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Our views on Praternity Parties seem to be having a beneficial effect.
HON. MILTON W. REYNOLD' lecture on Aaron Burr is being well received by the State Press.
PRESENT this issue of THE COURT
ER to your friends at home, with
the compliments of K. S. U.
THE city council deserve great credit for its action in grading Oread avenue. The conversion of this barren hill into a beautiful avenue is a noble work. May the good work continue.
--see a change made in regard to this during our elections that are to come the present year. The students know who are good men, and let men be elected on their good qualities and less zeros will be placed to the credit of many of our leading politicians.
EVEN if the faculty does not manifest much interest in the workings of the literary societies, nevertheless it displays a liberal spirit in granting them the use of the chapel for their challenge contest of next week.
HARVEY COUNTY, although one of the smallest counties in the State, stands next to Douglas county in the number of its representatives in our classic halls. This "little empire" furnishes three editors for THE COURIER.
The torrent of invectives which has recently been hurled upon the heads of those political shysters, who have been abusing our college relations, has had almost beneficial effect. These demagogues have all hunted their holes, leaving our University associations secure and unreffled. Let us hiss the first mugwump who shows his slimy head.
--see a change made in regard to this during our elections that are to come the present year. The students know who are good men, and let men be elected on their good qualities and less zeros will be placed to the credit of many of our leading politicians.
ORATORY at K. S. U. is now at a premium. Unusual interest is being manifested in both writing and speaking. Every day brings forward some unknown orator to enter the lits. In the many contests and entertainments of this year we predict some rare treats.
OUR University authorities are conducting the present improvements with admirable foresight. They seem to realize that plans must be so arranged as to place on Mt. Oread the grandest assemblage of college edifices and conveniences that ever crowned any campus. So be it.
THE future influence of the students of our University upon the social and political events of our State cannot be underestimated. Here are assembled the future leaders, it may be, of the State. Almost every county is ably represented; and as our graduates return to their homes they will be honored and respected as persons who are worthy of confidence.
The drell correspondent who recently clamored for some excitement has now all the opportunities that ever haunted him in his wildest dreams. As the wintry winds come on, the merry tone is aroused in the bosom of every one. Now, entertainments, socials, balls, concerts and gatherings innumerable make the year a happy one.
--see a change made in regard to this during our elections that are to come the present year. The students know who are good men, and let men be elected on their good qualities and less zeros will be placed to the credit of many of our leading politicians.
THE COURIER, under its present management, is a journal of the students, by the students and for the students of K. S. U.
ONCE before we have spoken of the bad ventilation of the room in which the Senior Law Class recites. No change has been made. It is shameful to have students recite in a room when the air is as bad as is usually there. The person whose business it is to attend to such matters should see that a window is open and a little fresh air let in.
We are glad to see that the members of our editorial staff have not become so much infatuated with that wild fanaticism for something new, which seems to be raging in the minds of a few of our students who are trying to find something about which to write. We prefer to be more conservative; to direct our attention to the correction of existing abuses, and the enjoyment of even limited conveniences, rather than to engage in a wild clamor for enterprises, which at present are impossible.
LET no one suppose that we are endeavoring to discourage the so-called military company. Of course if a few boys wish to meet and march around together occasionally we have no objection. But the talk about getting an officer here or equipments is all bosh, for as we have said before the Kansas militia is full and no further application will be granted. We venture to prophesy that the boyish enthusiasm will pass away when the novelty of the affair is over, and the "military company" will soon be a thing of the past.
Not long ago a few Orophilians formed a debating club of small membership. This is a move in the right direction. If societies, with a membership of twenty or thirty, were formed, not only for debating, but for general literary work, better work would be obtained. The reasons for this are obvious. But there is another advantage that would result from dividing Oread and Orophilian into smaller societies. Much of the wrangling now existing would be abolished. The different factions would either be divided among these societies or would form societies of their own, where they could fight and scheme and make the air to their hearts' content, without discomposed peaceable people. Let this matter receive careful consideration.
