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Kansas University Weekly.
THE ONLY OFFICIAL AND AUTHORIZED WEEKLY PUBLICATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
VOL. X.
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A GOOD YEAR.
Is at Hand for the School
New Students Throng the Streets.
A new man has been secured for the chair of public speaking and debate, and many changes have been made in the faculty. Everything points to progress. True, we are without a chancellor, but last year the school continued its advance under the leadership of Acting Chancellor Spangler and, no doubt, will prosper the coming year.
Kansas has suffered a drouth, the corn has been parched and her hay dried up, but the Kansas farmer still has hope. He is sending his sons and daughters to the State University in great numbers, and everything points to a successful year. Many new students are already in town and more are coming. Every day Registrar Foster receives applications for catalogues and questions concerning expenses and opportunities for study.
The legislature last year gave to the University a larger amount than ever before, besides providing for a museum building which is now in course of construction. The professors have been working hard during the summer gleaming new facts for the benefit of their classes and rearranging old ones to a better effect.
The Y. M. and N. W. C. A. are stronger than ever and better able to aid the student and encourage him to do right.
Foot ball prospects are bright and everything points to a winning team, and Manager Harshberger wears a smile of contentment so broad his jaws ache. He feels confident of defeating the Indians, and says if he has the kind of a team he wants he will have eleven scalps for souvenirs when the storm is over.
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What Sort of Young Men Should Go to College?
For the great majority of men, a college course is of inestimable value. For a minority, it is worse than useless. How shall a boy determine to which of these classes he belongs?
A good college offers a student three things: theoretical knowledge of principles connected with his business, breadth of general culture, and friendships that are of service to him now and hereafter. If he appreciates these things and can take them seriously, a college is a good place for him. If he cannot thus appreciate at least one of them he would better not go to college at all.
None of these things can be played with. They must all be achieved by hard work none the less hard because it is so often pleasurable.
If a boy thinks that the study of theory is a short and easy way for the attainment of practical skill, he is gravely mistaken. It is quite apart from practical skill, and its results show themselves more in the later stages of the student's development than they do when he first goes into the office or the shop. The theory of mechanics or of physics is not to be studied by lectures and experiments. It means knowledge of analytical geometry and the differential calculus. The theory of chemistry is not to be learned by amusement in the laboratory, but by attention to dry principles which require the utmost exeuctitude of
application. The theory of political economy is not to be learned by the reading of entertaining books and magazine articles. A student who would really master it must understand the principles of law and of ethics which are more difficult than those which he meets in the routine of ordinary business. Those so-called theories which are easily acquired and glibly recited are met, in practice, with a contempt which is well deserved. Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale University in "Success" for September.
Literary Note.
The interesting contention, that the seat of power has forever moved from the East, and that the West is now the theater of the business and the politics of the American people, is made by that gifted young statesman, Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver, in an article in "Success" for September.
The intellectual impress of Yale and Harvard Universities on American life is presented in a vigorous way in the same issue, the drawings showing many celebrated graduates of each institution in scenes of historic and characteristic importance.
The late Professor John Fiske is given a prominent place in the issue with a special drawing, and a sketch of his tremendously active, prolific life, and an article from his pen, entitled, "Poverty Is No Obstacle to a Public Career." The latter one of the last manuscripts by the professor is a stimulating argument
NEWS FROM MANILA.
A Former Student of Kansas University Writes an Iteresting Letter From the Far East.
ON BOARD TRANSPORT "THOMAS"
July 20, 1901
Mr. E. H. McMath, Lawrence, Kan:
MY DEAR SIR—I'll write a letter and send it to Lawrence from Honolulu in the hope that it will reach you, though am not certain whether it will or not.
Well, we're on the Pacific Ocean, and have been now for nearly a week, as we left San Francisco July 23. I left Kansas City on the 16th, reaching Frisco four days later. I stayed three days and a half in that city and put in the time sightseeing; saw Golden Gate Park, Presidio, Cliff House and Seal Rocks and had a glimpse of Chinatown, also kept an eye out for the pretty girls of California you hear so much about, and as a class they certainly are good looking, especially if you don't look too close. One thing they nearly all do have and that's a pretty form. They're all such buxom, robust-looking girls.
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We left promptly at noon on the 22d. The sea was quite rough and the vessel rolled considerably that day and the next also. By night about every one was seasick. I had a triple or quadruple dose of it. It took me from Tuesday till Saturday to recover, and for two days was under the doctor's care. Am just getting straightened up now.
The K. U. Weekly,
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along the line indicated, replete with brilliant examples of Americans who have risen from poverty to commanding stations.
