiving dinner at a students' boarding club in the southwestern part of the city. Some kind friend sent the boys a gallon of cider, and they, unconscious that it had been "spiked," drank rather freely. The result can be guessed. The toasts that were made and the songs that were sung were of a very hilarious nature. A meeting was held the next day and the boys swore vengeance on their unknown friend—Tribune.
This is said to have been the Moncrie club.
Try a sample bottle of King's Discovery for coughs and colds, at Raymond & Dick's.
If there is anything in the world that is annoying and "aggravoking" it is to have the bristles of one's tooth brush come out into the mouth. A tooth brush has been invented that is free from such faults. We might say two, the Ideal Felt and Bailey's Rubber. Both sold by Raymond & Dick's.
Do not risk your health by neglecting to get one of those chest protectors at Raymond and Dick's.
Hats, Caps, Gloves and every thing
or the Gents at Bromeliads.
Have you seen Bromelsick's neck ties! He has some Dandies.
Oh! those caps that you can get at Bromeliack' .
Fresh popcorn and nuts at Lu ther's, 721 Mass. street.
Malaga grapes and sweet oranges at Luther's, 721 Mass. street.
Delicious cakes and crackers at Luther's, 721 Mass. street.
Col. Goss, the well-known Kansas ornithologist, recently attended the National Ornithologists' Union, held at Washington.
A dance was held last Monday evening at the close of the regular dancing class. Those participating were: Misses Roberts, Miller, Webber, Dow, Tisdale, Bean, Webster; Messrs. Lewis, Johnson, Spencer, Gilmore and Crane.
Herb. Hadley treated a number of friends to a genuine stag party last Thursday evening. A royal good time was the order of the evening. Among those present were: Snow, McPherson, Roberts, Knowlton,Robinson, Chapman, Spencer and Callahan.
Thanksgiving evening Dr. A.J. Anderson and Miss Minnie Wagstaff were united in marriage, at the home of the bride's parents, in Lawrence-Miss Wagstaff was a student of the University last year, and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity. The young couple have many friends in the University who join with the Courier in extending congratulations.
Misses Emma White, Lillie McMillan, Alice Penfield, Lena Beard, and Nellie Dowattended the Thanksgiving ball given by the Imperial club of Topeka last Thursday.
Mincemeat, turkeys and chickens at Luther's.
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