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COMMUNICATIONS.
ORATORICAL CONTESTS.
e.
ORATORICAL CONTESTS.
It has been said that there has never been very much real eloquence in our oratorical contests. The cause of this is to be found, not so much in the lack of eloquent speakers, as in the necessarily egoistic position of the contestant. It is almost impossible for him to lose himself in his oration. Back of any desire which he may have to make his hearers feel as he does, there remains the fact that his primary aim is to win, to convince the audience, not of the truth and importance of what he says, but of the fact that he is making a better speech than his rivals. The audience will naturally suppose this to be the case, even if it is not.
This is the great fault with oratorical contests. "True eloquence," says Webster, "must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion." Before our centepts can rise from their present low state, there must be, in our contestants, more of earnest conviction, and strong emotion. They must not, moreover, content themselves with telling people that the world is full of goodness and beauty, and that the particular class of people to which the audience belongs is by far the best and most beautiful in the world. This the average audience is only too ready to believe. The orator must give his hearers the very best he has. He must unfold to them his deepest convictions. Until he does this, we can never have real eloquence. C. s. g.
EXAMINATIONS—A REPLY.
The communication in last week's STUDENTS JOURNAL favoring examinations shows a remarkable misapprehension, on the part of its writer, of the real objections to the examination system The arguments which he brings forward are very good ones, but they are not to the point. What is objected to is not written examinations, but final examinations. No good student would object to half a dozen or more rigorous quizzes in the course of a term. They would, as the article saves, enable the student to see just how much he knows, and would also materially aid the instructor in grading the student. But when these quizzes are put off until the last week of the term, the case is different. There is then a constant temptation for the student to neglect his daily recitations with the intention of making up the work during the holidays or examination week. This is a very serious evil. And it is moreover the evil which, according to higher educational theories, should be most guarded against. If the best education is that which enables one to do rather than to know, surely there is nothing which merits more disapproval in the University than that which encourages the habit of not studying one's lessons every day. And it would be difficult to show that there is anything which contributes more to this habit than the system of final examinations. R.
There is too much of a tendency at the Music School to neglect the collegiate students when the "pay" students ask for attention. Last Thursday the senior collegiales were compelled to wait in a cold room for two nours while the professor examined the voices of some pay students during their time. This is only one instance in many. X.
Greek Symposium.
The Symposium met on Wednesday, Feb. 8. and listened to a lecture on Greek Architecture by Prof. Wilcox.
There are three periods of Greek architecture: First, the classical period; second, the period of Roman reproduction; third, the period of the Renaissance.
There are three orders in Greek architecture: The Doric, the Ionic, and the Corinthian. When the Romans incorporated the principles of Greek architecture into their own, they frequently employed the three Greek orders in a single buildings.
The characteristic feature of Greek architecture is the arrangement of columns and the parts of the entablature. The most prominent feature of Roman architecture is the arch, which they borrowed from the Etruscans. In Gothic architecture, we have a vaulted stone roof, supported by columns, or rather by groups of columns. Gothic architecture preyaied from the twelfth century until the Renaissance, when the Greco-Roman architecture again became dominant. The noblest specimens of Renaissance architecture are St. Paul's cathedral in London, and St. Peter's at Rome.
The following song, written by Prof. Blake for the Glee Club, is worthy of being adopted as our college song. Every student should learn it.
AIR: THERE IS A TAVERN IN OUR TOWN.
I.
There is a college in our town,
In our town.
It's known the country all around,
All around.
And there we study every thing that's known,
And every night we sit and some,
All alone.
Oh, fill up your bowl and drain it,
Light our meerschaum pipe and sta'n it,
Lift a song for K. S. U.
A song for K. S. U.
Rock Chalk; Jay Hawk, & U.
Rock Chalk; Jay hawk, K. U.
We drain our glasses now to you,
And we'll burn our books now to prove
Our oath is true
We'll sing and cheer for K. S. U.
K. S. U.
There is a bill called Oread,
Oread,
The walk up to it is very bad,
Very bad,
But on the top there's buildings all around,
And that's the college where we're found,
Seldom 'found'
Oh, fill up, etc.
III.
There is a class upon that height,
Dizzy height,
And there each day we all recite,
Some recite,
And if you wish to see what knowledge is,
Why just come up and hear our Quiz,
Hear our quiz.
Oh, fill, etc.
IV.
There is a list of noted men,
Noted men,
Who to this college once have been,
Said they've been,
And in this list, some day you're sure to see,
Ahead of all, the name of me,
Me, me, me,
Oh, fill up, etc.
MERCHANT TAILOR.
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Moot House.
To complement the junior and senior Moot Senate, a Freshman and Sophomore Moot House of Representatives has been organized. Its officers are as follows: Speaker, Prof. Holder; speaker pro tem, John Scott; clerk, D. D, Gear assistant clerk, B B McCall; seçgean at-arms, Major Shockley. Te' regular time for meeting is Tuesday night.
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