THE WEEKLY
UNIVERSITY COURIER
THE LARGEST COLLEGE JOURNAL CIRCULATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Published Every Friday Morning by the
COURIER COMPANY.
For Kansas University Students.
DENTON DUNN, ' R. J. CURDY,
President.] Secretary.
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CYRUS GR ANE, Edutor in Chief,
F. G. KENNEDY, EDUTOR IN ASSOCI-
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University Directory.
PHI GAMMA DELTA—Meets Saturday nights,
No. 715 Mass., 3d, floor.
PHI KAPPA PS1-Meets Saturday nights, at rooms of the members.
PHI DELTA TIERIA—Meets Saturday nights, 2d floor opera house, west side.
GORGIA CHI- Meets Saturday nights, 3d floor
Opera house block, east side.
BETA THETA Pt-Meets Saturday nights, at H. S. Trempler's law office.
SIGMA NU—Meets Saturday nights, I. O. O. F.
block.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA-Meets Saturday after-
noons, 10.7 Mass. St., 3d floor.
I. C.-Meets Saturday afternoons at homes of members,
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA—Meets Saturday after
noons at homes of members.
OROPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY -Meets Friday afternoonso in its hall, University build ing, north wing, 3d floor. Pres , J. M. Hallian; secy, Rcae McMurry.
SCIENCE CLUB-Meets Friday afternoons, in Snow Hall. President, W. H. Brown; secy', V. L. Kellogg.
PHARMACISTICAL SOCIETY—Meets Thursday at 4 p.m in Prot. Sayre's room. J. H. Stevens, Pharmacist, 216-793-0580.
KENT CLUB, of Law Students—Meets Friday nights in Court House. Pres., J. W. Roberts sec'y, A. Overton.
GEIRMAN SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon from 2 to 3, in Orcad Hall. Press, Heart Nurturing and Youth Center.
PHILOLOGY—Meets second Friday of the month in Greek lecture room, University building, Press., Prof. Williams; see'y, Pr. f. Carruth.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION—Pres., E. G. Blair;
see'y, A. L. Wilmoth; Board of Directors,
Frank Crowell, Dent Dunton, V. G. Kellogg
ATHENEME LITERARY SOCIETY—Mee's Friday afternoons in its hall in the University building, sonch wing, third floor. President, C.L. Smith; seecy, C. O. Nutting.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. M C.A—Pres., F. J.
Gardner; sec'y, L. T. Smith; meets every
Friday night in rooms of city association.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. W, C.A., meets Sunday afternoons at homes of members.
COURIERCompany—Pres., Denton Dunn; sec'y,
R. J. Curdy.
REVIEW Company—Pres. S, W. Shaun.
Base Ball Assignment—Suey S, T. tollmore
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To New Students
You will kindly pardon us if we take the liberty of giving a little of that (to most persons odious) medicine—advice. For our intentions are generous and kindly and our experience with Kansas State University and her students is greater than yours.
Taking it for granted that you are here to make the most of time and the opportunities offered, we will omit the old and customery injunctions and admonitions about hard study, regular hours, good morals, etc., and pass on to other topics.
First, (for they are the first things you will hear about) the fraternities. Our advice is—go slow. Don't jump at the first opportunity that is offered you to join a fraternity. If you tend to your knitting and are not obstreperous you can, in time, have your pick. This is important and wholesome advice and someday you may remember it to your sorrow. For as the school and fraternities are constituted you will, of necessity, be thrown into constant association with the members of your own fraternity. From among them you will draw your companions and make your warmest friends. It is then of the utmost importance that you know well the character of all the different fraternities before you connect yourself with any particular one.
we do not mean to say that it is impossible for a man to rise superior to the influence of his associates, but it too often happens that this is not done, and in any case, associates do exercise some influence impossible perhaps to estimate, but effective none the less. The names of all the fraternities are equally high sounding and the badge of one has a glitter as bright as its rivals. But in its individual members and not in the name or the badge, the true merit of a fraternity inheres. As we have said, if you make yourself a valuable man you can have your pick, accordingly your best plan is to wait until you are satisfied that the men in a fraternity will be congenial companions, whose influence will elevate and not hinder and degrade you—then if you wish, join.
Next we would advise you, by all means, to connect yourselves with one of the literary societies; or if you are a specialist, with your department society. The students of Kansas State University have of late years been accustomed to underrate the value of these societies and have lost thereby a powerful instrument of culture the value of being able to express clearly and forcibly in language one's thoughts, is beyond calculation—it is priceless. Indeed it may be said that without this, liberal culture loses its greatest charm. The inside history of the University, and probably of all similar institutions, proves clearly enough that the best orators, the best debaters and even the best conversationalists that have left its halls were active working members in the literary societies. There can be no doubt about this, and observation and experience furnish innumerable cases in proof of it. If you have never belonged to a
literary society, you can have no adequate idea of how its work will stimulate thought and impel to investigation and study. If you do good work in this way, you will derive almost as much benefit from it as from your class room recitations. After you have joined make it your object to kill off the would-be politicians, for politics have always been the bane of the literary societies, destroying them in some instances and ennervating always.