AMONG the citizens of Kansas, who should be more thankful tomorrow than we, the students of the State University? Certainly, no one has enjoyed more bountiful blessings or greater privileges than we. Down deep in our hearts there is an indescribe feeling of gratitude for the kind wishes of friends; the loving assistance of parents who, amid the strife and struggle of life, have silently shouldered the burden of giving us such beneficial opportunities. Such a sacrifice can only be rewarded by becoming more dutiful sons and daughters. To our generous State, which here maintains such liberal advantages, we owe the debts of grateful hearts and faultless citizenship. And to Him who is the Author of all these auspicious surroundings we can return but one reward, that of puerile lives and noble manhood. But, doubtless, we may as well attribute a no small portion of our victories and achievements to our own individual efforts. This should encourage us to redouble our efforts in the future. Then, let us, as we retire from the festivities of another Thanksgiving day, resolve to redouble our zeal, to be more faithful to the affections of our parents, the liberality of the State, the interests of each other, and the mandates of our God.
THE literary societies of the K. S. U. are by no means in as prosperous a condition as they might be, and therefore, they should not make important changes in their methods unless assured that a change will benefit them. Orophilian however, a few weeks since made an amendment to the constitution, by which her contest orators and debaters are to be appointed by competitive contest instead of being elected by the votes of the members. We very much question the advisibility of such a change, and especially so at the present time when the members are neither too numerous nor too enthusiastic. The competitive contest plan has often been tried in other colleges, and has not always been attended with the best results. While, acknowledging that the old way was far from perfection, it had nevertheless, as it seems to us, more advantages and fewer difficulties than the new one. Of course, with the old plan, there was a great deal of electionering and wire-working, yet the elections always bring with them many benefits by adding to the membership and materially assisting the finances of the society. When the members, themselves, elect their representatives those members who have aspirations know that their fellows are sitting in judgment on them every week, and they will therefore work hard in the society right along. But if the orators are chosen by competitive contest, the members who wish to compete will stay at home and prepare their speeches for the contest. We are not making rash statements, but we know these things are so from results here and in other colleges. For these reasons we think the Orophilians have made a bad move and we believe they will soon find it out.
"To BE or NOT TO BE" has become the all-absorbing problem of our literary societies. The Oreads seem to have almost decided "not to be." The Orophilians, as a last resort, have made a grand effort to place their society beyond the possibility of failure. The membership of the society has been placed upon a solid and permanent basis. In addition to this Orophilians have organized an auxiliary department for the collection and encouragement of exterparate speaking. This is a commendable movement. Free and ready speech is one of the greatest gifts of God, and like all other of his endowments, it is the superb reward of great labor. We predict that this entertainment of the Orophilians will be remunerated by ample fruits. Oreads, go thou and do likewise.
THE late trouble at Ann Arbor, in which our fellow student, P. R. Bennett, was implicated, seems to be in as unsettled a condition as ever. At the trial, which came off last week, Mr. Bennett was found guilty and a fine of fifty dollars imposed. From what we can hear, the officer who made the arrest had the selection of the jurors, and it was impossible to get justice at their hands. The case has been taken to the district court, where it will be conducted at the expense of the students. The prosecution is very anxious to compromise, but the students will stop at nothing short of an absolute acquittal.
EXCHANGE SPIRIT.
THE executive committee of the State Oratorical association met here last Saturday to decide upon the time of holding the State contest. Ellsworth Ingalls, of Washburn, is chairman of the committee; D. E. Cole, of Ottawa, vice-president, and W. Y. Morgan, of K. S. U., secretary and treasurer. The second Friday in March was the day appointed, and representatives will be present from Emporia, Ottawa, Washburn and the State University. It is not known whether Baker University will send a contestant or not. Prizes of thirty and twenty dollars were offered for the two successful contestants.
EXCHANGE SPIRIT.
There are in all colleges certain narrow-minded individuals, who know naught else than to prepare and recite their daily lessons. To those students of K. S. U. who are of this class, we would recommend the following appropriate remarks of the Beacon concerning persons of such disposition:
"There is in almost every college that institution called the college 'dig.' He is, at the same time, the less studious classmates. He never goes anywhere, taboos entertainments and social gatherings, always can answer every question in the lesson, sometimes those out of it, and in time becomes a sort of living, though automatic, encyclopedia, the pride and admiration of his instructors. Yet with all his book lore, the 'dig' lacks what endless study can give him—a wide sympathy, a broad sensibility, which, mingling with his fellow creatures, alone can give him. He loses the pleasant recreation which relaxes the mind and gives it a healthier and more bony tone. The pleasure of giving others happiness by contributing his part to an entertainment is unknown to him. When asked, he really can not thik of it; he has so much studying to do. Poor 'dig'! He is certainly an estimable person; but give us, in preference, the cheerful student who never shirks, but at the same time can open himself to his fellow-students, and cultivate in his own life, as well as in those around him, a wider knowledge, a richer and broader humanity."
