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From the Press of P. T. FOLEY.
Entered at the post-office at Lawrence, Kansas as second-class matter.
The first place in the Kansas intercollegiate oratorical contest was won by the gentleman from Lawrence. After carefully comparing the oration with its competitors we feel it our duty to compliment the author. He has chosen a living subject. He has evidently placed the result of his individual thought in his production. Barring a few poorly cast sentences and a certain lack of compact and logical arrangement there appears no reason why Mr. Stebbins' oration may not be a winning one in the interstate contest. — Hesperian.
THE Atlantius, from Central College, Kentucky, speaks of the Courier's lack of literary matter.
We wish we could impress on our exchanges the fact that we do not pretend to offer literary articles to our readers. It is not the province of our weekly to publish such matter. The University has a monthly, the Review, which aims to give publication to the literary productions of our students, but which, from reasons peculiarly its own, prefers to confine its circulation to subscribers. If our exchanges, from lack of knowledge of the Review's existence think that we have no medium for the publication of our literary articles, we take pleasure in relieving them from this error.
We do pretend to give the weekly personal and local news of the University, to express in our "Views" column the thought of the students in regard to University or other mattess of current interest, and in our editorial columns to express fully our own ideas and opinions as regards matters of interest to the students. If, in this, we are unsuccessful, condemn us, but do not blame us for our lack of literary articles, for we lay no pretensions to the publication of such matter.
The sophomores of the U. of P threaten to break up the commencement of the medical college next May unless the bowl which was captured at the last bowl-fight is returned.
THE POETRY OF SPRING. Tis spring; and balmy breezes thaw the face
THE POETRY OF SPRING.
Of Earth, benumbed, to life. Each bowery place
In floral beauties all profuse abounds
moral beauties all promise abounds While warbled music everywhere resounds.
A college bard, enraptured with a muse,
Beholds fair Nature crowned with evening hues,
Which tint the fleeting bars of clouds with red,
And these, in turns, a ruddy half shed.
Ambitious now poetic fame to gain,
He musters forth the fancies of his brain;
His brow contracts, his kindling eyes dilate,
This mien betrays his mind's poetic state.
Until his mind with day's departing flight,
Forgets all else in transports of delight.
But whence these sounds that on his dreams intrude?
Mosquitoes now dispel the rapturous mood,
He aims to slay, himself receives the blows.
The hungry vermil all his ire oppose.
Addition 9r. on rille appellation bent.
A vicious fly on vile annoyance bent.
Climbs up his nostrils' sensitive ascent;
But fiercely propelled by a convulsive sneeze,
"O, hang the pests!" despairingly he cries,
And rubs the gnats from out his weeping eyes;
Enswarmed, he madly homeward beats his way,
Regardless all of Spring's poetic sway.
RETROSPECTION.
B. M. ALLISON.
They come, of course, my valentines,
Though not as many as before.
Yet just as full of thrilling lines, Symphonies complete in score.
Just now they grace my room; their lot
Will be with those not to be seen As dreamy souvenirs—of what?
How eloquent (£h epuu tau)
On paper—"Thou, my valentine";
"addles."
Yet none have come, on bended knee And pleading, said, "Dear love, be mine."
Although each one would let me know
As treally sometimes be true
Of that which might have been.
By tell.tale blush or plainer sign.
That he a giver was—how stow!
Harvard Lampoon.
Not one has said, "Sweet love, I'm thine"
Newspapers are authority for the statement that Chi Psi held its annual convention in Washington, D.C., at the same time as the Phi Kappa Psi's, April 4th, 5th, and 6th.
Views.
To the Editor of the Courier:
The question of chapel attendance is being agitated by the students in a more serious manner than at any previous time since the new dispensation. It is not looked upon now as a question as to whether the students can beat the faculty but as a matter of right or wrong.
During the good old days when every student, from Prep. to Senior, had a seat assigned him which he was required to occupy on Friday morning of each week, the majority of the students thought it an unnecessary and useless rule; and many an upper-class man lamented over the fact that he was compelled to listen to the festive Freshie declaim the old orations which he himself had echoed within those self-same walls. And when it was officially announced at the beginning of this year that compulsory chapel attendance was a thing of the past, an air of relief and an expression of real pleasure was upon the countenances of all.
But it is evident that something must be done. It is useless for us to say, "chapel is allright, let it alone." It is not allright and push it down as many times as you may, like the Old Man of the sea, it is sure to bob up serenely as before.
The idea seems to be prevalent that the regents of the University have no power to compel chapel attendance—that the students simply attend out of courtesy to the professors and, in short, that the twenty minutes spent every day in recognizing the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, God and Maker of us all, is an act of politeness rather than devotion.
As it is now, chapel attendance is a flat failure. I say it candidly and with reflection. It is practically a failure. "What is everybody's business is nobody's business.
But twice this year have the students been called together as a body and neither of those times were employed as seasons of worship. In fact, as far as regular official action on the part of those in authority is concerned the recognition of the Almighty has been left out of thecirriculum of the University.
