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or imperfect, and the ego or disagreeable personality is apparent. It is especially true in acting. Awkwardness of gesture, or a line forgotten, destroy the impression intended and make us angry at the artist for allowing his personal deficiencies to annoy us. How it grates upon one to hear a Beethoven sonata rattled through by some mechanical dolt who has no expression. We hear of some painting greatly praised, and on going to see it, instead of being seized by it, feel a pain of disappointment because the picture doesn't realize the subject—doesn't get there; some botchy execution or misconception which forces upon us the painter's inadequacy to his task.
What are the factors in spreading true art among us? There is the special school with its rules and receipts, there is the lecturer with catchy phrase, there is the shopkeeper with wares which all may see, there is the play-house and the church, and first of all there is the home. The home expresses the character of its makers. Bad taste, vulgarity, carelessness, slovenliness, show inevitably in the home, walk they as angels outside. And the children are forever impressed for good or bad by the home. Bad art in the home is a shame, and should not be tolerated, for its shabbiness will one day be seen!
ATHLETIGS.
Foot-Ball.
The game on Thanksgiving Day with Missouri, in which the "Crimson" of K. U. floated high over the "Orange and Black" of Missouri closed the football season of "94." Our boys fully redeemed themselves for the two previous defeats, and the students of the University, the members of the faculty, and the citizens of Lawrence join in rejoicing over the success of the eleven for the season of "94." There are some who think that we should have won the pennant, but taking into consideration the numerous changes in the teams, due to men being hurt, the 'Varsity has done remarkably well. All interested have every reason to be proud of the boys who have been working faithfully for three months in order that the team which should represent the University of Kansas might be an honor to the institution and to the state, a team which would cause the "Crimson" to wave above all other colors. Many things have been learned, although in learning them we were often not the ones who were benefitted; but having acquired this knowledge, let us be governed accordingly, and in the end profit by our experience.
The work of our boys during the past two weeks has been hard and thorough, as the playing in Thanksgiving's game indicated. In spite of the many discouragements and the apparent hard luck, the team displayed its perseverance, and as a result of this they won the best and most important game of the season, a game in which most every odd was against them. The work of the team in preparing for this contest is certainly commendable, and too much credit cannot be given the coach, the manager, and the players individually.
It seldom seems best to make excuses and "might-have-beens," but after looking carefully over the games, noticing the results, and above all remembering the condition of the team after the different games, it is evident at least that if we could not have won the pennant, we could have made a much better fight for it; we also could have had the satisfaction of knowing that our best players were playing instead of being unable to play on account of some injury received in a game which should never have been played. A contest where the bitter feeling over-balances the rivalry which should and does exist in all athletic contests,