THE WEEKLY
UNIVERSITY COURIER.
THE LARGEST COLLEGE JOURNAL CIRCULATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
Published Every Friday Morning by the
COURIER COMPANY
For Kansas University Students.
L. A. GILBERT, President. | EMMA HYNEES, Secretary.
EDITORIAL STAFF:
HARRY E. VALENTINE, Editor In-Chief.
CYRUS CRANE,
JEAN ANDERSON,
FIELD,
F. C. KEYS,
E. J. GARDNER,
C. E. STREET
HOPEES.
AGNES WRIGHT
BUSINESS MANAGERS:
DENTON HOGER JOME, E. L. SWOPE.
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as second-class matter.
University Directory.
PHI GAMMA DELTA—Meets Saturday nights.
No. 51, Mass. No. 3d floor.
PHI KAPPA PSI-Meets Saturday nlights. 30
floor opera house block.
PHI DELTA THETA—Meets Saturday nights, A.
O, U, W,Hall.
SIGMA CHI—Meets Saturday nights, 2d floor
Opera House block.
BETA THEFT Pi- Meets Saturday nights, 4th floor Opera House block.
Stigma Nu-Meets Saturday nights, I. O. O. F. block.
KAPPA ALPHA TRETA-Meets Saturday after-
noons, No. 718 Mass, St. 3d door.
I. C.—Meets Saturday afternoons at homes of members.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA—Meets Saturday after
nomads at homes of members.
OREAD LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon in its hall, University building, south wing, 3d floor. Pres., Denton Dunn; see'y Ella Ropes.
ORPHIHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY -Meets Friday afternoons in its hall, University build ing, north wing, 3d floor. Pres., A. L. Wil moth; secy. Law a Arnett.
SCIENCE CLUB-Meets Friday afternoons, h chemistry lecture room. Pres. R. L. MeAlpine; see'y, V. L. Kellogg.
KENT CLUB, of Law Students—Meets Friday nights in Court House. Pres., J. W. Roberts; sec'y, A. Overton.
PHILOLOGY—Meets second Friday of the month in Greek lecture room, University building. Press, Prof. Robinson, sec'y, Prof. Wrilex.
MOOT SENATE—Meets in Orophilian hall every Saturday afternoon. President, John Mushrush; oterk, L. A. Baldwin.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. M. C. A.-Pres., F. J.
Gardner; secy', L. T. Smith; meets every
Friday night in rooms of city association.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION—Pres., E. G. Blair; see'y, A. L. Wiltmish; Board of Directors Crowell, Denton Dunn, V. G. Keilogg
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. W, C.A., meets Sunday afternoons at homes of members.
COURIER Company—Pres, L. A. Gilbert; sec'y,
Miss Emma Hynes.
REVIEW Company—Pre, S. W. Shattuck
BASE Ball Association—Sce, F. E. Neal.
THE LOCAL
CONTEST
OF THE
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION WILL BE HELD AT Bowersock's Opera House
ON
Friday Evening, Jan. 28,'87.
Tickets on sale at Field's, Jan. 25. Prices
50c and 30c.
The Tariff Debate
This debate which is under the uspices of the Jeffersonian Club was opened last Monday night by Prof. J. H. Canfield. A. O. U. W. hall was well filled, showing that people are interested in the question. There was also a goodly sprinkling of students. The question under discussion is:
"Resolved: That the American system of protection is false in theory and pernicious in practice." Prof. Canfield opened for the affirmative and, according to agreement confined himself to the first half of the question.
The Professor said that the question is still an open one, showing thereby that the right solution has not yet been reached for Mr. Sumner was correct when he said: "In a free country nothing can be settled that is not right. He then proceeded to lay a firm foundation for his talk, stating clearly the nature of trade, labor and the market and the dependence and relation between them. He stated that tax is unconstitutional when levied for other than governmental uses; and he proved the assertion by citations from eminent authorities. He then proceeded to handle the question directly and made the following points:
1st. The theory of protection is false because it denies men freedom of market.
2d. Limitation of the market breeds monopolies.
