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EDITOR VIEWS:—Nearly all colleges have military departments in which the students can exercise and attain a bearing and health not obtainable without. A few years ago the University had a military company, but the control was entirely with the students, and it was disbanded. Now if the regents would obtain a regular army officer detailed for such duty, as at Manhattan, who would carry on the department with system and energy, it would be a success as there. Such an officer will be detailed by the government if asked for. The agricultural college has found the military training highly beneficial to the students, and surely we ought to keep up with the procession. C.
EDITOR VIEWS:—The recent difficulty between the two societies as to the contest program was absurd, but it nearly prevented the contest. If some precaution is not taken the same state of affairs may arise again. I know that it is not probable that two speakers and six committeemen will be found so nearly related to the long cared again, but it may be. I think it would be well to let the matter stand for a few months, until the angry passions calm down and then hold a joint meeting of the literary societies and enact cast iron rules as to future contests. What do the students think of this? CONTEST.
EDITOR COURIER:—Not long ago a petition was circulated and numerously signed by the students, asking the regents to establish a course in which only one foreign language should be required for graduation. Why was this not pushed? It seems to me quite evident that there would be great advantage arising from such a course. The time now applied to getting a smattering of two or three languages could be much better spent in acquiring a thorough knowledge of the mother tongue, and a good understanding of some other. Then the now frequent practice of rushing through a few term's work by cramming and boneing ought to be abolished, and only regular class work be allowed to entitle a student to a "pass" grade. Many a student graduates only by making up that second language by a few week's cramming and the aid of a pony. If a course with but one required language should be established, and that required to be thoroughly studied, I think much more good would result to the University and students. D.
EDITOR VIEWS:—Of all the evils in student life none is more prevalent than that of cigarette smoking. To be sure, it is not distinctively a college vice, but it seems to flourish more among a body of students than anywhere else. The college "cigarette flend" is becoming a by-word, and that we have them in the K. S. U. cannot be doubted.
Prof. Snow, in his lectures before the physiology class, brands the cigarette as more injurious than cigars, or in fact any other form of tobacco.
Pres. White, of Cornell, has said that he could pick out the inveterate smokers in any institution.
Now that the new year is here let those who smoke cigarettes "swar off," if only for a week. Perhaps there will be one disadvantage, i.e., not having as many headaches as formerly, and thereby having a dearth of excuses for absence from recitations. B.C.
EXCHANGE.
The Owl comes with the legend "please x." Why certainly, you wise old bird, owl right. Your plumage is a trifle too fly, but what is contained between those two covers is excellent.
The Gleaner, from Hedding college, is at hand. It has a leading literary article on "Greece." Perhaps it is because the subject is a little slippery that we fail to get at the meaning of the author, but such is the fact. The department "Cupid's Conquests" is very entertaining.
The College Courier was probably named after us. If so, we are proud of our namesake. The exchange man is a bad man, and talks as if he came from Dodge City. We haven't the pleasure of exchanging with the Niagra Index, but would like to see it when that December Courier arrives in the sanctum.
The College Rambler thinks that young ladies should not be admitted to oratorical contests with gentlemen on account of the different styles of speaking. But the same objection would arise between gentlemen, as equally good speakers may be essentially different in all points.
The Washington Jeffersonian has not yet got over the election. Well, Pennsylvania and Kansas came to the front, didn't they? We are out of politics now, and don't think college papers (especially Republican) ought to meddle in the iniquities of elections.
Russia is said to be the only civilized nation whose law excludes women from a college course.
At Amherst and Kenyon colleges a grade of 75 per cent excuses from examinations. The scheme works well.
The "jury system" government was very successful at Bowdoin last year.
The first college in Dakota was dedicated at Yankton, September 20.
German is the most popular language at Yale, and the number who take it exceeds the number of those who choose the ancient languages.
There are thirty-three general, sixteen local and seven ladies' college fraternities in the United States.
The history of college journalism begins with the Dartmouth Gazette, which was first issued in the year 1810; and it is a note-worthy fact that Daniel Webster lent his first literary efforts to this college journal. Today there are fully two hundred college papers regularly published.—Ex.
"A college journal is the pulse by which the faculty may determine the condition of the students." The college journal must be wholly independent of the faculty if it would perform its legitimate function. De Pauw Monthly.
At this time of the year most of the classes are reviewing the work of the term. The fact suggests the inquiry—would not more frequent reviews be more beneficial? We are inclined to say yes. The practice of reviewing frequently from the beginning of a book is the method adopted by some of our professors, and with good results. No plan of study can give a student a more thorough knowledge of any particular study than this. He is enabled by this
method to arrange the information which he gains from the text book in some system by which he can remember it. He sees the teachings of the book as a connected whole, and its thoughts do not appear as separate facts. With new studies this plan of frequently reviewing from the beginning is invaluable. It serves to lay a good foundation of first principles for future use. And in the study of the Greek and Latin classics frequent reviews make the student familiar with the translation of the most difficult passages in the classics. It is the same old story—that practice makes perfect, this habit of going over and over a thing until it is familiar. As students, let us make all the use we can of these term reviews. We can get great good from them. —College Rambler.
Resolutions Which They Made.
Crane : —I will never be on another committee.
McLean:—“Same ober here.”
Higgins:—"Me too."
Rockwell :—I will cut off my mustache.
Little:—I will write my thesis—next session.
Curry:—I will try another girl.
will never give up.
Al Curdy:—I will try and talk to the girls a little.
Cone : —I will never drink any more cider.
Templin:-I will quit making mashes on the girls in "my class."
Harrington—If my friends insist,
I will run, for president of Greed.
I will run for president of Great.
Brown:—I will never again be the
"honest man" on a committee.
only honest he
Doran:—I will send back those letters and that lock of hair.
Caldwell;—I will make another attempt to equal Eli Perkins and Jere Johnson Barker.
Johnson:—I will attend to Orophilian and see fair play.
Rob. Curdy:—I will never get 'struck' again (till I get back).
Harry Smith: —I will see Aunt Nancy immediately and settle (?).
Gilmore: —I will try a "much more pleasant way of walking." (If she will).
McLaren:—I will brace up and reform.
Linley :—Iwill continue my evangelistic work.
Reed:—I will write to that girl on the train. (Poor girl).
Shattuck:—I will drop my scientific studies at the Academy.
Everybody:-I will pay up my subscription to the great religious weekly at once.
Wise Words.
Selah.
The regents of the Kansas State University will make a request to the coming legislature for an appropriation for a building for the department of natural history. The erection of this building is an imperative necessity, in order to preserve and utilize the collections made. Kansas can well be proud of her department of natural history in the Kansas State University. We hope the appropriation will be secured without trouble. —Solomon Valley Democrat.
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