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THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
WHAT are we going to do May day? By general concensus of opinion the time honored "scrap" seems to have been done away with It seems that Kansas University might be original and devise some "new and joyous event" for this festive day Let us get up something that will help relieve us from the burden of spring fever, What shall it be?
THE Senior Laws have indeed took a good stand on the commencement reforms. Nothing could be more agreeable and profitable to these men than the wise words of advice which the ex-senator will impress upon them. His advice will be of great advantage to men who are to take their places in the courts of Kansas, coming as it does from one who has devoted his life to the public service.
The chinch bug work for the season has already begun. Mr. Stewart began sending out the germs the fore part of the week. The value of Chancellor Snow's work along this line is almost inestimable. It is indeed a fitting rebuke to those persons who are forever harping about the impractibility of college men and college education. A few more such men as our chancellor are needed to rid the world of the wail of these croakers.
COMMENCEMENT will soon be here and it behooves all alumni to make preparations to again tread the classic halls of their Alma Mater. This promises to be one of the most important commencements Kansas University has ever had. The graduating classes this year are twice as large as ever before, and the program as now arranged contains the names of such men as President Harper and Senator Ingalls. Men known throughout America as standing in the forefront of her intellectual ranks. Every alumnas who can possibly do so should be here.
The students of Northwestern University have organized a court to try persons for 'cribbing' in examinations. Either the faculty should abolish examinations or such a court should be established here. It is certainly established here. it is certainly not very agreeable besides being manifestly unjust that students who have worked honestly and conscienciously during the term should nave some student who has "loafed" all the time ride a "spendidly equiped pony" up to the one mark while honesty probably has has a hard time getting a two. We however believe it would be far better, taking into consideration the present teaching methods here, to abolish the examinations altogether. It is indeed strange if professors after a twenty weeks course are not acquainted with the knowledge of their students on the subject. But howsoever it may be decided let us have some reform along this line Give the honest student a fair show and above all remove the temptations from a large body of honest. yet thoughtless students.
ANY individual who chanced to visit the University of Nebraska the latter part of this week could not but note the downcast look of its many attendants. It is seldom that such an event as the resignation of any one causes so much regret, but our Chancellor has so endeared himself to the hearts of all, has so been as one of us, that his departure is looked upon by every one as that of a dear friend instead of an official of the state.
No matter who may be secured, the progress of the University is bound to be checked for some time at least. We may secure one who has the ability to occupy the chair of authority fully as well as he, but it will take time to make his qualifications known to the people of the state.
We cannot deny but that the University and the state at large suffers a severe blow at the resignation of our present chancellor, and it will take the effort of every one to help lighten it.
While mournful for our loss, we can see that the chancellor greatly benefits his own circumstances by the change. No one will envy the success and honor which he has attained, and the Nebraskan, as the representative of the student body of t'he University of Nebraska, feels safe in extending to Chancellor Canfield the heartiest congratulations of every attendant of this institution for the good fortune which has befallen him.— Nebraskan.