3d. The theory is false because it makes every discovery of natural resources a curse instead of a blessing
4th. The theory is false because it denies the enjoyment of the free gifts of nature.
5th. It is false because it says that the United States is an inferior nation.
The professor said that he had birteen points in all, but for lack of time was unable to proceed.
Prot. Canfield spoke eloquently and earnestly and held the attention of the large audience with remarkable ease, considering the length of time which the address occupied.
Occasional bursts of genuine ornature were greeted with applause, while sallies of ridicule moved all to laughter. In short the address was highly instructive and entertaining. Judge Thacher will reply next Monday evening.
Boarding Clubs.
Who originated the plan in K. S. U. of students conducting boarding clubs and who started the first one going? Some say one, others say another, but whoever it may have been, let him stand forth and receive the thanks and blessings of everyone of the many students, who are, by boarding in clubs, escaping the nuisances of high price but inferior boarding houses.
of each president to make the board bill very small and his pride to reduce the price of living below that of his predecessor. Such being the case, the board bill was often very small indeed and the food very poor, so poor in fact that the greater body of students had no desire to join themselves with these clubs.
When the first boarding clubs were established they were conducted simply as a money saving institution. They were managed by students who were in straightened financial circumstances and who could not afford to attend school, were they compelled to pay the high price which was then charged for anything like decent living. It was the aim
But this has changed, and while there are clubs of the present day that are conducted with as little cost to their members as in the early days yet there is none but that the food is clean, nutritious, in abundance, and with a variety, showing the effects of experience in managing clubs. And there are some clubs whose members have no cause, on account of finances, to live cheaply, but whose only object in boarding in clubs is that they have found that they can be better satisfied and live better, boarding in this manner than they can in any other.
There are at present six boarding clubs conducted by the students of K. S. U. One of them comprises ladies and gentlemen, the others only gentlemen. In numbers they range all the way from twelve to twenty members. The cost per week, depending upon the membership and the quality of the food, varies from an average of $2.25 per week in the cheapest to $3.50 per week in the most costly.
The manner in which these clubs are managed is essentially the same in all. A person is employed for a certain remuneration per week from each member to prepare and serve the food, she furnishing all necessary articles and utensils. A president or steward is elected or appointed by the club, for a certain term, the length of the term differing in the different clubs. This president has full charge of the making of the bills of fare, purchasing provisions, making and collecting the necessary assessments for the maintainence of the club, and settling all bills held against tha club. In one club the president is assisted by an auditing committee whose duties are in determining the sum which should be collected from each member.
There are more students boarding in clubs at present than ever before in the history of K. S. U. They are from all ranks; where before only the financially poor classes, now all classes are represented. While there is no probability of the club system entirely superceding the boarding house system, yet no student who has ever been a member of a good club ever feels satisfied in a change.
For the benefit of our foreign subscribers we will give the following short account of the fire by which we suffered so disastrously:
The Fire
On Saturday night, January 8th, about 11:30, fire was discovered in the double store room occupied by the dry and fancy goods house known as the "Trade Palace" and conducted by Kahnweiler & Bro. When discovered the flames were raging fiercely and before the efficient (?) fire department could gain control the fire had completely consumed Siler's grocery, Salvation Army hall and J. Montgomery's grocery to the
south of Kahnweiler's and destroyed Falley's restaurant and greatly damaged Straffon's drug store to the north. Two explosions during the fire were so powerful as to break the plate glass windows in the stores across the sreet.
In the second stories of the destroyed buildings were the rooms of quite a number of students. Some of these lost nothing while others saved nothing excepting what they could catch up when aroused by the fire. The following is a partial list of the students and their losses: M. O. Billings and Dickerson, books, papers, ete.; Cunkle and Martindale, nothing: Kirkpatrick, Reager and Fox saved nothing; J. E. Griffith, estimated loss amounted to about $300; John Kleinhans $150; W. S. Jenks, $300, Fred Dorrance, $150; J. W. Henshaw, $800; W. W. Davis, $700.
