The Students Journal
OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
VOL. II
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 15, 1893
The Students Journal.
No.15.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO.
W. C. FOGLE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF.
C. E. KIMPTON, LOCAL EDITOR.
CLARA S. BOSWORTH, LITERARY EDITOR.
BUSINESS MANAGERS:
JAS. V. MAY. A. O. GARRETT.
ASSOCIATES:
Robt. W. Neal, . Literary
B. L. Pampel, The Halls
W. C. Atchison, . Local
R. E. Blackman, Exchanges
The stock of the Students Journal Company consists of non-transferable one dollar shares. Any student, instructor or employee of the University may hold one and only one share.
LAWRENCE GAZETTE CO., PRINTERS
THE STUDENTS JOURNAL is glad to know that some steps have been taken toward the organization of a University press association.
IN THIS our Christmas issue, we have not attempted to outdo any previous venture in college journalism in our University; but simply to present to our readers a few things out of the ordinary routine of work. We have had new illustrations made at considerable expense, preferring to have a few new pictures than to fill a number with old second hand plates.
WHILE this edition of the STUDENTS JOURNAL is being printed, the mass of the students will be enjoying themselves at home. Perchance, some Freshman is now sitting beside the old home fire place telling his mother all the wonderful things he has seen and heard during his first three months in college. No doubt at this very moment many a Sophomore is explaining to his father a few financial matters and insisting that to do his work properly it will require almost unlimited funds.
The Juniors are home playing with their little sisters and brothers. They have become somewhat pessimistic regarding man's ability to obtain a comprehensive knowledge of all subjects, and are only to glad to free their minds from the cares of their college work.
Then the poor seniors, the meekest of all people. Their steady job is about completed and a search for other employment must be begun. The question is "Shall they study law or medicine or theology," or "Shall they become merchants or bankers or school teachers," or "Shall they seek employment on a farm." No doubt to-night they are talking matters over with "the home folks."
But the college editors—where are they? Down in the basement of the printing office giving the devil a
few instructions. It is midnight and the paper is not yet printed; and it must still be folded and mailed, a four hour job. Poor, unfortunate college newspaper men! Little does the great world of college students know of their hardships, working all night that the students whom they serve may read, the next day.
Yes, they will go home after the paper is out, and spend the vacation with their faces to the wall, studying up something for the next issue. Although hundreds of miles from the University and printing office, yet they will seem to hear the telephone crying "copy."
The last issue of the Yale Courant contains an article on college life in the west. The article, though inaccurate in many details, draws a very fair contrast between the western college student and the eastern.
The statement that western students are illly prepared for college is hardly applicable to Kansas, with her highly perfected High School system. Is not our lack of an Exeter or an Andover or a Concord well made up by such High Schools as are to be found in Topeka, Kansas City and Lawrence?
The writer says that western students are incapable of doing as thorough or as broad studying as eastern students, yet western schools graduate a large percentage of prominent men. This statement is surely paradoxical.
The Yale student takes off his hat to his tutor in daytime; but at night throws a stone through his window. The western student does neither.
The rivalry between the open literary societies of the western colleges is spoken of as an excellent feature; but unfortunately, K. U. can take to herself but little credit in this respect. She has but one literary society. Regarding athletic sports, the western man takes no interest in gaining or holding a place on a crew, team or club. His rewards for success are not yet sufficiently great.
The writer says that few colleges in the west have more than a monthly or bi-weekly paper and that these are often of a low standard. Such expressions as "Say Bill, what was you doing at Mollie B's last night" are not in accord with the highest form of journalism.
There is no doubt but that Messrs. Preyer, Penny, Farrell and Fischer can make music. Misses Noyes and Parry played beautifully, and the singing of Miss Minnie Summerfield and Mr. E. E. Hopkins deserves especial mention.
THE school of music created a very favorable impression upon the minds of a thousand of the best citizens of Lawrence by rendering an exceedingly creditable program at the annual Christmas concert, Tuesday night. The Glee club showed that just a few days more of the hard training they have been doing will make them the envy of every other glee club in the west.
This is the second free concert given by the music school this year, for which we are indebted to them.