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tinguishes the gentleman from the snob. Perhaps we are mistaken, but let each one of us look about him and see whether the charge be true, not forgetting to examine himself. Boys, we all have mothers.
The usual winter revival has been going on for some time past, and the meetings have been well attended. Perhaps this is all right and a good thing, but would it not be better if the persons engaged in working up this revival employed their overflowing energies and surplus cash in relieving the actual want and suffering in this city? It seems to us that to clothe and feed the shivering and hungry children on the streets of Lawrence would be more of Christ's work than to spend every evening praying and singing in a warm and well-lighted church.
For those of our students to whom study is a burden and politics a solace, we desire to say that the mixed condition of things political in the old second district, will afford them a field for the acutest speculation.
We are improving in K. S. U. Classofficer system gone, term examinations going, required studies decreasing, options increasing. When examinations, marks and commencement exercises are done away with; when we have more lectures and fewer recitations; when the work is scattered through the day instead of compressed into four hours; when the Classical course is revised, and Spanish added to the Modern Literature, then we can begin to call ourselves a University, instead of an academico-preparatoro-special school.
In this connection we desire to say that we have here the fullest course in U. S. History among American colleges. Also that we hope the Greek students appreciate the fact that they have an enthusiastic and wide-wake professor. An optional class from 8.30 to 9 A.M., four days in the week, is now offered by Prof. Stephens to all collegiate students. No record will be made, the Professor only expects students who enter the class to stay in it and work.
Our Senior editor gives us a dig occasionally on our well known aversion to politics. But we are highly flattered to find that he fully agrees with us for once. He says: "Students who read the newspapers—that is, anything later than the Spectator or Tattler—are on the direct road to perdition." We never dared put it quite that strong, but are glad some one else has. Then the authorities do say that for the formation of a good English style reading the Spectator and Tattler is much better than perusing the political leaders of the modern newspaper.
Speaking of newspapers reminds us that the Hon. S. Miller, of the Kansas Chief has not cut loose on the University lately. Why is this thus.
There has been a very large lack of shows in the Opera house lately, so that our dramatic critic says that he has almost forgotien where his seat is in the student's parquet.
Our critic is under bonds to keep the peace, but if he were not he could a tale unfold how certain mashing students have credentials from dramatic papers but are very careful to conceal their dead-heading from the fair co-eds. Masher, beware.
By a mistake of the printer the name of the author, Mrs. Mary V. Humphrey, was left out of the foot note to our notice of her Squatter Sovereign in the last issue.