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ENLARGEMENT
We have decided to enlarge the STUDENT'S JOURNAL, and it will hereafter be of the same size as the present issue. Owing to circumstances connected with this change of form, we are compelled to print the paper in large type this week, but hereafter the regular STUDENT's JOURNAL type will be used.
The "College Life" is "again" the State Normal and seems willing to do anything to throw it out of the state Association. As a consequence, Bro. Carle is fighting hard for K. U. to have the second place.—Baker Beacon.
The enjoyment of a very entertaining illustrated lecture given last Friday afternoon in Snow Hall, was seriously marred because the magic lantern gave a poor light. Recently we have noticed this trouble at University lectures several times.
It is becoming apparent that the Faculty advisory committee with which the Athletic Association committees are expected to "consult," is not as powerless as might be thought from the wording of the by-laws of the Association. The advisory committee makes recommendations to the University council, and that body issues positive commands and prohibitions.
It will soon be May Day, when it has of late years been the custom of the students to put up a flag pole, and then tear each other's clothes off in the struggles of the different classmen to keep the pole up or pull it down. The STUDENT'S JOURNAL would advise the Freshmen—who are probably unacquainted with this delightful custom—if they must celebrate May Day, to help Prof. Newson level off the tennis court he intends to make, or work out the Seniors' road tax, or if it must be something utterly useless, to go off where they won't be in anybody's way and nobody will see them, and dig a big hole in the ground. Almost any way of celebrating the day would be more sensible and require much less hard work than the one in vogue.
STATE AND CHURCH SCHOOLS.
We understand that recently at a Methodist Conference it was asserted that the State University has no place in the educational system of Kansas, and should be abolished. The speaker who made this assertion did not defend the Roman Catholics in their endeavors to have church schools take the place of the common schools, but claimed that institutions for higher education should be under the control of the different religious denomidations. We have been unable to learn what arguments he used in the attempt to defend his position. The claim most relied upon by opposers of the system of state universities in attempting to show the superiority of denominational schools, is that there are better moral influences at the latter institutions; but a plan has merely been proposed, and that too by Methodists, which will make it impossible to urge even this unproved claim as an excuse for the existence of church schools. The Methodists of Oklahoma Territory, instead of founding a denominational school' have decided to erect a Methodist dormitory at the University of Oklahoma, in order that their sons and daughters may get all the benefit of the superior religious influences which it is claimed are exerted at a denominational school, and
at the same time avail themselves of the superior equipment that institutions supported by the state must almost invariably have over those supported by the various churches. By thus uniting to support one institution of higher instruction, the people of Oklahoma will be able much more rapidly to build up a high-grade institution.
According to the theory of the speaker at the conference who favored the denominational schools, we suppose there should be in Kansas at least one school for each denomination, giving instruction to a handful of scholars. The instruction in these schools would necessarily be very inferior, since the amount of money that could be given for educational purposes by the people of the state would have to be divided into many small portions, and much of the money would be wasted in erecting a larger number of buildings and purchasing a larger amount of the same kinds of apparatus, than would be necessary were all the students at one school. By applying the same amount of money to one institution, through the economy that could be here practiced, a much higher grade of instruction could be given to the same number of students. Common sense would therefore favor a state university; as against a number of denominational schools; and now by the proposed system of church dormitories, what is claimed to be the vital difference between state and church schools—the difference in moral influences that furnishes the excuse for the existence of denominational schools—may be done away with. Far from expecting to see state universities abolished, we expect to see them adopting the dormitory plan and enjoying the advantages to be derived from it, hold more easily than ever, their places in the first rank of the educational institutions of the country.
OUR ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION
A Reply to the Baker Beacon.
