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THE UNIVERSITY COURIER.
test comes as we were the last. We have sent good men it is true, but they do not win. We must either wake up and take our position at the head.of the column or let a dead letter be dead.
Two of our prominent officers of the athletic board having failed to comply with the rules and regulations of the advisory committee, have been asked to resign from the board. Now this is certainly unfortunate. It will be hardly possible to get up a moderate sized "scrap" over the vacancies at this time of the year. Why there won't be time enough for even our most prominent "take anything" to announce his candidacy.
We are given to understand that the faculty is informed of the doings of the students by spotters. In other words the students of Kansas University, who are supposed to be men capable of taking care of themselves, are watched as though they were criminals. It is also said that these detestable spotters are of heavy caliber and come high. If reports are true they are certainly extraordinary—not only being good in reporting that which they really see but also in reporting that which never occurs.
We cannot imagine what these spotters think of themselves. It does not seem as though they could feel right about it. The idea that he is a student, or a man, going with the boys, accorded the hand of fellowship by his companions, and playing the role of Judas, must be disgustingly revolting to his finer nature. To know that the student body considers such a man a whelp, rake, sneak and a blackguard must certainly not be pleasant to him Where is the manhood of which we Americans boast? Where is the American spirit of which we are so proud? How proud are we of our Alma Mater when we are watched and followed about by hired dogs?
We would much rather believe that the report that we are surrounded by spotters is false. We do not like to see how such men as compose our faculty, every one a college man; every one of whom has been through the same life as we are now going through; men who know how well one can rely upon the word of an informer; how much easier it is
to lie than to turn traitor, and how much better the man is who is untrue to his own manhood than the man who goes with him and then "tells," can allow the University to employ traitors.
DURING the contest at Topeka last Friday night the Washburn boys fiaunted some insulting cards from their box at the theatre. All of the colleges except K U. took the insult in silence, but K U. made a rush toward the box occupied by Washburn. They failed to break in, so they secured a ladder and forced Washburn to take in the offending cards.
College Press Association.
The annual meeting of the College Press Association was held in the parlors of the National Hotel, Topeka, Friday, February 22, at 3 p. m. Judge Case delivered the address from the topic, College Journalism, in a masterly manner. After the address a general discussion on Politics in College Papers was discussed by the representatives. H. H Pratt, Emporia College, was chosen president, and A. F. Ayers, Winefield, secretary and treasurer. A banquet was indulged in by the delegates. Clyde Miller represented the COURIER.
A two column article on Dr. Williston and the party which made an expedition to the Bad Lands of Dakota last summer appeared in the New York Sun not long since. There are few palsortologists in America who are the peers of Dr Williston, and his work attracts attention even in New York city. The article was a reprint, entire, of the article written by Clarence Southwick for the Kansas City Star. Another article on the University Museum, written by Mr. Southwick for the Star, has also been extensively reprinted.
Last Friday afternoon Prof. Hodder gave a most interesting lecture on "Caricature of American History." The lecture was illustrated by the stereoptican The historical ground covered in the lecture extended from 1774 to the time of Buchanan. The roughness of the early caricatures was brought out quite distinctly, by a comparison with politeness of the modern caricatures In an other lecture, to be given in a few weeks, Prof. Hodder will cover the remaining ground in American History