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THE CORRIDORS.
The Normal Literary Society is now under full headway. There will be a lecture course established, with lectures by professors and other capable persons. The first will be next Friday, by Prof. Bailey. The following officers were installed at the last meeting: President, C. S. Metcalfe; vice-president, Gussie Pierson; recording secretary, Elma Pierson; corresponding secretary, Miss Deamen; critic, Mr. Billingsly; treasurer, S. S. Cassad.
Last Tuesday evening as the I. Cs. were at Prof. Miller's initiating two new members into the "sacred mysteries," a knock was heard at the door. Supposing that it was some of their members coming in late to join in the ceremonies the fair ones made a rush for the door, assailing the arrivals with various tokens of sisterly affection and reproval. They were just slightly abashed when the chancellor emerged from the reception committee, somewhat startled at the warmth of his reception. Probably Dr. Lippincott never came so near being "taken in."
The Oread Society has begun the year under very favorable auspices. Many new members have been added to the roll, and the finances are in such a shape that a long pull will be made this year toward the better furnishing of their hall. Last Friday the following programme was rendered in a manner which fully showed the opportunities and advantages offered by the society: Declamation, Gertie Russ; readings, G.W. Harrington and R.S.Horton;essay,P.R. Bennett;orations,W.W.Russ and W.Y. Morgan.After recess,the question,"Do
the spoils belong to the victor?" was discussed on the affirmative by D. J. Dunn and W. Y. Morgan; on the negative by C.E.Wood and E.E.Ritchie.The judges decided in favor of the affirmative. W.Y.Morgan, P.R.Bennett, and D.J. Dunn, were appointed a committee to confer with a similar Orophilian committee to procure a June orator.
Last spring the project of an oratorical association, which should select a speaker for an inter-state contest, was vigorously agitated. Finally a committee of six, consisting of two from each literary society, Orophilian, Oread and Normal, was appointed to open up correspondence with colleges in this state and to secure admission to the inter-state association. The committee added six members itself, one more from each society and three from the law department, and organized into a "Kansas State University Oratorical Association." A constitution was adopted and officers elected. The time for the contest is fixed for the second week in December and is open to all collegiate students. The officers are: President, L. H. Leach, vice president, H. A. McLean; treasurer, Olin Templin; business manager, W. S. Jenks: secretary, W. C. Spangler.
The purpose of the organization is very good, but there is considerable dissatisfaction with the representations of the societies. The members from the Oread society are Glen Miller, W. S. Jenks and C. S. Crane; from the Orophilian, L. H. Leach, H. A. McLean and E.F. Caldwell; from the Normal, Olin Templin, C. S. Metcalfe, one more to be chosen; from the law department, W. C. Spangler, H. T. Smith and one more to be chosen.
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