THE STUDENTS JOURNAL
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
By the
Students Journal Pub. Go
W. R. Conn, . . . , s.r.
Editor-in-Chief
Lori A. Meyer
Margaret E. Menet. Literary Editor
BUSINESS MANAGERS.
J. A. Simpson Adna G. Clarke
ASSOCIATES
L. N. Flint ... Exchanges
C. W. Armor ... Athletics
W. C. Chickson ... Local
Mayo Thomas ... Law School
C. C. Brown ... Snow Hall
W. N. Logan ... The Halls
The stock of the STUDENT'S JOURNAL company consists of non-trans- one dollar shares. Any student institution may hold one and only one share.
R. W. CONE.
THE STUDENTS JOURNAL, in this first number of its third volume, extends a hearty greeting to all its friends and especially to the students of K. U., both old and new. It wishes them a very profitable and pleasant year and will do everything in its power to help in realizing this wish.
THE most satisfactory way of obtaining the STUDENTS JOURNAL is to become a stockholder in the company. A share of stock costs but one dollar and entitles the holder to the paper for two years and to a vote in meetings of the company. The STUDENTS JOURNAL Company is duly incorporated and is on a sound financial footing. If you are eligible to become a stockholder, buy a share; if not, subscribe for the paper.
THERE is one piece of advice which is always appropriate at the beginning of the school year. It is this: Do not become a member of any organization whatever until you know the consequences of your action, harmful as well as advantageous. If you are a new student and do not know to what ends certain paths will lead, take counsel with some older students. And be certain that you have heard both sides of the question before you take an irrevocable step.
With their characteristic energy the resident members of last term's staff, assisted by some members of previous staffs, issued a very creditable number of the STUDENT'S JOURNAL a short time before the opening of the University. This "Midsummer Number" was very neat in form and excellent in contents, and, as it was circulated quite widely, was of great value in bringing the University prominently to the notice of Kansans at a time when many were about to decide what college they should attend this year.
By the death of ex-Governor Charles Robinson, on August 17th, the University of Kansas lost a firm friend and generous benefactor. THE STUDENTS JOURNAL hoped to give, in this issue, a fitting account of the life and work of this prominent Kansan, but the hurry of the beginning of the University year has made it impossible to prepare the matter in time for publication this week. Hence we have chosen to wait until next week, when we shall give our readers an account more in keeping with the importance of the subject, rather than to publish a hasty and incomplete article.
EVERY student, as well as every one interested in the University, should read the STUDENTS JOURNAL. Its news columns will note all the important happenings at the University and among the students. Its editors will consider, in an unprejudiced manner, subjects of general interest to the students. Its exchange department will be carefully edited, and "Our Study Window" will contain each week an interesting article of appropriate character. Accounts of the
training and progress of the athletic teams will be given from time to time and all games will be carefully reported. Furthermore, the STUDENTS JOURNAL is published regularly each week in the school year. It never suspends publication. It is run in the interest of no clique or ring, but for the whole student body.
THE various expeditions sent out by the University during the vacation just past have been very successful in obtaining large numbers of rare and valuable specimens, which will go to improve its already fine collections. Many of the professors and employees, although not sent out by the University in any of the expeditions, have of their own accord done collecting of various kinds. Some of the former students also have been on the alert to obtain useful specimens for the various departments here; as is shown by the gift, noted in another column, of specimens of sugar of various grades and of Cuban insects by a student who was here a couple of years ago. The graduates of the University can in this way be of great help to their Alma Mater without great exertion or appreciable expense on their part. What each old student could collect and send here might, seem to him to be of very little importance but in the aggregate it might amount to a great deal. Let every student bear this in mind, especially if he should go to some distant region
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With this issue the new staff of the STUDENTS JOURNAL enters upon its management of the paper, and it takes advantage of this opportunity to state its intentions and principles. The present staff will upon every occasion do all in its power to advance what seem to be the best interests of Kansus University and of the students thereof. It believes that the true interests of the students and of the University can never conflict—that whatever makes the University really stronger and more prosperous must improve the condition of the students, and that whatever does the students injustice will in the end react injuriously upon the University. In order to accomplish its aims the staff urgently asks, of every loyal student and friend of the University, their most hearty cooperation in its efforts to make the STUDENTS JOURNAL a paper worthy of the institution whose cause it seeks to advocate and of the body of students whose representative it aspires to be.
