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WEEKLY University Courier.
PUBLISHED BY UNIVERSITY COURIER COMPANY Every Friday Morning.
J. SULLIVAN,
President.
F. T. OAKLEY,
Sec'y.
EDITORIAL STAFF.
C. S. METCALFE, '86,
B. K. BURKE, '85,
VICTOR LINLEY, '85,
NETTIE BROWN, '86,
F. W. BARNES, '86,
ELLA ROPE, '87,
W. L. KRHE, '88,
LAUCA LYSON, '88
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MOTTO. —Fraternity Rule Must Be Broken
Entered at the Post Office at Lawrence, Kansas, or second class matter.
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Hurrah for Docking!
Fifth place isn't so very bad.
"The lion roareth, the whang-doodle mourneth, but the Courier goeth on forever."
--commencement, and especially while Secretary Bayard is here. We have no doubt but that there will be a larger attendance on his address than the chapel will accommodate. So we would suggest to the committees having the matter in charge, that seats should be reserved for students, or at least for the members of the literary societies.
Kansas didn't get the first place at the contest, but it got its share of the bakery at the election.
Mr. Docking, of Emporia, is entitled to great credit for his work to have the next Inter-State Oratorical contest held at Lawrence.
Lawrence has been chosen as the place for the holding of the InterState Oratorice Association next year. Kansas should make special effort.
The honor of obtaining the next Inter-State oratorical contest here belongs to the delegate from Kansas, S. T. Gilmore.
The next Inter-State oratorical contest will be held here. We insure those who attend from other colleges a royal welcome and fair treatment.
To the faculty:—On the last Monday there is a circus in town; also a menagerie in the Review company. The students are unanimously in favor of having school on Monday instead of Saturday.
The Carthagenian comes to us with the startling announcement that they thought the Courier had consolidated with a paper known as the Kansas Review. Nay, brother, we haven't the slightest idea of such a performance.
A number of State papers express their fear that the action of the board of regents in regard to Prof. Stephens was taken on religious grounds. This the board expressly deny, and as the gentlemen who compose it are well known to be honorable men, that matter ought to be settled.
Prof. Spring has been solicited by two colleges to accept positions; one the presidency of the University of Dakota, another a professorship in a prominent New England institution. But the professor is loyal, and will probably remain with the University of Kansas.
There is every indication of an immense crowd in Lawrence during
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Along with a great deal of other spirit not so commendable, the Junior class has shown much class spirit, Next Thursday evening it presents a program of excellent speaking and music on "Junior Night." The custom of holding such an entertainment is a good one, and should be encouraged by a full attendance. If the plan is a success this year the entertainment will doubtless be held by the following Junior classes.
What Will Lawrence Do?
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Governor Robinson has always been a friend to the University, and now he has added to his claim to that name. The governor has made the proposition that he will give to the University the tract of land on Mount Oread, lying north of the campus, about nine acres, if the city will oper up Oread Avenue. If the city accepts this generous offer, land will be secured to the University which will be valuable as an addition to the campus, and will be prevented from being a location for unsightly buildings which would destroy the view. And then if the avenue is opened another and much better than any present way of approach to the University will be secured. This last is badly needed. Neither of the two streets which now lead to the top of Oread are half way respectable. Oread Avenue would be of a gentle descent, easily ascended by carriage, and not so hard upon the weary footman.
If the city of Lawrence has any enterprise or business sagacity, it will accept the proposition. The cost would be but slight. The benefits would be great. Other cities do much more for institutions located in their midst, which do not bring near the return.
Oratorical Association.
Kansas holds her State contest about four weeks before her representative has to compete. Let something be done for next year to give "our man" a better chance. The successful man of last year devoted the entire summer preceding at Raymond's school of oratory in Boston, at work on his production. Each one of the other States give their representative from three to six months for preparation.
For three years in succession Illinois has ranked first or second in the Inter-State oratorical contest. As an exception to all the other states we believe she holds her State contest a year ahead, giving her successful contest a year in which to make such preparation for the Inter-State contest as he may see fit. Her carrying off the honors she certainly seems quite significant.
Let our college contests be held by the middle of November next; the State just before the holiday vacation. Let our home association take immediate action.
Some of our pious or would-be pious exchanges, object to the tone of the K. S. U. papers, and particularly to the Courier. At the same time they temper their remarks with commendation of the work done. As the Courier is run to please the students of the University of Kansas, and not to satisfy the all-wise exchange man of the seventeenth century college journal, we do not allow these little matters to make us lose much sleep. If a few of these relics would emulate our local and personal editors in energy and grit, if not in "check," no doubt they would be much better appreciated, and not have to fill their columns with "please pay your subscription," or exhaust their editorial minds with the complaints of lack of support and pleas for aid from alumni.
Inter-State Oratorical Contest.
Thursday evening, May 7th, the representatives from Colleges of eight western States met in friendly contest at Columbus, Ohio, to decide on the merits of their oratory. The speakers all did well, and the result was close. The decision of the judges, however, seems to give satisfaction.
