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THE UNIVERSITY COURIER
The Barbs are to be congratulated that they are not Sigma Nus.
THE Thetas were evidently aware of the Sigma Nus' unworthiness, when every fraternity in school was given a booth at their party, save the Nus This is not only adding insult to injury, but rubbing it in with a vengeance.
THE result of the Kansas-Nebraska debate is a source of great satisfaction to us. First, because it always does us good to win, and second, because in being victorious over such good men as Nebraska sent to do battle we are made to feel proud of the men who upheld so gloriously the Crimson banner. The Nebraska men came to win. They did their work well and were only defeated by a small margin. Messrs. Rrady, Little and Madden covered themselves with glory and every individual student of Kansas University is proud of them.
It would appear, if one were to believe all of the rumors that are flying about, that every man in any way connected with the University was to be investigated. This idea of course is mere rot. There is no ground whatever for complaint against any of the men who are so prominently mentioned by some of our fun loving (?) students for investigation. The men who circulate these absurd stories are either doing it as a joke or else they wish to injure Kansas University. In either case, stop it! You are doing the University an irreparable injury.
THERE is a certain fraternity in the University that embraces every opportunity to say something derogatory of other fraternities and other fraternity men. This sham of a fraternity, that does not understand or practice one part of fraternity life, clearly desires a reputation that can only be had by practicing two-faced dealings. The fact that these men do these contemptable things is enough to brand them as a set of curs. They fight continually among themselves and are no more worthy to be called fraternty men than they are to be called gentlemen.
THE Kangaroo court, held by the Sigma Nu fraternity, last Saturday night, cannot be dignified by the name of a trial. The
whole affair was a mockery. When the number of active members was found to be too small to sustain the trumped up charges, all the inactive members of the order, that had any grievance against the accused were run in and given the opportunity of satisfying all old personal antipathies. The trial was a sham. Each individual had signified his decision before the meeting, thus convicting Mr Troxel before he was heard. This is a living example of how far personal spites and jealous prejudices can be carried and to what proportions magnified. The final dissolution of this organization will be a just recompense for its ignoble conduct.
THE SIGMA NU DISRUPTED.
A General Breaking Up of the Fraternity-C. R. Troxel's Expulsion-Possible Extinction Of The Chapter.
Mr. C. R. Troxel, who is perhaps one of the best known students in the University, has had trouble with his Sigma Nu brethren, and as a result he is no longer a member of the chapter here—much to his good fortune. At the meeting held on Saturday night the trial took place, and after the testimony had been received, he was expelled from membership. The meeting began at 7:30 p.m. and closed at 3:00 a.m.Sunday. It seems this trouble has been brewing for some time. It has not been a profound secret, either, as it was generally known that certain members were plotting against him.
With this year's initiates came a few that were plastic tools in the hands of Harrington, Hackney, and others. These fellows did not approve of Mr. Troxel's management of their share in college politics, and also attempted to meddle in some of his private affairs. This ill feeling was gradually worked up against him. Bowen brought forth the charges against Mr. Troxel. There were four hurled at him, one was withdrawn. One of the charges was that his dealings with the Courier last fall were crooked. This charge was used by the members merely as a means of gaining a point, as the difficulty referred to was settled in a satisfactory manner. Those fraternities that were running the Courier at the time sent statements to the Sigma Nu exonerating him. The charge was made that he had been