THE UNIVERSITY COURIER.
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THE NEW PAPER
The Mass Meeting not an Enthusiastic One - Another Meeting Next Wednesday.
The report of the committee, appointed to draft a constitution was read and adopted in mass meeting held Friday noon. The meeting was well attended, at first, but when a motion to adopt the constitution by section a majority of the students left the chapel, leaving about eighty persons to transact business of such importance as the founding of a representative paper. The plan as reported by the committee seemed to meet no objection by those present with the exception of two sections which were amended and deferred for further consideration until a meeting to be held next Wednesday. One was in respect to the business manager being allowed to keep all that is to be made over and above expenses. The other proposition, which will probably percipitate a lively quarrel before the matter is settled, is a plan to divide the honors between the two principle factions of the University, the Frats and Barbs. The amendment provides that when the Editor-in-chief is a Frat, the managing Editor shall be a Barb, and visa versa.
In order to insure an equal representation and therefore equal interest in the new paper to the fair minded student this amendment must seem an equitable one. To provide for a good attendance at the meeting Wednesday, it should be set an hour when an event of such importance as dinner will not keep many away. A meeting called at a quarter of twelve would be largely attended. A committee composed of Andy Ewart, C. C. Brown, Adna Clarke, Prof. Canfield and Shefield Ingails, was elected to sell stock for the new company, which will be called the University Weekly. Stock will sell at one dollar a share and no one can hold more than one share.
Irvings interpretation of Faust will be the next attraction at the Bowersock Opera House on Tuesday evening March 26. John Griffith has a renowned reputation in his character of Mephistopolis and is supported by a very strong company. The production well deserves the liberal patronage which it will undoubtedly receive.
Pronouncing Contest.
The "pronunciation" contest held last Friday in the chapel was won by Mr. J. H. Engle '97 receiving as a prize a very handsome International Dictionary. Miss Don Bowersock '97, who was second, received a three volume history of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella. The contest was a new venture extremely interesting and instructive, not only to the participants but also to the audience. Professors Carruth, Hodder and Wilcox acted as judges. The contestants showed great proficiency in the pronunciation of the most difficult catch words, the mistakes occuring with words most frequently used. The several divisions and classes of the English department have held preliminary contests, the winners of which appeared in the final one on Friday. A feature of the affair which should not be disregarded was the show of class spirit on the part of the Sophomores and Freshmen. A college tradition which has so recently received almost a death blow here. The representatives of both classes were adorned with colors and after the decision was announced the Sophomores gave their yell not very vociferously it is true, but it sufficed to remind one of the days when exuberance of youth was not frowned on as undignified.
The following "editorial" occupies a prominent place in the Students Journal. of recent date.
Knowing personally the persons upon whose characters the Courier cast a reflection in its last issue, we would say that there was no foundation whatsoever, for the slurs thrown out by our friend, the Courier. It would seem that a college paper which indulges in such unseemingly and cruel jokes, has indeed fallen far below the position it should occupy among the organs of a state university. Students Journal.
The Journal probably refers to the local referring to two pharmacy students. All that need be said in this particular is that the local was published as a joke. The local editor has been informed, by a member of the pharmacy faculty, that he had obtained evidence against one of these gentlemen.
Curbing is being put in on the north side of Adams street, and in front of the library. It was necessary to use blasting powder in some places to make the excavations.