STUDENTS JOURNAL.
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the Courier's report of the Review election, but we think it unnecessary to do so as every one depends upon the STUDENTS JOURNAL for unbiased reports of University occurrences.
Every student is deeply interested in the advancement of the University and is willing and eager to do everything he can to help the school. For obvious reasons the very best way to help the University is to make it more useful to the people of the state. There is not a county in Kansas that should not have a larger delegation here; and not a county, we think, that would not send more of its young people here to make use of the splendid advantages offered if the people only knew more of this institution. It is truly surprising to see what ignorance prevails in many parts of the state concerning this school. Many Kansans do not know that Kansas has a state university, and many more perhaps a majority—do not even know where it is located. What is worse, mere ignorance is not the only thing to be combated. There are many false and malicious reports at large concerning this school, started often by students of rival schools or by persons ignorant of the facts. Every student is happy to give information concerning the University and to refute the slanders in circulation, but a student cannot do a great deal during his vacations at home. Hence the best way
for him to reach the people is through his home newspaper. A few items of general interest each week would be very acceptable to every publisher and would give the students an opportunity to make the University well and favorably known throughout Kansas. Let every student act upon this suggestion.
ECONOMIC SEMINARY.
At the suggestion of Prof. Blackmar, a few advanced students of political economy met last Monday afternoon and organized the Economic Seminary The objects of this society are to study scientifically the current literature on economic subjects and to promote original reseerch in the field of political economy and allied branches.
In order that the quality of the work may be high, the number of members will necessarily be small and the membership limited to those who are specializing in that particular field. Professor Blackmar has in former years organized similar societies here which have done very valuable work but which have ceased to exist because he had not time enough to devote to them. Hence he thought it best to advise that the officers of the present society be selected from the student members. By-laws were adopted and officers elected as follows: President, R. W. Cone: Vice-President, W. C. Dick: Secretary. S. S. Brown.
The College World.
Yale has graduated 15,346 students since its foundation in 1701, of which number 7,720 are now living.
Two new buildings are being erected for the State University of Iowa, a Dental and Homeopathic.
Cornell has abandoned examinations at the end of the term, and will continue recitations until the closing day. Students will stand or fall on the grades maintained throughout the term in recitations.—Ex.