1.
ient disease-An extract from an article by Charles Dudley Warner in the December number of Harpers Magazine.
Smith Spent Thanksgiving at Home.
Smith spent Thanksgiving at Home. Smith came into his room and slammed the door shut, with a self satisfied air. He had just finished a series of quizzes successfully and the Thanksgiving vacation was at hand. He promised himself five days of enjoyment unhunted by thoughts of study.
Sitting down and leaning back comfortably, he began to evolve plans for this short vacation. First, there was the football game between his college and one from a neighboring state. This would take him to Kansas City, and white there he might as well stay over to attend the theater. Then, there was that party at Miss Harrison's, he couldn't stay away from that. By the way, he must call on Miss Brown and obtain her company, otherwise the party might be dull.
With this end in view he brought out his razor and began stropping it as he wondered whether Miss Brown would be at home or not. The razor being sharpened, he covered his face with lather preparatory to shaving. Scarcely had he begin, when the door opened and an expressman entered and deposited a box on the floor. It was an ordinary soap box, but it looked curious to Smith. Forgetting his soapy face, he stood surveying the wooden package. His curiosity was greatly aroused and he began to explore the mystery. The cover was soon off, and next to it was found a letter. Opening it he read,
"My Dear John:—I am sorry you are so pressed by your studies, because we would like to have you with us Thanksgiving, but I suppose you can't be here. I send you some of the dinner anyway. Hoping you will not ruin your health by study, I am MOTHER."
Below the letter was a nicely brownee turkey, surrounded by pies, cake, and cranberry sauce. Wherever there was room, nuts and fried cakes were crammed. A home like flavor filled his nosrills. He began to look backward over his college life. His summer vacation had been spent in Maine on a fishing trip, and in Chicago. He had gone with the Glee Club on its Christmas trip last year and the previous Thanksgiving vacation had been spent about as he intended to spend this one. It was more than a year since he had been at home. He scarcely realized how the time had flown, he had been so busy seeking his own pleasure. Yet his mother thought his studies were keeping him at work. It looked like it! His thoughts went back to the home circle. He remembered his brother Bob's football team which he had coached during his last visit. His little sister, with whom he was a prime favorite, must be growing out of memory. The last time he had been at home he had noticed how gray his father was becoming. How did he look now? Then he thought of his mother. How she wanted to see him, yet she was afraid to take him away from his studies!
A queer feeling came over Smith. He looked at his watch. In half an hour there would be a train for his town Washing the drier lather from his face, he hastily packed a few things in his valise and started for the depot.
The Smith family were just gathering around the breakfast table the next morning when the gate slammed and strange footsteps were heard coming up the walk. In a moment the door opened. Smith was at home.
The Petition to Abolish Fees.
Before the students, assembled in University hall Thursday morning. Chancel for Snow gave a report of the action taken by the Board of Regents regarding the fees.
The Board of Regents gave a hearing to the four representatives of the five schools praying for the abolition of the fees. The subject was thoroughly discussed, and the hearing was given the members of the faculty from those departments in which the fees have been charged.
The Board of Its agents have requested me to explain the actual condition.
There seems to have been some misapprehension regarding the fees. It has been reported that the money received from fees has not been properly appropriated.
For instance, the students of the law school believed that the money was not spent for books. This report is without ground. I can show you the bills. Every dollar paid by law students has been devoted to the purchase of law books.
Regarding the pharmacy school, fees are charged to cover the material consumed in the laboratories. Every dollar is devoted to the purchase of this material. An account is kept. The student is credited with any surplus of money paid in.
The same is true of the chemical laboratory fees. Regarding the physical laboratory fees, no itemized account of the material consumed by each student has been kept, but a fee is charged just sufficient to pay each student's equal share of the entire cost.
In reference to the library fee, last year it was imposed upon the law students. This year it is imposed on all students. A large part of the students would like to have their five dollars returned. The library fee has been imposed on the same principle as other fees have. In a large library, there is much wear and tear, and this sum is charged to make good the losses.
When it was found that the law lecture fee was really a tuition fee, it was remitted. These other fees are not tuition fees. We furnish material for the laboratories at a much lower cost than it can be purchased elsewhere. If there be no fees, the laboratories must be closed or else material must be obtained elsewhere by the students.
