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education. There are many an industrious young person that such an amount yearly would enable to pursue a course in the University of Kansas. The individual would be infinitely benefitted; the state would be benefitted; the University would be benefitted; and not by any means least would the class which conferred the favor be benefitted. The money should not be given, but should be loaned to the student. In that way his self-respect would not be violated, and the money would assist not one, but many, to live a better and more useful life.
There will be more than thirty members of the Class of '94 in the School of Arts. It would cost each member but little sacrifice to give his share of one hundred or one hundred and fifty dollars for each of the first four years after graduation, the money to be used in some such manner as indicated. The Faculty or the Trustees would see that the recipient of the money were deserving, and that, when he became able to do so, he could repay it so that it might be used again in the same manner. The Class of '94 wants to distinguish itself: can it find a better method of doing so?
LAST TUESDAY evening a petition, signed by a large number of students, in which it was asked that the study of the Bible be placed among the optionals for next term and allowed to count as a full study, was presented to the Faculty. It was decided that the petition could not be granted because their was no member of the Faculty prepared to teach the subject. It seems that this must be a grievous mistake, or else there is no member of the Faculty who is willing to attempt to teach one of the most important subjects that could be offered. It was asked that the subjects be taught as an English study, just as the studies in Bacon and Milton and Shakespeare are taught, and it is certainly as valuable as any of these. The subject is taught in other state universities and there is no reason why it should not be here. If there is no one in the Faculty prepared to do the work, the Board of Regents should obtain one. If we are to have a University of the highest standard it must teach at least all important subjects.
PERSONALS.
Miss Georgia Wilder was in the halls Friday.
Miss Mabel Hall spent Monday morning on the hill.
Robert Waldron was one of our visitors last Thursday.
Chancellor Snow lectured in Leonardville Wednesday night.
Nellie Rodman, of Lawrence, was among the visitors last Friday.
E. L. Meyer, of Hutchinson, Kansas, was a visitor on the hill Friday.
George W. McMillan, of Princeton, Kansas was on the hill last Wednesday.
Miss Nellie F. Light, of Sedan, Kansas, paid the University a visit last Friday.
Miss Carrie Watson went to Topeka Wednesday evening to attend the Salchi concert.
Manager R. K. Moody went to Lincoln, Nebraska, last week with the foot-ball team.
Miss Eleanor Humphrey, of Junction City will visit her sister Delta the latter part of the week.
Miss Kate and Mr. Floyd Wile, of Portland Indiana, went over the University last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. T.W. VanSeive, of New York City, were shown through the buildings last Thursday.
Edith Thacher, of Topeka, was the guest of her sister Clara Thacher Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Lawrence Fossler, of Lincoln, Nebraska spent a few hours last Friday viewing the University grounds and buildings.
Miss Effie June Scott,'91, of the Leavenworth High School, spent Saturday and Sunday in the city, the guest of Miss Sutliff.
Clarence Harner and Austin Black walked down from Topeka to Lawrence Sunday. While in the city they were the gusets of Morton Snow.