On the second floor of the block was situated the Courier office. Here were the type, cuts, chases, in fact all the necessary material by which the Courier was published. They were the property of W. W. Davis, a student of the University. Everything was destroyed, the flames spreading so rapidly that it, was impossible to enter the office for the purpose of removing anything. The Courier for last week was well under way, most of the advertisements, headings, etc., and several columns of matter being in type. The loss on the material etc., is estimated at about $500. No insurance. It was after 4 o'clock Sunday morning before the fire was under control. The total losses amount to about $75,000 with about $50,000 insurance.
Oread-Orophilian Contest
The long awaited for seventh annual contest between the Oread and Orophilian literary societies was held last Friday evening in University Hall. The audience was large and appreciative and was noticeable for the close attention which it paid to the performance of the entire evening. F. G. Crowell, of Oread Society presided as president of the evening.
The first on the program was music by the University orchestra. This was the first appearance of the University orchestra in the musical world of K. S. U., and by its splendid rendition of the beautiful selection, surprised its most ardent supporters, and surpassed the highest anticipations.
After the invocation by Chancellor Lippincott, C. L. Smith, representing Oread as essayist was introduced. His subject, "Room at the Top" was handled in a manner which showed much care and thought. His delivery was free and easy. He argued that the idea, that there is room at the top is, in general, a mistaken one; that these positions are all occupied and more than a sufficient number justly knocking for admittance.
Miss Inez Taggart, the essayest of Orophilian, took for her subject, "Night brings out the Stars." Strangely and by a mere chance her essay treated of nearly the same points as that of Mr. Smith but she refuted his arguments. She held that by genius and perseverance a person can with almost absolute certainty reach the top round of the ladder. Her essay was very flowery and figurative and her delivery splendid.
Miss Birdie Atwood then favored the audience with a beautiful piano solo.
The question: Resolved, That a National System of Direct Taxation is preferable to one of Indirect, was argued on the affirmative by Fred Bowersock of Oread and on the negative by E. A. Ackley of Orophilum.
Mr. Bowersock argued that the indirect system is complicated, difficult to adjust, leaves open many avenues for corruption, and creates more expense in collection than the direct. The words of his debate were well chosen and to the point and his delivery with the exception of being too rapid, was very good.
Mr. Ackley maintained that indirect system is a favorite with the people because it enables them to pay their tax at a time and in a manner most convenient. He claimed that this system is not complicated nor cumbersome when collected as a necessary income, and that though it is abused to a certain extent yet the collectors of one system are no more corrupt than those of another. Mr. Ackley is justly considered one of the most eloquent speakers and most forcible writers of the University and his reputation was upheld and strengthened by his debate. It was considered by many of the audience to have been the finest production of the evenings, and his appearance to have been the best of all the performers.
Henri Nickle of Oread discussed "Some Problems." He claimed that the bondage of wealth held men in its power as did the slavery of old. He showed the necessity of a change of some kind and prophesied a revolution were not the necessity heeded. Mr. Nickle possesses a magnetism and fire possessed by few orators. His voice is splendid and his gestures graceful and easy.
Following a beautiful solo by that ever welcome vocalist Dan Crew, were the declamations "The Death Bridge of the Tay" by Miss Emma Bartell of Orophilian, and "Lasca" by Miss Gertie Hunnicutt of Oread. Both performances were excellent. The styles of speaking were different necessitated by the difference of nature in their declamations, Miss Hunnicutt's being dramatic, while Miss Bartell's calm and sympathetic.
After another solo by Dan Crew, the first orator was introduced, W. E. Higgins of Orophilian. His subject "Why a Mind" demonstrated the necessity of a mind with a supreme power and a mind distinct from simple material. He showed that moral and physical qualities were entirely dependent on the mental. Mr. Higgins shows remarkable oratorial skill and training. He possesses a rich and powerful voice.
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While the judges were comparing their markings the orchestra rendered several selections in an excellent manner.
The decision of the judges, Col. H.M.Green, Maj.B.J.Horton and D.S.Alford, were in favor of Orophilian by a marking of 85 points to 78, Orophilian winning in everything excepting in declamation.
Woodward's Round Corner is Headquarters in the Drug Business.
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