As the "Baker Beacon" made some charges against our oratorical association injits last issue, we have obtained the following reply from Mr. J. L. Harrington. Mr. Harrington has had entire charge of matters connected with the state oratorical contest, and can, therefore, speak with authority on the subject:
"Just what advantage the "Baker Beacon" expects to gain for itself or the institution it represents by the course it is pursuing is not at all clear. In its issue of April 3rd, it again degrades itself to the level of a slanderous political sheet by making an unprovoked and libelous attack upon the University of Kansas. In the editorial in question, the statement is made that the Beacon does not attempt to spread unfounded reports; yet it is hard to believe that many of the statements made have even rumor to substantiate them. The University of Kansas has never directly or indirectly charged Mr. Wetzel with plagiarism. Our Local Oratorical Association has taken no action whatever regarding Mr. Wetzel's position, but sent its representative to attempt to obtain a request from Washburn, College of Emporia, and Ottawa University for a meeting of the State Oratorical Association for the purpose of deciding whether Mr. L. B. Sears or Mr. Courtney is entitled to second place. Not only was there no attempt to question Mr. Wetzel's position, but our representative specifically stated to the colleges mentioned that such action was not contemplated by the University of Kansas.
Again the statement that the papers published at the University of Kansas are preferring charges of plagiarism against Mr. Wetzel is false, as a glance at their file will show; the statement that the papers from the other colleges of the state have declared the charge ill-founded and have ceased to consider the matter will be proven false by a glance at the "College Life."
It is also absolutely false that letters have been written and copies of the "Capital" sent to colleges in other states for the purpose of prejudicing the Inter-State Association against Mr. Wetzel. The only letters written to other states asked for precedent regarding the methods of making up the ranks, and asked for nothing else. Again we hope that only ignorance causes the Beacon's statement that all precedent favors methods contrary to those claimed to be correct by the University of Kansas and the College of Emporia. The Iowa State Association constitution provides that "in case of a tie in grades the orations tied shall be given the same rank, and lower orations shall be given the same rank they should have received had there been no tie." Precedent in Indiana and Ohio is in accord with this method, which Kansis University believes to be correct.
But the indifference to justice and the self interest of the colleges in the State Association have made it impossible to obtain a called meeting of that body and the University has ceased to attempt to obtain what is her due. Thus the most of the statements made in the Beacon's attack lack even the semblance of truth, but the editor of the Beacon takes great credit to himself for refraining from publishing a great many more falsehoods, which he hints would be forthcoming if he chose. The most charitable view it is possible to take of the Beacon's attack is that it was caused by a desire for sensational news and a slight regard for truth on the part of the editor. It is sincerely hoped the Beacon will soon discover that its true function is not to make wanton attacks on a neighboring University.
A CONCERT TOUR.
Miss Edith E. Hayes and Miss E. Geneve Lichtenwalter started Tuesday on a short concert tour to points in northeastern Kansas. Both have been students of the School of Music. Miss Lichtenwalter is at present doing postgraduate work in piano and pipe organ, and is regarded as one of the most talented pianists in the School of Music. She has been a pupil of Herbert Oldham, F. S. Sc., London, and Ovide V. Barbour, Leipsic. Miss Hayes' musical education was commenced at a very early age, and at ten years old she was heard in concert. Later she was placed under the tutorship of various eastern instructors among whom were C. E. Davis, of Boston, Max Diesa, late of Vienna National Conservatory and W. H. Pontius, of Mansfield, Ohio. Prof. Pontius is a musical director of oratorios and festivals, having directed for such soloists as Mile. Clementina De Vere, Mille. Clara Poole and Mune. Genevara E.. Johnston-Bishop. Both ladies are prominent in musical circles in Lawrence. They will visit Chapman, Enterprise, Junction City and other points, and will probably appear in Lawrence on their return.
Prof. A. W. Small, professor of sociology in Chicago University, gave a very interesting talk last Saturday morning to the students in the department of History and Sociology. His subject was "Sociology." After the conclusion of his remarks on that subject, he gave a very interesting account of the establishment and work of the Civic Federation in Chicago. A noteworthy fact that he mentioned as one of the results already attained by this very important federation, was, that every candidate for the city council in the election held there last week, whose election was opposed by the Civic Federation, was defeated.
THE HISTORICAL SEMINARY.
Good advice given by one of our Sophomores girls: "Never believe a man when he says he loves you, nor a girl when she declares she don't."
OUR STUDY WINDOW.
