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WEEKLY University Courier.
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Every Friday Morning-
J. SULLIVAN President. F.T OAKLEY Sec'y
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NETTIE BROWN, '86,
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There are 190 college papers in the United States, the oldest of which is the Brunoian, founded in 1825.
For divers reasons the Courier is this week issued a few days in advance of its regular publication day. Next week it will appear on Wednesday.
All ladies keeping "open house"
New Years will do us a favor by leaving such information at either Messrs. Field & Co's, or Crew's bookstore.
We desire to have our list as complete as possible.
There are 4,773 theological, 3,227 law and 14,536 medical students in the United States. There are also 32,000 students in the collegiate departments of the different colleges of the United States.
The building for the department of natural history asked of the coming legislature, is necessary to meet the demands of the people of the State, for study and research in the natural sciences, matters which materially interest and effect every true Kansan.
"KANSAS LEADS,"—Such is the title of an able editorial now going the rounds of the press. Her common school system even surpasses the boasted one of Massachusetts. But nevertheless it is a fact that her State University has more students to the number of professors, requires more work from its faculty, pays smaller salaries, and the private opinions of the instructors create a bigger disturbance than any other similar institution.
The new gymnasium at Amherst is 120x80 feet, and with all its equipments cost about $88,000. It is now practically finished with the exception of the basement, and when completed will be, it is said, the finest gymnasium in the world.
Our worthy and much beloved ex-Chancellor, Rev. Dr. Marvin, as ever seems to be the "right man in the right place," as superintendent of Haskell Indian Institute. He now has about 300 little red men and women under his charge. They come in from the "war path" and are at once brought into the most docile submission under the well systematized regulations of their "Father." Better hands they could not be placed in. The Doctor has the well wishes of every student in the K. S. U. in all his undertakings.
Prof. Miller is to be thanked for the good work he is doing in the library this week. Being indexed, when completed in his hands it will so much more convenient for reference.
The crowning glory of Kansas is her free school system. In the school houses of the state are growing up the men and women who will soon rule the government, and who by their education will know how to use their power for the people and the republic. The State University is the crown of our school system, and is the place to which the young men and women may come and build upon the foundation laid in the lower schools. A collegiate education is not limited to the wealthy, but every person without regard to wealth, position or race can here win for himself a liberal education.
To Members of the Kansas Legislature of 1885.
You are now receiving a copy of each issue of the COURIER. The COURIER is supported and maintained strictly by the students of the State University. Its advertising columns and subscription list supports it financially. It even receives no advertising patronage from the board of regents. Only over his own signature is any member of the faculty allowed to donate matter to its columns. Thus it is strictly a student's paper.
You meet in a couple of weeks. You have the welfare of our grand institution, THE STATE UNIVERSITY, for the coming two years, in your hands. It is for this reason you now receive the COURIER. We do not believe there is a citizen of Kansas who is not proud of her educational advantages. As a body of her most distinguished citizens, you surely are. Without discussion you will probably grant the K. S. U her usual appropriation. But her board of regents this session asks for $50,000 extra for a natural history building. With the cry "cut State expenditures," you may hesitate upon this a little. We hope not seriously, however. We need it badly. This department, under charge of Prof. F. H. Snow, is the strongest in our institution. In line of collections, as to completeness, classification, etc., it is surpassed in the United States by Harvard only. This branch of science in which the agricultural classes of our state are most deeply interested, should be fostered. This building is now most sadly needed. Prof. Snow has in the past year lost some valuable collections through improper advantages for storage. By noting statistics which will appear from time to time in our columns, you will observe that the appropriations made and asked for our institution are very low compared with those of the general higher educational institutions of the country.
We hope you will be a little generous with your State University this session. Please note "statistics" in another column.
It is maintained by a great many that the contest orations of Messrs. Gilmore and Bruce last week were the ablest ever delivered by under-graduates from the faculty rostrum. This is certainly complimentary to the boys, as it is understood they will both enter the oratorial contest in February. With the stimulous this
has given them, a couple of fine efforts may be expected.
"At Yale college the other day, two students, Oliver Dyer, Jr., of '86. and Williams, of '85, engaged in a sparring match, and the result has proved fatal to one of them. It seems that Williams struck Dyer a half dozen left handers about the face, when Dyer's knees began to double under him and he fell backward. He was fainting from excitement. As he was going, a left handler from Williams took him on the chin and set his head back. He sank to the floor, and as unfortunately as could be, his head struck the narrow board that forms the boundary of the ring in the gymnasium with sufficient force to snap his neck."—Exchange.
A Few Statistics.
From the latest authentic sources we here present a few statistics upon ENDOWMENTS from their various sources, and comparative expenditures for INSTRUCTION and LIBRARY purposes of educational institutions of the country, emphasizing the comparison with our own worthy school.
ENDOWMENT.