THE members of the STUDENTS JOURNAL staff want all students in the University to understand that this paper exists for the purpose of helping them, in every way possible, to make their work here pleasant and highly valuable. With this end in view the members of the staff wish to become acquainted with all the students. They wish the students to feel free to use the columns of the STUDENTS JOURNAL for the discussion of subjects of interest to them. They will be glad also to have the students tell them in what way this paper may be improved and made more useful to the students and to the University. For the purpose of making all of these things easier for the student body we publish this week the portraits of the members of the Executive Committee of the STUDENTS JOURNAL Company who are also the chief members of the staff. By this means we hope to make the faces of the managers of this paper known to everyone. And we hope that this will be considered a sufficient introduction on our part, and that no student will hesitate to introduce himself to us as soon as he sees us, especially if he has any suggestions to make in regard to the conduct—past present, or future—of the STUDENTS JOURNAL.
Anyone is permitted to enter the reading room who desires and may make use of any books and periodicals upon the shelves of the reading room. No access will be permitted to the books in the vaults of the library, but any student may obtain one book at a time by requesting the librarian, and may keep it for a period of not to exceed three weeks.
POINTERS FOR NEW STUDENTS
Sonkink is not allowed in any of the University buildings—except by the regents of the institution.
Every Freshman should make his choice immediately between vocal culture and elocution. One of these is required of every Freshman and Sophomore, and as the vocal culture class begins work immediately it will be impossible to wait until the opening of the second term to decide between the two studies. Vocal culture class meets at Music Hall at 9:30 every Saturday morning throughout the year. Elocution classes meet on
Friday afternoons throughout the second term.
Gentlemen's Physical Culture classes are met by Hector Cowan on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. This work is required of all Freshmen and Sophomores, and the classes meet at eight and twelve a, m, and 4 p.m, in order that a student may accommodate himself to the hour which conflicts beast with his other engagements. On Sundays the 4p'clock classes meet with the second division at 12 m. No suits are required, but the use of shoes with rubber soles is recommended.
Two things every new student should do once: Pay two dollars to the treasurer of the Athletic association. This constitutes you a member of the association with power to vote at all elections and entitles you to admission to all games upon McCook field under control of the association; and second, buy a share of stock in the STUDENTS JOURNAL company; for one dollar you will receive the paper two years, and be entitled to a vote at all meetings of the company.
Those who wish to secure the cheapest and most satisfactory baths, should become a member, active or associate, of the Y. M. C. A. For $4 any Christian young man may become an active member of the association, with a voice in the election of officers; and privileges of the city association, including baths and parliars, but not including the use of the gymnasium. For $3,50 any young man of good moral character may become an associate member, which will entitle him only to the privileges of the city association, including baths at any time and as frequently as desired.
JOINT DEBATES.
During the summer vacation Professor Hopkins has continued the correspondence, which was begun last spring with the professors of the department of English of the University of Nebraska in regard to holding joint debates between representatives of that institution and of our own University. Nebraska University took formal action on the question some time ago and acquainted Professor Hopkins with their plan. Their formal proposition is now in the hands of a committee of the Faculty, awaiting action.
Their proposition is, in substance,
as follows: One of the Universities is
to choose a question for debate and
the other will elect which side of the
question it will support. The manner
of choosing debaters is left to be
decided by each institution for itself.
As soon as our faculty accepts the proposition, as it probably will do, Nebraska University will proceed to choose its representatives by preliminary contests. We should not be slow about deciding in regard to this important matter, as success will depend largely upon having time for thorough preparation.
We believe the students will see the importance of preparing thoroughly for the contests by which our representatives will be chosen. Let every student take an active interest in our existing literary and debating societies, in order that the very best debaters we have may be chosen to represent us.
The present plan is to hold the first contest in Lincoln, Neb, sometime in March. The judges will be persons not connected with either institution. The expenses of our representatives will doubtless be paid by the University.
Professor Hopkins favors the plan of having the debaters chosen by the students, with the approbation of the faculty. However, the faculty will doubtless devise a way of selecting the debaters as soon as it decides to accept Nebraska's challenge.