Hamilton Wright Mabie, the versatile editor of "The Outlook," is represented by a paper on the remedying of early educational defects; Professor Dudley A. Sargent, of Harvard, describes the physical training which underlies success in life; Cynthia Westover Alden puts in a plea for sensible eating and wholesome exercise for girls, Henrik Ibsen, the noted Norwegian scholar, claims that genius, unexerted, will perish; Congressman Flynn tells the inspiring story of Oklahoma; President Hadley, of Yale University, describes the sort of young man who ought to go to college, and Ferdinand Cowle Iglebart digs up two charming new stories of Abraham Lincoln.
It will be difficult to find a greater variety of interesting matter in any of the current issues for September.
See Smith for Gymnasium Goods. Wilbur Hawk, of Effingham will be a Junior Law this year.
C. A. Gardner is in Chicago this summer working some and having a good time.
All the best brands of Cigars at Smith's.
Foot ball coach Outland was in town all week looking up foot ball men. He says practice will begin immediately.
There are about 150 women on board and of course they have the best quarters, as they occupy all the state rooms. These are quite small and three people are assigned to one room. The men occupy what is called the berth deck. These are large rooms filled with small berths, two rows upper and lower, and two tiers in each row. Guess there are about 300 of these berths in one room. We eat in a large open room, the first floor below the deck. The ladies have a much finer dining room, which is also used as a parlor between meals. I am writing in this last place now.
Don't know exactly how many there are on board. Guess about 150 women and between 400 and 500 men. Simpson and myself I guess are the only ones from Lawrence. Glick was to have been here, but for some reason unknown to me, is not aboard. There were also three appointees from Emporia, but if they are on board I have not yet found them. They may be, but I don't know them by sight and the list of passengers is not yet complete.
We have been sailing 275 miles per day. At noon today we 1,634 miles from San Francisco and 476 from Honolulu, and expect to reach the latter place Wednesday morning. At this place I'll mail this.
There are all kinds of people on board. It is reported that a few of the girls are pretty gay, but I think this is all talk. There are eight or
ten newly married people among the passengers and of course they have some rather loving scenes, and I think this is the cause of the reports. Most of the passengers, both men and women, are people who have had more or less experience in teaching, that is, have been engaged in the actual work for the past years, though there are also quite a number who are fresh from college or normal schools, especially the latter. There are of course some sports here too. A poker game was started soon after we sailed and for a few days the chips clinked incessantly, then there was a lull for a day or two for some unknown reasons, but it has begun again today. Some of the good people hold up their hands in holy horror at all this, but guess they'll have to stay in that uncomfortable position, for I don't see what they will do about it. Yesterday was Sunday and services were held in the forenoon, and in the afternoon the Y. M. C. A. had a meeting.
I am just beginning to enjoy the trip; was laid up during the time that people was getting acquainted, as a result I do not yet know very many people, but am beginning to mix up. Am sorry I was sick as I missed several chances of grafting. Wanted to help make up a list of the passengers but couldn't do it. There is talk now of getting up some kind of a souvenir paper. Guess I can do some grafting on that if I want to, but don't know yet whether I care to. If I can see as much in that as I did in the "Annual" guess it might be a gretty good thing to show. They say though that there is to be no money made out of this, but simply pay expenses.
Are you still selling literature to the good people of Kansas? Making them believe you have the only thing on earth, the very thing they have wanted their entire life.
Now I'll tell you why I write at this particular time. When K. U. begins operations again in the fall and the great and only WEEKLY again appears I want a copy sent to Manila. Send it to my address at Manila, care of Prof. Fred W. Atkinson until you receive another address. I appreciate the WEEKLY over there, so please don't neglect this. I'll send this to Lawrence in hopes that it will be forwarded to you wherever you may be. I would send it to your Illinois town but don't remember what it is and have not a catalogue where I can get it at present. Would like to have you write, especially if you are in Lawrence, as I won't have any regular correspondent in K. U.
As I promised to write about fifteen letters and mail them from Honolulu and but a couple are written, I'll have to cut this off. Don't forget the WEEKLY.
Yours truly,
BLAINE F. MOORE,
Manila, P. L.
Care Prof. Fred. W. Atkinson.
Adda Light, who was at K. U. in 98 and 99, will teach this winter at Amago, Calif.
Guy Harshberger has been at home all summer planning for the foot ball season.
Jesse Hall was in town all week visiting friends. He will teach this winter at Lansing.
S. G. Elliott was in Lawrence most of the summer trying to keep cool and hold office at the same time.
Frank Post, who has worked all summer on the Winfield Courier, will be in school this winter and work for his master's degree.