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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 on second floor of Opera House block.
PHI KAPPA Pst, Meets on third floor of Opera House block.
SIGMA NE, 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.
I. C. SOROSIA, Meets every Saturday afternoon in homes of members.
ORATICAL 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 Voorhis.
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 Esterly.
On account of the pressure of work Richard Horton has found it necessary to withdraw from the staff of editors. For the remainder of the term Charles Johnson will take charge of the editorial columns of the COURIER.
It seems that the impetuous French man is as sensitive as ever to ridicule or remarks derogatory to his character; as at a recent debate on the Budget, in the Chamber of Deputies, at Paris, the disputants became very much excited and several challenges to duels were issued.
ALTHOUGH the students have improved a great deal in regard to punctuality, a great many are locked out of their classes every day. There is really no reason why a student should loiter about the halls until after class time and be locked out of doors; or, if not locked out, should enter the room after the class has taken up and thus disturb the person reciting as well as annoy the instructor. To be sure some are necessarily tardy the first hour; but after that time every student should make it a point to be in class on time, in order that he may not only save others from annoyance, but may himself avoid losing a recitation und having a mark to his discredit.
Now that the time for the next session of the legislature is close at hand, it is well to discuss our wants, and if possible, impress these wants upon the minds of our legislators. One of these needs, and perhaps the one most keenly felt by the majority of our students, is that of a more complete library. With the present arrangement of work in some of the departments, especially that of history, political science, finance, banking and diplomacy, a large amount of work is required to be done in the library. The greater the list of works on these subjects, the wider will be the field of research, and the more satisfactory will be the results. At the present time one is often delayed in his work by an inability to get the use of the required authority, and it is often felt by the student that there should be more than one set of those works most used in general class work. Nor is this applicable to Prof. Canfield's department alone. The numerous complaints made in regard to the lack of dictionary in the department of literature would seem to merit more than passing attention. This department, however, through the efforts of Prof. Marsh, has been the fortunate recipient of several valuable donations, so that the English Literature corner now presents quite a creditable appearance.
Last, but not least, in the list of vants in this direction, is the pressing need of a law library. The State should be ashamed of an attempt to run a first-class law school with the miserable scanty collection of references it has placed on the shelf. Had it not been that Prof. Green generously placed his private library at the disposal of the students, the chance for research would be quite limited. As it is, the facilities in this direction surpass those of any other law school in the state, but they are not what a first-class law school, especially one supported by the state of Kansas, should be.
After the necessary appropriations for the different departments have been secured, let all efforts be made in the direction of increasing our library facilities. United effort is all that is needed to insure success.
The Kansas City Star has the following to say about our University: "The Regents of the Kansas State University were in session at Lawrence two days last week examining the reports of the Chancellor and professors, and making estimates of the expenses which the Legislature will be asked to make provision for at its next session. There is a demand for increased library facilities, for needed additions to the apparatus and for generally enlarged facilities in all branches of instruction. These wants have increased with the growth of the University, which now takes high rank among the institutions of learning in the west, and which every year exerts a more important influence upon the destinies of Kansas. The University furnishes to every young man and woman in Kansas the means of obtaining a liberal eduation without going beyond the boundaries of the State, and under conditions which are in the highest degree favorable to students of moderate means. It is certain that the Legislature of Kansas can make no more judicious investment of the public funds than to vote such appropriations as are necessary to place this institution upon a footing that will enable it to accomplish the largest possible measure of good."
Stand Up, Times!
allowed to happen again this year it will simply be disgrateful.
A certain fraternity in the University not long ago sent some delegates who established a chapter in a college at Lincoln, Nebraska. Since that fraternity has begun to claim the earth, it has not been satisfied to wage its battles by legitimate warfare, but has carried the fight all along the line, and summoned to its defense its new allies at Lincoln. The series of abusive articles attacking the Courier and its management, which has recently appeared in a jim-crow paper called the Hesperion, to be then copied in the Times, has been written under the express dictation of dear fraternity brothers at the University of Kansas. This fact has been established beyond the possibility of a doubt. Such contemptible conduct from the Times—a paper which has claimed to be too honorable and decent to throw mud and slander its neighbors! How have he mighty fallen!
If the University cannot afford to make these lectures free, let the students take hold of the matter. A good lecture course by popular speakers will pay any one who will take the trouble to get it up. Let some one start the ball rolling, find out what lecturers can be secured, and then take a list of those who will buy tickets for the course. Make the course interesting for all; don't get some crank who persists in talking on some special subject in which but two or three are interested. This has had more to do with lessening the attendance to University lectures than anything else. Whowill start the good work going?
