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All who are interested in the encouragement of oratory in the University will certainly commend the action of the Department of English with regard the Blake Prizes. A few students (only a few, it is true) were induced last term by the prospect of a twenty-five dollar prize to prepare comparatively creditable orations. With regard to these students, the object for which the prizes were offered has already been attained, and it would be manifest foolishness now to permit them to contest for the prizes, when, by postponing the contest until next fall, or if not sufficient interest is manifested by that time, until next Christmas, or even later, a much greater number of students may be induced to make an effort to secure them and thus the standard of oratory may be raised from its present low state in the University. Indeed it would be difficult to conceive of a more effective method of promoting oratory in the University than that which, it would seem, has been adopted by the Eglish Department. Had they determined to carry out the plan as originally announced, the prizes so kindly offered by Prof. Blake could not have been used for all they were worth, whereas by holding out this tempting bait again and again, many a brilliant student may be caught and safely landed upon the oratorial platform, without the fisherman's ever being obliged to rebait his hook.
After these considerations, it would be manifestly out of place to enter a plea for those poor unfortunates who prepared good orations last term and who had great hopes of winning the prize, but who now find their hopes blasted in the bud. Equally out of place would it be to ask where the Seniors will be if the contest is put off till next fall. The importance of encouraging oratory in the University is of too great moment to admit of the consideration of personal rights and privileges.
It might be well however to ask a few questions in behalf of those who may be disposed to compete for the prizes in the future. First, what constitutes eligibility? The Department says that the contest is postponed "owing to the lack of interest in the matter, and the small number of those eligibles a competitors." The writer was not aware that any condition of eligibility was stated, in the plan as originally announced except that there be ten speakers in each class. Second, how great an "interest in the matter" will be necessary to warrant the Department in carrying out the plan as now announced? Third, is the contest to be posted until a "special
instructor in oratory may be secured"?
If so, what hopes can the department give that such an instructor will be appointed "in the near future" X
A. KICK.
The library is supposed to be for the use of students in general and not for a few, and the librarians try to keep it go. Yet their efforts as far as papers are concerned, are impeded by a few selfish students, who seem to think that the world was made for themselves alone. These students, when they see an article that strikes their fancy, clip it out regardless of future readers, and thus spoil an entire paper. Some of the papers look as if they had gone through the hands of an exchange editor before they have been on the rack an hour. This remedy can not be remedied by any but the article clippers themselves and if they were gentlemen they would do so.
KICKER.
In withholding the Blake prize until greater interest is manifested in chapel rhetoricals does the English Department contemplate adding the interest on this money to the principal, thus making the prize more valuable as the years go by? This money if judiciously invested at the legal rate of interest would double itself in fourteen years. By that time interest in chapel oratory would doubtless be greatly increased. &
The following severe criticism upon the young men of Lawrence was written by a girl in the Advanced English class. As the Pointer was going to press yesterday afternoon, news was received that Miss Artiqua Walker had fainted on Massachusetts street and had been carried into a drug store where she was with difficulty revived. The following particulars were learned today: As Miss Walker was coming out of a dry goods store she met a gentleman friend who offered to carry ten of her packages. She accepted this offer without evincing the surprise she felt. At the Eldridge House she met another gentleman who lifted his hat in acknowledgment of her smile of recognition. This act of courtesy (with which no tady in Lawrence had ever before been favored) in addition to having her packages carried, was more than Miss Walker could stand—she fainted in the arms of her companion. It is hoped that she will recover.
H. M. Atherton, the photographer who took the University pictures, has taken photographs of the majority of the state institutions, denominational colleges and public schools of Kansas. Many of these pictures will appear in the Kansas exhibit at the World's Fair.
Prof. Hopkins lectured in chapel last Friday on music.
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Language Conference.
The Language Conference met last Thursday at the usual hour. An excellent paper on Iago was read by Mr.H. O. Kruse This noted character was well described by him. "From the moment," he said, "when Iago is introduced as a parasite upon the fortunes of the simple he-minded Rodrigo, to the end of the play where intense hatred and stubbornness of will cause him to say 'From this time forth I never will speak word' he is the same consistent villain, who gifted with quick and accurate perception, clearness of reasoning and an admirable use of language puts all his powers to some bad use."
Then he proceeded to describe the successful villain. He must have a perfect knowledge of human nature in all its various aspects and must be clever and cunning, and quick-witted enough to turn even a miscarriage of his plans to his advantage. We should not judge nim too harshly. We should not measure him by our own ideas of religion, morality and justice for a change in these brings on a change in the verdict. To Iago there was no true religion and hence no future recompense or punishment. Morality was likewise but an empty name to him. Then too, he thought he had some cause for revenge upon the more important persons about him. He believed that he had been slighted, that Othello had not shown him due consideration. Moreover he did not at first wish to do all the mischief he accomplished, but having begun, one crime brought forth another.
The next paper was by Miss Thoburn on the character of Otello, the Moore. We cannot help but feel a vein of sympathy for this great and simple-hearted man however wrong his actions may have been and we are forced to believe that he acted in accordance with his views of right and wrong; that he was strictly consistent with his highest conceptions of honor and uprightness.
Crazed by the villianous Iago, "not casily jealous, but being wrought perplexed to the extreme" he committed the horrible deed,—"by his own hand threw a pearl away richer than all his tribe."
After the papers had been discussed, it was found that the time was up and by motion of Prof. Hopkins it was decided to postpone the rest of the program, a lecture by Dr. Wilcox on Bible Parallelis to Homer, until the next meeting and then the Conference adjourned. F. J. LANGE.
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