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people, in their unbalanced state of mind,
had decided that he had the money, and
of course the only way to get it from him
was by force. At last they collected,
led by no one, and summoned by no one,
the very air around them announcing
that they were at the proper pitch, and
suddenly surrounded Hill's house. Perhaps
he was taken by surprise, at any
rate he made no effort to escape. He
was roughly seized, and amid cries of
"thief," "murderer," "villain," was told
that he would be bung unless he gave up
the money on the spot. He answered
only: "I have none to give." Though
perhaps a little paler than usual, he did
not seem to be afraid. He did not say
a word as the rope was put around his
neck, and with yells and blows he was
loved out to a tree.
A man in his last moment of agony usually gives some indication of his true character, but here was a man whose countenance it was impossible to read. Had he not returned the same answer, "I have none to give" to the demand made again as he stood under the tree with the rope about his neck, one would have believed him to be unconscious of his situation. Upon receiving his answer the second time, the mob shouted: "Hang him," "String him up." "He'll give in as soon as he's felt a good hard pull." And many willing hands pulling on the rope raised him from the ground. After a few seconds he was let down, but he did not answer; perhaps he could not. Up he was pulled again, and again let down; the mob expecting that he would surely speak this time; but he was quite dead. Seemingly forgetting that they had come for money, the mob swung the body up again, and went away rejoicing that the destroyer of the community had been hanged.
Those who attended the funeral were a strange mixture, his few friends and worst enemies. The old man whose son had died of brain fever was there, and with a muttered curse, shook his list at the body which lay there so calmly, with nothing save a mark around the neck to bear witness to a violent death. The farmer's orphans rejoiced, but it brought not back to them their father or their wealth. The maniac laughed horribly when he heard the church bell toll, and yelled: "It's for Tom Hill. I killed him."
THE HALLS.
Prof. Dyche will lecture at Vinland the 13th of this month.
Prof. Willissian lectured at Haviland,
kansas last Friday evening.
Prof. Stevens received a self-registering thermometer for the laboratory last week.
Prof. Bailey is preparing an order to be sent to Germany for apparatus and chemicals.
Specimens of a very fine lead ear, which was on exhibition at the Fair, were received by the museum this week. Prof. Haworth has received a sample of Florida Koolin. This is supposed to be the finest clay in the world for the manufacture of popcorn.
Prof. Stevens has had ladder slides made, showing plants as they grow under different conditions. These slides will be used to illustrate class lectures.
Chancellor Snow has had a fine series of lantern slides made to illustrate his evolution lectures. A number of them were shown last Tuesday, the others will be shown in succeeding lectures.
Prof. Haworth's office room is being filled with museum specimens. A large glass case has lately been moved in and is being filled with specimens of Kansas salt. Either Prof. Haworth will have to have a new office or K. U. an annex to its museum.
Dr. Williston has presented the De department of Eatomology with the type specimens used in his descriptions of new flies brought back by the Death Valley Expedition, which was sent out by the government in 1891. This collection includes types of genera as well as species, and is an exceedingly important addition to the University Museum.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
Debates and Literary Societies.
In the last issue of the JOURNAL, was announced Nebraska University's preposition for a joint debate; and reference was made to our lack of means for preparing men upon whom we could rely with confidence, to represent us in such a contest. This lack must be painfully apparent to everyone who thinks seriously for a moment of entering into such an arrangement.
And it might be well for us before making any contract, to deliver goods, to take an inventory of what we have on hand, and make an estimate of our facilities for production. In making the inventory, some one would probably suggest a person, who has made himself prominent by his skill in marshalling his forces and carrying out parliamentary tricks in some political "scrap." Another would name a class mate, or club companion, who has shown himself to be a clear thinker and a formidable antagonist in an informal discussion. And still another would propose a student who read an able paper before some "conference," or "seminary." And it is probable that no one outside of these three classes, would occur to the majority of us. Yet we should all have to admit that no one belonging to any one of the classes mentioned, basgiven evidence of ability to acquit himself so creditably in a debate as to warrant his being chosen as our representative in such a contest as that proposed by the University of Nebraska.
We need not be at all surprised to find such a condition of affairs, when we consider our facilities, or more properly, lack of facilities, for the development of able debaters. For all must acknowledge that the kind of work done in our "conferences" and "seminaries," however ably and thoroughly it may be done, is inadequate for training masters of debate. An illustration of the tendency of our seminary work; and of its failure to make debaters, was furnished at a meeting of the Historical Seminary last term.