WHERE, oh where, is our lecture course? Has it, like the ancient glories of Greece, "gone glimmering through the dream of things that were, a school boy's tale, the wonder of an hour?" Or is it quietly resting on its laurels until after the oratorical selection? Perhaps the majority of the new students do not know that K. S. U. has, or is supposed to have, a lecture course. If not, we would respectfully refer them to page 104 of the catalogue for 1888. And in doing so we would like to call the attention of the faculty to the representation they make on that page under the head of "University Lectures." It reads thus: "A course of evening lectures is provided for each year, to be delivered in University Hall by such persons as a committee of the faculty may invite. The lectures are popular discussions of various scientific and literary topics of general interest, and are especially designed for the benefit of students." Last year but two lectures were provided during the whole year.
So far this year not a single word has been said in regard to a lecture course, and it is feared that we are to have none..
That a good lecture course is of immense advantage to the students is admitted by all. Then why is it that we let inferior colleges in the state excell us in this matter? Last year Robt. J. Burdette, Fred Douglas, De Witt Talmage, Geo.R. Wendling and other noted lecturers were here in Kansas, but not a single one of them appeared before a University audience. If such a thing should be
Pharmacy Phreaks
The laboratory work in Physiological Chemistry reminds one at present of a medical dissecting room.
Prof. Sayre lost a very valuable specimen of Canis Flavus last week from contamination with rabbit and lead.
The Pharmaceutical society meets this afternoon and will discuss the following question: Why should a tall, bony, muscular, light-skinned farmer live longer than a short, stout, lark skinned, drug clerk?
Gillisspi, who is attending the Philadelphia college of Pharmacy, quotes a remark from one of the "eastern uninformed" that "he don't see how we can run a Pharmacy school in such a remote place as Kansas." Poor demented —!
An Evening of English Song.
The Mikado will probably show in Baldwin.
Prof. Canfield returned last Sunday evening from a flying trip to Chicago, where he attended a meeting of the executive committee of the National Educational association. The business before the committee was to select the place for holding the next meeting. Nashville was chosen and the date fixed upon was July 16-20. The citizens of Nashville were very enthusiastic and anxious to have the meeting. Ten thousand dollars was raised to defray the expenses of the entertainment. Prof. Canfield feels confident that the meeting will be a grand success.
An Evening of English Song.
At the Congregational church last Friday evening, Prof. MacDonald gave a lecture on the above subject, in which he reviewed carefully and in a very interesting style the whole field of English Song from the thirteenth century down to the present time. But what lent a special charm to the evening's entertainment was the exquisite rendition by Miss Josie Hutchings of selections from the different authors mentioned in the lecture. It is to be regretted that, owing to the ratification, the audience was not so large as it otherwise would have been.
Prof. MacDonald by his ability and industry has brought his department up to a high standard of excellence; and K. S. U. may well congratulate herself on having such a proficient musician for Dean of the Department of Music, and further, that she possesses such a gifted vocalist as Miss Hutchings.
The Political Science club will meet on the 23rd.
The Senior Laws will hold moot court next Monday.
Miss Tella Chapman is suffering from a severe spell of sickness.
Miss Beard has returned from an extended visit in St. Joseph, Mo.
It is confidently asserted that Morris fully intends to raise a mustache.
Voorhis, Dorrance and Bowersock have prominent parts in the Mikado to-night.
An attempt is being made to secure a room, in which to fit up the gymnasium.
Several of the students have principal (?) parts in the Mikado combination.
Miss Anna Beardsley will probably leave for her future home in Arkansas City this week.
The Freshman class in draughting is now drawing diagrams for problems in Geometry.
Miss Kate Buchner, of North To peka, was shown through the University Tuesday.
Misses Moore, Atkins and Longpole, of Haskell Institute, were among Saturday's visitors.
The first concert in the series to be given at the University will be given next Tuesday Nov. 26.
O. B. Taylor passed through the city last week, en route from Topeka to his home in Leavenworth.
Bert. Bennett, who attended the University last year, is assisting his father in his business this year.
E. L. and R. L. Barker, and J. H. Baird, of the "Pete Baker" company, visited the University Saturday.
E. D. Cruiser, of Kansas City, is in town to attend the Phi Gam party, and visit old friends and scenes.
L. A. Stebbins is the self-acting back-action legal adviser of the Oratorical Stock Company, at present.
Two new books have been added to the library; "Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages," and "The Rhine."
Some students went serenading last Friday night. We are merciful however and will not give their names.
Prof. Bailey has been in Hutchinson the past week making investigations concerning the Hutchinson salt industry.
It is reported that, ere long, one of our youngest professors will take upon himself the sacred vows of matrimony.
Miss Pearl Young, of Kansas City, will take the part of "Cinderella" in the entertainment soon to be given by the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Prof Sayre, and Miss Darlington, of Doyletown, Penn., who is visiting at Mr. Woodward's, were shown through the buildings this week.
Miss June Schofield, who has been making Miss Smelser an extended visit, returned to her home in Missouri last week. Her many friends will greatly mourn her departure.
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