Lastly—don't be a hermit. Mingle freely with your fellow students, interest yourself in student affairs and be always agreeable and companionable. Of course this can be overdone and become injurious, but your good sense will direct you where to draw the line. But in any case, don't be a hermit. Remember that education and collegiate education are two different things. The word collegiate means collected or assembled together. From association with men of brighter mind and quicker wit our own minds are brightened and sharpened; this is one of the chief benefits of a large institution where many are assembled together. By mingling freely with your fellows you will meet many brighter and smarter than yourself and emulous rivalry with them will benefit you immeasurably. Then too, it is well to remember that next to ability and brains the knack or genius of making friends is the greatest aid to worldly success. This power is enhanced by exercise and cannot be possessed by a man who shuns companionship with those about him.
The vast number of children, young men and women who this week will commence their studies, is truly marvelous. According to the Inter-Ocean in the city of Chicago alone there are sixteen hundred teachers have already reported for duty and it is expected that from eighty to one hundred thousand students will be enrolled. This is larger than the army Grant had at Shiloh, or Rosecrans at Stone River, Mead at Gettyburg or Sherman on his march to the sea. More than the combined population of the three leading cities of Kansas, Atchison, Topeka and Leavenworth. In these schools and colleges the character of the men and women of the succeeding generation will be formed. Perhaps a future president is grinding at his books in some of our city schools, born of humble parents striving to take a stand in the world. The city of the anarchists and communists, ahe city over which the red flag has held such dreadful sway for the last ten years, the community in which the leaders of the tragedy of a year ago are now wailing the death penalty, is to be congratulated on the progress made in its school system.
A MOVEMENT is on foot by the colored citizens of Kansas and especially of Atchison to erect and endow a colored college. They have asked the citizens of Atchison for twenty-five thousand dollars for the erection of one of the laboratories promising to add to this sum one hundred thousands.
and dollars. This is a wise and progressive movement on the part of the colored race. This will be the only college of the kind in the west and would undoubtedly be well supported and liberally patronized.
The faculty have adopted the rule that none but professors and members of the Senior class will be allowed to enter the book department of the library. It will be necessary for all others to receive books from the librarian and assistants. A great many books have been lost in the past by students removing them from the cases and forgetting to replace them, and by this rule the faculty will be able to watch more closely the books in the various departments.
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Once again the question as to the advisability and almost necessity of establishing a gymnasium, arises. This has been discussed time and time again in both the city papers. As yet nothing has been done either by the students, professors or regents. It is impossible for the former to establish one, without the corporation of the latter. The answer always given by the professors, concerning our natural arena in climbing Mount Oread is getting to be a chestnut. Two hundred and fifty dollars judicially expended, would fit one out with an apparatus and would be a credit to K. S. U. Of course it would only be in an embryoic state, but with the aid and assistance of future classes and with the assistance of our alumni it would take root and grow and in comparatively few years we could invite members of eastern colleges to visit it and glory to show them a gymnasium which not even an eastern college would spurn. Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Williams and other colleges of note have placed from twenty-five to one hundred thousand dollars in establishing institutions of this kind. It is a shame and disgrace that the leading college of Kansas and the west cannot support a gymnasium of even small proportions
X. Y. Z.
To that "New Student."
See him coming up the hill, tired and weary hear him puff, now he fumbles with his cuff, looking scared and feeling rough, see him coming up the hill.
See him standing in the hall, looking anxiously around, seeking things that can't be found, starting at each unknown sound, see him gawking through the hall.
See him going through the rush, in the sunshine he is basked when by some "frat" he is "asked," see him blush with joy unmasked when he's going through the rush.
Will he be a "bard" or Greek?
Will the Phi Gams or the Betas, Phi Pris or Phi Delta Thetas, Sigma Chis or Nus be fleetest, in this race of gall and cheek?—[From "where is my wandering boy to-night," by our fool poet.
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Since it is necessary this year to remain at the University all day it is a serious question with some, as to what we are going to do with the "inner man." Arrangements have been made with Geo. Fallley whereby students may get a lunch at his counter at noon in the basement. By boarding at his restaurant at $3 per week, a dinner at the counter can be substituted for one in town. This makes it very desirable for those who have to stay at the University all day and a better place cannot be found in Lawrence to board than his well known and popular restaurant. Ticket can be had by those who desire lunches only. See him and make arrangements accordingly.
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