The University Courier.
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The regular weekly Bible lecture by Prof. Wilcox was postponed until next week.
The chancellor gave his illustrated lecture Tuesday afternoon to one of the largest crowds that have assembled in the chapel for a long time. The lecture next Tuesday afternoon will also be illustrated.
The Lawrence Journal's Monday evening issue stated that a petition with nearly 200 signers is out asking Prof. Blackmar to be a candidate for election to the board of education. The professor is not only popular in the University.
The way in which the oratorical contest is carried on at present, it is almost an impossibility to stand any show in the contest without plagiarising to some extent. The sooner the University withdraws from the association the better.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY GIRLS.
The following editorial remarks were published in the Kansas City Times last Sunday, about Misses Kate Riggs and Rose Morgan, who have the honor of ranking highest in scholarship in the senior class of this year.
The two young ladies who have beaten all the boys in the graduating class at Kansas State University, and at the same time made the highest grades ever known in that institution, are a living proof that Kansas can produce something in the female line beside women politicians. The change is grateful, but it bears a prophecy of the fate of modern man. The girl baby is coddled and fussed over as the boy never is; at school she snubs him and wrests the honors from him until life is perpetually on his neck, and even when it comes to political life, poor downtrodden and disgusted man is threatened with the specter of petticoat rule.
ATHLETIC MEETING.
A mass meeting was called by the athletic board last Friday at 12:30. A report, having been made by the board and by the assistance of some of the faculty, was presented to the meeting. The purpose of this report was to organize the athletic association on a better basis, and to sell stock and thereby raise money enough to meet the necessary expenses before the games are played. Another good aim was to place it above the reach of being controlled by political factions. The report showed much careful and thoughtful consideration.
It was carried by a good majority with the exception of one clause. This clause placed the price of a ticket, admitting the holder to all games for the year on McCook field, and also entitled to a share in the association at $3 a ticket or $1.50 for the share alone. This clause was changed so that the season ticket is to be $2 and only 50 cents to be paid for each share.
LAW SCHOOL NOTES.
Galen Nichels was at home for a week.
A. L. Millholand has had to leave school.
Carl Folks made a flying trip to Topeka Sunday.
Jack Kerrigen has returned from his home Hiawatha.
Dempsy has again taken up his work in the law school.
Jim Challiss has returned from his extended trip in the south and east.
The Senior class has challenged any class in the University to a game of base-ball.
Stephens was taken for ex-President Harrison when the train containing Mr. Harrison was at the depot.
Prof. Green is in court this week and Prof. Brownell has been hearing his classes.
The Kent club held a meeting last Friday night and the following officers were elected: president, J. H. Hilton; vice-president, E. R. Evens; secretary, Mrs. Phillips; J. C. Hogan as seargent-at-arms.
Chancellor Snow called the students together in the chapel Wednesday morning to announce the changes which have taken place in the schedule, and gave a short talk concerning the class in physical culture.
“STUDENT AND STUDENTS.”
This talk was quite interesting. He spoke of the fact that the ones who were not accustomed to attend chapel exercises were just the ones whom he wished to speak to, and that there might be at least one day of the week when the students could all meet together.
Professor Miller gave an address to the students at chapel last Friday morning on the subject "Student and Students."
Prof. Miller believes that no student can do either himself or his studies justice and carry more than three at a time. Little mercy was shown upon the young man who spent all his nights with the "boys" and reported to his professors that his health was not good as the reason for not attending classes. Some good advice was given to the ladies who do not have a set time for gentlemen callers and allow them to call on school nights.
Some points were given as to the student's health and especially to the amount of food to be eaten.
Much stress was laid upon the exercise and athletic side of one's education, believing the present step the University has taken in this direction as the best step this school has taken for years.
The professor closed his remarks by saying that "A university education is to make a man a more able and a better thinker and that is all that can be expected.
Before the remarks by Professor Miller, Mr. Hart, accompanied by Miss Lichtenwalter on the piano, gave a clarionet solo. Following the remarks Miss Berry sang a very appropriate song for the occasion.
"IMMIGRATION AND ITS EFFECT ON LABOR."
Prof. Blackmar's lecture last Monday afternoon in the chapel was very interesting. He started out by saying, "Wages are regulated by supply and demand. There is another law called the 'iron law of wages,' but this law is only true in part. The former is the true law. He plainly showed the condition of the country depends largely upon the character and quality of immigration.
He gave as the causes of immigration: 1st, political oppression abroad; 2nd, political agitation; 3rd, a tendency to escape military service as in Germany; 4th, to escape famine and wars, and 5th, social agitation.
The advantages America offers are many such as: 1st, freedom of thought; 2nd, higher wages; 3rd, right of free government. Foreigners frequently take part in American government when they have not been in this country over twenty-four hours. 4th, freedom of education and better advantages for their children; 5th, and perhaps the greatest, the free granting of land; 6th, much of the immigration of late has been caused by cheap transportation; steamship companies have agents who go about in Europe and encourage immigration in order to increase travel; 7th, many are persuaded to come over by their friends who are already here.
A careful discrimination should be made between immigration and colonization.
In 1882 over 788,792 immigrants came to this country. This was the largest immigration of any one year.
We owe much to this foreign immigration, first because of the money which they bring which averages from $68 to $80 per capita, and their services are worth more than we generally give credit.
There was a time when we needed immigration to this country,but that time has now passed.
The low class of immigrants we have now are not accustomed to the advantages which an American has and of course will work for less money. Many foreigners are working to-day for fifteen cents a day.
Our institutions ought not to be torn down by opening our doors to this class of people.
The professor will lecture next Monday at 5 p. m. on "Municipalities." ___
The lower floor of Snow hall has been fitted up with necessary apparatus for the physical culture class.
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