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WEEKLY University Courier.
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J SULLIWAN President. F.T OAKLEY Sec'y.
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F. W. BARNES, 88,
ELEA HOPE, '87,
W. L. KERR, '85,
B. C PHESTON, '87
T. F. DORAN, 87,
T. F. DORAN, 87,
VINCEN LINKLE, 86,
NETTIE BROOKS, 86,
CARRIE FISHER, 87
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Entered at the Post Office at Lawrence, Kansas, or second class matter.
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The Democrats of this state are frantic civil service reformers in particular cases, but "to the victors belong the spoils" adherents in general. Fact, gentlemen! The shoe does rather pinch in this part of the Democracy's moral vineyard.
It is to be regretted that any difficulty was encountered in reference to arrangements for the annual contest between Oread and Orophilian societies. Saying nothing in regard to the justice of the claims of either society, we will say that it would not be just to the University, the students or the contestants to have the contest declared off.
Many students will be asked by parents and friends while home for the holidays, if it pays to spend time and money attending school at their age. How different the answers will be if given truthfully. To perhaps thirty per cent, who attend any school of a high grade no good results. Would it not be well to individually look to our records and see if we are of this number.
The expression in a former issue in regard to "a clean sweep," seems to be misunderstood by some of our city exchanges. Nothing more was meant than that this was the understanding among the politicians of this state. Whether they represent or misrepresent the feelings of those most interested in the present success of the University, can be thoroughly determined by time alone. The Lawrence Gazette understood the Courier to favor a change, while in fact we counsel due consideration and delay, before the changes hinted at were consummated. If this is done no mistake can be made, as the impression is pretty general as to what action should be or should not be taken, and this impression can be easily verified.
Among other "Kansas things" which it is a duty to be proud of, is the State University. It has a fine building, situated on an imposing height, overlooking one of the loveliest prospects of mingled town and country to be seen in Kansas. It is yearly sought by an increasing body of students, and the alumni are now becoming quite numerous; but an investigation of some figures recently
given to the public shows that the glory attaching to the state through the possession of such a University is very economically sustained. Compared with the Universities of the states of California, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan and Iowa, our University stands lowest in point of endowments; receipts from students; receipts from all sources; and pays its chancellor and professors the lowest salaries. At the same time it stands fifth in point of attendance. —Achison Champion.
Is This As It Should Be?
Is This As It Should Be?
Kansas is one of the most progressive states in the union. There has never been a state which from its earliest history has attracted the attention as our own glorious state. No state whose advancement has been so wonderful; no state of whom its citizens are prouder; no state which in a short career of twenty-three years has made a greater commotion in the firmament of which it became a member than Kansas!!
It was a senator from Kansas that saved the presidential head of Andrew Johnson. Farther back it furnished the man who was the immediate cause of the conflict which freed 4,000,000 slaves—John Brown. Farther on Kansas gave the mighty cause of prohibition its national signature, furnished two presidential candidates in one year, and the one who decided the turn of the conflict
She is now taking an advanced step in educational matters. She has now one of the best public school systems in the union. They are well cared for. What is now wanted mostly is the advancement of her higher schools. In some of the details of these she is certainly sadly deficient.
The library of our University is a sadly neglected affair. Very little money comparatively, would place it on a fair basis. Kansas with her enterprise should have this. By the following table Kansas University, with above the average collegiate attendance in forty colleges, has the smallest library of them all:
Name of Institution. No. of Students Vols. in Library.
The University of Kansas 175 6,000
The Iowa State University 272 14,000
University of Vermont 59 19,855
University of Virginia 326 40,000
University of Wisconsin 314 11,200
University of California 142 20,101
The Indiana University 157 12,000
University of Pennsylvania 147 20,000
University of Michigan 513 32,003
University of Minnesota 149 13,000
University of Missouri 501 12,377
Yale College, Conn. 692 107,000
Brown University, R. I. 270 33,032
John Hopkins University, Md 175 12,000
Amherst College, Mass 339 42,000
Harvard College, Mass 988 202,000
Williams College 251 20,000
Woodrow Hill College, Me 147 33,500
St. Louis University Mo. 95 25,000
Dartmouth College, N. H 235 55,000
Rutgers' College, N. J. 89 9,700
Princeton College, N. J. 461 57,000
Hamilton College, N. Y. 183 21,000
Cornell University, N. Y. 384 45,000
Columbia University, N. Y. 285 30,000
Vassar College, N. Y. 235 13,057
Union College, N. Y. 239 10,000
University of Rochester, N. Y 162 19,000
Wellesley College, Mass 430 25,000
Drury College, Mo. 143 15,000
Ohio Wesleyan University 286 12,000
Marietta College, Ohio 69 17,300
Oberlin College, Ohio 430 15,000
Dickinson College, Pa. 93 18,000
Lafayette College, Pa. 173 19,424
Albrighton College, Pa. 108 10,000
Vanderbilt University, Tenn 240 8,000
Washahi College, Ind 87 22,000
Middlebury College, Vt. 38 15,000
Hobart College, N. Y. 72 15,000
Everybody knows the value of a library. It is as it were the "storehouse of all knowledge." It is a something of which a state having a complete one in its state University, should be proud. Kansas is behind all in this. Comment is unnecessary
EDITOR VIEWS:Being a student of K.S.U.for the past two years, and a careful observer of the progress of each of her departments, I think I have observed a few facts worthy of mention through your columns. The number of graduates from the department of S., L. and A., 1880, 10 1884, 25.From Normal department 1880,8;1884,15.From department of Law,1880,8;1884,8.
