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DENTON DUNN. R.J.CURDY.
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F. C. KEYS,
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A. C. CUNKLE,
INEZ T. GAGT
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University Directory.
PHI GAMMA DELTA—Meets Saturday nights,
No. 715 Mass, 3rd floor,
PHI KAPPA FSi-Meets Saturday nights, at rooms of the members.
PHI DELTA THETA—Meets Saturday nights, A.
O. U, W.Hall.
SIGMA CHI—Meets Saturday nights, 2d floor Opera House block.
BETA TH. SIRA Pt—Meets Saturday nights, at H. TREMPER's law office.
SIGMA NU- Meets Saturday nights, I. O. O. F.
block.
KAPPA ALPHA TRETA—Meets Saturday after noon, 10.7 Mass, St. 3d floor.
I. C.—Meets Saturday afternoons at homes of members.
KAPFA KAPFA GAMMA - Meets Saturday after noons at homes of members.
ORPHIHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY -Meets Friday afternoons in its hall, University building, north wing, 3d floor. Press , J. M. Halligan; sex, E. ssn McMurry.
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY—Meets Thursdays at 8 p.m in Prof. Sayre's lecture room. J, H. De Ford, president; Miss Howard, sec'y.
SCIENCE CLUB-Meets Friday afternoons, in chemistry lecture room. Pres. R. L. McAlpine; sec'y, V. L. Kellogg.
MOOT SENATE — Meets in Oread hall every Saturday afternoon. President, John Mushrush; olerk, L. A. Baldwin.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION—Pres., E. G. Blair;
sec'y, A. L. Wilmoth; Board of Directors,
Frank Crowell, Denton Dunn, V. G. Kellogg
KENT CLUB, of Law Students—Meets Friday nights in Court House. Pres., J. W. Roberts; see'y, A. Overton.
PHILOLOGY—Meets second Friday of the month in Greek lecture room. University building, Press, Prof. Williams; see y, Prof. Carruth.
GERMAN SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon
on Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Tres., Henri
Nickel, Secy. Anne Mackenmon.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. M. C. A—Press, F. J.
Gardner; see'y, L. T. Smith; meets every Friday night in rooms of city association.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. W, C.A., meets Sunday afternoons at homes of members.
DICKSON DEBATING CLUB—Meets Friday nights, at Court House, Smith Curry, pres.; H. White, sec'y
LIME KILN DEMATING CLUB - W. R.
Cone, pres. H Hunt, seey.
GOUHREK Company—Pres., Denton Dunn; sec'y.
R. J. Curdy.
BRYNETH Company—Pres, W. S. Shauck.
BASE Bail Association—Secy, S. T. Gilmore.
A Homeric dictionary was taken from the shelves in the cloak room, last week. Will the finder please return it to the office at her earliest convenience?
The real estate boom has extended to the Athens of Kansas, and corner lots in that cultivated town are jumping up. A real estate department is to be added to the University. K. C. Journal.
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The good credit of a company is of financial value. It is this fact that induces us to notice and explain an editorial in the last number of the Review, which, while containing some truth, is so presented and distorted that it conveys, as we doubt not its writer intended, a very false impression. Before entering into the matter we wish to call the attention of the reader to the fact that while in entire possession of all the facts of the case as he so clearly shows, the editor of the Review first charged the Courier with being in debt $75 or $80, when the debt was $48.50. This is enough to show the animus which has controlled the editor of the Review in this matter. He claims that his first statement allowed "some latitude." It was a generous "latitude" indeed that increased a debt to nearly double what he knew was its real amount.
"For a long time previous to the 28th of November last the Courier company had owed its publishers $78.50." The writer might have gone further and said that when the present Courier company organized it assumed $200 indebtedness, $100 of which it paid off almost immediately and thus handicapped, it began the publication of a weekly paper at great expense and at a dull season of the year.
