THE STUDENTS JOURNAL
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Frank H. Moore ... Editor-in-Chief
Rollin E. Blackman ... Local Editor
Jurtin H. Corbin ... Manager Editors
H. H. Harper ... Managers
W. C. Atchison ... Assistant, Locale
BUSINESS MANAGERS
Chas. H. Lease. Warren Edwards
ASSOCIATES.
Frank E. House      Exchanges
O. J. Parker*    The Halls
H. Rigney        Library
H. C. Rigley       Snow Hall
Mavo Thomas      Law School
The stock of the STUDENT'S JOURNAL company consists of non-trans- student instructor or employee of the city may hold one and only one share.
This paper is on file at the editorial rooms of the University Re view, 230 Fifth avenue. New York, where all men are given a hearty welcome.
ALTHOUGH no large audience encouraged them in their efforts, the representatives of the literary society and debating club did very good work last Saturday evening. It is to be hoped that as good work will be done next year as has been done this year by these societies.
Ir is the duty of every student to see to it that the truth is known in his own neighborhood about the University, about its work, about the social life of its students and any other subject in connection with it that may arise. The simple truth is all that is necessary to make the institution popular everywhere.
THE part of the campus situated to the north of Snow Hall, and popularly known as North Hollow, has at one time and another been the subject of discussions with regard to the best use to be made of it. A few years ago it was proposed that the hollow should be graded and used as an athletic field, but it was happily saved from such a destruction of its beaties, and is now available for use to a much better purpose, as a place of recreation and study for the students. Paths could be laid out and seats put up at a very small expense, and these are all that are necessary to make available for the enjoyment of the students a park whose natural beauties need no improvement. With very little trouble, moreover, a carriage road could be constructed leading up through the hollow to Snow Hall, that would furnish easier access to the University grounds than any approach that is now available. This disposition of the north campus was suggested by one of our professors, and we think the plan is worthy of adoption. Can not something be done this summer?
THE Board of Directors of the Athletic Association have been either very unfortunate, or very unskillful in their management of the Inter-Collegiate Field Day Contest this year. After waiting until the Spring term had almost ended, in the vain hope that a contest with the Universities of a number of the neighboring states would be arranged, they finally decided to hold a State Field Meet. Baker University, while there seemed to be no prospect that the State University would hold a State Contest, had made arrangements to hold a State Contest; had made arrangements to have one at Baldwin; but immediately gave it up on receipt of the announcement that there would be one here, accepted the invitation to take part in our contest. Probably because the announcement was sent out so late no more colleges entered for the contest this year than last, and therefore the Association decides to hold no Field Meet this year. Thus, because of their own bad management, the officers of the Association disappoint the men who have been training with a view to entering the contests, and do a special injustice to Baker University which gave up its State Field Day Contest or account of our own. The fact that representatives from but few colleges entered for the Contest is no excuse for its abandonment. The way to go more colleges to participate is to work hard and carry through every contes as successfully as possible.
The indecision and delay which have characterized the action of the Association this year are the chief causes of its failure. In future the Athletic Association needs to adopt a more definite and decisive plan of action, and when the plan is decided upon to pursue its work with more vigor.
By the resignation of ex-Gov. Chas. Robinson from the Board of Regents, he University loses the benefit of the best influence of a valuable friend. Ever since the University was founded Gov. Robinson has proved one of its best friends, not only by offering himself as its champion whenever it needed an advocate, but by making it valuable gifts. Not long ago he manifested his good will by the substantial aid he gave the Athletic Association in its endeavors to secure the land which is now the sight of the McCook Field. At other times he has made the University substantial gifts. If the Governor's resignation as regent meant the severing of all connection with the University, it would be indeed a calamity. We feel sure, however, that as Governor Robinson has in the past always taken great interest in the University, whether taking part directly in its management or not, he will continue to do so in the future. The affairs of the University, however remain in very good hands. The new regent, Mr. H. S. Clarke, being, as well as Governor Robinson, a citizen of Lawrence, also takes very great interest in this institution, and has the intimate acquaintance with its needs that will enable him to perform efficient service. In him, the University has a true and watchful friend who will guard faithfully its best interests.