VIEWS.
I take 1880 as the year from when to draw comparison, because the first class in law graduated from our institution in that year. The above figures show a marked increase in the number of graduates from all departments save the department of law, in which we find no increase. The cause of this is very plain to one who is acquainted with our law department. What we are pleased to call "our legal library" consists of but a few volumes, insufficient to meet the demand of a thorough course in law. The graduates from our collegiate department, who intend pursuing a course in law, disgusted with the accommodations of our own institution, and tiring of a department that pays its professor so little as to compel him to leave his classes and practice at the bar during terms of court, go to other states to secure a legal education, which might easily be secured at home, and with credit to their own state, if that state would give them a library and pay the professor of the law department a salary which will be equivalent to what ability such as is required for conducting this department, can earn at the bar.
Then our professor can devote his entire time to building up this department, and the best students will get their legal education at home, and the money spent in securing an education abroad will be kept within the state, and many will come to Kansas to secure their legal education.
It is a notable fact that our students have been more than usually attentive to University work this year. There has been less of the social tendency that is to the detriment of studies. All seem to recognize the importance of "duty first and pleasure afterwards." But now that the holidays are here all can conscientiously lay aside all studies and give themselves up to two weeks of unrestrained recreation and pleasure. This is now a source of great satisfaction to professors and students. Each one restrained and held down by the pressure of hard study, will the more enjoy his recreation, and leave K. S. U. to spend two weeks perhaps at home with Pa and Ma, or perhaps in the sunny clime of New Orleans. But wherever you may be the "Views" extends to you its warmest wishes for a pleasant vacation, and expresses the hope that each one may return vigorous and ready for work.
"I spend a great deal of time," said a Senior, as he adjusted his necktie before the glass, "in reflection."
"Another old landmark gone," said the boarder as he carved the chicken.
Who is the man (?) who steals gloves out of the boy's overcoat pockets in the hall?
We have received the third number of the Student's Journal, from Bloomington, Ill. It is a good local paper, and ought to be popular with the students of the college. Either cut out your literary matter and run as a strictly local paper, or increase the amount.
EXCHANGE.
The Chronicle, from Ann Arbor, is one of the best of our exchanges. It is published fortnightly, but is better than many of the monthlies we receive. Its cover is both rich and gaudy.
We see that the "Advice to Freshman by one who did," which appeared in the University Press, has been copied by a large number of our exchanges, and generally without credit. Now, if you must steal news, do as the Courier local man does, and change a few words and pass it off as original.
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The College Courier, from Monmouth college, contains a long letter from Lawrence, in which the writer gives a very good picture of our University. He says that among other things they have "numerous fraternities, which are a fine thing as social institutions, but a great nuisance in society and college politics." The literary societies "do not compare well with those of Monmouth college. Fraternities do it."
The Dickinsonian, with its cover of fly paper, is on our table. It is so elated over the defeat of the Brush Creek base ball club by its own crack nine, that it can find nothing else to howl about. We are glad that winter has set in, so we can't have any more base ball until next spring.
Most of our exchanges speak in the highest terms of the Ann Arbor Index. We beg leave to send in a minority report. If the professors of two colleges combined can't get up a better paper than the Index they had better appoint a receiver and turn the paper over to the Preps. We receive at least a dozen exchanges which are better in every way than the Index.
The following is a partial list of our exchanges: American Journal of Education, Cornelian, Adelphian, College Journal, College Rambler, Chronicle, Argonaut, Crescent, College Transcript, Critic, Colby Echo, College Index, Monmouth Collegian, Dickinsonian, Mirror, News-Letter, Illint, Bee, Student's Journal, Badger, University Press, Advocate, Butchel Record, College Stylus, Rockford Seminary Magazine, Sunbeam, Occident, Washington-Jefferson, Normal News, Academica, Lehigh Burr, Nelsonian, Hillsdale Herald, King's College Record, Haverfordian, Dennison Collegian, Bethany Collegian, Central Collegian, Baldwin Index, Industrialist, Swarthmore Phoenix, Indiana Student, Hanover Monthly, High School Bulletin, Educationalist, Simpsonian, Star-Crescent, Georgetown College Journal, Wubash Lariat, Review, Alamo and San Jacinto Monthly, Peddie Institute Chronicle, Cornell Era, Atlantis, College Courant, University Journal.
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A disappointed young man says he wishes he was a rumor, for a rumor soon gains currency, which he has never been able to do.
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