The presiding officer announced as a variation of the regular kind of works, an "old fashioned debate." But in the program that followed, there was perhaps nothing more striking than the absence of all resemblance to "an old fashioned debate." Force is added to the illustration, by the fact that one of the so-called debaters, in his Freshman and Sophomore years, had given better evidence of debating powers, in one of the literary societies that used to flourish on Mount Oread, than he did in the paper which he read on that occasion.
What organization then, have we that is capable of supplying our needs, if we are to accept Nebraska's proposition? Probably the majority of the students in the University would answer. None. For when, as recently occurred, one of the members of the faculty of the English department says that there is no literary society in the University, it should not be surprising if a large number of the students were also ignorant of the existence of such an organization.
Nevertheless, thanks to the determined efforts of a hopeful few, and in spite of the disfavor or cold indifference of some members of the faculty, the Adelphic Literary Society has met regularly on Friday evenings, in its hall on the third floor, in the north wing of the main building. It is true, that the grade of work done, has not been as high, nor the attendance as large as might have been the case under more favorable circumstances. But the members have done as well as could be expected under the discouraging conditions. And we desire to venture the prophecy that if Nebraska's
Moreover, confidence in our prophecy is not weakened by consideration of the fact, that in our recent oratorial contest four of the six contestants were, or had been active members of Adelhite.
proposition is accepted, the credit of the University of Kansas will be unrestained by some whose names appear on Adelphia's roll of membership.
Now we hope the face is established that we have the needful organization. All that is necessary to have literary debaters as successful as any in literary societies of the University of Nebraska, is for the students to go to work with the proper spirit and organize other societies if desired. And we hazard the assertion that if the students do this, and if the members of the faculty take as lively an interest in literary societies as they do in football, there will not long be an excuse for anyone in the University to be in doubt as to their existence.
Of late years it has become fashionable among college men, to underrate the student who gives most of his time to his text books. In almost any college paper there may be found some article beseaching the student to give less time to his books, to get acquainted with his classmates, to learn men and the world. It seems that among students, the word text book is coming to signify a book which is prosy, pedantic and narrow, and which should, therefore e.g., as much as possible, be let alone. This way of thinking is surely wrong. The prime object of a student in college should be not to learn the ways of the world, there is plenty of time for that in later life. He should rather concentrate his efforts upon securing mental training, and upon acquiring useful knowledge. Books are chosen as text books only because they are considered the best authority obtainable on the subjects of which they treat. This being true, they are certainly worthy of careful study; and the student who puts all of his time upon them is likely to receive greater benefit, than the student who passes over them hastily, and spends a large part of his time in reading other books and getting acquainted with his fellow students. No virtue will help the student so much as close application to his books; and by his books is meant his text-books. GRUND.
JUDITH.
Last night was the dress rehearsal of this powerful opera with scenery and orchestra. The scenery will prove a great surprise to the audience on the opening night. Prof. Moss has invested a large sum of money in the scenery and curtains, and to see a whole play with none of the familiar Opera House scenery, will be a treat.
The opening scene—a roof garden in the Assyrian Capital, is a marvelously beautiful scene and makes a grand setting for the chorus, which fill the stage to overflowing. The Judith of Miss Georgia Brown is also going to be a surprise to her many friends, who do not know her as a singer in grand opera. She will make an ideal Judith.
The departments of Geology and Entomology are organizing an expedition to go overland to the Bad Lands of Dakota during the summer vacation.
Too much cannot be said to urge all lovers of good music to attend Judith; it is not like anything ever given in the past. There is a priority to hear it should not be lost.
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ents will have a chance to hear him.
The picture and biography of Geo. O. Foster, the University stenographer, occupy the first page of the State Christian Endeavor
Some Will Whites.
It must be almighty dull in Lawrence for a West Lawrence girl is visiting at Baldwin.
You can always come on Kansas boys coming to the front.
Next to Central Hotel.
The Interstate Field Day contest is still a thing of uncertainty. It is probable, however, that a contest will
that the Faculty has failed to meet in the time honored Senior-Faculty base bull game.
tertaining, and the story called after nearly overed. The comics exceedingly well read failed to bring down Farrell, the first