Book By University Men.
A New Book By University Men.
There has long been felt a need for thorough and well arranged work on materia media for use in schools of pharmacy and of medicine. This want Prof. Sayre realizes and hopes to meet with his new bok that is now being written. The book is not entirely new being a revision of one published by Prof. Sayre in 1879, but the work of revision is so thorough that it will be essentially a new book. In the work of collaboration, Prof. Sayre is being assisted by a number of the Senior Pharmacy students, among them Mr. Parker, Mr. Clarke and Mr. Carter.
One entirely new feature of the publication will be the numerous illustrations that will appear on its pages. It is expected that it will be the most thoroughly illustrated work on materia media that has been published. This department of the work Prof. Sayre has placed in charge of Mr. Meclung, who has the assistance of several of the Senior Pharmacy students, among them being Mr. Strother, Mr. Northrun and Mr. Voeltzel.
Outside of the School of Pharmacy,
Prof. Sayre has the assistance of Mr.
Garrett, who is working stricly on
the botanical part of the book.
The work when completed will be a representative western book, and it is confidently expected that it will be the leading American text book on the subject of materia medica. It will be published by P. Blakeston, Son & Co., Philadelphia.
The Review.
On last Monday afternoon, the stockholders of the University Review Committee and elected officers for the following year. Immediately after the election it was discovered that several of the shares of the compngy were illegally held and voted, and the election was therefore illegal. The meeting terminated in what can scarcely be called less than a "row," but the matter was finally compromised by placing the secretary's book in the hands of the Chancellor for investigation. As the difficulties which came to a climax on Monday were not of merely temporary concern, but the result of the manner in which the stock of the Review has been held for a long series of years. A short account of the history of Review shareholding will doubtless be interesting reading.
The Review was incorporated under the name of "The Kansas University Publishing Company" in 1884. The Constitution of the company contained at the same time, and has ever since, a provision "that the members of the same secret society shall not hold collectively more than ten shares of stock. Notwithstanding the provision, several of the fraternities now hold and have held for many years more than that number of shares. They have not, indeed, usually held more than the legal ten in the names of their own members. Those in excess of ten which they possessed were usually held in the name of students not members of the fraternity. It may seem strange to some that any student of the University would allow his name to be used thus as a screen for illegality. But it appears that there has been comparatively little difficulty in finding students sufficiently gullible to be deceived regarding the nature of the acts which they were doing, or else sufficiently subservient to the wishes of the fraternities desiring assistance, to allow their names to be used in this way. At present, a large number of these shares are held by young ladies.
By this means two or three of the fraternities have maintained nearly absolute control of the paper ever since the company's incorporation. The secretary's book has, of course, been kept in their possession, thus making possible much jugglery with the shares without suspicion or without means of redress on the part of those not in power. The extent to which this jugglery has been carried may be illustrated by an incident which occurred last Monday. A student desired to have a share transferred, and presented to the secretary a certificate of transfer from the owner of the share. What was his surprise to find that the share was no longer in the latter's name, but had been transferred to another person, who himself did not know that it was in his name or by whom it had been placed there! The secretary, also, knew nothing about the matter. On inquiry it was found that the book had been lent a few days before to a prominent wire-puller of one of the fraternities. An examination of the book developed the fact that no less than twenty other shares had been transferred, and this without any authority from the secretary or from any one else. Some of these transfers would doubtless never have been detected had not the editor made a list of the shares shortly before the book was lent.
Such is the manner in which the shareholding of the Review has been conducted for many years. It has been known to many of the older students for a long time, and denunciations of it have not been entirely wanting. Older students will recollect the indignant protest of Mr. Virtue, now a student of Harvard, when the company, some years ago, sought to bolster up its reputation by placing his name upon the Board of Editors.
