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Turkey. France has been creeping along the northern hores, while England has gradually obtained control of the Suez canal, and other nations have been looking on with jealous eyes. England sees that the time has come when she must do something decisive or give way to her rivals.
The Fellaheen or native population, which composes about three-fourths of the inhabitants, are a miserable and degraded race. They have long been ground down by the heel of their Turkish masters. Their condition has been somewhat improved by the French, yet they are fanatical in religion, and if aroused may prolong the struggle.
Just what the issue will be, is at present impossible to foretell. If the war is confined to Egypt, England will become master, but we have no assurance that it will be thus confined. The cross having banished the crescent from Egypt, may follow it up the valleys of Turkey and even to the very gates of Constantinople, nor halt till the Moslem sun has set beyond the straits of the Bosphorus.
This would indeed be no great calamity to the true interests of humanity. The Turk has long been regarded in Europe as an intruder. It is only the jealousy of the European powers which permits him to stay.
W. S. W.
NORMAL.
We often wonder why parliamentary law is not taught in all of our graded schools, colleges and universities. A young man spends four or six years preparing for active life, and upon his commencement morn he has a vast deal of knowledge which may or may not be of practical use to him or to the world. His influence in this new life is measured by his ability to lead. This ability he gains by a knowledge of the wants of society, and by a knowledge of the technicalities by which these wants are met. The first is taught in nearly all our schools and colleges, the latter too often is partly or entirely ignored. How often do we meet men who have spent years in storing their minds with wisdom, yet who are every day outwitted by some schemer who gains the popular ear, not because of his fitness to lead, but because he has acquired the technicalities of leadership. For an illustration of the point in view we have to go no further than our school meetings, county conventions, primaries, or in fact any public gathering. Here too often we see the man who is by virtue of his uprightness and mental ability best fitted to direct affairs for the common good, ruthlessly set aside and preceded by one of less ability, but who has the technical knowledge necessary for the organization and control of a public gathering or society. And thus the management and leadership is virtually usurped by the mediocre.
We have from unimpeachable authority the statement that many of our legislators are merely blanks in the assembly at Topeka because of their ignorance of parliamentary rules and usages. And what is true in this state is true in all others. Is it not a mistake that a study of the laws which govern our legislative assemblies and all well organized societies should be left out of the curriculums of our schools, colleges and universities? It has been asserted that here in our University the different societies obviate the necessity for a class in
this study, but is this really the case? But few, even of those most active in the societies, have anything like a thorough knowledge of the subject, while the great mass of our students have but a smattering at most. It seems that a subject of such universal practicability should be recognized, at least by our state institutions, and yet, perhaps, the State Agricultural College is the only state school which gives the study a place in its course, and even there it does not receive the attention to which its importance should entitle it. So long as our republic is governed for the people and by the people, then should those minds which are most developed and which receive a systematic course of instruction be taught not only what we need, but how to secure it. A man may know what to do, but unless he knows how to do his knowledge is vain. Since that which appertains to the leadership of societies and the management of men depends so much upon the technicalities of how to ead and how to govern, why should not we here be given a systematic and thorough course in parliamentary law?
PREAMBLE.
COURIER COMPANY CONSTITUTION.
Recognizing the necessity of a college paper which shall be devoted to the best interests of all the students of the University of Kansas, and which shall represent all parties, we do hereby organize ourselves into a stock company for the purpose of publishing such a journal, and do adopt for our government the following Constitution and By-Laws:
CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I.
SECTION 1. The name of this organization shall be the "COURIER COMPANY." and its motto shall be "Non nobis solum."
SEC. 2. The name of the journal published by this company shall be "UNIVERSITY COURIER."
SEC. 3. The paper shall be published semi-monthly, and its departments shall be as follows: Editorial, with one editor; Topics, with one editor; Literary, with two editors; Scientific, Normal and Exchange, with one editor each; Local, with two editors; Personal, with one editor; Miscellany, with two editors; and Advertisements, with two business managers.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 1. The capital of this company shall consist of eighty shares of $2.50 each.
SEC.2. No shares shall be held by persons not active member of the University of Kansas, nor shall any person hold more than two shares.
SEC.3. One vote may be cast for each share of stock and there shall be no voting by proxy.
Sec.4. The total number of shares held by persons belonging to college secret societies shall never exceed forty, and but forty shares may be held by non-secret society students.
SEC.5. The two secret societies having the largest amount of stock shall make their number of shares equal upon demand of either, notice of which shall be given to the company.
SEC. 6. Stockholders joining college secret societies shall sell their stock,otherwise it shall revert without compensation to the company,and they shall forfeit any position they may hold.