Matilda Maria, the Tramp. and
OUTLINE:
1. What M. Maria Was Doing, and a Few Observations Thereon.
2. Adventure Tramp,
a. What Should,
b. What Wilda Thought.
3. Further Action of Tramp.
4. Determination of Maria to Give Tramp Pie.
5. Effect of Pie.
6. Recipe of Pie.
6 Recipe of Pie.
Matilda Maria was on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor. Matilda Maria was not the hired girl. She was the daughter of a thrifty New England farmer. In New England farming districts hired girls are unheard-of luxuries. So Matilda worked on and thought it the most natural thing in the world that she should do so.
She was almost through when a shadow fell across the sunlit floor, and looking up she saw a tramp standing at the open door. Now the genus trump had recently been guilty of a good many deprepations in that neighborhood, and Matilda thought with quick terror of the family silver, arrayed upon the dining room table waiting for its turn to be rubbed when she should have finished the floor. The tramp, meanwhile, leaned up against the door casing and said: "Shure, an' its hard work yez is doin,' miss; it goes to me heart to see a party craythure like yeself down on the flurie a slavin' her life out."
Much business that is of yours, thought Matilda, but being a person of considerable nerve she went on with her work apparently unconcerned as to the further action of her unwelcome caller. He, on his part, shifted his gaze to an open pantry door. Within the pantry could be seen some cold meat and a lemon pie. Matilda observed his gaze.
"There!" she thought. "I have been wanting someone to try that pie on." Aloud she said; "Have you come very far this morning?" "Eight mile," answered the tramp." "You must be tired and hungry," said Matilda. "let me give you a piece of pie, and you can sit down and eat it. I carried all the chairs out of the room before I began scrubbing, but there is a bench on the porch that you can sit on." The tramp, acquiescing, seated himself, and she brought him the pie. Retreating into the house she shut and locked the door. Then she did the same to the other doors and the windows, and drew a long breath of relief.
The tramp ate the pie and then sat for a long time buried in thought. He dates his reformation from the cating of that pie. The thought that if he continued to be a trump he might be called upon to eat other pies like that one was too much for him.
For the benefit of such of my readers as may wish to reform tramps I give the recipe for Matilda Maria's lemon pie: "Lemon pie — Linue a pie plate with puff paste, (see page 5,275), put in your lemons, build a lattice work over the top, and bake three weeks."
MAY SPENCER
G. R. Albers visited his home in Junction City Saturday and Sunday.
INDEPE IDENT BANQUET.
Last Friday evening the second annual indecent reception and dance was given in the parlor of the Eldridge House and F. A. A. hall. At nine o'clock Mr. Martindale, of Emporia, and Miss Kelley, of Burlington, led the dancers through the delightful strains of the grand march. Dancing was the order of the hour till eleven o'clock, when the doors of the Eldridge House dining room were thrown open, and those assembled marched to the banquet awaiting them. After partaking of a delightful repast spread before them, several enjoyable after dinner speeches were made. Mr. Chas. Lease acting as toast-master, made a few remarks and called upon Mr. Will Raymond for a few words as one of "Our Alumni." Mr. Raymond responded in a neat speech in which he expressed his joy at the advancement of the "Barbs." Mr. Troxel, as one of the Fraternity guests, was called upon to toast the Barbs. Mr. Troxel in his customary pleasing style made a few impromptu remarks in which he showed himself to be a very broad-minded young man, and incidentally somewhat of a humorist. His speech was much enjoyed by all. He was responded to by Mr. Simpson, commonly known as "Our Jerry." And simply to say it was Jerry is sufficient guarantee that his remarks were interesting and eloquent. Mr. Hill then gave a very appropriate toast to "The Barb Girls" he was called upon to toast "Our Barb Girls" but in a very neat speech he explained that his position compelled him to adopt the former term. Miss Elie Loader responded to this toast. Her usual pleasing manner was at its best and in a witty and eloquent speech she defined the position and told of the sentiment of the "fair barbarians."
This concluded the toasts and the merry party made their way to the hall floor and danced the swiftly passing hours away till the last sweet strain of "Home, Sweet Home" told that the second annual independent ball was henceforth but a pleasant memory.
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