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The University Courier.
THERE is a tendency among the newspapers of the West to sneer at college students, and to believe that their enthusiasm is only fanaticism, but it is the enthusiastic people who make the world go round. If a student is not wide awake and enthusiastic when in college there is no danger of his ever startling anybody after he leaves.
Do your work systematically but do not make a machine of yourself. Have regular hours for each part of your work and regular hours for recreation, but control your habits; do not allow them to control you. If it seems to be advantageous to break your rules temporarily break them, but be careful to be sure that it will be advantageous.
SOME MEANS of advertising the University still more extensively in Kansas should be adopted during the next few months in order that fewer of the young people of the state will seek a higher education in eastern schools. Great numbers of the graduates of our high schools have very little idea of the advantages the University offers them, and hence choose some other school. Wherever a K. U. student goes he undoubtedly makes favorable mention of the particular school in which his work lies, but comparatively few students are well informed upon the entire work of the University, and hence create the impression that the schools in which they are not directly interested do not amount to much. The broadest minded people are those who are familiar with everything of moment about them, and they are the people who do the most for the University.
THE FOOT ball season is practically at an end, and we have learned from an almost unbroken succession of defeats that it is impossible for us to play a winning game without proper training. Every team against which we have played has had an able coach to train it; while our own team has received only such training as some members of the faculty could give during spare hours. The citizens of Lawrence have recognized that we must have a coach next year and have taken steps to obtain one; and we should
Miss Kate Alley, of Fredonia, was on the hill last Monday.
Miss Eula Lyon, of the city, was among our visitors last Friday.
E. Underwood, of Ottawa, was among our visitors on Tuesday.
Mr. J. H. Kellogg, of Perry, Oklahoma, was a visitor on Monday.
J. H. Stewart, of Goodland, Kansas, was a visitor Thursday morning.
L. May Russell, of Emporia, paid the University a visit last Tuesday.
Mrs. E. E. Standard, of Ottawa, was one of our visitors on Wednesday.
J. J. Briggs, of Sylvia, Kansas, was shown through the buildings last Friday.
Miss Mayme Monroe and Mrs. Elmer Pierson were visitors on the hill Monday.
Miss Maude Miller, of Colony, Kansas, was shown through the University last Monday.
Mrs. M. R. Ewing, of Ottawa, was shown over the buildings and grounds last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Brown, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, were visitors on the hill last Saturday.
Miss Louisiana Cowell, of Brighton, England, viewed the points of interest of K. U. last Wednesday.
Miss Lillie L. Driesback, of Weissport, Pennsylvania was shown over the points of interest last Tuesday.
E. C. Hickey, a former student of the University, and principal of the Chapman Kansas High School, paid his Alma Mater a visit last Friday.
N. P. Hanson, a seargeant in the U. S. Army from Ft. Riley who was here two weeks ago making arrangements for a special course in English, returned Wednesday and enrolled. Besides taking regular work in the University, and under a tutor, he will take a special course in elocution under Mrs. Clark.
PERSONALS.
Miss Kate Alley, of Fredonia, was on the hill last Monday.
Miss Eula Lyon, of the city, was among our visitors last Friday.
E. Underwood, of Ottawa, was among our visitors on Tuesday.
Mr. J. H. Kellogg, of Perry, Oklahoma, was a visitor on Monday.
J. H. Stewart, of Goodland, Kansas, was a visitor Thursday morning.
L. May Russell, of Emporia, paid the University a visit last Tuesday.
Mrs. E. E. Standard, of Ottawa, was one of our visitors on Wednesday.
Miss Mayme Monroe and Mrs. Elmer Pierson were visitors on the hill Monday.
J. J. Briggs, of Sylvia, Kansas, was shown through the buildings last Friday.
Miss Maude Miller, of Colony, Kansas, was shown through the University last Monday.
Mrs. M. R. Ewing, of Ottawa, was shown over the buildings and grounds last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Brown, of Minneapolis Minnesota, were visitors on the hill last Saturday.
Miss Louisia Cowell, of Brighton, England viewed the points of interest of K. U. last Wednesday.
Miss Lillie L. Driesback, of Weissport, Pennsylvania was shown over the points of interest last Tuesday.
E. C. Hickey, a former student of the University, and principal of the Chapman Kansas High School, paid his Alma Mater a visit last Friday.
N. P. Hanson, a seargeant in the U.S. Army from Ft. Riley who was here two weeks ago making arrangements for a special course in English, returned Wednesday and enrolled. Besides taking regular work in the University, and under a tutor, he will take a special course in elocution under Mrs. Clark.