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UNIVERSITY COURIER.
Prof. Canfield, of the Political Economy Department, has become involved in a warm controversy with S. S. Schoff over the everlasting question of free trade. The Professor wrote an article for the Kansas Farmer, in which he showed the evils of protection. Mr. Schoff replies in a full column article, in which he denounces the statements as "glaringly false." He goes on to show the benefits derived from the protection of American industries and the especial gain to the Western States. Prof. Canfield has not yet furnished a reply to the article, but will doubtless handle the matter with considerable fervor.
Mr. Brooks, son of the Professor of Greek in the Minnesota State University, paid the University a call last Tuesday. He is a guest of Mr. Daniel Innis.
As the University grows older, the prizes for excellence in scholarship grow proportionately more numerous. Mr. Grovernor again offers twenty-five dollars to the Freshman having the highest average grade. Mr. Cockins offers the same sum to the Sophomore or Freshman standing highest in their mathematical studies.
In our first issue an appeal was made through the editorial columns for a higher course of training in elocation. The Courier Company, desiring to help carry out those sentiments and increase the interest in oratory among the lower class men, offers prizes as follows: To the Sophomore obtaining the highest grade for chapel rhetoricals during the first school session, the company will give the "Lectures and Speeches of Wendell Philips;" to the one obtaining the second grade, two volumes of Standard English Poems; to the Freshman obtaining the highest grade, the "Speeches of Daniel Webster;" to the one obtaining second grade, two volumes of Standard English Poems. The books will be presented to the winners on the evening of the annual literary contest.
New cloaks and dolmans. Geo. Innis & Co. have just received the nobbiest styles in ladies' walking jackets, coats and dolmans ever seen in a western house. The very latest New York and Boston styles.
OREADS.—Last Friday might be called the "formal opening" of the Oreads for the year 1882. Programmes had been made out for the two previous weeks, but owing to the Topeka and Bismarck fairs they had been postponed. The exercises of the day consisted of an oration by E. C. Little entitled "The Tri-color;" an essay by Wilson Sterling; an oration by Cyrus Crane on "Francisco Pizarro;" essay by Glen Miller on "Fanaticism;" and a debate on the question, Resolved, That the so-called "spoil system" should be abolished in the distribution of federal offices. E. C. Little and W. H. Brown supported the affirmative, J. P. Jacke and Victor Linley the negative. The affirmative gained the decision. The officers elected for the next term are as follows: Wilson Sterling, President; W. Y. Morgan, Vice President; Addie Sutliff, Secretary; Frank D. Hutchins, Critic. The annual officers are: Financial Secretary, W. Y. Morgan; Treasurer, C. L. Smith; Executive Committee C. C. Dart, Lida Romig, Mr. Swiekard. Messrs. Hutchins, Little and Brown were appointed to confer with the Orophilians in regard to the selection of a June orator. There were present a large number of visitors, who seemed highly pleased with the rendition of the programme.
OROPHILIANS.—The Orophilians met in their hall last Friday and were called to order by the Speaker. After roll call and prayers by the chaplain, Mr. Chestnut, Messrs. Johnson and Leach were installed as Choirister and member of Executive Committee respectively. Then followed the regular programme, which was well rendered, with the exception of the debate which was dispensed with. Readings, Mr. D. B. Brady and Miss Anna Tosh; essays, Miss Sadie McCann and Mr. J. E. Curry;Mr. L. H. Leach gave a "magnificent" declamation; Mr. Edmond Butler followed with one of his characteristic essays; Miss May Bassett gave an elegant rendition of "Blue Beard." Under the order of miscellaneous business a committee, consisting of Messrs. Seaton, Leach and Britton, was appointed to confer with a similar committee from the Oreads, to select a speaker to address the united societies in June. The society meets in Orophilian hall every Friday afternoon. All are cordially invited to attend.
Where to buy. Go to Innis' for your dress goods They keep an immense stock and always sell reasonable.
No better place to buy anything you want in the dry goods and carpet line than at Geo. Innis & Co. They carry a full line of everything and sell cheap.
Our business managers wish to inform some of the Review staff that the conversations they have with the business men come back to us. Now, gentlemen, don't do anything to hurt us. If you are going to fight us, do it honorably. You will find before the year is over that we are here to stay and are not to be driven away by underhanded means. Already the students have testified their appreciation of the Courier by giving it a support exceeding our most sanguine expectations. Vive le Courier!
L. L. Dyche, our scientific editor, offers Dunglinson's Medical Dictionary to the one obtaining the best grade in the Junior Anatomy Class, and another volume on medicine to the oue standing second best.
The contest for the nomination as Superintendent of Public Instruction was one of the most bitter with which the county convention had to deal last Saturday. The two principle competitors were Mr. Banta and Mr. DuMars, both students of the University in former years. Mr. Banta won the victory on the third ballot. If elected he will make one of the best and most successful superintendents Douglas county ever had.
PERSONALS.
Belle Love is again with '84.
Robert Ball, '84, attended the Kansas City Fair Saturday.
Geo. Robinson took a trip to Ft. Leavenwort Saturday. M. G. Keys,'84, is note gatherer for the Lawrence Journal.
Miss Mina Marvin again takes her seat in chapel. She is taking a post-graduate course.
Lizzie Wilder paid her farewell to the University before departing to enter upon her "life work." Her friends wish her success in teaching.