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THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
tle more the introduction of the new student to university life and people, while a Thanksgiving reception would lead to a closer and more useful acquaintance. It is not too late yet for the Senior and Junior classes to consider this subject. If it should be thought too late to arrange for a Thanksgiving reception, one might be given just be fore or after the Christmas recess.
The largeness of the number of students who went home to vote shows that the university of to-day does not remove its students from interest in the affairs of ordinary life. To those who hold to the theory that the state furnishes public instruction for the purpose of making better citizens, this interest of the University students in elections is a satisfactory reason for continuing to foster this school -for there can be no doubt that the instruction obtained here makes the student capable of better citizenship, if he is not thereby deprived of interest in practical affairs—while to every one this interest or the student presages the elevation and purification of politics.
The foot ball team that Kansas sent out to beat Iowa's team has returned without the hoped for victory; but there is nothing in the fact or in the game our boys put up, to be ashamed of. Each team made the same number of touch-downs, showing that the teams were very evenly matched, notwithstanding the fact that two of our best players were unable to enter the game and another was obliged to quit playing before the end of the game. However, we are not endeavoring to apologize for our team. We are not ashamed of their work last Saturday.
We sincerely hope that the class that is thinking of getting a class pin will consider the matter in all its lights before taking definite action. For obvious reasons a class pin cannot satisfactorily take the place of a University pin in a general way; and it is plainly to be seen that the wearing of a University pin would be far more useful and desirable than the wearing to a class pin, which would be recognized by only a few. A man cannot well wear both. Which shall he choose? At any rate, a ring is much more appropriate for the emblem of a class.
We are indebted to Art McMurray for the excellent write up of the Kansas-Iowa game published in this issue.
WE wish to congratulate the M. S. U. Independent upon its enterprise in arranging to give an accurate detailed account of each league game in which M. S. U. is interested, upon the evening of the day in which the game is played. This is to be done by means of extra issues. Their first extra was published last Saturday evening and gave an account of the Missouri-Nebraska game and also the score of the Kansas-Iowa game.
CONTRARY to our expectations, the Baker Beacon devoted scarcely three inches to a report of the K. U.-Ottawa game However, it aptly characterizes the game as one of "Fumbles versus Tumbles."
THE PIN QUESTION.
Some time next week the Chancellor will call a mass meeting of the students for the purpose of formulating and adopting a plan for securing a Kausas University pin. The desirability of such a pin is acknowledged by every one. It would be a means of recognizing a Kansas University man, or woman, whenever one might meet him, or her; and hence would be the means of forming new and valuable friendships among alumni when the students leave the school and go out to find occupations. The pin would promote a closer union among the students, and a helpful patriotism for the University. By increasing the frequency of meetings between old alumni and active students, it would keep the alumni in closer touch with the school and this closer sympathy would lead them to work for the advancement of the University. Nothing can be more beneficial to an institution of learning than to have a patriotic and energetic body of alumni exerting their influence in its interests.
As we have said before, the requirements for a pin are; that it should be so neat and unobtrusive as to be worn appropriately at all times by all students and alumni of Kansas University, and that it should be so original and appropriate in design as to be readily distinguished from every other emblematic pin and to win and retain the favor of the students. It will, it is true, be difficult to obtain such a pin, but this fact only makes it the more important that we consider the matter thoroughly and carefully and that the body to which action in the premises is entrusted—if it be deemed best to have any such body-be carefully chosen