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THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
them free passport up salt river every time they come up for office.
PROFESSOR PENNY has made arrangements to give a college song rehersal on Thursday of each week, at five o'clock, in University chapel. All students are invited to attend. We hope the students will take advantage of this opportunity to become familiar with the latest college songs of the day. We are sure that there is no better way to extend college spirit than by learning college songs in this way. Let us have a full attendance of students on next Thursday.
It seems to us that it would be well if the management of the University could arrange a catalogue of the colleges and academies from which grades would be accepted. There seems to be no regularity about it at present. While we believe that the majority of the members of the faculty are very fair in their treatment of students having grades from other institutions, yet there are some who are in our opinion entirely too arbitrary in the matter of accepting grades. A cataloguing of the institutions from which grades are to be accepted would save much trouble and no little dissatisfaction.
SINCE one of the students who holds an office in two o' the student associations has flunked out would it not be well for the faculty to take such measures as will prevent a like occurrence in the future? We understand that there is an unwritten law in the University to the effect that none but students whose grades show a fair average shall be chosen as a representative of the students. If such a law exists we oelieve it would meet the approval of the majority of the students to have it enforced.
The time is drawing near that every loyal student, who feels that he can afford to spend the time and money, should throw aside his books and go to Topeka and help cheer our representative in the State Oratorical Contest. We should bear in mind that nothing is more helpful to a contestant than to have plenty of enthusiasm shown in his favor. We will stand a much better chance of winning the contest if we have a large and enthusiastic body of students present
The Oratorical election held January 25, brought up the much talked of question of the lack of any societies in the University which tend to develop students in public speaking. Several societies have been organized with this intention, but most of them have proven failures. The whole reason that they have proven failures is probably somewhat difficult to explain, but some things are quite evident. One reason it seems to us is the nature of the programs which are given. In such societies the programs should be made as interesting as possible in order to draw attendance; they should also be of a nature which will if possible tend to provoke general discussion. Another fault of some of the societies, and perhaps, the principal cause of their failure has been to exclude all but certain students; there will not be too many students attend and take part, if every one is admitted Rivalry is one of the best incentives toward holding a body together. If two rival societies could be organized it would undoubtedly be a help towards holding the societies together and making them success. This would of course not permit all students to join one. Two societies might be organized, in which literary, political and scientific questions be discussed, which would not only accustom students to appear before the public but be very instructive as well.
We trust that our legislators have fully convinced themselves of the needs of the University by making a thorough examination in all departments. We trust also that we will receive liberal appropriations not only for current expenses, but also for new buildings and apparatus for the over crowded departments. Every member of the legislature should consider it his duty to make the University, as the recognized head of the public school system of Kansas, a credit to the state. By all means let us have an appropriation for a medical school. Enough money is paid by the medical students of Kansas to colleges outside of the state to run a good medical school. Then if for no other reason than to keep this money in the state, let us have a medical school established in connection with the University.