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EDITORIAL.
UNIVERSITY COURIER.
A SEMI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF
THE STUDENTS
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
EDITORS
PERLEE R. BENNETT, '86. Fortnight.
AGNES EMERY, '84. Literary.
H. F. GRAHAM, '86.
GLEN MILLER, '84. Editorial.
J. B. LIPPINCOTT, '85. Scientific.
G. M. WALKER, '85.
E. E. RITCHIE, '86. Views.
CHAS METCALFE, '84. Normal.
J. E. CURRY, '86. Swaps.
NETTIE BROWN, '86. Personal.
W. Y. MORGAN, '85. The Corridors
NETTIE HUBBARD, '85.
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TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.
There is such a thing as amusement, and there is such a thing as dissipation. Unhappily, some fail to appreciate the difference. An occasional skate or sleigh ride not only furnishes enjoyment but is healthy exercise. We think it well pays any student, who can afford it, to attend a good theatrical play. The representations of the stage often form valuable adjuncts to classroom work. Even dances, when conducted as they are at present by the Gradatim club, in a select and moderate way, are as beneficial as they are pleasant. Some students, however, seem to have become so fascinated by pleasure as to forget entirely for what they are here. Those who spend their afternoons and evenings in the billiard hall; those who may be seen at the skatingrink day and night; those who take rides while the sun shines, and dance or go to the
theater by gas- light, sparing barely enough time to eat their meals; those whose hours at the University are spent in loitering in the corridors or cooing with some gay companion in out of the way corners; all these are most gloriously, or ingloriously, fooling their time away.
An occasional social hour is an excellent cordial for the mind. When, however, it comes to taking all cordial and no solid food, the individual is sure to lose both in mental vigor and bodily strength. Even that much sought talisman, "popularity," is not to be gained by forever shirking study for gaiety. A neglect of study is generally noted at once by both professor and classmates. Even if the truant does succeed in blinding his instructors and friends, the loss is all his own and will be bitterly felt in years to come. In many instances those who are throwing away both time and money are supported here through sacrifices at home. In such a case one is doubly a culprit.
We are glad that the number of those at the University who drown themselves in dissipation is not large. There has been an increased tendency in this of late, however that deserves both comment and censure.
HYPOCRISY AT AN END.
The secret societies of the University have combined to publish an annual. Whatever may be said of the enterprise, there is one feature connected with it that we like. That feature is its honesty. The fraternities are outspoken. They say: "The paper is our own; we furnish all the money; we do all the work; we will receive all the praise or censure the paper deserves." There is no talk about "fairly representing all portions of the University" and then giving the fraternities nine editors and the outsiders two. The old farce will not be repeated. The magazine is the first thing on