Under the old Friday-morning-rule once a week we were all together and at least the guise of christianity was observed.
But, as was stated by a lecturer in one of our city pulpits recently, "the American people are getting so excessively intellectual that moral culture and simple religious services are rapidly becoming secondary considerations."
Let us refute this declaration by personal and official action and have compulsory chapel attendance once a week. Let us show to the world that moral culture and simple religious services are not secondary considerations in K. S. U. and, as was said of old, "wisdom and knowledge shall be stability and the works of righteousness shall be peace."
To the Editor of The Courier:
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Several weeks ago an article appeared in the Courier, relative to chapel attendance, in which the statement was made that if the students did not begin attending chapel better, attendance would be made compulsory.
However much chapel attendance may be desirable, compulsory chapel attendance, even if it could be secured, is very undesirable.
Many of the students that come here have religious scruples against chapel worship; others regard chapel as a mere farce. While the former could, with undeniable right, refuse to attend chapel in an institution supported by the State, as this is; the latter also would have quite as just a reason for not attending chapel. If the justice of compelling students to attend chapel is not to be considered, the desire for the prosperity of the University should be sufficient cause for not having compulsory attendance at chapel. In saying this I am aware that some persons will not agree with me. I think the facts will sustain me in the assertion. The students, or at least the majority of them come to the University because it is free from the narrow-mindedness and restrictions of denominational colleges, and a result of the non-existence of these evils is, the University sends out refined and cultured graduates, as opposed to the narrow-minded and bigoted graduates of the denominational colleges.
The article referred to, fully sustains me as to the wisdom of having chapel attendance voluntary when it states that chapel attendance at Harvard has been made voluntary. The fact that one of the leading colleges of America has made chapel attendance voluntary is an excellent argument against compulsory chapel attendance. C.
To the Editor of the Courier:
Forbid a child to touch and the child desires, perhaps for the first time to touch. Say "you must" to a man and his first impulse is to reply, "I will not."
This spirit of rebellion against restraint is inherent to all casts. It is simply human. Perhaps this tendency to resist compulsion moves many of us to hastily render our decision concerning chapel attendance
Have we better reasons or, rather, have we reasons outside of this for not desiring compulsory attendance to our morning service?
Whatever we do willingly we do soulfully, in proportion to our willingness.
We are not in a proper mood at all times for divine worship.
The ringing of a bell fails to arouse within us this state of soul. Some people, very sincere christians, do not approve of public prayer. Now the question to be considered is: What is prayer? Let it be gratitude for divine favor; a cry for spiritual sustenance and strength; a desire for light and faith; or quiet, trustful communion with a Father. We all agree that there must be that essence of earnestness and faith
before we can acknowledge to ourselves that this is worship.
We can, and do, all agree that mere presence within a place of worship signifies nothing at all, nor does strict observance of the form of the service mean anything.
Is man elevated, spiritualized by this sham or, perhaps, half earnestness? Is a Deity gratified by a large audience of bowed heads or by the earnest worship of ten true hearts?
Which of these suggestions might really become a fact within our chapel walls?
Now and then a heedless soul is moved by an earnest voice to listen to earnest words, and good is done.
How much more often does a heart grow cold beyond hopes of warmth when driven too far.
Will you ever become earnest? Will you think? Will you always be willfully heedless of important things? These are some questions whifch, when carefully phrased and judiciously suggested, cause us to think, to strive, to resolve.
SOPH.
Mr. J. S. Murphy, as Dan O'Hara in "Kerry Gow," is billed for the opera house, Monday, April 23d. "Kerry Gow" is having its eighth season and is as popular as ever. The scenery is new and the support good.
J. S. Murphy, who is an old favorite here, had a big house last night. It was his first appearance here in two years, but his former audience had not forgotten him during his absence and the greeting given him must have made him feel that he has numerous warm friends in St. Louis. It is needless to say that Mr. Murphy played the parts admirably and had the audience either laughing or applauding the whole time. He sang "Belleve me when all these endearing young charms" and "Nellie Aroun" sweetly, and then gave a comic song effectively for an encore --St. Louis Post Dispatch, Dec. 5th.
DIED.—HYDE—Sarah Draper, wife of Geo. Hyde, at 1:30, Wednesday, April 18, '88, at her home at 920 Ohio St., Lawrence, Kan.
A gift $6,300 has been given to the Harvard Annex, for the establishment of a fund, the income of which is to be devoted to a prize scholarship for the "Harvard examination of women." The gift was made through the medium of the Mew York Evening Post, but the giver has kept his name a secret. The examinations to the support of which the fund is given, are instituted under the direction of Harvard University, and the young ladies who pass them are given a certificate as a testimonial of their ability. This certificate is accepted in place of entrance examinations in the chief colleges for women in this country.
The number of students in the German universities this year is 26,945. The University of Berlin alone has 5,478.
Columbia College has taken another step forward, and this time it is to allow the admission of women to its higher courses.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has given $2,000 to Vanderbilt University of Tennessee, to have its school of engineering enlarged.
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