Prof. Edward C. Franklin has returned from Johns Hopkins University, where he received the degree of Ph.D., and will resume his position as assistant in chemistry, which place E. B. Davis filled during his absence. Prof Samuel R. Boyce, who has been taking post graduate work at Ann Arbor University, will resume his work as assistant in pharmacy. Clarence E. McClung filled his position while he was away.
Changes in Faculty:
Virgil S. Leighton, who has been assistant professor of chemistry at Tufts College, Mass., will fill the place of E. C. Case.
Prof. Shepard's position will be filled by A. Sinclair Dustan, a graduate of Johns Hopkins, who has been professor of physics at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
OUR STUDY WINDOW.
The Editor sat before Our Study Window, his feet upon the windowsill, his head resting against the wall worn leather back of his easy chair. The window shone brightly in its newly-received coat of polish, and seemed to invite attention. Well might it do that, if it was a wonderful window? Through it many; and many a beautiful vislon had l'oon seen, and on its polished front l'oon been mirrored manya noble dream. The Editor gazed at it and sighed, as he thought of its wonderful power and of the long line of illustrious predecessors who had filled his present position, that of interpreting the window's story.
The Editor was young and inexperienced in literary art. On the desk at his right were several books - The Editor's Journal, a handbook on Journalism, The Correct Use of English—each intended for a practical guide to young writers. The desk was further littered with note-books and journals of the editor's composition. *
The Editor wheeled around in his chair to the desk and picked up one of the note-books. He opened it at a page entitled Mathematical Schemes of Composition. Under the heading were a few suggested outlines, such as the following:
For One Paper—
1. Poem, say a somet on Tenypson.
2. Discussion of Tenypson.
2. As a Man.
Take some particular phase of his character and show it in the poet, and in the man. It will give unity to the whole paper.
or take up separate subdivisions,
and treat a whole, making no connections,
use asterisks.
The Editor sighed as he read it.
"Too coldly intellectual," he murmured.
"there must be more inspiration."
He sighed again, stretched himself,
ran his fingers through his long hair,
and then opened the note book at another place and read:
The first issue must be of a rather more personal nature. Hints as to what the editor has been doing during the summer, suggestions of recent political and social events, etc., etc.
"Oh, well; here goes, then," said the Editor, with a whimsical smile as he once more rumped his curly hair
"The Editor sat in his easy chair, Guawing his nails, and tearing his hair."
"That's personal, surely," he said, "and true to life, too, by Ginger," he added, suddenly realizing his sympathetic action by the sharp pain in his finger tips. "But it won't be."
He pushed himself away from his desk, placed his feet upon the window-sill, and leaned back in his chair.
"Look this way, inspiration never yet came to one from the dingy walls of a room."
The words came from the window. The Editor looked and saw what seemed to be a dim shadow of himself. Why it was him himself he could not tell, there no features to be recognized, and, yet, that it was, he never doubted. For this spectral self, as he called it, had been with him before. It had stood at his elbow during all his workings hours, had ruthlessly criticized, and with pen and lash had gouged him on his literary career. He gazed at the shadowy form; it brought to his mind the trisque drudgery, the earnest work, and the striving ambition of his apprenticeship days. A sickening disgust of literature came over him. He had passed out of the workshop he mastered the various forms of English, could write without an effort, and now what? He had always had an idea that he was preparing himself to help humanity. "To help humanity" was the vague form his youthful ambition had taken.
“To help humanity,” however, when it came to the point, was not as easy a thing to do as he had imagined. It seemed now to require something more than a mastery of the forms of English. What did the Editor know of the needs of humanity? He had served his apprenticeship to “Books.” But are not books embodied thoughts of the world’s great men, of men who surely know the wants of human kind? Proceed then. O Editor, on your course! Take one of your “mathematical schemes,” your “suggested outlines,” and chase dull care from the brow of man! The Editor groomed in the disgust he felt for his new position. How could he furnish strength or solace to others by means of that which was beginning to awaken in him an intense loathing. In deep perplexity sat staring at the floor, his head sunk upon his chest.
"Charlotte, if I were you, I wouldn't set my heart too much on getting married this fall,"
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