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To-day's Meeting.
To-day—Friday—at the end of the fourth hour, the Courier company meets to elect editors for the coming year, and transact its annual business. We ask every one to be on hand, who desires a University paper that offers representation to every class of students. Especially do we urge the non-fraternity men to come, and by seeking an able body of editors from their ranks, to give the lie to the assertion that "all the ability of the University is in the fraternities." We can urge upon them the claims of this paper in no stronger words than those of our first and ever loyal editor, Charley Dart: "The non-society faction was never fairly represented until the inception of the Courier, but it has been ever since, and doubtless will be until that paper shall go down before its enemies, or by the apathy of its so called friends." Reecho the sentiment, "Long live the Courier!"
A Little Advice, Unasked.
With every student the question arises, "what work shall I do outside of regular duties?" Among a multiplicity of organizations of every imaginable name and purpose, the problem is a hard one for the beginner to solve.
What or how many of these societies the student shall enter, depends upon his time, money, studies, personal inclinations, and more frequently still, the inclination of the society with regard to himself. But every student should join a literary society. If he has too many studies he should drop one and make room for the society work. The literary society is the "student's own." Here he meets, enjoys the company of his fellows and learns the important lesson of ready repartee. What prominence he gains among the students comes through the literary society. However bright in the class room, he is practically unknown until he enters the literary society. Here favoritism is unknown, and wit, spunk and ability win the day. So to all we would say, join a literary society.
A Worthy Body.
There is a disposition, especially among the so called social circles of the University, to regard the Y. M. C. A. as a "goody-goody" "purer than other people" society. No greater mistake could be made. Whether one gives his active aid to the organization or not, it at least deserves every student's respect, not his derision.
The society merits great credit for its warm reception of the new students. Delegates were present at the depot to welcome the in-comers, see them comfortably settled and make them feel at home.
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Again, the Y. M. C. A. hall is provided with a reading room, where the daily papers may be found, and games are placed for the amusement of visitors. Altogether, the association is to be warmly commended for the work it is doing.
There are several officers of the athletic association still in the University. We call their attention to the following by-laws of the association:
SECTION 2. The annual meeting of the association shall be held at some time during the first of the third session. * * * * *
Meetings of the members of the association in each class shall be held sometime during the second week of the first session, at the call of the class president, to elect their representative on the chief executive committee."
If the officers now here desire to show themselves worthy of the trust reposed in them by their fellow students, and to show their sincere interest in the cause of athletics, they will at once take steps to hold the elections and meetings as prescribed.
Though much ridiculed, the work of the association last year was not wholly in vain. A base ball club was organized and uniformed, which over came every club which had the misfortune to meet it. A football club was organized and uniformed, which would no doubt also have come off victorioue if any competitor could have been found.
One branch of the work laid out for the association was an effort for a gymnasium. The legislature meets this winter and will not again assemble for two years. Nothing can be done without organization, and with an association we might obtain something. Let us be up and doing. Let the old officers see that new ones are chosen. Let the association see that only such men are elected as will work, and work hard. Let everybody lend a hand and pull together,
and athletics in K. S. U. may yet reach a higher point than a room full of sawdust with a glass broken in the door to admit of fresh air.
It is probable that the Gradatim will be organized for the coming winter. We are glad of it. The Gradatim is, as its name indicates, a glorious institution. The Gradatim recalls to us the classic days when the Greeks did so much to cultivate grace and beauty. The Gradatim gives us a true appreciation of that grand piece of art which overhangs Prof. Robinson's head in the Latin room. Parents sending their sons and daughters to the University, should impress upon them the importance of attending the chivalric Gradatim.
(Private for new students.—The Gradatim is the University dancing club, and includes the prettiest girls and handsomest boys in the college.)
Billiards may be a fine game, an attractive game, a scientific game, but it has done more and is doing more to take student's money, time and health, and destroy college work than all other causes put together.
Courier Meeting.
The regular meeting of stockholders will take place to-day (Friday) at the end of the fourth hour, in Prof. Canfield's room, for the purpose of electing officers and editors for the ensuing year. All students wishing to obtain stock may do so at that time.
Athletics.
Some fault-finders are growling about the athletic association, without trying to help put it on its feet. We think it would be in better taste to try and resurrect and infuse some new life to our association than this manner of throwing it into discredit.
Some of the officers of the association will require a sacrifice of time and perhaps some money, but we are assured the students will feel amply repaid for their trouble.
Good vigorous work on the part of the officers and old students will give such an impetus to this branch, that not only success this year, but for the future, will be no longer a doubtful question.
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