Mr. H. A. Cutler, the publisher, greatly annoyed the managers of the paper by continuous delays in issuing, and put them to considerable additional expense. On account of the debt of the Courier company to Mr. Cutler, the managers kept the paper with him as long as possible, but it became evident last fall that a change must be made, unless Mr. Cutler would issue the paper on time. This he failed to do. Accordingly, the managers settled for the expenses of the year and paid Mr. Cutler $30 on the old account. With a promise to pay the remainder of the debt as soon as possible, the managers placed the Courier in the hands of Mr. Davis, who promised to issue it regularly and on time.
The managers paid Mr. Cutler the remainder of what was due him a few weeks ago, holding $18.50 back as a recompense for the trouble and expense to which they had been put by Mr. Cutler's repeated failures to keep his contract. We will add that in so doing they treated Mr. Cutler very generously as it cost them not less than $5 a week for everyone of his failures which could not have been less than eight or ten in number.
So much for the Courier debt and the way it has been paid. And if per chance this closes a chance for the Review to create a sensation, allow us to suggest that they give a few extracts from the account books of their publishers. Or we could find the editor a book in which his own accounts are recorded that might prove even more interesting to an expectant public.
The marking system has evidently received some consideration from the faculty, and in consequence the standard has been perceptibly raised. First grades will hereafter convey some meaning and be of some value.
Profs. Marsh, Snow, Canfield and Dr. Lippincott in recent markings have clearly indexed this disposition on the part of the faculty. To good thorough, accurate students this will be a source of much satisfaction. They will no longer be placed in the same category with the superficial and careless who have the ability to be wordy and seem bright thereby. And to those who are ambitions for good grades, but are not fond of hard work, we would whisper gently in their ears, by way of warning, those sweet and consoling words: "Brace up,""Brace up."
As a general rule the faculty have been very liberal in allowing students privileges about the University, and have confided in the good sense of students to restrain them from abusing their freedom. In most cases this confidence has not been unjustly given, but there is one particular in which students have gone, as it seems to us, beyond a proper limit, and that is in the use of the telephone. Or rather the fault lies with the students' friends in the city who seem to think that because there is a telephone at the University, they are at liberty to call up any student for any trifling matter at any time they please. So the matter goes, and is a source of great annoyance not only to the clerk but to the professors and students themselves oftimes. Students should remember and should urge it upon their friends in the city not to use the telephone except in case of urgent necessity, or if their friends would like to talk with them let it be done at 1 o'clock, when it will interfere with no one. A little care and thoughtfulness on the part of students in this matter would make things run more smoothly, and secure to them the use of the telephone when they really need it.
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Our fraternities seem to stand on a mors substantial common ground than ever before. They are beginning to recognize that the aim of fraternities is a common one and that it can be better gained by harmonious and united action, than by selfish isolation and jealous suspicion of others. This fact is not only beneficial to the fraternities, but it raises the general tone of the institution. The present year has been remarkable and creditable, as regards fraternity hostilities and fights. And it must be conceded that it has made things far more pleasant for all concerned.
The united efforts of the fraternities have been favorable to this recognition of a common interest. The joint banquet and the present Inter-Fraternity league are efforts in the right direction. They not only make better fraternity men but they also make better and broader men every way.
We are glad to notice the increased interest which is shown in the literary and technical societies. A reference to our directory will show how numerous and important these societies are and how much good they can do, if properly managed. The day when general literary socii-
eties can claim a monopoly is past. With our advanced growth we are drifting into special lines of work and consequently need societies for the propagation and furtherance of such work. We are pleased to chronicle the organization of the new German society and hope that it will support its excellent beginning. We are pleased also to note the progress of the Lime Kiln and Dixon debating clubs, and wish to remind our readers that these societies are open to all students, and those wishing to get practice in the art of extemporaneous speaking ought to ally themselves with one or the other.
