COMMUNICATIONS.
A PROTEST
While it is a well known fact that there is a class of citizens in college towns who seize every opportunity to accuse students of meanness of all kinds and who are never inclined to give "the boys" credit for a single manly thought or action, it must be admitted that students often do lay themselves liable to blame in many respects. It is however, more often than not due to the over-abundant amount of spirit and energy which in the youth of the town, is credited to its proper cause and forgotten. If the following clipping from one of the city papers is not overdrawn, the students will cure those concerned as heartily as anybody. But on the other hand, if as we suspect, the item was suggested by a student hater, it should be remembered that as a usual thing students possess average intelligence and selfdom demand the guardianship of the police.
"It has been the habit of some of the K.S. U. students to congregate in the entrances to the hall ways on Massachusetts street on Saturday nights and make themselves very annoying to passers-by. This practice has gone on so long that it is about time some body 'called a halt.' Last Saturday night two young men followed two irreproachable young ladies for quite a distance a little after 9 o'clock, passing rude and insulting remarks within their hearing. The police will endeavor to give them a few lessons in behavior if they are found to be lacking in native gallantry in future. The miscreants are supposed to be new students who have not yet learned that an education without good breeding is not worth very much.
CHAPEL RHETORICALS.
It would be curious to estimate how much opposition to rhetoricals is due to modesty. When a junior or a senior is asked his opinion in regard to their introduction good taste demands that he declare himself opposed to them; otherwise he would be considered desirous of "making an exhibition of himself." The amount of objection which they consider proper to make varies with different individuals. For some it is sufficient simply to state that they are opposed to rhetoricals; others think them horrible; and still others declare they will not speak before an audience under any circumstances—even if they can't graduate, they just simply will not do it. Now of all these how many are really opposed to rhetoricals? And of those opposed, how many believe that the introduction of rhetoricals is a step backward; that oratory has no legitimate place in the college curriculum? On the other hand, how many are opposed to speaking in chapel for merely personal reasons, because, perhaps, they feel deficient in this line, and do not wish to expose their deficiency, or because it requires extra work?
C. R.
Until last week over four-fifths of the students were without a paper to represent them. Now that the STUDENTS JOURNAL is organized for that four-fifths let every one who is an Independant from principle aid the paper. Hand in personal, locals, everything of personal interest. And do not forget the literary department. In order to sustain the tone of the paper something literary must be published every week.
C. M.
AN ARTISTIC SCHEME.
It is asserted by these who are in positions to know the truth of the matter, that it is now intended to print pictures of all fraternity members in the Annual. This is wrong. As one of the student body, I object to less than one-fifth of the students monopolizing the space in the Annual—that is, of course, if the Annual goes out professing to represent the University. If it is put forth as an advertisement of the fraternities in the University, I have no objections to make. It is claimed, I hear, that the pictures of this little minority of the students are to be inserted in the Annual, because the fraternities are University organizations.
Then every boarding club is also a University organization. No club or organization deserves the epithet University, unless a University spirit dominates in it; it must either further learning, or it must have the support of the student body. The fraternities do neither. If the editors of the Annual publish a misrepresentation of the University, they should not be surprised to find the majority of the students refusing to buy the Annual. AN INDEPENDENT.
A PLEA FOR ORGANIZATION.
Why don't the Specials organize? They are many in number, and great in ability. Let some of their politicians call a meeting, and organize their now scattered ranks, so that they may play their part in the University world by electing an editor for the "annual" staff or some much worthy deed.
AN APPEAL. of the University
AN APPEAL
To the Students of the University:
Students of the last year or two will easily recall the attempts which have been made to maintain a lecture course. Last year, for reasons familiar to all, a protest was made by the student-body against the continuation of what was asserted to be a private monopoly of public interests. A compromise between the forces involved resulted from this protest. It was agreed that the profits arising from the sale of course tickets should constitute a fund upon which might be founded a lecture bureau which would provide for the students at actual cost a course of entertainments of the highest grade. Many students, loyal to the University and the welfare or the future student body, made serious sacrifices in order that such a future representative organization might be established. The first of this benevolent effort was a fund of a little more than one hundred dollars. The Oratorical Association actuated by the same public spirit, offered to contribute its annual surplus funds to the same cause.
The existing Lecture Bureau was organized upon a plan which, it was thought, would give due representation of parties interested, prevent factional controversies, maintain public confidence, secure the requisite financial standing and ensure the performance of the many necessary duties in the presentation of such a course. It has arranged a course of eight entertainments, chosen as circumstances permitted, without reference to the varied interests and tastes of those whom it felt obliged to serve. Music, oratory, literature, statesmanship, dramatic art and scholarship are all given a place. While entertainment was one of the objects sought in making the selections, the members of the bureau have kept steadily in mind what they conceive to be their special duty, that is, to bring within our reach such speakers as our unfortunate location has formerly deprived us. The bureau is prepared to add to the course the name of John Fiske, the eminent lecturer, historian and philosopher, if sufficient financial support is assured it by the public. Now, after having incurred a financial responsibility of about twelve hundred dollars, the members of the bureau trust that the students will accept the benefits of their labors.
It is a source of great disappointment to me, personally, devoted as I am and have been to the idea of the permanent establishment of a co-operative lecture course in the University, the influence of which shall be entertaining, insiring and ennobling, to learn that after ten days sales not to exceed a hundred students have purchased tickets. I cannot think that those who are working for the welfare of the students and the University are on a fool's errand. There is sufficient assurance that the residents of the city will buy the tickets and thus make it possible for the management to see the course through, but that is not the object of the Bureau. A lot of the chore fees, as the re
In view of the above facts, as the representative of the students last year, and as one deeply interested in the movement I appeal to the students to
take advantage of the opportunities of fered and preserve the institution on a purely co-operative basis.
The Seminary Meeting.
OLIN TEMPLIN.
The Historical and Political seminary discussed at its last meeting the universities of the thirteenth century, namely, Oxford, University of Paris, Cordova and Boulogne.
The early development of these schools, their struggles for existence, the character of faculty and students and the tendency of their instruction upon the times were the most prominent points considered. Frequently as many as 15,000 pupils were at one time in attendance at one of these institutions, and usually large numbers of them were begging students, yet all earnest in the pursuit of knowledge. It was by no means uncommon for the instructors to be as poor as the students themselves. At first despised and oppressed by magistrates and those in authority, these schools not only became recognized as centers of great influence but also secured freedom from municipal laws and sent out those who became ministers of the law and councillors in church and state.
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The tendency of university life upon the people was to reform religion and politics through the establishment of the new learning, to spread education, combat the censorship, and change the method of thought and in investigation.
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