In the main, however, such protests as this have had little effect, and if several of the fraternities had not presumed to overstep the express letter of the Constitution by holding more than ten shares in the names of their own members, and voting them so at the last election, the thing might have continued so for some time. Their attempt was discovered, however, and the book was placed in the hands of the Chancellor, pending an investigation. When this investigation takes place, many things will doubtless come to light. It is to be hoped that as a result the company will be re-organized.
The Review shareholding has been long enough a disgrace to the University, and we hope that the present opportunity will be taken to place the company upon a basis of integrity and honesty, and that precautions will be taken against the repetition of these nefarious practices in the future.
Sunday and Monday at the University.
Sunday evening a large audience listened to the Rev. Thos. D. Wallace; D. D., of Chicago, who spoke on "Common Sense Christian Heroism." We can not give much of an idea of it in our limited space. This is a common sense, practical world; although the chivalry and the romanticism have been given up there are still many difficulties to be overcome and many reforms to be brought about in a common sense practical way. College students often fail because they do not realize that this is the kind of a world they are in. They must guard against attempting to do things in a practical way in an unpractical way.
Monday morning was devoted to the Commencement exercises of the School of Engineering, which consisted of an address by Calvin Woodward, Ph. D., Dean of the Polytechnic School of Washington University, St: Louis, Mo.
The address, which gave an account of the achievements of the profession in this past, and what it is doing at present, was of great interest and value, especially to the engineers.
In the afternoon, the exercises of the School of Pharmacy took place, consisting of orations by Perry Barber, who spoke on the subject "From Superstition to Science," and Thos. Kelley, who spoke on "What is Pharmacy?" The class then listened to the address of Dr. Chus, E. Bessey, of Nebraska University, who spoke on "Evolution in Plant Life."
Circulars giving instructions as to the proper method of infecting chinch bugs are being printed. They will be sent to persons in charge of county sub-stations.
OUR STUDY WINDOW
William Ewart Gladstone.
"Anyone who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light, or from coming into the light, ... and if he have a mind to be bait at the soul which comes from below into the light, there will be more reason in this than in the laugh which greets him who returns from one out of the light into the den." *Plato-Republic*, Bk. VII.
"The long days task is done!" Old figure fled
To some still corner and deep-minded book,
The Commons thrill no longer 'neath thy look.
Old warrior soon to join the voiceless dead.
Old eyes that flashed all undisputed,
Old brain that never its tack long forsook.
Old vibrant voice, whatever note it took.
Such solemn overtones its music made;
Thou, clear-eyed soul, beheld a dullard race
Worshipping phantoms blindly in the night.
Till some far beacon lighting up thy face
Fronted and dazzled their dull eyes with sight;
Beheld—and waved their shadow-gods away—
The form of Justice rule the deathless day.
"The "woman suffragists," in clas sitying their opponents, have shown much neatness and some humor. That devout personage, who, whenever the suffrage question arises, immediately begins to worship his women-folk as pure minded angels on high minded pedestals, altogether too lofty and noble to descend into the vulgar arena of politics—has received his well merited portion of ridicule for the obvious contradiction between his holiday and his everyday standard of womanhood. Then there is the man who laughs; holding thereby a very conveniently neutral position, and incapable of inconsistency since, in so far as he has laughed he has taken no stand whatever. There is also the spirit that denies, who is all blind opposition and hostility for no reason under the sun. There is the ignoramus who is certain that women do not know enough to vote; and there is Professor Goldwin Smith, who thinks they are not muscular enough. And there are many others, variously classifiable, and very variously sincere and logical.
One of these is not often alluded to, though he is one of the most obstinate, impregnable, intangible of opponents. He is a gentleman of the highest culture, and one of the most agreeable of companions—if, that is, he chooses to be your companion at all, which he may not. He has, perhaps, a leaning toward the service of the Anglican church; at any rate you will never find him within range of the boisterous and vulgar discourse of the ordinary dissenting minister. He is quiet in his tastes; there is an impression among his acquaintances that he is cold. His manner is perfectly sunve, though imperfectly anything else. Whenever "woman suffrage" is mentioned in his hearing he remains quiet gravely polite, but inexorably silent. To contemplate women in connection with ballot-boxes, or with platforms political or otherwise, gives a shock to his whole aesthetic nature. Of course that is not an argument, and presumably he knows that it is not; at any rate he never offers it as such: gravity and rent one should
is an immutable image, changeless in the midst of eternal mutability.