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MR. EDITOR: Many complaints have come to us recently through several of our most popular young ladies concerning the intrusions of a set of would-be society men during the past few weeks. It seems that we have a certain class of men in our University who have no idea of propriety whatever. As not one of them is able to carry on a decent conversation, they usually call on a young lady in gangs of from two to eight teen and though they are previously informed that she has other engagements, and though her parlor is occupied by other company, these weak-minded individuals will enter when common sense would tell them they are not wanted, take complete possession and there they will remain for hours, springing their silly jokes on each other and giggling at them until all others present are entirely prostrated with disgust. We deem it wholly unnecessary to mention any names as this gang is too well known, having been the laughing stock of the University for the past two or three years. From this, to together with other compliments which have been made through the columns of this paper we hope they may see the evil of their ways. If however, they persist in making these intrusions, we will be compelled to take more decided steps in order to protect our society against them. "Jay Hawker."
Translation from William Tell.
Translation from William Tell. The following translation of Melchthal's soliloquy in Wilhelm Tell was written by a member of the present Senior class four years ago. The Freshman German class will appreciate it at this time.
A noble gift of heaven is
the sunlight to the eye.
For with it every being lives:
Without, all creatures die.
The flowers in the meadows green
Turn happy to the light;
But he must sit disconsolate
Throughout eternal night.
Enjoyment of their beauty
To him is not allowed,
And sunset tints on ice crags
Are manted in a shroud,
'Twer better, in God's providence,
That he e'en there had died;
For living and not seeing
Is death personified.
Why gaze on me with pity?
For I am blessed with sight,
But cannot throw—ah, that I might-
One pencil of the light
Which to my eyes comes as a flood
Which makes all nature bloom,
Acrass his path in darkest shade,
To cheer him in his gloom.
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College World.
It is very interesting to notice the different subjects upon which college students write for their different college papers. Picking up the last *Tuftonian*, we were much struck on an article it contained entitled "Funerals." Now this may be all right and proper, but it does seem to us that a paper, especially so noted a one as the *Tuftonian*, could obtain articles more suited to itself; we would not be at all surprised to see articles of this kind in the Indiana Student, Hillsdale Herald or The Hesperian, but we marvel at the *Tuftonian* being unable to find something better. The Cynic, evidently being of a more cheerful disposition comes out and gives us some invigorating "Thoughts About Lone," in which the writer gives us a scientific discourse on this very interesting science, and calls upon the young men of the Universities to turn aside from the beaten paths of the usual fields of labor and devote their well trained faculties to this grand work, and reap the rewards which the world is waiting to bestow upon them in return for the help of which it stands so much in need.
The scientific method of "loving," is all very well theoretically, but practically it is a failure, and judging from other people's experience we are willing to take the old method, believing that it will be found to be much more satisfactory in every respect than any scientific method which could be devised. Speaking of this subject reminds us of an article which appeared in the *Burr* some time ago. We hope we will be excused for giving the following extract, as it only shows the class of literature with which its columns are generally filled: "Without the lightning flashed. Within, in the topmost chamber of a lofty tower, Constantina, wan and pale from grief and hunger, had thrown herself upon the floor and given way to a passionate flood of tears. At this moment the door opens and the adorable Bertram speeds into the apartment. For at least seventeen minutes neither can find breath to speak. "At last, dearest," says Bertram, "and have I found thee in very truth?" "Such seems to be the fact," murmurs Constantina, with inexpressible pathos. While they speak, a vivid flash of lightening darts from the angry heavens. "Fly with me, my dearest." cries Bertram. Constantina rushes hastily about the room, gathering up a few necessaries. At last, with her darling grasped tightly in her teeth, she signified her readiness."
This is the same paper which published a very thrilling story some time ago in which the beautiful heroine wept for some reason or another, and in describing it the writer makes the statement that "her tears fell with a sickening thud." We expect to see just such expressions as this when ever we open the Burr and we are never disappointed.
And now come the Seniors with a written review in International Law, showing only three first grades,eight seconds,and four thirds. R-r-r-revenge and Bl-u-u-u-d!
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