When the decision was announced it was found that the orators ranked as follows: 1. Beveridge, of DePauir University, Indiana; 2. Gender, of Knox College, Illinois; 3. Pomeroy, of Iowa; 4. VanFossen, of Minnesota; 5. Docking, of Kansas 6. Gray, of Wisconsin; 7. Greenlee of Ohio; 8. House, of Nebraska The first prize of seventy-five dollars was therefore awarded to Mr. Beveridge, with his oration on "The Conflict of Labor and Capital; the second prize of fifty dollars, to Victor Bender, with his oration on "Shillel and Germany.
At a meeting of the association, Lawrence, Kansas was selected as the place for the next contest. Colorado was admitted to the association.
Regent's Meeting.
Yesterday the board met, with Messrs. Peck, Otis, Fitzpatrick and Smith present. The plans of J. G. Haskell for the natural history building were adopted, and work will be begun soon. The petition of the classical students for the retention of Prof. Stephens was refused. This settles the matter. A committee was adjoined to look after the opening of Oread.
Thursday evening, June 4th, Field-Grovenor oratorial contest.
Program for Commencement Week.
Saturday evening, June 6th, Normal entertainment.
Friday evening, June 5th, Oread-Orophilian contest.
Sunday evening, June 7th, Baccalaureate sermon, by Bishop Garrett, of Texas.
Monday morning, June 8th, Crew contest of declaimers, formerly the Faculty contest.
Monday evening, 8th, address by Hon. Thomas F. Bayard.
Tuesday morning, June 9th, Class Day exercises.
Tuesday evening, June 9th, address before the Alumni Association, by A. C. Scott, of 77.
Wednesday morning, June 10th,
Commencement Day.
EXCHANGE.
The Bee, from Illinois Wesleyan,
tries up the 'COURIER iden' as follows;
We approve of fraternities, and believe that in their place they are a useful institution. We also approve of a certain amount of zeal on the part of fraternity men for their respective fraternities, as without this zeal on the part of its members, the fraternity could not prosper. But there is such a thing as carrying fraternity zeal to excess. There is such a thing as deciding all issues as they arise, no matter how trivial or how plain, by the bearing which they have on the several fraternities or on the individual members of a fraternity, regardless of the right of the question issue. We are sorry to say it, but we believe fraternity zeal is being carried to excess in our own school. Fraternities are brought into everything. Our society and other elections are nearly all decided on fraternity grounds. Nor is this all. We have to carry motions and even decide points of order by strict fraternity vote, all the members of a given fraternity supporting any measure that is introduced by one of their number. It is to be deplored that such a state of affairs exists. Loyalty to one's fraternity does not demand the surrender of private judgment and conscience. Everyone should support or refuse to support a given measure solely on merits of itself, and not for fraternity reasons. In fact, the fraternity should not be mixed up at all in the affairs of other societies.
It may interest some to know what a few rich men have done for the cause of education. John Hopkins gave $3,148,000 to the University which he founded. His gifts for benevolent purposes amounted to $8,-000,000. Judge Packer gave $3,000,-000 to Lehigh University. Cornelius Vanderbilt gave $1,000,000 to Vanderbilt University. Stephen Girard gave $8,000,000 to Girard College. John C. Green and his residuary legatees gave $1,500,000 to Princeton College. Ezra Cornell gave $1,000,-000 to Cornell University. Isaac Rich bequeathed the greater part of his estate, which was appraised at $1,700,000, to Boston University. On account of the great fire and shrinkage in value, and other unfortunate circumstances, the University will realize less than $700,000 from this magnificent bequest. Amasit Stone gave $600,000 to Adelbert College by direct gift and by bequest W. W. Corcoran gave $170,000 to Columbia University in money and land. Benjamin Bussy gave real estate worth $500,000 to Harvard University. Samuel Williston, William S. Walker and Samuel A. Hitchcock gave between $100,000 and $200,000 each to Amherst College. Whitney Phoenix gave the bulk of his property, amounting to about $640,000, to Columbia College. J. B. Trevorn gave $170,000 to Rochester Theological Seminary. Matthew Vassar gave $800,000 to Vassar College. Gardner Colby gave $170,000 to Colby University, and $100,000 to Newtor Theological Seminary. J. B. Colgate gave $300,000 to Madison University George I. Seney gave $450,000 to Wesleyan University. The Croze family gave $300,000 to Crozer Theological Seminary.
The Musical Herald, from Boston, is well worthy of perusal by the musician.
Yale, Harvard and Dartmouth have all conferred the degree of LL. D. on Secretary Bayard.
There is a petition now before the lower house of the Michigan legislature, asking that the sale of intoxicating liquors within five miles of the University of Michigan be prohibited by law.
The Lariat is one of the exchanges we like to read. It reflects the thought and feeling of the students of Wabash, and that is what a college journal should try to do.
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