000. RECEIVED FROM ENDOWMENT.
*Total value University property,¥7,300
1. Columbia ... $5,000,000
2. Harvard ... 4,250,000
3. Cornell * ... 3,700,000
4. California ... 1,675,000
5. Yale ... 1,500,000
6. Minnesota ... 575,000
7. Missouri ... 509,000
8. Dartmouth ... 500,000
9. Michigan ... 475,000
10. Amherst ... 411,000
11. Williams ... 310,000
12. Bowdoin ... 226,000
13. Iowa ... 216,000
14. Kansas ... 145,000
1. Columbia ... $313,000
2. Harvard ... 306,000
3. Cornell ... 200,000
4. California ... 105,000
5. Yale ... 100,000
6. Wisconsin ... 84,000
7. Michigan ... 40,000
8. Minnesota ... 35,000
9. Williams ... 27,000
10. { Missouri,
{ Amherst,
{ Dartmouth, } Each ... 25,000
11. Bowdoin ... 18,000
12. Iowa ... 16,500
13. Kansas ... 8,000
RECEIVED FROM THE STATE.
1. Michigan * ... $164,000
2. Iowa ... 45,000
3. California ... 36,000
4. Missouri ... 30,000
5. Kansas ... 28,250
*Including special for library b.building,
$100,000.
1. California . . . . . . . . $150,000
2. Missouri . . . . . . . . 30,000
3. Wisconsin . . . . . . . 15,000
4. Michigan* . . . . . . . 10,000
5. Kansas . . . . . . . NOTHING
EXPENDITURES
RECEIVED FROM GIFTS.
*Has received lately Ar; collections valued at $300,000.
EXPENDED FOR INSTRUCTION.
EXPENDED FOR INSTITUTION
1. Columbia ... $294,700
2. Harvard ... 258,374
3. Cornell ... 104,000
4. Michigan ... 70,000
5. Wisconsin ... 50,000
6. Missouri ... 44,000
7. Minnesota ... 35,000
8. Williams ... 34,000
9. Iowa ... 26,200
10. Kansas ... 24,150
AVERAGE SALARY—FULL PROFESSORS.
1. Columbia ... $7,500
2. Harvard ... $8,000 to $5,000 4,000
3. California ... 3,000
4. Cornell ... 3,000
5. Williams ... 2,500
6. Amherst ... 2,500
7. Dartmouth ... 2,500
8. Bowdoin ... 2,500
9. Michigan ... 2,250
10. Minnesota ... 2,000
11. Missouri ... 2,000
12. Wisconsin ... 2,000
13. Iowa ... 1,850
14. Nebraska ... 1,800
15. Kansas ... 1,600
AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO EACH INSTRUCTOR
1. Cornell ... 8
2. Wisconsin ... 9
3. Nebraska ... 9
4. Harvard ... 9
5. California ... 9
6. Bowdoin ... 10
7. Columbia ... 10
8. Williams ... 13
9. Minnesota ... 15
10. Amherst ... 15
11. Yale ... 16
12. Dartmouth ... 16
13. Michigan ... 17
4. Iowa ... 18
15. Missouri ... 19
16. Kansas ... 34
EXPENDED FOR LIBRARY.
1. California ... $38,000
2. Harvard ... 37,425
3. Cornell, books, $3,000; pamphlets, $1,000; labor, $5,000 ... 9,000
4. Michigan ... 7,500
5. Amherst ... 3,785
6. Minnesota ... 1,500
7. Williams ... 1,500
8. Iowa ... 1,200
9. Wisconsin ... 1,200
10. Missouri ... 750
11. Nebraska ... 600
12. Kansas(1) ... 500
(1) The newer and smaller the library the more-not the less-should be expended.
Council Grove Guard : The modesty of the State University is only equaled by its necessities, which this year is $86,000. There is only this to be said of that: If the State wants first-class schools it must make proper and needed provision therefor; and it would cost the State no more to make the proper expenditures now than at some other time. The "penny wise and pound foolish" policy of the State toward its institutions of learning has been a great detriment to the people. We hope the legislature will take a step in advance in this matter.
It is amusing—making one "smole out loud"—to see the Journal of this city, the noted exponent of patent medicine advertisements, Bourbonish fogyism as a "news disseminator, attempting to slur the work of men in the journalistic field who have more brains in their fingers ends than its editors ever thought of possessing in their craniums. In its Tuesday morning issue, under the head of "Sid's spleen," it proceeds to cast insinuations upon Hon. Sidney Clark, give "advice" to the Kansas City Times, and maliciously slanders its correspondent at this place. This seems to be "royal fun" for its befuddled-minded editors. For the past year it has been giving periodical "advice" to eastern metropolitan journals as to their correspondent at this place. Unworthy of attention, no one seems to take offense or notice of them. Their puerile attempts at blackmailing are laughable. If the Journal would attend to its own business, and strive to be worthy of public patronage, its circulation would not-to-day be the non-entity it is.
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