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pend publication for two years and overtures be made to the Courier Company leading to a combination with that paper." This motion was carried by an overwhelming majority in spite of the filibustering of the very small number of shareholders opposing the motion. Of the sixty votes present fifty-eight were for and two against the motion. Before the vote was taken a motion was made to table the motion before the house and when the vote was taken on this the opposition made the point of no quorum and began to leave in order that their point should be good. However the vote on the original motion was called for before they could leave the room and the motion was carried.
This action on the part of the company was taken under the best legal advice and is lawful in every respect, and as the Courier Company were heartily in favor of the combination the two papers will hereafter appear as one. The intention at present is to issue three regular numbers of the Courier and every fourth issue is to be a large forty-two page edition in the form of last year's REVIEW.
The company now intends to keep the COURIER up to its usual high standard and with the added feature of the large monthly issue will be abundantly able to defy all competition.
Kent Club.
Saturday morning the Kent Club met in the reading room or the law department. In the absence of Mr. Nichols, the president, Mr. Simons called the meeting to order. Mr. Scott was called upon for a speech and responned with a talk on the subject "A review of the political situation," in which he set forth in an able manner the principles of the populist party.
This was followed by a short talk by Mr. Blake on the necessity of a thorough knowledge of criminal law by young lawyers.
The woman suffrage question was thoroughly discussed pro and con by Mr. Cann, Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Green.
Messrs. Wheeler and Cramer took the affirmative of the question: Resolved that all property should be assessed at its real value. Messrs. Leonard and Johnson were on the negative side of the question, and the debate brought forth an enthusiastic discussion.
Spooner Library Dedication.
The dedication of the Spooner Library took place Wednesday morning. About 10:30 Chancellor Snow entered the chapel followed by the board of regents, the speakers and other distinguished guests.
Prof. Snow first read a number of messages of regret from a number of invited guests unable to be present. Among these were telegrams from Prof. A. R. Marsh of Harvard, Hon. D. W. Wilder of Topeka and Chancellor James H. Canfield of Lincoln, Neb. After the reading of these, the Chancellor introduced Dr. Cyrus Northrup, the president of the University of Minnesota, as the principal speaker of the day.
Dr. Northrup said that a library was to the literary student what the laboratory was to the scientific student. He drew comparisons between the old and the new forms of education. This is the age of books, and now a library of 30,000 volumes is no librory at all. Since this magnificent building has been presented us by a man outside of Kansas, it is the duty of Kansas people to fill it with books. In conclusion he said that all the occasion required was the heartiest congratulations on the steps which the University had taken and sincerest hopes for her glorious future.
Chancellor Snow gave a short synopsis of the manner in which the Spooner bequest came to us and how it was appropriated to the building of a Library and Chancellor's residence. Then an adjournment was made to the building itself, and, representing Mr. Spooner, Hon. Chas. F. Scott presented Spooner Library to the State. Hon. D. H. Valentine formally accepted the gift on the part of the board of regents.
At two o'clock the doors of the Seminary hall in the upper story of the building were thrown open and about 250 partook of the banquet and afterwards listened to the following