This stubbornly aesthetic criterion of life is based in the present status and ruler for conservatism. The first reformers are apt to be, as they mainly have to be, somewhat unsympathetic and inconsiderate of the conservative's nerves. They are apt to be straightforward, downright people; they may be uncutthown both in dress and speech. Their standpoint is crudely intellectual: i.e., they have a half-truth, and set it up for a whole. It is probably something which has no place in the conservative's scheme of felt values, and he rejects it utterly. Fortunately, however, the aesthetic criterion, though not progressive, is adjustible. Other reformers, arise, personally acceptable, who have in the meanwhile been able to shift their own feelings so as to make the novel measure appear in the light of at least a potentially pleasant thing, and who, making wise admissions, and not exalting the issue unduly, present it more fairly than their predecessors had done. The conservative, though still full of qualms and doubts, and by no means altogether convinced, begins to wonder what it was that seemed so very shocking about the doctrine when it was first presented. He has a good mind when he chooses to use it, the arguments offered are certainly cogent, and his former animus has somewhat abated.
Still he was born with a conservative soul, and he holds back. Others do not, however, and he sees the measure go fairly into operation. Years pass. He finally gets his feelings permanently adjusted to the novel environment. The new condition now seems the most natural and pleasant state of affairs possible; and he is consistently ready to maintain it against any perverse attempts to bring in newer conditions utterly unacceptable, offensive, and repugnant to the feelings of a gentleman.
In so far as the enfranchisement of women is the enfranchisement of intelligence—and it is largely that—it deserve the support of every honest man. But in so far as it if a move in the direction of the democratic ideal of universal suffrage; suffrage, that is, for competent and incompetent, worthy and unworthy alike, one may well hesitate. In the light of past events it is certainly well to consider what might be the effect of a properly restricted suffrage—restricted to no sex or color, but to the intelligent and capable of both sexes and all colors. Mr. Mill, who, by the way, was an early advocate of woman, once suggested that to all electors of a certain educational qualification might be allowed a stated plurality of votes, in order to over-balance to some extent the votes of the ignorant. Of course the difficulty—an insuperable one perhaps—of a suffrage based on intelligence, is, as Mr. Mill pointed out, the lack of any official means of measuring intelligence. There is, fortunately or unfortunately, no state machine through which electors may be put, to come out with their various kinds and degrees of capacities and incapacities, properly stamped upon their backs. But in any case, we seem in this country to be committed to the democratic ideal.
From the "Trumpeter of Sackingen."
It is well, nevertheless, to remember that universal suffrage is an experiment and a dangerous one; and though no one may venture to say what the end shall be, it is safer to be forewarned—and so forearmed—that the end may be wreck. T. Z.
From the "Trumpeter of Saskingen-" [Translated from the German of Victor von Scheffel,]
The path of life has been but ill directed.
For with the roses evergrows the thorn;
Whate'er the poor heart longs, how-
e'er affected.
The parting comes at last—leaves us forlorn.
Once I read secrets in thy eyes so rare, They shone with love and happiness to me;
God keep thee safe; it would have been too fair,
too fail,
God keep thee ever, it was not to be.
Hate, envy, pain, with me have had their hours.
With me, a wanderer wearied by the storms.
I dreamed of peace then and of quiet bowers.
And my uncertain path led to thy arms.
wron thee I would have cast, aside all care.
My young life consecrate in thanks to thee:
God keep thee safe! it would have been too fair,
H h a s s o n y o t H a s s o n y T a b e C O r d Y e r z t h t w t h D b a s w T h t b l o d a o f w p m i n w p p J b a s o s t t h s z i n a b t h t b l o d Z b a s C o r d t o n b e c t m i n g W h n t h i n z w p p n m i n t h f m a c t
God keep thee ever, it was not to be.
The clouds fly 'er, the wind soars