When a student withdraws from the University before the end of a term, a proper portion of his fees are returned.
This is the case with the library fee as well as with others, and shows that they are not tuition fees.
THE LEGAL ASPECT.
Attorney General Little says that these fees cannot be collected. On the other hand, the preceding attorney general says that they can.
The Board of Regents voted yesterday to make no change in the fees.
It is very damaging to the University to have erroneous reports circulated. There is great difficulty in getting money from the legislature. We asked for $10,000 a year for books. We obtained $2,500. We asked for $2,500 for Profes sor Dyche's work. We got $1,500. It is difficult to get funds.
It would be well to impress upon the students of the University the fact that there is opposition [n] the legislature to the giving of higher education free. Two years ago the law school came near being abolished, but was saved by great effort.
What would be the effect if the fees were refunded? We have over $75,000 a year, which goes almost entirely to pay salaries. We cannot buy materials with this money. The fees paid now amount to about #2,500 a year. If this must be refunded, we must reorganize the faculty, dismissing several members, and thereby cripple our work. Our appropriations are made now for the next two years. No student wants to see the work crippled. In comparison to other State Universities we are subject to strong competition. What student wants us to be more poorly equipped than they?
The state is growing in love for her University; yet if it were announced that all fees had been removed, a movement would be made in the legislature to impose a heavier fee system.
We, at present, pay over a hundred dollars a year for the instruction of each law student. Ought this student to complain at a fee of $000?
Prof. A. R. March, formerly of this University, once wrote me to this effect;
You are in danger of increasing the number of students so greatly that the
quality of the instruction will be impaired. When the cost of instructing each student falls below one hundred and fifty dollars a year, the school is on the down grade. At present, our cost for each student is less than that amount.
"Inconsistent Reformers."
A gentleman who has taken a decided and praiseworthy stand against certain customs prevailing in University society was last week criticised through the press for alleged inconsistency because, upon an occasion that would not only have caused nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand to do likewise, but would have justified them in so doing, he varied from the rule he has been advocating. It is an old saying, that the reformer has all the world on his back. He may not have the whole world, but he certainly has every snarling critic with neither enough earnestness nor enough courage to himself pronounce against and maintain a contest with wrong; and ten to one the whole burden of the cry kept up by the critical pack is "Inconsistency! Inconsistency!"—a very safe cry, because, if by chance they have any records for their present to be inconsistent with, no one is interested enough in them to look the records up from the refuse in which they are probably buried. To such people, there are never explanatory or justifying circumstances for any seeming departure from what they themselves set up as being the adopted standard of their victim there is nothing that should be taken into consideration in forming judgment as to the propriety of his action; there is no point at which they think he can stop short of the most extreme enforcement and observance of his supposed theory and if he in any way acts differently than they conceive he should, they are ready to fall upon him tooth and nail to ever having dared to preach a change for the better. Fortunately, such critics soon cease to have any effect except with those who are themselves of like nature with the critics. The world find the reformer's ideas as good, the reformer as earnest, as if there was no such carpeting depreciation; and presently the petulant disarranger finds that, in the midst of his snappish quarrelling, reform has been adopted and reformer endorsed.
Meeting of the Board of Regent.
The meeting of the Board of Regents was a harmonious one. Every action that was taken was carried by a unanimous vote. The members were all present. It was decided to finish the attic of Snow hall to accommodate Prof. Dyche's collection of animals. The cases in the room already occupied by the zoological museum will be arranged so as to make more room.
The horse "Comanche" will be put into a glass case and kept in the museum until the government pays the $600 promised for mounting him.
Arrangements were made to continue Professor Olin as instructor in pedagogy through the year at a salary of $300 The work in his department will count as a full term.
$300 extra were appropriated to Professor Dyche for expenses of his department for the present year.
Mrs. Mary M. Clarke, of Kansas City, was appointed instructor in elocution for the second term.
Profs. Marvin and Murphy were authorized to give one months field practice to Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors at the close of the academic year.
Students taking the work will go into camp. This course is optional for those who are already students; but will be required of all future students
Themes will be required of Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors in the Civil Engineering course. Seniors in the same course will be required to write a professional thesis the second term.
One year's work will be offered to students of the school of arts in materia medica and pharmacy, as an optional.
Prof. Bailey is permitted to lengthen n
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