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UNIVERSITY COURIER.
UNIVERSITY COURIER. A Monthly Publication Devoted to the Interests of the
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
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CARRIE M. WATSON, 77,
W. E. STEVENS,'79,
SCOTT HOPKINS,'81,
R. W. E. TWITCHELL,'81,
Asst. Editors.
H. C. BURNETT, Editor.
E. BUTLER, Business Manager.
Address UNIVERSITY COURIER.
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During the last two years there have been several enterprises started by the students, and each and every one has met with either poor success or total failure. We are not fully able to understand this, but think that the reason of the failure to carry any one thing out is due to poor management more than anything else. The Cadets were a total failure, simply because the company was badly managed. And now the Field-Day exercises are liable to fall through, simply through a want of good managers.
It seems as though something should be done to keep field sports alive in Kansas University. Our Base Ball Association has taken no steps whatever to make the University nine a credit to the college. It has been wisely remarked, that a great deal of false conscientiousness exists among our college boys. They are afraid to spend an hour or two at ball, once or twice a week, for fear some particular study may lose its share of attention. They do not seem to understand that no matter how much we may store the mind with knowledge, it will do us no good, if our health is shattered and our constitutions ruined.
The Field-Day committee now has a different chairman, Mr. H. J. Hendricks, and under his supervision something may come of this enterprise yet. Every person who has ever had anything to do with such matters knows full well that the success of this enterprise depends on earnest and faithful work on the part of the committee, and a hearty co-operation of the rest of the students. The Faculty, too, could render material aid, by a small consideration from each member. The base-ball grounds on each side of Massachusetts Street will be used for the exercises. The west side will be used for base-ball, and the east side for the various races and jumping matches. A brass band will furnish music on the occasion, and if every one would work with a will. Saturday, the day set apart for these exercises, will be the most interesting part of Commencement week.
A certain lady Prof. is desirous of having her students understand that she has ears—at least she impressed a certain young "delirious Fresh." with that idea the other day. We would advise the members of '81 to lay low in that quarter, for verily she hath ears and eyes also, and uses them to a good advantage, too. So beware, thou gentle skipper of the tra la loo from Hogtown, and take our advice : or, as we have no time to give it, we would refer you to Soper.
The Roman Catholic institutions of learning have suffered very heavily of late by fires. About the first of April the college at St. Mary's, Kansas, was almost totally destroyed, and here lately the stables were burned, over twenty head of fine horses being burned up. On the 23d of April the Notre Dame University was also destroyed, with a loss of $200,000, insurance $60,000. Besides the buildings a library valued at $10,000, and containing 25,000 volumes and 17 pianos, was burned. This institution was founded by Father Torin. It is said that the late Emperor Napoleon was a sworn friend to the institution, and among many presents which he made it was a chime of bells, the largest on the American continent. The University buildings will be rebuilt immediately.
T.
The late Gen. John A. Dix always devoted much attention to literature and art. He was a sworn friend to education. He conducted the Northern Light, a literary journal published at Albany, and he was for many years one of the regents of the University of the State of New York, a position which he resigned last year, owing to his advanced years and more pressing occupations. He was the author of a very fine translation of the old Latin hymn "Dies Irae," Resources of the City of New York, A Winter in Madeira, A Summer in Spain and Florence, and two volumes of "Speeches." He was registrar of Trinity church, his son, Rev. Morgan Dix, being rector, and for some time had charge of the real estate and property of this wealthy organization. T.
Lawrence takes the premium on pretty girls. It also, according to "commercial tourists," holds the blue ribbon as far as flirting is concerned. There are about fifteen of such ladies who think it is something to be proud of to know these Chicago and St. Louis "mashers." We have heard certain ladies rave over some illiterate drummer's eyes and moustache, and some of these ladies attend the University, too. We have had our Darling, but he has left us. His dark, silky hair and moustache, had its effect upon these giddy girls. But if we were to have just such dead beats play their little game upon us every day in the week, our girls would never learn any better. The reason is this: Young men are scarce in Lawrence, and girls, true to their nature, gobble up these "transients," without any knowledge whatever of their previous character or "condition of servitude." It would be a good thing for Lawrence, as far as the girls are concerned, were the K. P. General Offices moved from Kansas City here. That prosperous village would hardly miss the boys, and they would be quite an addition to Lawrence male society.
Some one of our exchanges has remarked that an essay on base-ball, or a report of any base-ball game should not be found in the editorial columns of a college journal. We record our agreement therewith, and would also add that advertisements of the university which the paper represents (? should also not take up too much of its space. One, or perhaps two advertisements, well worded, might be inserted, but space for a larger number should not be allowed, unless especially remunerative!
Probably no better thing could be done by those in debt to the Courier, than to send the half dollars that they owe for subscription.