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WEEKLY University Courier.
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J. SULLIVAN. T.F.OAKLEY. President.Sec'y.
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B. C. PRESTON, '87, Editorial.
T. F. DORAN, '87,
VICTOR LINLEY, '85,
NETTIE BROWN, '86,
CARRIE FISHER, '87.
F. W. BARNES, '85.
ELLA ROPES, '87.
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MOTTO.—Fraternity Rule Must Be Broken.
Entered at the Post Office at Lawrence, Kansas as second class matter.
Various plans are proposed in reference to a lecture association. The faculty, realizing the importance of a lecture system, and also that our present one was a failure, appointed a committee to confer with our students in regard to this question. The result was that last Friday a committee was appointed from the Oread and Orophilian societies to arrange a scheme and report to the faculty,
One of the many plans proposed is that the two societies jointly form a company, and have our University lecture course under their auspices. Another is that the Oratorical Association shall have control; another that a separate organization altogether take this matter in hand, and push it to a successful conclusion.
The latter plan may be a good one, but we object to so many associations, and believe that as a plan to enlist the support of the students, it is not the best plan of the three.
The second plan, that the lecture association shall be only a branch of the Oratorical Association, we believe to be radically wrong.
It seems to us that the reason should be obvious. To be a success financially, the association must enlist the support of the students, and that this is the best plan we doubt, as very few (comparatively) take an interest in the Gratorical Association.
The first plan proposed seems to "THE COURIER" the most feasible: That the two societies shall have control of this matter. In this way the lectures will be advertised in as valuable a way as by printer's ink. At every meeting all will feel a personal interest, and we see no room for jealousy between the two societies, because both will be mutually interested in the success of the association.
With the lectures in the opera house, having the endofsement of the
faculty, and under the auspices of the two societies, success is practically assured, not only from a liberal encouragement from the town people (which will doubtless be readily acceded), but from the fact that so many will feel a personal interest in the success of the students University Lecture Association.
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The Oratorical Association has been organized on a firm basis, with membership open to all collegiate on the payment of one dollar to the treasurer, for which a certificate of stock is issued. This plan is much to be preferred to the scheme of class representation that was proposed by the members of the old association.
Every student can now feel a personal interest in the workings and success of our local branch will not be presumptuous.
A meeting will be held at the end of the fourth hour, Monday, to elect officers.
Let every student who feels an interest attend.
The regents have asked the legislature for an appropriation of fifty thousand dollars for the Natural History building. Let us all work with our representatives and influence them all we can for this necessary act.
What the Courier Would Like so See.
*The literary societies form a good lecture association, backed well by the faculty and board of regents.
*The Oratorical Association as formed, popular with the students.
*Less betting on the election.
*Orophilian have a peaceful election to-day, and the failure of the party who raised the despisable hue and cry of "down with the Ethiopian."
*The non-fraternity element in Oread rise up in their just indignation and throttle the arbitrary fraternity combination which has been showing itself of late.
*Oreads have a parliamentary and profitable debate on the tariff question.
*Orophilian down the attempted Beta and I. C. combination to-day.
At the adjourned meeting of the new Oratorical Association on Wednesday afternoon, a committee consisting of J. D. McLaren, D. J. Dunn and W. H. Johnson, was appointed to sell stock. Notice was given of the regular election of officers next Monday, at end of fourth hour. Those wishing to vote will hand their names and dollars to any member of the above committee.
Exchanges.
The Monmouth Collegian, a semimonthly, comes to us from Monmouth, Illinois. Its local is unsurpassed, and its other departments are not far behind. From it we get a report of the oratorical contest of Illinois. The first place was won by Knox College, represented by Victor Bender, and the second place was won by Miss Elizabeth Faulkner, of the Chicago University.
The Indiana Student, a monthly from Indiana University, is at hand. It has what most of our college papers neglect, a good alumni column. Its editorial column is also good, but its literary department is not what it should be.
The "barb" elements of the colleges of Indiana are said to be so well organized that they are really "frats" in everything but name.
Prof. Jas. H. Canfield contributes a very interesting article to the Educationist, on the "End in View, or Practical Education."
There are 104 college graduates in the present House of Representatives.
At Amheist and Kenyon, students who obtain an average grade of 75 per cent. are excused from examination on that subject at the end of the term.
Harvard has 148 electives this year.
Out of nearly 1,500 students at Oberlin last year, only one took the scientific course.
The College Transcript, a semimonthly published by the Senior class of the Ohio Wesleyan University, is at hand. The article on "Literary Work" is right to the point, and if space permitted we would print it here for the benefit of Oread and Orophilian.
Washburn College is considering the feasibility of opening three new departments—Law, Medicine and Music.
Stockholders may now receive their certificates for stock by applying to the business manager. Delay was occasioned by their non-arrival from New York. We congratulate ourselves on their beautiful design. On the best parchment bond paper, in three colors, they are "beauties." The artistic engraving is representative of the solidity of our company as agriculture is to the nation. No insinuations of "watering stock" is to be tolerated.
Special rates for students at the Iron Clad picture gallery opposite Pierson's mill. Go there for pictures.
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