OCCASIONALLY we hear of some new college started somewhere in our State. At such report we are anything but gratified, since new and rival institutions are a serious drawback to the cause of higher education. The reason of this useless increase of schools is largely due to the selfish emulation or misplaced good intentions of Christian churches. We can see no just cause for every denomination to have a piny nurselling of its own, instead of all uniting in the support of good institutions already established. If the denominations are jealous of one another, let them give all their aid to the non-sectarian state institution, which is well worthy of their patronage. The Epoch, of California, one of our brightest exchanges, complains of the same short-sightedness of the church in its State, and contains the following sound sense on the subject;
"The genius of this nineteenth century is union or centralization. Whatever body or organization recognizes and acts upon this truth will succeed. In nothing is this more evident than in education. The church, ignoring this, has gone on founding weak colleges all over our land, and to-day complains because these colleges give no more substantial proof of success. especially do we of California need to take this lesson to hear; for, in characteristic pride and arrogance, nothing short of the highest has been aimed at. And now we see our state covered with inferior and weak colleges, a detriment to true education, a monument to the folly of their projectors and of the pride of the people. In justification of this it has been urged that many who would not 'go off' to college would attend if a college was brought to them. Is it then best to seriously cripple the cause of Christian education because, forsooth, a few pumy weaklings would not take the trouble to seek an education? Men who first inquire the ease and cost of the curriculum rather than the breadth and depth of completeness. For such as these, who in their indolent stupidity, are not worth the primers in which they learned their A B Cs, should a church cripple its usefulness to its God, to its State?
THAT our subscribers may know how THE COURIER is regarded abroad, we quote the comment on it by the *Hatchet*, a lively weekly from the far West. The *Hatchet* has the proper idea and seems to appreciate the mission of THE COURIER:
--see a change made in regard to this during our elections that are to come the present year. The students know who are good men, and let men be elected on their good qualities and less zeros will be placed to the credit of many of our leading politicians.
"The University Courier may be classed among the live weeklies. No attempt, however, seems to be made to maintain a literary department, the papers being filled with locals, persons and editors. As a college newspaper it stands among the first."
EDITOR VIEWS: We have been given to understand at every opportunity that this is a University in its methods as well as in its name.
VIEWS
The catalogue informs us that every student is supposed to be old enough to know what he wants, unless he is not he is advised to stay at home in the high school. In short, we are given to understand that "this is a University and that we are men and woman."
I will cite an example and ask how it agrees with the above?
A student is studying either French or German. His professor in that department is to give a lecture on the Troubadours or the Minnesingers, either of which lecture is as much in his line of study as in the line of the music student. At any rate it is a subject on which every ordinarily well-read person ought to be posted, much more a university student.
Now, what is the result when you go to your professor and state to him that there is to be such a lecture, that you know your recitations and would like to be excused to hear it? He will answer invariably that it is impossible, that the faculty have especially decreed to the contrary; so the student, if he goes to the lecture, is credited with a failure, and if he stays to recite he misses an opportunity he may never again have afforded him.
I would ask in all candor, is this living up to the University standard on the part of the faculty?
For my part I much prefer hav- ing the zero in the professor's book than to have the blank in my own head. L.
