THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
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Sociology, who read papers upon and discuss current questions at their meetings. Sometimes the Seminary is addressed by some speaker from outside the University. The purpose of the Seminary is to give a general knowledge of history, political economy, and sociology, as they are to be observed in modern life. Among the subjects with which the Seminary has this year been occupied are, the Annexation of Hawaii, the Division of Africa, the Opening of the Cherokee Strip, Principles of Early Federal Taxation, the Congress of Religions, and Silver Legislation. The officers of the Seminary are, director, F. W. Blackmar; vice-director, F. H. Hodder; secretary, E. D. Adams.
The Economic Seminary is closely connected with the work of the Seminary of History and Sociology, but is composed only of the instructors in the departments of American History and Constitutional Law and History and Sociology and the advanced students in these departments. Meeting every week, it devotes its chief attention to special economic study. Each member is following out some special work, upon which he reports from time to time, or concerning which he reads papers giving the results of his investigations. In addition to this, each member takes part in a review of current economic literature.
The Oratorical Association is an organization of fifty students each holding a one dollar share. Not more than twenty-five shares may be held by fraternity students. Non-fraternity shares must pass through the hands of the board of share adjusters. At the annual meeting held one week after the local contest, all students of the School of Arts who have registered in a book provided for the purpose, may vote for president, vice-president, secretary and second delegate to the state association. The orator receiving 2nd place in the local contest is first delegate. The present officers are president, Chas. S. Griffin; vice-president, Archie Hogg; secretary, Kate Riggs; treasurer, J. L. Cramer; executive committee, E. P. Lupfer, W. J. Coleman and W. H. Kutz.
The Pharmaceutical Society (President, T. H. Kelly; Secretary, Miss Lois Carlisle) meets every second week. Lectures by members of the faculty, and papers, reports, and discussions by students, are part of the work done. A program is arranged for each meeting. The society will present some very excellent work after the recess.
The Kent Club's omission from a list of the leading organizations of the University would be the omission of a very successful and most useful society. Having its membership wholly of law students, it is characterized by the law spirit. Organized as a debating club, it has held its course steadily. This does not signify, however, that its work is narrow. Dealing as it does with large numbers of important questions, it necessarily impels to no limited reading and investigation, as is proved by the excellence and depth of many of the addresses and papers. In addition to broad study and discipline in debate, the club also has continual exercise in that sine qua non of the lawyer, parliamentary
practice. The club has this year offered a course of public lectures, of which three have already been given. From this short paragraph, therefore, enough can be gathered to show that the Kent Club is in a prosperous condition.
Of University organizations, the most active and at the same time, the most successful, is the Athletic Association. From its beginning in '89, it has been open to all, and any Freshman can tell its proceedings in full. When the Association was organized, athletics had occupied very little attention in K. U. Under its management, however, great advances have been made. The success of the football interests is well known. Base ball has also received no less attention. Tennis and boating are becoming popular, and will be carried on with renewed interest in the future. Track athletics have been somewhat neglected. The various Field day exercises, however, which have been held under the management of the Association have been quite successful, and a movement is on foot to hold an inter-collegiate Field day meet at Kansas City, the various State Universities of the west to be the participants. While last year was a very prosperous one in the history of the Association it promises to be outdone by the present season. True, the never defeated record in football has not been maintained, but other material advantages have been gained, and the outlook for athletics in K. U. has never been brighter.
CRUMBS FROM THE TABLES OF VARIOUS BOARDING CLUBS.
Ever since I became old enough to read stories of college life and of college boys' pranks and to hear college songs, my dreams of life at college have looked forward not so much to the class room,—to the "mirth and song," to the refined and educated jests, to the good natured chaffing, the friction of minds in friendly contest for the "last word," which keep a man's wits ever bright and on the alert. When I reached K. S. U. I sought this spirit, but found it not—until I joined the eating club conducted by an organization which for the sake of ephony I will call the "Association for the amputation of appetites." "The keenest appetite amputated while you wait," might appropriately be the alliterative motto of the club. At this club, I find fun and nonsense flying about the table in great chunks, and it is the best aid to digestion ever discovered. "I began using it last September, and have used no other since." (I trust no one will say: That is no more a recommendation than that given by a tramp: "I used Pears' soap three years ago and have used no other since.")
The man who boards with a private family and studies a one and comes in contact with his fellow students in the class room only, is a student but not a college man, and he will carry away from school none of the "hilarious recollections" which a college graduate is always supposed to have in store. And it is for the benefit of these poor hermits that I should like to ask the STUDENTS JOURNAL to "divulge" some of the fun from our table.
At least, I think it is for the benefit of these. I should like to believe that my motives are unselfish. But I have found from carefully prepared statistics that from nine to