EDITORIAL.
9
UNIVERSITY COURIER.
A SEMI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO THE BEST IN- TERESTS OF
THE STUDENTS
OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
EDITORS
EDITORS
C. C. DART,
E. A. BROWN.
L. L. DYCHE.
ALBERT RIFFLE,
GLEN MILLER,
W. S. WHIRLOW,
J. D. McLAREN,
ANNA MURPHY,
G. E. ROSE,
CLARA GILHAM,
MARY GILMORE,
ELLA V. KEIST.
BUSINESS MANAGERS.
EDMOND BUTLER, B. K. BRUCE.
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AFTER a three months vacation the University Courier again appears, vigorous as ever and ready for another year's service. Our friends will hardly recognize him at first glance, as he has donned a bright, new livery on the occasion of his first birth-day anniversary. In spite of the woeful predictions of enemies, he has fulfilled every promise and is better equipped for work than ever before. He said he would labor for the entire body of students without regard to class, faction, clique or society. He has done so. He told his patrons that he would give them only the freshest and latest news. His success is only too well known. He promised to make two visits every month, nor has he failed once. He pledged himself not to pool interests with those who had refused to recognize the mass of students. Although many inducements have been held out, he has never wavered from his independent position. He said he would ride over all that tried to stop or oppose him. He preached a funeral sermon for the dead and is willing to perform the same service for the dying.
The Editors of this magazine have many thanks to offer and not one word of complaint to utter. They recognize that the
prosperity of the Courier has not been so much the result of their efforts as of the stockholders and subscribers who have worked hard from the first to prove the falsity of the statement that only a secret society could run a college paper. Fraternity and non-fraternity men have worked side by side to give the magazine its success. Owing to the exclusiveness of journalism in the University of Kansas before the arrival of the Courier, every member of our company entered into the undertaking an apprentice. But we find that a year's experience has taught us something, and that the students now have a paper of which they may feel proud. We want to see the Courier the servant of every new student, bringing them news and then carrying it to their homes. We also desire to have him visit every old student, delivering tidings from former classmates and bearing away "Views" in return. In short, we intend to publish in the future what we have in the past—the students' paper. And now the Courier is off for his second year's ride.
With this issue the present editorial board concludes its performance, makes its bow and submits the work to the consideration of its judges, the readers. Whatever may have been our achievements, the past year has been a most harmonious and pleasant one. Our audience has listened attentively to our productions, cheered the good portions and generously overlooked the imperfections. The few foul eggs prepared for our benefit have either broken in the hands of those who would throw them, or have fallen at the foot of the rostrum. Eight of our number, C. C. Dart. Edmond Butler, W. S. Whirlow, E. A. Brown, J. D. McLaren, Geo. E. Rose, Anna Murphy and Ella Keist, take their final departure from Mount Oread. The others tarry for a short time. In whatever position the present editors may be thrown, their mite is always at the service of the Courier. We leave our places with friendship for all, asking that the many favors shown us be also extended to our successors. Good-by.