EDITOR VIEWS:—During my two years in K. S. U, I have watched with considerable interest the amount of trickery that is resorted to in our college politics and its effect upon those who take part in such nefarious schemes. There are some leaders in our politics who will stop short of nothing in order to carry their point. Who does not recollect the shameful proceedings in Oread last year, in the election of their June program? Their tricks then would have caused the blush of shame to rise even to the face of a ward politician. In fact, I don't remember of but very few selections during the last two years that have been free from such disgrace. Even in Senior class election fraud was resorted to in order to reserve the most honorable positions to a few of the chosen lights. The effect in after life is what is most to be regretted. How can the effect be otherwise than bad, when for four years a person has been resorting to all manner of tricks, deluding themselves into the belief that they are becoming shrewd men and making themselves capable of entering into the service of their country as politicians or new-paper men. The time when such shrewdness (?) is appreciated is fast drawing to a close. It teaches them to place a false estimate on themselves as to their value. This case will be like that of an eloquent lawyer, who harangued the jury for an hour or two on a case, but after finishing his flowery speech, how was he chagrined when the Judge said "Young man, you have made a very eloquent speech. When we have a case that it fits, we will refer to it." He had placed a false estimate on himself. He had received the highest honors during his college career, but what his gain?
College politics are necessary, but then it is just as necessary that they be pure, and that every student stand on his honors alone, and that fanaticism be placed in the distant background. Every place of honor, I think, for several years to come has a man no to fill it, and with our present way of running elections, he will be place there even if the necessary number of votes has to be obtained in a questionable manner. Students who take part in these schemes do not stop to think of the harm they are working against K. S. U. Are the facts not published in our college papers? Are the papers not sent to all parts of the State? What is the impression created in the minds of the readers? I, myself, during the past summer, was questioned as to why it was that we were always engaged in political strife in K. S. U? Do the papers not make mention of the amount of time that is wasted in hall electioneering?" Does this not cause many to hesitate before sending their children here? They are not anxious to send them where they are in danger of receiving contamination, which may effect their usefulness in life's duty. I would like to
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EDITOR VIEWS: — I have with interest and satisfaction, the last few weeks, read your "Views" onaternity parties. I have long felt the matter needed just such ventilation as you have given it. None too fully can the "itrat" girl consider the Shakespearean quotation of "Greek" last week. The plan of holding random "trat" dances and parties in gentlemen's halls must be checked, and you have taken the right course to reach the desired end. May the good work go on. ANOTHER GREEK.
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EMMA ARBOT AND HER GRAND OPERA COMPANY.
At Bowersock's opera house evening of 28 inst., a varied and entertaining performance. From the Philadelphia "Daily Public Ledger." "The season at this place of amusement was opened last evening by McIntyre & Heath's Minstrels, who gave a varied and very entertaining performance. Among the interesting features were the solos and duets of Messrs. Dewitt and Kirwan, who played on all sorts of musical instruments; and the 'Clipper Quartette,' who appeared in an amusing burlesle. The program concluded with a one act comedy, called 'Way down South,' in which all the members of the company took part. The theatre presented an attractive appearance last evening, having been redecorated and renovated during the summer. It is estimated that there were 2,500 persons in the audience last evening. McIntyre & Heath's Minstrels will give performances every evening this week, and at the regular Tuesday, Friday and Saturday matines."
On Friday December 4th the Abbot Opera Company plays an engagement at the Opera House. Miss Emma Abbot has always been a favorite in this city, and has increased her popularity at each visit. In view of the fact that her present company is the strongest she has ever organized, there is every reason ever known in Lawrence. During her engagement in Chicago recently, the theatre was so crowded that camp chairs had to be placed in the aisles, and even then, only standing zoom could be obtained. The production of opera here by the Abbot company, will be on a grand scale of magnificence, as Miss Abbot has spared neither labor nor expense in the organization of her present company. And in the costumes and properties used in the production of the different operas in their extensive repertoire. So far the present season collapsed all former ones in the grand succession of artistic triumphs. And praises of approval have everywhere been meted out to their popular prima donna and her excellent company.
the leading artists in the company are; Emma Abbot, Laura Belloni, Marie Greenwood, sopranos; Lizzie Anandala, Bertina Flicke, contralto; Fernando Michelina, Agostino Montegriffe, Maurice Connell, tenors; Wm. Prinecto, late of Col. Mapleson's company, bartone; Giovanni Ronconi, basso profundo; Wm. Broderick, Angelo Barbara, basso cantata. The chorus and orchestra, under the leadership of Signor Tomasl, complete the most effective ensemble ever heard in English opera. The Abbott company comes but once a year, and all the lovers of light and classic music should improve the coming engagement.
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