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The students of the University of Illinois have petitioned the faculty that "chapel attendance be made voluntary on the part of the student, as it now is on the part of the professors."
Third Musical Concert.
The musical concert has now become a fixed feature in University life. Students are getting to look back upon one with pleasure, and look forward to another with bright expectation. The third of the season, last Tuesday evening, was no exception to the rule of successes. The chapel was filled to the top of the gallery with a fashionable, educated audience. No such crowd was ever there except in time of commencement. The concert was given by Miss Josie Hutchings, soprano; Miss Mable E. Gore and Prof. McDonald, pianists. Miss Hutchings' wonderful voice and fine control of it, commanded the closest attention and unbounded applause of the audience. Miss Gore and Mr. McDonald are well known as fine pianists as ever were in Lawrence. Below is the programme of the evening:
1. —Sonata Pathetique, op. 13. ... Beethoven
1. -Sonat Pathetique, op. 13 . . . . .
6.—Songs... S. A. Emery
    B. Lalibay
    C. Birret. You Annie Buds.
7.- Fest-Klänge. (Festive Sounda.) ... Lizzt
(Symphonic Poem arranged for two pianos.)
5. —Mimet . . . . .
What the Courier Would Like to Know,
If you have paid your subscription.
If you have not, hadn't you better?
Why the profs. don't attend literary societies.
If Powell has "got even" with Miss ___ yet.
And how he enjoyed his shower bath.
Why Dailey didn't want his girl to attend the materia medica class.
If the Delta Gammas are nearly ready to come out from sub rosa.
If all the performers will be on hand in Oread to-day, as the committee say.
If R—ggs is "just as 'drunk' as he used to was."
Why Harry Smith came back from vacation so soon.
If a petition for a weeks holiday isn't a good way to get one for two days.
How many of those ninety seven voters in the Oread election will be there to-day.
If our board of regents isn't one to be proud of.
How many "collegiates" will be in the new catalogue.
The extent of the howl from those who will not be classed where they desire.
If the law department shouldn't boom next year.
When Curry will "get even."
Who got some cockle burrs or April fools day.
Why Crowell was so mad about th
Why Crowell was so mad about the election.
VIEWS.
EDITOR VIEWS: —There is going to be a big sensation in the U. of K. when the new catalogue comes out.
Students of three or four years standing will be perfectly justifiable in "kicking" when they are published as J. Preps. Of course the object of the classification is plain. For years students have been neglecting their Prep work; they have gone into studies without any regard to class lines; they have tried to get a high classification. The result is a large amount of work poorly done in the Senior year. Of course the Senior year should be devoted to Senior work, not to "getting grades recorded" which have been on the books for years.
The new classification will cause a good deal of lively work in getting those back studies up at once. It will in this respect do good.
But what will the people of Kansas say when they see that the Prep department (lately done away with) contains nearly three-fourths of the students?
What will ambitions parents say when "my son," who was Sophomore last year, is catalogued as Senior Prep?
I think an immense amount of dissatisfacti onwill result,not entirely among students. People will lose faith in the University; it will be used against us by every enemy we have in the State; it will be commented on by every newspaper in Kansas; it may cause a loss of students.
It is better-to be conservative; to let the matter of classification run on as before for a year or so if need be, than to bring down on the University the clamour that will inevitably arise if the annual catalogue of '84-5 goes out as it is at present.
R. E. HENRY.
EDITOR VIEWS:—I believe that all persons like to see consistency, even in small things; but suppose one day we burn a man in effigy, the next day at the close of his speech we push ourselves forward in order to shake hands with him, and then afterwards when his name is mentioned, tell how we shook him by the hand, etc., etc., is that consistency?
These students (the noble seven), after St. John's speech the other night, were among the first to push forward and congratulate him on the progress of his cause, the bright future that is open before it and its ultimate success. On their way to the ex-governor their conscience smote them, and one was heard to say, "Will he remember how we treated him?"
But go back a few months, soon after election, when some despondents were crying "St. John has split my party, what will become of us?" A few students (seven) monkey like, to imitate others, thought they must burn St. John in effigy. Accordingly, they stuffed an old pair of pants with straw, and marched upon the hill singing such songs as "John Brown marching through Georgia," etc., followed by a regiment of town boot-blacks.
This shows what a strife there is, even in the University, to be on the popular side, right or wrong. If it is popular to burn St. John in effigy, burn him; if it is popular to belong to a secret society, join one, if you can; if it is more popular to be a Republican than a Democrat, join the Republican party. This is the policy carried out in all things; we can not say by all, but by a large majority, and more so by students than persons of experience. Our seven friends need not have been abashed in the presence of the ex-governor the other evening if they had not been quite so fresh for what they thought was popular. K. A. K.
Does it Pay?
EDITOR VIEWS:—As a suffering Sophomore, permit me to lift up my voice in regard to a little matter which is bringing trouble to rack the brain of many a member of '87.
For some ten weeks we have been immersed in the gentle, soothing stream of zoology. We have mastered enough double jointed names to fill the new building, and have committed to memory a classification as long as a fraternity war. All this we have done, and have howled no howl, have kicked no kick. But now a change comes over the spirit of our dreams. The spectre of a "collection" emulates Banquo's ghost, and will not down.
Of what use will this collection be? After I have wandered over all the cow-lots, and waded all the ponds, and scratched nettles and poisoned myself, and finally broken that good temper which is wont to be mine, and finally get some bugs from a former victim, which I can increase by trading with my innocent classmates; after all this, of what good is it? To be sure, I can give my valuable collection to the scientific world, to the museum, a suffering friend or a neighboring back yard, but that is an unsatisfactory disposition to make of my term's work.
To my eye no other advantage presents itself, and after carefully revolving the subject for some time, I beg leave to submit the results of my meditation to the great religious weekly. Cyrus.
EDITOR VIEWS:With the opening of the new Spring buds, and the awakening of the long sleeping larvae, there arises the annual cry against the work in botany and zoology, particularly against the gathering of an herbarium and the making of an entomological collection.
The study of the text books in these branches, and the instruction derived from them, is certainly not invaluable to one desiring even an ordinary education; but the murmur against outside work is not without cause.
After a great deal of time has been spent in hunting the insects, it takes a great amount of time in addition, to compare them with a classified collection, in order to secure the proper naming of your specimens, from which there is certainly no good derived.
It is a fact, as is charged, that there is no benefit derived from the almost mechanical work of making a botanical collection, but there is much less reason for the entirely mechanical work of collecting and classifying bugs.
There is not a particle of knowledge of zoology displayed in such a classification, the lengthy nomenclature is forgotten and the time spent is therefore simply wasted.
The Oread society has appointed a special committee to work up programa. They have been doing good work during the past week, and promise a full program to-day.
These are facts, and when anything is required without a repay, "kicking" will be made until the objection is removed. Zoo.
The I. C. chapter here has secured the publication of their Journal, and will soon have the first number out. The following editorial staff has been chosen: Editor in chief, Mary Miller, of '84; associate editors, Mary Gilmore and Nettie Hubbard business manager, Sue Miles. The staff is a very able one, the talent and energy of the young ladies are well known and we shall soon see the I. C. Arrow an honor to the chapter and to the Sorosis.
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